Disclaimer: I don't own Scryed ^_^ for I sure as hell wouldn't have ended it like it did -_- ;;

The Paradox of you and me

By Lady-Sess

AN: Hello ^^ I'm lady-sess and this is my first fanfic on the net. I have been writing fanfics for a while now and have only decided to do it ^^;; much to my nieces encouragement.

Now a word of warning, this is not a Ryuhou x kazuma pairing, so if you're a fan of that pairing please exit now But I hope you stick around to check it out even if its not your cup of tea. ^_^

So read and enjoy. And like always R x R

Part 1

Mimori Kiryu sat typing away at her computer terminal when a shadow was cast over her screen. Looking up she saw a blue-haired teen leaning casually against her desk. She all but groaned when she saw who it was.

"Hi Sherrice, what can I do for you?" she inquired, slightly miffed that she was being distracted from completing her reports. Which were supposed to have been done yesterday if not for straight cougar and his high speed.

'I swear that man's got it in for me' she thought, recalling the hours she spent with her face stuck to a toilet. 'That's it no more miss nice girl.er.woman. Next time I see him I'll tell him to take a hike.'

Sherrice gave her, her signature airhead smile. "So Mimori do you have any plans for tonight?" asked the bubbly hold enforcer. Oh great. What's she planning to do now? I hope she's not planning on setting me up again. [I can still recall how long it took me to get rid of the other guy she had conveniently forgot to mention was joining us.] Come on Kiryu come up with some kind of excuse and fast or you'll be stuck with her and her "friend" all night long.'

"Uh-nothing really probably going to stay home-" 'Great going you moron' she mentally told herself, when she saw Sherrice's smile widen in an almost feline way. It's not that she had anything against the girl it's just that she just plained annoyed her to no end aside from that she was always glued to Ryuhou which concurred up another strike against her, since it put a kink in her plans to talk to him privately.

[Not that he even stays in one place long enough to talk to.]

Sherrice squealed in delight. "Great then why don't you join me and a few friends." Mimori snorted silently 'more like single-male friends.' ".were going to this new nightclub that just opened. 'Midnight fantasies' they say it's so cool." Sherrice excitedly rushed on totally missing Mimori's facial expression.

"Gee, I wish I could-" Mimori began, "-but I cant, I got lots of stuff that I have to do." She finished, giving a sigh of relieve at having diverted another disaster with Sherrice's love connections.

[Please don't ask what kind. Please don't ask what kind.]

Mimori mentally chanted to no avail. "Really what kind?" Mimori groaned [Great of all the days for her to be thinking] "Well.uh-" she began searching for a believable excuse.

Then she saw it in the form of a green haired young man. "-well would you look at that I just saw Ryuhou and I suddenly remembered that I have a very, very important question that I have to ask him. Will you excuse me for a minute Sherrice?" Mimori said as she swiftly got up to follow the young hold enforcer.

Ryuhou barely glanced at her when she reached him, not that she even noticed, she was too busy glancing back to see if Sherrice was watching her. Which unfortunately for her she was.

So rather than having to face her she continued walking quietly next to him, not wanting to disturb him any more than necessary with her presence.

Since she had noticed how he didn't seem to particularly like her around especially when she brings the past up.

Once they were out of Sherrice's view Ryuhou finally decided to break the silence, "I take it that Sherrice was getting on your nerves?" he stated matter-a-factly not bothering to look at her. "How'd you guess?" she asked sheepishly looking up at his stern facial expression.

"It was obvious. She tends to do that to lots of people." He said in the same monotone voice that she'd come to know.

"Oh? And I take it she annoys you too." she asked, ".with her infatuation I mean?" curious as to the working of the stoic young man's mind.

Ryuhou sighed but said nothing. "Sorry it's none of my business. Anyways thanks for being my scapegoat, Ryuhou." Mimori said, bowing slightly, hoping to ease the tension in the air. "I still got lots of things I got to do so I better go. Bye." Mimori said as she turned to leave the reserved young man.

"Mimori?" Ryuhou began.

"Hmm?" She inquired, as she turned to look back at him.

Ryuhou cleared his throat and what he asked next shocked her, "Ms. Kiryu, are you by any chance free this evening?"

"What?" she asked not quiet believing what she was hearing, Ryuhou never asked for anything well aside from questions to who he was fighting and all that it entails.

Ryuhou then gave her a very Ryuhou like gaze...well more like a glare but still... "I asked you if you're doing anything tonight?"

"Oh....no nothing why?" she inquired, quiet confused with this new development. "I just wanted to know if you would be interested in having dinner with me." He said briskly. "Being old friends and all." He concluded as an after thought.

"Oh" she said again [Come on Kiryu can't you come up with a better answer than 'Oh'. Geez, your hopeless.] "No nothing."

"Good I'll pick you up at 8:00 then." He said impassively, as he turned and walked away.

[What just happened] she thought to herself, blinking a few time in the direction that Ryuhou had gone. Then after a few minutes the information reached her confused brain. [Did Ryuhou just ask me out? Oh god Hell has actually frozen over!]

End Part 1