Mimori: Hi there! Miss Itachi Uchiha does not own s-CRY-ed.
Ryuhou: She sure doesn't.
Miss Itachi Uchiha: So please review and no flames... or I'm going to have to send Kazuma after you!
Kazuma: Why'd you bring me into this?
Kanami: Yeah, Miss Itachi Uchiha! Kazu-kun did nothing wrong!
Miss Itachi Uchiha: T.T ( oh well... just enjoy the story!)
Chapter 1: Meeting Once Again
" OMG! Call 911! Hurry up!!" somebody cried.
' Am I really going to die? Is this how it ends? But I never got to tell...' a thought trailed off as everything turned dark.
7 years later...
" Mayu! You're in the same college as me?!" Mimori cried
" Yes! Isn't this exciting?! We can now scout for boys like we used to in High School." Mayu cried hooking an arm around the raven haired girl.
" Yeah, just like old times." Mimori laughed.
" Ryuhou! Come on! We have to catch NP3228!" Scherise yelled.
" Grr... Kazuma. This time, you won't escape, at all." Ryuhou growled as he followed his blue haired colleague.
" Oohh... I saw that." Mayu said.
" What?" Mimori cried, avoiding the obvious.
" Koza, just checked you out." Mayu giggled.
" No," Mimori cried, pink stained her cheeks, " That can't be Maybe he was looking at you." Mimori said as she chewed on a carrot. Then found out that Koza was definately looking at her. ' Gulp.'
" Nope!" Mayu cried as she saw he was looking in the direction of her best friend. " He's definately looking at you, Mimori. Come on, have some self confidence!" Mayu said as she sipped her juice and looking over at Koza.
" My self confidence flew out the window, when you said Koza was looking at me." Mimori replied sarcastically.
Kazuma or NP3228, had escaped from HOLD yet again. But this time, Kazuma escaped with massive injuries from his fight with Ryuhou and his alter Zetsui.
" Damn! I almost had him that time!" Ryuhou cried.
" Yes, but you could get him next time." Scherise replied, looking on the bright side of things.
" Hmmm..." Ryuhou thought as he sat down in the chair.
" I have to do what?!" Mimori screeched. Her professor and friend covered their ears in pain.
" Yes, I want you to go to the Lost Ground and research there." her teacher said.
" B-But, why professor? What reason could I possibly have, that I would need to go there?" Mimori asked.
" A project. Don't you want to raise your grade? This is an extra credit assignment. You do want it, don't you?" her professor said.
Mimori thought about it over. She needed extra credit, she was failing. Looking over to Mayu, she replied to her teacher, " Um... Could I take a partner with me?"
" No. You may not. You will leave tonight. You have a month to gather every information you can about the Lost Ground." the professor said.
' Groan.'
After saying goodbye to her friend, Mimori got on the flight that was headed straight for the Lost Ground, without knowing the intention on why her professor gave her the assignment to her in the first place. The Lost Ground, why?
" Hey-Ryuhou-look-I-know-this-seems-like-I'm-bragging-on-Kazuya's-part-but-you-haven't-managed-to-capture-him-for-the-third-time-in-a-row. Seems-like-you're-losing-your-touch-don't-you-think?-Huh?-Huh?-Ryuhou!" Cougar said with his words at top speed.
" Cougar..." Ryuhou growled.
Cougar zipped away before Ryuhou got the chance to call upon his alter, Zetsui.
' Him and his mouth. No one can ever really understand what he's saying nowadays.' Ryuhou thought as he entered his room to rest up from his fight with NP3228. Ryuhou lay down on his bed and soon he began to fall asleep.
Dream
" Ryu! I can't believe that you're trying to cheat!" a girl cried holding her card hand to her chest. Ryuhou pulled back,
" I wasn't! I was just trying to help you." Ryuhou defended.
" Nya." she stuck her tongue out.
Ryuhou took the invitation and chased her around the table, the adults were laughing.
Blackness
" I'm sorry Ryu, but my father sprang this on me. Goodbye, Ryu. I hope we meet again someday!" she said as she left him.
" No! Come back!" he cried.
End of Dream
GASP
Ryuhou sat up in bed, his face drenched in sweat.
' I haven't thought of her in a long time. She might as well be dead.' Ryuhou thought. There was a knock on the door. Ryuhou went to get it.
" What?! Alter Users?! Wow! I didn't know they exist!" Mimori cried in awe. Mimori walked down the Inner. Houses had fallen because of the uprising that had happened. The other thing she had found about the Lost Ground and was jotted into her notebook.
' I wonder what the Outers are like?' Mimori thought as she headed to the wall that seperate the Inners from the Outers. Another thing she had found and was jotted into her book.
" Ryuhou? Ryuhou? Are you decent?" Scherise called as she knocked on the door. The door opened and there Ryuhou was, in his black shirt, hair tousled a little.
' He looks... Se- ' Scherise stopped her thoughts there.
" What is it, Scherise? It better be good to have interrupted my rest." Ryuhou said firmly.
" Sorry! But commander wanted me to inform you to come to his office." Scherise replied.
" All right." Ryuhou said. But before he could close his door on her, Scherise tippy-toed and kissed him on the cheek before running off. Ryuhou closed his door and thought about what had happened for a minute. He shrugged it off as nothing.
" Argh! Why did I have to pay $50 to just get this ticket to tour around the City?" Mimori cried. But stopped. She looked around at her surroundings.
' Wow, this place is better than the other side of the wall... I could get used to this. But I only have a month here. Better get my research started. The best place is the headquarters of this city.' Mimori thought. After a while, Mimori went to ask around and finally found the answer to her question.
' HOLD Headquarters.' Mimori thought happily.
KNOCK KNOCK
" Yes, Come in." the commander replied.
Ryuhou entered the room and stood before the commander, erected in his spot.
" Ah, Ryuhou. Sorry to call you here when you're resting. But I want you to do something for me since you've been here the longest." the commander said.
" What is it?" Ryuhou asked.
Martin Jigmarl pressed the button on the receiver.
" Send her in, please."
" Yes," the voice answered.
The door opened to reveal... DUN DUN DUN
Ryuhou was shocked.
" Wow... So I can work here today?" Mimori asked.
" Yes, as an intern. We've informed one of our top memebers here at HOLD to help you around." the secretary replied.
" Cool." Mimori said as she arrived at a door.
" Yes, of course." the secretary replied into her receiver. Then she looked over at Mimori. " You can go in, Miss Kiryu."
" Thank you." Mimori bowed as she went through the door. She saw the two men and bowed respectively.
" Hi, my name is Mimori Kiryu. Please teach me all I can know."
When Ryuhou saw her came in through the door, he felt as though his heart stopped beating. ' This girl. Can she really be Mimori? Mimori, the girl that I've lost?' Ryuhou thought.
Mimori saw the intense gaze of the emerald haired man and felt uneasy. The commander addressed Ryuhou,
" Ryuhou, you are here to teach Miss Kiryu everything about the Lost Ground and..." the commander replied, but Mimori cut in,
" ... the alters! I want to know about the alters and their alter users!" Mimori cried.
" Don't interrupt the commander!" Ryuhou bellowed.
Mimori quieted. " I'm sorry." Mimori apologized. The commander waved it away.
" It's all right. You were just curious. Now, Ryuhou here will show you around Quarters and to your room, where you'll be staying."
" Wow! I can have my own room!" Mimori was baffled.
" Don't look surprised." Ryuhou said.
" What a joy killer." Mimori whispered.
" What was that?" Ryuhou growled.
" Nothing!" Mimori quickly replied.
" Here," Commander gave something to Ryuhou. It was a full description of Mimori Kiryu and then the commander sent them both out of his office.
' Why do I have to stick with him? He's bumming my happiness.' Mimori thought.
" Did you hear what I said?" Ryuhou replied, bringing the raven haired girl back to reality.
" Uh... sorry." Mimori replied sheepishly.
" Sheesh. Daydreaming." Ryuhou rolled his eyes.
" Hey!" Mimori cried.
" As I said before, this will be your room. It's next to mine, so if you need anything. Anything at all, then..." Ryuhou trailed off as Mimori yet again cut in,
"... Then I can holler at you. I get it." Mimori said. She went into her room. " Not what I thought it would be, but it'll do." Mimori said. " Thanks." Mimori replied to the emerald haired man and pushed him out of the room and locked the door.
" She's so rude. I have never met anyone that rude to me before. But... Mimori's changed so much. From the last time I saw her." Ryuhou said. " And... She acted as if she never met me. Mimori, why?" Ryuhou whispered as he stared at her door before going into his for the rest of his nap.