Ohooohooo, I got mes a flame...WELL *BLEEEEEEEEEEEEEP BLEEP BLEEP BLEEEEEEEEEEEEP YOU!! Whoa there cowboy! I'm ok now; I mean I don't mind them but don't think you're 'miss' or 'mister' perfect because you know EVERYTHING about NOTHING! So sue me I made a few mistakes. DEAL WITH IT. It's MY story MY characters that I made besides all that belongs to their respectful owners so I will do what I want, k? *twitches* Now lets all be 'friends' beforeIripyourfuckin'heart out and read my story with NO prob. *cracks neck* Ja ne!

Emiko glimpsed furtively around her, the obscene, unfamiliar surrounding, taciturn with an equality of peace.

Xion shoved his hand in his pocket, combing thoughtfully through his spiky cerulean hair with the other.

Blanking off, Emiko twirled a tuft of lighter blue curls that sprung up into a tight coil. Amidst the ghostly halls, shadows danced and mocked them with cat-like smiles. It smelt dank and mysterious. But they did not care for soon it would be all right...there were 'home'. Turning the corner of the corridor aloft in their thoughts they did not notice the strangers in front of them. Until, as always, they collided into an ensnared massive heap onto the floor.

"Gomen nasai!", chided two hurried voices in unison. Emiko rubbed her battered, throbbing head and gawked into a pair of sky-blue eyes that twinkled with an uncanny mischief. She straightened herself up, dusting off her musty uniform. It still felt unfitting but it was required. She offered out her hand, "Gomen, watashi no namae Emiko Hoskuya wa desu. This is my onii-sama Xion Hoskuya. He was born 10 minutes before me." 'Ai chi!' she cursed to herself. 'Such formal introductions! He probably d--'

He smiled and shook her hand promptly, "Zero Enna!"

Xion picked up Kizna by the waist. A hue of pink dappled her cheeks lightly and fluttered her eyes. 'Wow...' "Ohayo, I'm Kizna To--Towryk.", she stuttered.

He beamed happily and shook her hand.

Hiead grunted and set himself up. Ikhny lay under him. She tossed herself on her back, rubbing her arm. Her eyes widened as she realized what position they were in. Hiead's garnet eyes were riled and averted from her puzzled gaze, flipping up. "Baka onna...", he stated bluntly and began to trek forward.

Ikhny ran after him and grabbed his shoulder to apologize.

He flinched slightly and spun around, roughly grabbing her wrists and pinned her to the wall, "Never EVER fucking touch me All--" He was pushed away with one shove to the floor. Emiko blockaded Ikhny with her body, arms spread out like a human-wall, "Baka ka...", she indicted.

Hiead reared up and backhanded her across the face.

She didn't move or cry but only shot him the 'death stare.' She narrowed her eyes in resilience and spit in his face.

Barring his teeth he wiped it away in disgust.

Xion stepped forward to Hiead and towered over him.

The wavering tension subsided and Hiead unclenched his balled up, perspiring fist, "I have no time for you...weaklings."

Ikhny cowered by Kizna, lowering her head, "Gomen Hiead."

Xion popped his head to one side and pointed to Hiead's turned body. He charged something radiant from his body, his hair converted into a gleaming jade. A ball emerged and it nearly touched Hiead's back. "Never touch my imouto you bastard."

Eyes fixated forward, Hiead's muscles tensed and his silvery hair started to simultaneously react to Xion's EX. Zero did also, fading, momentarily wavering in and out.

Lowering his hand Xion extinguished the energy ball, "To believe I have to bunk with him."

Kizna strode over to the cafeteria and filed up in line with Emiko. They got their food and hopped over to Ikhny, whose head was still lowered in despair, buried into her hands. Emiko involuntarily stretched her soar muscles and threw her legs out under the bench, sprawling her body out. "Goddess, itai! Now THAT was a trip."

Kizna's ears pricked up, "That's right!", she leaned on the table. "Where are you and your onii-sama from?"

She sighed and sat on the table bench cross-legged, "From Zion. We weren't space-born like most of you."

Kizna's eyes glimmered, "Wow! Damn, that's cool!", she mused.

Zero bounded over to their table and shoved Kizna over onto the floor, "Wow is right! Really?"

She chortled softly, glancing over her shoulder at poor Kizna, and scooted herself closer to Zero. "Really, really."

He smiled and situated himself with a sloppy meal and decided to 'spend time' with Emiko.

Kizna's mouth twitched at the corner the slightest bit and stubbornly shuffled in the messy lunch meal as she chocked it down. Ikhny chuckled, subduing a fit of laughter, "Kizna! Don't eat to fast." She patted Kizna's back, coughing for air.

Yamagi Kushida came over, "Heeey", he leered and Emiko actually had to wrench her neck down in her sitting spot, "You're the new girl, ne? Where's your onii-sama?"

She swerved her attention to him and jerked her head to Zero's side and he sat by Xion. Roose Sawamura warily scuttled up to Emiko, smiled and went to Yamagi's side as always. Clay adjusted his glasses with his middle finger, as they sat at the bridge of his nose, "Interesting. Konichiwa, I'm Clay Fortran. Regards."

She shook his hand and he sat by Roose. Emiko tittered to the bench and cleared her throat. Everyone at the table stared at her. "I just want you to know" she brushed away a fake tear "that I feel welcomed and loved."

The table erupted with giggles and Xion came over and patted her shoulder.

Hiead sat a table, desolate and alone, not eating and absentmindedly pushing his food on the plate.

Emiko caught his unwary eyes and he immediately turned back.

Ikhny sat slumped over, hands cupping her chin. Her chestnut tresses drowning her eyes, a veil of contempt.

Emiko gasped as she eyed the unmistakable form of a purple bruise on her wrists, hidden by her gloves. She staggered down from her seat on the bench and put her hands on her wrists.

She yelped in utter shock but her eyes soften at her kindhearted touch. She felt serge of intensity jolt in her and ceased.

Emiko unclasped her writs, the bruises gone, pain diminished. She brushed her lips up against the bedazzled repairer's ear, "Let this be our little secret, ne?"

Ikhny nodded and muffled a hoarse whisper, "I've NEVER met a girl with EX, let alone a healing EX.", she lauded and Emiko smiled.

"GOA keeps many things Allecto-san, namely-you-tenshi.", she giggled taping her nose with each syllable.

Allecto furrowed a perplexed eyebrow, 'Tenshi?' "Naniyo, Emiko-san?"

She only shook her head; curls bouncing lightly and she vanished to her room with Ikhny swaggering behind in uncertainty still.

~~*...*~~

"Emiko!"

'It's so quiet. To quiet.' A puff of misty breath adhered to the viewing-window by the hanger of PRO-INGS. Their structural frames, slightly armored, labeled with numbers. 'I should hear them. Just like the goddesses.'

"EMIKO!?"

Recurring from her trance she snapped her head back and spotted Kizna sprinting toward her with a broad smile, "Ogenkin desu ka?"

Waving, she turned back to the mechanical beings. "I'm ok."

Azuma strode in and the repairers and candidates filed in. Kizna moaned irately, rubbing her temple. Zero was missing...AGAIN. But peculiarly, so were Xion and Hiead.

Clay twitched, stammering, "Uh...Sir?"

Azuma eyed Clay, filling out his clipboard, "Nani? What is it Clay?"

"Eheh, aw shimatte. 88 and the other candidates.... well..."

"Ai chi! Spit it out candidate!"

Clay scrunched up his nose and nervously gulped, "THEY WEREN'T IN QUARTERS THIS MORNING AND I THINK THEY WENT TO FIGHT!" He said it so loud and swiftly that Azuma had to blink and refocus on what he said again.

"Holy shit! Not the new recruit too! Emiko, Kizna, Ikhny, FIND YOUR CANDIDATES!"

They saluted and hurriedly scrambled out the door and down the hall.

~~*...*~~

"Come on you bastard, don't just duck! Fight!", Xion taunted with a wave of his hand.

Hiead cracked his neck and set into a footing. He sped up and flipped over Xion and punched his back. Burrowing his knuckles he snickered evilly, "You fool, so tainted and weak by your pride. You're no better then Zero."

Zero clenched his fist, shaking it threateningly, "NANI!? I RESENT THAT!"

Hiead's eyes widened as he heard a barely audible snort from Xion. 'Was this not hurting him at all?' Hiead thought, grinding harder and harder.

Xion grasped behind and seized his shirt, tossing him into the wall. He charged up and an energy beam-like sword pierced Hiead's Adam's apple.

"IIE!! Xion don't!", shrieked Ikhny in terror.

With that moment of distraction, Hiead pounced on Xion. Zero roared and bestride over Hiead, in a headlock maneuver.

Emiko's hair blazed slightly, and Zero's did also. Then concurrently, the others did also. She closed her eyes and waved her hands from side to side. Their bodies split apart from their holds and sat on the ground.

A slight quiver wriggled across their skin and the bruises and cuts slowly shrank away. Weariness was etched on Emiko's face. The vigor sapped her body and she swayed, falling to the ground.

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Oh ya, I bet you all LOVED this. -_-;; Mary-sue shit. Can't do my own chars. R&R, flame, insult, mock, laud, whatever, I don care anymore 'cause it seems to be futile.

Gomen nasai-I am sorry (Gomen-sorry)

Ai chi!-Oh man! Geez! Aw shit! (stuff like that tee-hee n_n;;)

Watashi no namae _____ wa desu-My name is _____

Ohayo-Good morning (or at least one of them X_x;; don't hurt me!)

Baka-A form of 'idiot' or 'fool'

Baka ka-Asshole (ooo potty mouth! *shot*)

Itai!-Ouch! Ow!

Ne-A form of 'right?' or 'isn't it?'

Konichiwa-Hello

Tenshi-Angel

Naniyo-A form of 'what do you mean?' or 'what?' (something like that. ^.^;;)

Ogenkin desu ka-How are you?

Shimatte-Damn it

Iie-No