A/N Hello, this is my first fanfiction story and I forgot the a/n for chapter 1. So in the story, you can probably guess who the black cat is, she has already been mentioned. I have put hints to what Rito has, you just have to find them, he could have a stomach ache or something completely different. I will also post a poll after this chapter. I am starting the next chapter soon, (after the poll) and I also got another TLR story idea I'm working on, so later. I do not own TLR; if I did I would not be here.

Key: "spoken words" 'thoughts' ("whispers") ["on video phones or TV"] {author}

Ch 2

A month has past since Rito disappeared, and during this time the girls have rebuilt Rito's room, with reinforced materials, and replacing most of his belongings that were destroyed. Risa and Mio have even helped by getting Rito some new clothes, but they also got Riko (Rito's female self) some as well. {I can just picture his reaction.} Zastin and his men have searched for him; Saki, Rin, and Aya have helped them look, and Rin was especially worried when she heard. Yami and Mea have tried to track down Nemesis, who seems to have disappeared as well. {Hmm? I have said it is very likely, but we will see.} Although many of Rito's friends are worried for him, a group was glad he had disappeared. That group would be most of the male population of the school (excluding Saruyama, who helped the girls in any way he could), who tried their best to get close to Lala, Momo, or any other girl Rito has been seen with. {Bastards, sorry it had to be said.}

In the kitchen, Mikan is making lunch, Gid is drinking tea, and Oshizu is bandaging up Zastin who had a run-in with a train earlier in the day, "I still can't believe you were hit by a train Zastin-san, you have the worst luck." Oshizu says as she finishes.

"It was not just a train it was a bullet train, it's much faster and stronger." Zastin states.

"Remind me, why did I assign you as Lala's bodyguard?" Gid asks, then after taking a sip of his tea he states, "You can't even guard yourself from earthling transportation."

Zastin was about to say something in his defense when the front door opens, "Mikan, we're back." came Yami's voice as the door closed.

"Any luck?" Mikan asks.

"None, it's like she just vanished." Yami says as she walks into the kitchen.

Walking behind Yami, Mea says, "I still don't think it was Nemesis."

Oshizu looks at her and asks, "And why not?"

"If Nemesis had kidnapped Rito-senpai, she wouldn't make it known." Mea answers.

Lala walks into the kitchen and looks at her injured bodyguard, "Zastin have your men found Rito yet?"

Zastin says to Lala, "No Lala-sama, and we've looked all over Japan." with a sad voice.

Mikan walks over to Lala and gives her a hug, "Don't worry Lala, Rito will turn up." she then grabs a plate of food and says, "Now everyone take your lunch to the living room, the kitchen is too small." as she heads into the living room.

As they eat their lunch, Momo surfs the TV until she gets to the local news, "Lets see if there is any news of Rito." she says as she sets the remote down.

["Moments ago the set of Magical Girl Kyouko was attacked by some kind of a giant frog being commanded by a short man of some kind."] the News Man says as a picture of an oddly colored short man on a giant frog attacking the Magical Girl Kyouko set.

"Lacospo? What is he doing there?" Lala asks angrily.

A video then plays when Lacospo and his Erogama pet Gama begin to approach Kyouko, ["I'll kidnap the famous idol Kyouko and force her to marry me. (I may not become king of the universe, but oh well.)"] he says.

"That creep!" Lala and Run say angrily.

Then out of view, up above, Gama is hit by a powerful fire attack, which knocks Lacospo down to the ground. He quickly gets up, ["What the…?"] he asks as he looks up.

The camera then zeros in on what launched it. Flying above the scene was a man, about 164.5cm in height, wearing a black shirt and pants with steel armor covering it. His hair's black and spiky, a metal mask covering his face, black gargoyle like wings about 2.5m from tip-to-tip. His hands the color of dark matter, (the seasoning Lala uses) with the exception of his fingers, they are; (from thumb to pinky) red, blue, light blue, yellow and white. He also has five Devilukean tails, the tip's a triangle and each one is a different color, the colors are the same as his fingers'.

He then lands in front of Kyouko facing Lacospo. ["Who are you?"] Lacospo asks angrily. The man says nothing. ["Get out of my way!"] he demands. The man shoots water out of his left hand soaking Lacospo, and then ice out of his right making a wall around Lacospo. He then shoots electricity out of his left, shocking the trapped Lacospo, ["Aaugh!"] he screams. Then with both hands, the man creates a powerful wind, which blows Lacospo and his pet past the horizon.

["Thank you… wait, who are you?"] Kyouko says as the man flies away.

Gid looks at Zastin in disbelief, "Zastin, do you know who that is?"

"Yes, Gid-sama." Zastin says with disbelief in his voice.

Lala looks at her father and asks, "Papa, who was that?"

"Lala, if you kept up with your studies you would know that, that was the Elemental Devil a Devilukean deitie. But he has not been seen in millenniums and what is he doing on Earth?" Gid answers.

With a bit of hope in her voice Lala says, "Maybe we should find him, so he can help us find Rito."

"I seriously doubt we can find him." Gid tells his daughter.

The doorbell rings, "I'll get it." Mikan says as she leaves the room and opens the front door, "Yes…" she stops as she sees the man she just saw on TV, the one Gid said would be impossible to find.

She hears him say, "Is this the Yuuki residence?" in a strong yet gentle voice.

"…Yes…" she stutters.

"Oh, I finally found you, are there others here?" he asks.

"…Yes… um guys, you might want to come out here." Mikan call the others out.

"Why Mikan…" Nana asks, but stops when she sees who's at the door.

"Is that…" Yui asks but was interrupted.

"Hello, I'm the Elemental Devil but you may call me Tixor."

he introduced himself, they also introduced themselves.

Then Celine walk up to him, "Mau?" she asks.

Tixor picks her up and says, "Oh, hello there, you must be Celine-san, Rito-san has told me a lot about you."

"You've talked with Rito? Is he okay?" Lala asks.

"And where is he?" Gid asks, stepping out from behind her into view.

"Gid-sama, I did not know you were on Earth." Tixor says as he sets Celine on the ground.

"My heir disappeared a month ago, of course I'd come to make sheer everything is alright. Now answer." Gid states.

"Okay, I'll start at the beginning then. About a month ago, I was eating my dinner in the home I made deep underground when I saw a flash of light. I went to investigate, I then found an orange haired boy." he says, but was interrupted.

"Rito?" Lala asks.

"Yes, now no interruptions." he says, then he cleared his throat, "I could tell the boy had Byouki, a rare and deadly disease, so I took him back to my place and gave him some tea to ease the pain."

"What's Byouki?" Oshizu asks.

"As I said, it is a rare and deadly disease. The victim of Byouki acts out of character and lacks hunger." Tixor answers.

"Rito was acting out of character." Nana says.

"And he wasn't eating anything." Mikan says.

"There are six other symptoms of Byouki; the first is Hot Hands, it is when the victim's hands get so hot they can leave burn marks on whatever they touch."

"I did see hand prints burnt on the wall of the school where we caught up with Rito-san." Momo says.

"The second is Flash Flood, it is when the victim is covered in water from head to toe."

"Yuuki-kun was soaking wet after class." Haruna says.

"The third is stomach pain, so strong it is unbearable."

"That would explain what happened at the stairs." Yami says.

"The forth is Quick Frost Bite, it is when the body gets covered in ice sickles."

"That explains it." Run says.

"The fifth is Silver Shock, when the victim comes into contact with silver or steel, his body sends out an electric shock."

"So that's what happened." Oshizu says.

"The sixth is the most deadly, it is the Nuclear Quake. It is when the body becomes so unstable it sends out a small earthquake and explosion. Rito-san is one of the lucky ones."

"What do you mean 'one of the lucky ones'?" Yui asks.

"I mean, almost all Byouki victims do not survive the Nuclear Quake, Rito-san must have a strong endurance to survive that." Tixor answers.

"Yes, he does." Yami says sternly.

"So, how did Yuuki Rito end up at your cave?" Gid asks.

"Well, those who survive the Nuclear Quake are teleported to someone who can help them." Tixor explained.

"And you helped, with the tea?" Mea asks.

"Yes, but the tea only puts the Byouki to sleep. He needs to find the ingredients to make the Naosu Tea to purge it." Tixor states.

"So, where is Rito going to find the ingredients for this Naosu Tea?" Oshizu asks.

"All over the Earth. Only he can find them, and he has to find them alone." Tixor answers.

"Why?" Lala asks.

"The ingredients varies from person to person so it is not always the same. The alone part is because, if he has physical contact with people, the Byouki will wake and it will be twice as painful. I don't know if Rito-san can survive another Nuclear Quake, and I don't think you want to take the chance." Tixor explained.

Lala says, "Yeah, I just wish I can see him." with a sad voice.

"I was hoping you'd say that." Tixor says. He then pulls out a hand mirror that looks like it was fussed with a phone. "This device I invented will help you communicate with Rito-san." he says as he hands the mirror to Lala.

"Really? Wait you're an inventor?" Lala asks surprised.

"An average inventor, I only invent things I need…" he says, then stops and turns his head to the left, "…did you hear that?" he asks.

"What?" Zastin asks getting ready to pull out his sword.

"Oh nothing. It was just the plants out back, they wish to be watered now." Tixor answers.

"You can hear them?" Momo asks.

"Yes, I can also understand animals. But most of the animals on Earth aren't very good conversationalists." Tixor answers, he then turns to Mikan and asks, "Mikan-san do you mind if I go out back and water them?"

"Not at all, go right ahead." Mikan says.

"Alright than. Lala-san all you have to do is press the green button to call and the red button to hang up." he says just before he goes outside.

"Okay, now green button?" Lala says as she presses the green button on the mirror phone and says, "Here we go, hello, Rito?"

["Hello Lala."]

"Rito! Everyone look, Rito's okay." Lala says excitedly.

["Hello everyone."]

"You really had us worried." Momo says.

["Sorry. So, what happened during the past month?"]

"We have been rebuilding your room after it was destroyed." Lala says.

["My room was destroyed?"]

"Yeah, we've replaced most of your stuff though." Momo says.

"With a few extras too." Run says.

["What kind of extras?"]

"Like one or two posters of me in a bikini." Run says slyly.

("Shameless")

["Ah, thanks."] Rito says awkwardly.

"Risa and Mio have also helped by getting you some clothes, but they also got Riko some as well." Lala says.

("Shameless")

["Do I really turn into Riko that often?"] Rito deadpanned, then asks ["Anything else?"]

"We asked Saki-san and her friends to help look for you with Zastin and his men. I think we should let them know they don't have to look anymore." Nana states.

"I'll go tell them." Zastin says as he leaves though the front door.

"Rin-san was especially worried when we told them that you disappeared." Momo says. 'Maybe I should add her to the Harem Plan.' she thinks

["Really?"] Rito asks slightly bewildered. ["Is Yami there with you, by any chance?"] he asks.

"Yes?" she answers.

["Tixor told me that this journey of mine will make me stronger, maybe when I get back we can settle this assassination thing and become true friends."]

"What do you mean?" she asks.

["I mean, when I get back we fight, if you win you can kill me and if I win we become friends, with you living on Earth as a human."] he states, ["Hay, Run."]

"Yes, Rito-kun?"

["I look forward to hearing you sing, when I get back."]

"Oh Rito-kun."

["Nana, Momo."]

"Yes?" they say together.

["Behave, don't play with each others tails. Kotegawa, do mind keeping an eye on those two?"]

"Okay." she says.

["Sairenji?"]

"Yes Yuuki-kun?"

["There's something I have been meaning to tell you."]

'Is Rito going to tell her?' Lala thinks.

["Sairenji, I…"] Rito says, but is cut off and the mirror goes back to it reflective state.

"Yuuki-kun?" Haruna asks.

"Rito? Tixor-sama, we lost contact with Rito!" Lala yells.

"What?" he yells, a few minutes later he comes back in and Lala hands him the mirror, "Oh, the battery's dead. It'll take a few days to recharge."

"Why?" Lala asks.

"This thing takes a lot of energy and a lot of energy takes time to build. I hope it didn't cut off during anything important?" he states.

"Probably not. Tixor-sama, would you like to stay here with us until Rito returns, you can even stay in his room if you like." Mikan says.

"Thank you, Mikan-san, I'd love to."

"Now that things have settled, I'm off. Tixor-sama if there is anything you need don't hesitate to ask." Gid says as he heads out the door.

"I'll keep that in mind, Gid-sama."

"I'll take you to Rito's room, then." Mikan says leading Tixor up stairs to Rito's room. "This is Rito's room, get some rest, you can use the shower if you like. Dinner is around seven." she says as she opens the door for him.

"I'm looking forward to it, Rito-san said your cooking is the best on Earth." Tixor says going into the room then looking back at Mikan.

"He said that?" she says with a blush, then asks, "What would you like?"

"Anything will do, thank you." Tixor answers. When she left to go back down stairs, he closes the door and places on the wall a small round object; it then attaches itself to the doorknob, 'That was easier than I thought, now I can begin my investigation.' {What are you investigating?} 'I'm investigating the girls, to see what their true feelings are for Rito-san.' {Whom are you starting with?} 'I don't know, I'll see where this goes.'

A/N As I said I'll post a poll after this chapter, I will start chapter 3 after the poll, the poll will help to decide in what order the girls will be investigated. So please help and vote even if you are a visitor, look at the poll and review. It will help the story move forward. Please and thank you.