"Damn it!" Kousuke huffed, "When I find Little Narumi I'm gonna kill him myself." He had had to take a break and unable to run anymore, continued a much more relaxed pace. "Where did he go anyway?"

XXX

"You… I knew it."

"Little Narumi." The figure stepped closer; a slight smirk crossed his features.

Ayumu's shocked expression was replaced by a frown, "Rutherford. But how, you're supposed to be dead?"

The smirk vanished as quickly as it had appeared, "That is what they wanted you to think." Eyes Rutherford, the supposedly diseased blade child, said moving into arms reach of Little Narumi.

"…They? Who are they?"

"They are not your concern," Azure orbs stared into dark brown ones, "Your only concern should be…"

Chocolate eyes disappeared momentarily and when Ayumu opened them again, he found himself pinned to the stairs of the slide. A slight pain shot through his back from the impact and looking up into those deep blue eyes, the non blade child realized that his arms were held over his head. I always knew Rutherford was fast but not like this.

The gentle British accent pulled Ayumu from his thoughts, "… me."

XXX

Back on the school's roof, Hiyono picked up the forgotten lunch, staring down at it uneasily. Oh Ayumu…

"Hey, are you going to be okay?" Crimson eyes glanced at the girl slightly alarmed.

Hiyono looked up, "We should have gone with Kousuke. I don't think it was a good idea-"

Rio giggled, "You don't trust Kousuke to catch up with Little Narumi?" She asked, interrupting.

"It's not that… it's just… something isn't right." She sighed, "What did he see that scared him so much? And why would he run off by himself?" These and other questions flooded the reporter's mind.

Ryouko shrugged, "I really couldn't say but you shouldn't get yourself so worked up about it."

"Yeah and don't worry Kousuke will bring him back for sure. He's not that incompetent." Rio added, trying to comfort the girl but Hiyono only frowned at the comment.

The bell rang, summoning everyone back to class, "Well it's too late now to go after them. The best thing for you to do is just go to class and we'll see both of them at the end of the day." The brunette reasoned, leading the way down the stairs.

XXX

"… Rutherford, have you lost your mind?" Ayumu breathed, resisting slightly, wanting to get away but needing to know why at the same time, "I thought I was the last hope for the blade children, what are you trying to do?"

"You are the Hope…" An unreadable look marked the boy's face, "Just not for the blade children… not anymore." And with that final word closed the small gap between them, capturing the brunette's lips with his own. Eyes wrapped his free arm around Ayumu and the stairs, ghostly touching the boy's exposed neck.

Chocolate eyes nearly flew out of their owner's head, what is he…? There's no way… Ayumu struggled to no avail and despite the pianist's delicate build, he was much stronger then he looked.

Ayumu had been so distracted by the kiss that he failed to notice the shiny object in the blade child's other hand and at that moment a sharp pinch, like a bee sting, pricked the back of his neck. Brown eyes blurred, his body becoming heavy and Little Narumi felt himself start to lean into the sliver haired boy.

Blue orbs reappeared as Eyes pulled away slightly, a smug expression evident on the boy's face.

"What did you… do?" The brunette asked, just before he was consumed by darkness.

XXX

"Do you think he was successful?"

"Of course," Purple orbs glanced away from the computer screen, "Don't you have faith in my work, Marie?"

"Yes, I have the utmost trust and respect for you and your work Dr. Beckett, but I just worry. Seeing him so soon after the procedure, was that really such a good idea?"

Brushing her black bangs from her face, "Don't worry so much, as you said it had been a complete success, he will not fail us." Lillian said in confidence as she turned back to the work she was diverted from.