A/N: Hey there! It's the third and final update of mine for the week. ( I think, because I will be busy... EXAMS ARE COMING AND I HAVE LOTS OF HOMEWORK TO DO!) Anywho, let's just enjoy this chapter of mine. This story had became harder to write than I expected. I'll do my best!

Disclaimer: I don't own To Love-Ru, if I did... Rito will have ero-power!

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'What a life!' Rito thought out loud as he passed through the school library. Just right after he passed through the door, he was pulled out of his feet to a single corner inside the empty library. The voice called.

"I need to talk to you..."

Rito stared at confusion when the girl revealed herself from the shadows...

Upside Down

Chapter 4

From The Shadows, I Come

"Who are y-" Rito's statement was cut off by the girl's silhouette disappearing and her figure being shown from the shadows. Not only that, but she also had a weapon held in her hands, or rather, attached to her hands. Her long yellow hair flowed down her tiny body and the black gothic dress she wore flops as she moved. Rito's eyes widened as he came to realize who the one that pulled him out of nowhere was The Golden Darkness, or Yami to her friends.

"Ya-Yami? Why did you that for?" Rito asked angrily, getting a little annoyed and scared from all of that pulling and sneak attacks. Yami was also a girl that was fearful especially for Rito. He was often accused as a pervert by the girl and she will give it all she got to pulverize her target, and by target, she means Rito.

"I have something to ask you." She said in her usual cold voice, not showing any tint of emotion. She had already let go of Rito's arm and transformed her right hand to a glimmering sword. The show she put on was quite enough to earn a nervous laugh and a gulp from our troubled orange haired boy. He took some steps backward and the yellow haired alien stepped forward in return.

"W-What do you want to ask?" Rito shrugged, his nervousness was completely shown off when his body continuously quibble in chorus with his voice. Yami's expressionless face was retained which added ample of scare level for Rito. He waited for her to open her mouth but time seemed to slow down, but that eternity quickly ended in a glimpse of an eye.

"What have you done to Princess Lala?" She said in a dull monotone, but the threatening she wants to imply was showed on her short question. Rito's confused and scared body continued to shake as he answered in an almost inaudible manner.

"W-w-h-h-h-at do y-y-you mean?" Rito's distorted voice echoed through the silent library, people had already left and they are the only ones left there for the day. Even the person who is in duty in the library had already left, making Rito fall in utter danger. He needs to answer in a proper manner to avoid any misunderstandings and killing attempts from the yellow haired alien.

"Don't play dumb, Yuuki Rito. Even though you had become kind these days, you are still my target, I can kill you anytime." Yami's shining blade came close to Rito's shaking neck. Emitting lots of sweat, the nervous Yuuki Rito continued to shake in an instinctive manner. The alien is really ready to kill the helpless boy since she provoked him.

Rito's mind started to play back some of the things he had done to Lala. True, he had done something awful to her, but why would she be jealous about it? She would always say something like:

"Having many wives in Deviluke is legal, so Rito can marry us all!"

With her saying a bold statement like that, why would she be affected because of me interacting with other girls? I mean, how come she had not been this emotional when I do something like this out of the blue. But now, it seems that the thing that bothers her the most is different from the others. Those are the words that were running on Rito's mind. He took lots of time to analyze all of the information he had thought about, forgetting about the deadly alien who was waiting impatiently for his answer.

"Are you going to answer or not?" Yami threatened once more as she almost closed the gap from her blade that killed lots of people (and aliens) and his shaking neck. If Rito makes unnecessary movements, the blade would surely cut his throat out. Rito snapped out from his own world and immediately got back to the situation he was currently in. He was shocked when he saw the sword like blade of Yami close to his neck that he jumped backwards because of instinct. Yami moved forward once again.

"W-well... I think I have done something... that isn't good?" Rito answered her question with another weirdly constructed question. Yami quickly misunderstood his statement and lunged forward, ready to attack him with full force. Rito raised both of his shaking hands to guard himself from the blade. Dodging isn't a choice to choose because he wouldn't have enough time to do so. Rito closed his eyes and waited for impact, suffering a set of despairs. His life ending like that wasn't a great thing to happen. Just right before the sharp and long blade hit the sweaty skin of Rito, Yami stopped when she heard someone scream from the hallway of the library.

"STOP!" Is what the voice yearned for. Yami quickly complied and stopped the attack. The blade stopped just right before it hits Rito's shaky arms. Yami looked towards the direction of the with her emotionless eyes. Her said eyes was soon replaced by normal looking ones as she spotted the one who caused her to go overdrive.

Lala

Lala's hair flew down her back as she halted, signs of running was shown directly with her huge pants and hard breathing. Her briefcase fell down and thumped on the ground hardly. The sound echoed in the trapped hallways of the library. Her face was tainted with sadness and blurriness. She can't believe that Yami can do something like this to her friend even though she just wants to get her point through. She ran towards the middle of the two, completely breaking the contact between Rito and Yami. She stretched her hands in both directions for her to protect Rito.

"Stop it Yami-chan!" She said in a stuttered manner, her arms was stretched even more as she released every word. The emotionless Yami answered back the princess she wanted to protect.

"But this pervert betrayed you Princess Lala." Yami protested, raising her shimmering blade once more. Her posture was changed noticeably.

"No.. That's not it..." Lala said in a soft manner. The tears in her eyes was waiting to come out. She will get to the peak of her emotional depression soon enough. Rito's eyes widened at her statement. The hypothesis he had made moments ago was contradicting with the things she was saying right now. How come that it's not the betrayal she's mad or getting emotional on? Are there other things that can make her sad?

"Then explain yourself Princess." Yami's voice faded with her threatening blade going on standby as it rested on her bladed hand rested on the side of her hips. Lala sobbed before she started her statement.

"It's not because Rito is having a love affair with another girl..." This bold statement made arrows hit Rito's heart. He mentally cringed in pain. "It's because he might leave everyone else and disappear all of a sudden..." her voice faded into a bare whisper "I know it's childish... but I can't let go of Rito that easily... especially if I love him so much." she finished her statement as tears fell down from her weary eyes. Rito blushed at the sudden expression of love on Lala's side. He then regained his composure and proceeded to calm down the crying maiden.

"I'm sorry... Lala. Please stop crying..." Rito pleaded, rubbing her back to make her calm down. She complied immediately as she nodded her head and lifted it up to make eye contact with our touched protagonist. Yami's disturbing blade disappeared as she understood everything once and for all.

"I'll take my leave then..." Yami said as she walked decently through the quiet halls of the library. She then turned around the corner, leaving the two people alone. A tense atmosphere was soon built and the two hadn't shown any movements since the alien assassin left the scene. Rito then laughed nervously to break the forming atmosphere and quickly talked afterwards.

"Want to go home Lala? Let's walk home together... To make up from everything." Rito said softly as he offered her his hand. She quickly accepted the waiting hand of Yuuki Rito and walked outside the silent campus. The school had emptied since they had much time spent on arguing about the commotion Rito had gotten into. She gave Rito a weak smile as they headed out to the dark streets.

The sun had already set before they knew it. The chirps of the nocturnal birds echoed through the silent streets. The street that they are currently walking into was not getting passed through by cars recently. The silence in obviously present between the two. Lala's worried face was showed completely and Rito's hand are resting in the back of his head, trying to keep his cool. He did not want to break their little walk home. Lala then spoke up, it's her time to break the forming atmosphere.

"Um..." She began, obtaining Rito's attention. He looked at her with his concern looking eyes. He then smiled brightly upon her. He really wanted to cheer her up, but who knows how to get her back to normal.

"I'm sorry for the commotion a while ago, but it's great for me to come before she could kill you." She apologized and smiled a little, making the boy's face to be weirder.

'Why is she apologizing? I'm the one who supposed to be apologizing!' He thought, absolutely feeling guilty about the situation he had went through. Before he could space out, Lala snapped her out by waving both of her hands in front of Rito. He snapped out immediately after her actions. Lala's face was tinted pink before she started her next statement.

"Our home is only some meters away from here..." her voice faded, starting a topic anew. Rito's mind started to wander how he will apologize to the girl, ignoring her statement.

"Are you still upset about the situation Rito?" Lala asked abruptly as she pouted, getting back in character.

"..." 'how should I apologize...'

"Hey Ritooo! Stop ignoring me!" Lala demanded, her hands was put on her hips lightly.

"..." 'how...'

"Ri-" Her sentence was cut as Rito's lips made contact with hers.

'What have I done?'

END OF CHAPTER 4

A/N: I'm sorry for the short chapter. Just like the other story, this chapter isn't gramatically checked so please bear with it until next week. If the text at the top A/N is removed, it means that it was already checked. Next week, there will be no updates, that's why I'm marathoning updates this week. ^^

My next update will be:

The new story at the K-on! section: "Distortion!"

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