Dlbn: Hello, everyone! So sorry that we missed posting yesterday. Luckily for us, it's still technically the seventh day of Hanukah until sundown, so this isn't exactly late. But be sure to look for another update later tonight, closer to midnight (my time, East coast)
Nbld: Okay, time to shut up now. Let's move onto the Review Corner! Thank you to Sycocat2 and Yoitemichaelis for reviewing! Pocky for you both!
Sycocat2: Haha it really does XD I don't think there's a single team that's completely sane in the series, to be honest XD Poor Nisei has his hands full already. Glad you enjoyed!
Yoitemichaelis: It's volume…9, I believe. If not, then it's 10, but I'm pretty sure it's 9. I downloaded all the Scanlations from Kamibana before the volumes were released, too XD the majority of it is that they don't really seem to care much for one another. XD Glad you enjoy XD I want to have them at each other's throats, but for it to be funny at the same time. Nisei should host a reality show. Then he'd get his electricity back XD
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Loveless. It all belongs to Yun Kouga. I make no money off of this.
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Since Yurio and Hideo had made it quite clear that they didn't intend on leaving Nisei's apartment for a while, Nisei took it upon himself to vacate the apartment yet again. He needed a break from the three psychos. He was certain Seimei had told them to go and bother him. He probably wanted them all together so he could come back soon, like his card had promised. The thought of Seimei returning sent mixed feelings through him. Part of him wanted Seimei to come back so he could beg to be his Fighter again and for Seimei to reconnect their bond. Yet another part of him wanted to curse Seimei out for what he had done-severing their bond and cutting their shared name out of Nisei's hand-and refuse to join him again. But what would he really do when Seimei came back? He'd just act on his instinct. Seimei seemed to know that he was no longer a Fighter. So why did he want him to help? He couldn't do…oh…hacking…right. But Bloodless could to that, too. Yurio had done it with the Seven Voices Academy before, so why was this any different? Nisei shook the thoughts out of his head as he spotted a few elementary school kids up ahead. They were huddling close together, watching something on a cell phone and didn't appear to see him. He recognized three of them as Aoyagi Ritsuka and the Zero twins, but the other two-one with pink hair and one with black hair that was tipped in grey-cream-were unfamiliar. He didn't see Agatsuma Soubi, Ritsuka's Fighter, with them. Relieved, he stepped out of the way as they got too close.
"Thanks, Akame." Ritsuka offered.
"You're welcome, Loveless."
Ritsuka snorted as they passed. The girl, who was holding the camera, and the boy he didn't recognize kept walking as Ritsuka and the Zeroes stopped in their tracks. The three students turned to look at him in complete unison. Nisei tucked a stray strand of hair that refused to stay up in his bun behind his ear. Silence fell around them with the snow as the other two students noticed they were no longer in the group and trotted back over.
"Who's that, Ritsuka-kun?" The girl wondered, leaning down a bit, as she was taller then all the others. "Do you know him?"
"Yeah, I do." Ritsuka sent a hateful glare his way, but the pinkette seemed unfazed.
Nisei noted that she and Yurio had similar hair color and facial structure, but he let the thought slip away as he felt the Zeroes gear up for a battle. A Fighter or not, he could still sense these things if the aura was strong enough.
"I'm just going for a walk to escape my psychotic forced roommates." He informed. "I don't want to fight, and I can't anyway, so back down."
The Zeroes shared a look.
"I don't know if we can trust him, Yoji." The dark haired one informed.
"I don't know either, Natsuo." Replied the mint haired one.
"What do you think, Ritsuka?" They both asked, looking to the Loveless Sacrifice.
"You can't fight?" Ritsuka ignored the creepy twins.
"No."
"Fight?" The other boy asked, adjusting his glasses. "Why…?"
"Don't worry about it, Yayoi." Ritsuka muttered. "You don't expect us to believe that, do you, Akame?"
"You're friends with Gomon. You should know they caught me and rendered me powerless." Nisei adjusted his messenger bag on his shoulder. "Now if you don't mind, I want to continue my walk. I've had a miserable holiday and I'd appreciate it if you'd leave me alone…"
"Holiday?" Yuiko wondered. "There's a holiday this week?"
"I believe the only winter holiday around this time is Hanukah." Yayoi informed. "An eight day holiday celebrated by those of the Jewish faith. The 'Festival of Lights', as it's called."
"That's right." Nisei nodded.
"Never heard of it." Yoji stated.
"Me neither." Natsuo shook his snow-covered hair.
"I didn't think you were the religious type…"
"I'm not. But I can appreciate my own heritage." Nisei snorted. "I normally go home for Hanukah at least once, but thanks to your brother's antics last year causing me to lose my cool, and then him pissing off my father as we were leaving, I can't go back. So I'm stuck here, alone, in an apartment with no electricity and no heat, being forced to entertain three psychopathic house guests that I don't want there, but keep there because Seimei wants me too. meanwhile, my over protective boyfriend is out visiting his family and having a great old time, but I can't go because his mother hates me and thinks I'm no good for her son. As a very lonely hacker that tends to get destructive when bored you should understand how this is a bad thing, no?" It felt good to get all that off his chest, if only to vent. Unfortunately, it had to be a group of five children that couldn't possibly understand.
"Being home alone isn't fun." The girl stated. "Yuiko is home alone every day after school because mommy and daddy work late."
"Who's Yuiko?"
"I am." She beamed. "Hawatari Yuiko!"
"Are you referring to yourself in the first person…?"
"She does it constantly." Ritsuka stated, irritated. "I, Yuiko. The word is I."
"Oh, right! I, I, I!" She giggled, making Nisei want to throw up.
Yayoi rolled his eyes as the Zeroes snickered at her.
"This just more disturbing then anything those three psychos could have possibly done." Nisei commented, shaking his head. "I'm going to go now." He informed. "Nice to see you again, Aoyagi. Give Agatsuma my regards and a swift kick to the shin, would you?"
Ritsuka's ears flattened against his head. "Watch it, Akame. I'm Septimal Moon now, you know."
Nisei paled. "Won't Seimei be thrilled to her that…"
Ritsuka shrugged. "I don't personally care for what my brother is thrilled or is not thrilled by, yo be honest." He informed. "Tell him whatever you want."
Nisei blinked. "You've changed, Aoyagi…"
"How kind of you to notice…" Ritsuka rolled his plum colored eyes.
Nisei could now tell that the boy's eyes were hard and dark like his elder brother's. Just one more feature they shared. "Uh…"
Ritsuka snorted with a laugh and shoved his hands into his pockets before turning. "Come on, you guys. It's cold, let's go." He ordered. "Good to see you again, Akame."
"You don't mean that."
The boy looked at him and smirked, sending a shiver down his spine. "Gee, whatever gave you that idea, Akame?" He wondered.
He left with his friends in tow as the girl who didn't speak Japanese properly turned the video back on and waved goodbye. Nisei flicked his wrist in a wave before putting his headphones over his ears and continuing on his journey. Without knowing it, Seimei caused changes for one too many people. And not the good kind of changes, either.
