A/N Okay chapter 9, sorry that the first part of chapter 8 was a recap this chapter should make up for that.
Seeing Things Differently
Chapter 9
Recap {"Right." Rito looks in the direction Gid's voice came from, "The race that is responsible for your loss of sight is called...DaGrays."}
"The Grays?" Rito asks fearfully as he moves his hands to his lower, lower back.
Gid looks at the boy, "DaGrays, not The Grays." Gid says causing Rito to release a breath and return his hands to the table. "The Grays are an alien that Earthlings made up, that just so happens to resemble DaGrays in appearance." He explains.
Meanwhile as Gid explains to Rito, "DaGrays, DaGrays... where have I heard of that." Lala mumbles.
On top of her head, "Lala-sama, I believe they were in the history books about the Great War."
"Oh ya, hmm I skipped several chapters when I read it..." Lala confesses as she rubs the back of her head.
Zastin gives Lala a look of disapproval, "Lala-sama, you should not skip chapters in the Great War history book." He scolds.
"Sorry, but it was very boring to me. So, what are the DaGreys and why would they be responsible for Rito's lost eye sight?" She asks.
"Let's just say the DaGreys and your father didn't see eye to eye and in the end Gid-sama wiped them out, but apparently a few survived and have plotted to take revenge." Zastin explains folding his arms. "Since Rito-dono is the strongest candidate that'll be next in line, is most likely the reason why they targeted him."
Momo jumps into the conversation, "So, it's Papa's fault for what happened to Rito-san then?" She asks, to which Zastin nods. "How is Papa going to reverse what they did to Rito-san?" She asks.
Zastin remains silent for a moment, then, "There isn't much we can do for Rito-dono." He says, to which the girls give him a look of worry. "The only way to reverse what has happened to him is to use the same machine that took his eye sight, when we capture the DaGrays when they return for him." He tells them.
Lala was about to ask, 'why would they return for Rito?' when, "What do you mean, they'll come back for me?" Rito asks with a bit of fear in his voice.
"I mean they'll be back to finish the job. Your eyes were only the beginning." Gid says with a serous tone.
"Papa, what do you mean?" Lala asks.
Gid looks at his eldest daughter, "One of the reasons why I attempted to wipe them out was because they have in their possession a machine that can blind, deaf and mute their enemies." He says as he takes a drink. "They were a real threat to Deviluke, we lost many good men to them." He closes his eyes, as does Zastin after he said that.
Yami, who has been silently listening to every word of the evening, speaks up, "That sounds a lot like a Japanese folklore I read awhile ago." She says.
"Ya, I remember reading in school about something like this. The Three Wise Monkeys, right Yami-san?" Mikan asks her assassin friend.
Yami turns to her friend and nods, "Yes Mikan. Mizaru, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, who speaks no evil." She then pulls out an ancient alien text and opens it. "Those were also the names of the DaGray's three ancient leaders." She says looking over the book.
"Yes that is correct, Golden Darkness." Gid says acknowledging her knowledge.
Rito getting tired of waiting, "Okay, back to what you were telling me." He says getting Gid's and everyone's attention, "My eye's were only the beginning, that they also want to take my hearing and my voice too, right?" He asks.
"Yes that is right and you are probably wondering why they didn't finish the job when they first grabed you, right?" He asks to which Rito nods. "That is most likely because their machine ran out of energy." He says taking another sip of his drink. "Now this is one of the other reasons why I attempted to wipe them out, what they use to power their machine is also what we use to power our ship's weapons, pure Dark Matter crystals." He then takes a bite of his food and smiles.
"So, they went to go find more of this Dark Matter crystal stuff, right?" Rito asks.
Gid swallows his food and turns to the boy, "Yes, but this kind of crystal is hard to find in most of Universe. Although the mines that we have discovered I've put extra security on when I heard the news of the DaGrays appearing near Earth." He explains just as the sound of a phone goes off.
Everyone looks at Zastin as he is eating his food and taking his phone out, "Hello?" He asks swallowing the food in his mouth, "Oh yes, thank you for informing me Smutts. Return to your post and I'll inform Gid-sama." He says just before he hangs up the phone. He then turns to Gid, "Gid-sama, the fleet of ships you ordered has arrived and are now orbiting the Earth."
"Oh good." He says finishing the food on his plate, "Now we'll be able to catch them when they return." He says as he gets out of his chair, "Thank you for the meal, Yuuki Mikan." He says bowing to her and with that he and Zastin leave the house.
"I must be going as well." Rin says as she stands up.
"Hmm, okay. Rin-san you are always welcomed here and next time bring Saki-san and Aya-san over to visit, okay." Mikan tells her.
"Okay Mikan-san." She says. She then looks at Rito with a small blush in her checks and walks out.
Yami then stands up. "I too must be on my way, thank you for the meal Mikan." She says as she leaves.
"Hmm... bye Yami-san." She says in a confused voice. I really wanted Yami-san to spend the night, I guess she has other things to do. She thinks as she finishes her meal. She notices that Rito is also done eating as his plate is empty, but he is still feeling for food with his chopsticks. "Rito you're done eating go get ready for bed." She says as she take his plate away as well as the other empty plates on the table.
Rito stands up, "Okay, Mikan." He says as he heads to the stairs, being in his own home he knows how to get around even in the dark or (in this case) when blind. He walks up the stairs slowly and when he reaches his room he found that he could not feel his closed-door, "Mikan, why is my bedroom door open?" He asks.
"It's not open." She shouts from down stairs, "I asked Zastin to remove your bedroom door as well as mine when he was here earlier." She answers.
"Why?" He questions.
"I did it to keep an eye on you Rito." She answers, "Who knows what could happen to you in the middle of the night."
In the living room Momo is sitting on the couch watching TV with her sisters and Celine, Damit, I was hoping to get some time alone with Rito-san tonight. She thinks with an irritated expression.
"Right Mikan." He says as he enters his room, removes his pants and gets into bed, falling asleep instantly.
A/N Fav/Follow if you want. As I've said before I'm always open to ideas, (Except for the 'Rito talking with Rin' one, by this time Rito has most likely forgotten about that little kiss on the check.) so leave a review. Thanks.
