And just to clear some things up, Two is the Fighter and One is the Sacrifice. Seriously, when I started to type this chapter up, I couldn't remember who was who and I didn't have the 8th chapter one here or Internet access of my laptop. XD

Chapter 9

The lights flickered in the classroom until everything went completely black. No one could be seen at first, until a blast of light erupted from beneath One and Two. Ritsuka shielded his eyes from the light with his arm. One and Two took each others hands, entwining their fingers. The symbols on their faces began to glow as they chanted.

"Stopping the wars within this world and in our souls, we dominate all others that oppose us with our justice."

One and Two turned to look at Soubi and Ritsuka, smirking.

"We are Peaceful, and with that name, we will drive all evil from your bodies with your defeat!"

"Some battle cry you have there," asked Soubi. "And what evil do we posses?"

"The evil of pesky adults!" cried Two. She threw out her arm. "Bolts of thunder come crashing down upon them!"

Before Soubi could even react to their attack, Ritsuka was electrocuted. His back arched in pain as a metallic collar attached itself to his neck and chains were tied around his wrists. Soubi looked down at himself and saw that he was chained up too.

Ritsuka fell to the ground breathing heavily. They were powerful. He had never felt such pain in his life. He could feel something was lodged in his throat, tickling him as he gasped. He began to cough, trying to bring whatever it was up. He looked down at the panels of the classroom floor and realized that he was coughing of blood.

Soubi heard him coughing and turned around. "Ritsuka--!"

"Let the world come spiraling down on them, crushing their very beings!"

Parts of the ceiling started to crack. Soubi looked up just in time to think of an idea.

"We are protected by the sense of reality!" shouted Soubi. "We are stronger then you!"

The part of the ceiling around a panel became weak. It fell above them and was headed straight for Soubi and Ritsuka. Just then, the panel bounced off of a barrier encircling around the two of them. Two grunted.

"A protection and a power-up spell," she muttered. "Infiltrate them--!"

"Denied."

A wave of energy that had been sent from Two bounced off of Soubi's barrier and was headed straight for Peaceful. It hit One, sending him falling to the ground. Two spun around to see a metallic collar around One's neck.

"Don't stop!" muttered One, as he got back to his feet, pulling on his collar. "You've given them momentum! Take it back!"

Ritsuka wiped his mouth of blood, grabbed on to Soubi and pulled himself up.

"Find their weakness," he said to Soubi. "They have to have a weakness."

"Bind them together with the earth!" shouted Two, stepping forward. "Intensify its strength with every move they make!"

Vines sprung up from the floor underneath Ritsuka and Soubi, wrapping their legs together. Ritsuka fell to the ground as the vines turned into a cold black. He struggled to be set free, but the vines tightened and something was being pierced into his legs. The vines were growing thorns. Suddenly, the collar around Ritsuka's neck grew smaller. He coughed up even more blood.

"Soubi!" he cried.

Soubi was down on his knees as the barrier he put up fell. His collar had shrunk as well, and he was gasping for breath. He turned to look at his Sacrifice, who was sweating in pain and whose legs were slowly being covered in his own blood.

"Please, hang in there, Ritsuka," whispered Soubi.

"There's no way he can!" yelled Two from across the room. "Just look at him! He can't take much more of this!"

"Just forfeit the battle and we'll take Loveless," said One. He folded his arms and smirked. "At least he won't be in anymore pain if you do that."

Soubi shook his head, still gasping. "Forfeiting the battle…would mean that I would no long be a Fighter unit…" He glared at the two of them. "I will not have that."

Two chuckled and turned to her Sacrifice. "He just doesn't give up, does he?"

One smiled. "I guess it's time then. I still think we should relieve Loveless of his pain."

Two nodded. She turned to look at the pitiful team before her.

"Loveless's memories are ou--!"

Suddenly, Two's eyes widened. She fell forward and hit the ground. The darkness surrounding everyone dissipated and revealed the classroom. A chair was lying next to Two's body. One rushed over to her and helped her up. The vines and the chains attached to Soubi and Ritsuka's body disappeared. One's chains were gone as well. Ritsuka was still coughing, but had enough strength to stand up on his wobbly legs. Soubi got up and held him close.

Two scratched the back of her head. "That thing hit me! Who did that?!"

"I did!"

One and Two turned around to see who was talking to them. It was Rai. He had untied Katsu's unconscious body and was holding her marriage style in his arms. The tape across her mouth had been ripped off. He was glaring at Peaceful, his tail wagging furiously.

"I declare this battle over."

"You can't just do that!" yelled Two. She turned to look at One doubtfully. "Can he?"

"On rare occasions, an outer force can interrupt a battle and close it," explained Soubi. He was petting Ritsuka's head, which was smudged against his body. "Do you still wish to continue?"

"And that means that you'll have to face me as well," said Rai, making Two and One gaze turn from Soubi to him. "As of recently, it's been decided that two or more teams can face off against one team. I will go on Auto."

"You'll set your systems to that?!" laughed Two. "That's mocking us! We can take all of you on!"

One quickly grabbed her arm. She looked at him and saw that he was shaking his head at her. Two's ears flattened and she sighed. Her Sacrifice stepped in front of her.

"Excuse my Fighter's behavior," he said. "We will not take you on as of now. But we will be back to claim Loveless."

In but a blink of an eye, Peaceful was gone. At the same time, noise was heard in the hallways. Youji and Natsuo came bustling in through the door without a scratch on them.

"We finally found you guys!" yelled Natsuo, running up to Soubi. He looked just like a shocked little girl. "We were facing off with Peaceful and they just suddenly disappeared!" He saw Ritsuka's eyes closed and poked at his cheek. "Hey, what's he doing? Is he sleeping?"

"Mah eyes are jist clohsed," said Ritsuka, who could barely speak. His mouth was being force fed Soubi's jacket.

Youji noticed Rai and walked up to him, with his hands on his hips, shaking them as he went. He went straight up to Rai, looking him straight in the eye.

"And just who the hell are you?" asked Youji. "And why are you handling Katsu like that? She doesn't like to be touched at all!"

"She is my Sacrifice and I will handle her as she pleases."

Youji smiled, placing a hand on Katsu's cat ear. He twisted it playfully.

"Then why does she still have her ears?"

Natsuo watched as his Sacrifice bent double over as Rai hit him in a very unpleasant spot. Youji spun around, tripping over his own feet and hit the wall. Natsuo sighed, looking down in disgrace and shaking his head.

"Youji, you are such a pervert."


Back in Soubi's room, Ritsuka watched as Katsu was lying helplessy in Soubi's bed, attented to by Rai. He was sitting right by the bedside, waiting on her every command. Ritsuka was sitting on the computer chair, watching at how Rai listened to her. If she ordered him to get her a drink, he'd do it. If she ordered him to fix the pillow, he'd do it. If she ordered to blow an annoying piece of fuzz off her nose, he would do it and wouldn't complain on how stupid the request was.

Ritsuka folded his arms on the back of the chair and rested his head on his arms, silently staring. Was this how Soubi wanted to be treated?

I can't do this, thought Ritsuka. It's like how you should treat an animal. And Soubi is not an animal.

"Ritsuka, come inside!"

His ears perked up as he heard Natsuo call his name. He got up, pushed the chair in, and walked outside the room, closing the door as he went. Youji, Natsuo, and Soubi were all sitting onthe couch. Soubi was smoking a cigarette and Natsuo and Youji were drinking cans of soda. Ritsuka walked up to them, which made Natsuo and Youji look up.

"What's up?" Ritsuka asked them.

Soubi turned his head as far as he could from the children and let out a puff of smoke. "Once again, it seems that we have a unit from Lightless down. But Katsu will be up on her feet by the end of the day. She's just being overly dramaticed about what's happened to her."

Ritsuka nodded his head. He didn't want to say it, but if Soubi said it, then it must be alright. Right?

"Nagisa-sensei and Ritsu-sensei want us to stay on the case," said Youji, taking a sip from his can. "They both said that this case was getting out of hand and two teams would be needed. So, we're here to stay!"

"Alright, so I guess that's ok," said Ritsuka. "Where are you two going to be staying?"

Soubi choked on his smoke. He looked at Ritsuka with a smile on his face.

"I was wondering if they could stay with you."

Ritsuka jumped at the thought. He would have pounced on Soubi, but he didn't want to get burnt by his cigarette. Natsuo was smiling at him, wagging his tail in a playful sort of way. Youji wasn't paying much attention anymore. Since he said his piece, he was busy drinking his soda and staring at Natsuo's ears.

"Are you kidding me?!" cried Ritsuka. He pointed at Youji. "What about him?!"

"I've told Youji that all you have to do is call me on your phone or in your thoughts and he'll be gone. I have no more room in my place."

"But you did it before! When Rai was hurt, they both stayed here!"

"And Katsu could have left whenever she felt like it," said Soubi, taking in more smoke. "The Sacrifice doesn't have to stay near the Fighter if he is sick or hurt. The Sacrifice may treat the Fighter, but the Fighter doesn't have to accept the help. And there are some things that only a Fighter unit wants to go through by themselves."

Ritsuka stopped fussing about and stared at Soubi. His eyes had a somber look about them. Then he let out his smoke and continued.

"But since the Sacrifice is hurt this time, the Fighter can't leave at all," he said. "Katsu doesn't want to leave my place, so that means that Rai will be staying here. No one will be at home to watch you, so you'll have to take Natsuo and Youji. Unless you really want to stay here." He patted little Youji on the head, who was still distracted by Natsuo's ears.

Ritsuka shook his head. "No...Mother will be wondering where I am. I have to go back."

"Ok then!" shouted Natsuo, leaping off the couch like a cat. Youji growled playfully as Natsuo landed gracefully on his feet before Ritsuka. "Then I guess we'll be leaving real soon!"

"Oh, and Ritsuka?" asked Youji, who finally swatted Soubi's hand off his head. He got off the couch and stood there. "If I can't have any fun with you...can I have fun with your Mom?"

Soubi took Youji's can of soda and poured it on his head. The poor boy, crying about his hair, ran into the bathroom. The all heard the sink turn on and powerful water squirt out. Natsuo laughed and ran into the bathroom to either watch Youji suffer or to help him. Ritsuka smirked and looked at Soubi, who innocently was looking away, still smoking. Natsuo had to follow him. After all, he was the Fighter. He did whatever his master ordered him to do.


I'm sorry the fight had to be so short. I really didn't know how to do it. So yeah.

Yay, Natsuo and Youji are going to have a sleepover!