Me: Yaah, one last chapter before I go to London! Ghehe, how many times have I said that already? Meh, I'm probably gonna say it again. Anyways, here is the tenth chapter for Captor of my Heart. I must admit that after last chapter, I was kind of drained, but now I got a whole new idea for the following chapters, so stay tuned.

Just so you know, I had to type this during packing and stuff, so it might be a bit rushed. Also, Zan's and Garu's captain are Garo and Yuuchi respectively. Fei is still in Raimon and Zanark is... I dunno, maybe he can't control his power yet or something... Anyways, that'll change later, because I like to stick to the anime a little. Soowww...

DISCLAIMER: I don't own anyone or anything, except the laptop that I use to write this and... well, pretty much everything else in my room. Anyways, I'm getting off topic: PLEASE ENJOY!

The news of their newfound relationship spread like wildfire, even though neither Aoi nor Saryuu showed much of it in public. It was Meia who noticed the dreamy glance in her roommate's eyes and questioned her about it. She quickly found out that Aoi had feelings for Saryuu and came up with all kinds of plans for Aoi to confess.

Aoi smiled when she thought about the conversation.

"Kyaa! I knew it, you like Saru!"

"Ssh, not so loud!"

"See? You're not denying it~"

"Meia..."

"I've got it! You should confess to him."

"But-"

"No, no buts! You need to confess to him, pronto."

"But I-I-"

"I know it seems scary, but you'll feel better afterwards, I promise."

"Meia, please list-"

"Don't worry, Aoi-chan, you're pretty and sweet and kind... Saru often looks at you, I believe. And he only allows you to call him Saryuu, right? I'm sure he likes you too. Now shush, I'll need to come up with the perfect setting for your confession.

"Meia, could you please be quiet for one tiny seco-"

"I know, you could do it on the practice grounds! He likes soccer after all, so that's the perfect setting! The next time he drops by to watch over our practise, I'll get Giru out of there so you two have privacy~ You should start thinking of what you want to say."

"That won't be necessary."

"Oh? You're gonna improvise? Are you sure?"

"Meia. It won't be necessary, because I confessed to him yesterday."

After that, Meia had squealed and demanded for details. Aoi had to tell things over and over again and Meia continuously commented on the situation. When it was finally time for them to go to bed, Aoi had a sore throat. Her smile widened at the memory of that evening, two days ago.

"Why are you smiling so brightly?" Saryuu whispered in her ear and she shivered a bit. They currently laid on the couch in Saryuu's office and his arms were around her belly. She shifted in his hold so that she could look at his face that was so close to her own. But she didn't feel uncomfortable by that anymore. Now that Saryuu accepted and returned her feelings three days ago, all she wanted was being this close to him.

"I thought about Meia when she found out about us."

Saryuu chuckled, but then he frowned. "You mean to say that it wasn't me who made you smile like that?"

"Maybe," Aoi responded playfully.

"Hmm, I can't have you think about other people when you're with me, now can I? You deserve a punishment for that," Saryuu responded as he captured her lips. Aoi happily returned the kiss and she smiled when they broke it.

"If that's my punishment, I might misbehave again." She stuck out her tongue when Saryuu laughed at her words. He leaned in once again, but just as their lips were about to touch, a high-pitched beep ruined their moment. Saryuu scowled, but got up nonetheless. Aoi felt a bit sad when she didn't feel his arms around her anymore, but she got up as well and followed him to his desk. Saryuu sat down in his desk chair and opened one of his laptops. There was some sort of film on the screen and it took Aoi just a few seconds to realize that the people were playing soccer. The match they played had just started. She didn't recognise the area where they played, but she saw... was that a dinosaur?! "Saryuu... What is this?"

"This," he said, emphasizing the word, "is what will help Feida obtain control over the world. The match that you are looking at right now is live and at the same time, it isn't. It happened millions of years ago, in the time where dinosaurs still existed, yet we don't know the outcome of the match. The team with the emotionless faces is El Dorado's strongest team, Perfect Cascade. Its members are robots, or androids... Call them as you like. The other team is Raimon from two hundred years ago. They are fighting for our cause, even though they don't know that yet."

"How did you get this footage?"

"We hacked El Dorado's main computer, so we can see everything they can see and we can intercept their messages."

"I see." They both watched in silence for a little while, until Aoi noticed something. "Hey, that boy really looks like you, don't you think?" The boy had brown hair and metallic blue eyes. His appearance was different from Saryuu's, but there was something about him that was really similar. After taking a closer look, Aoi concluded that the similarity laid in facial features.

"Yeah, I believe you're right... Say Aoi, could you gather Yuuchi, Meia and Garo for me?"

"Huh? Eh, sure." She left the room with a strange feeling. Saryuu's attitude suddenly changed. That look in his eyes sent shivers down her spine. He looked so cold and hateful when he spoke about El Dorado... She already knew that they were the enemy, but to think that Saryuu despised them to that extend! But not only did he act cold during the video, he was like a totally different person. She found it hard to comprehend that this was the same boy who held her so lovingly before.

She found Meia quickly, because she knew that the purple haired girl was in their room when there was no practice for Giru. Right now, it was Zan's turn to use the practice grounds, so Aoi figured that Meia would be in the bedroom. Her guess was right. When she entered, Meia was laying on her bed and read a book. Her green eyes shifted over the cover and she put the book aside when she saw her roommate.

"Aoi, what are you doing here? I thought you were with Saru~"

"He asked me to call you, along with Garo and Yuuchi. He said he that it was important." Meia's teasing face immediately disappeared at the mention of Feida's emperor. She just nodded, stood up, fixed her clothes and followed Aoi. Meia went to the practice grounds to call Garo while Aoi wandered through the boy's sleeping section of the building. Since Yuuchi didn't have any practice either, she figured he was probably in his room as well. Now if she could only remember where that was... She hadn't had much contact with Yuuchi so far and she didn't know that much about him. She knocked on a random door and it turned out to be Yuuchi's room. She told him the same thing that she told Meia and he responded by nodding and following her to Saryuu's office. Aoi saw that Garo and Meia were already waiting for them in front of the white door.

Saryuu came immediately to the point after they entered. "It's time." Aoi didn't know what he was talking about, but the others seemed to understand. "Perfect Cascade is occupied with Raimon right now, so this is the perfect moment for a little chitchat with El Dorado's Chairman," he smiled. "Assemble your teams and meet me in ten minutes at the entrance. Meia, please bring the guns you designed."

"Saryuu," Aoi whispered when the others left the room.

"Hmm?" Saryuu turned around to face her, but he was shocked when he saw the expression on her face. "Aoi, what's the matter?"

"Saryuu, are you really going to El Dorado?" When he nodded, she continued. "But that's dangerous! What if they capture you? What if..."

"Don't worry, Aoi, I planned this encounter carefully. Everything will be alright. I want you to stay here and keep an eye on Perfect Cascade. Signal me immediately when they come back, okay?"

"Alright, but please be careful," she said after a few seconds. She knew that she wouldn't be able to change his mind. He pulled her in a hug and rubbed her back.

"I will."

They slowly walked towards the entrance while his gloved hand embraced hers. It felt safe, warm... Aoi liked the feeling. When they came outside, they saw that everybody was already waiting for them. No one seemed to notice the fact that they held hands, but both Aoi and Saryuu knew better. Everyone noticed it, they were just discrete enough to act like there was nothing wrong and give the couple a little privacy.

However, much to Aoi's discontent, Saryuu let go of her hand and stepped in front of the crowd. In a short speech, he explained the goal of their mission and divided the tasks. Most of the members would attack El Dorado's offices and other buildings with the aura guns and cause panic in the city. Saryuu himself, along with the captains of Zan, Garu and Giru, would attack their main base - Saint Elda - to have 'a little chitchat' with Chairman Toudou Heikichi.

"Before you depart, there is someone I want you to meet," Saryuu said and he immediately had everyone's attention. "You can show yourself now."

At first, nothing seemed to happen, but after a few seconds, a person appeared. He was dressed in a white robe that covered the entire body and he held a walking stick in his right hand. He didn't say a word, but Aoi knew that it was a man, because the figure had a large white beard. He didn't say anything, he just stood there, watching at them with eyes that were hidden in the shadow of his robe.

Saryuu went to stand next to him and introduced him. "This person has helped me to gain access to El Dorado's computer and he has done several other things for Feida. He goes by the name of 'Helper X', and he will accompany us today as well. I trust you to respect him."

Everyone lowered their heads in acknowledgement and the mysterious Helper X did the same, although he still didn't say a word. Aoi eyed him for a while from the back of the crowd. There was something odd about that man - seriously, what wasn't odd about him? - but she couldn't put her finger on it. Suddenly, Helper X raised his head and seemed to look straight at her. She couldn't see his eyes at all, but it still sent a shiver down her spine. Why am I feeling like this? she thought. He's an ally, right? Saryuu trusts him, so I should trust him too.

She watched as the last Second Stage Children left the clearing around Feida's secret base before she went inside again. She headed straight for Saryuu's office and settled herself with her notebook in his desk chair. She could do some work to pass the time as she watched over Raimon's and Perfect Cascade's match, right?

For a while, nothing happened, but then she heard a voice that clearly spoke. "We are under attack, retreat!" There were rumbling noises of falling gravel in the background.

"What, they're there?" another voice replied.

"Yes, please come back immediately." When Aoi looked at the screen, she saw how Perfect Cascade disappeared. They must be heading back, I should warn Saryuu. Without second thoughts, she pushed a little button on the beeper on Saryuu's desk. Three short beeps, followed by a pause and two longer beeps. That was the signal they had agreed upon.

When she had finished the message, Aoi shifted her attention to the laptop once again. The Raimon team looked around in confusion, but she wasn't interested in them. She wanted to know what was happening in Saint Elda at the moment. But since the connection between Saint Elda and Perfect Cascade's coach had been cut, she didn't have the slightest idea what was happening right now.

She laid her head on Saryuu's desk and covered it with her arms. She wasn't praying, but she didn't know what she was doing. She just closed her eyes and muttered the same thing over and over.

"Please let him be okay."

And that's it, minna! I'd love to hear what you think about it. I'm probably not updating for a week, because I have to do many assignments and stuff in London... But I just didn't want to leave without saying goodbye to you. So GOODBYE! Please leave a review.