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Yawn. Rai woke up to the sunlight that streamed through his window. Is it time for school already? Wait… Rai looked around the room that was not his own and remembered where he was. "Oh, this place…" Rai mumbled, half-awake. Getting out of bed, Rai stretched his limbs and shook himself out of sleep. Walking to his bathroom and taking a quick wash, Rai came out to change into some casual clothing. He wore a simple green T-shirt that matched his highlights, and a pair of jeans. Ah~ Now for breakfast… Stepping out of his room, Rai paused a moment and looked over to Darke and Ryo's rooms. Deciding to inform the two for breakfast, Rai walked over to Darke's room first with a smile on his face. When he got there, he threw Darke's door open without even a knock, and said, "Good morning D—" The door to Darke's room slammed shut. "Uh…Darke-kun?...Are you coming to breakfast?"

"I already ate," replied Darke rather dismissively.

"Ah…ok," Rai stammered. Then becoming cheery once more, Rai said goodbye, and went to the room next door which was Ryo's. Flinging open the door to Ryo's room, Rai sang, "Good morning Ryo-kun~!" but was met with silence. Huh, Ryo-kun must be downstairs already… Giving a shrug, Rai closed the room door and headed downstairs.

Entering the kitchen area, Rai's stomach growled. He had been expecting to see many of the people there, but was surprised to see only Crystal and Selina eating. Smiling, Rai greeted the two. "Good morning Selina-chan, Crystal-chan~!"

"Mmm…" Selina answered.

Rai wasn't sure what 'Mmm' was (cause she could've been saying something else due to either: a full mouth, a quiet personality, or sleepiness), but he took it as a good reply to his 'good morning'.

"Hey," Crystal answered, with a momentary glance.

"Hm…where are the others?" Rai asked, looking around, "Are they still sleeping?"

"No, they already ate…it's past 10am you know," Crystal replied. "They're probably chillin' in the living room…"

Rai gave a shrug and slid into a chair. "Wow! The breakfast looks delicious~ Who made it?"

"We did," said Gray, who suddenly walked in. "I made the pancakes, the waffles, and the toast, Gris made the scrambled eggs, the sausages, and the potatoes, and Anrya made the omelet, chopped some fruits, took out the cereal, took out the drinks, and set the table. Be thankful."

Rai licked his lips and happily said, "Itadakimasu~!"

"Yeah, ok," Gray said, "Just make sure to clean your own dishes and stuff."

Rai nodded, as did Crystal and Selina. Then Rai enjoyed his breakfast.

After finishing his breakfast, Rai walked into the living room with Crystal and Selina, and saw the rest of the family there (except Darke of course).

"Hm, oh, good morning guys," Anrya said, looking up from a book.

"Looking good today Anrya-chan~" Rai complimented.

Anrya glanced at her V-neck shirt and shorts, and raised an eyebrow, and turned to Rai saying, "Thanks."

Rai smiled. "Of course…" Rai said, turning to Esa and Jasmine (who sat at a sofa to his right) as well as Selina and Crystal, "Everyone looks nice here too~"

"Meh—" Esa started, but noticing Rai was the one speaking, she gave a glare and turned away.

"'Kay," Jasmine replied, without even a glance.

"Um…ok…" Crystal said.

"Mmm…thanks," Selina answered.

Ryo, who remained unnoticed, just sat in his cushioned chair and blinked blankly at Rai. Anrya closed her book and stood up. "Well, since we're all here…well, except for Darke, let's check each other's' rooms out. It'll be fun. I have things to show you guys anyways." Everyone followed along.

The first stop Anrya made was the second floor/girls' floor. Each girl showed their room a bit to the others. Everyone gave good comments and opinions on the rooms. Rai especially liked Crystal's bright yellow room and Jasmine's outside view. When everyone got to Esa's room, Esa quickly popped out and blocked her room door. "Wait a minute," she said. "Let me have a minute to clean my room…"

"Just open the door," Crystal said, "No one will really cares for a little mess. My room was a bit messy, but no one cared."

"Your room was a bit messy because you had scattered items on the floor and an unmade bed. My room has scattered clothing."

"C'mon Esa," Jasmine said, "It won't be bad. My pajamas were out and my socks were on the ground. I'm pretty sure your room is a bit neater than mine."

"Erg…I have certain articles of clothing I would like to put away before anyone or any perv enters my room." Esa pointedly stared at Rai who stared back her in confusion.

"Oh," Jasmine said.

"Heh? Why am I the perv?" Rai asked, "It's not like I did anything…"

"Yes you did," Esa said.

"What?"

"First of all," Esa started, "You checked me out at the airport, you keep on calling my name creepily, and you always looked towards my direction!"

Anrya frowned. "How does that make him a perv?"

"It's perverted," Esa bluntly replied.

"Oh c'mon Esa," Jasmine said, "All guys are a bit perverted, so you can't really judge him that way."

"Jas-chan is right," Rai said.

"—Wait, did you just give me a nickname?" Jasmine cut in.

"Yep~" Rai answered.

"…ok."

Turning back to Esa again, Rai said, "Jeez Esa-chan, just because I checked you out once, called your name 'creepily' (though in Japan putting 'chan' after a girl's name isn't incorrect), and looked towards your direction doesn't make me a big pervert. Yes, I can be a bit 'perverted' at times, but that won't change anything, or do anything~"

"So…can I clean my room a bit?" Esa asked again to the others, ignoring Rai.

"Fine," Anrya sighed, "just hurry."

"Seeing your clothing isn't such a big deal…" Rai mumbled indignantly, "though," Rai shot Esa a sly teasing glance, "a little sneak peek at Esa-chan's clothing wouldn't be so bad~"Everyone (besides Esa) cracked at least a smile to Rai's comment. Esa just glared. She then went into her room to clean a bit.

"Well in the meantime," Anrya said, "let me show you guys a new installation. Everyone turn to the left and go down to the end of the hall." Everyone went to the said direction. The guardians stood in front of a blank wall and…just stood there.

"Ah…Anrya-chan, what are you trying to show us?" Rai asked, confused. Not answering, Anrya just walked up to the wall and placed a hand on it. A door suddenly materialized on the wall.

"Woah," Crystal said, "that wasn't there before, was it?"

"No, it got installed last night while you guys were sleeping."

"That's so cool!" Rai exclaimed.

"Yeah it's cool, but…what's it for?" Jasmine questioned.

Smiling Anrya said, "Why don't you see for yourself?"

Shrugging, Jasmine walked over to the door, opened it…and stepped into open air…almost. "What the—!" Double taking, Jasmine jumped backwards away from the opening, which led to a two-story drop. Recovering from the shock, Jasmine turned to Anrya and gave her a look. "Are you trying to frickin' kill me Anrya?"

"Nah. If I was, you wouldn't be on the second floor right now," Anrya nonchalantly replied. Jasmine continued to give Anrya a look.

"What?" said Anrya.

"I feel endangered," replied Jasmine.

"Anrya," said Selina speaking for first time, "can you please explain the point of this door to us."

"Well…" Anrya started, "it can be used as an emergency exit, an opening for certain devices, a door to jump out of when you're bored…" Anrya trailed off.

"But wouldn't we die if we jumped out of that door?" asked Rai.

"You won't always die from a two-story drop baka." Everyone turned around to a voice that belonged to Esa.

"Wow that was quick…when did you get here?" Jasmine asked.

"A while ago," Esa replied with a shrug.

"Well," Anrya said, "seeing how Esa is here now and how I'm done showing you the door…let's go check out Esa's room."

Everyone went into Esa's room and observed. Esa's room wasn't anything special, so after a while, everyone was out again. "Now then." Anrya started, "since we saw all the girls' room, let's check out the boys'. Rai, would you lead?"

"Sure," Rai replied. He led them all upstairs to the third floor/ boys' floor.

Turning from the staircase, Rai first pointed out the rooms that each boy was in. "The room closest to us on the right is my room," Rai said, "The middle and far rooms on the left belongs to Ryo-kun and Darke-kun~"

"Wow," Selina commented, "you guys are far apart."

"It's like I can see the imaginary line that separates you from Darke and Ryo," Jasmine said. "The line division is like between the right and left side, plus the closest rooms from the middle and far rooms…"

"Yep," Anrya agreed, "totally feeling the love here." Rai gave a lopsided grin and shrugged.

"Speaking of Ryo, where is he?" Esa asked.

From the backside of the group, a hand was raised. That hand tapped Esa on the back. "Hm?...Woah, I forgot he was with us the whole time," Esa said, seeing Ryo.

"…."

"C'mon," Rai motioned, "let me show my room~!" Then turning to Ryo he said, "You can show your room too, Ryo-kun!" Ryo nodded in reply. After Rai and Ryo (but mostly Rai) showed their rooms to everyone, they finally arrived at Darke's room. The door to Darke's room was closed and his room was silent.

"Do you think we should go in?" Anrya asked with a glance. "I mean he could be sleeping, judging from the silence."

Selina shrugged and said, "You can always knock first."

Anrya agreed with Selina and did just that. Anrya knocked on Darke's door and waited. "…" No one answered even after a few seconds passed. Growing slightly impatient, Anrya decided to say something. "We're coming in Darke, hope you don't mind." Anrya opened the door to Darke's room and stepped in. The room was empty however, as Anrya and the others observed.

"Eh…where did he go?" Crystal asked.

Everyone just shrugged, but scanned the room.

"Anrya-chan!" Rai called, "Do you think it's possible for Darke-kun to have gone out the window?"

Anrya turned to look at the open window and billowing curtains and considered the thought. "Well considering his profile and ability, and his skills…I would say that it's possible." Walking over to the window, Anrya stuck her head out and looked all ways.

Rai walked over to see what Anrya was doing. After a miute of staring out the window, Anrya brought her head back in. "I think Darke is on the fourth floor/library."

"Heh? How is that possible Anrya-chan?" Rai questioned.

"Well he either scaled the wall or hopped onto that tree." Anrya pointed to a strong and sturdy oak tree that was close, but not close enough for comfort.

"That's impossible!" Rai said in disbelief.

Anrya shook her head. "It's not that the task is impossible, it's just not safe…"

"Wow…either that guy is Spiderman, or he's just ninja," Jasmine commented.

"Anyways," Anrya said, clearing her throat, "let's go to Darke's location and retrieve him. He always seems to be detached from us." Anrya led the way out of the room, down the hall, and to the stairs. She was prepared to lead the group upstairs when a sudden "Wait—!" came from down the stairs. Anrya, as did the others, turned to see who it was. Gray hair tied low, with protective eyewear and lab coat on, the person came running up the stairs.

"Oh hello Gray-san!" Rai said with a smile and a wave.

When the person go to the top of the stairs and caught a breath, the person said, "I'm Gris, not Gray, Rai-kun," said Gris with a slight huff.

"Ah, sorry Gris-san," apologized Rai, "It's just that you and Gray-san look so alike, gray eyes, hair and all…"

"Yes that is true," Gris said, "but take into account that I am a male, not a female, and my voice is about a pitch lower than my twin sister Gray's."Rai nodded.

"…Anrya," Selina suddenly said, "Out of curiosity, who built that door on the second floor, and how did we not hear it being built last night?"

"Huh, I didn't hear it either~" Rai commented.

"Well," Crystal said, "you were on the third floor."

"Yeah, but construction like that should've been heard even on other floors," Esa said. "I'm pretty sure cutting a hole in the wall should've made some noise."

"…."

"Well in fact," Gris said, "Gray and I built that door."

Everyone looked at Gris.

"May I explain the details?" Gris asked.

"I know you love explaining the technical stuff, so sure," Anrya said.

Gris nodded in appreciation and started. "That door on the second floor was built with the strongest, yet the lightest metal we could find. Adding some digital properties to it, we were able to get it to camouflage and respond to handprints…As for how you didn't hear the construction last night; that's simple." Gris pulled out a device as well as some peculiar looking pellets that went along with it. "These are what we call 'Sound Bouncers'. You would get these Sound Bouncers and attach them to the area around you; almost like a barrier. Unlike a 'sound-proof wall', the Sound Bouncer doesn't absorb the sound, but rather…reflects it. Though sound-proof walls are considered a well-constructed creation, some sound will still escape that room due to the lack of 100% concealment. Also a sound-proof wall isn't quite portable or easily set or built." Gris passed around the Sound Bouncers to let the others observe. "As you can see, these Sound Bouncers have multiple slits on all sides. These slits are for the energy waves to come out and physically create the barrier. There are three energy waves that are emitted: The Taker, The Drainer, and The Reflector. The first wave/the Taker (inner-most wave), works almost like a glass window of a car. Just like how a glass window of a car takes in the ultraviolet waves from the sun, but doesn't let the infrared waves (which are transformed from the ultraviolet waves) out, the Taker will take in the sound waves emitted from within, but won't let the energy waves that the sound waves will turn into, out. This is where the Drainer comes in. I'm going to use the glass window of a car as an example again for your understanding. When the ultraviolet waves come through a glass window of a car, they get trapped inside the car (due to the type of wave it is) and sink into the cushions and other things which in turn, heats them up. The Drainer collects the energy wave that the sound waves are turned into along the way from the Taker to the Drainer, and uses it to power the Sound Bouncer. A Sound Bouncer containing no sound within can last for about…45 minutes, but a Sound Bouncer powered by the sound emitted within can last much longer. The Drainer can be almost compared to a solar panel." Gris took back the Sound Bouncers which were observed. He continued, "Then finally, the Reflector. The Reflector is the outer-most energy layer in the Sound Bouncer. The Reflector reflects, or bounces back, any remaining energy and or sound waves that pass through the Drainer. In the first model, there was only one layer in the Sound Bouncer, and that was the Reflector. But after testing that model, we found that the sound within echoed very loudly. So to keep it silent on the outside and the inside, we developed the three layers. And…that's basically it." Gris looked around the group of people. "Any questions?"

Crystal made a face and said, "I think I understood that, but at the same time I didn't get it…"

Gris thought for a moment. "I'll give you a simplified summary of it then. So basically, the Sound Bouncer takes in the sound from the inside, transfers it to energy waves to power it, and reflects the remaining energy waves/sound waves to recycle energy within the three layers, keeping the Sound Bouncer running longer. It's pretty silent on the outside as well as the inside."

"Ok," said Crystal, "I think I understand it now. It would've been easier if you just explained it like that! The way you said all that…it was like trying to understand a different language."

Gris just sighed and gave a shrug.

"Well that was great and all Gris," Anrya said, "but do you have something to tell us? I mean, you came up here in a hurry…"

"Oh, yes," Gris said, "My sister Gray wanted me to tell you guys to come downstairs now…Zero-san has arrived." Everyone made a face. "You should also retrieve Darke-kun—"

Darke came walking down the stairs from the fourth floor and passed by them without a word.

"—I guess not…"

Giving a shrug, the rest of the guardians proceeded downstairs.

As Anrya and the guardians got downstairs, Rai observed that Zero was waiting on the couches with a cup of tea in his hand. Next to him was a guy with long, deep blue hair tied down low. Hm, that's not Ace…I wonder who it is…

"Hello everyone~" Zero called out with a smile, "Come take a seat~~~"

Out of the corner of his eye, Rai saw Esa make a face and shiver slightly. Rai walked over to a couch and sat down. Next to him sat Ryo. Around him, Anrya took a single couch, Esa, Jasmine, Crystal, and Selina took a long couch, Gray and Gris sat on another couch, and Darke remained standing, expression unable to be told due to his goggles. Zero and the long haired guy next to him sat in the center couch.

Zero put down his tea and looked around at everyone. "Well everyone, I'm here like I said I would be yesterday to go over the procedures and paperwork with you."

"Who's that guy?" Crystal said, interrupting Zero.

Zero turned to the person next to him and said, "Why don't you introduce yourself~?"

The person with the long, deep blue hair stood up and adjusted his glasses. To Rai, he looked very intelligent and…all-knowing…?

"Hello members of the Pericoloso Family," the guy said, "my name is Ren Kaiketsu, and I am with Zero-san as his accompanist."

"Nice to meet you," Anrya said.

"Huh," Crystal said, "Are you guys like in a family or something?"

Ren took a seat and turned to explain. "Something like that, yes."

"Hmhmhm~ Aren't you a curious one," Zero purred. "Ren and I belong to an organization called the Himitsu no Kanshu."

"Hm, what's that?" Rai asked in curiosity. Carefully looking at Zero and Ren, he noticed that they were wearing a matching black silver-lined overcoat, except that Zero had a golden "Z" on his right shoulder.

"The Himitsu no Kanshu, or the Keepers of Secrets, is an organization that keeps records of…things, analyze them, and many…other things…" Zero smiled as he gave a vague answer.

"So you're basically like a family," Crystal said.

"No," Zero replied, "this organization is slightly different from a family due to its…standards…"

"What standards?"

"That," Zero said, "is something I can't tell you Crystal-chan~"

Rai was about to ask Zero something once more but was cut off by Anrya. "Zero," Anrya said, " The paperwork?"

"Ah yes~"

"Why do we need paperwork for this Anrya-chan?" Rai curiously asked.

"Yeah, isn't this the mafia," Crystal snorted.

"This new family that you are starting was made due to our help," Ren stated," We are the ones holding on to your family rings, and we are the ones who have aided you. In exchange of giving you the rings and aid, you must, in return, aid or do us favors. That is what this paperwork is for."

"So it's basically a contract?" Rai questioned.

"Yes."

"Normally in the mafia you make you family without any paperwork, and become well known from your actions, but since we are the ones who aided you, a contract is needed." Zero took a sip of tea.

Rai looked over at Anrya who was looking over the paperwork. She then looked up and had a conversation with Zero about the paperwork (which Rai didn't pay attention to) and signed. Passing around the paper, Anrya told everyone to sign. When the paper got to Rai, he signed and passed it to the others. When the paperwork was done, Ren stood up with a box and went around to the people. Ren stood in front of Crystal and intently analyzed her.

"Dude, what are you doing," Crystal said, a bit uncomfortable.

"I am merely analyzing the type of flame you would best possibly be."

"Huh?"

Zero went to explain. "Ren has this strange power to see flames and identify them."

"Everyone can see a flame," Crystal snorted.

"Yes, but yours isn't activated or found yet." Zero smiled. "What's more, Ren can sense a presence through their flame even at a distance. I say that he has sensory powers…a sensory type~"

"Woah," Rai said.

"Sun," Ren said suddenly. "The Sun flame is the type of flame that is contained within you."

"How does he know?" Rai wondered aloud.

"Everyone has a type of flame just for them," Ren answered. "An undiscovered flame can be found as well. Some people have a possibility for more than one flame, but I see which one is the most dominant within them."

"Isn't it possible for a person to have more than one flame for use though?" Esa asked joining the conversation.

"Correct," Ren said, "But that's extremely rare...at least from my experience." Ren then continued his sensing. Going around to each person Ren sensed their flame type and handed a certain ring to them. Crystal's flame was Sun, Esa's flame was Storm, Selina's flame was Mist, Rai's flame was Lightening, Jasmine's flame was Rain, Darke's flame was Cloud, and Anrya's flame was, of course, Sky. Stopping at Ryo, Ren looked up and asked Anrya, "What about this kid? He has the flame of mist, but he isn't considered your guardian."

"Hm," Anrya said, "I wasn't going to give him a ring because he was too young…"

"But even the youngest have potential Anrya-chan~" Zero said, eyes glittering.

"We can always give him a Grade A ring of mist," Ren suggested.

"Sure I guess…" Anrya said, "But only if Ryo wants it."

Everyone looked at Ryo, who was sitting next to Rai. "…." Ryo nodded.

"Then it's confirmed. I'll stop by tomorrow and hand you a ring Ryo-kun," Ren said.

Rai glanced at his ring to observe it. His ring was a silver color with green intricate linings around it. On one side was a hexagonal green gem imbedded into the ring, and there was the same identical gem on the other side too. To Rai's surprise, the ring momentarily glowed green and faded. Was that my imagination? "Hey, my ring glowed."

"Yes, they tend to do that," Ren said. "By the way, these rings were given a name. They're called the Frammenti rings, which mean fragments."

"Why do they glow and why are they called 'Fragments'?" Rai questioned.

"According to the information I hold, these rings glow due to the way they were made, which leads me to their name," Ren said, "These rings were made in somewhat imitation of the Trisette. Unable to completely copy the exact format of the Trisette, these rings started to glow due to the raw energy they were made with. From the records, these rings used to be more powerful, but due to the failure in turning them into an exact imitation of the Trisette, their power was reduced and they became mere fragments to their former selves."

"Oh…" Rai said.

"I don't know the details fully, but that's as much as I know."

"Hmhmhm~" Zero chuckled to himself as he held up a piece of paper.

"What are you laughing about?...You laughing is never a good sign," Esa said.

"Esa-chan~ I'm just remembering the conversation about naming the family 'Pericoloso' and living up to that name…"

"Yeah, so?"

"Well, I'm sure you need luck to live up to that name…~"

Esa made an impatient noise. "So what's your point?"

"Hmhmhm~ You're the 4444th 'family' to have listed onto our contract~"

"…and?"

"Esa-chan," Rai said, "Four is an extremely unlucky number…the fact that there are four fours makes it even worse…"

"…oh."

"We'll be fine," Anrya assured, "I don't believe in superstition like that."

"Just out of curiosity, how do you have that many families listed on your contract?" Jasmine questioned.

"Well, every family who wished to become a family contracted to our organization Jasmine-chan~ Seeing how we were the largest organization around to help that process, many amateur families contracted with us." Zero winked.

"Wow…big organization…" Jasmine commented.

"Hm~ Not quite. Some of our contractors are no longer contracted with us, some families broke apart, some died in missions, some families got completely obliterated…" Zero smiled.

"What!" Jasmine was shocked.

"It's true~"

"So…how many families are still living…or err…with you?" Jasmine asked.

"Well, in our contract hmm…three, and that's including the Pericoloso Family~"

"…."

Rai's eyes widened.

"One family is completely bonded to the organization and works directly under us, and the other…is still contracted to us, but doesn't associate with us anymore."

"Uh…" Rai was speechless.

"Good luck~" Zero said. Then standing up with Ren, Zero said, "Well I must be going now, I have a lunch meeting with certain people~" Zero and Ren left the room and disappeared out the door.

"…ok…" Anrya said. Then turning to the others she said, "Well that was pleasant…"

"Pffffft," Esa breathed out.

"On a happier note, let's have lunch and—oh I almost forgot!" Anrya scrambled and took out her phone. "It seems that two birthdays have passed while we were busy over the past few days…Esa's birthday on June 4th and Rai's birthday on June 5th…"

Esa made a face. "Rai has his birthday right after mine?"

Anrya nodded.

"Yay!" Rai sang, "Esa-chan and I have close birthdays~!"

"Why do you have to have such a close birthday to me?" Esa complained.

"Awww, don't be like that Esa-chan~" Rai cooed.

"Well…I'm getting the cake," Anrya said leaving the group. "Gray, can you drive me?"

"Fine."

"Oya Esa-chan," Rai said, "don't you think we're a perfect match? After all we have such close birthdays~"

Esa glared. "No I don't."

"You could be a bit nicer to him Esa" Selina said, "It was his birthday after all."

"We're celebrating my birthday too," Esa said.

"Ah chillax guys~" Crystal said, joining in. "I want the cake!"

"Hmph~" Esa said. "My cake."

"We're all getting cake guys, just chill," Jasmine said. "By the way, how old are you turning Rai? I know Esa's turning thirteen."

"Fifteen," Rai answered. "Haha~ I'm older than you guys."

"Well technically in Japan we're considered a year older, so I would be older than you," Selina said. "I'm fourteen, but in Japan I'm fifteen."

"So? I can still be older than you~" Rai said.

"My birthday's in January…"

"Oh…"

"Agh this time zone nonsense is confusing, let's just stick to our original ages please," Jasmine said.

AND SO THE DAY CONTINUED…

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