"Ufufufu. You really are an interesting person Shido. Helping out two spirits, saving them from the AST. And that power… mmm… You seem so gentle and I can't wait to eat you up. Hehehehe."

"How the hell did she beat 10 on 1… then again, she did kill a spirit. Hmm. I think this is looking good for us. Princess, will not escape again." Voiced the commander of the AST, Ryouko Kusakaba. A very attractive young woman, of only 27, who led the AST into battle.

"My name is Mana Takamiya, I am a second lieutenant. I am pleased to be here and I am looking forward to fight alongside all of you."

Ryouko thonked her on the back of the head with her clipboard before walking over to Tobiichi and doing the same. Mana cried in pain for a moment from the hit while Origami had a poker face and showed no pain.

"Seriously, what is with destroying valuable and expensive equipment for a practice match? Huh!? They aren't cheap!"

"Sorry, won't have again Captain." Both replied instantaneously.

"Good, just make sure it doesn't happen again. We are about to go over the fight with the Hermit spirit and the fights with Princess. Join us."

"Sure." Mana said before taking a seat next to Origami. "The captain seems a bit hardheaded and stubborn. It's why you guys are unable to take down spirits, especially someone like hermit. She is the docile one I've heard about right?"

"I agree and yes." Origami said.

"Glad I'm not the only one… so that's princess huh?" Mana asked, looking at the battle with Tohka. "There!" Mana yelled out.

"What is it Mana?" The Captain asked.

"There in the background." Mana said, getting up and pointing as the video was paused. She was pointing to a lone figure way in the back. This was the fight where Tohka raged and went all out against Origami for killing Shido.

"I never noticed her before…. Who is she?" The captain asked, a bit confused.

"… Nightmare. She is the one I've been sent here for. The reason I am here with you is to hunt for her."

Origami tilted her heat, looking at the figure.

"She looks familiar, like I've seen her before…"

"Are you sure? Where?"

"No I'm wrong. I just thought I saw a resemblance but I don't anymore. Sorry."

"Hmm. Can we see any other videos?" Mana asked.

"Sure. Bring up the second fight with Princess, the one at the school."

The video changed to the school were Shido first talked with Tohka seriously.

"Again! There she is!" Mana said, her eyes narrowed, looking at the screen. Once again, far away on a rooftop stood the girl, Nightmare. Mana finally took control of the computer and began to look at all the fights, her eyes scanning the one with hermit at the department store, the fight with hermit in the city where she turned into a giant blizzard. "She is here in every single fight, just watching. She doesn't even attack the AST, even though she could have killed you all…"

"Who is this Nightmare?"

"Well, she is a spirit. She is not a typical spirit like the ones you have faced so far. She is one of the first and has been here a lot longer than Princess or Hermit… and in comparison… they are just little bunnies to her. She is a lot deadlier and has caused over 10,000 deaths and that does not include the spacial quake deaths. She is the spirit I've killed." Mana said after bringing up the profile of Nightmare, after she typed in her passcode.

"What? Then why is she here now?"

"Because… She can never truly die for good… I've killed her at least twenty times and removed her head but she keeps coming back."

"… Are you kidding me… we have this girl in our town?! Does she have any other names?"

"Yes. Kurumi Tokisaki and I'm not sure why she is here. She has been all over these fights you have had with the other spirits… can you tell me anything else interesting about these fights?"

"Yes…" Ryouko said. "I don't really know why but…" Ryouko grabbed the keyboard from Mana and placed all the fights up on one screen, in different boxes. She then froze each of the videos on one singular location. Shido Itsuka. "This boy here has been spotted in each and every encounter with the spirits, and he seems to be talking to them. I have actually confirmed he has been talking to them."

"Brother?!" Mana exclaimed shocked.

Origami looked at Mana. "Explain yourself. How do you know Shido? Shido never mentioned about another little sister."

"Oh I'm sorry, are you friends with him?"

"No." Origami said instantly. "We're lovers."

"Huh?" was all Mana could say before the bell for school almost beginning to sound. Origami quickly left, not another word spoken.

It was another school day and Shido was sitting in his seat in the classroom. He was looking through the test paper that was given back to him, with the score of 89%. He was trying to see what he got wrong and why it was wrong. He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't even notice the figure standing before his desk.

"Hey there Shido."

"AH!" Shido yelped, shooting straight up as his chair, looking right up at the person. "Oh it's you… Uh… hi." It was the girl from a month ago that asked him to show him around, since she was a transfer student.

From a seat to his left, Origami was watching them, her eyes gazing at the female who approached Shido.

"Hi. Are you ready to show me around?"

"What? OH! Oh I'm so sorry. I've been busy lately and I haven't gotten the chance." Shido said, putting his head on the desk in apology, bowing to her. "Please forgive me."

"I'm not mad, I understand. I'm ready now though."

"Alright… Hey I didn't catch your name. What was it?"

"Oh my apologies, how rude of me. I am Kurumi Tokisaki." Kurumi said. Right then and there, Origami's eyes went wide as the name she heard from Mana sang out. Nightmare was at the school and has been here for so long!

"Nice to meet you Kurumi. I'm Shido Itsuka. Come, I'll show you around." Shido said with a heartwarming smile. The gentle smile he was well known for.

"I can't wait." Kurumi said, walking with Shido out of the classroom. Origami and Tohka were left behind, the former with an open mouth and eyes filled with shock and fear. Fear for Shido. Tohka however just felt lonely, now that she doesn't get to walk home with Shido. It was the end of the school day.

Shido headed down the hallway, ending up in front of the school store.

"So, this here is the school store. They sell all sorts of things here, from pencils to folders to candy to bread. I would advise staying away from their candy, and their folders aren't really that interesting. The only school supplies worth buying here would be the pencils and the markers, but honestly it's cheaper at the supermarket, but if you are in a pinch well… the folders here are too… bland for me. I like my folders or binders with a little… oomph."

"I see. How interesting."

"Now, the bread? Oh the bread is delicious here. They have all sorts of bread and most prefer the Pumpkin Spice Bread but my recommendation is the Lemon bread. It's bread that is cooked with a lot of lemon. Not lemon gel or lemon sugar, just plain lemon. So it's really delicious and very good for you. Though it is a bit sour but still so delicious. You actually can get the bread in whole wheat or white bread too."

"How interesting."

"Are you even listening?" Shido said, turning his head to Kurumi before he backed off with a yelp. Kurumi was standing so close that if he moved one inch to the left he would have been pressed right up against her chest. "Are you ok?" Shido asked, looking at Kurumi. Kurumi had a very seductive face and it wasn't her expression. It was the way her hair covered her left eye, the way her face was structured and the red eye. It was just like staring into the face of a succubus.

"Yes, just zoned out for a second. It's really hard to concentrate when there is such a delicious man in front of me."

"Excuse me?" Shido asked, an eyebrow raised.

"Nothing. Hehe. Was only joking." Kurumi said with a big smile on her face, both eyes closed.

"Alright. Well allow me to show you the rest of the school."

It was the AST headquarters. Origami was rushing forward, heading to the room in which Mana would have stayed.

"Ah, Origami Tobiichi. What's the matter?"

"I saw her."

"Saw who?"

"Nightmare. The spirit?"

"Really?! Where?!"

"At the school… she… the name you said, well she called herself it… and this was the girl I first thought had a resemblance to your Nightmare."

"Show me! Time is of the essence!" Mana said, in which Origami quickly opened up some school security footage of Shido and Kurumi at the bakery.

"Excuse me? Nothing. Hehe. Was only joking." Was heard on the tape.

"That's her alright… wait… Brother?! Why is brother with Nightmare?"

"I don't know, but a month ago she asked him to show her around and this is when Princess started making her appearances more frequent… and when Shido began making contact with these spirits."

Mana clenched her fists tightly, eyes narrowed.

Outside of the school, Shido and Kurumi stood ready to leave. They had their backpacks on. It was evening now and the sun was setting.

"Alright well, take care Kurumi. Hope I helped."

"You did more than you know Shido. Thanks." Kurumi said before she leaned over. "Next time, I wanna do it with you alone. Hehe… bye now." Kurumi whispered into his ear before skipping off happily.

"Eh?" Was all Shido could say after the confusing goodbye. Shido shrugged and headed home.

On a lone road, not traveled by much, Kurumi was busy skipping and humming. "Shido, tasty Shido. Hehehe. Easy girl… don't get too excited now. Gotta be patient." She then went by this alley, hearing gun shots of some sort as she passed by. She quickly backed up and looked in, noticing four adults, around 19 or twenty were shooting pellet guns at this small kitten, who was cowering in a corner, being hit missed by said pellets. They were missing on purpose… it was torture.

Kurumi narrowed her eyes slightly, looking upon the scene. She then put on a smile.

"Well, lucky me. It seems I have found some boys who are up to something interesting." Kurumi said happily. They all looked at her with shock and anger. "Oh calm down. I'd like to play too. Believe it or not, I am actually fairly decent with a gun myself."

"What should we do?" One boy asked another.

"I'unno." The same boy said.

"Hehe, have at it sweetheart." Said the leader.

"Wow thanks so much for your permission. I didn't suspect such an eager welcome so it is much appreciated, but I have a suggestion. How about a new target." Kurumi said darkly the last moment.

Shido was heading home on the road when about a mile away from his house, a female was walking towards him. She looked about the same age as Kotori, and her face had the same structure as Shido except a bit more girly. She has long blue hair which was tied up in a ponytail though there were some bangs left out. She has amber eyes just like Shido and a mole under her left. She then stopped and looked at him so did he.

"It's really you… Origami was telling the truth?"

"Eh?"

She ran up to Shido and stood before him. The girl was Mana might I add.

"Hi." She said, looking up at him with a face of super-duper happiness.

"Hi."

"Big Brother!" Mana said,

"EH?!" Shido said eyes wide.

About twenty minutes later, they were inside Shido's house. Shido was kind of confused at this, but the girl seemed to know him so he took her inside his house. Not really a smart move for security, but he lived in a good neighborhood.

Shido stood in the kitchen while Mana approached Kotori, who had a look of surprise on her face. She was black ribbon commander Kotori.

"Kotori… This is Mana… and apparently my sister."

"Eh?" Kotori said. Tohka and Yoshino were sitting on the couch.

"It's nice to meet you." Mana said, shaking Kotori's hand. "I never thought my brother would be living with all these women and they are all so pretty too. He must be having fun. Thanks for keeping an eye on him."

"Yea… fun." Shido said annoyed.

"Well… this is unexpected. I wonder how many more sisters he is hiding from us."

"He's a true man of mystery so who knows! Juicy Juicy!" Yoshinon said.

"It's not like I knew she existed jeez."

Shido looked at Mana now while she was looking at Kotori. Kotori and Mana were staring at each other.

"Look at them! They are so super alike it's crazy!" Yoshinon said. "Woo!"

"Well yea of course. It's no surprise. We are related afterall."

"Funny that you mention that. I've been his little sister for as long as I can remember and I never knew he had another sister."

"So does that make you my big sister?"

"No. Shido is adopted. Shido and I were both really young when my family adopted him, so we are as close to siblings as we can be."

"Except for actually being related."

"Ah, Mana. I got a question for ya. Well uh… I don't remember you… No offense."

"I don't remember you either… much. I remember up to about four years ago but after that… it's all fuzzy and distorted… like my memories have been erased."

"I see… the same is for me too… I don't remember much five years and more."

"Then how do you know you and Shido are actually related to each other?"

"Well…" Mana said… "This locket." Mana said, bringing out a locket and showing it to him.

"Wait… that's me… it looks like me really young."

"That's crazy Shido. A lot of little boys look alike."

"No… It's him. I know it is. My memories may have been fuzzy… but I do remember my older brother going off somewhere. I was so devastated and I spent everyday worrying about him. Which is why I'm so happy. I can't explain it! I'm super happy! I love you big brother!" Mana said, leaping over to Shido and hugging him tightly.

"Eh?!"

"Jerk! Get away from her!" Kotori said, doing a nice kick to his side.

"GAH!"

"What do you think you are doing?!"

"What the hell was that for Kotori?!" Shido yelled, holding his side as he was laying on the ground.

"Shido is my family. I'm not going to let you or anyone else take him away from me!" Kotori said.

"I wasn't planning on it."

"You weren't?"

"No. I just haven't seen him in such a long time… im relieved he is doing well. Even now he's got a cute little sister looking after him."

"Oh… you should have said something before I kicked him."

"Besides… there is nothing beating the real sister."

'Ah shit… this is not going to be good.' Shido thought.

"Funny… You are kidding right?" Kotori said.

"Nope. There is no bond stronger then blood."

"I think you mean a neighbor who is near is better than a sister who is far."

"No no. An adopted sister is practically a stranger. A real sibling will always be closer since they share the same blood."

"Adopted or real…? What does that mean?" Tohka asked Yoshino.

"I dunno. Do you Yoshinon?" Yoshino asked.

"Of course! Everyone knows a sister can drive a man wild like forbidden fruit! Sweet with just the right amount of tangy!"

"Really?! Then sisters drive me wild too! I want some forbidden fruit!" Tohka said. She really was a naive girl.

"Yoshinon! Stop putting Ideas into Tohka's head!"

"Big whoop if your are blood with him! It's not like a blood sister could marry him!"

"Eh?" Went Tohka, Shido and Yoshino and Yoshinon.

"Eh… Never mind! The point is I am Shido's only sister."

"I don't think you are a good one. You aren't as strong as his real one."

"What does that have to do with anything?!" Kotori said.

"To protect him of course."

"I protect him just fine."

"HEY! I don't need anyone to protect me! I do just fine on my own."

"Yea sure you do Shido." Kotori said, waving him off.

"How rude. You are so rude to your older brother. I would not dream of such a thing."

"GRRR."

"GRRR."

"Ok girls, calm down. How about we take a nice deep breath eh?"

"Shido who do you like more? A real sister who just came into your life or an adopted sister who has been with you for so long?"

"Uh neither. Well I'm going up to take a bath real quick before dinner. Cya!" Shido said, running away from this issue.

"COWARD!" Kotori roared after him.

Shido escaped and sighed. He was safe.

Shido stretched his body, popping some bones in his back before he climbed into the bath, his new clothes waiting for him outside.

"Ah…. Nothing like a hot bath. MMM… so good… so nice." Shido moaned out, resting happily. 'Hmm. That Kurumi chick… I get the feeling that I should get to know her better… why do I suddenly feel… attached to her? Eh… she just seems really cool I guess.' Shido thought before night-night time took ever.