"That scream… it came from Little Narumi's room!" Kanone said hurrying upstairs.

XXX

"Outside the window, kira kira kira ri, A shooting star streaks, kira kira kira ri!" The voice sang as the four continued the twenty minute walk home.

"Weird song." Ryouko commented quietly.

"I think it's kinda catchy." Rio said humming along.

"Could someone please shut her up?!" Kousuke begged, immediately getting a sock puppet bear to the head, "Life just isn't fair."

XXX

The bedroom door burst open, "Eyes... what are you doing in here? What's wrong with Little Narumi?" Kanone asked entering the room.

"Ayumu and I are just having a little discussion though really it is none of your business." The silver haired boy walked into the middle of the room.

"So tell me Eyes, when did you start speaking to me like that? You never used to be so rude."

"The day I surpassed you, Kanone."

"What exactly did the Hunters do to you?" He glanced to the brunette hunched over in pain still on the bed, "And to Ayumu for that matter?"

Azure orbs narrowed, "That's not your concern."

"You can tell me, whatever the Hunters did; we can reverse it… together." Kanone said taking a hold of the other's arm.

"I said 'it's not your concern'." He hissed, yanking out of the other's grip and slammed the brunette into the wall.

Kanone gasped on impact, shocked at the strength and speed of his long time friend. His wound… he shouldn't be able to even lift his arm let alone use it to pin me to the wall.

But still being the stronger of the two, he reversed their positions, "Eyes listen to me, the real you is still in there," Olive green gazed into crystal blue, "I can see it in your eyes. Who you were what we were, it's there deep inside of you." He whispered leaning closer.

An arm reached out, striking Kanone into the far wall, "Get away from him!"

Kanone's eyes widened to see Ayumu, the Hope of the blade children, standing between him and the silver haired boy. He rose to his feet, stunned at the raw power and incredible speed the other now seemed to possess, not to mention the boy's appearance was slightly off. Kanone eyed him up and down, finally reaching those chocolate orbs to find they were no longer brown but more of a gold color and had the cat like slits, a characteristic of the blade children.

"… Little Narumi?" Was all Kanone could manage to say.

"Eyes belongs to me!" Ayumu's eyes narrowed, "And I won't allow someone with tainted blood such as yours near him." His voice was deeper than normal.

A slight smile crept onto the blue eyed boy's face, "Welcome," He said, draping his arms around the other's neck, gently touching his chest, "I've been waiting for you."

"What...? Eyes..."

"Wakey wakey Ayumu, I talked to Madoka," Hiyono's cheery voice sang as she and the others stepped into the room, "Umm… Ayumu?"

Emerald eyes glanced around, "What the hell is going on?" He moved towards Kanone, "Hey are you alright? What happened?"

Eyes released his grip on the young brunette, "It's a shame you had to go and interrupt our little party we were almost finished too."

"Eyes… what are you talking about?" Rio asked, "What's wrong with Little Narumi?"

Azure orbs looked at Ayumu, the boy had his head in his hands, Damn it… not yet it's too early. Eyes thought just before everything went black around him.

"I never thought this would come in handy one day." Kousuke smirked, holding up his science text book then glanced down at the pile that was Eyes Rutherford.

"Ma…doka." Ayumu gasped, gold orbs fading into brown as he too collapsed to the floor.

XXX

"So when the cells have matured and emerged from subject two, will that stabilize his condition?"

"Marie, are you really as naïve as you portray yourself to be?" The violet eyed woman asked condescendingly, "No, the cells have nothing to do with the instability of his mind. The data that wasn't removed is the problem; the old and new data are now at war with each other fighting for dominance over the subject."

"What about subject one is he at risk of the same?"

Lillian turned to face her assistant, "Subject one has no old data remember, we removed it and you placed the information with his files." She finished, putting a hand to the bridge of her nose sure of the oncoming headache.

Marie's eyes widened, "Will subject two even be able to complete his mission like that?"

"As long as the Harbinger has his weapon at his side he can't fail. The closer they become the stronger they will be. Together they are the Ultimate Hunter!"

XXX

"Well well, look who finally woke up." The red head's voice echoed in the brunette's ears.

"Asazuki… what are you doing in here?" Ayumu asked, begrudgingly moving into a sitting position.

Kousuke leaned forward in the chair, "For one, this is my room and two, I was told to keep an eye on you."

"What… I need to be guarded now; you think I might escape out the window or something. When I decide to leave I'm using the door thanks."

"We're not worried about you getting out but about who's getting in." Vibrant green eyes glanced at the door.

Chocolate orbs looked at Kousuke confused, "What are you going on about?"

"You mean you don't remember?"

"Remember what?"

The red head's jaw nearly hit the floor, "How could you forget last night… what you did to Kanone and what happened with Rutherford?!"

Ayumu blinked slowly… then blink again. He opened his mouth to speak only to close it immediately after and shrugged in response.

"Hmm… that is a bit of a predicament and I was hoping to get some answers out of you." Kanone said standing in the doorway.

Ayumu looked the older male over and he seemed to be alright, what could I have done to him?

"Does that mean Rutherford's still out?" Kousuke asked standing from the chair. The other blade child only nodded, "Shit, I didn't mean to hit him that hard."

"I doubt that is the only reason." Dark green orbs gazed down the hall, "Why doesn't Little Narumi come downstairs for some supper?" Kanone said walking out of sight. It had been more of a statement then a question and both boys understood completely.