Chapter 19: Memories

I do not own Trinity Seven and any of its characters. All credit goes to its creator.

Welcome to Chapter 19. Last time it was revealed that Hijiri was behind the plot at Liber academy. Instead of Hijiri however, the gang met Ilya's fragment one of her grimoires. Meanwhile back at the school, the battle to protect Biblia academy had begun and Lieselotte and Levi prepared to face off against Lugh, a powerful swordsman. But now we turn back to the academy.

As Dante and Sora flew up to the top, Mira got on Arata's back and prepared to climb up the ladder hoping to figure out more about the man who had charmed a few of the Trinity Seven already. Despite the tense situation, Mira was shocked that the young man seemed so calm. As she held his back she was amazed at how firm it felt.

"So Mira, what's your deal with Akio?" Arata asked innocently. He had always noticed the bond between the two so the time came to figure out just what was going on.

Mira was in a daze thinking about how it felt on the young man's back and almost missed his question. "Sorry, perverted man, what did you say?" Mira responded nervously.

"You and Akio seem really close. I was wondering what it was all about?" Arata responded.

"Okay then, perverted man." Mira responded. She went on to explain how when she was younger, her power made her stand out and because of that she isolated herself.

"I gotcha. You were afraid that your power would affect the people around you. You wanted to make sure that you didn't hurt your friends because you got drunk on power." Arata surmised.

"That's right. Akio was a member of the trinity seven and she went out of her way to make sure that I was okay."

"I see now, Akio was your mentor. She made sure that you took care of yourself and made sure you were always safe" Arata said calmly.

"Yes that's right. I wanted to be like Akio badly and its part of why I'm so strict." Mira said calmly.

"I see. It's a beautiful relationship" Arata said calmly. He had to admit he found Mira's admiration for Akio to be a beautiful thing.

'How am I talking to this man about such a thing?' Mira thought as she was surprised by Arata's calm response. "So perverted man why did you want to know that" Mira asked sternly.

"I asked because I want to get to know you better. You had issues with me because of my perversion and I can respect that. But I felt like you needed to know the real me." Arata said calmly.

Dante flew down from where he was and decided to have his own fun. "Come on master just admit it. You want to add her to your little Trinity Seven harem. She's the only one left. Granted, you haven't slept with the ninja yet, but that's not far away." Dante quipped.

Mira was shocked at the words of the grimoire and in a backwards way it made sense. Immediately her feelings switched back and she got angry. "You perverted bastard. I knew I should've killed you when I had the chance." Mira yelled angrily as she started to slam his back with her hands.

"Oww! Stop that, Mira. Listen, I may have slept with most of them, but I do just want to get to know you." Arata pleaded. He did genuinely want to be Mira's friend and this was not helping. Unfortunately as she continued it became a problem. "Geez, stop this Mira, or we're gonna fall!" Arata said annoyed.

Mira calmed down because at the height they were at a fall would be dangerous. "Alright then. So now it's your turn perverted man. What's the deal with you and that Hijiri girl? If she's doing all this for you, there's got to be a special bond between you. You asked about my relationship with Akio, so it's only right I get to ask about your relationship.

"Yeah, there is." Arata admitted. "Hijiri and I met a few years ago under interesting circumstances. Much like Lilith, she was originally sent to kill me. Unlike Lilith however, I didn't have my powers and circumstances were far different. My parents found out about my magic power and left me when I was ten years old because they were terrified of me. I managed well enough on my own, but it was becoming tougher and tougher. When I was eleven, I met Dante and he began to teach me about my magic. A year later Hijiri arrived and claimed she was my cousin. I knew she was lying but Dante said to go with it. Together with Dante and Sora we became a convoluted family.

"So wait, why did she seal him away?" Mira asked surprised.

"Well see, the funny thing is..." Arata started to say.

"I can explain this one" Sora said with a snicker. "Hijiri began to fell in love with Arata. As they both hit puberty, Dante had the bright idea to teach them about the birds and the bees. Hijiri also began to fall in love with Arata and began to act on them. To those who knew them at school, Arata and Hijiri were cousins, but there was an obvious sexual tension. At home they experimented with a lot more interesting things."

"How indecent!" Mira said shocked.

"We didn't care. We were young. I didn't have parents and for Hijiri, it was a break from the crazy life she lived. After all she was a mage on a dangerous mission and the fact we were comfortable with each other made it easier to ignore the obvious truth"

"Then Dante had to go screw it up." Sora teased.

"Hold on a sec, we've arrived at the top." Arata interrupted. As the group landed on the rooftop, they looked around the rooftop for Ilya's fragment.

"I heard that Sora. It wasn't my fault. It was a freaky accident." Dante said angrily.

"Key word 'freaky' huh?" Sora quipped causing Arata to blush heavily.

"Yeah yeah, I know. After two years of makeout sessions and different stimuli; Hijiri and I decided that we would have actual sex. Well we did, and that was when things got interesting."

"Interesting? What do you mean?" Mira asked.

"Before they were about to have sex, Hijiri told Arata the truth..." Ilya said arriving on the scene.

"What do you mean the truth?" Mira asked completely ignoring Ilya's fragment at the stunning revelation. The two of them were a couple and it begged the question things went wrong.

"She told my partner the truth about why she came in the first place. We knew she was lying about being my cousin but she actually revealed the truth. That he was the future magic king and I was a dangerous grimoire. She also admitted fact that she was sent to kill Arata, but didn't do so because my powers had yet to awaken. She hoped if we worked together on my powers that she could convince the school to spare me. Sadly the school wouldn't allow it. So she forced him to make a choice. Abandon me and live his life peacefully or she would kill us both and erase everybody's memories." Dante admitted with regret and venom. He still hated that day every time he thought about it. It was part of why he was so angry at Sora when he finally got unsealed. Of course his perversion stopped him from being angrier.

"So what did you do" Mira asked having been spellbound by the truth.

"I made the choice for him. I got really angry and took control of Arata and my powers went berserk. Naturally the breakdown phenomenon occurred and Hijiri and Sora were forced to seal my power away in order to save everyone. The whole town had been destroyed and the only ones left alive were us. Hijiri was safe thanks to Sora and Ilya, but barely. She left Sora with my master as an apology, and told her to recreate the world. Since Arata didn't remember anything he just assumed Hijiri returned to her school. Of course a few months later Lilith came, and the rest is as you know it." Dante said with melancholy coating his voice.

"Yep, what Arata didn't know is that the whole time Hijiri was watching over Arata using Sora; I guess she still held a torch for you." Ilya said happily.

"You don't mean" Arata groaned at the words.

"Yep, Hijiri watched everything that happened and boy was she pissed off. The fact that Lilith arrived was bad enough but watching you have sex with Arin was the toughest part." Ilya admitted with a giggle. "By the way, she's still a virgin. She regrets the fact you didn't take her virginity that day. It's actually pretty funny." Ilya laughed.

Mira looked on shocked at everything that happened. "So let me get this straight. Hijiri deceived you, betrayed you, and abandoned you. However, now she's mad that you're with these other girls instead of her so she destroyed her old school just to trap you." Mira said confused.

"You know Master, that is pretty funny now that you think about it." Dante admitted. The grimoire's and Arata all chuckled at the truth.

"True, but consider this for a second: Lilith tried to kill me when we first met, Akio nearly did kill me if not for Yui, Arin nearly killed everyone with that stunt she pulled, and finally Lieselotte tried to kill everybody; I'd say that girls falling for me after trying to kill me comes with the territory. Though I gotta admit, I might let a few more girls try to kill me." Arata said with a chuckle. The reality of the situation almost made everyone forget the fact they were stuck at a ruined school.

"Umm I hate to interrupt this fun bit of nostalgia, but we are still stuck here. Thanks to Ilya here, we can't go back and our friends back home are in danger. Plus you need to deal with your cousin, girlfriend, or whatever she is" Mira angrily reminded everyone.

"What are we supposed to do? Ilya sealed my powers. I can't do a thing unless we somehow get rid of the block." Arata shrugged nonchalantly.

Mira face palmed at the obvious fact that had been ignored until now. "That Dante guy can use his magic. Surely he's got a spell to get rid of the barrier."

"Well yeah, I have two or three of them. I figured this time would let grumpy girl and Arata bond. Clearly it worked because you two seem far closer." Dante admitted.

"Geez, Dante you had to do something so reckless." Sora chided.

"Come on, you gotta admit watching those two was funny. You were hoping something more fun would happen too." Dante responded unabashedly.

"Yeah, it was funny. Plus this is a comical punishment for Hijiri" Sora admitted with a giggle.

"Okay enough already. Free us from this damned barrier already!" Mira yelled out in anger.

"Alright alright. Black Arts: Seal Breaker!" Dante shouted after focusing his energy and releasing his newest spell.

The black energy from the spell destroyed the barrier holding the group there. They returned to their dimension and could see the true wreckage coming from the school.

"Ahh, good I can feel my magic come back!" Mira shouted. With a flash she activated her magus mode.

"Damn, I kinda missed that look. The half-naked thing works for you, Mira." Arata joked.

"Pervert!" Mira shouted although she was blushing a small bit.

"Alright Ilya, we're free now the only question is what will you do? Surrender quietly or will we use force." Sora said sternly.

"Please choose force I'm itching for a fight." Dante said greedily.

"Unfortunately for you it's going to be neither" A voice said up in the sky.

"Well this just got interesting, and this time it's the genuine article." Arata commented amused. Looking up in the sky Arata spotted the familiar visage of Hijiri.

"Hello Arata, how have you been?" Hijiri said landing on the ground with a smile. With a snap of her fingers, Hijiri turned Ilya's fragment back into a grimoire and prepared to face her old cousin.

"So this is the real Hijiri." Mira said growling.

"Yep, it's the real thing, and sadly that means it's time for you to go, Mira." Arata stated firmly. "Dante, do it." Arata ordered.

"Got it Master. Black Arts: Dimension Gate" Dante shouted out. To Mira's shock, an odd circle appeared underneath her.

"What are you doing, you perverted bastard! Stop this madness!" Mira yelled out. She knew Hijiri was strong and working together was the best way to win.

"Dealing with a childhood friend." Arata answered as Mira vanished into the dimension gate.

"I'm surprised you let her go. Wouldn't it be much easier to fight me with her by your side?" Hijiri asked giggling.

"I know you very well Hijiri. I wanted to make sure that we could fight 1 on 1 without too much interference. Even though we're equal in ability you're the type to go after weaknesses." Arata responded.

"Come on Arata, we both know that's only part of it. You sent Mira away for a different reason."

Arata shrugged realizing he was caught. "Fine fine. I sent her away because she was way too worried about Akio. Plus, with your real power, I'd have to use power I've hidden from the girls to fight easily."

"So you know about it huh?" Hijiri said with a smile.

"Yeah, I can sense you're hiding some real power. Plus if Mira's power wouldn't help against Liese, It definitely wouldn't work against you." Arata admitted.

"I'm flattered that you think so highly of me. So are you ready Arata?" Hijiri said happily as she got into a battle stance.

"Yes, Hijiri. I am." Arata said before getting into his own stance.

That's it for Chapter 19. I decided to change things up this way because it's far more fun. The whole Demon King battle was anticlimactic, it would be no fun to write. You'll get a much more fun fight this way. Next chapter Arata and Hijiri face off. Unfortunately for Arata things become a bit more interesting than he would care for.