Well, what do you know. :O I actually managed to update, after a long, long time. Well, I guess my only reason is because of school and stuff related to school, but that's about it.

I don't know… these days I don't feel like writing that much anymore… (sighs) oh well. Hope you enjoy.

Disclaimers: Does anyone actually care?

Ratings/Warnings: Heh, it's still pretty tame in my opinion.

Pairings: What the hell are you talking about! (looks around) Nope, no one's paired up as far as I'm concerned… yet.

Other: I'll say it once and I'll say it again… THIS IS COMEPLETE HELL. Enjoy.

Crossover with: Still nothing. Uh, later.

000

Extras: Character Profiles #2 (Chapter Two)

17. Name: Mr. Loony-Man-who-We-just-HAVE-to-Kill Age: Who knows. 30s-40s Distinctive features: Let's not start on it… Magic: Well, he yells a lot (sweat drops)

Bio: Well, to put it simply, he's one strange guy. Not to mention he's partly disturbed, loves to yell at the class and can't control them no matter what he tries. Oh, life is cruel…

18. Name: Cless (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features: blonde hair, scrawny Magic: unidentified

Bio: Your guess is as good as mine. He's… another classmate of Daisuke's…

19. Cecilia (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features: brown hair Magic: unidentified

Bio: Another one of those people who hang around in groups.

20. Miranda (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified

Bio: read the above on Cecelia

21. Chester (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified

Bio: read above

22. Bastion (?) Age: 13 Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified

Bio: Well… asides the above… he was too smart so he had to move up.

23. Shugo (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified

Bio: read above.

24. Nina (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified.

Bio: Bah.

25. Name: Mina (?) Age? Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified

Bio: All that can be said is… she's obsessed. Really obsessed. But you didn't need to know that.

26. Name: Viki (?) Age: 14 Distinctive features? Magic: unidentified

Bio: Hangs around Ryu and likes to beat him up and mock him. Does she like him? No one knows.

27. Name: Satoshi Hiwatari Age: 14 Distinctive features: blue hair, blue eyes, glasses… lots of blue, now that I think about it… Magic: unidentified

Bio: Hangs around the school roof, which is the only safe place and… reads a lot. Reads too much. And awfully polite. Uh… yeah.

… I really need to work on the characters…

000

Where there is life, there is chaos. Where there is chaos, there is life. Round and round the destruction goes, with no beginning and with no end. It's the simple reality that people just had to face.

But, they didn't want to.

And so they ignored the simple cycle of chaos, they made up the reasons of destruction, and whenever it was proven true, they just destroyed the evidence. But, in time, the people made a deal, and the whole massacre concept was shriveled to dust.

But it wasn't just peace in the end.

000

History Lesson #7

Assignment from last year (Extract 2)

Topic: Origins of Magic

Earth. What is the meaning behind the name? Is there a reason, a meaning behind it all? Or was it just a name some drunk guy made up because he was bored? No one knows, no one cares. It doesn't make any sense, though, as to why humans leave it as it is, and magic is just another force that is either controlled or not controlled at all. Magic alone is not evil, but the people who wield it do by their own decision. That is all that can be said.

But what is another world? What is it that is being searched for?

There are many dimensions that separate the worlds for their own specialties and race, but in the end, everyone is the same. Why is that? Magic is not just one thing, it's many things placed together and they can be dangerous when put together. Alone, they are still powerful, but the origins show more. The beings given magic had a purpose; there was a reason for them having what they had. There is no real confirmation to this fact, but that is what I feel, and the world that threatens to take over us all is all that is know of, truly. A fate that we cannot just ignore.

The power is one of many, and the many is one altogether. It is a force that is not to be ignored, and cannot just be violated, as many people put it. In the end, we are being used, and being used as the puppets we are.

Magic has no origin. It's just there.

Just like us.

000

History Lesson #8

Musings

Is there a reason for this to be happening? Why is it that fate makes it the way it is? Why are we here and why do we wield powers that should not even exist? Why are we like this?

In this world, there is no answer, only questions, and as people and living beings, we will continue to question these matters until the very ends of the earth. It's not a matter of life and death… it's more of a matter of knowing and not knowing, or never knowing until it is too late. Why do we care so much? Is it because we can't settle with what is already there? I suppose.

It's not foolish for someone to think this way, since everyone does it at least once, but it's a sort of an annoyance, something that won't leave us alone to live our lives to the fullest. It's just a 'thing', and it won't let us go. We won't let it go. We'll never let it go. That is the way our world runs. It's killed of be killed sometimes, with the human race being vain, jealous, petty… and puppets.

It that what we wanted in the first place? Somehow, I doubt it, but what can I do for this world? It seems rather pointless in the end. No matter how long we continue to irritate and prod at our problems, it will remain. It will always remain and there is no way to escape.

There is nowhere to run.

There is no one we can turn to.

And what is with the monsters and spirits that plague our land? The land we were forced on. What is their purpose in this life and the life for many years to come? It is pointless to ask, but…

I'll keep asking.

I won't stop.

I'll never stop.

Not until I get an answer.

000

Truth holds a deeper meaning, if one wishes to search for it. But was there ever a reason to all of this happening? Probably not, but people will always be asking themselves, if not the people around them.

No one knows the answer, there is no guarantee that anyone ever will. That is just life being an annoyance and a half. No one accepts it as it is and that that why we are always in turmoil.

It's just the way they live.

And they're proud of it.

000

Chapter Three: It's All about Power

The next morning was about as cheerful as someone being told that their most precious person had died and Daisuke wasn't that excited about returning to school, seeing as it was a pretty dangerous place and a half. Maybe he was just worried or something. He scratched the back of his head at that and then shrugged, seeing as he wasn't about to get any answer at the rate he was currently going. The school itself wasn't bad, he had to admit, but the students were always so… energetic, and that worried him.

The redhead pulled himself out of bed and shook With awake, who'd been sleeping next to his head (surprisingly Daisuke didn't squash him) and then he tried to get ready for school without adding evil and possibly dangerous scenarios in his head about what could happen to him at school that very same day.

His family was already in the dining room when he arrived, ready for school and With was sitting on his head, again. By the time he was out the door he had about half an hour or more to get to the dreaded building of DOOM and seeing as it really was a nice day (the overweight feeling was depressing, but physically it was just fine) he wasn't in that much of a hurry to get into the middle of chaos and destruction. That and Ryu would be around to drag him off into things he didn't even want to get involved in.

Something about that sort of attitude reminded him of Takeshi, and by that it wasn't a good thing. So… brash or rash or something: it was too early for his brain to be truly working.

It, of course, resulted on him tripping over something hunched over and very human-like. Unable to stop himself, the redhead yelped and fell face-first onto the concrete footpath. Hoping that he hadn't broken his nose or cracked his skull, the redhead gingerly got up and checked himself over. Head: no injuries, nose: … ow. He flinched. Okay, that was just a bit too painful for its own good. Frowning, Daisuke focused his energy on the broken bone (or whatever it was) and it wasn't long before he could touch it without causing a lot of harm to himself. Ah, self healing really was a dream come true.

The next thing he would have to face if it hadn't healed was his mother, and when she was worried about her only son… well, the results were quite frightening, to say the least. And that was an understatement.

When he was sure he was out of immediate danger, Daisuke turned to see what he had actually tripped over. There was no such thing as a giant rock in the middle of the footpath, he'd decided, as he noticed the crouching figure: who could forget the little scrawny, brown-haired who-was-actually-possessed-before-he-was-healed kid? Seeing as he was the one involved, the redhead blinked. The boy hadn't moved from his position.

"Ah… sorry," he finally muttered. "I didn't see you there…"

The boy shrugged, "No one ever seems to notice me. You're the fifth person this morning to trip over me as well, you know?"

"…" Daisuke couldn't help but sweat-drop. "Are you sure that it's okay to be crouching there in the middle of nowhere?"

The boy shrugged, "I don't wanna go home. So I'm just gonna crouch here. Who knows, I might get squashed and that would be the end."

"You're not worried?"

"Don't see why I would."

"How about your parents?" Daisuke decided to ask in the end, seeing that the boy had made no attempt to move whatsoever.

Another shrug was received at this, "They just want me to get good grades and stuff, not get into fights. You know, the usual family stuff. But they're just so… so…" he struggled to find whatever word he was trying to find, "I mean, yeah! The whole family atmosphere chokes me! That's why I'm always out here!"

"And look like you've lived on the streets for over half your life?"

"Yeah, that too. Most people will leave me alone when I'm looking like this," The boy, seeing that the redhead was making no sign to move anytime, stood up and brushed himself off, glaring at the older boy, "What do you want with me anyway? I appreciate yesterday and all that usual junk, but I don't see why you want to talk to me."

"Actually, I wanted to know something about you," Daisuke said, as calmly as he could. Something had been fishy, ever since he'd destroyed that demon thing, "How often has that voice in your head been with you?"

"Oh, that? Well, I've had it for awhile. Most of the time it was muttering that it wanted to find something but that was it. When it saw you, though, it hurt," the boy sighed at this, "Stupid voice."

"I see," the redhead turned away to go to school, "Well, take care then, okay?"

"Sure… what's you're name?"

"Me? Daisuke Niwa, why?"

"Oh, nothing. I'm Rishu. Well… whatever."

Daisuke blinked at this, shrugged at the boy's strange attitude and then walked off. With wasn't getting angry or agitated, so maybe he was just a curious person. That and the redhead wasn't getting any strange readings from him, so it was sure to be fine. Nothing to get worried about… yet.

Arriving at the school, he watched as some people rushed by him yelling insults at one another and seemingly having a fun time doing that as well. There were quite a few people who seemed to be still half-asleep and were all lounging around on the lawn and otherwise. At first glance it looked like every normal school. Until the explosions and fighting came into play, then it was scary.

Seeing that he was safe at the moment, Daisuke decided that wandering around was the best option left open to him and since the school grounds were pretty vast (he hadn't even covered a quarter of it the day before) he was all for exploring. It really did look like a normal school, and that was some form of comfort, even if it was misleading at times.

Walking around, the redhead took in most details and everything around him almost seemed significant… until he was bowled over by something. Or, to be more accurate, someone.

"Oops," muttered a voice further away. Whoever it was that had cannoned into Daisuke had gotten up and was now yelling rather shrilly.

"What was that for! How could you! I hate you hate you hate you!"

Rubbing the back of his head, Daisuke took a look at the person who had fallen on top of him. Pale hair that was a mix of blonde with blue that was down to her waist. No, he didn't know who it was. Not to mention she was still screaming at whoever it was and didn't even seem to notice him; she didn't even apologise, now that he thought of it.

The redhead shrugged that off and began to walk, only to be called by none other than Ryu. "Hey, Daisuke! There you are!"

"Morning," he smiled, the back of his mind telling him to run off screaming, but he ignored it, "How are you?"

"Well, I've had worse, you know." He didn't seem to notice the attempt to keep his distance and continued, "I haven't introduced you to everyone, have I? I mean the group as such. Come on."

Knowing better than to refuse, Daisuke nodded and followed the other boy off; the shrieking of the girl still ringing in his ears. He knew that voice from somewhere, but he just couldn't place it. Slowly, a thought passed through his mind and he shuddered unconsciously.

He was pretty sure that that girl was from the other day. Whatshername… Mina.

By the time they reached the rest of Ryu's friends and was beginning to introduce them, the redhead was already in his own thoughts and wasn't paying any attention at all. Besides, there were so many people there it wasn't funny. And with yesterday's list to join today's list… he wouldn't be surprised if his mind zoned out on him and left his body on its own.

What would the day bring to him, he wondered vaguely, what would happen that would be so chaotic that it wasn't funny? Hm… it really made him think from time to time.

The back of Daisuke's neck prickled and he turned, catching a glimpse of… something as it ran off. He blinked and turned back to the long and rather useless conversation that Ryu was holding, seeing that Viki was currently strangling him.

Something about that feeling was really unnerving and he didn't like it. He didn't like it at all. So weird and eerie and… dangerous? Maybe…

"Kyu?" With asked from the redhead's bag.

"With? What's wrong?" Daisuke opened the bag to look at his pet-thingy. "Was it bad then?"

"Kyu! Kyu! Kyu!"

Well, that was a lot of help. Maybe he was just hungry. Petting With, Daisuke turned back to reality as they heard some people yelling and the school bell clanging right over their heads.

And so, the school day was to begin.

000

"In today's case study, we have to remember that x happened in the year xxxx and as it was, the problem y was one to be thought hard through"

The teacher was really laying it on thick, Daisuke decided. He wasn't a bad student and he respected the teachers well enough, but even he had his limits and seeing that was already nearly asleep in the first five minutes of the lesson, it wasn't a good sign.

They were in History class, or something, and most of the students seemed to be in the same condition as Daisuke, all lying their heads on their desks and trying hard not to space out in case the teacher decided to pick on them. But it wasn't working very well and the redhead couldn't help but wonder if someone was toying with them. As in, someone had cast a spell on them without their awareness.

Sitting up straighter, Daisuke scanned the room, trying to keep as alert as possible, catching glimpses of power being flashed here and there, until he came across something that looked quite different from the rest. Pulsating and very non-existent to the naked eye, but very much there.

In the middle of the classroom, to say the least.

Wondering if he should do something about it, another awakening of power caught Daisuke's eye and he turned, only to see someone with blue hair and glasses, a vacant expression on their face.

Satoshi, wasn't it? Yeah, that was the one. The first person he talked to who didn't seem very insane. The questions confused the redhead, to say the least, but it didn't sound like he was insane. But then, why was he in the same class? Did it mean he was only fourteen?

It also looked like the other boy was about to do something, so Daisuke settled back to watch what would happen next. It was obvious that the blue-haired boy wasn't in any mood to be caught by the teacher or anything, by the way he controlled the force of the spell and kept it from getting out of hand. He watched as the spell took form of a sort of bird-like apparition and then…

Then…

Well, he wasn't too sure with what he saw. But whatever it was destroyed the spell and most people jerked up in surprise. The teacher looked up from the textbook and blinked, not sure with what was going on.

"Who did that?" he demanded. Someone raised a hand up at the front.

"Teacher, it was just a messed-up spell that Feena created. That's all. Alma tried to stop it, but, well, you see…"

"Hey!"

"Oh, very well then," looking slightly suspicious, he turned back to the textbook and continued to read, not noticing the waving hands around the classroom.

Daisuke blinked at this and wondered what had just happened. It was a fact that Satoshi had done the spell, but then how come he'd been covered? Looking up, he caught someone with chestnut brown eyes glance over at him. Confused, he soon got the message when a paper aero plane hit him on the head. Opening it, he scanned the note.

'What the teacher doesn't know won't kill him. If you know who really did it, then try not to ask too many questions.'

So he wasn't supposed to talk about it? Well, it made some sense, seeing that it was a spell that was probably forbidden or something. Like the blonde's spell. The redhead still didn't know what it was or what it meant though, and that was beginning to annoy him.

But Daisuke was willing to keep quiet, not in any sort of mood to gain attention of any sort, and leaned back on his seat, listening to the teacher drone on.

000

Ryu hit Daisuke over the head, making the other boy yelp in surprise and pain. Glaring at the brunette, the redhead pouted slightly; "May I ask what was that for exactly?"

"You're supposed to be paying attention," Ryu shrugged, holding the test tube with one hand and looking at a piece of paper in the other, "Otherwise you won't learn anything. The problem is that this school doesn't seem to want to support creating chemicals that actually explode."

"Well, mainly because we're not a warfare place," Algiros pointed out dimly, sitting on the other side of Daisuke, "And most of us a capable of creating explosions anyway. Now we have to add"

The redhead rolled his eyes as the two boys began to bicker. He didn't enjoy the prospect with playing with chemicals that much and besides, it was dangerous, especially seeing who were the ones getting involved with the chemicals in the first place. If it hadn't been for Algiros, then, well, the place might already been in cinders, for all he knew.

"Having problems?" a girl with sea green hair that was tied up in an extremely high ponytail and emerald shaded eyes joined them by the table, unceremoniously shoving Ryu to give herself some space. "And you're supposed to add that after the sodium chloride, you moron."

"Hey, I knew that," Ryu snorted, only to add the wrong ingredient in and the test tube exploded shattering glass everywhere.

"Mizuki, I thought I told you to tell him NOT to add it?"

"He didn't listen to me is all."

"Oh, okay then."

Ekaiyu scratched the back of her head, taking a look at the unconscious student on the floor. Miraculously he was the only one who ended up getting hurt, seeing that a barrier was set around the other students. But Daisuke couldn't recall doing that, but then who did it?

"You're involved as well, aren't you, Chorila." The black-haired girl glared accusingly at Algiros, "You always let him do that!"

"Well, if he's stupid enough to do that every single time" he began.

"Are you trying to pick a fight?" she had a very dangerous glint in her eyes, the redhead noticed.

"Uh, no, no I'm not."

"Okay, then. We better get the teacher." The two girls exchanged nods and walked off, not really caring about how the other students were now talking under muttered breaths. Algiros watched until they were out of sight before sighing.

"Girls, why are they always like that?" he muttered to himself.

"What was that all about?" asked Daisuke, curious, as usual.

"Mah, Ekaiyu Yashima is a weird person for so many reasons," began the other boy, "You really don't want to be on her bad side. I mean, no one really knows her besides her friends and doesn't tend to say much, but there's always this strange glint in her eyes that tells us when she's really pissed."

"And why would she be like that towards you?" the redhead continued, still confused.

"Well, after what you just saw, I think it's obvious," Algiros laughed slightly, "She seems to really hate the destruction we leave in our wake, but her friend Feena is the one who deals with physical punishment. The two can't stand it."

"Oh, I see." Daisuke really did understand what was just said, since he felt the same way. But the only reason to that was because he just couldn't adjust to the school's way of… running things. It was a bit too much on the wild side for him. He really couldn't take it.

"Anyway, what should we do about him?" Algiros jabbed a finger at the unconscious Ryu. "I don't think anyone will be happy if they trip over him. It's happened too many times already."

"Oh…"

Just then the teacher scrambled over to their table, and the following few minutes involved her screaming at Algiros for what he'd just done. It was obviously not the first time he'd done it to Ryu, but it was definitely entertainment.

Daisuke sweat dropped.

000

"Kyu! Kyu! Kyu!"

"With? Is something the matter?" The redhead looked up at the bunny-rabbit-something-or-other as he tried to recollect himself for lunch. He had no real idea where to go now – seeing that everywhere seemed really out of it for a second day and the explosions were already making themselves heard – but he was hoping that he wouldn't get caught up in something dangerously insane. Something in the back of his mind told him that he could be attracting the danger and insanity, but he really doubted it.

Meanwhile, With was bouncing on his head like something high on red cordial and wasn't about to keep very quiet. This really confused Daisuke and he had no idea on how to deal with it.

Finally he gave up and ended up plucking the energetic bunny to stop all his brain cells from dying off before they all collapsed and he had no more existence of a brain and then he would collapse and look like a dummy…

He shook his head, having no idea as to what influenced him to think about that.

By the time he had recovered, Daisuke noticed that he was the only one left in the classroom – that was, their last lesson had finished ten minutes ago, when With began to go hypo - and most of the yelling and screaming was now coming from outside. Well, as long as they didn't decide to blow up the entire building now…

Stuffing his books into his bad, he got up and began to make his way out of the classroom, still trying to make sense as to what was wrong with With.

"Are you hungry again? I fed you five minutes ago."

"Kyuuuuuuu!"

"…"

"Kyuuu! Kyuu! Kyuuuu!"

"I give up…"

000

"I still don't know why we're doing this anymore."

"Hey, he's the one who planned it. You ask him."

"It'll end up as a mutter anyway. Hey, where do you think you're going?"

"Out. I don't want to beat up a guy like him. Besides the fact that he's younger, it's unfair and Taro is just an idiot"

"Hey!"

"—he's kinda cute. You know."

Silence filled the hallway.

"You guys are all idiots. Let's go, Tina."

"Right behind you!"

"…"

"Taro, you better know what you're doing."

"I know, I know. Let's go."

000

Daisuke's sixth sense was in full gear by the time he reached the outside world – aka, the school yard something something something – and he was really regretting choosing to come out in the first place. With had finally decided to calm down, which was a good thing, but he was considering as to whether he could hide on the roof again until something told him to duck.

Doing as his brain told him to, Daisuke sweat dropped as the thing that flew over his head and blew up the tree that some people were sitting under. They screamed in surprise as said tree exploded and there was incoherent muttering around as the redhead turned to see what was going on.

About four guys who were older then him were glaring at someone there for some reason and the redhead was confused and merely blinked. He then wondered if cautiously sliding away would keep him away from harm.

His brain clicked when he noticed them glaring at HIM and were advancing on him. Okay, someone hated him for no reason at all and he was dead if they got him. No, scratch that, he was going to be BEYOND dead. Why was he being the one targeted anyway!

Something told him to run, and that was exactly what the redhead did.

"Kyu?"

"With, how can you be so calm about all this!" Daisuke yelled in exasperation. "This is serious!"

"Kyu!" the bunny seemed just a bit too cheerful for his own good and there was another flash of light that hit another tree. Somewhere in the background people were yelling at them, but Daisuke was in no condition to listen. Skidding on the pebbled sidewalk, he found himself in an area he didn't even recognize anymore. All he knew was that he was still in school, and if he didn't hide soon they – whoever they were – were going to get him.

So there really was something wrong with this school – bullying didn't seem that restricted either and WHY was HE being attacked! He wasn't supposed to attract trouble, he knew that as a fact!

During his mental yelling and screaming and not knowing what to do, Daisuke gave a startled yelp as something hit his back and he fell over. Well, at least he was burning or something, so the spell must've been a non-elemental one. Scrambling up, the redhead looked up at who was trying to get him.

The first person up front he remembered vaguely. Someone who was sniveling and looking pathetic on the first day…

"Taro, you really are pathetic," one of the sideline boys said offhand, "He's just a kid."

"Oh, that's okay," another said helpfully, "You see, Taro is trying to build up his experience, and that means beating up the newbies first until he's strong enough to beat up the real ones. Why do we hang around with him?"

The third one offered an answer, "Because we're all pathetic as well!"

Daisuke blinked and sweat dropped at the same time. Yes, they were weird. Taro yelled at them to shut up and then turned to face the redhead, who was still just sitting there; the spell didn't seem to be affecting him at all.

"Why aren't you hurt yet!" he demanded.

"Huh?"

"Hey! That was my strongest spell!"

One of the boys laughed, "And you're pathetic. Get it in your head, we all have already. Give it up."

"No way! No how! No nonononononononononononono"

Just then something slammed Taro from behind and Daisuke had to scramble back to keep out of danger. The other boys scattered instantly and that left Taro on his own.

"Dark, you should let him go now," from a corner of the building they were behind of, Krad appeared, arms crossed as he frowned at the other person in obvious disapproval, "I think he's learnt his lesson."

"What? This guy NEVER learns! And I never thought he would be pathetic enough as to actually attack someone he didn't even know!" was the yelled reply.

Daisuke blinked as his mind drew a blank. Okay, one moment he was running from a bunch of guys that looked like they wanted to beat him up for no reason; then he was hit by a spell that didn't have any effect on him; and then he was just saved by that guy… Dark. Yeah, that was the one. The redhead could only wonder if it was natural procedures.

He snapped out of his thoughts in time to see the purpled-haired teen catch Taro in an arm lock and was mercilessly pulling away: probably to see how far his arm would go back before it completely broke, while the blonde watched with a frown still plastered firmly on his face.

"I said it was ENOUGH."

"—owowowowowowoWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOWOOWO"

"It's never enough! The last time you said that he didn't learn his lesson!"

"—OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOOWOWOWOOW"

"Would you just SHUT UP!"

"—IT HURTS!"

"Oh, and it'll hurt plenty more after that."

"Dark, you moron…"

Upon hearing the bell telling them that the break was over Dark suddenly let go, and dropped the crying Taro unceremoniously. Finally he decided to look Daisuke over, who could only stare, not really knowing what was to happen now or if he should just go back to class.

"So, what's your name?"

"EH!" okay, that was completely random. "D-Daisuke Niwa."

"Right, nice to meet you," the purpled-haired teen gave an indignant yelp as Krad pulled him off by the hair, "Well, don't be late for class then!"

"Kyu?" With, who had been hiding this whole time, suddenly reappeared and looked up at the redhead. "Kyu?"

Daisuke could only shake his head and sweat drop.

"—Ah! There you are!" Viki's voice floated over and reached his ears and she waved over to him from the other side of the school yard, "Come on! We're going to be late you know!"

"But," started Daisuke, pointing at Taro, who was STILL sobbing, "How about him…"

"Leave him! He's the one who started it, right? Come ON!"

With a shrug, the redhead ran off to get to class.

…

Taro sniffled and looked up.

"Am I so unlovable now…?"

000

"Hey, Daisuke, right?"

Daisuke started upon hearing his name as he left the school building, and looked around to see the speaker. He was even more surprised to see that it was none other than Dark, who wasn't even looking in his direction.

"Y-y-yes?" he stammered slightly, not really knowing what was going to happen now. "Oh, uh, thanks for today…"

"Whatever," Dark waved it aside. "I was just waiting for Krad, but seeing you here, maybe I should warn you about Taro."

"Really?"

"Yup. They're probably aiming at you because you're new here, and the fact that they don't know anything about you. If you want them off your backs, then you'll have to do it violently. Hey Krad!"

The redhead was silent as he watched the violet-haired teen greet his friend and then said later, and he could only incline his head; what was he supposed to do? He wasn't even good in the offensive category, so how…?

"Kyuuu!"

"With! Don't tell me you want to eat again!"

"Kyu kyuuuu kyuuuuuuuuuuuu!"

So it was two days down, so many more to go.

What would the next day bring to him, he wondered?

Really, only time would tell.

000

"Whaaaaaaa-! You got a c for this!"

"I know."

"But it was really, really good! How could they just do that to you!"

"Who knows; you get some of the strangest people around this school you know. Remember Tessa?"

"Oh, you mean the person behind you?"

"Gaaah! … Hey, there's no one there! Mizuki!"

There was a scattered amount of laughter that followed after this.

"Ah well, I have to go this way then!"

"Right. Later Ekaiyu!"

"See ya!"

It was just like any other normal day, with school, homework and family stuff that came up every now and again: Nothing that amazing or anything, now that anyone thought of it. But when you can use magic or something similar to the form of magic, no one could really tell what would happen next.

Ekaiyu blinked at the report in her hands sighed, wondering why she had to ramble so much sometimes. Maybe there was no answer to that question, maybe things just happened the way they did.

But then again, that new guy from yesterday who ran into Alma and had ruined the whole meditating business – damn, she had been so close to that… uh, whatever it was she'd been looking forward to seeing. Alma sprouting wings? No, that wasn't it. Maybe she wanted that older guy who kept on getting into fights with them to be sent to the moon. Yeah, that was it.

The new student had seen the spell though.

She frowned.

Okay, that was just confusing.

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Taro sniffed as his group hung around him, not really saying or doing anything, really. They just wanted to leave, but wanted to hear what he wanted to say as well. Knowing him, it was going to be pure entertainment on their behalf.

"How could you just abandon me like that!" he yelled, still sniveling, "You were supposed to help me! Jerks! Imbeciles! Losers!"

"Hey, you're the one who started it," Klarth muttered as the other boy continued his 'pathetic child' display. "He's going to go after that kid again, huh? If we had used all our spells together, we'd be sent to court."

"And then to jail," agreed Takeru, "We really gotta stop hanging around this guy."

"I feel so unloved now! Hate you all so much!"

"And what's with his plan of world domination? He couldn't even hurt the kid when he used his best spell."

"I know, completely pathetic on his part. Makes you wonder how he got here."

"Maybe he snuck in?"

"It's a waste of time listening to him though…"

"Why must you always leave me to do all the hard stuff! You guys are so weak!"

"Yeah, it's pretty pointless hanging around him," Tina said calmly, "But what more can we do? Ah well, got to get home now. Later guys."

"Wait, I'm coming as well," called Beth, the only other girl in the group. They seemed fairly decent but loved to hang around the guys just to see the pathetic side of men: or so they said.

And so the rest of the evening passed by with Taro's ramblings and ranting renting the air.

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"All right! This is going to be the next biggest scoop ever!"

"Saehara, that's what you always say. Now get a move on it, you're getting in my way."

"Gah! Watch it, Harada!"

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Yep, only time would tell.

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Okay, I know this has to be the most useless chapter present, uh… whatever. Can't do anything at the moment, so as for updates… maybe I'll just take a break for a few months. No one cares… right? Right.

Oh, and for that part with Saehara and Harada… it was just Takeshi was standing outside of the school and Riku nearly ran over him with her bike. So… in case you were wondering…

Anyway, back to whatever…

Hakudoshi-chan: soon-ish as in… a month? Two? Three? A year? Okay, maybe not that long. Well, hope you enjoyed this… thing…

AngelOfPastPresentAndFuture: hope you like this chapter too, okay:)

Staryday: Meep. XO Well, here's the update… even it did take me a while… oh well.

Salioka: Well, here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. I did enjoy some parts of it, but overall this chapter was… (sighs) Well, at least Dark met (very vaguely) with Daisuke, but that's about it. Taro's not letting this drop though…

Other than that, not much else to say. Read my other stories? Eh, whatever. Too tired to care anymore as to who reads my stuff and who doesn't. Maybe I'll go hide in a rut for a few months before I continue… yeah, not that well at the moment. Anway, hope everyone enjoyed it! Until the next… installment… that will take forever… (bops head) argh.