An old Japanese proverb once said, an evil Kanone is a fun Kanone! Okay, that was actually just me (and yes, I know the proverbs are Chinese, but do you see any anime coming from China? That's what I thought). Right, ignore me...and enjoy!
BadLuckGoodLuck: I have six? When did that happen? Let's see, this one, Trust, Trapped, Orphaned, One In A Million...that's five. Huh, thought I only had four. Heh, guess we were both off. Unless I'm forgetting one (could be...as long as I remember to update, though, no one cares). I do tend to update my oneshots that were supposedly ended at random times, though, so that could be counted as an extra fic, I suppose. Either way, I'm just awesome (that's my excuse for everything that I do that's good or people seemed impressed by). Heh, thanks for reviewing!
Red Kitsune Flames: Heh, I see you've heard the proverb as well. Kanone is the only one I've ever known to be delightful and evil at the same time. Of course, Kanone's the only character I've ever claimed as mine while still being terrified of him (which I am. Oh, so terrified). Thanks for reviewing!
CeTe: Heh, Hiyono should always watch out when I'm around. Oh, so you're convinced that I'm going to kill her off? We'll just see about that...Thanks for reviewing!
A/N: Yay, fun idea! Let's play a game, what do you say? Don't worry, here the only thing you have to lose is your pride, you can keep your life! Here's the rules: At the end of every chapter, I'll put up a quote by one of the spiral characters. You have to tell me (in a review) who says the quote and (here's the fun part) who they're talking to. Most of them will be pretty simple for you die-hard fans, and the first to get 10 right in a row gets a prize. Note: if you get one wrong, your count starts over. Just to make it a bit more fun, you can't cheat! That means you have to know it by heart. Obviously I can't tell if you're cheating, but I'm taking it on good faith that you're honest enough not to. The game will begin at the end of this chapter!
One additional note: One person can win more than once in a row (I hate those rules that say you can win only once!), and more than one person can win at a time (like if 2 people get all 10 right in a row, they'll both get the prize). To increase your chances of winning, I'm going to be playing this game in all my fics, so check them out, too! Who knows, maybe I'll repeat one or two...
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Having dealt with Hiyono in a sense, Kanone set out to take care of other matters; namely Rio. He had no hesitation about trying to kill her before, so what would be wrong with it now? The answer to that, was nothing. Realizing that school wouldn't get out for another couple of hours, Kanone grinned; it was scheming time. Returning home, he thought through all his options, "What would be the best way to take care of her?" he wondered, "She'll most likely have her guard up if she sees me, but I could always make the excuse that I was there to see Ayumu." It would be lying, yes, but if everything went according to plan, he would go to see Ayumu afterwards. If he could get Rio alone, with her defenses down, that would be perfect, "She's always with Ryoko and Kousuke, though." Kanone remembered, "They even live together." That could be a problem, but one Kanone could work around, "Ryoko will most likely be practicing for some track meet after school, and I'm sure that fool, Kousuke, will be following her around like a lost puppy." If that was the case, it would be simple to get Rio away from them. Convinced that everything was going to work, Kanone continued to scheme out the details.
In her own apartment, Polaris sighed, glancing to Madoka, "So, he wants me to kill that Hiyono girl, huh?"
"Why do you follow his orders?" Madoka asked. Polaris had had her gagged for the duration of Kanone's visit, but fixed that problem as soon as he left, "You know he's a killer, why follow him so willingly?"
"If you haven't noticed, I'm a killer as well." Polaris reminded her, "Kanone and I have a history, I can't just betray him or turn my back on him." she looked down at her hands, memories flooding through her head.
Flashback
A young boy with golden eyes and light brown hair was taking a stroll through a park near his home, an innocent smile on his face. In truth, that smile was masking a certain amount of pain that the boy was feeling. His closest and dearest friend had left him just a week ago. He had gone back to his native country of England to further discuss a contract with a company that was interested in signing him. Kanone was amazed at how quickly his boyfriend's talent for the piano had developed, and though it hurt to not have him by his side, he would unconditionally support whatever Eyes chose to do with his life.
He had decided that staying cooped up at home was no way to pass the time until the younger one returned, and had grown fond of taking walks through the park that served as a meeting place, and had even been where he and Eyes had had their first date (A/N: Could you imagine their first date? Oh, or their first kiss...too cute! Must write flashbacks of all these unneccesary events!). As he came once again to the park's entrance, intending to simply go back home and see if his mother needed help with dinner, he spotted a small lump of blankets and ratty clothes huddled on a bench. Intrigued, he walked over and surveyed the pile of material, concluding that it was indeed breathing.
Smilnig softly, he poked it once, and nearly laughed as whatever was under it jumped at the contact. Guessing where the head of whatever it was might be, he pulled the blankets away, grinning. The grin, however, disappeared as soon as he saw what was under the coverings. He gasped as he saw dirty silver hair, stained with what looked to be blood and dirt. He couldn't confirm the person's identity, however, as they had their head down, arms covering thier face as if they were expecting to get hit. Confused, Kanone bent down to eye level with what looked to be his boyfriend's identical twin if not the boy himself, "Hello there." he greeted, sounding as friendly and cheery as possible.
The frightened person glanced up and for a moment, Kanone wondered if Eyes was a twin. Peircing, blue eyes peeked out from under the matted, silver hair, studying Kanone's face. There was something different about these eyes than from his boyfriend's, though. While Eyes' blue orbs were soul-peering and bone-chilling at times, these only seemed frightened and uncertain. No, this certainly wasn't his Eyes. Though, the possibility of a twin was still rearing its remarkably beatuiful head. Finally the silver-haired one spoke, "What do you want?" she demanded.
"A girl?"Kanone thought, shocked. It was a little disappointing to find that the apparently homeless person was a girl, killing any chance for a threesome (was there ever a time he wasn't horny?). Still, he smiled at her, "What's your name?"
Silence and more frightened stares accompanied this question, "What do you want?" came the question once more.
Kanone frowned, "Well, I'd like to know why you're sleeping under this pile of rags on a park bench."
The girl glared at him, those blue eyes quickly starting to resemble those which he loved so much, "That's none of your business." she snapped.
"You don't have a home?" he asked, sympathetically.
"I don't want your damn pity." she informed him, "Just leave me alone, I'm cursed enough as it is."
This last comment caught Kanone's attention, "Cursed?"
The girl swallowed hard, "Forget it, you couldn't help me any way."
"You sound just like my boyfriend." Kanone commented. Eyes was all too aware of their fate, and he had adopted the belief that they couldn't be saved. Of course, this belief came from Kanone himself, so he didn't mind the pessimistic opinion.
"I doubt your boyfriend has any idea what it's like to be truly cursed." the girl said, bitterly, "He should be thankful his fate isn't already decided."
The girl's words were chilling, "To tell you the truth...it has been." he said, watching the reaction that comment recieved.
The blue eyes widened just a smidgen as Kanone saw a flicker of hope pass through them that people like her existed, "I can't be saved; I'm not even supposed to exist." she added, finding it very strange that she was opening up to a complete stranger. This Kanone boy just had that affect on her, though.
Kanone smiled, sure of what the girl was now, "Well, we Blade Children are children who are meant not to live, after all."
This time the reaction was priceless. The silver head snapped up to stare at him as those slighlty widened blue eyes nearly bulged out of her head, "You're..."
"My name's Kanone Hilbert." said boy introduced himself, "And yes, I am one of the Blade Children."
Now a bit more confident, the girl sat in an upright position, "I'm Polaris."
End Flashback
Since that day, Kanone had shown Polaris exactly what it meant to be a Blade Child, much what he had done with Eyes. He had offered to introduce Polaris to the boy that could have passed as her twin, but she declined, saying that she didn't want to be involved with many other Blade Children. She felt that the more attached she got to a person or group of people, the more she risked losing. Considering their fate, she didn't want to chance it. Kanone, of course, had been the exception, but when wasn't he?
Sighing, Polaris glanced at the clock, and stood suddenly, "I've got to go." she informed Madoka.
"You don't have to do this. You might be greatful to him, but you don't have to kill for him. Haven't you ever considered that you can do better for yourself?" the older one asked her, desperately.
Polaris paused at the door, then turned to glance at Madoka, "If it weren't for Kanone, I wouldn't have lived another week like I was. I owe him my life." With that said, she turned and left the apartment, locking the door behind her.
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Well, not too exciting, but we got to see a little bit more why Polaris is so dedicated to Kanone. Next chapter we'll see what happens with Kanone and Rio, and Polaris and Hiyono. I'll tell you this much, someone will come to Hiyono's rescue, but you'll never guess who it is! I'm not sure about Rio yet...Review!
Now time for the game! Alright, here's the quote (I decided to start you out easy):
"Then that's enough. As long as you're with me, I know I won't lose the things most important to me. I know it. Even in the pitch darkness, if we're together, we'll continue forth without losing our way."
Remember, you have to know who said it and who it was said to. Bonus points for knowing what episode it comes from (I forgot to mention that). Five bonus points can be used as a wild card. That means you can trade in five bonus points for one wrong answer. So say you got nine quotes right, but missed one, and you have five bonus points. You can trade in those points and it'll be like you got ten quotes right. Got it? Good! Good luck! I'll post the answer in the beginning of the following chapter.