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Polaris18: Yay, you it; joy! Hmm, as for the episode...not so much. Ew... why are they all bunched up like that? I just saw the choices for the episodes on the site...I definitely put spaces in between them. Hmm, I'll have to fix that...Thanks for reviewing!

BadluckGoodluck: I used different quotes...The one for this fic was the whole "Then that's enough. As long as you're with me..." thing. The one for Trapped was "We Blade Children are children who must not live." Eyes said the first one to Kanone, and Kanone said the second one to Eyes. Though, I did say that the episode was #9 for some reason, when it was definitely 12... no idea why I did that. Nope, not Eyes this time...and remember to at least guess who they're talking to (maybe you'll guees right and get the point...it could happen!). Thanks for reviewing!

Answer:The quote was from Ayumu to Rio. The episode was All Things That Are Possible To You

Points:Red Kitsune Flames:1 (1 bonus point)

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Polaris watched as Hiyono bid farewell to Ayumu and turned, running back in the direction of the school. She quickly tracked her, suprised at how fast the girl could move when she wanted to, "All the more reason that I need to sneak up on her." she thought. Though, that was going to be a problem since Hiyono was making a bee-line for the school and not stopping for anything. Realizing that this plan wasn't working out, Polaris quickly devised a new one. Forunately, there was one alley that Hiyono had to go down in order to get to school, and when she turned down that, Polaris finally caught up to her. She hoped that her accent was good enough, and called out to the still running girl, "Hiyono."

Said girl immediately stopped in her tracks and turned to see silver hair and piercing blue eyes. Of course, in her rush, she immediately assumed it was Eyes, giving that the person was still mostly blanketed by the shadows, "Eyes? What are you doing here?" she wondered, taking a few steps towards the Blade Child.

"I needed to discuss something with you." Polaris said, suddenly glad that Eyes always talked so softly and that when she lowered her voice enough, it could sound almost identical to his.

"Um, okay...what?" Hiyono asked, a little nervously. What could Eyes have to talk to her about? Then she remembered everything happening with Ayumu and Kanone, and that Eyes might want to know what's going on with them, "Oh! Did you want to talk about Ayumu and Kanone?"

Polaris grinned, "Something along those lines." she said, then emerged from the shadows, revealing her true identity.

Hiyono gasped, "Who are you?" she asked, "What do you want?"

"Just to give you a little message from Kanone is all." Polaris assured her, grinning, "He says that you've become a problem that needs to be dealt with."

"Wh-what?" Hiyono stuttered, stumbling backwards, "What do you mean... a problem?"

"Exactly." Polaris told her, "You have given Little Narumi hope that he cannot be allowed to have."

This angered Hiyono and she stopped walking bacwards, halting Polaris' movement fowards as well, "What is it with you people and Ayumu?" she demanded.

"Us people?" Polaris asked, slightly amused, "Whatever do you mean?"

"You know exactly what I mean!" Hiyono said, pointing a finger at the other girl, "All of the Blade Children have always told Ayumu that he was foolish to believe in himself, and detested anyone who gave him any hope that he had something to believe in. Now that they finally realize that Ayumu does have the ability to help them, Kanone has started up with it. Why can't you all just accept that Ayumu is capable of helping you? Why is it so hard to believe that your fate can be changed?"

"How does she know I'm a Blade Child?" Polaris wondered, but couldn't think of how she could have figured it out. She glared at Hiyono, "We can't be saved. The others were just outwitted somehow by Little Narumi, and decided that if they couldn't beat him, they might as well join him. You're the only one foolish enough to have any real faith in him."

"That's a lie and you know it. You're just afraid that Kanone could be wrong about all of this, and don't want to admit that everything you've done for him could be in vain. You don't want to face the truth."

"And what truth might that be?" Polaris asked, not quite as amused anymore, and a little annoyed because somewhere deep down, she knew Hiyono was right.

"That Ayumu can and will come out on top. And when he does, the one thing that you've believed in, Kanone, will have to admit that he was wrong and all of your efforts will have been for nothing."

Polaris glared, "What makes you think that Kanone means that much to me? Isn't it possible I'm just following orders, and that the outcome of this will mean nothing to me?"

Hiyono smiled, "Nope."

"How are you so sure?"

"Well, if you were just following orders, then you would have to be one of the Hunters that Kanone has alligned himself with. Obviously, since you didn't deny being a Blade Child, that means you are one. Being a Blade Child, you've probably known Kanone for at least a while, and doing something this drastic for him, you must have a strong connection to him. Perhaps you even feel something for him."

"My feelings don't need to be considered in this." Polaris snapped, "Like it or not, I am simply following Kanone's orders. Despite how long I have known Kanone and what my relation to him is irrelevant." She then briefly wondered how Hiyono had turned this conversation on her, and glared even more intensely. Polaris then realized what the older girl was doing. She was stalling for time, for something to happen, maybe even getting Polaris' guard down so she could make a run for it, "Kanone taught me better than this, dammit." she thought, angrily. She then smirked at Hiyono, "Talking time is over." she told the other girl, "Time to die."

Seeing that Polaris had figured her plan out, Hiyono gulped, "Can't we talk about this some more?" she asked, laughing nervously.

Polaris shook her head, "Nope, I've got to get back to other matters, and you've wasted enough of my time as it is." With that, she advanced towards Hiyono, finally revealing the knife she had brought with her.

Hiyono's eyes grew wide as she realized that Polaris was definitely intending on killing her, leaving no question as to her ties with Kanone. This kind of bloodlust and willingness to kill didn't happen overnight. Though, despite how Polaris knew Kanone wasn't helping her currently as the silver-haired girl was nearly on her. Hiyono honestly tried to move, but couldn't bring her mind to concentrate on anything but the knife, which was glinting in the bright sunlight, "It's such a beautiful day." she thought, idly, "Shouldn't it be raining on a day such as this?"

All of her defenses fell as she saw that tiny glint of metal come flying towards her. She closed her eyes tightly, not wanting to believe this was really happening. Where the pain of being stabbed should have been, Hiyono felt nothing. Where her scream of pain should have been, she heard only a grunt from the other girl. Opening her eyes, she gasped as she saw her rescuer pin the silver-haired girl to the alley wall, "What the hell?" Polaris grunted, struggling under the boy's grip. It was to no avail, though, as she was held firmy in place.

Polaris' bue eyes snapped up to meet an equally peircing set of eyes, glaring at her, "That wouldn't be a wise move." Hiyono's savior pointed out.

"What the hell do you care if I kill her?" Polaris growled, "She doesn't mean anything to you, only that Narumi brat."

"Hey!" Hiyono shouted, now completely confident that she wasn't getting killed, "I mean something!"

Polaris sneered at her, "Only to Ayumu, not to these bastards." she said, jerking her head in the direction of said bastard.

"If you want to get away from here unharmed, I'd suggest you keep your mouth closed and tell me who you are."

Polaris grinned, "My name's Polaris."

"I'm aware of that." Eyes said, annoyed with the girl's lack of cooperation.

"I'm also the one who has Madoka hostage right now. I'm suprised Kanone never talked about me, we're pretty close, you know."

Polaris was slammed against the wall at the mention of Kanone's name, "What is he planning?"

The blue-eyed girl grinned, "If I told you all our moves now, the game wouldn't be much fun, would it?"

"Kiyotaka has contacted me, asking for my assistance to take Kanone down for good."

Polaris hesitated at this, "You wouldn't." she whispered, "Kanone means too much to you."

"He's betrayed me before, what makes you think I won't get revenge?"

"You're not like that." Polaris pointed out, "You wouldn't do something so drastic."

"Obviously you don't know me all that well." Eyes told her, "Kanone told me to protect myself at all costs long ago, before he even met you. I have no intentions of breaking that promise, and if getting rid of Kanone is necessary to protect myself, then so be it."

Polaris shook her head again, "You're lying. You still love Kanone; killing him would hurt you much more than losing Ayumu."

A flicker of a smirk passed over the taller one's lips, "Little Narumi?" he asked, "He is as dead to me as the hope he once brought."

Polaris visibly trembled at this statement, "You're lying." she repeated once more, but couldn't bring herself to explain why he was lying this time. Despite all that Kanone had taught her, Polaris felt herself freezing up when she came face to face with Eyes.

Suddenly, Eyes released the girl, and she looked up at him, "Tell Kanone that I will not hesitate to protect myself." Polaris nearly killed herself for not being able to think of anything to say back, but only glared at Eyes before she turned and headed back in the direction of her home. Eyes started after her, "Kanone, what are you trying to accomplish in this state?"

"Umm...Eyes?" Hiyono asked, a little nervously. She had never really seen the Blade Child this riled up before, and he was scaring her right about now. She would have just left, but she needed to know something.

Eyes turned his gaze to Hiyono, "Are you alright?" he asked, showing only the slightest bit of concern.

Hiyono smiled, "Yeah. Thanks...for saving me." Eyes nodded once and turned to exit the same way he had entered the alley, but Hiyono stopped him, "Did you mean what you said?" she asked, "About Ayumu?"

Eyes kept his back turned to Hiyono, "If Little Narumi decides to try and defeat Kanone, I will not stand idly by and watch it all unfold."

Hiyono cocked her head to the side, "What does that mean?" she asked herself, then saw Eyes start to leave again, "Wait, so who's side are you on?" she called.

"Side?" Eyes asked, as if that were the most ridiculous question he'd ever been asked, "I am on no one's side. I do not believe that Little Narumi will be able to defeat Kanone."

"What about Kanone?" she asked, "What is he planning?"

"I don't know." Eyes admitted, "Only that he wishes for Ayumu to be with him in his struggle against the Rebels."

"The Rebels?" Hiyono asked, never having heard the term before.

"Hunters that wish for Kanone's death." Eyes explained, now turning to face Hiyono, "Kiyotaka is their leader."

Hiyono gasped, "So, that's why Kanone doesn't want Ayumu to believe that Kiyotaka will return if he defeats him."

Eyes nodded, "If Ayumu does succeed in bringing Kanone down, that will be all the motivation Kiyotaka needs to make his move. If Ayumu defeats Kanone, then Kiyotaka will not hesitate to kill him."

"But, if Ayumu doesn't win out against Kanone?" Hiyono asked.

"I don't think Kiyotaka's planning on that." Eyes told her, "Let him deny it all he wants, but he believes in Ayumu as much as the rest of us."

"What would Kanone do, though? Will he try to kill Kiyotaka?"

Eyes shook his head, "Kanone is not so foolish. He knows that he couldn't make a move on Kiyotaka. He will need Ayumu's assistance."

"Where do the Blade Children stand on all of this?"

"The others, they believe in Ayumu. They'll back him until the day they die."

"You won't?" Hiyono asked, slightly disappointed, "So, then you're with Kanone?"

"I told you before, I'm on no one's side. I simply made a promise to Kanone that I refuse to break."

"To protect yourself?" A nod answered this, "Wouldn't you support Ayumu then? If he wins, then Kiyotaka will be taken down most likely, and wouldn't that in turn take down the Rebels?"

"It is not myself I'm concerned with protecting." Eyes told her.

"Huh?" Hiyono asked, cocking her head to the side. Then, she remembered Polaris' words, "He still loves Kanone." she thought, "You want to protect Kanone?" Another nod, "But you're not on his side." She was lost once again.

"If this can all end without bloodshed or tears, then that will be for the best." Eyes whispered, "I will only make a move to protect Kanone if he cannot protect himself."

"Why only when he can't protect himself?" Hiyono wondered, "If you love him, shouldn't you try to protect him all the time, not only when he needs it?"

"There are some things I cannot protect him from." Eyes told her, "Things from which only he can protect himself."

Hiyono didn't quite understand, but figured she wouldn't get much more information out of Eyes. She then glanced at her watch, "I've got to go!" she exclaimed, mostly to herself, "Thanks again for..." she trailed off as she looked up to see only an alley, "Where'd he go?" she wondered briefly, but shrugged it off; Eyes was weird like that. Turning, she ran the rest of the way to the school, hoping to get there before it was closed to the students.

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Hmm, that was a fun conversation. And yay (or boo, depending on your opinon), Hiyono didn't die. I bet Polaris isn't too happy about that, though. Hmm, I wonder how Kanone will react; he did say it would be best if this was solved without bloodshed or tears...doesn't really sound like Kanone, does it? And Kiyotaka's the leader of the Rebels, I bet that won't sit well with Ayumu. Huh, a lot happened in this chappy. Joy! Oh, right, here's the next quote:

"But to run away from my challenge, isn't that really the same as death?"

a)Cursed Children

b)Choice of the Nonbeliever

c)Like A Swan

d)Mirror of the Heart

Alright, now I'm not completely positive that the choice is one of those up there, but I don't have a couple of my dvds at this point in time, so I can't double check (I think the quote is a little off, too). I'm about 95 percent sure that I have the right episode, though, so if I'm not, and you can correct me on that, I'll give you an extra bonus point right before I kill myself for not knowing my Spiral well enough. Anyhow, good luck!