I think this has become my new favorite fic. There's usually one I'm always happy to update, and I think this is it. Trust is a close second with Orphaned, and Trapped has just sunk to the bottom of the list. I've got to say, I miss Happiness of Those Who Believe, though... that was a fun-ass fic (at least for me). Anyway, enough reminiscing, onto the story. Enjoy!
Red Kitsune Flames: Heh, Kanone and Ayumu are going to be too much fun, I can't wait to get back to them either. Well, it was Rio and Ayumu, but Rio's the one that said it. And you don't lose anything for guessing wrong (that would suck), so you just get to try again this chappy. Thanks for reviewing!
Polaris18: Lol, Kanone, back away slowly.
Kanone: (whispers) I think she's still watching me.
Me: No way, she's too occupied with that damn wall.
Kanone:(runs)
Me:(sees Polaris run after him) Shit, Kanone, I said back away slowly!
Kanone: Lotta good that's doing me now! Can't you just be happy with getting the quote right?
Me: Guess not. Well, that's why we have Kalelle (go, back-up Kanone!)...thanks for reviewing!
Kalelle: I heard that back-up thing...bitch.
Answer: The quote was from Rio to Ayumu. The episode was Choice of the Nonbeliever.
Points: Red Kitsune Flames:1 (1 bonus point)
Polaris18:1 (1 bonus point)
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Polaris entered her apartment, cursing Eyes, "Bastard...he'll pay for that."
"Something go wrong?" came a voice from her living room.
Polaris jumped a little before spinning around to come face to face with the person she wanted to see least, "Kanone..." she said, a little nervously, "Shouldn't you be meeting Ayumu?" she asked.
Kanone smiled, but Polaris could tell it was a fake one, why he even bothered to use it around her was beyond the girl. Maybe he was using it as a warning that he knew something was up, "Ayumu's being taken care of." he assured her.
"Huh? What do you mean, taken care of?"
"It seems that young Rio was more than willing to help us out, after I explained everything, of course."
"Rio? So...you didn't kill her?" If Kanone hadn't killed the person he'd gone after, perhaps it would be okay that she had failed as well. Though, from what Kanone said, he hardly saw it as failing on his part.
"No. How did things go with Hiyono?" he asked, sensing that she was hiding something.
"Damn." she thought, "I can't lie to him, he'll know if I do." Sighing, she shook her head, "They didn't."
"They didn't?" Kanone repeated, "Meaning..."
"They didn't go." Polaris explained, "I didn't kill her." she added, avoiding Kanone's gaze.
"And why not?" Kanone wondered, not sounding naer as upset as she would have thought he would.
"I...someone interfered."
"Is that so? It wouldn't have been dearest Ayumu, now would it?" Kanone asked, smirking.
Polaris shook her head, "No, he was gone."
The smirk faded, "Not Ayumu? Who, then?" Polaris hesitated, not expecting Kanone to react very well to the news, "Polaris?" he pressed, letting her know to talk.
"Eyes." she whispered, "He...he stopped me."
"Eyes." Kanone repeated, "Why?"
Polaris sighed, "I don't know...I ran." she admitted.
"You ran?" Kanone asked, now he sounded upset, "Why would you run? Eyes wouldn't kill a Blade Child."
"He threatened to." she defended herself.
"You were scared off by a mere threat?" he questioned, as if it were ridiculous to do so. At her nod, he sighed, "I really thought I taught you better than that."
Polaris' head snapped up, "You did!" she objected, "I...I messed up, Kanone, but it's not your fault." How could Kanone think that he had gone wrong?
"Oh, I know it's not my fault, I'm not the one who ran away." he said, his sarcasm not the friendly, joking kind, "I did my part. I thought I could rely on you, but apparently I was mistaken."
"Don't say that." she whispered, shaking her head, "I didn't mean to fail you."
"I'm sure you didn't, but the fact remains that you did."
Polaris cursed herself when she felt cool liquid running down her cheeks, "Stop." she all but pleaded, "Why are you doing this?"
Kanone snickered, "You know, a lot of people have been asking me 'why' lately. I haven't had an answer for any of them, but I can't see that I'm doing anything to you."
Piercing eyes snapped up to meet his olive-green ones, "How can you say that?" she demanded, "You're discarding me like everyone else."
"You messed up like everyone else I've discarded, as you so kindly put it." Kanone pointed out, "Do you realize that Hiyono now probably knows more than she needs to by wriggling some valuable information out of Eyes?" he asked (A/N: Yes, she wriggled the information, like the little worm she is...heh, nevermind.), "This could be very bad for me, Polaris."
"Stop." she said once more, "Stop talking to me like that!"
Kanone raised an eyebrow, "Excuse me?"
"You keep talking to me like you do everyone else, you keep acting like I mean nothing to you."
Kanone smiled, "That's not true, you're very pleasant to have around, and you are a very smart girl, but I can't allow you to believe that what you did is alright."
"I don't." she assured him, "Do you think I haven't been kicking myself every second since I left those two there? Do you think that I wouldn't have done anything if I thought it would have made a difference? The truth is, I would have met Eyes head on today if I thought that it would have helped you, damn the consequences. I didn't, though, I ran. I ran because I knew that I couldn't have done anything to help you..." Polaris trailed off as Kanone pulled her to him, placing a hand on the back of her neck and rubbing gently to calm her down.
"You talk a lot, you know that?" he whispered, smiling, "You've done me a world of good since I met you, and I never want you to think any differently, got it?" A small nod was all he recieved as an answer, "You're nowhere near worthless, and perhaps I was a little harsh on you. It's only because I have such high expectations of you, though."
Polaris pulled back a little, glancing up to meet his eyes, "I don't want to disappoint you." she told him.
Kanone chuckled, "Never." he assured her and placed a soft kiss on her forehead, "You've grown so much since I first found you, it's really amazing."
Polaris' stomach flipped at these words and she blushed a little, "It's all because of you. You've taught me everything I know." she insisted.
Kanone shook his head, "Don't be so modest, I may have taught you, but I've taught many people many things. You're one of the only people I know to pick up that quickly."
"One of the only?" she thought, "He must mean Eyes..." It made her extremely happy that Kanone compared her to Eyes in that sense, though, the latter was very intelligent from what she could tell. She smiled up at Kanone, "To be the best you've got to learn from the best."
Kanone grinned, "And I am the best." he agreed. They laughed at that, and then Kanone got serious once again, "Anyway, you shouldn't need to worry about Hiyono. By the time she gets to Ayumu, Rio will have already convinced him that he has no choice but to side with me."
"So, you're using her?" Polaris asked, frowning slightly.
Kanone smirked, "Of course." he replied as he headed for the door.
She was about to say goodbye when another thought occured to her, "Hey!" she stopped him in his tracks.
"Yes?"
"You said I didn't need to worry about letting Hiyono get away." she clarified.
Kanone nodded, "And?" he asked, wondering what the problem with that was.
"You let me believe that I really screwed up then turned around and said it was alright!" she told him.
The brunette thought about it, "I suppose you're right about that." he said, laughing. When he looked to Polaris once more, she was far from laughing, "Oh, come on, take a joke." That didn't seem to work either, "I'll talk to you later, dear." he said, turning and smirking.
Polaris blushed a little, "Damn him." she thought, not being able to help the smile that crossed her lips. She didn't know why, but she always loved it when Kanone called her that.
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Well, there's your fluff, Polaris! Next chappy we'll get back on track and see if Kanone's plan of manipulating Rio will work. Also, will Eyes stand idly by while he knows at least part of what Kanone is planning? Will he stay true to his word and keep his promise, or will he betray Kanone in the end? Jeez, this sounds like I'm writing a summary for something, lol. And how will Ayumu react to learning that his brother is the leader of the group that is trying to kill his friends and his boyfriend? Is Kanone even his boyfriend even more? Too many questions! I'll stop now and just give you this fun little quote:
"Ayumu Narumi, you will forever be a loser."
a)Overture
b)Mirror of the Heart
c)Cursed Children
d)Day of the Defeated
I know it's very obvious who's being talked to by the quote, but I couldn't help it; it just doesn't sound right without the 'Ayumu Narumi' part. I think this is one of my favorite insults of all time, too. Heh, good luck!