I just realized I didn't put a quote in last chappy...no idea why. I think I may have gotten distracted (happens very easily with me)...Anyway, I'll try to remember that this time. Enjoy!
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Kanone had considered dropping by and visiting Eyes to see how much the younger one had figured out. It's always best to know what your opponents know. Kanone didn't necessarily like thinking of Eyes as an opponent, but if he was going to try to stop Kanone (which he would) then he would have to be thought of as such. He had a different idea, though. A much better one, in fact, and Eyes could always wait until later. Sitting up, he decided a shower was the first thing that would have to be done. He smirked, realizing that Ayumu was going to see Hiyono with cum on his stomach. He pushed those thoughts away and finally summoned the energy to stand up. He made his way into the bathroom, still completely naked from earlier activities, and turned on the hot water. He stepped into the steaming liquid and hissed as it hit his back and turned the skin there pink. He quickly adjusted the knobs and sighed as cooler water ran down his aching back. Running around all day and plotting the deaths of your boyfriend's closest friends made a body sore. He was sure the sex didn't help his aching muscles any, either, but that was just necessary. Opting for a short shower, he grabbed the shampoo and squeezed some out, spreading it through his hair. It filled the entire bathroom with a pleasant apple smell and he closed his eyes as he tilted his head back and let the water rinse his hair. He repeated the process with the conditioner and quickly washed his body. Hopping out, he dried his hair, thankful that he didn't have Eyes' long ass hair to bother with, and rummaged around his closet for some clean clothes.
5 minutes later, he locked his door and headed outside, looking around for a taxi. Of course, he could never find one when he wanted to, and decided it was a nice enough day to simply walk. Making his way through the masses of people, he slowly arrived at his destination. Knocking on the door a few times, it swung open to reveal a disgruntal silver-haired girl, "What do you..." she glanced up to see who exactly was waking her up, "Oh, Kanone." she laughed a bit nervously.
Said boy simply smiled, "Hello, Polaris, I didn't wake you did I?"
Polaris stifled a yawn, "Not at all...I've been up for hours." she said, sarcastically.
Kanone laughed, "Well, if that's the case, then you won't mind me interrupting you from your busy day."
"Of course not." Polaris sighed, moving to let Kanone in, "You know, I couldn't get to sleep last night."
"Hmm, neither could I." Kanone told her, "Though, that was probably because I was up having sex." he laughed at the shocked expression on Polaris' face.
"What? Please tell me it was with Ayumu."
Kanone frowned, "Of course it was. You don't think I'd cheat on him, do you?"
Polaris just shook her head, "Was there any particular reason you stopped by?" she wondered, moving with him into the living room.
Kanone smiled at Madoka, "Actually, yes; her." he said, nodding towards the glaring woman.
The younger girl looked between Kanone and Madoka, "Did something happen?"
A short nod came as Kanone began untieing Madoka, "It seems that she's no longer needed as a hostage."
"What happened?" Polaris wondered.
"Ayumu's come around." Kanone explained, "I had dear Rio explain everything to him, and apparently he listened."
Now free, Madoka stood up, turned around, and slapped Kanone, "What do you want with Ayumu?" she demanded.
Kanone blinked a few times and looked at Madoka, "Well, you're certainly foward, aren't you?"
"Answer me!" she said, raising her voice.
"There's no reason to get all excited." Kanone assured her, "I simply want to make Ayumu mine."
"You're sick." Madoka told him, not having believed a word of what was spoken about his and Ayumu's relationship, "Ayumu will never love you."
Kanone glared this time, and Polaris though she would have to restrain him from beating Madoka's face in, "Despite what your conceited mind may think, Ayumu does love me, and I will not stand for someone like you, who has no understanding of the term, judging my relationship."
"You're delusional." Madoka said, falling head first into denial, "Ayumu would never...he's with Hiyono."
Kanone laughed at this, "Hiyono?" he repeated, "I believe Eyes has more of a chance than Hiyono does."
Madoka's head snapped up, "Eyes? You mean...Eyes Rutherford?"
"Yes, I know. Quite a shock isn't it?" he asked, sarcastically, "Now that you've gotten over that, you can leave."
"What, so you can kidnap me again?"
Kanone shook his head, "I don't believe that will be necessary." he frowned slightly and sighed, "I truly am sorry, Madoka."
"Sorry for what?" said woman asked, warily.
"Sorry that you'll never see the man you claim to love again. That... that must be hell."
"You know where Kiyotaka is?"
"Don't I always?" Kanone asked, "Kiyotaka is...unreachable at this time. At least as far as you're concerned, he is."
Madoka had had enough. She grabbed Kanone by his shirt collar and pulled him level with her, "Tell me where he is!" she demanded.
Kanone looked down at Madoka's hands; he could feel her shaking (from fear or anger, he wasn't sure), "You're lucky you mean something to Ayumu." Kanone informed her, "Not many people could get away with this."
"I don't care, stop avoiding my question! Where is Kiyotaka?"
"What would you do if I did tell you? Would you track him down and confront him? What would happen when he told you the truth of his disappearance? This world has many horrors in it, and Kiyotaka Narumi is in the heart of them all. What can a useless woman like you do about such things?"
Madoka's hands fell from their grip on Kanone's shirt, "Where's Ayumu?"
"Now that one I can answer." Kanone said, a smile retaking it's place on his lips, "He's with Hiyono."
Without another word, Madoka left the apartment in search of the younger Narumi. Kanone smirked at Polaris, "Well, wasn't that fun?"
"Are you sure it was wise? Letting her go?" Polaris asked.
"Of course I am." Kanone told her, "I wouldn't have done so if I weren't sure. Besides, releasing her will only bring Ayumu closer to me."
"How so?"
"If he sees that I've let Madoka go, he'll only believe more that I'm being honest."
Polaris nodded, "Kanone...about Ayumu. What is his stance on this whole thing. Now that he knows everything...what is he planning to do?"
"Well, he doesn't know everything. Of course, if he did, I would have to kill him." Kanone laughed.
"That was a bad joke..." Polaris informed him, "Are you entirely sure about this plan?"
"I will not lose Ayumu." Kanone whispered, "Not to anyone, especially Kiyotaka."
"Yes, but do you honestly believe you won't lose him if you k..." she was silenced by Kanone's mouth covering hers. It wasn't a passionate kiss, but Kanone knew it would sure as hell shut her up.
"You needn't speak of such things." he told her. Polaris nodded, blushing furiously, "My actions depend solely on Ayumu's devotion to me. If he stays true to his empty words and meets Kiyotaka head on, then we won't have a problem. If he hesitates, however..."
"Which you think he will?"
"I don't know." he confessed, "I don't want to jump to conclusions. I just...I want to believe in him." He smiled up at her, "I still have other business to take care of. So, take care. I'll be in touch soon."
Polaris nodded, "Goodbye."
"So, he still has Madoka?" Hiyono asked. After she filled Ayumu in on everything she knew, he told her the latest relevations with Kanone.
"He says he's being honest, but he's still not making any moves to back that claim up. I want to believe him, but my head is telling me not to."
"Do you really believe that he'll try and tick you again?" Hiyono wondered, "I really pegged him as more than a one-trick horse."
"He's got plenty of tricks." Ayumu muttered, "The thing is, I don't know which one he's going to pull next. He's always so secretive and he won't tell me anything."
"Maybe he just doesn't want you to get hurt." Hiyono suggested.
"Doesn't he realize that he's hurting me by doing this?" Ayumu asked, "I thought he had more common sense than that."
Hiyono smiled faintly, "I think Kanone really does care for you. He wouldn't have gone to all this trouble if he didn't. He just has a weird way or showing it!"
"It's bad when you're calling him weird." Ayumu commented.
"What does that mean!" Hiyono demanded.
Ayumu was about to answer when there was a knock on the door. The two traded glances before Hiyono stood to open it, "Wait a minute." Ayumu said, standing as well, "Let me get it?"
"Why should you get it? It's my house." she pointed out.
"What if it's Kanone?" he suggested, "Or that Polaris girl coming back to finish her job?"
"Ayumu! Don't say things like that!" Hiyono told him, her voice wavering slightly, "Do you really think it is?"
"I don't know; could be. I better get it just to be safe."
"Good idea." Hiyono agreed, following closely behind him. As he opened the door, she cowered a little in anticipation.
It certainly wasn't Kanone or Polaris. In fact, it was the person Ayumu least expected to see, "Madoka?" he asked, shocked.
Said woman smiled as he pulled Ayumu into a hug, "Oh, Ayumu...I'm so glad you're safe."
After recovering from his shock, Ayumu returned the hug. Pulling back, he looked over Madoka to make sure it was really her, "He actually let you go?"
Madoka nodded, then caught the meaning of his words, "So...you've talked to him?" she wondered, a little worried that Kanone wasn't lying.
Ayumu blinked a few times, then realized she had no idea about their relationship, "Umm, yeah. Madoka? I've got to tell you something...about Kanone and I."
Madoka's eyes widened, "It's true...?" she asked, "You're...with him?" Ayumu nodded, "Why?" she demanded.
Ayumu sighed, "I...I don't know. It's a long story, and it's compicated..."
"Do you love him?" she asked.
Ayumu hesitated, that was the million dollar question right about now. Did he love Kanone? After thinking it over, he finally looked to Madoka, "Yes." he decided, giving no explanation. To be honest, he wasn't quite sure why he did so; he only knew that he did. Without another word, Madoka turned around and ran, a hurt look on her face, "Wait, Madoka!" Ayumu called after her, but it was to no avail.
He started to run after her, but Hiyono stopped him, "Let her cool down." she suggested, "Chasing after her will only push her further away."
Ayumu started to object, but thought better of it, "She's probably just going home anyway." he figured.
"Why?" Madoka thought, running through the streets, headed for home, "Why is he taking Kanone's side?" She stopped abruptly as a man stood in her way. She peered at him, "Who are you?"
The man grinned and stepped foward into the light, "I've come for you, Madoka."
Said woman took a step back, not recognizing the man, "What do you want?"
"I've come...to take you to Kiyotaka."
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Well, this won't end well. What will Ayumu do if Madoka goes with this guy? Will she? You'd think she'd have more common sense than to follow a stranger who said he knew Kiyotaka after what happened with Kanone...who knows, though? Polaris gave a big hint as to what Kanone's planning, can you figure it out? As always, more and more questions (I hope I can answer them all!). Wouldn't that suck if I ended this fic like the show did. Just stop it...right here. Hahahaha. That would be hilarious. Anyway, here's the next quote (see, I remembered!):
"Even if you are a Blade Child, you don't want to lose what's important to you."
a)All Things That Are Possible To You
b)Blind Spot in the Web
c)Cursed Children
d) Dry Eyes
Heh, I made the eppy titles match with the letters...I'm a loser. Good luck!