Sousuke woke up early the next morning as he usually did opening his eyes slowly and looking at Kaname who was still sleeping and still in his arms. He closed his eyes again carefully readjusting his arms around her and went back to sleep.
"Hey you two!" Melissa Mao said smiling as she poked both of them. Sousuke and Kaname woke nearly flipping out. Kaname sat up quickly and Sousuke did as well. He swallowed hard and blinked.
"Mao…what are you doing here?" He said nearly in panic as he knew she had caught them. He also knew this could make him lose his job if Mardukas or Kalanin found out.
"Relax I'm not going to tell anyone…" She said as she looked at Sousuke.
Kaname sighed in relief and looked at Sousuke never really seeing the look he had on his face right now before.
"I need to talk to Sousuke for future planning I was sent by Kalanin..." She said as she studied her nails for a second and put a cigarette in her mouth. Sousuke blinked a little rubbing his eyes once. Kaname sighed and got up heading towards the bathroom letting them talk alone….
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Graduation….

It was the last day Kaname and Sousuke as well as everyone else in the class would ever have to be at the school again. Over time it was announced that Kaname and Sousuke had ended up being prom queen and king even though they left two hours before it ended because of the events that took place. Kaname smiled putting on her white gown and holding her cap in her hand. Sousuke was in a blue one wearing a tux underneath similar to the one he had worn to the prom.
"Sergeant you look kick ass…" Mao said taking a picture. Sousuke blinked he hated pictures but had gotten used to it with Kyoko around. He watched as Kaname walked out from his bedroom where she had changed. She looked at Sousuke and smiled slightly she had never seen him wearing anything remotely close to a graduation gown and it kind of looked funny. But there was more to this he found with the size of the gown he could fit other weapons that he would be helpful in ensuring safety with underneath it. Weapons that would have been easily confiscated with his normal school uniform. Sousuke looked at Kaname and stared at her for a few seconds. Kaname giggled.

"Sousuke you look so good in …that…yet…it's so amusing." She said laughing a little. Sousuke blinked a little confused and just nodded in agreement to keep her in a good mood.
"You look decent as well Kaname." He said a little blankly. She shook her head and sighed. Kaname smiled and walked over and sighed.
"I hope you don't do anything out of the ordinary tonight…" She said looking at him smiling but Sousuke remained having a serious look on his face and then turned to her.
"I will do my best." He said with confidence that he could follow through with her wish.
Kaname's smiled moved to more of a frown she couldn't count the number of times he had said those same five words and things had turned into chaos.
No sooner had Sousuke given her those reassuring words they were taken to the school and brought by a public transportation bus to the graduation which was held in the gym of the school. Kaname sighed looking at Sousuke he appeared to have quite an innocent look on his face but had no idea really what to expect of this whole situation. She turned to look out the window and sighed. When they finally arrived they got off the bus Sousuke walked by Kaname's side wondering how he was going to ensure her safety because the guys were to sit on one side and the girls on the other. He figured since he was in the same room that things would work out. When they entered the gym Sousuke looked around not used to seeing it look so different there were tons of chairs set up and a stage in the front with a set of stairs. All the teachers were sitting in seats and the head principal was up on stage. Forty five minutes passed and when everyone was situated the ceremony began. First a girl was called up and then a guy in alphabetical order. Sousuke new it would take them awhile to get to his name.

Sousuke didn't make it past the second girls name to be called as he shifted in his chair a grenade that had some how gotten the pin pulled fell on the ground near his feet. This wasn't a smoke grenade, stun grenade or anything like that. This was a white phosphorus grenade the only one he had just incase there was anyone there trying to get Kaname. The kids sitting around Sousuke got up and ran away towards the back of the gym. Kaname looked over and blinked.
"Now what did that idiot do…" She mumbled as she sighed. Sousuke decided it would be a good idea to evacuate the area as well. The teachers and principal looked furious at Sousuke. As did most of the class.

Bam!

The grenade went off causing flames to go everywhere some igniting robes of those who hadn't moved and the cloth on the chairs. The fire spread quickly as teachers yelled at the students to get out of the building. Sousuke didn't though. He ran straight ahead pulling the next girls name out. It was Kaname's he held it close so it didn't get damaged and walked out of the gym to where the kids were in the hallway Kaname was standing closest to the door. Out of a cloud of smoke his figure became visible. Kaname had her hands clenched in fists ready to kill him or even worse.
"I managed to save your diploma Kaname but I-…"
"SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUSUKE!" She fumed as she pulled her halisen out of nowhere and smacked him so hard with it that it took a few minutes for him to get up. She ripped the diploma out of his hands and shook her head as she ran outside and knelt down by a wall feeling like she was going to break down crying.

"…I love him…but why does he do all this stupid stuff? Why can't he just be normal…?" A tear formed and she couldn't hold it back any longer.
Sousuke blinked watching her and sighed knowing now that it was his fault a fire department showed up and began putting out the fire. He looked at the other kids in the class that looked like they were about to kill him and ran out the doors as well having a current self assigned mission to find Kaname. He didn't know if it was a death wish on his part or if he could calm her down before she murdered him.

She looked up at him and then turned away when he approached her.
"What do you want?" She said coldly and wiped a tear.
"I'm sorry…" He said quietly. She looked at him and shook her head.
"I missed the last hours of my prom…I at least figured I could have a nice graduation Sousuke. That's all I asked for and YOU RUINED IT! Please just go away!" She buried her face in her hands crying. Sousuke shook his head.
"I cannot do that. I will not leave you here alone. I lov- It's my mission" He corrected himself. All the students had moved outside and were now surrounding them neither of them once again seemed to notice. Kaname looked at him.
"You can too and you know it you left me to get taken by those idiots you left me at times when I really needed you Sousuke and now that I don't need you here you insist you have to stay?" She shook her head.

"Why do you just go back to your stupid submarine and tell them I am fine here alone because it seems that way lately! You and your stupid weapons and your god damn senseless personality. You are just pretending this is your mission so you can stay with me now you can get out of here and leave me to live my life!" She got up and ran towards the bus stop. Sousuke watched her with a worried look on his face blinking as Shinji walked up next to him.

"Man...that's the worst I've seen her since she caught you with her underwear" He said looking at Sousuke. But there was a look he had never seen on Sousuke's face. Sousuke's eyes seemed to turn a few shades paler. He was hurt he never thought Kaname would ever say something like that no matter what he did and from what he could tell. She meant it. Kazuma looked at him.
"Sousuke you alright?" He asked curiously.

Sousuke didn't respond he just stared at Kaname until she was out of sight dropping his graduation hat on the ground he looked at Kazuma not saying a word and walked off heading back home.