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The members of Night Raid stood behind the tree line, looking out towards the city with narrowed eyes. Chelsea looked at her brother and slightly frowned at the hardened expression crossing his face, "Twitch…maybe you should go back to the hideout," everyone looked at her as Chelsea as she shook her head, "One of our targets is a ruthless bitch named Esdeath and she wouldn't think twice about killing anyone just for some sick thrill of killing,"

"No," everyone looked at Twitch as he turned his attention towards the city again, "I was there during the briefing…that crazy chick…she's going to be here too, and I can't overlook what she's done to Boost," Chelsea frowned before she turned her attention back towards the city in front of them.

Feeling a hand on her shoulder, she looked back as Lubbock stared at her with narrowed eyes, "You saw him today, he wasn't going to leave Boost like that and knowing Seryu is going to be here is going to be more than enough to set a fire in his soul,"

"I know," Chelsea frowned and hung her head,"But we all know what kind of person Esdeath is," Lubbock inhaled slowly and nodded.

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The group of assassins spotted a group of five mercenaries walking down the street. Seeing a mess of familiar brown hair, Twitch's eyes widened before he activated his Teigu and he ran towards the group, "Twitch you idiot!" Chelsea shouted as Akame and Leone held her back.

Mine looked at Chelsea and frowned before she looked at Twitch and bit her lip, "Get your ass back here before it's too late you idiot," feeling a hand on her shoulder, she looked back, "Tatsumi? What the hell?"

"Let's see what happens…he chose to run out there on his own, let's see how he can handle them," Mine pouted as she turned her attention towards the group and Twitch.

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Twitch jumped in front of the group and Seryu smiled, "Hey it's the cutie from earlier…were you looking for me?" Twitch narrowed good eyes as the blue-haired leader hummed and crossed her arms, "I'm sorry to tell you, bit I'm a little busy, but maybe we can take a raincheck and-"

"Shut up," everyone looked at him at his fists tightened and claws began digging into his palms, "I can't believe you have the audacity to talk to me after harming a defenseless animal,"

"Oh…you mean that stupid Boost? She's not as defenseless as you think she is and-"

"I said shut up!" He began running towards them as an icy barrier rose to, separating Twitch from the other members of Night Raid.

Twitch stopped and looked around before looking at the group in front of him with a hardened expression crossing his face, "What the hell is this?"

"This is Esdeath's Teigu," the young teenage girl with a sword by her side spoke, "Why she wouldn't just kill you is-" before she could finish, the blue-haired woman ran towards Twitch and rendered him unconscious, "...So are we just going to ignore the fact that you're letting him live?"

"I've got plans for this one, Kurome," she picked up the unconscious Twitch and threw him over her shoulder, "Let's head back,"

"Are you sure?" A man wearing a white gas mask questioned, "We haven't found any members of Night Raid and you want us to go back?"

"Like I've said, I got plans for this one and besides," Esdeath turned her attention towards Seryu and saw her smiling at the unconscious Twitch, "It appears Seryu wants to get to know our new little friend as well," she turned and walked away at the others followed her.

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Akame, Leone and Tatsumi held Chelsea back as she tried to push past them, "Let me go! They've taken my brother! I just got him back! Let me go, I need to-" before she could finish, Mine walked over to her and slapped her across the face.

She looked at the pinkette with tears in her eyes as Mine narrowed her eyes, "Pull yourself together, damnit," Chelsea frowned as Mine took a deep breath, "If they wanted him dead they would've killed him when he approached them, and instead, the merciless Esdeath knocked him out…what could she possibly want with Twitch?"

"If Esdeath is involved it could be anything," everyone looked at Tatsumi as sighed and hung his head, "I've had a few encounters with Esdeath and I can tell you she's unstable. She had this delusion that we were going to be married short I joined a tournament to retrieve Sheele's Teigu, but I guess she had other plans," the air between everyone grew still before Tatsumi looked at Chelsea, "We'll get him back, but going out there without a plan will get everyone killed," Chelsea inhaled and slowly nodded before she was freed and everyone retreated back to the hideout.

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Twitch moaned as he slowly opened his eyes and saw he was bound in a chair, "What the hell is going-"

"Hey there cutie," he looked up to see Seryu walking towards him, "You left in such a hurry I didn't get to introduce you to my Teigu Koro," Twitch looked down at the dog beside Seryu, "Don't worry, he only bites the baddies and I will never hurt my little Koro,"

'What the hell is going on? Why am I here and what is she doing here?' he looked at the Teigu, 'Koro huh? I should be careful around this one,'

He looked up and slightly smiled at Seryu, "I'm sorry…Seryu was it?" Seryu smiled as she nodded, "Right, if you don't mind, do you mind untying me so we can talk and-"

"You're not going anywhere, little brother," his eyes widened as Seryu stepped aside and Esdeath approached him, "I've been searching all over for you and I'm happy that I finally found,"

"Brother? Lady I think you're confused, I'm not your brother,"

"I guess you must've hit your head," Esdeath sighed and crossed her arms, "But with the right treatment, you'll remember who your sister is,"

"Your brother, Esdeath?" Esdeath hummed and nodded, "Cool, so if I marry him, I'll be your sister,"

"I see…but for now we should help jog his memory. Come along Seryu," Seryu nodded as she and Koro followed Esdeath out of the room, closing the door behind them.

"Great, the lady with the big boobs thinks I'm her brother and the guard is just as crazy…just my life," Twitch sighed as he looked up and frowned, "Man, Chelsea is probably gonna kill me for getting caught like this…Boost! Hell…I hope the others take care of her until I get back,"

Hanging his head, he took a deep breath, "Right after I get reunited with my sister, I get captured and one of my captors think I'm her brother and the other wants to marry me…what the hell is going on,"

Hearing the door open, he looked up and saw the young girl with the sword stepping into the room, "Another one? What are you doing and-" his eyes widened, 'Wait a minute, she looks like Akame,'

"You were saying?"

Twitch shook his head, "I'm sorry…I thought you were that girl from the wanted poster…Akame,"

"Everyone says that, but I'm not her. I'm her younger sister Kurome,"

She sat across from him with a blank expression crossing her face, "Oh I see…sorry for the mix-up Kurome…but do you mind untying me, I'm a little uncomfortable and-"

"I was given orders to make sure you stay right there."

'Annoying little brat…where the hell am I going to go? I'm tied up,' Twitch laughed, "Is that so? Well can I at least ask what a guy's gotta do to get some food around here?"

"Impatient one aren't we," the door opened and the man with the gas mask stepped inside carrying a tray of food, "Don't worry yourself, kid, we're not going to let you starve,"

"This is Bols," Kurome explained, "He may look grizzly, but he's very kind,"

"Okay, cool, but how am I supposed to eat while I'm tied up and-" Bols held out a fork with some food on it and he looked at him in annoyance, "You're joking,"

"Unfortunately I am not, the last person Esdeath wanted to join us ended up escaping…sorry kid, but none of us wants to see her angry again,"

"So I'm gonna be treated like a little kid? What the hell is wro-" before he could finish, Bols shoved the food in his mouth and his eyes widened, 'Holy crap this is good…wait a second,' he swallowed and looked at the two in front of him, "So what happened to the other person? The one that escaped?"

The two looked at each other before looking back at Twitch and Kurome cleared her throat, "His name was Tatsumi and from what I understood, she was going to marry him. One day, Tatsumi was on a mission with another member named Wave and he ended up losing him.

Esdeath was determined to find him to no avail," she stood up and stretched, "And if we let her brother go…she might end up killing us," she turned and began walking away, "Eat up, you'll need your strength,"

"You're not going to keep us company Kurome?" Bols asked.

"He's not going anywhere and besides I want some cookies," she looked back and narrowed eyes at Twitch, "Stay away from my cookies," she walked out of the room, closing the door.

Twitch looked at Bols and arched a brow, "Cookies? And why is she so protective of cookies?"

"They're her personal stash," Bols sighed, "She may be a ruthless killer, but she's still a little kid. I try telling her time and time again that she'll spoil her appetite, but she doesn't listen," Bols turned and continued feeding Twitch as Twitch glared at him and silently ate.

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Twitch watched as Bols walked out of the room and Esdeath entered the room, "And why can't I have a moment alone? And why do you think I'm your brother?"

"Because you seemed to be alone, I can be a very good big sister." Esdeath stepped closer to him, "And Seryu wants to get to know my kid brother after we refresh your memory,"

"Lady, were you dropped on your head?" Esdeath frowned as she sat down across from him, "We're not related…I don't know if you have a brother and I personally don't give a damn and-" Esdeath shook as she hung her head, "Hey…what the hell is wrong?"

"It's nothing…I just don't have a family. You see my mother was killed when I was young and some time later my father was killed in a raid. When I saw you wandering alone, I thought I can take you on as your big sister,"

She looked up, a deep frown painted across her lips, "But I guess my act of kindness doesn't mean anything,"

'What the hell is going on? Is she being for real or is something?' Twitch shook his head, "So you kidnap me, not knowing if I had a family and you want to be my sister,"

Esdeath narrowed her eyes as she stood up and began walking away, "Whatever it takes, you will be my little brother," she walked out of the room, slamming the door shut on her way out.

"Is everyone here dealing with some kind of issue!" Twitch sighed, "Chelsea's going to kill me…the boss is probably going to kick my ass…Mine, Akame and Tatsumi are going to put me through hell, Leone is going to spar with me until I go numb and I have no idea what Lubbock is going to do…damn it all,"

Yawning, he closed his eyes and muttered, "They better take care of Boost until I get out of this hell," he took a deep breath as he drifted off into an uncomfortable slumber.

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Esdeath, Kurome, Seryu, Bols and Wave sat around a table, "So how are we going to handle him?" Wave questioned.

"He seems so sure he's not your brother," Seryu took a deep breath and frowned as she pet Koro beside her, "What's going on here?"

"He was very young when we were separated and he must've hit his head when he was little, and he's forgotten the raid that killed our father and our entire village," Esdeath stood up and walked over to the window, "I can't really blame him for this though,"

"So how are you going to help him?" Wave leaned back in his chair, "Are you gonna like, walk him around your old village or something like that?" Esdeath's lips twitched into a small smile, "Esdeath? Is everything okay?"

"I'll handle my brother, for now I want everyone to head out and find any members of Night Raid you come across!" The four jumped up and ran out of the room as Esdeath turned and walked away.

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Chelsea sat outside of the hideout, fighting the tears that threatened to fall, "Chelsea,"

"We could've saved him Mine…but Leone, Akame and Tatsumi stopped me…why would that do that? I could've used my Teigu and-"

"And what? What would you have turned into to face him? Esdeath put up an ice barrier and by the time any of us got around it, that would've been gone,"

Chelsea frowned as Mine sat down next to her and sighed, "I wanted to use Pumpkin to shoot those bastards…but the ice seemed to be thick and I didn't think the bullet would pierce it and give away our location. And if they saw us trying to save Twitch, they would've killed him,"

Chelsea let out a shaky breath, "Again…I lost my brother again, but this time I couldn't do a damn thing about it…I was there and just watched as Esdeath carried him away,"

"It's not your fault…we'll find him and get him back and take those losers down once and for all!" Chelsea slowly nodded as tears started to slide down her cheeks and Mine hugged and comforted her.

The two of them heard barking and they looked back to see Boost limping towards them, "Boost!" The two jumped and rushed towards the wounded canine. Chelsea kneeled down and carefully picked up Boost and frowned, "We're sorry, Boost, but Twitch won't be home for a while," the canine stared at her, "He was taken away by several enemies," Boost's eyes widened as she began shaking violently, "But we're going to get him back, and we'll-" Boost jumped out of Chelsea's arms and the two watched in surprise and horror as Boost grew in size, red blades growing out of her back, her fangs and claws turning razor-sharp.

The two looked at each other before Chelsea asked Mine and shook her head, "D-did you know she can do this?"

"No, she was just a wounded puppy when I met up with Twitch and…you saw her, she was injured…maybe she's a Teigu…like that damn bitch's mutt?"

"Probably…but we have another way to get my brother back!" the two ran back to the hideout as Boost howled at the full moon.

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Esdeath approached Twitch before kicking his leg, waking him up. Looking up, Twitch sighed, "Look, I'm not your brother so can you stop trying to convince yourself of that?"

"You see, I'm the land's most ruthless warrior, I don't show any type of weakness and always get what I want," Twitch narrowed his eyes, "One way or another, you will be my little brother,"

"Tch…why me of all people?"

"Because believe it or not, I was to be married once to someone named Tatsumi, but during a mission he escaped…I don't like losing, and I won't let anything stand in my way," she stepped on his foot and dug her heel into his flesh as he grunted in pain.

"You see, even if I have to break your body to get what I want, I will,"

"You crazy psychopath…what makes you think I'll agree to this?"

"A tough guy, huh? No matter," she reached out and pulled him closer to her, resting his head between her breasts. Twitch's eyes widened as he felt his body temperature begin to drop, "If you don't agree to be my little brother, I'm afraid I'll have to freeze you to death,"

'This chick is seriously crazy…she'd freeze me to death because I refuse to be her brother? Does she not know how siblings are siblings?' he struggled to free himself from Esdeath's grip as she continued to hold onto him.

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The members of Night Raid stood outside looking at the angered wolf in front of them, "So…this is Boost huh?" Tatsumi rubbed the back of his neck, "And she's going to help us get Twitch back?"

"It seems like it," Chelsea answered, "Once she learned that Twitch was gone, she turned into that…so let's go and-"

"No," Najenda said in a stern tone and everyone looked at her, "Even with Boost's ability, it'll still be no match for Esdeath and her group. If we run in there without any type of real plan, we'll be killed. Everyone here saw how powerful this group is, not to mention they're completely unstable, and we'll have no idea how they'll act, and Esdeath had proven time and again she has no problems killing anyone or anything,"

"And that's all the more reason to go out there and-"

"And then there's Kurome," Akame inhaled slowly, crossing her arms, "She's as skilled as I am with a sword and thanks to her Teigu, she can call an army of the undead to protect her or kill us, and getting close to her is nearly impossible,"

"But-"

"And then there's Wave, his Teigu is similar to mine," Tatsumi took a deep breath, "The only key difference is I can turn invisible for a brief time, but it's also an older model, and I don't think he showed me as his tricks,"

Chelsea frowned as she shook her head, "Yeah, but-"

"And then there's the freaky guy in the mask," Lubbock tightened his fists, "And thanks to his Teigu, you'll be walking away with a real nasty sunburn if you try to get close to him,"

Chelsea turned her attention towards Mine, "You want to save my brother, right Mine?"

Mine inhaled slowly and frowned, "As much as I want to save Twitch, they've all made valiant points. Esdeath can freeze the air around us, Kurome will severe our limbs of we try to get close to her, Bols will cook us alive, Seryu and that mutt are trained in long-range and have-in-hand combat and Wave…the one he'll go after is Tatsumi, but even still, we've seen him fight and he's no pushover either,"

She looked at Leone as Leone stared off into the distance with a hardened expression crossing her face, "You didn't give us your input, Leone…is something-"

"We'll surely die if we go out there tonight, and that's just not me agreeing with everyone," she looked down at the belt around her waist, "Thanks to my Teigu, I deviled developed animal like instincts and can sense danger before it happens," she looked at Boost and frowned, "That's why she's still here. She knows something will happen if we try to fight right now,"

"So we're just going to stand around while they do who knows what to my brother?" Chelsea snapped, "That bitch knocked him out like it was nothing and-" before she could finish, she felt the sting of a hand slapping her across the face.

Holding her cheek, she looked up with slight tears in her eyes to see Najenda in front of her, "That's enough, Chelsea! We are Night Raid, we help those in need no matter what," Chelsea frowned, "We understand you're worried about your brother but if we run in there haphazardly, all of us will be as good as dead and what good will that do for your brother?"

Chelsea frowned as she hung her head, "For now, our best option is to assess the situation and come up with a plan where we suffer minimum damage," Najenda turned her attention to Tatsumi, "Tatsumi, you were an unwilling participant for them…what can you tell us?"

"Bols is like Bro, he looks intimidating, but he's nothing more than an oversized teddy bear," Chelsea looked at him, "So there's no way in hell he'll do anything to hurt Twitch. Seryu…while mentally unstable to the point of breaking never will harm a member of her team.

Wave is a klutz is a fisherman, but he's loyal to those he sees as family, so Twitch will be fine…Esdeath…she's more unstable than Seryu…she's difficult to say. And Kurome…she sees people as her playthings and wouldn't hesitate to kill…but…Twitch should be fine for now,"

"Right," Najenda turned her back towards them and began walking away, "So unless he answers Esdeath, Twitch will still be alive, but we will come up with a plan to save him," everyone followed her, leaving Chelsea outside alone with Boost.

Chelsea looked up at Boost and frowned, "I guess you miss my brother…they're not going to let us go until we have a plan," Boost growled viciously as Chelsea looked up at the sky and took a deep breath, "Hang in there, Twitch…we'll save you," she turned and walked to the hideout as Boost continued to growl at the sky.

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Twitch, bloodied and bruised, panted as he looked up at Esdeath, "Impressive…most turn into mush after a few minutes, but here you are, still strong, but that's too be expected of my brother,"

"I…I'm…I-"

"Shh, shh, it's okay, big sister is here to make it all better," she wrapped her arms around him and pulled him into a comforting embrace as she rubbed his back, "Tell big sister all about it," Twitch shivered in fright, "Don't worry, I won't let anyone separate us again, especially that mean group Night Raid,"

"Night…Raid?"

Esdeath smiled, 'So the secret of breaking people easier is to torment them and then comfort them…not exactly my method of choice but I guess they I'll have to make do,' she continued to comfort him, "They say they help people, but why didn't they help our village, our father…they don't care about anyone,"

She broke from the embrace to see Twitch's eyes go dull, "But that's not important right now, I've finally found you and we're together again," she untied him and picked him up, "Let's get you cleaned up and give you a proper room," she turned and walked out of the room.

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Chelsea sat in her room, staring up out the window with a deep frown painted across her lips, "I finally found him and just like that, he was taken away…damn…damn that Esdeath," she laid on the bed and sighed, "We'll find you, Twitch and I'm not going to let you go this time," she heard a growl come from outside the window, "You should get some sleep too, Boost…we've got a big day tomorrow," she closed her eyes and slowly drifted off into an uneasy slumber.

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The sunlight peered through the window as Twitch turned on his side, "Wake up, little brother," he moaned as he opened his eyes and looked up to see Esdeath staring down at him with a faint smile, "It's time to get up and seize the day. What would mother and father say if they were here and saw you sleeping after the sun had risen?"

"But they're not here," Twitch sighed as he sat up and rubbed the back of his head, "I don't know why, but I've got a massive headache this morning,"

"Let's go get some breakfast, you might feel better…I hear Bols is making pancakes,"

"Yeah…right…who's Bols?"

"You must've hit your head pretty hard last night," Esdeath sighed, helping him up, "I guess I'll have to reintroduce you to everyone…I'm sorry dear brother…what's your name?" Twitch looked at Esdeath add she chuckled, "I know, I'm awful for forgetting my own brother's name, but I hit my head last night too,"

"N-no it's okay…I don't know your name…I'm Twitch,"

"And I'm Esdeath, but you always called me big sis," she placed a hand on his shoulder and led him out of the room, "Now let's go join the others for breakfast," Twitch slowly nodded as they walked out of the room and down the hall.

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The two walked into the kitchen and everyone looked up, "So is everything between the siblings okay?" Wave asked.

"Yes and I completely forgot to introduce him yesterday. Everyone, this is Twitch," Twitch looked around, a nervous look crossing his face, "Truck, the man in the mask is Bols, he'll be making breakfast today,"

"Esdeath, what are you doing? He met everyone last night and-"

"He hit his head pretty hard last night, Bols," Esdeath sighed, "Anyway Twitch, the girl with black hair is Kurome,"

Twitch looked at her as she ate cookies from the small sack in front of her, "Uh…isn't it a little early for-"

"Just stay away from my cookies," Kurome hugged the sack of cookies as she glared at Twitch.

Wave laughed as he shook his head, "It's a bad thing you hit your head, Twitch it else you would've known to never come between Kurome and her cookies,"

Esdeath groaned as she pinched the bridge of her nose, "Twitch, this is Wave…try to ignore him, he's from a family of fishermen,"

"Hey!"

"And finally we have Seryu and her Teigu Koro,"

Seryu smiled as she stood up and walked over to him, "Hi it's finally nice to properly meet you Twitch and I hope we can get along,"

Twitch looked at Esdeath, "She was a little high-strung when you two first met…go sit down, breakfast will be ready shortly," before Twitch could reply, Seryu took him by the arm and pulled him towards the table before sitting him down on one of chairs and she sat down next to him.

She smiled at him as he looked at her, "Uh…can I help you with something?"

"No, but I want to apologize for how I acted towards you,"

"Oh…it's okay, I'm sure you didn't mean-"

"Seryu," the two looked back as Esdeath started at them and their eyes widened, "I've got some important matters to attend to today, why don't you show Twitch around and help him regain his memory," Seryu smiled and nodded before she grabbed Twitch by the arm and pulled him away with Koro following them.

The three looked at Esdeath before Bols hummed, "Did you just set those two up and-"

"I have no idea what you're talking about, Bols…but I know that look behind Seryu's eyes,"

Kurome continued eating her cookies while Wave asked, "Are you sure they'll be okay? You saw how Seryu acted, she even told you that she wants and-"

"She won't do anything to him unless she's tired of living," Esdeath crossed her arms as she narrowed her eyes and stared out the window as Seryu pulled Twitch through the gate.

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Seryu pulled Twitch through the streets of the city as Twitch looked around in confusion, "Are you okay, Twitch?" They stopped as Twitch looked at Seryu in confusion, "you seem distracted…are you okay?"

"I'm sorry Seryu…I'm just…a little confused about everything right now," Seryu hummed as she slightly frowned, "I woke up with a headache, I didn't know anyone's name…I'm sorry Seryu,"

Seryu faintly smiled as she shook her head, "Don't worry about it, Twitch. We're all here to help you," she took him by the hand, "Let's go, your sister is giving you some time to ourselves, let's enjoy it," Twitch nodded as they continued to walk around.

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The two entered a small corner side cafe and sat down. Twitch looked around as Koro jumped on the table and stood by Seryu. Seryu smiled as she lightly kicked Twitch's leg under the table and Twitch looked at her, "What? I'm just having a little fun,"

Twitch opened his mouth, ready to reply when the door opened and they looked up to see Lubbock and Leone walking into the cafe. The two looked at Twitch and their eyes widened before they turned and walked away. Seryu looked at Twitch and slightly frowned, "Are they friends of yours?"

"I don't think…no?" Twitch took a deep breath before he lightly kicked Seryu's leg under the table, "Uh…sorry, I-"

"So you want to play, huh?" She leaned over the table and whispered, "We can really play when we get back,"

Twitch's eyes widened, "What…what do you mean by that?"

"Don't worry about it…since I dragged us out without breakfast, let's get something to eat," Twitch nodded as they began reading the menus in front of them.

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Leone and Lubbock ran into the hideout as everyone looked at them in confusion, "What's wrong with you two?" Akame asked.

"We…we saw…Twitch," Lubbock panted as Chelsea's eyes widened before she lunged at him and grabbed him by the collar, "What-"

"You saw my brother and you didn't bring him back!"

"Chelsea!" Leone pulled her off Lubbock, "He was with a guard…if we had grabbed him, we would've been caught or followed, so we had to leave!" Chelsea panted as she glared at them, "All we can do is wait to see what happens. Maybe he has a plan to have them drop their guard,"

Chelsea grunted as she turned and walked away, "Whatever…I don't have time for this," she walked away to her room.

Hearing a door slam shut, Najenda inhaled slowly as she looked at the two, "Either way, it's good you two located Twitch this soon after being taken, and leaving him was a smart to leave him there, even if it is with the enemy,"

"So we know he's still alive," Mine leaned against the wall, "Did you see which one he was with?"

Leone and Lubbock looked at each other before looking back at the pinkette, "Seryu," Mine clicked her tongue against her teeth before she turned and walked away, "We couldn't do anything without her finding the hideout!"

"Don't beat yourselves up over it," Najenda looked back, "The main thing is you guys found him and he's still alive," the two frowned and nodded.

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Seryu and Twitch walked down the street in silence. Seryu looked at Twitch and slightly smiled, "Do you feel better now, Twitch?"

"Yeah…thanks Seryu," Seryu nodded, "Should we head back?"

"Why? Esdeath gave us some time to ourselves so what's the rush?" She grabbed Twitch by the hand, her smile never leaving her lips, "Let's go, I want to show you something important," confused, Twitch nodded as Seryu began pulling him away.

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The two stood in front of a gravestone and Twitch looked at Seryu and saw the smile faded and was replaced with a frown, "Hi dad…I've been doing my best to keep order in the city, I even joined a team who shares our goal,"

Twitch looked back at the gravestone as Seryu took him by the hand and stepped closer to him, "This is our newest member, Twitch. He's Esdeath's younger brother,"

"Seryu?"

"I'm sorry, Twitch," Seryu let out a shaky as she leaned up against him, resting her head in his shoulder, "I haven't had the time to visit my father lately…I thought since your sister gave us some time to ourselves, I'd take the chance to come see my dad and you were already there, so I brought you with me,"

Twitch inhaled slowly before he reached up and patted the top of her head. Seryu looked at him with a tear in her eyes, "Twitch?"

"You shouldn't apologize for something like this, Seryu…if you want to come and visit your father more often, I'm sure big sis wouldn't mind giving you some time off," Seryu slowly nodded, "Are you ready to head back?"

"Yeah," Seryu wiped her eyes, "Let's go," the two turned and walked out of the cemetery in silence with Koro following them.

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The two stepped through the front door and looked around in confusion, "Hello? Big sis?"

"Maybe they ask went out," Seryu suggested, looking around, "That just means more free time for us I guess,"

"Right…Seryu, if you don't mind me asking…how did your father die?"

Seryu stopped as she sighed and hung her head, "He was killed while serving the Imperial Guards…I always wanted to serve like he did…I joined the guards and now look…I'm part of something even better,"

She looked back and gave Twitch a warm smile, "So everything is fine,"

"If you say so," Twitch gave a small smile, "I'm going to my room," Seryu hummed and nodded as she watched as Twitch turned and walked down the hall.

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Esdeath, Kurome, Wave and Bols stepped into the room and stopped when they saw Seryu and Twitch sleeping on the bed with Koro sleeping at their feet and Seryu's had resting on Twitch's chest, "Well…they seemed to have enjoyed themselves today," Bols commented with a snicker.

"And the place is still standing, so that's good," Wave crossed his arms as he looked around, "Should we wake them?"

"Let them be for now," Esdeath turned and walked out of the room, "They are sure to have their reasons for sleeping in the same bed and in the middle of the day too," the others followed her as Kurome closed the door behind them.

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Chelsea, with Boost in her puppy form, sitting on her lap, sat in her room, absentmindedly petting Boost as she frowned, "They could've done something to get him back,"

Hearing a knock at the door, she looked up to see Leone stepping into the room and Chelsea narrowed her eyes, "What do you want?"

"We can imagine you wouldn't want to talk to us, but what would've happened if we had grabbed Twitch, brought him back here and were followed? Everyone here would be as good as dead so Lubbock and I decided to wait it out. We thought he'd be alone for one second and we'd grab him, but she wouldn't leave him alone.

I'm sure he wants to come back, but after Tatsumi escaped from them, I doubt they'll leave anyone they've captured asking, even for a second, so the best thing we could've done to ensure Twitch was safe was to leave him there,"

"And what if they kill him while he's there with them?"

"If they wanted him dead, they would've kill him by now," Leone walked over to get and sat down next to her and rubbed her back, "We'll get him back…it's just going to take some time," Chelsea inhaled deeply and slowly nodded as Leone continued to comfort her.

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Twitch moaned as he opened his eyes, "Why does my chest feel heavy?" He looked down and his eyes widened when he saw Seryu curled up next to him, her head on his chest as she slept and Koro was sleeping by their feet. He screamed as Seryu slowly opened her eyes and the door opened.

"What's going on in here?" Esdeath demanded.

"I didn't do anything, I swear big sis!"

Seryu laughed a little as Twitch looked at her, "Of course we didn't do anything. I came to see if you were okay and saw you were sleeping so I joined you," she stood up and stretched, "Who knows, we might be bunkmates for a while, I feel great,"

"Please stop talking Seryu, I get the feeling I'm going to be murdered,"

"No one's going to kill anyone here," Esdeath sighed and stepped closer to Twitch before picking him up, "Anyway, I hope you two enjoyed yourselves because it's time we start patrolling the streets, Twitch you'll be with me,"

She looked back, "Kurome and Seryu are a team and that leaves Bols and Wave…Twitch and I will patrol the northern and western parts of the city, Bols and Wave can take the southern and eastern sections and Kurome and Seryu can handle central," everyone nodded as they ask walked out of the room.

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Twitch and Esdeath walked the streets as they looked around before Twitch looked at Esdeath, "The only reason you wanted me to go with you so you can yell at me, huh big sis?"

"For sharing a bed with a girl the same age as you?" Esdeath stopped and looked at him, "I know you two didn't do anything, the room wasn't a mess when we got there, you both were fully clothed and Koro was there and he probably would've bitten your head off if you did do something."

Twitch's face went pale as sweat ran down it, "He would've what now?"

"Oh yes, her Teigu can turn into a fierce monster, capable of treating through muscle and bone like knife through butter," Twitch swallowed hard as Esdeath began walking again, "But she wouldn't allow that to happen. She'd know I'd be pissed if something were to happen to my little brother and she actually likes you,"

Twitch looked at Esdeath before he began following her.

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Kurome and Seryu walked around in silence as they looked around. Kurome hummed as she looked at Seryu with a blank expression, "So we happened while we were gone?" Seryu looked at her in confusion, "You two were in the same bed, so what happened?"

Seryu took a deep breath, "We went to a cafe, we walked around for a bit and then we went to visit my father's grave…we came back, Twitch went to his room, I checked on him and decided to join him…that's it,"

"Wow, you had a chance to do whatever you wanted with him and you just slept? Wait, you guys didn't touch my-"

"No one touched your cookies…seriously you need to lighten up with the sweets," Seryu crossed her arms, "Anyway, it doesn't look like anything is going on here, let's keep moving," Kurome nodded before they began walking away.

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Wave looked around as Bols stepped out from a shop, "Seriously man? We're supposed to be on patrol not shopping for…toys?"

"If you must know, fisher boy, it's a present for my daughter. We'll be passing by my house on our travels so I figured I'd stop and surprise my family,"

"Heh whatever," Wave turned and began walking away, "By the way…what was that all about…between Seryu and Twitch?"

"A young love is blossoming between the two of them, it's perfectly natural,"

Wave groaned and shook his head as he ran his fingers through his hair, "Shit…whatever, they can't be as annoying as you…don't get me wrong, you're a great guy and all, but the talks about your wife and daughter can get a little tiresome," Bols mumbled under his breath as he followed Wave.

The two looked around as people avoided eye contact, "Nothing out of the ordinary here," Wave kicked some dirt up, "This is going to be a huge waste of time…and Esdeath isn't gonna give us another mission until we capture members of Night Raid,"

"Don't think of it like that, think of it as an extended paid vacation," Bols slapped Wave on the back, "And after we put an end to Night Raid, we'll go back to our jobs,"

"I never thought I'd be saying this, but I'm starting to miss my days in a boat," Wave walked away, getting lost in the crowd.

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Wave sighed and shook his head, "Damn idiots…no matter where I go, I'm surrounded by idiots,"

"-Twitch," Wave's eyes widened as he pressed himself against a wall and peered around the corner, "He's got to be around here somewhere,"

"Who the hell is that blonde girl and what does she want with Esdeath's brother?" He watched as she walked away before she began following her.

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Kurome and Seryu sat at a table as Seryu scratched Koro behind his ear, "Esdeath's obsession with finding Night Raid is almost as annoying as her obsession with finding Tatsumi,"

"Kind of like your obsession with Twitch?" Seryu's eyes widened as Kurome took a deep breath and stood up, "We'll cover more ground if we split up. We'll meet back here in an hour,"

"Whatever," Seryu stood up, "I'll see you in an hour," Kurome nodded before the two of them walked in opposite directions.

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Seryu mumbled under her breath as she walked with Koro next to her, "Obsessed with Twitch, me? She's crazy…why would I be obsessed with him? I barely know him and-" she stopped when she heard Koro barking.

She looked down to see the canine creature jumping up and down, "What's gotten into you, Koro? You never acted like this before?"

She knelt down and placed a hand on his head, "Did you see something that spooked you? But that can't be, you're a Teigu, you shouldn't frighten easily, so what could it-" the creature began dancing around and Seryu groaned as she straightened herself up, "I swear I don't understand you at times," Koro continued to bark as they walked and Seryu growled through her teeth, 'Not you too, Koro…what the hell,' they continued to walk as Koro barked and danced.

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Kurome looked around as she munched on a cookie. Coming to a crossroad, the young assassin looked around as she hummed to herself, "Let's see…Esdeath and Twitch are further up, and Wave and Bols are most likely wandering around the southern part of the city right now…what to do?"

Her eyes widened as she grabbed her head and moaned, "Not now," she walked over to a bench and sat down, her head down with her elbows resting on her lap, "I have to live…to fight her…one last time,"

She straightened herself up and panted, "I can push through this," she slowly stood up and began slowly walking back.

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Twitch looked around with a hardened expression crossing his face before he looked at Esdeath, "Hey…big sis?" A ghost of a smile formed across Esdeath's lips as she turned her attention towards him, "Why are we looking for Night Raid? What did they do?"

"Right, I didn't tell you. They've killed many high ranking officials, as well as some of the important families around," Twitch stared at her in disbelief as Esdeath nodded, "They claim they're doing it for the greater good when all they've done was kill for the sake of killing,"

"Damn…those monsters," Esdeath hummed and slowly nodded, "So what do we do?"

Esdeath hummed as she looked around, "Well it doesn't seem they're around, so let's try to regroup with the others," Twitch nodded before the two of them walked away.

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Wave looked around in annoyance as he growled, "Damn, whoever that girl was, she got away…how does she know Twitch though?" He turned and began walking towards the center of town.

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Bols walked out of the house with his wife and daughter waving at him as he walked away, "It always does my wicked heart good to spend time with my girls," he looked up and hummed, "Wave must've gotten back…I should get back myself," he quickened his pace as he heard his family walking into the house.

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The members of Jaegers met in the center of town as Esdeath looked around with narrowed eyes and crossed arms, "So did anyone have anything to report?" Kurome, Seryu and Bols looked away, "I see, well then-"

"A woman," everyone looked at Wave, "There was a mysterious blonde woman. She knew Twitch's name. I tried to follow her, but I lost her in the crowd,"

Esdeath hummed as her gaze fell, "A mysterious woman who knows Twitch," she looked at Twitch and narrowed her eyes, "You should head back now Twitch."

"What?"

"You heard me, go back," she looked back and saw everyone staring at her, "Seryu, you go with him, this way if someone is trying to capture him, he'll have someone to fight with him," Seryu smiled and nodded, "The rest of you will search for this mysterious woman with me, understood?"

"Yes!" Everyone shouted in unison as Esdeath, Kurome, Wave and Bols walked away from Seryu and Twitch.

The former guard looked at Twitch and slightly frowned, "Why would someone be looking for you?"

"I'm not sure," Twitch shook his head, "All I know is I got separated from big sis after a raid…the rest is just a blur,"

Seryu inhaled slowly before taking him by the hand, "Let's get back before Esdeath decides to come back and yell at us," Twitch nodded and the two of them began walking away with Koro following them.

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The two stepped inside as Twitch closed the door behind them before hanging his head, "Are you okay Twitch?"

"I'll be fine," he walked past her and sat at the table as Seryu frowned, "It was a good day too. I got to meet everyone, I got reunited with big sis, the two of us went to a cafe for breakfast, Koro didn't try to kill me when we were sleeping next to each other,"

A small smile formed across Seryu's lips, "And then we all went out as a team to look for Night Raid and some woman with blonde hair knows me?"

Seryu walked over to him and sat down next to him before placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, "It'll be okay, Twitch, so someone knows you, it's not the end of the world. Esdeath isn't going to let someone take you," Twitch slowly nodded.

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Esdeath looked around with a hardened expression crossing her face, "Wave!" She looked back as Wave looked at her, "Are you sure this is where you saw the woman?"

"Yeah, I was looking for any members of Night Raid when I heard someone say Twitch's name and saw a woman looking around, talking to herself about Twitch,"

Esdeath hummed as Kurome looked at her, "Is something wrong?"

"No," she looked up to see dark storm clouds rolling overhead, "We best return to headquarters. It'll do no good if we get caught in this," everyone nodded as they turned and walked away.

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Chelsea watched as rain poured down before Boost jumped on the windowsill, "We'll find him soon, Boost, they couldn't have taken him to far,"

"You're right, we'll find him," Lubbock approached her, "Me and Leone saw him in the cafe with that guard who killed Sheele…so we know he's still in the city, but we don't know where their hiding him,"

Chelsea sighed and shook her, "I know, Lubbock, but we all have to be careful. If we try to take him, we're all dead, but I can't help but worry about him,"

"We're all worried about him, but he's got his Teigu, he knows how to fight…he'll be fine," Chelsea nodded as Lubbock patted the top of her head.

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Twitch watched as rain droplets dripped down the window. Hearing the door open, he looked back to see Esdeath stepping into the room, "Is everything okay, little brother?"

"I'm fine, big sis," Esdeath walked over to him, "Who was that woman looking for me and how did she know my name?"

"I wouldn't know, but don't worry about it." Esdeathn patted the top of his head and Twitch nodded before Esdeath turned and walked out of the room.

Twitch sighed before he heard the door open, "Hey this isn't my room," he looked back as Seryu and Koro stepped into the room, Seryu walking over to the bed, "Oh well, since I'm here,"

"What're you doing?"

"Keeping you company," Seryu sighed as she leaned closer to him, "You seemed distracted all day, you shouldn't be alone like this,"

"Not that I don't appreciate this Seryu, but I don't want to be turned into dog food tonight,"

"They were just kidding, Koro is the sweetest, and will only bite the baddies," she moved onto Twitch's lap and Twitch's eyes widened, "See Koro is still an adorable puppy,"

Twitch looked down to see Koro sitting on the floor, "So you don't have to worry about him trying to bite your head off,"

"Weird way of saying that…but okay," Seryu smiled as she lightly pushed Twitch onto the bed and laid on top of him, "What are you doing?"

"Trying to get comfortable," Seryu moaned and nuzzled closer to him, "We all had a crazy day, we deserve a little break,"

Koro jumped onto the bed before curling up next to them, "And I guess Koro wants a break too," Seryu hummed and nodded, "Right…I won't lie, this is nice," a ghost of a smile formed across her lips as Twitch took a deep breath, "Seryu," Seryu looked up in confusion, "I'm not bothering anyone, am I?"

Seryu hummed as she shook her head, "No…it's just people looking for you and Night Raid…it was just bad timing is all," she laid back down and mumbled under her breath before drifting off to sleep.

Twitch slightly smiled before he felt someone push on his arm. Looking down, he saw Koro pushing his arm towards Seryu, "Huh? You want me to hold her?" Koro barked as Twitch moved his arm and wrapped it around Seryu and Koro curled up beside them.

Twitch sighed as he slowly closed his eyes, "Whatever," he slowly drifted off to sleep.

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Bols, Wave and Esdeath peered into the room to see the two sleeping on the bed, "Twice in one day, and this time he's holding her," Wave smirked, crossing his arms, "Your brother is a bold one, Esdeath,"

"Well I for one support them," Bols spoke before looking at Esdeath, "And who knows, you may get a niece or nephew from it,"

"That's enough you two," Esdeath turned her back towards them, "It's getting late, we should retire for the evening," the two nodded as the three of them walked away.

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Esdeath entered her room and closed the door behind her before walking over to the bed and sat down, "I lost my fiancé, I won't lose this one…a few hours of torture and he believes I'm his older sister…I intend to keep it that way," she laid down and pulled the sheets over her, "And the others took a looked l liken to him rather quickly," she took a deep breath as she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.

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Days have passed and members of Night Raid searched for Twitch all over. Chelsea groaned as she kicked over a barrel, "Damn! We've been searching for days and we haven't seen a trace of him!"

"Chelsea maybe you should-"

"Shut up!" Chelsea looked at Leone and narrowed her eyes, "We don't even know if he's alive anymore! For all we know, they killed him and left him in the gutters and-" before she could finish, Mine walked over to her and slapped her across the face.

Everyone looked at the pinkette as she shook her head, "We're going to find him alive, now quit your crying and let's continue to look for him,"

"Mine, maybe you-"

"She's right," Chelsea straightened herself up, "We'll find him…thanks Mine," Mine simply nodded before everyone walked away.

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Esdeath froze a family as the others watched. Esdeath turned and walked towards them, "Well they were of no use to us,"

"Big sis?" Esdeath looked at Twitch, "Why did you kill those people? Were they part of Night Raid?"

Esdeath took a deep breath as she shook her head, "No, but they're enemies of the government, trying to overthrow the emperor and destroy this country," Twitch stared at her, "And it's our job to eradicate those who try to oppose the government,"

Twitch looked at the frozen family.

"Alright, I think it's time we split up, we'll cover more ground and will be able to take down those who want to overthrow the government and-" before she could finish, Seryu wrapped her arms around Twitch's arm and everyone looked at her, "What do you think you're doing, Seryu?"

"Everyone else got to go on a mission with him, it's my turn,"

"Don't you get a turn every night?" Wave laughed as Seryu's eyes widened and her face turned red, "Did I strike a nerve?"

"We don't do anything except sleep, dumbass!" The two teens shouted in unison as everyone laughed.

Esdeath sighed and shook her head, "Alright, Seryu and Twitch are a team, Wave you go with Kurome and Bols, you're with me," everyone nodded before walking off in separate directions.

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Seryu walked ahead with Koro by her side as Twitch slowly walked. Seryu stopped and looked back in confusion, "What's wrong?" Twitch stopped and looked up, "Don't let Wave and the others get to you, you know how they are,"

"I know, but it didn't get any less annoying,"

"I know, but hey it doesn't mean that-look out!" She grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him away as a sword swung over them.

The two looked up and Seryu narrowed her eyes, "Incursio of Night Raid, what are you doing here?"

The armored assailant looked at Twitch before Seryu stuck her arm out, "Koro, stage four," Koro grew on side before violently biting off Seryu's arm and placed it with a gun, "Any last words?"

"In case you're unaware of this, I'm protected by my armor and-" before he could finish, a loud growl caught their attention and they looked over to Twitch to see him covered in spotted fur with a tail growing out of his lower back, "Twitch? You have a Teigu?"

Lunging at the armored fighter, pinning him to the ground, "Maybe a gun can't frighten you, but how about a wild animal, you warn out tin can!" He began punching at Tatsumi before Tatsumi kicked him off and stood up.

The three stared each other down before Tatsumi turned invisible, "Damnit!" Seryu looked at Twitch and saw him sniffing the air, "What are you doing, Twitch?"

"The armor guy is fast, I can't pick up his scent," he growled as Seryu inhaled slowly and walked over to him, "That damn coward…he's just lucky we don't know where he is or else I'd-" before he could finish, Seryu carefully hugged him and his eyes widened, "What the…Seryu?"

"Calm down, Twitch…we wouldn't want you going into a bind furry," Twitch took a deep breath as he reverted back to his normal self, "Why didn't you tell us you had a Teigu?"

"I didn't even know," Twitch frowned as he looked up at the angered canine, "Hey Koro, do you think you can calm down too, buddy? I don't think it's a good idea is people see a 10 foot dog in the middle of the street,"

Koro looked down at them and Seryu looked up, "It's okay Koro, that disgusting slime is gone," the two watched as the enraged creature shrunk in size before the puppy stood in front of them, "Alright…when we get back, you'll have to tell everyone about your Teigu,"

"Right," Twitch scratched the back of his head, "Well let's go and search for…I don't know…hopefully big sis doesn't yell at us for this," Seryu nodded as they walked away.

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Tatsumi walked through the door of the hideout and groaned, "Damnit,"

"Back so soon?" He looked up to see Najenda sitting at the table, "You guys just left not that long ago and you're back already, Tatsumi? Did something happen?"

"I came across Twitch…he was with Seryu, but he used his Teigu and tried to attack me, and it wasn't like it was staged to help him get away, I think he was really set to kill me,"

"What? Are you sure?"

"There was no doubt about it, he wanted to kill me,"

Najenda sighed as she shook her head, "Damn…and if we tell Chelsea this might destroy her," Tatsumi nodded as Najenda lit a cigarette, "The only question is why would he do that?"

"I'm not sure, he knows how corrupt the government is," Najenda hummed and nodded.

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The two stepped into headquarters and looked around to see no one was around, "Okay, I think that we're-"

"What?" They jumped and looked back to see Esdeath standing behind them, arms crossed and eyes narrowed, "Is there something you two want to tell me?"

They stared at her in silence as Esdeath leaned closer to them, "Anything at all,"

"We…ran into Incursio and well…we were going to kill him…Teigu had a Teigu…but Incursio…he got away,"

"Hold up, Twitch has a Teigu?" The two slowly nodded, "Well that's good to know…now…how in the hell did you two let Incursio escape!" The two jumped into each other's arms as Koro ran behind them, "We're supposed to kill these Night Raid monsters and you two let him get away!"

"Uh…big sis…he went invisible and ran off…I couldn't pick up his scent," Esdeath looked at Twitch in confusion, "M-my Teigu…it allows me to have cheetah-like qualities…but I couldn't pick up his scent sheet he vanished."

"I see…then I guess it can't be helped," Esdeath took a deep breath and shook her head, "Incursio got away, but we learned that Twitch has a Teigu, so that should be helpful in the long run,"

The two nodded before Esdeath smacked them upside the head, "But the next time you two lose a member of Night Raid, I will make your lives hell for a week," she looked at Twitch, "You might be my brother, but that doesn't excuse you,"

"O-okay…we'll be working on that, big sis," Esdeath hummed and nodded, "We'll just…go train a little," Esdeath watched as the two of them walked out of headquarters.

Hearing the latch catch, she took a deep breath, "What the hell am I supposed to do?" She sighed and shook her head, "But I can't be soft on him otherwise the will want the same treatment,"

"Esdeath, is everything alright?"

"My brother has a Teigu that gives him the characteristics of a cheetah and he and Seryu allowed Incursio to get away…I don't want to punish him but I don't want to seem soft,"

"I don't have any siblings, but sometimes a little tough love is needed…I'm sure Twitch will understand…but go easy on him…he is your brother after all,"

"Then what an I-"

"Give him a punishment that is light but fair…like have him clean the bathroom floor a week," Esdeath hummed as she rubbed her chin, "But that's just an example of course…whatever you see fit is-"

"Seryu, Twitch!" Esdeath shouted and the two raced into the room and stood in front of Esdeath, "Okay, since you two can't follow the simplest of directions…Twitch…for the rest of the week…you'll…be staying in my room and Seryu will stay in her room,"

"What?"

"No…no arguing!" The two jumped back as Bols egged Esdeath on, "A-and Seryu is going to sleep in her own room and Twitch is with me tonight,"

The two frowned, "And so…go think about what you did?" Bols sighed and shook head as the two walked away. Esdeath looked at Bols and narrowed her eyes, "What? Was I too harsh?"

"More like a mother who caught their children sneaking sweets before dinner," Esdeath walked over to the table and sat down, "But it was a good try,"

"If you say so," Esdeath took a deep breath.

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The two stood inside the room with Koro on the bed, "Why was she acting like a mother?"

"Well…to be fair, we had Incursio in front of us and he escaped," Twitch leaned up against the wall, "And now I have to sleep in her room,"

"But it's just for one night," Twitch slowly nodded, "So it won't be that bad," Twitch nodded again.

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Twitch laid next to Esdeath and frowned, "It'll be like when we were little. You used to always want to sleep next to me," she looked at him and took a deep breath, "You'll see her tomorrow, but you should get some sleep now,"

"Yeah…right," he turned on his side and closed his eyes as Esdeath sighed and closed her eyes.

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Seryu laid in bed, starting up at the ceiling with Koro sleeping next to her, "I got so used to sleeping with Twitch…it feels weird without having him next to me," she reached down and patted the top of Koro's head, "And this is going to be all week?" She closed her eyes to get some sleep when she heard a knock at the door.

Standing up, she walked across the room and opened the door to see Esdeath holding Twitch in her arms, "What's going on?"

"He couldn't sleep, so I knocked him out and brought him here,"

"You had to knock him out to bring him here?"

"I wanted to make sure he was asleep," she walked past Seryu and over to the bed before setting Twitch down, "And thinking about it, losing Incursio wasn't your fault…no one knew about his little invisible trick," Seryu's eyes widened, "But you two better be prepared to fight Night Raid when we see them again,"

"Uh…right…goodnight," Esdeath turned and walked out of the room before Seryu closed the door and ran over to the bed before laying beside Twitch and smiled as she closed her eyes.

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Esdeath walked down the hall, "What in the hell was that? Do I really see Twitch as my brother? He's a great asset to the team and him having a Teigu like that is extremely helpful…I guess wanting a little brother is something I did realize,"

She stopped and shook her head, "Get ahold of yourself, Esdeath…you can't let the others think you're going soft," she continued walking down the hall to her room.

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Twitch moaned as he slowly opened his eyes, "What is this-" he looked down with sweat running down his face when he saw Seryu sleeping on top of him, "S-Seryu!"

Seryu moaned as she sat up and rubbed her eyes, "What the hell is with all the shouting?" She looked at Twitch and yawned before laying back down on top of him, "Ten more minutes, Twitch,"

"And…and how aren't you freaking out? Big sis is going to kill us! How did I even get in here in the-"

"Esdeath brought you here…she did you couldn't sleep so she brought you here and she doesn't blame us for losing Incursio yesterday,"

"R-right," he carefully wrapped an arm around her and rubbed her back as the two of them fell back to sleep.

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Esdeath, Kurome, Bols and Wave sat at the table, enjoying breakfast when Wave looked around before looking at Esdeath, "We seem to be short two members,"

Everyone looked at Esdeath add she sighed and set her fork down, "Twitch and Seryu and both still sleeping and I don't want anyone here to disturb them today," she stood up, picked up her empty plate and began walking towards the kitchen, "They're going to stay behind today to reflect on what they did yesterday, the rest of us have a mission today,"

They turned and watched as Esdeath cleaned her plate, "There's this blacksmith in the west who's been giving nothing but trouble lately. He's been talking about taking down the entire empire and we've been given orders by the Minister to take care of him,"

She looked back with a hardened expression, "We'll be leaving soon, so finish up and get ready,"

"Right!" The three continued eating before they stood up and began cleaning.

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Seryu and Twitch tiredly trudged into the hall and yawned, "Sorry we're late everyone, but-" they stopped and looked around to see no one was there, "Is anyone here? Big sis, Kurome, Bols? Wave?"

Seryu looked around before spotting a note in the counter and she began reading it, "They went out west," Twitch looked at her in confusion, "They went on a mission out west and Esdeath said we're going to stay here on our own for a few days to keep the city in order,"

"Just the two of us? Can that even be done?"

"There are the guards who will help us as well as a few members of the military, so don't worry,"

"Right," Twitch walked into the kitchen, "How about I make us something to eat before we head out," Seryu smiled and voided before sitting down at the table.

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The four members rode on horseback through the streets. Wave looked at Esdeath and arched a brow, "So was it really a good idea to leave those two alone for a few days? We could've kept someone else there to help them and-"

"They'll be fine in their own, Wave," Esdeath looked back slightly, "The four of us will handle this blacksmith and we'll be back in a few days, until then, Twitch and Seryu will keep everything in order at the Capitol," the others looked at each other, "Now let's move!" The four quickened their pace as the sound of hoofbeats clattered throughout the city.

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The two walked through the streets, looking around. People around them staring at them with fear behind their eyes, "I doubt anyone from Night Raid will be stupid enough to show up any time soon, right Seryu?" He looked at her and saw she was staring out into the distance, "Seryu? Seryu?"

"What? Oh right…no Night Raid," Twitch hummed and stared at her in confusion, "What?"

Twitch shook his head, "Nothing," he looked to and sighed, "Let's just keep going," Seryu slightly frowned and nodded before their walk fell silent.

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Seryu sat under a tree with her head down, "What the hell is wrong with me? I'm alone with him…when I first met him, I might have scared him with my approach, but I'm trying and he seemed a little more relaxed around me but…stupid," she moaned, "He must think I'm strange now…damn," hearing Koro barked, she inhaled slowly as she stood up, "Alright, no time for a self pity party, I can do this. Me and Twitch are gonna be alone for a few days, I can do this,"

Koro watched as Seryu took a deep breath, "Twitch…I know we're on the same team and share similar interests, but I was wondering…no that won't work. I sound like a scared little girl. Twitch, we're alone for a few days, you better not do anything wrong!" Seryu groaned and shook her head, "That makes me sound like I'm threatening him,"

Taking a few deep breaths, Seryu screamed in frustration, "How hard is it for me to say Twitch I love you!"

"What!" Her eyes widened as she looked back to see Twitch standing behind her, holding yep crepes, "What did you just say, Seryu?" Seryu felt her face grow warner as Twitch stepped closer to her, "A-anyway…I bought you a crepe…I um…I hope you like it," she slowly took the sweet from him without saying a word and began to eat it.

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The two threw away their trash and walked down the street in an uncomfortable silence. Koro looked and and forth between them before baking and jumping into Seryu's arms, "It's okay Koro, nothing is wrong,"

"Seryu," she looked at Twitch with a frown painted across her lips, "What…what did you mean back there? Were you serious or just meant it like a teammate,"

Seryu sighed and shook her head, "You can be a little dense Twitch…I know when we first met, I acted like a creepy stalker, but when you came to help fight for the cause last week…I've seen how nice you can be and…then you keep helping everyone…you even tried to kill Incursio yesterday when he told us my bullets wouldn't hurt him because of his armor…you're the first person I took to visit my father's grave and instead of laughing at me for losing him or sharing something personal like that, you were there to comfort me,"

She looked at him and faintly smiled, "We've been sharing a bed shortly after you got here…while you were uncomfortable about the whole situation and with first meeting me…you were still kind to me and…I guess having someone like that…it felt nice and…I want to continue feeling, but…I'm sure I've scared you a-"

Before she could finish, she felt Twitch pat the top of her head and she looked at him, "Twitch? What are you doing?"

"If you don't calm down, you'll end up having a panic attack, Seryu…and I thought your confusion was a little funny,"

"Hey! What the hecks that supposed to mean?"

"I just thought that something like that happens in comics, never to you or someone you know," Seryu moaned and pouted, "But…I'd be lying if I said I don't care about you outside of being teammates," Seryu stared at him with wide eyes, "I mean…you take pride in your work…I can see you're an animal lover…even though Koro is a Teigu, and you seem like you can hold your own on a fight,"

Seryu slightly smiled, "It doesn't look like anything is going on here…why don't we enjoy the nice weather?" Seryu stared at him in disbelief, "Nothing's going on, the others are away and it's a nice day, let's enjoy it," Seryu hummed and nodded before taking him by the hand and the two of them walked away.

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Chelsea walked the streets, looking around when she spotted Twitch walking away with Seryu next to him. Narrowing her eyes, Chelsea opened her Teigu and disguised herself before walking over to the two, "Hey Twitch!" The two stopped and looked back in confusion, "Hey it's been a while,"

A teenage boy with black hair and dark eyes stood in front of them before Seryu looked at Twitch in confusion, "Do you know this guy, Twitch?"

"Never seen him a day in my life," Twitch shook his head, "I'm sorry, but you must have me confused for someone else,"

"What are you kidding? We've known each other since we were practically babies," the two stared in confusion, 'C'mon Twitch, you know my Teigu and how it works…you should know who I am,'

"No…although I was separated from big sis when we were little and our father died in a raid so you might be right,"

'Father? What about our mother? And he's never called me big sis…what's going on here?'

The two looked at each other before Seryu looked back and sighed as she shook her head, "We're sorry but we need to get back," the two turned and walked away, "Maybe we can ask Esdeath who that was when they get back."

"Yeah…big sis might know what's going on, but she did say our village was destroyed and there were no survivors," Chelsea clicked her tongue against her teeth before she followed them.

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The two stepped inside and Twitch was about to close the door when it was stopped and the two looked up, "You again? Look buddy, we have no idea who you are or what you want, but this is getting ann-"

"Your name is Twitch, your birthday is in August, you care about animals and the people in your life and if you want to find out how I know this, you have to chase me," Twitch's eyes widened as the two of them watched Chelsea turn and run from them.

Twitch turned his attention towards Seryu, "I'm going to find out what's going on…are you with me?"

"You know I am." Seryu said and looked down, "Let's go Koro," Koro growled and barked before the three of them ran off of headquarters.

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Chelsea panted as she ran through the streets with Twitch, Seryu and Koro giving chase. Chelsea looked back and panted, "Damn…I was hoping he'd come alone…no matter, I can still do this," she picked up speed as she narrowed her eyes, "I hope this works Twitch…I don't know what's going on, I overheard tatami l Tatsumi talking to the others and you attacked him…this better be a joke,"

She frowned as she shook her head, "But who is this big sis you mentioned? I'm your sister and you never once called me that,"

The two panted as they contented to give chase, "I got a bad feeling about this, Twitch!"

"You and me both, Seryu, but he knows an awful lot about me and I'd like to know how!"

"Me too!" The two of them continued to give chase with Koro clinging into Seryu's back.

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The three stopped and panted, as Chelsea looked back, "T-Twitch, do you recognize this place!" Twitch looked around in confusion while Seryu glared at Chelsea, "We used to play in this exact field!"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Seryu shouted, "He was born in the north and was raised with his older sister Esdeath!" Chelsea frowned as she narrowed her eyes, "We never met you so how do you know Twitch?" She looked at Twitch and saw him looking around, "Twitch? Is everything okay? Don't tell me this believe this crap,"

"I…I don't…I mean, no?" Seryu frowned, "Who are you?"

"Catch me," she turned and ran from them and they gave chase again.

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The three ran through an overcrowded cemetery. Twitch stopped and looked around as his eyes widened, "And now we're in a cemetery? What are you trying to do?" She looked at Twitch and saw tears forming behind his eyes, "Twitch? What's wrong?"

"I…I…what the hell!" Seryu frowned as Twitch looked at Chelsea and hissed through his teeth, "You! What the hell are you pulling! Why do I remember being here when I never set foot in this cemetery!"

"Because this is where our parents are buried, idiot!" The two jumped back as Chelsea stood in front of them, our parents were killed, I thought I lost you…when I found out you were still alive, I brought you here to show you where they were laid to rest!"

"Stop lying, you worthless-" before Seryu could finish, Twitch placed a hand on her shoulder and she looked back with a frown, "Twitch? What are you doing?"

He tightly hugged her and Seryu's eyes widened as Chelsea stared at them in disbelief, "Don't…please just make it stop…I want it to stop,"

"What's going on?"

"She did this…I'm not her brother," Seryu stared at Chelsea with narrowed eyes, "Esdeath…she's not…my sister," the two looked at him as Twitch shook and cried, "She beat me for over an hour…she wouldn't stop,"

Koro growled at him as Seryu pushed the Teigu aside, "I don't want to…you're the nicest person I've met…I don't want to be enemies," Seryu raised an arm and Chelsea got ready to attack when she saw her wrap her arm around her brother and rubbed his back, "I don't want to fight you,"

"I…I don't know what to say, Twitch…what are you going to do?"

He looked at her as he shook his head, "I want…you to see the truth about the government, if you still believe they're good…then I won't stop you…if you see them for their corrupted ways…will you join Night Raid?" Chelsea's face turned pale as Seryu's eyes widened.

Seryu took a deep breath as she frowned, "I…I don't know…what…I…I guess I can…see what happens," The siblings nodded as Twitch took Seryu by the hand and led her out of the cemetery with Chelsea following them.

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The three stood on a rooftop and looked down to see several guards harassing a group of small children at play, "You see what your government is doing? Those are just kids trying to enjoy themselves and those guards started to attack them for no reason." Chelsea crossed her arms as she looked at Seryu, "And it's not just the guards…Minister Honest has the most ironic name in history. The man is anything but honest. He preys on the weak to satisfy his lust for power,"

"I…don't believe this…this has to be some kind of sick joke, right?"

"It's not, the government wiped out our village and probably Esdeath's too," Seryu turned her attention towards Twitch, "And add much as I don't want to say this…I think you're father was killed because he learned the truth and they just told you he was killed in a raid,"

"You…you're lying!"

"If you think that…kill us," Seryu frowned as she hung her head, "If you think it's possible we're telling you the truth, You can switch and help us bring this corrupt government down," Seryu looked down and her eyes widened with horror as she watched the guards mercilessly slaughter the children.

"They don't care who you are, if they feel you can be a possible threat they'll kill you,"

Seryu shook with rage before looking at Twitch, "I can't believe this…all my live I wanted to help protect people and instead…the government turns out to be this disgusting group of bullies," she hugged Twitch, "I'm so sorry I was blinded by this…I'm surprised I haven't noticed sooner…but they kept saying they were doing it for the better of the country,"

"They are," Chelsea took a deep breath, "A country they want, not what the people want…many sections of the country are going into poverty because of Minister Honest and the emperor is just a child, he doesn't know,"

"Let's get out of here," Twitch rubbed Seryu's back, "We don't want to get caught right now," Chelsea nodded as Twitch led Seryu away.

XXX

The three entered the hideout and everyone looked up and narrowed their eyes at Seryu as Mine aimed her Teigu at her, "You damn bitch! Did you think you could just walk in after killing Sheele!"

Before she could pull the trigger, Twitch stood in between them, "Twitch? What are you-"

"She's seen what this country is doing and she wants to try and make amends…the least we can do is give her a chance," Chelsea smiled at her brother while everyone else gave him skeptical looks, "Everyone deserves a second chance,"

Najenda sighed as she stood up and walked over to them, "Fine, but if she do much as move one hair out of line, she dies," Seryu frowned as she looked away, "For now we need to get a room for her and-"

"I…I feel better sleeping next to Twitch and he trusts me…so if I do something…he'll stop me,"

Mine's eyes widened as Najenda took a deep breath, "Anything to keep you under control…you'll be sharing a room with Twitch until further notice. Twitch show her to your room," Twitch nodded as he led Seryu and Koro away and Mine slowly followed them.

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The three entered the room and Boost looked up before she wagged her tail and bark, "It's good to see you're still here, Boost," Boost barked before spotting Seryu and she growled at her, "It's okay girl…they're on our side now,"

Boost continued to growl as Seryu frowned, "I know you don't trust me, especially after shooting you and calling you names like that…but Twitch is right, I'm on this side now,

Boost growled as Twitch walked over to her and scratched her behind her ear, "It's okay, girl, she's not going to hurt anyone here and-" hearing a knock at the door, they looked back to see Mine glaring at Seryu, "Hey Mine, is everything okay?"

"I wanna talk to Seryu for a minute…if that's okay," Seryu frowned and slowly nodded as she and Mine walked out of the room, closing the door.

Seryu looked at Mine and inhaled deeply, "I know that no amount of apologizing will make up for me killing your friend, but I'm willing to right my wrongs and help in any way I can and-"

"What are you and Twitch?" Mine asked and Seryu looked at her in confusion, "I just…what are you and Twitch?"

Seryu sighed as she shook her head, "I told him loved him earlier and he said he saw me more than a friend and teammate…so I guess we're dating…wait do you-" Mine slowly nodded, "...not to intrude…what's your…you know…sexuality?"

"B-bi…why,"

"Me too…maybe…since I want to show I'm sorry…we share him?" Mine's eyes widened as she felt her face get warmer, "I know it's unethical…but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to show you I'm truly sorry for killing your friend," Mine slowly nodded before the two of them walked back into the room.

XXX

The three sat on the bed, Mine on Twitch's left side and Seryu on his right, Boost on Twitch's lap and Koro on Seryu's lap,"So…why is this happening…I'm confused,"

"I want to show Mine I'm sorry for killing her friend…and we're both bisexual and so we're going share you and we'll also be getting to know each other as well," Twitch slowly nodded.

XXX

Esdeath groaned as she walked down the hall, "That damn blacksmith was more of a pain than I thought," she opened a door and her eyes widened when she saw the room was empty and the bed unoccupied, "Where is Twitch? Seryu, did you see Twitch?" She looked back and went unanswered, " What's going on? Where are Twitch and Seryu!"

She turned and ran down the hall, "Has anyone seen Twitch or Seryu!" Everyone looked at her in confusion as the blue-haired woman growled as she ran out the door.

XXX

The members of Night Raid sat at the table, Seryu, Mine, Chelsea and Twitch eating while the others stared at Seryu with angered expressions crossing their faces. Leone looked at Akame and saw her glaring at Seryu, her food went untouched, "Wow, it's so bad that Akame isn't even eating…you know she's pissed off that happens,"

"Guys, Seryu truly is sorry for all that she's done,"everyone looked at Twitch, "C'mon…everyone deserves a second chance…Seryu is no different,"

"I don't know," Seryu frowned as Tatsumi spoke, "I tried to convince Esdeath a few times about this and it failed. She's set in her ways and believes the government is helping, or at least chooses to ignore the monstrosity of their wrongdoings…and Seryu killed Sheele without a problem and-"

"She's trying to change," Mine sighed and frowned as she hung her head, "I can't fully forgive her for killing my best friend, and I'm sure that Tatsumi wouldn't forgive the bastard who killed Bulat,"

"I killed the old general for killing bro, even though he was already dying," Tatsumi sighed and shook his head, "But whatever,"

"I guess it can't be helped…Seryu, welcome to Night Raid," Najenda inhaled deeply as everyone around slowly ate, their eyes focused on Seryu.

XXX

Seryu sat on the bed, her head down and shoulders slumped over and a frown painted across her lips. Feeling the bed shake, she looked up to see Twitch sitting next to her, "Are you okay?"

"I don't know, Twitch…everyone but you and Mine made me feel unwanted, even after I was welcomed to Night Raid,"

"I'm sorry everyone made you uncomfortable…but Mine trusts you…to an extent, but still," Seryu nodded as Twitch wrapped an arm around her and rubbed her back and Seryu pushed him onto the bed and climbed on top of him.

Seryu laid on top of Twitch as Twitch rubbed her back and Koro and Boost laid the floor. Hearing the door open and close, the two looked up and saw Mine stepping into the room and over to the bed, "Hey you two," she climbed into bed and moved closer to them and nuzzled closer to them. Twitch wrapped an arm around the pinkette and held her close as he rubbed her back.

Twitch heard the two breathing at an even pace before he looked to see their backs rise and fall evenly, indication they had fallen asleep. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes as he slowly fell asleep.

XXX

Esdeath stood on the balcony and stared at the night sky with a hardened expression crossing her face, "Where in the hell did they run off to?"

"Esdeath," she looked back to see Wave standing behind her, "It's a possibility that they went out while we were away and got themselves killed," Esdeath inhaled and turned her back towards him, "And if that is the case, allow me to offer my condolence on the loss of your brother,"

"The thing is we haven't found either of the bodies, Wave, so the odds of them being killed are all almost impossible," Wave hummed in confusion, "And the minster would've told us if someone killed them,"

"I suppose you're right, but still you should get some sleep as well,"

"I know," Esdeath turned and walked back inside.

XXX

Akame stood outside the room, glaring at the three occupants on the bed, "Akame, you should get some sleep before-"

"I don't trust her, Lubbock, what the hell is she doing here?"

"According to Twitch, she wants to turn her life around and she did help out tonight, so she could want to better her life," Akame groaned in annoyance, "The only ones who trust her fully trusts her and that's Chelsea, Mine and Twitch…everyone else is skeptical with her,"

"Because she killed Sheele, how could Mine forgive her for that?"

"Let's just get some sleep," Akame sighed and nodded before they turned and walked away.

XXX

Mine and Seryu stepped into the warm water and slid down, submerging their bodies. Mine took a deep breath before looking at Seryu, "So…what made you want to join the Imperial Guards?"

"My father…he was a guard and I wanted to be like him," Seryu frowned and shook her head, "I was told that he was killed in a raid…I swore I'd get revenge and joined the guards and I eventually joined Jaegers and…well…we eventually met with Twitch, Esdeath said he was her younger brother…soon he and Chelsea showed me the troubles this country is in. I saw a group of guards kill some kids for no reason,"

"That's the way this country is and until we kill those involved and bring democracy to this country,"

Seryu nodded, "Yeah…what's your story? What made you join Night Raid,"

Mine frowned as she hung her head, "I was born with southern blood…and many people didn't like that…they would bully me, so I swore to myself that I would rise above this world and make something of myself, not relying on others to help me. I meant to with the others and joined Night Raid and eventually got Pumpkin and I made some good friends,"

Seryu frowned as she hung her head, "I'm sorry I killed your friend that day…it must've been hard,"

Mine slowly nodded, "It was. I couldn't sleep right after that for a while," Seryu scooted closer to her and pulled her into a comforting embrace as she lightly cried into her shoulder.

XXX

Twitch sat outside the hideout when he felt a hand slap the back of his head. He looked up to see Chelsea glaring down at him, "What?"

"Damn idiot," Chelsea sighed and sat down next to him, "You got yourself kidnapped and almost got yourself killed,"

"Yeah, yeah," Twitch sighed, "It's nice to see you care," Chelsea sighed as she hugged him.

XXX

Esdeath and Kurome walked through the streets, looking around as Kurome ate some cookies. Esdeath stopped in the middle of a crossroad and looked around, "Where could they have gone to? People saw them chasing someone with dark hair before they vanished,"

"No bodies of Twitch, Seryu or the mysterious person with the dark hair…did they leave the country?"

"Without being spotted by a border guard? I don't think so, Kurome, they would've been stopped right away," Esdeath sighed and crossed her arms, "But what was so special about this person they were seen chasing? There were no orders to kill anyone in the city recently, and even still, they know all the protocols for when an intended target escapes,"

Kurome hummed, "Any luck you two?" They looked back to see Bols and Wave walking up to them and they shook their heads, "Yeah, us too. We met up with Dr. Stylish, apparently he put a tracker in Seryu's upgrades but he can't locate her,"

"A jammer?" Kurome looked at the Jaegers leader, an expressionless stare behind her eyes, "So whoever this mysterious man was had a jammer on him?"

"No, even if someone knew about Dr. Stylish and his trackers, no one outside of Night Raid will have a strong enough jammer to interfere with them," she turned and narrowed her eyes, "Put everything off for now, our main objective is to find Night Raid and bring back Twitch and Seryu, kill any member that crosses you," the others nodded as they followed her down the street.

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Twitch walked down the street, looking around when his eyes widened as he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck as he fell forwards and his world fell into darkness. Bols stood over Twitch's body as he looked back, "Was that really needed? He's your brother and we didn't have to knock him out like that. He would've come with us without a problem, you know that,"

"We can't be too certain those monsters at Night Raid didn't do anything to him," Esdeath crossed her arms, "Let's get him to Dr. Stylish to see if he is okay," everyone nodded as Bols picked Twitch up and threw him over his shoulder before they walked away.

XXX

Twitch moaned as he slowly opened his eyes to find himself strapped to a table. He looked around in confusion as he looked around in a panic, "Well, it looks like my little patient is finally up," he looked up to see a tall man with blue eyes and black, graying hair, standing over him, "Don't be afraid, boy, my name is Dr. Stylish, I am the scientist for Jaegers and your sister and the others returned you here to make sure that you didn't have a run-in with Night Raid and they did anything to you and maybe after you can tell us where Seryu is at,"

'Sister? Chelsea wouldn't do this to me, and he said Jaegers…so that means these monsters who are killing people in the name of the Emperor?' Twitch shook his head and narrowed his eyes at the man walking away, "So…Doctor…what exactly are you going to do? And who's my sister?"

"You hit your head again or something?" Twitch looked back to see Esdeath, Kurome, Wave and Bols stepped into the room, "You must've ran in with Night Raid, but don't worry little brother," Esdeath stepped closer to him, "Big sis is going to make it better and then we'll find Seryu and take care of her."

'Big sis…great the crazy one is acting like my sister…try to play along, Twitch,' Twitch sighed and shook his head, "Well…can you tell the nice doctor here to let me go, big sis?"

"Sorry Twitch, but until we are certain that you're completely fine and won't disappear on us again, Dr. Stylish here is going to run a few tests on you,"

"What? But I don't want to be a test subject…I'm fine, really an-"

"Nonsense, my dear boy," the doctor stepped closer to him, smiling down at him, "You'll be fine after I run a few tests, and don't worry, you won't feel a pinch," Twitch heard a high-pitch whining noise before he looked down to see a strange instrument in the doctor's hand and he struggled to free himself from his bindings, "Don't struggle, it'll only make things that much worse," he looked up at the others, "You might want to step out for now, it might get a little loud in here," the others nodded as they turned and walked away and out of the room.

Twitch's eyes widened as he saw the door close and the doctor chuckled, "Now, I advise you to close your eyes, this will be over before you know it," the doctor leaned closer and laughed as Twitch screamed as he felt an immense pain course through his body. Twitch flailed through the binds that held him in place.

The man dug into Twitch's flesh as he screamed in pain. He panted as he set the instrument down and looked at Twitch as he shook in pain, "Okay, let's try a little injection," he turned and reached for a syringe before looking back at Twitch and smirked, "You'll feel slight pinch, but don't worry, it's just a pinch," he grabbed Twitch's arm and brought the syringe close to him before the needle poked into his flesh and the doctor pushed down onto the plunger and Twitch felt something burning enter his bloodstream.

Twitch tried to break free from his binds as his pupils began to dilate. The doctor looked at him and saw him begin to fidget, "Hmm…it seems this drug has a slight nervous breakdown side effect…no matter, science is more art than science at times," he turned and walked over to a table with several instruments and syringes resting on it.

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The four sat around the table and looked around as they heard Twitch's screams of pain before Kurome, Wave and Bols looked at Esdeath as she crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes, "Esdeath…are you sure about this, Esdeath. We all know how Dr. Stylish and his methods are…he's torturing your little brother,"

"He'll be fine, Wave," Esdeath shook her head, "He's my brother, he wouldn't break to something as this, not that easily," they heard Twitch scream again and everyone looked up, "He'll be fine, he's a strong one. Dr. Stylish's experiments won't break him that easily, and he won't yield to something as pathetic as this," the three looked at each other before looking back at Esdeath as she closed her eyes and hung her head, listening to Twitch screams of pain.

XXX

Volts of electricity coursed through Twitch's body as he screamed as he tried to break through his binds and the doctor held him down with an instrument attached to his chest. He coughed as Dr. Stylish moved the instrument away as Twitch shook and muttered to himself as he drooled, "Hmm…interesting…you're still conscious, but you seem to have gone numb for a few moments…that's good to know,"

"W-what…do you…want?" Dr. Stylish ignored him as he picked up a syringe and stuck it in the side of his neck before pushing down on the plunger as Twitch screamed in pain as he felt the blue liquid enter his bloodstream.

The doctor stepped away and began undoing the restraints and Twitch slowly sat up and rubbed the side of his neck, "What the hell did you do to me? That last one barely did anything,"

"Don't you worry, boy…everything will be fine…you're free to go," confused, Twitch stood up and staggered out of the room as Dr. Stylish smirked.

XXX

Twitch walked into the hall as everyone looked at him and Esdeath stood up, "Alright, now let's go out and look for Seryu. Twitch, you're with me,"

"I'd rather go with-" before he could finish, he felt a shock and jumped back, "What the hell was that?"

"A small chip Dr. Stylish made. Now everytime you try to do whatever you want, you will be punished. Now you'll be with me, Kurome, Wave and Bols are one team, now let's go," Twitch growled under his breath as he followed them out of the hall.

XXX

Seryu, Mine and Chelsea looked around the hideout, puzzling looks crossing their faces, "Looking for someone?" The three looked back to see Leone behind them, "What's going on?"

"Have you seen my brother anywhere, Leone?" Chelsea questioned and the blonde looked at her in confusion, "Mine and Seryu were enjoying at bath and apparently no one's seen Twitch anywhere since this morning,"

"No, I haven't seen him anywhere,"

"Great," Seryu sighed and shook her head, "Jaeger might have found him and there's no way Esdeath is going to let him go again…which means they'll be looking for me soon too,"

"Well that's not good…we better get the others and go look for him," Leone suggested and the three nodded before they walked away.

XXX

Night Raid stood on a roof, scanning the streets below, looking for Twitch, "How the hell did he get caught after being found?" Lubbock scoffed, "Did he learn nothing during his training?

"Lubbock," Tatsumi quietly hissed as the two of them looked towards Mine and Seryu as they hung their heads, "Not now," the green-haired member sighed and nodded as they continued to scan the streets below.

Mine picked up her Teigu and began walking away, "This isn't doing anything. We should have some people walking around and-"

"Don't Mine," she stop and looked back as Akame spoke, "If any one of us goes down there we could very well be walking into a trap,"

"Akame is right," Najenda stepped forward, "Until we know what's going on and what happened to Twitch, we should stay out of sight,"

"But-"

"She's right especially if Esdeath is involved," Mine looked at Seryu as Seryu frowned, "I've seen Esdeath kill out of boredom,"

"So have I," Najenda tightened her fists, "We used to fight alongside each other before I saw what was really going on and left…Esdeath once killed a pregnant woman simply because the minister said she was a threat to the empire," everyone except for Lubbock, stared in disbelief, "So everyone is aware of the threat that is Esdeath,"

"And they have Kurome, and she's a skilled assassin, just like me," Akame inhaled slowly, "My Teigu poisons anyone it cuts, killing then almost instantly while hers can raise up the dead,"

"Dr. Stylish is someone who wouldn't have a problem turning his own mother into a lab rat," everyone looked at Seryu, "And then there's Bols, someone who is not stranger to combat, Wave has his Teigu, similar to Tatsumi's, Run who can take to the sky.

And who knows how many recruits they've got…for all we know, Jaegers can be spread throughout the country,"

The air grew still between the team before Susanoo looked up and narrowed his eyes, "What is it, Susanoo?"

"The enemy is spreading out," Koro and Boost looked up and began barking uncontrollably, "They sense it too. Three strong Teigus are traveling in a small group while try others are heading in the opposite direction,"

"So what?" Leone placed her hands on her hips and arched a brow, "Do we use you, Fido and Lassie over there to find them?"

"No," Susanoo looked back, "They're already aware Koro and if he's spotted, they'll know where Seryu is, and if Boost sees Twitch, she may go crazy and jeopardize this entire mission, so it'll be best if Seryu returns to the hideout with Koro and Boost,"

Seryu opened her mouth, ready to argue when Najenda spoke, "He's right, if you were to be spotted with us then we'll have an even bigger war on our hands than we can handle…so for now you should return to the hideout,"

Seryu looked at her as Mine placed a hand on her shoulder, "You heard the boss, it's best if you sit this one out. We'll bring Twitch back before you know it," Seryu sighed and nodded as everyone but her, Mine, Koro and Boost jumped from rooftop to rooftop.

Seryu looked at Mine and frowned, "You be careful out there,"

"Don't worry about me, you just get back to the hideout," Seryu nodded before quickly kissing Mine's cheek and ran away with Koro and Boost following her as Mine turned and began jumping from rooftop to rooftop.

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Twitch moaned as he scratched the side of his neck, "It's not going to work, you're stuck with that chip in you, so you better get used to it," Esdeath turned and looked at him with narrowed eyes, "So where were you hiding? Where did you and Seryu go?" Twitch glared at her with a hardened expression, "You don't have to answer. The chip doesn't work like that, but if I tell you to do something and you disobey…you will receive a shock,"

"And why are you telling me this?" Esdeath hummed in confusion, "Say if you order me to tell you where we were, I could easily lie to you and the chip wouldn't know, therefore rendering its effects pointless," Esdeath narrowed her eyes, "You allowed that crazed man to torment me for no reason outside of running off and-"

Esdeath pulled him into a comforting embrace as she lightly rubbed his back, surprising him, "What the…what gives?"

"You're right…I brought you into Jaegers and you didn't know what was going on…I suppose I can be a little more tentative towards the people in my life," Twitch sighed as Esdeath broke the from embrace, "Now let's go find Seryu so Dr. Stylish can take care of her as well," Twitch frowned as Esdeath turned and walked away before he began to slowly follow her.

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Kurome led Bols and Wave down the street before her eyes widened and she unsheathed her sword and blocked an attack from her older sister. The two assassins stared at one another before Kurome shouted over her shoulder, "Bols, Wave, you look for Seryu, I've got something to take care of!" The two nodded before they continued walking.

The two sisters glared at one another, "Kurome, I begged you to leave and join us," Akame narrowed her eyes as she got ready to attack again, "But you wouldn't listen. All this time you've been fighting for the wrong side and now I have to kill you,"

"Kill me? Don't make me laugh," Akame growled under her breath, "All that training they put is through…who knew it was going to come down to this," the two sisters took a fighting stance before running towards each other.

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Esdeath and Twitch stopped in the heart of the town and looked at the recent pubic execution and Twitch's face went pale, "If you ever run away from your big sister again, it'll be you on one of those crosses," the ruthless general looked at him with narrowed eyes, "But for now, we beat focus on finding Seryu so Dr. Stylish can give her some new upgrades," Twitch narrowed good eyes as Esdeath turned and walked away and he followed her.

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