-When two opposites attract, they become an entirely different being.

What was the difference between these two opposite beings?

Were they the same being with each other's traits?

Or were they entirely different from each other?

There is no such thing as a difference. One's goals would even eventually lead to the other one's.

But for what reason?

What were these two being's purpose?

A world that was opposite of the other...

Yet, it was so similar.

Entwined with destiny, these two would eventually meet once again. Such a fate was destined to happened. No matter what separates these two beings.

One, who had created unworldly beings, and sacrificed everything to be with the one they love, No matter the cause. Whether to kill, or to save, she would be the one to have him in their arms.

One, who had everything in the one she loved, had been driven to despair. To "the beginning," to when everything that had started, she waits for him.

Were these two really different from one another?

It will be until the two opposites attract, will we find the answer.

"I've finally found you, Kioshi." With her black haired laid across my bed, she lays there. I was surprised to see that this woman was in my room. No, of course I was surprised. I didn't even know her! She looks to be around the age of 17 or 18, but regardless of that, I still don't know her.

"Um, could you explain to me why you are in my bed? And more important, who even are you?" Her black her had been covering her left eye. All I could see was her black frilly dress, and her ruby-red eye.

"So sorry, I didn't expect this to be "your" bed. I was hoping that this was Shido's. I have been parched ever since the last time I'd seen his reactions. But I guess this will do for now." As she gets off my bed, she walks around me.

Analyzing me...

"Your purple hair is really nice."

"Um, thank you?" She continued to analyze me. It was like she was looking for something that peeked her interest.

"Hm..."

"Do you... need something?"

"Huh? Oh, don't mind me. I'm just... a girl who's looking for something that looks... interesting." Looking for something interesting? She goes about this for about a minute. Without finding anything about me, she looked disappointed with her arms crossed.

"So, you know Shido?" My question had broke her out of her trance. After focusing, she smiled at me.

"Fufufu, eyeing me up are we?" She giggles as she noticed that I was staring at her.

"I'm the victim of being "eyed up" here." She's a strange one at the least. I'm used to Natsumi being in here, but-wait, where even is Natsumi?

"..." She wasn't laughing, and she wasn't smiling. She continued to look at me with a serious look.

"Kioshi!? Are you still there!?" I could hear Shido coming up from downstairs. That's just great, I have a random woman in my room and Shido is going to be the one who sees her first. At least he wouldn't be someone that would get the wrong idea so easily.

"...Kioshi." The woman had called my name to get my attention again. She opened the window that was close to my bed. Ah, I see. She's planning on escaping before Shido gets here. But there's one thing I noticed as the wind brushes past her hair.

Her right eye... it was a clock of some sort...

And it was ticking...

"I look forward to speaking with you again, Kioshi. I can't wait to talk to you about all sorts of things! Hm, how about a date? Does that seem good?" The strange woman who had broke into Shido's house that slept in the same bed as me, was asking me on a date.

Excuse me?

"A-A date? I-I'm sorry, but-"

"I can't wait! I'll be picking you later then!" After jumping out of the window, I went to look out of it and speak my mind.

"W-Wait a second! I didn't say that I-" She was gone. Suddenly, the door to my room slammed open. And the one behind it, was Kotori and Shido.

"Kioshi, are you alright!?"

"Huh? O-Oh, I'm alright. Did you need anything?" I probably shouldn't have asked that. That was one of my dumbest questions that I have ever asked.

"Today's school idiot, why else would we be calling for you! Come down and eat!" Kotori was upset again. Who am I kidding? She was always angry... well, at least at me.

"S-Sorry." I bowed my head apologetically. What a great morning this was.

"You don't have to apologize. Just come down to eat and we'll be heading off to school." Oh yeah, school's today.

Wait, school plus random woman who asked me on a date equals... crap.

"U-Um, Shido, can I... take the day off?" Both Shido and Kotori crossed their arms and raised their own separate eyebrow at me with a questioning look. They're really siblings aren't they?

"Take the day off? What for?" Kotori had been the one to ask me this. Shido opened his mouth to say something, but he chose to close his mouth. I guess she beat him to the question.

"W-Well, I kind of... um-"

"Spit it out already!" I flinched at the random outburst. I guess Kotori's patience is a being that shouldn't be tested with at all.

"I was... asked out on a date..."

"..."

"..."

"..."

No one said a thing after that. Their bland faces was the reaction that I needed to see, to tell that they were confused as much as I was.

"You were... asked on a date?" Shido asked me with a puzzled face. Was that too random? I only nodded my head for his question. Kotori only sighed in a disappointed tone.

"Sigh... You would rather go on a date than be in school? I didn't think you were this passionate on going on dates with women."

"T-That's not it! It's... just that it was a strange woman who asked me. That's all..."

"Oh? And who was this "strange" woman? How cute is she? How much do you know about her? When did you two meet? How long have you had feelings for her?" For each question she asked, she kept taking a step closer to me, until she was right in front of me.

"W-Well, we just met today. She was... kind of sleeping in my bed when I woke up." At this, Shido decided to speak up.

"Are you absolutely sure that it wasn't Natsumi? She could still shape shift, you know."

"She's not here, Shido. I told her to meet Reine in the Ratatoskr so we could do some tests on her." Tests on her? Was there something wrong with her?

"Is there something wrong with Natsumi?" I haven't seen anything wrong with her.

"Yeah... after that date yesterday, she's been acting... "weird." Isn't she always weird?

"What do you mean by weird?"

"It was like she was on a sugar rush. And plus, have you noticed that she had been glowing green energy when she came back?" A sugar rush? Well, she did run all the way back to Shido's house, so I guess you can call it a sugar rush.

"Okay... did you find anything?"

"We're not exactly sure, but I can only think of a hypothesis. It has to do with something with her kissing you. No, it has to be the reason as to why she acted like that." So the reason as to why she had acted like that, was because she kissed me?

"Don't worry about her right now. What I'm worried about, is the woman who had asked you on a date today. So tell me, who. was. it?" She sounded a bit more angry now. I didn't think Kotori cared about things like this.

"W-Well, I don't know her name, but I know what she looked like." Kotori grabbed my cheeks aggressively and started to rub them.

"Tell. . It. Was!" I don't know why, but my cheeks were starting to burn a bit. It's like, really starting to burn... am I going on fire!

"Shehadlongblackhairandsheworeagothicdressandhadanyellowclockeye." I think they were able to catch what I had said based on their shocked expressions.

"K-Kurumi? Why was she even here?" Shido was a bit nervous all of a sudden. Just by saying her name had brought a chill to his spine.

"Kioshi, explain, what did she want with you? Other than a date, that is." Kotori's face got serious all of a sudden. Did they really not like her?

"She did say something along the words of: "looking for something that interests her."

"Something that interests her, huh? Kioshi, this is a big deal. Right now, you're being targeted by the most dangerous Spirit:{Nightmare.}" So she was a Spirit. That could explain the reason as to why she disappeared so quickly.

"Nightmare? If you're saying that she's dangerous, then what should I do? I can't just ignore her, she knows where she could find me."

"Good point. For now, go meet up with Reine on the Ratatoskr. If we can find something about you there, then we can figure out what she wants from you." Reine was... that woman. The woman that I gotten bad vibes from. Something about her energy felt off.

And now, I have to meet her again.

"What should I do?" Shido asked Kotori.

"What else? You go to school, and we'll deal with the problem. And be sure to keep an eye on the others. With Kurumi randomly appearing, we can't tell what will happen to them." Shido nodded and went downstairs.

"Kioshi, let's go." Hearing Kotori, I left out the room and walked with her.

"Kioshi!" When arriving on the ship, Natsumi greeted me with a hug from out of nowhere. While she was still in her adult form, she knocked me down with her weight.

"H-Hello, Natsumi..."

"How's it going? Don't tell me that you missed my body's warmth in the bed~" I forgot that she gets all flirty when she's in this form.

"I'm... kind of suffering beneath you, you know."

"But you like it, right?"

"Enough! Natsumi, we're going to be busy right now so can you please leave?" I guess Kotori was annoyed that this greeting took too long.

"Boo~ I was having some fun~! Don't tell me that you're jealous~."

" .Now!" I think Kotori's on fire. No seriously, she is really on fire. Natsumi only got a giggle out of this.

"Okay,okay. I'll be leaving now. See you later, Kioshi!" With that said, she left our sights.

"Sigh... she's still a handful."

"Hey, Kotori, can I ask a question?"

"Make it quick."

"What happened with Natsumi's sealing?" I know this was a weird time to bring this up, but this had been on my mind for a long time.

"Sigh... Natsumi won't agree to go on a date with Shido. No matter what we say, she won't agree to our terms. The only reason as to why she decides to stay here, is because you're here. If you leave, she leaves. " Makes sense. Then again, this is Natsumi we're talking about here. She is like a child. If she doesn't get what she wants, then she'll just flip it around to the point where she has the advantage.

"So we're just going to ignore the fact that she could still be a target?" If she's not sealed, then people that I don't know about, would eventually pick up where she is. That's bad for me, and her.

"...She's not being found. In fact, I don't think no one will be able to find her. Not anymore."

"...What?"

"Like I said, something you did when you kissed her had changed something about her. We're not getting anymore detection for Natsumi. It's like she disappeared off the radar completely."

"So do you-"

"Kioshi..." A familiar voice had called my name from behind. Turning around, I saw Reine standing right behind me.

"R-Reine, was it?" I still felt that odd feeling that I got from her before.

It's like she's not from this world...

"Yes, that is my name." We stared at each other for some time now. I don't know what she wants from me, but I think she wants to keep looking at me in the eye.

Like she met me before...

"Reine, did you find anything weird with Natsumi?" Kotori tried getting her attention, but it was like she was more interested with my face, rather than the her question. I couldn't handle her gaze, so I started to stare somewhere else that was not her face.

"..."

"Reine?"

"..."

"Reine!"

"...Sorry, Kotori. I haven't gotten too much rest recently. What were you saying?" With the bags under eyes, it looked like she hasn't slept for at least 20 years.

"I asked you if you found something strange with Natsumi during your tests."

"Yes, I did. As strange as it may be, but I think Natsumi has gotten at least, a bit more stranger than normal." Kotori and I sighed simultaneously.

"Yes, we already know that, Reine. I'm talking about as to WHY she has been acting like this."

"Strange should not be a way to put it. What she experienced was kind of like a boost of some sort. Under the effects, all of her abilities had been improved. As to how long, I don't know." A boost? This doesn't seem to settle right for me. But then again, she was able to run really, really fast. And she traveled that fast without her broom. Then does that mean every single one of her abilities had been increased?

"So with a kiss from Kioshi, Natsumi had been able to increase her abilities. Doesn't that seem more like of an opposite to Shido's abilities?" Kotori was right. Shido had the ability to seal a Spirit's power. I'm fully sure, but am I able to boost a Spirit's power?

"Kioshi." Reine's voiced had broke me out of thought.

"Y-Yes?"

"[Nightmare] is a dangerous Spirit. She might know something about this 'boost' power that you have. Be sure to be careful with her."

"R-Right."

"But before you go out there, we're going to have to give you some tips as to what you can do with her. Well, we'll be leaving it up 'this' to help you out." She handed me a phone. Was this the thing that was supposed to give me some tips?

"Go ahead, turn it on." As I clicked on the button to turn it on, a girl appeared from the screen.

"Hello Kioshi, I will be your assistant from now on. My name is Maria Arusu. If you have any trouble with me, please do not hesitate to return me to Ratatoskr for maintenance."

Is that a woman talking from my phone?