*Aibou's POV*
"My masters, are you alright?" I asked as I brushed a bit of my violet fringe out of my face.
"R-ritsu? What happened to you?" Hikari asked, her ruby eyes filled with fear.
"Who is this 'Ritsu' you're talking about, Mistress? I am Aibou, your guardian." I said.
"Could it be that you have a split personality?" I heard Kage ask.
"It could be a possiblity, my Ouji-sama, but I highly doubt it." I said as I dusted my armor, making it a bit cleaner.
"Hikari, Daijoubu?" Pendulum's voice echoed trough the hall.
/Oh, wonderful, here comes the Dragonet to save the Princess.../
"Ritsu, are you alright, and where did ya get the new armor?" He asked as he looked at my armor in awe.
"Oh, and by the way, I have one question for you, Ritsu."
"What is it?"
"Are you a Guy or a Girl?"
The room fell silent.
"WHADDA YA MEAN, 'ARE YOU A GUY OR GIRL'?!" I yelled at him as I felt my face become hot.
"Well, I first thought you were a girl because of your hair, but then I thought you were a dude because, well, you took that monster down, all by yourself."
I got out my black and violet sword and hit him on the head with it.
"I'M A DUDETTE, ALRIGHT?!"
"Ow, and fine." Pen said as he rubbed his head.
Suddenly, I felt like I was losing control, and my Vision blacked out.
*Ritsu's POV*
"I'M. NOT. A. GIRL." I repeated, once more to the dummy Dragonet.
"YEAH YOU ARE!" The Dragonet protested.
"Pendulum, remember, that was one version of Ritsu," I heard Kage whisper to Pendulum.
"What do you mean, 'One version of Ritsu', Kage?" I asked, very confused of what they were talking about.
"Well, you sort of saved us from a monster that we summoned," Hikari said. "And you told us that you were our guardian and that you were, indeed, a girl."
"But...I'm not a girl..."
"Yes, you are."
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are!"
"No, I'm not, Hikari!"
"Prove it!" Hikari yelled as I looked around, and everyone's face was red, Even Hikari's, and she had a hand on her mouth, realizing what she'd said.
"...I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that, Ritsu..." Hikari said as she hugged me, and then, I felt my heart banging against my chest.
"I...it's alright...Kari-hime..." I said as I hugged her too, and I realized what this meant...I was in Ai, with Hikari...my princess...WAIT, WWHHAATT?!
"I TOLD YOU GUYS THAT RITSU IS A GUY!" Hikari said happily.
/Well, at least I know that I'm a guy, right? Thank goodness I won't have to hear that debate again./
/'Ritsu'? What kind of dumb name is THAT?!/ A voice rang in my head.
/Who...are you? And how did you get in my head?/
/Oh, you can hear me?/
/Well, yeah, and you were saying that Ritsu is a dumb name, right?/
/...yes.../
/And you still haven't answered my question yet./
/Fine,/ The voice said in an annoying tone as it sighed. /I'm Aibou...nice to meet you...Ritsu.../
That's when I noticed that she was being polite for a moment.
/Are you...being nice to me?/ I asked her.
/N-NANI?! I-I'M NOT BEING NICE TO YOU, YOU...DUDE!/
/First you said that Ritsu was a dumb name,/ I pointed out. /And now you're insulting me by calling me a 'dude'?/
It was silent for a moment.
/Whatever,/ Aibou said. /Just...don't talk to me.../
And at that moment I knew this would be the start of a very odd freindship.