Chap.3: Remember to learn your ABC's, kids.

Nazarus slowly awoke the next day. He had barely gotten any sleep that night, for he had been worrying about the supposed assination. He eventually had to cast slumber on himself just to fall asleep. Anyway, he moved around to see if the barrier was gone;sure enough, it was.

Just then, Clementine walked in. Nazarus enthusiastically hugged her, and then assured her everything was okay.

"Are you sure? You did faint back there..." Clementine worriedly asked.

"I'm fine." Nazarus replied. "I'm not 500 years old."

"I know that. It's just.... I worry for you, Nazarus."

"You don't need to worry, not with these fists!"

Nazarus then walked over to the bed, and pulled a Dark Rosary out of his pocket.

"What's the Dark Rosary for?" Clementine asked.

"It was given to me by my mother on her deathbed."

Clementine didn't say anything; she didn't want to make Nazarus suffer any more pain. With that, she quickly shoved a letter in Nazarus' hand, and left. Nazrus opened the letter to see that a Fortune Venus had called for her request.

She did not give her name.

While past....."experiences" had given Nazarus the knowledge to know to never ever trust a letter from a woman when she does not state her name, he believed that it was his duty to see what she wanted. As such, he walked over to the area she had specified to meet in. Half-way there, he was stopped by a Desperado.

"Hey," The Desperado shakily said. "Do you know where I could find a Fortune Venus by the name of Topaz?"

Nazrus showed the gunner the letter. "Could this be her handwriting?"

"Yes! That's her's, no doubt!"

"WHo are you, and why are you searching Topaz?"

"I am Par-rall. And Topaz, you ask? She has captivated my heart. I look at her, and I fell really great, and I gain courage to do stuff in front of her when I probably shouldn't for the high risk of killing--slash--injuring myself."

"...In other words, you just said in the most elaborate way possible, 'I'm in love with her.'"

"...Yes. But there is one barrier."

"What?"

"She doesn't even know who the hell I am."

"WHAT?!"

"I know, it's sad."

"You've never even asked her out?"

"No."

"Talked to her?"

"No."

"Have she even looked at you?!"

"Not really."

"....wow..."

"I know, but can I accompany you, for I want to stop beating around the bush."

"Be my guest, Just don't start masturbating when you see her, kay? Keep it to yourself... My name is Nazarus, by the way."

"I'll try, and nice meeting you, Nazarus."

Nazarus and Par-rall--two unlikely travelers-- walked all the way to the thirteenth floor of the school, the highest one. It was here they would meet Topaz, on a balcony.

Topaz was there, sure enough.

"I've been looking for you,Nazarus, and who's this Desparado?"

Par-rall walked over to Topaz, and started sweating; this was his chance. "Topaz, my name is Par-rall. Ever since I layed eyes on you, I've fallen for you. Your beauty is something I cannot imagine. Sadly, I have never had the balls to actually talk to you. SO, I simply present myself and will not make the usual mistake a guy makes by stretching his monolougue to the he loves so long, she falls from asleep from sheer boredom, or how laughaubly bad it is."

"Thank you,....Par-rall...."

"Oh, crap, I screwed up?"

"No! I kinda think you're pretty funny, and you seem to know what not to do when talking to a girl."

"OH GOD, YES!!!!"
"Now you just need to know the right thing to do when talking to a girl..."

Par-rall, too blithe to realize what Topaz said, Ran over to Nazarus, and quickly yelled. "OH, Nazarus, Did you hear that? She might actually like me!"

Nazarus kept an incredulous and blank look at Par-rall. "I heard Par-rall. Jeeze, you're acting like you just won the lottery...."

"THIS IS BETTER THAN WINNING THE LOTTERY!"

Topaz came up to Par-rall, and pulled him off Nazarus. "Well, since you like me so much, you wouldn't say no to a date, now would you?"

"Of course I wouldn't! How about.... Next saturday? Oh, I'll get a reservation for the finest restruant in Spangonia! THANK YOU, OH LORD, I'M IN HEAVEN!!!!!!!!" With that, Par-rall happily danced off to the side.

Nazarus and Topaz both stared at each other incredulously.

"He's one scary guy..." Nazarus slowly stammered.

"Yes, now about that thing I wanted to tell you about..." Topaz replied.

"Oh, nearly forgot! Yes, what ab-"

That instant, A purple flash darted across the air, Nazarus and Topaz quickly dodged it, and the assailant smashed into the floor of the balcony. After a huge dust cloud disappeared, it could be seen that a Hanakage was the culprit.

"Damn, you,Nazarus...." She said weakly, recovering from the impact.

Nazarus' eyes opened. That girl had the same voice as the one that was payed to assassinate somebody!

"Who are you?" He said coldly.
"My name is Abcde. But that doesn't concern you, 'cuz you'll be dead!"

"Then, I'll just fight you."

Topaz and Par-rall jumped to Nazarus' side. "We'll help you too!

"Thank's guys!"

Nazarus put his fists up an beckoned Abcde.

Finally, some action!