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Chapter 11-Motto

Although she still had the stitched, she insisted on working with Ryuhou at HOLY. Every morning she went to the medical center so she could get her arms and stomach wrapped so her stitches wouldn't re-open. Since the battle, Mimori smiled every time she would think about the dream and would say 'motto' under her breath. Scheris and Cougar had no idea what she was thinking about when she said it, but she would just smile like a little girl. Her abilities had gotten stronger as well. She and Ryuhou had made a good team when she used her Burning Tears as a shield for Zetsuei. She still trained with Ryuhou in the mornings in order to master her Alter ability, and Ryuhou had to admit, she was getting very good…

"Like this?" She asked as she threw the fireballs and torched the targets that Ryuhou had set up.

"Yes exactly like that!" Mimori beamed when he told her that. It made her feel like she was actually doing something that Ryuhou couldn't complain about.

"Motto…" she smiled as she whispered this word to herself. The flames intensified when she smiled and Ryuhou got a serious look on his face.

"Mimori calm down!" he said. "You're making the flames bigger!"

She looked up and the flames died down enough to where Ryuhou could stomp them out.

"Well, I guess I wasn't wrong after all…" Ryuhou knew that voice, and he turned around sharply and glared at the Shell Bullet.

"What do you want Kazuma?"

"The same thing I always want- to annihilate you! But it looks like you aren't my only problem anymore. Apparently your girlfriend was the one that started the fire last time, apparently she's an Alter User…"

"Gee, aren't you smart," Ryuhou said sarcastically while rolling his eyes. "And in no way is she my girlfriend."

"Hey shut up! And if she's not then why did you get mad when I kissed her? Why do you get mad every time I steal her from you?"

"Because she is a princess who does not need to be touched by filth like you. It's my job to help her."

Help… that brought back a thought from when they were in the dream…

"I'm not here to protect her because she no longer needs protecting. I'm just here to help her." Mimori's eyes widened at the thought of this. 'But didn't he say that it was just a dream…? Then why didn't he say protect like he always does…? Why can't he ever tell me how he really feels…' the more she thought about it, the more angry she got. "Why can't you just be honest with me Ryuhou!"

Kazuma and Ryuhou stopped bickering for a moment to look at her. Kazuma snickered. "Looks like you're in trouble Ry-u-hou," He stressed Ryuhou's name.

"Shut up," he muttered to Kazuma. "What do you mean Miri?"

"'Miri?'" Kazuma repeated as he began to laugh. "So you even have a pet name for her? How kawaii!" he laughed harder as he said this, and Ryuhou punched him in the face. This didn't keep him from laughing, though.

"I mean why must you always-!"

"Stop right there!" 7 or 8 HOLY members came out and were ready to attack Kazuma.

"Well as always it seems as though my time with you was cut short so I guess we'll have to make time!" he grabbed Mimori and took off. Kazuma leaped over the wall and kept running through the lost ground. He looked at Mimori, somewhat nervous. She hadn't said a word since she had been captured, she hadn't tried to escape, she hadn't even lifted her head to give him a look. Just then he felt some sort of liquid running over his hand that was carrying Mimori. "What is this…..?" he stopped momentarily and set her on the ground to see what the liquid was. He was shocked at what he saw. "….Blood! H-Hey! Why are you bleeding!" He looked around and held his hands up defensively. "I DIDN'T DO IT I SWEAR!"

"There's no one here…" she said softly, allowing a small stream of blood to emit from her mouth.

"We gotta get you somewhere and find out what's wrong!" Deciding that it wouldn't be good if he carried her the same way he usually had, he picked her up bridal style and ran as fast as he could to his hometown.

"Hey!" Kimishima said (a/n In my story he's not dead!) "Where have you been Kazuma! I've been looking everywhere for you! I found someone who needs work done on their house and- hey, who's that?"

"Nevermind that, I need your help, she's bleeding and I don't know what to do!"

Kimishima got a serious look on his face. "She's bleeding in her stomach right?" Kazuma nodded. "Well have you lifted up her shirt?"

"NO I HAVEN'T YOU PERVERT!" He slapped the back of Kimishima's head.

"I MEANT SO YOU COULD SEE WHY SHE WAS BLEEDING, PERVERT!" He slapped the back of Kazuma's head. He lifted up her shirt enough to where he could see the stitches. "Looks like they've been broken…." Kimishima said in a thoughtful voice.

"So you know what to do?" Kazuma asked, his words full of hope.

"Not a clue!" Kimishima smiled while he scratched the back of his head. Kazuma fell anime style and hit Kimishima in the back of the head again.

"Kazu-Kun! Kazu-Kun!" Kanami ran happily to Kazuma and smiled brightly. "I haven't seen you in a while! Where have y-" She stopped as she looked at Mimori. Her eyes widened and she got a scared and worried look on her face. "What's wrong with her Kazu-Kun? Why is she bleeding Kazu-Kun? Help her Kazu-Kun!" She tugged on his shirt, her eyes beginning to water.

"I'm not sure what to do…" he said sadly.

"You're… going to have to re-stitch me…" she said softly. Sweat was trickling down her forehead, and the blood wasn't gushing out as fast as it was before.

"Gah!" Kazuma and Kimishima got up quickly while looking at each other and sweat dropped. "We aren't good at that! We don't even know how to do that!"

"I do." Kanami stood up and made her hands into fists. "I can re-sew it."

"Hang on a minute Kanami," Kazuma said in a gentle voice. "You sew clothes, not people, this is really different."

"Trust me Kazu-Kun, I can do it," she gave him a determined and confident look and went off to get needles and thread. She came back momentarily and asked Kazuma and Kimishima to wait elsewhere. They did as they were told and waited under a tree. Both of them looked straight ahead of them as they waited.

"So who is she?" he asked, not turning his head to look at Kazuma.

"A girl from HOLY."

"WHAAA!" Kimishima turned to look at Kazuma. "Why are you helping the enemy!"

"Because she's not our enemy. I owe her a lot, she's my escape tool from HOLY, and she's important to my mortal enemy. But that baka is too arrogant to admit it. If he isn't careful he'll lose her to someone else."

"Someone like me!" Kimishima grinned and put his thumb to his chest. Kazuma gave his a dull look. "What? You said she wasn't our enemy, and she's very pretty! And besides…" Kimishima gave Kazuma a sly grin, "I know someone else who needs to stop being arrogant and confess his love to someone…"

"If you dare say it, I'll make it to where you'll be the one needing stitches!" Kimishima didn't say another word about it. Kanami came moments later with a small smile f relief on her face. "How is she Kanami? Were you able to do it?"

"The bleeding has stopped, and she said I did a good job."

"Is she moving?"

"A little bit, but she can't move very much…."

"Where is she now?"

"I helped her into the house, she's laying down on the floor."

"That's it!" Kimishima said with a happy yet serious look on his face. "I'm moving in with you guys!" Kazuma glared at him again. "WHAT! You said it yourself that he was too arrogant to admit to her that he liked her, so why doesn't she just move on?"

"Because he is my past, my present, and hopefully my future," she said as she stared at the ceiling. "Even if he doesn't feel the same, I never want to leave his side…"

"That's so kawaii," Kanami smiled.

"That's dedication right there!" Kazuma said with streams of tears falling from his eyes.

"If only I could do that…I wouldn't be in as much pain…."

"What do you mean?"

"My Alter ability….the Burning Tears…. If I cry, this entire house would catch on fire… so I can't cry…"

"That's so sad…" Kanami clutched her heart and began breathing harder.

"KANAMI!" Kazuma went to her aid. "Are you ok?"

"Hai, my heart just hurts…."

"Just like mine…"

Meanwhile, Ryuhou was running through the Lost Ground with Cougar. "I don't understand why you had to tag along when it's MY woman!" Cougar said a bit defensively.

"She's not yours, not in any way," Ryuhou said coolly.

"Well in no way is she yours either!" Cougar said angrily as he used his Alter to speed up. Ryuhou summoned Zetsuei and had him carry him. Soon he was caught up to Cougar, but Cougar sped up even more. "I'M going to be the one that saves her!"

"You won't touch her!"

"Why do you care so much?"

"I never said I did!" Ryuhou said angrily.

They were both stopped by Kazuma walking slowly towards them. "Kazuya!"

"Kazuma!" Ryuhou corrected Cougar. "Where's Mimori!"

"She's safe, away from you…" he walked closer to Ryuhou. "You know, you'd think that when she's either with you or when she's not with you she'd be happy…." He was now standing beside Ryuhou, and his bangs were covering his eyes. "But no matter where you are, you always hurt her… She's sick of you lying, and if you don't start telling her how you feel then you'll lose her, she's already got a few guys in line waiting."

"A few? A FEW! There is no 'few'! There is only 'ONE', and that 'ONE' is ME!" Cougar said hysterically.

"I don't care about your stupid advice!" Ryuhou spat, completely ignoring Cougar's remark. "You have no idea what she and I have been through, nor do you know or understand either of our feelings! Tell me where Mimori is!"

"I might not know how she feels, but there's a certain friend of mine who can apparently feel her pain, she wants to cry you know, she even told me."

"Shut up!" he said, grabbing Kazuma's shirt.

"Tell ya what," Kazuma grinned. "You and Cougar follow me to her location, you and I will fight, if you win, you get her." He noticed Ryuhou clenching his fists. "I suggest you save your strength, you're gonna need it when you fight me!" Cougar and Ryuhou walked calmly behind Kazuma as he led the way towards Mimori.

They arrived to find Mimori sitting up with a blanket halfway on her and a young girl holding her arms protectively around Mimori's neck as she gave Cougar and Ryuhou a somewhat scared look. "Why did you bring them here, Kazu-Kun?"

"It seems you have a nickname as well," Ryuhou smirked.

"At least I'm happy that someone cares about me enough to give me a nickname! Unlike you who only cares about his status and himself with no regard towards others feelings! You sicken me!"

"If I didn't care then why would I be here?" Mimori's eyes widened as she thought about this.

"Then what about the blood stain?" she asked quietly. Ryuhou looked down for a moment, then looked up and grinned.

"Motto." He then prepared for his battle with Kazuma.

Sorry that it sucked, I'm hoping my nest chapter will have some good stuff in it.