Author's Note: Christmas shopping done, life is good. This chapter's a bit short, but important things happen despite that.

The Story So Far: Hiruma's magic eating abilities are in no one's control, not even Hiruma's. Some poor female Oujou student is now a victim of this uncontrolled ability, having completely lost her ability to do magic to it. Though no one is currently in trouble, tensions in the magical governments have risen.

Hidden

By: Bar-Ohki

Chapter 10: Hidden Allies

"Two of us aren't enough." Musashi commented to Kurita as they walked to school the next morning. "I can't do anything but tell you where Hiruma's been, and you can't do anything but tell what damage he's done."

"Mm! If Hiruma gets attacked and they bind us magically, it'd be over instantly." Kurita sighed. "We need a Mage."

"What about Anezaki?" Musashi suggested. "I mean, she is aware that Hiruma is sucking her magic, so I think she wouldn't mind knowing why."

"Ah! Yes, we should tell Mamori-san!" Kurita agreed.

"Let's not tell anyone else that she knows," Musashi insisted, "I don't trust the Elders, or that Genkei guy I have to report to."

"Eh? Genkei-sama is one of the Elders…." Kurita was confused.

"Really?" Musashi was mildly surprised. "I didn't know."

"Oh, sorry. Hiruma's father is one of the Elders too." Kurita informed his friend.

"Hiruma's father is a Mage." Musashi sighed. "No one has been telling me these things."

"I'm sorry Musashi! You can ask me any questions you need to." Kurita assured his friend.

"Are there any other Mages at our school?" Musashi couldn't help but to ask.

"No, the Elders put out a decree saying that Mages shouldn't go to Deimon, Anezaki went despite that." Kurita explained. "The Elders don't want people knowing about Hiruma because they think it will cause a panic, so they didn't say why Mages should avoid Deimon, just that they shouldn't."

"Ah." Musashi nodded. "Speaking of Mamori, there she is." The two had just arrived at Deimon to see Mamori standing there by the gates with water.

"I'm supposed to put water on your masks…." Mamori told the two football players when they stared at her buckets of water.

"Hiruma's orders?" Musashi guessed.

"No, Doburoku-sensei asked me." Mamori corrected the kicker.

"Are you going to splash that on me?" Kurita asked, not really wanting to be soaking wet first thing in the morning.

"If you want me to I will." Mamori held up a bucket. "I thought everyone could just dunk their face in."

"I don't think Hiruma will do that." Musashi chuckled as Kurita proceeded to re-wet his mask.

"I was planning on splashing him without asking." Mamori's eyes held a small bit of mischief. This was probably some kind of revenge in her eyes. Musashi hoped that it wouldn't turn foul (though he would watch the scene unfold from afar of course).

"Your turn." Mamori offered the bucket to Musashi. The kicker quickly dunked his face in and re-wet his mask. Kurita took a look around while Musashi was busy.

"Mamori, you're a Mage right?" Kurita asked her quietly, startling the girl by the sudden question. "I'm a Sensitive." Kurita added quickly to explain his question.

"Y-yes." Mamori admitted. "Why are you asking?"

"…We need your help." Musashi told her, adjusting his now-wet mask a little on his face.

"With what?" Mamori was curious, and confused.

"With watching over Hiruma, he's in a lot of danger." Kurita sighed, not happy about admitting that fact.

"I bet he is! Men in purple suits have were stalking him home the other day, I had to bind them up. And then there was that man at practice…." Mamori stopped, her eyes wide in a sudden realization. "You kicked that ball at him on purpose!"

"Yeah." Musashi admitted. "Kurita had to point him out to me."

"Huh?" Mamori was confused.

"Musashi is a normal person." Kurita explained. "He just knows about Hiruma's situation."

"Hiruma-kun's magic sucking ability you mean?" Mamori wanted to confirm that that was what this entire thing was about.

"Hiruma is a half-Succubus, he literally eats magic." Kurita explained.

"Eh!?" Mamori's eyes widened.

"His pointy ears and fangs are things he was born with." Musashi pointed out. "I've seen baby pictures."

"You've seen baby pictures of Hiruma?" Mamori and Kurita stared at the kicker in awe.

"…I've had the 'pleasure' of meeting his folks once." Musashi explained. "I was let in on the whole half-Succubus thing not long afterwards."

"Was he a cute baby?" Mamori couldn't help but to ask.

"…He'd kill me if I answered that question." Musashi pointed out. 'Though I have to admit, Hiruma was a cute baby.'

"You both have to explain everything to me!" Mamori demanded when she saw Hiruma approaching. "Now get."

"We will." Both the kicker and the lineman dashed behind the bushes so that they could observe Mamori and Hiruma's interaction.

"Hiruma-kun!" Mamori called out to the quarterback, who had been ignoring her up until now. He stopped, and slowly began to turn and face her, only to get a face full of water when his mask was finally in range.

"Doburoku-sensei's orders." Mamori told him hotly. Hiruma seethed quietly and glared in the direction of the clubhouse.

"Really." Hiruma didn't ask, he hissed as his eyes locked on the target of his next victim. "You're such a teacher's pet, fucking manager."

"Hiruma-kun!" Mamori yelled, irritated as Hiruma stalked off to go wreck untold havoc on the unsuspecting trainer.

"I think we should go do some damage control." Kurita hopped out of the bushes.

"Yeah." Musashi agreed.

The two ran as fast as they could in an attempt to keep half the school from not blowing up that morning.

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Now Mamori's in on it! Will Sena get to find out? Will Hiruma successfully blow up half the school? Will the Hunters in purple finially make their move?

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