I am not going to lie, I lost some inspiration for this for a while. A fondness for something else arose and I found myself daydreaming far too much about him than this story. However, thanks entirely to 666EnergizerBunnyfromHell, I tried to stay on the story, until, at last, two days ago, I found inspiration in rereading Noblesse from chapter 40 or so. Then a few ideas formed, and before I knew it, I had Mirai doing some pretty crazy stuff. So, please, enjoy this chapter.
On a random note, I found myself mortified when I went to look at my Doc Manager and found the first two chapters missing from it. I rushed to ensure the chapters were still up, and they were. I knew their 'life' ended, but I didn't know exactly what that meant. It scared the hell out of me! Phew! Thank god it was nothing worse! So, does that mean I cannot further edit that chapter or something?
As usual, please pardon any and all typos. Should I do one of those disclaimers? I see no point. We all know I don't own Noblesse. I own only Mirai and Mr. Ichan, who will probably never come around again. Haha!


"Wait... What? You think I am a murderer?" Principal Lee spoke as though he was surprised. I nodded, and kept my distance. My stance resembled a wild animal ready to flee. "Mirai, I own a school filled with highschool students. Perhaps an excellent cover story for a murderer, but I can assure you, I am not a murderer."

"And how am I to trust someone who is not human? One who injured M-21 with a simple thought or whatever you did!"

"M-21? Those modified humans?" I froze at this.

"Modified humans?" I paused, thinking. "My god... That's what the two are hiding.. I thought those two weren't human at all..." Modified by choice or unwillingly, that was now my question.

I stepped back, drawing closer to the door that would allow me to leave. "L-look, I have to go. I have some questions for M-21 and M-24..." I trailed off and spun around, my hand aimed at the doorknob.

The escape was much easier than I had expected. Once I made it out of the house and down the steps, I ran. I ran harder than my underweight body should be forced to go.

Along the way, I got lost, but as I continued to run around, searching for anything familiar, I found my way again.

I slowed to a stop as I finally made it to the building I had been staying at for days now. I stared up at the roof, panting heavily. I inhaled deeply, then stepped forward.

Before I could take another step, the building doors opened. I looked down at it-having been looking up at the roof, still- and blinked.

"M-21, M-24. Where are you two going?" I froze at my voice. It seemed demanding, stiff. Was I so scared to ask? Was I so petrified that I felt I had the right to know such a thing? What business of mine was that?

"We are on our way to meet with the two men we fought before." M-21 examined my exhausted figure. "Where have you been?" I straightened.

"Actually... I just came from their house... I ran into Raizel on my way to where I had originally planned to go and he brought me back to where he was staying." Strange. I thought. They must have talked while I was on my way here. Did it really take me so long? And why was M-21 so casual about this? I had just run off, after all. I could have just up and left. Were they not worried about that? I suppose that would be my fault. I did assure them before that I would not leave.

"We must be going." M-24 spoke up. M-21 nodded and the two started walking. They made it past me.

I looked down, almost afraid to ask if I could follow. The two did not stop, at least from what I heard.

"Mirai, are you coming?" My eyes widened. M-24 spoke my name. They knew my name?

My head spun around, almost in slow motion, and my eyes widened. He was looking back at me, grinning. I smiled wide, and nodded. "Yeah!" My body turned and I ran after them. I caught up with ease and smiled wider as M-24 smiled down at me. He has changed a lot since I first met him. It's nice...

We arrived at the building in which Raizel and Principal Lee had to retrieve Yuna and the others within minutes, thanks to M-21's and M-24's inhuman speed.

We stopped and looked around. M-24 turned to M-21. "Will it be alright?" M-24 spoke with hesitation.

"We have no other choice right now." M-21's voice was also tense.

"But we have no idea what kind of people they are."

"That goes for us, too." My head perked up as I heard Principal Lee's voice. It was smoother than while I was at his house; suspiscious. M-21 and M-24 looked behind them quickly, surprised. "We also have no idea as to what kind of people you are..."

Raizel and Principal Lee stepped out from the shadows. Principal Lee seemed to be angry and cautious while Raizel was calm, yet cautious as well. He looked at me and we made eye-contact. I smiled lightly and waved a hand casualy. He did not return the gesture. I lowered my hand.

Raizel looked away from me and to my allies. A glare formed and suddenly the atmosphere shifted. I stepped back, dread running down my spine. Something seemed off about Principal Lee and Raizel at the moment.

"I have warned you." Principal Lee suddenly spoke. "Despite that, you still contacted the children..." An intense glare plastered his face as he stared at M-21 and M-24. I stepped forward, about to speak, but M-21 beat me to it.

"And I told you on the phone I called in order to meet you guys." He paused. "There was no other way to contact you guys and this was something that will help you."

"Help?"

"You must know already that those kids from before are in danger."

I grimaced and shivered at the glare battle between Raizel, M-21, and Principal Lee. It was funny to some degree, but frightening. If I was caught in this battle...

"We were the ones who attacked the kids, but we know that they didn't witness anything definite. You could say we were just playing around. If we really wanted to kill them, there was no need to drag it. There were plenty of chances to kill. And after you came along, even that was out of our minds. There was no need for us to risk danger like yourselves. Besides, you had nothing to do with our mission from the start..." M-21 paused, then M-24 continued.

"But they found out. And they came to the conclusion that thereis no need to let potential witnesses live."

"They?"

"You met them yourself."

I could tell Principal Lee knew who M-24 was talking about. The recognition was there.

"The hospital case not long ago; was it their doing?" Principal Lee spoke.

"Yes. The guy you defeated is particularly known to be violent even within the organization. He'll be even more violent next time because he got those wounds from you. And those kids are a likely target."

"And what's the reason for telling us this?" Principal Lee's voice was coated with suspiscion.

"The fact that we let them live has become troublesome for us as well. Since we left something that the organization might become suspiscious about."

"What has that got to do with anything? It should be fine if you tell them that the children aren't needed to be killed."

"It's a pity, but there's someoen who wants us involved in this...For someone like us who are in the position of being disposed of anytime within the organization, those kinds of suspiscion deals directly with our lives. If we want to avoid that, the kids have to die. But we can't even have that. So, there is only one other way. Your existence has become so that the organization is interested in you guys. You survive as long as possible against them and get their attention concentrated on you. Then they won't have the leisure of paying attention to the trivial suspiscion they have on us." M-21 paused several times, attempting to explain his idea.

"I want to know about this organization you belong to." Principal Lee demanded.

"We don't know about it exactly, either. The amount of information allowed to us low ranks is strictly limited." M-21 paused, then looked at Principal Lee. "And even if there is somethign we know, I can't say that I'll tell you." Principal Lee did not seem to like this.

"Yes," I murmured, "That is how you gain their trust." Everyone turned to me for a moment, then back to each other.

"It can't be helped. The reason why we warned you was because our lives depend on it. It's us who are curious about you guys, but we're holding it back. To be honest, reporting what we know about you guys to the organization is the best way for us to get out of this alive."

"That is true. I guess we should just satisfy each other's needs."

Raizel's eyes lifted and he seemed to glare at us, or rather, M-21.

Moments passed. We all remained motionless until Principal Lee reached into a pocket. I tensed, prepared to move incase he decided to attack. He did not. Instead, he pulled out a slip of paper and, in a rather dramatic manner, threw the paper at M-21.

"Contact us through this number." M-21caught the slip of paper just as dramatically. I stiffled a smirk at their actions. "I would appreciate it if there is no more contacting the children from now on."

"I got it."

"And I want you to return the phone that you took."

M-21 and M-24 exchanged small words as they tossed the phone back.

Raizel turned and spoke suddenly. "Let's go back."

"Then we'll excuse ourselves first." Principal Lee spoke, before casting a glance at me.

"Hey, Principal Lee, I'll ensure they don't contact the kids personally." I rose a hand and flicked it to the side as reassurance. I smiled, and they left. I turned to M-24, wide-eyed as he spoke suddenly.

"He fought and defeated Jake but there's not a scratch on him." M-24 grit his teeth.

"It means the fight was one-sided."

"What could be the identity of the other guy who has that kind of person under his command?"

I smirked. "You wish you knew." I didn't know myself, but I knew, at the very least, that Raizel was not normal, in the most simple term. Other than the inhuman part, he was not normal at all. He lacked the knowledge of this world, why, I do not know. He seems to think himself higher than others, but he seems to have a sort of soft spot for humans. How... strange this man was.

"Are you saying you know?" M-24 looked to me and I smiled.

I shook my head. "Sadly, I don't either." He frowned at my response, whether it be out of disappointment or disbelief, I did not know. What matters is that he did not attack me.

Eventually, after a long discussion which pertained to only M-21 and M-24, and me mostly ignoring them, we left. Like usual, the two could not remain silent for more than a few minutes.

"It'll be fine, right?"

"Dunno. But it's obvious that they are completely exceeding our expectation. If those kind of guys appear out of nowhere, the organization won't be able to ignore them. And if that happens, they'll be able to play the part that we need." They were using Raizel and Principal Lee? I frowned. I did not like this... "The thing we have to be careful about is keeping the fact that we know more about them than the organization and that we had dealing with them secret."

"Yeah." M-24 agreed with a nod.

M-21 stepped forward and opened the door with dramatic slowness. Jake and Mary were inside. Dragging out the encounter is to be expected.

"What? The two of them aren't here?" M-21 was surprised. As was I. Then I was suspiscious. Why weren't they here? Where were they?

"That piece of trash is also not here. What should I do with him?" M-24 was angry. He was talking about that vampire he created.

"Why do you insist on treating him like trash? He is only trash because you forced this lifestyle on him, M-24. A bold accusation, perhaps, but true." I glared lightly at M-24. Perhaps It was not in my best interest, or even any of my business, but treating him like dirt when they forced him into this was just not right. "Seriously, that is hypocritical."

The two ignored me, just as they usually do when I disagree with them. I groaned and sat on the ground before slamming myself onto my back. I extended my arms out beside me but kept my legs close together. I was female, after all, and I still had some grace within me.

"We need to get rid of him as fast as we can. It was probably him that told Mary and Jake about those kids before." M-21 spoke while he stared down at me. I don't think he was directly looking at me as opposed to thinking. "When you had your mind connected to him, he was at a state where he had no clue about things, but it's a matter of time before Mary and Jake become aware of your ability from the way he tells them about everything."

"Shit!" I flinched at M-24's spontaneous cursing. "There was that kind of problem as well."

"Well, that's that, but I wonder where Mary and Jake could've got to."

I jumped up when I saw movement behind the two and crouched down just as she spoke. "We went to the research institute." Mary stood in the doorway, arms crossed and a glare on her face. I wish I could call her ugly, I truly do. But she was everything but. She was a stuck-up. self-centered, over-confident bitch, though. I could say that much, at least. "Where's that thing?" She asked, looking around.

I felt the two relax beside me. No doubt, relief that she didn't hear their conversation.

"Th-that thing?" M-24 stuttered. The fool.

"The trash made by you, M-24."

M-21 took over casually, hands in pockets, and frame rather slacked. "I thought he was with you guys. If not then he's probably around looking for food."

"You said before that that thing stole the coffin?"

"Y-yeah."

Mary's gaze lifted as she glared at us. "I guess I'll have to use it to capture the people behind this like you tried after all. It can't be helped if I want to meet that guy." I frowned at this.

"If it bothers you so much, how about you stay the fuck out of it?" Not only was I taken by surprise at my words, but so were M-21 and M-24. The two turned to me, wide-eyed. I resisted the urge to cower down under Mary's furious glare and instead glared right back.

She suddenly disappeared from my sight. I glanced around before I felt a hand wrap around my throat from behind. My hand immediately wrapped around her wrist. Both of our grips tightened.

"I never took you as the type to attack from behind." I struggled to voice my taunting. "Are you truly threatened by a mere human?" I coughed.

"Watch your tongue, girl. I could crush you like a bug."

"Then do it." My voice was low, daring. Where was this coming from? I didn't want to die! What the hell was I doing?! "I dare you."

Mary seemed to growl then let me go. She glared down at me before forcing my grip off of her wrist. She walked past me and left the room. She disappeared from sight.

M-21 and M-24 stared down at me, wide-eyed. I stared back up at them, my eyes just as wide. My eyes slowly trailed down to my hands which rested in my lap.

"Are you insane?!" M-21 stepped forward. "She could have killed you!" I looked back up, my eyes wide again. "What were you thinking?!"

"What do you care? Wouldn't it be easier on you if I wasn't here?" My voice was small, scared. I looked back at my hands, which trembled noticeably. I could have been killed easily. The fact that she simply walked away was surprising. I spoke again. "I... I don't know what I was thinking, honestly. It just kind of... came out." I looked up at M-21. "I'm sorry." I just kept causing them trouble. Over and over. It was a wonder how they weren't sick of me yet.

M-21's gaze softened and he seemed to struggle not to smile. Surely I was seeing wrong. No, I wasn't, because in that next second, M-21 started laughing. M-24 joined in, laughing in pure amazement. Amazement that a human was able to challenge Mary and live to tell it.

I laughed lightly then broke off awkwardly. "Um... I can't stand..." I trailed off. The two laughed for another moment before M-21 stopped to watch me. He examined my hands and legs, noticing the trembling. He stepped forward and exteneded a hand.

I looked at his hand then to his face. His eyes were calm, gentle even. I grabbed his hand loosely. He gripped mine tightly and pulled me up with ease. Had he not had a hold of me, I would have fallen.

"It makes sense that you're frightened. You just challenged Mary and almost died in one night." He paused, then turned to me, me having stood beside him in an attempt to keep myself upright. "You truly are a remarkable human." I blushed. M-21 just praised me. Me, of all people.

"And you truly are a remarkable..." I paused. "Whatever you are." I smiled at him, showing I wasn't being rude. "I no longer need to know what you two are." I glanced at them. "It does not are you, and that's what matters." I forced back a blush and smiled at them. They seemed surprised. Of course, that was to be expected. I practically made a confession. What of, I do not know. That is exactly how it felt, though. And it was a wonderous, yet dangerous feeling.


Ah. So, how did you like my little slightly 'romantic' moment? Who knew Mirai was crazy enough to challenge Mary?! God, though, I hate Mary. Everything Mirai thinks of her is how I feel. But I suppose it must be done like such. I am partially like Mirai. After all, all characters that are created by a writer contain some aspect of the author, right? If only just their 'dream self'.
I hate to do something like this, but those of you who are Slender fans like I am, may I recommend a story? It is called Broken Glass by BigBoss3. The story is absolutely beautiful, and though the chapters are short, they are lovely and come from the very depths of the author's soul. I wish I was that good at writing. Truly, I could learn a lesson or two from her beautiful writing.