To Stare At Nothing
By Krylancelo
Chapter 2: Nalcon Injection - Side Effects
Ritsuka glared at the two people who walked a little ahead of him. It had been a week since he started his demanding detention sessions with his teacher in the mornings and Natsuo and Yoji had 'volunteered' to walk him there today. The 14 year old boy stifled a yawn and then shrugged his book bag onto his shoulder. He hadn't been sleeping well and was going to be late to yet another detention. Seimei had resorted to pulling on his tail this morning to wake him up. All in all it had not been a pleasant experience for the still sore young sacrifice.
"Hey, Ritsuka? How are things going with you anyways? You never come to visit with Soubi anymore. It's just been him alone for the past few months." Yoji said as he half turned to stare sideways at the lagging boy.
"Yeah, your never around any more. Did you stop liking us?" Nastuo put in. His purple eye narrowing as he still continued to walk forward. Easily pulling Yoji along with him.
Ritsuka sighed and then winced when he felt another sharp pain in his head. He chose to ignore it and stare at the two in front of him.
"It's nothing like that. I just wanted to spend time with my brother. I've missed him. He's still alive and that's all that matters." He explained, wishing they would leave it at that.
Natsuo nodded while Yoji still looked angry. "You could visit your friends every once in a while." The green haired boy said sulking.
Ritsuka shook his head and then ran up to stand in between the two of them.
Surprised looks stood out of their faces for a moment before Zero looped arms with their friend.
"Stop worrying about it. We'll be around each other for the next four days." Ritsuka said, faking cheer in his voice. It then sobered a bit as he asked.
"What are Seimei and Soubi up to anyways? When I asked what was going on they only said that I'd be safe with the both of you. Care to tell me?"
Yoji's grip slightly tightened on Ritsuka's right arm but he shook his head in the negative.
Natsuo's vice like grip loosened and he turned his face away to look at the ground.
Ritsuka sighed. They had arrived at the school and would part ways for a while. The two boys went to the other middle school that was a bit closer to their house. If they left now they would easily make it in time.
Seimei stood in front of a building he'd rather forget. He opened the steel door and walked in quietly. Behind him, Soubi stood rigid and tense. His memories of the Seven Moons had not been pleasant as well.
Ritsu sensei glared at the fluffy haired woman who always decided to bother him when he had work to do. The woman had disabled the whole power grid to his building only last week just to get his attention about some silly matter.
Nagisa sensei, builder of the Zero class, sat on his desk, cross legged in a colorful, yet distasteful dress that threatened to blind the white haired man.
She was up to her old tricks again, much to anyone's annoyance.
"I'm going to send my newest team to get rid of your little problem. We'll make sure to get Soubi this time. They'll win, fair and square, you got that!" She shouted out, while Ritsu seemingly ignored her.
The woman banged her hand on his desk, forcing his attention to her.
"What." He gritted out, lines of anger on his face for her interruption.
"I said-!"
"What, we're just a little problem now?" Seimei said calmly as he and Soubi stood in the doorway. Amused looks on their faces.
"Soubi-kun!" Ritsu exclaimed as he shot up from his desk in a flurry of papers.
"What are you doing here?" Nagisa screeched, her face flush with anger and shock.
"We aren't here to battle. We need some information about someone calling themselves Galerians." Seimei said, his words stopping both of Seven Moons top teachers in their tracks.
Soubi's eyes narrowed and he walked farther into the room. His stare pinned at Ritsu.
"You know something about this. Tell us." He demanded.
Ritsu flinched and then went to sit back down at his computer. He booted it up and then pulled up a password protected file called "Michangelo".
"This is all the information we currently have on this subject. Don't ask anyone else about them. It isn't wise." Ritsu sensei said gravely.
"Print it and we'll be on our way." Seimei said.
"You won't understand everything without us to help you, y'know that right?" Nagisai sensei replied quietly.
Ritsu hit the print button and then turned his face to regard Soubi.
"I'm surprised you didn't just call although I would have had you come in for something like this, so it's for the best." He picked up the print out which was about four pages long. "It's two files in one. A list and then a report." He handed it to Seimei who glanced at it and then read some out loud.
"Nacoln introduced at the earliest stage. B-ject used in all cases. Also use of M-ject for Serian. PPEC's introduced before conscious regained. Side effects: Most common. Death by heart failure, self implosion or central nervous system shut down." He looked up from the paper. His purple eyes cold and angry.
"What the heck is this?"
"A list of sorts, the information isn't adequate to understand but that is what we have confirmed. Galerians are psychics and their maker turned her hand to the Seven Moons about four years ago. Now they can do battle with a pair of Fighter and Sacrifice though with their abilities they don't need words. There dangerous even to us-"
"We know, they've attacked us twice in the past month." Seimei said, cutting Ritsu off. "What are their weaknesses?"
A few hours have passed and Soubi and Seimei had left the Seven Moons by train. Seimei sat beside his Fighter who leaned back into the seat, letting his tense muscles relax. Blue eyes slowly closed as Soubi pretended to let his guard down.
In his right pants pocket, was stuffed a folded paper with the information they needed on it.
"Next time we meet them we'll win." Soubi whispered then pulled out a cigarette to toy with.
He then lit it and placed it in his mouth without bothering to open his eyes.
"Of course. There might be more coming though, we might need help dealing with them. Seven Moons seems to be almost afraid of this threat." Seimei said to Soubi. The Sacrifice glared at an odd looking couple who sat across from the two of them and seemed a bit too attentive.
"Anyways, her diagnosis came in the other day."
Seimei said, easily switching the subject.
"Your mother? What was it?"
"Schizophrenic. It's what I thought anyways. Father is paying for her upkeep there as well."
"He dismissed Ritsuka the second you showed up, didn't he?"
"What else could he do? He knows he can't keep me from Ritsuka." Seimei growled out.
Soubi decided to stay quiet for the rest of the trip back.
Hello, I hope this is liked and that more than one person will review. Thanks by the way!
This is fully chapter 1 so far, though it was cut up. I like writing this, though more comments would be appreciated.
Anyone who's messed with what I've crossed it over with should have some clue by now.