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Shiori's P.O.V

Tohkito and I had a good talk yesterday in the bathtub. Still, I can't believe Kouta's way of "training" me...

I was at school again and it was time for lunch. Tohkito pushed his desk next to mine. "It's time for our midday meal, Shiori," he said to me, smiling. I took out my bento and placed it on top of my desk. Suddenly, Tobichii also pushed his desk next to mine.

Tohkito gave him his cold look. "Why are YOU here? Go away."

"That is what I was going to say to you," Tobichii said coldly. Here we go again...

"Uh, guys, why don't we just eat together?" I suggested. "We don't need to fight about it." The boys then sat on their seats and began eating their food, still staring at each other like they're both bad guys. This was making me nervous...

"Look, I'm not going to give you any of my food, so stop staring at me!" Tohkito yelled at him.

"Only if you stop," Tobichii said. Tohkito growled, then stopped staring at him and continued eating his food. Tobichii was still staring at him, which creeped the both of us out.

"Dude, stop staring at me!" Tohkito demanded, annoyed.

"What is the meaning of this?" Tobichii asked.

"Huh?" Tohkito and I said, confused. Then I realized what he was asking about.

"Oh, this?" I asked, pointing at my bento. "I, uh, bought it this morning. I bought Tohkito's at the same place too."

He shook his head and grabbed my lid. "You bought this 154 days ago at the discount store in front of the station for 1,580 yen. You've been using this ever since. It's not from the bento store." Uh, how did he know all that...?

"What?" Tohkito questioned, still being confused as I am.

"Itsuka-chan~! My boyfriend wants new clothes! What should I buy him?" Hitomi asked, coming out of nowhere. "Should it be a sexy bunny costume? Or a Kuroshitsuji costume?" I sighed.

"Is this REALLY a good time to ask that, Hitomi?" I questioned, getting a little annoyed. "I don't care if he wears a Kuroshi-whatever!"

She gasped. "Kuroshitsuji?! Yes! That'll look super sexy on him! He'll look more like Sebastian than ever!" She then left. Ugh, what a wonderful day at school...

The space quake alarm sounded when it began to rain outside. "There has been precursory signs an impending spatial quake in this area. This is not a drill. Please evacuate to your nearest shelter." I then saw Tobichii leave. I know why.

"Alright everyone, let's go. We can't be caught in a spacequake!" Tamaki-sensei said. The whole class left the room. Tohkito looked confused.

"Evacuate?" Tohkito questioned.

"Um...you'll see later," I said. "Let's go." We grabbed our lunch and left the room.

...

Tohkito was in a line, looking around. Reiji says that I have to leave Tohkito behind.

"Why?" I asked.

"With Tohkito's powers sealed, he's the same as any human," he replied. "You know that, Shiro. Besides, it'll be a problem when his stress levels rise up when he sees the A.S.T. fight the Spirit." That is true. I guess he is going to have to evacuate with everyone else.

"Itsuka, Yatogami, Mr. Murasame," Tamaki-sensei said, coming to us. "If you don't hurry, you'll all be in danger."

Without second thought, I told him, "Please take care of Tohkito for me, Tamaki-sensei."

He nodded. "I will do that, Itsuka."

Tohkito looked at me with worry. "Shiori..." he muttered.

"Tohkito, I have some important things to do. Please be safe with Tamaki-sensei." I put my hand on his shoulder to comfort him. "I'll be back. Don't worry." He still looked worried, but he nodded. I then left with Reiji.

"Oi! Itsuka! Mr. Murasame! Where are you going?!" he shouted to us.

I'm going to save another Spirit, I thought. I hope I don't screw up...

Tohkito's P.O.V

Shiori has important things to do? But what about evacuating for the quake? Maybe I should follow her.

"Come on, Yatogami," 'Tamaki-sensei' said to me. "Let's get into a shelter." He then grabbed my arm and dragged me away. Maybe I should evacuate. I'm worried about Shiori, but I might disrupt her "important business". I hope those robotic bastards don't kill her again.

Shiori's P.O.V

I arrived in Ratatoskr just in time. "Ah, you're just in time, Shiori," Kouta said while chewing a lollipop. I looked at the screen. The crater was smaller than Tohkito's in April. "The damage is pretty small, no casualties."

"I might say that we're lucky for that, but..." Kyouko said. "This is about right for the Hermit."

"Hermit?" I questioned. So that's the Spirit?

"Yes, he's gotten the name for being docile." The screen zoomed in on Hermit...which was the boy I saw a few days ago.

"I know him!" I exclaimed.

Kouta looked at me funny. "You do?" he asked.

"Yeah, it was rainy one day and I saw him at that shrine in the city." So if he's a Spirit...why wasn't there a spacequake?

Kyouko got out a notebook and looked at it. "Well, he seems to have no disruption of his main spirit wave numbers at that time."

"It was the same Tohka's that day," Kouta added.

"The A.S.T. is commencing an attack on the Hermit!" Calm Deep Love announced. The screen showed the A.S.T. shooting at the boy, which was shocking to me. He then was flying up, dodging the attacks.

"Why are they attacking him?!" I asked. "Don't they know he's just a boy?!"

"He's a Spirit, Shiori," Kouta replied. "They don't give a damn if he looks about my age." I'm still not used to Kouta swearing...

"But-"

"It's no use to feel sorry for the Spirit." No use?! Why would he say that?! I want to save him from this!

"Kouta, I want to save this boy," I stated. "Let me save him."

He smiled. "That's my onee-san for you," he said. "Alright, go." I nodded as I left the room.

Normal P.O.V

"Hermit has entered the mall," the commander of the A.S.T. said. "Everyone, hold your positions until it has moved." The whole A.S.T. stood still in the rain. Orinosuke was getting

Shiori's P.O.V

"So, this is where Hermit is?" I asked into my earpiece. I was in the mall in the city.

"Yes," Kouta answered through the earpiece. "Based on the analysis, it's a no-brainer. The A.S.T. won't do anything for a while." I sighed. This place was a little dark. There's no lighting and it feels a little damp in here...

"So, you're here to bully Yoshiton, aren't you?" said a little boy's voice. I looked up and saw a bunny puppet with a button eye-patch, a white body, a red eye, and some jester-looking neck thing. I shot back.

"Whoa!" I exclaimed. I saw Hermit upside down, staring at me. The boy that day...well, he was being rude that day. He then turned to his feet and landed on the ground. He looked down and blushed.

"My, my, what colorful panties you're wearing!" said the puppet. Ack! I then closed my legs and stood up. Perv! "Oh! I remember you now! You're that lecherous girl!" What? What did he call me?!

"Wait a sec, Shiori," Kouta said. I sighed and waited. What am I going to say now?

Kouta's P.O.V

The results of the metal scan came up. The choices were: "Oh, it's been a while! How are you?", "Lecherous?! Who're you calling lecherous, you perv?!" and "Hmph! I don't know what you're talking about! I'm just a another girl!" Option 2's pretty funny.

"Alright, make your choices!" I said to everyone. The results came in. It's all tied.

"What? Come on, it has to be Option 2!" Mikoto said. "The comeback is straight from a dating sim!"

"Isn't that a little risky if you don't know the other person's personality?" Minoru asked. "I say Option 1 is better."

"Hermit rarely attacks humans," said Natsuko. "But I say Option 3."

I nodded. "Option 3, it is. You heard her, Shiori," I said through my earpiece.

"What? That one?!" she shouted in disbelief through the earpiece.

"Just act...like an American teenager," I said.

Shiori's P.O.V

Fine. If Kouta's going to make me do this...

I acted tsundere, as I heard that's what American teenagers acted like. "Hmph! I don't know what you're talking about! I'm just another girl!" Suddenly, the puppet laughed.

"Haha! I like you already!" it said, going to my face. "No one talks like that nowadays! Or even women!"

I sweat-dropped. "Uh, glad you liked it..." I paused and cleared my throat. "My name's Itsuka Shiori. Do you mind if I ask yours?"

"Oh, not at all, my lovely lady!" the puppet replied. "My name is Yoshiton! Innit a great name? Innit?!"

I smiled a little nervously. "Uh, it is a great name. But is that the puppet's name or your name?" I asked. Suddenly, Hermit and Yoshiton fell silent. Oh crap, what have I done?!

"Shiori! What was that?! His happiness meter dropped down a lot!" Kouta shouted.

"I..." I whispered to the earpiece. "I was just wondering why he speaks through ventriloquism..." The puppet looked at me with angry eyes. Hermit, however, looked sad. Crap, crap, crap!

"I don't know what you're talking about, Shiori..." Yoshiton said in a cold voice. "What is 'ventriloquism'?"

"Uh-er-um-" I exclaimed.

"Make him happy again," Kouta demanded. I sighed once again.

"I'm sorry! I was joking around! Yoshiton is Yoshiton! Hahaha..." I said.

The puppet then looked happy while Hermit looked about normal. "Oh, Shiori~, I've never met a lady like you that jokes around like that~! So, what d'ya want?" Yoshiton asked.

Do I have to ask it? Ugh. "Um, I know this is a little sudden, but will you go on a date with me?" I asked.

Hermit was blushing while Yoshiton was confused. "A date?" he asked. I guess no Spirit has heard of a date before...

Tohkito's P.O.V

I guess Shiori's important things took long? I've been waiting for her for a long time. I asked Tamaki-sensei, "So, is it really that dangerous outside?" I asked.

I then saw three guys. One had yellow hair, the other brown, and the last one with glasses. They were talking about something.

Normal P.O.V

"Yatogami doesn't know about spacequakes?" questioned the leader. "He's an idiot then."

"Maybe he's some rich kid or something?" added the second guy in the trio.

"That's so lame..." said the guy with the glasses.

Tohkito's P.O.V

"Yes, anybody could get killed once they're exposed to it," Tamaki-sensei answered. "It's better if we're in a shelter like this one." That made me even more worried about Shiori.

"So, Tamaki-sensei, where did Shiori go at a time like this?" I asked him.

He sighed. "I have no idea, Mr. Yatogami." Oh no...what if Shiori gets in trouble?! I can't lose her again!

Normal P.O.V

"Sheesh, Yatogami's brave for a rich kid," the yellow-haired leader of the trio said.

"Let's call him Tohkito," suggested the brown-haired guy.

"That's so lame?" the glasses guy said, unsure.

Tohkito's P.O.V

"I don't know what Ms. Itsuka and Mr. Murasame are thinking..." Tamaki-sensei muttered. "They could be dead..." No! I must make sure Shiori's okay! I stood up and ran out of the shelter. "Wait, Mr. Yatogami!" I don't care! I want to save Shiori! Even if it's the last thing I do!

Orinosuke's P.O.V

I wanted to kill that Spirit, but our weapons don't work for indoor combat. Damn it...

"Hey, listen, we're taking on weak little Hermit here," my commander said to me. "He's not that dangerous. We can kill him in an instant if he stops dodging. The conditions were different for Prince." Prince...that bastard Spirit... "It's strange. A teenage male that looks like Prince transfers to your class with no spirit signs detected. The family register is normal too. I wonder what the hell happened." I know that's Prince in my classroom...he just has a different aura around him...and he's around my Shiori. He will pay, but not now.

Shiori's P.O.V

I saw Hermit and Yoshiton on top of what looked like monkey bars. Yoshiton was laughing. "Am I cool or what?!" he boasted.

"That's dangerous, you know!" I said to him. "You're going to fall!"

"No I won't!" Yoshiton snapped back. I really hate that puppet. "Isn't this COOL or no-whoa!" Hermit fell from the monkey bars. I ran to catch him, but he bumped into me and we both hit the ground. We...kissed. I kissed Hermit. Or...he kissed me. He was blushing like insane and broke our kiss. I was blushing as well.

"I-I-" I stuttered. "I was trying to catch you...um..."

Hermit was brushing his clothes, still blushing. Yoshiton said, "Oopsies! Sorry about that! I wasn't paying any attention!" So...he wasn't aware of the kiss? But then Hermit was still blushing...

"Uh, Shiori, we got a problem," Kouta said through the earpiece. Uh-oh, is he going to be unhappy again?!

"Shiori..." said...Tohkito's voice. My eyes widened at his voice. I turned and saw Tohkito standing there. He did not look happy. Crap! Did he see that kiss?!

Maybe he did, Shiori. Maybe he did...

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