Welcome to the fifth chapter of 'Aliea Gakuen: Invasion?' I don't know about you guys, but I'm excited at this point. Really excited. I can't believe I can reach this number with AGI!

Yes, I know I have said I would see you later on New Year, which pretty much meant that I would update on New Year. But, it turned out that I miscalculated, and the chap is completed sooner than planned. So yeah, I decide to update today. And I don't think you guys mind this fact…

Anyway, enough ranting. Before we start this chapter, I just want to say thank you to all those who have read, reviewed, followed and favourite this story so far. Now, on with the fifth chapter!

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Disclaimer: Level 5 owns Inazuma Eleven and its characters. But not for long, I assure you, not for long. I will eventually snatch IE from them, and you will see how thing should have happened in this awesome series instead.

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Chapter 5: Temporary Departure

Under the blackness of the night, he stood with a hood hidden his face from sight. Clutching the collar of the cloak closer to his neck, his body shook slightly as he looked at the sight in front of him.

"I'm sorry," the choke escaped his lips, as tears started running down his cheeks. But he didn't care about this at the moment. He was too busy looking at the mess that was once Raimon Junior High. How long had he standing here, he didn't know. But he was here for long enough to witness how angry Ichinose and Domon were when they saw what he and Gemini Storm had done to Raimon. He was here for long enough to see the single tear ran down Aki's cheek. It was more than enough to make his body go numb, to freeze him on spot. And he remained there, hidden in the shadow, watching them, and not until after they left could he utter out some words. "I'm so sorry. I…I have no other choice…"

"And indeed you don't." The sentence surely caught him of guard. Twirling around, he watched with wide-eyed as three figures stepped out from the shadow, all of them looked at him with a superior smirk on their face.

"Good evening, Reize," the one in the middle addressed him, and the cloaked figure gulped. He knew that tone, and knew he was in deep trouble.

"G-Good evening, s-sirs," Reize stuttered, hastily brought his hand up to wipe away the tears on his face. These three were members of the Government after all, and, like the rest of his siblings in Aliea Gakuen, being in the Government members' presence always gave him an uneasy feeling.

"We're surprised to see you here," the man continued. "After all, we believe we have made it clear that, unless you and your team are given direct orders from us, or else, none of you are allowed to come anywhere near Raimon, be it the school, its students, or the soccer team and its members. Yet, you are here, aren't you?"

Reize gripped his collar tighter. Yes, he knew, he knew very well there would be serious consequence if he did this, if he came here. But he had to. He had to see this place again…

The others had wanted to accompany him too, but he told them to stay back. Because he knew, he also knew, there was a high chance of being caught. And he didn't want any of them to get in trouble. He didn't want any of them to get in trouble like he was at the moment.

Taking a big gulp, he bowed down in front of them. "Gomenasai! I know I'm not supposed to…"

"You are lucky we are in good mood today," one of the other two snorted, and Reize dared to look up from his bowing position. Did they mean what he thought they meant?

Like to answer his unspoken question, the second guy continued. "So, we will let this slip. BUT, only this one time. If it ever happens again, then not only will you face the consequences, but the rest of Gemini Storm will also suffer because of your stupidity."

"Not to mention, you do know what will happen to your beloved institute if you go against order the second time, right?" The third guy smirked, and his smirk, along with the smirk on the other guys' face, became wider when they saw the greenette went pale. "So, for the sake of Aliea Gakuen…"

The sentence was left unfinished, but Reize understood the hidden meaning in it. Nodding weakly, he casted his gaze to the ground, ignoring that tears were blurring his vision. Burn-sama had always said he was too emotional, and Reize had never seen a problem with it until now. It hurt, it hurt too much, using soccer as an excuse to destroy schools all over Japan. Before though, he and his team never had to use soccer as a tool to finish their mission. No, their job was to sit inside four walls of the institute, gluing their eyes to the computer screen and doing their best to gather whatever information they needed to gather, dealing with whatever information they needed to deal with, solving all types of codes they tended to stumble upon while on their way to gather the information they wanted. Sometimes, they did play soccer with the other teams, usually Epsilon, but it was more like a form of training, because their father refused to leave eleven members of Gemini Storm to spend all of their time indoor, saying it was unhealthy for them if they didn't do some exercises every once in a while. He always found soccer interesting, and even when he and his team could never be as good in this sport as the other teams, it didn't mean he didn't enjoy playing it. Though, before coming to Earth, before knowing Raimon, he had never thought soccer could be seen as some sort of entertainment. But, after knowing them, after seeing how happy they were while playing this, Reize had hoped, he had hoped he could enjoy soccer like that too, enjoy it the way Raimon members could. And he had hoped, he had hoped that, the next time Gemini Storm played soccer, they could enjoy the sport and have a great time playing together.

Yet, he never thought the 'next time' would end up like this. He never thought that, the 'next time', instead of enjoying soccer, he and his team would, dare he said, be afraid of playing it. But it had happened, and there was nothing he could do about the matter.

After all, this matter also concerned the existence of Aliea Gakuen, along with the wellbeing of his siblings back home. That was why, even when it hurt, he…he and his team would…

Burn-sama had always said he was too emotional, and Reize had never had a problem with it until now. Maybe, if he wasn't so emotional, then it wouldn't hurt as much as it currently was…

"I-I understand," he muttered quietly, but still loud enough for them to hear.

"Good," he heard one of them speak. "Then, return to the base and wait until we tell you what you have to do next."

"Y-Yes sirs."

He listened as they walked away, leaving him there all by himself. He waited, patiently waited until he was sure they had truly left, before letting himself sink to the ground on his knees, covering his face with his hands.

What are we going to do now? What am I going to do now? I can't…I know I can't do this for long…W-When will I reach my breaking point?

A pair of arms wrapped around his body, startling the greenette. Glancing back, his eyes softened when he saw who was hugging him. Biting his lower lip lightly, he let tears freely flow down his cheeks, before throwing his arms around the newcomer.

"Let it out," she whispered softly. "Let it out, Reize-chan. You are going through too much, so, just let it out…"

Letting her hug him a little tighter, he cried, and cried some more. How long had he been crying, he wasn't sure. All he cared at the moment was crying out all of the sorrow in his heart, and letting his sister run her hand on his back in circles.

"Come on, let's get back," Aquilina murmured, as she helped her brother up to his feet after letting him cry on her shoulder for a while. "You need to get some sleep. But not before eating something. I heard from Pandora that you haven't eaten dinner, correct?"

"I-I couldn't stomach anything, Nee-sama," the greenette replied guiltily. The tone Aquilina was using showed him how worried she was, and he felt guilty because he was the cause of her worry. He knew his sister had come up with some kind of plan after the Government decided to send their people here with orders for Gemini Storm, and even when he didn't know what exactly her plan was, Reize knew she should concentrate on it instead of taking care of his wellbeing…

"I know what you are thinking, so stop that," the woman scowled, leading Reize away from the ruined that was once Raimon Junior High. "If I'm not taking care of your wellbeing, then who would? You have taken the hardest part of the burden to yourself, and even with that, you still try your best to make sure your teammates are all well and good. But what about yourself? If I leave you alone, if I leave you do thing your own way, you will soon collapse due to exhaustion. Besides, it's only nature for an older sister to take care of her younger brother, is it not? You have enough on your plate as it is, and I don't need you to tire yourself out even more than you already are at the moment with that kind of thought. What you need to pay attention now is getting to the base, where I will heat up some food for you, and you will eat before getting some sleep, got that? I also leave some sleeping pills in the drawer, so, if you can't sleep naturally, drink two, understand?"

Reize nodded. Lifting his gaze from the ground, he casted a glance at her. "Say, Nee-sama?!"

"What is it, Reize-chan?"

"I…" He looked down again. "May I ask, what is it that you are planning to do? Everyone can see it, especially since you start leaving really early nowadays, and only come back when it's really late. I know it must have something to do with the orders Gemini Storm has to follow, and I know you have thought of this plan to help solve the situation, but, I don't know what it is…"

Aquilina just smiled sadly. Reaching out, she gently stroked his hair. "I'm sorry, Reize-chan, that I can't tell you just what exactly it is though. But, you have to know, in order for it to work, I will…I will have to leave you guys for the time being…"

Just like she thought, Reize's head snapped up the moment the sentence left her lips, and his eyes widened in shock. They had stopped walking, and were now standing there, looking at each other. It felt like eternity had passed, before Reize let out a small sigh, once again casted his gaze to the ground.

"And…when will you leave?"

"Tonight."

"I see," Reize mumbled. "B-But you will still come back, right?"

Aquilina nodded. Of course she would come back to them. What kind of question was that?

"That's good," Reize smiled a little, and they started walking again. Soon, they rounded the corner, and after making sure no one was around to spy on them, Aquilina pulled out an egg-shaped remote from her pocket.

"Ready to go back to the base?"

"I have to ask you something else though…" Reize said, pulling down the hood of his cloak. Now that no one else was around, there was no need to hide his identity.

"And what is it?" Aquilina raised an eyebrow at her brother.

"Can I at least get to know where you will go to?"

The young woman blinked, before letting out a chuckle. "Somewhere that will let us see each other soon enough. Now, can we go?"

"Un," Reize nodded.

Just like that, Aquilina pushed one of the many buttons on the remote, and they immediately were teleported away.

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Well, here it is. Some clues about what caused Gemini Storm to suddenly go around and destroy schools all over Japan. If thing goes according to plan, then more will be revealed in the next chapter.

Can anyone guess where Aquilina/Hitomiko goes to, and what it is that she is about to do?

Anyway, thank you for reading this chapter, and please leave a review on your way out. Remember to stay tuned for more chapters of AGI!

See you later! And this time, I will really update on New Year Eve!