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Strays	By : Shuichi77 Category: +G to L > Loveless Views: 1752 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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It was well into the afternoon by the time Ritsuka sat up in the bed, stretching his arms up and yawning wide. As he wiped the sleep from his eyes, he looked over and noticed that Soubi had already woken up and wasn't in the bed with him. He lay back in the bed for a few minutes, relaxing and allowing himself to wake up fully, before he finally decided to get up out of the bed to go find Soubi. He made his way out of the bedroom and down the stairs. As he descended the stair case he was captivated by the smell of bacon that was coming from the kitchen. When he finally arrived into the kitchen he saw Soubi standing in front of the stove flipping pancakes in a large pan. Soubi then turned his head to give Ritsuka that smile that he had grown to love so very much.

"Good morning Ritsuka; well afternoon really."

"Yeah, I guess I kind of over slept."

"It's alright, its Sunday so you get to sleep in all you want. I made you breakfast." Ritsuka then scampered his way to sit at the kitchen table. He really did love breakfast foods, even if it wasn't breakfast time anymore.

"I can see that. Thank you Sou-chan!" As soon as the boy sat down, Soubi grabbed a plate, piled it high with pancakes and bacon, and then placed it in front of Ritsuka who picked up his fork with a smile and wasted no time indulging in his breakfast.

Soubi quickly finished doing the dishes and walked into his studio unnoticed while Ritsuka ate. Right as Ritsuka was finishing his last pancake he looked up from his plate to see Soubi walking out of his studio with hands tucked behind his back.

"I have something else for you Ritsu-Chan" Soubi now had a beautiful grin as we walked over to the table and slid a small manila file folder over to Ritsuka. Ritsuka's face was very puzzled as he slowly opened the folder. When he did, he discovered several pages of paper. He gave them a quick scan and saw that the first few were lists and descriptions of spells and the last two pages were both titled 'How to use'.

"Soubi what is all this?" Soubi then moved to sit down in the seat opposite of Ritsuka.

"Well, you mentioned that you had been doing some research into inoffensive spells. So I decided to do some research of my own and managed to come up with some pretty promising results. Those pages are a list of a few that I came across and then there is a page that I found on how to go about using such spells." Ritsuka was in awe for a moment as he continued to scan the pages.

"This is really impressive Soubi…So do you really think it's possible to pull these off?" Soubi then stood up from his chair and leaned all the way across the table to catch Ritsuka's lips in a quick tender kiss, which sent Ritsuka's mind flying back to the memory of his and Soubi's very first meeting in the park.

"With you by my side Ritsuka…anything is possible." Ritsuka was now blushing slightly with a smile still slightly stuck in his fond memory.

"Then we will have to give these a try wont we?"

"Yes, but how to suppose we go about testing them?" Ritsuka thought for a moment on this, trying to think of a plan.

"Well we could ask Ritsu-Sensei to let us battle some of his students…but I don't really want him knowing that we are learning these spells, so that's not a good idea…" Ritsuka was interrupted by a knock on the front door. "I wonder who that could be."

"I'll go find out." Soubi then left the table and went to the door. Before opening the door he looked through the small peek hole to see who it was. As soon as he did, he saw some rather surprising faces and he turned back to Ritsuka with a small chuckle.

"It seems like our new friends had the same plans as you Ritsuka." Ritsuka gave him a puzzled look and was a little surprised when Soubi opened the door to a small smiling red haired boy and his tall cool faced companion.

"Hi Ritsuka-kun!" The red haired boy exclaimed as he waved wildly from the doorstep. Ritsuka then stood form the table and walked to the door to meet them.

"Hello Reiki-san, Sasuke-san" Reiki immediately stuck out his tongue in disgust as this statement.

"Yuck! Don't call us San Ritsuka. It makes me feel old."

"Oh, sorry. It's a habit I guess."

"It's ok. I'll forgive you this time Ritsuka-kun." The boy then returned his face to his usual grin.

"So, to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?" Soubi asked the boy with a gentle smile.

"Well we just wanted to stop by and see how Ritsuka was doing." Before Ritsuka answered, he was became slightly puzzled for a moment and answered with a question of his own.

"Wait, how did you know where we live?" The tall dark haired man then gave a small chuckle with his reply.

"Well you work for Ritsu-Sensei, so your whereabouts are not exactly a secret."

"Oh, well yeah I guess I never really thought about that." Reiki then chimed in with his two cents.

"Not to mention that Sasuke did some snooping through Nagisa's files after you left." This earned the boy a good shove from his frowning Sentouki.

"Shut up Reiki." The red haired boy quickly returned with a firm punch to Sasuke's arm.

"Don't shove me jerk!" This little scene made both Ritsuka and Soubi laugh slightly which reminded the arguing couple that they were there.

"Anyway…How are you doing Ritsuka-kun?"

"I'm fine and thank you again for helping me out of there. I hope Nagisa gets what she deserves though." Sasuke gave a grin as he informed Ritsuka of Nagisa's situation.

"Well then it might please you to know that, on top of being placed as the teacher for almost all of the classes for the Sacrifices; she is also been on house arrest and is not allowed to leave her lab other than to go classes. And I've heard whispers that Ritsu has cut her budget in half. So needless to say, she is not very happy at the present moment." This did in fact; bring a very satisfied smile to Soubi's face and a big grin to Ritsuka's. After a moment of happy smiles and small laughs, an idea quickly fluttered its way across Ritsuka's mind. He then put on a gracious smile before speaking to their guests again.

"Would you guys like to come in for a bit?" Sasuke and Reiki looked at each other before accepting the invitation and stepping inside the large home. When they entered they both slid off their shoes and followed Ritsuka to sit at the kitchen table.

"Soubi will you please make some tea?" Soubi silently answered by immediately putting the tea kettle on the stove.

"Thank you Ritsuka. You guys have a really nice home." Reiki gave a large smile as he spoke.

"Thank you very much but it's actually Soubi's house, I just live here." He then gave a small chuckle before looking down at himself and realized that he was still wearing his clothes from yesterday that he had fallen asleep in. "Oh, excuse me for a minute, I'm going to go change." Ritsuka's guests gave him a nod before he stood from the table and quickly made his way upstairs to the master bedroom.

As Ritsuka was quickly getting dressed, his mind was racing with plans about the idea that had crossed his mind a few minutes ago. He was racking his brain on how to go about executing his plan safely and properly. He wasn't sure at all if his plans would go well, but he thought that this was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. After getting dressed, he quietly walked down the hallway just enough to make himself heard but not enough to make himself seen.

"Hey Soubi! Can you come here for a second? I need your help with something." Soubi heard the call and looked to the duo sitting at the table.

"I'm sorry; you'll have to excuse me as well for a moment."

"Ok Soubi. You know you don't have to ask, we are your guests after all." Reiki never really cared much about being proper, so all the politeness was very foreign to him.

"Very well." Soubi then made his way to the bedroom to meet his Sacrifice and Reiki turned to his Sentouki, placing his elbows up on the table.

"I wonder what those two are up to."

"Don't be nosey Reiki." The smaller boy then let out an aggravated sigh.

"Don't tell me what to do."

The moment that Soubi entered the room, Ritsuka quickly shut the door behind him, startling him slightly.

"Is everything ok Ritsuka?" Ritsuka didn't answer right away but instead took Soubi by the hand and led him over to the bed and sat him down before sitting down beside him. Soubi watched in silence as Ritsuka then pulled out the manila folder that he had grabbed from the table before excusing himself.

"Soubi, I want to try these spells."

"I know, but you already said that we can't ask Ritsu to use his students. Is this why you called me up here?" Ritsuka then took a deep breath and put on a stern face.

"Soubi…I want to challenge Ageless to a battle to test these." Soubi's eyes immediately grew wide at this idea.

"Are you sure that's a good idea? I thought you wanted to be friends with them?"

"I do want to be friends with them, but I can't think of any of way to try these out and we need to test them to even see if they are possible."

"Well then why don't we ask them first or at least let them know."

"No. I want them to fight with their full power; if we ask or let them know then I can't be sure they aren't going easy on us or something like that. Besides, I want to test these in the most realistic scenario possible, which means they can't know until we challenge them." Soubi then sat in silence for a moment, weighing this situation in his mind. No matter how much he thought on it, Soubi still wasn't completely convinced this was a good idea; and even more worrisome, he was beginning to become very concerned as to why Ritsuka was so intense about these spells. Finally after a few minutes, Ritsuka became tired of waiting.

"Soubi, we are going to challenge them to a battle and we are going to try these spells…that's an order." All doubts were then immediately washed form Soubi's mind.

"Understood."

"Good." Ritsuka then flipped open the folder and began riffling through the pages. "Ok now, I want to try this one here."

"Only one?"

"Yes, just one for now; and I want you to only defend until I give you the order to use the spell. Do not under any circumstances cast any offensive spells, even if I am taking damage."

"Ok I understand. How would you like to go about challenging them?" Ritsuka was silent in thought for a short moment before answering.

"Just follow my lead. I'll let you know when to challenge."

"Ok." The two of them both then stood from the bed and made their way to the bedroom door side by side. Before Ritsuka could reach for the handle, Soubi gently grabbed his hand to stop him.

"What is it Soubi?" Ritsuka was slightly annoyed at this delay.

"Ritsuka I have to know…why are these spells so important to you?" Ritsuka's expression then changed to an odd mixture of anger and sadness and he spoke in a low solemn voice.

"Ever since that night…when I had to hurt my friend, I decided that I can't trust Ritsu. I want to get back at him for everything he has done…to me and to you; and one day I will get that chance, but until then we work for him and I never know what he might make us do. I want to master these spells so that he can never force me to hurt anyone ever again. We may work for him, but I will prove to him that he is not our master and we are not his puppets; we walk our path and do things our way." Soubi was immensely moved by Ritsuka's intentions and finally understood why he wanted to go this route. He then leaned down and placed a delicate kiss on Ritsuka's cheek.

"Well, let's get going then Ritsuka, we shouldn't keep them waiting."

They both then left the bedroom and descended the stairs together, arriving into the kitchen to find their guests talking with each other with tea cups in hand. As soon as he noticed their presence, Reiki addressed them in a playful tone.

"I hope you don't mind, we went ahead and made tea ourselves while you were gone." Soubi gave his usual smile to them.

"That's quite fine. I apologize for our absence."

"It's fine really." Sasuke answered in a very cool voice.

Ritsuka then sat back down at the table while Soubi walked over to the counter to pour himself a cup of tea. As they all sat there, Ritsuka did his best to act normal and tried to strike up conversation.

"So, how old are you anyway Reiki? You look like you couldn't be much older than I am." The boy gave a rather annoyed face at this; he strongly disagreed that he looked as young as Ritsuka.

"Sasuke and I are both technically seven years old, but we are designed to be twenty three." Ritsuka's face could not have been more astonished and confused at this statement.

"Um, I don't understand." Reiki then let out a small sigh.

"Well long story short, Nagisa created us seven years ago but she designed us to be twenty three. That is why our true name is Ageless; we were created as a unit that doesn't age." Ritsuka was beginning to understand but was still confused.

"I had no idea that Nagisa created anyone other than the Zero's." Reiki then let out a small growl that was audible only to Sasuke, who placed a large hand gently on his Sacrifices thigh underneath the table to calm him. This was a tender subject for Reiki; although he hated Nagisa with all of his being, he had a deep rooted jealousy of the Zero's. Reiki then made sure to calm himself before continuing.

"Well she created us as her first attempt at an artificial unit, and then after she decided we weren't perfect, she ditched us and made the Zero's." Reiki felt a little bad about lying to Ritsuka; he really did want to be friends, he just didn't really want to go into the story if he didn't have to.

"Wow, I'm really sorry to hear that." Ritsuka had no idea that they were one of Nagisa's creations and he was now starting to get a little worried about battling them.

"It's fine, really. It's no big deal." There was then a few moments of silence in the kitchen before Ritsuka looked at Reiki with a large smile.

"Would you two like to make some memories with me sometime?" Reiki raised an eyebrow in slight confusion.

"Make memories?" Ritsuka then gave a small giggle.

"Pictures. I like to take pictures with my friends so that I can always have the memories." Reiki then perked up with a smile.

"Oh, ok. That sounds fun. We don't really have any friends, so we would love to make memories with you."

"You don't have any friends?"

"No, not really." Ritsuka was now really feeling guilty but did his best to push those feelings aside and keep his cool.

"Well, we are your friends." All four of them were now all smiles at the idea of this new found friendship.

A few moments of small talk then passed before Sasuke looked up at the clock and noticed the time.

"Reiki, we should get back to the academy before Ritsu starts complaining."

"Ok Sasuke." The two of them then stood from the table together. "Thank you for having us over." As Ritsuka stood from the table as well, he mind was racing with thoughts and worries about his plan and his heart was racing at a painful pace.

"Yeah, anytime." Ritsuka's voice was now audibly shaky and his expression was a visibly forced smile. This alerted Sasuke's sensitive senses and he tensed up slightly. Reiki also picked up on Ritsuka's odd demeanor.

"Are you ok Ritsuka?" Reiki's voice was genuinely concerned, but his concern didn't last very long. Ritsuka quickly slammed his shaking hands on the table in frustration.

"I'm sorry…" Reiki was now extremely confused.

"Sorry for wh-" He was cut off by Ritsuka's now loud and shaking voice.

"Now Soubi!" In an instant, Soubi was at Ritsuka's side and looking Sasuke directly in the eyes.

"I declare this to be a battle of spells." Reiki was in complete shock; while Sasuke was simply sending a deep glare back at Soubi.

"What?! Are you serious Ritsuka?!" Ritsuka then stood up straight and firm with a very serious expression.

"Yes." Reiki was completely taken aback, but was now very pissed off more than anything.

"Fine! Sasuke, let's go!" Sasuke then spoke without ever breaking eye contact with Soubi.

"We Accept." With those words the battle area quickly erupted and expanded consuming the entire house.

"We are Loveless, one's without love, with a bond that not even our name can defy."

"We are Ageless, not even time can defeat us." Sasuke then took a small step to widen his stance for stability, awaiting orders. Reiki was very quick to bark orders firmly at his Sentouki.

"Sasuke! Attack!"

"Tear! Rip the enemy to pieces!" The attack was fast, but Soubi was still faster because he didn't need his every move commanded to him; that is what made them different from most units, Ritsuka trusted Soubi enough to know that he didn't need to control his every move like most Sacrifices do.

"Resolve! No harm will come to us." Soubi's defense quickly sent out a shockwave that dissolved away the restraints that were rushing toward Ritsuka. This forced an angry growl from Reiki.

"Sasuke, attack again!"

"Suspend! Break through all walls to reach the enemy!" This sent glowing restraints flying again toward Ritsuka, this time breaking through the barrier and coming within inches of him before Soubi countered.

"Deflect! Turn away all attacks!" Soubi was again successful as a large bright wave of light passed within inches of Ritsuka's face, separating him from the restraints and sending them off in a different direction.

"Goddamn it Sasuke! Land an attack already!" Reiki's frustration was quickly building.

"Suffocate! Steal the very breath away from our enemy!" This attack came much faster than Soubi could even react. It took only seconds for three heavy chain restraints to latch onto Ritsuka, pulling him to his knees. Ritsuka gritted his teeth at the pain but he refused to cry out. Soubi quickly turned his head to see his Sacrifice with his usual worried expression.

"I-I'm fine…" Soubi nodded and stood still and silent, sending Reiki into a confused rage.

"Why won't you attack?! What the fuck are you doing?!" He was met with silence. "Fine! Finish them Sasuke!"

"Flatten! Crush the enemy completely!" Soubi was quick to respond this time.

"Solidify! Fortify all defenses! Nothing will reach us!" The large bubble that still surrounded them then began to glow brighter, just the light from it causing the incoming restraints to melt away.

"Damn it Sasuke!"

Ritsuka then painfully pulled himself up back onto his feet, with blood dripping from the restraints around his neck. He then choked out his words firmly.

"Soubi! Now!" Reiki and Sasuke could then only watch on in absolute confusion and fear at what was unfolding before them.

Soubi moved to be standing behind Ritsuka and then placed one of his large hands just underneath Ritsuka's shirt to rest it firmly over the name across the boy's chest. He then raised his other hand slowly toward their opponent with his palm wide open. After another few seconds, both of their names began to glow so brightly that Sasuke and Reiki could read it through their clothes. This sent Reiki into full panic mode.

"W-what are you doing?!" His question was soon answered when Soubi and Ritsuka spoke in perfect unison.

"Stasis! Paralyze all nerves and completely restrain the enemy!" Reiki and Sasuke then held their breath waiting for some sign of attack, but they saw nothing. It then only took a few seconds for Sasuke to turn to his Sacrifice to see Reiki staring at his body in shock. Reiki was now completely wrapped from head to toe in cuffs and chains.

"Reiki!" Sasuke screamed in horror at the sight and he ran to his Sacrifice that was silent and paralyzed in shock. Sasuke then shot a fiery red gaze to Soubi as the blonde spoke.

"Victory." With that final word from Soubi's lips, the battle area collapsed upon itself and all restraints dissolved away from both Sacrifices.

As soon as the area collapsed, Sasuke wrapped his arms around Reiki as he fell to his knees, still silent. This sent Sasuke into a blind fury and he quickly made his way to Soubi, slamming him against the kitchen table, pinning him down.

"What did you do to him?!" Sasuke's eyes were not their usual amber color but were now blood red. Soubi said nothing, but Ritsuka swiftly made his way to try and pull Sasuke off of Soubi.

"Sasuke! I'm sorry, please let him go and let me explain!" Sasuke replied with a deep growl, but was immediately snapped out of his rage by the sound of Reiki's voice.

"Sasuke…stop. Let him go." Reiki's voice was calm yet shaky. Sasuke then let Soubi go and ran over to Reiki.

"Are you ok? Are you hurt?" Reiki did not answer, but stood firmly to his feet and shot his now stern expression directly at Ritsuka.

"What did you do? Why did I feel no pain?" Sasuke's eyes then grew wide as they reverted to their natural color.

"What? What do you mean you felt no pain?" Ritsuka calmly walked over to the red haired boy to answer his previous question.

"It's called an inoffensive spell. It is a way to restrain an opponent without causing any harm or pain." Reiki's was now in shock once more and his expression was firm but puzzled.

"I had no idea such a thing existed."

"Neither did we. But I came across it while researching spells; they are supposed to only be a myth. Please forgive me for what I did. I had to see if these spells were possible and you two were the only people I could think of to test them without Ritsu knowing about it."

"I…I can't believe something like that was possible." There was then a long pause. "I understand why you did what you did Ritsuka. I honestly can't blame you; I would do the same thing in your position."

The atmosphere then began to lighten up once Sasuke was sure that his partner was unharmed. As both pairs collected themselves, there was nothing but silence. Sasuke was the first one to break the silence.

"Soubi, I apologize."

"It's ok. I understand fully."

"Thank you. Now, we really must go; it's getting late and Ritsu will not be very pleased."

"Understood."

Reiki and Sasuke then made their way for the door, followed by Ritsuka and Soubi. Reiki placed his hand on the door knob and let it rest there as he spoke.

"Ritsuka…I understand why you did this, but I will only forgive you on one condition."

"Anything Reiki…I still want to be friends. What can I do to earn your forgiveness?" Reiki then paused for a moment before speaking, abruptly reverting back to his usual bubbly self.

"You have to teach us how to use those spells." Reiki then gave a large smile and Ritsuka met it with a smile of his own.

"Of course."

"Good. Then the next time we see you, I expect a full training session." He then put on a large toothy grin before departing the house with Sasuke close in toe.

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