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Kazuka Manor…

Saiyuri awoke in the mid afternoon as she often did, not being especially fond of mornings, and climbed sluggishly out of her large lavish bed after giving her arms a good stretch. She then made her way down the long winding staircase and toward the kitchen, still dressed in her pajamas, to make a late breakfast before going to look for her troublesome roommates. Upon entering the kitchen however, she was surprised to find the duo already seated next to each other at the table eating what appeared to be a home cooked lunch.

"Since when do either one of you know how to cook?" The girl's voice took them both by surprise and caused Reiki to almost leap from his seat while only causing Sasuke to look up at her with wide eyes.

"Reiki doesn't know how to cook, so I had to learn since you are always gone. We were going to starve to death otherwise." The taller man's tone was his usual calm and cool one, which was a welcome relief from the harsh icy tone that had become more common these days.

"I see. Well I'm glad to see you two have managed to get by while I'm away." The blonde then gave a small playful scoff as she made her way over to the fridge, opening it wide as she searched for something to eat. After a few minutes of searching the not so full fridge, she finally let out a small sigh and settled on a small bottle of orange juice and some convenience store rice balls that she had left over from the day before. She then closed the door and plopped down in a seat across from the silent duo at the table. She joined in their silence for a few minutes while she gathered her thoughts until she finally let out a long deep breathe before speaking.

"Hey…I need to talk to you guys about something." The girl's voice was small and timid, which was extremely unusual for her and this tone alone was enough to cause both boys to stop eating immediately and give her their complete attention. Saiyuri quickly averted her gaze away from theirs and down towards her food until Sasuke's unusually tender voice rang through her ears.

"What is it Saiyu? You can talk to us." Saiyuri was taken by surprise by the sincerity in the taller man's voice and let out a long breath before finally deciding to come clean.

"Well…I haven't been completely honest with you about who I really am." The rambunctious red head cut in at this statement.

"Well you already told us that you were actually a battle unit before your partner died. So what else could there be? Whatever it is that you think is so important, well I think you are probably just over reacting." Reiki's smug tone earned him a swift smack to the back of the head from his Sentouki.

"Shut it Reiki. Let her talk."

"Ow….Geez, fine." He then gave the back of his head a good rub and looked back to the blonde girl across from him. "Sorry Saiyuri, go on." The girl then took a very deep breathe before continuing.

"Well you see….That wasn't exactly the truth." Sasuke then cut back in with a very sincere tone.

"Well what is the truth then?"

"The truth is…my partner never died….they never existed." This caused both of the boy's eyes to grow wide in surprise.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke's tone had now shifted from sincerity to absolute confusion.

"My name is Bondless, one that shares no bond. I was born without a Sacrifice." They were both in a stunned silence for a moment before Sasuke spoke once more.

"I've heard about something like that in myths but…I didn't think it was really possible." Saiyuri then let out a long defeated sigh as she stared blankly at her feet.

"No one else thought it was possible either…until I was born. Which brings me to the rest of my story…" She then finally turned her gaze up from the floor to look at the wide eyed boys across from her as she tried to fight back tears. "You see, once my father discovered what I was, he tried everything he could to keep it a secret and so did mother. But it got out somehow and that's when people started to come looking for me…people from the Seven Moons Academy." This caused the red head to interject in shock.

"You mean the academy was after you?!"

"Yes…they were then and they are now. But before, when I was younger, they sent people here one day and all they found were my parents. After they refused to tell them where I was, my parents were taken to the academy and…" Saiyuri could then no longer fight back the tears and allowed them to slowly stream down her cheeks as she clenched her fists in anger. "They were killed by Ritsu Minami." There was then a loud gasp from both boys followed by a solemn silence. Saiyuri then lowered her head and sobbed silently before she suddenly felt a large pair of arms wrap around her from her behind. She looked up in surprise to find herself face to face and in the arms of the tall dark haired man.

"Saiyuri…I am so sorry that you have had to endure such pain and more than anything, I am sorry you have had to suffer alone. I can't imagine such a burden; Reiki and I were lucky to have had each other through our troubles but you… you had no one. I'm sorry you didn't find us sooner…but we are here now and you no longer have to shoulder this pain alone. We are here for you Saiyuri." These words rang through Saiyuri's heart and filled her with a comforting warmth; it felt so good that she was surrounded by such good friends. Sasuke then unwrapped his arms from around her and she gave him a small smile as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Thank you Sasuke." He then simply returned her smile before returning to his seat next to his Sacrifice. After another short silence the red head finally spoke up in his usual tone.

"You said the academy is still after you?"

"Yes."

"So then… are you just going to hide forever or are you going to do something about it?" The boy's slightly smug tone actually caused Saiyuri to smile slightly again.

"Well that's actually why I am telling you all this. I am doing something about it and I need both of your help." Reiki jumped at even the slightest idea that he could get back at the academy and was quick to reply in an eager voice.

"We will do anything you need to help. Do you have a plan?"

"I do. I'm going to take over the academy by force. I already have a small group at my side and the only thing I'm missing now is you two." A sly sinister grin then crossed the red heads face.

"What do you want us to do?" Saiyuri then leaned forward in her chair and placed her elbows on the table while lacing her fingers together before replying in a serious tone.

"Well I really need someone to go on a recon mission tonight to get a general feel for the layout of the outside of the campus and try to find us the best way to get inside the gates unseen. But it might be dangerous, there is a good chance that Nagisa will have guards all around the campus so the recon team will need to be ready to battle if need be." Reiki then looked over to his Sentouki with a grin and was silently answered by a small nod.

"We will do it."

"Are you sure you two can handle any battle units you may run into?"

"Of course we can." Reiki's extremely over confident tone caused Saiyuri to giggle slightly.

"I know you can."

"So when do we leave?"

"You guys should leave just before sunset so you can do your mission under the cover of nightfall."

"Ok. We won't fail you."

"I know you two will do great Reiki."

"Damn right." The red head then crossed his arms with a confident expression. All three then returned to their meals in silence until Sasuke raised a question to the small blonde.

"Saiyuri, why do we need to leave tonight?" Saiyuri took the last bite of her rice balls before answering.

"Well because the last stage of the operation, the attack, will take place tomorrow." Sasuke was only slightly surprised by this plan of action and replied in a cool tone.

"So you plan to attack on Christmas Eve to take them surprise?" Saiyuri then gave the clever man a sly smirk.

"You got it." Sasuke then let out a small chuckle at the girl's ingenuity.

"Well we will do some training after lunch to prepare for this mission."

"Glad to hear it. I'll be out in the barn doing some training myself." She was then only met with a small satisfied smirk from the two new editions to her squad.

Meanwhile, later that night…

"Hey Soubi…" Ritsuka popped his head inside of the studio to see the blonde fixed to his computer as he had been all day. Upon hearing his lover's voice, Soubi tore his gaze from the screen to turn around in his chair and look at the boy that was now standing in the door frame.

"Yes?"

"I'm going to make some diner, do you want anything?"

"No thank you." Ritsuka let out a small defeated sigh at this.

"You know…you haven't eaten at all today or left your desk…what are you doing in here exactly." Soubi could hear the worry in Ritsuka's voice and stood from his chair before walking over to the boy and placing a gentle kiss on his forehead.

"I'm sorry for being in here all day; I am just worried about Sasuke and Reiki. Saiyuri says they have been acting strangely ever since an inoffensive spell backfired on them and I still haven't figured out if it is the cause of the behavior. I have a bad feeling about something and I just can't shake it. So I am still just searching for any other adverse reactions to a spell rebounding. But I promise I will eat later." Ritsuka then let out another small sigh at this.

"Well…I understand then. I just hope you can figure something out and I hope that Sasuke and Reiki are ok."

"Try not to worry. I am sure they are fine but it doesn't hurt to be extra sure." Ritsuka then finally gave a small smile of admiration to his Sentouki.

"You're right. Well I'll go make diner then. I'll save you some and put it in the fridge for you whenever you are ready to eat."

"Thank you." Soubi then smiled warmly down at his Sacrifice before returning to his computer and continuing his search. Once Soubi was once again seated, Ritsuka turned and exited the studio to make his way into the kitchen.

Ritsuka rustled through the kitchen cabinets in an attempt to find something to fix and he was admittedly having some trouble; he had gotten so used to Soubi doing all the cooking that he wasn't sure he knew how anymore. As he searched, he could still make out the distinct sound of clicking caused by the blonde that was typing away in the other room. After a few minutes of searching, Ritsuka finally gave up and settled on a bowl of microwave ramen. He pulled the package from the cabinet and placed the noodles and hot water into a bowl before placing it in the microwave. He then waited patiently for the timer to ding, all the while listening to non-stop clicking of keys in the studio. Ritsuka was then surprised, almost to the point of squealing, when the typing sound was suddenly replaced with a large bang. The boy immediately ran into the studio in a worried frenzy and quickly found that the source of the noise was from Soubi standing from his chair so quickly that it had fallen over.

"Soubi? What's wrong?! What happened?" Despite the boy's rather loud questions, Soubi remained frozen in place and completely silent, his eyes fixed eerily on the screen in front of him. "S-Soubi…?" Ritsuka then slowly made his way toward the frozen blonde until he was close enough to extend a hand to him. Before Ritsuka could do so however, Soubi suddenly jerked around to look at Ritsuka with a shocked and mortified expression.

"Ritsuka…this is bad….very bad." Ritsuka was quickly becoming very frightened by the blondes demeanor; Soubi had always been so cool and collected, he had never seen him like this before.

"W-what is it Soubi?"

"I have to call Saiyuri…." Even though Soubi had completely ignored his question, Ritsuka followed silently behind the blonde as he rushed for his cell phone. Ritsuka could then only watch on and listen as Soubi quickly dialed the numbers.

"Hello?"

"Saiyuri, its Soubi."

"Soubi? I thought we agreed you would only call this number i-"

"Where are Sasuke and Reiki?!"

"Huh? I sent them on a recon mission at the academy to scope things out. Why?"

"How long ago did they leave?!"

"About an hour ago or so…Soubi what's going on? You're scaring me."

"Saiyuri listen to me…you have to stop them! They absolutely cannot battle!"

"Wait,what?! Why not?! What happened?!"

"I finally figured out why they have been behaving so strangely…you said when the spell backfired they felt a sort of shock right?"

"Y-yeah…"

"Well that was no static shock they felt…when that spell backfired, the shock they felt was…their bond being permanently severed."

"…no…"

"Yes. If they battle in their state…there is good chance one or both of them will die."

"No…I…I think I can catch up to them if I leave now."

"You have to try. You can get there much faster than Ritsuka and I can but we will leave right away and meet you there."

"No! We can't risk the entire mission by us all being seen together. I can get there fast and stay hidden…and hopefully get them out of there. I need you two to stay put."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I'm leaving now; I'll call you once I've retrieved them."

"Ok…please hurry."

*click*

Once Soubi closed his phone, he looked over to see his Sacrifice with a horrified expression on his face. He knew Ritsuka was worried and scared and so was he, but Soubi knew he had to do his best to remain calm for Ritsuka's sake so he quickly wrapped the boy up in his arms and squeezed him tightly.

"Everything will be ok Ritsuka. Please…try not to worry." The boy remained completely silent in his Sentouki's arms, his mind completely frozen in fear for his friend's safety.

Back at Kazuka Manor…

Saiyuri quickly hung up the phone and shoved it into the pocket of her jeans before running into the entry way and franticly grabbing her black hooded sweatshirt from the secret compartment. It was then only a matter of seconds before she was out the door and airborne, silently praying that her wings could get her to her friends in time.

In the midst of the chaos, oblivious to the danger, Sasuke and Reiki were just making their ascent up the large hill that over looked the Seven Moons academy. As soon as the large compound came into sight the small red head let out a disgusted scoff.

"I really don't miss this place."

"Neither do I…all the more reason to do what we came for and get out of here. I don't want to be here any longer than need be." Reiki gave another scoff at his Sentouki's cool even tone; for some reason everything about the taller man had been getting on his nerves lately but Reiki continued to chalk it up to the added stress of all the training they had been doing.

"Well let's get going then."

The red head then began to make his way rather quickly down the hill and towards the large wall around the campus, with his partner close in toe. Once they reached the bottom of the hill, they quickly retreated into the shadow of the large wall and began their mission. They slowly began to make their way around the entire complex, in utter silence, while taking in every sight and sound in hopes of finding some sort of flaw in the wall or any way into the complex. They circled for what felt like an hour or more and both were beginning to become frustrated with their lack of progress; it was starting to look to them as if there was no other way into the campus besides the heavily guarded front gate. After another ten minutes or so of searching and groping helplessly in the dark, Sasuke finally stopped dead in his tracks when he found himself in front of a small very old rusty iron gate. He quickly reached his hand out behind him to signal to his Sacrifice to stop but due to the darkness of the night, Reiki simply ran into his hand instead.

"Hey what gives?" Reiki spoke in the softest whisper that he could muster and was met with an even softer one from the tall man in front of him.

"I found a gate. It looks like it might have been a back entrance at some point, or maybe a long abandoned escape route."

"Either way, it looks like our best bet; I can't figure out any other way in."

"Yeah, I think this is our way in. Let's head back to-"Sasuke's whispered words were abruptly cut off by a giggle and then a voice that sent chills down both their spines.

"Well well well…look who it is. Ageless back at the academy once again….and here I thought you had been dead this whole time." Sasuke and Reiki both then jumped out from the shadows away from the wall and looked toward the direction of the voice. They both looked up to see the blue haired scientist perched high upon the wall with two shadowy figures standing on either side of her. The sight caused anger to quickly boil up in Sasuke's gut, in turn causing him to let out a deep growl.

"Nagisa…."

"Aww you remember me! How sweet." The woman then let out a long mocking laugh.

"We could never forget a monster like you!" Nagisa seemed to simply ignore this insult and continued on with her smug laughter.

"Did you two really think you could just waltz up to the academy and get in unseen? You really do continue to underestimate me." The taller man then retorted with a small smug laugh of his own.

"Or maybe it's you that is underestimating us." Both boys now allowed very conceded grins to cross their faces and Reiki stepped forward slightly to be right by Sasuke's side with his arms crossed confidently.

"Oh really? Well…let's see about that shall we? Kinka…Ginka…" The woman then gave a snap of her fingers and the two figures besides her leaped off of the wall and landed only a few feet in front of the boys, causing them both to jump back slightly preparing for battle. Once the shrouded duo hit the ground, Nagisa gave another snap of her fingers and two large spotlights illuminated the area, bringing the foe out of the darkness. Sasuke and Reiki could now clearly see the smug looking duo standing side by side in front of them. Once they were in sight, Reiki was quick to speak out.

"And just who the hell are you?" The mysterious duo gave a pair of sly grins before the dark skinned man replied with his partners hand clasped tightly in his own.

"We are Sleepless…and we will envelope you in endless darkness." This statement caused Sasuke to widen his stance and Reiki to leap slightly to be just behind his Sentouki. Sasuke then replied in a calm tone.

"We are Ageless…and we may never age…but we are not afraid of the dark." This earned a smug scoff from the dark skinned man.

"I see…well then…we declare this to be a battle of spells!"

"We accept!" With that and one last giggle from the woman still perched on the wall, the battle radius expanded and the spells began to fly from the olive skinned man at lightning speed.

"Absolute darkness! Cover everything in blackness!" True to his word, neither Sasuke nor Reiki even flinched when the lights blew out and the moon faded away in the darkness.

"Illuminate! Bright stars break through the darkness and expose our enemy!" Much to Sleepless's displeasure, this spell quickly shattered the darkness with the light of a thousand stars in the night sky, causing the man to growl in frustration.

"Incinerate! Let the stars burn our enemy alive!" The stars that lit the sky then began to grow brighter and brighter until it looked as though it was daylight and the blinding light quickly enveloped Reiki before Sasuke could defend causing a chained cuff to clamp firmly onto the red head's right wrist. Despite the pain, he didn't cry out or even flinch but instead called orders to his Sentouki when he looked back at him.

"Focus Sasuke! Attack!"

"Right." He then whipped back around to face the foe. "Penetrate! A thousand bloody needles pierce through the enemy!" This spell sent an array of bright glowing needles flying toward the tall dark haired woman.

"Negate!" The defense came too late and woman cried out as the needles sent blood flying in all directions before two restraints locked onto her wrists. "Ginka!"

"Nn…I'm fine Kinka…don't let up. Destroy them!" Kinka then scrunched his face in anger as he sent his next attack.

"Rend! Rip the enemy to shreds!"

"Denied! Your attacks won't reach here!" Sasuke's defense came just in time to stop the attack causing Kinka to scowl and clench his fists. Sasuke then watched on as he looked over to the woman beside him who gave him a determined nod as if silently giving an order. Sasuke paid no mind to this however and continued his assault feeling as though he was fighting for more than just their safety…but for their pride. He was determined to crush the unit before him to prove that he was more than a failed experiment but a force to be reckoned with.

"Absolute destruction! Destroy everything and leave nothing but dust!" This sent a massive glowing wave of energy rushing toward the pair in front of them but before it could reach them, the woman called out to her Sentouki.

"Do it now Kinka! I'm ready!" The man then smirked widely before speaking at lightning speed.

"Substitution! Destroy the enemy with their own hands!" These words shot fear through Sasuke's heart and he could only watch on helplessly as the woman instantly traded places with Reiki, causing his powerful attack to land hard upon his own Sacrifice. Then within the blink of eye, the red head fell to the ground completely restrained and unconscious.

"Victory." The battle radius then dissolved away and Reiki's limp body was transported back to Sasuke's side while Ginka's restraints were released and she too was returned to her Sentouki's side. Despite the state of his Sacrifice, Sasuke remained perfectly still and expressionless as Nagisa jumped down from the wall to stand between Kinka and Ginka once again. There was then a tense silence before Kinka turned to Nagisa and spoke as if Sasuke wasn't even there.

"So what do you want us to do with them Sensei?" Nagisa then spoke in a cold tone while looking Sasuke directly in the eye.

"Leave them alone with their defeat. They are no threat to us."

"Yes ma'am." The three of them then calmly turned and began walking toward the front of the campus and it was only a short moment before they disappeared completely in the darkness. Once they vanished, Sasuke remained frozen where he was with his hands placed in his pockets and the exact same expressionless face until a familiar voice rang through his ears causing him to snap out of his pose.

"Sasuke! Reiki!" Sasuke then looked up with a slightly puzzled expression to see his petite blonde landlord descending upon them on a pair of large black wings. As soon as she was firmly planted on the ground, he watched as the wings folded up and disappeared and the girl drop down to her knees to tend to the limp red head on the ground.

"Wings?" This simple statement caused Saiyuri to look up at him with an angry expression.

"Never mind that! What happened?!"

"Nagisa discovered us and she brought a pair of attack dogs with her. We ended up having to battle."

"Oh no! This is bad!" Sasuke was genuinely perplexed by the girl's level of intensity; Reiki had taken a beating like this several times before and came out just fine.

"He will be fine. He will probably be sore tomorrow though." The man's calm tone was finally enough to push Saiyuri to her breaking point and she suddenly snapped.

"It is not alright idiot! You don't understand! You two accidently severed your bond when you screwed up that spell…permanently!"

"What?"

"You heard me!" The girl then bent down and pressed her ear firmly against the red heads chest while placing two of her small fingers firmly on his wrist. "Damnit!"

"What?"

"He barely has a heartbeat! And his pulse is weak. He needs help."

"Ok. What do you want me to do?" Saiyuri then gave an angry scowl at the taller man's still calm cool tone as she picked the boy's body up off the ground and cradled him in her arms.

"I'm going to take him to Soubi's, just meet me there and try to hurry dumbass."

"Ok."

Sasuke then took a small step back as the girl's large wings reemerged from her back and with a few large flaps she jolted up into the sky. Once she had taken off, Sasuke calmly turned and began to walk toward the main road to hail a cab deciding that it would be faster than walking. Once on the road, it wasn't long before a cab pulled over and Sasuke climbed inside. He then gave the driver the address and the man took off toward Soubi and Ritsuka's home.

Meanwhile, high above the ground, Saiyuri flew franticly as fast as she could all the while doing her best to try and shake the boy in her arms in an attempt to wake him up. The only relief she could find in that moment was in the fact that Soubi lived much closer to the academy than she did. She could then only hope that Soubi would know what to do.

After a short flight Saiyuri arrived, extremely tired and out of breathe, in front of Soubi and Ritsuka's home. She quickly landed and folded up her wings before running up to the door and banging on it desperately. It was only a few seconds before the tall blonde opened the door.

"Soubi! Please help! They battled one of Nagisa's units and it looks like Reiki got taken down really hard! His heartbeat is faint and his breathing is starting to slow down!" Soubi was quick to respond and swiftly took the boy from her arms and rushed him inside with Saiyuri following close behind. Once inside, Soubi gently placed Reiki's limp body onto the large couch and it wasn't long at all before the commotion brought Ritsuka out of the studio where he was researching. Ritsuka gasped in horror at what he saw. After hearing what Soubi had said on the phone earlier, he was expecting the worse. He quickly rushed over to the couch and fell to his knees on the floor in front of it.

"Soubi! Is he ok?!" Before answering Soubi checked the red heads pulse and checked his breathing.

"It doesn't look good. His heartbeat is fading fast." He then turned to look at the distraught girl next to Ritsuka on the floor. "Saiyuri, do you know exactly what happened? Or what spell he was hit with?"

"N-no…I…I didn't make it in time to see…" There were now large tears streaming down the girls cheeks and her heart was in a full panic. Soubi then gave a worried grimace at this answer.

"I'll do what I can but it is hard to know what to do if I don't know what he was hit with…" Just then Ritsuka and Saiyuri jumped slightly as the front door slowly opened to reveal the calm taller man who entered the house and walked to stand over the couch. After taking a quick glance at the lifeless boy on the couch, Sasuke looked to Soubi with a blank expression.

"Absolute destruction. That's what delivered the last blow." Soubi gave a questioning expression at this.

"Hmm..even with your bond severed, it seems odd that a mid-level attack would have this kind of effect." There was then a short silence before Sasuke spoke in a low cool voice.

"I was the one that cast the spell." This shocked even Soubi and earned loud gasps from the duo on the floor. Soubi did his best to remain his composure in order to figure out what to do.

"What do you mean?"

"They used Substitution so my spell hit him instead of the foe." This left Ritsuka and Saiyuri in a stunned silence and caused Soubi the rub the bridge of his nose in frustrated thought.

"That is not good. The fact that your bond was severed and then you cast spell upon your own Sacrifice means that…well let's just say that it is extremely hard on the body when that happens to a unit whose bond is intact."

"I see. Well can you do anything for him?" This caused Ritsuka to finally snap out of his silence to add in.

"Yeah…Soubi….can you help him?" Soubi then let out a long sigh.

"I'll do what I can." Soubi then leaned down once again to listen to the boy's breathing. After a short moment his head then shot up causing Ritsuka to panic.

"Soubi what's wrong?! What happened?!" Soubi then quickly laced his fingers together and began pressing down firmly on Reiki's chest at a steady pace.

"His breathing and his heart have stopped!" Ritsuka then leaped up from the floor in a panic as he watched on as Soubi tried to restart the boy's heart.

"Soubi! Please save him!"

Soubi then began to show his panic as he picked up the pace of his compressions. He continued this for a moment before moving one hand to plug the red heads nose and the other to open his mouth. Soubi then began to exhale large breathes into Reiki's lungs. Upon seeing this Saiyuri also shot up from the floor to hover the couch with tears still filling her eyes hoping and praying that her friend would pull through. Soubi then began alternating between giving Reiki mouth to mouth and pressing down onto his chest; all the while Sasuke simply watched calmly on the scene unfolding before him. Soubi continued this for several minutes before stopping suddenly and standing to his feet. Saiyuri and Ritsuka were then hanging on baited breath for any word from the tall blonde until Ritsuka finally spoke out to ask the terrifying question.

"I-is he ok Soubi…" Soubi then looked to his Sacrifice with a solemn expression.

"He…he is dead."

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