Looking back at the household, incoherent noises stripped the silence of the neighborhood. A war broke out between the two factions of thought. One seeks peace of mind; One aims tenderness to prevail. Both sides stood unwavered, but tenderness intensified her offense.

A great chance to move, Reika wrapped her arms by his chest from behind , thus tends to wrestle down. "Stay. Here!"

Rine, on the other hand insists to fight back. He tried to shred his way out of her bind with his hands while growling. "No. Never!"

Soon as he breaks out of Immobilization, Rine lunged away from room. Barely in balance, he rushed downstairs. However, Reika caught him again, and so pulled his body back at the room.

She pinned him down the cushion. "Just give me this night and join me at the bed!"

Rine Stubbornly replied. "No! I have already told you, I can't do that." he said. "That's already beyond the limit!"

After telling his side, Rine was able to Move his restrained arms away. Though unfortunately, Reika chased him with haste, thus ended up locked between her arms and legs wrapped firmly onto his body.

"A-Uh~ I won't let you." she muttered.

A number of repetitions of the same scenario occured before exhaustion took effect. Huffing and Panting, a clash between two eminent factions shook the heavens apart. However, as time goes deeper to the night, Rine was the first one to fall, hence assured Reika's victory. Through deliberately locking his joints to Immobilization, she managed to beat him without breaking a sweat.

Chasing his breath, Rine dropped half dead. "Huff... Fine, Fine! You win this time."

By that, a wide grin grows out of Reika's mouth as a yell escaped from her mouth. "Finally!!!"

"---Shhh! Keep that voice down! You might disturb the neighbors asleep!"

She giggled. "A-- Sorry... Hihi."

Meanwhile, Before proceeding to the bed, Rine immediately vaulted out, hence took a wide distance between him and Reika. Though, as he moves away bit by bit, and so the girl follows his maneuver.

Rine plans to move more farther than her, since he was aware of this situations just like he had read from certain love stories and mangas. Various intrusive thoughts casted his cool, thus a steam blew his head off out of embarassment.

Soon as he hit the walls from beside the bed, Reika took the opportunity to grab him again, intentionally isolating him against the tight space and is enough to squeeze herself behind Rine.

By his chest, Reika's palms was placed. Somehow on the layers of his shirt, she could feel a strong beating which intruiged her senses.

A sarcastic approach whisphered through Rine's ear. "Hm... ? Your heart's racing? What should we do?"

Suddenly, Reika's hand began to advance downwards on his body. It moves sluggish, but the intensity turned Rine's sweat into showers.

"W-What are you---"

Stuttering at the thing proceeds, he tried to stopped it midway. He was able to reach her hands, not until it warded off by her right arm, and so the other could Progress.

His squirming mouth stuttered "R-Rei..." hence, Reika's arms reached its place.

A lecherous whispher emerged from Reika's lips as she licks her lips wet. "Finally~"

Pleasured by its texture, she suddenly pinched it off which produced a soft moan on Rine's lips.

He groaned in a flounder."D-Don't---"

"Nah Nah~ There's no escape routes for you anymore." replied the girl "Suffer."

"--N-No!" Rine flustered out.

"Not my Midriffs!" he continued.

Gently squishing the soft belly, an energized giggle exerted from Reika. She was envelooed with extreme joy while settling herself from Rine's midriffs.

He murmured. "Oh my Lord. Save me from this Midriff Maniac." but he was heard clearly by the girl.

"Midriff Maniac huh. Well, if that's how you put it then."

Continuing to suit herself, she uttered. "I've longed for this cute belly of yours you know? The slim, but fluffy sensation to my hands... Ah, what heaven~" she satisfyingly sighed.

She stopped fondling. "But I wonder..."

Then she asked: "Your hair, Did you dyed it white?"

Rine's thoughts pondered. "Ah... You meqn this? "

He soon lifted Reika's hand, thus turned back; downcasted.

Reika's expression turned worried. "You don't look good. Is there something troubled you?"

He then answered after spacing out. "Oh, no no. I'm completely fine." he spoke. "Well, Uh... Sudden events happened when we're gone away-- Even I was surprised at first, but when we visit the doctors, they said I got afflicted by a rare condition of 'Marie Antoinette Syndrome' or something"

"--'Marie Antoinette Syndrome'? But weren't its cause are high level of stress? But for your case, Its likely less to happe--"

As the moonlight illuminates the surface, and so she suddenly stopped. Their faces were exposed to each other, but the other's eyes gone void.

That lifeless eyes glanced at her with a dejected smile. It is telling the truth in frontof her, as if it is audible. Such grief lies on those pairs.

Reika's eyes enwidened, but immediately severed their contact. "My bad, I shouldn't have asked you that."

The color on his eyes went back as he grins. "Ah- You don't have to apologize for that. A lot of people already asked the same thing, so I'm used to give those kinds of answers"

"Eeh? But still, It feels like I opened a tragic past when I said that."

Rine replied. "I told you. Don't feel bad. Its not that even a big deal now."

She then pouts cutely "Well, if you say so" hence nuzzles tightly at him.

Rine's composure starts to crumble again as the girl embraces her in front. "Rei!?"

"--What? You're can't stop me. Now that I've got you in my arms."

Rine's cheeks turned red as he spoke. "Aw man. You're such a softie. I might not get sleep after this. "

She nuzzled more deeply. "Even if you say that, I won't ever let go of you again."

Rine replied by a soft laugh as he shifts his gaze into the illuminating moonlight upon them.

"The moon is beautiful tonight. Isn't it, Rei?"

However, by the time he uttered the words, Reika's sentience have already left herself while hugging him behind.

"Guess she's asleep... Ah- Just why of all things I could remember, but that promise we made." he said to himself. "I want to ask about it, but it looks like she had forgotten it already" he continued.

Though wanting to express his feelings more, he'd almost hit the peak of his consciousness. Rine enwidened the blanket for the two of them, feeling the warmth of his Friend once again.

"Nevermind. Guess I'll just sleep too." yawned the young man as he close his eyes.

And thus, conclude the night for the pair...

The night fades quickly as they slumber beneath the roofs of the house. Stars began to fade each and the moon slowly concealed itself as the rises after a long reign of dusk. And just by that, another day is born.

From early clocks, consecutive knocks filled the space downstairs. It is been five minutes since the knock started, but non of the two was up at the moment.

On the other side of the door was Matsuo which came her to pick her little sister up. He wasn't able to pick up her phone last night that lead him to fret.

Insisting for a reponse, he called: "Hello? Rine, are you here?"

At that same moment, Rine was in a state of waking up. Hearing the noise downstairs immediately caught up, thus went there to check the door.

"Hm? A visitor at this early time?"

He opened the door with Matsuo in front of him, sighing "Ah, Finally, you're up."

"Was Reika here? I'm not able to contact him after our that call last night." he asked.

Rine nodded. "Yes. She's in my room, still slumbering."

Matsuo exerted a breath. "Well that's a relief."

"May I come in?"

"Sure, I'll make you a coffee while waiting for her" Rine replied.

"Ah. Thanks"

Seeing Matsuo this mild is still new into Rine's eyes. He couldn't clearly get what thing he explained by the time he's in their household, but somehow, a feeling of uneasiness dwells around him.

Rine tried to query. "What's wrong? Something bad happened?"

Matsuo did not respond. It seems he was already in deep thoughts which prohibited him to listen, nor speak. Even though, Rine was worried, he kept silent over the past few minutes.

Making a coffee didn't take long, hence served it on the small table amidst the sofas.

Matsuo lifted it by the handle; hot "Thanks" then took a short sip.

A free beside him was taken by Rine after a while. Having hot milk sitting on his cup as it thaws out the drowsiness from him.

Both were silent for a moment while enjoying their hot drinks. Though, setting that aside, thumping noises went down the staircase behind.

Reika's yawns cod be heard from it "Rin... Where are you??"

Her progress is kind of slow, so Rine thought of picking her up the staircase. Though, as he presented himself in front of her, she suddenly lunged on the young man.

"Ha! I got you now!" she giggled softly.

Unnoticed his presence, Matsuo stood up to check that loud noise boomed behind and was surprised to see those two overlappinh each other.

"Wha-What is this? Have you already taken your first mo---"

Reika suddenly interrupted in a flustered expression. "Shut up. That's not it!"

On the other hand, Rine whom caught her in his arms was clueless from their conversation.

"First move? What's that suppose to--"

Reika suddenly sealed his lips with her "No, No, No. That's not what you think it is." she said. "Maybe he just stuttered or something, am I right, brother?"

Matsuo uncertainly agreed. "Uh... If that's how you put it..."

He continued. "But speaking of that... Reika, come with me."

However, she willfully denied Matsuo's request. "Huh?? I don't wanna! I'm not done having my time yet!"

"--Argh stop acting like a spoiled brat now, This is urgent!"

Because of Reika's persistence, Matsuo had no choice but to pull her up away and take their immediate leave.

"Brother-- Let me go!" she yelled.

She began to oppose her brother's grip on her left arm, however she wa failed to do so as for the difference of their strengths.

Prooceeding to the door, Matsuo glanced at Rine for the last time. "Well, I am sorry for disturbing you two this early, but I have to borrow your 'girlfriend' for a while."

Bith of the two's cheeks turned red, hence shouted synchronized "E-Eh!? Y-You're mistaken!"

Matsuo smugly as he sniggers away. "Fuhaha! Anyways, We gotta go now. Byebye!" then slams the door and so left Rine in extreme embarassment.

At the middle of the road, Reika snapped of the restrictions of her hand, pouting while he glares at Matsuo which felt unease.

"Aaa! Why didn't you show up all of a sudden!?? I'm only steps away to take his first kiss and confess to him a while ago, bit you completely ruined it!"

Matsuo scratched his head. "Fine, Fine. Its my fault for destrying your moment, but please refrain from looking at me like that."

Reika, then withdrew her leer and took direct vision onto the road.

"Jokes aside, you did say is urgent, right?"

Matsuo nodded. "Yeah."

She shifted her eyes with her head steady on the road. "So what is it? An enemy?"

"--Most likely." Matsuo replied.

"I see... Guess I should be thanking you for pulling me away this early." she commended. "I don't want to drag him for this matters anyways."

"What? You worried about him? Looks like you're really into him, don't you?" he jested.

Reika looked away. "O-Of course I am! Its been a lot of years before I meet him again, and I'm not planning to cause any trouble for him on our recent encounter." then continued. "And besides, I can't afford to lose him ever again..."

Amidst her sudden downcasted expression, Matsuo tapped his back three times. "Nah. Don't be so down, you'll see him tomorrow at school though." he said. "And what are you worrying so much about? Didn't you already saw him beat up that cheeky Crimson bastard last time don't you? Doesn't that mean he could defend himself already?"

She answered. "Yes, I get your point. But have you seen it too, don't you? I couldn't even detect, nor feel any trail of magic around him."

"Back then, he barely managed to take that fluke down just because he is dumb handle his Procure, but overall---"

She suddenly took a pause, hence suddenly withdrew "---Ugh, Nevermind. I should pay attention to our objective first, before stressing my mind on those things."

Matsuo Agreed with a nod."Yeah, If you say so..."

Hence both left the vicinity of the nieghborhood; nothing to be found, nor left a trace to follow. None of the outsiders knows their identities very well. Nor their classmates, nor Rine, none of them but only the household itself. Though, they might be hiding something more deeper and crucial than that...

On that same moment, but in different time zones, the peaceful night in city of Yekaterinburg in Russia was disturbed by a massive explosion on a certain neighborhood resides within it. Sizzling Flames engulfed the whole vicinity as if it was living and has its own conciousness.

At the middle of the place was a fountain with a pile of courses resting onto the ground. Standing on the mountain of the dead was a teenage humanoid in a robe painted with stains of blood. Its hood strides in the violent winds as blood of the fallen drips down from the tip of his blade, just like the color of his wavy hair.

Gazing beneath this sea of mixed blood and flames, displeasure lingers on his expression.

"Damn boring..."

Suddenly, on his pocket was a durable smartphone rings. Checking the contents was a message-- Specifically, an image of a young man.

His vexation gradually turned satisfied while he gazes the appearance of the person. That sharp-looking smile pierced through the flames as it spreads chaos.

The guy unsheates his blade back with a clear expression on his face. "Guess another half assed elimination huh. Hope he last long enough on entertaining me."

Eventually, the flames sundered a path and soon compressed every embers from his palms obediently. Together with the holocaust of flames, it was consumed by, leaving only the outcome of havoc he made as he saunter towards a portal.

Holding an light-emitting stone, he marched egress, thus his shadows are never to be found again on its lands.