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"I know you want to rub it in his face of what you did last night but that would cause trouble for him. He is strong but he wouldn't last against someone that strong." Rias shot through any of Akeno's future arguments with mentions of Ritsuka. Akeno stared down at her lap mollified at the what could have been.
"Fine. I'll stay then." Akeno pouted as she leaned back into the couch. She wasn't happy but she wasn't going to jeopardize her future plans.
"So… do I get to know what's on the piece of paper?" Ritsuka questioned his newest partner.
"Sorry Senpai. This is a need to know basis and you haven't been cleared for it yet. Don't worry you'll be cleared if it is necessary." Koneko answered openly enough. "Besides… we kind of want you to hide in plain sight."
"You mean act nonchalantly around all these other figures of power just so they wouldn't get suspicious?" Ritsuka surmised as best he could.
"Precisely." Koneko nodded to herself. "We are playing a dangerous game right now Senpai. We must keep anonymity as best we can."
"Uh… if those Fallen Angels are with this Azazel… wouldn't they realize it's me?" Ritsuka quietly pointed out.
There was a noticeable silence between the two as Koneko stared up at Ritsuka. His gaze locked on her eyes and he realized what she was going through. The tiny pinpricks of her pupils were caught in the headlights. A truth had been revealed that was too intense for even the strongest mind.
"Crap." Koneko stated with all the weight that declaration could hold. "Now what?"
"We act casual and I should probably prepare myself with some magic a bit before we enter the building." Ritsuka petted her head once more… comforting the small nekoshou while she silently panicked. It also ticked her off slightly because she warned him earlier not to do it.
'I warned him…' Koneko silently fumed though she didn't let it show. She liked it but she had warned him earlier.
"Sorry… I know I shouldn't pet your head but I usually petted my kouhai whenever she was panicking as well. I figured that since you see me as your senpai I should try to be as comforting as possible whenever you feel things are getting worse." Ritsuka apologized to her. She stopped her hand from reaching up and smacking away his arm.
"You're the worst…" Koneko stated as a light pink blush painted her cheeks and she rushed ahead for the meeting place forcing Ritsuka to run after her.
'What did I do?' Ritsuka could only gawk at how fast she was running though he was able to keep up if only because of reinforcing his legs and lungs.
'I'm beginning to see what happened to Akeno and Rias.' Koneko desperately tried to push the beating of her heart back into place.
Ritsuka had a dangerous aura around him. It almost seemed to draw in anyone just through sheer proximity. She couldn't even tell what this remotely was because it certainly wasn't magic or any sort of divinity. It was as if his spirit just made you want to get closer to him regardless of morals or instincts.
His aura was one of comfort. It radiated a warmth she had never felt since her sister abandoned her. She couldn't lie either that it had entranced her slightly though not to the extent with how Akeno went about it. Neither how Rias felt about it. She still wasn't certain how she felt about it either. She needed to perform more tests on him.
'I will see your true colors Ritsuka Senpai.' Koneko affirmed her direction though she was a bit intimidated where this road would lead her down. She hoped it wouldn't be as dire as Akeno's syndrome afflicting her.
Koneko stopped in front of a large condo which had the address in question for the two. Ritsuka stopped near her taking a few breaths. The suddenness of the run had gotten him tired already since he hadn't had the chance to stretch that morning. He would have to make sure not to forget again.
"Gimme… a second." Ritsuka breathed deeply. "Forgot to do my stretches this morning."
"Them?" Koneko questioned as she calmed down. She didn't outwardly show what she was thinking but she subtly got closer to Ritsuka.
"Pretty much… if I had started exercising something probably would have gone horribly wrong." Ritsuka grimaced. "Not bad wrong mind you… but I'm not sure we would have all gone to school that day."
"Hm… sounds bad. Do you have a plan now that we're here?" Koneko quietly pointed her thumb up at the condominium that they had reached.
It was very normal looking. A simple white building with quite a lot of room around it for grass to grow that was about four stories tall as well but that wasn't what caught Ritsuka's attention. Even with his lackluster senses he could see the Bounded Field wrapped around the building. Unlike the one around Rias' home, this one seemed much stronger. They still had the same inherent weakness though. All the barrier did seemed to keep whatever was within it hidden. With that in mind Ritsuka finally decided on which Class Card he needed for this situation. A quick install later and he weighed his options.
"I'll be honest. I'm not sure what we're going to discuss. At most, I think we should just treat this like we're making a deal of sorts. At best we'll walk out without needing an escort. Worst case scenario is that I'll have to do something crazy to let you prepare your teleportation spell. I kind of want to know how you do that, by the way." Ritsuka chuckled as he looked to his newest partner in crime. The light dusting of pink on her cheeks was slowly starting to creep on her.
"Later. Let's solve this first." Koneko stared as she turned towards the building. "Ready Senpai?"
"Yup… let's do this." Ritsuka stretched out his shoulders as the two walked side by side into the building with him holding the door open for her.
She mentally felt a bit flustered by his kindness but quietly squashed it down. She would deal with those emotions later.
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