Ryuko nocked on the door that for the time being had been labeled as Zero's room. The male then opened the door and looked at the female. "Can I help you?" Zero asked as he looked at the female. 

"So I was thinking about what you said, and I just wanted to know if . . . well . . . are we any closer?" Ryuko asked as she looked at the male in front of her. Zero sighed hearing this before a slight smile crossed his face. 

"Yeah we're closer, if what I think happened did happen then before the end of the week [Name] is going to become a much kinder person making it easier for you to get through to him," Zero said as he looked at the female in front of him. 

Ryuko smiled hearing this and before she could say anything else Nonon ran past her and into Zero's room as if she were hiding. The two then heard some footsteps from down the hall. 

"See what you did you idiot you scared her away!" One of the blonde twins said as he looked at his brother. 

"Me? It was clearly you with how much you were clinging to her!" The other retorted as the two stopped in front of Ryuko and Zero. 

"Hey did either of you-see where Nonon went?" The two asked with one starting the sentence and the other finishing. 

"She went that way," Zero said as he pointed down the hall. 

"Thank you!" The two chimed happily as they began to walk down the halls in the direction they had thought that the female they desired went. 

"Thanks Zero," Nonon said with a sigh as she slowly slid to the ground. 

"Annoying huh?" Zero asked as he looked at the female. 

"I just . . . how can they be so persistent. I just don't understand it, it's like any time I tell them no they just try harder. At first I thought it was flattering but," Nonon said as she gritted her teeth more than angry just thinking about the two. 

"I wouldn't worry about that, neither one of them get with you," Zero said as he looked at the female in front of him. When he said this Nonon immediately lit up and looked at the male in front of her. 

"Really?" She asked now in a much better mood than before. Zero nodded hearing this and he turned and began to walk over to a desk to work on something. 

"Yeah, trust me this is all an act. Neither of them are attracted to you in the least," Zero said as he picked up two small tools and began to look through a microscope. After a few seconds several sparks began to fly from around him. 

"What do you mean by that? I'm pretty!" Nonon said as she looked at the male in front of her. 

"Yeah, but being pretty doesn't do much for two people that are gay," Zero said casually as he continued to work on the small device in front of him. Nonon stared at the male surprised at what she had just heard. 

The twins, the two obnoxious idiots that were always following her and trying to hit on her were gay? "A-are you sure?" Nonon asked as she looked at the male in front of her. 

"Yeah trust me," Zero said as he continued to work on the device. 

"Then, why?" Nonon asked more than confused at what she had just heard. 

"They're afraid," Zero said plainly as he stopped what he was doing and the picked up a small device that was around the size of a centimeter. "They think that everyone else will shun them if they come out and tell everyone. Because they're parents did it, they rapidly berated and degraded them for being gay and it's caused that fear to surface," Zero said as he then the small device out a nearby window. 

When he did it caused a large explosion that was nearly fifty feet in diameter. "Damn it, still not big enough," Zero mumbled to himself as she walked back over to what he was doing. "I know it's an irrational fear for them to have but at the same time it's their fear. I mean can you imagine what it's like being told that you'll always be loved and accepted no matter what and then as soon as you tell someone you're gay you're literally tossed into mud to sleep with pigs," Zero said as he looked at the female.

Nonon looked at the ground hearing this, they were always so happy. She never would have guessed that they had been through something like that. "Give them time, they'll get bored eventually. In fact the entire reason they chose you was most likely because they knew that you'd just keep rejecting them," Zero said as he looked at the female. 

Nonon no longer sure of what to say looked at the male a bit surprised. "I-I," Nonon began unsure of what to say. 

"It's fine, there's no possible way you could have known that. Just let them take you on dates and watch. They may flirt with you, and they may pull you close, but neither of them will sleep with you, neither of them will grope you, and neither of you will kiss you. They'll always stope themselves short," Zero said as he walked back over to the device from before. 

Nonon nodded hearing this and walked out of the room. After a few seconds of silence Ryuko looked at the male. "You know I never got the impression that they were gay," Ryuko said as she looked at the male in front of her. 

"Neither did I until I saw them doing it with your partners . . . sometimes I really hate my ring," Zero said as he looked at his finger. Ryuko chuckled slightly hearing this and looked at the male. 

"So you think [Name] will be a kinder person?" Ryuko said as she walked beside the male. 

"Yeah, two of the three possibilities ended with more or less the same result. That doesn't guarantee that he'll be kinder so don't take that advice to heart but it definitely looks good for us," Zero said as he looked at the small device. 

"Hmm, more Esoeskeso maybe?" Zero said as he walked over to a battle with a strange green liquid in it. Ryuko looked at the male in front of her a little confused hearing this and he opened it and turned to the female. 

"You may want to leave, this is a very delicate combination and I'd rather not destroy the entire house because I was answering one of your questions," Zero said as he looked at the female. Ryuko sighed and nodded hearing this and began to walk out of the room. 

"Also," The male said gaining Ryuko's attention. "Don't go to your room," Zero said as he began to look through the microscope. 

"Why? Is it another weird thing that has to do with [Name]?" Ryuko asked. 

"No, I just didn't think you'd want to see Mako and Gamagori having sex," Zero said as he began to door the strange green liquid. Ryuko looked as if she was going to say something before she closed her mouth and began to walk away. 

As she did the female looked at the ceiling and her mind as expected was drawn to the male of her affection. However unknown to her [Name] was sitting on his bed waiting for any orders that he got from Ragyo. [Name] then sighed as he continued to wait in the small area. [Name] then reached into his pocket and pulled out the small ring that he had stolen from Ryuko. He knew that Ragyo would be happy to learn about this however he hesitated when giving it to her.

He hadn't worn it since the vision of Hideo. [Name] still thought about how Ryuko and the others all looked at him. It was clear that none of them saw him as an enemy. Yet for whatever reason Ragyo told him that they were. They had used him for nothing more than their own selfish desires as well as their own personal gain.

However he still felt more relaxed around them than he did around the others that he had been told were his friend. [Name] then held the ring up to the sky as if he were inspecting it, and after a few seconds [Name] let out a sigh and put the ring on. When he did he noticed that unlike last time he didn't receive a vision. After a few seconds passed [Name] sighed. $Are you there?" He asked prepared to wait patiently for an answer, however lucky for him Hideo was a very impatient person.

"Of course I am, why wouldn't I be? It's sort of my job to watch over you," [Name] heard the same voice as before ring in his head.

"Tell me what to do," [Name] said as he looked at the ring on his hand.

"What?" The voice said in confusion.

"Tell me what to do, I'm so confused and conflicted, and I can't explain it but I really trust you. I feel like you know what I'm supposed to do, and even if you don't I think you know what's best. So please tell me what to do," [Name] said as he looked at his ring and heard a sigh from inside his head.

"That's not how this works. I can't just tell you what to do. I can only guide you towards the right path. I can't make you do anything," the voice once again rung inside his head. [Name] sighed.

"Please?" [Name] said as he looked at the ring. A few moments of silence passed hearing this and [Name] sighed.

"Fairbell," Hideo said from the ring.

"What?" [Name] asked in complete confusion.

"Fairbell it's a small to East of here. I hear it's nice this time of year," Hideo said from his ring.

"I see," [Name] said as he stood up and jumped up to the small window in his room before he crawled out of the building. [Name] then looked to the east and began to run as fast as he could towards the direction in question. It didn't take him long to reach the town in question. When he did he looked around and saw that the city wasn't that much different than the one that he lived in.

"Now what?" [Name] asked as he once again looked at his ring.

"As I said I can't tell you. I can only guide you," Hideo said from inside [Name]'s head.

"Well then what are you guiding me towards?" [Name] asked as he looked at the ring.

"You know, I've always thought it was a little strange how much impact one person can have on someone else's life. They could come from anywhere an alleyway, the stars . . . An orphanage," Hideo's voice said inside [Name]'s head. The male nodded hearing this and began to walk down the streets.

He knew he was looking for someone but he just wasn't sure who at the moment, and given the slight hesitation Hideo had before he said his final choice [Name] could only guess that who he was looking for was at the orphanage. As Hideo stood in his plain of nothingness a figure began to form behind him.

"You know you're not supposed to do this," the figure said as he looked at Hideo.

"Bite me, I've already broke enough rules when it comes to her. Whenever she finds that bag of money, that's me. Or when one of the orphanage beds open up to her because the other kid suddenly had to leave, that's me. I'm done waiting for things to get better for her! At least this way things will get better for her!" Hideo said as he continued to watch what [Name] was doing.

The figure then sighed and seeped back into the ground. "Alright, but fate won't be happy. You know how much he hates others messing with his plans," The figures said as it slowly disappeared. Hideo putting what the figure what had just said to the side continued to watch as [Name] walked down the streets.

[Name] then saw a small orphanage and walked inside of it. When he did he was greeted by an elderly lady. "Hello, how may I help you?" The female asked as she approached [Name] with a kind smile. [Name] wasn't sure what to say until he saw a young female who looked to be fairly young walk by them. 

She seemed to be fairly young, only around a year old, and her steps were cornated and wabbly showing that she was just now learning how to do so. [Name] wasn't sure why but he was completely vexed by the female. When the child walked out of view [Name] once again turned to look at the female in front of him. "I'd like to speak to Sapphire," [Name] said as he looked at the female in front of him. 

When he said this the female seemed confused. "I'm sorry but I don't-" She began as she looked at the male in front of her only for [Name] to cut her off. 

"Sapphire, blue eyes and sparkly blue hair, she also has a scar in the vague shape of a flower above her left . . . thigh" [Name] began only to trail off halfway through. It was just like when he met Hideo he had no idea who the female was but yet he acted as if he already knew her and he also knew about a scar that he couldn't see on the female when she had walked past him. 

"Oh, I believe I know who you're referring to. Please wait here while I try to find her," The female said as she began to walk down the halls. After [Name] was certain she was out of earshot he looked down at the ring that was still on his hand. 

"Who is she?" [Name] asked as he looked at the ring. 

"She's my daughter, I know you can't remember but you were originally planned to be her guardian if anything happened to me . . . well you and Zero, but at the moment I think you need her more than he does," Hideo's voice once again rang in the male's head. 

"I see," [Name] said as the female from before once again began to walk towards him carrying the young child who was now sucking her thumb. The female then smiled as she looked at [Name]. 

"Well here she is young Sophia, or Sapphire as you know her. She was brought to us about a year ago. We put up several posters hoping to find her parents but no one came to us," The female said as she looked at [Name]. "Are you by chance her-" The female began a little nervously only for [Name] to cut her off. 

"No, I'm her guardian. However I was close friends with her father, and I'm sad to say that he's no longer with us," [Name] said as he looked at the female in front of her. 

"Well in a matter of speaking," Hideo said from within [Name]'s head. 

"I see, well just come with me we'll have you fill out some paperwork and you can take her home with you," The female said as she looked at the male. [Name] nodded hearing this and began to walk down the halls. 

'So she's the one you wanted me to meet?' [Name] thought to himself receiving a quick yes in response. 'And you think she's going to effect me in some way?' [Name] asked as the several figures walked into the room. 'What exactly am I supposed to do?' [Name] asked as he watched the female sit down and her took the seat across from her. 

"Just take care of her, I know she's not much at the moment, but I'm sure she'll become someone that you wouldn't want to live without soon enough," Hideo's voice said from within the ring. [Name] nodded hearing this and took the pen from the female before quickly filling out a few pieces of paper and passing them back towards the female. 

"Great," The female said as she looked at the male in front of her. "I was so worried that we might not be able to find her home, or that even worse we would and then her parents would show up looking for her," The female said as she gently handed the female to [Name]. 

"I see, well sorry to have caused you this much trouble. If I had known I would have come here much sooner," [Name] said as he looked at the male in front of him and the female waved her hand dismissively. 

"Oh don't worry about it. In fact it was no trouble at all," The female said as she looked at the male in front of her. [Name] smiled slightly hearing this and walked out of the building, when he did he bent his knees preparing to run. 

"DON'T YOU DARE RUN!" Hideo screamed stopping the male short of what he was about to do. 

"Why?" [Name] asked as he looked at the ring. 

"She's just a child barely a year old if you run at full speed you'll kill her," Hideo said from within the ring. 

"But if I don't then it'll take me days to get back," [Name] said as he looked at the ring. 

"Then enjoy the walk, it'll give the two of you some time to bond before Ragyo finds out," Hideo said from within [Name]'s head. When he did the male sighed and began to walk down the streets. While he didn't enjoy the idea of being forced to walk a quarter of the world he knew that he would be able to do so and rather easily at that.