She knew it was him. "Aha! So you do remember me. You got permission from your dad? wow nice. Hope you learn some good stuff. Man does this bottle do wonders." She started to leave and raise her hand for a goodbye. "bye bye Ken-kun. Hope we can see each other again. Going to find the others."

Ken caught up with Rima and gave her a white piece of paper. "My phone number..." He said simply. He walked with her in silence before he spoke "...I'm going to school now...It's near here...the white building, see? call me when you find the others, alright?"

Silver got the the office and slammed the door open, "Okubo! I want to have a chat with you." Silver said, "Oh? Well if it isn't Silver, what does a nerd like you want here? No actually get lost I'm busy." Okubo replied, "I want to challenge you for the title of Head of the Disciplinary Committee." Silver said walking to his desk. "Oh I would love to kick your ass, but whats in it for me if I win, if you don't mind my asking?" Okubo replied with a grin, "You'll get all the money I've saved up up until know." Silver replied, "Well then I accept! Follow me outside, that is if you want an ass kicking." Okubo said while laughing and went outside the school, Silver followed him. Once they where outside Silver placed a fighting stance, Okubo dashed towards Silver and threw a punch to his face; Silver moved slightly to the side grabbing Okubo's wrist and kicking him in the face, then grabbed his arm his other hand and threw him, Okubo fell on his back and was bleeding from his nose, Silver just stepped back. "Oh so you can fight eh nerd?!" Okubo screamed then got up and sprinted to Silver, "Yes I've been training all my life." Silver replied, then spun and threw a downwards kick to Okubos shoulder. Okubos shoulder got dislocated and he fell down and let out a scream in pain, "Forfeit Okubo you can't beat me." Silver said, "Not a chance you piece of shit!" Okubo replied, Silver then kicked him in his face and knocked him out, "What a shame, but know you tyranny has ended ." Sliver said and took the armband and placed it on his right shoulder, "I am the new Head of the Disciplinary Committee, Silver, and I will Enforce justice within this school. You, spread the news that Okubos no longer the Head." Silver said and pointed to a member of the Disciplinary Committee, "Yes...Yes Sir!" the student said and ran off.

He was sure of it now. The muted dimension was as real as everything else and Kai was sure he would be going back. When? He had no clue, just a feeling. Even if he went back, would the others come back too? Would it be just him this time, trapped by millions of Trox. Would that be his punishment for worrying his mother and running away from so many people? Or was his punishment the slap he hads recived from his sister the night before?

The boy reached up and laid a hand on the still sore flesh. Kai was sure it was starting to bruise. He was just dissapointed that his sister had a harder hit than he did himself. As he prodded the flesh more, he was apsalutely possitive there would be a dark mark there.

"Kai...?" he heard from behind him as he was staring off at a few birds who were flying past. The pale-blond haired boy stopped all thought process as he turned around. he knew that voice for sure.

There he was, standing there with a confused expression on his pale face. Brown eyes, one covered by an eyepatch. Messily gelled back brown hair set on the top of the tall boys head. A back he remembered being carried on. Yes, he knew him alright.

"Mugen..." Kai whispered. The nervous boy's eyes brightened and a rare large smile came onto his face. "M-Mugen!"

He didn't let the taller boy process anything before launching his smaller body at his larger one.

Hikari was dripping in sweat by the time she had run to the sixth school.
"Why do there have to be like 50 different schools here!?"
Some people turned their heads and looked at her as if she were crazy. They just walked by and pretended they didn't see her.
After this I'm just going to go home. Hikari thought.
"Do any of these people come to this school?"
She repeated the list and she was happy about the answer got and asnt afraid to show it.
"Yes we do have one of them. Rima Nukumori of class 2-A."
Hikari slapped her hands onto the lobby front desk and exclaimed,"Really!? Do you know where she went and when? Where does she live? How can I contact her?"
"Im sorry but we can't give you anymore info than what I already have good day miss."
Hikari noticed how she probably sounded like. A creeper trying to stalk a girl.
"Ok thank you you have a good day as well."
Hikari bowed and left the building. I'll see if I can get here before she leaves tomorrow.
Someone humps into Hikari and she falls over.
"Watch where you're going- Wait!"
Hikari looked up and saw a small pink-haired girl...

"thanks for the phone number. Now we can plan more for the Muted Dimension. Isn't that a rich school you go too? Wow rich boy." Rima giggled. Then a blonde girl then ran into her. "Oi. Watch I- wait Hikari-chan?!"

Ken opened his locket and grimaced as several pink letters fell out. He picked them up and looked at them, his frown deepened 'Dear my lovely Prince...' Urg...love letters...how I hate those. Without a regret, Ken threw them to the waste basket and walked to the rooftop. He was not in the mood to listen to the teacher's lectures.

Opened the door, Ken was taken aback as he stumbled across two familiar faces. He blinked and asked in wonder "K-Kai-kun...Mugen-kun?"

"Rima!!!" Hikari cried. "Oh my goodness I was looking everywhere! Give me your phone right now so I won't forget to ask you later! And I visited your school and they wouldn't tell me anything! anyway where did you just come from? I may need to go home soon so hurry give me your phone really quick >.<"
Hikari really did need to hurry because she needed to be at home before at 9:00PM and it was already pretty late. She had to get home by foot since she didn't have a vehicle like some snotty rich kid. Plus she wasn't really into the running thing since she ran about 20 blocks. She was too drained to run.
"Haiyoku Rima! >.<"

"here you go." Rima handed Hikari her dark red flip phone

"Heya Kai, one hell of a night wasn't it." He said as he spun him around. "Hey Kai do you go to this school or did you know I went here?". He patted his back before he noticed the condition he was in. "How did you get this? Are you okay!?"

Ken blinked again, trying to hide his surprise as he saw Mugen and Kai. He believed that yesterday was not a dream but somehow, seeing Mugen and Kai in real life still sent him into shock. He hesitantly waved his hand and smiled "O-ohayo, Kai-kun...Mugen-kun...nice to...um...see you again..."

Hikari quickly transferred her number to Rima and Rima's to her's. She handed back Rima's phone and quickly walked away towrds her house.
"Thank you for the number exchange I'll call you when ever the time is needed or required."

At the House

"Ha made it," Hikari sighed with relief.
"Ah your home! You seem to have gotten home a little earlier than I thought you would ^^"
"What are you talking about? It's 8:30PM."
Hikari looked at the house clock which read 6:30PM. Her eye just twitched as she couldn't believe that she could have looked for the others for a longer period of time and talk to Rima.
"No way! What's up with my watch? Oka-sa! What did you do to it?! You altered it didn't you!"
"What are you talking about my dear Hikari? Oh! But what great timing! Will you go run some errands for me? Great! Run to the store and get me some oil if you will. and you may want to change your watch back to the correct time. Thanks! I hope to see you when you come back!"
"Geez oka-sa you can be scary sometimes. Whatever I'll go get you some oil but do something beneficial while I'm gone."
Hikari walks out the door and is outside again. While walking to the store she begins to change her watch back to 6:35PM with a few beeps. When she got to the store she walked in and went straight to the ingredients section
"Oil... oil.... Ah here it is. Vegetable oil as the usual. But wait need to check the calories... No way! they raised the amount of calories? Darn this was my favorite too. = )3= Guess I have to find a new favorite. Maybe this one? Eh?! No way that's about twice as much as the last one..."
When Hikari finally decided on the oil she wanted a lot of time had already passed.
"Crap! this late already? I better get home before my mom makes a fuss about this."
Hikari just gets more agitated as she sees the line where people cash out.
"What? People shop this late? And why now out of all times TT^TT"
She got in line in the line that seemed to be the shortest but was still about as long as the othes.
About ten mintues had past when Hikari got the oil paid for and in a bag.
"Who knew getting oil was such a troublesome thing? =_="
"Hey you're pretty cute want to come with us to some karoke?"
Hikari just ignored the voice and kept walking to tired to even look.
"Oi I'm talking to you blondie."
"Ugh just shut up I just wanna go home. =_="
"What did you say to me?!"
Before Hikari knew it she was surrounded by a gang of rough looking people.
"Ganging up on a girl huh? Tch how lame. This is so cliche."
"How dare you said that to us? We were just inviting you to some karoke. We apparently need to teach you some manners."
"Don't you need some yourself?"
One of the members grabbed Hikari by the wrist but she kicked him in the face.
"Get off me you bastard."
All the guys begin to close up on Hikari but the Great Clock Tower is ticking...

Kai couldn't help but laugh as he was spun around by Mugen.

"Hey Kai do you go to this school or did you know I went here?" Mugen asked, but before he could answer the other male had noticed the bruise on his cheek. "How did you get this? Are you okay!?"

"O-Of course I-I go to this s-school!" the boy stuttered. Honestly he was just trying to change the subject away from his bruised cheek. He was sure Mugen would laugh if he told him that his sister had slapped him.

Just then, the door to the roof was opened and there stood another male Kai knew. Tan skin, tall but not as tall as Mugen. Bright blue eyes and more brown hair, these strands were spiked instead of pulled back by gel. He thanked the heavens for the opportunity.

"O-ohayo, Kai-kun...Mugen-kun...nice to...um...see you again..." The male, Ken, looked a tad bit nervous. Kai understood, the whole ordeal was disgruntling. But really? He was to excited to get dizzy now.

"K-Ken! Y-You're here t-too?!" he smiled, walking around Mugen to see the older male better. He would have ran over to him, but the fact that Ken was hesitant himself, made him stop and stay beside Mugen. Just to be sure Ken woldn't notice the bruise, he covered his cheek with his hand and gave a small smile. "You're o-okay?"

Ken's smile quickly transformed into a grin as he saw Mugen and Kai...the Mugen and Kai he knew. He walked to them and gave them a quick hug "Nice to see you again, Mugen-kun, Kai-kun..." Ken laughed as he patted Kai's head and squeezed Mugen's shoulder. He touched his forehead to make sure the bruise from where he had slammed his head against the table did not show and spoke "You two go to this school, too?...woah...such a coincidence..."

He licked his lip and continued "...I suppose you two remember yesterday...? all of the events?" He leaned closer and asked "...the...Trox?" Ken frowned as he saw Kai covered his cheek. Putting a hand on Kai's hand, Ken asked worriedly "What happened to your cheek? Why do you have to cover it?...Did anyone hit you?"

Miki sighed and sat on a stair in the stairwell, glancing at a clock. First class would be over in 20 minutes, then she supposed she would continue the day in class, as she had nothing better to do. She stretched her legs diagonal down the stairs and leaned her head back, thinking. She had now accepted the Muted Dimension was a reality, and was feeling up to finding the others, if possible. It would be a simple thing to ask the office-
"Wo-AH!!"
A yell jerked Miki from her thoughts, and she watched as a student tripped over her outstretched legs, obviously not seeing her, then go flying to the corner of the stairwell, slamming into the wall.
"Holy crap! Are you okay!?"
She sprang up and rushed down to him, as he was getting up, with difficulty.
"I'm alright, I think..." He rubbed his head and groaned slightly.
"Jesus, why were you running down the freaking stairs?!"
"Why were you sitting on the freaking stairs?"
"...Touche. Seriously though, what the heck?" Miki helped the student stand and noticed he was a member of the Disciplinary Committee. Miki rolled her eyes and stepped back, folding her arms and narrowing her eyes.
"Great, I bet you and Okubot are gonna come back and beat me up now, huh?"
He snorted. "We never "beat up" any girls. Besides, Okubot is no longer the head."
He began running down the stairs again, seemingly recovered from his sprawl.
"Wait! Who's in charge now?!" Miki screamed over the railing to him. He paused before opening the door back into the halls.
"Silver. Silver Loveheart!" Then he ran off.


Miki let out a long breath and grinned as the bell rang. Her giggles earned her a few weird looks as she skipped down the remaining stairs. Interesting. I mean, how many people have the name Silver? it must be one of them!

Silver got out of school after taking Okubo to the nurses office and preparing a report for being the new Disciplinary Committee Chairman and documented it and gave it to the school principal. It was about 6:35 when Silver got out of school and walked to his house, "Man what a drag, my brain hurts." Silver says while rubbing his head, then he saw a group of people right in front of him.

"Must be a gang, there a lot of them in these parts." Silver mumbled to himself, then saw a girl kick a guy across the face, then they started to close up on her. "Hey! Idiots! Get off the girl, or else!" Silver said while walking towards them, "Oh? What will you do about it?" One of them said; "I'll have to beat some sense into your skulls." Silver replied to them, one of them walked up to Silver he was clearly a lot higher than him by at least 6 inches and looked down on him, "Maybe, you should leave little boy before we get angry." he said with a grin. "Oh please." Silver said and kneed him between his legs, then man fell down in pain "I'm in a bad mood right know, so please leave the girl and nobody get hurt." Silver said and stepped over the man walking to the others. "Why you little-" one said but one of the other pulled his shoulder "Hey, Hey Shinji that's the guy who beat you brother Okubo, He has the same uniform and has his armband." he said, then looked at the Disciplinary armband, he opened his eyes in surprise stepped back "Y...you...You beat my brother Okubo?" he said, "Yeah what of it?" Silver replied. "Shinji, if he beat you brother we don't stand a chance against him." he whispered into Shinji's ear, "I know that idiot!" Shinji whispered back. "Know? Are you going to leave or do I have to make you?!" Silver said and took a step forward, they stepped back in fear " No,no,no you don't sorry to ruin you evening. GUYS LETS KNOW." he said and ran off with the other guys.

Silver then looked at the blonde haired girl "Are you okay? HIKARI?!" Silver said in shock, and waited for a response.

A guy had come and saved Hikari from the freak gang.
"Are you okay? HIKARI?!"
"SILVER?!"
Hikari was shocked. Why was he here? She wanted to ask him so many questions.
"What school do you go to? Can I get your phone number so we can contact each other when neccessary? Wow you're pretty strong too ya know? By the way what were those freaks talking about the Disciplinary Committee thing?"
She looked around and grabbed Silver's hand.
"We actually betteer go somewhere else more private so people wont think we're crazy."
Hikari picks up her bag of oil and drags Silver to the park.
"Now time to get to business."

Any of Kai's fears of Ken not wanting to see either Mugen or him vanished as the older boy came walking up to them, giving them a large smile and hugs.

"You two go to this school, too?...woah...such a coincidence..." Ken spoke while touching his forehead for a brief momment. Kai wondered why he had done that, but he had not time to ask as Ken leaned closer to the two. "...I suppose you two remember yesterday...? all of the events?...the...Trox?"

How could he possibly forget? It was the reason he had three scars on his back, and the reason both Mugen and Ken had noticed his swelling cheek. For if he had been able to make it home earlier, maybe he wouldn't have gotten a hard hand to the face.

"What happened to your cheek? Why do you have to cover it?...Did anyone hit you?" Ken asked, noticing his hand on his face and put another hand over top.

"I-It's nothing. Uh... Just s-sore f-from the Trox." He lied. Kai wasn't sure if the two would even remember him not taking a hit, but it was at least possible. Then again, most of all the bruises he had remembered getting had been taken away as well... So why hadn't this one? If they asked, he really had no other excuses.

Ken's frown deepened slightly as he noticed the lie. He had lived among liars for too long that he could easily detect lies like this. Kai's eyes had looked away for a brief moment and his hands had twitched a little when he spoke...but Ken wouldn't pry into Kai's business...the younger teen would tell him if he needed help...Ken believed so...or at least he hoped so.

Taking his hand away from Kai's cheek gently, afraid that he would accidently hurt him, Ken looked at the younger teen worriedly and asked "...are you sure you're alright? do you want me to bandage it for you?..."

"Eheh... I-I could g-go down t-to the n-nurse a-and get some i-ice, But I-I don't w-want to disturb h-her." Kai tried not to frown. "Uhm, h-how about y-you two t-tell m-me what happened a-after you two l-left t-the ... M-Muted Dimension?"

Friendly conversation was a good thing, right? Kai didn't know, for he never really had friends. A few closer aquaintences, but no one he could call a best friend or even a friend at all. Mugen and Ken were probably the closest people to being a friend and he had met them in a strange unique universe! Didn't friends at least know each others last names? All he knew was to place the name Mugen or Ken to their faces, but he didn't know who they truely were, their real identities out of the Muted Dimension.

Kai wasn't sure if the two wanted to tell him such things, but he would surely listen if they wished to tell him.

Ken smiled and replied "Sure...take a seat, Kai-kun, Mugen-kun...I brought some bento...would you like some?" He brought out a big bento box and explained "The cook always makes too much for me to eat so...please...take a bite..." He sat down and opened the box, carefully measured his words "...I'll go first then...Let's see...hmm...When I reappeared inside my bedroom...I...err..." Ken paused and continued hesitantly, skipping the part where he slammed his head against the table, afraid that he would make the others worry "...Mother...err...she heard some noises so she came into my room...I..well...I kinda told her about our adventure but she didn't believe me...thought I was mad or something..." He scrached his head, embarrassed with the situation "...then...she told me I must have fell asleep or something...I believed her for a moment but then...when I openned my books...you know...the ones I brought with me when I came into the Muted Dimension?" He nodded his head and continued "...yeah, those ones...I openned them and I saw some blood from the Trox...we..." Ken frowned as he remembered his bloody hands. Swallowing thickly, the teen went on "...I killed last night and I knew It wasn't a dream..."

He smiled softly, remembered the more cheerful part of the story "...well...this morning, I had Father's permission to practice using a sword...then...I met Rima-chan...the pink-hair one...well...she was on her way to search for the others and...um..I gave her my phone numbers so she can contact me when she finds the rest of the group..." Ken took out two pieces of paper and a pen. Writing something on the papers, the teen gave Mugen and Kai a piece of paper each "There...my phone numbers...call me if you need anything..."

As Ken finished unpacking the bento, he offered his lunch "...take some if you like..."

"I go to Nami-yu high." Silver said and took out a pen and paper from his bookbag, but then got pulled of by Hikari to the park, "Ouch, and about the Disciplinary Committee they where a bunch of tyrants whole ruled the school with an iron fist, I beat their leader Okubo earlier today and and I'm the new Chairman; And here's my number." Silver said handing her a white paper. "Have you meet any of the others? Because your the first I've seen; I am really happy to see you too." Silver said with a smile.

"Ah I go to Capital City School. But really the former "committee" people? Sheesh what bums! Anyway you're pretty strong compared to your looks! Thanks for saving me!"
Hikari accepted the piece of paper the the boy had scribbled on and handed to her. Right after she had gotten the number she quickly pulled out her phone to save it in her contacts.
"There now it's saved. By the way I only met Rima today but not really anyone else..."
She looked up at him he was smiling. She decided that if she didn't smile back it just be awkward so she did.
"Well I better get home before my mom takes my head off I'll probably call you later to talk about the.... Muted Dimension."
Hikari ran off and waved at the same time.

"Kai got hurt from the trox?" Mugen wondered as he looked over to the Ken and saw his face had twisted into a face of disappointment. He felt he didn't need to press any more and let the conversation ensue.

"Uhm, h-how about y-you two t-tell m-me what happened a-after you two l-left t-the ... M-Muted Dimension?" Kai asked. Why not he thought, he let Ken finished his story, it was similar to how he felt, he knew that it was real. Well rather how could you think it was not. "Guess that means I'm next. My story is not as interesting ..." He started as he took a few bites from the bento. "When I was transferred back to this world, I was kind of depressed to come back because I had the feeling that I was the only one that escaped. After that I kind of just walked around for a couple of hours before I went home to oversleep."

After a moment's pause "and now I'm here, it's pretty sad to say but I woke up like 40 minutes ago." How about you Kai, what happened when you transferred?"

As Ken offered his lunch, Kai could only shake his head in return. He had plenty for breakfast, and form the looks of it, Ken had mostly expensive richer foods. The boy could only really find himself holding down lighter foods. Also, when the boy gave him his number Kai shoved it in his pocket, trying to remember to add it to his phone later.

The two boys had told their story, Kai listening intently. He picked up everything they said, thinking about it and acessing any pieces of information they handed off. When he got in a mood to actually listen, he couldn't help but get overthinking.

"How about you Kai, what happened when you transferred?" Mugen asked him after his short storry.

"Oh, me... W-Well, I had b-been walking home b-before I came t-to the Muted D-Dimension and when I-I came back, I-I was still i-in the s-same place. I-I made it h-home b-before one-thirty but m-my mother had been w-worried and had goteen n-no sleep." Kai paused, remembering what happened next, "She s-stayed around me f-for a while. I-I think she w-was j-just trying to reasure h-herself that I-I was actually t-there. After that sh-she then went to bed and l-left me alone with my s-s-sister... We h-had an argument a-and after I-I went to bed."

He tried to make sure it sounded like he had been in the fight as well, not just the fact that his sister was the only one yelling and trying to hurt him.

"I-I woke up and w-went to school. Oh!" His eyes widened as something dawned on him. "I-I met another g-girl from t-the M-Muted Dimension. We w-were walking and then I n-needed air and came up h-here. I sort of j-just ran away a-again."

Scratching the back of his neck, the boy tried not to look overly embarrased.