February 10th; 4 days before Valentine's day; Sun City International High School
Monday, the beginning of the week. For many people, it is a boring day however, today, it is different, because it is the presentation of the candidates for the king and queen of the Valentine's Dance…
In the auditorium, every student from the school and faculty were assembled for the presentation...the Hot Blooded Competition began…
"STUDENTS, FACULTY, THANK YOU FOR COMING...I AM VICTORIA SALAZAR, AS A MEMBER OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL, IT IS AN HONOR TO PRESENT THE CANDIDATES FOR THE KING AND QUEEN OF THE VALENTINE'S DANCE`…"
Victoria finishes by making a pose.
"YYYEEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!" Students are cheering and whistling with excitement as the competition was about to begin.
In this school, being the King and Queen of Valentine´s is important, because for the students, it means that they are the most popular in the whole school and they get the chance to participate in the Prom competition which is later that year...but for the HISTOREA ALLIANCE, the meaning is different…
"Aww man, I can't believe that moron got us involved in his problems with Aleister, I mean come on…" Carlos, Chelsea and Tiwa sit in the highest place looking at the action. Chelsea looks at Carlos:
"There you go again, whining, you're just jealous that Alejandro is the one who is next to Valerie."
"That's not it...shut up…" Carlos gets nervous as he avoids looking at her; "I am just angry because we got left out of the plan, we won't do a thing, just go to that stupid dance, I just want to fight some Kage…"
"Put a sock in it...these are Senpai's orders, plus we can't interrupt the operation, the only thing we can do is support Alejandro and Valerie because we are an Alliance…"
"Yeah...yeah...Tiwa, do you have a say in this?"
Tiwa looks down as she only says; "Why do I have to do "that'', I wanted to be alongside Alejandro, I mean...why is Valerie so special? I hope Uriel knows what he's doing…"
Chelsea looks around; "Speaking of Uriel...where is he?"
Tiwa, Carlos and Chelsea look around looking for him, meanwhile, Victoria continues to speak:
"VERY WELL THEN, NOW AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE COMPETITION WILL CONSIST OF FIVE DAYS, AND LUCKY FOR US, THE FIFTH DAY IS VALENTINES MEANING THAT THERE IS A DANCE ON THE SAME DAY"
"YYYEEEAAAHHHH"
"VERY WELL, IT'S TIME FOR US TO PRESENT THE COMPETITORS, COMING FIRST IS THE HOTTEST COUPLE OF THE SCHOOL; PRESENTING THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL; ALEISTER LUCIFUGUS AND MARJORIE BELLEROSE"
The crowd cheers with excitement, Aleister and Marjorie come out to the stage, they are both holding hands and waving at the students. Everyone is enchanted upon their beauty.
"Are you nervous dear?" Aleister asks Marjorie, Marjorie shakes her head denying it; "Just a little, but I am more excited…"
"Well, I hope your friend Alejandro doesn't quit...I didn't see him this morning in class…" Aleister chuckles, Marjorie looks preoccupied thinking; "Alejandro...I hope you are alright…"
"OKAY EVERYONE, NOW HE COMES THE SECOND COUPLE, SHE IS A NEW TRANSFER STUDENT WHO STARTED JUST YESTERDAY AND HE IS A NEW COMPETITOR; LET'S HEAR IT FOR VALERIE DI FIORE AND ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ!"
Everyone begins to speak between themselves; "Alejandro? Oh yeah, the idiot who loves supernatural stuff….What a dork, Aleister will beat him...And who is this Valerie? Probably another nobody…"
"Valerie, I'm kinda nervous…" Alejandro says as he and Valerie walk towards the stage. Valerie holds his hand tighter; "Don't worry, just trust me and everything will be alright…"
"Right...thank you for doing this for me…"
"No problem...the point is to have fun and trust my brother…"
"Yeah…"
Alejandro and Valerie appear on stage, suddenly, the gym goes silent as they are bewitched for what they are seeing.
Just a reminder, Alejandro Sanchez is a 16 year old boy who has long brownish hair, his eyes are orange color, a thin body and his skin color is white. He is average in height, and an average body. He has pimples in his face, and has a little hump on his back, plus a pair of glasses making him look like a nerd.
"Is that Alejandro? Wow…" Chelsea says as she looks at Tiwa blushing.
"So that girl was right...she really changed Alejandro…" Carlos laughs. Marjorie and Aleister are also surprised by his change.
Alejandro now has a comb shorter hair, his face is clean and shining, he has contact glasses and standing up straight...his appearance changes completely causing a few girls to sigh…
"WWOOOWWW WHAT A BEAUTY!" The guys begin to cheer for Valerie as she waves at them. Every guy has "heart shaped" eyes as they are bewitched by her beauty.
Valerie and Alejandro stand next to Aleister and Marjorie. Victoria is in awe for his Alejandro's appearance and says:
"WOW WHAT A CHANGE...WELL HERE YOU HAVE THEM, ALEJANDRO AND VALERIE…"
The crowd cheers for them, Alejandro looks nervous, Valerie holds tighter as she whispers; "You must look calm, remember I am here with you…"
"Right...sorry…" Alejandro smiles at Valerie, Marjorie looks at him and thinks:
"Alejandro, you never smiled at me like that before…"
"ALRIGHT, NOW TO EXPLAINED THE RULES FOR THIS COMPETITION; IN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS COUNTING TODAY; YOU STUDENTS AND FACULTY MUST VOTE FOR THE KING AND QUEEN, ON THE NIGHT OF THE DANCE, THE TWO COUPLES
MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY WORTHY BY ACCUMULATING ROSES THAT EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE AT THE END OF THIS ASSEMBLY."
Victoria takes out a rose, and continues to speak; "THE RULES ARE SIMPLE, THE CANDIDATES MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY CARE ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE PEOPLE IN IT, THEREFORE IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS, THEY MUST SHOW WHY DO THEY LOVE THIS SCHOOL BY DOING WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY AND AT THE DANCE, THERE WILL BE TWO BOXES, THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND MUST PUT THEIR ROSES ON THE BOX OF THE COUPLE THEY CHOOSE, PRETTY SIMPLE RIGHT?"
"YYYEEEAAHHH!!!" The crowd cheers, Victoria ends the assembly saying:
"VERY WELL, DON'T FORGET, THE DANCE IS THIS FRIDAY, INVITE THE ONE YOU WANT TO GO AND LET'S ENJOY THIS VALENTINE'S"
The crowd cheers, and the two couples abandon the stage. Aleister approaches Alejandro and Valerie; "Wow, you sure had changed Alejandro, I didn't recognize you…"
"Yeah so what?"
Aleister chuckles; "I see that you are still on the defensive side…" Aleister looks at Valerie; "So, you are Valerie Di Fiore, you sure are beautiful…"
"Why thank you, I hope your girlfriend doesn't get jealous…" Valerie looks at Marjorie thinking:
"So that is Marjorie, I can't believe my brother and Alejandro have feelings for that fake bimbo…"
"Nonsense, Marjorie doesn't get jealous...my name is Aleister Lucifugus…nice to meet you…" Aleister extends his hand, Valerie looks at him and shakes his hand:
"I am Valerie...I hope we can get along…"
Aleister notices Valerie's strength as she squeezes his hand. Aleister immediately lets go:
"You are stronger than you look, that's nice...well Alejandro and Valerie, I hope we can have a fair competition…"
Aleister begins to leave, Marjroie looks at Alejandro; "You look cooler that way...Alejandro…"
"Thank you…"
Marjorie leaves with Aleister. Alejandro takes a deep breath of relief; "So that was Aleister...I don't like him…" Valerie says with an angry expression, Alejandro looks at Valerie and chuckles:
"Man, I am glad I chose you…you give me confidence…"
Valerie smiles; "Really? Well I always try to be strong, just like Uriel…"
Alejandro smiles too, both of them head towards the classroom as they begin the competition.
At the same time…At the rooftop, Uriel lies on his back watching the clouds when suddenly…
"You don't like to participate in Assemblies? Uriel Di Fiore…" Uriel hears the voice of a young man who has a Romanian accent. He raises his body and turns around:
"No, I find them pointless, what about you? Ian Constantin?"
Ian walks towards him; "No, I wanted to talk to you about something…"
"What is it?"
"Uriel...I came here to the Borderland on behalf of my master Darius…" Ian mentions Darius' name, Uriel stands up with a serious expression asks:
"Darius ehh...and what is your purpose here?"
"Not much...I was sent here from Romania to eliminate you...Charro Negro…"
"Is that so? Then, have you come here with the Shadowtamer to attack the school?"
Ian begins to laugh; "Hell no...I could care less about this school, you see I have a goal and that is to become a stronger by facing strong opponents, in Romania, I defeated several of the "Undead" and when Master Darius mentioned about a certain foe who defeated a level 2 Shadow and wanted to come and see what can you do against a higher level…"
Uriel is surprised to hear that and asks; "Level? So are you a Shadow as well?"
"Indeed, I am what people from Yggdrasil call me by a higher level but I ...:"
"So, do you want to fight me now?" Uriel makes a fist and begins to release mana, Ian laughs once more; "If we fight here, we will destroy the whole school and kill everyone inside...I don't think you would want that right?"
"You got a point but don't worry, I will fight you anytime…"
Ian leaves as he says; "Very well, I look forward to that...for now let's enjoy our happy student life…" Ian heads to the door; "On the night of the dance...we will see who's stronger…"
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For the rest of the day, Valerie and Alejandro went to each classroom and club room to present themselves in order to gain the trust of the students...however…
"Aww man, even though we went to all the classes, we still didn't get the support we wanted…" Alejandro looks down, Valerie smiles at him:
"Come on Alejandro, I mean it's just the first day...so don't worry...tomorrow will be another day and I have a plan ready let's go…"
Valerie pulls Alejandro's arm as they head towards the exit. Marjorie looks at them from the Student Council window located on the second floor.
She sighs and asks Aleister:
"Hey Aleister...shouldn't we have gone to the classrooms to present ourselves?"
Aleister laughs and stands up; "Marjorie, you can't possibly believe they can beat us, right?"
"...." Marjorie does not answer, Aleister gets closer to Marjorie and holds her chin:
"Marjorie...my dear Marjorie...stop thinking stupid stuff, you know I have more important things to do than worrying about a stupid competition."
Marjorie begins to feel chills down her spine as Aleister gets close to her and whispers:
"Be a nice girlfriend and stop bothering me…"
"I'm...sorry…" Marjorie is scared at him, she stands and with a fake smile says:
"Sorry but I have to go...I'll see you tomorrow…"
(RRRIIINNNGGG)
Aleister's cell phone rings, he looks at it and sees that it's a call from Darius:
"Father, I'm busy right now…"
"Aleister, I received an important message from "them" and the Third Hour wants to speak to you about your request...all that I can say is that you were approved…"
Aleister makes a sinister smile as he feels joy; "Excellent...things are going according to plan…"
At the competition, the popularity polls of acceptance posted on the board of the school say:
Aleister and Marjorie: 90%
Alejandro and Valerie: 10%
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February 11th; 3 days until Valentines, Sun City International High School
The second of Valentine's week began with a surprise event that no one imagined…
(GGGYYYYAAHHHH)
The girls of the classroom where Kasumi Miyazono teaches are out of control thanks to a certain question…The girls of the classroom are excited with the boys looking jealous.
"Wait, can you repeat what you just said?" Victoria, who is in the middle of the circle, asks with her heartbeat rising. Uriel who is in front of her, repeats the questions:
"I said...will you go to the Valentine's dance with me?"
Everyone is in shock, Angela looks at him and thinks; "I never thought he would ask someone out?"
Marjorie puffs her cheeks thinking; "Well good for them...I guess…"
Kasumi has a "red aura" of jealousy coming out of her as she thinks:
"Calm down...this is only part of his plan…"
"YES YES YES" Victoria jumps filled with joy. Uriel makes a little smile:
"Okay then...do you want me to go to your house?"
"No...I will be staying with a friend...let's meet in front of the school at 9 pm…"
(RRIINNGGG)
The bell rings, Uriel turns around:
"Very well...have a nice day…"
Uriel leaves the classroom with Alejandro running behind him. Victoria goes down on her knees as she thinks:
"I was so nervous...but he actually chose me…."
Marjorie looks at her with "auras" of jealousy coming out of them; "This is not over yet…" Angela smiles; "I'm happy for you…Victoria…"
Meanwhile…
"Hey Uriel, was it okay to invite Victoria to the dance? I mean, wouldn't Angela be a better choice or some other girl...remember that Victoria has a connection with Aleister…" Alejandro asks Uriel as both of them head towards their next class:
"Victoria is perfect, the reason is...she talks a lot and she wouldn't suspect our plan…"
"I see...well I hope you know what you're doing…"
"Anyway, you must concentrate on winning that contest…"
"Uriel, do you think I can win? I mean, I'm going against Aleister…" Alejandro has a worried expression, Uriel sighs with his eyes close and replies:
"Don't be a fool, I know you can win...besides you have Valerie with you, so don't make her cry...otherwise…"
Uriel looks at Alejandro with an angry expression, Alejandro gets nervous and laughs:
"No, no, I know we can win...don't worry...I won't make her cry…" Alejandro stops walking for a moment as he think:
"Despite being cold...you care for your sister a lot huh...Uriel…"
For the second day….Valerie and Alejandro put a great sign that said:
Vote for Valerie and Alejandro
They decided to hand out some chocolates to the students who were going to lunch...this action brought a better result because at the end of the day the polls were:
Aleister and Marjorie: 80%
Alejandro and Valerie: 20%
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February 11th; 3 days before Valentine's day; Sun City International High School
The next day, Alejandro and Valerie decided to do some community service by cleaning the school and recycling...the students of the school began to see their efforts and began to change their opinion with some of them saying:
"Hey...they do love the school...maybe we should vote for them…"
Students even joined them in cleaning duty….Alejandro and Valerie were having so much fun….
Meanwhile, Aleister and Marjorie didn't do a thing again...the results of the poll were:
Aleister and Marjorie: 70%
Alejandro and Valerie: 30%
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February 12th; 2 days before Valentine's day; Sun City International Highschool
On this day…
Alejandro and Valerie once again put up a big sign that said:
Vote for Alejandro and Valerie…
This time they passed out home-made cookies made by Valerie herself...Students of all the grades began to form lines to have one, they also began to accept Alejandro more and more…
Once again, Aleister and Marjorie didn't do anything...the polls were:
Aleister and Marjorie: 65%
Alejandro and Valerie: 35%
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February 13 th; 1 day before Valentine's day; Sun City International High School
On this day…
Valerie and Alejandro decided to go to each classroom and present themselves, this time ... .their acceptance was incredible...The male students not only talked with Valerie but also with Alejandro almost as if his bad reputation ended…The female students also opened up to him and forgot about him being weird...
Marjorie and Aleister once again did not do a thing to help with their popularity...the final poll was:
Aleister and Marjorie: 50%
Alejandro and Valerie: 50%
Everything was going to be settled on the Dance….
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Rio Grande City
Later that day, in a prestigious middle school called Del Valle Middle School, the bell rang meaning the end of the school day. Boys and girls walk out of the school towards their home. Among them, the three sisters; Fabiola, Abril and Mariana who take classes as any student in the morning…
"Man, this sure was tiresome, right Mariana?" Abril yawns as she walks, swinging her back pack. Mariana nods in agreement, Fabiola gets mad; "Don't slack off you two...come on let's hurry…"
Mariana notices a brunette girl walking on the other side of the street. The girl has brown hair, hazel eyes, she walks alone looking at the ground:
"Naomi..hey Naomi…"
Naomi looks up and sees Mariana running her way; "H-H-Hey Mariana, do you need something?"
"I wanted to give you back the marker I borrowed from you…" Mariana gives Naomi the marker, thanking her, Naomi begins to walk away. Mariana stops her asking:
"Hey, Do you want to go eat something?"
"I'm sorry, my mom is already waiting for me...gotta go...bye…" Naomi runs towards the corner. Mariana is left confused; "Right…see you tomorrow…"
"Mariana, let's go…" Abril and Fabiola wave at her, Mariana runs back to their side.
Focusing on Naomi, she runs past the school towards an area where abandoned houses are located...She runs towards a house located at the end of the road…the house is in terrible conditions, it has no door or windows and the ceiling is falling off...there Naomi meets someone everyday…
"Estrella...Estrella...where are you?" Naomi asks as she stands at the entrance door, in a room, a silhouette begins to move, a girl comes out of the room. Naomi smiles and says:
"There you are, you made me worried…"
Estrella is a girl that has the appearance of 12 or 13 years of age. She has pale skin, white messy hair and blue eyes. She is wearing a torn black dress with a hood that covers her face.
"Naomi...you came back…" Estrella slowly walks closer. Naomi takes out a sandwich and some orange juice box and gives them to Estrella.
"Here, you must be hungry, I wanted to bring more, but that is all I had for the moment…"
Estrella eats quickly with tears in her eyes; "Thank you…"
"You're welcome" Naomi smiles as she watches Estrella eat, her expression changes as she looks at Estrella with a worried expression; "Estrella, please come to my house, I know my parents will welcome you...please, I don't want you staying here anymore…"
Estrella looks at Naomi crying and wipes one of her tears; "Don't worry, I am going to be fine…"
After a while, Naomi tells Estrella everything she did in school, Estrella with great enthusiasm hears Naomi´s tales. Estrella looks down thinking; "I wish I could go with you…"
"You can...if you come with me…" Naomi replies, trying to pull her arm, Estrella doesn´t stand, she shakes her head; "I can´t, at least not right now…"
"But you will be right…"
"One day…"
(BBBBAAADDDUUUMMMPPP)
Naomi stands up; "I need to go now, but I Promise to come back tomorrow…" Naomi runs to the exit waving at Estrella who also waves at her...
The sun began to set, Naomi decided to go home….Leaving Estrella in the house alone...or that is what she thought…
Sombras slowly begins to come out of the rooms; "Hello, my friends, it's time for the hunt…"
Estrella walks out of the house, suddenly, a portal begins to open, El Muerto appears in the portal:
"Greetings Estrella, are you ready for your mission?"
Estrella looks scared; "I don´t want my friends to die...how long are we supposed to keep doing this?"
"Patience, little girl, soon, everything will be over...isn't that right...old man?"
An old man with a beard, and an eyepatch in his left eye appears out of the portal, he has no hair and he is pale with a reddish right eye. He is wearing a black robe that is torn up.
He walks towards Estrella and pats her head; "You must do it...you must keep fighting in order to avenge our people...you must…"
"I will…" Estrella nods in agreement, the man and El Muerto decide to enter the portal. Estrella plays her flute. The Sombras react and scatter around. Estrella walks towards the portal and disappears along with the Sombras.
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February 14th; Valentines Day, Ministry of San Juan
The night of the dance finally arrived...the students had the day off in order to get ready for later that night...for this school...this dance is as important as Prom or Homecoming…
In the Mission of San Juan...the sun began to set however, for the Di Fiore siblings...the day had just begun…
Uriel finishes preparing for the dance, he wears a black tuxedo with a red tie, and formal shoes.
(KNOCK KNOCK)
"Hey Big Brother...you're looking handsome…So how do I look?" Valerie enters the room, she is wearing a long purple dress, she has makeup on and has curls on her hair. Uriel looks at her very fast and turns around to the mirror without any expression:
"Valerie...are you ready??
Valerie puffs her cheeks and exclaims:
"Big Brother...you're supposed to say ' You look amazing' you need to be more soft with women…"
"I'm sorry...I am not good with those things…" Uriel pats her head. Valerie pulls his arm and takes out his phone:
"Now then, time for a selfie, say cheese…"
(CLICK)
Valerie takes a selfie with Uriel. Uriel appears to be surprised in the picture.
"There, now we are ready for the dance…" Valerie looks at her phone.
"Warn me the next time Valerie…" Uriel feels embarrassed. Valerie chuckles. Valerie begins to feel worried:
"Hey Uriel...are you going to fight the Sombras?"
"Yes...I will"
Valerie doesn´t say a word, she proceeds on hugging Uriel; "Please, don't over do it...I know that you want us to believe that you are doing it for your own benefit...but I know that you are sometimes lying…"
Uriel slowly moves Valerie away and holds her shoulders with both of his arms replying:
"Valerie...tonight, I want you to have fun, you´ve also been through a lot and I am sorry to say this but the future isn't going to be bright… I promise you that tonight I am going to protect you...so please enjoy yourself at the dance and I want you to smile...because, you're prettier when you smile…"
Valerie wipes her tears off and smiles; "Thank you, Big brother…"
Uriel and Valerie head downstairs, "WOW, SHE IS REALLY PRETTY…" Mariana and Abril look at Valerie with enthusiasm.
"Mmmhpphh…she does…pretty…" Fabiola acts like a tsundere.
"Valerie, have fun...and try not to over do it...you know what I mean…" Maria winks at Valerie, she puffs her cheeks nodding in agreement. Maria looks at Uriel:
"Hijo...Please stay safe...I wish I could help you…"
"I´m sorry mother, but you can´t...I don´t want Darius or El Muerto to know that you're here...besides, the Church is not welcome in Sun City…"
"I know, I know…" Maria puffs her cheeks as well, Father Clemente and Sister Carolina walk towards them; "Now now Maria…let the boy do his stuff…"
"I can't believe you're so grown up, I remember when Valerie was just a small child..." Father Clemente cries, Sister Carolina looks embarrassed; "Father, please control yourself…"
Fabiola looks at Uriel and blushes; "He's so handsome in that suit…"
"Hey brother…" Daniel walks towards Uriel and comments in a low tone; "Protect Valerie, if something happens to her, you will pay the consequences…"
"Don´t worry, I will not let anything happen to her…" Uriel opens a portal, Valerie grabs his arm:
"Well, we´re off...bye bye…"
Uriel and Valerie cross the portal. Daniel looks at Maria:
"I´ll be going out for a while...and Fabiola is coming with me…"
Maria sighs as she nods in agreement. Fabiola gets mad:
"HEY, WHY ME?"
"Because Uriel will need you…"
Fabiola changes her attitude and says with a shy tone; "O-O-Okay…just because Uriel needs me…"
"Maria, are you sure about this?" Father Clemente asks with a worried expression, Maria smiles and replies:
"I am...my son is the strongest one here, and I am not referring to Uriel…"
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Sun City, a few blocks away from the High School
Walking down the street, Kasumi and the members of Yggdrasil head to the dance….
"This is going to be fun...I can't wait to eat chocolates, right Carlos?" Chelsea expresses her enthusiasm. She is wearing a long pink dress, she has the same hairstyle with bangs covering her left eye.
"Mmpphh...I could care less, I didn't even want to come here, I am not part of this mission" Carlos who is wearing a tuxedo and a blue tie, replies with a face full of disappointment.
"Enough Carlos, you know about the situation we are in right now, besides having you here is also essential…" Shion scolds Carlos. Shion is wearing a beautiful short yellow dress with high heels. She has bangs covering her forehead and a ponytail grabbing the rest of her hair and she is wearing makeup.
"Right...I´m sorry…" Carlos apologizes as he thinks; "This sucks, but there is another reason I wanted to come…" Carlos looks at Kasumi and makes a perverted face thinking; "Seeing Senpai in a dress is worth it…"
Kasumi looks at Carlos asking; "Is something wrong?"
"No, everything is fine...I was just looking at that lamp" Carlos replies nervously looking away. "Pervert…" Chelsea teases Carlos, causing him to get angry.
"I know that this is difficult, even for me...I am not used to wearing this...I am a warrior…" Kasumi makes an uncomfortable face. Kasumi is wearing a long black dress, high heels, she has a ponytail on her left shoulder and she is wearing makeup.
"Hey guys, I´m here…" Alejandro approaches them, waving his hand. Alejandro is wearing a black tuxedo with an orange tie.
Carlos looks at Alejandro; "Alejandro, glad you could make it, now we are only missing…"
A red portal opens next to them, Valerie and Uriel come out of the portal. Stunned by her beauty, Carlos is frozen as he thinks; "She's gorgeous…"
Alejandro swallows his saliva nervously; "Hey...Valerie, Uriel, you are looking good…"
Valerie runs to his side and holds his arm; "Why, thank you...you're looking handsome, yourself…"
Alejandro blushes. Carlos looks at them with envy with the word; "Loner" appearing behind him.
"Good, Kasumi Senpai, we are all here, it's time to begin the operation…" Shion looks at Kasumi who is drooling over Uriel's appearance. Shion gets annoyed; "Senpai, snap out of it…"
Kasumi gains her senses and walks towards Uriel; "Hi, Uriel...you look handsome tonight…"
"Thank you…"
"Does this dress look good on me?" Kasumi asks nervously, Uriel approaches her and whispers; "It does…you look pretty…"
(BBBAADDDUUMMMPPP)
Kasumi faints out of joy, Shion grabs her:
"SENPAI, SNAP OUT OF IT...SENPAI!!!"
"Now then, where is Tiwa?" Uriel asks as he looks around.
"Here I am…" The voice of a young man answers from a dark alley.
"I see, why are you hiding over there…" Uriel asks, a masculine voice replies; "It's because this is embarrassing…"
Kasumi comes to her senses, she clears her throat:
"Okay, now to begin with the operation…"
Everyone nods; "Right…"
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Sun City International Highschool
For Valentine's dance, the gym of the school, which is a large building, was transformed into a dancing hall. The walls were decorated with a Valentine's theme, with heart shaped balloons, roses everywhere and drawings of cupid on each table.
Marjorie, Victoria and Angela are already inside the gym…
"Where could Uriel be? We were supposed to meet 10 minutes ago…" Victoria has an impatient expression. She is dressed with a long red dress, and high heels, she has loose hair and she is wearing makeup.
"Stop bragging about your date, some of us don't have one…" Angela looks upset. Angela is wearing a dark blue dress, high heels, she has tied her hair with a red rose on her right side, with makeup.
"Well, it's not my fault that you rejected everyone who invited you…" Victoria teases Angela, Angela looks away as she replies:
"It's not my fault, I wanted "him" to invite me but he already…"
"Now, now, girls, we need to have fun tonight, let's not fight okay…" Marjorie tries to calm the girls down. Marjorie is wearing a long sleeveless dress, she is wearing makeup and combed her hair straight.
"Speaking of which, where is your date?" Victoria asks Marjorie, Marjorie lowers her head:
"I don't know, I haven't spoken to Aleister in 3 days…"
"Seriously, what kind of boyfriend do you have?" Victoria expresses anger.. Angela looks at Marjorie worried, "Marjorie…"
"Woow…look at them…they look so cool…" Suddenly, everyone begins to look at the door. The girls begin to blush as they see Alejandro coming in with Valerie and the guys are left jaw-open. Alejandro and Valerie walk towards the center of the dance floor.
"I'm so nervous...I'm not used to being looked at by everyone this way…" Alejandro walks very nervous, Valerie holds him tighter, Alejandro looks tighter:
"Stay calm, remember that I am with you…"
Alejandro smiles at Valerie. They approach the three girls who are standing near the center. Angela looks at them and puffs her cheeks feeling envious:
"I wanted to be Alejandro's partner, but he said he already had one...who is this girl anyway?"
"I don't know, but she was very clingy with Uriel…" Marjorie stares at them feeling mad.
"Hey Marjorie, Victoria, Angela, you look great on those dresses…" Alejandro comments in a pervy tone. Valerie gets mad and pinches his back. "Sorry…" Alejandro apologizes, laughing nervously.
"Alejandro, I see getting a date really changing you huh...but despite that, you are still a nerd…" Victoria acts aggressive towards him.
"Aww, what's that...are you jealous that he has a date and you do not?" Valerie replies with a fake smile.
"Who do you think you are? For your info, I have a date…" Victoria and Valerie stare at each other with killing intent.
"Marjorie, where is Aleister?" Alejandro asks Marjorie.
"Here I am...sorry I was late.." Aleister says as he walks besides Marjorie. Valerie and Alejandro are confused as Valerie thinks:
"When did he get here...I didn't feel his presence…"
"So, you actually have a formal suit huh...not bad, for a loser…" Aleister jokes at Alejandro. Alejandro gets mad, but tries to ignore that.
Aleister stretches his hand towards Alejandro; "Let's have fun...shall we?"
Alejandro stretches his hand replying; "Yeah…"
"UUURRRIIIEEELLLL!!!" Victoria screams as she looks at Uriel, Chelsea and Carlos entering the gym. Uriel waves at her with a smile.
(PPPUUMM)
Chelsea hits Uriel on his stomach with her elbow as she whispers; "Hey...Uriel doesn't act happy, remember his attitude…"
"Right, I'm sorry…" Uriel replies, acting a little feminine. Victoria runs and hugs his arm; "You came…"
"Yeah so…" Uriel acts more aggressive now. Chelsea once again whispers; "Don't exaggerate...he's not that aggressive."
"You look beautiful in that dress…" Uriel complements Victoria, who looks at him with heart-shaped eyes; "R-R-Really? Thank you…"
Uriel sighs with his eyes closed thinking; "I never thought being a guy was complicated…"
Meanwhile on the stage, Kasumi and Shion arrive, as they climb the steps, they see Barbara who is wearing a beautiful golden dress and Johanna who has a sexy red dress standing at the stage.
Barbara bows his head; "You two came, I am glad you followed the mistress' orders."
Kasumi and Shion don't say a word.
"You two look pretty…" Johanna says to both of them. Kasumi sighs and looks at Barbara:
"Look, we came, but I cannot guarantee the safety of everyone…"
Barbara chuckles; "Oh...you will guarantee it, because if you don't, Olivia will punish you…"
The stage lights point at Kasumi, Kasumi feeling rage inside smiles at everyone; "GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, WELCOME TO THIS YEAR'S VALENTINE'S DANCE…"
(YYYEEEAAHHHH)
The students cheer and applaud at Kasumi as she continues to speak; "NOW THEN, FOR SECURITY REASONS, NO ONE IS ALLOWED TO GO OUTSIDE DURING THE DANCE, PLEASE STAY INSIDE…"
Everyone begins to speak to themselves, -TCH- Carlos looks angry as he thinks; "Damn it…"
"NOW IS EVERYONE READY? IT'S TIME FOR THE TRADITIONAL WALTZ BETWEEN THE CONTESTANTS…"
(YYYYEEEAAAHHHHH)
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At the same time, located on the rooftop of the main building...three figures are observing the last pair of students enter…
"That should be the last of them…" Shion, who is observing with a pair of advanced binoculars, says to the other two.
"I see...that clone technique you have is pretty handy..." Uriel, who is sitting on the air conditioner, compliments Shion. Shion looks mad; "It's not a clone technique…it's a Shikigami…I created my Shikigami has the ability to transform to other people…"
"I understand…my apologies…"
"My dear Uriel, Shion's technique is flawless, and no one will ever notice, she is an expert in spying...right?" Jairo comments with excitement.
Jairo is a tall and muscular man with a black mustache. Even though he looks manly, he is very feminine, he likes to wear tight jeans with sleeveless shirts and a captain's hat.
"Are you sure she can pull it off as your double?" Shion asks Uriel with a worried expression. Uriel looks at the sky and replies:
"She will, Tiwa is very skilled, plus it doesn't matter anymore...I am here ready to destroy the Sombras…"
"You could just leave this to us...you should have fun like a normal teenager…" Jairo observes Uriel, Uriel chuckles:
"I am El Charro Negro...I am not normal, besides I find the Love theme disturbing…"
"Ahh, Valentine's day...I can't wait for this mission to be over and go to my hobby in Spain and have a romantic dinner…" Jairo looks at the sky with excitement, Shion puffs her cheeks feeling jealous; "Show off…"
Jairo laughs; "What's the matter, are you perhaps jealous?"
Shion gets red and replies; "I am not jealous, besides it's not my fault that my boyfriend cheated on me…and besides…" Shion looks at the Gymnasium…"
"Oh come on dear…we all know you have a crush on Kasumi…"
"WWWHHHHAATT!!!NO IT'S NOT TRUE…I ADMIRE SENPAI…!!!" Shion panics, Jairo chuckles; "You're so easy to fool…"
"Damn it…I told you I am not in love with senpai…I admire her…" Shion puffs her cheeks, feeling angry…"
Jairo chuckles; "Fufufu, if you say so…how about you Uriel-dear, don't you have anyone special, or someone you loved?"
"Oh please, he doesn't seem like a lover type…" Shion thinks to herself.
"Love ehh? I did had someone I loved…"
"WWWHHHAAATT??" Shion and Jairo scream.
"Who?" Jairo asks with curiosity.
"I haven't thought about that feeling for a while...I used to love someone, a girl who had pale skin and reddish eyes with black hair. She was a beautiful princess who I fell for...however…"
Uriel looks at the moon and continues to speak; "She chose someone else, she betrayed me, and I decided to shut those feelings away…"
"I'm sorry…" Shion apologizes; "Wow…who knew that even him can feel love…"
Jairo also apologizes and asks; "So, what is her name, if she is still alive…"
"She is alive, her name is Serena Von Draculus…"
"D-D-DRACULUS!" Both Jairo and Shion scream, surprised, "Draculus, that last name...Uriel...don't tell me that you actually…"
"That's all in the past…now she is my enemy and like the Sombras who are my enemies…I will show no mercy…"
Uriel stands up and looks down with a serious face; "Prepare yourselves, she has arrived…"
Walking down the empty street, a girl with a dark cloak heads towards the school with an army of Sombras walking behind her… Uriel, Jairo and Shion prepare for their next battle….