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Prologue: Beginnings

"You ready to go?"

The young boy crossed his arms, half-lidded eyes staring blankly at the older man. His silver hair shone in the darkness, the bangs covering his left eye. "Let's just get this over with."

The elder man chuckled, focusing on a large screen with lots of symbols and shapes decorating it. His fingers flashed over the keyboard, moving at speeds that spoke of experience. "My, aren't you quite the angry one today. I personally don't see why you should be worried. Despite his attitude, Sirzechs won't hesitate to help you out as best as he can."

The boy scowled. "I still don't see why I need to be present at the meeting. I need to find members for my Peerage, and wasting my time meeting your stupid friend won't help me with that goal."

The man grinned, displaying brilliant teeth. "Your portrayal of Sirzechs is surprisingly accurate, but I still think this visit will be beneficial for you. For starters, you'll get to meet his Peerage and might even learn a few tricks from them."

The boy scoffed, his brilliant blue eyes narrowed. "I highly doubt that they would be as friendly and welcoming as you say they will be, but I'm not so foolish as to judge your old friend without at least getting to know him."

The man nodded, his fingers still tapping away at his keyboard. "While that certainly would be the best way to approach them, there are still a few things that I need to prepare you for when it comes to Sirzechs." His black eyes swiveled down towards the boy's. "Maybe you could use it to your advantage."

The raised brow made him smirk internally. 'Caught your interest, huh? Good.' "First of all, Sirzechs is a very laidback kind of person; he usually prefers to end conflicts without violence and harbors a deep love for his family, especially his little sister. If you ever want something from Sirzechs, then the best way would be to get his sister on your side. Pretty interesting, wouldn't you say Naruto?"

Naruto frowned, watching the man turn back to the screen and continue working for a bit. "You're surprisingly forthcoming with information about how your friend operates," he noted dryly. "Are you really that interested in seeing what I can do with that, Ajuka?"

Ajuka chuckled. "Of course I am. Why, I've been curious since the day I first found you of just what you can accomplish with your skills."

After wasting five minutes tapping away at his computer with mumbled half-conversations, Ajuka finally teleported them to the Gremory Castle. Before they left, Naruto had gone to change in his designated room and returned with an outfit that piqued curiosity in Ajuka.

He wore a white, full-length kimono with a pattern of six black magatama around a high collar, beneath which he wore a necklace which was also made up of six magatama. On the back of his kimono was a larger marking with a pattern of nine magatama arranged in three rows of three beneath it. There wasn't anything special about it, but Ajuka had a feeling that there was something strange about those clothes.

"Any particular reason why you decided to change? We're not going to be there for long."

"Tch. I'm just wearing this 'cause it's comfortable to move about in." He crossed his arms, clearly deeming the discussion closed. Ajuka found that amusing.

"Oh well. Shall we?" He gestured to the magic circle.

"Whatever."

A figure clad in white armor stared at the moon. He cared not for the exorcists that surrounded him, nor for the approaching Fallen Angels he had been ordered to kill.

All his attention was focused on the image of his elder brother, painted on the moon.

'Nii-san…one day, when I've grown stronger, I'll come for you.'

A/N: Okay, let me address one issue I have with some of my fans: this is a PROLOGUE. IT IS SUPPOSED TO GET YOU INTERESTED AND WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE STORY. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE LONGER THAN IT SHOULD.

Unfortunately, I cannot say that the mass update will be on schedule; not only is Life dealing me a hell of events, but I bought some games that I want to play (plus schoolwork to revise). While it certainly will be in August, I'll refrain from making promises I can't keep.

I've been watching Special A recently, and I've decided to base Naruto and Rias's relationship on that of Kei and Hikari…minus about 85% of the obliviousness.