As Brandon and Izumi finally arrived at their house the light in the sky was practically gone and it seemed that everyone and everything around him were not just another part of the background. Even the owner of his apartment, whom luckily said he didn't mind if his 'cousin' Izumi stayed over for a bit while her parents arrived on a delayed flight from another country. Izumi on the other hand was just glad to be done with everything that the day had given her and was ready to sit down and just have something to snack on if Brandon had food to give that was. Brandon sat down and breathed in deeply, [b]"So let me get this straight....a dangerous and sometimes deadly competition developed by Magoichi Hanabi the CEO of HMTAI called the Sekirei Plan is currently on going and yo-we're a part of it now. There are some hundred sekirei or so wandering around the city and the one you just fought was your first elimination...This is plan is currently on going as a part of the first stage correct? Well I'd think that things would be going a bit faster after two weeks or so of this."[/b] Brandon Hunter said as he decided to go get a glass of water for both of them and grabbed a candy bar he'd been saving for later and threw it to Izumi who nibbled at it hungrily. Izumi nodded briefly and politely thanked him for the food. Brandon sat back down and chewed his upper lip. This was getting out of control rather quickly...[b]"I see...well then...this is going to be a lot to take in...so it's you and I against the world I suppose right?[/b]" Brandon asked Izumi who stopped eating and sighed. [B]"Yes...as my ashikabi my only wish is that I beat the others...so that I can stay with you. Once a sekirei is beaten and his or her crest taken the sekirei is taken away to a place unknown. Unfortunate but it's the rules of the game set forth by the king. And this first stage will end..."[/b] Brandon asked as Izumi breathed in deeply; clearly she was fighting back sleep, [b]As I said it will end when the Sekirei are freed and have found their Ashikabi for winging. This stage ended only when a great number of them have been winged."[/b]