Title: Bring Me To Life

By: Moonlight45

Pair - Miyusawa

Summary: In the Edo period a young boy encounters a bunch of strange people as he investigate something. He also hears rumours about a group of people who lives for killings. As he digs in further the boy realises they might have something to do with the curse that was placed on him.

This isn't beta but would love it, if there is somebody to beta for me.

Chapter 1 - Shichinintai

Our main character of this story is about a thirteen-year-old boy. Right now, he is running for his life from a man. The man was running after him with rage to something the boy said. Yes, our main character has a big mouth and says things without thinking, most of the time, no every time.

Let's go back where it all began, shall we.

…. …..

A young boy with brown hair and his bangs in front of his hair, still enough to see where he is going, he was wearing white and purple yukata. He was carrying a large bag that was hanging on his back, also a long wooden stick that matched his height. The boy looked through the crowd in the busy street of Edo.

"So this is Edo?" He mumbled to himself.

He had just arrived in Edo and he had come alone. It took him a very long time but he was finally here. Edo was a lot busier then his own hometown. The people were talking to one another, and some had their shops open, it was a nice sight to see but the young boy knew that even here in Edo it wouldn't be so safe.

"Oni-chan, are you new around here?" A boy came up to Sawamura, his voice was so close. The boy sounded younger then the brown-haired boy and he turned to where the boy was.

"Indeed I am new."

"Are you by chance looking for a place to stay in?" He asked.

That wasn't the brown-haired boy's first thought but now that the younger boy had mention it, he really needed to find a place to stay if he was planning on staying in Edo. He didn't come here for just a night but for a couples of days, he didn't know how many days.

"I can show you where around and tell you which is a great and which are not."

"Thank you."

The child led the boy around the streets and showed him around, he mentions the places that are not so good for newcomers and that he should stick to ones that don't look so sketchy.

As they walked, the place around them seemed busier then before like it was a place that was completely different from the rest.

"Why'd this place seem busier?" He asked the child.

"This place is called Yoshiwara and okaasan said that this place is not for young people like us but even so I wanted to show it to you."

"I heard of this place. It has a different name from Kyoto but I know it's not a place for children to be at."

"Oni-chan, you're a lot mature then I take you for."

"What do ya mean by that?" He asked.

"The way you speak is like of a mature person."

"Is that so?" He laughed, not sure how to take that.

"I'm Seto Takuma." The boy with the black hair and red highlights smiled. "It's nice to have new people come around here. By the way what is your name oniichan?"

"My name. My name is Sawamura Eijun."

"I have to go back home or Koushuu and mother will worry." The child waved his hand as he said his goodbye to Eijun and ran off.

There were a lot of places the child had told him about but finding it was rather difficult for him. He isn't good with directions and the way he is right is something he isn't pleased about.

Eijun retook his steps and tried to remember the places that Takuma had taken him to. Eijun enjoyed hearing the voices of people, it made him relax and feel at ease.

Just then….

"What the hell did you do!?" A yell from an man, who sounded like he was in his thirties got angry at the fact that Eijun bumped into him but the brown haired boy was sure it was the man who bumped into him.

"You're the one who bumped into me!" Eijun retorted in a sharp and anger manner. The man didn't sound so please to say the young boy talk back to him.

"I tend to always get into these kinds of troubles."

Eijun had no choice but run and so he did. He didn't have any energy to go against a man that he was sure was bigger then him in size right now that is, he couldn't do anything since he hadn't eaten anything since he arrived.

Somehow Eijun ran all the way to Yoshiwara without realizing it. He could still hear the sounds of the man's footsteps, he found an alleyway and hid there. He manages to get away from the man but then his eyes started to slowly close.

"This isn't good?" He mumbled, but he couldn't say another word as his eyes closed and he fell to the ground in the alleyway.

…. ….

"Ryo-san, I'm back!"

"Did you finish your errands?"

"Yea."

"Who is that?" The young man asked, he stared down at the bed in the room and there laid a young boy that he has never seen before.

"I would like to know as well, my dear Kuramochi-kun."

"Why is he here?" Kuramochi asked.

"Miyuki found him sleeping in the alleyway."

"What?"

"It looks like he had been running. I can tell with the way the boy's body structure is."

"I see." Kuramochi smiled with a little laugh since he knew exactly what Ryousuke Kominato meant by his words.

"I'm going to get some cloth of hot water for the boy." The beautiful person with pink haired tied into a bun with a flower clip wearing a pink and white kimono, got up from his seat by the bed and walked out the room.

Kuramochi stared at the young boy, he looked young. Suddenly the boy started to stir, like he was having a nightmare. He wonders why the boy was in Yoshiwara of all the places he could be. Yoshiwara aren't meant for children to walk on in.

Kuramochi's white and blue kimono swayed in the wind, he saw that the window was opened, his green hair that was also in a bun like Ryosuke's hair moved by the wind as well. Kuramochi walked to the window and closed it, thinking maybe the cold made the boy stir.

The door slid open and the person who had found the boy arrived, looked like he had just finished his job, He was wearing a light blue and crimson red kimono with a black haori with purples flowers on it, with his chest showing a bit. His brown hair was long so it was tied on the side and had three colorful clips along with it.

"Looks like he was traveling." Miyuki Kazuya mention the big bag that he had with him, that was now on the table in the center of the room.

"He wasn't with anybody."

"Nope, when I found him he was heavily breathing. He must've been really sick."

The door to the room slide opened and Ryosuke came back with a bow of with hot water and cloth in it. He placed the warm cloth on top of the boy's forehead.

"This should help him." Ryo looked at the sleeping boy and wander what the boy was even doing all alone, let alone in some alleyway.

"You got blood on your kimono." Kuramochi said out loud, Miyuki turned and saw he was right.

"Must have gotten it when I got into a fight." Miyuki smirked.

"The guests didn't see you that way, I hope."

"You don't have to worry about a think Ryo-san."

"I better head back out before they call for me." Ryo made sure that everything was right with his kimono to his hair and nothing else would made people notice. After that the man left the room.

"I should also go out. You should look after him since you're the one who found him."

"I got it."

Kuramochi left the room and now it was only Miyuki and the sleeping boy.

Miyuki stared out the window as he sat by the window edge. He saw the cherry blossom fall down from the large tree, it was a good sight to see. He then watched as people walked by, some even went inside the building that he was currently inside.

Miyuki turned his face and look down at the young boy on the bed. He looked about thirteen, what was in Miyuki's mind was why the boy was doing in the alleyway. He was shocked to found the boy there.

"What is such a cute boy like you doing there? If I wasn't there who knows what kinds of wolves have gotten to you first."

Just then…

The boy moved his hand and his eyes started to open. Miyuki was shocked when he laid his eyes on the boy's eyes, they were golden but his left eye looked blank, the boy couldn't see from his left eye.

"You're finally awake." Miyuki went to the boy's side.

Eijun was surprised to see such a beautiful woman staring at him. He was so beautiful that it was hard not to look away from her.

"Where am I?" Eijun asked, he looked around the unfamiliar room, it was designed really nice and pretty.

"You're in Yoshiwara and I found you in some alleyway."

"That's right I ran here." Eijun recalled what had happened when he ran his mouth like he always did. The man got angry at him.

Eijun noticed that the woman's voice was a bit deeper.

"You're a man."

"Sorry to disappoint you, boy." Miyuki smirked.

"I wasn't really interested in you or anything." Eijun said, but the truth was he was attracted to Miyuki's beauty.

"I'm Miyuki Kazuya and you are, boy?" Miyuki asked.

"Sawamura Eijun." Eijun said, looking shyly up at Miyuki. Even if he was a man, he looked like a woman so it was hard not to stare away.

"I haven't seen you around here. Are you not from here?"

Eijun suddenly got quiet, it looked like he didn't want to say where he was from.

"I'm new around here." He smiled.

Miyuki didn't push for information from the boy.

The door to the room slammed opened and another beautiful woman appeared.

"Is he a man too?" Eijun wondered in his head, the man looked very girly but he couldn't tell.

"You're awake. I'm glad you're okay." The beauty smiled and made the way toward Eijun.

"A guy." Eijun spoke his mind, the voice was indeed a guy.

"You shouldn't say that. I'm a woman." Ryo looked annoyed but he couldn't stay mad at the young boy.

"You should just listen to what he says?" Miyuki whispered.

"Thank you for taking care of me but I have to leave soon." Eijun couldn't get involved with these people, he didn't want to get involved with anybody.

"Aren't you looking for a place to stay at?" Ryo asked.

"How did you know that?"

"I met a boy that told me about you. I also heard some villagers talk about you and it seems you caused some kind of problem."

"Ah…" Eijun couldn't deny that.

"I don't want to cause you guys any more troubles."

"Right now the inns are full so I don't think there are any space for you to stay in. I think it would be good for you to stay here with us." Ryo suggested.

"I agree with Ryo-san." Miyuki smiled.

"What do you two think your doing?!" Kuramochi had entered a room. Eijun met another beauty but also he could tell this was a guy right away since he yelled like a man.

"What's wrong Kuramochi?" Ryo asked.

"Are you two even thinking? Having a young boy live here with us is dangerous."

"It's not a problem." Ryo smirked.

"I have a very bad feeling about this." Kuramochi couldn't believe this, having a young boy live here.

"By the way what is your name, boy?" Ryo asked.

"Sawamura Eijun."

"Eijun-chan, is it?" Ryo smiled. "My name is Kominato Ryosuke and that rude fellow is Kuramochi Yoichi."

"And you already met me." Miyuki said.

Ryo and Kuramochi then noticed the left eye that Eijun had was blind. And just like Miyuki they were shocked to see that happen to such a young boy.

"Um…" Eijun looked toward Miyuki.

"What is it?"

"Can you give me my cane there?" Miyuki then looked to the side and saw the cane, it was the cane that Eijun had when he first found the boy.

"Can you not see well even when you can see with your right eye?"

"It's not that. This cane is very important to me." Eijun smiled.

"I see." Miyuki handled the cane toward the boy, and he saw how the boy smiled as he got hold of the cane, a smile that was different from the ones he had already seen.

"Thank you for letting me stay." He bowed his head in a gentle manner.

"You sure are good nature young boy." Ryo smiled.

"There is something that you should keep quiet about."

"You mean how your all men."

"That and the fact not to call us by our names when we are in our roles."

"Just call us by our last name." Miyuki suggested.

"Okay, well I was probably going to do that anyway since it's hard to come up with a fake name, isn't it?"

…. ….

Eijun was walking around town. After he got settled in his new home he decided to take a walk since he had been sleeping for some time. He needed some fresh air.

"Those Shichinintai did again."

While walking through the village the young boy heard some talks among the villagers.

"I know it was them. There isn't anybody who would kill somebody so horribly."

"Shichinintai?"

Eijun recalled hearing about them a long time ago. They were seven of them and they could do the work of a hundred men, and their raids were unnecessarily savage; those who were slain by the Band of Seven were sliced to pieces and burned alive. The only people capable of such atrocities are those with a real penchant for murder.

His father and grandfather used to talk about. They weren't normal human beings since they liked to kill. People who have met them were killed. People also referred them as the seven deadly sins.

"Did something happen?" Eijun went up to the two old men that were talking.

"Yes, those rascals did it again. A villager was killed not far from here."

"Boy, it would be wise that you don't go anywhere near there."

"Of course!" Eijun smiled and ran off.

"Shichinintai are dangerous and people always hid inside their homes when they hear about them. I have never met them before but I am curious about them."

"Ryo-san told me to come back before dark so I better hurry home."

Eijun arrived in front of the same building as before, he saw Miyuki let some men out. He didn't know what to think of his job, pretending to be a woman, even so Miyuki was very beautiful even for a guy.

"Are you that memorized by me?" Miyuki smirked as he looked at Eijun.

"It's not that!" Eijun ran up inside and didn't look back but he could hear Miyuki snicker at him.

Just as he entered inside he hit somebody's chest.

"Ow!"

"Boy, are you okay?" An unfamiliar voice spoke, Eijun looked up and saw another beauty, blond hair with flower clips on his hair wearing a beautiful dark pink kimono with cherry blossom flowers on it.

"Are you the one that Ryo-san was talking about?"

"I see you met the brat." Kuramochi's voice came from behind the blond.

"You're a guy too." Eijun mumbled.

"Just so you know there are seven of us. You will probably meet the rest soon." Miyuki said, coming from outside and behind Eijun.

"I see that you're the one who told this one." The blond looked up at Miyuki then turned to look back at Eijun.

"Couldn't be helped since he already found out and the two already spoke manly enough for him to tell right away."

"Can we have this conversion somewhere beside the halls?" Kuramochi looked to see if anybody was around, he was glad the close was clear.

They arrived in one of the room.

"I'm Narumiya Mei, Ei-chan?"

"Ei-chan?"

"Mei likes to gives nicknames to cute creatures."

"Cute? I'm cute!" Eijun pointed at himself "

"Of course you are."

There was blush on Eijun's face, that made everybody think he was way cuter now with that blush but it was not like he wasn't cute already.

Eijun felt happy being called cute but there was a problem with that, he shouldn't be called cute at all, it shouldn't make him happy.

"Are you idiots here?!" Ryo yelled as he slid the door opened, he was not alone, it looked like it was the rest of the men that were pretending to be woman.

Eijun couldn't understand how these men could dress as woman and look good at it.

"Are you Eijun?" The man hair was black hair but his bangs cover his right eye and his kimono was a dark purple with white flowers on it. He gently took Eijun's hand.

"A child's hand is really soft indeed." He said.

"That's Nagao Akira." Narumiya said.

"I see Akira is the same with any child." The next one that spoke also had black hair but darker then Akira's and brown eyes, his hair was clips up and his kimono was a pretty white and black color with stars on it.

"I'm Sanada Shunpei. I rather introduce myself then letting others do it for me." He winked.

"Having a child here might be good for all of us." The last one that entered looked the most serious of the group, black hair that clipped to each said with a purple and green kimono that had designs of flower petals on it. His eyes were golden yellow.

"Tetsu Yuuki." That was all he said.

Eijun didn't know the reason why these men dressed up as woman but it seems nobody could tell when they did their job. They really did act like courtesans, well loved by men and women.

….. …..

The following day Eijun heard some rumours about the Shichinintai, so he decided go to the area that some villagers were attacked at. It was little far from the village he was staying in but he wanted to find out. There was a reason he was traveling all alone, it might not have anything to do with the Shichinintai but maybe he could find something.

He looked around the area, all the houses and stores were damaged and there was nothing but fallen wood from houses that were left and things people left behind. Eijun bend down to pick up one of the piece of wood, examine it carefully.

"Did the Shichinintai really do all this?"

He read of Shichinintai before but the way this was done, was not what they would do, yes they were murders and did anything to kill but the way this was set up was not there doing and that Eijun was sure of.

"Who did it then?"

"Boy? What are you doing here?" Eijun got up and found somebody calling out to him. Eijun turned back and saw a man with pink-haired and bangs covered right eye. He looked like somebody he knew but couldn't think who it was. He was wearing a dark-blue yukata and he was carrying a bag full of herbs.

"Do you live near by here?" Eijun asked.

"I do. I'm the only one who is left living among here. Anyway why don't we go to my home rather then standing here in the pile of dirt."

"Dirt?"

Eijun followed the young man and arrived at the home that wasn't too far. The house was small for only one person to live in. He wonders why this man lived here all alone.

"What is a boy like you doing in this area?" He asked.

"I was just curious about the area." Eijun smiled.

"You're a strange boy."

Eijun watched as the man placed the herbs that was in the bag from earlier and put them in some jars. Eijun could tell that this man was a doctor, not just from him having the herbs but the ways his hands had been like, working hard with bruises, also the fact that he had a lot of books with herbs.

"Do you want something to drink?" He asked.

"I'm fine." Eijun said.

"Ne, doctor-san, do you get a lot of patients around here?" Eijun asked.

"You know I'm a doctor."

"It's not hard to tell." Eijun smiled.

"To answer your question. I do get a lot of patients. In this time there is always injured people even if it's not from the Shichinintai."

Eijun noticed the way the man's face turned grim when he mentions the band of seven. The Shichinintai were group that people didn't like and there were those that talked bad about them with anger but the way this man's expression changed was different.

"Boy, what is your name? I don't think I got your name?" He asked.

"I'm Sawamura Eijun. What about you?"

"I'm Kominato Haruichi."

"Haruicchi?!"

"What? I rather you not gave me a nickname."

"But I think it suits you." Eijun smiled.

"Do whatever you want?"

… …

"What are you reading about?"

Eijun was in his room that was given to him. He was lying on the floor with some reading through the newspaper that was in the village.

"Miyuki-san."

"You can just call me Kazuya when we're alone, you know."

"Even if you say that it's not like I can say that right away."

"I know. But if you see me in the village dressed not as a woman but a man you should say my real name."

"I'll try."

"Don't try! Do it!"

"Yes!"

Miyuki looked over what the boy was looking at. It was news on the attack that had happened recently that involved the Shichinintai, it was nothing new.

"Why are you reading that?" Miyuki asked.

"I'm a bit interested. I heard about the Shichinintai when I was younger. My father used to tell me about it and I always got curious about this. But I don't think the Shichinintai launched the recent attack."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the Shichinintai doesn't attack randomly like this." Eijun said with a serious expression. Miyuki didn't know what to think of this boy, he was interest and what he said just made him laugh.

"What's so funny?" Eijun asked.

"It's nothing really. But it's nice to have people like you that are interested in the Shichinintai like this."

"Well the only reason I am interested in them is because they saved me long time ago." Eijun smiled.

"Saved you?"

"Yea."

Eijun see it but there was a sight confused look on Miyuki's face.

"You're kind of mature for your age."

"Is that so?'" Eijun stuttered a bit at Miyuki's words. "I'm just interests in things that make me curious."

Just then….

Shouting were heard from the outside. It looked liked something had happened. Miyuki looked out the window to see what was going. Eijun followed suit and looked out as well, his right eye could barely see but he saw it, the dark purple sky.

"What's going on?"

"Eijun, stay inside."

"But?"

"Don't worry. I'm going to take a look and will be back so stay inside."

"Okay."

Miyuki rushed out the room and head outside to the front. He saw he wasn't the only one who had gone out to see what was going on. The sky was dark purple and it looked really dangerous. The aura around it was dangerous and felt like the village would be suck into the sky.

"Its been a while since this happened?" Ryo turned to Tetsu who looked like he was deep in thought. Ryo could tell what the other was thinking, it had happened long time ago but it was still in Tetsu's mind.

"I'll kill it for sure this." He murmured.

"Isn't something different about the sky from last time?" Kuramochi mentioned, it seems darker then before and bigger.

Just then…

The sky turned back to the normal sky that they always had.

"Something isn't right?" Miyuki's mind couldn't think straight.

"Where's the brat?" Kuramochi asked.

"I told him to stay inside."

"It might be best that way since kids shouldn't be seeing something like that." Sanada stretched his arms and headed back inside.

"Since you're the on that found the boy you should look after him." Akira said, while following right behind Sanada.

"I know that." Miyuki sighed.

Miyuki felt like it might have been his destiny to find the young boy. He was mysterious and didn't act like thirteen-year-old should, he was curious about the boy.

….. …

"Come on Koushuu!" Takuma was dragging his child hood friend to a riverside that was nearby. They were told not to leave the house after what had happened but he didn't like staying at home.

"We could get in trouble." Koushuu was Takuma's child hood friend and always seemed to be dragged in by his friend but even so he doesn't want to leave Takuma alone.

They walked through the forest to get to the riverside. It was a nice sight for two children to see. They could also hear the wind as they passed through.

"We should bring Eijun oniichan next time." Takuma suggested.

"The oniichan that you said you met in town."

"Yea. He's not from here but he's really nice even though he can't see from one of his eyes."

"Is he blind?" Koushuu asked.

"He's not blind, well not completely but anyway we should bring him. I bet he would be happy to see such a place near here. But I doubt they would let him come here."

"Who?" Koushuu asked.

"Remember I told you that oniichan is living in Yoshiwara well he's living with those courtesans and even though they are woman they can be strict when he comes to children going to the forest and even though oniichan is older then us, he is still a child."

"Why is he living there?"

"Well all the inns are full and they accepted him there."

The two boys finally arrived near the riverside and started to play in the water. The water was cool and relaxing. There some fishes swimming in the river.

"Takuma, we should hurry back before it gets dark."

"Yea."

The boys were walking back when they saw a glow. Takuma being the curious one went toward the light. Koushuu didn't have a choice and followed after his friend and tried to bring him back. They found themselves in front of a huge tree.

"Takuma, let's go back." Koushuu then looked at where Takuma was staring at.

There was a girl with long brown hair with golden eyes that looked like green and was wearing a pink kimono, the inside looked red. Her eyes stared at them, like there was nothing like that.