Hello everyone! This little fanfic is what I think happened with Shiina in Angel Beats! What was she like when she was alive? How did she die? How did she live before she joined the SSS? Read and find out! This is using the small amounts of backstory that the manga, Angel Beats! – Heaven's Door. Honestly, I was a little bit confused about the whole "came from the past" thing, but I like the idea, so I'll play off of that. Enjoy!
Chapter One: The Prodigy
She's the most famous woman within a fifty-mile radius. She is the one that all leaders, be it shoguns, generals, even the daimyos, feared. She was the ultimate assassin of the Sengoku Period. The rumors about her were endless. Some say that she is secretly a man, because no woman can be as skilled as her. Others claim that she was the reason for the downfall of the Ashikaga shogunate because the Tokugawa family hired her to assassinate key political and military leaders. There are even those who think that she has been blessed by Futsushi and given all of his cleverness and deceit, making her the best liar and actress. Her scarlet eyes pierce the night and match the color of the blood of her victims. Her long, navy blue hair cloaks her in darkness, allowing her to blend into the night more easily than most men. Nobody except her family knows her real name, but to the public, she is the Blood Shadow.
Although she's the cause of nightmares in her assassin form, she is a nice person when she isn't stabbing people. She comes off as cold and unfeeling, but once you break that hard shell, you have a kind, sweet, animal-loving teenager. In general, she doesn't really trust people she doesn't know well. As an assassin and spy, she was trained to trust no one except for the man who hired you. Despite her trust issues, she does have a few friends, all of who are fellow mercenaries. She doesn't see them much, and she honestly doesn't know them very well. She actually hasn't had more than four friends at a time because they would be killed so quickly. After her last, and best friend, Emi was killed in combat, she had never made another new friend in her life. She has dealt with too much grief of death and she never wants to experience it again.
Thankfully, she has a wonderful family. She has a father, a mother, and two younger sisters; one baby sister and an adolescent sister. She belonged in the middle class, so she was a part of a humble family of vendors. Her sisters and mother make decorative pottery and my father runs our small shop. She never contributes to the business directly, but she uses some of the money she makes as a mercenary to pay for basic costs that come with the shop and pottery materials. She is also in charge of maintaining the house, cooking, yard work, and taking care of her sisters. The newest member of her family is Daiki, an Aikita puppy with ginger and white fur. He is very playful, and the only one who was always home. He loves everyone, but he loves her the most, and she loves him with all her heart. He was the one who truly listened to her and connected with her. She would die for him, and he would do the same.
Oh my, it appears that I've forgotten to mention "her" name. The real name of the Blood Shadow; the name of the first true female assassin; the name of the humble family teen. Her name is Hayashi Hitomi.
Well there's the first chapter! I had to do quite a bit of research about Japanese history. You wouldn't believe how much time I was on wiki, reading about history during my summer vacation XD. This is more of a background of Shiina, but trust me, it'll get exciting next chapter! Please R&R and have a nice day! ^^
~Katie Llama