Under the sun's illuminating light,
Is a silent, golden creature of fright.
A stealthy assassin of the bright day,
Hiding not in shadows, but the sun's ray.

Its bright golden fur glitter like pure gold,
And its brown eyes are heartwarming, not cold.
But as soon as it spots its prey that hides
A coldblooded killer is born inside.


"Haa... Haa... Haa..."

I panted as I kept on running, trying to keep up with the three silhouettes ahead of me. My eyesight was now getting blurry, and I was sweating bullets like there's no tomorrow. I then winced at the pain in my legs, but I tried to ignore it and continued to run. Those people with the Estraneo guys were chasing us like they were hound dogs chasing rabbits, after hearing the news of Mukuro slaying the entire family. That group was said to be working with the Estraneo, and that there was also a rumor that the leaders of both mafias were good friends. I then heard more rough yells from behind, making me snap out of my thoughts and concentrate on running with the other three.

"Crap, they're gaining on us! Hurry up, Rin!" one of the three silhouettes yelled, glancing back a bit at me, then continuing to run up ahead. "Tch, just after Mukuro-sama got rid of that horrid place, they just had to come at us!"

"Y... Yeah!" I managed to breath out, trying to take up as many breaths as possible.

"So then... What should we do, Mukuro-sama?" the second silhouette asked, glancing at the third silhouette.

"For now, we should just run as far as we could," the other silhouette replied, not looking back. "though it would seem that Rin will be having problems on that."

I reacted at the mention of my name, then noticed that he was actually right. I was already quite exhausted, but the three still seemed okay. I was about to say that I would be fine, when I suddenly tripped, and was about to fall on the ground.

Tch... I can't... too... tired... O... nii...cha... n...

I remember breathing heavily when someone suddenly caught me in my mid-fall, hurriedly carrying me on his arms as he started to dart off. I couldn't see that much at that time, since all I could see was blurry images. But I knew who it was. The person who carried me as I panted heavily, caressing me in his arms as if to protect me from harm. I buried my head on his chest, hearing the fast beating of his heart as I held his shirt tightly. The people who were chasing us kept on yelling loudly, signing that they were getting closer. I then closed my eyes, hoping that this incident would be over soon. I opened my eyes again, but only half-closed, and tried to focus my vision on the silhouette's face. I wanted to speak, but the words couldn't just come out. And all I wanted to say was,

"Thank you, Onii-chan."


"Um, Ojou-sama, please wake up," I heard a voice say, and then felt someone shaking my shoulder. "We've arrived at the airport already."

"Ara...?" I breathed out, sitting up slowly as I rubbed my eyes gently. "Neh... Is this heaven...?"

"Um... No, it isn't."

I tilted my head up, adjusting my sleepy eyes with the light. I focused my eyes, and saw an attendant by my side, her hand still on my shoulder. I gave her a confused look, and then noticed that the seats around me were already empty.

"Ah! We've landed, haven't we?" I jumped up, startling the attendant. "We're in Japan, right? Tokyo, Japan?"

"Y-Yes, Ojou-sama. The passengers are leaving right now, but you were still sleeping. So, I woke you up." the attendant replied.

"Thank you for that! Well then, I better be off!"

I then hurried out of the airplane, leaving the startled attendant. I explored the interior of the airport, and managed to get my luggage. The inside of the airport was all high-techy, just as what you'd expect from Japan. After a little sight-seeing, I went out of the airport, walking around a bit till I found myself in an area where there were no people around. Smirking, I adjusted my backpack, and then touched the collar around my neck. In an instant, my ears morphed into golden wolf ears, and a golden wolf tail appeared, too. I then backed away, a couple of meters away from the wall. I crouched down a little, and then, darted towards the wall. Just when I was about to slam against the wall, I stepped on it, and started to run upwards. It took me a while till I got to the top, jumping up from the wall and landing on the roof.

"Phew! Having abilities like this can be useful after all," I grinned, pulling my ears gently. "Anyway, this is quite a view."

I turned to my right, and saw a beautiful view of the morning sky. The sea below glistened from the sun's light, and the sun was just coming up. I sat by the edge of the roof, my tail beating around gently.

This is so overwhelming... I wish I could see this with Onii-chan...

As I thought of my brother, I remembered the picture in my pocket, and the mission I was supposed to carry out. I then slipped my hand inside my pocket, and pulled out a picture of a young brown haired teenage boy. I stared at the picture for a while, remembering the conversation I had with my brother on the phone before I came here.


"Listen, Rin! Mukuro-sama told me to give you another assassination mission-byon!"

"Mukuro-sama did? What is it, Onii-chan?"

"It's Onii-sama! Call me Onii-sama-byon!"

"Hehe, alright, Onii-chan."

"Ugh. Anyway, there's supposed to be a fax machine there, right? Did you get a picture-byon?"

"Yeah, I just received it right now. Huh? I'm supposed to kill this kid?"

"Yeah. He's from Japan, in Namimori. Mukuro-sama said to assassinate him-byon!"

"In Japan? But it's so far away. And the target's just a kid; why do I have to do it?"

"Don't talk like you're not a kid, Rin! You're two years younger than him-byon!"

"Hmph... But in any case, are you in Japan too, Onii-chan?"

"Y-Yeah. The four-eyed kappa, and a stupid girl are here with me-byon!"

"A stupid girl...? Then how about Mukuro-sama? He's not with you and Chiku-chan?"

"Shaddup, Rin! You'll know when you get here! So, finish your mission first-byon!"

"Okaaayyy..."

"It's Mukuro-sama's orders, so you can't fail-byon!"

"Alright, alright! I'll do this for Mukuro-sama, and for Onii-chan, too!"

"That's my sister-byon!"

"By the way, Onii-chan, what's this guy's name anyway?"

"His name? Hmm... I think it was..."


I averted my eyes from the sea and towards an airplane, which just landed on the fields of the airport. I looked at the picture again, then back to the sea, my brown eyes shining from the light. My ears dropped down, and my tail rested by my side.

"Man, I miss Onii-chan so much already!" I voiced out, flailing my feet back and forth. "I better finish this mission quickly, so that I can look for Onii-chan here in Japan."

I then glanced at the picture again, and smirked.

"So then, be prepared to die, Tsunayoshi Sawada."

~?'s POV; A few days later~

"Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto-kun, t-thanks for helping me with the groceries," I thanked the two silhouettes beside me, holding the bulky paper bag in my arms. "Mom's going to make special dinner tonight, so I had to do a little shopping."

"No problem, tenth! I'm always helpful to requests, as long as it's from tenth!" the gray haired silhouette exclaimed, a cheery grin on his face.

Gokudera wore a white printed shirt with an open jacket today, and also khaki pants. His hair was tied up with a plain scrunchie, making him look less scary for some reason.

"Haha! No need to thank, Tsuna! We're friends, aren't we?" the black haired silhouette stated, a calm and easy-going smile on his face.

Yamamoto, on the other hand, wore an orange hooded jacket, and also black pants. He looked as cheerful as ever, and he's been smiling ever since we first met up.

"T-Thanks, you guys."

We were just a block away from my house, when I suddenly heard something whisper in the wind.

"...Ta...get...c...nfi...d..."

It was a bit muffled, but I could make out the words that I just heard. Target confirmed. I stopped walking, and noticed that Gokudera and Yamamoto did too, assuming that they also heard the whisper.

"Did you hear it, too?" Yamamoto muttered, narrowing his eyes as he scanned the area.

"I'm not deaf, you baseball idiot." Gokudera replied, his eyes also scanning the area.

I just stood quietly, when I suddenly heard another whisper.

"...C...men...ng...tt..ck..."

Commencing attack. Gokudera and Yamamoto stiffened up, while I just hugged the paper bag in my hands tightly. In a flash, something bright suddenly swept past through me, startling me and making me drop the paper bag I was holding. I fell on my back, and noticed that the paper bag I dropped was sliced into three and that my shirt was cut.

"Hiiieee!" I squealed, holding my head.

"Tenth!" I heard Gokudera yell, putting down the paper bag he was holding.

I just remained in my position, Yamamoto kneeling down beside me as he also placed the paper bag he was holding down. Another whisper suddenly echoed in the wind, making me widen my eyes.

"...A...tc...fa...d...El...min...tin...h...ndr...nc..."

Attack failed. Eliminating hindrance. I reacted and stood up, but before I knew it, the bright figure from before dashed through Gokudera, who was caught off guard by the figure's speed.

"G-Gokudera-kun!" I yelled, but was too late.

I thought I saw the figure's face, though it was very fast, and that I only got a glimpse of her face. Yes, her. I stood there shocked as the figure girl tried to cut Gokudera with her metal claws, who luckily dodged it in time to only have his shirt cut. In another flash, the figure dashed out, like she dissolved in the sun's light or something. I then hurried to Gokudera, who was kneeling down, clutching his shredded shirt.

"Kuh... That was close..." he muttered out, panting lightly. "Damn, this was my favorite..."

"G-Gokudera-kun! A-Are you okay?" I stammered, panicking as I checked if Gokudera was hurt or not. "D-Did you see her? That girl who tried to cut you up?"

"Don't worry, tenth. I'm not going to die by some flashlight girl."

Suddenly there were rustling, and then Yamamoto jerked towards us and jumped on us, pushing our heads down on the ground.

"Look out!"

Just then, the bright figure girl dashed through us again, and then disappeared a split-second later. I almost squealed, but I held it in, and then noticed that Yamamoto had a pained expression on his face. He was still smiling though, but he was sweating lightly.

"Y-Yamamoto-kun...?" I managed to mutter out, crawling out from his grip. "Are... Are you-"

I gasped as I looked at his back, three long cuts from his right shoulder down to the left side of his waist. The cuts weren't deep, but they were bleeding lightly.

"You reckless, stupid idiot! You could have just told us to move!" Gokudera yelled as he both had a worried and angered look on his face, Yamamoto trying to sit up as he still had that smile plastered on his face. "Hey! Don't move around so much!"

"Y-Yamamoto-kun..." I stuttered, shocked at the sight.

"It's alright! These're just cuts; no need to get so worked up about it." Yamamoto exclaimed reassuringly, grinning lightheartedly.

I just looked at him with a worried look on my face, while Gokudera glared at him for his stupidity. We almost forgot about the bright figure girl, when another whisper suddenly echoed. But this time, it was clearer than before.

"Immob...liz...tion...succ...ss..."

Immobilization success. Gokudera stood up firmly, glaring around the area to see if he could spot the mysterious girl. I just squatted there, holding on to Yamamoto in case he suddenly fainted or something. There was suddenly a giggle, startling the three of us. And then at that time, a figure suddenly appeared like a flash a few meters away from us, and slowly faded to reveal a young blond haired girl, with yellow ninja-like clothes. I panicked inside as I saw what she was holding; a pair of three bladed death claws, one of them having drops of blood dripping from its tips. And did I mention that she had yellow doggy ears and tail? Weird, I know. I looked nervously at the strange girl as I held Yamamoto tightly, who was looking at the girl with one eye closed. Gokudera, on the other hand, was glaring at the girl as he tucked his hands inside his jacket, probably to pull out some dynamites in case surprise attacks would suddenly commence.

"Ara? You guys're pretty good! Regarding your actions just now." the mysterious girl grinned, her hands (or death claws) on her hips. "I knew my Master wouldn't just let me assassinate a weakling! So, please entertain me for a while! And then, after that, please die!"


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