The war had ruined everything. Bodies were left to decay in the street. Streets where children had once played. Houses and buildings were nothing but ruins and ruble. A thick layer of ash and dirt covered everything. Not a living soul as far as the eye could see. I was completely alone out here, with nothing but an old jeep and my gun.

Anyone would have believed me, if I had simply put that down into my report. Most would use those words exactly to describe what was left of what used to be the place I grew up, anyone but me. Most reports of this being a ground zero were true. Except for the no living souls, because among all the debris sat a little girl no older then ten. But what would a child be doing in a war zone?

I parked my jeep a mere 20 ft. in front of the girl. As I stepped out of the vehicle I could feel the child's eyes boring holes into the side of my head. I grabbed my gun and slung it over my shoulder, then turned back to the girl. I approached her in a cautious manner, so not to frighten her, but my efforts were wasted seeing as after about thirty seconds of staring at me she began to completely ignore my presence. She didn't seem frightened or even worried to be honest. It was strange behavior for such a young child.

I pushed the thought out of my head, and continued to approach the child. Stepping over twisted, black metal, broken glass and singed wood. I could see that the girl had blonde hair and her skin was covered in a thick layer of dirt along with, what I thought was a blue shirt and black shorts. As I drew closer I could see that the girl was shaking. Her slender arms were tense and her jaw clenched. I sucked in a deep breath and spoke.

"I'm Kanou Somuku Squad A Captain of the Koi Service. I need to escort you out of this area. It's not safe for a child, Miss." She snapped her head around to look at me upon the word "miss" and spoke. Her voice was soft and high. Like a blue bird's song on a spring morning.

"My name is Ayase Yukiya. I'm 20 years old, and I'm a boy." He shouted at me. His voice was soft but stern. I stood there in shock for a moment before realizing what the child had just said. I couldn't control myself as a giggle slipped from my mouth. Soon enough I was nearly on the ground laughing like a hyena. I didn't notice the blonde boy stand up and walk over to me until I had calmed down and saw him stand at my feet. He was really short. Must have been about 4"9' from the looks of it. I stood towering over him at a huge 6"8. Compared to me he was a small cat.

Squatting down so I was at eye level with him I place my right hand on his shoulder and looked at him. His eyes were large and blue. Like orbs that had been filled with ocean water by none other then the Goddess of the Sea herself. "How old did you say you were?" I asked looking him dead in those tropical colored eyes.

The boy bit his lip and took a breath. "I'm 20 years old." I raised my eyebrow in disbelief. There was no way this kid was that old, but I decided it was more important to do my job rather then bug some kid about his age.

"Well Ayase, age 20, come with me. It's dangerous out here alone." I said as I stood and turned to walk back to my jeep. I turned to see that he had not moved.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

"Well I can't walk very well" He said lifting up one of his feet to show me his lack of shoes and his bloody feet. I sighed and walked back over to the kid. I picked him up and carried him back to the jeep. He was very light. Maybe 90 lbs. at the most. My mind began to wonder what he was doing out here all alone. How long had he been here? And what had he seen. As I cradled Ayase in my arms I could feel his light breathing. He was like a small animal injured in a forest, timid and alert. I opened the passenger door to the jeep and place him in. I bent down and opened the glove compartment. I could see him watch me from my peripheral vision. I pulled out a cloth and my canteen pouring some water on the cloth to dampen it. I lightly grabbed on of Ayaes's legs and pressed the cloth down on his bloodied ankle. He winced in pain giving out a quiet mew like a kitten. He soon calmed down and allowed me to wipe the blood off his feet. I repeated these motions on his other foot and then wrapped both his feet in bandage from my aid kit.

After about 20 mins. In the car, Ayase feel asleep. I don't blame him though. The ride back to base is a long one. Takes about two hours if I speed, three if I go the speed limit. Not hard to guess how I drive. But today I couldn't go too fast. I had a passenger and if said passenger died with me at the wheel I would be out of a job and most likely tried for manslaughter.

I didn't get back to base for about two and a half hours. The sin had set a while ago and the boys were most likely in the main tent playing poker waiting for my report. I woke Ayase and carried the groggy boy to my tent. I laid him on the bed and told him to go back to sleep. He did as I said and soon his breathing was slowing down as he slipped into slumber. I walked out of the tent and lit a cigarette. Taking a long drag I sighed before walking into the main tent where, sure enough, my odd ball squad was huddled over the poker table.

Ohh bad cliffhanger but oh well I hope you like my totally twisted views of the boys from okane ga nai. Kanou is nicer and a little gentler whereas Ayase is a little more out spoken and feisty, but still timid. Sorry this chapter is so short please review!