Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to Yamane Ayano Sensei. I'm just borrowing them for my story.

A/N : This is my first time writing fan-fiction so please forgive any mistakes in this and if you can, please help me find them. Your comments will be greatly appreciated. thank you for giving it a try! Happy reading!

Prelude

Tokyo, Japan, 8 PM

A phone ringing distracts Ryuichi from the files he was reading and he gestures Kirishima to answer it and gets back to the file. The conversation is short and mostly one- sided. But Asami notes a gleam in his eyes as he ends the call and faces him.

"Asami sama", Kirishima begins, "it was Renjiro sama's guards; they called to report that Renjiro sama has proposed and Seiko sama has said yes" he finished with a smile.

As he hears this news, a rare smile graces Ryuichi's face and it is gone as quickly as it came. "Send them a congratulatory bouquet and inform my parents as well, I'm sure they are looking forward for this news."

"As you wish, Asami sama", the ever faithful secretary says as he leaves the room.

Asami walks to his floor to ceiling window, looking at the night sky and lighting a cigarette, paying no attention to the busy Tokyo traffic below. "Congratulations, my brother," he says, as he exhales the smoke, his golden eyes glowing in the reflected light.

Las Vegas, Nevada, 4 AM

A groan is heard from a warehouse that is located away from the busy streets of the Las Vegas strip. Inside the warehouse, the dim light from the moon reveals a man lying on the ground, his nose broken, legs twisted in an awkward angle, right hand trying unsuccessfully to stop the bleeding from his abdomen. He looks around himself, desperately trying to find a way out. The only exit was guarded by men in black suits, their weapons clearly visible even in the low light.

A laugh echoes in the warehouse, and he turns his gaze to the source, only to find a figure shrouded in darkness. His hazel eyes were glowing and his mouth twisted into a maniacal grin, showing his silvery white teeth.

"Please," the man begs, "I didn't do it on purpose. I just thought—"

"That you could cheat the woman, take all her money and live happily ever after! What an idea!" the figure growled, the knife in his hands glinting in the moonlight, dripping blood onto the floor. "Well your actions have left behind a very brokenhearted woman, and I find that unforgivable." He hands the knife to a figure behind him and takes out a gun. "Are you ready to face the consequences of your action now?" he says as he points the gun at him.

"Noooo!" the man screams, which were cut off by a gunshot straight to his head. His lifeless body falls to the ground with a thud.

The men guarding the exit begin the work of disposing off the body silently.

The silence was disrupted by the ringing of a cell phone. The dark figure wipes his hands and takes out his cell. 'Seiko calling' is displayed on the screen. He answers the call and was about to say something when-

"Onii chan, Renji just proposed to me!" came the scream from the caller.

"That's great news! Congratulations on your engagement my dear!" he grins, which only widens as his sister regales him with the colourful account of how her fiancé had taken her out that evening and his proposal and the beautiful bouquet she received from his brother.

"Hey onii chan, won't you come to meet us soon?" she asks, her voice suddenly shy.

He smiles as he replies with an affirmative.

"Of course my dear, how about I come visit you the day after tomorrow?"

"Will you? That would be great!" came the enthusiastic reply.

"Good, I'll meet you then. Now don't keep your fiancé waiting."

"Okay! Bye onii chan! Love you!" and she hangs up.

The man smiles as he pockets his phone. A figure comes behind him and hands him his coat.

"A vermin wiped from the streets and news of your sisters engagement, what a great way to start the day, huh" he grins.

"A great way indeed" he replies as they walk out of the warehouse. "Book a flight to Japan for both of us as soon as you can. And call father. He'll want to hear the good news as well."

"Bet he'll be ecstatic when he hears this" the man smiled.

"Yes, he sure will" he smiled back. "In fact, he'll whine about not taking him with us. But we still won't"

Both men chuckled as they got into a black car and rode away into the night.