Title: Love and Death

Disclaimer: Woops, before I start, just want to tell you guys, the characters here, as you all know, are not mine. The plot is also not mine. I just love writing stories. ^_^

Summary: Just read the story… hehehe ^_^ It's my second SK fanfic! Yey! Hope you like it. Well, I was inspired by a Korean MV. But I won't tell you what so you won't know the story. ^_^ ~mnh

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LoVe aNd DeAth

Yoh Asakura. Yeah. That's me. I am eighteen years old and I live alone here in this Inn. I am an orphan. My whole family died several years ago and left me the Inn and a very large amount of money. What will I do with it? Being very rich yet quite alone is really sickening. My family died four years ago and I can still remember it up until now like it just happened yesterday. It's still so vivid. I can't help but recall what happened and how it happened as I sit here alone in my good ol' inn.

"I am going to school now!" I was fourteen years old that time. Those were the days when I consider my self innocent and sweet and carefree. I go to the most prestigious school in Tokyo. Well, our family can afford it but I can say that even if we can afford to waste our money studying in an exclusive school, I am not as lucky as my older twin brother to be a straight A student. I am so much of a slacker to be considered as a good student. I'd rather sleep and eat oranges under a very dignified tree. I love slacking off, especially to annoy my twin brother and Otousan. I know, they just want me to be a good student and to have a good future. I can do that. It's just that I am not ready to be one yet. Hehe.

So this time, I almost, yeah almost but not quite, failed my hated subject. I got a very low grade in my final exam so my teacher asked me to retake it. He's really a good teacher so it is not his fault that his student almost failed his exams. I really like him, but unfortunately, not the subject he's teaching.

"Otouto, Why don't you just tell your sensei to postpone your exam and have it next week? Just come with us, Obaa-san will be very glad to see you." Onii-san asked me, hoping that I would change my plans and go with them. The whole family decided to go to our grandparents' house in Izumo. We received a telegram from Ojii-san that Obaa-san was in a really serious condition so the family decided to go and visit them.

"I would have done that, but I know, Silva-sensei won't be swayed this time." I answered. "I'll answer my exam real fast and catch up with you"

Now I regretted not being a good student. If I just studied hard and had been a good student, I would have gone with them at that moment.

"Okay, we'll wait for you there, Otouto," he grinned broadly.

"Go now, Yoh. You don't want to be late for your test today," Okaa-san whispered while pushing me out of the Inn.

"I promise I'll see you all later! I am really sorry, Okaa-san, Otou-san and Onii-san," I bowed and scurried off to my school.

The sun was smiling down on me. It was a beautiful day but still I felt very sad because of obaa-san's condition but I have to go to school and finish this stupid test right away. I don't want to waste more time than I already did.

I ran so fast, my surroundings were all blurry. As I turned left and took the dark alley as a short cut, I did not see a frail blond girl walking the said alley. I bumped into her knocking her of balance..

"Gomen…gomen…" I said as I kept jogging in place. "Gomen Nasai!!!" I said and continued running again. I looked back again seeing that the girl is there. Oh, men. Is she hurt? I want to help her and say sorry properly but if I do that I'll probably be late for the exam. And knowing Silva-sensei, he won't give another chance to take the exam. I will just say sorry if I see her again.

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My teacher, Silva-sensei, kept lecturing while I answered the test questions he had given an hour ago. I just wish that he would stop talking and shut up for even a minute. I can't concentrate at all. How will I be able to answer these questions if he will keep on talking and talking like this?

"…and you are just wasting your family's money." He still keeps on talking. I tried to block his voice from my ears but it's no use. He's just too loud.

"Silva-sensei? Isn't Asakura-kun here taking an exam?" Karim-sensei asked. He was my science teacher last year. He's a goo one too. He was Silva-sensei's best friend. He's always there to help him out and also to remind him if he gets too angry just like today.

"Yes, he is and it is because he managed to scrape an F in his final exam." He responded while taking out a piece of paper in his drawer. "Look at how DISAPPOINTING his grades are, well… if you can call that grades." He said grimly.

Reaching out to see the grade sheet, he peered at it and nodded in agreement. "Well if this is the case, why don't you leave the boy first and let him concentrate?" Yes! Yes! That's right Karim-sensei. Arigatou!!!

"I cannot do that. He needs to hear some lectures because of what attitude in studying he's taking to liking these days. "

"Fine," Karim-sensei said, looking at me. "If that's what you want to do and how you want to handle this boy" he continued. A lost battle is a lost battle. When Silva already made up his mind, there's no stopping him.

Geez. Even Karim-sensei can't stand a chance and stop him. I have to focus and not listen to him or else I won't be able to arrive at Izumo this night.

After two long hours, I finally finished the test and gave Silva-sensei the questionnaires and my answer sheet.

"Good, you are finished taking the exams. I just hope that you answered them with all the knowledge you have in that mind of yours. I do not like it when you space out, thinking of something else, during my classes. You should always give all your attention when taking an exam." Silva-sensei muttered after taking the papers from Yoh's grasp.

How annoying! I should always give my best and should focus when taking an exam? YOU ARE EXPECTING ME TO GET A GOOD GRADE WHEN ALL YOU DID IS SHOUT ATME? YOU WON'T ALLOW ME TO EVEN READ A SINGLE QUESTION WITH COMPREHENSION. *sigh* I should have finished one hour ago but I kept on rereading the questions not quite understanding what it's trying to ask. And now… now… you still... expect me to have high marks?????

If I answered that way, I would definitely be suspended. I don't want that to happen. I've worried the whole family sick already. I cannot tolerate to disappoint them again. Especially Obaa-san, She sick … Oh!!!! Speaking of Obaa-san, I need to rush now or I won't have a choice but leave tomorrow. I can't have that option. I promise Hao-niisan that I'll be there tonight.

"Uhm… Sensei…?"

"Hn.." quite oblivious to the worried face of the young boy in front of him. He's busy checking his answers so he did not notice the worry in his voice.

"Sensei… I- I need to go now…" Yoh almost whispered, afraid that his sensei might get angry again and shout at him.

"Nani?" he asked, irritated because I was disturbing him again.

"I asked—sensei—if … anou I can go now…" I rephrased my sentence.

"Doushite?!" he asked, his left eyebrow arched dangerously. "I still need you to clean the faculty room and I still have to tell you the result of the exam. Are you not worried of how you did in your retake?" he asked.

"No sensei. It's not that I do not care about my grades but I really need to go now. I am very sorry, Sir. But, you see, my Oba-san is seriously ill now and she wants me to go to her house. My family is already on their way and I promised that I will be there tonight. Gomen nasai, Sensei…"

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"Sensei…. I really DO need to go" I pleaded.

"You may leave now…." Silva watched the boy run out of the faculty room. His Obaa-san is sick? Maybe that's the reason why he's always spacing out. Agh… I should've asked first before acting like that. Terrible. "I am sorry, Asakura-kun."

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"Arigatou Gozaimasu, Ryun-kun," I said as I was about to hop on the black motorcycle. "I promise to give it back right away. I just have to get there as soon as possible."

"It's okay Yoh-kun," said the man wearing a white suit with oversize collars, cuffs, and lapels. He also wore pointed black shoes and has a foot-long pompadour hairstyle which shines under the scorching sun. "I won't need it in the next few days anyway."

"Yare yare… Thanks again…" The motorcycle began to roar as I kicked it to life. "I'll be going then." I love the feeling of riding a motorcycle. The cold wind and the speed giving me adrenalin rush all the while.

I have to be there as soon as possible. I am having a bad feeling not being with them this moment.

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It's almost dusk now, the beginning of the darkness in the evening. The motorcycles stopped blocks away from the compound my grandparents are staying at. I don't quite get it. Why are there so many people on the streets? It's near dinner time already and they are still out. Shouldn't they be preparing for their supper? I saw big trucks just two blocks from where I parked the big bike. Oh… so something happened.

I walked towards the scene and approached the crowd. "Anou… excuse me obaa-san," I said to the old woman with grey hair. "What happened here?"

"There was a really big fire an hour ago."

"Really? What happened?" I asked curiously.

"Sate, there was some kind of explosion. I think the fire started in the kitchen and since it was a really big blast, the compound was on fire in no time. Everything went so fast so when the fire trucks arrived, it's already too late."

"Was someone hurt?" I asked again.

"All the people in the house died" she said." It really is a big tragedy." My heart stopped beating for a moment. That was really tragic. "It's just so sad because the place was really old and a lot of students went there before. Even my son also went there to study kendo every now and then… uhm… are you okay?" she asked the boy. He was so pale now that she wondered if he was still breathing. Then, he suddenly broke into a fast run leaving a dumbstruck old woman.

Please. It's not them, right? Kami, please don't let it be them. There are so many old schools here. It can't be…

But to my dismay, there was the evidence. Our compound was completely destroyed by the fire. Nothing was left. The training grounds were all wet and muddy. There were so many fire-fighters everywhere. I ran towards the compound and prayed. They are still alive…. Please they have to be…

Maybe, Kami was sleeping that time. He did not hear my pleas my cry, my anguish. Maybe, he got so tired and decided to sleep for a while. There, at the cold muddy ground were five corpses. Two elders, a couple and… and… a fourteen year old boy. There was the evidence. Another evidence, evidence I won't be able to contradict nor deny…

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I still feel the pain whenever I recall those times. Sometimes I even ask myself, what if I did not go and take the exam? What if I agreed to go with my family? Then I shouldn't be feeling pain anymore. I'll be happy with them. I should've been dead by now.

"What's your reason for letting me live?" I asked looking up the sky, wondering if this time, Kami is listening. "Why? Why did you take them without me?" It's been four years now. I am already a senior high school student. Silva-sensei had been a really great help. After hearing what tragic befell my family, he called me right away and since then he's been like a father to me. I am so grateful that he helped me get through it all... I don't know what would've become of me if he's not there to guide me all through out the years. I even consider suicide. I also considered being a gangster. Or maybe I would've been a murderer myself. I real do not know what would've happen if he wasn't there. So I am thankful.

"Is that all you need?" I turned and saw the sensei I was thinking about. He's there outside my room standing, looking very intimidating. He was wearing his uniform. I am proud to say that he was still teaching in my high school and now he's helping me with my college applications.

"What did you say, sensei?" smiling my trademark grin at him.

He glared at me and said, "I already brought the application form from Tokyo University. And I also asked if you still need something?" he reiterated.

""Ah… Uhm. No."

"Okay… I'll be going now then."He was about to turn and leave when--

"Sensei…" he stopped and looked at me.

"Thank You very much for everything, sensei" He just shrugged and walked off. Not even uttering a single word.

Fortunately, I passed the exam and interview at Tokyo University. I decided to become like Silva-sensei, so I took up Education. I kind of develop a soft spot in teaching but that's not the only reason why decided to be one. I want to help and guide students, just like what Silva-sensei did to me. I was a little to much excited and nervous at the same time. Silva-sensei told me that being a university student is much more different than being a high school student. "It's a different world, Yoh," he said.

Even though I know that the path I chose is a difficult one, I am sure that I will always have Silva-sensei to support and encourage me in every decision I have to make.

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The first time I saw her was on the second month of being a university student at our University cafeteria. She's so beautiful. Her beauty is quite unique. She has a long blonde hair, aquiline nose, and pink sweltering lips. But… what caught my attention were her eyes. She had a pair of golden eyes which shows no emotion. When I looked her in the eyes, I felt like I am looking at a lifeless person. A person without a soul. An angelic living dead. Yes. That would be a perfect way of describing her. She also has a pale ivory skin which complements her whole aura.

She's alone again. I thought as I see her in the cafeteria once again. I can tell that she's not that sociable. She does not have many friends but she sure was famous, especially among the boys. Many boys admire her but no one dared to approach her. She's like a delicate princess made to be looked up to by the commoners (that's us). An elegant and exquisite being.

"She's a transfer, ne?"

"Yeah… I heard that she's from the music department. She's a singer and she also plays the piano."

"Really??? Wow…"

"Yeah, but she's always alone. She does not want anybody to go near her."

"She's very aloof. I also heard that she only performs if the sensei asked her to."

Is she good?"

I heard the group huddled at the corner of the cafeteria talk about her. So she's from the music department. A singer and a pianist. A loner yet a celebrity.

"Have you heard of it?" I eavesdropped again, this time to my left side.

"She's already engaged!"

"Yeah, there were rumours that she's an orphan and that she was adopted by a rich family."

"That's true. They also said that the only son of the family who adopted her was her fiancé." It felt like someone poured a bucket full of cold water on me. What is this? The food in front of him was all forgotten as I realized what the other teenage boys said…

She's already engaged

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A/N: Whoa. I planned this as a one shot story. There were so many things I wanted to add and wanted to happen so maybe I'll make it a three chapter story. I liked this story so much. I just hope that you guyz will like it! Regarding the title, I am not sure yet what title I would give this story. Suggestions are welcome. ^_^ My second SK Fanfic here! Hope you enjoyed reading it ~mnh! Oh!!! And please R&R! I love Y'all!!!