Beelzebub: Natsume, Himekawa; Red Snow
Hello~ This is the first fanfic ever posted...Please be kind and review if you can. Thank you! Also let me know if you would like me to post the rest of this story.
Notes: This is all made up...I am so curious on Natsume's backstory as he has never officially been given one...so I made my own! Please enjoy~
It was very cold in Ishiyama prefecture. It had been snowing for about a week, and now the snow was a good three feet thick where it had not been scraped off the streets. About this time, Kanzaki, Shiroyama, and he would be at their local arcade. Racking up a lot of points and making way too much noise, so much so the manager would just shake his head and sigh when others complained. There would be the daily weather report flashing on the screen behind the counter, telling them that the storm would cease by midnight, and tomorrow morning would be clear skies. This is what would be happening, if Natsume had not been summoned by his father to the main house.
It wasn't that it was a long trip, or that Natsume was mad at missing their daily trip to the arcade. He just could not stand his father…or perhaps that is an understatement. He hated his father, and everything he had done to him in the past.
You see, 'Natsume Shintaro' was not his real name. It was a name given to him when he started living with his current family, the Natsume family. He had been given that name and family, because his real name was Niigata Shintaro, 4th son of the Niigata Organization, a family known for their yakuza inheritance and dirty business dealings. Niigata Shintaro had been born in secret, and was raised in the main house until the age of 7, when he was given to the Natsume family to begin his 'mission'. Natsume was distraught to be separated from his mother and brother, and asked daily to go back. All of his requests were denied by his father, and told him the only way to see his family again was to continue on his 'mission'. This, he had been doing for the past 11 years.
Natsume had no idea why he had been summoned to the main house so suddenly. He had his theories as to why he would be, but nothing definite. He knew he would not know why until he was granted an audience with his father, which was surprisingly a short wait once he had arrived. This troubled him greatly, as this meant something bad had happened. He hoped beyond anything in this world that it was not because of anything he had done.
Taking off his winter coat and scarf, he was quickly searched by his father's men for any hidden weapons. They easily found the hidden knife he usually carried on him, and they took it along with his coat. Being escorted into the room, he noted a small pillow for him to sit on. Making his way over, he saw that his father had already entered the room.
Sitting in-front of his father, his father's face was obscured by a traditional Japanese curtain. Because of Natsume's mission, he had not been permitted to see his father's face since. Sitting on both sides of his father were his eldest sons. One was Natsume's older brother, and the other was a half-brother Natsume had only met on occasion. The half-brother was the one next in-line to take over the Niigata Corporation. Natsume did not really care that much about the inside politics of the house, but it did concern him that his half-brother always seemed to be wearing a scowl on his face. Today it was no different it seemed, for Natsume noticed it seemed to be worse than usual.
The half-brother whispered something to his father, and there seemed to be an acknowledgment answer. Natsume stiffen a moment. He really wished he could be anywhere but there at this moment.
"Shintaro" The father's voice recognizing Natsume's presence.
"Yes sir." Natsume replied, "You have… summoned me?"
"Indeed. I have." The father paused a moment to clear his throat. "I am wondering why you have not completed the task I assigned you."
Natsume scrunched his forehead in confusion and looked straight at his father, "You did not give me any task to complete."
His father started laughing, which immediately turned into a coughing fit. His half-brother looked behind the curtain, and was quickly slapped by his father. "Bastard! Don't you dare break this family's traditions!"
The half-brother bowed, "I am deeply sorry. I just wanted to check on your condition."
"Condition my ass, just be a good bastard and do as you're told!" The father's coughing finally subsiding.
Natsume sat there stone-faced. He knew if he said or did something wrong, the consequences would be much more than just a smack in the face. But what is worse, was that his father was accusing him of not following out on an order. He was quivering on the inside. He knew what his father would not only punish him, but his family as well. He did not want to see them hurt because of something he apparently did not do…
"I'm going to have to call Hime-chan if the situation turns for the worst…" Natsume's thoughts raced as he tried to make some sort of plans of escape for his adoptive family. He didn't have much more time to think than that though, as his father began addressing him again.
"So you are trying to say you never received my task?" The father stated firmly.
Natsume shook his head, "I do not know of any tasks you have given me."
The father laughed coldly this time, "Claiming ignorance will not work on me Shintaro." A silent order must have been given, as both his brother and his half-brother stood up, and came down to stand on both sides of him.
Natsume stiffened, as he knew his exits and movements had now been cut down terribly. "This is bad…but what the hell happened?" Natsume thoughts wanted him to move, to get out of this situation, to perhaps strike his brothers and father. Take this damn situation out of his hands altogether. This he knew would be an impossible task though, as his brothers were probably much better trained than he was.
"Father, what task are you speaking of?" Natsume's voice sounded more desperate than he meant it to, "I have received no messages from you!"
"Liar!" Boomed his father's voice, "Even with all you have to lose, you are still willing to risk it..." His father came out from behind the screen. Simultaneously Natsume's brother's grabbed ahold of his upper arms, pushing him downwards, forcing Natsume to stay sitting.
Natsume's eyes went wide. His father looked much, much older than what he had remembered from 11 years ago. The wrinkles on his face seemed to have grown deeper as time had passed, and now he stood with a bent back. For how old he seemed though, Natsume could not help but fear the look in the eyes the old man was giving him. So much hatred and scorn…Natsume was convinced that this man really was the source of evil in this world, that if one man could embody evil, this was him.
The father began to speak again, "What a pathetic dog you are."
Natsume looked up at him and yelled, "Like hell I am! What the fuck are you trying to get at? You haven't sent any messenger over in the past three months. How the hell am I to get y-…" Feeling a blunt object hit the side of his face, hitting it so hard that his head whipped around, making Natsume stunned for few moments.
Natsume looked back up at his father, who had a revolver in-hand. "You fucking have no manners," the father's voice rang emotionlessly that sent a shiver down Natsume's spine, "it does not matter though. Your lies and deception end."
Natsume's hair was pulled back, and giving out a small yelp, he started to struggle against the pain. This did not last long though, as he felt something cold forced into his mouth. Focusing on what was happening in front of him, he noticed his father's gun barrel sticking out of his mouth. He quickly stopped his struggle, and closed his eyes. "If this is it, I as hell don't want to see it."
"Open your eyes." he heard his brother say to his right. Natsume though, frozen to the spot, did not move.
"Shintaro, open your eyes," his father commanded in the same cold tone, "there are very few things I enjoy in life anymore. But watching the life drain out of one's body is truly one of life's great joys. Shintaro, open then."
Something inside Natsume snapped…and his eyes flew wide open.
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