Hello!

So I came up with the idea while writing Misunderstanding and decided to turn it into a fic. The story is mainly about Alice and Ryō but I love Sōma x Erina too much so they'll appear too here and there, along with other characters probably ;)

This is an AU, a little inspired from Hunter x Hunter's Killua for the assassin family and some facts are fictional. I'm thinking of writing it mainly in Alice's POV or normal one, maybe in Erina's and others' too. It might differ from the original plot that is in Misunderstanding.

Updates will be inconstant since I have another ongoing story...I apologize about that in advance. Let me know what you think about it if you'd like :)

Disclaimer: I dont own Shokugeki no Sōma.

Prologue

They say that the moment you see them is the last of your life, like angels of death coming to reap your soul. Nobody ever confirmed this fact and lived to tell the tale. Penetrating their grounds was as good as signing one's death. No outsider ever exited their domain alive. Their family is known all over the world but if no one what they look like...they became a legend, a myth no one wanted to cross path with : Shinigami, the death messengers.

Alice's POV

I still remember that night...

It was in winter. A cold breeze was slipping over me but I couldn't really feel any of it, I was way too focused on watching it. That little snowflake that was slowly fluttering towards the ground. I followed its slow descent and could no longer hear anything other than the sound of the wind caressing my ears.

Soon enough, it finally touched the ground and joined the billions of pure white snowflakes already adorning it. Then a red drop landed on it and it was no longer pure, no longer white. Now it was red, just as red as blood. It was tainted with it.

It kind of reflected my story. A little girl who was soon thrown into that dark business as soon as she was born...actually, it kind of looked like me too. When I was born, all that my parents could see was white. My hair, my beautiful white hair. But then, when I opened my eyes, they were drawn to their blood red color, irresistibly attracted to them as it offered an impressive contrast with my white hair - and skin. Yeah, a little like I am right now as I look at that single red drop.

But soon, the moment is broken when other drops join the first one. Then I let my eyes slide on that young man, bent and on his knees as his hand vainly cover his mouth trying to prevent it to come out, his blood. But it's too late already. He's dying and no one can save him right now.

As he looks up to me, all I can see in his gaze is shock and realization, and I can't help but smile.

"Gomene, Onii-san." I say unrepentantly just before his eyes roll up and he collapses on the ground and I look back to the red drops.

Blood. His blood.

That was the first time, the first time I killed someone. I was five at the time.

Now, fifteen years later, I've killed so many people that I just don't bother keeping count anymore - even if we have well kept records of our targets in the basement or something like that. I rarely go and take a look at them so we could have moved there somewhere else.

What? You're wondering why we're keeping records of that? That's simple. It's because this is our job. Yeah, killing people is our job. Ah? Indeed...I guess I have yet to introduce myself.

*clears her throat and throws her arms behind her back in a cheerful pose*

My name is Nakiri Alice. *grins* I am an assassin. I've been working in this field ever since I was five - even earlier if you count my training which started...hmm...when I was born? Okay, maybe not crazy stuff like running, throwing knives on still targets, hunting and stuff but since my mom is an assassin too, she would often (if not always) tell me of her old stunts. She was, and still is, a genius. She killed her first target at four by acting like a lost kid and separating them from their family until they reached a dark alley where she abruptly pierced his carotid and let him bleed to death.

Hum...I think I'm getting off topic here.

Huh?

You want to hear more about my family? *pouts* But I didn't even finish introducing myself yet and this is my story!

Oh. After I finish? Hmm...okay. Indeed, they are part of my story too I guess...

But let's continue with me right now! *grins*

So, my favorite killing technique is the use of poisons. And nano technology. It's mostly untraceable afterwards and can bring death upon someone rather quickly. It's really less brutal than simple stabbing and such. I went to Denmark to research about viruses and technology in my father's corporation. It's really well known and I could learn lots of things there. I came back to our domain, Tōtsuki mountain when I was fourteen and ever since then, I've been competing with my cousin, Erina, to see who is the best.

Hmm...I guess I got to talk about my family now. So, here we go!

Actually, even if our property is so vast, only three of us, Nakiri, are currently living here. My grandfather, Nakiri Senzaemon, my cousin, Nakiri Erina, and me, Nakiri Alice.

My mother stayed in Denmark with my father and Erina's mother disappeared...somewhere some years ago while her father, who is only a Nakiri because he married into the family, was exiled because he broke the rules. I'd...rather not talk about that right now.

As you probably guessed by now, grandfather is the leader of the family. Some say that a look from him can kill...I'm not sure about the veracity of this affirmation but it seems like he developed the ability to take control of one's brain and make them suffocate and such without even touching them. Hmm...I want to be able to do that too! *grins excitedly*

*realizes what she's doing, looks around and coughs twice*

Anyway, I already introduced my mother, Nakiri Leonara so I won't do it again.

Hmm...I guess that leaves us with my cousin, Erina - oh, here she comes.

"Erina!" Alice shouts while waving at her.

Erina flinches and slowly turns around with a wary face. "What is it, Alice?"

Alice grins at her expression before she explains, grinning even more than before. "Come here and introduce yourself!"

Erina briefly looks around before letting her gaze fall back on Alice. "Hum...to who? " she asks, confused.

Alice send her a 'Are you blind?' look before pointing at the direction she was looking at earlier and answering "To them of course!" as if it was obvious.

Following her finger, Erina just stares before unsurely replying "...right..."

Alice looks at her impatiently before putting her fists on her hips and pouting. "Oh, come on Erina! They're waiting!" she exclaims exasperatedly.

"Okay, okay!" Erina says to calm her down. Then she walks up to Alice and stands uncomfortably next to her before giving her an unsure look to which Alice replies with a prompting one and after clearing her throat, Erina finally starts.

"Hum, hello. I am Nakiri Erina, Alice's cousin. I'm twenty, just like her, and I am in the family business." she says before stopping.

Alice waits for a while but when she is sure that she won't say anymore, she frowns. "Erina! Don't you have anything else to say?"

Turning towards her, Erina snaps. "Just what do you want me to say?!"

Alice dramatically throws her hands into the air in exasperation. "I don't know! Tell them how you first met the love of your life Yukihira, tell them what you specialize in, how you like to kill people, anything!"

Erina blushes and evaded her gaze "Sōma isn't the love of my life..." she denies without much conviction.

"Really?" a deep husky voice whispers teasingly in her ear, making Erina jump and turn around.

"Sōma-kun!" she starts with a startled look as her blush intensifies, "Stop creeping on me like that!" she reprimands and by the grin she receives in response, she knows that he's far too amused to actually stop doing it and somehow, she doesn't seem to care enough to mind that fact.

"I had to since I heard you say such hurtful words..." Sōma says as he dramatically puts his right hand above his heart and feigns being hurt.

Erina stares at him for a few minutes before saying "That doesn't work on me." in a flat tone.

Sōma instantly drops the act. "Too bad." he says before grinning and Erina's alarms start resounding in her mind, telling her that leaving would probably be the best for her. His next words confirms that fact.

"Then I'm gonna have to make you fall for me all over again, or render you unable to think straight which sounds like the most enjoyable option, doesn't it?" he asks as his golden eyes gain an almost evilly teasing glint and Erina blushes at his innuendo before she turns around and tries to flee.

However, before she has the chance to, Sōma easily catches her and lifts her up in his arms, princess style, before widely grinning at her. "No use trying to escape from me. Don't worry, in a few minutes, you won't even want to." he adds as he leans down and quickly pecks her on the lips, his grin widening even more at the fierce blush this elicits from her.

Before he starts for the door, he turns towards Alice and nods at her in greeting to which she responds with a nod of her own, completely ignoring Erina's complains and struggling in the process. Then, he swiftly disappears from the room with his woman still firmly held (and still loudly protesting) in his arms and soon enough, Alice can no longer hear either of them.

"Looks like they're gone..." she states with a knowing smile. "Oh well, I'll introduce them instead."

Alice's POV

So, where were we? Ah yes, Erina.

So, Erina doesn't really like to have to dirty her hands. I think that's probably why she developed that skill. She bewitches her preys into happily killing themselves and they're often found with happy expressions on their face. It's probably a form of hypnotism...I know that she uses her eyes to do that by making them even more enticing than usual.

Yeah, both her and grandfather make a great use of their eyes...but we are all perfectly trained in all the other assassination techniques and combat techniques as well! That's a must in our field of work.

Hmm? Sōma-kun? That's her soon-to-be husband. They're not married yet but I think they're planning to do that very soon. They've been engaged for some time already...

Back to the point, his name is Yukihira Sōma. They met some years ago during a mission Erina had. He's an assassin as well but I think he cooks too...I would tell you about their first meeting and his assassination style but Erina will probably be able to do so better than me since I wasn't there so I'll tell her to do it later. *grins widely*

Okay, now that the introductions are over, we can start with the story! My story - or rather our story. *winks* I'm going to tell you how I first met him, the one who changed my life...forever.

Gomene = sorry ; Onii-san = mister (young) (It can mean big brother too but not in those circumstances ; it's often used to adress a man who's older than you when you're young but not old enough to be called ojii-san)