Disclaimer: I don't own Akame Ga Kill or any of its characters.
Chapter 1:
Kill The Loss
"You're nothing you stupid little boy! Run off and find some trashcan to eat from, you worthless pig!" A man yelled.
"Screw you!" Tatsumi responded in turn, before running off.
"I hate my life!" Tatsumi yelled out in frustration. Ever since his parents had died, he had been stuck in the capital. They had taken him to the capital so that they would be able to see him during the long period of time that they planned to be away from the village.
What had happened instead, was that when they were out one day, some people brutally murdered his parents and those people he found out were soldiers in the Imperial Army.
He was forced out of the place he was staying in, thrown onto the streets, and had no way of returning to his village. That had been his life for the past three years now.
He was ten as of that day. "Mom, Dad, I miss you!" Tatsumi cried out, finally stopping at a corner of a street and falling to the ground, sobbing. He was ridiculed because he came from a small village out north. He began crying.
His clothes were tattered and much too small for him, his arms and legs bruised, and his hope of finding a way home had died along with majority of his dreams long ago.
"This isn't fair! Why is it that I have to go through this twisted life?! I only wanted to see my parents!" Tatsumi then whispered to himself.
He stopped crying as he knew people would begin to notice shortly and walked off.
He heard some people yelling and taunting someone. "That's right, get lost pink haired freak! No one likes you! It's people like you that disgust me!" A masculine voice yelled.
Tatsumi turned his head to see that a girl with pink hair who was about his age was being tormented by a group of men. That's just not right! If I can do one thing right, it's help her! Tatsumi ran down the street and put himself between the crying girl and the angered men.
"Pick on someone your own size! It's just wrong to pick on someone who's young and unable to defend oneself! How would you like it if someone were to put a sword to your neck and threaten you?!" Tatsumi yelled, catching the men and the girl off guard.
"Oh look, another little runt! Tell me kid, why the hell are you standing up to us?" The man asked.
"Because you are complete bastards!" Tatsumi bellowed. "Is that so? How's about we teach you a lesson then kid?" The man said as three other men surrounded Tatsumi.
He was beat up quite well, the man making his point quite clear but Tatsumi defied it.
"The next time you do something this stupid, you'll be lucky to live punk." The man said as he and the other three men walked off.
Tatsumi was bleeding from his nose and had been cut on his leg. His body ached from bruises that were endured from their punches. The girl behind him had stopped crying and gazed at him with wondrous eyes.
"Thank you for sticking up for me…" The girl said.
Tatsumi turned around. "It's something someone had to do. I know what it's like to have that happen and I couldn't let someone else have that same treatment." Tatsumi said, giving a small smile.
Before he knew it, the girl had her arms wrapped around him. He blushed slightly.
"You know what it's like to be alone and bullied every single day, don't you?" She asked.
"I do, and it hurts." Tatsumi said.
"Thanks, again. By the way, what is your name?" The girl asked.
"Tatsumi, how about you?" He asked.
"Mine." She said, smiling.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Mine. Maybe we can talk a bit more later, but for now I need to leave. Meet here in an hour?" Tatsumi asked.
"Count on it." The girl said.
"Cool, see you in an hour, Mine." Tatsumi said, turning around and waving. She was waving back and began walking off herself.
"See ya Tatsumi!" She said before she turned a corner and was gone.
I like her, she's much like me. I wouldn't mind helping her to be honest. I look forward to seeing her again. Tatsumi smiled to himself.
He needed to get some food. His stomach growled. He rummaged through what he had for coin and decided to get some food from the market. If he could do one thing, it would get some food himself and Mine. It was something he felt would do great to make a good impression on her. She was the only other person he's met since his parents died that understood him and what he was going through.
Tatsumi smiled. Whoever hears me now, know that I'm thankful. After some time passed, he bought two apples and was on his way back to where he had met Mine. It had been about an hour since they met.
When he got back, Mine was waiting. He had held the two apples behind his back.
"I'm back." Tatsumi said.
"I see that, now what are you hiding from me?" Mine asked.
"Well, consider it a small gift." Tatsumi said as he held the two apples out. She looked at the apple with hungered eyes. He walked over and gave her one of the two apples.
"Thank you!" Mine said.
"It's the least I can do for someone who was being ridiculed earlier." Tatsumi said before he smiled.
Mine hugged him. Tatsumi was confused but it didn't matter. He liked the warm embrace.
She let go and began eating the apple. He too began eating the apple.
"This is the best thing I've tasted in forever!" Mine said.
"Oh really? I should cook for you one day Mine. My mom taught me how to cook some things and whenever I did, the entire village would want some." Tatsumi said.
"I'm going to keep you to your word until you do, I hope you know that." Mine replied giving him a sly grin.
"Is there anything you want to do?" Tatsumi asked.
"Well, how about a walk?" Mine asked.
"I don't see why not." Tatsumi said, getting up and holding his hand out. Mine took his hand and got up. Tatsumi gained Mine's grip as she now held his hand.
The two walked around the city and viewed things in new light. It was amazing to them. The light of the city shops and the palace that looked so elegant in light against the night sky was simply beautiful. Eventually they stopped at a park and layed on their backs and looked at the stars. They pointed constellations out to one another until their eyes grew heavy. Their night ended looking at the stars.
The Next Morning…
Tatsumi woke up to yelling. "GET OFF THE PARK GRASS IDIOT!" A man screamed as he chased Tatsumi away.
Tatsumi noticed there was a note in one of his pockets when he put his hands into his pockets. He took it out and read it.
Meet me where we met last night. I have a surprise for you.
-Mine
Tatsumi smiled. Well then, my days starting off great! He ran playfully to the spot that Mine had him go to and saw her.
"Mine!" Tatsumi said catching her attention.
"Good, you saw my note. Now since you gave me a gift last night, I thought it to be fair for me to give you one." Mine said as she took something out from behind her back.
She held it out and Tatsumi inspected it. It was a beautiful stone. It had a pink center but the surrounding majority of stone was blue and white, imitating a whirlpool with a heart in it's center. It was a glass like rock that almost seemed to be a jewel.
"Mine this is amazing! Thank you!" Tatsumi said as he put the stone in his pocket and hugged her.
"Mhm." Mine said.
"Do you want to meet here later tonight like we did last night?" Tatsumi asked.
"You bet it." Mine said, smiling.
"Great! See you then." Tatsumi said.
"Bye!" Mine said.
The events of the day prior would repeat for months, making their relationship strong and they became close friends.
Eventually, Tatsumi scared the men off permanently. After that, they grew even closer together.
The one day came to pass that rocked his world once again. It was evening, and Tatsumi was going to see Mine again as they had done every night for the time they had been friends.
Much to his surprise she wasn't there. He saw a tattered note with his name on it. He picked it up and read it.
Tatsumi, something came up and I had to leave the city. I'm sorry. I will come back some day, I just don't know when just yet. Until that day, please understand that I will come back because you're my friend. See you then.
-Mine.
Tatsumi slumped to the ground. The only person who understood him was gone.
He couldn't stop himself from sobbing, which quickly turned into crying. It wasn't until late that evening that he finally stopped.
When he did however, he made a promise to himself and to Mine. I swear I will get stronger to help you when you return. I won't stop until we meet again, I swear! Then I'll fix this corrupt empire once and for all! No one should go through what we did! His heart was on fire and his mind had been set straight.
He would train himself with each day that passed until she came back. He had two goals in mind, one was to find Mine again and the other was to destroy the empire that had put him into the mess he was in.
Only then would he have peace of mind
So, this kinda is like my story from the heart. I read the manga and I was touched. This is the result of it. I hope you guys like it as this is a story that I'll be keeping updated frequently. Probably even more so than The Shadow of Tatsumi… In either case, I love the way it's going so far. I plan on making the chapters longer. If you like the story, follow it and or favorite it. Thanks! BTW For those who complained on spacing, I was working on it while I kept getting that little amount of criticism.
