Owari no Seraph: The Light That Disappeared

A/N: I'm starting a new story… again. But I just can't stop myself - after watching and reading Owari no Seraph I just had to write something! So, I decided to write a story about Shinya and Guren. Yes, this'll be Gureshin - at first it'll be just one sided (well, that's only because Guren is possessed by Mahiru). This story starts after the battle in Nagoya, Shinya is in prison and Guren is fighting alongside Kureto (damn it Guren, get your shit together! You can't leave your dear Shinya all alone _!) and well, we'll see how this goes on. There'll be only few OC's in this story, because I'm creating Shinya a past before being adopted to the Hiragi-family.

D/C: I don't own anything from Owari no Seraph, I only own my own OC's.

**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**

Chapter 1

Shinya's pov:

After the battle of Nagoya, everything had gone to hell.

Well, the battle itself had been some kind of hell already, but things at the Shibuya headquarters changed, the JIDA changed. But not for the better. It had been almost six months after the battle and Hiragi Kureto was now the leader of everything, not even the head of the Hiragi-family, Hiragi Tenri could control his oldest son - the son, who had once been a pretty good man. Someone who had cared for his people.

Now, Kureto was nothing more than a murderer, who only cared for power. Because of that damned power, many good people lost their life. People, who shouldn't have died.

Worst thing was, that Ichinose Guren followed Kureto.

And Hiragi Shinya always followed Guren.

Shinya - formerly a major general and Kureto's right hand man (at least he had thought so) - was now locked away, in the one of the most darkest cells at Shibuya. He did not know, what was going on in the outside world - he didn't know how Guren was - nor, how his other friends were doing. He did know, that Hyakuya Yu had escaped with his friends, including his younger sister Shinoa, and that they were probably hiding somewhere far away from Shibuya - hopefully alive and well.

Shinya was happy, that at least they got away. He himself had been caught by Guren. The raven haired lieutenant colonel had been his friend, and Shinya had trusted him. He would've trusted his life into Guren's hands - honestly, he still would. Being caught by Guren and then being locked away by his older brother… it all made Shinya think about his life again. Did he have anyone he could call family?

Even if he would still trust Guren, it wouldn't stop the raven head from killing him, hurting him. Shinya would never be able to truly hurt the raven. He would trust Guren, he would forgive him. He would stand by his side, even if Guren wouldn't see it. He would take the blame on himself - Shinya would let Guren hut him all over again, even kill him - if it made the raven head feel better. If it meant, that Guren could live.

After all, they were supposed to be family.

But, did the raven head think the same of him? Would Guren save him, would Guren even look at him anymore? The man Shinya had known was gone now - there was someone else inside Guren's body now, the raven's soul was buried somewhere deep. Shinya couldn't reach that deep. His voice hadn't been enough, Guren hadn't listened to him.

Because there was someone else in his mind, whispering him things that weren't allowed to be heard by anyone else. Someone else, who was far more closer to Guren's heart than Shinya. Someone, who could control Guren, break the raven completely.

Hiragi Mahiru was something completely different from Shinya and the only one who had touched Guren's heart. She had meant a lot to the raven head, Shinya knew it. It made him little jealous and the way Guren had always looked at her made Shinya's heart ache. When Mahiru had died, Shinya had believed that things would change to the better. Not that he hated Mahiru - she had once been a great ally, but also a betrayer. She had broken Guren's heart. Shinya could never forgive her.

And so, until Guren would be back, until the raven head would be in the control again, Shinya would refuse to follow him. When he would see Guren's violet eyes again, then he would follow him anywhere, anytime. Then he would forgive him, be his friend again.

Still, Mahiru was one heck of a talker, and with Guren's voice it was seriously hard to refuse her. If it weren't for the red eyes and the coldness in Guren's voice, Shinya would've fallen to the trap long time ago.

Both Kureto and Guren had come to his cell many times now, but Shinya always refused to listen to them. Now, they had been gone for over a month already, Shinya hadn't heard a word from them. He was starting to get really anxious - not being able to go outside and know things… it was unbearable. He was sure he would go crazy soon. What if the vampires had attacked? Was Guren okay? And what about Guren's team? Shinya hadn't heard of them either and no guard gave him information. Shinya was no longer a major general, people didn't respect him anymore. He was nothing.

But it didn't bother him all that much, he had always wanted to stop being a soldier. Not this way, though. He had wanted to retire once the war against the vampires was over. Now, it seemed to only be a dream. Sure, they still could defeat the vampires - with the seraphs and all, but it wasn't the way Shinya wanted to win. Kureto and Guren… they were changing humans to something horrible. Soon enough, there would be no one left. And once the war would be over, could they call themselves humans anymore?

Shinya was just thinking it, when Aio Sangu, Kureto's assistant, came to him. She gave Shinya a message from Kureto - his older brother wanted him to stop being an stupid idiot and join him. Shinya declined, telling Aio to say Kureto to shut up. Aio promised to tell Kureto his words, but Shinya doubted it. After all, a loyal dog wouldn't want to hurt her owners feelings. Before she left him alone again, Aio told him that Guren was going to be back as well.

Her words made Shinya worry and he was feeling really desperate. Whatever Kureto and Guren had been doing for the past month, it wasn't anything good. And if they were back, they had probably managed to do whatever they had left to do. Shinya was relived to hear, that Guren was alive but…

He clenched his hands to fist as he thought the raven head, sitting in the cold floor of the cell. That damn Guren, leaving him behind like that! Shinya wondered had Goshi, Sayuri, Shigure and Mito joined Guren - they were part of his team after all. But again, they had seen what Guren had done. What Kureto and Mahiru had done. They were people with good hearts, Shinya knew they wouldn't follow Kureto.

But Guren…

Please, everyone, Shinya thought, closing his eyes and sighing loudly. Don't give up, no matter what.

**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**

Shinya was home again.

No, not in the Hiragi-family's manor. He was in his real home, with his real family. Shinya's family was quite rich as well, they had a big manor as well, in the middle of nowhere, far away from the nuisance of the cities.

Shinya remembered the green grass and the beautiful horses they had. And how much fun it was to run around the corridors of the big house and play with an another silver head. A young girl… no, a girl that was in the same age as he was.

Yes, that's how it had been. Shinya was always followed by an girl, no matter where he went. They were always together, and Shinya didn't mind. Her smile made his day and his hers. They played together, ate together, even slept together (not like that). She was Shinya's sun and Shinya her moon.

Shinya's parents were both always busy, but when they had time, they spend it with Shinya and the girl. And they had fun. Shinya had loving family, and he loved them back as much. He loved the manor, the green grass, the horses… Behind their manor, almost a mile away, there was an old forest and in the forest there was an old mill, that wasn't used anymore. Shinya and the girl always went there - it was their secret place.

He had loved his life back then.

And now, in his dream, he was living it again. But, in the end things didn't go well. He lost it all, his parents, the manor, the horses, the old mill and the old forest, even the girl… She no longer followed him. When Shinya eight, his home was destroyed. He lost everything. Everyone died, expect him. He didn't even know how and why. Why had his family been killed? Shinya knew they didn't die on their own, he had seen how his mother and father had been killed right on their bed. He had seen a person lighting the manor on fire.

His family had been murdered, leaving only him alive.

"Don't take her away!"

It was a lonely and desperate scream. He remembered yelling to a dark person, who was taking part of him away. The silver haired girl, the one who always followed him… They took her. Shinya remembered crying and screaming for them to be back, he remembered begging to have the silver haired girl back. Just so he could say goodbye… Just so he could make things right.

"No!"

Shinya jolted awake. He was covered in cold sweat, and he was still in the cell, not at the manor. His body was shaking slightly and he felt really tired. The cell was dark and cold, making Shinya shiver. It took a moment for Shinya to catch his breath and forget the awful dream he was having.

He couldn't quite remember his past before the Hiragi-family. He remembered the burning manor and his family… but not the girl. Shinya could only see her in his dreams, but he knew she was real. After the manor burned to the ground, Shinya moved to his uncle and his wife. It didn't took long until they sold him to the Hiragi-family, and his hell started.

The days after being sold were all about training and getting stronger. Fighting against kids just like him, until only the strongest was standing. Shinya wasn't sure was it a good thing that he had been the strongest, because he had lived. Back then, he had been happy. But now, he wasn't sure anymore. It would've been lot more easier to die back then.

"Were you having an nightmare?" a familiar voice asked, making Shinya's heart skip a beat. He hadn't even realized, that there was someone else in the cell. His senses were sharp - but not enough sharp without Byakkomaru. His powers had been sealed, and so, he didn't even have the demon beside him.

Inside the cell, pretty close to him, was standing his "older brother" Hiragi Kureto. Kureto looked the same as always, an arrogant smile on his face.

"Ah, nii-san", Shinya said, putting a fake smile on his face. "It's good to see you. How come you're here? I thought that someone like you would never spend his precious time on someone like me, ne, nii-san ~?" Shinya made sure Kureto heard the mocking tune of his voice.

Kureto merely chuckled, ignoring his comment. "I've come here to talk sense into your head, Shinya", he said, crimson eyes looking at Shinya's blue ones. "You know, you could get out of here and have your weapon back. You could have your status as a major general back as well."

"Ahaha", Shinya chuckled. "I'm not interested, nii-san. You see, I'm not a murderer like you."

Kureto snorted. "Are you sure about that?" Shinya's felt like the air around them would've gotten colder. He knew exactly what his brother was talking about, and even from Kureto, it was low. "I see you're not", Kureto chuckled. He walked little closer and leaned over Shinya. "You aren't strong enough to resist me, Shinya. All you can do now, is to submit to me and become my loyal servant. Just like Guren."

Shinya felt his heart sink. He turned his gaze away from Kureto's. "I refuse", he bluntly said.

Kureto chuckled again. "This is the side of you I don't see very often. You usually just tease everyone, so no one could see how broken you truly are, Shinya. I guess it's a good mask - always smile and never let it falter." Kureto paused for a moment to look at Shinya's expression, but Shinya gave him exactly what he always did - an kind, yet cold smile.

"Join me, and I'll make sure that Guren and his squad will be okay", Kureto said, his voice stronger and more commanding than before. "This is the last chance, Shinya. You don't want to fail the Hiragi's, do you?"

Kureto held out his hand and Shinya knew, that he had no other choice. Kureto would kill Guren and the others, Shinya knew it. His brother would show no mercy - he would kill them all, and leave Shinya alive, it being the cruelest punishment for the silver head.

So, he took Kureto's hand.

**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**

Two weeks later:

Shinya sighed and closed his office door after him. He was a major general again, and everything seemed to be normal. Expect, nothing was really normal. Or Shinya didn't know. He had been gone for five months - he didn't know what was normal anymore. But having Byakkomaru and his position back was something. He knew, that Kureto didn't entirely trust him and he knew he was being watched. So, Shinya made sure to behave as well as he could, but he tried to be himself at the same time - which was quite hard, since he was always teasing others.

Two weeks, for two weeks he had been doing the same old job. Filling papers, training and going to some stupid meetings, that were boring as ever. Hiragi Tenri, his adoptive father was still always there, but Shinya knew he wasn't in control anymore. Tenri was just a figure, a person showed to the people of Shibuya. No, the whole Japan thought that Tenri was the one in control. Only few people like Shinya knew who was pulling the strings.

Shinya walked through the familiar corridors, towards his brothers office. He was going to meet Kureto there, his brother had called him up, saying that he had some mission for him. Shinya had been little surprised, but he didn't complain. Kureto was keeping him close and made sure to control him, always threatening to kill Goshi and the others. He didn't threaten Guren anymore for some reason.

Maybe Kureto wasn't able to kill Guren anymore. After all, Mahiru had been stronger than Kureto.

Shinya stopped in front of the door that lead to his brothers office and knocked few times. It didn't take long until he was answered.

"Come in."

Shinya opened the door and stepped inside the dark office. There was only one light and the office didn't seem nice at all. Shinya remembered Guren's office - it had been filled with light and warmness, even some stupid music. Kureto's office was cold and dark, the owner standing in front of the huge window, that showed him the whole city of Shibuya. Like a king watching his people.

Kureto turned around, and stared at Shinya for a while.

"It's good that you came, Shinya", he said with a deep voice. "Please, have a seat." Shinya sat down opposite of Kureto, as his brother sat down as well. Aio wasn't there, which was quite weird, since it seemed that she was following Kureto everywhere.

Just like she followed me.

Shinya shivered at the thought. Aio was definitely not like the girl who always followed Shinya. The silver haired girl had been warm and nice, always smiling kindly. She wasn't Aio - cold and calm, always doing what she was ordered to do. The two girls were different like the sun and the moon - and that's what made Shinya smile inwardly.

"I have a new mission for you", Kureto stated, crossing his arms on his chest.

"Yes, I know", Shinya answered, a teasing smile appearing on his face. "You told me about it, nii-san. C'mon, you can't have that bad of a memory."

Kureto snorted, looking annoyed.

Ahaha, looks like I hit a nerve, Shinya thought, his smile getting little wider. It was always delightful to make Kureto annoyed, even with his own life at risk - but Guren had been more fun, since the raven's reaction were so fun to watch.

"Very funny, Shinya", Kureto sighed. "But this isn't a joke. I'm sending you outside of Shibuya, to Ikebukuro."

"Ikebukuro?" Shinya repeated. "What for?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Kureto smirked. "The vampires have taken control of Ikebukuro, and I need someone to take that part of Tokyo back. And that someone is going to be you, Shinya."

Shinya was little confused. What he had learnt in the two weeks, was that humans were doing pretty well against the vampires. Nagoya was now under their control, as well as Shinjuku and most of Tokyo. Then there was Ikebukuro. How was it possible, that something so close to the Shibuya, was actually under the control of the vampires? How could Kureto let something like that happen?

"I see you're doubting me", Kureto said. "We lost Ikebukuro to the vampires two months ago. But now, we'll take it back. I'm sending you and your old team there."

"My old team?" Shinya asked.

"Yes", Kureto nodded. "If you haven't forgotten, you aren't part of Guren's squad. You have a squad on your own."

Oh yeah, nii-san is right, Shinya thought. He had actually forgotten his squad, but he wasn't going to let Kureto know about that. Well, this mission should be interesting.

"So, what do you want us to do?" he asked. "You know, we can't win back Ikebukuro with five men."

"I don't need you to win it back right away", Kureto answered. "Investigate. Kill few vampires - nobles if you can. Don't get caught and possibly, come back alive. You'll be one week away. After that, report back to me. And Shinya, I know if you'll try to run away. Don't forget that I can kill Guren's squad in a blink of an eye."

"I don't really believe into that", Shinya retorted, smirking. "They're strong. But don't worry, I wont run." He stood up and started to make his leave. "We'll see within a week, nii-san. Have a nice night."

Then he left, not caring to ask an permission from his brother. Now, that he was going to leave to a suicide mission, there was a person he needed to say goodbye to. He would never make the same mistake again. This time he would say goodbye the way it should be said.

Shinya jut hoped that Guren would hear him.

**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**

He didn't bother knocking on Guren's office door, he already knew that the person inside was waiting for him. Shinya opened the door and stepped inside. Guren's office had changed, it looked lot like Kureto's office now. There was no music, only one light and it was quite cold. The desk was full of different papers and a lonely sword was placed on it as well.

Guren, or Mahiru, was sitting there, filling some reports - she didn't even bother look up.

"Good evening Shinya", Mahiru-Guren said. Shinya could see the smirk on her face. "It's been a while. I already thought you had forgotten me."

"Give Guren back", Shinya said, ignoring Mahiru-Guren's comment. "I need to talk to him." He took few steps closer, until he was standing right in front of the raven head, his hand clenched to fist.

"I don't know what you're talking about", Mahiru-Guren chuckled. "I'm right here. Shinya. You can talk with me, say anything you want to. I'll listen. After all, I'm your friend." She lifted her gaze and stared at Shinya, cold smile on her face (or Guren's face, but Shinya identified him now as Mahiru). If it weren't for the red eyes, Shinya might have believed her.

"This'll probably be the last time we're going to talk", Shinya stated. "So, if you could, please let me talk to Guren. I would like to say goodbye to him, Mahiru." Mahiru-Guren's smile faltered a little when Shinya mentioned the demon's name.

"Just talk", Mahiru-Guren sighed, leaning back on her (or Guren's) chair. "He'll hear you."

"But I want to talk with him."

Mahiru-Guren smirked, red eyes glimmering evilly. "That's not possible at the moment, Shinya."

Shinya knew she was telling the truth, and he really had no other choice. This was the last moment for him to talk with Guren - tomorrow he would leave to Ikebukuro, and Shinya was quite sure he would never meet Guren again. It was a suicide mission after all - and the last mission like that ended badly. Guren was now possessed and Kureto the head of JIDA. Well, all that could go wrong in this mission was Shinya and his squad dying.

He snorted. "Fine. I don't really know does Guren really hear me, but I just want to say goodbye", Shinya said, taking a deep breath in. Mahiru-Guren tilted her head a little. "I'm leaving to Ikebukuro tomorrow, and both of you probably know, that vampires control that part of Tokyo. It's just a small mission, me and four others will be there to do some research… but it could end badly. So, I wanted to say goodbye to my friend. Hopefully you hear me now, Guren. Because if you don't, I'll come back from the grave to hunt you down." Shinya smiled at the raven and Mahiru-Guren answered him with a slight chuckle.

"That would be something I'd like to see", she said.

"Well, you did exactly that, didn't you", Shinya said coldly, a smile still on his face. "You died, but then you came back - just to make Guren's life miserable."

"Jealous?"

Shinya laughed. "Maybe a little. I did waste lot of my time in order to make his life a little more interesting", Shinya chuckled. "And it was worth it. You hear me, Guren?"

Mahiru-Guren answered by laughing. But it didn't seem real, there was something more in those red eyes. Regret? Sadness? Maybe a little bit of both. Shinya wasn't sure why. Maybe Guren did hear him.

The thought of that made him smirk. If you feel at least a little bit guilty for leaving me, you deserve it, he thought. If I die - would you cry for me? Okay, now Shinya was just being desperate.

He sighed and started to make his leave. "I wont bother you anymore, Mahiru. And Guren too. I really hoped, that you'd wake up within six months, but guess I was wrong." Shinya walked to the door and opened it, looking once behind his back. Mahiru-Guren was staring at him, no smile on her face. Shinya smiled inwardly.

He stared back at his friend, feeling very sad. He had come to say goodbye, wishing for Guren to wake up - even if it would've been just a moment. A moment between the two of them, without Mahiru. Maybe Shinya had wished for too much. He was smiling again - but he knew it was a pathetic smile, a sad one. Shinya felt like crying and begging, but he didn't show that to Mahiru.

"Well, goodbye Guren", he said. "Please, wake up soon. There are people who need you. After all, you promised not to let your family die, didn't you?" Mahiru-Guren opened her mouth to answer, but Shinya didn't stay to listen. He left and closed the door after him.

When he reached his own room, Shinya let the tears fall.

When the night came, he cried himself to sleep.

And when the morning sun rose, he left.

**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**

Shinoa's pov:

There was definitely something bad going on at Shibuya, they all agreed to that. The JIDA had been fighting with the vampires lot more than usually, and the fights always ended badly - both sides lost many men and the places where they fought were completely destroyed. Soon enough, there would be no place for them to be live. The whole Japan would be destroyed - even the whole world.

Shinoa wanted to go back to Shibuya, just to talk sense to her brother - but she knew no one would never listen to her. Not now, when they had been declared as betrayers. They couldn't go back, no matter what. Only if they could get strong enough, then maybe they would have a chance to beat Kureto… But there was Lt. colonel Ichinose as well. Yu wanted to save him, and Makoto wanted to kill Ichinose and Kureto. And probably anyone who followed them. Shinoa personally wanted only peace - she wanted the war to stop and she wished for the JIDA to be normal again.

Shinoa always acted easygoing, but truly, she worried a lot. She was scared that the JIDA and the vampires would find them, she was scared that they wouldn't see tomorrow and she was scared for the future. Shinoa also worried about the people they had left behind. She was worried about her older brother, Shinya. The silver haired major general had been the only one in the Hiragi-family that cared for Shinoa. Shinya had always played with her, been nice to her and taken care of her. Even though, Shinoa was nothing big.

Even though, Shinya was lot more stronger than she.

Shinoa had never been like her older sister Mahiru or older brother Kureto, but Shinya didn't care. He had loved Shinoa like a normal brother would. The silver head was adopted, and so, both Mahiru and Kureto looked down on him. So, maybe that was the reason he was so nice to Shinoa. After all, they had been the same - outsiders. Shinya wasn't weak like Shinoa, but he was adopted and he didn't submit to Kureto like he should've.

That was one of the biggest reasons Shinoa loved Shinya more than Kureto - actually, she didn't care for Kureto at all. Nor for her father or Seishirou. Mahiru… she had been Shinoa's only sister, and of course, she had looked up to her. But now, she didn't like her at all. Mahiru had taken control of Lt. colonel Ichinose, who was important to Shinoa's friend, Yu.

She would never forgive Mahiru for hurting her family.

But what could she do? Neither Yu or she were strong enough to defeat Kureto or Mahiru. They had Mika at their side now, but the blonde vampire wasn't enough to defeat the whole JIDA. Sure, Mika was strong and a good addition to their group, but they were still too weak to challenge Kureto.

"Shinoa, what's wrong?"

Shinoa was now sitting outside of the hideout, where she and her friends had taken place after the battle in Nagoya. It was early morning, the sun was rising and the air was still quite cold. Shinoa guessed that it would rain today.

"Hey?" Yu asked, when she didn't answer.

Shinoa looked behind her, and saw her raven haired friend standing there, a worried look in his green eyes. She smiled at him.

"Ahaha, Yu-kun", she said. "Are you worried about me?"

Yu smiled. "Of course, but it seems that you're just fine. So, what were you thinking?" He sat down next to her and played with his fingers. Shinoa smiled and turned to look at the rising sun.

"I'm worried about my older brother", she answered.

"Kureto?" Yu asked, surprised.

Shinoa chuckled. "Not him, you idiot. I was talking about Shinya - you do remember him? The guy who was with Lt. colonel Ichinose… tall with blue eyes, silver hair…?"

"Yes, I do remember Shinya-san. The sniper", Yu said, looking little annoyed. "I didn't know he was your older brother."

"We're not related by blood, Shi-nii was adopted to the Hiragi-family when he was young", Shinoa told Yu. "He's the only one in the whole family who cared for me. I'm scared… what if Kureto has killed him too? I couldn't bear to lose him too."

To Shinoa's surprise, Yu smiled gently and patted her on the head, standing up. "I have to go, before the demon takes over. But, don't worry about Shinya-san. He's strong, Kureto wont be able to kill him. And I'm sure he can take care of himself." Yu was going back inside the hideout. Shinoa looked at his back, little surprised. Yu turned to look at her, a grin on his face.

"We'll save him and Guren - that's for sure."

Shinoa found herself smiling.

"Yes, indeed we will."

Yu disappeared inside and Shinoa was left alone. The morning wind was fresh and cold, blowing against her face, making her hair flow in the air. Shinoa looked at the sun, finding new hope inside of her.

Maybe they had a chance after all.

End of chapter 1

**Owari no Seraph**The Light That Disappeared**