Idea from inspirational fics, I know I'm not the first one to usually come up with these ideas, but I wanted to. Can't find translations just yet, but will; I fell in love with couple of No.6 and its series/manga and novel. So, I guess you can see where I am headed? Well, give this a try-D! Also will be croossover with Naruto which will play a role with Nezumi's life:P Not, giving anything away you're just going to have to continue to read!

Now, summary: Shion was a normal girl living with her mother in No.6 however, one rainy day particularly on her twelfth birthday she met a boy named Nezumi. Lives will change forever; tears of blood will be shed. How far will the future take them? Will No.6 series be the same? Especially with two well-known ninjas in the mix?

Pairings:
Saka(boy is an oc)Safu- they are Shion's friends

Shion(girl)Nezumi

Naruto charac...One of them will be gen-swap like Shion is in this fic.

Disclaimer: I own nothing of NO.6 it is owned by Atsuko Asano. Naruto is own by ..Kishimoto. I however, own only my imagination and nothing more.

He ran in the darkness as his pursuers ran after him with guns. The darkness, unlike them the rat thought as he ran- they couldn't see through it. Unfortunately that didn't stop them as they continue to fire. One hit, but missed him by centimeters. He had no choice, but to keep on running if he wanted to live.

"Live, for what? " A voice said rather sickly.

That was indeed the question, but the rat was stubborn.

Run, run, and run.

To exhaust-ed its small body gave out and he collapsed in the waters sewers. Hearing footsteps he quickly got up with the little strength he had as he started to run again.

Running, running, like the cage animal they made him out to be.

"Really? You're making it painful. So, extremely pain. Just give up." The voice whispered again.

Death... A painless one? That was a blessing something the rat would gladly accept however, he wanted to live. Live, live, but for what? What could this so called 'pure' kind world …that only showed him cruelty have waiting for him?

Light, light such a wonderful thing. A glorious shade of a piece of the spectrum as many take for granted however, the rat couldn't be more than happy.

"There it is," he thought as he ran on wobbly legs towards the light. But, sadly there was no freedom for him. None, absolutely none.

He grabbed the bars preventing him from escaping and desperately pulled nothing, as he tried and tried to get free. He clenched the bars; his head hanging low as his bangs covered his face. He gritted his teeth in anger.

"I will not die." He thought as he screamed.

Cronos…

The wind blew with an angered breeze however; only one person looked out the window feeling that something was going to happen. The person had brownhair and eyes. Many were listening to the girls' speech however; one was lost within his/ her own thoughts.

"The brain is a complicated… Furthermore, the aforementioned …"

Looking closely the person was indeed a girl as she smiled. She loved the wind as she was in her own fantasy. It felt marvelous, peaceful.

"Hey!" At the shout the girl was brought out of her peaceful world. "What's so important than my speech?" the girl at the screen yelled. "Have you no shame?!"

The boys snickered as they made fun however; the girl was no push over. Within minutes staff came in, "What's going on here?"

"Let, go."

"Safu," the boy that had black hair and blue eyes said, he was sitting next the girl closing her eyes looking away from the fight. "Let them go."

On a train…

"You know a girl like you shouldn't be fighting," a childish boy's voice said.

"Saka," the browned haired girl whined. "Don't encourage her. But, Safu…"

Safu turned around and huffed. "Shion, Saka neither of you were listening to my speech either."

Shion and Saka both closed their eyes and recited the speech in sync. "What makes human, human? The establishment of self with the respect of society….In other words..."

Safu laughed as she scooted closer to her right where Saka was sitting. Shion titled her head in confusion whilst Saka looked just as baffled at their excited friend.

Shion was an obvious girl, who was very naive, and Saka who was just like both Safu and Shion was smart, but when it came certain things he was just as naive as Shion.

It wasn't long before the three friends got off the train and their bracelets were being passed or checked by the sensors. "It'd today right?"

"Hm…" Shion mumbled nodding.

"Oh, really? Is that why you invited us?" Saka asked with a playful tone as he addressed his friend.

"No, the typhoon." Safu answered in a matter- of fact tone.

"Oh, it hits tonight in No.6." Shion stated rather excited. She couldn't wait to go out and become one with the nature. "It's going to be exciting. It's the best birthday gift ever!" Shion eclaimed.

"Mou, what are you talking about?" Safu asked getting on her bike. "Race you both."

Ah, wait Safu," Saka and Shion called after their best friend as they raced after her.

They finally made it to Safu's home. "Ah, ma, Saka and Shion you've finally made it. And look at you two you've both grown so much!" Safu's grandmother exclaimed as she sewed some fabric.

Shion and Saka both bowed respectively. "It's nice to see you again, ma'am." They both said.

"Hey," Safu called excitedly as she ran towards her grandmother bending down. "Grandma..."

Her grandmother laughed heartily. "Right, right…I finished it."

Safu grinned as she held a present behind her back. "Shion happy birthday." She said as he held out the present. Still grinning.

"For me?" Unwrapping; it she found a light purple sweater.

Safu eyes closed as she smiled. "You were the only one commented me. Remember Shion, you said…."It's warm."

Shion blinked as she looked at the purple sweater. "I did?"

Safu huffed lightly, but she wasn't one to stay mad at one of her friends. "Saka," she called her other friend. "You remember, right?"

Saka smiled wryly as he looked away sheepishly, embarrassed to be in the spot light." Uh… I …"

Safu huffed again. "Honestly you two are… I thought we all should match, but Shion are like lilac flowers. "

"Thank you. Thank you so much ma'am." Shion said grateful for her gift.

"You two keep an eye on, Safu in the special courses."

"Will do," Saka answered for them both. Safu ran towards the kitchen grabbing an apron. "I'll bake the cake!"

"I'll help," Shion offered.

"No need!"

It wasn't long before all four of them were sitting by the table eating cake and singing happy birthday. "I'm glad you children enjoyed it. " Safu's grandmother said as she knitted some more purple fabric. "I can't do anything, but this."

Safu removed the apron; "Oh, grandma..." she said sadly before she perked up. "Oh, Saka, Shion c'mon!"

Safu showed them her grandmother's work. "Isn't it awesome?"

"Whoa," Shion complimented looking around, "All from your grandma."

"Yeah," Safu replied.

"Amazing," Saka exclaimed as he too looked around.

"That's why I don't need all those fancy clothes when I have these, right, grandma?" Safu asked, but her face quickly changed to one of a sad look as she watched her grandma knit, hearing phrases that were undecided or lost.

Saka fitted the umbrella for him and Shion. "Our bikes…" It was starting to rain, so riding the bike was highly dangerous. "We'll come and get it tomorrow."

"Ok," Safu said.

Saka asked looking a little crestfallen, "Your long awaited present wasn't what you were waiting for was it, Shion?"

Shion shook her head smiling slightly. "No, it was perfect."

"I haven't given my present to you." Saka said.

"What?" Shion questioned somewhat bewildered. Safu putted the pieces togther however, it looks as though her friend woudn't be able to figure it out. She was sadden that her friend liked the other girl, but it would most likely disappear. Or, so she hoped.

Saka closed his eyes and kissed Shion on the cheek. She blinked, "Huh? What was that for? Why did you kiss me like my mom does?"

Safu sighed, figures. "Shion his kiss wasn't the same."

Shion if possible looked even more confused.

Saka huffed. "Wrong. That wasn't the same. My kiss was of reproductive desires."

The wind blew with a tremble as the umbrella flew out of Sion's hands. Shion smiled with fascination and excitement.

"The moon drop is howling!" Safu exclaimed. Saka, he liked them both the breeze and hearing the moon drop for the first time in tears however, Shion… Shion frowned slightly. Something didn't feel right.

"A blister..." Safu and Saka turned towards her. "It looks like a blister… "

Elsewhere he breathed in heavily as he held is injured shoulder. "Live, I will live." He didn't know why, but he had to live.

Rain poured heavily as it soaked up the life making it water. Shion stood next to her window as she opened it with force allowing the crisp air to come in. It was almost as if something was calling her. She ran stopping in front of the rail as she held it tightly, screaming her lungs out. This kind of weather she loved.

She screamed, letting go of the rail. Her eyes closed in bliss as she enjoyed the feeling however, they soon opened as the alarm went off. Going back inside she placed her bracelet near the alarm and let it do its thing.

"Humph..."

Hearing the weak laugh Shion turned around letting out a small whine. Only to be met with a boy…girl? She couldn't tell because of the bangs hidings its face, as he was dressed in soaked clothes however, that was not of her concern, but what concerned her was the bleeding shoulder.

A real person was standing there bleeding profusely. What to do?

Her hand rose up, but before she could reach the person. He/she disappeared. A clash then followed. However, Shion had little time to worry about that because a force was holding her down. Five cold fingers clutched Shion's throat with a tight grip, the voice was cold just as well.

"Don't move." Looking at his eyes, they were unwavering, emotionless grey. Fear escalated however, Shion was willing to help in any way she could.

"You know what you are doing." She simply stated her voice calm. "Let me treat your wound." The boy was unblinking. "Treat your wound. You know what that means, right?" Shion continued.

Just as the boy released Shion the alarm went off and he quickly placed his hands around her fragile neck. Shion nodded and her hand rose, the bracelet scanning. It was a call.

"What is it, mother?"

"Shion," it was her mother's voice."Don't tell me you have the window open?"

"The window? Oh, yeah I do."

A sigh, "Then close it before you get a cold."

"Ay, ok." Shion replied hitting the alarm lightly and the connections closed. However, "Hm… mom, I have a report to do, I'll be a little late for dinner."

"Report..?" The other asked rather owlishly. "Classes must be hard.."

Ecology the study of human organisms and their environment; it was the study in which Shion pursued. However, whilst she pursued Ecology her friends Saka and Safu pursued Psychology the study of human minds.

"Yea," Shion easily lied. "It's really difficult and I like to get it finished."

"Fine, but don't push yourself sweetheart."

"Ok," Shion replied as she hit the alarm lightly once more before the conversation ended.

The boy loosens his grip. Shion hurriedly walked passed him. "We have to stop the bleeding."

Shion carefully handled the first aid kit. "This is….Is that a gunshot wound?"

Yeah, I was grazed by it."

"No way," Shion exclaimed in disbelief. "There are people using guns in No.6?"

The boy smirked. "There are hunters and there are the hunted."

Huh? I don't get you at all." Shion replied rather dumbly.

"Right," The boy said with a sigh. "It's best you don't know. Instead this could…

"You're in the special track?" The boy asked changing the subject rather quickly, looking at Shion's trophies. However, Shion took no notice.

With an excited tone Shion answered, "Hm…starting next month."

"Whoa," the boy replied with a snarky snidely tone both mockingly and teasing. "You must have a real high IQ."

So he wanted to tease the one who was helping him, huh?

"Are you teasing me?"

The boy's eyes scrunched close as he hissed slightly, before saying in a mocking drawl, "Ay, Only 12 years-old and you're going to the finest institute. How sophisticated?" He turned around, Shion proudly with a smiling face holding a syringe.

The boy scooted away from the weird girl. "Ay, wait. What are you going to do with that?"

"It's a local anesthetic."

The boy quickly held out his hand defensively; "Hang on. What are you going to do-I need anesthetic for?"

"Stitches," Shion simply answered.

"Stitches..? Have you any experience?"

"Nope!" Shion exclaimed obvious to it all. "I major in Ecology. But, I read from some books and have a grasp of the theory of suturing blood vessels."

"The theory," the boy breathed out in disbelief. Honesty was this girl so…"What do you want to do?" He asked sighing in defeat.

He stared unblinkingly at Shion which made her feel uncomfortable. "What is it?" She asked.

No matter how Shion looked at it, it was if she really wasn't looking at a person, but an animal who was hunted for game. His body language told her that, but his eyes….. His eyes, which were a beautiful grey the color of the sky just before a storm brews something that Shion found fascinating.

"You're weird."

"Why?"

"You haven't asked me my name yet; you're tending my wound."

"Oh," Shion said smiling as she did earlier with the syringe. "But, you haven't asked mine either."

"Shion, right? Like the flower."

Shion smiled as she was explaining to the boy across from her. "Yeah, my mom named me like the lilac flower because she likes trees and wildflowers."

This was true Shion mother indeed like trees and wildflowers it was what she grew for a garden.

"And you are?" Shion asked titling her head slightly.

"Nezumi."

"What?"

"My name is ...… Nezumi."

Was he for real? He didn't look like a mouse/rat at all. "That can't be right..." Shion stated.

"What? Nezumi features harden back up. "What can't be right?"

After all; it felt as though his eyes should be shinier. Like… like the moonlight at night, Shion silently thought then blushed at her sappy words.

"I'll start sewing…." Shion uttered in a whisper as she worked carefully and delicately. "Stitching Completed!" She exclaimed passing a hand over her forehead.

Nezumi looked relieved as well. "Not, bad."

Soon Nezumi was looking out the window as Shion addressed him. "You can leave once the weather calms. Why don't you wear the sweater on my bed?"

The boy nodded and held out the sweater whilst Shion fixed some hot drinks. "You have awful taste in clothing." He commented rather snidely.

"You're one to talk," Shion responded closing her eyes with a light barely audible huff." It's much better than a bloodied shirt."

She walked back up climbing the short stairs however, when she reached the top she got a glimpse of Nezumi's back.

Hearing the girl Nezumi quickly pulled the sweater down and turned around, "What?"

Shion handed him the hot drink as he sat on the bed. He took in the aroma and took a sip. Breathing in and out, he replied finally looking relax. "This is good."

Shion took a sip. "Are you always like this?" Nezumi asked curious perhaps?

"Huh?" Nezumi smirked. Such a naïve girl… "Are you always unguarded around people? Are you elites so soft?" He titled his head to the side slightly still harboring a smirk. "You can afford to live without fear or distrust."

Shion eyes were filled with slight anger, confusion, and more. "That's not-

"And, what? Tell me, huh. Why?" Nezumi snapped.

Shion deflated. "That's because you look so little, fragile. Like ..."

"Like…?" Nezumi repeated coxing her to continue.

Shion looked away. "I don't know."

Nezumi's eyes widen, before he smiled sincerely. "Thanks."

Down stairs Karan Shion's mother was sitting on the sofa. Karan pressed the button on the bracelet just as Shion came down. "Important news….. The criminal VC 103221 while under armed guard from the west block correctional facility…" It had his information: age, crime, etc.

"Are you done with your report, Shion?"

Shion didn't answer. "Shion, your spacing out," Karan commented looking worriedly at her daughter.

Shion placed on a smile and grabbed at tray of food. "I'll be in my room eating. the report is taking longer than I thought it would." She lied smoothly.

"Would you like some help, sweetheart?"

Shion shook her head heading back towards the elevator. "No, I need to do it on my own."

"That girl…." Karan said smiling motherly. She then frowned in thought, "But, I wonder why such a young boy is a VC."

Shion was about to reach for the light when, "Don't turn on the light."

"But, I can't see or move." Shion stated as it was one of her small fears. The dark.

"That's a good thing." Shion held a tray with cake and stew. "That smells good." Shion tried to walk about, "Can't walk in the dark in your own room?" Nezumi asked with a snicker.

"I'm not nocturnal. Can you move?"

"Of course," Nezumi replied closing his eyes with a slight chuckle. "I'm a rat after all; I'm a nocturnal creature."

"You're quite famous VC 103221." Shion stated as she handed him the tray. However, Nezumi instantly froze and his demeanor changed. He quietly took a breath, before calming down.

A smirk formed as his lips curled. "The real thing is better isn't it?" His hand was ready as he prepared to attack however; "it is cherry cake and stew."

Nezumi laughed taking the tray gratefully, "Smells good."

Shion didn't answer choosing to sit down and adjust to the dark. Finally she asked, "You ran away did you?"

"Of course," Nezumi answered as he picked up the spoon.

"Then the VC chip..?" Shion said worriedly.

"Don't worry." Nezumi simply answered back; "Their nothing, but toys. They've been useless for ages." He said holding cake in his hands. "In fact this whole entire city is a toy. One big playground that's only pretty to look at."

This place isn't perfect," Shion said nearly in a whisper, but Nezumi heard it and it surprised him to no end.

Nezumi was soon finished with his food. Once done he asked,"Do you know how this place was made?"

"Uh... Yeah," Shion answered. Of course, she knew everyone knew. No.6 and its surrounding area were created from the Babylonian treaty. Doing the war since most of inhabitable areas was lost and human kind banned military power outright. With this, the six remaining states formed unions and No.6 is one of those unions however, union is not necessary the word for such states.

"Why were you arrested? Was it something you did?" Shion asked curiously.

Nezumi smiled a small smile. "No, I was already at the correctional facility. I was moved here."

Shion soon got out the bed as she looked out the window towards the city hall. "The city hall, but..."

"You are better off not knowing," Nezumi replied now lying on his side the tray of empty food to his back.

Shion crossed her arms, "So you won't tell me?"

"Can you forget what a person tells you? Can you simply keep a secret and not utter a word? No, you may be smart, but to me you're not an adult."

"But..." Shion started sitting on the bed. Nezumi swiftly moved and sat up.

"Do you get it?" he asked. "You're in enough trouble as it is. Sheltering a VC and neglecting to contact the ministry. Don't stick your nose in deeper."

Shion looked down and answered in a whisper, "I know."

"Then don't ask and I won't talk about it either. "

"Okay..."

"Neither your little stunt outside." Nezumi said smirking; his tone playful.

"What?" Shion yelled in horror. He saw that, she thought blushing a red hue.

She lunged for Nezumi who dodged effortlessly and mimicked her earlier predicament. "Why-

Nezumi caught Shion and pinned her down. She couldn't move or do anything. "If this was a knife," he whispered dangerously low as he slid the spoon across her delicate neck. "You'd be dead in seconds flat."

"Whoa!"

Nezumi leaned back a little taken aback. Seriously who or what is this girl?

"What was that? How did you do that so effortlessly? Which nerves did you surpress, or was it something else?"

Utter bafflement that's what Nezumi felt. He laughed. Gosh this girl she was…there was only one world weird….really, really weird. He rolled over lying on his back, laughing. "You're messed up…. Seriously messed up!" He continued to laugh whole heartily. "You're a total airhead."

Laughter left Shion's throat. What was this? How could she laugh so freely?

Nezumi squeeze her hand with his.

"You're burning up. You have a fever," Shion stated as she placed her forehead over his own.

Nezumi replied sleepily, "Just let me sleep."

"But," Shion protested. "Your get weaker and..."

Nezumi squeezed her hand again.

"So, humans are alive when their warm," he muttered with a smile.

It was early, extremely early not even a sound was heard as one boy named Nezumi took the kit and the two mugs as his only proof that he was there however, he did leave one thing behind.

He leaned in slightly with a small, small smile. It was his only thanks, but it was enough for, he promised he would return. He left a kiss on Shion's cheek, before grabbing everything and leaving out the window he barged into. Leaving Shion and her family to encounter what awaited them when the sun rose.

Ok, I'm too lazy to write more, but it will continue with the next chapter! So what will happen next, hmm? Well, whatever you guys let me know, if it's bad, good? Should I quit while I can? This is my first story in this fandom however, as mentioned above I fell in love with the show and the 'couple' –D! So, until then…

Ja

N' confusions, questions, etc. just let me know and I'll do my best, but please review and tell what you think ! It'll help out a lot!