Things had been getting worse for awhile. But for her things had to occur as such before they got better. At the moment, she is on the verge of losing everything. Her husband, whom she has had to distance herself from, due to his past. Her future and that of her daughter's. She was once a sweeper, but left when she had found out she was pregnant. This is not why people such as that man sought after her. No, they sought after her because of her familial ties. Her life had been uncomplicated until she met one of the notorious Chornos numbers. Not that she can say she regrets it, if it hadn't been for him and his friends, she wouldn't be as happy as she is now.
Her name is Pearl Fuijiwara. Although in Japan, she is known only by the alias the Japanese have given her; Miyoko the gunslinger. Her origins lay in America, but since her first visit to this country with her father she has loved it. She has constantly visited it. But then being the daughter of a drug overlord has always given her the financial stability to do so. In fact, that is how she crossed paths with the legendary Black Cat and his entourage.
It had been the same every day of the week. Today would be no different. It was hot, and the ac system for some reason wasn't helping in the least. She knew she had to bare it though., Not that it would matter soon, her world would momentarily halt. She couldn't recall how long she had been laying on her bed, when her instinct told something wasn't right. She knew it had nothing to do with her. She followed her urge, and went to check on her brother.
She quietly entered the boy's room. She sees that something is not right with the room. Her mind can't keep up the difference; for it is so marginal, it might as well not exist. Just as her mind is slowly starting to comprehend the item, she looks up. She doesn't even get the chance to react. The closet door opens. Quickly calming herself, her father's body which is hanging from the noose is pushed to the back of her mind. A man bursts out of the closet, holding tightly onto her brother. This is all she sees before her vision goes black.
It was weird. She had been having a dream of two particular moments in her life. The first when she was three. Her parents had decided to take her outside their estate for the first time. She couldn't recall where exactly they had taken her; only that she had never seen so many flowers in her entire life. The second was two years later, when she became a sister. Upon looking at her newborn brother, she declared she would always protect him. She would never fail at this either.
The cold came so quickly that she gasped harshly, and her body convulsed. The frigid water soaked her clothes generously. Opening her eyes, she doesn't see much of anything save black. "It was about time you awakened…This is very simple… You do what I say." Before she can refuse, the man reveals himself along with her brother. "Good…the exit is right behind you…I will find you after you completed the task…Kill the…Go." Upon his command, she takes off as if she heard a shot firing as her signal.
Everyday has been different for him yet the same. He had long ago left his assination past behind. Yet it hasn't left him, fragments of it still haunt him. He is doing a good job of moving on. If it hadn't been for Saya, he still would be a killing machine. Now he couldn't imagine his life any other way. Nor would he want it to be changed, especially when he meets her. The one that a person is destined to be with.
He has been with his current partner for three years. Their friends for one year. They were an unusual bunch, but that is how they worked so well together. He and his partner were Sweepers. The princess a nanotech creation. And their sometime partner is a thief for hire. With the four of them, meeting the last of their group; things change. Neither the Black Cat nor Pearl knew how much their lives' will intertwine