Disclaimer: I do not own Gravitation or any of it characters, it belongs to Maki Murakami.
Summery: Shuichi Shindou is the son of a doctor who goes to Africa to begin a new life there, and Yuki Eiri is one of many explorers set on finding a valuable treasure hidden within a certain village in Africa. Will he protect Shu when things get rough? YukixShuichi. AU.
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Secrets of the Heart
Prologue: A New Life
Lavender eyes gazed through the window of the aircraft as it moved between the swarm of clouds gathering in the blue sky …
Silence …
Those youthful eyes shifted to admire the amazing view of the green lands underneath with so much astonishment …
More Silence …
It was the most beautiful sight the child had ever seen …
"Please stop worrying." The pink haired child heard his father whisper confidently. He was directing his words towards his best friend...
Shuichi turned his gaze towards the two men sitting close to him, his eyes met with his father's friend's concerned ones…
"Are you sure about this Jon ?! You don't know what you're getting yourself into here! Think about little Shuichi, what kind of life will he have? He would be better of … "
"He would be better off living in a peaceful place with me away from everything , I think this new job will give us that opportunity. " Jon Shindou replied "My mind is made up Edward. Please trust me " he offered his best friend a smile.
"Uncle Edward look! look! Isn't it pretty?" The energetic child jumped into Edward's lap and pointed towards the window.
Jon Shindou couldn't stop himself from smiling at his four year old child; he really hoped that this new life would help the child to forget about the death of his mother.
"Yes Shuichi it's very pretty." Edward replied kindly, stroking the soft pink hair
Jon could see the content smile gracing his child's Angelic face ….
It would be a new beginning… He thought
For both of them …
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The aircraft started to descend reaching its destination.
Africa … The new home of the Shindou Family.
"The plane is landing Daddy!! The plane is landing!!" Shrieked an excited pink ball of fluff.
Few moments after landing, Dr. Shindou motioned for the men to start taking his luggage and equipment out of the aircraft.
And a while later they were set to go…
"Thanks for everything Edward. I don't know what I would have done without you." Jon said shaking his friend's hand.
Shuichi watched his uncle with sad eyes. He didn't want him to leave. Tears started forming in his amethyst eyes.
"Don't say that Jon, I haven't done anything. Be careful my friend and take good care of little Shuichi and remember that I will always be there for you two whenever you need me don't hesitate to give me a call." He replied finally giving the young boy a smile.
A faint sob reached the man's ears ...
He lowered himself to the now crying boy's level.
"Don't be sad little man, I'll try to visit sometimes ok Shuichi?" he whispered affectionately.
With a nod from the young boy he hugged him tightly then released the boy and made his way back to the airplane waving his last goodbye.
I hope you made the right choice my friend …
And with that Edward got on the aircraft ready for his long journey home …
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Fifteen years later …
"Shuichi … Shu … Where are you son?"
Dr Shindou worriedly searched for his only son. It's not like him to disappear like that. Sure he wasn't a kid anymore, he was 19 for goodness sake but he was still his little boy and nothing in the world would change that.
"There you are." he sighed in relief when he found his son sitting near the river, knees brought up to his chest staring absentmindedly at the flowing water.
He rested a hand on his son's shoulder snapping him back to reality …
"What's wrong son?" He asked in a concerned voice.
"Nothing dad." Replied the pink haired boy giving his father a happy smile after seeing the worried expression on his face.
"Come on then let's head back. The chief is expecting us for dinner." he said smiling back at his son.
"Ok dad." Shuichi stood and followed his father back to the village.
The young man has always wondered what life would be like if he and his father were living in a different place. He really missed being home, but life here wasn't that bad either.
Living in the village made his father happy, and at that he was very content …
Little did he know that something terrible was about to invade the peacefulness and security of that village …
End of Prologue
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