still don't own Darker than Black PS this is the end of Shh...


It had been a few days since the strange events and Miel's death. It seemed that Lightning had developed a fear of her own shadow. The black cat had come back once or twice, both times getting food and a good brushing. She had also been visiting Miel's grave and the park in which she died. Lightning felt a great deal of pain and guilt for what had happened. She had been taking late night walks. Sometimes she felt like she was being watched.

One walk in particular had sent chills down her spine. She was walking back to her apartment when two men began to follow her. After a few blocks, Lightning sprinted down the street, taking a sharp turn and running right into someone. It was a young man with dark hair and dark blue eyes.

"I'm so sorry Miss." He said while helping Lightning up. A sudden rush of wind almost pushed her forward. The man's face turned a light red and he turned away. Lightning realized that her skirt had blown upwards.

This is why I wear shorts under my skirts. She thought. The man looked behind her and gasped. He grabbed her hand and began to pull her away. She then remembered the men that were following her. They ran into an empty lot as the men ran passed them. They both let out a sigh.

"I don't suppose you know why they were chasing you." The man asked Lightning, who shook her head. "Well my name is Li Shengshun."

"Lightning." She said quietly.

"Well it's nice to meet you Miss Lightning." She stared at him strangely before standing up. She began to walk away, but then Li spoke. "Hey, let me walk you home. To make sure those guys don't bother you." Li felt a shiver run down his spine as she glanced back at him with her piercing eyes. She nodded. They walked in a silence till Lightning stop.

"This is it." She said before taking a few steps toward the white apartment complex. She stop. "Thanks." She said quietly before continuing to her home. Li watched her then turned and left.

It had been rather stressful…

Lightning ending working late so she stopped by a flower shop, bought some white lilies and made her way home. A little detour to the park where she planed to lay the flowers. She placed the flowers on the ground and watched them. The wind blew and a crack drew Lightning's attention to behind her. A tall man stood behind one short one. The short one smirked evilly as he looked at Lightning.

"Found you. Your going to pay for killing two of my best men." She raise a brow at them, was she going to play dumb?

"What are you talking about?"

"Tsk." The short man snorted. "Kill her." A blue aura surrounded the taller man. Lightning's eyes widened.

That! So he's one of those contractors. She fell backwards as an invisible force rushed passed her. She heard a jingle of a bell as something black zoomed by. A black cat pounced on the contractor's face causing the man to lose his focus. She took this distraction as an opportunity, she got up and began to run.

"No you don't!" The short man yelled. He pulled out a gun and aimed it at Lightning. It was in slow motion as she turned and heard a bang. Die or…

A black barrier erupted from the ground and covered Lightning. The bullet was stopped and fell to the ground as the barrier fell. Lightning's eyes glowed and the shadows around her squirmed in excitement. They jerked forward but weren't able to reach the men. They angrily lashed out, trying to close the distance. The frighten men tried to run but the shadows split off into the shadows of the trees and were able to catch the men. They squeezed the life out of them and withdrew when they were dead. The light around Lightning disappeared, she fell to the ground, trying to understand what just happened.

"It seems like the shadows have a limitation to the length they can reach. But if they can get to present shadow they can lengthen their reach to get to farther places." A voice said from behind Lightning. She looked back to see the cat who was visiting her.

"Did… did you just talk?" He laughed.

"You're a contractor, you should get used to the unexpected. I had a suspicion that you were the new Black Shadow."

"Black Shadow?" She questioned.

"Hei." The cat said. A tall man stepped out of the shadows. He wore a trench coat and a mask. "This is her. Seems we were right. I'll contact Huang." Then the cat ran off. The masked man was about to walk away when Lightning called out to him.

"Wait! Can you explain?"

"Explain what?" He asked rather coldly.

"What exactly a contractor is." He seemed taken back by the comment. "Look, the crazy lady who doomed me to this life isn't around anymore."

"Contractors are individuals who have gained superhuman powers due to the appearance of the Hell's Gate and Heaven's Gate." He said.

"So those things caused it. Just made the night all the more darker." She said while standing up. Her arm was grabbed by Hei and she was forced to look at him. "I didn't do it."

"What?"

"I just want you to know I didn't do it."

"What are you talking about?" He said harshly, gripping her arm.

"The shadows, I didn't activate them."

"That's not possible."

"It's probably a defense mechanism. The old lady didn't want to just give her powers away just to have the wielder die. I was… afraid."

"Contractors aren't suppose to feel emotions."

"Well I did. Just like how I feel guilt for Miel's death, happiness when I leave work, angry when someone doubts me." She yanked her arm out of his grasp and turned sharply. She only took a few steps before passing out, Hei catching her.