Disclaimer- I don't own 'No.6'

Warnings- Violence and swearing

Chapter Summary- Shion explores No. 5 and gets to know some of its citizens, he feels like an outsider, something that's not easily mended but forces it away. A thunderstorm hits and brings back memories, can he resist the temptation the roaring wind offers?

Authors Notes- Hello~ Ah I cannot describe in words how eager I am to get this down, not in a bad way of course! It's just such a fantastic idea and I absolutely love it! So read on for our next chapter and let us know what you thin ne?

CHAPTER 4 - WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS

Shion woke to the feel of someone poking his cheek, "Hey, hey Shion! Wake uuup!" His roommate's voice shattered his hopes of rolling over and going back to sleep. Sighing, Shion sat up and rubbed at his eyes sleepily.

"Yes Shima?" he asked as he slowly woke himself up, looking to his pillow to see a curled up Hamlet. The ruby eyed male smiled softly before looking back at his violet haired friend.

"Well, I let ya sleep in, but didn't ya say ya have an appointment today?" the other asked as he rubbed the back of his head, lavender eyes darting to the clock on the wall near the door then back to Shion. The white haired teen bolted out of the bed and glanced at the clock. He had to be at Satou's office in twenty minutes!

"Shit!" Quickly running to his cupboard, he grabbed out his clothes and ran into the bathroom, quickly getting changed and brushing his teeth before running back into the kitchen. Shima was smiling at him in amusement as he held out a piece of toast with butter and jam on it. Shion grabbed it and thanked him as he ran to the door. As he was putting his shoes on, his roommate walked up behind him and casually leaned on the wall next to the door.

"When you get back I'm taking you shopping," he stated making Shion look at him with a raised brow, the half-finished toast hanging out of his mouth as he tied the laces on his joggers. "I got a glimpse of ya clothes just then, an' unless ya want to be picked on we need to re-stock ya cupboard," the taller male said, smiling as Shion stood and opened the door. Looking over his shoulder Shion gave his new friend a smile.

"Sure, sure. Just be ready when I get back." Laughing, Shion ran to the stairs, deciding that it would be both faster and good exercise. He ran down the stairs and listened to the sound of his echoing footsteps as a smile spread across his face. He felt an adrenaline rush coming on and it pushed him the last five stories to the ground level.

Only slightly out of breath, Shion headed to the building next door that he had been instructed to go to and walked through the doors, strolling up to the desk. He smiled kindly at the receptionist. "I'm Shion, I have an appointment at eleven-thirty," he said calmly as the lady clicked her computer to life and found the details of his appointment. Once she had she smiled at Shion and directed him to the office three doors down the right corridor. The teen followed her directions and knocked politely on the door.

"Enter." The voice carried through the door, strong and controlled. Feeling slightly nervous Shion opened the door, inside there was two desks, one smaller than the other. Both were occupied and it was obvious who the one in charge was. Bowing stiffly, Shion walked in and sat himself in front of the bigger desk, patiently waiting for Mr Satou to say something as he looked him over. The older male had black hair, grey-blue eyes and stubble across his chin. Shion caught a glimmer of silver and glanced to the elder's hand that held a thick silver ring, encrusted with little diamonds.

"Welcome Shion! I hope you've been enjoying your time here so far. Have you made any new friends yet?" Shion smiled and nodded in response. "That's good. Ah, the sheet in front of you is your timetable for classes that you will be in," he said, gesturing towards a sheet on Shion's side of the desk. The younger male reached forward and gave it a quick once over before glancing back at the man in front of him.

"The job I told you about over the phone won't need to be discussed for a few days so just relax and do your best. I'll get my secretary Hagaku to show you around." Shion's gaze moved to the side as he looked at the man sitting behind the smaller desk. He had bleached blonde hair, emerald green eyes and a green earing in his ear. A green and gold nose ring nestled on his left nostril. It didn't look 'punk' at all; in fact, on this guy, if anything it made him look more sophisticated.

Hagaku stood and bowed, Shion following suit as they walked over to the door. "Oh, and Shion." The teen stopped and looked back at Mr Satou.

"Do enjoy your time here to your fullest."

Shion nodded as he turned back around, worry slowly making itself evident. He swore that he heard an edge of something sinister under those words. Shion shoock his head and brushed it off as paranoia from his experiences in No.6. The blonde beside him smiled and winked at him once the door was shut.

"Now than Shion, do you really need to be shown around?" Hagaku asked making Shion laugh. This man seemed like he would be fun to be around.

"No, I already have the layout of the campus memorised," he replied happily, watching curiously as the older male turned and began walking towards the front door.

"Then let's go get some lunch!" he said cheerfully as he winked at Shion again. The ruby eyed teen laughed again and followed the older male. This day was going to be fun.

Shion opened the door to his room, glancing at the clock before heading over to the balcony; it was already four o'clock. Shima wasn't around, so before Shion went out on the balcony he walked into the kitchen and found a note on the fridge.

You were taking too long and I was bored. When you get back, text me and I'll tell you where I am.

Shima

Shion laughed at his roommate's obvious lack of patience and quickly sent him a message, grabbing some cheese out of the fridge and giving it to Hamlet before going over to the shops across the road which Shima indicated in a swift reply. He was excited about what Shima had offered; buying new clothes was something he hadn't done in a very long time. Usually, his mother did the clothes shopping for him. Grinning from ear to ear Shion rode the elevator to the ground floor and checked Shima's reply again to double check exactly which shop he'd be at, instantly recognising the name; it was right across from the bookstore he'd visited yesterday.

Once he'd arrived at the shop Shima instantly jumped on him, hugging him tightly and excitedly telling him about all the perfect outfits he'd found for Shion. The teen simply laughed and allowed him to be ushered into a dressing room, looking at the four different outfits that were hanging off individual hooks. Shion grabbed the one closest to the door without question and changed.

"So how was ya appointment with the big boss?" Shima's cheerful voice fazed through the door making Shion laugh again as he pulled on the black skinny jeans. He wasn't used to the clingy feel of the pants, but he didn't doubt Shima's judgement.

"It was good. He seems like a nice guy. His secretary was pretty cool too," he replied as he pulled the shirt over his head and exited the room, showing Shima the outfit and turning so he could see himself in the mirror.

"See aren't I a genius! I just knew tha' would look awesome on ya! I even guessed tha right sizes." The violet haired teen cheered as Shion looked at the outfit in the full-length mirror.

He had a checked red, grey, white and black shirt that shaped his torso perfectly, a pair of black skinnies that hugged his legs and slim hips, a red belt strung through the loops. Nodding in approval, twirling once to show off the entire outfit, he went back into the change room and put it aside to buy later. All the outfits were mostly the same style, just in different colours and patterns. Shaking his head he changed back into his original clothes; a pair of brown slacks and a grey shirt, covered by his favourite red-brown jacket. He slung the new clothes over his shoulder and headed back out and over to the register, listening in amusement to Shima say how he'd sworn he heard Hamlet fart. Shion laughed at his friend as they walked to a shoe store to buy some Converse and DC's. Shion didn't really get why he needed so many but according to Shima 'they had to be colour co-ordinated'.

After they had finished shopping, Shima took him to a big restaurant on the top level of the shops, somehow managing to get them a table near the window so they could look out at how the city looked at night. Once they were seated and had ordered their dinner Shion glanced out the window and at the dark sky. It was covered with black-grey and partially green clouds. The teen instantly knew that there would be a storm that night and his eyes lit up in barely concealed excitement as he looked to Shima.

"So aside from documenting random things about my robotic mouse, what did you do today?" he asked as the taller teen beamed.

"Well, first after you left I had a shower, which was really nice 'cause there was hot water. At ma' old dorms the otha' guy's used all tha hot water before I could get in there and I neva' had a good shower. Than after that I watched Hamlet scurry around lookin' for ya', than after tha' I got bored an' wen' to the shops where I started lookin' fer outfits fer ya. Then ya messaged me and we met up." Shima said, his strong accent making Shion giggle. It was cool that he spoke like that, and that was just the way he was. Shion couldn't manage it; every time he tried to imitate Shima he just sounded weird.

"Sounds fun-"He started but Shima cut him off jumping up and down in his chair.

"Oh! Oh! Oh! I also ran into this hot chick. She had black hair an' biiig blue eyes! But dude, she had massive boobs!" He practically shouted the last part making Shion simultaneously crack up laughing and blush in embarrassment. While he was trying to pull himself back together and ignore the disapproving glares, their food was brought over and placed in front of them. "So wa' bout ya, skinny?" Shima asked as he picked up a chip and munched on it slowly.

"Well, I went to the appointment and spoke with Mr Satou, then I was going to get showed around by his assistant Hagaku. But, he just brushed it off and we went and had lunch, and walked around the shops chatting," Shion said as he picked up his burger and began eating it.

"You know, it's not safe to trust everyone you meet, Shion." Shima said, his goofy accent suddenly non-existent as he gave Shion a concerned gaze. His voice had instantly dropped into a low, serious tone. The familiarity of this conversation and one he had with Safu all those years ago was shocking, but Shion hid his uneasiness and laughed.

"I know, I know," he replied, taking another bite of his burger as he looked back out the window, looking up at the clouds.

"It's gonna be a huge storm tonight, but I gotta go ta ma' parents' house to say bye bafore they leave. They're gonna go ta No.4 'cause of their jobs," Shima said, directing Shion's attention back to him. He seemed to have noticed how Shion didn't like that particular topic and had made a conscious effort to move on.

"Oh, really? Why aren't you going with them?" Shion asked curiously as he picked at his fries. He wasn't really that hungry anymore.

"Are ya kiddin'? I just got inta one of tha best universities out there and ya think I'm just gonna up and go? No way!" Shima said, taking a huge bite of his burger, making Shion look at his friend's plate and laugh at how it was pretty much empty. Shion looked back at his own, which had barely been touched. Man, this guy could eat…! After waiting for Shima to finish his food, Shion walked with him to the entrance of the shop and they both went their separate ways, Shion running across the road as the rain began falling and Shima disappearing around a corner.

Shaking a few drops out of his hair Shion glanced at the clock above the reception desk and frowned at the time- 09:25pm. He hadn't realised he'd been out for so long. Rubbing a hand through his hand Shion caught the elevator up to his floor and walked into his room, throwing the bags of clothes and shoes onto the bed and taking off his jacket as he sat on his bed, looking out at the rain pouring heavily from the sky, memories of when he and Nezumi first met flashing across his line of vision.

"She said you're in the Special Course?"

"Starting next month"

"That's amazing. So your IQ is high?"

"Are you making fun of me?"

Shion laughed at the memory, Nezumi had seemed so strange back then, so unique. A large blast of wind directed Shion's attention back to the rain. It felt like he was being pulled, just like that day many years ago, as he stood and walked over to the doors, throwing them open as wind blew his white hair back. Walking over to the edge of his balcony he couldn't resist the temptation as he placed his hands on the railing and screamed his voice washing away in the roar of the wind.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

"What were you arrested for? They said you escaped en route to a correctional facility."

"That's a lie. I was already at the correctional facility. The Safety Bureau brought me here to No.6."

"You were brought here?!"

"Exactly."

"Where were you? ...The City Hall? Why would they take you to the centre of the city?"

"You're better off not knowing."

"But I'm asking you!"

"Shut it already… Just let me go to sleep."

"So, you can't tell me?"

"Can you forget something you've been told? Can you pretend you never heard it? Can you put on a face and pretend you don't know anything? …..You may be damn smart, but I don't think you're mature enough to do that."

Shion looked up at the sky, silent tears falling from his eyes at the memories. Leaning back he screamed again, letting out all his anger, all his sadness, all his doubt, all his fear….

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Opening his eyes again Shion let the rain wash down his face and body, soaking him to the skin. Finally he headed inside to have a shower. Nights like this drained him, both physically and mentally.

The figure sat back in their chair, jewellery catching in the dim light and snagging their attention. Twisting the small piece of jewellery the figure watched the monitor as Shion walked back into his dorm and out of its sight. They had watched the whole thing. They now cherished there decision to come here to Skylink. What a truly interesting child this boy was…

Yuki-Bwahahahahahahahahhahaha! Ahhh, don't you all wish you knew who this mysterious person is that keeps popping up? When sorry but I ain't telling~ Hehehehe

Kitzabitza- Yeeeeey for your work! Ack, I'm sorry for changing a fair bit. Just minor rewordings here and there, but now I feel bad… :x *gives cookie so you don't hit me*

Yuki- *Eats cookie* Anyway~ Let us know how we're doing guys, stories like this need to be prompted XD

Kitzabitza- We'd love to hear your opinion!

Yuki- See you all next chapter~!