A/N: Wow!
It has been a long time fanfic readers! Since I've updated and been writing here. It had been 6 long, full years to the day of dedication to fanfic and thrill.
Sorry for not updating more often but that broken laptop set me back a whole lot and many other unforeseeable events in my life these past few months. Nonetheless I once more attempt a comeback to fanfic with this release.
I owe my faithful readers, followers, and reviewers my thanks and a apology for making them wait so long for this moment. Their constant support has always been close and their time they take to review, comment etc. is appreciated. While I'm at all theses thank you, we might as well all thank my muse for reappearing again as well! XD
Last but certainly not least, this year will also be memorable. It's been a long time since I've released my first thrill PoT story but this year four of my stories will close their books by the end of this year. Koori No Ouji, Fated, Club7 and Secret are winding down which makes room for my 2 new stories I've begun. This year I present Be With Me, and Emotions. Please take the time to read and review them if you have the time and patience to. I will use that as judge to see if they will continue or be dropped while on the first chapter.
Thank you for six long years and go do the major reading :)
Black Wings
Rated: M
Summary: [AU] After a horrible experience, Ryoma is reborn as "X", a cold-blooded assassin. During a mission he meets Fuji and from there on, Fuji can't help but get in his way.
Chapter IV: "X"
Recap
His first thought was 'kill' but the numbness he experienced from his earlier kill burdened him and before he could think again, the man took off running. He did the only other thought that entered fast enough. 'Eliminate any way possible'. He ran after the man and knocked him out with one blow to the back of his neck. He looked at the man and wondered why this was the same man that had continuously made him mess up on his missions.
"Done X?"
"Done," Ryoma said emotionlessly back to Mi-chan over the connection in his watch but his eyes watched the slender man lying on top of the snow. Why can't he pull the trigger?
XxX
FC
December 25th
Fuji groaned as a splitting pain stayed center somewhere on his head. He couldn't quite remember what could have happened…
"It's about time you awoke," A woman's voice sounded through the haze and blinding light.
"What happened," Fuji groaned out.
"I'd like nothing better than to know that myself," the woman uttered under breath. Fuji didn't think he was supposed to hear that.
"I was walking at a park…" Fuji said recalling that. "Then-"
"You saw it," the woman finished with a sigh.
"I did!" Fuji said all of sudden remembering the blood on the snow, the killer and the dead woman.
"Calm down,"
"I know that man!" Fuji said suddenly, "I saw him kill before-"
"Ah… so he is slipping up…" the woman said with a sigh pushing her black hair out of her face as she leaned forward to take a closer look at this extremely lucky guy to be able to survive and witness X's kills.
"What do you mean?"
"Why do you think you're here and not dead?" the woman asked with a sigh. "Shall we get through the basics first? Fuji-san, I am Mika." She introduced holding out a hand.
"How do you know who I am?" Fuji asked grasping her hand she had held out anyways.
"You were carrying identification and it's not hard to find out more with a few associations I have." Mika said with a smile.
"I see,"
"Yes… you're going to have to see soon because what I'm going to tell you is going to require your through agreement if you ever want to see home again." Mika said looking at him with a straight face now.
"I don't think I understand Mika-san…. IF I want to see home?" Fuji asked.
"No, you've got it understood so far," Mika said with a nod. "About what you saw in the park, the encounter with Agent X… that needs to stay private, forgotten and not spoken of." Mika continued.
"You're in league with that murderer aren't you?" Fuji asked opening his eyes now to a more alert state.
"Agent X is not a murderer. His job is to carry out the mission."
"And the mission was killing innocent people?" Fuji asked.
"There was nothing innocent about her Fuji-san." Mika said with a nod. "If you only knew her background and the power she had over innocent victims."
"Why are you guys even doing these things … I didn't even know these things actually exist outside of movies!" Fuji whispered in shock at the turn of events.
"Because people need people like X to exact their dues." Mika said summing it up.
"X, is an unfortunate orphan who has learned that to live is to struggle and to get revenge you have to exact it." Mika said with a sigh. "I don't know how to tell you but the higher-ups will deal with you."
XxX
Elsewhere
Fuji Residence
"Syuusuke hasn't returned and it's worrying me." Yumiko said worriedly looking out the window.
"I'm sure he'll come back when he feels like it." Yuuta said brushing off his brother's angry departure to him not being home yet though he had been gone for hours now.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" Yumiko merely said as she continued looking for her brother. It wasn't like him to get so angry and stay out all night and half the morning.
XxX
FC
"I heard about your problem X," Niou said passing by Ryoma as he walked into the section. "Slipping up?"
"You want to get a life and worry about your own thing?" Ryoma answered back harshly. He usually preferred not to say anything but even this "problem" was bothering him. His perfection was jeopardized by one fool and he had no idea what about that man that could make him not react right…
"X?"
Ryoma looked up to see Mi-chan looking at him. "The head boss wants to see you,"
Ryoma nodded and headed up. By now he should've heard of the blunder too. Taking the stairs he paused slightly as he saw the man coming down the hall.
"Murderer,"
"Troublesome,"
Both spoke at the same time and yet they felt as if they had been heavily reprimanded by the other. Ryoma felt a scowl wanting to appear yet he pushed it back. He really was losing his cool.
XxX
"I'm Yukimura Seiichi, X's section leader and this is Sanada-san, FC's executive."
"FC… the company?" Fuji asked in wonder. He had no idea such a famous company was behind murders.
"We need your silence if you are to go free," Sanada said getting straight to the point. His sharp no-nonsense voice and stance reminded Fuji of a guy who knew he had power and could wield it for obedience.
"What if I refuse? What if I lie and say I do but decided to tell?" Fuji said boldly. "What if I connect the high-class company of FC to my accusations?"
"Everyone would think you've gone crazy," Sanada said with a snide smirk.
"It'd be better for your family and you if you don't mysteriously disappear." Yukimura said softly.
"Are you going to kill me too?" Fuji asked. "I don't think I need to agree to anything until I see the mastermind himself."
"The president is too busy to see a little boy like you," Sanada stated.
"Gen… maybe it's best if we don't hound the "boy" and have him meet Shiraishi instead." Yukimura said with a smile. "Maybe it will be best."
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