just to clear some things up:
- I made "Seijuro" the family name because having "Akane" as the family name would make the male relatives (in my opinion) sound gay.
- Lots of characters are gender-bend. I decided this would support pairings like AkaKuro, MuraHimu and so.
Original KnB characters don't belong to me.
Akane Seijuro – a figure of dominance, fear and victory in all aspects of war known or unknown in the Pure Blood Empire. She was well known for being the current heiress to the powerful Seijuro mercenary clan.
Behind her fearsome figure lies a broken girl who, in the eyes of the clan's council, can never be accepted as one of theirs despite having the same blood running through their veins. And each day she takes in the pain of a beating.
Tetsuya Kuroko – intelligent heir to the Kuroko noble family who developed the first automated weapon. He is known for being the current fastest Genesis, earning the nickname "Lightning Flash". He proclaims that no one can beat him even though he is ranked third.
Behind his sturdy figure lies a broken boy who longs for someone who will never leave him. A person that would not set him aside for work just like his father did.
He did find that person; and that person is Akane Seijuro. But it was unfortunate that mercenaries and nobles were not permitted to marry.
Don't let my romance become Juliet in a tragedy
Take me out of here...
That's what I'm feeling like
Akane sat on her bed in her dimly lit bedroom, staring at Elite Squad 1's group picture that was in front of her. A few moments later, tears began falling from her eyes.
"Why was I even born a Seijuro…?" She said sobbing, and she kept crying into her pillow.
Every night it was like this. When she came home from a day at the Genesis Knight Brotherhood base, she would be yelled at and thrown into her room and alter on be provided with dinner. Why couldn't they accept her anyway? Oh right, she wasn't "as good as her father". Every Genesis's ability was measured and given a proficiency rate. From what she heard, her father's proficiency rate was 97.6%, while her's was just 91.4%. One of the clan council members told her that it was a disgrace for the clan to have someone with a proficiency rate below 95%, and from there the pain began.
Since then, Akane would gaze outside her window and wish that someone would take her out of this hell-like life. She never knew that fate would grant her wish.
Goodnight, dad and mom
at least you should enjoy your dreams
it's high time adults went to bed
enchanting choking caramel
I cross my naked legs shyly
How farther we'll go tonight?
The red-haired captain looked at every hallway that leads to her bedroom for anyone that stood guard. Seeing that there was no one in sight, she skipped back to her room and locked the door.
"I've never seen you this excited in the squad building,"
A smooth voice said from the balcony. There sat a boy with baby blue hair, holding his infamous sword with one hand. "Will I ever get to see the day you let go of that sword?" Akane jokingly said, pulling the boy inside. Tetsuya smiled softly and pulled out a pink-colored package from his jacket's pocket and placed it on the girl's hand. She opened it like an anxious little girl.
"Eh? Why are you giving me caramel? You know I choke on these!"
Tetsuya stroked her hair and enjoyed her pouty face. "It's because you look so cute asking me for help." He said. "Why are you my boyfriend anyway?" Akane sighed, sitting down on her bed. She crossed her legs and her arms.
Don't bite me, go easy
I don't like bitter things yet
It's because of mom's cakes I'd always been eating
If something is unknown,
you may well be curious about that
show me everything
Only you'll see my...
"Tetsuya, I know that you like hugging me in front of our teammates… but why are you smelling my neck? I'm not infected with a demon strand am I?"
The baby blue haired boy continued smelling her neck and ignored her question. "Hey, tell me if I'm infected with a demon strand!" Akane said panicking, pushing him away. "You're not infected with any kind of strand; it's just that you smell good tonight." He said smirking. "Oh really, I smell nice? Then why does Atsushi always say I smell?" Akane asked crossing her arms and raising an eyebrow. "He means you smell like candies." Tetsuya started slowly leaning in.
"You do know that you're the only one who gets to see this side of me, don't you?"
"I'm very aware of that, Akane-chan."
I've been longing just like Cinderella
I'll run away with nothing but my uniform
may the magic stop the time
before the villains bother us
Akane wished she would be free to roam around just like a lost princess; there was a time she even came up with the absurd idea of cutting classes and running away with Tetsuya.
One of the other things she badly wished to have is magic that could warp time just like Kazuha's (though hers wasn't really magic, it was an eye technique she was born with). She wished she could change the past so that she wouldn't be a Seijuro; she wanted to change the past so that there would be no one who opposed her relationship with Tetsuya.
I want to run away just like Juliet
but don't call me with that name
yes we're to be bound
or it would be too boring
Honey, you're going to live with me?
Being a rich kid is a happy turn of events. But being a rich kid without your parents and only knowing one relative (specifically a Yandere cousin) is a displeasing turn of events. Living along in a large mansion wasn't really sad though. Tetsuya was free to shout all the time. But being the quiet, reserved person he was, he resorted to reading books to occupy himself. While browsing the row of books, he came upon a book he hasn't read for ages that he bought when he was in grade school.
"Romeo and Juliet", somehow it suited his and Akane's situation. He was amazed at how this Juliet would do anything for Romeo, even kill herself. 'If this kind of situation came, would Akane kill herself for me?' He told himself.
The next day, Shintaro had practically dragged him to the conference room in the squad building just to announce that to improve their cooperation all seven of them were going to live in one house. He highly doubted that their house would stay intact with Ryota and Daiki staying in one place. He smiled softly as he stroked Akane's hair.
"So… you're going to live with me?"
I'd applied a little flashy mascara
I promise to become a good girl tomorrow
forgive me this time
the borderline of the black lace,
nobody secures it today
How far we're going beyond it?
"Akane-chan… you put on mascara didn't you?"
"I-I did not!"
"Well it's not every day that I see your pretty red eyes completely detailed…"
"So you mean you can't see my eyes on normal days? You're a pig."
Smiling as he closed his eyes, he touched one of the black laces of her night gown. The red haired girl shrieked.
"What on earth are you doing?!"
"Akane-chan, we've been together for months now. Shouldn't we go farther?"
So hard that I bit you
So hard that it hurts,
I'm in love with you
but Dad seems to hate you, though
The two got carried away in their imaginary paradise, too carried away that they failed to notice a "demon" approaching. The door suddenly opened, revealing another redhead with a shocked expression.
"Akane, is that the Kuroko heir?!"
"Y-Yomi-nee, this isn't…!"
'Yomi? Does she mean the youngest clan council member Yomi Seijuro?' Tetsuya's eyes widened when the said Yomi stomped towards them and slapped Akane with great strength. He was about to say something when his face met the shine of a blade tip.
"Noble, leave before I do something to my… half-sister," Yomi said glancing at Akane when she said "half-sister". Tetsuya glared at her and Akane knew that he was going to charge straight at Yomi.
"Tetsuya, just… leave, Yomi-nee is serious about hurting you,"
Hearing his beloved tell him to leave, he had no choice but to oblige. He picked up his sword form the floor and jumped out of the balcony.
you gave me a hand
holding a collar for me
Take me away my Romeo
so far that they rebuke us
The next day, Akane came to work with a patch on her cheek and a lifeless look. She wanted to avoid everyone especially Tetsuya so that they wouldn't worry. But unfortunately for her she ran into Kazuha, and since she was a medic, she tore off the patch and looked at her bruise. "Hey cherry hair, what happened to you that you got a bruise this bad?" She asked raising an eye brow. Akane closed her eyes and recalled what happened after Tetsuya left.
"Weren't you properly educated when you were young? We mercenaries cannot marry noble sons or daughters! Is it really difficult to get that through your thick skull?!"
"I-I'm sorry Yomi-nee it's just that-"
Hit.
"It's just that what? You love him? You know the rules! Mercenaries and nobles can never mix! We all know that! You can't be with your so-called love of your life! He's a Kuroko and every Pure Blood alive knows that their blood cannot be soiled!"
Hit.
Akane's eyes snapped open and tears started falling from her eyes. "Wha… what happened to you?!" Kazuha asked with a panicked tone. Akane suddenly ran away, leaving a confused Kazuha.
"Why won't this just stop…?"
The bell sounds just like Cinderella
I'll leave my GLASS Shoe
so find me soon
before my bad dream annoys me
"Princess Akane…?" A maid said in a soft voice as she slowly opened the door of the red haired girl's bedroom. "Don't call me princess." She answered glaring at the maid. "But you're the heiress aren't you? Isn't it fitting to call you princess?" The maid said with a smile. "You've been here since I was a kid, Marinette. You know my condition right? If I don't meet their expectations, they should've just killed me." Akane said lying down on her bed and sighing. "Milady, if they killed you, then you wouldn't have met Tetsuya-sama." Marinette sighed. "Besides, if you keep acting tough whenever you're outside, that would be deceiving your own friends. Isn't it better for them to know the real you than to be faced with a lie?"
"I don't care… But I hope he can at least change Yomi-nee's mind and alter history,"
surely she did the same thing
she lied that she dropped it accidentally
yes, I'll do the same
I want to endear myself to him
see I'm here
He wanted to believe it was all a lie. He didn't want to believe that Akane was hurt by her own family. The first he saw her, his first impression of her was that she was very much respected and looked upon. But after the night that he saw Yomi slap Akane so hard he was boiling inside.
Yomi Seijuro
Age: 27
Race: Pure Blood
Relatives active in the brotherhood: Akane Seijuro (half sister, 16)
Proficiency rate: 97.9%
"Tetsuya-nii, what can research about her half sister change Miss Akane's condition?" A girl with the same baby blue hair as Tetsuya asked handing him a folder labeled 'Yomi Seijuro'. "Ayame, don't concern yourself with this. This is my problem. Now all you have to do is go back to your estate and pretend nothing happened." Tetsuya ordered his cousin, who just nodded and exited the manor. He stared at the folder with a murderous look.
"Akane-chan, you're not the only one with a secret personality, I also lie about who I really am." He mumbled as he traced the edge of his blade with finger.
Would you try looking into my heart?
It's filled with desire, isn't it?
But it's not enough; stuff more into it
So hard that you cannot be there anymore, maybe?
but that wouldn't make sense
Akane clutched her and Tetsuya's picture in her chest while crying a stream of tears. Right now, she only wanted to be beside him, to see that ridiculous yet convincing smirk of his, to hear his rare laughs, to see him showing emotions other than being serious. It's only been a day since she last saw him and she was already hurting this much. Suddenly her communicator flashed and her eyes widened at Marinette's message.
Miss Yomi is in the hospital! She's suffering from life-threatening injuries!
She heard steps outside of her balcony window and saw Tetsuya standing there with an expression that reminded her of a child who just received a bag of candy. But what shocked her was that like always, he was holding his blade, only this time it had blood dripping from the tip. "Tetsuya, could it be that you… Yomi-nee…!" Akane gasped when he suddenly disappeared, and was already behind her. 'He isn't called the Lightning Flash for nothing!' "She was getting really annoying." He said as he buried his face in her neck. "But why did you go as far as send her to the hospital? T-This isn't you," Tetsuya clicked his tongue and stood up. He wiped the blood on his blade all over his hand and stretched out his arm, with his bloodied hand completely visible, with blood still dripping.
"Akane-chan isn't really the only one who knows how to lie about her personality. You see, I've been holding back this side of me ever since I met you, and Yomi woke it up."
Though still terrified, Akane understood his situation. Tetsuya had lost his father the day he finally had time for his son, and that very same day Tetsuya had refused to go along with him just so that he could see her. Now, he blames Shintaro's mother, though he never really told him that was the reason why he hated him so much. She cupped his cheeks, inhaled, then exhaled then smiled brightly.
"Tetsuya Kuroko, I'm admitting that I love you very much!"
Happiness seems to be stored in the small box
rather than the larger one
What should I do? Something should be done
or I'll let you down
but greedy dad and mom are living usual life
Tetsuya blinked a few times before lowering his head a bit and removing Akane's hands from his face. He reached into his jacket's pocket and took out a small box. She blinked a few times and she almost died when he opened it.
"Akane Seijuro, will you marry me?"
'How can this idiot be proposing at a time like this… I haven't even expected him to do this! Wait, does this mean Satsuki's personality data analysis is starting to get inaccurate? More importantly what am I going to tell him?!' Akane told herself. Her face was as red as her hair and she had no idea what to say. Suddenly her sister's soul shattering words crossed her mind.
"Akane, you are a mercenary. We cannot soil a noble's precious blood."
Yes, I'll accept my nature
"The golden axe is what I've lost"
Cinderella who had told too much lies
Is said to have been eaten by the wolf
What should I do? Something should be done
or I'll be eaten
please save me before that
Akane lowered her head and closed the box, surprising the blue haired boy in front of her. He was about to protest but she interrupted him.
"Tetsuya, I'm a mercenary. Law says we can't be together."
He just blinked a few times then put the box back in his pocket. He then stood up and moved right to the balcony and jumped. Akane could've sworn that he had pained expression a few moments ago.
"Daiki, Akane-chan and Tetsuya are in a complicated situation!" Satsuki announced slamming her clipboard on the table, sending the dark-blue haired boy's teriyaki flying. "My teriyaki! Wait, how do you know they're in a complicated situation?" Daiki asked with a confused look. He knew that Satsuki has been in her room all day scribbling non-stop on her clipboard, so it would be impossible for her to know something like that without going out. "I was practicing my personality data analysis skills! Am I good or what?" She asked smirking, with her hands on her hips. "We can't say you're good without confirming that they are in such situation," Daiki's face met a fist. "Hey! What did you hit me for?" He exclaimed touching his broken nose. "I just saw Tetsuya side-B walking gloomily in the hallway! That's enough proof for me!" She shouted pointing a finger at him. "Tetsuya side-B? What is that?" He was hit another time. "His killer side idiot! You've been working with him for years and you still haven't noticed that he has two different sides? You really are a useless observer!"
"I am glad that the noble no longer comes to our estate." Yomi said sipping her tea. "Though I doubt you are pleased with that." She glared at Akane. "I… told him that his world and mine are very different, and traditional laws imply we cannot be together. He looks like he accepted it," Akane replied in monotone. "Now that the noble is no longer present, we have to arrange your marriage to another skillful mercenary to maintain our clan's status as professional fighters." Akane slammed her fork on the table and stomped all the way into her room with Yomi watching her figure disappear.
Meanwhile, she cried her heart out in her balcony. Then, she sensed a familiar presence. She looked at the ground, and found a familiar boy with baby blue hair staring at her. After a while, he stretched out his arms, as if telling her that he'll catch her. Akane looked back at her room then jumped into Tetsuya's arms, running away with smiles on their faces.
The next morning, Yomi found a note on Akane's bed, and she was not pleased at what was written.
"Yomi-nee, I quit being a legitimate member of our clan."
"Kuro-chin and Aka-chin are away… does this mean I'll be handling defense now…?" Atsushi said in a lazy voice. All of a sudden, someone ran into him. He looked down to see a raven haired girl. She looked like she was really hurt, so he helped her up.
"Sorry I bumped into you, by the way, thanks for helping me up! Most Elite Division members aren't as nice as you! Say, I'm Tatsuna Himuro of Squad 3! If you'll ever need me to repay the favor, just look for me in our squad building!"
She then continued running down the hallway. Atsushi watched her the whole time.
"Muro-chin sure is pretty… wait, when did I give her a nickname?"
Please forgive my previous error with the "Mine-chin" stuff! I typed this when I was really sleepy, so I guess my awareness was turned off too...
