Ocean's Heart- Sekirei fanfiction

Bloody Love

The first few weeks of incorporating Tsukiumi into the squad could be compared to forcing a square into a circular opening. The blonde water mistress simply would not take the life of someone innocent, even if that said innocent life was virtual-made. Minato couldn't help but slam his palm to his face after the numerous failures that his 'wife' was committing; it would seem to him that her sense of justice was far too strong for her to be utilized as MBI's newest killing machine. It wouldn't be normally be any cause for problems for the rounin but a big mission was about to take place, which would involve an unsavory amount of assassinations.

Tsukiumi for her part was giving it her all to try and accept her new role as a member of the Disciplinary Squad, but she simply couldn't get the job done. All the scenarios that she was tested on ended up with either herself being injured, failing to kill the target, or the worst of all, the death of her beloved ashikabi. It also bothered her greatly that her 'husband' would increasingly spend time with number 04; Minato maybe unaware of the black sekirei's affections, but she wouldn't be fooled. The blonde bombshell could do nothing but worry that her position as the 'legal wife' would be challenged by the silver haired, katana wielding killing machine; she knew that Minato was a peaceful soul but he was still a male, and all males were vulnerable to a woman's assets. Needless to say, she would do everything in her power to prevent her position to be usurped. Tsukiumi gave it her all in training, and finally, finally, she managed to complete a training scenario; but her success was drowned by the guilt she felt. The training program's completion left her with a bad taste in her mouth.

The ashikabi of the Disciplinary Squad couldn't sleep; after all it was the eve before they were deployed. Every mission that he and his squad have completed, he would always be like this. He would be unable to sleep not due to nervousness but fear for his girls. True that he held Tsukiumi in a special place in his heart, but he also loved the other girls in his squad. Haihane with her aloof personality and cat-like demeanor; Benitsubasa with her straightforwardness and feminine attitude; and finally Karasuba and her strong personality. It may seem like an unlikely pair, but Minato and Karasuba were the closest in the squad, which did nothing to help quench the jealousy felt by the other two original members. Yes, the black sekirei would indeed beat up her ashikabi, but to the very observant, one could tell that it was her way of showing affection. She would punch him the gut and then proceed to tenderly stroke his cheek when he was knocked out, careful to not hurt him anymore. As the second year failure thought about his squad and his wife, a certain pair was having a conversation of their own.

The water sekirei was standing on the veranda of her room; Minato insisted that she have her own room to prevent any 'unwanted attention' from 'arising'. She felt a breeze as she was staring at the moon, immediately she turned around with her water blade at the ready only for her to see her teammate, Karasuba.

"What do you want?" the water mistress spat out rather scathingly at her companion.

"Yare yare, why so hostile Tsu-chan?" the katana wielding sekirei said with that smile of hers.

"Don't call me that!" Tsukiumi shrieked; she knew that she had to reason to shout, but this was the woman she considered as her main rival for her Minato's heart. The personality of Karasuba changed all of a sudden, gone was her smile to be replaced by seriousness.

"Don't screw up tomorrow. I'll kill you if anything happens to Min-chan because of you." was her cold reply to the blonde.

"How dare you?! I am the one and only wife. You have no righ…" the water user couldn't finish her sentence as she found her neck suddenly threatened by a sharp katana.

"I don't care as to what you call yourself, but once this is all said and done, I would be the one with Minato got it?" she said looking directly into blue orbs. Tsukiumi only smirked at her declaration.

"Over my dead body. I will not just hand my Minato to anyone. I would gladly fight you for him." the blonde answered her rival. Karasuba smiled and lifted her katana away from the neck of her teammate.

"I will hold you to that." she said as she made her way out. A new kind of determination made it into Tsukiumi's eyes,' she would not let Karasuba or any other woman, be it a sekirei or a human to steal her Minato.

Dawn came and the squad departed their headquarters. Minato had divided the squad into two, with Haihane and Benitsubasa to lead the charge and Tsukiumi, Karasuba, and himself would carry out the mission proper. The ashikabi could not believe what he was seeing from his two sekirei, it was like they were competing, trying to one-up each other; he was further into shock when his 'wife' killed her first victim. He looked at her with awe and amazement; when he changed his attention to his number 2, he found her enjoying herself as she continues to slash and slice her way through the enemy's defenses. The mission was over before it even started; Minato himself didn't even get the chance to draw his new pistol from its holster.

"That was boring." the katana wielding sekirei called out, slashing her sword in the air to remove the blood. Tsukiumi in the other hand was in shock, she could not believe what she had done. She allowed herself to kill, worst of all she didn't feel anything when she tore through flesh and bone. Minato, noticed his number 1's distressed made his way to her.

"Karasuba-san, could you get the others and tell them to meet up at the rendezvous point. Tsukiumi and I will meet you guys there." he said to her authoritatively. Karasuba merely nodded and went out through the window in search for her other teammates.

"Tsukiumi-san, are you alright?" he tentatively asked his sekirei and all he got was a distraught Tsukiumi who had clung herself tightly to him, as if she would be lost without his presence.

"I-I-I killed them…" was her reply. Minato rubbed her back in the attempt to soothe her.

"It's okay Tsukiumi, I'm here." was all he could offer. "I'm so sorry." he added.

"N-no, it is fine. I would get used to this." she said, but it was more like she was trying to encourage herself.

"No, no you won't. No one ever does." he replied in a tired tone. "I swear Tsukiumi, I will never let you do any of these things again." He hugged her tightly as she also wrapped her arms around him.

"Thank you." was her reply. Minato pulled back slightly to see his wife's face. What he saw were her eyes that were shining and her lips that were trembling. Slowly he kissed her as if willing all her guilt to go away. The two lovers would stay lip-locked until the need for air became overwhelming.

"I love you." Minato declared to his beau.

"I love you too. I would do anything for you." Tsukiumi replied. With that the two of them departed the scene of carnage hand in hand. Somehow, something good came out of all of this. If anything, their relationship only got stronger. That is until the next mission comes along, that is when Tsukiumi would finally understand the true meaning of what she has said to Karasuba. That is when her real fight would begin.