school's back! i was so bored over the summer. really. here is an update that i squeezed out of my head.

Disclaimer: i don't own POT just the OCs and sadly the flying monkeys annoying me.

ENJOY!


Chapter 0.8

Fuji woke up to a deserted room and cold bed. 'Did Ryoma leave me again?' Fuji sucked in his breath as the door opened.

Ryoma saw Fuji sitting up when he walked in with breakfast for two on a tray. "Oh, good! You're awake. You and I are the only ones. The others refuse to eat so I only made enough for the two of us. The boss will force the others to eat around lunchtime."

Fuji sighed. "Ryoma, what is going on? Why where our families killed? What do you need us for? Who are we fighting? Why are we fighting them?"

Ryoma set the tray down on the floor and sat next to it without looking at Fuji. "The only thing I really know is that we're all in the same boat and that we are fighting a group that wants to control Japan and only Japan for some reason. They want to control Japan and clean it of people who don't belong in Japan, mainly the gaijin and tourists. If that happens, we would lose a lot of economy. This group known as "The Mukudori", for some random reason. We are known as "The Lost Apple." I tried to get them to move your families but I had not noticeable stature in the group, as it is rather large. The old boss wouldn't listen to me. The new boss, who you'll meet later, decided that for the safety of Japan we couldn't move you all into hiding. Though I think she has something she's hiding about this whole thing. She'll be able to tell you and me everything later. Right now, we should eat and then go back to sleep."

Fuji nodded and slid off of the bed onto the floor and pulled Ryoma into his lap. Fuji fed Ryoma while the boy snuggled happily into Fuji's embrace. After they finished the food Fuji picked Ryoma up bridal style (Ryoma had fallen asleep) and carried him to the bed. Fuji spooned up behind Ryoma and drifted off to sleep himself.

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Fuji stood in his front door and watched as a shadow passed behind his mother in the kitchen. The woman was cut in the throat before she could even scream. The shadow turned away and walked towards the hallway. Fuji ran after the shadow. He froze in the doorway of his father's den, the shadow again crept behind the man and sliced his throat. Fuji tried screaming but couldn't find his voice. The shadow passed him and turned to Fuji's older sister. The young woman held a knife up in a fighting stance. The shadow seemed to laugh. It charged at Yumiko and slid right past the eldest Fuji sibling, stabbing her in the stomach and then the eyes, Fuji screamed. The shadow disappeared and Fuji ran to his sister. He was relieved he was able to touch her. She had fallen face down. As Fuji turned his sister over, he watched as it changed into Ryoma's face, stabbed and …broken. Fuji screamed.

Fuji screamed as he woke up. The room was dark and empty. Fuji felt tears come to his eyes as he remembered what the shadow did to his family. Not only to his family, but to Kaidoh's, Momo's, Inui's, Tezuka's, Eiji's, and Oishi's. Why were they the targets if they were just after purifying Japan? After all, all seven of them were full blooded Japanese. So why would they be a target? Why were they involved in this at all? And why wasn't anybody telling them anything?

Fuji's thoughts were stopped when Ryoma opened the door. Ryoma took one look at Fuji and ran across the room to the older boy. Ryoma swept Fuji into his arms and smoothed his hair back.

"Shhh… I know it hurts. I know." Ryoma whispered in Fuji's ear.

Something in Fuji snapped. He pushed away from Ryoma suddenly. Ryoma not expecting to be pushed away, fell to floor. Fuji turned on him with tears of sorrow and anger.

"How would you know how it feels?" Fuji yelled. "Your parents weren't murdered by some terrorist group!"

Ryoma looked down, his bangs covering his face. "So that's how you think I am. You think I try to comfort you from fake pain. You think I just want you to forget your mourning and focus on me." Ryoma looked up. Fuji flinched at the level of pain in the younger boy's eyes. "You have no idea what's happening! You have no idea what happened to me so don't snap at me like it's my fault!" Ryoma stood up and ran out of the room, slamming the door behind him. Fuji stared at the door before turning to the wall and falling into a fitful dreamless sleep.

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Ryoma ran downstairs and out the front door. It was nearly time anyways. He decided being early wasn't going to do any harm to anyone. He reached his destination and threw himself on the soft grass before the two slabs of granite.

"Okaa-san, Oyaji,… why?"

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Fuji came downstairs around 6 pm. He saw that the girl (he still didn't know her name) had gotten all of the regulars to come downstairs for dinner. As to how, he had no idea. Aiba noticed him first

Aiba smiled at him, "Sorry dinner isn't as good as it should be. Ryoma cooks better than I do and he's out right now."

Fuji nodded. "Do you know when he'll be back?" the boy asked as his bangs covered his face.

Aiba frowned as he looked at the calendar. "He won't be back till tomorrow night around midnight, if he doesn't kill himself first. He does this every year. It is only for one day, but apparently he decided to go early. He doesn't move from that spot for one minute and then he submerges himself into a deep depression. It takes him a full 24 hours to get over it and sometimes someone has to stop him from killing himself at the end. Usually me or the boss."

Fuji stared at him with eyes wide open. "Where does he go?"

Aiba gravely looked at the younger boy straight on. "His parents' graves. They died two years ago, … tomorrow."


Gomen ne about the long wait and short chapter. my ideas decided to leave me. in it's place comes the stress from school concerning the play. that really irritates me to no end. if this is confusing i'm sorry. i'll try to get another chapter up soon. maybe hen we'll figure out the girl's name. XP

Please read ans review.

Lovishnesses, Lonely Rain.