A/N: I'm not die! Life has just been showing me how much of a bitch it can be! Anyway here is the long awaited second chapter for Die in the fire, Born again in the shadows. Enjoy!

Mikado: Wait! Am I die?

Writer: Read and find out like the rest of the readers.

Chapter 2

Mikado was starting to believe that no one was going to come and save him and he would join his parents in the after life. He was to hot and was finding it even hard to breath under his comforter. He tightened his hold on his laptop and he could feel his cellphone digging into leg as the laptop pushed down on it. He didn't want to die yet. He missed his parents but not that much to join them so soon. He reached out with his right arm to lift up his comforter to see how bad the fire had gotten. He would look back on this moment latter and tell himself that he shouldn't have done that.(BEN_DROWNED what the hell?! Get fuck off my laptop!) As soon as he had done that a wild flame reached out as if the fire was just waiting for him. The part of the comforter he lifted caught fire and came to life with new flames as if it was dried grass. He quickly thought it off so the fire wouldn't touch him but as he did it pushed some of the fire to him. The fire wrapped around his our stretched arm and he let and ear parsing scream that if there was anyone outside they could hear it. He didn't want to believe no one would make it in time to save him, but as the fire continued to bite and scratch at his arm where it touched; he started to lost and give up on the hope someone would come. The pain was becoming to much and he started to find it hard to keep his eyes open.

(Outside the building)

The other people who lived in the run down apartment building and a few other people, a small mix of normal people and Dollars members, stood outside the burning building waiting for the firemen to get there. The flames from the fire where to strong and to hot for any one to get close to the building to see if there was anyone else still inside who where trapped. Some could finally hear the sirens of a firetruck coming but everyone could hear the scream that came from the second floor of the building.

"There someone still in there!" A man shouted.

Some of the Dollar members clenched their fists at not being able to do anything, while others typed on their phone to let everyone know what was going on. They didn't know if the member that sent that message was sent for was still in the building, outside with them but had no way to let them know they were safe, or if the scream they heard was the member themselves. It was killing them not knowing and that by the time help finally did come and put out the fire to get inside, it would be to late.

"THE RIDER IS ON HER WAY!" Screamed some random Dollar member. Everyone turned and stared the person how shouted not believing their ears.

Not soon after the firetruck came and the firemen started trying to put the fire out, they could hear the roar of the rider's bike. Before they could turn their heads to see witch way the rider was coming from, a black blur sped passed them. Use her shadows Celty made a path for her bike to dive on so that she could reach the second floor. She used her shadows again to push the flames for the fire away from her. Leaving her bike outside she broke down Mikado's door and ran inside to go find him. More flames came came to life when the door was kicked open. Using her shadows as a shield from the fire Celty pushed through them into the apartment to go find her young friend.

The apartment might not have been that big but it was hard to see through all the smock. She had no way of calling out to let Mikado know that she was there but she heard a small whimper of pain come from the center of the bedroom/family room. Not wasting any time she ran over to the sound pushing the fire away once she saw little Mikado laying on the ground. Part of his right arm and the side of his body was on fire. Celty panicked and quickly grabbed the boy in her arms and rushed out to her bike. Jumping on her bike she rushed over to the firemen and hand the young Dollar leader over to them so that they try and help him.

She didn't leave Mikado's side when he had to be sent to the hospital. She sent a message to Shinra for him to come and help too. When she had been told that she needed to wait in the waiting room she didn't want to but she know that she wouldn't be any help, so she waited. She was so worried about the young gang leader she didn't even know if Shinra was their or not. When she heard her cell go off it snapped her out of her worried mind. Celty quick sent a text to the Dollars letting them know that the member that needed help was safe and in the hospital. When that was done she checked the message she had gotten.

To: Celty

From: Anri

Celty is Mikado all right? My children saw you save him and head over to the hospital. Kida saw what happened on the news.

That's right, the Slasher was part of the Dollars and she was one of Mikado's school friends. The leader of the Yellow Scarfs was Mikado's childhood best friend. If he hadn't heard about it on the news, Anri would have told him once she made sure the boy was OK and safe. She quickly sent her a text back telling her that he was being worked on right now, so she didn't know at the moment. She would let her know if he was OK as soon as she did.

Celty hope he would be alright. He was so young and still had so much to live for. She was once again lost in her worry that she didn't know someone was standing in front until they put their hand on her shoulder. She jumped in her seat and looked up to see Shinra standing in front of her. His face looked tired but he had a small smile on his face. She quickly typed out a message for him.

"How is he? Is he alright?!"

"Yes, he OK. He resting right now. He has some bad burns on parts of his right arm and side. The burns on his side reached some of his front and back, so we had to lay him on left side. He'll have scars but he alive and that what matters. However there is one problem though." Shinra smile went away has he look sadly at headless women.

"What is it?"

"Little Mikado just became an orphan and was just told earlier today when they found out that his parents didn't make it. He lost his family and his home in one day."

"What's going to happen to him then?" Celty typed getting up from her seat.

"He'll being staying here for a week to make sure he heals and make sure nothing else happens to him. If no other family member comes in to clam him by then, he will be put into the system." Shinra told her putting his hands in his lab coat. "He'll most likely go to a foster home if no one comes."

Celty closed that gap between them and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug. He wrapped his arms around her waste when he felt women he loved shaking. He heard typing behind him before a cell phone was in his face.

"Thank you for helping him. Poor Mikado, in one day his life turned up side down." She pulled back a bit but didn't leaving his arms. She erased her last text before typing a new one out. "Shinra, I have something to ask you."

He tilted his head to the side a little wondering what it could be. "And whats that?" She let him read what she wanted to ask him. He smiled at her and nodded his head. Celty wrapped her arms around him again in thank you. She pulled away again to tell the Dollars and Anri that Mikado was OK. She told Anri that Mikado will have some scares and will be staying in the hospital for week. She would let Mikado tell her himself about his parents if he wanted to tell her.

After telling the girl the name of the hospital she asked Shinra if it was OK for her to see him before they head house for the night. He nodded and lead her to the room that the young leader was staying in.

(With Mikado)

His body hart but it wasn't hot anymore. He couldn't find the will to move anything, even to open his eyes; though he really wanted something to drink. He didn't know if he was die or not but right now he didn't care. He was tired but was afraid that he wouldn't wake up if he went to sleep. He heard a door open and close somewhere around him. He heard the foot steps of who ever came in move until they stopped in front of him. He was even more afraid to go to sleep now that there was someone he didn't know here with him. Where here was.

"It OK little Mikado you're safe, sleep." The unknown person said. The voice was clam and very relaxing to Mikado. It sounded familiar to him like he know who it belong too. The voice also sound male. A hand started to run through his hair to help clam him to sleep. It was working and knowing that something told him that he know the owner of the voice helped even more. "Just sleep, you had a very hard day that no one your age should go through."

Mikado manged to move his head a little into the touch that was making him feel safe. Soon he was falling into the realm dreams. The last thing he heard was the soft chuckling.

A/N: Here is the next Chapter finally! Sorry I took so long guys. I'll try to be better and update faster. Let me know what you think of the chapter. Like it? Hate it? Let me know. An who do you thing was the person that helped Mikado go to sleep? You'll have to wait to find out. Don't forget to leave a review! I love reading them! They make me happy when I read what you guys think of my work. See you guys in the next chapter! ^-^~3