"Watashi wa Kanzaki Hitomi desu... And I came here to get my revenge on the one who called herself Leaping Tiger."
Chapter Two: Story of Kanzaki Hitomi
Dilandau stifled a laugh.
"Hitomi Kanzaki? Leaping Tiger? Where'd you get those names from? Everyone with more than three I.Q points know that the last of the Kanzakis, died years ago."
Although he found it rather funny, Dilandau though that this girl, this crazy, murderous, girl was out of her mind. She glared at him coldly. Suddenly, a punch aiming for Dilandau's face appeared. But Dilandau, who had been in and out of fights like this one at bars before, was expecting it, and dodged out of the way just in time. He grabbed the nearest thing next to him, which happened to be Miss Ling's katana, and used it as a shield defend himself from this…Hitomi's wrath.
Blade met blade. Apparently, Hitomi had been expecting this. She quickly jumped into the air and landed on Miss Ling's desk. She looked ready for combat and the fire that was burning in her eyes seemed to invite Dilandau to a fight. 'Why not?' he asked himself as he quickly got up. He had been in tons of swordfights before. His uncle being a samurai of Fanelia and one of the world's greatest swordmasters brought a great advantage to this. The rush of adrenaline was boiling in his veins. He smirked. Steadying himself and nodding to Hitomi, he braced himself against the floor. What happened next was so fast Dilandau didn't even know what had hit him. The next thing he knew, he was clutching his face, which was bleeding ominously.
'My face, my face! My beautiful face!' he screamed silently in his head. Out loud, he wheeled around and faced Hitomi, who was wiping her blade with a Kleenex. "What did you try to do? Injure me? I though we were gonna have a common swordfight, not a real one."
"Those who oppose me will pay, sooner or later." Hitomi said in a soft voice. She looked up at him. "Your weakness is vanity and overestimation when it comes to fighting, Dilandau Albatou…or shall I say Fanel?" Dilandau froze slightly. Was this girl a stalker or something? How did she know that his looks were one of the things he valued most? And how did she know his name was Fanel? Hitomi continued.
"I have friends in places high and low. One of them happens to be a friend of yours, Dilandau. Really, I'm amazed at how little you know about your surroundings. For example, did you ever wonder why Gatti Smith disappeared for a long period of time? He's an assassin, Fanel. One of your friends is an assassin. And because we have been in missions together, I've heard countless tales of you. But I don't understand why he and the rest of his friends are so loyal to you; a person with two characters: one insane, confident, and arrogant. The other side of you seems to be so normal. You really are a strange person, Fanel."
Then, she glanced up at the clock, which was 4:30 pm.
"Do people usually stick around at this hour?" she asked Dilandau. He shook his head. By now, he had a piece of tissue to help stop the blood from bleeding too much. "Good." she concluded, and took Dilandau by the arm. "You're coming with me, Fanel."
"Why should I go with you? And secondly, why haven't you killed me yet?" he challenged. Hitomi sighed.
"One: I don't believe in killing the innocent. Two: You have the potential of becoming an assassin. Three: You've witnessed this act of assassination, I can't let you go, whether you like it or not. That's enough explanation for now." With that, she grabbed his arm, the one that wasn't holding the bloody piece of tissue, and half dragged him out of the school building and into the parking lot. When they reached a light blue Honda car, she let go of his arm, pulled out some car keys, and unlocked it. Dilandau climbed into the passengers' seat in front whereas Hitomi went into drivers' seat. When they were both in the car, Hitomi told Dilandau to open the compartment. When he did, a fist aid kit fell out. She took out a bandage.
"Let go of that tissue," she instructed. Dilandau did, but not without an "I can do it myself" growl. Hitomi laughed. Dilandau stared at her. One moment, she was colder than snow, next moment; she was a girl laughing without care.
"Fanel, you amuse me. You're letting me bandage you even you don't like it." Dilandau shook his head.
"You're weird," he stated. He leaned back in his seat, stroking his wound obsessively. Hitomi grinned at him, and then turned to the wheel. She started the car, and then drove out of the school. As he looked out of the window, Dilandau took one glance at the school, and knew that he wasn't going to be looking at it for another very long time. Not that he cared anyway.
"So, Hitomi, tell me about yourself." They had been driving for at least half an hour, neither speaking to each other. Dilandau, who had become rather bored of this decided to start a conversation.
"I though you knew all about the Kanzaki Clan, Fanel. Gatti tells me you had a small obsession with my family one year ago."
"How do I know you really are a Kanzaki?" he questioned. Hitomi mentally smiled. She liked people who never gave up. In a fluid motion, she took off a necklace that hung around her neck and handed it to him. Dilandau eyed it with curiosity. As traditional for the Kanzaki Clan, an assassin family, when a person turned six, they would receive a reddish-pink pendant. He was holding one now.
"Is that enough proof for you?" Hitomi asked as she turned a curve. Dilandau looked up from the pendant.
"I thought the last of the clan, Mariemeia Kanzaki died. How come you're still alive?" he asked. Hitomi gripped the steering wheel tightly and smirked.
"The whole reason I'm seeking my revenge is because she and the rest died. Mariemeia Kanzaki was my mother. She was murdered by a rather famous man, Allen Schezar. He killed her and my unborn brother in front of me when I was six. I don't know why he killed her. I have two hypotheses: it was because she was a Kanzaki or because of something else; something I wish to keep a secret. But he and the rest of the Blade Assassin Squad will pay. Just like Leaping Tiger; aka Miss Mao Ling. She was part of the squad and had helped Allen Schezar with the assassination. There are three more people I've been seeking for revenge for a time. You'll find out their names soon."
Dilandau looked out the window and then looked back at her. None of this information had come out in public. He had grown up thinking that Mariemeia Kanzaki was the last Kanzaki to live, that she never had children, and that she had decided to end her life one day.
Hitomi turned on a curve. Just a few more minutes, and they would be out of Lithe City, capital of Fanelia.
"Hitomi, where are we headed?" Dilandau asked. She replied without glancing at him.
"We're heading to my…friend's house. I'll be dropping you of there. Then I'll come back to pick you up." Dilandau rolled his eyes.
"What was the point of kidnapping me then?" he complained. Hitomi's eye twitched. Sure, she liked people who didn't give up easily, but Dilandau asked so many questions. She decided to answer a few more.
"Like I said, you have the potential of becoming an assassin. You've witnessed an act of assassination, and you don't have a place in Lithe City. It's all a day-to-day routine for you. A bit of adventure won't hurt, would it?
"Dilandau," Hitomi continued on, "Gatti tells me you have a split personality. Assassin training would help you focus. And if I have it correctly, there's not too much to train you with. Your father and uncle are samurais, aren't they?"
Dilandau nodded his head in agreement. "Hai," he said.
"Well, then we won't have to teach you how to hold a sword. Or will we?" Hitomi teased. Dilandau growled in annoyance. Of course they didn't! He was one of the best sword wielders of the school. The only reason Hitomi had won him in their little duel was because he had underestimated her; a mistake that wouldn't be happening for a long time.
"Tell me more about your friend." he said to her.
"She's a very experienced assassin." she answered. "Don't underestimate her, don't be rude to her, and most importantly, know that the only reason she will treat you harshly for the first few months is because she wants to test you. Are you hungry?"
"Yeah."
"Good. But don't start complaining yet. We're almost at her house. She lives at the very edge of Lithe City." Dilandau smirked.
"You know what you said about me having a split personality?" he said.
"Hai," Hitomi answered.
"Well, you have one yourself. But unlike me, you sort of…melt into your other personality."
"Do I?"
"Yep. You were Miss Ice-Hearted when I first met you, but now your Miss Nice Person…well kind of."
"I believe it's called being shy." Hitomi said.
"Shy? You barely had a heart."
"And you do? Dilandau, you're as warm as a cold winter's night when you slip in your 'other' personality."
"True." Dilandau agreed. The last time he had gone into his nighttime personality, he had beaten the living crap out of a small boy who had accidentally thrown a baseball ball at him. He didn't regret it then, and he didn't regret it now. Suddenly, Hitomi swerved off the road and turned into the forest.
"Hey, what are you doing?" he asked, startled by the sudden rockiness of the road.
"I'm driving us to my friend's house. She lives in the middle of the forest." Dilandau raised an eyebrow. 'Oh great,' he thought. 'First assassins, then people who live in the middle of a forest. What's next? People who can go under water for more than five minutes?'
After a while of this rockiness, Hitomi slowly came to a halt and got out.
"Ride's over." she said. "The trail's too bumpy to carry on. I don't wanna damage my car. We're walking the rest of the way." Dilandau shrugged, got out of the car, and started walking with her. He checked his watch. It was 6:30. It had been two hours since he had left the place he called home. Strangely enough, it didn't feel like two hours. It felt like days and days. Maybe he was getting bored of being stuck with Hitomi, he thought.
After what felt like an hour of walking (and indeed, it was an hour of walking), Hitomi and Dilandau reached a huge mansion with a gate surrounding it. Dilandau stared at it in interest. 'Who would've ever thought of a mansion?' he asked himself. He had imagined the house as a shack. He fell out of musings when Hitomi tapped his shoulder and walked forward to the gate. She pressed a doorbell. Instantly, the gate opened, allowing the travelers to go in. When they did, an old woman with long, white, wispy hair dressed in a kimono came out. She had an elf-like appearance.
"Hitomi!" the old woman greeted. Hitomi ran forward and hugged the old woman.
"Sora!" Hitomi exclaimed. The old woman looked down at her and frowned.
"Are you eating enough?" she asked. "You're so thin. Even thinner than Yukari, and she's quite skinny…" Finally, after fussing about Hitomi's weight, she took notice of Dilandau.
"And who might you be?" she asked him.
"Sora, this is Dilandau Fanel. He'll be training with you, that is if you accept him."
"A Fanel?" Sora said pensively. "Very well, then. Introductions later, now is the time to eat." With that, she took them into the mansion.
A/N: Well ppl, that was chapter 3. like it? i had un writing it, but i have a feeling i could've added more. maybe nextime...
Kou Kepani : Kill Bill's good if u don't have anything agianst bloody revenges
Fellow: i've updated.
Sakura Shinguji -Albatou: dilly as a punk makes me drool 2! yay!
f-zelda: origianlly, it was supposed to be a VH fic. but wen i was posting this up, i was in my dilandau-obsessed mood, so i did a DH fic.
bandescafreak: do u think i should do a vampire fic after this? and i have 2 agree w/u. ive never seen a fic where dil and van r twins either.