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Some say that when it rains..the world..is crying. So perhaps..the world was crying..the day Fuji Syusuke became trapped forever in a world of darkness.

It had been a cold day, one of those rainy, stay-inside days. Hardly anyone was out, for no one wished to become sick after being in the rain. Fuji had been inside, trying his hardest to sleep, but no avail. Rain usually helped him sleep..but, even though he knew he should be tired, he just..wasn't. He was alone in the house, everyone else having gone somewhere doing God-knows-what, so there wasn't many options on what to do. He couldn't play tennis..and finding someone to blackmail wasn't an option, since he didn't particulary want to go outside in the rain..

'Hmm..what to do..,' Fuji thought, boredly. Fuji was busy pondering about what he could do to pass the time, when he heard a loud BANG, that sounded like it was coming from next door..So, of course, Fuji went to see what it was. He grabbed the dark blue umbrella by the door, and stepped outside.

'What could that have been?..' The noise he heard did kind of concern him, considering it sounded just like a gunshot. He stepped timidly up to the door, and knocked very softly.

"Hello? Is anybody home?" No one answered. "Hello?" Syusuke shrugged, and had started to go back inside, when a thought struck him. What if it had been a gunshot? He froze, then turned back to face the door. Maybe he should check it out just in case..He swallowed hard, and turned the doorknob, surprised to find it was unlocked. He stepped inside, and panic struck his heart. The house had been demolished. Tables and chairs were turned over, glasses were broken, and it seemed as if total chaos had broke out.

"Is..anyone here?" He carefully stepped over the tables and chairs that were knocked over. "Helllllo?" Syusuke looked around slowly, then froze in pure horror when he saw a motionless body lying on the floor. He ran as fast as he could towards the body, nearly tripping over everything in his way. It was a male, who seemed to be in his late thirties.

"Sir! Sir! Oh kami, are you alright?"

'Well, that was a stupid question,' Syusuke mentally kicked himself. He examined the man painstakingly, which only added to his horror. He was covered in blood from head to toe. Syusuke began to panic more. What should he do? He turned the man's body over, only to gasp when he saw that a hole was visible in the man's head. Instantly, he began to feel uneasy. Not even Fuji Syusuke had seen a dead body before..and he was definently sure the man was dead. Fuji decided to check his vital signs just to make sure..

'No..he's..definently..dead..,' Fuji realized. 'He has no heartbeat..' Just when Fuji felt like he was about to throw up, he heard another noise, which sounded like something breaking. Fuji's eyes widened. Someone else was in the house...Swallowing hard, the tensai slowly rised from his position beside the man, and made his way towards the noise. He tried comforting himself.

'Maybe it was just an animal..or something..,' he told himself. 'Yes, just an animal...' But the prodigy was terrified to find he was wrong. It was not just an animal. It was a person. Fuji had made his way unsurely to the kitchen, where the noise sounded like it had came from. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw a dark figure standing in the corner.

"W-who are you?" It frightened the boy more to hear how shaky his voice was. When no one answered him, the tensai stepped closer to the figure, and eyes widened more, if possible, when he saw the figure's face. Scars covered every inch of tan skin. Black eyes stared back at him from a sunken face. Fuji took a shaky step backwards, but it was too late. The last thing Fuji saw was the trigger of a revolver being pulled, before everything went black.

Eiji Kikumaru could barely believe his ears. Fuji..his best friend..had been..shot? Eiji took the phone away from his ear only to stare in shock at it. Yumiko, Syusuke's sister, was sobbing on the other line. Eiji had been the first one she called to break the bad news to, because she knew they were best friends.

"...found him lying on the floor of our neighbor's house, shot in the head..he was still alive.."

Eiji could barely understand her words through all of her crying. The pieces of Eiji's heart began breaking of slowly, piece by piece. No...his best friend...the always smiling tensai...shot..no..this just can't be true..

"N-no!" Eiji cried, shaking the phone. "N-no, I won't believe you, you're lying!" This only succeeded in making the girl sob harder. But deep inside Eiji knew what Yumiko said was the truth. Fuji..had been shot..and could die any second..

"P-please, Eiji..c-call all o-of his friends..t-tell them..the news..I..don't think..I-I can.." With that response, Yumiko hung up. Eiji fell to his knees, not even bothering to turn the phone off. He wept, trying to ease the horrible tightening in his chest. But the invisible hand just kept squeezing his heart harder. He moaned, putting his head in his hands, and cried on.

Eiji had cried himself to sleep. He wasn't sure for how long he had slept, only that when he woke up, it was morning. His red hair was still clinging to his face from all his tears. Eiji wasn't sure how it happened, but somehow, he had ended up in his bed. He figured his parents probably put him there, after he had fell asleep lying on the floor, clutching his head. He still hadn't told anyone else about Fuji, and so he dreaded the time when he must face his teammates and tell them what happened. Unfortunately, he knew that time must come soon. He couldn't let his friends not know..Kikumaru sighed, stepping out of bed. He decided to call his teammates instead of telling them face-to-face. He figured it'd be easier that way. He picked up the phone, and dialed Oishi's number.

"Moshi, moshi," Oishi's voice greeted him on the other line.

"O-Oishi..," Eiji said weakly. He could hear Oishi gasp with worry.

"Eiji! Are you alright! What's wrong?"

"It...it's Fuji...he's...he's...he's been..sh-shot.." It seemed like forever to Eiji before Oishi responded.

"...What?" Oishi's voice came out as a whisper.

"I said-"

"I heard what you said but...I..can't..believe it..I..."

"Oishi...can..you..do me..a favor?"

Oishi was quiet for a moment, before saying, "Yes."

"Can you please..tell the rest of the team?...I..just don't..want to.." Oishi felt so terribly sorry for his Eiji, and pain stabbed his heart.

"Yes...I will.."

"Arigatou..." That's all Eiji said before hanging up. Oishi sighed, and was surprised to find he was crying. Fuji..would he live?

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