Since I've been threatened by yet another reviewer, I guess I have no choice, but to update... In Gravitation at the end of it he was 23, and his brother does look like a younger twin... In the manga at least... This story takes place after the end of the manga, so there will be some differences, considering the series and the manga have totally different plots.
Well, hopefully I've cleared up any problems, now on with the story! (Gets hit with a frying pan and falls down, out cold.)
Yuki: (Sighs.) Here's your damn chapter.
Chapter 2: Tears
Eiri's eyes went wide in fear (though he'd never admit it) as the teen closed in on Shuichi, coming within' striking distance. Shuichi jerked his foot back kicking the teen in the stomach. Surprisingly to Eiri, the huge guy dropped. Shuichi hadn't even looked at him. He still had his eyes on the kid.
Eiri brought himself out of his thoughts, tightening the grip he had on the steering wheel. Eiri watched as the new Shuichi helped the kid up, a small smile on his face, it was a true one. Not the ones that Eiri had seen. 'Only to that child... Why not me?' His eyes slightly narrowed at the thought, immediately pushing it away. Kage didn't know him, Shuichi did. He shouldn't expect such things from him... No matter how bad he wanted it.
"You're lucky that I was passing by..." Kage ruffled the kid's green hair, the child talking a mile a minute. Kage gave a sigh looking at him with a smile still present. The kid kept talking ignoring the weird look that Kage was now giving him.
Another sigh and he started walking for the car, the child following him like his shadow. Kage opened the door, stopping short of opening it all the way when he felt a tug at his shirt.
"Don't leave Kage-sama!" The child pleaded un-shed tears beginning to show in his big forest green eyes.
Kage sighed. "I'm sorry... But I can't stay." He crouched down to the child's eye level, Eiri watching this with a passive look.
"Then Mitsu can come?" He asked bighting a bit.
Kage shook his head. "No. You have to stay with your brother." He said giving Mitsu another smile and sitting in the car, Eiri frowning a bit, but why was anyone's guess.
"But brother's gone." Kage snapped his head back to Mitsu, Mitsu wiping away tears.
"What do you mean gone?" Kage placed his hands on Mitsu's shoulders comforting him. "Please Mitsu, tell me." Kage swallowed, a lump in his throat forming as fear began to enter his mind.
Mitsu slowly nodded wiping away more tears. "The Myou gang... The boss person killed him..." Mitsu let out a sob. "He died trying to save me." Tears now flowing more freely than before.
Kage pulled away from Mitsu his hands clenching. "I told him. Not. To do anything stupid..." Eiri's frown only got worse as he knew what was coming.
"Eiri-san?" Kage turned to Eiri his face passive, though anger glimmered in his eyes.
"You have to leave don't you?" Eiri said it in almost a growl, trying to be as nice with this as possible, scratching his head as he did so.
Kage gave a small nod. "I'm sorry... I'd love to know more about 'Shuichi Shindou', but I have more pressing matters... I hope you will forgive me."
Eiri twitched and lit up a cigarette. "And what if I don't?"
Kage shrugged. "Then it's your loss."
He got out of the car leaving Eiri in a small state of shock. He growled taking a long puff of his cigarette, Kage shutting the door.
"Damn it... I lost you once, and I'm just supposed to sit here and let you walk away?" He looked at the fleeting back of Shuichi as he disappeared down a nearby alley, the child's hand securely in his own.
"Why won't you remember...? Why won't you come back to me?" Eiri suddenly felt a burst of anger. 'Let him leave... See if I care!' Eiri thought throwing the car into second gear and slamming on the gas, taking off around the corner, almost completely succeeding in causing two wreaks, in his wake.
Kage sighed, guilt making him want to go back, but he had work to do and he'd already be gone by now. He heard the screeching of tires and sighed again. He's gone. He glanced at Mitsu who was smiling brightly, despite the heavy bruises on his face. His shagging green hair bouncing as he skipped, still holding Kage's hand.
Kage couldn't help, but smile at Mitsu's toothy grin. 'Nothing can phase him for long.' Kage scratched his head with his free hand and knocked on an old side door. The thing almost looked like it blending in with the place. Kage tapped his foot on the concrete below him, his patience running thin. Usually someone at least asked who it was, but this was ridiculous.
Kage glared at the door, breaking the hold he had on Mitsu's hand only to bang on it with more anger.
"Open the fucking door, before I tear it down!" Kage screamed glaring at the door, Mitsu jumping after a butterfly behind him.
It immediately opened and Kage pulled Mitsu away from the butterfly before he hurt it, steering Mitsu in. A huge muscled guy stood on the other side of the door, his teeth gritted in nervousness. The only real person that the guy feared was Kage himself, which made him a good member, but strength was the extent of it. Nothing more and nothing less.
Kage just gave him a lazy wave with his free hand, making the guard sigh with relief as he closed the door and stood in front of it crossing his arms, trying to look big and nasty once again.
Kage held back a laugh as he guided Mitsu down the wooden stairs in front of him. Kage frowned at the sight in front of him. Everyone was sitting in random places across a dusty looking living room. Usually there was only a couple of people here at once, but not this many, he couldn't count them all.
He immediately noticed that half of them were silent, something that never occurred. Kage pushed Mitsu towards a corner that held more kids and toys alike. Mitsu happily bounced towards it, Kage waking up behind a couch, no one even noticing him yet.
"You want to explain why I found Mitsu getting beat up by a Kuro Kawa?" Kage's voice was cold enough to freeze anyone in there tracks.
In that instant everyone was up and staring at him like deer caught in the headlights of a car. Half of them ran for the doors.
"Stop!" They stopped short of the door, the guy on the couch scratching his head as he sat there staring up at Kage.
"Hi boss... Where ya been?" Kage glared at the guy at the couch making him swallow his words.
"That is none of your business, Kyou..." He glanced about the room, his cold glare making everyone nervous as they took there seats once again.
"I want to know why! NOW!" Everyone stiffened. "I was gone for two days and you let one of your own die... And by a Myou! Have you no honor...! You even let the youngest member get beat up by a Kuro Kawa!" Kage took a deep breath trying to calm himself. Useless rage wasn't helping anything... He needed answers not scared members.
"What's going on?" He asked in a calm voice, a bit of irritation still showing.
A young boy stood up from his seat, looking 16 at most. He looked around the room, his long black hair following, before turning back to Kage.
"W-we have no excuse for our actions, but we have worse problems on our hands." He said, gaining more confidence as he spoke, slowly getting over his sudden fear of his leader.
Kage raised a brow. "And what would that be Haku?"
"The Myou Itsumis are calling for an all out war. Every alliance has been broken, from the Black Wings to even the Demonlords... It's ever gang for themselves." Haku said, his lip straightening in anger at the words that came out of his mouth.
Kage looked at Haku, his face turning passive as he took in the new information. He scratched his head, his passive look dropping to a frown. This was going to be a long week.
"Alright. I'm calling in the towel for a moment... I'll tell you our next plan of action after I talk to Reiku." Kage said crossing his arms, thought dazing him.
"I don't think that's wise." Kage turned to see a man looking about late 30s thanks to his gray hair. He was leaned against the far wall, Kage a bit confused on how he hadn't noticed him before. The usual black mask (that covered his face and nose), and black wardrobe, expect for that damn green vest. Kage would never understand him and his old book of Icha Icha Paradise.
"Why?" Kage asked in a monotone voice, as if he didn't care in the first place.
"The Myous have Reiku believing that you were there when his 'headquarters' was bombed." He said it in a calm, yet serious voice.
"I was... It was his birthday remember?" Everyone except Kage and Kakashi (gray haired dude) fell down anime style, all thinking the same thing. 'Is this really the leader that we feared a few minutes ago?'
Kakashi smiled under his mask, thinking that it was just hilarious. "Kage... I hate to break it to you, but they think that we did it." Kakashi said getting over the amusement.
"What!" Kage looked at him in shock, he threw his hands up walking for the door. Kakashi just blinked at him. "That's it I'm going to see Reiku!" He stomped up the stairs and slammed the door behind him.
"Well... That was the opposite response that I wanted out of him." Everyone fell down anime style again, except Haku, who was giving him a weird look.
"Your just going to let him go?" Kakashi shrugged.
"He's the boss and he made up his mind... He can take us all out and you know it..." Kakashi frowned, though it hardly showed through his mask. "After what he's been through, he won't let himself be defeated."
A teenager sighed laying on his bed. he'd locked himself in his room and had refused to acknowledge anyone. He stared at the ceiling his long silver hair laying wildly around him. He didn't want to get up from his bed. Really. He wished he could lie there forever.
So many things had changed during the past two days, a little too much for him. As a leader he had to instantly adjust and try to take control of the situation. On the opposite, he was a teenager that was so confused about what he had to do next. His friend had become his enemy and on his birthday too! Life really sucked. He'd never thought of Kage ever committing something so vulgar. He never misplaced his trust. He groaned, slamming a fist down onto the bed.
"He broke his promise." His words rang out in his mind, making him come to realization. 'He did... Kage broke it.'
He heard a loud bang on the door as it flew open the lock being ripped out of the door frame.
"No, I... Didn't!"
Reiku jumped up and looked at the door in shock. Kage stood there slowly making his way into the room, his two best guards holding onto him tightly. They were a good 250 pounds by themselves. How was he doing it?
"I'm sorry Kage, but the pieces all add up. We're--" Kage cut him off his eyes narrowing.
"When have you ever trusted the Myous!" He demanded, elbowing a guard in the face, the guard falling into the hall behind him. The other guard suddenly let Kage go making him fall on his face.
"Ow." Kage muttered as he pulled himself up. He looked up only to see his friend laughing at him
"That's not funny!" He glared at Reiku, his voice low and menacing, as the guard scurried out, abandoning the other one.
Reiku only started laughing even more, Kage looking at him like he was crazy.
"Reiku... You're impossible." He sighed and crossed his arms, shifting his weight slightly to his right foot as he watched Reiku.
Reiku wiped away tears from laughing so hard. "Thanks for reminding me."
"Reminding you of what?" Kage tilted his head to the side, in confusion, not knowing whether to scream at him or let him continue.
"That even if you wanted to blow up my base you couldn't. You'd blow yourself up before you even got there." Kage twitched and jumped him, Reiku getting caught half off the bed and they tumbled to the floor, not even noticing as they wrestled for control.
Kage ended up on top, straddling Reiku's waist, smiling in victory. "Ha! I can still beat you!"
Reiku smiled and poked Kage in the side, Kage just fell over. Reiku shook his head and sat up.
"Your weird, you know that?"
Kage sat up smiling brightly. "Would it be any fun if I wasn't?"
Reiku smirked. "I guess you're right... But you're still weird."
Kage stood up and extended his hand to Reiku. Reiku immediately took it and Kage helped him to his feet.
"You have to fill me in... I've been in the hospital for two days and it seems that a lot has happened... I want to know what the Myous have been up to." Kage looked at Reiku, his lips in a straight line, everything about him screaming seriousness... Everything, except that pink hair.
"You were in the hospital?" Reiku asked, Kage scratching the back of his head.
"Yeah... I sort of came to see you for your birthday and the building blew up as soon as I laid my hand on the doorknob." Kage crossed his arms, looking annoyed at the subject. "The Myous were planning this, weren't they?"
"Most likely." He too crossed his arms, as they 'got down to business'. They were leaders again, and there friendship would have to wait.
After awhile Kage sighed. "If the streets are at war, I want at least one ally." Kage extended his hand to Reiku, a serious and determined look on his face. Reiku smiled and took it in his own, them shaking in a silent agreement. There gangs were together once again.
Kage broke the shake and patted Reiku on the shoulder. "I'll talk to you later... We have work to do and more leaders to try and ally ourselves with."
"Remember... You still owe me a birthday present." Kage gave Reiku a weird look.
"I did, it's in the rubble of your hq... How about you go dig it up?" Kage quickly retorted walking for the door.
"Why you!" Reiku took a lunge at him and Kage moved out of the way at the last second. Reiku fell to the floor with a thud, Kage smirking evilly.
"I never knew you were that graceful." Kage mused aloud as Reiku twitched and growled barring his overly sharp canine teeth, grabbing at Kage's ankle.
Kage jumped out of the way, stopping at the door. "I'd stay, but then you'd kill me."
Kage ran out of the room, Reiku screaming 'Come back here.'
A quick update, but it was needed. I'll write more and post again for you all, oh yeah, I proof read chapter one again, so it'll make more sense, but nothing changed other wise.
(Smiles evilly and hands Shuichi a can of Vamp.) I wonder if it'll have the same effects as it has on Daisuke.
Shuichi: What effects?
Nothing, Nothing.
Yuki: Don't drink it... She's up to something.
(Smiles innocently as Shuichi shrugs and gulps it down.)
Yuki: I told you not to drink it!
Too late.
Shuichi: (Holds out the can to the writer.) More please.
(Hands him another.) This is going to be funny next chapter... Byes for a little while, I'll update, I promise, you don't have to hold a gun to my head... Again.