An Assassin's Heart

Author: Kazumi Kairi or Kairi-chan

Kairi: Sorry for the late delay… Also GOD! It's late 1st birthday of this story and it's been... 4 MONTHS? Man that was realy long. Anyhow please read.

Caught 1.0 Kazehime

In the night at the young blonde haired girl's house, Izumi jolted out from her bed after she receives another bad dream. Sweats were dripping from her skin and her sapphire blue eyes have gone small. She was trembling in fear and confusion then she hugged herself.

"Why is that dream keeps on haunting me?" she asked herself.

It's been a whole two weeks have passed after Kouji and his friends have last seen their archenemies, Akuma no Shi. Even though Kourei has already warned them to keep their eyes open if DAESTRA and his men appears and attacked them. But they have not seen any suspicious people coming in their school or in their way home. Kouji was at the top of the school rooftop watching his schoolmates below.

"What are your plans this time, DAESTRA?" Kouji whispered softly.

"Minamoto-kun?" Izumi called him

"Oh it's you, Orimoto-san." He sighed softly. "Why are you here?"

"Your uncle told me to stay close to you. Or have you forgotten about it?" the blonde haired girl replied with her eyebrow raise up.

Kouji didn't reply back to the blonde haired beauty but he just shuts up and continues looking at the school below. Izumi just smiles at him simply then she joins him with a sad expression that was on her face. The lone wolf lad secretly glances at the blonde haired beauty then he felt the hot temperature rises up then he mentally slaps himself

"Say Minamoto-kun… why did you not kill me?" she asked him.

"Excuse me?"

"I said why didn't you kill me when you first saw me?" she repeated. "I mean that's how you guys do when there are witnesses in your mission you kill them. How come you spare me?

-Kouji's Past

It takes him back after Izumi discovered Kouji and his friends' deepest secret identity. It was back when they brought Izumi with them to their headquarter, Mishida or Kourei was having a meeting to his young yet highly trained assassins in their meeting room. At first there are some shouting at each other.

"YOU KNOW THE RULES, BLUE WOLF, BUT WHY DID YOU DEFY IT?" he yelled at his nephew.

"That's what I want to know myself, Mishida-sama." The lone wolf lad replied. "When I looked at her eyes it stopped me somehow. I just don't get it."

Takuya, Kouichi, Tomoki, Junpei and Kourei stared at the lone wolf lad who still has his usual emotionless face. But the uncle somehow managed to find the loopholes to his nephew even Kouichi saw it too. Kourei just sighs defeated then he scratches his head behind.

"Are you sure that's how you decided, Kouji?" Kourei asked his nephew.

"Yes I'm sure." He replied.

Kourei examines at Kouji's blue eyes again. The lone wolf lad's eyes were somewhat familiar to him like he had seen that somewhere probably long ago. He could feel it also yet for somehow… Kourei felt scared when he saw that look of his nephew.

"Then I won't force you if that is your final decision." He said. "But let me warn you, do not follow the same path I have or you'll end up the same thing that happened to me."

The lone wolf lad widening his blue eyes while he stares at his uncle's serious gaze yet he replied with a 'yes' then he left the room.

-end of Kouji's past

"I don't know actually, Orimoto." He said sincerely as he closed his eyes. "I was confuse why I didn't kill you when I first met you."

"I see… but you should killed me." She blurted out.

Kouji looked at the blonde haired beauty as his blue orbs widen surprise what he heard from Izumi's mutterings. He did hear her saying she wanted to be kill by him but he didn't expect that the blonde haired girl would want to be dead seriously. He was about to call her although someone barged in. It was his twin brother.

"IZUMI-CHAN! KOUJI! WE NEED TO GET TO YOU-KNOW-WHAT PLACE!" Kouichi called.

"What is it now, Oniisama?" the lone wolf lad asked his twin. "Was is uncle's orders?

The older twin nodded his head then he turned his attention to the blonde haired girl. "Izumi-chan. Do you mind if you could stay another few days in our… house." Kouichi pleaded her. "I mean if you're okay."

"Sure…" Izumi replied with a sad tone.

Once more the lone wolf lad hears the same sadness tone from Izumi's reply. For somehow it bothers him so much that he wanted to know so badly. He has no intention to know after all he does not want to see the painful of hers. The reason why Izumi has been coming to their headquarters so she could protect herself also to obtain the complete control of her power.

"Is it about the training again?" Izumi asked the elder twin.

Kouichi nodded his head with the smile. "This time we're going to train you at the meeting room." He said.

The lone wolf lad shot a suspicious look on his twin brother. "Why they choose that place?" he whined in his mind.

-Past again

It takes the lone wolf lad back after they learned the truth of Kourei's past, the leader even told Izumi a very shocking yet surprisingly discoveries. About that Kouji and his friends have witnessed the last fight from their last encounter of DAESTRA even Izumi was surprised hearing it yet she recalled nothing.

"I have the what?" Izumi gasped.

"You have the ability of Wind power, Izumi. The most powerful Element powers." Kourei said.

"But what's the different?" she asked curiously. "I mean I can control the wind, right?"

"That's not the point, Izumi-chan. The Wind was considered the most powerful one since it can also control Fire, Light, and different elements." Kouichi explained to the blonde beauty.

As Kouichi explained to the curious blonde haired beauty he even took out the slide show projector out of nowhere and a stick as he was pointing out the object that was showing on the screen. Izumi listens attentively to the older twin lad's explanation attentively like a child except for Takuya, Tomoki, and Junpei were snoring loud as Kouji whacked them with a paper fan out of nowhere.

"We're really surprised to see what you did too, Izumi-chan." Takuya commented with a smile. "I only thought the Wind element would not exist but I guess I was wrong."

"I suggested you should stay here for another days until you fully master of your Element Wind." Kourei suggested.

"Okay…" she nodded her head. "But… I don't want any perverts sleeping with me!" she yelled while she was pointing to the boys.

Kouji sudden twitched his head, as he seems to know what the blonde haired girl was talking about. "EXCUSE ME, ORIMOTO-SAN, BUT IT WASN'T MY FAULT THAT I SLEPT WITH YOU!" he yelled at her.

"Oh? THEN HOW COME YOU— Mphh!" she said yet Kouji covered her mouth.

Kourei, Kouichi, Takuya, Junpei and Tomoki stared at them with dotted eyes and slight of sweet-drop appearing above their heads. Izumi and Kouji continue their meaningless talk fight as they began to glare angrily at each other's eyes.

"This is unusual…" Kouichi whispered. "Yet it looks so funny seeing Otouto like that."

-End of Past

As Izumi, Kouichi, and Kouji reached their secret headquarter just in time, she felt something was coming with her out of ordinary. Then she suddenly jumped backwards two handstands as a burst of flames of a dragon appears out of nowhere. Takuya finally came out of nowhere with his right hand covered with fire. The goggle head lad grinned then the flame dragon appeared out and attacked the blonde haired beauty. But then his attacks were repel by Izumi's Wind Shield finally he was thrown back by the strong wind that Izumi wave her arms around.

"Whoa! Now this is interesting." Awed the elder twin lad.

"Let's just see which one shall win." Muttered the lone wolf lad.

The battle continue as Takuya was almost getting out of breathe except for Izumi who was getting all calm yet he did not give up. The Flames was still bursting on his right arm yet unharmed then two or three more fire dragons appeared and attacked on the blonde haired beauty

"Okay you won this time." Takuya gave in. "I can't believe you were able to defeat my Flame dragons."

"It was a lucky shot… I guess." Blushed the blonde haired girl. "But for somehow I was able to read your movements."

"That was a fast battle, Izumi-chan." Kouichi cheered as he clapped his hands.

Izumi smiled at her friends sweetly, which causes Kouji to blush slightly then he tried to cover his face by hanging his head down. Then they heard few more clapping coming from their opposite directions. It was Tomoki, Junpei and Kourei.

"That was one great performance you did, Izumi." Kourei clapped. "It must be a great memory."

'Memory' Izumi thought as the word suddenly rang to her head. She suddenly recall something that must have been very hurt to her head as the memories shown her some unpleasant sights. She despised the recollections of those memories that she had ever had in her entire life. The lone wolf lad noticed the blonde haired beauty was in deeply pain.

"I don't think she may know how she got right." Kouji saved her. "Anyhow let's go to your room."

Kouji guided Izumi to her room like a gentleman as he carries her in bridal style. Kourei watched his young nephew carrying the blonde haired girl showing his great concern also curiously yet he did not show in front of his members. Just as the two left the room, he turned his attention to Tomoki who had his serious expression pasting on his face.

"Is there something you have something to say, Tomoki?" Kourei asked him.

"Yes, I have. I've found something interesting also I wanted to show it to you." The youngest member informed the head with serious tone then looked at Kouichi, Takuya and Junpei. "Along with everyone."

Kourei get the hint of Tomoki's words. "So what do you found?" he asked him.

Away from the meeting room, Kouji was still carrying the blushing blonde haired girl just as they reached on their destination. He opened the door and entered the room then he puts her down on the soft bed. Izumi thanked him gently.

"Tell me, Orimoto-san." Kouji asked her.

"Don't call me that name, Kouji-kun." She told him, which caught his attention. "Ah… sorry I know it wasn't like me to call you by your first name… but I just want to." She explained. "I just don't want you to call me 'Orimoto-san'… just 'Izumi' will do."

Kouji looked at the innocent blonde haired beauty then smiled. "Okay then… Izumi…" he said. "Now back to what I'm about to say… is there something you're hiding from us?"

Izumi shot him a questioning look. "I don't understand what you're saying, Kouji-kun." She replied confusedly.

"I'm just curious, Izumi. It's just that I noticed you have hurtful expression when we mentioned on something." He pointed out. "About your parents… How long have they been away from you as oversea workers?"

Izumi replied with 'well-I' but then she was interrupted when Kouji neared her placing both his hands on her both sides and neared his face to hers. The blonde haired beauty's face blushed crimson like a tomato. She as captivating and gazing at his azure blue eyes almost like she was about

"Come one, Izumi you have to tell me." He pleaded her. "I can tell you

As Kouji would not release her and stayed on that position, he suddenly felt his leg got unbalance and literally landed on top of Izumi's body. Unexpected event for the lone wolf lad as he felt something soft on his lips, he opened his blue eyes and gasped. His lips were attached to Izumi's but that's not all he could also feel her… ehem… chest against to his. After a few minutes he pull himself away from her lips with crimson blush on his face. Then they heard the door's opening creaking sound.

"Umm… am I interrupting?" Takuya asked them nervously as he noticed the position.

Kouji and Izumi turned their attention away as they look at the same direction where they heard Takuya's voice. They can see Takuya was standing there with his left hand resting on the doorknob. He has nervous look on his face as he was looking at the unexpected sight that he was seeing. The lone wolf lad noticed at his goggle head pal's reaction then he quickly got off the blonde haired beauty.

"TEME! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO KNOCK BEFORE YOU ENTER, IDIOT!" Kouji yelled at Takuya

"I DID KNOCK! IN FACT I KNOCKED THREE TIMES BUT YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY CALL!" the brunette haired lad exclaimed.

The lone wolf lad just sighs softly. "Can you wait there, Izumi? This is probably important." He told her.

The blonde haired girl nodded her head embarrassingly with deep crimson shades on her cheeks even for the lone wolf lad who had the same color of his cheeks. Takuya noticed at his pal's expression yet he even snickered secretly.

"Really Kouji have you gone soft for Izumi?" Takuya asked him. "I mean you were going to se—"

Kouji whacked on Takuya's head. "SHUT UP, GOGGLEHEAD." He yelled at him irritated.


"What happened to your head Takuya-niichan?" Tomoki asked the goggle head boy.

"You don't wanna know, Tomoki." The brunette haired lad replied while he was rubbing his head. "Darn lone wolf."

"What is it now this time?" Kouji asked them with hint of sarcasm.

"Take a look on Tomoki's research." He requested him.

Kourei signaled the youngest member of their group to take out something. Tomoki nodded his head then he gave some bunch of papers he was carrying it and gave it to Kouji, Takuya, Junpei, and Kouichi. They all have the paper and they began reading or scans on what the young boy have gathered so far. As he looks at the paper he gasped as he saw the woman with blonde haired tied neatly yet she has spectacles over her eyes.

"Huh? Isn't that Izumi-chan?" Kouji gasped.

"No but that wasn't her. This woman was called Izuko one of the best doctor. Next to her was her husband was Minoru." Kourei corrected his nephew's mistakes. "I was also surprise when I saw it she looks identical to Izumi."

"So I am." Kouichi agreed. "Still their last names were a big mystery."

The lone wolf lad shot another of his best icy cold stare, which scares Takuya and Junpei most. "What does it has to do with it?" he demanded.

"Cool it Kouji… we're getting there." cooed the leader. "These two are best doctors as people say but there are some rumors that those two were connected to the PROJECT DESTRUCTION."

"Not only that… they have their sick child they wanted to save so they joined the projection in order to save their child." Tomoki added.

"However… they've died in a sudden assassination seven years ago." Takuya said with a sad tone.

Kouji shot a shocking look to his comrades. They were dead serious about the full information the two scientists and doctors, Izuko and Minoru. Then again, when he looked at the two mysterious scientists appearance he could see some similarities… Minoru has the same sapphire blue eyes like Izumi also the woman, Izuko, her appearance, her beauty and her blonde hair were exact like her.

"But Izumi's parents were working on USA for many years." Kouji replied. "There's no way her parents could be the scientist on Project DESTRUCTION."

"Easy there Kouji. Tomoki still haven't proved that she has to do with PROJECT DESTRUCTION." Junpei corrected him.

"But it could be true to what you said." Kourei pointed out. "Still they changed their last names into Orimoto. I wouldn't say coincidence."

Before the lone wolf lad could even say another word they heard a sudden loud explosive coming the direction from Izumi's room. They quickly scramble their feet to the room as fast as they could. As they arrived there, they saw no Izumi in there only the huge hole that was created by some forceful power. But that's not all they could see a note laying on the ground. Kouji took the paper and read it carefully.

'We have the girl in my hands.' The note said.

"SHIT!" Kouji cursed. "I'M LEAVING TO SAVE HER!"

"I'LL TAKE CARE OF THESE THINGS HERE! BE BACK HERE, BLUE WOLF!" Kourei yelled. "Now it looks like it's my turn to show my powers."

Kouji ran really fast as he could then his citizen attires changed into his usual assassin outfit then Takuya, Kouichi, Junpei and Tomoki also changed too. They were all running or jumping from one to another rooftops. Kouichi looked at his twin as he noticed his brother have changed so much as far as he could barely remember when he last saw his emotions.

"So this is what you want…" Kouichi whispered softly. "I'm happy to see him having emotions again."

The young assassin boys went all the way to find where they could find some clue until they finally saw one giving a trail. Blue Wolf or Kouji knew exactly where it leads to… that is the old warehouse. His worries started to trail on his body. It was the feeling that he had long lost or remembered from the last time when their parents were alive. As they've arrived the old warehouse, they could see DAESTRA holding unconscious Izumi in his hand also his men.

"Why are you aftering Izumi, DAESTRA?" Takuya shouted out.

"SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO TO YOUR EVIL DEEDS!" Tomoki or Shiroi Kuma exclaimed.

"I have my two reasons why I need this little girl." He laughed maniacally. "First her powerful Wind Element could make me more strong. Second… she is the one we've longed searched for."

The five young assassin boys gasped in shock to what DAESTRA announced his reasons for getting Izumi yet Kouji was most surprised among them. He was only shocked at the second announcement… DAESTRA was referring Izumi the item of PROJECT DESTRUCTION.

"But she has no connection to Professor Minoru and Izuko." Tomoki pointed out. "Come on, she hasn't shown us the pictures of her parents."

"But didn't you see the connection of their appearance? I wouldn't say it was a mere coincidence." Added the enemy leader.

"You mean… she lied?" the young assassin gasped.

"They're working in abroad." Izumi answered.

"THAT'S A FILTHY LIE!" Kouji yelled at them. "HER PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE! IN FACT THEY WERE WORKING IN USA!"

"Fu… so you were a fool." DAESTRA laughed.

"WHAT?" he winced.

DAESTRA threw something at Kouji but it wasn't a weapon or anything to kill Kouji. The lone wolf lad tries to summon out his element of Light but he didn't, as he was that it was a very old head newspaper that has been taken probably few years ago. The head picture shows about a young girl with short blonde haired was crying over the two dead bodies. His blue eyes suddenly gone small as he saw the young girl looks familiar.

"Izumi?" Kouji gasped.

"Read that article carefully, Blue Wolf." DAESTRA sneered. "I'm sure you'll find out something shocking."

The lone wolf lad glared at the Akuma no Shi leader full of rage yet he kneel down and look at the article or the description just the DAESTRA instructed him. He reads at it then his blue eyes suddenly shrunk small in shock.

"No you can't be serious…" he gasped shockingly. "You're responsible of their death?"

DAESTRA laughed manically. "Yes we did, Blue Wolf, but it wasn't part of our plan to look that project. When we found them, one of my men suddenly shot them without thinking." He explained. "We thought it was a great loss that we have not obtain that object they were hiding."

Kouji or Blue Wolf glared angrily at DAESTRA who has his evil smug on his face, his eyes were full of rage and shock hearing the whole truth he wants to kill him. Then he summons out his Light Element from his hand and started to attack him. Then Kouichi, Takuya, Tomoki and Junpei followed him behind and attack the Akuma no Shi. DAESTRA pull away and puts the unconscious blonde haired beauty in a safe place then he attacked the young twin boy.

-Izumi's POV

Once more I was in the total darkness of this place… I hate this place! I despite the coldness and the frightening sight around me. I hug myself as I tried to give warmth myself

'Why am I bringing burden to others in the first place?'

'Izumi… Izumi… you have not change at all after all these years since that came.' Said the same strange woman's voice.

'Who are you? Why do you came here?' I shouted out angrily.

As I stood up from my spot and shouted out loud, I looked around the darkness seeking that woman would appear anytime until it did. I saw the same woman yet I still could not see her face clearly only her cat purple eyes… the same description that I heard from Kourei and my friends two weeks ago.

'So you finally decided to call me out.' She told me. 'It's been such quite while we've been seeing each other in this place.'

'Who are you?' I yelled again.

'Like I said before I am within you Orimoto Izumi. I am a part you that I've been sleeping for years. So what is your reason to call me out this time?'

"My reason… I don't know."

The strange purple-eyed woman looked at me. 'Liar… your face is telling me you wanted to protect someone you like… also those boys are your friends, right?' she said to me. 'If that is the case you wanted to help them so they won't end up the same fate like what happened back there?'

I jolted when that woman's voice told me… I recalled my parents few years back when I was very young. I could not forget the joy and the smiles when I spent my time with them although I also recalled the horrible scenes that I've witnessed. They pierced my heart.

'Izumi?' she called me again. 'I could help you if you could let me appear. I can help your love ones being unharmed.'

As I look at the strange woman again and had my mouth open to say something to her although something holds me. I could not feel anything hurt but I feel the strangeness that was occurring my whole body. I look at the woman and saw amount of spirit alike around her body was transferring to mine.

'This won't hurt… but I'll make sure you won't hurt.' She told me.

-End of Izumi's POV

As the young assassin boys were busily attacking their archenemy, then Kouichi noticed the strange light that was coming when Izumi was put on. He kill his opponent then he calls out his friends to look, which also caught the Akuma no Shi's attention. The light surrounds the blonde haired beauty

A large explosion comes from the blonde haired girl Kouji and the gang used their powers to block the explosion. Kouichi was really surprised, as he didn't expect to see such a large explosion could exist yet something was unusual to the explosion… the Akuma no Shi were being touched by the explosion while he and friends weren't being touch.

"Takuya were you controlling those fires?" Junpei asked him.

"IT'S NOT ME, THUNDER BEETLE!" Takuya yelled. "IF I DID I WOULD HAVE COMMANDED THEM A MOMENT AGO!"

"If that is the case then who was controlling them?" Tomoki pointed out.

"NO TIME TO BE AMAZE WE STILL HAVE TO KILL THOSE BASTARDS!" Kouji shouted really pissed.

"NO WAY!" DAESTRA yelled.

The blonde haired beauty continue attack DAESTRA's men one by one by using her elemental wind then she also summons out various of Elements that her friends contains. DAESTRA was much amazed seeing her attacks yet he didn't really expect to see her that strong after he encountered her attacks when they invade the room.

"What is this girl?" he shouted in his mind. "BOYS WE NEED TO RETREAT!" he ordered his men.

"But sir what about that girl?" his men questioned him.

"NEVER MIND THAT GIRL! WE NEED TO RETREAT!" he yelled once more. "OR WE WON'T SUCCEED IF WE LACK OF MEN!"

The Akuma no Shi gritted their teeth as they stared to Kouji and the gang angrily and they have retreated back just as DAESTRA ordered leaving the mess and Kouji and his friends behind. The flames that Izumi used was still bursting later on it goes out and the scenery turns back to normal to what it was but the bodies of the Akuma no Shi members remain dead.

"Whoa! That was awesome you did back there, Izumi-chan." Takuya praised her. "I never thought you did such awesome job."

The messy brunette haired lad runs toward to the blonde haired girl who was still standing yet she still had her back turn on looking at the unpleasant view of the dead bodies. Tomoki had a bad feeling to the older girl as his feeling was way different from what he used to.

"STAY AWAY FROM HER!" Kouji yelled

"Is there something wrong, Kouji?" Junpei asked his nephew curiously.

The cold lone wolf lad did not reply to the fat guy's question as he was focusing staring at the girl who was still standing still. His blue eyes were staring no glaring angrily like a wolf was growling at the unexpected guest arriving to their territory.

"You're not Izumi." Kouji hissed at the blonde haired girl.

Kouji was right they see there are some differences from the Izumi they know. They could see that the blonde haired beauty has gone taller almost reaching the same height as Takuya and Kouji. Her teeth grew sharp fangs like she is a wolf or some animal. Also her eyes… they could see instead her beautiful sapphire blues they were purple ones and has the cat's eyes.

"I'm not this 'Izumi' you people were talking about." The woman replied calmly.

"Then who are you?" Kouichi asked her.

"I am… Kazehime." She said.

End of Caught 1.0

Kairi: How's that people? Were you surprised of Izumi's secrecy? First I'd like to thank the FF reviewers.

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