Zzzzzzzzzzz… argh! I'm feeling absolutely tired! Stupid school work… by the way, I present the next chapter! With violence! Oh, and Subaru might be a little OOC here, but I'm not very sure 'cause I don't know much about his personality and behavior.

… I don't own…

"I'm afraid I have some bad news," said Subaru solemnly.

"W-what bad news?" asked Fai warily. By experience, when Subaru says that something is bad, he really means it. Subaru stared at Fai, no expression etched on his still young face before continuing, knowing that this piece of news will hurt Fai more than ever.

"I'm afraid that Ashura has been captured," said Subaru slowly, and Fai's face instantly drained of what color it has as his eyes widened in horror. "The boss' team found him hiding in Sicily and got to him before he could make any move. His current location is unknown even to us. The boss is really careful not to let anything slip, so only a few of the higher-ups really know where he is," he continued, reaching into the black bag he brought with him and dug out a file, handing it out to Fai. The blonde picked it up and flipped through it slowly, frowning. "January 18th, 3:07am, the team captured him without any bloodshed and noise, no witnesses, and no clues or traces left behind," he said.

Fai dropped his face into one of his hands, shaking his head in dismay. What was he to do? Didn't Ashura promised to take care of himself? Didn't he promise not to let Fai worry? Fai shook his head again, a mixture of worry, despair, dismay, distress and anguish filling his lungs, making it hard to breathe. What was he to do? What could he do? What would he do?

Subaru looked at the shorter one with sad eyes, knowing how much this information was hurting him, but the boy deserved to know. He's a grown man now, and maybe he could find a way to get Ashura back. Their time – and by that he meant Ashura's, Subaru's, Kamui's and all the others – were over. It was time for someone new to take over what they had left behind, and hopefully bring happiness to a new generation. Subaru's only regret was that he would not be able to witness that new day.

Finally, the blonde removed his hand from his face, scrunched up in a pained expression. Soon, he raised the file. "This… is this the boss' file?" he asked, still being unable to comprehend and process all of that information. Subaru shifted.

"…Yes," he replied, looking away. "I stole it along with bits of information I gathered, not recorded in paperwork, I eavesdropped, you see. That's why I can't stay for long, I'm sure their hot on my trail. If not, I'm sure they already have a few teams around the area to search for me, though I must say that I was extremely lucky: When I arrived in Japan, Yuuko was expecting me. She hid me somewhere out of their reach and arranged this meeting between the both of us. That, I wish you could help me thank her," said Subaru closing his eyes.

"As you can see in the file, Ashura's capture was not an accident. They had been searching for him all these years and finally stumbled upon him," he said. "And the reason took all this time to search for him and captured… is to get to you." With that, the older man opened his eyes in time to see Fai's face lit up in surprise before guilt washed onto that pale face.

"… It's about me again, isn't it?" muttered Fai, his eyes obscured by his blonde bangs.

Subaru shifted again. "… They want you back, more than they wanted Ashura. Yes, Ashura is one of the men in charge of that… sector." Subaru coughed awkwardly, not wanting to say it all out. He didn't want to hurt the boy more than he already was. "Though he was fairly good in his job, the boss could just replace him with somebody else. But you, Fai, you're priceless."

"No one has ever done what you did for the Mafia, Fai. No one. You gave us easy money, and things beyond what we expected. To make matters worse, the Mafia is currently running low on money, so now the boss' is once again emphasizing that sector to get more money, and that's why he wanted you back. You have no idea how happy he was when he heard that Ashura was captured, and they plan to use him to get to you." The pale man started shaking his head again, his subconscious refused to accept what he was hearing. Subaru stood up and knelt before Fai, holding his shaking hands in his own, whispering softly. "They're threatening to kill Ashura if you don't hand yourself in, do you understand? I'm only telling you this because you deserved to know, but remember that none of us, including Ashura, is forcing you to get him back. That choice is for you to make, not ours," he shut his eyes.

Silence wrapped between them before a timid voice spoke.

"S-Subaru-san?"

Subaru sighed. Great. He was back to the '-san' thing, but he couldn't really blame him for that. Fai was always thought of them as the adults and him as the child after all those painful years together. Even though after going through so much pain, Fai was still a good child.

"Yes?"

In an instance, Subaru found himself wrapped in a pair of lanky arms, hugging him tightly. It wasn't exactly a lover's hug or something; it was more of a child seeking comfort from his parent in a distressing situation. The older one hugged him back. "It's okay, don't worry too much about it, alright?" Fai was silent for a while before replying. "… Thank you for coming."

"My pleasure," said Subaru, smiling, before standing up and grabbed for the file on Fai's lap. "I'm afraid I have to take this, in case I meet some of the thugs. At least I can lie to them about not meeting you yet with the presence of this file," he said, before something else hit him. God, how could he have forgotten something so important? He dug into his pocket and held out a piece of paper. Hesitantly, Fai took it. "This is for you. There's a code I found in another file that I deciphered the best I could regarding about Ashura's location. This is as far as I could reach, so hopefully you can decipher the rest. I think they were planning to send this code all over Italy to the leading bosses. This might be something big, so please, be careful." Subaru turned to leave, though he stopped midway at opening the door.

"One more thing, Fai."

" What?"

"If you really find yourself heading back to Italy, and by any chance meet Kamui, please tell him… to stop waiting for me."

"W-what? S-Subaru?"

It was too late, he was gone. Fai could only stare dumbly at the spot where Subaru had stood seconds ago, before the words he said processed in his brain and the blonde found himself throwing the door open and running out, searching for the other frantically.

"SUBARU?!"

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Kurogane sighed and stared at the road before him with no interest at all. It had been a boring day. And no, he was not saying that it was boring because Fai wasn't there. In fact, it had been great that the blonde wasn't around. It wasn't boring at all.

… Maybe a little?

Kurogane slapped his head. No, it was not boring. He did not miss Fai. You do not miss someone when you're in love with that person.

He wondered why Yuuko encouraged him to go for love counseling.

Suddenly, the man in his thoughts appeared in the crowd of the sidewalk, running as if he was in a hurry. Kurogane blinked and squinted his eyes. Yup, that was definitely Fai. Blonde hair, blue eyes, white face, definitely him. But what was he doing running around? And what was he doing outside the house? Wasn't he supposed to heal?

The car behind him horned. Kurogane cursed, driving towards the nearest U-Turn, for Fai was running towards the opposite direction.

What the heck was the blonde up to?

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Subaru blended well in the crowd. Most people here had black hair, so it was perfect. His family was half Japanese too, creating more benefit for him to remain invisible. So far, no one actually turned to look at him. He just looked like a man returning home from work.

"I'm sorry, Kamui," he muttered softly to himself. "You just can't wait for me forever. You have to learn to move on in life." The thought of hurting his brother hurt him as well, but his gaze remained still and determined. He was going to finish this once and for all.

He turned into a corner, entering a narrow path with a few people walking in it. He stood there and let the passer-bys carry on with their lives. It wasn't long until the pathway was deserted. It wasn't long until a few men with guns appeared out of the darkness, though one of the men stood out with his glasses and innocent look. A familiar face. Subaru smiled.

"Hello, Kyle. Long time no see."

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Fai barely managed to catch up with Subaru in his injured state, heart beating fast with adrenaline. Why? Why was he here, running to stop a man from killing himself? He could be sitting at Kurogane's home, waiting to pounce on him when he returned, but here he was, running like gell. Why can't the past just leave him alone and be done with it?! It wasn't like he chose his own past; he wasn't even given a choice. Why can't he just have peace, just once, just forget about his past and start a new, happy life?

Why can't he just be a normal person?

Fai bit his lip to keep himself from panicking and drowning in his own thoughts, running as fast as he could to catch up with Subaru in the crowd. Running was painful, but he still pushed himself to the limit anyway. For a moment, he lost sight of the man. In a panic, Fai searched through the crowd, afraid that Subaru might already be dead. By accident, he stumbled upon a deserted hallway, greeted with the sight of a man pointing his gun at Subaru's head.

He froze upon seeing the man with the gun.

Doctor Kyle.

Kyle didn't hide his surprise at seeing the blonde, not expecting to see him after so many years. Once the shock wore out, a wicked smile slowly formed on his face. Subaru, on the other hand, looked angry. Fai was hurt physically from burns and here he was, in the middle of a soon-to-be conflict. Subaru really, really wanted to smack Fai. That boy sure has bad timing.

Fai's feet were glued to the ground. He had absolutely no idea what to do in this situation, let alone how to act.

Kyle's grin grew wider.

"Hello Fai, what a pleasure to meet you after all these years."

Oh shit.

Ah, yes. I am aware that this chapter is a little short and confusing, but please, bear with me. I assure you, the next chapter is going to be interesting the interesting bits are coming soon! This is where the story starts!

Honestly, can anyone teach me how to get a betareader? I have no idea how to get one.