Gravitation
Title: Silent Yet Deadly
Chapter 2: Silent Memories
Disclaimer: I only own the plot because Maki Murakami-sama owns Gravitation. TT
Summary: Yuki's a simple romance novelist and Shuuichi is a cold-hearted, blood thirsty assassin part of a gang by the name Bad Luck. Shuuichi's had a rough past and trusts no one except for his gang members and would never find himself in a relationship especially not with a guy because he's homophobic. Yuki accidentally discovers him and falls in love but with Shuuichi the way he is what is Yuki to do? The story is better, I just suck at writing summaries so please read! Thank you.
Warning: In this story Hiro has long brown hair (refer to the OVA), Shuuichi has long, red, messy hair (refer to the manga) and Fujisaki has black hair pinned back into a small ponytail (similar to Miroku's from Inuyasha). Strange I know. But it's a cute image I came up for them. Personally, I think they look cool together like that XD. Also, Yuki and Shuuichi do not act like themselves, I think its called Out Of Character o. O? But if anything, their personalities are switched. laughs nervously Well I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Note: This font means flashbacks, memories, dreams, etc.

Normal POV

It was a while before Hiro would be coming to pick up Shuuichi so he decided to take a walk in the park. Yuki insisted that he come along and Shuuichi had to admit, for some reason he felt much more comfortable with Yuki there even if he was weaker. Of course, he'd never admit that though. The two of them walked in the park in silence and every now and then Yuki would glance at Shuuichi with a worried look on his face and Shuuichi would see this but tried his best to avoid it. The last thing he wanted to do was to worry Yuki. By now, it was hard to do that since Yuki was extremely good at reading Shuuichi's thoughts and expressions and all his emotions and that worried him. That meant he was letting his guard down and badly.

They sat down on a nearby bench and Yuki wrapped his arm around Shuuichi. "Are you all right?" "I'm fine!" Shuuichi laughed it off. Something was bothering him but whatever it was, he had no intentions of telling Yuki. "Shu-" "We should be getting back. Hiro will be at your house for me any minute." Shuuichi cut him off. Shuuichi got up and waited for Yuki to follow. PSHYEW! Someone started to fire a gun at the and the first bullet nearly missed Yuki's face. Shuuichi jumped when he heard the shot. 'Damn, I really have been letting my guard down. They know it's me now. I got to find a new disguise.' Shuuichi thought angrily.

He pulled out his gun and started firing back but for the first time he was shooting aimlessly and carelessly and actually missed a shot, giving his opponent the perfect opportunity to shot him in his arm. Shuuichi was clueless as he didn't know where his opponents were hiding this time and that he was caught off guard twice since he met Yuki and ended up injured both times. He never had to think about where they were and neither did he have to concentrate on aiming. At this rate, he might end up killed and so will Yuki. "Yuki, run!" Shuuichi screamed as he grabbed Yuki's arm and ran with him. His enemies were not far behind him as they fired after him and Shuuichi realized that their fire was aiming mostly for Yuki.

A few minutes after playing tag with his enemies, Shuuichi lost them and got back to Yuki's house safely. He leaned on the door to the entrance to catch his breath. "Are you okay, Shuuichi? You got another nasty injury. Let me look at it." Yuki said, pulling his arm to get a better view. Shuuichi shrugged him off and moved away. Yuki was shocked by his actions all of a sudden. Then there was a rustle in the bushes nearby and instinctively, Shuuichi shot toward it and hit perfectly. Too many things were running through his mind before he could realize what he was doing. The next moment a bullet was heading Yuki's way but his attention was on Shuuichi so he didn't realize it. Shuuichi jumped in the way and took the blow, pushing Yuki to the floor behind the wall where he would be safe. They had threatened to kill the one person ho ever cared for him! Shuuichi snapped at the thought of losing Yuki to them, the thought of losing another loved one to the likes of them.

Shuuichi pulled out another gun and started to fire at what seemed like random shots, but they weren't this time. Shuuichi got himself back on track and was hitting every single one of them. Bodies fell from the roof and out of the bushes and blood just seemed to be spilling everywhere. At this moment, Shuuichi's expression showed no emotion but his eyes showed pure hatred. When the loud noise due to the flying bullets in the air had finally died down and Shuuichi let his arms fall to the side and his head hung low while his body shook violently, he tried to catch his breath and all that could be heard were the deep breaths he was taking in the silence of the night. Of course, it didn't last long when a 'big shot' stepped out from behind a tree clapping his hands and laughing menacingly. Shuuichi looked up slowly at the recognition of the voice. "Bravo! Shindou-san, I'm impressed you've come so far. But, now that I'm here, your victory won't last long, I'm afraid." He said, amused. "Do you. . . Have a death wish?" Shuuichi said coldly with that look in his eyes, the look that guaranteed no return, the glare of death. And when you heard those words from the devil himself, there was no hope, so only the brave or really stupid and overconfident fools would challenge him when those words spilled from his lips. Only the people who indeed had a death wish or didn't fear death would challenge such a deadly fate and all they could do is hope they'd make it out alive. However, no one's ever done so before.

"You know I don't fear death, the same way you don't. So don't lump me together with the poor excuses of fighters you fought before me. There nothing compared to me and you know that better than anyone." The black haired man smiled. Shuuichi slowly raised his gun up and pointed it towards the man. "It's been a while since we met face to face. I believe the last time we met was ten years ago. I'm surprised to see you this way. It seems as though you found yourself another loved one. Big mistake. Shall we repeat the occurrences of that day?" The thought alone of what had happened ten years ago is enough to make Shuuichi snap, but threatening to do the same again would drive him insane. An eerie glint appeared in Shuuichi's eyes and for a moment, it seemed as if they glowed red.

Without hesitation, the black haired man shot effortlessly at Shuuichi and managed to get him in his leg and arm and one bullet managed to scrape his cheek. However, Shuuichi did not flinch or give so much as a 'yelp' in response. He stood there as if nothing had happened, gun in hand, shaking violently. In an instant, Shuuichi was standing in front of the man, gun pointed at his neck, free hand covering his face, suffocating the guy. The guy struggled to break free and shot his gun in a random direction, but that direction seemed all too coincidental as it was where Yuki was hiding. Shuuichi turned his gaze to that direction and the guy broke free and twirled Shuuichi around and held his arms behind his back. "You can't kill me that easily." The guy smirked. "Wanna bet?" Shuuichi spat and even though he was tied up at the moment, with his hands behind his back, his gun was still in hand, pointed at the floor. He managed to move it just enough and pulled the trigger, shooting the guy in the foot. The guy screamed and let go of Shuuichi to hold his foot. Shuuichi turned around quickly and kicked high enough to hit the guy in the chin and send him tumbling backwards, causing him to land on his back.
He tried to get up, but the pressure of Shuuichi's foot on his chest wouldn't allow him. Shuuichi lowered himself just enough to let his gun rest on the guys neck. "Why are you hesitating to kill me? I was sure you would when you got the opportunity and now is the perfect chance." He choked. "Don't test me. Right now, my body's shaking with the pleasure of seeing YOU writhe with pain under my grip. I'm enjoying this. Making you suffer the way you did to me. It's a joy to spill your blood." Shuuichi laughed evilly. "I'm glad I'm able to make you enjoy yourself. I must be a good challenge. One you never had before." "However, I won't let it last long. It won't stop me from soaking my hands in your blood." Shuuichi shot the gun and the guy coughed up blood. Shuuichi continuously pulled the trigger, shooting him until there were no more bullets. He licked his lips, cleaning off the blood that sprayed onto his cheek.

Hiro and Fujisaki finally arrived and when they saw this, Hiro ran up to Shuuichi and pulled him off the guy. Fujisaki shook him until he snapped out of it. When he did, Shuuichi couldn't recall what just happened and felt dizzy from all the wounds he gained. He noticed all the dead body's on the floor and the endless pools of blood around them. "Did I do this?" He managed to say before he collapsed and hardly conscious. Hiro caught him and held him up. "Of course you did. I can't believe you managed to beat all these guys yourself, especially. . ." Hiro trailed off. "Why would you think someone else did this? Only you are capable of doing such a thing." Fujisaki thought.

Yuki walked up to the group of assassins and Shuuichi looked up and smiled at him. "I'm glad you're okay, Yuki." He said before the darkness managed to take over him. Fujisaki knew who this Yuki person was but Yuki had no clue who he was, so he stayed quiet. He'll have a talk with Tohma later. "It's your fault he's like this, isn't it?" Hiro accused. "It's because he was trying to protect you that he got this badly injured. We shouldn't have let him stay over your place for so long. It took a great affect on him and he could've been killed!" Hiro was pissed off at Shuuichi's sudden behavior. Lately, he's been letting his guard down too much. "Then it's settled. Shuuichi isn't allowed to take on missions himself anymore if it means he'll end up like this." Fujisaki stated. "It may be my fault he ended up injured this badly and noticed this and even warned him. But he didn't seem to care. I also believe he's better off like this, not killing anyone and living a normal life. If you let him continue going on like this, as a murderer, he'll never be truly happy and he'll end up falling to pieces. It'll be all your fault then. You're his friends, you should've realized this sooner and yet, someone he's never met has. Some friends you are." Yuki stated coldly and unhesitantly. If Yuki wasn't Shuuichi's friend, Hiro would have killed him on the spot for talking that way to them, even if he is right, so it took all he had to hold himself back. "For your information, Shuuichi can't live a normal life. No until all of his enemies are killed and he's got his full revenge. He wasn't always like this. And who the hell do you think you are? You act like you know him, but really you haven't a clue what he's been through. So, if I were you, I would keep my mouth shut, or I'll do it for you." Hiro demanded and walked away, Fujisaki following behind. "It's not my fault he won't tell me anything." Yuki said quietly and walked away.

A couple of hours later, it was nine p.m. when Tohma came knocking on Yuki's door. For once Yuki decided to open it for Tohma without giving him a hard time. He was surprised to see Fujisaki walking in behind Tohma. They took a seat on the couch and Yuki just stood there, looking at Tohma and glaring at Fujisaki. "How the hell do you know each other?" Yuki asked, the surprise clear in his voice. "It's no surprise you don't know who I am other than being Shuuichi's acquaintance since I did ask Tohma to keep it a secret from you. No one's allowed to know of our true identity. Unfortunately, when you ran into Shuuichi, you gave me no other choice but to bring my cousin, Tohma Seguchi, into the matter at hand." Fujisaki stated simply. "Eiri, you should have told me you were involved with someone as deadly as Shindou-san." Tohma sighed. "It doesn't concern you." Yuki tried to shrug it off. "It concern me when your putting your life on the line for someone you don't even know. He could have killed you. Not only that, but you've affected him in a way that could get him killed and if he dies and it's your doing, I can guarantee that Hiro and Fujisaki will come after you and there won't be anything I can do to stop them, even if Fujisaki is my cousin. Do I make myself clear?" Tohma questioned angrily. "No. What are you getting at?" Yuki said honestly. "We're saying that we want you to stay away from Shuuichi from this moment on." Fujisaki said much clearly. "And you think that just because you say so, the brat's gonna listen to you? And you have no right to tell me who I see and don't see." Yuki said. "We won't allow him to go near you. If he does, and you change him anymore than you have, you better run-" "Fujisaki, calm down. Don't go so far just yet." Tohma cut him off. "You can't order someone like Shuuichi around so easily. And if you do anything to harm me, I bet he could careless whether you were his friends or allies or anything, he'll come after you. He's not exactly a trustworthy person, he can turn on you at any time." Yuki was positive. "And what makes you so sure that he won't turn on you the same way?" Fujisaki questioned angrily. "Don't worry about it, Fujisaki. I'll do everything in my power to break these two apart." Tohma gave a simple smile and got up. "Sorry to disturb you so late, Eiri." He excused himself and headed for the door, Fujisaki following behind as he gave one last glare to Yuki. "Tohma, I can't believe you of all people would want to take away MY happiness, or would you really go through with it?" Yuki said. He didn't feel threatened by neither of them because he truly believed that Tohma wouldn't dare do anything to break them up and ruin his happiness and that Shuuichi would never betray him. Yuki was too trustworthy of people and for once he had been wrong about who to rely on. Tohma didn't answer and closed the door behind him without a single word.

Ten o' clock in the morning, Shuuichi ended up going back to Yuki's house after all. He was up all night fighting with Hiro and Fujisaki and how they didn't want him to be near Yuki anymore because he was a complete wreck since they met. Shuuichi wouldn't accept that and he said he would try not to be affected but he was not going to leave Yuki since he was the only person who cared for him that way in a long time. He never had any intention of becoming friends with Yuki but it just happened and he was able to change into someone he liked to be. The few days he spent with Yuki he had that normal life he always wanted and the fight between him and Hiro and Fujisaki started to tear him apart. Why couldn't they see he was happy? So, he ended up crying all night and hardly got any sleep and the next morning he snuck out and went to Yuki's place.

Shuuichi sat on the couch and attempted to dry his hair. He came just when it had started to rain so when he arrived at Yuki's, he was soaked. Yuki came in and handed him a cup of hot chocolate, as usual, and sat down beside him but not as close. Shuuichi looked at him surprised. "Yuki. . .?" "Shuuichi, I want to know about your past. I want to know everything about you. Last night, your friend Hiro told me I don't know anything about you even though I think I do and act like it. It hurt to hear him say that even though it was the truth. I don't want to be kept in the dark anymore. You say it may put me in danger if I know too much about you but I don't care. I just want to protect you and I don't want to see you suffer any more." Yuki looked at him quite seriously. Shuuichi sighed and gave in. "Fine, I'll tell you." He paused and took a deep breath. "I guess you can say I never had a normal life but even so, I wasn't like this. I was a kid, like everyone else, yet different. Because of my family name, I was an outcast wherever I went. Every generation of my family was an outcast because of what they did to others. They've blackmailed people and scam others in their business and killed so many innocent people to be sure their cover was never blown. But I wasn't like them at all. I was a good kid. I always got good grades, the best and I was very good at sports and I tried to be friendly with all the other kids at school. At home, I did all the chores that were supposed to be done but no one ever acknowledged my existence as a normal kid. They only saw me as a nuisance. They thought that since I was born in the Shindou family, that I was the same as them. I tried hard to prove them otherwise, but no matter what I did it only made things worse. Even my own parents hated me but not for the same reason. They hated me because I was trying to be different from them, because I was good. So, eventually they started calling me a mistake and that I was born by accident and that I have no right to exist and I'm a shame to the family. Soon, mental abuse turned into physical abuse and they used both to torment and torture me." . . . . . . . . . .

"Yes! I aced the math test! I can't wait to go home and show my parents." Eight year old Shuuichi was proud of his accomplishments. "Shindou-kun, quiet down, we're in the middle of class. You can talk all you want with your friends afterwards. I knew I should have handed them back after class." The teacher scolded him. "Yes, Sensei." Shuuichi looked down. "I have no friends to talk to anyway." He said quietly to himself. The class laughed at his sudden outburst.

When class ended and afternoon break came Shuuichi packed his school supplies into his bookbag and sat at his desk quietly and alone while all the other kids went to their friends table to talk. A new girl had just recently transferred to their school and into their class and whispers can be heard by Shuuichi all over the room. They were talking about him behind his back again. "That's Shuuichi Shindou. He's from THAT family. You do know about them, don't you?" One girl whispered. "I hear about them all the time. I know a lot from what I over hear my parents saying. But if there's more, tell me. I don't want to be caught off guard." The transfer student replied. "I heard that they took out a whole school of armies." One boy exaggerated. "They even hate each other. They're all family, but they can't stand one another. If one member screws up, the kill them off." Another girl said. "No they don't. I heard that they kick them out of the family and create a bad name for them so that no one would even consider helping them." A boy corrected with what he believed was true. "No one would consider helping the likes of them, even if they're no longer part of the family. Who's want to get mixed up with them?" A boy nearby joined in on the conversation. "I bet Shuuichi just pretends to be a good boy so that he can make friends. When he gains your trust, he betrays it the next minute. He may look innocent, but if I were you, I wouldn't trust him." "Yea! If he was different from his family, he wouldn't be sitting there all alone. He'd be surrounded by a group of friends. But no one trusts him!" "Oh, my! I didn't know they were that bad." "They're not bad, they're evil!" The group of kids teased and made faces of disgust and hatred in Shuuichi's direction but he turned the other way, trying to ignore them. To make themselves noticeable, they started yelling his way. "Awww! Is the baby gonna cry?" "You're part of the Shindou family. Are you going to further embarrass your own family and make yourself a bigger disgrace?" The kids started to throw paper balls and just about anything else at Shuuichi. Shuuichi took cover under the desk and held his backpack in front of him. "What did I ever do to you to deserve this? I'm nothing like them. I'm different! Just leave me alone. I don't care if you hate me, don't bother me. I'm not going to hurt any of you!" Shuuichi's scream brought the attention of the teacher's who stood outside the classroom chatting and they rushed in, making the class settle down.

One female teacher went and sat down by Shuuichi and tried to comfort him by wrapping an arm around him. He shrugged her off and started to cry. "Don't touch me! You should do what they're doing. Don't trust me and yell at me for something I never did. Do whatever you want to me, but don't show me your pity. I don't want kindness from people who hate me! It's all fake anyway. . ." Shuuichi trailed off as he continued to cry. The bell rang which meant school was over and Shuuichi rushed out of the classroom. 'At least, when I get home, I have something to look forward to. Mom and dad will be proud of my test scores.' He tried to cheer himself up. Already outside, he continued to run, wanting to get home as soon as possible. He tripped over his shoelace and when he got up, a bigger kid was looking down on him. "Watch where you're going." The older kid paused. "You're Shindou. Just cause you're from that family, don't think you can do whatever you please. I'm not afraid of you. Look what you did." Shuuichi looked around and noticed the mess. He ran into that kid, causing everything he was holding to fall onto the floor. "I'm sorry. I'll clean it up right away." Shuuichi hurriedly cleaned it up and handed the pile of school supplies to the kid. "All the kids in school are afraid of you. You can't do anything to protect yourself, how could you hurt anyone else? You gonna get your parents on us I suppose." "I never said that. Just leave me alone." Shuuichi tried to get away, but the kid blocked the path. "I don't think so. I don't care what you do to me, you deserve to this. All the kids came to me to teach you a lesson and that's what I'm gonna do."

It was almost dark when Shuuichi regained consciousness and found himself in a deserted ally way. He was all beat up and bruised from head to toe. The blood that spilled from his wounds were dry by now and he managed to limp his way home. On his way home, it started to rain badly. He didn't have a coat or even a sweater so in a matter of minutes, he was drenched. He started to feel very cold and he just wanted to sit down and relax. He was still in too much pain and felt as though he couldn't go on.

When he got home he was surprised to see that his parents were home, since they were never home when he got home. That meant it was late and that he would be in big trouble for breaking his curfew. He tried to start a topic on how good his test grade was to distract them from his wounds and the time he got home. Unfortunately for him, it didn't work. "Those grades are worthless to you! And what the hell is up with those wounds? You lose in a fight? Is that how you protect the family name? you wimp! I hate you. You're a mistake. Why did we have to have son like you anyway. You worthless good for nothing!" His Mom screamed continuously at him and even started to hit him. He fell to the floor and tried to cover himself, but she only kicked him in his stomach and his ribs and didn't stop until he coughed up blood. No, not even that stopped her. His father came and pulled her off him and told her to calm down. He just let Shuuichi lay there helplessly as he lectured him harshly. Then he picked him up and threw him into the room and told him not to come out for the rest of the night, not even for dinner because he wasn't 'worthy' enough in his eyes.

Shuuichi sat in what was called his 'room.' It was a room, yes. But not a bedroom for a kid or. . . Anyone for that matter. It was completely empty, no bed, no lamp, no curtains on the window, hardly any clothes in the draws or the closet and only one dresser. He slept on the cold floor with nothing but a sheet and a pillow from off the couch. He was used to that by now. They hadn't supported him with anything but they claim to have gave him everything he needs and wants. His room was always dark, unless light shone in from the sun during the day or a little slither of light from the moon or from the hall light when it was on and he kept his door open, which was rare. It wasn't too long ago when they started to physically abuse him and sometimes come into his room at night and beat him for no reason. Since then, he never left his door unlocked, he didn't care if that meant sitting in the dark. He's been going to bed without dinner for a while now too. He was used to it and didn't let it bother him any further. Most of the time, when they beat him, it didn't hurt because he was used to the pain already. And when it did, he would grit his teeth and bare it because when they saw it had no affect on him, they would usually stop.

He sat in his room, alone and cried to himself not because of his wounds, which by the way, hadn't been treated yet. But then again, no one's ever taken care of his wounds before. He cried because of the mental pain caused by his parents actions and words. No matter what he did or how good he was, they'd always do something to make him feel bad or to put him in pain. He was still in the wet, dirty clothes he came home in and he was nearly freezing. The window had just recently got stuck open, so the cold wind blew into his room and the rain flooded his floor. He moved to the far end corner of the room and set up his 'bed' there. He curled under the blanket which was wrapped tightly around him and he cried himself to sleep.

The next morning he came to school in the clothes he wore the day before, bloodstains and rips and still a bit damp. All the clothes, which wasn't very much, were dirty and his parents makes him do all the chores. He was supposed to do the laundry but wouldn't dare come out of his room when told to stay in. So, he just came in the same pair. The kids looked at him weird and the teachers looked worried. He took his usual seat in the back of the classroom away from everyone else and stared into space since class hadn't started yet. "Hey, that kid that beat him up yesterday, he didn't over do it, did he? That's just harsh. Not even Shindou deserves that." "You worrying about him? Of course he deserves it. Don't side with him. He probably made it look that bad and came in the same clothes to make us feel pity for him even after he told us not to." Again whispers could be heard but this time some were in favor of him. Shuuichi just smiled, it's not like he'll forgive them now after all the crap they put him through. "Shindou-kun, what happened to you? Are you all right?" His homeroom teacher asked, worry clear on her face. Shuuichi was good at hiding his emotions from others but he was also good at reading them and he saw that she truly was worried about him. It scared him in fact. "Why do you care? If you help me or befriend me, they'll all turn on you." He stated simply. "It's all right. Just tell me what happened." She tried again. He told her what his parents did to him and how they always did that. The class seemed to feel bad for everything they said and did but one boy managed to convince them that he was just faking it all and everything he said were lies.

Six years later, Shuuichi was fourteen, same routine as always. Parents abusing him, kids making fun of him and whispering behind his back and sat by himself all the time. However, his parents were hardly home, which gave him the perfect opportunity to stay out later than usual and he managed to get himself a job and his employees and costumers treated him no different from the kids at school. It didn't bother him though, as long as he made money. Living like that for his entire life, he learned to treat them the same way and his heart grew cold and his eyes learned to give the coldest glare. When someone picked a fight with him at school, he wouldn't hold back and beat them to the point where they couldn't stand anymore.

One day, while sitting outside, a guy his age over heard him singing. Shuuichi always did love to sing and thought that if he did have a normal life, he'd want to be a singer, but that wouldn't happen now. It wasn't just any guy, this guy kept trying to become his friend but Shuuichi refused to trust him, thinking he was set up by the kids in class. But then he realized that this guy didn't hang with any of the other students and didn't seem to care if they turned on him if he became his friend. Shuuichi gave in, and accepted Hiro as his first real friend. Later on in the school year, they had a transfer student, who was quiet and kept to himself most of the time, but when Hiro introduced himself and warned about what would happen if they became friends, he didn't seem to care and liked the challenge. The idea of being friends with the one and only Shindou Shuuichi and his first friend Hiro, would be exciting indeed and he couldn't be more right. Fujisaki had joined the group.

Not too long after Shuuichi had gotten to know his two new friends and they got along all pretty well, things never stayed good when it came to Shuuichi. The three of them were walking home from school and usually, Shuuichi would be the first to get home since his house came up first. When they got to his house, they noticed the front door was wide open, which couldn't possibly mean something good. His parents were hardly ever home early or hardly home period and when they were, it meant a bad beating for Shuuichi most of the time. So, after a while they got used to this and started staying over night with Shuuichi since his parents wouldn't dare touch him when they were around. Instinctively, the three of them walked inside. No one was around and there was no sound at all. strange. The kitchen, the dinning room, and the living room were empty of people but a big mess was in its place. Everything was thrown out of place and many things were broken and torn. His parents must have thrown a fit over something stupid again. Shuuichi walked towards the hall and what he saw made his heart skip a beat. Hiro put his hand on Shuuichi's shoulder and Fujisaki covered his mouth in disgust. There in the hallway hung Shuuichi's father's dead body from a rope attached to a hook on the ceiling he never noticed before. His legs were twisted in odd directions and his arms had been missing. Shuuichi quickly ran into his room and saw his mother brutally murdered as well. Her body had been cut to pieces and torn to shreds as her arms and legs lay separately all over the room and pools of blood poured from the open body parts and continued to drip out. Along with his mother's shredded up dead body, lay the missing two arms of his father. Someone stood before them, smiling menacingly at Shuuichi. "Seems you're truly and literally all alone now, kid." He said proud of himself. "I'm not alone. I have two very trustworthy friends by my side. And you think you hurt me by killing my parents. I haven't considered them family for the longest time. You just ended my pain and suffering by killing them." Shuuichi gritted his teeth. "But I also understand that your only purpose for living was to kill of your parents with your own two hands. What are you going to do now?" The black haired man was amused. "That may be so, which means I'll just have to kill you and everyone who works for you. How dare you do my dirty work for me. I was going to take so much pleasure in killing them but I guess I can do that when I rip you to pieces the same way you did to them!" Shuuichi threatened. "You're ten years too early to fight me. You'll end up dead. When you're old enough and have already made a name for yourself, come after ASK. That's the name of my gang. Until then, I'll be waiting. By the way, the names Taki Aizawa." The guy walked by Shuuichi and his friends with a big smile on his face and when he left Shuuichi couldn't help but cry for the loss of his parents. He may have hated them to death, but they were still his family nonetheless no matter how much he hated the fact. And he wasn't going after those people to avenge his parents death, it was to satisfy himself and give him a new reason o go on living because at this point, he still feared death.

A few weeks after the incident, Shuuichi came to school with Hiro and Fujisaki for what would be their last day at school. What they were going to do, they had no need for it, school would only get in the way of their training time. In the school yard before school hours started, Shuuichi announced clearly that one day he would relieve them all from himself and his family. However, he was the last survivor of the Shindou clan and he would prove that he would relieve them of himself when he got his revenge and completed his unfinished business, he promised that he would kill himself in front of them, that they would be witnesses because at that time he would be the most deadliest person known to man and the only one who could kill him is himself and by then he will not fear death. It was a solid promise and he intended to keep it. His promise startled everyone at school because they were just beginning to accept him and try to befriend him even though they knew he'd never forgive them and now here he was, claiming to commit suicide in front of all of them. "This is what you all wanted since day one, is it not? So, await my death anxiously and don't forget me because in due time I will come and find you all." With those as his last words he left and his friends followed behind without a word to clear up what he just said. Some took it as a threat that he was coming after them to get his revenge while others believed he meant he'll come for them as in gathering them all up to witness his death. These people from his school were the only people who knew of his true intentions and knew his true identity. They also knew that he was nothing like his family but when he became an assassin, people began to believe that he was worse than him. However, the kids from his school would never believe that and know that he was just seeking revenge for his cursed childhood and seeking a happy ending. And just like Taki told him to, Shuuichi had made a name known to all-The Devil Himself with all too well-known words that meant he was at his deadliest, "Do you have a death wish." When people started to spread the word, Taki sent his men out after Shuuichi. He would not let him get away this time.

"That was how it was for me. That was my world of pain painted with lies. And I'm still stuck in that world." Shuuichi finished telling his past to Yuki who just stared in amazement and shock. He was speechless and didn't know what to say so h didn't say anything for a while as an eerie silence fell into the room and the rain could be heard pounding against the glass of the window.

Outside Yuki's home, a guy dressed in all black, a guy from the night before who had managed to escape from Shuuichi without injury was listening. He phoned his boss through his cell. "Hello." A voice said on the other line. "Taki. I know the location of Shuuichi Shindou and I also know where someone he holds very dear to him lives. We can kill two birds with one stone." The guy said evilly. "Excellent. Good job, Ma-kun." Taki laughed menacingly into the phone. "Watch out, Shindou-san. I'm coming for you."

A/N: Finally, I can post this chapter! The past week I've been so busy. Art school finally ended but I had to go to an art exhibit since my work was in it and I had to get my award and book where a piece of mine was put in blah blah blah. Also, I almost had a heart attack when I thought I lost my portfolio of anime artwork that I worked so hard on and I tore the house apart looking for it only to figure out that I left it there. I had to go back and pick it up. Ugh, so exhausted. And I promised to post this the next day, I'm sorry all my fans who were dying to know about Shu's past. This chapter is the longest I've ever written and I'm very proud of this story. I believe it's the best one I've posted. Well, there's a lot more drama from where that comes from in the next chapter which I promise I will try to have posted tomorrow. Thanks for reading. Please review!