Chapter 46- The Hand Of The Grim Reaper 3
Author's Note: Here is part 3 of the Coldblood past. Let the curtain rise! XD Enjoy!

In their world, only two things exist; the leaf and the rain.

Lena stared in surprise at the two blades as Gin put her down onto the ground.

"Stay here." He said with a small smile, and he then disappeared along with Leaf as the Akuma looked over at Lena.

Lena gulped as the Akuma readied its cannons, but paused as Gin landed on top of it.

"Good afternoon!" He said happily before slicing the Akuma in two, and then flipping over to the others, which were sliced in half as well while Gin calmly jumped through the air.

Lena looked around to see Leaf calmly dodging the Akuma while slicing them as he swayed closer to them.

"This is boring…" He muttered as he swung his blade upward and black flames engulfed the Akuma.

Gin landed next to him, an the two grinned at the rest of the Akuma.

"You ready?"

"Duh, baka."

The two grinned again as they disappeared from view.

Lena looked around until she saw the two nearby while slashing Akuma in half.

"I found a human!" An Akuma said as it appeared behind Lena, and her eyes widened as she looked behind her at it.

"Time to eat!" It shouted, but suddenly exploded as Gin appeared behind it with his blade pointed at the other Akuma.

"You okay?"

"Y-Yes…"

Gin smiled before nodding at Lena. "That's good." He muttered before flipping into the air.

Leaf appeared next to him in mid-air, and the two smirked down at the Akuma.

"This is tiring." They muttered in unison.

Leaf ducked a little as Gin twirled his blade around overhead to create a large blue ring of water above them, and Leaf grinned as Gin pushed him into the air.

"Good night, Akuma!" The two shouted as they jumped out of the way of the circle.

"Blizzard Wrath!" The two shouted in unison, and a pillar of ice appeared where the Akuma were.

Lena watched in amazement as the two landed on the ground while sheathing or dissolving their blades.

The ice shattered along with the Akuma as the two walked over to where Lena was sitting, and Gin helped her up.

"You still okay?"

"Yes, but where's my Grandfather?" Lena asked as she looked around, and Leaf and Gin both frowned as they looked away.

Lena looked at the two as Gin started to walk away. "We were only able to get you out in time." Leaf stated, and Lena's eyes widened as she fell to her knees.

"No…"

"It was you or him. The old guy seemed to want you to live more than himself." Leaf stated as he kicked at the ground, and Lena started to cry as she stared at the ground.

"Now what am I supposed to do…" She muttered, and Gin looked back at her calmly.

"Follow our family's motto." He stated, and Lena looked up at him with tears rolling down her face.

"Motto?"

Leaf let out a sigh as he crossed his arms, and Gin shot him a glare.

"The motto that only our family can use." He said while glaring at Leaf, and he walked back to Lena.

He held his hand out for her with a smile as she stared at him.

"Don't stop. Keep walking. Don't look back. Keep pressing forward." Gin stated calmly, and Lena lowered her head as she continued to cry.

"I'm personally amazed of how you memorized the motto with only hearing it once about 20 years ago, Nii-san." Leaf said with a chuckle, but was shot another glare by Gin.

Lena looked slightly up at Gin's hand, and she slowly took it.

Gin and Leaf looked down at her as she held onto Gin's hand.

"Help me up…" She muttered, and Gin gave a small smile as he did.

Lena was still crying as she dusted herself off, and she looked around at the town.

"Everyone else is dead too." Leaf said calmly, and he started to walk away as Gin smiled back at Lena.

"Let's go." He said, and Lena nodded slowly before beginning to walk behind him while still holding onto his hand.

"So where are we going?" She asked as they reached the edge of town, and Gin froze as he stared at Leaf.

Leaf stared back calmly, and he then smirked. "We're going to see Mother."

"EH!?"

The one who shouted wasn't Lena though; it was Gin.

Gin looked absolutely horrified as he stared at Leaf in shock.

"What's wrong?" Lena asked, but Leaf merely chuckled as he held his hand up in front of his mouth.

"Mother hates Nii-san, so if he goes back he will most likely be tortured." Leaf stated slyly, and Lena looked from one to the other in surprise.

"I really don't want to go there…" Gin muttered as he hung his head sadly, and Leaf chuckled happily.

"Too bad, Nii-san." He said with another grin, and Leaf then looked over at Lena.

He put his hand to his chin as he looked at Lena, and he then started to circle around her as she stared at Leaf in confusion.

"What's he doing?"

"It's best you didn't know…" Gin muttered sadly, and Lena looked at him in more confusion.

Leaf nodded once, and then went back to walking.

"Yep. Mother will like her." He said happily as he put his hands into his pockets.

Gin sighed as he started to walk forward too, and Lena walked behind Gin as she still held his hand.

"Of all of the ways to travel…" Leaf muttered bitterly as they rode in the back of a wagon. An old man drove the wagon with a horse in front as they made their way up a trail toward a group of mountains.

"Well what other way is there? We can't warp there cause of Lena." Gin stated blankly, and Lena looked confused again as she was sitting down next to Gin with her legs to her chest.

"I know that, but couldn't we have taken a different way?"

"What other way do you have in mind?" Gin asked bluntly, and Leaf went silent as there was no other fast way.

The wagon slowed down as it reached nearer the mountains, and Leaf leaned back to see the old man.

"Why'd we stop?"

"I ain't going anywhere near them mountains." The old man said, and Leaf grumbled as he jumped off the side, and Gin helped Lena down from the back.

The old man quickly turned the wagon around and made a break for it so he could get away from the mountains faster.

"What was that about?" Lena asked, but was ignored as the two quickly changed the subject.

"So, Lena, right?" Leaf asked, and Lena nodded calmly.

"Here's what will happen." Leaf said as they walked toward the mountains.

"We're going to our home. We are meeting our Mother who can be very aggressive. Try not to get on her nerves, and always do what she says." Leaf stated, and Gin nodded in agreement.

"A-And what happens if you don't?" Lena asked slightly scared from what Leaf said. "She'll start throwing very sharp objects at you." The two stated bluntly, and Lena froze in shock, but kept moving as they reached a long mountain path.

They made their way through the path, and Lena looked up to see a large gate in front of them.

She squinted at the writing above the door, but she couldn't read it as it was in a different language.

"Um… What language is that?" She asked, but the two changed the subject again.

"I wonder where Light is?" They muttered in unison, and Lena sighed as her question was forgotten.

"Oi, Master Leaf and Gin are back!"

"What they are!?" The voices shouted, and the brothers sighed in unison as two people jumped down from on top of the gate.

Lena flinched as she looked up at the two large men, and they grinned down at the three.

"Master Leaf! Master Gin! I see you brought Light's new wife." One of the men said with a grin, and Lena's eyes widened in surprise.

"What!?"

It wasn't Lena who shouted again, but it was Gin again.

The two men chuckled at him happily. "Come on, Master Gin. You really think you would get a wife?"

"Kuso! I'm the oldest, remember!?" Gin snapped as he fumed at the two, and Lena then noticed how Gin didn't really look that strong.

'He can use a sword, I guess. But he doesn't look all that strong…' Lena thought, and Gin turned around and pointed at her.

"Who are you calling wimpy!?" He snapped angrily, and Lena froze as she stared at Gin.

"How did you!?"

"We can read minds. It's nothing special." Leaf stated calmly as Gin went back to fuming at the two large men.

Lena looked at the two in surprise, but then sighed as they watched Gin fuming.

"Seriously? You really thought Mistress would let her be your wife?" One of the men asked, and Gin and Lena went scarlet in unison.

Leaf simply chuckled as he held his hand in front of his mouth again. "That's a good point, Nii-san. If you're so mad about Baka-Light getting her, then you must want her for your wife seeing as you are the only other one yet to be married." Leaf stated slyly, and Gin's veins pulsed angrily as he glared at the three while Lena just stared speechless at them all.

"I must admit though. She is quite cute." The men said with a smirk, but froze as Gin had suddenly grabbed their wrists and flipped them to the ground.

Lena froze again as she saw the ground crack, and Gin looked back at her.

"Now can you call me wimpy?" He asked sarcastically, and then walked over to the gate.

Leaf sighed as he checked the men, and he grumbled as they were unconscious.

Gin opened the gate shortly after, and Leaf calmly walked inside while Gin walked behind him with Lena.

"Welcome home, you two." Someone said, and the three looked over by a nearby tree to see a red haired guy calmly chewing on an apple.

"Oh, Light. You weren't lost after all." Leaf said calmly, and Light smirked as he saw Lena.

Lena gave a small smile back, but was pushed forward by Gin as he stared at Light coldly.

Light smirked again as he took another bite of his apple, and he then grinned at Gin.

"I'll see you two later then when my wedding is planned." Light said as he tossed the apple core behind him, and then walked off while Lena stared after him.

"He's being married?"

"No, he is not as long as I'm here." Gin said angrily, and Lena stared at him in confusion.

"Nii-san is jealous." Leaf said happily, and Gin glared angrily at him.

"I am not!" He shouted, but froze as they came to a large building in front of them.

Lena looked up at the tall building, and almost fell back as she tried to see the top.

"How come we couldn't see it before entering that gate?" She asked, but her question was forgotten as the front doors swung open, and Leaf and Gin quickly bowed as someone walked outside.

Lena slowly bowed as well, and the person smiled at them.

"You may stop."

Leaf and Gin quickly straightened up as Lena slowly followed suite.

Lena flinched as she stared at the person, and she gulped nervously.

The person in front of them had long gleaming black hair as she wore traditional robes while her hair was tied by a bow.

'She's beautiful…'

"Welcome to Coldblood Mansion." She said as she bowed to Lena politely.

Lena nodded as she bowed too, and the woman giggled at Lena's reaction.

"I am Aura Coldblood. I am the Mistress of this place after my husband's death. You may call me Aura if you wish."

"Yes, ma'am." Lena said politely, and Aura smiled as she looked at Leaf and Gin.

"Now then… What do I owe the pleasure of one of your more scarce appearances, Gin?" She asked, but put a lot of emphasize on scarce.

Gin gulped as he bowed again, and he started to sweat lightly.

"I was busy…"

"Busy with what?"

"… Things…"

Aura smiled as Gin continued to bow, and she then waved her hand, and Gin quickly stood back up.

"So you were out trying to find the one who killed your father…" Aura muttered as she had read Gin's mind while talking to him, and he nodded slowly.

Aura closed her eyes, and Lena stared in confusion until Gin suddenly fell back with a large knife in his head.

Lena stared in shock as Gin fell back, but shattered when he hit the ground.

"How many times must I tell you not to go looking!?" Aura snapped as Gin peeked out from behind Leaf.

"I'm sorry, Mother…" Gin muttered, and Lena was very confused as she stared at where Gin had fallen, and where he was standing behind Leaf.

"How?"

"Coldblood Technique: Mirror Image. Gin's a master of it." Leaf stated calmly as Gin walked out from behind Leaf slowly.

Lena nodded slowly, and Aura smiled as she walked over to Lena.

"Please come inside for dinner." She said as she led Lena inside, and the two brothers followed closely.

Lena stared in awe at the large dining room that put the future Black Order's one to shame.

"Please sit." Aura said as she motioned to the chair on her right, and Lena quickly sat down.

Gin sat down next to Lena, and Leaf sat across as he rested his elbows on the table and started to play with his knife.

Light was smiling as he sat down across from Lena.

The food was brought out shortly after, and Lena stared puzzled at the food as it came out.

"Um… May I ask?"

"These are Japanese dishes." Aura stated as she read Lena's mind again, and Lena nodded.

"So you are…"

"We are a Japanese family, yes." Aura said calmly as she started to eat.

Lena nodded to herself as she started to eat, but soon found it quite difficult.

She tried to use the chopsticks she was given, but failed again.

Suddenly, another pair of chopsticks took her food, and raised it to her mouth.

Lena looked over to see Gin using two sets of chopsticks as he ate with the set in his right hand and the left hand held the ones in front of Lena's mouth.

Lena smiled as she ate the food, and Leaf grinned as he watched Gin calmly help Lena eat without looking from his food.

Aura and Light were watching as while, but each with a different reaction.

Aura was smiling slightly as she ate her food, and Light was bitterly glaring at Gin.

After dinner was finished, the four all sat as Aura calmly wiped her mouth with a napkin.

Lena was looking around at the things even she didn't know what they did.

"All of these things were created by our family." Aura stated as she had read Lena's mind yet again, and Lena nodded as she looked at the staircase nearby.

"You could probably call our family one of the great future." Aura said as she smiled calmly at Lena.

"Our family mainly created these items to help make life easier for people, but the ideas were frowned upon." Leaf stated calmly as he leaned back in his chair while his katana was leaned against the table.

Lena nodded as she understood, and she went back to looking around.

Aura smiled again as she motioned for attention, and the four looked over at her.

"Now it is time for what I bet one of us has been wanting for a long time." Aura said, and Light grinned as he started to get excited.

Aura looked over at Lena, and put her hand on Lena's.

"You see, Lena. Our tradition is to marry our sons or daughters by picking one for them ourselves. It means you are now a member of our family after you marry." Aura stated, and Lena slowly nodded.

"You can't say no I'm afraid though." Aura added before Lena could ask.

Lena nodded as she looked at the three boys, and Leaf grinned as he made a little 'x' in the air.

"I'm already married, so good thing for you." He said as he leaned back more in his chair calmly.

Light was happily sitting in his chair as he waited for Aura to point to him so he could marry Lena.

Aura smiled at Light, and then raised her hand calmly.

The four stared at her hand as she then calmly pointed to Light.

"Lena will be married to…" Aura started to say as Light beamed happily while Gin scowled.

"Gin." Aura stated, and Light 's jaw dropped as Gin nearly fell back onto the floor in surprise.

Lena had turned scarlet again as she looked at the table while Gin tried to balance himself again.

He stared at Aura in shock as she calmly smiled back at him.

Aura calmly stood up from her chair, and then turned toward the staircase.

"I will see you all tomorrow morning." She said, and the three brothers all quickly stood up to bow.

"Yes, ma'am!" They said as Lena was still staring at the table in shock.

Leaf gave a low whistle when Aura left the room, and Gin scowled at Leaf.

Light was positively fuming at Gin as he glared lividly at him.

"How did that happen!? I was the favorite to marry next!" He said, and Gin shrugged as he looked down at Lena.

She glanced up at him, and managed a small smile which Gin returned.

Light turned on his heel, and stormed out of the room while Leaf put his katana back on his back before walking toward the staircase.

"Have a great night you two." He said with a wave, and Gin nodded.

Lena slowly stood up still red in the face as she looked at Gin.

"N-Now what?"

"Tomorrow, Mother will do it formally, and that'll be it." Gin said quietly as he turned slightly red, and Lena stared at him before smiling.

Gin caught her smile, but looked away as he turned redder.

"So where do I sleep?" Lena asked, and Gin froze mentally.

He started to frantically look around as Lena stared at him in curiosity.

"I-I guess… You'll have to sleep… with me…" Gin muttered turning very red, but Lena just smiled as she took his hand.

"Okay then." She said with a smile, and Gin looked at her smile slightly surprised before smiling himself.

Okay, so that's part 3. One more part to go!