Chapter 1 - S2

12 YEARS LATER

Talk about nostalgic things, it's been 12 years already since the incident. I've gotten older. 27 is way older than you think. I cut my hair shorter just like a boy, dye it dark green, wear glasses, and act like a boy. I am Yousei Mana now and I am a boy who live not knowing their parents, and he lives for revenge, that's my identity now

For the past 12 years I become a group member of an unknown organization, we call ourselves 'platform assassination' pretty lame isn't it, but I don't mind these guys are really strong and my training was really tough, but I did learn a lot

12 years ago, I found out about the name Muichiro did not finish to tell me, it was Hajime Setsuei, the twins have a lot of stories about his evilness, but I wish all of those was just petty lies I force not to believe those things they are saying about him.

Why? Because I've known that person for ages, I know him since I was born and I met him in London, a typical of shy, weak, person but mostly I like his eyes because those eyes tell the truth about his emotions. He can't lie you know what I mean.

I just can't believe Setsu ordered Muichiro to kill my family those precious to me and even myself his friend. Just what happened to him for the past years, I wanted to know and asked him for a meaningful reason.

I refuse to believe but that's the truth.

His more than what you think he is. That's why I have settled my mind to confront him.  His the one who held grudge about us after all.

Anyway we are looking for a new member to join us with our mission, but we need a one reliable fellow, and so before someone entered or get accepted to our group he/she needs to be reexamine, not just strength but everything and for those people they recruit to take the test only 1 person was qualified and successful joined our group, we call it 'shadow' now

We are currently inside our turf. And the new recruit will be here any minute, actually Sasuke and Yuusuke met our new member already I was the only person who doesn't because I was our running an errand that day

I'm sitting on the swivel chair drinking iced tea, you could say the place is like a bar well we totally have a bar inside but not typically open for everyone, we have tons of alcohol and a lined table pair with lined swivel chairs, Yuusuke and Sasuke really make a great combination of alcohol.

"Are you ready to meet our newbie Shinya" Sasuke said who sat on my left 

Yuusuke on the other hand sat on my right, "Imma spoil you, his someone you knew by the way, shi—n—ya"

I shot a glare to both of them, "It's Yousei now alright, Yousei Mana" I said loud and clear

I gulp my ice tea and sigh

*SCREECH*

Someone entered the door and to my surprised I gasped

A lean and slim boy with average height came before me, he has this depressing black piercing eyes and undercut white hair with no bangs revealing its forehead, his wearing all black clothes and seems very intimidating

"Sano Manjiro—"

I almost fall down trough my sit, "Why do you want to join shadow?"

I never thought I would meet him again, for 12 years I didn't approach him, for 12 years I did not think of him, I may be selfish for leaving him but that's the only way I could protect him, but I didn't think he would turn out like this. What happened when I was gone? He didn't seem too approachable

"Why? You asked, my answer is simple it's because I wanted to kill a certain someone and I heard this group held a grudge to that person" his voice is to heavy it's like his holding so much pain inside of him

"What's the reason of killing him? We don't accept if it's just for fu-"

He cut me off relentlessly, "I'm not doing this for fun, and you don't need to know the reason behind that"

His unapproachable, unpredictable. I cannot see through his words and action. What happened to you that it cost you to be like this? His not cheerful like the old times, not anymore

"Newbie, you will be having the room next to our cutie boy here" said Yuusuke and pointed me

"He have a house to stay isn't it? Why is he joining us here all of a sudden?" I complained

I'm worried what if he'll found out that I was Shinya he'll be so mad for sure

"He doesn't have any house that's why Manjiro will join us, and isn't it a good thing" said Sasuke

"Alright, Manji can have that empty room then" I said

Yuusuke and Sasuke smirked and flashes with joy, "Oh my!  Our cutie boy had given our newbie a nickname" said Yuusuke

"That was fast Yousei-kun" Sasuke teased

These guys can really make me mad

"Forget it! I'm out to investigate" I was about to go when Yuusuke speak

"Don't worry about that Yousei, our newbie finish the investigation" said Yuusuke

I then look at Manjiro who still look emotion less he sat done on one of the swivel chair, Yuusuke had made him a drink, I sat one sit apart from him

"What do you find out?" I asked

"Nothing— except this" he showed something from his pocket

It was a key

"A key, how would that be connected to them?"

"It's a key with their logo" Manjiro stated

Yuusuke and Sasuke almost burst into laughter's but I stop them with a death glare

"A key, if it's something important why would they drop it? Was it intentional?" I think

"I think so too" Manjiro agreed with me

"Yoshii!! Let's throw a welcome party for our newbie" I suggested

Yuusuke smiled, "Great idea Yousei"

"Let's go buy stuff for the party" said Sasuke and had pulled Manjiro closer with him

"You buy a lot" Yuusuke said

"We will be going now" said Sasuke

"Be careful" I mumbled

It seems to me that Manjiro doesn't even care

"Why is he like that?" I asked Yuusuke

"You mean Manjiro Sano?" He asked

I nodded, "Yes him"

"I heard he lost his sister, after his sister his friends and after his friends all of toman's member, it was such a heartbreaking tragedy at Red Valley and Blue Valley, on Blue Valley they massacred all toman and with the fire all of them died and only Manjiro survived, he become like that because he lost a lot of lives infront of him and the reason of his misery is someone named Hajime" Yuusuke explained

So his having a hard time all this time, So they all died— every toman members flashes throughout my mind and tears flow from my eyes

I wish I were with you during your hardest time— but I wasn't