Hey curious readers and K lovers! This is my first K fic. I sincerely hope you'll like it even though it does sound a bit cliche with the amnesia and all, but please give it a try. You never know! Enjoy and please tell me what you think in a review after! ;) Oh, and I should probably mention it's going to be action pact!
Important notes : Mikoto is not dead and Shiro is not missing!
It was a peaceful, casual afternoon in Shizume city. The Red King, Mikoto Suho was walking in the streets with a couple of his clansmen behind him. He looked bored as usual and the boys behind him were chatting about a recent fight they had. While blowing smoke out of his lungs, Mikoto looked at the other side of the street. Izumo and Anna should be joining them soon. The bartender and the girl had gone shopping for a few things and they were suppose to meet at the end of the next street. A few blocks away, Izumo Kusanagi had his hands full with bags filled with things for his bar. Anna, the young strain holding on to the bottom of his jacket, pulled a little harder, showing the blond man she wanted to go faster.
"Easy Anna. I know you want to see Mikoto, but be a little patient we're almost there."
The two odd companions made there way to the rendezvous point, when Anna spotted Mikoto on the other side of the street. The child, overjoyed to see her guardian, let go off Kusanagi's jacket and started running towards the Red King, ignoring the fact that the light was still red.
"ANNA!" Yelled out Kusanagi. "LOOK OUT!"
The girl had the bad reflex to freeze on the spot when she noticed the huge truck coming her way at a dangerous speed. Then something suddenly grabbed the girl around the waist and shoulder and threw themselves towards the opposite sidewalk. They rolled on the ground holding the young strain tight in their thin arms, keeping her from being grazed by the road. When they stopped rolling, the arms loosened. Anna got to her knees and turned around.
"ANNA! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"
HOMRA clansmen all ran towards their young friend. Even Mikoto had dropped his cigaret. He knelt down next to her and took her in his arms.
"Don't do stupid things like that. I'm glad you're not hurt." His voice sounded as bored as usual but the young girl felt his relief when he held her. She slightly blushed.
"Hey boss?" Said Kamamoto. "What do we do about her?"
Mikoto looked at the ground. A teenage girl was lying on the ground, unconscious. She had long, light caramel colored hair held in a high ponytail and light skin. She was wearing an old gray shirt too big for her, that probably used to be blue, dirty and torn at the bottom, almost revealing her stomach, beige shorts and dirty old snickers without socks. The shoes looked like they were beyond use. She had scratches from the fall and was bleeding from the head and arms. But she also had older wounds. She'd been punched and had cuts about everywhere on her body. She was very skinny and looked like she lived on the street. Mikoto didn't have to think twice about it.
"Take her with us." Replied the red king flately.
One of the clansmen, Yo Chitose, picked up the girl bridal style. The young man had a reputation for being a womanizer but even he wouldn't do anything to a defenseless, injured girl. The people around watched without moving as the Red Clan carried the girl away.
HOMRA bar
"Just looked at her cute face. She looks like a baby cat sleeping."
"I'm more interested in those long legs of hers."
"You're such a pervert, Yo. She might be like five years younger than you, man."
"So what? she's still a woman, Bando."
"Will you two shut the hell up? You're gonna wake her up!"
That's the conversation Misaki Yata heard when he stepped into the HOMRA bar. The young vanguard was already pissed off. He hadn't slept a wink and had fights with two gangs on the way here. Of course he'd won but that wasn't nearly enough to settle his mood. The last thing he needed was to hear useless conversations. However, he still wondered why everyone was gathered around the couch. Probably just watching Anna sleeping.
"Hey, what are you guys doing here? You were supposed to be on patrol today. Get your asses moving and do your job."
All the other clansmen turned around at once and yelled. "SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
"HUH? The hell? You guys wanna pick a fight with me? Is that it?"
"Yata, seriously." Said Kamamoto in a quiet voice. "Quiet down."
"You're really asking for it, fatty." He said raising his fist.
"Yata." Called out Kusanagi from the other side of the bar. "Shut up and just look at what's on the couch."
Yata pushed the others out of his way to take a look and froze when he saw the sleeping girl. He jumped back. His jaw dropped open and his cheeks turned crimson. The others chuckled at the crow's reaction. He was probably the most reckless person in the gang and nothing scared him...except girls.
"WHAT THE HELL? WHY IS THERE A GIRL HERE?"
A knuckle crashed on top of his skull.
"OW! Mr Kusanagi! What'd you do that for?"
"Will you shut up already? You'll wake up the lady."
"She IS waking up, you guys." Said Bando.
All the clansmen gathered around the couch once more as the girl slowly emerged from her deep sleep. Her eyes opened slightly and she blinked a few times before keeping her eyes open for good. To everyone's big surprise, the girl's eyes were golden. She looked up to see nine faces staring at her. Her eyes widened and she sat up letting out a sound, half surprised half scared. All the guys kept staring at her and blushed all at once.
"So cute." They muttered in unison.
That is until they all received smashing punches on the head. Yata, still redder than any of them, pulled them back angrily.
"You morons! Don't scare girls like that! That's creepy!"
"But Yata, you were staring too..." Complained Kamamoto while rubbing his aching skull.
"Shut up, bastard! You were the ones having weird conversations about her legs!"
"That was Chitose!"
"For the love of my bar, shut your traps, all of you! That's no way to behave in front of a lady." Izumo turned to the girl. "Sorry about that. My brats are very undisciplined. My name is Izumo Kusanagi. Glad to see you finally awaken."
The girl seemed to relax and took the cover off her. She scanned her body and realized that she was covered in bandages. She looked at the bartender.
"Did you..."
"You were badly injured so we took care of your injuries. We owed you big time."
Suddenly, someone was heard coming downstairs. Anna entered the bar followed by Mikoto. She ran to the couch and looked at the girl with a neutral face.
"Are you alright?" Asked the young girl.
The girl's eyes widened and she got to her knees in front of Anna and grabbed her shoulders. "You! You're safe! Are you alright? Were you injured anywhere?"
Anna looked surprised for a moment and then answered. "No."
The girl sighed and smiled. She pulled Anna in a hug. "Thank god." She whispered
All the members of HOMRA were stunned. The first thing this girl had done was not notice Mikoto, not freaking out over having been taken in by a group of strange men but make sure the little girl she'd helped was safe, even though she clearly was in a worse state than Anna. When she released the young girl, the latter said.
"Thank you."
"Your welcome." She replied with an angelic smile.
"That's to say we are in your debt, miss." Said Kusanagi.
"Thank you for saving Anna. We owe you."
The Red King had spoken, which was odd. Mikoto never usually bothered with things like manners. He must've really felt grateful, even though he still had the same bored look on his face. The girl looked at him in the eyes and they didn't blink for a long time, until she finally spoke.
"You're...powerful, aren't you?" She asked.
"Of course he is!" Shouted Yata. "He's Mikoto Suho!"
The girl tried standing up but stumbled. Kusanagi caught her just in time.
"Oops! Easy there! Looks like you took a serious hit to the head but at least you don't have a concussion."
He helped her sit down again and brought her a cup of tea. She slowly drank it, as the gang watched her every move. When she finished, she looked at Mikoto and Kusanagi.
"Excuse me but... who are you?"
"What?! You don't know what HOMRA is?" Yata asked almost yelling at her so much that she perked up a little.
Yata immediately took a step back and a way less aggressive tone. "I-I mean...you're not from around here are you? Cause if you were, then... you'd totally know us."
"I don't know...if I'm from around here."
"What do you mean?" Asked Kamamoto.
"How about we let the lady get changed before we move on with the interrogation. You probably don't want to stay in those dirty old clothes of yours."
The girl saw that they did expose her a bit too much and blushed slightly.
"Follow me. I'll see if there's anything your size in the laundry."
A few minutes later, Kusanagi came back and the girl followed right after. She was barefoot wearing long kaki green hip-hop style pants, cut just above her ankles and just a black tank-top. Yata blushed madly before shouting.
"MR. KUSANAGI! YOU CAN'T LET A GIRL WALK AROUND LIKE THAT!"
"What do you mean Yata? She looks fine to me."
"THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT FINE, DAMN IT! COULDN'T YOU GIVE HER SOMETHING THAT COVERS A LITTLE MORE?"
Kusanagi suddenly looked pissed. He pushed Yata away with another punch on his skull.
"That's all we had that could fit her, Yata! If you think she's overexposed, then why don't you do something about it? Man up!"
The vanguard fell silent staring at the ground, as if he was ashamed. The girl went to sit back on the couch with Kamamoto's help and smiled at Yata.
"Thanks for worrying. But it's fine really."
Yata blushed even more, and clenched his fists before untying the red sweatshirt he always kept around his waist. He walked over to the couch and handed it over to her. Looking away he said.
"Here. Take this."
"But..."
"Just take it!"
The girl took the sweatshirt and put it on. It was a little big for her but still looked good. She smiled at Yata once more.
"Thanks. Your name is Yata right?"
"Uh, yeah."
"His full name is Misaki Yata." Said Chitose really fast.
"What the hell Chitose? You wanna die? Come here so I can beat you to a bloody pulp, you moron!"
"Knock it off, you guys. And watch your mouths. We still have a guest. How about we start with the presentations? As I said before, my name is Izumo Kusanagi. I'm the owner of the HOMRA bar and a red clansman. The man lazily smoking his cigaret on the end of the couch is Mikoto Suho. He's the Red King and leader of HOMRA. The little angel you saved this morning is Anna. Don't be fooled by her looks, she's a pretty powerful strain."
Anna and Mikoto said nothing but stared at the girl. One by one, all the clansmen presented themselves.
"Yo Chitose, Saburota Bando, Rikio Kamamoto, Masaomi Dewa, Shohei Akagi, Kosuke Fujishima, Eric Solt."
The girl repeated their names to remember them all. She observed them one by one, almost like she was reading them. Kusanagi finally broke the silence again.
"Well then, will you tell us your name young lady?"
She suddenly looked sad and stared at the ground. "I...don't remember my name."
"Have you been living in the streets so long you can't even remember that?"
"I don't even know if ever lived in the streets, Mr Kusanagi."
"You have amnesia."
She nodded. "I woke up a week ago in a hospital. The doctor that was taking care of me didn't seem to notice I didn't have any memory left."
Flashback
"It's good to see you finally awake. You've been out for almost a week. Your brothers will be happy to see you awake."
"I don't know why, but I had this odd feeling that I was in a trap and that I had to run away. I guess I acted on instincts then. So I told the doctor not to tell them I was awake because I wanted to surprise them. But the two men that came in didn't seem like they could be my brothers at all."
"Honestly, how long are you going to be asleep, little cat? You're making me very frustrated."
"Stop fooling around. You know we can't touch her without the boss's permission. He'll murder us if we do."
"Oh please. Seeing what he's planning to do to her, a little fun wouldn't hurt anyone. Besides, he said he'd give us a reward when we bring her back. I know what I'm asking for. One whole night alone with my little cat sounds good."
"Don't be an idiot. She's his and he'll never let you touch her."
"I guess you're right. But I'm not giving up. See you soon, kitten."
End of flashback
"The first thing I did after they left was run away from the hospital. I stole some old clothes and hid in the streets. I stole some food to survive too. But, I never slept twice in the same place. This feeling of needing to run away hasn't left me since I woke up."
"Did you see the faces of the men who are after you?"
"My eyes were closed so I didn't see them, but their voices were almost identical. I'm running away from someone and I don't even know who he is or even who I am. It's so frustrating."
A long moment of silence went by before she spoke again. "Thank you very much for what you've done for me, but... I should probably get going."
She got up, but Mikoto grabbed her arm and looked at her. "You can't keep running for ever, especially in your state. What you need is a wall."
"A wall?"
"He means protection. You sure about this Mikoto? If she hangs round with us, she might get exposed to different kinds of trouble." Said Kusanagi.
"Wait a minute! I can't ask you to protect me like that! What if those people are dangerous?"
"Don't worry." Said Chitose, putting his arm around her shoulders. "We're the red clan, sweetheart. Our middle name is danger. So stick close. We wouldn't want anything to happen to those nice legs of yours."
She suddenly moved. Grabbing his wrist, she sent her hand to collide with his side and then kicked him with her knee in the stomach. The young man fell to his knees holding his belly painfully.
"Touch me like that again, and you'll be the one with broken legs, pervert!" She shouted.
Everyone bursted out in laughter (except for Chitose).
"You sure know how to throw a few punches." Said Kusanagi. "Anyways, Mikoto's right. You can't run with no resources. How about you settle with us for a little while?"
"But I can't expose you to danger like that! You're out of your mind!"
"Like Chitose said very clumsily, we really are strong and trouble is no stranger to us. If you're with us, we can protect you from anything."
"That's for sure." Said Bando. "Even if someone has enough balls to confront us, they usually don't do it twice. Well, except for the black dog. He kicked your ass, didn't he Yata?"
"Shut up before I kill you."
She looked at the ground. "But still..."
"Consider it the payment for our debt to you for saving Anna. And at the same time, we'll try to help you find your memories."
The young girl stayed quiet thinking it over. She sighed. "All right. But I don't want to just sit my ass here all the time while you protect me. Give me a small job or something."
Mikoto let out a small approval noise and a tiny smile appeared on his lips.
"How about we start by giving you a name?" Suggested Kamamoto. "What do you want to be called?"
"Well...I don't really have anything in mind. Why don't you guys pick one for me?"
"I suggest Tenshi." Said Chitose. "Cause she has an angel's face."
"What about Kin?" Suggested Bando. "For her golden eyes."
"This is gonna take a while..." Said Kusanagi. "Got any suggestion, Yata?"
"Not really. It shouldn't be anyone but her that picks a name."
"Here's a thought. Since you have a girl's name, how about you pick a guy's name for me, to even things up?" The girl asked Yata with an honest smile.
"I-I can't give you a guy's name! It wouldn't suit you."
"Actually, it's a good idea." Commented the bartender. "That way, even if we talk about her outside, people won't think she's a girl. It might just help keep those hunters away."
"How about Taiga?" Suggested Mikoto. "It's a name for both girls and guys."
"I like it." Said the amnesic girl.
"Want a last name too? It might come in handy." Said Kamamoto. "How about Kinme?"
"Kinme? Literally meaning 'golden eyes'? Seriously, dude?" Said Eric.
"Call her whatever you want, I'm sticking with Tenshi" Said Yo stubbornly. "She's too cute for a guy's name."
"Open your mouth one more time Chitose, and I will knock your teeth out of it." Snapped Kusanagi. "Anyways, forget the last name. It's too obvious. How many people do you know that have golden eyes? It's better if you stick with one name."
"Taiga it is, then." Said Bando with a smile.
Taiga smiled at the boys. They looked like a violent gang that'd do anything to pick a fight. But they had good hearts. She could tell just by looking. If she was going to be protected by them, she didn't mind one bit.
Hope it got you curious! Pls review!