Until we meet again

“ Do you think he’s alright?” Shinoa asked Mitsuba. “ He’ll be fine he might be an idiot, but Yuu’s a big boy he can handle himself.” Mitsuba answered flipping through a magazine while sipping on her cappuccino. “ Yeah, I think Yuu-kun’s fine.” Yoichi chimed in next to Mitsuba. “ You're worried about him now because of that Mika guy, but he is on an island and that baka can literally cause trouble wherever he goes.” Kimizuki answered taking a bite out of his pasta. The four decided to get lunch at the indoor restaurant at the hotel, since they had been outside swimming for almost three hours.

“ True, true. Anyway anybody else a little suspicious on why we were all sent here. I'm pretty sure Yuu could've handled this situation on his own. But Guren insisted anyway.” Shinoa said tapping her fingers on her right hand on the table. “ Here we go, more conspiracies to add to the list. This is number…..” Mitsuba went into her notes on her phone opening up a file named “Shinoa’s stupid ideas, leading down to number.  Conspiracy theory number 43.” Mitsuba said. “ You still have that?” Kimizuki asked. “ I'm hoping to make it my opening act when I become a stand up comedian after all this crap.” Shinoa lifted both of her eyebrows up in surprise. “ I'm joking.” Mitsuba looked at Shinoa patting her on the head.

“ Besides no one ever leaves this sort of work.” She deadpanned. “ Anyways what if Gurren has an ulterior motive for bringing us all here. What if there's something he's not telling us…Gasp!!!” Shinoa finishes putting her hand over her mouth. “ Did you just say “Gasp”?” Kimizuki commented. “ Not the point right now, what if it has to do with the Aliens!” She slammed her fist down on the table catching the attention of the other customers each sending over there hateful glares. “ They've captured Ichinose-San and sent in one of their own disguised as him! And they've sent us here to be their food!!!! Soon all of humanity will be taken over and enslaved!!!” The three look at her silently before they all bust out laughing.

“ Nice one Shinoa.” Yoichi comments wiping tears out of his eyes. “ Laugh now, but next time we meet I might be an alien!!! And I'll take each of you down one by one!” Shinoa might’ve been joking around on the alien part, but she truly was suspicious about Guren. This whole thing smelled fishy and not just because they were next to the ocean. She decided to drop the subject for the time being and enjoyed her time with her friends.

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Yuu in that moment needed his friends, very badly. He stood outside the restaurant his friends were in, he had texted him where they were earlier. But he ran to them not considering the fact he was still in trunks and damp from swimming. The entry to the restaurant were two big glass doors, where you can basically see anyone passing by or eating inside. He decided on just texting Shinoa to come out instead of making a fool of himself.

From:Yuu

To:Shinoa

Hey can you come out? I think I made things worse on the whole “Hook, Line and Sinker thing…….

From:Shinoa

To:Yuu

Oh my what have you done now Yuu? Wait, why can't you come in? Oh wait is it because…….”

From:Yuu

To:Shinoa

Get your damn head out of the gutter!!! I'm being serious!

From:Shinoa

To:Yuu

Your outside the restaurant in nothing but your birthday suit!!!! Wow, you never seize to amaze me!

From: Yuu

To:Shinoa

Stfu and get your ass out here! B4 my patience starts wearing thin!

From: Shinoa

To:Yuu

Make me ;)

That was the last straw, Yuu knew she was just doing this to rile him up and make a fool of himself, but he wasn't having any of it. He marched in there ignoring the waitress that was clearly telling him he couldn't be in there with his current attire. Grabbed Shinoa’s arm and dragged her out of the restaurant. “ Aww, sweety did you miss me this much?” She laughed as she waved goodbye to a stunned Mitsuba, Kimizuki, and Yoichi. As soon as they were out Yuu released his grip on Shinoa. “ So what's the problem?” Shinoa said stifling a laugh. “ My problem? MY PROBLEM!” Yuu almost erupted, but that would probably satisfy the demon in front of him. “ My problem is, is that I kind of just uhm, how do I say this?” Yuu blushed, ‘Should I really tell her?’ He glanced at Shinoa. ‘ Well she kind of deserves to know since she's already in on it.’

“ i um, made out with Mika.” Shinoa smirked at him. “ What was that Yuu I don't think I heard you.” She cupped a hand around her right ear towards Yuu. “ You might want to speak a little louder.” Yuu glared at her, his hands curling into fists at his sides. “ I made out with Mika! You happy!” Shinoa’s eyes lit up like the Fourth of July. “ Aww, my little boys growing up. But our plan must be working since he's being like this! Yay!!! I'm texting everyone about this!” Shinoa squealed reaching for her phone and quickly typing the message. “ Text us about what?” Kimizuki popped in with Mitsuba and Yoichi following in suit. A ping was heard through all their phones as they all went to look at the message they received.

Suddenly the air around them screamed with awkwardness as they read the message. “ Shinoa…” Mitsuba was the first to speak. “ Yes, my lovely?” Shinoa sang. “ Why do we need to know that Yuu can French kiss now and that he sucked face with a guy!?!?” Mitsuba stomped her way towards Shinoa towering over even though they were both the same height. “ Just look at Yoichi, he's almost going to pass out! He did not need that image in his head!!!” She dropped her bag of leftovers raising her arms in rage. “ Yeah, I second that motion. And I'll be taking Yoichi to the room. ” Kimizuki sighs picking up Yoichi bridal style. “ We don't have time for this! We have to get down to business!” Mitsuba whisper shouted the last part. “ I asked Kimizuki to do a background check on our targets and anyone involved with them and their corporation.”

Yuu gaped at her, “ You've only been here a day and you're already going back to work!” Shinoa giggled at him. “ We’re not all lazy bums like you and drag things out.” Yuu felt like he was stabbed in the heart. “ Says the one who encouraged my behavior and even wanted me to get revenge!” Yuu frustratedly shouted at the purple haired girl trying to make a point. “ You could've said no.” Mitsuba calmly stated. At this point Yuu didn't even want to talk to the couple anymore. “ Whatever, let's just have Kimizuki dig up a little dirt. Or to see if they have any other accomplices.” Mitsuba added. He sighed in defeat. “ Fine.” Mitsuba headed to Kimizuki's room with Shinoa following and Yuu trailing behind. While Shinoa and Mitsuba chatted in the elevator, Yuu physically slumped against the elevator's wall.

‘ How could I have forgotten the point of all this?’ He looked back at all the events that had happened in the past few days. It was like getting hit by a train from going to confused, angered, sad and embarrassed altogether. ‘ No! Snap out of it!’ He smacked himself on the face. The pain making him regain his composure. ‘ No more fooling around! Let's get down to business!” He stood up proud and tall, practically strutting out of the elevator. The pair in front of him noticed the change in atmosphere. Both looking back we're glad that he wasn't in a bad mood anymore. Shinoa sent a look over at Mitsuba basically saying. ‘ Looks like Yuu-sans back.’ Mitsuba nodded back in reply. When the three made it to back to Kimizuki’s place they were glad to not have interrupted anything seeing as Yoichi was asleep on the bed.

Kimizuki had already been hacking Sanguinem just like Mitsuba said to. Making themselves comfortable they let Kimizuki bring them up to speed. “ So I've been going through their private files and looking through any serveillance footage around Sanguinem to catch any dealings going on.” He kept typing not at all perturbed by the amount of warning signs that popped up. “ They sure as hell are shady and clearly by this picture of our target,” Kimizuki shows them Ferid standing in front of a boxcar filled to the brim with tied up people. “ seems like it’s more than just making hangers. I also pulled up a list of the big shots that work there, and boy are there plenty of them.”

He brought up a list of names including  pictures next to them. “ Anyone look familiar?” He turns around so they can see. Yuu scans the list and as he reaches the bottom he never even considered this, yet it's no surprise to him that he's on this list. “ Mikaela Shindo.” Yuu didn't know what to feel in that moment, but one thing was for certain. He definitely needed to get closer to Mika now. See what he can get out of him, what he doesn't normally tell to people, ‘ who knows maybe we’ll be taking him in with Ferid and Crowley.’ Yuu thought. “ Doesn't matter our plan stays the same just with an additional target.” He stood up looking at the other people on the list. “ My feelings don't matter if he’s been taking part in what they've been doing in Sanguinem.”

He glared down at where Mika was on the list. “ He's just like them in the end.” Yuu didn't want to say that, but it's not like he knew Mika. He could be anyone, personality wise and he's already proved he was a jerk. “Well should we put our plan in motion?” Yuu looked at the group all sharing concerned looks. “ I’m fine, really guys he's on the list, literally anything I do with him is strictly business. So please fo-forget, forget abo-out hi…” Yuu blacked out and fell to the floor. “ Yuu!” The three yelled. Shinoa went towards him kneeling down to pick him up, when he hit her with his arm sending her slamming into the wall behind her.

“ Ahh!” She yelled. “ Shinoa!” Mitsuba yelled worried for her, but scared at what was happening with Yuu. She took out her gun and pointed it at Yuu. Just as his wings grew out, “Oi, that's Yuu you're aiming at! Put the gun down Mitsuba!” Kimizuki tried reasoning with her even if Yuu was transforming. “ Tch, idiots.” The man muttered under his breath, as he assumed control over Yuu. “ Why don't we mess with them for a bit?” He used Yuu to kick the gun out of Mitsuba’s hand and into his. “ Shit!” Mitsuba yelled as Yuu started emptying his bullets around the room, blasting holes through the walls alerting the other people in the hotel. “ Hahahahaha!” The man laughed at the oncoming chaos.

Kimizuki launched himself on Yuu’s back gripping onto his wings, Yuu struggled a bit with him until he broke the window next to him and tossed Kimizuki out of it. “ Nooooo!!!” Yoichi yelled waking up to the scene as he ran to the window to see Kimizuki hanging on the ledge. “ Hold on!” Yoich struggled to pull him up. “ Yuu what the fuck!?!” Shinoa yelled as her arm was thrown over Mitsuba’s shoulder to help her up. Yuu stood motionless watching them trying to pick themselves up, when he launched himself at the girls ramming them into the wall as he broke through it using them as a shield. “ Ahhhhh! Fuck!!!” Mitsuba screamed looking at Shinoa to see that she had gone unconscious. Just when she thought Yuu would attack her, he ran down the hall breaking the wall at the end.

The other people in the hotel already getting out of there rooms to flee. Screaming when they saw Yuu, gripping onto their children, tripping over the rubble. “ Beautiful, Kureto you've done a great job!” He patted himself on the back. He turned Yuu around as he readied himself to jump out of the gaping hole. “ No Yuu come back! Come back to us!” Yoichi tugged on his left hand. Yuu turned around not wasting a second to punch him in the face with his right. Sending him flying backwards, hitting the carpeted ground harshly. “ Yoichi!... Yuu you're dead!!!” Kimizuki yelled as he went charging after Yuu. He cursed when he missed sending a kick to Yuu’s face in the exact moment Yuu fell backwards, as he was propelling downwards used his wings to shoot him into the sky above.

The people that were outside saw everything and screamed demanding to know what's happening, some even trying leave the island by rafts. “ They're all so stupid.” Kureto sighed. He grabbed his phone next to him, dialing Ferid’s number. “ Yes? What is it Kureto?” Ferid chimed. “ What are you waiting for you idiot?!? Attack!” He yelled angrily over the phone. “ Oh you're no fun! Fiiiine, Crowley come on.” He hung up. Just as they did an army of thugs all handling weapons marched onto the beach from the jungle attacking the people. Knocking the adults out, or shooting them in the legs to keep them from running and tying up the kids. “ Nobody is fucking leaving! You've all become part of something much, much bigger than any of us! Be happy you'll be sacrificed into something useful for this dreaded world! Hahaha!!!”

A man, the leader of the group yelled at all the pedestrians. “ If any of you run or try escaping we’ll shoot you right here.” He emphasized shooting his gun in the air. A woman who was tied up, ripped off her rope  she stood to run. “ Help!!!! He…” she didn't finish her sentence as she was shot in the head. Falling onto the ground with a thump as the blood leaking from her head was soaked up by the sand. “ What did I tell you!!!” He shook his head. Kureto kept Yuu above them watching the process as trucks pulled onto the beach, hauling people in, throwing them in like sacks of potatoes. “ All according to plan.” Just as he was going to fly Yuu towards his location, he woke up.

“ Fuck no!!!” Kureto yelled trying to use override, but yet again it did nothing as Yuu assumed consciousness. Having the same eyes as he did last time. “ Not this again!” He yelled as he spun around looking at his wings, but all of that didn't matter when he looked below. Kimizuki, Shinoa, Mitsuba, Yoichi even , “Mika?!?” were all kneeling on the sand in execution pose, next to each other. The man marched over to them saying, “ Nothing personal just business.” He brought his gun to Mika’s head. ‘ No this isn't happening! They're all going to die! Stop, STOP!’ Just as he was going to take the shot, his head was blown off and Crowley stepped in. “ That's my shot. Dumb ass.” The headless man flopping down to the right, “ That's my treat, who thinks they'll all die by the same bullet?”

The thugs cheered Crowley on most of them agreeing. “ NOOOOOOOO!!!” Yuu yelled his scream echoing on the island. “ NOT MY...FAMILY!!!” He finally blew up, letting all his anger show. Both of his eyes now turned demonic, freely bleeding tears as he rushed down to the beach. His triton appeared as he rushed to every thug turning them into salt in the blink of an eye. Some he didn't even shed mercy, he just sliced them in half covering him in their blood. They started retreating, but Yuu would not let them escape. He stabbed through them, all going limp his hits sending waves of air around the island. When he finished with them, he saved the best for last. “ Look kid you don't want to fight me,”

Crowley said just as Yuu attacked him flinging him from the beach and hitting a palm tree. “ You fucking asked for it!” He laughed bitterly, coughing up blood as he got a vial filled with some sort of liquid, drinking every last drop. Crowley’s brown eyes turned red, his senses becoming sharpened. Faster, stronger, “ Ha! I can hear your heart beating!!!” He marveled in the change when Yuu once again attacked him. Beating him with his triton, looking for an opening to turn him into a pillar of salt like the others. He was so close, he found an opening just as he was about to take it, Ferid came up from behind him. Yuu heard him slashing behind him. “ Die!” Yuu yelled sending his triton flying towards the two now trying to escape.

They separated last second missing the triton just mere inches from their faces. They watched as it struck a tree, turning it into salt, its job done the triton disappeared and back into Yuu’s hands. “ We’d love to stay and play, but we have other things to attend to so tata!” Ferid yelled as he and Crowley ran using their super speed. Yuu cursed under his breath, remembering he was being watched he turned around. Some of the people had untied themselves, all sending looks his way, some of thanks others of hate, they were untying others including his squad. He was going to go over and check if they were okay, “ Hey, guys are you….!” He hunched over in pain, feeling a burn spreading through his midsection. Still he worked through it untying the kids, adults and whoever. But with every second the pain grew, ‘ I need to talk to them.’ He thought as he bumped into Kimizuki, who had blood in his hands.

“ Hey, are you okay?” Yuu asked grabbing his hands, but he snatched them away. “ What?” He looked at him for answers as the others of the squad gathered around each having wounds. “ Shinoa your head! Mitsuba is your arm broken! Yoichi your face is so swollen! What happened?!?” He looked at them each giving knowing looks to each other, none wanting to speak up. “ You, you happened.” Mika spoke up from behind them. They all looked surprised, “ I saw it all, how it went down. Yuu you did this.” Mika tried to soothe him.  Yuu broke, his eyes shedding more blood tears, clenching his fists to find he had claws. “ I-I dont even remember…” He trembled he looked up at them and realized they too were trembling, ‘ They're afraid of me, what have I done. I hurt them the only family I have.’

Suddenly he was hit with an enormous pain, this time it reached his heart. “ Ahh!” He clutched his chest, while falling to the ground the world becoming dizzy around them as he coughed up blood. “ Yuu! What's wrong?!?” Yoichi asked, but Yuu couldn't hear him. They all stood there not wanting to touch him because, ‘ Because they can't help me. I'm a monster.’ With the little strength he had, he brought himself up. Wincing when he moved too much, “ I hurt you guys..” he wheezed. “...I.. can't be here anymore….I..need..to leave.” He trudged away from them. “ No!” Shinoa yelled. “ Wait!” Mitsuba said. “ We can fix this!” Shinoa said. The sound of waves crashing onto the shore filled the silence around them.

“ You can't.” Yuu replied frustratedly. “ You can't fix it, look at me god damn it!” He turned around his red irises searching their faces when they all looked down. “ Look me in the eye!” He yelled, Yoichi looked up first, then Kimizuki and Shinoa, and finally Mitsuba. “ This isn't me! I'm not me.” He cried. “ Look what I did to you guys!” His head lowering, this last part broke him, but he had to do it, it was for the better. “ That's why I'm leaving…” One of his demonic eyes faded as he said this. “ Tell Guren and Shinya I said goodbye, and….” He lifted his head, “ I love you guys, but I can't be with you until I control this.” Yoichi broke down in tears, turning around and burying himself into Kimizuki's chest.

Yuu took a deep breath, his real tears mixing in with his blood tears. “ U-until….,” he choked. “ Until we meet again.” He turned around using his wings to lift him into the air, now fifty feet above them he could tell they were all crying. ‘ I'll be back, some day. Goodbye guys.’ Then Mika ran out, cupping his hands to yell. “ I'll wait for you!!! No matter how long I'll wait for you!” Mika now knew what this feeling was, but he wasn't going to throw it away even if Yuu was gone. This, this was something big, and he knew it, hell he bet even Yuu knows it. In his time of almost dying all he could think about was seeing Yuu one last time. And remembering all the times he talked to Yuu, messed with him and how normal he felt.

“ Because I love you!” He truly did Yuu flinched at that and kept going. ‘ Jesus Christ it took me almost dying to figure it out, but better late than never!’ He waved goodbye at him until, he could no longer see Yuu in the sky. That's when Mika looked over, and saw the squad crying and he realized he might want to tone down the happiness in him seeing as they were almost going to be executed, the people are probably never staying on this island again and Yuu was a demon. But he loved that demon, and Mika was okay with that. “ We’re still having you questioned.” Shinoa said laughing as she wiped her tears away. “ Wait, what?!?” Mika yelled.