This was requested by Shiranai Atsune, so I hope this first chapter is okay. I'm happy to rewrite this chapter and the next chapter if you don't like where this is going. I've done some planning and after this chapter, the chapters get twice as long, and stuff happens pretty fast. Between 7 - 10 chapters is my bet.

I had difficulty thinking of a second genre apart from Romance, so expect Suspense to change! This fanfic is rated T for later chapters.

Just to be clear, Nagisa is A GIRL in this.

On that note, I hope you enjoy, and HAPPY 2017!

Raven

"Shiota-san, Asano-san, it's nice to see you here." A man sat at a desk, his notebook open in front of him. His pens were neatly lined up next to it, and a cup of water sat directly by the top-left corner of the book, filled exactly three-quarters of the way with pristine water.

In front of him, on a different table sat two teenagers. On the man's left sat a tall boy with strawberry-blonde hair. He looked at his boss with violet eyes, and his flawless, handsome face was etched with concentration.

On the man's right sat a smaller female. Her light blue hair was down, falling past her shoulders and a little below her armpits. She looked at her boss with wide, azure eyes; with a little bit of curiosity, but more closed off than her companion.

The man looked down at them. He was proud of them both. The pair were the most powerful pair within Element Four – their subgroup within the League of Assassins. The man was definitely happy with their work. Both were just 14, yet they were so pure and happy to do this work. He cackled. They would enjoy the assignment that he had set for them.

"We wouldn't miss this for the world." Nagisa's even voice replied to her boss.
"I agree, Lovro-sama. This means too much to us to miss." Asano joined in with his partner. Lovro laughed quietly. These two were so much more obedient than his first and last solo apprentice. He knew where she was now. The girl was in trouble.

"I'm glad." Lovro replied stiffly. He opened his mouth to reply when the door behind him quietly opened. The assassin turned, before dipping his head at the woman who had just entered. Her name was Olga, and she worked alongside him in Element Four. Whilst Lovro was in charge of everyone in Element Four, Olga was the supervisor of the First Pair. The two sitting before Lovro were the Second Pair; their mentor, Aguri Yukimura, was with Olga. There were 8 pairs in Element Four. That was an amount slightly above average compared to other Elements – the average of which was 7. The highest amount of pairs was 18 – Element Two, scattered all around America. Lovro felt sorry for their leader; he'd have to travel a lot. There were 15 Elements in all, in different countries. Lovro was lucky to have only been in Japan.

"Continue, Lovro-sama." Olga nodded to him before turning to Nagisa and Asano.
"We have some new assignments for you. You two are perfect for this assignment – perhaps because you both go to the school that it is situated in." Nagisa's eyes widened, but Asano just looked at him critically.
"Sorry to interrupt, Lovro-sama, but isn't this a little bit co-incidental? I understand that you placed Aguri-sensei there on purpose, and we naturally followed."
"Let him tell us, Asano-kun." Nagisa's quiet voice rang out as she turned to Asano. The orange haired man turned to his smaller partner, and once he realised that her words made sense, the teen relented to let Lovro continue.
"As you both know, Aguri-san has been infiltrating the tentacle projects alongside her fiancé. We recently found out that the anti-matter stored within the experiments will cause a huge explosion – as did the moon just last night. This is why we called the emergency meeting today."

"We have some case files," Lovro continued, "about your new targets. Your school is starting tomorrow – and Aguri shall be faking her death within the first week. What we project for the future is the monster who will 'kill' her to take her place; and you know how small the chance is for our team to be incorrect. Your father has already been notified about this, Asano-kun; as chairman and an ex-assassin, he should know. Your mother has been identified likewise, Nagisa-san." The teens nodded.

"There are five case-files for between you. One is a unique target for just Asano-san. Two are combined, although Nagisa-san will have more access to one." Lovro nodded as he finished, and Aguri walked forward. In her arms were six separate folders – three were labelled with 4, 2, A. The other three were labelled with a clear 4, 2, N. They clearly meant the Element, Pair and first initial. Aguri placed the folders onto the table before turning to her mentees.
"Even if I fake my death, I will still be here for support should you need it, which I personally think you might." She backed off once she finished, not acknowledging her students nods. Lovro turned to the piles of folders and pushed the two to the waiting assassins – Aguri had taken the short amount of time to sort whose was whose, and the order.

"I would like you both to open the first folder. It should be the same. Please, by all means, take your pens and annotate – although make sure the writing is legible." Lovro commented. Obeying his orders, Gakushuu and Nagisa carefully slid the first file off their respective piles and opened it.

OPERATION MOON KILL

ELEMENT FOUR, PAIR TWO – Asano Gakushuu and Shiota Nagisa

TARGET #1

NAME: Grim Reaper

LOOKS: Black hair – reaches to his nape. Dark eyes. Kind smile.

GENDER: Male

AGE: Unknown

ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES: Smart. Lethal Assassin – very capable with silent killing, skilled in many weapons. Host to anti-matter.

NOTE: Due to the anti-matter, when he becomes enraged, we cannot accurately predict what will happen. Therefore, he may gain many attributes and more information, losing what we currently have.

That was it.

That was IT?

"Lovro-sama, if all of this is subject to change, how are we supposed to go on this?" Nagisa had looked up from her file, looking at her boss with wide eyes. Gakushuu had done the same.
"I agree; if this is all to change, how are we supposed to gain the accurate knowledge to assassinate him?" Gakushuu challenged. Lovro regarded the pair, chuckling at the bloodlust within their eyes.
"It will all become clear. You are not just being sent in to kill – you will need to gather information firstly. Once Aguri dies, he will likely teach the End Class. Therefore, Nagisa-san, you will be transferred there at the beginning of the third year to allow access."
"WHAT?" Nagisa stood up, her hair ruffling. Gakushuu reached across grabbing her hand. Nagisa closed her eyes, not allowing the male to calm her. She didn't want to be transferred – she had heard bad things about that class!
"Nagisa-san, this allows us better access to the target."
"If the Grim Reaper actually listens!" Gakushuu had to admire Nagisa's words, filled with fury. She really didn't want to be transferred.
"Hiromi-san has already agreed to all of this." Lovro interjected. Nagisa froze. If her mother had agreed… there was no point in arguing. Defeated, the bluenette fell back to her chair, and Gakushuu let go of her.
"Your primary objective for Target One is to kill him. His anti-matter possession makes him a very dangerous target, and we suspect of a bounty which we can claim to help us. We believe you two are most suited to the task." Nagisa's eyebrows raised at the praise.
"What are the other targets?" Gakushuu asked. Lovro smiled slightly.
"Not lying about them being willing." Olga commented from the side to Aguri, who nodded in response.
"Please take the next file, Asano – this one is your individual target." The teen did so. Nagisa looked over her shoulder to read her partners.

OPERATION MOON KILL

ELEMENT FOUR, PAIR TWO – Asano Gakushuu and Shiota Nagisa

TARGET #2

NAME: Sakakibara Ren

LOOKS: Brown hair clipped into a kariage. Dark, almond shape eyes. Considered 'attractive'.

GENDER: Male

AGE: 14

ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES: Respected, very smart – ranked in the top 5 of all students in his academic studies. Holds influence as Student Council President. Good skills in Japanese – has a particular way with words.

NOTE: DO NOT KILL – he is not an assassin. He is rather an information gatherer. Therefore, friendship and false information will work the best.

Gakushuu was just as confused as Nagisa. Why would Ren even be targeted?
"Lovro-sama, I'm confused." Asano voiced his opinion.
"Is this about why he's being targeted?" Aguri asked from the other side of the room. Asano nodded.
"I admit, I am also confused." Olga added, looking to Lovro.
"I thought as much." Lovro tilted his head, "Although I would have thought that with your training, Asano-san, you would be able to read between the lines." An unusual blush came over Asano's face. Nagisa couldn't help but laugh slightly. A hard line of determination set on Asano as he looked down at the case file. Nagisa noticed it first.
"Asano-kun, there." Nagisa quietly pointed at the file again.

He is rather an information gatherer.

"So?"
"Asano-kun, he knows information. It looks like you need Sakakibara-san to tell you – or at least to stop him telling the bad guys."
"Nagisa-san is absolutely correct." Lovro nodded. Asano sighed.
"Of course. It's so obvious now."
"Don't be too hard on yourself, Asano-san." Lovro looked at the boy who sighed.
"In any respect, your task is to cut Sakakibara-san off from his contacts, and to get him to divulge information which could possibly be used against us. He has connections we don't want to see spread." The assassin elaborated. Asano nodded understanding.
"Finally, this third one is for both – but we need information before attempting an attack. We are not even sure of his whereabouts." Lovro indicated to the third and final set of files. As Nagisa reached out to take hers, she noticed Aguri looking away, her eyes shaded. Shrugging it off, the bluenette opened her file.

OPERATION MOON KILL

ELEMENT FOUR, PAIR TWO – Asano Gakushuu and Shiota Nagisa

TARGET #3

NAME: Yanagisawa Kotarou

LOOKS: Short, wavy black hair. Light eyes.

GENDER: Male

AGE: Thirties

ATTRIBUTES AND ABILITIES: Respected Scientist. Has full access to the tentacle experiment which we would like to destroy. He has dangerous connections to many advanced country leaders, including Japan. Advanced technology.

NOTE: Takes a lot of pride in his project. His response to Yukimura's 'death' is currently unknown so therefore this report will need updating when more information becomes available.

"So we aren't killing him straight away, correct?" Nagisa looked up, and Lovro dipped his head.
"Correct. For now we are trying to discover whereabouts and predict his movements. Once we are fully aware, we will start gathering Intel for you two to move in for the kill. As teenagers, you will not be suspected as much as adults – and Asano-san can already pass off as an adult if he needs to."
"I understand this, but why us?" Asano asked, looking up as well.
"You two are the closest and most advanced assassins. Youth tend to take into their heads things which adults and experienced assassins tend to overlook." Lovro said, "Additionally, you have a community to fall back on. Yukimura, your parents and maybe even some of your classmates will, albeit unknowingly support you."
"Makes sense." Nagisa inputted. Asano silently agreed.
"You two are dismissed." Lovro stood. The teenagers stood also and bowed to the Element Leader. After hesitation, Nagisa and Asano both walked out.
"You're certain they're up for this?" Yukimura asked, "I don't want them to go under any unnecessary harm."
"They'll be fine." Lovro calmly replied, "Besides, I believe in them. They'll do fine…

… They're the best pair that Element Four has."