Enveloping Darkness

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Prologue

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Rin stared coldly at the man begging for his life. The man whimpered and begged causing Rin's lip to curl in disgust at the display. He began slowly sliding Kurikara out of the sheath and lifted the katana to the man's neck.

"Oh no, Please no! I'll pay you back, I ...I swear I will." The man pleaded trying to lean back to avoid the blade at his throat.

Rin cocked his head to the side but didn't say anything, just waited and stared at the man with blank eyes.

"I'm so-sorry Okumura-sama. I'll never do it again!" The man pleaded tears running down his face.

Rin smiled and tilted his head back as if trying to study the man from a different angle. "Now, now I can't have people around me that I can't trust now can I? You stole from me when I trusted you to deliver. It's over."

Paling the man skittered backward, "Please no! NO!"

With a flick of his wrist, Rin decapitated the man cutting the scream short. The head rolled before hitting the alley wall, Rin and the two body guards with him were splattered with blood as the body fell to the ground twitching. Rin calmly wiped his dripping katana on the corpse as one of his guards rushed to wipe the blood from his face. He lifted his hand to stop the guard and slid the sword back into it's sheath, turning to them he pointed to the body ,"Clean this shit up and then call somebody to deal with all of his accomplices."

The men nodded quickly and set off to do their work. Rin watched for a second with a detached expression as they started to pick up the body and clean the blood, before walking back to the black jaguar waiting for him. His delicate features were twisted in an expression of concentration as the driver jumped out of the car to open the door for him. Sliding into the car Rin stared out the widow before signing and closing his eyes with a pained expression.

The woman was beautiful. Her emerald green eyes seemed to glow as she smiled at him. Arms enveloped him as the smell of jasmine and honey clouded his senses, the arms hugged him tightly as a sweet and gentle voice asked, "What would you like to do today, my sweet boy? The park? Zoo? Or do you wanna stay home and go visit the pond and gardens? What will it be today?"

Rin felt his face screw up in concentration as he deliberated all of his choices. After a while he shook his head and smiled wide, "Anywhere is good as long as I'm with you mama!"

Tinkling laughter filled the air like bells as the woman, laughed and squeezed him even tighter, " You know just what to say my sweet boy, but today is your birthday and I want you to have fun wherever you wish."

Rin was jolted from the memory as his driver asked him where to go. Sighing and feeling four times his age Rin wearily told the driver "Blue Blossom Tea House."

"Yes Okumura-sama." the driver responded dutifully

Chapter 1

As Rin walked to the tea house he straightened the black yukata he was wearing and slung Kurikara on his shoulder (currently in the red silk pack). Pausing to survey the tea "house" he smiled. Rather than a regular cafe or restaurant this tea house was a whole traditional mansion owned by Rin. Only the insanely rich and fellow yakuza visited this tea house. Blue blossoms offered tea, meals, and forms of entertainment. The entertainment mostly based around Japanese traditional dances and music.

Being at Blue Blossoms always comforted Rin since it was technically his home and he could relax and be himself there, when not in one of the public dining rooms.

Walking through one of the back doors that was part of branch buildings that was personal housing he walked to his room and changed into a navy blue yukata with a black obi that had embroidery patterns of swirls in blue with glass beads. Taking some of his longer hair and pining it back with a comb decorated with beads and bells that dangled from it and kicked of his shoes, preferring bare feet. His bloodied yukata was left on the floor to be cleaned up by one of the maids and he left to check on his business.

As Rin entered the main dining area he noticed a group of unfamiliar people. They looked to be around 20 or maybe younger. One was a small boy with large glasses and ears, beside him was a cute blonde girl in a kimono. To her left was a young man with shockingly pink hair and a quick, easy smile. Across from them was a very tall and burly man with dark hair with a blond streak. The last one in the group was a man with bright green eyes and glasses and dark hair in a neat cut.

Entranced by the new group Rin stared at them and pondered how they arrived at Blue Blossoms. It was quite a distance from Tokyo, not a place you could just stumble upon and o top of that to enter the guest had to pay a certain fee. They didn't exactly look rich;more like students who should be saving all the money they had while they attended school.

They must be involved in the business. A voice of reason seemed to whisper in his mind as he studied them.

Well the only way to find out would be to talk to them. Walking over to them he felt some of the stares

of his regular customers. He never went in this area,only quickly surveyed it before leaving to retire to his private rooms. By not leaving immediately he caught a lot of their attention.

Tch. I bet some are already starting to plan what to do if I revealed a weakness while here.

This was one of the reasons Rin didn't socialize, any hint of a weakness and his enemies would be ready to attack, he much preferred being with those he could trust not to try to stab him in the back.

When he arrived at the table they all fell silent and stared at him with interest and confusion. Suddenly feeling shy Rin smiled and bowed slightly in greeting.

"Hello, the owner of this establishment would like to invite you to one of the private rooms to meet you."

"Eeeeeeeh? Why?" drawled the pink haired boy as he leaned back to study Rin better.

The group had been a bit shocked when the boy Shima had been talking about had stopped at their table. They had been debating whether he worked here since he was beautiful and dressed traditionally but, the debate was cut short when he started heading towards their table. Up close his beauty was undeniable. Delicate features, with porcelain like skin with full, pink lips in the shape of a bow. His wide sapphire blue eyes were heavy with thick black lashes that brushed his cheeks when he blinked and looked heavy for his eye lids to hold up. Dark black hair that looked tinted blue in a certain light that had a tousled messy look only somewhat tamed by the decorative comb keeping some of his hair back. Small and slender in size and with such an elegant walk the pretty boy looked very much like a very pretty girl.

Smiling Rin gestured with his hands to the general area, "Blue Blossoms has regular customers,people with memberships and such, it's rare to see new faces and young ones at that."

"Man. It's no wonder you guys don't get new customers it cost like a lot to even come inside. I don't even wanna think about the cost of the meal."

"Shima! Try not to be so rude." scolded the small boy with glasses before he tuned to Rin with a smile, "We'll gladly go meet the owner please lead the way."

ooOoo

Yukio was known for his self-restraint and deadly accuracy. It basically was the reason he had been appointed the Suguro clan's second in command at such a young age. Suguro-sama had recently been informed about the death of the Okumura clan's former head last year so he had sent his son Bon to Blue Blossoms with the objective of finding out who the new leader was. Yukio was sent to guarantee the success of the mission and keep an eye on all the kids in the clan who would be accompanying Bon. But, when he laid eyes on the azure eyed boy he felt a wave of desire so strong he almost reached out to grab the boy. The desire to see the boy's beautiful cheeks flushed and eyes glazed as he...Kami he

needed to stop and focus on what the boy was saying as he lead them to the owner (aka Okumura clan boss).

"My name is Okumura Rin by the way I didn't introduce myself before," Rin said with a smile as he lead them to a private room and gestured for them to sit. Once they were seated Rin sat next to Yukio with a smile.

"The food you ordered will be brought here and the owner will cover the cost so just enjoy please."

"Awesome! Free Food!"Shima exclaimed. "I'm Shima Renzo and it is a great pleasure to meet you."

"I...I'm Shiemi." stuttered the blonde girl with a blush.

Bon frowned and growled "Just call me Bon." after his introduction Bon studied Rin with suspicious eyes. Hearing the Okumura clan name seemed to have set him on edge.

The small boy with glasses smiled wide and bowed, "Konekomaru Miwa"

"And you?" Rin questioned cutely with his head tilted as he looked at Yukio imploringly.

Yukio had to keep his face blank as he thought about reaching forward and crushing his lips to Rin's . Really how could anyone be so tempting all the while looking completely innocent. Plastering on a polite smile Yukio leaned forward with a slight bow, " You may call me Yukio."

Leaning forward to rest his elbows on the table and his head in his hands Rin studied them, "So how old are you guys? I'm 16 and currently attending True Cross Academy."

"Thaaaaaaat's great! We are all 18 and just transferred to True Cross. At least we'll know someone now before we go on Monday, eh?" exclaimed Shima happily as he bounced slightly.

Everyone nodded their agreement as food was carried in. Rin ate in silence while observing them. Bon was obviously the type to be grumpy and mean until he could trust you. Shima was welcoming and open and seemed to be a pervert by the way he kept ogling the waitresses. Shiemi was extremely shy but, kind. Miwa was equally as kind and polite. But, he recognized Bon as Suguro's son which meant that the Kyoto boss was sending his son into his territory. Not that they were enemies but still this most likely meant Suguro-sama was curious about who took over after his father died.

Probably time to set up a meeting and it doesn't hurt to be allies with the young successor.

With that thought in mind Rin stood up, "I'll go see what's keeping the Boss. It was nice meeting all of you and I really can't wait to see you guys on Monday." With a wave he left the room.

Shima elbowed Bon and snickered, "This is the best. Who knew the mission would have some benefits?"

Bon gave him a deadly glare,

"Are you stupid? This isn't for fun, we are trying to find out something serious so stop being a complete idiot and SHUT UP!" he growled out.

Shima pouted, "You really aren't any fun Bon. We are still young you know. You won't be ruling Kyoto until a couple of years."

Yukio sighed, "Now don't fight we don't know when the Boss will arrive and we have to seem to have nothing to do with the Kyoto clan."

Everyone nodded and continued to eat in a tense silence. When they found out the identity of the new leader they had to befriend them and strength their ties with them. The Okumura clan was stronger than their own clan and had a history of completely obliterating anyone they thought was an enemy. They wanted to ensure the new leader saw them as a friend and ally early on and it didn't hurt to have background information on the new leader. Their heads whipped towards the door when it was opened roughly by a woman with long red and blonde hair in a ponytail that was followed by a woman with dark purple hair in pigtails. The woman with red hair was wearing a stripped bikini top and black booty shorts with fishnet tights and blank high heeled boots. The other woman was more moderately dressed in a black blouse and purple skirt with black thigh high socks. The red head flipped her hair and put a hand on her hip,

"I'm Shura and this Izumo." She declared loudly while japing her thumb in the direction of the other woman.

Izumo glared at her while taking a step forward, "Okumura-sama apologizes for his absence and requests you visit tomorrow before the restaurant opens at 5."

Yukio stood up and bowed slightly, "Thank him for his kindness and tell him we will definitely be here tomorrow."

"Of course you will. Poor kids like you guys jump at the prospect of free food." sneered Shura as she flipped her hair and glared at all of them.

Izumo gave her an astonished look as she shook her head. "I'm sorry for her behaviour she had a bit too much to drink tonight before we came."

"Nyah ha ha. When am I not drinking?" Laughing Shura produced a can of beer (from seemingly no where) and started drinking.

"That's the problem and why you never get any work done." snapped Izumo before turning back to them with a strained smile.

"It's no problem." assured Yukio referring to Izumo's earlier apology.

Gesturing for the others to get up Yukio turned back to Izumo and Shura, "We'll leave now since we finished eating." Yukio said with a smile. Shima seemed to be transfixed by Shura's huge chest and Bon had to hit him to get his attention. They all said by and thank you before heading to Yukio's BMW. As they drove to their temporary apartment Yukio frowned and turned to Bon,"Do you think the new boss is suspicious of us and wants to gather info before meeting us?"

Bon nodded while looking completely livid with his arms crossed. "He must be because of whatever that Rin kid said about us."

Shima kicked Bon's seat from his spot in the back, "Don't go blaming this all on Rin! He's a nice kid. I mean we looked kinda suspicious since anyone near our age worked at the restaurant or were some fifty something gangster's mistress."

"Shima's right Rin probably didn't say anything bad about us he seemed to like us and want to see us again." Shiemi said fiercely shocking everyone at the anger in her tone directed at Bon.

Bon frowned but didn't say anything. When they arrived at their condo they all went to their separate bedrooms in silence everyone thinking about the new people they met and the person they would be meeting tomorrow.

As Yukio laid in bed waiting to fall asleep he found he couldn't focus on the mission details and plans but rather found himself wondering what Rin was doing and if they would see him tomorrow.

Will he be wearing another yukuta or maybe a uniform since he does go to Cross academy? Will he be at Blue Blossoms after school? How soft is his skin? Lips? Hair?

Rolling around in bed Yukio sighed and put his pillow over his head.

Why do you fill my mind when I only just met you?

ooOoo

Rin sat starring out his window drinking sake. What was he going to do about those Kyoto kids. They didn't seem like a threat and he sincerely liked them so he could only hope they didn't hate him when they found out he was the Okumura clan soubon. Sighing he ran a hand through his hair and poured himself more sake. He glanced at the door as it opened to reveal Shura followed by Izumo. Smiling waved his hand, signalling them to sit. "Anything to report?"

Izumo nodded, "Yes that group of kids will be back tomorrow."

Rin nodded and turned to Shura with a raised eyebrow. She usually had a lot to say and always had to say it very loudly. But, she looked upset and that set Rin on edge as he worriedly studied her.

Shura sighed as she poured herself some sake. Running her hand through her hair she looked at Rin and said seriously, "In addition to that traitor earlier today Mephisto has sent some low-life, wannabe

yakuza to stir up trouble in your territory. It would seem these losers are led by some guy named Aido Maru." Pouring herself another cup and downing it in one swing she continued , "I would say let me handle it but this guy has spreading rumours on how he has you under his thumb and that you work for him. So it would seem you have to deal with it personally to get the message across,"

"Hmm, I guess I'll do it tomorrow. In the day he is less likely to have a lot of lackeys around." Rin considered out loud while pouring Shura more sake."Where would I find this boy ...Aido was it?"

Shura laughed before chugging down the sake. Leaning back on one arm she looked over the rim of her cup before giggling, "This Adio is set up at a bar called "Three Dragons". The one that borders your and Mephisto's territories."

Frowning Rin crossed his arms and closed his eyes in concentration. After recalling where the bar was located he opened his eyes and tilted his head to the side as he stared at the bottle of sake on the table."If I recall correctly that bar in on my side Tokyo. That clown is trying to take over my territory by bits! Does he think I won't notice?!"

After each sentence Rin had a harder time controlling his anger and was yelling in indigenous anger by the time he finished. Sitting back he poured himself some more sake. He was so incensed that he had to wait to drink it because he was gritting his teeth to calm down.

Neither Izumo or Shura spoke. Izumo was looking at Rin with wide eyes;startled by the fact that he had lost control of his anger when he did his best to contain it after that incident when he was a child. Looking down Izumo consider the best possible way to calm him down. But, when she looked at him again he had already regained his composure and was sipping his sake calmly. Shura eyed Rin critically, he had calmed himself down and proved that he was maturing... a bit at least. Before Izumo and herself would have had to restrain him before he went running off to kill the threat (in this case a very arrogant clown).

Smiling slyly Shura leaned forward to nudge Rin with her elbow and teasingly tell him,"You are sooooo grown up now Rin-chan. Don't even need your big sisters anymore, Neh?"

Frowning at her Rin turned to look out the window,"I want you to send my two guards to gather information about this bar. I want floor plans, exits. The sort of things that will help us plan our attack and exit. Also where dose Aido sleep and how many people are with him; let's say around...8?"

Both woman nodded and replied, "Yes Rin-sama." Izumo bowed slightly before leaving while Shura gave him a two finger salute as she grabbed the bottle of sake. Izumo glarred at her but kept silent until they left the room. Then Rin heard Izumo screaming at Shura how unbelievable she was and she shouldn't be allowed in polite company. Rin's eyes widened as he burst out laughing, clutching his stomach as he bent forward laughing and wiped tears from his eyes. Sura

Those two are so funny. Complete opposites but somehow they make it work. What a perfect fit. Hmm, I guess that makes us all a perfect fit. A lazy drunk, a proper lady with a short temper and high expectations, and a spoiled brat that throws temper tantrums. Yes,very perfect.

ooOoo

The car stopped outside of the "Three Dragons". The bar was rundown and shabby with neon lights and beer advertisements. As Rin stepped out carrying Kurikara, he grimaced at the site of the bar and the filth surrounding it. Two men carrying katana followed Rin, both wore white cat masks decorated in blue swirls and flowers. Rin looked over his shoulder at them,"Don't do anything unless told. I need you two to make none of these cowards stab me in the back while I am dealing with that trash;Aido."

"Yes Okumura-sama." they both replied, bowing slightly.

Rin walked into the bar glaring at the mess ad unsavoury people that lingered in the bar during the day. They watched his procession with narrowed eyes but, none of them to stop them as they headed upstairs to the apartments above. The doors were rickety and rotting and Rin guessed if they threw anyone down the stairs they would fall through the rotted boards.

It might be a good way to get rid of a few of them before dealing with Aido. Now, just how to get them all out here?

With a small smile at the thought of a group of people falling through the steps Rin kicked open the door that lead to Aido's room.

A man with half of his hair dyed blonde and wearing a pink cheetah shirt shot up from a small bed at Rin's entrance and smirked confidently when he only saw two men in masks and a boy.

Rin sneered at the man hating everything about him and his attempt to be yakuza. It really was pathetic. "Are you Aido?"

With an overconfident smirk Aido drunkenly yelled,"I'm Aido Maru! You should watch out because soon I'll be taking over Tokyo. With one hand pushing his hair out his way and one hand grabbing the gun on his dresser. He stuck his tongue out in a childish gesture revealing his piercing.

With a blank expression Rin,tilted his head and said,"I'm the leader of the Okumura clan and rumour has it you have been a bad boy spreading lies." Wagging his finger Rin watched as Aido flinched at the emptiness in Rin's eyes and the mocking tone in his voice.

Slightly less confident Aido laughed,"Yeah right the leader of the Okumura clan would come here to-to deal with me!"

With a hesitant laugh as Rin's eyes got steadily darker and colder, Aido shook his head, "Yeah right!"

Three young man came into the door. They all had multiple piercings and gaudy shirts. At the sight of Rin and his two guards they pulled out guns and knives. Rin lifted his hand and flicked his wrist almost lazily and his guards quickly moved to dispatched the three man. The walls were quickly splattered with blood as his guards unsheathed their katanas and sliced the men down efficiently.

Aido paled at the sight of his friends being cut down and quickly turned to Rin in shock and shivered in fear at the sight admiring the blood on the wall with thinly veiled amusement. "You are one sick motherfucker, aren't you?! You freak! Monster!"

Raising his hand holding the gun he pointed it at Rin shaking slightly when Rin turned to look at him with a smirk. Taking a step forward Rin knocked the gun out of his had and grabbed his wrist and pulling him towards the small bathroom attached to the room. Turning to the guards, "kill anyone who tries to come inside,OK." The nodded and Rin continued to drag Aido who finally just started to resist. Surprisingly Rin was stronger than his slim frame suggested and he kept a tight grip on Aido's wrist before tossing him into the small bathroom.

Aido glared up at Rin from his spot on the dirty bathroom floor. Grabbing Aido's right hand Rin swiftly unsheathed Kurikara and sliced the hand off at the wrist. Screaming and withering on the floor Adio clutched his stump of an arm and screamed a mantra of curses. Some of which Rin had never hear, which is extremely surprising since he had lived with Shura since he was 6.

"Arrgh..ngh.. . Why would you fucking do that pyscho?!" Adio screamed at Rin as he tried to stop the bleeding from his severed hand.

"Stop screaming. It's pathetic and annoying to hear. Now tell me did a man named Mephisto give you the funding for you little Three Dragons gang?"

Before Adio could say anything Rin raised his had to silence him and continued, "Answer yes or no or you will lose another limb for testing my patience. Eh?"

"YES! It was Mephisto." Adio said through gritted teeth as he tried not to scream in pain.

Smiling brightly Rin nodded,"That was easy,no? In your next life do not try to take something that is not yours it hardly ever gets you anywhere."

If it was even possible Aido paled even further and tried to move away from Rin but, the bathroom was too small to allow much movement. "Ne-Next life? Wha-What do you mean?" Adio stuttered in fear as he was stuck with his back against the wall.

With a smile Rin thrust Kurikara in Adio's heart. As he removed the sword a spray of blood hit him in the face and all over his black sweater. Grimacing Rin wiped the back of his hand against his face smearing it against his pale cheeks. Giving up when he noticed in the mirror that he had only made it worse. Re-sheathing his blade Rin walked back into the bedroom with a small frown at the confirmation of Mephisto's plots. Stopping he finally noticed the number of dead bodies had at least tripled since he went into the bathroom, Rin motioned for his guards to follow him back downstairs and to his car.

Pausing before sliding into his car Rin turned to his guards with a frown,"I'm going home. You two call who needs to be called to clean this up."

Putting a finger on the side of his mouth in a thinking gesture Rin continued,"Also make sure there are no

witnesses." nodding he slid into the car as the guards nodded and turned back to the bar.

As the car started to moving Rin leaned his head back and sighed.

Oh Mother help me. What is Mephisto up to? And what have I become in this search for power?

Edited on-08/21/14