Cold down to the bone [Black Cat Love story]

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Aqua a young woman with long blue hair and red eyes was born in the "other continent" of Yamto, a faraway and mysterious island inhabited by Taoists, who mastered the mystical art of Tao, which consists in mastering the ki to use special powers and spells. Aqua was Shiki's cousin and was part of the main Taoist clan, which was somehow involved with Chronos, a powerful secret organization which controls one third of the word's economy and politic.

No one really knew the relation of relation between Chronos and the Taoist, and when Aqua was little being watched on by Shiki she had very little knowledge from her cousin about said war that happened. But what she was told was apparently, the Tao Masters wanted to overthrow Chronos and rule the world with the power of Tao but this was never fully explained to her or to anyone. Shiki never knew the truth about it himself and he didn't want to place false statements into his young cousin's mind.

While the battle raged between the two sides her parents, mainly her mother took her from "Other continent" and away from her cousin. Her mother disliked the whole idea of Shiki placing things into Aqua's head. In turn aqua didn't understand much as she was placed in an orphanage. As time went on she forgot about Shiki and her mother, she didn't remember either one of them until the age of 18 when she was founded in the snow one winter night.

The person who had founded her was a white haired male with blue eyes. He had been searching for her at the request of two other members he had previously had found, encountered and joined up with. He saw the fear in her eyes and saw that it was the only thing her eyes let off. He stayed a distance from her as he held out his hand to her.

"Aqua Tao, I've been searching for you." The male said with a smile

The fear was still there, she held her legs tighter as her body shivered. She had no idea what intent he had but she refused to speak. the male saw this and gave her a small smile.

"Shiki had told me about you, such a cruel thing to have your parents abandon you and live out in the cold like this. You know your cousin is worried sick about you."

"C-Cousin....S-Shiki..." She said softly shivering as she closed her eyes as flashes of her cousin when they were younger popped into her head. She opened her eyes as she looked to silver haired male. "He....He worries about me?"

The male was happy she finally spoke to him and the fear that was once in her eyes was replaced by joy and hope. He took a few steps closer to her and he knelt down to her.

"Yes, and I can take you to him if you wish under a certain condition you must not break."

She nodded her head as she looked up to the male.

He placed his warm hands over her shivering cold ones. "You must join your cousin and I in a revolution that will change this world once the time is right. Stay by my side and you'll never feel lonely and scared again."

"...S-Shiki is the only man I've ever trusted with my life. If he trusts you to find me...then I'll trust you too. Will I have a name to call you by?"

The male got up and held his hand back out to her. "My name is Creed. Come now Aqua we must'n keep your cousin waiting."

Aqua gave him a small smile as she weakly and shakily placed her hand within his own. "Okay...Creed."

She was pulled up and she instantly fell against his chest which she apologized for. He said nothing about it as he picked the young blue haired woman up. He then carried her to an area where he was calling base for now. He placed her down on a couch as he saw Shiki and Maro come into the room. Aqua's eyes teared up as she saw her cousin.

"S-Shiki...I'm glad to see you again cousin."

Shiki walked up to his cousin and he sat beside her before placing a hand upon her head. "I see you haven't changed much. How has life been for you?"

Aqua frowned as she looked up at Shiki. "I wish my mother never took me away from the family. I...I've been alone this entire time Shiki."

Shiki said nothing as he heard the sadness within his cousins voice. Creed who was sitting on the other side of her placed his arm around her. "I want you to stay here with these two for a while, there is much I need to get done and very little time to do it in. I will summon the three of you when the time is right."

Aqua said nothing to the albino male as she looked to him. Creed got up and he left the three at the base for many years, in those years Aqua learned from her cousin how to use her tao skills and earned two blades as a gift from him. She looked to Shiki in confusion. "What are these?"

"Your fathers swords, I had taken them from home in hope that I would find you again."

Aqua looked down at the swords and held on to both of them. "Father...I will not let you down."

"Why don't you practice with them?" Maro asked

Aqua grinned and she got both of them out of their sheaths before she held on to them tightly and she began to knock down big creates and boxes in one movement as she began moving around with both of them in hand. She moved her feet in a elegant and swift manner. She then looked to the two who nodded their heads at her.

"I think now is a good time to make a reappearance to creed don't you think cousin?" Shiki asked

"Mhm, lets just hope he remembers us." Aqua said with a nod of her head.

The three of them found the male they were looking for but also a male who was fight him. Aqua soon saw the male point his gun at Creed. Aqua disliked the idea of someone placing her leader at gun point and jumped down before Shiki could object and placed her swords at his throat.

"Stand down and I won't have to slice your head off your neck." Aqua said coldly

"You stand down, do you know who you are protecting?!" Train said angered

"Yes, the man who saved my life." She said seriously

Creed looked confused before Creed smiled when he heard the blue haired woman speak. He remembered who she was and chuckled. "Aqua, you have grown."

Aqua smiled at him. "I was saved by you and I wanted to make you proud for saving me when you did. I won't let you get hurt by him if its the last thing I do."

"So you're just going to sacrifice yourself for him?! He's a murder not some savior!" Train said seriously

Aqua's red eyes then turned to Train once more. "Watch your tongue around me cat boy, or you might end up without your whiskers." She said coldly

Creed couldn't believe that the woman who was in front of him was the same fragile young girl he had first met when he saved her three years ago. He placed a hand on her shoulder. "Its alright Aqua, I'm not going to let him get that close to me."

Aqua then looked to Creed. "Creed, the other two are waiting else where for orders."

"Really now? Go with them and I'll be with the three of you very soon."

Aqua nodded her head and bowed to him before she left quickly. Above Shiki and Maro both face palmed before they followed the young blue haired woman and kept out of sight. Once the trio met up once more Shiki hit Aqua on the top of her head.

"Ouch! What was that for?!"

With Creed and Train the fought against one another only to have creed have his jacket be cut at the arm by a bullet and for the time it took for Creed to look down at it for Train to take Soya and leave. He glared at where he knew Train left and growled a bit, he disliked how that woman had poisoned train.