Chapter 1 : Dead and Deader.

Summary:

Life is far too unpredictable at times, no one ever knowing whether tomorrow will be their last.

To Hanagaki Takemichi, he never expected that two weeks into his happy marriage life could end so abruptly along with his life when he is accidentally pushed off to the train tracks.

It is also unpredictable in the way with him opening his eyes and waking up as a ten year old under the care of what was definitely the most dangerous criminal organization in Japan.

Notes:

Takemichi never got involved with Toman and was married to Hina but dies and reincarnates...as a ten year old child....taken by Bonten.

Life is far too unpredictable at times, no one ever knowing whether tomorrow will be their last.

To Hanagaki Takemichi, he never expected that two weeks into his happy marriage life could end so abruptly along with his life when he is accidentally pushed off to the train tracks.

His life with Hinata Tachibana had been blissfully beautiful. They both had grown up together and fallen in love over the years. They both had gone through plenty of ups and downs, and were more than ready to take the next stage in their relationship with the blessings of their friends and families. Their wedding day was the most momentous day in Takemichi's life, seeing everyone he loves be the witnesses to him and Hina swearing their vows together.

Their honeymoon was gentle and loving. Moving into their new house was a tiring but fulfilling day. Each day with Hinata was nothing but happiness. He vividly remembers the cozy interior of their humble house. Cream colored walls, child friendly furniture, and their place always being filled with laughter and love-

-So why?

"MMF!!"

"MMFF!"

"MMMFFF!"

Muffled screams and groans of pain echoed and Takemichi blinked. Right, three men were about to die in a few moments.

Three unfortunate men who were gagged and tied and forced into kneeling positions, facing away from their executors.

In a blink of an eye Takemichi's paradise was cut short, his body going as cold as the fish warehouse he currently was in along with several others.

The scent of blood and fish carcasses lying here and there invaded his nostrils, creating a putrid smell that he will never be able to become familiar with. There was a tray of sharp utensils dyed with fresh sanguine liquid.

Takemichi grimaced when the scent of taiyaki joins in, and he remembers the casual grip of a lanky arm wrapped around his ten year old torso.

Ocean blue eyes trembled as he hears gulping and flinched.

"Bring down Bonten's Hammer of Judgement on the traitors!"

The familiar manic and drug addled voice of Sanzu Haruchiyo rang loud and clear, and Takemichi couldn't even be granted with the luxury of covering his eyes or ears from the madness that was unfolding behind him. Instead, he only leans back to the lean chest of his 'captor', who's grip on him tightens for a second before letting go, patting raven locks in what could be deemed as fondness.

"Shush Shush Shush" Sanzu says in mock gentleness, leaning uncomfortably close to one of the soon to be human corpses. "Pay attention to Mikey's words."

Mikey, who was sitting on a crate a few distances away from Sanzu, who also had a handcuffed Takemichi on his lap and was leisurely eating a piping hot taiyaki on one hand. The gentle patting on the younger boy's head never ceased, even as the older male calmly and indifferently seals the fate of three lives.

"Kill them."

More muffled screams were then followed by three gunshots. The sickening sounds of blood splattering on concrete ground and three lifeless thuds entered Takemichi's ears, and his eyes closed-inwardly murmuring a quick prayer for the foolish souls.

They truly were foolish for deciding to mess with Bonten of all groups.

Bonten, the worst and most prominent criminal organization in all of Japan. Bonten, who had insane executives all swearing loyalty to one fearsome man.

And said fearsome man, Sano Mikey Manjirou, who owns Takemichi.

Takemichi had to hand it to them, they were able to keep him captive for a solid two hours before they were tracked down. There was only a handful of kidnappings where they were able to keep him for an hour at least. Props to them for effort.

His first kidnapping had been the worst way to wake up from death, yet after a couple more and the young boy had learned to discipline his reactions to an eerie degree. From death, he wakes up to what could be the most unfortunate and gruesome life.

Yes, Hanagaki Takemichi died from being accidentally pushed off to the train tracks, a complete mistake that ended with him dying early at the age of 26.

And by some sick twist of fate, wakes up as a crying ten year old gagged and handcuffed-surrounded by armed crooks. Armed men who quickly dropped like flies as bullets flew here and there, and Takemichi being the witness to their pitiful and painful deaths as his 'rescuers' come into the picture. His rescuers, who were all Bonten executives, casually releases him and takes him in their blood soaked arms.

Who would've though he would be the last living relative of Sano Mikey Manijirou, the head of the bloody organization that is Bonten?

Sano Takemitchy was the boy's-his name now. A young scrawny ten year old boy with a Hanafuda tattooed horizontally around his neck.

Sano Takemitchy, a boy who smiled like sunshine rays no matter the occasion, no matter how much blood was spilled.

"Those who don't fit in Bonten are scraps!" He hears Sanzu, Bonten's number 2, confidently state with demented chuckles.

From a distance, the emotionless but firm voice of Bonten's number 3, Kakucho, echoed. "Make sure you properly clean the dead bodies."

"Crush and freeze it. Turn it into fish bait." Was the callous suggestion of Mochizuku Kanji, one of Bonten's executives.

The other executives, Haitani Ran and Rindou, remained silent along with Bonten's advisor, Akashi Takeomi. Meanwhile Kokonoi Hiajime, another Bonten executive, smirked.

"Keep it in your heads everyone. Even between us, whoever betrays will eventually become scraps too."

Takemitchy feels himself be lifted off and gently placed on the ground by Mikey-the leader of Bonten. The young child doesn't show an ounce of fear, all his fears and feelings of disgust tightly kept on a leash within the deepest recesses of his mind.

The raven haired boy looks up to his older brother, meeting abyssal black eyes-there truly was no light of life in those eyes of Mikey. The older male reaches out a hand to him, and Takemichi takes the outstretched hand with a thousand watt smile. With a cheerful tone, the younger Sano chirps.

"That's how Bonten works!"

Hanagaki Takemichi may be gone, but he will make sure Sano Takemitchy lives on.

He has to live, no matter what.

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