Memories, Special Edition 2000

Memories Special Edition, 2000

Friday July 28th 21:58:41

Minna~

Konnichi wa! The following will explain lotsa of stuff that had happened in Memories……hopefully, you will have a better idea of wat's going on after reading this. ^ ^ Btw, 'Memories' was never meant to be the main title of the story; I prefer 'Assassin'. Anyway, in case you didn't notice, the subsequent titles were….

Chapter 2 ~ Encounter

Chapter 3 ~ Confrontation

Chapter 4 ~ Truth

Chapter 5 ~ Tryst

Ok….this is the part I promised…….

* Beware! For those who had not read Chapter 1 ~ 5 , Major spoilers ahead *

For those who really wanna know just who the heck is Yuki? Well, here is it: Yuki came from Toshin Kuro Koshi which was actually an underworld clan that breed assassins to further their own evil ambition……but that is another story ^ ^. Ironically, the government had established an uneasy truce with the Black Blade, in return for their services. That's how she came to work for the government. Actually, this would be revealed when Sendoh-kun confronts Yuki again in Chapter 6.

As for the initial mission, the government was actually involved in the production of chemical weapons, and the IRA stole their chemical to use it against the government themselves…. sort of as an insult. The government didn't wan *anyone* to know about their dirty secrets, hence the assassination carried out in the 1^st scene, our 1^st victim. Then came Hayama Sensei, who was used by the IRA to administrate the chemical. He was chosen because he was the least suspecting person and not to mention, in huge debt. However the government was harsh, and he was blacklisted.

Aside from assassination, Yuki was also involved in data collection and at times, removal. A very useful tool, huh? ^ ^ For those who wonder why on earth was she in school in chapter 2, and do what? Well, she was actively collecting information that would pinpoint the source, the person who was the mastermind of all this mess. It turned out to be Mizusumashi Kafu, a well-respected politician in the political arena. That was the reason why the government only wanted the fry (Hayama) dead, they knew that Mizusumashi Kafu was involved but had chosen to ignore it….but only for a time being. Yet, Yuki took the initiative to kill him off, in exchange for Hayama's life. It was a subtle gesture of resistance on her side.

And, who the hell is Wolf? He's a complex one, being the one who saved Yuki from the gutters only to place her in abyss of hell. As most of you've known by now, he's her Sensei….sort of a master who trained her. And yes, he secretly loved her ^ ^. That explained why he wanted her off the subsequent missions; he knew her conscience would eventually put herself in peril. However, Yuki resented him for leading her to this path of netherworld…. thus the hostility between them.

Oh, nearly forgot, the mysterious man in the limo was the coordinator for the government. As most of you guessed, Wolf belonged to Toshin Kuro Koshi, that was why he ignored his orders (they couldn't do anything to him if he did, rite?) to get rid of her but chose to warn her instead.

What about Ran? He was supposed to be the fellow assassin whom Yuki loved. He perished the ill-fated Kyto Operation. Not much to say except that Sendoh-kun and him are very much alike; both are gentle to her in their own special ways. Unwarily, Yuki glimpsed a shadow of Ran in Sendoh; that was also why she hesitated to kill him.

Ok, ok, now what about Nishitsu aka Cougar? He was the leader of Toshin Kuro Koshi and didn't tolerate any of his tools to disobey the rules he lay. Well, that couldn't be helped because his words were the Law. Thus, Hunter was deployed to remove his faulty instrument. Yup, as you all noticed, Falcon and Wolf are names of animals…

Then how come Wolf assigned her another mission? Well, that was the government's orders, he simply followed them, Hunter's deployment was unknown to him. However, he kinda of sensed that she might be in danger ……soon.

Er…for those who wonder why Yuki appeared the night club Venom. Well, she was quietly observing the meeting between the IRA and Hayama, waiting for the briefcase ,which held the chemical, to be exchanged….btw, she knew lip reading…but I sorta forgot to mention it in that chapter. And who killed Hayama? Was it Yuki? After all, she *did* get the chemical from him right? Please read chapter 6 for more details.

Sakura-san? What is her role in this maze? Ok, I muz say I had thought a lot for my fic….for it is not an easy fic to write ^ ^! Sendoh-kun had to be suspicious of the new girl in Ryonan in order to be involved in this crazy plot of mine. Well, his suspicion was certainly ignited when he saw her saved Sakura-san….couldn't really write him as being simply interested in the new girl in the block, rite? Sendoh didn't strike me as that kind of person, because even though Yuki was attractive, I didn't want him to be portrayed as some guy who was interested in her looks in the first place......too shallow. I rationalized that since he was a basketball ace, many girls with great looks would certainly swarm around him….so I inserted Sakura to be Kosh's gal in the plot, she who made Yuki risked her life in the near death accident.

What was Sendoh troubled by in the 1^st few scenes?….well, he suspected that his school was in trouble, and thus hacked into certain systems to find what it was. And that was also why he was tired in the 1^st scene of chapter 2.

And the most importantly of all, WHY DOES SENDOH HAS PSYCHIC POWERS!!? Err…er..knew that you people would ask that…. *sweatdrops*…ok, ok there is a reason for all these madness…Sendoh was just a college student, a *very* skillful basketball player, had some bad grades but a brilliant computer hacker. Yup, he had lota of resources coz he hacked damnit…then how am I supposed to make him appear in chapter 5 where he was supposed to save Yuki? Btw, I used parallelism where Yuki foreseen his rescue in her dreams. And not to forget, he was also extremely good in fights…he could simply pick up his opponents' skills just by fighting them. Lost? Refer to the 2^nd last scene in chapter 4.

Where am I? Oh. I mean after all these, I still see him lacking something…something that he possessed that Yuki didn't. Hey, she was supposed to be trained as an assassin since she was eight….and I believe that she was as good in combat, hacking etc as he, right? But then he was supposed to protect her….(or if you prefer otherwise, can always email me….=P)….so he must be better than her in other ways. And both of them were against Hunter who was very dangerous, gotta let him have something to ensure that they're levelly matched, rite? Otherwise the story wouldn't be convincing. ^ ^ Dun worry, the psychic powers wouldn't make him a freak, a superman or watsoever, it only made him better in his fighting skills that is all.

Wow, after all these, you might be wondering why I din explicitly write them out …..well, I thought that unfolding the plot as the story goes along was cool….but then, some of the readers were lost. Gomen! But I'm glad that someone pointed this out to me….so in the future, who ever wants me to explain, I'll be glad to! ^_^

As always, any C&C are warmly welcomed! Btw, I'm currently involved in the development of a software for my school's project...so the subsequent chapters will be delayed....gomen-ne! School work comes first, right? Of course, you can always email me to add in the fanfic mailing list so that you'll be notified of the new chapters if you wan =). In the breaks between the frustrating programming and assignments, I will find time to write or draw(I already drew Wolf ya know?, next will be Sen and Yuki), I promised. ^ ~

Signed off,

Diva aka passi0n-san

Note: All the pictures, except the one on Sendoh-kun, are drawn by me. However, the header picture and Yuki were drawn with *lotsa of* reference to pictures downloaded from the web....all credit due to them....(forgot the names of the people who drew the original pics =P)...and Wolf is a proud creation of Diva aka Passion-san....who is Me! ^ ^. Wanna visit moi website? Visit Surrealistic Alcove!