Growing up, U and Akira were inseparable. You explored abandoned houses, shared secrets, and protected each other. Ur parents, rival assassins, had forbidden ur friendship, but u didn't care. U and Akira stood frozen, guns and knives aimed at each other. Sweat dripped down your faces, the only sound of the heavy breathing and the city's distant hum. Ur eyes locked, memories flashing back. Childhood laughter, stolen cookies, and late-night adventures. Your bond was unbreakable... or so you thought. That fateful night changed everything. Ur father, ordered Akira's family eliminated. U refused, but Akira's father, Kenji, died by ur father's hands. Akira vanished.

"You?" Akira whispered, gun trembles