"the words in this format are what they are saying out in the open"

"the words in this format is their thoughts"

{numbers in this bracket will be translated in the A/N written at the end of each chapter}

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Flashback from when the twins were 10 years old

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(M/N)'s POV

"Nii-san, how much more of these tasks does baa-chan have left for us?" I ask my older twin brother who was beside me holding a brown envelope.

"Don't worry (M/N), this is the last one. Though this area is kind of dark..I think we turned the wrong path earlier." Nii-san whispers the last part, which i heard.

"Nii-sa-"

"HEY!!" I was cut off by a tall man, he was wearing a fancy suit, with a gold tie. There was a person beside him wearing the same suit but with a black tie.

"(M/N) WE HAVE TO RUN!!" Nii-san alerts me

Nii-san then grabs my hand and dashes far away, dropping the paper on the floor.

I notice it and wriggled from Nii-san's grip to pick it up..but it was too late, the same man who cut me off grabbed both my arm and the paper.

"NII-SAN! QUICK! RUN!" I told him

"(M/N)!!"

"JUST RUN NII-SAN!!" I say while giving him a big smile

Iruma's POV

I nod, and run back home as fast as my body can handle.

"..I know he will be okay, he always is. This happens a lot, he isn't the best runner but whenever he does that...I cant help but listen to him..He'll be okay.

... I hope"

(M/N)'s POV

"Hey, come back here!"The golden-tie man shouts to my brother.

"Wait, we don't need em, we already got one lil rat right here" The black-tie man tells off the other, for some reason that reminds me of that delinquent I saw on T.V. once.

"Oh right, hey kid" the golden-tie man grabs my attention

"y-yeah?" i replied.

"What's your business here? this is private area, there was a sign too." He asks, while placing me on the ground with no space to run.

"Our j-job was here" I answer, intimidated by their approach.

"HAAA?" The black-tie man responds.

"Are you sure it was here?" gold-tie asks me in a calm matter.

"I'm sure, baa-chan said so." I reply

" 'baa-chan'? " they both ask

"Does this 'baa-chan' have a tattoo at the back of her left hand?" The gold-tie man asks

"Y-yes, how did you know?.." I ask skeptical.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA, c'mon you're in the right place. Sorry for scaring you two, it's just what we do to intimidate pests." he says, gently pushing me to walk

"What IS this place?" I ask both of them, in surprise this building was hidden from everyone

"Hmm? Granny didn't tell you?" The black-tie man asks.

"Tell me what?" I ask genuinely clueless

"This is a mafia base, and these papers are your recognition papers." They both say calmly

"Wh-wha?!" "Why are they saying that so casually??!?!" I scream internally

"I-i know we were looking for j-jobs, b-but this is too much!" I say with complete concern for me and Nii-san's lives.

"Don't worry kid, boss will only give ya the simple tasks till ya get the hang of em" black-tie man says to calm me down

"I don't think Nii-san will like this job..." "In fact, I don't think he'll decline"

"Hmm, then just tell em not to do it, it's only optional since yer only gonna stay for a few.

"B-but our parents need the money, won't it be nicer if we BOTH work?..." I ask them

"Don't worry kid, this job pays good, even if its a single person or a simple task." the golden-tie man says

"...really?" "Its suspicions, but it IS a mafia...what was baa-chan thinking..."

"Oh, since we're gonna be co-workers, let's introduce ourselves, *Ahem* Heya lil kid, I'm Itsuki Faia" The black-tied man says-or should I say Itsuki-san

"And I'm Touma Kaito" The golden-tie man says

"Whats your name kid?" Itsuki-san asks

"I'm Suzuki...Suzuki (M/N)!" I say, putting a skip to my steps.

"Hmm". Touma-san suddenly hums

"Touma-san? Whats wrong?" I ask

"That eye mask, why do you wear it?" I twitched in surprise

"Thats...because of the scar I had when I was younger"

"What happened to ya?" this time it was Itsuki-san who asked a question

"Me and my brother were in the forest alone...and a bear was near our tent...I couldn't evade in time and so the bear scratched my eyes..." I said in a sad tone

"That was a lie" {1}

"I'm sorry to hear that..Can you still see?" Touma-san asked

"Everything is somewhat blurry, but yes."

"Another lie" {1}

"...We're here" Itsuki-san suddenly announces

"..."

"I am visibly nervous, not only am I going to see the person I'm delivering MY OWN recommendation paper but I'm going to work under the mafia..."

"Nervous? Don't worry kid, the boss is going to like you. Besides, you were one of the few people who was recommended directly to Boss." Touma-san reassures me

"Just WHO is baa-chan?"

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Small Time-skip (30 mins)

*In their tent*

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Iruma's POV

"(M/N) is ok. (M/N) is ok. (M/N) is ok. (M/N) will be back. (M/N) will be back. (M/N) will be back." I silently pray, sitting on the futon.

*footsteps* *crunch*

"I'm back Nii-san" I heard a familiar voice, I quickly out to the tent and see...

"(M/N)!!! YOUR OKAY" I say in relief

"What happened?! Who were those guys?! Did they hurt you?!" I searched for any cuts or wounds

(M/N)'s POV

"Nii-san I'm fine..don't worry, those guys were actually there because they were the ones we were supposed to give the paper to" I say to calm him down.

"T-then what took you so long?!?!"

"While going home I found a place where I could work, the job pays well too! But...I might be away for a while" I sit in front of my brother

"Huh?!?! Whyy?!!! Don't take it! Where is it? I'll appy too!"

"Nii-san, I don't think you'll like it..." I tell him off

"Why?" he asks while tilting his head

"If you apply, it'll only separate us more because each of the employees are in different areas"

"Wait, what job is this?" He asks seriously.

"Ahh hopefully this works" I pray internally

"Its not simple stuff, we're gonna travel more than usual and take notes" I say

"That's not so hard to do, (M/N), we do that a lot...what is the job REALLY?" He asks skeptical

" *sigh* fine... the job is more dangerous than the jobs baa-chan gives us" well technically this is only a half lie

"(M/N)...ok...why don't you want me to apply with you" He asks in defeat

"Knowing Mom and Dad, they will bug the BOTH of us in work and tell us to switch jobs"

"That's true..." he remembers what happened last time

"This is going well so far" I celebrate in my head

"How will you come back and see us?" He crosses his arms.

"I'm glad you asked Nii-san! I was thinking of that too, then I decided to get a tracker for you. This blue thing tracks your location and sends it to the white compass-looking thing, you can even make it into a necklace so you know if it falls or not" I show him the baby blue tracker and white receiver

"Is it safe to use it at work?" He asks

"It says on the box that it's 'water-proof', 'heat-resistant', and 'unlimited range'" I read the text on the box. "Its also baby proofed...at least it won't fall off randomly"

"What do they mean?" He asks, which makes sense since we never had any proper education

"from the pictures here, it says 'water-proof' means it won't break even if you cover it in water. 'Heat-resistant' means it won't break in very hot places. And I the last one means that once the tracker and receiver are connected, they won' disconnect..?" I say while reading the letters and looking at the mini-pictures in the box.

"Ohhhh, so no matter where we are the tracker and receiver will always stay connected." Nii-san confirms.

"Ohhh, that's real convenient" I nod, glad i did the "eenie meeny miney mo" thing

"Nii-san, here, take the blue one" I gesture him to take it from my hand

"Hmm? but won't it be better if I know your location?" He raises an eyebrow.

"Nii-san YOU are the one who's going everywhere since YOU are gonna be with Mom and Dad, I think YOU should be the one with the tracker." I say while adding emphasis to make my point.

...there was a pause of silence

"Hmm that't true... How long will you be gone anyway?" He tilts his head

"They said only 2 years...will you be okay alone?" I say looking down at my hands.

"2 years...I think we can both handle the trouble, I mean look at us. We're only 10 yet we had done more jobs than Mom and Dad. And besides, we've been surviving for 10 years following them."

"HAHAAHAHAHA"

"HAHAHAHAAHA"

Iruma's POV

"Nii-san, let's go look at the stars before I leave" (M/N) suddenly asks me

"Huh? When are you leaving? Are you leaving soon?" I raise an eyebrow

"Yeah...is that all right?"he says, dejected

"...Yeah, but please...be careful" I say worriedly.

"What if you get hurt? I won't be there to help you" Thoughts go in my mind where he comes home full. of wounds and blood...

"I should be telling YOU that, Nii-san" he does a small giggle

"Please...remember to keep that on. Okay?" I gesture to his eye mask.

"Of course Nii-san, if I show it...they will sell them..." He touches the mask covering his eyes {2}

"Yup." I grab his hand lead him to the tree we always climb

The both of us climbed the tree to see the stars and talk about how we'll meet again.

Narrator's POV

"when we see each other , we'll play again, (M/N)..." Iruma thought

"when we see each other, I'll protect you, Nii-san.." (M/N) thought

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[Backstory 2]!!!

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