10 years ago. In a mansion.

Jiro: This is our new home?

Guigui: This place is so big!

Boss: From today onwards, the three of you will train to become skillful assassins.

Jiro: Assassin?

Guigui: You meant… Killing people?

Aaron just stared at Boss.

Boss: King! Bowie!

Two masked boy and girl walked towards Boss.

Boss: The three of you are going to be like them, masked everyday, you only can remove the mask whenever you are going to sleep.

Guigui: Sounds cool.

Jiro: Shh.

Boss: Guigui, you will be under King, the two of you will be under Bowie.

King and Bowie nodded.

Bowie looked at Aaron and her eyes never left him.

Jiro saw it but kept silent.

Guigui: King-gege! Let's be friends!

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A few days later.

Bowie: Continue running!

Aaron and Jiro were jogging around a track whereas Bowie is riding a bicycle.

Jiro: This is so unfair!

Bowie:*whistle* Jiro Wang! Stop blabbering and run!

Jiro: I'm hungry!

Bowie: No food for you unless you completed 30 rounds!

Jiro: Fine! *maintain his pace*

Aaron gradually grew faster and he was ahead of Jiro.

Jiro: I shall take my time!

Bowie also increased her speed to catch up with Aaron.

Bowie: Why do you always look so down?

Aaron kept silent and continued running.

Bowie: You can tell me if you want…

Aaron: It's okay. *increased his speed again*

Bowie was left behind.

Jiro caught up with Bowie.

Jiro: Just ignore him! He's like this when I first met him in the orphanage.

Bowie: Oh…

After awhile, Aaron completed the rounds and he sat beside a tree.

Bowie approached him while Jiro was still running.

Bowie: Have a candy.

Aaron looked at the candy.

He took it and opened the wrapper.

Aaron: Thanks… *ate the candy*

Bowie: You're welcome. *smiled*

Aaron kept silent.

Bowie: Well… Have you thought of what name to use yet?

Aaron: Sky…

Bowie: Huh?

Aaron: Sky suits me.

Bowie: I think so too.

Aaron: Why are you here training to become an assassin?

Bowie: Well… I don't have a choice, if not for Boss, I would have died.

Aaron: Care to elaborate?

Bowie: About a year ago, something happened to my family, I'm the only survivor. Boss spotted me and took me with him.

Aaron: You're the same as me… I lost my parents a year ago too… And my sister.

Bowie: No wonder.

Aaron: Huh?

Bowie: I haven't see you smile ever since the first day.

Aaron: I can't really forget about the accident that took my family away.

Bowie: Same either, but I'm sure your parents won't want to see you this way.

Aaron kept silent.

Bowie: Just try to smile more, would you? *smiled*

Aaron: I'll try… Thanks, I felt better after talking to you.

Bowie: If you want to thank me, give me a smile.

Aaron gave Bowie a weak smile.

Jiro was standing afar.

He looked down and walked away.

Aaron: What's your real name?

Bowie:*smiled* Find out yourself.

Bowie stood up and looked around.

Bowie: Where's that Jiro?!

Aaron stood up as well.

Aaron: Maybe he went to eat.

Bowie: Without us?! How could he?! He's so dead now!

Bowie stomped away and Aaron slowly walked behind her.

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Present. Water Fountain.

Jiro sighed.

Selina: Why are you sighing?

Jiro: You won't understand… *looked at Selina*

Selina: What?

Jiro: When did you appear?

Selina: For quite some time… But you were lost in your thoughts so you didn't notice me.

Jiro: Oh…

Selina: Mind telling me what's troubling you?

Jiro: I just… Suddenly… Some parts of my memories were playing in my mind.

Selina: What do you mean?

Jiro: I suddenly thought of my childhood…

Selina: You were trained to become an assassin at a tender age?

Jiro: Yup… I was even trained by a girl who was younger than me. Aaron was trained by her too.

Selina: A girl? You meant Bowie?

Jiro nodded.

Selina: She's famous on the Wanted Bulletin under assassins' page…

Jiro: She's not that easily defeated… That's what makes her price soar.

Selina: The prices for killing Sky and Devil are not low either.

Jiro: How's Hebe on the other page?

Selina: As high as usual.

Jiro: With that Danson around, he won't let anyone hurt Hebe.

Selina: Aaron has told you about him?

Jiro nodded.

Selina: We have to guard him… Who knows one day, he may kill her himself.

Jiro: I don't think Danson will do that… After all, Hebe is-

'AHH!'

Selina: What was that?

Jiro: Beats me.

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We'll come to more details of the childhood next time. :D