The Earth After Rebirth

Even with the information out in the open, the trouble the five boys plus James went through to get the proof that rich people weren't just purposely keeping the poor in poverty but they were enslaving and using them for entertainment purpose.

Despite all of this, the country was divided into two factions. This caused unrest amongst citizens, those who defended these notions were met with violence, something none of them had taken into consideration.

"You'd think this would unite them more with a common enemy." Ishaan shared his thoughts.

The mood in the room was sour, as news after news reported various violent outbursts, luckily there were no reports that anybody was fatally harmed.

"I guess we should've expected this much." Nikolai sighed, throwing himself down on a sofa.

"It pisses me off, we've risked so much and lost some," Kiro said his head turning to Hiro as he said. "They're like loyal dogs, happy for scraps and would bite anybody that goes against their masters." He finished, feeling rage instead of disappointment.

"That's a really good analogy, but how do we fix this?" Felix asked seriously.

"We can't, this needs to happen. Change comes at a cost, always. There are always those who will resist change no matter the facts, they'll come around at the end, we just need to brave the oncoming storms." James advised.

Everyone nodded in agreement. There was nothing that could be done by them, they've done everything to let them know what was going on within their society, it was up to them what they did with that information.

Their next goal was the mine, but to exterminate the current status quo they also needed countermeasures in place, to replace the old, otherwise the cycle would just repeat itself with new people in charge. It was too much for young men like them but they were content in carrying the burden on their shoulders, as long as they had each other.

"By the way Hiro, what are we gonna do with him?" Kiro asked, unsure if this was the right time to bring it up.

"My dad you mean? I'd like for him to be buried on our estate." He said absentmindedly.

"What are we gonna tell your mum?"

This was the problem, they couldn't just tell their families the truth. Some lie would have to be brewed for their protection.

"I–I don't know."

The body had left with President Scott to preserve it from rotting until they were ready to take him home.

The dean had also ordered them to return as soon as possible, so time wasn't a leisure they had.

They had fixed up the estate exquisitely. Now all that was left was building the extra buildings to make the estate livable, so the kids didn't have to go outside its gate until they were ready.

It had taken them quite some time to open up and be comfortable in a new environment, though some were still not speaking. Micah was also outspoken, you could tell he had a bubbly personality before his life was turned upside-down.

They got ready to leave, just as they were about to, the batch from the agency arrived. Kiro hoped to stay longer to monitor them, but at least they were leaving Lil and Zak with them, so it was comforting.

"I can't even begin to express my gratitude to you guys, I thought I'd die in that place but you saved us. To think you're still just in your first years of academy. Please never stop fighting for the underdogs." Zak surprised everyone with his emotional speech, he was holding back tears too as he said.

"I hope you'll remember this and come to our aid when we need you." Kiro extended his hand to meet his.

"Of course." He took it, his hands were rough but he was just the right match for a kid who didn't grow up coddled. "You have quite the grip." He complimented.

Kiro simply smiled as he moved on to the others to thank them. Lil on the other hand jumped to hug him, he almost dodged her too.

She wasn't the emotional type, but seeing them leave made her a little sad. It was strange too because they weren't that close, but she still felt the way she did.

Kiro felt something tugging him from behind, looking back, it was Micah. Tears were streaming from his eyes, without the dead look, he had quite the beautiful eyes, they were hazel and big but now they had a tinge of red.

"Sir don't please leave." He said between sobs.

"Don't worry kid, I'll visit now and again, I have school but if you want to see more of me listen to Lil and Zak, and work on your school work." Kiro didn't know what to do, this strange kid had taken a very deep liking to him.

"Sir..." He bit his lip trying to hold back tears that refused to be silenced.

Kiro ruffled his hair, "I promise I'll come visit, maybe with a few toys if you behave?"

He nodded, the lump in his throat didn't allow him any more words. He watched painfully as the men walked out of the gate and got into a car that waited for them on the other side.

President Scott had hired a car for them with the body. The ride back to the upper district was a very sad and quiet one. Hiro kept looking at the dead body as if it would spring back to life, but at least he wasn't crying anymore.

"I don't think I can lie to her, can you do it instead?" He said barely a whispered.

His mother was already informed that Hiro was coming so she was already outside when they pulled up.

"Good day Mrs. Misaki," Kiro said seriously. "I'm afraid we have very bad news."

"No, not Yuri." She was already losing feeling on her legs, she couldn't guess anyone else if Hiro and Isao were here, only Yuri came to her mind.

"I'm afraid—"

"It's dad, mum." Hiro said cutting off Kiro.