Jinxed

Disclaimer: I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! If I did I would be the biggest troll ever.

Note: Flashbacks in italics are in first person.

Chapter 2: Trauma

"MINERVA!" Dino ran over to Minerva lying in the tall grass tainted with deep red blood. He fell to his knees with a small splash of blood as he slowly picked her up in his trembling arms. "M….Minerva?" he watched the green ribbon slip out of her dirty hair and fall into the deep red. Dino's eyes drifted over to the dark red – almost black – hole in the side of her head. His fingers tightened around her shoulder as he stared into her eyes. Pale, dead pearls.

"N…no…." tears crawled out of Dino's brown eyes and trickled down his face. He shut his eyes tight and looked away, her last words flashed through his head.

"This is an order from Minerva," her voice grew darker, colder, more indifferent. She reached into her skirt pocket, "Get to a safe place somewhere and when you do, use her phone to call Reborn and the others. Hurry up," Dark Minerva took out the pink mobile phone and chucked it at me.

His fingers still violently shaking, he reached into his pocket and tightly gripped her phone. He opened his hand after pulling it out to see the shiny pink cell phone with the little brown owl hanging off the antenna.


Reborn sat on Dino's mahogany desk with his legs and arms crossed, his foot quietly tapping on the edge of the table. Suddenly he heard the double wooden doors burst open with a full swing. Reborn turned his head to see Romario rushing in, "Reborn! There's big trouble! Dino and Minerva were attacked in the forest!"

"Are they alright?" Reborn kept his cool and simply put his cup off espresso down on the saucer.

"Dino is…but Minerva…" Romario closed his eyes and looked away.

Reborn frowned, "Does Squalo know?"

"I don't know…."

"Dino needs our help right now. Let's go," Reborn put the espresso and saucer down on to Dino's desk and followed Romario out the door.

"Dino!" Romario rushed up to Dino sobbing vigorously holding Minerva in his arms.

"What happened?!" Reborn jumped off his shoulder and ran up to Dino. He looked at him embracing Minerva's corpse as Reborn's eyes slightly widened with shock. Minerva's face was completely white and drained of blood as opposed to Dino's arms and his shirt soaked in red blood. The holes all over her legs and body left Reborn still.

"It was Morte…again…" the words slipped out of Dino's lips without stopping. Before he knew it, Dino kept on talking. He couldn't stop, he didn't even know what he was saying. There was one thing he knew for sure though, if Squalo was there, he would be dead meat. Dino looked around at the Cavallone's shocked faces.

"We don't have time for this, we need to head back," Reborn said.

"No…I don't want to be separated from her…." Dino looked down at Reborn with his shaking eyes, his weak fingers gripping on to the dead girl tighter like a lost boy holding on to his teddy bear.

"Dino, I know it's hard, but you need to let her go…" Romario tried to convince him.

"NO! I'M NO-"

"Move it," Reborn glared at him with forceful eyes. Dino's eyes widened more to the point his deep brown irises were barely visible anymore. Through the shadow of the fedora Dino saw Reborn's glare yelling at him, move it. Dino let his head fall as the Cavallone slowly walked towards him. They reached out and slowly pulled Minerva out of his arms.

Squalo walked across the bridge of Pace Mafia School. He suddenly caught sight of Dino trudging along with his hands in his pockets and his head down. "Oi Dino wait up!" Squalo ran over to Dino and looked at him, "hey where's Minerva?"

"Dead." That was all Dino said.

"Dead? Are you serious, don't fuck with me," Squalo frowned at him skeptically.

"I'm serious, she's dead."

Squalo's frown turned vicious. He gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. "WHAT THE HELL DINO?!" Squalo roared and raised his fist, sending it straight towards Dino's face as it pounded against his cheek. Dino stumbled backwards on to the side of the bridge keeping his head down.

"I'm sorry." A small tear revealed itself from behind his dishevelled blonde hair and it rolled down his cheek.

"Just go and die," Squalo growled through his teeth as he walked away from Dino leaning on the side of the bridge.


EXTREME MENTAL BLANK…..OK finally, I've published the 2nd chapter~ After nearly a whole week of writer's block. Gaaahh! Anyway I know I'm rambling on. Sorry, tragedy isn't exactly my style….

Anyway please review, it's very much appreciated O_O/