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Authoress note:...I am so so so sorry about the long wait for an update. I thought I had time management down...I was utterly wrong. I have a lot to study for since midterms is only two weeks away from now, and I'm failing one major right now. Thankfully though, its only one and I know I can bring it up to passing. So, please expect the updates for CV and With these wings to be on the slow side.
In the last half of the chapter, you will finally meet 'him' and his personality. Of course, there is more that meets the eye to him, but this way, you can kinda tell his character. Honestly, I will warn about the last half of this chapter.
Warnings (guys, please read the warnings posted in all chapters): OCs, OOC, swearing/use of language, not suitable for young teens, rating may change, warning for last half of chapter.
Summary: They called her useless. So, what happens when a current tutor decided to prove them wrong, by sending her to train with an unknown ally famiglia of the Vongola?
"H-Him...we...we're u-up against h-him?" Rei stuttered, causing all eyes to focus on her. She was trembling, tears forming in the corners of her widened eyes. Not once did they leave the photo of the man on the monitor, not even when she dropped to her knees. In an instant, the Vega Storm guardian who was standing just beside her knelt down and covered her with his sweater, in an attempt to comfort the woman. It worked, the long haired maiden pulled the clothing over her head to shield her appearance from everyone but she was still slightly shaking. Kazuki whispered softly to her, no one else being able to hear what was being said. The youngest Vega guardian rubbed the female's back soothingly and pulled her to him, a protective arm holding her close in a tight embrace. Haru soon followed, squatting down and resting a hand on the crown of the other girl's head.
"Reborn,...you can't be serious. Please tell us that you're joking about who the enemy is." Yuki said, scanning the room intensely, glaring at anyone who dared to look at his terrified comrade. On occasion, he'd look down at her, his eyes softening at the hidden ball that is his partner's twin sister. Although he would never admit it to anyone out loud, he truly cared deeply about his famiglia's welfare. He didn't take lightly to those who make his famiglia uncomfortable or unhappy.
"I thought he was already caught and locked away in the deepest, maximum security chambers in all of the Vendicare Prison." Yamamoto commented, looking at the dark haired male. Reborn merely lowered his fedora, the shadow falling over his eyes.
"Apparently Mukuro wasn't the only one with a powerful Mist follower to bail him out. There was a breech in security."
"The Vindice had believed that before he could escape, they had recaptured him. However, the one that they had captured as a dead inmate, mist was used around the body to create the illusion while the real one escaped with his accomplice." Dino said, looking very serious. "That's a big enough warning that we have to be careful about dealing with this...situation."
"So there's another powerful Mist user thats able to fool them and is running amuck with that guy!? Well that's just fucking great to know" Rita snapped loudly, causing some in the room to flinch at the tone of her voice. She continued to let out a long string of curses under her breath, the angry expression on her face unwavering, tears of frustration forming in her eyes. She crossed her arms over her chest, and turned her back to the rest of the room, but did not move from her famiglia's side. She didn't want anyone and she didn't like it when anyone saw her cry. She spoke again, her voice strained and cracking, "Fucking fantastic."
"I am going to kill him if it is the last thing I do." Shinji said, more to himself rather than the occupants of the room. His eyes were hardened, no longer sporting the kind warmth many people got from looking at his amethyst colored irises.
Tsuna looked carefully at the members of the Vega. It was clear as day to everyone that there was some bad blood between the Vega and the enemy. The friendly aura that their allies had been emitting before was now replaced with a dark feeling of sadness and hatred...more of the latter than the former.
"Don't go charging in so hastily." Reborn replied, signaling for Dino to turn off the monitor. He casted his gaze to the Vega Storm guardian, who was now holding onto the unconscious Rei, having cried herself to sleep (and also from exhaustion). Kazuki shifted his arms slowly, as to not wake the slumbering female, and moved her in a more comfortable position as he sat on the floor. He noted that the Vega Decimo's gaze rested shortly on the Vega Cloud guardian before returning to the former Sun Arcobaleno. "I know how you feel, trust me, Shinji. But to rush in will surely lead us to our deaths. We need a plan"
"Che. Fine with us." Gokudera said, clicking his tongue. "As long as they don't get in the way, I am okay with any plans."
"Likewise, Chimney." Takeru didn't miss a beat in catching the Bomber's insult and quickly flung one back.
"What did you call me!?"
"You reek of tobacco and explosives. Chimney is a more fitting name for you."
"If you will please excuse us, we will be retiring for the evening. I thank you for having us over, but we shall be returning to our home as it has been a long day. Good night." Shinji bowed to the occupants of the room, and his famiglia followed his suit. He stood straight after, and turned on heel, leaving the room. Haru glanced at the Vongola guardians one last time before nodding once and closing the door behind them.
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"Just what the hell was that about? Their Cloud guardian just had a damn break down. Is she emotionally weak?" Gokudera asked, his glare intensifying as he stared at the closed door.
"Now, now, let's not jump to the insults so swiftly, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna said, trying to ease the Vongola Storm Guardian's temper. "I'm sure that there is a reason why she responded...why they all responded the way they did."
"Dame Tsuna is right. You don't know about what happened to Rei." Reborn added, standing from his position at the head of the meeting table. He fixed his tie, and repositioned his fedora before coughing to clear his throat.
"Something happened?" Lambo said, his attention fully on Reborn.
"A few years ago, after Haru had left. It happened before Haru met all the members. Rei was on a mission, a simple one. It was so stop a drug trade from happening, and she successfully completed that. But as she was returning back to Venice to met Haru, her transportation vehicle was attacked. She was thrown out and she blanked out for 3 seconds after hitting her head. By the time she opened her eyes, the carriage she was in was on fire, the horse and the carriage driver were dead. That was when he took advantage of Rei's dazed state and inability to fight back. He physically assaulted her. Thankfully, she was not touched in inappropriate ways. However, she was found in a near death state, having lost a great amount of blood and several broken bones."
"But we encountered him a about a year or so ago. We weren't necessarily standing close to him, but we were in the same city. Why didn't he attack us?" Yamamoto asked.
"That remains unknown as well." Dino said. "Some suspect that he may have been hired by another person to attack Rei. And others believe it was because there was three of you, and he didn't want to deal with the hassle of fighting all of you."
"So this man is a coward?" Hibari stated, arms crossed over his chest. The others looked at him, and he returned their stare with his trademark, icy glare.
"Kufufufu, for once I agree with him. The man attacked the Vega Cloud guardian because she was alone. And to top it off, he was a sneak attack, not an upfront confrontation." Mukuro chuckled.
"Whether it be he is a coward or it is his strategical thinking, no one is sure. But we must inform every single one of our allies and see if we can recruit some into helping us lock up this man for good." Tsuna said, in place of Reborn who was just about to speak. "We will continue our meeting with the Vega tomorrow morning. Everyone, get some rest, its definitely going to be a long day tomorrow."
Haru stood silently at the end of the couch that the Storm guardian was occupying. He hadn't been laying down and taking up space, so he gestured for her to take a seat beside him, to which she politely declined and continued to stand. She needed to be awake during their small meeting. She was also paying attention for Rita, who was busy tending to her (now awake) twin and guarding her like a fierce lioness. Yuki, the ever so serious Rain guardian, was the closest to the window and his focus mainly outside. Haru could tell that he was doing a thorough scanning of the yard to make sure that there was no way that an enemy could take advantage of the surroundings to hide and attack them.
Shinji crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes closed as he slowly took in deep breaths to calm himself. There was no doubt that he and Rita were the most effected by the news, why wouldn't they be? Their sister was nearly killed by the very same man and they don't have a clue as to where the escapee of Vendicare may be. He was caught days after his attack on Rei but to be able to escape Vendicare within a short span of 5 years...
"Shit, of all the people who are locked up in the most secure rooms in all of Vendicare, it was him that had to be the one that escaped." Kazuki said, running a hand through his unruly mane of hair.
"If Rei encounters him again, she's going to have a hard time fighting him. She's traumatized by that event years ago." Takeru said, walking in with a bowl of warm soup and a cup of tea. "Haru, could you do me a favor and take this to Rei."
"Yea, sure." With that, Haru left and the male guardians all exchanged looks.
"Rei isn't going to be alone on missions if he is running amuck. Takeru, you are my strongest guardian, so I trust that you will be able to protect her as her partner.
"Are you sure about that, Shinji? I'm b-"
"I know that, Takeru. But nonetheless, you are still able to keep on par with Yuki and I. All the more reason for you to be her partner. And she loves dogs just as much as Rita, so that will also ease her nerves if she's with you. Please, understand this." The Vega Decimo replied. He glanced at his childhood friend who merely sighed and nodded at his orders. The blonde turned to Kazuki.
"Boss-man?"
"You and Haru will still be partners, understood. Protect her well, and she'll do the same for you. We can't let this man take advantage of any situation that may arise."
"Got it. No need to worry, I won't let any of you down."
"Yuki."
"Hm?"
"I know that you and Rita get along as much as fire and water, but I need you two to both behave an be on guard at all. You and Rita will mostly be the ones to track down any information and validate the ones that we have right now. This means that you'll be moving around quite a bit before anything can happen."
"Fine."
"Thank you. I will be with Reborn, in the meantime. He, Dino and I will be visiting Vendicare to see how exactly he escaped." Shinji said, standing to his feet. "This will happen after our continued meeting with the Vongola. Be on your best behavior, I am warning you all now. I won't tolerate for any foolish actions tomorrow morning. Now get some rest, we'll all need it."
Screams of pain were heard echoing throughout an empty building. The sounds of bones snapping shortly followed, leading to even louder howls of agony. Inside, a tall figure stood over the trembling form of the poor worker he savagely attacked. A wild smirk on the features of his face as he dragged a finger across the wound on the worker's face, catching crimson red liquid. Without missing a beat, the man slowly licked the blood off his finger, and a soft purr escaped his throat. Soon enough, it turned into full out laughter. The figure stood and made his way over to the only other co-worker.
"I wonder how this woman here tastes. Maybe just as wonderful as you? Or even better."
"W-Who..who a-are you." The man was ignored as the mysterious attack suddenly clashed lips with the horrified, blood covered female. She continued to make whimpering sounds and tears spilled from her eyes. She was trying to push away from the unknown man, and suddenly, she let out a sharp breath, a silver gleaming object having pierced through her lower right quadrant of her abdomen.
"I don't like when my prey tries to fight me."
"P-Please, let me l-live, I have a husband a-and kids!" The woman sobbed, having a hard time speaking through her pain. The man merely smirked before he leaned down and captured her lips once more, and the woman cringed at the metallic taste of blood. She tried pulling away again, only for his to growl angrily and warningly nip her on the lip. With his blade, he made quick work of her clothes. He pulled away, a feral, dangerous look on his face.
"Spiral!"
'Spiral' turned to face the woman who had called his name, a frown on his face. "What do you want?"
"We need to leave, the police are coming soon. We already got what we came for."
"Tch."
Without a second thought, he dug his blade into the side of the female worker's neck before doing the same to the dying male. Spiral stood to his feet, putting away the sharp weapon he wielded and moved to leave.
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[TBC?]
Sorry for the wait and the bland chapter. Truly sorry, but I really don't have enough time at all. When I get a chance to, I'll revise this chapter. But, now you know 'Spiral's' somewhat twisted personality. No, its not for kicks and giggles, his personality will come into play in the later chapters. Um...'Spiral' isn't his real name, think of it as a code name of sorts or something. Just what was it that he and his unnamed partner took from the workers.
Perhaps I should have chosen my words better. This OC did not sexually assault Rei, he merely physically assaulted her, as in beat up for the heck of it. No way, whatsoever, was Rei 'touched' inappropriately. I apologize for any misunderstandings. But, if I may add, I DID leave a warning at the beginning of this chapter. Is there something difficult about understanding 'not suitable for young teens'?. It would be nice if you could at least spare some time to skim over that little bit at the top.
I'm sorry I am nagging to everyone, this is directed to the review that was posted on this chapter: [Guest], if you have your own account, I would have appreciated if you had signed in so I could message you personally rather than bothering my readers with this message.
Anyways, thanks for taking the time to read. I don't mind constructive criticism but please no flames, thanks.
