Jinxed

Chapter 8: Party

Dino accidentally bumped into a young blonde boy in a plain white dress shirt and black pants wearing a tiara. He looked to be around the age of 8. Dino apologised, "S-sorry," he moved on to see an unusually tall man with ridiculously spiky hair and lip piercings. He looked at them with a puzzled look on his face.


Squalo frowned and looked around looking for Xanxus. Suddenly the same blonde boy rushed past him giggling while a tall man with an octopus head followed the boy a car length behind. Squalo ignored them and continued on when suddenly he heard the man say quietly, "Xanxus-sama is in the 4th room on the left on the 6th floor." He spun around to see the man's face turning back facing forward.

He stood outside the tall wooden door and mumbled to himself, "6th door on the left eh?" Squalo raised his hand and then knocked the door.

There was an infant's voice, "Come in."

"So you're joining Varia right?" Xanxus asked leaning on the veranda.

"Yeah. But don't worry, I've grown stronger these past few months. I've even travelled to the east and crushed its deadliest sword style," Squalo bragged.

"Anyway," Xanxus barely listened, "I've already got a task. Not just involving you, but I've told the other officers about this. Well, all of them except Tyr."

"And?" Squalo raised an eyebrow.

"I don't plan on only becoming boss of Varia. I also plan on becoming the 10th Vongola Boss as well. I'll take over the old man's position," Xanxus clenched his fist.

Squalo let out a smile. "I'll make a pledge then."

Xanxus turned around to face him, "A pledge?"

"Yeah, until you achieve your goal of becoming both boss of Varia and Vongola and when I avenge Minerva – I won't cut my hair," he raised his arm in front of him in a fist. "You should make a pledge too, don't cut your hair either."

Xanxus chuckled, "What are you talking about? Not cutting my hair? That's stupid!"

Squalo dropped his arm down to his side and pouted.


"Man…I never knew that even being a candidate to boss would make people wanna talk to you…." Dino walked across the cobbled path with a few plates of food and a glass of orange juice. "At least I get some piece and quiet here….." He sighed happily and sat down on the fountain.

"So what happens next? Do I move to wherever you are and then live there or what?" Squalo asked.

"Hmm…." Xanxus gave it some thought. "I'll give you today and tomorrow to prepare everything. The day after tomorrow I'll have a car pick you up. You're form the Arroganza right?"

Squalo nodded. There was a moment of silence. "I'll go now then…" Squalo walked past Xanxus and jumped off the balcony. He landed on the grass on his feet and straightened up with his hands in his pockets.

The next day:

"I'm back, Minerva," Dino walked over to the tombstone of his dear friend and kneeled down in front of it. "According to Reborn, Squalo just got back from Japan two days ago I think it was. Anyway, he told me he was gonna become the strongest swordsman in the world. Pretty crazy right?" he chuckled. He stopped suddenly when he heard footsteps behind him. Dino turned his head to see his friend with the short white hair. "Squalo?!"

"'Sup Useless Dino," Squalo kneeled down next to him and looked at the tombstone. Dino frowned at him but Squalo didn't notice, "Look, this is probably the last time we'll ever meet."

"Huh?"

"I've joined Varia, didn't I tell you that?" Squalo glared at him.

"Yeah but-"

"Tomorrow I'm moving to Varia Castle. It's pretty far from here and really deep in a forest that's in the middle of no where. I dropped out of Pace Mafia School too," Squalo explained.

Dino gulped, "So you're never gonna see Minerva ever again either?"

"Nope."

He hesitated, "Well…this is goodbye then isn't it?"

"Yeah…Can you just…leave for a bit?"

"Sure, I talked to Minerva already," he stood up and left. As he walked away he looked behind his shoulder at his two best friends.

We'll meet again, Dino thought, someday, All three of us together again.


NOOOOOOO I'M LATE! ( ̄ロ ̄;GUYS I'M SO SORRY!

Regarding this chapter I know Squalo met Xanxus for the first time at the party. Also Squalo decided to follow Xanxus because he knew that Xanxus was stronger than him, not 'cause he wanted to avenge Minerva. It's not the exact same as the anime, so you could say it's slightly AU since Squalo made the deal and all. But it won't affect anything largely right? O_O

So anyway in my time zone the so-called apocalypse is tomorrow _`)

Even though I'm in summer holidays I'm still pretty busy….I have another fanfiction I'm writing with my friend and I've gotta finish the next two chapters…I have a long anime watching list with Code:Breaker, Durarara! and Psycho-Pass. Then I also need to finish Yu-Gi-Oh! and Hell Girl – the Two Mirrors and Darker than Black. As for my manga list I need to catch up on 07-Ghost, Dengeki Daisy and also Kaichou wa Maid-sama. (; ̄ェ ̄

And I'm playing guitar and piano and in two days (if the world doesn't end) I'm going out for the whole day because my house has so many bugs so we're putting cans everywhere….

ANYWAY, if the world in fact doesn't end and I don't publish another chapter by the 25th of December: MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY!