Thank you for the review Guest, I'm glad that you like the story! Your positive feedback made me really happy when I woke up to it, and the praise about my writing made my day as I think that I'm not that talented. As for the story of Amaya's scar and more about the TYL! Verse…well you're going to have to stay tuned ;)
The umbrellas began to light up with the amount of electricity that was now running through them. Amaya thought that the metal would have melted now with the heat that the electricity was conducting, it captured her attention the way that the metal and in fact the fabric of the umbrella didn't show any type of weathering. She decided that like the Ten Year Bazooka, those umbrellas too warranted her investigation.
The electricity surged suddenly, focusing on the centre point where Lambo was standing calmly, not bothering to move out of the way despite the impending danger that the Vongola were warning him about. Amaya came up with two ideas why this was, the first was that Lambo was still as stupid and clueless as he had been when he was younger while the other idea, which was the most likely, was that Lambo had a plan that involved the unimaginable voltage colliding with him. When the electricity reached him, he didn't yell out in pain nor did his arms flail or spasm as they had done previously, instead he stood there as usual letting the electricity wash over him. Amaya watched curiously, the wheels and cogs in her mind turning at a fast rate despite how the rest of her systems had seemed to shut down with the cold, right now she was unable to feel certain parts of her chest and her nose which was worrying.
A soft patter sounded to the right of her, Amaya turned from watching the battle to see that Reborn was standing there with his lizard on his hand. The green lizard blinked up to Amaya, causing a small smile to appear on her face at the trivial act.
"This is Leon, my chameleon and partner." Reborn introduced Amaya to the lizard by putting the small greed being on Amaya's outstretched hand. When Leon transferred himself to the woman he began to shift his shape like he had done thousands of times before, in this instance he turned into a thin malleable sheet that resembled a blanket and landed on Amaya. She hadn't been expecting the sudden change and had immediately put her hands out to be as far away from Leon as possible and watched in amazement as he positioned himself to cover the parts of her body that were exposed to the elements.
"What the fuck?" Amaya spoke in a small voice, she was on edge by what Leon had done. She kept on saying in her mind how this was not something that chameleons could do, she was frankly scared that a lizard could possess such a supernatural power when it seemed like a normal animal.
"Leon is a shapeshifting Chameleon," Reborn began his explanation as if his words alone would give Amaya piece of mind. "The companion of an Arcobaleno possess powers normal animals don't have, I thought you might have been freezing but if you don't want him." The baby put his hand out for Leon to crawl back on but Amaya shook her head, growing used to the warmth that was now encompassing her and making her feeling much better. She hugged the green sheet to her possessively.
"No, its fine. Thank you." Amaya wouldn't lie by saying she was grateful to the baby for giving her the lizard so that she would warm up. She noticed that she had stopped sneezing when Leon was wrapped around her and she was thankful for that, she didn't know what she would have done if her loud sneezes had distracted Lambo in the fight and left him open to an attack from Levi. Speaking of the battle, Amaya watched as more lighting hit the lightning rods and sent the electricity through the floor, attacking Lambo with a second wave of electricity while he was still being assaulted by the first wave.
"He's being shocked by both the force of the Levi Volt and the Electro Circuit. The damage will be exponentially higher. He'll be a cinder." Mammon commented which annoyed Amaya now that she was able to speak without a visible shiver coursing through her. The sass had been brought back to life by a green lizard, if Amaya lived through these battles she would note down that sentence as the weirdest phrase to ever live in her mind.
"No shit, why don't you tell us something a little less obvious." Amaya hissed to the baby of the Varia who only reacted by turning to face her then turn back like what Amaya said didn't even require a snarky comment. How dare the brat ignore her derogatory comment, if anything this only made her angrier.
"This is bad! There isn't anywhere for the electricity to escape!" Gokudera's comment was a little less obvious but it didn't stop Amaya from raising a hand to her face in annoyance. She had just scolded Mammon for speaking obviously and now one of her team was doing it, talk about being hypocritical.
"These kids." She sighed to herself, Reborn chuckled at her comment seeing how exasperated she was because of them. He agreed that the boys had proven to be more dumb then he expected them to be and that at the best of times they were annoying but he also knew that someday, maybe not in the near future, they would be the next heads of the Vongola and warrant both respect and admiration. While Amaya didn't think that they would earn that much admiration, she hoped that in the future the kids would grow into men that the mafia would respect and she would be damned if she wasn't around to see it.
"He's dead," Levi announced to no one in particular before turning away from the bright light that the electricity had caused. "I wish I could've shown boss this light." He spoke much quieter then but it was still audible for Amaya to hear. His words echoed in her mind, perhaps she had figured Levi out in that small instance of weakness that he had foolishly let out. Maybe the reason why Levi was so cut throat was because he was doing it all for the Boss, this Xanxus that she had never met but knew she wasn't a fan of because of the way he handled the Cervello. All Levi seemed to want was to make his Boss proud and happy of him, even if Xanxus was a bit of a dick to the Cervello, Amaya wondered whether Xanxus was more pleasant to the people who called themselves his 'guardians'.
"Now now, where are you going?" Lambo called from inside the electrical cloud, his voice as clear as day and showing no sign of injury or hurt. Levi was stopped in his tracks by the voice and Amaya couldn't help but smirk at this, if he was that quick to ensure that his victims weren't actually dead it was a miracle how so many of his assassinations were successful, you can never be too sure that the person you have attacked isn't immune like Lambo is. When the glowing of the arena dissipated Lambo was seen standing in the centre as if nothing happened, the young adult was happy that he didn't seem to be hurt by the electricity because right now her levels of worry were being pushed to the ultimate limit. She had no idea that she could worry so much about a single person but these battles were certainly testing her. "Watch this, Elettrico Reverse!" Lambo punched the ground forcefully, once contact was made with the ground waves of electrical energy emitted from Lambo's fist in all directions. This new talent surprised Amaya to the point that she stood up rapidly from her seat, making Leon fall from her lap but with quick reflexes she managed to catch him before he fell to the floor and hurt himself.
"Sorry Leon." She apologised to the lizard who leaped from her hands onto Reborn's hat while the girl still watched the electrical show in awe. As the strands of electricity moved from the Cow they travelled to the edges of the roof and ran down the building, releasing its energy there and shattering the glass of the windows, Amaya was glad that she had left her sitting position, she hated to think what would have happened if she was still sitting. "He's grounded the electricity so that it won't affect his body." Amaya mused as she looked over the building to inspect the glass that had shattered, causing a colossal mess on the floor that she was sure the Cervello would clean up before a certain black haired demon noticed.
"Electricity is as harmless as a kitten to me," Lambo began, moving some of his hair from his face before fixing Levi with a slightly smug look. "My Elettrico Cuoio is fully developed." He informed Levi personally but the comment was heard by the other occupants of the roof, even the Varia who were probably the furthest from Lambo heard the news of his powerful skin. As if to add insult to injury, electricity began to weave around Lambo's hands in a threatening manner.
"Amazing!" Tsuna yelled out in astonishment at what the new Lambo could do, Amaya smiled at his remark thinking that is Lambo had progressed this much in twenty years how much had the other boys progressed. Amaya opened her mouth to speak, a snarky comment as ever bout to sound from her lips but before she had a chance to say anything another voice was heard.
"He's better than I'd expected," Iemitsu had arrived on the scene, dressed in an orange boiler suit like he had worn the night before and with another teenager who he had also arrived with the night before. While Amaya had never spoken to the man much, she didn't judge him, well she didn't judge him until she was told he was the one who chose Lambo to be a guardian. That small amount of information had erased any form of respect that Amaya might have developed towards the man who was Tsuna's father and obviously a part of the Mafia. "I had a feeling he'd develop into someone worthy of the Guardian of the Lightning Ring in the distant future." What he said only infuriated Amaya and she wasn't one to not voice her opinion.
"You were willing to risk the life of a child because of some hunch." Amaya spat out, her voice distinctly angry at the man who put a young boy in danger. Iemitsu turned to Amaya who was still close to the edge of the building, he looked at the young woman and the way her appearance seemed to be much different to the other night. He was pleased that she had stepped up and accepted the Mafia way of life quickly, noticing the weapon that was strapped to her back.
"He was the only one who was appropriate for the job." He informed the angry girl, Amaya's eyes widened at how preposterous his answer was. He didn't even seem guilty about sending a child to his potential death, Amaya wondered if Iemitsu was in a potentially deadly situation, we she was happy to create, would he then be filled with remorse.
"You think that justifies the situation!" She screamed at the man who had turned to face her dead on, his arms crossed across his chest defensively while the teenager he had come with was in a more obvious defensive position. "That doesn't justify shit!" Amaya shouted again, pointing to Iemitsu judgingly with a glare planted firmly on her face.
"Do you not have faith in him?" Iemitsu asked her, seeming innocent when Amaya knew exactly what he was doing. Her face screwed up in anger and she couldn't help taking a few steps towards him, she managed to glimpse the faces of the Vongola standing behind him not sure whether the best thing was to side with Tsuna's father or the woman who had so selflessly aided them.
"Don't you do that," Amaya's voice was low and menacing in a last ditch effort to intimidate the stoic man. "Don't you fucking dare make me the villain here when you are the one who sent a child to his death!" By now, Amaya's angry outburst had gotten the attention of everyone but the two competitors, who were still battling in the ring, the Cervello had made their way to the side of the roof with the commotion each was standing to the side of the angry woman, ready to grab her should anything happen.
"You don't know what you are talking about, I sent him to grow into his powers." Iemitsu sounded like he was getting angry now, he began to speak through gritted teeth and his fists started to clench in his crossed arm stance. "You are a naïve girl." He spoke the last statement simply, as if everyone knew this information. That was the final straw, the insult that Amaya had received dared to damage her knowledge but also used her 18 year old age as a disadvantage. She attempted to run at Iemitsu, her arms coming out to grab onto him but she was stopped by the Cervello who each grabbed one of her arms and turned her around from her path. Amaya thought against them, her arms thrashing around wildly to try and break free of the identical girls grip who held her securely in place, Shorts leaned down to Amaya's head so she could whisper to her.
"You need to drop this and calm down, you can fight him at another time." She whispered to Amaya, an unusual sense of urgency in her voice which she never expected to hear from either Cervello. Dress leaned down to her other side to whisper to her.
"If you continue to do this we will have to make you leave the battle," She threatened her but Amaya knew that this was a truth, the Varia would never allow her to stay if she cause such a commotion. "Now follow us." Dress seemed content with how Amaya had stopped battling the two girls and decided to let go and walk to the edge of the roof before jumping on the raised ledge and walking to the other side of the battle. Amaya followed suit, stepping onto the edge of the roof with slight anxiety at the prospect that she might lose her footing and fall to her death. She felt Shorts step behind her and urge her forward but not before leaning close to her for a second time that night.
"They're all watching you, show him that this isn't over or he has won." Shorts spoke to her, a small amount of amusement in her voice that wouldn't be detectable if she was speaking to someone else. Amaya turned to her with a smile then her head looked passed her to see Iemitsu who had turned back to the battle but was still watching Amaya with wariness, Amaya sneered at him with narrowed eyes to show him that she wouldn't forget anything that had happened that night. As she continued doing this, Tsuna came into her line of sight the boy had a look of sorrow on his face and for some reason Amaya could tell that he felt responsible for his father's actions. That was the reason why before Amaya jumped off the ledge to the other side of the building she flashed a small smile in Tsuna's direction, silently telling him that she was perfectly fine and to not worry about her.
Amaya walked up to Dress, coming to stand next to her while Shorts stood at the other side of her, both still had their hoods up despite the small fight they had to break up but Amaya's had fallen down in the scuffle. She watched the battle from this new angle, able to see Lambo's face and the ease with which he was battling Levi, it was truly extraordinary to think that in twenty years the child had changed dramatically. Amaya put her hand behind her head to pull her hood back up but was stopped when a small chuckle sounded from above her, the woman raised her head slowly to see that the blonde teenager of the Varia had left his position with the rest of the Varia to stand on the part of the roof that overlooked her.
"Trouble in paradise- shishishi." The young man teased Amaya who simple shrugged her shoulders, fixing Iemitsu a look from across the battle that he didn't see, or he did but was simply ignoring her.
"He might not be a part of the Varia like you lot, but Iemitsu certainly is a dickhead like you lot." Amaya explained to him, earning her another laugh from the peculiar boy. He seemed to be the youngest member of the Varia aside from the baby, which was sitting on the robots hand, but he definitely seemed to be the smartest despite his age. Yesterday he had figured out the science behind Ryohei's technique and Amaya would have bet that it was him who had informed the other Varia members about Lambo's skills.
"Hey, did you just insult an assassin?" He asked Amaya in a sterner voice then he had used when he first addressed her, it appeared that even if he was the smartest member of the Varia he was quick to turn to violence like the others were. Amaya lowered her head to watch the battle again, a smirk playing on her face.
"What guardian are you?" She changed the subject, not wanting a repeat of what had happened before in case she was actually thrown out this time. She would just be worrying like hell if she weren't allowed to stay. The teen smiled to himself, crouching so that he was closer to the young woman, he was adamant that he was going to have some fun with her and make her suffer for being a part of the Vongola.
"I'm the storm guardian," He announced loudly with a grin before lowering his head over the edge of the roof so that he was closer to Amaya. "You better say goodbye to you guardian now," His voice was now a low whisper, radiating danger and poison. Amaya stilled instantly when he began whispering, wanting nothing more than to turn around and punch him but resisting the urge so that she could hear what he was going to say. "When I get my hands on them, I'm going to enjoy making them feel powerless, hopeless to fight against me as I slowly take their life. I'll cut them at first, in places that won't kill them instantly but will hurt unbearably once they've done bleeding I'd be able to paint a room with their blood," Amaya's blood was slowly running cold, her mind now not worrying about Lambo as much but focusing on the storm guardian who she didn't know the identity of. "They'll begin squealing when I start to stab them all over their body, the sound will be exquisite! But the best part will be when they are close to death and I crawl on top of them, they'll think I will finally give them death but no, I'll lower close to them and gently run a knife over their throat and slip it open so they are left chocking on their blood below me, fully ruined." Amaya's breath hitched at what he was telling her, her face paling to the point she only resembled a ghost and no sign of life was left.
"VOOII Belphegor get back here!" Squalo's yelling had stopped Belphegor from reciting his further plans, Amaya had never been more thankful in her life that the shark had opened his damned mouth. Bel pouted at Squalo who was making his way over to him in order to drag him back if necessary, Bel stood up from his crouched position admiring how he had caused Amaya to go a sickly white and how her breathing now had a shakiness to it.
"Sleep well Ama-chan- shishishi" His laugh echoed in Amaya's head like a haunting image, she heard Bel leave but she still wasn't able to move. Her feet wouldn't let her do anything, plus she was scared if she took a single step that her legs would buckle. In her mind, the images of the boys she had promised to look after struggling under Belphegor, their throats slip open and their blood dripping, played over and over in an unrelenting cycle.
"Oi woman!" Squalo's voice sounded above her and she turned to him slowly, worried that to quick a movement would make her worse for wear. He stood their smirking, his sword pointed at her in a curious way. "You look like shit, are you going to faint? It would be hilarious if you did." Squalo taunted her, a wild look in his eye. Amaya was not feeling right and needed to sit down, she hoped that that was the reason why she thought that Squalo was only taunting her so that she would sit down and not injure herself. He was an assassin who wanted her dead, not someone who cared about her wellbeing and would advise her to sit down before she injured herself. Maybe that was why he disguised it as a taunt? 'No, be quite Amaya, your mind is reeling from what Belphegor said and you aren't thinking straight at all, the weather isn't helping either and you really need to sit down' was what ran through her head as she looked back to the battle and took a step forward.
"Fuck o-." She began to speak but before she could finish her sentence her knee buckled and she fell forward limply. Amaya literally fell unconscious, her eyes closing on the way down to the ground and her arms remaining at her side not coming to break her fall.
Just in case you hadn't noticed already, this story is littered with foul language so I am forewarning you now that this will continue. Sorry if this isn't your thing, it's just the type of person Amaya is.
