A Family of Lies
Disclaimer: I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
Note: 3 dots is a time skip.
Chapter 11: Double Ambush
Jana quietly sprinted through the forest while following everyone else. She couldn't help but worry about Gokudera's condition as he ran a few steps in front of her.
*FLASHBACK*
"So Reborn, what's the plan?" Tsuna asked.
"First of all," Reborn began as he turned to Jana, "Jana, you'll be backup."
Jana's heart hurt, "But why?! Am I not strong enough?!"
"That's not it," Reborn denied. "Lolita's ring is potentially the strongest weapon right now. If you come in at the right time if we're all beaten, you can be a great help." Jana nodded and the pain wared off.
"What about us?" Gokudera interrupted.
"Gokudera, you go with Jana and Shina. You and Jana have storm flames and both of you are hurt so I'm putting you with Shina as well." Gokudera and Shina glared at each other for a moment and then turned back to Reborn.
He continued, "Yamamoto, you go with Chrome since both of you are actually very experienced with illusions. Tsuna, you're with me."
Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Shina, Chrome, Reborn and Jana stood in the lounge room. Reborn faced all of them and stood on the edge of a furnace. "You've had your hour to rest and prepare. It's time we headed out."
Everyone gathered in a circle and linked arms with shoulders. Yamamoto shouted, "Vongola…fight!"
The rest of them cheered after, "YEAH!"
*FLASHBACK END*
Reborn, Shina and Yamamoto caught sight of Shota and Hunter asleep in the forest. They all signalled their partners to stop and hide as close as they could. Shina whispered extremely quietly to Gokudera and Jana, "Wait here, I'm leaving for a bit to activate the external weapon carnage box." She stood up and disappeared into the dark.
Shina lit her ring and inserted the purple flame into the box. A small flash appeared around her and vanished again. She ran back towards Gokudera and Jana when she suddenly stopped to a halt. She gasped and jumped over when suddenly there was an explosion.
Yamamoto and Chrome crawled on the grass. Chrome knelt on the ground and Yamamoto positioned his foot with his Shigure Kintoki at the ready. For the first time in years, he grew slightly impatient as he waited for Shina to attack. He caught the glimpse of the purple flash and sighed.
Suddenly he heard a large explosion coming from where she was. Her running footsteps were so loud he could hear them from where he was sitting and saw Gokudera and Jana stand up. He gritted his teeth, what's going on?!
Another explosion from across the bushes startled him as Jana, Gokudera and Shina dropped to the ground. He heard Chrome stand up from where she was. "We have to help them," she whispered.
Yamamoto rebutted, "No, we have to stay he-"
A loud noise interrupted him as he fell to the ground. When he regained clear vision he saw Chrome lying on the ground. "Chrome!" he shouted.
Tsuna and Reborn watched the two explosions go off. Tsuna's jaw dropped and he heard Reborn's voice, "We have to move! They know we're here!" Tsuna leaped off the ground and sprinted to his right.
Another bomb caught him off guard as it detonated and sent him to the ground. He grunted as he got up to his knees and Reborn hopped off his shoulder.
Gokudera and Jana looked back into the direction where Shina went. They saw a spark of orange fire as a bushfire suddenly started. Two other explosions went off in the forest and they became surrounded in bright orange flames.
They heard footsteps behind them and turned around to see Shina sprinting towards them. Gokudera and Jana quickly stood up and turned to where Shota and Hunter were. "They're gone!" Gokudera loudly whispered.
A stick of dynamite came flying their way as Shina jumped and pushed Jana and Gokudera to the ground, taking herself with them. The dynamite exploded within contact of the tree right next to them and Jana shut her eyes tight. No….don't tell me….
Shina jumped off from her spot and raised her hand. A sharp needle flew out of her palm and they heard the sound of skin being cut off. She got to her feet and grabbed the attacker as she hurled her over the bushes into the open space.
Karren landed on her back on the ground and Shina leaped over the bushes. Her fingers flexed and she gripped sharp needles between her fingers. She moved her arm and let go of the needles and they flew towards Karren on the ground. Before Shina knew it, Karren had vanished into indigo mist and heard a crackle right behind her.
Karren laughed as they both landed on the ground and she chucked a whole bundle of dynamite at her. Shina's eyes widened as she jumped to the side. The dynamites exploded and the impact sent her flying to another row of bushes. She quickly stood up and two daggers slipped out of each hand. Her hands gripped tightly on to the daggers as she darted forward towards Karren.
"I'm not done yet!" Karren smirked and Shina frowned. She suddenly noticed loud crackling as dim sparks of mist flames ran along wires. Karren leaped high upwards the split second before the sparks reached piles of bundles of bunches of dynamite.
"Shit!" Shina screamed as the loud bang startled everyone around. The pitch black smoke trailed higher than the bright orange and yellow fire. Tsuna and the rest became stunned by the sight. The black smoke cleared and they saw Shina burnt and charred. Her knees buckled as she fell forward and collapsed face first on to the ground.
Karren landed on the ground on both feet and stood back up. They heard her chuckle and then she laughed, "Oh my god, you're so freaking stupid! And you call yourself a Varia officer?!"
She stopped laughing as soon as she heard a scream and looked towards the sound. Jana leaped over the bushes and dashed towards Karren. Her hands went straight around her neck as her raging growl filled the air and she tackled her to the ground. Karren gripped on to Jana's wrists. Her eyes widened as Lolita's ring turned bright red. The storm flames flickered and flared in the night.
Leather red gloves appeared on Jana's hands as she strangled Karren. Storm flames smothered the gloves and slowly spread on to Karren's skin. She screamed in pain as Jana heard an infant's voice near her, "Jana! That's enough!"
Her hands immediately released their grip and the leather gloves disappeared back into the ring. She sat up and fell to the side. Gokudera jumped up and dashed towards Jana as she fell unconscious and into his arms again.
…
Yamamoto sat on a stool next to Shina's bed with his head resting on his fingers side by side. "I couldn't save you…again…"
The sudden sound of the door sliding open startled him as he turned backwards to see Tsuna at the door. "How's Shina?" he asked.
Yamamoto nodded, "She's fine. What about Chrome?"
Tsuna did the same. "I'll meet you in the living room in a few minutes; Reborn wants to tell us something." He nodded as Tsuna closed the door and his footsteps faded. His mind drifted back to Shina as she lay in the bed with her eyes closed. Only part of her torso showed, but he could still tell her entire body was covered in bandages. He sighed and stood up from the stool and walked to the door. His hand rested on it for a moment and he turned his head back to see Shina again. A groan fell from his voice as he slid the door open and walked out.
…
"Yamamoto, you're here earlier than I thought," Reborn said with a little bit of surprise in his voice. He walked into the room silently and sat down on a sofa.
Gokudera cut to the chase, "Where's Jana?"
"Interrogating Park," he replied bluntly.
Karren's arms were tied behind the wooden chair with a thick rope so tight it made her wrists bleed. Her head was down and her hair fell in front of her face and looked up with a smirk plastered on her face. Jana towered over her in the dark training room with the red leather gloves on her hands.
Two of Jana's fingers pinched the bottom of her red gloves and pulled it down. A frown stuck on to her expression – she was seriously furious. The silence broke when she asked,
"Where the hell is Boss...no...that stupid Hunter?"
OMFG. ANOTHER LOOOOONG CHAPTER. I'm not busy from school anymore! Yaaaay! PARTY TIME! Nah…I'm only 12…can't party. Lol not like I want to. Anyway, in my opinion, the quality of the battle scenes are kinda dropping….are they? I need some help… -Goes and searches bookshelf at home for Skulduggery Pleasant 'cause it's got some dayum good fights-
Please review! :D