This chap will be filled with ColoLal fluff again. Sorry for Verde's fans.. X(

I'm rushing this chap, so please bear with it if it's too cheesy or something.. =.=

Anyway, thanks for the people who reviewed my previous chapter:
-BlcK n0w: Of course! XD
-Nancy Haibara: Yeah, he's a puppy that will always follow his master.. hahaha XD eh? Is 14 chapters too short?
-Frost190: Colonello is always worrying to much if it's regarding Lal.. ^^
-LiGhTdARk-GiRlz: Yeah! They're my most favorite pairing after 189669! XD
-CodeHalo: What are you asking, CH-chan? Daniela's child is definitely Timoteo, isn't it?

Enjoy~!

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR!

Chap 11. The Green Lightning, Verde

BIIP BIIP BIIP! The digital alarm clock ringed and it shows a 04.30 on it.

"Ngh.." Lal rubbed her eyes and stretched out her hand to turn off the alarm clock. "Curse the alarm clock.." she murmured while getting up, but something strange is going on. She could feel it. It's because.. a familiar blond is sleeping right beside her! What the HELL is happening here!

"C-Co-Co-Colonello!" she shouted while blushing madly before she kicked him out of the bed.

"Ouch.." he groaned while rubbing his head. "How cruel.. And it's still so early in the morning.." he muttered before getting up on the bed again and buried himself deep inside the blanket.

"Get outta here, you bastard!" Lal shouted again. But Colonello moved inside the blanket and pulled her inside, much to her surprise. Their eyes met and Lal could only turned away to hide her reddened cheeks.

"H-how dare you burst inside my room.." she murmured.

"Lal.." Colonello stated with serious gaze. Lal stared at him and gulped. "W-what?" she asked.

"I.. want to leave COMSUBIN with you.." he said. Lal blinked a couple of times before she removed the blanket and quickly choked his neck. With her on top of him.

"You sonofabitch! Graduate first!" she said.

"But, Lal! Being here without you. I just can't.." he said while turning away with his eyes narrowed. Lal blushed madly.

"D-don't speak nonsense! I'm just a Commander and once I left, there will be a replacement! You're almost graduate, Colonello! As my best student, don't you disappoint me!" she yelled at him. Then she jumped out of the bed. But Colonello quickly grabbed her wrist and she turned around.

"But, Lal. I lov-"

Lal quickly slapped away Colonello's hand. "DON"T SAY THAT ANYMORE!" she shouted while looking away from him.

She lowered her head and her eyes are covered by her bangs. "You're naïve. You're younger than me. I'm your teacher and you're my student! That's the kind of relationship we're in! Don't you ever get it?" Lal shouted at him. And his face showed a trace of guilt.

"I..I understand.." he said with low voice.

Lal's expression saddened but she determined to continue this. "GET OUT!" she yelled and he walked out of the room.

"We're not related anymore once I took my first step out of here. Get it?" she whispered before she closed the door completely.

'Not related anymore..?' Colonello said in mind while widened his eyes. Never once he thought about that. Not related to Lal anymore. She's just his Commander. Is that really it?

Then he walked away slowly through the hallway. Trying to receive what he just heard.

Meanwhile, Lal is leaning her back on the door and then she sat on the floor, hugging both her legs and buried her face. Hiding the tears that are flowing from her eyes. "I'm sorry, Colonello.." she whispered.

"I'm going to receive a curse soon. I don't know what will happen to me if I receive it. But Colonello.. it's better for you to step out from my life as soon as possible.."

"Verde-san.." Luche said while knocking the door to Verde's room. The six Arcobaleno candidates have live in GiglioNero Mansion ever since yesterday. Only the Rain Arcobaleno candidate, Lal Mirch who hasn't come.

"Verde-san. I brought some breakfast.." Luche said as she knocked again, but no answer. She decided to open the door and entered the room. Inside the room, there's Verde who's writing on several pieces of paper and on the paper, there are many math formulas.

Luche stared at Verde who is writing and she unconsciously enjoyed the formulas he's writing. But he stopped when he realized she's there. "What business do you have here, if I may ask, GiglioNero's Boss, Luche-san?" Verde asked.

"Well, I was here to bring breakfast for you but you're not answering so I entered your room. Here you go.." Luche said with a smile while handing the breakfast for the green-haired mad scientist.

"I have no need for breakfast since I'm already so busy with my work.." he said as he continue writing his formula.

"Don't say that, Verde-san. Breakfast is important for your health.." Luche said with a smile.

"Health is not important and do I have to tell you that no one ever cared.." Verde said without looking at her. He's just concentrate in writing his formula.

"From now on, you're living in my house, so you're one of the people I cared for, Verde-san.." Luche said with a bright smile while holding his hand gently. Then she sat beside him.

"If you're that busy in writing your formula, I'll feed you.." she said. Verde stared at her for a while before he nodded. "As long as I don't have to leave my work.." he said. Luche nodded while smiling.

Meanwhile, Reborn is walking in the hallway and he saw the door of Verde's room is opened. He looked inside just to find Luche is feeding Verde. He tightened the grip on his gun.

"Ah! Reborn-senpai!" Skull called for him when he saw him in the hallway. But Reborn didn't listen to him, he's gripping his gun so hard until it crushed into pieces. Skull stopped and stepped back when he saw the black aura surrounding his senpai.

"How is it..?" Viper asked Skull. Skull shook his head. "I can't tell him. He looks really upset right now. If I told him the news, he would kill me!"

"But this news is very important for Reborn!" Fong said.

"I can't help it! If we add his stress, he would definitely go insane!" Skull said.

Fong sighed. "I guess we have no choice, I will tell him.." Fong said as he stood from his seat.

"EH? Today is Commander Lal Mirch's last day?" Xero and Mike yelled. Colonello nodded lifelessly.

"What are you gonna do, dude?" Xero asked, concernedly.

"She said.. I'm just her student and she's just my teacher. That's the kind of relationship we have. I guess it's just me who feel that we have a relationship more than that.." Colonello whispered sadly.

"That's nonsense, Colonello! We all knew how the two of you look never look like some common teacher and student!" Mike said.

"Colonello!" Lal called. Colonello quickly turned around. "Lal.." he whispered.

"I have something to tell you.." Lal said with a quite scary tone until all the students froze. Colonello followed Lal afterwards.

"I-is it just me or Commander seems to have a kind of murderous aura just now?" Xero asked while sweating. Mike shook his head.

"Reborn.." Fong called. Reborn and him are in the living room. Enjoying their drinks, Reborn is espresso and Fong is green tea, like always.

"What is it?" Reborn asked.

"I have something to tell you.. It's about your Boss.." Fong said.

"What? Is she having trouble in the Mansion without me?" Reborn teased. Though he's not in the mood after seeing Luche feed Verde earlier.

"Your Boss.. Reborn, she is-"

Someone slammed the door open. It's a man around Reborn's age. "Reborn!" the man said. Reborn turned to see him and he stood from his seat. "What are you doing here, Timoteo..?" he asked.

Young Timoteo tried to control his breathes. He's sweating badly. "Reborn. Mother's condition is really at the worst now. Please, come with me!" Timoteo said, panicked.

"Wh-what..?" Reborn widened his eyes. His Boss is at the worst condition? What is the meaning of this? What's happening?

"Colonello. What I'm going to say is a very important thing. Listen carefully.." Lal said with a serious face. Colonello nodded while still frowning.

"Today is going to be my last day here. And.. today is your first test to graduate. I'm not going to be able to be there when you're going through the test, but.." Lal clenched her fists and lowered her head. Colonello looked at her, puzzled.

'You're a cold teacher, you know? Don't you know.. if you cheer on your student before they left for the battlefield, it'll be a great happiness for them..'

"Colonello!" she shouted. Her face is burned red. Colonello also raised his head out of surprise. "G-g-go-good luck on your test!" she shouted again. Colonello blinked a couple of times before he grinned.

"I'll pass, I promise! I'm Commander Lal Mirch's best student, right?" he teased. Knowing that Lal's back to normal made him happy. And she recovered after only a short period of time.

Lal tried to make her face color turned to normal before she smiled. A really really rare smile and Colonello widened his eyes when he saw it. But that smile is kinda.. sad.

"Goodbye, Colonello.." Lal whispered before she turned around. "..Sorry for not being able to cheer on you in your test. And sorry for not being able to say 'Congratulations' to you if you pass.." she said as tears began to flow on her cheeks. She's thankful that Colonello can't see her weak figure right now since she's backing him. Then she encouraged herself to take the first step away from her student.

Suddenly, Lal could feel two strong arms hugging her from behind. He's younger than her but still.. he's so much muscular than her. It's obvious because she's a woman, though.

Lal blinked and then she turned around to see Colonello. Colonello could see her tears and decided to wipe it with his finger. "Don't say something like you would leave me forever, Lal.." he whispered.

Yes, Lal doesn't even know how the curse would effected her, yet.. she's so afraid like she's going to die because of it. But how to describe it.. it has been a long time since the last time she felt the warmth from someone. Yes, for a lonely girl that's been abandoned by all the people she loved since she was little. Lal Mirch..

Long time ago, she always think that maybe she's someone who would receive death whole-heartedly. But she couldn't remember.. since when did she started to cherish her life again.

'Colonello.. Is it because of you? Is it you who indirectly telling me that my life is important..?' she asked herself, deep in her mind while looking at her student.

"Aah.. How did my life before this again? I can't even remember.." Lal whispered to herself.

LAL'S PAST

"Run, Lal! RUN!" her mother told her. She was only 13 that time. Not exactly knowing what happened, but she ran as fast as she can from that pool of blood. Seeing her mother murdered with her own eyes made her traumatized for quite a long time.

For five years, she lived in an orphanage. When she's 18, she finally lived alone outside. And after two years, she finally got a job as a Commander in COMSUBIN. Though coldness is still embracing her tight. She never let go of the terrifying scene in her past. She hid her lonely self behind a monstrous and fearsome mask. Trying to look strong in front of everyone.

Until that day, she met an idiot blond on the first day of her work in the COMSUBIN. Never once she felt lonely in the COMSUBIN. She always thought that.. the first day of work would be filled with tense. Almost everyone would feel like that. But for her.. it was a lively first day.

"Move away, everyone! I'll take care of this!" Lal commanded as she tried to defend her students from a huge bear they met in the woods in the middle of a training.

The students moved away and hid behind the trees. Lal used all the combat skill she could use to fight the bear but no luck. For a while, she's thinking about sacrificing herself to buy time for her student to run away. Yes, she planned to do that. Just a while before a certain blond interfere what she's trying to do.

"Step back, Lal!" Colonello said.

"Wh-what are you doing here! Go away! Do you wanna die!" she yelled at him. He grinned at her.

"I was not planning to die. You do.." he said as he pointed at her. "I'll live.." he said. Lal widened her eyes. "And you will live too!" he added before he walked away from her and fight the bear.

"No.." she shook her head. Seeing him fighting the bear. He won't win! It's a bear, for god's sake! No human could win! "COLONELLO!" she shouted.

Colonello miraculously survive without any fatal wounds. Lal insisted to take care of his wounds in place of the nurse. "You idiot! What if you die? How could I explain to Carlitto?" she whined while covering Colonello's wound with the bandage.

"But I live, right? That's what important.." he smiled while seeing Lal bandaging his arm.

"NAÏVE!" she yelled as she slapped his arm. "OUCH! WTF! I'm dead!" he whined while trying to ease the pain on his arm. Lal chuckled. "You said you'll live a while ago and now you said you're dead?"

Seeing her smiling, Colonello smiled too. "Smile more.." he said. Lal stopped and blushed. "Wh-what the fuck are you talking about?" she tried to deny what she just heard.

"Don't you think.. you're much more cuter when you smile, Commander Lal Mirch?" Colonello smiled playfully.

"I never think so!" she yelled before she got up and walked away. "Smile is only for weak people!" she said before she slammed the door.

"There's nothing to be ashamed for being weak, right?" Colonello uttered.

Lal leaned her back on the door. "Colonello, you idiot.." she whispered before she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. "My life was never cherished by anyone, so you should have care less about it. Think about yourself, dammit!" she cursed before she walked away.

END

"Lal.. You're a very important existence for me.." Colonello said while still hugging her from behind. She couldn't help but tremble and let her tears formed on her red eyes.

'Telling me that I'm important. Asking me how you could live without me. Saying that you have that kind of feeling for me. You're being a jerk, Colonello!' she yelled in mind.

"It's not fair!" she yelled out loud. Much to Colonello's surprise.

"Lal?" he asked.

"I'm going to do so much better without you! So do you! There are so many people in your live, Colonello! Losing one won't kill you, dammit!" she yelled before she used all her strength to release his grip. She faced him with her narrowed eyes. "This is a real goodbye for us!" she said before she ran away from that place as fast as she can.

"Lal.." Colonello whispered. But he quickly lifted up his head. "I'm going to do my best for tomorrow's test, Lal! I'm not going to disappoint you!" he shouted at Lal who's already quite far away.

A smile formed on Lal's face while she's running. "You better pass, Colonello.."

Kyaa! I put too much ColoLal moment! Please don't kill me, Verde's fans! DX

Wow, I've gone this far. It's 11 chapters already. Just a little bit more and I'll end this fic! Yay! Then I can start writing new fic!

Anyway, please review~! XD

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