Author's note at the end

KHR characters belong to Amano Akira
Xerox Inception characters belong to me

Target II: Meetings of Unforeseen

Part IV

Dark and cold night arrived in spring. It was setting fitting for Rin now. Her eyes had changed from her usual expression to one where it sent people the chills and cower in fear as people walk past her.

Blue orbs with black pupils changed for light and dark blue pair of ringlet surrounding the silted pupil right in the middle. Her hood pulled up to shadow his upper face and both his hands stuffed into his pocket.

Kept track of the familiar presence from earlier, Rin had located of their whereabouts and walked over in stealth steps. Closer to the designated place, the voices she heard were getting louder and clearer

"Happy Family time, huh?"

"The brat's final moments anyway, let him enjoyed it before his death."

"We should have killed him when he is in Namimori Academy!"

"You fool! If we do that, our Boss won't be able to get revenge for his dead brother!"

Taking cover behind the wall, which separates the targets and her. Rin shook her head, as she thought to herself 'A foolish excuse for a bunch of fools to drown in the sin of greed...'

In the Mafia Academy Handbook under Disciplinary Offenses Section, Rin remembered that some rules bold to emphasis its importance.

One of the rules was, a student would be expelled for comitting an assassination during school curriculum.

Whether the order was their own doing or not. It was an act of treachery against Vongola Primo's good Will.

The other rule was if the killer had assassinated the next heir of a mafioso famiglia, they would have every rights to be that next heir instead.

Because of that rules such as today's assassination from Montante Famigila, Rin had encountered and slain many mafiosi who tried to assassinate her Master. In exchange for greed, power, pride of achieving in killing the strongest mafioso's Famigila heir or even... Vengeance against the Vongola Famigila.

Her Master, Sawada Ienari, the blood-related son of Sawada Tsunayoshi, the current Decimo of Vongola Famigila.

Sawada Ienari had no memories of his past, or knowledge of his family being involved in the world of Mafiaso.

But, he was still to enroll into the Mafia Academy as a condition before inheriting the role as the next Vongola Undicesimo.

And during this period... All it would be done was to pray that the lost memories of her Master's past finally be recovered.

The memories of his beloved parents whom were heart-broken at their son's state. His guardians, who held the guilt of letting this happen to their Boss. And to Rin, of her Master that saved her life and giving her the name she used now...

'For Vongola Famigila and my Master... I'll do anything! !hatever it takes to get Sawada-sama's memories back!' Rin declared firmly to herself in her thoughts. She pulled out slips of Talismans from her hoodie pocket.

She commanded in a whisper. "Ardere, pugnale rovente!*"

The slips of Ofuda floated up to form a straight horizontal line. The calligraphic blood-red words on the talisman glowed in red light before bathed in Sky flames that engulfs and formed the shape of a dagger.

Rin gripped hold of it and swiftly moves towards one of her targets, creeping behind from a distance. The said target himself shivering and cowering in fear, one of his buddies asked "O-Oi, what's wrong?!"

"I-I-I-It's coming!"

"W-What's coming?!"

"I-I-I-Its- HIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE! H-Help—"

It only took mere seconds before his head beheaded off with a slash of burning Sky flames. As his comrades' face went with pure horror, another man took out his dagger to fight back. Turned to his left, he ended with the same fate.

"T-T-This flame and fear... I-I-I-It's the Vongola Shadow—!"

SLASH!

And off with another head that fell onto the ground and another... Rin's eyes remained focus despite the adrenaline rushing through her veins. Pure instinct of bloodlust that is clouding in his mind; she counted 'Three down... Let's see, one, two...

"Put it down, kid."

Turning behind, a well-dressed man with a cigar holding in his mouth, gestured towards her left. Rin turns to see a black-cloaked figure had pointed his gun above a familiar figure's head who was wearing a dark red hoodie and familiar black shirt.

And behind him, there were dozens of black-cloaked figures filed in rows of horizontal lines. Each of their faces were well-hidden by the night's darkness, nothing to distinguish among themselves.

The target, was oblivious or ignorant of the situation. Given he still had the same childish cheeky grin on his face greeted out happily. "Rin-chan, I found you at last~!"

"S-Sawada-sama! W-Why are you here?!"

"To go with you on a shopping date of my ice-cream, Rin-chan-!" Ienari let out a faint grunt. He felt the harsh pull of his hair pulled back that interrupted him. The muzzle pressed hard against the side of his head. Pressed it hard enough to leave a mark that last for a few days.

Gritting her teeth, Rin turned back and growled with a glare "Unhand my Master now, Zetico Buscemi the 4th Boss of the Buscemi Famigila!"

Unfeared by the growl of the fearsome Shadow, Zetico smirked wider and repeated haughtily. "And I said, drop that weapon or your 'precious' young Master will get it~!"

Her slitted pupils narrowed further at the arrogant taunt.

But, a wrong move could pulled her Master into unnecessary jeopardy...

Especially that cloaked figure holding her Master hostage.

With a flick of her equipped hand, the Sky flame dagger extinguished; only leaving black burnt remnants of the Ofuda. Rin digged out her hoodie's pockets and took out every single slips hidden inside onto the ground.

Delighted at the Shadow's obedience, Zetico's smirk turned into a vicious grin as Zetico added. "Now, prostrate yourself like a dog with your head scrape onto the ground!"

"For killing my brother in cold-blooded by the orders of the Vongola Decimo. I want you to apologize!" Heard what Zetico had shouted, Ienari who had been watching from the beginning. He worn an expressionless face while attempting to turn his head as much as could to see his Shadow.

Rin's cold orbs never left at Zetico, thought. '... The news traveled fast... Buscemi may not have a brother, but there was one famigila whom was close to him as one... The deceased Montante's famigila.'

Kneeling down in a prostrate position, Rin bowed forward with her head touching onto the ground and apologized monotonously. "I... For a dog like me who obeyed to the Decimo's words...

For a cold-blooded monster like me who took pleasure in reaping lives from others... I apologize, Zetico Buscemi-sama."

A pleased smirk appeared on the Buscemi Boss's face. He soon turned towards where Ienari was and said to the cloak figure. "Pull him into the same position as his loyal dog and shoot him in front of that Shadow!"

"You-!" Before Rin could even approached to her Master once she stood back up, a pair of cloak figures stood behind and grabbed hold both of her arms.

One of the cloak figure had moved to Ienari's back and pushed him down into a kneeling position. The other had the gun on his hand pointing at the said Undicesimo. Struggling to get free, she received a punch into her gut and let out a painful groan. "Guh!"

Lost her stance for a moment, Rin could stand but her eyes had changed back to a pair of normal blue eyes with round pupils. She then coughed blood out from her mouth. She moved up and glared at Zetico. "Dirty cowards and traitors of the Vongola... You'll unhand my Master right this instant, Zetico Buscemi!"

"Why? An eye for an eye... A life for a life, right, Shadow?! Besides..." Zetico approached to Ienari and pulled up his light-brown bangs. Sadistic eyes against Ienari's blank expression at his awaited death, Zetico spoke. "Like father like the son... Where both are just like us lower Boss, willing to get dirty and low to keep that power."

"You'll remove that vile hands of yours off from Sawada-sama. And, don't you even dare to place yourself in the same position as the Decimo and my Master, Zetico Buscemi!"

Let out a loud amused laughter at Rin's yell, Zetico retorted back "Worry more about yourself instead! These guys are not your average pigs you've killed. It was a good bargain since both of us had a common motive... Where true Dying Willpower is achieved... When the root of obstacle disappears! Fire now!"

As the cloak figure had pulled the trigger of the black gun, Rin let out a deep breath to relax her body. She bend her body towards her captors and giving a quick kick to the cloak figure on her left.

With her left hand freed, Rin quickly pulled out Ofuda slip hidden in her pants back pocket. Crumbled the slip into a ball by her clenched fist, Rin commanded loudly. "Gli armamenti di fiamma!*"

As the attacker had pulled out a hidden knife, he attempts to strike by pulling her forward with the blade coming closed to her chest. Rin had lowered her body with her arm flame-coated arm and shouted "Taglio del Cielo!*"

The coated flames on her left arm formed a blade-like, which Rin gave the cloaked figure an uppercut from the bottom to past his head; sliced his body to half which soon incinerate by the Sky flames.

Alerted that the Shadow freed from the hold, Zetico turned towards the other cloaked figures and yelled "Don't just stand there, stop him!"

By his command, the cloak figure forward one after another. Rin retaliated a swung of her now flame-coated right fist. The swing movement created out a flaming Sky flame wave and hit onto the opponent's chest, sending the cloaked figure back with the body perish in flames.

Next cloaked figure charged forward with a sword pointing at Rin. She crouched downwards to sweep off the target's feet with a low sweeping kick. The instant they was off-balance, Rin stood back right up and kicked the sword upwards.

She strikes her opponent with the same uppercut she gave earlier, slicing her opponent's body into flames as it perish away in flames.

Breathed out a puff of air, Rin turned towards the Zetico and the cloaked figure holding hostage of Ienari.

Ienari showed his usual cheerful expression with awed and amazement at the moves she pulled. He shouted with a loud excited tone. "Wonderful~! Amazing, very amazing, Rin-chan~!"

'... Is Sawada-sama really acting strong...? I hope not...' Rin shook her head at the negative thought. She gave a cold predatory glare at Zetico, demanded "Let go of my Master now, or I'll make sure of your trip into Inferno Hell this instant."

"Fine, what you want... Will be what you get, Shadow!" Snapping his fingers, the silent signal Zetico had given to the cloaked figures made them nodded. The pair holding Ienari, pulled him up and threw him towards Rin. But, as Rin rushed towards her Master...

She caught sight at the cloaked figure who had stood on Ienari's left, pulled out a black gun and fired a large flaming shot of Storm flame at Ienari. From that sight of her Master at great danger, Rin's legs had moved faster than ever to protect her Master.

Once within arm's reach, her left hand grabbed hold of Ienari's shirt collar and flung him to her back with much strength she could ever muster. Her right hand pulled out a pair of Ofuda slips and throw towards the cloaked figure; commanded. "Cielo di Bomb Tepes!*"

The slips of Ofuda glowed and ignited into arrow-shaped flame, landing onto the front where Zetico and the cloaked figures. Before they could react, the shape of the flames changes to a growing orb-like shape.

As the orb-like flame grew bigger, it soon glows in a bright orange light and created a large explosion onto where they were.

Before Rin could relieve, the fired Storm flame was coming closer towards her. Pulled out another slip of Ofuda and throw it before her in mid-air, as she commanded. "Guardia di cielo è-!*"

It was too late as the barrier that formed wasn't big enough to protect her, the Storm flame's attribute broke past and shot into her gut. The burning pain with fresh blood spilling out from the gut, didn't ease her as she was pushed back and slide against the ground.

The rough ground scraping against her hoodie, tearing and scraping against her skin. Attempting to sit up as much as she winced at the pain on her gut, a familiar voice closed to her back called out "Nii-chan...?"

Turned her head to her right, her Master had knelt down on one knee as his hand moved to wipe away the trail of blood from her lips. At his touch, it reminded her that Ienari was still here watching what had happened... The fights, the bloodshed before him, the heartless actions of reaping a person's life...

All of this, it wasn't meant for Ienari. Kind and pure-hearted Ienari knew nothing of this tainted bloodshed world, wasn't supposed to. How was she to explain to Reborn... His Father, whom she swore to his order to stay it as a secret —

Sudden shiver hit onto her spine, Rin detected many presence were arriving soon by the sound of the many footsteps...

The assassination wasn't over until they received Ienari's head.

And the role of the Shadow still stood until they were eliminated while her Master remained safe and unharmed. Moved her hand weakly to pull out a slip of Ofuda in her pocket, she then passed it to Ienari and spoke "Sawada... Sama... Take this..."

Pushed the slip to his hand, she continued. "Take this and with my blood on your hands... Say 'Barriera del Cielo*'… It'll create a protective barrier while you escape..."

Took the slip into his hand, Ienari then asked in a mysterious calm tone "What about you, Rin-chan...?"

"I'll be fine... Once I've finished, I'll head home and eat our dinner together... With Nana-sama and Iemitsu-sama as you wished for, Sawada-sama..." Rin's try in assuring by giving a faint assured smile.

It wasn't successful as his brows furrowed at seeing the fresh red stain growing bigger on her gray singlet. Ienari called out to her again. "You're bleeding, Rin-chan... And it's not stopping..."

"It's all right, Sawada-sama... That's why—"

Feeling light-headed and dizzy, Rin's falling caught halfway by Ienari who stretched out his left arm to support her head. But as her vision was growing darker and her body getting weaker by the huge loss of her blood.

Before she could speak, Ienari had soon spoke strangely in a soft cheerful tone "It's all right, Rin-chan. From here on, I'll take care of everything for you~"

Seeing her Master's mysterious gentle expression, confusion had grown onto her face. Ienari had leaned his head as he gently whispered "Just rest, Rin-chan. I'll take care of it, so you can rest now... Thank you for the hard work for those years, and it's my turn now~"

"S... Sa... Wada-sama...?" Rin weakly replied in confusion. Before she could asked further, the sight of her Master was replaced with total darkness as she fell unconscious into his arms.

Part IV end
Target II end

Translation notes:

Ardere, pugnale rovente! = Burn, scorching dagger!
Gli armamenti di fiamma! = Armaments of flame!
Taglio del Cielo! = Heaven's cut!
Cielo di Bomb Tepes! = Sky Bomb Impaler!
Guardia di cielo è-! = Sky's guard-!
Barriera del Cielo = Heaven's barrier

Here's the last part of Target II!

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