This is the second arc! If you didn't read the first one, you can't understand anything!

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I'm italian and I'm translating my story in english because some not-italian people ask me to do it, so please forgive me for this poor and basic english!
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Target 13 - On the ship II

He has a blank stare, as if he's in a different dimension.
Anyway it doesn't worry the man who accompanies him, he keeps writing on his laptop carelessly and without looking at the young boy.
He's concentrated on his job, which is occasionally disturbed by the sudden ringing of his cell phone, leaning on the counter next to other machinery.
The green-long-haired boy is laying as always and his eyes are still staring at the ceiling.
Where did his soul go? Is he going to die?
It's impossible, right? They wouldn't let him die, right?

And what if no one cares about him? And what if everyone abandoned him to his fate?
She wants to reach out him and caress his face but she's frightened.
She can't touch him.

The phone rings again and the man, almost mechanically, takes it to his ear.

- Yeah. Yeah. We're going there. Yes, of course. We just arrived in Alberta, by tonight we're going to reach Swizzles. Don't worry, He's still stable. Certainly. The father gave me all the necessary documents, you shouldn't worry about anything. He will join us, didn't you contact him? ... Oh. I see. Well ... he is a particular man. Of course, of course. Don't worry, I have all the frequencies under control. The experiment will arrive safe and sound. Certainly, thank you.

He puts the phone on a furniture before returning to press the buttons of the keyboard.
He doesn't even look at the young boy, who almost seems like an animal locked in a cage, without freedom of flight.

Nozomi: ... they have ripped your wings and they're slowly leading you to hell... what else do they want to do to you, there?

The boy continues to look at the white ceiling.

Nozomi: I wonder why I'm here ... I can't do anything to help ... Maybe it's better that I forget everything ...

- No, please. -

That familiar voice, again.
It echoes in her brain.

- He needs your help! Don't give up! -

Who the hell is that? Why hearing that voice hurts so much?
The head continues to ache, it seems to want to burst.
And she's hot.

Kaito sighs helplessly. His arms hurts, an half hour is passed since he was trying to heal her, but his attempt is useless.
He has no idea how to use his flame of the sun to heal people and he doesn't know how he can heal someone who has a fever.
Yet he wants to roll up his sleeves and do something to help his boss, who seems to suffer.
Since that morning Nozomi was shaking in her sleep, Arina has caressed her forehead over and over again with cold hands, but the heat doesn't seem to want to turn down. They don't have enough water and they can't obtain it, since they are hidden in the hold for a few days.
The sun definitely wants to lend a hand in helping his boss, she's breathing heavily and continues to sweat. Yet he doesn't know how to direct his flames on her to heal her.

He looks perplexed. The same thing happened with Haname a few days before, even if he managed to heal her a little. Unfortunately, however, he used a lot of flame, it has been wasted because of his attempts.
He is already tired and he is continuing to waste a large amount of flame of the sun in a desperate attempt to heal her. He can't afford to waste any more.
He needs an object that can help him addressing the flames in one place, without dispersing them.
After another five minutes of trials he stands up, annoyed.

Arina: Kaito... enough. I don't think you can heal a fever with flames... it just doesn't make sense...
Kaito: Why? I can heal people with my flames, right?
Arina: Kaito, no... it doesn't work like a game...
Kaito: Ahhh I can't do it, it's useless! The boss doesn't get better and I feel like an idiot!
Arashi: You always are an idiot.
Masato: Later maybe we can think of an object that can help you with it. You just have to think of it, do not worry too much.
Kaito: But not only that! That is ... the flames ... don't come out as they should!
Luca: How should they go out?
Kaito: Well ... like there ... and then, so ... right, you see ...

The blond boy does some strange imitations but no one understands what he's miming.

Arina: What the ...?
Haname: I see. I understand how you feel.

Kaito look at Haname for a few moments, but none of them speak.
Arina and Arashi are puzzled, they look each other.

Kaito: Anyway ... I think that there's also a problem with these bracelets.

He raises his arm and watches his W.S. Those tools have been built because the lack of the Vongola Rings, but they haven't special abilities.
Obviously, the creator of the bracelets seems offended and replies to the accusations of the boy.

Arashi: What the hell do you mean by that? The bracelets are perfectly fine, it's you who isn't able to use them!
Kaito: That's not true! You screwed up with this things!

The redhead suddenly stands up and approaches him. They are both looking at each other for a few moments and then Arashi grabs his collar.

Arashi: Tell me you like making fun of me. Tell me you hate what I do. This is the truth, right?
Arina: Arashi!
Kaito: Hey, it isn't true! I'm just saying that they could be improved …

The redhead lets him go with disgust.

Arashi: You can only criticize. If you think you can do something better me, then prove it.

The tension is evident and the air seems to become almost suffocating.
Everyone are silent, Cloud is the only one who seems to chuckle at that pathetic scene.

Haname: Stop it, stop it. Don't be silly, no one accuses anyone here. Have you forgotten that we are a family?

The redhead turns to her friend to object but she can't say anything.
Kaito, however, seems more nervous than before, probably because of what has happened.

Haname: With Nozomi in these conditions it is obvious that we are all nervous, but you are fighting like children instead of taking care of her.
Arashi: ... Sorry, I got carried away.

The storm turns and sits back down, without looking at the blond boy, who seems to want to cry. He clenches his fists and is shaking.

Kaito: ... you don't apologize to me, huh?

The sun turns around and he goes through the metal stairs that leads out of the hold.

Luca: Kaito, wait!

Luca tries to reach his friend but Kaito is already at the door.

Kaito: Go to the hell! I can't take it anymore!

He comes out and walks down the corridor with anger.
After all, he knows that it's all because of the tension accumulated in there.
Since when are they closed there? Two days, or maybe three? He has lost the count of them.
And he feels also a little seasick.
He doesn't want to fight with someone but he couldn't take the anger, after having understood that he couldn't heal Nozomi and the general nervousness.
The same thing happened to Arashi.

He stops immediately after crossing the corridor, he is breathing the fresh afternoon air. The sun is about to set, and some stars are starting to show up in the clouds.

- Who are you? -

A man in his forties is watching him, puzzled.

Kaito: Eh ... um ...

That corridor is off limits to passengers and the man seems to have realized that Kaito is not part of the staff.
It does not take much to figure out what's going on.
He quickly runs through the hallway to the back, while some voices seem to strongly pursue him.

Kaito: what the heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell!

The group of stowaways now is on the bridge, pursued by the staff members who are trying to catch them.
Luca is carrying the sick girl in his arms, leads everyone to the north but they end up blocked by some hubs. Cloud tries to open a road behind them but he doesn't dare to hit innocent people.
They are surrounded.

Kaito looks around, noticing that Masato is concerned and Jun is totally scared as someone close to the death.

Arashi: Everybody, down!

They don't seem to have understood her words, but the leader of the guardians seems to be sure of her decision.

Arina: Arashi ... do you know what you're doing?
Arashi: Kaito, take care of Jun, Haname and I will help that disgrace of my brother.

Kaito is looking at the people of the staff, what do they want to do? Maybe they want to keep them prisoners and hand them over to the authorities once they get to the port. They're close to the goal, only a few hours far from the port but they were found out like idiots.
Kaito is cursing himself for it.

Arashi: Arina ... you can take care of yourself, right?

The blonde woman nods, secure.

Arashi: So ... LET'S GO!

The storm and the rain grab Masato and throw themselves over the railing.
Luca and Shinji thrown themselves almost simultaneously, followed by Cloud and Arina.
Kaito grabs the terrified Jun and climb over the railing in a hurry, just some steps away from the men who were trying to catch them, concerned for their actions.
One step, and then down to the icy Canadians waters.

They swim for a few minutes, Kaito manages to keep Jun on his back but he swallowed a large amount of salted water.

Arashi: Halifax is located in the inlet!

She and Haname are dragging Masato towards the rocks.

Arashi: We have to reach the land and arrive at the port inside.
Luca: Can everybody swim? Can you do it?!

Luca holds Nozomi on the back, she seems to breathe with much more difficulty.

Cloud: Sure we can make it, we're not some weaklings.

Shinji is the slowest, he's not physically strong but at least he tries to swim as he can, anyway Arina decides to help him.

Kaito: We must hurry! The boss's conditions could worsen a lot ...
Luca: The water is freezing, we are on the north! We could freeze to death.
Arina: Come on, Cloud is right! We are not weak! We have to survive!
Arashi: Then shut up and swim.

Many minutes passed, almost endless seconds and no one knows exactly how long they were in the water. Fortunately, despite the cold, they manage to arrive safe and sound closer to the rocks and they drag themselves on the mainland, under the light of the moon that is already in the sky for quite a while.

When Kaito opens his eyes he feels a warmth. The fire is crackling, Arina and Cloud have lit a bonfire.
Almost everyone are exhausted laying on the ground, shivering and disoriented.
Jun and Shinji are sleeping, Luca tries to heat up while Arashi tightens Nozomi's soaked body and try to heat her to avoid that the fever goes up.
Haname is next to them and observes all, shivering from the cold.
Kaito sits up and looks at Masato, who's watching his watered equipment, now broken and lost.
Arina and Cloud seems thoughtful.

The sun asks himself if everyone doesn't have been defeated by their limitations.
He knows that Nozomi wants to move forward, but what about the others? Do they also want to continue their journey or want to return home?
What will be the point of giving up on everything?
Personally, the blond boy wants to move forward. He wants to be strong, to invent an effective method to use his flame and help the others to do the same.
After all, the purpose of the trip is to learn more on the flames and their capabilities.
But it's not the only reason.
That trip can unite them further, creating an even stronger harmony.
It's what Cloud and Nozomi want, but also everyone want it.
If there is no way to live something that unites them more, they must create that "something", and that is precisely what Nozomi did.

In the end it's also fun.
Although wet and cold, exhausted and without a goal, they go forward. It may be stupid to give up now, they may appear weak and frightened.
People wouldn't trust them and they will be right, how can they protect people and realize their dreams if they give up so easily?
Kaito understood her. He is sure that others understand her too.
Nozomi's dream is, after all, their dream.
The dream of giving dreams.

He take his bag and opens it slowly. His fingers are trembling and feels heavy.
He is afraid.
He is afraid like everyone else.
But he is happy.

Arina: Why are you smiling like that?

He looks at Arina, who is watching him with questioning eyes.

Kaito: I was thinking that ... at the end this is fun.
Arina: What is fun?
Kaito: Experiencing all of this together. It's fun ... because we're doing it together.

The woman doesn't seem to understand him and shrugs.

Kaito: Isn't it the same for you? Aren't you happy?

He takes his cell phone and turn it on. Fortunately, it is water-proof and it was closed in its case so it isn't wet that much.

Arina: I wouldn't say it. That is ... I don't know, actually. It's a strange situation. Decimo is looking for us and we had to come back home, but she convinced us to go on in this journey ... and then, Undicesima is now in those conditions, we are alone and wet under the cold night sky, far from the city ... everything that's just happened... what's next? Maybe it was better to go home.

Cloud: Nonsense. We agreed to look for this dream boy, didn't we? There were only a hitch on the ship, but we managed to reach the land without any problem.
Arina: Well ... we're not heroes or something, who could like this situation?
Cloud: It does not matter, it happened and we'll get over it.
Arina: What is this way to think? In short, if we were at home we wouldn't have had to escape ... think about it. We were hostages, almost hanged, then fugitives, then stowaways and then shipwrecked ... cold and frightened, at night, in a deserted place and miles away from civilization. It isn't one of your fucking games, this is real life! And we were going to die!
Cloud: You are the one who is thinking in a stupid way.
Arina: ... How?
Cloud: These are stupid things. There are people who live worse situations but they don't complain it.
Arina: Why should we experience something so dangerous?
Cloud: Why shouldn't we? Experiencing stuff is living the life at fullest. The world isn't bed of roses, there are traps around every corner. The Small Shell here, then, is also part of the mafia. Don't mafia people live hiding in bunkers, as stowaways and things like that? All these things are their normal routine.

The explanation of the cloud seems to leave the blonde woman without words.

Cloud: Maybe we were almost to die, but from my point of view I agree with the maniac of alpaca, here. It's fun because we are detached from the monotony of a normal and frivolous life.

The boy paints a smile, not sure if the guy is really agreeing or is making fun of him.
His cell phone rings and he suddenly gets scared, raging because he was playing and the call has interrupted the game.

Arina: Kaito ... have you turned on your phone?!
Kaito: Uh ... yes, why? Look, it's water-proof, uh! Indeed, almost all the phones are water-proof now, so ...
Arina: No, this is not what I mean! They could track us!

On Arina's face there's a slightly smile, the sun is confuses and raises his eyebrows, then looks at the unknown number, that keeps calling insistently.
Instinctively reply to it.

Caesar: WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
Kaito: Caesar-kun?
Caesar: DON'T "CAESAR-KUN". TELL ME!
Kaito: Er ... we are in Canada, but not at the port ...
Caesar: TWO FUCKING DAYS ARE PASSED AND I'M STILL WAITING! WHERE ARE YOU NOW?!
Kaito: The ship we were on had to come tonight but we ended up in the sea because they found we were traveling in secret ...
Caesar: EH?! And where are you now? Are you all right?
Kaito: Yes, more or less ... there is the boss with a fever ... but now we are on the rocks ... not exactly on the rocks ... we are on the mainland but far from the port which is more inside ... there is nothing here ...
Caesar: Huh? Nozomi has a fever? No, wait. You are towards the rocks ...? Listen, don't turn off the phone and don't move from there, I'll track the call and come to get you, okay?

The voice of the Simon looks worried, but after the last statement he ends the call without giving time to reply.

Arina: ... Why does Caesar have your number?
Kaito: I gave it to the twins ... but also Luca and Haname ...
Arina: I see ... Maybe they used an automatic call on your numbers, waiting when one of you would turn the devices on.

Kaito lays on the ground next to the fire, thoughtfully.

Masato is now asleep too as well as Arashi, which is tightening Nozomi. Her conditions are enough worrying and he's concerned about her.
Arina doesn't seem to want to sleep, and also Cloud. Do they want to watch for them?
He wants to be awake with them, but he can't hold the sleep.
Who knows, maybe in his dreams he can think of a way to heal people.
Bandages, perhaps, or a patch.

The crackling of the fire is so relaxing and even the cold seems to have decreased.
The sound of breathing of his companions, the wind that moves the leaves of the trees.
And finally he lets himself go.