"What happened? Where is she?"Daine panicked.
"She's still in the operating room, with lots of blood."One of the subordinates calmly said.
"She just left at 2:30 earlier and this happened…"Daine mourns.
"It's already twelve, should I check on Hunt?"A man asked Daine.
No response.
"Hello, is Hunt already asleep?"The same man talked on the phone.
"No, this is Hunt speaking."
"Um, why are you still awake?"
"I was about to sleep until you called."
"Oh, is that so? Well, sorry to disturb you."
"Hold on, where is Daine anyways?"
"Somebody held an urgent meeting. I am sorry that you aren't informed."
"It's alright, as long as I get the truth tomorrow, okay?"
No response… Hangs up.
'Tricking me eh?'
"Sigh… I'll get my answers tomorrow."I exclaimed.
-The Next Day-
Walking down stairs, to the dining hall and then:
"Huh, nobody's home yet."I said.
Well, no point on standing around, since I'm not hungry yet, I'll go down and train. Once I reached my destination, I took out my, or should I say, Alaude's Handcuffs. But before I do anything stupid, I finally realized my surroundings, full of weaponry, artillery, anything you can imagine that's in the mafia. I took a closer look at the cabinet and it was full of boxes of some sort. Also, there were rings too, different ones, but I seem to get the point easily.
"This purple one is for Cloud Flames."I stated.
Since there were many, I tried lighting it up, and it did. It was little, but I can exactly see a purple flame, namely Cloud Flame. Out of curiosity, I took other rings and tried to light them, but since I don't have permission, I'll return them. But first, taking this purple box, lighting my flame, and out of curiosity, collided them together. It opened, but it was empty; also, my ring shattered into pieces.
"Oh boy, I wonder if he gives punishments."I started to space out after that.
Snapping back to reality, I then took my stance at the center of the room and readied myself for whatever comes to mind. I'll try to unlock something inside me, either incidental or on purpose. I opened the spikes and tried a few swings and slashes. And to no avail, I give up. I went to the library to borrow and read some books, and if I'm lucky, I'll get something useful.
"I wonder what Hunt's reaction would be."Daine curiously spaced out.
"Sir, we are already here."The driver said.
Daine nodded and stepped out of the car and continued inside. He then started searching for Hunt. He searched everywhere without calling out his name as it would disrupt the peace. He then remembered about the book and continued to the library. After opening the door and stepping in, he could not help but wonder why most of the books are lying on the floor and not on their proper bookshelves. He made his way through the stacked books and found Hunt on the last section reading the last book.
"You seemed to enjoy yourself."Daine said.
"Oh, you're back. Where were you?"I replied and asked.
"I'll tell you after we clean up your mess."He replied.
I didn't realize that I have read all the books in this large library, and it took me about three and a half hours to finish all these thick books. We then proceed to the dining room.
"You must be hungry, let's get something to eat."Daine said.
"Okay, and about my question," Daine seemed tensed when I asked him, "Just forget I asked, I don't really care."I said.
He seemed to settle down and we continued eating, silently.
"Say, could you teach me about the rings and boxes?"I asked.
He nodded and gestured me to finish eating, and I did. We then head for the training room and reached our destination. He went to the cabinet and took two A-Rank Cloud Rings and two Cloud Box Weapons. I took reference from the book I read, those books really helped me. He wore the ring and he gave me the other ring and box.
"You know how to open a box, now I am gonna teach you how to control the size of the flames you lit."Daine explained.
"Yeah, if I don't know how to control my flames, I'll keep breaking rings."I said.
He laughs a little, "Something about you reminds me about Kyoya." Daine said.
"Hibari? What about him?"I asked.
"According to some files, normal rings couldn't handle the strength of his flames. Only the Vongola Ring was able to withstand the flames he emits."Daine explained.
"Oh, so what's inside this box?"I questioned him.
"First and foremost, you know what ranking those rings are. They're A-Rings and are able to withstand your flames if you follow my instructions."Daine stated.
I nodded and asked him to continue.
"Now, think of something pleasant, a good memory perhaps."Daine said.
A good memory, I know.
"There, good. Try to hold it like that."Daine ordered.
I looked at the flames; it's burning brightly, my resolve sparkling to the limit. He seemed to know what I was thinking and he opened the box he was holding. Out came a large python, which seemed friendly with Daine. I opened mine and out came a hedgehog.
"It's a hedgehog. Looks similar to the one which Kyoya uses."I said.
"Actually, it is the one which Kyoya used before the official Vongola Cloud Hedgehog."Daine explained.
"I guess he has a soft spot for small animals."I said.
I kneeled down and stretched my arm to pet it. Of course, it seemed so stupid to touch something spiky, but curiosity strikes at its best. In the end, I didn't continue.
"I don't know if rings and boxes are allowed in your bout."Daine said concerned.
"I don't really care. As far as I know, we will win and won't be beaten that easily."I said confidently.
"I took the liberty to call the others and invite them in your training for the rings and boxes. I am going somewhere again and won't be back so soon. They'll keep you company, also take the opportunity to teach them every useful thing you know."Daine said.
"Okay, I'll wait for them and do what is needed to be done."I said.
"Okay, I will be taking my leave now. Goodbye Hunt, see you later."
I waved goodbye, even though it doesn't seem good. I just returned the hedgehog to its box which I also put back inside the cabinet.