Chapter eighteen

Jester of the night (part two)

The atmosphere between Sole and Luna was tense and heavy that even Asari's nature couldn't settle this conflict.

Sole sat on the furthest seat from Luna who sighed in annoyance.

'' Lu'' shouted a voice, disturbing the bad atmosphere between the two girls.

Luna and Sole turned around to see the owner of the voice. It was no one other than Allen caring a tray with tea cups.

'' Oh, it is you, kid'' stated Luna with a slightly surprised tone.

'' -Pout- it is Allen'' he said

'' -Chuckling- yeah I know. What are you doing here?'' asked Luna.

''-grin- I live here'' replied Allen as he served tea for Sole, Luna and the others.

"Live here?-glancing at me- he joined your family'' she stated.

'' he lives with Jason in the mansion'' I replied.

'' –small smile- this is good. We have to get going'' she said.

Sole was still giving her an angry look and Luna ignored her.

The Watsons' house was built on a big hill in the west of the town. It took us an hour to reach it.

I could hear the music and the chatter from inside. Luna knocked the door and a minute later an old man opened the door. The man had a white hair with a fading brown color. He had a smile on his face.

He wore a very simple black suit and held a worn out wooden cane in his left hand.

'' oh, good evening everyone. Welcome to the party. Please make yourself at home'' he said as he led us to the main hall.

'' good evening, my name is Giotto. It is nice to meet you'' I said .

'' oh, I am mere servant you don't have to greet me'' said the man

'' why? There is no different between a king and a servant beside their occupation.''

'' you are an interesting one'' he replied with a chuckle.

'' quit fooling around old man'' said Luna as she frowned at the man.

''-chuckling- Lu. It is been awhile'' he responded

'' –scoffed- you still as childish as ever… pretending to be a servant when you own the damn place….Watson you never change'' she stated

'' well Lu . It is entertaining to see people's reactions when they find out but I think your guest couldn't care less about my identity''

'' so you are Mr. Watson…. Luna spoke a lot about you. I do hope we are not intruding on you party'' I said.

We didn't actually receive an invitation so I was worried about being a bother to them.

''oh don't worry son, it is an open party everyone is welcomed and especially Eric's family '' said the man as he ruffed Luna's hair and she glared at him.

Her glare was softened at the mention of the name Eric.

'' Eric? Do you mean Eric Montego?'' asked Sole.

'' of course. Who else could it be'' he responded with a chuckle.

'' hi wait a minute. Who is Eric Montego?'' asked G. he was irritated and a little curious.

'' He is the former Montego boss. He is Nono (ninth) Montego boss'' replied Mr. Watson.

'' he was the strongest boss since Primo Montego… and he is my master'' said Luna with an unreadable expression.

'' was?'' stated G.

'' Oh ,he died ten years ago in a fight with a mafia boss. There was no one to inherit the Decimo (tenth)title so Ottavo (eighth) took over'' she responded before she opened the door in front of us leading to the ballroom.

We entered and got suppurated. G went to have a drink and a smoke in the balcony. Lampo was flirting with few women. Daemon and Elena started dancing. Asari joined the band in playing with a flute he borrowed. Luna left us and went walking around the place.

''she doesn't like to talk about him. She still refuse to share her heavy burden'' remarked Mr. Watson.

'' what do you mean?'' I asked in confusion.

''To guide in darkness'' is the moon's duty but for a person to guide in darkness, you have to see and live in it first.

Do you know why there only a few men and woman who possessed the silver flame?... it because they had an ability which come with having the moon's life-force energy flowing in your veins.

it isn't very pleasant one . All the former Montego bosses had it, the ability to see the dark side of people. Their desires and negative thoughts'' He explained.

'' seeing the bad side of others'' I stated in surprise.

It was bad enough to see and hear the actions and words of Mafia people but to see their corrupted souls is too much to bear.

I frowned at the idea. My intuition gave me a wider perspective than other so I could somehow relate.

'' to see people's darkness makes one a little too distrustful. Luna doesn't trust people so it is quite the surprise for her to bring guests…and not any guests the Vongola's boss and his guardians. '' he stated.

'' that makes it two of us. I never thought she would invite us to a party. She is acting friendly which is quite unusual'' I said with smile.

'' she is good at heart so you could trust her. A person who tasted betrayal over and over will never betray others.'' He said before he left me standing at the entrance.

'' Trust? What a simple word it is although it is hard to obtain'' I mumbled.

'' hi Vongola, where is Sole?'' asked a very irritated female hitman.

'' she was …..'' I turned around excepting to see a beautiful blond lady but instead I saw very angry black haired one.

'' where is she?'' she hissed at me with a glare.

'' she was just here. I swear.'' I said and raised my hands in defense.

'' fool, I told you to watch over her'' she hissed at me.

'' don't worry we will find her.'' I assured her

'' idiot, look around '' she said as she forced me to look around.

The place was crowded. There were a lot of different peoples from all social states, the commoners and the nobles. There were children playing around. Everyone was having a good time and I couldn't help but to smile.

'' what are you smiling about? Stupid'' she said as she smacked the back of my head.

'' ouch , don't hit me on the head . it is dangerous ''

''- annoyed glare- don't worry. You wouldn't die''

''-sigh- that isn't the point…everyone looks so happy. I like this atmosphere'' I said as my smile grew wider.

''yeah, I had a feeling you would'' she stated as she scanned the room with her eyes.

'' not here yet'' she mumbled

'' what ?'' I asked in confusion.

'' just look for Sole then keep an eye on her. I have something I need to do''

'' oh don't worry'' I said with a smile.

We took separate paths as I want to look for Sole. I found her dancing with Lampo on dancing floor and I sighed in relieve but I was still a little worried.

Few minutes later I saw Luna panting and leaning on the wall. I was talking to some people when I saw her talking with a man. He was talking and she was giving him an annoyed expression. I couldn't see him clearly so I left the men and went into their direction.

''-smile- I never thought I will see you in such place'' said a familiar voice.

'' Cozarto?'' I stated in surprise.

''hahaah long time no see Giotto'' he responded.

'' true it has been a long time, what are you doing here?'' I asked.

'' leaving that a side, could you help me talk to this lady ? something seems to bother her but you wouldn't let me help her'' he stated.

'' acquaintance of yours , Vongola?'' asked Luna with a frown

'' Cazarto, he is an old of friend of mine. He is head of the Simon family and an ally of ours –smile-'' I said.

'' Simon family? –intense stare towards Cozarto who smiled cheerfully- I am Luna ,pleasure to meet your acquaintance'' she responded formally.

''haha you don't have be formally with me, I Cazarto Simon and the pleasure is mine'' he said with a smile.

'' –chuckling- you have such unique friends Vongola'' she said.

Suddenly she froze and her eyes went wide in shock. I followed her line of sight to see a strangely dressed man dancing with Sole. Sole looked a little confused but she danced with him anyway.

Luna marched towards them but was stopped a man who told her the dance floor was for couples dancing only.

'' if you need to dance this badly I will be honored to be you partner'' said the man who stopped her.

He was wearing a mask and very set of colorful set of clothes. There were more men dressed like him and most of them were dancing ballroom dancing.

The man dancing with Sole wore a similar cloth to them .

'' they are the special escorts of the party. They dance with guests and give a show. They call them the Jesters'' Explained Cazarto.

'' this is bad'' I mumbled as I saw Luna reach for her sword.

I did without thinking and I took her hand and dragged her to the dance floor.

'' hi Vongola, what do you think you are doing?'' She asked in annoyance.

''oh, sorry I wasn't thinking. I just wanted to stop you from making something stupid'' I responded looking at the sword.

'' it is none of your business what I do'' she said.

I suddenly gripped her arm and pulled her to me before she hit a couple dancing towards her from the back.

''damn'' she mumbled as her head slammed into my chest.

I started to be aware of how close was our position. She move away but she was still close enough to be misunderstood. She rubbed her forehead in an annoyance.

'' sorry, does it hurt?'' I asked feeling a little guilty for dragging her here.

'' no'' she replied in angry as she place her hand in front of me.

'' what?'' I asked in confusion.

'' –glare- what does it look like, you idiot? We are going to dance'' she replied.

I took me a second to understand the situation. We were on the dance floor where everyone was ballroom dancing. I was horrible at ballroom dancing. G tried to teach me once and it was useless.

'' don't tell me you can't dance'' she stated.

She read right through me and I only nodded slightly. I expected her to shout at me but she just sighed.

'' fine, let's start with the basics.'' She said

'' put your hand here and don't dare move it'' she instructed as she took my right hand slightly placed her beneath her left shoulder blade. She placed her left hand on my shoulder.

She held my left hand started moving to suitable position and stopped with a thinking expression.

'' normally a man would take the lead. I will instruct you on what to do and you just follow my movement then you can take the lead if you improved'' she said and the lesson began.

I messed up every step and I couldn't follow her instructions at all '' sighed primo as he looked the others.

'' ballroom dancing can't be that hard, can it?'' asked Haru.

'' don't ask stupid question, idiotic woman'' marked Gokudera.

''-soft smile- no, it isn't. I was just bad at it. Luna said that I pay too much attention to my feet that I mess up . I was always worried about stepping on her feet.

'' damn, don't look at your feet while dancing'' she ordered.

''but I will step on your feet if I don't'' I responded.

''-sigh- .this not the point. ''

'' sorry''

''don't apologize, just do as I say''

'' yes sir'' I joked and she stepped on my foot.

'' ouch'' I winced in pain

'' you deserved it.''

'' sorry but there is no use teaching me''

'' oh don't give up so easily. Have faith in yourself more'' she stated

'' I just don't see this working''

'' –sigh- .you could be such a pessimistic sometime. –Pause- I got it. Look me in the eyes and I assure you the only one who will get hurt if you mess up is you''

'' now I feel so much better'' I said sarcastically unlike me.

I noticed lately that Luna bring another side of me I didn't know existed. It was a different side of me. I couldn't determine if it was a bad or a good one but it was definitely new.

I looked at the infamous Italian hitman eyes. Her eyes had a strange glow to them. It wasn't mischief one but something else I couldn't read. She had a smile on that I never seen on her before. My feet moved on their own. She didn't speak but I was able to predict her movement for looking at her face. Few minutes later I started moving and she started following me.

I could presume it was my intuition but it felt like it was something else.

'' you seem happy'' I remarked at her delighted expression.

''-rising an eyebrow- I am actually'' she responded.

'' so you like dancing '' I stated.

''-a faint blush-. not in practically. I just …never mind'' she replied.

I do have to admit I was curious. There was a lot more to her.

The music stopped. Luna turned around searching for Sole and mysterious man.

''can you see her ?'' she asked me.

I started looking around but there were many couples preparing for the next dance.

The music started again with a much faster dance. Everyone was twirling ,swaying and dancing so fast that I got dizzy.

Luna sighed next to me before a strange thing happen. It happened too fast.

He wore a jester's hat and a white mask. He looked like the escorts Cazarto talked about approached us.

'' got you'' mumbled Luna and without warning she took out her sword and attacked the man.

He dodged it but his hat almost fell. People gasped and chattered.

The scene reminded me of the time she attacked me at Sole's party. ( chapter three ''The Schnitter of Italy'')

''LU'' shouted a familiar voice next to us.

''Sole'' responded Luna. She was pointing the sword at the man.

'' stop this.'' Pleaded Sole.

''-sigh- it this an order, milady '' replied Luna with a serious voice.

''of course not. You aren't here as a servant'' Sole stared at Luna in sadness

'' Then don't interrupt '' ordered Luna and Sole looked like she was about to burst into tears.

'' Lu….Luna'' called Sole between soft sobs before she runaway.

''-a chuckle- .This is the first time she called me Luna in long time. Giott...o…, please follow her'' she said to me.

It was actually the first time she called my name. I was a little surprised. I looked at her with a worried expression. I didn't want her to fight. I looked at her eyes and something and I knew she wasn't planning on killing him. She was planning something and it was dangerous but it wasn't deadly.

'' don't do dangerous things'' I advised.

'' ha-smirk- I am not make any promises'' she took a fighting stance before preparing for an attack. The man didn't flinch. He even looked amused like that wasn't the first time that happened. He give a sign and everyone cleared the dance floor.

I left to follow Sole to the terrace. She was leaning on rail and looking outside.

''Sole'' I called

She turned back to face me. The traces of tears and make up stained her face. She was wiping her face with a white handkerchief with the Montego Crest.

'' oh Giotto, I am sorry for disturbing your evening'' she apologized.

'' don't worry about it'' I replied.

'' Luna is always so reckless and she never act ladylike no matter how many times I tell her. I mean she always get into fights and act as my bodyguard. I know she is strong but I don't want her to get hurt.'' She told me.

'' I understand your concern but your father is the one who appointed her in this position, right?'' I said.

'' yes but the previous head of our family was the one who started this mess'' she frowned.

'' what do you mean?'' I asked with curiosity.

'' Eric Montego- the previous had of our family and my uncle- was the one who trained Luna to fight. He was her martial-art master and he was the only one who had Luna absolute loyalty and respect. Both of them had a unique relationship. If I had to define it would be a mixture of father and a son relationship and a master and a disciple.

Luna admired and loved him. No one could convince her otherwise'' answered Sole.

'' so what kind of person was he ?''

'' I don't know. We were never close . He was loved and admired by the whole family. ''

'' He seems like a good person'' I stated.

''Of course, I just don't like the idea of him making Luna into a fighter''

'' I see''

I could hear loud sound of cheering and things breaking. I felt slightly worried.

'' I will go see what is going on'' I said.

I was about to return to the ballroom when I saw huge amount of smoke coming from the town.

''oh my god, the town is on fire'' stated Sole

I jumped from terrace and flow towards the town without a second thought. I was only hoping I wasn't too late.

Mystery18blue

I am very sorry for the very late update. I was having big trouble writing my thoughts a. it was worst the writer's block I had many thoughts and ideas and I could pick them. There was also having a major trouble in writing a fighting scene between Luna and the Jester. In the end I decided to write next chapter from a different point of view. May be G's or Mr. Watson or even Luna's or third P.O.V or the Jester's

Which P.O.V should I choice ? any suggestions ?

Please review my story .

I will try to update as fast as I can but school is keeping me busy.