CHAPTER 19.
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"Hm? That's Mukuro, Josephine?" Isabella asked, turning her attention to the pineapple haired male standing by Fran. The two were secretly tucked above the trees and watched the Funeral Wreaths and Vongola beneath them. "I believe so… Isabella, don't mind him, we need to find out what that thing is" Joey studied the large translucent human form slowly stride across the clearing in the middle of the forest. "Josephine, it sucks the dying will out of everyone! Bluebell just died!" Isabella's voice didn't sound so happy. She wanted to kill Bluebell herself. "You mean that thing it's shooting out is going to kill you by taking your dying will?" Joey took a precautionary step closer to Isabella, seeing something curve in the corner of her eye. "I guess so…" She slowly replied. "Isabella, DUCK!" Joey grabbed her sister by her shoulders, pulled her to a hug and sent them falling to the ground. After the dust settled, Isabella found her face shoved into Joey's chest. "Josephine, are you okay?" She pushed herself up. "Fine" Joey replied with a weak smile. "J-Joey?"
Bel couldn't believe his eyes. Josephine Katherina Giovanni was there in front of him. "What took you so long?" Xanxus angrily asked. "We were here the whole time, up there" Isabella pointed up to where they hid, after helping her sister stand. "Hi, Jo-sempai~" Fran waved at her. "H-hey" Joey waved back at him. She wasn't really planning to reveal herself. The real plan was that she would come help in the shadows and the only one will know she was there was Xanxus. "Kufufu~ pay attention, little one" Mukuro stabbed Fran with his trident. "Ow, master~" Fran boringly said. "Wait, Josephine, let me do a quick roll call, that's Hayato, Ryohei, Takeshi, Chrome, and Lambo" Isabella tugged on Joey's sleeve. "I think you got everyone right. Why do you even want to know?" She intriguingly asked. "I'm like part of Vongola now, aren't I?" The child at heart twiddled her thumbs together. "Traitor" A man with long, mint green hair, matching 'eye shadow', and an open shirt, called out. "Kikyo-sama! I mean… Kikyo…" Isabella stammered.
"O-ho, is this your infamous sister you wished to kill, Isabella?" He eyed Joey like some rare jewel "Why is she still alive?" Kikyo raised an inquisitive brow at her. "Because I spared her so she's doing the same. The details are out of your reach already" Joey inserted, clearly glaring at him. "Oho~ you have a feisty sister, Isabella. You left out Lord Byakuran for her?" "She would choose family over some white devil anytime" Joey answered for her sister who firmly nodded. "Family? You consider that woman who killed you and your father years ago, YOUR FAMILY? She took your eye out and made sure you didn't have a single breath to spare. Lord Byakuran however, came to your rescue and gave you back your life to seek revenge" The cloud funeral wreath retorted "That woman is nothing but a b…" A blade boomeranged across Kikyo's face, scratching his forehead. Skilfully catching the unconnected chain scythe, Isabella handed back her sister's weapon to her. "I know my sister's mistake. I thank Byakuran for the gift of rebirth but, I know the one at fault is me. And like my sister said, the details are out of your reach"
"What is that thing?" Joey snapped her finger towards the giant walking across the clearing. Kikyo fell silent, staring at the enormous being. They watched the rest try to finish it off, but ended up having their dying will get slowly sucked out. "J-Judaime!" Someone screamed out, referring to the boy flying towards the monstrous creature. Doing a weird, for Isabella and Joey, hand positions. "Zero point breakthrough?" Another exclaimed. "Josephine, I'm lost" "Let's just watch…" Joey squint her eyes at the bright light. "We'll all be sucked in!" Kikyo exclaimed. "They're both sucking dying wills…" Joey didn't bother check who said that. Soon after, Ghost, the giant being, was gone. "So Ghost was just a ball of flames?" Her eyes fell upon someone who said the sentence. What was she suppose to say? She chose her family over them? Though it's been a couple weeks since she joined Varia, welcomed or not, she loved them… him.
"Why won't you just talk to him?" Isabella murmured. "I don't plan to" Joey averted her gaze back at the groups conclusion of the battle. "Not a simple "Hello" "Sorry, I left" or something like that?" Isabella glanced over to her. "No. In fact, I'm pretty sure Tsuna has this in the bag. We'll leave right after the show" Joey jumped up a tree and made herself comfortable. Isabella shot a confused look at her. "But the thing's gone now…" "Something doesn't feel right" Joey replied. "I agree" Squalo nodded in a sullen way. "Impressive indeed" A voice rose from nowhere. "Byakuran-sama!" Kikyo and Isabella pointed up to the sky. A white haired male with wings flew above them. "I… I mean, Byakuran" Isabella coughed.
"I'm honoured to be in the presence of so many notable faces" He smiled as if he wasn't the antagonist. "The boss of the Chiavorone family, Vongola's independent assassination group, Varia, Mukuro-kun and his followers, the guardians of Vongola, and lastly, the tenth himself, Tsunayoshi Sawada…" He gave a quick roll call. Spotting a familiar blue head and purple head, he added "My, my, Aerbourne's princesses, Josephine and Isabella Giovanni are here too"
"How big is your mouth when you were with them?" Joey looked down to her sister. "I rant, okay?" Isabella blushed in embarrassment. "Aw, Isabella~" Byakuran purred her name. "By the way, Tsunayoshi, to be able to coerce Mukuro-kun and Xanxus-kun to submit to you, when they, too, once tried to kill you…" "Hey, scum. Whoever said I was submitting to him?" Xanxus raised his gun towards Byakuran and shot him. "Kufufu. He's got that right" Mukuro ignited his hell ring and attacked as well.
"I see, so sorry. Anyway, it looks like you're all quite worn out" Byakuran appeared out of the debris, unhurt. "I see you're all worn out… Was that just a feeble attack?" He added. "Stay back, I'll be his match" Tsuna defensively raised an arm. "Not just yet, Tsunayoshi. I absolutely hate traitors" Byakuran coldly stared down at Isabella, who gradually stepped back. "Don't you dare hurt her" Joey warned with a straight face. "Then I guess you'll go first~" Byakuran snapped and Cloud Bellflowers wrapped around Joey. "Ngh" She bit her lower lip, she felt every energy of hers draining. "Joey!" Varia screamed. "Isabella~ all you have to do is go back to our side and Kikyo will spare her" "Let her die" Isabella smiled. "hm? Your own sister? Betraying her once more?~" "Isabella, what the hell are you doing?" Belphegor screamed. "Hm? Just squeeze the life out of her, Kikyo-sama. I dare you" "Hn, You heard Isabella-chan's request, Kikyo. KILL HER" Kikyo nodded "As you wish, Byakuran-sama"
The vines tightened and literally broke Joey's body. But instead of blood, indigo butterflies dispersed. "An illusion?" Kikyo couldn't believe he was fooled once more. A deafening hiss brought about a short earthquake. "What the…" Kikyo watched Isabella giggle and diffuse into butterflies as well. Out of the forest, a large black snake shot towards the sky. "What the hell is that?" Dino staggered a bit. "Tsuna!" Joey called out from the large snakes head. "You go defeat him" Joey winked and Tsuna instinctively agreed to her. The snake shrinked down a bit, enough to match Kikyo's Velociraptors. "Good luck, Kikyo~" Isabella stepped into view from behind Joey. Taking her scythe out, she grimly inserted "You'll need it"
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I am soooo sorry I just updated now. I usually plan to post before or on Friday :/ This chapter was rushed for all of you! REVIEWS PLEASE