Chapter 26: I'prescelta Sette

"I don't see either of them, kora." Commented Colonello, walking closer to Lal.

"Y-Yeah," stammered Lal, cheeks blushing a bit. "Maybe I should take up Reborn's offer…"

"And what might his offer be?" asked Colonello suspiciously.

"Mmm…." Mini-Colonello stirred in his sleep, making Colonello pause for a bit.

"Is he waking up, kora?"

Lal peeked at her "son", who was sleeping in a stroller, and shook her head. (Yuni had asked Ganma before hand to pick up a stroller for the couple).

Colonello gave a sigh of relief and smiled. He gave Lal a little peck on the cheek, making her blush red.

"Look, it's Lal and Colonello." Whispered a few tourists around them.

"He's so hot." Commented a fangirl.

"Too bad he's married to Lal." Pointed out another fangirl.

Reporters were snapping photos, making the couple (well, at least Lal) uncomfortable.

Finally, having hearing enough whispering (about her and Colonello), Lal snapped. She glared at the reporters threatening, even taking out her gun and lighting up her ring. Some of the reporters ran away from the scene while others stood their ground, still taking pictures.

The blue haired woman glared again and casually shot the remaining reporters. There was rain flames surrounding the bullet, making the target unconscious when hit. 'I guess Reborn's special bullets work pretty well.' Thought Lal as she secured her gun again.

"O-Oi, wasn't that a bit harsh, kora?" whispered Colonello.

"Those maggots should've headed the warning." Retorted Lal as she kept pushing the stroller down the road. Suddenly, someone collided with her, making the juice spill on to her shirt. Lal shivered, feeling the cold drink slither down her warm skin.

"Hahi! I'm so sorry!" apologized the girl, bowing a couple times.

"Haru, you should be more careful!" said the man next to her. "Haha, sorry about that, Lal."

"Oi, baseball idiot!" snarled Gokudera, walking up towards Yamamoto. The bomber still couldn't get over why Yamamoto was paired up with his wife for this part of the mission and not him.

"Hibari, Hibari." Chirped Hibird, popping out of his master's hair.

"Haru…." Said a quiet voice.

"Chrome-chan!" cried Haru, hugging the beautiful lady behind of her. She had grown out of her pineapple hairstyle and her violet hair flowed down to her shoulders. Beside Chrome was Hibari, uncomfortable with the crowding.

"Herbivores." He muttered, an evil aura surrounding him.

"Hahi! Hibari looks angry, desu!" squeaked Haru.

Chrome gave Haru a small, comforting smile. "Hello Lal, Colonello." The female illusionist suddenly bent down, next to the stroller. Seeing the Colonello look-alike, she gave another smile.

"Is he your son?" asked Chrome, stroking mini-Colonello's cheek. Her eyebrows then knotted in confusion, as if she was trying to figure out something.

Lal blushed while Colonello grinned, slinging his arm over his wife's shoulder.

Haru cooed over mini-Colonello also. "He's so cute! Just like his father, desu!" the short haired lady commented.

Out of curiosity, Yamamoto and Gokudera bent down also, taking a peek of the child. Even Hibari gave a glance.

"Eh~ He does look like Colonello." Said Yamamoto. Arcobaleno Reborn, who was hidden by Leon, smirked as he communicated with mini-Colonello mentally. *

Gokudera snorted. "No shit, Sherlock." he said, voice laced with sarcasm.

Everyone looked at Lal and Colonello curiously, all thinking the same question. Why didn't we know about the child earlier?

The blonde man chuckled. "Well, he's not exactly our son, kora!" said Colonello.

"It's one of Mammon's real illusions." Explained Lal. "Apparently, it's Colonello in his childhood."

"Ah…" Everyone nodded (excluding Hibari), fully understanding the situation now.

"Well then, we should get going." Said Haru, breaking the moment of silence in the group. "See you again, desu!" she called, dragging her husband after her. Yamamoto waved good-bye as he followed Haru and Gokudera.

Haru leaned towards Gokudera, whispering something in to his ear. The bomber smirked, his silver hair tossed in the breeze. He then whispered in to his wife's ear, making her blush and making her brown eyes shine excitedly.

Chrome then also stood up. "Umm, I guess we should go too." She took a look at her husband, who was still emitting a murderous aura. "Would you like to have a change of clothes?" she asked, looking at Lal.

Lal looked down, remembering the juice stain on her shirt. She opened her mouth to reply but was cut off by Colonello.

"No, it's ok, kora!" replied Colonello. "Thanks though."

Chrome smiled and bowed before following Hibari, who had already started walking.

After they were a safe distance away, Hibari whispered seductively in to his wife's ear. "Maybe we should have a child, too." He leaned closer to his wife. "Kamikorosu." *

Chrome's cheeks turned crimson as she looked down on the ground. The female illusionist knew what was coming next, and Hibari couldn't wait.

"Here you go, some change of clothes, kora!"

"But-"

"No buts!" cut off Colonello cheerfully as he led his wife towards the changing area. "I'll be waiting here after you're done, kora!" The tall blonde pointed towards the benches.

Lal grumbled under her breath as she marched in to the changing room. As she opened the package, she groaned inwardly. 'Lovely,' thought Lal sarcastically as she picked up the maid uniform. The shirt was lavender with magenta frills. The shorts were just navy blue with dark blue lace on the edges. Sighing, Lal sucked up her pride and put on the dry, dreaded, girly shirt over her head.

-A few minutes later-

Colonello let out a whistle as he stared at his wife.

Lal blushed harder and punched her husband hard in the gut and grabbed his collar. Lal muttered a string of swear words as she slapped Colonello rapidly.

Never in her life had she'd felt so exposed! Of course, this didn't include swimsuits but still! Lal quickly stomped towards the stroller, putting on her jacket to cover up her somewhat-frilly shirt.

'At least I didn't have to change out of my shorts…' thought Lal as she packed her soiled shirt and maid shorts in to her bag.

The former failed Arcobaleno slung her navy blue satchel over her shoulders, taking her cell phone in the process.

"Take care of our son while I make a call." Commanded Lal as she headed towards a private area.

"Yes dear~" Colonello mock saluted his wife as he headed towards the stroller.

"Hey Fong, it's me Lal."

"Hello, Lal," The Chinese hitman greeted. "Need help?"

The blue haired woman paused a bit. "Apparently so."

"Very well. I'm at a place similar to where the I'prescelta Sette, us, was first assembled."

Lal's eyes opened wide. 'I'prescelta Sette….the Chosen Seven….'

From a distance, Colonello was holding his sleeping "son" in his arms. The tall blonde watched his wife as he saw her eyes widen in surprise and ending her conversation with Fong.

"What's wrong, kora?" asked Colonello as Lal approached him.

His wife reached down, taking mini-Colonello in to her arms. "We're going to do some climbing." She eyed the smaller blonde worriedly. "I don't know how we're going to freely climb with him in our arms…"

"I could always shrink back."

Lal stared at her son, mildly surprised. She didn't notice him waking up at all. He opened his baby-blue eyes, smirking a little.

'Poof!'

The indigo smoke cleared, revealing mini-Colonello's original size.

Colonello let out a low whistle as he brought his face close to Lal's hand. "Cool! You turned miniature, kora!" He patted his look-alike on the head, grinning.

Lal placed mini-Colonello in her jacket's chest pocket again before turning her attention back to her husband. "Do you know the way to the mountains?"

"The mountains on Mafia Land?"

"Where else?" replied Lal sarcastically. "Obviously at Mafia Land, idiot!" retorted Lal.

Colonello chuckled. He thrust his thumb behind him, pointing west from where they stood. "If you want to go to the mountains, it's that way, kora."

Lal nodded and eyed Colonello, as if waiting for something to happen.

"…?"

"Lead the way, idiot!" Lal said, pushing her husband towards the directions of the mountains.

The room was dim when the couple entered the log house on the mountain.

"I never knew that this was up here." Mused Colonello as he looked around.

Lal also looked around, past memories flooding her brain. The log house in Mafia Land was an exact replica from the original. How could she ever forget the time the I'prescelta Sette was assembled? It was the most life-changing event she ever encountered. This was where she met everyone else: Reborn, Fong, Verde, Mammon, Skull, and the head of the Arcobaleno.

"Hello." Greeted Fong in Chinese. They both turned towards the Chinese hitman, who was holding out a tray containing porcelain teacups and teapot.

He gestured towards the table, telling them to have a seat. Placing the porcelain cups on the table, he poured some tea in to each cup before heading back to the kitchen. Fong returned shortly after, holding a plate of cookies this time.

"I made some cookies. Here you are." Fong smiled, eerily similar to Luche's smile. **

'Now that I think about it,' thought Lal as she munched on Fong's cookies. 'Fong said the same thing as Luche did, even the cookies taste the same…'

Fong sat down after placing the cookies in the middle of the table. He sighed contently, sipping the tea calmly. He looked at the couple. He looked curiously at Lal (Lal's become lady-like with frills!) and gave a smiled looking at Colonello.

Colonello surveyed the hut, soaking in his surroundings. He had never been to any of the Arcobaleno meetings before they were turned in to the Arcobaleno. He observed his wife for a moment, seeing some nostalgia in her eyes.

"What kind of person was Luche, kora?" asked Colonello suddenly. The air seemed to tense up for a moment as the two other ex-Arcobaleno looked down on their teacups.

Lal scrunched up her eyebrows, thinking for a bit. "She was…cheerful. Able to bring a smile on anyone's face."

Fong gave a slight smile. "She was very understanding and motherly." He then put his cell phone on the table. "What kind of person was Luche?" Fong asked in to the phone.

"Luche was really nice! She was loved by everyone!" cried Skull over the phone. Static could be heard as the phone was passed from one person to the next.

"Mu… Able to solve almost any problem. Including ones that included money." Said Viper.

"Hn," Verde paused for a bit. "She was intelligent, observant, and very interesting."

"Hmn," Reborn's smirk came over the phone. "Someone you wouldn't want to mess with." (Um, I'm guessing Reborn hacked in to the phone connection. Reborn could do anything!)

"My Mother told me that she looked similar to me." Replied Yuni.

Colonello fell silent for a moment. "Wow, I wish I could've met her, kora…" said Colonello wistfully.

Suddenly, Mammon's voice piped up over the phone. "I could create an illusion of her."

Colonello brightened up, a tad bit hopeful. "You can?"

"Yes… But there will be a fee for the illusion."

"…" The tall blonde looked at Lal, asking for permission. The blue haired woman nodded.

"Fine, kora." Said Colonello.

Mammon gave a small smile over the phone as he started to chant.

Suddenly, Mini-Colonello popped out of the pocket, landing gracefully on the floor. His baby-blue eyes suddenly turned in to a darker shade of blue as indigo mist shrouded the small figure. A few seconds later, the mist retreated, revealing a very beautiful woman.

Small omake of Mini-Colonello and Arcobaleno Reborn's conversation:

"Eh~ He does look like Colonello." Said Yamamoto. Arcobaleno Reborn, who was hidden by Leon, smirked as he communicated with mini-Colonello mentally.

(Let's take a peek on their conversation, shall we?)

"I know you're awake. Wake up." Telepath Arcobaleno Reborn.

"W-Who's there?" telepath back mini-Colonello. (I'll call Arcobaleno Reborn Reborn and Mini-Colonello Colonello).

Suddenly, Reborn and Colonello were teleported to a world of illusions (Courtesy of Mammon). They both appeared in front of another mentally.

Reborn smirked. "Ciaossu! I'm the hitman, Reborn."

Colonello stared at the person in front of him warily. "My name is Colonello…" he finally replied, half trusting the hitman in front of him.

The hitman smirked, tilting his fedora. "So, seems like you're an illusion, too."

The blonde shrugged. "It's not a bad thing, kora." Replied Colonello.

"But you know that you'll disappear soon."

"That's why I want to spend as much time as I can with Mom and Dad." The blonde replied.

"….You're too optimistic." Commented Reborn.

Colonello grinned. "Thanks, kora!"

'That wasn't a compliment…' thought Reborn. "What do you think of your parents?" he asked.

The blonde thought for a bit, his baby-blue eyes wondering around. "My mom isn't really honest with her feelings and loves Dad a lot. She usually covers it up by yelling or hitting. Dad is a flirt around Mom, always finding ways to make her blush. He smiles and grins the most around her. " Colonello gave a wistful smile, feeling sad that he won't be able to see any of it again once his "life" ends. Even if it was just for a few hours, he had learned a lot about his parents in the short time.

Reborn, noticing the slight change of Colonello's aura bumped Colonello's forehead with his. Unconsciously, the blonde bumped back. Soon, after a few more bumps, the two hitmen stopped, foreheads red with slight pain.

Reborn smirked. "Not bad, Colonello."

Colonello smirked back. "You too, kora!"

The two smiled (OMG! Reborn smiled! O.o) at each other before fading from the illusionary world. As they returned to their bodies, Colonello opened his eyes a bit. Reborn held Leon on his shoulder, making him visible for the time being.

"Our visit is almost over. Ciao Ciao~" telepath Reborn.

"Sayonara, kora!" telepath Colonello.

As the entire group went their separate ways, Reborn gave one last look at Colonello, a look promising that they would meet again. Colonello then grinned, happy to gain a new friend today.

Another long chapter :D

*Kamikorosu – Hibari's famous catch-phrase "I'll bite you to death."

**Luche's name is also spelled Luce.

I've decided to introduce Luche in this chapter. From the flashbacks of Luche in the anime and manga, I was able to grasp her personality and traits.

It's my first time doing an omake. I'm not really proud of it but I think it's pretty decent...

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