He landed safely on the balcony she mentioned. Not a moment later the car crashed, a fume of smoke and fire covered the sky before bridge gave way, causing the car to be swallowed by the water. There was a screech of tyres as their persecutors caught up rushing to the screen. He didn't say to watch, instead he moved, heading back towards the hotel.
Hoping, just hoping that the crazy girl had killed herself in the explosion.
chapter 36
Much to illumi dismay, Mari hadn't killed herself in the car crash. In fact she has followed the male back to the zoldyck manor claiming that she was only coming to see kalluto progress in the week she was gone.
Mari grinned as illumi frowned slightly at the entrance way before leaving her to her own devices. She skipped along heading towards the training room. Standing outside she could faintly feel kalluto's presence.
She poked her head in, stopping the young boy. She frowned slightly spotting another male in the room also. This one she hadn't met before, and hadn't notice before entering. His was currently giving kalluto drills, he turned his head towards her a smiled slightly. Her frowned deepened as she took her place by the door, studying the male.
He was small, shorter that zeno, and had no hair what to ever. He was old she could tell by the wrinkles lining his figures. "Instead of sitting down why don't you join us?" the old man asked, amusement lining his voice, but there was something else.
"Why should I?" she questioned head cocked.
"It'll be fun" the man stated.
She shrugged, before making her way over to the male, he eyed her curiously. Eyes glancing towards the skates she wore. Cocking an eyebrow, she stood beside him, "who are you?" she asked, arms crossing over her chest.
"Maya zoldyck" the old man stated.
She nodded, as the male continued, "I know your father"
Her eyes widen in surprised that was one way to start a conversation. "He still alive?" she questioned.
"I haven't seen him, just know him"
"Hmm, is that how you know about my cross?" her fingers untucked the oddly proportioned cross as her thumb rubbed against the obsidian like mental.
"Yes, I was one of the people who helped create it" the old man nodded.
She was silent thinking, before she spoke silently. "I see," she turned away making her way towards the door, "he's still alive by the way, oh and kalluto?"
"Yes, Mari-nee-san?"
She gave him a small smile, "you have improved"
And will that the brown haired girl, disappeared. Kalluto internally smiled, while his outer appearance stayed neutral. "It's true, you have improve my boy, keep up the work. You still have a long way before reaching her level"
Kalluto nodded, returning to his drills. While Maya smiled slightly, her father would be proud, in his own strange way. It was a good thing that they weren't that family's emery or they would be in trouble.
Xx time skip xX
Illumi, stood in the doorway of Mari's room to discover the girl dancing. Headphone on her hand, as music blasted loudly. She glance over her shoulder grinning at the stone-face male, before grabbing his arm and dragging him into the room while singing.
Hey you
Baby blues
Show me whatcha gonna do
She let go of his arm as the door shut behind him, she spun before jumping. A grin across her face as her dance.
Mad Jack
Dressed in black
Gonna give Mama a heart attack
Illumi rolled his eyes before sitting on the sofa, as the girl jumped onto the bed getting lounder as the song when along. Hips swinging to the beat of the music he couldn't hear.
Soul buyer
Spittin' fire
Only your touch gonna get me wild
Say I'm not a sinner
But you make me a liar
She jumped of the bed, spinning with her arms out before ponding him in the chest, a grin wide on her face, as she grabbed his shirt pulling him into standing positon. In attempt to make his dance.
I like the games we play
When you're inside my veins
No a little good
Don't stop the Devil
He glared at her, so she shrugged dropping her hold and moved away swaying and skipping about. If I go up in flames
Then just put me away
Cause a little good
Don't stop the Devil
Illumi watched as the girl dance in a chaotic fashion, arms flailing in the air as she bounced. It was completely like her, chaotic but oddly beautifully. He scowled at himself for the thought as she continued to dance, moving onto the seconded verse.
Hellbent Oh yeah Soul buyer
Left again
Ain't comin' back til' god knows when
I'll be damned
Gonna make a deal with the back door man
Spittin' fire
Only your touch gonna get me wild
Never was a sinner
Til' you set me on fire
She appeared in font of male, winking at him as she sung. A wide smirk across her face, as she danced in front of him, hip popping as she went while illumi just raised an eyebrow.
I like the games we play
When you're inside my veins
No a little good
Don't stop the Devil
She continued to dance about the room, bouncing up and down but always making sure to stay in sight of the stone face male. If I go up in flames
Then just put me away
Cause a little good
Don't stop the Devil
She grinned, making contract with the male she twirled on her toes before her dancing started to become more professional, but not once did she break the eye contact. Soul buyer
Spittin' fire
Only your touch gonna get me wild
Say I'm not a sinner
But you make me a liar
She paused a moment, before playing an air guitar. She grinned, an innocent grin like a child would have as she started to sing the last chorus. Head banging to the music blasting in her ears.
I like the games we play If I go up in flames
When you're inside my veins
No a little good
Don't stop the Devil
Then just put me away
Cause a little good
Don't stop the Devil
She dropped on the sofa besides him turning off the music, as she sprawled her legs across his. "Well that was fun"
"What was that?" questioned the male, who was slightly confused by her actions, "that was don't stop the devil by dead posey" (a/n awesome song totally recommended listening to it on YouTube)
"You know what I mean…."
"Really know~?" she purred, her face inching closer to the male, "from what I can tell u enjoyed that little show, maybe at some point I give you a proper one hmm~"
"No, I actually came to make sure you slept again tonight"
"Aww, illumi caring about me!" Mari grinned before cocking her head, "but way though? You know I don't usually sleep, what's the catch?"
"No catch, just sleep like last time"
She gave him a suspicious look, "remember the rules from last time?" The male nodded, "then crash whenever you want, I'm not tried"
"Mari" the dark haired male spoke, his tone suggesting that it wasn't up for debate.
"Fine…" she moaned, the long haired male was obviously up to something, she just wasn't sure as to what. Maybe he will reveal his plan as she slept.
Mari curled up to the topless male in the bed, making sure to his him as a pillow. It wasn't long before his deep breathing helped drift her off to a dreamless sleep.
Illumi opened his eyes, nothing the changing the female breathing. She was asleep. He carefully untangled himself, before walking towards the doorway, let the testing begin, he thought glancing at the female one more time.
Less than ten minutes later the female started to twitch under the covers, eyes moving under lids as terrors ran riot. Her hand grip the sheets, her nails ripping though the fabric as her nen grew, seeping into the layout of the room. The cracks started to form along the walls and floor as her nen grew out of control.
Illumi stopped drinking his tea, head tilted in the direction of the female. Zeno besides him looked towards his eldest grandson, "what did you do now?" he asked, sensing the increase in Mari's nen.
"I left her while she slept, something she previously asked me not too"
Zeno signed, standing before making his way toward the female room, illumi following on his heels.
The older male stopped in front of the girl's room. He could feel the intensity of the nen running wild, he paused thinking of ways of action. His thinking paused as the pair were joined by other members of the zoldyck. Silva glanced towards his father before gripping and turning the handle.
The door swung open, Sliva ducked dodging the spike that came soaring towards him, the spike retracted allowing the group to take a look of the chaotic room.
The room was twisted, spikes littered the floor stabbing and retracted at random. The door to the bathroom was bent double as the wall seemed to cave in on itself, the furniture was slow crumpling in on into. The room all in all looked like something you would found in a horror house and at its centre lay Mari.
Her brown hair spread wild as sweat dripped down her forehead, the sheets around her were ripped. Her breathing was coming out in heavy pats as her eyes moving rapidly under their lids. "We need to wake her before this gets more out of hand" zeno spoke, giving the order. Sliva was the first to step into the room, then illumi zeno and kalluto, the others presence including the butlers stayed outside the room.
Sliva jumped out of the way as the floor underneath him exploded, in an attempted to swallow him whole, "we need to hurry" he stated trying to move closer to the bed only to be cut off by a wall of stone.
Illumi nodded, yes he was interested in her response to waking alone. But he didn't expect anything like this to occur while he was away. He moved to the left avoiding the walls edge as he stalked towards her bed. He didn't get far. The floor creaked under foot and four tendrils of stone wrapped around them before dragging him towards the wall, pinning him there. Its grip on him tightening, he grunted as he glanced towards his family. Zeno and sliva were having trouble passing the spikes and changings in the room but kalluto…
He may be small enough to pass.
"Kalluto," he spoke face completely emotionless as the youngest zoldyck turned towards him, nodding slightly.
The young boy moved forward dodging random bits of stonework, "Mari-nee-san!" he called, not finding any route closer to the bed.
"Mari-nee-san!" he called again hoping she would hear him.
The room stopped moving, silence deafening as the zoldycks looked about in confusion.
"Kalluto watch out!" yelled zeno, spotting the tendril wrapping itself around the young boys waist and flinging him towards the spiky wall. The spike growing towards him.
The adults watched in astonishment as an arm wrapped itself around the young boy waist, dragging him out of the air and into the bed. Mari took a deep breath before peacefully falling back to sleep. Kalluto wriggled against her iron grip, with no luck. He watched as the room around them slowly returned back to normal. Illumi dropped to the floor with a thud before making his way over to the bed.
"That one way to do it" he muttered.
"I told you she has a soft spot towards kids" zeno smirked, glancing towards sliva who had a passive look on his face.
"So this is why she doesn't sleep without medication? An understandable excuse, a normal person would have been dead"
"Father, I seem to be stuck" kalluto commented.
Sliva looked towards the pair before signing, this girl… was pushing his patience, "sorry kalluto but it seems you may have to stay with her till she wakes, I do not wish to deal with her now"
Kalluto frowned slightly, "of course father, I inform her in the morning"
"Good night kalluto" zeno chuckled before turning following sliva out of the doorway.
"Watch out she's a cuddlier" illumi spoke before turning also.
"nee-san" the voice caused him to stop and turn, "why can't she sleep by herself anymore?"
Illumi pondered this a moment before responding, "I do not know"
to be continued...
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