"Oy Feitan!" Mizutsuki hissed. "Don't just torture a kid in broad daylight. You'll get glances everywhere."

"Since when did you start caring for that?"

"Since now. C'mon, take this brat back to the hideout, we'll question him there…" With an annoyed glance at the kid she walked away. Machi followed after her and Feitan motioned for the kid to follow.

Kagami gulped. What's going on? Why is mommy acting so weird? Who are these people? The woman with the pink hair and this short man…

Machi stared at Mizutsuki. "Mizu, you're not lying right?" She asked. "That brat is not your child."

Mizutsuki felt like she could rip off her face to show how angry she was. "Of course not!" She hissed. "Does it look like I'm the kind to fall in love? Me? This psychopathic killer? You gotta be kidding."

"Yeah… you don't seem like that kind."

Kagami stared at Mizutsuki. "Mother, since when did you have those pretty clothes?"

The three Ryodan members glanced at him. Mizutsuki frowned. "What? This is just a normal jersey."

"No, but don't you always dress in rags?" Kagami continued.

"Oy brat." She glared. "I don't know you and I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I'm not your mommy, and if you don't wanna die, you better tell the truth right now. Is this some sort of prank?"

"No! I'm not lying!" Kagami cried. "Why are you acting so weird?"

"Tsk… this is why I hate kids…" Feitan's expression turned dangerously dark. "Shall I make him say the truth?"

"Feitan, stop it." Machi said. "He's just a kid; let Pakunoda do the job."

Feitan looked somewhat disappointed. "Tsk…"

Kagami was still confused. The woman in front of him was no doubt the same face with his mother Hannah, but the two other people called her Mizu. What was going on? He squinted to get a better look. Hold on…Wait, no… it wasn't his mother… the woman in front of him didn't have grey streaks in her hair. And she also had a colder expression; not to mention she somewhat taller. No… it wasn't his mother.

"You're not my mother!" He exclaimed. "Who are you?"

Mizutsuki facepalmed. "Now you realize?"

"Kid, you're the one that talked mistook Mizu for your mom in the first place. And now you're asking her who she is?" Machi narrowed her eyes. "Don't be ridiculous."

"T-This is kidnapping!" Kagami cried. "I'm sorry for getting the wrong person, now let me go!" He finally noticed the weird atmosphere surrounding the three Ryodan members.

Feitan tightened his grip on the boy's arm. "Brat, you're too loud." He hissed. "If you still want your arm intact, shut up."

Kagami gasped in horror. No… No…No! I must run! My mother needs help! But just who are they though? And why does that woman have the exact same face as mother…?

"But now thinking of it…" Machi said quietly. "If it really is just a mistake, there shouldn't be a need for us to bring him back to the hideout."

"But Machi," Mizutsuki frowned. "This brat took a full fifteen minutes to realize that his mom and I are different people. Maybe his mom and I do look alike?"

"Perhaps he is just stupid?" Feitan raised an eyebrow. "Or he has bad eyesight?"

"No!" Kagami cried. "I'm not stupid and I have very good eyesight! Let me go!"

Mizutsuki dropped a knife out of her sleeve and pointed it at the child's nose. "Say another word without permission again, I'll kill you." They have already entered the country side where there was less people. "We're going to talk about adult business from now on."

Kagami gulped upon seeing the blade. It's a real knife… It was ironic to see someone with the same face as his mother pointing a knife at him. It felt so wrong.

"And you're the one talking about no torturing in broad daylight…" Feitan scowled.

Mizutsuki snorted. "Fine, Fei, you can torture this brat all you like when we're done with him."

"Heh…"

Mizutsuki then turned to Machi. "Machi, what are your intuitions on this situation now? Would this brat be some sort of a threat to us?"

Even Feitan looked up from the kid. Kagami was confused at their behavior. Who was this woman named Machi? And what was it about the intuition of hers?

Machi chewed the inside of her cheeks. After a while she spoke. "Hmm… I think that this brat isn't really a threat himself. But he's hiding a major secret."

Immediately Feitan turned his attention back to Kagami and his grip tightened. "Brat, what are you hiding? Are you a scout from an enemy?"

Kyaaaaaaa I don't even know what you're talking about! Kagami screamed in his head. Why would you rely on someone's intuition anyway?

"Feitan, don't be ridiculous, what could a brat do?" Mizutsuki said.

"He could be infiltrating our hideout for all we know…" Feitan muttered. "Maybe there's a tracker on him or something."

"That's possible…" Machi admitted. "But whatever. It's not like it'd be a big deal if a whole army came."

Kagami's jaw dropped open. "What are you guys?" He exclaimed. "One of you has the same face as my mom; one of you is psychopathic and terribly short. And one of you has pink hair!"

Kagami could have died then and there; his murderer would be Feitan of course, for calling him short. But the two girls grabbed Feitan just in time before he sliced the brat's head off.

A certain kid didn't stop screaming. "And what the hell was that all about? You guys are kidnapping me just because I mistook one of you for my mom! And now you're suspecting me that I'm an infiltration spy? How is that possible? Those things only happen in stories, not real life! You guys are all crazy! Why would I lead an army to kill you guys?"

He finished screaming and bit back tears. He stared up at the three people bitterly; they stared back down at him.

Mizutsuki sighed. "Oh dear… we're never popular with kids aren't we?"

"What do you think we are? Caretakers?" Feitan hissed.

Machi walked over and tied up the child with her nen thread. "Kid, we are not normal people you see in your pathetic, everyday lives. We are the Phantom Troupe, a gang of thieves. We are an A-Class Bounties organization. We kill people, so don't step across the line alright? We're not in a good mood already…"

"Eek…" Kagami gulped. "You're kidding!" He said. "You're just trying to scare me! I know that all the townspeople hate us who are from the slum, but all they do is beat us up. They never have the guts to kill someone! So stop pretending!" He had mistaken them for the normal townspeople bullies.

Mizutsuki and Feitan exchanged a glance. Mizutsuki than sighed. "Jeesh… Fei?"

"Sure."

Kagami had no idea what went on during their telepathy, but Machi seemed to understand. "Go ahead Feitan." She said. In a split second the short man dressed in black was gone, and two minutes after he was back, holding a farmer in his late thirties. Somehow the man's mouth was stuffed up and he was looking bewildered to what's happening.

"This," Mizutsuki pointed to the farmer. "Is a living human, right?"

Kagami nodded mutely.

"And, we will kill him right before your eyes. And you can decide whether we're lying or not."

The child's eyes widened. "No way!" He cried.

"Yes way." Feitan breathed. In the next second the head of the man had fallen onto the ground. Kagami screamed. "NOOOOO!"

"Yes." Mizutsuki said and held up her hand. Feitan let go of the body and she melted the corpse. "We are not normal townspeople, brat." Her tone was low and dangerous. "Piss us off and you wouldn't be able to see the next sunrise."

Kagami was quiet after that. He believed them and everything they said. His heart was pounding in fear. In fear that he might be the one to die next, and the fear of whether his mother Hannah was okay. He looked up at the three Ryodan Members, who had started to walk again. He stared right at Mizutsuki. How come two people with the same face can act so differently?

"Machi, Feitan, Mizu, who is that kid?" Chrollo asked as the four walked back into the hideout.

"Long story short." Feitan deadpanned. "He thought that Mizu was his mom. Machi's intuition says that he's hiding something. So we brought him back."

How could someone understand the whole story just by two sentences? Kagami thought. To his amaze, the Ryodan members understood immediately, their visions of the story clear as if they were there themselves.

"I see…" Chrollo nodded and turned to the child. "What's your name?"

"…Kagami…" The boy answered gruffly.

"How old are you?"

"Almost seven."

"So it means that you're still six… hmm, got it. Where do you live?"

"In the slum with my mother."

Machi jerked a thumb in the direction of Mizutsuki. "Apparently, his mom resembles her a lot." She said. "The kid took fifteen minutes to realize that he got the wrong person."

"Hmmm…" Shalnark looked interested. "I wonder, how much do they resemble?"

Kagami shot a glare at the baby-face. I must escape somehow… I wonder is mother alright? Maybe she's at home waiting for me already? Oh dear…

"We'll know soon enough." Chrollo said. "Paku, investigate. Don't leave out a single detail."

Pakunoda jumped down from her place in the building. "Okay." She walked over and knelt down in front of the boy. "Don't lie to me kid." She said softly as she placed a hand onto his shoulder. "Because I'll know if you do. Is it true that no one hired you to track us?"

"I've told you guys!" Kagami cried. "I only mistook her for my mother!" He pointed at Mizutsuki. "You guys were the ones that elaborated on the story!"

Pakunoda nodded. "Hmm, interesting. So how was your day?"

"I went out to buy groceries with my mother," He muttered. "When we were suddenly surrounded by three townspeople who hate the slum. Mother told me to run away and so I did. She might have been beaten up pretty bad…" At this point he blinked back tears. "I hope that she is alright."

"How did you realize that Mizutsuki is not your mother?"

"It took me a few minutes to realize, but they're completely different!" Kagami cried. "My mother isn't as coldblooded and psychopathic as she is. She is a kindhearted woman who deserves a better life than this. She always cares for me, even more than she cares for herself. Plus, she is taller." He pointed at Mizutsuki.

Pakunoda nodded. "Good boy, you didn't lie at all."

Kagami didn't notice when he revolver appeared in Pakunoda's hands. He was positive that it wasn't there before. To more of his amazement, six bullets appeared in her hands and she placed them into the revolver quickly with skill. "There're too much people here, so I'm going to do this twice." She announced.

To the child's horror, the tall woman shot out the bullets at her comrades. "Ahhh!" He screamed. "What are you doing? Aren't they your friends?"

"Relax." Nobunaga yawned. "They won't die just because of that."

"What are you talking about Mr. Samurai? Someone, call the ambulance right now!"

"Brat…" Phinks glared as he rubbed his temple. "Shut… up…" The memories were rushing into his brain now and he was having a major headache. "Jeesh… Oy Mizu, his mom really does look like you!"

"What?" Kagami frowned. "How do you know what my mother looks like?"

"Memory Bomb." Pakunoda's revolver disappeared. "I'm a Specialist Nen User. I can read other's memories and share memories with my comrades by shooting these memory bullets into their brain. But, you're just a kid; I guess that you won't understand either."

"…Ehh."

"Oh my god!" Uvogin cried. "Holy shit we've found your doppelganger Mizu!"

Mizutsuki nodded slowly as she massaged her temple. "Yeah… I can see now… we do look alike…"

"I agree." Shalnark looked awed. "Not just alike, you guys are identical! I've always heard that there are three people who'd look exactly alike on earth. I didn't expect that we would actually meet one!"

Franklin shook his head. "Oy, this is no joke. Maybe his mother knows something that she shouldn't know. Paku, hurry up with the next batch."

Pakunoda nodded. "Of course." The revolver appeared again and she shot the rest of the bullets into the other member's brains.

Once every member of the Ryodan shared Kagami's memories and were amazed at how identical Hannah and Mizutsuki were, Chrollo spoke. "Machi's intuition says that they may be hiding a big secret… Bonolenov, Coltopi, and I would stay here; the rest of you guys can accompany Kagami back to his house. If you find his mother; question her."

Kagami was terrified at the announcement.

WAAAAAA REALLY I'M SORRY QAQ. But I wanted to write this arc so bad and there may be more arcs still to come (wat).

Anyways reply to reviews:

Aiko: Thank you for your support! QwQ I love you.

Obese-Gorilla: Man I haven't seen you in so long! Thinking of crazy plot twists is my specialty if you would say. XD. I'm sorry for not much Feitan but... QAQ you know, SCHOOL. (Like, what kinds of teachers give out two tests and a project in the first week?)