Chrome's Brother

Part 38

By Blockhed13

After about fifteen minutes of not missing a target on two quarters, I had a small crowd of about five gathering, watching me play.

After another fifteen minutes, I beat the game. I put down my gun and started to walk away, with a half smile of success.

"Wait!" Someone alerted, "You forgot to put in your initials!"

I turned around and looked at the screen that everyone was intently reading, "What?"

"You got the highest possible score on this game!" Someone else noted. I looked up at the screen.

"Is it even possible to receive nine nines?" Basil squinted at my score. I picked up my gun and pointed it at different letters and numbers, "Kumoru-dono," Basil grabbed my attention, "Not thy real initials."

I nodded, then shot "2," and "H."

"I'm kinda hungry," I made note. Basil then handed me 15 euros (about 20 USD) and pointed to the food court.

"I'll join thee soon," He then walked over the shooting game I was just at and picked up the red plastic gun. I shrugged and guided my way over to the sushi restaurant.

"I'd like the….." I trailed off as I grazed at the selection, waving my index finger, "California rolls and tuna rolls."

"Hai," The person behind the counter pulled out the sushi I requested.

I pulled out the wadded up euros out of my pocket and they shook their head, "Your meal was already paid for."

"What? By whom?" I narrowed my brows looking around. There was a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to see a girl with light-ish black hair and a ridiculous looking mushroom-like hat. She was also wearing a white-ish dress with a cloak.

"I did." She smiled. I then took note of a mark of a small weird blobby mark on the top of her left cheek below her left eye.

"Who are-" I then took the final clue. She had an orange pacifier.

"A baby that's not a baby?" I thought to myself.

"Sir? Your food?" The guy behind the sushi counter called. I picked up my food and headed for a table, and the strange woman followed me and sat with me.

"Can I…. Help you?" I ask.

"My name is Aria, and you are confused." She introduced.

"Very much so," I ignored as I began to eat my sushi, "Wait a second," I began to recall what Reborn told be about the Arcobaleno, "I thought the Sky was missing."

"I am," she nodded, "But I'm not dead."

"Okay…. Then, why are you here with me?" I asked back.

"News traveled through a small grapevine about a boy who had two flames. I was curious, and I tracked you down." She continued.

"Well, you found me, and I'm not gonna bother asking how." I stuffed another tuna roll in my mouth. She held out her hand.

"May I see your executive ring?" She pointed to my Varia ring.

"My exec- Oh, my Varia gift, sure," I slid it off and handed it to her.

She stared at it for a moment, "Huh."

Huh? What does she mean by that?