Everyone - aside from Xanxus and Bel - watched in horror as the limp body of Varia's original Cloud Guardian dropped from the destroyed Gola Mosca.
"What-?" Levi-A-Than muttered, equally at a lost of what is happening like the rest of them.
Chrome ran past them all and crouched down beside the still form of Akuma. She desperately tried to undo the straps that were tightly roped around the cloak-less masked teen.
After the shock wore off on Ryohei, he immediately came beside the duo. He lit up his hands with Sun flames but with his attention elsewhere, he couldn't manage to keep it up.
"Why?" Takeshi croaked out hoarsely. His voice grating in his throat in its dryness.
Xanxus stared them down and barely spared a glance at the struggling boxer healing his Cloud Guardian.
"Shishishi! That piece of trash is a traitor" Bel answered instead. He was about to go on when Ryohei cut him off.
"A traitor?!" Ryohei seethed. He stopped at his futile attempts to heal his new friend and he stood up to glare at the opponent's Storm Guardian. "He did what you asked! He attacked his own comrade when you ordered for it! HE'S ANYTHING BUT-!"
"If he's not a traitor, then..." Bel smiled creepily at them and continued saying: "Why did he attacked our boss last night?"
Shock was clearly visible on Levi's face as he had heard this the first time and then it morphed into anger. How dare he?!
"Levi" Xanxus called. And as if hearing Levi's thoughts, he ordered. "Finish him"
There was no response from the Lightning Guardian but the crackling from his sheathed parabola was enough to say that he understood.
Chrome's whole demeanor turned 180 degrees and she glared at the tall man. She stood her ground with her trident ready in hand. Ken, Chikusa and Ryohei stood beside her, ready to defend the downed teen anytime.
"N-no" a hoarse voice gasped. "S-stop"
Everyone's attention shifted towards the voice and saw Akuma's barely conscious form, begging the four teens to stand down.
"But-!" Chrome tried to reason but the masked teen only smiled at her in understanding.
"I know" he breathed slowly, pain lacing his voice. "I know"
"Akuma" Ken and Chikusa scowled, disapproving with the teen's decision.
Tsuna forced his tired body to stand up, earning some protests from his friends.
"Akuma" Chikusa continued scowling. "You need to rest"
"My contract isn't finished yet" Tsuna reasoned as he walks toward the Varias. But with how he said it, it sounded as if he's trying to convince himself than his companions.
"Akuma!" Ken growled, grabbing the masked brunet by the arm.
"I have to finish this" Tsuna sighed. He was really tired.
"Shishishi! So the spy still wants to continue his little game?" Bell asked, his smile growing wider if it was possible.
What?
"Levi!" Xanxus growled and the other man complied with the silent command.
Crackling lightning was heard and a bright light flashed.
The next thing they knew, Akuma was once again lying on the ground - burned black.
Romario sweated bullets.
He fidgeted on his feet as he was subjected to the piercing gaze of Reborn.
This is bad
"Romario" The unmistakable click of the gun was heard and the ever faithful subordinate of Dino trembled.
"Reborn-san" Romario nodded stiffly, but still stood his ground; not letting the hitman get past him.
"Stand aside" Reborn growled.
"I'm sorry, Reborn-san, but Boss and Shamal specifically ordered that no one could enter until tomorrow morning." Romario bowed in apology.
Reborn clicked his tongue in displeasure and hid his gun. If I can't get in from the front door, then I'll find another way in
Reborn smirks as he jump down from the ventilation duct. He gracefully landed on the hospital floor. Immediately, his onyx eyes zeroed in on a prone figure by the bed.
Akuma
It was disturbing, really. Reborn was sure that this teen was the most dangerous among the Varia, but right now, said teen is sleeping blissfully on a hospital bed and being taken care off by his former student.
It has been 7 hours since the battle for the cloud ring was decided, and since then this teen had been in their care.
Reborn wouldn't admit it but he's been itching to know who the teen really is.
Xanxus' last words before disappearing last night were...
"That trash infiltrated the Varia to take the Sky Ring for himself."
Reborn gritted his teeth as he stare the bandage-wrapped teen.
Who are you, Akuma?
Can we even trust you?
Heyya! I'm sorry for the long wait. I'm still not done with my thesises. Yes. with -es, since I have 3 thesis projects from 3 different subjects.
So, I know this is weird but can somebody tell me what's wrong with this chap?
I mean, I've been reading this over and over and I think my mind is unconsciously trying to make me NOT see something that should be revised (and I think it's because I've been revising too many documentaries). Whenever I read the thing with Xanxus ordering Levi to finish Tsuna off, my mind jumps straight to reading Reborn approaching Tsuna's hospital bed.
I think I wanna cry. This is so disappointing.
This chapter...
I can't feel any emotion in it! Why?!
Argh! I think I'm going crazy with the stress piling up.
-Nix
