Truth

Juri got more than what she bargained for, when her father told her EVERYTHING about her lineage, and how she was the last heir to Vongola Mafia Famiglia to succeed Don Timoteo di Vongola as three years after her kidnapping, Timoteo's sons were murdered one by one!

Enrico was sniped in a restaurant.

Massimo got the Concrete Shoes, traumatizing employees in an Aquarium Park.

By the time she was eight, Federico's bones are found.

'So you live all alone in that...fantasy house of yours?' Timoteo asked with a twitch. He was told she lives all alone in a dead zone in a disney-style cottage Snow White's dwarves would be proud of, and even lives as one, judging by her home wear! The only modern thing she has, is her lighting system, water pumping(though they can't find bills towards water companies) TV and DVDs! Her means of communication to London is odd as hell for a Fax Machine, citing her sponsors have unique tastes.

That, and she was able to impress Fon, and she has no qualms retaliating if threatened, considering how many times she was kidnapped...and she laid waste to them in turn.

But really, Juri dresses too well...like a child of a wealthy house indeed.

Well, she IS!

'Yes.' said Juri. 'I can't stand noisy streets. British Apartments are right by the roadside, so all that morning honking can get really annoying when its time to go to school and the like. At least the freeway has non-existent noise and I live further in the woods, further lessening the noise and my cottage has a homey atmosphere that also deals with stress gained from time spent in the city.'

'...'

'Now then, what happens after Junior High?' Juri asked them. 'I was not expecting any of this at all.'

'True, but regarding succession crisis, we really can't afford to be careless any more.' said Iemitsu. 'Are you really safe here in London?!' he fretted out.

'Very safe. London's aristocracy has a very wide reach with more arms than a Jellyfish.' said Juri, looking outside the window. 'But some may slip, which is why they're prepared for contingencies. My classmates are also prepared they can handle their own in kidnappings too.'

'Then, I'd like Reborn to stay with you so we'd feel better about this.' said Timoteo. 'You are our last living heir, not to mention your parents worried for years. In our language no corpse means you're still alive, but anything can happen. When you were a child, many children of toddler age worldwide are kidnapped and nobody found them ever again.' he fretted out. 'But as of last year, there are also destructions of mafia famiglias. You can't be alone. Besides, I was also planning on having Reborn tutor you in our ways for the future for when you succeed me at age 20. By then I'm probably dead of old age...'

'Alright. But we are living in my house until junior high graduation before I move back to Japan.' said Juri. 'That is my sole condition.'

"...I'm living in that house?" Reborn's mind went thinking of possibilities.

"Reborn living in her house!" the Arcobaleno thought as one.

Juri's house mysteriously restores their strength as Arcobaleno when being one drains them during years they lived as one. And he gets to live there a lot longer?!

'Free survival training grounds. Free Firing Range. We can do mafia activity training unimpeded. Living in that freeway turned out to be a gold mine, for the cost of no signal and no internet. I can live with that, I think.' said Reborn, while also like-minded with his fellow Arcobaleno on the benefits of staying at Juri's house, that gave them a couple more years just by being overnight in it!

Juri's house has a mysterious power only they can feel.

'Well, let's eat dinner.' said Timoteo. 'Anywhere you'd like, Juri?'

'...Sketch Restaurant.'

The Sketch! A known place with five rosette award! Decimo has classy taste!


Upon leaving the Hotel, Flat was running by the sidewalk.

'Flat?' Juri inquired the class troublemaker. 'What's the rush?'

'Ah Juri! I'm running from Svin because I scored a date with Gray and he didn't and he found out from Caules! Pretend you didn't see meee!'

'I HEARD YOU ASSHOLE!' a curly-haired boy snarled, coming out of the alley and chasing Flat. 'How come Gray accepted asking you asking her out and not me?!'

'You still have a restraining ordeeer!'

'...weird friends you've got.' Iemitsu sweatdropped, but he noted how incredibly impossibly handsome the boys were. Like they were living works of art themselves. 'Who's Gray?'

'The hooded girl back at Miss Reines' mansion. She was teaching me how to be a lady and expressing myself in our downtime.' Juri explained as the mafioso noted the girl with dyed(?) silver-gray hair with green eyes, and she was clearly a beauty under her hood. 'Svin Glascheit was a case of Love at First Sight. But he was a tad too close and physical...I heard from Flat Escardos he once sniffed her upclose and upskirt, Professor Velvet was furious. Restraining Order ensued. He's currently in High School while Gray is in my year.'

'Ah...'

'Wow, that's a social faux pas.' Aria twitched. 'Sniffing upskirt?!'

'Exactly as you imagine it. But when not around Gray, he's a normal guy. If Gray is around, his logical reasoning goes down the toilet as you can see and waxes the corniest cringe-worthy poems as his idea of courting a girl.' the adults sweatdropped again.

'Somebody named their kid Flat?' Skull blurted incredulously.

'His name is long and difficult to say, so we all call him Flat. Its a part of his actual name anyway.'

'...your classmates all have foreign names...and you all study in London?' Reborn was twitching.

'I don't ask. Too much issues none of my business.'

'Alright.'


After a classy time at the Sketch...

It was a long drive to Juri's house. For now, it's simply Timoteo, Iemitsu and Reborn coming along due to lack of room. She only has three spare rooms after all!

Juri's house was indeed something out of disney, plus a video game. They were here, to experience her living conditions before they can approve of her living here even if she did for years, being well-meaning relatives.

Her garden contained edibles, clearly practicing Garden Farming. The land around her house is well-used for fast-growing edibles. She also has berry shrubs.

It's cold out here, yet cozy warm inside. And very homey! But there's mysteries the Arcobaleno hasn't gotten to solve yet.

The two bosses mapped the large living area made out of stone and wood, clearly designed for comfortable hospitality and what's with those odd books on the shelves?

They didn't exactly have time to dig what those letters are...why does she keep many of those?

'There's a Loo down here for guests. For owners, it's upstairs, along with the bathroom.' said Juri. 'One room for each of you.'

'Can we look at your kitchen?' Timoteo asked her. So they were allowed in!

He seriously felt they stepped into a medieval lifestyle! Herbs hung to dry, cupboards full of jars and bottles of spices and condiments, walls with hooks for kitchenware and cookware, there's a separate cupboard for wooden diningware as well as jars for types of tea, milk and coffee. There's a large wooden box with a lid for vegetables, aromatics, herbs and mushrooms which are organized. As for things like meat and fish? In plastic bags, buried under ice!

'...have you thought of living modern at all?' Iemitsu was in utter disbelief with his daughter. 'You can live modern style, our neighborhood in Namimori is very quiet!' he sputtered out. Being a Broken Sky, his daughter has gone isolationist when Skies are NEVER alone! 'You should learn how to use appliances and electronics, not just the TV and DVD! Did you even play videogames?!'

'...what's that?' came the clueless answer.

Iemitsu was horrified. His daughter has no childhood at all!

'Oh my god! I'm buying you a Playstation!'

'...'

xxx

Later that night...

Reborn stealthily went downstairs to check out the books. He took one and opened it to see that the book pages are made entirely of parchment, and the letterings in red ink, are in the same...unknown letters as on the cover where the titles should be.

But its clear that they're magic books.

...what's going on with his new student?

A house that rejuvenates their kind.

A house out of a fairy tale with magic books to match.

Even then, his strength increases when not long ago, he felt his time is almost up. That he will soon expire as Arcobaleno. But when they were here, their lifespans were freaking extended. For just an overnight stay, their years increased.

That bastard noticed by now...

Lights turned off, and all Arcobaleno are somehow in that round table again!

'Wha?!'

'We're in London and yet...' Fon gasped out.

'My apologies, but I do have an inquiry to make.' said Checkerface. 'Your lives as Arcobaleno mysteriously increased by three decades while for the Sky Arcobaleno, it increased by two more...I see, so it's that house of the Broken Sky, is it?' the Arcobaleno realized he read their minds then and there.

'You won't do anything to Juri, right?' Aria asked worriedly.

'Worry not, Aria...she unwittingly did me a favor, for your successors are not even born yet...were you guys to expire, I'd have trouble maintaining the Trinisette and disasters will occur around the world without seven true pillars of the Pacifiers...there can only be a true generation born and they will be born before your time ends. They're not born yet.' said Checkerface. 'As for that Broken Sky, she was tainted by a malevolent force that was born in Japan in 94...that caused the Great Fuyuki Fire that destroyed Shinto District.' he said. 'It's gone now, but damages remain.'

'How can I help my student?' Reborn frowned. 'How to restore her Sky?'

'Were she to return to Japan this summer, she will instinctively go to one who can save her. Let her. Do not stop her. That is my advice.' said Checkerface. 'She would have gone to save herself, but she was still tied to that entity until its destruction. She could not go lest she bring its wrath on that person. Then afterward she prioritized education as she doesn't have anything at the time. But now that her family found her, she would prioritize saving herself for her family.'

'...Juri has interesting books and she's clearly studying those books.' said Reborn, making Checkerface chuckle.

'Do not interfere with her about those books.' and Reborn found himself back in the dark living room.

'Magic is real. I know it.' he muttered, putting the book back. He realized that Juri was there, watching him.

'I can see that you're warned.' she said. 'I must complete my studies...and since we're living together for a long time...I can show you our world.' Juri told him. 'But you are forbidden to talk about it in turn to prevent Breach of Mystics.'

'If that rule is broken...' Reborn frowned. 'What will you do?'

'By law, we will do all means to preserve the secret.' said Juri. 'And the one who slipped up will be punished by the 13th Faculty and I really don't want that on myself.'

Reborn felt he didn't want to know. Unlucky Number is giving him goosebumps already.

'They know you and the others are Cursed.' said Juri. 'Even I know by one look at you alone. Will you tell about it?'

'...Omerta.' Reborn sighed heavily. 'I have long accepted my destiny.' he told her in resignation. 'All I can do is live the moment until my time ends.'

'Too bad.'

'Bed now. School tomorrow. I'll drive you as I'm in on the secret now. Not your parents and uncle?'

'Mafia? No. Access to Magic too dangerous.'

'Ah...'

'Besides, not anyone can have Magic Circuits at birth anyway...without it, you can't use magic. Anyone would want magic but few can have it by being born with the ability to. The only one with the pacifiers who can use magic, is Aria and Fon.'

'Those two?'

'Mm. Fon is a born-lucky like myself. Aria is from an ancient lineage. She and her family have power that can equal the Twelve Lords. But unless she accomplishes something noteworthy, she's nothing but dirt in the eyes of Mages that the value of her blood would plunge down to zero.' Juri told him. 'To be a Mage is lifelong magical research, proving theories, creating new magic to earn status and reputation. Its a life of difficulties and financial stress, once we graduate school.'

'You originally planned to be a mage, if not for finding out your lineage, aren't you?'

'Yes.'

'Money?'

'Megalotto. Have Professor Velvet withdraw it for me under a 60-40% commission split with the 60 being mine. I join the lotto and win the big prize so I'm rich in my own right.'

'Ah, you cheat eh?' Reborn chuckled. 'So you doing your own research?'

'Yes. Am patenting it soon to earn my rank.'

'Rank...? We'll talk in the car tomorrow.'

xxx

Hours later...

Juri is awake at shit-o-clock to cook breakfast.

Breakfast is a bowl of beans, thick, grilled bacon and sausages with its own sauce, fried sliced cremini mushrooms and tomato slices with diced herbs and olive oil, and poached eggs on toast. She's skilled with a difficult cooking technique at a young age.

Reborn knows English Breakfast...with one thing missing. She probably doesn't like it so its not really a 'full' English Breakfast. *snort*.

'Do we wake them?' Reborn asked her.

'Nah. Let them sleep in.' said Juri. 'This way, I can tell you about Ranking.' Reborn then perked up. 'There are Seven Ranks. Grand. Brand. Pride. Fes. Cause. Count. And Frame.' Juri materialized a pyramid of ranks with magic. 'I told you about what it means to be a Magi...and our efforts award us the rank befitting our accomplishments.'

'Grand is a rank reserved for those with once-a-century talent, and managed incredible accomplishments. There's only one so far and a Japanese...but she screwed up with her project that she got a Sealing Designation so she's on the run.'

'Sealing Designation?'

'Its for magi who made the mistake of having incredible projects that cannot be replicated. They are thus, deemed precious, and then a fate worse than death awaits you in the name of preserving your knowledge and your secrets until it can be replicated in order not to lose knowledge. Professor Velvet told us that when he saw by chance, he made it a point to warn us, his students not to 'make a foolish mistake or else'. Our brain, eyeballs, nerves and Magic Circuits are plucked out and preserved in a magical preservation tank, making said tank our 'body' from thereon.'

Reborn was justifiably horrified.

'Grands are so rare, that the official magus ranks are Brand to Frame. Grand is a special status hence.' Juri continued. 'Brand is thus the official way of saying you're a 1st-class mage. Pride means you're 2nd-class. The factors that affect both, are your social status, your number and quality of Magic Circuits, and your accomplishments in that order.'

'The Fes rank differs from the normal rankings in that it is granted as an honorary title for skills and achievements, such as awe inspiring unusual abilities outside of the purview of ordinary magi, separate from the normal assessment of their rank as a magus. The abilities of those of the Fes rank vary across the spectrum of magi. For example, Professor Velvet only possessing the ability of a Cause or Count, spams out graduate students with the abilities of Brand and Pride. Some even having abilities exceeding those of the Brand rank.'

'The rank of Cause is most often the limit for magi whose lineage reaches five hundred years, even with hard work. They also must have 'created some sort of magical foundation and stabilized it' for the organization to recognize them as 'sufficiently talented'. The lowest ranks are Count, and Frame. To be even a Frame, the organization must recognize you as a legitimate member of the organization. A Magus becomes a Frame AFTER their first year in. You can only leave the Frame Rank after graduating school, and your status depends on your accomplishments and lineage afterward.'

'What do you feel you'd be, Juri? What's your rank years from now?' Reborn asked her.

'...I have 20 Magic Circuits of B-Class with a very abnormal composition that even if I empty my entire stock of 600 units mana in all my circuits, it'll refill in a split-second, making me a perpetual energy machine of destruction if I'm forced into a magic fight.' that was BEFORE she had access to Third Magic. 'I have two Magical Attributes of Harmony and Assimilation. My Magical Elements are Fire and Ether so I'm good at magic with those at 100%, while weaker everything else. Taking that into account, plus my research, I would be a Pride, but a 'hair away from Fes'...because of my non-existent magical lineage. There's no Sawada Family of Magi yet. I'm the first.'

'Ah...so in a way, you're almost a third-rate just because of your lineage.'

'Sadly. That annoys me too...'