Watching the young Sky scramble out of the car while trying not to look afraid was quite humorous. He let a dark laugh trail her out of the vehicle as she tried so hard to hide her fear from him. The ride back to the mansion was quiet as his mind turned over the many possibilities.
Before he could come up with any substantial plan he had pulled into the dark garage. His normal unflappable smile on his lips as he re-entered the house and made his way to where the others sat, sans Skull. He raised an eyebrow at Verde who sat in his usual seat with a self-satisfied smile on his lips.
"Skull is upstairs." Verde declared before he could ask just where the small purplette was.
"What did you find out?" He asked with a nod of his head as he took his own normal seat. His eyes locked on Verde's form.
"We were right. They are their but she has them buried so deeply that I don't know just how were going to force them out." Verde declared after a moment. The best way is to court her and slowly press our flames until it causes her own to ether bond or reject ours."
"What in the hell are you talking about?" Lal demanded with a look of bewilderment; her eyes narrowed with annoyance at missing something important.
"Skull's Sky flames." Reborn answered before Fon or Verde had a chance to, as if the topic was obvious.
"Since when does Skull have Sky flames Kora?" Colonnello demanded.
"Its obvious idiota." Reborn scowled.
"What do you mean obvious Kora?" Colonnello bellowed, his eyes wide.
"Keep your voice down idiot" Lal hissed at him as he rubbed the spot on his arm she had punched.
Verde leveled the Rain with an incredulous look. "Luce's diary stated we would all be happy with a sky. I have long suspected Skull had a hidden Sky flame. Scientifically speaking she has always been an anomaly. How often was it commented on how un-cloud like our Cloud was?" The draw of his voice made Colonnello feel like the stupidest person on the planet.
"Obvious. Like I said." Reborn smirked, his voice mocking.
"So what? We court Skull and try to bring out the Sky flames?" Lal asked as she settled herself back into her seat, a dark look of satisfaction on her face. All of them had long lounged for a Sky, how poetic that their Sky would be one of their own, one who knew the pain of being cursed for decades.
"I think Fon has a different idea." Reborn snorted in amusement. Unlike the others he had known Fon long before they were cursed. He could see the shadowy look in the man's eyes that spoke of a budding obsession. Reborn wasn't stupid enough to get in the man's way of something he wanted. Besides they were the worst criminals in the Underground. None of them were known for taking denial well. They took what they wanted and did what they wanted.
It also killed two birds with one stone, as the saying went. The idea of leaving Skull to her own devices while knowing she was in fact a female did not sit well with him. He was an old-time gentleman and Skull was a civilian woman dragged into the Mafia. The fact that she was also a Sky, and an Arcobaleno and his instincts were screaming to protect her had nothing to do with it.
"Care to share with the rest of us?" Lal asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Not in particularly." Fon responded with a twist of the lips that made his smile seem ominous.
"Viper your payment." Verde grinned sinisterly as he held out his fist to the Mist who reached out and a single earring was dropped into the Mists hand.
"Mu, Skull's earring?" They inquired as they studied the simplistic design.
"Yes, I may have borrowed it from her." Verde's calm voice spoke volumes all of its own. A snicker escaped the cowl Viper wore as the feeling of amusement enveloped the room.