Disclaimer: I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
"I got the news if those hunters started again and now's much worst because they hired helicopter, kora." A man with blonde, spiky hair, light blue eyes as he wears black army boots and a camouflage bandana around his head inform the group.
"They're hunting the poor fox again?"
"Yokai kitsune. Not foxes."
The women rolled her eyes. Set down the cup of coffee infront of the man with fedora. She knocked the man's legs from the table earning a heated glare from him. "Yokai and fox is still the same thing, Reborn. They're living creature, they had family and children like us."
The man, Reborn, flipping the newspaper with other hand took the cup and take a sip. "Even if its unfair we can't do anything-"
"You're the hitman, Reborn! The greatest in the world, you've been killed so many people, of course you can take them down easily!" She said interrupt him.
With disbelieve Reborn put the newspaper down and staring incrediously at her. "That doesn't make any sense, Aria."
"I agreed with Reborn in this. Even if we want to stop they'll keep coming and coming to kill them until no one left behind or feeling satisfied." Another girl said. She has dark blue hair, dark red-brown eyes and tan skin.
"But thats cruel Lal.. I hate it everytime they manage to kill the poor fox." Aria slump her body on the sofa with huff. "Do you agree with me right, Fon?" She asked the man desperately who sat beside Reborn.
"We're all agreed with you, Aria. But those hatred on their heart won't stop them killing it even if we blackmailed them. Hell, I'm sure they didn't care if we killed their family." Lal said before Fon can answered Aria's question.
A sudden loud explosion surprising the group. They ran out of the house to see the cause of the explosion. The ash was thick and sparks were visible in the distance, above the hill.
"Oh my god it must be them." Aria brought her hand over her mouth, her eyes blurred in tears. "They brutally killing them!"
They can heard howled, barks and guns shot. A man that has dark purple hair, wearing eyeliner and has a teardrop-shaped tattoo under his left eye who was standing beside Aria immediately throw up near the bushes. Just thinking an innocent creature being killed in such horrible way..
"For fuck sake, kora!"
"Even though they paid me with high price I won't accept it. I prefer kill many humans than have to kill animal."
"We need to check it out, kora!"
"I had an option, wait a minute." The man with glasses said as he turn around and went back in to the house.
Meanwhile the other still continue cursing, Reborn on other hand keep silent the entire time, his expression hidden under his fedora. His hand twitching inside the pocket.
Verde returned with a modified drone, he click the switch on before threw it to the air and let the drone floating. After that, he take out the remote control. "I modified my drone, so it can identified any living creatures from the sky." He said while controling the drone.
"How we can see it?"
"With this." Verde pull out a small box from his pocket to show it to everyone. He put the box on the ground and knocked it once. A blue screen like a projector appears before him. "Just connect it via GPS and then it will be directly to the drone."
They finally can see clearly. Every dots would be appear everytime it caught humans or animals on the ground. And actually, they're not the only one who seems surprised by the explosion.
The drone lead them to the cliff and the scene that so tragic and horrible can be seen from above. Death body of the kitsune spreading out, blood splatter on the ground that it looks like a massive massacre. They can see few humans corpse and dogs but still amount of foxes death is much larger than them.
Aria who see the scenes falling to the ground and begin crying.
"This's terrible." Fon whispered in anger, looked away with frown on his eyes.
"Do something, Kora!" The blonde man yell with fury, Urge to kill those filthy humans with his rifle. "God damnit, bastard, fuck this shit, Fuck, kora!"
"Shut up Colonello."
"They kill them! Those fuckers even kill the pups too Lal! For fuck sake kora! And also this's a rate M so it's alright saying those inaporate words!"
Reborn who had been enough took the controller from Verde's hand, ignoring the scientist's protest.
"What are you doing?" Verde asked irritated.
"We're moving on, they're already dead. Rather than we looking for dead thing better to move on, and I found something bellow the cliff. The dots appear earlier."
"It could be other animals that pass in panic."
Clacking in annoyance Reborn give a warning look when Verde tried to take the controller from him. He walk away from fuming scientist and continue to controlling the drone. The dots appear again on his drone but this time seems blinking. "What does it means if like that?"
Huffing Verde answered without hiding his annoyance. "That means whatever it is, It's still alive but in bad condition. If the dots disappear, it means they're already death."
Reborn hum in understanding. He look closer. Smirked widely when he found out if it was a youkai, a baby one.
"I'll be going." He said, give the controler to the scientist and walk away to fetch his car key. "Verde tell me the condition of the yokai while I'm going. I don't want to find the kit dies before me."
Verde rolled his eyes but nodding.
"The kit still alive?" Aria asked with Fon helped her standing. Her eyes with full of hope staring at the screen.
Lal sigh while her eyes still glued on the screen, watching the kit's chest moving in erratic pace. "Don't expect too much, with such conditions I'm not sure if it can survive."
Aria give her a nasty look before stare back to the poor fox, thanking Fon for helping her.
Verde was talking on the phone with the controller in Colonello's hand.
In a tense situation, finally Reborn's car can be seen on the screen. The car pulled up not far from where the kit has been falling. A black figure step out of the car, he look up and tilt the fedora slightly before approaching the fox kit.
He knelt down and scoop the fox carefully in to his hands before going back to the car.
"It seems the fox has bad condition more than we expected." Fon said as he look Reborn seems in hurry.
"While we wait Reborn to return, I'll prepare warm water and clean towel. Skull please help me with first aid kit." Aria ran quickly into the house followed by the Skull.
"Alright we'll be going back too." Verde sent the drone back, let it landing onto his hands. He switch off before giving it to Colonello. After that he took the box after he turn it off too.
"Verde how much the cost if I buy your drone?"
"Not for sale. If you want I can make it for you. Just tell me what kind of drone do you want, Viper."
"Similiar like you but with invisible mode." State Viper, "Oh I want black for colors. Your drone's too bright for my taste." Added her.
"Hn, on it."
Sounds of car being pulled over following with car's door closed and shoes tapping can be heard, signalling if Reborn has return. Fon immediately open the front door to let Reborn in.
"He's lossing too much blood." Reborn said as he being led to Aria. She already cleared up the table and set the clean towel on top of it.
Reborn put the kit down and step aside to let Aria doing her job.
Aria cooing everytime the fox kit make a pain sound while she carefully taking debris from the kit's body before cleaned up the blood on its fur with warm water. After that she put on a bandage around him before covered it up with blanket.
"Alright It's done. But in this state we need to find a doctor to make sure he's fine. We can see if he's falling from the cliff I'm afraid if he's bleeding not only in external but also in internal." Aria said to Reborn who has been standing beside her, crossing his hands.
"No, too risky. I better call someone I trust. Hope he understand about animals thing." Reborn flick the youkai's ear lightly before step away. Took out his phone, flipping open and begin to scroll looking for the number.
Knowing who it was Aria crudling the kit into her arms while grumble under her breath about 'Why pervert doctor.' and 'Why does someone like him can be exsist in this world.'
"Shamal, listen. I want you to come to my house now. Don't be late or no telorance for you." Reborn hung up without giving the man a chance to speak. He lowered his phone when Aria approach him, handed him the kit.
"Why do you pass it to him?" Protest Reborn althought in the end he take it.
"I don't want to face that pervert doctor. But make sure if he didn't do anything to the fox." Warn Aria, her eyes full of hatred when she saying 'pervert doctor.'.
Watching Aria leaving the room, he looked down at the sleeping yokai and sigh heavely. With left hand he holding a bundle of fluff so the other hand can reach a basket ontop of the cupboard. Then he put the bundle in it.
Went to family room, he found out the other were there watching tv except Verde and Mammon, they always spend their time in their room.
Fon, who'd be the first one notice his presence scoot away give him space to sit. "How is it?" he asked, looked inside the basket.
Fon's voice attract other attention. Curiously they tried to look inside too. "Aria has given a bandages to him but she's still worried about bleeding internal." Answered Reborn, shrugging it off. He smacked Skull's hand when he tried to touch it.
"Then you called someone?" Reborn eyeing Lal and immediately they know the answers.
"It's been awhile I didn't meet Shamal, kora! He still owes me something kora!"
"Don't you dare bring up again in front of me."
"But I'm curious Lal and might be can help both of us in the future." Colonello dodging quickly when Lal hit him.
"Good god, please find a room." Skull groaning, cupping his face with both hands.
Fon on other hand only sighing with Reborn snort at the pair.
"Isn't it already late?"
"Not for that pervert thought." Reborn simply said. Fon sighing again.
Reborn put the basket on the ground beside his feet before lean back with legs on top of the table. He reach remote tv and change the channel, ignoring a protest from Colonello and Skull.
An hour has passed, Reborn is the only one who still stay awake. Or did he? Actually no, he's fall asleep with his eyes open as of a habits. If his partner, a Leon doesn't woke him up, chances are he will fall asleep on the couch until morning.
"That damn pervert didn't come, did he?" Reborn massaging his temples, face hiding under his fedora. A dark chuckle could be heard afterwards. He's gonna pay for making me waiting like this.
He took the basket and getting ready to entered the room when suddenly the sound of knocking from the front door or likely banging the front door.
As if didn't hear it Reborn keep moving and entered the room. He turn off the light (Because of habits, his eyes can see clearly in the dark) and put the basket down in the corner of the room before changing his clothes. A sudden his phone rang gaining his atenttion.
Clacking in annoyance Reborn took off his hat and put it on the table beside the bed before answering the phone.
"You're late." His voice full of venom, feeling satisfied when he heard a chocking sounds.
"I-It wasn't my fault! My house and yours is not just one block away you know.."
"Oh, what a brave man talked back to me."
"No! listen to me! Not only that but my car suddenly broke down in the middle of the road so I have to push it by myself to the nearest car shop that still open. So for god sake please let me in! I'm freezing here!" Plead Shamal.
"Question first, can you treat animals?"
"No..?"
"Hn. Goodbye."
"Wa-wait! don't hung up! I know someone's working as veterinarian, I'll call him tomorrow."
Reborn paused for a moment before asking with serious tone. "Do you think you can trust him? If I say this animal is not unordinary animals."
"Yes." Answered confidently, "I've known him for a long time and he's not have any issue with unordinary animal like nekomata, kitsune yokai, or any kind of it. -Oh kami, don't tell me you had one of them?"
"Called him tomorrow immedietly. And call any other member to open the door for you." Reborn hung up before giving the poor guy a chance. He lay on the bed and in a second he fall asleep with his chameleon sleeping on his chest.
Tomorrow will be a long day.
Sorry for the grammar and mistakes I made, English is not my native language so my apologize.
Anyway, I'll update the story every sunday unless there is an exams or lots of tasks in my campus.