Has it really been one year already? Nagi thought as she sat by the large window in her room, staring out into the forest. The girl's hair was now cut short into a style similar to Mukuro's. She was very grateful to him and the others for saving her that day. Since then, the mansion had gained four new people. Two of them were strange twins who did not look so human, one was an old man who kept a large number of little yellow birds with him, and the other was a man that she had not met as of yet since it seemed that he spends his time outside the mansion a lot.
Staying in the mansion made Nagi realize that the people here had different abilities. She also found out that her powers were the same as Mukuro's, just that he was better at using them than she was.
"I wonder how Sousuke is doing. Tsuna and his mother too." she says softly. These were the only people who did not hate her for what she is. As she stared at the trees swaying in the breeze, Nagi absentmindedly held the pendant that Sousuke had given her a year ago. The purple gem seemed like it was glowing, trying to compete with the brightness outside.
"Oi!" Ken's voice sounds from behind the large wooden door, followed by a series of bangs. Without Nagi's consent, the boy barges into the room. "W-What is it?" Nagi utters as she jumped a little in her seat at the sudden intrusion. Ken walked up to the girl and looks down at her in annoyance. His white button up shirt was covered in dirt from doing God knows what. Chikusa always claimed that Ken had been going around digging the ground like a dog, only to be replied with a flurry of insults and protests from the boy. "Mukuro-sama needs us for a meeting." he spat. Nagi only nodded as she stood up from he place besides the window. Ken went on and exited the room, not caring whether she would follow or not. After getting her cloak, she walked behind the boy timidly and fumbled with the fabric of the piece of clothing. They were somehow able to retrieve Nagi's cloak from the chaos that happened a year ago, but it was burned at the bottom from coming into contact with fire.
Also, over the past year, it seemed like Ken and M.M did not get along with her as much as the others. The reason is still unknown to Nagi though.
The pair reached two large doors with two golden handles. Ken pushes on one of them, revealing a lounge with multiple luxurious chairs. Red curtains embroidered with golden thread were draped on the windows and an unlit chandelier hung from the ceiling. "She's here, Mukuro-sama." Ken says as he entered the room.
Nagi looks around the room and sees M.M. sitting close to Mukuro on a couch. The twins were standing behind the old man, known as Birds, and twitching every now and then. Ken took a seat next to Chikusa who wore his signature neutral expression. Nagi walked to a chair and sat alone. "It seems that Lancia isn't here today, as usual." Birds says as a yellow bird landed on his shoulder.
"We'll just let him be for now." Mukuro says, "I have something I would like to discuss with all of you."
Everybody in the room listened attentively. It was very rare that Mukuro himself would want to talk with all of them about something, especially like this. Nagi herself was nervous inside. Mukuro smirks before speaking, "According to my sources, something very interesting is going to happen." he says, "It seems as though the king plans to eliminate people like us, though I am not sure how as of yet."
This was not surprising news, a lot of people want to eliminate the witches. But Mukuro would not have brought it up if it was not something serious. "Mukuro-sama, isn't it normal for people to try to kill us?" Ken asks.
"Kufufu, that may be, but this is different." Mukuro says.
"How?" Chikusa questions.
"The king's men are seeking out a certain man for help, someone special." the boy answers. Who is he talking about? though Nagi. "Oho, you couldn't be talking about that blood thirsty witch hunter are you?" Birds says, smiling slyly.
"What do you know about this person, byon?" Ken demanded. Birds cackles loudly while the twins cocked their heads at abnormal angles. "Only the most cruel witch hunter there is. Viktor. What I know so far is that he captures witches to torture them to death, some rumors say that he even sells them for...service."
That's horrible... Nagi thought as she listened.
"Kufufu, so that's how it is." said Mukuro. The boy gets up from his seat and walks out of the room, "You are all dismissed, we won't be doing anything for now." he says as he exited. Nagi stared at him as he closed the doors. "What is Mukuro-sama planning?" she says quietly. M.M. soon follows Mukuro, looking at Nagi in disgust before walking out. Did I do something wrong?