Chapter 2
"So why exactly are you two here?"
Rosario and Mattia froze in their crouched position. Busted. They knew that the Boss didn't like them sneaking around past their bedtime, even if it was to return the DVDs they swiped from other rooms.
"You should know perfectly well," a rough voice answered.
Silence. The children almost stopped breathing. They leaned their backs against the wall that separated the second-story loft hallway from the foyer on the first floor where the Boss apparently stood.
"I'm not going to let you take him," the Boss replied calmly.
Mattia looked curiously at Rosario. "Me?" he mouthed. Rosario shook her head quickly.
A third voice chimed in "She sent us a letter telling us to come here as soon as possible. We didn't even know he existed until a few days ago when we received this."
"What?"
There was a rustling of paper followed by more silence.
"So you have no clue where she is," murmured the Boss.
"Not at all. I'm pissed! How can she not tell us anything?"
"Don't raise your voice," the third man said.
"Look," the Boss interrupted "You and I both know that we're on the brink of war, and when this war breaks out, I need to be able to know where everyone in this family is. It's not that I don't trust you, it's—"
"You don't trust us!" the loud one burst into laughter "When have you ever?"
The Boss didn't speak.
"We'll leave then," the third man finally broke the stillness. "Just remember that this was her order."
"We never had this conversation," the Boss quickly responded "And neither he nor that letter exists."
The children heard the massive wooden door open and close. They must have sat there for a good ten minutes before turning to each other. Cerulean eyes locked with sapphire and saw the fear and uncertainty engraved into each other's faces. They hustled back to the attic, forgetting all about their original mission.
The next morning at breakfast, Rosario and Mattia didn't speak.
"I hope you two didn't stay up late," Reborn sternly addressed his students "We have a lot of work to get done today."
They could tell.
He knew about the conversation.
Woo-hoo~ Short chapter! *shot*
Freaky shit's goin' down. *Twilight Zone music*