Act Three: I'll Always Keep You Safe

Ugh... . It feels like I've been put through a car crusher. What happened again?

Skull's eyes opened groggily when he regained consciousness. He tried sitting up, but once he moved pain shot through his body.

Oh, yeah that's right I crashed. Those suits were chasing after me.

Skull looked around hazily; not registering his surroundings. Something happened after that. What did though?

' ...be of any use.'

Use...? Gah! Think what was it again?

' ...I'm Carcassa Vittorio... boss of the Carcassa Famiglia.'

I think I'm forgetting something important? What was it?

'Welcome to the mafia, kid.'

Mafia! Yeah, right. I must have hit my head hard to imagine that! "Pfftt... Hahaha- ow! That hurts." Skull growled cringing.

The door opened revealing the man with the cigar. He had dirty blonde hair, olive skin, and light brown eyes. Skull thought for a moment. He was the one named Vittorio, supposedly a mafia boss.

"Semblant Skull. Born on August 8th, 19XX. Currently 15 years old. Parents are Semblant Anthony and Celeste. Has skipped two grades and is currently top of his school. "

Skull hesitated and asked, "Uh, mister, how do you know that?"

Vittorio laughed. "I'm not a mafia boss for nothing kid!" No way! This- this can't be real right? I must still be suffering from hitting my head!

"Eh... Mr. Vittorio could you repeat that? For a second I thought you said mafia, haha." Skull nervously pulled on his lip chain.

Vittorio smirked, " But I did say that."

"..."

His smirk dropped. "You know kid, how are we going to see if you'll be a useful addition to the Carcassa Famiglia if you keep getting shocked easily?"

"I... what..." There was only one word that Skull could say to express what was going through his head.

" MFURGPHT!" It wasn't actually a word, but it perfectly summed up Skull's state of mind.

" Oi! Kid, don't get your drool on the sheets! They're silk!" Vittorio screamed, while manically shaking Skull.

The Carcassa family members in the room sweat dropped.

My life is over. I'll have to join them or die. What will my parents think? My-my parents! Skull snapped out of his delusional salivating state shocking the Carcassa boss.

"H-hey! Uh... Mr. Vittorio! What about my parents?" Skull asked worriedly, "What will happen to them because of this?"

"Oh? Well you have many choices kid! One, they could join, I'll gladly accept any possible members." Skull's blood drained from his face. "Two, we could dispose of them." Skull started to turn blue. "Three, don't let them know, but that could lead to... eh, complications." Skull turned purple imagining these 'complications'.

"Haha! Kid, your reactions are hilarious!" Vittorio guffawed and barely managed to compose himself, before getting serious. "But you can always cut ties with them if the other options worry you."

Skull looked at him gaping. Leave his mother and father? How could he? They were what he lived for. His mouth tightened into a line. He wouldn't be able to live for them if they were dead. He didn't want them to be pulled into this world either because of him.

Then, if it's for them... "I'll do it."

A woman with purple curls twiddled her fingers, "Anthony, have you seen Skull-kun?"

"No, Celeste dear, he should be back from school at two." Anthony replied.

"I know, but the school called and said Skull-kun didn't show up."

Anthony sighed, "I never thought that our Skull-kun would skip school. He never has. I guess it was only a matter of time, he is a teenager after all."

"But, why would our Skull-kun do that? I just don't understand!" Celeste pouted collapsing onto the couch.

"Anthony! Anthony! Did you check the garage?" Screamed a hysterical Celeste. "Yes dear. I also checked the garden and asked the staff and they told me that they didn't see him come home last night!"

"WHAT?" She shrieked. Anthony started hyperventilating.

"Our, our boy is missing Celeste. Missing. W-we need call the police." Anthony rasped eyes watering.

Celeste clutched the desk in Skull's room for support, her tears falling down her cheeks. She turned to grab Skull's phone, but froze. Celeste stayed that way for a while worrying her husband.

"Cele-leste?" He reached out to her, but stopped when she looked at him and pointed her hand at a note book paper.

"He wrote a... l-look."

Anthony hastily grabbed the paper his wife was pointing at, and read it:

Dear Mother and Father,

I'm sorry, I can't be with you any longer; It's for the best, so don't be sad. I can't tell you the details, but please understand. I love you.

I'm sorry,

Skull

"Why...? Dear god why, Skull-kun?" His father wailed.

His mother and father continued crying all night.

If you looked closely you could see a shadow walking to a limo turning around, and almost hear their words.

"Good bye... Mom... Dad... . I'm sorry."

Almost.

(A/N) I feel I have a duty now to insert this note here just to break the tension from writing this!

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