Rosa Annerito ch. 4:
La rosa dell'angelo e la lingua delle vipere

A/N: I do not own gunslinger girl only my OCs and I hope this story is good. Any comments and reviews are appreciated

Quickly rolling over, Violet forgot where she was and she soon realized where she was when she fell off and had to quickly grab the top bars yelling

"Gah what the fuck is going on and oh god" as her arms let go and she slammed landing on her leg with an audible pop. Wincing in pain, she looked around and saw the two girls who she was rooming with were passed out. Quietly moving, she slid out and went looking for anyone with a pain reliever only to run into Jean, who had pushed on her leg on accident causing her to stifle a scream. Looking at the new girl, Elsa walked over and helped, holding out her hand, before saying

"I am a close friend of Chris' and he seems to be a really nice guy" and the group of two wandered out to find the others, the air starting to show a frosty chill, and violet followed Elsa as the two went into the monastery proper and Elsa revealed the surprise and that was a blacksmiths forge. As Elsa saw Violets eyes light up, she was shocked to see the girl tie her hair into a ponytail before singing as she fired up the forge. Slamming the hammer down onto the anvil, Elsa could barely make out the new girl saying, choking on her tears, "I'm in my black suit, black tie hiding out in the back doing a strong shot of whiskey straight out the flask" and as Violet started getting warm she rolled her sleeves up revealing the past of a girl who had been through hell and came out swinging. Looking at Elsa, noticing she was staring at the skinny girl's arms, Violet remarked, a little colder than she intended,

"Let me guess repentance for a life of hell?" and Elsa, instead of getting mad, remarked laughing

"I've been through hell so I'm a bit of a cynic. But I know you have been through the same thing" and Violet stuck her hand out and nodded. As they started looking at the weapons they could make, Violet cranked up Ludachris and the two jokingly shoved each other remarking

"Move bitch get out the way" and Violet saw one of Chris' swords and picked it up before swinging it testing the balance. As she was glancing at it, Chris wandered in with Petra before interrupting Violet saying

"Well I will get started on a sword designed for the new girl and a couple of knives. Maybe that will make her happy" before chuckling at her discomfort as Violet slowly lowered the sword. As the group all sat around just making idle small talk, Chris got a whiff of something he had become eerily familiar with and looked at violet before remarking

"My dear you better go see the doctor and get the blood checked out, because who knows where it is coming from" and Rose, who had wandered in to try and make Triela a knife and necklace, just nodded as Elsa tossed her a bo staff. As the two started to spar, they all heard Rose sing,

"Johnny said devil come back if you ever want to try again. I told you once you son of a bitch I'm the best there's ever been" and as the girls started sparring, Violet remarked, having taken a breath, "your pretty good but I'm sure I am better". As they got back onto their feet and the ready position for a second go round Triela saw the two starting to go at it for the second time and she turned before falling to the ground and starting to cough. As doctor Bianchi looked around, seeing Triela being carried back into his office with Rose looking eerily calm, like she had seen it all before setting her lover down and sighing as she had been unable to sleep for a couple days.

Looking over at Triela, who was crying for her mother, Rose looked at Jean before snapping out, "Hey jackass, make yourself useful and check on the others or I can make you walk with a limp for the next few months" and Elsa just smiled before the director called out to Rose and the group

"Don't kill him and get in here because we have an operation that will be good for you all. That includes the new girl" and Triela grabbed violet as Elsa and Chris finished their drinks and ran up to see the director and find out what exactly he wanted. Standing around, Chris passed out the smokes in a pre-briefing ritual and he lit his as the director said, his voice full of concern

"Someone has declared war on the US Navy and we are also on his target list so you are to find them and terminate them with extreme prejudice" and naturally Chris was too calm when he replied

"I am a ghost and I will make sure that he never knows what hit him. Well I will make sure that the death of the bastard is covert and sir with all due respect I will do the kill alone and yes I will fall back on my training. I have nothing to lose and will live up to that name" before Rose nodded and grabbed her gear before saying

"What about the rest of us sir? Surely you didn't call us in just to send cousin on a mission" and Lorenzo looked at her before saying,

"The others have assassinations on the FRF leadership because well you seem to be a trusted man in the navy circles" and Chris just nodded before packing his gear and just smiled, lighting a cigarette from a worn and battered pack before slickly dragging a knife across his belt before hopping on his motorcycle to go hunting.