Very little comedy in this chapter. Mainly monologue. :|

Also, the end of the Kokuyou arc!

I think I made Dante bipolar... Well... Meh.

The itallics are mainly flashback quotes and memories. Regular is Dante's thoughts and feelings, since this is, of course, written in her point of view.

I'm floating in black.

Wait… Can you actually do that?

… Let's just stick with the figurative speech.

Mama!

Oh.

Ano… Miss! You have a beautiful voice! Can you sing another song?

I'm just standing there. Watching memories replay. What was the point of this? I used to have nightmares about this all the time. Have they completely stopped? No. Never. What makes this any different?

Ever wonder why I'm indifferent? It's because, I don't want to get involved ever again. I've had bad memories. I've been taught and raised way differently than I act now, it's because I don't want to live that way. I live life, the way I want to. Though, not everything works out the way I want it.

YOU WHORE! YOU'RE EXACTLY LIKE HER!

I learned the ways of prostitution; I guess that's one of my cons…

You're his child right? You're Alfonse's child…

My father… Was that Alfred's voice?

Would you like to live with us? I have a wife named Maria and a son named Joey.

I remember this all too well.

It's a brat.

Joey.

You brought a kid home with you?

Joey never accepted me, he never will. I don't care either way. As long as I can feel alive.

Her parents were friends of mine.

Come to think of it, I've never felt alive lately. What happened…?

Do you want to cry? Who was that?

You're allowed to cry. After all that, why are you hiding your sorrow?

I'm not. It's all gone.

Stop lying.

I'm not.

I can see it in your eyes. You've locked it away.

Have I really…?

The poor dear… Such a tragic loss. Both parents, at the same time, for the same cause… Maria's pity. I don't need it.

She's a prostitute!

I never felt at home with them.

JOEY!

Just let him say as he wishes. It's not going to change anything.

You're an idiot… Just cry already. It's surprising how people keep saying that. I don't need to cry.

You don't always need to be so strong.

I'm not… Leave me alone. I don't want these memories.

I'll kill them…

Who's that?

I'LL KILL THEM ALL!

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My eyes shot open as I found myself leaning against a wall. I held my head in my hands.

"Why are they still haunting me… Especially today?"

Had I really been faking my emotions? Maybe all I'm experiencing now is a dream… I'll all disappear. I inwardly snorted. That's too good to be true. Time to face reality.

I saw Mukuro pierce his eye. I didn't move, nor did I flinch. He fought against Tsuna. I simply sat there.

"I am very disappointed," Tsuna said. He covered in flames. They don't seem to be harming him though… It looked more like protection..? Oh. It seems like Tsuna's winning. I continued to stare blankly.

I've never liked battles. Never liked fights. Call me what you'd like, a fool, a weakling, I honestly don't care. Just let me be. It's amazing to watch the two fight; I dislike the fact they're fighting though. It's reality. No one can truly get along without any disputes. There's usually a reason behind fights, sometimes there isn't. The reason for this one? Most likely revenge. My eyes slid closed for a few moments. The world is a scary place. It's also quite interesting. It's very strange… Good things, bad things, and in-between. It depends on what perspective you're looking from.

Mukuro and Tsuna are fighting from two different points of views. It's what you believe in that gives you the strength to do it. My eyes drifted over to the people lying on the ground. They wanted to protect…

What about me? What do I want? I have no motive. Nothing.

Kill them…

No motive. My eyes drifted back to Tsuna as Mukuro, was finally, officially, defeated.

"YOU MAFIA, DON'T TOUCH MUKURO-SAN!!" Ken exclaimed. I glanced at him. "We were guinea pigs for human testing, by our own family." My eyes widened slightly. A place for them to go to… What's that like? I watched blankly as the Kokuyou trio was captured by men in black. Vindice.

"We don't live in a kind world." Boy was that true.

I watched as a medical crew came and I continued to just there and watch. A few people rushed over to me and I just simply shook my head.

"This world is full of cruelty," I muttered. "You can't change it."

I left the building and headed back to Namimori.