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Chapter 11: Attack

Dino and the Cavallone waited in the bushes with Squalo and everyone else. They hid around Sontuoso Castle, watching all the Mafioso piling into the white castle. Minerva was no where to be seen even though there were about 5000 men watching the castle closely. "She's probably already inside," Reborn whispered to Dino, "Minerva's really smart right?"

"Yeah, knowing her she probably knows we're here but she can't look for us," Dino explained. "When exactly do we attack, Reborn?" Dino asked Reborn as he peered through the leaves.

"With this many people, whoever is announcing the inheritance has to be pretty damn loud. We will wait 15 minutes after the last person we see enters the castle to make sure that everyone is there. Then we head closer to the castle and listen in to what they're saying," Reborn explained to Dino.

"Most Mafia families inherit a particular object right? And considering that the Saggezza is a pretty big mafia family, wouldn't there be something that Minerva has to have to officially prove she's the new Boss?"

"Yeah, I did a bit of research last night. Minerva inherits the Tome of Wisdom. The tome contains all the history of the Saggezza and is sort of like that super computer you have at your school."

"So we have to attack before she takes that tome….who's going to give us the signal?"

"I will," Squalo crawled across the grass with a serious look on his face.

…

Squalo sat down and leaned on the wall with his head turned at the corner of the castle. He scanned the inside of the white castle and looked at all the people with suits surrounding Minerva and a man with black curly hair. Squalo swore under his breath, sneaked up to a window and sat under the sill where no one would see him. He opened his hand to reveal a small green grenade.

"And now, I present to you….the Tome of Wisdom."

Squalo's eye snapped as it widened and he quickly stood up. The grenade was closed by his hand as Squalo clutched it tightly. He gritted his teeth together, Minerva, sorry if this hurts you.

There was a large explosion. Squalo ran forward and dived back into the bushes waiting for the sounds of the other grenades going off and the Cavallone breaking into the castle.

They did just that.

Loud bangs filled the air as the sound of screaming people tainted the castle with fear, adding to the walls being charred bit by bit, wall by wall. The Cavallone rushed into the castle through broken walls while Dino stayed behind. Regret began to rip his heart apart, no…wait…this wasn't supposed to happen…

"Dino, what the hell are you waiting for? Go with Squalo and find Minerva before she gets killed by anyone," Reborn snapped him out of his thoughts.

"But….Reborn…I can't do this anymore…I can't kill these innocent people just to get to Minerva…" Dino stammered. His eyes that were on the verge of bawling glimmered in the light of the fire.

Reborn let out a deep and heavy sigh, "Dino listen to me right now. Would you rather die right here and now with a heart full of regret or go in there, rescue Minerva, get the hell out of here and keep living?" Dino stared into Reborn's black eyes as deep as a sea. He reluctantly nodded.

Squalo rushed through a large hole in the wall and darted aimlessly in the castle. Past all the running people, he saw a girl in a suit lying on the ground in the middle of the room.

Minerva.

He caught glance of her and stopped to a halt. In an instant, he quickly turned around and dashed past all the guests and to where she lay. "Minerva!" Squalo called out to her as he ran up to her. His legs dropped him to the floor in a crouching position next to her, he shook her. "Minerva! Are you alright?!"

It wasn't alright to Squalo. It simply wasn't. Minerva's eyes opened to reveal the deepest indigo he'd ever seen. Dull, dark, lifeless. The lifeless pair of eyes that belonged to his best friend. Those were the eyes he saw that day. "Are you….alive?"

There was a slash, the sound of metal. Squalo jumped back and let go of Minerva in the process, his silver eyes widening as well. He slowly stood up and watched Minerva do the same. Only that he was just traumatized, and Minerva did the worst thing someone could do.

She raised a sword against her best friend.

GOMENASAI! GOMENASAI! GOMENASAI! GOMENASAAAAIIII! I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN NEARLY A WEEK WHEN I USUALLY UPDATED NEARLY EVERYDAY! I'M SO SORRY! This is what happens when school starts….So anyway guys, I hope this chapter made up for it…

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