(A/N) I told you guys this wouldn't be as a long wait as for chapter 2! I'll always try to post weekly, but I can't promise nothing and it can take longer guys, so I'm sorry if it does happens, but I love you guys for reading this far, just seeing that people reads this story make me want to continue! But, hey, I'm starting to talk a lot now, let's get to chapter 3!

(Disclaimer: Only Elia's Family character are mine, Reborn character belongs to their wonderful and rightful author.)

How long has it been since I first came here for this mission? I would like to say one week, but it probably made a whole month. What is uncanny is that I didn't even miss anyone, well, ok, I miss everyone except one for a reason I found, but I'm still not sure about it. They didn't miss me at all it seem, well, who would miss someone that only insult them? I lit my ring just to see a flame coming from it, it was calming for me. I heard my door open and I instantly stopped what was I doing, hoping that the other person didn't see.

"Arai, breakfast is ready!"

"Alright, I'm coming!"

Sometimes I found myself wondering if they knew who I was, but that they didn't care because I did no harm. I just felt like saying it to them, but that would be the stupidest move that I ever made in all my assassin's life. I lazily got out of bed just to find a stronger headache than usual with the really cold air, what a nice morning so far. I just pulled many hoodies that Luss bought me and this little silly cat scarf, I didn't care how I look, I was just really annoyed by the temperature.

When I entered the kitchen, I almost got everyone look, though some were unconfirmed because someone had too long bangs and some just didn't show any expression.

"What? Did you see Levi to have this face?"

"No, only a raccoon covered in three hoodies when it's warm inside"

"Uh?"

"And now he's deaf, I blame long-haired commander!"

"No, no, I heard, it's just... that I entirely feel comfortable?"

"You're weird"

"Thanks for the compliment"

Okay, did this ever happen before? The short answer was yes. Was something amiss with me? Likely, but whatever. I just sat at my now habitual chair waiting for food, I mean, ugh, I was told it was ready, why wasn't it here yet? Shoosh, calm down myself, it's only food. Luss entered with my plate like he heard my agonizing thought.

"Here you go~"

"Thanks"

Luss was really an amazing cook, no matter how weird he was. I ate really fast like in my habitude, I couldn't stop that. When I was going to leave, my head just made me want to smash my face on the table and I found myself on the floor because my legs went weak.

"Arai, are you alright!?"

"Uhm, yeah, I probably just tripped on my own foot"

"Are you sure, dear?"

I just nodded and got back on my two feet, that headaches wouldn't leave as soon as I thought. Why was I feeling so faint and helpless right now? I grabbed the wall like it was my best supporter. And so, I bumped and I looked up to apologize. I suddenly felt a hand on my forehead, I didn't quite understand why, but it was removed quickly.

"Gaylord, I think you're stupid or something, my hand almost melted"

Lussuria then came closer to me and did the same as the person earlier, that actually was Fran, how couldn't I recognize this monotone voice?

"Arai, you're burning up, you should go rest"

"Nah, don't want to" I said that, but I would still do.

Sick, eh, well that would be the second time in my whole life it happens. Last time was pretty awful that my boss had to get some special medicine for me, I hope that won't be as bad as that this time. My cell phone, that was back in one piece, rang, but I ignored it until I arrived in my room. Gosh, it was still ringing after all this time, perhaps it was real important and then I eventually picked it up.

"Hello?"

[Hey, it's me, how are you feeling?]

Does he have some kind of psychic power to know that? Or is it just a stroke of luck?

"Oh, it's you Kitty, I feel like killing my immunity system, but if we ignore that, I'm completely fine, ah"

The pain in my head was really killing me, my skin was burning and I kept sweating, it was really uncomfortable.

[Sick, uh? That's must not be nice]

"I guess so, I just feel like doing a backflip by the window just to see if it would hurt more than what I actually have"

[Please, don't do that! But, uhm, I'm really sorry Arai..]

I would have asked what was he sorry about, but he already leaved this conversation, that was so out of his habit to do that. Whatsoever, I shouldn't care too much about that, he probably just burnt my room down or killed my pet, wait, do I actually have one?.. No, that was a stupid idea. I stripped down to only my pant and just curled myself in the blanket, today was really an awful day.

Three hours had passed since I pulled myself in this pathetic position, I couldn't even sleep at all, the pain was keeping me awake. I had a hard time breathing now, was I going to die? Probably not, but it hurt like hell, I mean, I've been badly injured physically many times and it was painless compared to this. And so, I saw Lussuria enter like he was awaiting for my conversation with myself to be over, just the footstep made my brain ache, every little sound was like a grenade that just blew up near me.

"Arai, can you open your mouth for a sec?"

Hm? Wait, was that a thermometer in his hand? Seriously, stop caring for me, I'm your enemy! It'll only cause you guys pain when I have to leave, I didn't want to open this foul mouth of mine, afraid to let something escape from it, something you guys would hate me for. I shook my head desperately, hoping that he would just leave. A loud blast was heard at the main gate, what was going on? Wait, these presences, tch, it seem I took too long, pacific way is over. I walked to my bag, pulling out my vest out of it and a simple black shirt, it was time to go back, even if I was in a bad position to walk. Of course, Luss had run out of the room before that, well, when the noise was heard. I received a message on my cell phone, oh.

From: Stupid Cat

Oi, you better hurry the hell up to come help us, we need you a little bit right onw, sweety bowman-kun

Ha-ha, he mistyped now, well, I shouldn't get distracted with these little details. I leaped out of the window, but I was unable to go. What was wrong with me, anyway? I needed to hurry, they needed me, but no matter how I fought with my body, it's like it was nailed to the ground. I lit my flame and punched it in one of my boxes I had on me. Soon, my storm-class fox came out, what, did you expect a raccoon, seriously?

"Hey there buddy, lend me a hand, would you?"

My fox understood really fast, oh, between, his name is Kiro, guys, c'mon, you expected this writer to call it Kitsune? Well, she and I are not cruel, I know the pain of that. I wondered which person would he attack, though, oh, wonderful, stormy person, hope you can guess who it was. All I heard when Levi saw my fox was.

"Well, their storm guardian is on the move, though we don't know his/her location and we still haven't seen the mist one"

I climbed up from place to place to get a good angle of the conflict without being discovered, Kiro really fought well, he was still alive after all this time. Also, I equipped our friendly communicator in my ear. The situation now was..

Boss vs Boss. (Hehe, I secretly hope mine would drop dead, I mean what.)

Sun vs Sun.

You know what, you can guess everyone was against the same class of flame. Time to participate a little more, I took something that looked like a loose string and a little rectangle, it was not all really. I pushed a button and woop, magic, my bow was in a normal form again. I took an arrow out and lit it with my dear flame, one scratch and dead. My blood felt cold suddenly, I would ignore that for now. Aim and fire, dang, I missed and that probably revealed my location, not good.

[What the hell is Arai is doing!?]

[Boss, he's sick, leave him alone]

[Whose fault that he's sick?]

[Hey, you made me do that!]

"What?"

There was a silence, I didn't speak until now so they didn't realize I was listening it seem, my voice in yelling.

"So now, you're saying YOU are the cause of this!?"

[Arai, listen —]

"Listen to what goddamnit!? Your explanation, your lies!?"

[But we know you're pacific so we —]

"I saw the document you know, I didn't want to believe it, but it seems it was all the truth.. " My voice had gone down to a whisper.

[Oh, so the Raccoon was too curious then, your curiosity will kill you]

I received a knife in the knee, I realized who it was, I learnt many things this past month. Now, that was bad, I was weakened already and I was losing blood. Change of target still, Kiro understood fast and jumped on our sun guardian, well, I considered him ex-guardian because of what I was doing. I aimed my bow at a place and just shot again, well, I could say I was rather proud, misty collapsed, perfect aim.

[What the hell are you doing!?]

"Hmm.. Following what my heart says teehee"

Everyone kinda stopped their movement, Varia included. I decided that I would go down there now, you know, say a little hi to misty or rather, Jin, and while being on it, I could retrieve my arrow. Woah, I didn't expect that all of them would look at me like that. I wish I couldn't have become the center of attention, well, I'll just deal with it.

"Arai, what are you doing? It actually hurts, tell me it's a joke!"

"Well, let me tell you that betrayal is really more painful"

"What are you babbling about!? You're the one betraying us!"

"Oh, then the boss didn't inform you? You know, about that he gave information about our whole family and me? Oh, right, I shouldn't call him like that!"

I got rid of my vest and only waited for Kiro to burn it. The fight continued, but I was rarely aimed at.

Pain.

I drop to my knees, fuck, I should have remembered that, the earlier pain had come back, but soon after, a new pain was added. Jin stabbed me in the shoulder, the important part for me, he was probably scared that I would use my dear bow soon. Fuck, more blood loss.

"Not feeling well, Arai?"

"Feeling just fine, you idiot"

Ugh, dizziness, what are you doing? Don't strike me randomly like that, I backed up, afraid to have to suffer another wound soon. So now, who was down? Elia side, sun guardian and mist guardian. Varia side, Levi, which didn't surprise me.

I turned a little to see Luss in trouble, I didn't care what you considered me, Kiro was back in his box because my will was at his biggest down. The pain I had to go through just to ready my bow was awful and my shoulder bled more and more. I was eventually able to shoot an arrow to save him in the last second from my old kitty guardian.

"I'm surprised you still can stand up, little lady Arai"

"I'm not surprised I was not the you know what for nothing, you know?"

"Yeah, but don't worry, you'll calm soon"

"Uh?"

Never knew that this was going to be my last word for this chit-chat, I just fell in the arms of unconsciousness.

(A/N) Soooo... Anyone want chapter 4 now? Anyone, anyone? I'll give you a little cookie if you're enough kind to give a review, okay, that was a joke, you can have a free cookie *gives a cookie to reader*