Hey, it's me again… No reviews, no votes, no nothing… I just sometimes wonder where you reviewers went… o.o

Oh well, and here's scene 24 for you guys~!

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"Dino! Romario! Cavallone!" called Soto. He slammed into the reception desk, whose overseer was surprised and ran to get both Romario and Dino. Jasmine was right behind him, and stopped, looking around.

"Ah, Soto!" came a familiar voice. Dino strolled into the room, flanked by Romario. He frowned. "What is it?"

"It's Kaia – Allegra's child," said Jasmine. "Her brain might be shutting down. We need her scanned."

"What-" the Cavallone boss raised an eyebrow.

"I've already identified the beginnings of PTSD and a possibility of BPD, but I'm sure that's not all – she's likely going into negative dying will. We have to scan her! Now!" pressed Jasmine. "It won't be my fault if she's dead, now go!" Dino nodded urgently and motioned for Romario. They both walked back into the hospital, with Soto and Jasmine nervously following behind.

"Here – it's what you asked for. It's a compound; it can sense the flame and dying will of the patient," Dino said. "Is she awake?" He motioned to Kaia.

"I don't know," answered Jasmine. "But I think it's better that she's asleep." She gave the limp Kaia to the assistants of the staff. "We have to talk." Soto nodded. Dino was silent.

"Okay. What is it?"

"The Boss is gone," sighed Soto. "Allegra's in a rampage back at Italy, and I need to know the whereabouts of the rings. It's time Kaia has her ring, I think." He sighed again in exasperation. "Don't tell me – they're already scattered?"

"Yeah," nodded Dino. "Tsuna's the Sky, his right-hand-man as of current, Gokudera Hayato, Storm-"

"I knew it," groaned Soto. "Allegra's going to murder me."

"Yamamoto Takeshi as the Rain, Sasagawa Ryohei as the Sun, Hibari Kyouya's the Cloud, the kid Lambo from the Bovinos is the Thunder, and the Mist…Rokudo Mukuro and Chrome Dokuro."

"Ah, so he went with what he had locally," murmured Jasmine, nodding. "They are all familiar to the young Boss, correct?"

"Yes," frowned Dino. "They're a wild lot." He sighed. "Especially that Kyouya…" He shook his head.

"Hibari Kyouya?" Soto looked to Dino.

"Yeah; so?"

"Hibari," started Soto, finding the right words to explain the situation, "is part of the…Disciplinary Committee, right?"

"I don't like where this is going, Soto," Jasmine crossed her arms.

"Hibari had been the one who both dealt a heavy bruise on Kaia's left arm and gave Kaia a moderate concussion…"

"Concussion?!" Jasmine cried out in surprise. "Details, please."

"She had been struck in the right temple; she had a forty-eight hour LOC [loss of consciousness] and wasn't able to speak when she awoke. From then on, everything went downhill."

Dino was silent; he hadn't known the very delinquent was even capable of dealing blows stronger than the force of a 90mph train. Jasmine as well, who alone could see how everything fit together. She turned to Dino.

"Dino," said Jasmine. "How exactly did the rings get to the ring-bearers?"

"Basil was the decoy," Dino started. "The case he held contained fakes; the Varia intercepted him, and now he's here in the hospital. It was I who held the real ones; I had given them to Iemitsu to distribute." Soto groaned.

"Only if Allegra was bold enough to not keep Kaia's existence a secret…" Soto sighed. "There's no turning back now. As long as Kaia remains in the hands of the Vongola and no other, she's safe." Jasmine nodded in agreement.

"Are they training?" Jasmine raised an eyebrow. "To have a group of teenagers with nearly no prior experience take on the Varia…is like walking to certain death."

"Reborn is with Tsuna, rest assured. Ryohei is with Colonnello. Um, I have to train Kyouya, Yamamoto is learning the Shigure Shouen Ryuu, and Gokudera actually turned to Shamal."

"Trident Shamal?!" spat Jasmine. "He's such a pest… How could he have chosen, of all people, Shamal?!"

"Well, he was the one who introduced dynamite to Gokudera when he was young," shrugged Dino.

"What?!" Soto raised an eyebrow.

"Signor!" called a nurse, rushing in. "We've finished the scanning; best if you see as well, Doctor, Boss, Vongola." She bowed her head to Jasmine, Dino and Soto before hurrying back out. The three adults all followed the nurse to a room, where a solitary folder laid. Chairs were set up all around the table. Everything was white but an exception of the scans, which closely resembled x-ray pictures. There was a clear glass panel separating the room from the next one – the room with the scan, and Kaia.

Soto took one look through the glass panel and turned away; he refused to see Kaia in such a state. Jasmine eyed the poor girl, but made herself focus on the folder of scans. Dino didn't even take a glance into the other room; he was all too familiar with the place.

"Those," said the same nurse, "are both the brain scans and the flame detection scans, Doctor."

"Thank you," nodded Jasmine. "Leave, please."

"Of course." The nurse hastily left, shutting the pale door behind her.

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So, that was scene 24, everyone~! :D

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