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Chapter 24

I opened my eyes and looked up. I was strapped down to a chair in a dark room where only a lone light shone on me. I felt something poking my dream-self in my head. Then I heard a whisper from me.

"That hidden camera has been following you. They're watching."

Ah, so the Vongola were now watching me?

Thank you… Fran…

"Lacie-chaaaaaan~" I shivered and look over to Byakuran who had two cervello with endless amount of Lithium. "I am very tired of you coming back. Although I do want to meet your real personality, I rather have you not threatening my life for what I had you do to your precious Tsunayoshi."

"Byakuran, I am a fighting person. I will always come back to kick your ass. But next time, I won't be alone," I smile wickedly. "Oh, no. I definitely won't be alone. Vongola will beat you, Byakuran. Whether you try to prevent it or not, it will work out in the end and you will fa—" I didn't finish my sentence because I let out a glass-shattering scream. Byakuran had gotten irritated with me and had signaled for the Cervello to insert the Lithium. One in each leg.

"I don't think so, Lacie-chan. I will always be on top." I cracked a smile and started laughing.

"THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID, BITCH!" I was cackling by now. "No, Byakuran! You will fail in your attempts to destroy this world as well! Your power here is—" Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab! "USELESS!"

"LACIE." He bellowed(actually bellowed). "I would appreciate if you respect your boss.

"My boss is dead," I spat out but then I looked at all the needles sticking out of my legs, "and it's mostly my fault." I felt another stab as I felt myself going into a trance.

"Lacie-chan. Who is your boss?"

"Sawada Tsunayoshi."

"Wrong!~" Stab! "It's me. Byakuran. Again, who is your boss?"

"…Byaku…ran…"

"Good." He stroked my hair. "Who is my right-hand woman?"

"…me."

"Correct!~ See? Isn't this easier?" I just stared straight forward, I couldn't move. I felt so…helpless. "Who is the enemy?"

"…" Stab!

"Vongola. Who is the enemy?"

"…Von…Von…" Stab! Stab! Stab!

"Lacie-chan~ Who is the enemy?"

"Von…Vongo…la…"

"Correct. Will you ever threaten me again?"

"No."

"Good girl. Would you like a kiss from your boss?" What. A. Pedophile.

"No." He frowned but then smiled again.

"Now, last question. Who do you hate right now?"

"It's you, Byakuran." He went quite for a moment. I saw a blush run across his face as well as anger. He stabbed in three more needles. "Wrong, you hate the Vongola. They abandoned you. I took you in, I cared for you!" He actually started shouting. "Don't you understand, Lacie? They don't want you! They never did! They loath and detest you! Forget them! Block them from your memory!"

Tears started forming in my eyes and making their way down my cheeks.

"You belong to me, Lacie. Don't forget that." He turned to leave. "Cevello, remove the needles and put her in bed. She needs to rest."

I closed my eyes as I drifted off to sleep.

They loath me. Forget them… their faces are drifting away to the back of my mind. Along with the memories I made with them.

Wait… does this mean Byakuran likes me?

...

Shit.

Author's POV – At Vongola HQ

They all stood there frozen outside the infirmary room. Ryohei and some others were doing surgery on the bullet wound to try to save their boss…. But his life was close to death already. But the reason they're all frozen is because they had just witnessed on a big screen TV on the wall that Fran wired to his mini screen to watch Byakuran. Even Hibari was silenced.

What they say was pure horror.

Lacie was unconscious and strapped down to a chair but woke up just when the screen turned on the big TV. They watched as she shivered when Byakuran called her name.

"Lacie-chaaaaaan~" Byakuran who had two cervello with endless amount of needles which they guessed was the drug. "I am very tired of you coming back. Although I do want to meet your real personality, I rather have you not threatening my life for what I had you do to your precious Tsunayoshi." They stared in shock, well not Fran and Squalo, they already knew.

"Byakuran, I am a fighting person. I will always come back to kick your ass. But next time, I won't be alone," She smiled wickedly. "Oh, no. I definitely won't be alone. Vongola will beat you, Byakuran. Whether you try to prevent it or not, it will work out in the end and you will fa—" She didn't finish her sentence because she let out a glass-shattering scream. Byakuran had gotten and signaled for the Cervello to insert the Lithium. He then told them to leave.

"I don't think so, Lacie-chan. I will always be on top." She cracked a smile and started giggling.

"THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID, BITCH!" She was cackling like a maniac. She was actually scaring them. "No, Byakuran! You will fail in your attempts to destroy this world as well! Your power here is—" Stab! Stab! Stab! Stab! "USELESS!"

With each stab, most of us winced. But got us the most was that she might have left mentally and physically. But her heart is still here.

We watched for a while. This went on for a while. Then they paid close attention to one part.

"Who is the enemy?" Byakuran demanded. When she didn't answer he stabbed another needle in her skin.

"Vongola. Who is the enemy?"

"…Von…Von…" She couldn't answer. Byakuran frowned and stabbed three more in.

"Lacie-chan~ Who is the enemy?"

"Von…Vongo…la…" Everyone in the room frowned. She sounded so… distant. That wasn't even here anymore(again). It was an empty vessel who's just being manipulated.

"Correct. Will you ever threaten me again?"

"No."

"Good girl. Would you like a kiss from your boss?" Everyone looked over at Fran only to see his eye repeatedly twitch in irritation… or was it anger?

"No."

"Now, last question. Who do you hate right now?"

"It's you, Byakuran." He went quiet for a moment then he stabbed in three more needles.

"Wrong, you hate the Vongola. They abandoned you. I took you in, I cared for you!" Said Famiglia looked anywhere but the screen, especially Fran. "Don't you understand, Lacie? They don't want you! They never did! They loath and detest you! Forget them! Block them from your memory! You belong to me, Lacie. Don't forget that." He turned to leave. "Cevello, remove the needles and put her in bed. She needs to rest."

Fran made the camera disappear as they all sat there in silence.

"She…" Yamamoto was the first to speak. "She was forced to…kill Tsuna?"

"Yeah…" Gokudera looked down at the ground.

Just then, Ryohei came out with doom and gloom written all over his face.

"Sawada…is gone."

Silent tears slid down the Guardians' cheeks.

"He left a final message to tell you…" They looked at the Sun Guardian expectantly. "He said…'When the time is right, take out Millefiore, and save Lacie and Yuni. Fran, get Lacie. If you don't, I'll kill you. I'll see you all, in due time…'"

Who knew that Tsuna could actually use the threat "I'll kill you"?

It didn't take an idiot to know that already. Of course they were going to save Lacie, but what did he mean 'when the time is right'?

They'll just have to wait for that time and see what the hell Tsuna meant.

You have no idea… A figure thought as she stood in the middle of all of them. She had long teal hair that was knee-length and she was wearing a white shirt that stopped at her ribcage, showing off her stomach, and matching white shorts. She was barefoot and had the mark right in the middle of her collar bones. Why the Vongola couldn't see her?

She was transpartent. She wasn't really there; physically speaking.

The girl smiled and looked at the other girl beside her in the same clothes but instead this girl also sported a big puffy hat and an orange pacifier tied by a pink ribbon.

"Thanks for letting me see them, Yuni."

"I'm just glad to finally see you smile."

"I won't be completely happy until everything goes as planned."

"Lacie-chan…"

Then the two disappeared and returned to their minds.

Sorry peeps. This is a filler chapter. It's 'cause the Future Arc is finally beginning.

Anyways. Turns out my Nana, Uncle and cousin are coming in two weeks. So I'm stuck cleaning everything -.- But that won't stop me from updating! :D

Angelic Fluffle – Eh...well…yeah. Apparently I'm both mature and immature at the same time. My parents hate it when I get in relationships but I do it anyways. They can't control my love life and I'm not planning on it ever happening either. As for the writing part…. I just love writing a lot. I spend a lot of free time either writing ideas for Fanfics or drawing. I doodle a lot.. xD

RainyAme – I would have squealed too if my (current) favorite story was updated…oh wait. I did that today… xD As for the tornadoes…ughhh. I feel really bad for the people who's house got hit :/ People are homeless now and all I'm doing is sitting here in my computer writing this… I feel guilty and upset now TT^TT

Celeste D. Lilica – Then it won't end!...yet ._.

Zero-amu – Well, he doesn't hate anymore. :b Now they know the truth... the truth always hurts. Of course Tsuna won't die. He's Tsuna for crying out loud! XD

xXnazaraXx – Pretend? More like forced to do the everyday activities of a right-hand woman.

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Guest – Thank you very much! / I'm glad you like it c:

MeWubFranxx – I died laughing when I read your review! This was in my imagination if I ever called the Varia/Squalo(I guess you can count this as an OMAKE XD):

Me: *dials number and puts phone down on speaker then waits*

Squ-chan: VVVOOOOIIII! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU AND HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER?!

Me: VVOOOOIIIII! SHUT THE HELL UP! *clears throat* Squ-c—Squalo. I will make you a deal. If you accept I will—*whispers something in phone*

Squ-chan: W-what?

Me: *smirks* You heard me. I know people bro, and to top it off, I'm a Top Magician.

Squ-chan: …Alright, brat.

Me: *smiles evilly* Perfect~ When are you free?

Squ-chan: Tomorrow.

Me: Even better! Tomorrow at 3pm, Starbucks near your HQ.

Squ-chan: Alright, brat… how do you know where our HQ is? *narrows eyes suspiciously*

Me: I'm a Top Magician. *hangs up* Everything is going according to plan… *laughs maniacally*

TO BE CONTINUED…?

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