Chapter 22
Requiem Rain
"Never give up." - Tsuna in his seducing voice (Tsuna, in HDWM, whispering in Mamorubeki Mono) [read A/N at the bottom, for explanation
"Ciao! Ciao! Ciao Ciao Ciao! Ciao! Ciao! Ciao Ciao Ciao! Ciao! Ciao! Ciao Ciao Ciao! Cosplay Party Everyday! Ciao! Ciao! Ciao Ciao Ciao! Ciao! Ciao! Ciao Ciao Ciao! Ciao! Ciao! Ciao Ciao Ciao!" - Yamamoto and Reborn at Rebocon 5 (Me: Well, I guess when you're the best mafioso ever, you can do whatever you fucking want. *dies*)
"Real extreme men only go straight!" -Ryohei (You remember that, right? Where he runs into the wall on his bike, and Giannini is shitting himself in worry)
"Small animals...have their own way of surviving." - Hibari
"If you die, we'll all be in trouble."- Hibari to Chrome (Me: 1896 HELL YEAH.)
Okay, a ton of quotes today. Blame tumblr.
You're welcome.
Here's Chapter 22: Requeim Rain
"VOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-"
"Squ-chan, if you say that again, I will insure you will never have children." I threatened darkly.
He paled, and sat down beside me. "Kid, what the hell are you doing here?! Didn't I leave you in the forest?!"
I gave him a flat look. "Why yes, you did, you son of a biscuit."
"...biscuit?" he repeated, in amusement.
"Reborn-ojii-san says that if I don't swear the entire plane ride home, he'll send me the new Mario Kart for DS." I explained.
"But he's not here." Squ-chan pointed out.
I shrugged. "I was bugged."
He leapt out of his seat. "SO HE CAN HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING?!"
I snorted. "Yes. But I screwed with the mechanics a bit, so he thinks I'm sleeping."
Squ-chan relaxed, sitting down again. "Alright then."
"Yep."
"So whose side are you on, anyways?" Squ-chan asked, tossing me a plastic bag of peanuts, that the flight attendant had gave us.
I tore open the bag. "Thanks. And what do you mean by sides? Haven't you won? You did take the Half Vongola Rings from Iemitsu, right?"
He eyed me, ripping open his own bag. "How'd you know that the damn CEDEF guy gave them the Half Vongola Rings?"
I shrugged. "Maybe I'm related to Vongola Primo. Intuition~"
He snorted. "I doubt it. You're too annoying to be a Vongola. Stay with your fucking Giglio Nero."
I punched him. "Go fuck yourself- I mean, go die."
Squ-chan sneered. "Nice job, smartass."
I munched on my peanuts quietly.
He dumped his packet in his mouth. "You! Fucking attendant bitch wanna-be! Get me a hundred more of these! These fucking assholes aren't enough to fill me up! Kid, you want more?"
I nodded. "Five more, please."
"Make that a hundred and five, bitch!" he hollered, the flight attendant running off in fear.
She returned, mere seconds later, with a cart absolutely loaded with free peanuts. "H-Here you are, sir."
"Now get lost!"
Squ-chan finished his hundred peanut packets before I finished my five.
I hmm-ed, thinking.
"What is it, kid?" he asked, glancing at me.
"Did you know, if you go to Google Maps, and then put Japan as point A and China as point B, one of the directions you get is to jet ski across the Pacific Ocean?" I said, randomly.
He stared at me. "Why the fuck would you want to go from Japan to China?!"
I shrugged. "You ran out of martial art skills to learn from Reborn-ojii-san, in Japan, so you go to China, to learn from Fon-sama?"
He shook his head. "And why would you Google Maps this?"
I blinked. "Why not?"
I felt success when he didn't have a good answer to that.
"Ya know Lussuria? The gay faggot?" Squ-chan said, suddenly, glancing at me.
I blinked. "Luss-nee? Yeah. And don't call her a gay faggot."
"Lussuria is a boy! And he's been asking after you. 'When is my sister going to come visit?' It's annoying as fuck." he crossed his arms over his chest. "So you have to come visit soon, to shut that bitch up."
I cooed. "Oh, Squ-chan~ Did you miss me?~"
"NO, YOU'RE WORSE THAN LUSSURIA!" he hissed, back.
I smiled. "I'd be glad to visit soon. Even though Reborn-ojii-san says that you guys are the sketchiest, shadiest people out there."
Squ-chan snorted. "We are, indeed."
I considered it. "I guess. I mean, you, a grown man, are inviting a four-year-old over for a playdate."
He threw a peanut packet at me.
"I guess I deserved that." I laughed, brightly.
"But Lussuria isn't the only one asking after you." Squ-chan went on. Apparently, he wasn't done. "Bel, the prince bastard, wants to know when you can come, for target practice."
I sweatdropped. "Go tell him to target the other Varia members. Like Levi-hentai."
"He said something like, 'They're scared too easily, ushishishi~'." Squ-chan recalled.
I shuddered. "Don't do that ever again."
"Do what?!" he demanded.
"Laugh like Belphegor-san. I think I'm scarred for life." I shivered.
"YOU'RE A FUCKING IDIOT."
"Ne, ne, Squ-chan." I tugged on his sleeve. We were like six hours into the flight, and the flight was about twelve hours. "Wanna hear your song?"
He was sleeping. "Narghhhh..."
"I'll take that as a 'Of course, Yuni-chan, I'd be honored to hear my character song.'" I beamed, brightly.
Yuni-chan... someone called in my mind.
SON OF A BISCUIT. Jesus...? I replied, hesitantly.
The mind person laughed. Their laugh was soft, gentle and everything that you could imagine that would make up the best person in the world.
Yuni-chan, don't worry. I'm not Him.
Then who are you?
Hmm...I don't have a name. Not anymore.
Fine, then what was your name?
That's a secret, Yuni-chan.
So...what do you want? Not trying to be rude or anything, mind friend. WAIT, ARE YOU A VULCAN? Or a Yamanaka from Naruto? They can speak into people's minds...
My mind person laughed again.
I'm not from Star Trek or Naruto, Yuni-chan... I don't have a name, remember?
Err, can I give you one then?
Hmm... I suppose so.
Jesus.
Please do not name me Jesus, Yuni-chan.
Damn- I mean, darn it. You can be Mao-chan then.
Mao-chan? It's lovely. Thank you, Yuni-chan.
Mao means 'True Center' or something, and since you're in my mind, that'll have to do, ne, Mao-chan?
Of course, Yuni-chan. Now, would you like to know who I am? Or, to phrase it better, what I am?
That'd be just great, Mao-chan.
I'm you. But I'm not you. I've been you, I'll be you, and I could be you, right now. Do you understand?
WAIT, IS THIS A MIND PUZZLE?! In my mind? That's like mind^2 puzzle. Mind to the second power times the puzzle!
Yuni-chan, please don't hurt yourself with trying to figure this out. I am you.
My conscience? Did I even spell that right?
I think so. I'm not your conscience, but you can consider me your conscience. Because that's how I will act. As your conscience. So then you won't mess up on anything that's important, to keep the timeline in check.
Mao-chan? Do you know the timeline too?
Personally, no, I do not. I can see blurred images of the future, but not anywhere as clearly as you have read and watched it. But I have access to your memories from your past life, so indirectly, yes, I do.
Do you know my name? From my past life? I can't remember any names. None of them. Only faces.
Yes, Yuni-chan. I know all of the names from your past life. I know your past's past, your past's present and your past's future. But you know my past, present and future, so I think we're even.
Mao-chan, you're a real bitch, you know that?
Ah. Yuni-chan, now you don't get the new Mario Kart from Reborn-ojii-sama.
FUUUUUUUUUU-
No cursing.
Fuck you. Anyways, what did you want?
I simply wanted to introduce myself. I've been watching, for the past four years, Yuni-chan, debating on whether to reveal myself or not. But now I have.
Cool. So can I go back to bothering the shit out of Squ-chan.
...fine. But no cursing.
Mao-chan, you're so motherly. Bye-bye~
I tapped back into reality. Apparently, I just looked like I was spacing out for a few minutes.
"Squ-chan, I'll sing you your song now~" I said, turning to him.
He was completely passed out, drooling.
I sighed, fondly. Maybe I should leave him alone...
I whipped out my iPod (which I had, of course, tampered with) and jabbed it into his side.
"SON OF A BITCH." he yelled, jumping up. "WHAT WAS THAT?!"
I held up my iPod, grinning. "I tasered you."
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?! AND HOW DID YOU DO THAT TO YOUR IPOD?!" he demanded, angrily.
I shrugged. "I adjusted it. Google taught me~ And I tasered you, cuz you wouldn't wake up."
"I WAS SLEEPING." he roared.
I blinked. "Oh, really? I'm sorry. Now, wanna hear that song now?"
"No, go away." he turned away, to face the aisle (I had, after all, claimed the window seat.)
Ignoring the stubborn asshole- I mean guy, beside me, I stared out (dramatically.) at the clouds, beginning to hum the beginning to 'Chinkonka no Ame', '鎮魂歌 雨'.
"Crushing fangs cut into the darkness.
A veil of fresh blood engulfs the shadows.
My fate devoted to the fight,
No one can stop me anymore."
I smiled. This was a good song...at least, the parts I remember. Look at how gory I am. Singing about fresh blood and corpses, in the next verse.
"Surging winds cry out in despair.
Lying rain falls out of the sky.
The fight, drenched in spilt blood.
A corpse that connects to my back."
I felt like Squ-chan was ignoring me. Don't ignore me, Squ-chan~
"The distant memory of tomorrow... Your wrath is the same as pride.
The distant oath of yesterday... I decided to follow you."
I hummed the part where Squ-chan was supposed to be all, 'I'M SQUALO, SUPERBI SQUALO'. Wasn't gonna push my luck.
"A lump of hate squirms in the night.
Voices whisper a song of sadness.
There is no end to the fight.
If I stop I will not live on.
The distant memory of tomorrow... Life that flows out onto the battlefield.
The distant oath of yesterday... Washed away by a requiem of rain.
The distant memory of tomorrow... Your wrath is the same as pride.
The distant oath of yesterday... I decided to follow you."
Squ-chan didn't move.
I sighed. It was worth a shot.
"You know what requiem means, kid?" he said, suddenly, not looking at me.
"No." I said, quietly.
I felt like I was in Star Wars. Say one thing wrong, and then they join the dark side, and turn out to be your dad. Plot twist~
"It's a church ceremony. Held for the dead." he glanced at me. "But its also a piece of music. To honor the dead. Who were you singing that song for? Who was the dead person?"
I blinked. "Well, I didn't write it. But if I had to say what the requiem was, for this song, its for the the 'oath of yesterday'. The piece of music was the rain, to honor the death of the oath. I'd imagine that something had happened to the person on the other end of the promise, so the oath was good as dead."
He didn't say anything.
"But," I said, not wanting to screw up the plot. I mean, if I said something wrong, and he beats up poor Yamamoto, I'll blame myself. "The oath wasn't really dead. Cuz ya know, in church, when you die, you go on to Heaven, right? So nothing really happened to the oath. It's still there."
He tensed slightly, before relaxing. "Thanks, kid. Now you better be quiet, the rest of the time I'm napping, or I'll cut off your head."
"Fine, you bitch." I said, whipping out my DS. "Lets go, Pachirisu. Ah, fuck. Darkrai, you asshole! I'll send you to fucking hell, you beat up my Pachirisu-chan like that!"
"I SAID SHUT UP."
"FINE."
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Ah. The sky tends to be pretty bright and blue all the time, right? But you gotta remember, that when there is rain, there is truly nothing more serious than the sky.
I want Yuni and Squalo to have some sort of a bond. More than anyone else. He's gonna be her Gamma. Except, ya know, she won't fall in love with him. He'll be like her older brother, or father, almost. More than Gamma. I just want that. And if you got a problem...too bad.
Reviews like a Boss~
Asumi Ayumi - Hitoribocchi no sadame? I love that song. I'm going through a Kokoro no Hoshi, Bloody Prince, Requiem Rain and Kufufu no Fu phase, though, ahaha.
Paigecat - If Shamal was there...to take care of Yuni...she'd probably pull out a gun (from fucking nowhere.), and shoot him. 2647369 times.
Vanessa Celestine Blanchette - I can't stand changing my name, I don't know how you can stand it. I just absolutely have to keep the same one.
MeLikesROFL - I think you really like Squ-chan. I think we'll be seeing more of him, because I want him to have a bond with Yuni. Kufufu no fu, just hearing the name makes me grin, like crazy. *wins, hands down*, ahaha. Out of all the Varia Guardians (beside Fran, of course), she'll be closest to Squ-chan.
Michiyo - Hell yes. I will gladly take your papercraft Hibari. I like kufufu no fu. But Yakusoku no Basho e is really good. You'd think that they'd suck together, but they actually sound great together. I love it.
KafeiDetour - You are welcome, my friend. Thanks for reviewing.
KatoKimeka-chan - Chrome hates pineapples...but no one can say no to pineapple ice cream.
My favorite song...is Kufufu no Fu. *wins hands down* (right, MeLikesROFL?). Its too funny not to love. But then, I know its serious, Mamorubeki Mono, but I can't take it seriously when Tsuna is whispering, like he's trying to seduce me. I just burst out laughing, like crazy. And I love his HDWM voice as much as the next, but when he's whispering...I die. I just die. But Kufufu noFu, wins.
Okay, so you guys know how Squalo and Yuni are gonna bond? They'll be the closest out of all the Varia Guardians, aside from Fran.
BUT!
Out of all the Vongola Guardians, who should Yuni be besties with?
Tell me in your review.
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And a pot roast.
Expect an update whenevs.
-LeoInuyuka
PS: What do you think of Mao? What and who is Mao-chan? Tell me in your reviews~