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Chapter Nine: The ROYAL Council
Dino looked over the files that Leonardo had taken from the office of a near by business that worked for the Royal Council. Dino had heard of them, considering every boss of a family should. They were the most ruthless and dignified association that was ever created. Their job was simple, they were the ones with the last word. Determining whether a person would be sentenced to death of put under arrest.
Knowing the crimes that Nozomi was accused of, Dino did not want to admit it but bearing in mind how cold the Royal Council could be he couldn't avert the evidence. He just wanted to do what he could, and he knew the first place to start would be finding the perpetrators.
He looked around and found himself at a remote field, and he had finally put together that he had lost his way. "Damn….." he said to himself.
"And the master says that we shouldn't underestimate you?" he heard a female voice say.
Dino looked around with alert, "Who's there?" he shouted.
Dino saw a sea green haired women appear out of the trees, "I don't believe I have to tell you." she said smiling at him.
"What did you do to Nozomi!" Dino said with anger.
"I didn't do anything, remember she was the one that kill those men." she said with a wicked looking smile on her face.
"That's a load of crap, Nozomi wouldn't hurt an innocent person!" he shouted ready to pull out his whip at anytime.
"You truly believe that, have you known her long enough? Nozomi isn't a little princess." she paused and smiled, "She was born a weapon and she'll die a weapon." she said laughing at him.
Dino became angry, "You don't know her!" he shouted.
"Haha!" she laughed louder, "Of course I do, she is the sole survivor of her bloodline, kill her and no more Contiello…." she began to laugh. "You cannot stop her death, she will die!" she said as her voice fade, and when Dino looked around she was gone.
Dino looked around trying to find her, but he realized she was long gone. Now, he needed to tell Reborn, and see what he would recommend. He ran as fast as he could back to the pub.
Nozomi sat there in her cell, the darkness in the room frightened her just a little. She was asleep, but in her mind she was talking with Mukuro.
"So, you've beaten Hibari?" she asked in a more said tone, with amusement in her voice.
He began to chuckle, "Yes, and now there is a hatred that will never cease between us." he said looking away with a tiny hint of pain in his eyes.
"Nah, his pride has been hurt but one day, hopefully he'll get over it." she said looking at him with a shine in her eyes.
"When I overheard that you were odd I never imagined to this extent." he said with a smirk.
"Haha." she gave him a sarcastic laugh, "And when I heard you were merciless, they must have been mistaken, you couldn't hurt a fly." she said with an evil smirk.
A vein popped on Mukuro's forehead, he would be damned to lose to her, "Ha! And when they said you were dangerous, they must of haven't seen how much of a princess you are." he said with a smirk.
"I have to admit you're good Mukuro Rokudo." she said smiling. "I haven't had one of those teasing-you-just-for-fun-horrible-phrases-talks in a while." she paused, "I was beginning to miss it." she said with a smile.
Mukuro felt he actually enjoyed his time in this prison, for a long time he didn't have anyone to talk to, everyone either hated him or just ignored his existence. He thought they were right to, they were right to hate, fear, and be angry towards him. But why, why did he feel like he was just deceiving myself whenever she was with him.
"I don't know how long I'm going to be here." she whispered to herself, which helped bring him back to reality. "It may time some time but I think I'll get out of here."
"Well, some of us aren't that lucky." he whispered to her. Nozomi turned expecting to see a devilish smirk, a smartass look, but instead his face held a little miserable look to it. She at that exact moment, she didn't know what to think of him, was he as bad as others thought, or was he just the opposite.
"Don't say that….." she whispered, Mukuro looked surprised as she looked straight at him, "you never know!" she shouted, "they just might….they just might let you go!" she yelled at him with tears in her eyes. "So, don't give up." she said looking down.
"Kufufu…" he laughed, "No, they were right, you are odd." he said as she heard his voice start to fade, "I enjoyed the little chat." he said his voice echoing, "but if you flock around a lion to long you might just get eaten." his voice become softer and softer, "Goodbye, Nozomi Akatsuka." was his last words.
After that Nozomi woke with a start, "Don't say such things, you make it seem as though you already know your fate." she whispered to herself. Then she heard the door open slowly, and a peek of light shined in, nearly blinding her.
She then noticed the guards walk in, "The Royal Council has summoned you." he simply said as he walked to her and unlocked her shackles, and put her handcuffs on her. "Do not quarrel with them, they are easily angered." he warned in a hushed tone.
"I know." she said as he looked up to see a sight he had never seen. All the people he had escorted to the Council feared as if their lives depended on it, but he saw in her eyes there was no fear, no anger, her eyes held no emotion. Inside he admitted, he had a slight fright towards her.
"I see, so the Royal Council summoned her." Reborn said to Leonardo.
"Reborn, what is this Royal Council?" Tsuna asked.
Reborn gave him a look and he became scared, "You are so ignorant, Loser Tsuna, haven't you heard." he said kicking Tsuna's face.
"They are an organization who's job is to decide the fate of all mafia. They are the ones who give out the orders for wanted mafia family members, and also authorize the ones who are sentenced to death." he paused, "They are highly prideful, and will do brutal things to those who disrespect them." he said with a serious look in his eyes, "And…they will kill any who oppose them." he said as he looked to them.
"They don't look into things and once they decide something they don't change their minds." he said as he looked down to the glass cups in front of him.
"Um…." Yamamoto started, "what does Royal stand for?" he asked.
"Resolute Organization Yearning Absolute Loyalty." Leonardo replied, "They were a dignified organization but that my young man, that was a very long time ago." he said as he looked at Yamamoto.
"So, that doesn't explain what we are going to do about Nozomi." Tsuna said stating the obvious.
"You idiot, attacking the Royal Council now, would be like throwing yourself in a pit of sharks covered in blood, haven't you been taught anything about strategy?" he asked smacking Tsuna with a club that Leon transformed into.
"Reborn." Dino shouted barging in through the door.
"Dino, your manners." he said as he turned to him.
"Reborn, do you think that if the Council was given probable cause against a different person will they let Nozomi go?" he asked hope in his eyes.
"That all depends, can the evidence be liable against the other person?" he asked.
"I think so." he said looking as though he was thinking, "What about if we were to capture the suspect? Do you think that will work?" he asked.
"No person is stupid enough to get up evidence against themselves." Reborn said stating the obvious to Dino.
"But we can do things to get a confession." Reborn said in a serious tone.
Nozomi walked in the dark hallway, she was thinking how Mukuro had left right before the guard came to get her.
'He left to keep me safe.' she thought to herself as a smile graced her lips.
"We're here." the guard told her.
She looked up to him and nodded, as the huge doors opened revealing a group of elderly looking people. She walked into the room, in front of her and to her sides she was surrounded by them.
"Nozomi Akatsuka." the old man in front of her said. She looked up to see a man sitting on a chair higher then the rest. She saw the man held no compassion in his eyes.
She looked down and bowed to them, "You have been charged with the murder of by eight counts, one of them an heir to his family name." he paused, "He was a distinguished man, and the other seven were important lords." he said as he looked at her.
"How do you plead?" the woman to the right asked.
Nozomi thought, she didn't mean to kill those men, she didn't even know she did it. But the fact of the matter was their lives all eight were taken by her hands.
"Did you not commit the crime?" the man to the left asked.
Nozomi shook her head no, "I plead guilty on all counts." she said looking up to them. They looked surprised and anger by the look I in her eyes. She didn't so them fear, of hate there was just nothing in her eyes. And they knew that deep down they fear her even just a little.
"For such a shameful crime, you have been sentence to death in seven days." he said to her.
Nozomi stood still a bit shocked, but she just nodded her head. She bowed to all of them. The old lady smirked, "It is a pity, she was the sole survivor of her family. Now the Contiello family will cease to exist."
Nozomi was angry but she knew better then to fight back. When she fight fire with fire, you'll only get burned. She looked up to the old lady and smiled, "What will be will be." she said bowing and exiting put the door.
She slowly walked to her room, the guard was silent the entire way. He locked her up and looked at her, she didn't look up her ice blue hair covered her face. He walked out the door, and when he did she noticed he left her left arm free.
She immediately snuggled herself, and hugged her legs. Around her she heard a voice, her voice, she opened her eyes, to see fire all around her. Her eyes widen as she saw herself being put into a secret hatch, then she heard the words, that she had spent her entire life trying to forget.
'What about Toshi-Onii Chan?' she asked. 'And Rai-Chan, and Taru-Chan?" she asked tears in her eyes.
'Nozomi we'll be right there.' he said hoping that she would listen.
'Put your hand on your heart and cross your eyes.' she said knowing that was there secret thing.
Toshi did what she said but instead of putting his hand on his right side he placed it on his left. Nozomi was to small to tell the difference and when they came up with it he made a mistake and made her think that the heart was on the right side. So, Nozomi would only believe him if he put his hand on his right side and she also knew that Toshi didn't break his promises not to her.
'Sorry, Nozomi I can't do that.' he said giving her a smile.
'Why?' she asked with a voice that could break his heart.
'I just can't…okay….so…please…be a good girl.' he said to her.
He looked at her, to see tears in her eyes, 'Rai-chan!' she called, 'come with us!' she shouted to his back, he didn't turn around, causing Nozomi to have a twisted feeling in her gut, 'Taru!' she called but he didn't turn around either. She looked at Toshi he faced downward, but looked up at her, 'Dad was right…you were a blessing.' he said as he smiled at her, but there was one tear that escaped his eyes. 'Mamoru! Take her and keep her safe. Don't you dare turn around…don't come back!' he shouted as he gently pushed her into the hole. And then a lock sound was heard.
'Toshi-Onii Chan! Rai-Chan! Taru-Chan!' she shouted as tears fell from her eyes. Her brothers tried to ignore her cries but they to had tears in theirs.
Nozomi held herself tighter as tears fell from her eyes, she had enough, she was on the edge of breaking. She just didn't want to remember not anymore, and definitely not the things she wished didn't happen. Losing her family, was enough and that changed her, deep down she wasn't the Nozomi everyone used to know. She wanted death to the people that did that to her family. She wanted them ripped off the earth and dragged to hell.
'Nozomi…' a voice called, she recognized it, her mother's voice.
She looked around the room, "Mom!" she shouted out but slowly realized where she was. She cried and held onto herself tightly.
Hibari sat outside relaxing and breathing in the air, "Kyouya!" he heard someone shout. He turned to see Dino smiling at him.
He quickly grew irritated and looked away, "Come on Kyoya!" he shouted coming near him, "I need to ask you something." he said standing beside him. "I want you to find this person." he said holding up a photo of a sea green haired girl. "Use whatever method but don't let her get away." Hibari heard and when he looked at Dino he saw in his eyes there was no humor but seriousness.
He patted Hibari's back and quickly walked away. Hibari looked at the picture and thought were to go first.
Callalily1013: haha...(nervous laugh)
Nozomi: you made me come out like a crybaby...now he'll think I'm weak!...
Hibari: I never believed you were strong.
Nozomi: glaring at Callalily1013
Yamamoto: Laughs, Review please.
Callalily1013: Runs to hide.