DELIGHTFUL ➴ Chrollo x Reader

V. Trump Card

> F/N - Full Fake name (add a R in the middle and an e at the end of your first name, remove any letters you may like from the surname)

The cell was cold and dark, I laid on the tiny bed and sighed. Who were the Zoldycks? What was the range of their power? What could I do to get out of this? The police would never cooperate with me... I needed a trial, maybe I could prove my innocence to the judge... Unless the judge was also bought in some way... Could someone go that far? All I did was call the police when I heard the screams...

How did he know Hisoka? One more dangerous person to add to the list of weirdly dressed. Would there be journalists? This couldn't get out... What kind of proof would the police pull out at the hearing? I didn't do it. I never stepped inside that man's house. Could they fake it? With what?

Would I let my reputation go down the drain and let myself be considered as guilty? I could always escape prison, I had enough money to bribe prison guards... That would ruin it all, no more books I could write would be published, no more money would come from that... I'd be someone on the run, that wasn't a good way to live. I was sure a lot of other people could argue and say otherwise, but as a writer having your reputation soiled and being on the run would be too much...

I had to be proven innocent. I had to. It was the truth anyway...

First I needed to gather information about the Zoldycks, the best route would be overpowering their influence... That could only be possible if I knew how large and deep it was.

A skinny policeman with  shoulder-length dark brown hair approached the bars, his bangs covered his eyes, his tanned bony fingers wrapping around the rusty bars, "You have the right to a phone call... who will you be calling?" 

I shifted to face him, raising up, the cold hair hit my back and I hid a smirk, shivering would make the act much more believable.

"I... I'll call my law...yer?" I blinked hard as if trying to hold my tears, acting wasn't one of my best qualities but I wanted to get rid of this detour and go hunt Chrollo. I nearly tumbled out of the cell, I cast a meek smile at the police officer before he pushed me to a different aisle. My E/C eyes landed on the dark blue row of phones in the grey narrow room. I looked over my shoulder, the policeman was there waiting for me to do my call. "Could I have some privacy? I feel like... I'll be scolded a lot..."

His tongue clicked as he left the room, "Fifteen minutes." I dashed to the further corner of the room, grabbing the handset and forcing the rusty number keys in. My heart was racing, hope vanishing with every unanswered beep... That was until a click was heard and an annoyed deep voice rang on my ears, "Who might be calling?"

"Rune, it's me Y/N. I'm in a hurry..." Not to mention the danger of being sent to prison, I whispered my first question, "Who are the Zoldycks?" 

"Hoho... Y/N, how much trouble are you in? The Zoldycks are the infamous family of contract assassins, they kill for a living, their influence is humongous. A picture of one of them is worth millions, their wealth is enough to go against most royalty... They also hold a lot of information, dangerous people..." I took a deep breath, there went my money and influence, there was no way I could match that...

"If one of them wanted me to be arrested for one of his jobs, is there any way for me to be deemed innocent?" Laughter echoed followed by a string of curses as he tried to catch his breath. Fucking Rune.

"Unless you somehow trick a poor fool into immediately submitting his report... without money nor influence... unlikely." I shifted my weight to the other leg, mind racing.

"Is there a criminal group that goes by anything related to Spiders?" I tapped the old metal box.

"Oh my... Y/N... Your thirst for information is endless today, that'll be expensive..." 

"This is finally when you return my favour back, Rune. I'm in a fucked position right now..."

"Oooh... The phantom troupe, a group of thieves that call themselves the Spider. Thirteen members, most originate from Meteor City and have no records. It has been a long time since they acted all together but there are rumours that some of them will meet in Southworth in a few days." Rune cleared his throat, "Five minutes have passed., what's your request Y/N?" 

"Make me a new identity, that's the one who's going to jail. I'm keeping my writer reputation clean. Change one or two letters of both my first and last name, make sure the press thinks this is someone else." A sigh followed by an arrangement of keys being taped in a specific order. 

"I knew that you'd ask something difficult before I got rid of you but geh... Try sucking the judge's dick, he's a fan of your works. You'll be sent to a prison two hours away from here, I don't think you can escape without your writer influence..." I sighed, I had to at least keep my name clean, escaping prison or being considered innocent were two ways of getting out. I had to get to Southworth and hopefully find Chrollo.

"Ah Rune, I'll miss your bad moods." I looked at the entrance, no one was there. "How would you escape that prison?"

"I wouldn't be there in the first place, I won't miss you at all Y/N. You're too troublesome, there's a weak spot in the western fence, some of the guards are up for some cash, find someone strong and let them escape with you. Ready to break out some random murderer? This is the beginning of the end Y/N. You mess with the Spiders or the Zoldycks and you'll just be soiled further."

"I'll try my best not to be swayed... I won't stand still and be accused of some murder that I did not do." 

"Your name is now F/N, you work in a library, you adopted a kid and have been taking full care of your sick grandma for the last three months." 

"Rune, never thought I'd have to say goodbye. Get me a lawyer."

"Thirteen minutes, trust no one. Not even that lawyer. See you never Y/N." The phone disconnected, the policeman walked in as I stared at the handset in wonder. I never thought I'd have to use my hidden trump card like this... 

> Author's Note: Hello hello, hope you enjoy this new update.