𝓡𝓮𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷~ᴅɪɴᴏᴘᴀɴᴛꜱ

Chapter 11: The Tic

Tourettes/Tics Warning!

Somewhere in Vatican....

Hot pants continued writing on her desk about the reports and listing for the upcoming grand event. The grand ball will be opening for upper middle class family where there would be a dance and some other high authorities invited to this event. Her writing was stable until....

"Gah!" Her wrist flinched like she had a tic. "Huh where did that come from?" She shrugged it off and continued noting down the stuff until another tic hit her. "Huh?" She looked at her hand again but thought "Maybe I'm just slightly tired". It was a moment of peace until she started ticking more violently like hitting the table and whistled. Louisa, looked surprised and confused at Hot Pant's sudden odd behavior and asked "Hey Eli you good?" "Yeah just a weird sneeze" "uh huh...okay sure" Louisa went back on her writing.

HP shook her head and went back to her work then the sudden tic hit her again making her shouted the name "DIO!". She blinked and covered her mouth. Louisa looked at her again "yeah sure you praise god in your... sneeze?" she said while focusing on her work.

(Fun fact: Dio means God in Italian)

"Phew thank god she didn't thought I meant the guy. Dio huh? Haven't heard that name in a while" she still didn't realize that the tic she got was the effect of the broken nail flake from the corpse left behind and that the other part was somewhere near her. Which means the odd bond after Diego's and Hot Pants's death was somehow still actively connected though none of them realized anything.

Same goes with Diego who recently developed odd tics like snapping his fingers and blowing a kiss every so and then. It wasn't as severe as a the syndrome but it was for sure odd to feel it. Hot Pants felt like something was sketchy happening and she hate to admit that it's possible to find a stand user at any moment right now.

Meanwhile.....

Diego who was 100 km and hours in with 600km and 6 hours left til reaching Vatican had a hardcore breakdown. On the empty isle of the street, he would scream of anger and punches the wall violently. He was so confused that this "mwah" and finger snap was unable to be controlled by his body. "WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYY WHAT THE **** IS HAPPENING AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" He screeched. "I'm finna commit Arson AAAAAAH-" He screamed before some news paper guy threw a roll of paper at him accidentally. "This whole dead man walking has been a mockery f*ck this!!!" He slammed he paper to the ground as he collapsed and sat leaning against the wall.

"What's the use of this anyways? I should've not burst out of the ground, just let my self become one with the ground even if I'll burn in hell, At least I can see mom or maybe even if I'm lucky, I can see Hot Pants from down there" He took out HP's pendant with her initial and rubbed it in between his hands. "Luck never was on my side huh?" He said to himself before picking up the free newspaper that's thrown to his face and read some stuff just so he can be entertained for a bit before continuing his search for Lisa-Lisa.

Halfway reading it, he found the article about a party- no a ceremony for a certain thing in the place but he's not exactly sure what's this all about. One thing he was sure about was that it's a classic dance party like one of those in princess movies and stories. "In Vatican ey? Lisa is a high authority so maybe I can snuck my way in just maybe *tics* Ah f*ck the weird sneezes are back. I heard she was an attractive woman so maybe I can just make her fall to my traps then find HP" He said mumbling.

Dio and Silver Bullets later continued their 600 km left trip that lasted for the past 6 hours. He walk, stop, eat and it goes on and on for the last 6 stops. "Ugh is this supposed to be this far? I'd probably loose my will to live after this" He complaint. After a few hours of not getting tics, he thought "Huh the sneezes are gone... that's weird" He said. He was probably wrong when that's the thing that he assumed. The tics are back now that he thought of this.

Back to Vatican...

As HP was listing the budget and things that was needed for this ceremony, it was doing fine but she felt this weird shiver. It's as if this feeling was getting closer and closer every time. "Dear lord, just what did I do wrong?" She thought to herself. As soon as her shift was done, she decided to hand over some of the invitations to the royal families even if it's supposed to be the next day. It was actually just an excuse to finally take a walk with Gets up after a while. Since her current status forbids her to walk in the open without permission.

Walking tall in the calm Italian street to find the meeting point where the royal family was waiting for her arrival as they enjoy the dinner under the Italian starry night. Her figure was covered by the large hood as her eyes was barely seen from the shade. "Apologies for the wait Maestro Nero shifts wasn't over as quick"  "My honor to have the member of the Vatican to deliver it to myself. Grazie Signora Lisa-Lisa" The man said. "It was a pleasure to serve you" she bowed. "There's someone I'd like you to meet" Master Nero said. HP was beyond nervous but whoever it is she's always come prepared with her cream starter. 

Mistress Nero pushed someone from behind her and said "C'mon don't be shy darling".  A little boy with a frost-silvery white hair, and a void of dark sclera in his gaze who seem to appear as a shy boy. "Meet little Risotto" The Mistress said."It is nice to meet you Risotto Nero" HP said in a monotone voice. Before returning back to the home base, they had a small conversation. But during that convo, she felt as if someone, was watching every of her move and words. 

Back to Diego...

He finally reached an empty Italian street by a fancy restaurant, and a closely bar as his checkpoint. It was getting late anyways to continue his journey so he decided to pay a little to stay over the bar for the night to keep himself warm. As he was fixing his saddle in the place where he parked his horse, he saw this person from the side of his eyes. They were strutting tall with their horse and gave him a very cold aura from the distance. "Damn he looks like a grim reaper" He thought to himself. 

With his scary monsters ability, he was able  to eaves drop on the person with the cloak and some rich family so called "Nero" and their child "Risotto". Diego held back a laughter and thought "Isn't that a food name?". After a while listening, he heard a mention of "Lisa Lisa" and immediately on his guard. "Sh*t that's her?! How can I even get through her? She's so cold it's terrifying"

After a while of eavesdropping, the conversation ended, and she was looking around as if someone was watching her. 

"Sh*t... She felt that"

To be continued--------------->