Sin City

Six: Abiti e Corone

"Hey, um, we were looking for clothes suitable for a uh... extravagant? masquerade ball."

Sin woke with a shiver. She found herself laying on the roof, alone. Sitting up in a hurry, she felt her palm land on an old receipt. She flipped it over and saw a handwritten note. "Sorry I had to leave early. We should stargaze more often, it was fun. See you soon- C"

Sin had the idea of crawling back into her real bed, but remembered all the phone calls and plans she made the other day. Groaning, she carefully climbed down and got herself dressed. Today would be a long day.

The doorbell rang. Sin was halfway down the stairs and she rushed to get the door open. In the front yard stood a large group of people. Sin laughed nervously as she didn't realise just how many people she actually invited. "Uh, come in, come in. Plenty of room in here for all of you.

Everyone noisily clambered into the living room except for a boy who lingered in the doorway. "Is this Sin's house?"

"Yes, come in. You're Nate, family doctor, right?" 

The boy nodded and walked in, muttering about how crowded it was.

Sin stayed behind for a few minutes, clearing her throat and preparing what she was going to say. After hearing Kai impatiently call her over for the fifth time, Sin slowly walked into the living room and stood in front of the couches, where everyone sat or stood around. 

"So," She started, "Masquerade ball. We are all going, using Nate as a reason as to why we're going. Um, somebody has to stay outside to watch Zayne come in and get back out, and I guess Bella, you can think of ways to get revenge on Zayne?" 

Everyone but Nate groaned at that. "But why can only Bella do it?"

Sin sighed, "Because. Actually, you know what, fine. Nero, Ambrise, Kai. You three help Bella. Then, Hera, Asmo, Dom, Kaz, Frog, Vijaya, Kai#2. You all come with me to the ball. Bring a date. Don't get too drunk. Remember, this is all happening so we can see what Zayne is up to."

"Hold on," Nate stood up, "I've heard that name before, Zayne. He's in the mafia too."

"Yeah, he is." Sin scanned the room, unsure of what to say next when she saw Frog in more detail. "Hey... I've seen you before, Frog. I just can't seem to put my finger on it."

Frog tilted her head, not knowing what Sin meant. "Maybe you saw me in a dream?"

"Maybe... Anyways, we should make plans on what we're going to wear and what our plans are in case they figure out we aren't actually part of the mafia."

Kaz squirmed at the last part of Sin's sentence, but nobody but Nate seemed to notice. He smirked at her and laughed knowingly to himself, making sure nobody else could see.

Ambrise stood up. "Can we still go to the ball? Or do we have to stay here and think of ways to get revenge on Zayne?"

"Well..." Sin hesitated, "If we all go, someone's bound to get suspicious."

Everyone thought quietly for a while before Hera had an idea. "Why don't we go in groups? Go at different times. Some people can wait outside too incase things go wrong and we need to fight?"

"Yes! Great idea. Now for the clothes. Where the hell are we meant to find clothes fit for a mafia ball?"

Frog's mouth slowly curled into a smirk. "I might know a place."

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Frog skipped around, pulling a blindfolded Sin around. Nate reluctantly followed them, complaining how he 'could be playing League instead of doing this shit'.  Sin told him to shut up, and how he needed to be here to stop Frog from potentially killing all of them.