〖JJBA - EN〗- Last Judgement

Chapter 36: Laughter and tears.

Naples, Italy. January 22nd, 1989.

It was two o'clock in the morning when (Y/N) opened her eyes. Of course, she had just ruined her entire sleep schedule. She rubbed her eyes and yawned, before walking out and downstairs, hoping to find something to eat. She was surprised to see that the kitchen light was still on. Melone was sitting at the table, earphones on. He didn't hear her coming and jumped when he saw her appear in his eyesight. She smiled slightly, he took off one of his earphones.

"What are you still doing up?" she asked.

"I could ask you the same?

- I fell asleep around noon. I'm starving.

- Nero made food if you want.

- Really?

- Yeah, we went shopping.

- Wow, I couldn't ask for a better team then."

Melone smirked.

"I know, I'm the perfect man.

- Tsss, and what is the perfect man still doing up?

- ... I couldn't sleep.

- So you came to the kitchen?"

He didn't answer. After all, he didn't know the young woman, and he still had no reason to trust her. (Y/N) didn't ask anything else, she opened the fridge to take out the leftovers from the dinner she had missed.

"It's risotto, Leader," Melone told her.

"Perfect, I haven't eaten since this morning. You want some?

- Mmh, maybe it will help me sleep."

She took out two plates and was about to reheat the dish, when she jumped. Nero was standing in the doorway, his eyes blank with emotion. Melone let out a little cry of surprise.

"What the fuck?! You scared me!!

- Everything okay Nero? Is there a problem?"

The white-haired boy didn't answer, he kept staring into nothing. Melone and (Y/N) exchanged a look and the young woman cleared her throat.

"... Nero?

- ...risotto..."

After a moment of complete silence, Melone couldn't help laughing. (Y/N) rolled her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief. It was just a sleepwalking fit, nothing serious.

"...risotto...

- Do you want risotto?" Melone scoffed between bursts of laughter.

"HEH, SHUT UP SOMEONE IS TRYING TO SLEEP!!" Ghiaccio yelled from his bedroom.

(Y/N) motioned for Melone to be quiet and the younger boy covered his mouth to hold back his laughter. Delicately, the young woman took Nero's arm to slowly guide him to his room.

"Risotto Nero!" Melone exclaimed, laughing even more.

(Y/N) herself had to stop laughing. After controlling a nascent giggle, she gently escorted Nero back to his room.

"Come on, go to bed... It's probably the stress that is making you sleepwalk, get some rest."

The young man let himself go, unaware of what had just happened since, in reality, he was sleeping soundly. He laid down, and she covered him with a blanket before going out and back into the kitchen where Melone was still laughing like a hyena.

"Risotto Nero! That's his code name now!

- You are unbearable", the young woman reprimanded, a smile on her lips.