The Arcobaleno

Chapter 6 - Surprising Introductions

Reborn walked calmly through the dark woods, the seemingly moving shadowy corners of the trees having no effect on him. His thoughts whirled around, and though he would never admit it (even under torture) but he was confused and yet astounded by the girl.

'That Princess is one odd girl.' He thought, in amusement yet fondly.

Slowly a house appeared through the trees, the the large building was located at the edge of Celestial City. A place well-known about in ShadowVales for its bright lights and it's numerous habitats. The place was hidden from the city due to the Lunar Woods, where he met with Anastasia. The house, though located right next to the city, was far enough that it was quiet from all the traffic and flashing lights.

Stepping onto the porch, he glanced back by habit, intently checking his surroundings for the presence of another. Finding nothing but the usual silent darkness, he took out his keys to open the door. Light flooded his eyes and he blinked to adjust them even as his ears picked up the sound of movements. Immediately, he turned to face the direction it sounded from before his body relaxed.

There, settled comfortably in front of the TV in the living room, was a blond-haired man who looked quite relaxed despite the intrusion. The man, Colonello, wore a slightly disheveled green military uniform with a headband around his head, keeping his golden locks from falling down.

"Yo, Reborn. You finally came back!" The blond's bright blue eyes peered over the other, taking note of anything unusual. However, there was nothing abnormal. Reborn looked the same now as he had when he stepped out this morning.

"Where've you been?"

Reborn tilted his fedora down, "Out."

"Out?" A voice spoke from behind. A man in red garb and long tied-back silver hair stepped out from the kitchen. His robes fell down to his boots and contained slits on each side to allow free movement. His violet eyes, curious as he threaded his hands together through the long sleeves. "You've been going out quite a bit these days, from morning to night."

"Aurelio's right, Reborn. You've been disappearing to somewhere every day. Got a girlfriend or something?" Colonello shut off the tv, finding the conversation much more interesting than the taped movie. He placed the remote onto the coffee table in front and stood up, heading closer to the fedora wearing man. He grinned mischievously, wondering about all the possibilities that could keep the other away so much.

It definitely couldn't be a job.

Reborn sighed, "Not exactly. But I am seeing someone, a curious little human."

"A human? Really?" Aurelio tilted his head at that, surprised. He smiled soon after. "My, you should bring them over then. I wonder just what you see in them to keep your attention like that."

Reborn huffed amused, "I wonder about that myself. I met her by chance and after that, we talked and kept meeting each other. She's quite the oddball though."

"Well, she has to be one if she's keeping your attention for this long." A woman regarded as she walked by, coming from upstairs. Her dark purple hair was held up in a messy bun, and though she was dressed in a pair of simple t-shirt and shorts you could clearly see her slim figure. Passing by the three man, she went into the kitchen, opened the fridge and brought out a bottle of water before coming back out.

She stopped before the trio of men for a moment before she stated. "And Reborn, bring her over here. I'm interested to see what she's like."

With that, the women went back up the stairs and disappeared into the corridors.

Colonello grinned, pleased, at that. "Well, you heard her. Leonora wants her over."

Aurelio simply chuckled at the dark-haired man's predicament, bring a sleeve to cover his lips.