The Arcobaleno

Chapter 20 - The Return

Soft music sounded throughout the entire room as the occupants bustled about, chattering happily to one another. Most of them were well-known names and faces, some hailing from from old wealthy families worldwide, others being strong political players who's words could sway nations. Usually, during these gatherings the occupants would discuss various global matters with various key players in a bid to further their own agendas , tonight however the sole talk of the night was of the Millefiore family's adopted daughter. News of the government's involvement during a simple tournament in the academy a few weeks ago had circulated the circles, especially when it was taken into account that the students of the academy hailed mostly from the influential families worldwide.

In the center of tonight's chaos stood the aforementioned family, Alexander Millefiore stood ramrod straight, a clear flute of champagne held in one hand, a mockery of a smile pictured his face. His wife fared similarly, as she spoke to the several ladies who surrounded her, one arm looped around her husband's as the other gestured lightly to prove her point. Traditionally, it was a necessity that the children of each family were brought to these gatherings, in order to allow them to familiarize themselves with those who would be in similar circles. However, the couple had opted to not bring their son today, especially with the recent events. Many speculated that they were afraid that something similar would happen to their son, when in fact the couple were instead wary that their son would do something rash especially with his sister being the talk of the night. They had a hard enough time restraining themselves; they had no time to watch a temperamental teenager as well.

Suddenly the  large ornate clock was settled high in the center wall of the room  rang loudly, its golden hands pointing at the twelveth mark. It was then that the lights around the room flickered, as a strong gust spiraled around the room lifting the cream coloured drapes despite the room being closed from the outside. All over the room, shadows flitted around the occupants, seemingly moving with an intent and a purpose. There were sharp rustles of skirts and the muffled gasps of the room's occupants as they tried to mask their shock and fear as they moved to evade the moving shadows and steer clear of the windows. 

A loud 'bang' echoed through the room as the grand entry doors slammed open, and through the darkness outside entered seven figures draped in cloaks. The lithe figure leading them was covered with a soft orange cloak, held close with a gold clasp modeled after angel wings, as they walked, the other figures behind them moved to stand beside them. The room was silent for a few seconds as the other 6 figures glanced lightly at their apparent leader, after a careful moment of deliberation a subtle approving nod was given and in a flurry of movements the multicolored cloaks fell away to reveal the figure of 6 individuals.

Standing on the right of the still hidden figure, dressed immaculately in a black suit paired with it's usual yellow tie was Reborn, his customary fedora hid the look in his eyes but his victorious smirk was bared for all to see. Grinning broadly, on the left of the hidden figure was Collonello unusually dressed in a form fitting dark blue suit, however unlike the hitman, he had loosen his matching tie and  unbuttoned the buttons to his suit jacket leaving it open. Next to them were the rest of their companions dressed in similar styles of formal clothing, including the illusive mad scientist Verde and the famously money-oriented Vivien. 

Typically the sight of them, even individually were already alarming, but the sight of all six in one space was enough to send some of the occupants into apoplectic shock. It was often difficult for even one party to keep one of them and yet here was an individual who had manage to garner all six of them. Whispers began floating throughout the room, slowly at first before they rose in volume, it was then that a gunshot sounded through the room scaring the room's occupants before they refocused their attention towards where the sound had came from.