Chapter 2

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"We've almost arrived to the townhouse," Skull told the arcobaleno as they walked through the streets of London. "But before we arrive, I need to make a quick stop. I'm out of makeup," Skull said. He was oh so very tempted to take a picture of their deadpanned faces but decided that it was too risky. A pensive memory would work though.

"Explain," Reborn demanded. Skull shrugged.

"It's actually quite simple. I ran out of makeup a few days ago. Not much of a big deal for me, since I haven't had many shows after joining the Arcobaleno. But Mother hates anything she considers abnormal so I'm gonna be as much of a disgrace to the family as I can be. And to do that, I need my purple lipstick," Skull explained. That's all there was to it. He was going full "The Immortal Skull-sama! The man even the grim reaper hates!" on his family. Mostly just his mother. He actually liked his grandfather. The rest of his immediate family was either dead or had moved out so he didn't think he'd be dealing with them right away, though you never knew for sure with them.

"Oh well then that is a perfectly acceptable reason for a deatour," Verde grumbled. Skull knew he was being sarcastic but it was a perfect opportunity to mess with the lighting that Skull couldn't pass up.

"Thanks Verde! I knew you'd understand!" Skull said happily. The other Arcobaleno could only watch as the cloud quickly made his way into a nearby beauty store.

"Remind me again why we agreed to this?" Lal asked.

"Viper's being paid and the rest of us came because we're bored," Colonello answered immediately. "That, and we want to learn more about Skull's family kora."

"Right," Lal nodded. It didn't take more than a couple minutes before Skull returned, a small makeup bag in hand. He fixed his makeup as he walked, leading them through the streets expertly. How he managed to do this while flawlessly applying his eyeshadow was a mystery to the others. More so since one of his hands was occupied by holding a mirror.

"Is there anything we need to expect from your family Skull?" Fon asked curiously. Skull didn't say anything for a second, as he was applying his lipstick, but once he finished he put away his makeup and mirror.

"Hmm. Well Grandfather is one of those proper traditionalist types, but he's mellowed out a lot over the years. He's pretty chill so long as you don't piss him off. Be respectful to him and he will respect you. Now Mother? You have free reign to deal with her however you want. You even have my blessing if you want to kill her. I would have done it ages ago except it would have killed me too. I know for a fact four of my siblings felt the same. The fifth is just as bad as mother," Skull shuddered at the thought of Bellatrix. Mother sunk her claws into her youngest daughter early and never let go.

"You actually wanted to kill your mother?" Colonello seemed unable to process this information from their cloud, not that the others could blame him. Most of them were in a similar state of mind.

"Still do. I've honestly considered hiring Reborn to off her but If I have a hand in her death, even though I'm not the direct killer, I'd still be labeled a kinslayer and would be punished accordingly which would just result in my own death," Skull answered calmly. He then noticed the odd stares the others (especially Reborn) were giving him. "What? Great Uncle Albert hired an outsider to poison the person sleeping with his wife. She ended up getting poisoned as well and died. Albert was found dead two days later. And there have been plenty of documented cases where similar things have happened," Skull said.

"You're a civilian. You're supposed to have the normal life," Lal deadpanned at him.

"Normal is overrated. And besides, I was a civilian by mafia standards. My family actually has a pretty bloody history. The Black Madness runs through our veins after all," Skull said offhandedly. Viper gave an odd sounding choking noise and Skull suddenly found the mist directly in front of his face.

"You're a Black?!" Viper demanded.

"Disowned but yep!" Skull said cheerfully. Viper visibly wilted.

"We're dealing with the Blacks. One of the most prominent pureblood families there is. This is gonna be so much worse than that mission to the Netherlands," Viper muttered, head hanging low.

"Oi! We all swore never to speak of that mission," Reborn hissed. Skull agreed with the Hitman. That mission easily ranks as their worst one ever. There's literally no way to top it without the literal world ending and even then it'd be debatable.

"What's a pureblood?" Colonello asked curiously. Only a few of the group recognized the word, those being Fon, Viper, and Skull. The others were waiting for answers.

"Let's get off the street first before I explain," Skull said. They could probably get around the statue of secrecy by their status as Arcobaleno and flame active (which was close enough to magic anyway) but the cloud wasn't about to risk them being overheard by muggles.

Thankfully, the group reached their destination a few minutes later. Number 12, Grimmauld Place. The building wasn't much to look at from the outside, but Skull promised it was better inside.

"I asked Grandfather to adjust the security to allow you all inside," Skull explained, leading the way to the door. He placed his hand against the wood and sent a short pulse of his magic through it. The door opened itself immediately afterwards. Everyone was quickly ushered inside and hovered inside the entryway awkwardly, though they all hid it well. Skull's expression was unreadable as he gazed down the hallway. Then he took a deep breath and…

"I'M BACK!" Skull yelled as loud and obnoxiously as he could.

Yay! Chapter 2 done! And I figured out my entire plot to this story. It's probably not going to be a very long one, to be honest. My planning has it set for 13 chapters if I don't deviate, though I might add another one or two for a bonus chapter. We'll just have to see.

While I'm thinking about it, the Arcobaleno are in their adult bodies. I just prefer them as adults in the fics I have centered around them more. So everything I write in this story is with their adult forms in mind. Just wanted to clarify that in case anyone was wondering.

Thank you to everyone who has Reviewed, Followed, and Favorited! I'm so happy you all like this random idea of mine! I hope you all enjoy this chapter as well and I'll see you all the next update!