"Let's wait here." Chrollo shook off the water from his coat, getting you wet.

"Hey!" You looked at him indignantly.

"Stand behind me. Rub my forehead. I have a headache." He finally admitted to you.

As the crew walked over to a stone pillar, no doubt to protect their back, Chrollo crouched down. You stood behind him and gently began stroking his forehead very lightly.

"Mmm. It will be difficult to keep my eyes open. But at least you are good for something other than a warm cavern." He chuckled lightly.

"You are so gross!" You hit his shoulder, but continued to rub his forehead. "There are children right next to you."

You shook your head at him.

"SO?! Do you know what time it is?!" Some random guy in the lobby got loud. "IDIOT! It's Takuru Beach Hotel! Not 'Bay Rock'! How could you have made that mistake, you idiot!?"

The strange man turned towards your group.

"Hm? What 's with them, looking at me like that? Looking for a fight?" He grumbled.

Chrollo stood up, allowing your fingers to fall off of his head, but not allowing you out from behind his back.

"Calm down." He spoke to the Troupe members. "Ignore him."

"Oh!? What're you lookin' at?! Think I'm some sort of animal on display?" Then, his conversation turned back to his phone. "What?! I'm the one who should say that, idiot! Because of your stupidity, you don't know what I'm going through! Everything's gone wrong today! Hmph! I'll ignore it this time. But you know what'll happen if this happens again, right?"

His voice raised even more, so highly annoying. You wrapped your arms around Chrollo's waist and leaned against his back. You had gotten up early today and had what was probably the busiest day of your life. In return, Chrollo put his hands over your own and stroked the back of them with his thumb, absentmindedly.

"Listen carefully!! I want you here at 7:00 PM sharp, in the hotel! If you're one second late, you're fired!" The stranger in the suit finally hung up.

One minute ticked by... Two minutes... No one spoke. You listened to Chrollo's heart, finally at a normal pace. His fingers continued to feel your skin, enjoying the raw sensuality of such an innocent act with a woman he had violated so jovially. 

Then, Shizuku's voice broke the silence.

"Here come Paku and the others."

"Oh!?" Nobunaga looked shocked. "You were caught again?!"

"Did everyone know but me?!" You whined.

"Hahaha! I understand! You've finally changed your mind and wanted to join the Troupe?" Nobunaga guessed.

"The rewards for the capture of the Phantom Troupe was cancelled and... We didn't know. That's all." The white haired boy answered curtly.

"So, you followed us again? If the last time didn't teach you a lesson... it could be a sign? Fate wanted us to meet again! We'll become good friends, don't you think?" Nobunaga smiled sincerely at the boys.

"No way." The white haired boy snapped as he closed his eyes. "We were following you just because there was a reward. To tell you the truth, I never wanted to see your faces again."

"Same goes for me!" The black haired boy also shut his eyes.

And then, you shut your eyes as well.