"I'm escaping this world

one step at a time

but all I need first

is a partner in crime" - J.H.

 

Laughter and posh lectures one with another. Gentlemen in suits and ladies in dresses. The environment felt elegant and suffocating in this venue, at least for the seven year old Giotto. He looked adorable in his little suit, at least that’s what everyone said as his father showed him off. His father was the chief of security of the city, wealthy, handsome, widower, everything and anything Giotto could care less of. His most popular trait was his hatred and fear against mutants, beings with supernatural abilities that could surpass animal and machine. The city both feared them and revered them, it was a dividing side. But being a small minority they would only stand out every so often in the news. What his father would never know was that his own son was a mutant with developing powers. Another rub to the head, causing his hair to get messed up caused Giotto to groan and sneak away, away from the strong smelling perfumes and out a door that led to the outside for fresh air, the back parking lot barely lit up by a street lamp and decorated with a few garbage cans. “Stupid party, stupid stuff, stupid dad.” Giotto muttered under his breath as he got his hands in his pockets and kicked around a rock. He hated social events like this. Not only was he ignored, he was used as an item to show off. “Stupid!” He kicked the rock again.

Giotto picked up Mimi in his arms to help Jesse eat his piece of cake. He offered Mimi small pieces of the cake, and frosting, careful and watching her every movement. "You should thank Jesse, he brought it up when he had the chance. He does care about you deep inside, hehe." Giotto said with a chuckle as he smiled down at Mimi. He promised that when she got older to do much more activities, that he would take her to all sorts of places. To ride horses, to the pool, everywhere that she could have fun. He would get her warm coats for the winter and pretty dresses for the spring. "Jesse, we should go ask the brothers if the Skulls have visited them by today. Maybe they will be able to have any clues. If they don't there's always that nice place with the music. Oh! Johnny, do you want to come by my birthday party too? I already invited Jesse. I don't mind inviting you too...you could get lucky with some of the girls that always come by~"

Johnny looked right over at Jesse, somewhat surprised that he was the one who had asked. He knew Jesse cared about him, but never thought he would actually show it. "Wow. Looks like you're not a total asshole." He said jokingly. The cake tasted so delicious, which made the entire moment even better. Johnny couldn't help but blush after Giotto's comment about ladies. "I'll go, but I doubt no pretty classy lady would want to go out with a guy like me."

Jesse thanked Giotto for taking Mimi. The cake was so good he could eat it all day. He nodded once Giotto mentioned the brothers. "Yeah, let's go. I definitely want to stop by Eden because of all the mutants there."

Johnny crossed his arms. "What are you two up to?"

"We'll explain later." Jesse muttered tiredly. He really didn't want to bother going through an entire explanation.

Mimi continued to eat the pieces of cake that was offered by Giotto. She looked up and smiled right back. She had chocolate all over her mouth.

"I think they won't mind knowing of someone so nice as you." Giotto said as he picked up a napkin, wetting it a bit with water before using it to clean up Mimi's mouth, cleaning up all of the chocolate. "There we go, the princess now is beautiful and clean." Giotto cooed. He never had any thoughts about how a sibling should act, and just went along with it. Even so he absolutely loved it. He fed Mimi a few more pieces, cleaning her up whenever she got covered in chocolate. "Now then, time for us to get going." Giotto said as he kissed Mimi's head, walking over to her crib and settling her down gently. He was glad that Sebastian was able to cover for him. Otherwise he wouldn't have the time to even see Mimi as much, and that would be depressing.

Johnny couldn't help but blush from the compliment and rubbed the back of his head. He wondered what it was like to have a lady. Because of his work and life in general, he never had any female friends let alone friends in general. It wasn't that he wasn't a ladies man or anything; he was just never active in getting a significant other. The idea now that he thought about it was lovely. A woman who loved him more than anything, who would welcome him home and showed affection. It sounded nice. "Err I'll try." He said bashfully. "And be careful out there alright?"

Jesse grinned at seeing Johnny such a way. "Yeah yeah we won't die." Jesse said. He went over to Mimi in her crib and kissed her on her cheek. "See ya later, sweet cheeks."

Mimi frowned softly as Giotto set her down. She always hated when Giotto or Jesse had to go, especially Giotto.

"Goto... Jees....." She said sadly.

Giotto went over and kissed Mimi on the head. "We'll be back Mimi. We'll always be back. We just have to do stuff so we can make this city safer for you." Giotto said sincerely. He doubted she would understand 100%. She was too young. But that didn't stop Giotto. He backed away and walked with Jesse, turning to Johnny real quick. "Don't worry, I'll get you a costume and everything for the party, just like I'm getting one for Jesse, you're going to have a blast." Giotto assured. The theme was a night in Italy. They had the food, and what better way to celebrate it than with a Venetian Themed Masquerade. Giotto turned to Jesse. "Let's go then." The two made their way to Miliani's house. The siblings could possibly had some clues. By the time they got there the oldest, Gianni, was watching over the house again, and the girl dog was with him. Giotto yelped at the sight of the dog, hiding behind Jesse. "Jesse she'll eat me-!" Giotto whispered. Just then the calm of the day was sort of interrupted. "Oi! Gianni!" The source of the sound, a young woman with curly brown hair glared down at her brother. "Did you let the dog inside our room again?!" She asked. Another woman, who looked strikingly similar to the other appeared as well. Twins, it seemed. "There's dog hair all over the place!" The other one complained. It took them a few seconds to notice the company. "Hey, aren't those Miliani's friends?" One of them asked. "Oh yeah!" The other agreed. The two made their way down the stairs to greet them. "G-Good day!" Giotto said from Jesse's back. "We came to say hello!"~

Gianni sighed softly when both women came outside to bother him. He loved his family, especially his mother and sisters, but sometimes his sisters could be... Difficult.

"I keep telling you," he began innocently with a shrug. "Gabby finds ways to open doors sometimes. Don't get mad at me." Just then, the dog began to bark at Giotto and Jesse. Gianni crossed his arms and shouted at the dog. "Gabby!" He scolded. "Be nice and apologize!" Gabby suddenly whimpered and bashfully waddled over to Giotto. She laid her head down on Giotto's food as if she was saying sorry.

Jesse started to chuckle at Giotto's fear. He had to admit it was amusing as hell.

"Calm down! Look, she's saying sorry." Two girls approached them, and Jesse decided to on his charm. "Hello there ladies~ you must be Miliani's sisters."

Giotto looked down at Gabby, his eyes sparkling with joy as he threw himself down and started to hug and pet the dog. "You're forever forgiven oh my gosh you're so cute!" Giotto squealed. The twins walked over to the two, glancing at Jesse. "Yes we are, and you are the kids who saved him." "Our parents told us about it. We're grateful for what you've done." The two sisters said, one after the other. They walked over to Jesse, the two kissing Jesse on the cheeks at the same , one on each cheek. They then pointed at each other. "She's Dianni." "She's Lucianni." They said, showing each other respectively. The two then turned to Giotto, and the first thing they noticed was his brilliant red hair that stood out in contrast of the dull area. "What happened to your hair?" "You look like they dropped you into a barrel of pomodoros." The two were blunt, to say the least. "Hehe...thanks?" Giotto wasn't sure if it was a compliment, insult, or both. He sat up. "W-We came to see if you guys were alright. Have you seen any suspicious activity at all?" Giotto asked. "Unless you count Gianni's snoring a suspicious activity, no." "None." The twins turned to Gianni before speaking at the same time. "Did you saw anything, Gianni?!" Giotto stared in awe. The twins not only looked alike, they almost worked in synch.

Jesse wasn't really expecting the twins to be so in sync. Yeah, they were twins, but stuff like that he just assumed was in the movies. 'It's like those creepy twin little girls who are possessed by ghosts...' He thought to himself. Still, they kissed Jesse on the cheeks which was more than enough to satisfy him. "Damn I love Italians!" He exclaimed.

Gianni was focused on playing with his wooden baseball bat before he was interrupted by his sister's yelling.

"I didn't see anything!" Gianni shouted back. He leaned forward right in his lawn chair. "All I saw was a few shady guys but they-"

"Oh my God can you guys stop yelling!?" Out in the doorway to the house a young boy poked his head out. He didn't look too older than Miliani, as he looked to be about thirteen years old. He also looked similar to Miliani as he shared the same black hair albeit slightly longer with the bangs up to his eyes which were blue unlike Miliani's green. He also wore glasses and was dressed in warmer clothes such as a gray sweater and baggy dark blue jeans. "And someone let Gabby in my room again!"

Gianni crossed his arms. "I keep telling everyone- Jovanni, Gabby finds ways to open doors." He claimed innocently yet again, shrugging as he did before with his sisters.

Jovanni started blankly at Gianni. "I find that highly unlikely and improbable."

"I know right?!" The twins said in response to their brother complaining of Gabby entering his room as well. "Something tells me it's your doing, Gianni." "You're doing it on purpose aren't you?" The twins glared at the eldest brother for a moment, before being interrupted by the sound of another sibling. "I don't care who is letting Gabby inside the bedrooms, I want to know who's letting her in the bathroom!" The voice spoke. A young boy holding a broom stepped out next to the sibling with glasses. He had green eyes that gleamed like emeralds, his skin ever so slightly tan and his hair a reddish brown. He wore a handkerchief over his head, and what seemed to be a green dress that reached around his knees. Over it an apron as he also wore brown boots with a slight heel to them. (Basically the outfit North Italy wore when he was little) Giotto's eyes landed on the boy and he couldn't tear his gaze away. "There's hair everywhere and I can't keep up with it not to mention that the toilet ran out of water so obviously someone has been drinking from it and I highly doubt it was Gianni because he doesn't drink that much!" The boy said, a frantic look on his face as he described his horrors of cleaning. The twins laughed and pointed at the older brother. "Hear that, Gianni." "Villiani has accused you of drinking from the toilet again." The young boy made his way down the stairs. "I would just appreciate it if you wouldn't let the dog in!" Villiani said. The twins chuckled, looking over at the two guests. "Ignore his rants." "He's very picky about how clean he can keep the place." Villiani walked over to Giotto and Jesse. "You two are the ones who saved Milliani, right? We owe you a big thanks." Villiani said with a smile. "We're just hoping for his recovery now." Giotto said smiling. Villiani looked over at Jesse and quickly averted his gaze. "I'm Villiani...nice to meet you." He muttered.

Gianni sighed softly. Was he ever going to get a break? He looked over to Villiani and frowned.

"Okay that was seriously not my fault that time- and I don't drink from the toilet!" He glared over to his two sisters. "Be quiet! And you-" he pointed to the dog. "You're a bad girl! Bad! Apologize to Villiani!"

Gabby as she did with Giotto, whimpered sadly and waddled over to Villiani. She rubbed her head against his knee as if saying 'Sorry....'

Jovanni didn't even realize the fact that Giotto and Jesse were there. "How about we just keep the dog downstairs for now on..." He muttered to himself. He turned around in the doorway of the house and shouted up the stairs inside. "KIANNI! WAKE UP AND SAY HELLO TO THE PEOPLE WHO SAVED MILIANI!" It was followed by a small groan from the second floor window. "Shut the f*** up!" After a minute or too, another sibling came out. He looked to be somewhat older than the younger boys, and appeared to be around the same age as Giotto and Jesse at around fifteen or sixteen years old. He had the same reddish brown hair as the younger brother in the dress, but had blue eyes instead of green.

"I'm not the only one trying to sleep..." He muttered. Miliani is upstairs sleeping too..."

Jovanni crossed his arms aggravatedly and went down the stairs to meet Giotto and Jesse.

"Thanks for saving my little brother." He said.

Jesse raised an eyebrow at Villiani. He really wasn't expecting a... boy in a dress. That was a boy right? It had to be.

"It's nice to meet you uh-" he tried to keep himself from snorting in laughter at the fact that he was wearing a dress. "....Viliani." Then Jesse realized something. "Your names all end in 'anni.' Is that like an Italian thing or something?" He noticed that Vilianni seemed to be shy or something by the strange gaze.

Edited June 4, 201510 yr by Aqua7KH

"It started with Gianni, and ever since they've made it a family thing." Dianni said, receiving a nod from her twin sister. "It's nice to meet you too." Villiani said with a smile. He turned to his brother. "I know Milliani needs his rest but if he keeps refusing to eat the chicken soup I made him he's going to have another thing coming!" Villiani said. The twins giggled at one another. "Well, your chicken soup is kind of...how do I say it?" "Not so tasty for being Italian?" Villiani's face flushed red. "Why I'll have you know mom and dad like my soup!" Villiani yelled, only to then pet Gabby. "It's fine girl. Just don't want you to get sick with the toilet water. Also if you're going to sleep, be it in Gianni's room." Villiani said. He turned to Jesse and Giotto. "You two were asking for suspicious activity, you were referring to those people that attacked my brother, correct?" Villiani asked. Giotto snapped up. "Yes. We were just wondering if they had bothered you at all." Giotto asked. "There were suspicious guys here and there, but none of them have gotten near the house enough to make it a concern." Villiani said as he crossed his arms. "That's good. We are hoping they will back off for a while until we can find out something to do." Giotto said with a smile. "Well, we see anything, we'll definitely call you and tell you." Villiani said, turning to Jesse as a small blush crept on his cheeks. "S-So...would you guys like to come in? I have some extra soup left over if you guys want." Villiani said. The twins from behind making hand gestures to have them say 'no' to the soup.

Jesse crossed his arms. He noticed Villiani blushing and was wondering what could have possibly been wrong. Did he have something on his face? The idea of soup sounded delicious, even though then twins claimed it was discusting.

"What's wrong?" Jesse asked. "There's nothing on my face- whatever." He looked to Giotto. "I wouldn't mind some grub. How about you?"

Kianni yawned and dragged himself down the stairs. Upon arriving at the greeting, he picked up Villiani high into his arms by the waist.

"Oh my adorable little Vivi..." He said as he dug his nose into Villiani's hair. "Are you going to give our little brother's saviors your... interesting' soup?"

Edited June 4, 201510 yr by Aqua7KH

Villiani huffed. "Of course! The soup shouldn't go to waste and none of you guys will eat any of it!" Villiani insisted. Though Jesse didn't seem to see the sister's signs, he did, and was quick to throw Jesse under the bus for giggles. "I'm full, thank you, but you go ahead, Jesse, I know you absolutely love soup." Giotto said. Villiani waved his feet around. "Let go!" He said as he jumped onto the floor, turning. "Be right back." He said as he walked away. The sisters started to laugh in between them. "God have mercy on you, Jesse." "Rest in f*cking pieces!" They laughed. As soon as Villiani returned, they stopped. Villiani walked over to Jesse, smiling with a small blush on his cheeks. "Hope you like it. Its as a thanks for saving my brother." He said, offering the soup. First, the soup had the oddest color they had ever seen in a soup. Second, it had things in it that looked questionable, some mystery meat that looked nothing like chicken. Third, the thing looked dang near ALIVE. Giotto swore he saw something move, but said nothing. Instead he smiled at Jesse, wanting to see how he handled it. The darling sisters stood behind their beloved brother, wanting to watch as well.

Jesse really wasn't getting the message. He didn't even think it was a big deal. It was just soup right?

"What?" Jesse asked, crossing his arms as the twins wished him mercy. "It's just soup. Who the hell cares?" Once Villiani brought it out, Jesse looked into the bowl of soup. He still didn't see anything wrong with it. He shrugged and took a bite out of it.

"...It's not that bad. I don't know why you guys are being so weird about it." Jesse continued to eat it, and probably revealed to everyone that he could eat just about anything.

Kianni sighed softly and held his younger brother close once he had brought out the soup. He never said that the soup tasted terrible because he didn't want to hurt his feelings. Once Jesse continued to eat it however, Kianni actually was wide awake at this revelation.

"...What."

Jovanni was also very surprised. He looked to Jesse like he was crazy. "Not that bad...?"

Gianni meanwhile began to crack up as he watched Jesse eat it. "Hallelujah!" He exclaimed. "Vivi you finally found a fan of your soup!"

Edited June 5, 201510 yr by Aqua7KH

Giotto watched Jesse with a smile. The twins watched in absolute horror and amazement. "H...He's actually eating it...he actually likes it...?" Lucianni whispered. Dianni almost fainted in her twin's arms as she watched. Villiani smiled brightly, his face flushing color pink as his heart went doki doki. Someone liked his soup. Jesse liked his soup. To top it off, it looked like he actually enjoyed it, and wasn't putting up the suffering of hating it just to not hurt Villiani's feelings. "You...you like my soup!" Villiani squealed, not bothering to move from his bother's embrace. He watched Jesse eat it whole, the rest of the family watching in silence, except for Gianni, who was having the time of his life laughing at the fact that Villiani had found a fan of his soup. Even the dog, Gabby, whimpered as she backed away behind the twins, glaring at the soup. Even the dog knew it was bad news. But Jesse liked it! Once the bowl was empty, Villiani took a step forward to Jesse, bringing his brother with him. He took the bowl gently and smiled at him. "I'm so glad you liked it~" He said, a daydreaming look in his eyes. "Please, if you're ever hungry, do come by, or tell me, I wouldn't mind making more of my special soup to someone who actually enjoyed it~" Villiani said. Giotto took the cue, and gave a small bow. "Thank you very much for receiving us. We're grateful to meet all of you, and to even be treated to such lovely food! However, we must take our leave. We have more investigation to do on the men who did this to your sibling. Come on, Jesse." Giotto insisted. Lucianni waved her hand over her almost fainted twin. Villiani smiled and gave a nod. "Good luck, come by any time, si?~"

Kianni pouted and tore Villiani away from Jesse. He held him even tighter now and shot a glare right to Jesse. "Don't you dare touch my fratele. He's my adorable little fratele."

Jovanni had to turn around to stop him from gagging. Just thinking about Jesse eating the soup made him want to throw up. "C-Come back anytime but please don't eat that wretched soup in front of me..."

Gianni finally quieted down in his laughing and got up to shake Jesse's and Giotto's hand. He had small tears in his eyes from laughing so hard.

"Come back soon. Milly would want to see you both again. Gabby say goodbye!" The dog barked happily.

Jesse just continued to eat the soup. Once he was done, he wiped his mouth with his sleeve and gave the bowl right back to Villiani.

"Sure, small fry." Jesse said with a lopsided smile as he ruffled Villiani's hair. "I'll have more of your soup next time I come." He was somewhat freaked out by Kianni's glare. Slowly, he just shook Gianni's hand.

"...Sure." He looked to Giotto. "Let's go."

Villiani smiled as he turned to hug his brother. "Of course I'm your brother. No one else's."Villiani assured. Giotto shook Gianni's hand and gave a nod. "Until next time." He said, and soon enough, they were off, walking away from the family and on with the day. They needed to find clues. As much fun as being with them was. "I suggest we start at that place you showed me." Giotto said. "They might know a thing or two. If not, we'll keep asking around." Giotto suggested, taking Jesse's hand and walking with him to the Eden. They walked past the main security guard, to which Giotto gleefully said hello to. Once inside, it was as if time had stopped, at least for Giotto, because it was the same as the last time he was there. The music was going, the lights were flashing, the people were dancing and having fun. Giotto looked at Jesse. "Remember, clues that can help us. The quicker we can learn about them, the better before they strike again." Giotto said, giving Jesse a big kiss on the cheek for good luck before running off. He would start where most spies in movies started for information; at the bar.

Jesse followed Giotto right along to Eden. He knew exactly where they were going, and was excited to be able to go right back to Eden again. It was probably Jesse's favorite place in the city. A safe haven for humans and mutants alike to coexist together. Once they got there, Jesse held his hand to his cheek where Giotto had kissed him. He couldn't help but blush before he went to go find other people.

At the bar, most there was just drinking to forget their issues. Stiles was actually there as well. He looked to me in a hidden state of distress, sipping a cup of what looked to be beer. The doctor never drank, and actually disliked drinking although it's side effects somewhat helped any pain.

Giotto didn't expect to encounter doctor Stiles, and when he did, he couldn't help but squeal internally. Usually he dreaded public places and meeting people, but Jesse brought out that spark in him that made him a social butterfly. He walked over to the bar and was about to say hi, until he noticed his troubled expression. Something didn't seem right. "(He looks...sad?)" Giotto thought. He decided to get a seat, sitting down on the chair right next to the doctor. He couldn't drink alcohol, he was under age, but he didn't mind ordering any type of juice, though. He searched in his pocket and took out a twenty, handing it over to the bar tender. "His drink's on me please." Giotto said innocently as he looked over at the doctor. "Hey mister Stiles. Good to see you again...though you don't look very good..." Giotto muttered. He didn't want to be noisy, but he was curious by nature to see if he could help in any way. "Did something bad happened? You weren't attacked by the group, were you? We're investigating in hopes of stopping them before they do attack again." Then again it could have been a personal thing, as Beauty had mentioned something about their relation being complicated. Or maybe the hospital? That place did need some repairs here and there, for sure.

Stiles wasn't expecting Giotto to be there. Once he greeted him however, Stiles sat up straight and immediately changed his exterior disposition.

"Oh guttentag." Stiles said with a small smile. He looked at his drink and made a small sigh.

"Thank you for paying me drinks, although I actually dislike drinking. I'm fine, thank you. Nothing bad has happen. I'm just-" he was cut off by an arm thrown right around his shoulder and a loud cackle of a laughter.

"If it isn't Stiles~!" Came the man who threw his arm around Stiles. He had sandy brown hair, a couple of shades brighter than Stiles' chestnut brown hair. He also had blue eyes, which narrowed upon seeing the alcohol that Stiles was drinking.

"...Oh. Well, uh..." He seemed to have had an epiphany, as if he remembered something. "... Hey, you know, Lucy would be upset if she saw you drinking again even if it IS that time of year..."

Stiles shook his head slowly, and just took yet another sip. He was actually going to stop, but the arrival of the newcomer made him drink again.

"Léon." Stiles began. "I have a guest with me. This is Giotto. I'm sure your sister has told you a lot about him."

The man, Léon, turned and looked right to Giotto with a small grin. "So YOU'RE the famous Giotto! Mein schwester has told me a lot about you! My name is Léon."

(Léon looks basically like Prussia but with the light brown hair and blue eyes)

Giotto looked at Stiles with concern. It only heightened as the stranger known as Léon entered the picture. "(He dislikes drinking but he's drinking. Oh! This is...her brother!)" Giotto thought. He took note of the name Lucy, before turning to Léon with a smile. "Oh it's so wonderful to meet Beauty's brother! She has told me about you but I'm glad I get to meet you now. I'm Giotto! Hopefully she hasn't said anything embarrassing about me, has she?" Giotto said as he shook Léon's hand. "(Heavy drinking. Alcohol is the most abused anti depressant. Probably...lost lover? Could be similar to what happened to dad with mom. Stiles is so much nicer even in such state, however.)" Giotto thought, his mind connecting dots and analyzing what he could before continuing on with the moment. "I'm glad to meet a friend of mister Stiles." Giotto added as he spun his chair to be able to face the young man. "I was actually around here in hopes of finding some information on the group that has been attacking people. Jesse and I hope to be able to come up with a plan to stop them before they attack again."

Léon was happy to had finally meet Giotto. This new meeting had made his day. "Don't worry, she said good things~" he said with a chuckle. "Stiles and me, we go way back! His folks were close friends with mine." Upon hearing the mention about the group of people however, Léon clicked his tongue and sat down in a stool right next to Giotto.

"So you mean.... them.... The Skulls. I've heard a lot alright. They hurt a lot of good people. Innocent people especially mutants. Here's a good bit of information for you; they're anti mutant but they have mutants in their ranks. Personably I think the mutants who joined them only joined them to save their own skin. Those mutants are rats. They hunt and kill their own kind just so they could stay alive."

Stiles didn't really want to hear about the Skulls right now. However when Léon began to speak about them, it brought Stiles bad to reality and reminded him that there was work to be done, and that he needed to keep himself together. He pushed the glass of beer away and straightened himself out.

"...Ja." He said with a nod. "Although, I wouldn't be surprised if the Skulls killed their own mutant members when they weren't needed anymore."

Giotto's jaw slightly dropped at the mention that the Skulls actually had mutants in their ranks. It was the first time he heard that, and hearing it made certain pieces click together. "****, that adds new risks to this." Giotto muttered. His own powers were only useful if electricity was around. Other than that he highly doubted he was qualified to be able to fight against the skulls. Now that there were mutants involved, mutants that know how to fight, this only made it even more dangerous. "We can't possibly ask people to join with that risk. Their powers could be even more dangerous if they have been used to use them to fight. ****, that explains why the police have been keeping their distance too." Giotto bit one of his nails in thought. He just realized how big of this problem actually could be. He needed a better structured plan. "Jesse and I were thinking on attacking them, and even ask other mutants if they would be willing to fight against them with us, but the risk is even bigger now, especially if they aren't used to using their powers to fight." Giotto looked up at Stiles and at Léon. "If we attack we would have to send the message that they need to back down so they don't return...maybe I can try to find out one of their members. One. I just need one. One that knows enough to be able to suck the info out of him." Giotto bit his nail with a loud click, a bit of blood dripping from it. "They almost killed Miliani...I can't let them get anyone else...what if they don't fail next time..."

Léon chucked slightly at Giotto's concern. He patted Giotto's shoulder and gave him a wide grin.

"Risks? What risks~? Almost everyone in this bar is mutants who have a bone to pick with the Skulls! Do you think no one should join you all because some of the bad guys aren't total p******? We all had something taken or almost taken from us because of those bastards. We want to fight! We want to get them back! I know two people who would join right away. I wanna join too. Some of us has unique powers- well I'm not a mutant but still!"

Stiles sighed softly. He definitely understood Giotto's concern. Such an attack could be very dangerous especially if more mutants got into the mix. If cops entered the war too, that would just make it a giant mess.

"I can see why you do not want to risk such an attack." He said. "I believe there is only a few mutants in their ranks. I could see if I could get someone to capture one of them for information."

Giotto smiled at Léon. What he said gave him confidence, and he smiled gently. "We would need as many as we could get. The more the better. The quicker the better. If we plan correctly, and have enough numbers, we'll get rid of them in such gravity that they would be insane to even try to start up the group again, knowing they wouldn't stand a chance." Giotto said as his eyes narrowed a bit. "Léon, please find out how many people are willing to join in order to help to end the Skulls. But remember to keep it under cover as well. If the Skulls find out, they will be anticipating us and it'll only cause even more trouble. Hell. They might even try and attack first. If I could have their numbers or their pagers to communicate with them as well will be great." Giotto said. He looked up at Stiles and smiled a bit. "I just need someone who has information, and memories of it. I...I know someone who can help us take the information out of them. He's a mutant too. But his powers are limited to touch and he's not a fighter. We would need to have the person strapped down or something." Giotto said as he waved his feet excitedly. "(This could work.)" Giotto thought. "(This could actually work.)" Giotto bowed his head to Stiles. "If you find someone, anyone, please tell us right away." Giotto asked before jumping down on his feet. "I have to tell Jesse. He's here with me." Giotto said as he gave a small bow and took off to look for him.