A note is tacked to Lal's closed and locked door, words covering the paper in her handwriting.


To the Vongola Family and whoever else this may concern -

Do not be alarmed by my sudden disappearance, and do not try to come looking for me. I will be leaving the base for a short time, to do research for a cure of the Trinsette poisoning that has been affecting myself and my comrades. Your searching for me will prove futile, due to the fact that I will be moving around constantly. I do not know where this mission will take me, or how long I will be gone. I will return to the base occasionally for supplies and things of that nature, but do not expect me back very often.

Thank you all for the hospitality and kindness you have all shown - and wasted on someone like me.

-Lal Mirch, CEDEF



Then, hidden beneath the note, is another note, folded in half and sealed closed. It reads -

Colonello -

I'm sorry.

You've wasted your affections on someone who could never fufill your expectations, and for that I apologize. Please, don't be upset with me, and don't be upset with anyone else for not stopping me from leaving. Also, don't come looking for me - I'll be fine wherever I am. What I'm doing could either save my life... or take it away. I don't want to place two people in possible danger. Please... Let me do this on my own.

Yours, Lal Mirch







<sub>(( ooc: So... I'm going on an indefinite hiatus for multiple reasons, but mostly because school is starting, and now that I have so many extra activities after school, i will only get home around 7 PM at night, which leaves me about 3 hours to do homework. So, the only time, if any, I'd be able to get on the computer is on the weekends.

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU GUYS OH SO MUCH, IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. I'll be looking forward to weekends even more now~

FAREWELL MY DEAREST, DARLINGEST LOVERS, I WILL RETURN AS SOON AS I CAN. *blows kisses and bestows all her love upon, every last drop of it* ))</sub>