HUNT
FULL SUMMARY: From murders to loose ends to missing eyeballs and hands-what does Rokudo Mukuro want? Shaken to the core, the Vongola starts a school to train young mafioso, but soon mysterious disappearances start to occur, and spies have begun to infiltrate the school... And then a student named Tsuna get strange visions, which leads him to suspect his roommate, who may have a deeper and darker personality behind his monotone. Who exactly is Fran, and what connection does he have with the enemy?
Authors' Notes
Mockingjay Rose: Hello there, Mockingjay Rose here. I trust you have had a great day?
First things first, this story used to be called 'VCEDEFA', and it was previously posted onto my account. I've taken it down and THEULTIMATEGREENBOSS and I have been quite busy editing this story. Previously, it used to be in the genre 'humour', but we've made significant changes, so now it is in the genres 'Mystery' and 'Suspense'. The characters will be darker as will the tone, so if you happened to have read 'VCEDEFA' from a while ago, this new edited version will give you a new and completely different experience.
THEULTIMATEGREENBOSS: G'day to you all! Ah yes, sorry about the abrupt change. There were changes that needed to be made in order to create a more serious atmosphere concerning the plot, and that, unfortunately required a major alteration in all the chapters. Nonetheless, I hope you will enjoy this Fanfiction and please don't forget to send us feedback^^
DISCLAIMER: We do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
Prologue—The Letter From the Ninth
VONGOLA HQ, FLORENCE
"Boss? I've got bad news, Boss…"
Vongola Nono leaned forward with the telephone at his ear, listening intently. His already creased forehead pinched together even tighter, as he listened to what his consigliere had to say.
"—more deaths this time, Boss," he was saying, "The entire mansion was burned to the ground. There weren't any survivors. Seven Mafioso of the Vongola Famiglia have been confirmed dead, along with a Chiavarone and all the servants. There are a total of eighteen deaths, Boss."
The Ninth slammed his fist onto the table. "Eighteen? Seven of our Famiglia dead, and an ally?"
"Yes, Boss. I'm sorry. But there's more to it…
"There have also been some bizarre and eerie news concerning the recovered corpses. Amongst the remains of the unfortunate victims, we have discovered missing hands, and the victims' eyeballs are no longer in their sockets. Furthermore-"
"So, you do not know the motives behind those mysterious amputations?" Vongola Nono interrupted.
"Well Boss, there have been a great deal of confusion regarding this, because our forensic experts have not yet discovered a reason as to why a person would want human hands and eyeballs."
"And furthermore?" questioned the Ninth hoarsely.
"Furthermore, the amputations were performed cleanly, meaning they must have had surgical equipment in their possession."
Then there was a pause.
"Boss?"
"I-I understand," replied Nono shakily, obviously aware that their Famiglia, as well as their allies, were in for some deep suffering if this continued.
"It must have been that illusionist of the Estraneo Famiglia. Only he could have created such an illusion to make the mansion appear normal as it burned, otherwise we would have intervened immediately. It was probably him too who did those amputations…he would have had the medical knowledge, seeing that grew up in the Estraneo Famiglia."
"I agree…That Rokudo Mukuro…" muttered the Ninth with distaste, "He's as slippery as an eel. Has the Varia gotten any leads?"
"It's quite obvious that the Vongola and its allies are being targeted yet again, Boss. And concerning the Varia… their current lead has been deemed a loose end…yet again."
"Loose ends… Rokudo Mukuro sets up distractions all over the place, and he always attacks when our strongest are away."
"Yes, Boss. What are your orders?"
The Ninth closed his eyes, deep in thought. What could he do to protect his Famiglia and Vongola's allies from further deaths? What could he do to defeat Rokudo Mukuro and his dangerous Famiglia? What could he do to prevent his people dying from such tormenting deaths?
Suddenly he knew what to do. His Hyper Intuition agreed with his plan, urging him that it was the proper choice. Words formed at his lips, as he planned to give his orders to his right hand man.
"Coyote? Are you still there?" he asked through the telephone.
"Yes, Boss."
"Listen carefully to your orders. Contact the Varia and tell them to withdraw from their mission. They won't get anywhere at this rate. Do you understand?"
"Withdraw the Varia from their mission… What are you thinking, Boss?"
"Trust the old man on this one, my dear friend. I have a plan."
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VARIA HQ, SICILY
Why is something like this happening? Didn't the scums get the right data from the beginning?
With frustration, Xanxus crushed a full tequila bottle with his bare hands, his crimson orbs twitching in barely controlled anger. He watched as the dark shards of glass rained down onto the plush carpet, its colour contrasting with the red.
"That bastard…Rokudo Mukuro," he snarled with clenched fists, "How dare he mock the Vongola…How dare he try to underestimate us!" And with that, he flung a nearby bottle of vodka towards the closest moving target.
There was a shrill, feminine cry, the only needed indication that Xanxus had successfully hit a target. Narrowing his crimson eyes at the servant who was pathetically quaking in terror, he slammed his right fist down the mahogany desk. The earsplitting 'crack' echoed throughout the room, vibrating the window panes.
"Get me some more bottles of fucking tequila, trash," he growled at her, shaking his index finger at her face threateningly, "Or fucking die."
No additional words were needed. As the servant girl quickly scurried away from the room, Xanxus returned to glaring at the door, his mind drawing twisted plans to eliminate the man on top of his hit list- Rokudo Mukuro.
Rokudo Mukuro was plotting, without a doubt, something which would affect the entire world. But that was no big deal. Most Mafioso had dreamed of obtaining world domination during some point in their lives, including Xanxus.
However, what singled Rokudo Mukuro out from the rest was the mystery behind his killings and deliberately left evidence. From the reports written by the Vongola and his own Independent Assassination Squad's discoveries, all the unfortunate victims were either in the Vongola, or allied to the Family. That meant that Rokudo was aiming for powerful targets.
The villain had purposely led them astray when the Varia were presumably monitoring a young woman, who may have been possessed by the illusionist, judging by her almost random lapses between consciousness and unconsciousness. After declaring the task to have a success rate of 100% - it was such a menial task- he had sent Belphegor and Mammon to a town in Japan, where Nagi – that was her name - was hiding.
After one week, the Varia members had gathered what they thought was 'vital' information, and they were ready to confront the woman concerning Rokudo Mukuro, when she mysteriously vanished from the eyes of Belphegor and Mammon. Not even the Varia's illusionist was able to locate her with his Thoughtography.
Seven weeks later, the woman's body was found, washed to the shores of Florence. It was a mystery indeed, how her body was still intact, and her skin was still as unmarked as an infant's. A soaked white dress clung to her small frame, and her dark brown hair flowed down to her lower back, still as silky as ever.
It simply wasn't possible. No one could have been washed across the world in such a short time, and had not had their body somewhat destroyed. CEDEF's forensic department had immediately performed examinations on her body, and the results stated that she was definitely human, but none of her DNA samples matched anyone's. When images of her were uploaded onto the internet, no one claimed to know her.
It was still an unsolved mystery. A month later, "Case Nagi" was cold and closed, and her possible involvement with Rokudo Mukuro remained unconfirmed.
So in the end, the Varia had been following a loose end, and now they were back to square one.
Then the following day, Mammon had rushed to the scene, crying out that his digital archives had been hacked into. He sounded thoroughly upset at his loss, probably because his second main source of income had been lost. To Xanxus and his superiors however, the information theft struck them hard. The Varia's archive was one of the world's best, second only to CEDEF's.
The hacker had not yet been identified, and after Belphegor had attempted to locate the hacker via computer tracing, the Varia was led on another wild goose chase.
Loose ends, loose ends… Xanxus had to make plans, quickly before the bastard could make another move and tangle their minds further from the strings of mysteries he had woven. And just at the at the most inconvenient timing, Squalo walked in.
"VOOOI! Boss! We've-"
The sound of glass colliding with Squalo's head was not very flattering.
"Sounds like Levi when he sneezes," laughed Bel, who entered the room accompanied by Levi and Lussuria, "And that wasn't pretty." Levi opened his mouth to protest, but was quickly silenced by Bel's knives.
"Why the hell are you guys here?" growled Xanxus, glaring at his subordinates. He wasn't in the mood to socialise right now and dissatisfaction was clearly expressed by the change of atmosphere in the spacious room.
"Boss, we've got a letter from the Ninth," Levi spoke carefully to not upset his Boss even further. Xanxus snatched the letter from Levi and glanced at the Ninth's Dying Will Seal, which marked that it was genuine. He read it out loud:
Dear Xanxus and the Varia,
I am here to inform you about the crisis the Vongola Famiglia and its allies are in at the moment, caused by the illusionist Rokudo Mukuro. I have a new plan concerning the matter and I would like you all to comply, in order to prevent further deaths. Varia, you will form a partnership with CEDEF, and the Arcobaleno have also agreed to provide us with their assistance. Together, you will open a teaching school for young Mafioso and train them to the best of your ability. This way, we will have more people fighting for us, and our chances of defeating Rokudo Mukuro will increase considerably.
Yours truly,
The Ninth.
"…"
"…"
"WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?" Xanxus boomed thunderously, his palms starting to glow. He longed for another bottle of tequila, but the stupid servant had not yet arrived.
"VOOOII! WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO OPEN A FREAKING SCHOOL FOR SHITTY TRASHES! THEY SHOULD JUST GET THEIR HEADS OUT OF THEIR ARSES AND START STUDYING DAMNIT! AND THE HELL WE'LL PARTNER WITH CEDEF!" yelled Squalo, who was waving his sword around dangerously.
"Mou, calm down, Squ-chan," soothed Lussuria, "You'll get high blood pressure!"
"Ushishishishi, this is quite unexpected, right Boss?" asked Belphegor.
Mammon reached into his cloak and fingered his indigo Arcobaleno pacifier, which had chains wrapped around it, hiding its true power. "Aria sent me an email this afternoon, informing me that she and the other Arcobaleno will be aiding the Vongola by being instructors…but teaching? Teachers have such a low income," he said, disgust evident in his tone.
"Mammon's right," Belphegor said, nodding, "Teaching a bunch of peasants? How pathetic for a prince. Teaching is a commoner's job."
"Teaching is pathetic," Levi agreed, "We, Boss's loyal followers, are the elite. We shouldn't have to teach children, out of all people."
Xanxus didn't reply. He used his flame to burn the letter and glared hard at his subordinates.
"Pathetic?" he finally snarled, "Says a bunch of trash who couldn't even complete such simple missions?"
Mammon, Belphegor, Squalo, Levi and Lussuria all flinched and averted their gazes.
"Boss, what are your orders?" asked Levi nervously.
"We'll go with Ninth's plans, trashes."
END OF CHAPTER
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