Summary:
Imagine being cat-fished on the app that you've developed. But instead of some creepy old man behind that dating app profile, it's a hot Mafioso. (Fem27)
Disclaimer: I do not own KHR. I'm lazy so I can't be bothered to explain everything in the story.
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A popular dating app has been expanding its borders as a safe chatting app with encrypted log data, making it an unsuspectingly powerful way for the mafia to converse with each other. The developer of the app was one person, who happened to be Sawada Tsuna- a teenager hobbling along her somewhat straightforward life. Upon turning 16, her mother had been a bit sceptic about the lack of relationships in her daughter's life. Tsuna reasoned that she was too young and it wasn't like her classmates were all in relationships. Whilst Nana just shook her head, Tsuna had figured that she would apply her knowledge into developing a dating and talking app where those of at least 16 (her age) could use. It was a bit of a risky move on her part, but she wanted to keep her mother happy while she could. For anyone to even use it, it would have to be better than the current dating apps already available. So the anonymous chatting function was added for a fun twist.
Essentially, after being urged by her mother and being an over thinker as a good daughter, Tsuna created a dating app that would bring controversy in light of youth using dating apps which she would eventually use herself.
Tsuna had relatively kept to herself throughout middle school. After puberty hit her during the acne and poor life style phase of her early teens, she was maturing into a fine young lady. Students in her middle school had often teased her for her childish and thinly look. Although she still looked awfully young with her large eyes and fluffy hair, she looked somewhat mature with the aid of makeup and clothes. She wasn't that tall either, so she made do with whatever assets she had.
Of course, it attracted attention, so it was difficult for her to keep her head up and look straight ahead without being flustered or embarrassed over her own looks. She was approached by two of the most popular girls, Sasagawa Kyoko and Kurokawa Hana, who were both extremely lovely in their own ways. It took a while for Tsuna to open up to the two, but now, the trio were the closest friends.
The dating app was in its trial stage and wouldn't be put on the app stores until Tsuna was nearly 17. She never told Kyoko and Hana about it, despite being the horrible liar she was. Whenever the two other girls questioned her about the numerous amount of times that she would be up late or her constant busy weekends, Tsuna dodged the questions and escaped. It soon became a skill Tsuna had - to avoid people.
Sawada Nana, Tsuna's mother, was also unsure of what her daughter was doing most nights typing away at her computer. She assumed it was some friend of sorts that her daughter was chatting to and let it go. After a few months and still no word about it from Tsuna, Nana wanted to confront her daughter. And for the first time in Tsuna's life, she had refused to tell her mother what she had been doing. Nana was actually quite proud of her daughter, who had started to become more independent and just the slightest bit rebellious.
After the launch of the app, it hadn't gained a lot of attention until the update on the app stores brought light to newly developed and added applications to the store. Soon enough, there were people talking about it on social media, sharing the app around and download numbers would go up by the hundred. Within the next half year upon the release of the dating and chatting app, it had users from all over Japan, around a million people were active users. It was happily reviewed by government officials who were concerned about the decline of birth rate, and deemed it a lovely and safe chatting and dating app for people of all ages (over 16.) From the beginning, Tsuna had vowed never to use the app and would always feign simple common knowledge on the app.
Kyoko had gained some interest in the app after Hana had gotten together with her elder brother, Ryohei, and noticed how her brother and her best friend have changed and become so warm to each other. She wanted that sort of relation with someone else and was recommended the app by some other fellow friend.
"Tsuna-chan, have you heard of this? It's called Sky Match." The bubbly girl showed her phone to the brunette who hid her anxiety under a nervous smile.
"Is it that dating app?" questioned Tsuna, maintaining the flow of the conversation.
"Yep!" Kyoko smiled at her phone before tapping on it a few times. "I want to try it out but Hana warned me it might be dangerous." There were always people who questioned the security of the app. Since the app was popular, it had many criticisms especially when the developer had yet to reveal their face. Of course, it was impossible for Tsuna to keep hidden, and so, the app stores that advertised her app would at least know that she was the developer. It allowed her to earn money from the app and get sponsored by related advertisements.
"Maybe just try it and see if you like it," suggested Tsuna. Kyoko nodded. Tsuna watched her as the other girl made an account and tapped on the 'Connect to:' button. Kyoko personalised what type of person she wished to talk to and continued on, eventually chatting to someone called 'Naoto.' To make it safer for users, the app did not require the person to input a surname. It also allowed people to go straight to first name basis.
"Are you going to try it? This Naoto person is funny," said Kyoko. The anonymous chatting restricted certain functions. For example, you weren't allowed to send files in case viruses or explicit content was sent. However, it was a function and could be toggled off if the user truly wished to take the risk or receive such content. It was a controversial utility in the app, but it wasn't like other dating apps had that sort of restriction, so most people didn't mind it too much. Some praised the availability of the function.
"Probably not. I'm not really interested…"
"Hehe, oh well."
...
Since Tsuna hadn't exactly excelled her studies in middle school, she had placed her focus on technology sometime in the second term of her second year in middle school. As coding was something that she could learn by herself at home, she had dedicated a fair amount of time every now and then to it. By the time she graduated high school, she was a high earning app developer. She had created different and far smaller scaled applications during her high school years, such as mini games or just simple function apps such as fitness or health related apps. The dating app was released under another name to avoid people from judging her older and far worse apps.
In her senior years of high school, she had started to get better at general maths and English. It was mainly to help her program and add certain statistics to her app. She was barely passing for all her subjects but she managed to graduate with a final score just at average. It was a great achievement and Nana had praised her daughter for that. There was a time period where Tsuna had gotten depressed though.
She had lacked a father figure in her life and every now and again, would wonder how he was. Hana had woken her up to reality that it didn't even matter if it had already been more than 10 years since she had last seen him. It's not like she remembered when she last met him nor did have any particular memories that she shared with that man.
"What a dick," said Hana. It was a bit vulgar to Tsuna's tastes, but it wasn't like she didn't agree with her friend.
"There's nothing I can do about it either way," said Tsuna, slightly dejected. She knew that her mother still very much loved her husband but it was concerning to an extent how the man had not visited them in such a long time. Contrary to what Tsuna believed, Nana was aware that her husband had not visited them in so long. They still remained in contact, but an hour long phone call cannot even compare to a visit long awaited for more than 10 years.
"So are you going to accept that course into app programing and development?" asked Kyoko. Kyoko had gotten into acting and modelling. She was a local model and well known in their local area. It was very likely that she would make it big considering her growing fan base. She had been using the dating app for a while, which did gain traction from the media and her fans, but most couldn't say much since they had been using the app as well. There were the odd few who were stalkers and hard core 'fans.' In order to protect her friend, Tsuna had, oddly enough, taken up martial arts. She was horrible at it in the beginning, with little to no stamina and strength. But after spending some money on some light weights, she had invested some time into exercising. Nana would often join her on some runs, saying how she was getting old and weak.
"Yep. I already know a fair bit so I think I'll be fine with it," said Tsuna.
"Is that what you've been spending your weekends on, nerd?" Kyoko teased Tsuna.
"Now that's a first. Calling Tsuna a nerd," said Hana, cracking a smile. Kyoko laughed whilst Tsuna just pouted. Hana had been accepted with a scholarship in business management. A position that could guarantee her a stable future.
"How's it going with Ryohei?" asked Tsuna, switching the subject. She observed the dark haired girl as she transitioned from laughing, to flustered, to embarrassment and then back to normal Hana.
"It's… good."
"Oh come on."
"He treated me to a nice dinner the other day."
"Oh my god, don't tell me you did it?" said Kyoko, slightly horrified. She knew it would happen one day, but she couldn't help but be surprised, happy and slightly conflicted.
"You don't have to be so horrified! It's completely normal!" said Hana. "I mean, I know he's your brother but like – yeah!"
"Umm I don't really get it," said Tsuna, cutting into the conversation. She wasn't quite sure what the two were talking about. Hana and Kyoko turned to their friend. It was probably the second push and the final push that got Tsuna to finally download the dating app and use it herself.
The two others would not let Tsuna go after relentlessly educating her in acts of love and relationships. It got to a point where it was just 'download this app and you'll be in a whole new world.'
Somehow, news had also spread around to their old classmates and Tsuna's mother. They were currently in the starting period between high school graduation and starting university. Roughly, a three to four month break. Nana, of course, was ecstatic that her daughter finally took an initiative. Despite being middle aged, Nana was familiar with current technology and its products.
"So how do I do this?" asked Tsuna, once again, feigning lack of knowledge.
"Just make an account, fill in your details and just click whatever you find interesting."
"Right…" Tsuna had used the app before, simply to test its accessibility and functions, but never actually used it to talk to others. She had used it locally with her laptop and phone and it worked. And that was all that mattered. It went through some testing when it first went on the app store and she was able to pinpoint errors and faults in the app as more people used it. It was well refined and received constant updates every fortnight to maintain it.
She filled in her details, birthdate, interests, pictures etc. She had started off using the anonymous chatting function. She could feel some of the nervousness heat up her face and quicken her heart beat. Her two best friends noticed this and chuckled to themselves.
There were no names, except for Apple and Deer, Tsuna being Apple and the other Deer. The anonymous chatting function would take away profiles and replace it with a simple name. Tsuna had also recently added the function to save the anonymous profile, giving people a unique ID number to associate with their simple name that was unable to be changed. This also allowed her to add a group chat function for the anonymous chatting. It was still a bit buggy, with lag and connection issues, but was overall, functional to a standard.
Deer is typing…
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Within a week of starting her account, she had all sorts of people approach her on the app to talk, most interested in hanging out and the possibility of dating. They were all around her age, some she recognised to be her old classmates. She had yet to actually talk to someone in interests of dating. Patience was low from Nana, so she had decided to meet up with someone who seemed nice enough. The app allowed the user to connect to their social media accounts, which meant that Tsuna was also affiliated to big name social media apps. It had boosted her earnings from the app by two times, enough to rival a simple office job with paid overtime. It would easily pay off her university course and allow her to live a stable life style.
Tsuna opened the app and flicked through some matches. Nana had took the phone from her and added someone random, saying that they looked handsome enough and handed it back to her after sending a flirty message. Tsuna was immediately embarrassed and just barely gathered enough resolve to look at the message. She hoped that the other would skip over the message. She looked at his profile. He had charming blue eyes and black hair and looked innocent enough. His profile said that he had Italian blood, was called Kaito and was currently studying Japanese History in Japan.
She was a bit suspicious that they weren't who they were, considering that someone as sociable as them did not have a social media account under the name they specified. But she was somewhat desperate and it wasn't like it would hurt meeting the other in crowded area. Kaito had replied to the flirty message that Nana had sent to them, adding a cute blushing emoji at the end. Tsuna blushed at it. They eventually managed to set up a meeting at Namimori's shopping centre's café.
When the date arrived, Tsuna had gotten up early to put some effort into her looks. She decided to dress a little more frisky than she normally did, wearing a skirt and a strapless long sleeve, showing off pale skin and collarbones. She did her best to tame her hair and pulled it into a cute ponytail and put on some lip balm that emphasized her natural cute pout.
Nana knew about the date and wished her daughter the best of luck.
As the time started to roll towards 12pm, Tsuna had arrived at the café. She had thought she had arrived early since she couldn't see anyone that matched the person's looks. As time started to pass, she had ordered herself a drink and sighed dejectedly. Just as she stood up to leave, she bumped into someone.
"Tsuna?" they said. Their voice was deep and smooth. Perhaps this was Kaito? She looked up. They were amazingly tall, handsome and very much different from the picture displayed on the app – no offence to the person that had been used to catfish her. They did have black hair, but they had exceptionally black eyes and curly sideburns. They wore a suit - a crisp black with pinstripes, and was holding their suit jacket with their forearm. The two made eye contact, a solid few seconds before the girl finally responded to her name.
"Yes that's me," she said. The other seemed amused by her response, but nonetheless, chuckled. It was a strange sound to her and she suspected it was just the man's foreign blood. He was definitely a foreigner, perhaps not native to Japan but he had a wonderful accent. The man wore an ironed out white shirt and had unbuttoned the first button from the top. He was sexy, no doubt about it, but something in her gut told her she had to be careful.
"Sorry for being late, I was caught up in something." The man glanced over at his wrist. Tsuna noticed the gesture and swore she saw the slightest spec of blood. She was then distracted by the golden and silver Rolex watch. She wasn't usually one for money, but the guy was definitely loaded.
"T-that's alright. So I'll assume you are not Kaito?" The man smirked.
"That's correct. You're a charming lady, but I am not here for romantic purposes. And I will also assume you were not the one who sent me this flirty text," he said. Tsuna nodded.
"I'm sorry, but your name is?" He seemed surprised.
"My name? Ah, yes, my name is Reborn. Nice to meet you Sawada-chan," he said, lifting up her hand and brushed her hand with his lips. Tsuna blushed and almost recoiled immediately from the touch. Reborn noticed. "Sorry, just a common courtesy from Italy."
As she processed what he had said, she frowned. She never input her surname into her profile. Besides, why would they try to use another's identity to meet her? Since they were clearly a handsome person, they had no need to assume another's identity.
"I'm sorry, but did you call me Sawada-chan?"
"Do you prefer Tsuna?"
"No, I just want to point out that I never put my surname into my profile." The man grinned, satisfied at something.
"Since you're already suspicious, perhaps we should sit and discuss this further?" Tsuna looked at him. It wasn't a simple meeting now. It was business of some sort. She had never met someone that looked like him before and nor did she have any recollection of sharing her identity online. "As you know, my name is not Kaito. It is, in fact, Reborn, as strange as it is." He paused. "You feel as though I tell the truth, no?" Tsuna silently confirmed so. "I am also not a student. I work professionally as a Mafioso from Italy, more specifically a hitman."
Some part of her wanted to not believe them. Why would a hitman get involved with her non-significant entity to the world? But they were telling the truth.
"And if you work as what you claim, why would you have any business with me?"
"That is because, I happen to know your father, Sawada Iemitsu," he said. "You're a bright young woman, quite contrary to what I was told. A shame you would be brought into the underground."
"Excuse me?"
"Are you shocked? Well that is a normal reaction-"
"No, I mean, you said you knew… Iemitsu. He's a man that had barely showed up in my life, nonetheless, never showed up in the last 10 years. So I'm wondering why he would send someone like you to come all the way here, suspiciously over some dating app and by chance, talk to me over it." Reborn frowned but continued.
"Regardless of how healthy your relation with your father is and how I 'by chance' would talk to you, this would eventually happen one day. The blood that flows through your veins is the only reason I am here. And no matter how much you like it or not, you and your dear mother will eventually be dragged into the underground no matter how much that idiot of a father hid from you." Reborn sighed, noticing the downcast on Tsuna's face. It was a shame how the girl inherited the godly intuition that the skies had always had. No matter how ridiculous he sounded to her, the girl would know truth from lie. "Shall we take this somewhere more private?" Tsuna stared at the table before looking up at the man, peering at his eyes that hinted nothing but truth, irritation and pity. She nodded, and the two stood up to leave the public space.
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"Welcome back- oh my. Who is this?" Nana fawned over the tall and handsome man as he entered their humble abode. He took off his dress shoes and politely took off his fedora and bowed to her as he stepped foot into the house.
"My name is Reborn. Nice to be acquainted with you, Sawada-san," he greeted. Tsuna almost rolled her eyes at the formalities.
"He knows Iemitsu from his… work." There seemed to be some sort of shift when the man's name was mentioned. Nana quietened and simply nodded.
"Nice to meet you Reborn. You try anything funny and I'll kick you out," warned Nana. Both Tsuna and Reborn were surprised at the change of attitude.
Tsuna decided to do her her best to ignore it and led him to her room. Reborn had politely sat down in the space provided and Tsuna across him at the small table. Reborn looked around the room, noticing a lack of variety. There was a bookshelf with some books, mainly text books and some novels. Her bed was tidy and on her table on one side was a computer and a laptop. The other side had some sort of art book.
"Do you use your computer often?" asked Reborn.
"Yes, but that's not the point here. So explain yourself." Reborn stared the girl, knowing that she didn't want any nonsense nor lie. He would explain himself clearly and appropriately.
"I am affiliated with the Vongola Famiglia, an Italian mafia group that is the most powerful and rich with history for the past few hundred years. Your father works as, essentially, second in command in a separate group that is associated directly to the famiglia's head boss. Your ancestor was the one who founded this famiglia. The current boss is growing old and his three sons have passed away. You are the last who is eligible to inherit the famiglia." He paused to allow her to process the information.
"Are there no… bastard sons? Someone of his power would have one right?"
"You aren't incorrect, but… it's unknown that the said 'bastard son' is in fact not related to the current boss."
"There's more to this right? Don't get me wrong, I don't wish to be the boss of this Vongola famiglia, but surely Iemitsu could just take the place and let someone take care of his previous position?"
"It has been considered but there is no other that is suitable for his current position. Besides, he would have to provide an heir. Of course, it would be very unlikely for him to have another child. So it is up to you," said Reborn. "Or you can simply produce an heir and have him taken away from you so that you do not get involved with the mafia."
"You're kidding me."
"No. That is one of your options in fact. The other is to take up the role yourself. There is no other way out."
"No way." She laughed nervously. "No way… What about my mum? She can't be out of this right? She'll need to know. Why hasn't Iemitsu told her? Without our knowledge of the mafia, it just endangers us."
"That is why I also believe your father is an idiot. I was told that you were a bumbling innocent child, quite clumsy and daft. I must admit you are very different to what I was told by your father."
Tsuna almost snorted. "How would a man that had not even met me in so long known anything about me?" Reborn seemed indifferent, but he agreed.
"I believe you are also quite stable in terms of finance. Iemitsu funds the house bills and such so that you and your mother live at ease, but you have your own purchases, I noticed."
"That's… because I am stable. I have my own income," said Tsuna. She wasn't going to reveal that 'Sky Match' was her creation.
"Oh? Where from?"
"It is none of your business. So what are we going to do with my mum?"
"It is best if you tell her."
"It might be better if that stupid man would come home and explain it to her," she said.
"And you may have already figured but both your life and your mother's life will be in danger if you stay here. It may have been leaked that the one next in line to the Vongola Famiglia stays in a small town called Namimori. There are people who would rather keep you alive for… other purposes."
Tsuna shuddered at the connotation behind his statement and only fearfully stared at the ground.
"You will need to make a decision soon. You are already of age and everyone is already impatient. Also, that income that you get, I don't believe you are employed when-"
"There isn't much I can do about it, right?" interrupted Tsuna. It wasn't like she was provided much of a choice. It explained why her 'father' had never come home, as though to protect her and her mother from attracting people's attention to their home. But that never explained why he couldn't find any chance to visit in the last 10+ years. It was unreasonable on any part unless he was dead. "What do I need to do if I take up the position?"
"… Since you asked," he said. "You will have to cut ties with anyone you do not wish to get involved with the mafia. If not, you take them with you into the mafia."
She bit her lip. So Hana and Kyoko? They were her two best friends. They had supported her for the past few years, the least she could do was keep them safe.
"What else?"
"You will have to move to Italy."
"The language barrier will…"
"That will be no issue. You can learn and those in positions of power know Japanese," said Reborn.
"… That will make me stupid."
"Then what do you suggest?"
"I can speak English."
"Oh?"
"Enough to pass and understand," she said in English.
"Something you learnt yourself?"
"Yes."
"Then that will do," said Reborn. "English is a universal language, extremely important in dealing with international affairs. You seem secretive about your source of income."
"Is there anything else I'll need to-"
"And you always switch the subject when I talk about it," he interjected. "Your personal affairs may be shared with me. I am not the number one hitman for no reason."
"Narcissist." He laughed at her retort.
"Perhaps it is related to a program? I had glanced at your book whilst you were distracted. They seem awfully familiar. Sky Talk? Are you an avid user? No, that wouldn't be the case. Perhaps you are affiliated to the creator?"
"… of the sorts."
"You amuse me Tsuna," he said. He already confirmed his suspicions. He was surprised, but it was funny. "You know that Sky Talk is used by the mafia to communicate safely? You've created a lovely thing."
"What?"
"You are skilled with the encryption of data, but genius cannot compare to experience. A famous technician I happen to know is very interested in your app. Perhaps you two would get along no matter how unsociable that man is," said Reborn. He then waved off the topic. "You will have to learn of the famiglia's history and those currently allied with it. You will develop relations with other famiglias and learn how to protect yourself. Simple martial arts will not allow you to survive. There are guns, weapons and poisons out there you perhaps won't even know the potential of. There is also something special to the mafia called flames. But that will be explained in due time."
"So you're suggesting that I'll die."
"Yes. And possibly even tortured before so if you get caught by not so… friendly Mafioso."
"And I'm glad that Iemitsu had not told me about this," she said sarcastically. She was angry and she had could only blame Iemitsu. Reborn was aware of this and kept silent about her reaction. It was to be expected but he had thought she would try and refuse it at first. She had, but he knew she knew she had no choice in the matter but to get involved or get killed. "When do I have to make my decision by?"
"The end of this week. I do not have all the time in the world. My task was to make sure I would meet you and make sure you were aware of the consequences. I was also told to bring you back and I assume that you will come with me without trouble."
"Whatever you assume… it's probably right. It still doesn't mean that I am not reluctant to take up the position."
"I can tell."
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Tsuna had decided to tell her mother about the situation. She had gotten Reborn to reassure her, despite the scary nature that her mother had revealed. It was disclosed that Nana had suspicions but never connected her suspicions to a cause. It made sense to the woman and it made her furious. She loved her husband dearly, but no matter how dense or reluctant to admit the truth, she was aware of the risks that her husband had brought to her precious daughter and herself.
"No one knows that we live here, right?" asked Nana.
"It may have been leaked, but we do not know for sure," said Reborn.
"I will stay here. I don't want you to worry about me," said Nana to Tsuna. "I know how you feel about this but please… we both know there's not much we can do about it." Tsuna nodded, wiping tears from her eyes. Reborn stared at the two. He was once familiar with how a mother and daughter could have such a conflict in their life. "I swear, if she gets hurt, I will only blame you and Iemitsu."
"I assure you, she will not be hurt under my supervision," said Reborn. Nana turned back to her daughter, hugging her.
"Call me every day okay?"
"I will."
"What about Hana and Kyoko?"
"I… haven't decided yet."
"If I were you, I would tell your friends you have been accepted in a university abroad."
"That… could work," said Tsuna. "I just don't want to lie to them."
"It is up to you."
…
Reborn had stayed over the night, staying in a separate room to both the females. He didn't mind. He called for his chameleon which revealed itself in the dimly lit room. It shape shifted into a phone. He opened the dating app and tapped until it revealed Tsuna' profile. It displayed the town location, her face and her first name. The profile would have to be removed of those details.
The morning arrived and Tsuna had already come to a decision to leave the town. With warning from Reborn, she had removed her pictures and location from the account, the best she could do to still be recognisable as Tsuna. That day, Tsuna had arranged a meeting with her two best friends to farewell the two. Reborn assisted her into creating false documents to this university in Italy.
"I'm going abroad," said Tsuna, as excitedly as she could to pass off the lie.
"No way, that's amazing! But I thought you were going to the local university?" said Kyoko.
"This is all a bit sudden. I never heard you applied to this university."
"Um," Tsuna figured that if she couldn't tell them about the mafia, she could tell them about the app. "You see, I've actually already made a few apps and released them on the app store. They contacted me and granted full scholarship into their university."
"Oh wow, what are they?" Tsuna mustered up her confidence to admit that she made 'Sky Match.'
"It's Sky Match." The male voice interrupted the trio's conversation. Reborn appeared behind them. "Sorry to interrupt. My name is Leo and I am one of the affiliates to the university she will be attending."
"Sky Match?!" Both Hana and Kyoko exclaimed. "Are you serious?"
"That is true," said Reborn (Leo). He showed the two girls images taken of Tsuna's computer and laptop. Mainly test runs of the app and sketches and designs that had been implemented into the app.
"I always knew you were up to something," said Kyoko.
"For it to be this… you're a genius Sawada Tsuna," said Hana. She was genuinely impressed. The girl had gone from zero confidence and stupidity, to a talented and money earning woman. The two girls supported her decision to leave Japan to go to Italy. Tsuna promised to stay in contact with the two with video calls and so on.
"We can just use Sky Match as well," giggled Kyoko. Tsuna blushed before being teased about the app for the rest of the day.
The day had ended happily for Tsuna but had left her on a sad note. She really had to leave Japan, huh?
…
"You have good friends."
"For someone who randomly barges into my life, you're surprisingly nice," says Tsuna, zipping up the suitcase.
"Well they don't think I'm handsome and polite for nothing."
"And they don't think you're a narcissist for nothing."
"Tch." Tsuna smiled at her minor win. It was kind of strange. She looked at her room for one final time. She picked up her bag that contained her laptop and her book. Reborn took hold of his own bag and Tsuna's suitcase.
"So I guess this is goodbye to normality," she said to herself. Reborn pretended not to have heard her say anything. Nana had farewelled the two.
"This is just the beginning. There will be many trials you will face."
"It wasn't meant to be like this," she said.
"Well, fate sure has its ways," said Reborn. The girl had sat in the back of the taxi whilst he sat next to the driver. "To the airport." The driver nodded. Reborn glanced behind him, looking at the girl. She was at most, motionless and depressed. Many would have jumped at the chance to become the boss of the Vongola famiglia when introduced to its power and influence both in and out of the underground world. But then again, the girl had just wanted a life with her mother and friends in a safe and caring background.
The mafia was relentless and never to be addressed without caution. It was going to be a different life style, different environments and certainly, have dangerous people. There were many who were more volatile than he was despite his status as an Arcobaleno and the strongest hitman in the world. He just hoped that that wouldn't break the girl as she takes her first step into the mafia.
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Hope you enjoyed the read.
Zaira Swift.
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"Sir, I don't think they will take it well," said the poor assistant.
"I know," growled Reborn. He stormed into the room. "Iemitsu, you know you are placing your daughter into immediate danger, right?"
"It wasn't my decision," said Iemitsu, equally unpleased as Reborn.
"Then whose was it?" Reborn scanned the room.
"…" No one answered. It wasn't Nono and nor was it Iemitsu. So who would have the power to let her to stay in that den?
"Reborn, please calm down. This is not usual of you," said Nono.
"So you think that girl staying with the Varia is a good idea?"
"Well… no, but, we can't do anything about it."
"And why is that so?" Reborn collected himself before almost doubling over at Nono's reply.
"Tsuna was the one who wanted to stay with them."