King Me
Summary: Black Cat is the infamous name that belongs to the leader of one of the strongest underground mafias in their town. What he looks like? Nothing but a mere teen named Ikuto. And he's ready to make Amu, lone wolf and feared yankee, a part of it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Shugo Chara.
Ages:
/Amu, Tadase, Rima, Nadeshiko/Nagehiko, Kairi/ 15
/Ikuto/ 20
/Yaya/ 14
/Kukai, Utau/ 16
Pairings:
/main/Amuto
/side/Kukamu, KairiAmu, NageAmu, MikiYoru
/tiny/one-sided Utau(Liking)Kukai and Utau(Liking)Ikuto, KisekiRan, SuuDaichi, onesided Yaya(Liking)Kukai, Tadamu, NikadouSuu
Prologue:
Pennies Aren't The Only Thing You Find on the Sidewalk
Anything
interesting happen?
Well, I don't know if this counts, but…
I found something when I was walking today.
And it's not a 10 yen coin.
"Where in the world is boss?!"
Thud, thud, thud.
"Don't tell me he ran out to skip his duties, again…"
Girlish giggle. (Coming from a guy)
"Heh…You said 'duties'."
Sigh.
"Now's now the time for that, you guys."
Gasp.
"This paperwork won't stop piling up!"
Gulp
"Quick! Split up and find boss!"
Two people were watching the commotion over their missing boss. One of them, Kairi, sighed and pushed his glasses up. "He must be on the roof." Nikaidou put a finger over his smiling lips and say, "For his sake, let's not say anything."
And, of course, Kairi was right. Here was Black Cat, the infamous mafia leader, sitting on the roof with a piece of chocolate sticking out of his mouth. You wouldn't really think that this teen boy was the Black Cat, respected by all of Shibuya, feared by all outsiders, and famous for being undefeated.
But he is.
Let's get a few facts down.
Mafias aren't that bad. In actuality, they protect the people and are most respected in the underground world. In the real world, they try keep a low profile.
The Black Cat crumpled the chocolate bar wrapper and stuffed it in his pocket.
They also don't litter. Add that, will you?
A mafia leader's responsibility is to protect his people and subordinates with his life. Something that the Black Cat was known to do. But, not out of love, honestly. Because he was a mafia leader and he was supposed to care. So he did.
Thud, thud, thud.
"Let's check the roof!"
He was also known to have ears like a cat, able to hear anything. The greatest rumor about his ears, though, was that they could hear thoughts. What a load of bologna, the person being spoken about commented. If it was true, he wasn't able to do that, yet.
Before they could reach the roof, he quickly jumped off it and onto the sidewalk, immediately disappearing the minute the first foot touched it.
"Boss, are you- Eh?!"
"Where'd…"
"Where else can he be, now?!"
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Maybe there'll be less commotion here.
"Hey, girlie, you wanna play?"
Or not.
He sighed, not wanting to get caught up in this mess. But, by the sound of it, it was a girl who was playing the victim. The Black Cat's ears perked up.
Somebody, help!…
He heard the girl say. And that was enough for him to go down and save her. But, when he jumped out of the tree and blocked the alleyway, he saw the scene he had not imagined.
A girl, a head or two shorter than him, was towering over a guy, beaten and knocked out on the floor.
"…Did I land in the wrong alleyway?" He thought aloud, causing her to glare.
"Who are you?" She asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
The Black Cat raised an eyebrow at her.
That didn't sound like a victim.
"Someone called for help." He stated with a shrug, shoving his hands in his pockets. His eyes widened when she stared at him as if he was the eighth wonder. The Black Cat cursed inwardly.
Oh, don't tell me she figured who I-
"Do you read minds or something?" She asked, her eyes wide with a mixture of amazement and fright. Once again, I raised my eyebrow. This girl was a real eyebrow raiser. Especially with her pink hair.
"Huh?"
"Well, I was calling for help, but you know…In the way no one can really hear." She pointed to her head, fingers in the position of a gun. "Inside my head."
This made the Black Cat shocked, too. Did he hear her thoughts? So then, if she was shocked, that made both of them.
"I guess…I did." He mumbled as he rubbed his neck. The pink haired girl took a step forward and examined his face, causing him to take a step back. "What?"
"I don't know, it just seemed like you were pretty shocked yourself."
The Black Cat smirked and crossed his arms. "Well, it seems that I might not be the only mind reader here." She blushed and shook her head.
"No, I just read your expression. You REALLY read my mind!" The pinkette added an accusing finger to emphasize her point.
The Black Cat rolled his blue eyes. Then, he remembered the poor guy on the floor. "How'd you take him on?" She held up a fist, causing him to chuckle in amusement. "Really, now?" A red blush adorned her face, from both embarrassment and anger. "What? I can so fight a guy!"
"Yeah, yeah." The Black Cat he agreed, because he was a little unsure if she could actually beat him, as he spun around on his heel. It's about time he stop playing hide and seek with his poor subordinates. "Well, I better head off." The pink haired girl nodded. "Mm. Thanks for the attempt to save me." He smirked.
"Since I gave an attempt, care to give me your name?"
She looked shocked, but quickly recomposed herself. She gave a minute to think about it whether she should or not, but decided. "Ah, uhm. Hinamori Amu."
"Nice to have met you ah-uhm-Amu." He teased, causing her to huff and turn away. Her face was almost as red as before. "Well, what about you? What's your name?"
Before the Black Cat disappeared with a jump, he turned around and smirked.
"Tsukiyomi Ikuto."
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"Oh, thank goodness your back, boss!"
"We were so worried!"
The boss sighed and waved a hand as he entered the building. "Yeah, yeah, I just went for a walk." He said as his sobbing army of subordinates, all wearing sunglasses and suits, as they nodded. "No need to get so worried over nothing."
"Stop worrying your members so much."
Ikutp turned around to see Kairi wearing an annoyed look on his face and a new batch of papers. The dark haired boy made a turn to run for it but was immediately stopped by Nikaidou.
"Oh ho, where do you think you're going?"
"Uh…out."
"You just came back from being out."
The two right hand men's glasses glimmered mysteriously. Ikuto blinked and looked at his crew, who looked very solemn for some reason.
Uh oh.
"Sorry, boss…"
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"Bunch of traitors…" Ikuto muttered on his breath. He glanced side to side. Both Kairi and Nikaidou, who were standing like London guards with the tall hats, were probably going to keep him from escaping. He had no other options but to sit here and go through paperwork.
"Ugh…" He groaned as he read through the papers.
…Money loan…
Rejected. He wrote. Money loans was business the Black Cat did not want to get into. You lend money, they take, they don't pay back, you have to take some kind of payment, they create a sob story, etc. It's all just a big pain, really.
…Challenges.
"It is recommended that you read the papers after that before this one."
Ikuto looked up at Kairi questioningly. "…" He shuffled through his papers to the next issue.
Mafia recruitment.
The Black Cat slapped his forehead. "Look, I don't want to go through auditions." Nikaidou laughed. "Neither do we. But, auditions isn't the way we're going to do things. Kairi, you can explain." The serious kid glared at him and sighed.
"There's a bulk of profiles we have selected that would benefit our mafia." He pushed his glasses up. Ikuto thought about it for a minute and reluctantly nodded. "That's better than auditions."
Hoshina Utau.
The Beautiful Butterfly
Age: 16
Notes: Takes work seriously, but can be easily distracted.
"No." The Black Cat immediately said. Kairi raised an eyebrow while Nikaidou laughed. Ikuto shot them a look. "No matter how much of a famous leader she is, I don't want her near me."
The younger rolled his eyes. The older 'oo'ed and whispered, "Harsh…"
Souma Kukai
The White Knight
Age: 16
Notes: Spends most of his time playing, but loves to fight.
"This is a maybe." Ikuto said as he put it in the middle. He sighed. There seemed like a bunch more to go.
Fujisaki Nadeshiko
The High Priestess
Age: 15
Notes: Very skilled in Japanese naginata, tea ceremony, and dance performances. Picky on who she works with.
"This is a maybe, too." Ikuto said. She's picky, right? Besides, if she chooses not to go with his mafia, it's not like he'll care.
Mashiro Rima
The Melancholy Empress
Age: 15
Notes: Is quite bossy but can handle any situation with an ease. She always has a slave around and prefers to work alone.
"Why are you giving me people who are probably going to be hard to work with?" Ikuto hissed. Kairi just pushed up his glasses. "Just give it a try, boss."
Yuiki Yaya
The Dancing Swan
Age: 14
Notes: The youngest of one of the most well known leaders, she's the most childish as her name states.
"There's nothing helpful about her. Kairi, I'm starting to get annoyed." Kairi just ignored the Black Cat.
Hotori Tadase
The Golden Emperor
Age: 15
Notes: Not available.
"I'm sure you know that name, boss." The glasses boy stated. Ikuto stayed silent, a smile beginning to form on his lips. "This will go in the maybe pile." He place it in the middle. He was about to get ready to stop for a glass of milk, until his eyes caught the familiar name of someone he had met earlier.
Hinamori Amu
The Joker
Age: 15
Notes: Influences the people around her. Very skilled and infamous. No additional information about her.
"Yes."
"Eh? Boss finally accepted someone?" Nikaidou said with surprise as he peeked over the said boy's shoulder. Kairi pushed his glasses up. "Shall we confront her today, boss?" The Black Cat smirked and leaned back into his leather chair. "Yes. But, let's have a nice chat over a glass of milk, first."
"Right away, sir."
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Gulp.
Gulp.
Gulp.
Gulp.
Ahhhh.
"A glass of chocolate milk hit's the spot." Ikuto mumbled as he gave a sigh of contentment. Nikaidou laughed as he took a bite of his sandwich. "You're in a good mood today." All the blue haired teen did was smirk before he turned to the green-ish haired one. "Now, I'd like to ask you a few questions. Seeing that you're Kairi, I'm sure you can." The said boy nodded, slightly proud that his boss was complimenting him. "Of course."
"Now, why are they all so young?"
"All of them have finished their education early. Each of them are skilled, because of the free time on their hands."
"What are they infamous for?"
"Actually, they're famous for protecting the weak, whether it be consciously or unconsciously. They're admired by everyone under middle school and actually, feared by the older."
"Hm…Were any of the ones I saw in the papers part of any past mafias?"
"Yes."
"…What were they?"
"We were in a mafia called the Guardians."
This caused the Black Cat to stop and raise an eyebrow. "You said 'we'. Does that mean you were once part of it?"
"Yes. We disbanded not too long ago." His face turned solemn. "The reasons why are unknown. But, I've heard that a Guardian appears once in a while. I heard from the little ones that they come whenever you called for them." He smiled. "Maybe Joker and King are still working."
"Hm…So you were on close terms with the King and the Joker?"
At the name of Joker, Kairi turned red and looked away, pushing up his glasses uncomfortably. "N-not really."
This didn't make Ikuto happy.
Catching this, the glasses boy decided to change the subject. "Why do you ask?" Ikuto's frowned immediately turned into a smirk.
"Well, the Joker…"
Both Kairi and Nikaidou, whose mouth was paused onto the sandwich, raised an eyebrow.
"It seems pennies aren't the only thing you find on the sidewalk…Or alleyways."
He got up, causing the other two to look up at him. "Call Yoru and Musashi. We're leaving now." The Black Cat ordered as he put his coat and infamous smirk on. Nikaidou rolled his eyes while Kairi gulped. Both nodded and answered,
"Hai."
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A/N: Did you like it? Should I continue?…I'm not really satisfied. Why am I speaking in weird way? Why am I asking so many questions?…Review, please.