Hi! This is the first fanfiction I've ever published, so tell me what you think. I've already got the next couple of chapters written, but I wanna wait for some feedback before I post them. Thanks~

"VOOIIIIII! Weaklings like you should run away while you can!"

The roar echoed through the hallways and drew the attention of a crowd. They were all watching a silver haired boy kick a pathetic looking blonde kid on the ground. He "VOOOIIIIII"ed again and bent over to pick up the bullied kid, when suddenly a pebble whacked him in the face. "VOOOIIIII! Who the hell did that?"

A slender girl made her way through the crowd and raised her hand calmly. The crowd was silent as the two opponents stared each other down. The girl was of average height, her hair was a silky pitch black with a single streak of purple in her side-swept bangs, her eyes matched the purple in her hair. She was wearing a pair of green converse, black skinny jeans and a green tank top, a jean jacket too big for her thrown over the tank top. The boy was rather tall, had muscle in all the right places, his messy silver hair emphasized his gray eyes. He had on black boots, light green plaid shorts, a white collared shirt that was halfway buttoned, and a loosely tied black tie.

The boy seemed to deem the girl a worthy opponent because he dropped the boy, and walked towards her confidently. Grabbing her collar, he growled, "What the fuck is your problem?"

"That's my brother you're picking on, dumbass," she growled back, "I think I have the right to defend him from people like you."

He drew his sword and slashed at her without warning. She skipped back, dodging in the nick of time, before taking out a short rod from her jacket. She fumbled with it for a moment and it lengthened into a staff. The crowd around them drew back in apprehension. The boy charged forward with a shout and began slashing at her in a series of complicated moves. The girl was blocking them but barely. He started another attack, but suddenly threw a fist in her face. Caught off guard, she could only slightly tilt her head to the side, lessening the impact. Nevertheless, she was thrown back a few feet. Breathing heavily, she raised her staff, and disconnecting it into three pieces connected by chains. Grasping the middle and one end firmly, she started twirling the last piece of the staff. Darting forward, she began countering the boy's attacks. He swung his sword at her, trying to avoid the chains. Distracted by the twirling hunk of metal in front of him, he didn't notice her leg lash forward. He was swept off his feet, but caught himself in time and back-flipped away from her.

The two were so focused on their battle that they didn't notice the teachers running towards them, apparently informed by someone in the crowd. Being a mafia school, they weren't too worried about the weapons and hostility that would always be present, but the start of a family war could be a problem. They separated the two and then dispersed the crowd. The boy looked at the girl and grinned, "Voii, what's your name bitch?"

She huffed indignantly, "Call me a bitch again and you'll find my staff shoved up your ass. I'm Arya of the Cavallone family. That's my brother, Dino Cavallone. He's the next Cavallone boss. And you?"

He roared with laughter, "That little brat is gonna be the next boss? Ha, the family would do better with you. Aren't you his sister? Why not you?"

She stiffened, "I'm adopted, and I don't believe you've answered my question yet?"

"Superbi Squalo. Remember that. And don't let anyone else beat you from now on, understand? You're my rival now."

She scoffed, "I wouldn't let myself be beat even without you telling me."

It was the beginning of a rivalry and friendship that would continue even after they had graduated.

"Vooiiii. Woman, stop tugging on my tie. You're gonna choke me."

Arya huffed, "If you would just learn how to tie the damn thing, I wouldn't have to do this every time. This is our graduation, you know? At least try looking presentable for it, yeah?"

Squalo frowned, "We've done nothing but cause trouble the entire time we've been at this school, and suddenly, when we're about to graduate you want to be a model student?"

"Calm down shark boy. I'm not a model student and I never will be. I just thought that since the big bosses will be showing up to see their kids graduate, we should at least pretend to behave."

He grunted in agreement reluctantly. Arya tugged one last time on his tie, stepped back and looked him over approvingly. The boy had grown even taller in the last few years. He hadn't lost any of the toned physique he had had when they first met, and would've been the subject of much admiration if it weren't for his violent disposition that scared away most girls (even so he had his fair share of fangirls). Now, wearing a black tux and silvery purple tie, he was looking fine, even in Arya's eyes. Having Dino as a brother had desensitized her to most forms of beauty.

Unknown to Arya, Squalo was thinking the same about her. Although the girl hadn't grown that much taller, she had filled out and had developed a nice figure. Her natural beauty had been emphasized with a tiny bit of makeup. She was wearing a simple black knee-length dress that clung to her curves. The diagonal strap that held it up was decorated with a delicate purple flower. At Dino's insistence, she had put on a diamond necklace that he had gotten her for the occasion (personally she thought that any form of jewelry was a hindrance in a fight).

Dino chose that moment to walk in. "Arya, I found these shoes for you. Try them o-" he tripped on his own feet, and the heels went flying across the room to smack Arya in the hand as she attempted to catch them.

"Mother f-"she swore, "Dino! I thought I said no heels longer than 2 inches? These are like fucking stilettos!"

The blond haired boy rubbed his forehead and got up slowly, "Ouch…Arya, those aren't stilettos. All the girls are wearing heels that high."

Arya stared at the shoes in her hand and proceeded to calmly throw herself out the door. Both of the boys lunged forward and grabbed her, pulling her back, as she struggled violently, protesting about the unequal treatment of footwear in men and women.

An hour later, a bruised Dino led a pouting Arya and an amused Squalo to the limo that would take them to their graduation ceremony. Arya was wearing the heels.

The ceremony was the last time Dino and Arya would see Squalo for a very long time.

Author's note:

So...that's it for chapter 1. Thanks for reading! And don't forget to read and review~