The first chapter of ''The Game We're Playing'' is here! I still haven't decided which pairing I like best, Hibari x Mukuro or Hibari x Chrome. But, I have a slight feeling it might turn into a shonen-ai/yaoi kinda fanfiction. So, in case you're not quiet fond of boy on boy fanfictions, the please don't read for your own safety.
As usually, I DO NOT own Katekyo Hitman Reborn or any of it's characters. All the copyright goes to miss Akira Amano! But I will take credit for the idea, of course.
So please enjoy!
~The Game We're Playing~
Chapter One
I was playing with fire, and I knew it was going to burn me one day, but that risk I was ready to take. The heat within me was growing whenever she was around. The first time I had laid my eyes on that innocent face of hers, I couldn't take them off. When she wasn't around, the silence was driving me crazy. Chrome. That was her name. I could never forget it, nor could I ever approach her and say something. She was a mystery to me, and yet I knew so much about her. She was one of that No-Good-Tsuna's subordinates, and yet she belonged to him. The one that embarrassed me like I've never been embarrassed before. How could he? How could he do something like that to me, the head of the disciplinary committee? Mukuro. Rokudo Mukuro. Pronouncing that name gave me a bitter aftertaste, and yet I liked it. He was just as fascinating as Chrome was. Sadly I didn't know much about him. That drove me to different heights; I wanted to know. I wanted to know everything about him, but my only connection with him, was her, Chrome.
Tonight was Tsuna's birthday celebration, and he flew us down to Italy to celebrate along with the Vongola IX boss. The one who has the lead over the Vongola, until it was Tsuna's time to take over. Like Tsuna would ever be able to be a boss. First it took me some time to understand the Mafia-game that we used to play, that it actually was a real thing. At the beginning, I had mixed feeling about it, but it was better than sitting around at the conference room all day and waiting for the fun to come to you. Crowds; I still couldn't stand them, but agreeing to be one of the mafia gave ma chance to bite whoever I wanted to death. There were plenty of opportunities. And maybe this would also let us meet again. It was his country and his language. I had this uneasy feeling when first hearing of Italy. Of entering his grounds. It gave me goosebumps thinking about the fact that we would be so close, and yet I was excited about it. That would mean that I would get my revenge for that time.
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They were annoying, but I still had to live through the flight with the rest of Tsuna's subordinates. They were so loud and happy, and it was getting on my nerves, but it was worth it, knowing that he was my real goal for coming to Italy. Somehow I really had taken some liking to Mukuro. He was a real opponent, who didn't fear me. This dance we were dancing was fun, and yet dangerous like poison. It was the dance of life and death with some pleasure at the side.
Arriving at the mansion, the sun had already taken its leave for the day. While Kusakabe carried the suitcase inside, I took the privilege to look around the grounds outside. While the lamps were already illuminated around the house, I, instead of following the illuminated path, took the one less bright. What is the point of challenges if they weren't dangerous? The path led me to something that seemed to be a botanical garden. I couldn't be sure, because it was hard to see anything in the dim light. What led me to think of a botanical garden, was the strong smell of olive trees and a mix of oregano and basil. The fresh Italy breeze sent those intoxicating smells all around me, giving me shivers all over my body. At a night like this, I even managed to forget my jacket in the car. Feeling this heavy atmosphere floating around, I walked the same way back, until I reached the table and two chairs I saw on my first trip along this path. I sat down on one of the chairs next to the one lonely lamp that was lighting up most of the area. I waited. Waited for a sign of his presence, because I knew he was there. I had noticed the second I got out of the car. It was too silent for a Mafia Headquarter to be. And considering the celebration party that was taking place in a few hours, something didn't seem right.
He was close, I could feel him. His smell was there and he knew that I knew. I gave away a small smirk to myself, before speaking out, "So. How long are you going to let me wait?" There was a breeze that blew right my way, messing with my hair and the leaves of the nearby trees. His gentle laughter spread from one end to the other with the wind. I slowly leaned my head backward, so I could see the sky. It was full of bright starts, and so many questions with no answers. "Soon. We'll meet very soon again, my dear Hibari." With the next breeze those soft words of his disappeared.
Finding my way back to the mansion, the last preparations were getting ready. Everyone seemed to be busy, so it was awfully crowded. I took my leave to what seemed to be my room. Entering it, I found it had quite an old, but yet a very exclusive style. The huge bed was placed in the middle of the room with several silk covers in black. While the heavy curtains in gold covered most of the huge windows, a lamp on the mahogany desk was lit, giving the room some light. Kusakabe had already brought my suitcase to the room for me. I slowly undid my tie and started to undress. It had been quite a long flight from Japan to Italy and I definitely needed a shower. From the suitcase that was placed in front of the desk, I grabbed a black satin towel, and made the way to my private shower. It had been a long day of sitting, so I chose the shower over the big bathtub. Throwing the last piece of clothing off, I stepped into the shower and put the hot water on. I let it flow freely down my body, letting it warm me. Sometimes I really missed this warm feeling of being touched so gently. It sent shivers down my back to my toes.
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While Hibari was relaxing after a long day, the preparations were coming to an end for the celebration of the future Vongola X boss, Sawada Tsunayoshi's eighteenth birthday. The celebration party was held at the Vongola main headquarter and home of the present Vongola IX boss, Timoteo. To show that Tsuna was ready to become the future Vongola X boss, the party was held in Italy so he could be presented to his soon-to-be subordinate families as a trustworthy boss. The six guardians were invited, as well as their families and their friends. Even the Varia and it's boss Xanxus came to show their respect to Tsuna, but they would still never acknowledge him as their boss. Their faith was still in the present boss, Timoteo, Xanxus' adoptive father.
The guests were starting to arrive; women and men. All with high positions within their families. Everyone was dressed in the most fines and expensive dresses and suits. Even Dino of the Chiavorone Family and his subordinates were attending an even such as this. Being the right-hand-family of the Vongola was something special to be proud of.
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Coming out of the steamy shower with the towel around my waist and water still dripping down from my hair, I felt my body shiver and shake when I entered the bedroom once again. It was when I noticed that the balcony door was wide open and the curtains were being torn forth and back with the night wind. Finding nobody when looking around the room, I hurried over to the door and closed it. I took another look outside before closing the curtains together as well. Kusakabe had already prepared my suit for tonight's celebration; it was laying on the desk, ready for use. I tugged the towel off me and threw it on the bed; finding a pair of new boxers to put on. The white suit pants were looking so clean, and I was a bit scared I would ruin them tonight. Throwing that though away, I put them on anyway and reached for the towel again to dry my hair. It was when I noticed the note on my bed. It was a white card folded in half. In a quiet nice woman's handwriting it said "Hibari" with black ink on top. Grabbing the towel first to dry my hair, I picked the card up with my other hand and flipped it open to read the text inside.
"It had been a long time, Hibari. And tonight we might meet again. So, how about we play some hide-and-seek before the main game begins?"
Giving away a little smile, I got dressed and forced myself down to the crowded celebration party with Kusakabe. "He wanted a little warm-up before the game, so why not give him one?" was the last though that stroke my mind before entering the grand ballroom.
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