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Fair Maiden of the Cavallone
Tsunayoshi stood lifeless on the docking ramp, his guardians shuffling around him, talking and excited for there trip to Italy. Everyone seemed to be excited, even his ever-present, self-proclaimed, Right-hand man. Chrome even had a smile on her face as she watched her two guardians bicker. Yes, Tsuna thought, everyone is at ease.
On the overheard speaker, a woman's voice spoke out claiming that the Flight 809 to Rome was now boarding. Tsuna dragged his feet to the boarding dock once he realized everyone was waiting for him to make the first move; he also dragged his body through the boarding hall before slouching over in his seat. Yamamoto and Gokudera sat either side of them, both (really, Gokudera) arguing about what they would do first once they got to Sicily.
Dino was the graceful host that was welcoming them into his home, or rather, the private Head Quarters to the Cavallone Family. Fear swept over Tsuna at the thought, for he had dreaded leaving for this trip since he found out the true meaning behind the Vongola exhibition.
Reborn and the Nineth both came up to Tsuna, at the same time, and told him the true meaning of their trip. First he was worried it was something about the Family and the Varia but he soon dismissed the idea once the Ninth himself starting laughing at the expression Tsuna wore. Little did he expect, however, it was more about…
Girls.
It started out as a sort of 'Story Time,' with the Ninth telling Tsuna how he first feel in love. Than a tragic story when he told him about how he lost his love. Now, Tsuna thought that that was it, but knowing Reborn, he second guessed himself.
He remembered the words clearly, when Reborn finally intervened with this:
"Tsuna, it is an important tradition in the Vongola Family to have a wife. Seeing that you are almost eighteen, we think that it is time for you to have your first, and hopefully last, girlfriend."
Soon after, their little talk, Reborn had mentioned Dino's younger sibling. Tsuna hadn't realized Dino had any family, other than his 'Family.' Tsuna, of course, had no choice but to go along with it. He didn't tell any of his guardians; Tsuna, himself didn't believe that he could fall in love with some random girl.
At the time of the discussion, the only thing Tsuna could think about was Kyoko, and even Haru. Later that night, Reborn brought the question into words. The reason was, very simple as Reborn put it, they were not apart of the Mafia. Tsuna couldn't except this, his feelings towards Kyoko not faltering. But now, yes now, it was different. They were actually serious about this marriage thing. This girl, Tsuna didn't even know her name, was strong and street-smart as Reborn put it; apparently, she was the perfect girl for Tsuna, the complete opposite of him.
Barely able to buckle his seatbelt, Tsuna seriously considered getting up and leaving the plan, but seeing his companions meager faces, he sat back and tried to hold back tears.
...
Turning his light locks away from that baseball idiot, Gokudera Hayato turned down to his Boss who was slouched over looking rather ill.
"Are you okay, Juudaime? You think like you're about to get sick, want me to call a flight attendant over?" Gokudera mentally smacked himself, the last thing his boss needed was some old hag with smelly breath taking care of him. If anybody was to do it, it would be him.
"I'm fine." Tsuna almost snapped, leading Gokudera on the path of curiosity. Wondering what he did wrong, Gokudera turned his attention up front, ignoring everyone and everything, including his precious Juudaime.
An hour passed before he finally decided to drop it. Gokudera guessed that they were just over Thailand when he opened the door that held the one thought he didn't want to think about.
Her.
He knew why they were going to Sicily all of a sudden. Sure, Tsuna had said they needed a break since they just graduated from High School, but Hayato didn't buy it the second the words came from Tsuna's rosy lips.
They were going to Dino Cavallone's to meet with Violetta Rosa Cavallone, the beloved second heiress of the Cavallone Family. He winced as he thought about her, beloved? He snorted aloud, earning a raised eyebrow from Yamamoto who was having an one-sided conversation with Tsuna. Nevertheless, Gokudera ignored the baseball idiot and snorted again.
Violet Cavallone, an innocent maiden, as his sister put it when he mumbled the plan to her, was far from the truth. The Family believed she was the perfect angel that could do no harm, but Gokudera grew up just a few miles away from the heiress and knew that was just an act. She was a perfect actress and a perfect pain in the ass, and that was all. He hated her and he hated that Tsuna was going to have to be with her.
Damn tradition, Gokudera snarled to himself, who cares if Tsuna gets married to someone involved in the Mafia?
Another tip off was the fact that the girls where not invited on this little get away. Tsuna was also very nervous about the fact that they were going to Dino's. They had gone various times before this, at least to his home in Rome, and Tsuna was completely at ease, then again, Violet was not present on their little vacation.
Just four more hours until Gokudera Hayato saw the one person he hated more than his father, or any older person for that fact; four more hours until he meet Violetta, the girl who would stop at anything to make his life a living hell.
...
Rome sat at their figure tips; lively music surrounded them, captivating smells filled their nostrils, warmth engulfed their skin, and beautiful woman stared them down. Rome was the place the first day of their vacation would be spent, at a spendy hotel Dino had set up for them. Dinner at Luca De Costa would be followed by a night exploring Rome and it's inhabitance.
Sadly, for Tsuna, he didn't feel like eating out or surrounding himself by his friends and random strangers. He insisted that he stayed in the hotel suite, alone except the lone cloud-guardian Hibari Kyoya and his Right-hand, Yamamoto Kaori. They stayed in their own room, but Tsuna still chose a room that was far away from theirs.
Staring out onto the busy streets down below, Tsuna felt like running away and not returning to meet his fate, or rather, his girl. Even if he just knew her name, he may feel even a bit more comfortable with meeting Dino's younger sister. No, he concluded, this whole situation makes him uncomfortable even if he did know her name…
"Juudaime, I have to tell you something," Gokudera's voice rang out into the room, making Tsuna jump. He was not in the mood.
"Please, Gokudera-kun, will you leave me be?" Tsuna sighed, almost defeated.
"It's about our trip to the Cavallone's, actually," Gokudera wedged himself out of the room just a tad, not wanting to upset his boss.
"Not now," Tsuna tore his eyes away from the window to stare with desperate eyes up at his right-hand man, "Please?"
"Uh, sorry." Gokudera backed out of the room, gently closing the door behind him. He continued on his way down the hall of the suite, listening to see if Tsuna was saying anything but he got silence. Silence echoed out throughout the suite, even when he got to his room on the other end of the room, Hibari and that baseball idiot's elder sister where quietly reading, both ignoring the fact that Gokudera was glaring at them.
As he ducked into his room, he felt his cell phone buzz in his back pocket. He ignored it as first, thinking it was Yamamoto but when it buzzed again he got annoying at looked at the screen.
It was a message. From her.
He knew this to be true because he knew her number my heart, or, more so, mind. He opened the first message.
Hayato, tell me, who is Tsunayoshi Sawada?
The second read:
Hayato, you do not want to ignore me, for I can corrupt this so-called Vongola Boss any day, as I did to you. Ciao.
End of Chapter One.
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