Detective in Town II: Prologue

Summary: IN PROGRESS: The past doesn't always stay in the past, as Nana and Iemitsu are about to find out. A long forgotten adversary reappears during Vongola Decimo's first year as Boss. A thankless job, Tsuna concludes hysterically, after hearing Nana's story, only to then read Hibari's report about a team of newbie police investigators determined to make their mark!

Time line: Set ten years after the events of Detective in Town.

A/N: Yeah...I thought it'll be fun to post this here. I did post this as a oneshot on Penana, but I figured it would work well as the plot for Detective in Town II.

You don't have to read the first fic to understand this one.

Enjoy!

Chapter 1

Italy, year 19XX

Nana knew something was off with her boyfriend the moment he entered the square. It didn't have anything to do with how he looked—he was wearing dark jeans and the dark red sweater she had given to him as a present. His blond hair was shorter than the last time she laid eyes on him and she found the new style dashing.

No, his choice in clothing wasn't what set off her alarms.

She was sitting by the fountain and started to greet him with a smile, but he didn't notice her—actually, that wasn't it—he was avoiding eye contact even when she looked at him. Her hand dropped back to her side.

It wasn't like him to ignore her. Within a week of their meeting on the streets of Italy, Nana knew that he was smitten with her and took every chance to shower her with affection. She loved him just as much and couldn't imagine a day without him. She saw their future, with a child in the picture. How they got there though, she knew would be through uneven grounds…maybe even dangerous. And she didn't mind dangerous, as long as she had him.

He continued to walk with a purpose as he brought out his phone and put it against his ear. Seconds later, Nana's phone rang and she hurried to pick it up.

"Pronto."

"Ciao, —ah, erm, ciao, my friend!"

Nana frowned at the strange reply but continued the conversation. "Ciao. How are you?"

"Yeah, you know that meet we had to your place? I'm afraid we're going to have to reschedule."

They were supposed to go to the theatre, not her apartment. "I see…that's too bad."

"One moment, it's hard to hear you from my location…ah, that's better." Iemitsu had moved toward the other exit of the square, still looking around. His face sported a confused and anxious frown as he moved on.

Nana didn't turn to follow his movements, knowing that something was amiss. Instead, she cast her eyes around her side of the fountain. From the corners of her eyes during her survey, she noticed a figure leaning stiffly against a wall trying to look casual. Another was kneeling in front of a woman with tarot cards but was shooting Iemitsu subtle looks every few seconds.

"Gomen, Nana," Iemitsu said in a lowered tone. Nana closed her eyes with a smile as she listened to his voice. "I'm afraid that I can't meet with you today. There're…some issues that came up at work. I was already on my way here, so it'll look suspicious if I turned around...and I just had to see you today, even if it was just a glance."

Nana smiled and let a soft hum travel through the phone. She brushed a hand through her long brown hair and twirled a few strands around a finger. "No, it's alright," Nana said. She sighed. "Should I worry?"

"Eh! You should never worry," Iemitsu replied hastily. "I'll be fine. We will be fine. It's just that things are shaking up in the headquarters. Once things are settled down, I promise you that we…"

"…We…?" Nana prompted when he didn't finish his sentence.

"Never mind, I'll speak to you in person about it!"

Nana laughed. "Hai, hai. Be careful."

"I will, Nana."

Nana held the phone to her ear until she heard the beep that indicated the end of her temporary connection to him. Then she opened her eyes with a smile.

"My, Alicia sure is late today. And not answering her cell either. Maybe I should call her home phone." She dialled her friend's number and waited for her to pick up. "Ciao, Alicia, it's Nana. Where are you? I'm waiting in the square…eh? It's not today? It's tomorrow? Ara, ara! Silly me, I was so excited that I thought it was today!" Nana giggled at her friend's flustered reply.

She started forward, passing the man leaning against the wall. "It's not your fault, Alicia. I had a lot on my mind this morning. Well, I guess now's as good a time as any to do my shopping…yes! That store just down the street from our restaurant is having a sale this week. I was thinking of going there to buy those fabulous gloves…"

As she left the square, she half turned to see the men disappearing after her boyfriend. She continued to walk in the opposite direction with determined steps.

Come back to me, Iemitsu. Come back to me safe. I have a mind to set you in my future.

A/N: This is just to give you a taste of how I'll be writing Nana in this story. I hope you like it?

Published 2016-09-05th

-LLM