A/N: Thank you for the REVIEWS, FAVES and ALERTS!
WARNINGS: OOC-ness, Some OCs, Grammatical errors.
Disclaimer: I don't own KHR.
Tsuna stared at the booklet lying innocently in front of him. He glared at it, hoping for it to spontaneously combust and be reduced to ashes. Sadly, it didn't work, a page flipped to the next one and the young boss almost scowled. The thing is mocking him; he didn't even lay a hand on it. Tsuna conveniently ignored the air conditioner on full blast a few meters beside him.
Just how much longer must the torture continue? First, he had to go through that hellish interview. It was all good and dandy at first; the HR manager and Tsuna greeted each other amiably. It wasn't so bad, the woman even looked hospitable. Well, until the interview started. Tsuna didn't think that the HR manager would ask him so many questions. He barely answered one before another one was thrown at him. If Tsuna were to describe the manager, it would be a psychotic woman feeding off personal information. It felt like the woman wanted to know everything. And by everything, it ranged from his family background to his sexual preferences. Talk about creepy.
When the Medusa's (Tsuna mentally dubbed the HR manager that) secretary came in to say that the interview's taking so long and that there are other applicants waiting, Tsuna hightailed out of the office. He'll never look at interviews the same way ever again. Tsuna hoped he'd never speak to the woman again.
'And that just happened an hour ago.' Tsuna lamented in his mind. After that traumatic experience, the secretary ushered him to a room with the other applicants. He barely had time to register what was happening. One moment some blond guy was welcoming them, the next thing he knew, he's being seated to a chair with a booklet in front of him. Tsuna sighed; he might as well get started since his fellow applicants are already answering.
A tick mark appeared at Tsuna's face as he read the first page. He thought that the exam would be about the hotel. Not…Not…
'Why the hell does this exam look like some sort of school entrance exam?!' Tsuna mentally screamed.
The subjects were Math, Science, Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary and what the hell? ABSTRACT REASONING?! What do these have to do with running a hotel? Okay sure, the math part he could understand, it is valuable in computing the sales and whatnot.
The Decimo tried to calm down to get his bearings straight. Why think so hard about it? This is the Vongola for goodness sake. He shouldn't be surprised. With that thought, Tsuna started his exam. He can't afford to fail. Who knows what'll Reborn do to him? And possibly his corpse.
A few hours later, the guy earlier, now named Igarashi Kisuke, came back to announce that the exam was over. He then said that they should all go have an hour break to eat. Also, within that hour they'll get a text if they're accepted or not. If they're accepted then they should return to the exact room for the orientation. "And for the losers who didn't make it, just try next time." Tsuna resisted the impulse to flinch at the harsh words.
Inside the café a few meters outside the hotel, a raven-haired man, sitting by the frosted glass panel, just finished his cup of coffee. He was holding a phone, bored red eyes reading the message on his phone.
Congratulations Tsujimura Kazuki-san!
You have passed the interview. Please proceed to the training room after the break.
'No matter how many times I look at my new name, it's still ridiculous.' Tsuna now named, Kazuki chuckled humorlessly at the message. Well he supposed that it's okay, considering that he used an online name generator. It took a lot of times for him to find a decent one. The young boss looked to his reflection. It's like looking at another, completely different person.
His spiky brunet hair is now dyed black and it took a lot of time for Tsuna to tame his unruly locks. Well, except for the two on both sides of his head that looks like the droopy ears of a dog or cat.* No matter what he did he can't tame both. Well, he supposed he looked okay. As for his brown eyes, they're now covered by red contacts. He asked Spanner to make it like his former contacts so he can still activated his X-burner if needed be. Overall, he looked nothing like the Vongola Decimo that everyone knows.
He decided he could still keep his personality. There aren't that many people who know him personally. Also, his closest family and friends are all back in Italy. Except for Nana (Tsuna made a mental note to visit his mother one of these days). Thank goodness for that, who knows what will happen if they followed him? Tsuna shuddered at the thought.
In order to dispel his thoughts, Tsuna left the café and concentrated on the way towards the exam room. He's somewhat looking forward to the orientation.
The same time that Tsuna returned to his seat, Kisuke Igarashi entered. "It seems that around a quarter of the applicants remained. That's a lot compared to the last screenings." Kisuke mused.
The interns looked at him in shock. There are only around 10 people that passed, and he's saying it's the highest number so far? Ridiculous. Everyday an average of 50 or so applies and only a handful are picked?
'Well the Vongola has a reputation to uphold so it's only natural for it to pick only the best.' Tsuna mused.
"Anyway, let's get this orientation rolling." Kisuke announced. "For those who didn't hear earlier, my name is Igarashi Kisuke and I'm the Training Manager. Which means that I'm in charge in handling you guys. So all complaints or questions will be directed to me, okay? You can also ask your superiors." After hearing a round of confirmation, he nodded. "Great, now on with the presentation."
The blond man pressed a pointer. "Okay first we'll have a brief run-down on the history of the hotel.."
Tsuna tuned out the history lecture. He already knew it; it's in the envelope that the Ninth had given him. With half an ear on the lecture, Tsuna surveyed the other interns, or were they new employees? Since some looked pretty old to be a student. They looked really absorbed on the lecture though. Some were even taking down notes. Seriously? It's not like someone's going to suddenly quiz you on duty.
"Remember the facts well. Some supervisors may pop a question out of nowhere. If you don't answer properly then that's going on your evaluation." Kisuke's eyes glinted.
'Of course I had to jinx it.' Tsuna thought bitterly.
"Let's now move on to the bosses." Igarashi trailed off to show an organizational chart. "Let's start with the Managers." This slightly piqued Tsuna's interest, but he still listened half-heartedly as the training manager listed off names.
Tsuna felt like dying of boredom. The orientation isn't really interesting. 'Well maybe it's because I already know most of the information, well except for the bosses here. But I don't think that I'm going to meet them anyway. I wonder how everybody's doing? I hope Reborn explained properly.' Tsuna mused.
"Lastly, our General Manager is Kaneda Riko!" Kisuke continued as he showed a picture of a woman in red blazer that is somewhat familiar to Tsuna. "She's very strict and conducts a lot of surprise inspections on random hours a day. Well, mostly to just check on some guests. Don't let her catch you slacking or you won't know what hit you next." Kisuke warned. "Oh and her son visits the hotel daily after his class because he's an apprentice of one of the managers here so beware of him too." He added as an afterthought. "He's really bossy. But don't tell anyone I said that." Kisuke laughed good-naturedly as the others laughed lightly with him.
Tsuna almost rolled his eyes. He thought that the son must be a douche if he takes advantage of the employees just because his mom is the one calling the shots.
"Moving on, I'm also going to discuss the big bosses." Kisuke pressed the next button on his pointer. "Like what I mentioned earlier, this is a branch hotel. The main branch is in Italy and is owned by the Vongola along with the other establishments." Tsuna didn't think that the training manager would discuss this, he somewhat looking forward to the next slides now.
The slide featured Nono' and his guardians. "Let's start first with the former boss. The one in the middle is the Vongola Ninth, Timoteo. From his right is his right-hand man, and Storm guardian Coyote Nougat, next is his Mist guardian Bouche Crouquant then his Lightning guardian Ganauche III. To his left is his Rain guardian, Schnitten Brabanters, next is the Sun guardian Brow Nie Jr. and lastly is his Cloud guardian, Visconti." Kisuke paused for them to absorb the information.
A man raised his hand. "What's the meaning of the guardians? And why are the guardian titles related to the weather?"
Kisuke seemed thoughtful for a moment. "Well let's see, those titles have meaning you know. It corresponds to their duty to their boss and the family. Well that's what we've been told anyway."
The man nodded his head, looking a bit confused.
The next slide now showed the CEDEF and Reborn. Tsuna raised an eyebrow at the picture. Why is Reborn there? And in adult form too! Lal he can understand but why is Reborn there?
"The man with the short blond hair is Sawada Iemitsu he is the Ninth's advisor. To his left is his Apprentice Basil and the woman to his right is Lal Mirch. These are two of his trusted people. The man in a fedora is Reborn, he is one of the Ninth's trusted people. You need to know these people because they sometimes come here for official business or for vacation."
A woman raised a hand this time. "So you mean to say that this Basil will succeed Iemitsu-sama? Isn't he too young?"
Tsuna almost snorted at this. Wait 'til she sees the next slide.
Kisuke shrugged. "That may be so, but he's being trained by the advisor himself so he's most likely a very capable teen."
The woman didn't look convinced.
"Lastly is the newly appointed Vongola Decimo along with his guardians!" Kisuke cheerfully exclaimed.
The next picture earned a lot of gasps. Tsuna almost flushed in embarrassment. He had to remember that he's undercover.
The same woman earlier exclaimed. "THEY'RE TOO YOUNG! THERE'S A KID THERE TOO!"
This time a redheaded boy around Tsuna's age said. "Damn, lucky! The girl there is cute too."
Another brunette girl around Tsuna age too, squealed. "Ohmygosh! They are hot!"
Tsuna wanted nothing more than the ground to swallow him whole. He resisted the urge to shout, "Stop! Don't look at me!" Not only would it earn him weird looks but also his cover will be blown.
"Now, now settle down." Kisuke admonished them as if they were children. "It's true that they are quite young to succeed the Vongola but the Ninth is getting old. Also, the Decimo, in the middle, Sawada Tsunayoshi earned the title 4 years ago after beating the other candidate. Though it's only made official a few days ago during the Inheritance Ceremony."
The woman looked ready to protest but before she could Kisuke talked. "The one to the Decimo's right is his Storm guardian and right-hand man Gokudera Hayato, the kid up next is the Lightning guardian named Lambo and the last two are the Mist guardians Chrome and Rokudo Mukuro. To the Decimo's left is the Rain guardian, Yamamoto Takeshi, next is the Sun guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei and the one leaning on the wall slightly further away is the Cloud guardian, Hibari Kyoya."
Another burst of exclamations followed.
"The lightning guardian is a kid! He looks no more than 10!" Tsuna muttered under his breath. "Lambo's almost 10."
"Are the two mist guardians twins?"
"Is the Decimo engaged?" Tsuna almost choked on his saliva on this one, that girl will be the death of him.
"I agree with the lady though, will the future of the Vongola be safe at the hands of these teenagers?" A man said, almost mocking. Tsuna resisted the urge to glare at him. He can't blame them though; it's an outsider's point of view. It still hurts because they have gone through a lot.
Kisuke looked at the man and the woman. "Anymore of those things and I will take it as an insult to the Vongola. You are hired and paid to work here so don't question how the Vongola should run the management." His voice turned cold; a complete opposite on how he normally speaks.
"Now, are there any more questions?" Kisuke asked cheerfully as if he didn't indirectly threaten the two.
Tsuna thanked the heavens that the other applicants didn't voice out their thoughts as they simply looked at the speaker. They must've been scared. Tsuna had to wonder briefly if the speaker is part of the mafia.
"Lastly, before I let all of you go. I'm going to show some rules that you need to follow." The blond man said seriously, earning a few wary gazes. "Here."
You must never, under any circumstance, provoke the guests.
"Any kind of fight is not tolerated, so please do not instigate it. If the guest is in the wrong then explain the situation without making them look or feel stupid. Even if they are shouting, no matter how much you want to, please don't. Always maintain a calm appearance. If they resort to violence then don't hesitate to defend your self or go find a security guard. My tip is not to look at them directly in the eyes. I know that this is very basic but our frequent guests are let's say… special."
Most of the group looked confused. Kisuke simply smiled. "Don't worry, you'll know soon enough."
Anything you hear from their conversations must never leave your mouth or be written or shown by your hands. i.e. sign language or text.
"Please forget every single thing you hear from their conversations. I know the tendency of people. Once they hear something intriguing they immediately gossip. Like I said our guests are special and they are very sensitive to their privacy. Unless you think that something up then tell me. Not anyone or anything. Not your family or friends or outsider or even pets. Go straight to me. Copy?" Kisuke ordered seriously.
"Yes." Was the unified answer he received.
'How suspicious… I seriously think he's involved in the mafia.' Tsuna looked with slightly narrowed eyes at the blond.
"Okay that's a wrap guys. Please come back tomorrow at 8am so that I can lead you to your locker rooms. Don't forget to bring a lock!" And with that he ushered them out of the room.
By 9AM, Tsuna and the rest of the new hotel associates (that's what they're called now because even if you're an intern you're still under the hotel. So even if you're a regular or casual employee or even an intern, it's your title.) were led to the 'back operations' of the hotel. Tsuna, along with the boy and girl were assigned to Room Service, while the others were either assigned to the Buffet area or the Kitchen. They will all still see each other frequently because the back offices are all in the same floor.
Kisuke bid the three of them good luck as he dropped them off in front of the Room Service supervisor.
"Good Morning! You guys can call me Hinata." A woman with short dark blue hair greeted them.
The trio bowed before introducing themselves.
"Good Morning Hinata-san my name is Himura Naoki."
"My name is Mizushima Aoi. Good Morning Ma'am."
"Tsujimura Kazuki, Good Morning Hinata-san."
"Ara, aren't you guys cute." Hinata giggled. "Come I'll introduce you to the others."
When they entered the room, Tsuna almost gaped.
"Oh, I'll introduce you to Manager's apprentice. Osamu-kun come here please and introduce yourself to our new colleagues."
This is not happening.
"Oh, hey newbies! I'm Kaneda Osamu and I'm your senpai."
He is so screwed.
A/N: This is the product of stress. Sloppy writing is sloppy. I think I overdid some introductions a bit. I'm sorry! Also, I didn't reread this so yeahhhh... Awkward writing. At one point, I actually considered making Tsuna cross-dress but it'll conflict with my idea. I'm also sorry about my bad naming sense.
Anyway, the next chapter is Tsuna's official day as an intern!
* Tsuna's hair: Imagine Alice of Pandora Hearts' hair. You know on the sides. or like Ikuto Tsukiyomi's hair.
Hey, for the ones that read You don't mess with the Vongola Decimo, did you see the pattern? Haha! I really enjoy using Kaneda haha he's not as mainstream as Mochida.
Question guys, What do you want me to address Tsuna the next time? Should I write him now as Tsujimura Kazuki or continue writing as Tsuna because well you guys might get confused. If you want that I'll just mention his alias when someone is calling him.
Please R&R! :)