Month 3 Day 10

Minako groaned at yet another boring meeting. Apollo sat beside her, listening attentively to the representative from the Vongola Famiglia. Several people she recognized from the Jericho Famiglia were stationed on one half of the room, their eyes hidden behind tinted sunglasses and dressed in black suits.

'Junpei would have said that they were some sort of Men in Black parody…' She knew it was bad to think of Iwatodai, that her mind lingering in the past was not beneficial for moving forwards, but 'Dammit, I'm only seventeen. I'm seventeen and the world is resting on my shoulders no more and now- now… I'm not alone… am I?'

"…nako?" She turned to Apollo. "Are you prepared to travel yet, Princess?"

The brunette blushed. "I-I told you to just call me Minako! …and sure, ready whenever." She ignored the amused smirks from the Vongola representative, vaguely noting that he was blonde and huge and 'Is that a shovel…?'

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Xanxus was pissed. Here he was, waiting in front of a branch of the Vongola houses for some prissy wannabe mafia trash when he could be training- or eating- or beating the fuck out of Squalo.

He was expected to meet the girl. 'Meet' the girl. Hell, his father even smiled when he suggested he 'meet' her. Like Hell he'd marry some newbie mafia bitch. It was un-fucking-believable that his father would even suggest a marriage between this 'Arcana Famiglia' and Vongola. So what if they cleared out some island of trash? Their only allies so far were the lower class cow family and that prissy blonde-haired nancy Jericho.

"Xanxus." It was his father, Vongola Nono, giving him that smile that told him behave. Xanxus merely huffed. He was Vongola. He knew what to fucking do already.

The wind started to whip around clothing, picking up in speed as a helicopter descended from the sky. It was a small black thing, fitting only about six people at most and very simple and inconspicuous in design. The first one out of the copter was the blonde haired nancy Apollo. Xanxus quirked an eyebrow at the girl climbing out- she was… pathetic.

"Nono!" Apollo exclaimed, pulling the girl forward. She stopped a fair distance away, bowing. Xanxus noted small beads of sweat gathering at the corner of her temple, and her knees were slightly shaking.

Figures- another piece of shit shaking at the sight of the Vongola. Cheh.

"Nice to meet you! I'm Minako!" She gave them a smile, bowing instead of curtsying. The hell? She some kind of foreign idiot like Iemitsu…?

"Nice to meet you Ms. Arisato. I hope to meet your brother sometime soon." Nono smiled and shook the girl's hand. "This is my son Xanxus. He will be your guide during your stay here.

Cheh. More like 'You two should fuck and give me grandchildren.

The girl turned to him, catching his eyes. They were… red… like his own… "I'm Arisato Minako… I mean I'm Minako! Minako Arisato! N-Nice to meet you!" She gave him a short bow. Xanxus couldn't help but feel disappointed at her bubbly personality. Should just rip those eyes out…

He scoffed, turning around and muttering a quick, "Follow me."

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Minako hated Xanxus with a passion. She hated his arrogance, the way he talked, the way he referred to his subordinates as 'trash' and 'scum' and basically degraded them all. He led her to a limo, tilting his head towards it as a sign to get in. She glared at him, watching his redred eyes narrow slightly before she gave in and climbed into the limousine.

I hate him.

She couldn't ignore the sound of glass breaking that signaled her making a Social Link. He was unaffected. He had no Persona. What part did he have to play in her life? She had had enough of grumpy guys already.

I hate him for reminding me…

They got out at a large mansion several miles away from the main Vongola base. It was smaller but no less grand than the other. He led her inside, only stopping to make sure she was following before kicking the door open.

He's grumpy, he has bad manners, he has red eyes and….

"OI!" His bark was loud and full of command. There was already a large man standing at attention in the center of the room, only exclaiming a short, 'Boss!' and standing straighter than possible.

"VOOIIIIII!" Minako tensed. She knew that voice. He was… he was the person who attacked Minato. He- he was the one who attacked Minato. Unknowingly, her body shifted for running. Xanxus noticed her hand twitching towards the bag strapped to her back, his eyes narrowing in response to her movement. "What took you so long, hah!?"

"Shut up, trash," Xanxus growled, aiming a strong kick to the armchair and sending it flying to the figure emerging from the door below the grand staircase. It crashed into the wall, narrowly missing the silver-haired teen. "Everyone, this is my fiancée."

The Varia stared in fascination at the foreign teenage girl bowing before them, a wary smile on her face. "My name is Minako Arisato. It is nice to meet you!"

"Shishishi! Boss has a fiancée?" It was the blonde who had battled her that time that Minato was occupied with the silver-haired guys. He was grinning, his face hidden behind his long hair. "She looks like a normal commoner to us."

"I come from the Arcana Famiglia on the island of Regalo." A gasp came from the hooded baby in the blonde's arms.

"The trade island Regalo? It currently controls trade between most of Europe and Asia…" Minako nodded, a smug grin on her face.

"Not to mention we export most of the material used in making customized weaponry for the famiglias controlling sea ports." Minako smiled, hearing in her mind Social Networks being made and holding back the migraine accompanying them. "My brother Minato runs most of the trade and paperwork while I manage the island and maintain the status quo." It was common knowledge and thus held no worth in keeping to herself.

"Oi." Lussuria snapped to attention, looking at Xanxus for orders. "Show her a room. Wherever that's available." Xanxus made his leave, giving a gruff nod to Minako before disappearing upstairs.

"This is so exciting!" Lussuria exclaimed, quickly jumping to the brunette's side and grabbing hold of her arm. "We can go shopping together~!"

"H-hah? Kyaa-!"

The rest of the Varia dispersed after watching their boss's fiancee being dragged away from Lussuria.

"The Arcana Famiglia, huh..."


AN: So this is obviously a short chapter, but mostly an introduction to the Vongola side and getting immersed in the REAL mafia world, not their own where their ideals are the strongest and so rule their island... or something like that. Any reviews or something to make the story better is welcome. Life has run away with my free time. Expect sporadic updates.