The next morning she woke up earlier than planned, so she decided to eat breakfast before the rest or her family had even opened an eye. But somehow God interfered with her plan because when she entered the dining room, her cousin was already up, happily sipping on her diet drink. Cassandra didn't like her cousin. She was a pesky, obnoxious shopaholic who had the tendency to piss Cassandra off by just breathing.

"My my, Cassey."Vanessa, that's what her cousin was called, looked at Cassandra as though the latter had just farted in public.

"What?"Cassandra was already annoyed, but tried to be polite anyway.

"Your hair." Vanessa scrunched her nose up, giving Cassandra the impression of a very ugly pug.

"What's wrong with it?"

"It looks so scraggy. Like a bird tried to build its nest in it."

"I don't see your problem, Nessy."

"You should lose some weight too."

Just to make this clear: Cassandra wasn't fat and she wasn't even close to chubby. To be true, she was rather skinny, petit and delicate.

"That's none of your business."Cassandra said as she left the table.

She'd just decided to take her breakfast to her room. Back at said room, she looked at herself in the mirror that hung next to her dresser. She really couldn't see her cousin's problem. Okay, her blonde locks were a tangled mess, but to hell with that! She slumped down in her old armchair, eating her cereals and going over some notes for the umpteenth time. Damn, she really was no good at Algebra and Maths in general, but she had to get through that exam anyway. It was the last one she had to take, after that, school would be over and in about 2 weeks she'd finally graduate officially. A soft tune that came from her alarm clock reminded her, that it was time for her to leave and thus Cassandra grabbed her bag and carried the empty bowl and cup back down to the kitchen, where the chefs and maids were busy preparing breakfast for the rest of her family. Even though she tried to get in and out unnoticed, Magdalena, an old woman with grey hair and gentle, warm eyes, noticed her anyway.

"Cassandra! Wait you silly girl! "The addressed stopped in the doorway, waiting for the old woman to come up to her.

"We all wanted to wish you good luck for your exam, but, you see, everyone's busy, so I'll have to speak for all of us."

Magdalena cleared her throat.

"Show them what you're made of, will you?"She gently patted Cassandra on the head.

"Thank you, Magda."Cassandra said "And thank you everyone!"She added at the top of her lungs to drown the clanging of pans and pots out.

At school she was greeted by some of her friends. Well..., "friends" would probably be exaggerated. They were more like good acquaintances than real friends, so it was no surprise, that they didn't know she was actually part of the Mafia. To be honest, most of them believed that the Mafia was an Italy-exclusive thing.

Sometimes Cassandra caught herself being jealous of them or wishing she could lead a normal, carefree life, just like they obviously did. After some chit-chat the teacher called out her name. Her turn to stand through that exam, but first of all, she had to hand her mobile over. No contact to the outside allowed. They gave her half an hour to prepare the answers for the questions, after that the presentation in front of a bunch of teachers, the headmaster and some people of the government started. One good thing that came from her job as an assassin: She stayed calm, collected and focused even in the most awkward situations, so even though the people present looked as if they were about to devour her, she had no problem explaining her solution to them.

So...chapter 2 is finished.

Raven: You wanted to put some short describtions of the characters in here!

Oh...yeah...

Cassandra "Cassey" Janson: She's 20 years old, lives in the very north of Germany and works as an assassin since she was 14. She has long, blonde locks and is the smallest in all of her family (she's about 1.70 meters). She is fluent in many languages, including Russian,Italian, German, Swedish, Danish, Japanese, English, Spanish and French. Cassandra spent some years abroad (2 years in Italy, 2 years in Japan and 2 years in Russia), because her uncle wanted her "out of the way". She's been together with Xanxus for 1 year.

Her flame attribute is sky.

Berwald Janson: He's 49 years old, lives in the very north of Germany. boss of the Janson Family and the older brother of Cassandra's father, thus making him her uncle. He is very tall (2 meters) and has short, blonde hair, that he's wearing slicked back most of the time. He has a beard and wears glasses. Like most of the family he doesn't hold Cassey in high regards and actually he hates her just as much as she hates him.

His flame attribute is storm.

Vanessa Janson: She's 22 years old and lives with her father (Berwald), Cassey and Cassey's sister in the Janson manor. She has very long, straight hair. Nessy usually dresses in the latest fashion and her hobbies include shopping, shopping and shopping. To be honest, she's actually beautiful but she sadly lacks the brain. She's very superficial.

Even though she doesn't fight (her nails could be damaged or her clothes could be ruined *le gasp*) she has a real flame type: Storm.

Magdalena a.k.a Magda: She used to look after Cassey, her sister and her cousins when Cassey's father was still alive and all of them were pretty young. Even back then, she favoured Cassey and spent a lot of time with her. She acts like a mother for Cassey and always encouraged her to show the rest of her family that she was just as good as them.