Here's chapter 2 for those of you who are reading this ^^ Hope you enjoy, I rather like this chapter.
Again, it's a bit short, but I hope you still give it a chance =)
Disclaimer: I do not own Reborn!
Chapter Two:
The next day I had to journey to Italy to visit the Varia Headquarters. I returned one day later, having had no reason – nor desire – to stay any longer than was necessary. Three of my Guardians and some of the rest of the family were outside to welcome me back.
Entering the underground and newly renovated Vongola Headquarters, I headed to my room for a long, needed nap. On my way, I reminisced about my trip.
I had been standing outside the door, begging Yamamoto to come inside with me. "I'll just wait outside, Tsuna!" He had told me, his usual cheery grin on his face. "If you see Squalo, say hello for me!"
I had blanched. There was no way I was going into that mansion by myself! All of the occupants were highly skilled and dangerous assassins – except for maybe Fran, who I had still not figured out – and though I was supposed to be head of the family, it didn't mean that they – meaning Xanxus – wouldn't still want me dead if I did the slightest thing wrong.
So I had reached out, saying, "No, Yamamoto, don't make me go in there alone!" When suddenly an eerily familiar laugh sounded behind me. Before I could even react, I had been grabbed by the collar at the back of my next and pulled into the mansion.
"Ushishishi~ Come on in, Vongola Decimo."
The door closed in front of my face and I gulped, turning slowly to face the person standing there. An older, but still creepy and prince-like Belphegor greeted me, his grin wide. He lead me down a hall, but my gaze was focused on his appearance. He didn't look that much different from his 10-years-earlier self. His outfit was basically the same – except the new Varia uniform – and his hair was just a different style. And – was it just me, or was his tiara... bigger? I had found myself slightly weirded out, but my attention was soon ripped away from the blond, knife-wielder genius when someone appeared at the end of the hall.
It was Lussuria, I had realized, and he was creeping down the corridor that intersected with the one Bel and I were walking on. Suddenly, a very loud voice roared in outrage and Lussuria took off down the hall, a light bounce to his step.
"VOIIII!! I'M GOING TO SLICE YOU UP FOR TOUCHING MY HAIR, YOU FREAK!!"
A blur of silver and black raced after the other male, sword glinting in the light. I stared with wide eyes, frightened to the core. Squalo really was one of the scariest people I had ever met. What did Yamamoto see in him?
"Aw~" I had glanced over to see a pout forming on Bel's lips. "I want to slice him up too..."
I had laughed then, nervously trying not to show how freaked I was about my situation. "I-I see you all are s-still the same! Everything's f-fine, right? So, uhm, I-I can go now, r-right?"
Stumbling over to my bed in present time, I flopped down onto the blankets. But something was off; why did it feel like there was something odd and out of place? I looked over and saw the reason.
A small bouquet of heather sat at the foot of my bed.
Sitting up, I reached over to pick them up. There were two types, lavender and white mixed in together in the blank, cone-shaped paper. Who could have sent them? I wondered, and my gaze lifted to focus on the camellia's that were on my desk. Did that mean that those weren't from Reborn? Then who..?
Do I have... an admirer?! I jumped up, hope filling my insides. Maybe Kyoko-chan – No, there's no way she would like someone like me. I sighed.
But then the fragrance from the heather made me smile; it was a nice smell. So I stood up and put the flowers in a vase next to the other one. "Well, no matter who sent them, I'll have to thank them for it." I murmured to myself, a small smile still on my face. It felt so good to be sent flowers...
Hope you enjoyed reading this one ^^ not much happened concerning Tsu-kun's admirer, but it was fun writing about the Varia =) Please review~