This is a slight time skip from the previous chapter (not the omakes), where, Ricardo has already risen up the ranks and is an advisor/general position. Omakes are in their own different times but are still related.

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Co-written with zairaswift

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Chapter II

Secondo's Little Obsession

One thought that such a great leader of, now, one of the most powerful Mafia Famiglias would be very strict and serious. Ricardo, a mere underling with rather bad impressions of said great leader, had stumbled across a rather humble kitchen. It was known to him that no one had worked there except the 'Server,' whom, he had never met and seen before. It was rumoured that he was a ghost on the staff list.

Ever so curious, Ricardo was exploring this kitchen when he saw a rather familiar caped man. A tuft of gravity-defying blonde hair raised alarms in his body. Should he leave? But no. His curiosity. His damned curiosity overcame his creeping fear as he slowly approached the figure. The Vongola Boss, huddled in the corner at the back of the kitchen, turned around, hiding a strange package in his cape.

The look of darkness spread throughout the Vongola Boss' face as he glanced over his shoulder only to have caught a glimpse of Ricardo. Ricardo's heart beat quickened, adrenaline pumped throughout his body. What was so secretive that even the great oh mighty Vongola Primo would hide? Was this… Was this the secret of Vongola's power?!

Giotto was not desperate for escape, however, the man in front of him looked intimidating. He did not like that.

Ricardo heard the man mumble a few words before he went into a stance. A flame burst from his forehead.

"PROTEEEEEEECT… WITH MY DYING Wiiiiiiilllllllllllll….." he shouted as he whooshed past Ricardo who could not even register the speed and the power at which Primo flew. Swivelling around, he barely managed to spot the man disappear behind a corner. Chasing after him, he rounded the corner, only to find he was gone- only a puff of sky flames and a wafting scent of strawberry left in the air.

He deflated and felt defeated by the Vongola Primo. He returned to the kitchen which had originally piqued his interest and approached the area where Giotto had previously huddled. Staring at the metal 'door,' an overwhelming power and will came across him.

"PRIMO ONLY" It said.

A flame of rage burst in his palm and he pressed against the sealed door. He must know what was inside. As he grabbed the handle, his flames reacted violently with the pre-existing sky flame seal and the door exploded in his face. The flying bits of melted shrapnel flew pass his shoulder and his face was covered with exploded… cake bits? As a normal reaction of surprise, his jaw dropped. The cake bits slid down his face, landed on his tongue and Ricardo... was instantly transported to Strawberry LaLa Land!

He was floating and prancing on strawberry clouds and all his stress and worries floated away on strawberry shaped horses. [Dafuq]

Giotto, hearing the explosion with his 'Giotto Senses' in the direction of his treasured kitchen, his intuition told him, 'ur strawberries r in danger… ger… ger… ger…'

He immediately teleported to the kitchen and saw the monstrosity that had occurred.

"M-m-my… c-cake…" He fell to his knees, "MY PREEEECIOUSSSSUUUUU!"

With a renewed vengeance, he gathered the blown bits of dessert as if it was the only thing he had left.

"MY CAKkkE…" He stormed over to Ricardo and grabbed his face with his glove. With a freezing rage, encased Ricardo's face ice with his almighty technique, Zero Point Breakthrough!

Ricardo, with the rather large sense of danger, immediately used his flames to melt the ice. Giotto let go as the man fell to the ground in burning pain trying to quash the scream of agony rising up his throat. In a calm voice the Vongola Boss told him to return to his office.

As he ran back to his office, covering his face with his hands and flames, he could not help but remember the taste of the strawberry shortcake and the formidable power of Vongola Primo.

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1 week later…

A new door appeared in the miraculously repaired kitchen. It said.

"SECONDO."

TBC. Up next, Terzo's Little Obsession and Quarto's Little Obsession.

Omake: The Next Day…

The next day after the 'door' event, Ricardo received a summons to Primo's office. He slightly nervously trembled and feared the worst. The door opened automatically to reveal the blonde sitting at the centred wooden desk, his hands clasped, his elbows on the desk, his chin resting on his hands in a dark and thoughtful manner.

Ricardo glanced at the miserably hidden piles of paperwork that were stacked around the room and was offered a seat only for him to refuse and remain standing.

"Do you know why I have summoned you here?" asked Giotto.

"N-no..."

"You… YOU HAVE THE FLAMES OF WRATH! YOU ARE WORTHY OF BEING THE NEXT VONGOLA BOSS!" he announced,

"I HAVE CHOSEN YOU TO BE WORTHY, DO YOU ACCEPT?"

It all came to him as a shock, but in this shocked stupor he had to accept with his dying will. The moment he said yes and as his agreement slipped from his lips, Primo disappeared in a cloud of pink strawberry-ness, to reveal the Inheritance paper, dictating that Ricardo was now Vongola Secondo.

The moment he grabbed the floating paper, Daemon Spade's illusion in the room and surrounding area revealed that the room and all the rooms surrounding it had in fact been crammed, full of untouched paperwork.

This... Was not what he signed up for.

Omake 2: The Scars

Whilst the freezing incident was short, scars still remained and only showed when Ricardo was feeling embarrassed and when he eats strawberry shortcake. Thus, is why the mystery of the doors in the kitchen, remained a mystery.