The raven-haired woman was sitting on an armchair in her room, one leg on top of the other with a book in her hands. Her eyes wandered on the pages of the book she was currently reading. Her stern gaze was fixed on the text but her mind was somewhere else. A dark abyss surrounded the woman as she looked at the records of the Varia. Its history was the part of the book that was dusty and it smelled like old used paper. Apparently the previous leader of the Varia was Tyr also known as the Sword's emperor. Squalo had once mentioned that he was the second Sword's Emperor. Yuko reached to the conclusion that Squalo had apparently defeated Tyr thus becoming the next Varia boss but the question was why Squalo chose to follow Xanxus. He told her that he admired his rage but why was Xanxus so special?

Xanxus's harsh nature seemed to attract others. All members of the Varia admired their boss. When Yuko first met them she thought that the admiration was the result of fear towards Xanxus but maybe there was something else beneath that. She herself thought of the Varia leader as a power hungry beast that would devour everything in order to be on top. The question is: Was there something only Varia members could see?

Yuko then decided that the man named Xanxus was a very interesting human.

She closed the book quickly as she heard a knock on the door. She turned her head towards it.

"You may enter." She put the book on the table in front of her while she stood up to greet whoever was at the door.

"Yuko-san…" That voice certainly belonged to the youngest Varia member, Fran.

"Oh…Hello Fran. Is there something that you might want to tell me?" She said politely as she motioned for Fran to sit opposite from her.

"Yuko-san we don't have time to talk because the boss asked to see us in his office." Fran said stepping closer to the woman.

"We better go there then." She said and Fran agreed nodding his head.

Both of them got out of the room and headed for their boss's office. Yuko stopped thinking about the Varia files and stayed focused on her current task which was to attend the meeting in Xanxus's office.

By the time they arrived the rest of the members were there standing in front of the boss's desk. They eyed Yuko acknowledging her presence whereas Xanxus just growled.

"VOOOOOOOOOOOI! Why did you call us in the middle of the night?" Squalo yelled as he stepped forward.

"Che…Listen trash I shouldn't even bother with what you think…" The Varia leader said closing his eyes and leaning back into his armchair.

"Boss there is absolutely no need to speak like that…most of us are exhausted so just let me rephrase what the sh-" Yuko tried to speak but she was cut off by a flying glass of alcohol that went past her head and was shattered on the wall.

"Shut up woman…" Xanxus said as he shifted into his chair folding his arms in front of his chest. Yuko just closed her eyes remaining calm and decided that it was the perfect time to stay silent.

"Ushishishishishi…" The prince laughed quietly, obviously amused with the situation.

"So what is it?" Squalo spoke as he saw Yuko moving away from the desk.

"Apparently some trash thinks they are better than me. Eliminate them." He ordered with a skeptical look on his face.

"Ushishishishi! Could it be the troops we've send in that island a month ago?"

"Sicily is now under their control so go and wipe them out. Don't leave any trash alive."

"Boss?" Lussuria asked with a rather cheerful expression. "Will you be going with us?" At that Xanxus let out a grunt of displeasure.

"Yes, be ready in half an hour." Yuko followed the rest but quickly stopped as she heard the boss speaking.

"As for you woman…."

"Yes."

"You are particularly useless in a fight so stay out of my way and just find all the files related to the location."

Yuko felt insulted by the crude way he was ordering her but it was something she got used to. After all Xanxus had led them both in far more embarrassing situations.

"Understood." She said and headed out of the room.

"Trash…I order you to forget whatever is on your mind now and try to be of some use instead." Yuko heard his voice not willing to say something back.

That behavior set the boss off. That woman was always trying to indicate to him what he should do; giving a lot of advice and even when he was angry she would still ignore his temper and go on telling him about the perfect leader. He had seen her insulting him and behaving like she owned the place. He had gotten angry and he had assaulted her leaving marks. Could she be thinking that? She was sure an obstacle seeing as she was not only able to outwit him but she had great influence over other members. Unlike him she was able to gain the admiration of others without using fear as motivation. She would rather use a combination of her appearance and her character. A strong willed woman with a wise understanding of human nature in the body of an Asian beauty.

Xanxus had managed to spot some of her negative personality traits such as her tendency to stick to a situation without being able to move on. She still adhered to her past in Japan and felt nostalgic, something that infuriated Xanxus. Members of Varia were only allowed to think of their boss as the main priority. The male failed to see why his second in command would bother with her. Squalo's loyalty belonged to no one but him but it also seemed that Yuko would not hesitate to show her interest in Squalo. Xanxus would not allow the woman to switch their roles.

Meanwhile Yuko was in her room preparing her luggage. She looked over at the table were she had left the book she was previously reading.

"It wouldn't do any harm if I got it with me." She didn't hesitate even a little bit before putting it into her suit case.

"I wouldn't be surprised if that man doesn't know about it at all." She said seriously while folding some more clothes.

A few minutes before the departure Yuko approached the rest of the Varia that were waiting in the front door of the mansion. Three black cars waited outside whereas Xanxus hadn't shown up yet.

"VOOOOOOOOOOI! What's taking him so long?" Squalo yelled.

"Che…Quit complaining the boss must be taking care of business. He is late for a reason." Levi said glaring at Squalo.

"Still whatever the case, he must be here on time." Levi turned to face the woman that spoke. He was annoyed with her attitude and he didn't hesitate to show it.

"Hey! Stop giving her funny looks Levi!" Squalo sent him a murderous glare.

"Ushishishishishishi! Seems like Yuko-san gets everyone's attention." Bel said looking over at the woman.

"Bel-sempai." Fran said eyeing the older boy.

"What is it frog?" The prince asked with his hands in his pockets.

"Are you perhaps feeling jealous now that you are not the center of attention?" Fran asked.

"Watch what you say!" Belphegor said throwing five knives at Fran.

"That hurts sempai." Fran remained emotionless.

"Young prince…" Yuko said, instantly getting Bel's attention who just stared at her in return. No one had ever called him that before. He was not sure of how to react.

"Respect is something that can only be given to the ones that do not use fear in order to obtain it." Yuko said as she smiled at the blond boy that just made a sound of annoyance.

"Sempai you've just been outsmarted by Yuko-san, amazing really."

All of a sudden the officers including Yuko looked at the new figure that was approaching them from behind. The sound of boots making contact with the stone was enough for them to recognize their leader. Xanxus was not in the mood to talk now that he was forced to leave the mansion for some scum that had ruined his day.

"So what's the plan?" Squalo asked with a stern expression plastered on his face.

"Che…." With that Xanxus got in one of the cars whereas men who wore black suits came out in order to take their things.

"Ushishishishi! Since froggy and I are forced to travel together, you better stay alert…Ushishishishishi…" Bel laughed and Fran sighed in a casual manner.

"VOOOOOOOOOOOOOI! Lussuria will go with Bel and Fran whereas I will go with Levi and that annoying female!" Squalo said as he noticed that the car Xanxus was in, had disappeared .

"What a shame captain, calling everyone with their names except from me…please refrain from doing that because honestly, it enervates me."

"VOOOOOOOOOOOI! That boss just left!" Squalo stated.

"Screaming in the middle of the night is apparently of no use so please if you want to apologize you could at least stay quiet." The dark-haired woman got in the car too followed by Levi and Squalo while the others did the same.

A few moments passed in silence but then Squalo finally spoke. He was not like Xanxus. He would let the others know about what he was thinking the moment he felt like it was right.

"VOI…Those troops we'd sent, were all under the command of a single person we had appointed as the captain of those teams. Apparently that scum wants to push Xanxus off of his throne and humiliate him…Damn bastards…thinking they are able to defeat the elites…" Yuko who had been previously looking out of the window was now looking over at the silver-haired general that sat on the opposite side from her.

"If I remember correctly I had warned Xanxus against using fear as motivation….He just thinks that everyone will cater to his needs whenever he wants them to. He is selfish and that will get him nowhere. No matter how stubborn he is I will ask him to let me negotiate with them." Squalo laughed mockingly at her suggestion and she gave him a weird look.

"Look woman, no matter what you do, they are not going to give a damn about what you think. Xanxus wants their heads and so do I. Betrayal is unforgivable to the Varia. Haven't you realized it yet?" Squalo asked with a smirk on his face.

"Realized what?" She asked leaning on the back of the sheet.

"Man you are clueless, aren't you?" Squalo said enjoying the look on her face that tried to hide her curiosity.

"Rhetorical questions are not going to help me for sure so stop wasting my time and tell me."

"We are not th people you meet everyday woman. We are nothing like them and in fact it is better that way. I don't know what you've been thinking but honestly did you really think a bunch of assassins like us can ever let something like that go unnoticed . They will receive the ultimate punishment and that will be an example for the ones that were going to follow them."

"I still think it is wrong but now there is no need for you to yell…Levi seems to have fallen asleep." Yuko noticed as she pointed at the figure that was leaning now on Squalo.

"VOOOOOOOOOOOOOI! Wake up what do you think I am, some kind of pillow?" Mentioning it was a bad idea too, Yuko realized.

"Respect him like you respect your boss and the same goes with me…"

"You?"

"Stop calling me "woman"."

"You don't seem to have a problem when Xanxus calls you "trash" or "scum" and you really bother with what I call you." Squalo stating something he thought was surprising.

"You are both idiots but it seems that you are willing to listen me, more than he does, so he has an excuse…You don't…" Yuko said and Squalo could have sworn that he saw her smile for the first time that day, even if it was a small smile.

"This is why I hate women like you…"

"Oh taicho…don't be mean." She said and the smile turned into a smirk.

"Quit playing around."

The conversation between the two stopped and a few moments later they had reached their destination, the private airport. Again as they got out of the cars a few men came in order to take their luggage and take it to the jet.

Yuko looked around and spotted Bel stretching out , Fran bending some of the blond boy's knives, Lussuria talking to Levi and Squalo looking for the boss.

"VOOOOOOOOOOOOI! Where is he?" Squalo yelled.

"Uh… Xanxus-sama is currently sleeping." One of the men declared.

"VOOOOOOOOOOOOOI!" Squalo couldn't believe that the spoiled brat would sleep at a time like this.

"Boss I think it is time for you to wake up." Yuko approached Xanxus and tried to see if he was indeed asleep.

"Move trash…" No, he was awake and it was perfectly clear.

She walked away as he stepped out of the car without saying anything. Levi was the first to follow the boss whereas Squalo yanked Yuko by the arm in order to make her move , seeing as she was looking distracted for a moment.

"Loosen your grip…you will leave marks…" Yuko said as she pulled her arm gently, moving forward.

"VOOOOOOOOOOOI!" Squalo kept telling her to pay attention but at the same time Xanxus found himself unable to suppress a smirk.

"The captain seems to be in a foul mood…" Fran noticed.

"Che…I don't care…" Bel said looking at Fran with a look of arrogance.

"Who asked you?" Fran said back.

"You damned Brat…." Belphegor glared as he clenched his teeth.

"Quiet kids…The boss might be tired." Lussuria said with a worried expression.

"Yeah! You two better be quiet. The boss is exhausted…." In a matter of seconds Levi was beside Xanxus. "Boss don't worry I'll make sure nobody-"

"Call that woman here…" Xanxus said totally ignoring Levi that just glared at Yuko before telling her to come over.

"My boss…I am listening just fine from the place I stand." She said but was not in the mood to disobey his orders. "What's the matter?" She asked.

"The rest of you can get on the plane." He said and then turned to face the woman standing in front of him.

"No need to make it obvious that you want to talk to me in private." She said looking around indifferently.

"Look at me when I'm talking, scum." He ordered.

"As I said before, I am listening. You have my undivided attention." She stated now piercing him with her deep crimson eyes.

"You are sleeping with me." He said as a matter of a fact. Yuko's expression turned from indifferent to serious.

"No, I am not do you have any proof of that?" She said as she raised an eyebrow.

"Stupid scum…You are going to sleep with me." He said again but that only made Yuko chuckle.

"I don't approve of that relationship between me and you boss." She stated earning a growl.

"Don't flatter yourself. We are going to share the same room. I wouldn't make a move on you even if you were the last prostitute on Earth." He said and laughed in a sardonic and mocking way that made Yuko look at him in utter disgust as he went up the stairs in order to get in the plane.

"Move your legs!" She heard him saying and she could tell that he was quite satisfied with his victory just now.

"My, blinded by wrath and arrogance at the same time aren't we Xanxus?" She thought as she followed him without saying anything else.


AUTHOR'S NOTE

Sorry for the delay! So why does Xanxus suggest that all of a sudden? Follow the story and read what happens next! Also I wanted to thank all the people that bothered to review and leave a comment. Thanks a lot you guys!

taicho*: Captain

Kouhai: underclassman

Finally summer is here and I will be able to add chapters in my stories! Thanks again for the support!