Pairing: AFem!27 (Alaude x Fem!Tsuna)

Title: A Run-in With Chance

Rating: T

Genre: Romance, crime, um, not much really. ._.

Prompt: Police uniforms, handcuffs, false accusations

Length: 4312… I'm terribly at writing drabbles… OTL

"You're under arrest for theft."

A calm female voice rang out through the alley where three men huddled, rooting through the bag full of money they had robbed from the local bank. They were all rather muscular, though not overly so, and one had brown hair, while the other two were blonde. Their heads whipped up at the sound, only to rest on a slim figure. She had a small frame, and looked rather delicate, like she could break if you weren't careful. Long chocolate brown locks fell to her mid waist, and from under the black police hat she wore spiky bangs could be seen, framing the small face perfectly, and narrowed, soft brown eyes stared back at them. She had rather pale skin, and looked to be of an oriental descent.

The dark blue jacket she had on clung to her sides and she wore a lighter blue skirt that reached a bit below mid-thigh. In her right hand hung two pairs of handcuffs, and her feet sported short black boots, laced tightly to fit her feet. The three men smirked as they looked at her, and straightened up as they put the money back into the bag, closing it again.

"Here we were expecting some of their top men to be sent and take us down, and instead they send a cute girl," one of them laughed, eyes raking over the woman, who looked only 19.

"Maybe they thought that we would give up if they sent her," another one laughed, and the two other's soon joined. The female meanwhile wasn't amused.

"On the contrary, they sent their strongest police member, even better than the men, idiot sexists," she announced monotonously, having dealt with enough people who discriminated her just because she was female, including some newbies in the police force.

"Oh, quite an arrogant one aren't you?" the brown haired man sneered.

"Yeah, women should just stay h-"

Before he could finish what he was saying, a strong and powerful kick was delivered to his jaw, sending him flying back. The policewoman landed lightly on her feet, a smirk now in place of her once blank face.

"Care to finish that sentence?" she asked, and the other two thieves growled.

"Why you little bitch," the other blonde snarled, before launching himself at her.

She easily side stepped as raised her knee before he passed, effectively ramming it into his stomach, causing him to pass out as the hit not only had strength from her, but also the momentum from him charging. The brown haired male had snuck up behind her though during this time and grabbed her around the shoulders, but before he could do anything, he found a foot swung backwards into his crotch and was soon flipped over her shoulder.

She put one cuff on the now groaning brown haired male's wrist, looped the other cuff behind a sturdy pipe in a building's wall, and attached it to the knocked out blonde. The other blonde was getting to his feet, but before he could do anything, found his hands bound behind his back, and attached to the same pipe.

"I'll send someone to pick you guys up soon," she told them, before turning around and picking up the money bag, adjusting her hat, and heading off to return the money to the bank which was still in panic after the robbery.

"Great job as always, Tsuna!"

Tsuna looked up as she entered the police building, smiling as the police chieftain greeted her, though she couldn't help but hold loathing for him. Tsunayuki Sawada was her full name, and she was easily the strongest member of the Sicily police force, and many others around Italy as well, never having screwed up a job, despite having been pathetic back when she was a teen. However, after spartan training from a tutor named Reborn, she was now a strong 20 year old. She even had her uniform customized for top performance.

Her jacket wasn't so tight to cause discomfort, but it was snug enough the she wouldn't have to worry about it catching on something, or someone holding her by it while running. Instead of pants, which would weigh her down when soaked and could also catch on something, she choose a skirt that wasn't tight so as to hinder movement, and her footwear provided an excellent grip on all kinds of surfaces.

"Thanks, Chief, though they weren't exactly strong of course," she laughed, her cheerful side that was hidden during work showing again, though her smile was rather forced, not that he noticed.

"Well that's good to hear, as there's another job we need you to do, unfortunately," he said with fake concern, but she just waved it off.

"It's fine. What is it?"

"Well, it seems a lot of criminals have been getting beat up recently, not by us, and some of the lords and higher ups in this city as well. Even our police force is getting targeted now. We want you to go and investigate it, see if you can't find out who's responsible."

She nodded, though she had a feeling that the lords were getting beat up for a reason. It didn't take her long after she had moved to Sicily to notice that all of those who held power would do anything for money, even the police force she was in. She soon joined, and to them, seemed like the perfect officer, but to most of those in the city, they knew that she was on their side, and often went behind the police force's back to help them.

"I'll be off then," she replied with a salute, before turning around and going out again, telling one of the other police men about the three thieves before she left.

Alaude walked out of the Vongola mansion, a file in hand. One of the landlords nearby had recently raised taxes in his area despite how high they already were, and the families that lived there could hardly afford any food, or anything else needed for survival, just because of the man's greed. It was even starting to give some of the others the same idea, as it seemed that all they could think about was money.

He was thus sent out to, 'convince', him to lower the taxes back down, giving those in poverty a chance of survival. A second folder was in hand as well though, which talked about someone who seemed to also be helping the town's people, though they weren't part of the Vongola. It irritated him that they weren't able to find anymore information on them other than rumours, as apparently, they were quite good at covering their tracks, and at request, they couldn't even get information from those they had helped.

Snorting, he soon reached his horse, mounting it, and headed down to town, in the direction of where the landlord was to be today, making it the perfect opportunity for attack.

After reaching the general area, he took his horse and tied the reins lightly to a nearby branch, so that it would keep the animal in place, but was still quick and easy to undo in case a fast escape was needed, which would be unlikely. After walking for a few minutes, he reached the bar that the man would be, and didn't have to wait long until he came out, surprisingly not drunk like one would expect. The man began walking, unaware about the shadow he had gained. It was only after he had gone halfway down an alley that Alaude made himself known.

"You are Raphel Visane, correct?"

The man, now dubbed Raphel, whirled around, eyes narrowed.

"Who are you?" he asked, voice accusing. He was rather wary, as after the weekly bribe with the police chief, he had been warned about the odd attacks on higher-ranking citizens like himself, often after they had done something to upset those lower than them. Alaude regarded Raphel with cold eyes, and the man tried not to shudder as the he replied.

"It's not your concern. I'm only here to make sure that you will lower the taxes," Alaude stated monotonously, steel-blue eyes narrowing in anticipation as he took out two pairs of handcuffs. Raphel's eyes widened, knowing that he was in for a world of pain, but fear froze him to the spot, as he watched one of the pairs of handcuffs drawn back, ready to be thrown.

Just as Alaude threw them though, another pair collided with his own in mid air, deterring them from hitting the intended target, who now looked ready to faint in relief. Narrowed steel-blue eyes flickered to the side, where a figure emerged from a side alley. His eyes widened ever so slightly in surprise to see it was female, but quickly returned too normal in favour of him growling.

"You're the one who's been attacking officials, criminals, and police officers, aren't you?" she asked, and Alaude could feel distrust as he regarded her police uniform, knowing that they were all corrupted.

"Herbivore, who are you?" he growled.

"Sawada Tsu- er, Tsunayuki Sawada, as you would say in Italy. And what about you? Without being part of the police force, attacking even criminals is prohibited."

"Alaude, not that it should matter to you, herbivore."

"We'll see about that."

Tsuna was currently walking through the streets, acute hearing listening for any sounds out of the ordinary. Not hearing anything though, she sighed and stretched a bit, but blinked in surprise as a horse suddenly trotted past, the animal not being one of the most common among the town's people, as most didn't have much money. On top of it rode a rather tall man with platinum-blonde hair, though she couldn't see his eyes as his back was to her. He wore a dark grey trench coat and matching trousers, and she could see a little bit of a lighter shade of gray dress-shirt, perhaps a little bit of purple mixed in.

Blinking, she realized that she didn't recognize him, despite the fact that someone like that would be quite noticeable. Eyes narrowing ever so slightly, she began to silently follow him, watching as he expertly tied his horses reins and faced a bar, though didn't go in.

Not a minute later, the door opened to give way to Raphel, the local landlord, which she had heard complaints about from the people living under his ruling, the taxes now to high to let them make a living.

As he walked away, she noticed with surprise that the man she was following began to trail him, following as Raphel turned down an alley. Knowing this area like the back of her hand, Tsuna quickly made her way around some houses until she stood in a side alley of the one the two were in now, making sure to keep to the shadows.

She was in time to hear what the blond haired man said, steel-blue eyes seeming to hold loathing for the man in front of him, as she blinked at what she heard, having thought she was one of the few who stood up for Sicily. However, her thoughts were broken as a pair of handcuffs were suddenly hurtled at Raphel, and out of instinct, she grabbed her own, deflecting it, though she wished o' so much to let that landlord get pummelled.

She stepped out of the side alley as the man asked her a question, which she answered, stumbling a bit over the Italian order of names, before finding out the man was Alaude. She noticed that the landlord was still standing there, and was, in truth, quite thankful for that. However, now knowing that it was this Alaude that was responsible for the attacks, or at least some of them, she grudgingly challenged him, and took out the gloves she used for more serious fights, which protected her hands. Alaude himself took out another pair of handcuffs, and idly she wondered how many he had stored.

She didn't have long to think though as the other charged, apparently wanting to get this over with, though he kind of looked reluctant to fight, probably something about not wanting to hit a girl like so many others seemed to do. However, it seemed that he wasn't holding back either way, and she swiftly had to jump away just before the handcuffs hit her, which Tsuna had no doubt would hurt. Landing, she jumped back again as Alaude began sending rapid attacks towards her, and couldn't help but smirk at the surprise she saw in his eyes.

Alaude swung two handcuffs in a cross shape, only to have Tsuna dodge them again. His eyes narrowed further, annoyed that the small female could dodge so easily. Suddenly, she began moving forwards, and took out her own pair of handcuffs, apparently rather adept at using in a weapon like fashion. Stepping back, he managed to avoid getting caught, but what Alaude failed to notice was the other pair she had grabbed. The cold metal hit his wrist, snapping shut, and before he could do anything else Tsuna had tugged his arm behind him, snagging his other wrist and snapping it shut as well, having looped the chain around the handle of a back entrance door.

Alaude managed to mask the surprise he felt now as she stepped in front of him, and instead chose to just glare. For someone other than Giotto to have defeated him was unheard off. Even the other guardians couldn't, fights with Daemon often ending in ties or ended by Giotto, and she hadn't even broken a sweat to handcuff him!

"Well then, care to inform me why you were attacking Mr. Visane, Alaude?" she asked. Alaude in reply though, only stared, still rather shocked, but didn't show it. Tsuna watched him for a moment, before sighing, and turning to walk over to Raphel, who had gotten over his earlier fear and seemed to be trying to regain face.

"You must be the girl that the police chieftain was talking about, Tsunayuki Sawada, the strongest person on the force," he said as she approached him, and she nodded, smiling.

"I'm rather surprised Chief talks about me, though I must thank you for the compliment. Do you know why Alaude over there tried to attack you?" she asked with a pleasant face, but it was forced on, and of course she already knew the reason why Alaude attacked.

"It would seem he doesn't agree with my perfectly reasonable tax prices-" Alaude snorted in the background. "-and so decided to use force to get me to change them," Raphel finished with a glare.

"Ahh, I see. I trust that you are unharmed then, Mr. Visane?" she questioned, though a faint glitter was seen in her eyes that went unnoticed by him.

"Because of you, I am quite fine, thank-"

His words were cut off though as a gloved fist suddenly made contact with his face, sending him flying into the wall behind him. He hit the ground rather harshly, before slowly sitting up, holding a now lightly bleeding nose, eyes wide in shock.

"Wh-what-"

"In all honesty, I have to agree with Alaude's opinion here. Your taxes are too high for the locals to pay, and it's just so you can get more money, half of which is used to bribe people, even the police force," she interrupted, a rather disgusted look on her face, and Alaude stared at the brunette in shock. She crouched down, arms resting on her knees, and the landlord tried to back up, though the wall behind him immediately stopped him.

"You know, Mr. Visane, all of you are the same. I have yet to meet one single person in any sort of power to try and help the town, or at least not make everything harder for others."

She grabbed the front of his jacket, before standing up, dragging Raphel to his feet as well, despite him being taller than her.

"It's people like you who disgust me. Now, if I were you, I'd lower the taxes back down to half of what they were before. If you don't, then I can't promise you'll live to see another day, and the same goes for if you tell anyone what I have said or done. Is that clear, Mr. Visane, or might you need a few reminders to go with you?"

She raised her fist up in emphases, but Raphel immediately shook his head, waving his hands frantically.

"N-no, t-that won't be n-necessary, Ms. Sawada. M-my lips are sealed, and the t-taxes are as g-good as gone!" he stuttered out, and Tsuna gave him a sweet smile that was easily identifiable as fake.

"Glad to hear it," she replied, and her fingers uncurled their hold on the piece of clothing. Raphel nearly slumped onto the ground with the sudden lack of tension, but managed to keep his footing in favour of scrambling away down the alley, in the opposite direction that held Alaude and Tsuna.

Her smile turning into one of satisfaction, Tsuna turned around to where Alaude stood, having been too surprised by all the events to move. After all, since when did police officers actually help people? He was pulled out of his thoughts as Tsuna unlocked one of his handcuffs, unlooping it from door handle, only to attach it to her own wrist and begin dragging him towards the police station, being actually surprisingly strong despite her thin frame.

"Herbivore, what are you doing?" he growled, eyes narrowed.

"I'm taking you back to the station, what else? As much as I find your attack justifiable, citizens aren't allowed to attack others for reasons like that. Plus this way, they'll be less likely to believe you if you ever decide to tattle on me, though I doubt it. Can't hurt to be safe though," she explained, and for some reason, Alaude didn't struggle, which surprised her, though she just shrugged it off and continued back to the station.

"W-what? What do you mean, all charges dropped? Chief, if I'm right, then this is guy who's responsible for attacking the criminals, police officers, and higher ups!" Tsuna shouted, shocked. Though she wanted to help Alaude to an extent, getting off scot-free just didn't agree with her.

"Tsuna, it's fine. Alaude here is part of the Vongola, a, erm, well, you can always find out if you want to. They have power though, I'll tell you that, so Alaude is fine with those attacks, as the police officers were only harmed since they tried to stop him. Thus, he's free to go, though you're taking him back to the Vongola mansion."

"I even have to escort him? But why? He's perfectly capable of getting back on his own."

"As apology for attacking Alaude and handcuffing him to a building, Tsuna. Also make sure to give your regards to Giotto, his superior. Now get going," the police chief finished with a dismissive tone, and waved Tsuna off, who sighed but did nothing else. Turning, she glared at Alaude, who had an amused smirk on his face, before storming out and trusting him to follow.

After getting his horse, they walked back in silence, a sulking Tsuna leading, until Alaude spoke once they were out of the city limits.

"Oi, herbivore, why did you join the police when you don't agree with them?" he asked, curiosity nagging at him. Tsuna blinked and glanced back, scowling a bit, before her face slipped into a neutral expression, apparently having giving up on being upset about the turn of events.

"Though they aren't always agreeable, it gives me the right to take down criminals and what not. As long as I don't give into bribes then I'll only be helping, plus with the other work I do behind their backs, it helps even more. The police badge also helps in some situations, especially when dealing with the higher ups in town," she explained, having fully calmed down now, and relaxed her posture.

"But isn't it annoying to be surrounded by those greedy herbivores everyday?"

"Yeah, it definitely is, and sometimes I just want to punch Chief in the face, but I can't, so I don't," she responded simply.

They lapsed into silence again, and after 20 minutes, Tsuna spotted the Vongola mansion, which had been blocked by trees before. The guards at the gate immediately opened the gate at the sight of Alaude, though couldn't help but wonder about Tsuna. A stable boy came out and took Alaude's horse, and the duo made their way to the front entrance. Alaude now took the lead as they entered the mansion, knowing the lay out, and Tsuna couldn't help but stare at the extravagant mansion.

Alaude began leading the way to Giotto's office, swiftly making his way through the halls with Tsuna in tow. After a few minutes of walking, they reached the oak doors, which he knocked on before opening the door when he received an answering call.

Stepping in, he was surprised to see all the other guardians in the room, apparently in some sort of a meeting, though it couldn't be too important as everyone seemed rather relaxed.

"Good to see you back, Alaude. I was getting worried as you were taking quite a while for the mission. Did everything go okay?" Giotto asked, not noticing the extra addition yet. Alaude meanwhile only "Hn'd" in response, before tossing the report onto the mahogany desk, not wanting the others to know what happened.

"Read it for yourself later," he replied, crossing his arms while Giotto only nodded, used to the cold behaviour of the man.

"Oi, who the hell are you?"

G's angry voice brought attention to the doorframe, where everyone was surprised to see a police officer standing, and a girl no less.

"I could ask you the same thing you know," Tsuna responded coolly, though nervousness could be seen, despite her efforts to cover it up.

"I'm not the one standing in someone else's mansion, now am I?" he growled, glaring.

"G, that's quite enough," Giotto reprimanded, though he too was rather wary of Tsuna.

"I'll assume you're Giotto then. I'm Tsunayuki Sawada, though most just call me Tsuna. The only reason I'm here is because my chief made me come, though technically it's Alaude's fault for being caught in the first place," she explained easily, sending a half hearted glare at the said man. Everyone's eyes widened at that, and they quickly looked over to where the cloud now stood, a full out glare being directed to Tsuna.

"Nufufufu, so Alaude was actually captured, and by a female police officer no less?" Daemon taunted, amusement flickering in his eyes. Alaude pointedly ignored him though.

"Alaude, why the hell did you bring her back with you? That coward of a police chief wouldn't have made her come if you said no," G barked.

"She isn't corrupted," was all he said in reply, and everyone blinked in surprise. Giotto meanwhile had been silent, skimming over the mission report that Alaude had written while at the station. His eyebrow rose in surprise and slight amusement, before he smiled, closing the folder and placing it back on his desk.

"Well then, Tsuna, I must congratulate you on actually managing to catch Alaude, and it's good to know that at least one person isn't corrupted. I apologize for inconveniencing you though."

"N-no, it's fine," Tsuna quickly replied back, and cursed her stuttering, her old dame-self trying to surface again.

"Hm, nevertheless, in apology I invite you to come up for lunch sometime soon. I would like to ask you about something anyways," he offered with a warm smile, and Tsuna only nodded, not trusting her voice to not stutter again.

"Well then, Alaude, as you were the one who brought her here, escort her back to town again."

The said man sent Giotto a look that clearly said his disapproval, already having had to walk with her to the mansion, and Tsuna also looked ready to refuse, but a sharp look from Giotto silenced them. Sighing, Tsuna straightened up, gave a short bow like she would back in Japan, and left the office with Alaude yet again, closing the door behind her.

Tsuna relaxed as finally the town came back in view, the walk before having been filled with silence, though it would still be a few more minutes before they reached the first houses.

"Herbivore, why do you wear a police uniform like that? Surely a skirt can't be practical."

The sudden question caught Tsuna off guard, and she sputtered a bit, staring at Alaude, before regaining her composure, a light blush on her cheeks.

"It's the most efficient. With pants it wouldn't be hard for them to get snagged on something while you're running, and not to mention water, sludge, or something else could easily weigh them down and hinder your movements. It's just the easiest."

"Then why not wear shorts?"

At that Tsuna's light blush darkened, and she looked away awkwardly. In truth she also choose the skirt as she enjoyed wearing it, though she had never told anyone that.

"W-why does it matter to you anyways," she sputtered out, vaguely noticing that they were now stopped at the town's outskirts. Alaude smirked, before suddenly leaning forwards and catching the girl's lips in a kiss. Her eyes widened in shock, and Alaude retreated again, licking his lips quickly.

"The skirt has a tendency to flip up when you move to quickly, for instance, dodging handcuffs."

Tsuna's face erupted into a dark shade of red, but before she could say anything, Alaude was already moving away and back to the Vongola mansion. She blinked in shock, before turning around and heading back to her own house, a full out blush now on her cheeks. However, she couldn't help but smile slightly, and looked forwards to having lunch with the Vongola soon.

A/N: And yet another super long one. OTL Ah well, it was fun to write, though I think Alaude just seems like a calmer Hibari. Or it that basically his personality? ._. *shrugs* Anyways, keep sending in requests, as I can't do much without them, and I'll work on getting everything done in the meantime. 'Till then, ciao!