New Host in the Club

by RavenExpert

A Hetalia x Ouran High School Host Club

Chapter 10: A Search and Rescue by the Host Club

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN.

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The phone was not answered. No matter how many times Kiku called, the hoped answer did not come. Feliciano sat down on the floor, leaning against the wall as the pain that attacked him earlier started to fade away, bit by bit. When Kiku was busy calling, suddenly a sound of car came out from the outside. Kiku and Feliciano looked outside, and apparently, the Host Club had made their appearance as well.

"So this is where you are... We've been looking for you, Kiku-kun!" Haruhi said as she sighed.

"I'm sorry for the trouble everyone, but we have a deeper trouble!" Kiku's sentence attracted quite an attention from the group. "Lovino-kun has gone missing!"

The revelation quite shocked the group. "G-gone missing!?" Honey exclaimed.

"I tried calling him, but he didn't answer..."

"Do you have any clues as to where he might be?" Haruhi asked. Kiku shook his head as a response.

"He might be in danger! We have to find him fast!"

The members talked to each other, until Kyouya fixed his glasses' position and started to talk. "...I'm sorry, Kiku-kun, but how can you be sure that he might be in danger?"

Of course, Kiku himself didn't expect this question. However, he needed a smooth talk in order to clear things through. "He promised Feliciano-kun that he would come home early, and yet he's not home until now. He might be a person with a bad mouth, but I knew Lovino-kun quite well. He's not the type to worry his own brother like this!"

Feliciano, still trying to endure the pain he had, stood up and faced the Host Club members. "I-I always believe in him! I need to find him!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much Feliciano was trying to cover his pain, that fact couldn't get pass Haruhi's keen observation. "Are you okay, Feliciano-kun? You don't look well..."

"I-I'm okay..." Feli was shocked, but this was not the time to be impressed.

"If you're that sure that he's in danger, it might not be a good idea to search him now." Tamaki said. The others were quite confused that he was able to say things like that.

"B-but..!" Kiku tried to counter.

"It's dark already. Searching a person without a single clue is suicidal at night. We don't know this area quite well. Feliciano-kun looks in a bad shape too. Let's take a rest and go tomorrow morning."

Kyouya chuckled. "Well, in this case, I'm afraid I will have to agree to what our king said."

Kiku was not really satisfied with that solution, but he soon found a good point in that plan. He took a deep breath and apologized for being too rash.

"Well then, now that this is settled, let's go back to our villa!" Hikaru said.

"C'mon, Kiku!" Kaoru said.

The other members approached the car to head back, but they were stopped by Kiku's call. "Um!" They turned back to look at him. "I-I'll stay here for the night. Feliciano-kun doesn't look well either..."

Haruhi chuckled and smiled. "That works with me. How about you all?"

The others nodded as a sign of agreement. "See you tomorrow morning, Kiku-chan!" Honey said.

As the members went back to the villa, Kiku went inside the house. He escorted Feliciano to a bedroom, as the latter smiled sheepishly. "Thank you, Kiku."

"It's alright, Feliciano-kun. Starting from now on, this is our problem. Romano-kun is our friend too, right?"

"Ve~ Ehehe~"

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Japan went to the kitchen, cooking some meals for Italy. The latter already opposed to the idea, but Japan insisted more since Italy wasn't looking quite good. After he finished cooking, he went to Italy's room and knocked the door to bring the meals over. "Italy-kun, the food's ready."

But there was no answer. Japan was confused, and thus he tried to open the door. It was unlocked. When he went inside, Italy was asleep already. He soon closed the door again and put back the food at the dining hall. He knew well that he shouldn't bother someone who was sleeping. In the end, he ate the food and went to sleep earlier so he could get ready for tomorrow.

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In the next morning, the team gathered in front of the villa for their first mission. "Alright! I'll call this event: A Project to Search for Lovino Vargas!" Tamaki said loudly.

"Enough with the long title, Tamaki-senpai." Haruhi sweat-dropped. "Where do we start?"

"First off, the most basic activity when searching for someone, is to head to the town and ask around for information." Kiku said. "It's common in JRPGs."

"Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Hikaru said.

Following Kiku's suggestion, the team went separated and asked around for information regarding Lovino's disappearance. They were in Rome at the time. After few hours of searching, Feliciano sat down on a nearby bench and sighed. When he was deep in thought, which was actually quite rare for someone like Feliciano, Haruhi sat down beside him and gave him a drink. "Here you go, Feliciano-kun. You must be tired."

"Ve... Grazie!" He said happily and took the drink.

"Feliciano-kun, have you found anything on your side?"

"No... I think it's impossible to search without a single clue..." He said sadly.

"I see... I didn't have any luck either. No one has ever seen Lovino-kun until yesterday."

"Oh yeah? But we got some information on our side." The sudden appearance of the voices made the two raised their heads to see who were talking. They were Hikaru and Kaoru. "Feliciano-kun, I heard that your brother opens a food and vegetable stall here?"

"H-huh? Si... It's quite popular, actually. Aside from the usual work, fratello also did other works as well, harvesting tomatoes, selling things... He's really good!"

"So he really is a busy guy..." Haruhi said.

"Then why don't we go to the place he usually opens the stall? We might find some other clues." Kaoru said.

"That's not a bad idea. Let's go."

Kaoru's idea might have some point in it. Following that basis, they informed their senpais and went to the place where Lovino usually opened his stall with Feliciano leading the way. The stall was nearby Rome, and more to the Southern Italy.

As they predicted, the place was empty. Well, since the shopkeeper wasn't here at the moment, of course no one opened the stall. They were about to walk around the area, until few guys came across the place. They looked scary, so the team quickly hid. The place they used as a hiding place was close enough to eavesdrop on their conversation. The team was confused as to who they were, unlike Feliciano, whose expression was clearly written on his face. He knew about those people.

"Hey, I heard about everything. Nothing's out yet?"

"No. He refused to talk no matter how we threatened him."

"Tch... So what do we do now?"

"The boss said something good. You see..."

The person whispered something towards the other guys. However, the team couldn't hear the whisper, so they couldn't make out what they were talking about. What they knew, was that the other people's face started to change to happiness when the whispering was finished.

"Haha! That's some excellent plan! As expected from our boss!"

"Are you sure about that information though?"

"Are you doubting our connection?"

"Heh. I'm the fool for doubting. Let's catch this guy!"

They soon ran from that place with satisfied faces. After their presence had completely disappeared from the team's sight, they got out from their hiding place. Haruhi was the first one to speak. "You know... Those JRPGs are right, Kiku."

"I know. But they are so precise, I'm sort of afraid. They are clearly talking about Lovino-kun."

"Judging by their conversation, they must be-" Before Kyouya finished, Feliciano cut it first-hand.

"...Mafia." He whispered softly, but his whisper could be heard by the others. "They are mafias..."

The others only went silent as they heard what Feliciano said. It was the first time they saw Feliciano's serious face. His eyes still closed like usual, but Feliciano's serious tone was really unusual for someone as cheerful as him. Kyouya fixed his glasses' position as he talked again. "I heard that there are a lot of mafias in Italy, but I didn't expect that we have to deal with one."

"Now this is no longer a simple problem. Now we have to judge those mafias too..." Honey said sadly.

"Judging them won't be easy. In this country, mafias have controls in few parts. If you want to judge them, then we need solid evidences, but..."

"They are smart enough to destroy existing evidences, and thus rendering them impossible to defeat." Kyouya said. Feliciano nodded slowly in response. "So, what are we going to do, Tamaki?"

"Hmm... Let's follow them for the time being. In a way, they are our only clue to Lovino, yeah?"

The team nodded to Tamaki's idea.

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The team went separate ways to tail the mafia members. Their efforts didn't die in vain. They were led towards a rundown apartment. "Um, is this really the end of the tailing?" Haruhi asked.

"In common TV dramas and other television shows, bad guys usually have headquarters in unexpected places." Tamaki said with confidence.

"But rundown apartments are CLEARLY suspicious no matter how you think about it! Especially in developed countries!"

"Ve... A-anyway, this is where the mafias are, right? Let's go inside!" Feliciano soon took a step to walk ahead, but was stopped by Kiku who grabbed his arm right away.

"Feliciano-kun, it's not a good idea to directly attack enemy's headquarters. I know how eager you are to rescue your brother, but we need a plan beforehand. I too am worried about Lovino-kun and I want to save him fast, but we can't rush around blindly."

"Though, I'm curious, Feliciano-kun. Why does Lovino get involved with mafias and such? As to what I see in his activities, he's not doing mafia-like stuffs." Tamaki asked.

Feliciano stayed silent, but he stopped running. He took a deep breath and then Kiku released his grip.

"Well, to tell you the truth, both fratello and me have been chasing after mafias all this time." The others were silenced by this statement. Most of them were shocked though, except Haruhi. She was only shocked a bit. Just a bit. "Because the police can't stop them, one of our hidden jobs is to suppress their activities, but..."

"But?" Honey asked.

"Long before you all came, fratello said something strange."

"Strange?"

"He said that I should stop chasing the mafias and stop poking into his business... At that time, I thought that he was just joking, so I didn't even give a second thought."

"Then Lovino-kun must have a reason. Everything lies behind this building." Kiku said.

"So lord, got any good plans?" The twins asked. "Remember, not all of us are good in fighting."

While Tamaki was thinking- Not thinking actually, fidgeting, Kyouya talked first. "Actually, I have some plans in hand. Want to hear?"

The others nodded.

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Meanwhile, inside a broken-down room in the apartment, Lovino was tied up with chains all over his body to a wooden chair. He was beaten quite badly. His face was bruised, and he got few injuries around his body. They were quite bad-looking. When he was still lowering his head, the door to the room was opened. Two-three tough guys came in. They grabbed Lovino's head and forcefully raised it. "This is what you get from trying to play hero in this country."

"Heh... Play hero? Sorry, but dealing with mafias is my breakfast, you bastard."

"Still act tough, huh? Well that's going to end today." Lovino raised one of his eyebrows. "The boss got a nice idea to make you kneel down on us."

He stayed silent. One of the guys pulled out a photo and showed it towards Lovino. The latter was shocked. It was a photo of him and Feliciano.

"I heard that this guy is your younger brother. What will happen when we torture this guy in front of you, eh?"

"You bastards! You won't get away with this! Leave him alone!"

"Wow... Boss is right. Heh, let's go." And so they left the room. Lovino soon lowered his head again. Before they even managed to walk farther, Lovino heard a sound of someone yelling and something fell down. He was confused when he saw the previous guys were knocked out in the hallway, right in front of his door.

"What the..."

Two other people came in. Lovino was even more confused since the ones who came in were Honey and Mori. "Are you okay, Lovi-chan!?" The two of them soon approached Lovino.

"Who are you calling Lovi-chan!? And why the hell are you here!?"

"We came to save you. It's your brother's request." Mori silently replied.

"Feliciano's? What's that bastard doing...? He's in trouble for god's sake!"

"Trouble?" Honey asked.

"Those bastards are trying to kidnap him! Where is he!?"

Unexpectedly, instead of panicking, both of them only smiled a bit. Honey gave a big grin. "Don't worry, Lovi-chan! We already know about that!"

"What?"

"Feli-chan is with Kiku-chan right now! You don't have to worry about a thing!"

"For now, let's get you out of here."

Mori took an iron pipe nearby and crushed the chains by swinging the pipe towards the chains. After Lovino was free, Honey used his cellphone to call out someone. "Kyou-chan! Phase One is finished!"

Lovino's ears soon rang when he heard this. ""Phase One"?"

From the other side of the phone, they could hear someone chuckling.

"Alright, down to Phase Two."

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A/N: Alright, I tried to do this bit by bit during my free time. This time it took about 4 or 5 days to complete this out. It's fast, considering my business... Anyway, sorry to make you wait and now please enjoy this chapter!