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Hibari was leading Dino away from the rest of the party. Out of the corner of his eye, Dino saw Romario talking with Kusakabe in a private corner. Their eyes met and when Romario made to walk over towards him he motioned to him to stay where he was. They finally stopped when they reached a more remote area of the garden. Hibari turned to face him and was suddenly lost for words. He grabbed the front of Dino's suite jacket to steady himself.
"I miss you," Hibari said suddenly after an awkward moment of silence. He let go of Dino.
"Kyouya. I think that's the Vodka talking." Dino said smiling. He couldn't help but find drunk-Kyouya entertaining.
"No!" He insisted. "I miss you already and I don't…" He felt himself tipping to the left slightly and reached out and grabbed Dino's shoulder for balance.
"Kyouya. You're drunk." Dino grinned.
"Stop it! You're not talking me serisly!" Hibari grabbed onto Dino's head and forced him to look him in the eye. "Don't leave me like this…I… love you."
Dino was speechless. This was the first time Hibari had ever said it. Dino had always known how he felt, but Hibari was not the type to tell anyone about his feelings, he acted as though he expected everyone to read his mind. Dino felt all those emotions he had been suppressing bubble up to fill him and he wanted nothing more than to take Hibari right there and then in front of God and everyone. Before his thoughts could be put into action they were interrupted by his mother.
She had spotted them with her ever watchful eye and had made the most polite bee line towards them that was physically possible. She got there in time to hear Hibari's confession. She fixed the man with a glare that would have pealed paint.
"Dino!" She exclaimed. "You should be with your WIFE." She grabbed Dino's arm and before his drunken brain could form a sentence he was led away back into the crowd. His mother was walking so quickly Dino was having a hard time keeping up. She had an iron grip on his arm pulling him along beside her, Dino in turn had grabbed Hibari's arm and was leading him along as well. She found Victoria and pushed him so that he would stand next to her. He tripped over his foot and would have fallen, but Romario materialized out of nowhere and steadied him.
"Thanks Romario." Dino smiled. "You're the BEST!" Romario patted him on the shoulder in the mildly condescending fashion that all subordinates adopt when they know their boss is drunk.
"Dino! Is your little party done already?" Victoria asked with a broad smile.
"It is now dear." Dino said leaning slightly on Romario.
"Dino! I'm glad I found you!" A man said from behind him. Dino turned to find the head of his church, Father Peter.
"Father!" Dino said happily still relying on Romario for support. "I hope you forgive me. I'm quite drunk."
"Been hitting the wine I see." Father Peter said with a knowing grin.
"Not so much hitting the wine, as being clobbered by the vodka." Dino said seriously. "Oh! Where are my manners?" He grabbed Hibari's sleeve and kept him from walking off with Kusakabe. "Let me introduce you. Father this is Kyouya Hibari, Vongola family member."
"Pleasure to meet you," Father Peter said reaching out to shake Hibari's hand. Kusakabe moved Hibari's arm forward like a puppet and they shook.
Dino couldn't help himself. He put an arm around the priest and whispered in his ear. "This is the one I was telling you about." Unfortunately his whisper, though having the raspy quality of a whisper did not have the lower volume component.
The priest looked confused for a second and he suddenly realized what Dino had meant, and the many conversations he had had with Dino during confession suddenly danced across his mind. Father Peter didn't bother to take notice of Kusakabe and Romario; he wasn't the kind of person to notice subordinates, so he didn't spot the horrified looks on their faces. He glanced at Victoria. She had been talking to Dino's mother and hadn't been listening to the men. The expression on her face changed from a smile to a look of horror. She looked over at Dino who still had his hand on Hibari's arm.
"Um… How are you enjoying the party Mr. Hibari?" Father Peter asked awkwardly.
Hibari didn't say anything. He stared malevolently at the priest.
"He's finding the party delightful." Dino said diplomatically. Kusakabe exchanged a glance with Romario. The ladies were speaking more urgently, and Dino still hadn't let go of Hibari's arm. Romario whispered something to Dino and was promptly ignored.
"Does he speak Italian?" Father Peter asked Dino. Romario grabbed two glasses off of a passing tray and handed them both to Dino. He let go of Hibari.
"I speak Italian." Hibari said careful to enunciate each word clearly. "I just try to avoid speaking to idi…" He didn't get to finish his sentence.
"He's just not used to speaking to people he is not already familiar with." Kusakabe invented hurriedly, interrupting him as tactfully as possible. "Japanese shyness. Please excuse us." Kusakabe took Hibari by the arm and led him out of the crowd. He was surprised at how little resistance he received from Hibari. Romario stepped forward and took the glasses back from Dino and set them on another passing tray.
"Well…" Father Peter turned back to Dino. He cleared his throat uncomfortably. "I just wanted to tell you congratulations again. And thank you for the substantial donation to the church."
Dino grinned hugely. "No need to thank me father, just doing my Christian duty."
Victoria stepped forward and put a hand on Dino's arm. "I'm sorry Father, I need to talk to my husband a moment," Father Peter smiled indulgently at her and stepped aside. Victoria gave him a polite smile in return and led Dino away from the crowd towards a secluded part of the garden.
"Is it true what your mother told me?" She demanded suddenly, as soon as she was sure they were alone.
"What did she tell you about Kyouya and me?" Dino asked wearily. He leaned against a pillar for support.
"So it is true! That you... That you're… gay." She said avoiding eye contact.
Dino wished he was sober. "I wouldn't put it that way, no." He thought the sentence over. Completely true, he had never thought of himself as gay, just attracted to Kyouya who just happened to be a man. It was his personality that he found irresistible... Well… Mostly his personality, there were other things about him that he was partial to. Now that he thought about it, that must make him bi-sexual; but this still would not label him as gay.
"But, you've… had sex with… Him." She shot a look over at Hibari.
Dino sighed. Despite being intoxicated he knew what she needed. He stepped carefully forward and put his arms around her. He put a finger under her chin and tilted her head so that he looked her in the eyes. "Victoria. You are my wife." He kissed her softly, and touched his forehead to hers. "You are my one and only." He whispered. She sighed and he felt her relax into a hug. She leaned her head against him; he kissed her on the top of the head. "Besides, I would think from the last couple nights that I would have proven my… orientation." He felt her smile into his shoulder. He internally rolled his eyes. Women were so easy… Kyouya… He's a challenge. He would have seen right through me. He glanced over to where Hibari stood with Kusakabe at the edge of the crowd. His face was completely red and he was swaying slightly. Occasionally Kusakabe would put an arm out to stop him falling over. Dino watched Romario walk over to him and whisper something in his ear. Kusakabe nodded and took hold of Hibari's upper arm and steered him toward the house.
"So…" Victoria mumbled into his shoulder. "What was it like?"
"What was what?" Dino said wrenching himself away from thoughts of Kyouya.
"Having sex with a man…" She said.
"Oh." Dino blinked. "um…. Well, I would think you would already know. I mean you've had sex with men. More than I have… It's pretty similar to what we do."
"What do you mean by that?" She said stepping back looking offended.
Dino gave her a confused look. The small part of his brain not clouded by Vodka ran into overdrive. He reviewed his last sentence in his head and made a fatal mistake. He laughed. She scowled.
"I didn't mean…" Dino could've kicked himself. "I mean… It's… Not that much different than with you." She looked, if it were possible, even more offended. He groaned. "That came out wrong." He sighed. "I meant." He tried to carefully review the sentence so as not to make this situation any worse. "I meant. That I was the… dominate one." He prayed to God that Kyouya would never find out that he told.
She looked surprised. "You mean… You topped? He seemed so… crude. I assumed…"
It was Dino's turn to be offended. "You thought…" Dino never got to finish his sentence.
Gun fire cut through the warm night air. A group of several men completely in black ran into the crowd causing panic. Dino's men ran toward them returning fire, trying to protect the guests. The crowd scattered in panic. Dino grabbed hold of Victoria holding her close to him as people pushed past them. He tipped over a stone bench and pulled her down behind it for cover against the intruders' continuing random fire. Sheltering behind the bench he pulled out a gun from his jacket pocket. Victoria stared at it in horror.
"Why do you have a gun?" She demanded.
Dino ignored her and tried to steady himself against the bench so that he could aim. Sober this would have been nothing, but he didn't completely trust himself after consuming such quantities of liquor. When he had a very clear shot he tightened his finger on the trigger. He was able to get off one shot before there was an excruciating pain in his back. He went to turn around and someone kicked him in the back again pushing him forward and grinding his face into the edge of the stone bench. There was a sharp pain on the back of his head and everything went black.
A/N: I hope you enjoyed this installment of Mafia Games. Reviews and critics are always welcome. :) Sorry for the late posting!
