Part 3 of Nine Point of Eight/9.8! I have no idea what I am doing but I believe this is absolutely necessary.
On the 17th of September, I should be getting my invite for Archive of Our Own. It is NOT going to be my priority as I will post my stories there so I can access it at school. On that day it is also my 14th birthday. Lol.
FanFiction was down for a while so the statistics have been stuffed up and I'm really pissed since it's no longer accurate.
Disclaimer: I do not own KHR.
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Previously –
Barely, and just barely, Tsuna escapes the explosion at the Estraneo lab building by randomly portal-ling to somewhere. Mukuro, Ken and Chikusa, in the care of Reborn, are now safe and are going to be taken under care of the Vindice and Arcobaleno. Tsuna however, ends up in a mysterious place which happens to be in relation of the Vongola and is discovered by someone.
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"Who's there?!"
Snapping her head around, Tsuna could only barely move her head to the left before a person pinned her down onto the table with a gun directly next to her head. Red raging eyes stared right into her golden brown eyes. It was a while since she had actually felt this sort of terror and fear but her instinct told her that he would not hurt her despite all her body's reactions to the attacking person.
Unable to speak, she could only try and over throw the person with her physical strength but failed in doing so. She couldn't properly grasp her flames because of the fear that shook through her body.
"How did you get here?" asked the person. He wasn't that much older than her. About 15. He was rather tanned and tall but not as tall as Reborn. His expression showed so much rage and sadness, Tsuna couldn't help but try and reach out to him. He seemed terrified of touch, so she quickly drew back her hand and then regained her courage to speak.
"I won't hurt you."
"What can you even do?" he asked ferociously until he noticed the burns on her arms and the burnt edges of her clothes. There was no fire was there? "I'll ask one more time, how did you get here?"
"Uh… haha, um, you probably won't believe me but I used a portal?" she replied even questioning herself.
"That's impossible. If it's true, prove it!"
"That's impossible even you tell me to," said Tsuna, scratching her cheek as she massaged her arms. "I'm out of flames and-"
"Flames? You have flames?"
"Ye-"
"Don't tell me you have that goddamn flame of that bastard," he growled.
"Wait, wait, wait… even if I may or may not have the same flame of whoever that person is, you can't just kill me for that," said Tsuna trying to get out of her situation, "also don't swear."
"What can a brat like you do?" She felt a spark. A notice that she could tell what flames the person in front of her held. They were very similar to her sky flames, but it was burning hot and much more vicious, like rage. On the other hand, the person started to slowly recognise where he had seen her before. It wasn't exactly like that person, but the similarities were impeccable.
"Are you a Vongola brat? You're that descendant of Primo, aren't you? You're the one who will take my place at the head!" he exclaimed, his rage reignited. But not only his rage ignite, so did Tsuna's. She had pieced together why he seemed so mad. That book was the sole reason.
"Oh? So? I don't know what or why this Vongola is or so important, but I believe that I have nothing related to it. I'm sorry for trespassing to just escape on instinct like all normal humans would," said Tsuna releasing the sass. The person seemed rather baffled.
"You seem to see me as someone you know," continued Tsuna, a small flame blazing on her forehead, "but I have no idea who you are supposed to be, so why should I be questioned, ha? So who are you?"
Still speechless he merely just took a step back, just barely and as he was just to reply, she sighed and calmed down.
"Ow. Uh do you have like something to treat burns?" she asked, nervously laughing.
He didn't question it. He didn't dare. This brat knew the hang of life and to trust him was something she must have thought about deeply. Not saying another, he just took her by her arm (where it was not exactly wounded but meh) and led her out of the room.
Suddenly being grabbed, Tsuna couldn't really do much but stare at the back of the mysterious person.
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"Let me go."
"What. You don't want to go?" asked Reborn, as the four stood outside the Vindice Manor.
"Come on byon, they are scary." Chikusa earned a glare from Mukuro.
"Appreciate my help. We're going anyways," said Reborn, dragging them towards the entrance.
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"Um where are we anyways?" asked Tsuna.
He was still rather silent as he pulled out a first aid kid and then stopped as he noticed the slight disturbance in the air. He mumbled something, getting rather irritated as he applied a cooling cream on her arm and plastered on bandages.
A gleam in the shadows alerted Tsuna and quickly took action by taking the guy in front of her with her onto the floor.
"Ushishishishi~"
Tsuna shuddered at the laugh. It was like Mukuro's Kufufu but Ushishi.
Where she was once sitting, was a knife that dug into the seat. Really.
"Fu- Knife brat, get out here."
"Ushishi~ the boss is angry~" said the 'Knife Brat.' A boy, roughly the same age as Gingerbread came out. He had blonde hair covering his eyes and wore a stripy shirt and black pants. Overall impression: creepy.
"Nice to meet you, principessa," he said.
"Um… nice to meet you too!" said Tsuna giving her infamous dazzling smile which shocked him that she would immediately accept him. "I'm Tsuna and who are you?"
"Japanese? Where did you learn Italian then? I am Prince Belphegor," he said, smirking. The two were ignoring the presence of the other person who immediately gave the 'prince' a swift knock to the head. Blood immediately started to run down the side of his head.
"Oi. You dare to spill my royal blood, boss?" asked Belphegor taking a dozen knives from nowhere. Tsuna, panicking, tried her best to make the situation better. She thought it was rather mean that this boss would attack his own friend or what every Belphegor was.
"Don't fight please! I don't like fighting!" said Tsuna, earning all attention on her. She ignored it and directed her own attention to the red eyed person. "Um, sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier. My name is Tsuna and you are?"
"Xanxus."
"Ushishi, the boss is a bit shy, but that is who he is," said Belphegor who put away his knives. "And why are you here then?"
"Um… I sort of had to escape and I ended up here."
"Run away? Heh, weak."
"Excuse me?" said Tsuna as if deeply offended. Deep deep down, we all know she's just very sadistic. "But if you have some explosion behind you, would you face it on or escape? I wouldn't call escape runaway either. It's not like it was even a person."
The smirk was wiped off his face, but soon appeared again.
"Okay, principessa, you win. But then why is my boss not attacking you then?"
"I did attack her. She wasn't in a place anyone should be in, anyways," growled Xanxus as he finished up.
Tsuna looked at his handiwork. It was a bit sloppy but then that's because every cut and wound she had was treated by Elma or Reborn. It didn't seem like Xanxus often treated other people so she didn't really mind it.
"Hm, then where is Mammon? That person hasn't been around recently."
"That money bastard's doing something with the mafia jail people. She's probably counting money right now," said Xanxus.
"Um… do you mean Viper? She's like that sometimes, but I don't think she's always counting money," said Tsuna.
"Wait you know that bitch?"
"Oi, don't call Viper a… you know…" said Tsuna, frowning (pouting.) "Also, Bermuda, Jaeger, Small Gia and everyone else aren't just mafia jail people."
"What. You know them too? What are you? Are you a spy sent by them? Is that what you are?" asked Xanxus getting insecure again.
"NO! I'm just a kid they took in."
"Eh? So principessa is treasured by the Vindice?" said Belphegor rather amused.
"Well something like that. I treasure them," said Tsuna smiling.
You'd think that, but we can't really find it possible for some kid to treasure scary ass Mafioso a few centuries old and so.
"But wouldn't this be a great chance? We can keep Tsuna and then the Vindice can panic~" said Belphegor. At first Xanxus was unsure. He knew what extents the Vindice could go to, but this was a good chance, seeing that the girl was unknowing to her real identity along with her ancestor.
Xanxus, agreeing with Belphegor, told Tsuna what she can do.
"You can stay here until you can go back."
"Um, but where exactly is 'here?'" asked Tsuna, "I saw the Vongola emblem but I don't think that this is the main mansion because there'd be more people, right?"
"Principessa is smart~ this is not the main mansion, but a branched off mansion. Vongola's special assassination squad, the Varia's mansion," explained Belphegor.
Wouldn't this mansion be rather large for just a few people? It's not like there are any other people…
Somewhere in the distance, they heard a shout. No. Not one of pain, more of one of anger.
"Ah, the shark's gone and done it again."
"Tch. I'll beat up that damn trash."
"You should go boss, I'll stay here with the principessa," said Belphegor, casually snaking his arm around her shoulders.
"Um… is it okay if I come too?" asked Tsuna, feeling rather uncomfortable with the body contact when it wasn't Gingerbread or someone she knew. "I want to meet these people." It wasn't because she wanted to meet other people but rather she doesn't want to stay in a room alone with some creepy self-proclaimed prince. Xanxus glanced at her, easily reading her expressions and then looked at the blonde (who is smiling) and nodded.
Tsuna got up and started to follow Xanxus as they started to journey through the mansion. Belphegor, closely following, merely stared at his boss with amusement.
As they approached a rather well lit hallway, they were well aware of the many shouts that came from on the rooms. The moment Xanxus opened the door a chair was thrown at him, which was instantly blasted to smithereens by a powerful surge of flames that Tsuna barely managed to witness. It was beautiful in a way.
The people in the room started to panic. The one who threw the chair, a silver haired teen, took a few steps back, as if expecting something to happen. Nothing happened, which was what surprised them. With this situation, all eyes went onto Tsuna who was semi-hiding behind Xanxus.
"Mouuuuu~ So CUTE!" exclaimed one teen. He had spiky green hair. And he was also the first person she had ever met who was gay. She actually thought well of the teen but she couldn't help but feel extremely disturbed. The following was why.
"Don't worry, darl, but I'm only into dead people, preferably men."
"Voi! Why is there a freakin' girl here?!" shouted the silver haired person. She recognised him as the one who had shouted earlier and was the reason they came to the current room they were in.
"Hmph. I agree with the shark," said another. He had strange spiked black spiked hair along with the beginning signs of facial hair.
"No one needs anyone like you to agree with anyone," said the silver haired who gave the black haired a drop kick to the head.
"… this is an assassination squad?"
"I know, we're very young, except the ugly one," said Belphegor gesturing to the black haired one.
"What are their names then?"
"Ahaha, well, the ugly one is Levi, gay one is Lussuria, the shark is Squalo and you know who boss and I are," he replied.
"Okay."
The fight that had been happening in the background with the others had stopped as they developed curiosity to the unknown person present.
"Um, hello, I'm Tsuna." She said as she waved to them. They were responding so she gave them her infamous smile only to blind them and make them freeze for a longer period of time.
"Must be dreaming. It's an angel," said the one called Squalo.
"Hm? But Squ-chan, she's pretty alive to me," said Lussuria. He put on his sunglasses. "Oh~ that's better."
"Um, I don't really know what you mean, but I'm alive. Nice to meet you," said Tsuna.
"Ugh, just ignore them," said Belphegor as he turned to look at Tsuna. "Well, we're on our way. The principessa should only spend time with the prince after all~"
With unbelievable force, Tsuna was dragged away by the blonde only to be stopped with the sound of a click, obviously from a gun.
"Where do you think you're going? I still need the kid."
Because it was the first time they had seen their boss to be possessive over something besides his food and drinks, it was very surprising for the young assassination squad.
The silent vibration of a phone alerted everyone. It was Xanxus' phone. At first he was hesitating to pick up the call but he did.
Everyone could hear what was being said.
"Oi, Tsuna is there with you right? Is she alright? Did you go and try kill her?!"
"Tch. She's fine."
"Huh, knowing you, you would have killed her on spot. Did she beat you or something?" Xanxus glanced at Tsuna.
"No, she's weak."
"…"
Tsuna sweat dropped. With that, she knew she was going to get more training and she swore that Reborn was listening in to the call.
"The bandaged people are going to pick her up later. Don't do anything silly until they leave with Tsuna," said Viper, making sure to emphasize her words.
"Tch." With that, Xanxus hung up the call and faced his subordinates. "You heard, don't do anything silly."
It was self-explanatory. Anything involving the Vindice was to be obeyed. A loud growl interrupted the awkward silence.
"Uh-sorry… I was just hungry. I mean I was on a mission and haven't eaten since," stated Tsuna, face turning a bit pink. Lussuria started to squeal over the kawaii-ness.
"That's fine, I can cook for you~" said Lussuria.
"Really? I don't really want to trouble you or anything…"
"It's okay, darl, you're our guest~"
"Then is it alright if I cook instead?" asked Tsuna, "I really don't want to trouble you."
The pleading look she made, made Lussuria coo over her and instantly let her cook. The pair left the room, Tsuna's eyes wavering as she looked at Xanxus' rather obvious stress that reflected in his eyes.
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Why?
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