"I hate this stupid family!"Haru irritably grumbles underneath her breath while she aimlessly scrubs at a dirty dish with a wet sponge until it becomes sparkly clean.
"You landed kitchen duty?!" Suzuka curiously posed once she spotted the brunette now in the kitchen stationed at the wash basin.
She gently places one of the many delicate China plates inside of the metal dish rack before she angrily gripes, "It wasn't even Haru's fault! Haru was just doing her job!"
"Sure...if you say so." The young woman jokingly quips before she carefully piles more dishes on to the left side of the sink and then in the dish rack.
A slender woman with waist length platinum blonde hair clad in an elaborate female kimono with a black cigarette stick in between her index and middle finger inquisitively asks, "Why do I hear idle chatter?"
"Sorry madam," The two teens quickly issue the older woman an apology and silently wait until the woman finally departs from within their sights.
"Yeah, you two had a close call there!" Ai coyly mentions since she manages to catch the entire incident before she enters inside of the kitchen.
"Tell us about it." They both exclaim after they release a sigh of relief at the turn of their misfortune.
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"You sure you're alright, Bakadera?" Lambo annoyingly nags at the silver haired Storm Guardian, who presently is behind the wheel of a SUV.
He releases a 'tch' before he irritably threatens the Bovine teen, "Ask me one more time and your belly will be stuff with C4 explosive."
The teenager unexpectedly yet happily proclaims, "That's more like you! Your quietness is creepy as hell!"
"What do we even know about this Ricotta family?" Hayato suddenly wondered about the family that hosted their Inheritance Ceremony.
"Why?" Lambo retorted with a roll of his eyes and his arms now folded in front of his chest.
'Something's not right about them.'
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"Family meeting, now!" Lord Ricotta was loudly yelling in the now rather empty ballroom, excluding a few key family members.
He patiently waits for his family members to gather at a random table before he breaks the silence, "I don't know if you're aware of the new golden opportunity that has been presented to us."
"And just what that might be father?" Yui curiously poses as he leisurely leans his chin against the palm of his hands.
His father merely closes his eyes when he makes known, "One of our girls managed to acquire the favor of the Vongola's wife."
"What?!" The others were shrieking in surprise at the news of acquiring a potential favor from the Vongola.
The silver haired male lazily leans backward in his seat and dully grumbles, "Is that why that Storm dude came to apologize to spring?"
"Watch your tone Yui." Lord Ricotta swiftly asserts as he focuses his attention on his son and reprimands him, "You've become too comfortable with physical punishment of the girls in front of our special guests."
He simply nods his head when he requests, "So who's the girl that we have to lend out?"
Katsumi chuckles at his question before he provides a response to the young man, "Why, it's your precious spring,"
Yui face instantly contorts to match his inner thoughts until he vehemently verbalizes, "I'll decline the offer myself!"
"You'll do no such thing boy." His father calmly dismisses his son's childish reaction when he reminds her, "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to enter a new threshold in the mafia world."
"What makes you think they'll even extend their arms of protection to us? I mean that is if they knew what we really do." Yui immediately reminds his father of what their family really does behind the scenes.
"When have you been so naïve, Yui?" Another family member inquisitively needles the man as they cheerfully sip on the flute of champagne.
"He purposely touched some Poison Ivy and won't get rid of the itch." Katsumi coyly mentions, which earns a shout, "Shut up Katsumi!"
"Then stop wearing your resolve on your sleeves, especially in public." He sternly advises his boss son about his behavior as of late.
Yui unexpectedly bites his tongue at the sheer numbers that were against him about this favor to the Vongola Famiglia. The blonde male then suggests to his boss, "Continue, Lord Ricotta,"
"We will seize this chance and strengthen our bonds with the Vongola Famiglia! Dismissed." He adamantly declares before he calls out to his son.
"Yui, let's take a walk."
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The brunette eventually unplugs the stopper in the sink in order to drain the water down the pipes. She tiredly dries her hands off with the hem of her dress since the sponges were for dishes only.
Haru finally steps back, greatly admires her handiwork and deeply sighs in relief, 'Great job, Haru!'
She then finds herself walking in the direction of her 'home' while trying not to fall asleep on her feet.
'It's been a really long boring day. Well…' The brunette unexpectedly envisions the orange haired beauty in the Vongola family.
"…I had a bit of fortune, even though I had to apologize for something I didn't do." She thinks before her mind recalls the silver haired, green eyed brute from the Vongola Family.
"I wonder what's up with guys with silver hair anyway."
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The father and son duo casually stroll throughout their family's vast mansion in the midst of idle conversation.
"I must say son, when you asked to take over the orphanage…I didn't think you were serious. I thought you were going to go girl crazy from all of the attention that would be on you." His father mentions as he peers over at his son.
A small smile soon graces Yui's face since it was rare for his father to delve out compliments. "Well excluding one but you've done a pretty good job with the outcome."
"Thanks," He accepts the gracious words of kindness along with a nod of his head.
"Soon we will earn a spot in the rankings of the Vongola, Cavarollore, and such…I have a vision of where I want this family to go so ease up the reins."
"…or get bucked off." The older man coolly threatens with a placid expression on his face before he leaves his son to his thoughts.
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"Dong" "Dong" "Dong" was the sounds of the gong echoes throughout the Ricotta's household as it signals to the girls that it was morning time.
Haru's body instinctively leaps into action before her feet hit the floor and begins her morning routine. She eventually falls in line with the other girls.
Instead of Yui, Katsumi appeared before them along with a clipboard in his grasp. He proceeds to call the names on the papers and informs them of their duties for today.
"Miura, Haru…you'll accompany me today." The blonde disclosed, which earned some mutters among the girls until they were promptly dismissed to start their day.
"Good morning, Miura-san," He cordially greets her with a small smile on his face.
The pair eventually strolls down the one of the main corridors as the brunette nervously scopes out her surroundings.
"Apparently, you fell in the good graces of the Vongola. So we feel a bit entitled to return an exchange of favors and in order to build that bond of trust, we need you." Katsumi reveals to her as dutifully she falls two steps behind him while they walk and converse with each other.
'The family needs me?!'
"I would advise you to not allow this golden opportunity to fall through your hands. You defiantly don't want Yui to punish you for your failure." He advises her when he unexpectedly halts in the middle of his stride in order to look at her.
"Your job is simple…create a genuine and honest friendship with Sawada Kyoko. Are you capable of that?" The blonde honestly wonders after he slightly tilts his head at the woman.
She only nods her head since she did not receive permission to speak so she hears him say, "You'll receive a set of clothes for your outing today. Make sure you bathe and exercise good manners."
'You act as if Haru's a child.' The brunette wanted to dismiss him but knew better to keep her thoughts to herself.
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Hayato presently stood in front of the Juudaime's study and for the first time in a while was completely and totally unaware of why he was called there.
"You summon me, Juudaime?" Hayato curiously requests for the reason behind his sudden summons to his study.
"Yes, actually I have a favor to ask of you." Tsuna verbalizes while he places a packet of paper on a pile of papers.
"I forgot that Kyoko had arranged a date with the young lady that helped her at our Inheritance Ceremony. Are you free to accompany her today?" He discloses the reason why he calls the silver haired male.
"Anything for you, Juudaime." The Storm Guardian promptly agrees to the job before he receives his orders and a "thank you".