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I APOLOGIZE FOR THE LATENESS EVERYONE!
You see, I just kept on procrastinating and procrastinating to the point where I just forgot where my train of thought was, and I pretty much had a writer's block... but, y'know, I'm fine now, and I am back.
Okay, so as I was watching the anime, I realized that the dates I put were wrong, as in some point of the Daily Life Arc, it's New Years. So for those who read the previous dates in July or June or something, I changed everything so that it could have the correct date.
Anyways, hope ya'lls enjoy!
Manager
1. a person in charge of the activities, tactics, and training of a sports team.
Thirteen Years Old
December 10, 20XX
{First Person POV}
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"When you're ready to tell us, I'll be here, okay?"
My eyes opened, and when realizing I woke up earlier than usual, I sighed.
I still haven't talked to them.
I'll admit, it was hard.
I couldn't find myself just talking to the two of them again like nothing happened.
And I couldn't necessarily explain to them the reasons why I had stopped, either.
I stared at myself in the mirror, shoving my toothbrush in my mouth.
I frowned at my reflection. Are those dark circles?
...Wait a sec.
My frown deepened.
Since when did I care about skin care?
I blinked.
Ah.
...Probably from Kyoko.
I spit out the toothpaste, and gurgled my mouth, sighing afterward.
"I should make up with them... huh?"
I walked into the kitchen, smelling the familiar scent of home-cooked food.
I blinked. She still makes lunch?
Kyoko noticed me immediately, and she blinked at the unfamiliar appearance of me. After that, however, she just smiled and put an omelet into a bento box from the pan.
She hummed cheerfully, and I just stood there, waiting for some greeting, some interaction.
Anything.
But it didn't happen.
I blinked.
...I have to start a conversation, don't I?
I looked away. "Um... Good morning, Kyoko."
She blinked, and then her eyes widened, dropping the handle of the pan.
Before the steaming pot landed onto the floor, or worse yet, her feet, I suddenly reached out and caught it by the handle.
She blinked, and smiled. "Amazing, Yukki-chan!~ You have amazing reflexes!"
I blinked as well, setting the pan down slowly, and stared at my hands. Was this from the torturous training?
I shook my head, and looked at her, worried. "Forget about that. Kyoko, you shouldn't drop hot objects so suddenly like that. You'll hurt yourself."
"But it's just I-" She looked away in shame. "...I'm sorry, Yukki-chan. I just assumed you were mute, because you weren't talking to us anymore. I- I heard you weren't talking at all during school either... S-so I was just surprised to hear you talk again..."
I blinked, and cracked a smile. "So I'm mute... that's a new one..."
She laughed awkwardly. "Sorry, Yukki-chan. For jumping to conclusions."
"You know what..." I averted my eyes. "I should be the one..." I looked up. "I'msorry. I... I've been ignoring you and Nii-san stubbornly all these months... I- I guess you can say I had depression of some sort."
She frowned. "That's terrible, Yukki! Why didn't you tell me?"
I sighed. "I- I didn't want to worry you..."
She blinked, and then smiled. "Well, all that matters is that you're back, now. Welcome back, Yukki. Oh, and good morning."
"Good morning..." I smiled back a little. "It's good to be back."
"I'M LEAVING THE HOUSE, KYOKO!"
"Have a safe trip!~" she replied from the kitchen.
I bit my lip, before turning to the door. "I'll join you in your extreme run, N-Nii-san!"
He blinked at me for a few moments, but just grinned. "Sure, Yukki!"
Kyoko stared, but she smiled. "Have a safe trip, both of you. I'll catch up with you two later."
"OSSU!" "O-ossu..."
"URAAAAAAAAAA!"
I jogged beside him with a blank expression. "You're getting slower, Nii-san~"
He blinked, and then he started quickening up his pace. "EXTREME RUNNING CHARGE!"
I blinked, but shrugged. I sped up to match his pace, only to hear Kyoko's voice.
"Tsuna-kun, good morning."
Tsuna-kun? Who...?
"A-ah, Kyoko-chan! Um, good morning!"
She smiled, and I slowed my jogging, watching them.
"Say... K-Kyoko-chan... I-!" He was cut off by the loud "URAAAAA!" from Nii-san, who was already ahead of me. 'Tsuna-kun', who, by the way, turned out to be Sawada-kun, 'HIE'd and deadpanned.
Nii-san ran, but made an exaggerated halt when he passed them. The two of them just watched.
He grinned. "Ah, Kyoko!"
I stood next to Kyoko, and tilted my head at her. "You barely making it here?"
"Onii-chan... Yukki-chan... But you both left before I did..."
"I ran around town once."
I cleared my throat. "We actually raced around town, Nii-san."
He grinned. "I'm feeling better to the extreme, either way! Oi, Sawada, you want to join us?" asked Nii-san.
He stared at us in bewilderment, and then shook his head violently. "I-I'll pass!"
He scurried away, and Nii-san beamed. "He has a good running form!"
I looked away. ...Probably from running a lot from Reborn's "Vongola-style" training.
"It reminds me of yours, Yukki!"
I blinked, and averted my eyes. "Aha, does it?"
I would know.
I stepped into Class 1-A, and spotted the familiar trio eating lunch.
Ah.
There they are.
Yamamoto-kun blinked. "Eh? So you were going to ask Sasagawa to eat with you earlier, then? Ah, then that was my bad, Tsuna. Good luck!"
"Eh? Is that really true, Juudaime?! If so, I will always support and root for Juudaime!" said Hayato. "But seriously, I'm telling you, Juudaime, girls are too troublesome and-"
"Ossu," I greeted.
Sawada-kun blinked, and then stood abruptly. "EH?! Y-y-y-you're K-K-Kyoko-chan's-"
Yamamoto-kun blinked. "Eh? Manager!"
Hayato stared at me, frozen in place. "Y-Y-Yukin-"
I deadpanned.
I forgot I had some kind of connection with every single one of them.
I sighed, and stared at them. "Yamamoto Takeshi. Gokudera Hayato. And lastly, Vongola Decimo."
"Hieee! Why do I only get titled by mafia terms-?"
"Because I am here to introduce myself properly, and I figured saying it that way was better. Anyways, nice to meet you, I'm Sasagawa Yukino, but you can call me-"
"Manager! She wants to be called Manager," Yamamoto-kun inputted with a grin.
Sawada-kun blinked. "Nice to meet you... Manager?"
I facepalmed. "You don't have to call me that... No wait... please don't call me that."
Sawada-kun blinked. "...Eh?"
I sighed, and stared at the two other members of the Vongola famiglia. "Listen up, you two. I feel as if I should talk to you guys first after all."
The two blinked.
"Yamamoto, as of now, I am no longer the manager of the baseball club, so stop staring at me like I'm some alien, and- you don't have to call me Manager anymore."
I turned to Hayato. "Hayato. I know I ran away when we had the chance to meet earlier in the year, and I'm sorry, however right now I'm not here to discuss the past with you. I'm just simply introducing myself to Sawada, who is your boss and my boss as well."
Sawada-kun, who was looking confused, blinked. "...Boss?"
I cleared my throat. "Anyway. Like I've said already, I'm Sasagawa Yukino, or Yukki. I'm Sasagawa Kyoko and Ryohei's adoptive sister and was the former baseball club manager. Nice to finally meet you, Vongola Decimo."
I watched as Sawada-kun processed all of what I said, and then he panicked. "H-hie! Wait a minute, y-you're in the mafia, Kyoko-chan's sister?!"
I tilted my head. "Like I said, I'm her adoptive sister. I should also mention that I was also Hayato's childhood friend in Italy."
Sawada-kun blinked, surprised. "You were G-Gokudera-kun's childhood friend?!"
Hayato looked away. "Was."
I faked a smile. "Was," I repeated.
"And she was the former baseball club's manager!" Yamamoto-kun inputted with a grin.
Sawada-kun looked like he was about to faint. "And Yamamoto's baseball club manager?!"
"Former," I corrected.
"...Say, Yukki-san, you're connected to a lot of people..."
"Ah, that's right. Reborn never told you about me, did he?"
"R-Reborn?! Y-Yukki-san... you know Reborn too?!"
"He's my fellow torture demon tutor during the night," I responded immediately.
"EH?!"
"Dame-Tsuna, you're not the only one who's popular, after all," said a familiar squeaky voice.
I turned, and met Reborn himself, in the flesh.
"SHIT, HIEEE! DON'T JUST APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE YOU DEMON!"
Sawada-kun blinked, and stared at me.
Yes.
It was me who said that.
Not Sawada.
Reborn simply smirked. "Heh, you're starting to sound like Dame-Tsuna, Nemui-Yukki."
"Is that supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing?" we both asked in unison.
"You guys are so funny, being in sync like that! And you barely just met too!" said Yamamoto-kun laughing.
I sighed, and looked at Reborn. "Do you always pop out of nowhere like that? If so, I'm not surprised why Sawada does that each time!"
"Shut up, Nemui-Yukki."
I got hit by a Leon hammer.
"H-HIEEE! Y-Yukki-san, are you alright?!"
I held up a hand. "Don't worry... I'm already used to it."
"E-Eh?!"
"Anyways, Yukki, you're well acquainted with Tsuna now, right?"
I shrugged. "If you can call that being 'well acquainted,' then I guess we are, huh, Sawada?"
He smiled awkwardly. "I- I guess..."
"By the way, I don't have to call you 'Boss,' right?" I whispered.
He blinked, and then nodded.
"That's good then. Well, now that you made up with Kyoko and Ryohei, help your new friend Tsuna out."
I blinked. "With what, exactly?"
"Tsuna needs a future wife worthy enough to be part of the Vongola in the future, so he's going to confess to Kyoko toda-"
"S-SHH! R-Reborn! Don't just say things like that!"
"Confess... to Kyoko..." I repeated slowly.
Reborn smirked, as if anticipating something. "How about it, Yukki? Help Tsuna confess to your sister."
"..." My fists clenched, and I looked up at Sawada-kun with narrowed eyes. "Sorry, but I can't do that."
Sawada-kun shrieked, and then blinked. "E-eh? ...M-may I ask why, Yukki-san?"
"Why...?" I glared. "I can't, no, I won't let Kyoko be involved with this! Even if she's in Sawada's family already, she doesn't know what she was brought into, right?!
"It's enough that Sawada loves her, but if she were to be his wife, his lover, then what?! She's going to be targeted every second of her life! Kyoko's not even close to be prepared for that!
"Nii-san and I are also part of the mafia, and to have Sawada confess when she doesn't know anything about the danger she's been thrown into? That's dangerous, and insane! I am never... ever letting her date you because of that, Sawada Tsunayoshi!"
Sawada-kun frowned. "Who said I was going to accept the mafia boss position? I've denied it many times before, and I'm not confessing to Kyoko-chan just to get her involved into this cruel world."
I smiled bitterly. "You just don't get it, do you? You don't have a fucking choice, Sawada. You have Vongola blood, you were chosen. The only reason Reborn is tutoring you is because you're the decided candidate! Your own opinion of this means nothing to the all-powerful Ninth Gen Vongola Don!"
His eyes widened. "No way..."
Yamamoto-kun blinked. "...You know a lot about this mafia game, Manager."
I smiled bitterly. "Of course I do. My own little brother went through both of these exact situations blindly, after all."
Hayato's eyes widened.
I swallowed my saliva, and bowed. "I apologize for raising my voice at you, Boss, but it's crucial. Reborn knows that, which is the only reason why I'm still alive and annoyingly speaking." I looked at them. "'Then, I'll excuse myself."
Yamamoto-kun gripped my wrist. "Wait, Manage-"
"Sorry. I just need some peace and quiet to myself right now."
The grip on my wrist loosened, and I left.
I sighed, staring at the clock.
I literally skipped class, sleeping on the roof...
I should head home, then.
"I'll be leaving!~"
"See ya, Kyoko."
"Mm, Onii-chan! Make sure to tell Yukki-chan I'll bring her some leftovers!~"
I woke up to the sound of the door closing, and yawned, stretching out my arms.
I fell asleep on the couch again...
"Nii-san..?" I called out.
"Ah, Yukki! Kyoko just extremely left to buy cake!"
I frowned. "What? I want cake too... You should've woken me up sooner, Nii-san, I would've gone with Kyoko..."
I stretched my neck, and it made a cracking noise.
"It's alright, Yukki! Kyoko extremely said herself that she'd bring back some cake for you!"
Somehow, I doubt that.
I sighed. "Ah, I don't know~ I'm heading upstairs, Nii-san..."
"You go do that!"
I yawned again. "Thanks~"
I frowned at the message I received.
To: Nemui-Yukki
Fr: demon tutor
Subject: Get here quickly~
The Gyoza has created death upon your loved ones.
My phone pinged for another message.
To: Nemui-Yukki
Fr: demon tutor
Subject: ;)
Ciao ciao~
I deadpanned at the last part.
Really?
I don't feel like moving all the way to Sawada's house...
And then I thought about it.
Gyoza-Fist was the style that used specially made Gyoza-buns to manipulate your brain, right? It made it seem like the users could control you.
So why would he send me this...?
I sighed. "I could really use a cake right now... Too much thinking makes my brain hurt..."
I stared at the ceiling. "Speaking of cake, Kyoko should be back by now..."
My eyes widened. Unless...
I grabbed my jacket and dashed to the Sawada Residence.
I knocked on the door, and a kind looking woman opened it.
I bowed. "Good day, Sawada-san. I'm Sasagawa Yukino."
She blinked, and then cheerily smiled. "Ara~ Are you here for Tsu-kun too? My~ I say he's so popular these days!"
I blinked, and then awkwardly smiled. "N-no, Sawada-san, I'm just here to pick up my sister."
She tilted her head. "Your sister? Ah, Tsu-kun did have two guests over, after all. Alright, they'll be in the first room that appears, okay?"
"Thank you, Sawada-san. I apologize for the inconvenience."
She smiled at me. "It's alright! Feel free to call me Nana, Yukki-chan!"
I cracked a smile. "Alright."
Once I went upstairs, at my feet were Kyoko and a brunette, collapsed.
I blinked, and then stared up.
Sawada-kun, Hayato, and Yamamoto-kun.
"What exactly... happened?"
"Y-Y-Yukki-san! I can explain every-!"
"Also, who gathered all the street vendors into one place? I had a hard time getting here with all those in the way..."
I watched as I saw Sawada-kun, Hayato, and Yamamoto-kun sweatdrop and look away.
I blinked.
"They were trying to look for I-Pin's master, because there was only one antidote," stated Reborn.
That's right.
So they did eat the Gyoza bun.
I sighed. "Reborn, there was no point in sending me that message, was there? You got the whole situation taken care of, and it's not like I can get mad at Sawada when he did find the antidote. You were the one who invited Kyoko to Sawada's house too, right?"
He smirked. "Heh, so you could tell. Shame, it would've been nice to see two of my students fight. I was bored after all."
"Don't get ahead of yourself!" Sawada-kun and I said in unison.
His expression changed to his carefree state, and he turned to I-Pin, who I guessed was the Chinese little girl with a braid. "I-Pin, give them the antidote."
As she walked over to them, I kneeled down to her level and smiled at her. "I'll give Kyoko the second antidote, to cancel up any other confusion, is that alright?"
She nodded. "Thank you..."
I took the pill, and sat Kyoko up, then inserted it into Kyoko's mouth. I held the cup of water and held it to her lips.
After that, both girls stirred, and they yawned, waking up.
Kyoko blinked at me. "Eh? Yukki-chan? What are you doing here?"
She looked around. "Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto-kun, when did you guys arrive too?"
She tilted her head. "Is there some special gathering?"
Sawada-kun opened his mouth to speak, but I cut him off with a smile to Kyoko. "Nope. I came to pick you up, after I heard you were at Sawada's house. Nii-san will be worried you know, not coming back after 3 hours with no further messages or calls."
She blinked, and then her eyes widened. "That's right! I fell asleep at Tsuna-kun's house!" She turned to Sawada-kun. "I'm sorry, Tsuna-kun, for sleeping at your house."
He smiled awkwardly. "N-no no, Kyoko-chan, it's alright."
"We still have cake left, so we should just hurriedly eat it and then head back!~" chirped the brunette.
"Mm! Let's do that, Yukki-chan join us too!" Kyoko chirped back.
I smiled awkwardly. "Actually, I-"
"Y-Y-Yukino..." Hayato spoke quietly.
I blinked, and then my eyes widened.
Right, at this time I can-
I smiled. "Sorry, Kyoko, I actually need to discuss some things with H- Gokudera right now, so I'll be outside when you're done, alright?"
Kyoko blinked, and then smiled. "Alright."
The brunette spoke up, "Um, I'd like to know who you are before you leave. After all, Kyoko-chan seems to know you, and you seem to know Tsuna-san too!"
I blinked at the suffix, but shrugged. "I'm not so much acquainted with Sawada, as I'm actually Kyoko's adoptive sister, Sasagawa Yukino, but you can call me-"
"Manager!"
I glared at Yamamoto. "Seriously?"
He laughed, and grinned at me.
She blinked. "...Huh? I call you Manager?"
I shook my head quickly. "N-no no, please, just call me Yukki."
She smiled. "Then, nice to meet you, Yukki-chan! I'm Miura Haru, Tsuna-san's future wife!"
At that Sawada-kun spat out his drink, and he stared at Miura. "H-Haru! Don't tell her too! Stop saying things like that!"
I raised an eyebrow, but just smiled, amused. "You too, Miura. Oh, or should I say Mrs. Sawada?"
Sawada-kun whined, "Oh come on!"
Kyoko just giggled.
I then stood. "Well, I apologize for leaving so soon. I'll be borrowing H- Gokudera for awhile."
I turned to Hayato, and he blinked. He then cleared his throat and stood, nodding.
Once I said goodbye to Sawada-san, I stared at the orangey sky.
"We have a lot to talk about, huh?"
I heard the familiar click of his tongue. "Obviously, stupid Yukino."
I cracked a smile.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I FINALLY DID IT.
I FINALLY MANAGED TO WRITE A DECENT CHAPTER, OH GOD PRAISE THE LORD ALMIGHTY!
Okay.
I'm good now.
ANYWAY.
I hope you guys liked this somewhat, I know it's been a loonggg time since I last updated.
I was caught up with school shit and I'm a procrastinator, so this came out longer than I intended.
(I have like 5 stories now, so half the time that I was on "break" was me stressing about how stupid I was to have to deal with 5 fucking stories)
But it's done and overwith.
I don't know when the next update will happen, but hopefully it's soon, as I want to keep you readers happy and all.
Hope this wasn't shitty, or if anyone was out of character.
Futa might appear next chapter and Kokuyo Arc is coming soon to theaters!
Risen from the grave and currently stressing and wishing summer will come soon,
Ally.
