A New chapter~! Rewritten~!
I don't own KHR, I'm just fixing an old middle school story~! Maybe high school? I forgot!xD
Another Eleventh
Target 2: The Meeting
Akito walked back to the mansion with Suki, Raph, and Lisanna. The brunette told the others of his encounter with the strange girl and so far, Lisanna came up with a possible theory.
"She could be a new student that was wondering about the school to see how it was. I did that too." Lisanna shrugged as she held Raph's hand.
Suki was in thought. "Blonde hair, huh?" She pondered. "I think I know someone with that hair color."
Akito blinked at the raven-haired girl. "Wait, you do?" He asked.
"Maybe… I think I've seen someone with long, blonde hair." Suki sighed.
Lisanna rolled her eyes. "Well, duh. A lot of people in Italy have blonde hair. It's a no-brainer."
Now it was Suki's turn to roll her eyes. "Whatever. Anyway, the person I saw with that hair color is the famous 'Pearl'!" She squealed.
Now Lisanna was in with Suki. "Pearl's golden blonde hair is so beautiful~! And it's natural! It's wavy just like the sea waves and she usually has some blue pearls in her hair~!"
"She's just a beautiful mermaid~!" Saki smiled. "Not to mention, her enhancing voice that makes you shudder in awe~!"
Raph and Akito blinked. "Who's Pearl?" They asked together.
The girls stared at the boys for a good five seconds before yelling at them. "YOU TWO LIVE UNDER A ROCK!"
Raph sighed as he wrapped his arm around Lisanna's shoulders. "Listen, unlike you two, Captain and I actually do mafia work. It's small compared to our dads' work but it keeps us busy, so we don't know that many famous people."
Akito sweatdropped. "We don't even watch TV." It was true. Whenever Akito wasn't doing paperwork, he was training with his tutor. Speaking of which, he thought about the meeting he had to attend.
"Well, let us teach you about the famous beauty~!" Lisanna broke threw Akito's thoughts as she spoke. "Pearl is the idol from the streets. Her full name is Pearl Marino. Cute, right? She was found street dancing and singing with other dancers when her manager came and found her. Also, where they found her was at a beach resort so she gained her mermaid theme from there."
Now Suki spoke. "She's amazing at dancing and her songs make you tear up because of how beautiful it sounds. She has gotten ten awards for only one song!" Suki squealed. "Her CDs are always doubled shipped 'cause they're sold out the day of the release!"
Lisanna flipped her hair. "She's so famous that her amazingly awesome concerts are always sold out! Once tickets are on sale, two minutes in and they're sold out!"
Suki skipped beside Akito. "Her voice is so soothing and peaceful, but she sings songs that are about how life is so harsh to everyone. It's so relatable and nice to listen to~! After all, all her songs have a message towards her listeners."
The white-haired girl jumped into the skip with Suki. "Did you see her drama last night?! That breakup was so epic!"
"Yes~! She's so awesome at playing Belle! I just balled my eyes out when Andrew broke up with her!" The sporty girl squealed.
"I know!" Lisanna squealed. "And her next concert is in three days~!"
"A singer, dancer, and actress?" Akito blinked at this new information. If this 'Pearl' idol was able to do all these things, then she was worth looking into. "If my dad allows it, maybe we can go to one of her concerts."
Both girls looked at the brunette for five seconds before jumping on him and hugging him. "Akito, you're the best~!" They yelled together.
The Vongola simply laughed. "Yeah, yeah." He blinked when he arrived home to see a black limo in front of it. "Is someone visiting?"
Raph looked at the car as well and saw the crest on the front window. "The Cacciatori Famiglia?" He said as they all went up the vehicle.
"Who are they?" Suki asked.
"That family… They're not our allies." Raph said as he closed his eyes to think.
"Maybe they want to become allies." Akito shrugged. He too heard of the family. "That family is ruled by a woman and her son was next in line. If I remember correctly, their names were Cordelia and Arrigo Marchetti."
"Eh~! Akito, you know a lot, huh?" Suki grinned.
The said boy just blushed. "You have to know about these things when you're going to succeed in the top mafia family."
Lisanna giggled as she hugged his arm. "Akito is blushing~!"
"Am not!" Akito yelled as he pulled his arm out of her grip. He blinked when he noticed something. "The bracelet…" He looked at his lonely wrist. "Where's my bracelet?!"
"Did you drop it at school?" Suki asked.
"I-I don't know! I have to find it before I go to the meeting!" Akito turned, but his friend's words stopped him.
"Too late." Raph sighed, then blinked when he saw a certain hitman at the front doors. "Captain." He called for his boss who turned towards the door.
Akito frowned. "I'm home five minutes early, Reborn-san!" He called to his tutor.
"I know, but we need you," Reborn smirked. "You have to meet our new gift."
"Gift?" Akito blinked. "Not a guest?"
Akito pulled on his gray tie as he and Raph followed Reborn to the meeting room. He wore a long-sleeve button-up with gray pants that matched his tie. An orange vest covered a bit of the long sleeve and he had black shoes. This was his boss-in-training uniform. Anytime he had to attend anything mafia-related, Akito had to wear this. It was like a uniform for work.
Raph had something similar to him, except his vest was black and the tie was red. Just like Akito, Raph had to wear this uniform whenever he had mafia work to do as a right hand-man-in-training. He hated it.
Still worried about his bracelet, Akito looked at his tutor. "Um…. Reborn-san. What's this gift?"
"It's for you actually and you have to accept it." The man answered, shocking the boys. " You have to accept it or it's war."
"Eh? What did I get?" Akito asked himself as Raph stared at him.
"Just wait for it." Reborn was already smirking, waiting for his student's reaction to the gift.
Raph saw this and worried for his friend. "Oh man…"
They arrived at the door that belonged to Akito's father's office and the said boy knocked. After a moment of silence, they all heard a "Come in!" from inside.
Akito opened the door to see his father sitting at his desk with Hayato Gokudera by his side. In front of the two stood a girl with long, wavy golden blonde hair. She turned to reveal herself as the same girl that Akito met at school.
"Ah!" The brunette stared at the girl as he went up to her. "It's you!"
"Ah, hello…" The girl blinked at the boy, her blue eyes shocked that he yelled at her. She opened her mouth to say words, but the Vongola beat her to it.
"Are you okay? You ran off before I could ask. I'm really sorry that I ran into you. I wasn't paying attention." Akito bowed, shocking the girl.
"I… It already passed. Don't think about it too much." The girl said as she turned away as the boy looked up. She looked taken back at his words.
"Thank you." Akito smiled.
"Aki-kun, you met Perla already?" Tsuna asked his son who turned to him.
"Yes. I bumped into her at school…" Akito slowly realized something. "H-Hold on… Perla?" He slowly looked at the girl. "You mean…. Pearl Marino…?"
(Perla means pearl in Italian.)
The blonde smiled, innocently, scaring the small Vongola."I was afraid that you would treat me differently, but I guess I should get used to it." She giggled, making Akito confused. She yelled at him at school but now she's being polite?
Shock completely numbed the boy. "You're an idol… dancer… and actor…?"
"I write my own music too." Pearl smiled. "I'm a songwriter as well."
Akito shocked everyone in the room when he got on his knees. "I'm really, really sorry for being disrespectful to you! My friends idolize you and if they found out I treated you so badly, they'll kill me! Please let me ask for forgiveness!"
The girl stared at him and giggled once more. "I'll forgive you if you take me on a date," Pearl replied, shocking the Vongola boy.
"D-Date?!" Akito repeated as he blushed. "B-But why that?!"
Pearl looked at Reborn and tilted her head in confusion. "You haven't told him yet?"
"Nope, that's your job." The hitman smirked.
"Tell me what?" Akito asked as he looked back and forth from the hitman to the idol.
"She's your fiance, Aki-kun." Tsuna smiled innocently.
"What?!" Akito and Raph yelled together.
Tsuna sighed. "She's a price that the Cacciatori family paid so we could be allies. Perla Marchetti has taken the role to bring our families together."
"A price?" Raph asked as he tried to remember. "Oh yeah." It hit him as he looked at the girl. "Then! You must be the second child of the Cacciatori!"
Pearl looked at Raph and pouted. "Due to my work as an idol, I changed my name to Pearl Marino. Also since I'm Akito's fiance, I am no longer a part of the Cacciatori family. I am a Vongola."
"Wait, you changed your name?" Akito asked, getting a nod from the girl. "So you're a Vongola now?"
Raph looked at his boss, whispering. "Perla Marchetti was the missing daughter of the Cacciatori boss. She went missing five years ago, a year before 'Pearl' came into the idol world. It makes sense now."
"Never mind that. Pearl Marino is an idol and a Vongola." Tsuna gave the teen a sad smile. "So she's going to become a part of your family, Akito."
"My family?" The young brunette blinked.
"Yes." Pearl looked at the boy and smirked as she went up to him. "I'm going to be your fiance and lighting guardian." Her lips were pushed onto the Vongola's and everyone stared at the two.
Akito's eyes widen as he started to back away until he fell back with Pearl following. She pulled away and laughed at him. "Wh-What?!" He asked.
"What, Darling?" Pearl smiled, getting closer to him. "Didn't like it? Let me try again." She closed her eyes and leaned in again, but was stopped when a hand covered her mouth. She opened her eyes to see Akito with a red face, covering her lips with his hands.
"D-Don't. You don't love me." He told her, shocking everyone. "If you're forced to do this, then I don't want you to become my wife. You're a human being, which means you have freedom. You can choose your husband."
Pearl blinked at the boy as tears formed in her eyes. "Y-You don't want me…?"
Akito shook his head as held his hands up. "N-No! I didn't mean it that way!" He looked at the ground and sighed. "I mean… You're an idol and you deserve someone better than me, Pearl-chan."
"Just Pearl is fine." She repeated. "Make me fall in love with you." She stared back into his eyes. "And I'll make you fall in love with me."
The Vongola boy blinked then smiled. "Deal, Pearl."
"WHAT?!"
Akito sweatdropped as Pearl hid behind him. They were all in his office and the group all stared at the two behind the desk. Lisanna and Suki yelled together as the rest just stared.
Raph sighed. "She's going to become Captian's wife and lighting guardian, so they're dating for now. If they don't fall in love with each other by his 16th birthday, then it's game over. She's just become a part of this family as a guardian but not as his wife."
"That's about five months!" Noel yelled.
"Well, that aside for now…" Akito held Pearl's hand as he nodded to his guardians. "Introduce yourselves to her."
The Storm sighed. "Raph Gokudera, Storm. Age is 15, my weapon of choice is a crossbow, and I'm Captain's right-hand man."
Pearl nodded. "You were at the meeting. I will remember you."
Suki sighed as well before she grinned at the girl. "I'm Suki Yamamoto, the calming Rain. I'm a swordsman and 15 as well. Nice to meet you!"
Pearl blushed. "N-Nice to meet you."
"I'm Lisanna Sasagawa!" The white-haired girl smiled. "I'm the amazing Sun, 15, and I'm a badass with a ribbon!"
"Eh? Ribbon?" She asked as Pearl sweatdropped.
Akito looked at his friend. "Eichi? Please." He begged.
The boy only stared at the girl. "Cloud. Eichi Hibari." He glared at the girl.
She frowned at him as well, but she held Akito's hand. "N-Nice to meet you." She said as she tried to keep her cool.
The oldest got in between his brother and the girl. "I'm Eichi's older brother and Akito's stand-in Mist Guardian. I'm also Akito's and the other homeroom teacher." He bowed. "Nice to meet you, Miss Hoshino."
"Likewise." She nodded. "How are they related?!" "Wait, stand-in?"
"Yes, my mist flames are my second flames, thanks to my mother. They aren't strong so there is a chance that I will be replaced."
"I see…" Pearl looked at the lighting Vongola ring on her finger. "I got this so easily…"
Akito smiled at the girl. "Pearl, welcome to my family." He smiled at her, getting her attention. "I'll try to be a good boyfriend and fall in love with you."
Pearl couldn't believe her ears. "He trusts me so easily…. Why?" Her thoughts were interrupted by a phone call. She looked at the caller ID and sighed. She smiled at the others. "It's my manager. I haven't told her about this yet, so give me a minute." She turned to her phone and answered. "Hello?"
"WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" A woman's voice rang as Pearl dropped the phone due to shock, causing the others to hear the angry voice as well.
The girl panicked as she picked up the phone. "Linda, I'm fine. I'm at the Vongola mansion."
"I KNOW THAT! I'M HERE ALREADY!" The voice yelled, bringing shock to everyone.
"Your manager knows already?" Akito asked.
"Loud…" Eichi whined. "Tell her to shut up."
"Sorry about her…" Pearl giggled then answered the woman on the phone. "I'm in one of the offices. Just go to my room and I'll meet you there. I'm tired already."
"I see. I'll meet you there." The voice said before they hung up.
After waving goodbye to the family, Pearl walked with Lisanna and Suki to find her room. They were talking about how they were happy to have a new member. Since there were four boys and two girls, having another girl was going to be fun.
"I'm your friend?" Pearl asked the two girls.
"Yeah!" Suki smiled. "When you joined the family, you became our friend!"
Lisanna smiled as well. "You can depend on us and we can depend on you. That's what friends do."
The blonde just looked at the floor. "I've only had one friend, but that was a long time ago. I don't think I remember what it's like to have a friend." Both Guardians looked at each other, grinned, then hugged the idol, shocking her. "Wh-What are you two doing?!"
"Friend hug~!" They cheered.
"What?" Pearl asked, looking at the two.
"A friend hug is when a friend hugs the other friend to symbolize their friendship and/or to help the hugged friend feel better." Suki grinned.
Lisanna laughed. "Don't you feel better?"
Pearl blinked at the question and actually felt the hug. The warmth that they shared with her, the laughter they brought caused a smile to appear on her face, and lastly the welcoming arms that wrapped her in a safe hold. "Yes. I feel so much better." She smiled.
They arrived at the idol's new room and gave each other one last hug, Pearl hugging them back. After they pulled apart, Suki and Lisanna waved to their new friend as they disappeared from her sight. Pearl smiled as she entered her room to see something shocking.
A grown woman who looked to be in her early thirties, wearing a suit with a shirt, was on the ground close to the door with tears streaming down her face. She had a handkerchief in one hand that was trying to wipe off the running makeup she had on. She looked at the idol with joy even though she looked as if someone close to her had passed away.
"What is wrong with you, Linda?" Pearl asked, disgusted with the image.
"Y-You finally made friends!" The woman bawled. "I'm so happy for you!"
Pearl rolled her eyes as she crossed her arms. "It's fake and you know that." She said as she walked over to the restroom. "I'm not here to make friends. I have a mission."
Linda Vermilion let out a sigh. She is Pearl's manager and a mother figure to the idol. Ever since Pearl became an idol, Linda has been taking care of her. She had dirty blond hair that was kept in a bun and black rectangle glasses that covered her beautiful jade green eyes. "That's right. You have a mission."
The idol looked outside her window. "And that mission is to kill Tsunayoshi Sawada and his son, Akito Sawada."
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