-Are those pants made by Karl Marx? Because dat ass is causing an uprising in my lower class.

-Hahi? Vinnie-san did you say something? –And even though she had perfectly heard him, she was still going to give him a second chance to take his stupid pick up lines back and start acting like a normal person.

It had been less than an hour since Hibari had been dragged to the bathtub. It really made her wonder, how much time does a man need to get clean? Unless, of course, he was taking care of some other type of private business, but it was better not to even think about that.

The real problem was not if even Hibari had his "needs", which was not relevant at all for Haru, but if it's really necessary for this Vinnie to use so many annoying pick up lines All. The. Fucking. Time.

It had started with a simple "Are you rain? Because you tranquilize my raging storm." But then he started saying things like "Let us let only latex stand between our love" or "With a great penis comes a great responsibility" And right when she thought he was going to stop he came up with stuff like "I just checked my schedule and I can have you pregnant by Christmas"

Never in her life had Haru wanted to punch a hole trough someone's face so badly.

Then, a miracle happened.

Some random woman showed up out of nowhere and kicked Vinnie in the throat. How she managed to do that, nobody knows.

-Sorry if he torments you too much. He's still a brat who doesn't know how to stop… I'm Chiara, his younger sister, nice to meet you.

-Chiara-san… nice to meet you too, I'm Haru… -The brunette somehow spoke in the middle of her confusion.

-Hey! Chiara what was that for!? I was just trying to make her laugh, since she looks so nervous… -Vinnie got up from the floor, slowly and with blood all over his mouth and nose.

-Well that's not the right way. Go to hell now, thank you.

-So cold~ Haru-chan, sorry if I made you uncomfortable… let's go wherever she isn't around, what do you say?

-S-sure… if you stop with the "jokes"…

xXx

There were certainly many different types of families. This, for example, was one she had never seen before. Of course that Vinnie was not like any guy she had ever met. Once he had stopped with the creepy and annoying lines, he had turned out to be a quite pleasant and nice young man who could maintain an elaborate conversation about pretty much any topic. Besides, he was being a total gentleman to her. He said it was because he really loved girls and making them happy, but then he started saying it was because she was so cute it made him feel like quitting his illegal activities and going back to college and getting married, having kids and carrying a normal life. She found that resolve impressive.

She had to admit he was rather cute and actually funny when he wasn't trying too hard. In 15 minutes he had showed her the most of the mansion, and they were now heading towards the basement where, according to him, he kept his biggest and most spectacular secret that he would show only to her, just because he really liked her.

If only all guys were like that… A girl can always use some compliments. Needless to say, the brunette was horribly curious about what Vinnie kept in his basement, even though that probably didn't sound well at all, but she trusted that it would be something unexpected, worthy of remembering and definitely spectacular.

xXx

In one word, it was BIG. More like HUGE. The biggest one Haru had ever seen, and she had seen many of those. It was right there in the middle, the king of the room, slightly pink and perfectly neat. But why, though?

Why would someone keep such a huge and expensive looking bed in the middle of the basement? Was there any particular reason for that? And there wasn't even anything else in the room. Just dust on the floor, but the bed was still clean, and some occasional rats walking around as if they paid the rent.

-Vinnie-san… why do you have a bed here?

-Well you see, my dear, it's for special occasions like this one… -He closed the door behind them and took of his jacket, carelessly dropping it on the floor. –It's very comfortable. Why don't you sit on it? The mattress is really soft.

-Hahi! You're right, it's so soft… -Haru took a seat. There was nothing weird about this… Mafia was so weird this was kinda normal, right?

-So… isn't it hot down here? Why don't you just… you know, take off your clothes…

-What are you talking about? Haru is fi-

Before she could finish her sentence, the man had placed himself above her and as he covered her mouth with one hand, he took off her shirt with the other. She tried to push him away, but he was stronger. How foolish of her.

-If you don't move, it won't hurt, ok? Don't blame me… you're so cute that I can't control myself… so technically, it's your fault…

xXx

-Hey stupid woman, wait!

-Gokudera-san, what do you want? Hibari-san is waiting for me! And Haru is not stupid!

-Listen, I know he'll take good care of you, but just in case, carry this with you All the time, you hear me?

-Gokudera-san… this is…

-I know what it it. That's why I'm giving it to you. Don't hesitate to use it. Now get the fuck out of my sight.

xXx

Red. It was the first thing he saw when he found her. He also found him. Laying on the floor, lifeless, drowning in his own scarlet body fluids that poured out of a 6,6 mm hole in his chest. He had seen this sort of things so many times, but for once, it almost scared him.

Hibari looked immediately to where she was. She was holding a gun with both her pale tiny weak hands. She was shaking, her clothes were all torn, in fact, she was barely wearing any clothes –the same goes for Vinnie, so he could easily tell what had just happened-. Her entire body, covered by her white shirt –not so white now- and her underwear, and nothing else, was shivering in a way he had never seen before, and for the first time since the day he had met her, he had witnessed her tears rolling down her cheeks. She was strong. Stronger than she knew, stronger than he would ever admit she was, too strong for crying when anyone else would, but this time it was ok for her to cry, it was normal, it was heartbreaking for him to see her that way, knowing that he couldn't do anything to stop it, relieved that things hadn't gone worse, but at the same time, he felt as if a part of his soul had vanished.

He walked to where she was in silence. She wouldn't even look at him for her eyes were still stuck on the corpse. The skylark removed the gun from her hands and took off his jacket to cover her naked legs with it. Then, he just hugged her. He hugged her like there was no tomorrow, like he was never going to see her again, the way lovers hug after seeing each other for the first time in months, years, a lifetime. Still, he held her softly, afraid that she would break in his embrace, but at least he had one thing clear. He wasn't going to let her go. Ever.

xXx

bring on the angst~

ok I have been planning this scene for a lot of time… probably since chapter 3 of this fic? Idk… anyways, I hope you liked seeing a completely secondary and relevant original character die~ because I know I did 3

thank you all for reading and for reviewing, I ended up gathering the balls to continue this, even if from now on, I'll probably struggle to find a way of miving forward with this story… but I'll find a way u

see you next update~