Chapter 2: The Letter

Astounded, the prince dropped his ice cream, nearly landing on his left shoe. He froze for a moment, keeping his cool. He never knew the boss has a little sister. Wait. He never did! This girl must be a fake, but then again, if she's a fake, then why does she know him? Damn. He decided to ignore the pesky girl. But the girl was persistent. She picked up her suitcases and followed the blonde prince. Getting more annoyed at the relentless feminine figure, he made up his mind to bully the girl and scare her away for good. Though his plan will ruin his image as a prince, he doesn't mind. Pests like her deserve to be punished if necessary.

A cold breeze blew the trees' leaves, making them sway as if dancing. The leaves were starting to change colors as autumn is right around the corner. A few yards ahead is the Varia HQ, its roof barely visible against an army of auburn trees. Bel stopped walking, initializing his bullying plan. He grabbed 2 knives from under his jacket and threw them past Cherrie. Both knives had wires attached to them and Bel pulled the wires closer, making cuts in Cherrie's clothes as the wires drew near her skin. Instantly, there was a frightful façade implanted on the girl's face. She didn't move, scared to be slashed further by the wires. "Listen kid," Bel neared her. She's still frozen in fear. "The Boss killed his older brothers years ago. And I never heard of him having a younger sister. If you're here to mess with us, then you better be prepared to face the consequences." The prince hissed. "But I am Xanxus' sister! My father sent me here to—" Bel didn't let her finished her sentence. Immediately, he plunged her head towards the ground, making her squeal like a mouse. He pinned her, seizing her wrist with his hands. Him over her, well, he looked like he was going to rape her. "I'm giving you a chance to run away pest, tell me who you really are and why do you know me. Spit it!" The prince harassed her, inching his lips towards hers. He doesn't give a damn to women. They only serve as weaknesses for men. "I told you! I'm Xanxus' sister! Let go of me! Nngh!" She forced herself to kick him with her free legs but her attempts were futile. The prince's face was getting closer to hers. His spiky hair was tickling her cheeks and the inner lobes of her ear. "Ushishishi…" The blonde laughed.

"Oh, senpai," All of a sudden, a boy with lush green hair wearing a frog hoodie appeared in front of the battling couple. It seemed he was on his way to the Varia base as well. The blonde prince eyed the new comer, noticing the surprise in his eyes (but his face was still emotionless). He saw his gaze travel up and down, studying the awkward position he was in. "Senpai, sorry to disturb your love-making. I'll be off first." The frog head said giving his senpai a victory sign, congratulating him on finally getting a girl. "Oi, Fran!" The prince tried to defend himself but his kohai already dashed towards the base. "Let … go of me, pervert!" Finally, Cherrie's kick landed on the prince's manhood. The boy moaned painfully, freeing the girl's hands and cursing her over and over. "I am not a pervert!" He stood up and grabbed 5 more knives, but the apple blonde already ran towards the HQ with her suitcases. Running in a hurry, her Mickey Mouse hoodie got blown by the wind, landing near the prince's feet. "Tcch. I let her get away."

Back inside the Varia HQ, Fran went directly to the kitchen, starving from his previous mission. Lussuria was busy cooking lunch. "Luss-nee, when did Bel-senpai got himself a girlfriend?" The frog asked the mother hen. Lussuria gave him that 'what-do-you-mean' look. Fran sniffed the air as perfectly cooked sunny-side up eggs landed on his plate. "Bel never had a girl friend before." Lussuria said. Fran then told him that he saw Bel-senpai making love to a girl in front of the base. Lussuria started to sway his butt in all directions. Suddenly, Bel entered the kitchen, all flushed from running (he was looking for Cherrie). But, Lussuria and Fran gave him that 'was-it-fun?' look. Feeling the disgusting atmosphere, he stormed out the kitchen and went to his room. On the way, he saw Levi emanating an ominous aura. He figured that the Boss was angry with him again. Wait. The Boss! She was looking for him.

After having realized this, he dashed towards his Boss' room. He was too late. The girl was already in the room talking to Xanxus. He stood by the door, trying to listen to their conversation. But, unfortunately, it was barely audible. Feeling his boss could handle the girl; he went straight to his room and took a nap.

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Piece of trash.

After reading his father's personal letter to him, Xanxus felt uneasy. The contents of the letter were rather disturbing and he was instantly in a bad mood. His father told him that Sawada Tsunayoshi will replace him as Vongola Boss in a few weeks and the household of Vongola 9th will be forced to move out of the Vongola HQ. In accordance to that, the Kyuudaime wanted Xanxus to take care of his younger sister, Cherrie. The Kyuudaime is very old and will be just a hindrance to his daughter's dreams. He also wrote in the letter that Cherrie has been trained under the Kyuudaime himself and has fully mastered her abilities, stating that she has 4 of the 7 flame attributes: Sky, Lightning, Mist and Cloud. His father asked Xanxus if he could let her work as a Varia officer, given the title of Varia's Cloud Guardian. Timoteo reassured him that she can handle any household chore there is possible, and she won't be a burden to them. But stubborn as Xanxus is, Timoteo knew he would deny and he sent the girl off a few days before he sent the letter. There was nothing else Xanxus could do but wait.

Xanxus was adopted by the Kyuudaime when he was still a kid. He loved his adopted father and even smiled and laughed with him. Years after he got adopted, his father rescued Sharia and Cherrie from an assassination attack. He was rather close to the girls as they were near his age group, aging 10 y/o and 6 y/o respectively. He loved them both as he did his father. The older sister inherited her birthright and continued to work in place of her late father, leaving Cherrie with Xanxus. He can still remember the day when he almost killed his father and how terrified Cherrie looked. She never did wanted to see the scene, as she accidentally lost her way out of the quaking building. After he 'awoken', Xanxus never saw of his younger sister again and became boss of the Varia.

His stoic impression never wavered as his mind was happy to hear she was safe, but rather annoyed when he was given the responsibility to take her under his wing. The Varia's frustrating enough. Either way, he was pleased. At least now his guardians would be finally complete.

While reminiscing about his past, Xanxus' door creaked open. He thought it was Squalo or Bel reporting in their mission as he turned around while sitting on his armchair. "How'd the mission go, trash?" But the reply he was seeking turned out to be different. "Onii-kun!" A voice of a female. He hasn't heard this kind of tone before, as women were inferior to him. He turned his chair around and saw an apple blonde beauty. Her hair slightly messed up, her clothes a bit dirty and her face ready to cry. "Who the hell are you?" Was his reply. "Big brother's really getting old, forgetting his little sister's face. Hyahaha." Her bubbly face radiated an intense bouncy aura, and for such a long time, Xanxus smiled again. He stood up, walked towards his sister and patted her head. He commented on how she'd grown and how much of a lady she had become. They exchanged smiles but that was all. Everything was settled in a moment. They stood there in the middle of the room, just standing. Happy to see each other's company. The bell for lunch was heard and Xanxus' patted her shoulder. "Let's go. Lunch is serve. I'll introduce you to your fellow guardians." Side by side, the brother and sister walked to the dining room.

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A/N:

It'll be a while before I can upload the next chapter, so I hope you'll wait for it. Thank you again for reading!

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