Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
Italics are dreams. Italics are thoughts.
"Nuvola! Come and meet your uncle Timoteo."
"But mother, I thought I didn't have any uncles."
"Well, he's a close friend of your father, so we call him your uncle, and he's bought along his youngest son for you to play with."
"What's his name?"
"His son? His name is…
"Nuvola-chan? Squ-chan, I think she's waking up."
"Voi! About time."
Nuvola opened her eyes to see Lussuria and Squalo sitting by the sides of the bed.
"Try not to speak, you throat is still badly bruised." Lussuria held a glass of water with a straw up to Nuvola's lips to allow her to drink. "You're lucky the boss didn't kill you, He's only been that angry a couple of times."
"Funny, I thought he was angry all the time." Nuvola rasped as Lussuria put the glass down.
"No, He's just grumpy all the time; it's different from when he's angry. When he's grumpy he throws things and sulks, when he's angry he goes on the rampage."
"When will you be out of this crummy infirmary?" Squalo yanked her file out of the holder at the foot of the bed and thumbed through it. "VOI! WHAT IS THIS!" Squalo waved the page with her personal details around as Lussuria grabbed it and read it.
"Oh, you're Coyote Nougat's daughter, why do you have a cloud flame then?" Lussuria asked.
"My mother had the cloud flame, I have the storm flame also, but I prefer to use the cloud flame, I work best on my own."
Nuvola watched as Squalo pulled the page of her personal details out of Lussuria's hand and walked out the infirmary.
"What am I doing here?"
"Now Xanxus, be nice, we're here to visit a friends family."
"Who?"
"Coyote's family, He has a daughter a few years younger than you."
"Like I care."
"Xanxus, you will behave and play nicely with her, her name is…
"Boss! I found out who Nuvola is!" Squalo yelled as he failed to dodge the whiskey glass that was thrown at him. "VOI! I'm only here to give you this!" Squalo thrust the paper under Xanxus nose, who grabbed it and scanned its contents.
"She's his…"
"Daughter, yeah, that explains the letter we were sent before she arrived, Coyote probably didn't want you to harm her."
"Get out kasu, you woke me up."
As Squalo left Xanxus re-read the paper Squalo had given him. It's her, and that dream, why was I dreaming about when I first met her?
"Nuvola, I'm so sorry, I should never have let you join the Varia."
"Father, it's fine, it's not your fault this happened to me, I angered Xanxus, and this…"
"Don't be silly Nuvola, whilst you may have angered Xanxus, that boy needs to learn his place, I have failed as his father with teaching him to behave properly. I feared that an incident like this where he tries to kill his own subordinates would one day happen. I apologize Nuvola, and I hope you can forgive a foolish old man like me." Timoteo was sat in the seat that Lussuria had previously vacated, whilst Coyote was sat on the bed next to his daughter, fussing over the bruises on her neck.
"You've been unconscious for six days and these still look tender. You're lucky he didn't completely crush your throat, do you want any painkillers, or icepacks?" Coyote tilted Nuvola's head upwards so he could get a better look at the bruises.
"Father I'm twenty one. You don't need to fuss over me anymore, I'm fine."
Coyote sighed as he stood up and stretched. "I know you are, but your mother would never forgive me if any harm ever came to you."
Nuvola laughed, "She won't come back and haunt you dad, I'm a big girl now, and she would understand that I can take care of myself."
"You called me dad; you haven't done that since your mother died." Coyote gave a sad smile and lightly kissed his daughters head. "I'll be back to visit tomorrow, get some rest."
"Yes dad." Nuvola giggled as Coyote and Timoteo stood up and left the room.
Timoteo and Coyote stood in front of Xanxus in his office. All were tensed; Timoteo was the first to break the silence.
"You stupid boy. You very nearly killed her. Did you ever listen to anything I ever told you?"
"She had it coming, she insulted me." Xanxus growled.
"Stop acting like a spoiled child, you're twenty four, I hoped you would have matured by now. I was wrong. As punishment for injuring Nuvola, I'm removing all alcohol and fresh meat from this castle, and forbidding any orders to be delivered. You are also going to visit Nuvola and apologize and you are going to spend the next month abstaining from alcohol and you will only be eating vegetables. I'll be back in a month to see if your behaviour has improved." Grabbing the whiskey bottles from Xanxus' desk, Timoteo left the office. Xanxus growled as the door closed and turned his gaze to Coyote.
"You're lucky he adopted you, had it been me I would have left you in that slum that you once called home to live like the feral animal you are. Now, if you ever lay a hand on my daughter again, I will personally see to it that your hands are removed, and I will have them pickled and put in a jar in my office. Is this absolutely clear?" Coyote lit up his flame on his ring, as he waited for Xanxus' answer. A nod was given, and Coyote left the office.