A/N – This chapter will tell you how the Vongola deal with the diseases known as love. I actually never been in love before so I had tried my best to write this chapter about it. Your comment and reviews would be most helpfully…

Please don't let my love turn out

To be such a tragedy just like Juliet's was

Please take me far away from here

That is my only desire…

CHAPTER 8

Teru woke up extra early in the morning just to visit Lilith. His mother, Kyoko, was surprise to see her soon awake so early on Sunday. Even his father was still in bed. "Where are going so early Teru-kun?" She asks her son, watching him putting on his shoes rather excitedly. "I'm going to the mansion. See you later Mum!" He replies cheerfully before leaving the house. "W-Wait! Teru-kun! What about breakfast!" She called but the teen had long gone. Teru call a cab and head to the mansion. He got a lot of things he want to chat with Lilith today. He even brought a little something for Lilith to cheer her up. He was greeted by the lower subordinates of the Vongola which he cheerfully greeted them back. He knocks on the door once. "Enter..." He did just that and was surprise that Lilith is already wide awake with a fresh new set of clothes. Her bandages have also been remove. Except for the patches on her delicate face. "Good morning Teruyoshi. Do you always wake up this early in the morning?" Lilith asks the boy as he sat beside the bed. "S-Sort of..." So not true. "What about you?" "My Mum usually wakes me about eight or nine in the morning..." Lilith shrugs. "I see... Umm, Lilith, if you don't mind I brought you something..." Teru said. He gave Lilith a regular size box wrap with ribbons.

Curious, she begins unwrapping the box and reveals a caramel cake. She squeals excitedly. "Caramel cake! One of my favourites! Thank you so much Teruyoshi!" She beams happily at him. Teru swear that he could literally see heaven's gate right infront of him right now. "... But Mum said not to eat sweet before breakfast. I'll eat this later then..." Lilith said and put the treat aside. "Well then... Do you want to eat breakfast..." Teru took a deep breath and said the next word nervously "W-With me?" Lilith smile gently. She was hungry and why turn down the offer? "Sure! They said that I could walk around for a while" Jumping out of the white bed, they head to the garden outside. After they sat down and the food came, they chatted with each other like waterfall; never ending. In Lilith's life, never before did she dream of having a normal breakfast with a cute guy in the garden. Wait, what? Cute? Why the fuck did I thought about that! Lilith quickly dismisses the thought from her head. On the hand, Teru was feeling happy than ever in his life. Just by talking to this girl, make him felt warm and giddy. What is with Lilith that makes me feel this way? We just met yesterday but already I want to know more about her... She really is pretty... Teru blush at his last inner thought. They ate breakfast while talking all sort of different things. Somewhere, somehow, Teru manages to make Lilith tells him about herself; something that Lilith would never do.

Teru learns that Lilith absolutely loves sweets, enjoy reading and being alone and her secret hobby is singing. Something that she stops doing ever since she moves to Italy. "But I'm not really a good singer..." She said, blushing a little while scratching her cheek with a finger. "I really want to listen your singing Lilith-chan... I bet it's beautiful" Teru said, smiling. Now it was Lilith's turn to blush. They continue to eat in silence. "How long will you be staying here Lilith-chan?" Teru asks. "Until I've reach full recovery..." Came the reply. "You know... I never been to Japan before..." Lilith gave him the lead. Teru smile excitedly. "I'll show you around Namimori! You'll love it!" Lilith chuckle at his eagerness. "I would appreciate that. Looks like I know what I'm gonna do today" She never felt this way before. Not even with her mother. She wasn't faking to be happy. She was happy. Maybe once in a while it's OK for me to feel this way... I gotta admit though, I never felt so happy about hanging out before. After breakfast was finish, they went for a walk to the garden. They each took a flower and present it to one another. Teru show her a sterling silver rose while Lilith presents him a black rose. Their secret romance game was interrupt by an all too familiar loud yelling. "VOOOIIIII! Where the hell are you Lilith!" Squalo storms into the garden. The shark was drop dead speechless when he saw the two teens were exchanging flowers.

Lilith was with that trash of a Vongola boss's son. How long were they together alone? He caught the glimpse of the glass of OJ and plates on the table and he knew that they had breakfast just the two of them. "VOOOOIIII! You stupid brat! What the hell do you think you're doing with Lilith!" He yells. Teru blush in pure embarrassment where as Lilith threw a brick at his head. "Don't be so noisy in the morning trash..." She said darkly. Leave it to the stupid loud shark to ruin her day. No... I'm planning to fully enjoy myself today. No one better ruin it for me! Lilith growl mentally. Since Squalo refuse to leave them alone, they had no choice but to went to the dining hall where Tsuna is dining with his guardians along with the Varia member. "There you are Teru. Your mother told me that you rush out of the house this morning without any breakfast..." Tsuna said, looking at his beloved son. "VOOOOIIII! I saw them in the garden having breakfast just the two of them!" Came Squalo.

All of the adults stare wordless at the teens. Teru was blushing like mad while Lilith stares back at them with bored eyes. "... No wonder you bolted out of the house as soon as you open your eyes..." Tsuna said slyly. Xanxus was clearly seething with anger. What is the relationship of that brat with Lilith! "So you had breakfast with this handsome young man eh?" Tristiatina adds in rather unhelpfully. You could imagine their shock when Lilith actually tinted a little red. The Varia males were shouting off their heads that instant while Tsuna's guardians join in their fight to defend their beloved boss's son. Rolling her eyes, Lilith lean in and whisper something to Teru. Her hot breath tickles the poor boy mercilessly. Xanxus saw this and snarl under his breath. What the hell does Lilith think she's doing? "Umm... Dad?" Teru spoke up. "Lilith-chan wanted to explore Namimori today and ask me to accompany her... So, can I?" He asks timidly. There were a lot of cursing and yelling. Mostly are:

"Don't even think about it kid!"

"Stay away from the princess or you'll get my knifes... Ushishishi.

"VOI! You stupid brat! I'll cut you to pieces!"

"Aww, looks like the Archangel had fallen in love with our Lilith"

"... I'm surprise you could actually like Lilith-san..."

"Congratulation Teru!"

"Good luck to the extreme!"

Lilith sweat drop. What's the big deal anyway? She asks the guy to hang out with her. Tristiatina suddenly clasp her hand cheerfully. "What a wonderful opportunity! We could continue with our family bonding day here at Japan! And since it's Sunday, why don't Tsuna and your wife join us?" Tristiatina suggest. They could picture it already, it's going to end in disaster. "Sounds like a good idea Tia... It's been a while since we get acquaintance" Decimo smile happily. So it was settle. They will have a family time with the Varia and the Vongola. Mainly the families of the two leaders. The rest of the guardians are not to follow them or disturb them throughout the entire day. It was heading to disaster as soon as they got into the limousine. Lilith sat beside Teru while their parents sat infront of them. Teru decide to talk to Lilith and was glad that she returns it. Their mother muses seeing their only child smiling to each other while their fathers? What are their reactions you say? Xanxus was beyond pissed to see his only daughter was so close with the damn brat while Tsuna could only pray that today won't turn out a complete disaster. They went to all sort of interesting places in Namimori. They went to famous cake shop where Lilith buys a slice of cake. They went to the arcade. Even the adults join in.

Lilith was enjoying herself to the fullest. They went to a gift shop where Teru buy a few gifts for his friends. Her cell phone suddenly rang; she got a text message. 'We got a little problem; Cain is lost' It was from Heidi. Lilith face palm. She almost forgot that Cain is horrible when it comes to direction. Lilith text her back almost in lightning speed. 'Find him!' I wonder what the hell are they doing right now? No doubt they're doing something crazy "Lilith-chan..." Teru called her, interrupting her train of thoughts. "Where else do you want to go?" He asks the raven hair girl. Their parents were right outside. "There's something I need to do first..." Lilith begins, not sure about telling him. "How can I do to help Lilith-chan?" Teru ask, innocently. "I'm looking for a friend. You can go back to your parents" Lilith said. "Wait, are you gonna slip by them?" Teru ask, frowning. She sighs. "Yeah, I'll tell them that I need to go the restroom. This shouldn't take too long" Lilith said. Teru seems hesitate at first but then decide to help her either way. "Alright, I'll tell them that you went to the restroom while I went to the baker store" Teru devise the plan. He felt bad about having to lie to his parents but he really want to help Lilith. "You sure you want to help me?" Lilith asks, raise an eyebrow. "W-Well, I can't let you go wander around on your own. The people that kidnapped you could still be lurking around... S-So..." The boy stammers as he twisted his shirt nervously. Lilith smiles gently. "I get it, I get it. You'll protect me from the bad guys... Thanks Teruyoshi. It's nice to depend on someone else for a change..."Teru quickly left to inform to their parents before he could embarrass himself by fainting infront of Lilith. As she observes Teru talking to their parents, Lilith asks the shop manager if she could use the back door. Nodding once, he shows her to the door which she quickly sneak out of the shop. Teru join her shortly afterwards. "Let's make this quick shall we?" Lilith grins as they dash across the streets.

Somewhere up on a rooftop of random building from the streets nearby, two people watch as the two teens ran out of the building using the back door. "You do know that the boss will murder us if she finds out about this?" Dio remind Heidi for about the hundredth time. Heidi rolls her grey eyes. "This mission is very important to all of us. Her very life could be at stake here! So I think she'll forgive us for concerning about her deeply" Heidi said as she clutch her heart and batted her eyelash rather comically. Dio sighs. They had been inform by Lilith that she is one of the Vongola family which is why they trust the Vongola as Lilith did but not this guy. Vongola undecimo. They were grateful that he was able to nurse their boss when they couldn't but when they went to visit Lilith earlier this morning, they were very surprise to see how close the two of them had become and this made the Sin unsettling. Dio snap his fingers and mist starts to form all over the town which it soon disperses.

Although that his boss had specifically told them to stay at the base, Gokudera was pacing back and forth in his boss's office anxiously. "Ma, ma, calm down Gokudera. Both Tsuna and Xanxus himself are with their family. Let them enjoy themselves" Yamamoto said, calming his college. "I trust Juudaime but with Xanxus? Who knows what will happen!" Said the storm guardian in frustration. "All we could do is wait I guess..." Lambo yawn at the sofa. Suddenly, Ryohei yells at top of his lungs. "I just thought of the most awesome idea to the extreme!" "What the hell was that for turf top!" Gokudera yells back. "I think we should also spend time with our children just like Sawada is doing right now!" Ryohei explain enthusiastically. "Kufufufu... I think that's a good idea" Mukuro said, appearing out of nowhere. "It's been some time since I spend a father and son moment..." He grins eerily. "All of us haven't got time to spend with our child these days..." Yamamoto sighs and frowns a little. "Tch, fine... Where are they?" Gokudera ask. And so the adults were off looking for their child.

Love was never easy. Especially if you're in the mafia. Unaware of their parents intention, the Vongola Juuichidaime guardians were spending time with each other. They practically grew up together ever since they were kids so their bond were strong. Angela and Tsumotu were playing basketball at the court. Angela is a hot headed girl while Tsumotu was the calm one. Although Angela constantly yell at him about grinning all the time, they're relationship never got in the middle. Tsumotu is a pro when it comes to basketball; the best in Namimori middle. Angela jump and manage to score a dunk. "Nice shot Angela-chan!" Tsumotu compliment her while showing his trademark smile. "You know it!" Angela reply and high-five him. They were teasing and playfully slapping each other until Tsumotu scoop her up and they laugh merrily. Unfortunately for them, their parents had just arrived at the scene. "W-What the hell! Baseball freak! Tell your son to put Angela down now!" Gokudera shout angrily. "Ma, ma relax Gokudera. They're just having fun!" Yamamoto simply ignores the said man's rage. The two teens saw their parent approaching them and Tsumotu gently let Angela on the ground. "Thanks..." She smiles warmly. She turns to her father with a bored expression on her face. "What do you want now old man?" Gokudera click his tongue at his daughter rudeness before scanning on her attire. She had tied her hair to a ponytail and was wear a white tank top and black jeans with a pair of sneakers.

A normal outfit but it somehow pisses him off. "Why are you wearing those kind of clothes! I thought I told you to wearing long sleeves only!" He barks. Angela couldn't help but rolls her olive eyes. "In case you haven't notice you stupid old man, it's hot. Why would a sane person be wearing warm clothes?" She glares at him. Tsumotu place a hand gently on his friend's shoulder. "I'm sure your dad didn't mean to yell at you Angela-chan..." He said, trying to sooth her. "Tch, I'm sure that there's a lot of things that he didn't mean to" Angela scoffed angrily. She turns and left the two adults. "Oi! Come back here Angela! I'm not finish talking!" Gokudera calls out to her which Angela completely turn a deaf ear. "I'll go talk to her" Tsumotu assure them as he ran off to catch her. "Why do I get the feeling that our children are trying to avoid us?" The Storm guardian murmur. "I know what you mean... Lately Tsumotu seem to avoiding looking at me..." The Rain guardian agrees softly. Sakura was training outside of the base with Valencino. Her weapon of choice is a pair of tonfas that is similar to her father. Valencino uses the weapon that is also similar to his dad; trident. It wasn't a fierce spar. In fact, it's like they are almost playing hide-and-seek. "Kufufufufu... Try to find me if you can Sakura-chan..." Valencino said as the environment change into a compliment labyrinth. It didn't took the girl more than five minute to find the clear path to Valencino. "Found you" She said, smiling.

"Aww, how did Sakura-chan manage to find me?" He pouts while gripping on the trident. "I've known you all my life Valencino-kun..." Was the reply. Meanwhile, Hibari Kyouya was looking for his daughter. He had heard about the spending time even with their children and he actually thought that it's a good idea. As he passes the garden, he came across Mukuro. "Fancy meeting you here..." Mukuro smirk at the skylark. "Hn" Hibari isn't the one to waste breath with herbivores. As they were about to pass each other, the sounds of metal clashing could be heard not too far away from they were. Curious, they went to the source of the sound. Both of their children, Sakura and Valencino were clashing their weapons in a battle. "Kufufufu... My son will definitely beat your daughter" Mukuro said confidently. "Sakura is not a weak herbivore" Hibari reply steely. They watch with great interest as their children continue to fight with all their might. Or so they thought... Valencino place his trident at the back of Sakura's neck which automatically maneuvers her weapons; as if Sakura deliberately pulling his body nearer to her. "... I shouldn't have dropped my guard even for a moment" Sakura said softly. "I think you should do it a lot more Sakura-chan... So I could do this..." Valencino whisper, his face inches away from the petite girl's. Their lips were almost touching when a sudden violent force them to pull apart. Hibari had launched to their fight and was about to attack Valencino when Mukuro intersect him with his own trident. Hibari eyes were cold as steel. "How dare you..." Hibari murmur menacingly. "Kufufufufu... It seems that the skylark is a little mad seeing my son held his precious flower so delicately" Mukuro taunt him. A vein pops on Hibari's forehead. "Die" "Wait father!" Sakura cried. When both her and Valencino had been pull apart, each of their dad shields them from each other. "Valencino-kun was just playing around.

We didn't mean any harm" Sakura pleaded for her dad to understand. Valencino bit his lips; he actually wanted to feel how soft Sakura's lips were. The boy had fallen in love with her ever since they were little but due to her parent constant... argument. He didn't want to hurt her feelings so he kept his longing away but it was just too damn arduous. That goes the same with Sakura; when she was little, she was always being bullied because of her weak body. Valencino would always be the one to protect her. She wanted to be strong so that she could protect him. Valencino is very popular at school whereas the students and even the faculty staff fear her because she is the sole daughter of the former head discipline committee. She care about Teru and the others very much but had develop and special feeling towards Valencino but kept her silence due to their differences. Hibari finally at ease. He glares at the two illusionists, giving them a 'If-you-ever-touch-my-daughter-again-I-will-kill-you-in-seconds-splat' warning before taking Sakura with him. She shot them a small smile before being force away. As the two Cloud guardians were already out of sight, Mukuro turn to his son. "Were you really going to do it?" He asks him. Valencino shrugs, out of mood. "Who knows..." Tapping his trident twice onto the ground, Valencino disappear. Mukuro wasn't satisfied with his answer but decide to let it drop. Valencino was quiet, obedient and a loner when he was home.

Neither he nor Chrome, his wife, knows what on his mind. Ryuuki was at the living room with Bella building a tower made of cards. None of them dare to even breathe. Why? Because the tower were almost complete. Ryuuki had the same appearance from his dad but their personalities were a little different. Sure, he is energetic and enthusiastic like his dad but he is also a little mellow and more laid back. But he has a knack for yelling to the 'extreme' occasionally. For instance, he didn't enjoy going through extreme training after training. He progress using his own way which is look down upon his dad. "Careful now... This is the last card and then our master piece will be complete..." Bella whisper as softly as she could. "Y-Yeah..." Ryuuki gulp nervously. His shaking hands were carefully placing a card on top of the tower when the door was the burst open. "Ryuuki! Let us training to the extreme just the two of us! Father and son!" Ryohei yells. The sudden outburst causes the tower that they have been patiently building for the past three hours came stumbling down. "Aww man..." Bella groan. "Hmm? Did I interrupt something?" Ryohei ask, confused. "No dad..." Ryuuki answers him blankly. Lambo came into the living room while holding two strawberry ice-creams. "I don't feel up for some training right now" Ryuuki adds and exit the room. "There you are Bella... Look, I got your favourite ice-cream..." Lambo said while showing to the girl the ice-creams. "Maybe later uncle" Bella said, surprising the Thunder guardian. Never before has Bella turn down on her favourite ice-cream. Bella knew that Ryuuki is a little upset so she went to comfort him. "Hmm... This is worrisome. Why does Ryuuki look so down in these last few days?" Ryohei question out loud. Lambo couldn't answer him. Even Bella seem distant these days. Unknowing to the adults, the reason why their children began to act estrange towards them was because of their parents.

Lilith and Teru had been running around for quite some time now, looking for Lilith's friend. "What does Lilith-chan's friend looks like?" Teru asks. "Umm... He has long, plait blonde hair and green eyes" Lilith reply, scanning around. Teru went silent; her friend was a guy? If he has blonde hair and green eyes than that means he's a foreigner. "Are you okay Teru?" Lilith ask when she caught a glimpse the young Vongola prince suddenly went quiet all of the sudden. "I-I'm sorry Lilith-chan" Teru said and force himself to smile cheerfully. Since Lilith was a good actress his smile didn't assure her the slightest. She was about to say something when Teru stop suddenly. "Something's wrong" He said, tense up. "Hmm?" Teru observe at their surroundings. Everything was normal; the sky, people walking about but something is definitely felt off. His Hyper Intuition was trying to tell him something. Then it hit him, like how Lilith threw a brick at the swordsman this morning but less painful. "We've been going in circle" He announce. As soon as the Archangel said that, the people vanish. Mist envelop all around them. "Damn it. I was too caught up to notice that we had fallen into an illusion" Teru curse. "They must've change the routes of Namimori; finding the way out would be a problem" Lilith said nothing. She was trying to pick up any presence other than herself and Teru. "We got no choice" Teru grab Lilith's hand gently before leading her the way. The sun had completely been hide by the thick mist. They barely could see what was infront of them. Just like in my dream... Lilith thought. They suddenly stop when a group of figure had somehow surrounded them. They reveal themselves to be mafia men. These men were also illusion. Teru instantly stood infront of Lilith, shielding her from the danger. He went into HDWM and launch directly towards the enemies although he knew they were nothing but mere illusions. I must protect Lilith-chan! Teru swore as he beat up the illusion. Teru was so focus on the front that he didn't notice a surprise attack from behind.

Lilith immediately saw it and blocks the attack with only one hand. Needless to say that it was bursting with her flames. "You gotta be aware of your surrounding Teruyoshi" Lilith said, smiling a little. "S-Sorry. I was supposed to protect Lilith-chan" Teru begin to apologize. "No worries..." Lilith kicks the man and he fell. "Look at it this way: I got your back and you got mine" So the two battle while protecting each other. It was a new experience for Lilith. She never did protect anyone while she's in combat. It felt a little strange. They stop fighting once the enemies were gone from sight. "We need to disperse of the mist..." Teru said, still in HDWM. "From experience, it's really arduous to separate reality from illusion. If you're an expert or had undergo an intense training about illusion, you can beat it in its own game but there are other ways. Lilith explains. "I'll destroy the town" Lilith said flatly. Teru went off from his HDWM. "You can't do that! People will get hurt!" He protests. "They won't... This illusion is created in order to trap us. Once the illusion is taken down, the town will be left unscratched. I promise" Lilith was confident. She had train with the Varia mist guardian, Fran on how to see through illusion and stuff of it though the boy would sometime play with her rather than training. "... Okay. I trust you" Teru said after a while. That didn't surprise Lilith. She had already learned the exact nature of the young prince. Beside, his intuition was fine. "Stand close to me" Lilith instruct him. He went near Lilith until their shoulder brushes against one another. Both of Lilith's hands emit a powerful and radiant orange flame. The flame spiral around them and slowly expands with a loud burst. Teru had to shield his eyes from the sheer brightness of the flame.

Once the light had dimmed, he opens his eyes. The sun was up in the sky, the resident of the town are bustling around; the real Namimori was back. "You did it Lilith-chan" Teru spoke in awe. Lilith smile gently. "It's nothing... C'mon, we should go back before our parents notice our absence..." Lilith said as she walks ahead. "E-Eto... What about your friend Lilith-chan?" Teru stammer catching up to her. "I'll just text my other friends to help him... I'm sure he'll be fine" Lilith explains as they walk back, side by side. "Lilith-chan sure cares about her friends" Teru said, smiling. Lilith let out a surprising chuckle. "I guess... I just met them not too long ago and already we've become close. They're my family" Lilith was surprise at her own words. The Sin really felt her family. Her weird psycho family but family none the less. She deeply cares about them... in her own ways. "Teruyoshi is the same right? Teruyoshi really cares about his guardians, no?" "Yup! We practically grew up together since our dads are close" He replies cheerfully. "What about Lilith-chan's family? Dad told me that you recently move to Italy" Lilith smiles bitterly. Teru's smile drop when he notices Lilith's reaction. "I-I'm sorry Lilith-chan! I shouldn't be so nosy about Lilith-chan personal life. I'm very sorry!" Teru apologize again. How he could be so dense to notice? Lilith did say that Xanxus wasn't her dad. Lilith sighs. Why is it hard for me to be mad at this guy? In a normal circumstance, I would kill anyone who dare pry into my personal problems. But this guy... There's something about him... "I was born and grew up at America in all my life.

It was just me and my mum at first" Lilith begins to explain briefly about her life. "My mum work as a lecturer in a nearby college. Our lives were simple and ordinary. I was quite content with living just the two of us. I help her around the house sometimes too..." Lilith sighs again before continue. "It was then the Varia guardians came to bring my mother back to Italy because their boss missed her. On the very same day, my mother explains everything about me. How her involvement with the mafia and Varia. So I agree to move to Italy because my mother missed the man terribly" The end. "Umm... Can I ask you something Lilith-chan? You don't have to answer if you don't want to" Teru ask timidly. "Shoot" "Why did Lilith-chan's mother leave the Varia at the first place?" The curious boy asks. "Simple; Xanxus didn't want me" Teru felt sorry at the girl. She agrees to move to Italy to live with her unwanted father just because her mother had been longing for him. Lilith sacrificed a lot. "I'm sorry... It must've been hard" Teru reply feeling rather stupid. Of course she would feel it that way! "... You know Teruyoshi; you gotta stop apologizing all the time. It's beginning to get annoying" Lilith said, trying to cheer up the mood. Strange... Why do I feel the need to lighten his spirit? "Okay Lilith-chan..." He said, his smile return. The topic change as their destination was getting nearer. Their parents were waiting for them. So the two families got into the limo and they head back to the Vongola mansion. They two continue to talk aimlessly much to Xanxus's displeasure. Once they reach to the mansion, Teru and Lilith was about to spend time together but Tristiatina suddenly stop her daughter. "Lilith, may I talk to you for a moment?" She asks. "Teru-kun, your dad and I need a talk about something very important with you" Kyoko adds in. The two exchange glance before they went with their parents.

Lilith follows her parents to another living room where the Varia guardians were tackling each other. "Boss!" Levi exclaims when he saw Xanxus. "Voi! Why the fuck did you guys took so long just to go shopping? We were bored as fuck!" Squalo bellowed. Xanxus glare at him, silencing the said man. As Xanxus sat on his favourite crimson chair, Tristiatina and Lilith sat on the couch beside him. "Is something wrong mum?" Lilith asks. What it is that is so important that is need for them to discuss. "Well, I was planning to ask you in private just the two of us but I guess your father needs to know too" Tristiatina begin. Shit! Did my cover got blown? Did mum already find out about Sin! Lilith was mentally in panic mode. "It's nothing serious dear" She assures her when she notices her daughter small panic attack. "... I just want to know if you had fallen in love with Teruyoshi" The entire room went completely silent. No one dare to utter a single word. Hell, no one even dare to breathe! The Varia members glances uneasily to the boss. Hell is surely about to break lose if words isn't carefully spoken out. Lilith laughs a little. "W-What makes you said that Mum? We're just friends and I just met him!" Tristiatina smile patiently. "Then why are you acting so nervous for sweetheart? And look, you're blushing" Damn! No wonder did it get a little hot... "Ummm... Maybe? I don't know!" Lilith said in frustration. "You can start by telling me what do you think and feel about him" Her mother encourage her smoothly. "Teruyoshi is a very nice and kind person. He obviously cares about his family and friends. Something about him makes me strangely... at ease.

As if I feel completely safe just by being next to him. It's fun talking with him 'cause he's fun..." Unknowing to her, Lilith was smiling as she said all those things. Xanxus had stayed silent to hear her confession and now, he will not tolerate it anymore. The nerve of that brat! "I'm going to kill him and that trash of his dad!" He snarls. The rest of the Varia also decides to join their boss. How dare the Vongola prince bewitch their princess. To Xanxus, it was still too early to give away his daughter. They must first cross over his cold, dead body! "Now, now dear. Calm down... Remember that it was Teruyoshi that rescue Lilith. We owe it to them" Tristiatina muses. It was amusing seeing the Varia got this agitated over a sixteen year old boy. Squalo was swinging his sword madly, yelling that the brat needs to be taught a lesson. Bel was chuckling his trademark laugh while drawing out a bunch of knives. Levi wanted to declare a match against Teruyoshi to see if he is worthy to be with Lilith. Fran just yawn. Lussuria tried his best to calm everyone down. This silliness need to be stop. "It doesn't matter anyway..." Lilith mumbles. Instantly silence return again. "Teruyoshi is... different from me. He's too nice, too outgoing than me. He deserves someone better than me. It's best if we just remain as friends" She felt remorse. But it was the best. She need to focus on developing the Sin and their lives and personalities were completely clashes each other. Lilith was secretive, psychotic, vicious, a two-face you name it! But Teruyoshi... The guy certainly live up to his given title. "Oh, Lilith... Don't give up is never easy at first but if you nurture it properly and with care, your reward would be worthwhile" Tristiatina advise warmly as she stroke her daughter hair.

But Lilith was set; if possible, she'll try to seal her heart from any affection she had towards the Vongola prince. "Thanks mum but I don't think a certain group of men would like it if I couple with Teruyoshi" Lilith snickers. "Exactly! But you got it completely wrong Lilith! That brat is not worthy for you! In fact, no one in this fuckin' world is good enough for you! If they want you than they have to go through us!" Squalo yell proudly. The others nodded in agreement. Even Xanxus silently approve him. Lilith was confuse; should she feel bubbly that they cares so much about her or pissed off because she can't go on a date ever in her life? She chooses the second one. "Oh hush you all. This is Lilith's first love interest. You all should all be supportive in this! Especially you Xanxus!" His wife scolded them. First love? Now I really need to protect her from the scums even more. Xanxus knew that first love could end up really well or really bad. Depend on the couple. If anyone dares to break Lilith's heart, consider the bastard as good as dead! "It's Lilith's decision guys. Let her think what's good for her" Tristiatina continue. "So dear...?" They all turn to said girl. "... I'll think about it..." Was her reply. It was a pandemonium. It took almost two hours for the Varia to settle down.

Meanwhile, Teruyoshi wasn't gotten it any easier either. As soon as they enter Tsuna's office, his mother instantly attack him with a bunch of questions. Similar to Tristiatina's questions. "Do you like Lilith-chan?" "What are your feelings for her Teru-kun?" and "So what did you two did this morning?" Blushing nonstop, Teruyoshi answers all of his mother questions one by one. "Yes I like her Mum. I think I l-like her more than just friends..." Tsuna raise an eyebrow. "You think?" Teru sighs. "I know that I just met her but I can't stop thinking about her! Lilith-chan is really a noble girl. She loves her mother much more than her own happiness. And her smiles are so gentle and warm" Teru decide to stop it there. He didn't want to expose Lilith's problems to his parents. He didn't want to betray Lilith. Tsuna was happy that his son had finally learn to love someone apart from his family and friends but at the same time he couldn't help but wonder how in the world would Teru declare his feelings to Lilith? Her father is the great Xanxus and judging from his reaction when he found out that his daughter was tortured, it's obvious that he cares about Lilith very much. The Varia won't just stay quietly if Teru decide to step in and meet Lilith. This is gonna be tough.

"Well, I think you should take a moment and carefully plan out how to say it to Lilith, get to know her better" His dad suggest. "B-But what if she didn't like me more as a friend?" Teru said as he violently shake nervously. His mother smile warmly at her son. "Then she's just not the one dear..." Teru was about to say something when his tutor suddenly pop out of nowhere and sit on his father shoulder. "I think this is a great challenged for Dame-Teru. It's obvious that Lilith is a strong girl. Soon she will be the next Varia leader and it's important that you are close to her" Typical Reborn. Always looking out for the best of Vongola. "B-But I don't want to get to know Lilith-chan better because of the Vongola! I just want to be the guy who had crush on a girl" Teru cried. Reborn smirk sadistically. "It's not going to be that simple Dame-Teru. She is the princess of the Varia; do you really think that they would just sit quietly and watch you touch their princess? If you want to touch a rose, you better get used to its thorns and Xanxus, her father, would be the most sharpest and poisonous of them all" Teru gulped nervously. The boy had only met the Varia boss and he still scared of him stiffed. His glare, those dark scars and that cold and menacing aura around him could make anyone scared as hell! But Lilith is different. Sure, she may have his features but she is still different. To Teru, she is selfless and her smiles are like sparkling diamond. But... Teru also notice something a little... Off with Lilith. There is something that she is hiding. His intuition only detect lies and threats but whatever Lilith is hiding, it didn't affect his intuition so Teru was fine with it for now. "I-I still want to get close with Lilith-chan!" Teru was set with determination. Tsuna smile proudly at his son. "I know Teru-kun. We'll help you all the way"

…Longing for love, oh Cinderella

Even with just her uniform on she'll keep running

Could it be that time can magically freeze

Before the evil villains catch and try to stop her?

A/N – Done! I'm so proud of myself! I use the song Romeo and Cinderella by Rin and Len Kagamine. It had a nice love story in it. I think it's perfect for this chapter.

Uh-huh, looks like getting Lilith won't be easy for Teruyoshi! But his parents approve of his decision full heartedly so it can't be that hard right? Even his guardians are having a hard time with their love interest while trying to deal with their parents. Why are they so cold towards their parents you ask? Well, I'll reveal it to you guys very soon