I have returned to update it. It's not done but I broken it down to two chapters so, here, the first part. I was gonna insert Haru here. Like screentime for Haru- but then I didn't. Instead, I put another OC in. Anyways, I tried. Do tell me if you found any mistakes, by the time I was done with this, I went super blur. Might miss out a few stuffs while I was checking.
[The restaurant - Nammy's (As in Chapter 287)]
Deep in her thoughts, the young black haired girl (Tsukimiya Sawada*) was forced to snap out of it when Tsuna and his gang (Yamamoto Takeshi, Gokudera Hayato & Ryohei Sasagawa) entered the family restaurant. She looked around and meet eyes with Enma Kozato and four other members of the Shimon (Adelheid Suzuki, Kaoru Mizuno, Koyo Aoba & Rauji Ooyama). Shortly after taking their seats with the Shimons, Gokudera stood up and started shouting, complaining about how not everyone was present - (Vongola - Hibari Kyouya, Lambo, Chrome Dokuro) (Shimon - Julie Katou & Shitt P.)
Tsuna explained about the reasons why the rest of his family was absent and Adelheid in turn, told about theirs. She talked about how Shitt P. was busy mediating, the meeting got a little side-tracked because of Gokudera interest on Shitt P. for he believed she was an UMA. By the time they moved on to the main point of the meeting, Tsuki was already daydreaming once more. Her eyes were on the glass wall, watching people walking on the streets, doing their own thing.
Her attention fall on Gokudera when he was talked about protecting Tsuna and how Enma was not going to be of much help. She rolled her eyes at Gokudera. While both families started shouting at one another, she noticed a familiar blond with a tiara on his head walking down the streets. Her eyes widened in shock, and stood up all of a sudden.
"Is something wrong?" He twitched nervously, his attention on divided between the families and her.
"It's nothing, I'm going back now, see you at home," She said in a rush, picking up her school bag before rushing out of the door. "Ah, okay," His face, a little pale. Her sudden outburst was a little worrying but Gokudera brushed it off and continued to talk about his plan.
Enma glanced at her direction as she exited the door, scurrying across street.
She ran after the blond she saw earlier. When she finally caught up with him, she grabbed him by the arm. He turned around to face her, a grin settling itself on his face. "My, what a pleasant surprise," He snickered, watching the younger girl catch her breath as she let his arm go. "R-ripper," she spoke in a low, concerned tone, "I thought you should know that your lady friend is in the hospital and-ouch!"
The moment she spoke of 'lady friend', he acted on impulse. He shoved her to the side, grabbing her by the neck. She winced, glaring at the prince. The grin on his face was long gone now, replaced by a deep frown. "What do you mean she's in the hospital?" He asked, his voice cold and harsh. And scared.
Tsuki felt her heart beating faster than normal as a chill ran down her spine. "I b-brought h-her there. S-serious wound ugh," she said, feeling a little dizzy. He let her go then and she slide to the ground, coughing and wheezing.
"Tsuki?" A voice called out for her. Her visions were a little blurred as a figure approached her. It was Enma. "Are you okay?" He asked, helping her get to her feet. "I'm f-fine," she said, rubbing her neck. He noticed the red marks on her neck. She looked around, Belphegor was gone. "You look kind of pale, you sure you're okay?" He asked, his eyes looked around as well. "Who was that?"
"Tell us where the girl is," her captor asked her over and over, hitting her head against the wall. She could not understand, she could not speak, she could not see, she could not breathe.
She opened her eyes, her hand moving up to shield her eyes from the light. The light from the window was blinding her. She noticed someone pulled the curtains to the side. She lowered her hand, meeting the familiar Cheshire grin of a certain blond prince. He moved closer to her as he spoke, "Morning, little girl. Slept well?"
Oh, how I miss that ruthless, annoying accent.
She rolled her eyes at him. Did he come to mock me? "I'm not sure well is the word. More like pain," She replied, wincing slightly, as she sat upright. She bruised all over, and her shoulder hurt. She was reaching for the gunshot wound but he stopped her, grabbing her arms.
"The bullet..." She started but then she stopped, looked up at Belphegor. He stared down at her, the grin on his face was long gone.
I hated it, the smell of her blood. I hated it. I remembered the expression on her face. The way she looked, all covered in red. Her eyes was filled with terror, it did not suit her.**
"Tell me, who attacked you?! And what happened to that dress? The bullet-proof one, you would not have gotten shot if you have that on?!" He demanded for an answer. His grip tightened on her. He was angry, his voice showed as much.
"You're hurting me," She said, feeling the wound on her back stinging at her. He let out a loud sigh and let her go. She rubbed her arms and looked at him. Was he worried about her? She pursed her lips unhappily, "I had some unfinished business and was into a trap. I did not expect them to strike back so fast, I was just going to do a stakeout at Decimo's place."
"I'm going to kill them," He said, touching the bandage on her cheek. He frowned, wondering if it would leave a scar. The cut was so deep, and so long. He cursed at himself for not being here earlier. "I'm fine," She said, pushing his hand away. She scrutinized his expression, not that she could see anything with his fringe over his eyes. "Let it go, this is my problem, not yours."
He pinched her nose and she winced. "No. The Prince is having his share of kills in this matter. I'm not going to let it go, till I cut them up. All of them."
She sighed, not sure what to say to keep him off her business. "...I guess I was pretty dumb to not figure out it was a trap."
"You realised," He scoffed. "You're an idiot. If that girl did not found you, you would have been dead by now."
Girl? What girl?
"What girl? Was it not you who-"Then a knock was heard. The doorknob turned and opened, the black-haired girl from before entered the room. She carried a basket of fruits and placed it on a table.
Mireille's eyes widened, realising who it was. "Tsukimiya Sawada." She said, and then looked back at Belphegor. "She caused the explosion..? I could have been fine and still get them all if-" She stopped herself. Belphegor shrugged, he rushed here without any idea what happened to Mireille. She was being stubborn, not wanting to admit she needed help, but she did not want to come off rude to a person who helped her. "...Thanks."
"I'm glad you look better now. You were a mess when I found you. You do know that was more than one person can handle right?" Tsuki sighed, taking a seat by the bed and watched the duo. "...Unless of course, you're an assassin with no regards to your own life and others." Her words seemed to be directed at Belphegor. She was still holding a grudge towards him, from strangling her earlier. Belphegor snickered, glancing at her neck. "Is that supposed to be a compliment?"
Was she implying that I am not good enough? And that he's better than me?
"You would have killed me," Tsuki said, narrowing her eyes at him.
Belphegor snickered, "Well, I can't say you don't deserve it. Ushishishishi~"
There was a rising tension between Belphegor and Tsuki, but it did not bother Mireille. Whatever their problem was, it must had started from the stupid prince. Mireille looked away, rubbing at her rings.
She stared down at them, noticing all of them had a crack, except for silver one. The silver one had a strange emblem, the Caelum's insignia. Tsuki stared at her silver ring, "I've seen that before..." Mireille stared at Tsuki questionably. "Where?"
Not many people recognize the Caelum's insignia. She can be in the mafia and yet it still do not explain how she know of the insignia though. There's something with her, since the very first time we met. And the fact that she knows Belphegor means she's not just Decimo's cousin.
"Well, it's familiar but I can't put a word to it. It's probably nothing," She shrugged it off and got up. "Well then, rest well. I'll be leaving now. Before I feel like shoving a knife down his throat," she snarled, before leaving the room.
* Tsukimiya Sawada is an OC of mine for the first fanfic I posted on ffn. It's on hold since I couldn't get any inspiration to continue it.
** The way Mireille acted in chapter 6 bugged him. A lot.
Anyways, thanks for reading and putting up with me. Till my next update.