Jychan: I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! I'm just an ordinary fan who loves doing fanfics for KHR.
Summary: She disappeared from their sight the day after they graduated High School. Five years later, she appeared at one of the Vongola Function Parties as the Boss of the Rose Noire Family. Was she still the Haru that they knew? TsunaxHaru
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The Ace of the Rose Noire Famiglia. That was what they called her. She was the strongest guardian of the Paris-based mafia. She was the one who inherited the name, Tan Li-Chen. She was a person not to be underestimated. Whoever deemed her as weak had suffered in the end.
She had never fallen into disgrace whenever she had gone into a battle in the past. Yet, it was only once when she had faltered. And now, she was back.
"Not so fast, Marie, older sister." Her eyes glimmered in mischief, "Missed me, Antoinette, Rico?" She smirked at the last part. She knew how the others have anticipated for her return. Her master told her of what transpired after the explosion of the China HQ. How the others were so worried of her. And she basically used that as an inspiration to really return as the Tan Li-Chen she was now.
"Antoinette, Rico," She said as the said Rose Noir Guardians perked up, "When I directly attack the enemies, directly go back inside the HQ. Don't bother to look back." She spoke in straight Japanese.
It was necessary for her to use Japanese when the opponents would have no idea what they had spoken, which was obvious since they had raised an eyebrow over her words.
"We'll take your word then." Antoinette replied in the same language. She was wounded, but her wounds weren't the kind of wounds that one living in the mafia world would have to worry about.
"What did you say?" Marie asked as Li-Chen smiled and spoke in the language that all of them understood - French.
"Nothing that would concern you. I complimented her dress."
And with that, the other Frenchwoman nodded. Li-Chen grimaced inwardly as she realized how gullible Antoinette's opponent was. She shook her head. Nevertheless, this woman was somehow clever in one way or another to have wounded Antoinette. She raised her arnis sticks and got into an attack position.
"Shall we get this on then?" She said, her eyes out of fear anymore.
Gone was the Tan Li-Chen who feared every single thing in this world. Gone was the Tan Li-Chen who would quiver on a side. Gone was the Tan Li-Chen who wouldn't charge straight on in a fight. Gone was the Tan Li-Chen who would pass at any fight as much as possible.
The Tan Li-Chen of the present was now fearless.
"I don't know how you survived, but I'll get you this time. You don't stand a chance, especially since I have the Éventail du vent." Her older sister said as Li-Chen rolled her eyes. Li-Chen knew what she was now capable of.
"Don't depend on that weapon too much, older sister. Just a suggestion." She said as both sides charge on to each other with their respective weapons. Li-Chen was striking the wind fans with her arnis sticks as her older sister took a step back and activated the wind fans.
"Changement de l'élément! Éventail du vent" Mei Lin said as she immediately made several strokes in the air and activated her weapon, "numéro quatre du signal." She said as Li-Chen immediately hit the several cyclones formed and returned them back to Mei Lin.
"How is that even possible? How could you return them?" Mei Lin asked, "I had improved that attack. It isn't the same as the attack you did on me before!"
"Well, perhaps, I have changed as well. Isn't it exactly obvious?" Li-Chen said with a hint of sarcasm. She glared at her older sister and pointed at her with her arnis sticks.
"Don't think that I never improved since then." She chuckled, "Have you ever realized what is the meaning behind the name 'Li-Chen'?"
"The first character meant 'Plum' and the second one meant 'Morning'. Morning Plum." Mei Lin immediately replied as Li-Chen chuckled.
"Then, I see the reason why you weren't chosen as to be the one to inherit the name then." Li-Chen said in a matter-of-fact tone as her older sister glared at her and sent more several wind strikes against her, which Li-Chen effortlessly sent back to her older sister.
"Taking to mind of the naming taboo, take note that my characters are different." She gave a small grin in the end. "Yet, how the next Li-Chen is named is decided upon by the one who is appointed to judge who deserves such name - in our case, the Master."
Li-Chen proceeded to attack Mei-Lin, who was trying to dodge and block each attack that Li-Chen gave. The keyword, though, was tried.
"The deeper meaning behind those two characters would be easy. Plum is a connotation for vitality and the five blessings - wealth, old age, love of virtue, health and a natural death. The first character indicates of the person as being strong. Being able to withstand any kind of trouble that might come in his/her way." She said with a smile.
"The second character, on the other hand, which meant morning, was a symbol of the person carrying such name as to be able to begin again after a deep trouble - night, in short. After the evening, there is always the morning. That was what the name Li-Chen meant." Li-Chen ended as she blocked an attack from Mei-Lin, who was struggling to keep up with Li-Chen.
"Do you think I even care? I have the wind weapon with me. Why should I care?" Mei-Lin asked as Li-Chen stepped back quickly and hit Mei-Lin in the stomach, which she didn't anticipate. She coughed up blood as she dropped on her knees.
"I told you not to depend on the weapon so much. What do I have to do to make you listen?" Li-Chen asked as she maintained a strong front. She couldn't show mercy at her opponent. Doing so would bring her down. She learned that the hard way.
"Mei-Lin, do you need help?" Marie, who was forgotten at the sidelines asked, as she was immediately retorted by Mei-Lin.
"Only a coward would need help in fighting her opponent." Mei-Lin said as she held her pride high.
"Well, if you say so..." Marie replied with a hint of hesitance. Mei-Lin was already on her knees and coughing blood already. She wanted to help Mei-Lin, but Marie knew that she stood no chance to her ally's opponent. Li-Chen could already take down someone who had an element weapon. She was that strong.
"I'm just giving back to you ten times what you did to the China HQ." Li-Chen said, her eyes filled with anger, "You killed my allies at the China HQ, you destroyed the China HQ, you took away the wind weapon and disgraced the Famiglia. I will never forgive you for that."
She immediately hit her older sister with her arnis sticks, while said older sister was getting beaten by the arnis sticks. Mei-Lin whimpered in pain, yet she never shouted out. It was her pride that was really high.
"You say that yet you never realized that I had another partner. He's coming and he's going to kill the families of the said allies who I killed in the explosion." Mei-Lin smirked.
It was Li-Chen's time to smirk.
"Your partner? The one who came with you to the China HQ? He just got killed by Hibari-san. You didn't notice why Hibari-san wasn't here? Well, it's obvious because Hibari-san wanted to finish his scoff with that person." She said as Mei-Lin's eyes spelled rage.
"HOW DARE YOU KILL HIM! HOW DARE YOU! Numéro quatre du signal!" She cried out as she formed several strokes in the air.
"Before I was showing you mercy since you were my younger sister, but now, no! Prepare to die with this last technique, Fei-Lien! Prepare to die!"
Li-Chen immediately switched into defense position as the cyclone formed was getting near her and was about to consume her. It was strong, yes, but it was not as strong as the feelings of rage and anger she had against her sister for killing her comrades.
"You will never beat me, older sister!" She said as she was able to return the attack back to her sister, who was overwhelmed by the strong current, was brought up to a higher point and was immediately dropped into the ground upon the disappearance of the cyclone.
Her drop to the ground was strong that she immediately died as she hit the ground. From the looks of it, she had died with a broken neck.
Wind consumed them as Li-Chen took the Éventail du vent from her sister's corpse. She closed her sister's eyes as her head was bent down.
"I'm sorry, A-jie."
A/N: YAAAAY~ Li-Chen wooon! I'm so, so, sorry for not updating. Been busy for the past few months with studies since I was in fourth year high school. So, now that I graduated high school, I can make updates already~ MWAHAHAHAH :))) Éventail du vent - wind fan; Numéro quatre du signal - signal number four;
So, yes I made a mistake. A-Jie is the correct way for writing 'older sister' in Hokkien. :) I'm using the Hokkien language for Chinese here, so yes, it's not Mandarin. Apparently, you read it as Atsi/Achi but it's spelled that way. . SORRY! T^T
ZacharyStella: But sadly, no. XD Apparently, Hibari went somewhere else and killed Mei-Lin's partner, which kinda makes sense since he would want to continue a fight he never finished. XD
SoulMaka: OHMYGOSH. :)))) THANK YOU! THANK YOU LOTS! XD And yes, it was made that way so that they could actually feel some hesitance or emotion whenever they fight their opponents. And it would make sense if Andre actually uses some people who have been part of the lives of the Rose Noir's Guardians since he does want to mess with them. Trust me, he has a complex personality.
DrGn36: Yes! This is still alive! :))))