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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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"Is that true?" Haru asked as she looked at Andre, who was holding out roses before her. He had a sweet smile on his face; the very one he always had whenever they talked with one another.
"Haru, you're probably exaggerating it. I didn't do that." Andre replied as he gave his usual smile, while Haru braced herself with her arms. Liar, she thought. Her eyes were already filled with tears that threatened to fall. Her body shook in the intense emotions she felt at the moment.
"Liar." She said out loud as Andre looked at her, sighing and shaking his head. He scratched his head, while he sat down on the bench. They were outside in the Rose Noire Mansion Garden. The sky was clear, but it was clearly the opposite of what Haru was feeling right now.
"Look, Haru, you believe those old blokes who did nothing, but criticize every action you did as neuvieme's daughter?" He asked in total disbelief, "They are just accusing me for whatever action. Who knows, they might be the ones behind it. Besides, Haru, I love you too much to do that."
Lies. She thought as her heart was bursting from the pain that she felt at the moment. Truth to be told, she was in the verge of falling in love with the man. He simply reminded her so much of him. She closed her eyes. It was all an act. A fallacy.
"Andre, I banish you from the Rose Noire." Haru proclaimed as Andre's eyes widened, his arms shaking. "At the same time, I break up our engagement to each other."
"What do you mean, Haru?" He asked as he opened his mouth in disbelief, "I thought you loved me? Why do you have to believe whatever lies you have heard from them? They did nothing, but to hurt you with their words!" He shouted, "But, you know what, it's not my loss. It's yours." He said as he left the gardens, stumping out of the garden.
Haru just stood there in silence as the rose Andre had held flew away with the wind.
She bolted her eyes open as Haru realized that it was all but a dream. Well, it wasn't a dream, rather. It was a memory of hers that resurfaced after years. She swallowed, she must have dreamed that since she was going to tell everything to everyone that day. There was no going back anymore. She had to tell everyone the truth. No more deception.
She got up, realizing that she had woken up five minutes earlier than the intended time her alarm clock was supposed to ring. She stood up from her bed and prepared herself. She freshened herself up and took a bath. Then, she proceeded to choose to dress up in her favorite clothes - the blue turtleneck long-sleeved top that had a ribbon below the chest area and a gray pencil skirt that ended right on her knees.
She tied her hair in a ponytail, which was reminiscent of her Namimori days. She smiled as she realized how many years it had last been since she had tied up her hair in that manner, since she had always put her hair down since the time she had come to Paris.
She smiled on her reflection on the mirror and nodded. She was going to be brave. She had to. She was going to tell them everything. It wasn't the time to be weak. She sprayed herself with perfume before going down to the conference room, where they were going to have a luncheon meeting.
All the Guardians from the Vongola and Rose Noire (aside from the ones who were in Italy) were around at the meeting, despite the others still being slightly wounded. Rico, nonetheless, was out of his crutches already as he had been healed by the Sun's regeneration ability.
Violetta was just seated on a side, her eyes a bit sore from crying the previous day and the fact that she wasn't able to get a single wink last night. She stayed up at the Infirmary, looking over the Vongola Underboss, whom she had known since childhood.
Gokudera felt like hell. He wasn't sure when was the last time he was beaten up so much. He groaned in frustration. How could he fall for such an obvious trap? Well, his arrogance made him end up that way, thinking that Sistema C.A.I. could easily pull off the trick. However, he had put up the box set a millisecond too late. He suffered the consequence to push through despite Vio's protests. Now, Vio had lost her weapon and was feeling so down. He hated that.
Antoinette simply looked at the door, waiting impatiently for her boss to arrive. Not that the boss was late. They were just early. They were supposed to meet thirty minutes later, yet all the Guardians had arrived earlier than that time. Even Li-Chen, who was usually absent, was there. Well, all of them needed to know the truth and real story.
Yamamoto looked at the perplexed faces of all the people around. It didn't help that Antoinette also seemed to be not on the mood to give out her usual not-funny jokes. He sighed inwardly as he looked at Antoinette, who was seated at the left side of her boss' seat. She looked sullen as her eyes stared at the door.
Rico was standing by the windows, looking over the Rose Noire Mansion Gardens. Truth to be told, he had already known some of it. Basically, since he would scoop over for details and secrets behind the family. He had known already much of the bad side that the Famiglia has done over the centuries, yet somehow, the Dixième failed to tell all of the Guardians some things. He wouldn't blame Haru, of course. He knew how she valued their lives so much. However, somehow he felt slightly frustrated being in the dark.
Mukuro simply wasn't interested in what was the girl going to tell them, but inside he knew that what she was going to tell would be a key to truly understanding what he could use against that Martinio bastard. The man was somehow getting to his nerves. Truthfully, he would really appreciate if he could get out of this already, yet it seemed he couldn't. Yet.
K sat on Antoinette's left as he sat back on his chair. He wasn't sure of what was going to happen next, but he certainly hoped that everything would end well. Well, he didn't really care of what his boss was going to tell them (for one, he knew that nothing in the past could be ever changed already), but he knew that this was pretty important to everybody, which included him, as well.
Ryohei knew that whatever Haru was going to say was truly important to all of them present at that Conference Room. Plus, whatever Haru was going to say would be connected to why she truly left them. It might not be the exact reason why, but somehow, it might be connected to her sudden departure from Namimori without notice. His sister had been suffering so much after Haru left. All of them, really. They had searched for her for weeks, only to find out from the neighbors that Haru and her family had left Namimori for unknown reasons. That the neighbors have truly seen them pack their bags and not see anyone kidnap them. Ryohei sighed as he sat back on his chair.
Li-Chen wasn't really one for such stories, especially since she wasn't there always at the Paris HQ. However, she was truly surprised when Antoinette had told her everything that transpired when she wasn't at the room at that time. Well, she had to look for her partner, who had slain her opponent's partner. She peered over the table as she looked at her partner, who had a blank expression on his face. She grinned, hoping that he wouldn't notice it. However, he did as he raised an eyebrow. She flustered in embarrassment as she shook her head.
Hibari was surprisingly there, as well. He had just killed off his opponent when the female herbivore had appeared at his back, telling him that they should be going to the Rose Noire Mansion already. He raised an eyebrow, noting that she did not know how he did things, but went along with her. It was already dawn when they had arrived inside the mansion when they had spotted another herbivore who told them about what happened. Then, the female herbivore urged him to 'come along to the Conference Room 2'. And so, there he was, brooding at his chair, instead of spending time with his pet bird.
Tsuna was sitting on his chair, which was facing against the door. Unfortunately. The thrill of knowing everything from Haru had been keeping him from going to sleep and when he was about to sleep already, he had realized that it was already dawn. And so, he did not get to sleep at all. Yet, it was perfectly fine since he had used that time to actually reflect on what was going to happen next. His intuition tells him that what Haru was going to tell them may partly affect the guardians, but not in totality.
A few moments, a knock on the door was heard as everybody's attention turned towards the door. The door opened to reveal Haru, who was dressed in a blue top and a gray skirt, as she walked quietly towards her seat, greeting everybody at the same time. "Good morning, Vongola, my dear Guardians."
"Good morning," They all greeted back in chorus.
Haru sat on the chair as she gave a smile to everybody, but the others seemed so tensed up. She swallowed, she had to make them feel comfortable or they might end up doing something after she told them everybody. "So, tell me your thoughts." She said as the others looked at her with an appalled expression on their faces.
"Well, I have no reason to question your banishing of Andre, Haru-san. But, I had this little speculation on why you have broken off your engagement with Andre," Antoinette said as Haru nodded, gesturing for her to continue, "Well, he has no sense of style. Just that. And wait, his barbaric manners."
The room had grown quiet for a while as Yamamoto burst out laughing as Antoinette peered over him and glared. It wasn't a joke, after all. She was serious. Yamamoto noticed that look and stopped laughing as he just smiled. Trust Antoinette to break the awkward silence.
"On a side note, rather, I thought it was because of rudeness. He doesn't deserve to be the boss' husband in such a way." Li-Chen said as she gave a small pout, thinking about the times when Andre would not greet back when people greeted to him.
"Well, he was also so arrogant that no one could beat him." Rico muttered as he rolled his eyes, remembering how Andre thought so highly of himself that Rico couldn't help gritting in anger, especially when Andre would proclaim out loud that the reason he wasn't chosen as a Guardian by Haru was because he could protect her without having the need of the Element Weapons. "Too overconfident and proud for Haru-chi's good."
Haru simply chuckled at what her Guardians had said, unable to say 'no' to what they said since they were all true. However, the reason was still incorrect. "How about you, K? Do you have an idea about it?" She asked the Metal Guardian who just gave a swift answer.
"I was thinking, rather, that Haru-san was in love with someone else." K replied as his answer earned the curious glances of everybody present in the room, which made Haru blush. She turned away, not wanting anyone to notice so that they wouldn't think that it was the reason, which wasn't at all.
"Really, Haru-chi? You were in love with someone?" Rico had a curious look on his face as he gave a teasing grin towards his boss, who rolled her eyes despite the ongoing heat occurring on her cheeks. "Kyoko-san, being my boss' best friend before she went to Paris, do you have any idea who?"
"Well, in the past, there was-" "I'm afraid all your answers are wrong, my dear Guardians." Haru interrupted Kyoko, who was surprised of Haru's interruption. She simply looked at the Rose Noire Boss with an all too knowing smile. Perhaps, K's guess wasn't that much of a wrong guess, after all? Kyoko grinned as she laid back on her seat.
"Then, I'm going to go straight to the point." Haru said as she closed her eyes, trying to remember what had transpired in the past before she had revealed everything to them.
That very night on her high school graduation day, she had noticed that her father wore a really serious expression. For sure, he was going to say something serious. It was always like this when he had to tell her something. Her Dad was usually smiling and funny, but this time, he was just too serious. She knew that there was something wrong.
"Haru, I have to tell you something." Her Dad said as they sat on the dining table, opposite towards each other. He looked at her with such seriousness that she never imagined she would ever see on her father's eyes. "It's about your mother..."
Her eyes widened. When was the last time when her father had actually mentioned her mother? That mother of hers who had died out of childbirth. The mother she had grown to love because of all the different stories her father had told Haru about her. The mother who supposedly sacrificed herself for the sake of the child who was growing in her womb.
"Haru," Her father said, tears pouring out of his eyes, "Your mother... She's alive..." Her eyes widened on the revelation that was spoken to her. "A-And I'm not your father, Haru. I'm definitely sorry. I mean, the boss didn't want to lie to you, but there was just so much complication."
She felt as if her heart had broken into pieces. Her supposedly dead mother was alive and the father she had grown to love, the father she had spent eighteen years with in her whole life was not her real father. Was she adopted then? But what did he mean by 'the boss'?
"It was just so hard to keep you safe when your Mother is a mafia boss. I was just one of your parents' trusted men and they, Victoire-sama, your Mother, and the real Miura Hiroshi-san, wanted to ensure your safety and so they had to make you go to Japan with me." He continued as she felt as if her heart was being shattered into pieces. So, her life was a whole lie?
"B-But, why do you have to tell me tonight? Why tonight? Why did you just reveal everything tonight?" Haru asked towards the man she had known as her father for the past eighteen years. Fortunately, she was rather sane tonight or she would've gone hysterical. She had to force herself to act mature. Her real parents had done this for her sake.
"Haru-sama, it is hard to say this, but your mother requests for your presence in Paris tomorrow. You simply have to go there already, Haru-sama. Japan, apparently, is not safe for you anymore. And it is already about time that you will go to Paris and learn about your origins. I know there are more questions in your head, but save it when you meet your real mother." He replied as she nodded. She stood afterwards from the chair and then, retreated to her room.
Haru bit her lower lip as she went inside the big room where she was directed by the scary-looking mafia men who were with her earlier. Not that she was scared of them, she had seen a lot of mafia-related things in the past. She was just going to meet her mother whom she had always thought of dead. She swallowed. How she wished she could tell Kyoko-chan of what was going on.
For sure, the others were wondering already where she was, since they were supposed to go to an all-expense paid trip provided by the Nono to them as a gift for graduating High School right on time. She sighed. Although she had truly treasured her friends, but as of the moment, meeting her long-time estranged parents was far more important.
"Haru? I-Is that you?" A lady who looked exactly like her (albeit older), save for her chestnut colored hair. "Is that really you?" Tears were streaming down the older lady's eyes as Haru immediately knew who she was.
"Mother!" She cried for her life as she ran to the arms of the older lady who had hugged her tightly, while a brown-haired man was at the side, smiling at them. It was her father, for sure.
"By the way, Haru, this is Andre. He is one of the higher-ranked soldiers in the family, though he isn't one of my Guardians." Her mother said as Haru nodded and turned towards the lad, who had looked all too familiar.
"Tsuna-san?" She asked as she blinked her eyes. She couldn't believe it. Why was Tsuna-san in front of her? The man before her just laughed, although it was in an un-'Tsuna-san' like manner.
"I'm sorry, princesse," The man before her said as she raised an eyebrow, "I'm not that 'Tsuna-san' person. I'm Andre. I'm under one of the caporegimes' of the neuvième." He replied as Haru just nodded, blushing upon the smile that Andre gave her. Well, it couldn't be helped. He truly looked like Tsuna-san...
"I mean, I'm not sure if you do want to go out with me, but if you'd want, then I won't hesitate to ask you out on a dinner date - just you and me." Andre blurted out as he looked away, blushing, while holding out a red rose towards Haru, who was smiling at what Andre was saying. How cute, she grinned.
"Of course, I would love to!" She said as she took the rose from him, smiling at what he had said.
"Haru, I love you." He said towards her as she bit her lower lip. Did she truly love him? Was she going to tell him that, too? She swallowed as she closed her eyes for a moment.
"I love you, too." She said as the image of a certain Vongola heir came to her mind. She had to forget about him already. He was too far away from her already and the chance of seeing him again was really small. Besides, Andre was truly like Tsuna-san.
"Okaa-san! Otou-san! Wake up! Please!" Haru said as she shook her parents, crying deeply as tears fell down her face. She swallowed as she looked around her. Fallen debris had scattered all over the place. The Main Conference Room in the Rose Noire Mansion had looked as if it were wrecked by typhoon, tsunami and earthquake at the same time.
She looked at her parents. Were her parents just going to die at that moment? She couldn't take the pain of the loss of her parents just after two years of spending time with them. "Please! We have so much to do yet. I haven't even shared a cake with you in Namimori Bakeshop. Please." She cried so hard as her mother's and father's eyes opened for a moment.
"The one who did this all was Andre..." Her mother murmured as she handed a pair of gloves towards her. "This is the Void Gloves." Haru raised an eyebrow. "What? You never expected that a pair of evening gloves would be the Void Weapon? Now, listen to me, if you won't believe me about Andre, then you can see the events that have been stored in the gloves. You'll know how to use it by yourself. Just believe in the Rose Noire blood that flows through you." Her mother hitched for air.
"There are other weapons, actually. The Fire Sword, the Water Bow, the Metal Daggers, the Wood Whip, and the Light Orb. As of where they are, they will be also revealed to you by the Void Gloves." She added as she swallowed for a moment, "Haru, I don't want to leave you yet. I have much to teach you. I have much to tell you. I have much time to make up with you, but it seems I can't. I'm really sorry. You've grown to become such a beautiful girl. Your father and I are so proud of you. Remember that."
"Your mother's right, Haru. You've grown to become such a beautiful woman. I hope you would find the right man for you. Andre, well, I haven't liked him from the start, but I know you'll find someone better. Too bad, I cannot interrogate him." Her father joked as he coughed blood, while Haru's tears fell down on her face.
"Father, please don't say that." Haru said as she wiped the tears on her face.
"Well then, as the Neuvième of the Rose Noire Famille, I proclaim Miura Haru to be my rightful successor, to be the Dixième of the Rose Noire Famille." Miura Victoire proclaimed as she closed her eyes, as well as Miura Hiroshi.
"Okaa-san! Otou-san!" Haru cried out loud as the rain outside of Rose Noire Mansion had become louder.
Haru opened her eyes as she returned to reality, seeing the expecting looks from the people around her. She swallowed as she opened her mouth.
"Andre was the one responsible for the murders of the Neuvième and her Guardians."
A/N:YEEEEEEEEEEES! I have finally updated again. :) Thank you to those who placed this under their Favorite Story and Story Alert! :D Actually, I was supposed to have ended in a further part, but I realized that your hearts may have been too shocked already. I mean, there was just so much revelation on Haru's part and this chapter alone is more than 4000 words already, and it might be too much for you hearts already and yah, I end up blabbering so much again. :))
novella12nite: YUP. You bet he did! Imagine a Casanova-like Tsuna. Yes. I'm sure Haru was so flustered. :)))
XxXStarxDustXxX: And as much as I want to reply to each and every review of yours, I don't have much time left already. . But I'm really thankful that you really gave a review for each and every chapter. :DDD I feel so honored that you truly gave some time. :D I'm happy that you found the fanfic really nice. :)
Hisawa Kana: Thank you! :) And here you go! :D Most of Haru's early Rose Noire years were revealed in this chapter. :D
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SoulMaka: Well, yes. There is a really good reason for Haru to banish Andre. :))) And yes, here are Haru's secrets. :D