jychan: And just like what I have said, I was going to make a story based from the other Guardians of the Rose Noire. This time, the characters I have chosen are Kyoya Hibari and Tan Li-Chen. This could also be a companion fic of Black Rose.
Summary: She was the Wind. He was the Cloud. They were both the aces of their own Mafia Famiglia. The only difference was that while one was the cat, the other was a rat. HibarixOC
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A woman in a red Cheongsam dress was frantically running about the corridors of the Rose Noire HQ in China. Something had happened. Alarms and sirens were roaring all throughout the speakers of the HQ. Certainly, Hibari Kyoya might have not burned himself when he was cooking, right? She stifled a chuckle as she immediately ran off to wherever the smoke came from. On the way, however, different people were charging towards her.
"What-" She took out her arnis sticks and hit every person who had tried to kill her, "-on-" She kicked with her right leg, "-Earth-", She flipped up and had beat every vital spot of her enemies' body and had finally landed on her two feet, "-is happening!" She grumbled as she went on and defended herself from another group of men who were charging towards her.
"Why-" She proceeded to perform several attacking stunts towards her enemies, "-are-" She kicked the chest of one these men, "-you-" She thrust her arnis sticks to each vital organ of the body, "-attacking me!" She said as the last of the men who attacked her fell down on their knees.
"And where the hell is Hibari-san? He's the one who enjoys this. I, on the other hand, would rather sleep on my bed and lay on it all day long!"She muttered as she went on her way until another group of men had attacked her.
"This is for Andre-sama!" One of the men had attacked her, but she had prevented him from doing damage towards her.
"Andre-sama? The Martinio Famiglia then. How great." She grumbled sarcastically as she proceeded on hitting each men with her arnis sticks. "Why don't you ever get consumed!" She grumbled as another group of men lounged towards her.
"This is making me furious! A lot." She shouted as she proceeded on hitting with her elbows, beating with her arnis sticks and kicking these men on different parts of their body. Not that her stamina was going low, but her patience was getting thin a lot.
As soon as the last man of the group fell, she had proceeded to wherever the smoke came from and as she had reached her destination, she had seen Hibari Kyoya, but this time he was with someone else.
"Hibari-san, what happened?" She said as she had walked near Hibari, who had stopped her from going near him.
"You go out now. You are not up to your proper mind yet. You would only get in my way." He said as he held his tonfa before her. "Go now."
"But, why?" She asked as Kyoya replied, "You're worthless as you are now."
Tan Li-Chen's eyes widened at first, but she covered her emotions with another chuckle, since that was what she usually did as always. He knew that she wasn't worthy to fight whoever the Martinio Famiglia had sent for them.
"I-I see. I'll go off first, Hibari-san. I'll be off first." She said as she quickly turned around and went off to where the exit was. She had to run away. She was a coward, after all. She could fight when it was unnecessary, but at this time when she was needed most, she could not fight at all. She could not fight for the Haru-san who had helped her become who she was now. She was useless. She was worthless.
She stopped on her heels and called the person who knew could understand her the most. "B-B-Boss, help me." She frantically cried to the person on the other line.
"Li-Chen! Li-Chen! What happened?" Her Boss asked as worry was evident with her words. Her Boss was really gentle, wasn't she?
"Andre's minions. They're attacking the China HQ. Hibari-san," She swallowed, "He went out to get them. I wanted to help him but he said that I should just get away from the scene. I'm so scared on what might happen to him." She cried as tears fell down her eyes.
She was an utter coward. She was stupid. She was so useless. She was worthless. She wasn't worth to be called as the Ace of The Rose Noire Famiglia, the top Mafia Famiglia in Northern Europe. She was nothing. Why was she such a coward at such a time? She was so useless that she couldn't prove to others that indeed, she was worth the title of being the Wind of the Rose Noire.
She was the Wind. The Wind that nothing could bound and capture, that continually blows all misfortune towards the Famiglia. And yet, she could not embody such task of being the Wind. She garnered all the courage that was left of her.
"Boss! I'm going back! I'm going to help Hibari-san!" She said as she threw the phone and went back to where Hibari Kyoya was. She had to show them- no, him, that she wasn't a useless coward that she had always seemed. Wait. She had to prove to herself that she could embody the Wind. She was the Rose Noire's Wind Guardian. She was Tan Li-Chen.
Tan Li-Chen was a name for all firstborns like her. That was why having an older sister was preposterous. It could also be a title that was given to all first born children in their family- be it male or female. And she had to show that she deserved being Tan Li-Chen. That indeed, she was worthy to be the firstborn in their family.
She went back to the room where she had seen Hibari Kyoya who was now fighting with two people - male and female, that is. The female opponent of Hibari Kyoya had noticed her first as she had turned towards her.
"What on Earth are you doing here, Tan Li-Chen? Haven't I told you to go now?" Kyoya said as he noticed that Li-Chen had returned.
"I had to return. I am Rose Noire's Wind. I have to prove to myself that I am worthy of this." She said as a loud chuckle came out from the mouth of the female opponent of Hibari, while the male opponent continued on attacking Hibari Kyoya, who was defending himself with his tonfas.
"Just being the Rose Noire's Wind? Are you kidding me, Tan Li-Chen?" The woman's face had now been visible, "Rather, younger sister?" She grinned as Li-Chen realized that their faces were exactly the same. What the hell? Did she ever have a twin sister or something? The only difference that they had with each other was that the opponent's hair was straight, while her hair had slight curls at the edges.
What on Earth was happening? Li-Chen thought as her hair drifted with the wind. Why was such woman before her? Why was there a woman who exactly had the same face as her actually telling her that she was Li-Chen's older sister? Was what the woman saying the actual truth?
"Now, now, don't be too shocked, Fei Lien." Li-Chen's eyebrows raised. "Well, that is your real name. Tan Li-Chen was supposed to be my name, after all. I was supposed to be Tan Li-Chen. Not you. I am the firstborn. Not you. You don't deserve such name with your cowardliness." The woman sneered at Li-Chen as Li-Chen simply had a confused look on her face.
"ACHI! LET'S PLAY NOW! COME ON!" A young girl with hair that had slight curls on the edge went near to an older woman in a red Cheongsam dress. The older woman in the other hand smiled and chuckled, "Fei Lien, why don't you come and train with me?"
"Well, will you give me candies if I do so?" The older woman nodded and they proceeded on training.
"Fei Lien! Mei Lin! Come here." Their master called for them as Fei Lien and Mei Lin immediately rushed to their master. "Fei Lien, where is your older sister?"
"Mou~ Achi is so slow in running." Fei Lien grumbled as she pouted and their master had patted her in the head.
"Now, now, patience is a virtue." Their master said as Fei Lien nodded. "Rather, Fei Lien, do you want to be called Li-Chen, instead?"
"Li-Chen?" Fei Lien's head tilted on a side in question. Wasn't that a name that her older sister was going to be called as soon as she finished training?
"Yes. Tan Li-Chen. Li-Chen. Plum Treasure." The master said with great determination and declaration. Fei Lien, on the other hand, looked at her master with great amazement and had a spark on her eyes.
"It is obvious that Fei Lien had won over her older sister. Well then, Fei Lien shall be granted with the name, 'Tan Li-Chen'." Their master declared as Mei Lin's eyes were filled with horror. Fei Lien on the other hand widened her eyes with amazement. She had just won over her sister for the first time. She looked at her older sister and smiled at this, but her older sister had sneered and glared at her.
How could her younger sister win over her? Mei Lin thought. She was better than Fei Lien. She practiced arnis earlier than Fei Lien. She was older than Fei Lien.
"But, master, firstborns are supposed to be the ones who will inherit the Tan Li-Chen name!" Mei Lin said as their master sighed and replied, "It was a wrong notion for you to believe that. Nevertheless, if you want to believe it that way, then we can make Fei Lien the firstborn then."
Mei Lin widened her eyes. The master couldn't mean that, right? She immediately seized her weapons and was about to attack Fei Lien when their master defended Fei Lien and had beaten her up.
"ACHI! MASTER! STOP IT! STOP IT!" Fei Lien cried as tears went out her eyes and had clenched her fists upon witnessing their master killing Mei Lin.
"STOP IT!" Li-Chen shouted as she fell on her knees. What were these memories that have suddenly popped out? Was that how her cowardice had started? Was it when her master had actually beaten up and had attempted to kill her older sister? She was out of words. What was happening?
"I see that you have restored the memories that the master had purposely sealed." Mei Lin had smirked, "Well then, give me the Wind Weapon now."
"I can't do that!" Li-Chen shouted back as she fixed her stance. She had to do this. She just had to. No matter how confused or messed up her mind was as of the moment. She had to fight back. She cannot let the Wind Weapon be taken away by the enemy Famiglia.
"Oh, so you're planning to fight back, Fei Lien? Well, let us resume with the fight in the past, shall we?" Mei Lin had a smug grin on her face as she proceeded on hitting with her arnis sticks as Li-Chen dodged and blocked each attack from her older sister. It was taking all for her to not be defeated or be hit by the arnis sticks of Mei Lin.
"I'm going to win over you this time, Fei Lien. I will have the Wind Weapon. Believe it or not." Mei Lin continued on taunting her younger sister as she continued on attacking while Li-Chen remained on the defensive side. She could not find any chance to attack her opponent. The stance was strong. There were no loop holes. How was she going to attack then?
She jumped and flipped to a side and had cast side her arnis sticks. She took out a pair of fans. She was going to have to use the Wind Weapon, whether she liked it or not. She swallowed and activated the Weapon, "Changement de l'élément! Éventail du vent."
"Now, that's more I like it." Mei Lin chuckled as she tightened her grip on her arnis sticks. She was going to win no matter what. She was not going to lose over her younger sister again like in the past.
"numéro quatre du signal." Li-Chen said as she held her hand-held fans. Wind suddenly appeared as she made several strokes in the air with her fan. She wasn't going to lose so easily. She was the Wind Guardian of the Rose Noire. She was Tan Li-Chen. She had won over her older sister once. There wouldn't be any difference now, would there be?
"That's what you think!" Mei Lin said who seemed to have read the thoughts of her younger sister as she was able to withstand Li-Chen's attack and was able to backfire the attack of Li-Chen. Li-Chen received the damage and was instantly knocked out from the impact. Li-Chen tried to stand up, but she was cornered by her older sister.
"Give up now, Fei Lien. You will never win against me a second time around." Mei Lin said as she took the Wind Weapon from Li-Chen. She hit Li-Chen, who lost her consciousness instantly. Mei Lin motioned to her partner who was in a fight with Hibari Kyoya.
"I know you hate to stop this fiery fight with you and him, but we must go now. André-sama is waiting for us." Mei Lin said as her partner stopped from fighting with Hibari and they had instantly disappeared without any trace, leaving Hibari Kyoya on the battlefield with an unconscious Li-Chen.
jychan: HERE YA GO, GUYS. It's a pretty long chapter. I believe. 'Achi' is the Chinese translation for Older Sister. It's in the Hokkien Language, I believe. Changement de l'élément means Change Element; Éventail du vent means Wind Fan; numéro quatre du signal means Signal Number Four.
novellanite12: I just wish he wasn't OOC, somehow. :)))) Thank you also for waiting. :)
TunaSFX: Oh yeah. I forgot that there were other Chinese Languages. By Chinese, I would mean in Hokkien Language. I hope you won't get confused anymore. :)