Within the Sawada household slept the Vongola's tenth generation boss, Tsuna. The boy was peaceful oblivious to the conscious world which left him vulnerable to any mishaps. One of which was already placed into action.
As the young boy slept spread-out in a starfish position with his arms and feet sticking out of the blanket, he was unaware of his right foot being attached to a dangerous contraption by a thin, almost invisible, fishing line. The line wrapped around the ankle of his foot and sagged to one of the corners of his room. From there, with the use of screw eyes – those screws with loop in the end – the line went along the room floor to each corners of the room until it got to the corner behind the bed. From there the line went up the corner to the ceiling where it connects to a pin that was keeping a large, hovering blade from falling onto the sleeping boy – a makeshift guillotine. The blade glint dangerous as it swags over the unexpecting victim.
It wasn't the only deadly contraption that was in the room. Another trap was set for anyone who dares walk into the room. The trip wire lay innocently across the doorway of the door and travel to the other side of the room where it connects to a silver gun on the window sill, poised to fire whoever trips it.
The young boy twitched in his sleep, teasing the triggering of his deadly demise. Groaning, Tsuna slightly stretched his upper body before turning onto his stomach. The string and blade jiggled, but fortunately, the foot that was connected to the trap did not move during his repositioning. Tsuna sighed in peaceful ignorance, snuggling into his pillow.
"TSU-KUN! WAKE UP!" Nana, Tsuna's mother called. Tsuna twitched, the noise disturbing his sleep. He groaned unhappily. "Tsu-kun you better be awake! Two of your friends are here!"
It took Tsuna a few moments before he registered the words into his fuzzy brain. Once registered, his eyes snapped before scrambling to get out of bed. His friends were coming over, he need to get dressed. He can't have them see him like this. As he stumbled out of bed, he yelped, face-planting onto the floor. His foot seemed to be caught on something. During his struggle and confusion, the trap was triggered. The blade came rushing down and cleanly sliced the top part of his bed into two.
"HHHHIIIIIIEEEEEE!" Tsuna shouted in surprised. Tsuna was pale as a ghost once he saw the dangerous blade and what it has done to his bed, Tsuna gripped his throat, realizing that the blade had come precisely down to where his neck would have been. Tsuna then noticed the fishing line attached to his foot, leading him to realized what has happened. As Tsuna panicked about his near-death experience, Yamamoto and Gokudera rushed up the stairs to Tsuna's room, having heard Tsuna's shouting.
"Juudaime! Are you alright?!" Gokudera's shouting brought Tsuna's attention to the door where he noticed the other trap. His head whipped to the window where he saw the gun, posed to fire.
"HHHIIIEEE! DON'T COME IN!" Tsuna shouted as he struggled to crawl to the door, temporarily forgetting that his foot was caught. As Tsuna scrambled for the door, Gokudera and Yamamoto arrived at the door.
"Hey Tsuna, you okay there?" Yamamoto asked as the two burst through the door, unheeding of Tsuna's warning. The open door triggered the trap.
"NOOOO!"
BANG!
"…" It was silence and tense. The horror of what had happened burned into Tsuna's soul, but…
Hearing no noises of two bodies falling to the ground, Tsuna fearfully opened his eyes, having closed them when he heard the gunshot. The first thing he saw was how uninjured and confused his friends were as they stood by the door. Relieved yet puzzled, Tsuna turned to the gun and saw that a small flag was sticking out of the gun's barrel with Reborn's face on it.
"You're not vigilant enough, Tsuna," Reborn said, appearing out of nowhere and using Tsuna's head as a cushion for his landing. Tsuna grunted, face-planting to the floor.
"Reborn! Stop setting traps around my room! You could have killed us!" Tsuna complained. Ignoring Tsuna, Reborn turned to face Yamamoto and Gokudera.
"Ciaossu."
"Hey kid, we're here like you told us to," Yamamoto said.
"Huh?" Tsuna said. Now that he mentioned it, why was his friends there?
"Reborn-san called us to meet him here," Gokudera explained.
"Why?"
"It's time to meet a companion of mine and possible recruit them as an ally of the family," Reborn announced.
"What? A family ally?"
"Get dressed," Reborn demanded, instead of replying. After Tsuna quickly got dressed under the threatening presence of Reborn, the group headed off to meet this 'potential ally'.
"So, who is this ally we're going to meet?" Tsuna asked as the group walked down the street to an unknown destination.
"A member of the Mugen clan," Reborn replied from Yamamoto's shoulder.
"WHAT?!" Gokudera screamed, frozen in shock. Tsuna and Yamamoto stopped as well, baffled by Gokudera's behavior. "D-Did you say the M-Mugen clan?!"
"Who's the 'Mugen clan'?" Tsuna asked, confused. They sound important, going by his friend's behavior.
Gokudera cleared his throat, shaking himself out of his demeanor. "The Mugen is a clan well-known in the underworld for their information and loyalty to the clan. The family originated from Japan, but their influence and power spread all around the world. Everybody in the underworld knows about the clan. The clan is currently a family of informants, spies, assassins, and bodyguards, but some say that the family had a long history of being a shinobi clan."
"Shinobi?!"
"Yes Juudaime, the clan is really secretive though and only those who are allies can truly know if the rumor was true or not. It wouldn't be surprising if it is. It would explain why the clan seemed to be so good at collecting information."
"Wow, they sound so interesting," Yamamoto commented.
"I'm just surprised that we're going to meet one, especially one who may potentially become the family ally." Gokudera said, brows furrowed in concern.
"Huh? Why?" Tsuna asked.
"As I mentioned before, the clan is secretive, rarely using their real name and instead uses their titles. Moreover, their loyalty to the clan can make it difficult to strike an alliance with them. You see, clients may come to them for business purposes, but you may never know what the informants' true intentions are when they accept those requests."
"Why's that?" Yamamoto asked.
"The clan operates in the accordance of benefiting the family. No one knows what may benefit the family. It could be reward of the deal or the deal could be a façade for something else. No one knows for sure and that why it is dangerous to make deals with the clan. People still do it anyway because that is how good their information is. Therefore, people try to be on the clan's good side before making deals. There are some who tried taking advantage of the clan, but I heard that all of them were eliminated as a result."
"E-Eliminated?!"
"Yes, since they value loyalty to the clan, they tend to despise traitors or those who don't keep their end of the bargain."
"How do you know them, Reborn," Tsuna asked, turning to the baby.
"I have an alliance with them," Reborn said, smirking.
"EEEHHH?!"
"T-That's amazing," Gokudera said with admiration.
Yamamoto laughed, "You know a lot of interesting people, kid."
I wonder what kind of person this member is, Tsuna thought, before recalling all of Reborn's previous acquaintances. Tsuna started to sweat, dreading to meet the person. Tsuna seriously hoped this person was at least normal.
"Um, Reborn, why are we here?" Tsuna asked as the group stood outside the student council room. The three boys gazed at the door, wondering why they were there. Was the person they're meeting inside? Ignoring Tsuna's question, Reborn slid open the door.
"Ciaossu," he announced as the boys followed him into the room. As they walked into the room, the boys felt as though they have entered a completely different school. The general layout of the room was in a similar structure as other rooms, but the room itself was different and more larger. The floor was a wood flooring – the color of dark red oak – instead of the regular tile floor and on the windows, were red drapes. The walls were the color of light brown instead of cream color like the rest of the school. To the left of them, was an area where it looked like people can take a break in; a coffee table near the middle of the section; a light grey couch and armchairs surrounding the table; and a counter along the wall corner with shelves, drawers, coffee machine, microwave, and other items. There was also a bookshelf filled with books.
In the area in front of the group, it seemed more like a typical student council room, but more high-class. There was a majestic desk in front of the window along with a cushioned chair. In front of the desk were four other desks which was positioned vertically to create a u-shape and for the seaters to face each other. The desks were less impressive than the main one, but they were still nice-looking. Along the side wall was a large whiteboard.
Once the boys were done looking at the place, they noticed a person sitting at the main desk. The person looked up, taking notice of them. It was the student council president, Yuuki, who was working on the pile of papers in front of him.
"Oh, what a surprise," Yuuki smiled, placing down his pen. "Please come in."
The group entered the empty section between the four desks and stood in front of Yuuki while Reborn jumped onto one of the desk for more leverage.
"Pardon us," Tsuna said sheepishly, feeling slightly embarrassed for intruding.
"Yo Kaichou," Yamamoto greeted while Gokudera stayed silent, eyeing the president.
"Now then," Yuuki said, placing his chin onto intertwined fingers. "May I ask what brought the four of you here? Are you here for another request for your mafia game?"
Yuuki smile in amusement as the three boys glanced at each other, unsure on how to answer. "U-um, n-no we-."
"-You can drop the act now, Yuuki," Reborn interrupted, surprising everyone.
Yuuki blinked, tilting his head in confusion. "What do you mean?"
"R-Reborn?! Wahh?!" Tsuna didn't know what Reborn was doing. Was he trying to get them in trouble?
Reborn tilted the rim of his fedora over his eyes. "Or should I say, Mugen's Death Angel?"
The boys gasped and turned to face Yuuki who has his fringes covering his eyes. Was this the Mugen member they were supposed to meet? How could this be? Yuuki, their student body president, was an informant? He's part of the underworld? He knows Reborn?! What's going on?!
Tsuna was confused and in disbelief by this discovery. The air in the room was tensed as no one moved or talked. It may be a trick of the lighting, but the occupants of the room thought that Yuuki's shadow flickered for a second. Slowly, a chuckle radiated from Yuuki's mouth. The corner of his lips curled into a smirk.
"My, my, you just have to ruin my fun, Reborn," Yuuki teased as he leisurely rose from his chair and walked around the desk to stand before the group.
"Then again," his smirk disappeared as he grew serious. Yuuki stared at the infant, "You wouldn't do such a thing unless it's important."
The boys watched nervously as the two stared each other down, almost as though they were silently communicating something. Soon Yuuki's eyes flickered up as he smiled teasingly at the boys. Yuuki gave a slight bow. "Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Kimura Yuuki and I am Mugen's Death Angel. It's nice to finally meet you."
"W-What? T-Then that mean…" Tsuna stuttered as he continued to stare at Yuuki in shock.
"That I'm a part of the mafia world? Yes, Tsuna, I am. Or should I say 10th generation Vongola boss?" Yuuki slightly smirked. He stood, watching as the boys tried to absorb the newfound information.
"Hey, is it true that your family were originally shinobi?" Yamamoto curiously asked, quickly accepting the situation. Yuuki paused, wondering if he should answer that or not. Coming to a decision, Yuuki nodded his head.
"W-Wow," Tsuna said in amazement.
"Wait!" Gokudera suddenly shouted, realizing something. "Mugen's Death Angel… Doesn't that title belong to the Mugen's next leader?!"
Yuuki raised an eyebrow. "Yes, that would be me. Do you have a problem?"
"What wrong?" Tsuna asked Gokudera who looked a bit pale.
"B-But, isn't the Mugen's next boss a…girl?"
Yuuki tilted his head. "So, what if I am?"
There was silence as the three boys try to register what Yuuki just said.
"WHAT?! YUUKI-KAICHOU IS A GIRL?!" Tsuna shouted as he gaped at Yuuki.
"That's why you looked so feminine," Yamamoto laughed, enjoying the surprise. Gokudera simply froze in astonishment. Yuuki didn't particularly care if they found out his – no, her true sex. It wasn't as though they were the first ones. The first one was actually Hibari. Apparently, her bindings were not enough to cover up the fact that she has a chest when you are chest-to-chest with someone else. Go figure.
"Wait," Tsuna said, once he got over his shock. "Why are you here, Yuuki-senpai? I mean, you were here for at least a year now, before Reborn even arrived."
"Good job with figuring that out, Tsuna-kun," Yuuki said as she gave him a slow, sarcastic clap. She leaned against her desk. "You see, Tsuna-kun, the Mugen clan was well aware of the fact that the Vongola family was getting prepared to pass on the role of head boss to the next generation. Thus, the clan needed to see if they should extend their alliance to the next head or not. They did the same thing with the previous candidates before they died, by the way. Since you're roughly around my age, my father thought I would be perfect for the job. This was also a good opportunity for me to start creating my own alliances since I would be the next head of the clan. So, I came to Japan early to establish my base and settle into the town. Since then, I have been keeping tabs on you, Tsuna-kun, and assessing your abilities. If my assessments go well, you would officially become one of my allies."
"Isn't that great, Tsuna," Yamamoto said, patting the boy on the back.
"Juudaime, one of the Mugen's member noticed your greatness," Gokudera said with admiration and pride. Tsuna could only sweat-dropped, not sure how to feel about everything. Yes, it was great to know that the president was an ally of theirs, but something about Yuuki unnerved him. Despite all this information, he still felt as though she was still a mystery to them. That also doesn't include that fact the she has basically been stalking him for roughly a year now, probably more than that. So, yeah, Tsuna does not know how to feel about all of this.
"Now," Yuuki said, pushing off the desk, "If that's everything, I have work to do. Being the student body president can be busy, you know."
"Hie! We'll let you go back to work then," Tsuna said as he ushered everyone out of the room.
"See you later, Kaichou!"
"Oi! It's 'Yuuki-sama', baseball freak!"
Reborn silently follow the group, only giving Yuuki a smirk as a goodbye. Yuuki smiled and waved farewell until the door of the room shut closed. Yuuki dropped her hand and a smirk replaced her smile. Those boys can be a bunch of idiots sometime. She did not say that she was their ally, only that she might become one depending on how things go. She was not done with her assessment of Tsuna and have not decided on the verdict yet.
She will admit that she found Tsuna to be annoying at first, but after that, she seemed to grow a bit fond of him. Unfortunately, Yuuki being fond of him does not mean that he was eligible for an alliance. The clan only give out alliances to those who are worthy and so far, he was lacking. At least he has been improving the last couple of weeks. Now Yuuki just needed to continue observing him.
Yuuki swiftly jumped up, a happy smile appearing on her face. She just realized that by having her identity exposed to the group, she now has more opportunities to participate in the fun events Tsuna seemed to unintentionally get himself into. That would mean more teasing and more mischiefs. She oh-so-love to torment Tsuna. As she mentioned before, he just gives the best reactions. With a happy skip in her steps, Yuuki went back to work.
A/N: For a general idea/picture of the student council room, please visit my deviant art account, Crystal-Tsuki. The drawing is only to give a rough idea on my image of the student council room.