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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 11:39:19 GMT -9
Kari put a finger to her chin. "Hmmm. Maybe I should just get settled for today. Kari laughed and sat down on the porch.
Yamamoto seemed like a good guy. The smile he had was so cheerful. Like it could warm anybody up inside.
Xanxus walked out into the garden and sat on one of the stone benches. He looked at the bushes of multiple colored roses and flowers. He picked the whitest flower he could find and smelled it.
It reminded him of her.
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 11:51:56 GMT -9
"Sounds like a plan!" He slouched down the column and sat beside her. "Are you going to be attending school while you're here?" He asked, mentally making a list of the places he should show her today.
She seemed like a really nice girl, and he couldn't wait to get to know her a little better.
Celeste was lost in her own thoughts about the man she had just met as her parents argued with the Vongola Ninth about if she was really going to marry him. Of course she was.
Once her parents' requests to opt out of the marriage were shot down, the Ninth turned to Celeste. "You'll be staying with Xanxus and his men at the Varia headquarters; Your luggage has already arrived there. While I discuss business with your parents, why don't you go for a stroll through the gardens?" He gave her a tired, but kind smile.
"Okay." She smiled and was escorted by one of the Ninth's men out to the gardens. He seemed to see something that sent him back inside in a hurry, but Celeste didn't notice. She was too busy admiring the flowers to notice her fiance lurking on the bench nearby.
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 12:44:37 GMT -9
Kari nodded. "Mhm! Namimori." She smiled and waved her feet back and forth on the porch. "Ah. Yamamoto-kun? What is your famiglia like?"
Xanxus twirled the flower by the stem between his thumb and index finger. He rested his chin on his fist and let his gaze wander. He saw that girl. His....fiancé. She was walking past the big fountain. That's when Xanxus noticed something odd.
There was a man with a pistol hiding in a tree behind the Vongola walls. He wasn't aiming at Xanxus, but at....
Instinctively, Xanxus rushed to Celeste's side and knocked her back as he pulled out his own gun and aimed it at the man. In a split second they both fired. Xanxus got the man in the head, leving the assasin's bullet to go awry and slash across his chest.
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 13:03:09 GMT -9
"Famiglia?" His brow furrowed. "They're the best, of course! With a boss like Tsuna, there's no way we aren't!"
Celeste was easily knocked to the side. She tumbled into the fountain, her white dress soaked all the way through. Luckily, she was wearing a black slip under it, so it didn't really matter. She screamed on instinct when she heard the gunshots and smelled the gunpowder in the air.
....
She opened her opaque eyes. Xanxus had his gun pointed at a man, who was slumped against a tree, dead. And Xanxus....
Without even thinking, she darted forward to examine the wound.
Lucky for her and her fiance, her nanny had taught her how to unlock her Dying Will flames, something exclusive to those who join the Vongola Famiglia. Her nanny had been a low-ranking officer for the Vongola back in the day.
Sun flames lapped at Celeste's fingertips. She eased Xanxus down into the grass, sternly, and leaned over him. She brushed her fingers over the wounds, hoping her weak Sun Flames would be enough to help him.
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 13:16:32 GMT -9
Kari laughed and smiled warmly Yamamoto. Soon, she heard footsteps. She turned to the doorway and saw Mrs. Sawada standing there.
"Kuroishii-san! It's time for lunch! Would you like to join us Yamamoto-kun?"
Xanxus swallows hard and places a hand to the wound. he was bleeding profusely and the cut was about a foot long. Though, it was shallow.
"I'm fine!" Xanxus pushed her hands away and growled. He tried to stand up but as he bent, more blood came out from the wound.
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 13:29:50 GMT -9
"Sure, that sounds great!" He beamed, climbing to his feet. He offered Kari a hand. "What's for lunch?"
"Great, you'll be even better if you let me heal it!" She replied with the fierce determination of a potential Cloud guardian. Even if she had Sun flames, her temperament was that of a Cloud.
With more determination, her weak flames spiked in power and hungrily lapped at his wound. She watched as the skin laced itself back up, leaving only a pale scar that rivaled his multiple dark ones that colored his chest.
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 13:44:33 GMT -9
"We're having some of your fathers sushi! He decided to let us have it as a gift for taking such good care of you!" She smiled and walked away.
"Your father owns a sushi shop?" Kari took yamamoto's hand and grasped it tightly as she got up.
Xanxus flinched a bit and groaned. The cut healed but it still stung. She had such control over her flames...
Xanxus felt the spot that she healed. He looked at her and noticed her beautiful, glistening eyes. His expression was an amazed one and he started to realize there was more than just a face...
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 13:55:51 GMT -9
"Yeah, the best one in Namimori! My dad is an amazing sushi chef." He pulled her to her feet and held her hand for a little longer than necessary.
"There you are!" She quipped. She stood and squeezed her hair out on the side with a tiny sigh.
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 14:25:40 GMT -9
"Then i hope its a good meal!" She smiled. Kari pursed her lips and wiggled her fingers in Yamamoto's hand. "Etto, Yamamoto-kun..?"
Xanxus stood up and looked around for the white flower he had. He saw it and rushed to pick it up. Unortunately, the crimson blood stained the white rose.
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 14:42:35 GMT -9
"What?" He smiled, oblivious.
She wringed out the bottom of her dress and combed her fingers through her hair. Then she glanced over at him. "That's a very pretty flower."
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 14:58:35 GMT -9
Kari blushed a bit at his obliviousness. It was a bit too soon for them to be holding hands. They weren't even that close yet.
Kari ran into the house, trying to surprise Yamamoto and let her hand slide away.
"Let's go, Yamamoto-kun!"
Xanxus brought the flower to his chest. "It was. Until the blood came on it..." He frowned and twirled the flower.
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 17:27:44 GMT -9
He let go of her hand, not even realizing he was holding it in the first place. "Ahaha, let's go!" He dashed in after her, hot on her heels.
She rocked her her heels a little, her head tilted. "I think the blood makes the flower look prettier." She smiled shyly.
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 17:50:09 GMT -9
Kari giggled and ran until she found the kitchen. She stopped and realized there was so many people sitting down. She suddenly realized how comfortable she got with Yamamoto and straightened herself up. She regained her serious expression and bowed to everyone.
Xanxus chuckled a bit. "Thats not something you hear everyday...Especially from a girl..."
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Post by LovelessTuna on Jul 7, 2011 18:43:25 GMT -9
Yamamoto stepped in after her. "Hey everyone!" He greeted. "This is Kari-chan." As if that was enough of a greeting, he gestured for her to take a seat. Tsuna smiled and patted a chair beside him.
"We saved this seat for you, Kari-chan."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Her eyes narrowed a little bit. She never could succeed at looking very threatening; When she tried, she looked like an angry kitten or a child throwing a tantrum instead of a big bad assassin.
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Post by Mafioso on Jul 7, 2011 20:27:57 GMT -9
Kari smiled brightly. "Arigato, Juudaime!" She grinned and took a seat next to Tsuna. She kind of wished she was seated next to Yamamoto but she still had so many people to talk to!
Xanxus looked at her and laughed once. He stood and gently placed the flower into Celeste's hair.
"Dont pull that face. It makes you look spoiled."
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