The Shark that Loved a Tuna

Sometime after the ring battle…

No one ever respected me in this rough group we call ourselves as "The Elite Assassination Squad – Varia". Sure, we fight to protect our boss, we sometimes support each other…But the other members, like Lussuria and Belphegor always teased me, made me feel bad. But their mockery didn't compare to our boss. Yes, Xanxus, the boss of Varia. One time, he even threw a glass of orange juice at me!...It hurt pretty bad… But that guy had the potential of becoming the Tenth Boss of Vongola. He had that angry look in his eyes that made me want to follow him. It was completely over-powering. But when we formed this group, actually, even before we formed it, he had always been cold to me, always saying that the other members or I were "Trash".

"You trash! Eliminate them!" He'd say that whenever we had enemies. I had a bitter feeling against him. Nevertheless, I bottled up these feelings and stored them away in my heart. I was a person of pride; I wanted to become the First Sword Emperor. So…Guys like me shouldn't be a victim of my own emotions. I shall not let the boss' mockeries affect me; I am after all, his right hand man, a second-in-command in the Varia Squad.

But ever since we lost in the ring battle against Tsunayoshi-kun and his friends…I started to think badly of him. We should have gotten the rings!...If only Xanxus wasn't an adopted child of Don Timoteo the Ninth Vongola…We should've won and he should have been the next boss of Vongola…If only…He didn't take revenge on the Ninth Boss…

Now that all those events are over, I always thought, Wouldn't it be better for me if I joined Vongola?...I often denied it. N-No! That's a crazy thought!

Oh get it together! You're Superbia Squalo! You're a shark! A merciless, emotionless, fighting machine with skills of a fine expert assassin!...I'm not like those fools in Vongola! A shark should not fall in love with its prey!

Wait, where did that last thought come from? Falling in love? That's…Definitely the silliest thing I ever…

Then I thought, Would Tsunayoshi-kun accept a cold-blooded person like me? What if I don't fit in, especially because I hurt his Rain Guardian badly? Is there even any hope for me to pay for the sins I've done to the Vongola family?...Wait, that Arcobaleno…Reborn, was it? He said that Tsunayoshi-kun would accept anyone, just like Vongola Primo did. Do I have a chance?...Tsk! That's stupid!

Denial yet again. Can't I contain my feelings for the upcoming Tenth Boss of Vongola?

He's so kind…So warm-hearted, unlike Xanxus…I wanna join Vongola…I want to experience what it means to live, not for myself, but for my teammates and my boss as well.

I sighed. There was no use in hiding it. I, Superbia Squalo, from the Elite Assassination Squad, have fallen in love.

Author's note: So…What did you think of this?...Sorry, I'm not really good in writing romance stories…It's my first time. I hope you like this pairing as well as I do!

Mmmm…I want some tuna right now…