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"Ohhh look! A Limo! I hardly ever see those!" Maya Giggled excitedly as she took out her phone to take a picture to show her friends. Watching the limo coming closer, she froze with her phone still pointing toward the car. "Th- that's the Vongola crest. Wha-what are they doing here? That's the Mafia!" She looked at lambo who was still looking down. "Lambo-kun! What do we do?"

Lambo glanced up, "Nothing, don't worry." He said

"Ara-Lambo! What do you mean-" She looked back to the limo to see a handsome man with silver hair getting out of the back with a butler holding the door for him. Everyone was now staring and whispering. It was hardly ever when you saw the Vongola in town, since they are located right on the outskirts of the city. The man was now standing, and with one glare around the street, everyone was on their way, avoiding eye contact with him.

" L-Lambo-kun maybe we should go-" Maya started.

"Oi! Brat!" the man yelled looking towards the pair. Maya Jumped and gave a small shriek, pulling on Lambo's Sleeve.

"L-lets g-" Maya continued.

"Baka'Dera you're too loud, you're scaring people." Lambo said slowly looking up. Maya gapped at how casually Lambo addressed the scary man.

"Che, you're keeping the boss waiting Aho-Ushi! Hurry up." The scary man yelled, getting back into the limo. Maya was frozen with fear until Lambo stood, pulling her with him.

"Come on, it's fine, it's just my tutor"

"Wha- but – how… Lambo-kun it's the Vongola, its dangerous, wait!" Lambo pulled her towards the limo and let her in first. She squeaked with fear at being so close to the scary silver haired man. Lambo got in next, but froze when his eyes landed on the person next to Gokudera.

"Tsuna- nii, I thought you were busy!"

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The shy looking man next to the scowling silver one gave a small smile. "Well I needed a break and I thought this was a good excuse to get away from the paperwork for a while." He smiled

Lambo smiled back at him, and then turned to Maya. "This is my big brother, Tsuna, the one I was just telling you about." Maya only nodded, taking in their appearances. The silver haired one that was supposedly Lambo's tutor was still scowling at her, his hard eyes never wavering. She can't help but feel something familiar about him. The other man, Tsuna, was one she recognized from her brothers old school yearbook. He always pointed out the small boy and would tell her embarrassing stories. Looking at this man now, she can't help but blush under his handsome gaze. She quickly looked down into her lap when her eyes met his. He and Lambo were having a discussion, and trying to tune in, she realized that it was in a different language. Lambo, as if noticing her unease, turns his attention to her.

"So I already have most of the project done, but if you wanted to change it, we have enough time before its due I guess." Lambo stated, looking away shyly. Maya could only nod, not trusting herself to talk just yet, still very on edge with these people. Why were they in suits in the middle pf the day? Why did a limo pick them up? And WHY does it have the Vongola Crest on it. Sure the Vongola protects the city, but it is also a ruthless mafia group, and like every group, rumors spread about it. She has heard many things about the Vongola, some good, some bad, but all terrifying. It is said that the guardians are all demons, with the lead guardian being Hibari Kyoya, the only one that is publicly known to be affiliated. Not only was it a deadly organization, but a massive one as well. It has countless members, but no one has ever been able to pin down any of the important figures, or get evidence to convict anyone. The police can't get any leads, or enough information to track down anyone associated. In short, it was like a legend. It was well known that the Vongola owned the town, but they were hardly seen. People would claim to see a person bearing a Vongola ring, or wearing the crest, or see a black car roll down the street with the Vongola symbol on the side, but it was put off as more of a joke since no one believed them. There were some people however, that chase after the Vongola, trying to join its ranks. Her brother was one of those people. He was constantly reading the news, checking blogs, and researching sightings. He sees the Vongola as heroes, and wants to be a part of that. Maya, however, knows that there are two sides to everything and where there us good there is almost always bad. That's one of the reasons that she is terrified at this exact moment.

An earsplittingly loud noise was heard directly to her left, loud enough to make her head spin and the ears ring. She caught something flying toward her a split second before the sound, and threw herself to the right, toward Lambo. After the ringing in her ears had died down, she looked up to see everyone looking at her with concern. She looked over to the window to see a small indent on the outside, with hairline cracks encircling what looked to be a… bullet… no. It couldn't be… that's just crazy, right? She looks to Lambo for and explanation, but he just sighs.

"I should have warned you but… it would have just made you paranoid and it's not like anything can harm us anyway, we have bulletproof glass." She looked at him in shock, and over to the other two men. The silver haired one still had a scowl on his face, she was beginning to think it was a permanent feature, and Tsuna just has an apologetic smile.

"That… that was a bullet. A real bullet." She stammered. "W-why is there a bullet… were we shot at? Why?" she was still shaking, holding on to Lambo's arm. The driver never once diverged from his course.

"Don't worry about it" Lambo tried to sooth her. "It happens all the time, but we're safe here. You're safe."

"I'm very sorry about this, Maya" Tsuna said, Maya looked up at him in shock, "I'm afraid this would be my fault. If I didn't come out to pick up you and Lambo, there is a better chance that that assassin would not have shot at us, as futile as his attempt was."

"B-But why did he shoot… why are you… who are you?" Maya asked, looking at the man in front of her, marveling at how calm he appeared, as if this were a daily occurrence.

"Che, you don't need to know that" Said the silver haired man, speaking for the first time since they got into the limo.

"It's fine Gokudera, its fine. I would have been scared too if this happened to me when I was her age-"

"It did"

"- and I would have appreciated some answers then too." Tsuna finished kindly. "You see Maya, many hits are put out for me daily, because I have made a lot of enemies, and my family has made a lot of enemies. The Vongola are a dangerous organization" Maya gasped at the confirmation of the involvement of the mafia "Ah I see you recognize who we are." Tsuna continued. "And being the leader, most of the hits are placed on me personally, but the family has learned how to deal with these threats, it's not like I'm the first after all, I'm the tenth."

Maya's mouth dropped open. Th-th-th-THE TENTH! He's the tenth boss of the family? There was a big parade a year back in the town, none of the town's people knew why, although it was rumored to the coronation of the next leader of the mafia family. Her brother was all over the parade but never could find any information supporting the statement. And here she is sitting with him like it's no big deal. The most powerful man in the town, the leader of the biggest mafia organization in the world!

"What…" Maya whispered, still not believing. Looking between Tsuna and Lambo. They both just smiled back as they pulled into the driveway of the biggest mansion Maya had ever seen.