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Chapter 1

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I swear to god that whoever caused me to be reborn as a young miss of something similar to a yakuza or maybe samurai family has the sickest sense of humor ever. I also blame whatever idiot decided to make me a girl in this life! Seriously! Do you know how many pointless lessons I was forced to endure just because I'm a 'Hibari' young miss?! I'm barely six and I had to act as if I was an adult rather than a child! If I wasn't an adult in my mentality, I would probably act the same way as my...elder brother. The two of us may be twins, but as he is male my standing is lower than his own...even though I really was born before him. They have this weird thought that the one born first is the younger while the one born last is the elder. As such, I was told to refer to him as my elder brother even though I'm actually the elder sibling.

"Still...I look like a doll." I muttered staring at my reflection in the koi pond.

Light brown hair that is shoulder length with dark purple eyes, but my eyes were always half open as if I was bored of everything...which is very true. In truth, my relationship with my current family can be described as either very close or...strained in some ways. They are not affectionate people, preferring to deal with their problems through a show of power, be it physical, mental, financial, or in terms of people. The Hibari family has their claws sunk into many people from the government to the local yakuza.

"I think it is a good thing I decided to not take up leadership...too much work..." I muttered remembering how much my brother must endure to become a suitable leader.

A Hibari must be strong. A Hibari must be smart. A Hibari must never bow their head to someone weaker than them. Those are the three main points our family follows. Very simple, easy to follow, normal even...or rather it would be if all the god damn children weren't wild children! I swear to god, I got more than a dozen challenges for my hand in marriage from idiots about to hit puberty! Thank god my brother took care of that than I did. If it was me handling it, they'd end up almost dying instead of suffering from a few broken bones.

"Kiku, what are you doing? It's almost time for training."

"Kiyofumi." I turned to look at the boy practically my double, if not for his shorter hair and his eyes are narrowed to the point it looked like he is glaring at you. "I was looking at the koi."

"You really like the koi."

"Peaceful."

"Hn."

Another thing I don't like...the Hibari family can somehow communicate using only a few grunts and looks. Six years and I still have to learn the different types of 'hn' which is really annoying as shit. They hate talking and they practically act as if they are mute...well, it was beneficial for myself since I don't have to talk if I don't want to. That and it gives me a good excuse to ignore anyone I deem annoying. While I get along splendidly with adults born in the family...outsiders who married in...yeah, not so much. Some idiots actually think I should give them a large amount of respect for merely being older than I am. If they want my respect, they need to earn it!

"Kiyofumi, what would you do if the person you wish to take in as your bride is a weak person?" I questioned looking at him.

"I don't need someone weak at my side. Kiku is enough." Kiyofumi declared nuzzling up to my side.

Despite the fact I was born as this boy's twin, I treated him as a younger brother...but he was oddly attached to me. I don't mind since I was a bit affection starved and he let me sleep with him during the winter when it is freezing cold. We live in a traditional Japanese home, absolutely no technology! I moved closer to Kiyofumi, trying to take as much of his body heat as possible. Being born in the winter sucks just as it sucks to train in the winter!

"Kiku, Kiyofumi."

"Chichiue." Kiyofumi glanced behind us at our father...who we resemble greatly if not for our hair, as his hair is a very pale shade of brown. Sometimes, in certain lighting it looked blond. "What is it?"

"Come, it's time to train."

"Yes."

Kiyofumi took my hand in his own, lightly tugging me along. I really didn't want to go, but I knew if I didn't...I would get three times the training later. My current father took great pains in threatening anyone who dared to block my path to reaching my fullest potential...since he knew I was highly intelligent for my age so there is no way he would accept me not training. This makes me miss the world of modern day technology. Heh, at the very least I can get a head start compared to many other people and possibly raise a fortune using my knowledge~! That'd be nice, spending my days being a lazy person and doing whatever I pleased.

"Tie your hair up, Kiku." Chichiue stated glancing down at me.

"Yes, Chichiue." I replied, pulling my hair into a loose ponytail.

"Hn."

The man clearly wanted to push me further, seeing how far he can take it...before I break. I suppose that is the natural sadism this family seems to have. I should also be very glad that I was born after world war two...even if there are a few problems here and there. I just wish my family would embrace god damn technology instead of acting like we were from feudal era!

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"Kiku-sama, it is time for your ikebana lessons."

"Kiku stays." Kiyofumi glared at the maid sent to fetch me. The two of us were sparring, per our father's orders. "Make that woman wait."

"That will not do, Kiyofumi-sama. Kiku-sama is an ojou-sama, it is necessary for her to take these lessons." The maid bowed while sitting seiza on the engawa. "This is the wishes of Oku-sama."

"That woman..."

"Kiyofumi, that is enough." I walked towards him, holding onto his hand. "Don't anger her."

That woman our...esteemed mother. I don't really like her, but she is a suitable woman for a Hibari...I just wish that she would stop trying to poison Kiyofumi. Whenever the two of us weren't together during mealtimes, she would try to slip a few poisons in his foods. The only reason why she didn't do it when I was around is because I'm already under her tutelage...learning the art of poison. I was constantly being poisoned in a controlled amount. Kiyofumi was not taking these lessons hence her desire to try to increase his resistance.

"Hn..."

"No, you cannot kill her."

"Hn."

"Yes, I will eat with you during dinner tonight."

"Hn?"

"Yes, I'll let you sleep with me tonight."

Kiyofumi was pleased despite the fact that it didn't show on his face. I left with the maid to get ready, knowing that my brain is going to be stuffed to the brim with information about the flowers that can be turned into poisonous weapons...Actually, I really want to know how this woman managed to ensnare a man like my current father. The woman was a god damn chatterbox and more often than not strayed from whatever subject she was teaching me.

"Ah, my cute little Kiku." I stared at the woman with long brown hair, her eyes a rather startling shade of silvery-white. "Come, it is time for your lesson to begin. You were late so I was a bit worried."

"...I apologize. I was training with Onii-sama...Okaa-sama..."

"I see, I suppose I should not fault you." She reached out, patting my head. "Fufu, my cute little Kiku and Kiyofumi both resemble my dear husband. Whenever I see cute little Kiyofumi, I can't help the urge to poison him."

Yeah, I really don't like her. She's way too crazy to deal with most days! Okaa-sama began the lesson as usual, informing of the best method to coat the skewers used to hold up the larger and taller flowers. Ikebana was merely a cover for her to teach me the art of poisoning and assassination. Everyone within the family knew this, outsiders...not so much. Sure it is proper Ikebana lessons, but most times she'll go on about the best method of killing using the various tools used in Ikebana. Don't get me started on the times she tried to teach me how to kill someone using one of the metal skewers. While it is normal to use bamboo ones...she specifically orders metal ones that are actually senbon.

"Kiku, dear, you should hurry and grow your hair out. I cannot teach you the method of hiding your weapons as plain hair accessories." Okaa-sama said patting my head with a small pout.

I absolutely will refuse to grow my hair out long then! While I can't remember too much of my previous life, I do know I was male. Well, I don't actually care much about my gender and I don't care about preferences, but there are some lines I will refuse to cross and it seems way too scary to put that stuff in my hair! Okaa-sama only laughed, it was a light and joyful...it would be normal if she wasn't laughing about the time she once hid a senbon within the hollowed out inside of her wooden kanzashi.

"Okaa-sama, I have yet to hear how you and Chichiue had met. Will you please inform me?" I questioned hoping to get out of hearing the details of her 'seduction techniques' of her previous marks.

"Oh? You wish to hear of such an old story?" Okaa-sama looked more than pleased though. "Of course, of course! It will take a lot of time, but let's start from the beginning."

I regret asking after she went on a longwinded talk about how they met. I could feel there were more than a few parts that were exaggerated, but the gist of it is that she was hired ten years ago to assassinate our father...and that she failed when she attempted to stab him with her hidden senbon. She went on how Chichiue had pinned her down and...yeah, I blocked out the rest by covering my ears not needing to hear of how he...taught her a lesson. She was blushing like a maiden and I knew from that face she was going into explicit details about everything. I quickly made my escape while she was still in lala land.

"Kiyofumi."

I found my brother napping on the engawa. I quickly went to our shared room and I pulled a blanket out from the closet. I ran back to his side and I covered him up before taking a seat by his prone form. Every member of the Hibari family are light sleepers, but that excludes those that they are incredibly close to and trust with their life. Kiyofumi and I only trust the other, for me it was because he was born in this world as my twin and because I knew he wouldn't betray me. For him, it was because I protected him even by taking the chance of death by consuming the poisons our mother placed in his foods.

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I kept my usual bored look on my face as I stared blankly at the...poor fool that tried to assassinate me and my brother. In my brother's hands is a pair of training sai while in mine are several senbon in between my fingers. Each one is coated in paralysis poisons, all of which I am immune to after being continuously poisoned since the day I had turned four.

"How shall we deal with this, Kiyofumi?" I pulled the senbon out of the man's arms, due to his foolish attempt to block them not thinking them to be poison. "This is our prey after all."

"Hn." Kiyofumi hummed putting his sai away.

"I would prefer not to kill him here, Kiyofumi."

"Hn."

"No, no, I would rather we deal with this ourselves."

"Hn?"

"Oh, that is an interesting thought. Let us do that then."

"You...brats...! When I get fre...e...!"

"Please don't speak unless you are spoken to. Who will go first, you or myself?"

"Hn."

"You always take all the fun, brother."

The two of us reached out, grabbing the man by the back of his shirt. We dragged him to the dojo nearby and I silently shut all the doors. Kiyofumi had a pleased smile on his face, no, rather...it was a smirk...the trademark Hibari smirk. I covered my mouth with my sleeve, trying to hide my slightly pleased smile. I doubt it is something like stockhold syndrome, but...I must admit...it was nice to unleash the darkness within me and doing as I pleased without anyone to judge me for it.

"Well then, Oji-chan. Welcome to the Hibari estate. As a guest, let us immature and pitiful children...treat you well until your departure." I said politely.

Kiyofumi and I took our time with him for the next two or three hours, my brother handling the torturing while I asked the questions. Our parents came to find us since we were late for lunch and the thought of lunch disappeared as the two took hold of our newest lessons...torture and interrogation. The Hibari is not a normal family, we are the strongest...no, that's not how I wish to say it. In this world of pathetic little sheep that blindly follow the orders of those higher than them...I suppose that makes us similar to their keepers who send them to the butcher when they're ready to be killed.

"Onii-sama, it looks like the little sheep has died."

"Hn."

"Don't worry, dears." Okaa-sama touched the top of our heads gently with a smile on her face. "We'll be happy to replace it for you."

"Hn."

"Kiku, be a dear and translate for me."

"Onii-sama said that he wants someone strong to play with."

"What about you, dear Kiku?"

"I don't mind playing with it afterwards. It was fun seeing how when I poke certain points and he acted weird."

"I suppose we should get someone skilled in pressure points to teach you, don't you agree?"

"Hn."

"Chichiue, it was fun lesson. I would like to do it again soon."

"Hn."

"Oh! Right, it's way past lunchtime!"

"Hn."

"Yes, Chichiue. I'll mind my manners better next time."

Chichiue reached out, patting the top of my and Kiyofumi's heads. We headed inside for lunch and afterwards my mother personally took the two of us aside for a lesson in proper torture techniques along with a book that we would learn from. Kiyofumi and I exchanged looks, our eyes gleaming in interest despite the fact it never showed on our faces. We'll have fun with this. I had to find some way to alleviate boredom without video games after all, this will do...this will do indeed.

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Chapter 1 Ends

I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done it, but I couldn't help myself! After writing a version for the Vongola tenth generation, I wanted to do one for the Arcobaleno! I was reading Russian Roulette by Vixen Tail and I ended up inspired and wrote this. I couldn't help it, but I don't regret it as I had quite a bit of fun writing this. Kiku is really fun to write. Someone who has a very apathetic look on their face on the outside, but is very verbal and easily excited on the inside! This is connected to my Born from the Darkness, but how will only be known in the future! Until the next time then! Bye-bye~!