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Book 1- Chapter 5: Summaries are Useful
"I don't want to," Jenna growled.
"It will be more convenient for both of us," Reborn pointed out.
"I don't care. I refuse to interact with you more than I already have to."
"But Kōsei wants you to visit too."
"Don't bring the kid into this!" The coral haired woman snapped. "I'm not cooking your damned meals and that's final!"
"Fine." Reborn agreed, smirking when the girl sighed in relief. "We'll just come over to your place."
"AAAAAAARRG!"
There was a light hearted laugh behind the duo. "You two are certainly lively this morning!"
Jenna didn't respond to whoever it was in favor of nursing her growing migraine.
Reborn nodded to the newcomers. "Asari, Giotto."
"I suppose this is the rumored new manager?" The Japanese man asked.
Giotto smiled brightly. "This is she!"
"The death of me, this is going to be the death of me," Jenna muttered, not taking notice of the other men. "Maybe I should have followed that guy's advice and try meditation. But I hate the idea of sitting around and wasting time like that. On the other hand, I'm sure my blood pressure is ridiculous now. Dammit, if I was actually doing the job I was trained for and not stuck with the impossible demon, I wouldn't be facing these problems."
Asari laughed. "She's funny."
The blonde chuckled in agreement and crouched in front of the woman, poking her forehead. "So what has Reborn done to string up your nerves today?"
The blood-orange eyed girl eyed her boss distastefully. "You do realize that you also contribute to my fraying health, right?"
The orange eyed male just smiled. "So have you met Reborn's brother's yet?"
"She met Kōsei this morning and she'll meet the other two in a little bit. We're here because my brother wanted Tsuna to come over to our place for tutoring today."
Giotto nodded. "He'll be down shortly. He was really excited to hear that Jenna came in today and wanted to show her some of his other works."
Reborn nodded. "He'll have plenty of time since she's coming over to make dinner."
"I told you I'm not!" The woman snapped. "Stop taking advantage of my stress outlet!"
"She cooks when she's stressed apparently," the author explained to the other two. "Kōsei liked it and wants her to cook for him again."
"But I wasn't cooking for him in the first place," Jenna sobbed in despair. "He snuck into my house and ate all that stuff."
"Hmm, well if little Kōsei liked your meal, then you must not be too bad!" Giotto said with a bright smile. "We should have you cook something for us sometime."
Jenna screamed silently, fisting her hair in frustration. Eventually she took a deep breath and plastered her business smile back on her face. "Mr. Vongola, if you would refrain from teasing me, I would appreciate it greatly."
"Puu. That fake smile isn't as fun," the blond pouted.
Asari laughed. "Wow young miss, Giotto must really like you if he'll show his true colors during work hours!"
An eyebrow twitched on the woman's temple as she tried to keep her temper in check. "Is that so? I'm very grateful for the opportunity he has presented me and will do my very best to make this company proud."
The slightly shorter raven laughed once more. "I should formally introduce myself. My name is Asari Ugetsu, but feel free to call me as you like."
"Mr. Asari then," the woman nodded in greeting and bowed slightly. "My name is Gale Jennifer, but please call me Jenna."
The happy go lucky male smile and bowed slightly in return. "Alright then Jenna-san. I manage the classical musical productions as well as landscaping. If you ever need anything, feel free to call." The man grinned. "Perhaps we can have tea together sometime? I'm sure my nephew would enjoy your company."
Jenna smiled, her expression and stance a little more relaxed. "That sounds nice. I would like that."
"Well, as much as I would like to stay and chat more to learn more about you Jenna-san, Giotto and I really must head out or our other friend might return to his teenage years and blow up." Asari chuckled at the thought.
Giotto chortled as well, but then sighed. "Alright, well, we'll talk more later then. You and I will have to discuss things soon anyways, so farewell for now Jenna! Be nice Reborn!"
"Good afternoon Mr. Vongola and goodbye Asari-san!" The coral haired woman waved. Suddenly her eyes narrowed and she turned to stare right back at the ebony orbs concentrated so obviously on her. "What?"
Reborn smirked. "No need to worry your little head about it for now."
Blood orange eyes narrowed in distrust. But before a word could be spoken to press upon the matter, another voice called out to the two along with the pounding of footsteps. The two looked over to see Tsuna running up to them.
"Jenna-san! Uncle Reborn!" The brunet smiled. "How are you?"
The coral haired woman smiled kindly in return and held up the box of goodies she had brought with her. "I'm good and I've brought you some of the treats I made last night. I hope they're to your liking."
The brunet blushed heavily and grinned. "Th-Thank you very much! You didn't have to."
Jenna smiled bashfully. "Well, I really made too much last night anyways. So it's really no big deal. I just hope that it tastes alright, seeing as everyone has their own preference, you know?"
Tsuna smiled and nodded in agreement, assuring the woman that he was sure that they would be alright before turning to Reborn. "Hey Uncle Reborn what does Ren want to cover today, do you know?"
The raven shrugged. "That one didn't say anything specific. My guess is that he's hiding out from his latest break up."
Tsuna giggled. "He's going to torture me for you telling me that, but I'd love to see his face when he finds out."
"Wait," the woman of the group interrupted, holding up a hand. "Pause and rewind. Did you call this...this...I don't even have an insult bad enough for how I feel about this demonic person standing next to be, your...uncle?"
"Oh!" The brunet perked up. "Uncle Reborn isn't related by blood, but because he has been friends with my family for as long as I can remember, I've just called him that."
A dramatically pitying expression covered the female's face and she sniffled. "You poor thing, having to live under the suffocating presence of this horrible person. You're so brave and strong to put up with him, a true hero."
Tsuna sweatdropped as the woman held up a thumbs up while using her other arm to wipe away fat tears that had appeared. It wasn't like she was wrong, his Uncle did have a way of torturing others, even if it was in a fond fashion for a select few, but Tsuna really suffered more at the hands of the second eldest brother- especially seeing how that one was his tutor and all.
Reborn on the other hand was torn between amusement and the need to hit the woman for the obvious insult- not that she was wrong, but did she have to be so dramatic about it? She was acting like the kid was a war veteran or something. He settled with a pitying sigh.
A vein popped on Jenna's temple and her face soured as she looked back over at the raven. "What?"
"Nothing," the author denied. "Just thinking how unlucky I was to end up with such a yankee of an American, and an uncreative one to boot."
"If you have a problem with me, then just do us all a favor and request for a switch so that neither of us has to deal with each other anymore," the coral haired woman growled.
"Where would be the entertainment in that?" The raven rebuttled with a smirk. "It's not like I have to worry about you messing up my work since you'll barely be playing the part as editor. It's nice to have someone new to toy with."
"What was that you pompous, egotistical bas-"
"Well, let's get going." Reborn turned to walk away, glancing over his shoulder as the other two followed. "After all, Jenna has to start making dinner for all of us."
"Son of a-"
Tsuna smiled warily as he followed behind Reborn who was dragging his new manager into his house after she attempted to escape and run into her own home as soon as the car was remotely done moving.
"Ah good. You two are home too."
Jenna scowled and kept her arms crossed, refusing to turn around or make the journey any easier for the man. That is, until Reborn pretty much threw her further into the house. The coral haired woman just managed to catch herself before she landed flat on her face and turned around to glare at the raven. "You ass! What was that for?"
"I'm introducing you to the rest of my family," Reborn said innocently.
If Jenna could kill him, she would. In. A. Heartbeat. She really would.
"Sorry about Uncle, Jenna-san," Tsuna jumped in with an apologetic smile. "He likes to do whatever he wants."
The blood-orange eyed woman sighed heavily, her anger draining out of her with one look at those wide brown eyes. "For a high schooler, you have way too much charisma and innocence."
Tsuna chuckled and motioned for the woman to turn around.
With a roll of her eyes, Jenna finally faced the other occupants of the room and then froze in place with wide surprised eyes.
"These two are my other brothers," Reborn introduced. "The eighteen year old is Renati, but we call him Ren. The ten year old is Rinato. Boys, this is my manager and sometimes editor, Jenna."
Renati nodded, his hands stuffed into his black jean pockets and his black vest pushed back slightly on his form fitting white shirt by his arms. "Dame-Tsuna and Kōsei has told me a lot about you already." This boy also had sideburns, but he kept them shorter than his older brother, though there was still a distinct curl starting to form. His ebony eyes peered at the woman with a critical yet mischievous air and his posture screamed confidence.
The other boy, Rinato, smirked, tucking his hands into his black sweatshirt; a yellow shirt peeking out from underneath. Like his brothers, this child also had black eyes, spiky black hair, and had sideburns- though his formed just past a circle.
Staring at all four males together was quite...eerie.
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Jenna tapped a fist against her palm. "Cloning."
Whack!
"Ow! What was that for?" The woman demanded.
"For saying stupid things," Reborn scolded.
Jenna was ready to start world war thirteen over this matter, but paused in favor of the youngest child in the room who was tugging on her pants for her attention. "What is it Kōsei-kun?"
"I want chicken alfredo tonight."
It was almost like the woman had turned into a deflated balloon. Jenna sighed and gathered her wits about her. "Alright, alright. Just this one time. But I'm not cooking all your meals for you guys after this and you have to ask before coming over, okay?"
The youngest boy visibly brightened, surprising his family members. "Then can you make dessert today too?"
Jenna couldn't resist smiling at the small boy's expression. "Okay. Do you want to help?"
"You'll let me?"
"Why wouldn't I?"
Reborn chuckled. "Kōsei has a tendency to experiment and make a mess."
"So?" A coral eyebrow quirked up. "He's a child. Making a mess is to be expected. Besides, most big messes are made because adults as children to help with the wrong parts of the process." Jenna smiled. "Rinato, you can help us as well. Renati and Tsuna have to go study anyways, and Reborn should go work on his novel or something."
This time it was the eldest raven's turn to raise an eyebrow. "Banishing me from my own kitchen?"
The blood orange eyed woman stuck out her tongue. "Serves you right for forcing me into this. You should be grateful that I'm not going to deny you the end product."
Reborn scoffed and moved to head to his office.
"You're a weird woman," the second youngest stated the moment his older brothers were out of the room.
"So I've been told." An eyebrow twitched on the woman's temple, but she decided to let the jab slide. "Now let's get going. I'm going to be relying on the two of you to help me find everything we need if you want dinner tonight."
Kōsei ran up the stairs, only to reappear a moment later in a chef's outfit- complete with the poofy hat. Jenna couldn't help the small smile that tugged at her lips at the cute and enthusiastic sight. The child seemed completely excited about this new opportunity, which made her wonder about how his day usually went. But the thought was left behind because the little boy tugged on her hand and dragged her toward the kitchen along with his brother. She supposed that question could be left for another day. For now, she would worry more about the fact that the milk looked like it was about to fall to the ground.
"Kōsei-kun! Let me take care of the cutting!"
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