Painted Blind - Chapter 14
Fandom: Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
Summary: Timoteo dies young and Iemitsu becomes Vongola Nono.
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Vongola Alliance meetings had two very important functions: First, to deal with any and all things concerning the alliance itself. Second, to let the next generation familiarize themselves with each other. There was a reason the alliance had lasted two hundred years already, and it certainly wasn’t because the families all liked each other so much.
It was teaching them young to keep it together.
Which was, incidentally, Marcello’s first an foremost job. Next to cooking, that was. Unlike Donna, who ran everything organizational, or Tullio, who guarded Daniela so well there had been rumors of them being lovers despite his flaming homosexuality, Marcello’s domain was the kitchen.
Filling it with children once a month? Certainly no hardship. He couldn’t help but smile at the table, where the children were playing games of all kinds.
Except for Bianchi, who is marching towards him with a deep frown. ‘’Marcello, where’s my victim?’’
Marcello peers at her over his reading glasses. ‘’I thought we agreed Dino was your playmate, Principessa?’’
‘’Fine! Natural selection will do its job anyway! Time will tell if he survives!’’
‘’Ah, yes, Squalo told me your class has been having lessons on the animal kingdom lately… He was excited about the sharks.’’
Bianchi wrinkles her nose. ‘’Not nearly as awesome as snakes, but I’ll accept it. Anything but horses.’’
Marcello sighs. ‘’I see I’ll be making no headway with you today. The troublemakers are in the courtyard- keeping them cooped up when they don’t want to lead to… less than diplomatic solutions. I think you’ll like Bel.’’
Bianchi grins and runs off into the long hallways of the mansion. ‘’I’ll see that for myself, thanks!’’
‘’Is he distracted?’’ Xanxus mutters, bouncing the ball up and down on the round stones that tiled the ground of the patio. The sound irritates Squalo’s ears, but he’s too distracted with balancing Dino on top of his shoulders to say anything about it. Preventing his Sasuke Uchiha hairdo from flattening in the process was quite the ordeal.
Finally getting him to stand straight, Dino squeaks as he is lifted up properly in front of the kitchen window. ‘’Can you see anything up there?’’
‘’Marcello’s talking to Bianchi- I think she’s going outside too!’’ Dino’s voice quivers, ‘’Bianchi always tattles when it benefits her.’’
Dino is Squalo’s friend, but god if he isn’t a baby from time to time. Bianchi is a challenge. Just not a very fun one, and Squalo’s not just saying that because he never wins. She’s just flat out mean.
‘’Fuck!’’ Xanxus rakes a hand through his hair. ‘’We need to get a move on!’’
Lussuria waves at him, stuffing more maps into his bag. ‘’I’ve got sleeping bags, maps, crayons, bricks, the lipstick Oregano keeps claiming she doesn’t own and Iemitsu’s My Little Pony lighter. The only thing we’re missing is Bel.’’
Levi baulks. ''We're can't take Bel! He's a baby!''
''A stabby baby,'' mutters Squalo under his breath.
Xanxus huffs. ‘’You trash just don’t know how to run away, isn’t it?!’’
Dino looks down at his hands guiltily. Which is dumb, because Squalo has run away with Dino before. Dino is definitely not a first timer, even if he keeps getting caught. Which was totally not because Squalo called his mom when he realized he’d forgotten his hairbrush (and even if it had been, Squalo had priorities, and his hair certainly came before Dino. Squalo was ten. He was allowed to call his mom if he needed something, Dino).
‘’We don’t have fucking time for this!’’ Throwing his hands up in the air, Xanxus grabs Dino’s wrist and drags him towards the gate. ‘’They’ll be onto us before long, we need to be gone already!’’
‘’Wait for us!’’ Dumping the huge bag onto Levi, Lussuria grabs Bel of the bench- which is suspiciously covered in crude carving- and runs after them.
Are they leaving him behind with Levi? Squalo screeches in outrage. ‘’I’ll get you, Xanxus!’’ and races after them.
Somewhere behind, Levi calls out. ‘’Why are there bricks in here anyway?!’’
From the shadows, two pairs of eyes watched them slip away.
