In search of Vongola (Open to Vongola)

[Oki Shirobara]

When the plane finally landed, he got out of his private Jet, and walked out of the airport of Sicily. Fortunately for him, he was fluent in some languages in the West. He even started walking along the streets, hoping that his newly aquired Dying Will Flame would resonate to some prescence. In the distance was a High School, but he hoped that he'd get a sign if he just waited for a while. Soon, he became bored and started to flick his Flame on and off by his own will.

[Denahi Sawada]

[atrb=style, width: 495px; height: 540px; background-image: url(http://i53.tinypic.com/kd6dd0.gif); border-radius: 4em 4em 4em 4em; padding: 15 15 15 15;] WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS WORLD IS SOME LOVE. Denahi was the type of person to know about everything and everyone. Or almost about everything and everyone. And so of course, the arrival of a new Cloud Guardian hadn't escaped him. Determined to keep the piece of information to himself, the teenager paid his source so that he would keep it shut and waited with a certain enthusiasm for the day when this mysterious albino would appear. That night he was scolded more than once that he should actually go sleep and not go downstairs every five minutes to go drink more milk and eat the whole stack of green apples the people he lived with had in reserve for him. The green fruits, resembling his hair, were his favorites and always eaten whenever he was nervous, excited or worried. It was like an anti-stress ball for him, the fruits. And way healthier than any other snacks. Well, too much of it was bad too, but at least he wouldn't get fat because of it. The thought made him grin - as if he could gain an ounce of weight. He worked out too much for that, running crazy distances and such...Well, if he decided to eat pizza and only pizza and such fast food, then he could wonder about his health and weight. Until then, he could parade around like a superstar. The next morning, the half-Inuit, half-Japanese, was out of his bed a little after sunrise and already jumping up and down again after only four hours of meager sleep, filled with expectations and adventures. He had already met some of the Vongola, but he was sure that this person from Japan, choosen by THE Hibari Kyouya, one of the old guardians he kept in high estimation, that the person had to be very special. His name was Oki Shirobara apparently. A name that didn't tell much to Denahi, sadly. But he cheered up when he knew he would see this person in a few hours at the airport. But when he arrived, he didn't find the person, the guy having gone outside in the streets as some guards told him. Ah, those people needed to learn to better pronounce things, didn't they? That way he wouldn't have to work so hard to decipher what they were saying. But in either case, Denahi ran into the streets, trying to find some clue about the albinos. Which wasn't very hard, hearing some high school girls talking about a guy playing with a purple flames that came from a lighter in the form of a ring. Ah, that was the clue he had been looking for! The green head dashed towards the place he was indicated to and quickly discovered a mop of white hair. "Oki-saaaaaan! Please wait for me!" The martial arts artist made a last sprint and stopped in front of the albino, not tired at all, grinning quite sheepishly, tapping the border of his hat with the tips of his fingers. "You're the Cloud Guardian, right? Name's Denahi. Sawada Denahi. I hope we'll work hard together in the future~" Wordcount: LAZY Notes: Denahi in action~ but no glomp yet sadly xD

[Oki Shirobara]

"Sawada? So, you're his grandson... As long as you don't get into my way, you will have my protection." Oki said calmly, surprised that he would even say something so nice. Well, nice for him; after all, he could say "Get in my way, and you will die!" but something about Sawada put him at ease and kept him calm. It also didn't bother him that Sawada knew his name, after all of the news that was spreading about him. "So, do you live here, in Sicily?" Oki asked with some interest. Are the Clouds closest to the Sky? What is this feeling of familiarity? Is it...understanding? He thought with curiosity and confusion. He never truly had the chance to experience such feelings until now and he didn't understand these emotions of friendship that were so foreign to him. He was now starting to question himself about whether or not to tell Sawada what he really was. In a way, his heart of ice was starting to thaw.

[Denahi Sawada]

[atrb=style, width: 495px; height: 540px; background-image: url(http://i53.tinypic.com/kd6dd0.gif); border-radius: 4em 4em 4em 4em; padding: 15 15 15 15;] WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS WORLD IS SOME LOVE. Ah, the teenager seemed to have managed to learn some italian. But...it had such an accent that Denahi had troubles to tell what he was saying, his mouth not forming the words properly and the vibrations in the air being somewhat different from usual. Ah, this was going to be troublesome if the guy didn't hone his Italian up if he had to discuss with other people who didn't know Italian and if Denahi needed to communicate with him. Also, the cloud guardian seemed edgy. Well, Hibari-san was really edgy, not to mention anti-social and only more or less respected the kid because he was Tsuna's grand-son and a good martial arts artist but it ended there. So, apparently, it was normal for cloud guardians to be wary of their companions and distant. Blah, Denahi didn't care much if he wanted to be like that - the only thing he asked was to have a loyal person at his side if he ever became the Vongola Leader. "Sure. I'll make sure to give you all the space you need." he answered in Japanese, hoping to put the guy somewhat more at ease. "I'm one of the three 'options' for the future head of the Vongola. I came to meet you because I hoped I could gain your sympathy and have your support for this race. Though, now that I think about it, I think I would be satisfied to have you simply as friend even if you rather have one of the two other options to become the leader." Denahi grinned, placing his hands behind his head, not giving the impression at all that he was deaf and actually couldn't hear the boy's voice at all. Not that it mattered to him; Denahi was all about the vibrations in the air and feeling what was going on around him. Hearing had almost become overrated for him. "I live in town and not in the Vongola Headquarters. I don't want to live there because my granddad is Tsuna Sawada. I'd rather earn my spot there in all honesty. It'd be unfair to the others if I decided to use my card as closest's family member to Tsuna-Jii-Jii." The martial arts artist tilted his head to the left and observed the albino for a while, thinking. He was handsome and slightly smaller than him, by a few centimeters only, Denahi reaching almost the 1.90m (6"3') and would most likely keep on growing more. Like Oki, since he was of his age. "Do you have a place to stay? Or were you invited by Jii-jii to live in the headquarters? Because I got an extra fuuton at home and I'm sure Baa-san wouldn't mind you to live with us. As long you don't break her favorite vase, you'll be fine~" And before the albino could answer, Denahi had grabbed his hand and dragged him along with him into the town, having also taken the teenager's luggage, carrying it with him as if it weighted nothing. Wordcount: LAZY Notes: Denahi in action~ No glomp But he grabbed him by the hand.

[Oki Shirobara]

Oki's cheeks turned to a pinkish hue when Denahi grabbed his hand. Why was it so hard for him to distance himself from this guy? He just couldn't ignore the feelings he was having for Denahi. The Vongola candidate was too nice in everything he did. Furthermore, Oki never knew what it meant to be a friend, or even have one for that matter. "Hibari-Sensei advised me to come." Oki replied candidly, but his voice was wavering and his eyes were tearing up. He just couldn't turn away from Denahi even if he wanted, but kindness was Oki's only kryptonite that could shatter his walls of ice. He made no sound as tears ran down his face, and he started to firmly hold Denahi's hand. Oki was still trying to interpret his own feelings, but it was actually quite simple. Denahi wanted to be his friend, and Oki was smitten by Denahi's kindness.

[Denahi Sawada]

[atrb=style, width: 495px; height: 540px; background-image: url(http://i53.tinypic.com/kd6dd0.gif); border-radius: 4em 4em 4em 4em; padding: 15 15 15 15;] WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS WORLD IS SOME LOVE. Denahi couldn't have heard what the other teenager had seen, him being deaf. He had felt some vibrations in the air, but since they were cut off by some strange trembling of Oki's hand, he supposed he was crying right now. So, he kept on walking, talking and pointing at shops and places that the albino could visit once. The green head didn't look back - he assumed that if he saw one of the future guardians and the cloud guardian nonetheless, cry, that Oki's pride would suffer from it as well as his reputation. And since Denahi was a man of respect and pride, he decided to preserve the guardian's manliness. Or something. "You'll need to perfect your italian too, since I suppose Tsuna-jii-jii put you in our highschool, with the two other options and guardians. You'll meet Reiko and Danny. Reiko is the second option and my cousin. She's a bully beater and quite awesome. Danny is the lightning guardian, sorta shy, but also pretty cool even though he doesn't like fights that much. Which makes me think that if you're Old Man Hibari's pupil, we could spar once." And the teenager nodded to himself, quite satisfied with that idea and determined to do it with Oki. Now, he was waiting for the boy to calm down and to finally speak again. Because even though Denahi was a social butterfly, he had still troubles to know of what to do when someone was crying like that for an unknown reason to him... Wordcount: LAZY Notes: Denahi in action~ No glomp But he grabbed him by the hand.

[Oki Shirobara]

"Yes, it's just that I've been forced to never get close to anyone because my family believed that emotions of sympathy and compassion showed weakness. Until now, I was forbidden to make friends due to the fact that my family rose me up to be a Hitman. You could say that they did it to protect me, but I was deprived of human emotions for 17 years. Your kindness is overwhelming, and yet you want me, a killer and the best marksman, to be your friend? I suppose I was crying because I felt pure joy by your actions... I want to be able to feel the same emotins everyone else does, and to understand them..." Oki said clearly in Italian as if it was almost a first language to him, thanks to Rosetta Stone. "Most of all, I want to understand friendship and love." He finished, and felt confused why that last statement was making him blush. Oki was probably the only human on Earth that was ignorent of any emotion other than Wrath, anger, rage, and irritation. It was sad really, but that's just how things were.

[Denahi Sawada]

[atrb=style, width: 495px; height: 540px; background-image: url(http://i53.tinypic.com/kd6dd0.gif); border-radius: 4em 4em 4em 4em; padding: 15 15 15 15;] WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS WORLD IS SOME LOVE. Ah...Sometimes, Denahi really hated being deaf. He was used to it, but there were days when he needed to hear what people were saying while he couldn't look at them that he wished he could regain his hearing back. Which was impossible so far he knew - the nerves in his brain that were supposed to transform the vibrations into were completely destroyed and the little bones in his ear that made the vibrations being transmitted from his ear to his brain were shattered from the incident in his childhood. He'd need more than money and a position to heal those... So, he turned around, rubbing the back of his head, looking quite embarrassed. What was he supposed to say now? That he hadn't heard anything and that the other teenager should repeat again what he had said to him? Not only it was annoying but it was also rude to do so. Though, unlike Denahi, Oki knew close to nothing about Denahi. So he could at least reveal that much, no? Because, it was only a handicap when he couldn't see what the other was saying - he didn't need hand signs, he could read the lips well enough to understand what was going on. Heck, barely no one at school knew that he was deaf. "Neh...Did old man Hibari ever tell you that the first option is no good?" he asked finally with a smile, his eyes closed, his head tilted to the side. "I mean, he can't even hear what the people are saying behind his back." Upon that, Denahi let the hand of Oki go and stretched his arms up to the sky before yelling loudly, not giving a damn about the people around him. "Ah well, I still rock and think Oki is awesome!" And on that, he turned around, laughed and nodded towards the street. "Maybe we should buy you some pizza at the "Pasta della Mamma". It's my favorite shop. My treat~" Denahi, on those words, skipped away, not too fast though so that the albino could catch up with him, towards a small shop from where delicious scents came from. Wordcount: LAZY Notes: Denahi in action~ No glomp But he grabbed him by the hand.

[Oki Shirobara]

He's deaf and yet he doesn't use his illness as a crutch. But then, why does do nothing about it? I'm sure I could pay for the expenses with my inheritence. Then again, he might not like to tell others because he doesn't like being looked down upon. Denahi, you most definitely not the coward you grandfather was when he was starting the Decimo Generation. Sensei, did you forsee this, or did you already know? Oki thought as he kept up with Denahi, and he smiled gently for the first time. "Pasta of the Mother, huh? It sounds adequate." Oki said to himself while he still smiled. "Oh crap, I forgot I'm still wearing my gun on me..." Oki complained as he facepalmed, knowing that he might get into trouble, but it couldn't be helped.

[Denahi Sawada]

[atrb=style, width: 495px; height: 540px; background-image: url(http://i53.tinypic.com/kd6dd0.gif); border-radius: 4em 4em 4em 4em; padding: 15 15 15 15;] WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS WORLD IS SOME LOVE. Denahi grinned when the boy mentioned his weapon and he winked at him, clearly amused. It was for sure that the boy had no idea that people were used in this town to see weapons with people, considering that many families send their kids here to school and that most of them had some bodyguards, all heavily armed. He shook his head and made sure to walk backwards, completely turned to Oki, making sure he could read his lips. "Nah, no worries. People shall simply think you're one of the other mafia. And it's not as if police can't do anything about it." he replied, somewhat bothered still, actually appreciating that the police did exist for people who didn't know how to act like responsible people. "Just don't look for a fight, that might be the best thing to do." He gripped the luggage tightly of the albino and grabbed him by the arm, forcing him to walk faster, along with him in his enthusiasm and made him enter the little shop, where he started to speak in Italian again, calling for the biggest royal pizza they had and to serve it warm for him and his friend, before plopping down on a chair. Denahi made a gesture for Oki to sit down in front of him, before taking his hat off and place it on the table. The hat, or rather cap, was the only fashionable thing the green head wore. The rest was very comfortable, useful for in battle, leaving him all the space he needed to be able to make all the gestures he used in his own style. It wasn't fashionable, rich looking or even outstanding. He already did so with his hair after all. The cap on the other hand was of some fashion company well known in Italy and clearly seemed to be something precious to the boy, considering he took care of it and didn't randomly throw it on the table or aside once he was inside some house - Tsuna knew how to make his grandchildren happy, didn't he? "So...What are your plans for the Vongola? Are you going to be like Hibari-san who remained quite distant, or are you going to be someone closer to the candidates and finally head of the family? I'm quite curious about it~" Again with the blunt talk. But alas, that was Denahi... Wordcount: LAZY Notes: Denahi in action~ No glomp But he grabbed him by the hand.

[Oki Shirobara]

"I was planning on being distant at first, but that quickly changed after I met you. I started to feel emotions other than those associated with anger and irritation, which felt foreign to me because I was deprived of such emotions within my family. I have murdered many who would harm people in society; like arsonists, serial killers, bank robbers, terrorist extremists, and people who threatened the House of Shirobara. The White Rose symbolizes, translates, and defines the name of my family. So, to answer your question, I will stay in Sicily, with you, chances are many people in this town already know my name and who I am. If it will interest you further, I have a very large inheritence which I am willing to share and I am worth more than the average Italian house..." Oki replied to Denahi with a slight fox-like grin, and his light blue eyes narrow like an eagle's. Surely, his brilliant eyes could captivate a person's soul and peer deep into it. Such a look would make a typical girl shy or faint, but Denahi was more of an interest to Oki that the typical School-girl. "As for your candidacy, I have high expectations that you will follow in your Grandfather's footsteps. Even if you give the others a fair chance, you will have the same advantage he did. Fate has a dirty habit of repeating itself, wouldn't you agree?" Oki said and asked without breaking his gaze, even for a second.

[PINKU BARA]

"Ah Finally on my break!" Pinku said happily while walking down to the pizzeria. Lunch break had finally blessed him yet again with 45 minutes of relaxation. He looked great today,, with his light pink skinny jeans on, his light pink hair lookiing rather volumous, his snug v neck shirt was on as well. Pinku was very hungry since coffee only fills you up ever so much. He didn't waste a second in getting in there to the pizzeria. He walked right in very candidly to order. Pinku didn't notice the two boys...to focused on the food. It seemed that the cashier wasn't close by, so Pinku, with great unhappiness, let his head make an audible thud as he cursed into the peice of granite that separated him from the kitchen. He had heard a voice so he picked up his head to see to boys conversating. "Oh...hey!nice weather huh?" attempting to make small talk. He was adorned with a warm and pleased smile waiting for the reply...

(OOC: hoping this is good at least )

[Danny Rosethorn]

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[Denahi Sawada]

[atrb=style, width: 495px; height: 540px; background-image: url(http://i53.tinypic.com/kd6dd0.gif); border-radius: 4em 4em 4em 4em; padding: 15 15 15 15;] WHAT THEY NEED IN THIS WORLD IS SOME LOVE. "Aw, come on, Danny, come sit with us!" called Deanhi out once he had spotted the blonde, waving to him quite energetically. "It's far too lonely to sit alone, isn't it? Join us, join us~" The green head grinned and then turned to Pinku, who he also had recognized from the information he had gathered about the guardians. He liked the man in all honesty and wished to become friends with him too. Honestly, he was quite grateful to his grandfather to have made him a candidate for the Vongola: after all he got to meet all those great people and learned more and more every day. Seeing them smile along, even the most awkward of the group made him really happy and would thus be satisfied if he could remain good friends with them even if he didn't come the boss. "You're Pinku Bara, right? Name's Denahi, one of the three options. How's you?" he asked cheerfully, not at all bothered that only more people seemed to join, like bees to honey. "And yeah, the sun's quite bright today, I love it. Perfect for some training later today and work with the kids. Sit down, sit down, I'll pay for your food today~ After all, we got something to party about, don't we?" The green head stood up and walked over to Oki, slinging his arms over his shoulders from behind, settling his head on top of the albino, smiling widely. He was quite satisfied with how things had gone so far and was clearly not embarrassed to act all familiar already. For his part, all of those people were already his friends and he was determined to have them have no regrets for having joined the Vongola. "I don't care about money, positions. I wish the best for Vongola and if that means that another of the candidates takes that spot, it is fine to me. The only thing I ask from you is to remain friends with me then and have a good time here in Sicily." Upon that, he called for a large pizza to share along with some drinks depending on the guardian's choices and then sat down again, on his own chair and kept on speaking. "As for following Tsuna-Jii-Jii's footsteps, I don't intend to do what he did. He is he, I am me. Doing the best for Vongola shall be done as best as possible with your help along the side of the head of Vongola. But my own plans for the Family, I won't reveal them, because it'd be speculating on too many possibilities. So, I let it to fate and you to decide who you wish to follow~ I won't bear a grudge against you." And on that, he skipped over to where the pizza was being freshly made and waited for the food and drinks, ready to bring them back, chatting happily with the cook, leaving the guardians to talk for a while without him... Wordcount: LAZY Notes: Denahi in action~ Have fun with talking to each other~

[Oki Shirobara]

"None-the-less, I'll have to be introduced to your class soon. Technically, Sawada-Jii-San enrolled me to the high school, as you said. Yet, I have my doubts that everything will go as planned. Is there any other mafia families enrolled?" Oki said and asked while he leaned his head on a hand, as if he was trying to keep his head from resting on the table.