After enjoying their breakfast Raph and Akito walked towards the office of Vongola Decimo. On the way, the two boys were greeted by the staff. The boys had changed into some clothing that was prepared for them by some staff, but both boys knew that there was a group in the staff that worked for the Vongola idolized them. So the clothes that were prepared for them were high-quality brand clothing that made them appear as models for a magazine. Raph enjoyed the reactions of the maids while Akito found it bothersome but didn't get annoyed with the treatment since he knew they meant well. He just didn't like that the staff were treating him like eye candy.

Once they reached the office that was guarded by two guardians that are very loyal to Akito's father, Akito smiled at them. "Mr. Takashi and Uncle Ryohei! He greeted them both with a handshake that turned into a hug. "Morning!"

"Morning, Aki!" Takashi chuckled. Takashi Yamamoto is the Rain Guardian for Tsunayoshi, Akito's father. He is the father of Saki, Akito's childhood friend and rain guardian. Saki and Akito always hung out with Takashi due to his cheerful and welcoming personality. Also, he was the easy one to convince to let them tag along if he had small jobs to do as a mafia member. Such as catching a traitor or even meeting with a deal. Since Takashi was very strong and fast, so no one really lectured him about bringing children except his wife and Kyoko. "Sorry about not going to Japan right away, but there's always next year! Cheer up~!"

"Morning, my cute nephew!" Ryouhei smiled as he patted Akito's head, messing up his hair some more. Once he saw Raph, he frowned. "Hello, Child."

Raph only smirked. "Sup, Father-In-Law~!" He waved, making Ryouhei angry. "Your daughter called me and told me how much she misses me and wants me to hold her. I hope you don't mind, but once I get back, I want to give her a sweet, long kiss~!"

"You little… I won't accept this relationship TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei began to throw punches at Raph at an alarming speed. However, Raph was able to dodge each punch. "LET ME HIT YOU! I WON'T EVER HAND OVER MY CUTE LITTLE LISANNA!"

Lisanna Sasagawa is Ryohei's youngest daughter and Akito's Sun Guardian. She was currently dating Raph and the two even gave each other promise rings. Of course, the fathers of the couple were against the relationship, but since they were against Haru and Hana, their own wives, the two guardians failed to separate them. Currently, Lisanna is in Japan with her mother, Hana, and her older sister, Hanabi.

"Uncle…" Akito sighed. "You already lost this fight. If you hurt Raph, you'll get kicked out of Japan again." This has happened. Both Haru and Hana were very angry at Ryohei for hurting Raph and excluded him from leaving Japan thanks to Kyoko's help in making her husband overwork him. Even Lisanna refused to talk to her father until he apologized.

Remembering this fact, Ryohei only stepped back and looked away. "Your father is waiting for you, Aki."

Thank you, Uncle." Akito smiled as he pulled Raph behind him and opened the door. "Stop antagonizing my uncle, Raph."

"But it's fun." Raph smiled but then turned serious when he saw the three figures in front of them.

In the room were three men who were in their 40s. A gray-haired man had his long hair tied in a low ponytail that draped over his shoulder, complimenting the black suit he was wearing. The other man was also wearing a black suit but also had on a fedora with curly sideburns. And lastly, the man at the desk was wearing a white suit with an orange button-up under. He looked like an older version of Akito, but more mature and intimidating. These three men were the top of the Vongola family: Hayato Gokudera, Reborn, and Tsunayoshi Sawada.

"Good morning, Decimo." Akito bowed and looked up to see his father's face. With the windows letting in the morning light, Akito could see his father's chocolate brown eyes shining as they gazed at him. At times like these, this man felt more like his boss than his father.

"Welcome you two." Decimo smiled. "Sorry about moving the date to go back home. As our successors, you need to be there since they asked for you."

Akito nodded as he walked over to a chair and sat down. "I heard. They want to throw their child to me as my guardian."

"Not only that," Reborn spoke up, "they have asked for an arranged marriage between their daughter and you, Akito."

"Huh?" Akito blinked. "What do you mean?"

"And you guys said yes?" Raph asked, looking at Hayato. "Dad, seriously?"

"Don't glare at me, Son." Hayato sighed. "We didn't accept the marriage proposal. That's for young Akito to decide. We changed the agreement to be that she would be welcomed to join his family as a guardian."

"However, I think you know what I want to ask, Akito." Tsuna spoke up, getting everyone's attention. "I want you to accept an engagement with that girl. The family that is offering her to us is the Cacciatori family."

"One of the Shadow Syndicate's main family branches?" Akito frowned. "It's a trap. Or at least they're planting a spy."

"We know." Tsuna nodded. "That's why I want you to keep an eye on her. Accept the engagement and make sure you know what she's up to. Once we catch her betraying us, you can drop the engagement and we can get some information from her."

Akito nodded. "Okay." Pulling back his sleeve, Akito looked at the black and white beaded bracelet on his wrist and began to fidget with it. After a while, AKito took a deep breath and got up from his seat. "Fine, when are we meeting them?"

"Tonight." Reborn looked at a pocket watch and closed it's cover. "You have eight hours until you to start getting ready."

"Fine." Akito turned towards the door and started walking in that direction. "Then I'll be gone until then."

"Where are you going?" Tsuna asked, confused.

Akito and Raph looked at each other and then at the confused Vongola. "KuroNeko's Bar! Later!"

Speaking the same words together was a habit the boys would accidentally do when they were children. When they discovered that they did this from time to time, they decided to train themselves to make it happen more often and when they wanted it to happen. Both sets of parents thought it was cute that their hearts and minds were together, allowing them to speak at once.

"Haha!" Tsuna chuckled. "Then be careful!"

Hayato sighed but smiled. "Don't give Noel too much work!"

Once the teens were gone, Reborn stepped towards his old student. "We're still working on his anger management. It's gonna be a while."

"My son doesn't have anger management. He's just mad that this is the reason that he's breaking a promise." Tsuna sighed. "It can't be helped."

"He's the opposite of your younger self." Reborn chuckled. "You used to whine about taking the Vongola mantle, trying to get out of having to deal with the mafia completely. Akito seems to not even care for it, accepting his fate."

"Yeah, well…" The boss only shook his head. "He grew up differently than me."

Outside of the Vongola mansion, there was a shop district that was always full of people and friendly faces. Since the Vongola sponsored most of the building there, due to the owners being related to the members of Vongola family, this area was very safe and peaceful.

"Good morning, Noel-kun!" An older woman waved as a young man walked out of his building to switch the sign. "I thought you were leaving for Japan this past weekend?"

The young man with long black and silky hair, turned to look at the older woman and smiled as his heterochromia eyes twinkled. He closed his purple eye to show his light brown eye, winking at the woman. "My boss asked me to delay it~! Want your usual for lunch?"

"That would be lovely~!" The old woman waved as she entered her store.

"I'll have it ready in twenty!" He waved back and started to walk back inside. However, seeing a wobbling hoodled person walking towards him. "Hm? Hello, are you okay?"

The hooded figure was wearing a hooded black pancho and some black and white striped shorts. They took off the hood to show her blonde hair braided to one side and looked at Noel with her ocean-blue eyes. Noel was shocked that she looked around his friend's age, Akito.

"Sorry, but can I ask you to make a meal for me?" The girl smiled. "I'm famished!"