A Mobster's Fairytale

Welcome Home

Soryu, Mei Ling, and I are all waiting in the limo. The limo comes to a stop, and we all climb out, to see the beautiful castle of Nobel Michael standing before us. We begin to walk up the stairs, pulling our bags behind us, when Roberto runs out of the castle doors, and almost tackles me to the ground. "KYAHH!!! Roberto!" He hugs me tightly and I hug him back. 

"I missed you so much, Yami! It's been so long!" Roberto yells, and refuses to let go of me.

He finally pulls away from me, and I smile up at him. "It was merely a month ago when I last saw you."

"But that's so long! And you're a queen now!" 

"Uh... yeah." I look up towards the stairs to see a woman running towards us. 

"Roberto, who is this girl?" She asks.

"This is my sister, Princess Yami Hikari Chernenkov." Roberto answers smiling.

"What!? Roberto! We're not married yet, my last name is still Button." I correct him.

"Oh, y-your his sister. My apologies, Princess." She apologizes.

"It's alright, and you are?" I ask.

"Oh! My name is Cynthia, we've met before." She bows to me.

"Have we?" I think for a second, then instantly remember. "Oh yeah! You're the elder girl who was always hanging out with my brother. You were my brother's 'comrade-in-arms', right?" 

"We always did have silly names for each other," she laughs lightly. "Do you remember my nickname for you?" 

"I think so, was it Kuro?"  

"No, it was Tenshi." (Then who was it that called me Kuro. Ota calls me Koro, but grrrrr this is going to bother me all fucking day!)

"Oh~~~ right! Tenshi means angel, I still don't understand why you call me that."

"You'll find out eventually." She says smiling. 

"Well~ Yami, as you know, I'm 26 and still not married. And we've all been assigned suitors... and I chose Cynthia." Roberto explains, while wrapping his arm around Cynthia's shoulder. 

"WHAT?!?!?! W-when is the wedding?" I ask.

"We have not yet decided." Roberto answers. 

I cover my face with my hands, and see Lord Michael waiting at the top of the stairs. "We shouldn't keep Lord Michael waiting much longer." 

"Alright," Cynthia and Roberto walk up the stairs, hand in hand. (I come home to find out that my brother is betrothed. Well, at least they're happy).

A few minutes later, I walk out of the changing room, wearing a beautiful blue and white dress. 

I walk into the ballroom to find all of the princes lined up. I walk up to them and they surprise me with a tight group hug. 

"Guys! I haven't been gone for that long!!!!" 

They pull away and Edward stands closes to me. "You're saying that don't like receiving hugs from us?" 

"N-no..." I answer, my cheeks slightly red.

"Hahaha!!!! Look, you make her blush!" I hear Yakov laugh from a distance.

"Yakov!" I run past the princes and give Yakov a tight hug. "I missed you!"

"I missed you too," he hugs me back, before bending down to give me a sweet kiss on the lips. 

I slowly pull away to find Soryu and Mei Ling standing behind me. My cheeks burst bright red, and I hear Mei Ling laugh. "Hehehe! You're so cute, Yami!" 

"Uh, thanks Mei Ling."

"Sooo~ which princes do you want me to meet?!" She asks, Soryu standing quietly behind her.

"Um, none of them today. We will start the "dates" tomorrow."

"Awwwww~ why tomorrow?" 

"Because I still have to explain the situation to them." I answer.

"And you're sure they can be trusted." Soryu finally decides to chime in.

"Yes, I trust them with all of my heart." I answer honestly. I then feel Yakov wrap his arm around me, and I smile up at him. 

"As do I, I'm sure they'll all be happy to cooperate with us." Yakov comments. 

"Alright, I trust both of your decisions, but just know that if anything happens-"

"Nothing will happen, Soryu," I cut him off. "And if there so happens to be an ambush, I'm sure we're all well fitted to handle the situation. Am I correct?"

"Yes-" I cut Soryu off, once again.

"Then it has been decided. Mei Ling will meet with a prince tomorrow, with you and I by her side."