The Cloud's Anchor

Vow of a Famiglia

A/N: Heeelllooo! My dear readers! This chapter has just a very teeny tiny bit of suggestiveness in it, but you need not worry, I am not going to write anything explicit......yet. I watched Kimi No Na Wa recently and I was simply blown away by it. A must watch with great animation, brilliant storyline, lovable characters and just the right amount of suspense and romance. Truly I recommend it to every anime fan. Well enough of my rambling, onwards with the chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own KHr!, if I did well rest assured R27G would have been canon along with several others....I need to get myself checked.

The reactions ranged from the unbothered Alaude to the full on gape from Lampo. Giotto, poor Sky, looked on the verge of fainting. G also had his mouth open while Knuckle had dropped his Bible. Asari looked conflicted and Elena looked plain confused. Daemon actually looked smug and had a Cheshire grin plastered on his face. The culprit Stella just cocked her head sideways innocently, "Ara, but I told signor long ago." All the heads swivelled to Alaude who simply shrugged and said, "No one asked." G recovered first and took out his gun pointing it at the skylark's head. "At least tell us important stuff you anti-social maniac! Why the hell did you tell this guy?!"

Stella thought for a second before replying. "He was the only one at the orphanage that day so I told him. I figured he would tell the rest of you." Daemon, who had been barely holding himself back, broke out in a chuckle which turned into full hysterical laughter with one hand clutching his stomach and one hand hitting the ground. The hand which had a gun on the Cloud's head faltered and its owner took a deep breath to overcome the urge to shoot everyone in the room. Giotto followed his childhood friend's example and exhaling turned to his Cloud.

"Alaude, for not communicating important information to the HQ, you are hereby banished from taking any missions for two weeks. In this time you will complete all your paperwork with Stella assisting you." Both the recipients opened their mouths to protest at the punishment but one look at Primo's face and they went silent. "Wait," G turned to Stella, "What is actually the Mafia Princess?"

'Aho.......... Aho.............Aho.' A crow was crowing monotonously outside.

"Yare yare the pink head has a point."

"Nice question to the maximum!"

"G-san I must thank you for saving me this embarrassment."

G glared at his fellow Guardians. "When did all of you come back?" Lampo yawned. "We came back the moment we went out. How did you not notice?"

Daemon mimed strangling himself. "You call yourself Mafiosi." And continued, "Mafia royalty is actually a symbolic thing. The ruler is changed when the previous one dies and has the power to command all those bound by the Omertà in case any serious danger befalls our...community. The ruler can also release three prisoners from the Vindicare during his/her reign. They don't actually play any role in reality."

Stella nodded, "Exactly, the title is not hereditary. The Vindice or one of the People usually keep a look out for any active blood. Checkerface was supposed to announce the official ruler but I guess he forgot. When I found Guilia she had already awakened her blood so I just officialised it." The Sky Guardian still looked a little perturbed, "Why did you keep this from us?" the raven-head frowned, "As I said, I told signor all of this a while back." Giotto glared at the Cloud who just shrugged and, grabbing Stella's wrist went out of the room.

Once the duo was outside, Primo sighed for what felt like the tenth time this evening and glanced at his Mist. "And how do you know all of this?" The illusionist chuckled darkly and replied, "Nufufufu, I have my ways." No one asked further.