Chapter 1: Live from the Red Carpet!
Disclaimers: If we owns Katekyo Hitman Reborn, we will make Reborn x Luche hint to be more obvious.
Warnings: hint of slashes, OOC, crack, bad grammars, and randomness
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Chapter 1: Live from the Red Carpet!
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Tonight, Great Court of Mafia's front yard totally packed with people from various ages, jobs, and genders. No, something terrible did not happen. Well, at least Sawada Tsunayoshi still alive, Byakuran was defeated, and the Shimon agreed to sign up the peace treaty. Those people who crowded in the front yard consisted of not only mafias, but also fans (mainly girls, though there were also boys), paparazzi, various TV channels' reporters, and the Vindice, who was hired to secure the place.
What happened in the Mansion actually? Did the scandal between Dino Cavallone and Hibari Kyouya finally leaking to the public and they were discussing whether they should approve their relationship or not? That could explain the presence of fans, paparazzis, and reporters, but that does not explain the fans' joyous cheers.
"YAMAMOTO! DAISUKI!"
"TUNA-CHAN, MARRY ME!"
"HIBARI! HIBARI! PLEASE BITE ME TO DEATH!"
"WE LOVE GOKKYUN!"
Thus, after the narrator asked one of the reporters, we found out that the biggest event in REBORN! timeline, REBORN! Awards, was about to take place. Those people came to cheer on their favorite characters and watches how the event will run. For now, let us see one of the REBORN! characters who had stepped onto the red carpet and currently talking to a camera.
"Kufufu. Hello, you're still watching Mafioso Channel, and I'm, Rokudou Mukuro, going to guide you for the next one hour in the special program: 'Live from the Red Carpet!' while waiting for the primary event, REBORN! Awards, to begin," Mukuro said in front of the camera.
The fans squealed like crazy when they saw him. "KYAAAAAAAAA! MUKURO-SAMA! WE HAIL MUKURO-SAMA!"
To this, Mukuro smiled and blew a kiss at them, causing many to fall on the ground, fainting and nosebleeding thanks to his powerful pheromone.
He laughed at that reaction. "Oya, oya…everyone is so energetic tonight…kufufu. I guess it's expected, because they are anticipating their favorites to win lots and lots of awards, yes?"
As an answer, the crowd cheered loudly, and they once again screamed their favorite character's names before the Vindice calmed down the situation.
"Alright, because it seems that some people had arrived, let's begin the interview session. Let's see who came…oh, it's Tsunayoshi-kun and…oya," Mukuro's eyes narrowed with amusement as he saw the one who accompanied his boss, "he's with his great-great-great grandfather..."
The fans went all hysterical when they saw Giotto and Tsunayoshi walked on the red stage. They were wearing their formal mafia boss attire—black mantle over tuxedo. Mukuro approached them, stopping the two from entering the main building.
"Kufufu…hello, Tsunayoshi-kun. You're not with your loyal dog today?" the host asked, pointing his microphone at Tsunayoshi.
Sweatdropping mentally, Tsunayoshi replied, "Mukuro, Gokudera-kun is not a dog, and yes, he's not with me today. Bianchi showed up right before we're going to come here and, well…he fainted. Yamamoto is taking care of him now."
"Ah…healing with the power of love, huh?" Mukuro commented, smiling as he heard the fans behind them cheering "YAMAGOKU! YAMAGOKU IS THE BEST!" loudly.
Unfortunately (or fortunately?) our little Tuna here didn't understand what the fans meant and gave Mukuro a questioning look, demanding an explanation. Mukuro, however, ignored him because explaining the term would waste a lot of time.
"Back to topic…why is he with you?" Mukuro asked, didn't care that he sounded so rude just now.
Giotto narrowed his eyes at the question. "Do you have a problem with me coming here with Tsunayoshi?"
"Yes. You're supposed to be dead."
"That's in Amano's script. I, along with the other Vongola Bosses are perfectly fine and we can pretty much beat you up if you dare to lay a finger on Tsunayoshi."
Tsunayoshi smiled apologetically. "Sorry, he's a bit overprotective. By the way, aren't you supposed to interview and asks us about our opinion regarding this event…?"
"Oh, you're right, thank you for reminding me, Tsunayoshi-kun," Mukuro gave the boy a seductive smile and reached out to touch his chin, but Giotto wrapped his arm around Tsunayoshi protectively while glaring at the blue haired guy.
"Just do your work, you wicked illusionist."
"Kufufu. I could have say the same thing about your Mist Guardian. Anyway… what's your opinion, Tsunayoshi-kun and Primo? Do you think you'll win any awards?"
"Well…we don't even know whether our names included into any categories yet, but…I hope I at least get one award," Tsunayoshi beamed. He truly wished he won an award. After all, Reborn had threatened him that if he don't get at least one award, he have to undergo a hellish training.
"As for me…I wish I can win the Best Vongola Boss," Giotto replied.
"Eh? Really? Such category exists?"
"Yes, Reborn told me. There are also Best Leader, Best Vongola Guardians, Best Character Song, Best—"
"Alright, alright. Now, please come into the building and sit before someone else takes the most comfortable seat," Mukuro pushed them to enter the building, before he began looking for more attendees. "Let's see…now we have, ah, my cute Chrome and the ladies!"
Chrome, Kyoko, and Haru had arrived. Male fans cheered their names, while many female fans gave them cold stares. Nevertheless, the three ignored those crazed people and approached Mukuro, who was waving at them.
"Good evening, Mukuro-sama," Chrome smiled shyly.
"Kufufu. Good evening, Chrome, and you girls. Thank you for accompanying her to this event," Mukuro said to the other two.
"It's nothing, Mukuro-san. We're Chrome-chan's friends, after all," Kyoko remarked, followed by affirmative nod from Haru.
"Anyway, I see all of you are wearing matching clothes again. Did you go to buy them today?
Once again, the light brown haired girl decided to answer for her friends. "Yes, we just received the invitations today, so we quickly hunt around Namimori to find nice outfits. What do you think, Mukuro-san? Do we look good in it?"
"Verily. Nothing beat friendly, cheerful ladies with adorable smiles like the three of you."
Chrome blushed darker at the complient. "Thank you, Mukuro-sama."
"Kufufu…by the way, I don't see the little kids with you."
"I-Pin-chan said she'll come with her Master, so we leave her. As for Lambo-chan…He ate too many grapes and got a terrible stomachache, so maybe he won't be able to come at all," and again, Kyoko answered.
By this point, Haru decided to ask the host. "By the way, Mukuro-san, has Reborn-chan arrived? Haru need to discuss something with him."
"The Arcobaleno isn't here yet. But why you—oh, that's right, you're going to be the MC of the Awards along with him later, eh?" Mukuro smirked.
"Yes! Haru preferred to host the event with Kyoko-chan or Chrome-chan, but the producer paired Haru with Reborn-chan again…but it doesn't matter! Haru is very excited to work with Reborn-chan again!" Haru chimed, oblivious that Mukuro gave him a weird look.
"…Kufufu. Well, rather than waiting here, you can go inside and find a place to wait for him. Enjoy, ladies."
They nodded and walked together into the building. Before Mukuro could look around to find more people to interview, the fans had cheered once more, almost deafening. The loud shout that followed after made Mukuro regretted his decision to accept this job.
"! BE QUIET, *BEEP*!"
However, instead of following his command, the fans (mostly girls) decided to cheer louder while calling out for his name. Squalo growled, giving up and marched forward, walking behind Xanxus, who seemed a bit annoyed because the scums wouldn't shut up. Levi and Lussuria were following not too far behind them. They were, of course, greeted by a smiling Mukuro.
"Hello, Varias!" he began, "I see some of your members aren't here, with my useless student included in the missing list. Where are they?"
Knowing that his team mates wouldn't be generous enough to answer Mukuro's question, Lussuria spoke, "Fufu~ Mammy is with Bel-chan, of course, so did Franny, but…"
"But?"
"Bel-chan's brother came and tried to coax Franny to go with him to this place. They're still quarelling in the headquarter, I guess~"
Xanxus scoffed. "They better not destroying the *beep*ing mansion…"
"…kufufu. But I see you're in a good mood, Xanxus," Mukuro commented dryly. Yes, he could see the difference between a PMS-ing Xanxus and a happy-go-lucky Xanxus. Which is very hard to tell, but not so difficult for a mind master like Mukuro.
"CHE! HE'S JUST HAPPY BECAUSE THE LATEST SHIPMENT OF FIRST-CLASS VODKA THAT HE ORDERED A MONTH AGO FINALLY ARRIVED TODAY AND HE GOT TO TASTE IT A BIT BEFORE HE CAME HERE!" Squalo retorted.
Just then, Levi decided to butt into the conversation. "Don't shout close to the Boss' ears!
"SHUT UP, YOU *beep*! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DID TO ME BECAUSE THE SHIPMENT CAME LATE!
"Arere~ Squ-chan, Levi-chan, don't fight here, please~!" Lussuria pleaded, moving oh-so-gaily as he stepped up between Squalo and Levi to separate the two.
On the other hand, Xanxus decided to simply leave his subordinates and entered the building. The other three were too busy arguing with each other that they didn't realize their dear boss had disappeared from the red carpet. Mukuro, tired hearing their curses and aware that bloods will be shed soon, finally decided to stop them by announcing,
"Instead of fighting in front of the crowds, I think you should follow your boss. He dumped you guys.
And it was successful. All three of them stopped their cusses and looked around, finally noticing that Xanxus truly had leave them.
"BOSS! DON'T LEAVE ME!" and there he goes, running into the building to look for his beloved boss.
"VOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIII! GET BACK HERE, YOU PARASOL FREAKS!" and another one retreated into the building as well.
"Muu~! Don't leave me alone, guys! Well, bye bye, Rokudou Mukuro~!" Lussuria gave Mukuro a wink before he too followed his comrades into the building, leaving a shocked and trembling Mukuro.
"…this is the first time in my whole life a *beep* winked at me…" Mukuro cursed quietly, but not quiet enough to be heard by everyone. "Back to business, I forgot to ask them about their opinions on this event…kufufu. Oh well…next we have—" he turned around to see who had arrived "—ah, here comes the couple that we'd been expecting!"
Fans cheered loudly, some melted on their respective place when Yamamoto Takeshi and Gokudera Hayato walked on the stage. Yamamamoto waved at his fans, gaining more cheers, while Gokudera scoffed, but earned equally loud squeals.
Mukuro stopped them on their tracks and smiled his usual grin. "Hey, hey, you two…wait a second. Let me interview you a bit, will you?"
"Tch, make it quick!" the bomber hissed. He looked around warily, though he tried his best not to be so obvious.
"Scared of Bianchi appearing out of nowhere?"
Gokudera glared at him, but he reluctantly nodded.
"Well, hi, Mukuro. Long time no see. You're hosting the Red Carpet event?" Yamamoto asked, smiling widely as he always did.
"…obviously. By the way, I heard from Tsunayoshi-kun that you accompanied Gokudera-kun while he fainted upon seeing his sister? You're so…lovey-dovey."
Gokudera was about to object, but Yamamoto's answer made him jaws dropped. "Of course!"
Fans (that consisted of fujoshi and fudanshi) squealed loudly, and once again repeated chorus of "YAMAGOKU! WE LOVE YAMAGOKU!". Mukuro was sure that everyone in the building could hear their yells. Thankfully, the Vindice's presence immediately shut their mouth, if not reduced the volume to an acceptable loudness(?).
Gokudera took this chance to whack Yamamoto's head upside down. "Baka! You make it sounded weird! And you, Mukuro, don't phrase it that way!"
"But it's true, is it not? Most of the time, if you're not with Tsunayoshi-kun, the two of you will hang out together," said host stated innocently.
"That's just because this idiot won't leave me alone!"
"Maa, Gokudera…you were the one who looked like a lost puppy and asked me to accompany you and—" the rest of Yamamoto's story was unheard because Gokudera covered his mouth with his hand and dragged the naïve baseball freak into the building, all the while cursing lowly.
"Oi, oi! I'm not done yet!" Mukuro sighed. "Well, let's look for more victims—I mean, invitees, kufufu."
Just as he said that, a long limousine stopped at the end of red carpet. Mukuro had a feeling about who would came out of the flashy vehicle, and he was right. Walking out of the limousine was none other than Dino Cavallone, and guess what, he wasn't alone! Yes, he accompanied by his dear uncute pupil, Hibari Kyouya.
Mukuro's mismatched eyes gleamed when he stared back at Hibari. Tonfas pulled out, trident formed, and the metals clang. Most of the fans who loved the epic rivalry between the two cheered once again, this time rooting for their favorite character to win this little duel. Sadly, Dino had to interrupt them by grabbing Hibari's arm.
"Kyouya! I told you not to fight anyone here!" Dino chided him, though it was obvious that Hibari didn't care. "You too, Mukuro! Don't accept Kyouya's challenge so easily!"
"Kufufu. I never turn down any challenges shoved at my face," although he said that, Mukuro replaced his trident with microphone once again. "Alright, because I have to do this…what's your comment of this event? Do you think you'll win any awards?"
Dino smiled and nodded. "I'm excited, of course! This is the first time something like this occurred in mafia world. As for Kyouya…"
"I hate crowdings. I'm here just because this herbivore and the baby promised that they'll fight me if I attend the event," Hibari stated dryly.
"But, we hope that we'll at least win Best Buddy Award together!" Dino added enthusiastically.
"Oya? I don't think that you two can be grouped as 'buddy'," Mukuro smirked. "Hibari himself never really treats you as a proper tutor, let alone a buddy."
At once, gloomy rain clouds showered above Dino, camouflaging his depressed tears. Mukuro chuckled in amusement at the reaction. Hibari sighed and decided to sneak away into the building, tired of all the stupid interview and wanted to find a comfortable seat. In the end, Romario and a few Cavallone subordinates had to drag their beloved boss into the building.
"Oya, oya. Thirty minutes to go until I'm freed from this tiring job…and oya, look what we have here," Mukuro chuckled as he saw the next group who came. "The Arcobalenos!"
Many fans welcomed the group with a loud cheer, repeating their favorite Arcobaleno names over and over. Most of the girls swoon over Reborn and Skull, because they looked utterly charming in their adult form. Luce was there as well, and we could see Yuni walking happily between her grandmother and Reborn.
"May I interview you for a bit, dear Arcobalenos?" the host greeted them, slight hint of bitterness detected from his words.
"Sure, we'd love to," Luce smiled warmly, exuding aura of motherliness despite the fact that she stood before a dangerous criminal.
"Kufufu. Thank you. So…wait, not all of you are here," Mukuro counted, noticing that a few of them were missing. "Where is Aria, Viper and…Fon, was it?"
Lal Mirch sighed. "Aria will come here with Gamma and her subordinates. Viper was going to come with Belphegor, but he told me he'll be late because something happened, as for Fon—"
"He argued with Kawahira back there, kora," Colonello grinned as he pointed at a direction.
Mukuro frowned. Yes, he could see the Storm Arcobaleno there, and he was with teen version of I-Pin and Kawahira. They seemed to be in a heated debate, though he couldn't hear it from where he was. Reading through Mukuro's facial expression, Aria explained,
"When we arrived, I-Pin saw Kawahira coming as well, and Fon…well, turned into his 'protective sensei mode' and telling Kawahira to stay away from her."
Right, who would've thought the calm Storm would act that way?
"…Kufufu. Alright then, now, do you think you'll win any awards? Perhaps Best Buddy, or Best Family?" Mukuro pointed his microphone at Luce.
"Yes, we hope we can win an award together. After all, our friendship will never lose to any group."
"How about award for individuals? Any preference?"
"I'll win the award for combatants, kora!" Colonello cheered. He had so much confident that none could rival his combat ability. Except Reborn.
"I'm going to get the Coolest Mafia Award!" Skull smirked. Everyone gave him a weird look when he said that. "What?"
"Cool? You?" Verde rolled his eyes, "You're one of the nominees for Most Annoying Mafia Award."
"WHAT DID YOU SAY!"
"How did you know, Verde? Did you hacked into the producer's personal data?" Reborn frowned at the mad scientist.
"Something like that."
"WHAAAAAAAAT! SO IT'S TRUE, REBORN-SENPAI?"
"Hmm…I want to win Cutest Mafia Award!" Yuni giggled.
"You'll surely win, Yuni-chan. I'm sure of it," Luce smiled encouragingly as she patted her granddaughter's shoulder.
"…I see you leaked some information about the awards too," Mukuro gave Reborn a mocking look. "The producer won't be too pleased."
Reborn merely shrugged. He could be careless of what the producer had to say. "Can we go inside now? I have to see Haru."
"Sure. Thank you for your answers."
And with that, the Arcobalenos marched into the building. Mukuro glanced at Fon, I-Pin, and Kawahira who were still arguing. He sighed and intended to stop their stupid fight, when another limousine came. His sly smile returned as he saw his pupil came out, followed by Belphegor, Mammon, and Rasiel. The princes, although showing their usual flashy smile, were obviously uncomfortable walking next to each other although they had the illusionists at their sides.
"Took you long enough, Little One," Mukuro started, "I thought you were killed because the princes were fighting over you. What a popular guy."
"Thank you for your concern and compliment, Master. However, if I'm a popular guy, the producer would give the job to host this red carpet event," Fran said monotonously.
"…kufufu. I don't understand why both of you like him." This comment was, obviously, directed at Bel and Siel.
"Because he's a good partner-in-crime," the older one spoke, still grinning like a Chesire Cat.
"Shishishi! Now, whoever says that he is your partner?"
"Me. Don't you hear me said it a few seconds ago? Or what, you're deaf because of the Lady Shark?"
"You're not even in the Varia."
"We love talking about your bad habits and always make fun of you when we met."
"…do you want to begin the 13th round?"
"Anytime, fratello. Ushesheshe!"
"Bel, if you fight here, the Vindice will capture you," Mammon reminded the younger prince. "And Rokudou Mukuro, if you're going to ask me, you have to pay."
Mukuro raised an eyebrow. "What makes you think that I'll ask you questions?"
"Isn't it your job as a host? To interview the attendees about their opinions?"
"Kufufu. Correct, but I have the freedom not to ask you any questions."
"…Muu. You're no fun."
"Master, Mammon-senpai, if you have the time to chit-chat, can you help me over here?"
Mammon and Mukuro turned their head to look at Fran, and they had to restrain themselves from laughing their sorry asses off when they saw what the twins had done to him. They turned him into a human cactus—covering his body with daggers and knives. Snickering, both Bel and Siel admired their newest masterpiece.
"Not bad."
"Quite extravagant."
"Agreed," Mukuro and Mammon nodded affirmatively.
"You guys are the worst," Fran sighed as he began plucking out his thorns—we mean, the sharp blades and threw them randomly. Some of them almost hit the crowd, but instead of yelling in anger, they demanded more knives as some sort of merchandise. Weird fans.
Smiling, Mukuro returned to his host-personality. "Back to topic…how many awards do you think you'll win?"
"I'll win every categories," both princes said at the same time.
"Oya? Where did you get such confidence?"
"Because I'm a Prince," Bel exclaimed.
"Because I'm a King," Rasiel remarked.
"See, Master? They're totally obnoxious, so rather than interviewing them, you better asked me quest—ouch…" more knives pierced through poor Fran's skin.
"As much as I want to continue this interview session with you guys, I think you should enter the building now," Mukuro suggested. "The event will start in…fifteen minutes. Enjoy the show!"
He watched the princes and their favorite illusionists entered the building. Mukuro could've swore he saw bloods leaking from Fran's clothes, but he ignored it. They would surely meet Lussuria inside and that guy will heal him.
"Alright, one last group and we'll retreat to see the situation inside the main hall," Mukuro said to the camera, smiling gently.
However, his smile dropped when he heard the fans cheered a certain name.
"BYAKURAN-SAMAAAAAAAAAA! WE HAIL BYAKURAN-SAMAAAA!"
"Oh Buddha…" Mukuro hissed quietly before he turned around. And he regretted it.
Approaching him from the other end of red carpet was, as mentioned above, Byakuran. He was with the Funeral Wreaths, both Real and Fake. The white haired Boss smiled and waved at his fans, and when his eyes met with Mukuro's mismatched one, he grinned widely.
"Mukuro-kuuuuuuuuuun! Long time no see!" the man chimed, happily glomptackling Mukuro onto the Red Carpet.
More fans cheered at this little scene. Especially the fujoshis. "PINEAPPLE MARSHMALLOW! UKE MUKUROOOO!"
Mukuro's face turned red. Not only because everyone caught him in a very embarrassing position with Byakuran, but they called him uke. Uke! Rokudou Mukuro will never be the receiver end! No, nah-ah, never.
"Get off me, idiot!" Mukuro growled, trying to push Byakuran away. Sadly, he wasn't as powerful as Ryohei or Hibari when it comes to muscle strength, so he was secured tightly in Byakuran's embrace.
"Arere~ Mukuro-kun still as cute as ever, ne~!" Byakuran caressed Mukuro's cheek gently. "I just know it! We'll win the Best Couple Award together!"
"No way! Oi, Kikyou! Get your boss off me!"
Kikyou shook his head. "I was told not to interrupt him."
"Wha—tch! I guess I have no choice…" Mukuro averted his attention to the camera, who still shooting the whole event. "I guess this is the end of my interview session. My fellow hosts, Miura Haru and Reborn, will guide you during the whole awarding event. So, stay tune! I, Rokudou Mukuro, shall excuse myself to take care of this idiot. See you!"
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We know we are very bold, writing something like this for our first collaboration. However, we are simply looking for fun and we want to know the fans' enthusiasm of this lovely series. Now, for the next chapter we're going to begin with three awards. The nominees are as follows:
Best Parent: Sawada Iemitsu, Sawada Nana, Timoteo, Daniela, Fabio, Simora, Gokudera's mother, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi, Luce, Aria
Most Annoying Mafia: Skull, Lambo, Gokudera Hayato, Naito Longchamp, Glo Xinia, Levi A Than, Fran, Suzuki Adelheid, Shitt P, Genkishi
Nicest Character: Sawada Tsunayoshi, Timoteo, Luce, Aria, Yuni, Reborn, Lanchia, Dino Cavallone, Dokuro Chrome, Yamamoto Takeshi.
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