[KHR]XS - Noir - Chapter 4 - The Sound of Waves
Title: Noir
Title of the chapter: Chapter 4 - The Sound of the Waves
Author: seleniasan
Fandom: Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!
Pairing: Xanxus x Squalo
Rating: PG 15
Genre: crossover, AU
Summary: http://seleniasan.livejournal.com/79890.html
Notes: this chapter is unbeta-ed, I really hope there aren't English mistakes... Since I'm Italian, I might have done some mistakes here and there^^; And I really hope there is no OOC!°° In case you notice something let me know, I'll correct everything as soon as possible! As always the plot is based on the anime series “Noir”, but the protagonists are Xanxus and Squalo.
Disclaimer: I do not own nothing and so on, you know it perfectly.
Chapter 4 - The Sound of Waves
And the sound of the mountain was heard.
(Kawabata Yasunari - Yama no Oto)
The sun was shining bright. In a gorgeous villa, one of the most elegant ones in that street, there was a party. Most of elite of the country was attending at it, celebrating what seemed to be a great event. In the garden of the villa, decorated with colourful flowers, was very lively. The women were chatting about the latest gossips, while the men were busy with the necessary etiquette. There was also a buffet, where the many waiters served the guests with the aperitif. Not far from the buffet table some men were greeting each other. Among them there was the owner of the villa, the General Canora.
« Your Excellency, congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Defense. »
The General turned towards the man who had just spoken.
« Ah, it’s you, Tanner. Thanks for coming. »
His tone expressed accomplishment.
« As a representative of the Atride Corporation, I congratulate you. »
« This is all thanks to you. »
Said the Minister raising the glass he had into his right hand. Tanner answered in a modest tone:
« Not at all. We believe that this is also the result of your unnate virtues. Among the citizens who consider the presidential faction to be the source of their problems, I hear their hopes for you, general Canora, are definitely growing up. »
Both men then laughed. General Canora answered:
« Anyway this is a big step forward your project as well. Ulgia now has a true leader and you have gained a big fortune. »
« We are much oblidged. »
In that moment a waiter approached the General and Tanner with a small tray, on which there were two glasses of wine. His long white hair was combed in a tail, his light-blue eyes were silently scanning those guests behind a pair of glasses. Those latter ones didn’t care much about any of the waiters, anyway. Tanner and his companion, both standing in front of General Canora, took the wine. Then the waiter left smirking slightly. The two men continued talking.
« Next year seems to be a very fruitful year. »
« Yes, Sir. »
They touched glasses.
« This is a celebration in advance. Please, do enjoy yourselves. »
« Thank you very much, Sir. »
He was sitting on the stairs by the entrance of the villa, his red eyes looking towards an indefinite point in front of him. He was smoking quietly, apparently lost in his thoughts. He looked for an instant at the cigarette while frowning a bit. Then he heard some footsteps coming from behind, so he slowly turned his head towards the owner of those footsteps. The man just leaned to a pillar, then said, more to himself than to others:
« By next year this country’s population will have been halved. »
Then he took out a packet of cigarettes, looking for a lighter, that he didn’t find. He then turned towards the red eyed man who was sitting on the stairs next to him.
« Excuse me, do you perhaps have a lighter, please? »
He only received a cold glance, then saw the other man looking into his jacket, so he bowed his head and waited. When he looked again at the other he could not speak, because he saw a gun pointed at him. In a cold but scornful tone the red eyed man said:
« Don’t you dare screaming, because you will be dead in less than a second. Don’t dare say nothing, or I’ll make you suffer in your own death. »
Then, without adding a single word he shot, then left as quick as he could.
In the meanwhile, at the party, Tanner and his companion were suffering the atrocities of the death by poisoning. The white haired waiter just smirked and left as quick as he could.
Xanxus was driving like mad towards a place where no one could find neither him nor his accomplice Squalo, who, holding tight the seat where he was sitting, was now telling him some informations about their target.
« An international security service. That is ostensibly what the Atride Corporation does, but they’re currently a coup d’état coordinators. They find regions with potential for conflict, then they approach the party with the influential power. They offer to take care of everything and anything, from planning to training soldiers, deploying personnel and buying weapons. Fuck, they’ve made up quite a business, don’t you think? »
Xanxus emitted an annoyed breath, then answered:
« Whatever, they’re just scum. »
Squalo nodded, then said:
« Just drive better, I don’t want to die in an accident, you dumb! »
« Does it look like we have time to respect some fucking rules of the road, you moron? »
« Just slow down! »
« Shut up stupid shark. I’m driving, not you. »
In quite a short time, anyway, they were arrived by a quiet house right next to the sea. Squalo got out of the car cursing like hell and went inside the house, opening it with the keys he had into his hand. Xanxus parked the car behind the house, between some trees, then entered the house too. The white haired man was looking at the sea leaned on a balcony. The sea breeze was moving gently his long hair.
At the Atride Corporation the atmosphere was tense. The main chief, accompanied by his secretary, made his entrance and went straight into his office. When he had sat down on his chair by the desk, while two of his underlings stood up before him, he received a call from General Canora, who was complaining about them. The answer was quick.
« But Your Excellency, we have already invested a great sum in this, so there is no turning back now. »
There was a pause that served to hear the Minister’s response, then the Corporation chief said:
« Yes, I came to Ulgia with the intention to do so. If you absolutely insist on breaking our contract, we will be forced to disclose the nature of our investment. If that happens, Your Excellency will be… »
There were few seconds of silence.
« Yes, please, carefully reconsider it. Goodbye. »
He then quit the onversation, then looked at his two underlings. One of them said:
« It seems that Canora has completely lost his nerve. »
« I’m not letting him to cancel this. We’ve spent three years planning for this project. The right to work on a mine or two won’t make up for that. »
The other underling then asked:
« Do you suppose that the people who killed Tanner and Foster were from the presidential faction after all? »
The answer came from his companion.
« They don’t have to be. We’ve done works from all over the world. It wouldn’t be surprising if it was someone who hates us. »
The chief cut the discussion.
« That’s part of our business. Tanner and Foster were just unlucky. But that’s all it was. There are always noxious pests in filthy places. We can’t be bothered with each and everyone of them… But we’ll crush this one. »
Squalo was looking at the sea, while Xanxus was tapping something on his laptop something. The latter was talking.
« We have three more targets left: the president Hammond and his men, Burke and Wellman. Understood? »
Seeing that Squalo wasn’t answering, he threw at him a glass full of wine, hitting him.
« Vooi! The hell…? »
« Did you understand what I just said, trash? »
« Yeah, yeah! »
Then he just turned to listen to the quiet sound of the waves crashing onto the shore with a pensive look.
They’re following him, targeting him to kill him without a specific reason. He goes into a small clearing and hides himself, somewhat. When they come and find no one, they look puzzled. In that moment, when they lower their guard, he slashes them with some quick blows of his sword. Then he just stands up, grinning slightly before getting away as quickly as he can.
At the airport the president Hammond was nervous. He seemed to wait for someone, looking at th frequency he gazed at his watch. Squalo was watching him from a distance.
« He seems to wait for someone. »
Xanxus just breathed annoyed.
« Tch. There are guards in hiding. »
« Four of them, right? »
« No, scum. Six of them, learn how to count. »
The white haired man, then, noticed two more guards, then looked at Xanxus for a long instant.
In the meanwhile a girl arrived, then waved at mister Hammond saying:
« Dad! »
The man didn’t move. The girl reached him then asked:
« Dad! Did you wait for a long time? »
The answer was a strong slap on her cheek. The girl put up a hurt gaze. His father did not even look at her.
When the two, father and daughter, arrived at the hotel and got into the booked room, mister Hammond began to talk.
« Why did you come all over the way here uninvited? »
The girl just peeked at his father’s back without answering.
« I’m here in Ulgia for business. I’ll hear to whatever you have to say in New York. »
« Ulgia or New York won’t make a big difference. I won’t get to see you anyway. »
Then she added in an enraged tone:
« You were always like that! That’s why mum… »
His father cut her speech off.
« Anyway you’re going back with tomorrow’s flight. »
« Can’t I stay here until tomorrow? »
« NO! »
The girl emitted a resigned breath.
« I knew it. You don’t even remember. »
« Remember what? »
« The day after tomorrow is my birthday. »
The man looked surprised for a moment, then said in a severe tone:
« You heard me. You’ll come back with tomorrow’s flight. »
With this he considered the discussion closed, so he left without a word.
At the house where Xanxus and Squalo were resting everything was quiet. They discovered that the girl was called Rosalie Hammond, the president’s daughter. During the night Squalo couldn’t sleep. He was thinking about himself, accompanied by the quiet sound of the waves.
“Who am I? I am noir. Besides that I don’t remember nothing. Fuck. Where is my memory?”
Passing by his daughter’s room at the hotel, the president Hammond said that she would be coming back not that day, but the day after that. Rosalie felt happy.
While the man was going at the Corporation, his underling informed him.
« We’re in the process. We’re looking into everyone who could hate us. The assassin and his client will pay for what was done to Tanner and Foster. »
Mister Hammond just nodded in silence. He stopped by to buy a present for her daughter, then he went at work. He quickly went into his office and sat down on the chair by his desk. He put the present next to the photo of his former wife and his daughter. Then he heard his men knocking at the door. They entered and one of them said:
« A strange letter arrived just now. »
« A letter? »
The president opened it. Inside the folder there was a map, on which a point was signalled. The writing under the point said “Noir”.
« So the assassin is Noir, the top-class one. »
Hammond thought for a bit, then said:
« Near that point there is an Ulgian base. I’ll have Canora doing at least this for me. Send all the soldiers there. »
« Yes, sir! »
Xanxus cursed under his breath. He saw those Ulgian troops surround the house. He cursed even more when Squalo informed him of how many troops had circled them. At that point he said:
« Why? Who informed them we were here? »
« Vooi, do I REALLY have to answer? »
Asked Squalo with an eloquent look on his face.
« I see. It’s THEM again. »
« Damn yeah. »
Then there was a short pause.
« Trash, do you think we can do it? »
Squalo grinned, then answered:
« Hell yeah. »
Squalo went out of the house. He was totally unharmed. He was surrounded by the soldiers, who body-searched him. Seeing that he hadn’t any weapons, they lowered the guard. In that moment Xanxus shot the soldiers from the roof, killing them. Squalo took a tommy-gun and easily killed the remaining soldiers. Xanxus smirked. He felt that Squalo was a reliable companion after all. He could be noisy, or annoying, but he would definitely stand by him, no matter what.
They took the car, then drove towards their last targets.
Somewhere, into an apparently ancient manor surrounded by antique ruins and fields of vineyards, he is playing chess alone, his hat covering his eyes. When he makes the white Queen win over a black Pawn he slowly smiles.
« They got away? »
Hammond was enraged.
« They were suddenly attacked and the reinforcement troops didn’t have the time to come. »
The president breathed. That was very bad.
« We still don’t know all the details, but it seems that the army is now into chaos. »
« I see. You two go back to the site and report me in full. »
« Yes, Sir! »
When the two underlings went away, he opened a drawer and peeked at the gun inside of it, then breathed, tired of all that happened. Then paid a long look at the photo in which his daughter Rosalie and her mother were pictured.
The two underlings, Burke and Wellman, were directed to a garage, ready to go to the Ulgian base. When they turned on the car they saw a man with short black hair and two guns. They were puzzled The man pointed the guns he held towards them and quickly shot two bullets.
Meanwhile the president was looking at a man with long white hair and a sword attached to his left hand. He paid a last look at the photo he had on his desk, then closed his eyes. At that point he looked at the swordsman before him, his gaze seemed to say “I’m ready, just kill me”. In no time he was finished off by a blow.
Squalo quietly walked out of the Atride Corporation. Outside there was also Xanxus. Pretending they didn’t know each other they left in different directions. He bumped into Rosalie Hammond. He looked at her for a long instant. She smiled, then went away. Into Squalo’s mind all that remained was the sound of waves.
Title of the chapter: Chapter 4 - The Sound of the Waves
Author: seleniasan
Fandom: Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!
Pairing: Xanxus x Squalo
Rating: PG 15
Genre: crossover, AU
Summary: http://seleniasan.livejournal.com/79890.html
Notes: this chapter is unbeta-ed, I really hope there aren't English mistakes... Since I'm Italian, I might have done some mistakes here and there^^; And I really hope there is no OOC!°° In case you notice something let me know, I'll correct everything as soon as possible! As always the plot is based on the anime series “Noir”, but the protagonists are Xanxus and Squalo.
Disclaimer: I do not own nothing and so on, you know it perfectly.
Chapter 4 - The Sound of Waves
And the sound of the mountain was heard.
(Kawabata Yasunari - Yama no Oto)
The sun was shining bright. In a gorgeous villa, one of the most elegant ones in that street, there was a party. Most of elite of the country was attending at it, celebrating what seemed to be a great event. In the garden of the villa, decorated with colourful flowers, was very lively. The women were chatting about the latest gossips, while the men were busy with the necessary etiquette. There was also a buffet, where the many waiters served the guests with the aperitif. Not far from the buffet table some men were greeting each other. Among them there was the owner of the villa, the General Canora.
« Your Excellency, congratulations on your appointment as Minister of Defense. »
The General turned towards the man who had just spoken.
« Ah, it’s you, Tanner. Thanks for coming. »
His tone expressed accomplishment.
« As a representative of the Atride Corporation, I congratulate you. »
« This is all thanks to you. »
Said the Minister raising the glass he had into his right hand. Tanner answered in a modest tone:
« Not at all. We believe that this is also the result of your unnate virtues. Among the citizens who consider the presidential faction to be the source of their problems, I hear their hopes for you, general Canora, are definitely growing up. »
Both men then laughed. General Canora answered:
« Anyway this is a big step forward your project as well. Ulgia now has a true leader and you have gained a big fortune. »
« We are much oblidged. »
In that moment a waiter approached the General and Tanner with a small tray, on which there were two glasses of wine. His long white hair was combed in a tail, his light-blue eyes were silently scanning those guests behind a pair of glasses. Those latter ones didn’t care much about any of the waiters, anyway. Tanner and his companion, both standing in front of General Canora, took the wine. Then the waiter left smirking slightly. The two men continued talking.
« Next year seems to be a very fruitful year. »
« Yes, Sir. »
They touched glasses.
« This is a celebration in advance. Please, do enjoy yourselves. »
« Thank you very much, Sir. »
He was sitting on the stairs by the entrance of the villa, his red eyes looking towards an indefinite point in front of him. He was smoking quietly, apparently lost in his thoughts. He looked for an instant at the cigarette while frowning a bit. Then he heard some footsteps coming from behind, so he slowly turned his head towards the owner of those footsteps. The man just leaned to a pillar, then said, more to himself than to others:
« By next year this country’s population will have been halved. »
Then he took out a packet of cigarettes, looking for a lighter, that he didn’t find. He then turned towards the red eyed man who was sitting on the stairs next to him.
« Excuse me, do you perhaps have a lighter, please? »
He only received a cold glance, then saw the other man looking into his jacket, so he bowed his head and waited. When he looked again at the other he could not speak, because he saw a gun pointed at him. In a cold but scornful tone the red eyed man said:
« Don’t you dare screaming, because you will be dead in less than a second. Don’t dare say nothing, or I’ll make you suffer in your own death. »
Then, without adding a single word he shot, then left as quick as he could.
In the meanwhile, at the party, Tanner and his companion were suffering the atrocities of the death by poisoning. The white haired waiter just smirked and left as quick as he could.
Xanxus was driving like mad towards a place where no one could find neither him nor his accomplice Squalo, who, holding tight the seat where he was sitting, was now telling him some informations about their target.
« An international security service. That is ostensibly what the Atride Corporation does, but they’re currently a coup d’état coordinators. They find regions with potential for conflict, then they approach the party with the influential power. They offer to take care of everything and anything, from planning to training soldiers, deploying personnel and buying weapons. Fuck, they’ve made up quite a business, don’t you think? »
Xanxus emitted an annoyed breath, then answered:
« Whatever, they’re just scum. »
Squalo nodded, then said:
« Just drive better, I don’t want to die in an accident, you dumb! »
« Does it look like we have time to respect some fucking rules of the road, you moron? »
« Just slow down! »
« Shut up stupid shark. I’m driving, not you. »
In quite a short time, anyway, they were arrived by a quiet house right next to the sea. Squalo got out of the car cursing like hell and went inside the house, opening it with the keys he had into his hand. Xanxus parked the car behind the house, between some trees, then entered the house too. The white haired man was looking at the sea leaned on a balcony. The sea breeze was moving gently his long hair.
At the Atride Corporation the atmosphere was tense. The main chief, accompanied by his secretary, made his entrance and went straight into his office. When he had sat down on his chair by the desk, while two of his underlings stood up before him, he received a call from General Canora, who was complaining about them. The answer was quick.
« But Your Excellency, we have already invested a great sum in this, so there is no turning back now. »
There was a pause that served to hear the Minister’s response, then the Corporation chief said:
« Yes, I came to Ulgia with the intention to do so. If you absolutely insist on breaking our contract, we will be forced to disclose the nature of our investment. If that happens, Your Excellency will be… »
There were few seconds of silence.
« Yes, please, carefully reconsider it. Goodbye. »
He then quit the onversation, then looked at his two underlings. One of them said:
« It seems that Canora has completely lost his nerve. »
« I’m not letting him to cancel this. We’ve spent three years planning for this project. The right to work on a mine or two won’t make up for that. »
The other underling then asked:
« Do you suppose that the people who killed Tanner and Foster were from the presidential faction after all? »
The answer came from his companion.
« They don’t have to be. We’ve done works from all over the world. It wouldn’t be surprising if it was someone who hates us. »
The chief cut the discussion.
« That’s part of our business. Tanner and Foster were just unlucky. But that’s all it was. There are always noxious pests in filthy places. We can’t be bothered with each and everyone of them… But we’ll crush this one. »
Squalo was looking at the sea, while Xanxus was tapping something on his laptop something. The latter was talking.
« We have three more targets left: the president Hammond and his men, Burke and Wellman. Understood? »
Seeing that Squalo wasn’t answering, he threw at him a glass full of wine, hitting him.
« Vooi! The hell…? »
« Did you understand what I just said, trash? »
« Yeah, yeah! »
Then he just turned to listen to the quiet sound of the waves crashing onto the shore with a pensive look.
They’re following him, targeting him to kill him without a specific reason. He goes into a small clearing and hides himself, somewhat. When they come and find no one, they look puzzled. In that moment, when they lower their guard, he slashes them with some quick blows of his sword. Then he just stands up, grinning slightly before getting away as quickly as he can.
At the airport the president Hammond was nervous. He seemed to wait for someone, looking at th frequency he gazed at his watch. Squalo was watching him from a distance.
« He seems to wait for someone. »
Xanxus just breathed annoyed.
« Tch. There are guards in hiding. »
« Four of them, right? »
« No, scum. Six of them, learn how to count. »
The white haired man, then, noticed two more guards, then looked at Xanxus for a long instant.
In the meanwhile a girl arrived, then waved at mister Hammond saying:
« Dad! »
The man didn’t move. The girl reached him then asked:
« Dad! Did you wait for a long time? »
The answer was a strong slap on her cheek. The girl put up a hurt gaze. His father did not even look at her.
When the two, father and daughter, arrived at the hotel and got into the booked room, mister Hammond began to talk.
« Why did you come all over the way here uninvited? »
The girl just peeked at his father’s back without answering.
« I’m here in Ulgia for business. I’ll hear to whatever you have to say in New York. »
« Ulgia or New York won’t make a big difference. I won’t get to see you anyway. »
Then she added in an enraged tone:
« You were always like that! That’s why mum… »
His father cut her speech off.
« Anyway you’re going back with tomorrow’s flight. »
« Can’t I stay here until tomorrow? »
« NO! »
The girl emitted a resigned breath.
« I knew it. You don’t even remember. »
« Remember what? »
« The day after tomorrow is my birthday. »
The man looked surprised for a moment, then said in a severe tone:
« You heard me. You’ll come back with tomorrow’s flight. »
With this he considered the discussion closed, so he left without a word.
At the house where Xanxus and Squalo were resting everything was quiet. They discovered that the girl was called Rosalie Hammond, the president’s daughter. During the night Squalo couldn’t sleep. He was thinking about himself, accompanied by the quiet sound of the waves.
“Who am I? I am noir. Besides that I don’t remember nothing. Fuck. Where is my memory?”
Passing by his daughter’s room at the hotel, the president Hammond said that she would be coming back not that day, but the day after that. Rosalie felt happy.
While the man was going at the Corporation, his underling informed him.
« We’re in the process. We’re looking into everyone who could hate us. The assassin and his client will pay for what was done to Tanner and Foster. »
Mister Hammond just nodded in silence. He stopped by to buy a present for her daughter, then he went at work. He quickly went into his office and sat down on the chair by his desk. He put the present next to the photo of his former wife and his daughter. Then he heard his men knocking at the door. They entered and one of them said:
« A strange letter arrived just now. »
« A letter? »
The president opened it. Inside the folder there was a map, on which a point was signalled. The writing under the point said “Noir”.
« So the assassin is Noir, the top-class one. »
Hammond thought for a bit, then said:
« Near that point there is an Ulgian base. I’ll have Canora doing at least this for me. Send all the soldiers there. »
« Yes, sir! »
Xanxus cursed under his breath. He saw those Ulgian troops surround the house. He cursed even more when Squalo informed him of how many troops had circled them. At that point he said:
« Why? Who informed them we were here? »
« Vooi, do I REALLY have to answer? »
Asked Squalo with an eloquent look on his face.
« I see. It’s THEM again. »
« Damn yeah. »
Then there was a short pause.
« Trash, do you think we can do it? »
Squalo grinned, then answered:
« Hell yeah. »
Squalo went out of the house. He was totally unharmed. He was surrounded by the soldiers, who body-searched him. Seeing that he hadn’t any weapons, they lowered the guard. In that moment Xanxus shot the soldiers from the roof, killing them. Squalo took a tommy-gun and easily killed the remaining soldiers. Xanxus smirked. He felt that Squalo was a reliable companion after all. He could be noisy, or annoying, but he would definitely stand by him, no matter what.
They took the car, then drove towards their last targets.
Somewhere, into an apparently ancient manor surrounded by antique ruins and fields of vineyards, he is playing chess alone, his hat covering his eyes. When he makes the white Queen win over a black Pawn he slowly smiles.
« They got away? »
Hammond was enraged.
« They were suddenly attacked and the reinforcement troops didn’t have the time to come. »
The president breathed. That was very bad.
« We still don’t know all the details, but it seems that the army is now into chaos. »
« I see. You two go back to the site and report me in full. »
« Yes, Sir! »
When the two underlings went away, he opened a drawer and peeked at the gun inside of it, then breathed, tired of all that happened. Then paid a long look at the photo in which his daughter Rosalie and her mother were pictured.
The two underlings, Burke and Wellman, were directed to a garage, ready to go to the Ulgian base. When they turned on the car they saw a man with short black hair and two guns. They were puzzled The man pointed the guns he held towards them and quickly shot two bullets.
Meanwhile the president was looking at a man with long white hair and a sword attached to his left hand. He paid a last look at the photo he had on his desk, then closed his eyes. At that point he looked at the swordsman before him, his gaze seemed to say “I’m ready, just kill me”. In no time he was finished off by a blow.
Squalo quietly walked out of the Atride Corporation. Outside there was also Xanxus. Pretending they didn’t know each other they left in different directions. He bumped into Rosalie Hammond. He looked at her for a long instant. She smiled, then went away. Into Squalo’s mind all that remained was the sound of waves.