You're the mafia princess?!

Introduction

Bang

Gunshots were fired

Drip Drop

Blood, sweat, and tears dripped

Thump Thump

And hearts were beating wildly.

The five clans-- Dragon, Fire, Lotus, Wolf, and Fortune fought with no mercy. It was a war like no other.

Bones were broken, brothers were hurt, and lives were lost.

Blood colored the sky.

Losing was not an option for all of them. But... none had the hope of victory either.

It seemed like the fight had been going on for an eternity, and although they were all exhausted, they could not give up.

There was only one way to end things once and for all.

Like fate, all five leaders found themselves seeking help from the devil.

The Scarlet Clan.

In a white-colored room, the five clan leaders sat in silence. Nothing was there except for their seats, and a desk with a big black office chair.

"You're gonna hafta wait. Our boss is a busy man, ya see?" said a man dressed in a fancy suit that didn't match with the way he spoke.

The five men nodded their heads. It was not like them to wait but threw away their pride for the sake of ending the war.

Of course, none of them found this situation pleasing. Each one stole glances of each other but turned their heads away once the other noticed. No one wanted to make awkward eye contact.

But Hiroyuki Mikoshiba, leader of the fire clan, could not take the silence and opened his mouth. "Hah! So you fools came to the big bad Scarlet Clan for help. Were you guys afraid of facing me head on?"

"Ha?!" Subaru Ryuzaki, leader of the Dragon Clan, retorted. "It's not like you aren't here either, fool!"

"What did you just call me?! Do you want to fight, asshole?!" Hiroyuki stood up, clenching his fists.

Not wanting to be defeated, Subaru stood up as well and cracked his knuckles. "I'd be happy to burn you out, charcoal."

"So noisy," whispered Shinji Amemiya from the Lotus Clan.

"You've got something to say?" Hiroyuki glared at Shinji, and in reply, Shinji looked away like a snob. This made Hiroyuki grit his teeth and stomp his way to Shinji. "Hey! I'm talking to you."

"Oi! Where are you going? Let me plant my fist on your face first before you run away," Subaru whined.

Shoji Sakama of the Wolf Clan rolled his eyes, while Jun Ichinose chuckled softly. The three noisy men were putting on a show. But just as things were about to get rowdy, the door swung open and in came a couple of large men in black suits.

Following them was a young looking man wearing a fancy white suit and a pretentious fur coat. The five leaders eyed from head to toe, wondering who that man could be. The man pulled back the large office chair near the desk and sat comfortably. He looked at Hiroyuki and Subaru with a smile. "Have a seat, gentlemen."

Both men sat down quietly like dogs while others found themselves tense.

It was him.

The leader of the notorious Scarlet Clan, Izayoi Ohno.

A lump was stuck in the men's throats. They didn't expect the Scarlet Clan's leader to be young. If not for the large men guarding him, they'd mistaken him for a punk who was trying so hard to show off. But even though he didn't look the part, his aura said otherwise.

Something about him made his identity obvious. The way his presence changed the atmosphere in an instant made it clear that he was, in fact, the man known to send shivers down anyone's spine by just giving a simple smile.

"Welcome, my lovely guests!" Izayoi greeted with a grin. But instead of feeling welcomed, the five men froze in fear.

"Why is everyone so quiet? Clan got your tongue?" Izayoi teased. Trying not to upset the nerve-racking man, the clan leaders laughed awkwardly. This made Izayoi smile even more. The thought of seeing the five "scariest" men in the country frightened amused him.

"So, what business do you have with me?" He asked.

No man spoke.

Was it because they were installed with fear awhile ago?

Or was it their foolish pride coming back again?

They all looked at one another as if telling someone to speak up for them.

“Well, gentlemen?” Izayoi waited for a response.

Finally, a man brave enough spoke. Jun Ichinose calmly faced Izayoi’s direction, “I don’t know about these men here, but I, Ichinose of the Fortune clan, wish to form an alliance with the Scarlet clan, Mr. Ohno.”

“Oh?” Izayoi replied smitten.

The other men looked anxiously, thinking that they should have spoken first so that it would have given them a good first impression.

“So tell me, what can I get with forming an alliance with you Mr. Ichinose?” Izayoi asked, somewhat amused.

Jun calmly smiled in reply, “I’m glad you asked. I’m sure a fine man like you has heard about the numerous well-known casinos of mine, yes Mr. Ohno?”

Izayoi grinned, “Go on.”

Subaru looked anxiously at them, thinking that Jun might get the favor of Mr. Ohno and win his trust. He stood up firmly and spoke out loud, “Pardon me! Mr. Ohno, I, Ryuzaki of the Dragon clan, wish to form an alliance with the Scarlet clan through the marriage between my son and your child!!”

Izayoi’s grin was gone from the surprise of what Subaru had done. Everyone went silent and all eyes were set on him.

Sweat was falling down from his forehead in nervousness and he was now starting to regret his actions.

Thoughts like, is he going to kill me for interrupting their talk? Will he murder my men and my family for that? I shouldn’t have done that! , were spinning on his mind.

“Mr. Ryuzaki” Izayoi called

Subaru’s body stiffened quickly and he was standing as straight as a pole, “Y-yes Mr. Ohno?”

His heart was beating as fast as his judgment was. The wait for Izayoi’s words were killing Subaru to the core; Subaru was a tough man to deal with, but he knew what Izayoi was capable of doing.

Just then, an unexpected sound of clapping was heard in the whole room. Izayoi applauded and chuckled, “Bravo. Bravo indeed! Ahahaha!”

Everybody was more shocked than ever. Subaru couldn’t even feel comfort from the surprise he had just gotten from Izayoi’s response.

“I’m assuming all of you are here for the same thing, right?” Izayoi calmly relaxed his back on his seat and clasped his hands together. The five leaders nodded silently, unsure how they should react.

“Alright. That’s fine with me.”

They all looked at him with eagerness and anxiousness at the same. What did he mean by fine? Does that mean all of them were allied with him already?

They were all confused.

Izayoi stood up with a smile on his face, “I liked Subaru’s idea about his son marrying my child. It seems more interesting than all the other boring benefits.” He looked at all of them approvingly, “But since I only have one child, I can’t accept you all.”

They all stood up, asking questions like “So who will you choose Mr. Ohno?”, “What’s going to happen?”, and “W-what about me?”

“You all have sons don't you?”

They all nodded in reply, waiting patiently upon Izayoi’s next words.

“Then how about we do this, instead of me picking who I should ally with, I’ll let my child decide.” He smiled playfully, “So it’ll be the responsibility of your sons to make my child fall for him... fair and square.”

Izayoi chuckled and then looked at them with another one of his evil grins, “If you play dirty tricks, there will be consequences, I promise you.”

The five men were dumbfounded at the idea of Izayoi and were beginning to question in their heads if he was really the legit leader of the Scarlet clan.

Why would the most feared clan leader want to play a silly teenager's love game rather than getting more money?

“If you want to back out, you better do it now. Later won’t do.” Izayoi smiled cheerfully.

Subaru looked at Makoto, Makoto looked at Hiroyuki, Hiroyuki looked at Shinji, and Shinji looked at Jun. In their minds they had doubt, but also, they were determined to win the war against one another.

Besides, what would they lose if they sent their sons to charm a pretty young lady, right?

“We’re all in.” Subaru affirmed calmly, making Izayoi sit back on his chair, “Alrightie then. There’s no backing out now! Same place and time tomorrow then. Bring your sons along...”

He chuckled mischievously,

“...so they can meet my sweet little Kei.”

Hope was installed in the hearts of the five men as they retreated away from the Scarlet clan territory. All of them were confident in their own flesh and blood; that their son could easily sweep any girl off her feet.

And why not?

They had the looks, the money, the power, and the charms to do so. Why wouldn’t a girl want to be any of them?

Again, in the same cream wallpapered room, the five men stood. Only this time, they had their sons with them.

From the Dragon Clan was the first son, Mamoru Ryuzaki. 17 years old in age and quite tall among his peers. Despite his family background, Mamoru was quite the nice guy in school, never absent nor late, and always willing to help others.

Next was Toshiro Sakama, the only son of the Wolf clan. At the age of 18 years old and already knows how to hack. He is the type who is very into the cyber world and often enjoys playing computer games.

Shinichi Amemiya was the son from the Lotus Clan. He is as old as Toshiro and is always seen either flirting with different kinds of women or handling around his family’s hotel. Despite his lewd and flirty behavior, Shinichi is always serious about business.

In the Fire clan, there was Hayato Mikoshiba. He is the same age as Mamoru Ryuzaki and goes to the same school as him. Hayato seems to be a wild-type of guy who loves to do things out of impulse and is often seen in trouble for it. Despite this, he is very strong in character.

Last but not least is the son of Jun Ichinose, Alexei Ichinose. He is 18 years old and is half foreign. His birth mother had him due to a one night stand with Jun, and her current whereabouts are unknown. Alexei is a reserved and often quiet guy, but because of his seemingly gentle nature and good looks, he is popular amongst the people around him.

They were all ready to face Izayoi’s child.

But where was he?

The room was quite empty and there were no guards or henchmen to approach.

Shinji suddenly became impatient and looked around, “Where could he-...” but then, the sound of the door opening interrupted him.

Creeeeeeaak

A guy with short jet black hair looked at them all with nonchalant eyes. He looked like he was at the age of sixteen or seventeen years old.

They all looked at him, waiting for him to say something like; the boss is comin’, or wait for a few minutes. But no words came out of his mouth; instead, he walked to the desk and sat on the seat as if the others around him didn’t exist.

There was an awkward silence around the room.

Should they be irritated with the boy’s attitude?

Or should they be nice to him in case he knows where Izayoi was?

They didn’t how to react

They were just dumbfounded, just like yesterday.

Mamoru Ryuzaki stood up from his seat and walked towards the desk, looking at the guy, “Hey.” He greeted with a smile on his face, while the boy just responds with a single look, “Will Mr. Ohno be here soon?”

The guy looked at them with eyes that didn’t seem to care, while Mamoru waited patiently.

And then the guy looked at his phone as if Mamoru wasn’t there.

The other four sons looked at Mamoru as if they were going to burst in laughter. Mamoru had been completely ignored, and that was a rare thing to be seen actually.

Who was this guy anyway?

The door swung open again and in came the same men as yesterday, followed by Izayoi at the back with a smile on his face.

The five leaders and their sons stood up and bowed to him in respect, greeting him a good day. Izayoi smiled and greeted them in return, “Well, good afternoon to gentlemen.”

Izayoi looked at the jet black haired guy and smiled, “Ah! You’re here too. Good Good.”

Makoto stood up, “S-So Mr.Ohno we brought our sons as promised.” Izayoi looked at Makoto in response, “When can we let them meet your daughter?”

Izayoi’s eyes widened and slowly, his lips formed a smile that looked like he was really amused.

“Daughter? Who said anything about the daughter?”

“EH?” All of them gasped in confusion. Didn’t Izayoi promise them that they were going to let their sons meet his daughter today?

Izayoi then walked behind the desk, “I never said anything about daughter!”

The confusion suddenly turned into a little bit of irritation. Hiroyuki scowled, “But you made a deal with us yesterday didn’t you Mr. Ohno?!”

“Hm. Yes, I did indeed.” Izayoi nodded his head. Subaru bit his lower lip looked at Izayoi with anticipation, “Y-you even said that you’d let our sons meet your uhh, sweet little Kei!”

“Oh! Oh! I did. What good memory you have. The Dragon clan has a plus points from me” Izayoi chuckled like everything was a game.

He then looked at them all with so much amusement plastered on his face and grabbed the jet black haired guy, making him stand up. He grinned evilly at the five leaders and their sons,

“Meet my son, Kei Ohno.”