Namimori Middle School, In front of the gate. 9:57pm

Tsuna sat by the Namimori Middle School Gate alone with his bag. Reborn came to get Hibari, so he wasn't with him. As for Lambo, Kyoko and Haru had played with him that afternoon. They said that they'll take him here by 10. Well, at least he doesn't have to go through all the trouble to bring - err, carry him. He's safer there, anyway.

Tsuna scratched his head. "I guess I was too early..."

What on earth would be in Ikebukuro that Reborn wants us to see?, Tsuna thought. Did something happen?

"Juudaime! Sorry for being late!" Gokudera Hayato showed up and ran to Tsuna.

"K-konbanwa, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna awkwardly greeted. "It's not yet even exactly 10 o'clock, anyway. So-"

"Aaagh. Those bastards... they'll really get it if they're later than I am..." Gokudera clenched his fist with a glare, his veins popping out.

"EH!? N-no need! Nobody's late! Really!" Tsuna waved to stop him.

"Well, if Juudaime says so..." Hayato calmed down. Tsuna sighed in relief. Yokatta...

"Yo!" Takeshi ran to the Storm and Sky guardians, startling them a little. He was carrying his clothes bag, along with a plastic bag with a whole box of sushi in it. "I brought some sushi." he said with a grin. "What do you think are we gonna ride to Tokyo?" Takeshi suddenly asked out of curiosity.

"If it's Reborn-san who's planning this, the only thing I can imagine is a rented bus." Hayato smirked, remembering their "Vongola Field Trip." That was a weird thing to remember... (A/N: Watch the OVA. You won't regret it.)

"Lambo-san will ride a plane!" a childish voice butted in.

Eh?

"Lambo?" Tsuna turned around, seeing Lambo with Kyoko, Haru, and Chrome.

"K-k-k-k-kyoko-chan!" Tsuna's jaw dropped as he saw Kyoko. "A-and Haru and Chrome... Konbanwa."

"Konbanwa!" the girls greeted Tsuna and Hayato.

"Lambo's here! You know how dangerous it will be to leave him somewhere. Then we met Chrome-chan in the way here." Kyoko said, smiling at everyone.

"We also helped him pack his things. But Lambo put lots of things there, too." Haru spoke in her usual tone. "Really, you guys should thank us, desu~" she smiled teasingly.

"Th-thanks for the help." Tsuna looked at the girls.

"Ah, by the way, I prepared a bentou for you. A wife's special bentou for a husband~" Haru brought out an orange bentou box and gave it to Tsuna. She was blushing. Hard. "Have fun on the trip, Tsuna-san."

Tsuna hesitantly took the box with him. "A-arigatou..."

"Then, we're leaving, Lambo-chan, Chrome-chan. Onii-chan is probably on the way here, I think." Kyoko said.

"Hn!" Lambo waved at Kyoko and Haru.

"Take care, minna-san!" Haru said as the two girls left.

"You two, take care." Chrome softly smiled.

Then, just as the girls left the scene...

"KyoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuukuuuuuuuuuuuGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENNNNN!" a voice came louder and louder as a figure approached the group.

Obviously, it was none other than Sasagawa Ryohei, the Sun Guardian.

"Onii-san!" Tsuna was startled.

"OI! Lawn head! Keep your voice down, dammit!" Gokudera yelled.

"HUUH? What did you say, Tako-hedo!?" Ryohei glared.

"Maa, maa... stop that, you two" Takeshi calmed them down, like usual. The Sun and Storm Guardian stopped, looking away from each other.

"A-anou..." Chrome butted in. "Mukuro-sama isn't coming because he 'doesn't want to be with a certain person'..."

"Ah. He meant Hibari-san..." Tsuna nodded in understanding.

"Speaking of Hibari and Reborn-san," Gokudera uttered. "He's taking really long, don't you think? It's 10:05 already."

"Yoshi, let's go." Reborn showed up on the gate out of nowhere.

"-!?" Everyone looked at Reborn, shocked that he was even there without them knowing.

"Didn't you even sense me? It's been two years since you last fought Jager. I thought you'd already developed being aware of someone else's presence by flame." Reborn looked at the group, not seeming to be very pleased.

"That is, uh..." Tsuna thought of a reason... but nothing. He didn't even notice Lambo at first, either, so they all still lack the ability to sense someone, unless they're strong, like the Vindice.

"I guess I was right about bringing you all to Ikebukuro." Reborn sighed. "You still have more training to do, after all." They're still kids, too. Reborn thought.

"All that's left is Hibari. Agh, seriously..." Gokudera frowned.

"He showed some interest in going, that guy." Reborn started to explain. "But he said he doesn't want to leave Namimori. And since we're going to the city, he probably wouldn't like it there. But I still gave him a chance, telling him the time and place of the train we'll be riding."

"H-his dislike of crowds..." Tsuna scratched his cheek.

"Eh? We're taking a train to the extreme?" Ryohei asked.

"Yeah. An train ride to Ikebukuro that goes for an hour. Everyone must have the money for their own two-way tickets, a week's amount of living expenses, and food." Reborn declared.

"EH!?" Everyone (minus Lambo) exclaimed. Apparently they only had enough money for two-way transportation and food and a few extras. They all thought they'll be staying in someone's apartment or home.

"Hehehe... Lambo-san's keeping all his money to himself..." Lambo smirked, clutching his backpack. Well, he's a son of another mafia boss, so his money can be spent like water.

"No borrowing or lending money, anyway." Reborn reminded. Everyone except Lambo sighed and nodded silently while Lambo grinned. No choice. It's Reborn's rules after all.

An alley somewhere near Sunshine 60, Ikebukuro

"Ya hear me, gramps? I said give me your money. Don'cha fear the Dollars, HUH?" a delinquent was glaring and cornering an old man on a coat. The old man was shaking nervously, avoiding to catch the delinquent's glaring eyes.

Dollars...

Unlike the famous color gangs, Dollars has no color. It's "transparent", and that's a factor in their strength. No one can sense them. Delinquents may be Dollars or not. Any person of any age can be part of Dollars. Even if you're someone without a head above your neck, or a human who can carry a vending machine with one hand, you can join Dollars.

Dollars is strong-no, the strongest in Ikebukuro.

That's why the old man was shaking. "I-I-I can't..! M-my family will-!"

"Huuh? You're not giving me your money? Even when you're life is already at stake?" The delinquent grinned, mockingly pointing a sharp knife over the old man's neck and gripping his collar.

"Aahh..!" the old man's heart was beating fast from fear. "O-o-o-f-"

The old man was about to give his bag when someone suddenly pointed a switchblade over the delinquent's neck.

"What the-!?" the delinquent froze for a moment, then he tried to turn his head for a glimpse of the intruder. It's not like he can turn his head 180 degrees, anyway, so all he could see was a part of a silhouette.

"Yo." the intruder greeted. "I don't think Dollars should do something this humiliating. You're not planning to ruin Ikebukuro's strongest gang with hold-ups, were you?"

"H-huh!? What did you say!?" The delinquent glared at the intruder behind him, loosening his grip on the old man. The old man slumped on the ground, breathing heavily.

And as soon as he glared, The intruder tightened his grip on the knife, cutting the delinquent shallowly. "Want me to cut deeper?" The intruder, revealed to be Orihara Izaya, grinned. The delinquent widened his eyes and was cut silent.

"No reply? Then I'll take it as a yes, okay?" Izaya started cutting slowly through the delinquent's neck, his grin getting creepily brighter and brighter.

"AAAHHH! F-fine! S-s-stop it already...!" The delinquent stepped away from Izaya and ran, frightened of him. As he got away, Izaya looked at the old man on the suit. The old man whined in fright and ran quickly as he can out of the alley. It seems he was freaked out by what Izaya did to the delinquent.

"Weird guy, he didn't even thank me for what I did. Well, I observed a lot of humans who were like this, anyway." Orihara Izaya said to himself with his usual grin and thought.

At least there'll be more human beings I get to observe tonight. I can't wait~~