"Tenth, how long are we going to be staying at the mansion?" Gokudera asked, taking a long drag from the cigarette in his hand.
"Eh? I don't really know. It's up to Reborn" Tsuna answered, silently praying that if they did stay for a little while longer, Reborn would hold off on all of the training.
"Ciaossu!"
The greeting suddenly echoed throughout the hallway in which the two boys were standing, a hidden door in the wall slowly opening.
"R-reborn!" Tsuna stuttered in surprise. Oh how he hated every time Reborn would pop up unexpectedly.
Reborn sighed, "No-good Tsuna, everyone's waiting for you two in the dining room. It's dinner time"
"Right. Let's go, Gokudera-kun"
"Of course, Tenth" Tsuna's right hand man, ever the obedient, agreed right away.
"Wahh! Lambo-chan doesn't want to eat this! Lambo-chan wants Mama's cooking!" Lambo wailed, thrusting his arms and legs out in every direction as Kyoko and Haru tried to calm him down.
"Oi, listen you brat! Mrs. Sawada isn't here, so just eat what's on your plate!"
Lambo slowly reached for his bazooka, but thankfully Chrome was able to stop him in time. In all honesty, no one wanted to have to deal with the future again just yet.
Still sniffing, Lambo ran out of the room, causing a ruckus.
Tsuna sweat dropped. That cow baby...
After reassuring the girls that Lambo would be fine, everyone was seated at the table.
"Tsuna-san" Haru began between mouthfuls of rice, "how's your training going?"
"Yeah, actually, how is everyone's training going? You must be exhausted, even you Onii-chan, ne?" Kyoko added, tilting her head.
Tsuna couldn't help but drool at her cuteness.
"No way! I'm perfectly fine to the extreme!" Ryohei exclaimed, punching the air.
"It's actually kind of fun!" Yamamoto laughed.
Gokudera shrugged, Chrome blushed and fidgeted, and Hibari just stayed silent.
"Eh, it's a bit tiring, I guess" Tsuna admitted, "Which reminds me, Reborn, just how long are we going to be staying here?"
Reborn sipped his tea, "Until I say so"
Tsuna resisted the urge to groan, who knew when the baby would decide to make up his mind?
A few seconds passed and Lambo skipped into the room in a cheerful manner, licking a few dozen lollipops.
"L-lambo, where did you get those?" Chrome asked, worried. She was certain that none of the others had given them to him.
"Lambo-chan got it from the pretty lady!" the cow baby said, happiness evident on his face.
He didn't notice the other's scared faces.
"What lady are you talking about, brat?" Gokudera snapped. It was obvious that he too was worried.
"The lady in the white dress! She loves Lambo-chan! Not like you all, not giving Lambo-chan Mama's cooking..." Lambo muttered, still trying to get over the events of earlier.
"L-lady in a white dress? Reborn, do you know anything about this?" Tsuna said, scared.
"Sorry, never seen her before,"Reborn shook his head slightly, "Maybe she's a ghost"
"G-ghost?!" Everyone exclaimed.
"what if it's..." Tsuna trailed off, shaking his head. It was impossible. It couldn't be the Sai, girl Lambo had once been with, right? Yeah, he was just making a big deal out of nothing. It..it could have been a housekeeper. Yet again, through out all the squeals and shouts, no one was able to notice the light coming from Lambo's ring, a bit brighter than before.
Everyone had gathered at the drawing room unintentionally. Hibari was standing in the corner with Hibird on his head, staring at an oblivious Chrome as she had a telepathic conversation with Mukuro. Kyoko and Lambo were eating slices of cake, Haru sittiong next to them on the sofa , unusually quiet. Yamamoto and Ryohei were laughing at a flustered Gokudera as Tsuna desperately tried to calm him down.
"Do you think," Haru began, catching everyone's attention, "that the letter we found this morning, the girl who wrote it is the ghost?"
No body said anything and Reborn looked at her knowingly. Of course, he had probably been listening in a hiding spot as Chrome had read the letter.
Haru continued. "It's been bugging me ever since we read that letter. What a sad ending...I know I didn't know any of them so I have no right, but I wonder if they ever ended up together"
The lightning Vongola ring slowly lit a spark.
"If they died happy..."
It silently vibrated, so lightly that Lambo wasn't able to feel it.
"If they're still happy..."
The ring almost roared to life, a frightened Lambo tearing it off and running out of the room.
Haru didn't seem to notice.
"If she ever kept her promise and came back to him. Do you think she came back to him?"
The room was overwhelmed with a green light, everyone turning white with shock.
A lazy voice drawled, "Why don't you just ask me?"
Okay, so I've decided to continue the story. Im sorry this was short, but the next chapter will probably be longer. I wont be updating until most likely next weekend. So anyway, Lampo has made an appearance so you probably know who the lady in the white dress is. Anyway, please review.
Special shout out to AnimexxLover1827, shadowsaver, Autore Raita, and Twelfth Legion for being the first four to update. Thanks so much!
-Anna