I finally update. I don't know why I seems to be putting off the update, maybe because it is now my final exam. Sorry guys, the update might a little slow now.

Thank you to black firelight and mannequin bear for reviewing. I'm still thinking the best way to thank my reviewers.

Disclaimer : Katekyo Hitman Reborn does not belongs to me, and I'm glad for that, because I could never draw to save my life. Hence resorting to write fanfiction.

Wedding Day Hectics

Chapter 2

Tsuna's instincts were confirmed tomorrow morning at the forest. There, stood a large tent like the circus one.

"Reborn, what's inside the tent?" Tsuna turned to Reborn.

"That's for you to find out. Is everyone here?" Reborn looked around. All the male guardians were present. "There's someone who not yet arrived. Ah, there he is," Reborn said when there was sound of footsteps approaching.

From one side of the forest, came out Basil. Basil now become the External Advisor, succeeded Sawada Iemitsu at the same day Tsuna was appointed as the Vongola Decimo.

"Sawada-dono, it's nice to see you well," Basil greeted Tsuna.

"Basil, nice to see you too. Are you joining too?"

"No, I'm just here to observe it. Reborn-dono asked me to."

"Now that we are all here, let me tell you what this Wedding Honour Time is about," Reborn's words caught everyone's attention. " This event was created by the Vongola Octavio. The Vongola Octavio, as you all know, is a woman. When she reaches the suitable age to marry, many famiglia send marriage proposals to her. The Vongola top people insists the Vongola Octavio must marry one that is capable leading the Vongola Famiglia. So she came up with this test and the man who won will be able to marry her. That's the history behind it."

"Then since when it becomes a Vongola tradition for the groom?" Tsuna asked skeptically.

"All men in the Vongola must prove that they are true men before marrying. Marriage life is the most challenging and it takes great leadership to make sure it does not fall apart," Reborn said with wisdom in his voice.

"Oh! What great philosophy, Reborn!" Ryohei exclaimed.

It sounds like something out of a marriage counselling book… Tsuna thought.

"With all that said, it's time to start the challenge." Reborn pushed apart the tent's entrance. "Please enter."

When they entered the tent, everything was pitch black.

"Reborn, where's the light…" But Reborn already gone.

Suddenly a rumbling sound heard, and the ground below them shook a little and then lifted up.

"Woah!" Tsuna and the others fell because of the sudden movement.

"Haha! A lift platform! It's so dark we can't see it!" Yamamoto laughed.

"What's so funny about it, baseball idiot?!"

"It's like riding a rollercoaster in the dark, haha!"

The lift platform then suddenly came to an abrupt stop.

Sounds of lights switched on and in front of them were a narrow lane, enough to be only passed by one person. Not all of them were lighted though, as they couldn't see what's in the end of the lane.

"I don't like this…" Tsuna said uneasily. Knowing Reborn, the lane seems to scream BOOBY TRAPS! at Tsuna.

"Emm, it does look suspicious," Ryohei nodded.

Mukuro walked a step forward and looked over the lane's edge. "Looks like we will experience a great drop if we fall. I don't see the bottom."

"Hieee?! Seriously?!"

"Maa, Reborn must have placed a net there if we fall!" Yamamoto said.

"I hope so…" Lambo said timidly.

"Hey stupid cow, why are you cowering behind the baseball idiot's back anyway?" Gokudera asked Lambo who are now trying to hide himself behind Yamamoto. "You're the Vongola Lightning Guardian, don't be such a coward!"

"THAT'S IT! I CAN'T STAND IT ANYMORE! EXTREME RUN!" Ryohei immediately rushed forward.

"Wait onii-san, don't go rushing like that!"

A few seconds after Ryohei ran into the lane, a big steel ball came swinging down from the sides.

"EXTREME PUNCH!" shouted Ryohei while punching the incoming steel ball. The steel ball shattered to pieces. But as Ryohei keep running forward, more steel balls appeared. Ryohei keep punching all the balls.

"BOXING TO EXTREME!"

Tsuna sweat dropped at his Sun Guardian's enthusiasm to destroy all the steel balls.

"Well, now all the obstacles have been cleared, we should make a move too, no?" Mukuro said and then walk on the lane.

"Eh-h?" Tsuna startled a bit, but Hibari already followed behind Mukuro's footsteps.

"Tenth, let's go forward while the turfhead still become the bait!" Gokudera exclaimed cheerfully to Tsuna.

Gokudera-kun…

What a crazy situation.

For the past 30 minutes, they have done nothing but evading and destroy the entire trap that come to their way. And as they progressed further, the traps become more sly and harder to evade. Tsuna could even say that infiltrating the Vongola base will be a lot easier than this test.

The first Guardian down was Ryohei. It was no surprise to the rest of them. He was caught off-guard with a trap. He managed to fall down over the lane's edge screaming "THAT'S ONE EXTREME TRAP!"

Tsuna at first wanted to activate his hyper mode to save Ryohei, but Gokudera-kun told him "Reborn must have put up safety measures. And he has a thick skull anyway, he wouldn't die easily. Don't waste your flame at him, Tenth!"

And because the lane seems to be endless, saving his flame might be a wise decision.

The lane has widened already, but the number of traps increased dramatically. Lambo was destroying some flying arrows aimed at him when the ground underneath him begin to shake. "Wahh!" screamed the young boy when the ground rise up suddenly and tossed him over the edge.

"Lambo!" Yamamoto, who was near grabbed Lambo's hand to stop him from falling, leaving Lambo with his feet dangling in the air.

But suddenly the lane seemed to crack a little, and before they both knew it, Yamamoto and Lambo were airborne…

…and fall to the dark hole (Lambo screamed loudly, Yamamoto only chuckled a little while he seems to say "…need more training!".Or that what was Tsuna heard.)

"Lambo! Yamamoto!" Great. Now only left the 4 of them.

Tsuna turned to his remaining guardians. "Does anyone have any idea how long will we reach the goal? Because this traps is really draining out my flame."

"Maybe I can help, Vongola," Mukuro volunteered. He then activated his left eye and look in front of them.

Mukuro stared for a little while.

"Well?" Gokudera asked impatiently.

"Kufufu, I see."

"What do you see?"

Mukuro started to walk towards the lane's edge, watching the endless bottom. "Mankind has long been deceived by the fear of the unknown, when actually the unknown is their salvation."

And proceeds to intentionally fall to the black hole (in a cool style). His laugh "Kufufu" continue to echo as he falls.

Tsuna, Gokudera and Hibari stared at the spot where Mukuro falls.

"…What was all that about?" The Vongola Decimo asked.

"I don't know, Tenth. Maybe the effect of being chained in a water tank for 6 years finally caught up to him."

"Hn."

Tsuna already lost count of how many surprise traps and bombs they destroyed. They already inside the tent for an hour, and they still did not reach the end.

"This is ridiculous," Tsuna muttered under his breath while shot another flame at incoming spikes. He already in his hyper mode for a long time now.

"Tenth, behind you!" Tsuna turned to see more spikes coming and burned them to crisp, but behind them were small round bombs. In reflex, Gokudera throws dynamites at them to protect Tsuna,

"Gokudera-kun! Are you alright?!" Tsuna kneeled before his right hand man.

"Tenth… Just leave me here…Go…" Gokudera stammered, as he said his last words to his beloved boss.

"Gokudera-kun, you're not going to die from those minor wounds."

Gokudera was about to reply, but there was an incoming steel ball (Ryohei doesn't get to destroy all of them) on the three of them. Coolly, Hibari grabbed the lying Gokudera and tossed him to the incoming steel ball as a shield. Gokudera, with more injuries, fell to the bottom.

"DAMN YOU HIBARI KYOUYA!!!" screamed Gokudera as he falls into oblivion.

"Gokudera-kun!! Hibari-san, why did you do that?!" Tsuna turned to his (only surviving) Cloud Guardian.

"He was about to give up anyway, might as well be a useful herbivore until the end." Hibari said with no tint of regret in his voice.

Tsuna could only let out a sigh at Hibari's behaviour. "Well, looks like we are the only two left."

"Of course," Hibari said, "I am the one who supposed to pass this test."

"Yeah, that's right. Only you- Eh?" Hibari's words just registered in Tsuna's brain.

This was a test for the groom.

And Hibari is the only one who's going to be married.

So…

"Why did all of us entered too?!!" Tsuna shouted when his brain finally finished processing. All of them except Hibari actually don't need to take this challenge.

Tsuna can't believe it. After all this years, he still can easily tricked by Reborn.

"Why didn't you point out this earlier?!"

"It's not my job to point out every single thing, herbivore."

That Reborn, thought Tsuna grudgingly, wait till I get out of this tent…

Suddenly, there's a chiming sound, and all the lights went out. In the darkness, came out a voice.

"Congratulations! You reached the final stage of this test!" said the voice which none other belongs to the Sun Acrobaleno. "If you managed to pass this test, you win!"

The lights went on, and it revealed…how to describe it? A flaming road, swinging steel balls in every place, spikes prepared to rain down on the road, and arrows lining up along the wall.

Well, that's the best one to describe it. To summarise it all, it's like trying to pass a devil's hell.

Tsuna thought this might be the end of his life.

Reborn placed down the microphone.

"Do you think Sawada-dono and others will be alright?" Basil asked worriedly.

"We'll see," Reborn smirked.

"But Reborn-dono, isn't the test is a little difficult?"

"It's supposed to be like that," Reborn said, "because the Vongola Octavio doesn't want any winners."

"Eh?"

"During that time, it is very uncommon for woman to become mafia leaders. However, Vongola Octavio doesn't think so and insists that she is the one to become the Vongola boss, not her husband. And at that time she already has a man that she is in love with, one out of the mafia life. So she created this just for a cover to reject all the proposals."

"So this test was designed so no one will pass?"

"Or survive."

They both looked back at the tent when another scream came from it.

"Should I get the Vongola medic team in ready, Reborn-dono?"

"You do that, Basil."

Mukuro on purpose falls earlier because he doesn't see the point of going through the obstacles. Drinking tea will be more worthy of time wasting than this.

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