A/N: This is my first ever fan fiction! Please give criticism (I promise I won't cry)! May contain: 8059, 2718 (yes, Tsuna is on top!), XS, and B26!
SUMMARY: It's just a regular summer night at the yearly summer festival in quiet, peaceful Namimori. What more could happen between the Vongola Guardians? (MAIN: 2718)
Tsuna arrived at the top of the stairs to see a smiling Gokudera.
"Tenth! You're early!" Gokudera beamed before rattling off compliments, "Tenth is so reliable and always on time! As his right hand man, I strive to be reliable to the tenth!"
Tsuna smiled softly before raising his hands, "G-Gokudera-kun? You know it's only 7:45, right? H-how long have you been here?"
"I just got here, tenth!" Gokudera smiled before shrugging.
"A-haha, alright, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna scanned the area, "Did anyone else come yet?"
"No, I was the first one here. Where are Reborn-san, Bianchi, the kids, and the girls?"
"Ah, they all left to go to the carnival and will watch the fireworks from the hill there. Kyoko-chan and Haru said something about rewarding themselves with sweets..." Tsuna sighed, "I-I guess it can't be helped... I did invite all the guardians so I hope they will come." Tsuna checked his watch, 7:52.
"Tenth, I see two people down at the bottom of the stairs!" Gokudera started to open his mouth to state the two persons' identities but—
"TO THE EXTREME!" One of the figures shouted before sprinting up the stairs and arriving to the top in record speed.
"Oni-san, thanks for coming." Tsuna smiled at Ryohei before being engulfed in a big bear hug.
"SAWADA! No problem! I wouldn't miss the extreme fireworks!" Ryohei shouted in glee before releasing a gasping Tsuna.
"Bastard! You almost choked Tenth!" Gokudera shouted in annoyance before being silenced by a reassuring glance from Tsuna. A cheery laughter reached the group and Gokudera immediately scowled.
"Mah mah, Gokudera, Tsuna can take care of himself, you don't have to be with him 24/7 like a little puppy." Yamamoto grinned before ruffling Tsuna's hair, "Yo, Tsuna." Tsuna smiled while Gokudera yelled at Yamamoto about being too touchy-feely which resulted in Yamamoto giving Gokudera a hug and receiving a death threat. Tsuna shook his head in amused concern before checking his watch again, 7:58.
"I wonder where Chrome is..." Tsuna looked off to the horizon, worry evident in his eyes.
"Kokuyo gang? Tenth! Why invite those freaks?" Gokudera groaned, "That pineapple bastard tries to kill you every time he changes with that eyepatch girl!"
"B-but Gokudera-kun, they are members of our family now." Tsuna stared at Gokudera, trying to see if he understood. "Chrome and Mukuro are the holders of the Mist ring so they are my guardians and I care about them, even if Mukuro is out to kill m-me." Tsuna gave an involuntary shiver before smiling weakly at his fretful Storm guardian.
"If the tenth says so..." Gokudera gritted his teeth before being smacked on the back by Ryohei.
"Octopus head! If Sawada says they are okay, then they are okay! We love and protect our family TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted, punching the air a couple times.
"I know that, turf head!" Gokudera snapped at the energetic Sun guardian before glaring at the amused Rain guardian. "And what are you smiling at, baseball idiot?" Yamamoto shrugged before tilting his head towards some clumped trees. Gokudera stared at the trees before taking a protective stance before Tsuna.
"G-Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna moved to Gokudera's left to see what was going on to hear a soft voice call out: "Boss?"
Tsuna broke into a warm smile, "Chrome? Are you here?" A petite girl was purple hair and a black eye patch timidly stepped out behind a tree, clutching her trident. She walked quietly over to Tsuna and have him a small kiss on the cheek as a greeting. Tsuna blushed, for he was still unused to this unique type of greeting.
"Oi! Don't go kissing random guys, byon!" Ken glared at Tsuna who gave an uneasy smile back.
"Ken...it was a greeting. Boss...thank you for inviting us..." Chrome murmured, motioning to the two unusual boys behind her: Chikusa and Ken. The teen with a barcode on his cheek pushed up his glasses before giving a small nod towards Tsuna.
"Oi! Stupid girl, where's Mukuro-san, byon?" The boy with a long scar across his face shouted at Chrome, still upset about the greeting kiss..
"Shut up, Ken.." Chikusa pushes his glasses up before turning away from the group.
"Damn you, kakipi! Don't you want to talk to Mukuro-san, byon?" Ken complained before sitting down on the ground, grumbling about how he never gets to talk to Mukuro.
"Boss...?" Chrome chimed in quietly.
"Ah, yes, Chrome? What is it?" Tsuna smiled at the quiet girl.
"Mukuro-sama wants to switch places..." Chrome gave a small smile. "He wants to talk to you...and your guardians..."
A shiver ran down Tsuna's back but he smiled nonetheless. "Of cour—"
"Tenth! You can't—" Gokudera interrupted, but he was too late for the mist was already surrounding Chrome, and replaced her soft whisper with a sly chuckle.
"EXTREME! The girl turned into a guy!" Ryohei shouted, amazed..
"Ahaha, is the pineapple coming?" Yamamoto laughed as he narrowly dodged the tip of a gleaming trident. "Mah mah, calm down Mukuro, it's a joke."
"Kufufu...interesting..." Mukuro brushed his hair out of his eyes, revealing his mismatched eyes, the red and blue eyes dancing with glee.
"Mukuro-san!" Ken ran up and hooted with happiness. "Mukuro-san, we need to talk about so many things like—" Chikusa shoved a piece of chocolate caramel into the overexcited boy, silencing him and dragging him away from Mukuro.
"Kufufu, later, we will discuss. Ken, Chikusa." Mukuro turned to the Vongola Guardians. "Now, Tsunayoshi, you invited my sweet Chrome here tonight...knowing that I would be here some time too?"
"A-ah, yes, because Mukuro and Chrome are my family and family spends time t-together." Tsuna scratched his head, he was nervous but he wasn't going to let that ruin the gathering...if only Hibari-san was here and everyone would be all together. Tsuna sighed and glanced around the area; Gokudera and Yamamoto were bickering...well Gokudera was arguing and Yamamoto was shrugging, Ryohei was with Ken and Chikusa judging all the snacks laid out, and Hibari was nowhere. Tsuna checked his watch, 8:12.
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Tsuna paced around at the top of the stairs leading to the shrine impatiently. He checked his watch to see that it was 8:15 pm, which means that the fireworks would start in an hour and 45 minutes. Tsuna sighed and look to the bottom of the steps before checking his watch again: 8:17.
"Tenth! Who cares about the stupid cloud?" Gokudera called out while leaning against a tree.
"Mah mah, Tsuna just wants everyone to be here to celebrate." Yamamoto sat down near Gokudera and start tossing a baseball up and down.
"I thought the extreme disciplinary head would be extremely early to events!" Ryohei shouted through a mouthful of fruit.
Mukuro listened quietly before chuckling. "Kufufu...is the little birdie scared of me?"
Tsuna looked up at Mukuro and said confidently, "Hibari-san is not a coward. And I guess he isn't coming..." Tsuna sighed before turning to the gatherers and checked his watch, 8:23.
"Kufufu...are you sure about that, Tsunayoshi?" Mukuro tapped Tsuna on his shoulder with the trident, making the brun freeze in his tracks.
"Bastard, you try taking the Tenth tonight...!" Gokudera already lit his dynamites.
"H-hie, Gokudera-kun! No!" Tsuna held his hands up to plea with the Storm then slowly moving out under the trident point.
"Kufufu...the little birdie is a cowardly fool...he is nothing but a weak—"
"Kyo-san!" A deep voice called out, stopping Mukuro from continuing his thought.
"What did you say, herbivore?" Hibari was there, pressing a tonfa against Mukuro's neck.
"Kufufu...I would fight you, but I'm afraid time's up. Until then, Tsunayoshi. I will make you mine one day..." The mist surrounded the voice before revealing a blank faced Chrome.
"Che. Herbivores.." Hibari scowled before turning to face the frozen guardians and co. "Do you all want to be bitten to death? I'm already pissed because of that pineapple herbivore."
"Kyo-san, please don't! Also, thank goodness we moved because it was rather difficult staying still and quiet for over an hour..." Kusakabe earned a glare from Hibari and stayed silent and stone faced.
"H-Hibari-san?" Tsuna spoke, breaking the awkward silence. "You came?"
Yamamoto waved from his spot under the tree, "Yo, Hibari. Tsuna was really sad you didn't come."
"I wasn't sad!" Protested Tsuna under the questioning stare from Hibari. "I was worried about my guardians!" Tsuna glanced at his clock again, 8:41. "Fireworks start in...19 minutes so everyone find somewhere to sit!"
Chrome sat between Ken and Chikusa at the very top stair of the Shrine while Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei laid down on the grass surrounding the area. Tsuna sat a little ways away from his three friends on the grass and used his arms are pillows by crossing them to support his head. Hibari and Kusakabe sat on the roof on the shrine.
"Kusakabe."
"Yes, Kyo-san?"
"Go sit with those herbivores."
Kusakabe looked at his boss in confusion before compiling to do as Hibari wished, "Of course." Kusakabe jumped down from the roof and joined Ryohei and the others.
From the roof, Hibari watched as the first firework erupted in the sky, creating dazzling sparkles of all colors. He looked down to see the brun teen, gazing up at the sky in awe. Hibari gracefully leaped off the roof and landed right near Tsuna.
"H-Hibari-san?" Tsuna sat up a little, confused on why the elusive skylark was next to him.
Hibari quietly took out his tonfas and smacked Tsuna on his head.
"Hie! W-what? Why?" Tsuna rubbed the injured spot, already feeling the forming bump and biting back tears.
"Don't you ever defend me again, herbivore. I do not need some lowly herbivore to defend my actions." Hibari growled before setting his tonfas down next to him.
Defend? Tsuna pondered for a moment before giving a small grin, "But...I told Mukuro that far before you came to the shrine..."
"Do not question me, Tsunayoshi Sawada or I'll bite you to death right now." Hibari snarled, he had an uneasy feeling that Tsuna might have figured out that he was indeed at the shrine for a decent amount of time before he exposed himself.
"H-hie, don't bite me, please!" Tsuna pleaded with Hibari before the skylark climbed back onto the roof. "Haa...so he was here?" Tsuna grinned before he started enjoying the colors painting the dark night sky.
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"Gokudera, look!" Yamamoto pointed to the sky as a shimmering explosion filled the sky. "It's like your fireworks!"
"I have dynamites, not fireworks!" Gokudera grumbled as he glared at the swordsman. "What are you looking at, baseball freak?"
"Ahaha, just that your hair looks pretty in the glow of the fireworks." Yamamoto reached over to pet a strand of the silver hair. Gokudera sighed, he'll let Yamamoto do this only this one time because he did save the Tenth that time in Kokuyo Land...and almost lost his arm to that animal freak.
"Extreme! Those fire explosions are colorful and loud TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei cheered.
"Are you done playing, bakka?" Gokudera grumbled as Yamamoto slowly ceased his hand. "That was for saving the Tenth. But the right hand man will always be me and me only, got it?"
"Ahaha, alright, Gokudera." Yamamoto grinned before looking back at the sky, wondering why Gokudera didn't do his usual explosive reaction to him...but the boom and crackle of the lights distracted him from his question. Gokudera, on the other hand, didn't really understand why he allowed that but classified it as not having anything to owe the Rain anymore.
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"Damn woman! Why didn't you stay switched with Mukuro-san, byon?" Ken grumbled while he watched the lights flashing across the cloudless starry night.
"Mukuro-sama used too much energy and concentration...so he needed to rest..." Chrome spoke before bringing her knees to her chest, hugging them.
"Idiot, you know how hard it is for Mukuro-sama." Chikusa mumbled.
"Ken...?" Chrome softly queried.
"What do you want, byon?" Ken shoved a handful of chips in his mouth, munching loudly.
"I'm sorry that I can't bring back Mukuro-sama..."
Ken choked for a moment before sheepishly looking away from the girl, "Mukuro-san needs to rest, byon. Don't force him!" Chrome gave a small smile before enjoying
the brilliant colors splashing across the black canvas.
Chikusa gave a glance at Ken, his glasses reflecting the fireworks. "Ken."
"Shut up, kakipi! You're wrong, byon!" Ken growled before giving a grunt and walking away from the two.
"Ken?" Chrome watched the departing form in confusion before turning to Chikusa. "What's wrong?"
Chikusa pushed his glasses up before shrugging. "He's fine, maybe going to the bathroom." Chrome accepted that explanation before staring up at the sky in awe.
"Ken, you are too simplistic..." Chikusa gave a small chuckle before relaxing against the cool concrete.
The fireworks continue to explode above the interestingly fickle members of the Vongola Famgilia.
A/N: Ahh, thank you for following and marking this story as a favorite! I plan to update every Wednesday with a new chapter! If you could, could you share this FanFic with your friends if you like it? The more the merrier! :)
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Bacon Powder: The title is true as much as the story is true; the title says "8 PM" and Hibari Kyoya says "7:30 PM". I thought that Hibari would be someone who arrives earlier than the set time...being the Head of the Disciplinary Committee and all, I think he cares about being on time and such because it's mannerism!
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