A/n: Ciaossu! Here is the second chapter of A Wish Through Time! Reina Ariadne and I apologize for the long wait for this second chapter. We've decided to split this fiction into 3 chapters which means this is not the last chapter! ;) Stay tuned~ On another note, we are also thinking of making a sequel to this so it'll probably be about less than 10 chappies if we ever do.
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Pairings: G27
Tsuna blinked at Hibari's retreating back, not exactly comprehending what had just happened. Giotto bristled with anger beside him, his eyes dangerously narrowed.
"Who… Who the hell does he think he is?! Randomly biting people's necks like that!" He turned to Tsuna, still seething in fury. "Don't go near sexual predators like that, okay? I won't be able to stand it if anything happens to you!"
Surprised at Giotto's sudden vehemence, Tsuna nodded unsurely. "Okay... But Hibari-san really isn't as bad as you think, you know," Tsuna smiled shyly at Giotto. "He's just a bit socially awkward."
Giotto stared at him, slightly dumbfounded. "This kid is more naive than I thought." Giotto then grabbed Tsuna's arm, determined to get both their minds off the encounter with the 'sexual predator'.
"I want to do something to remember today, Tsuna! Let's go!" He tugged hard at Tsuna's lithe arm and dragged him in a particular direction. Before their encounter with Hibari, he had seen a shop sign which had been perfect for finding a memento...
"No! I am not getting a piercing!" Tsuna cried vehemently, futilely trying to pull his arm out of Giotto's strong grip.
"Why not? It's just one ear!" Giotto protested, refusing to give in. A earring was the perfect way to represent their fateful meeting.
"Mum would kill me! And it's against the school rules! Hibari san will bite me to death! Not to mention that I'm below the age limit!" Tsuna struggled desperately under Giotto's grip, blurting out whatever excuse he could think of.
"I'm afraid he's right," the harassed shopkeeper told the bickering couple, interrupting their small scale brawl.
Giotto stared at the shopkeeper for a moment or two before dropping Tsuna's arm in defeat. "That can't be helped. We'll do something else then..." Giotto sighed heavily in disappointment and trudged away, his head hung low.
Just as he turned away, a small hand slipped into his own.
"Why don't you get the earring? You shouldn't do something you don't want to because of me... I'll just get a… A bracelet or something! Is that okay?" The last question was directed to the shopkeeper, who nodded in agreement.
Tsuna looked up to Giotto with tears in the corners of his eyes, fearing that Giotto was upset with him.
Giotto smiled at the sight, gently running a hand through the brunet's soft, silky hair.
"Thanks, Tsuna. Help me choose my earring, kay?" he whispered into Tsuna's ear. Tsuna blushed deeply in response to his touch, and nodded.
The shopkeeper then eagerly led them to the displays of earrings lining the shop from floor to ceiling. Tsuna gaped open-mouthed at the sheer variety and amount of earrings on display. Giotto laughed at the utterly adorable expression on Tsuna's face and guided him towards the first rack of displays.
"We have plenty of time," Giotto grinned. He couldn't wait to spend the rest of the day with Tsuna.
As Tsuna looked around the shop, a particular piece caught his eye. It winked at him from the top shelf; the single orange stone embedded in it the exact colour of his flame.
And did he mention that Giotto's eyes were the exact same colour?
Giotto noticed that Tsuna had stopped and was staring at a particular earring. "Something caught your eye, Tsuna?" Giotto asked curiously, going over.
"That one," Tsuna pointed to a earring high up a shelf. Giotto nodded, and indicated to the shopkeeper to take it down.
It was a simple metal hoop, with small diamonds set along the ring. From the ring dangled a chain which just brushed Giotto's shoulder when he tried it on. What they both liked most about it was the teardrop-shaped orange gem attached at the end of the chain.
Giotto grinned widely. It was perfect.
"What about your bracelet, Tsuna?" Giotto asked.
"Actually, I was thinking about an anklet," Tsuna admitted with a smile.
Giotto nodded thoughtfully. "An anklet suits you. I'll like whatever you choose, anyway," he teased, earning a shy laugh from Tsuna.
In a matter of minutes, Tsuna's anklet was done. A thin chain inset with tiny crystals, the fiery orange gem shining brightly against his skin.
The glow of the gem against Tsuna's skin literally took Giotto's breath away. He let out a deep chuckle as he paid the owner for the jewelries and thanked him for his time.
His descendant was really one of a kind, he marveled, as they exited the shop. "You know, if you keep smiling like that, you're going to attract more Hibari-like hormonal guys," Giotto joked, fingering his newly made earing.
"E-Eh?" Tsuna's smile immediately vanished from his face and was replaced with a heavy blush and wide eyes. "N-No, I—"
"—There you are, Vongola Decimo!"
Tsuna blinked and whipped his head around to spot a group of familiar looking thugs scowling menacingly at him. "Eh... You guys again?"
The crowd had parted into two distinct sides and Tsuna bit his lips in worry. The Curcuma Famiglia* had been holding a grudge against the Vongola for quite some time already, after Hibari had inflicted damage to them for accidentally damaging Namimori in one of their brawls. "It was their fault, though…"
There were in public, with many innocent bystanders watching and the Curcuma Famiglia had actually wanted to take their revenge right there, in front of innocent bystanders and even –Tsuna gulped— in front of Giotto?!
"E-Erm, y-you know," Tsuna began nervously. "I-I think w-we should just t-talk it out instead…" He gripped the hem of his shorts nervously. "Y-you see, l-let's avoid unnecessary damage, ne?" "Hiiieee….How in the world shopping for frying pans turned out like this?"
"Like hell we will! Your stupid cloud guardian completely humiliated us, the Curcuma Famiglia, in front of everyone! Do you know how much our reputation suffered?!" the leader of the group shouted angrily. "We'll have our revenge even if it's the last thing we do, and we will start with you, Decimo!" the heavily-built man bared his teeth scarily.
Tsuna gulped. His palms sweated profusely, and his expression was one of absolute terror.
Watching Tsuna deal (or more like getting overpowered) with the Curcuma, Giotto had to admit that he was disappointed. From the moment he met Tsuna, he could tell that the sweet, soft spoken boy was not made for the position of the Vongola tenth boss, and Tsuna was, to say the least, terrified. He wondered if he should step in before things got messy.
"No, that's a bad idea," he thought to himself seriously as his eyes darted to his descendant who was quaking slightly in fear. "That'll blow my cover."
"B-But fighting's bad!" Tsuna managed to stutter out and Giotto tried his hardest to refrain from face palming himself. "You're the leader of the mafia, for god's sake!"
The leader of the curcuma smirked, while the rest snorted in laughter.
"B-but fighting's bad!" he mimicked, his voice falsely high-pitched. "Are you sure you're the boss of the Vongola family? If the Decimo is like this, I can just imagine what the primo was like!"
Giotto now had to also refrain from jumping right in and wiping out the entire curcuma family in one blow. He gritted his teeth in frustration. "Do something, damn it, Sawada Tsunayoshi!"
"D-Don't bring Primo into this! He can't even be compared to the likes of me!"
"Heh. Whatever. After all the highly esteemed Vongola Decimo is nothing but a wimp!" He bared his teeth at Tsuna before roughly reaching out and carelessly grabbing the nearest person next to him.
"Ah!" The young girl winced and trembled in fear at the blade pointed dangerously close to her neck, her body slack in the thug's grip.
Giotto eyes promptly widened at the unforeseen circumstances.
"Here look!" He sneered, the silver blade gleaming threateningly under the sunlight. "Can't do anything right? Heh, too bad because this girl will die and you can't do a single shit about it!"
"That's it, I don't care if my cover's blown; I have to do something before innocent people get killed!" Giotto thought, about to move forward and put a stop to this.
But just as he stepped forward, a sudden rush of incredible power from his right swept over him, stopping him in his tracks.
His eyes widened as he saw Tsuna, glowing a deep orange, flames the exact same hue as his erupting from the X-gloves on his hands, almost an exact replica of Giotto's own I-gloves.
"Tsu...na?" He breathed out at the look of determination on his descendant's face, his usual unsure hazel eyes replaced with golden ones that were blazing brightly in anger.
With a voice that shook Giotto to his core, Tsuna spoke. "You don't involve any innocent people in this!"
In a flash, Giotto felt Tsuna breeze past him. "F-Fast!"
In less than a second after Tsuna had moved, the leader of the Curcuma family flew a few good meters away, the imprint of Tsuna's fist still burning on his face.
And when Tsuna lowered his arms and lifted his head, Giotto saw beyond the calm facade. Tsuna's expression was one of utmost calm, and yet his tawny eyes were blazing with unforgiving fury.
Giotto snapped out of his momentary stun and scanned the area, before his eyes landed on the girl who was cowering on the ground, sobbing silently.
Just a moment before Tsuna's fist connected with the Curcuma leader's face, he had yanked the girl out of his arms and pulled her behind him, taking the girl's safety into account and not letting his anger cloud his judgment. Giotto unconsciously let his lips curve up at that.
A hand extended out to the sobbing child, grabbing her attention. "Are you alright?" Tsuna looked at her worriedly, his eyes back to its normal hazel brown.
Giotto's eyes narrowed as he focused his attention to the defeated leader. He took the opportunity while Tsuna was fussing over the young girl to walk over to the leader.
Plastering his 100 watt smile onto his face, he crouched down to the leader's level. "If," he smiled threateningly. "You ever dare to touch him again, I'll skin you alive."
His smirk widened at the trembling leader as he grabbed him by his collar. "And I'll have you to take back your words about Primo."
Swallowing a gulp, the curcuma leader nodded, his eyes staring fearfully at Giotto who bared his teeth in a creepy smile. "Now, how about leaving?"
Giotto watched them scamper away before innocently walking to his descendant as if he had not just threatened them. "Tsunayoshi?" He called, snapping Tsuna's attention away from the young girl.
"Oh, Giotto?" Tsuna gave him a sheepish smile. "Sorry you had to see that," he mumbled as he ruffled the young girl's hair. "Must have been shocking."
"Nah," Giotto's eyes twinkled as he chuckled. "You exceeded my expectations."
"Eh, what?" Tsuna blinked in confusion before pouting. "Hey, that was rude! I do know self-defense, no matter how I look!" He muttered, misunderstanding Giotto's words.
Giotto laughed it off. "Yes, yes, whatever you say, Dear Tsunayoshi."
Tsuna pouted again, his cheeks flushing red. "D-Don't call me that!"
Giotto laughed once more. Tsuna was just too cute. "Call you what, dear Tsunayoshi?" he grinned, taking the effort to carefully enunciate and emphasize on that particular word.
Tsuna's face darkened to a fiery shade of red. "T-That! D-Dear!"
"Ehhh? Why not? I'll allow you to call me dear Giotto san too, so isn't it alright?" Giotto teased, grinning widely at his flushing descendant.
"N-No! I-It's embarrassing!" Tsuna squeaked out as he stood up with the help of Giotto.
Giotto pouted. "Please? Just once? I promise I'll treat you to sweets later? Pretty please?"
The prospect of eating (free) sweets changed Tsuna's mind in an instant. His cheeks burned a flaming red. "D-Dear G-G-Giotto san…"
Giotto's heart fluttered at his name and his cheeks turned a slight pink. Tsuna had looked so vulnerable calling his name.
He reached out to ruffle Tsuna's hair. "Well, shall we head to a café then? I still owe you a treat and it has been a long day."
Tsuna smiled cheerfully, still blushing. "H-Hai!"
And Giotto froze dead in his tracks. The hand that he was using to ruffle his descendant's hair was slightly transparent, and Giotto was able to see the hazel colour of Tsuna's locks through the tips of his fingers.
He blinked and snapped out of his daze before masking his emotions with a smile. He slipped his other hand into Tsuna's. "Let's go."
I never want to let go of this hand.
Ta dahhhhhh~ Sorry for any mistakes you spotted! We didnt have any beta and we tried our best pointing to each other our mistakes haha. Was this chapter up to expectations? Was it too draggy? Too ooc? We would really appreciate it if you dropped a review! :)
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Signing off,
MissParasol
Reina Araidne