jRito began to worry as he ate his lunch, the girls seeming not to notice the odd actions the younger male was making as his eyes darted to and fro, only poking at the food Haruna had been kind enough to give once he'd realized he'd forgotten his own. Maybe he's thinking about what we told him.
As they walked Tsuna around the school for his tour, they told him all about what been happening in the last two years, Lala's heritage, how Rito was engaged to her, and how the earthling was in a relationship with both Lala and Haruna. The alien knowledge hadn't bothered Tsuna nearly as much as that, the boy going silent for a good few seconds as he deliberated whether to lay into Rito or not. Call him old fashioned, but a man doesn't just date two girls because he can't decide which he wants more, especially not when one of the girls has a protective cousin who happens to be the head of the worlds most influential mafia.
They all noticed the tension, but Yami was the first to act as she could feel the immediate air of anger around the boy. Haruna was the closest thing he'd ever had to a sister for a good part of his life and he was very protective, especially when it came to her happiness. Yami told Tsuna that it hadn't been Rito's idea and he only agreed to it as it made both Haruna and Lala happy.
Tsuna looked to his cousin for confirmation, his eyes startling her as they'd taken to the orange color they had been when he 'fought' Yami. After a few seconds she nodded and smiled, pulling both Rito and Lala over to her in a hug.
Tsuna remained silent, only nodding and turning back to the hallway. "So, where is my classroom?" His voice was the same cool, calculated tone it had been before, his pseudo-hyper mode driving his mind back to it's combat state.
Rito only nodded lightly as he emailed a note to Yui, the moral's officer standing back a bit to read it, before sending one to Haruna as well. 'Keep an eye on him. I doubt he's dangerous, but there's something he isn't telling us.'
After homeroom, Rito introduced Tsuna to Yami's 'sister', Kurosaki Mea. Tsuna was very polite to her, even moreso than he had been to Yami, Yui, or Lala. It caught the living weapon off guard for a moment before she returned the formalities, giving Tsuna a rather suggestive smile after telling him she wouldn't mind hanging out with him after school.
Mikan was immediately jealous as Tsuna stammered for a response, then she was a bit depressed at the fact that she wasn't in Tsuna's class as they had found out he was actually being put into the second years classes.
Back to their lunch table. "Tsuna, seriously, you're starting to freak me out. What are you looking for?" he asked, finally getting the girls attention.
Tsuna jumped lightly as he turned to look at Rito, a nervous smile on his face. "Sorry, Rito-nii. I was, uh, just wondering where Kotegawa-senpai was."
"Yui's normally in the Disciplinary Committee's club room about now. She normally eats her lunch in there." Lala said as she snatched a bit of Rito's lunch, holding it in her chopsticks for him, causing the high school student to blush fiercely, taking the bite quickly as Mikan, Tsuna, Haruna and Mea tried hard not to laugh at Rito's embarrassment, Tsuna getting a big splash of water in the face, causing the girls to laugh at him instead. He nodded lightly before calmly taking his milk and pouring it on Rito's head.
More laughter ensued as Rito picked up one of his rice balls, tossing it at the mafioso's head, said mafioso ducking down, the rice ball splattering over his little sisters face. Rito and Tsuna both froze as Mikan stopped laughing. "N-now, Mika-chan, I didn't mean to-" Tsuna started before getting slapped in the face with a full bento. Rito laughed loudly as Tsuna went down, Yami getting into the odd fight by tossing another rice ball at her classmate. The mafia don squealed as he tried to block the assault of foodstuffs, Rito not being much better off as his fiancées attacked him from behind with their own bentos.
"Food fight!" someone called as the cafeteria all but exploded into activity, different food items flying across the room. Tsuna and Rito joined up as they ran from the flying food hurled at them by the girls.
Tsuna's hyper intuition gave him a leg up on his opponents in any sort of combat and his training in Italy only made it better, so when he told Rito not to lift his head and he didn't listen, it was obvious what happened. The older boy came back down, his face and hair covered in rice, liquid and potatoes. "Told ya. Now, when I tell you, jump and start hurling."
Rito only nodded as he wiped his face clean. Tsuna shouted "Now!" and the boys hopped up, catching the girls off guard as they were trying to find more food to throw. Lala, Haruna, Mikan, and even Mea squealed as they tried to defend themselves, Yami simply making a small shield with her hair as she found a discarded rice ball, tossing it and nailing Tsuna in the face hard enough to topple him over.
They all stopped and crowded around Tsuna quickly, the mafia boss quiet for a few seconds. When he did let them know he was conscious, he started laughing loudly, the rest of the group sans Yami joining in, though Yami did allow a small smile to grace her features.
"What on Earth is going on in here?!" came a rather shocked and angry cry. All the students froze and looked at the door to the cafeteria, seeing Tearju Luantique-sensei with a very displeased expression on her face. "Who is responsible for this?!"
Wow, I don't think I've heard Tearju-sensei so angry before. Rito thought as he began to sweat, knowing the teachers eyes and mind would rest on him and his friends.
"I am, sensei." Rito and party turned to look at Tsuna as he was now standing, a small, apologetic smile on his face. "Me and Rito were joking around and I tossed a rice ball in his face. Gomenasai, sensei."
Tearju's face lit up a bit as she recognized him as both the new boy in her class and the one who's face was pressed into her chest this morning. She shook it off with a small roll of her shoulders, returning to her serious demeanor. "That's very responsible of you, Sawada-kun. Your fellow students could learn something from you. As punishment you will be made to stay after school today and clean the cafeteria as well as offer help to the school doctor. Are we clear?"
"Hai, sensei." Tsuna said with a bow. He was a bit bummed he didn't get to walk home with his new friends, but it's better this way, it keeps them out of trouble. Rito and party stood, bowing to the teacher as well, something that was very odd to see from Yami. She was acting out of the norm and she really didn't know why, she just knew she didn't want to leave Tsuna to be alone.
"Sensei, myself and my friends also had a hand in starting the fight, so we'd like to stay as well." Rito said, Tsuna gaping a bit and Lunatique simply smiling, having expected this outcome. She nodded and the mafia boss chuckled nervously, telling Rito he didn't need to do that. The elder boy smiled and put his arm around Tsuna's shoulders. "Don't sweat it. You're our friend, right?"
Lunatique turned to leave before she remembered why she had come in here to begin with. "Oh, and Sawada-kun, there is someone at the front of the school looking for you. He won't tell us his name though. He's rather rude." The scientist gave a light pout at this, blushing a bit as she realized how immature she must have just looked.
Someone looking for me? Rude? … No. "Um, sensei, when you asked him what he was here for, how did he refer to me?"
"Hmm, well he didn't give your name at first, but I believe he said 'Juudaime'."
Tsuna faceplanted into the floor hard enough that the rest of the cast sweatdropped. "Please tell me you didn't tell him he couldn't come in."
Tearju looked oddly at the boy as he stood. "Well, of course I did, it's against the rules to let a random stranger into the school, not mention very dangerous, Sawada-kun."
This situation is incredibly dangerous regardless! Tsuna mentally screamed as he began tearing at his hair. "Do you know this guy, Tsu-kun?" Haruna asked.
Tsuna nodded before grabbing his bag quickly. "I do, and if I don't get out there quick, things are gonna get bad!"
"Well, I left him with Kotegawa-san, so it should be okay." Tearju said, not understanding the gravity of the situation.
That's the exact opposite of okay, sensei! Tsuna ran full speed out of the cafeteria, slipping a bit on some food before running to the exit, aware his friends were behind him. He got out the door and was greeted by the sounds of a very, very heated argument.
"Ahonna, this is the last time I'll tell you, get out of my way so I can find Juudaime or I'm going to blow you to bits!" Gokudera Hayato screamed at the top of his lungs, three dynamite sticks between each of his fingers.
"How dare you, you delinquent! Not only do you insult my intelligence, but now you're threatening me?! I have half a mind to call the police, you shameless punk!" Yui shouted back.
"Go ahead! By the time they get here, all they'll find is a very stupid pile of ash!" The wicks of the bombs lit and the Storm Guardians arms tensed as he prepared to throw them, only for the wicks to be put out halfway down. "Eh? What the-?"
"Hayato!" Tsuna shouted, stepping in between the two screaming teenagers. Arigato, Yami-san. The moment Tsuna saw the dynamite, he asked Yami to discreetly put the wicks out, which she did by extending only a few strands of her hair, the strands lashing out at the flaming wicks faster than Gokudera could notice.
Speaking of Gokudera, he looked at his boss and smiled brightly. "Juudaime!"
"Gokudera-kun, what are you doing here?" Tsuna asked his right hand man.
The silver haired genius smiled, holding out a bento. "You forgot your bento. Reborn-san sent me to give it to you." Tsuna smiled and thanked his friend, taking the box lunch in hand, immediately beginning to sweat as Hayato got close to his face. "Juudaime, why are you covered in food?"
"I'd like to know as well, Sawada-kun." Kotegawa said, the mafia boss only blushing lightly as he chuckled nervously.
Gokudera growled lightly. How dare this ahonna speak to Juudaime so familiarly?! Tsuna seemed to sense this thought and gave his 'subordinate' a sharp glare, causing the boy to snap to attention, causing the elder student to cock a brow.
"Regardless, it seems you know this delinquent, so please, take responsibility and deal with him, Sawada-kun. I have other things to attend to. Call if you need help." Yui said with a sigh, turning to walk away.
She turned back around as Tsuna called out to her.His kind smile brought a deep blush to the girls face as he bowed slightly. "Thank you for looking after Gokudera-kun, and I'm sorry for any trouble he may have caused you."
Yui was struck for a moment, Rito smiling a bit as he watched, the girls behind him (minus Yami) giggling. The strict girl shook her head clear, her face still red, marching back to the moral committee's club room.
Tsuna turned back around and sweat dropped at the all too familiar sight of his right hand slamming his face into the ground. "Forgive me, Juudaime! You must have already had lunch and gotten involved in a food fight, meaning I was too late bringing you your bento! Gomenasai!" He kept apologizing until Tsuna knelt beside him and touched his shoulder.
"It's alright, Hayato. My cousin and her friends were more than happy to let me have some of their food." Gokudera's teary eyes looked up at his boss's smiling face, the boy surging forward and hugging his friend. Tsuna patted Gokudera's back before he realized everyone but his group had gone back inside. He turned and motioned for them to come over. They did and Tsuna stood, Hayato letting him go as he took a somewhat defensive stance, his usual glare on his face. The group became weary of the boy, as if the dynamite he obviously carried hadn't already done so, though Lala was more curious than anything else.
"Haru-nee, Rito-nii, everyone, I want you to meet Hayato Gokudera. He's one of my best friends from Namimori."
Haruna was the first to step up, bowing in front of the silver haired boy, somewhat shocked her meek, scared cousin would befriend someone like him. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Gokudera-kun. My name is Sairenji Haruna and I thank you for taking care of my favorite cousin."
"I'm your only cousin."
"So, you're my favorite by default." Tsuna stuck his tongue out at his cousin, shouting as it was grabbed. "Put it back, or lose it." The boy sucked in his tongue quickly, having only just been reminded of how scary his 'big sister' could be, especially when using his mother's threat. Rito started chuckling at this as Tsuna simply glared, only to have his gaze pulled back to the front by the sound of Gokudera's head slamming into the pavement once more.
"Gomenasai, Sairenji-sama! If I had realized who you were earlier, I would have represented Juudaime's Vongola better! Forgive my disgraceful display!" Gokudera shouted, Tsuna's complexion becoming paler and paler as the seconds wore on, knowing that all eyes, minus Hayato's and Haruna's were on him and what they were thinking.
"Um, it's okay, Gokudera-kun, and please, Haruna or at least Sairenji-san will do." She turned to see her cousins pale face, her eyes narrowing. Okay, so Rito-kun wasn't just being overly cautious. Tsu-kun really is hiding something from us and since he turned pale after the 'Vongola' comment, I'm guessing it has something to do with that. And that driver said the same thing... She turned back with a bright blush on her face as Gokudera kissed her hand.
Everything went silent as the people in attendance were too shocked to say anything, minus Tsuna, as, while embarrassed, he knew what it meant, and from the red face and furious expression Rito had on, he'd have to explain. "Don't worry, Rito-nii. Gokudera-kun isn't hitting on Haru-nee. It's an expression of respect and reverence. He's acknowledging that in the family hierarchy, he is below Haruna as she is blood related to his boss." It was then he realized what he had just said. I'm beginning to think I spent too much time in Italy.
Haruna rounded on Tsuna fast, as did the rest of the group, Gokudera a bit shocked as their attentions switched so quickly. "Okay, I've heard enough. What are you talking about 'hierarchy', Tsuna-kun?"
"And what is all this about 'The Vongola' and Juudaime?" Mikan questioned, Yami watching passively.
Tsuna's hair covered his eyes as he fought for an explanation for them, Gokudera coming to his rescue. "It's, uh, just a game! It's really big game me, Judai-Tsuna-san, and a bunch of our other friends played in Namimori! We've been playing so long that I must have forgotten some people didn't know about it!" Great, now I sound like the baseball idiot.
Lala gasped and jumped in place. "A game like that must be really fun! What's it called!?" The alien princess asked as she closed the distance between her and Gokudera, causing the delinquent mafia boy to blush heavily.
"M-mafia." The Storm Guardian reluctantly answered, to which The Vongola's All Encompassing Sky began to internally scream at as his less than naïve friends looked at him suspiciously.
"Mafia? You named your game after underground criminal families?" Lala said, innocent curiosity accenting her voice.
Gokudera's face immediately began to heat as his hands itched to grab his dynamite, but he composed himself. More thought, less impulse, Hayato. "It's not the same. In our game, our family is one that actually works in the underground world to protect the innocent. We take on the role of being criminals in the public eye so that we may get deeper into the world of criminals, keeping the violence from spilling over into the rest of the world." The pride in his voice was palpable, Tsuna's own chest swelling a bit as he listened to his most trusted advisor and friend.
"Wow, now that's a hell of a dream. To be able to make a mafia powerful enough on vigilantism alone. That's a mafia I'd like to see." Another voice said. They all turned to see a young woman in a white lab coat, shoulder length red brown hair, and playful green eyes. Her very matured body was obvious even under the lab coat she wore, the swell of her impressive cleavage shown off by the low cut pink top she wore as well as the short black skirt that showed off her shapely legs. "Then again, I did hear about one that was once much like that. Ever heard of anything like that, Sawada-kun?" she said playfully, her green eyes moving across the faces of her students.
"M-Mikado-sensei?" Rito said, a bit afraid of what the school doctor could want. This is normally where things start getting odd.
The school doctor merely smiled at her favorite student before her attention shifted back to Tsuna, who had a somewhat accusing expression on his face. "Now, now Tsuna, I'm not going to say anything you don't want heard." The good doctor said, shocking all but Tsuna with how fluently she spoke Italian.
"Can't say I expected to see you as a teacher here, Signora Ryouko." Tsuna answered back, a smile on his face as he stepped forward to shake her hand.
The woman took his hand, not being too shocked to see Tsuna kiss the top of it as his more business-like attitude took the forefront, slightly angering the three younger girls there, though Mea did somewhat enjoy the spectacle as a few… less than moral ideas began to form in her twisted little mind, though for Yami, it was more along the lines of 'Why do I even care?!' "My, my, still so formal, Decimo. There's no need for the formalities. And I'm not a teacher. I'm the schools doctor."
Tsuna chuckled a bit as he straightened out. "That makes sense."
"Uh, Tsuna-kun?" Tsuna turned to look at Mikan, who had a rather confused look on her face. "You know Mikado-sensei?"
Even Gokudera was confused about this as he hadn't been told about a contact for the Vongola being in this school. Tsuna only smiled a bit as he began to sweat, searching for an answer that would suffice. Again, the target of the question stepped in to help. "Oh, me and Tsuna-kun had a bit of business together in Italy this past summer. Nothing of serious value, Mikan-chan."
Mikan remained skeptical, as it was her nature, or it had been since Lala came into their lives. More often than not, there was more to the story. "I'm afraid I'm going to have to steal Tsuna-kun for the rest of the day, kids. It seems there was a discrepancy on his medical history and I need to give him a physical."
"Wait, why would a physical take the rest of the day?" A rather skeptical Gokudera asked.
"Well," Mikado started, "you see, there's more than just the physical I have to take care of. Emergency contacts, blood typing, things of that nature. It's all just boring paperwork, but it has to be done." She looked to Rito and his rather quiet group. "Don't worry, I'll be done with him once it's time to start cleaning."
"Hey, why does Juudaime have to-" A quick look from Tsuna silenced that train of thought. It wasn't a glare, more of a plea to not push it too far. He sighed a bit and remained quiet.
Tsuna smiled to his friends afterwards. "I'll be right back, okay?" The mafia don stepped over to his friend, motioning with his hand for the silver haired boy to follow. He did so immediately, leaving the group to it's individual thoughts.
Once they were far enough away, Tsuna turned to look at his most trusted advisor. Believe it or not, Hayato was damn good at his job when he thought with something other than his enraged hormones. "Hayato, I gave you all explicit orders to remain in Namimori unless it was an emergency. This isn't me taking a vacation, I'm trying to learn how not to depend on you all so much." He said in Italian, knowing no one was close enough to hear, but he didn't want to take any chances.
"Decimo, I was against coming here, even if it meant not having the chance to hang out with you again, but Reborn was insistent." The stormy bomber retorted.
Tsuna sighed lightly. "Yeah, that sounds like Reborn. Did anyone else follow you?"
Gokudera's face paled a bit as he rubbed the back of his head. "U-uh, well, Yamamoto and me got separated a while back."
The young boss cocked a brow. "What are you getting so nervous…" Tsuna's face began to follow suit as he realized Gokudera would only be this nervous for three reasons. One, his sister. Two and three, a couple of very violent guardians. "Tell me Mukuro and Hibari didn't follow you." He pleaded, more to God above than to his Storm Guardian.
"W-well, Hibari didn't… I don't think."
The next sound they all heard was the sound of bending metal as Tsuna struck a gate post beside him, Gokudera momentarily caught off guard by this uncharacteristic expression of anger. "Damn it, Mukuro. What are you doing this time?"
"Yamamoto and I lost him around the middle of town. It wasn't hard to figure out he was using an illusion to try and stay behind us, and that's what worries me. Tsuna, I think he was trying to tell us something." This got the Decimo's attention. Gokudera using his name to help try and hide their secret was one thing. To actually call him that…
Needless to say, this one sentence kicked Tsuna's intuition into hyper drive as his mind began to search for his Mist Guardian's presence, something that this far into their lives was so easy for him to detect, it sometimes caught him off guard how he simply had grown to rely on it, though his presence still caused him to involuntarily shiver.
"…Return to Namimori, and have Chrome and Enma contact me as soon as possible. If nothing else, Chrome can at least contact Mukuro so we know if somethings up. And call Lanchia. I want him and his men patrolling Sainan, we're not taking any chances with this one." Tsuna said, his voice dipping into it's 'boss tone'. "I don't want anyone besides you, Reborn, Enma, and Chrome to know about this. I'll send Takeshi your way once he's briefed."
Hayato paled a bit at this. Enma had taken Chrome to Italy with him for an extended vacation away from school and work. The last time Gokudera had to contact them he'd... interrupted a very intimate moment and was locked into a mentally scarring illusion by an incredibly angry and sexually stressed Chrome for three days after the Simon boss convinced his girlfriend to help them.
Tsuna saw this and chuckled, putting his hand on Gokudera's shoulder. It was odd, just about a year ago, he'd been shorter than his stormy bomber, now they were almost the same height. "Don't worry. This time, tell Chrome explicitly that I sent for her and Enma."
Gokudera nodded to his superior, the two sharing a 'man hug' (if you have to ask, you've obviously never had one.) before the bomber took his leave. He shouted his goodbyes to the others before walking off school grounds.
Tsuna, his mind heavy with thoughts of what his Mist Guardian could be doing, walked back to the group, Rito, Lala, Haruna, and Mikan all grilling him for answers. He simply answered with 'It was buisness talk. It didn't concern any of you.' in a soft voice. This caught them off guard as Tsuna was normally more polite than that, only watching as he followed behind Mikado towards the infirmary.
The walk to the infirmary was a silent one as the two made their way, Tsuna stepping ahead of Mikado and opening the door for her. This made the doctor smile. "How very kind of you, Sawada-kun."
The boy simply nodded as he stepped aside for her to enter. He followed after, closing the door behind him as the doctor pulled his file out of her desk. "Alright, step behind the screen and remove your shirt."
Tsuna blushed a bit at this, but did as he was told, pulling his shirt up and over his head after pulling the curtain closed. The mirror on the wall caught his eyes, a small smile of pride appeared on his face. Years of fighting and training had done some awesome work for his body. No more was he the weak, string bean Dame-Tsuna he'd been when Reborn came in to his life. Now, he had well defined biceps and triceps, the beginnings of a six pack, and extensive tattoo work all starting with his families crest which stretched over his back (A gift from Collonello and Lal) to go with them. Reborn may have been a sadistic, spartan-esque teacher, but he knew how to turn a loser into a king, or a boss in this case.
He looked at his chest, focusing on the numerous scars that dotted it, many of them gained from before he was actually head of the Vongola, and most of them being burn scars. One in particular caught his eye. A large, circular scar just a few inches under his left shoulder. The wound he'd earned form his fight with Tazaru in the future. Memories of the fight began to flood his mind and he once again understood Kyoko's decision. Though, it didn't make it hurt any less.
The sound of the door being opened pulled his attention back to the matter at hand. "Mikado-sensei, I got the ingridients you wanted."
"Ah, thank you, Oshizu. Would you mind setting them on the table beside the beds? I've got a patient coming in today that'll need some rest after taking his medication."
"Hai!" The ghost girl said cheerily. Before anything could be said about Mikado's slip up, she pulled back the curtain, the girl freezing for a moment.
Tsuna was so shocked that he was frozen in place, just like the girl.
3,2,1...
Ahhhhhhhhhh!
Tsuna flung himself against the wall, pulling a sheet up to hide his upper body, his shock dying quickly as he watched the girl faint, Mikado-sensei rushing over to her. "Oh, not again. I suppose that's my fault for forgetting you were back here. By the way, Sawada-kun," the doctor looked with a playful grin on her face. "not bad. I see Reborn's training's done it's job."
Tsuna blushed all the brighter at this as he growled at the doctor, but something caught his eye. A wispy ball of... mist? Whatever it was, it floated from the girls mouth then, with a pop, she reappeared, this time in a white kimono and instead of having legs, she had a wavy tail.
"Oh, my. Looks like I've lost my body again." She said with a shy giggle.
The Vongola heir's eyes were the size of saucers. "AHHHHHHHHH! A GHOST! I KILLED HER!"
"No, you didn't kill her, Sawada-kun. Oshizu-chan has been dead for centuries. This is just a body I made for her, much like I did for-"
"Mikado-sensei, those files you wanted came... in." Kotegawa Yui said as she walked into the room, seeing Oshizu's floating soul and a half naked Tsuna. "Sawada-kun."
"Y-yes?" He was getting a bad feeling.
Yui was silent for a few seconds before slapping him with the heavy file, flooring the poor boy. "How shameless can you be?! Causing Oshizu-san to exit her body like that! And what's with those tattoos?!"
A beaten and abused Tsuna layed out on the floor as the angered Yui walked out of the infirmary in a huff, Oshizu trying to wake the boy up as Mikado only laughed.
Tsuna's eyes slowly opened to the white light of the infirmary, groaning as he sat up. "Where...?"
"The infirmary still. It seems Kotetgawa-chan still has trouble jumping the gun, isn't that right, Yui?" Mikado-sensei said.
Tsuna looked over to see the blushing girl sitting beside his bed, her eyes locked on her lap. "Gomenasai, Sawada-kun. I didn't realize you were in the middle of a physical."
The boy simply chuckled and Yui looked up at him as he rubbed the back of his head. "It's fine, Senpai. You don't need to worry, it was a misunderstanding and besides, I'm pretty tough."
"That you are, judging from the multitude of scar tissue that covers your upper body. Did you just not enjoy playing safer games, Sawada-kun? By this point, you'd have better luck punching a tractor tire than you." Mikado said, smiling a bit at her own joke as Tsuna mentally gave her the finger. I don't know if I hate her, but I really don't like her right now.
Yui blushed brightly as she finally got a glance at the boys upper body. "Sawada-kun, where did those scars come from anyway?"
Tsuna smiled a bit as he chuckled. "Well, I don't really wanna go into details, but I can tell you I got them all from fighting for my friends. All my friends are like family to me, and family is the most important thing in the world to me. I'll protect my family, even if I have to trade my life for theirs." The boy blushed after a moment as he realized he'd fallen back into his Vongola mindset. "Ahehe, sorry about that. I get all soul search-y and thoughtful at times."
The women in the room only laughed at the blushing boy. "It's okay, Sawada-kun. It's kind of sweet to see how dedicated you are to your famglia." Tsuna growled at the doctor, causing Yui to give the two a confused look. Mikado looked over at the female student with a small smile. "Yui, would you mind taking those files to Oshizu so she can archive them for me. She should be in the schools filing room."
The young woman immediately the tension building in the room between the two, so she, taking the files in hand and apologizing again, took her leave of the room, but was called back before she left. "Kotegawa-senpai, I wanna ask you a favor. I'll do anything you wish in return, but keep what you saw a secret, especially from Rito and Haruna. Please." Tsuna pleaded. Yui was struck silent once more, but after a moment she smiled, nodding to him.
The doctor smiled at this before telling 'Kokegawa' she'd see her later, much to Yui's chagrin. Mikado's smile slowly vanished as a rarely used 'serious' expression crossed her face, turning to look at a very annoyed Tsuna.
"Can I ask what you are doing?" he asked, anger accenting his voice.
"I could ask the same, Tsuna-kun." She retorted. "I can understand not telling Yui or even Rito, but Haruna is your family. She deserves to know who you are. Even your mother has had to accept what you do and who you are to the Vongola."
Tsuna's eyes narrowed as his aura began to expand, causing the air around him to heat up. "Who she is to me is exactly why I'm hiding my involvement with the mafia and the underworld as a whole. And to be honest, you have no right to be telling me how I should dealing with my family."
Ryouko was unperturbed by the Vongola's glare, though she was a bit offput by his aura. She'd seen what he could do to his enemies if they pushed him too far. "That's not my intention. I'm merely a doctor and a teacher in some cases. I only wish to help." She stood up, walking over to her closet to retrieve a stethoscope and a few other physical essentials. "My advice, Sawada-kun, is to decide quickly. Telling them will have repercussions, but doing nothing will as well. Maybe even worse ones. At least knowing, they can defend themselves." She said softly, the mafia don lowering his head, as if being lectured by his mother.
The final bell of the day rang and the students began collecting their stuff for the end of the day walk home. Rito, Lala, Haruna, Mikan, Yami, and Mea met up in the hall. Nana had been gone to a distant planet cataloging and collecting new animals while Momo had stayed at the house, saying she didn't feel well.
Yui met up with them as they made their way to find Tsuna, figuring he was still in the infirmary. They talked about their days and the various things that happened, explaining the food fight to the morals officer, who immediately began yelling at Rito, saying he should have been a man and stopped the situation before it got that far.
Lala countered by saying Yui was jealous she didn't get to have that fun with them. The girl in question blushed lightly at this and denied the accusation. Usual Kotegawa procedure.
They all laughed lightly at their friends expense as they came to the infirmary door. Yui blushed darker as she remembered vividly what happened before. "Um, wait, Yuuki-kun, you should-" Rito already had the door open and had frozen in place. "Knock first."
Luckily, Tsuna was just starting to button up his under shirt, so his tattoo was covered. What wasn't covered were the scars. Rito and Haruna's expression read beyond shock. How could the gentle, cowardly Dame-Tsuna have so many scars!? Tsuna simply smiled and chuckled nervously. "School out already?"
To be honest, I'm a bit iffy about this chapter, but we'll see how it holds up. Tirgun, you rule.
NEXT TIME ON TO LOVE VONGOLA!
How will Rito and Haruna feel about the obviously combat hardened Tsuna? How will Mikan? And what will Lala's sisters do about the newest male to join the cast?
Find out in the next episode! Tsuna vs. Zastin! Unwavering resolve meets unbreakable conviction!
READ IT WITH YOU DYING WILL!
