Warning: Gokudera has a potty mouth as you all know, so I'm going to be using his colorful language. If that's a problem…I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do. Not to mention other characters who we all know have potty mouths too shall be here… o.o;; So, people who don't like cursing, watch out in future chapters. xD

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Leer – Rofl! Your reviews made me laugh mega hard. xD Yes, this story is so insane, I could see it happening in the series too as one of those random filler-like episodes or manga chapters.

Lol! Yes Varia shall be in here, just because I love them. They're just too dysfunctional to leave out; besides, I fangirl over Squalo. Ah yes, and thank you for that critique! I didn't notice that until you said something, lol.

Anywho…onwards with the story! And yes I know I said I'd update on Sunday, but I'm sure you guys don't mind me putting this a few days earlier. I honestly don't think I can correct this chapter anymore, which is another reason why it's coming up…>.>

The Twisted Dream

Parte Tre

"Idiot baseball freak! You have no idea where we are!"

"Haha, I guess not."

Tsuna smiled as he got nearer to the loud voices ahead. They were like a beacon of light in that dark forest. Tsuna decided to take this as a sign of good things to come. If not, then he'd go and cry somewhere to relieve his stress…again.

"I have no idea why I even listened to you. You always get us lost."

"Well, I'm sure Hibari won't mind us being a little late, right?"

Swears and curses filled the air. Tsuna winced, fighting back the urge to cover his ears. Gokudera and his colorful words…

"Hibari will beat us to death again like last year! How is that not 'minding'?"

Yamamoto laughed jovially. "I don't know. Aww, calm down Gokudera! Everything will be fine. You're such a worrier."

"I HAVE A GOOD REASON!"

Tsuna poked his head out from between two trees, watching his two best friends cautiously. Gokudera looked pretty normal…minus the black pinstripe suit and the top hat on his head. The only one who looked a bit different was Yamamoto, and that was only because he had long ears on his head like a hare. His clothes were the same way they were in real life, and he even had his baseball bat strapped to back like a sword. Yes…this dream certainly couldn't get anymore odder than this.

They must be the Mad Hatter and the March Hare…he thought. However, Gokudera seemed more…uh, angry than mad, and Yamamoto was a bit too happy to be crazy like the March Hare. Either way, they most certainly did not match their book counterparts. Tsuna made a mental note to ask Chrome if she could coax Mukuro into leaving him alone when this whole ordeal was over.

"Haha, if you say so, Gokudera," Yamamoto said, rubbing the back of his head.

"The hell is that supposed to mean? You seriously piss me off!" Gokudera snarled, reaching into his suit.

Tsuna instantly acted. He was so used to seeing Gokudera take out dynamites that he knew what was about to happen. "Gokudera! Stooooooop!"

Gokudera and Yamamoto glanced in his direction with wide eyes and gaping mouths as Tsuna collided with Gokudera, knocking him on the ground with his arms wrapped firmly around his waist.

There was a moment of awkward silence.

"Ah, is this a friend of yours, Gokudera?" Yamamoto said, his tone still joyful and happy despite the fact he almost had a brush with death.

Gokudera just lay on the ground in shock for a second, before his eyes blazed and his tone was all but happy. "Get. Off. Me."

With a blush, Tsuna reluctantly let go, smiling nervously. "Uh…h-hello…"

Yamamoto laughed, helping Tsuna up and dusting his clothes off. "You should really try playing tag with someone else next time, kiddo. I don't think Gokudera likes that game too much."

Tsuna sweatdropped. Same ol' Yamamoto…

Gokudera grumbled, standing up. His sharp forest green eyes boring holes in Tsuna's head. "Who are you? And how do you know my name?"

"Uh…well…" Tsuna trailed off. Exactly how was he going to explain this? "I heard about you from a few people. I'm new around here. Um, my name is Sawada Tsunayoushi, but most people just call me Tsuna for short."

Or Dame Tsuna…he thought. However, they didn't need to know that; nobody needed to know that really…

Gokudera still looked suspicious, but Yamamoto beamed. "Pleasure to meet you, Tsuna! I'm sure if you know Gokudera you must know me too."

Tsuna nodded, smiling softly. He gulped and looked away though when Gokudera's eyes narrowed a fraction. "Y-Yes, of course, Yamamoto."

Yamamoto, completely oblivious to Tsuna's discomfort, continued. "So, what brings you here? Gokudera and I were on our way to the king's birthday party."

"Birthday…party?" Tsuna whispered, raising an eyebrow. Now that this was mentioned…didn't Gokudera shout something about Hibari's party? Wait…did that mean…?! "Hibari's a king?!"

Gokudera and Yamamoto blinked, glancing at each other.

"Erm…yeah. Exactly where did you say you were from?" Gokudera asked, his voice a bit softer than it was before.

Tsuna didn't hear him though. His mind was elsewhere at the moment as he stared at the cold hard ground beneath his feet. The Queen of Hearts was replaced by Hibari…which didn't seem like a good thing. Thinking of Hibari with dictatorship powers to the extreme was a frightening prospect that made him shudder. It was bad enough that Mukuro was an omnificent character from the Alice in Wonderland book…but to think that Tsuna would have to encounter Hibari was--he shuddered again.

"Are you cold?" Yamamoto asked kindly, a slight frown gracing the corners of his mouth.

"N-no…sorry. I just heard all kinds of stories about Hibari."

"Most of which were probably true," Gokudera muttered, looking grumpy and quite annoyed all over again. "Anyway, it was nice talking to you, but Yamamoto and I really need to get going before we get in trouble."

"W-Wait!" Tsuna cried, grabbing Gokudera's arm. "Do you know someone with floppy white rabbit ears who's constantly crying 'I'm late?'"

Gokudera and Yamamoto blinked at each other. "Fuuta?" they said in unison as if this was the most obvious answer.

"Yes!" Tsuna's eyes sparkled with joy. Finally he could get one step closer to getting out of this weird dream!

"Yeah, he ran through here earlier. We tried to ask him for advice on directions, but talking to him while he's in 'work mode' is like trying to talk to a rock." Gokudera sighed, shaking his head.

"Have you…um, tried asking the Chesire Cat for help?"

"Mukuro?" Gokudera said incredulously.

Tsuna nodded.

Yamamoto laughed for what seemed like the hundredth time since Tsuna first spoke to him. "Mukuro isn't much help in these situations. He's the one who got us lost even more."

Tsuna sweatdropped. Of course Mukuro would do that. He was doing that to Tsuna right now; getting him more lost and even more confused than he had originally been. "I see…well, um, any idea on where Fuuta is headed?"

"He's probably going to Hibari's party. He's usually there ranking people and games," Gokudera replied. "It's some weird hobby of his."

Tsuna sighed. Well, that meant he was going to have to endure even more torture now. This was just wonderful…

"You should come with us, Tsuna!" Yamamoto cried, slinging an arm around Tsuna's shoulder and resting his chin on top of his head. "I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun!"

"Che…shut up, baseball freak! We're just going to have to do all those dangerous games again. There was nothing fun about them!"

Tsuna paled. He could almost feel dark clouds of omen hovering above his head. Dangerous games?! He should have known Hibari wasn't going to have a nice happy tea party, or a peaceful game of croquet like in the book...though that game was more confusing and crazy than peaceful.

"Hmm?" Yamamoto stared at Tsuna intensely with his honey brown eyes. "You look sorta sick. Are you feeling all right, Tsuna?"

"Of course he's not!" Gokudera yanked Tsuna away as if he was a rag doll. "He's just basically been told he's going to die. Besides, who would be ok with you draped all over them?"

Yamamoto simply laughed, rubbing the back of his head.

"Um…excuse me…" Tsuna mumbled, looking back and forth between the two nervously, "do I HAVE to go to this party, or is there a way around it?"

Gokudera nodded. "You have to go. Since you're new around here, you have to get acquainted with the king and his royal guards. If you don't well…you're free game after the party."

Tsuna wanted to go and cry in a corner somewhere. "F-Free game?! For what?"

"Well...Hibari's pretty vengeful to those who miss out on his parties and other gatherings..." Yamamoto said, still smiling. "Then again, even if you do get acquainted with the king you can still get in a lot of trouble with him or his guards."

How could Yamamoto talk about this so nonchalantly with a smile?! "B-B-But I thought Hibari didn't like crowds!"

"He doesn't. The only reason why he attempts to have any sort of social gathering is to make people do crazy things for his enjoyment," Gokudera grumbled, crossing his arms. "The bastards a fucking dictator."

Tsuna sniffled. He wanted to scream for Mukuro to save him from his own dream, but he knew the boy wouldn't be any help. Mukuro was probably sitting in a tree somewhere laughing at Tsuna's misfortune and planning even more horrible things to make happen to him.

"Cheer up, Tsuna!" Gokudera barked, patting him on the back. "We'll look after you, so no worries."

That made him feel a little better. Tsuna didn't have that feeling of dread he did with Ryohei (where ever he was now). He actually felt a bit at ease. Maybe Lady Luck would be kind to him for once…

"Well, let's get going," Yamamoto said, getting rid of the silence that seemed to linger in the air. "We may get even more lost, but at least we're headed somewhere, right?"

Gokudera scoffed. "That's the first smart thing you've said all day."

"But I've been saying all sorts of smart things, Gokudera. You just don't like to listen."

Tsuna shook his head, looking up at the sky. Maybe things were finally looking up…or at least he thought that before Gokudera took out some dynamite and proceeded to try and blow Yamamoto to pieces.

To be continued!


Author note: Yeah, whatever sanity I had while working on this is gone now. o.O;; And zomg yes a cliffhanger! Muhaha, my cruelty knows no bounds.