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Okay… calm down… Tsuna breathed in and out slowly, hoping the action would stop his heart from beating so erratically. What had just happened was just a nightmare… Hibari-san would never do that. He tried to convince himself, but he only blushed harder when he remembered how warm Hibari's tongue- Oh forget it. It was impossible not to think about it. Really, trying to figure out what Hibari-san was thinking was like trying to piece together a perplexing puzzle in the dark.
Tsuna sighed as he bent down to collect the scattered snowflakes and put it neatly in a pile. Forget about it. Forget about it. Forget about it. He chanted repetitively in his head as he tried to occupy himself with his chores. Grabbing a mop from the back of the classroom, he scrubbed at the bloodstains on the ground thoroughly until no traces of it was left. When he finished cleaning up, he glanced at the clock. It was almost two o'clock; maybe he should go find Gokudera or Yamamoto to see how they were doing.
Picking up the leftover construction paper, Tsuna left the room and walked out of the room. Don't think about it. Don't think about it.
Where was everyone? Tsuna wondered as he walked down the fairly quiet hallway, with only a few students roaming around. He had no idea what was going on in the school since he was stuck in the classroom cutting out decorations by himself. Maybe people were starting to work on the outside preparations already, or maybe they're in the cafeteria, or in the auditorium…His thought was broken when he heard the all-familiar voice exclaiming in excitement, which echoed down the hallway.
"JUUUUUUDAIME!!~" Gokudera came running at full speed towards Tsuna, his eyes sparkling with delight, and he hugged his beloved boss a little bit too tightly, almost like how a child would greet his mom after his first day of school. "Oh my god I haven't seen you for a long time!!!"
"Uh.. it was only an hour and a half ago since I last saw you…" Tsuna pried his guardian away from him and noticed that Yamamoto was here too. "Ehh why are you here too?"
His rain guardian chuckled and swung his arm around Tsuna playfully, "Well, Gokudera got very worried about you and insisted me to go check up on you with him. He had been so restless ever since we left you alone in the classroom."
"What the hell?" Gokudera tried to pull the baseball freak away from the tenth. "I did NOT insist you to come with me. You're the one who insisted on tagging along!!"
"Well… who was the one who looked so freaked out and worried about Tsuna?" Yamamoto teased, obviously amused.
"But something WAS telling me that I should go see the tenth! I could feel it constantly nagging in my heart that time!" Then Gokudera turned to Tsuna and stared seriously into his eyes. "When we were gone, no one tried to bully you right? Especially the fucking disciplinary bastard."
Tsuna gawked at his guardian as his mind was once again flooded with images of Hibari-san, and the memory of the incident caused blood to rush to his head, making him slightly dizzy. Did… did that count as bullying? No but bullying is when a person hurt weaker people, and since he didn't get bitten to death, that didn't count…So is it more like… molesting? Since Hibari-san's action made him feel- no no no what on earth am I thinking… He frantically shook his head and cried out. "N-NOOOO what are you thinking!!!!"
Yamamoto and Gokudera stared at him, both equally confused.
"Uhh haha… I meant… of course not!" Embarrassed, Tsuna stammered, trying to stop himself from blushing madly like a girl, but his efforts were futile. Oh God… he prayed that his guardians wouldn't suspect anything weird.
But of course, they did. In fact they immediately realized something wasn't quite right, especially the way Tsuna had reacted to that simple question.
"Tsuna… did something really happen to you when we were gone?" Yamamoto asked concernedly, his face suddenly serious.
"NO nono!! Really nothing happened!!" Ugh… Tsuna sucked at lying, and he sucked at hiding his feeling. Why can't his guardians just overlook it and start talking about something else!
"Tenth… you're not lying… are you?"
Tsuna gulped nervously, trying to avoid their eyes.
"Tenth… please tell me what happened!!" Gokudera pleaded, his eyes burned with rage, as dynamites suddenly appeared in his hand, "If someone hurt you in any way… I would burn his fucking head off and blast him into pieces and dump the fucking ashes—"
"No listen!!" Tsuna cried out, and with the calmest and most innocent look he could ever muster, he lied, "Nothing happened to me, okay? I was just cutting out snowflakes. Well, Ryohei came in and chatted with me. But other than that, nothing happened." He added, trying to grin cheerfully. "You guys really worry too much!!" Inside he was begging, please please please just this once don' suspect anything!!
At first his two guardians just stared at their boss, who was fidgeting nervously under their gaze, and exchanged looks. Finally Yamamoto grinned sheepishly, which indicated that he was back to his normal easy-going self, and said, "Okay… if you say so… But I've been wondering… why do you look so flustered? It looks like you have a high fever or something"
"Ya… I've been wondering about that too…" Gokudera stared intently at his boss, waiting for a reasonable explanation. Unlike the base-ball freak, he still felt that the Tenth was hiding something.
"N-noo! The heater in the classroom was turned quite high, so you know; it gets pretty hot in there!!" Tsuna quickly made an excuse. Is my face THAT red? He thought nervously. If his storm guardian continues to inquire him, he might not be able to hide it any longer. "So…" He tried to change the subject, "What were you guys doing before you came here?"
Okay… apparently changing the subject was a bad idea, since Gokudera frowned and questioned further, "Tenth…you're hiding something from us, aren't you?"
Tsuna slowly backed away. This is no good. They're not going to give up! He needed a way to escape or else…
"Tenth answer me!!"
Oh god what should I do? Tsuna can't bear to lie anymore to his best buddies, but he also can't bear to tell them about what Hibari-san did, since it was too embarrassing and… confusing. If only someone can help him get out of here…
And to his astonishment, someone did come.
"TSUNAYOSHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!" Ryohei roared, ran down the hallway, and pounced onto Tsuna like a dog, completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere surrounding them. Well, at least this time Tsuna was prepared for it, so they didn't end up on the ground like last time.
"Ryohei!!" Tsuna grinned as he pried his sun guardian away, but inside he was actually screaming with joy. He had never felt so happy to see Ryohei appear before him. Now he just needed to find a way to sneak away…
"Tsuna…" Ryohei whispered urgently, "I need you to come with me to meet with the director of the play and also-"
"Back off from the Tenth, Lawnhead." Gokudera interrupted and flashed his dynamites dangerously. "I still have some questions to clarify with him."
Oh no… Tsuna thought desperately. But to his surprise, Ryohei grabbed his arm and said, "Sorry Gokudera, but I have to borrow your tenth for the rest of the afternoon. You can chat with him later!" Then he dashed down the hallway, pulling brunette along with him. "SEE YA LATER!!" And the two were out of sight before Gokudera could stop them.
"Stupid fucking bastard!" Gokudera swore angrily.
"Aren't you gonna chase after them?" Yamamoto teased. "That's what you usually do."
Gokudera lit a cigarette and frowned, "No… not today." He knew that the Tenth was trying to get away from him, which only proved that he was hiding something. He glared at the baseball freak. "How can you believe that nothing had happened to the Tenth?"
"Eh… well he said so himself… And he sounded pretty convincing!" Yamamoto grinned brightly, which was quite a contrast to Gokudera's expression. "And you know, I think it was pretty warm in the classroom, so Tsuna couldn't be lying!"
Sighing, Gokudera lit a cigarette. "You're seriously a hopeless bastard" He said as his mind raced for any ideas of what might have happened to the Tenth… but the more he pondered on it, the more ill-tempered he became.
"Gokudera, we have to go back to help out with the preparations." Yamamoto reminded, only to earn a deadly glare from Gokudera before they made their way back to where they came from.
I'll find out about the truth! Gokudera vowed to himself. And keep an extra eye on the tenth
Inside the Namimori Student Council Office, Mizu stared at her desk with dismay, which had piles of documents and reports spread haphazardly all over her it. She sighed and flipped through the papers. The Christmas Festival was coming up, and as the main organizer, she really wanted to make it into a fabulous and memorable event. However…her expectations cannot be reached without a decent amount of money, especially when a quarter of the school fund was given to the Disciplinary Committee for their permission to hold the festival at the school.
Mizu glanced at the clock. Her twin sister, Misa, should be coming soon. Though they were twins, they were nothing alike. Her sister was outgoing with large dazzling eyes that always sparkle like diamonds. Really, if it wasn't for Kyoko, Misa would have definitely been chosen to be the princess in the Christmas Play.
Her office door opened, and in came Misa, who didn't look very happy.
"Mizu!! I'm so mad!!" Misa pouted as she sat in a chair across from her sister.
"Eh..? I thought you were happy to be able to work with Gokudera and Yamamoto..."
"No I'm not mad at them! I'm mad at that stupid Dame-Tsuna!!!" Misa exclaimed. "You know, all Gokudera and Yamamoto would care about is that Dame-Tsuna. Remember when we went to the classroom to find them? They blushed when Tsuna made this not-very-cute face. But when I tried to get their attention, they didn't even seem to notice. Normally guys would be begging me to go out with them by now"
Misa reached over for Mizu's cup of water and drank it, before she continued, "Then, you know Ryohei? The leader of the boxing club who is going to be the prince in the Christmas Play."
Mizu nodded.
"Well, once during the assembly, I thought he liked me since he was constantly glancing at me. Then it turned out that he was actually staring at Dame-Tsuna, who sat in front of me." Misa pouted as she twirled a strand of her curly hair with her fingers. "I seriously don't get what's so good about No-Good Tsuna."
Mizu sighed. In school, her sister was known for being popular, pretty, and kind. But as for being kind...that's not really true…
"I normally wouldn't even care about Dame-Tsuna, but recently he's always getting in my way" Misa paused, before smiling in a frighteningly calm way. "If he continues to steal my guys…"
Noticing the change of tone, Mizu gulped. "Misa…Tsuna isn't trying to steal anyone from you."
"Well, seeing a loner like him becoming popular… just piss me off" Misa stated matter-of-factly. "Anyway… he better watch out…"
Mizu gazed at her, worriedly "Misa… please don't do anything bad.."
"Of course I won't. I've never done anything bad in my whole life." She smiled sweetly.
"But then… Kyoko…" Mizu whispered desperately. "You... pushed her-"
"Oh… that chosen princess?" Misa interrupted. "It was unfortunate that she fell down the stair and twisted her ankle. She deserved it for trying to compete with me."
"Misa…."
Misa stood up and smiled, "It was an accident. Really, just an accident.." Walking to the door, she added, "Anyway I got to go check up on the decoration crews now~ Bye!" and she left, leaving Mizu alone wondering what to do.
Sitting in a spacious, luxurious living room, a small figure sat on the large, velvet chair, which was quite a contrast to his size. He took a sip of Japanese Tea, enjoying the taste that lingered at the tip of his tongue, as he started to read a report that he had just received a few minutes ago.
"Nee Reborn… Are you sure leaving Tsuna alone in Japan is a good idea?" Another figure, who sat across from him, asked, scratching at his yellow nest of hair.
"He needs to learn to take care of himself. Plus that Dame-Tsuna has his loyal guardians to take care of him."
"Doesn't that make it more dangerous to leave him alone, you know, alone with his guardians?"
Reborn gently placed the cup back onto the table. "Colonnello, when did you care so much about Dame-Tsuna?"
"No, I'm just bored and have nothing else to say." The arcabaleno sighed and petted his eagle.
Suddenly Reborn smirked.
Colonnello frowned when he saw the weird expression. "What's so funny?"
"No it's nothing," Reborn folded the report and tucked it into his bag. "But it's just that I think we should celebrate Christmas in Japan this year."
"Eh why? Japan is boring compare to Italy."
Reborn smiled a glint of mischief in his eyes as he flashed out a booklet of ticket from his pocket. "These are tickets to a particular Christmas Play in Japan. And I can guarantee that you won't be disappointed."
Colonnello stared at the tickets. "It's hosted in… Namimori?!!? But how can a festival in such a… normal place be fun? I doubt they'll have enough money to make it good"
"I made a small donation to Namimori already; hopefully they'll make a good use of it." Reborn stated matter-of-factly. "Anyway if you don't want to go then don't go. But just to tell you, your student is going to be the main character of the play, or more specifically, a prince."
Colonnello eyes widened, before he burst into laughter. "Ah ha ha that'll be interesting!! I'll go!"
That's not the most interesting part. Reborn smirked as he flipped open his cellphone.
"What are you doing?" Colonnello asked curiously.
Ignoring him, Reborn dialled a number and waited for the person to pick up. When he heard a click, he smiled and greeted. "Ciaossu Xanxus. I want to invite the Varia to attend a Christmas Festival in Japan…and I can guarantee that the show will be entertaining…"
Mizu was still at her office organizing her documents when she noticed an envelope stuck between piles of reports. She pulled it out and noticed that it was simply addressed to Namimori High. Anxiously she opened it and inside… was a cheque. A cheque of 5 million dollar.
EHHHHHHHHHHH?
She reread the number over and over again and double checked and made sure that the cheque was real and not fabricated. Then she noticed a note in the envelope, which said:
Ciaossu! Please use it wisely for the Christmas Play. If not, I'll destroy the school : )
Oh my god… I can't believe it!! With this amount of money, she wouldn't have to worry about the budget. She would be able to buy extravagant decorations and food supplies and have enough money to do something else. Hm… Christmas Dance? She could easily turn the gym into a lavish ballroom with cocktails and….
Her thought was interrupted when she heard a knock at her door.
"Come in!" Mizu said as she quickly slipped the cheque back into the envelope.
The door opened and Ryohei came in, along with another student who hid behind him…
"HEY Mizu!! Guess who I brought?" Ryohei yelled as he pushed the other student forward so he was standing in front of Mizu's desk.
Mizu stared at the boy. Brown hair, large caramel eyes… "Eh isn't this Tsuna? I thought I told you to bring the girl who was going to replace Kyoko, not….." Her voice died off when realization overcame her. "EH don't tell me…"
"Yup Tsuna is going to be the princess TO THE EXTREME!!!" Ryohei grinned from ear to ear, "So please give him the script so he can practice with us and……."
Mizu was barely listening as she was busy worrying about something… If it was some other girl, everything would be alright. But if it was Tsuna being the princess… who knows what Misa would do if she finds out…
Only a few more days till the festival… and she hoped nothing would go wrong.
Author's Note: Ahhh I'm terrible at introducing new characters, but i hope it wasn't that confusing ~~ Sry for those who doens't like OC's, but I needed someone to torture our cute little Tunafish X3
Also sry for the lackof 6927 1827 in this chapter~
but next chap will be fun!~
please R&R!!~