Honestly, I feel that this chapter is kind of just a filler. Yeah, I didn't have much fun writing this chapter, but it fills up some holes and information. So it has to be here. Sorry D: (I talk about Spanish in the chapter because these last few days I've been studying for my Spanish exam…: P)
Don't own, don't sue. :)
My fear came true. I foretold this the day before. I hated myself for jinxing everybody, but every single member of the Vongola and Dattero di Mare were in the same Spanish class as me. I couldn't help but think two possible outcomes of this. Either this class is where both mafias could join together and be friends easier OR humongous fights will occur and kill us all.
But today was the first day; the possibility of either happening was pretty slim.
Hibari and Sorin sat in opposite corners of the class, separating themselves from the class as much as possible. Thanks to Hibari persuading the teacher, I was able to sit the seat in front of him. Sitting in the back corner wasn't so bad. I had the view of the entire class right in front of me.
My friend, Allison, had the privilege to sit near the center of the class right in between both rain guardians. Yamamoto made creating a conversation easily, while Daisuke just sat and listened to them talk. Zero and Gokudera were arguing about seating arrangements, while Tsuna was trying to calm them down. Nick sat in front of me sleeping on his desk. Django sat next to him, agitating Nick with Nick's orange pencil. Mist sat next to Sorin, messing with her eyeliner and making odd faces into the hand mirror. Lambo sat next to Mist, occasionally stared at the blond, but then quickly look away. Ryohei sat in the front with Chrome, who was quietly texting to someone unknown to me. He would loudly yell across the room, crying for a little attention. Alex, sadly enough, sat next to me. He was laughing and joking with Nick, who was having a hard time sleeping. Poor Nick…
"Hey, Hibari?" I asked quietly. His eyes were closed and he was breathing silently. His arms were crossed and his hair covered most of his eyes. "Hiiiibaaarriiii…" I said louder. He slowly opened one eye.
"What, herbivore?" He ruffled his hair.
"Do the other guardians know that all the Dattero di Mare guardians are here too?" I sound like I was panicking. And I was, internally.
"Tch… I don't know, and I don't care." He closed his eyes and continued his afternoon-before-lunch nap.
I tried to recall my conversation with Reborn the previous night.
Hibari stopped his motorcycle in front of my house and I jumped off and pulled the helmet off my head. Hibari turned off the engine and kicked the stand. He lifted up the seat and placed my helmet that he took from me inside. He took off his, placed it inside the seat, and closed it. He looked around at his surroundings of an unfamiliar neighborhood. I took hold of his hand and led him to the front door. I fumbled inside my backpack for the keys, unlocked the door, and entered the house. I closed the door behind Hibari.
"YOU!" Hibari suddenly yelled as I was trying to lock the door. I quickly turned around to find Hibari already upstairs throwing his tonfas at Reborn.
"Reborn!" I exclaimed. Reborn dodged an uppercut and landed on the rails of the stairs. "Ciaossu." He jumped off the rails and landed on the stairs before Hibari could make another throw.
"What are you doing here? HOW'D YOU GET IN?" I asked.
"That's for you to find out." He smiled. "But let's get down to business. You met all members of the Dattero di Mare, correct?" His eyes had a serious look. I nodded. "Good and you're clear on what you're job is?
"I'm just back up, in case the Vongola members can't make nice." Reborn nodded.
"But you're also suppose to surveillance the situation and report to me or Tsuna."
"Oh yes, I understand. Will do," I smiled. "Would you like something to drink?"
"Tea please…" He walked ahead of me and I followed him into my kitchen. Hibari, who was leaning on the rail, listening to our conversation, walked down the stairs, looking around the house.
"Hibari, you want anything?" I yelled from the kitchen. At first there was no reply. So I took out two cups in case Hibari wanted something.
Hibari walked into the kitchen. "No thanks" he said, walking towards the counter.
"Okay." I poured some hot water from the boiler and placed a few tea leaves. I walked over to the coffee table located in the living room. Reborn nodded his thanks as I put the cup down. I returned to the kitchen to clean the small mess I made. Mom would not be happy if I left it there. Hibari sat on the countertop watching me clean around him.
He suddenly lifted up his left arm to sweep me into his grasp. I was still holding onto an empty tea cup while I stood right in front of him. He leaned forward and looked straight into my eyes. My cheeks burned as I looked away.
"Hibari…I need to put this back," I whispered. The cup in my hand was trembling violently. I used two hands to grasp the cup to try to keep the cup from shaking. It didn't work. "You kinda need to let g. I can't reach the cabinet from here." There was a short silence with Reborn's sipping in the far distance. The wall of the kitchen blocked the view of Reborn, making our actions safe from his eyes.
"I don't want to," he whispered, leaning over on me, foreheads touching. He closed his eyes and I thought for a moment. He's so close. He's in my reach. I took one arm and wrapped it around his waist, and I placed the cup on the counter next to us. I took that hand and slowly played with his hair.
"I don't want you to either…" I whispered back. I rubbed his nose with mine bringing our face closer.
"Isabella…" Reborn suddenly appeared on the countertop next to us without a sound.
"WAH! Reborn!" Hibari and I quickly separated. I nearly slipped backwards, but caught myself by grabbing onto the kitchen island.
"You guys are closer than I thought." Reborn said. Hibari quickly swung a tonfa in his direction. Of course, Reborn dodged the attack. I stopped Hibari from attacking a second time. Damage in the kitchen will end my life many years too early. "Come with me you two." Reborn led us back to the living room.
Reborn sat down in the sofa built for one person. Hibari sat down on the longer couch and I sat right next to him. Our situation right now was really odd. Two teenagers were getting a warning from a toddler.
"There is something weird about the leader of Dattero di Mare." Reborn exclaimed. Hibari's brow tightened at the subject.
"Alex? He does seem a little weird… judging by his actions today." I said. Hibari tensed even more when I said his name.
"Be careful around him…" Reborn's expression never changed throughout this conversation. It completely amazes me. The subject of Alex reminded me of the note in my pocket.
"Oh, Reborn, speaking of Alex, he invited me to hang out with him." Reborn had a surprised expression. "He said I could invite my friends." I took the note out of my back pocket and handed it to him. He quickly scanned the note and looked back at me. Wow, what a skilled toddler.
"He's trying to make our mission easier." Reborn said worryingly. That's what I said! "It's too suspicious."
"Those were my exact thoughts too. That is why I had to talk to you about it first before agreeing." Reborn nodded. "It's especially weird that he suddenly talked to me for the first time all year." Reborn was shocked by my statement. He sat and thought for a moment. Hibari had one arm around me with his eyes closed, leaning back against the couch. I took this time to lean in closer to him.
"Agree to it." Hibari opened his eyes and glared at Reborn. "I want you to bring the guardians," Reborn added. I nodded.
"Of course. Can I bring others too?" I was getting excited. I haven't been anywhere but home and school since the end of winter break. I needed to go somewhere.
"Please do. But keep in mind; we are joining two young mafia members together. Fights most likely will happen," he said in a serious voice.
"I understand," I smiled. Reborn refolded and handed the note back to me.
"Are you going to RSVP right now?" Reborn asked.
"How do I do that? I don't have his number…" I was really confused by his words. I'm sure Reborn knew that. Reborn smiled and pointed at the note. I gave him a strange stare and re-opened the paper. At the bottom, was a phone number and the words:
Tell me your answer soon! XXX-XXX-XXXX. Call me!
I don't remember him writing this… must've been when Hibari threw the pencil at Alex. Hibari quickly snatched the paper from me, crumpled it up, and threw it across the room as far as possible. He must've seen what was on the paper because his expression was filled with anger and surprise. I looked at him like he committed a crime. Then I made funny faces at him, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. Reborn threw a pillow at Hibari, but Hibari blocked it using me. I laughed as I fell over on the ground. I laid there and looked up at him. He looked down at me and stared for a moment. I smiled at him before he took a pillow and threw it at me.
"Both of you, get serious." Reborn took a sip of tea.
"Haha… sorry," I got up and grabbed the note. "I'm going to reply to Alex then ok?" I slipped my phone from my back pocket. Reborn nodded, but Hibari glared at me. I quickly responded to Alex's invitation, texting quickly to get it over with. I was about to put my phone into my pocket while walking back to the couch when suddenly the phone rang. A text message…
Yay! Let's all go the mall this weekend!
We'll meet near the Apple store at around 2pm.
TTYL 3!
"Well he agreed happily, from the looks of it." I announced to Reborn and Hibari. Reborn jumped off the couch and put the tea cup back on the table. He was too small to place the cup from the couch.
"Good, I'll announce it to the rest of the group." He motioned Hibari to the door. "You'll get to start your party of the mission tomorrow. I'll be watching from a distance." Reborn and Hibari made their way to the door while I was thinking. I start tomorrow, but how do I monitor every single pair of guardians? Spanish class was my answer…
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"ISABELLA!" I woke up from my flashback. I stumbled a little, nearly falling over on my seat.
"Y-Yes?" I quickly replied. Alex and Django giggled like elementary students sharing secrets about crushes.
"When do you use the words aunque or para que, what tense immediately follows?" My Spanish teacher looked at me, along with twenty-five other pairs of eyes.
"The…subjunctive?" I stuttered.
"Correct!" The teacher turned around and began to scribble something on the board, explaining subjunctives to the class. Alex turned towards me and gave me a thumbs up. I smiled in return. It was a pretty good save.
The rest of class was pretty peaceful and quiet. Most people paid attention the lecture, indluding me (I know it's pretty surprising to myself) but most people didn't. The guardians of either mafia were busy doing their own things failing to pay attention to the teacher or each other. It was as if they were forced to attend this class.
After the bell rang, most of the people left including many guardians of both mafias. All that was left of our class was Alex, Hibari, Tsuna, Allison, Yamamoto, and me. Having Lunch after Spanish gave Allison and me the privilege to stay behind a bit.
"Isabella…" Tsuna said walking over. He was about to continue but Alex interrupted.
"IZZZZYY! I'm looking forward to tomorrow!" He ran over and slapped my on the back a few times.
"Haha… me too." I smiled awkwardly. Tsuna looked at Alex with an astonished expression. I caught Alex making a quick glance at Tsuna before he truned towards the door of the class room.
"Remember Izzy," He looked at us with a huge smile on his face. "Two o' clock tomorrow!" I nodded and he disappeared. I looked at Tsuna. I walked over and gave him a hug. I couldn't help it, he was just too cute. He and I were the same height, but I couldn't help but feel he's like a littler brother. He slowly decided to give back a hug.
"Isabella, you seem really close to Alex." He whispered.
"Mmm… but I seriously just started talking to him yesterday. Never before have I muttered a word or started a conversation with him." I held onto the small cute boy. His spiky brown hair was especially messy today. Allison and Yamamoto were chatting away near the door. They seemed completely oblivious to our existence in the room.
"He worries me a little." Tsuna said. I wanted to say that I totally agree with him, but I didn't want to worry him anymore than he has to.
"Don't worry, I'll help you. That's what I'm here for." He smiled a cute little smile, looking up at me with huge bright eyes. It was so adorable!
"Thank you…" he responded.
Tsuna was suddenly pulled from my hold. Hibari held Tsuna by his collar and glared down at him.
"Hi – Hibari..." Tsuna averted his eyes, struggling to escape Hibari's grasp. I took hold of Hibari's arm.
"Please put him down," I asked. Hibari looked at me for a second and let Tsuna go. He bent down and whispered something into Tsuna's ear. Tsuna's eyes widened in surprise, but said nothing.
"Come on, let's go to lunch." Yamamoto said, appearing from out of nowhere. Allison was already waiting by the door. On the way out, I couldn't help but think about the fear welling up in my chest. It's been increasing in size as the minutes pass by, knowing that Saturday was getting closer. Was it really a good idea to bring all of these people together so soon?
I wonder if I can really pull this off...
