Author's Note: This is another chapter I had planned, but I've been too tired to write since I went back to school. =P I'm a sophomore now. So, I will try to update every weekend or I'll update during the week if I want. Lol. Okay. Read this please. Even though it was planned, it took me awhile to write.
The walk to Tsuna's house was a silent one. Megumi was sure that they were all stuck inside ocean-deep thoughts, unable to swim to the surface. She understood the feeling. After her parents died, she spent days sorting out her thoughts and even when she made it the surface, she continued to be dragged down by her loss. However, when her adopted father introduced himself, she somehow was able to stay above the water, breathing. It was as if somebody had given her a lifejacket and now she can live without stressing over the fact that her parents are dead.
But, for now, she couldn't do anything to help the others. They must find their own way to pull their selves back to the surface. She wasn't the person to help and she was sure they wouldn't take as long as she did. Besides, they didn't truly know Conti Benito like she knew her parents.
Tsuna was the one that looked worse off. He appeared to be almost ready to cry. Megumi could tell that training him will require different tactics compared to what she has assumed for Yamamoto and Gokudera. But, she didn't mind. It was her destiny and she won't ruin that.
Suddenly, the three younger ones take off. This happens to snap Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Tsuna out of the trance they were in.
"Hey! Where are you…" Tsuna trails off when he sees that they are only a couple steps from his home. "How long have I been thinking?"
"Don't worry Juudaime! You weren't the only one!" Gokudera shouts, trying to make sure Tsuna didn't feel left out in any way.
"That's right," Yamamoto agrees, grinning and giving him the peace sign.
"Baseball idiot! I'm the only one who can comfort Juudaime! I am his right hand man after all," Gokudera states, a smug look on his face.
Megumi looks around Tsuna and smiles. "If that is so, then why am I on his right side while you're both on his left?"
It takes Gokudera only a few seconds to process and then push Megumi to Tsuna's left side and replace her spot.
Megumi rolls her eyes and mutters, "He acts just like a child."
Yamamoto hears this and laughs.
Reaching the house, they walk in and already hear the kids bombarding Sawada Nana about what snacks they wanted to have. Of course, being the generous woman she was, Nana just smiled and began to prepare everything they wanted.
The four teens take off their shoes and head to the kitchen where Nana and the children were. Entering the kitchen, Nana notices and smiles. "Welcome home, Tsu-kun. Oh? Did you make a new friend?" She looks at Megumi with shining eyes.
Megumi bows in greeting. "I'm Hara Megumi. It's nice to meet you, Sawada-san's mother."
"Oh!" Nana blushes and waves her hand. "It's nice to meet you also. Are you all going to go study?"
"Yes, kya-san," Tsuna replies.
"Alright. I'll send up some snacks once they're ready." With that, the four take their leave to Tsuna's bedroom.
Entering the room, Megumi looks around. "You have a nice room, Sawada-san."
Tsuna rubs the back of his head. "It's not much actually, but I don't mind."
Megumi nods and they all take a seat around the table in the room and pull out the day's homework.
The silence was almost deafening. Not a word could be spoken and this made each of them antsy. Suddenly, Gokudera's hand begins to shake with anger as he grits his teeth together. The elephant in the room was pushing to yell, to do something besides just sitting there.
The Storm Guardian slams his hand against the table and stands up abruptly, glaring at Megumi. "What the fuck is this mission that Reborn spoke about? Does it have something to do with Juudaime? Are you supposed to assassinate him? Because if that is the reason you are here…" Gokudera trails off, pulling a couple sticks of dynamite. "I'll blow you up." As his anger continued to grow, Yamamoto and Tsuna looked at him in shock.
"Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna yelled, his voice squeaking slightly.
Megumi sighs. She could understand why the teen smoker was angry and demanded to know such things, but it just further complicated things. Giving them all a sad look, she says, "I'm sorry, but I'm not allowed to speak of the mission just yet."
"That's fine. Don't worry about-" Tsuna starts, but gets cut off when Gokudera yells, "Stupid bitch! Tell us!"
Before Megumi can retort, Reborn walks into the room with Leon in the shape of a cell phone, handing it to Megumi. "You have a call."
Her eyebrows furrowed, Megumi takes the phone and places it to her ear. "Hello?"
"Hi, Megumi. I heard from Reborn what happened," the voice on the other end said.
"Father! This is a surprise. Why didn't you call my cell phone?" Megumi was shocked, but also happy. She loved her adopted father very much.
"Well, Reborn called me and I decided that it was time to tell Tsunayoshi-kun about the mission. But, only the first part."
Megumi closes her eyes, glad to get part of the mission secret off her chest. "Thank you. Is there anything else?"
"Your brother visited today."
"Oh no. What'd you tell him?" Knowing Megumi's adopted brother, he would become ape-like if he found out where she was and whom she was with. However, this is a normal occurrence for him anyways when something makes him angry.
"Nothing, of course. Nevertheless, he got very angry when I wouldn't tell him where you were. I suspect he's going to try and investigate."
Megumi sighs and runs a hand through her hair. "I hope he doesn't find out. If he did, it'll cause problems."
"I agree. Now, go ahead and tell Tsunayoshi-kun and his Guardians about the mission."
"Yes sir." With a smile, the redhead hangs up and gives the phone back to Reborn. Turning to the other teens, she says, "I have received permission to tell you about my mission."
"'Bout time," the silver-haired one scoffs. The brunet and baseball lover just smile, glad to know that their new friend can let them in on her secret. But, they are about to find out that they were wrong to want to know.
Before Megumi begins her explanation, Tsuna ponders about why Reborn knew Megumi's father's number. Were there more secrets than the one about the mission?
Megumi takes a deep breath and begins. "I was sent here to help you and your Guardians train for a battle against a new enemy."
"What? I got a new enemy again? But I didn't do anything wrong, did I?" Tsuna asks, his eyes wide with fear.
Yamamoto smiles and places a comforting hand on Tsuna's shoulder. "Don't worry Tsuna. I'm sure Megumi will train us the best she can and we'll win. Megumi seems like she make sure we're ready."
"Even though the baseball-idiot said it, I agree. We will be ready," Gokudera states, showing off about twenty dynamite sticks in his hands.
Tsuna smiles, relieved a little. "Thanks you guys." Remembering something, he turns to Megumi. "Erm, Hara-san. Who is this new enemy?"
Megumi frowns. "The enemy is a man that is said to have been originally born in Hell and then brought to our Earth. His name is Tavor and he is the leader of the Bellini family. The Bellini family is the maker of the Devil Bullet, which is like the Vongola's Dying Will Bullet, except it is used to bring out the worst in a person. Bringing out a person's evil side has apparently worked in the Bellini's advantage since it made their subordinates stronger. But, it depended on how much evil was inside the person they used it on to see whether they became stronger or not. By this standard, this means that their rumored one million subordinates make them an extremely strong and dangerous enemy."
After hearing it all, Gokudera and Yamamoto were deeply thinking about the situation. It seemed almost impossible to beat such an enemy, even with Megumi.
Suddenly, Tsuna screams out in frustration, "Oh god. We're going to lose. We're going to die! This guy is literally from hell!"
Megumi leans across the table and places a hand over Tsuna's mouth, silencing him. "We will win, Tsuna. I won't let you lose." Taking her hand from his mouth, she silently thinks, "With me, you all can't lose anyways, even if you train. You're all just training so you can survive through the battle until the end. Until I fulfill my destiny."
Reborn is sitting beside Megumi, silent. He knows what Megumi is thinking and his eyes shadow. Unlike Megumi, the idea of Megumi's destiny filled him with remorse. He couldn't do a thing to change it.
The three teens were different compared to Reborn. Tsuna appeared more relaxed after being assured that they would win. Gokudera was wary about Megumi training them, especially his Juudaime. Then Yamamoto was just curious about how the redhead would train them. He thought it'd be interesting.
Suddenly, Megumi claps her hands together, getting the boys' attention. "How about we go back to our homework? No need for bad grades. We should all make sure not to make our grades drop before and even during training.
The boys nod, though Tsuna thought about how it was impossible to make his grade drop anymore. Then before they started, Tsuna looks at Megumi and asks, "Hara-san, who is your father?"
Hesitating, Megumi says, "Ah, um, why don't we save that question for a different time, ne?"
Tsuna nods and turns to his homework. Yamamoto and Gokudera look at Megumi suspiciously, but shrug it off.
As they begin to do their homework, Megumi takes out her small notebook and writes, 'I'm not sure if I can keep all my secrets from Vongola Juudaime. I almost suspect that his Hyper Intuition is at work and might make him find out before I decide to tell.'
Outside a supposedly abandoned building in Namimori, a young couple walks by and notes the dark feeling they sensed from the building.
The feeling continued to grow and grow. They both look at each other, heart pounding furiously from fear, and with one look, they decide to hurry out of there.
As they begun walking away, the man with black hair and pure black eyes appears in front of them. The man takes one look at them and licks his lips. "Hello, my dinner."
Behind the couple came another man, who twists their necks. A smirk appears on the first man's lips as he kneels down and places his teeth in the woman's neck, sucking deeply, trying to get every drop of evil she had deep inside of her. When finished, he starts on the woman's boyfriend.
He pulls his teeth away within seconds, unsatisfied. He scoffs. "Lovers these days. They really should have more evil in their so I can be full." Turning to the man who twisted the couples' necks, he smiles and jumps at the man, twists his neck, and sucks out the darkness in him.
Once all of the man's darkness was gone, the first man gets up, a smile now on his lips. "At least my subordinates can let me have a healthy diet." Still smiling, he walks into the building, alone.
The actual chapter was almost 2k. By the way, can anybody guess who the black-haired guy is? Lol. Also, I want to thank the three people that have taken the time to review since I begun this story. It makes me super happy. Also, I'm sorry for grammer problems. I'm too lazy to go back and make it better. Maybe when I finish the story, I'll go back and fix it. But for now, suck it up. =D And, I know that sometimes the characters are a little OOC. I try though. Now, review please!
-Ashley(dolphinherovamp5)