Well, this is the longest chapter, I've written yet. And sorry for being a bit late! ^^'

The ECG was beeping like crazy and the two boys started to panic even more by every second.

"Where the hell's the doctor already?!" Gokudera tightened his grip. Tsuna's pale hand was so hot. "At this rate the Tenth-"

At that moment the door slammed open and the senior doctor stepped in with two assistants. As soon as he looked at the ECG screen he clenched his teeth and ordered the assistants to perform cardiac massage on the dying boy right away. The two men started it immediately and the guardians stepped away to let them work.

"Don't stop, just keep it up!" the doctor acted quickly and checked the sweating brunet's temperature. His forehead was burning. "Come on boy, don't give up...!"

Tsuna was kneeling on the floor panting and his chest hurt like hell. 'W-why?!...' he gulped and closed his eyes, waiting for whatever was to come.'Why is this happening?!'

The doctors worked hard, but after ten minutes they succesfully managed to restore his pulse to normal. His breathing was slow and he was sweating heavily.

Tsuna took a deep breath and slowly stood up. He felt much better. It didn't seem like he was about to disappear anymore.

'What the hell was that?!' he looked at himself frowning. Then turned to the doctors who sighed in relief because they succeeded to save him. He wanted to thank them and his only he could.

The assistans placed a cold, wet towel on his head. The doctor looked at the two worried boys. He wondered why were they here when there aren't supposed to be any visitors now. Even so, it was very fortunate that they were here now and could warn them in time.

"He still has a quite high fever." declared the doctor as he looked at the thermometer. "Aside from that, his life is not in danger at the moment. He is lucky that you two were with him." he put his hands on the boys' shoulder. "You can leave the rest to us. Go back to your room."

The doctor tried to calm them down, but he knew that this incident doesn't mean good. He was kinda worried too.

The guardians were so relieved that Tsuna isn't danger now, but they were concerned about his fever. He had been shot and now is in coma. High temperature isn't normal. The two looked at their boss whose face was all red from the fever. Gokudera wanted to reach his boss, but Yamamoto looked at him to tell not to.

He sighed and picked up the oujia board that was still lying on the floor. The two boy thanked the doctors and left. They walked to Yamamoto's room and spent the night there. Nevertheless, they couldn't sleep at all.

"How could this happen?" asked Gokudera sitting on a chair with lowered head and clasped hands.

Yamamoto was in the same position, but on the bed. "He's alright now. More or less..."

"Yeah..."

They couldn't say a word for at least an hour.

Tsuna followed them and hoped that it wouldn't be problem if he goes a bit away from near his body.

So far nothing happened.

Good.

Now, it was time for thinking. 'What exactly happened? Let's see what I was doing before all of this...' He sat down on the floor and tried to remember everything. '

Oh, Yamamoto and Gokudera-kun asked my name and I was trying to answer them. Unfortunately I couldn't finish it. I wonder if they manged to figure it out or not.

"Hey... the last question we asked from the ghost before the emergency signal... do you remember what were the first letters he showed us?" Yamamoto broke the silence.

"How can you think of that now, out of all times?" sighed Gokudera. This wasn't the moment they should talk about some ghost that apparently wasn't dangerous. "It was about his name, I think. By the way, I can't remember... I didn't have time to get a good look."

"I see...Me neither"

'So they don't know... damn it.' he punched the floor while he was looking down. 'It was the most important part and I couldn't tell them. Why?!'

He wasn't sure what would have happened if they had learnt that Tsuna is the ghost. Could they help him anyways?

Well it doesn't matter, since he definitely can't do any progress alone.

And at least his friends wouldn't have to worry for him anymore. That's the most important thing here. Tsuna sighed again.

'Why couldn't I tell them my name? Right when I wanted to, this thing happened and- ...eh? What...what if it happened because I wanted to tell them who I am? What if I can't tell them for some reason? ... If I'm right, I am in a big trouble...'

He couldn't stand the silence and the suffocating atmosphere in that room, so he decided to go back and check on his body. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, trying to forget that there's a wall.

Okay, he made it out of Yamamoto's room without bumping straight into the wall. With the same method, he went into his own. There were the main doctor, his two assistants and a nurse.

"This is no good. I've never seen someone still being alive with this high fever. Not to mention his coma..." the doctor seemed extremely troubled " I can't understand what's happening to this boy. Either way, we must keep an eye on him." he turned to the nurse.

"His two friends were shivering by just seeing him like this. If they ask, say that he has a high fever and don't let them in, if possible."

The nurse nodded.

As dawn broke, the two boys were getting ready to go back to Tsuna's room.

On their way, they ran across Dino and Ryohei who just arrived. They were about to go in Tsuna's room.

"Oh, hello" waved Yamamoto, but not as bright as usual.

"Hm? Cavallone and the tur-... Ryohei" Gokudera was still down.

During the night, he decided that he would become more collected to become the best right hand man possible for Tsuna, for when he wakes up.

The young boss had asked him numerous times to drop those nicknames already. However, he couldn't easily kick the habit and in the end, gave it up.

Maybe the fact that he almost lost his boss last night, scared him and made him realize that it's possible he never sees his dear Tenth wake up again. He shuddered. This was a long long night.

"Y-yo." Ryohei was a bit startled. Has he ever heard Gokudera call him by his name? He knew that something bad must have been happened just by looking at the two.

"Hey, guys." looked at them Dino. "Yamamoto, how was the night with Tsuna? Did anything happen?"

"Actually... his condition worsened, and we had to make an emergency call. Fortunately, the doctors managed to save him" frowned the swordsman.

Dino's and Ryohei's eyes widened. "What?! Is he alright now?"

"We don't know, they sent us out. But when we left, he had a high fever and didn't looked too well..."

When the two wanted to react, a nurse stopped next to them. "Are you here to visit Mr. Sawada?"

"Yes, we are"

"I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid he can't receive visitors today. He has a very high temperature for unknown reasons, and the doctors are currently trying to find a solution."

The four men just looked at her, worried.

"We understand. Please inform us if he get's better." Dino was worried more than yesterday, but he was also determined to find that bastard who did this. The nurse just bowed and walked away.

"Sawada..." well, the boxer expected Tsuna to be much better than he last saw him, so it was a shock.

"Well then... if we can't visit Tsuna, we have to find an another room where we can talk privately." said Dino disappointed.

"Let's go to my room. We spent the rest of the night there with Gokudera. It's a good place for talking." suggested Yamamoto.

"So. I found some things that may be useful for us. On the meeting, there were 3 bosses. The Boss of our ally, the Falco Famiglia, and the other two, Giorno and Notte Famiglias. If we want to find a culprit, we have to look for him among their allies. I suspect that Giorno and Notte families hired someone to kill Vongola Decimo before he would have arrived at the meeting, where they were supposed to form a new alliance. This way, they wouldn't be suspicious, -so they thought." declared Dino.

"But it's all is just speculation. What we need is, you to remember something. Even a little thing could be useful." Dino was waiting for some kind of answer. Ryohei looked at them the same way.

The guardians became even more serious.

"...Let us think for a while."

Tsuna heard out Dino's speech. To be honest, it wasn't really a new information for him. In the invitation letter, everything was written down. He was really grateful for Dino to investigate all night, but he knew that it's not something that he could solve alone. Where the hell is Reborn when he's needed?! The young boss hadn't seen him for half a month.

He sighed and decided to take a walk in the hospital.

As he walked on the aisles, he saw old people trying their best walking, as their families were supporting them.

He saw recovering children, asking their mom when can they go out to play again with their friends.

He saw a wife laughing relieved and happily with her husband, who just learned that he successfully recovered from a serious illness. He saw less fortunate people, who couldn't even move and were just lying in their bed with people surrounding them, crying for their loved ones.

A hospital is a sad and happy place. In his case, he just felt great sadness and depression.

He walked around for good an hour till now, so he decided to sit down in the hall on an empty seat. An old man in white clothes sat down beside him.

"Boy"

Tsuna looked at the man, not like he was talking to him anyways, - he thought.

"It's kind of peaceful, isn't it?" the man continued "To become free from the burden of life, I mean."

The brunet looked at him frowning. It...can't be that he-...

"Hm? Don't look at me like that" chuckled the old man. "You must be the same as me, aren't you?"

"Do you... can you really see me ?" asked the boy startled.

"Why, of course." smiled the man and ruffled his hair "I can assume that you had gone trough a lot of things."

Tsuna couldn't help but ask. "Mister... are you... I mean.. by any chance,... are you-"

"Dead?"

The boy looked at him with a sad look.

The old man just smiled. He pointed to the other side of the longue.

"That crying girl over there with her mom is my grandchild and my daughter. They stayed with me until my last breath, holding my hand. I told them that I love them very much. I felt their hands shaking and the last thing I heard was them, saying that they love me too. At that moment, I found eternal peace."

Tsuna couldn't help, but get a bit teary eyed. 'E-eh?' he tried to wipe it off. He thought he had overcame his too much sensitivity.

"Hehe, don't worry, boy. It's the time for relief. You must let out all the feelings. You should cry if you want to."

The brunet looked at the man and tried to calm down. "I... I'm not dead yet. I'm in a coma. And it kills me inside seeing my friends so worried about me. I want to return to them and see them smile again." he looked like he was begging for help, however he knew he can't do anything.

The old man looked at the boy with sad eyes and put his hand on his shoulder and stood up.

"I wish you the best, boy. With this strong will, I'm sure you will be able to wake up. Just stay strong for your friends and family, and never lose yourself." he smiled, giving hope to the boy who almost lost it all.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go now. The wheel of my time has come to an end. I'm saying farewell to my family and go on my way." he smiled "Remember, you are never alone. There will always be someone with you. Even if you aren't fully aware of it. Now, Farewell, boy"

With that, he disappeared.

Tsuna whispered "Thank you"

The brunet was silent for a while, then stood up. He clenched his fist and decided to bring everything to light, for the sake of returning to his family 'Here we go!"

During this time, someone in a black suit and suitcase was getting of a plane at the airport of Verona. He walked to the reception desk.

"I'd like to call for a taxi."

"I understand. Can I ask on what name?"

He smirked. "Reborn"