Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn Belongs To Akira Amano
Warnings: Gender Blender, Reborn's almost bad mouth
Pairing(s): 27F59
Chapter Six: The Lisac Hills 2
Tsuna stared at Ryoko's form. She looked determined and very sure of herself. She wanted to take care of this. The troll seemed to have stopped too for a second. Then it picked up another boulder and threw it at their direction.
"Extreme punch!" Ryoko screamed and jumped to punch the boulder, while everyone was on their guard and stared.
"That stupid lawn head is trying get herself killed!" Gokudera exclaimed. As she saw Ryoko destroying the boulders thrown at them.
"Let her be. I'm sure she can handle it." Tsuna suddenly said. There was a slight tone of confidence in it.
"Ha ha you believe in her?" Yamamoto asked good naturedly. She did notice his tone. Tsuna didn't answer and just nodded his head.
"Hahi! Will Ryoko-san be okay?" Haru said with a worried tone. No one answered. They were all focused on the fight.
"Extreme!" Ryoko exclaimed. The troll gave a roar and they commenced their fight. Ryoko was jumping around to avoid the boulders that were thrown towards her. She had to find an opening. First she would have to get a little closer to the creature. She was avoiding the rocks while going closer to it. When she was a bit closer she quickly lunged to its feet.
"What is that 'thing' doing?" Gokudera asked with detest. There was also a slight hint of worry. But if you ask her that she'll deny it.
Ryoko quickly dodged another boulder and was very close to the golem. She positioned herself for an attack. Tsuna watched in interest. What is she going to do now? Ryoko seemed to be concentrating. She had to do it fast. She concentrated all her energy and on her fist and punched.
"Maximum cannon!"
An amazing amount of energy burst towards the toll and it was a direct hit. The troll was thrown somewhere far away.
"Whoa!" Yamamoto exclaimed. "Nice trick!" She did a thumbs up.
"That wasn't a trick you stupid sword freak!" Gokudera huffed and looked away. "I can do something like that too." She grumbled quietly so that nobody would hear. But as Yamamoto was standing beside her she did.
"Ha ha… you don't have to be so jealous Gokudera. I'm sure you'll get your chance. Maybe someday!" Yamamoto said it with good intentions or bad you couldn't tell. Gokudera just stared dumbly for a second and then glared.
While on the other side Tsuna was completely unaware of this as he was conversing with Ryoko. He was thinking about the best way to give the ring to her without making her think that he is proposing or something. He didn't want that to happen again.
"Um, Ryoko-san that was amazing!" Tsuna exclaimed. He didn't see that type of display of power for a long time.
"That was just an extreme punch I learned from master!" She exclaimed and seemed to be lost in thought.
Tsuna wasn't sure how he'd start but what the heck? "Um Ryoko-san I have to tell you something important." Then Tsuna proceeded to tell her how he obtained the strange set of rings. How one ring got stuck in his finger and how each rings glows whenever he met someone who used their powers. And now the hardest part.
"Well the yellow ring seems to have chosen you. Did you understand all that I said?" Tsuna asked hopefully. Ryoko looked lost
"I get it but I forgot what you said to the extreme!" She replied. Tsuna did a face palm. All that talk was wasted on her. He sighed. There was nothing he could do in this situation.
"Here. This ring chose you as its owner." Tsuna said and handed the ring to her. Ryoko looked stunned for a minute. Then she inspected the ring. The yellow gem gleamed in the sunlight.
"This is very pretty." Ryoko said quietly. She twilled it in her hands and somehow it seemed brighter than before.
"Yeah I guess. I'm not sure what this is for but I'm sure there is something important in it." Tsuna said. It seemed he was in deep thought.
"I would definitely help you and then we will go travel the world and then we'll…." Ryoko started rambling about things that didn't make any sense. Somehow she started talking about training. Tsuna shook his head and looked at the others.
He noticed the weird tension between the other two girls. Not knowing why he approached. The males were in a friendly conversation as they were busy gathering their fallen belongings.
"What are you guys doing?" Tsuna asked being confused by their strange behavior. The girls were obviously in a fight but he couldn't pinpoint the reason. When he asked them they both looked at him with surprise.
"Tenth!" Gokudera exclaimed.
"Oh Tsuna!" Yamamoto seemed surprised as well. Then she remembered what he asked. "We were just talking ha ha…" she gave a laugh and Gokudera turned her head to a side. They seemed to have an agreement.
"Aha… okay." Tsuna couldn't nail what the problem was but it seemed they were agreeing in whatever they were talking about. That is something odd.
"Extreme! Sawada gave me a ring!" Ryoko exclaimed suddenly and everyone turned to her direction.
"I didn't know Tsuna-kun would be that quick!" Kyohei exclaimed. He seemed happy.
"Hahi! A new person! Tsuna-sama is going to be in more trouble!" Haru said and started conjuring up some of his ridiculous fantasies. Apparently he had a very big imagination.
"What's going on?" I-pin was confused. Why were the girls irritated and why did Tsuna give someone a ring? Could it be? "So Tsuna-sama proposed to Sasagawa-san?" he questioned.
"That's not it!" Tsuna tried to explain he was interrupted by none other that Gokudera who looked like was in the verge of tears.
"Tenth! I thought you and I were engaged! But you gave the lawn head a ring too! The sword freak was enough!" She stated between sniffs.
"Ow and I thought that I'd be the only one with a ring!" Yamamoto pouted. At least she knows about the ring.
"What!" Tsuna exclaimed. "This is not what it looks like. Apparently everyone seems to have misunderstood him. Life must really hate him.
Reborn was walking through the Iroda forest. At the heart of it lies the secret Tower of Light. It is located at such a secluded place that Reborn couldn't use his powers to get there so he had to walk. It's very frustrating and that pisses Reborn off every time. He always hated this type off meetings.
His thoughts wondered to his no-good student. Tsuna had stumbled upon a member of a very notorious gang. He was most likely Chrome Dokuro said to be the spy. The gang leader is Rokudo Mukuro. She loved to kill nobles and royals. They were fugitives and had a death sentence. She is very cunning and escaped the place using her top notch illusion ability. There was no doubt Chrome recognized Tsuna and had reported to Mukuro. She wouldn't miss this chance to kill him for the world.
Tsuna wouldn't be beaten so easily. From all his former pupils he had to say Tsuna is the strongest. If he actually dies trying to beat Mukuro then Reborn would just revive him and then kill him again. That's for sure.
Reborn reached the tower. He looked at it. There was no door. He pulled his hat down and it turned into a chameleon. Reborn smirked and touched the wall. There was a wave that spread at a fast speed. It was as if the wall was made out of water and he had disturbed the surface. Suddenly the wave was no more and a door emerged. Reborn pushed the door and went inside.
Stairs. He had to climb them. Why couldn't he use magic to go to the door? He inwardly thought of many ways to kill the fool who made this tower and proceeded to go to the only room in this tower. It was located at the top.
When Reborn pushed the door and entered he saw he was the only one other then their leader present. He grumbled very indecent words that should not be heard towards the others and sat down grumpily.
"Hello Reborn." Said the woman who sat at the chair which was situated at the end. She had bluish hair with the most beautiful grayish blue eyes you will see. She also had a small clover painted on her right cheek. She was smiling pleasantly.
"Nice to see you again Luce." Reborn greeted their leader.
Tsuna sighed. He had to explain to them all about the rings and how that was totally not a proposal. Two times. Gokudera glared at Yamamoto who laughed and said she wanted to have some kind of advantage. Tsuna couldn't understand what they were talking about didn't wish to know either.
"You have seven rings right, Tsuna-sama?" I-pin inquired. He seemed to be in deep thought.
"Yeah I guess." Tsuna wasn't getting what he was talking about.
"Since Tsuna-sama already found two people then there are four people left isn't that right?"
"Yes?"
"That means we have to find the four and give them the rings too right?"
Tsuna looked at a side. "Well I guess. But that'll have to wait." He said and thought about Mukuro. So, he had to look for the other three. He just hoped they weren't female and delusional too. It would be even better if they weren't crazy.
"My life sucks." He muttered to himself.
"It appears the Vongola rings have awakened." Luce's voice was soft but stern and clear. That made everyone who was present in the room to be surprised.
"What?" Reborn was very surprised.
"How did that happen, kora?" asked a blond male. He had a blue camouflage band. He wore clothes of a warrior. His eyes were slanted and blue. There was a large sword hanging down from his shoulders. There was a hawk that was sitting on top of his head.
"Heh this is a waste of time. Who cares if they awoke or not." Said a grumpy voice. He wore a black cloak that concealed how he looked. A frog was sitting on top of his head.
"Interesting. How did they awaken?" asked the man with green hair. He seemed to be very amused.
Luce gave a soft smile. "They chose their sky."
"Really?" asked the only other woman. She had long black hair which she braided and dark brown eyes that reflected calmness. But there was something hidden. She wore a red cheongsam. A small monkey sat on her shoulder.
"Who is it? Do you know Luce-san?" asked the last one asked. He looked odd with purple eye shadow and hair.
"It seems that the new Sky is the next Demon king." She replied.
Reborn was honestly surprised. Then he smirked. He wasn't wrong after all.
Tsuna was honestly surprised how he was still sane. Then he remembered. It must be because of his teacher. If he could even call him that. Behind him were his companions. If he could even call them that right about now. The women of the group are again in a stupid argument and I-pin was leading the way. He was in between them with Haru and Kyohei beside him.
"Tsuna-kun must have it hard." Kyohei chuckled. Tsuna just looked at his direction with a wary smile.
"I never knew this would eve happen to me." He replied grimly. Honestly he did have stupid fantasies. Like women frowning over him. He would meet a girl who is pretty and kind. Then they'll get married and have kids, be a happy family. But he knew that dream won't be coming true anytime soon.
"Hahi! Tsuna-sama should be happy that women fuss over you! Or do you have someone you like already?" Haru asked.
"Huh? Me?" Tsuna thinks deeply. He was unaware that the women seemed to have stopped arguing and was listening attentively. "No."
"Really? Then what type of girls do you like Tsuna-kun?" Kyohei asked with interest.
"I don't know. A girl who is nice, shy and kind… something like that." Tsuna started thinking what type of girls did he like? He stopped his train of thoughts. This is no time for him to be thinking about girls. "I never actually met someone who I like. I don't have time for that anyway."
"Too bad Tsuna-sama! You could have a trilling romance!" Haru said with his crazy delusional voice and was already in dreamland.
"Right. If I actually think about it, if Kyohei-kun was female then he'd be type of person I'd like to be with." Tsuna said.
"I'm happy!" Kyohei joked.
"Forbidden love is even more thrilling!" Haru said dreamily.
"This is not a Shonen-ai story..." Tsuna muttered quietly.
Thanks to the running they did to save themselves from the troll they had crossed the second hill. There was only one left to go. After that they should see the Gart City. After that… Tsuna gulped. If the rumors are even one ounce true then hell awaits them.
It was nightfall. Another day passed. It was quite something. Everyone was exhausted. They all ate dinner (it was a deer captured by Yamamoto and I-pin) and went to sleep. Tsuna was trying to sleep but just like last night he woke up suddenly. It was something strange. No matter how much he tried to remember he couldn't. Somehow that memory was not coming back. What did he see?
He looked around to see it was still dark. Apparently he didn't have much sleep. He sat up from his mat and stared at his sleeping companions. They were all so peaceful but whenever there was a sigh of hostile presence they would instantly wake up. Not that it hasn't happened. But somehow Mukuro was able to come. She was truly frightening.
Mukuro, she was so very beautiful. But Tsuna knew she was just as deadly. She proclaimed she would be the one to kill him didn't she? Then why was there nothing so far? She didn't look like the type to joke around.
Tsuna shook his head. This isn't the time to be thinking about things like that. He looked over to his companions once again. Then he noticed something odd. Gokudera's bed was empty. Suddenly he was panicked. Where could she have gone in this time of night? He quickly pulled his cover off to search for her.
Gokudera Hayako was honestly very dejected. When she first met the Tenth she was fascinated by him. He was so very strong. But even so, he didn't flaunt his powers and helped everyone. Even though she didn't like that but that made him even more charming. She thought they'd be happy. But then came the sword freak.
Hayako didn't miss the eyes of the tenth during the arena. He was very interested in her even though he thought she was male. Then he asked her to go with them. Hayako knew she got a rival but she wouldn't lose. Then came lawn head. She was very stupid but tenth being so kind (!) gave his attention to her. And to make it worse they got the strange rings that the tenth had. They became special. But what about her?
Hayako sighed. She was a little further away from the camp. She was in deep thought. There was a slight murmur of flowing water. She made her way there. It was a small spring. She sat at the edge of it and touched the water. It was cold.
There were footsteps coming towards her. Cat ears pooped up when the sounds echoed. She turned around at the direction of the noise.
"Gokudera-san!" there was the voice of tenth filled with worry. Her ears were alerted. Tsuna quickly got there and saw Gokudera staring at him with shocked eyes. She looked cute with those ears… Snap out of it! He tried to regain his composure.
"Tenth…" There was disbelief in her voice. She really couldn't believe Tsuna would run around to find her.
"Gokudera-san why did you walk around in the middle of the night without informing anyone? It's very dangerous!" He exclaimed. He was very scared by the thought of something bad had happened to her.
"You were worried about me?" disbelieve was still there.
"Of course!" Tsuna was surprised she was even asking this. "Why wouldn't I be worried about you?"
Gokudera looked away in sadness. Flashes of images went through her mind. She remembered all those memories. "The tenth has sword freak and lawn head." Her ears were downcast. Even though she was a cat she resembled a puppy more.
"Huh? Why are you mentioning them?" He raised his eyebrows. "They have nothing to do with this."
"But I can't do anything…" Gokudera regrettably said. Her ears were still down.
"I don't actually care about that." Tsuna said and approached her. "I think Gokudera-san is an important friend. Yamamoto-san and Ryoko-san are too." He then looked straight at her eyes. "It really doesn't matter if you have a ring or not. Gokudera-san is still very important."
Gokudera was surprised and very happy. How did he know what she wanted to hear the most? She smiled a bit hiding her expression and then quickly jumped Tsuna. There was too much force and they both collided with the ground. Tsuna felt his head hit the ground hard and he groaned. She was still hugging him.
Tsuna wasn't sure what to do. He looked at the girl who was hugging him in glee. Usually he would have pushed her away but she was distressed earlier so he let it go. Her ears were still there and Tsuna had the strangest of urges to touch them. He started to stroke her ears. They were very soft. For a few minutes they just laid there. Tsuna quickly came back to his senses and pushed her off him gently and stood up.
"Let's go back to the camp." Tsuna said as he held his hand out for her. Gokudera blushed and put her hand on his. He pulled her up and let go and started to head towards their camp.
Gokudera pouted a bit. But oh well she was really happy so she let it go. The tenth didn't shove her away. That means he didn't mind.
'What was I doing?' Tsuna inwardly though as he blushed. 'but her ears were really soft… I would like to touch them again…' then he tried to stop his weird thoughts. 'What is wrong with me?'
In another part of the hills a very young and beautiful woman was walking elegantly. Her hair was purple and her eyes gleamed of something torturous. They were a beautiful shade of green.
"I'll get my revenge…"
0_0
The gang woke up and was ready to start. Nobody missed the happy face of Gokudera and questioned Tsuna about what he did. Tsuna couldn't answer because he wasn't sure about what he did either. They were walking faster now. Ryoko and Gokudera got into another argument while Yamamoto tried to stop them. The boys were talking. It was normal once again. But somehow Tsuna felt like something bad was going to happen.
"Hey look! It's the Red Rose Inn! We're at the end of the hills!" I-pin exclaimed as he pointed at the lone building situated at a distance.
Tsuna somehow had a very sinking feeling that this was not going to be a nice place to stay.
I'm sure everyone had guessed who the mysterious women is? See you next time! I'll steal Reborn's line. "Ciaossu!" But wait... I'm not male! Heh he
Thanks you to the people who told me what they thought. As for Hibari fans 'she' will show up next chapter. Yay!
Next chapter: The Red Rose
