CHAPTER 7- Bonding Time

Giotto's POV:

A dinner celebration was held inside the Vongola Mansion…a celebration for the safe arrival of Yuki.

"Yuki…you should have told us…we could have asked someone to fetch you from the airport", Elena said and happily sat nearest to Yuki.

"I don't want to disturb you…besides you've done us a lot of favors already…it's already too much", Yuki politely answered

"Yuki…are you born in Japan?" Asari asked Yuki as dinner was slowly served in the table.

"Yup…I was born and raised there…but my brother said that my mother has Italian blood…so I'm not really a full Japanese in blood", Yuki replied.

"Anyway…Yuki…what's your favorite food? Or dessert maybe?" the 5 year old Lambo asked and easily gobbled up the food in his plate.

"Well…I like sweets a lot…I like cakes and ice cream the most", Yuki happliy replied.

"Funny…you see only 2 people likes those two foods the best…", Mukuro said and looked at me. "The Decimo here has a sweet tooth you know"

"I can't do anything about it…", I replied and ate a slice of strawerry cake.

"Yup..and that's the reason why the Vongola Mansion is filled with chocolates every Valentines Day", G said. "And the amount increases by who knows how much every year"

"That's awesome…", Diana applauded at G statement.

"So…who is the other one who loves sweet things like the Decimo?", Eli asked.

"Well it's…", Lampo said and looked at everyone in the room.

"It's Tsuna…am I right", Yuki said and finished the food on her plate.

"How did you know? The other 4 didn't know that", Francesca asked and glared at Yuki.

"Let's just say…that Tsuna and I are the closest buddies…something like that", Yuki said and everyone in the room became silent.

"Speaking of that…aren't Giotto and Tsuna lovers?" Eli shouted and Mikaela quickly covered her mouth.

"Pretend that you didn't hear that", Mikaela quickly replied and all four looked at a shocked Yuki.

"Let's talk about something else…why can't Tsuna be with us? He's always not permitted to be in the same place or room with us for too long", Diana said. "I proposed that we change that rule of yours"

"GUYS…It's dinner let's talking about something pleasant", Mikaela quickly said and covered the mouth of a squirming Diana.

At that moment another batch of desserts were wheeled inside the room and of course I can't hide my happiness when too many sweets are presented together.

"CAKE", I stood up and shouted and realized that someone also shouted the same thing I said.

"Yuki…sit down….", Mikaela said and held a very happy Yuki who is also staring at the sweets. Kind of remind me of someone…I know very much…in the past.

"But Mika…there are a lot of sweets…I'm so happy…I feel like in heaven", Yuki happily said and went near to the cart where all the sweets are placed.

"Let us see…I'll pick this", Yuki said as she also held the cake that I also held at the same time.

"Uh…I'm sorry", I hurriedly said and let go of my hold on the strawberry cake and gave it to Yuki.

"Tha…thank…you", Yuki said and held the plate containing the cake on her hands.

"Reminds me…only one person has ever picked the same cake Giotto also wants", Lampo lazily said.

"LAMPO…", G said and glared at the now frigtened Lightning Guardian.

"But it's true…", Lampo whispered. "And it also for a strawberry cake"

"Hahaha…it's just a coincidence…Tsuna had baked us something like this and I found it delicious…that's why I began to love this kind of cake", Yuki hurriedly answered…and my hyper intution told me that it's kind of true…meaning…there is some lie inserted on what she said. Well anyway…I'll find it out later.

"But having the same interests are not too coincidental", Knuckles pointed out…well he has a big point there. And my Hyper Intuition had verified everything that Yuki said about her interests to be true…I can easily know if she is making things up…but it is all true.

"Then…we'll have a short quiz…and the participants are only Giotto and Yuki", Ryohei energetically said and everyone became interested in the little game. "Yuki…you can't tell us a lie because Giotto's Hyper Intuition will surely pick that up. Here are two whiteboards, you'll have to write your answers there"

"Fine…", both Yuki and I simultaneously said.

"Okay no. 1…what is your favorite color?", G asked the question and I immediately wrote my answer…the same thing happened with Yuki.

"Okay…show us your answers now", Ryohei said…and as we revealed our answers we both answered the same thing…'orange'

"Ooooh…that's one point…they really have the same answer", Takeshi said and whistled. "Me,me pick me for the next question"

G just sighed at the idiotic approach and called Takeshi.

"What is your favorite sport?"

And again…as we turned our boards…we both wrote…'tennis'.

"This is getting exciting!", Eli happily shouted. "I'll ask the question…what is your favorite sad romantic Hollywood Movie?"

And again…we both answered…the same thing…A Walk to Remember…ironically…I am in the same situation with the lead girl.

"Ooooh….amazing…how do you both do that?" Elena said and loudly clapped her hands.

"Nothing really…I guess the Decimo and I just have the same interests…which I got from Tsuna", Yuki answered.

"Now that you mentioned it Yuki…how many times did we replay that movie again when we saw that for the first time?", Akira asked.

"Exactly 200 times in which everyone of you memorized all the lines in the movie", Yuki swiftly replied.

"Well….who wouldn't be touched with that movie…", Eli said and munched the remains in her plate.

"As if that story will come true…a dying girl…looking for love before she dies? That's garbage", Francesca hastily replied.

"Nope…it does happen…in real life", Yuki slowly answered.

"Uhm…I'll only believe you if a dying person will really come here in the Vongola Mansion and treasure his/her remaining moments here", Francesca replied and Yuki gave a sad smile.

"It can happen…or maybe…it already happened", Yuki replied and grabbed her phone. "Guys..the producer texted me…he wants us to have a final rehearsal at the concert hall"

"Ahhhhh…..I want to stay here….", Eli said and squirmed around the place.

"Ahhhhh…I still want to talk with you..!", Elena said and also squirmed all over the place. "Giotto…pretty please…do something"

Tsuna's POV:

Eli and Elena were squirming around…both wanting for us to still stay longer in the Vongola Mansion. The concert is tomorrow…and we still have to do the rehearsals with the other members…after that we'll be immediately flying back to Japan to do a lot more jobs. We can't really afford to delay a day.

"Uh…Elena-sama…" I said and Elena immediately held my shoulders.

"Yuki…I have a favor…well two first is…can you call me Elena-nee?" Elena happily asked with a bright smile.

"Uh…then..Elena-sa…"

"Elena-nee…."

"Elena-san"

"Elena-nee…"

"Fine…Elena-nee…what is your second favor?" I asked and gave up in the battle…there is nothing that can stop Elena after all.

"Can you come back here in the Vongola Mansion again?" she asked with a puppy dog face.

"Actually…."

"Please…we'll do something with your schedule"

"But…"

"Please…"

I helplessly sighed and slowly nodded much to the others happiness that Elena tightly hugged me.

"Well…then…see you soon then", I said and the five of us exited the Mansion and drove towards the concert hall.

Along the middle of our travel…the five of us talked about a lot of things.

"Tsun….I mean Yuki…when are you going to tell the others about your true identity?" Mikaela directly asked and I gazed at the night sky outside.

"Who knows….it will just happen…", I answered and fixated my gaze to the full moon. "Nee…I've been thinking…Giotto already has a fiancee' maybe I should forget about…him…loving me again"

"But…isn't that your personal wish? Why don't you treasure the remaining time…and fix what happened in the past?" Diana said.

Time quickly passed…the day of our concert finally ended and we are in a plane going back to Japan. The days quickly flashed by while the days left for me to live continually decreases. Another two weeks have finally ended. Before I knew it I only have roughly 70 days left.

We are finally back in the Vongola Mansion and as usual the excited Elena, Risa, Chrome, and all the other males welcomed us.

"Anyway…why are you all dressed like that?" I asked them for they are dressed in casual clothes.

"Well…we want to explore around…like normal people do…it's sometimes suffocating to wear a suit everyday", Asari said. Well…he rarely dressed in a suit…

"Anyway we still have a lot of places to go…so let's go now", Lambo happily said and dashed towards the cars.

Everybody was really excited as we all went on the respective assigned cars…in order to not attract some attention we all used simpler cars…in Vongola dictionary…those are BMW's, Benz's, and Ferraris.

Thankfully the one person whom I never want to encouter is back on her hometown so that means it will be a quiet exciting and happy trip.

Using game of rock, paper, scissors…we were able to separate ourselves into 5 groups. First group is Giotto,G, Hayato, and I. Second group is composed of Asari, Takeshi, Mikaela, and Eli. Third group is composed of Knuckles,Ryohei, Akira and DIana. Fourth group is composed of Kyoya, Alaude, Lampo, and Lambo. The fifth group comprises Elena, Chrome, Mukuro, and Daemon.

The destination is towards a simple game arcade…well not really simple…it's a game arcade owned by the Vongola located in a small island.

"Okay….let's have a contest…by group…the one who wins in most of the games will be given an award courtesy of Giotto. If you win Giotto...the team with the lowest score will do your paperwork. If your team win Asari…we will be playing baseball anytime you wish. If Alaude's team wins…well you can have a chance to have a spar with Giotto. If Daemon's team wins…then we'll make sure that we will eat melons and pineapples everyday…without fail", G elaborated.

"Yey…we will be able to play baseball", Asari and Takeshi happily shouted and talked with Mikaela and Eli about some strategies.

"We must win Kyoya…" Alaude said and was awarded with a short 'Hnn' from his younger brother.

"Mukuro…my younger brother we must show them the true power of melons and pineapples..nufufufufu", Daemon said.

"Kufufufufu…of course brother", Mukuro answered with a grin.

"Well I guess…you'd want to win right Giotto?" G asked.

"OF COURSE…it's good to have a break", Giotto replied.

"I'll make sure we'll win Decimo", Hayato said and saluted to Giotto.

"How about you Yuki? Is there any wish you want me to grant to you?" Giotto asked me and I gave him a smile.

"Not really…I just want to have some fun with a lot of people", I said. "Everyone in here seems to have a lot of fun"

"Well…we rarely have a chance to act like these…so we get really excited when chances like this comes", Giotto answered.

"In order to decide which game we'll play we have a roulette here…and Giotto will spin it first", G said and Giotto happily spinned the wheel. "Okay first game…WHACK THE MONSTERS!"

As G said those words…an iron door opened and revealed a large room with five wide columns which are filled with huge holes.

"The rules of the game are simple…whack the monsters that will appear from inside the hole…first to get 100 points wins…the team with the longest time looses", G said. "That's all let's begin"

"Uhm…where are the hammers then G?" I asked and G just grinned.

"Well you'll see why", G said and the buzzer started.

"Well…I was expecting statues of monsters to appear…but…no wonder the holes are huge…real moving mechanical monsters are coming out.

"WHAT THE HECK?!", the four other members of STARS said and started running all over tha place.

"You can use any weapon in that box", G instructed and the five of us hurriedly looked for some useful weapons in the box.

Mikaela picked a synthe, Akari picked an axe, Diana picked the archery set, Eli used the big wooden hammer…and I used the sword with a rusty scabbard because it somehow caught my attention and went back to where Giotto and the others are waiting.

"OKAY. TIME…STARTS…NOW", G said and the whole placed was lighted with different flames and clashes of metals can be heard.

I just watched the whole scene…it's quite rare to see the Vongola fight up close you know…even if it is just for fun. At a distance I can see Giotto…clearly having fun…a bright smile plastered on his face…a smile that me as Tsuna can never see.

"Yuki…watch out", Giotto shouted as a monster went towards my direction. Expertly I draw out the sword from it's case…from the looks of the sword it's quite new…but the scabbard tells another story.

In a second…I successfully blocked the sneak attach using the sword and used that chance to kill at least one monster.

"Where did you learn that thing Yuki?" Hayato curiously asked as I mistakenly used one of the higher forms of swordplay.

"It's nothing…I just saw someone doing this", I hurriedly replied and in a few minutes…the game finally ended with our group in the lead…followed by Alaude..then Daemon's…and lastly Asari's group.

"Hey…why don't we play a normal game then?" Eli suggested while still recovering from the shock she experienced during the game.

"You're right…what about we go to the haunted house?" Knuckles suggested with Ryohei nodding behind him.

"There is a haunted house here?" Diana asked.

"Yup…and we are going there now", Knuckles said and pressed a button…sending all of us down a hole.

"Yosh…the first group whose member reaches the exit will be the winner", the two brothers exitedly said,

"Alright…let's do this", Mukuro and Daemon said at the same time…and well seems to be plannning something…that smells fishy.

The time started and we both made our way to the haunted house. The place is pitch black and we can only see things using the flashlights we have brought with us.

Giotto's POV:

My hyper intuition reacted when I saw Daemon and Mukuro talking to each other…something that seems to be their entertainment for the day.

"Let's go guys…remember…let's hold each others hands so no one will get lost", G said and we slowly clasped our hands together.

At the end is Hayato…next to him is G…then Yuki…and lastly me. The place was really pitch black and eerie sounds can be heared in the background.

"Whatever those two brothers are planning…it's not good at all", I whispered and continued walking…a few minutes we all heared a loud shout…coming from the group of Asari, Takeshi,Mikaela, and Eli.

"Asari…are you alright?" I shouted and I was awarded with more screams.

"Seems like Daemon and Mukuro are already enjoying themselves"

"Uhm…" Yuki slowly said. Now that I realized it…Yuki seems to be trembling.

"Yuki?..." I said and I was awarded with a small jump.

"Ah…"Yuki said as she turned around and I saw how frightened she really is.

"I'm sorry…to scare you like that", I apologized and still see the frightened look on her chocolate brown eyes..wait…chocolate brown eyes? Seems like someone I know…but that cannot happen..the other person is a male.

"It's okay…I'm really easily scared you know…" Yuki honestly said. "I'm still scared of ghost stories in my age"

"Uhm…seems like someone we know"Hayate replied.

"Anyway…why don't we continue walking now?" Yuki said and we once again continued our journey.

Along the way…thick mist suddenly covered the whole place…thick enough that we never see a thing…except our joined hands.

"Let's walk faster", G suggested but the longer we travel the thicker the mist gets. After a few minutes we felt a strong gust of wind blowing in our direction..well strong enough to even sweep us away. "Those two are going to get it after we exit from this place"

And that wasn't the only surprise we encountered In our way…we were also placed in our respective illusions courtesy of the two Mist users.

"AHHH..Giotto…no…you must do your paperwork", G suddenly shouted. "I'll be failing as your right hand man if you don't finish those things"

"No…I don't want to eat hundreds of pink octopus…" Hayato said as he squirmed all over the place. "No…I 'm going to puke seriously…" and he really did puke.

In the other corner…I heard someone crying and saw Yuki crouched down.

"Yuki?", I said as I patted her head.

"I don't want to die….I don't want to die!", Yuki continually said like that of a mantra.

"Yuki…Yuki!", I said as I continually shook her but to no avail.

"70 days…I want to stay here", she said between sobs.

"If you want you can stay here in the Vongola Mansion…if that is what you wish", I said and teary chocolate brown eyes looked at me.

"As expected of you Decimo…you are really kind", Yuki said with a sad smile. Wait a minute someone also said that statement the same way.

"You're really kind you know…but Giotto sometimes…choosing both will cause your destruction"

Those were the words Tsuna also told me.

"Let's get you up…Yuki…I think we got seperated from G and Hayato…they were running like crazy all over the place", I softly said and helped Yuki stand up.

"Thank you…" Yuki said and we continued our journey.

Minutes passed and complete silence took over our surroundings. I must do something to liven the atmosphere.

"Ah….", Yuki and I said at the same time…which ended with is both laughing.

"We really think alike..huh?" I said and decided to have a small talk with the girl next to me.

"When did you meet Tsuna then Yuki?, I asked and waited for the girl to answer.

"Well…we met because of the producer", she answered…an answer that is half a lie and basically she must have known about my HI ability.

"I see…", I replied. "But its amazing for an 18 year old girl to become the center of a popular group"

"It's not really too amazing…a lot of groups have girls like that…the one that is amazing is you…to lead such a powerful family in the age of 17"

"You know quiet a lot about the Vongola…Miss Yuki", I said and was awarded with a smile.

"Yup…the Vongola…is something that I treat as a treasure after all…I considered myself to be lucky to have the opputunity to meet you…I mean all of you", she replied.

"Hmmm…that's why I always feel…like the luckiest person in the whole world…because I have you and the others by my side"

Is it just my imagination or are the things Yuki and Tsuna said the same? Is it possible for Yuki to be actually be Tsuna?

"Yuki…"

"Tsuna…is really lucky to have all of you by his side…in the past. But wouldn't it be better if you still treat him as a part of your family?", Yuki said.

"Even…if we want to…we can't", I replied.

"Then why don't you try…before things come too late"

"I've been thinking this earlier…but are you and Tsuna the same person?" I asked and was awarded with a sad smile.

"If we are…then what will you do? What will the others do?" Yuki replied.

"Then….."

"Just joking Decimo…anyway isn't it better for you to laugh and smile? It suits you the most", Yuki said and we finally saw the exit and saw the others waiting for us.

"Gio…smiling suits you the best"

"Giotto…you're slow", Alaude and Kyoya said.

"So who is the first one to arrive?" I asked them

Alaude and Kyoya raised their hands together…and in their back are the two tied up Mist users.

"So what did you see in the illusion Mukuro and Daemon casted?" Knuckles asked. "I saw a very very huge boxing glove and it is trying so hard to hug me"

And everyone sweatdropped.

"I was running around in circles until and shouting EXTREME along the way…until someone placed a tape on my mouth…it was scary", Ryohei said…and once again everyone sweatdropped.

"I saw that the melon head won in our game…", Alaude said.

"Same with my brother…I lost from the pineapple head" Kyoya said.

"IT'S UNACCEPTABLE", the two brothers said and dragged the two mist users.

"I was forced to drink lots and lots of coffee so I can't sleep…", Lampo said and yawned.

"I became the servant of the mansion…waah…everyone is supposed to be Lambo's servant", the 5 year old boy said.

"I thought I saw G playing my flute and attending tea classes…that is why I was freaked out", Asari said and was awarded with a glare.

"I saw Hayato enjoying baseball and practicing in our dojo.I thought that it was scary…although I don't mind…", Takeshi said and was awarded with a smack in the head.

"What about yours Giotto?" Asari asked me.

"That's not fair why aren't you asking the Girls?" Hayato asked.

"That's because we need to respect their privacy…as was stated by the Bible", Knuckles said.

"Hmmph…so Giotto…what did you saw…you clearly know what we have seen…can you share yours?"

"Uhm…sorry….I can't", I said and was awarded with glares.

"And why?" Alaude said with a hint of malice on his voice.

"Because….it's not really like yours", I hurriedly replied…anyway why don't we proceed to the next game?"

I then began to remember the illusion still replaying in my head…what I saw was Tsuna…lying on the bed…lifeless.