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The Ghost of a Past Love
Chapter 8- Approaching Troublemakers
LUNCH TIME
Tsuna, Yamamoto, and Gokudera were eating lunch on the rooftop as usual when suddenly…
"SAWADA!" Came a loud voice. Tsuna winced as he covered his ears. Yamamoto laughed while Gokudera choked on his food.
The door busted open and the three of them automatically looked at the intruder-I mean the newcomer. Tsuna's eyes widened when he saw Ryohei… and was he crying?
"SAWADA!" He shouted as he rushed towards Tsuna and placed an arm around him. Gokudera immediately stood up and glared at the boxer despite the fact that he was choking.
"O-Oi! W-what a-are you…" Gokudera coughed. "…d-doing t-to j-jyuudaime!" He said panting at the effort of speaking.
"SAWADA!" Ryohei said ignoring Gokudera as he patted Tsuna's back (quite harshly). "I-I E-EXTREMELY heard everything from K-Kyoko!"
"E-Eh?" Tsuna said wincing a bit at the pain on his back because of Ryohei's patting.
"Y-You can EXTREMELY call me 'nii-san'!" Ryohei said as he extremely and animatedly cried. "T-TO THE EXTREME!"
"A-ah…" Tsuna said sweat dropping. So Kyoko-chan told him… "A-arigatou…" Ryohei looked at him expectantly. Tsuna gulped. "O-onii-san…"
There was silence.
"EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted as he punched the air, no one noticed the ring with a sun symbol that shined on his fist. "I am happy that I am going to be your EXTREME brother model!"
"B-Brother model?" Tsuna said with a sweat drop. Yamamoto laughed again while Gokudera who was drinking water to calm himself down, spitted it out.
"You? A model? A brother-model no less?" Gokudera said with a skeptical look.
"YES!" Ryohei said as he looked at Gokudera. "I will be an EXTREME brother to Sawada!"
Tsuna sighed in defeat while Yamamoto shifted closer to Tsuna and placed an arm around him.
"That's great Tsuna!" Yamamoto said smiling brightly. "You finally have a good brother."
Tsuna blushed deeply at the close contact but then he closed his eyes peacefully as he leaned against Yamamoto. "Yeah."
Yamamoto looked at the brunet curiously when he leaned against him but then his expression softened when he saw the peaceful look on Tsuna's face. He smiled softly as he placed his cheek on Tsuna's head. Hopefully this was the beginning of a good relationship.
Giotto walked through the halls of Namimori, looking around as he did so. He had seen the Disciplinary committee rushing about like there was an emergency. And so out of curiosity (and his hyper intuition screaming in his mind), he momentarily separated with Tsuna to investigate on his own.
Giotto saw a disciplinary member pass by him and he immediately followed with no second thoughts. The disciplinary member led him to the office of the leader of the disciplinary committee.
Ah, Alaude. Giotto said as he entered along with the disciplinary member. The first thing he saw was Hibari Kyoya.
"President." The member said as he stood straight while looking at Hibari.
"Vice President, Kusakabe Tetsuya." Hibari said acknowledging his presence. "What is your report?"
"Hai!" Kusakabe said seriously as he took out an envelope from his disciplinary coat. "President, it seems like the ones attacking Namimori Students are the Kokuyo students."
"Kokuyo?" Hibari said an eyebrow rose threateningly. "The school from the next town?"
Kusakabe confirmed this with a nod.
"And?" Hibari asked getting impatient. "Have you caught them yet?"
Kuakabe began to look uncomfortable. "Gomen Kyo-san but… all the disciplinary members sent over are currently at the hospital… We're no match for them." He said quietly.
Hibari got annoyed and he stood up. He glared at Kusakabe who flinched. "Give me the location of their hide-out and I will deal with these troublemakers myself."
"Eh? B-But Kyo-san-!" Kusakabe began as his leader began to walk towards him.
"Give it to me, vice president." Hibari said with a frown. Kusakabe had no choice but to hand over the files to the skylark.
"Good." Hibari said as he scanned over the files. After he finished, he threw it at the couch and walked towards the door.
"K-Kyo-san where are you-?" Kusakabe asked.
"I'm going to head there right now." Hibari said. "Take care of things here."
Giotto watched the mini-Alaude with wistful and worried eyes. He had a bad feeling about where Alaude was going. Hibari who was passing by where Giotto stood paused.
Why does it feel so cold here? Hibari thought. He glanced at the side. There was nothing there. Giotto looked at Hibari straight in the eyes. It was a shock to see the skylark staring straight at where he was.
Alaude. Giotto said with a smile. It's nice to see you again.
Hibari didn't know why he suddenly felt annoyed. He glared at the spot before he left.
"Tetsuya, make sure the air conditioner is off when you leave." He said before he closed the door, leaving the vice president staring after him in confusion.
"But isn't the air conditioner broken?" Tetsuya thought with wonder. Giotto chuckled as he began to leave as well.
"Giotto-san! There you are!" Tsuna said when he saw the blonde leaning against the wall outside of their classroom casually. Thankfully, Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei were too busy bickering (Yamamoto was trying to stop Ryohei and Gokudera from fighting) to notice Tsuna talking to the wall.
I'm sorry I took long. Giotto said as he patted Tsuna affectionately. I got worried for some reason.
A flash of intuition passed by Tsuna's eyes. "Then you felt it too?" He asked. Giotto's eyes widened.
Tsunayoshi, you… Giotto said. Tsuna smiled at him.
"I'm not your great-great (many greats) grandson for nothing." Tsuna said to the blonde. "So? Did you find out what was worrying you?"
Giotto nodded solemnly. Alaude, I'm afraid that he's going somewhere very dangerous.
"Hibari-san?" Tsuna said eyes widening. THE Hibari-san was in danger?
Ah. We should keep a close eye on the things that will happen on the next few days. Giotto said seriously. Tsuna nodded at this.
"Tsuna." A hand was on his shoulder. Tsuna looked back immediately and he met Yamamoto's amber eyes. "Tsuna, let's get going or else we're going to be late." Behind Yamamoto, Gokudera was shouting insults at the leaving figure of Ryohei. Tsuna sweat dropped.
"Ah." Tsuna said smiling shyly at the baseball idol before allowing Yamamoto to lead him to the room. Giotto followed suit with a smile on his face. Gokudera accidentally passed through Giotto and he shivered.
"Darn the climate change." Gokudera muttered as he shivered.
TIME SKIP
After classes…
Tsuna gathered his things as he and Giotto kept giving each other glances.
"Tsuna are you ready to go?" Yamamoto cheerfully said as he approached the brunet. Gokudera also neared Tsuna.
"Jyuudaime let's go!" Gokudera said with a smile.
"Uh, I'm sorry guys." Tsuna said sheepishly. "But I have an appointment with the teacher remember?"
"O-oh right…" Yamamoto said.
"Kuh, that darn teacher." Gokudera said crossing his arms. "Doesn't he know that he's wasting jyuudaime's time?"
"We'll wait for you, Tsuna." Yamamoto said smiling at Tsuna.
"It's fine guys." Tsuna said smiling a bit as well with a slight blush on his cheeks. "I want you guys to go ahead. I still have something to do after I talk with the teacher." As Tsuna said this he exchanged meaningful looks with Giotto.
"Jyuudaime what is this 'something'?" Gokudera asked. Yamamoto also looked at Tsuna with interest.
"I-It's nothing." Tsuna said raising defensive hands. "U-uhm just some stuff I have to do."
Gokudera looked at Tsuna a bit hurt that Tsuna didn't trust him while Yamamoto looked at Tsuna with concerned eyes.
"Tsuna are you sure you don't need our help on whatever you're doing?" Yamamoto asked specifically. Giotto couldn't help but smile at the straight-forwardness of the incarnation of Asari.
"I'll be fine." Tsuna said smiling at them in reassurance. He slung his bag on his shoulder before he turned walked to the door. Gokudera and Yamamoto just watched him, Giotto bid farewell to the incarnated forms of his guardian by brushing his hand against their heads.
We'll see you guys tomorrow. Giotto said with a smile. First we have to find out what's going on with Alaude.
Yamamoto's eyes widened as he felt a cool yet familiar touch on his forehead. Gokudera also looked up at the sudden pressure.
What was that? They both thought at the same time.
"Sawada, I honestly don't know what to think of this." The teacher said sighing as he showed Tsuna's blank notebook to him.
"Gomenasai sensei, there was just a lot of things on my mind lately." Tsuna said as he looked at his blank notebook. The teacher shook his head.
"I don't even know why you bothered submitting this." The teacher said frowning. He shoved it into Tsuna's hands. He looked at the brunet who was looking at him apologetically.
The teacher sighed again. "Okay, I'll give you another chance Sawada. But that's it, just one chance okay?"
Tsuna nodded vigorously.
"Actually this is more like a make-up activity for not doing the test." The teacher said as he took a slip of paper and began to write on it. "You'll be doing library duty for a whole week. No buts." He said as he looked at Tsuna's open mouth. Tsuna closed his mouth and nodded.
"You'll be going home late starting tomorrow." The teacher said as he handed the piece of paper to Tsuna. "Give that to the librarian tomorrow and she will monitor your behavior for me. If you miss even one session well I'm afraid I'll have to fail you on this test. Take note that it's about 50 percent of your total grade."
Tsuna nodded as he carefully placed the paper on his pocket.
"Well then Sawada good luck." The teacher said as she bid farewell to the brunet. "And don't sulk during my class again!" He called out.
"Hai!" Tsuna said as he got out of the teacher's lounge room.
That was a bit harsh wasn't it? Giotto asked as he met Tsuna outside of the teacher's lounge.
"Not really." Tsuna said sighing as he adjusted the bag on his shoulder.
But you'll be coming home really late for a whole week. Giotto said as he and Tsuna walked through the hallways together. Will that be all right for you?
"Yeah, sure." Tsuna said with a shrug as he ran down the stairs. "I'm used to being alone really late at night."
Giotto frowned. What am I then? A wall?
Tsuna chuckled. "No you're a very cheerful ghost who can't move on because of a clam."
Giotto blushed slightly at this while Tsuna continued to tease him.
But really Tsunayoshi, you're not alone… you never are… Giotto said to the boy who was walking in front of him. Tsuna stopped for a moment as he looked at Giotto sideways with his bangs covering his eyes.
"That sounds nice." Tsuna said with a slight smile and then he peeked at Giotto from under his bangs as he said, "But say that to me again after a week and we'll see."
Giotto watched stunned as Tsuna continued walking out of the school. Not knowing what else to say Giotto just followed him without saying anything.
"Ah, thanks for the information." Tsuna said as he hung up on his cell phone.
So what did he say? Giotto asked. What was the information on the Kokuyo?
Tsuna pocketed his cell phone as he looked at Giotto. "Well I guess your intuition was right to worry. It seems like the person behind the incident on attacking Namimori students is an escaped convict from Vendice."
Somehow I knew that it was like that. Giotto said not surprised in the least. What else?
"Well, the person behind the incident was a transfer student who mysteriously became the leader of all the gangs in Kokuyo in an instant." Tsuna said as he and Giotto walked. "After he became the sole and powerful leader of every gangster in Kokuyo he began attacking Namimori students."
At random? Or was there an order of his attacks? Giotto asked inquisitively.
"Well there is an order of attacks." Tsuna said as he looked at Giotto seriously. "Apparently, they kidnapped the prince of ranking."
Giotto's eyes widened slightly before it narrowed. So the order of attacks is based on one of the rankings?
"Yeah." Tsuna said seriously. "But as you know, the ranking prince was sworn into omerta: a contract that forces him into silence and whose punishment is death. So he cannot give out rankings regarding the mafia family."
Giotto nodded at this.
"From what I heard, this escaped convict was frustrated by that so he drew up an innocent ranking instead." Tsuna said as he continued to walk this time in a faster pace, Giotto followed him looking around to make sure that no one was eavesdropping on them. "He did it as a sort of a loop hole to get to the person he is targeting."
And? Giotto asked. Tsuna stopped as he sighed and looked straight at Giotto's face.
"He asked for the ranking of the strongest people in Namimori." Tsuna said at Giotto. The blonde did not look surprised and just stared at Tsuna seriously.
His target… it's… Giotto said slowly.
"…Me." Tsuna said his eyes hardening. "Of course, it's me. Who else could it be?"
Tsunayoshi… Giotto said at the brunet. Tsuna just shook his head and continued to walk towards the direction of his house.
"It's a bit stupid for him to think that just because I'm the Vongola Decimo that I'd be in the ranking of best fighters." Tsuna huffed.
Yes but it's not totally unreasonable since you know most of the people in the ranking anyway. In the end, you'll be drawn out. Giotto said. Tsuna just kept quiet his eyes looking down.
"Anyway…" Tsuna said as he walked. "Back to our original discussion, Hibari-san is in danger. No matter how good he is, I doubt he can face the escaped convicts (take note it's plural) from Vendice, alone."
My cloud guardian is incredibly strong Tsunayoshi. Giotto said with a smile.
"Yes I'm sure he was." Tsuna said emphasizing the past tense. Giotto couldn't help but chuckle at that. Suddenly Tsuna's cell phone rang and the brunet picked it up and placed it by his ear as he looked at Giotto.
"Look," Tsuna said as he opened the gate of his house and looked at Giotto straight in the eyes. "I just have a very bad feeling about this. Hibari-san is probably the top one best fighter in Namimori and with that said he barged into Kokuyo just like that. And from what I gather Yamamoto and Gokudera-kun could also be in the ranking which makes them targets too and I-"
But then Tsuna stopped talking and his eyes widened when he saw Gokudera and Yamamoto looking at him from in front of his house. It seems like the two of them were waiting for him to come home.
Giotto saw this and he couldn't help but laugh. You should really calm down Tsunayoshi.
Tsuna blushed rapidly.
"Hello? Tsunayoshi-sama?" Came the voice from the other end of Tsuna's phone.
"Er yeah?" Tsuna said as he looked away from Gokudera and Yamamoto's probing gazes.
"Tsunayoshi-sama I know its short notice but Nono has proposed to send body guards for you over there at Japan-" The caller aid but Tsuna interrupted him.
"No! No! Tell grandpa that I don't need any bodyguards." Tsuna whispered. "Look I'm a bit busy right now, I'll call you later." With that Tsuna hung up. He inhaled deeply before he turned to look at his friends.
"G-guys, what are you doing here?" Tsuna asked as he pocketed his cell phone.
"Well, we came here to make sure you came home alright." Yamamoto said as he scratched his cheek.
"It seems like you've been busy, jyuudaime." Gokudera said as he saw Tsuna's slightly huffed and stressed look.
"Erm, yeah a bit." Tsuna said with a slight smile. "Let's go in?"" Tsuna said as he approached the door and unlocked it. Yamamoto and Gokudera followed him inside.
Tsunayoshi, I'll be up in your room. Giotto said. Let's discuss this a bit more before you sleep okay?
Tsuna just nodded as he led Yamamoto and Gokudera to the living room.
"So Tsuna…" Yamamoto said as they were finally seated on the couch. "What were you talking about earlier? You mentioned something about Gokudera and I being on a ranking?"
Tsuna's eyes widened as he looked away. "A-ah that was nothing just some random stuff I was talking about with on the phone…"
"Jyuudaime…" Gokudera said knowing that Tsuna was hiding something from them.
"Tsuna," Yamamoto stood up and walked towards the brunet. Tsuna looked up curiously but then he blushed deeply when Yamamoto took his hands into his warm ones. "Tsuna, please tell us what's wrong, Gokudera and I, we can help you!"
"That's right tenth!" Gokudera said ignoring the fact that Yamamoto was holding Tsuna's hand, he will let it go for now. Tsuna looked up at them uncertainly. He didn't want to involve them in his problem, especially since he can almost predict that somewhere in the near future he was going to probably charge into Kokuyo himself.
"I-" Tsuna began, he looked at Gokudera's dull green eyes and at Yamamoto's warm amber ones. They were both looking at him endearingly. Tsuna shook his head and pulled away from Yamamoto's hands. Yamamoto's eyes widened and Gokudera frowned.
"It's nothing." Tsuna said looking away. "Nothing's wrong."
Gokudera and Yamamoto looked at each other just as Tsuna looked at the wall clock.
"Ah, look it's getting late." Tsuna said as he stood up. "You should get home, I'll accompany you."
"No we'll go home ourselves." Yamamoto said as Gokudera nodded but then they stopped in their tracks when Tsuna looked at them with a sad look on his face.
"No, I'll go with you." He said quietly already going to the door. "It's the least I can do."
The three of them went out of the house and when they left Tsuna waved at the second floor window to signal Giotto that he would be back soon.
Tsuna came home tired as he opened the door of his house and threw himself at the couch.
Welcome home Tsunayoshi. Giotto said as he went down the stairs and saw Tsuna.
"I'm back" Tsuna murmured. Giotto floated near his successor and looked at the boy's pale face.
You should eat first and take a bath before you lie down. Giotto said but then his eyes narrowed. That's what I'd usually say but we have to make do with just eating and bathing, we have something important to discuss.
Hearing the seriousness in his predecessor's words Tsuna sat up immediately and his eyes also turned serious as he looked at Giotto. "I know." He said. He and Giotto had this similar habit to become serious when someone important to them was being targeted.
And so Tsuna rushed upstairs to take a bath while ordering take out, for now… time is of the essence.
A/N: Should I update the other stories today too? XD I don't like updating at the same time cause as an author it tears me in two… Focusing on one fic and then another. Although the sudden uploading of 8027 fics was a treat to all loyal 8027 fans!
You know at the part where it was written: the beginning of a good relationship... I totally went wild over that and shouted (YES YAMAMOTO! FINALLY!) That's what happens when a person is low on 8027 :D
So guys read and review okay? XD
