DA Chap 10

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"Tsunayoshi, I'm bored," Ayame complained as she sat on her makeshift cushion bed.

When the brunette didn't reply, she drawled out again in a moan, "Tsunayoshi, I'm bored."

Again, the brunette didn't reply.

"Tsunayoshiiiiii, I'm boreddddddd," She drawled out, longer this time.

"Ayame, I'm doing my homework!" The brunette male finally shrieked, about to slam his pencil down and tear out his beautiful toffee hair in frustration at the female with closed eyes.

The pair stared at each other for a few, silent, strained moments. Reborn watched this scenario with quiet contentment from his handmade hammock, an unreadable smirk on his baby face. Moments passed, and tension was strung high in the air. Ryo spoilt this silence by sucking loudly on his raspberry lollipop, a book on his lap, his legs rested on the table as if he were a boss. His eyes were on the pair as well. Then…

"Tsunayoshi, I'm bored~"

How did I end up here? Tsuna thought as he trudged behind a humming Ayame and Ryo, Reborn sitting on his shoulder. All four of them were currently at the mall, shopping for new clothes.

"Tsunayoshi, you should try this!" Ayame pulled out a tank top that belonged in the girls' section.

"That's for girls!" Tsuna shrieked at her, tears forming at the corner of his eyes. Really, all he wanted was to spend the day doing and completing his homework since it was the weekend, but no, she had to get him off his ass and drag him to a mall, of all places.

Said female continued to rummage through the clothes that were on sale, and her brother was picking out a new jacket, for the reason that "his jacket was torn and old".

Surprisingly, this felt pretty normal, Tsuna thought to himself. Going shopping with friends and hanging out, it was as if they weren't involved in the Mafia at all.

"What about this one, Tsunayoshi?"

Tsuna glanced up and saw the female holding up another tank top, blue this time, and it had tiny white polka dots scattered all over it.

"It's fine," He suppressed a yawn. "They're your clothes, you choose."

"Hmm, okay," She hummed before she grabbed an armful of clothes that she had chosen before and headed to the dressing room.

"I guess Ayame is really a girl, huh?" Tsuna blinked after the female.

"What do you mean by that, Tsunayoshi?" Ryo blinked down at him, holding a jacket in the air to admire its black physique.

"Well… Coming to a mall, trying on clothes, asking others' opinions… seems like a very normal thing a girl does, isn't it?" The brunette said, innocence lacing his voice.

"You're a kid, Tsunayoshi, a kid," Ryo sighed at him, before going up to the cashier to pay for his jacket. "I guess so, though, it is a very normal thing to do."

"At first glance, you two are just normal people," Tsuna stated, chocolate eyes scanning the racks of clothes in the store. "People don't know your story."

"Nobody does, Tsunayoshi," The Rain Guardian whispered in a soft tone. "Nobody does."

Soon they sat in a café, and Tsuna could hardly believe the amount of clothes Ayame had bought. When you thought about her foolhardy, determined and fight-obsessed personality, you'd never think a girl like her would enjoy shopping.

"So, what are we going to do after this?" Tsuna asked as he took a sip of his milk.

"Think up a plan," Ryo replied, munching on his donut. "After what Cho pulled off yesterday, there is no predicting when she'll pop out next."

"So you think she's going to attack me again?" A hint of panic laced the young boss's voice. "Why the hell am I even dragged into this?"

"That's because you're Vongola's boss," Ayame pointed out, dipping her spoon into her sundae.

"Haven't people already aimed for you before?" Ryo questioned, curiosity furrowing his brow as he pointed his frappe's straw at the brunette.

"Um… I don't really remember," Tsuna muttered. "Oh, once, I think… Verde sent these men after me…"

"Ah yes, those guys in the weird suits," Ayame butted in, putting her spoon into her mouth. The taste of cool metal and soft, vanilla ice-cream made her melt.

"Don't just read my memories without my permission!" The young brunette screeched, hands grabbing at the air in frustration at the female.

"Tsunayoshi, you're too loud," The twins said at the same time before turning to glance at each other.

"Pft-."

"Ahahahaha!"

It's really great, Tsuna thought as he smiled at the laughing twins. They're enjoying themselves here. It's the first time… I've seen them laugh ever since they arrived here…

"Mm, let's head back now," Ayame told Tsuna. "I've shopped enough today, and I've got enough clothes to last me a lifetime!"

"This is the first time I've ever heard Ayame say something a normal girl would say," Tsuna muttered, putting his hands into his pockets.

Immediately, a dagger was at his throat.

"Hah, what did you say?" She demanded, anger rising in her voice.

"Hieee! I said nothing, nothing at all!"

"U-waah! Home sweet home!" Ayame sighed as she flopped onto her makeshift bed. "I feel like sleeping already."

She is definitely not normal, Tsuna thought to himself as he moved past the female to his desk to continue doing the homework he'd been doing earlier before she had so rudely interrupted.

Soon later, light snores filled the air, and Tsuna put his pencil down. Stretching a little to accommodate his stiffness, he glanced down at the maiden sleeping beside his desk on her makeshift bed.

It was peaceful, at last. No bombing, yelling, cursing, extreme activities or biting people to death. Reborn had went out with Nana once they reached home, along with Lambo and I-pin, so only he, Ayame and Ryo were left in the house. Tsuna glanced up at the sky through the closed window, and then stood up to open it so fresh air would come in.

Ryo was on another chair, a book over his face – the brunette couldn't tell whether he was giving up in exasperation on reading the text, or sleeping, until Tsuna bent nearer and heard light snores.

Both of them are sleeping, Tsuna sweatdropped. And I've finished my homework… what to do? I could call Gokudera or Yamamoto to hang out with, but they might be occupied with homework too… or perhaps they've made other plans already.

"Jeez…"

"Eh?" Tsuna turned to the dozing female, who had one eye opened and staring at him.

"Stop thinking already Tsunayoshi," The girl moaned, pulling a pillow over her face. "You're so noisy."

"That's why I said don't read my thoughts without permission!" He shrieked back, clutching at tufts of his hair.

"You were thinking too loudly that even I could hear," She mumbled back at him. "Go call Yamamoto or Gokudera and shut up."

With that said, the maiden left the pillow draped over her face and apparently, went back to sleep.

"Right… I'll give them a call then," Tsuna sweatdropped again as he reached for his mobile.

"Troublesome, isn't she?" came Ryo's voice from behind the brunette.

"Ah, no, it's not that, I just-!" Tsuna stammered, flushing as he remembered Ryo was protective of Ayame. "Um…"

"It's fine," The Rain Guardian said, book in hand. "Will you let her sleep on your bed for now? It's uncomfortable for her neck if she continues to sleep in the scrunched up position."

"Ah, sure…" Tsuna scratched his cheek, phone to his ear.

"Tenth? You're calling me? I'm so happy! Tenth is calling me!" Gokudera yelled excitedly over the phone, and for the next few moments, whoops and yells of glee came from the silvernette.

"Ah, yeah, I was thinking, were you done with your homework?" Tsuna asked his silvernette subordinate as he watched Ryo carefully lift Ayame up from her makeshift bed to his and pull the blanket over her.

With tentative care, he tucked her in, pushing the blanket under the female's body so any wind wouldn't blow in. After he was done, Ryo leaned in and gave his sister a kiss on the forehead.

"Sleep well, baby sister," He murmured, then looked over the at the brunette, who jolted and realized that the gushing silvernette was still on the line.

"Ah, right, Gokudera-kun, would you like to hang out today? T-that is, if you've finished your h-homework."

"Yes, I've done it already!"

"Alright, then I'll meet you and Yamamoto at the park in 15 minutes… Let me give Yamamoto a call first!" Tsuna told the silvernette over the phone as a pair of crimson eyes watched him make awkward hand gestures.

"There's no need Tenth, I have that baseball idiot here with me right now," Gokudera replied. "We'll meet you earlier, say, in 10 minutes, is that okay?"

"Ah, okay," Tsuna managed before the line clicked off and the ended call's droning tone played. "Ryo, are you going to follow us?"

"Yes, and it'll be best if we call Ryohei and Hibari as well," The male told him as he got up to move, a slight breeze lifting his jet-black locks. "We'll be discussing about the matter of Cho's gang. Hurry up and get changed in five minutes."

"Ah, okay!" Tsuna stammered as the former left his room so he could change in privacy – although with a sleeping Ayame on his bed, there was no privacy concerned at all – and he quickly pulled his shirt over his head, reaching for a new one.

"Tsunayoshi, let's go!" Ryo's voice echoed from behind the oak door.

"Um, okay!" Tsuna half-yelled, not wanting to awake the sleeping maiden in his bed.

As the two of them started down the street towards the park, Ayame lay still in her bed, eyes closed, sleeping.

"… Really, those idiots, they forgot to close the window…" She muttered as she drew the blankets tighter around herself. "Damn, it's cold…"

"… Why the hell am I here." Hibari started as soon as he woke up to find himself chained to a pillar. "And why am I chained up?"

"T-t-t-this is a bad idea, Ryo!" Tsuna stammered, tears welling up in his eyes. "H-Hibari-san hates to be restrained the most!"

"Relax, Tsunayoshi, he can't break through those," Ryo smiled gently at the boss before twisting open the Japanese fan he held in his hand. "Now that I've gathered you all here, let's discuss the matter of Cho's next attack."

"I have a question, to the extreme!" Ryohei yelled out, slamming his hands on the table.

"Relax yourself, Ryohei, and what might it be?" Ryo questioned without taking his wary eyes off the Cloud Guardian, ready to attack and restrain Hibari if he escaped.

"Why is Ayame not here, to the extreme?" The older male gushed in an uncool manner. "Why is the person I look up to the most in fighting not here?"

"That's the reason you're looking for her…?" Tsuna sweatdropped at the Sun Guardian, amazed by the idiot's loud bawling.

"Now, now," Yamamoto begun to comfort the crying male, and Gokudera just grunted his displeasure.

"As you all know," Ryo interrupted, looking a little irritated as he picked up a stick and drew something on the soft sand, "Cho is targeting Ayame for 'revenge'."

"So… her gang is?" Gokudera popped the question, looking angry and emitting an equally raging aura from the tree he was leaning against.

"It's the Bludevoir family," came a silky voice from behind the group.

"Dino!" Tsuna exclaimed, turning to find the blonde Sky ring bearer.

"The Bludevoir family?" Ryo scrunched his eyebrows, crimson eyes on the blonde. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, I checked her records," Dino nodded and went towards the group. "Although, you guys are discussing this kind of matters outdoors? How daring!"

"Ayame's sleeping at home," The Rain Guardian explained, crossing his arms as his crimson orbs burned into the blonde's forehead. "And I thought the Bludevoir family was brought to extinction by your Callavone family."

"Apparently, there were a few survivors," Dino smiled, embarrassed as he rubbed the back of his head. "Romario just informed me of that."

"Idiot, don't keep such valuable information to yourself." Ryo chided, unfolding his arms and trying to think.

"Sorry, I forgot about it." Dino apologized, looking even more embarrassed.

"… Akanke…"

A pair of steel tonfas glistened and flashed in the sunlight before coming down on Ryo.

"Hieee Hibari-san!" Tsuna screamed, shocked that the Guardian had indeed managed to get free.

"Whoa," Dino whistled lowly, making a lunge for the skylark, grabbing the younger's arm. "What happened to your arms, Kyoya?"

"Ask that guy," Hibari jerked his chin over to the smiling Rain Guardian.

"Rain flames…?" Dino questioned, furrowing his brow as he jerked away from Hibari. "Oi, Ryo, what did you do to those chains?"

"Covered them in rain flames, of course," The male replied nonchalantly. "If Hibari was one of Tsuna's guardians, and the strongest one at that, shouldn't he be able to withstand the highest level rain flames?"

"The highest level rain flames?" Dino almost yelled at Ryo, fists clenched as he glanced at his former student on the floor. "You could've killed him!"

"He's alive, isn't he?" Ryo tilted his head, crimson eyes cold as he regarded the Callavone head through narrowed irises. "Your kindness will get you nowhere in the Mafia world, Dino."

"Geez, he's just a kid!" Dino yelled, and all of the Guardians glanced worriedly at that – except for Gokudera, who just muttered something about this being troublesome.

"And Ayame's not?" Ryo's voice was quiet now, but there was no mistaking the edge to it. "Cho's not? I'm not?"

Dino fell silent as the Rain Guardian approached him; all the other people present tensed up at the boiling situation.

"It isn't very fair like that, Dino," The Rain Guardian muttered as he strode right past the Sky Guardian. "It isn't fair at all."

This is… even worse than before… Ayame thought weakly as she grasped at her chest through her nightgown. What are you doing, Ryo? Panting heavily, she tried to get off the bed, but could not find the needed strength. Just laying there while her brother tormented himself with evil thoughts, it was unbearable, and she could do nothing at all to help him, not when he was so far away.

Her vision was fading. It had always been like this. Every time he lent her his eye, and he got too emotional, the eye would return. After all, who could cry with one eye? Maybe some people could, but definitely not Ryo.

She understood her brother well, and she knew quite well his heart was being torn in two right about now. His choices were to either protect his beloved sister, or protect his first love, and she knew he would do both if he could, but he couldn't.

"… Heh," She chuckled, bringing up an arm to drape over her closed eyes as she wept along with her brother who wasn't there with her. "This link that ties us together… You should know, right? What you feel, I feel, Ryo…"

"Che, it's starting to get cloudy again," Gokudera complained, reaching into his bag for an umbrella. "It looks like it's really going to pour down, and I forgot my umbrella, tch."

"Then we better get into some kind of shelter and wait till it blows over," Yamamoto laughed it off immediately.

"Let's go shoot some hoops, to the extreme!" Ryohei butted in with a huge yell.

"Hieee, we can't play basketball in the rain!" Tsuna shrieked, totally freaked out.

"Well, it's not like it's going to rain-…" Dino started, hand raised, but it was then the downpour started.

"You cursed us, pony boy," Hibari grunted, tonfas out and ready to kill the blonde idiot.

"Hieee, Hibari-san, don't do anything rash!" The Vongola Boss shrieked out, freaking out even more than before.

"I'm not doing anything 'rash', I'm just going to bite this blonde idiot of a pony boy to death," Hibari replied simply as he leapt forward in a lunge.

"Oh, lively as usual, hottie," A female's voice sang out from a distance away.

The pink and ribbon-filled umbrella twirled in the rain. It was so tiny that it could only cover one person, and her companion was left soaking. Pink boots terrorized small puddles of rainwater on the ground as their owner marched over to the group, twirling the pink handle of the pink umbrella in her hands – that coincidentally had pink nail polish on them.

"… Who are you?" Hibari asked, an irritated and dark expression covering his face.

"Jeez, how could you forget your own girlfriend?" The female sobbed, wiping her tears away before she lifted the umbrella more and tilted it so it rested on her shoulder and showed her face.

"… Cho…" Dino muttered, almond eyes serious as he reached for his whip.

"Hm? You're here, horse man? That means Ryo must be here as well," Cho tilted her head, letting her strawberry-blond hair fall into her face as she adjusted the obi on her kimono. "Where is he? I don't see him at all."

"He left," Dino managed to get out through his gritted teeth, whip in hand. "Tsuna, you guys stay back. She's dangerous."

"Nobody tells me what to do," Hibari told him, raising the tonfas he held in his hands.

"Tch, he obviously left because he didn't want to see your ugly face," Gokudera cut in, irritated by her mere presence.

"What did you say?" She bristled, shutting the umbrella and moving so fast that the tip of the umbrella's end touched the silvernette's nose.

"Hieee, Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna shrieked out, freaking out once more.

"I said you're ugly, got a problem?" The Storm Guardian snarled, pulling out his dynamites.

"Yes I do," She shrieked, swinging the umbrella as if it were a sword, "I'll have you know I sleep eight hours every day just so I don't have eye bags! It's called beauty sleep!"

"More like troll sleep," Gokudera sneered as he backed away from her weapon of choice.

"Why, you-!" She took a step forward, but an arm restrained her.

"Stop it," A male stepped forward, bright orange hair practically glowing in the sunlight. His sharp, blue eyes caught and held Dino's, and both of them exchanged glares.

"Don't stop me, Mark!" Cho screamed, ready to slam her elbow into the male's solar plexus if he hadn't let her go.

Ah, it's the boy from yesterday, Tsuna thought, remembering that ginger hair. So Mark's his name, and he's her accomplice…

"We're here to talk to Ryo," Mark explained, putting his hand on his hip. "He's always hanging out with you guys, so we thought he'd be around. You know where he is, Callavone?"

"He just suddenly left," Dino answered, eyes still narrowed at the pair, hand on his whip.

"Alright, let's go then, Cho," Mark told the female, turning to leave. His pale skin shone white in the sun, and Tsuna was awed, but intimidated by the purplish tattoos he had on his cheek, right below his eyes.

Though pouting, Cho ran forward to hug the male's arm, and both of them disappeared in a flash of light.

"E-eh, um, that guy…" Tsuna began as they all relaxed from the high tension situation, whispering to Dino.

"Stay away from him, Tsuna," Dino told the male. "Whatever you do, stay away from him."

The blonde walked a few steps, eyes serious, hands in his pockets. Behind him, the group fussed over Tsuna, and none of them could hear Dino's soft words.

"… He's not exactly human."

"Ciaossu!" Reborn greeted Tsuna as the group went around a corner.

"Hieee!" The brunette shrieked as he fell onto his bottom. "Reborn? What are you doing here? Weren't you shopping with Mama?"

"I had to go to the toilet," Reborn replied with his usual poker face. "Anyway, I have to get back soon, but I heard from Dino that Cho was searching for Ryo?"

"Eh? How'd you know that?" He asked, only to get smacked by the baby tutor.

"I told you, Dino told me." Reborn replied. "Stupid Tsuna, don't let them meet! Or else something bad will happen. That's your mission! Ciao!"

With that, the baby tutor dived through the bushes behind him and disappeared.

"Wait, Reborn?" Tsuna screamed. "What's with this weird mission?"

"So we can't let them meet, eh?" Gokudera grunted, helping the brunette to his feet as they glanced at Dino with uncertain eyes.

"Well, it's what Reborn said, so we'll have to do it," Dino muttered, looking a little pale. "However, now, Ryo's probably in a bad mood, so we'll have to be careful or he could kill us."

"I-Is Ryo really that scary?" Tsuna questioned, shivering a little as he walked beside his 'brother'.

"Ryo… he doesn't seem as if he would hurt a fly, right?" Dino smiled down at the young brunette. "It's as if he's an angel sent from heaven."

"Yeah, and Ayame's a devil straight out of hell," Gokudera muttered, hands stuffed in his pockets.

"More like she's Lucifer himself," Dino shot back at the silvernette, and both of them nodded, showing they understood each other's pain.

"Anyway," Dino continued, stuffing his hands into his pockets as they continued to walk around randomly and search for Ryo, "Ryo is actually quite dangerous, especially so if he's emotional and away from Ayame. Ayame is his anchor to reality. Without her by his side, his split personality rises."

"I didn't know he had a split personality," Tsuna furrowed his brows. "They didn't mention anything about that. Neither did Reborn, either."

"That's because Ryo's alter ego kills who he sees fit," Dino replied, grimacing as if he had a bad memory. "Be it friend or foe, he will slay anything in his path. That's why you rarely see Ryo without Ayame, or Ayame without Ryo."

"What's he feeling emotional about anyway?" Gokudera grunted, removing one hand from his pocket to ruffle his silver locks. "It's not like he's the one with Cho on his trail."

"Oh, you probably didn't know," Dino said before turning to the gang. "They met Cho when they were running from some Mafioso, and Ryo fell for her. However, her father was one of the Mafioso that was after them, and at the end, Ayame killed them and became half-blind."

"Became half-blind?" Ryohei blinked, confused. "I thought she was blind."

"That was the incident before they killed all of the Mafioso after them," Dino explained to the Sun Guardian, "After which, Ayame totally lost her sight."

"Ohh…" Ryohei muttered, and then punched the air in frustration. "I don't understand, to the extreme!"

"Never mind," Dino sweatdropped as they continued on their way, "I wonder where Ryo is…"

It was raining heavily again, Ayame could feel it even without seeing it. The rain lashed down against the unclosed window, the wind torturing it by slamming it against the wall, and the thunder screamed out its fury in the sky.

Drawing the blanket closer around herself, she snuggled more into the softness of the bed as she cursed the two for not closing the window earlier. She thought about Ryo, since he was connected to the rain, and when he cried it rained. He should be feeling really depressed right now, about his helplessness in the current situation they had.

Thinking about Ryo turned to thinking about the whole family, and that turned into thinking about a certain skylark, and she put her hand against her cheek, which flushed with warmth.

What is this? She frowned, but knew the answer anyway. She just didn't want to acknowledge the true meaning behind her feelings. Besides, he wouldn't like her anyway, right? Great, now she was talking to herself. Way to go, Ayame, she thought.

However, her thoughts returned to Ryo pretty quickly, mostly because of the huge storm taking place right now, and she couldn't go to sleep since the wind kept banging the window, as if telling her to get off her lazy ass and go find Ryo.

"I got it, I got it," She muttered, flinging the covers off as the window crashed into the wall again, and the wind howled its displeasure. "I'm going now, sheesh."

Pulling on a raincoat, she put her hands on the wall and felt her way to the window, shutting it before turning to leave. She concentrated on tugging the hood of the raincoat over her head, only to trip over the stack of books Tsuna had placed on the floor, and fall flat on her face.

"… Damn you, Tsunayoshi… Ryo…"

In a cave, Ryo sneezed as he staggered deeper into the dark cavern, soaked to the bone by his own element. Slipping down the cold, rocky wall as he felt the last of his energy dissipate, he drew his breaths in ragged tones, weak as he tried hard not to collapse onto the ground.

Beat by my own element, that's so lame, he smirked as he slowly lay onto the cold and damp floor. He heard the rain outside, and felt the storm in his heart, laying against the cold rocks as he thought about the possible actions he could make in the situation they had been forced into and trapped in.

Ryo, can you hear me? Ayame's voice came to him, sickly-sweet, dripping like honey onto his slipping consciousness.

A-Aya… He felt a shock surge through his body, rendering him slightly paralyzed. I've been out in the rain too long, he thought to himself, but he knew his sister could hear.

Where are you? I heard from Reborn that Cho and Mark's looking for you too, so are Tsuna and the others. She didn't sound anxious at all, but Ryo knew his sister's heart.

In a cold, dark cave, somewhere, he muttered, feeling his consciousness on the brink of slipping again.

Ryo, don't black out on me, she sounded anxious now. Ryo? Ryo! Ryo…!

Aya… me… He thought, as he lost the fight to stay awake, seeing black spots dance before his vision before the darkness consumed him.

"Ah, ah, it was so difficult to find you, Ryo," A voice sang as footsteps echoed throughout the dark cavern. "Do you know how difficult it was to find you, darling? Let's go home now."

Said male was lifted off the floor and carried on broad shoulders as two hooded figures left the cave, smiling under the darkness that hid their faces, escaping with their target into the dark night.

Damn it, Ayame cursed as she ran blindly in the forest. I saw everything a moment ago, but now it's all black again… Ryo's out of my range…

Where are you, Ryo? She felt the rain pelting softly against her skin now, and she knew her brother had collapsed since they'd stop communicating through their special telepathy, and also since the rain had let up, but he was nowhere to be found.

Her sneakers splashed into puddles, becoming muddy as she continued to run despite her blindness, trying to find her brother. Suddenly, she felt something restrain her arms, and her stomach flipped when she realized what had happened to her brother.

This… is the worst possible thing ever, she grunted as she pulled herself off the gravelly ground when she fell. I can't find my brother, and I'm just running around blindly… This is a joke… Stop screwing with me, God!

"Hieee, what do you mean, Hibari's gone?" Tsuna freaked out at Dino immediately after getting the news.

"I don't know myself, I took my eyes off him for a few seconds and poof, he's gone," The blonde laughed, an embarrassed smile gracing his lips as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Does that mean that Hibari went off to find Ryo on his own?" Yamamoto joked, glaringly oblivious to the fact that the atmosphere was serious.

"I don't think so," Dino frowned as they continued on their way, "I doubt he'd do anything to help the family."

"True that," Gokudera grunted an agreement, hands in his pockets as he scuffed his shoes against the pavement. "Maybe he went to find Ayame to pick another fight."

"Hieee, Hibari fought with Ayame before?" Tsuna shrieked, grabbing at his brunette mane, freaking out at the thought of the two strongest people he knew going head to head.

"That's what Reborn told me," Gokudera explained as all of them continued to walk.

"What did I tell you?" A baby's voice piped up, scaring the brunette into screaming like a girl and the others to be surprised.

"Reborn!" Gokudera exclaimed, clearly shocked. The phrase 'speak of the devil' seemed to fit the situation.

"What are you doing here, Reborn?" Dino, surprisingly, was the most calm of them all.

"Just to let you all know, your mission is over," Reborn announced, before pointing his gun at Tsuna's forehead. "And you failed very badly, Tsuna!"

"Hieee?" Tsuna shrieked, afraid of said weapon as he tried to scramble back away from the range of the baby hitman. "Why?"

"Because you didn't capture the target," Reborn replied, tilting his fedora to shadow his face. "And also, because you let the enemy capture the target."

"Wait, you mean-?" Tsuna stammered, getting up only to fall again in his shock.

"Yes…" Reborn tilted his fedora back in place again, a serious expression on his face. "Cho and her family has Ryo."

Hohoho . Hope you had fun reading this chapter . Eh , whatever . I'm actually quite depressed cause of my results . They're not ... quite what I expected . And the only course I was aiming for ... I don't have it in my list . I don't wanna go on anymore . -heart break-