Alright, throw on your party hats and make some balloons, because I just hit my tenth chapter! Wwwwhhhhooooooaaaaahhhhh! Haha! Because I finally reached number ten, I'm going to write a special chapter next time that will NOT be part of the main storyline, it's just an extra. I hope you'll enjoy it.

In the last chapter, Alice did something that confused everyone. What she did accounts for one of her abilities. If you can figure out what it is and why it's that, then I will take requests for what you would like to happen in an extra chapter. It can be anything, however the characters must stay in character. I know that one person has already figured it out, so they're at the top of the list. If there are too many people that guess right, I will read all of your ideas and then choose which one I think is best, or I might do it at random.

Anyway, here is Chapter 10. Enjoy!

I do not own any of Katekyo Hitman Reborn. All rights go to Akira Amano, except for characters and things I have created.

Time was getting closer and closer to starting tonight's battle. I know who the Varia Storm Guardian is, and I know who the Vongola Storm Guardian is. Belphegor and Gokudera. Knowing how each of them are, this battle may be nerve wrecking. I don't wish for Belphegor or Gokudera to die, I don't want any of them to die. But, I do hope that Gokudera succeeds...

"VVVVOOOOOIIIII! It's almost time for the next battle!" Squalo shouted with excitement.

"No shit, Captain Obvious," I said irritated.

"Shut up, brat!" He yelled at me.

"What? I'm not a 'stupid brat' anymore? Are you warming up to me, Swallow?" I asked him with a sarcastic smile and tone.

"VVVOOOOIIIIII-"

*CRASH*

"Shut up, trash," Xanxus had thrown a glass of taquilla at Squalo's head.

"What the hell...!?" Squallo protested in rage.

"..." Xanxus didn't say anything. He just went back to lounging on his throne.

I looked at him and narrowed my eyes. I really wanted to punch the crap out of this bastard. But, I just sighed and sat down on the couch.

Not much longer after, Belphegor and Mammon came into the room. Bel smiled at me, but I just glared at him. He was with Mammon... So, I wasn't too sure if he really tolled Mammon about my ring or not. I looked away from them and gazed out the window.

Suddenly, someone plopped down on the couch next to me. I didn't look at the person, but I could tell it was Bel.

"Ushishi~ so, peasant, are you excited for tonight's battle?" Bel asked with a smile on his face, eager to hear what I have to say.

"Actually, I am excited..." I smiled evilly.

"Eeehh..?" He looked at me odd, obviously expecting a different answer, "Why is that?"

"Because... I'll get to see the one and only prince get the crap beaten out of him," I knew Gokudera wasn't going to damage him THAT much, but I wanted Bel to be flustered so that he'll be thrown off his game.

"Oh, really? Ushishishi~ well, you should know that I am going to win, because I am a prince," He boasted.

"Yes, yes you are a prince," I said.

"So, the peasant finally believes-"

"That you're a fallen prince; yes," I finished his sentence for him and smiled. He was not happy at all.

"Heh heh heh. That's funny," Levi laughed.

"Shut up, Chupacabra, nobody asked you," I snapped at him.

"What!? You can't tell me what to do, you stupid brat!" He countered.

"Isn't that Squalo's little pet name for me? Why do you have to steal everyone's catch phrases, Chupacabra?" I asked him innocently.

"Stop calling me a Chupacabra!" Levi was losing his temper.

"Oh, that's right, I'm sorry... That's an offense to Chupacabras. Sorry to mistake you for one, Chewbaca," I smiled menacingly at him.

"I am not Chewbaca!" He shouted.

"That's not what your mother says..." I said in a hushed tone.

"Ushishishishi~ ouch," It seems that Bel heard me. I couldn't help but laugh with him, since it was kinda funny.

"Hmpf!" Levi folded his arms and looked away.

"So, Alice, are you planning on going to the battle?" Mammon asked me.

"Huh?" I didn't hear him because I was laughing too much.

"Are you going to tonight's battle?" He repeated himself.

"... I'm not sure... I need to find someone, first..." I said distantly.

"'Someone'?" He questioned my words.

"It's none of your business..." I tried to cover it up.

"I see.." I could feel Mammon eyeing me. It creeped me out and confused me. What was that little mind of his thinking...?

An hour past and it was time to leave to go to the school for the Battle of Storm. All of us, except Xanxus, headed out towards the school. When we got there, we headed up to the third floor where the pink-haired twins were awaiting for our arrival.

We stood there for a while, waiting for Tsuna and the others to show up. It was ten minutes to eleven before they decided to make an appearance. But, it seemed that Gokudera was not with them... Where was he? I could hear all of them as they walked up.

"Looks like it's indoors today," Tsuna stated the obvious like the Chewba-cabra.

"But Gokudera-dono is..." Basil didn't finish his thought.

"What's that Octopus Head doing..." Ryohei thought outloud.

"Don't worry, he'll defiantly come," Yamamoto tried to reassure them.

"Why run away?" Bel said, "You'll be killed sooner or later, anyway."

"Shut the hell up, Bel," I said with annoyance.

"Ah! Look! It's Nera-dono!" Basil pointed at me, prompting me to look away in irritation.

"Yo, Alice!" Yamamoto waved.

"She doesn't seem too happy..." Again, Tsuna stated the obvious. Good job Mr. Observant...

"I wouldn't blame her," Reborn said, "After all, she is being forced to stay with a group of people that are trying to kill her and us. But, it seems she's managing."

"Nera-san is so strong... And so scary..." Tsuna sent chills down his own spine, "How does she handle being with a group as scary as them...?"

"Why don't you go ask her yourself, Dame~ Tsuna?" Reborn smiled.

Before they could continue the conversation, one of the pink twins interrupted.

"Once that clock strikes eleven, Gokudera Hayato will be disqualified," She explained, "Belphegor will win by default."

Everyone became tense as the clock struck down. Just as it was about to strike eleven, the clock spontaneously blew up.

"Sorry for making you wait, Juudaime! Gokudera Hayato is here."

Gokudera walked in wearing a lot of bandages and bombs strapped around his waist and thighs. I smirked at the fact that he actually made it.

"Gokudera-kun!"

"Octopus head!"

"Idiot..." I smiled.

"Since you have arrived within the designated time, you will be permitted to participate in the match," The pinks explained.

While Gokudera and and the others were chatting away, Belphegor was becoming rather amused at the site.

"What are you thinking, Bel?" I asked him cautiously.

"I am thinking that I'm going to have a lot of fun slicing my opponent up," He mused.

The twins explained that the battlefield was the entire third floor of the school building. This includes classrooms, corridors and buildings connected to this one. Suddenly, a gush of strong winds blew through one of the rooms and emptied out furniture through the walls and out the windows. Hibari is not going to be happy about this...

Furthermore, the winds were created by devices called "Huricane Turbines." The twins also announced that this round had a time limit of fifteen minutes. If the round exceeds the designated time, the turbines will blow up, destroying the whole third floor.

"Are their any injuries?"

Suddenly, some perverted guy in a doctor's outfit came in and tried to inappropriately touch the twins. They weren't too happy about it, and both of them elbowed him in the face.

"Very good, very good. That flexibility is a sign of good health," He said.

"Dr. Shamal!" Tsuna announced his name.

"... What's with the perverted doctor...?" I asked Squalo, but he didn't pay attention to me. None of them seemed to be paying attention to me.

Then suddenly, Mammon answered my question, "Trident Shamal... According to rumor, he is the man that was scouted by the Varia a while ago."

"... Thought I might have a look at your match, now that I'm here. In other words, I'm on this side! Nice to meet you folks in the funeral clothes," He greeted us, "Though, I must say I'm surprised to see the little lady over there on their side."

"I'm not on their side. I absolutely despise them. They're a bunch of annoying pricks that don't understand the meaning of silence. Heh, no wonder Xanxus never smiles, he has to put up with these dimwits," I smirked.

"Eh? Is that so? Then why are you standing over there? You should come over on this side. After all, I can protect you," He had lust in his eyes which caused me to stay on this side even more.

"You know, Shamal, I wouldn't mess with her if I were you..." Gokudera said.

"But, she's adorable and cute."

I raised an eyebrow.

"No- Shamal, you don't get it. There are things that she can do that you wouldn't think she was capable of doing," Gokudera tried to warn him.

The Varia all looked at me.

"Whoa, Hayato. I didn't know you were kinky like that," Shammal teased.

"I'm serious!"

As the two continued bickering with one another, I sighed and prayed for the battle to end soon.

"Humm, Shamal is with them," Mammon said.

"Dino, Colonello and now Shamal... Why is that kind of talent all lined up on their side... Just what is going on-...? Can it be that it's that Chibi's doing again...?" Squalo was frustrated.

Not too long after, the fight began. We were forced to head behind this area that contained monitors around the room.

As we headed out, I turned back to Gokudera.

"Oi! Gokudera! Do me a favor and kill that bastard, Belphegor, for me, and then revive him so that I could kill him again!" I smiled.

Gokudera and Belphegor turned toward me.

"Cheh! I'll try," Gokudera laughed.

"Ushishi~ 'Seems that the peasant is still choosing the wrong side," Bel smiled maliciously.

"Don't insult her like that. She's not even close to be a peasant," Gokudera snapped.

"I don't take orders from anyone, because I'm a prince," He smiled.

"Tch. Freaky bastard."

We stood behind a wall of laser beams that prevented us from crossing into the battlefield.

Gokudera started first and threw bombs at Bel. When the smoke cleared, Gokudera was surrounded by knives. He threw more bombs than before at him, but all Bel did was look at them and take a step back. A gush of wind slammed the dynamite out through the window, then exploding them. More gushes of wind hit where Gokudera was, causing him to duck out of the way.

There was a flick of Bel's hand and a set of knife were heading in Gokudera's direction. He stepped backwards and crashed through a classroom window.

Bel came into the room and set a knife in the air. It was blown in the direction of Gokudera and nearly grazed his cheek.

Bel seemed to be talking to him about the duty of the Storm Guardian, while Gokudera stood still. Suddenly, dozens of knives came down on him, prompting him to jump out of the way. He was about to throw bombs, but knives kept coming his way, so he had to constantly keep moving. He wasn't allowed a chance to attack.

I didn't pay attention to what anyone said, I just watched the fight. Surprisingly enough, I was actually getting really bored and drowned out the noise. I walked away from the monitors and looked out the window.

'I wonder if Hibari and Dino are doing alright. I haven't seen them in a while. Heh, I hope Hibari is getting the crap beaten out of him! But, that is unlikely considering Dino is actually a little easy to take down. Well... I looked at my hands that still had the gloves on... For me anyway.'

I was getting so bored, that I actually started to fall asleep. Before I completely drifted off to sleep, I caught myself and looked back at the monitors.

Bel had bombs flying toward him that seemed to change directions on their own. He couldn't escape them, so he let them hit him. A huge explosion rang all throughout the school. But when the smoke and ash cleared, Bel was fine. All he had was some blood dripping down the side of his face. However, he seemed... Hysterical.

"Once Bel sees his own royal blood, it begins..." Mammon informed us, "Prince the Ripper's true skills."

Gokudera threw more bombs, however Bel dodged them and cut the fuses with his knives. He charged for Gokudera.

"Finally, he's beginning to get serious," Levi said.

"Bel's true genius only comes into play once he loses his temper," Mammon explained.

"Oh? So he gets mad if a little bit of his blood spills? How pathetic..." I watched Belphegor through the monitors.

I looked away from the monitors for a few seconds and then looked back. I saw Gokudera limping away and Bel was getting up from the floor and swinging his arms around in the air like one of those wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tube-men.

I took out my cellphone and started recording it.

"VVVOOOIIII! What the hell are you doing, brat!?" Squalo asked me with his intensely loud voice of his.

"Recording. This is just too funny to ignore," I smirked.

"What, that your friend is getting killed?"

"No, that Bel looks like a frickin' retard," I tried hard not to laugh at Bel, "He's flailing his arms around like an idiot, haha!"

Gokudera lead Belphegor into the library. It was a dead end. Gokudera was running all over the place trying to escape Bel's knives, but then he suddenly stopped moving. It turned out that he was surrounded by wires.

Bel stood in front of him claiming victory. Then, the whole library was shrouded in smoke from explosions. The wires went slack, and he threw his bombs at Bel. Bel fell to the floor unconscious. Gokudera went over to collect the other half of the ring, letting his guard down.

Bel got up and took a hold of Gokudera's ring, toppling him over. Gokudera punched him in the face, but he didn't let go. The two of them rolled on the floor into a bookcase, each of them trying to get the ring.

Then the turbines started blowing up.

"Gokudera, get out of there, now!" I shouted.

"Hayato, hand over the ring to the enemy and get back here, now!" Shamal ordered.

"No! If I lose, then we'll be at a huge disadvantage!" Gokudera pushed at Bel's face.

Everyone was yelling at him to drop it and leave, but he wouldn't listen.

I drowned out all the noise and focused on Gokudera.

"Just hand over the f$&king ring!" I shouted.

"I can't do that!"

"IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU'LL DIE ALONG WITH THE RING! IT WON'T COME INTO OUR POSSESSION!" I retorted, "IF YOU STAY, THEN... You're basically dead to us already..."

"Stop messing around, Gokudera! Have you thought about what youre fighting for!?" Tsuna shouted.

This seemed to snap him back into reality.

Tsuna started rambling on and I was getting pissed that he wasn't listening... I clutched at my head out of frustration.

Then, the turbines in the library went off, causing a huge explosion.

"GOKUDERA!"

I dropped to floor and held my head again. I screamed in frustration. I was starting to lose myself. I couldn't let that happen, though, not here. Not now. I ran my hands through my hair and punched the floor, creating a decent sized crator in the ground, trying to keep a hold of myself. My mind was driving me insane. I looked down at my ring and caught a glimpse of a black, inky substance swirling around it, momentarily.

"Someone, restrain her, now!" I could hear Reborn shout in urgency.

"Ah! Nera-dono!" Basil exclaimed.

"Nera-san..." Tsuna looked at me.

Instantly, I felt strong arms wrap around me and restrain my movements.

"What the hell is happening!?" Squalo, whom of which was the one securing me, asked Reborn.

"It's beginning..." Reborn said with horror aroused in his words.

"What's beginning?" Ryohei asked him.

"The ring's full acceptance..."

Everyone stared at me in shock and fear.

"Look! The monitors!" Shamal exclaimed.

"Nah- it's.. It's Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna was ecstatic

The laser beams went off and Tsuna and the others ran to Gokudera to assist him.

"Calm down, you stupid brat!" Squalo shouted and he placed a hand over my nose and mouth to keep me from breathing until I calmed down from loss of oxygen.

When I was more calm, he set me down and I fell to the floor. I looked up and saw that Gokudera was alive. Thank goodness for that. But, then I wondered about Belphegor. I didn't really like him, but I was concerned for his wellbeing. He shouldn't have to die. No one should... No one should have to risk their lives for something like this.

Out of curiosity, I got up and headed over to the library. When I got there, I saw him in a horrid condition. He was lying either dead or unconscious on the floor. I ran up to him and checked his pulse. I checked his wrist and his neck. I couldn't get anything. I hesitantly placed my hand on his chest where is heart would be. I couldn't get anything from that, either. Reluctantly, I rested the side of my head on his chest to see if I could hear a heartbeat.

*THUMP... THUMP*

He was alive. Just barely. I looked at him and laughed. I took out my cellphone and played the video of him waving his arms around.

"So going on the Internet," I laughed again.

Then, the giant robot came in and picked Bel up and looked at me.

"... 'Sup..." I said, not knowing what to say or do.

It turned and flew out the doorway. I slowly got up and looked around the library. I walked out and headed over to a broken window. I could feel the cool breeze grazing my face. It felt nice. I looked down at my ring and lost my smile. What was happening to me...? Why do I lose myself so often, now...? What is this ring's power...?

Out of frustration and infuriation, I slammed my right fist down on the windowsill, creating a huge dent.

When my mind and anger were clear, I decided to head back to the rest of the group. As I walked down the hallway, I heard familiar voices. One of them standing out over the others'.

"Unlawfully breaking into the school and vandalizing the premises. By joint relation, all of you here will be bitten to death."

My eyes widened. I know that voice. I smiled evilly to myself.

"Hibari-san!" Tsuna exclaimed.

"Wha- we're in trouble, too?" Gokudera couldn't believe it.

"It seems he's one of their Guardians," Mammon deduced.

"What does it matter? In the end, he's just another brat," Squalo smirked.

I walked up to the group and leaned up against the wall.

"Hey..." I smiled maliciously," ... Long time, no see... Hibari..."

[END]

Yyyaaayyyy! Hibari is back! This should get interesting.

By the way I don't own Chewbaca from Star Wars, all credit goes to George Lucas. And there was a Family Guy reference in there. The 'wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tube-men' line belongs to the creators of Family Guy.

Let me know what you think in a review and tell me your favorite part and (or) quote.

Until next time, I will see you in the next update.

POOF!