CHAPTER 10- The Bonded Skies
Giotto's POV:
And so 10 months passed after G and Hayate's wedding. It was also 9 months since the funeral of Hayate's father. Three months ago we also heard that Rhea was pregnant...our family is really growing.
I forgot to tell you but Tsuna already graduated high school a year ago and is focusing on her work as Tsuki and as the Sky Protector. She's already 18 years old going 19 and you know what that means? It means that I can marry her already.
Well legal age here is actually less than 18 but I promised General Iemitsu and Mama Sherry that I'll wait for Tsuna to become at least 18 so that we can get married.
And of course I've intended to keep that promise...
I am the youngest male and Tsuna is the second to the youngest that is why everyone is really overprotective of us. My ever faithful right hand man is already pushing me to propose to Tsuna and get married...and don't worry I intend to do it very soon.
Currently, I am at Washington having a talk with the President and Tsuna is back at Japan with Arisa and Takeshi to visit their respective families.
But you know what the hardest thing to look before proposing to Tsuna? It is to prevent her from getting a premonition about what you are going to do...and to whom else would I get advice? It would be no other than my infamous ancestor, Aeris di Vongola who succeeded in having a surpise proposal to Sheila.
And that is what I am going to do after this meeting...
"So Aeris, tell me the answer already", I said but my dear ancestor wouldn't budge.
"My wife would kill me, she want to see how you would surprise her descendant", Aeris replied.
"But Sheila is my great great great grandmother too you know so help me great great great grandfather"
"You always makes me feel old when you say that title but you know how protective Sheila can be of Tsuna"
"Just even a clue Aeris?"
"Fine...but don't tell Tsuna that you learned this from me okay?"
"Promise"
"Alright the way to temporarily seal the precognition powers of Tsuna is..."
Tsuna's POV:
A week passed and I was on my way back to Italy. As I was about to enter the mansion...I heard a lot of screaming in the mansion...well one of them is a screaming pregnant Rhea running after a scared Lampo...and the babies woke up because of a love quarrel between the newly married Hayate and G. And do you know what happens when Hayate becomes emotional, she threw dynamites and bombs all over...just think what would happen when she gets pregnant...I'll really feel sorry for G.
And so I made my way to my boyfriend's study just to see it empty. If I recall I told him that I'm coming home and he always welcome me after every mission.
"Ah..Hime-sama I didn't know you came back already. Welcome back", Hayate said, judging by what happened I think G gave up and lost the fight...the things a man does for the woman he loves.
"Hayate, have you seen Giotto?"
"Yes, he was just here and Ouji-sama went out with someone", Hayate said. There was never a time that Giotto would leave before welcoming me home.
"So what's the gender of this someone Hayate?" I asked already boiling with anger.
"A girl Hime, why?"
"Excuse me for a while Hayate, I have a boyfriend to find"I said and hurriedly went outside.
Hayate's POV:
After seeing that Hime-sama is already far away, I got my phone and immediately dialled a number.
"Yup, she just got home and I talked with her...don't worry Ouji-sama the plan was a success"
"Thank you for cooperating Hayate and please can you accompany Tsuna? I would want her to be safe" Ouji-sama said over the phone.
"Don't worry Ouji-sama I'll protect Hime with all my might", I said and the call ended. Now time to find Hime.
Tsuna's POV:
And so I drove around town, maybe I can see my boyfriend and with me is Hayate because she insisted in coming. After a few minutes Hayate looked at her cell and told me that she wants to go to a cafe because G insisted to eat a vanilla cupcake.
As we arrived at the cafe, I looked at the nearby Italian restaurant and was shocked by what I saw, I saw Giotto eating lunch with someone. I really can't see who it is but judging by the way he responds, it is a girl.
"Hime?" Hayate said and I grabbed her arm.
"We are going home Hayate", I said and dragged her to the car.
I don't know but I felt anger and mostly jealousy I hurriedly drove the car and ended up going to a secluded park.
"Hayate, I thought that Giotto would stay loyal to me", I said and started to cry.
"Hime..." Hayate said and stroked my back.
We just continued like that for an hour and then began to lie on the grass.
"I don't think Ouji-sama would do something like an affair Hime", Hayate said.
"I think so too, but I can't help but feel jealous if I see him with another woman", I said and Hayate's cellphone began to ring again.
"Hime, you know what Elena and the others invited the two of us to go shopping, do you want to go?"
"Alright..."
Hayate's POV:
Plan success...well you see it was really planned for us to go the Cafe so that Hime would see Ouji-sama with another woman...and do you have any idea on to who this woman is? It is my beloved husband whom I instructed to wear a long wig.
The plan to go shopping is also part of our scheme...of course Hime-sama would have to look gorgeous for tonight...
Tsuna's POV:
Right now, all the girls are dragging me to a lot of stores letting me try on different gowns, shoes, and accessories.
"Guys, why am I the only one buying things?" I said and the others froze.
"Well that's because you need a lot more things in your wardrobe", Arisa said.
"Yeah..it's because you're Giotto-nii's future wif...", Laela said but Rhea put a hand over Laela's mouth.
"You really need to have a lot of things Tsuna", Viole said and they all continued to drag me somewhere.
At the end they really bought a lot of things for me but they told me to wear the bright orange halter top cocktail dress with strips of black.
They then began to drive me towards the hilltop where I can see the lights coming from Sicily and you can overlook the big Vongola estate.
When I went down the car the girls giggled and hurriedly closed the door and sped out from my sight. I was then left all alone in the dark. Suddenly a road lighted with candles glowed and arrows made from rose petals guided me to where I should go.
It led me to an ark made of roses and I realized that I was in a garden...I immediately walked around and decided to stay in a brightly lighted pavilion.
Suddenly a soft melody filled the area and someone sang a song...
The first day that I met you
I think I always knew
That you were meant to be the one
And then the feeling grew
And then I saw Giotto walking towards me holding a bouquet of roses. At his back are everyone smiling brightly at me.
With God and friends my witness
Our love will never die
I take the gift you gave me
Don't need to question why
For all the faults I'm made of
For all the wrongs I do
I'm not asking you to judge me
Just be true
That time Giotto handed the bouquet to my hands and clasped it with his.
All of me
Is what I give to you
And everything I have
I wanna share with you
He then got a box from his pocket and opened it before my eyes revealing a diamond studded ring.
And with this ring
For all eternity
I make this vow
When I give you all of me
I can't help but let tears trail to my cheeks as Giotto sang the song and the whole time he held my hands.
This life is short and precious
A one way ticket ride
I thank you for the journey
I know you're on my side
And we are only here once
I'm glad we shared this day
Of knowing something special
That will never go away
For all the faults I'm made of
And all the wrongs I do
I'm not asking you to judge me
Just be true
Slowly we danced to the hymn of the music and I clutched Giotto's suit...never wanting to let go.
All of me
Is what I give to you
And everything I have
I wanna share with you
And with this ring
For all eternity
I make this vow
When I give you all of me
All of me
That's what I give to you
And everything I have
I'm gonna share with you, yeah
And with this ring
I give for all eternity
My love
I make this vow
All of me
Is what I give to you
And everything I have
I wanna share with you
And with this ring
For all eternity
I make this vow
When I give you all of me
I give you all of me
At the end of the song, Giotto hugged me tightly and guided me out from the pavilion.
"Look up, Tsuna", he said and when I looked up I saw fireworks and you know what they spell?
They spelled the words that I have wanted to hear from Giotto for so long.
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
And when I looked back I saw Giotto already kneeling down before me.
"I've waited for so long to ask you that question...but I did promise that I'll only tell you this after you reach 18 and graduated high school. We've gone a long way, we overcome a lot of challenges. We've been hurt and yet we continued to love each other. I'm not going to only ask for Tsunayuki Sheila di Cielo but I'm going to ask Tsuna Sawada and Tsuki. Will you make me the happiest man on Earth and give me the reply I have wanted to hear for so long. In front of everyone can you give me the answer I've wanted? Will you marry me?"
No need for words to say but I only uttered the most important three letter word that I know Giotto would want to hear from my lips.
"YES!" I said and hurriedly launched myself to my laughing fiancé. And after that he looked at me in the eye and slowly slipped the ring on my finger. After that he kissed the ring on my hand and before I can ask him why he did that, he sealed my lips with a kiss.
Later, while we were strolling hand in hand after we went to the mansion, Giotto told me everything about the plan.
"Well...actually I heard this from someone. I did promise you that you'll never saw my proposal coming right?"
Flashback:
"Alright the way to temporarily seal the precognition powers of Tsuna is to make her jealous", Aeris said.
"WHAT? But what if it will affect her flame again?"
"It will be only for a few hours so that her precognition powers will be blocked by those strong emotions"
"And how did it turn out with Sheila?"
"Let us just say that I really did make her worry that I might break up with her"
"So that's what happened", he said.
"Uhuh, you really got me...so who was the woman Hayate told me you went out with and who was with you at the cafe?"
"Well the woman who was with me at the office is Xelia, well she really wants to know my plans of my proposal to you and she keeps bothering me. The 'woman' who you saw in the restaurant is G"
"WHAT?"
"Haha, that's right, Hayate and him had a fight and to make up to her Hayate dared him to wear a long wig"
And so for one whole month the whole Vongola and Cielo Famiglias are busy with the preparations. They said they want Giotto and I's wedding to be the most fabulous and grandest wedding ever. They said this with the reason that the wedding between the heirs of the most powerful mafia families must be the best.
And they really did...currently I am having the last fitting of my wedding dress and it is really good. The good thing is that they are the one who made me sketch my dress and they really did a good job in it.
It is an organza white sleeveless princess ball gown. It has a scoop neckline and ends up towards the floor, it also has a long train. It has three parts, the ball gown itself, the above ruffles, and the big white ribbon designed over the waist.
And you know how many layers everyone ordered for the cake to have? It's 10 layers, which stands for the 10 generations of the Vongola's prosperity. The bottom layer and the 3 topmost layers are coated which orange, the 4 generations which the Vongola protects the people.
The cake's topmost layer is designed with the traditional bride and groom statues but we also added the Vongola and Cielo Famiglia crests.
I don't know how many people were invited by the organizers but I already suspected it to be...a lot. Giotto and I always got greeting cards everyday and it's already flooding one spacious room.
Are you wondering who the bestman and maid of honor are? It is Colonello-nii and Lal-nee...Colonello-nii secretly told Giotto and I that he's be proposing to Lal while Giotto and I would be in our honeymoon.
Weeks passed and finally it is my long awaited wedding...
Everybody is so busy preparing and I am still lying down at the bed reading a novel. Last night the girls and I had the bachelorette party and we stayed up until midnight...no wonder everyone was still sleeping. That was until a sharp knock on the door sounded...and I already knew the person who knocks like that. I immediately tapped everyone and they woke up just in time for the door to open and reveal the torturing demo...I mean my maid-of-honor, Lal.
"Good to see you awake girls", she said and started to open the blinds. "It's your big day Tsuna and we must start it early"
And that is what we did, we took a bath and got ready, after that we had spa and massage sessions. Immediately after that the hairdressers and make-up artists gathered around us and started to do their work.
The wedding is scheduled to take place at 3 PM and currently it is 12 NN. The maids already prepared separate lunches for the boys and the girls. Well we are stationed at different wings of the mansion, the boys are on the North and we the girls are on the South. They said that the groom and bride can't meet each other before the wedding that is why the others are really keeping a close eye on us.
At exactly 1PM we were then told to dress up in our respective gowns and the girls and my mother helped me put on my wedding gown. Sheila's necklace was on my neck and the Arceo tiara was placed on top of my head to secure the veil. Most of my hair was left down and some were held by a diamond studded hairclip.
"You look gorgeous Hime-sama", Hayate said.
"Yup, her title really lives to what she is, you look like a princess Tsuna", Elena said.
"I'm sure Giotto would be happy to see you", Arisa said.
"At last the last Protector is going to get married", Rhea said.
"The guests would really be surprised by the bride's beauty",Chrome said.
"Of course, Tsuna-nee would be so beautiful...a lot of people will be sad to see both the sought after people not available anymore. But everyone was really happy that the both of you ended up together", Laela said.
"Come on guys, it's already 2 PM, the men are already on their way to the church. We must also go there now", Viole said and in 20 minutes we are already seated on 2 different cars and made our way to the church.
On our way my cellphone rang and I immediately answered the call.
"Hello...", the familiar voice of my soon to be husband can be heard on the phone and I smiled.
"Hello to you too Mr. Groom, is there something you want from me?" I said and I heard a chuckle from Giotto.
"Is it bad to call you soon to be Mrs. Vongola?" he said and I also chuckled and before I knew it we already arrived at the church.
"Can't wait for the ceremony Mr. Vongola? For your information we already arrived in the church", I said.
"Really?" I heard him say and soon the voices of the other men can be heard on the phone.
"Sorry Tsuna, our groom here is really nervous and having delusions about you not arriving here", G said on the phone.
"I'm not", I can hear Giotto shout from the phone.
"Yes, you are...", I heard Lampo said.
"Anyways, sorry for disturbing you Tsuna, our dear boss is just too eager to hear your voice", Daemon said.
"Brother's right, the wedding should start now you know, Giotto might blow up the whole place if he has to wait a lot longer", Mukuro said.
"Guys, stop telling Tsuna weird things", I heard Giotto once again shout on the phone.
"Bye Tsuna", I heard Kyoya said and the call hanged up.
From the window of the car, I can already see a lot of people waiting inside the church and greeted by the other Guardians and Protectors. Giotto must be inside the church welcoming the guests.
At 2:50 PM, the car door opened and I saw Lal-nee.
"It's time, the people are already eager to see the bride", she said and helped me get out from the car and in that time the other girls also helped me.
"Ready Tsuna?" Lal-nee asked me and gave me my rose and lily bouquet.
"Ready", I said and I can hear the sound of the bridal procession.
The first to walk down the aisle will be Giotto followed by the bestman then the groomsmen. Next are the flower girls and item bearers, followed by the bridesmaids, maid-of-honor, and finally me with my mother.
When Lal-nee walked down the aisle, the doors of the church are once again closed.
"I always dreamed about seeing this day, about you getting married. I'm sure your father wanted to see this day", my Mom said and held my hand.
'Congratulations and best wishes Tsuna', I heard Sheila said and she appeared before me for a while and hurriedly vanished.
In a few minutes, the doors finally opened and I slowly made my way inside the church and you know what happened? The guests all gasped...
"Is something wrong Mom? Why are they all looking at me?" I whispered to my Mom and then I heard the people saying these words. 'What a beautiful bride', 'She's really perfect for the Decimo', 'The Cielo Princess is really so beautiful'.
I smiled when I heard those compliments and continued to walk down the long aisle. When I was let's say 50 meters from where Giotto is standing we looked each other but Giotto can't really see my face seeing that it is covered with the veil.
Looking at my future husband, I can really feel that my dreams really came true. I really found my prince. I know I am the subject of envy to a lot of women when Giotto fell in love at me. Even just wearing a white tuxedo and a white cape, he really stood up among all the men not only in looks but in character. And I am so glad that those blue eyes are only looking at me.
When we arrived at the aisle, my mother handed my arm to Giotto's and he kissed it making the audience shriek in happiness.
"You never fail to impress me Princess", Giotto said and I gave him a smile.
"As you do my dear Prince, I can feel all the women's looks on you" I said and Giotto chuckled.
"But I only have mine on you, ready to get married soon-to-be Mrs. Vongola?"
"I've been waiting to have that title for years Mr. Vongola", I answered and together we faced the altar but before that the girls and boys asked for our attention and we smiled after looking at what they prepared for us.
The girls hold cardboards written with 'Protect the Princess, dear Prince' and the boys hold cardboards written with 'Protect the Prince, dear Princess'.
And so my mind didn't process what happened in the next minutes until the time for the vows. If Giotto hasn't grasped my hand, I would still be in my own little world.
"Tsuna, Tsunayuki, Tsuki, Sky Protector; I've known you since you were 14 and I was glad that I came to Japan. My Mom once told me that the fated person for me would just come by and I'm glad I waited. We've loved each other and had hurt each other, and yet we always end up in each other's arms. The day you appeared at the meeting room, I'm going to admit that I swore from then to show my love to you. I swore from then on to do everything to make you mine once again, and I swore from then on to make you smile once again and I swore from then on to give you happiness. I couldn't ask for anyone to remain forever by my side, please accept this ring as a symbol of my love and devotion for you. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part", Giotto said and slipped the golden band on my left ring finger.
"Gio, Giotto, Ieyasu, Vongola Decimo; we've known each other since middle school and you became my light and salvation. I never believed in love at first because I never acknowledge things that can't be seen and yet when I saw you first at the hospital and then at our classroom, I finally believed it with all my heart. To protect each other, we sometimes lie and because of that we made each other suffer, but that is how deep we loved each other. Deep enough to do everything to make the other happy. I became the person which who I am today in order to become someone worthy to stand by your side, a person worthy to be looked at by others to be your partner and wife. Please accept this ring as a symbol of my love and devotion for you. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part" I said and slipped the similar golden band on Giotto's finger.
Then the priest said the following words.
"Do you, Giotto Aeris di Vongola accept Tsunayuki Sheila di Cielo as your faithful wife?"
"I do"
"Do you, Tsunayuki Sheila di Cielo accept Giotto Aeris di Vongola as your faithful husband?"
"I do"
"Then with the power vested on me...I pronounce you, man and wife. You may now kiss the bride"
With that said Giotto and I faced each other once again and he slowly uncovered my veil and smiled at me.
"I love you Tsuna"
"I love you too Gio"
And he kissed me after hearing those words and the crowd applauded and cheered.
"I present to you, Mr. and Mrs. Giotto and Tsunayuki Vongola, Prince and Princess of the Vongola and Cielo Famiglias"
After that we had our wedding pictures, and because of the number of guests, the cameramen almost reached the church doors when he took the whole group picture.
Afterwards we walked down the aisle first of course is Giotto and I followed by Colonello-nii and Lal-nee then followed by the Guardians and Protectors.
At the reception we really had a lot of fun, there were bridal games in which there was a time that Giotto must sing a song in order for the girls to return me to him. And he really did and once again even if he is already married the other women fell in love with him again.
I can't even count how many times the guests would clang their glasses with their spoons and you know what that means right? The bride and groom must kiss each other.
When we had the cake cutting and wine drinking, unknown to the others at our side are Aeris and Sheila with the other First Generation Guardians and Protectors, they had been with us since the wedding though.
Later, the most awaited garter and bouquet tossing finally came. Shouts came from the audience when Giotto took off the garter from my thigh. And of course, it was already a Vongola practice, the couple who got the garter and bouquet are the maid-of-honor and bestman, Lal and Colonello.
During our first dance and when the time came for the others to join us, I saw no other than Ira with who seems like a Captain of a Division under her father.
"She seems to have found the man for her", my husband said.
"Uh huh,I'm glad she's not after you anymore", I said.
"But I was really surprised when she came to us two week ago to apologize", Giotto said.
"You're right...", I said and suddenly he hugged me from behind.
"Giotto...what are you doing?"
"Hugging my wife is that wrong?"
"Not at all, anyway you've never told me where to go for our honeymoon"
"Didn't you have a premonition about that"
"Thanks to you begging Aeris to involve Sheila, my beloved ancestor temporarily sealed my precognition ability for a week. So Giotto, where are we going?"
"To Hawaii..."
"REALLY? I've been wanting to go there"
"But the reason why we're really going to Hawaii is because Grandpa and the Varia wanted to see you. They can't attend the wedding because of their missions and more security will be needed if they went back to Italy", Giotto said. "But I've been planning to bring you to Canada after Hawaii"
"Yehey...I can't wait. I miss Xanxus-nii and the others too..."
"And yet they've been calling you since we told them of our engagement, and may I remind you that they are calling us for one whole hour...every day"
"They really are so overprotective aren't they...Giotto what time will the reception end?"
"Ugh...in precisely an hour"
"We won't be doing anything important right?"
"Yup...I think so"
"Then why don't we go outside?"
And when we get outside we went to nearby lake and Giotto invited me to a boat ride.
I didn't know that we are already gone for an hour until both of us received a call from our frantic right hands.
"DECIMO/HIME WHERE ARE YOU?"
"Calm down G, Tsuna's with me"
"Don't worry Hayate, I'm with Giotto"
"WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR BOTH OF YOU...WHERE THE HECK DID YOU GO?" G said.
"Don't worry G-nii we will be going back now", I said and we both hurried back to the reception.
We then greeted our guests goodbye and got ready for our honeymoon.
"I'll miss you Hime-sama", Hayate said and began to cry. Lately she's been getting too emotional you know. And I think you know what I mean.
"Hayate, we're going to be gone for only 2 weeks", I said and comforted my Storm Protector.
Giotto on the other hand whispered something to G and it is something about bringing Hayate to have a check-up.
"Bye everyone see you in two weeks", I said and went towards G's direction and winked at him and whispered Congratulations.