Another appearance
Enjoy while you can, Sawada Tsunayoshi~ Your downfall is near!
"Tsu-kun! Are your friends having lunch here again?" Nana shouted from the kitchen.
"Yes! Thanks!" Tsuna replied. It was the second week of the summer holidays which meant no school. It also meant that Reborn would gather his guardians once every few days for a special meeting. However, this scene was different that before, considering that they were actually 20-year-olds in 15-year-old bodies so there wasn't too much immature bickering involved… Not too much…
"So now, we-" Reborn's statement was cut short by the loud ring of the doorbell.
"I'll get it!" Nana said. Shortly after a few muffled exchanges, Nana called out, "Tsuna! There's a cute girl here looking for you!~"
"Wh-What?" Tsuna's eyes widened. I don't remember any girl!
"Wow, way to go Tsuna!" Yamamoto cheered, patting Tsuna on the shoulder.
Before anyone could say anything else (especially Reborn who definitely had a lot to say at that moment), Tsuna dashed out of the room.
"Ah! It's you!" Tsuna exclaimed when he saw a blond haired girl at the doorstep, smiling ever so sweetly at him. She was kind of cute, with her blond curly hair and her frilly, yellow dress. In fact, she looked like a middle schooler.
Gokudera and Yamamoto's curiosity got the better of them as they went down to check out the "cute girl" Nana was talking about.
"Those two too!" the girl exclaimed, pointing to the two guardians who were walking down the stairs. "Thank you so much for getting back my purse!"
"What the hell? She actually searched for us just to thank us? Crazy kid." Gokudera mumbled.
"Aw, that's really thoughtful!" Yamamoto said, grinning away as usual.
"Why don't you stay for lunch! The more the merrier after all!" Nana chirped as she pulled her into the house.
Tsuna's jaw dropped. "What?" we barely know her!... Wait... This happened when Reborn came too... Urgh...
Gokudera's eye twitched. Not just anyone can eat with juudaime!
Reborn stood at the top stairs, observing the scene. "I guess this means the meeting will have to be held another day." The others got up and left.
"Hm? Your friends aren't staying?"
Tsuna glanced at guardians who were exiting through the front door and shook his head. "They have erm... Something to do!"
"Ne ne~ Tsuna-kun? Can I call you that? Oh, wait! I want to just call you Tsuna! Tsuna!" the little girl said, playfully, as she twirled a few strands of her golden hair round her finger and staring intently at Tsuna.
"Erm... Yeah sure... So what's your name?"
"My name is Miko Be- Miko Beruka!" she answered with a slight pause. "You can call me Miko!"
Nana strolled out of the kitchen, carrying some plates. "Miko-chan? How old are you?"
"Hehe, secret! Oh yes, I just remembered something! I have to go now, bye bye~!" Miko said, cheerfully as she skipped out of the door, her fingers brushing against Tsuna which resulted in shivers sent down his spine. What was that feeling?
"Don't touch juudaime so intimately! Stupid brat!" Gokudera shouted in a threatening manner. I don't like her one bit!
"D-Don't worry about it, Gokudera... It was probably an accident!"
Yamamoto nodded his head and slung an arm round Tsuna's shoulder "Tsuna's right! Let's not overreact over these minor situations!"
The remaining two weeks soon flew by and it was time… Time to go back to school.
"Good morning, class! We have a new student today! Please welcome Miko Beruka!" the teacher said as he ushered in Miko. Her curly, blond hair was tied up into a ponytail and her small stature made her seem more like a middle school student rather than a high school student.
"Hello everybody! I'm Miko Beruka but you can call me Miko-chan! I hope to make lots of friends here!" she chirped, tilting her head slightly. That minor action immediately made the boys in the class wide awake and they started to chatter among themselves. "Let's form a fanclub for her!" and "Oh no! Kyoko is about to lose to that cute shorty!" were some of the things that were murmured. Miko soon took her seat which was about two seats behind Tsuna and gave him a smile when he turned around. Tsuna returned a nervous smile and quickly turned back.
During lunch, the trio as usual, went to the rooftop for lunch and as soon as they sat down, Yamamoto started to chatter. "Hey, Tsuna! I think Miko likes you!" he said with a grin.
Tsuna, who was drinking his juice peacefully, immediately choked. "Wh-What? N-No way!"
"Don't spout such rubbish! That stupid child could never be the wife of the great future Vongola boss!" Gokudera retorted, glaring at the Rain guardian.
"Gokudera!"
Yamamoto just laughed and rubbed the back of his neck. "I was just saying!"
"Ciaossu." Reborn greeted as he landed onto Tsuna's head from god-knows-where. "I did some researching and I'm afraid the situation isn't as pretty as it seems right now."
"What's going on?... " Tsuna asked hesitantly, placing his juice box on the ground. From the corner of his eye, he could see Gokudera tense up and Yamamoto didn't look as relaxed anymore.
Reborn continued, "Turns out that some members of the Scuro Vampa did manage to come back with us to this time and as we speak, they're probably going to hasten their plans in creating their new power of some sort." There was a deafening silence as the Decimo and his guardians processed the information that Reborn had just given them. Was it really worth it? He had left three of his Armonia Famiglia friends, Giannini, Irie, and Spanner behind in the future. They had sacrificed themselves just to send them to the past to change it but now that their plans had been rudely changed because of those Scuro Vampa members. Was it worth coming to the past when the risk could be equal or maybe greater than staying in the future?
Reborn sighed as he saw Tsuna knit his brows and the other two shifting uncomfortably on the hard concrete. Dame-Tsuna really thought too much, didn't he? "Don't look so glum. There's still some good news, I think."
"Oh really? What else could be good?" Tsuna replied coldly, his chin resting on his hand as he rolled his eyes.
"You've grown bold, Dame-Tsuna. My reputation has been tarnished as the world's best tutor. Sigh, I'm so hurt, kid." Came the monotonic reply.
"Kid? I'm a twenty year old stuck in a fifteen year old body, for goodness sake!" an exasperated Tsuna cried out, throwing up his arms for some extra dramatic effect. "Right, the good news. What is it?"
"Your three Armonia comrades. They made it." Reborn said with a smirk. Tsuna's eyes widened, unable to believe what his Spartan tutor just told him. Then why didn't the phone numbers work? "Looks like I was right. We might actually have gone into a similar parallel world… And your math question that you got correct was actually a fluke-"
Tsuna quickly interjected, "Okay, okay, I get the point!"
"The phone numbers probably wouldn't work since this isn't the same past as the one we've lived through. In fact, they might not even be in Reshun town or even Japan. It would be good if we could find them and get their help." Reborn explained, crossing his small arms. "So, dame-Tsuna, what do you think we should do?"
Tsuna pondered for a moment before giving a determined look. "We'll go look for them. Only then, will we start the planning against the Scuro Vampa."
"Yes, juudaime!"
"Cool plan, Tsuna!" Yamamoto cheered, patting him on the back.
Yeah, go ahead, find your stupid comrades! Do you really think you can stop us so easily? Even if you put up a fight, we can easily crush you… The figure gave a sly grin and disappeared into the shadows.
Reborn looked up. What was that? He felt something or someone nearby but he couldn't detect it. Soon, lunch was over and they made their way back to class.
"Hello, Tsuna! Welcome back!" Miko greeted. The atmosphere in the class suddenly became cold as majority of the boys turned to glare at Tsuna.
"Uh… H-Hi?..." Tsuna replied nervously. Oh boy… Gokudera on the other hand, was giving a more menacing glare and some vulgar gestures, effectively shutting up most of the boys. The day went by smoothly and the day was peaceful and normal… Almost.
Tsuna and his two guardians were walking back home as usual when suddenly they heard gunshots. Yamamoto quickly took out his katana and deflected the bullets while Gokudera threw his dynamites in the direction of where the bullets came from. Tsuna dodged a few and went into his hyper dying will mode, using his hyper intuition to detect his attackers. What the?... I can't detect them exactly… Ah, got one! "Gokudera! Enemy at three o clock!" The Storm guardian immediately turned and threw a few sticks of dynamites and it exploded near an alley. The shootings stopped and Tsuna dashed towards the alley. He heard a few groans, followed by some curses. Tsuna fanned the smoke away and Gokudera stepped forward to grab the collar of the gunman.
"Who do you work for? The fucking Scuro Vampa? What are your intentions? To kill juudaime?" Gokudera demanded, shaking the already half deaf man.
"Y-Yes!... B-Boss wanted… NO! I-I… I cannot betray him! I live for the Scuro Vampa! I'd rather d-die than go back in shame! The Scuro Vampa will prevail!" With that said, he took out a syringe and jabbed himself. Within a few seconds, he went limp and the syringe dropped from his hand to the ground. Gokudera dropped him onto the floor and knelt down to feel his pulse.
"Juudaime, he's gone." Gokudera said, grimly.
Yamamoto and Tsuna looked at each other and turned back their attention to the lifeless body. "I can't believe he just took his own life like that… Such dedication… is foolish." Tsuna said, his fists clenching tightly. Gokudera stood up and placed a comforting hand onto the Decimo's shoulder. "Juudaime…" Yamamoto patted Tsuna's shoulder and picked up the syringe which still had a few drops of the pale green liquid inside. "You'll need this right?"
Tsuna nodded and pocketed it. "Let's go. Be on your guard, okay?" The two Vongola guardians agreed and they walked back home in silence.
Ehehe, I would have killed that idiot if he actually told our plans to them~ Heh, good doggy~! The same figure from before gave a grin, disappearing into the shadows once more.
-Somewhere in Italy-
"Boss! We are ready! The synchronisation with M-sama is at 100%! When would you like to leave for Japan?" a mafioso asked.
The boss of the Scuro Vampa sat at his desk in his dark room, grinning to himself as he took a sip of his wine. "No… I have something very important to do… Something the Vongola will surely enjoy… Prepare those who have the implants! We'll be paying a surprise visit to the Vongola…"
"Yes sir." Answered the Mafioso as he turned to leave.
"Master… Are you sure that the 'visit' to the Vongola is a wise decision? After all-"
"Do you doubt me, Alon?" Lorenzo asked, turning to face his right-hand man.
"No, of course not, boss. It is just that they are the strongest-"
Lorenzo put up a hand to silence him. "WE will be the strongest. With our new power, nothing can stop us! Their flame will be no match to us and we will destroy them, and after that… The entire Mafia world." He threw back his head and started to laugh maniacally while Alon stood beside him with a stiff expression. "We'll have them groveling at my feet! Hahaha!"
-Back in Namimori, Japan-
"Reborn! We were attacked just now!" Tsuna reported as he stepped through the door of his house.
Reborn had a solemn look on his face, his tiny arms crossed. "We were attacked here too. A gunman tried to kill mama but the stupid yet useful Lambo managed to trip and fling a grenade at him."
"Eh? How's mama?" Tsuna asked worriedly. Reborn just pointed towards the kitchen where Nana was humming and cooking, oblivious to her surroundings. Tsuna and the others let off a sigh of relief and turned back to Reborn. "Oh yeah, we found this in one of the assassin's possession." Tsuna took out the almost empty syringe and handed it to Reborn. "He used this to kill himself when he didn't want to say anything about the Scuro Vampa's plan." The Sun arcobaleno frowned as he took it and examined it.
"I'll get it checked. In the mean time, figure out a plan to find your Armonia subordinates. We don't have much time left."
Once again, I meant to update a little earlier but going for the schools' open houses took up a lot of time and much of the leftover time was used to worry and panic over my results which came out just fine! :)
No, there's no romance in this story! That new OC (oh god, another one?) might help them or go against them but I'm not saying it for now~
Oh and thank you to Tsuna fan 4 Cn4s, my annonymous reviewer! Your review really made my day (or week)!
Thanks for reading and do review! ^^
PS, why isn't my underline function working? Everyone else's works just fine! Grr.