SLAM!

He slammed his desk hard, making a loud enough sound to gain their attention. Now the entire room is silent, excluding the whimpering Lambo because he fell to the floor after the loud sound Tsuna made. Tsuna give them an innocent smile.

"Let's have a karaoke contest!"

"WHAT?"

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Disclaimer: I want Kyoko to die too.

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PEOPLE CAN CHANGE IN TEN YEARS

CHAPTER 11

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BY: MIHARU MIDORIKAWA

BETA'ED BY: DAWNSTY

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"Excuse me, Tenth. Why… karaoke?" Asked Gokudera nervously then gulped his saliva, Tsuna blinked and crossed his hands and kept them close to his chest, "Because I want to."

"…"

"So, we'll hold this karaoke contest at 8PM in the Great Hall. Please inform the others about this, I still have some paperwork to finish, thank you." Ordered Tsuna.

"Bu-But, I can't sing…" Mumbled Lambo nervously while playing with his own fingers, looking down at the carpet below, because he wants to avoid any eye contact. Tsuna smiled and crouch down to match Lambo's height, and then he brought his hand up and pats that fluffy black hair of Lambo, "It's alright Lambo. It's been a while since the last time I heard you sing, I bet you'll do just fine. Trust me." Just those soothing words from his 'brother' and Boss brought a wide grin to the cow teen's face.

"Oh, and – Mukuro, Kyoya. I will be waiting for your attendance tonight." Tsuna gave pressure to a certain word and the two mentioned men just have accept their bitter fate. A flash of a long buried memory popped up in their minds of an angry Tsuna, if they don't attend the karaoke contest tonight – believe it or not, the only person they are scared of is Tsuna. No. Not Reborn. Even Reborn hesitates to approach an angry Tsuna.

"Kufufufufu~ I didn't expect you to love my voice that much, Tsunayoshi-kun~"

"Yeah. You could say that."

What-

Mukuro blinked in awe before he fell to the floor while trying to catch his breath, "Mukuro-sama!" Chrome whose worried rushed to his side but… she then put a poker face when she found out that Mukuro just over reacted, because Tsuna said that to him. His heart is beating so hard and it feels like there isn't enough air to breathe, 'Tsunayoshi-kun loves me!' And there goes Mukuro to his dream land. Ah, yes… he feels like a cupid arrow struck his heart.

"What do you mean, Omnivore?" Growled Hibari.

"Just the way it is – I love your voice too, Kyoya. Not just Mukuro's."

It seems the cupid arrow struck Mukuro's heart too deep until it breaks his heart.

Hibari smirked in triumph looking at the sulking Mukuro on the hard and cold floor.

"Well, it's been a while since the last time we held a karaoke contest. When was it? High school?"

"Ahahahahaha~! Yes, I still remember it!" Claimed Yamamoto with his usual grin.

"KARAOKE TO THE EXTREME!"

"Just take this as a refreshing after the things that happened recently, I'm sure you guys are tired and stressed – so I figured to hold a karaoke contest. Well… most of things happened because of me too…" Tsuna smiled bitterly, "What do you think? If you don't want to it's alright though…" Tsuna asked with an abandoned puppy look that he gained and mastered throughout the years. This puppy look thing is really handy for some moments, just like now – everyone in the room is staring at Tsuna in awe with imaginary flowers blooming in the background and of course the cliché sparkling is also there. Reborn almost choked on his espresso and wondered where and when did his former student learn something like that.

"O-Of course, Tenth! There's no reason for me to decline it!" Answered Gokudera with high enthusiasm.

"What are you saying? Tsuna, of course we'll attend the contest." Yamamoto answered with a wide grin spread on his face.

"Hn." A short answer as usual from Hibari.

"Kufufufufufu~ Anything for you, Tsunayoshi-kun~" A thin layer of mist started to surround Mukuro for some reason.

"I want to participate too, Bossu." Said Chrome shyly with a faint blush on her cheeks.

"I'M READY TO SING!" Screamed Ryohei – making the others cover their ears.

"Hm. I'm gonna win this thing." Suddenly Lambo gained a mysterious confident inside.

"Thank you everyone! We're gonna have fun tonight!" Claimed Tsuna with a warm smile and a faint blush on his cheeks. The atmosphere in the room turned in instant, it's somehow… makes their heart warm. Even Hibari, seeing his Boss smiling like that makes him want to smile too - thus, a small smile formed on his gorgeous face. This is their beloved 'Sky', the 'Sky' that accepts and embraces all. Not like the people that's been using them like tools. Of course, everyone in there had something happening in the past that leaves scars on their heart and body.

And the person who saved them all is,

Sawada Tsunayoshi.

Their Sky.

While everyone is busy preparing for the Karaoke Contest tonight that was suddenly proposed by no other than the Vongola Decimo himself – Mochida walks calmly heading towards the kitchen to grab something to fill his stomach. After he passed a few corridors, he pushed the oak door open and inhaled the delicious scent of various foods being cooked there. Well, it's just like he predicted, every chef in there is busy preparing snacks and all for tonight. He sighed and hoped to find some food left on the counter or something, but he stopped when saw a teen wearing a cow printed shirt sitting behind the counter while happily munching on his chocolate cake.

"Hey."

"Mmhm?" He brought his head up from his beloved chocolate cake to see the person who called him. Mochida stares with disgust seeing the teen's cheeks and mouth full of chocolate fudge.

"Ugh… You better wipe that chocolate off from your face."

He observed Mochida for a moment and wipes his mouth and cheeks with a handkerchief that's being left beside the cake, "What is it, Stupid Mochida?"

Mochida wrinkled his eyebrows due to the nickname Lambo gave, "Haaaah? Who did you call stupid, stupid?"

"Of course it's you, Stupid Mochida. And – I'm not stupid."

"Listen you damned cow – I'm not stupid either."

"Hmph. Whatever." Lambo averted his gaze and continue to eat his favorite chocolate cake that was made by the Head Chef himself. Seeing Lambo like that, Mochida pulls a seat beside Lambo and sit there.

"Hey."

"What again?"

"Why are you following Tsuna – I mean, why do you accept Tsuna as your Boss? I know you're close since middle school, and I know you've been visiting him back there too." Asked Mochida full of curiosity – Hell, just look at him. A teen that's barely fifteen years old, moreover with that crybaby attitude joined the most powerful and dangerous mafia organization. Mochida always wonders what this kid can do when an enemy attacks them; he never found the answer to that until now.

Lambo stayed silent for a moments before putting his fork slowly back to the plate, "Tsuna-nii… isn't just a Boss to me, but also a brother figure. I never knew what it's like to have a brother, and he made my dream come true. No matter how stubborn I can be, "Lambo smiled bitterly at this, "Tsuna-nii always comes to me with a smile and pats my head, and of course he gives me my favorite grape candy!" Mochida giggled when he saw Lambo's face full of bliss when talking about his favorite candy and his brother.

"Tsuna-nii accepts me for who I am. After being exiled from the Bovino Famiglia that's using and seeing me as a human weapon that they can use whatever they want. So… yeah." Lambo got his attention back to the chocolate cake and took a mouthful of it – some chocolate got on his cheeks again. Mochida smiled and gets up from his place, but before he leaves the kitchen, he pats Lambos fluffy hair. The surprised teen just stays still as Mochida pats his head.

"You're a good boy after all, Damned Cow."

"Wh-Who's good?! A-And what's with that 'Damned Cow'? It was unnecessary!" Said Lambo with a blush creeping up his cheeks. Ah… since when did he turn into a proper tsundere like this?

"Yeah yeah~ Whatever."

Mochida then leaves the kitchen and starts to think of a place where he can get some food. He sighed when remembering that the money in his wallet is almost run out, that's why he figured to go to the kitchen for free food. Guess he'll pick some apples from the garden behind the HQ.

A big grandfather clock at the corner of the room rings its bell loudly and echoes inside the room, Tsuna who's currently signing some papers blinked and put his fountain pen that Nono gave him for his birthday a few years ago down. Tsuna exhaled as he stretch his arms due to signing in his room all day – Reborn only gave him ten minutes for break every one hour. He loosened his tie and opens the two buttons shirt from above.

"Finally. Ufufufufu~ This gonna be fun~" Tsuna then walks with a wide grin on his face and leaves his room.

"GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE VONGOLA FAMIGLIA'S KARAOKE CONTEST!" Said Tsuna while waving his hand towards the audience in the Great Hall. The audience – which consisted mostly of the workers in Vongola HQ screamed and squealed when seeing their Boss make an appearance for the first time at the stage in front of them. Tsuna silently thanked that this Hall is huge enough for his subordinates.

"SHOW ME YOUR SPIRITS!"

"OOOOOOUUU!"

"In a great shape I see." Tsuna's smiling face is showed by huge screens here and there around the Hall, that smile kills his subordinates (mostly women) immediately. For the men, they're to busy to stop the blood flowing from their nose. Tsuna closed his eyes for a moment and gestures his hand towards the center of the Hall.

"And here are our commentators! First, of course the Number One Hitman in the World – REBORN!"

Everyone claps their hands when the lights focused to the fedora wearing man, Reborn smirked and tilted his fedora a bit to see Tsuna, "Show me a good performance, or else –" The sound of a gun's trigger can be heard from the microphone. And everyone decided to shut their mouth, leaving the contestant shivering in fear at the backstage.

"Um, alright. Next is, the Boss of the Varia who-I-Don't-even-remember-inviting-here-and-sunddenly-appearing-out-of-nowhere – XANXUS!"

"OI! THAT'S TOO LONG YOU BRAT!" Xanxus got up from his seat and pointed his guns to Tsuna's forehead who's now smiling innocently when a pair of guns is pointed to his forehead.

"Moving on –"

"NOTICE ME!"

The other Varia members shook their heads seeing their immature Boss like that, especially the mother figure of the Varia – Lussuria. He was busy wiping his imaginary tears with a pink handkerchief, 'Poor you my child, may Tsu-chan notices you someday. Sniff~.'

"The cute Boss and 'leader' of the Arcobaleno – YUNI!"

"Thank you, Tsuna." Yuni smiled with a faint blush on her cheeks. Tsuna answered with a smile, the members of the Giglio Nero Famiglia screaming and cheering for the two skies, well, just imagine it like people cheering on their favorite team in a soccer match. And of course – Gamma, he's cheering too like a mad man while waving the orange light sticks.

"Thank you. Now we know who our commentators are for tonight." Tsuna walked to the side a bit and took a tablet PC from one of the staffs, "Tonight's top batter is – "

Cue drum rolls.

"Rokudo Mukuro and Hibari Kyoya!"

"UGGYYAAAAAAHHH!"

"KYAAAAAHH!"

"UWOOOOO! HIBARI-SAMA! MUKURO-SAMA!"

Fangirls screaming in agony.

Not long after, the lightning focused on the two men who are walking towards the center of the stage. Microphone held firmly in both hands, but the expressions they put are a completely different one. While the perverted King of Pineapples is waving his hands towards the women who're cheering for him, the Skylark just stays silent with a dark aura around.

"Good evening, Kyoya, Mukuro."

"'evening, Tsunayoshi-kun~"

"Hn."

"So, before we start – why did you guys decided to perform a duet?"

"Because I think it will give me a benefit to win this thing. Just get this thing over, I don't want to be around this perverted pineapple longer than I have to." Hibari hissed towards Mukuro who's smirking.

"Kufufufufu~ I'm hurt, Kyoya. Anyway, aren't you a pervert too, hm?"

How ambiguous and mysterious that word is.

"A-Alright, music start!"

After Tsuna leaves the stage, the whole room is pitch black. But not long after music can be heard and a flash of light reveals Mukuro and Hibari who're leaning back to back. Then Hibari looked towards the audiences and brought his microphone towards his mouth.

"Sakura saku, mai ochiru. Nani mo nai boku no te no ue." A soft, soothing, and manly voice of Hibari succeeded to melt thousands of women and men hearts. Although, in the men's case, they didn't really want to admit that the Head of the Security Branch, CEDEF and the Foundation has a beautiful and elegant voice. Even Mochida who was a moment ago watching the entire event with a boring eyes, almost choked on his drink when he heard Hibari sing, 'What the – Is that really Hibari?!'

"Hakanakute, yayashikute, koware sou kimi mitai na hana."

Mochida successfully manages to spurt his drink onto the bald men in front of him, two surprises from Mukuro and Hibari is bad for his heart. Mochida wipes his mouth with his sleeves and decided to ask Tsuna for the song that melts his heart – yes, yes, Mochida has a heart apparently.

When they finished singing, the audience stays in maximum tension, beads of sweats gleaming under the lighting while still waving their purple and indigo colored light sticks. Maybe they should take up a part time job from being a Guardian of the Tenth Boss of Vongola to become an Idol – Mukuro and Hibari smirked at the thought, it'll be a solid excuse for escaping the never ending documents.

"Doesn't matter how much I've heard it, I'm never bored of it. You two are my favorites!" Said Tsuna while pulling them into a tight hug. The two Guardians stayed still and blinked when receiving a hug from their beloved Boss. While the hardcore fans are busily clicking their camera shutters – Yamamoto is busy holding down the angry Storm Guardian and preventing him from throws his bombs to Mukuro and Hibari.

"FINALLY! A THREESOME! THREESOME!"

"GO GET 'EM MY BELOVED TUNA!"

"HIBATSUMUKU (182769) ALWAYS!"

Mukuro, Hibari and Tsuna sweat dropped.

Tsuna breaks their hug – and a tint of disappointment was shown on Hibari and Mukuro's face – and put a calm face, "Well then, let's hear what our commentators have to say for the first performance tonight!" Tsuna stretch his hand towards the three commentators.

"Not bad." A smirk from Reborn.

"For a trash it's so-so." Said Xanxus with a boring eyes and leaned more into the soft chair, Lussuria shook his head, "Why is it so hard just to say it's a good performance, what a tsundere."

"Wha – I'm not –"

"Shishishishi, Boss, your words are the opposites from your reaction." Said Belphegor while playing with his knifes with a smirk on his face.

"SHUT UP YOU TRASH!"

"Cough. Well, what do you think, Yuni?" Tsuna changed the pace and gaze at the cute Boss in front of him. Yuni smiles and then she brought her hand to block the blinding lights from her eyes.

"Live Hibari-sama is too bright."

"UUUUWWWOOOOOHH!" The audience started screaming when they heard that from Yuni, Mukuro who felt to be left out pushed Hibari to the side, "What about me?!"

"…You look cool too, Mukuro."

Mukuro went to sulk in the corner of the stage with Tsuna trying to comfort him, while Hibari pulled out his phone calmly and took a picture of Mukuro – no, no, this is purely for blackmailing purpose. After a few moments of sobbing and sugarcoating, Tsuna finally came back to the center of the stage, "Let's see the score!" Tsuna gestured to the big screen behind him.

[98!]

"Oooh, almost perfect!"

"Tch." With that Hibari leaves the stage, leaving Mukuro who's still sulking in the corner and it ended up one of the staff drags Mukuro from the stage. Tsuna and the others just put on a poker face when seeing that scene in front of them. Tsuna coughed a bit and fix his blazer and held the microphone firmly.

"Well then, we'll move to the next contestant while things are still hot!" And Tsuna leaves from the stage and it became pitch black again. But this time, an upbeat song and somehow fantasy-ish come out from the sound system around the Hall.

When the lights focused on the stage, four girls in their cute frilly dress (one of them wears traditional Chinese dress though) and our beloved cow standing on the stage. Yeah… that cow is the only boy in there, but relax, it will not be a harem. Each of them holds a transparent plastic umbrella with a few accessories here and there that they made by themselves. The cutest girl in Vongola – Chrome, standing in the center with Kyoko and Haru standing on the left side while I-pin and Lambo standing on the right side.

"San, HAI!"

"Tatta! Latta, Latta, Latta!

Latta! Tattatta, Latta, Latta!

Kyou mo ashita mo, Tatta Latta!"

They opened their umbrella simultaneously and twirling it in the air and the accessories they put becomes blurry and turned out in a somehow rainbow-ish colors.

"Denchi kire tara ugokenai." Haru steps forwards and gives some gestures before finally going back to her place.

"Sabi tsuitara mae ni mo susumenai." Now its Kyoko's turn to step forward and twirl her umbrella a bit.

"Sore to wa chigau bokutachi wa." Lambo took a few steps forwards while holding his umbrella firmly in his hands; the cow printed shirt which is his trade mark catches the audiences' eyes. For a moment there Lambo looked really cute.

"Nanada kanda yume mo takusan aru." The Chinese girl walks forwards with her bright red dress that shows… her long petite legs. The audiences there blushed and can't help themselves but to stare at those legs of her. Fon who sits comfortably not far from the stage smiles when seeing his student, 'She has grown up.'

"Kyou mo, tanoshiku ikitai ne." Finally the cutest girl in Vongola Famiglia makes her appearance. Her purple shoulder length hair looks gleaming under the lights, she turned her head a bit to the side towards the camera. Her cute cheeks dusted in a faint pink, and with a shy smile of her, she successfully makes everyone who's watching her flush a deep red. And of course the Tenth Boss of Vongola – Oh, and looks like Xanxus too.

After the roughly two minutes long song ended, everyone was busy clapping and cheering for them.

"Whoo~ What a spirit!" Tsuna came back to the stage and stand besides Chrome, "Let's hear what our commentators have for them!"

Reborn cross his arm and keep it close to his chest, "Good job, Chrome, Lambo." Oh? Looks like only Chrome and Lambo got praised.

Lambo flinched, because of the words before a wide grin appears on his face, while Chrome smiled shyly with blushed cheeks, "Thank you, Reborn-san."

"Well, it's very rare for Reborn to praise someone like that." even Reborn hardly praise me.' Continue Tsuna in his heart, "What about you, Xanxus?"

"I-I think it's a good performance." Then he throw his gaze somewhere with lightly pink cheeks. And every member of Varia is whistling and occasionally said that their Boss is a tsundere.

"Your tsundere switch is on, Xanxus."

"I'm not-"

"What do you think, Yuni?"

"OI!"

"You've done a great job, I really enjoyed it." Said Yuni with a warm smile that was answered by a loud 'Thank you' from them.

"Let's see their score!"

[90!]

"Hahi! Ninety!"

"Yokatta ne~"

"This is because of my hard work." Said Lambo and received a small punch from I-Pin, "Don't be like that!"

"Tha-Thank you, everyone." Said Chrome before they leave the stage, and now Tsuna is in charge again.

"Okay, next –"

Suddenly a blur of white passed in front of him.

Ah…

Tsuna felt a deja-vu.

"You're so mean, Tsunayoshi-kun. Why didn't I get invited, hm?" A pair of amethyst eyes stares deeply into chocolate caramel ones.

"Byakuran."

To Be Continued

A/N;

I'm sorry.

Recently… there's a tall wall called Art's and Writer's Block in front of me. No matter how hard I try, what I draw and write it feels… wrong. I don't know why but – it's wrong. It never turns out the way I want it to. When I open a blank white paper (Ms. Word included) my hands freeze and my fingers won't move. I'm sorry, I caused you all trouble.

I feel… something is missing inside me.

I feel… useless.

I'm sorry. But I'll try to overcome that. So… Please wait for me again.

Thank you.