A/N: At least…I can update again XD. Thank you so much for Fayah who submitted Namimori Anthem lyric in her review. Believe me, it's your generousness that I can update again. True indeed, you're the one who made this chapter out faster XDDD. And thanks for everyone's reviews! They pump up my spirit to write to the EXTREEEME! XD
And for Shino-chan: Thank you so much for offering to be my beta. Well, you can start by giving me your mail address so we can really discus what we can do to make this story better. 'winks'
Well, sooo no need to hear my babbling any longer. Please do and ENJOY this story XD
Disclaimer: Amano Akira owns KHR, and KHR owns my soul XD
Warning: foul language, shounen ai (implication on YamaTsuna, GokuTsuna, RebornTsuna, and RebornLambo), cross-dressing-neko mimi Yamamocchan and Gokkyun (including the teaser of these two, my favorite boys! XD), oOC-ness, and BE WARE of maybe some angst…and dark, since we will talk about Reborn's secret and little bit his past here….
To Become Your Light
Chapter 11: Spring Festival, Guests from Italy, Reborn's Secret!? (2)
"At least…, it's tomorrow, right, the Spring Festival of Namimori," Tsuna smiled excitedly as he said that, Yamamoto and Gokudera beside him, talking…or bickering exactly (at Gokudera's part), trying the costumes for their neko-mimi café tomorrow morning.
Damn right! It was Saturday morning and both Yamamoto and Gokudera had a day off since there was teachers' meeting at Namimori Senior High School, and of course, that was the last day off before the festival. As usual, Yamamoto and Gokudera went to Tsuna's house again. Well, it was actually Yamamoto's idea, and he dragged Gokudera along to show Tsuna the progress of their activity until the end.
"Yeah, can't wait to seeing Gokudera's performance on the stage tomorrow!" Yamamoto chirped happily while still struggling to put the neko-mimi on Gokudera while the silver haired boy just refused it with all of his might.
"Don't say something so embarrassing like that, you-baseball idiot! And stop THAT! I don't want to wear that stupid neko-mimi!" Gokudera practically screamed at Yamamoto and tried to punch the baseball fanatic.
"Aww, but it will be really cute. You're too shy, Gokkyun," Yamamoto just laughed it off care freely and innocently, even daring to call Gokudera with strange intimate name.
That of course pissed Gokudera even more. The veins popped on Gokudera's head and he was ready to snap and kick the taller boy again if Tsuna didn't speak. "Oh yeah, that reminds me." Gokudera and Yamamoto turned their head at Tsuna, stopping whatever they're trying to do just now. "Does Hibari-san also participate in the festival?" he asked, rather expectantly.
Gokudera frowned and Yamamoto laughed at that.
"What's so funny?" Tsuna pouted.
"Well, you just said something so funny, of course," Yamamoto continued laughing until his neko-mimi fall off from his head.
"There's no way that 'crowd-hating' guy will participate in the festival. He's as good as dead if he even shows up. The entire school will be filled by humans, not only students from our school but also people from towns outside Namimori. He will lose his mind and go berserk, attacking everyone," Gokudera partially scowled when he talked about that loner bastard. He's such a pain in the ass after all.
"Oh, that's too bad. I thought he would participate…," Tsuna said, a bit disappointed.
"Don't worry, Tsuna, I will do my best to perform for you only!" Gokudera said enthusiastically in sparkling eyes while holding Tsuna's hands tightly.
Tsuna chuckled at him. "Yeah, I want to hear your piano play again, Gokudera-kun!" he said happily while holding Gokudera's hands back.
"And I will do my best to serve you when you stop by our café, Tsuna!" Yamamoto came between them and held both Tsuna and Gokudera's hands. "Gokudera will help too, ne?" he said cheerily showing his childish but charming side.
Gokudera blushed at seeing Yamamoto's charming face and Tsuna blushed just because he felt the warmth from Yamamoto's strong hands.
"U-um, I will definitely come to your café, Yamamoto!" Tsuna said, a bit stuttering.
"Now, Gokudera," Yamamoto turned his face at Gokudera suddenly, surprising the still bit blushing boy.
"W-what?" Damned, did he stutter!?
"Resuming what we did earlier, please wear the neko-mimi!" Yamamoto continued while lifting the silver neko-mimi Gokudera would use tomorrow at the festival. He believed it would suit the half-Italian boy perfectly XD. "And of course, the maid dress too. Don't forget the tail!"
"NO WAY would I wear them NOW!" Gokudera hurriedly ran away again.
"Hey, you have to be used to wearing these things or you will feel uncomfortable tomorrow!" Yamamoto then ran after him, practically running around Tsuna's room because that's the only space they have to move around.
"No way! Not a chance! It's creepy enough to have me wear them tomorrow! I will not stand to live normally again if I am used to, much worse, comfortable wearing those disgusting perverted things!" Gokudera still yelled loudly, restlessly running around avoiding Yamamoto's catch.
However, unlucky for Gokudera, Yamamoto had better built and stamina, of course he would not win if they matched in physical strength. In no time, he was caught. Even though he still fought till the last drop of his blood, he still couldn't win Yamamoto's persistence.
Tsuna chuckled again when Gokudera partially surrendered and let Yamamoto dress him up.
"I can undress myself, bastard!" Gokudera still yelled. Well, not really cooperative though…. "And stop touching weird places!" he continued yelled.
Yamamoto is so dense….
Tsuna sweat dropped at that.
"Ah, I forgot…. I haven't called Shou-chan today…," Tsuna got up and exited the room, letting his friends bicker and make bonds alone as he went downstairs to the phone.
"Mom, I want to use the phone!" Tsuna shouted a bit loudly as he could feel that his mom was nowhere near him. She might be at the back of the house, doing something.
"Go on, dear!" Tsuna could hear his mother's voice from afar.
Tsuna nodded and picked up the phone. He had memorized the buttons' location and the number of Irie's cell, so he just pushed them. He actually doubted that it would work because usually the voice mail would answer instead of Irie, but just in case….
The line was connected.
Eh, it's connecting—!
Tsuna brightened up when he heard the connecting line. It was the first time in these past two weeks that it worked actually.
There's a click sound on the other line, but no one speaking. "Ah, Shou-chan?" Tsuna spoke first. "It's Tsuna," Tsuna paused, waiting the younger boy to talk back, but still no one speaking. "Shou…chan?" Tsuna spoke again more lowly before suddenly the line was cut.
There was a quick 'beep-beep' sound on the phone. Tsuna frowned and stood still for awhile before he hung up and tried to redial the call. However, this time the voice mail answered him.
Tsuna sighed and said to the voice mail to deliver his message. "I will be at Namimori's Spring Festival tomorrow. If it's fine for you, I'd like you to join me together with Yamamoto and Gokudera." Tsuna paused for awhile before he added. "Let's go together, Shou-chan! Everyone is worried, you know?"
Tsuna clenched part of his clothes, waiting for the voice that would never answer him for awhile before he put the phone back to the receiver. "What happened to you, Shou-chan…?" Tsuna looked really concerned.
As I thought…I should just go to his home…, but the school won't let me have his address. Just like Dad hides our house address, Shou-chan's parents also do the same. What's wrong with our families actually?
Tsuna couldn't help feeling that something was not right. He didn't know what it was exactly, but somehow, he could feel something was wrong, even with his own family. He never bothered to know what his father did in Italy or why they should hide their address from stranger, but now…as he felt something was happening around him, somehow curiosity caught his nerves and…he started to really want to know everything about it.
"Reborn might know something about this," Tsuna decided that today he would ask Reborn directly and he was so not letting his tutor get away easily before he answered what was actually happening.
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"Huh? Did you just ask what happened to the Irie-brat?" Reborn lifted his face and frowned at Tsuna, rather confused. "How come you think I will know about that?" he asked.
"I just have a hunch that you'll know," Tsuna replied while trying to comprehend the problem in his hand. It was more difficult than the previous day. Reborn really put effort to make Tsuna think harder, didn't he?
"Concentrate, Tsuna, or the booby trap will explode," Reborn smirked as he saw Tsuna's troubled face.
"Wait! I need to re-read the problem before!" Tsuna protested as he touched the brail book in his hands quicker.
"Time's almost up," Reborn smirked again without mercy.
"Damn it!" Tsuna began to imagine some numbers and some formulas, bottled them up together and quickly processed the arrangement until he met the final answer. "Uh…, -3/4?" Tsuna asked timidly.
Reborn was silent for awhile before. "Pity, it's not minus, dame-Tsuna. You've got it wrong," Reborn smirked.
Damn!
Tsuna suddenly tensed up as he tried to locate any danger around him. He increased his concentration ten fold and felt the aura from any other things which might hurt him.
"Here," Reborn said coolly as suddenly cold water fell from above Tsuna's head.
"GAAAH! It's cold!" Tsuna wailed as the freezing water hit his soft warm skin and soaked him to his bone.
Reborn laughed slightly seeing Tsuna's antic reaction. "Damn it, Reborn! You drench my clothes and room again! You will clean these up!" Tsuna protested as he hurriedly took off his clothes. Even though it was spring, it was still cold. Of course he didn't want to catch a cold, did he?
"Not a chance, dame-Tsuna. It's your fault for being too careless," Reborn said superiorly as always, and it really pissed Tsuna off actually. Still, Tsuna only sighed as he felt it was futile to object him. "Now, get change and continue the lesson," Reborn ordered.
"Jeez, you-Spartan tutor…!" Tsuna grumbled sulkily as he took another clothes to use before sitting again, now in different spot because the carpet was wet.
As Tsuna sat down again, suddenly he felt something. "Hn?" Tsuna stopped his motion half way of taking the brail book to lift his face at the window's direction.
There was something…or someone (?) hanging on the tree beside his window. Tsuna could feel the aura of living being that attached to the tree, but it was not a part of it, and strangely, it shaped resembling human body. Tsuna decided that indeed there was someone out there. "Reborn, someone is here," Tsuna whispered lowly to his tutor, but Reborn ignored him completely.
"If you don't hurry, the time will be up again," the older man said without even lifting his face from the book.
"I am serious! There's someone outside the window!" Tsuna whispered again, more clearly.
"Of course there is. Outside your window is a road. People will pass around on it," Reborn just flipped the book he was reading ignorantly.
Tsuna just curtly scratched his head as Reborn really didn't notice or didn't care to notice whoever it was hanging on that tree. Well, if he wanted to ignore it…Tsuna would ignore it as well. Moreover, he didn't feel any danger from the person outside his window even though his or her action was suspicious.
Well, just ignore it then…
Tsuna decided as he went back to his task. He began to read the brail book again as suddenly he heard a 'BAM' sound outside. Tsuna snapped and hurriedly ran to the window. "No way! That guy fell!" he shouted worriedly.
Aaargh, I can't see anything!
Tsuna thought in annoyance. "Reborn! Call ambulance—!" he turned his head at Reborn, but his tutor didn't even flinch at the fact that someone had just fell down from the tree in the same height as Tsuna's second floor. "Oi! Reborn! Hellooo, my respectable tutor, do you hear me? Someone just fell off, damn it! Don't just stay still! Do something!" Tsuna protested in panicky.
"Panicking over something like that will not get you anywhere in finishing your training today," Reborn said, but still not moving. "That guy's problem isn't your business. Let him be," Reborn said as he flipped another page of his book.
"Reborn…you know…this guy?" Tsuna was a bit surprised at that.
However, suddenly someone barged in his room loudly, slamming the door open, really surprising Tsuna, but not Reborn.
"Reborn! I came here to challenge you!" the guy that just barged in shouted dramatically while pointing his forefinger at Reborn.
"Eh?" Tsuna just stood still, dumbfounded. Reborn didn't even lift his head at the intruder.
There was a brief silence before the guy on the door shouted again. "Hey, Reborn! Long time no see! This Lambo-san came here straight from Italy especially to challenge you, you know! Get your ass move out so I can kick you all the way!"
Tsuna widened his eyes comically while sweat dropping, and Reborn just yawned, seeming bored before he turned his face to Tsuna again and frowned. "Tsuna, your hands aren't moving at all. Forget the hands, you even don't read the problem. There's only three minutes left for this problem to solve," he said.
Hey! That's what you're concerned about!? What about this weird guy shouting all the way challenging you here!?
Tsuna thought incredulously as he felt that his tutor had gone too ignorant beyond level.
"Tsuna, the problem," Reborn's voice lowered, making it sound like a threat.
"Uwaaa, okay, okay!" Tsuna snapped, almost forgetting that his tutor could be so scary if he was angry. He hurriedly sat back and took his brail book.
But, what about that guy!?
Tsuna kept thinking about that he couldn't concentrate at all on solving the problem. Some times passed as he suddenly felt the darkening aura, obviously coming from that guy who was momentarily, no, since the beginning being ignored.
See? Of course he would be angry!
Tsuna thought while crying literally.
"Fuh…, tolerate…. Fine then, Reborn, It's me, Lambo, 15 year old cool handsome charming guy. I've come to see you, my rival," that mysterious guy, who unnecessarily introducing himself as Lambo (15) in a narcissist way, said as he tidied his messed hair, trying to act coolly.
What's the point of introducing himself like that…? And what's with that confidence!?
Tsuna thought, feeling really stupid. Despite Lambo's silly introduction, judging from his voice and temper, Tsuna knew that this Lambo was indeed a boy, and he was about at Tsuna's age…, well, younger if he said he was 15. Still, his voice was lower and somehow even sexy in Tsuna's hearing, but still…he acted completely like a kid.
Or should I say, Reborn is the one who ignores him like a kid. That guy even addressed Reborn as his rival….
Tsuna lifted his face at his tutor's direction, not that he could see him, but he might get some reaction from the said man. However, since Reborn didn't even look at him or at Lambo, the intruder obviously snapped for being ignored completely.
"Reborn, you-bastard! Don't ignore me!" Lambo suddenly shouted again with higher voice, seeming completely angry.
"Reborn, you know this guy, right?" Tsuna finally asked, unable to hold back his curiosity any longer.
"Tsuna, time's up," Reborn said as he lifted his face at Tsuna, obviously in a bad mood.
This is bad—!
Tsuna turned pale at that as suddenly—
"DIE you REBORN!" Lambo shouted loudly, surprising Tsuna even more.
Tsuna heard a click sound behind him, obviously from the Lambo guy, but before Tsuna even realized what happened, Reborn had moved so fast, passing him, and second later he had taken a hold of a gun that had been originally in Lambo's hand, disabled its function and dropped it to the ground.
"Bringing such dangerous toy inside this house…what a brat," Reborn said coolly, earning a sharp gasp from the younger boy. Even Tsuna widened his eyes even though he couldn't really see Reborn's wonderfully composed self.
"Y-y-you fi-finally…finally notice me!" the boy stuttered funnily before he jerked as if a realization hit his sense. "Ha! Reborn! It's time to beat the crap out of you!" Lambo suddenly jumped behind, trying to pull another weapon, but Reborn just moved faster to hold the boy's hands and slammed his back to the wall.
Lambo moaned slightly in pain, but he was more distracted by the fact that Reborn was the one holding him down now. He blushed slightly as he saw the handsome face above him. "R-Reborn…!"
"As I thought…, you know him, right, Reborn?" Tsuna stood and asked behind the man curiously because he couldn't really figure out what was happening.
"Nope," Reborn said expressionlessly. "I don't know this kind of thing."
One ton hammer hit Lambo's head figuratively as he heard the cold 'I don't know this kind of thing' from Reborn. And worse…he called him a thing. A freaking 'THING.'
The younger boy staggered after the overkill direct hit of that figurative hammer and slumped weakly on the ground.
That's really harsh…
Even Tsuna sweat dropped recognizing how cruel those words damaging the younger boy's heart.
"That's impossible, right? He knows you," Tsuna spoke again.
"How could you…," Lambo chanted repeatedly while slumping, flaring the dark cloudy aura around him as if he were trying to rise mushrooms there in the corner of the room. "WHO do you call a THING!?" and he suddenly snapped. "Gaaah, you're always like that since a long time a go! You bastard! I won't forgive you!"
"Forgiving or unforgiving…that's not my business. Anyway, I am very popular in my home town. Of course even strangers know me. Moreover, I don't have any to do with guys at the lower level," Reborn just yawned again in boredom, increasing the rage the boy had felt towards the older guy.
Somehow…just now I felt Reborn become very cool…! Poor boy… Being ignored like that….
Beads of sweats rolled down behind Tsuna's head as he could perfectly picture what kind of face that guy made. Well, not that he knew his face, but still…his anger and frustration were reflected in his tone and the atmosphere around him. Reborn was really mean after all. Tsuna slightly pitied the boy after that.
"Maa, maa, why don't you calm down a little," Tsuna walked nearing both of guys and hurriedly shoved the older one aside to meet the mysterious younger boy directly. "Reborn is indeed a mean guy. He is originally has bad personality, that can't be helped. I know how you feel." Tsuna smiled at the boy who was slightly taller than him.
The boy looked at Tsuna slowly from top to bottom and then looked at Reborn intently. Then the lamp on his head turned on. He punched his palm slightly. "So that rumor was true," the boy said suddenly. Reborn merely stopped his yawn and Tsuna raised his eyebrows.
"Rumor?" Tsuna threw his head aside.
"That Reborn was mesmerized by a very cute boy in Japan, thus he won't come back to Italy," Lambo smirked. Reborn then turned his face at the younger one. "What about your career, Reborn? Being a hit—!?" the boy's voice died in his throat as Reborn suddenly glared at him.
Feeling the aura emitted from Reborn's body, Tsuna felt like he was being hit by a bullet. He was struck by the wave of Reborn's aura. He couldn't move. The shock impact was too much he almost fainted.
"I dare you to speak further…and you'll die a second later," Reborn said with so much tense in his voice as the poor boy made a strangled gasp, as if he were really strangled by Reborn's words. The fear crept down from his eyes into his spine. He trembled heavily and his face paled several degrees if it was possible.
Tuna sweated so much. He couldn't even breathe. It was the first time in his life that he felt so scared, so scared as if he felt dying was better than having this intense crushing killing intent around him.
"R-Re-Re—born—!" Tsuna fell to the floor and Reborn snapped back to reality.
The strong aura stopped and Lambo suddenly broke crying. "HUEEEN! I can't tolerate it anymore!! Reborn is stupiiid!! I'll remember thiiis!!" and he suddenly fled down from the window while the tears stammering down his cheeks like a little kid.
At the same moment, at least Tsuna could breathe again, but he passed out on the floor because of the after effect. Reborn widened his eyes in a shocked look as he saw that. "Tsuna!"
Reborn hurriedly knelt beside the panting fainting Tsuna. "Tsuna!" he called Tsuna's name repeatedly, but Tsuna could not hold it as his consciousness was gradually slipping away before in the end, he completely lost his consciousness in Reborn's arms.
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Someone…is crying….
Tsuna thought as he opened his eyes slowly. He could only see the blue aquamarine around him.
Water…?
It was as if he was underwater, but strangely he could breathe in it. He saw the bubbles and the deflected light…. And then, Tsuna also saw a silhouette of a boy younger than him wearing formal suit with a bonnet.
Who…?
However, he couldn't see him properly as he was sinking…deeply, deeply, into the darkness of the blue water. He closed his eyes again for a moment before he opened them again to see the scenery that was obviously not in Japan.
Where is this…?
"Stop it! Not my daughter! Please, spare just my daughter!" a cry of a man was heard in a room decorated like a living room.
The picture was quite fuzzy. Tsuna could only catch the wooden antique table and sofas, the big wooden clock and a cupboard filled with antique glasses. The shadows of some people were there, creating a strange eerie scene.
"That can't do," a voice replied slowly. Funnily, Tsuna felt familiar with the voice. He just couldn't remember whose voice it was.
"Why!? I thought she's your lover! Why can't you spare her!?" another voice of a woman cried.
"That's…the order…. Wiping you all," he said with so much remorse in it. "Unfortunately…, no survivor this time."
Then the sound of the banging gunfire, the crashing glasses, and the most unpleasant scream broke tearing apart the darkness.
Tsuna was woken up by his own screaming. He screamed hysterically as if he were trying to reach something. His small reaching hands could only reach the air as suddenly a pair of strong hands held him, trying to assure him.
Tsuna couldn't breathe at first. He was scared, so scared that he couldn't stop screaming. However, after the hands that were holding him rubbed his back repeatedly and the warmth were slowly slipping to his cold sweating body, he could slowly stop his cry, panting heavily as if he had not breathe in a long time.
"Tsuna…," Reborn's low voice called his name gently, repeatedly, bringing the poor boy back to reality from his nightmare. "Tsuna…."
"Re-…born…?" Tsuna's voice was hoarse. He didn't know how long he had been screaming, but now his throat hurt.
"It's okay…. Everything is fine. It's just a nightmare…." Reborn whispered the lines slowly, but somehow, Tsuna could feel the slight tremble in his voice. Reborn was worried. Even Tsuna could tell that. He was holding Tsuna's smaller body so intently, so neatly, until he could feel the warmth perfectly.
Tsuna couldn't see his face, but he could perfectly picture what kind of expression Reborn used right now. Somehow, thinking like that, Tsuna smiled and closed his eyes again while holding onto that warm body.
It's impossible…. This warm guy…would never do something like that….
Tsuna thought slowly as he fell back to his now dreamless sleep.
Making sure that Tsuna was perfectly asleep now, Reborn laid him back on his bed and put a blanket on top of him. He stared at Tsuna's sleeping face for a moment before closing his eyes and gritting his teeth.
"I am sorry…Tsuna…," a low regretting voice escaped from Reborn's mouth while the man was holding Tsuna's smaller hand tightly.
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When Tsuna woke up the next morning, he had a vague feeling that he had a very terrible nightmare, but he just couldn't remember the detail.
I passed out after receiving damage from Reborn aura, right? Then what? What happened to the kid that was with us yesterday?
Tsuna really couldn't recall what happened. Then he realized. "Where is Reborn?"
At the breakfast table in the kitchen—
"He went out this morning," Nana said while cooking cheerily.
"This morning? How morning did he went? It's not even 7 a.m.," Tsuna asked oddly.
"Umm…I am also curious, but he only mumbled something like finishing business with someone," Nana said again slowly.
"Jeez, even I want to ask him to accompany me to see the spring festival at Nami-kou (1)," Tsuna pouted cutely at that.
"Then, why don't we go together, Tsu-kun? Mama also wants to see the festival," she said while smiling happily as she served the breakfast.
"Then, shall we go together?" Tsuna practically brightened when he knew his mother would go with him.
Well, actually he wanted to show Reborn something good once in awhile, but if he was not here it couldn't be helped, right?
Somehow, Tsuna still felt uneasy. He knew Reborn was with him when he had that nightmare. He even remembered Reborn reassuring him last night. He also knew that he had that nightmare after being hit by Reborn's unusually tense killing intent.
Tsuna didn't know what actually happened yesterday, but it had something to do with that weird kid named Lambo as well. Reborn knew that kid, but Tsuna had no idea why he deliberately ignored him. Then his sudden change of attitude…. He tried to stop that kid on saying something. Would he get in trouble if Tsuna heard it? Or…was it something he didn't want Tsuna to know about?
Damned, it frustrated Tsuna so much! He wanted to know more about Reborn, but somehow…part of him was a bit scared to find more than he had found so far.
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To the festival—
"Welcome, to Namimori Senior High School Spring Festival!" Some girls and boys in different kind of costumes greeted the customers who just came to their school.
"Please come to Horror House 1-C! We will make your day cold with nightmare!" a guy in Dracula costume said as he handed the pamphlet of his class stand.
"Takoyaki from 2-G stand is the most delicious food in Namimori!" a girl dressed like a Takoyaki seller said, blinking her right eye while handing a pamphlet too.
"Come to our heart, oh dear Juliet. Romeo will wait for you to fall deeply in his heart," and a guy who dressed like a prince handed some girls flowers which were stuck on a pamphlet dramatically, indicating that he was from drama club or something.
Then some other students also handed the customers pamphlets to let them know what they're doing on participating in the festival, as well as to attract them to come to their stands with different methods and different advertisements.
"Wow, this festival is very merry!" Nana said excitedly as she couldn't hold more pamphlets. Tsuna just sweat dropped, trying to hold the many-many pamphlets (he couldn't count), so he would not drop them. Not that he needed them actually, he couldn't read them anyway.
"Tsu-kun, Tsu-kun! Let's go get some Takoyaki! They seem delicious!" Nana said happily while pulling Tsuna's hand.
"Eh, ah, wait…," Tsuna folded all the pamphlets and put them on the bag he brought. "Takoyaki? But we just ate this morning," Tsuna protested a bit. He was still full.
"It's only a snack! Let's go!" but Nana seemed not backing down, so Tsuna just sighed and nodded.
"Okay…," he said while smiling, giving up. His mother was like a kid again in this kind of situation.
Well, may as well enjoy the day, right?
Nana and Tsuna ran around, seeing many things…well, actually Nana was the one who saw many things and played like a high school girl again. Tsuna just accompanied her and sometimes did what he could do like picking lottery or fishing the prize (not that he could pick what he wanted, his mother helped him by showing the direction and the distance).
Around noon, Tsuna remembered about Yamamoto and Gokudera. "Hey, Mom," Tsuna called his mother slowly. Nana turned her face at Tsuna. "Do we have a pamphlet that offers us a café with neko-mimi?" he asked.
"Neko-mimi Café?" Nana brightened at the mention of interestingly cute promising stand.
"Yeah, it's Yamamoto and Gokudera-kun's class," Tsuna said while smiling.
"Let's see…," Nana took out all the pamphlets and checked them all. "Yes, there is! This way!" Nana suddenly grinned and hurriedly pulled Tsuna's hand again to follow her to Yamamoto and Gokudera's class.
"Whoa, calm down, Mom!" Tsuna could only shout slightly sweat dropping for being dragged along like that.
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"This one!" Nana said happily the moment they arrived at Yamamoto and Gokudera's class. "It's 1-D class. Neko-mimi café, that is!"
Tsuna panted heavily as he could at least rest. His mother was really energetic, he almost unable to follow her around.
"Haah, at least we can sit," Tsuna sighed while smiling like an old man.
"Uwaa, my heart is actually beating this fast! I can't wait to seeing those two in maid dresses and neko-mimi!" Nana said excitedly.
Why does it sound like a pervert would say before going into host club or such?
Tsuna paled at that, actually able to see the picture of his mother being a queen among those men. He covered his mouth, feeling really uneasy suddenly.
"What are we waiting for, Tsu-kun? Let's go!" Nana opened the class and suddenly,
"Okaerinasai (2), goshuujin-sama (3)!" a chorus of tenor voices was heard and some cute boys dressed in complete maid dresses plus the neko-mimis greeted them expectantly.
Tsuna was really surprised at that and Nana was—"Uwaaaah, kawai (4)—!" busy admiring those beautiful boys. Tsuna sweat dropped again at that.
"Oh! Welcome, Tsuna!" Yamamoto perked out from the guys who were lining in front of the door and walked nearing Tsuna.
Of course, Tsuna caught his voice immediately. "Yamamoto," Tsuna smiled at him cutely while moving to his direction also. Then he held Yamamoto's hands, gorgeous smile still plastered on him. Yamamoto blushed a little at that. "I am a bit surprised you know when everyone suddenly greeted us 'okaeri' instead of 'irashai (5)'," Tsuna chuckled.
"Y-yeah, the idea is Gokudera's. He said the customer will feel more comfortable if they consider this place as their own home," Yamamoto said while smiling happily as well.
"So…it's Gokudera-kun's idea. That's very intelligent!" Tsuna complimented the nice thinking wholeheartedly.
"Come this way, Tsuna. I'll take you to your seat," Yamamoto then pulled Tsuna slowly to follow him.
"Ah, but Mom is with…," Tsuna turned to look for his mother.
"Don't worry, Master Tsuna," suddenly Gokudera came up and tapped Tsuna's shoulder. "Nana-sama is safe with our guys. They will serve her their best or else I'll blow them up later, so you can enjoy yourself here with us," Gokudera actually explained professionally to Tsuna as if he were the employer of the other's (men) maids, with so much composure despite himself wearing the same outfit with all of the maids there.
"Gokudera-kun…," Tsuna sighed slightly in relief, but he immediately turned pale. "Please don't blow anyone up. That's scary…," he said.
"Then, please sit, Master Tsuna," Yamamoto chuckled as he tried to call Tsuna the same way as Gokudera.
Tsuna obviously flinched when he heard the 'master' thing. "Um…why don't you guys call me with my usual name?" Tsuna asked as he sat down.
"That can't do. Since we're master and maids right now," Gokudera said straightly with so much tense in it, making Tsuna unable to refuse. Tsuna laughed slightly at that nervously.
Somehow…he's more scary than usual… He must feel really embarrassed because of his outfit, but he still holds back his irritation… He's done a great job to stay calm….
Tsuna thought slightly pitying Gokudera.
"Then, what is your order, Master Tsuna? Take-pyon will serve you fully today!" Yamamoto just said those shameful words with so much happy grin, making Tsuna feel embarrassed himself because he could actually imagine Yamamoto serving him as his maid plus with neko-mimi on. That's somehow really hot, really a turn on.
Why isn't he embarrassed saying that line?
Tsuna blushed shed red at that.
"Wait a sec, baseball nut! I am the one who will serve Tsuna today!" Gokudera protested.
"Eeh, but you said today you wouldn't serve anyone," Yamamoto protested back.
"Except Tsuna, idiot, don't forget the 'except Tsuna' words," Gokudera complained.
"But I want to serve him today," Yamamoto didn't give up.
"Then let's we decide it with a duel," Gokudera smirked even though he was pretty angry right now.
Tsuna felt the danger of fight coming up as the two boys debated who would serve Tsuna. Then before they started to make a ruckus and disturbed the other customers, Tsuna hurriedly spoke. "Then, why don't both of you serve me today?"
Tsuna didn't have any bad intention, actually, he didn't even think. Heck, he just wanted them to stop fighting over him like that. It's just…when suddenly both Yamamoto and Gokudera became quiet; Tsuna overly thought that he just said something so embarrassing himself.
Did I just say I will make a harem here!?
Tsuna blushed really hard, really red, as he slapped both of his hands to his mouth. Gokudera and Yamamoto looked at each other, before the grinned.
"Okay, it's decided!" Yamamoto said while laughing happily as always.
"Well, it's violating the rule, but if it's for Tsuna, I think it's fine," Gokudera said while smiling in spirit.
"Aaah, what a waste…for two people serving a guy like that, I want Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto-kun to serve me as well!" some of the girls at other tables protested.
"That's unfair! I want them too!" some other girls also protested.
"Well, it's the maids who decided their own master. You can't help it."
"I want Gokudera in my table too!" a guy actually said.
"Stop it! That's disgusting! He's a freaking guy!" other guy responded.
"Isn't it okay? He's cute," and other guys commented as well while blushing slightly seeing Gokudera.
"Ah, but Yamamoto is not so bad too. He looks fresh and somehow hot, don't you think?"
"Agree! He's more appealing!" then they laughed at that.
Gokudera's ears actually were very hot hearing those…those perverted guys' voices, commenting on their appearances, but he still tried his best to hold it down…for Tsuna. Yamamoto only laughed feeling perfectly alright because he was really dense. They just said the truth, right?
"Both Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto are really popular, ne? I can almost see them crying over both of you," Tsuna said, slightly smiling.
"Ahaha, Gokudera is indeed so cute in that dress!" Yamamoto spoke bluntly as always.
Gokudera didn't know why, he just couldn't hold back if the baseball nut was the one embarrassing him. He deliberately stomped on Yamamoto's foot, earning a satisfying painful yelp from the boy. "That's cruel, Gokkyun…." Yamamoto said, almost crying.
"Shut up! Stop making creepy comment like that! And don't call me like that, baseball freak! And they are just perverted bastards!" Gokudera actually yelled.
"Hey, that can't do, Gokudera-san. You can't yell like that and no cursing words in the store, please!" someone yelled from the kitchen which was actually a small room that was built by hanging a layer in the room, creating a small unseen part f the room.
Gokudera snapped. "Uh-oh, sorry…, he muttered slightly while blushing slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Ahahaha, Gokudera really has no self control!" Yamamoto just laughed at him.
A vein popped at Gokudera's head as he heard that. "Whose fault do you think it is!? You-baseball idiot!!" then he yelled again at Yamamoto, forgetting that he'd just been scolded.
"Gokudera-san!!"
"Damn!" Gokudera covered his mouth quickly as he tried to hide his voice.
Tsuna chuckled at them contentedly, earning Yamamoto and Gokudera's attention. "Somehow, both of you are so cute," he said while laughing so cutely, making Yamamoto and Gokudera blush slightly.
The cutie here is you!
Both of them wanted to say that, but they just couldn't reveal that to anyone else.
Tsuna continued laughing until he calmed a bit. "Fufu, I can't really see how good you both look right now, but I can imagine it. You must look really gorgeous since you've been really beautiful without maid dress and neko-mimi. Somehow, I feel really lucky for have both of you here beside me," Tsuna then held Yamamoo and Gokudera's hands. "Thank you for choosing me as your Master, Yamamoto, Gokudera-kun," Tsuna smiled again so innocently at them, beginning to understand the rules of the store.
Cu-cute…TOO freaking CUTE!
Yamamoto and Gokudera actually almost had nosebleed seeing Tsuna's cute feature. Then miraculously, they shouted in chorus as if their feelings were in unison. "Shinuki de eieni tsuitekimasu, Goshuujin-sama! (6)"
A big bead of sweat only fell down behind Tsuna's head comically when he heard their ridiculous resolution.
End of Chapter 11
Tbc…
(1)Nami-kou: short form of Namimori Koukou, meaning 'Namimori Senior High School'
(2)Okaeri: literally meaning 'welcome back' but has the implication 'welcome back to home'. Okaerinasai is the polite form of okaeri.
(3)Goshuujin: literally meaning 'master', but in this situation, goshuujin is the owner or the employer of the one who calls him/her that way.
(4)Kawai: literally meaning 'cute' and holding the silent meaning of 'I like it very much because it's so cute'
(5)Irashai: literally meaning 'welcome' and it's usually used to greet people that come you the places which are not their possession.
(6) Shinuki de eieni tsuitekimasu, Gooshujin-sama! : (I am very sorry for putting a sentence in romanji here, but I just can't resist to put it in since it's very cute and funny! XD) literally meaning: "We will follow you eternally as if we're about to die, Master!"
A/N: I am very sorry!! First I am quite late to post this chapter and second, I can't finish this chapter title in this chapter, I have to cut it here, so you wouldn't wait any longer. I don't believe it I make it this long. The plot in my head just creates new scenes whenever I tried to write it. In result, the story just runs on its own accord uncontrollably. I can't even show Bianchi, Mukuro and Hibari in this chapter since the festival hasn't even ended yet. Not to mention, Reborn and Lambo who's supposed to be the main characters here (in this chapter title) only show up a little (imagine, only in a scene! Gaaah, I am still so amateur, it frustrates me! XO).
Sorry! I am very sorry for anyone who has waited for seeing Mukutan and Hibatan interaction in this chapter, and Reborn's past, and Gokudera's performance, and anything else I promised in the previous chapter! I just can't show them all in a chapter. Heck, I can't even I promise if I am able to finish it in the next chapter or not since there will be Reborn's secret, Irie's problem, and even Bianchi and Gokudera's case. And the song…, ah, I really want to use it, but I can't put it in this chapter…. Well, I will put the songs in next chapter to finish the festival (at least), but I will try to finish them all in a chapter after all. Wish me luck….
Anyway, now I need your reviews. Anything, ideas, mere comments, or even critiques if you find mistakes here and there (honestly, I didn't check it again). Then I can start writing the next chapter….
Well, until that's for now. Thanks for reading and reviewing. Let's meet again in next chapter and love you all.
With love,
Lunaryu