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Reminders: Conversations that are in a single quote and that are in italic (ex: 'abcde' ) are conversations between Tsuna and Natsuki ONLY.


Alternative Reality


Chapter 12: A Love Story? (part one)

On Natsuki's first day in the hospital, her life was on the brink of death. The second day was that she was still recovering. Lastly, the third day was that she was wreaking havoc in the hospital because she was worried that her guardians might find out what happened to her. She was rolling on the bed while Squalo stood beside her staring at her stupidity. He couldn't possibly believe that she IS the next Vongola Boss. He couldn't possible picture out the future with her as the boss.

"UUUUWWWAAAAHHH! WHAT SHOULD I DO? WHAT IF THEY PASSED THROUGH THE DEFENSE LINE THAT I MADE? THEY WILL REALLY COME HERE IN ITALY! VARIA PLUS THEM EQUALS TOTAL CATASTROPHE! NNNNOOOO...!"

"Vooooiiii..." Squalo tried to get her attention.

"UUUWWWAAAHHH! COLONELLO-SAN! FON-SAN! AND SKULL-SAN! I PROMISE I WILL NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICES THAT YOU MADE!"

"VOI! YOU STUPID WOMAN! GET UP THERE NOW! WE'RE GOING BACK TO THE MANSION!" Squalo shouted as he grabbed the blanket that wrapped Natsuki's body like a cocoon.

Natsuki fell on the floor with her face first. When she stood up, she glared at Squalo then she gave him a threat before she went to the bathroom to take a bath and get ready. "Just wait till I cut your hair..."

Squalo held his hair in a protective manner. Natsuki may look somehow stupid but no one knows what she is really capable of doing.

Tsuna watched Natsuki. He was relieved that Natsuki's life is no longer in danger. He can't stop himself but smile sadly when he remembered the time limit that they have. Whether Natsuki likes it or not, she will be forced to leave them when the time has come.

~Flashback~

On her second day in the hospital, Natsuki was visited by Colonello, Fon and Skull. They've heard from someone that Natsuki was in the hospital due to an assassination attempt. Reborn and the others were surprised to hear about it. They have made sure that no information will be leaked out. Colonello informed them that it was spreading in the mafia world. It even reached her guardians' ears already.

Natsuki was still tired and unconscious. It was Tsuna who heard their entire conversation so he decided to take over.

Tsuna woke up. He had asked Colonello, Fon and Skull a favour. "Colonello-san, Fon-san, and Skull-san, can I ask you a favour?"

Everyone looked at Natsuki who had finally waked up. Colonello, Fon and Skull went near her to listen to her favour.

"Can you please prevent my guardians... my friends from coming here in Italy?" Tsuna told them.

Fon nodded. "Sure... but why, Natsuki-chan?"

Tsuna thought of an excuse to make. He had a bad feeling that if his guardians will come to Italy something catastrophic will happen.

It was Natsuki, who was in her spiritual form, supplied the answer for Tsuna. She just woke up but she was still sleepy. She didn't hear the entire conversation but she could conclude on what was going on.

'Tsuna, Tsuna... Tell him that it's because I don't want them to get worried and because of the Varia. Varia plus my friends equals total destruction! Don't let them come no matter what happens! PLEASE! Just let them wait in Japan, once I'm strong enough to travel again. I'll come back! Don't let mama find out what happened to me.'

Tsuna repeated to Colonello, Fon and Skull what Natsuki said to him. The three thought about it carefully and she was right. If her guardians and Varia met, who knows what kind of nightmare will happen. As a result, they decided to help Natsuki. They went back to Japan to prevent her guardians from coming to Italy.

~End of Flashback~

Due to Natsuki's fast recovery, the doctors have decided to discharge her in the hospital. (Before anything got destroyed due to her boredom...)

Natsuki wore a light green, sleeveless shirt, blue jeans, brown boot-like shoes and black gloves. Her hair hung loose on her back.

When Natsuki finished getting ready, Squalo stared at her. He wished that Natsuki would just keep her mouth shut always. In that way, she will look like a woman than a stupid child.

Natsuki noticed that Squalo was staring at him. "What are you staring at?"

Squalo just kept quiet. He looked away from her. He can't believe that he considered her a woman even if it's just three seconds.

Both of them went to the parking lot where Lussuria was waiting for them.

Tsuna, who flew ahead of them, went back to Natsuki's side when he saw Lussuria's car. He turned pale and a look of disgust was seen in his entire face.

'What's wrong. Tsuna?' Natsuki asked him.

'I-If I were you, I won't go there, you should just take a bus or taxi or whatever land transportation you have to get to Varia's mansion!'

Natsuki tilted her head due to confusion.

Squalo dropped all of Natsuki's belongings to the ground when he saw Lussuria's car.

The look of horror and disgust was painted on Natsuki's face when she saw what Squalo saw.

"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Both of them shouted at the same time with the look of horror on their faces.

Lussuria's car was painted PINK. The outside of the car was PINK even the inside of the car was PINK! To Squalo and Natsuki's horror, even the wheels were PINK!

"Hello there~! Squ-chan! Tsuki-chan!" Lussuria waved his hands to them.

Squalo and Natsuki shook their heads as they stepped backwards.

"VOI! THERE'S NO WAY I'LL RIDE THAT DESPICABLE THING!" Squalo turned around and ran. He'd take the bus, taxi or whatever land transportation present as long as it will save him from riding that pink car.

"WAIT FOR ME! I WON'T RIDE THAT CAR EITHER!" Natsuki began to follow Squalo.

Lussuria brought out a rope from nowhere. He used it like a full-fledged cowboy to capture Natsuki and Squalo. The rope got Natsuki while Natsuki grabbed Squalo's hair for dear life.

"VVVOOOIIII! LET GO OF MY MAGNIFICENT HAIR, WOMAN!" Squalo tried to pry Natsuki's hands away from his hair.

"I DON'T WANT TO! IF I'M GOING DOWN, I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ME!" Natsuki's hold on Squalo's hair grew tighter.

Lussuria pulled the rope that he was holding. "Mmmmuuuoooo~ Where are you going, you two? Come back here!"

"DON'T DRAG OTHER PEOPLE WITH YOUR MISFORTUNE, YOU DAMN WOMAN!"

"SHUT UP! JUST HELP ME HERE AND CUT THE ROPE! YOU ARE A FREAKY GREAT SWORDSMAN RIGHT?"

Squalo had doubts of cutting the rope, judging on what Natsuki said. He can't understand if it was a compliment or an insult. In the end, he cut the rope to help Natsuki escape. If he won't do that, he will be drag along with her and he will be forced to ride that abominable thing.

Tsuna was very thankful that he was in his spirit form.

The two have ten seconds to escape. Squalo would have escaped but a chain was wrapped around his body which caused him to fall down.

Natsuki looked at him. She planned on helping him but when she saw Lussuria positioned himself for the next attack, she apologized.

"I'm sorry Squalo-san! I promise I won't forget your sacrifice!" With that, Natsuki ran for dear life.

"Vooiii! You traitor!" Squalo struggled at the chains that caught him.

Natsuki's escape was cut short when the rope captured her.

Natsuki and Squalo were dragged to the car. Both of them were thrown inside the abominable car and were locked in.

"NNNNOOO...! LET ME OUT OF HERE!" Natsuki struggled for the last time.

"tch! Next time, I won't help you!" Squalo muttered for the last time.

Lussuria took the driver's seat and drove to the Varia's mansion without a care to the traffic law.


They arrived in the mansion with Squalo and Natsuki lying unconscious at the back seat. They really can't take the presence of a pink car. It was Levi who took Natsuki's belongings and brought it to her room. He kept on muttering curses that he is an assassin and not a staff in some hotel.

The moment Bel opened the door in the back seat, Squalo and Natsuki came back to life. They ran out of the car panting.

"Damnation! I won't ride that car AGAIN!" Natsuki cursed.

Squalo pointed his sword at Lussuria's neck. "VOOIII! BURN THAT PIECE OF SCRAP METAL OR I'LL BURN IT MYSELF!"

"LET ME OFFER YOU MY HELP!" Natsuki seconded.

"Ushishishi... Since when did the commander and the princess got along?"

Lussuria ignored the two and went to the kitchen to cook something.

Squalo and Natsuki went back to their rooms. They swore that they will destroy any object that was colored pink.


Hours later, Natsuki changed her clothing. She wore a navy blue blouse that has a three-fourth sleeve, a maroon skirt and black doll shoes. She had Tsuna use their body. She started to roam around the mansion with her spiritual form who knows where. She enjoyed passing through the walls, doors, ceilings and even floors like a true ghost.

'Listen, Tsuna... Don't go near, Xanxus, ok? Who knows what's he up to? He must have been sad when that assassination attempt didn't succeed.' Natsuki warned Tsuna before she left who knows where.

Up until now, she was still completely oblivious at Xanxus' feelings for her. All she knows was that Xanxus wants her dead.

Tsuna sighed and he started to explore the entire place. Just by watching the way Natsuki act, he can't believe that she was struggling for life three days ago.

While walking around, he saw Levi holding a stack of papers. The poor guy was almost buried by the papers. Since Tsuna was such a good guy, he decided to help Levi. He took half of it and smiled down at Levi in which it melted the guy's cold heart against him or her.

"Lady Vongola..." Levi said. He was completely surprised at Natsuki's sudden appearance.

"Let me help you, Levi... Where are you going to take this?" Tsuna asked him.

Levi had doubts if he should answer that question or not but in the end he answered it. "To the Boss..."

Tsuna almost dropped the papers. He wanted to take back what he said. He doesn't want to meet Xanxus for goodness' sake. How he wished for Natsuki to appear from nowhere and save him from the trouble that he got into.

Levi and Tsuna went to Xanxus' office to deliver the papers. Behind the stack of papers, he was crying. "Natsuki! Where are you? Stop playing like a true ghost! Damn it!"


Meanwhile, Natsuki was in the kitchen, looking at the food that Lussuria was cooking. She saw Damian standing beside Lussuria looking at the food. Just like Damian who was drooling while looking at the delicious food that Lussuria was cooking, she was somehow drooling as well.

'Luss-nee! How come you are such a good cook?' Natsuki said while tearing up. She can't wait for dinner to come.

On the other hand, Tsuna and Levi finally arrived at Xanxus' office. Xanxus was sitting behind his desk dealing with lots of paperworks.

"Boss, we've come here to give you the papers." Levi said proudly. He was somehow waiting to be praised like a puppy.

Xanxus didn't look up instead he just told them to leave it at the right side of the desk where he was working. He didn't know that Natsuki, who was really Tsuna, was in the room as well.

Levi placed the papers properly then he was followed by Tsuna.

Tsuna did his best to conceal his presence from Xanxus. It was all shattered when Levi opened his big, damn mouth.

"Boss, Lady Vongola and I will leave."

Tsuna gave Levi a deadly yet not deadly glare.

Xanxus looked at Tsuna then he smirked. "Levi, you can go as for you, scum, come here!"

Levi followed Xanxus' orders. On the other hand, Tsuna didn't move at all while looking at Xanxus.

"I don't want to! That's what I wanted to say!" Tsuna thought.

"Are you going to come here? Or do you want me to come there?" Xanxus told Natsuki with a look of a predator.

Tsuna walked near Xanxus. He made sure that he was arm-length away from him. For now, he has to act like Natsuki.

"What do you want, Fool?" Tsuna glared at Xanxus.

Xanxus grabbed Natsuki by the waist. He smirked at her like a predator that caught his prey. He stood in his full height so that he could intimidate her.

Tsuna collided with Xanxus' chest. His mask as Natsuki was starting to come off.

Xanxus forced Natsuki to look at him. "Hm... You are not as feisty like before."

Tsuna widened his eyes. He wanted to push Xanxus away from him but when it comes to brute strength; Xanxus is far more powerful compared to him.

Xanxus grabbed her by the wrist and threw her on top of the desk which was the cause on why the papers were scattered on the floor. He pinned Natsuki on the desk. He enjoyed the look of fear on her face.

Tsuna tried to get away but Xanxus' grip was just way too strong.

Xanxus leaned closer to her face. "Have you experienced kissing before?"

Tsuna's heart was frozen due to Xanxus' question. He could only think of one reason why Xanxus was acting like that to him. There IS only ONE reason. "Don't tell me... Don't tell me... That Xanxus is... The first ones are Natsuki's guardians. The second one is Reborn. Now, it's... it's... Xanxus? No way! Who's next? Natsuki! What kind of charm do you have?"

Tsuna remained silent because he was so caught up with his thoughts.

Xanxus considered her silence as a "yes" so he tried to kiss her. He'll get that first kiss once and for all.

"Nnnnnoooo...!" Tsuna thought to himself. He doesn't have the guts to shout it right in front of Xanxus.

Natsuki, who was busy playing "ghost", accidently entered Xanxus' office. She saw herself... no, Tsuna being pinned down by Xanxus on top of the desk. The look of horror, terror, and anger was all mixed up that her face can't be drawn any longer. She didn't even notice that Xanxus was trying to kiss her slash Tsuna.

Her hands held her cheeks due to her horror. 'NNNNNOOOOOO...! LET TSUNA/ME GO! YOU FOOL!"

Tsuna heard Natsuki's voice. He left their body so that Natsuki could use it. Natsuki took full control of their body. As a result, Xanxus received a headbutt from her.

"Argh!" Xanxus took a few steps backwards while clutching his forehead.

"Itai~!" Natsuki rolled over the desk. She made sure that she was three meters away from Xanxus' grasp.

She glared at him while clutching her forehead. "What do you think you are doing to me, you fool?"

Tsuna dropped his jaw. 'ISN'T IT OBVIOUS? HE'S TRYING TO HARRASS YOU SEXUALLY! HE'S TRYING TO KISS YOU! DAMN IT! WHERE'S YOUR BRAIN?'

Tsuna just found out. Natsuki was not just a TOO innocent girl. When it comes to love, she has a few screws lose.

Natsuki was too angry that she didn't hear what Tsuna said to her.

Xanxus looked at her and smirked. He really likes it when she glares at him like that. He smirked at her seductively. He started to walk towards her slowly.

"Come here... Natsuki..."

A strange chill ran through her spine when Xanxus called her by her name. For some unknown reasons, the Xanxus that was standing in front of her scares her. She started to take a few steps backwards.

"Wha... What do you want from me?" Natsuki trembled under Xanxus' gaze.

'Natsuki! Run! Who knows what Xanxus will do to you now! The way he looked at you... It's filled with lust... no... wait... um... what's the right word?'

Xanxus tried to corner Natsuki on the wall. Before he could even corner her, Natsuki ran to the sides away from him.

"AAAAHHHH! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Natsuki looked at Xanxus. She found his current behaviour strange.

Xanxus looked at Natsuki. A strange gleam appeared in his eyes. "I've had enough, Natsuki. I swear I'm going to tame you."

Xanxus licked his lips while Natsuki rubbed her upper arms like she was in cold.

"AGH! DON'T CALL ME BY MY NAME! JUST CALL ME SCUM LIKE YOU USUALLY DO! I'M GETTING SCARED EVERYTIME YOU CALL MY NAME!"

Xanxus grinned. "If I call you by your name, it scares you? Hm... Natsuki..."

"Gyaaahhh! I have to get out of here!" Natsuki eyed the door that was blocked by Xanxus.

"You're not going anywhere. I won't let you escape!"

"Eeeekkk...!"

The two played chase inside Xanxus' office. Natsuki used some of the furnitures to defend herself from Xanxus' advances.

'So this is what would happen when a man like Xanxus got turned on...' (Tsuna)

'What did I... No... wait... What did YOU do to him, Tsuna?' (Natsuki)

'I didn't do anything... He just became like that...'

Natsuki was cornered on a wall. She tried to kick Xanxus away from her but Xanxus grabbed her legs. His hands ran through her thigh.

"Give up, Natsuki!"

"Let go of my thigh!"

'What kind of line is that?'

Their game was stopped when Squalo entered the room. "VOI! Boss...!"

Squalo was shocked to see the intimacy between the two. He saw his boss holding Natsuki's thigh while Natsuki was blushing when she was being cornered on a wall.

Xanxus and Natsuki were looking at Squalo. It was Xanxus who broke the silence first.

"What are you doing here, scum?"

Natsuki used the opportunity to push Xanxus away from her. She ran towards Squalo who was standing at the door. She glomped Squalo because he just saved her from harm. She even kissed his cheek like most little sisters do.

Squalo's face reddened because of Natsuki's kiss.

Xanxus' eyes twitched when he saw the entire display in front of him.

"V-V-VOOIII...!" Squalo looked at Natsuki who was hanging on his neck.

Natsuki met Squalo's gaze. "Thanks, Squalo-san! You just saved me from being... from being... uh..."

'Molested...' Tsuna supplied the word.

"Yeah, that's right! Molested..."

Natsuki looked at Xanxus with an angry glare then she ran outside the room.

Squalo came just to give some reports to Xanxus. He didn't mean to save Natsuki from Xanxus' clutches. He was surprised to find out that his boss who hated Natsuki since the time of creation had fallen in love with her. It seems like his Boss will also become one of his rivals when it comes to Natsuki's affection. After all, he secretly loves Natsuki. The problem was that she's just too dense to realize it. He was brought out to reality again when Xanxus called him.

"OI! Thrash! Thanks to you my prey escaped!" Xanxus said angrily.

He was really pissed off that Natsuki escaped. He would have succeeded if Squalo didn't appear. He grabbed a glass of wine and threw it at Squalo's head. Unfortunately for him, it only hit the door that was closed by Squalo.

The moment Squalo saw Xanxus who was extremely pissed off, he left the room without uttering any word. Getting that girl's affection won't be an easy task, he thought. After all, Natsuki is too innocent and the love screws in her brain were loose. He smirked at the challenge that Natsuki will give him whether it is unconsciously or consciously.


Natsuki ran through the hallways. The only safe place in the mansion was on Lussuria's side. Tsuna flew beside her.

'Are you alright, Natsuki?' Tsuna asked her. He was completely concerned at Natsuki's state of mind now.

Natsuki nodded. 'What was that guy thinking? That was the first time that he acted like that! He never did those things to me before!'

Tsuna sweatdropped. He decided that he will just wait till Natsuki figure it out for herself.

When she reached the stairways, she heard a familiar laugh. In front of her was Bel, who was blocking her way. Natsuki stopped running and stared at Bel.

"Ushishishi..."

"What do you want?"

"Ushishi... Princess, would you like to play with the Prince?"

Natsuki looked away. "I don't want to..."

She walked pass through Bel.

Bel grabbed her wrist and he forced her to face him.

"Play with the prince..." Bel ordered her like what most spoiled prince does.

"I said I don't want to! Besides, why should I play with you?" Natsuki tried to break free from Bel's grip. She wants to go to the kitchen as soon as possible.

Bel's grin grew wider. "Ushishishi... Because the prince loves you."

Tsuna, who saw the entire exchange, dropped his jaw. He can't believe on what Bel said.

Natsuki couldn't believe what she was hearing. She stopped struggling from Bel's grip. Her facial expression was completely blank.

"What did you just say?"

Tsuna facepalmed and he shook his head. 'Nnnnnnooooo... Not again! That's the sixth love confession that she received in her entire life.'


Author's Notes: I have such a long author's notes this chapter. I apologized in advance if I seem too rude in answering your questions. I did my best in answering it in a gentle-manner-proper-way. I hope I didn't offend anyone. If by some chance, I offended you. I apologize again so please don't get mad at me. I'm just human after all. *bows*

Thank you for your reviews runwithanime, dream-of-silent-death, Female27, tarious123, and Kichou!

runwithanime: It's true that the body that Natsuki was using was Tsuna's body but remember that her existence there was just a borrowed one. If the time limit runs out, if she died a second time or if she completed her mission, she would disappear and Tsuna won't die. Instead, he will just return to his world. Meaning, if Natsuki disappeared in her world, Tsuna will be able to return to his world completely unscratched. If that happens, it would be the end of the story which will not happen yet. :)

Why isn't anyone worried about Tsuna when he's been gone for a while? You would know the answer to that question in the last part of the story. I won't give any spoilers. :)

Lastly, he has some major parts in the story. If he's not there, Natsuki won't come back to life and more major parts for him will come in the future. I can't put all of that in a single chapter, can I? :)

Female27: Yes, it is an OC. I would like it to be a character but no suitable one would come to my mind. If I remember it correctly, I think I left some hints on the previous chapters. I just don't know which chapter. If you have guessed it, you could pm me about it or just keep it to yourself... please... OAO

tarious123: Unfortunately, No one from Tsuna's world has the ability to cross over Natsuki's world. The only reason why Tsuna reached Natsuki's world was because Natsuki dragged him there with the help of the sky ring. I have imagined about that as well including the other guardians. Well, you could almost see the catastrophe and disaster right? Two Hibari, Two Mukuro, Two Ryohei, Two Gokudera, Two Lambo and Two Yamamoto, just think about the horror. Just having one Lambo is really annoying enough. Two Ryohei, let's see if you won't get deaf on that. Two Gokuderas equals two loyal lapdog and it's really annoying. I don't mind having Two Yamamotos. Two pineappleheads, think about the horror and Two Hibaris, well they can kill each other. :D

Kichou: I will try putting that part in the story. I just don't know if it would meet your expectations. :)

Please read and review everyone! :D