Reading the latest chapter to KHR, and I'm going, "Not Xanxus! Squalo!"… Yeah, I'm in a totally badass "depression". =_= I'm just going to say, I actually like Xanxus, for no actual reason… The dude got his arm chopped off! D:
IMPORTANT!
Anyway, please savor and enjoy this chapter, since I'm going to be letting my story fester and ferment and whatever, turning it into delicious kimchi. I don't really like kimchi, lol. I'm just letting this off for awhile :B Don't worry, I'll continue to update in a couple of weeks (in a week, if I suddenly get this awesome idea)!
Katekyo Dame-Tsuna!
Chapter 21
Uni fingers her hat forlornly, sitting on the edge of the Trevi Fountain. Why did Reborn say he isn't going back? Uni is truly at a loss. She nibbles on her bottom lip, the thought of the Fated Day. There's less than a week to go… A tap on her shoulder brings her out of her thoughts.
"Let's go, Uni…"
Uni stares tearfully at Tsuna, her tutor. Correction, hers and Reborn's tutor. His eyes are shadowed by his auburn bangs and his face is solemn. His posture is tense and on guard, and Uni is worried.
"Wh… What about Reborn?"
"He'll be fine. I've taught him everything he needs to know."
"But-!"
"Enough, Uni!"
Uni's bottom lip trembles, a clue of an oncoming onslaught of tears. Tsuna purses his lips as he reigns in his emotions, trying his best to not scare the Sky Arcobaleno-to-be. He didn't mean to raise his voice at Uni, but Bermuda's appearance and Reborn's getaway has him unnerved.
"I apologize for raising my voice, Uni. Let's go back, Reborn will be fine."
"Really?"
"Yes."
Uni purses her lips, stray tears trickling down her face. Tsuna squats down to her level and wipes her face with his handkerchief. He pats her hair, smiling gently, while she tries her best to calm down. Tsuna wouldn't lie about Reborn, would he?
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Tsuna and Uni board the last train for the day at eleven o'clock, neither uttering a word. Uni is lost in her doubts and thoughts, whereas Tsuna is lost in his memories. The six hour trip home is spent on catching forty winks after a hectic day. However, sleep doesn't come easily to Tsuna.
Tsuna curls up in the seat meant for two, his shoes on the floor and one of his socked legs stretched out on the leather seats. He hugs his other leg, resting his chin on his knee. He's not one to sleep on a moving vehicle, or anywhere in public, unless he has some sort of secure protection. Without Reborn around, Tsuna is left to his own devices to cure his boredom.
He leans back, head against the cool glass window, as he loses himself in his thoughts. He ponders on Reborn's confession and his reaction to it. If Reborn was serious about it, it would equal to me scorning his feelings. Tsuna shakes his head, he had really thought it was the fever causing Reborn to spout such words. Reborn's actions and signals during the trip and, the kiss, have proved Tsuna wrong.
Reborn trusted him when Tsuna could've easily killed him off! It's not like Tsuna had any identity card revealing that he's the tutor appointed to the hitman to train him. Reborn just went along with the flow, never questioning him unless his espresso was involved.
Tsuna exhales upwards, watching as his bangs flutter from the blow. If anything, he's to be blamed for Reborn's sudden confession. After all, he's the one who started the overfriendly approach. It was to irk the hitman, and to have some fun while training Reborn. Reborn certainly handled his tricks well, and got some revenge as well…
His feelings must have bloomed somehow, Tsuna thinks to himself. Tsuna thinks back of the times they had together, wondering how and when did these feelings bloom. Surely, it was not the time when Tsuna first jumpstarted his Flames, nor was it the time when Tsuna threatened him with the espresso. So, when?
When he first kissed Reborn's cheek to awaken him? Or, was it the time when Uni arrived? Had Reborn mistaken the hateful feeling from the lack of attention from Tsuna as "jealousy"? Tsuna won't know until he sees Reborn again. Then again, would Reborn have kissed him so passionately if he doesn't love him?
Tsuna blushes a bright crimson at the memory of the kiss. He even responded to Reborn's kiss! Tsuna pats his red cheeks, in efforts of bringing him out of his memory. He puts his hands over his eyes, as if it would help block the memory out, and pulls his legs close before leaning on it.
His heart beats fast at the thought of kissing his student, no- he can't Reborn only as his student anymore. His chest constricts as he over thinks of the things Reborn could be doing during his getaway. After all, Reborn is not drool worthy for nothing. Tsuna pouts, removing his hands from his face, and rests his chin on his knees. Tsuna doesn't want to admit it, but…
He loves Reborn too, probably…
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Four days have passed, and Reborn has not returned. Tsuna finds that he is unable to sleep without Reborn around, much to his chagrin, and Uni is forced to tie him to bed as a safety precaution that he doesn't fall asleep on the floor or anywhere dangerous during the day. She can't take any chances after he nodded off while cooking lunch!
Uni watches as Tsuna packs his belongings into an orange duffel bag, checking through it for the third time today. Today is the Fated Day, and Tsuna is to escort Uni and Reborn to the location. A small cage is hung from Tsuna's fingers, swaying gently from side to side as he and Uni walk down the path of the mansion.
Tsuna is unsure of what to do if Reborn doesn't appear at the location, even though Tsuna had left a note stating the location. However, his note seems useless when he spies the hitman waiting for them at the front gates to the mansion. He beams happily at Reborn, waving at him as he and Uni rush up to the hitman.
"Reborn! Where have you been?"
"My whereabouts are none of your business, precettore."
"But-"
Reborn shoots him a glare from under the shadow of his fedora hat, silencing Tsuna. Tsuna purses his lips, looking away from the hitman, while Uni frowns disapprovingly at Reborn. She opens her mouth to chastise the hitman, but Tsuna motions for her to stop talking. He slips the earphone into his ear, his index finger pressing the centre with the number 27.
"I, Sawada Tsunayoshi, tutor of the Sun and the Sky am summoned to the Peak. Summons, commence!"
What happens next is not magic, nor is it fantasy. It is only an illusion cast by the Mist Arcobaleno, to summon them to the location. The place they've been summoned to is a secret from everyone except the current Arcobaleno and "The Man With The Iron Hat", as everyone calls him. He is the one who chooses the next generation of Arcobaleno.
What awaits Tsuna, Uni and Reborn is a surprise. They are on the flat top of a rocky peak, and Tsuna gasps at the familiar faces all around him. The other tutors and Fon are also shocked at Tsuna's appearance. Cigarettes, swords, horns and a single trident fall to the ground as their owners go into shock.
"Jyuudaime!"
"Tsuna!"
"Boss!"
A silver-haired man rushes up to Tsuna, pushing Uni and Reborn out of the way, before kneeling before him. Tsuna smiles uneasily at the overenthusiastic teen, pulling him up from the ground with the help of a tall, tan teen. A curly-haired teen comes running, catching Tsuna in a hug, while a girl with an eye patch hugs the brunet gently.
"Kufufu~ I see that you are well, Tsunayoshi."
"Ciao, Mukuro. I hope you haven't been bullying anyone."
"Oya, oya? You wound me with your lack of trust, kufufu~"
"Quit your laugh, pineapple herbivore..!"
Trident and tonfa clash, much to everyone's dismay, as a brawl between the two tutors commence. After a few minutes of clashing, a person in a dark cloak has them dangling in the air with illusions and them stripped of their weapons.
"Um… If all of us are tutors, who is running the headquarters?"
"Che, I think Turftop is still there, since he isn't here…"
However, the silver-haired man is proved wrong when an energetic yell comes from over the edge of the rocky peak. A pair of hands appear from the edge before a white-haired teen pulls himself up. He then looks over, leaning precariously, before yelling at someone. Not long after, a blond teen pulls himself up, dropping himself on the floor.
"Colonnello?"
"EXTREME REUNION!"
The ones on the peak wince at the loudness of his voice. Tsuna droops at the appearance of the white-haired teen.
"Ryohei, if you're here, who's managing the headquarters?"
"Ah! Your grandfather, of course!"
Tsuna breathes a sigh of relief. At least, Vongola is still in good hands! He turns to look at everyone, smiling gently. Tsuna then calls the tutors over, motioning the students to get to know one another. Before the Arcobaleno arrives, they should discuss about everything that's happened!