"Tsunayoshi!" Giotto called out, scanning the area. Steam and smoke rose from the destroyed ground in the crater.
"Apprehend Byakuran!" G ordered, pointing at Byakuran's body. The guardians that were able to move rushed over to Byakuran's body, turning him over and examining him. He was still alive, somehow. But Tsunayoshi was nowhere to be seen though.
"He's alive! Just barely though…" Asari stated, looking over Byakuran as Knuckles began to slowly heal his life threatening injuries.
"Hey Knuckles! Why're you healing him?" Gokudera snarled, walking to Knuckles and glaring harshly. Knuckles looked up at him, frowning.
"I am a priest, I will not allow anyone to die again… Byakuran has done a lot of wrong, but the only way to make him pay for that is for him to be alive and work to correct those wrongs. Or make him serve time. Death is the easy way out" Knuckles explained, looking sadly at Byakuran's body. Reborn walked up slowly to Byakuran, then began to look around the area.
"I don't see her anywhere… Giotto… I have no idea where she may be…" Reborn stated sadly, turning to look back at Giotto before freezing, his eyes widening in shock. Giotto raised a brow, turning to look behind him and everyone else, gasping at what he saw. Was that… Ginevra? Their mother? No, she looked similar, but her eyes were the wrong colour. The woman began walking to them, smiling gently.
"Good day, looks like the battle's over. I'm glad, otherwise I wouldn't exist right now at the moment" the woman stated, giggling a little. Giotto watched her curiously before gasping in realization.
"Tsuna… Yoshi?" he asked, seeing her turn to look at him, nodding her head. Giotto's mouth fell agape. This was Tsunayoshi from the future?
"If you're here, please tell me, where is the Tsunayoshi of this time?" Giotto pleaded, rushing to her and grabbing her shoulders gently. Now that Giotto was closer, he realized she actually looked about his age now. She smiled reassuringly.
"I assure you she's getting the best treatment possible… She's in my time, being treated by my guardians and husband. I got hit by Lambo's ten year bazooka, but instead of working the normal way, it sent me back into the past and brought the Tsunayoshi of now into the future" she explained, smiling gently at Giotto. Giotto let out a sigh of relief, letting her shoulders go as he collapsed down to his knees. The future Tsuna smiled gently, looking up at Reborn.
"I'm glad you're back Reborn. Tsunayoshi's going to be so happy to see you, I guarantee it. Welcome back" she greeted before kneeling down to Giotto and putting her hands on his shoulders.
"I know the reason why you handed over the Vongola family to me brother… The current Tsunayoshi doesn't know, but I feel the need to confirm with you. It's because you're infertile, isn't it? You can't produce an off spring?" she whispered, making Giotto look up at her, blinking in shock. It was a secret he'd kept from everyone. How had she figured it out? But it was true, Giotto was infertile. Being unable to produce an off spring, he saw it better to hand down the family to his little sister who might have better luck. He nodded, seeing her smile brightly at him.
"Well, you'll be happy to hear that the next heir is actually on the way in my time" she announced, making Giotto gasp as he watched her stand back up on her feet. She turned to glance at her guardians, walking up to them. She stopped at Yamamoto, smiling gently.
"Takeshi, you'll be happy to know that in my time, your father has remembered you. So hang tight, things will get better" she stated, seeing his eyes widen. She moved to Gokudera next, stopping in front of him.
"Hayato, thank you for always being by my side and helping me. Having you as my right hand man was one of the best decisions I ever made" she thanked, seeing him gasp and almost have tears form in his eyes.
"I live to serve you boss!" he declared happily. She giggled in response, heading to the next guardian.
"Ryohei, thank you for everything. And don't worry, you're going to meet a nice lady who will accept you" she stated, giving him a smile before moving to Lambo. She knelt in front of him, gently picking him up and giving him a small squeeze.
"You'll always be my baby brother Lambo. Thanks you little brat" she teased, feeling him flail in her arms. Letting him go, she gently ruffled his hair and stood back to her feet. Two left, Mukuro and Hibari. The future Tsuna knew that the current Tsuna was still indecisive, and couldn't tell which of the two it was that she liked.
"Mukuro, Hibari… I wanna say one thing. Don't give up, Tsunayoshi will decide her feelings one day. Give her time, she's a little slow at the moment in this department. Just be patient" she reassured them, giggling before looking down at the watch on her wrist.
"Well, looks like time's almost up. She'll be back in a few seconds, my suggestion is getting her to emergency care straight away" she suggested, smiling brightly at everyone before there was a sudden cloud of smoke. The future Tsuna had disappeared, revealing the current Tsuna on the ground, her dress tattered. She was unconscious, her energy heavily drained.
"Boss!" Gokudera exclaimed, rushing to her as Mukuro, Hibari, Ryohei, Yamamoto and Lambo all did the same. Ryohei began attempting to share some of his flames with her, his flames being the same healing energy as Knuckles'.
"Tsunayoshi! Hang in there! If you don't… that future we saw will never happen!" Mukuro pleaded, gently taking her hand in his, clutching it as if it were a lifeline. Hibari looked down at her, feeling himself getting emotional.
"She's really weak…" Ryohei stated, looking down at the state she was in.
"Let me help. Asari, you take over healing Byakuran!" Knuckles declared, rushing over to Tsuna and beginning to help Ryohei heal her. With the two of them performing a joint effort, Tsuna finally had enough strength to breathe properly. Giotto stumbled to where Tsuna laid, kneeling down by her and after looking at the others and requesting he be allowed to move her, picked her up gently into his arms. He gently cradled her torso and head, holding her against his chest and brushing hair from her face. She looked like she was sleeping.
"Tsunayoshi… I wish that that future happens for you… If it did, I'd be very happy…" Giotto whispered, giving her another gentle squeeze. He wasn't sure how long they remained like this but he jumped when he felt movement. Gasping and looking down, his eyes widened to see her smiling up at him. Her eyes were half lidded and she looked sleepy, but she appeared to be alright.
"Tsunayoshi!" Giotto exclaimed happily, tears filling his eyes.
"Hi Big Brother… I'm sorry… Did I keep you waiting long?" she asked, her voice a little hoarse. Giotto smiled gently, shaking his head.
"No, you did perfectly… Byakuran's in custody, he will answer for everything he's done. You're alive, I'm alive, and look who else is alive" Giotto stated, lifting her up a little and pointing at Reborn. Tsuna blinked, her eyes still a little blurry, and rubbed her eyes. When she glanced again, she gasped, freezing. She couldn't believe it! Was she imagining things?
"Reborn…" she whispered, blinking in shock before suddenly scrambling to her feet awkwardly. Giotto gasped, blinking in shock as he watched her stumble, jumping up to her feet and beginning to dash at Reborn.
"Reborn!" she exclaimed, tackling him suddenly. Reborn appeared to be shocked upon the impact, both of them falling backwards as Reborn landed harshly against the ground, Tsuna kneeling nearby him. Tears streamed down her face as she smiled happily at him.
"You're alive! I knew it! Thank goodness!" she babbled, wiping at her eyes as Reborn chuckled, sitting up and gently petting her head.
"You did good Tsunayoshi… I'm so proud. And sorry I took so long to come back" Reborn stated, seeing Tsuna smile as she wiped at more tears, using the back of her hands.
"You just suddenly disappeared after saying you had something to protect, and it was me! Then I never saw you again after that! Stupid Reborn! Don't you ever do something like that again! You're not allowed to leave ever again, you hear me!?" Tsuna scolded, sobbing into her hands, her shoulders shaking. Reborn smiled sadly, moving his hand from her head to gently wrap it over her shoulders, pulling her so her head rested by his chest. Leaning her forehead against his chest, she gripped at the shirt and continued to sob against it. Reborn just smiled gently, rubbing her back and comforting her.
"I'm so happy for you Tsunayoshi… Now we can return back to Vongola castle and live there happily" Giotto stated, walking to them and smiling gently.
"And we can resume your training" Reborn added, making Tsuna jump back and look at him in disbelief.
"What? Don't I get a small break?" she whined, earning laughter from everyone in the area.
"If I did that, you'd get slack!" Reborn chuckled, letting out some laughter. Tsuna pouted, her face still tear stained.
It'd been a few weeks since that day. Tsuna was attending school again and knew that every time she came back, she'd have both Reborn and Giotto to greet her. She no longer needed the fedora to keep her calm, and returned it back to Reborn. She remembered Bianchi and Dino's reaction upon Reborn's return. Reborn had actually hid behind Tsuna when he spotted Bianchi rushing to him, but stood there reluctantly as Bianchi hugged and snuggled up to him. He looked so unamused that Tsuna couldn't help but laugh. She regretted it instantly though as Reborn made her run five laps of Vongola Castle. Dino had burst into tears, hugging him almost the same way Bianchi had, just without the romantic notions Bianchi had.
Now Tsuna was wandering the school halls, trying to get to her next class on time. Everyone seemed much happier. Tsuna was able to hang out with the girls now without having to worry about anyone trying to kill her. Now that Yuni had taken over the Millefiore family, both families had a good relationship between them, forming a new alliance. Byakuran was holed up in a cell in the Vongola dungeon, barely seeing any light and getting bread and water every day. Occasionally it was mixed up and he was given some soup, but that was Tsuna actually sneaking it in for him. She hated Byakuran, that's true, but no one deserved to eat nothing but bread and water. So she snuck in some soup for him whenever she could, greeting him with a kind smile in hopes that it would change the way he did things and viewed the world.
"Tsunayoshi!" called out a voice as Tsuna stopped, turning to look and seeing Mukuro approaching her.
"Hey Mukuro, is everything okay?" she asked, tilting her head curiously. Mukuro smirked, stopping in front of her.
"I was wondering if you wanted to ditch school and go out on a date with me." Mukuro offered, making Tsuna jump back with a squeak, her face bright red.
"A-A what!? A date!?" she exclaimed, her face burning crimson. Mukuro chuckled, smirking more.
"Hey! No ditching school!" yelled another voice, making Tsuna squeak again as she turned to see Hibari approaching, a death glare written on his face. This was it, she was dead! But to her surprise, Hibari didn't target her, he charged straight for Mukuro.
"You're not allowed to make her ditch school and go on a date with you, understand?" Hibari declared, glaring daggers at Mukuro. Mukuro returned the glare, making Tsuna sigh as she swear she saw sparks from where their glares collided. This wasn't going to get sorted anytime soon.
"Did you meet them?" asked a male voice, making the future Tsuna turn to smile at him.
"Yes, I did. I met all of them and told them some things of the future" she replied, walking up to him and feeling him wrap his arms around her in an embrace.
"Did you tell them who you ended up with?" he asked, seeing her shake her head.
"No, I told them both not to give up and that she would figure out her feelings soon. Just to be patient" she replied, hearing him chuckle lightly.
"But I did tell Giotto about our expected baby" she stated, seeing his eyes widen before he smiled gently, putting a hand on her belly gently, feeling the small bump already showing.
"I'm so glad you chose me. And now we'll be starting a family of our very own. The Vongola family will continue" he thanked, hearing her giggle in response, rubbing her belly too.
"Yes, will continue for generations to come" she concluded, smiling gently as he kissed her forehead, welcoming her back home.