DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN!
Chapter 23: Know It All
PREVIOUSLY:
Hajime-san! Hayato raised his hand. Everyone look at him in silence and Hajime-san nodded. I want to ask, what's up with this exercise? He ask.
This first semester, we will be having parkour. 2nd sem. will be ball games. He said. Is that all? Hayato nodded.
Let's go, Hayato. I said.
Yeah. Let's show them how "Hurricane Bomb Hayato" will do it! He said. Haha...
Chapter 23: Know It All
I never know that he's this hyper...
So the 15th pair is Takuya and Tsurumi Sawada. Go now to your places. Hajime-san said as he points out the line of group of pairs. They stand right after the 14th pair. The last pair is Tsunayoshi and Hayato. I'll explain the rules. He said as we go at the back of Tsurumi and Takuya.
Oy, Baka-Tsuna! Takuya said. He look at us.
How dare you call him like that?! Hayato said. Takuya glared at him. I put a hand in front Hayato meaning stop.
How could you be so close with this Italian transferee? Takuya asked.
Well, let's just say that he's like me in different points. I said as I smile. Takuya was pissed off but Hayato looks like I-don't-know with his sparkling eyes. What?
Well, it's the first time that anyone said that to me. He said.
Just think that as of an excuse. I whispered to him. We heard the whistle signalling 'go' and the race starts. Hayato looks excited. He run like a cheetah and because I am his partner, I tried coping up with his speed. During the run in this 1 km street to go to the mountain, I saw the small yet strong storm flames in Hayato's feet. Cheater! I shouted. He look at me and gave me a devil smile.
Rule number 1: No dirty tricks, idiot! I shouted and he stop using his flames and now in the same speed as mine.
You listened to Hajime-san? He asked. I didn't answer him and after a while of running, we reached the start of the forest. We're here. He's catching his breathe, same as mine. He jumped the tree and so do I.
How far is it to go to that plain?! Hayato was pissed off as he jumps to one tree to the other. I stopped from jumping and look behind us.
We sure are fast. I said. He also stopped.
Well, we've been doing this since we're 5, right? At the roofs of the houses. He grinned.
Yah, that even Reborn can't match up with our speed. I said.
Reborn? The greatest hitman? Hayato asked.
He's practically here to tutor the twins and at the same time he's guarding me or the right term is like stalking me. I said.
Why? He asked. I sit in the tree. Is that why you write on this paper to stop calling you Cielo or Ghiaccio or whatever? I nod. But when we're at the bathroom...
He's with the twins that time and it's a long story to tell. I said and bring out snacks.
How come you have those?! He asked me. I gave him some and we start story-telling. I told him the happenings back at the time when I was sent to future until the time where he came to school. He stood up in silence. Let's go, Tsuna. I can hear footsteps. Then he jumped again. I just followed.
So to sum it up, last Monday: you went at the future and met with the arcobalenos and the Vindice for unknown reasons? Then at the same time you fought with Daemon Spades, met this-Shiro girl and talk to checker-face and your future self. The next day, you were sent out of your house, Reborn went here and also Nono, met your 5-year-old thunder guardian, made a decision to stop Xanxus and will fight him this Saturday? And today, I came back at Japan. He said as I hummed 'yes'. Well, that's a freaking 2 days. But hey, what will you do at that Switzerland thing and Uni? Wait... that unknown reason why the arcobalenos are training you is because of Daemon, right? He's causing trouble in this era with the tri-ni- I cut off his sentence.
I think so, too. But it seems different. I don't know what it is but I feel a change of time or something even worse. Looking at the other side, Uni invited me at their house with the others to witness the event and it will happen next week Monday and I'm thinking of stopping the Mafia attack in Switzerland this Sunday. But it seems like something is off with the Varia. I said.
What is it? He asked.
I never thought I'd see you after years playing at the arcade when we were kids! It's been really a long time! I loudly said. He gave me a confused look and later on laughed as it seems like he understand the events.
Yup! Been a long time! I wanna get revenge on you for being easy on me the last time we play! He said. From unknown source, we started laughing. Then I notice from below us, at the ground, Takuya and Tsurumi's speeding up and in the shoulder of Takuya was Reborn in a trainer suit. I glance at Hayato, who also is looking at the same thing and glanced at me, too. Then, again, we started laughing. I speed out and start being a monkey in these trees, Hayato did the same. Quello Che una scusa. (What an excuse.)He said as we are now far enough to speak again, freely.
Stai zitto! (Shut up!) I said. Let's continue talking later, I can see the plain. Then the both of us went down and are now running in the ground.
After seconds, we saw a clearing and the light of the shining sun that made us feel with exhaustion. We stopped in the plain field and saw Hajime-san. He clapped at us while we just sat in the grass catching our breath with smiles in our faces. Tsuna! Hayato called out. He gave me a brofist and I also did it. We did it! He happily said. Hajime-san, then offered us some water.
Woaw. You both are extremely fast. Have you been doing this? He asked and after drinking many glasses of water and surrendering our legs to the ground, I answered.
We've been jumping and racing ourselves in these streets, when we were kids. Like a competition for treats and free foods. I said, well, that isn't a lie.
Kids, ha. Hajime-san said.
We're having fun anyways. Hayato said.
Speaking of, you loose to me this earlier's race. Your promise tomorrow~ I said as I look at Hayato.
I didn't forget any of that! He said. Darn it... Then I laughed.
Just treat me with my lunch and dessert. I said. At the same restaurant! I insisted.
Hell no! I've got a little budget! He said.
Just kidding, dummy. I said. Then, Takuya and Tsurumi with Reborn went in, making me remind the things that happened earlier, I look at Hayato and he did the same... then we both laugh.
Shut it, Tsuna! Hayato said.
What? I didn't say a thing! I said in response. As written on the twin's face, they can't understand a thing even the two hitmen. I drink some water and calmed myself down.
After the classes of the whole day round, I and Hayato went out early but as we are about to go out... Reborn appeared. Standing in a wall near the gate of the school, looking at us with his same stare.
Yo, kid. I said. Hayato and Reborn looked at me, both with a question mark on their faces. Easy to read. But then, Reborn's face changed with a grin.
Playing innocent, are we, Sawada Tsunayoshi? He said as he got in my shoulder. I look at him with a smile, my normal smile. Hayato was in full-alarmed mode.
I look at him and gently closed my eyes and then open it again, Innocent? How come? And why? I said.
Don't fool with me. The way you walk, you run and you even breathe. It's an all A-class assassin way. You breathe without no sound, having you hard to find, you walk like you're a ninja and you run like a professional. And now you even came to school without a second thought with good clothes on despite what you have when you went away-just a trolley and a backpack and what more, where are you living? Your scent is hard to find, too. You leave no traces of where you could be. And that show you put on back at your PE class was solid great. He said and then he looked at Hayato, who is in actual shock right now. And you even made friends with Gokudera Hayato, here fastly. Hayato's eyes carved in fear and shock saying 'REBORN?!' in a mixed manner, mix of feelings in his own eyes. That would of course be expected to me as the second greatest mafioso of this century.
Well, old habits as a fan of military people, an arcade gamer and an otaku. I said as I scratched my back. They look at me again. And Hayato's my closest childhood friend. That broke the conversation into a silence. Reborn jump landing in the floor. Before another word from Reborn, Hayato bent and reached Reborn's ears and said something.
He DOES NOT KNOW a word so let him stay out of these f*cking things! A shouting whisper echoed their own ears, emphasizing "DOES NOT KNOW" words eve though I can clearly hear him. He went up and look at me with a weird face. Let's go, Tsuna. As soon as he said that he started walking, so I followed him. GOing with the flow I ask him, What are you both talking about?
As we went away, Reborn curled up a strange smile with the shine in his black, circle eyes. Interesting... A single word that would mark a mark that its time for him to put his eyes into me. Well, I can hear him well, since I left a hearing device in the wall near him.
We're here uncle. I said as I open the wooden door of my uncle's restaurant. I step in, followed by the exhausted Hayato.
The smell of coffee, cake and even the other foods. The smell of the wooden furniture, the glass and the aircon's breeze. Sure it brings me back with good ol' memories. He said as he jumps in every corner and examines it. I heard the familiar footsteps rushing in our way with 4 other different ones.
Came rushing in was a who-knows-what-happened look of my uncle greeting me with a punch, Where did you go?! He shouted. I avoided his punch and threw him in the ground. It really was annoying to know that he was actually doing this to me sometimes. Hell, I don't know what happens in this old man's head. Other four people came in.
Oh! Tsuna! Well come back! Shiro said. Nii-san! Lambo welcomed me. Boss! Chrome said. You took your time. It's already evening, 7 in exact. Rokudo said. With questioned look, Hayato tried getting their attention but it didn't went well.
Sorry, some hitman tried to chase us. I said.
US? Shiro asked. Then I pointed out Hayato. They all went to Hayato and talked to him. Raising from the ground, uncle climbed in his feet back to Earth. And who is this hitman? He said. Reborn and the twins. I said as I put down my bag in the counter. They went into silent mode and I told them what I had told to Hayato.
So, going back... what was it that disturbs you about the Varia? About Xanxus? Hayato asked me.
If Nono's here then he might have been resting at home but now, he went back at Italy, according to my sources. To find if it was true, I went in my house in full speed this morning to examine every corner. I'm in my Cielo suit that time and I happened to bump with Reborn, goodly, I didn't make any verbal contacts with him. But I found something. I said as I bring out a piece of metal in my pocket, which I was clenching since walking down the streets. It symbolizes something. I can smell that it's from Vongola, it's scent says it all and what else, it smells clearly like Nono's and Xanxus'. The thing is, why is it in our house? How come Vongola meddles with metal? Are they building up something? Why is Nono's scent in it? Why also Xanxus?
But then what are you so afraid of this that makes your own voice shiver? Shiro said as she folds her arm around her chest.
What I fear is that, the last time I hacked the system of Vongola, I saw people in its CCTV footages building up a robot named Gola Mosca, I checked its information records... the army was the first to work in it and they stop when they said they need human life force with strong Dying Will Flames to work with it. Vongola, then, use it and make it but soon was stop, too. The only thing I can think of was Nono... he... he was kidnapped and was used to make Gola Mosca as its life force. I said as I saw the shock and frighten in their faces. Well, Lambo's eating a cake in the corner so could you go back in the main topic?
But how could that be? Then it means that, the old man's willing to control it by himself? Rokudo asked. I nod.
But it can also be the otherwise. Normal ones can be controlled by its own will, but some can't. Some that can't, may or might have deactivation button or none. The worst is none because once it was started, no one could stop it. I said. Then it fell into silence, again. But, hey, it's just my hypothesis! Don't took it seriously! I broke the silence and they glared at me.
This Friday, let's fly and kill that Xanxus! Hayato said. Wha-?
It's Saturday, idiot. Mukuro said. You never changed. He added.
Hehe.