Mafia Land Training Camp
~Yuzuki's POV~
I looked around completely in awe. Mafia Land really was a theme park. It had everything from food stalls to rides to entertainers. It was actually pretty normal looking, but that just made me wary. This was a place built by the mafia which meant that most people here were probably from various Families. Still it was easy to forget with how normal everything and everyone here looked, but I found myself sidling up to my brother for reassurance.
"Wow!" Tsuna's mother said as we walked further into the park, "How wonderful! Just what I'd expect from as super-luxurious resort!"
"An amusement park! An amusement park! Lambo-san's gonna play!" Lambo gleefully shouted as his head whipped back and forth taking in all the sights. I-Pin was equally excited.
"I-Pin can't wait!" the young girl said. After saying that she and Lambo started running off before being promptly caught by Tsuna.
"Wait! You'll get lost!" my friend said. Suddenly Haru was right next to him.
"Tsuna-san!" the girl practically shouted startling Tsuna, "Which do you want to ride? Haru wants to ride the thrilling jet coaster!"
Fuuta then spoke up with a ranking for the ride, "Yeah, that roller coaster is ranked number three out of the eight thousand four hundred and fifty-two 'rides so scary you'll faint'. You can be sure that it'll be thrilling."
"I can't ride something so scary!" Tsuna screamed. He started a few seconds later when he saw Haru, Fuuta, Lambo and I-Pin run further into the park, "Wait, I said!"
"Let's hurry and get in line!" Haru's voice carried back to us as the four continued on.
"Lambo-san gets to go first!" the little boy cheered.
I-Pin's cheerful voice followed his, "I-Pin up front!"
"Me, too!" Fuuta's voice drifted back. Tsuna sighed, and I sent a sympathetic look his way. The brunet started when Yamamoto placed a hand on his shoulder.
"It's all right, Tsuna," Yamamoto reassured our friend, "This place looks like a lot of fun. I can understand why they're being restless."
"You're right," Tsuna said smiling. He looked after the four that had already made their way further into the park. I followed his gaze before glancing over at Arashi. It was clear that my brother shared my thoughts. This place didn't look like a place that was run by the mafia, but then we'd heard the truth of it from Reborn. Plus the men on the cruise ship were clearly not ordinary guards.
"A lot of dirty money was put into this place so the mafia could have good clean fun," the hitman said as though he heard our thoughts.
"That seems wrong," Tsuna said.
"Whether or not it seems wrong," I started.
"Doesn't change the fact that it's the truth," Arashi finished for me. Tsuna sighed, but he couldn't deny the truth of our words. Suddenly a group of men and women were running our way.
"There's Reborn-san!" one of the men shouted as the group drew closer. Arashi, Tsuna and I shared a look of confusion. It wasn't surprising that they knew the hitman, but it was still strange to see a group of people come right up to such a dangerous individual. They surrounded Reborn, a couple even leaned down closer to his height, all of them holding out recording devices.
"Are these people some kind of reporters?" I asked.
Arashi shrugged, "Not sure, but if they're not maybe there like mafia paparazzi."
Two of the men asked Reborn some questions which Reborn easily deflected. It was clear he was used to this treatment; meaning he was probably very popular in the mafia world. Which, would mean that those people being reporters or paparazzi wouldn't be too far from the truth. The group walked away; their disappointment clear.
"You're that famous?" Tsuna asked. I wondered how Tsuna could even ask that question after everything we'd seen so far. The 'guards' on the boat should have been a dead giveaway for how well-known Reborn was. But if that wasn't enough the infant hitman pointed to something behind Tsuna.
"Look over there," Reborn said, high up in the air were what appeared to be balloons shaped like Reborn's face, "If it weren't for my connections, you wouldn't have been allowed in here. It's so popular that the reservations are always full."
"Really?!" Tsuna voice was full of shock.
"Well, that's not too strange," I murmured, "After all some hotels and restaurants are just as booked."
"Wow! That's amazing! Thanks for inviting us, kid!" Yamamoto spoke up. I jumped slightly along with Arashi. The taller male had been so quiet that the two of us had completely forgotten his presence.
"Sometimes it's important to relax," the hitman said. However, something in the way he said that set me on edge. And after sharing a look with my brother it was clear that he felt the same way. Still with nothing really out of the ordinary neither of us had a way to call him out on it. Not that we would; we valued our lives way too much.
~Arashi's POV~
Yamamoto's voice cut through my thoughts, and my sister's as well if her look was anything to go by, again, "We should go too, Tsuna!"
"Yeah," the brunette replied then paused as a thought seemed to hit him, "Where's Gokudera-kun?"
"Now that you mention it I haven't seen him at all," I said, "He got off the boat with us right?"
Yuzuki nodded, "Yeah, but I lost track of him after that."
A low groan caught the attention of all four of us. We turned around to seen Gokudera kneeling on the ground clutching his stomach.
"Are you all right, Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna asked concerned. Even Yuzuki looked worried about the silverette, not that she would admit it, even with all the fighting they did from time to time.
"Jyuudaime, please enjoy yourself. Don't worry about me," it was clear that Gokudera was trying to play off his pain as being inconsequential, but it wasn't really working all that well. It was clear that Tsuna was worried about his friend, but Gokudera was sticking to his claim that he was fine waving off Tsuna's concern. Unfortunately for him his sister decided to step in.
"I guess I have no choice," Bianchi said from her place next to the bomber, "I'll take care of Hayato."
Both Tsuna and Gokudera started, but the latter ended up looking at his sister's face which only made his condition worse. He collapsed to the ground face down. I had to wonder if he was hurt falling like he had.
"Hayato always gets a fever when he plays too much. He's such a child," Bianchi said. The scary thing was she really believed this.
"I don't think that's it!" Tsuna said. Before anything else could be said Haru and the kids were running back our way.
"Tsuna-san!" Haru called out waving as she ran our way, "There's a beautiful beach over there! After we're finished at the amusement park, let's go for a swim!"
"Swimming?" Tsuna questioned.
"Tsuna, you can't play yet," Reborn suddenly spoke up, "You've got an entrance exam to deal with."
"Wha? What is that?!" Tsuna shouted his question.
"You must go to the reception office and inform them of your arrival. You are our representative," Reborn said with a self-satisfied air.
"What is that? Don't make me our representative without asking!" Tsuna cried out.
"But I think you're our leader," Yamamoto suddenly spoke up surprising Tsuna. Yuzuki and I nodded in agreement. Before Tsuna could even try to get out of the job his mother spoke up.
"We'll play here, so go on ahead," Nana said holding the youngest members of our group's hands.
"Let's get going!" Lambo cried out with a happy tone in his voice, "Lambo-san wants to ride that!"
"I get it," Tsuna mumbled, "I need to take care of the procedures, right? Why me?"
With that the brunette walked off to take care of everything. I glanced at my sister, and she sent me a subtle nod. Before Tsuna could get far the two of us were right next to him. Our friend started, and sent us a questioning look.
"Well, it wouldn't be fair for you to go by yourself," I said. Yuzuki nodded.
"Besides it wouldn't hurt to know where the reception desk is," my sister added. Tsuna smiled, and the three of us continued on.
~Slight Timeskip; Yuzuki's POV~
It had taken us a bit of time, but we'd gotten to the building where the receptionist was. Even so, we had to wait for a good thirty minutes after getting there so she could take care of some of the other patrons.
"Next person, please," she said looking up. Arashi and I followed Tsuna to the desk giving him silent support, and reassuring looks. Still something about this whole situation seemed off to me. Just as we were leaving the group I'd glanced back and Reborn had seemed overly happy about something. And as with all things Reborn related I had a feeling that it wouldn't be good for Tsuna, not to mention my brother and me as well. For the moment I chose to ignore my feeling of foreboding and focused my attention on being ready to help my friend should he need it.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi, of the Vongola Family," Tsuna said looking thoroughly depressed at having to make any sort of connection with the mafia. Of course it was a surprise since Tsuna had made it perfectly clear on multiple occasions that he really wanted nothing to do with the Mafia.
"Do you have a nomination or an invitation?" the lady asked. I sent a look to my brother. I had no idea what a nomination was in this case, but Reborn had invited the two of us. I had no idea exactly how Tsuna and his mother had gotten aboard the ship, so I had no idea how to help him out of this situation.
"No," Tsuna replied, though he sounded confused when he spoke. He probably didn't have any clue how to really answer the woman's question.
"No invitation…" she trailed off for a moment as she typed something on her computer, "In that case, we'll need to give you a mafia examination."
Arashi and I shared a look with Tsuna before our brunette friend spoke up, "A mafia examination?"
My bad feeling was creeping up again, and Arashi was clearly picking up on my attitude. Sharing another look with my twin revealed that he was of the same mind as me. As it was the three of us had no choice but to follow the lady as she stood and headed down a hallway. She stopped outside of a door, and gestured to it.
"This way please," the woman said. Tsuna stepped forward and opened the door. Arashi and I followed close behind our friend. The three of us paused at the sight before us. A man was seated in a very comfortable looking black chair in front of a window. His right leg rested on his left and his hands lay on top of that. He was smoking a cigar which had me wrinkling my nose a bit; I'd never cared for the smell of tobacco smoke. All in all the man cut a very imposing figure.
"Who is that?" Tsuna asked. My brother also seemed interested to know. I was more concerned with how he was connected with this examination and the mafia in general.
"He's someone who has connections with the government," the receptionist explained, "Here are one million Euros. Please bribe him properly."
"What is that?!" Tsuna shrieked. I glanced at my friend.
"I think this is your exam," I whispered to him. He glanced over at me briefly before looking back to the woman who had lead us here.
"Through this exam, you will prove to us that you are Sawada, the Tenth Vongola," the woman said. I sighed, how would that prove anything? Tsuna had only recently begun training, reluctantly, to become the next boss.
"Hey, Yuzuki do you think Tsuna can do this?" Arashi asked me in a low voice.
I shrugged before speaking keeping my voice low as well, "I don't know, though it doesn't seem very likely. After all Tsuna only recently began training to become a boss. I really don't think he knows how to bribe anyone. But he's surprised people before, maybe this will be one of those times."
While I'd been talking to my brother, I'd missed what Tsuna had said but I heard the lady loud and clear, "If you give up on the exam, both you and your guests will be thrown into the sea."
"How can you smile as you say that?!" Tsuna shouted.
"Probably because she's part of the mafia," my brother said in a deadpan voice.
"Please begin," the lady said still smiling. Tsuna had no idea what to do at all, that much was clear even without him saying a single thing. Unfortunately, Arashi and I couldn't help him with this task. Neither of us had ever had to bribe anyone either. I glanced over at my friend to find he was having a bit of a mental breakdown.
"Hey, calm down," I said making Tsuna jump, "Arashi and me are here with you. No matter what happens just try your best okay."
"Yuzuki's right, Tsuna. We might not be able to help you with the task, but we'll give you what support we can," my brother said placing a hand on the brunette's shoulder. Tsuna looked between the two of us and gave us a shaky smile. While that didn't instill a lot of confidence in me, I knew that Tsuna was doing the best he could. Arashi and I could only watch as Tsuna walked up to the man, and not so discreetly tried to offer him the bribe.
"Do you think he's doing this right?" Arashi asked. I shrugged, but I had a feeling that giving someone a bribe like that was not normal. My suspicions were proven true when the lady suddenly shouted.
"Stop right there!" he voice had all three of us jumping, "Unless you inform him that it's a bribe, he won't know what the money is for."
"Isn't that a little blunt?!" Tsuna asked confused. He made a good point, but it wasn't like you had to outright say it. Maybe you could do it in a more discreet way. But all thoughts of bribery were swept from my mind when the lady spoke again.
"Unfortunately, you fail," she said pulling out some sort of electronical device and pressing a button. A set of double doors to our right opened and security guards rushed into the room. Two of them grabbed Tsuna, and lifted him off the ground. I was distracted from what he said when one made a grab for me, only to be blocked by my brother. He glared at the man.
"Don't touch my sister," Arashi's voice was menacing and held a promise of pain should his warning go unheeded, "As long as you do that we'll follow you willingly."
Needless to say the men didn't try grabbing me again. Arashi and I also held up our part of the bargain and followed the men dragging Tsuna down the hall they had come from. We walked quite some ways before we reached the end of the hall. There we found a train with open doors. The men who carried Tsuna threw him into one of the cars, and with nothing else to do Arashi and I followed him.
~Arashi's POV~
The train we were on was actually very nice looking, but seeing as how it was probably purchased with money from various mafia families that wasn't all that surprising. Yuzuki had taken a seat and was looking out the window, though with us being underground there wasn't a whole lot to see. I was so focused on taking in the surroundings I missed what Tsuna had said when we first started moving. However, my attention was caught by an oh so familiar voice.
"Under Mafia Land," Reborn said. Yuzuki and Tsuna were also shocked to find the hitman was actually in the train car with us.
"Reborn! From the start, you knew this would happen!" Tsuna yelled, "What is Under Mafia Land?"
Reborn's answer was cryptic as ever, "You'll see when you get there."
That of course was enough to make me both worried and curious. The tunnel came to a sudden end and we found ourselves out under the sun. Palm trees and those of the regular variety, and craggy rock formations passed us by as the train continued on to our destination.
"What is this place?" Tsuna asked as he looked out the window. He got no answer from Reborn as the train flew through a forested area. We continued down the tracks before the train finally pulled to a stop.
"We're here," Reborn spoke up. That being said the four of us waited until the car doors opened and then stepped out onto the rocky soil. The sea breeze felt nice after being inside the building and then the train. More of the rock formations I'd seen earlier stood on either side of us. In front of us was definitely a cliff, but even with the possible danger of falling I couldn't help but walk forward to get a better view of the ocean stretching out before me. Yuzuki had followed me, and I could hear Tsuna speaking from behind us.
"I think we're on the backside of the island," he said. Suddenly an unfamiliar voice had me and Yuzuki spinning around.
"Good of you to come, kora!" the voice came from a child with blond hair and blue eyes. He was decked out in a military outfit, and he even had a sniper rifle to complete the look. Sitting on his head was some sort of bird of prey… maybe an eagle. A light blue pacifier hung from around his neck; it looked similar to Reborn's so it was clear that this kid was not a person you wanted to mess with.
"Say your names, kora!" the boy said. I opened my mouth to reply but Tsuna stopped me before I could by asking a question.
"Who is this baby?" Tsuna's voice wavered a bit, not that I could blame him some much had happened today and in such a short period of time. Reborn answered Tsuna's question, but in a very roundabout way.
"Ciaossu, Colonello," the infant hitman said. The other kid's eyes widened.
"Reborn! Hey!" with no warning Colonello shot at Reborn, but the bullet didn't look normal. What it was I couldn't tell, but I had a feeling it still wouldn't feel good to get hit by that. Reborn had effortlessly dodged the shot, and returned fire. His bullet found it's mark and had the other sprawled on his back. Reborn landed neatly at Tsuna's side.
"He's Colonello, and he's in charge of Under Mafia Land," Reborn answered Tsuna's earlier question with more detail.
"You killed him!" Tsuna shouted. Yuzuki rolled her eyes.
"I highly doubt that," my sister said, and as if to prove her right Colonello suddenly sat up as if he hadn't just been shot.
"We're made of different stuff, kora!" he said as though nothing could be more normal. Well, maybe for him it was.
"You've got to be kidding," Tsuna shouted. The eagle flew back and landed on Colonello's hat once more as the blond stood and picked up the shell that had hit him. He slung the rifle over his back not even slouching a bit under its weight.
"This pathetic little bullet must be Reborn's, kora," Colonello said holding it up to Reborn.
"That huge rifle… You have terrible taste as always, Colonello," our very own infant hitman retorted. I glanced over at Tsuna and found that he was handling this entire situation quite well in spite of his earlier outburst.
"Are you Reborn's friend?" the question seemed innocent enough, but the two children before us didn't seem to think so.
"We're not that friendly, kora. I just haven't been able to get rid of him." Colonello said.
"We were both born and grew up in the same place," Reborn said after the blond.
"So you're childhood friends. No wonder he's so weird," Tsuna stated. Thankfully the two didn't do anything about our friend's choice of words. I glanced at my sister. It looked like she was trying to hold back laughter.
~Yuzuki's POV~
My shoulders shook a little as I tried to keep the laughter bubbling up in my throat from escaping. I believed Colonello when he said that, but it also seemed like something good friends would say about another. Still I wasn't about to be caught laughing or speak my thought about the matter.
"Reborn, why did you come here?" Colonello turned his gaze towards the dark haired child hitman.
Tsuna's tutor replied, "I'm just here to observe. Tsuna, my student, is going to be trained here."
"So that's where my bad feeling was coming from," I glanced around the area we all stood in as I spoke quietly. There wasn't a whole lot of land since we were standing on a cliff, but it did seem like a good place for some training in spite of that. Of course even with that information I knew that Tsuna wasn't going to be thrilled at all with the prospect of training.
And to prove my point my brunette friend spoke up, "What do you mean 'train'?"
Those who have been found guilty of unauthorized entry on this island are given a single chance. And Under Mafia Land is where you come to train for it," Reborn explained, "The instructor is a former member of Italy's special underwater assault team COMSUBIN, Colonello."
"This baby was in the military?!" Tsuna's voice held an incredulous edge.
"Tsuna if Rebon can be a hitman," I began.
"Then Colonello-san can be a former military member," Arashi finished for me. Honestly, after spending time around Tsuna and Reborn I had learned that nothing is impossible. Even my brother knew that, and that was simply because I'd told him all about my misadventures with the group. I really couldn't understand how Tsuna was so surprised still with all the weird things he'd had to deal with since Reborn had started training him.
Colonello sent a look at me and my brother before he spoke, "So you're Vongola Jyuudaime, kora. If you're Reborn's student, it's no wonder you didn't pass the test. But you can be at ease now. I'll train you properly so you'll be able to pass the re-examination."
Tsuna seemed surprised that Colonello was able to speak about Reborn like he had. If I were to be honest I was pretty shocked as well, and Arashi wasn't any different. Any sane person wouldn't dare say anything negative about Reborn's training without expecting repercussions. However, Colonello had just done so but Reborn didn't seem too offended; heck he didn't seem offended at all. Perhaps the two were actually close friends despite the denial on both sides.
"I'll just observe," Reborn said to the blond infant.
"Just watch, kora," Colonello sent back.
Arashi leaned closer to me and whispered, "Reborn just said that's what he'd be doing, right?"
"Yeah, but I think they both try to one-up each other a lot," I replied, "Of course that's just an observation based on their interactions from earlier."
"Wait! Don't leave me out of the discussion!" Tsuna shouted at the two infants. However, Colonello just ignored him and turned towards the cliff's edge.
"Do you see that whirlpool down there? Jump in there, kora," the blond said. I took a peek, and immediately backed up. Heights didn't bother me, but that whirlpool was another story. How it had formed I didn't know but it looked powerful not to mention it was a pretty decent size as well.
"I said to wait! You're just like Reborn. You don't listen to anyone," my friend said. A suddenly thought occurred to me and I turned towards Arashi.
~Arashi's POV~
"Hey, Arashi," I looked up at my sister as she spoke to me in a hushed voice, "Do you think we'll have to take part in this 'training' as well? I mean we did come here with Tsuna, and we were with him when he failed the exam so…"
I pondered Yuzuki's question then shrugged, "Not sure. If we have to I'm sure they'll tell us, but if everything you've said about Reborn is true this will probably be something only Tsuna can do… or rather this will be something Tsuna is forced to do alone."
Yuzuki nodded slightly. Still I didn't blame her for being worried. The fall down to the whirlpool was a fairly good distance, but then to survive the swirling water as well… the feat was nearly impossible. A normal person wouldn't be able to do it and even one who could would probably face a great deal of difficulty. Not only that but there were several other variables to consider as well, like the tides and weight of the person jumping.
Before I could think up any other things to consider Colonello spoke up, "I'm better than Reborn, kora! What do you do when your student doesn't listen, Reborn?"
"This won't end well for Tsuna will it?" I sent the question to my twin. Yuzuki shook her head. With that in mind the two of us took a few steps away from Tsuna as a precaution. Hey, he might be our friend but there was no way either of us was getting between those unusual kids and the brunette.
"I do this," Reborn said from his place at Tsuna's side. How, he'd gotten there so fast was a mystery to me. But that wasn't exactly important since at the moment he was twisting Tsuna's arm behind his back.
"That's why you're too soft, kora! I would have done this!" the eagle perched on Colonello's head flew off as he spoke. Then the blond leapt from his spot and jump kicked Tsuna in the face. I looked over at my twin and thought back to her saying that the two kids in front of us liked to one-up each other, and I was certain that she had been right. For a minute it seemed that Tsuna thought Colonello was worse than Reborn, but the brunette had barely sat up when Reborn started running towards him. As he drew closer Leon jumped from his hat and transformed into a hammer.
"You're too soft, Colonello. I lied. This is what I usually do!" the hammer landed a solid blow to Tsuna's face. Of course the tort- training didn't stop there.
"This is what I really do, too!" Colonello shot back at Reborn before he punched Tsuna right in the back. Before Tsuna could recover Reborn was already on the move again.
"Actually…" the infant hitman began but Tsuna cut him off.
"Stop! Don't compete over me!" the poor boy's face was swollen and bruised. Thankfully, the two stopped but that didn't mean that our friend was out of the woods yet.
"Hey Reborn, just shut up and watch. This is my workplace, kora," Colonello said. But unlike before Reborn didn't seem to be willing to sit back.
"I'll help too. Tsuna is my toy- I mean, student, after all," I glanced at Yuzuki when Reborn said this.
"Did he just…" I trailed off.
Yuzuki nodded, "Yep, you weren't imagining things. He really did say it."
"He finally called me a toy," Tsuna's voice wavered and his eyes were filled with disbelief, "A toy!"
"Just get in there!" the two infants said in unison as they rushed Tsuna. With no hesitation the two kicked the brunette and sent him flying off the cliff and into the waters below. Tsuna's shouts were drowned out (no pun intended) by the water as he sank below the surface a couple times.
"Should we jump too," my sister suddenly asked. I glanced at her. Reborn and Colonello turned to look at us.
"There's no need," the dark haired infant said, but something told me that he was leaving something out and that neither Yuzuki or I would like it. Colonello gave the two of us an appraising look before nodding his agreement. I could tell that my sister was relieved that we wouldn't have to jump in after Tsuna, but she also felt guilty about leaving him to do this all by himself. I felt the same way, but I also figured that neither of the kids would let Tsuna die; he was the heir to the Vongola family after all. Regardless, with Tsuna stuck in the whirlpool Yuzuki and figured it'd be a waste to just sit around and wait for Tsuna to complete this training.
"Hey, Yuzuki…" I said sending my sister a look after Reborn and Colonello had turned their attention back to 'training' Tsuna.
She nodded, "Might as well. I mean we need to get you back in shape after all."
With those words my twin spun around and launched a kick at my head. I ducked down, though force behind her attack ruffled my hair a bit. Giving my sister a small smirk I leapt up flipping backwards as I did hoping to catch her off guard. However, Yuzuki spun to the side avoiding my attack with ease. For a brief moment the two of us watched the other cautiously. It had been quite some time since the two of us had sparred, but we still remembered the other's preferred fighting style and attack patterns. This is why when my twin rushed at me I immediately spun on my heel to catch her fist in my hand after she leapt over me. Yuzuki grinned and I returned it with my own before twisting my body and throwing my sister.
There was no hesitation as she twisted herself around in mid-air to face me. Her feet hit the ground and she slid a little ways kicking up dust as she did. With no pause she was barreling towards me again. As she drew closer she dropped to the ground, and swept her feet at my legs. But I cartwheeled out of the way, after righting myself leapt at her back. She was quick to turn and block the blow I'd been aiming for the pressure point on her neck. We sprang apart eyes locked as we tried to gauge the other's next move. I decided to change it up a bit, and ran towards my sister. I jumped up and over my twin landing on my hands. As Yuzuki began to turn I pushed off the ground and flipped myself around kicking at my sister's head. She blocked the first one, but her eyes widened when my other foot came from the other side.
She barely managed to jump back to safety. That served to boost my confidence; it was rare for one of us to surprise the other during one of our spars.
"Ano, are you two okay," Tsuna's voice pulled our attention away from our own form of training.
"Yep, couldn't be better," I said smiling at the brunette. I lifted my arm and blocked Yuzuki's fist before sending her a look.
"Well, you can't blame me for trying," my sister said with a grin, "That was a pretty good warm up I guess. Next time though we'll have to get serious."
The look Tsuna sent the two of us was priceless. It was clear that he was confused on what our serious was if that little spat wasn't anything more than a warm-up. It wasn't all that different, the only thing we changed was adding in training weapons. Still I guess our mock battles could get pretty intense for those who hadn't even Yuzuki and I fight each other. Before anything else could be said a red train suddenly pulled up.
"Huh?" Tsuna turned to look at the machine as it settled on the tracks. It was a little unexpected but for a train to stop here probably meant that someone else had failed the exam.
"A new trainee has arrived," Colonello said. The doors slid open and surprisingly Gokudera and Yamamoto were the ones who got off.
"Jyuudaime/Tsuna!" the silverette and Yamamoto called out as they left the train and headed towards us.
"Gokudera-kun! Yamamoto! Why are you two here?" Tsuna asked as the two stopped in front of him.
"You didn't come back, so we went to the reception office. And then-" the baseball star was cut off by Gokudera.
"They told us we could get to you through the subway. I'm glad we found you!" Gokudera said smiling.
"It probably would have been better if you hadn't come," Tsuna said with a sigh as he looked over at Colonello and Reborn.
"You can go ahead and train these guys too, Colonello," Reborn said to the blond.
Colonello smiled as he spoke, "They seem like they're worth training, kora. Same with the other two."
I mentally groaned. Reborn had just been waiting for Gokudera and Yamamoto to show up. I should have expected that, after all Gokudera and Yamamoto had followed Tsuna into more dangerous places before now. Though, thinking about it this place could probably be considered fairly dangerous what with Colonello's training methods.
"You four should quickly escape!" Tsuna turned to the four of us. Before any of us could say or do anything a disembodied voice reached our ears.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Everyone, please evacuate to the shelters!" the voice was accompanied by sirens. I looked over at my sister confused.
"Enemy attack? What does that mean?" Tsuna asked.
"Is an event about to start or something?" Yamamoto asked. At a normal theme park I'd have agreed, but this was a place built by the mafia so I didn't think that this was an normal event.
"Reborn-san, if they're attacking here…" Gokudera trailed off confirming my suspicions.
"It must be the Calcassa Family," Reborn said completing Gokudera's sentence. Since it was obvious that the Calcassa were a mafia family I had to wonder why they would attack a place that was built by the mafia. Before I could ask my question Tsuna beat me to it.
"Calcassa Family? Why would a mafia family attack Mafia Land? I thought all of the families had given money to by this place," Tsuna said.
"The ones who built this place are families who are aligned with the Vongola. The Calcassa are our enemies," Reborn explained. While that wasn't good news at least my question had been answered.
"Meaning…" Tsuna clutched his head, "A fight's about to start here?!"
Not long after Tsuna had spoken sounds of explosions and screams drifted to our location. This wasn't looking good in the slightest and a quick glance at my sister showed that she was of the same mind as well.
~Yuzuki's POV~
This was a terrible turn of events. I mean sure it kept us from having Colonello train us, though I was surprisingly a little disappointed at that fact. Regardless, I could feel my anger building up slowly. For someone to attack a place like this that was built for vacationing was terrible. Sure most of the patron were probably connected to the mafia in some way, but some might be completely innocent civilians like Haru and Tsuna's mother. That thought alone was enough to make me want to march right up to the person in charge of this attack and give them a good thrashing, not that it was possible, but that how I felt. My thoughts were broken by Tsuna's voice.
"Why did this have to happen during our vacation?!" my friend cried.
"This isn't good, kora," Colonello's voice had us all pausing, "The family responsible for guarding the resort today is at home because it's the anniversary of their boss's death. Right now, there's only a few people on this island that can fight."
"That's terrible," Gokudera said. And for once I agreed with the silverette. Knowing that any innocents wouldn't be protected as well as normal had me glaring in the direction the explosions had come from.
'The person responsible for this attack had better hope that I don't find them,' I thought venom lacing the unspoken words.
"What do we do?!" Tsuna yelled in a panic.
"Naturally, I won't let them get away with it while I'm here. However, it's nap time," Colonello's voice grew quiet before drifting off.
"Hey!" Tsuna shouted, though that didn't faze the blond.
"Let Colonello be. I'm worried about Mama and the others. Take the subway back to Mafia La…" Reborn trailed off as he too fell asleep.
"You, too?!" Tsuna questioned his tutor. A sweatdrop rolled down my face, but I shook myself and placed a hand on my friends shoulder.
"Let's leave these two for now," I said, "I'm sure they'll join up with us later, but for now let's head back. I'm worried about Nana-san and the others too."
~Little Timeskip~
The five of us were in the process of walking through the tunnels of the subway system. We'd tried boarding the train, but it was quickly made apparent that it wouldn't be moving for a while thanks to a power outage.
"That Reborn…" Tsuna grumbled from his position in front of the rest of us, "Sleeping when something like this happens… And the subway is down because of the power outage."
Yamamoto tried to lighten the mood, "Walking along the rails isn't something you often get to experience. Is this an event as well?"
'I forgot that he still thinks this is all a game,' I thought smiling in spite of myself.
"Why are you so easy-going, baseball idiot?!" Gokudera growled, "Now, let's hurry, Jyuudaime!"
"Yeah," Tsuna voiced his agreement. Suddenly and almost blinding light shone from before us. I lifted my hand up trying to block the worst of the glare to little effect.
"Is that the exit?" Tsuna asked. I shrugged though I'm sure only Arashi saw me. It probably was since the power was down. Tsuna broke into a run and the rest of us quickly followed. Once we were out of the tunnel, and our eyes had adjusted to the light the five of us stood in awe (well, maybe just four of us).
"Now I see! It exits here!" Gokudera commented. A huge stone building stood before us. It was definitely a castle. Large and small windows dotted the walls and towers of the building. The shingles of the roof were blue. The entry way was huge, and the aesthetic of the entire building left little to be desired.
"The symbol of Mafia Land, Mafia Castle!" Gokudera voice called me away from my observations.
"Wow, that's a big castle!" Yamamoto observed. I saw my brother nodding his head in agreement with the baseball star's words. Of course, this was the only castle I'm sure any of us had ever seen, but I'd bet that it was definitely one of the largest. A suddenly combination of movement and sound caught our little group's attention.
"That's…" Tsuna trailed off for a moment as we all took in the crowd before us, "They all came to evacuate!"
Which, would mean… I scanned the crowd and was relieved to find Tsuna's mother and the others standing off to the side and perfectly safe. Just as I was about to point them out Tsuna's mother raised her hand and called out to the brunette.
"Tsuna!" her voice carried over the milling people behind and next to them.
"Mom!" Tsuna seemed both surprised and relieved to see them all here. Unfortunately, for Gokudera that meant that Bianchi was here as well. He spotted his sister, and quickly ducked behind Tsuna.
"Tsuna-san, you're safe!" Haru said as the group walked up to us.
"You were late, so we were worried, Tsuna-nii," Fuuta said.
"Sorry for worrying you all," I said a smile slipping onto my face.
"I'm glad everyone's safe," Tsuna followed my apology. His face also sported a smile as did Yamamoto's and my brother's.
"Lambo-san wanted to swim more," the boy said from his spot next to I-Pin.
"I-Pin, too!" the girl echoed him.
Tsuna's mother spoke up then, "There's something even more fun coming up! Tsu-kun, we're going to defeat the enemy mafia in this castle, right?" it was here the Tsuna had a small freak out, "What a fun event!" his worries were eased by this statement, "Me and the rest of the women are going to make food in the castle."
"Leave it to us," Bianchi said with a wave before the group that had stayed behind headed into the large building.
"Bianchi's gonna cook, too?!" Tsuna cried out, "Then what about you Yuzuki?"
"Me... um, well I'm gonna stay out here and help you guys," I said, "Besides I'm not much of a cook."
Gokudera stood still clutching his stomach slightly, "Jyuudaime, what do we do?"
"What do you mean, 'What do we do'?" Tsuna asked before he caught sight of several groups of people that stood out immensely.
"We the Difo Family that runs Asia, will take command of this battle," a man with his hair pulled into a topknot said. He was standing at the head of a whole group of men who also wore their hair in topknots. I figure that he was the leader of the family or at least a higher up. This group was also wearing traditional Asian clothes; I really couldn't tell which country they hailed from.
"No," a man with gelled hair and a nasally voice said, "We, the Beccio Family who uphold tradition and formality within the alliance, is fit to lead," the other members of this group were all dressed in suits. Their hair was gelled like the first guy, and I had to admit that they were exactly how I imagined a mafia family to look.
"Hey, hey," a deep voice pulled our focus away from the traditional family, "You've got to be kidding me. What do you plan on doing without the Neuvo Family?"
The man that had spoken looked very American to me. In fact this group was dressed more like gangsters than mafia members.
"You two, stay out of this!" the Difo Family representative shouted at the others.
"You wanna fight?!" the guy speaking for the Neuvo Family shot back. Tsuna's face had morphed into one of complete fear. I couldn't blame him for that though. These guys had been at this business a lot longer than any of us. Unfortunately, Gokudera had to speak up and bring all of their attention onto us. I facepalmed.
~Arashi's POV~
"Our Jyuudaime is the one who is most fit to be the boss here!" Gokudera's voice was strong and carried a sense of conviction. He gestured to Tsuna and I sent the brunette a sympathetic look.
"Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna cried out not liking all the attention on him.
"Jyuudaime," the man of the Difo Family said glaring at Tsuna from the corner of his eye.
"Which little family is he supposed to be from?" the Beccio Family guy asked. Of course the silverette of our group wasn't going to let these comments go.
"The Vongola Family!" Gokudera growled at the three who had been arguing. That when the murmuring started. As it was the entire atmosphere in the courtyard completely changed. The men of all three families all bowed in sync.
"We apologize for our rudeness!" the head guy of the Beccio Family said. It was clear this was a turn of events that Tsuna was not expecting, but Reborn had said that those who had made this place possible were all allied to the Vongola Family. Which would mean that they would adhere to the wishes of members of said family.
"Now we know who our leader is gonna be!" the Neuvo Family head stated. Tsuna jolted in shock.
"Tradition, formality, size and force; in all attributes, Vongola is superior," the man in charge of the Beccio Family said.
"Wait!" Tsuna tried to protest, but he was cut off by the head of the Difo Family.
"Everyone! Follow our leader, Vongola Jyuudaime!" at his words the rest of the men around us cheered.
"Huh?!" Tsuna cried out in surprise and terror. Yamamoto spoke from his side smiling.
"I told ya," the baseball star said, "You're our leader."
Gokudera nodded a little, "Of course! There's no one more fit to be the boss!"
The 'happy' little moment that was going on was interrupted by the arrival of a group of black clad soldiers. The three formerly arguing families immediately took stances of readiness.
"Here they come," Gokudera observed, "Let's just whip through them. Explode!" the silverette shouted as he threw multiple sticks of dynamite at the approaching men. The group was sent flying. Members of the families allied to our own started shooting at those of the Calcassa Family. Stray bullets flew towards us. Tsuna was running in circles like a chicken with its head cut off, while Yamamoto was dodging them all with inhuman ease.
"What are the rules of this game?" the tallest person in our group asked. I glanced at my sister from where we sat in a tree.
"Don't get hit," my twin said, "and take out the opposition!"
Having said that my sister stood, and leapt through the trees until she found a smaller group of Calcassa members who seemed to be taking cover to reload their weapons. She dropped down into their midst startling them.
~Yuzuki's POV~
The men surrounding me had jumped a good foot and a half into the air when I'd dropped out of the tree. But these guys weren't part of the mafia for nothing. They abandoned their guns and raised their fists. I smiled, and without waiting for them to completely ready themselves I struck. I back-flipped and hit one of the men square on the chin sending him reeling back. Then landing on my hands I allowed gravity to pull me down before I sprung back up, twisting around and kicking at one of the other men. It was the same move my brother had surprised me with. So, when the guy focused all his attention on blocking the leg he could see he missed the other one entirely.
He staggered back as I fell towards the ground, but I was quick to catch myself and fell into a ready position. The men were hanging back watching me warily. A grin split my face at the realization. These people saw me as a threat that was both good and bad. Good, because it was likely that they wouldn't try to come at me but bad because their tactics would likely change as well. Suddenly, one of the men crumpled to the ground revealing my brother standing behind him. Arashi had probably struck the man's pressure points as he'd fallen from the tree. The arrival of my twin provided a good distraction as I leapt atop one of the guy's shoulder's and pushed off him causing him to fall to the ground. I caught hold of a tree branch and pulled myself into the leafy canopy waiting for the right moment to strike.
I didn't have to wait for long as one of the men backed up under the tree I was in keeping an eye on Arashi. With no warning I dropped from my hiding spot, and took the man down with gravity's help. Then spring off the man's back I landed a solid kick to another's gut. Winded he backed away only to receive a karate chop to the neck rendering him unconscious.
"Really nee-san," Arashi chided, "Do you have to be so reckless?"
"I wasn't being reckless. If I was I would have gone after the men shooting and not reloading their guns," I sent back, "Besides I knew you would be far behind."
My brother sighed, and while I was sure his lecturing would continue later he remained quiet for now. Before our little battle with the Calcassa family members could continue they all began retreating. Some of the members from the other three families chased after them, but were sent flying. Something about that set me on edge so I retreated back to the others with my brother close behind.
"Someone's back there!" a member of the Difo family said. A couple of trees fell as the men who'd chased after the Calcassa men hit the ground. Standing amidst the debris was a child wearing a purple motorbike suit and a helmet with an octopus design on it. A man to the left of our group suddenly spoke.
"That's the military commander of the Calcassa Family, Skull," he said.
"That little guy?" Tsuna asked. Had he learned nothing from Reborn or Colonello?
"There's no mistaking it," the man who'd revealed the infant's identity said, "That purple pacifier is the symbol of an Arcobaleno."
"Arcobaleno?" Tsuna's voice was filled with confusion. Then a thoughtful look appeared on my friend's face. I wondered if he was thinking the same thing as me. During his fight with Mukuro, the heterochromatic boy had called Reborn that. Until now that had been the only time the term had been used.
"Arcobaleno is the rainbow! It's also the term used for the nine strongest infants in the mafia," the man explained.
"There's nine of them?!" Tsuna shouted. And we'd now met three; Reborn, Colonello and Skull. That meant that there were six more out there somewhere. With Reborn and Colonello already having demonstrated their strength I had to wonder how strong all the others were.
"It doesn't matter who it is. I'll defeat him!" Gokudera yelled pulling out several stick of dynamite. He wasted no time in throwing them at his opponent. But though it should have been a direct shot the explosives landed on either side of the kid where they exploded.
"They were deflected!" Yamamoto said surprised. Tsuna suddenly lifted a hand an pointed towards something just behind Skull.
"There's something behind him!" my brunette friend shouted, "An octopus?!" his shock was evident as the dust cleared revealing a huge cephalopod. The thing had bits of armor on it, though I didn't know how much protection that would offer the creature with the placement of each metal plate.
"I've heard rumors that Skull controls a giant armored octopus!" the man from earlier said.
"You've got to be kidding!" Tsuna shouted. It was quickly made apparent that the rumors were true when Skull moved his hand and the octopus grabbed several men off the ground, and then threw them.
"The octopus's movements match that baby's finger movements," Yamamoto said, "Wow! How does he do that?!"
"This is no time to be impressed!" Tsuna shouted at his friend.
"So who's next?" Skull asked. The octopus's tentacles started reaching out towards all of us that opposed him and the Calcassa. Some of the men started backing away, but before anything could happen a very familiar voice sounded from somewhere. I hadn't been happier to hear someone in my life, even if that person was Reborn.
"You haven't eaten that octopus yet?" the hitman asked pulling everyone's attention to a tree off to the side, "I bet it tastes great."
The hitman jumped down from the tree landing in front of our alliance. Tsuna seemed pretty relieved by his tutor's appearance.
"Reborn! You're finally awake," Tsuna said, "We're in big trouble."
"Why is Reborn-senpai here?!" Skull's voice suddenly brought our attention back to him. Needless to say most of us were surprised that Reborn knew this guy.
"Ciaossu. It's been a while, Skull," Reborn said, "Didn't you notice that your pacifier was shining?" the other glanced down briefly but said nothing, "Since we're here, let's have a drink… Along with some octopus sashimi."
"Don't be stupid," Skull said, "I'm under orders from the Calcassa Family boss right now! You are an enemy who shall be defeated!"
"You're always running errands for other people," Reborn commented.
Skull didn't waste time retorting, "You're the only one that's ever been used as an errand boy! Stop messing with me!"
Several things happened in the moment after. I wondered in what universe Reborn could ever be an errand boy. Skull's hand moved, and the octopus grabbed Reborn and lifted him into the air. Tsuna let out a cry as his teacher was captured. Despite the fact that it was probably extremely hard move in the cephalopod's grip Reborn managed to wriggle his hand out, and catch Leon who had turned into a gun. He shot twice in quick succession. The first was blocked by the octopus while Skull blocked the other with his own hand.
There was something odd about the whole thing though. No blood came from the places the bullets had hit on both man and beast. So if that were any indication the bullets must have been of the special variety.
"Nice, quick shooting! But if I have one hand, that's more than enough!" Skull said making his hand into a fist. The octopus's grip tightened around Reborn and he dropped Leon.
"Reborn!" Tsuna's voice was drenched in concern.
"This isn't good," Gokudera muttered.
"Kid!" Yamamoto shouted.
"Will he be okay?" Arashi asked.
I looked over at my twin, "I think so, but… well, have to be prepared just in case."
"How do you like it? I'm not the old Skull!" the helmeted Arcobaleno said, "Die, Reborn!" however, the command was ignored, and Reborn managed to slip free, "What are you doing?! Why won't you move?!"
"He seems confused," Reborn said, "I bet he's never seen your left hand like that."
And it wasn't an understatement. Skull's left hand had doubled… maybe tripled in size.
"What is this?!" Skull shouted in confusion.
"I see. He used the Fist Bullet," Tsuna said, so I'd been right about the bullet being a special one, "The octopus doesn't recognize the command and can't act!"
"Now it's my turn!" Reborn said leaping down and punching Skull's helmeted face. The blow was enough to send him flying back into a tree. He crashed into the trunk hard and slid down to the ground where he lay unmoving for a few moments.
"Reborn's so strong!" Tsuna said in amazement.
"Or maybe this Skull guy is just weak," I heard my brother mutter. I nodded in agreement, though I figured both views had a lot of merit.
"So it's come to this. Attack the castle from the battleships!" Skull said.
"That's impossible," Reborn told his junior, "Colonello should be awake by now."
"Colonello-senpai is here, too?!" Skull's voice had a bit of fear lacing it. Several explosions came from the direction of the beach. A voice with a static sound to it sound from Skull's helmet, but it was impossible for me to hear what was said.
"Colonello's rifle must have gone off," Reborn said. Tsuna got a scared look on his face.
"So he's super strong, too," Tsuna murmured, "Instead of taking a nap, why didn't you do that from the start?!"
"Come on. You didn't even fight," Reborn commented, Tsuna seemed like he found the whole not fighting thing odd before the hitman continued, "I'll punish my own errand boy."
Both Skull and Tsuna freaked about Reborn's comment. Though that was understandable since the punishments Reborn can concoct are scary to even think about.
~The Following Day; Arashi's POV~
The rest of yesterday was pretty uneventful after the Calcassa Family's attack. We'd reunited with the group in the castle and checked into some rooms. Honestly hadn't slept that good in a while. Now Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto were dressed in swim trunks getting ready to head to the beach. However, Yuzuki and I had been told that we'd be leaving today. So it was clear that Reborn hadn't passed the message onto the three boys.
"Yesterday's even sure was fun!" Yamamoto said. Tsuna's let out a sigh. It was pretty amazing that the baseball star still thought that everything was a game after all that had happened to him and the others. Still maybe it wasn't such a bad thing for him to be oblivious.
"We took care of those Calcassa guys," Gokudera said proudly which had Tsuna turning towards him, "It's safe now, Jyuudaime!"
"We can finally enjoy the resort!" Tsuna cheered with a smile.
"Hai!" Gokudera said in agreement to the brunette.
"Tsu-kun! What are you doing?" Tsuna's mother called out to him, "The boat is about to embark!"
"No!" Tsuna cried out upset.
Bianchi glanced over at us which of course had Gokudera on the ground clutching his stomach, "Hurry up."
Reborn suddenly walked up to Tsuna who had fallen to his knees in despair, "If you want to stay here, I can put in a good word with Colonello. I'll ask him to train you good and hard."
"No!" Tsuna cried tears streaming down his face. I felt bad for my friend, but there wasn't much that could be done here. So, instead we all made our way to the cruise ship, and boarded it. As much I'd liked this island I wanted to go home, and see my family again since Mom, Dad and Haruto would be getting back tomorrow. With that thought in mind I boarded the boat happily.
~EXTRA; Third Person POV~
As the boat began sailing for home Yuzuki let out a sigh from her place at the stern of the ship. Her eyes wandered over the island as it grew further and further away. Concerned about his friend Tsuna walked up to the dark haired girl.
"Hey, are you okay Yuzuki?" Tsuna asked. The girl looked over at him and nodded slightly.
"Yeah, just a little disappointed that we had to leave like that," Yuzuki said turning her gaze back to the island, "I really wanted to spend a bit more time there."
"I know what you mean," Tsuna said, "We didn't even get any beach time, and we weren't able to ride any of the attractions either."
"Well, yeah that's a bummer too, but I kinda wanted to do some training. Under Mafia Land would have been the perfect place for that," Yuzuki said eyes still fixed on the horizon, "I was kind of hoping that Colonello would've helped with that."
Off to the side Tsuna paled as he looked at his friend. He'd thought at least three of his friends would be normal, but here Yuzuki was saying she wanted Colonello, one of the Arcobaleno, to train her. Suddenly a hand was placed on his shoulder. He turned his head to see Arashi.
"Don't mind her," the boy said, "she gets like this when she thinks about training… well, some times. She must have been pretty impressed by Colonello to even consider asking him to train her. Though, I doubt she would have gone through with it."
Tsuna tilted his head in confusion, "Why do say that?"
"Well…" Arashi trailed off for a moment, "There are a few reasons. Colonello seems to be an expert in guns and military tactics, but Yuzuki and I are both more martial arts-esque fighters. Her training with him probably wouldn't work out too well, unless she intended to dodge bullets. There are a few other minor reasons, but there is one main one…"
"Main one?" Tsuna questioned the twin of his friend. Arashi turned and looked Tsuna right in the eyes.
"Yes, the main reason she wouldn't have trained with Colonello is the same reason why she won't ask Reborn to help her either," the dark haired boy said a serious light in his blue-gray eyes.
"Wh-what's the reason?" the brunette asked even as he broke out into a cold sweat.
"He's too much of a Spartan," Arashi said gravely before brightening his tone, "And the only master we have is our father, though I suppose that's two reasons."
Tsuna nearly fell in surprise when the second part of Arashi's statement finally came through, "Your father is you master?"
"Master, sensei… the list goes on, but he's the one that taught us how to fight. Apparently, he learned from someone very skilled, and he wanted us to be able to protect ourselves. So pretty much all of our family knows those martial arts we used on the island," Arashi said, "That's why Yuzuki gets so into fighting, and training at times. She wants to make our father proud, but I worry that it'll get her in trouble on day. That's why I'm glad she has friends like you and the others because I know that you'll be there for her even if I can't be?"
After saying that Arashi joined his sister where she stood looking out over the endless blue sea. Tsuna stared at the two for a moment before making a promise to himself. A promise that he would always be there for all of his friends no matter what.
~EXTRA TWO; Third Person POV~
Yuzuki grabbed the pendant of her necklace and twirled it around absently. After looking at the sea for a while after the island had disappeared from view the dark haired girl had gone into the lounge area and sat looking out a window. A sudden sound caught her attention and she looked up to see Haru looking at her.
"Hey, Haru," Yuzuki said, "Do you need something?"
"Not really, but Haru was wondering if you'd figured anything out about the person who got you that necklace?" the brunette girl asked. Yuzuki shook her head.
"To be perfectly honest I haven't given it much thought. After everything that happened at Mafia Land… well, my mind was on other things," blue-gray eyes locked with brown as she continued, "So, do you really think that a secret admirer bought this for me?"
"It's the only possible explanation," Haru stated matter-of-factly, "If it was from someone you knew then they would have said something by now right? And there was only a note with your name on it, and nothing else to tell you who it was from, right?"
"Well… yeah," Yuzuki said. Haru smiled triumphantly.
"So, Haru and Bianchi-chan must be right then!" the brown eyed girl cheered.
'Why did I even bother to ask,' Yuzuki asked herself silently. Even with Haru's proof the dark haired girl refused to believe that she had a secret admirer.
'I don't have time for something like that. Besides I pretty sure that most guys don't want to date a girl that could probably beat them up,' Yuzuki muttered internally.
Me: Okay so… yes, I'm still alive and so is this FanFiction. That being said *bows deeply* I apologize for the long wait! I really wanted to update sooner, but my laptop was being difficult… still is really; I can't use the bottom row of keys or spacebar at all any more. Thankfully I have a fix, so I should be able to update more often now. I really am sorry for making you all wait so long for this chapter. So that's why the two EXTRAs were added to this chapter. Though the last one… doesn't seem all that good to me.
Yuzuki: Well, everyone has good moments…
Arashi: And bad ones.
Me: True enough I suppose. So yeah once again I apologize for the wait, and I hope you can all forgive me and enjoy reading this chapter. *mumbles* I hope none of the characters are OOC.
Ben: I'm sure things are fine. So… you have a guest today to say the disclaimer, right?
Me: Oh yeah, that's right. Thanks for reminding me Ben. With us today is Colonello, and he agreed to say the disclaimer for me.
Colonello: So I just have to say you don't own this show, right?
Me: Yep, that's about it. I really appreciate you agreeing to do this for me.
Colonello: Glad to be of service, kora! CloudSkylark18 doesn't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn or the characters within said show. She does however, own her OCs and the plot when it concerns them, kora!
Me: Thanks so much. I'm still accepting guesses for all those things I wrote about in the Author's note, and there's a poll up about the pairings. So if you'd like to take a guess or choose a character please feel free to do so.
Jenna: With that please leave a review down in the box below, and we'll see you all next time.