Chapter 25
Tsuna standing once again in front of the tall mirror in his room. Unlike yesterday where Kyoko help him, this time even Kyoko needed the help of the maids to dress up, as she will appear as the new boss's partner. Leaving him on his own to prepare himself. He actually quiet relieve with the solitude, as he need some time to be alone before the ceremony that will start in 2 hours.
He look at the reflection of himself, and see his own face have the mixture expression of calm and anxious. He wear the same Vongola suits that he use last night, not the same pair of course, but nothing different. Except after the ceremony, he will have more ornament in his clothes and a cape in his shoulder. He take a deep breath, and calming himself. This is not good. He already prepare himself for this occasion since he start doing Vongola's work, but when the real thing is being shove right in front of his eyes, all his courage seems to disappear.
After this ceremony, no one will back him up anymore. All his and his family's decision gonna be his responsibility. Him and only him. He have seen many kinds of field the Vongola have influence on, and it scares him now, visioning himself shouldering all that. But when he see it from this point of view, the Ninth have been doing the same thing. And that making his resolution to take it all on him raising up again.
Closing his eyes and calming himself for another moment, he opened his eyes and see his reflection again. This time, he could almost see himself look like when he's in Hyper Dying Will Mode, except there's no flame in his head and his eyes color didn't change. Satisfied with his looks now, Tsuna turn around to the door and started walking to meet his friends where they supposed to meet in the lounge once again.
As he walk out of his room, he was surprised by two guards that standing right in front of his door and bow to him when he came out.
"Good morning Tsuna-sama. We are instructed to attend to you until you enter the ceremony room by the Ninth," said one of them.
Tsuna frowned at the order. That's unusual for grandpa to attend anyone to guard him. "Why? It's not that far to the ceremony room. And not like anyone would attack me inside the mansion anyway."
"Today is special, Tsuna-sama. You will finally become the official Decimo, and we would to give you the fullest safety as possible today. Not like we doubt your strength of course," answer the other one.
Tsuna sighing at their answer. Both of them looked really enthusiastic to do the job they're tasked. He looked at them for a few more second, and when he finally recognize the two guards, now he knows what happened. "AH! You guys are one of the guards on last night's party aren't you?!"
Both of them flinched at the accused and quickly avert their eyes from the soon-to-be boss. Trying to deny, but couldn't lie at the teenager.
"Didn't I told you guys to get some rest today?! You have stay up all night aren't you?" ask Tsuna.
One of the guard smiling sheepishly and rub the back of his head as they have been founded out, "We're sorry Tsuna-sama. But we just couldn't stand around and do nothing in special occasion like this. So we think this is the least that we could do."
"Please let us do this Tsuna-sama. We promise after you have been declared as the Decimo, we will all take a rest," add his friend.
Tsuna could only sigh at them and couldn't reject their request. "Fine. But don't force yourself okay," he said with a smile, earning brighter one from his guards.
"Thank you Tsuna-sama!" both of them bowing at them again with excited voice.
Tsuna laugh at them, and started to walk to the lounge, with both of them following behind him. As they walk, Tsuna ask them about their daily activity and their family. Both of them answer with high excitement, and Tsuna listening carefully on them. When they arrive in the lounge door, Tsuna have know that both of them still single, and one of them live alone in the city, while his family is away in the country. And the other one is living with his sister that work as the maid in the mansion too in a small house in the city's outskirt.
Somehow, Tsuna didn't surprised seeing lots of guards standing guard at the usually empty lounge door. The rest of the guards must have assigned themselves to guard the rest of the guardian to the said room, just like what Tsuna have just found out earlier.
He enter the room, and once again found all his friends have all gathered there before him. All of the guardians wear the same outfit as what they wear in last night's party, just like him. While Kyoko, Haru, and Hana now wear different dress. Their dress is almost all black, Kyoko's one is a loose long dress that reached the floor, it curve in her waist and showing her body curve perfectly. An orange colored line passing the front upper side, and continue to her back, making a swirl that resemble a sky. She wear the sky necklace that Tsuna have given her, and her hair is being blown inside, making it looked more neat and elegant than usual. Haru and Hana wear a similar long straight dress that reached their feet, a red and yellow color lining could also be seen in their dress and making storm and sun pattern in their respective back. While the kids all wear the same dress too, except I-Pin who have change her Chinese dress into a western style black dress.
"Jyuudaime!" as soon as he see his boss, Gokudera quickly approach him and flash him his usual puppy-like-smile. "As expected, you look great today!"
Tsuna chuckled, "Hayato, I look the same as last night."
"But you still look great!" he insist. And Tsuna give up to protest anymore.
"Omnivore, you're almost late."
Tsuna turn to face Hibari who leaning in the wall far from him, and Chrome seat in a sofa not far from him. "Did I?"
"Nah! Hibari just overreacting! They said all the guest have just enter the ballroom!" Yamamoto said as he approach his two friends.
"Kufufufu…are you nervous there?" Mukuro said with mocking face to Hibari. He sit in the sofa across Chrome, making her once again stood between the two to prevent anything destructed.
Hibari glaring death at the male illusionist, "I did not. The Omnivore came after all of us, so he is late."
"But you said he ALMOST late," Mukuro correct him.
"It's the same."
Tsuna shook his head in amusement over the meaningless argument between the two. "Kyoya, Mukuro, just stop that okay. I don't want both of you to be in your bad mood today."
Both of them glaring at each other, and then turn their face. Tsuna looked satisfied at it, and then turn to the girls. "Sorry to make you girls waiting. All of you looked beautiful today."
The girls giggling from the smile they receive, with Hana only smiling proudly in her case. "I'm sure you mean Kyoko-chan is beautiful, Tsuna-san!" Haru pushed Kyoko to her boyfriend's side, making both of them blushed at Haru's act. "Ha..Haru-chan!"
Tsuna chuckled at Kyoko's pouting at her friend, and then smiling fondly at Kyoko, "Well you do look beautiful Kyoko-chan."
Kyoko blushed even more on the praise, and could only mutter a soft 'thank you' as she smiling back at him with a red face.
Tsuna let Kyoko stood beside him, as he turn his face around to see all his friends in the room. All of them looking back at him, giving their supportive smile. Well, minus a certain skylark and a smirk from the illusionist man.
"By the way, I heard from Reborn-chan that your mother have arrived here this morning," she said.
Tsuna raising his eyebrow in surprise, "Mom is here?!"
"Yeah, seems like Reborn-san quickly reserved the plane for her as soon as he heard about the decision from the Ninth," answer Jyuudaime.
"I can't believe she's actually here in Italy! Wait, is Dad with her now?"
Gokudera give uncertain look, "I don't know Jyuudaime. But I heard the CEDEF have arrived here early in the morning. So I supposed he is."
"Well, I still need to make sure. Kyoya, call one of the CEDEF guy and make sure my Mom is with someone who could protect her."
Kyoya grunted at the order, but still pull out his phone and calling someone. After he finish and give a nod to Tsuna, that's when Tsuna could sigh in relief and turn to their friends again.
"So, it's finally the day, guys. Didn't think it will come this soon."
"Oooh! This is so exciting to the EXTREME!" shout Ryouhei, with Hana holding him not to make too much ruckus by holding one of his hand.
"Ahahaha! Tsuna-nii will finally be the boss today!" Lambo laughing proudly with excited face. Fuuta and I-Pin smiling in the same happiness as him. Completely agree with their brother's words.
"Yeah…finally…" Chrome say in soft voice, making Tsuna almost couldn't hear her.
"Kufufufu…make yourself even more important for the day I possess your body."
"Just make sure everything is in order, Omnivore."
"Hahaha, this is gonna be fun! I can't wait to see Tsuna as the boss!"
"Of course! And we are all gonna be there to support Jyuudaime!"
"I still couldn't believe all this is true. You really surprise me, Sawada."
"Haru is really happy for Tsuna-san desu!"
"And we are all in here with you, together, as a family," Kyoko give him a warm smile and hold his hand.
Tsuna nodded to all of them, felt their affection towards him. "Ah! Now that you mention it, this guys is our family too."
All of them look at him in confusement, who else isn't in here? But as they see him raising up his right hand and looking at his rings, they quickly understand and follow his example with a big grin in their face.
"Natsu, let's do this together."
"Grawr~! The lion ring in his hand flashed, and then the light flying out and landed in the feet in front of him, showing the small lion who staring at his master with his big rounded eyes. Kyoko who always have soft spot on the cub quickly squatting down and rubbing it's fur, with the cub's looked happy at the affection he receive.
The other guardians then follow his example and calling out their partner.
"Uri, come out!"
"Jiro, Kojiro, let's have fun!"
"Gyahaha! Gyuudon!"
"Let's do this to the EXTREME Kangaroo!"
"Mukurou…"
"Hn..Roll."
Different kinds of answer could be heard in the room, as their rings flashed, and all the box animals appear in front of their master. They looked excited to be called, and seem like they understand the special occasion that's happening now.
Tsuna looked at his friends interacting with their animals with a big smile. With this, now his family have completed. He let Natsu who seems already get enough affection from Kyoko to jumped to his shoulder and feel him rubbing his head to Tsuna's face, making Tsuna chuckled at him.
A knock on the door then stop the happy commotion inside the lounge, as one of the guards who pick up Tsuna before in his room enter the lounge and giving his bow to them. "Tsuna-sama, it's time."
All the guests that have been invited in the special ceremony have gathered in the ballroom, and lining up in the two side of the red carpet that separate the room until the big round empty space in the middle of the room, where the ceremony will be held. All the families that allied and have close relations with the Vongola like the Simon, Gesso, Carvalone, Giglio Nero, and Santos, all stood around the circle so they could see the ceremony. While the rest of the guest is either behind them, or line up near the road that lead to the circle area.
When the announcement have been made, all sound disappear from the room, making the creeping sound of the opened door could be heard clearly throughout the room. Timoteo, followed by his guardians, walking out from the door, with him holding his usual stick, and wearing the Vongola suits with gold locket in his front pocket. A black cape hanging around his shoulder to his back, with it's two sides connected in front of his chest by a silver ornament consisting of 7 round emblem that symbolize the 7 elements of the sky. The boss lead his guardians passing through the guest who all bowing their head as they pass, and flash them a gentle smile as he walk. When they reach the empty area, he notice the youngster boss leading their family and give them a smile, with them bowing back in respect at him. The Ninth Vongola Generation line up in the two side of their boss, and facing the door, as the next announcement could be heard and the door opened once again. Although this time, all eyes snapped out of surprised at the one entering the room.
"Grao~!"
All eyes looking at the door with awe, as the 8 box animal walking out from the door, with Natsu leading them. They walk (flying in some case) slowly through the red carpet, and looking around at the shocked guests. Natsu who looking proud and confidence lead their friend to keep walking, and after they all have walk out, their masters appear from the door, following the group of animals that emit flames.
Tsuna lead his friends in front, with his dignified and calm eyes that affecting all the guest as they keep staring at the soon-to-be boss. They even didn't remember to bow, as their eyes locked to the brunet that have captivated their eyes in a second. Behind him, all his guardians follows suit, and after them, the girls and the kids tailing them, with Kyoko leading them.
As they walk through the line of the guest, Yamamoto notice Aki's figure in the middle of the crowd, with a small black haired boy waving excitedly at him from her feet. He flash a grin to them, which answered by a smile from Aki, and already decided on what to do the right after the ceremony is over. While right behind him, Mukuro sense a presence from the room that making him keep smirking to himself, in which Chrome staring at him oddly.
When they have almost enter the ceremony area, Natsu and the rest splitting up and lining up in the two side of the carpet right before the intersection. Natsu and Uri face to face at the frontmost, followed by Jiro and Kojiro, and then Gyuudon and Kangaroo, and lastly Mukurou and Roll who floating face to face.
Tsuna smiling tenderly at them, and receiving a deep bow by each of them as he passed them. Even the guest couldn't hide their awe from seeing such scene. After they have all entered the ceremony area, all his guardians lining up in his two side, facing each of their own respective Ninth's guardian, while the girls and the kids stood behind them. Natsu and the rest then enter the ceremony area too, and now spreading around and make a circle, surrounding them and will be watching from different sides as the ceremony goes.
As he stood in the middle of the room, Tsuna found Enma and the rest standing in the circle around him. His eye widen a bit when he saw his mother's figure in the middle of the CEDEF group. The happy looking woman wear one of her blouse, and waving with a big smile at him. From behind her, he could see Iemitsu standing near his wife, and looking at him with a proud but a bit sad smile. Tsuna smile back at both of them, but then frowning again when seeing all the (former) Arcobaleno stood beside the CEDEF. With Reborn standing in front, the Arcobaleno having it's full attendance to Tsuna's surprised. All of them give each of their different gratitude gestured at him, and after Reborn smirking at him with proud face, Tsuna smiled at him and then focusing his attention back at his grandpa.
Timoteo and Tsuna stood face to face. The old man sending a small smile at him, before he turn to the butler that came with a black box in his hand. He opened the box, and Timoteo staring at the small tube that containing a dark colored liquid, 'the sin'.
He pick it up carefully with both of his hand, and then turn to face Tsuna again. All sound completely disappear as the Ninth Boss started the ceremony procession.
"As the Ninth boss of the Vongola Famiglia, I present to you, Sawada Tsunayoshi, the legacy that have been passed down from our ancestors, 'the sin'. This symbolized that as the new Vongola boss, you will not only shouldered it's glory and power, but also the sacrifices and dreads, that have been done by our ancestors to protect our Family."
Tsuna pull out both of his hand, and then placing it at the free space of the tube. As both of them holding it together, Tsuna answer with determined and clear voice.
"I, Sawada Tsunayoshi, accept all the past glory and power of the Vongola Famiglia, along with it's sin that follows it. As the Tenth Boss of Vongola, it is now my duty to protect my Family from any harm, and at any cost. Here in this room, I swear that along with my Family, I will make Vongola prosperous and walk together to it's primary goal. As the sky that accept all."
With satisfied smile, Timoteo let go of his hand from the tube, and leaving Tsuna to hold it all by himself. Tsuna and his friends eye now locked on the little bottle. When he hold it alone now, he felt the heavy burden that have now also have been passed to him. All the past doings of Vongola, whether it's the good or the bad one, is now in his hand alone now. Tsuna stay quiet for a moment as his eye keep looking at the bottle, but then his mind snapped by a soft "Grao~" sound from Natsu. He turn to his left, and seeing the little lion looking at him with his big eyes, as if sending out his feeling to his master. Tsuna smile back at the support from his partner, and then turn to the butler again to put 'the sin' back to it's place.
Tsuna turn to Timoteo again, and this time he gestured him to walk closer. He walk one step forward, and then watching as Timoteo pulling off the golden locket with Vongola ornament from his chest pocket. He then look to Tsuna again, and then placing the locket in Tsuna's suit. As he finished, the rest of Timoteo's guardians follow suit, and then giving their locket to each of their respective heir. In Mist Guardian's case, it was Chrome who receive it, since Mukuro refusing to be 'formally' attached to a Mafia.
After they all finished, Tsuna opened his locket and couldn't believe his eyes when seeing a clear orange dying will flame dancing in one side of the locket, and the picture of the 1st generation attached inside it. The rest of his friends looked surprised too, with each of their locket showing their respective dying will flame color. Although Hibari didn't show his surprise face, but he flinch a bit. They can't believe that the 1st generation's momento still exist and actually being passed on to the next generation until now.
Tsuna look at Timoteo again, and this time, he gestured him to bow down. Tsuna complied, and then stand in his left knees, as his right hand rested on his right knees. Timoteo then release the clip in his shoulder that hold his cape, and as the cape fall off, he swayed them around Tsuna and then making it landed in his back. Tsuna just stand by and watch as the former boss putting on the cape to him. When the ornament of the 7 elements of the sky have been connected, he stands up again, and face Tsuna with proud look.
"Now raise, Sawada Tsunayoshi, as the Tenth Boss of Vongola Famiglia."
Tsuna stand with the cape flipped in his shoulder, and then a roar of claps thundering the big ballroom. Not only the guest, but the butlers and maids that stand by and watch in the corner of the room giving out their voice as well. Even Natsu and his friends joins in and making the room even sounded crowded with their different kinds of roar, grumble, and chirping sound.
Tsuna turn to his friends, and smiling shyly as he see them giving out their different kind of expression that showing they're happy and proud at him. He turn around again, and this time earning the attention from Enma, Shira, Yuni, Byakuran, and Dino who stand side by side in the front rows of their famiglia. Dino giving out his thumb, while Byakuran just smiling his usual smile at him. Shira and Yuni clapping their hands with happy face, and beside them, Enma just stood and giving out silent message to Tsuna with little smile curved in his lips. Tsuna that understand the sentiment, smiling back at him, and then turn to his parents. He was almost making a what-the-fuck kind of face when seeing Iemitsu being surrounded by his subordinates and crying with his arm covering his sobbing eyes. He could see his mom patted her husband back with her usual smile, trying to comfort him, while Basil looks like saying something to encourage him from his other side. He didn't know what happened to the old man, but he sure it's just out of his usual dumbness.
"Tsunayoshi-kun."
Tsuna turn his face back, and replying back the smile he receive from his grandfather. "Tsunayoshi-kun, let me congratulate you first. Or should I say, Decimo?"
Tsuna chuckled at the old man, he didn't know if he serious about the question or just throwing out jokes. He then step forward again, and didn't mind the stares all the guest send to him as he hug his beloved grandfather in front of them all. Timoteo seems to be shocked at the gesture, as Tsuna could feel his body tenses for a second. But not in a long time he could feel him relaxed again, and return the gesture.
From the corner of his eyes, Tsuna could see his kid in fedora tutor smiling smugly at him. But even from it, he could still feel the hint of proud that being emitted to him. Still hugging each other, Tsuna smiling at his grandpa and say in soft voice.
"I will always be your grandson no matter what happen, grandpa."
And he mean it. Even though now he is being called as the Vongola Decimo by the world. Or by Reborn, Neo Vongola Primo.
A/N : Aaannnddd...that's the Inheritance Ceremony! I made up some of the procession, I hope you guys like it ^^ And as bonus, I let Natsu and the rest out too~!
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