Author's Note: Kasumi goes back to the future again!
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
I throw on my clothes quickly and look around my room one last time before I put my black shoulder bag on leave my room as quietly as possible. The sun hasn't even risen yet, but I want to leave before Dokuro does and before Ken and Chikusa even have a chance of waking up. I stick the note to Ken and Chikusa and my door after I close it quietly. I look down the hall where Ken and Chikusa's rooms are for a little before heading towards the front. Sorry, Ken… Chikusa…
When I get the front, I see two figures standing around and waiting. "So, where are you going?" Chikusa asks. I stare at Ken and Chikusa with a puzzled expression. They were waiting for me.
I start to laugh a little, finding it amusing that they both got up this early somehow. "Haha… You both managed to wake up before me." I smile at them.
"Where are you going?" Ken repeats.
"I… I have to head out again. I'm going to have to disappear for a while again. I'm not sure how long though…" I explain.
Chikusa sighs. "We know that, Kasumi. Exactly where are you going to now, though?"
"Ah…" I reply, "How did you know that I'm leaving though?" Chikusa throws a piece of paper crumpled into a ball at me and I catch it. I unfold the paper and my eyes skim over it. Oh, it's the horrible draft that I tossed out… "Ugh, you read this one? It's horrible," I say. I shrug and walk over to them. "Since you two know already, I'll tell you. I'm heading to Namimori Shrine."
"Then we'll go with you."
I smile at them. These two… I nod. "Okay. Let's go then," I say. My voice sounds happy.
"Your face lit up suddenly. Geez, how uncool," Ken comments.
"Shut-up, Ken," I reply flatly. I smile to myself a little, despite my slight irritation with Ken. He lightened the mood… Thanks, Ken.
When we walk past Nami Middle, Hibari comes out from the school. "Eh? Hibari-san? Good morning," I greet. I'm surprised because I thought that I would be the only one to go earlier.
"Sato," he replies. He looks at Ken and Chikusa, who in return, look back at him.
"We'll leave here, Kasumi," Chikusa says.
I raise my eyebrows. "Huh?" I ask. Even though I don't understand why Ken and Chikusa are leaving, I nod slowly. "Alright. I'll see you later then," I say. I grin at them. I promise that I'll make it back no matter what.
"Yeah. See you," Ken replies. Chikusa nods and they walk back home. I watch them leave for a little.
I finally turn to Hibari, who apparently decided to wait for me. "Should we go then?" I ask. Hibari nods and we start to walk. Hibird jumps from Hibari's head to mine. "Hibari-san…" I start.
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry that I wasn't much use yesterday during the fight." I sigh. "I must have been a burden, not being able to do anything. You even pushed me out of the way so that I didn't get hit." I pause. "I'll train harder though… That way, in the future, I'll be a worthy ally."
I pull the Ten-Year-Bazooka out from under the staircase. As I look at it, I feel a bit of anxiety. I'm a bit scared, I guess. I turn to Hibari. "I guess that I'll go first…" I say a bit uncomfortably. The idea of jumping into a bazooka is strange. I close my eyes and jump into the bazooka. I hear the bazooka fire.
I open my eyes to find myself back where we were when Irie transported us back to the past. "Sato-san! You're back early," Kusakabe says.
I nod. "I came with Hibari-san. He should be here soon…" I reply.
"Why did you two come back early?" Irie asks.
"There was nothing else to do," I reply. I don't feel like explaining that I was just too wimpy to explain to Ken and Chikusa directly. Hibari appears next to me with a burst of pink smoke.
"So all that's left is to wait a little longer for the others," Irie says. I nod in an uninterested manner as I stare at the wall blankly.
Not too long after we arrived, the others started to appear one by one. Tsuna finally appears after a little while later. "Okay, it was a success," Irie says to Spanner.
"Welcome back, Vongola," Spanner says.
"Tenth, are you okay?" the Storm Guardain asks.
Tsuna nods. "Y-Yeah, but… Hibari-san and Sato-san didn't show up." So that's what took him so long?
I look at Hibari as he walks over to Tsuna. "What did you say to me?" Hibari asks.
"Eh?" Tsuna asks. He looks up from the ground. "H-Hibari-san?! Why are you here?!"
"Hibari-kun returned a little early with Kasumi-chan," Irie explains.
"EH?!" Tsuna exclaims. He looks around frantically and I roll my eyes before walking into his sight.
"Tch, I thought you two got scared and ran away," the Storm Guardian comments under his breath.
"Hm?" Hibari asks as he looks at Gokudera. I don't know if he heard clearly or not. "Baby," Hibari says as he turns to the Arcobaleno.
"Oh, what is it?" the Arcobaleno asks.
"I'll be waiting for another fight. I won't let you win and run," Hibari says.
The Arcobaleno smirks. "Yeah, one of these days." Hibari nods with a satisfied expression and walks back to where Kusakabe and I are. The chatter continues and I start to get bored. They're talking about how they can't afford to lose, Arcobaleno seals, etc. None of this applies to me so I start to zone out.
"Sorry to interrupt suddenly," I start. Everyone turns to me. "Not so sound rude, but…spare me the mundane details," I say bluntly. "Basically, there will be a final battle with Byakuran, right?"
"R-Right," Irie replies.
"Then that will be all for me. If my help is needed, then tell me what to do when you finalize it. I don't want to be disrespectful, but my patience has run thin for the time being. So, if you don't mind, I will be in the other room. Come find me if you need anything."
"O-Okay…" Tsuna replies. I nod and walk into the other room to sit around with Sasagawa Miura, Lambo and I-Pin.
I walk into the other room. "I hope you don't mind me sitting here with you all," I say.
"Oh, we don't mind," Sasagawa replies.
"Yeah, it's alright," Miura says.
"You're a good henchmen, so Lambo-sama says that it's okay as long as you help him run," Lambo replies.
"What? Help you run? How?" I ask. I raise my eyebrows at him even though I don't really expect a reasonable response. "Oh, I get it," I say, "Come here." I hold my arms out and he jumps into them. I put him into the hood of my hoodie. "Don't fall out, alright?" I turn to I-Pin after Lambo nods. "Are you ready?"
"Yes. Ready? Go!" I-Pin replies as she starts to run away.
I start to jog after I-Pin. "Run faster henchman!" Lambo commands excitedly.
"Okay," I reply. I start to jog slightly faster. I jog around and around the room as I go after I-Pin just close enough so that both children are having fun.
"Henchman! Special attack!" Lambo commands.
"Special attack?" I ask as I continue to jog after I-Pin. "Oh, will this work?" I ask. I pick Lambo up and toss him at I-Pin.
"CAPTURED!" Lambo exclaims as he jumps on I-Pin's head. "Nehahaha! Got you!" Lambo says happily. Bianchi and Fuuta enter the room.
"Oh, I didn't know that you were one to fool around with children," Bianchi comments.
I cross my arms and look away. "T-That's not it," I say.
"Hahaha, that's nothing to be embarrassed about," Bianchi replies with a laugh.
"I told you that, that isn't the case," I insist stubbornly.
Bianchi smiles a little in return. "Are you sure about that?"
"Fine… It's just that I just don't want children to have a childhood like mine… It's good for them to be happy and enjoy their time as children," I admit under my breath. Bianchi nods in approval of my confession. Sasagawa and Miura giggle.
"Sato-chan seems reserved and mysterious at times, but she's really nice, isn't she?" Sasagawa says with a smile.
I cross my arms uncomfortable. "A-Anyhow, why are you two here?" I ask to change the topic.
"I came to pick you guys up," Bianchi replies. "Well, not you, Kasumi."
I sit by myself in the room now. It's surprisingly quiet now and I find myself thinking about the most random things like getting a haircut. I stare blankly at the wall and spin around on the chair. I sigh. I know that I said that I didn't want to hear all the boring details about what's going to happen next, but the thought occurs to me that I might have been better off listening. I look at the door, but I decide not to leave no matter how bored I am. I don't need to seem indecisive. I look around. Suddenly, everything seems to be brighter somehow. I get up from my seat. I wonder what's happening.
Hibari and Kusakabe burst into the room. "Sato-san! You have to come out now!" The urgency in Kusakabe's voice is so evident that I don't even bother to question it. I grab my bag and run out of the room with them.
When we reach the room that everyone else is in, the ground starts to shake. I fall to the ground as I lose my balance and a sharp pain shoots up from my right leg somewhere. I close my eyes to avoid the painfully bright light. The ground stops shaking slowly and I open my eyes hesitantly. Everyone seems to be alright.
The Storm Guardian gets up. "Tenth, are you okay?" he asks as he looks around a bit frantically for Sawada.
Sawada gets up. "Y-Yeah… How's everyone else? Did Sato-san get back safely with Hibari-san and Kusakabe?"
"Yeah. We made it back," I reply as I rub my leg. I'm going to get a bruise from that… Sawada and Dokuro seem relieved.
"W-What happened?" the Rain Guardian asks.
Kusakabe says, "It seems we're still underneath Namimori."
Sawada gasps. "The base…!" I look around. The rest of the base has disappeared, and its place is an endless black void. "Merone base has vanished!"
"H-How can this be?" Kusakabe asks.
"They really used teleportation…"
"This is Byakuran-san's power…" Irie says.
The Arcobaleno comments, "Crazy stuff."
"But…why? Why are we still here when the rest of the base disappeared?" Sawada asks.
"We weren't teleported because the seven Vongola rings were in one place. They created a barrier that protected us and the device," Irie explains.
The Arcobaleno asks, "Did you see this coming? Is that why you brought the Ryohei and his ring from the past?"
"Yes, I planned for a number of Byakuran-san's potential moves."
"What are you talking about?" the Sun Guardian asks.
"Don't bother trying to understand!" the Storm Guardian exclaims.
"What?!"
"Now, now…" the Rain Guardian says in an attempt to calm the other two down.
Kusakabe says, "Bringing Sasagawa and his Vongola ring from the past should benefit us, but we have a new problem on our hands- a new enemy that is stronger than the six Funeral Wreaths. How can we possibly fight them?"
"We'll just have to!" the Rain Guardian says cheerfully.
"Hey! I was about to say that!" the Storm Guardian exclaims irritably.
The Rain Guardian laughs light heartedly. "Sorry to steal your line."
The Sun Guardian nods in understanding. "I get what you're saying."
"Guys…" Sawada says with a smile.
Dokuro comes in now. "That's why we returned."
"Chrome…"
"We simply have to bite them to death. That's what I'll be doing," Hibari says. He holds up his tonfa. "No matter who gets in my way."
"Hibari-san…"
"But it's clearly a reckless gamble," Spanner comments, "We can't overcome the Millefiore's might."
"What was that?! Stop being a killjoy!" the Storm Guardian complains.
"Spanner's right," the Arcobaleno says.
"Reborn-san!"
"That's true…" Sawada agrees.
I feel as though I have to help them feel more at ease after what the Arcobaleno and Spanner said. "Though it may not be something to be proud of, I've broken out of Vendicare Prison before," I say with a slight smirk. "The odds of that aren't too high either and yet, here I am. So, I'll beat the odds in this situation too. Just tell me what needs to be done, Sawada-san," I finish firmly.
Sawada turns to me. "Sato-san…"
"Kasumi-chan has a point! We can do it!" Irie exclaims. "You've overcome obstacles for this very reason! Now that you've gotten stronger, you have a chance to take them! We weren't simply trying to cause you trouble."
"Shoichi…" Spanner starts.
"Your training will unlock a new power! A power you wouldn't have been able to use without becoming stronger." Irie opens up the device and a box for each of the Guardians fly out. Slowly, everyone seems to feel as though they can win and though the tension in the room doesn't go down, the mood seems to be a bit better.
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