Ciaossu~! Um… I AM SOSOSOSOSOSO SORRY! *Bangs head on ground repeatedly like a certain bomber*. I have disappeared for more than a year and didn't even write any notice, I am so sorry! *Blood dripping from forehead* I mean, a lot has happened like becoming a senior, having lots of exams and decisions to make, club activities, events, and then I graduated not too long ago, so here I am now… I am still sorry, really, but now that I'm out of school so I have loads of free time~! No schoolwork, no work-work, I'm a NEET~! (NEET: a person who is currently not working or in training to, nor in the education system) …Yeah, I need to get a job…but don't worry! I'm fine and not dead! I will be writing tons and tons and tons~! So, please continue to support the story and I, also favourite and review~!
Beta'd by Ai-sama from Hell~
Thanks as always and…
Please read on!
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn (but the OC & OOC-ness is definitely mine)
It's time for a break, right? Relax and rest, yeah…just a calm… soothing…break…oh no…
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"Agh!" Tsuna groaned at her desk, halfway through with her homework. She wore blue jean shorts and a yellow and green shirt. "Quit whining Tsuna…It won't help ya get any smarter" Mai said as she typed on her computer at the table, wearing her usual black tank top and jeans. "Thanks, you're so kind…" Tsuna glared at Mai.
"Come on, homework isn't really that hard." Mai grinned, "Have you done your homework?" Tsuna looked back and raised an eyebrow. "Psh!" Mai scoffed and went back to typing, "Of course not." Mai said, "I had a feeling that might be the answer…" Tsuna sighed.
"Well, now what? Do ya want your homework to be magically done?" Mai raised an eyebrow, "Yes!" Tsuna threw her arms up exasperatedly. "Child…" Mai sighed, "Patience and focus will help you through this, just keep calm." Mai advised wisely, "… I guess you're right…" Tsuna nodded and went back to studying.
BLAM!
The door was slammed open all of a sudden.
"Wait!"
"I-pin won't get caught!"
"Gyahahaha!"
"Over here!"
The two small children busted into the room and ran around, laughing loudly. "…" Tsuna's eyebrow twitched and sighed patiently. Mai, on the other hand, couldn't keep calm at all.
BANG!
"SHUT IT!" Mai yelled, a vein throbbing on her forehead as she slammed her fist on the table, causing it to shake. 'That's not being calm!' Tsuna yelled in her head. The children froze, "I-pin apologize" I-pin bowed politely and skipped out the room. "… She's such a nice kid~" Tsuna and Mai smiled blissfully, a flower-like aura surrounding them.
"Lambo-san is going to play some more!" Lambo yelled and ran around. "Him on the other hand…" Tsuna sweat dropped, "Ahōshi…" Mai growled. Carelessly, Lambo tripped over Reborn's awaiting leg, flying out the open window and into a tree.
"UUUUUUWWWWAAAAAHHHHH~!" Lambo's cries echoed from the tree into the room. "Now he's even louder!" Tsuna whined, covering her ears. "Shut up before I go out there and chop you down that tree!" Mai yelled out the window, only to make the crying worse. "Mai! Shut up! You're making it worse!" Tsuna yelled at the Coyote.
"Don't get easily distracted by the ruckus and focus on your homework." Reborn said, sitting in his chair as if it was natural, "it's easy for you to say, I can't concentrate with all these noise…" Tsuna whined.
"I need a chainsaw to cut down that stupid tree…" Mai searched through the closet, "First, don't do that! And second, why would you have a chainsaw in my closet!?" Tsuna yelled. "Maman doesn't mind the noise though~." Reborn smiled, "She's just like that…" Tsuna pouted.
"Got it!" Mai pulled out a chainsaw, before slamming the door open and running downstairs. "Mai-chan~! Be careful, it's really warm outside~ Don't pass out from heat stroke~" Nana hummed downstairs, "Hai~!" Mai replied, the sound of the chainsaw cutting through wood could be heard.
"I worry so much… For both Mom and me…" Tsuna paled before frowning all of a sudden, "What's wrong?" Reborn asked, his face void of any other emotion but amusement. "I just think… Before it was just my mom and me, now it's this little family… And I'm happy, really… But… She spends so much time cooking, cleaning and helping… Does she ever take a break?" Tsuna wondered. "You want her to take a break?" Reborn raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, a vacation maybe." Tsuna began to brighten.
"Like, she could go to the spa, shopping, or even a stroll through the park~" Tsuna beamed. "Y'know, a whole day for herself~ No responsibility or anything." Tsuna said, "And you will take care of all her duties?" Reborn said. "…Well…" Tsuna looked away nervously, "Dame-Tsuna~" Reborn hummed, causing Tsuna paled.
"I guess I wouldn't mind. I help her occasionally so I know how to do it. If it's for Mom, I really wouldn't mind" Tsuna smiled warmly. "…" Reborn stared, expecting Tsuna to back out but she surprisingly did not. 'I really want Mom to be happy, I want her to enjoy herself.' Tsuna smiled to herself, feeling warm and fuzzy at such hope.
"Do you even have the money to send her to those places? The last time I checked, TakeSushi no longer needed your services~" Reborn said, "W-well, th-that is…um…" Tsuna started sweating nervously. "For now, all I can do is hope to find some way…" Tsuna mumbled, twiddling her fingers. "How stupid, leaving everything to hope, Dame-Tsuna~" Reborn hummed, "Well, sorry I'm so Dame…!" Tsuna's eyebrow twitched.
"Gupyaaaaahhh!"
"Come back! I'm not gonna cut down the tree anymore! Just you, Ahōshi!"
"Mai! No!" Tsuna paled upon hearing Mai and ran out her room. "…" Reborn stared for a moment, before smirking evilly, a twinkle in his eyes.
35. Hide N' Seek Cruise!
"Ow…" Mai and Lambo whined while sitting at the table, two bumps on both of their heads. "You shouldn't be running around and yelling like lunatics." Tsuna scolded as she walked towards the fridge.
"I wasn't disrupting the peace!" Mai grumbled, "well, you stepped onto Bianchi's poisonous plants in her garden, you're lucky all you got was some bumps…Just thinking what she could do is terrifying…" Tsuna shivered in fear. "Yeah… I don't want my grave to say I died from poisonous donuts…" Mai sighed.
"Here…" Tsuna walked over, holding two ice packs. She placed one on Lambo, who whined about the cold and wandered off. "Thanks…" Mai grumbled and placed the ice pack on her bump, hissing slightly at the cold. "I hate this…" Mai paled and shivered, "it's just ice! Not a blizzard!" Tsuna yelled.
"I wanna be warm~ Cuddle me~." Mai held one arm out, "cuddle yourself…" Tsuna said coldly. "Sheesh, this ice pack isn't the only cold thing in the room…" Mai pouted. "Sorry… Just a little stressed," Tsuna sighed, "stressed?" Mai blinked, "Yeah… Just… Taking care of so many kids is tiring. Why do we have five kids and one adult chef in the family?" Tsuna sighed, "Yeah… Wait, hey!" Mai whined, realizing she was counted as one of the five children.
"Tsu-chan~!" Nana hummed, running in. "Hai?" Tsuna looked up and was tackled into a hug, hitting the back of her head against the fridge. "Uwah…" Tsuna's eyes swirled at the pain, 'I told her to stop attacking me with hugs! I always end up in pain!' Tsuna whined, "Tsu-chan~! Tsu-chan~!" Nana pulled away and beamed, jumping up and down like an excited child.
"Wh-what is it Mom?" Tsuna asked, rubbing the back of her head, a single tear due to the pain in her left eye. "We won~" Nana cheered, "Won? Won what?" Tsuna blinked, "a prize from a magazine~! A cruise~!" Nana smiled. "A cruise?" Tsuna and Mai both repeated, "yeah, a trip to a resort~! All paid~! Isn't it great~?" Nana smiled.
"Are you sure it's not some scam?" Tsuna raised an eyebrow suspiciously, "Hmm…" Mai stood up and read the flyer in Nana's hand. "Nope, it's legit. It covers everything and the boat is even real too, I heard it this morning on the news that its leaving soon." Mai said.
"That's great then~! You get to go on a vacation, Mom~!" Tsuna grinned. 'This is really what I hope for~' Tsuna smiled, 'Wait! Did Reborn have something to do with this!?' Tsuna realized. "M-maybe you shouldn't go Mom, I-I don't think you should go by yourself anywhere" Tsuna smiled nervously, "Hmm?" Nana had a question mark over her head. 'I'm a little afraid… Reborn bullies me… Will he get worse if Mom leaves…?' Tsuna paled.
"Don't be silly, Tsu-chan~! You can come too~! I saw another ticket in the envelope~!" Nana smiled, "Ara? There's only two…" Nana stared at the only two tickets. "That's too bad… I guess I'll have to give them away…" Nana frowned, "Eh? Why?" Tsuna blinked. "Well, I can't just leave the house without anyone taking care of things…" Nana said, "th-then…" Tsuna gulped.
"Leave them with me~ I can take care of the house while you're on vacation~!" Tsuna smiled, but she was sweating a lot at the same time. 'I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die…' Tsuna chanted repeatedly in her mind. 'Her thoughts are so depressing, I can almost hear them…' Mai sweat-dropped, practically hearing "I'm gonna die" echoing through the brunette's head.
"No way, Tsu-chan. I can't go on vacation, I'd be so worried about you." Nana frowned. "M-mom…?" Tsuna blinked, "you almost got your head stuck in the dryer once and I can't just leave you, knowing you could hurt yourself again." Nana said innocently, "I tripped! It's not gonna happen again!" Tsuna whined.
"You should go with her, Tsuna." Reborn suggested, strolling in, "Reborn-kun?" Nana looked to the infant. "It's been a while since you've had mother-daughter time~ Why not do that~?" Reborn smiled, "R-really~?" Nana's eyes glimmered. "…!" Tsuna paled, "Tsuna? What's wrong?" Mai stared. "Last time I had some mother-daughter time with her… She dressed me up in frilly dresses and costumes for a week… I even hid in school just so she wouldn't dress me up…" Tsuna shivered, "strangely… I can imagine that torture…" Mai sweat-dropped.
"But… I can't just leave…" Nana mumbled, "If it's watching the kids and the house, I'll do it." Bianchi stood behind Reborn. "You will, Bianchi-chan?" Nana smiled, "no problem." Bianchi smiled back, "I'll watch the house too~!" Futa smiled brightly, 'so cute~' Tsuna and Mai smiled blissfully.
"And Mai will watch over as well, right Mai…?" Bianchi stared down at the Coyote, "H-huh? Y-yeah, s-sure thing, g-gotcha Bi-Bianchi-chi!" Mai smiled in panic, her bump twitching in pain. She did not want another bruise. 'Other than Poison Cooking, intimidation is also Bianchi's weapon…' Tsuna paled.
"Isn't this great, Tsu-chan~? Just you and me on a cruise~." Nana beamed, "B-but… I kinda… I get… seasick, you know…" Tsuna tried to worm her way from being stuck with a woman who will dress her up like a doll. "Its fine~! Small boats get you sick, but this is a luxury liner~! It's like a high-class hotel that floats on water~!" Nana smiled, "I-if you put it that way…" Tsuna smiled nervously.
"It has huge rooms, cushy beds and top-class food~ They might even serve thick steak~!" Nana smiled, "Thick steak…" Mai drooled, "you're drooling…" Tsuna sweat-dropped. "Maybe even angel cake~" Nana added, "Cake~!" Tsuna drooled alongside Mai, "Idiots…" Bianchi sighed.
"But it sounds nice~" Tsuna smiled, wiping the drool from her mouth, "they also have a pool, a casino and a concert hall~" Nana beamed. "So much on a large boat!" Tsuna flinched, "and then we'll arrive at a paradise in the south~ The tropical will wash away all the bad stuff from our lives." Nana clapped. "Wash away the bad stuff…" Tsuna mumbled and glanced at Reborn, "something to say, Dame-Tsuna?" Reborn's eyes gleamed ominously, "N-no!" Tsuna stiffened and looked away. 'Too scared… Painfully scared…' Tsuna shivered in terror.
"Let's go, Tsu-chan~!" Nana beamed hopefully, "I-I…" Tsuna stared at her mother's face, she could see the happiness practically oozing out of her. Tsuna's heart clenched too painfully at this, that she could not bear to say no. 'Well, I did want her to take a break and I get to enjoy it too… So why not?' Tsuna smiled tiredly. "Alright, alright, I'll go with you." Tsuna agreed, "Yay~! This is great~! Let's get packed right now~!" Nana cheered and ran upstairs.
"Don't get a sunburn, Tsuna. It's unattractive." Bianchi waved and walked out, "Don't fall off the boat, Tsuna-nee. The Ranking book says falling off the boat will most likely kill you~!" Futa smiled and advised, following Bianchi. "And if the fall doesn't kill ya, the sharks in the water will, so have fun." Mai thumbed up and followed the other two. 'You guys are making me feel worse!' Tsuna glared at their retreating backs.
"…" Tsuna stared at Reborn, "Is there something wrong, Stupid-Tsuna?" Reborn smiled, "don't call me stupid! And are you planning something bad!?" Tsuna yelled, pointing at the infant accusingly. "…" Reborn grabbed her finger and bent it, "Owowowowowow~!" Tsuna fell onto her knees in pain. "Pointing is bad, Dame-Tsuna~" Reborn smiled sadistically and let go of Tsuna, "H-hai… Gomenasai…" Tsuna trembled, holding her poor bruised finger and tears in her eyes. 'The devil…!' Tsuna grumbled in her mind.
"… Relax, right?" Reborn said, "Eh?" Tsuna looked to the Fedora-wearing Hitman, "we might be your family, but nothing beats spending time with your real family right?" Reborn smiled. "R-Reborn…" Tsuna blushed lightly, 'if he did have something to do with this… He must've done it so Mama and I can be closer again… Reborn is so thoughtful…' Tsuna blushed madly. "And after your break, your training will be tripled since you are having a day off~" Reborn walked away before Tsuna could even react, "that's just cruel!" Tsuna yelled. 'I was wrong! He's such a jerk!' Tsuna pouted, her cheeks flushed. At the same time, Reborn smirked as he walked away.
Scene Change
"This was probably a bad idea…" Tsuna grumbled as she pulled her mom's bag along the floor while carrying her own on her back. "Come on, Tsu-chan~! We don't want to miss the boat~!" Nana skipped ahead, carrying her purse. "H-hai…" Tsuna nodded tiredly, "I should've brought my phone instead of giving it to Mai…" Tsuna mumbled under her breath.
"I guess I better call Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto to tell them I'll be gone for a while." Tsuna pulled out her phone. However, a long sticky tongue shot out and grabbed her phone, yanking it out of her hand. "Hey!" Tsuna yelled, turning to the culprits. Reborn smiled as Leon passed him the phone. "You'll be distracted on the trip, so why not leave your phone behind~?" Reborn hummed, "but I have to call Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto, I can't just leave without telling them anything…" Tsuna reasoned. "You don't have to worry, Mai will handle that for you~" Reborn explained. "I will?" Mai looked over to them in confusion, walking into the bedroom. "You will." Reborn threw the phone towards Mai, which she caught with ease. "Why? I can call them myself." Tsuna argued, "I gotta agree with Reborn, I'll tell them as soon as you're gone, Takeshi'll be able to handle ya leaving, but Hayato?" Mai raised an eyebrow skeptically. "…" Tsuna gave it a thought and could only imagine the bomber clinging to her legs, begging to go with her. "Ok, I get it. Just be sure to tell them, I'll see them soon." Tsuna finally relented and walked out. "Sure thing." Mai called, "I'll miss you~!" Mai hummed and Tsuna sweat dropped.
"…" Tsuna sighed, "Tsu-chan~!" Nana called as the two reached the docks, they stood in front of the large boat. "A-amazing…" Tsuna stared in awe, "right~?" Nana beamed. "Let's get inside~!" Nana skipped ahead, "Mom… I feel that our roles are switched on this vacation…" Tsuna commented and followed. The two walked inside and was stupefied by the grand sight. It looked like an actual hotel with classy-looking stairs and corridors, beautiful paintings lining up the hallways and spacious rooms with soft beds.
"It's a first-rate cruise~!" Nana cheered, "An~!" Tsuna nodded as the two walked to their rooms. Once they entered, Tsuna immediately flopped onto the bed. "So soft~! I wanna take a nap now~!" Tsuna hummed blissfully. 'I love this~ Now I have the chance to relax, away from all the troubles at home~' Tsuna thought, smiling relaxingly.
"Want to go eat now?" Nana smiled, "Cake~!" Tsuna shot up immediately, drooling. "Tsu-chan, please be sure not to eat too much." Nana cautioned, "Hmm?" Tsuna got off the bed and blinked. "You might look adorable if you're chubby, but I know you'll definitely become self-conscious if Yamamoto-kun and Gokudera-kun saw you like that~." Nana smiled, "Eh!? Wh-why would you bring them up!?" Tsuna yelped in surprise. "Well, Tsu-chan. you're such a catch to the boys~ I mean, it's obvious these boys have crushes on you. So popular, ne Tsu-chan~?" Nana winked teasingly, "M-mom~!" Tsuna whined, blushing madly.
"Is something wrong, Tsu-chan~?" Nana asked in confusion, not realizing she had said something wrong. "Let's just go eat already!" Tsuna pleaded and stomped out the room, "Tsu-chan~!" Nana quickly followed, closing the door behind her.
'Why does she tease me like that!? There's no way Gokudera-kun and Yamamoto have a crush on me… Although, they do constantly stick to me… That probably gave the wrong idea.' Tsuna fumed. The Sawada women soon reached the elegant dining room, "Amazing~" Tsuna beamed, all previous thoughts forgotten.
"Sawada, table of two~." Nana smiled at a waiter, "Eh? But your table is already taken Sawada-san." the man reported professionally. "Eh?" Tsuna and Nana look at each other in confusion, the two then walked up to their supposed table. There were clatters of dirty plates and empty cups on said table. "All the food was devoured!?" Tsuna yelled in astonishment, "Ara…" Nana stared, surprised.
"But who could have-gah!" Tsuna tripped and fell on her face. "What the-!? Lambo!?" Tsuna looked to what she tripped over, only to find the snoozing cow infant. "Lambo-san can't eat anymore~." Lambo mumbles in his sleep, "That's probably a lie…" Tsuna's eyebrow twitched. "Ara~? Why is Lambo-kun here?" Nana picked up Lambo, "Mmm? Maman~!" Lambo whined sleepily and clung to her.
"I'm sure we left you at home, coloring with Bianchi-chan." Nana said, "Unless…" Tsuna mumbled as she stood up. "The Ahōshi started crying as soon as Maman and Tsuna were out of sight…" Bianchi said, "Bianchi! You didn't do your job!" Tsuna yelled. "Huh? I'm watching the brat, am I not?" Bianchi glowered darkly, "H-hai, y-you are right, Gomenasai!" Tsuna trembled in fear.
"And as soon as I said you two were not coming back, she started to cry as well" Bianchi said, "Wa~!" I-pin smiled and popped up from behind Bianchi's leg. "Not you too, I-pin…!" Tsuna huffed in exasperation. "Why did you lie too!?" Tsuna turned to Bianchi again, "Huh?" Bianchi had her dark expression on, "I said nothing…" Tsuna looked away nervously.
"It's better together with everyone~." I-pin smiled, "being apart is sad~" She continued. "So cute…!" Tsuna blushed madly, 'I can't say no to her!'
"It's better, I guess. Ya can't eat all this food alone, or else you'll get fat." Mai said, sitting at the table and laid back in her chair, with her feet on the table and munching on a burger. "Mai! Don't just appear so suddenly!" Tsuna yelled in shock, "Don't get so flustered, Tsuna. You'll get tired too easily and tired~." Yamamoto smiled, sitting beside Mai. "Come sit and have something, Tsuna-san! I'll feed you~!" Haru beamed, sitting beside the baseball idol, "Come on, Tsuna-nee~!" Futa chimed in, sitting on the other side of Mai.
"You four are just stuffing your faces… I should probably be freaking out… But I've run out of energy…" Tsuna paled. "Come on, Tsuna~" Yamamoto got up from his seat and went to Tsuna's side, "we should enjoy this together. I've never been on a huge boat before, so we should have fun." Yamamoto grinned and gave Tsuna a side-hug. "Y-Yamamoto…" Tsuna began to turn red at the contact, "this'll be fun, especially since we're together, ne~?" Yamamoto beamed, "Th-th-that…!?" Tsuna was burning red, stuttering madly.
'How'd he suddenly turn the tide!?' Mai gasped, a shrimp hanging from her mouth, 'Yamamoto-san is getting ahead! He'll ruin Tsuna-san and Haru's Lovey-Dovey-get-away-to-a-deserted-island-romance!' Haru began to panic. 'Yama-nii is sly… I should check the ranking about him.' Futa thought.
"Y-Yamamoto! I thought Mai called you to tell you that just my mom and I were going on a trip?" Tsuna pulled away and said, "Eh…? I got an invitation instead." Yamamoto blinked in confusion, "Huh?" Tsuna said. "Mai…" Tsuna turned to her friend, her eyebrow twitching, Mai flinched under her gaze, "Ya see, it began like that… Then…" Mai twiddled her fingers.
"-Yo? Tsuna~?-" Yamamoto's energetic voice travelled through the phone line, probably seeing the caller ID, "Sorry to disappoint you, but it's just little 'ol me~" Mai answered. "-…Oh~-" Yamamoto trailed off, "What was with that pause there…?" Mai's eyebrow twitched on the other side. "-Where's Tsuna? And why do you have her phone?-" Yamamoto asked, changing the subject. "That's why I called ya, it's to let you know that-gah!" Mai was suddenly hit by a hammer in the face, causing the phone to fall out of her hand and caught by a certain chibi. "-Mai? You okay?-" Yamamoto questioned, hearing the loud crash, "Yamamoto, want to come on a cruise with Tsuna~?" Reborn hummed, "-Eh? A cruise? With Tsuna!?... I'm there~-" Yamamoto agreed. "Hehe~" Reborn smirked. "Ya didn't have to hit me to get the phone!"
"I knew he was behind this!" Tsuna yelled, getting angry. "You were so easy to predict, why'd I get hit though…?" Mai grumbled, rubbing her injured face, "Heh…" Yamamoto smiled nervously. "Th-then Gokudera-kun…" Tsuna mumbled worriedly, "Not here." Mai, Yamamoto, and Haru answered immediately. "Fast reply!" Tsuna flinched.
"I was gonna ask him, but he wasn't around." Yamamoto explained, "I called, but sent me straight to voicemail." Mai added, "there was no way we're bringing him along, Tsuna-san~!" Haru smiled. "A-ah, I see…" Tsuna nodded, 'It's kind of disappointing though… But relieving as well… that's just too mean…' Tsuna sighed in conflict.
"What about… Sempai and Kyoko-chan…?" Tsuna asked, remembering the two are also with the usual gang. "Invited," Mai said, "Rejected. "She continued flatly. "So hurtful…!" Tsuna cried, "S-sorry… Just wanted to get to the point…" Mai apologized.
"They have a family trip as well, so they couldn't come" Yamamoto explained, "I-I see…" Tsuna frowned. 'So they didn't come either… That makes me a little lonely…' Tsuna pouted. 'I wanna hold her…!' Mai, Yamamoto, and Haru blushed.
"It's okay~" I-pin patted Tsuna's leg, "… An, thank you~!" Tsuna smiled and picked up I-pin, hugging her. 'So cute~!' She squealed as she cuddled the Chinese child. 'She beat us to the punch!' Mai's eyebrow twitched as Yamamoto and Haru sighed in defeat.
"So everyone is here, Bianchi-chan?" Nana asked, "Everyone…?" Tsuna put I-pin back down. "So he's…!?" She looked around in panic.
"Renaissance~."
"Eh…?" Tsuna looked up a podium only to see a tiny figure, nude and in a weird pose of holding up a vase. Said figure had white hair and a leafy crown on top, with a large leaf covering the crotch area. "Oh…" Tsuna stared, "Reborn!" She then yelled, seeing the familiar smile on the infant's face. "Put on some clothes!" She continued, quickly covering her eyes. She fumed red.
"How did you get in!?" Tsuna asked, "from the front, we defeated the guards fair and square~" Reborn hummed as he hopped down, "you shouldn't even be attacking them in the first place!" Tsuna yelled at him. "Pwah~!" Reborn chucked the vase at Tsuna, hit her in the face. "Ow!" Tsuna stepped back, "Even though it was plastic, that still hurts~!" She whined, holding her nose. 'And her suffering begins again…' Mai pitied the brunette before going back to eating her steak.
The boat security entered the dining area and began to question the passengers. "Uh oh…" Mai mumbled, "Huh?" Tsuna blinked in confusion. "Ah! Where'd everyone go!?" Tsuna yelped. All her companions have disappeared, leaving only a confused Nana.
"Excuse me"
"Hai!?" Tsuna flinched, "Have you seen any suspicious looking person around?" the security officer asked. "N-no, none at all! Nope!" Tsuna flailed nervously, "I see, excuse me." the man bowed and walked away, the other officers soon followed after. The security then left the room.
"Are they gone?" Mai held up the ends of the tablecloth, all of them hiding under the table. "All of you were hiding there!?" Tsuna flinched, "this is what happens when you force your way onto the ship!" She scolded. "Sorry, Tsuna-san but I could not stop Bianchi-san and Reborn-san's violence!" Haru apologized. "Yamamoto, Mai?" Tsuna turned to them expectantly, "Sorry, I thought they were playing~." Yamamoto laughed awkwardly, "I have nothing to be sorry for! They dragged me here while I was napping! I'm the victim here~!" Mai whined. "Idiot…" Tsuna glowered, "So mean!" Mai flinched.
"It's okay, all is forgiven if it's for love." Bianchi explained, "No, it's not!" Tsuna yelled angrily. "But we better be careful, or they'll find us. Maman and Tsuna, along with all of us, will be tossed overboard, abandoned on a random island~" Reborn hummed, "No~!" Tsuna whined in despair. "Like that TV show where a group of people get stuck on that island and never escape from it…" Mai added, "What TV show?" Yamamoto asked, "… I forgot~." Mai shrugged, 'don't mention it if you don't even remember…!' Tsuna felt a vein throb on her head. "Then we must keep them at bay until we arrive at the resort, or else I won't have my dream vacation with Reborn." Bianchi fantasized.
"Reborn~" Bianchi was wearing a sundress, a hand on her large white hat to keep it from flying the wind, standing on the beach at a sunset. "Bianchi" Reborn, with a freakishly manly face, smiled at Bianchi.
"HIEE! That face is gonna give me nightmares!" Tsuna paled, "Ugh…" Mai sweat-dropped. Bianchi cuddled a naked Reborn in her arms. "So you'll hide until we get to the island?" Tsuna asked, "We're Hitmen…" Reborn began, "We'll just get rid of the guards~" He held up his Leon gun, "Don't!" Tsuna yelled.
"So we're playing hide n' seek~?" Yamamoto guessed, "Hide… and… seek…" Lambo and I-pin repeated, their faces began to brighten in happiness. "You've ignited something in them!" Tsuna noticed, "They are children." Haru explained, "I guess…" Tsuna glanced at Mai. "Hide n' Seek…" Mai's eyes glittered, "You too!?" Tsuna sweat dropped.
"Then~." Reborn's eyes glinted, "Let's go~!" Reborn, Bianchi, Lambo and I-pin ran off. "Wait a minute!" Tsuna yelled, "So we're it~!" Yamamoto smiled, "I'll help, Tsuna-nee~!" Futa offered, "Me too~ Haru too~!" Haru chimed in. "It's really a lot more fun with everyone together~." Nana commented, smiling warmly.
"…" Tsuna fell to her knees, 'Everyone is here… And I'm already driven crazy!?' Tsuna was in agony. "Come on, it'll be fine Tsuna…" Yamamoto consoled and patted Tsuna's shoulder, "Yamamoto…" Tsuna mumbled, tears in her eyes. "Thanks…" Tsuna wiped her eyes and smiled, "A-an… No problem~" Yamamoto grinned, blushing lightly. 'I can't give up! If I solve this peacefully, I can have a relaxing vacation and not get trapped on a random island!' Tsuna nodded in determination.
"But first…" Tsuna got up and walked to her mom. "Mom!" Tsuna called, "Hai?" Nana smiled, "U-um… I'm gonna play with everyone, so why don't you go relax in the Spa for now~." Tsuna suggested, smiling nervously, Nana blinked and stared at her daughter in a daze. "Mom…?" Tsuna looked confused as Nana blinked and smiled reassuringly. "Oh, that's a great idea, all right then~." Nana nodded. "See you later minna~." Nana sung as she skipped out of the room.
'Sorry for lying to you, Mom… But it would take too long to explain things…' Tsuna sighed. "Sigh… Now… We need to find everyone, okay?" Tsuna said, "Right." Yamamoto, Futa, and Haru nodded. "Hmm… Oh! With Mai's nose, she could sniff everyone out with no problems~!" Tsuna brimmed, "Mai~" Tsuna turned to the table. Her smile fell, staring at the empty spot where the blue-eyed girl once was. "She's playing too!?" Tsuna yelled, "Why is everyone such a child…!?" Tsuna whined.
"No mind, no mind~." Yamamoto waved off, "Let's go~!" Haru hummed. "R-right…" Tsuna nodded and ran ahead, the three following. "Where could all of them be?" Tsuna mumbled as they searched around, "Not sure… All of them have high rankings in the "Hide and seek" ranks… Especially Reborn-san" Futa said. "Ugh!" Tsuna ruffled her hair as they reached an intersection of the hallway.
"We should split up, we'll be able to cover more ground." Yamamoto suggested, "A-alright, bring them to my room when you find them." Tsuna agreed, nodding. "Okay, I'm pretty good at tag, so leave it to me!" Yamamoto waved and ran off, "On it desu~! Haru will put her life on the line in this mission for Tsuna-san~!" Haru saluted and skipped off.
"B-be careful guys…!" Tsuna called worriedly, "Stick with me, okay Futa?" Tsuna said. "An, I'll stay with Tsuna-nee~!" Futa beamed, 'such a sweet, adorable kid…~!' Tsuna blushed at his cuteness, almost crying at how reliable he is compared to the others.
"Kyaaaaahhh!"
"Uwah!" Tsuna yelped in surprise, "Over there, Tsuna-nee!" Futa ran ahead, "R-right!" Tsuna followed. The two brunets noticed a crowd up ahead in one of the large rooms, "Don't tell me…!" Tsuna mumbled, 'are they causing trouble already!?' Tsuna paled. "Where am I!? Which part of the city am I in!?" a soft, female voice asked in utter confusion. "Eh…?" Tsuna and Futa stopped once they entered the room.
"There." Futa pointed, "That's…" Tsuna looked to a familiar face. "Adult I-pin!" Tsuna realized. The older Chinese girl looked completely confused and lost, looking around for help. "I have to deliver this Ramen…!" Adult I-pin said in panic, "Wh-what's wrong with you…?" a confused woman stuttered as she was being yanked by the teenage girl. "Adult I-pin must've been on a delivery… I feel bad…" Tsuna sighed.
'That idiot Lambo… They must've been playing before he suddenly tripped and blasted poor I-pin…!' Tsuna face-palmed, 'it almost make me wanna let Mai hurt him…!' Tsuna sighed in frustration. "That's I-pin when she's older?" Futa asked curiously, "Ah, I guess you've never seen her. I've met her a few times…" Tsuna said, nodding. "I-pin's gonna be really pretty when she gets older~!" Futa beamed, "A-ah… Th-that's true…" Tsuna agreed, nodding tiredly.
"I always hoped when I get older, I'd be taller the Tsuna-nee~" Futa brimmed, "Eh? Why would you want that?" Tsuna blinked as Futa stared at her. "… Isn't it obvious?" Futa pouted childishly while Tsuna stared for a while, "You are so cute~!" Tsuna suddenly hugged the boy, blushing madly. 'So adorable~!' She squealed, not realizing what the boy meant, 'Tsuna-nee is still oblivious… It's almost in a whole new ranking…' Futa sighed as he allowed the older brunette to continue cuddling him.
"Ah! Sawada-san!" Adult I-pin finally noticed the two, "I seemed to be lost! Could you please help me find my way!?" Adult I-pin asked in panic, "U-um…!" Tsuna let go of Futa; she then noticed the odd stares she is receiving. Most of them were murmuring about Tsuna bringing an odd passenger with some sort of fetish, 'People are gossiping like crazy!' Tsuna panicked.
"If I don't hurry, Kawahira-san's ramen will spoil! Help me, Sawada-san~!" Adult I-pin begged, tugging at Tsuna's hand. Tsuna frowned, 'Adult I-pin… Gomen…' She thought apologetically. "It's okay, I know the way~!" Tsuna smiled calmly to reassure the Ten years older I-pin. "Really~? Thank you so much, Sawada-san!" Adult I-pin beamed as Tsuna felt as though her heart pricked by a needle. She grabbed Adult I-pin's hand and dragged her along, Futa following. "Next time you come by, I'll treat you to some Ramen~!" Adult I-pin hummed and Tsuna almost felt like she was being stabbed in the heart. 'Really… Sorry I-pin…!' Tsuna sighed guiltily.
"Here we are~" Tsuna opened the door to her room, "Thanks again, Sawada…san…?" Adult I-pin walked into the room and looked around in confusion. "Sawada-san… This is a room." Adult I-pin turned to the brunette only to see the door close. "Sawada-san? Sawada-san!" Adult I-pin banged on the door, "Gomen… I-pin…~!" Tsuna began to cry, anime tears streaming down her face. "Tsuna-nee… You're such an honest person…" Futa smiled while sweat-dropping at his kind and guilty sister.
"Futa, would you mind watching I-pin until she's back to normal?" Tsuna sniffed. "Sure thing~" Futa smiled, "Thank you Futa~! I'm glad I can rely on you~!" Tsuna cried, due to happiness this time round, "Always, Tsuna-nee~" Futa grinned. "Eh…?" Tsuna blinked, her face turning red and the speed of her heartbeat went double. 'Why is my heart beating so fast…? Has Futa's cuteness reached a higher level…!?' Tsuna thought in confusion. "Well, I'll be back!" Tsuna waved awkwardly and ran off, her face flaming red, "…Tsuna-nee is really cute~" Futa smiled to himself.
"Heart… calm…" Tsuna mumbled as she felt her heartbeat slow down, "back to finding the others…" Tsuna looked around. "Did you hear? A young girl with brown haired assaulted a man in cow-print clothing in the bar?" some passengers gossiped among themselves as Tsuna walked by, 'eh?' Tsuna thought. "I saw this tall boy and a pink haired lady fighting in the kitchen!" a maid whispered loudly nearby, "no way!" her co-worker gasped in shock, 'eh…?' Tsuna thought again. 'We're looking even more suspicious than before!' Tsuna whacked her forehead against the wall in exasperation.
"Why do I have to run around and do stuff~!? Am I not supposed to be on a relaxing trip with my mom~!?" Tsuna whined. "Tsuna-san~! I found Lambo-chan and put him in your room!" Haru called as she ran over, "The creepy pervert from before was there… But I found Lambo-chan in a pile of coins~!" Haru smiled, "huh?" Tsuna blinked.
"I found Gokudera's sister and sent her to the room too" Yamamoto said, also running over. "Really!? That's great, I have already found I-pin and led her there so all that's left is Mai and Reborn!" Tsuna brimmed. "Ah, Yamamoto… Your face is all red." Tsuna noticed the idol's unusually red face. "A-ah… W-well…" Yamamoto began, his cheeks stained red.
"There's a delicious but weird smell coming from the kitchen…" Yamamoto walked into the kitchen. "Waah~! Look at all this fish~! Dad would really like it here~!" Yamamoto grinned, not noticing the pink-haired woman feeding a group of chefs. "Yamamoto Takeshi!" Bianchi called out, "Hai?" Yamamoto looked up. "I-!" Bianchi pointed a ladle at the idol, making him flinch. "–Have always wanted to challenge you in the art of cooking!" Bianchi declared, "Huh?" Yamamoto was confused. "Now, let us dual, in the battle of love!" Bianchi yelled. "E-eh!? Wh-what!?" Yamamoto was still confused. "All the best kind of food are created with love! I always make my food with it! And you, who must have even a small comprehension of it, shall dual with me to prove it!" Bianchi said seriously. "W-wait a minute! I've only ever helped my dad! I don't have any knowledge on how to make extravagant food like you said!" Yamamoto waved his hands to calm her. "I do not mean cooking, I mean love!" Bianchi said, "You lost me…" Yamamoto blinked. "Che! I mean Tsuna, do you not love Tsuna!?" Bianchi growled, "…" Yamamoto froze.
…
"EH!?" Yamamoto turned bright red, "love!? Y-you mean the heart! The love! T-to Tsuna!? Th-that's! N-no way! Th-that is! T-to say! Tsuna! Sh-sh-she! L-like! L-love!?" Yamamoto stuttered, his face burning and steam almost apparent, "such a child…" Bianchi sighed. The baseball star was so absorbed in his own predicament, he did not even noticed the group of chefs that had passed out after eating Bianchi's food filled with "Love".
"… It was really hot in the kitchen~! Ahahahaha~!" Yamamoto laughed nervously, "Is that so…" Tsuna said in confusion but decided not press on the matter, much to the tall male's relief. "Anyway, all that's left now is Mai and Reborn" Tsuna said, "where have we overlooked?" Yamamoto asked, calming down by this point. "Um… B-below!" Tsuna remembered.
The three ran off to the lowest deck of the boat using the stairs that were supposed to be closed off to the public but, luckily to them, had no security. "It's really dark in here…" Tsuna mumbled as they walked along the corridors. 'D-don't be scared like a little kid…!' She told herself off. "Kya~ Protect me from the dark~! Tsuna-san~!" Haru beamed and hugged Tsuna's arm. "Yeah~! Protect me too, Tsuna~!" Yamamoto teased Tsuna and patted her head. "Mou~! Don't bully me~!" Tsuna whined, her two companions laughing at her cuteness.
"Just trying to get you to relax, that's all~." Yamamoto grinned, "Hai, we don't want Tsuna-san to get tense." Haru smiled, nodding. "Hai, hai…" Tsuna continued ahead but she was blushing happily at their consideration.
"Usually Gokudera would be going on and on about trying to keep Tsuna happy~ It's weird that he's not here, he'd be the first to help Tsuna." Yamamoto mused, "I thinks it's great, Gokudera-san is really rude and always causes a ruckus" Haru frowned, crossing her arms. 'So do you… Haru…' Tsuna thought.
"Hmm… I don't think Mai and Reborn would come down here…" Tsuna comment, "I think they'd prefer a challenge. Like, being where anyone can see them" She said. "You know them pretty well, huh, Tsuna~?" Yamamoto smiled, "So well that I'm kinda scared…" Tsuna paled.
"We should check though, you never know." Yamamoto shrugged, "Right…" Tsuna nodded and the three continued. "It's getting darker down here…" Tsuna noticed, the lights becoming dimmer as she reached a door. "…" Tsuna glanced to her two companions, the two nodded and the brunette proceeded to open the door slowly. They heard oinking from the pigs, but barely saw them in the dark; they noticed a faint light at the end of the room.
'Ramen…?' Tsuna noticed a ramen container near the light and a figure. "Eh…?" Tsuna stared as the figure slowly looked back to the three, with the dim lights it looked like a demonic entity. Tsuna paled, Haru shivered and Yamamoto blinked.
"HIEE!"
"KYAAH!"
Tsuna and Haru yelled, the Hahii girl clung to the brunette. "Ah!?" the figure flinched, surprised. "Flick~." Yamamoto flicked a switch and turned on the light to the room, surprising the rest of the occupants. "Gah! Bright light!" a certain bomber's voice yelped, "Huh? Gokudera-kun!?" Tsuna noticed the familiar silver hair and green eyes.
"Hm?" Gokudera squinted, his eyes adjusting to the light before brightening almost instantly. "Hime~!" Gokudera squealed, almost crawling over to Tsuna's feet. "Hime~! I'm amazed you found me~!" Gokudera grinned and Tsuna could have sworn she could see dog-ears and a tail on Gokudera. "W-well… Th-that's not…" Tsuna spoke nervously, "wait! Scratch that! I am happy and not surprised at all you found me! Hime is so amazing~! Of course you would've found me~!" Gokudera grinned, his eyes glittering in admiration. "… H-Hai…" Tsuna smiled nervously, 'I don't want to break his heart and tell him I wasn't looking for him! Sorry, Gokudera-kun! Please accept this small white lie!' Tsuna thought as she cried inwardly.
"I'm really happy, Hime~!" Gokudera beamed, the brunette could just imagine the dog-ears twitching and the tail wagging on the bomber. "…" Tsuna reached out and pet Gokudera's head, "Ara?" Gokudera blinked, "…!" Tsuna froze, realizing what she has done. "I-I'm sorry! Y-you just reminded me of a dog and you were so cute-ah!" Tsuna covered her mouth, her cheeks steaming red. "E-eh…!?" Gokudera touched his head, he felt his face grow warm, "I-I mean!" Tsuna flailed in panic. 'I'm embarrassed~!' Tsuna covered her face with her hands, "…" Haru and Yamamoto stared at Gokudera enviously, whilst the bomber was locking this moment in his mind forever.
"U-um… Why're you here…?" Tsuna asked, trying to change the subject. Gokudera snapped into attention at Tsuna's question and was about answer, "that's because-"
"You wanted to go on a family trip with your sister~?" Yamamoto smiled, cutting in on the bomber's sentence, "No way!" Gokudera yelled. "I will always be by Hime's side! And follow her to the ends of the earth!" Gokudera declared. Usually this answer would've embarrassed Tsuna but not this time, "You got on as a stowaway, didn't you?" Tsuna deadpanned, sighing once she did not get a response.
"B-but it's pretty comfy here~!" Gokudera tried to explain, "and these guys like me here~" Gokudera beamed and began to pet the pigs. "Aw~ that's so cute~!" Tsuna squealed, blushing at the cute pigs. "I knew Hime would say that~!" Gokudera grinned, blushing at the sight of his cute boss petting the pigs. "…" Yamamoto and Haru were silent, noticing how the bomber was getting all of the brunette's affection and decided to cut in. "You smell." Haru and Yamamoto deadpanned, covering their noses. "Eh!? You got something to say!?" Gokudera yelled at the two, 'he does kinda smell…' Tsuna sweat dropped.
Scene Change
"So Mai and Reborn-san are the only ones left?" Gokudera asked as the four teens walked up the stairs to the boat's lobby. "Reborn-san might be a challenge but finding Mai might be easy" Gokudera said, "Really?" Tsuna looked back to the bomber. "Yeah, that idiot should be either around food, a bed or girls" Gokudera held up three fingers, "… You're right! Tsuna realized.
"U-um, she already ate and she said she took a nap earlier!" Tsuna remembered, "Then she's probably where women are the most!" Gokudera added. "Yeah, yeah! Um, where?" Tsuna asked. "Um…" Haru began to think, "On the top deck! Maybe around the pool." Yamamoto suggested. "Yeah! If she's anything like that pervert Shamal, she'll be around women in bathing suits!" Gokudera nodded, "That perverted old man!?" Haru paled. 'I feel we just insulted Mai on a whole other level…' Tsuna paled.
"Anyway, let's go!" Tsuna ran ahead, her friends following after her. They reached the lobby that led to the outer pool on the top deck. "There's a bar and a concession stand in the lobby here." Yamamoto said as the four walked around the lobby. "I don't see her anywhere… Do you think she's out in the pool?" Haru asked, "No way, she said she was dragged here while she was sleeping, so she doesn't have a bathing suit." Tsuna shook her head.
"Then… I found her." Gokudera said with an irritated tone, "Really? Where?" Tsuna looked around until the bomber pointed in front of her. Tsuna blinked before an irritated expression loomed over her face as well. "Ne, ne~ Nee-san~ You look so pretty in that bathing suit~!" Mai sat at a booth with several older women, the girls cooing over how pretty Mai was for her age and how they would love to have her as a little sister. Mai beamed, trying to act as innocent as possible.
"That sick pervert…" Gokudera glared at Mai, "Remind me not to let Mai hang around Shamal for a while…" Tsuna said, a vein throbbing on her head. "Hm?" Mai sipped a smoothie as she felt eyes on her and looked towards the direction she felt it was from. "Pwah!" Mai did a spit-take with the straw in her mouth, spilling the smoothie on her face and startling the ladies around her.
Mai paled at the teens staring at her, especially at the hothead and small brunette glaring at her. 'I'm toast!' Mai thought. "Sorry, gotta go, thanks for your time Minna-san!" Mai smiled nervously, wiping her face of the smoothie and hopping off the stool before dashing out to the top deck.
"Oi! Matte!" Tsuna and her friends ran after Mai to the outside. "Oi! Dame perverted Coyote! Get back here!" Gokudera yelled, "No! I haven't lost yet!" Mai yelled back as she ran. 'Isn't the game supposed to be Hide and Seek!? Why're we playing Tag!?' Tsuna paled. "Mai's really fast!" Yamamoto commented, seeing the distance between the black-haired girl and them getting wider. 'How is she able to run so fast when she has those weights on her ankles!? Is it that she is getting used to them!?' Tsuna thought in panic. "This is not good, we can't let her get away!" She said, "Leave this to me Hime!" Gokudera said as he pulled out his bombs. "W-wait-!" "Blow up!" Gokudera lit some dynamites and threw it towards the tall female. "Shit!" Mai cursed, unable to avoid the bombs.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
"…!?" Tsuna gaped, noticing several people getting caught in the explosion. Luckily they were not severely injured. '… Mom and I are going to be stuck on a lonely island for days to come…' Tsuna felt her soul leave her, "Ah! Tsuna-san!" Haru panicked, trying to shove Tsuna's soul back in. "Gokudera! That was a bit much, what if Mai's hurt?" Yamamoto said, "Its better, that way we can drag her back without a fight." Gokudera crossed his arms smugly. "Guess again, Octopus Head~" "What the-!?" Gokudera and Yamamoto quickly looked to the smoke as Mai suddenly ran out, unharmed. "How'd you avoid my attack!? There's no way!" Gokudera yelled, "Mai avoided it!?" Tsuna came back to reality and saw her friend trying to get away. "Come on, give me some credit. I am a great Hitman after all~!" Mai grinned as she looked back, seeing their stupefied faces. "Nothing can stop the Coyote! Nothi-gah!" Mai slipped on some water on the ground, falling sideways and hitting her head on the side of the pool, before falling into the pool. "Gurgle…~!" Mai floated on the surface of the water; face down and a bump on her head. "…" The four teens could only stare blankly, clearly seeing the ironic warning sign beside Mai's floating body.
"No Running Near The Pool"
Scene Change
"Now, what are you going to do?" Tsuna asked, standing in front of her room with her arms crossed, looking like an adult scolding her child although it looked cute on her. "Stay inside your room and not come out…" Mai grumbled childishly while rubbing a towel through her hair, a bump still apparent on her head and her clothes completely soaked.
"Good. Now you better lay down, you might have a concussion" Tsuna suggested, "it's not like Mai can get any stupider, slipping and falling is already done~!" Gokudera snickered, "Ya trying to pick a fight, pig boy!?" Mai growled. "Whatcha say about my friends!?" Gokudera growled, "Ya heard me! I can smell them all over ya, stinky ass!" Mai knocked her forehead against Gokudera's harshly, causing her head to throb in pain. "Ow~!" Mai whined, pulling away and holding her throbbing head. "Ha~!" Gokudera grinned smugly, finally winning against Mai.
"Mai, just go in. I'll be back later with an ice pack and some medicine" Tsuna said, sighing at her friend. "… Sending me in with children inside will only make it worse…" Mai grumbled as she opened the door, "good luck findin' the devil baby… Achoo!" She sneezed and walked into the room, closing the door behind her.
"Yeah… It'll be hard finding Reborn…" Tsuna grumbled, "Reborn-san is a formidable foe…" Gokudera nodded, 'enemy…?' Tsuna sweat-dropped. "Let's just keep looking, we're bound to fine him eventually" Yamamoto suggested, "Right." Tsuna nodded and the group wandered around the halls.
"If no one can find him, then he must have hidden really well." Yamamoto mused, "Go Reborn-chan~ Awesome at hide and seek~!" Haru cheered, "Reborn-san is amazing…" Gokudera nodded in agreement. "That's the whole problem~!" Tsuna whined, 'okay…Calm down… I've been with Reborn long enough to know he'd always be in the most outrageous but less obvious place…' Tsuna began to walk, her companions following. 'So… The place he would most likely hide is…' Tsuna suddenly stopped, confusing her friends.
"…" Tsuna looked to her side, a portrait of a woman with almost blank, dead eyes staring straight at her, as if following her movements. "…" Tsuna stared intently, 'there! It's so obvious and so ridiculous it has Reborn written all over it!' Tsuna focused her entire gaze on the woman in the portrait, waiting for any sign of movement. "…" Her friends stared at the painting, as if expecting something to happen. After a long while of staring, "Good job finding me~" Tsuna blinked, surprised. Suddenly, a pair of eyes and a mouth popped up in the corner of the painting. "Hiee!" Tsuna flinched in fear, 'he was in the corner!? It's so surprising and yet I had a feeling he'd do this!' Tsuna cried tiredly.
"Ciao~" Reborn broke apart the corner of the painting and hopped down, "he just broke it!" Tsuna yelped. "Good job, Dame Tsuna. You actually used your boss insight to find me, it's actually impressive" Reborn said. "Reborn-san's hiding was impressive but it's not surprising Hime was able to find him, Hime is superb~!" Gokudera grinned, "That's amazing Tsuna, I never would've guessed~!" Yamamoto beamed, "Tsuna-san is wonderful desu~!" Haru cheered. 'But… He wasn't even where I thought he was…' Tsuna sweat-dropped.
"Anyway! Let's just get back to my room! Before the security finds us!" Tsuna ushered, "we should drink champagne to celebrate Tsuna's actual success~" Reborn popped open a bottle, "Hai~!" the three teens cheered, "We're underage and not now!" Tsuna flailed. "Come on!" Tsuna held Reborn in her arms and the three followed her. "Sigh…" Tsuna sighed, 'this was supposed to be relaxing~' Tsuna whined.
"Ah… Isn't that…" Yamamoto stopped and pointed ahead, "Eh?" Tsuna looked up and noticed the familiar back of a pink haired cook. "Bianchi!" Tsuna said and Gokudera stiffened. "What is she doing out when we told her to stay in?" Tsuna handed Reborn to Haru and walked over to the pink-haired woman.
"Bianchi! I told you to stay-"
"What is it?" a woman with a completely different and disturbing face answered, "Hiee!" Tsuna yelled in surprise, 'definitely wrong person!' She thought in fear. "Scary desu~!' Haru trembled, "I guess that's not Gokudera's sister…" Yamamoto chuckled nervously.
"Eh~? Sawada-chan~? What do you want with my girlfriend~?" Naito suddenly appeared before the brunette, beside the "Not-Bianchi" person. "Naito-kun!? Unexpected!?" Tsuna paled, "it's that perverted boy!" Haru pointed.
"Wh-what're you doing on this cruise!?" Tsuna asked, "I should be asking you, Sawada-chan~ You coming along~?" Naito grinned, "Eh? To where?" Tsuna was confused. "Is this your superior? Or subordinate? Or detective?" the odd-looking Bianchi held up a magnifying glass to Tsuna. "Nah~ Sawada-chan is a Mafia Boss like me~ We're best pals~! Right?" Naito grinned at Tsuna, 'Another unique girlfriend…!' Tsuna paled. 'What really scares me about these girls that Longchamp-kun dates are their personalities… They seem murderous at one point…!' Tsuna trembled.
"Ah! The Vongola Tenth is here!?" Mangusta yelled, the other two of Naito's group behind him. 'He's here too!? No way!' Tsuna flinched. "Wh-where are we going again?" She asked, trying to change the subject and avoid eye contact with Mangusta, "Where? The most awesome place on earth~! Mafia-Land~!" Naito beamed. "M-M-Ma… Mafia-Land!?" Tsuna paled, 'No way! No way! No way! No way!' She began to tremble. 'I-it can't be…! Don't tell me!' Tsuna turned to Reborn; she saw the sweet little smirk and glistening in his eyes. 'He planned this!' Tsuna paled, sweating in panic.
"Mafia-Land?" Yamamoto blinked, "It's a paradise funded by allied Mafia families. It's like a resort since there's no police around, its where many go to relax." Reborn explained, "Oh~ Sounds amazing desu~" Haru smiled. "B-But wait then… The guards…" Tsuna turned back to the infant; the guards began to surround them all of a sudden.
"Hiee!" Tsuna paled, seeing the guards looked angered, "I-I can explain! This-!" Tsuna panicked, already imagining her mother and herself trapped on a random island. "It really is Reborn-san!" one of the guards exclaimed, "Eh?" Tsuna blinked, noticing the guards surround Reborn. Instead of anger on their faces… They had pure admiration.
"Nice job knocking out those guards!"
"Way to go Reborn-san!"
"It's an honour to have you on the boat!"
"Sorry for the commotion, just training my Dame-student. Here's our tickets" Reborn pulled out a stack of tickets. "No need for Tickets, Reborn-san. We'll let you on anytime~!" the guards said. "You had tickets!?" Tsuna yelled, "S-so… If this boat is going to Mafia-Land… Then…" Tsuna paled, "Yup, everyone on this boat is a part of the Mafia~" Reborn smiled.
"No way!" Tsuna yelled, "Oh~ The kid tricked us~! That's funny!" Yamamoto laughed, 'it's not funny to me!' Tsuna began to cry anime tears. "I sent that postcard as a way to cover where you and your mom were actually going, so as to not raise suspicion." Reborn said as if it was not a big deal. "…!" Tsuna fell to her hands and knees, "Tsuna-san?" Haru looked worriedly.
"So tired…" Tsuna sulked, "Dame-Tsuna" Reborn stepped forward and pinched Tsuna's nose really hard. "Ow!" Tsuna flinched and pulled back, falling on her bottom. "What was that for!?" Tsuna yelled, "I took into consideration about your worry for Maman and sent it so she could relax, I would have just sent her to any spa or vacation she wanted but what she really wanted was to spend time with you" Reborn said. "Eh…?" Tsuna was confused.
"Maman, have you ever thought of going on a vacation maybe to a spa or a beach?" Reborn asked as he stepped into the kitchen, sorting pamphlets through his hands to give to the older brunette. "Hm? Not really" Nana said easily as she washed dishes, "well if you did, where would you want to go?" Reborn asked, "Um… I don't think I would want to." Nana smiled sheepishly. "Why not?" Reborn asked, raising an eyebrow. "Well, I'm glad you are thinking about me, Reborn-kun. It makes me very happy" Nana continued, "but I'm fine, I do not need a rest or anything. I love taking care of everyone." Nana said as she dried a plate. "You can tell Tsu-chan to not worry about me, I'm fine" Nana smiled and continued on. '… So she knew Dame-Tsuna was worried about her… Talk about a mother's intuition…' Reborn smirked. "Then how about this, if you would want one thing, what would it be?" Reborn asked. "One thing?" Nana looked to the infant, "Hmm…" Nana began to think then smiled. "I'd like Tsu-chan to spend time with me~!"
"… Mom… said that…?" Tsuna's eyes widen, "That's right" Reborn nodded. "Tsuna-san's Mama is so sweet~! Wanting to spend time with her daughter like that~!" Haru cried, blowing her nose into a handkerchief. "Haru…" Tsuna sweat-dropped. "Spend time with your mom, Sawada-chan~!" Naito and his gang cried, along with the security, everyone was crying. 'Why is everyone crying together like it natural!?' Tsuna paled.
"You should spend time with your mom Tsuna, she's all you got y'know" Yamamoto said, luckily, the only one who's not crying. "Yamamoto…" Tsuna looked up to the idol. "Hearing this… I kinda miss my dad now…" Yamamoto smiled, "…" Tsuna blinked then looked to the infant. 'So… He forced my mom and I on this trip… So we could spend it together…' Tsuna's face broke out into a smile, a really happy smile.
'I… Am really… Really happy… He thought of me that way…' Tsuna blushed but she smiled happily at Reborn. Everyone could feel the happiness pouring out of Tsuna and stopped crying, smiling instead because of the mood coming from the brunette. "…" Reborn stared then smirked, tipping his hat down.
"Doesn't change the fact you have to triple the training and studying when we get back" Reborn deadpanned, "That's cruel!" Tsuna yelled, losing her happiness instantly. "Sheesh… And here I was thinking you were nice…" Tsuna pouted, Yamamoto and Haru laughed at her childish nature. "…" Reborn looked away, 'that smiling face… Show it to me when no one else is around to see…' Reborn smirked to himself.
"Anyway, we must continue our search for a stowaway," the security began, "Eh? But Reborn and everyone has tickets right…?" Tsuna was confused. "Not them, another stowaway. While we were loading up, someone snuck on and we are in pursuit as he might be an enemy." the security bowed to Reborn and they ran off.
"Scary Desu~! Some criminal is on the boat~!" Haru frowned, 'the entire ship is filled with criminals…' Tsuna sweat-dropped, "weird, we didn't see anyone suspicious." Yamamoto said as he helped Tsuna on her feet.
"Yeah, if it was through the cargo, the only person we found there was…" Tsuna stopped herself, her two companions paused as well. "Um… Where's Gokudera-kun…?" Tsuna finally noticed that one of her companions was gone. "He ran off when you confronted Naito's girlfriend, thinking she was actually Bianchi." Reborn explained. "Y-you don't think… The stowaway…?" Tsuna began awkwardly, "N-no way… It can't be…" Yamamoto smiled nervously, "but the only one… Desu…" Haru mumbled. '… He's the stowaway!?' Tsuna, Yamamoto and Haru paled, "…?" Naito blinked in confusion.
"I am sorry, Hime! Once my sister is out of sight, I will return to your side again!" Gokudera declared, sitting beside his pig companions once again.
The teens and the infant, had gone above the deck. Mostly because Tsuna needed fresh air to relax herself after the chaos from earlier. "Found you, Tsu-chan~" Nana skipped over to the brunette, "Mom?" Tsuna looked over. "Wah~! Tsuna-san's mom's skin looks so nice and shiny~!" Haru squealed, "Eh…? She's right!" Tsuna saw her mother's skin glow, she looked even younger then she already did.
"Really~? The spa was so relaxing~! They gave me some facials and a nice mud bath~! It was so soothing~!" Nana squealed, "Haru wants to try too~!" Haru beamed, excited. 'I'm glad she enjoyed this cruise at least…' Tsuna sighed, her eyebrows furrowed. "Quit frowning. You're getting more wrinkles, your mother looks younger then you." Reborn said, 'and whose fault was that!?' Tsuna's eyebrow twitched as she glared at her home-tutor.
"Ara~? It's true! Tsu-chan, you look completely exhausted!" Nana noticed. 'I spent this entire time running around and chasing everyone but in the end the only stowaway was Gokudera-kun… So all my troubles were for nothing… But I can't really tell my mom that.' Tsuna smiled tiredly to try to ease her mother's worries. "I'm fine, it's o-!" Tsuna almost yelped when her mother grabbed her face, hands on either side of her cheeks. "Don't lie to your mother, Tsu-chan!" Nana scolded, looking seriously at Tsuna. "A-a-ah…" Tsuna answered in fear, rarely seeing her mother angry. 'Maman has always been scary when she's mad, but nobody ever really sees it, so it's enjoyable to see her frighten my Dame-student~.' Reborn smirked, which made Tsuna even madder at him.
"I did not want to come on this trip if I am the only one relaxing, Tsu-chan." Nana said, "Wh-what do you mean?" Tsuna was utterly confused. "Tsu-chan tries her best every day and I'm happy that you have friends now and a wonderful tutor to help you with your homework." Nana began, 'Wonderful? Don't you mean evil!?' Tsuna thought with a pale face. "But even I want to monopolize my sweet daughter's time too you know" Nana said, letting go of Tsuna's face, "…" Tsuna blinked, surprised to hear her mother say that. "I was happy when you used to cling to me and ask me to carry you, hug you, and give you tons of kisses and love. You were so honest and cute, it made me happy." Nana sighed, "But now that you're older, you rarely ever talk to me about your problems or needs, it made me feel lonely and sad." Nana looked away, pouting like a child.
"Mom…" Tsuna mumbled, 'have I really not been that honest with my mom?' Tsuna realized. 'Even now… I haven't been honest about everything that has happened today… But I only kept it from her so she can relax… I didn't mean to make her feel bad.' Tsuna frowned, looking to the ground.
"… I'm sorry…" Tsuna apologized, making her mother turn back to her. "You don't have to apologize, Tsu-chan. Its fine" Nana waved off, "But even today… We were supposed to spend this cruise together… And we spent it apart… I'm sorry…" Tsuna looked like a sad child, making Nana reminisce. "… It's fine Tsu-chan." Nana smiled kindly, petting Tsuna's head, "…?" Tsuna looked up. "I'm happy you are enjoying yourself now and despite it hurts to see you grow up, I'm happy to see you happy so it's ok~." Nana beamed. "…" Tsuna stared at her mother with slightly wide eyes, 'Mom…' Tsuna stared.
"But promise me that if you ever need me, you come to me okay?" Nana smiled, "… An, I will~!" Tsuna beamed happily. "Aw~! My cute Tsu-chan~!" Nana glomped Tsuna, unable to contain her need to hug her cute daughter. '… I'm happy…' Tsuna thought, hugging her mom back. She was used to her mom cuddling her, but she was enjoying the hug. 'From when I was little to now… Mom has always watched over me and cared for me… It makes me happy to know that, no matter what… She'll always love me~!' Tsuna smiled to herself.
"… Tsuna's a Mommy's girl~." Reborn smirked, "Eh?" Tsuna blinked. "So cute, Tsuna-san is so cute even as a Mommy's girl~!" Haru squealed, "Mommy's girl~! Mommy's girl~!" Naito, who was apparently still there, chanted repeatedly. "What are you-!?" Tsuna began to turn bright red, finally realizing there were others around.
"That's pretty cute~." Yamamoto chuckled, finding it both cute and funny. "N-no… Th-that…!" Tsuna was turning dark red, her face feeling hot. "It's not like that!" Tsuna yelled at her friends as they continued to coo her, 'Tsu-chan is still so adorable~!' Nana squealed, still cuddling her daughter.
"Hmm… Seems we're almost at our destination~." Reborn said to himself, seeing something that looked like a theme park on an island the ship was heading to. "Hmm~." Reborn noticed his yellow pacifier glow on his chest.
A white hawk flies through the bright sky illuminated by the sun before resting on an infant who was standing above the raging waters on a cliff. A bright blue light glowing as the infant watched the boat sail towards the island he resides.
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I guess maybe it is better with everyone, I hope we can all enjoy ourselves… Like that's gonna happen…
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