SkyGem: Well, looks like it was three to two in favour of skipping Choice, which means the future arc has gotten significantly shorter. I hope y'all don't mind too much, ne? Oh, and Ryuu-chan, don't worry, I'll see if I can find some way to include the bikes, okay? Lol~
Normally, Bianchi liked to think she was a rather patient person, but somehow, these four women had worn down her patience within the first ten minutes.
"But why were we asked to leave? I understand why they had the younger girls leave, but why us?" asked Hibari-san with a huff.
"They dragged us all into this! We have the right to know what's going on!" agreed Asako, and finally, the pink-haired young lady couldn't take it anymore.
"You have no rights!" she hissed at the two women. "Your very being here is a privilege, and you would do well to remember that!"
Hibari's eyes narrowed when she said this. "A privilege?" she asked, clearly disbelieving.
"Do you guys even understand your situation right now?" asked Bianchi in exasperation.
"I do," said Nana; she had been unnaturally quiet until now. "We're the evil birth mothers who left our children to their fathers to single-handedly raise them into the 'angels' they are today."
"We're at the bottom of the chain here, and no one particularly cares for us. The only reason we're really still alive is because the men we threw away are too civil to leave us to die by the hands of their enemies," said Gisella, finishing Nana's thought.
"Exactly," replied Bianchi. "Now stop being so irritating and get some rest or find something else to do! When Reborn is done talking to Giotto, Tsuna, and their guardians, no doubt he'll send someone to explain things to you guys, too."
"Why don't you tell us what's going on?" asked Asako, looking at her step-daughter through narrow eyes. "You know the story, don't you?"
"I do know the story," she admitted, "but I don't know how much Reborn wants me to tell you, which is why we have to wait for his okay."
Asako rolled her eyes, not for the first time wondering who this lady was that had replaced the sweet little daughter that used to adore her.
After that, an awkward silence fell over the group as everyone started looking for something to pass the time they were stuck in this room until someone came to let them know what was going on.
After one of the longest hours in her life, Bianchi was relieved to hear a knock at the door, and in walked Reborn followed by the three Vongola women.
The first thing that Bianchi noticed was that Elena had switched.
As if reading her mind, Reborn told them all, "Daemon and Elena were switched near the end of our conference and we think the twins might have also. Giotto, G, and Asari left to look for them with Fuuta, Iemitsu, and Lal Mirch."
Bianchi nodded shortly at this to acknowledge that she had heard and went over to stand with Reborn and the Vongola women. For a long while, there was a stand-off as the two sides stared at each other, which was soon broken by Reborn.
"Well, this story won't tell itself," said the infant hitman, taking a seat on one of the beds in the room. "Now first of all, why don't we all introduce ourselves, yes? I'm Reborn, arcobaleno of the sun, top hitman in the world, and tutor for the Vongola Secondo, Taru Tsunayoshi."
Next went a certain redhead. "I'm Sylvana, formerly of the Bovino Famiglia," she started off with a grim expression. "Lampo the first generation lightning guardian is my husband, and Lambo the second generation lightning guardian is my son."
After her went Elena, her expression mildly disgusted. "I'm Elena," she said with a small bow. "The first and second generation mist guardians are my husband Daemon and my twin children, Mukuro and Chrome."
Last to introduce herself was Bianca. Her pale blue eyes piercing into Gisella's, she said, "My name is Bianca and the first and second generation rain guardians are my husband Asari and my son Takeshi."
At this last introduction, Gisella felt her blood boil; she wanted to say that Takeshi was her son, but of course, there was no way she could make that claim, so she made her introduction, and so did the others after her.
Then, the next half hour or so was spent with Reborn, Bianca, Elena, and Sylvana taking turns telling the story of what was going on without going into too much detail, and Nana and the others soon found themselves almost overwhelmed. This situation was a lot bigger than any of them had imagined. By the end, even Asako and Hibari Kyoko were quiet.
"So we're stuck here until that Byakuran guy is defeated or whatever?" asked Hibari-san, and Reborn nodded.
She looked as if she were about to speak again when the door to the room was opened, and in walked Tsuna, Takeshi, and Hayato.
When Gisella saw her son so close to her, she involuntarily took on step towards him.
Turning to look at her, a smile spread across the teen's face, and he began walking her way. "Okaa-san!" he said with a smile, and Gisella's eyes widened. Had he just called her…?
Unfortunately for her, though, the cheerful teen walked straight her and up to Bianca, giving her a quick embrace.
"What is it, Takeshi?" she asked after placing a quick peck on his forehead.
"Well, since it's been so long since we've seen any of you, Tsuna, Hayato, and I were wondering if you guys wanted to come have tea with us and uncle Knuckle? Tsuna needs some advice on girls!"
Bianca looked over at her nephew, whose face was flaming. "Takeshi-nii!" he whined. "Stop saying it in a way that she'll misunderstand! It's just that girls keep attacking me at school and I don't know how to make them stop," he said with an adorable pout. "It's not like I need advice on how to confess or anything!"
Elena smirked from where she was standing. "What, did our techniques from last time not work?" she asked, and Tsuna's face became even redder.
"Elena-ba-san!" exclaimed the brunette in embarrassment. "Those 'techniques' gained me even more stalkers!"
The blonde giggled hysterically for a moment before grabbing her nephew's hand and pulling him out of the room. "Looks like we'll need to tutor him some more. Come along, ladies!"
As Reborn shook his head in exasperation as the Vongola women and the three boys left, Nana looked on with longing. She was supposed to be the one her son came to for advice on girls, not that Elena lady. If she had known all those years ago how much it would hurt for her son to act like a total stranger towards her, she would never have convinced herself to leave him like that. She acknowledged that she had made a mistake; now she really wished to ask for forgiveness.
Chrome clutched her brother's hand in terror, letting out a small whimper of fright.
"W-what happened to our home?" she asked as she stared up at the once beautiful mansion. Now, it was merely a shadow of its former self; it looked more like a haunted house than the beautiful mansion it had been when she had last seen it. The walls were breaking down and there was ivy growing over them, the windows were broken, and the garden was completely overgrown.
She felt her brother squeeze her hand back reassuringly.
"This isn't our home," he said in a cryptic voice.
SkyGem: Well, that's today's chapter! I hope you liked that little bit of fluff near the end, yes? Anyways, please do review, and I'll see you guys tomorrow for what will probably be the last of the daily updates. Yes, it's sad, I know, but the day after tomorrow, I'm starting school again (which I am so not looking forward to) and guess what! At the end of January is exam week! Oh joy! *Cue heavy sarcasm* So sorry, I probably won't be updating a lot during that month… Sorry guys…well…that's it for now! Ciao~
