HEYA MINNA SAN~ Another fast update! Wohoo so I was planning on adding chapters as soon as possible because I have a big plan on this one. I am making the most of my inspiration before I lose my motivation to write~

I am always thankful for your support and for understanding my crappy grammar.
Warning! I may have small mature content in here~

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Chapter 7

But what are we?

I know my place and I know how to act but why I can't apply now in this situation? I can't help but to yearn for her smile, laughs and hearing the name that once forgotten. Without knowing I was already trapped by her yearning heart. So this is what they called True love?

This kind of love suffocates me whenever she's far. This kind of love kills me whenever she speaks my name. This kind of love makes me weak when she smiles. But also this kind of love makes me warm when she's here beside me. She is my living espresso, medicine and my very own poison.

Today is her 25th birthday and she called me to celebrate it with her. While I was walking I see a baby shop, named Aria. I trash out my pride and entered the said shop. I bought baby clothes and baby bottles as a gift for Luce.

"Happy Birthday Luce" I greeted her casually and she smiled at me brightly. She led me unto the garden. I gave my birthday gift to her and she held the gift with tears "Thank you, Leon" She gently clenches the baby clothes into her face with a smile. I walk towards her and gave her a hug that made her stop from crying.

She brought out her signature cookies and espresso. "Today is your birthday. Why did you just pulled out the same ones we are eating every morning?" She shook her head slowly and said "They make me comfortable and they remind me of you but instead of espresso, I need to drink milk so that my daughter can grow healthy and strong". She gestures her arms in masculine way.

My heart is about to explode of her sudden confession that made me drink the whole espresso from my cup. "You know Leon… You were like my living cookies." I nearly jolt at her another confession. "How do you say so Signora?" I raised my right eyebrow.

"For me this cookies symbolizes the time we share together. They are full of sweet memories added by a sweet confection that symbolizes our sweet moments." My hands weaken and want to hug this very woman beside me but I must hold this feelings or it will destroy me or destroy what we have. But the question still lingers, what are we?

I changed the topic "Do you have a name for your daughter?" She jolted in my question and sheepishly put her pointing finger on her temple implying that she is thinking hard for it. "Hmmm… I never thought of it" She idiotically says. "Maybe I can… Oh!" She sees the label of the baby clothes' brand "I'll name her Aria!" I sweat drop at it.

"Why Luce?" She put her pointing finger in her chin and she drops it and gave a reassuring smile "Because in that way, I will remember Leon" Ugh I am proclaiming a total defeat. This woman drives me crazy.

Darkness have conquered the sky, we agreed that we would have our dinner at the garden where we usually chat. "Because you were sick of my cookies and espresso" "I never said that" I protested

"I know… I know…" She closed her eyes and smiled contentedly. She brought out her favorite Lasagna and mushroom soup. And because we can't have red wine for the sake of her daughter, we drink freshly made grape juice. Luce talks about many things that sometimes I had almost got lost of track when she jumps to one topic to another.

After we ate, we took our leisure time in silence. "Leon? Can I ask something?" She faces towards me. "Sure, Signora", "What are we Leon?" that's also my question! "Luce, why do you ask?" Her eyes illuminates under the shine of the moon. Shines both in agony and hope.

"Leon, do you love me?" A question that made my stagnant heart panic.

"No" I immediately answer

"I see, Thank you Leon" She smiles while she is holding her tears.

"Oh! The time, we loosed again our track of time. Good night Leon" She stood up and leaves me alone.

It is for the best right? I mean, she wouldn't be in danger. No one can love a hitman; it is my master's rule after losing his wife and only daughter. My master said that loving a hitman is like digging your own grave. No one is bound to be happy when you chose this kind of work.

Days have passed Luce is still talking to me with her usual tune but as for myself. I cannot bring back the Leon that Luce once knew. I came back as a cold blooded hitman. Still, Luce did not stop until I was assigned to be a Vongolian hitman in Greece. Since then I never had any contact to her.

Maybe this is really what they say letting go. Letting go all of the things that I once dreamed of, the place where I can be someone else, the place where I found love, and the place where Luce is in it.

6 months had passed, the new positioned Vongola boss, Daniela. She ordered me to go back to Italy because of a certain letter. It says that, it is a meeting of 7 world's greatest hitmans. Italy huh? I don't want to go back.

I have gone to the said address and there I saw people that I never knew. I sat next to a Martial artist. Suddenly I heard a door opened and my eyes grew, she is here.
She roomed around the table to give some cookies to the others.

"Mr. Hitman, would you care to have some cookies?" I tip down my fedora and said "I hate sweet things". She smiles back at me "I make a good espresso" I know Luce, I know, so please stop using those smiles again to me. "Then, I would like to have some" She handed me a cup of espresso. The ones that I used to drink at her mansion. In embarrassment I played my side burns "I like your side burns, they're attractive" she smiles at me bringing back the past that I already erased in my heart.

After we ate (some did not) she told about the curse and says we must take it as a blessing. So we are all obliged to live together…

There are days I avoided her but there were days I yearn for her company. I tried to ignore her as much possible by befriending the martial artist, Fon and the COMSUBIN instructor, Lal Mirch. But in the end I still talk to her until we came back as people we yearn to be. Our love for each other came back even without saying it, we feel it.

Until, we crossed again our boundaries. We forgot that we must not harbor these feelings anymore. These feelings made us kiss together under the moonlight with a promise of eternal love.

"I love you Luce" I gave in; I can't handle these feelings anymore. They are making crazy losing my own sanity. She kissed deeper in response and fell those tears she is preventing to fall down. After that, Luce and I talk.

"Since, you are already in your Rebirth stage, let's change your name" She giggles in her own suggestion. "And what would that be Signora?" She caresses her now 8th month's swollen womb. "Hmm… Rebirth huh… Renaissance? Nope?..." She continues to bubble until "AH! REBORN!" I blink several times. "Why Reborn?" She closes her eyes "I want the people recognize you as a symbol of hope and even if you are a hitman with a cold bloody past can change". She stood up and she pressed our foreheads gently.

Days have continued being with her. Doing the things that we missed before we receive our curse in 2 days' time. Every morning we ate cookies and I drink espresso. We sat outside under the sun and talk like there is no forever. I wished time would stop for us.

Now, this is the last day we can be with each other.

"Reborn please take care of Aria in my place be a father to her. I don't know what fate stores in me" She closed her eyes "I would Luce" and she smiled "Thank you, Reborn". I don't know what she means by that. But all I know is that it is not ought to be good.

Now, this is the day we are receiving our curses in the mountain top of forest. There we saw a light glowed in front of us and after that we turned into infants. The only one who is calm is Luce. Everyone started to scatter; Lal Mirch never became an arcobaleno. It was her student Colonello and Fon remained silent but you can feel the emitting of scary aura by the martial artist and most everybody is in chaos not like Verde who thinks that this is quite interesting.

I turned to see Luce and she is gone.

Flash back end ( TT^TT Luce can I be your momma? Huhuhu)

I just learned that her heir is healthy and alive when the arcobaleno trial was held. Even I got to meet her granddaughter, Yuni. Luce your descendants are doing fine and I promise to protect them in your care after all you chose me as Aria's father.

Thank you Luce for giving me a family, for giving me your unconditional love, for being there for me in my darkest times and most of all…

Thank you for the cookies and espresso were it all had begun.

Suddenly someone knock at my door "That's open". I saw Verde walking up to me. "What is it Verde? You want a mockery rematch?" Verde is kind a hesitating to tell me something but he begun to speak. "I don't want to get cheesy and chummy but this is the time of the year when we became the arcobalenos."

"I agree but what do you want?" He handed me a long old recorder and he left.

I played the recorder… "Hello Reb…" I cut it, for the first time I want to thank God. I never knew that I would hear her voice again. I do cried and it makes my heart ache at the same time warm. After I sum up all of my strength back again, I played the device.

"Hello Reborn~ Happy Birthday to you~ Happy Birthday to you~ Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday… Happy Birthday to you~
Happy Birthday LEON~ I mean Reborn hihihi this day is when we both become lovers and had your name change. You might be hearing this when I am already gone. Oh! Don't get depressed. Today let's pretend we have our usual cookies and espresso.

Reborn did you remember the time that I told you that to take care Aria? Because I foresee my future self… is already gone. Sorry, I did not tell you about our personal curse. We sky arcobalenos have a very weak body; sorry… Oh! Please don't hesitate to have someone in the future because I don't want my Reborn to be a loner hihihi…

That's why…

I want to thank you for everything. Even if we had those rough times your love never fades. Until now, I would say I love you. No, Even if I am already at the heavens I will always love you." The recorder stopped.

I strongly gripped onto the devise and cried silently. Luce up to now you were my everything and thank you.

Author's POV

Reborn did not felt her presence. The woman who is deeply in love with him. Who is now crying for knowing no matter what she does, he'll never see her as a lover. The said woman cried running to find her brother.

"Reborn no matter what I do, you'll never love me the way you loved her" saying those words in her hoarse voice while crying and running to the hall way.

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Next chapter will be the choosing of theme in the annual Vongolian tradition.

What will it be? hihihi

'WAHHH this is a disaster!' Tsuna almost lost his sanity when he learned the theme.