A/N:
Another one. Hahaha.
Anyway, don't mind this.
Chapter Thirty-four
After ushering the visitors to the venue of their small party, Tsuna slipped out to go to his room. But with his cold hands, shaking body and wobbling legs, it was no brainer when he suddenly fell on his knees with a gasp for air. He couldn't breathe. A lot of things are running into his head with so much emotions, and the most prominent one is their safety.
Tsuna tried to stand but he couldn't. He was too weak. Too weak to look up even. Knowing how the world will swirl in his eyes and make him dizzier. He tried to breathe evenly, relaxing and remembering Takeshi's anxiety grounding technique.
"Na... Tsuna. Come on. Breathe with me. In." Tsuna followed and breathe in. "Out." He sighed. "Five things you see."
"I-I can't. I-I'm too dizzy."
"Then do you want to lie down?"
Tsuna shook his head. "J-Just give me ma-my knife."
"No. You promised you won't cut yourself right?"
"But it's too much."
"Then tell me about it. What do you feel? What are you thinking about?"
Tsuna took a deep breath. "I feel worried for my guardians' safety. I-I know they know what they're doing. I know they're old enough to do what they want to do and saw enough things in this world that made them tough to the point that they barged in here. B-But it's such a dangerous world. I-I can't bare seeing them-" His throat clogged and a sob went out. "I can't bare seeing them die or hear a report that they died in a mission. I-I left them in Japan without saying goodbye so they can hate me, despise me and never f-forgive once we see each other again."
"And now they're here?"
"I'm worried we'll end up awkward and they'll really hate me." Tsuna hid his face with his hands. "They're my friends. I really love being with them. But... I just..."
"You're afraid they'll reject you?"
Tsuna nodded. "But don't you think it's karma? Because I rejected my supposed guardians?"
"Who do you like the most between the two groups?"
"The group where people named Hayato, Takeshi, Lambo, Ryohei, Chrome, Mukuro and Hibari are."
"Then you'll be fine."
"Oi. What the hell are you doing there?"
Tsuna tried to look at the person who said that before he closed his eyes. The person has wild blond hair and across his nose with a canines showing on the side of his lip. It was Ken, behind him was Chikusa with his usual beanie.
"K-Ken?"
"Yeah. Why are you there with Yamamoto? Are you sick, Vongola?"
Tsuna was taken back. 'Takeshi?!'
The said man in front of him laughed. "Tsuna's just overwhelmed. Can you tell Mukuro that I'll put Tsuna somewhere he can feel safe, Chikusa?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Enjoy the party. You can talk to Tsuna later."
Tsuna heard Ken huffed in designation. "Who'll want to talk to him."
Tsuna heard Takeshi laugh again before given a piggyback ride. He can feel the latter waking before he was given a lot of rain flames. Slowly, his anxiety, worries and sadness melted into relaxation. He sighed and snuggled closer to the man.
It felt like hours before he heard a door opened and then the mattress on his back. He felt the soft cover draped on his frame as he sighed in content.
"Feeling better?" Takeshi asked.
Tsuna nodded. "Yeah. Thank you, Takeshi."
"Just so you know, Tsuna. I got mad at you. But I already forgave you too. You had any rights to be worried of us since you are the sky. So don't feel like I'll reject you. You're like my Dad and Mom in one person. I told you right?"
Tsuna opened his eyes and smiled at the noiret. "Thank you, Takeshi."
The baseball star affectionately ruffled his hair with a grin. "Now sleep. Don't worry about your guests, Hayato and Reborn will take care of them."
He did sleep.
"He's just overwhelmed. Let's give him a minute to recuperate before we talk to him."
"It's inevitable, Freak. It's either now or he'll overthink again."
Silence settled.
"What do you think, Kyouya? Reborn?"
"Gokudera is right. Knowing Tsuna, he'll overthink." The hitman answered.
"Hn." Kyouya seconded.
"Then we talk. But I won't take it if Tsuna cries again."
"He'll cry out of happiness, dimwit."
"Kufufufufu... I dare say Tsunayoshi is starting to wake up."
On cue, Tsuna shuffled under the covers and hugged Lambo, who was sleeping next to him, tighter before letting go. He opened his eyes slowly and blink a couple of times before looking around. After his mind registered what was happening, he pulled the covers to his head.
Takeshi looked at his awake companions. Mukuro sighed while Kyouya looked away. Reborn just leaned by the wall, Hayato bowed his head and Chrome just sat there. The only one who moved was Ryohei. The boxer sat on the stoll beside the bed where the sky's place on the bed is.
"Tsuna." Ryohei called.
The brunet brought the cover down below his eyes, and everyone saw the tears streaming. With a cracked voice, he responded. "Y-Yes?"
"Child, why are you crying? We're not going to hurt you or reject you." The white head gently reached out and wiped the water from the brunet's eyes.
"I'm just scared." Tsuna murmured. "I-I don't want to hear you apologizing or say angry things."
"That can't be helped."
The Decimo hiccuped. "I know. That's why I'm readying myself before I face all of you. If I don't let you vent out, I'll be unfair."
"Sit up." Kyouya commanded as he replaced Ryohei. "Tsunayoshi Sawada, sit up."
"Y-Yes." Tsuna responded and sat up. He watched as Hibari took his wrist and started to unwind the bandage on his arms. "K-Kyouya-"
"I saw your sleeves drenched." The skylark stated. "Like what you said to me, you did not promise not to cut yourself."
"But you almost did when you were too frustrated with those son of fuckers." Hayato relieved.
"Did you hate them that much to do it, Tsunayoshi?" Mukuro questioned. Tsuna nodded. "If you do, then why didn't you call us to be your guardians? Don't tell me you didn't think if that possibility."
Tsuna gripped his blanket. "I did, okay? I really did think that I should've presented you. But I couldn't because I wanted you safe."
"Safe? How can you be so stupid?!" The mist scoffed.
"I'd rather be stupid than risk your lives again, fighting against this world! Don't you all understand? I left because I wanted you to enjoy your lives living away from all the pain you've suffered all these years. I wanted you, all of you, to do whatever you wanted to do. Play baseball, go back to Namimori, lead a family, play piano, attend a boxing match or even box yourselves, and travel the world. I want you to live lives without any suffering that I know I'll end up feeding to you once I become the official boss and the seven of you as my guardians."
"How can we live those lives if you aren't with us, Tenth?" Hayato asked rhetorically.
The room went silence.
"I should've contacted Shamal to make you all forget about me." Tsuna mumbled.
Kyouya punched him. Tsuna didn't go with the flow and accepted the hit head on. Reborn almost whistled at the bravery. The punch was strong enough to break a jaw. If he didn't know, he won't be able to deduce that the brunet did break his.
"Your hypocrisy runs too deep, Tsunayoshi." Kyouya said as he went back to unwrapping the bandage. "You love us, but you want us to forget about you. You want us to live, but how can we when we're missing our heart? You must think of us as your own, Tsunayoshi. The moment you saved us, fought for us, and had fun with us is the very same time you became one of the important people in our lives. You're our friend, sibling, parent, and protector. And same goes for us to your life."
"That's still fresh." Ryohei commented as he inspected both cuts. "I'll heal it."
"Onii-"
"No complains." And warm yellow flame erupted.
"Tsuna." Takeshi softly called as he sat on Kyouya's side. "We know you want us to be safe. But without you by our sides, we will never be. Do you wanna know what we did when you left?"
Tsuna stared at him before roaming his eyes to his guardians. "W-What did you do?"
"Hayato drunk himself." Takeshi answered as the silveret bowed his head in shame. "I almost broke my arm because I stayed three days swinging a bat in the baseball ground. Kyouya went missing. Lambo cried his eyes out with Chrome. Mukuro went for a hide. And Ryohei-sempai... Wait. What did you do, sempai?"
"Ha? I went to Shamal and called Hana to extremely explain Tsuna's decision. In the end, she extremely explained to me everything." The boxer answered with a grin.
"Oh God. I almost killed you." Tsuna murmured in horror. "I'm so stupid... I'm so-"
"Tsunayoshi." Kyouya cut in. "Tell us why did you kept your origin from us."
Tsuna stared at him. "I can't possibly..."
"Why Tsuna?" Takeshi asked.
Silence settled.
"I was always bullied you know." Tsuna started off in a small voice with eyes looking elsewhere. "From nursery up to high school. I knew Kyouya since he was always patrolling the school grounds and the whole town. I knew Takeshi because I was always in your plays, cheering you on. And Onii-san since I had a little crush on Kyoko-chan, and I always tell you to Mom whenever we hear you passing our house.
"Sometimes, when my bullies disturb Kyouya's sleep, I can sigh in relief because he'll make them scram away. When Takeshi is having a hard time, I'll go to their sushi shop and ask for his special. And I wonder if Tsuyoshi-san can tell that I just want to relieve his son's stress because he'll call Takeshi even if the latter is trying to study. And sometimes, I cheer on Onii-san on his run. Kyoko once thanked me for the support."
"You were the one who shouted my Dad's name right?" Takeshi asked.
"I did." Tsuna responded. "I couldn't stop you since I can't go in front. I am Dame-Tsuna after all. What can a useless person say to someone popular? So when you attempted to jump, I shouted your dad's name. It's the only thing I can think of that can stop you."
"What happened?" The noiret asked.
"They beat me up." The brunet shrugged with a weak smile. "Good thing I was able to run to the reception room."
Takeshi looked at Kyouya.
"No. He didn't do anything to me. He was sleeping." Tsuna clarified. "And I was just sitting by the door because I knew they won't dare enter the room with Kyouya inside."
"But why didn't you?" Kyouya queried.
"Because I didn't deem the information relevant for you to know. I mean, what's in it for a dame? Even the others tried to kill me because I was useless."
"What did they do to you, Tenth?" Hayato seethed.
Tsuna took a shuddering breathe. "When their careers started to go to their peaks, Satomi figured that they need to dispose of me since I'll tarnish their reputations and names. Zian, my rain who was going to be an animator, tried to change the others' minds. Since a lot of them sided to Satomi, he formulated his own plan to save me. But I think Echizen told Satomi what was he planning so they killed him after I passed out. The next morning, Onii-san found me. And the rest is history."
"Have you ever thought of visiting Namimori?" Chrome cautiously asked.
"I did. But I couldn't. The pain is still inside. But I know once I go there again. I'll be able to let go, and maybe forgive them."
"Well," Kyouya said as he put new bandages on Tsuna's arms, knowing how the sky is so shy with his scars. "once we finish what we need to destroy and build up, we'll go back to Japan and visit Namimori."
Tsuna looked at the silent hitman. "What do you say?"
"Sure. I can take care of the things here." Reborn dismissed.
"Eh? I was thinking of introducing all of you to Kaasan. I bet she'll be very happy once she meets you." Tsuna smiled.
"That will be an extreme idea!" Ryohei beamed.
"So you already forgive me?"
"Yes." All of them, sans the sleeping Lambo and smirking Reborn, answered.
"Thank you." Tsuna said before looking at them with curiosity. "But I'm curious though. How did you get here?"
"Oya?" Mukuro said before laughing, joined by the others except for Kyouya who huffed in amusement.
"I'll tell you, Tenth." Hayato replied with a happy smile on his lips.
Hayato stared at Gamma who was giving him a list of possible works in the Vongola Manor. He gingerly took it and skimmed the list with expert eyes. The others peered from his back. Others whistled and some crocked eyebrows. Takeshi already set out on doing mafia things since he hadn't done any, while Lambo is already doing the butler role playfully with Mukuro who was laughing at the noiret teen.
They're currently airborne with a plane as their ride. It's a Giglio Nero own plane. Nothing new. They're complete with the lightning blond man accompanying them. After planning what they're going to do, Gamma ushered them to the airport. Of course, they didn't leave their haven disoriented, so they cleaned it up first with the help of unwilling skylark and pineapple.
"You have to go undercover if you want to get inside there." The blond said before sipping his coffee. "They're very strict with hiring so be careful."
"Hmm? There's no need for that." Mukuro shot down as he drank his own tea that Lambo served. "Thank you, Lambo."
"My pleasure, sire." Lambo responded with formality before winking at Chrome who smile. "Mind if I ask you to join me in serving our guest, my lady?"
Chrome's eye sparkled before her casual attire went for a long maid outfit. "No. Not at all, signore."
"My. I'm blessed with kind servants." Mukuro joked.
Takeshi laughed. "That's fun!"
"Hmm. What can I extremely do?" A certain boxer queried out loud as he scanned the paper.
"You can be an assistant doctor or something. It's on the list." Takeshi suggested as he ate some pastries. "What about you, Kyouya? Any RP to take on?"
"Hn."
Takeshi laughed. "Okay. I'll find it out."
"The Vongola will take us in." Hayato assured as he took the floating paper in the air after Ryohei went for some mad dash to Kyouya. "They're too used to our faces and will recognize us. And knowing what day it is, it won't be a surprise that they already know that Tenth have his own sets of guardians."
Gamma nodded, understanding the indication. "So they'll think that you went there to retrieve your places."
"Yes!" Lambo beamed as he lunged at Hayato from the back. "The Vongola mafiosi are very sensitive with Tsuna-nii's flames, therefore they already have the knowledge that we're all harmonized with him before we even decided to go back to Japan."
"Get off me, stupid cow!" Hayato scowled.
"Aw. Octopus is being crancky. Want us to mold you like a takoyaki?" Lambo taunted.
Hayato ticked. "You little-"
Gamma stared at the rowdy bunch from his seat. Just three hours ago, these people were in the slums, mourning the loss of connection with their sky since three days ago. But now, knowing they'll see Tsunayoshi Sawada even from afar, they looked so happy, relieved and at ease.
The lightning stared at his black coffee. Aria told him to test them out first if they're able to fight, defend themselves and save Tsuna if ever something happened. But how can he do that when he felt the powerful burn of their different flame affinities even though they're keeping them at bay. Even the girl's flame is incredible. It makes him wonder just how the heck did they able to achieve this kind of level of control.
It's almost like these kids are just below the Arcobalenos in terms with strength, power and will.
Gamma shivered at the thought. If what he was thinking was true, then that will be a lot more chaotic. One hitman is enough, a lot more will be problematic.
"Kids." He called, and they stopped. 'Such obedience.' "I'll advice you to rest. The flight will be a little while. Might as well be fully energized so you can create for chaos after your wake."
Gamma regretted what he said when the cloud guardian smirked and went for the private quarters.
"I'll sleep with Mukuro-nii." Lambo said as he went after Kyouya. "You can take the top bunk, Chrome-nee."
"Thank you, Lambo." Chrome answered.
Slowly, the noisy plane went to quiet mood.
Ryohei stared at the vast of clouds in the sky. The sun is slowly raising and giving shades of colors in the atmosphere. True to the words, he can see the rainbow in the light. With the help of the sun, the sky can grasp the other colors of rainbow.
He sighed. He had been awake since two am. He couldn't sleep. A little agitated with the thought that Tsuna might've cut himself already. And thinking his sky has a sun. He puffed. He'll definitely go to the mansion's gym to touch the punching bag there. He needs to put off some steam.
"You should have some coffee, Ryohei." Mukuro offered as he put a mug of steaming coffee in front of the man.
"Ah. Thanks." He expressed as he took it.
"Hmm... You're rather thoughtful when alone."
"Well, sun does set in the horizon." Ryohei cheekily responded.
Mukuro grinned. "True. Very true."
They settled in silence. Takeshi joined them after a few minutes with his own drink, looking sleepy yet radiates happy vibes.
"We're nearing Tsuna." Takeshi sighed.
"I just hope he's fine." Ryohei whispered.
"He will be." The noiret responded with firmness. "He's not someone who will break promises."
"The omnivore didn't promise anything." Kyouya chimed in as he sat on the other side.
"But he did say he'll try." Mukuro reminded. "Let's trust Tsunayoshi to hang in there."
They nodded, except for Kyouya who looked out the window. Hayato strode in with his own big mug of black coffee. They started to have a flow of conversation. Gamma joined in and sat beside the Storm who's sitting in front of the ex-prefect.
The innocent topic went for a heated one. Hayato and Ryohei are already arguing, barely hanged by Takeshi who's trying his hardest not to dose the both of them with Rain flames. It was about to escalate more when a strong gust of wind suddenly went in the plane. Hayato and Ryohei flew away to the sides and hit the wall while others held their grounds.
"Lambo! Close the door!" Takeshi shouted against the wind.
"Ah! Yeah!" Lambo laughed before closing the door.
Chrome went out of her hiding place and gave the small noiret a thumbs up. "Nice work, Lambo."
"Tehe!"
"Stupid cow! What was that for?!" Hayato bellowed.
"Hmm... Let me think." Lambo said as he cupped his chin. "Tsuna-nii once told me that if I want to make you stop fighting, I need to take you by surprise."
"Opening that damn door isn't a surprise!" Hayato growled.
"Hmp! It was, Bakadera! Look what it did to all of you! You stopped shouting! You were scaring the stewardess!" Lambo huffed.
Takeshi looked at the lady who was peering at them from her position and smiled charmingly. The lady blushed. "We're sorry."
"I-It's okay." She murmured before turning away.
"And thank you, Lambo. I was one second away from dozing the both of them with my flames."
"Kufufufu!" Mukuro laughed while the two targets gaped at the baseball star.
"That's much better than a thunder bolt striking this plane." Takeshi shrugged.
Chrome stared at them before giggling. Kyouya turned his head to the window and let out a small laugh. Soon, all of them had a good laugh. Even Gamma couldn't stop his own laugh.
"Ah. I suddenly remembered when Tsuna-nii stepped between Mukuro-nii and Kyouya-nii's fight." Lambo said in a relaxed tone.
"He did?" Takeshi asked.
"Yes. And both went on the ground face first out of shock." Hayato answered. "Can't argue with Tenth when it comes to surprises."
"Agreed." All of them, sans Gamma, seconded.