Author's Note: I'm sooo sorry about the extremely overdue update! I kind of got caught up with this and that and whatever else, and then the next thing I knew, it was time for finals. I will most definitely have the next chapter up by next week, so please forgive me. I was also working on some other possible future fanfics, and I have a lot drafted out, but I'm not too sure about those yet, since I'm not done with the ones I have right now. So, we'll see about that. Again, I really sorry. Enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
I sit in the back corner seat of the bus as everyone greets Sawada, who recently just woke up for some reason. I glance at him in greeting, surprisingly, he sees me and exclaims, "Sato-san, you too?!" I raise my hand in response. If I had to guess, it would be that that was the effect of something Reborn did. I won't question it though. More importantly though, why am I here? I look blankly out the window. I don't really know why I agreed to come.
"Ok, everyone. I'd like to thank you for taking part in today's Vongola-style school trip," Reborn says.
"Wait, what does that mean?" Sawada exclaims.
Reborn explains, "Even though it's 'Vongola-styled,' it will just be an ordinary school trip. It's my job to give you some time to relax sometimes."
"By the way, the driver is me, Gianinni."
"I called Chrome too, but she didn't come," Reborn said. He looks at me and a shrug. She didn't feel like coming, I guess.
"Hibari, too! That guy still can't act as part of a group!" the Sun Guardian exclaims. I decide not to mention that he's on the roof of the bus right now. It's really a wonder that he hasn't fallen off or anything though. It must be windy there. I hope he's alright.
"And where do we going during this school trip?" Sawada asks.
"We'll go all over Japan in two days!" Reborn replies
"Eh?!" Tsuna exclaims. "All over Japan in two days?! We won't be able to relax at all!" It's good to see that I wasn't the only one who thought that.
I hear the Storm Guardian ask, "You didn't know Tenth? I even made a guidebook for this trip!" I sigh and lean on the window. This is going to be a long trip.
Nagoya
"Now, if you look to your right, you will see," Reborn starts.
The Sun Guardian guesses, "Nagoya Castle?"
"No, it's Vongola Castle!" Reborn replies.
I hear Sawada exclaim, "Eh?! Why isn't it Nagoya Castle?!"
I start to float suddenly and I hear Fuuta begin to speak. "Because of this, Tsuna-nii, in 'Things Nagoya is Famous For,' fried shrimp is in fifth place," Fuuta explains. He goes up the rankings and concludes, "but first place was taken by Vongola Castle." Um, are we really in Nagoya?
"I don't believe it," Sawada says. I can agree.
I look up blankly at the somewhat traditional looking building, if you take out the golden Leon at the top and the large clam shells all over the building, that is. Reborn announces, "Now, we will climb to the roof of the Vongola Castle and take a photo next to the gold Leon."
"C-Climb on the roof?" Sawada asks.
"Well go to the elevator," Bianchi says to the two girls and children.
"Okay!" Miura and Sasagawa say.
"I'm gonna be first and the evelator!" Lambo declares happily.
I-Pin corrects, "Lambo! It's not 'evelator,' it's elevator."
"It will be a piece of cake if we can just use the elevator," the Storm Guardian says. Sawada nods in agreement.
I cross my arms. "I'm pretty sure we're going to be climbing. Literally climbing."
Reborn says, "Kasumi is right. You guys will take a different route."
"D-Different route?" Sawada asks.
I sigh as I look up at the rope. The Sun, Rain, and Storm Guardians have already made it to the top. Sawada is somewhat close to halfway, and Giannini and Fuuta are flying up with a propeller like thing. Well, I might as well go too. I summon a group of eagles with the Third Path to bring me to the top. "Sato-san, you too?!" Sawada exclaims.
I look down and him and shrug. "I'm not in the mood for climbing today. Have fun," I reply.
"Fun?!" he exclaims.
I jump down onto the roof and dismiss the eagles. Something lands on my head and I look up. "Kasumi! Kasumi!" a familiar voice says.
"Huh? Hibird?" I ask. I let Hibrid go on my finger before asking, "What are you doing here?"
Osaka, I think?
Um, why does Tsutenkaku Tower have "Vongola" written down the sides? Is this some kind of propaganda? I stare blankly at the building, all thoughts of the photo we were supposed to be taking are dismissed from my mind. Propaganda. Has the mafia become that desperate for new members? In any case, is that even effective?
I sit down as we get to a place to eat. Ken, who randomly decided to appear with Chikusa and Mukuro, said that he wanted yakisoba, so I guess that's what we'll be eating. "Mukuro-sama? You're doing this intentionally, aren't you?" I ask in a hushed tone. "Hibari is sitting at the same table as us." He laughs quietly in response. "I figured as much." I my eyes widen as Hibari glances in our direction and I hide Mukuro with and illusion of Chrome. I let out a sigh of relief as he goes back to eating.
"Did you not want fighting to break out here?" Mukuro asks quietly.
"Of course not," I reply. "There are so many people here. They could get hurt."
"And I was looking forward to showing off to you too, my adorable Kasumi," he replies.
I look away out of embarrassment. "Could you get me some food instead, please?" I reply. At least that doesn't put other people in danger.
"Whatever you'd like, my Kasumi," he replies.
I nod. "Mm, thank you."
Vongola Hotel
I gave up on the last two stops. I couldn't stop thinking of the weird stuff that Reborn would do, so I took a nap in the bus. I stretch my arms out. Bianchi, Miura, Sasagawa, and I-Pin decided to play host. They invited me, but I told them I wasn't interested. I'd rather relax in the outdoor bath. I head towards the baths with Sawada and the others, and before going into the changing room, a necessary threat comes to mind. "Don't get any strange ideas. If any of you peep, I'm going to torment you until you die," I warn.
"S-Sato-san," Sawada starts. "P-Please don't say such scary things with a flat tone like that."
"Well, I'll change it then," I say in my flat tone. "If any of you peep, I'll torment you without restraint until you die." I smile at them extremely sweetly. "Understand?"
Their eyes widen. "I-I think that's even worse," Sawada says.
"So you do understand," I say. "Well then." I head into the changing room. I grab a towel and take my clothes off before tying my hair up and heading into the outdoor bath. I let out a sigh and close my eyes as I go into the outdoor bath. This is relaxing. "Ah, Sato-chan! You're here too?" Sasagawa asks.
"We were worried that you wouldn't come to enjoy the hot springs too," Miura adds.
I look at them blankly. "There's no need to worry so much about me," I reply.
"Of course they were worried about you, Kasumi," Bianchi says. I-Pin nods.
"Really?" I ask. I look at the sky. "I guess I'm not just used to things like that," I admit. "Thank you for looking out for me."
Kasumi enjoyed a peaceful moment with her friends. Social Link rank up. (Just kidding. This isn't Persona. It just felt like it belonged there.)
When we're all done relaxing in the outdoor bath, I change into an indigo yukata and head outside for dinner. I spot Hibari sitting at a table in the corner by himself and I go over. "Would you mind if I sat here with you?" I ask.
"I don't mind," he replies.
I smile a little. "Thank you." I sit down and look blankly at Reborn as he makes Sawada and the others participate in a competition. No one really seems to notice us though. I look blankly at my lap for a second as something nuzzles against me. "Oh, Katsu?" I ask. He looks up at me. "Did you enjoy the outdoor bath?" I ask. Katsu nods and goes back to resting his head across my lap. I laugh quietly and pet Katsu absentmindedly. "Seems like you relaxed a little too much, Katsu." I sigh. "Well, I suppose you deserved it though. You worked hard."
"Hibari! Hibari! Kasumi! Kasumi!" Hibird exclaims.
I smile. "Hibird, did you go to the outdoor bath too?" I ask. I notice that the Storm and Sun Guardian's box weapons came over. I look blankly at them. "Uri and Mangaroo, isn't it?" I ask.
I get approval, I think, from the both of them.
"Nice to meet you," I reply. Hibari calls them, and I watch him blankly. I can't hear what he says to them, but they seem to be okay with whatever it was. They head over to the table with the food on it and start to bring dishes over to our table. Hibari starts to eat. He pushes a plate of fish over to me. He doesn't say a word.
I look at him for a bit, but he simply goes back to eating. I smile. "Thank you." I start to eat too.
Slowly, we make our way through the dishes in silence. When Uri gives both of us each a cup of pudding, I realize that we've pretty much finished all the dishes just between the both of us somehow. I guess I'll be exercising later. "Thank you," Hibari says to Uri. He passes me the other cup.
"Thank you," I say to Hibari. I turn to Uri, Mangaroo, and Roll. "Thank you to you too, you three." I look at Katsu. "What am I going to do with you, Katsu? You let the other three do all the work." He looks up at me as if to question if that was wrong. I sigh. "Just this once, alright?"
"T-They ate all the food…" I hear Sawada say. It looks like he might faint.
As we prepare to go to sleep, I start to go to my room, but another threat comes to mind. I stop and Katsu looks up at me blankly. I turn at address Sawada and his Guardians, excluding Mukuro, who isn't with us, and Hibari, who already went off to his room. "By the way, as a word of," I start. I pause and think of the proper word. "Warning, I suppose, don't disturb me in my sleep. I assure you that no good with come from it," I say. Sawada gulps audibly. "With that note, good night."
I guess that in the end, I kind of enjoyed tagging along on something weird like this. If I don't have to deal with something like this all time, then I suppose that doing something strange with the mafia isn't bad every once in a while.
Then again, maybe I've just gotten too soft.
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