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Tsuna glanced coldly at the empty space in front of her, after all the Akuma in the park was destroyed. They deserved that.
Ryohei stood up slowly, his injuries healing at an extremely fast rate, staring at Tsuna in wonder. Reborn turned to Tsuna.
"Dame-Tsuna, how are you feeling?" the tutor asked. Tsuna glanced coldly at Kanda, Reborn and Ryohei.
I'm fine.
Reborn could help but shivered. His student in his half-Mago, half-hyper-dying-will state was creepy and powerful.
"You are extreme! I have decided to become an exorcist!" Ryohei exclaimed, punching his fist into the air.
Tsuna blinked in surprise as the red tattoos on her cheeks slowly faded. The female exorcist ran over to the boxer.
"You are really willing to become an exorcist? That's great!" the brown-haired girl smiled as she clasped Ryohei's hands, obviously delighted. Kanda, on the other hand, looked slightly annoyed.
"Let's spar when we have the time!" Ryohei suggested as he hugged his new-found 'brother' tightly, only to be interrupted by a cough.
"Tsuna, we better get moving." Reborn warned. Tsuna nodded and the group made their way towards the main exit of the Sole Park.
"You are finally back! We were so worried!" Allen exclaimed in relief when he saw Tsuna, Reborn, Kanda (and Ryohei) arriving at the main gate.
They rest of the exorcists had also reached the exit and Tsuna introduced Ryohei to her friends.
"It's getting late; let's move back to the hotel." Shota advised after he glanced at the darkening sky. The others all agreed eagerly. It had been a long and tiring day.
_baCk to thE hoTel_
After dinner and bathing
Tsuna sighed in content as she enjoyed the cool breeze. It was 10pm in the night and she failed to sleep. Something was going to happen, Tsuna could feel it, and it was bugging her.
She gazed up at the night sky, trying to recall the events that happened in the morning.
Her blood felt as if they were boiling and her senses were sharper, as if the world became clearer all of the sudden.
Did something happen to me?
"Hello, dear Tsunayoshi."
The exorcist snapped her head up in surprise at the voice of the Earl. He was floating down from the sky, holding on to Lero.
Tsuna backed away a few steps cautiously and was about to activate her innocence when Reborn suddenly came out of nowhere and placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her.
"Reborn, what are you doing here?" Tsuna was slightly startled by her tutor's sudden appearance. What was her tutor doing here?
Reborn said nothing and walked towards the Earl, a smirk played on his lips.
"You arrived right on time, Earl."
"Of course, Road and Tyki came too!" the Earl exclaimed, spinning around.
Tsuna narrowed her eyes. Why did Reborn bother talking to the Noah family? They were the one who destroyed her whole family! Things were seriously confusing right now!
The brown-haired girl growled and raised her gloved hands, prepared to attack.
Reborn sighed. His student could be too dense sometimes. The tall man stood in front of Tsuna and reassured her.
"The Earl and Noah family are just here to talk, no need to be so tensed." Tsuna nodded, still suspicious of the Earl's intentions.
Seeing Tsuna relaxed slightly, the Earl grinned and beckoned the exorcist to sit down on a chair. (Where had it come from?)
"Dear Tsuna, I'm here to tell you about the truth behind the death of your family." The Earl explained which Tsuna reacted viciously at that sentence.
"Aren't they all killed by you and your family?" Tsuna yelled, shaking in anger. Reborn looked a little surprised by his student's sudden outburst, but the Noah family present just smirked.
"No, no, you should not direct this anger of yours at us. We are not the culprits!" The Earl shook a finger at Tsuna.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Tsuna took a deep breath and stared straight at the Earl.
"So who was it?"
Tyki laughed. "You are very straight-forward, ha, ha."
Tsuna frowned; she obviously did not get the Noah's joke. She just wanted to know the truth.
"Who was it?" the teenager repeated her question, this time directed to Reborn.
The tutor shrugged, ignoring his student. Let the Earl explain himself.
The Earl sipped his tea (again, where did the tea come from?), savoring the taste before starting his 'story'.
"We are not the one who destroyed your family. It was the Black Order." Awkward silence followed as Tsuna's eyes widened in disbelief.
No, it can't be…they were the ones who assisted us…
Reborn smirked. Naïve, you are naïve, Dame-Tsuna. The Black Order had secretly attacked your family.
"No, I refuse to accept this! They are good people!" Tsuna exclaimed, standing up hastily, knocking the chair she was sitting on down.
"Tsuna, please listen to us…" Road began but the brown-eyed Mago shook her head and backed away from the Noah, refusing to believe what she heard.
"Kufufufu…I see you are confused, Vongola. Allow me to show you what happened." Tsuna scratched her head in frustration when she saw Mukuro stepped out of the mist.
First it was Reborn, now it's Mukuro? Why were they siding with the Earl?
"It is because we saw the truth in the Earl's views." Reborn said, reading Tsuna's mind.
"Kufufufu, I agree with Reborn. Now let me show you the truth." The air beside Mukuro shifted and a scene appeared.
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"Are we really going to destroy the Vongola?" an exorcist asked his superior.
"Yes, they might be neutral throughout these years, but they would still be a threat to us."
…
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By the time the images ended, Tsuna was shaking in rage, her fists tightly balled together.
"Unforgivable, they are UNFORGIVABLE! I will not forgive them, never!" Tsuna cried, her eyes becoming teary.
"Fu, now you know the truth, don't you?" Mukuro soothed, hugging the girl gently. (He still does not know about Tsuna being a girl.)
Tsuna nodded and wiped her tears on the illusionist's shirt. How could thet do this to me?
"Sorry, I misunderstood you." The Vongola heir apologized to the Noah family, who smiled in returned.
Reborn snickered. "It's getting late, please excuse us, Earl."
"Of course, see you soon!" After all, they had finished what they came here for. Soon, Tsuna will join us in defeating the Black Order. However, the Earl did not tell the whole truth. The Noah family did participate (for a while)...well, Tsuna did not need to know that.
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Tsuna's eyes darkened in fury after she entered her room.
I'm going to rebuild my family. I won't forgive what the Black Order had done.
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Oki: Hey, Yama. You better sleep early. I thought you got some mini test or what, right?
Yama: *mumbles in sleep* Yeah... zzzz
Oki: See ya! *waves* Don't forget to review!
Oki: Well, there would be more of the other exorcists the next chapter! :)
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