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After some minutes, the guardians arrived. Reborn showed himself.
"Tsukasa will test you and if you failed, give me back your vongola ring." Reborn said sternly. He looked at Tsukasa.
"Well then, please show me your resolutions. If I say resolution, it means lit you rings." Tsukasa said smiling. The guardians did as told. The guardians were able to light it up but Tsuna wasn't able to do that. She looked at the flames.
Tsuna faked crying." I'm sorry I can't light up the ring. I'm such a weakling." Tsuna continued to put up the drama. Gokudera glared at Tsukasa.
"Look! You made hime cry. Reborn-san, how can a girl without knowledge when it comes to fighting test us? It's not like she can help. She'll just be a drag." Gokudera yelled.
"Drag? Don't be too confident just because you manage to light up the ring. The flames all of you made are not pure. It means there's anxiety in your resolutions. Only if your resolutions are not wavering can all of you really become strong." Tsukasa said calmly. She looked at Tsuna. In an instant she disappeared and when they saw her, she's already behind Tsuna pointing a dagger at her. The guardians stared at her in disbelief. "Did you manage to see and react quickly when a drag like me moved to attack your most precious vongola hime? You're all just standing there doing nothing but gape. If I'm a real assassin, will you just stand there and looked at how the assassin kills the tenth?" Tsukasa questioned them. "Some of you saw that I moved even just for a little. I'm not strong like you tell me but if a drag like me can manage to move without someone seeing clearly, what else could happen when an assassin much stronger that me attacked? You'll all be dead before you knew it. 3… there are only 3 person in this room who was able to see even blur image of me attacking the vongola hime. Those three are Reborn, Hibari and Mukuro. They were able to see me for a little but can't react fast so that's not enough. I knew Reborn is the only one who can react." Tsukasa told them.
"She's right. Even I was shocked at the speed but there are stronger assassins out there." Reborn said.
"And you." Tsukasa pointed to Tsuna. "If someone pointed a sword of dagger at you ready to slit you throat, what are you going to do, cry and call for help from your guardians? What if your guardians or Reborn wasn't there, you'll cry helplessly knowing that crying can't save you and watch the person kill you? You're the boss so you should be stronger that any of them. You should not only relay at them. You should learn to protect yourself because you're the one always targeted." Tsukasa said calmly but you can sense rage in her voice. 'Don't you dare die. I won't forgive you if you hurt Reborn and the others.' Tsukasa thought. "Sky is not my concern. I'm only testing the guardians so how Reborn train you are not my concern." Tsukasa can feel the guardians glare at her. Gokudera was being restrained by Yamamoto but Yamamoto's face is also serious and is eyeing her like a prey. All the guardians are eyeing her like a piece of meat. They went out of the room and reborn suddenly disappeared. Unknown to her, he was watching every move she made inside his hidden rooms. When the door shuts, she felt a presence behind her. Her eyes widened. "Primo?"
Giotto chuckled. "Sorry to startle you."
"Do you need someone? Do you need to talk to Tsuna and the others?" Tsukasa asked Giotto.
"I wanted to talk to you and stop the formality." Giotto asked.
"Why do you want to talk to me? It's not like I got any connections with the vongola." Tsukasa said.
"We knew everything. I remember you. That doesn't affect us." Giotto said.
Tsukasa looked at Giotto with pleading eyes and there tears threatening to fall. "Gio-nii, please forget everything. Please don't tell anyone." Tsukasa said weakly.
Primo walked toward Tsukasa and hugged her to calm her down. "It's okay. I won't tell anyone. Don't carry the burden just by yourself. I know that you're the one who is suffering the most. Cry if you want." Giotto said to Tsukasa softly. Tsukasa started sobbing.
"I'm sorry. I knew it's selfish of me but I've decided. It's my resolution." Tsukasa said.
"It's alright. Nobody hates you." Giotto said. After some minutes, Tsukasa finally calmed down. "I can't imagine that you will say that to them and most especially, the one you told that girl." Giotto said.
"The vongola's tenth successor?" Tsukasa asked.
"Don't call her that. I can see everything she did inside the ring." Giotto told Tsukasa. "Anyway, about you testing the guardians? I never imagine you would be testing them and even tell Reborn that if they failed, take the vongola ring meaning that they aren't guardians anymore."
"It can't be helped. I don't want them to be in that pitiful and pathetic state. I don't want them to sink lower. They've change so much especially Yamamoto. I don't want them to be just a murderer and kill just because they are told to. If I'm given a choice, I would choose for them not to dirty their hands anymore. I will help them return to the past them. I would help them become stronger not to kill but to protect the ones they love and smile happily with them." Tsukasa said to Giotto.
"I know that every time you see them, you wanted to tell them everything and be happy together with them so while they're not here, I'll take they're place. If you need something, I'll be there for you." Giotto told Tsukasa.
"Thank you, Gio-nii." Tsukasa said as she let sleepiness take over her. When Giotto noticed that Tsukasa was already sleeping, he carried him bridal style. He looked at her face. She was smiling and her face seems peaceful. Giotto smiled. 'You're still the innocent girl I knew even though you have gone through many things. If I met you when I was still alive, I wouldn't have let you carry such a heavy burden. I wouldn't have let you see the real look of the world. You're too kind to be in this cruel world especially this world of mafias. Don't let things bring you down and keep smiling with your warm smile. You're the only light we have in this world of mafia.' Giotto thought as he watched Tsukasa's sleeping face while he was carrying her to her room. After he put her to the bed, he stroked her hair and then returned inside the ring.