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Dame, No more
Chapter 3: The Flame that steals Life
Reborn came face to face with the hooded guy. He tried to uncover the person's identity but he failed on it since the man's defenses were too high. Tsuna was behind him while gripping his suit. She wanted to run but she couldn't. Even if she didn't like Reborn at all, she can't just bring herself to leave him behind. Besides, she was completely scared at the mysterious person standing before them who was holding a black lance. Well, who wouldn't be scared? The man looked like a grim reaper.
"Who are you?" Reborn asked the hooded guy while pointing his gun at the man.
A smirk was seen on the man's face before he attacked Reborn. He thrust his lance numerous times towards Reborn which the hitman evaded quickly. Reborn pushed Tsuna to the sides so that she won't get hit by the mysterious man's attacks.
Tsuna fell on the ground due to the impact of Reborn's push. She tried to stand up with her own two feet. She should run and leave Reborn but her conscience prevented her to do that. She looked at Reborn who was busy luring the man away from Tsuna.
The man twirled his lance before trying to pierce Reborn in the heart. Reborn took a side step to avoid the attack and gave numerous shots towards the man. The shots made the man did numerous back flips.
"tch!" Reborn clicked his tongue.
The man looked at Tsuna, who was struggling to stand up, under his hood. Tsuna felt a chill ran on her spine when she felt someone looking at her. She snapped her head to the source of that feeling. She was completely surprised when she saw the mysterious man looking at her.
"Wh-what?" Tsuna was somehow paralyzed at where she was now. She was trembling so much and the fear that she felt was somehow familiar. It was as if like...
It was so fast... The man was standing for a few meters away from Tsuna and then in just a split second, he was already standing in front of her. His lance was above Tsuna's head which was threatening her life.
Paralyzed by fear, Tsuna couldn't move at where she was sitting. She was staring at the lance above her with wide eyes. Tears began to appear in the corner of her eyes as she watched the red blade of the weapon that looked like a blood.
Reborn was even shocked at what he had seen. He had never seen someone who could move so fast. In his vision, the man looked like he teleported in front of Tsuna.
"AAAHHH...!" Tsuna clutched her head in fear and refused to look at the person who was about to kill her.
To protect the Vongola Decimo, Reborn did one of his special moves. He fired his shot on the ground and the shots came out from the ground between the mysterious man and Tsuna.
The man backtracked a little and turned his attention to Reborn. He grinned at him but remained quiet.
"Who are you? What is it that you want?" Reborn asked while glaring at him.
As far as he knew, the Vongola Family had enemies but none of them were as strong as that mysterious person. All of them were so flashy and wanted to overpower the Vongola when it came to power, wealth and influence but none of them gave a mysterious aura like that person they were facing now.
"Hm? You are a hitman, aren't you? A highly-trained one... Like someone who is working in the mafia..." The man finally spoke but his voice was so cold.
Reborn walked slowly towards Tsuna and stood protectively in front of her. His gun was still pointing at the man who took a few steps away from him.
"What is it that you want?"
"It doesn't matter what I want... How ironic that, that girl is going to become a mafia boss in the future..."
Reborn clicked his tongue and shot the mysterious man.
The man just twirled his lance easily to deflect Reborn's bullets. He smiled at him like all of his attacks were just child's play to him. The way he acted irritated Reborn a lot. Their fight was stopped when they heard some footsteps coming close and some laughter. He got alarmed and began to leave after smirking.
Reborn would have chased him to ask him more questions because none of his questions were being answered. He was stopped in his tracks when the man sliced a nearby tree that fell in front of Reborn.
The man ran and jumped on top of a wall. He leaped from one roof to another until he disappeared. Reborn gritted his teeth as the man disappeared in his sight. He looked at Tsuna over his shoulders. He noticed the serious look on Tsuna's face which lasted for a second before she returned to being her dame self.
Tsuna embraced herself while trembling. She had a feeling that she knew that person. She felt that same fear when she was still young but she can't just tell or pinpoint that person without any evidence. The only thing that she got for her evidence was her gut feeling. Other than that, nothing else…
Reborn approached her and asked. "Do you know that person?"
Tsuna shook her head and lied. She refused to look at Reborn in the eyes. "No, I don't…"
Reborn continued to stare at her while keeping quiet. He knew that Tsuna was lying. There was something that she was hiding from him. He decided to discover it by himself rather than pry the girl for answers which she refused to give in.
"Thank you for saving me… I'm completely grateful at what you've done." Tsuna said while bowing.
Tsuna turned her back on Reborn and left. Her hands were clenched into fists and she was glaring into nothingness. Her dame side was completely gone as she went back to her house.
When she arrived in her house, she was greeted by Nana cheerfully. Tsuna entered the house like she had never heard her mother.
"Ara~ Tsu-chan? What happened? Why do you have that scary look on your face?" Nana asked worriedly.
Tsuna looked at her mother's eyes directly while glaring. "What are you talking about?"
Nana's smile completely disappeared, not only that, even her airhead façade was gone as well. She started talking to Tsuna with a cold yet serious tone. "Tsu-chan… What did I tell you about your façade? Didn't I tell you not to show your true self that easily?"
"I'm sorry, mama…" Tsuna apologized as she looked away from her mother's eyes.
Nana sighed and smiled again. "Alright… Go to your room now and get changed… Help me in preparing the dinner, okay?"
"Not unless, you want the kitchen to be destroyed, mama… Then, I'll help you…" Tsuna countered teasingly as she went to her room.
Nana giggled at her daughter's remarks and went back to the kitchen. Her phone that was lying on top of the table began to ring. After making sure that she was alone, she picked up the phone and answered it.
"Well…? How did it go? Your "trip" in my daughter's school…" Nana said on the phone while smirking.
Morning finally came but Tsuna refused to leave her room especially her bed. She curled herself into a ball and hid under her blanket. She remembered everything that she did yesterday. Her mask disappeared when Kyoko was endangered. She never cared about other people because no one cared for her except for her mother. The façade which she build up for the last eight years would just come off when she sensed some danger, got extremely pissed off and angry or whenever she felt like showing her true self. That was a first where it came off for the sake of other people. Worst, a lot of people had witnessed it.
Tsuna clutched her head while making a decision if she should go to school or not. She really enjoyed the darkness that was being provided to her by her blanket.
"T-T-This is bad… What should I do? A lot of people had witnessed what I did to that stupid yet perverted monkey! Argh! Just as I thought! I should have just left back then rather than get involved in some problem which has nothing to do with me!" Tsuna thought to herself.
A dangerous aura began to swirl around her room which she had sensed quickly. With an expert twists and turns, Tsuna was able to stop the 10-ton mallet that was threatening to hit her with the use of her blanket.
"It's a good thing that you're awake." Reborn smirked at her seductively but it was completely useless since Tsuna was completely unaffected by that smirk.
Tsuna was struggling to stop the mallet in hitting her. She glared at Reborn who disturbed her peace of mind again. "What are you doing here? Get out of my room!"
"I will… That is… If you're going to school… Dame-Tsuna…" Reborn said to her, completely unfazed by her glare.
For some unknown reason, Reborn was completely captivated by Tsuna's eyes especially every time she glared at him. Tsuna's dame side was cute and adorable but her true self proved to be interesting like he wanted to tame that fiery side of her. It would be a great honor for a man to tame one fiery woman.
Leon transformed back to his original form and rested on Reborn's fedora.
Tsuna leaped off the bed and walked pass through Reborn while muttering some curses about a "nosey tutor-wannabe that kept on disturbing her peace of mind ALWAYS". Just as she thought, she really hated him from the bottom of her heart and hypothalamus.
Reborn tilted his fedora and smirked. He decided to go to the dining room to eat his breakfast. He found his new student as a cute and very interesting girl.
Tsuna was now dressed in her ridiculous school uniform in which not a piece of her skin can be seen. She wore a long-sleeved white blouse that has a red ribbon and over it was a navy blue vest. Her skirt was long enough to pass through her knees. Top it off with her knee-high white socks and black leather shoes; it looked as if like she came from the past. Her hair was left loose which made Reborn scowl. At the very least, he wanted to see her skin even if it was just the neck part.
Just as she went out of her house and bid her mother goodbye, Reborn began teasing her again. He was leaning on the doorway as he bid her farewell.
"Can't you wear anything sexier than that?"
Tsuna flinched and glared at Reborn. "It's none of your business…"
Reborn smirked after seeing Tsuna's facial expression. "If only you would wear sexier clothes and show your true self, you might attract a handful of men. Who knows? You might fall in love."
"Is that so? Well, I don't care… I don't believe in love in the first place. There is no such thing as "knight in shining armor". It's just only a piece of crap created by the imaginations of some pathetic women who believed in a ridiculous thing called "falling-in-love". In this world, the only person that you could trust and depend on is yourself. Other than that, nobody else…" Tsuna answered emotionlessly while looking at Reborn.
Reborn's smirk disappeared which was replaced by a serious expression on his face. He never expected for a girl to say something like that, especially, not from Tsuna.
Tsuna finally left Reborn before she snapped again and who knows what she would say next. She took a few deep breaths to prepare herself in confronting her life in school. No matter what happens, her façade must remain.
As Tsuna turned to a corner and disappeared from Reborn's sight, his smirk returned but it was a dangerous one. A gleam appeared in his eyes which showed danger to anyone who saw him.
"Does not believe in love, huh? Let's see about that… Tsuna…" Reborn said as he licked his lips seductively.
Tsuna walked through the gates with her head down. She refused to look at the students and most especially to Hibari, who was guarding the gates and staring at her, when she walked pass through him. She could hear the students whispering about what she did to Mochida who was now admitted to the hospital due to his broken bones and ribs.
"Are you serious? She did that to Mochida-sempai?!" A female student whispered to her friend.
"You're joking, right? Look at her now! She's a dame!" A male student shouted for everyone to hear.
"I swear I saw it… She defeated Mochida-sempai in just one strike. It's as if like she became a different person back then."
"It's just pure luck…"
"No matter which angle I look at her now, all I can see is dame-Tsuna. The story about Mochida-sempai being defeated by dame-Tsuna is just a pure lie. He's the president of the kendo club. There's no way he'll get defeated by someone so weak!"
"Yes! That's right! Continue that way of thinking and you'll be saved!" Tsuna thought but her eyebrows were twitching in irritation when one student called her weak. Her facial expression betrayed her thoughts actually.
Luckily, her hair was covering her facial expression. No one saw her anger but Hibari knew better than to get fooled by Tsuna's façade again.
"Herbivore…" Hibari called Tsuna while slowly approaching her.
"EEEPPP…! I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE DON'T BITE ME TO DEATH! I SWEAR THAT I CAME ON TIME! WWWAAAHHH…!" Tsuna freaked out while running away from Hibari and at the same time bowing to him in apology.
When Tsuna disappeared from his' sight, Hibari clicked his tongue. He didn't do or say anything and yet that was enough to make Tsuna freak out and ran away from him. He just can't understand her any longer. She was like a carnivore for a split second and then she will turn to an herbivore for who knows how long.
Tsuna arrived in her classroom as quietly as she could. The students' whispers and stares were starting to get on her nerves but she made sure not to let her emotions out. She continued to act as a dame person like who she really is.
Gokudera glared at her when he saw her came inside the classroom. Even though he had seen her skill which surprised him a lot, he still can't accept her as the Vongola Decimo. He believed that Tsuna just got lucky in defeating Mochida.
Yamamoto continued to stare at Tsuna who was bringing out her notebooks and placing it on her desk. He had seen her beat Mochida up. Just like Gokudera, it surprised him a lot when he saw her confront Mochida and save Kyoko from his advances. He never expected for someone like her who was so quiet and vulnerable to be that strong. He had somehow found her interesting and it made him want to get to know her more.
Kyoko wanted to approach Tsuna to give her thanks which she failed to do so before. She didn't want to scare her like what happened before. She would have given up if it wasn't for Hana who had encouraged her to go to Tsuna.
"Kyoko, what are you waiting for? Go to her and tell her what you want to say." Hana told Kyoko.
"Ah… I… I know that, Hana… but…" Kyoko took a quick glance at Tsuna who was sitting on her chair quietly and staring on her desk.
Hana gave Kyoko a little push to get her spirits up and teased her a little. "You want to express your gratitude to her, right? Then go… If she tries to run, I'll go stop her."
Kyoko looked at her best friend over her shoulders and smiled. She approached Tsuna hoping that the said girl won't run away from her.
"Tsuna…" Kyoko stopped beside Tsuna and called her name gently.
Tsuna flinched at Kyoko's voice and lifted her head slowly. The look of fear was completely obvious in her face. That was a FIRST that one of her classmates approached her and WORST… that said classmate talked to her. For all her life, she was used to being ignored by the people around her. The only person who would talk to her without any ill-intentions was her mother. Other than that, the remaining people were categorized to the other kind.
"Uh…" Tsuna was itching to get out of the room as soon as possible. She was eyeing the door which Hana noticed quickly.
Hana went to the door and closed it. She stood beside it with her arms crossed over her chest. She was smirking at Tsuna when she saw the panicked expression on Tsuna's face.
Tsuna eyed the open window quickly but her hopes were completely shattered when Yamamoto closed it and stood in front of it with a huge grin on his face. It had somehow clicked on his mind what Hana was planning to do.
Tsuna looked around for a way out without using her hidden strength. She could easily escape the room if she would show her true self but that meant trouble.
"Tsuna-chan!" Kyoko called her for the nth time.
Tsuna finally looked at Kyoko straight in the eyes. Her grip on her skirt had gotten tighter. She didn't notice Kyoko calling her for who knows how many times.
"Y-Yes?" Tsuna stuttered.
Kyoko smiled to reassure her that she meant no harm. "Thank you for saving me from Mochida-senpai yesterday. I would have said this to you earlier but you left quickly without listening to what I would tell you."
"I-Is that so? W-Well… I-I'm sorry… It's just that…" Tsuna lowered her head.
Kyoko shook her head gently. "No, it's alright… I can understand. You are not used to other people being kind to you, right?"
Tsuna nodded in response.
"Anyway, can I call you Tsuna-chan?"
"Uh… sure… You already called me that without my permission before." A small smile was seen on Tsuna's face.
"Oh… That's right…" Kyoko blushed since she just noticed her straight attitude back then. "Well then, starting from now on… We'll be friends, Tsuna-chan!"
Tsuna's eyes widen in surprise for a moment. She was trying to register what Kyoko said to her. A tap on her shoulder caught her attention and looked at the one who did it. She saw Hana grinning at her which caught her surprise.
"Kyoko's friends are my friends as well." Hana declared while smiling at Tsuna.
"Uh… uhm… okay…" Tsuna was somehow hesitant in her response. She didn't know what to say or how to act in that given situation.
For the first time in her life, there were people who were willing to be her friends without any ill-intentions. Before, when she was still young, she wanted to have a lot of friends but no one would like to be her friend. She was always shunned by the kids around her that made her cry always. There were some kids who befriended her before but they were the ones whom people called "Friends with benefit" or "User". Once they used Tsuna and can't find anything beneficial from her, they just left and abandoned her. Since then, she never trusted anyone. After her mother's training, she stopped looking for any "friends" and her definition of "friends" had gotten worse. She only thought of friends as troublesome beings that cannot be trusted.
Their teacher entered the room and told everyone to get back on their seats. Kyoko smiled at Tsuna before going back to her seat.
Hana went back to her seat but before she could reach her seat, she said something to Tsuna which surprised the said girl a lot. "You know what Tsuna…"
"Huh?" Tsuna looked at Hana.
"You are somehow strange. You are gentle and kind and yet you can be cruel and cold sometimes. I've seen you as Dame-Tsuna in my entire life but when you saved Kyoko and beat Mochida up, I saw you in a different way."
Tsuna remained silent and waited for Hana to continue.
"Whether it is the dame-you or the cool-you, I'm glad to have you as a friend… Tsuna-chan…" Hana looked at Tsuna over her shoulders and smiled.
Tsuna was surprised for a moment then a beautiful, gentle and genuine smile appeared on her face which made all the witnesses blush including the boy who hated her, namely Gokudera Hayato.
During their free time in the afternoon where the students were free to do what they please, Tsuna left her classroom and went to the back of the school which was always neglected by the people. It was peaceful and quiet there like in the rooftop since the students won't come to that place. She would have stayed in the rooftop but when she saw the sleeves of Hibari's jacket lying on the floor, she closed the door quickly and left the place quickly. She didn't want to encounter Hibari again.
Hibari cracked an eye open to see Tsuna closing the door and leaving.
Tsuna was enjoying the peace. She was so happy that Reborn was not around to disturbed her privacy. She was sitting on the ground with her back on the school wall and stared up in the sky. She might have fallen asleep if she didn't hear the snap of a twig. She looked at the source just to see Gokudera glaring at her. She stood up as quickly as she could and took a few steps away from Gokudera. It was completely obvious that she was afraid of him.
"Wha-What do you want?" Tsuna asked him while shaking in fear.
Gokudera remained quiet and walked towards her. Tsuna felt alarmed and started to run away. Her escape failed when she got pinned by Gokudera on the wall. His hands were placed on the side of her head and he looked at her eyes directly. Their closeness disturbed Tsuna a lot.
"Wha-Wha?" Tsuna was completely surprised at what Gokudera did to her.
"I don't care if you are the one chosen by the Ninth. I still won't accept you as the next boss of Vongola." Gokudera said menacingly to Tsuna.
"What? I-I don't have any plans on b-becoming a-a-a m-m-mafia boss!" Tsuna told him still consumed in fear.
Gokudera's glare had gotten intense. His right hand moved to Tsuna's neck and tried to strangle her. He lifted her up to make her suffer more.
Tsuna clutched his arm and tried to remove it from her neck. She was having hard time breathing due to Gokudera's grip. "Let… go…"
"DIE!" Gokudera screamed as his grip on Tsuna's neck grew tighter.
Tsuna's control on herself was gone when she heard the word "DIE". Her right leg flew to Gokudera's side which caused him to release her. He leapt a few steps back and landed on his knees. He looked up to see Tsuna glaring at him with the same cold and sharp eyes when she confronted Mochida.
"What?" Gokudera stood up and brought out his dynamites. He was completely surprised at the sudden change in her. He could just feel the deadly and dangerous aura that was being emitted by Tsuna.
Tsuna smirked at Gokudera's surprised expression. "The nerve of you to try to kill me… You'll pay for that!"
Gokudera prepared for the upcoming attack. He threw his dynamites to Tsuna which was completely evaded by her as she ran towards him. Tsuna reached him and swipe her leg to his leg so that he would lose balance. Gokudera did a combination of high jump and back flip. He brought out another set of dynamites while in the air and threw it at Tsuna. She performed numerous back flips to evade the dynamites that were aimed at her. As she performed her back flip, she saw a sharp branch that was lying on the ground. She picked it up and held it like a fencing sword.
Gokudera landed on the ground. Just as he landed, Tsuna reached him and began thrusting the branch at him. He moved from left to right and vice versa just to avoid the attacks. He got a scratch in his left cheek when the branch hit him.
"Tch!" Gokudera clicked his tongue. He never expected for Tsuna to be that strong due to her appearance and how she acted.
Gokudera took the right timing to move to the right as Tsuna tried to hit him with the branch on the head. He caught her arm with both of his hands and threw her to the ground.
"Agh!" Tsuna shouted as her back hit the ground.
Gokudera used his body weight to prevent Tsuna from getting up. He placed both of his hands on her neck again and choked the breath out of her.
Tsuna glared at Gokudera as his grip grew tighter and her hands grabbed his arms. To Gokudera's surprise, a part of his arms was frozen by an ice. He released her quickly and stared at the frozen part of his arms. Due to his anger and irritation, he brought out another set of dynamites but it all fell to the ground because his hands grew numb and can't hold the dynamites properly.
"Shoot! I'm dead!" Gokudera shouted as he prepared himself for the worse.
Tsuna saw the danger that Gokudera was in. Even though Gokudera tried to kill her, she can't bring herself to leave and abandon him like nothing was going to happen.
Nana warned her when she was still young on not to use her "hidden powers" because she would be in danger if it would be found out by the people around her especially to those who were knowledgeable about "it". Seeing her classmate in danger, she disobeyed her mother and used it.
Tsuna closed her eyes and concentrated on the dynamites that were about to explode near Gokudera. She knew that she won't make it in time if she concentrated on all of them so the only thing that she could do was lessen the damage.
The dynamites exploded and covered the place with smokes. Gokudera thought that it would be the end of him but he was surprised to know that he was still alive. He cracked one eye open. It was blurry but he swore that he saw the dynamites near him being encased in an ice like it was frozen. His eyes roamed around until he saw Tsuna a few meters standing in front of him. Tsuna's caramel orbs turned into crystal blue ones like an ice which surprised Gokudera a lot. A bluish white flame was flickering in her forehead and covered her hands.
"What in the world…?" pondered Gokudera.
Another set of explosion caused him to close his eyes and covered his face with his arms due to the impact. After a few seconds, the smoke lightened up. Gokudera was lying on the ground. When he opened his eyes, he saw Tsuna looking at him with pure concern on her face. She was sitting on the ground beside him.
"Are you alright?" Tsuna asked him with pure concern on her voice while looking at him directly in the eyes.
Gokudera was rendered speechless at the concern that Tsuna showed to him.
"Uhm… I'm sorry if I hurt you in any way! Please forgive me!" Tsuna bowed down at Gokudera.
"Ah… That's… I…" Gokudera tried to speak but he was unable to do so.
The school bell rang which signifies the end of their free period. Tsuna stood and dusted her skirt.
"Well… S-S-See ya…" Tsuna bid Gokudera goodbye and left him on where he was lying.
"Hey! Wait!" Gokudera sat up quickly and stretched his right arm to stop Tsuna from leaving.
He noticed something wrapped on his arms where he was frozen before. The ice disappeared which was replaced by a white cloth. He looked at the dynamites lying on the ground around him. He remembered that those dynamites were the ones encased in the ice before. He picked a dynamite to look for any trace of the ice but it was all nothing.
Gokudera stood up and placed his hands inside his pockets. He went back in the classroom with the feeling of regret inside him. He was mean to her in their first meeting. The next was that he tried to kill her numerous times and fought with her. Despite all of those deeds, she just rewarded it with concern and kindness. She even saved him from death even though he tried to kill her.
He ruffled his own hair and walked back in class. "Argh! I'm the worse! I'm sorry, Juudaime!"
As Gokudera and Tsuna went back on their respective classrooms, they didn't notice Reborn watching their fight from the 3rd floor windows. He had seen everything from the very beginning. He left the place and continued to watch over Tsuna. He was now sure that Tsuna was hiding something big.
To think that she knew how to use the ice flame that happened to be the rarest flame of all. There were seven flames namely Sky, Storm, Rain, Lightning, Sun, Cloud and Mist. It was said that there was the eighth flame which was called the Ice Flame but the users of those flames had gone extinct during the mafia war in Primo's time. The last user of that flame died in the war. It was said that the eighth flame was completely different to the other seven because every time its user used the flame, it would shorten the life span of its user. The stronger the flame become, the shorter the life of its user would be. It's as if like in exchange of the flame's strength, the user has to pay for it using his or her life. No one knew why the flame was like that. They've researched for who knows how long but the answer was still left in mystery.
According to the records, the flame's existence was hidden to the public eye. Only selected people knew about it and those people were the ones related to mafia who have high positions and rank.
"Just… Where did she learn how to use a flame? And worst, she has the Ice flame? Where did she get it? Tch! This is getting complicated!" Reborn was having a headache due to all the questions that were forming in his mind.
Meanwhile, Tsuna was in an empty classroom. She was clutching her chest and her breathing was heavy. She curled into a ball on the floor because of the intense pain that she was experiencing. The last time she used her flame was when it awakened inside her during her mother's training. Nana warned her before on not to use the flame's power no matter what happens.
When the pain disappeared, Tsuna sat up and waited for her breathing to get even. After everything had gone back to normal, she went back to her classroom. On her way towards her classroom, she encountered Reborn in the hallway.
"Wha-What are you doing here?" Tsuna asked Reborn curiously.
Her question was answered when the principal of their school appeared. He was already in his sixties and was starting to get bald.
"Reborn-sama, can we talk to you for a moment? We have to discuss something about your part-time job."
Even though the principal has a higher position against Reborn, he can't stop himself from treating the said man with high respect. It was all because on how Reborn brought himself up.
Reborn would have followed quickly but when he saw Tsuna's glare, he decided to answer her question personally.
"Me? I'm taking care of some important business… Starting from now on, I am going to become the new principal of this school since the old principal will have to retire. As you can see, he is already old." Reborn tilted his fedora and smirked.
Now, he can be with her 24/7 whether it was outside or inside the house.
Tsuna couldn't believe at what she heard. Reborn was going to be the new principal of Namimori School. He will become its new leader. The HELL is that?! How did that even happen?!
Reborn left together with the current principal to finish all the papers and formalities. When they were already out of sight, Tsuna kicked the wall numerous times and stomped her feet on the floor angrily.
"THE HECK?! THAT BASTARD! HE WAS REALLY TRYING MY PATIENCE! ARGH! He's UNBELIEVABLE!" Tsuna screamed angrily as her temper snapped. She didn't care any longer if her façade disappeared or not as long as she could let her anger out.
As Tsuna continued to let her anger out on the poor wall and floor, she didn't notice Yamamoto taking a peek at her from where he was. He was standing at the corner of a hallway to hide himself from Tsuna's sight.
"Hahaha… She's really interesting!" Yamamoto laughed when he saw Tsuna's true self for the first time.
Tsuna stopped stomping her foot on the floor when she felt someone looking at her. She scanned the place but she didn't see anyone present in the hallway aside from herself.
"I… must be imagining things…" Tsuna murmured to herself.
She went back to her classroom to get her things so that she could finally go home.
Yamamoto was leaning on the wall while smiling. He was thinking on how to befriend Tsuna without scaring her. He left the place when one of his friends in the baseball club called him for practice.
Author's Notes: I am so sorry for the long update! I was EXTREMELY busy before up to the point I was forced to isolate myself in fanfiction for more than one week! (I think it's more than one month now…) Waaaahhh…! Please forgive me, readers! I'm back but it's just temporary! Again… I'm sorry everyone! I'll update my other stories as well… One at a time… I'm not superman anyway… Hehehe…
***Warning! A rant from yours truly***
I thought I'm going to die for the past weeks! (I rarely eat and didn't sleep for almost one week just to finish those abominable projects and meet the deadlines…!) but then again, I survived! So yeah! Screw that teacher who made my life miserable for the past weeks! Graaahh! How did he or she expect us to finish two projects which are worth making half a year each?! Top it off, he or she only gave us one week to finish all of it! I mean ALL OF IT! He/She has the screws on his/her brain lose! As if like his/her subject is the only subject in the world! I don't have a grudge on his/her kind or people like him/her but he/she is just plain abominable! Argh!
Yeah! Forget about the 1st paragraph, it's not the main plot of this rant. As you all know I'm a busy woman… I even asked NICELY for your kind patience and understanding, dear readers… So this time, I'll let my horns grow out of my head for a moment since there are some of you who are like annoying, impatient, spoiled brat little rascals who act like shits that doesn't even know the definition of the words "patience" and "wait". Kindly google it you little brats! There are even dictionaries on sale (the pocket and normal ones…)! Use it! It will help your vocabulary a lot!
I know that not all of you are like those LITTLE RASCALS but I'll use this opportunity to inform those LITTLE RASCALS or SHITS (You know who you are…) to STOP telling me to update, upload, or any word related and synonymous with those words and meaning! It is alright if you tell me that to remind me once, twice, or thrice but if 20, 30, or even 50+ of you tell me that and majority of you tell it in a RUDE and OFFENSIVE WAY, anyone will surely get pissed off by that! I'm even tempted to abandon this story thanks to the 199th and 200th PM that I've received that used up all the 8000 characters in writing the words "UPDATE!" and "UPLOAD!", all in caps lock with matching exclamation pointsssss! I repeat… pointssssss! Get a life in real life, please…
Tell you what, you little chipmunks! Give me all the free time in the world and I'll update everyday… that is if you could give me all of that… If not, then SHUT UP and WAIT! You read an entire chapter and that's all you could say!
To make you little chipmunks shut your mouth, I've uploaded this non-beta'ed version. I'm still waiting for the beta'ed versions which were not yet finish due to my beta reader's circumstances. I'm willing to wait no matter how long it takes because I believe in her skills and I understand the situation that she is in now. I'll replace the non-beta'ed versions once the beta'ed versions are finally available. That IS why… STOP telling me to update, upload, or whatever (in a rude way…ppssshhh…) because I know that I will do it once I got the time! I did my best to ignore your presence you little chipmunks but you're asking for it! It took great effort and self-control on my part on not to mention your names, to be exact codenames, pennames, or whatever…
Despite all of that, I apologized for everything that I've said especially when I called some of you with names like little rascals and chipmunks. It's just that there are some of you who are being rude and offensive in asking an update. It made me angry… Anyway, I'm so sorry everyone... I hope you guys will forgive me… *bows*
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Thank you for your reviews Aira-Chama, Soul Vrazy, oxOX-OozoraxxHime-XOxo, XxShadowfangxX, Autore Raita, Kyara17, VenomRogue, Secret29, sapo, ShotgunWilly, Yuna's Reincarnation-1, Little Bookwyrm, tarious123, WinterGuardianAngel24, TherychanXD, Saiotto, BloodieReader, ezcap1st, Wolf1989, Marlen-sama, Tuna-fish-cat-ish-thing1270, NinjaGirl9797, and NekoMimiMyawMyaw!
Aira-Chama: You're lucky that your friends just get annoyed when you point out their mistakes… My friends would get annoyed as well. Top it off, they would choke me or hit the back of my head when I point out their mistakes. Despite all of that, I still like them… Hehehe… They're fun to be with… Thank you for considering my request as well. :)
oxOX-OozoraxxHime-XOxo: There is one that I know but I forgot the title and the author of that story. As far as I remember, Tsuna in that story is not a dame and Nana is one heck of a mother there. She's a sniper in that story. Unfortunately, it's just a one-shot. I tried to remember the title or the author of that story but my memories won't come back. I'm sorry…
Kyara17: Um… I don't understand French but I used google translate so that I could understand what you were trying to say. Judging by its translation, it seems like you liked it. Thank you so much! I'm glad that you like it. I appreciate it a lot! :)
VenomRogue: Wh-WHY didn't you tell me before that the names of my FemTsunas were so original up to the point you guys would think that it is an OC? After all the stories that I made… Huhuhu… *goes in a dark corner and cries*
Too late to go back now… It's troublesome to change so meh! I'll leave it as that… Hehehe… XD
I made the names of my FemTsunas to be original because I don't want to use the common ones like Tsunami or Tsunahime… No offense to the authors who use those names for their story… Using the name Tsuna for a female would be strange as well since it's a boy's name but since I'm using it in this story that counts that I'm strange. Hahaha… :D
But to think that it was too original up to the point that you guys would think that it's an OC *sniff*, all I did was just rearrange the letters in the name "Tsunayoshi" and replace or remove some of it. It's still Tsuna in a way… But then… Waaahhh! It just shows how much of a failure I am as an author! I'm so sorry! ToT
Secret29: Shoot! Do I sound like Tsuna when I was formally asking for a beta reader? Uh… I'm so sorry… It seems like I got carried away in Tsuna's character that I made up to the point that I forgot to switch back to myself. When I am writing my stories, I have to get the feeling and act like the character in the story. I have to think like them so that I could grasp and express their character properly. I don't know how to explain it properly but that's just how I write my fanfics. Normally, after I've finished writing my stories, I would go back to normal. It seems like I got carried away in my feelings. Hehehe… Sorry about that… Anyway, thank you for considering my request as well. :D
sapo: Um… I guess so… but the main pairings will be what I wrote in the summary.
ShotgunWilly: Thank you for your criticism and for considering my request. It really helped me a lot.
TherychanXD: I'm afraid that I can't answer your first and second question. Second, I'm not having a hard time on who is the person in the hood. I know who it is and I won't tell not until the right moment come. It's just that I'm too busy that's why I'm not updating anymore. Anyway, thank you for telling me your opinion. I appreciate it a lot. :)
Wolf1989: Comrades-in-arms! Wahaha… Thank you! :D
Marlen-sama: Thank you so much! Don't worry, I'm fine… Thank you for your concern. :)
Do enjoy reading everyone! ^_^