Disclaimer: I do not own KHR...
Reminders: Please read the prequel of this story entitled "The Vongola's Black Sheep" first to fully understand this story.
Fabricated Life
Chapter 5: Rule Breakerz (part two: Five lifeless years)
Daemon and Elena went inside a shop which happens to be a supermarket. Elena became part of the student council. From that day on, she will be in-charge of taking care of the student council's members. Daemon accompanied Elena to buy some foods to be put in their refrigerator since it's already empty. He got some shopping cart and helped Elena in her shopping. He volunteered himself to accompany Elena in the name of love. Giotto and the others didn't even bother to interfere because Daemon's feelings for Elena were completely obvious. Even a five-year old kid would know about it when looking at Daemon.
The basket was filled with different foods like vegetables, meats, eggs and etc. Elena continued to inspect her list of things as she walked towards their next stop.
"Are there still more?" Daemon asked in his most, nicest tone.
Elena looked at Daemon and nodded. "Yes, just a few more things and we will be done."
They walked around until Elena accidentally tripped herself. Daemon ran to her sides to catch her. Elena collided with Daemon's chest. Her heart skipped a beat when she inhaled Daemon's scent. She looked up at him to thank him but she can't bring herself to say anything when she noticed how close their face with each other. Both of them straightened up as they look away with each other. Their faces were tomato red that made a certain someone unhappy.
Daemon felt some dark, negative, killing, and menacing aura behind him. He looked behind him to see who it was or the source of that aura but the only thing that he saw was the shelf that was filled with box of cereals
"Is there something wrong, Daemon?" Elena asked Daemon curiously when she saw the alertness in his eyes.
Daemon looked back at Elena and shook his head. "Nufufufu... No, it's nothing. Let's finish what we came here for."
Elena smiled and nodded. They continued where they have left off. Behind the shelf, a person that was filled with those said aura was staring at Daemon's back. Daemon just missed half of Yume's face that has been revealed at the side of the shelf.
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Yume clawed her fingers on the sides of the shelf. She was completely irritated at what Daemon was doing to her beloved so-called sister. Their closeness made Yume wanted to charge at them and make a bowl of salad out of Daemon's head.
"Gggrrr... What's with the lovey-dovey atmosphere? Did you see all the sparkles, bubbles and flowers behind them? It made me sick!" Yume told Tsuna in an angry tone.
Tsuna sighed at what Yume said in just one breath. He was even more surprised at himself that he understood all of it. "Let me guess... You lack some romantic fiber, inside you, isn't it?"
"Hmph!" Yume snubbed at him.
Yume continued to follow Daemon and Elena with Tsuna following her from behind. Tsuna wanted to come back in the school before the others namely Reborn, Alaude and Hibari find out about their escape. If only he knew, the said people were so hot on their trail.
In the academy, a new batch of guards was stopping Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ryohei, Hibari, Mukuro and Chrome from leaving the school.
Gokudera brought out his dynamites and threw it at the guards that were trying to capture them. "GET OUT OF MY WAY! JYUUDAIME NEEDS ME!"
Yamamoto swung his sword knocking the guards down. He made sure to use the back of the blade so that he won't accidentally hurt or kill anyone. "Hahaha... This is fun!"
Ryohei ran towards the gates. He found out from his classmates that the gate was impenetrable because it was made of a special kind of metal that was just WAY TOO HARD to break. He decided to test its hardness by delivering his maximum canon.
"EXTREME! TAKE THIS! MAXIMUM CANON!" Ryohei exclaimed as he delivered a punch on the impenetrable gate.
The gate was completely shattered which made Gokudera, Yamamoto, Hibari, Mukuro and Chrome leave the school grounds completely.
Hibari mumbled something about breaking the rules and some payments for the repairs. Mukuro smirked as he enjoyed breaking the rules and when he saw Hibari's facial expression. Chrome sighed at her friends' antics but they still need to find Tsuna and Yume before Hibari could bite them to death.
Tsuna's friends used the chance Ryohei provided for them to escape the school.
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Inside the student council's office, Giotto sticks his face on the glass window as he saw the escape of his little brother's friends. He scratched the glass with his nails.
"NNNOOO...! THE REPAIRS!" Giotto complained inside the room when he saw the damaged done by Ryohei.
G called more back-ups when he realized that more students were using that chance to get out of the school grounds yelling something about freedom, karaoke, malls, and no classes. He had to make the call since their president was too shocked about the damage done and the upcoming repairs that needed to be done. It means that more paperwork will come for his boss and friend.
"We need reinforcements! Students are getting out of control! So hurry up and send more people here!" G yelled at the phone that he was holding.
Lampo scratched the back of his head as he went to the front lines together with Knuckles and Asari to prevent students from coming out of the school. He didn't want to go but he was forced to go which left him with no other options.
"Yare Yare... Who would have thought that the problem would grow this big?" Lampo asked to no one in particular as he scratched the back of his head.
Alaude ran towards outside as quickly as he could. He threw some handcuffs towards the students who were trying to escape. His handcuffs caught the wrists of some students while some of it attached on the students' ankles preventing them from running away. His deadly aura was all over the campus. There were so many students breaking the rules. The only joy that he had was arresting them.
Alaude's subordinates came and arrested the students who were trying to get out of the school grounds. Some of the students didn't bother trying to leave the campus when Alaude appeared in the flesh with all his killing intent spreading in the campus.
In just half an hour, they were able to calm and restrain the students from getting out of control. Knuckles, Asari and Lampo remained guarding the gate together with Alaude's subordinates. On the other hand, Alaude left the campus in search of Yume and Tsuna. He was dead set on capturing Yume who was the mastermind of the ruckus that happened.
In the town's square, a huge fountain that has statues of soldiers was standing in the middle. One statue was riding on a horse while pointing its sword to the sky. The other statue was standing straight while saluting. Sitting at the edge of the fountain were Daemon and Elena who were resting from their shopping spree.
"Elena, are you hungry?" Daemon asked her like a true gentleman.
Elena nodded in response to Daemon's answer. She gave him her sweetest smile which made the heart of the said man beat a thousand times.
Daemon stood up and helped Elena in standing by holding her hand. The moment Elena stood up, his head snapped up towards the statues. He glared at the statues especially at the horse-riding one but nothing suspicious was on it.
Elena tilted her head in worry and curiosity as she stared at Daemon.
"Is there something wrong, Daemon?" Elena asked Daemon. Her face was filled with concern.
Daemon met Elena's gaze and smiled. "No, it's nothing... Let's go and eat. There's a nearby restaurant here that serves great food."
"Okay..." Elena smiled sweetly again.
The two walked towards the restaurant with their hands interlocked. They forgot that they were holding hands all along. Daemon hid the fact that he could sense that someone was following them. He sensed it before in the store while they were buying their groceries but he just ignored it. Now, it was different. The dark aura was getting intense. The malice and killing-intent was in it. He was not scared at all if anyone would attack them but he was getting worried for Elena's sake. He didn't want her to get hurt. No one wants to see the person he or she loves hurt.
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Behind the two acting lovers were Yume, who was riding on the horse-riding statue and Tsuna, who appeared from the back of the other statue. Yume had her back on the rider statue's chest. Oh, how much she wanted to strangle Daemon to death. On the other hand, Tsuna leaned sideways on the sides of the saluting statue while crossing his arms.
The people, who would pass around the statue, would whisper or laugh at the two. Some of them would give them strange looks.
"Hey... Look at those two..." One woman said to her friend in Italian.
"What strange kids..." A man murmured to his friends.
"Is this the first time that they came in the city proper?" A middle-aged woman, feeling young, said to her group of friends.
Yume looked at them and glared. She raised her fist telling them her outburst. "Hey! We are not some country bumpkins!"
"But you're acting like one..." Tsuna sweatdropped as he released a deep sigh.
"Hmph! Fine! Anyway, let's go follow them..." Yume leaped off the horse statue. She skipped a bit to avoid the water and ran towards where Daemon and Elena had disappeared.
Tsuna rolled his eyes before he followed Yume. He pushed himself away from the statue. "Ugh! Why can't you just leave the soon-to-be-lovers in peace?"
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Ten minutes later after Tsuna and Yume left the town square, Reborn and Colonello have arrived there. Whether in the mafia community or not, both men were popular. They could attract girls even just by standing or without doing anything at all.
When the ruckus in the school had started, the two arcobaleno used the emergency exit of the school to leave. They made sure that no one noticed them leaving. It would be troublesome if someone saw them leaving.
"Where did those two go? Kora~! We don't have any leads which we could use, kora~!" Colonello complained as he sat at the edge of the fountain and fed the birds that were gathering around him.
Reborn tilted his fedora as he continued to think about Tsuna and Yume's destination.
A group of girls had passed by in front of him. He decided to ask them if they had seen two kids. He showed a picture of Yume and Tsuna to the girls. The girls blushed when they noticed how handsome Reborn is.
Colonello walked towards Reborn. Their face became as red as a tomato when they saw Colonello. They had a hard time choosing which was better and more handsome.
"Ah! That girl!" One girl exclaimed when she saw Yume's picture.
"Aaahhh...! Wasn't she here a while ago?" One friend of the girl tapped her chin.
"Yeah! There's no doubt! That was the girl who was riding that horse statue like a boss!"
"The other one was her comrade... He was kinda cute back then..."
"They were just here a while ago?" Colonello's eyes widen in shock. Who would have thought that they were so close in finding them?
"Where did they go?" Reborn asked the girl while flashing his flirtatious smirk. He did that just to get the information that he need as soon as possible.
The girl became as red as a strawberry and collapsed. Some of her friends caught her and they began fanning their unconscious friend.
"T-They went that way..." The girl's other friend pointed to the road where Yume and Tsuna disappeared to.
Reborn and Colonello gave their thanks and left the girls. They still have a job that needed to be accomplished. While heading towards the said direction, they could hear the voice of Gokudera screaming "JYUUDAIME!" from a distance. Tough luck for them, it means more students to capture.
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The restaurant was kinda luxurious but thank goodness, the people working there were not so strict in attires and formalities. As long as the customers could pay the price of their foods, then they could eat there as much as they want. The tables were separated with each other by a divider that has plants on top of it.
Daemon and Elena ordered pasta and a strawberry cake. The two ate peacefully while having some conversations which was to lovey-dovey for Yume's taste.
While eating the cake, Elena decided to give her strawberry to Daemon since the strawberry was not that sweet for her taste. She pierced the strawberry with her fork and gave it to Daemon.
Daemon teased Elena. He grabbed Elena's hand gently and ate the strawberry from her fork. Elena blushed madly but deep inside, she liked what Daemon did. She really loved Daemon but she was too shy to confess yet. On the other hand, Daemon was openly showering his love to her.
Behind Daemon was a divider which has some holes for design purposes. Behind the divider was the table which was occupied by Tsuna and Yume. The dark aura has gotten intense as the seconds count.
Yume stabbed her carbonara like she was murdering it. Her anger has risen to a whole new level. "ARGH! I've seen that! I TOTALLY SAW THAT! That was an indirect kiss! I swear I am going to make a salad bowl out of his head!"
"Really... Daemon-nii... I don't know what to say..." Tsuna said as he sipped his drink. He looked at Daemon over his shoulders.
Daemon sensed the aura once again. He looked towards his back quickly which made Yume pushed her shades up and Tsuna turned to his food while lowering his orange cap.
Elena looked at Daemon full of concern. "Is there something wrong, Daemon?"
"Hm... Something's strange... It seems like someone is following us." Daemon was unable to hide the truth from Elena. He saw her worried expression and reassured that everything would be fine.
Being a part of Vongola was hard. Enemies would come after you 24/7 and from all directions. Hohoho... If only he knew, who was following them...
Daemon decided to return to the school for Elena's safety. The sooner they get to school, the better.
Tsuna looked at Yume with shock in his eyes. "Where did you get that shades?"
"Hmph! What about you? Where did that cap come from?" Yume countered back in a low voice.
As Daemon and Elena left the restaurant, Yume and Tsuna waited for how many seconds before following them again. As the two approached the double doors, the doors opened which revealed Colonello and Reborn who entered the restaurant.
Tsuna almost died of heart attack when he saw Reborn while Yume cursed in a low voice.
"Shoot! They're finally here! There's no way, I'll go back without making that melon-head pay for his crimes." Yume cursed as she clicked her tongue.
"Um... What kind of crime did he do?" Tsuna couldn't understand Yume's way of thinking.
The two decided to act normal but their hearts were beating faster as they get nearer to Reborn and Colonello.
An unexplainable aura began to swirl around the restaurant when the two parties crossed with each other. Tsuna bowed down a little to hide his eyes using the cap so that Reborn won't recognize him. Yume pushed her shades over the bridge of her nose while walking like a boss. They prayed to themselves that the two arcobaleno won't recognize them ever.
They passed with each other like everything was normal. When Tsuna and Yume passed through Reborn and went out of the doors successfully, Reborn paused for a moment and looked at them over his shoulders.
"Hm?" (Reborn)
Colonello stopped in his tracks and stared at Reborn. "Something wrong? Kora~!"
Reborn glared at the doors for a moment before shrugging off. "Nothing..."
A waiter greeted leading them to a seat but they didn't take one. Instead, they asked him about the runaway students. They showed him the pictures and the man gasped. He pointed that he saw the students. He told them that it was the students that passed through them a while ago.
Colonello cursed in Italian while Reborn clicked his tongue. Just as he thought, it was really them. He had somehow sensed that it was them but he just ignored it because it would be troublesome if he made a mistake.
They ran outside as quickly as they could but they couldn't find them anywhere.
"Let's separate!" Reborn ordered.
"Gladly! Kora~!" Colonello replied.
Reborn took the right side while Colonello took the left side. This game of chase was starting to irritate them a lot.
Outside the restaurant, Tsuna and Yume ran for their lives knowing that Reborn and Colonello might be hot on their trail. Worst, they lost sight of Daemon and Elena.
"UGH! RRRUUUNNN...!" Yume screamed as she breaks through the crowds of people that were walking around the place.
They happened to arrive in a festive place which was filled with different colors. The confetti was raining down on them like it was just a natural thing.
Tsuna could almost run in par with Yume. He stopped in his tracks when he heard Gokudera's voice screaming Jyuudaime in a distance. He followed the source of the voice until her reached an open spot that has a statue of a horse. The horse statue was raising its front legs in full glory.
On top of the horse statue was Gokudera screaming like he came from the mountains. Yamamoto was standing beside the horse statue while declining nicely the women's offer for him to go out with them.
Tsuna also heard Ryohei's voice yelling his catchphrase "EXTREME!". He looked at the source of Ryohei's voice. A few meters on the right side of the statue, he could see a boxing match was held there. He sweatdropped when he saw Ryohei not as one of the audience but as one of the participants.
"EXTREME! Who's my next opponent?" Ryohei threw out a challenge to any man who could hear him.
"O-oniisan..." Tsuna sighed when he saw Ryohei in the boxing ring.
On the left side where the booths were standing, he saw Mukuro and Hibari fighting with each other. Both of them were arguing on what strap suited Chrome's cellphone. Mukuro insisted for a pineapple strap but Hibari countered by telling him that a bird strap looks better on Chrome's cellphone.
The crowd was irritating Mukuro and most especially Hibari but their presence with each other was more irritating than anything else.
Chrome was standing at the center with a worried look on her face. She clutched the cellphone on her chest. The only thing that she wanted was to find a nice accessory for her cellphone in peace but this had to happen.
"Mukuro-sama... Hibari-san... Please stop fighting..." Chrome pleaded in tears but her plea was buried in the clashing sound of metals that came from Hibari's tonfa and Mukuro's trident.
Tsuna's guardians, except for Gokudera, had completely forgotten about the search for their boss. Such is the effect of the festival in the human mind. He looked around when he noticed that Yume was no longer in his sight.
"Ack! I've lost Yume!" Tsuna shouted as he gripped his hair.
A big hand that was highly trained by the military landed on his left shoulder. His heart stopped when he felt the hand on his shoulder. He didn't bother looking who it was since he already knew who it was.
*huff huff* "I finally caught up with you... Kora~!"
"HHHIIIEEE...!" Tsuna screamed which made the birds fly in unison.
Yume continued to run while looking for Daemon and Elena's whereabouts. She accidentally bumped on a man who was dressed in a doctor's garments. The man had short, white hair and white beard. He had black eyes that could almost see through a person's soul. His face was wrinkled including his hands due to the time passed. He steadied Yume when she almost fell on the ground. Yume's face was buried on his chest.
"Are you alright, miss?" The man asked her with concern in his voice.
Yume raised his face to look at the man's face then she smiled to reassure the man of her safety. For a moment there, the man's eyes widen in surprise and he turned pale when he saw Yume's face. He looked as if like he had seen a ghost.
"Ah... Don't worry, mister... I'm alright... Thanks!" Yume ran in a hurry leaving the old man standing in shock. She had seen the top of Daemon's head turning in a corner which made her left in a hurry.
By the time the man had finally recovered from shock, he turned around and stared at the place where Yume was engulfed by the sea people.
"That's... The Young Lady...? Yumeira? It can't be... but how?" The man muttered still surprised at what he had seen.
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Yume scanned the place. She had lost Daemon because of the people's population. Add it up with Tsuna's disappearance, oh... such joy...
"Where did Tsuna go?" Yume said as she continued to search for Daemon.
While searching, she bumped again on a man who was wearing a black trench coat. She rubbed her nose that collided on the man's chest.
"That hurts..." Yume said in pain.
"Hn! I finally found you..." The man replied as a clinking sound was heard from namely a handcuff.
Yume raised her head to see the man's face. Her eyes grew as big as saucers when she saw no other than the face of hell, Alaude.
"AH! THE OLD PREFECT!" Yume sprinted as fast as she could away from Alaude's grasp.
Her running was just in time for her to escape Alaude's handcuffs from detaining her. Oh... How pissed Alaude was when Yume escaped from his grasp. Top it off; she called him "old". The girl will no longer survive or see another day.
He chased Yume in his top speed. He had to admit that her running speed was commendable.
"I'll arrest you to death!" Alaude threatened as his speed was getting faster.
"AH! STAY AWAY FROM ME! I JUST BROKE A SINGLE RULE LIKE LEAVING THE SCHOOL GROUNDS! CAN'T YOU JUST LET IT GO? YOU LAW FREAK!" Yume screamed while she was doing her best to avoid Alaude's attacks.
"You beat the guard who was guarding the college department. You beat up the guards that were guarding the gate. You left the school without any permission from the higher ups given that you are a high school student. Top it off; you dragged another student with you. The list had goes on, miss..." Alaude enumerated all the rules that she broke.
"Hmph! Law Freak..." Yume increased her speed as she murmured those words because of that she just dug her own grave.
As she continued to ran, in front of her was Reborn who appeared from the dark alleyway which was located in front of her.
Reborn was surprised to see her for a split second before he prepared himself in capturing her. Yume tried to break and turn to a corner but she couldn't do it because of her speed. Instead of breaking, she grabbed a nearby post to help her change her direction. She used the wall as a stepping stone so that she could avoid Reborn's grasp. Their eyes interlocked with each other for a moment before Yume continued to run in her top speed.
*huff huff* "GAH! I didn't break a heavy-heavy rule, didn't I? I just wanted to ensure my sister's safety and happiness... Thanks to that melon-head of a salad bowl! Those people sent two... no, three... strong people after us!"
Leon turned into a gun which Reborn used to shot Yume. She had to move left and right to avoid all the bullets.
The people would make way the moment Reborn and Alaude passed through. Yume jumped towards the top of the booths and went towards the roofs.
Reborn changed his gun into a whip and aimed at Yume's ankle but he kept on missing it because she was pretty good at evading all of his attacks. Alaude and Reborn joined forces to capture Yume.
Yume jumped off from a roof and went inside a building that looked like a tower. She climbed on the spiral stairway that has approximately 5000 steps. The moment she reached the top, she leaned sideways on the wall and panted.
*huff huff* "What a... ridiculous... building..." Yume said completely tired.
A bullet that almost hit her head and a handcuff that almost captured her wrists snapped her attention back to reality. She looked at them over her shoulders before proceeding outside.
Reborn held the railings for support while Alaude used the wall to keep his balance. Even though they were one of the strongest, climbing a stairway that has 5000 steps was no joke.
They followed Yume outside of the tower. The cool breeze on the top of the tower felt good on their skin but that didn't make Reborn and Alaude back down on capturing Yume.
Yume was completely cornered with no way of escape. She had an idea came to her mind when she saw the rope that was attached at the outer wall of the tower and it was connected to the other building that has a veranda on it. She took the rope and untied it on the wall. She stood on top of the brick railings readying herself from jumping off. Oh yeah! She only saw those things on movies. She never expected to do it in real life. She turned around when she heard Alaude's voice. She hid the rope behind her back.
"Give up, Yume... There's no way for you to escape..." Alaude said to her while preparing his handcuffs.
The cool breeze that blow on top of the tower gave a dramatic effect on his line like in a movie. (A/N: What did I just write there? o.O)
Yume smiled ridiculously sweet at him which made Alaude remember a certain someone. "Hm... I wonder about that..."
She took one step back which caused her to fall off the brick railings that she was standing to.
Alaude and Reborn ran as quickly as they could to grab her but it was already too late. They saw her heading towards the other building like she was Tarzan. It made Alaude mad more when she was able to escape from her a second time.
Reborn climbed onto the brick railings. Leon transformed into a glider and he used Leon to chase after Yume.
Yume released the rope before she hit onto the wall of the other building. She fell on a tarpaulin of some small store. Leon transformed back to his original form. Reborn landed on the tarpaulin where Yume fell.
She crawled away from Reborn but before she could get away completely, Reborn grabbed her ankle and pulled her.
"Ack! Let go of me!" Yume tried to fight her way out.
Reborn used his body and weight to pin down Yume. "There's no way, I'll let you escape."
Yume was getting uncomfortable at the closeness of their face and body. "YOU~...! CORRUPTING MINOR!"
Reborn's eyes widen for a split second before it returned to how it was. Yume's words reminded him of Natsu when he tried to awaken her three years ago in her room for the first time. Top it off, Yume's resemblance to Natsu was adding to his torture.
"Damn it! I swear that I have forgotten her! How come those memories are still hunting me? She's already dead!" Reborn thought to himself.
"LLLEEETTT GGGOOO OOOFFF MMMEEE..!" Yume still tried to break free from Reborn's grasp. She was completely oblivious at the effect that she had on Reborn.
The sooner he gets her back to the school, the better.
Reborn pulled Yume and hang her over his shoulder. Leon transformed into a rope which he used to tie down Yume's hands and feet.
Yume did her last stand but it was no use. He was just too strong. She felt something warm inside her when Reborn held her but she couldn't point out what it was. His body warmth was somehow familiar but it was still strange to her. It was an unexplainable feeling. She didn't know him and she wasn't connected to him in anyway.
It was already sunset when Daemon and Elena arrived in the school. They were completely surprised at what they had seen. The gates were destroyed and there were a lot of guards roaming everywhere. There were also a lot of injured men.
"Nufu... What happened here?" Daemon can't help himself but ask.
Asari, who heard and welcomed him, began telling him everything that happened.
Elena almost cried when she heard about Yume's actions. They were not related by blood but she already loved her like a real sister.
"Ah! Yume! Why did you do this?" Elena said as she wiped her tears with her handkerchief.
Just on cue, Reborn and Alaude arrived together with Yume who was wearing a handcuff. Yume smiled brightly when she saw Elena. She ran towards her completely ignoring Reborn and Alaude who was walking at her sides.
"Sister! Are you alright? Are you hurt? Which part of your body is painful? Can I kill that melon-head for hurting you?" Yume asked Elena like there was no tomorrow.
Elena tried to calm down Yume but it was no use. Daemon had finally realized that the dark aura that he felt before was no doubt came from Yume. So that's why... She didn't accept him yet as a man worthy of Elena.
"What if he is a playboy? What if he toy with your feelings? I swear I am going turn him into a fruit salad exclusively for pigs!" Yume continued to cry while having a negative prediction for the future.
Daemon smiled and reassured her that he won't hurt Elena no matter what happens. She will be the only woman that he would love forever and ever. Elena blushed when she heard his confession.
His confession made Yume cry more. "Uwah! They are going to get married! What will I do? I'll die of starvation! I don't know how to cook! I know that it's selfish but... WWWAAAHHH...!"
Elena smiled and hugged Yume. "Don't worry, it's alright... I am not going to leave you behind. Besides, who said that I'm going to marry? I'm still too young for that..."
Yume sniffed and nodded. She wiped her tears with her arms.
Daemon imagined for Elena being his wife. Ah... such joy! He laughed creepily which made Asari, Knuckles and Lampo question his sanity.
Minutes later, Colonello appeared together with Tsuna and his friends. It was hard subduing them but he still succeeded. He was not called an Arcobaleno for nothing.
Alaude cut the moment when he dragged Yume and Tsuna for their punishment. He will be the one who will give the punishment personally to them. The two look-a-likes cried their hearts out when they saw the facial expression of Alaude. He also ordered some of his men to punish Gokudera and the others. Regardless of their reason, they still broke the rules.
Gokudera asked for forgiveness while bowing to the ground. "Jyuudaime! Forgive me! I failed you as your right hand man!"
And thus, Alaude's punishment began which was too cruel for words. Tsuna had finally learned his lessons, no matter how exciting an activity is, he will never break the rules again especially if they have Alaude who was implementing the rules. Yume had also learned her lesson. The next time she breaks the rules, she swore that she won't let herself get caught. Now, she's crazier than I thought.
During the night, all of them were now in the dormitory sleeping in peace. Tsuna went to the student's resting lounge which was equivalent to a house's living room except that the size was ten to one hundred times better. All of the entertaining gadgets and appliances were present in the room from televisions to billiards and etc.
Tsuna couldn't sleep so he went there to watch some movie. To his surprise, he saw Yume walking around looking for something. She had a pained look on her face and she looked like she was about to cry.
"No... It's not here... it's not here at all! Where is it?" A small tear escaped from her eyes as she pulled the pillows which were on the sofa.
She even looked under the table, chairs and appliances but she couldn't find it.
"Are you looking for something, Yume?"
Tsuna's voice caught Yume's attention. He had an idea somehow on what she was looking.
"My picture... The picture of my friends and I is gone! I can't find it anywhere! That is an important thing! That was the last one! I don't have any copies other than that one!" Yume burst into tears.
Tsuna brought out the picture from his pajama pocket which he was holding on since the daylight. "Is this the one you're looking for?"
Yume ran towards Tsuna. She took the picture in her hands. A genuine smile appeared on her face which caught Tsuna off guard.
Yume looked at Tsuna and asked. "How did you get this?"
"It fell together with your wallet when we were following your sister and Daemon to the shop." Tsuna answered as he sat on the sofa.
"Oh... Is that so? Hee-hee! Thank you, Tsuna..." Yume joined Tsuna on the sofa and stared at the full moon that was displayed from the window.
Tsuna did the same thing then he realized that, that was the chance that he was looking for. He decided to play innocent like he didn't know the girls in the picture.
"What are... those girls connection to you?" Tsuna asked her.
Yume met Tsuna's gaze and answered. "Oh! Them? They were my friends... It's unfortunate that I couldn't remember them..."
She resumed looking at the picture and caressed it with her fingers like it was a treasure.
"You... don't remember them...?" Tsuna said completely in shock.
Yume nodded in agreement. "Yes... When I awakened, I don't have any memories of my past. I don't even know who I am or even the basics of life. I was like a newly born infant. It was my mother who taught me everything from the very beginning. Sister Elena was also there by my side willing to help me. I may have learned everything but my memories didn't return. My memories didn't show any signs of coming back no matter how many times I looked at the albums that we have."
Tsuna shook his head in confusion and disbelief. "Wait! What do you mean by when you awakened?"
"Oh... That... You see, Tsuna... When I was still 10 years old, a car accident befell on me after this picture was taken. I was together with my father back then. The accident caused me to be in a coma for five years while it killed my father. Then, three years ago... about three to five months after my 15th birthday, I awakened without any of my memories..." (Yume)
Tsuna was completely shocked at what he had heard. The year of her awakening had matched the time when his twin sister died. He shook his head mentally. It was the year when his sister disappeared. He couldn't accept she was already dead.
Yume continued talking. She didn't notice the stress that she was giving to Tsuna's mind. "I tried to recover my memories by looking at the albums that we have but it was no use. Nothing would come to my mind. My mother noticed my will to remember everything so she explained the pictures to me one by one..."
She showed the picture again to Tsuna. "This picture... She told me that Irue and Kiyomi were my friends. I found them outside of a burning laboratory when I was about five. We were having a picnic nearby back then. While I was playing around, I found them completely wounded so I had decided to take them in to my family. That's what my mother told me... It was a shame though... by the time that I awakened, they are already dead. Mother refused to tell me the cause of their death. She said that I would just forget it. After that, she refused to tell me anything. I found out that the doctors who were taking care of me warned her not to force me to remember everything because it would be bad for my health. Since then, I waited for my memories to return naturally by itself."
Tsuna would have said something but the grandfather clock sounded which informed them that it was already midnight. Yume stood and said her goodbye to Tsuna before going back to her room. She thanked him again before leaving. He was left inside the room all by himself.
A man in black suit who was a little bit older to Giotto's age entered the room which alerted Tsuna. At first, he thought that it was Xanxus but he had calmed down when he recognized the man.
It was their cousin, Ricardo Vongola. The last time he had seen him was when he was still ten. Ricardo looked like Xanxus a lot except that he has long hair which was tied in a pony tail. He may look harsh and strict but he was a nice man. The man was said to be in a business trip but the entire family was gathered when an all-out search for Yume was held three years ago.
"Ricardo-niisan... Um... Did you hear everything?" Tsuna asked him while trembling in fear. Cousin or not, Ricardo was really intimidating.
Ricardo removed his suit and hanged it on a stand before sitting beside Tsuna. He sighed as tiredness was completely obvious in his features.
"Tsuna, who is that person that looked exactly like Natsuyume?" Ricardo asked his little cousin.
"Oh, that? She's my classmate. Her name is Yumeira Vestale..." Tsuna answered while examining his cousin's face tightens.
"Don't lie to me, Tsuna! Tell me the truth! Who is she?" (Ricardo)
Tsuna flinched at Ricardo's voice. "I-I'm not lying Ricardo-nii! She is really Yumeira Vestale!"
Ricardo stood and glared at Tsuna. "That's impossible, Tsuna... because as far as I know... Yumeira Vestale, the heir of the Vestale Family, died eight years ago in an accident together with her father."
"WHA-WHAT? NO WAY! THERE'S NO WAY! IT CAN'T BE! IF WHAT YOU SAID IS TRUE! THEN WHO IS THAT PERSON THAT I TALK TO AWHILE AGO? DON'T TELL ME THAT SHE IS NATSU!" Tsuna stood and grabbed Ricardo's white undershirt.
Ricardo squeezed his eyes tight shut. He can't stand watching Tsuna's eyes which was filled in pain. "I don't know... Natsuyume is dead... Yumeira is dead... I don't know who that person is that looked and sounds like them."
Tsuna released Ricardo and left the room. There's no way, that person was a ghost. She was too real to be a ghost. She just touched him, smiled with him and cried with him. There's no way, she was a ghost.
Ricardo sat back on the sofa and held his forehead. Only a few people knew about the existence of the heiress of the Vestale Family and he was one of those people.
"Not yet... I still need to gather enough evidence and information to make sure of her identity... Is she my cousin who disappeared three years ago? Or... Is she the heiress whose existence was known to a few people in the mafia world? Just, who are you? "Yumeira Vestale"?"
Unfortunately for him, there is only one person who could answer that question and gaining the answer won't be a walk in the park.
Author's Notes: I sincerely apologized for the long update! This chapter is long overdue for months but because of some school activities, it was delayed for months! Such is the cruel world of a student! I know what I did was unforgiveable, making you wait for months is unforgiveable... but you have no other choice but to forgive... I hope you guys would find in your humble heart to forgive me. The truth is that I plan to go on a hiatus but you guys might not like it so I changed my mind. In exchange, my updates will go slower than before... Huhuhu... sorry about that... ToT
So... here's the next chapter... I hope you guys would like it. :)
Thank you for your reviews dream-of-silent-death, VenomRogue, XFranLover666X94, sourapple2000, scheneeve, and tarious123!
dream-of-silent-death: Yup, they have the same name but that didn't mean that they are the same person. I've mentioned in the previous chapters before that Tsuna and Kyoko became a couple so that would mean that Kyoko became his girlfriend. :)
(Haile: Tsuna x Kyoko haters be gone! That's just how the story goes... Accept it! Wahaha...! *evil laugh*)
I guess this chapter would give you an idea on how Yume and Natsu are different with each other. Both of them are really different person. That's the truth... I just don't know what kind of ideas, assumptions, or conclusions you readers have in your minds. :)
tarious123: Hoho... it's a secret but having Reborn as a tutor for three years really did wonders. Hehehe... :)
Do enjoy reading everyone! ^_^