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This is a G27 story, rating is K for now, but may rise according to the story progress.
Chapter 6: The Ball
Reader's POV
''NO!'' A loud scream reverberated around the Vongola Mansion, making everyone look up from their nightly activities which they always do before they hit the sack.
''Sawada-sama, calm down,'' the servant sweat drop as he stared at the lump underneath the bed sheets while holding new night clothing meant for that same lump.
''I can dress by myself just fine!'' Tsuna head poked out from a small hole within the blanket, his face all flushed from embarrassment.
''Okay….'' The servant retreated dejectedly, leaving the clothing on the table and left the room silently.
Tsuna was sure that the servant had left quite a distance before he could relax his shoulders. He didn't like the idea of people touching his body and helping him dress. It felt weird.
''I wonder how Gokudera, Yamamoto and the others are doing…. They are probably worried about my disappearance…'' Tsuna eyes were glassy and eyebrows furrowed, and he bit his lips as his pattern of thoughts drifted to his guardians, or more like, his dear friends.
''Everyone…'' Tsuna sighed inwardly.
''I have to find a way to get back to the future, even if Sepira-chan did say that I shouldn't worry too much… She remains me strangely of Uni th-''
''Future?'' A fluent voice inquested sharply out of nowhere.
''Hiii! Giotto-san!'' It scared the hell out of Tsuna, like the air in his lungs being knocked out rudely; he didn't even hear the door open and the person walking up the stairs in his deep, aloud thoughts. He bit his tongue as he recoiled from the impact of being shocked.
''Ouch...'' Tsuna whimpered like a lost dog.
''I'm sorry… I didn't mean to scare you like that… I thought you knew I was here…'' Giotto apologized as he patted the brunette shoulders.
''It-It's fine…'' Tsuna managed to spat out despite the pain in his tongue.
''I was wondering what that scream was about so I came over…'' Giotto's eyes travelled and lingered on the pile of clothes waiting to be changed by their shy master, a look of understanding in his eyes.
''I see… Anyway, what was that about the future? Why do you look so similar to me? Why were you in that flower bed when this place is well known to be impregnable. Who are you? How do you know I am Primo? Why did you say I was your half-brother?'' Giotto's chain of questions left Tsuna speechless.
Tsuna gaze fell, wondering if it was the right thing to do to tell him the far-fetched truth. Would he even believe him?
''I will believe you, you know?'' Giotto cooed, his face showing a faint trace of a warm smile. His eye smile was absolutely stunning.
Tsuna nodded solemnly.
''…. I came from the future. According to the newspapers year, it should be around 400 years later… I met you a few times before… In dreams I guess. I have no idea why I was here either. You were known as Vongola Primo in my times…'' Tsuna said after a short pause of conflict in his mind.
''I see! You are my descendant from the future, isn't it?'' Giotto smiled like a child that had been given a pack of delicious sweets. It was such an innocent and entrancing smile, it made Tsuna blushed fervently.
''Prob-Probably…'' Tsuna could not help but stammer in front of this godly presence.
''I guess I shall leave more of my questions to next time, it's late and you are probably tired after such a long day. Meanwhile, you should relax, okay? I shall see you tomorrow.'' Giotto said, smiling slightly and left.
''Giotto-san …'' Tsuna's voice trailed off.
Giotto turned around just before he opened the door
''Ahh, one last thing. Tsuna, why don't you drop the honorific? You are my half-brother after all, you can call me nii-san if you want to.''
''G-Giotto-san…'' Tsuna's blush deepened even more.
''Giotto will do.'' Giotto left the room.
''He is an interesting child,'' Giotto said softly as he was outside the room.
''Don't go hitting on him, Giotto,'' G, who was waiting outside the whole time, teased him. (G only call Giotto that when they are alone)
''G! I'm not a paedophile,'' Giotto responded with a hint of mock drama.
''Well you are, just admit it,'' G followed behind Giotto as he they walked down the corridor.
''I'm not.'' Giotto spoke the last word with a definite voice.
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''Woaah…'' Everyone at the table gasped, which only serve to add to Tsuna's blush.
He looked every bit like Giotto, since he was wearing one of Giotto's old clothes he wore two or three years before, except the hair and eye colour. His eyes, though, were bigger as well.
''He's my long-lost half-brother,'' Giotto said calmly, holding the soup spoon in his hands with slender fingers to scoop the mushroom soup up.
''Ehhhhhhhhhhhh?!'' Knuckle could have killed everyone's ears. It could be called a miracle that everyone still had their hearing intact.
''Yeah…. Different Mothers, same Father. He came here in search of me, and he finally fainted in the gardens due to hunger. The guards probably mistook him for me and let him through since they couldn't see very well in the night.'' Giotto continued to calmly spin the threads of lie as he slowly slurped the soup, not even bothering to be the least surprised by Knuckle's reaction.
''This soup is delicious,'' He commented to no one in particular, just for the sake of attempting to say something in the awkward silence as G just went on with his food as per normal while some just let the food drip from their mouth in pure shock. Eww.
''I see… That explains the resemblance…'' Knuckle nodded his head after a dam long moment.
''Nufufu, it's the girlier version of Primo.'' Daemon put on a delicately creepy smile on his face.
''Yay! One more person to play with me,'' Lampo cheered.
''I'm glad to see more fellow Japanese people around this Italian land,'' Asari gave Tsuna a warm smile.
'Y-Yeah…'
''Tch, I still can't believe you didn't tell me your Japanese name all this time,'' G muttered as he helped himself to the Italian pasta that smell of pure goodness.
''G, didn't I apologize for that already. Tsuna, why don't you sit down and have breakfast with us? You can sit next to me.'' Giotto gestured to the empty seat next to him.
''Alaude is out for work so why don't you sit?''
''O-Okay…'' Tsuna sat down slowly.
Breakfast pass by with an extremely long and awkward silence, everybody except Giotto was practically staring at Tsuna's every move, probably even how his muscles moved and what is Tsuna's heartbeat. Tsuna's blush was permanent as he made awkward actions under everyone's eyes, trying to eat his meal properly but failing to do so.
Giotto sighed a little inside, deciding not to intervene.
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''Tsuna, today we will be going to a ball… The alliance family that we hosted at the mansion yesterday night invited us to their place to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of their family. Would you like to go?''
''Is it fine for me to do that?'' Tsuna asked. He was getting used to being around Giotto, though it had only been barely a day. Well that man had a peculiar aura that makes people feel at ease around him in the first place.
''Yeah… I will introduce you as my younger brother…'' He muttered absent-mindedly, looking through his closet to find a suitable outfit for the younger one. Since Tsuna was a tad bit short, it was an uphill task.
''It would be easier if you are a girl… I do have some ball gowns for girls your height… Oops,'' Giotto didn't realised he had been saying his thoughts out loud.
A tint of light pink brushed Tsuna's cheeks as he continued to watch Giotto rummage through his closet messily, throwing clothes all around the room, making the place look like rubbish dump filled with clothes.
''Ah, here it is,'' Giotto held up an outfit. It was a white shirt with some lace and a black blazer complete with long pants.
''This should fit you… I hope.''
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''You could take a job at Nina Club as a host-'' G commented, and was dealt a violent blow to his stomach by the blond.
''G!'' Giotto sighed, closing his eyes as Tsuna appeared confused by G's words.
''Primo! Are you intending to murder me?'' G hissed, rubbing his sore stomach.
''Tsuna, you looked fantastic,'' Giotto said, turning his back on G.
''T-Thank you…'' Tsuna sweat dropped at the homicidal aura G was giving out.
''Haha, no kidding, it really is,'' Asari smiled.
The rest of the journey was spent in light-hearted jokes and small conversations as the horse carriage travelled past the ancient streets of Italy.
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Tsuna's POV
''I have never heard that the Vongola Boss had a younger brother…'' A person dressed neatly in a suit greeted them at the entrance of a small mansion. It wasn't even the size of a quarter of the Vongola mansion.
''He is a long-lost brother after all. His name is Tsunayoshi Sawada, Brovina Boss.''
''I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi,'' I was super absolutely nervous, I could be biting my fingernails off now if there wasn't so many eyes one me. I have never been to a ball before. Not that they are held frequently in Namimori anyway.
''Please come on in, we have been expecting you.''
They entered a spacious room loaded with people dressed in elegant suits and ball gowns. The atmosphere was crackling with sweetness; a soulful and beatful music was playing on the gramophone, everyone swaying in time to the upbeat music. The collective energy of the dance scene could have been pleasant if not for the bodyguards in black glasses walking here and there like nobody's business, The ladies in the variety of drop-dead beautiful gowns twist and turn around their partners who were mostly dressed in neat suits of colour varying from light brown to black and a tie to match it up. A table of feast was at the side, with people leaning against a wall of invisible air enjoying the food while some chattered on with newly-made acquaintances with some light laughter and minimal hand gestures thrown in.
''Woah, this is the first time I have ever see this kind of scene.'' My mouth form an O as I walked around the ballroom with Giotto beside me while the rest of the guardians went their own separate ways except for G who is always loyally walking behind Giotto.
''Are you enjoying yourself?'' Giotto asked me, oblivious to the stares he had been getting from the ladies. They were so distracted they even stepped on their pissed off partner's feet. His face had a pretty bored feel to it in the calm face he always put on, like he already got used to this type of attention he gets every time.
''Yes! I want to try dancing… Though I'm always super clumsy and end up stepping on my partner's feet…'' I said, embarrassed by my own talent to make my partner's feet swell like a big ball after the dance. An example would be actually my dance teacher hired by Reborn to teach me a few simple basic steps. She quitted immediately after a lesson, not even bothering about the amount of compensation she had to pay or the hefty salary she could earn.
''Hmm… How about you wear a gown instead?'' Giotto suggested in a light tone.
''Wha-''
''You can dance with me, I will lead you.''
''Bu-''
''Geno-kun, the gown.'' Giotto snapped his fingers.
''Yes.''
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''Eh… Giotto…?''
''Come out already.'' Giotto voice held a tint of frustration after having waited outside the toilet for a full half hour.
My lips curved a little as I opened the toilet door like a timid fawn …
''Ts-Tsuna? You look absolutely gorgeous!'' I could see a ghost of a blush before he turned his head away after a moment of silent shock, trying to take in my appearance. I looked into the mirror and realised I could easily beat Kyoko-chan in terms of looks. I had been repeatedly told I looked like a girl, but I never thought the day I would wear a girl's outfit would come, and it is a stupidly frilly long dress to top it off. Dam this is frilly.
The dress was light blue in colour, with small ribbons plated at the edge of the dress and frills decorated the most of the dress. Why did the dress have to be so frilly?! The dress cut expose part of my collar bone, my neck embellished by a choker of a slightly darker shade of blue, with a headband that matches the choker but with an extra ribbon on top of that. The shoes were mercifully flat with only a slight bit of heels. Giotto probably predicted I would trip over nothing even with flat shoes. Dam this frilliness.
I was wearing a wig that matched my brown hair, except its waist length. Oh god, man do I look like a girl, and I'm not exactly very proud of it. My girly appearance had led to some unfortunate business before after all. I had to enter HDW mode just to scare people off or prove that I'm a guy.
''Giotto? Let's go?'' I tilted my head to one side, noticing that Giotto was somewhat paralysed and wouldn't turn around to face me.
I pursed my lips and forced him to turn around.
''Giotto. Let's go…'' My voice trailed off when I saw that his face was rather pink and his eyes were dazed and his soul probably had run off to some dream land.
''Ah Tsuna, sorry for spacing out, let's go,'' Giotto snapped out of his thoughts and led me out, the pink on his face disappearing instantly.
What happened?
''What a beauty…''
''Primo-san, aren't you lucky to get such a beautiful lady?''
''Doesn't she look too young?''
''Man, I'm jealous of her.''
''I also want to dance with Primo-sama!''
''Vongola Boss is so matching with that beautiful lady.''
''I wonder who is she.''
I wasn't all that impressed by the sugar-coated comments.
''Shall we dance, my lady?'' Giotto held out his hand to me with a small gentle smile on his face.
''Yes.'' My face was rising in temperature, and is probably going to hit boiling point soon as I touched Giotto's warmth with my hands. It was such a warm and sweet gentleness, it's making me melt.
An emotionally sweet and sad love song started to play when the happy and cheerful song ended just as I agreed to be Giotto's partner. Why such a song at such a timing? It's so ironical.
As we twirled around the ballroom floor, it felt like the room was empty, with only the limelight shinning on us. The colours of the ballroom melted away into a scene of pure white as I felt dizzy with excitement and embarrassment, as the heat in my body built up rapidly with every beat of the music. I wasn't stepping on his feet accidentally at all, probably because before I could step on it, his skilful dexterity prevented it. It was the first time I could dance with such a relieved mind.
It was bliss.
The song suddenly stopped playing to my shock, then did I realise the song have already ended. I was brought back to reality as soon as the music stopped.
Cinderella, the princess whose dance ended as soon as midnight struck.
All the couples bowed respectfully to each other, appreciating each other's dance prowess.
''Let's go, Tsuna.'' Giotto pulled me along gently, careful not to pull my wig off because of the speed he can go up to.
''Why so ear-''
''I had a bad feeling.'' Giotto's voice deepened as he shot a serious look at me.
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Reader's POV
''A bad feeling? Woo-'' Tsuna cried as the bodyguards that were merely just strolling around a minute ago suddenly surrounded them.
''As I thought…'' Giotto's eyes sharpen. ''Are you from the Avvenire Family?''
''You guessed correctly. The hyper intuition really lives up its names doesn't it? Young blood of Vongola.'' A soft chuckle echoed around us, it was enough to send goose bumps up Giotto's back. You can say it was a chuckle, but a doctored chuckle.
''That voice… Byakuran?'' Tsuna's eyes widen a few times bigger, the hands clutched Giotto's arm tighter. Giotto didn't wince.
''Close but not exactly. I'm Byakuran's ancestor.'' Which obviously made everyone gasped in surprise, or maybe just Tsuna. Most were just blank faces.
''Why don't you show yourself, or at least introduce yourself? Aren't you the most polite person I have ever seen.'' Giotto challenged, his eyes fixed on the ceiling as though he knew where the sourceless voice came from.
''Don't be so anxious, seems like your hyper intuition isn't working very well.''
''It doesn't work if you aren't anywhere near me and using some technology to speak to me.'' Giotto voice was like a blade, with deadly poison dripping from it graciously.
''Hmm, that's true huh. Hahaha.'' It sounded like Belphagor's laughter and Mukuro's laughter mixed clumsily together. Kufushi Kufushishishi. That sure sounded weird.
''What do you want?'
''Straight to the point, I like that part of you Giotto-kun.''
''Shut the crap.''
''Hmm… What do I want… Nothing actually, I thought to pay you a visit, and to Sawada Tsunayoshi as well. He's a special guest after all.'' Giotto squeezed Tsuna's hands tightly, much to Tsuna's embarrassment.
''You both have gotten so close already. Well it doesn't matter. I will come to greet you guys again, with a special gift.'' The voice faded away, together with the black men surrounding the two. Something about the emphasis on the 'special' word didn't sound all that good.
''Primo are you alright!'' G came charging over like a red bull through the crowd of people who had been rooted to the ground in fear.
''I'm fine. Tsuna, you?''
''I'm fine… I guess.''
''Who's that Byakuran thing?'' G immediately shot the questions that had been buzzing through his mind now.
''Well, an acquaintance of mine I guess…'' Tsuna spoke slowly, his fingers intertwining with each other.
''Wait till we get back to the mansion okay? I will get Alaude and Daemon to continue gather evidence of Avvenire Family's motive and actions. That family is a peculiar one, I have to say.''
''I'm sorry about that, Vongola Boss, putting you in danger despite your generous hospitality for my family.'' The boss of the Brovina Family apologised with a formal bow.
''It's okay, we didn't suffer any damage or anything. We would have to apologize for causing a ruckus at your party celebrating your family's anniversary.''
''It's all water under the bridge now, toast to our family's alliance!'' The boss signalled to a nearby waiter who immediately scrambled to get two glasses of wine.
''Sure.'' Giotto replied, taking the delicate glass in his hand and clang it against the other glass, creating a beautiful sound of glass vibration in the air.
''Cheers to our partnership.''
''Cheers.''
And they drank the wine in one gulp.
''If you would excuse me, I would have to settle some stuff.'' And with that, the Brovina Boss left with a new spring in his step.
''I'm sure he must be gloating over my misfortunate at getting targeted by the Avvenire Family.'' Giotto said in such a low voice that only Tsuna could hear it.
''Eh?''
''It's nothing! Let's enjoy the party while we are at it.'' Giotto dragged Tsuna to the dance floor.
''Waltz is my favourite.'' Giotto smiled as he flowed smoothly with the tempo of the music. The twirl, the turn, every motion of his body, his serene expression, even the way his hair swayed, it was beautifully perfect. He captured the eyes of every living soul with his godly charm in that cloak on the dance floor.
Without anyone realising it, sadly, it was time to go home.
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This chapter originally had a cliff-hanger, but I thought, wouldn't it be frustrating to get a cliff hanger when the writer wouldn't post the next chapter for a week? So I moved it from the next chapter. Can you tell where the story break was?
Tsuna: Why do I have to wear a dress again…
Giotto: It fits you perfectly well.
Itake: I agree
Tsuna: Don't gang up on me already...
Grisia, haha, I actually normally use ' '' ', but since I was lazy to type double(yes I'm super lazy) and I had already done so for the first chapter, so might as well don't change it. But since you said so :) Hahaha, poor Giotto who is smart, yes, but mentally slow in some aspects. *Nods*
Pure Red Crane, definitely! The story would be so boring without something like an enemy! And since at the start where Tsuna was transported to the past, there was a hint something bad would happen and in the previous chapter as well.
The story is starting pretty slowly, and I'm really apologize for it '' I had to build Giotto and Tsuna's relationship as well so…
For now, good bye~