Chapter 3
"Setsuna…There's something shiny under the bed."
"Well, take it out then. What do you want me to do about it…?"
Rustling noises.
"Setsuna…"
"What now?"
"I found it."
A couple days ago:
Reborn looked upwards, "Oh, crap"
Day 1:
Brrrrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnnnngggg.
Maika hopped up, dragging an unwilling Setsuna along. She hopped over to Tsuna who asked, "D-do you want to eat with us, uhh…" Come to think of it, he didn't know their last names…
"It's Millefiore. But don't worry, just call me Maika, and Setsuna won't mind much either if you just call her by her name. She's not really into formalities either."
He smiled, but Gokudera's deep frown ruined the mood.
Setsuna shook away from Maika who was now having a glaring contest with Gokudera, and she aimlessly headed out the door.
As Maika broke away from the glare, she yelled, "Wait up!" Turning to Tsuna she asked, "Want to go the roof? I bet she's already on her way."
Kyoko smiled. "That's a great idea!"
They soon collected their lunches with Maika holding Setsuna, who had absent-mindedly forgotten hers.
As they headed up the stairs, trying to lighten up the mood, Tsuna asked, "So, are you guys really the flame and snow guardian? Reborn can be so unexpected sometimes that this is so sudden!"
"Yup! You've never heard of us because something important in our family came up…"
"Family? Oh, you guys must be from a family too!" Tsuna stated, mostly to himself.
"Yeah. But we're glad to be here. Come on!" Maika said, quickly changing the subject. She opened the door to the roof where fresh air greeted her. She hopped over to Setsuna who was standing there, exactly as she had predicted.
"Lunch," Setsuna said, and she held out her hand.
They sat down in a semi circle with Yamamoto leaning against a wall, and Gokudera as far away from Maika as possible.
"Oh, Yamamoto-kun, didn't you say that there was a baseball game coming up soon?" Tsuna asked.
"Yup! This afternoon. You guys can come if you want."
"Wasn't today fun?" Maika asked as she twirled around.
"Not really."
"Well, we're home now!" she said as she fumbled with her bag for the keys.
When Maika finally pried the door open, she was greeting by a little ruff.
The voice identified itself when a small fox came and jumped into Maika's hands. She hugged the little fox as another voice, not belonging to the twins said, "And you left me all alone for seven hours to take care of that creature!"
"Stop complaining," Setsuna ordered as a small bunny popped out from the corner.
The bunny was small with a cream colored coat with brown tips at the ears. She was sucking on a lollipop that was too big for her, and although she seemed innocent, her few words stated otherwise.
The fox, on the other hand, was overjoyed with Maika and Setsuna's presence. She too was also a similar color, and if foxes could smile, that was exactly what she was doing.
"Bunny's aren't supposed to talk." Setsuna said as she tossed her school bag on the brand new couch.
"Che…" the bunny muttered back, flopping on the couch next to the bag.
Day 2:
"I'll see you later, Setsuna!"
Setsuna started walking towards her first class, the only class she didn't have with Maika. She was already exasperated with the school, and she couldn't wait for it to end. She purposely took her time to go to her first class, only to realize two minutes before the bell that she was lost.
As she walked down the hallway, it was clear she was in the third year's wing – the classroom right in front of her read 3-B. Drat.
Trying to find her way, she began to turn this way and that as the late bell rung once.
She was calm though, thinking she'd find it sooner or later, when she managed to bump into someone or something and fell. She quickly stood up to find herself facing the disciplinary officer, his tonfas poised in ready position.
Setsuna smiled.
"Hey, where'd you get the band… and are those pants? How did you get out of a skirt this time?" Mika asked.
"Oh, I joined this group or something," she replied absent-mindedly.
"No fair, I want to join!" Maika smiled as she dragged her sister along to second period.
"Are you going to go watch the game?"
"No. We have to get ready. You can go watch if you want to; we're almost done anyway. Plus, it'll be his turn soon."
"By the way, have you seen Hayato-kun?"
"No."
"Perfect."
"Strike three! You're out!"
Maika stood over the bleachers as the wind blew her hair across her face despite it being pulled up in a high ponytail.
Yamamoto was finally at bat, and Maika was doing her best to cheer for him. Unfortunately, no one else had been able to make it. Tsuna and Gokudera were nowhere to be found and Ryohei had a match the same day and Kyoko had gone to cheer for him.
Although a lot of his other friends had come to watch, Yamamoto was slightly disappointed. However, when he saw Maika and caught her eye, he smiled broadly.
When she saw Yamamoto, she grinned back and waved a small wave at him. Then she made the universal good luck sign, and it was received when he did one right back at her.
He stood on the base, getting ready to hit. When the first pitch came at him, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and there was a loud thwack as the ball made contact with the bat. At the same time, something fell from the sky, and a huge plume of pink smoke rose from where Yamamoto was standing.
Maika smiled slightly, and she turned the other way, as people started talking in confusion. Sneakily, Maika shouted to the crowd, "Wow! That was such an awesome visual affect!"
Others, not even realizing who said this, started agreeing with the statement, the disappearance of Yamamoto clearly put aside, as their worries were calmed.
Meanwhile, Maika escaped from the crowd as she saw a small yellow bird flying overhead. A small tune escaped the bird as she ran to catch up with him.
The bird led her to the biggest tree on campus, the cherry blossom tree. She smiled, touching its trunk as she saw the person waiting for her there.
"You're almost late," Setsuna muttered.
Meanwhile, the yellow bird flew to the highest branch where it met a blue swallow, waiting for him to join.
"But I'm not late! Anyway, our school was winning by two points," Maika whined.
Then, they sat down next to the grass, their eyes closed and leaning on the trunk. The wind started picking up, and in unison, they said, "It's time."
Bang!
A cloud of white smoke came out through the knock – out guns.
"Irie-sama…" the Cervello twins whispered.
"You know, I've always…"
"…Hated those twins." Setsuna finished.
Finally!!!!!!!!!!! Whitemoon and I finished this chapter!!!!!!!!!!! Well…. Mostly whitemoon, since I was in my corner growing mushrooms because that new girl in Reborn that's probably going to get paired with Hibari!!!! T^T sadness….