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Life in Namimori: Chapter 4: Returning to Namimori

This chapter takes place in present Namimori. You the reader are the 15 year old Chouko Nakamura in this chapter.

~ You are currently in a taxi heading to the Sawada's Household – It's currently Spring break~

*It had been a while since you last came to Namimori; a lot hasn't changed in the last 5 years- you think to yourself as you sit back looking out the taxi's window. A nostalgic feeling takes over you*

Your inner thoughts: Even though it's only been 5 years, a lot has happened…the promise which I made with Tsuna on that day I left… I wonder if he still remembers me… Tsuna…I wonder what he looks like now- maybe his even cuter than he was when I last saw him! I wonder if he finally stopped running away from small dogs…

*You laugh quietly but merrily*

Taxi Driver: "You seem to be in a good mood, laughing so happily to yourself" *the taxi driver says this to you, whilst looking at you curiously from the front view mirror* "What is making you laugh like that, Beppin-Chan (*)?"

*You snap out of your daydream as you turn to look at the back of the taxi drivers head*

You: *Happily* "Today I get to see someone very special to me, it's been a long time since I last visited him" *you smile brilliantly at the taxi driver*

Taxi Driver: *The taxi driver blushes and quickly grasps his composure back* "Are you going to see your boyfriend then?"

You: *embarrassed* "B-boyfriend, no, I'm going to visit my cousin- he's very precious and important to me…" *You smile whilst looking distant*

Taxi Driver: *The taxi driver stares at you curiously from the front view mirror* "We're here Beppin-Chan, that'll be 1'500 yen" *the driver says this to you as he brings the taxi to your stop*

You: "Thanks for the ride!" *You say cheerfully as you reach into your bag, you place the money into his hand. You jump from the taxi clutching onto your suitcase. "Bye" *The taxi drives off*

*You walk up to the front of the house and stop to stare for a while, the warm spring breeze blows at your long dark hair as you breath in deeply and close your eyes*

You: "It's been a while…" *You open your eyes and start making your way up the pathway. You stop at the door and press the doorbell*

*You hear the footsteps, followed by a very familiar voice*

Tsuna: "Who is it-?"

*Tsuna's voice is cut off and replaced with the sound of someone dropping down the stairs*

Guy #1: *Shouts worriedly* "Juudaime! Are you okay?"

Tsuna: "Ow~! I-I'm fine"

Guy #2: "I wonder who's at the door."

*You hear a couple of unfamiliar voices*

Your inner thoughts: Sounds like Tsuna got some company. I wonder who they are.

You: *Cheerful* "Delivery woman, delivering a special package straight from Tokyo!"

*The door opens slowly to reveal a short brown-haired boy with big chocolate coloured eyes staring at you.*

You: "Tsuna? Is that you?"

*Tsuna stares at you blankly*

Tsuna: "C-Chouko-Chan?"

*You drop your suitcase stunned- Tsuna had grown up so much and still managed to stay the same (except for getting taller) he was still the very cute Tsuna you knew and loved*

You: "T-Tsuna-Chan!" *you shout, as you wrap your arms around him, you pull his head towards your chest (which wasn't so flat anymore)* "Tsuna-Chan! I've missed you so much!"

*All that can be heard from Tsuna is a muffled sound*

You: *you tilt your head to the side* "What did you say?"

*Tsuna manages to get free from your tight grasp and takes a step back from you as he stares at you embarrassed*

Tsuna: "C-Chouko-Chan, w-what do you think you're doing?! Why are you here in Namimori?! *Tsuna's face goes bright red*

*You grab Tsuna and hug him again even tighter than before*

You: "Where do you think you're going? Do you know how long it has been since I last saw you? I told you I would be back, silly…It did take longer than I thought it would but, I made it" *you say cheerfully and sweetly as he tries to break free from your grasp*

Gokudera: *embarrassed* "What do you think you're doing to Juudaime?!"

*You notice behind Tsuna stood two very good-looking guys; one boy had silver hair the other looked very Japanese. You stare at him and turn to Tsuna*

Gokudera: "Let go of Juudaime, right now!" *he says aggressively towards you*

You: "Who the hell is this guy with the octopus shaped hairstyle?" *you say curiously completely ignoring his demands*

Gokudera: "O-octopus s-shaped h-hairstyle" *the guy now looked shocked and angry*

You: "And who's Juudaime?" *You ask curiously, staring blankly at the sliver haired boy*

Gokudera: "The one you're suffocating!" *he shouts at you angrily*

Yamamoto: "Tsuna who is that girl over there, a friend?"

*Tsuna manages to get free from your grasp; gasping for air as he pushes you slightly back before he takes one (well he took more than one, more like ten…) steps back*

Tsuna: "S-She's my cousin-" *Tsuna starts to say before you interrupt him*

You: "Nice to meet you! My name's Nakamura Chouko~! Tsuna's 2nd cousin!" *You smile sweetly at them*

*Both boys look at you and then back at Tsuna*

Gokudera: "They don't look alike at all…"

Tsuna: *Says to you* "These are my friends from school, Yamamoto and Gokudera"

*You stare at them both, studying them as you do so*

You: "Tsuna you have good taste in friends?"

Tsuna: *Tsuna sweat drops* "Taste?"

You: *You turn to face the two guys* "You both seem strong" *you walk up to them and look them up and down* "and tough at the same time" *you squeeze Yamamoto's arm* "Hm? Not bad- I give you permission to be Tsuna's friends!" *You smile proudly*

Tsuna: "C-Chouko-Chan! Don't go around talking to them like that! And don't go deciding by yourself who can or can't be my friend!" *Tsuna shouts at you*

*You stare at Tsuna*

You: "Tsuna you look so cute when you try to scold someone…" *you go slightly red as you start to admire the site of Tsuna trying to scold you*

*Everyone sweats drops*

Gokudera: "This girl…is weird"

Yamamoto: *laughs* "Tsuna what a funny cousin you have!"

Tsuna: "Please don't encourage her weird behaviour…"

Gokudera: "Juudaime is she really your cousin?"

Tsuna: "I've known her since I was 10 years old…"

You: "When Tsuna was that age he was very shy, but…" *You look at Gokudera and Yamamoto* "It seems as though I had nothing to worry about…"

Gokudera: *proudly* "With me here there's nothing to worry about as his right hand man I'll protect Juudime with my life"

Tsuna: "Gokudera-kun! *whispers to Gokudera* "Don't talk about that in public"

You: "Don't talk about what…? Tsuna-Chan! Are you keeping a secret from me?!-"

*You are suddenly cut off by the sound of loud crashes and the sound of little kids shouting*

I-Pin: "Lambo, wait! Give back I-pin's cookie!"

Lambo: "Lambo doesn't want to! Lambo's going to eat this cookie!" *He eats the cookie whole*

I-pin: "Ahhh! Lambo ate I-Pin's cookie! Lambo must be punished!"

Lambo: "Bleh!" *He sticks his tongue out at I-pin* "You have to catch Lambo first-"

*He runs right into your leg and falls back smacking his bum onto the hardwood floor*

Lambo: *upset* "Gotta…stay…calm" *He starts crying*

Tsuna: *worried* "Lambo, are you okay?"

*You look at Lambo worriedly*

You: *you pick him up* "There there don't cry" *you say as you smile sweetly at him, Lambo stops crying instantly* "Here's a special remedy to get rid of pain" *you kiss his forehead gently*

*Everyone goes red shocked at what you just did*

Gokudera: *Shouts* "What do you think you're doing to the stupid cow?!"

Tsuna: "W-what are you doing, Chouko-Chan?!"

*You stare at them both blankly and smile sweetly as you do so*

You: "What does it look like? I'm just trying to stop this cute kid from crying" *you smile mischievously* "Tsuna…you're not jealous are you?"

Tsuna: *annoyed* "Why would I be jealous?!"

*Lambo stares at you*

Lambo: "Tsuna, who is this big breasted lady?"

*Everyone stares at Lambo shocked*

You: "Big-breasted? But I'm only a D-Cup- compared to Mama's F-Cups their very small!"

*Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto's faces go completely red*

Tsuna: *embarrassed* "Don't talk about embarrassing things so easily in front of little kids!"

Lambo: "Big-breasted lady what's your name?"

Gokudera: "There he goes again, saying whatever he wants…"

You: "My name's Nakamura Chouko, you can call me Chouko-Oneesan. What's your name?"

Lambo: "Lambo, but you can call me Lambo-sama!"

Tsuna: "Lambo!"

You: "Lambo-Sama? How about I just call you Lambo-Chan?

Lambo: *pouts* "Fine, if you have to, Lambo-Sama gives you special permission!"

*You laugh sweetly at him*

You: "Then Lambo-Chan it is!" *You notice I-Pin staring at you* "What about your name little cutie?"

I-Pin: *Her face goes red* "I-Pin"

*You smile at her and place Lambo down onto the floor*

You: *You pat I-Pin's head warmly* "Nice to meet you I-Pin-Chan"

*You suddenly hear a familiar voice and look up*

Nana: "Oh my, what's all the noise about?"

*You see Nana standing at the living room door holding a tray of cookies*

You: "Obasan (**)?"

Nana: "Chouko-Chan? Oh my, you're already here? I thought you were arriving tomorrow. Did I get the date wrong?" *She places one of her hands on her face thoughtfully*

You: "No, Obasan hasn't gotten the date wrong I just wanted to get here as soon as possible, so I came early" *you smile sweetly at Nana*

Tsuna: *confused and shocked* "Mum you knew she was coming? And you didn't even bother to tell me"

Nana: "Oh, I was going to tell you, but I didn't get a chance to because they called only yesterday saying Chouko-Chan was on her way to Namimori"

Tsuna: *says to you* "It took you 2 days to get to Namimori?!"

You: "Well, actually… yeah, I was training in China at the time so as soon as I finished I jumped on a plane coming back to Japan, then I hop onto a train to Namimori and then jumped into a taxi to get here" *you hug Tsuna again, bringing his head towards your chest* "And all because I couldn't wait to see you~! Tsuna-Chan~!"

Nana: "Oh my, Tsu-Kun aren't you lucky to have such a caring cousin like Chouko-Chan"

You: "Obasan you flatter me too much!" *You notice Nana carrying a tray of cookies* "Obasan you made cookies? Here let me help you carry those" *you let go of Tsuna*

*Tsuna starts gasping for air again*

Gokudera: *Worried* "Juudaime! Are you okay?" *says to you* "How many times do you need to hug Juudaime?!"

Tsuna: *relieved* "I thought I was going to die…"

Nana: "Oh I can't let you take those you're our guest after all" *She says sweetly*

You: "Don't be silly Obasan, were family after all!" *You take the cookies off of her*

Nana: shocked* "Oh my Chouko-Chan the tray is still hot-"

You: *You take the tray of cookies, the heat not effecting your hands at all* "mmmm~! Obasan's special made cookies, cooked at 375F for approximately 25 minutes until golden brown" *you start to drool* "Made with the finest milk chocolate chips…How I missed eating these"

*Everyone sweats drops*

Nana: "I-If you like you can have some…"

You: "Really!" *Your eyes start to sparkle*

Nana: "Everyone come and sit down in the living room" *she steps back to make space*

You: *You start to walk into the living room when you remember your suitcase*"Oh yeah! My suitcase, it's still outside" *you start to make your way to the suitcase*

Nana: "Don't worry about that Tsuna will bring it in, right Tsu-Kun"

You: "Uh okay, thanks Tsuna-Chan!"

Tsuna: "O-Okay…"

*You and Nana make your way into the living room, leaving the guys standing there looking shocked*

Gokudera: "J-Juudaime is that girl really your cousin…"

Tsuna: "Yeah…"

Yamamoto: *Laughs* "What a funny girl, it seems as though spring break is going to be even more fun"

Tsuna: "She hasn't changed one bit!" *Tsuna sighs* "Why do I have to deal with this…"

~Sawada's household's living room: Everyone is seated at the table eating freshly baked cookies with drinks (of their choice) ~

You: "These cookies are so good~!" *You eat another 5 cookies*

*Everyone is staring at you shocked at the amount of cookies you've eaten*

Nana: "You must have been really hungry Chouko-Chan, but if you eat that much you're going to get fat…"

You: "I won't get fat with the amount of exercise I do!" *You eat another 5 cookies*

Gokudera: "She's a glutton…"

Lambo: "Even Lambo can't eat that much without getting sick!"

Yamamoto: "Tsuna your cousin sure can eat a lot; she must have been very hungry?"

Tsuna: "She always eats like this even when we were younger…I still don't understand where she puts it all…"

*You manage to scuff down the last cookie on your plate*

You: "Ah! The cookies are finished! Obasan can I have some more please…"

Nana: *Sweat drops* "U-unfortunately you finished all of the cookies…"

You: *you pout* "Already! That was the only thing I've eaten today…"

Nana: "I go make some more then"

*Nana leaves the room to go to the kitchen*

Bianchi: "It's a good thing I made these cookies earlier on…"

*Everyone turns to look at Bianchi and Reborn*

Reborn: "Ciaossu~!"

Tsuna: "Reborn! Where have you been today?"

Gokudera: "Aneki (***)…" *He falls onto the floor holding his stomach*

You: "Ah! Cookies! Can I really have some?"

Bianchi: "Here, eat as many as you want…" *she places the plate of cookies in front of you*

*Tsuna jumps from his seat*

Tsuna: "Wait don't eat that, its poison-"

*It's too late you grab the poisonous plate of cookies… *

You: "Thank you! Itadakimasu~!"

*…and eat it all of it effortlessly. Everyone stares at you shocked. You stop for a minute and hold onto your stomach and mouth*

Reborn: "She ate the poisonous cookies without holding back"

Tsuna: *Worried and scared* "C-Chouko-Chan are you okay?!"

You: "I've never…"

Yamamoto: "You've never…?"

You: *excited* "I've never tasted something so great in my life!"

*You jump up from your seat thrilled. Everyone looks at you slightly shocked and shaken*

Bianchi: "Ahra~! Love really does conquer all- Reborn~!" *Bianchi hugs Reborn affectionately*

Reborn: "So this is Tsuna's cousin" *Reborn looks at Tsuna than at you* *Says to Tsuna* "You don't look alike at all"

Tsuna: "I know…please stop repeating it already..."

You: *Excited* "Those cookies they were so good; moist, soft and yet crunchy and the flavour was so mouth-watering- I must have some more!"

Bianchi: "I'm sorry but I run out of ingredients to make those cookies"

You: "What?! No way…" *depressed* "Those God-like cookies sent from heaven above…there gone…" *you stare out the window, placing your hand on the glass* "Today is a sad day for all of humankind…"

*Everyone sweats drops*

Bianchi: *happy* "Y-you love my cooking that much?"

*You turn to look at Bianchi as though she were mad*

You: "I'd even cross the Styx River to eat them again!" *You grab hold of Bianchi hands* "I must have another taste of those cookies…"

Bianchi: "What is your name?"

You: "Chouko- Nakamura Chouko- Call me Chouko-Chan"

Bianchi: "Then call me Bianchi-Oneesan from now on" *Bianchi's eyes brighten up with inspiration* "Normally I'd only do such a thing for Reborn, but…" *Bianchi mysteriously changes into a hunter's outfit* "I'll be back as soon as possible" *Bianchi heads for the door* "Reborn~ I'll be back as soon as possible, I'm going to Amazon Rain Forest-again"

Reborn: "Bye, enjoy your trip" *Reborn takes a sip of espresso*

You: "Bring back lots and lots of ingredients~! Bianchi-Oneesan~"

Bianchi: *Inspired* "Leave it to me~ Chouko-Chan"

*Bianchi leaves the room*

Tsuna: *Says to reborn*"Reborn, why hasn't she fainted from poison?"

Reborn: "It seems as though she has a natural defence against Bianchi's poison cooking"

Tsuna: "Natural defence?"

Reborn: "It means that your cousin won't be easily affected by any poison that Bianchi uses"

Tsuna: "Ehhh? So no matter what Bianchi gives her it's edible?!"

Reborn: "What an interesting person your cousin is- she'd make an excellent addition to the family" *Reborn smiles mischievously*

*You start skipping up and down the living room*

You: *happily* "Cookies, cookies, lovely god-like cookies"

Tsuna: "S-she's a monster…. A monster…"

Gokudera: "S-she finally left…" *Gokudera gets up from the floor and steadies himself on the chair*

Tsuna: *worried* "Gokudera-kun, are you okay…?"

Gokudera: "Juudaime you're worried about me?" *Gokudera goes into his cute dog mode* "Juudaime you're so kind and caring"

*Tsuna sweats drops*

You: *mutters* "He looks like an octopus headed dog now"

Gokudera: *annoyed* "There she goes again calling me octopus head again! If you weren't Juudaime's cousin I would-!"

You: "If I weren't Tsuna-Chan's cousin you'd do what now?"

*Sparks of electricity can be seen going between you and Gokudera*

Tsuna: "She's already picking fights…"

Gokudera: "Tch, this is so stupid…" *He brings out a cigarette, lights it and places it into his mouth*

*You kick the cigarette out of his mouth*

You: "Don't smoke in front of me! It would be bad for my health, octopus head!"

Gokudera: "What the- first you call me an octopus head and now you're taking away my cigarettes!" *Gokudera loses it and brings out his bombs* "I don't care whether you're Juudaime's cousin anymore! I'll blow you to pieces!"

You: "I'd love to see you try it!" *You bring out your Tessen (****)*

Yamamoto: "Gokudera-kun calm down, she's a girl after all"

Tsuna: "Chouko-Chan calm down as well"

You: "I refuse to; I'll teach this octopus head how to respect a woman!"

Gokudera: "Tch, woman? You're simply a gluttonous cow!"

You: *stunned* "G-gluttonous cow…he called me a gluttonous cow…"

Tsuna: "C-Chouko-Chan?"

*You start to emit a dark aura from your body*

You: *sinisterly* "I'll send you to the after world you octopus head bastard!" *You swiftly open your Tessen Kata and aim for Gokudera's face*

*Gokudera manages to dodge the blow*

Gokudera: *shocked* "That's not normal speed for a girl…"

You: "Oh now I'm a girl, you octopus head! How dare you keep on changing your mind insensitively, I'm definitely going to beat you up?!"

*You aim for Gokudera's face again*

Gokudera: *pissed* "Tch, I'll blow you to pieces"

Reborn: "If you blow Tsuna's cousin up you'll destroy the living room and you'd make Tsuna very upset"

*Gokudera stops and puts away his bombs*

Gokudera: "Shit…"

*You chase Gokudera all around the living room with both your Tessen swinging around dangerously*

You: *Shouts angrily* "Who were you calling a gluttonous cow?! I am being called a cow because I have big boobs! It's not my fault there this big! People are always verbally attacking them! Mama always told me men liked women with big breasts- that breasts made the woman!"

Gokudera: "Stop chasing me! You'll mess up Juudaime's living room"

You: "I'll stop when I knock your teeth out of your head!" *You aim for Gokudera's head again*

*Gokudera dodges swiftly*

Tsuna: "Hiii! What do I do?! At this rate she's going to destroy the living room and Gokudera!"

Gokudera: "You gluttonous cow stop wrecking Juudaime's living room!"

You: "Ah! You said it again! I am not a COW!"

*You aim for Gokudera's legs and he falls*

Gokudera: "Ah!"

*You swiftly jump onto his back and hold him down*

You: "Ha! Now apologise for calling me a gluttonous cow if you don't wish to be sent to heaven!"

*Gokudera mumbles something*

You: "Huh? What did you say?" *You lean closer to hear what Gokudera is saying*

Gokudera: "Your heavy, get off of me!" *Gokudera tries to get you off him* "Shit- this is not normal strength for a girl…"

You: "What do you expect? I've trained my body all my life! Of course I'm strong! Now apologise for calling me a gluttonous cow"

Lambo: "Stupidera you look so uncool!"

Gokudera: "Shut up you stupid cow!"

Reborn: "Tsuna as a future boss you have to learn to control your subordinates before this gets off of hand"

Tsuna: "How do I do that?!"

Nana: "I made more cookies!"

*Nana walks into the living room holding a tray piled with freshly made cookies*

You: "You did!" *You get off of Gokudera and run back to the table to sit down* "Can I have some Obasan?"

Nana: "This time I made plenty so eat as many as you all want" *Nana smiles sweetly*

Lambo: "This time Lambo is not going to lose to Chouko-oneesan!" *Lambo starts to cram cookies into his mouth*

You: "I accept your challenge! Bring it on!" *You start to cram cookies into your mouth*

Gokudera: "…What just happened…?"

Tsuna: "I'm confused as well…"

Yamamoto: *laughs* "Your cousin is better than cable!"

Gokudera: "I told you she was nothing more than a gluttonous cow…"

Reborn: "She'd definitely make an excellent addition to the family" *Reborn takes a sip of his espresso*

Tsuna: "I don't understand anything anymore…"

You: "Tsuna aren't you hungry anymore? If you're not…" *You grab Tsuna's plate and eat the cookies*

Tsuna: "Hiii! My cookies…" *Tsuna starts to stare at his plate* "She hasn't changed…not one bit…"

You: "Cookies taste really good~!" *You smile mischievously*

*This was going to be one long spring break, one Tsuna would never forget…*

~ END OF CHAPTER 4 ~

Meanings:

(*) Beppin: beautiful woman; beauty; pretty girl

(**) Obasan: Auntie

(***) Aneki: Older Sister

(****) Tessen: Iron fan