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Life in Namimori: Chapter 8: Grand Opening (Part 1)

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

~ Sawada Household – Tsuna's Room – Spring break… ~

*It's a sunny and warm afternoon as Gokudera and Yamamoto rush into Tsuna's room*

Gokudera:*excited* "Juudaime there's this new shopping mall that just opened up in the shopping district-"

Yamamoto: *excited* "-And there giving the first 10 people who get into the store a 70% discount on every store in the mall"

Gokudera: "How many times will I tell you to stop acting so chummy with Juudaime and I already told you that I would tell Juudaime about the shopping mall opening!"

*Yamamoto grabs Gokudera by his shoulder friendly*

Yamamoto: "Oh, don't be like that it doesn't matter who tells Tsuna about the grand opening- were all friends after all"

Gokudera: "Take your hands off of me! You baseball idiot!"

Tsuna: "Eh? Really, that's perfect- now I can get Mum that vase again"

Yamamoto: "A vase?"

Tsuna: "Well…"

-FLASHBACK-

I-Pin: "Give back I-pin's Pudding!"

Lambo: "No way! This belongs to Lambo!"

I-Pin: "Lambo give it back!"

*Lambo runs into the Living Room and jumps onto the table. Lambo eats the pudding*

I-Pin: "Ah! I-pin's pudding!"

Lambo: "Nahaha! That was tasty!"

I-Pin: *Angry* "I-Pin cannot forgive Lambo! Gyoza Kempo!"

*I-Pin sends Lambo flying…*

Lambo: "Ahhhhhhhh!"

*…and he crashes into the coffee table- knocking down the vase*

Lambo: "Ouch!"

I-Pin: "Oh no…"

*Lambo and I-Pin stare at the shattered vase shocked- wondering what they should do*

Tsuna: "I heard something break! What-"

*Tsuna stares at the vase in shock*

Tsuna: "…"

*Everyone goes quiet as they stare at the shattered vase*

~ Silence ~

Tsuna: "Hiii! Mum's wedding present…"

Lambo: "Lambo did nothing wrong!"

*Lambo tries to run away but Tsuna grabs onto him by the collar*

Tsuna: "What do you mean you did nothing wrong! That was Mum and Dad's wedding present! … How am I supposed to explain this to Mum- I'll have to buy a replacement before Mum finds out– It looks expensive as well…"

-END FLASHBACK-

Tsuna: "So that's what happened… but this is great now I can get it without any problems and it'll be cheaper to get as well"

Gokudera: *angry* "Whenever something bad happens it's always the stupid cow's fault somehow…"

Tsuna: "Now, now, Gokudera, calm down as long as I can get a replacement before Mum notices- it's okay"

Yamamoto: *Laughs* "What a nice thing to do for your Mum, Tsuna"

Tsuna: "Well, it is partly my fault I should have been watching them properly while she was out- I'm going to get ready so just wa-"

You: "Tsuna-Chan~!"

*You burst into Tsuna's room*

You: "Tsuna-Chan! I need your help!"

Tsuna: *worried* "What?! Did something happen?!"

You: "…Nothing happened…"

*Tsuna sweats drops*

Tsuna: "Then what's the matter- I'm kind of in the middle of something?"

* In your hands are two outfits; one outfit is a cute white dress, the other outfit is a pair of dark denim shorts with a cute yellow halter top which matches perfectly*

You: "Hehe~, which one do you think I should wear- I'm having a hard time picking"

Tsuna: "Ummm… Why don't you ask Bianchi or Mum what they think?"

You: "Bianchi-Oneesan went to Africa to look for her special ingredients and Obasan went shopping with the kids"

Tsuna: "So I'm the last opinion?"

You: "Bin-go!"

Tsuna: "But I'm not very good at these kinds of things…"

Reborn: "That's no-good Tsuna for you"

Tsuna's inner thoughts: Why did he just say that…

Tsuna: "Uh…Why do you even want my opinion?"

You: "I need a guy's opinion"

Tsuna: "Why what for?"

You: *playfully* "It's – a – secret!"

*Tsuna, Yamamoto and Gokudera sweats drops*

You: "Tsuna-Chan~ pick one- I'm running behind schedule!"

Reborn: *To Tsuna* "You should help her pick, the Vongola always help out their women"

Tsuna: "Ummm…I don't know…that one- no, the other one...."

Gokudera: *impatient and annoyed* "How hard is it to pick out clothes to wear?!"

You: "Then to make this easier and quicker you pick one"

Gokudera: "Uh…Fine! That one on the left!"

*Gokudera points at the white dress*

You: "Really, that one? Then this makes it even easier; I'll go with the other one! Thanks Tsuna-Chan~"

*You leave the room happily*

Tsuna: "But I didn't do anything…"

Gokudera: *pissed off* "That girl…"

Yamamoto: *Curious* "I wonder where she's going"

Gokudera: *angry* "Who cares as long as she's gone!"

Reborn: "Maybe she's going on a date"

Tsuna: *surprised* "Eh?! D-date?!"

Gokudera: "Tch! Good luck to the guy taking her out to lunch"

Tsuna: "Reborn! Just because she's going out doesn't mean that she's going out on a date!"

Reborn: "Of course you wouldn't notice- you're just a kid after all"

Tsuna: *annoyed* "I don't want to be called a kid by another kid!"

Reborn: *serious* "Did you say something?" *Reborn holds his gun threateningly at Tsuna*

Tsuna: *scared* "Hiii! N-nothing…"

Yamamoto: "But why do you think she's going on a date?"

*Reborn puts away his gun*

Reborn: "Think about it this way, first of all why would a girl ask a guy for his opinion on clothes"

*Yamamoto, Tsuna and Gokudera look at one another uncertainly*

Tsuna: "Well she could…she might….she…"

Reborn: "See you can't come up with anything"

Gokudera: "Well even if she is on a date it hasn't got anything to do with us"

Tsuna: "Gokudera's right, besides- I can't really imagine her going on a date- it just isn't possible for her to be on a date- she thinks and acts like she's 5 year old kid and besides all she really likes to do is eat, sleep, train and cause trouble"

Reborn: "Of course you can't imagine it- you're just a kid after all"

Tsuna: *annoyed* "Stop calling me a kid!"

Reborn: *serious* "Tsuna your pretty brave to talk to me like that" *Reborn holds his gun threateningly*

Tsuna: *scared* "Hiii! G-Gomennasai (*)…"

Yamamoto: *laughs* "Playing the mafia game again?"

*Tsuna sweats drops*

Tsuna: "He still thinks it's a game…"

Gokudera: "Juudaime, shouldn't we be going- the store opens in another 20 minutes"

Tsuna: "U-uh, I'll go and get ready" *Tsuna gets up but stops mid way* "Reborn- you're not going to do something weird again?"

Reborn: "Who knows?"

Tsuna: "What do you mean 'who knows'?!"

Gokudera: "Juudaime what's that on your leg?"

Tsuna: "My leg?"

*Tsuna looks down at his leg*

Tsuna: "B-Beetles?! When?! How?!"

Yamamoto: "Beetles, how did they get in here?"

Tsuna: "They're everywhere…Hiiii! Some of them crawled into my pants- OUCH they're biting me! They're biting me!"

Reborn: "My spring subordinates tell me that she's on her way to the train station"

Tsuna: "Hiii! Who's on their way to the Train station?! Reborn what are you up to now?!"

Reborn: "If I was you I would be worrying about those beetles- they poisonous"

Tsuna: "OUCH! It hurts ah! It's ITCHY, itchy, itchy, itchy!" *Tsuna starts scratching his skin frantically* "OUCH! Since when did beetles bite?!"

Gokudera: "Juudaime- I'll get rid of those beetles!"

*Gokudera pulls out a couple of bombs and lights them up*

Tsuna: "W-wait! G-Gokudera what do you think you're doing?! Think about what you're-"

Gokudera: "Juudaime you should be able to take this small amount of damage- It'll take care of those beetles easily!"

*Gokudera throws the bombs in the air*

Gokudera: "Die you beetles!"

Tsuna: "!"

*Booooom! Tsuna's bedroom window smashes to pieces as smoke escapes from the room. Leaving Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto looking rather burnt and bruised*

Gokudera: *Cough cough* "…I…used a bit too much…dynamite…"

*Reborn changes Leon from a shield back to his original form*

Reborn: "Reckless as ever"

~ Namimori Train Station: ~

*You enter the hot and humid area of the train station- people are constantly entering and leaving the train station. You suddenly notice a rather angry person chasing after a salary man*

Salary Man: "G-Gomennasai!!!"

Angry person: "How dare you put your hand down there?!"

Salary Man: "Gomennasai! I thought you were a girl!!!"

Angry Person: "You B*****!!!"

You: "Sai-Chan? Sai-Chan! Sai-Chan over here!"

*Saito stops and turns back to look at you, forgetting the salary man. The salary man uses the opportunity to run away*

Saito: "Cho-Chan?"

You: "Sai-Chan!" *you begin running towards Saito happily*

Saito: "Cho-Chan!" *Saito starts running towards you happily*

*You both hug each other affectionately*

You:*Dramatic tears in eyes* "I thought I'd never see you again"

Saito: *Dramatic tears in eyes* "It has been a while my dear, dear friend!"

You: "Sai-Chan!"

Saito: "Cho-Chan!"

*You both start crying hysterically yet comically…*

Bystander #1: "Are they shooting a new movie?"

Bystander #2: "Ah~ How touching~ I'll definitely have to see that movie~!"

Bystander #3: "Mummy! Mummy! Look! Look!"

Bystander #4: "Ahra~ I wonder what they're doing?"

*You and Saito sweat drops*

Saito: "Uh-um! –I didn't recognise you there for a minute- so you grew your hair even longer"

You: "Hehe~ Well, I would have cut it, but Mama seems to like my hair long- ah, you haven't changed one bit though!"

Saito: "What are you talking about?! I got taller! See"

You: "Ah- you really did get taller- By the way what about that guy you were chasing?"

Saito: "Huh? Oh yeah! Where's that b*****?! I'm going to kill him"

You: "Sai-Chan will always be Sai-Chan- by the way he ran away whilst you were distracted!"

Saito: "What?! Tch! whatever, he's lucky I'm in a good mood today…, so what's the plan for today?"

You: "Hehe~ today we'll go here~!"

*You hold a flyer up to Saito's face*

-FLYER-

NAMIMORI SHOPPING MALL GRAND OPENING!!!

The First 10 customers get a 70% discount off all stores in mall for today only!!!

Namimori Shopping District – April 5th 20XX 10:30am

Saito:"70% discount?! Are you sure this place is legit?"

You: "Of course it is! Besides imagine all the food you could get with that discount…" *you start daydreaming about all the food you could get*

*Saito sweat drops*

Saito: "Cho-Chan? Hello- Anyone there? - ah you're drooling…"

You: "Ah! Sorry" *You wipe away the drool* "So Ikimashoo (**)?"

Saito: "Ikimashoo- it sounds like fun"

You: "This way then!"

~ Namimori Shopping District – Grand Opening of Shopping Mall~

*Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto arrive at Namimori Shopping mall- looking slightly bruised- the area just in front of the shopping mall is completely crowded with people of all ages trying their best to get to the front*

Tsuna: "Ouch, my body still aches a bit…"

Gokudera: "Sumimasen (***) Juudaime! I thought you'd be able to handle that amount of damage"

Tsuna: "Gokudera, its okay- It's the thought that counts after all"

Gokudera: "Juudaime, thank you for showing such compassion"

Yamamoto: "I can't believe your still carrying those fireworks around with you though"

Gokudera: "You baseball idiot how many times will I tell you there not fireworks there dynamite! D-y-n-a-m-i-t-e - Dynamite!"

Tsuna: "So many people- it's completely packed- there's no way we'll be able to get those discounts with so many people here"

Yamamoto: "I can't even see the entrance from here"

Gokudera: "Don't worry Juudaime- I already predicted this would happen so I made a series of plans to get past this crowd!"

*Gokudera brings out a small piece of folded paper from his pocket*

Tsuna's inner thoughts: Here it comes- Gokudera's complicated theories again!

Gokudera: "According to my calculations and deductions- if we just start off there and make our way down here, turn left at this junction, push through between those two kids there, take a left there and walk straight through, before finally squeezing past here- we should be able to get to the front easily!"

*Tsuna and Yamamoto stare at Gokudera dumbfounded and confused*

Yamamoto: *Laughs* "I didn't get one bit of that!"

Gokudera: "What's there not to get! It's simply as long as you understand the theory!"

Tsuna: "Actually Gokudera…I didn't quite understand myself…"

Gokudera: "Really?! Maybe my plan was too complicated…"

Yamamoto: *Laughs* "There's no need for that anyway- all we have to do is gyuu gyuu then dong dong then baabaaa here and there- just like that!"

*Gokudera and Tsuna sweat drop*

Tsuna: "I'm even more confused than before…"

Gokudera: "How are we supposed to understand that you baseball idiot!"

Yamamoto: "Do you want me to explain again?"

Gokudera: "No I do not!"

Yamamoto: "Ah there're opening the doors"

*Just as everyone is about to enter (rush) into the shopping mall, a small ball lands in front of Tsuna*

Tsuna: "Eh? A Ball? Where did this come from?"

Gokudera: "Hm? Juudaime throw that ball away!"

Tsuna: "Huh? Why?"

Gokudera: "It's a bomb!"

Tsuna: "Eh?! What?! Hiii!"

*Tsuna throws the ball far away and it explodes- radiating a bright light*

Tsuna: "Hiiii! I can't see- I'm blind!!"

Yamamoto: "Why is it so bright?!"

Gokudera: "A flash bomb?!"

Yamamoto: "A Firework?!"

Gokudera: "Chigau (****)!"

What on earth could have happened to Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto?! Find out in the next chapter! Please Review to help me make better chapters!!! :D

Meanings:

(*) Gomennasai: An informal way of saying sorry to close friends and family

(**) Ikimashoo: Let's go

(***)Sumimasen: A more formal way of saying sorry

(****) Chigau: That's wrong