A/N: So first off, I have to say thank you for all your wonderful reviews, they've really helped to boost my confidence in writing ^_^ Especially for my book. Second, sorry this took so long to upload, I was an idiot and didn't hit save on my computer thinking it would autosave(I have Microsoft Word) and so I left it open a few days so it would remind me to write and then my computer froze -_- so I had to restart it. Did Word autotsave? Noooo. Wow, I was ticked off, like not raging ticked more of the quiet ticked where if somebody just pokes you you'll kill them… Anyways, so yea, I didn't feel like rewriting half the chapter again for a while, hence why this is a little later than I planned. Now last but not least, the answer to the question, 'How can Giotto wait for 400 years for Tsuna?' I know one of you asked this and some of you are probably wondering the same thing, either that or you've figured it out already ^_^ but the answer is in this chapter *points* so read.
"Oi, you stupid cow, get back here!" a voice yelled, startling Tsuna into wakefulness.
"You can't catch me, ahodera!" a child's voice rang out as Tsuna sat up in his bed. He yawned and then stared sleepy at the two that were practically wrestling on his floor.
"What are you doing, Gokudera?" Tsuna asked sleepily, yawning once more.
"Oh! Good morning, Juudargh!" Gokudera began happily, his face brightening as his eyes came to rest on Tsuna, but then the struggling five year old in Gokudera's arms decided at that very moment he was going to kick the teen in the face, causing Gokudera to end his sentence rather painfully.
"Nyahahahahaha!" the cow suited child laughed as he bounced away, "Baka Gokudera!"
"YOU STUPID COW!" Gokudera yelled, running after the child while holding his nose in pain. Tsuna sweat dropped as the two disappeared out his door and he sighed. Yawning again, Tsuna got out of bed and stretched, making his overly large blue pajamas actually fit him for about five seconds. Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Tsuna slowly made way over to his bathroom, nearly hitting a wall as he walked.
Thank goodness showers wake you up… Tsuna thought, shaking his head at his own klutziness. While Tsuna took his showers, using the latest shampoo his mom had bought(pineapple strawberry with an extra scent that was 'secret' but reminded Tsuna of flowers…), he heard various crashing noises coming from downstairs and eventually figured that Giotto was out somewhere with Reborn, since neither one of those two would be tolerating this.
Now rubbing his hair dry, Tsuna flinched at the sound of something hitting a wall and walked out of the bathroom, another towel around his waist. Hopefully he could get to his room before something or someone came upstairs and tried kill him, even accidentally. Surprisingly he was actually able to make it to his room, and shut the door and not a moment too soon either, since Gokudera and Lambo ran past his door right at that moment.
Sighing with relief, Tsuna began to get dressed. Since it wasn't a school day, Tsuna decided to wear a simple blue T-shirt with slightly baggy pants. Over his shirt he slipped on his orange and white sweat jacket, the one that had the black skull and cross bones on its left pocket. Why did it have that? Really, it seemed so unlike himself to have something like that, but oh well.
Tsuna slipped the Vongola Ring back onto his finger(he had taken it off) and looked at it for a moment. If he could summon Giotto, could he summon the other bosses? Tsuna frowned as he thought. That would be really weird, to have all the past bosses come alive from the ring. But if he could summon the bosses, could anybody else with a Flame?...
Tsuna shivered. That's just a bomb waiting to explode… Tsuna thought, giving the Ring one last look. That's when he noticed his orange tennis shoes had been placed by his beside.
What the hell? He thought, when did those get up. I thought I left them by the door. Frowning, Tsuna picked them up and examined them for… something. He didn't know what he was looking for actually, he was just looking.
Maybe Gokudera brought them up here when he came over…But, why? Tsuna thought absent mindly, then he wondered where Yamamoto was, since both him and Gokudera had left their school work here yesterday night. Weird… Maybe he should go ask Gokudera.
But just as he was beginning to head for the door, his window shattered into a million pieces as a sparking bazooka flew through the air straight toward him. Staring at the bazooka in horror, the only coherent thought Tsuna had was to grab his bag before the sparking machine hit him. Thankfully he managed to grab a strap, and as the bazooka fell on top of his head, the last thing Tsuna heard before he disappeared in a 'poof' of slightly pink smoke was, "You stupid cow!!!"
_____400 years ago_____
He was falling. Out of the sky. Why was he falling out of the sky? Did God really just hate him? Like really? A little bit above him, he could see the shoes he had let go of when he started falling and then next to him, fairly far away, was his bag. Lovely. He was too scared he was going to die to even scream, the wind seemed to be doing that for him with the way it was whistling in his ears and then it wasn't whistling anymore, and he landed fairly painful into a bush. Why was it painful? Well for one the bush had thorns! Thorns plus Tsuna equals pain.
Thorns plus Tsuna plus falling shoes on Tsuna's head equals more pain, which is exactly what happened next when each shoe took its turn in landing on Tsuna's face through the flower petals that shaded him.
Why me? he whined to himself. Sighing, Tsuna turned his head slightly and was able to see where his bag landed, which was like a whole freaking yard away! Was he going to go get it? Haha, no. He would just sit here in this nice thorny bush until the five minutes were up, since moving involved more pain and Tsuna did not like pain.
Sighing again, Tsuna looked around at his surroundings and found that the bush he was in, was a rose bush hence the thorns and that the rose bush, was in a very large garden and apparently this part of the garden was saved for something that looked a lot like a rose maze. Well somebody had to much free time on their hands. Off in the distance, Tsuna thought he saw what looked like the Vongola mansion in Italy, he had only seen it once before so he wasn't quite sure… But something about the view Tsuna had reminded him of something else…
Wait…That painting! Tsuna thought excitedly. When Reborn, the Ninth and his Father had shown him the inside of the Vongola mansion, they had passed a few paintings and one of them the Ninth said had been done by the Vongola Primo himself. It was a painting of the Vongola mansion and it's beautiful gardens, the rose garden the main part of the picture since it was closest, and Tsuna's view looked exactly like… that… painting…
Oh… shit… he thought as he began to remember that the Ten-year Bazooka had been sparking when it landed on him and that he didn't see any of the land marks Reborn had told him to memorize of the mansion except for few which had been there since the mansion was first built and… and… He might not even get home in five minutes! He might not get home for months! Or worse, he might never get back, ever!
Oh my God… I'm 400 years in the past with no freaking way to get home! Damn it Lambo! Why the hell did your Family make such a thing as the Ten-Year Bazooka!? Tsuna screamed in his head. Just as Tsuna was getting ready to go into full on panic mode, he felt large warm hands grab his upper arms and quickly pull him out of the bush. Tsuna flinched as the thorns tore at him, but it really was much quicker than it would have been had he tried to get out himself. Blinking in the sunlight as he felt himself set upright, he managed to look down at the man kneeling in front of him and his eyes grew wide. Staring straight back at him were the sky blue eyes of Giotto di Vongola, the Vongola Primo, from 400 years ago.
Oh lovely, let's just make things more complicated…a sarcastic little voice mumbled in Tsuna's head. Thankfully Tsuna was saved from having to try to say anything at the moment by a female voice.
"Giotto?" the voice said. Both Tsuna and the blond turned to look at the new arrival, a woman with mahogany brown hair that was pulled up in a tight bun at the back of her head. She had clipped her bangs to the right side of forehead while curled strands of hair that reached her shoulders outlined her pale angular face. Her eyes were a pale green, outlined in black and she wore a simple pale green dress to match her eyes. On her neck rested a matching green choker and her eyes held simple silver stud earrings. Tsuna was shocked, this woman was even more beautiful than Kyoko-chan! The teen felt a slight blush cover his face and then he felt his cheeks flush even more when he heard a breath of air slide through Giotto's lips, once more laughing at Tsuna's reactions.
"Chi è questo ragazzo? (Who is this boy?)" the woman asked as Tsuna turned to glare slightly at the blond. He narrowed his eyes even more when he saw the hint of a smirk on the man's lips, though he was looking at the woman.
"Non so.(I don't know.)" Giotto replied. Tsuna saw the woman frown from out of the corner of his eyes.
"Non bene è ovviamente da qui. Da dove pensa che è? Potrebbe essere il membro di Famiglia di rivale? (Well he's obviously not from here. Where do think he's from? Could he be a rival Family member?)" the woman asked again. Tsuna frowned, wishing more than ever that he had listened to Reborn when the Arcoblano had said to take Italian lessons. Tsuna watched as Giotto shook his head.
"Non no penso che è il membro di rivale. Per dove è da… in tutta l'onestà che dovrei dire il cielo. (No I don't think he's a rival member. For where he's from… in all honesty I would have to say the sky.)" Giotto said, with a half grin. The woman frowned even more and crossed her arms.
"Non scherzare. Non ci è maniera che è dal cielo. (Do not jest. There's no way he is from the sky.)" She said crossly.
"Non scherzo. Davvero ho visto che lui cade dal cielo. Un minuto non c'è niente, vicino lì è! (I don't jest. Truly I saw him fall from the sky. One minute there's nothing, next there he is!)" he replied earnestly.
"Giotto di Vongola! Ho sentito le sue storie, non pensa mille volte che essere così ingannato facilmente! (Giotto di Vongola! I have heard your stories a thousand times, do not think I will be fooled so easily!)" she said.
"Silvia, il mio amore, per favore questo tempo è nessuna storia.(Silvia, my love, please this time it is no story.)" Giotto said a little guilty. God this conversation was driving Tsuna nuts! What the hell were they talking about!? Plus, there were the words 'mi amore' again, driving him nuts! The woman, Silvia he was guessing, blew a sigh out through her lips and finally said, "Discuteremo di questo dopo. Per ora penso che è migliore se scopriamo che è, dove è venuto da e che fa qui.(We'll argue about this later. For now I think it's best if we find out who he is, where he came from and what he's doing here.)"
Giotto sighed mumbled something incoherent and then turned to Tsuna.
"Il ragazzo, chi la sono? Da dove lei è venuto?(Boy, who are you? Where did you come from?)" Giotto asked him. Aw crap… Now he really wished he had those Italian lessons! Wait… since Giotto's Rain Guardian was Japanese and knew Italian, maybe he had already taught Giotto Japanese!? It was worth a shot.
"Gomenasai… I don't speak Italian…" Tsuna said sheepishly, as one hand picked nervously at his pants pocket. He was all too aware that Giotto still had one hand on Tsuna's shoulder, the other resting on his propped up knee, why did the Vongola Primo have to be freaking kneeling!? Tsuna thought there was something a little different about Giotto… What was it? The teen watched as his ancestor's eyes widened in recognition and silently thanked God that Giotto did know Japanese, at least a little he hoped.
"Goshimpainaku, I can speak Japanese." Giotto said with a grin, just as Tsuna figured out was different about him.
He has a pulse… Tsuna thought vaguely. Of course he does, but so did the Giotto he knew, except it wasn't the pulse that his heart would make, it was the pulse of his Flame. This Giotto wasn't made of his own Flames, so of course he would have a living pulse; he was less warm too and didn't have that warm smell. Still smelled like paint and roses though.
"Thank goodness…" Tsuna breathed, sighing with relief a small smile coming onto his face. Giotto repeated his questions, this time in Japanese and Tsuna answered.
"My name is Sawada Tsunayoshi, I'm fourteen. I came from Namimori, Japan." He replied.
"Sawada-san, what are you doing here? How did you get here?" Giotto asked.
"Um… well… funny thing is… I can't really… tell you… hehehe…" Tsuna said nervously. "But I didn't come here to do anything bad! I didn't even mean to come here!" Giotto studied Tsuna's earnest face for a moment then smiled.
"I believe you." Giotto replied gently. Tsuna blushed for a moment, he had forgotten how Giotto could change his expressions so quickly. He blinked as Giotto stood and repeated what Tsuna had said to Silvia, while Tsuna himself tried to figure out how to keep the fact the he was the future a secret. He really didn't want to screw up the past, really. If he did he might cease to exist! Very big problem.
_____
As Tsuna went over all the things that could go wrong, Giotto was arguing quietly with Silvia in Italian.
"You can't believe him so easily! Plus he wouldn't tell you how he got here or what he's doing!" Silvia whispered angrily.
"Silvia, please. He's but a child. I doubt he's planning anything except on how to get home." Giotto whispered patiently.
"Giotto! Even a child could be an enemy!" Silvia began, "You can't keep trusting everyone just like that! Ask him again, I know he's not te-" She was cut off midsentence by Giotto's finger as the blond towered over her.
"Silvia…" Giotto whispered gently, his face serious, "I know all this. Please trust me. For some reason or other he is not telling me how he got here, but I have a feeling he will eventually. I trust him, because I get no sense that he is a threat, at least to us. So please, just trust me and let me handle this…" Silvia glared up into those gentle yet wise eyes. She knew he was right, but she couldn't help feeling that this boy, Sawada Tsunayoshi, was going to steal Giotto from her. Never the less, she nodded and Giotto removed his finger, she would just have to watch him herself.
"Sawada-san…" Giotto called, getting Tsuna's attention. He continued to say something in Japanese, but Silvia could barely understand it, she hadn't learned that much Japanese from Giotto or Ryuuki, both were so busy. She stared at the teen, her face a perfect mask of calm, but inside her suspicions were running wild. She really couldn't shake the feeling that this brown haired kid who looked so much like her Giotto, was going to steal him from her. Giotto may have his own intuition, but Silvia had a woman's intuition. Narrowing her eyes slightly she turned around and began to walk ever so gracefully away, she was always on the look out for the one that would steal Giotto form her, after all he talked about the emptiness in his heart everyday, at least to her. She always asked whether she was filling it at least a little bit and would smile at her and say, "Yes. You keep the despair at bay."
But she knew that there was one out there who would fill the emptiness and steal him. Even if he did love her, there was one person he could love more and she was always looking for the person, male or female, everyone were suspects.
Could that boy…she thought, then shook her head. No such a silly thought, there was no way that boy would steal him. No, she wouldn't let him.
_____Present Time_____
"You stupid cow! Why'd you have to bring out that bazooka!" Gokudera yelled, pinching Lambo's cheeks and pulling.
"Gokudera-san! Leave Lambo-chan alone!" a brown haired girl yelled grabbing the crying five year old from the teen.
"Shut up you stupid woman!" Gokudera shouted at the girl.
"Now, now, let's not let our tempers get the best of use." Yamamoto said, grabbing Gokudera from behind.
"Let go of me you baseball freak!" Gokudera half growled half yelled.
"All of you be quiet!" Dino said forcefully from inside Tsuna's room. The Ten-Year bazooka was lying next to him while Reborn and another Arcoblano with a seagull on his head examined the sparking machine. Giotto simple leaned inside the doorway, a secret smile on his face.
"Haru-san, maybe you should take Lambo-kun to get something to eat." Giotto said gently to the brown haired girl, looking over her and smiling. She blushed and nodded, taking the crying child downstairs.
"I think we'll join her." Yamamoto said cheerfully.
"Who said I was going!?" Gokudera yelled as he was dragged away. Dino sighed, glad they had all left and then looked at the two Arcoblano's. "So where do you think he is?"
"Who knows," Reborn replied, "He could be anywhere in time and I doubt he's coming back in the allotted time slot."
"Oi, Reborn, could he be stuck wherever he is, kora?" the blond Arcoblano asked.
"I don't know Colenello…" Reborn murmured, "But, I think Giotto might from that smirk on his face." The Arcoblano glanced over at the blond, his eyes shadowed.
"What?" Dino asked shocked.
"What gave you that idea, Reborn?" Giotto said innocently.
"Who knows, but I do know you know more than you telling." Reborn replied. Giotto shrugged.
"I might I might not, let's wait till Tsunayoshi returns to find out. But for now, it looks like you're all going to have to deal with me while he and the Rin are away." Giotto replied, his smile widening. He began to walk out of the room, but before he did he looked over at a stunned Dino and said, "I told you Chiavorone, if you wanted to take Tsunayoshi from me, you were going to have to try harder."
Then he left before Dino could figure out his sentence.
_____Back in the past_____
"Um… Is Silvia-san angry with me?" Tsuna asked quietly, hoping he wasn't disturbing the blond from whatever he was reading. Giotto looked over at Tsuna from his desk, blinking from behind his oval glasses.
"Not really. She just doesn't really trust you yet." He replied, then went back to reading.
"I see…" Tsuna mumbled. He had been stuck in the past for a few hours now and had encountered some of the original Guardians. Among them had been the Rain Guardian, who he found was named Ryuuki and looked a lot like Yamamoto-kun. He had also met the Lightening Guardian who looked like fifteen year old Lambo, but he acted about as spoiled as the five year old Lambo did. He had met one other Guardian, the Sun Guardian, who was a boxer like Ryohei, but had become a priest since he had accidentally killed someone. He had found that the Sun Guardian was named Leo, but the Lightening Guardian had never given his name, but thankfully most all of them spoke Japanese thanks to Ryuuki.
Considering his Guardians and Giotto's Guardians looked a lot alike so far and Reborn had said that they were alike during the Choice game anyhow, he figured they'd look a lot like his other Guardians. At least Leo wasn't as loud and boisterous as Ryohei. Tsuna let out a small sigh and leaned back in the velvet couch he was sitting in and looked around the room, apparently Giotto's office. There was a window on the opposite wall to let light in during the day and around the window were book shelves filled with different books, thought Tsuna had no idea of their topics since they were all in Italian. The only parts of the walls that didn't have bookshelves was some small space around the tall window and the wall where the double door was. By the window and door were small lamps that were obviously used to light the room when it got dark, and on Giotto's desk was another lamp so the Vongola Primo could keep working if need be. The floor of the room was a simple oak wood with a red and gold carpet laid out on it. Opposite of Tsuna, was another matching couch to the one he was sitting on.
Tsuna vaguely remembered being showed the room by the Ninth, hearing the old man say that it was the office the Primo had used and many of the things inside it were the originals. Indeed, looking back Tsuna remembered thinking how old everything looked and now, everything looked as good as new, since it probably was. Tsuna jumped as he felt his bag move and he looked at it in apprehension. Well at least he didn't have to reach into for clothes at the moment, since Giotto had asked him if he had anything less strange looking to change into, he had changed into the suit(without the jacket and he had rolled up the white sleeves) he had worn for the Choice games and luckily he had packed the shoes too, wow was he paranoid or what?
"Are you alright?" Giotto asked and Tsuna quickly looked over at him.
"Ah, yeah. I was just startled." Tsuna explained smiling sheepishly.
"By what?" Giotto asked confused.
"My bag." Tsuna replied laughing. Giotto raised an eyebrow at him but shrugged and went back to the papers in front of him. Tsuna sighed then opened the bag to look for the culprit, where he saw Natsu's box. Tsuna frowned as it shook again, the lion obviously wanted out but he couldn't let it out at the moment. Tsuna reached into the bag and grabbed Natsu's box, quickly slipping it into his pants pocket and clipping the chain on his belt loop and then kept a firm grip on the box inside his pocket. Hopefully the lion would settle down, he had barely been able to hide the Ring before Giotto noticed it, it was miracle he didn't notice it in the first place! He had been able to hide inside his gloves thankfully, and luckily nobody was inclined to pry into his bag… at least the Guardians and other staff and Family members around, Silvia he wasn't so sure about…
As Tsuna pondered how to keep his bag safe, there was a knock on one of the doors.
"Entrare.(Come in.)" Giotto said, not looking up. In came one of the Family members, wearing black dress pants, a vest that had a tan front and brown back, a white long sleeved button up shirt and a dark red tie. The man reminded Tsuna of Xanxus, his face build was very much the same and he had the same eyes. His hairstyle was about the same too, but with a long pony tail.
"Dapprima, Alaude è ritornato dal suo incarico.(First, Alaude has returned from his assignment.)" the man said.
"Ah, vedo. Ringraziarla, l'Asseconda potrebbe andare.(Ah, I see. Thank you, Second you may go.)" Giotto replied, adding an emphasis on l'Asseconda. Now Tsuna knew why the man reminded him so much of Xanxus. He glanced over at him and sweatdropped since the man was obviously having a hard time controlling is temper.
"Le ho detto di non mi chiamare ciò...(I told you not to call me that…)" Secondo growled. Now Giotto looked up and frowned.
"Non perché? Lei è il mio successore dopo tutto e tutti lo sa. Oltre a lei non fermerà la chiamata me Dapprima.(Why not? You are my successor after all and everyone knows it. Besides you won't stop calling me First.)" he replied.
"Perché lei è il Primo, ma ciò esula dalla questione! Non l'ho riuscita ancora e dubito che lei morirà oggi così la fermata mi chiamando ciò!(Because you are the First, but that's beside the point! I haven't succeeded you yet and I doubt you're going to die today so stop calling me that!)" Secondo snarled, by this time close enough to Giotto to bang his fists on the desk.
"Ehi, ferma, guarda la scrivania. L'ho avuto ha fatto specialmente e l'amo in un ringraziamento di pezzo lei. La mia parola lei ha tale temperamento… la Fermata mi chiamando Primo e fermerò la chiamata che lei Asseconda, siamo conosciuti quanti anni ora?(Hey, whoa, watch the desk. I had it specially made and I like it in one piece thank you. My word you have such a temper… Stop calling me First and I'll stop calling you Second, we've known each other how many years now?)" Giotto said, then he sighed, "Manco i giorni quando lei ha cercato a me invece di urlare. Lei ha la maniera a molto di un temperamento ora di rispettare qualunque dei suoi anziani (I miss the days when you looked up to me instead of yelling. You've way to much of a temper now to respect any of your elders…)" Giotto looked away with a slight pout on his face that made Secondo burn with anger. Tsuna had no idea what was going on, but it was creeping him out that's for sure.
"Lei è solo il mio anziano da quattro anni! Non parlerei come sono vecchio se l'eravamo! (You're only my elder by four years! I wouldn't be talking like I'm an old man if I were you!)" Secondo growled.
"Non perché? Io come parlare ama un vecchio. Inoltre, quattro anni è un sacco di tempo di essere il suo anziano soprattutto dal suo tuttavia diciannove, ho ragione?(Why not? I like talking like an old man. Besides, four years is plenty of time to be your elder especially since your still nineteen, am I right?)" Giotto said, a smirk forming on his face.
"Sono… andare.. uccide… LEI! (I'm…going to... kill… YOU!)" Secondo yelled and Tsuna, who by now was on the opposite end of the couch watching this whole scene in horror, saw the familiar glow of the Sky Flame in Secondo's curled hands.
Wait… he's not really gonna… Oh yes he is! Tsuna thought frantically as he dived off the couch and found his way under it(it was a tight squeeze that's for sure) as Secondo pulled his fist back with a yell and proceeded to swing his arm toward Giotto's face, who just stared at him blankly.
Luckily, Secondo was stopped by another man, this one looking very much like the older Hibari in a pinstriped suit and black tie, with a white button up shirt, long sleeved Tsuna was guessing.
"Ehi, Alaude! Lei l'ha fatto!(Hey, Alaude! You made it!)" Giotto said, a child like smile on his face even thought Secondo's glowing fist was inches from his face. The man that looked like Hibari, obviously Alaude, sighed and said, "Lei dovrebbe fermare realmente il baiting lui…(You should really stop baiting him…)"
"Ma non posso aiutarlo. È troppo divertimento.(But I can't help it. It's too much fun.)" Giotto returned, a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"L'odio entrambi…(I hate you both…)" Secondo growled, the glow in his hand fading. He jerked his arm out of Rovio's grip and walked out of the room. Tsuna's gazed followed him all the way out and so did Alaude's, Alaude's because he figured Secondo might turn around and attack again, Tsuna because he was just scared. Sighing with relief when Secondo slammed the door shut behind him, Tsuna got from out underneath the couch, or tried to at least like I said, it was a tight squeeze, as Alaude gave his report. Finally Tsuna was able to pull himself out and when he was free, he was so surprised that he fell forward flat on his face. Alaude, by now was finished with his report and Giotto was frowning, looking over some of the paper work he had turned in. Tsuna sat up, his imaginary lion ears drooping against his head as tears pooled in the corner of his eyes.
"Ow…" he muttered rubbing his cheek. Then he felt somebody watching him and glanced over at the two men to find Giotto occupied and Alaude staring at him. Immediately Tsuna froze like a deer caught in headlights and he stared right back with wide fearful eyes, obviously if he could catch Secondo's punch he was not one to irritate. They stayed that way for a few seconds before Alaude frowned and shifted as if to take a step forward, instantly Tsuna was gone and behind the couch, staring at the man warily over the top of the furniture.
Alaude sweatdropped from Tsuna's reaction, and just decided to save himself the trouble and ask his boss.
"Chi è il bambino?(Who's the kid?)" he asked, looking at Giotto.
"Mm?" Giotto mumbled, distracted with his frown still in place. Then he glanced over at Tsuna and Tsuna's position and had a flashback of him under the couch and he froze. Tsuna could literally see the three dots going over the Primo's head as the seconds went by. Finally though…
"Pfft!" Giotto laughed, covering his eyes with his hand.
"What's so funny!?" Tsuna yelled in indignation leaning over the couch, pouting, his imaginary tail swishing angrily behind him. The teen's reaction just made the blond laugh harder and Tsuna's vein began to pulse. When Giotto's laughing fit had subsided and he had taken off his glasses to wipe away the tears in his eyes, he answered Alaude's question while Tsuna still pouted on the couch.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi è il suo nome. È venuto dal Giappone, come non so. Oh, non ho riso come ciò in un mentre…(Sawada Tsunayoshi is his name. He came from Japan, how I don't know. Wow, I haven't laughed like that in a while…)" Giotto said smiling and replacing his glasses. Alaude smirked at him,
"No lei ha non…(No you haven't…)" he said. Giotto frowned and raised an eyebrow.
"Non comincia quel soggetto proprio ora.(Don't start that topic right now.)" Giotto said, narrowing his eyes. Alaude raised his hands in defense and shook his head. The black haired man turned away from the blond and walked over to Tsuna who looked up at him then flinched, causing the man to sigh.
"Sawada-san, yes?" Alaude said in accented Japanese, at Tsuna's nod he continued, "It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Alaude and I'm the Cloud Guardian for the Vongola." The man held out his hand and Tsuna stood and shook it. Figures he'd be the Cloud Guardian…
"The pleasures mine." Tsuna said with a slightly shaky smile. Alaude smiled, nodded to him and then left, as he did Tsuna realized that the light coming from the window in the office and the light from the windows in the hallway were getting dimmer and he realized that the sun was setting. Meaning he had been hear almost a whole day and still hadn't been transported back home. Tsuna sighed and went back and sat on the couch, wondering vaguely if radio transmissions could cross through time, he could try…
Soon it was almost too dark to see by and Tsuna expected Giotto to light the lamp at his desk and keep working, but instead the blond stretch, took of his glasses, folded and put them away, and stood muttering, "Penso che ciò dovrebbe bastare per oggi… raggiungerò domani.(I think that should be enough for today… I'll catch up tomorrow.)"
Tsuna blinked at him curiously and stood as well, grabbing his bag and swinging it over his neck. Why did he call it a bag? It was a book bag really. Giotto walked over to the window and closed the red drapes, causing the room to sink into total blackness. Tsuna squeaked in slight fear and then suddenly felt Giotto's hand on his back pushing him forward.
"Come on. We should get down to the dining hall before those gluttons eat anything or start another riot." Giotto said cheerfully, gently leading Tsuna out of the room into the now lamp lit hallway.
"How can you find your way through the dark so easily…?" Tsuna asked. Giotto blinked at him and then chuckled as he locked his office door, causing the teen to redden slightly.
"Practice. Now come on, the dining hall is this way." Giotto said and he began to lead Tsuna down the hall. As they walked Tsuna vaguely remembered walking the same hallway on his tour, his footsteps barely making a sound on the red carpet. He also remembered his dad muttering something to Reborn(who had been on his shoulder) about how many secret passageways there were in the mansion. Tsuna chuckled at the memory of his dad complaining how psychotic the Primo must have been to create all of them.
"What?" Giotto asked.
"Nothing." Tsuna answered.
"Mm…"
As they reached the end of the hallway, Tsuna saw another set of double doors as the hallway split into right and left. From inside the doors came the sound of loud laughter and some vague crashing sounds. Tsuna heard Giotto sigh and he looked up at the elder confused. Then Tsuna heard the doors shut with a snap and soon all the noise stopped. That was funny, he was sure those doors had been closed. As they reached the doors, Tsuna got the feeling that he was going to miss a joke, and then Giotto opened one and walked inside, Tsuna behind him.
The dining hall was very large to say the least, it was lit with what Tsuna thought was hundreds of lamps and chandeliers burned brightly overhead. In the middle of the room was a long white clothed table and around the table sat nearly everyone in the Vongola currently and some of the staff members. Some even stood off to the side with glasses of what Tsuna thought were wine, since they obviously could find a seat. Giotto stared at the all for a moment then heaved a great sigh.
"Le Figure.(Figures.)" he said, his words echoing throughout the hall and then the noice started up again everyone laughing at the joke Tsuna missed. Curse his inability to speak Italian!
"Come on Sawada-san." Giotto said with a smile, closing the door behind him.
"'Kay…" Tsuna respond looking at the crowd with a raised eyebrow. He heard Giotto chuckled beside him and he frowned again. You know what, he cursed Giotto's chuckle too. Tsuna zoned in on the Italian chatter, not really understanding any of and he actually got the feeling he didn't want to understand some of it, but Giotto could.
"Ehi, di chi che il ragazzo camminando vicino al capo?(Hey, whose that boy walking next to the boss?)"
"Che sa.(Who knows.)"
"Non lei è sicuro che è ragazza? Guarda la maniera troppo carina per ciò.(Are you sure he isn't a girl? Looks way too cute for that.)"
"Non se era ragazza indosserebbe un vestito farebbe egli?(If he was a girl he'd be wearing a dress wouldn't he?)"
"Vero… tuttavia è carino. (True… still he is cute.)"
"Ehi, non prende ora qualunque idée…(Hey now, don't get any ideas…)"
"Sono non giuro!(I'm not I swear!)"
"Bene sono...(Well I am…)"
Giotto sighed as he heard the snickers. Really some of his men could be so intolerable, best to just shut down their brains right now.
"Ok, switching sides…" Giotto murmured, since Tsuna had been closest to the table.
"Eh?" Tsuna gasped as Giotto came up on his right side now, forcing him to take the spot where Giotto had been.
"Lei scherza!(You're kidding…)"
"Rammendare bambino vietato…(Darn kid's off limits…)"
"Bene probabilmente per il meglio.(Well probably for the best.)"
"Lei hanno ragione… il Prodigio se è un vergine tuttavia…(You're right… Wonder if he's a virgin still…)"
"Ehi, ehi!(Hey, hey!)"
"So che so…(I know I know…)"
Giotto sighed again, but he really couldn't stop their mindless chatter. By now the two had reached another door, this one a single and Giotto led the teen through it and into the kitchen. The staff greeted Giotto brightly and the blond smiled back, asking for what Tsuna was guessing their dinner. The staff smiled and quickly brought it up. The man who brought the plates over to them on a tray with a pitcher of water and two glasses, was slightly round with rosy cheeks and very bright red hair with a matching mustache. His eyes were a bright blue and when he handed over the tray to the Giotto he winked at Tsuna in a friendly matter, and smiled. The teen instantly liked the man.
"Ringraziarla. (Thank you.)" Giotto said with a smile and the man nodded and went back to work, or Tsuna thought, his own dinner.
"Come on then. Out the back door." Giotto said and led Tsuna to another door this one leading outside. Giotto carefully balanced the tray on one hand as he opened the door, careful not to spill and Tsuna marveled at his ancestors balance. Tsuna himself would have dropped the tray, unless he was in Hyper-Dying Will mode, then he might have dropped the tray and caught it before it spilled, but still have dropped it in the first place.
Tsuna walked out after the blond and marveled at the night sky. As he marveled he nearly tripped over a stone, but managed to catch himself before he fell. Sighing with relief, Tsuna quickly caught up with Giotto, realizing that they were in a portion of the Vongola garden now, very near the rose garden.
"Ha un bell'aspetto qui…(Here looks good…)" Giotto murmured, setting the tray down on a stone bench.
"I hope you like Italian food." Giotto said teasingly with a smile. Tsuna smiled back and said, "Guess we'll find out. At least it's not snails…"
Giotto blinked and laughed. "I hope you've never had to eat snails. I personally can't see how the French enjoy them myself."
"My tutor actually threatened me with them if I didn't finish my schoolwork on time…" Tsuna said scratching his chin, "He said I needed a diet anyways."
"So glad I didn't have your tutor." Giotto replied grinning as he sat down. Tsuna stuck his tongue out at him and sat next to the blond and looked back up at the stars.
"I've never seen so many…" Tsuna whispered in awe. Giotto looked up in surprise.
"You can't see the stars where you live?" he asked.
"No… that air is… really bad… and there's too much light even at night…" Tsuna replied. Giotto looked at him curiously. Just where did this boy come from? Shrugging it off, Giotto poured them both some water and handed Tsuna his glass, then his plate. The teen took them both gratefully.
"Itadakimas." Tsuna murmured as he took a bite. The teen smiled at the taste on his tongue, Italian food really was good! Giotto grinned.
"Antonio is the best chef I know." He said taking a bite of his own food.
"Is Antonio the red haired man?" Tsuna asked.
"Yep."
"He seems nice."
"He is."
"Where's Silvia-san?"
"Mm… Probably somewhere in the garden or her room."
"…"
"Don't worry, it's more because she's made at me than anything having to do with you."
"I hope so…"
"Haha!"
Tsuna smiled back at Giotto as the Primo laughed and then after that they ate in silence, both finishing about the same time as the other.
"Gochisosama." Tsuna said, then gave Giotto his empty plate. Tsuna held onto the glass of water, going back to stare at the stars.
"You really are fascinated by them aren't you…" Giotto murmured.
"Yeah…" Tsuna replied. As the teen stared at the stars, he began to wonder if he'd get home soon, whether in another minute or hour or a day. He hoped he got home soon, he really didn't want to mess up the past by doing something stupid. As his mind wandered, Tsuna realized that he hadn't said something he shouldn't have said earlier and so, setting down his glass, he turned to Giotto…
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Giotto barely spoke to anyone about the emptiness he felt, the only ones who knew about it even vaguely were his Guardians. Among those the Cloud Guardian knew the most, but Silvia, the Primo's wonderful Silvia, knew even more. It saddened Giotto when he saw her face fall because she couldn't help him, but he was also glad when she smiled once he told her that she kept the despair at bay. She really did too, he could feel the darkness there now, waiting to eat away at his heart, but the thought of her kept it away. He did love Silvia, truly, but he knew he would end up loving another even more once he found that person. The darkness was proof.
When he had seen Tsunayoshi falling out the sky, he felt a twinge of alarm, not unlike the twinge he got when Silvia was in danger and God knows he couldn't express his relief when the boy had landed in a rose bush no matter how scratched the thorns got him, it was better than him dead. When he had had the argument with Silvia, he had expected himself to be worrying over it all day, but that was not the case, not with the brown haired teen around him. Something about the boy caused his mind to forget Silvia, even for a bit, and slowly bit by bit, the darkness was disappearing and being replaced by something that terrified the Vongola Boss and yet, made him overjoyed at the same time.
Now as he sat in the garden with the boy, he felt himself wishing that he could take the starts from this place, fling them to wherever Tsunayoshi came from, so he could enjoy them when he returned home. But alas, he could not do that, but what he could do was paint them for him, maybe that would help. As he contemplated it while looked off into the distance, he felt a tap on his hand and looked over to see the caramel eyes staring at him.
"What?" Giotto asked confused.
"I forgot to say something earlier." Tsuna replied.
"What is it?" Giotto asked again and now Tsuna smiled, a smile so sweet Giotto had the urge to take the boy and make him his.
"'Hello.'" The boy replied happily and then all the darkness was gone from Giotto's heart.
A/N: Yes! Done! WOOO! I promised myself I wouldn't go online until this was done and now it is! *dances* Translating took forever! D:
Alrighty, another thing I have to thank some people for(namely the artists that do G27 fanart and other KHR fanart) is the fact that you guys really help me out when I'm trying to draw Giotto and Tsuna and their gravity defining hair -_- Awesome work guys! :3
I so cannot believe klutziness is a freaking word… Seriously, I was expecting the red line under it that means you've misspelled something! Just wow… *snickers* pineapple scented shampoo… *snickers again*
Tsuna:… You're setting me up for something aren't you?
Me: Nooooo… *shifty eyes*
Tsuna: *glares*
Me: You know I don't see what your problem is, I mean you've been being set up for a lot of things this whole time, including the bazooka thing.
Tsuna: That's your fault…
Me: And? I didn't see you complaining then.
Tsuna: That's because it didn't involve pineapples and that pervert M-harmph!
Me: Shhh! You'll ruin it! *has her hand over his mouth*
Tsuna: *glares daggers*
Me: By the way… When did you get down here? *moves hand*
Tsuna: Just now since I don't like being abused.
Me: Oh… Psh! You're not being abused!... Yet…
Tsuna: Hey! What's that supposed to me-! *is kicked out of Author's Note*
Me: So anyways, as I was saying… Dude I got sick again! D: If it's another four month long ear infection I think I might just do something drastic… *sigh* Oh well, G27 and Tsuna's sweatjacket makes it better. ^_^ I think that's my favorite jacket in the series :3 it's cool but then it's still Tsuna… Flaming boxers XD only cool underwear he ever gets, poor Tsuna XDD So yep, Silvia is Giotto's fiancée :3 I don't know if he found his love in Japan or not, but in this fic, she's in Italy. Makes the story more interesting too *grins evilly*
Btw, I don't know the original Guardians names, so I'm just gonna pick some and when I find out the names I'll replace them with the proper ones. I barely know what they look like too, so if you guys have any info on the Guardians at all it would be helpful. Example would be obviously their names and personalities and more info on their looks. Thanks!
List of words used:
Note: Again please help me out with any misspellings and/or wrong translations I might have.
Ahodera- What Lambo calls Gokudera in the anime. 'aho' means idiot in Japanese and to me it sounds like he's just combining Gokudera and aho. So basicly he's calling Gokudera, 'Idiot Gokudera'
Juudaime- Tenth, but Gokudera never got to finish it XD
Gomenasai- I'm sorry.
Goshimpainaku- Don't worry.
Kora- I believe it's 'hey' or something along those lines. I don't know, they changed its meaning in the middle of the series…
Itadakimas- I'm not sure what this means, but I've seen it translated as, 'Time to eat.' Again not really sure :/
Gochisosama- For spelling, I'm not sure I went by sound on this one. I believe it means, 'Thank you for this meal.' Eh, I'm unsure…
Honorifics:
Note: I figured I might as well, you never know when someone might get confused :/ Plus, one complaint I saw from someone like four years ago is still stuck in my head -_- I'm only putting the ones I've been using so far though :3 Thank you mangas ^_^
-san;; most common honorific, equivalent to the English Mr., Miss/Ms., or Mrs. An all-purpose honorific.
-sama;; is used to confer great respect.
-kun;; used at the end of boy's names to express familiarity or endearment. Sometimes used by men among friends or addressing someone younger or of a lower station.
-chan;; used to express endearment, mostly toward girls. Also used for little boys, pets, and even among lovers. Gives a sense of childish cuteness.
Sempai/Senpai;; Suggests that the addressed is one's senior in a group or organization. Moslty used in a school setting
Kohai;; I misspelled this in the last chapter, so this is how it should be spelled correctly(thank you mangas). Again it is the opposite of sempai/senpai, a.k.a when you're addressing an underclassmen.
Edit: I thank HappybeeJrr and Hakumei-chan for correcting my mistakes on spelling and Guardian names :3 Thanks guys!