THREE
"Jeez. That Reborn," Tsuna groaned. He was on his way to visit Xia. Wait a minute, he thought as he stopped on his tracks.
"I don't know where to find her!" Tsuna yelled. He groaned and cowered. I forgot to ask Reborn! He thought. He scratched his head when a pair of legs stopped in front of him.
"Boss?" A tiny voice said. Tsuna looked up and saw Chrome staring at him. She was carrying snacks that Ken ordered her to buy.
"Chrome!" Tsuna exclaimed, standing up. "I have a favor to ask!"
"Boss?" Chrome blinked.
Tsuna clasped her hand. She jumped, surprised by her boss' actions.
"Have you seen the Varia wandering here?" Tsuna asked.
"Eh?" Chrome said. "Varia? U-um, I think I saw that long haired shark around h-here,"
"Squalo? Really?" Tsuna grinned in delight. Chrome nodded. "Where did you last saw them?"
Chrome broke a hand free and pointed to a hotel.
"There. Outside of that hotel," She said.
"Thank you, Chrome!" Tsuna thanked as he ran off to the hotel.
"It's nothing," Chrome replied in her tiny voice. She turned and walked away.
Tsuna went inside the hotel and went to the reception booth.
"A-ano," Tsuna started. "Excuse me. Do you have a Superbi Squalo?"
"Squalo?" The receptionist repeated. He checked his list. "Ah! Here. Superbi Squalo. Room 138. Eight floor,"
"Arigato," Tsuna thanked. He dashed to the elevator and pressed a button. He sighed. I just want to get this over with, he thought. Mom's cooking steak tonight. And Reborn didn't even come. Damn him.
He sighed. The elevator dinged open. He went out. He walked and examined the rooms. 135, 136, he counted mentally. 137.
"138," He stopped in front of the door. He gulped as he lifted a shaky hand. He knocked.
"Vrooooiii!" A voice yelled inside. Hieee! Tsuna thought as he jumped. "Lussuria! Open the door!"
"Okaaaaay," Lussuria crooned. He opened the door.
"A-ah, good evening," Tsuna greeted.
"Ara, ara. Why, it's Tsunayoshi-kun," Lussuria giggled as he looked inside. "Minna! It's Tsunayoshi-kun!"
"Sawada Tsunayoshi? Vroooi! What's he doing here?"
"Tsu-kun?" A small voice said. Peeking behind Lussuria was Xia. "What are you doing here?"
"E-eto, I have something to ask," Tsuna fidgeted.
"Oh," Xia pursed her lips. "Come on in then,"
She stepped aside as Tsuna went in. The place was noisy and messed up. Bel was lying on the couch while Squalo was scolding him on something. Levi was nowhere to be found, probably with Xanxus. Mammon was counting his money somewhere. Tsuna sweat dropped at the sight. Still the rowdy group, he thought.
"Ushishi. Who invited the weakling?" Bel grinned.
"Shut up, Bel," Xia said. "He's with me,"
Bel frowned and turned his back at them. He waved a lazy hand.
"Fine, whatever," He muttered.
"Make yourself at home, Tsu-kun," Xia smiled. Tsuna nodded nervously.
"Oi, brat," A rough voice called. Tsuna jumped as Squalo approached him.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I-I want to ask Xia why she's here," Tsuna said.
"Vroooooii!" Squalo yelled.
"Hieeeee!" Tsuna fell on his chair.
"Oi, you damn brat!" Squalo yelled. Tsuna looked up and saw Squalo pointing his sword at Xia, who was carrying a tray with tea.
"I could have died, you loser captain!" Xia retorted.
"Vroooiii! Who you calling loser captain?"
"Ushishi. You. Dumbass captain," Bel grinned, enjoying the turn of events.
"Oi, bastard. Want me to carve a hole in that face of yours?" Squalo hissed.
"Ushishi. Try me," Bel took out his knives as he stood up for the brawl. Hieee! Tsuna thought. What should I do? Maybe Xia could stop them. He turned to tell Xia. However, Xia was cheering them on.
"Yeah! Teach that stupid shark a thing or two, Bel!" Xia shouted eagerly. Tsuna sweat dropped. She's even encouraging them! He thought. What's up with that?
"A-ah, ano. Can we get to the point?" Tsuna asked. Xia blinked.
"Oh! Oh my gosh. I'm sorry, Tsu-kun," Xia bowed. Behind her, Squalo and Bel were already in a brawl.
"Right. I came to Japan to see you, Tsu-kun," Xia smiled as she sat on a chair.
"What? You came to see him?" It was Bel who asked. They stopped to fight and Bel was frowning.
"Yes," Was all Xia could say. Bel didn't seem to like the idea. He was mumbling something about visiting a boy and asshats.
"B-but why?" Tsuna asked.
"One month ago, the Vongola headquarters were in chaos. Father wasn't hurt. A few died. And something very, very important was missing," Xia explained, very serious. Everyone was listening.
"And that object is...?"
Tsuna gulped, hating the tension. Xia looked down, her face grim.
"The seven Mare rings," She said, finally.
"No way," Tsuna couldn't believe what he's hearing.
"Vroooii! Bastard, why didn't we know this?" Squalo asked.
"E-eh?" Tsuna blinked. "You mean you don't know?"
"No shit, sherlock," Bel blurted out. "We only followed Xia because of the boss,"
Tsuna was freaking out. "What should we do?"
"You'll just have to find them, Dame-Tsuna," A voice said. It was Reborn, leaping on the table.
"R-Reborn!" Tsuna exclaimed. Reborn turned to Xia.
"Do you know the culprit for this?" Reborn asked. Xia shook her head, face still grim.
"No. Nothing. Everyone back in Vongola HQ are doing their best. However, the culprit did leave some sign or some sort.,"
"And that sign is?" Reborn inquired. Xia shrugged.
"I don't know which famiglia is it. I'll draw it. Maybe you know something, Reborn," Xia stood up and grabbed a piece of paper and a pen. She sat back down and began scribbling. After a few heartbeats, she gave the paper to Reborn. Tsuna peeked. It was a complex of lines and swirls hard to understand. However, on the middle was a Scythe. Reborn pondered for a moment.
"Nobody has an idea of which famiglia is it from?" Reborn repeated. Xia nodded.
"Leave it to us," Reborn smiled slyly. Xia sighed in relief.
"Thank you, Reborn," Xia smiled. They thanked Xia for the information and took their leave.
"Hey, Reborn," Tsuna called. They were walking home, tired from the tension.
"What will they do with the rings?" Tsuna asked.
"Who knows," Was all Reborn could say. Tsuna sighed. What a day, he thought. Ah, well. I'm hungry.
AN: The ending to this chapter was kinda lame. -_- Oh well.