Sorry about the long wait! I had a major writer's slump and couldn't write anything. But here's the next chapter! And i put a little twist at the end ;) so please update and tell me what you think!
"Tsuna~ It's morning!~"
Tsuna was wide awake from Nana's shout, screaming about the Varia while tangled in the covers of his bed.
"Wah! Varia is here!…Wait…a dream?"
Thinking quickly, he reached for the ring around his neck to find it gone. Suddenly, he heard laughing and other noises coming from beside him, and he turned to find Lambo going through Natsu's pockets as she slept.
"Natsu?…How did-Lambo! What are you doing?"Lambo looked up at Tsuna innocently. "Looking for candy. Freaky hair always has candy."
Well, I can't say he's wrong. Tsuna thought, but he stopped Lambo and asked where his father was. He's gone? That means everything about the ring was just a long, unpleasant dream!…But how did Natsu get here? He glanced at Natsu's sleeping form for a moment until he heard a small clatter coming from across from him where Reborn was putting up the framed version of the 9th's order. Not only that, but a glittering caught his eye and he found the ring on his finger.
"The ring is also on my finger?"
Reborn jumped up and kicked him in the head.
"Stop flailing, Dame-Tsuna. You'll wake up Natsu."
Tsuna got quiet when he noticed Natsu scowl in her sleep and roll over, but that didn't stop him from remembering everything that happened last night and he was soon freaking out again.
"Ugh, why does this always happen to me! I can't do it anymore! I can't train! I don't want to do it!"
"That's fine." Tsuna poked his head out of his blanket cocoon a bit confused at Reborn's remark. "Then at least go to school. I'll keep an eye on Natsu since she's too exhausted to go."
Tsuna nodded and reluctantly got ready for school, putting Natsu on his bed and informing his mom that she was there before heading off; his hands shaking when he realized something that made him blush. Natsu's sleeping in my bed!
Ugh, what happened? I had this weird dream about peacocks and babies. I swear Smokey the Bear was in it too. Sitting up, I soon realized that this was not my apartment nor my room; not to mention the fact that Lambo was sitting on my lap going through my pockets while I-pin was trying to pull him off.
"Um, Lambo? What exactly are you doing?"
He looked up at me and said only one word. "Candy."
I blinked once, before laughing loudly. Leave it to Lambo to make me happy first thing in the morning. Patting his afro I put him on the ground and got up off of, what I'm assuming is, Tsuna's bed.
"Sorry, kid. I don't have anything on me at the moment, but how about we go down stairs and see what's up for breakfast?"
He gave me a confused look. "We already had breakfast, Freaky hair."
Looking around the room and ignoring the nickname he'd given me, I spotted Tsuna's alarm clock that read 1:37 PM.
"Well look at that. Have you had lunch yet?" He nodded. "Then let's see if I can find some after lunch snacks or something."
Lambo got all excited and hurried down the stairs while I chuckled at his enthusiasm. Ah! That's right. I fell asleep with the kids when we met up with girly man and his friends. Tsuna must've carried me here. I nodded to myself as my heart sped up a bit at the thought, giving my chest a questioning glance. Odd. Shaking the thought, I glanced up to see a kind looking woman washing dishes with an apron on. Lambo latched on to her leg and rambled something too fast for my mind to comprehend, and she turned and smiled widely at me.
"Hello! Tsuna told me you were here. Natsu, was it?"
"Uh, yeah. Natsu Tachibana, miss."
"Oh, no need for that. Just call me Nana. Now why don't I fix you up some lunch. Reborn told me you would be hungry when you woke up."
I nodded and sat down at the table, eagerly awaiting the food she was going to give me. And boy did she give me some. I suppose it was because I hadn't eaten anything in so long, but it was around my seventh bowl that I finally had enough food.
"Thank you so much for the food, Nana. It was great."
I sighed, leaning back in my chair a bit when a yawn escaped my mouth. Nana caught this and gave me a small smile.
"You must be tired, Natsu. Why don't you go rest on the couch?"
"That's okay. If anything, I need to wake myself up a bit…Um, is there anyway I could get these clothes washed?"
"Of course! Just borrow some of Tsu-kun's clothes and I'll get them in the next load."
I headed back up and found a decent black shirt and tan cargo shorts, putting them on and handed over my clothes to Nana. It was then, I came up with a great idea.
"Nana, do you mind if Lambo, I-pin and I play outside with the hose?"
She smiled, catching on to what I was thinking, and allowed me to take the two of them outside where we proceeded to play wrestle and squirt each other with the hose and some water guns Nana found lying around the house. We had all sorts of fun and when Tsuna came home, I was the first to drag him into our little fight by soaking him with the hose.
Eventually, we all collapsed (aside form Reborn, who had amazing energy even after joining us) just as it started to get dark. Nana dried off the younger ones and informed me that my clothes were done as we all headed inside. I borrowed their bathroom for a bit and changed back, enjoying the comfort of my own clothes when I bumped into Tsuna, jarring my shoulder a bit. I hissed slightly in pain and he immediately freaked out a bit.
"Ah! Natsu! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! Are you okay?"
"Calm down, Tsuna. You know it gets harder to understand you when you get like this and I'm fine, by the way."
Reborn landed on his shoulder and looked at me with a frown.
"You're lying…Which is why I asked Shamal to come over and check out your shoulder and other injuries."
"Shamal?"
I opened the door to Tsuna's room and was promptly met with some old man's face inches from mine as he scrutinized me. I stared back evenly before getting bored and walking around him, taking a seat on the edge of Tsuna's bed. I barely glanced at the man as he spoke to Reborn.
"Are you sure she's female?"
"Yes, and I need you to look at her injuries. Her shoulder in particular."
"In that case…Lemme give you a kiss!~"
He puckered up his lips and moved forward just as my knee contacted with his crotch. Needless to say, he doubled over in pain and I stooped low to whisper in his ear.
"I suggest you just do your job as a doctor is you want to keep those lips and whatever you have left down stairs."
He nodded and I asked Reborn and Tsuna to leave the room so I could get this over with. Tsuna was more than eager to leave, but Reborn seemed to have other ideas. He merely kicked Tsuna out and closed the door, standing just inside the room with a neutral expression on his face.
"You do know I need to remove my shirt in order for him to see my shoulder, yes?"
He nodded and I just rolled my eyes, knowing I wasn't going to get through his baby hitman skull. Luckily, I had bandages covering the important parts.
Removing my shirt, I winced, my shoulder throbbing at the unwanted movement. Shamal let out a low whistle and began moving my arm and putting a bit of pressure on my swollen shoulder.
"You've really done a number on this one. Definitely pulled the muscle and tendons, nearly dislocating it."
"Hm."
I hummed, not really caring too much as he checked up on the smaller scrapes and cuts, cleaning and disinfecting them as I looked over at the silent Reborn. I felt a bit odd, seeing the distinct frown on his face. Reminds me of my brother's whenever I used to get bullied and come home beat up. It's almost…nice.
After replacing my shirt, I looked over at Shamal as he gave me instructions about what I can and cannot do.
"I suggest not using that arm as much as possible and keep in in this sling for at least a week."
He put my arm in the dark blue sling, which I scowled at, not liking the fact that I had limited mobility for a week. Glancing back up at him, I thanked him and literally knocked him out of the window for trying to hug me. Tsuna heard the commotion and came back in shouting nonsense when he stopped and noticed the sling with a sad look.
"Tsuna. Don't you think for a minute this is your fault." He looked a bit surprised. "I caught you because I wanted to and if I could, I'd do it all over again…And not just because you're the tenth or whatever, but because you're my friend. Okay?"
"Ah…Thanks, Natsu."
"Sure thing. Oh, and Reborn?" He looked up at me. "Thanks for being concerned."
He smirked, tilting his fedora as I hopped on the window ledge and Tsuna began freaking out again.
"Later, Tsuna, Reborn! I'll meet you guys at the school. I just have to pick up a few things."
And so, I was off to get my hidden food and weapon stash back in order. The battles begin tonight and I don't want to miss out. Especially if there's someone I'm supposed to fight…although, I don't remember even being mentioned…hm…
"Who?"
"Natsu Tachibana. Apparently, the daughter of Nemu Tachibana."
"Didn't know he had one."
"Well, he did. And now she's sided up with the Vongola."
"Really now?"
The shadowed figure smirked and leaned forward in his seat, white canines flashing in the dim amount of light in the room.
"Well then, what are we going to do about that? I'm sure you have an idea, Lance."
"Of course. I'll be sure to give her a…proper greeting."
Lance smiled devilishly as he stuffed his hands in the pockets of his black slacks and the man across from him sat back, plopping his boots on the table with a 'thud'.
"Best be on your way then. The ring trials have already started, so I've heard. Wouldn't want to miss out on that great opportunity."
Lance nodded and left the room in silence until a slow chuckle rang throughout the room, quickly growing into maniacal laughter as the man clutched his sides; his chair shaking precariously on its two hind legs. Still chuckling slightly, the man pulled out a photograph of a woman with auburn hair and bright green eyes laughing next to a man who's face had been burned out of the picture. He stroked the woman's face with his finger and held the photo up to his face.
"A daughter. I wonder if she's as beautiful as you….Either way, she won't be around for much longer. After all, who am I to separate mother and daughter?"