Episode 10: Choices for Feelings
"Hold on tight to the things you're given; the camera caught it all, aren't we all forgiven now? 'Cause you say stop and we say go… The world outside is calling on the telephone. They need answers, so we'll let them know; tonight, we let our words speak for themselves."
-"The World Calling" by There for Tomorrow
X Belphegor X
The smell of food woke Bel up early the next morning. Curious, he pulled on his usual Varia uniform and slowly walked downstairs to the dining room.
The brunette Wave Guardian turned around and smiled brightly, her blind eyes glittering brightly. "Oh, good morning, Bel! You're up early. I was going to wake you all up in ten minutes. Go ahead, take a seat." He did so and stared in awe at the amount of food that she had made.
He looked at the table. Everything was so neat and organized, unlike all of the other rooms in the mansion. He raised an eyebrow. "You made all of this and organized the kitchen? You're a saint, Naji-hime," he said, praising the girl who'd worked hard just for them.
She smiled a bit, but soon sobered, sitting down at the table with a coffee in hand. "Bel." Said Prince looked up from where he was piling sushi and bacon onto his plate. "I've made my decision about what you said last night."
His own face fell a little, but he didn't let her see, merely nodding in understanding and continuing his actions. "I know, and I think I know what your decision is," he replied quietly. "Just don't tell the others yet, okay?" She nodded.
Smiling once again, she put plates down for the rest of the Varia. "Yeah. Let's not think about it now. Let's get ready to face today." She was optimistic as ever. Bel was glad to see she hadn't changed in that sense.
One by one, the rest of the Varia came downstairs, having the same reaction as Bel to the food she prepared. Even Mammon and Lussuria were pulled in from their injured states, ecstatic at their favorite foods.
However, Boss didn't get up until four hours after everyone else had finished eating. Bel and Levi were relaxing in the living room, Lussuria and Mammon had been put back in the hospital and the cage, respectively, and Najika was still in the kitchen, cleaning up after the boys.
She had said that she was going to wait for Xanxus to wake up, and that she had something to give him.
X Najika Kamiya X
When Xanxus came down, he immediately sat down in his normal chair. I called the Boss into the dining room. "Since it's the last day of the Ring Conflict, I made something special for everyone. I remember that you enjoy steak a lot. So… here." I put a plate of meat in front of him, and he just looked up with a raised eyebrow.
He scoffed a little, but began to eat. "Not bad, brat."
Gosh, wasn't he mean?
I smiled though, and turned to go sit with Bel and Levi, the latter not being very pleased that I was going to sit with them. I recalled every part of the Ring Conflict.
This past week was the first time I actually began to feel like I was worthy of something bigger. Maybe I was worth something after all.
X Hayato Gokudera X
It was night again, and for the eighth consecutive day, Juudaime and his Guardians were all at Namimori Middle, facing the Varia.
Everyone was there that time, even Hibari and that female Mukuro. Gokudera knew they couldn't lose, no matter what. But seeing Najika standing there, fidgeting, let the Storm Guardian know that she didn't want to be there, standing against them.
Basil was there, too, glancing from Najika to the Ripper Prince, sadness glittering in his eyes. Xanxus seemed to notice this and sent a look at the brunette, causing her to stand up straight and take a deep breath. He smirked and looked back at Gokudera and the group.
It was as if he was almost proud of her.
What shocked everyone was that they had pulled in Lussuria and Lambo, who were gravely injured. Najika was looking from one to the other, almost sadly, her purple eyes giving away the emotions that her body didn't.
She sighed and locked eyes with Gokudera. He knew she couldn't see him, so he just stared right back into her purple eyes.
X Najika Kamiya X
I couldn't believe that Lussuria was willing to go through with this. I shook a little at Xanxus's side. Bel's hand grabbed mine, holding on tightly, as we all put the Rings we'd won into a box.
The Cerevello began to explain the rules; one way to win was to complete the Sky Ring. "The field is the whole school. In some places, we've set up cameras to view the whole field. And each of you will receive camera-equipped monitor wristbands." We all put them on, and I realized that Xanxus and Tsuna were showing on the screen. "Each Guardian will move to the field of your match as soon as you've equipped the wristbands." So I'd be going to the pool where I fought Basil.
Bel looked at me and quietly asked, "Are you going to be all right?" I watched sadly as all of Tsuna's Guardians wished their Boss good luck and left to go to their fields.
In response to Bel's question, I nodded and said, "Yes, of course." But truthfully, I didn't really feel all right.
Bel seemed to pick that up and he pushed me towards the pool. "You'll be fine." As I passed Xanxus, I felt him look down at me, but not say anything. Like he would in the first place. I looked back at the Varia's Flames as I followed Basil, taking my gun out just in case.
At the pool, I stood beneath a giant tower next to Basil, who I was afraid to talk to. He looked over at me and asked, "Art thou sure that thee want to go through with this?" I nodded shortly in reply.
It was then that I felt dizzy, like a sickness was spreading through my body. I coughed and fell, collapsing near the pole and dropping my gun. I couldn't move, and I felt as if I was burning.
I felt Basil land near me, and I felt his hand weakly reach for mine. Reaching out, despite the pain in my body, I grabbed Basil's hand and held on tight. "Don't give up yet, Basil-kun," I whispered weakly, squeezing his hand once more as my eyes began to feel heavier and heavier.
I just wanted to sleep… But if I slept, how did I know that I'd ever wake up? Would Xanxus help me out of this mess? I didn't know the answer for either one of them, but I doubted that either would end positive. My chest immediately flared up, feeling like someone had stabbed me there. I bit my lip, attempting to keep myself from crying.
I'm scared. I want to go home… I should never have gotten involved! No one's going to come help me… Why should I stay awake?
Don't give up! Someone will come and save you! Everyone loves you dearly, Najika-chan. Even Xanxus. Someone is going to help you.
I'm going to die. I'm going to die, and there is nothing that anyone can do to help me. I can't stay awake anymore.
Stay awake, Najika-chan! You have to make sure that your friends will be all right! All of the people you hold dear are all going through the same thing! Don't let those dirty Cerevello win!
The people I love? Basil-kun… Chrome-chan… Bel-kun… Hibari-san… Gokudera-kun… Are they all suffering like this? I… I can't… I won't let them be hurt! I'll stay awake for them, even if it takes all of my energy from me!
That's right! Don't give up. Never give up!
Never give up. Right. I will always have my friends.
That's right. I couldn't give up, not when everyone was relying on me! I opened my eyes slowly only to see Basil breathing heavily, eyes closed in pain. He was really being affected by whatever the wristbands injected into us. I panted a little as my fingers curled around my gun.
One shot was all I had. Luck would decide if the Ring fell to Basil or me.
Bang.
A cling on the pole and a familiar white glint landed near my hands. I reached to grab it, but I just couldn't reach. I was too… too tired…
X Basil X
She had made the Ring fall, but she couldn't grab it.
Basil reached out and took it, however tired he was. He reached over to his wristband and gave himself the antidote. He sighed in relief and stood, looking around. He was about to go off and help the other Guardians, but he remembered that it was Najika that got the Ring. She was unconscious. She clearly was vulnerable to poison.
Her breathing was heavy and she looked paler than before. Tears were forming at the corner of her eyes, and she was murmuring things to herself that didn't make any sense to Basil. In fact, he couldn't even hear most of them. One that he did hear was, "My friends need me… Basil-kun… take the Ring and help… Gokudera-kun…"
She was really weak. Basil still cared about her, even though she had joined the Varia. He knelt down next to her and put the Wave Ring in her wristband and waited. Najika didn't wake up. His mind immediately flew into a state of panic, attempting to shake Najika awake.
Was she dead?
Basil began to panic even more. He felt for her pulse on her wrist.
Bum-bump. Bum-bump.
She was alive, but barely. Her heart was beginning to slow. Basil sighed in relief. He'd gotten the Ring just in time. However… the poison was supposed to take thirty minutes to kill. It'd only been ten in her case. Why was the poison hurting her so easily?
He slung her onto his back, wrapping her arms around his neck. He had to get her to safety. She needed someone's help. Basil glanced around to find Hibari and Bel fighting. He knew why Hibari had gotten the Ring without being badly affected by the poison.
Hibari was a cloud. The one thing he really hated was being restrained. Because of that, he managed to overpower the poison and take the antidote without any help from anyone. Bel had only gotten the Ring out of pure… "kindness" of Xanxus's "heart." Like he had either.
Basil knew how this entire battle would play out. Cloud had stirred up the Storm. Gokudera was bound to have the Storm Ring by now, thanks to Hibari. Storm and Thunder were like brothers, and they would always be there for each other, no matter what. Gokudera would save Lambo from Levi.
A small groan drew Basil's attention away from the battle to the girl on his back. He knelt down and laid her on the ground. "Najika-chan?" he asked hesitantly. Her eyes flickered open and he smiled down at her. "Oh, thank goodness."
She looked around. "Basil-kun? Did you save me?" He nodded in reply, his eyes threatening to spill tears of relief. "Thank you… But why?"
He smiled even wider as he looked up to see Gokudera helping Lambo. "Thou said something when thou were asleep. Thou were telling me to take the Ring and go help Gokudera-dono. Thou wanted me to leave thee there. I couldn't. Thou art a Guardian."
Turning her head, she her gaze fell on Hibari and Bel's fight. "Bel! Hibari-kun!" she cried, immediately trying to stand. "Why are they fighting?" she choked out as she fell back onto the ground, panting. "Bel and Hibari-kun are both injured! And Lambo and Lussuria were both injured badly… Why…"
Basil put a hand on her back and looked up. "I don't know, Najika-chan." Hibari had pulled chains out on Bel, knocking down all the knives. Bel looked around, then he saw Najika. Basil couldn't see his reaction, but he noticed one fist clenched and tightened. But once he saw that she was all right, he ran off in a different direction.
"Stop it."
X Najika Kamiya X
"Everyone…" Chrome, Basil. "Everyone is fighting." Yamamoto, Bel. "They're all going at one another with everything they have." Ryohei, Lussuria. "Everyone is trying to win." Lambo, Hibari. "Everyone is getting hurt." Mammon, Levi. "What good is fighting?" Tsuna, Xanxus. "I have to help now." Gokudera.
I pushed myself up, stumbling a bit, and noticed that Basil was holding something out. My gun… I smiled a little and grabbed it gratefully. Tsuna's cry was heard and he landed with a loud crash in the courtyard. As much as I wanted to help, this was his fight. I had to find Lussuria, and fast. Fifteen minutes was up. Everyone was at the halfway mark of the poison.
I felt Basil hurrying alongside me. "Gokudera-dono, Lambo-dono, and Hibari-dono have already been given the antidote. Sawada-dono and Xanxus are fighting already. Sasagawa-dono, Dokuro-dono, and Yamamoto-dono are still in danger! Let's go to them first."
Shaking my head, I replied, "No, Hibari-kun is probably going after Yamamoto-kun. Ryohei-kun is going to be freed by Gokudera-kun. Bel-kun is going to free Mammon, and Kori-chan will be in danger. We have to help her."
We ran towards the gym, but something in my system protested. I gasped and fell to my knees. My chest was burning again… I grabbed my shirt and panted heavily, sweat dripping down my face. It was like something was biting at my heart.
Basil stopped and looked back. "Najika-chan! Art thou all right?" he asked, kneeling beside me. "Is your chest hurting?" He noticed that I was holding my chest and he frowned. "The poison must have infiltrated your entire artery system. It was only supposed to go a little ways in… Even if it went too far, the antidote should have helped thee…"
I shook my head. "I'm fine. I just need a little… rest…" I leaned on Basil, closing my eyes. I was so tired… I just wanted to sleep. But I wanted to see Tsuna win. He was going to beat Xanxus. "I'm fine," I repeated, struggling to open my eyes.
"Thou art not fine," he snapped. "Thou are… I know what happened to thee. I know that thou art different from the others." I looked down. So he knew. "Thou do not have to be afraid of using that power."
Looking up at him, I smiled weakly. "Yeah. I know. It's just that I haven't used it in too long, so it'll be really hard to control. But if it's to help my friends, I'll do it." Basil nodded. "I'm not scared."
He nodded again and lifted me using both hands. "Let's go, then. The others are probably on their way to help Dokuro-dono now."
I smiled. "Put me down. I'll go help. You do me a favor and go find Lambo-chan and Ryohei-kun, and make sure they're okay." He nodded and slipped something into my hand before putting me down. "Huh?"
"Thou art going to need that Ring. Get it to Sawada-dono." I nodded and we both ran off in different directions. I was close to the gym; I could feel Chrome's presence. She was there. But there were others, too. Gokudera, Yamamoto, Bel, and Mammon. Damn.
I could feel rage and fear burning in me. They pressed me forward, faster, towards the gym. I reached the open doors and saw the familiar Flames of the five Guardians. But Mammon's was the more powerful of all of them, even after his defeat at Mukuro's hands. His illusions were all over the place. I could feel the fear for my friends growing. What was Mammon doing?
It was then I noticed five white glints on the floor. The Rings. Storm, Rain, Cloud, Sun, and Thunder. Mammon must've had the Mist Ring, and I had the Wave Ring. I couldn't let them get all of these Rings.
More rage, anger, at what they were willing to do to win. More fear for Gokudera, Chrome, and Yamamoto. I ran to the middle of the gym and stood in front of the captive Gokudera and Yamamoto. Bel had Chrome by the arms and was holding a weapon to her throat.
"Let her go," I spat through my teeth, feeling my power finally reaching its peak. For at least five years, I spent my time hiding this power. Now it was time to show them what I could do.
X Hayato Gokudera X
Najika… what was happening to her? There was a burst of white power radiating at her feet, swirling around and growing steadily.
Even Bel and Mammon seemed to stop to stare at what was happening. She was facing the Varia, so he couldn't see her face. As the power grew to twice the size it was originally, it exploded with light, so fierce and dangerous that it hurt just to look at it. It looked like lightning was lashing out at everything.
It shot up her entire body, outlining her frame in bright, white-blue fire. So this was what a Flame looked like… The Flame shot out even more fierce light, blowing holes in the gym walls. As she slowly raised her arm, her Flame concentrated into her hand.
"Obliterate them," she ordered quietly. Whipping her hand across her entire front, it turned into a sort of whip, slamming Bel into the opposite wall and finding the real Mammon, tossing him to the ground. Yamamoto and Gokudera were released from the Varia Mist's hold, sighing as they sunk to the ground.
She was still radiating the Flame, and Gokudera realized that this was the power she'd used to beat Basil, only at least twice the size and ten times the ferocity. She'd been holding back in that match. Najika walked forward and propped Chrome up against the wall, out of range of her attacks. Bel and Mammon were sitting up, looking slightly dazed.
The power she was radiating grew as she turned back to the two Varia members. She raised her hand and glared at the two. She looked at them for a minute before attacking Mammon again, throwing him across the room. The Mist Ring fell from his hand onto the ground. The brunette Wave Guardian practically floated across the room and picked up the Ring before taking it to Chrome.
Once she'd given Chrome the antidote, she sent another glare at Bel and Mammon. Gokudera was glad she wasn't sending that at him… it was close to terrifying. She was angry, and the Flame she was emitting told him that.
She snapped, "Leave. I don't care much for the Rings, so feel free to take them. Here." She threw the Mist and Wave Ring at them.
What the hell is she thinking? She's handing over power to the enemy!
"Just leave before I change my mind. Don't think I wouldn't kill you for what you've done." Bel froze.
He reached out to her, willing her to come to him. "Come on, Naji-hime. We'll find you help for whatever you're stuck with," he practically pleaded, his voice softer than Gokudera had ever heard.
She laughed dryly, smirking at the Varia. "Naji-hime? Well, I hate to break it to you, but your little Princess chose to finally let me out. I'm a part of her. I'm not as kind as she is. Now leave."
With one last fleeting look at Najika, Bel fled with Mammon and the Rings.
Now, she turned to glare at him and Yamamoto. "You two. I suppose I should be thanking you. She wanted to protect you, so she let me out. But…" The red Flame grew again as a dangerous look of cruelty and craze crossed Najika's usually innocent face. "… you're also the reason that she was so hesitant to use me in her match. She suffered too much internal pain. I felt it." She grimaced, putting a hand over her heart. "For that, you're as good as dead."
Gokudera scrambled up, but didn't take out any dynamites. "I know," he said. "I know I hurt her, and I never meant to." The Flame froze and began retreating into the hand over her heart. "I care about Najika-chan a lot," he admitted, looking down sheepishly.
He noticed Yamamoto looking at him in shock. Gokudera was never that open with his feelings. The swordsman stood as well. "I don't think any of us meant to hurt her. When we hurt her, we were only trying to protect her, but I guess that didn't work, did it?" For once, the baseball idiot was serious. He knew the gravity of this situation. "We're all really sorry. Everyone was so upset when she left."
"I guess that means she got you back by betraying you?" Najika laughed a little, but it was too cruel to be her. "I never thought she'd be that harsh. She must've been really hurt! Let me explain something. I'm Najika but I'm also not. She's the more reasonable side, while I hold all the power. I don't forgive easily. Your words? They mean nothing."
Her hands both glowed with power as she lunged at Yamamoto first. He was clearly hesitant to pull out his sword, in danger of injuring her. He kept dodging and pushing away her attacks, but when she used the Flame as a whip again, Yamamoto cried out in pain as he was flung back. When he landed, Gokudera knew he was unconscious.
She turned on him and started to try and hit him. "Najika-chan! I know you're in there, so stop!" the bomber pleaded while dodging. He had to block one that came towards his gut. "Come on. Let her out," he growled in her face.
"Nope," she smirked. "It's been too long since I got a good fight. Why don't you use your dynamites, Storm-boy?" Gokudera hesitated, but kept blocking as she aimed more hits at him. His back hit the wall, and he knew he was cornered. He only could block her hits now. "Oops. Looks like you've got nowhere to go!"
As she aimed one last hit at his face, he ducked and grabbed her wrist. "Stop." Her eyes widened and she aimed at his gut again, but he grabbed her other wrist. "Najika-chan…" he looked down at her. She was so close…
The malicious Flame was calming a little bit as he dropped her wrists and pulled her into his chest. He hugged her gently. "Gokudera-kun?"
She was back. That was her, soft and innocent. He noticed that the red Flame was fading away. "Welcome back, Najika-chan," he whispered in her ear. "I missed you."
"I hurt you," she whispered back, her voice muffled by his shirt. "I'm so sorry… I really thought that you… that you thought I was weak." He pulled away from her a little and used one hand to make her look at him.
Gokudera's voice was soft as he replied, "You only hurt me because I thought you loved him. Bel, that stupid prince." He moved his face closer as he continued, "I was hurt because I thought you hated me." She seemed to be almost crying. "I couldn't bear that. You mean too much to me."
She smiled a little, tears dripping down her pale face. "This is so unlike you, Gokudera-kun."
He could feel his heart beating fast, and with her pressed close to him, he felt her heart going just as fast. "I know." His face was mere inches from hers, and as he hesitated to close the gap, he felt her pressing her lips to his.
However short a time that their lips were together, he felt her feelings for him. She didn't even have to say anything about it. He knew that she loved him, and she knew he loved her. It wasn't like some cheesy fairytale romance, but it was. They only knew each other for maybe two or three weeks.
But that kiss was no mistake. It wasn't lust or a heat of the moment decision.
It was assurance that they were still together.
X Najika Kamiya X
I once doubted how Gokudera felt for me. I didn't once he didn't pull away. When we parted, only just, I laughed a little.
"You know, everyone else probably saw that." I swear, his face turned bright red, and he started to sputter a little. "But… now that they have the Rings, the entire Varia is going to go after Tsuna-kun."
Gokudera must've realized this to be true, because he cried, "Juudaime!" He ran out the door, only to be met by Ryohei and Basil, who was carrying Lambo. I gently slapped Yamamoto's cheek a few times. I must've hit him pretty hard for him to be unconscious for that long.
When he woke, the first thing he asked was, "What's the score?" Typical Yamamoto. Thinking of baseball at a time like this?
I quickly explained the situation to him, as Gokudera did the same for Ryohei and Basil. We were all back together. Yamamoto helped Chrome out of the gym as we rushed to the courtyard. We were all injured, which slowed us down a little, as I took the time to help them all.
I looked to Yamamoto, who's side I was bandaging. "Sorry about reopening your wound, Yamamoto-kun."
He grinned a little and laughed it off. "No problem, Najika-chan! Let's just hurry and help Tsuna!" I knew a few of them were wary of me, but I would worry about that after we helped Tsuna win. Chrome was fine, just a little tired, Ryohei's wrist was easily bandaged, and Gokudera only needed a few bandages.
We reached the courtyard and were all shocked. Tsuna was on the ground, panting, as Bel and Mammon put all the Rings onto the chain that Xanxus wore. If they got all of them, it was over. Damn. I looked down. I'd given them those Rings when I was in my "state." Gokudera noticed this and grabbed my hand firmly.
But the Rings, once put into the slots, seemed to hurt Xanxus. They weren't giving him the power he desired. In fact, they were rejecting him. He fell, face first into the ground. My eyes widened. He wasn't the Boss of Vongola? If he had the blood of Vongola, why did the Rings reject him?
It was the voice of a familiar swordsman that explained it. Squalo… he was alive. "The regret, and the grudge caused by the betrayal. I know." So Xanxus and the 9th weren't even related… "That day, when you were frozen by the Kyuudaime, I was still conscious. I heard."
No wonder Xanxus was always so angry. If he was betrayed by the only person he ever called "family," it was no wonder that he ended up like that. I sighed. I didn't know how he must've felt, because of how I was raised. But to be betrayed by your own family must hurt deeply.
I stepped forward, dropping Gokudera's hand. The rest of the Guardians looked at me curiously. Squalo wasn't done talking, but I kept going forward, taking slow, wary steps towards the angry Varia Boss.
Xanxus murmured something. All his cards were out on the table. There was nothing left for him to hide. "Wasn't the reason that Kyuudaime didn't kill you, even after being betrayed, was that he wanted to accept you to the very end?" Tsuna asked. I stopped in my tracks. "The Kyuudaime acknowledged you more than anyone else. He thought of you as his real child!"
But Xanxus wouldn't accept it. He wouldn't accept that he would never be the Boss. Gokudera's bombs stopped Bel and Mammon from going any further to harm anyone. Hibari even came up to fight.
"Why?" I asked quietly. "Why?" The entire field turned to look at me, as I just stood there, my eyes hidden. "Why do you all continue to fight? It won't solve anything anymore. It's because of fighting that we're where we are!" If no one had fought in the Cradle Affair, Xanxus would have kept going. He would have kept getting stronger, not going after a bunch of teenagers. Tsuna would have quietly risen to become the Boss, and then from there, everything would have gone peacefully.
Of all people, I should've known that the world doesn't work that way. If people don't get what they want, they become willing to hurt others to get it. I hesitated, but walked do the side of Gokudera. "Fighting doesn't stop everything, but if it helps to make everything normal, I will fight."
So Xanxus had called a support team to eradicate the entire Family that Tsuna had made, and our friends on the outside wouldn't be able to help us. My fists clenched. Why was I still wearing the Varia jacket? Pulling it off, I hurled it at Bel, who caught it. "Naji… hime?" he asked, sounding almost hurt.
"I'm sorry, Bel," I began, "but I've realized that I stand here, with Tsuna-kun. Thank you… for everything… and I'm sorry." He sighed, but seemed to accept it. Chrome then realized that someone was coming. Three Varia members jumped down behind us.
You still with me?
Of course, Najika. I am you. Perhaps it's time that we become "you."
Right. I accept that power.
Good. I'll see you around, ne?
Yeah. Goodbye, and thank you for everything.
My pleasure.
My hands lit up with the red Flames again. I'd come to realize why Xanxus had a red Flame. It was because he had the Flames of Rage. Is that what I had? No… I had the Resolution Flames. It was like the Flames of Rage, but also completely different. I smirked. "Let's go."
However, I didn't have to even start. They fell on their own. "Reporting: The entire Varia squad, except us, has been defeated. He was too strong! A man with the strength of a demon is heading this way!"
A strong burst of wind came out of nowhere. A stormy Flame, tinted with a dark blue. I knew this man. It was Mukuro's former guardian, one I knew very well. Lancia…
A smile overtook my face. "Lancia-san!" I cried. Bel was stupid enough to try and hit Tsuna, but Yamamoto came to his rescue. When Mammon tried to escape, Chrome used her illusions to prevent it. Hibari and Ryohei stepped forward to help Yamamoto, and I stepped to Chrome's side, lighting up my Flames, as Gokudera and Basil rushed to help Tsuna.
We all stood with him. We were his Family. Xanxus was done for if he even tried to mess with any of us. I smirked a little bit. His eyes closed. It was over. Tsuna had won, becoming the Vongola 10th. We could all go home safely. I remembered all of us together, with Kyoko, Haru, Fuuta, and I-Pin. Tsuna seemed to smile before succumbing to his injuries. I watched Hibari and Chrome walk off somewhere as the rest of us helped Tsuna.
This is what it meant to be a Family. This is what it meant to win.
CHAPTER EDITED AS OF 6/15/13
Atogaki-
Yay for overdrama? Wow, I knew when I wrote this, that this was going to be stupid and overdramatic, but I was like... wow. But this was the result of me revealing Najika's power beforehand. I was originally going to stick this in the Future Arc, but hey, I decided to stick it into here, so whatever. Now, since the Future Arc will begin in a few chapters, I'm going to be using the Filler Arc, or Daily Life Arc, to strengthen bonds and do some other crazy stuff before I have to start with the future. Which means that it's all over. Yeah, it's over, done, and the Varia have been defeated.
But don't think this is the end, just yet. There's still things you guys don't know, and things that have yet to be stopped. Namely... the Millefiore Boss, Byakuran. That bastard... As much as I love him, he's gotta go.
Sorry for all Byakuran fans, but he is still going to die. My apologies. This second half, aka: the TYL! Arc, is going to start in three chapters. There's still some mysteries to unravel in those three chapters. They are fillers, don't be fooled, but they're not just there to put more fluff into the mix, they also are there to strengthen the relationships between Najika and the rest of the Guardians, namely Gokudera, Chrome/Mukuro, Hibari, Yamamoto, and Tsuna. Basil and Bel, unfortunately, will not make appearances until the TYL! Arc. They are still insanely huge parts, so don't worry, Tek-Tek. Your Prince the Ripper will be coming back.