Yes, I'm back again! xD

More updates~ Next scene will be the last for today, and I want you readers to all review, please!! :D

Oh well, just keep on reading at least? Thanks~!

Cloud Battle ends today.

Happy Reading, everyone!

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Reborn nodded, after a pause.

"Well said, Tsuna."

"I'll carve your name into the Vongola's history books," cackled Xanxus, "as the foolish runt who dared to defy Xanxus all by his little self."

"He's not alone."

Xanxus whipped around.

"The Boss's will is our will!" snarled Gokudera.

"My will is my own," Hibari silently corrected.

"You want some of this, you brats?!" growled Levi.

"How about it?" teased Belphegor. He grinned.

"Exterminate the traitors," ordered Xanxus.

"Hold it right there, please!" called the Cervello. "We will be in charge of the battle for the Ninth's revenge." Soto rolled his eyes. That just sounded so ridiculous. The Cervello don't even care.

"What-"

"We have a duty to oversee the whereabouts of the Vongola Rings," continued the women.

"What the hell are you talking about?! You're all Xanxus's bi***es!!" accused Gokudera.

"Please watch your mouth," said the Cervello. Soto snickered again – it sounded awkward again. "We have an official decree from the Ninth himself." The document was presented, and Soto's grin disappeared. That was definitely not the Ninth's dying will flame. His honest dying will flame is different. Though it's difficult to tell, it's just different, no questions.

"Any changing-of-hands of the rings will not be approved without our ratification."

"You've got some nerve!" yelled Basil. "You forced the Ninth to give you that dying-will flame seal against his will!" Xanxus grinned.

"The winner of this next Battle will become the next Vongola Boss, so… We declare this the Sky Ring Battle. In other words, this will be the last of the seven ring contest battles held over the past week. How does that sound, Xanxus?" finished the Cervello. The Varia leader grinned.

"Not a bad idea…"

"Then tomorrow night, will everyone please assemble at Nami-chuu?"

Belphegor was the first to speak.

"Ohohohohoho~~ The fake got suspended from his sentence for now~"

"What- Watch it, a**-hole!" growled Gokudera. A restraining hand rested on his shoulder. It was Yamamoto.

"Tsuna is exhausted from his training today," said Reborn. "That's good news for us."

"Pffft…" chuckled Xanxus. "Tomorrow will be the final chapter in this happy comedy… Make sure you're up for it." He flung half of the Vongola Sky Ring to Tsuna. And with that, there appeared a bright light, and the Varia and the Cervello all disappeared.

"They're gone…" noted Ryohei. "The ladies too!" Soto frowned. Even if you don't like them, they have a name, you know…

"N-Ninth!!" Basil ran up to the Boss.

"Are we too late?" came a voice from behind. It was the Bucking Horse, Dino. He rapidly analyzed the situation and ordered his men to tend to the injured Ninth.

"I received news from the CEDEF team…I never thought it would come to this…Are you alright?" panted Dino.

"The damage we received was quite substantial…but…" Reborn shook his head.

"Are you okay Hibari?" asked Yamamoto.

"It's so unusual for Hibari to be so restrained…" noted Gokudera. Hibari glared at them, and the two reflexively cringed a little away.

"If this situation can draw out that herbivore's true strength, I won't interfere just yet."

Soto looked to Tsuna.

What a time to be so dramatic, Tsuna…

He laughed – he was always the best one out of the Ninth's guardians to read emotions.

And here comes Reborn…

"We're going home," Reborn said in a controlled voice as the baby launched his entire body into a kick to Tsuna's back. The teenager fell stupidly/awkwardly down onto the ground. Soto grinned. "You better get yourself properly re-charged for tomorrow's fight."

"WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO KICK ME?!" cried Tsuna.

"Because I'm really vexed right now," Reborn answered in a matter-of-fact voice.

"What kind of reason is that?!" sweat-dropped the poor teenager.

Though it probably doesn't fit, Dino cracked a hopeful smile. Soto did as well – he had nothing more to worry about. He slipped away silently, unseen, unheard, unnoticed.

Unless he had noticed a faint crimson glow floating about in the obscure corners of the scene, that is.

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"It's the day of the Sky Battle," said Reborn. "Aren't you coming to watch?"

"No," answered Soto. He was still down. "I'm going to check on the Ninth – he'll probably have something to say, and I'll also have to call Allegra…" He clenched his teeth. "I wouldn't bear watching the battle at close proximities."

"Very well," frowned Reborn, and he hung up. Soto frowned.

He hadn't a clue what the Vongola are going to do with this apartment, now that Kaia's gone. Everything was still there – like it was when Kaia was still there. Soto regretted everything he did to Kaia. About the intensive training that occupied her for years, about how hard he would push her, how he wouldn't allow her to relax and have fun. He missed her smile – she was a perfectly normal kid, and he had to go and change all that.

She was perfect, a perfect angel.

But she's gone now. There's no use to talk about what would have been anymore.

She just isn't here anymore.

Soto sighed and left to visit his Boss.

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Oh yeah, remember the time Jasmine, Dino, and Soto were in that room while Kaia was being brain-scanned? I noticed something weird. :D

About everything Soto said Kaia liked and didn't like, it seems he brought her to an amusement park before… :]

I'll leave you readers to guess which.

Have an awesome hour, everyone~! xD