Yes, now it's scene number 61. It's a wonder how well those foreshadows work… :D

Remember scene 59? Yes, that was the foreshadow of this scene.

And, regarding Shoko-Chan's review about not seeing Gokudera in love with Kaia… Gokudera already fell in love with her. He's just covering it… Well, of course, nobody can stay all lovey-dovey that long, especially Gokudera. And of course he got it into his mind that Kaia should be excused from all that, because of stupid Mukuro's little liking to suck out all of Kaia's strength [if that's possible…]. Of course, if you haven't gotten enough of it, it will be coming later. And I promise you it'll come. xD

Happy Reading, everyone, and please review!!

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"Fine."

He took Kaia's hand, and putting his foot against hers, he pulled her up according to the laws of leverage.

"Okay, umm, what about you just wait here…and I just run over and get you something?" suggested Gokudera. "You sit there." He motioned to the rather out-of-place bench, but he helped Kaia there and she sat down. "What did you want again?"

"Ice cream…a sundae…mint ice cream, two scoops…and…nuts, and melted chocolate…" said Kaia, after thinking a while. "Yeah. Thanks, though. You don't have to get all that anyway, I didn't really want it that much…" Gokudera nearly face-palmed himself.

"That's what we came for, right? Just sit tight…" he muttered, before quickly disappearing around the other bend, to where she assumed was where the ice cream was sold. And so she waits, and he gets her ice cream.

The ice cream came surprisingly fast. Gokudera was back around the bend, back in Kaia's sight, and obviously holding the ice cream she wanted in his hand. Kaia brightened up, eyeing the ice cream happily.

"Here," Gokudera put the plastic bowl in Kaia's hands. It was bitterly cold in her hands, and Kaia grasped the spoon. She took a chunk of the ice cream out and stuck it in her mouth – it was so good… She smiled, showing she was satisfied.

"Thank you…" she said to Gokudera. "When do I pay you back?"

"You don't have to," he said hastily.

"Don't have to…?" repeated Kaia. "But wasn't this expensive…?"

"Not really – you just don't have to pay me back, okay?" nodded Gokudera. "You have to get home."

"EHHH?! Gokudera-kun?! Raiahu-san?!"

Gokudera whipped around, and Kaia looked past Gokudera.

"J-Juudaime?!"

"What are you doing here?" asked Tsuna. "AHH- Get off of me!!" He dropped the shopping bag and reached for the thing clinging on his back. "Lambo!!"

"Stupid cow, get off Juudaime!!" Gokudera growled, and he lunged for Tsuna, eyes aflame.

"Lambo-san wants candy!!" whined Lambo. "Maman told Lambo-san Dame-Tsuna had candy!!"

"Shut up," interrupted Reborn, and he aimed a kick at Lambo, successfully knocking the Thunder Guardian off of Tsuna's back. Lambo immediately began to cry. "Ciaossu."

A sheer cold ran up Kaia's spine.

"R-Reborn-san!!" cried the surprised Gokudera. "What are you doing here?!"

"Tsuna is shopping for a few things Maman needed for dinner," replied the Arcobaleno. "What we want to know is why you're here, Gokudera, with Kaia."

"Eh- what- I-I-I…" Gokudera was stuttering like he was dumb.

"KAIA-KAIA-KAIA-KAIA!!" cried Lambo, crying a river as he ran complaining to the silent girl. "Tako-head was being meaaaann!!" He crawled up her leg and sat in her lap, sniffling pitifully. Gokudera and Tsuna were stunned. To think that Lambo would go running to Kaia, of all people, to cry to… They didn't even know that Lambo knew her.

"It's…okay…" breathed Kaia, and she hugged Lambo back. She felt a certain warmth in him, as if he were giving her energy.

Actually, he was. Literally.

Though Lambo didn't know it, whenever he was hyper or full of energy, he was charged throughout him the thunder flame. And like that, he was like a power outlet – anything that he latched on, he would transfer energy. And Kaia just felt it, though she didn't understand a thing about it. She didn't know anything about flame, about the attributes, not even anything about the mafia or the Vongola. Anyway, just to sum it up, Lambo was a strength-giver.

Kaia faced Tsuna and Gokudera.

"How often does this happen?" she quietly asked. Tsuna didn't have an answer. Neither did Gokudera. They didn't know how to answer her – Kaia seemed to be heart-broken that they actually practice child abuse.

"I said – how often does this happen?!"

Both of them were silent, staring, shocked, surprised, speech-less.

"Lambo, how often does this happen?" asked Kaia, her eyes shining, foretelling tears. She forced a smile as Lambo looked up.

"Ehhh? Kaia, are you sad~?" Kaia's smile disappeared. His face twisted into a bright, laughing face. "You want candy toooo~?" Kaia blinked and cracked a real smile.

"No, I've already got ice cream. You want it?"

Gokudera gaped. The ice cream he worked so hard to get Kaia – only to end up in the hands of the stupid cow? That just…wasn't fair.

"Auuhhh, don't you think that Dame-Tsuna and Tako-head are so annoying~?" yawned the oblivious Lambo, picking his nose and pointing to Gokudera and Tsuna. Kaia smirked, and burst into laughter.

"Hai-hai~!" she laughed, rubbing her eye. Both Gokudera and Tsuna's jaws dropped. She was so full of negative emotions before; now, she was happy and laughing. She patted Lambo's head and scooped another spoonful of ice cream.

"Kaia," said Reborn. Kaia perked up and looked. "Do you have it with you?" She nodded, fishing in her bag and finally finding the little gadget. She pulled it out and waved it in the air.

It was a flippy cellphone. It was mainly silver, except for a band of red along the separation of the two parts. If the device were flipped open, there would be that band of red all along its rim. The screen on the front lit up.

"EHH?! Reborn, why do you know she has that? And what do you have to do with it?!" Tsuna turned to Reborn. The Arcobaleno just smirked.

"We still have a lot to get," Reborn leaped onto Tsuna's shoulder. "Let's get going now."

"Kaia, I think you really should be getting home, then," frowned Gokudera, noting her fragileness. Kaia nodded.

"Can you lead me home?"

Gokudera blushed a little and looked away.

"Fine." He immediately began to walk away. Kaia frowned, set Lambo aside, and stood up, leaning into a run after Gokudera. Lambo just waddled after.

"Ah- Gokudera-san, wait up!!"

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Tsuna looked to Reborn.

"Why does Raiahu-san have that thing? And why do you know about it??"

"Of course, you know that Ria defeated Xanxus and secured your win, right? That would get around the mafia rather quickly. After the Sky Battle, she will be targeted by assassins and mafioso from various families," said Reborn. "And with Soto gone, she is without protection of any kind. The cell phone I gave her is a Vongola tracking device."

"You gave Raiahu-san a Vongola tracking device?!"

"That little thing has the Vongola's best engineering in it. Since the original phone didn't have GPS capabilities, it took up more space to put it in. Not only that, the phone is unhackable; its special encryption enables only calls within the Vongola, which also includes Soto. That way, not only would she not be spied over the phone by non-Vongola assassins and spies, she would never be lost under the eye of the Vongola."

"But-"

"Shut up and get shopping for the food. I'm getting hungry."

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I've had a chapter between this one and the next one… but when I was transferring the chapter between other chapters, it disappeared. I was devastated, so I put an extra part in this chapter, which is what I remember from the missing chapter. I am so not happy. T_T Not happy about that part, though.

Anyway, I think it was pretty okay. Anyway, please review, everyone!

Have an awesome summer, everyone~!! xD