As I told you readers, this scene will be entertaining. Just not as much as next scene. And next-next scene as well, and so on.

Thanks for the reviews, leeland88 and meki. Love reading them. xD

And Gokudera/Kaia fluff? Well, that will come…in time. xD

And is he jealous? Well, meki, I'm guessing he would be. A lot more, that is, in the future. :]

Heh, oh well, anyway, back to the subject.

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Night had fallen already. Ominous, solitary lights flickered from windows of buildings throughout the apartment complex, dancing about and scattering their light across the streets below. Gokudera's front door swung open, and the teenager strolled out, on his way to his dinner appointment with Juudaime. But he stopped before Kaia's door. He still doesn't know if Kaia is okay, and moreover, she doesn't know that she was invited as well. So, naturally, Gokudera gave the door a solitary knock.

He knocked again, this time a little louder.

"W-Who's there?" came a muffled voice on the other side of the door.

"M-Me – Gokudera," replied the Storm Guardian, still looking intently at the door. It opened, revealing Kaia, entirely unharmed and apparently rested and well. However, it didn't seem that she even touched her bandages – the one on her head was still where it was yesterday.

"Juudaime invited you to dinner as well," muttered Gokudera. "Y-You didn't know, so…I came to tell you."

"Ahh, is that so? [ahh, sou-kaa?]" Kaia blinked. She tilted her head and scrunched her eyebrows in a tight knot. "When is it?"

"I'd say around now, if we get going sometime soon," Gokudera replied, choosing his words carefully.

"A-nd… Who's Juudaime?" Kaia was utterly clueless, and he regarded her with a raised eyebrow.

"S-Sawada Tsunayoshi; he's in our class, if you remember…" he muttered.

"Oh-okay… But-" began Kaia, but she fell silent. "I-I'll be coming in a second. Wait." She disappeared into the gloom again – none of the lights inside her apartment had been turned on. When she came back out, she had her cell phone in hand. "I don't quite know what to do with this, but I think it's best if I hold onto it, you think?" She smiled a bit, and stepped out of her apartment, locking the door shut with her keys.

She stuck her keys and cell phone in her jacket pocket and looked up to Gokudera.

"And where exactly is…Tsuna-san's…house?"

Gokudera shrugged and began his descent down the staircase. Kaia hurried after him, but took care not to strain herself.

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There was a knock on the door, and the door bell echoed throughout the two-story house. The rich smell of food drifted out of the open windows to the street outside, as the merry humming of Tsuna's mother joined with the song of the kettle, the singing pots, and the whistling of the oven. Above all that, the racket of clanging pots and pans paired up with the squeals and shouts of children. A vein mark appeared on Gokudera's head.

"AHHH! I-I'll get that!" Tsuna rushed to the door, and Gokudera jumped back, away from the door in horror as the door suddenly made such a loud thud. The door swung open, and it revealed Tsuna, panting heavily.

"Gomenasaii [Sorry]…" breathed Tsuna. He cracked a weak smile.

"Juudaime! Are you okay?!"

"Fine," nodded Tsuna. His face turned into one of concern. "Ehh, Gokudera-kun, why is Raiahu-san…sleeping on your back?!" He eyed Kaia, whose arms were hanging limp on Gokudera's shoulders, and her eyes were shut, as if asleep, on one of his shoulders.

"She got tired," Gokudera muttered. "She gets tired all the time now…" He sighed. "But, she shouldn't burden the Tenth!!" Gokudera beamed. "And I won't allow you to be burdened!!"

Tsuna smiled, and chuckled a little.

"Dinner is going to be in around half an hour, since kaa-san thought more people will be coming…" He was interrupted.

"And there will be," interjected Reborn, appearing at Tsuna's feet.

"EHH-"

"NYAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAH!! Lambo-san is going to eat all the food!! It's all mine!!"

"No, Lambo…be fair!! Share the food!!" Both Lambo and I-Pin came running to the door and stopped.

"Ehh? Isn't that Kaia?" Lambo grinned. "Hnnn~ More food for me to steal!! NYAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!" He ran off again.

"No, Lambo!!" I-Pin followed after the Bovino. Fuuta joined Tsuna at the front door now.

"Look [horaa], who's that??" Fuuta looked up curiously.

"Hey, hey, we shouldn't have Gokudera-kun stand out here all day…" said Tsuna. He ushered Fuuta to go to the kitchen to check up on the food, and he let Gokudera in. The Storm Guardian entered, and Juudaime gingerly shut the door.

"L-Let's put her on the couch," said Tsuna, motioning to another room. "There wouldn't be anyone to w-wake her up…" He all too well remembered that fact from their meet with Soto. He opened the door to that room, and Gokudera followed him inside.

"Is this like…a guest room?" guessed Gokudera.

"Sort of," answered Tsuna. "Here." He pointed to a couch in the room, and left again to get a blanket. Gokudera put Kaia down on the couch. Shortly after, Tsuna came back with a blanket and put it over Kaia. Then, they abruptly left.

Just in time.

"Hey." A familiar person strolled into the room.

"Y-You invited baseball-freak?!" gaped Gokudera. "You have got to be kidding!!"

"No, I'm not," answered Reborn. "I don't think anyone else would be coming, though." He paused, but continued. "Consider this a way of paying back the catering Yamamoto and his father did the other day." He nodded, completely agreeing with himself.

"Dinner's going to be in fifteen minutes," informed Bianchi. Gokudera blanched at the sight, and he collapsed due to stomach problems.

"Ah- Gokudera-kun!!"

"Woahhhh, Gokudera, you okay?!"

"Will there be poison cooking for dinner?" asked Reborn, smirking.

"Half of it will be," smiled Bianchi. She looked to Tsuna, Yamamoto, and Gokudera. "Hope you guys enjoy~!" With that, she left to finish her cooking in the kitchen. Tsuna's face turned deathly pale. Yamamoto, on the other hand, smiled and looked to Tsuna with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you okay…Tsuna?"

"She actually didn't make anything poisonous this time," said Reborn. "Anything she makes with love, to Bianchi, is considered poison cooking. It's just that whenever she thinks of her ex-boyfriend or anything anywhere close to that, the food really gets dangerous." The color on Tsuna's face gradually returned. But he looked to Gokudera.

"A-Are you okay, Gokudera-kun?!"

"N-No…I'm fine…" he groaned. He picked himself up. "I'm fine… I won't burden Juudaime!!" He was still a little pale, but he was fine. Tsuna sweatdropped a bit, but he was glad his friend was fine.

"Okay…so now what?" blinked Tsuna. And out of nowhere in particular, there was a kick aimed at his head.

"OWW!! Reborn!!" cried Tsuna. "What was that for?!"

"You still have make-up homework to do," the Arcobaleno said.

"Fine, fine…" sighed Tsuna, and he headed up the stairs to his room. Both Gokudera and Yamamoto followed him up.

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The next scene will be fun. Homework isn't typically fun, but it is fun watching Tsuna do it. :]

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Have an awesome summer, everyone!!