Hello, everyone, and thanks so much for reading up to this point!
Thanks to RemStrike78, the scoreboard is updated! [again] Hehe. xD
Mukuro/Kaia: 8 [and 5 re-votes from Shin] [one of the votes are from Shoko-Chan, and she re-votes twice]
Mukuro/Kaia with a Hibari twist: 1 [and 3 re-votes from Shoko-Chan]
Gokudera/Kaia: 5 [and 1 1/2 re-votes from Shin] [another re-vote from Crazee4anime]
Hibari/Haruka: 2 [and another re-vote from Shin]
Yamamoto/Chrome: 2 [and 2 re-votes from Shin] [and a re-vote from Banyou]
Hibari/Kaia: 3 [a re-vote from that~one]
Belphegor/Kaia: 3
Soto/Kaia: 1
Byakuran/Kaia: 1
Xanxus/Kaia: 1
Woah, now Bel and Hibari are tied. No wonder Hibari really wants revenge. :]
Oh well, I think it's time to tell everyone who that person was. Remember? The person in the shadows, with the shiny eyes, and all evil-looking and everything? Actually, I'd like to go back to Mr. Shady Guy in scene 10, Shadows are Stalkers. They're the same person. And remember, last scene was scene number 69, featuring…
Yeap, it's him.
Mukuro.
And I thought it'd be nice, since he's the only one that can stalk people without being there, and to honor the fact that Mukuro/Kaia votes are the highest by far.
Anyway, Happy Reading, and please review!!
Back to the story.
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The bell rang again. School was done for the day.
"Remember, all homework assigned today is due tomorrow!!" shouted the teacher, as the shuffling and chaos of the hurrying students drowned out his voice. Sakura and Yuuki went ahead as well, clearly remembering the day Hibari had punished Kaia.
"C-Can I walk home with you guys?" asked Kaia, as she approached Tsuna, Gokudera, and Yamamoto. "I want to talk with Reborn."
"Ehhh- s-sure," replied Tsuna, as he packed his things together. He stood up, and made for the classroom door. Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Kaia followed.
"Thanks," smiled Kaia, a smile for Tsuna. Gokudera felt a little jealousy, but hid it well. He forced his face to twist in anger and repulsion. They were out in the hallway now, and Gokudera turned to face Juudaime.
"Juudaime!! She could be working for Mukuro! Remember she came from Kokyou?!" snarled Gokudera, but inside, he was stabbing himself, punishing himself for being jealous to his Boss. Kaia stiffened at the sound of the illusionist's name. Gokudera silently noted this, and planned to ask her about it later.
"G-Gokudera-kun!" Tsuna looked at his Storm Guardian. "She's perfectly normal, okay? She doesn't work for Mukuro." His stare silently told Gokudera about the Vongola, and Soto. Gokudera nodded with a frown, 'resisting to complain any further.'
"W-Who's Mukuro?" Kaia asked in a small voice, her body quaking in fear.
"R-Raiahu-san, why are you…shaking? Are you cold?" blinked Tsuna.
"N-No, I'm fine…I just want to know who exactly this Mukuro is…" Kaia looked away, down to the ground.
"H-He's a-"
"He's the leader of a team in Kokyou, rivaling our Namimori team," said Yamamoto. Kaia looked to Yamamoto and blinked.
"Chrome told me he was a high schooler at Kokyou… Is he part of a…a school sports team or something?" she forced a fake smile again. Inside, she remembered when he appeared out of the mist, probably to kill or harm her so she could be bait for that 'Vongola' again. Tsuna's expression turned into one of surprise.
"You know Chrome?!" he gaped. Kaia turned to him.
"I transferred from Kokyou, right?" her eyes momentarily flitted to Gokudera, but she returned her focus to Tsuna. "She was in my class…"
"EHHH- really?!"
*whack*
"Ciaossu," greeted Reborn. He landed on Yamamoto's shoulder, after launching himself to kick Tsuna again. "I think you had to talk to me, didn't you, Kaia?"
"Y-Yeah," nodded Kaia. "About mom and Soto and Jazzie…Jasmine, then. And…everything that happened." Reborn jumped from Yamamoto's shoulder to Kaia's shoulder.
"Then it should be in private. Tsuna, get home and finish homework before I come home. Let's go, Kaia," instructed Reborn. "Gokudera, Yamamoto, make sure he doesn't run into trouble."
"Hai, Reborn-san!!" answered Gokudera. "I will protect Juudaime!!" Yamamoto just shrugged and grinned.
"Jaa, I'll see you later then, Kaia!" waved Yamamoto. Gokudera left without a word, after Tsuna, who had said "see you tomorrow" to Kaia. Kaia just stood, watching their retreating figures walk away from her.
"Great. Now I won't know where to go now," groaned Kaia, rolling her eyes. She smiled and looked to Reborn, who was on her shoulder. "Can you direct me home?"
"Sure. But, what do you need to talk about, Kaia?" Reborn had shrugged off the issue of getting home without a single regret; it seemed he knew that what they would be talking about would be much more important.
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Foreshadowing. That's something that should be emphasized here. :D
Cue the drama next scene. It'll be a little longer, too, so get ready to read. ^^
Ahh, again, for the record, 52.3k word count on scene 101. And yes, I still need to split it up now. xD
Thanks for reading, everyone, and please review!
Have an awesome summer [break] everyone!!
