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I know chapter 4 was really short (so sorry), so I did this one longer. Please, enjoy it.

Chapter 5: Wake up, Juudaime.

The glass cup on the desk fell down and broke when the man shook the asleep girl. She opened her eyes and scanned the living-room of the mansion with disappointment. The room had only the big gray chair on which the girl was sitting and a desk right beside it, from where the glass had fallen.

The mansion was made of wood and had two floors. It had been purchased a few days ago by two members of a prestigious Russian family. They were twin siblings, a boy and girl, and looked extraordinarily similar. Like her, he had orange hair (but shorter and smooth) and purple eyes; he was a little taller than his sister. Their names were Catharina and Boris Bakhtin.

"You woke me up while I was inside the mind of another person. Do you have any idea how dangerous this was?" The girl asked coldly.

"Why did you need to get to sleep to enter someone's mind? Can't you do it awake?" The other asked.

"I was awake at the time when he was captured. When I came back home I decided to sleep; it is easier to control the victim that way."

Boris walked away from his sister a few steps. He seemed afraid.

"What were you doing, Catharina?"

The young woman stood up and graciously responded with a slight smile on her lips:

"I was playing with Tsunayoshi. Too bad you broke the trance before I had pulled his eyes off."

Boris went deathly pale.

"You can't run the risk of killing the Vongola Tenth. The plan was not that, Catharina!"

She studied her brother as if she found him funny somehow.

"It's always fascinating how you think you can hide your fear from me. When I was pulled out of the dream so abruptly, I believe that the inner world of the Great Sky collapsed. If something happens to him that compromises the plan, the responsibility will be yours. And I'll have to punish you."

Unconsciously, Boris stiffened. Cold sweat ran down his face.

"Tsunayoshi will wake up, Boris, do not worry. If he does not, then it will mean that he is weak and disposable, like you." Catharina concluded dryly, leaving the living room. After that, Boris fell on his knees, trembling.

If I do nothing, she'll kill me.I can't trust her.I need to get my hands on the Vongola Tenth first.

Meanwhile, in the hospital, Gokudera was alone in the room with Tsuna, who had been lying unconscious and motionless in his bed for hours. Reborn and Yamamoto were contacting everyone to an emergency meeting. The silver-haired young man, however, could not walk away from his Juudaime, even after what had happened.

Flash-Back

Gokudera looked at Tsuna, who was in hyper mode, in shock after being thrown against the wall by his boss. The nurses left the room running, scared.

"You're not Gokudera-kun. This is not a normal dream!" Tsuna accused.

"W-what? What are you saying, Juudaime?"

"Kid, what's going on with Tsuna?" Yamamoto inquired, frightened, not knowing what to do.

"He must still be dreaming. Gokudera, get away from his reach!" Reborn ordered, but Hayato didn't want to listen to the arcobaleno. He rose from the ground and tried to get closer to Tsuna. But the young Tenth extended his arm toward his guardian of the storm, as if preparing an X-Burner. Yamamoto wanted to run to get Gokudera out of there, but Reborn stopped him.

"GOKUDERA, GET OUT OF THERE NOW!" Reborn ordered again. In that situation, the hitman would have to take an attitude which could seriously hurt Tsuna.

"But Juudaime is not well! He seems frightened and in pain! I can't leave him! Juudaime, listen to me! LISTEN TO ME, PLEASE!"

And then Hayato realized that Tsuna's arm would not stop shaking and tears were falling from his boss's eyes.

"I can't do this." Tsuna said. "Even if you're a fake, I can't do this to Gokudera-kun."

Soon after that, Tsuna started to choke and hit the ground. Gokudera, Reborn and Yamamoto ran to him, trying to help him. The dying will flame had been extinguished. A few seconds later, the guardian of the sky stopped moving and closed his eyes. Yamamoto was sent to call a doctor. When the doctor examined Tsuna, it did not take too long for him to diagnose that the boy was in coma.

End of Flash-Back

Gokudera looked at Tsuna in deep sadness and desolation. That could not be true. That day could not be real. If this is another nightmare, I want to wake up.I want to wake up now!This is worse than that time in the future, when I saw Juudaime in that coffin and I thought the future Juudaime had died.What am I thinking?Juudaime will not die!I will not let Juudaime die!He'll be fine.Juudaime is strong, he can overcome everything.He'll wake up for sure!That doctor does not know anything!He does not understand how Juudaime is incredible.No one understands!Only I do.

Before he knew it, Gokudera grabbed one of Tsuna's hands with his two ones and approached them to his face. He could not stop the tears now.

"Wake up, Juudaime. I beg you, wake up. I can't bear a world in which you don't exist."

Tsuna was in the darkness. He felt nothing, saw nothing nor heard anything. Maybe he was floating or falling slowly, he didn't know.

What happened to me?It was as if the world had disappeared... did I die?But I was dreaming, right?Am I still sleeping?

Tsuna began to hear the voice of Gokudera. Unlike the first time, now the guardian of the storm was crying and sounded desperate.

"I don't have the right to ask you anything, Juudaime. I have always said with pride that I was your right-hand man, but what have I done for you until today? I could never protect you from anything, I'm so worthless. Today I swore I would protect you and I failed again!"

Gokudera-kun? Why are you crying?It hurts...it hurts so much.

"I can't do anything right ever! I'm just useless, a nuisance! You deserve someone better, someone more reliable than me. I have been always so arrogant... I used to feel so strong... I thought you would always be safe if you were with me. Would it have made any difference if I had left the theater with you? Why didn't I do it? Why did I agree on letting you go out alone?"

Stop crying, Gokudera-kun, please.

"I wanted to trade places with you. I wanted to feel your pain so you wouldn't feel it. It's not fair that you suffer! There is no one like you in the world. You are always so good and kind, even to those who do not deserve it. You saved me and accepted me even after I tried to kill you... you smiled at me so many times. I didn't deserve those things. I never deserved you. If I could trade places with you... I could even die for your sake."

NO!STOP SAYING THESE THINGS!I have to stop you.I need to get to where you are.I HAVE TO WAKE UP FOR GOKUDERA-KUN!

Hayato felt that little hand moving between his big ones. With a mixture of hope and fear, he looked at Tsuna's face and saw that he was awake.

"Please don't be sad anymore, Gokudera-kun." Tsuna asked weakly. "Don't say sad things like those ever again. It hurts me a lot when I see you suffering... I don't want anything bad to happen to you."

An entire floor of the hospital heard the cry of Gokudera, full of tears and happiness.

"JUUDAAIIMMEEE!"