Chapter 3

"What is Dad doing here?" I almost screamed aloud and took a step backwards. Dad just smiled and looked at me. One of the men, I think his name was
Turmeric, closed the door behind them and whispered something to Dad.
What was happening?

"Tenth, we have to go." Gokudera stated abruptly and dragged me out the door.
This was not like him, not like him at all. What was going on?

"Where are we going?" No answer. "GOKUDERA-KUN!" I screamed at top of my lungs. Why didn't he hear me? He always hears me!

"Tenth, I know I am so unworthy of doing this, but I have to ask you to be quiet." Gokudera-kun pleaded.

"Why?" I asked, confused.

For the first time Gokudera-kun looked scared, but not for his own life. For mine, what was going on?

We started running. When we were getting closer to the corner, he said "Tenth, we're soon there."
What did he mean?

Around the corner stood a car and Covonte Nogat (Ninth's Storm guardian) stepped out of it. "Tsunayoshi-sama, please step in." He instructed politely
and held the door for me.

I went in and sat in the backseat in the middle with Croquant Bouche (Vongola Ninth's Mist guardian) and Gokudera-kun on the other side. What was going on and why would no one tell me? To be honest, I was starting to become frustrated.

Suddenly, the two Storm guardians started talking. But of course, it had to be in Italian. A language I didn't understand and they knew it, I think. Well
Gokudera-kun KNEW it, and it was HE who started the conversation.

NOW I WAS REALLY FRUSTRATED.

"WHERE ARE WE GOING AND WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON?" I yelled, sick of not knowing anything.
They stopped talking and looked at me with dumbfounded expressions.

"So you can be mad." Covonte-san noted.

Gokudera stopped him by saying with a firm and serious voice "Tenth is not angry, he is frustrated. Everyone that knows him knows that he is never angry,
only frustrated or disappointed." They both nodded.

Covonte-san looked at me, "We're going to the ninth he will tell you what's happening."

"Okay," I accepted his reasonable answer, "but what's the rush?" I could tell something was wrong. Nobody said anything.

"I guess Grandpa will tell me that to?" I thought and stared at Nuts that was laying on my lap staring back. When did Nuts get there?

3RD PERSON POV

The way Tsuna and Nuts were staring at each other was quite unnerving for Gokudera.

To him, it appeared as if they were having a silent conversation. A secret one, a secret conversation about something that they weren't supposed to know.

Maybe about what was in the basement, Gokudera knew about it. There was something there that Tsuna didn't want Gokudera and the others to know about.

Covonte caught Gokudera staring at Tsuna, but he didn't tell the bomber to stop. Instead, he started staring at the brunette himself, and that was
something that annoyed Gokudera to no end.

Gokudera hated almost all of the people at school, even teachers, because of the way they stared at him. Their stares were similar to wolves'. Hungry
wolves and they weren't after lunch. And lately, Gokudera noticed that Tsuna was running home because of stalkers. The silver haired boy had taken care of
many but more always came.

Lately, Gokudera even noticed that the Ninth's guardians and the other guardians, including Dino and the others were staring at Tsuna too. Even
Gokudera caught himself staring at the petite boy and was slightly ashamed of it. But it was Tsuna. And Tsuna was the greatest person on earth, (in
Gokudera's opinion).

Vongola Ninth was watching from his room as the car pulled up and parked in front of the hotel. Tsuna came out and appeared pretty worked up. Well,
Timoteo wasn't going to blame him. No one was supposed to tell either, because it would worry him more than he already was.

Suddenly, the door behind the elderly man opened and a fedora wearing toddler strolled in.

"You're not going to tell him about them." Reborn stated monotonously.

Timoteo said nothing. He was ashamed of himself over what happened. Tsuna shouldn't be in something like this, so he had to protect him. After all, he
was Tsuna's grandfather, and his family. Timoteo wouldn't let anyone hurt his grandson.

"I see.. but he's going to find out you know, Dame-Tsuna is not stupid," Reborn said with the utmost belief as he opened to door. "No matter how good
he is at pretending it." The door closed and silence filled the room.

Timoteo was alone til Covonte informed him that Tsuna had arrived.

"Tsunayoshi, welcome." The Ninth Vongola Boss greeted the boy in front of him
happily and gave him a big hug.

"Grandpa what's going on?" The brunette inquired with worry-filled eyes. He
bit his lip nervously, waiting for an answer.

"Does a Grandpa need a reason to see his ("only" he is the only one left)
grandson?" Timoteo lied, but for Tsuna's own good, Timoteo thought. Timoteo wasn't even sure anymore. He doesn't know. He doesn't know if Tsuna can handle
knowing what was going on. They were too important to the small boy. Tsuna was always so full of secrets. Timoteo knew that as long as he kept secrets from
Tsuna, Tsuna would keep them from him.

"Okay." The small boy accepted Timoteo's reason, but the old man knew Tsuna
didn't fall for it.

LATER AT TSUNA'S HOME (TSUNA POV)

I just came in through the door when I started to hear voices from the living room. Some of them were angry and some were calm. I could hear Dad, Reborn and
the other Arcobaleno were there, but there were voices I never heard before.

"So we can't let him know." That was Reborn, "It cou-" Someone interrupted him

"I know, but what should we do?" It was Dad. "I couldn't find anything in the basement to connect it to that, either." Dad informed them, slightly worried.

Did they suspect me? What was going on?

DAD HAD BEEN IN THE BASEMENT. I gasped, but put my hands in front of my mouth before anyone could hear me. That was why Grandpa wanted me to visit him, so
that the others could look through the basement while I was away.

"I need to calm down. I need to calm down…" I continued to tell myself.
Thankfully, my frazzled nerves relaxed.

I looked down to Nuts, who stood there together with me. I bent down to him and began whispering. "Nuts, go to the basement and get it. I'll wait outside
the basement window."

"I need to get out of here." I muttered hurriedly and ran out the front door.

END OF CHAPTER