This chapter is quite short. That's why I uploaded it sooner.

But still, I hope this fits to your interest.

The Vongola boss stared at the invitation letter inside his room at Vongola underground HQ. He could never forget Ryohei's face when he turned down the invitation. Disappointed, but still hoped for Tsuna to attend the party. While everyone already went to the joyful day, he was alone in the dead silence of the base.

All of the sudden, he remembered Kyoko's false funeral. He didn't know for sure why, but he felt he wanted to go there, so he donned his coat and went to her supposed graveyard. Having lectured by Kyoko and went with her advice, as he looked up to the bright sky, it felt deliberating.

Though when he lowered his head, he spotted Neve stood in front of the grave. She was alone.

"I thought onii-san invited you" his voice made her head turn back a bit. Seeing it was Tsuna, she returned her head facing the tombstone. "He did, but I declined it. He said I can come after he speaks his vow of marriage, but it's not comfortable going there alone"

"What about Vel?"

"Sasagawa Kyoko is with you, isn't she?" she asked back.

"Well…"

"It's alright. I was relieved you found her"

"I see…"

Both went into a brief silence.

"I don't want to bring disturbance to your guardian's special day" she broke the silence to answer his previous question.

"What about me?"

"What?"

"I already feel bad for not attending the wedding. Might as well go to the party, right?"

"Why didn't you?"

"It's… complicated"

"I see"

"The truth is… seeing them together and speak their vow somehow hurts me. It reminds me of someone… and knowing I can't be with her, unlike onii-san and Kurokawa who can be together"

"Then we feel the same way"

"Have you been in love?" his questioned made her flinch.

"…No"

"Why?" he asked curiously.

"I never thought… I could actually love someone"

He smiled and said "Then, come with me"

"To the party?"

All of the sudden, her phone rang and she received the call. "Vel? What? Me? I think I'm about to go to Vongola's sun guardian's wedding party with him"

"What! That sneaky bastard! Let me talk to him!" she peeled the phone away from her ear due to Vel's loud yell. "Calm down, Vel. You're too loud. Besides, there no need—" Tsuna snatched the phone gently before she could complete her sentence and smiled brightly as he put the phone to his ear. "Too bad you're not invited. Bye" he immediately hung up before he could hear another yell and gave it to her.

"Come on" much to her surprise, he grabbed her hand and took her away.

"H-Hey, wait a second"

"There's no second to wait"

Two pair of bosses entered the room filled with people who were on their seats. It seemed that it was just begun.

"Sawada! We have prepared both of you a seat!" Ryohei waved at his spot and pointed at the empty seats, which much to Tsuna's happiness, it was next to each other.

Seeing the guests took turn in showing their talents for the newly weds, it reminded him of 10 years ago; the mayhem Reborn caused by unintentionally (or intentionally) accepted Bianchi's proposal. He smiled over that troublesome yet memories that he missed; stressful, chaotic, yet fun.

Afterwards, Ryohei and Hana danced their love song in the middle of the room with guests on their seats looked at those love-struck people in awe. Then after that beautiful sight, it was pretty much free time.

"Hey, I thought you won't come" Ryohei with Gokudera and Yamamoto confronted Neve who was alone standing near to the buffet table that time. "Vongola dragged me here" she replied. "Where is he?" he asked. "I don't know"

Then as if on cue, someone tucked her and she whirled around.

"Nevose Neve?" the man asked.

"Yes?"

"For you" he handed over a small piece of paper and left.

Meet at the garden

It said. Therefore, not knowing what he was planning, she went to the garden.

At the flower garden waited a man who stood next to a small round table with two chairs. Then, a soothing and beautiful music was heard, unknown where the source was. Without much word to say, he offered her his hand and as she accepted it. Then, a cloud appeared above and let out flower petals. Mesmerized, she didn't know what to say, but Tsuna's smile was the most things that mesmerized her.

It was warm and kind.

They danced under the flower petals that showered their dancing figure. Full of grace and slow the dance was, just like the song itself. Neve didn't let her eyes off Tsuna's smiling face as they danced together. Pink tinge colored on his genuine smile, expressing tenderness. The red shade on her cheeks expressed her true feelings; for Tsuna and for the dance. As the two in love people danced together, Ryohei and Hana watched them from inside with a smile.

Her head was rested on his shoulder and the dance stopped. As she was doing so, they stared at each other and for the first time, he opened her eyepatch. Opening her eyepatch wasn't a good idea, for she knew something bad would happen if it did. But this time, nothing happened. He didn't even react over her red eye. Instead, he caressed her cheek, cupped it, and then leaned down to her face, until lips met each other.

She missed that feeling—no, they missed that feeling. He never felt so tranquil before ever since she went missing. As if time stopped and none of them wanted time to move. They yearned for this feeling, they were in love with each other, despite they didn't know about each other's feeling.

But under that precious feeling, all of the sudden, a glimpse of Tsuna's bloody and falling figure 2 years ago struck her and she immediately pulled away with shock and pale expression.

"Neve?" Tsuna was confused at her expression.

"I-I'm very sorry, Vongola, but I must go back now" with fast pace, she walked away from him without looking back. After looking at her leaving, he gazed rather cheerless upon his hand that had caressed her cheek while one hand that held her eyepatch tightened his grip.

After went back home, she walked along the hallway aimlessly as her face was downcast.

"Well, what's up?" she flinched by the voice and lifted her head only to see Vel in front.

"What?"

"What's just happened to you? You don't wear your eyepatch" he emphasized.

"He…" without letting her to complete her sentence, he embraced her, which led her eyes turned more mirthless and glassy. "…I can't do this. I can't hurt him"

"Hey, 'she' can hear you" he reminded in soft voice. "She can't hear me now" she replied. "Tomorrow… I'm going to break up the alliance" she added.

"What? But if you do that…"

"I can't continue living like this. I'll go declare it myself tomorrow. I should retrieve that dagger, too"

"The dagger that's used to stop 'her'? I thought you lost it"

She shook her head and answered "I gave it to him. I thought I wanted him to do it, but I can't let him do that. I can't let anyone take that sin, so it's up to me now"

Hearing that, he snapped and abruptly separated her away from her. "I would!" he screamed. "I don't care about the sin! For you, I would! But even so, I don't want you to die!"

"Vel… listen to me"

"No, you listen! Don't make our lives miserable! You made us into better people. You saved us from our past. Why are you always doing everything on your own? Why can't you let anyone help you? When you gave me your hand, you gave me light. You made our lives better! We need your light to live, we care about you, we love you! You're everything to me…" he fell on his legs. "Don't die… please" he was quivering and she knew that never happened to him.

She kneeled on two knees and hugged him, much to his surprise. "I'm sorry, but I no longer have that light. I've been corrupted far too much. But I'm happy, that I was able to meet all of you. And I love all of you, too. You're my family…" then tears shed from her closed eyes with a smile. "Thank you…" and then at that moment, tears also shed from his widened eyes.

~#~

Meanwhile, Tsuna was staring at the sky, lamenting the shock face she put. While everyone was inside having fun, he was all alone under that starry night.

"Haru…"