Finding Love in Darkness
Summary: Tsuna gets hit on the head by Hibari's tonfas and lost his eyesight temporarily. Hibari offers to take responsibility of him. Romance ensues. Will they both admit their feelings for each other? Review please :)
Chapter 5
Somewhere far away, Reborn put down the binocular version Leon and had an unreadable expression on his face. The letter from Vongola Nono and the CEDEF head was clutched tightly in his little fist. Would there be enough time?
~End of flashback~
"Why have you called us Reborn-san?" Gokudera asked. Yamamoto watched on puzzled. He was supposed to have baseball practice today but the kid had told him this matter was urgent and that no one else should know of it yet other than the Italian number and himself who had been taking turns keeping tag of Tsuna and Hibari's relationship.
Reborn's expression was unreadable and he was deep in thoughts silently. Gokudera's nerves were frayed while Yamamoto no longer had that goofy grin on his face. For once the atmosphere had become serious. Clearly what Reborn was about to tell them would not be good news.
"Since Vongola Primo's time, there had been a secret kept which made the Vongola vulnerable. However it is a practiced tradition that cannot be disregarded. This flaw makes it possible for the Vongola to collapse from the inside that's why I need both of your help. However you mist promise me that anything said here would not be mentioned to anyone which includes Tsuna."
Both Tsuna and Yamamoto nodded in acknowledgement and Reborn began his long story on an even more serious note. The tension in the air intensified when Reborn's usual nasal voice became deeper and softer.
"The Vongola Dons are all said to have the ultimate say in a decision making regardless the opposition. They wield absolute power and are second only to the Vindicare. Even the arcobalenos have to obey a direct order from the Vongola Don, this person is most powerful and one day Tsuna will be in this position.
However before this person can be absolute with power, it is a tradition for the new Don to bring their mate for the judgement if the panel.
The panel consists of the old Don, the previous Don's mate, the previous Don's guardians, the new Don's guardians, the head of the secret Vongola alliance family who hold special influence as well as the arcobalenos.
Everyone must approve the new mate unconditionally before the new Don can fully utilise his flame's power. If even one person disagrees, the new Don will be cursed with the Vongola's blood curse. He or she will die when he or she falls in love and confesses. However if he or she has an approved mate regardless of how he or she feels about the other person, he or she may choose freely to love whoever and whenever in addition to being able to unlock the full potential of his flames."
Yamamoto asked "So what seems to be the problem here? Isn't Tsuna's mate going to be Kyoko?"
Gokudera caught up to what Reborn was implying and scolded "No you baseball idiot!" Then he asked "Reborn-san, even if that person were to be Juudaime's mate is it the problem of accepting a man that you face?"
Reborn shook his head and replied "Primo's mate was his good friend Primo Cozart. Primo never did marry but that's not the problem. The mate has the ability to destroy the Vongola."
Gokudera looked as confused as Yamamoto. Reborn lowered his voice even more. "This person as mate has the power to defy the Vongola Don and everyone else in any decision making. Any requests made by this person must be carried out regardless what happens to the Vongola after which. However this person can only do such a thing once. If the mate dies before the Don steps down or dies, the Don must pick a new mate. The mate can only use it once a lifetime this power and it must be while the Don is still in power."
Silence echoed throughout the room and Gokudera took time to sink the words in. Yamamoto looked thoughtful while still trying to catch up with what Reborn had said.
Gokudera shouted in shock once he had two and two put together. Reborn did not react alarmed or particularly different with Gokudera's sudden outburst. Yamamoto just looked as confused as before if not more confused.
"Reborn-san! You can't be serious, why on earth would Juudaime want to pick that bastard as a mate? Does Juudaime even know about this?"
Yamamoto looked as if there was a university levelled math question in front of him which he was unable to comprehend. Reborn simply told him Hibari when understanding flickered in his eyes.
Then the confusion seeps in. "Kid, I thought Tsuna was in love with Kyoko?"
Reborn chuckled and shook his head. "You are both still so young. That was only puppy love or an infatuation. It isn't true love. His true love is the one he claims to fear the most yet never fail to talk about him every opportunity he gets to during dinner other than you and Yamamoto."
Gokudera blushed and Yamamoto gaped.
Reborn smirked. "I also happen to know that a certain storm and rain guardian were looking at each other jealously during Valentine's."
Gokudera spluttered, face beetroot. Yamamoto gave a surely laugh and rubbed the back of his head. "Haha! So you found out..."
Gokudera smacked him across the head a d shouted idiot. Suddenly the problem of Hibari as Tsuna's mate seemed unimportant at all as the lovers squabbled rather one sided while the uke tried to murder the seme for being so carefree of their position.
Reborn made a mental note to report this to the ninth as well when Gokudera's question in the middle of the squabbling caught him by surprise. "Reborn-san, so who is the ninth's mate?"
Fedora shadowed his eyes and he told the storm guardian in a cold voice "That is not for you to know."
The storm guardian looked like a kicked puppy and the rain guardian tried to cheer him up. Reborn then silently left the sushi restaurant house and headed for another place: Kokuyou Land.
Author's Note: Wahahaha! I hope this is a good cliff hanger ^^ My school has started and it will be taking me longer to write and upload this. (however with more reviews I might be faster :P just kidding... I'm writing it on the bus everyday to school that sometimes I get nauseous.)
Please do tell me how you find this so far or anything which you might want to request or expect to happen next ^^ I know I made this more complicated than I initially intended so I have a feeling it will be a lot longer than my intended 5 chapters :P