CHAPTER 19- Feelings Revealed
Giotto's POV:
I can still remember what Tsuna and I promised three years ago about only dancing with each other. That's why whenever there is a ball I would occupy myself talking to allied Mafia bosses and some of their members. Sometimes I would find myself strolling outside their gardens so that I can escape from all the girls asking for a dance.
This current ball is not an exception and after that amusing dinner wherein Elena and Knuckles were throwing knives and scalpels to Tsuna's direction to scare some suitors, I decided to sneak out to the gardens.
Like any other owner of a garden has, I also have my secret place in the garden where I would always hide. The wind outside is exceptionally cool and everything was silent until I heard someone singing a song.
I followed the voice and saw Tsuna singing all alone in the fountain area. I decided to hide in the closest hedge and listened to her song. After that I heard someone talking to her...Talbot. I know it's not good to pry in conversations but I listened to a few of them and a question of Talbot made me freeze.
"So...do you still love him?" Talbot asked. "Your unrequited first love?"
First love? Was Talbot referring to me? I waited for her answer and listened closely.
"If I said yes, will that change anything and also it's too late. I can never have him", I whispered.
My eyes widened with her answer.
" Just be honest with your feelings. You can tell me everything and I will promise not to say a word until you ask me to", Talbot softly said.
"I...still do...I love him. God knows it but I have no choice...It has to be done", I said and tried to hold back my tears.
She still loves me? But if she still do why did she broke up with me? Or was that her feelings only came back when she knew that I am already a rich Mafia boss?
I wanted to listen to the remaining conversation but my earpiece blinked acknowledging that someone was giving me a message. I clicked it and I heard the familiar voice of G.
"Decimo where are you, the ladies here are having a commotion because of a beauty pageant made by Ira". G said and I pressed the button again and hurried towards the door and looked at Tsuna's form before going.
When I went inside the HQ...it was in complete disaster...the girls however are on the center competing on who has the best dress and the most beautiful. My Guardians are already surrounding them asking them to calm down together with the Arceo.
"Giotto, thank God your here", G said and that made all the girls look at me,
'G when I am through with this, I will let you do my paperwork for one whole month' I mentally said just in time for all the girls to run into my direction and ask me to be their partner for the dance.
"However Master Giotto would choose to dance with will be the leader of the pageant", a wife of a mafia don said. Imagine this; even married ladies are on my back asking me for a dance.
I closed my eyes and prayed that at least I will be saved from these girls. That prayer came true in the form of Luce and Reborn.
"Sorry everyone, but Giotto is already paired with someone so he can't dance with you", Luce sweetly said and I gave her an 'are you serious?' look.
"So who will be Master Giotto's partner", Ira asked Luce. Luce just smiled but I know inside she's nervous.
"Well you see, Giotto is...", Luce said and Reborn continued the sentence when he spotted someone from the crowd.
"Giotto is paired with Tsuna", Reborn said and grabbed Tsuna from the crowd and dragged her to our direction. He then whispered something to Tsuna and Tsuna widened her eyes.
"Well you seem from now on, we decided that all Guardians and Protectors will be paired with each other except for the couples of course", Reborn said. "And that's why Giotto is paired with Tsuna.
"You mean Master Giotto will be paired with Tsuki?" the girls from the crowd screamed and shrieked. "If it's Tsuki who will be Master Giotto's partner then we will gladly admit our defeat. We can never rival with Tsuki's charms".
And with that said they all went back to join the crowd.
"So what are you two waiting for? Dance already", Luce said and I looked at Tsuna's direction who was busy arguing with Reborn. I then remembered her words at the fountain and that made me smile.
"I'm going to look for the other Arceo then", Tsuna said and turned her back from us to look for the Arceo. It took her five minutes and all the Guardians and Arceo are talking with Luce and Reborn.
"You mean I have to be with him every time there's a ball?" Hayate shouted and pointed at G. If I remembered well, there was something going on with the two.
"Who wants to be partnered with you octopus hair", G retorted and that made the Storm Protector red in the face.
"At least I don't have a pink hair", Hayate answered back which made G choke.
"Excuse me, are you blind? My hair is definitely RED", G shouted in return and the two started their daily bickering.
"It would be nice if Takeshi will be my partner", Arisa said and smiled.
"Yeah, it would be nice. Saves me from trouble dancing with others", Takeshi said. At least some people are happy.
"Yey, Knuckles will be my partner", Laela said and hugged Knuckles who if you looked closely had a blush on his face. Same thing happened with Rhea and Lampo. There is absolutely no problem with Kyoya and Chrome, and Daemon and Elena.
"I don't want anyone around me", Viole reasoned out.
"Kufufufu, who said I like company too, Cloud Guardian?" Mukuro reasoned out.
"I'll arrest you if you come near me". Viole said and directed a glare at Mukuro.
"Even if you said that we can't do anything anymore because it's already decided", Mukuro said.
"Viole just bear with it okay, that's if you want to avoid men asking you for a dance", I said and Viole thought for the consequences for a few minutes. She gave a nod after.
"So it's decided from now on, the pairings must be with each other for every party and ball", Reborn said.
We gathered in groups for a few minutes, until the music for a waltz sounded. A lot of couples went to the dance floor and began to dance. We formed two lines, in one line are all the girls and in one all of the boys.
One by one the others offered their hands to their partners and danced their way to the center. At the end only six of us remained- Tsuna, G, Hayate, Mukuro, Viole, and I.
Mukuro gathered his courage after a few seconds and extended her hand to Viole. If you know Viole a lot, you would know that she is nervous inside that stoic expression. The two went to the dance floor and slowly danced.
I began to wonder why Tsuna is silent until I saw G glaring at her, I told G to lead Hayate to the dance floor now. Being the ever loyal right hand man, he begrudgingly danced with Hayate.
That leaves Tsuna and me alone now.
"You don't have to do this you know", Tsuna softly said but I extended my hand to her.
"Who said that I don't want it?" I said and she accepted my hand.
"Why did you accept Reborn's idea anyway?" Tsuna asked again and I led her to the center of the dance floor where my Guardians and the Arceo encircled us.
"That's because I made a promise to only dance with someone. You still remembered that right?" I said and that made Tsuna freeze in her tracks.
She regained her senses after a minute and muttered something about Reborn killing her if she trip while dancing. I kind of smiled and whispered something to her, a promise I made three years ago.
"Don't worry as long as I'm here I won't let you fall down".