CHAPTER 38- Ira vs. Tsuna

"Is no other than?" Rhea repeated.

"Of course it's no other than the Guardians...", Fuuta said and the Guardians face palmed.

I continued to smile and laugh at the Guardians antics. But what is this painful sensation in my chest?

"Haha...of course it would by my Guardians and the Vongola Famiglia that will be first in the list", Giotto said.

"Fuuta what about you tell us the person that Giotto loves very much, not as a friend or a comrade, but as a lover", Daemon said and Giotto froze on the spot.

"Well...Fuuta who is it?"Takeshi said and Fuuta closed his eyes.

"The person Giotto-nii loves the most is...T...", Fuuta said and at that time Ira went inside the dining room and clutched Giotto's arm.

"Of course, it would be me, right Fuuta?" Ira said.

"Actually...Miss Ira", Fuuta said and I clamped his mouth and whispered something to his ear. 'Don't say a word Fuuta okay?'

"Well, well, well look whose here, and I thought G had the intention of killing you during the trial, you should have died", Ira said and looked at me.

"Ira, what are you talking about apologize now", Elena said but Ira just continued to shout at me.

"When you weren't here Giotto was just doing fine but why do you have to come back. Don't you know what Giotto was feeling during the years you left him? And who do you think was with him during those times, it wasn't you it was me!" Ira said and grabbed my collar.

"Don't you have any conscience; do you think we are all happy to have you in the Vongola? What do you think happened to Giotto during those three years? I'll tell you then because I know the others didn't tell you, Giotto almost fell into depression, he never left his room, he almost threw away his life of because what you did", Ira said and slapped me on the face.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know about that", I said and started to bite my lips to calm myself.

"SORRY? Sorry won't do anything at all, you have a lot of guts to show your face here and act like nothing happened. You don't know how many times I want to wipe the smiles on your face", Ira continued.

"IRA STOP THAT NOW", Giotto said and Ira stopped.

"But Giotto, she...she hurt you I'm just doing the right thing...", Ira said.

'Tsuna, are you okay, you're trembling?' Sheila asked me. Am I really trembling?

'I'm alright Sheila, I'm alright no need to worry', I reassured Sheila but inside is another story.

"Whatever you do, you'll never be the person Giotto will end up with. He will be happy with another person more suited for him", Ira said and I froze.

Those lines, those lines were the same lines Giotto's father told me when he asked me to break with him. At that time, everything returned back, I started to remember my life after I broke up with Giotto. Remembering all of those made me clutch my head and shout out in pain.

"Hime-sama? What's wrong?" Hayate said and held me.

I started to cry, my nightmares from those nights, my loneliness and guilt was reborn anew and the pain was unbearable.

'Tsuna, stop remembering those things everything will be okay', Sheila reassured me but whatever I do the memories always comes back and my tears never stop.

'Sheila, what do I do I'm scared', I told Sheila and she gave me a worried glance.

'I'll kill that woman, Tsuna, I'll be doing a force takeover of your body okay so leave everything to me and rest', Sheila said and gave me a smile.

Sheila placed a hand on my forehead and we exchanged positions...

Giotto's POV

After Ira's outburst I can't help but remember the past three years. Three years ago I could have sworn to never leave my room. Me, three years ago was moping inside my room trying hard to think what could have gone wrong on our relationship. Three years ago I tried to eradicate my future and almost fell into depression. But then the thing that made me to what I am now are the words my Grandpa said.

"Never forget the past, because it shapes your future"

Tsuna was the reason, why three years ago, I decided to accept my position as the heir to the Vongola throne. She taught me to trust people and help people. And that was the kind of person I am now.

After Tsuna's eventual shock the atmosphere around her changed. An orange glow emitted from her and after a few seconds she was not anymore crouched on the ground, she was standing on the ground. But the person who was in front of us now is not Tsuna herself but the unmistakable presence of Sheila di Cielo.

"Did you really think that for all those years, Tsuna never experienced anything at all?" Sheila said with her eyes glowing orange.

"Did you think that for those three years Tsuna was not in pain? Are you thinking that for those three years, Tsuna never suffered the consequences of her actions?" Sheila continued.

"Did you know that for a month, she never got a wink of sleep and for the past years until now, she never gets to sleep peacefully because of the nightmares hunting her? Did you know how many times she tried to commit suicide and kill herself because of the guilt eating her up? The guilt that Giotto must be suffering because of what she did", Sheila said and I widened my eyes. Commit suicide? Tsuna had tried to commit suicide in the past?

"Do you know how many times the Arcobalenos and Iemitsu need to rush her to the hospital because she always, collapse and faints? Do you know how many months she needs to stay in the hospital and recover?"

"Tsuna, almost fell into a severe depression for those years and for her to recover Luce decided to make another persona for Tsuna, and that was how Tsuki was born. Tsuna never knew that Giotto and Takeshi were part of the Vongola; it was all a coincidence or maybe destiny. So I can never forgive you saying that Tsuna never suffered", Sheila said. "But to tell you the truth, Tsuna was very happy to meet every one of you, she feels that she has found a family she can fit in"

"Meeting all of you, she was very glad to choose to live...", Sheila said and everyone in the room was frozen. Even Ira widened her eyes in disbelief.

"I'll leave Tsuna to you again, I'm afraid I used my own flames to make a force takeover and I have to rest", Sheila said and another orange glow surrounded Tsuna's body. This time instead of standing, she was crouched on the ground with her eyes closed and visible tear trails on her face.

Right after that Knuckles and Rhea rushed to her and checked her pulse and heartbeat.

"Don't worry, she's fine. She's just asleep now", Knuckles said and we all sighed in relief.

'So what are you going to do now Decimo?' Aeris said to me. As Tsuna can communicate with Sheila, I can also communicate freely with Aeris.

'What I should have done from the start', I simply replied and looked at Tsuna's sleeping form and brought her up in bridal style.

"I'll bring her to her room then", I said and went out of the door towards the eighth floor.

'And what should that be Giotto, the thing you should have done right from the start. I must admit, it's been quite a long time since I saw my wife that angry', Aeris said and I just smiled.

'Well...from the start I should have protected her, from now on I'll show how much I love her'