CHAPTER 44- Planning for Christmas
I find myself in the infirmary when I woke up and saw the legendary Infinity Sword placed beside my bed. I can't help but trace its outlines with my finger and as if magic, a scabbard encased the sword. The scabbard itself was silver in color and designed with gold swirls and gems.
"Lady Tsuna thank God you're awake", a medic said and approach me. He then began to check the vitals and told me that I am alright.
"Say can you tell me where the others are?" I asked and he stated that everyone was gathered at the Decimo's office to discuss something.
'Must be about the attack', I thought and slowly got off from the bed.
"Lady Tsuna what are you doing. You should stay in bed", the medic said and I gave him a smile.
"Don't worry, you said it yourself right, that I'm okay. I'm just going to join the others in the Decimo's office", I replied and went out of the room with the sword in my hand.
I then went my way towards the eighth floor via the elevator. I then took a bath and dressed up in my Arceo uniform. Before going outside, I looked at the mirror and inwardly calmed down when I saw that I don't have any major bruises or cuts. I then looked at the sword placed at my bedside table and suddenly it began to glow.
After a few seconds, a silver sword belt appeared on my waist and the sword itself was securely dangled at the right side of my waist.
I made my way to the seventh floor thinking about the incident. Now that I have calmed down I can remember everything that happened after the sword appeared.
Flashback:
'Now there you have it, the Infinity Sword, hold on to that and protect the one you love Tsuna'
Expertly I held the sword in one hand and charged towards the direction of the giant octopus. I leapt and ran at a pace as fast as Giotto and called upon the power of the sword. In one high leap, I was already taller than the giant octopus. Placing the sword in front of me, I slashed the octopus into half making it disappear and die in the process.
I then focused my gaze on the rival mafia boss who is now shaking in his place while looking at me.
"You're a monster, help, everyone retreat", he said but I was faster than him and in a few seconds he was unconscious on the ground.
"We are the Vongola, we protect the weak and fight for the people, however we have no intention to kill someone. But because of what you did, we'll have no choice but to..."
Before I can even end the sentence, I began to see black and before I knew it I fainted at the spot.
I can't help but sigh at the memory. Now that I think about it, how can I face Giotto after what I did? I leaned at a nearby pillar and closed my eyes. I don't have the courage to face him, what should I say; I can't even look him at the eye now.
'You should go inside you know, only you knows the truth', Sheila said.
'That's the problem Sheila, I don't even have the courage to face him and the others after that certain incident', I replied. 'If only I can tell them the truth without being nervous'
I closed my eyes and began to think of a plan, until I thought about one.
'Sheila why don't you explain it to them?', I suggested and Sheila protested.
'Why me?And I'm not good with things like this', Sheila replied but I really insisted.
Guess what? I won and Sheila took over my body.
'Listen Tsuna, I can only stay like this for five minutes, so after five minutes, it's yours okay?' Sheila said and I just accepted.
'Well here goes nothing', Sheila said and entered the office.
"Sorry if I'm late everyone", Sheila said and strided towards the direction of the others.
"Tsuna, why are you here? Aren't you suppose to be resting?" Knuckles stated.
"That's not Tsuna, it's Sheila", Giotto said. Must be the doing of Aeris.
"The Decimo's right. I'm Sheila di Cielo, currently Tsuna is not in a condition to speak to all of you but seeing that you need the information right now, I volunteered to help", Sheila said. "I really don't have enough time, so please ask away"
"Alright, so first of all what is that?" Viole asked and pointed at the sword.
"This is the Infinity Sword. It is the sword wielded by yours truly everytime there is a battle ongoing. The sword was made to protect the Vongola Boss that is why it can only be wielded by the Sky Protector", Sheila replied.
"What happened there? I mean how can a sword defeat the octopus familiar and the rival boss?" Kyoya asked.
"The sword is no ordinary sword. It was made using the eight condensed Dying Will Flames. Even though there is a weapon or a machine that nullifies the flames it can never nullify the magic of the sword. In only one small swing or slash, it can cause destruction", Sheila once again simply replied.
"What about the sudden kiss...?" Elena asked and I blushed. Thank goodness no one can see me.
"The Infinity Sword was lost after the First Generation rule and during the fight I revealed to Tsuna about its existence. In order to summon the sword, the Vongola Boss and the Sky Protector should show mutual trust and feelings for each other. The quickest way to do that is of course...a kiss", Sheila said with a smile on her face. "My time is almost up, before I can collapse here then leaving Tsuna at her state, I'll go then"
And in a few seconds I was already in my bedroom sprawled on the floor.
'Sheila you should have just teleported the two of us on the bed', I said.
'Sorry, I'm just too tired, doing take-overs really tires me out. I'm going to sleep for a while then. You too', Sheila said and we both slept soundly.
After a few hours, a knock sounded on my room and the Arceo went inside.
"Tsuna are you up?" Takeshi-nii asked and I nodded and sat up.
"What are you all doing here?" I asked and all of them went around my bed.
"A meeting of course, we're going to plan for the upcoming Christmas Party", Chrome said.
"Giotto-nii and the others said that we will be in charge in preparing the party which is one week from now", Laela said.
Planning the party? So the council agreed. I stood up from the bed and gestured the others to sit at the carpet.
"Alright, first of all what should we do?" I asked and I was presented with a detailed list courtesy of my Storm Protector.
Alright, so here is the list:
Decorate the ballroom
Decorate the Christmas Tree
Plan for the Christmas Party Program
Prepare gifts for everyone
Decorate the whole mansion
Send invitations to allied families
Clean the whole place
Decide the menu to be served
"Well, I'm glad that this is quite short, but each task is really time consuming. We better start now then", I asked and everyone nodded.
We planned for the party the whole day and finally sorted out everything.
First of all Laela and Rhea will be the one to make the invitations and send them to the other Famiglias. Chrome and Kyoya insisted that they decide the menu and went to the kitchen to coordinate with the chefs. Takeshi and Mukuro decided to decorate the Christmas tree. Hayate and I are left to plan for the Christmas Party Program. We all decided to do the shopping together, clean the whole place later, and decorate the mansion and the ballroom later.
Laela and Rhea's Task
Hello there everyone this is the Laela and Rhea corner. So we were both assigned to make the invitations. Because it's our first time doing this, we went to the Communications Department to look at the previous invitations in the past years.
"Hey Laela, what color should be the envelope?
"I think it should be green and red Rhea so that it will look Christmasy"
"I think so too, what about we add golden swirls to make it stylish?"
"Yup, that's a good idea. Why don't we use glitters so that it will look more festive"
"You're right, what about the text, what should we right?"
"How about, you are cordially invited in the annual Vongola Christmas Party. Theme is Christmas and please bring presents for everyone. Love, Vongola"
"That's great Laela, alright let's do one and show then to Nii-chan"
After a few minutes, we went to the direction of our brothers' offices. The maids said that they were all gathered at the Decimo's office so we both went upstairs.
"Nii-chan is this okay?" we both showed the invitations to the others and was rewarded with a chuckle.
"That's the most childish invitation I've ever seen", Ira said. I wonder why she's here in the first place. Maybe we should tell Giotto to fire her. She's not important anyway.
"Can we look at it Rhea and Laela?" Giotto-nii said and we both nodded and handed the invitation to him.
Giotto opened the invitation and smiled.
"It's a very beautiful invitation however we need to minimize the glitters. Some are allergic to them and also we'll have to revise the letter a bit. But overall I am proud of your work", Giotto said.
"Really Giotto-nii? I can't wait to tell Tsuna-nee that we finish our task. Alright bye everyone", we both said and went outside.
"Yup, we still have to revise the letter, but still Giotto approved it"
"Alright, let's work hard again and help the others"
Kyoya and Chrome:
"Kyoya I wonder what we should prepare for the Party"
"How about we ask for the cooks' suggestions"
"Alright, let's go to the kitchen then"
But when we went inside the kitchen and asked for suggestions we were given stacks of books.
"So far, those are the meals we prepare for every party", the chefs said and we both nodded.
We scanned the books for soups, appetizers, salads, main course, and desserts. After two long hours we decided to write down the foods that we find fit for Christmas.
In the end we chose 3 different soups, 4 appetizers, 5 main course, and 6 desserts. After writing them all down, we asked the chefs to cook a few samples of the meals and tasted it. So far so good so we went to the Decimo's office to let him look at the menu.
"This is good Kyoya and Chrome, I think that no one is allergic to these foods though. However please do prepare extras if some people are allergic to some of the foods", Giotto said and we both went outside.
"Alright Kyoya, our task is done, what should we do"
"Let's go back and help the others then"
Mukuro and Takeshi:
"So Mukuro, where can we get the pine tree?"
"Where else at the forest of course"
"But how can we carry it inside the mansion?"
"You have a point there"
"You know I have an idea, why don't you place the tree in your Mist vortex and summon it once we get inside"
"Fine, but it's your job Rain Protector to make sure the tree remains healthy"
We then both outside to search for the perfect tree in the forest. We found one, it is very tall but it can still fit in the ballroom. We then hurriedly cut it down before we freeze in the snow. Mukuro then made a vortex and the tree was then placed inside of it.
Once we reach the mansion, we then hurriedly went inside the ballroom and Mukuro immediately summoned the tree inside. To make it healthy, I summoned a large amount of Rain Flames and poured it over the tree. That way it won't die and dry up.
"Next step, what should we design it with Mukuro?"
"Why don't we ask suggestions from the Prince?"
"Alright, let's go to Giotto-sama's office then"
Once we entered the room we were greeted by all the Guardians and Daemon was the once who spoke up.
"Let me guess, you'll be asking for suggestions about the party again?" Daemon asked.
"Well, I'm sorry but we need your approval in everything that we planned"
"Calm down Mukuro, well we would just like to ask if you have any suggestions in the Christmas tree design?"
"Can you place candy canes and glittery balls?"Elena suggested.
"Then put candies for me too", Lampo suggested.
"Make sure there's a color red" G suggested.
"Place a lot of lights", Arisa suggested.
"Make it beautiful to the EXTREME", Knuckles suggested.
"As long as it's good to look at", Viole said.
"How about, you make sure that all colors of the flames can be found at the tree?" Giotto suggested.
"Alright then, thank you for everything, we'll continue to plan now. Let's go Takeshi"
So after leaving the room we directly did the planning. After a few hours we then placed the designs in the tree itself and we are really proud of our work.
Let's just say that there are eight levels of Christmas balls on the tree, the topmost is orange, next is red, then blue, then green, yellow, violet, indigo, and lastly apricot.
Between the balls are various designs of angels, candy canes and ribbons. Garlands are also placed all around the tree and a lot of Christmas lights are placed over it too.
At the topmost is a large yellow star designed with the insignia of the Vongola Famiglia. We placed the tree at the center back of the room. Attached to the star are streams of lights and garlands and we attached then at the different parts of the room.
A lot of claps and cheers can be heard after a few minutes and all the remaining Arceo went inside the room.
"It's really beautiful Mukuro and Takeshi.I'm glad that everyone completed their tasks", Tsuna said. "Hayate and I already finished planning for the sequence of the program and we will like to inform everyone that each of us will be doing something or let's say performing something"
"What do you mean by that Tsuna?" Takeshi asked and Tsuna gave us a smile.
"Everyone will sing something and dance at the upcoming party"