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Chapter 19: Melody of Sorrow

"WHAT!" shrieked Gokudera, in midway through throwing up.

"EH!" yelled Iemitsu, dropping his phone while Basil dropped the tea, causing it to splash all over the floor. Shamal twitched when he felt hot tea reach him.

"What do you mean by Vessel of the Earth, Bianchi-san?" laughed Yamamoto, scratching his head in confusion with a clueless grin on his face.

Tsuna nearly facepalmed. He completely forgot, he had never exactly told Yamamoto that he was the Vessel of Earth. One does not go saying "Hi, I'm the Vessel of Earth in which everyone is trying to get so he can crown which person can be the King of Vongola, which happens to be one of the most powerful people in the world" unless they're suicidal. Or maybe a masochist.

"Umm, Yamamoto" said Tsuna cautiously, not wanting to startle the poor boy. "Bianchi's talking about me. I'm the Vessel of the Earth."

Yamamoto cocked his head with wide eyes, reminding Tsuna of a chicken for some reason."Uhh" said Yamamoto, "You mean you're a guy that's made of dirt?"

Okay, at that, Tsuna did facepalm, or in other words, crash to the tile floor of the kitchen in despair. Of all things, dirt, thought Tsuna with tears streaming down his cheeks. He had officially lost all respect for himself.

Meanwhile, Nearly everyone except Yamamoto, Gokudera, An unconscious Shamal, and poor Tsuna himself were collapsing with laughter.

Gokudera was enraged. "NO YOU BASEBALL FREAK! HOW DARE YOU INSULT JUUDAIME! I'M GOING TO BLOW YOU UP!" roared Gokudera, drawing rows of dynamite from seemingly nowhere.

Before he could light them, Tsuna interfered to save Yamamoto's short life. "No Gokudera!" yelled Tsuna, "It was an honest mistake, you don't have to blow him up!"

Instead of the angry response Tsuna expected, Gokudera bursted into tears and fell to his knees. "As always" cried Gokudera, "Juudaime is so forgiving!"

Then he turned to a confused Yamamoto with eyes promising death. "If you hurt Juudaime" said Gokudera in a low threatening tone, "I'll blow your limbs off. Individually."

"Well, I'll do the same to you if you hurt Tsuna" said Yamamoto, smiling as if he hadn't just threatened to tear the limbs off Gokudera. With that Gokudera nodded grudgingly. Tsuna could only look on in despair at the no doubt stupid situation.

Completely ignored by the young trio, Bianchi looked on in amusement with Reborn in her hands. "Is this normal, my darling Reborn?" asked Bianchi, looking adoringly at her love.

Reborn twitched. He stilled didn't know how he got stuck with this crazy woman. Maybe he shouldn't have saved her when she fell off the cliff. It would save him a crazy, poison food toting stalker. He still didn't know where she got those photos, but thankfully they were destroyed by yours truly.

"Quite so" said Reborn as calmly as he could, "You will discover that Tsuna brings chaos everywhere he goes."

That was very true. Besides the fact that the boy had somehow set the library on fire and being nearly kidnapped he had caused quite a few...situations. For example, the kid somehow managed to cause one of the plants in the underground greenhouses to grow through the ceiling. When he had asked, Tsuna had shrugged and said "It wanted to see the sky."

...

He really, really didn't want to ask. Later on that day, Iemitsu found his desk filled with paper about transferring all the plants above ground.

"So, what exactly are you?" asked Yamamoto curiously to Tsuna. Sighing in relief at the change of conversation, Tsuna clapped his hands.

"To make it simple for you, I'm the vessel of the divine personification of the earth; Gaia, the goddess of the earth, life, universe, and time" explained Tsuna.

Yamamoto blinked before nodding, "Oh, never heard of Gaia before though.."

As Tsuna went to a corner to mope, Bianchi reminded them of the original topic. Almost immediately, frowns covered every face and Gokudera started frothing at the mouth once his eyes connected to Bianchi's face.

"Oh for the love of-" snared Reborn, leaping out of Bianchi's arms to the top of Gokudera's head. Avoiding further capture by Bianchi, Reborn quickly had Leon transform to goggles and threw them at Bianchi before leaping down to the table.

"Put them on" ordered Reborn , "Then explain your father's orders."

"There's no need to explain! That bastard sent you replace me didn't he!" snared Gokudera, his rage returning in full force without Bianchi's face-inducing sickness.

"Hayato-" started Bianchi, rising to her feet. It was obvious to Tsuna hat she loved her brother, in your own twisted way. But that love was hidden behind a mountain of tension, towards what, Tsuna didn't know.

"I'm a descendent of the Tempesta! I've already met him! What else does our bastard of a father want?! Or am I too much of a mista-" growled Gokudera walking back and forth across the room, to deep in his anger to listen to reason.

SMACK!

Faster than Tsuna could react, Bianchi had crossed the room and slapped Gokudera in the fast. The sound rang in the room, leaving a crippling silence in it's wake. Gokudera had frozed, falling to the floor upon impact, his left cheek blazing a fiery pink.

Without a word, Gokudera pushed himself to his feet and ran out the door, leaving Bianchi to stare at her hand in shock. Tsuna was about to run after the no-doubt furious boy, but Reborn stopped him.

"He needs time to think" said Reborn quietly, "You running after him won't help right now. You have to understand the situation first."

Tsuna nodded submissively, despite his contrasting opinion. Turning his gaze to Bianchi, Tsun felt a stabbing pity towards the shocked woman.

"Bianchi-san" he heard himself say, "Please explain."

He didn't need to elaborate on what. He wanted her to explain everything. Her father's orders, Gokudera's enraged words, the quiet sorrow and accusation in Gokudera's tone.

Sighing, Bianchi sat down at the table, her head resting in her hands. Basil started making tea again, yet listening attentively at the same time. Everyone excluding Basil, and Shamal sat down.

"I'm not Hayato's full-blooded sister" said Bianchi quietly, her voice shaky. Tsuna nodded encouragingly, with just a hint of surprise.

"Our father is the head of the Tempesta Family Gokudera Branch. When his mother was performing in a piano recital, our father saw her and fell in love. At that time, our father was already married to my mother" explained Bianchi. "But he pursue her anyway, and she soon became pregnant with Hayato."

"But Bianchi-dono, isn't there a law against that?" asked Basil, passing a cup of finished tea to her. Accepting it, Bianchi nodded.

"Yes there is. Thus our father took Hayato away immediately after the birth. Our father announced Hayato as a child of himself and my mother. His mother was only allowed to see him 3 times a year, and was never allowed to say that she was his mother" said Bianchi sipping her tea. "Three days after his fifth birthday, when his mother was heading to our manor to see him, her car was found to have fallen off the road and over a cliff. Evidence claims that our father ordered her death."

"Wh-What!" cried Tsuna, his hands over his mouth, "Poor Gokudera..."

"5 years later, Hayato found out about the truth by eavesdropping on some maids. That day, Hayato fled the castle, and he disowned our " ended Bianchi, leaving everyone in stunned silence.

Suddenly, Tsuna got up, pushing his chair back with a screech. Instantly, everyone was focused on him. Ignoring them, Tsuna headed to the door.

"Where are you going?" called Reborn, his dark eyes following every move Tsuna took.

"To Gokudera" he answered before heading out, intent on finding his wayward friend.

Looks like we have more in common then I thought, Gokudera.

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