Chapter 10
Elephant Wine
My butt hurts. I feel like I just rode a terribly-designed roller coaster... but butt's aside something is even more painful...
Yes. My sanity is in pain.
How'd that simple white house send me in on a roller coaster ride to the middle of someone else's... MANSION?!
Ahh... please tell me I'm dreaming!
There's a huge fountain on my face and maintained flat grass under me, and on top of that, I'm surrounded by huge buildings that seemed to house hundreds of people... but for some reason, one building was terribly torn to bits!
"Tsuna-chan? You alright? Are you hurt anywhere? The ride was kinda bumpy." Ah, it's Enma.
after seeing his face and the faces of the other two with him, my mind became completely clear. Everything once again came into place.
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REBORN.
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"...Ah! Yeah! I'm alright! But that aside... Enma... is this the place where you three are staying...?" I asked with as much conviction as I could muster.
Actually, I wouldn't really need to ask... But I'm so oblivious to all this that asking someone would seem to be the most harmless and less-sanity-breaking way.
"Eh? yes it is but shouldn't you know that already..? He answered, obviously confused, as he offered a hand to help me up.
"Haha! Oh well, whatever the case is let's just settle it over dinner, shall we?" Julie smiled as he rubbed his rumbling belly.
"Yes, he's right. We should get going before dinner's completely gone." Adelheid said nonchalantly. She seems composed as always, but for some reason I keep catching glimpses of her occasionally sniffing. "Besides, the answers to your questions won't be answered by anyone here..." She continued, obviously directing her words to me. Though she's right. If I wanted answers or... the heck... if I just want to echo my fears into reality then all I gotta do is to enter one of those huge gaudy doors around me.
"Sigh. It's that building on the West side... right?"
"Hm? Was it the West?... or the Sou-?" Julie trailed off as his eyes set on the remains of what seems to be a building.
"The heck happened here? Why's the south wing obliterated?!"
"Oh please... we live with idiots! It's expected."
"But Adelheid... my stuff were in there... my precious stuff..." He sobbed miserably as he ran towards the mess-of-a -building.
"Sigh. Didn't they say to put your stuff on the other building?! Tch! I live with idiots!" she said as she made her way to the West building.
"Julie... I feel bad for him.." Enma spoke nodding over to the now kneeling Julie.
"Yeah... Poor him."
"So... Um... Tsuna-chan. You're right, we're going to have dinner on the West wing! You're Hyperintuition's really good eh?" He walked off following behind Adelheid while dragging me along... wait. Is his face red?
"Haha... no not really, it was just a gut feeling... haha" Yeah. It was just a gut feeling. That feeling that I've been getting lately that tells my body that that place is absolutely-completely-obviously-please-believe-me- or-else-you'll-be-miserable-so-BACK OFF! warning. Sigh. but what bothers me now is what Adelheid said... she said that dinner's going to be "completely gone" if we don't go now... Ah.. my temples... it only means one thing... carnivores! All carnivores are there! AHHH! I'm mentally telling my feet to stop moving and run the opposite side but it won't do as I say! The door's getting closer... NOOO
"We're here Tsuna-chan!"
The doors opened with exact timing. Painful light beams through...
and there...
he stands...
"I can't believe I'm saying it twice today... You're late.. Dame-Tsuna!" He spoke with the most evil yet undeniably beautiful smirk.
Italian pastas, turkey, steak, roasted duck, expensive sushi, lamb stew, sweet sweet gelato, cakes and loads more I can't name, were all sitting prettily in front of me.
"What's wrong Tsuna? Not hungry?" Takeshi, who was on my left, asked with his usual smile.
"Well... Um it's not that but.." I replied, when suddenly, a huge slab of steak appeared a few inches from my face.
"Here Jyuudaime! You should try this! It's really good!" Hayato, who was unquestionably on my right, offered the juicy looking piece of meat.
"Ahaha.. it's okay I'm good!" I gave an awkward smile.
"Sawada-sama, do you not like the food? We can ask the cook to make something else if you want." Basil offered, then sipping the contents of his glass.
"Ah! No Basil-kun that's no-"
"VOIII! Are you being a BRAT? You're wasting food!"
Ugh. Squallo...
This is going to get nasty.
and right on cue... *BANG* "Hey you stupid shark! How dare you call Jyuudaime a brat?!"
"HUUUH?! What's wrong with calling a brat BRAT?!"
Full of vigor, Hayato swung his fork over to his side and ending up tossing the now wasted beautiful piece of meat somewhere...
"Jyuudaime is nowhere near the brat your boss is!"
Oh no he didn't!
*BANG* "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!" Squallo and Levi shouted in chorus.
*swish*
A knife suddenly flew past Hayato leaving a dent on the wall behind him.
"Ushishishi watch your words newbie."
Hayato hissed. "YOU!" and brought out a bundle of explosives from out of nowhere! Is Hayato secretly a magician?
"W-Wait! Hayato! Calm down!"
"It's their fault for calling you a brat!" He said as the explosives where lit and ready to fire some butts.
"A-At least choose a better place! You're going to end up killing us all! Takeshi! Say something!"
"Ma~ma! Do your beeeeest!" Was the only thing that Takeshi said and proceeded in his own world, staring at the luxurious sushis in front of him. Wait, is his face red?
"Apparently, he's drunk! Kora!" Colonello said as he sipped his glass filled with... water?
"WHAT? DRUNK? From what?"
"Byakuran-sama I shall protect you!" Kikyo suddenly stood up, a bit dazed and was holding... a fork?
"I'll kick *hic* all their *hic* butts!" Bluebell spoke, obviously she was out of it.
"Heh. You think you can handle it." Zakuro smirked.
"Watch *hic* me!"
"You obviously caaaan't~ byoooon!" Ken said in the tiniest and cutest voice I've ever heard, it sounded like a purr. "This fish is the B-E-S-T byooon~" He was practically drooling over that huge fish, while his partner, Chikusa just snoozed away... with his face damped on the half-finished soup. Poor guy. Speaking of the two, their boss was nowhere to be found. But I'm positively sure I saw him earlier. Where could he have gone?
Spanner and Shouichi was for some reason, writing long, painful, and terrifying formulas and equations on the dining room walls. Won't anybody stop them? They seem to be experimenting on something?...
"So then, Spanner, as what we have concluded, maid uniforms are more popular than sailor uniforms!"
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CRAZY.
"Zakuro-kuuun! Say AAAH!" Lussuria seems more aggressive than usual as he shoved a perfectly heart-shaped apple on Zakuro's mouth.
Zakuro then opened his mouth and said "Ahh."
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He's drunk. -_-
ACK!
I FORGOT ALL ABOUT IT!
"THE EXPLOSIVES! HEY HAYA- EHHH?"
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As I turned to my right, Hayato was already face down on the floor.
"W-what happened?" I sweatdropped.
Then I saw Squallo, Levi and Belphegor, motionless as well.
And for some reason, Julie were kneeling beside them, crying beside the poor men.
What's going on?
As if to answer my thoughts, Fon, who was sitting in front of me, pointed on the other end of the table.
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There stood three hungry beasts about to gnaw at each other.
My mouth literally fell open as one of those three included a very sharp, aggressive-looking Enma.
I've seen that look before. *gulp*
He doesn't look anything-like himself! Far from it! He was glaring and hissing at the other two!
Another jaw-dropper was a perfectly happy and ecstatic Xanxus. Totally out of his usual I-don't-care image, he looked perfectly drunk... wait. Wasn't he always drinking wine or something?
*swish*
"I shall enjoy biting you to death!" For some reason, the beast of all beasts, the class rep, and the usually Missing-in-action character was more irritated than I've ever seen him. His forehead's making an obvious crease. What's gotten into him? Don't think it's the alcohol though.
"HAHAHA Entertain me you TRASH!"
"Tch. Took you long enough!" The other two responded with excitement. They were beasts about to attack their pray.
AH! Wait! This is bad! Definitely worse than Hayato's explosives! Their flames are quite intense! These guys are serious!
The three were about to collide and was about to make another building go to cinders, but before I even realized it, I turned and gazed at the only person in this whole place who was definitely, obviously, undoubtedly, and 100 percent responsible for all this.
And seeing me,
He smirked.
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Tch. Reborn!
"Zero Point Breakthrough.. First Edition."
"Phew. Good thing I was able to get into Hyper Dying Will mode before I could even blink!" And luckily, those three were not in their usual state or else I'll be dead! I might actually...
"You did great Tsuna!" Dino said, who seems to be perfectly normal compared to all the others.
"That was quite a stir." Adult Lambo was quite carefree. I definitely prefer him over the baby.
"In the end, it will all end this way." Aoba spoke as he finished a glass of... water again? Quite unusual for this gathering...
"Kufufufu. I can't believe these weaklings can't even handle a glass." Tonight's Missing-in-action character decided to show up.
"Kukuku you're one to talk." Byakuran spoke, while finishing his last scoop of cheesecake. "Where have you been all this time?"
"Hmm... I was simply having a pleasnt wal-"
"Master was in the toilet all this time making strange noises." Fran appeared out of nowhere.
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*BAM*
"Kufufufufufufufufufufufufu!" Mukuro dragged the passed-out Fran out of the dining hall.
"Well, that was a shock." Lal Mirch said.
"So then, let me get this straight, aside from the Arcobalenos, Dino, Byakuran, Lambo-san, and the Simon are the only ones who aren't losing it, right?" I asked, trying to get a grasp of things... especially the fact that these guys are sitting comfortably on a separate round table, that appeared out of nowhere, at the other end of the dining hall... totally safe from all the ruckus earlier.
"Yes. Except that Enma and Julie can't really handle this drink well." Adelheid answered.
"Those two aren't really a fan of this." Rauji said, looking at the half-empty glass.
"The first time I was to drink this, I passed out just from the smell! Haha!" Despite the smile, Dino seemed to be pained by the memory.
"I-I see..."
"Well, Basil and interestingly, Ryohei was out of it right after they took the first sip." Fon said, giving a faint smile.
So that's why the whole scenario earlier seemed too quiet and felt like something EXTREME was missing.
"WAHAHA! Can't believe this place is full of Wea-!"
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Skull's mouth was stuffed with french bread.
"Shh. Quiet." Reborn sipped another glass of that strange liquid which is definitely far from being your normal everyday drinking water.
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"Hm? Oh yeah!" I stood up approaching the three statues on the other end of the hall.
"What's wrong Tsuna?" Dino asked.
"It's nothing, I just need to check on something." I replied, eyes focused on the frozen man in front of me.
Earlier, I was a bit sure... just a bit, that Hibari wasn't really out of it. He was just irritated. Something must have...
AH! That's!
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Siiiiigh. I see. I get it.
What a troublesome coincidence.
On Hibari's right cheek...
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was some kind of steak sauce.
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And I'm guessing... no not guessing. I'm sure!
I'm sure that the meat that landed on that cheek,
was the meat I was offered earlier.
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"Sigh. Hayato..." I facepalmed. Looking at Hibari's glass, perfectly full, untouched.
"This liquid... is a special type of drink that's enjoyed by the members of the famiglia. It's not some kind of test." Reborn spoke, staring at the glass in front of him. "Well, not all enjoys it though. Let's just say that only those who can, can enjoy it." He continued.
"With the help of scientists and famous wineries from all over Europe, and also from well-known sake makers from Japan, this drink was made especially for Secondo's inheritance." Verde said. "Since Secondo was a fan of strong drinks, and was also rarely or almost never gets drunk, his guardians gave him a present that would satisfy the man."
Secondo... he really seems like a terrifying man.
"And rumor says kora! that the moment Secondo had his first sip, he passed out! kora!" Colonello added with a big smile on his face.
"Really?"
"Haha! Yeah! I heard that one! And after that, he ordered that the drink shall be served every night during dinner with the whole famiglia, no exception! And so one night, every single person in the mansion was totally wiped out! Secondo got totally ecstatic and went wild! Haha!" Dino continued as he finished the remains of his glass.
I glanced at the passed out Varia boss who seems to resemble that man a lot.
"And since then, during certain occasions, the famiglia and it's allies enjoyed this Elephant wine which was named for it's strength to knock out an elephant." He continued.
"Sigh. Everything that happened was a total waste." Mammon was definitely not satisfied.
Lal Mirch stood up and approached the sleeping Varia guardians. "Usually, in order to tolerate this you are either luckily genetically immune, trained, or has incredibly intense love for sweets."
"Kukuku my sweet tooth saved me." Byakuran flashed his usual smile.
"This isn't enough punishment for what happened to the South wing." Lal Mirch mumbled.
P-Punishment?
"T-Then, I'm guessing that most of you here are genetically immune and trained?" I asked, and for some reason, I was nervous.
"Yes. And how about you?"
Reborn smirked.
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*gulp* This ain't good.
"H-Haha..Why do you ask Oh sensei! Aha.. I'm not really that curious though." I said as I stood up slowly from my chair.
"O-Oh no! Would you look at that! It's getting a bit late! Gotta go Mama must be worried that the curry powder took this long haha!"
Before I could even take a single step back, the maids behind me grabbed my arm so tight and steadied me in place.
"H-Hey!"
"Dame-Tsuna! You should know, that Mama isn't waiting for the curry powder anymore."
I do... Yes I definitely do! "B-but I still have to go back home!"
Reborn glanced towards his right, and there, two painfully familiar suitcases and a huge backpack sat in between two butlers.
N-NO WAY! I was too caught up with the ruckus earlier that I totally forgot to get out of this place before something like this actually happens!
"Mama isn't waiting for the curry powder anymore, 'cause she's waiting for the plane to Paris."
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"Eh? Plane? Paris?"
Right on cue, a huge screen dropped down from the ceiling, no, more like out of nowhere, and after a second, mama's face flashed on the gigantic screen.
"Mama!... Papa?"
"Tsunaaaaa! My precious! How are you my girl? I know you're gonna do great on your training but I wish you could come with BZZZZZZZZZZZZ"
The signal was cut off. -_-
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After a second or two, it was on again.
"Tsuna-chan! Sorry I didn't tell you earlier but me and papa just decided to go on this trip around the world while you were buying curry powder. I thought that you might be staying their for a while so I asked papa to keep me company while he's also in vacation!" Sigh. Oh well if Mama is happy... it's fine. Wait! Ack! Is that Papa in the background being held by the guards?! "I packed all your stuff for you! everything you need is in there! Okay? Ah! That's our flight! Take care of yourself Tsuna-chan! I'll buy you souvenirs!"
"W-Wait! I'm not done yet! TSUNAAAAA PAPA LOV- BZZZZZZ"
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"Bon Voyage!" I' am mentally crying. Why didn't you take me with you?
"I hope they bring back a lot of souvenirs kora!"
"Sigh. I'm a bit envious." Fon said making the others nod in agreement.
"So then, Dame-Tsuna..."
"E-Eh?" Shoot. Without realizing it, Reborn was only a few inches in front of me... holding a glass of that elephant wine!
"W-wait! Reborn! S-Stop!"
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"Welcome to your new home, Dame-Tsuna!"
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Everything faded to black..
and his evil sexy smirk was the last thing I could remember.
On another mansion:
"Master, you better settle in for the night." Al said for the 12th, 13th, or 14th time? I must have lost count.
"Oh, just a minute more Al." I replied. Totally not worrying about lacking sleep, for in the first place, I don't think I can sleep at all.
"Oh, you've been saying that for almost an hour now Master." I see so it has been that long. For an hour, I have only been doing the same thing, on the same place, unmoving.
"Have I?"
"Yes you have, and you've been staring at those Nanohanas that long too."
"Haha! You know, Al. When I saw her earlier... She reminded me of these Nanohanas that I love."
"I see. She must've been really wonderful then, Master."
"She is, and I wish to see her again."
I held the silver necklace on my hand, just a little tighter, holding on to that hope.
Ciao! Ciao!
Okay so... It has been terribly long since I have updated this story, I actually thought I was gonna update it next year.
Sigh. Even though I said I'll work harder (-_\) Hopefully I was able to find the time, and be inspired this week.
And also I do apologize for some inconsistencies and for the slow development of the story. It already reached 10 chapters with just the first day of the story!
GAAAAH! I wasn't expecting that! It's just that I go along with what comes to mind kekekeke
Anyway, enough of that, thank you for reading this chapter! \(^3^)/
I hope you enjoyed it!
As always, feel free to comment and suggest!