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22

"Tsuna-san, this is so going to be weird, but Haru, Haru loves you so much and Haru wishes that you also feel the same way."

Haru was brushing her hair as she stared at her reflection on the mirror. She shook her head as a blush crept unto her cheeks. Of course, she never had the courage to say those words, but she knew that one day, she would have to because she had always been harboring those emotions since that time when he jumped into the river and saved her life with his dying will.

They were graduating high school the next day and she knew that she had to say those words because university life would be really different and it didn't help that they were all going to different universities. Rather, she was the only one who would go to a university.

Yamamoto was going to help his father with his store, while Gokudera was going to train himself more to become the best right hand man for Tsuna. Tsuna, on the other hand, was going to Italy for a month to help out and to finalize things for the Vongola Namimori base. Ryohei was staying in Namimori, training as he was working hard to become a professional boxer. Hibari was helping out in the discipline committee of Namimori Middle School and High School as per usual, even when he graduated from Namimori High School already. Mukuro was with the Kokuyo gang with Chrome, too. Lambo was already in primary school with I-Pin.

And so, she knew that she might not get that chance to confess after the next day. But as fate would have it, she never got the chance to confess her feelings to Tsuna. It was fortunate that they were all going to meet up the day after graduation for a small celebration before Tsuna left for Italy the day after that. Yet, she knew she would never get to say those words since she discovered the truth and had to leave immediately for France without disclosing any information to anyone. Not even to Tsuna. Not even to Kyoko.

It was odd that that memory resurfaced as soon as she finished uttering the incantation, because that memory contained the words that her former self always wanted to say, but never had the chance or courage to. However, this time she had the words and she had the chance and she needed to say them, but she didn't want to.

Haru knew she was going to die if she ever uttered those words, but she had to. She wasn't the type to just sit around and continue on trying when she knew that there was no hope anymore from winning when she could win by using something else.

She wasn't sure if she was go to die (though she was holding on that possibility a lot), but she knew that there was no turning back once a strange light emitting from her gloves engulfed her and Andre.

"What's this? What did you do, Haru?" Andre called out as he tried to struggle, but there was no way out. He couldn't move a single part of his body.

"This is for my Famiglia." Haru called out as she closed her eyes, while clenching her hands. It was getting hard for her to breathe and move, but she knew she wasn't the only one as Andre cried out in pain right away.

"You wench! What is this?" Andre called out, but Haru paid no heed to what he was saying. He was getting strangled for some reason, but he couldn't see what was actually strangling him. It was as if some force was choking and squeezing his body. The same thing was happening to her and she knew she didn't have much time before she would disappear.

"This is for my parents." She called out and closed her eyes as she anticipated the pain. She repeated her previous actions as Andre shouted in pain.

"You will suffer more once I get out of this." Andre cried out, but he was yet again ignored.

"If you ever get out of this," Haru spat as she closed her eyes yet again, "And this, this is for you."

She clenched her hands for the last moment as Andre disintegrated into dust while blood spilled throughout the area. Haru couldn't understand what happened, but she knew that she had destroyed Andre and that was all that mattered.

"Haru?"

Haru turned around and smiled. It was Tsuna.

"You did it. You finally did it." He said as he made his way towards her, but Haru couldn't really feel that tingly feeling nor hear those orchestral music that came along when the love of your life was running towards you and you were off to that climactic ending because as Tsuna ran towards her, she felt like her entire life flashed before her eyes or maybe, what had happened all those years when she disappeared from their lives and only to appear years later completely different.

She gave a bitter smile. So, this was how it felt when you died. Perhaps, it was true then that your entire life flashes before your eyes the moment before you die because that was happening to her. She couldn't feel anything anymore except that she knew she felt really sorry because she wouldn't be able to explain and tell everything that happened to Kyoko and Tsuna and to all her friends who were so worried of her for the past years. She knew that she owed them the whole story and not just the brief gist of everything the day before. She felt sorry that she couldn't apologise to her comrades and beloved Guardians for leaving them too early even when they've done so much for her. However, she felt that her eyes became heavier and she just dropped down the floor as her last ounce of strength left her body, not hearing Tsuna call for her name nor even crying as he shook her body.

jychan: I know this was too short and you're all going to kill me for giving you another cliff hanger. I can't really say a thing whether what is going to happen for the next chapters, but believe me when I say that this is not the end. I love you, guys, for waiting for me and this story. I have another finals coming up in three weeks. I'm in my second year of college, hurray. And I do hope I won't fail. :

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almakarma18: There wasn't so much action in this chapter because Andre didn't really stand a chance the moment when Haru decided to unlock the real power of the Sky Gloves :))) Tsuna wasn't really a hero in this chapter since I'd really like Haru to save the day :)) But of course, Tsuna attempted to rescue her and so, let's give him that :And thank you :D

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