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Ohh and since somehow Tsuna and Hibari have gotten together, I'm thinking of making this story more... serious? Haha maybe not. Okay maybe yes. =P
And for those who are secretly hoping to see hot scenes of 1827 *cough*, I'm very sorry since I'm not really experienced writing those things. Well if you're wondering why Tsuna is always very innocent, blame it on my innocence (LOLS).
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Important Note : I'm just putting this one here since this chapter is kinda related to that one part in chapter 12;
"Secondly," Tsuna continued. "I wish to know what has happened to the eight squad's captain? He's been missing for months and apparently he's not even here." Tsuna scanned the room and noticed an empty chair at the side, which must supposed to be the missing captain's chair.
"He might have been dead, Decimo. His underlings said that he has gone somewhere to meet someone, and he never comes back." A lady Tsuna thought was nice responded politely.
"I see. Well then, if I could ask you to conduct a thorough investigation to locate him, will you accept it? Even if he's dead, I want you to find his body and brings it back to his family." Tsuna said with a hint of sadness. "His family must have been worried."
Xanxus scoffed in annoyance, muttering, "Still act as innocent as ever."
"Certainly, Decimo. If possible, I will find the person who is involved in this." The lady replied. Tsuna smiled at her. The others only sneered.
(I hope you still remember this one, it's taken from the part in the Vongola's Secret Meeting at which our Tsuna attended with Hibari and Xanxus)
"Have a nice journey!" Tsuna exclaimed brightly to the four Varia Squad members in front of him. A black limousine was parked at the side with a pale-looking chauffeur waiting beside it. Tsuna smiled, he knew the chauffeur was not looking forward to have the Varia Squad as his passengers.
"Shishishi, we'll come again, Decimo-chan." Belphegor said with his trademark grin.
"You've treated us nicely these past days, Tsuna senpai. Thank you." Fran said, bowing politely.
"It's okay. You guys brightened my days, actually. I'm looking forward to meeting you guys again." Tsuna replied, looking at Xanxus. "And you, too. Do come again!"
Xanxus scowled. "Over my dead body." He snarled before making his way to the limo, pushing the chauffeur out of the way. The chauffeur sweated heavily, Tsuna felt sorry for him.
"Vooii!! Make sure the next time we meet again, you've already levelled up to a whole new smarty ass, fucking brat!!!" Squalo said, smirking as he followed Xanxus inside the limousine.
Tsuna tried not to frown. "Well then, make sure I don't hear any troubles from you guys at least for the next two months!" He warned them. "The elders are watching you, and so do I." He added.
"You won't have to wait for two months to hear from us." Belphegor rolled his eyes. "Because we're very famous for making troubles."
"Hurry up, fucking dogs!!!" Xanxus' growl sounded impatient.
"Goodbye!" Tsuna waved them off as Belphegor and Fran went inside the limousine. The vehicle started to make its way out of the compound when Tsuna heard a loud scream coming from inside the car. He muttered, "That must be the driver's scream begging for mercy."
To his surprise, he heard a heavy sigh from behind him. He turned around to see his two friends were standing at the entrance. "Oh, what're you guys doing here? I thought you didn't want to send them off?"
"We didn't, Tenth." Gokudera replied. "We were just making sure that they really left for good. At last, the peace has once again landed on us!" He said dramatically.
Yamamoto chuckled. "I'll miss them, though." He said, receiving furious nag from Gokudera later on.
Tsuna grinned. "Anyway, let's go inside. It's getting cold out here."
The three friends, without noticing it, were being watched by a pair of eyes from a window. He watched with contentment as the boy was laughing, joking around with his friends. How he wanted a carefree life like that too. Then again, he knew the boy had gone through a lot to get to the position as the Vongola Decimo. All the taunting experiences the boy had undergone, he was grateful just to see that the boy still remained as innocent as ever, just like the naïve and kind boy he had encountered on their first meeting years ago. A sigh escaped his lips.
"Mukuro-sama…"
Mukuro edged away from the window and turned to look at the person calling him. "Yes? What is it, my dear Chrome?"
"I.." Chrome paused, she has a bothered look.
Mukuro smiled. "Why Chrome, that look is unfit for you."
Chrome looked at the man, her eyes were studying his face. "Mukuro-sama, I think you should tell Boss." She said with a small voice.
A sudden silence, before Mukuro chuckled lightly as if the suggestion was something funny to him.
"Mukuro-sama, I really think Boss should know it. Surely Boss can think of something." Chrome continued desperately.
"…." Mukuro contemplated, his mismatched eyes were glinting. However there was nothing for him to contemplate about. He respected the Vongola Decimo, but doubts were still circulating in him. What can that boy do? This was something far more… destructing and beyond immeasurable, that perhaps even the Vongola head can't do anything. Tell the Decimo, or all of them will be in danger. "No, Chrome. The Vongola does not need to know." He said at last.
"But – "
"There's nothing to tell him." Mukuro pressed on, looking at Chrome. "And there's nothing to worry about. Because I'll make sure nothing will happen."
Chrome looked distressed. "I don't want anything to happen to you, Mukuro-sama. If you fail to do it, you'll – "
"I never fail, Chrome." Mukuro interjected.
Chrome stared at the man, before lowered her head in defeat. "I understand."
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"Kyouya, do you have a minute?"
The said man looked up at the boy. He was currently communicating with Kusakabe on his laptop.
Tsuna smiled guiltily. "Sorry to disturb you." He said, still standing at the door. He was used to going in and out of the room that he forgot to knock. And more importantly, he forgot that this was still Hibari's room even though that man has given him full access to use, and sleep, in the room.
Hibari looked back at his laptop as Kusakabe spoke, the assistant's image was clear. "I'll contact you again after I investigate it further, Kyou."
"Do that." Hibari nodded, motioning Tsuna to come over. "Sawada Tsunayoshi, I told you to knock the door when I am in here." He said to the boy with a light scowl.
Tsuna grinned as he approached the man. "Sorry, I forgot." He could hear Hibari sighed but he simply ignored it. Instead, he stood behind Hibari and looked over at the laptop, smiling broadly to see Kusakabe. "Good morning, Kusakabe!"
"Hello, Sawada. By the way, it's night over here." Kusakabe told him with a smile, noticing the sudden intimacy between his superior and the boy.
Tsuna chortled. "Ah yes, I forgot about the time zone."
"Well then, I have to go now." Kusakabe said. "Please take care of each other." He added before the communication ended.
"He's in such a hurry, it seems." Tsuna muttered. "Kyouya, what kind of investigation are you up to in Japan? Is it something important?" He asked the man.
"Don't pry on other people's business." Hibari replied, his voice was not cold or threatening. It was just like a brother trying to tell his younger sister not to eat sweets so much. And Tsuna's frowning – or more like his pouting – expression was exactly what would the sister reply with.
Hibari smirked as he watched Tsuna frowned, and then the boy shrugged as if he decided he wouldn't force Hibari to tell him. "Do you need something from me, Sawada Tsunayoshi?" The man asked, changing the topic deliberately.
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that." Tsuna said, amused with himself. "Reborn wanted to meet us both in his room." He told the man.
Hibari looked thoughtful. "What does he want?"
"We'll never know unless we see him. Come on, Kyouya." Tsuna urged, playfully seizing Hibari's hand and pulled him to stand up.
"You're a very impatient one, Sawada Tsunayoshi." Hibari stated with a sigh, gently gripping Tsuna's hand in his and made their way out of the room.
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"Accompanying you to the theme park?" Tsuna asked in bewilderment.
"Baby-sitting a kid?" Hibari scoffed, apparently he didn't like the way it sound.
Reborn smirked. "The Devil Bats members will also be there, taking their time off to play. I'm thinking of asking you two to take the courtesy to accompany them."
"Now that makes sense." Tsuna mumbled. "I just couldn't picture you playing around at the theme park." He added truthfully, getting a kick on his head from Reborn.
"Idiot will always stay as an idiot." Reborn mocked a sigh. "I'm not going to play. I'm meeting the team captain."
"Oh." Tsuna exclaimed. "Hiruma-san? He also doesn't look like a person suitable for a theme park."
"Why do I have to go there?" Hibari demanded, looking at Reborn.
"Then you want Tsuna to go there alone? I'm not going to look after him." Reborn replied nonchalantly.
Hibari considered it for a second, glancing at the puppy dog eyes Tsuna made. Feeling this will gonna be a long day, he sighed for the countless times that day. "Sawada Tsunayoshi, if you're going to drag me around here and there, then I simply will have to bite you to death." He said at last, earning a wide grin from the boy. Tsuna was already immune to the threat.
"Okay, Kyouya. Whatever you said!"
ThemeParkThemeParkThemeParkThemePark
"Tsu-chan!!!"
Tsuna grimaced when being called like that. However as he approached the group, his face returned to a wide smile. "It's been a long time since I last met you guys!!!" He exclaimed.
"Good morning, mafia-sama!" Sena greeted always so politely, standing beside him was Shin.
Again, Tsuna grimaced at the formal call. "Please, Sena. Call me Tsuna. You can't call me mafia in a public place." He said, smiling.
"Ah, I'm sorry!" Sena apologized as Suzuna slapped his back hard. "Sena, poor Tsu-chan if people were to know he's a mafia."
"They'll be afraid to the MAX!!!" Monta added, he had just bought some bananas from a vendor.
"I heard Reborn and Hibari are coming too." Shin stated, glancing around.
"Oh, they're here alright." Tsuna replied, looking at a direction where he could see Hibari was coming, with Reborn sitting on his shoulder.
"Ciaossu." Reborn's trademark greeting was heard as he hopped from Hibari to Tsuna. "Where's Hiruma Yoichi?"
"He and Musashi went inside that bar." Sena replied, pointing at the bar at the side. "Kids are not allowed in – Huh?" Sena didn't finish his sentence as he watched Reborn striding nonchalantly towards the said bar.
Tsuna chuckled. "Sorry about that. Reborn can gain access in almost every bar in the whole world. He's a special kid." He told Sena.
"Cool to the MAX!!" Monta exclaimed, envying Reborn.
Tsuna felt Hibari tugged his sleeve, so he looked at the man. "What is it, Kyouya?"
"That kid asked us to accompany these herbivores." Hibari told him in a whisper. "And also asked us to enjoy ourselves." He continued with a frown, currently puzzled with the idea. "He wanted to talk about something with Hiruma Yoichi and Musashi Ken, so he asked us not to interrupt."
Tsuna felt curious. "Reborn said that? He's acting strange, what does he want to talk with Hiruma-san about?"
"He didn't mention it." Hibari replied.
Glaring at Hibari, Tsuna said. "You guys keep a lot of secrets from me! I won't force you guys to tell me, but this has become a bit annoying." And with that, he stomped off to join Sena and the group who were already lining up to ride the roller coaster.
Hibari only stared at the boy. Although he had told Tsuna that he won't ride a thing in this theme park, but he guessed he has to reconsider it. 'For the sake of lightening up this boy's mood.' He mused, walking slowly and reluctantly to join the large group.
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"Kyouya, are you okay?" Tsuna asked the man, the two were currently sitting on the bench while the others were having fun riding the bumper car at which Hibari regarded it as an immoral game of bumping each other.
"I'm fine." Hibari replied shortly, he was never used to riding a roller coaster. He didn't like it at all, the noises and the loud screams coming from other people really pissed him off. "Tch, herbivores." He scoffed quietly. "Always being so noisy."
"Sorry, did you say something?" Tsuna asked, didn't quite catch what Hibari had said.
"Nothing." Hibari replied.
Tsuna only smiled knowingly. 'Kyouya hates crowded place. Good thing it's less crowded on weekdays.' He thought. Noticing an ice-cream parlour not far from there, Tsuna got up to buy one for him and Hibari. However he was surprised when Hibari grabbed his hand. "Kyouya?"
"Where're you going?" Hibari asked, looking at the boy.
Bewildered, Tsuna replied. "I'm going to buy some ice-creams for us."
Staring at the boy, slowly Hibari let go of his hand. "I thought you're going because I'm not a good companion." He said quietly. True, he felt. He hated theme parks, he'll never enjoy one. And surely Tsuna will never enjoy being with Hibari in a theme park.
A silence, before he heard Tsuna laughed. Hibari narrowed his eyes, 'This boy always surprises me with his unexpected reactions.' He watched as Tsuna sat back beside him, his laughter died away.
"Kyouya, what made you say that?" Tsuna asked gently. "I love being with you! I wanted to spend time with you." He said. "I pretty much understand the way you are by now, so you don't have to worry! Just be yourself."
I love being with you. That gave Hibari a fluttery feeling. Only two days ago he heard this boy confessed to him. I love you. That boy had said.
Grinning, Tsuna gripped Hibari's hand. "I'm going to buy ice-creams, okay?" So he stood up and went to the parlour.
From a distance, Sena and the other three, Shin, Suzuna, and Monta were watching the scene revealing before them. Sena and Monta were gaping, Shin as usual didn't have any peculiar expression on his face, while Suzuna looked like she wanted to burst out laughing.
"They're so cute!!!" Suzuna exclaimed.
"I never knew the two are a couple!" Sena said, still looking surprised.
"Because you and Shin are in your own happy world." Suzuna muttered, rolling her eyes. "I knew this would happen! The first time I saw Tsu-chan together with Kyou-kyou, I got the feeling they really match each other." She said excitedly.
"Where'd you get the nickname Kyou-kyou for that guy?" Monta asked, but Suzuna ignored the question and happily approaching the two.
" Tsu-chan, Kyou-kyou!! Let's ride something fun!"
Tsuna could sense Hibari's dangerous aura when Suzuna called him Kyou-kyou. 'Too friendly.' Tsuna thought, looking at Hibari and managed a smile as if to ask the man to bear with it.
"Let's go inside the haunted house!!" Monta suggested excitedly.
Suddenly, Tsuna felt a shudder. 'Haunted house?' The one and only thing he wouldn't want to get near when playing in a theme park. He noticed Hibari's smirk directed to him, and immediately he replied with a defiant look.
"I don't want to go there." Sena said with a timid voice while clinging on Shin. Tsuna sighed in relief, smiling inwardly thinking he didn't need to be the one to voice out his fear of ghosts.
Suzuna made a look. "Sena, it's not that scary." She said pointedly.
Sena grimaced. "Theme park is for us to have fun, not to be scared of ghosts." He replied lamely.
'There you go.' Tsuna agreed.
"Tsk, tsk, Sena." Monta shook his head. "Which is scarier? Ghosts or Hiruma?"
Sena thought hard for a second, before he nodded. "You're right. After all these years we've been spending together with Hiruma, I think nothing scares me anymore."
"What?? But.." Tsuna's weak attempt got cut off by the always-so-excited Suzuna.
"Now, let's strike!!! Devil Bats, let's go!"
"Don't worry, Sena. I'll be at your side." Tsuna could hear Shin muttering to Sena, who was very glad to hear it.
Tsuna sighed in defeat. Should he go, or should he retreat? He watched the amefuto team was marching towards the huge haunted house when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
"You don't look fine, Sawada Tsunayoshi." Hibari stated.
"Kyouya… I hate haunted house." Tsuna replied, a scowl-like pout forming on his face. He sounded very childish, yet it was true. He hated it.
Hibari restrained a smile. At times like this, he felt like he wanted to protect this boy more than anything in the world. "What are you taking me for, Sawada Tsunayoshi? I am here." He said.
Tsuna looked at him. "Will you always be here, beside me?" He asked. But a second later he realized how stupid the question was. What was he hoping for? Hibari was a very busy man that he would never –
"As long as you want me to stay by your side, then I will. Don't you remember, Sawada Tsunayoshi? That night when you confessed to me?"
Immediately, Tsuna's cheeks flushed at the words. Of course he remembered his confession! Oh yeah, he was too concentrate on that confession that he kinda forgot about everything that Hibari had said that night.
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Hibari approached Tsuna. "Do you want me to go?"
Tsuna lowered his head, looking at his feet. "I.. don't want you to go." He muttered quietly.
"Then I'll stay." Hibari simply replied.
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'So he's really staying?' Tsuna thought.
Hibari slowly pulled Tsuna's hands. "Shall we go?"
A simple grin, before Tsuna replied with a yes.
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"Ryohei, do you mind if I ask you to handle this case?" Tsuna asked the man that evening, they were currently in the office. Tsuna pushed the file towards Ryohei, asking him to read through.
"Oh wow, this is extremely interesting!!!" Ryohei exclaimed after finished scanning through the documents.
Tsuna grinned. "I knew you'd like it. I got this case a long time ago from the Elders, but I refused to accept it because it's not under the Vongola's responsibility." Tsuna started explaining, frowning at the thought. "Well according to the file, there's an illegal underground wrestling competition going around in Seoul. Many fights and illegal money activities are involved. And lots of influential people around the world are behind it." He continued.
"Why didn't you accept this case before, Sawada? It looks extremely dangerous!" Ryohei asked.
Tsuna sighed. "Well, simply because it's not under the responsibility of Vongola to interfere in the first place. You see, Seoul is under the jurisdiction of Ho Dong Family. And that family is not our ally. In fact, they're always opposing the Vongola." He told Ryohei, scowling at no one. "Our beloved Elders are the one who pulled the strings. They're trying to get Ho Dong Family to be our ally and so that's why they offered to help the Ho Dong to get rid of the illegal underground activities. I don't mind actually to help the Ho Dong Family, but they're really showing hostility toward us. That's why I refused to help them, seeing that they also didn't want our help."
"Oh, is that so? But now you're extremely willing to take the case?" Ryohei asked, wondering as he looked back at the file.
"It's different now." Tsuna replied. "The illegal activities are getting out of control that even the Ho Dong Family couldn't touch them. Like I said, influential people are behind this. Ho Dong Family is losing their power, and I was kinda surprised when the head of the family called me yesterday asking for Vongola to take action." He finished with a satisfied smirk. "Wagging his tail before the master, eh?"
Ryohei was fascinated by the story that he quickly stood up with the file in his clutch. "I'm extremely prepared to go!! This could be awesome!"
"Alright then! I knew I could count on you. Take your time for the preparation, and you might want to take some squads with you." Tsuna suggested before Ryohei left with his promise to bring good news as usual.
"What a fussy guy." Gokudera muttered as he entered the office, his eyes were still glaring at the disappearing figure of Ryohei walking happily down the hallway.
"Oh, Hayato! How long have you been there?" Tsuna asked in surprise.
Gokudera approached his Tenth, carrying a pile of documents with both hands. "Not that long, Tenth!! I didn't want to disturb your discussion with that lawnhead so I waited outside." He told the boy, putting the documents neatly on the desk.
"Wow, do I have to read through all that?" Tsuna muttered, already feeling exhausted with his works all day. And he still wasn't able to spend his time with Hibari Kyouya that day. The frustration built up in him.
"No worries, Tenth! I've read them for you. You only need to focus on certain things that I've highlighted." Gokudera said, trying to reassure his Tenth.
"Thanks! Sorry for troubling you." Tsuna exclaimed brightly.
"It's no trouble. Just that, there're a lot of important things have to be checked." Gokudera commented.
Tsuna stared at the stack of documents with a thoughtful look. "There's a lot of works to do this week." He admitted. 'Not that it's unusual, though. It's just the normal everyday works.'
Suddenly, the phone on his desk rang. Tsuna picked up the call. Gokudera bowed one last time before leaving the office, not wanting to disturb the Tenth.
"Hello?"
"Decimo, this is Lionelle speaking."
Tsuna immediately remembered the young lady attending the annual Vongola's secret meeting not too long ago. She was the polite lady who has promised him to search for the missing eight squad captain. "Oh, Lionelle!" Tsuna exclaimed. "What brings you to call me?"
"It's about the thing you asked me to do, Decimo. The eight squad captain has been found." Lionelle informed him.
"That's great!" Tsuna said brightly.
"However, he was found dead, sir. He was brutally murdered."
The grim news shocked Tsuna that he almost dropped the phone receiver. "What?"
"Decimo, I apologize."
It took an enormous effort for Tsuna just to regain his calm. "B.. But how can it be? Brutally… murdered??"
"Yes, Decimo." Lionelle replied. "From what I can tell you, he was murdered last night. His body was found in an abandoned house, injured with old and new bruises here and there. It seems like he was being tortured before his death."
"What?! This is insane!!" Tsuna hit the desk hard, papers were flying around. "How could this happen?? Totally outrageous!!"
"Please calm down, Decimo." Lionelle tried to soothe him. "Currently, my squad is strictly guarding the place. I would like to ask Decimo to seek assistance from the Vongola's private aid squad to clean this place."
"Y.. Yes of course. I'll send them over to you." Tsuna said, his body was still shaking from shock, rage all mingled together. "And keep the police out of this."
"Yes, Understood."
Tsuna put down the receiver. 'Dead? Brutally murdered? Who killed him?!' His face flushed with anger. "Damn!!" He hissed as he slumped down on his chair. 'This dead man is the captain of one of the Vongola's squads!! How could he be murdered?!'
"Is something wrong?"
Tsuna didn't need to look at the door to know who was there. That cool and calm voice always belonged to only one man.
"Kyouya."
"You look pale." Hibari approached the boy, a hint of concern was shown in his voice although his face was a poker face.
"I received a bad news." Tsuna muttered.
"What is it?"
Tsuna looked at him. "A squad captain." He said. "He was murdered."
Is that all? Hibari wanted to ask, but he knew well not to. For him, another death was just a normal everyday kind of thing. Even if a person was murdered, Hibari knew that could just happen everywhere. However to this boy, a death was something awful. And a murder was something more terrible. If a Vongola member was shot, injured or bruised, this boy can still handle it. But if it was a murder, the Decimo was very sensitive. Hibari knew that long ago, as he recalled the first murder Tsuna ever made.
"He was one of the Vongola… my family." Tsuna muttered. "I don't understand. Who the hell murdered him?" Tsuna found himself unable to suppress his rage.
Hibari made a silent sigh before he kneeled down in front of Tsuna, staring intently at the boy.
Tsuna stared back into the eagle black eyes. The silence and the calm emanated merely from Hibari's presence soothe him greatly. Smiling weakly, he grabbed Hibari and embraced the man tightly. "Kyouya, thank you."
Hibari didn't know what the thank you was for. But he was glad that Tsuna has finally calmed down. He patted the boy's head as if to make him forget about his nightmares. "I'll help you investigate the matter, Sawada Tsunayoshi. So don't show your weakness." He said, receiving a nod from Tsuna.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Kyouya." Tsuna said appreciatively, releasing Hibari. He realized, what Hibari said was true. He shouldn't be all weak and pathetic like this. He was the head of the Vongola, the Decimo. He carried a big responsibility along with the title. And most importantly, being all fragile in front of his family, his subordinates, was a thing he wasn't allowed to do. As he watched Hibari left the room, he realized even under any circumstances, Hibari was still one of his guardians. And he was still the boss. There was an invisible line between them. Tsuna knew that, and he knew Hibari realized it too.
'… I should get back to my work.' Tsuna thought as he picked up the papers lying on the floor.
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FYI, the name Ho Dong Family I got from a Korean MC, Kang Ho Dong. He's a pretty funny guy, and his shows always make me laugh so hard that I could die from euphoria. Haha okay I'm not trying to promote him to you guys so enough said. =P
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