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Bullet Six: Ventura, Ventura, Space People!

"Tenth, I will pursue this task with my dying will!" shouted the silverette with vigor from the front of the brunet's house. He thumped his chest proudly. "Leave it to me!"

Tsuna laughed nervously. "E-eto... Gokudera-kun, it's just groceries." Honestly, he appreciated the enthusiasm, but... At times it seemed a bit much. "You don't have to, you know! I can do it myself!" The brunet instantly regretted those words at the sight of big sparkling jade eyes.

"Tenth, so modest!" chirped Hayato happily. If he was a rabbit, he would've been jumping up and down. If he was a dog, his tail would've been wagging. "You're amazing, Tenth!"

Tsuna backed up a little from his future right hand, sweatdropping. "It's not that big of a deal. I'll just do it myself." He emphasized, clutching the grocery list in his hand.

Hayato's eyes grew sharp and his face darkened. "Unacceptable. Tenth, you must conserve your strength."

Before Tsuna could protest, he was interrupted by a very familiar "Ciaossu." Oh God forbid it be Reborn!

Unfortunately, there was the baby standing nearby the bushes with his typical hard-to-read smile. "Today is a very important day. This calls for a meeting with all guardians."

Tsuna and Gokudera stared at the small tutor in surprise. A meeting? Now this was something!

"Is it related to Gokudera?"

"You could say that."

"What is it?"

Rather than answer, the baby merely smiled, "You should be concentrating more on your lessons, Dame-Tsuna. Gokudera, it's up to you to arrange the meeting by one." He pulled out his gun. "Your first lesson as a mafia boss for today... Getting groceries."

"What's that got to do with the mafia!" The words barely left Tsuna's lips before a barrage of bullets headed his way. Shrieking, the brunet ran in fear, clutching the grocery list to his chest as though his life depended on it... Which it did.

Gokudera barely uttered his pathetic cry of "Tenth!" before the two of them were out of sight. Left with not much options, Gokudera swiftly went over Reborn's words. "A meeting of guardians... That means I have to gather up everyone..." His face darkened at the immediate thoughts of Yamamoto and Hibari. He was definitely going to them last. Now for the first...

"Gyahaha! Lambo-san is too great for something like this! Arara? You mean to say that you'll worship Lambo now? You're too stinky, Baka-dera. Lambo-san won't let you near him. But you can clean his shoes when he's done with them! Gyahaha!" The little cow boy haughtily laughed. And laughed. And laughed.

Obviously, Lambo was the nearest target due to the fact that practically whenever he is found, it was usually within Tsuna's home. Still, it did not change the fact that the kid was ruining Hayato's day.

The whole house began to rumble considerably. "Ahoushi..."

Nana, who was outside tending to flowers, hummed even as the house jumped up and down. She continued on her merry way even as shrieks echoed so loudly, the most deaf could hear.

Gokudera scowled as he gripped hard on the child's head. "One o'clock, stupid cow. Don't miss it."

"This is child harassment!" cried Lambo as a retort.

"You carry grenades in your afro! You're no child!"

"And Ipin is?" shouted Lambo back in sobs, rubbing his eyes.

"I could care less about her." Gokudera replied crossing his arms. He then blinked. Wait...

What was with that look on the stupid cow's face? And that snicker? And...

"ATTACK!" shouted Lambo as he hopped right on the taller boy. Ipin rushed right out of the conveniently placed cabinet right after, preparing her technique of Gyoza fist.

"Leave Lambo alone!" shouted the little Chinese girl. This would show the taller teen not to mess with little kids!

Gokudera howled as the two tackled him.

Unfortunately, the assail went too well. Gokudera and Lambo twitched as they lied down, subjected to the technique. Ipin stared in absolute shock. She was too traumatized to do anything... Even as Lambo's grenades rolled over to them with a soft click.

Nana hummed as she weeded the garden, but paused. Something was wrong... Very wrong. Her eyes grew wide and a horrified gasp escaped her lips, "Oh dear..."

An explosion of glass, wood, and so on rumbled the house behind her. Nana gasped in absolute dread and reached out her hand. "Oh no!" She rushed off in a panic. Heart pumping, she soared over. "This can't be!" 'Oh no, oh no... Please no!' She pleaded within her mind. Her instincts were confirmed as she reached her destination.

"...The gardenias are dying."

She frowned. Why she watered these flowers properly each time. What in the world could be causing them to wilt? The mother blinked as Gokudera rolled out the door with a fried up cow and burnt dumpling girl. "Oh, Gokudera-kun, Lambo-chan, and Ipin-chan. Would you like to help me with the garden?" She smiled.

The three were unable to answer.

Well, that certainly turned out disastrous for the Vongola bachelor. Things didn't seem to bode well for the Vongola bachelor. Not in the slightest. Heaving a heavy sigh, Gokudera Hayto turned to the next thing on his list. No one other than the boxing idiot.

It seemed to go well at the beginning, what with the explanations and all, until it came to the part where Gokudera just had to ask, "Any questions, idiot?"

Ryohei just stared. "And this is about you?"

The silverette nodded.

"Why is it that lately things have been about you?" exclaimed the boxer as he raised his hands in the air and lowered them repeatedly.

"I don't know!" snapped the irritated boy.

"Why is it that all these guys chase after you, but I hardly see any girls?"

"I don't know!"

"Why is it that I see you a lot lately?"

"I don't know!"

"Why is it that you're yelling extremely loud!"

"I DON'T KNOW!"

Ryohei huffed and lifted up his fists again. "Well I won't go until you join-"

Gokudera slammed the door shut and left.

His options grew slim... Very slim. Hayato narrowed his eyes in frustration. The ones left were Hibari, Yamamoto, and Chrome. He turned the choices over in his head, pondering the pros and cons of each.

Hibari. It was painfully obvious from the get go that he was involved in the race only to battle Reborn. But his methods were quite questionable. The way he acted seemed like he wanted no one else other than himself to come out as the choice. Gokudera gritted his teeth. The prefect's competitive side was causing all sorts of problems. If he wanted to face Reborn, all he had to do was make sure that Hayato ended up with a guardian. But with that eagerness to win, Hibari was making no other options for him so easily. The only good thing about coming to see him about the meeting was just to get it over with.

Yamamoto. The baseball idiot seriously aggravated him. Always acting so freaking clueless and at times serious. It was irritating not being able to figure him out. The teen's thought lulled back to the recent days since he took on the role as the Vongola bachelor. He said things... Those words about protecting him... And then that kiss! Hayato released a yell of exasperation, clutching his fists tightly into balls. Who did that guy think he was? Was Yamamoto really interested in him? No, it can't be... Could it? Either way, he was not in the mood to go to him right away.

Chrome. He never really trusted her at first, but he knows that she's loyal... Although her loyalty to whom was the question. Without a doubt, she was grateful to Mukuro for saving her, replacing her organs. But her performance in the name of Vongola seemed genuine. Still, there was Mukuro to consider. But due to the fact that the illusionist was in Vindice, his availability was slim. Perhaps Hayato had nothing to worry about, apart from Ken and Chikusa, but the bomber was confident that they wouldn't be much of a problem. Chrome it was.

Nodding his head with resolution, he began turning directions heading straight for Kokuyo land. What a wonderful day it will be.

Upon arrival, Gokudera's mouth scrunched up tightly at the sight of the old run down amusement park. It was as if the area was reflecting his current life. Full of horrid events that were rather unfortunate. It was as if society hated him, as they seem to for the park. After all, if anyone actually cared, the Kokuyo gang probably wouldn't have been in it. The smoking bomb treaded carefully. There may be traps all over the place.

Surprisingly, there seemed to not be any, or perhaps he was fortunate not to trigger a single one. It was a smooth walk, it was. Gokudera stepped over some rotton debris, hopping right over to the entrance of the building. He immediately lowered his hands which had been gripping tightly on dynamite. He nearly choked on his cigarette. What in the world was he looking at!

There, right in front of him, was Ken. And there right beside him, was Chikusa. Both were sitting down crossed legged, arms crossed and simply... Staring.

At each other.

Ken seemed to be rather fixated, hands gripping his own thighs, squeezing hard as he glared at the boy with glasses. Chikusa, on the other hand, apathetically stared back.

Chrome was sitting at the far end corner of the hall, nervously gripping her trident.

Gokudera opened his mouth to say something, but was stopped by the purple haired girl shaking her head rapidly. Just what was going on?

The blond feral boy scowled and finally pointed at Chikusa. "I say we seek out the guy and just kill him!"

The other boy shifted his glasses slightly with his left hand. "You ate the chips that he gave, you know."

"I had no idea he was stalking her! Who is that guy anyway?"

"Who knows?"

"What if Mukuro-sama comes out?"

"Then we'd have nothing to worry about."

"And if he doesn't?"

"Then it's troublesome."

Gokudera stared at Chrome. She had a stalker? Who'd want to stalk her? Shaking his head of the pun-tastic questions revolving around in his mind, he stomped over to Chrome, in spite of Ken and Chikusa, who still bickered. Obviously irritated from the events of his day, he stated, "The Tenth is forming a meeting today at one with all guardians. Don't be late."

The girl stared at him with one big wide violet eye. Gulping, she nodded slowly.

Hayato shook his head. If she had a stalker, as a guardian of Vongola, she should've been able to ward off the guy, shouldn't she? As soon he voiced out his reasoning, however, he was interrupted by Chrome shaking her head once again. Once again irritated, Gokudera asked, "Exactly why?"

Chrome turned her gaze downward, ashamed.

Hayato widened his eyes in realization. "Don't tell me... You can't do it?"

The Mist guardian widened her visible eye in surprise before shaking her head no once more.

Gokudera resisted the temptation to just throw bombs in the air and end it all. She was more confusing than that woman who always tries to tag along the Tenth! Well, surely "always" was an exaggeration, but currently the Storm guardian didn't care. If there was a stalker, just take care of it and come to the meeting! What was stopping her?

Unbeknownst to Hayato, it wasn't that Chrome couldn't do it because of her abilities. Chrome could wield powerful illusions... But when your stalker was a grown man who's into lolitas and probably would be into the whole sadism/masochism thing, you wouldn't want to take any chances. Not that Chrome really knew of the man's preferences, but when it came right down to it, it was best to assume the worst.

Gokudera merely stared. Then silently cursed under his breath. He slowly turned toward Ken and Chikusa, both who were gazing at him intently. "What?" He uttered in annoyance.

"Well, obviously you don't seem to have much to do, do you?"

"I'm damn freakin' busy. What are you talking about?"

Chikusa tilted his glasses. "Regardless, we're not with her 24/7. Thus we wouldn't be able to ward off the stalker."

Ken grinned really wide in acknowledgement to Chikusa's words. "Yeah... So you're perfect."

The Smoking Bomb widened his emerald eyes upon hearing those words. "What?"

"With your wild behavior no one would want to stay near you." Chikusa stated flatly. "Including the stalker."

"Thanks so much for your contribution, kekekeke!"

How could it have come to this? That Gokudera Hayato, Storm Guardian, Vongola Bachelor, Future right hand man of the Tenth, has been reduced to babysitter?

Why in the world did he had to say yes? It was all that damn Chikusa's doing. Somehow the guy really knew how to push his damn buttons and he just had to say yes. Damn it all! Damn it, damn it. He angrily looked back for Chrome, who once again hid behind a pole five feet away from him. How the hell was he supposed to babysit her if he couldn't even see her! The girl's not even near him! Whatever. Deciding to finally pay no heed, he went on his way.

If anyone had seen this spectacle, they would have assumed that the poor boy was being stalked. Thus the boy was stalked by a girl who was being stalked by her stalker. Fabulous. And he was supposed to stop the stalking of her stalker so that she wouldn't have to stalk him.

'This had got to be illegal.' Thought Hayato grouchily as he slowly headed toward Yamamoto's place. The Takesushi restaraunt. "That damn baseball idiot better not try anything." Sliding inside the diner, he grumbled at the sight of Yamamoto's father raising a hand excitedly.

"Welcome! Make yourself comfortable!" The man grinned just as Yamamoto himself appeared from the back.

"Oh? Gokudera! Hey!" Immediately upon seeing the silver head, the tall baseball player linked an arm around the smaller boy's neck with a bright smile. "What are you doing here?"

"I-idiot! Don't touch me!" yelled Gokudera attempting to shove the boy's arm off. As he struggled, the female Mist guardian crept closer to him, gazing back warily.

There was Julie, as always. For some reason nowadays, he seemed rather persistent in following her. The young girl really wanted nothing to do with him... And if it meant to bother the future right hand man, well... Surely he would forgive her, right?

Yamamoto laughed as though not a care in the world. "Gokudera, you need to relax."

"I'd be perfectly relaxed if you get away from me." The silverette grumbled, finally pushing off the offensive arm.

The tall baseball player then noticed a tuft of purple hair from Gokudera's side. With a frown, he tilted his head. More, more, more... Oh! He smiled when his field of vision finally viewed the source of the hair tuft. "Chrome!"

The said girl stiffened slightly, turning her head toward Yamamoto. "E-eh?" She uttered nervously, grabbing for the nearest thing and gripping it. Unfortunately, it was Gokudera's jacket.

The storm guardian widened his eyes as he was groped. "What the-!" Swiftly, he turned his head around, but saw nothing. "Hey!"

Yamamoto stared in amusement as no matter how much Gokudera twisted and turned his body, he would never see the culprit for grabbing his jacket. He laughed. The silver head even did a 360 and still didn't even see Chrome. He had to congratulate the girl sometime. It took skill to keep up with that.

In the meantime, Katou Julie was frowning. So what exactly was she doing there with that kid? He narrowed his eyes. "Hey wait..." A sudden big smile on his face. "Say... That's the Vongola ribbon thing? They're having that at this time?" He then frowned once more. "I was kind of hoping it'd be a chick." Shrugging slightly, he continued to observe from afar.

Chrome sighed as Gokudera sat across from her at a table. Eventually the super tactic wore off and the silver head found her. Still, she was glad that Gokudera wasn't too angry that he would abandon her, otherwise she'd have to resort to going back to hiding at Kokuyo land. She frowned inwardly. How was she supposed to tell the silver haired guardian that she also needed to buy some things which was the reason for tailing along Gokudera in the first place?

Hayato scowled as he ate the sushi off his plate. "Most disgusting stuff I've ever tasted." He reached over and grabbed another piece with his chopsticks. "Well? Eat already." He aggravatedly said.

The violet haired girl turned her head around nervously glancing back outside from the window. From a distance, she couldn't see him, but she knew he was there.

Gokudera quivered, gripped his chopsticks tightly, and attempted to count one to ten, very, very slowly. Surprisingly, it worked. "Just ignore him and eat this stuff. I know it's gross, but it's all on the baseball freak's tab."

The Mist guardian nodded slowly and joined in on eating the seaweed wrapped rice pieces. "I have to..." Chrome lowered her eye. "Buy groceries today."

Gokudera stared. "For those guys?"

Chrome nodded.

"They can starve for a few days."

The girl widened her violet eye in shock.

"Tch. So that's why they had you follow me today, was it... Fine. But if I get off schedule, you're going to pay for it." The grumbling guardian pulled out a cig. He really needed one at the moment. He then paused and stared disdainfully at Chrome... She... That girl was smiling. What the heck is that for? He quirked an eyebrow silently asking why.

Chrome didn't show any answer, but kept smiling as she ate more of the sushi.

Hayato would try interrogating her for the purpose of the strange out-of-the-blue action, but decided it wasn't worth the hassle. Swallowing down the sushi, which he wouldn't admit was even good, he grabbed Yamamoto's sleeve as the taller boy passed by. "The Tenth is having a meeting at one today. Don't be late."

Yamamoto stared and then gazed back at the clock. "Oh! That's about two hours from now, ha ha." He smiled down at the other. "Thanks for telling me. You're great!"

The silver head scowled. "Of course I am. Without me, you'd be off fluttering in your own world of hopelessness and baseballs!" He then stood up. "Alright, done. Come on." Hayato pointed at Chrome and waved his arm in the familiar gesture to get the girl to come with him.

The girl flinched, unprepared for the sudden wish to leave, but quickly gathered up her nerves to leave.

The Namimori baseball player grinned as the two of them left, calling out, "Gokudera! Swing on by when it's after hours! We can hang out!"

"Like hell!"

Julie quickly hid as the silver haired boy stomped off with Chrome following behind. Gazing at the duo, he frowned. Sure the two of them were guardians, but it seemed as though she was spending a little too much time with the guy. Oh of course... The man chuckled to himself. She knew that he was following her, huh? Pretty sharp. Ah well, he shrugged. It would be interesting to see how all this would turn out.

And quickly Julie was rather disappointed with how things were going. Very disappointed indeed. Chrome stuck by rather close to the silver head in their trip to the grocery store, pointing out random items and Gokudera shoving said items in the hand basket. Chrome, of course, was cute as always. The presence of the boy, on the other hand, was dampening whatever enjoyment he had. Really, couldn't the kid just leave now? He obviously didn't enjoy the girl's presence, which was a shame. If it were him, he'd be relishing every single second.

Gokudera grumbled under his breath of how pointless the whole detour was as he shoved yet another bag of chips in the basket. After a few minutes of grabbing the unhealthy snacks, he paused. Glancing back down to the plastic basket he held, he lifted it up with a scowl. The basket held nothing but food that would make junk food addict die a happy person. Bags of chips, candy, chocolate, marshmallows, (Gokudera immediately switched it out for some cake) and soda. He then glanced over at Chrome who pointed out another candy to buy. Was she trying to kill herself along with those guys? "These are junk." He stated annoyed.

The girl turned her head toward Gokudera, her violet eye wide. She bit her bottom lip before replying, "Ken really likes those."

"So it's all for that dog?"

"Ah... No..."

"Tch! With this kind of diet it's a wonder how you live as a guardian of the Tenth." He began shuffling onto another aisle, throwing in cans without any care of the chips being crumbled underneath.

Chrome looked on curiously, before realizing what the boy was doing. "Ah, but I-!"

Gokudera whipped himself around and jutted his index toward Chrome's forehead. The girl flinched against the touch, but soon relaxed, staring at him with confusion. "As the Tenth's future right hand man, it's my job to make sure all guardians are in tip top shape to protect him." Turning back around he grumbled incoherently as he took out the soda and replaced it with water. Turning back around, he inquired with irritation, "Do you have a microwave?"

"We have a fridge and freezer..."

"Good. But a microwave?"

Chrome stopped. Well, that was really a good question. "I could make the illusion of one?" She attempted to supply.

"Then you might as well make illusions of food. Are you out of your mind!"

"S-sumimasen..."

"Argh! You're so-!" Gokudera stiffled his urge to curse the girl out and instead went to the clearance section. The microwave was twenty five dollars. Gokudera managed to haggle it down to five thanks to the store owner seeming to recognize him for some reason. Like he saw him before... Strange.

"Gyah! Please don't cause anymore trouble! Here! I'll give it to you for five dollars! Please leave!" cried the store manager sobbing. He began blubbering about babies and cameras being shot and his store being wrecked in one day.

Needless to say, Gokudera was fairly pleased. Save for the fact that he paid for it all. Chrome didn't seem to have enough, only for snacks. The girl felt guilty. Very, very, guilty. In his own way, the Smoking bomb was helping her, scary as he was. He didn't even have to either. The Mist guardian frowned looking up at the silver head's back side. Maybe there was something she could do to pay him back?

Gokudera grumbled as he carried the packages. He had to walk all the way back to Kokuyo Land just to drop off all that stuff, and go on to Hibari's home. Sadly though, Chrome still following him even though he dropped all the stuff right onto Ken, microwave included and left Kokuyo. He whipped his head back to find Chrome tailing after him. Why the heck was she still doing so?

Chrome did not feel safe. Not one teeny bit. She still felt the creepy eyes staring at her from afar, so out of sheer fear, she continued to follow the hot headed guardian. It wasn't that Kokuyo wasn't safe, per say... But she didn't want to stay in one place. She had to go somewhere to keep her mind at ease. Maybe Gokudera would explode and blind the guy. Maybe he'd go somewhere and the man won't follow. Maybe he'd sparkle. Or maybe Chrome was just deluding herself.

Gokudera sped up a little.

The girl quickly followed suit.

He crab walked in the narrow cracks of random alley ways.

Chrome slipped through just fine.

The Smoking Bomb finally decided he had enough and swiftly turned back pointing at the poor girl. "Why the hell are you following me!"

"We have the meeting... And if you go onto see Hibari-san, you would have to go back to Kokuyo..." Before Chrome could finish, she was met with a fierce snarl.

"Fine! Just try to keep up." Gokudera stomped off with a huff, finally not caring if the girl followed him. Stupid stalkers. Fortunately, he didn't even have to go far before seeing Hibari nearby Namimori park.

Julie, who had indeed been tailing them up to this point sighed in disappointment. Well, it wasn't that he didn't want to see Chrome at the moment, but Adelheid was calling for the fifteenth time. Ah well~. Perhaps another day and he could have fun watching Chrome-chan~. The man left the area with a chuckle.

The prefect was lying down right on the grass of Namimori park with Hibird laying nearby. The good news was that Hibari seemed to be in a rather calm mood... The bad news...

He was beginning his nap.

Needless to say, things rather ended well. Hibari bit only Gokudera to death as Chrome watched from behind a tree. It was mainly because Hibird couldn't sit still at the sight of new friends coming. So rather than singing the Namimori anthem, the yellow bird decided to just chirp as a greeting.

"Anything to say before I knock your head off, Herbivore?"

"We have a meeting at one at Tenth's house. Don't be late." gasped Hayato before it all became black.

Poor Chrome had to drag the heavy body all the way back to Ts una's house. Everything went rather smooth, for the most part.

"I officially declare this Vongola meeting to order." declared Reborn happily. "Good job, Gokudera, for gathering everyone here, right on time." The baby congratulated the guardian, who seemed to be still rather shaken up a tad.

"Ugh..." The room was dancing... Was it Kaleidoscope day?

All the guardians blinked as Reborn solemnly hopped to the chalkboard.

"So far, you've known of the idea that Gokudera is being chased as Vongola bachelor... But there are many rules that I haven't gotten to discuss. For example, Varia is considered as part of Vongola, yet why is it that they decided to pursue in the race? Because it is only in Tsuna's family that you all will be able to keep your rings. Anyone outside is considered different."

With that, Ryohei waved his hand in the air, "And what about Xanxus?"

"Xanxus is part of Vongola, but not a part of Tsuna's famiglia, understand?"

"But they're related right?"

"Wrong. In this case, forget that Xanxus is related to Tsuna in that sense. It doesn't matter since Varia's not really a part of our famiglia."

"Okay... But I heard about Kyoko and Haru?"

"They're a part of our famiglia, so I wouldn't worry."

Tsuna stared in surprise. So that meant that Gokudera could go after them...

Hibari was annoyed. All of this was absolutely pointless to him... Why did he have to be there again?

"Gyahaha! Reborn! Why do you get to be at the chalkboard, it should be me! Prepare yourself, Reborn!" Lambo cried out cockily as he threw a grenade jumping up high.

Reborn remained unmoved as he used his pointer to casually toss back at the cow boy, leading to the explosive to blast him in the face.

"Now that we've got that aside, we'll move onto something else. Gokudera could declare anyone as his girlfriend or boyfriend at any time."

No one seemed to care about Lambo, even as he blasted himself with the ten year bazooka.

"Really? Gokudera-kun! This madness can end! Quick! Pick someone!" cried Tsuna as he shook the taller boy lightly.

"Tenth..." gargled the boy as he frothed at the mouth.

"Hieek!"

"Buzz! You can't pick Tsuna, Gokudera." said Reborn holding up a random wooden sign which somehow had the image of Vongola Primo making the X sign.

"I don't think he was even picking me!"

Five minutes had passed rather quickly and Lambo was himself once more. The little boy then decided to play with Chrome in the background.

"Well, moving on again... Even though Gokudera could declare anyone, he has to convince the judge that he and the chosen are in love with one another." Reborn stated as he tapped the chalkboard.

"There's a judge?"

"Well, the judge has many sorts of priviledges, but I won't reveal them just yet... I will say this... The current Vongola boss is the one who decides who is the judge. And that judge..." Reborn lowered his head down, seeming rather disappointed. "Is a powerful one. Some even claim that he's a Spartan of sorts..."

Ryohei widened his eyes in awe as Yamamoto leaned forward and asked, "Who is this guy?"

Reborn shook his head.

"Tell us, Reborn!"

The arcobaleno paused for a moment, reveling in the tension in the air.

"Reborn, please, tell us!" Pleaded Tsuna as he held the baby's shoulders. He then stopped feeling the baby shake a little.

The fedora-wearing arcobaleno then looked up at all the guardians with a smile. "Me."

Immediately everyone froze. Literally.

Poor Gokudera continued to froth at the mouth from being bitten to death.

Eventually things did calm down from the shock, Gokudera taking the longest to recover due to being in shock of the information immediately after the effects of being bitten to death. The meeting had ended after quite a number of hours. The sky had already become dark, with night lights shining the streets.

Gokudera sighed as he walked Chrome to Kokuyo land, but stopped as the girl didn't continue to follow him through Namimori park. He turned toward Chrome, who looked away. Gokudera cursed himself. He would definitely regret asking. "What's wrong?"

Chrome sadly looked at back at Hayato. "I'm very sorry. For causing you trouble."

The silver head scratched his head. She stopped just because of this? GEEZ. "Of course you should be sorry. I was nearly late for the meeting! But now that that's over with and we understand each other, come on, so I can drop you home and get going."

Chrome nodded slowly, before gesturing to Hayato with her hand.

Quirking an eyebrow, he approached the girl, leaning down. "What the heck is it?"

The violet eyed girl smiled at Hayato. "Thank you." With that, she stood on the tips of her toes and hugged the taller boy.

Gokudera was rather surprised, but decided to simply accept it. He may not know much about that sensitive girly stuff, but he supposed, so long as the girl wasn't trying to kill him... It should be fine. Besides that, girls tend to scream and cause so much trouble when he shoves them off. He then paused... This hug... Seemed to be lasting longer than expected. The hands on his shoulders... Didn't seem delicate anymore...

The body seemed to be edging down rather than leaning up. It...

"My, my... Hayato-kun, what an interesting predicament this is..."

Hayato immediately shoved away the other giving a shriek of hell as that person chuckled, giving a small sly smile. It was that guy! "Rokudo Mukuro! You!"

The blue haired boy continued to smile, scarlet sapphire eyes glinted mischievously. "Kufufu... I suppose Chrome became a little shy and requested me to come forth."

"Oh I'll be sure to kill her, after I kill you!" shouted Gokudera as he grasped Mukuro's camouflage shirt tightly and readied his other fist into a ball. He flexed his arm back and just as he was about to punch the guy, he was stopped by a chuckle. He widened his eyes as the other boy leaned forward.

"Kufufufu..."

Gokudera blinked at the next events that happened. Bright colorful lights suddenly shined, seeming from behind himself. Hayato gasped, letting go of the illusionist as he slowly turned around, green eyes practically glittering. What he saw, nearly made his heart stop.

"U.M.A!" Hayato's shout practically echoed throughout the park as he drank in the wonderful sight of a space shuttle hovering above them. The lights coming from the ship became a bright white, the trees of the park blew as heavy winds occurred from the space ship lowering down, but not quite landing. He swiftly placed on his glasses and pulled out his notepad. He always had them with him for a day like this! This was! This was it! The moment! The day he knew would come! Now was his chance! "Ventura, Ventura, Space People!" He shouted with glee, greeting the aliens.

A mechanical-like voice, female? No, perhaps male? Either way, it answered back, "Ventura, Ventura, Space People."

It was as if he was in a dream! Hayato scrambled through his notes, Aha! Words to ask if they came in peace. "Space, Ventura! Space, Space!" He shouted.

"Ventura, People, Space, Ventura."

Gokudera blinked in confusion. Eh? So they didn't come for peace? "People, People, Space!" He shouted back worriedly.

"Ventura, People, Ventura"

Hayato was extremely worried now. He had to put an end to this! "Ventura, Space, Space!"

"Ventura, Ventura, Ventura."

The silverhead widened his eyes. Three Ventura's. No good! He was about to reply before a chuckle stopped him.

"Well, that certainly was amusing." Mukuro commented lightly as the spaceship suddenly disappeared and winds died down. He chuckled more at the very disappointed look on the Vongola Bachelor's face.

"I... I don't believe it... The U.M.A..." He gasped feeling fingers slid into his hair and rearranged the strands. He shoved the illusionist's hands away. "I can do it myself."

The blunette chuckled, keeping his hands up as though the teen had a weapon of violence. "If you say so, Hayato-kun." He then blinked as though he had a splendid idea. "Hayato-kun, perhaps they would be more willing to leave earth as it is if you set an example."

Gokudera stared then narrowed his eyes. "You know the language we were speaking?"

Mukuro laughed wholeheartedly. "I did happen to possess you once, did I not?"

"And made me attack the Tenth!"

"Now, now, if you act this way, the U.M.A. might not like it."

"What the heck are you saying?"

"What do you think I am saying?"

Gokudera could not say any answer to that... Because it was just plain obvious. He had to show to the U.M.A. that humans are peaceful creatures... But... Mukuro?

The illusionist shrugged and merely smiled... As Gokudera grasped his hand and intertwined their fingers. He was holding his hand rather tightly. Oh, what he would give to learn of the feelings currently flowing through the frustrated teen's mind. "Kufufufu... Oya? It looks like they haven't left..."

Hayato widened his eyes as the space ship suddenly appeared once more, emphasizing their presence with bright rainbow strobe lights. They were back!

"Ventura, Ventura, Space People. People People Space. Ventura, Space, Space."

Gokudera widened his eyes in awe. "Ventura!"

The voice merely replied, "Space People."

The ship hovered up, up into the dark sky, the words seeming to echo endlessly, as the presence of the aliens left into the night sky, as though they were never even there.

Gokudera let out his breath in a fit of awe. It was really incredible! So what if he had to grip the illusionist bastard's hand? It was well worth it. "If only the Tenth could have seen this!"

"Kufufu... I suppose that would be an interesting sight."

"I'll be able to prove to everyone that U.M.A. exist! Especially to my stupid sister! She said it was dumb, but I knew they existed! Oh wait! Shitt P.! She could help ask them to come back!"

"Mm, I suppose so." The boy said pleasantly.

"We should have video taped this!"

"It is rather a shame."

"We could get one next time and-" Gokudera stopped at the feeling of lips upon his cheek. He gazed wide eyed at the illusionist who chuckled. "You!"

"I appreciate that you've taken good care of Chrome. Please... Continue to do so... Hayato..." Mukuro fell sideways into Gokudera's arms, no longer himself, but Chrome.

"Ack! A fine time for this!" The silver head cried out as he quickly supported Chrome upright. He then frowned at the realization that he had managed to communicate successfully to the extraterrestrial with the illusionist. Gokudera widened his eyes even more at another realization. He had never let go of his hand. Begrudgingly, he took the girl back to Kokuyo Land. Maybe the illusionist wasn't so bad after all.

Upon dropping Chrome off, he received snickers from Ken. "Yeah, yeah." Gokudera grumbled annoyed. He really didn't want to deal with anything else that day.

Chikusa gave a nod at Hayato. "Thanks for watching her."

"Feh." Upon leaving and arriving home, Gokudera sighed. He really didn't want to face tomorrow.

Coral: What do you think? I was trying to get this done for a while, but inspiration kept leaving me... Until I saw the new chapter, then I just had to finish! I hope that it wasn't too bad, though. ^^; Please review and thank you very much!