NOTE: Guys I am so sorry...I uploaded the wrong chapter...The real chapter 47 is already downloaded and is entitled New Year's Love..This is going to be the ending chapter...However don't worry..I already planned a sequel but before the long awaited Operation: Wedding I have prepared a different story for the omake entitled Operation: Love (Omake). Once again thank you for reading my story, thank you for all the reviews and the followers. I hope that you will continue to support my next stories...CIAO.

CHAPTER 48- Happy Birthday Giotto

Giotto's POV:

It's been three weeks since Tsuna left the Vongola and I was once again staying in my room depressed.

The others are always knocking in my bedroom door pleading me to go out. People like Daemon and Kyoya with Daemon and Mukuro threatened to be chaotic on their missions but I didn't mind about those.

At night, I would slip out secretly from my room and via a secret passage I would arrive at my office and sign stacks of paperworks.

While signing, I can't help but remember Tsuna and I's conversation which happened right at this room.

Flashback:

"Thank you for the months you've taken care of me. Last week I received a letter coming from my Mom. Giotto I've decided to return to Japan and be with my mom. Giotto, I'm leaving the Vongola"

"What do you mean, this is a joke right Tsuna?"

"I'm serious Giotto, Mom is very sick and I need to take over for the meantime. I don't even know how long it will last that is why I'll be resigning from my position. I hope you'd understand"

"But...I'm sure I can do something about it...I can do all your Mother's works if you want"

"You already have a lot of work and if you continue to push yourself with more, you'll be the one getting sick next. I don't want to burden you Giotto"

"I know I'm being selfish, but I don't want to let go of you. I refuse to accept your resignation"

"Giotto...please be reasonable. Right at this moment, my Mom is fighting for her life and I want to be there for her. I also don't want to leave the Vongola because I had a lot of fun experiences here"

"At least for once let me be selfish, Tsuna please, I'm begging you to stay. I'll do whatever you want. Just don't leave the Vongola...don't leave me"

"Giotto...why, why are you doing this? This isn't unlike you, Vongola Decimo"

"That's because I'm speaking to you not as Vongola Decimo but I'm speaking to you as Giotto, I'm speaking to you as the man you've known as Ieyasu Taru", I said and tears began to fall.

"Giotto..."

"I'm doing this because all of these years, I've never forgotten my feelings for you. I've never stopped loving you Tsunayuki Sawada"

"Then...if you love me then Giotto, you'd want my happiness right? Then Giotto please, let me go home back to me mother"

"But...", I said and Tsuna hugged me.

"This isn't goodbye. That's why I didn't say good bye. I'll just be gone for a little while"

"Really?" I sounded just like a child asking this.

"Really. I promise. Then promise me to never give trouble to your Guardians then. Promise me that you'll do your work"

"Alright, I promise"

"Then I promise too, that I'll come back for you. And by that time, maybe you'll hear my reply then. This is not good bye so I'll just say this, see you later Giotto", Tsuna said and before going out of the room she smiled.

I wonder what she'll say when she will hear that I'm locking myself in my room again. But at least I'm doing my job as I promised.

I decided to text her but she never replied. It must be because she's busy.

While I was signing the last papers I felt my cellphone vibrate. And when I saw the recipient, I then placed down my pen and immediately opened the message.

'Giotto, I hope you're not locking yourself in your room again. I'm sorry if I only replied now but I was really busy. Don't overexert yourself with work okay. So far, everything is fine here so don't worry about me. Now that I think about it, you're birthday is tomorrow right? I might be very busy again so I'll just greet you in advance. HAPPY 19th Birthday Giotto'

I smiled after reading the message and quickly finished my work. Happily, I went to my room and decided to stop locking myself inside again.

The next day came and I woke up early to finish the new paperworks before breakfast. When 7:00 came, I then made my way towards the dining room and I heard gasps coming from the Guardians and Protectors when I came inside.

"Giotto, you're here? That's a surprise", Daemon said and I just smiled.

"Well, I realized that nothing will come up with locking myself in the room. And besides it's my birthday right", I said and a chorus of 'Happy Birthday Giotto' came from everyone and I replied a 'thank you'

"It's no use hiding our plan with that Hyper Intuition of yours, we'll be having a birthday party for you this evening so don't be late", Kyoya said.

"Alright alright, I'll just roam around the estate then come back around 6 PM", I replied.

"Do you want us to accompany you Giotto?" G asked and I just shrugged.

"I just want to be alone. I know you'll be very busy so don't worry about me"

After saying that I directly went to the gardens and went to the secret passageway. I began to remember the time when Tsuna, Aria and I went here and ended up sleeping together. I wonder how I'm going to spend the next 11 hours.

G's POV:

Alright, as planned Giotto will be out from the HQ for the whole day. We then began to prepare for Giotto's 'not already surprised' birthday party. Only the 15 of us will be celebrating Giotto's birthday because Giotto never liked celebrating his birthday publicly.

Laela, Chrome, and Rhea are assigned for the decorations. Elena and Arisa for the room arrangement. Daemon and Mukuro for the special effects of the room. Kyoya and Viole are out buying our presents. Lampo and Knuckles are the one on the kitchen instructing the cooks on what to prepare for the evening. Hayate and Takeshi are out on our 'secret mission'. I, on the other hand is doing the most important work, supervising everyone.

I wonder what Giotto's reaction will be when he found out our presents.

Giotto's POV:

I went to the river next and just splashed my feet on the water. It's quite a long time since I've been exploring the estate alone and it's really getting boring. There is still 3 hours left and I don't know what to do anymore. I've walked and jogged around the mansion. I've gone horseback riding to explore the vast estate and I've wandered in the forest.

Having nothing left to do, I went back to the gardens and decided to sleep. Knowing the others, they are busy preparing for the final touches of the party and G will never forgive me if I walk inside with the preparations not done yet.

As I was nearly asleep, I felt someone touch my hair and whispered something to me.

"Sweet dreams, Giotto"

After 3 hours, I was awakened by a pat from G.

"Giotto, it's already 6 PM time for your birthday party", G said and I then quickly followed him and he led me to my own bedroom. "First of all, the birthday celebrant must be properly dressed for the occasion right?"

I went inside and saw a prepared black polo shirt, white vest, white tie, and black pants. I quickly changed into those and when I went outside, G was there bringing a single Alstroemeria tied by a red ribbon.

"Happy 19th birthday Giotto, I give you this single flower as a symbol of my loyalty to you and the whole family", G said and handed the rose to me which I gratefully accepted.

"Don't tell me everyone will be giving me a flower Gabrielle?" I asked and was awarded by a nervous chuckle.

"Hehe, we felt doing it and besides you'll have a lot of fun in the end, don't worry", G said and sent me a wink. "I'll be taking my leave then Giotto"

With that said, G immediately ran out and I was left alone in the hallway. Not knowing where to go, I decided to follow the way towards the dining room until a flash of light appeared. After that an illusionary road with candles on each side appeared.

'They must be telling me which way to go', I thought and followed the trail.

A minute later Hayate arrived bringing another flower, this time a great bindweed.

"Ouji-sama, Happy 19th Birthday. I present to you this bindweed because as symbolized by this bindweed, you served as my inspiration", Hayate said and gave me the flower and immediately ran out.

When I arrived at the seventh floor because the trail told me to take the stairs, I ran into Arisa who was again bringing a flower but this time with a blue ribbon.

"Giotto, Happy Birthday. You've served as the source of strength for the Family for all these years, so I present to you this Cedar which represents Strength", Arisa said and immediately ran out again.

Minutes after that I met Takeshi who gave me a Black Poplar.

"Happy Birthday Giotto, I present to you this Black Poplar because as represented by this flower, you give us courage to never give up"

When I went to the sixth floor, I met with Lampo who presented me with another flower tied with a green ribbon.

"Happy Birthday Giotto, I present to you this bearded crepis. This flower represents protection just like how you always protect us from danger"

Minutes after I met with Laela who gave me a Milkvetch.

"You're presence always helps me calm down Giotto-nii. Thank you for always consoling me. Happy 19th Birthday"

At the fifth floor I met Knuckles and Rhea who presented me with a lychnis and a fennel tied with a yellow ribbon.

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this lychnis symbolizes religious enthusiasm. You are a good person and you always place prayers above all. I hope you'll receive a lot of blessings"

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this fennel greatly represents you. That is because you are a person worthy of all praises"

At the fourth floor, I met Viole and Kyoya who gave me a heliotrope and a branch of peach flowers tied with a violet ribbon.

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this heliotrope symbolizes not only mine but all of our faithfulness towards you"

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this peach symbolizes that your qualities like your charms are unequalled. As expected from an omnivore"

At the third floor I met Daemon and Mukuro who presented a white lilac and an agrimony tied with indigo ribbons.

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this white lilac symbolizes majesty. It suites you because you are our most beloved Prince of the Vongola"

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this agrimony symbolizes gratitude. We thank you for accepting us in this Family"

At the second floor I met the Snow Guardians, Elena and Chrome who presented me with a lesser celandine and a volkamenia both tied with apricot ribbons.

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this lesser celandine symbolizes joys to come, I hope you'll be given a lot of blessings"

"Happy Birthday Giotto, this volkamenia represents happiness. I hope you'll remain to be happy and never lose your smile"

Near the stairs of the first floor I met Verde and Skull who both smiled at me and gave me a single flower, a yellow rose tied with an orange ribbon.

A few meters at the middle of the first floor, I met Fon and Mammon who gave me a purple lilac tied again by an orange ribbon.

At the front door, I met with Colonello and Lal who gave me a red carnation tied by another orange ribbon.

I walked towards the direction of the garden once again and saw Reborn and Luce with baby Aria. They both handed me a forget-me-not tied with an orange ribbon.

"Say, Giotto how many flowers did you received as of now?" Reborn said and I started to count everything.

"Eighteen different flowers", I answered and both smiled.

"Those eighteen symbolizes the 18 years of your life. Giotto the final flower is held by the person you hold dearest in your heart. The final bearer is waiting for you at the pavilion', Reborn said and I quickly ran towards the direction of the pavilion.

It can't be right? I mean she can't be possibly here...

"Looking for someone?" a familiar voice said and I turned around at the sound only to see the person I've wanted to meet for the past three weeks.

"Tsuna?" I said with widened eyes.

"Happy 19th Birthday Giotto. I hope I'm not too late to say that", Tsuna said and I smiled.

"You never were late to begin with, I thought you were busy?" I asked and Tsuna walked towards me.

"Well, I heard from some people that someone is getting depressed over the past three weeks, so I quickly arranged everything. My Mom is also in a good condition already so she can resume her work after a week"

"I can't believe you're really here in front of me", I said and quickly hugged her tight. "I missed you so much"

Tsuna then laughed and we broke the hug.

"Anyway, here you go. Happy Birthday Giotto di Vongola", Tsuna said and handed me a red rose tied with an orange ribbon. "Say can you give me back the other four flowers with orange ribbons?"

With that said I gave the four flowers to Tsuna and she explained the meaning of each flower.

"First of all the yellow rose symbolizes friendship, second the purple lilac means first emotions of love, third the red carnation symbolizes pure love, fourth forget-me-nots symbolizes true love and lastly this red rose I'll be giving you obviously symbolizes..."

"Eternal love...Tsuna what..."

"The first time I met you, it was truly love at first sight. We started as friends and then after a few months we became lovers. I know a lot of things happened in the past years, I know it's my fault and I don't know if you have forgiven me. The feelings I felt for Ieyasu Taru never changed for all these years. I know I'm not the ideal person to have as your future partner but I want to say this before it will be too late... I love you Giotto di Vongola...I've always loved you"

Without knowing what to answer, I expressed it with my actions...I kissed Tsuna with all the love I have for her.

"I love you too Tsuna...I never stopped loving you", I said and I placed my forehead beside hers.

After our confession we both smiled and laughed while still holding our hands.

"Glad that went well, all of us are dying for you to already end up together", Elena said. "But that was really touching, I almost cried"

"You did cry Elena-nee, remember? You consumed all of the tissues we brought", Laela said.

"Congratulations to the two of you", all the Arcobalenos said and we all gave them a 'thank you'

"You mean you were watching us for the whole time?" Tsuna asked and all became silent.

"Well, you see we really wanted to know how you two would end up so..." Elena reasoned out.

"Elena, ever heard of privacy?" I said and Elena summoned a gulp together with the others.

"But don't worry I won't give you a hard 'training', let's just say that you'll be doing all of Tsuna and my paperworks for a week", I said and everyone's face fell.

"But that's like going to hell for a whole week", Viole said. Yes people, even the great Viole and Kyoya are terrified of paperworks.

"Giotto, I'm sure they have a good reason. No need to give them a punishment", Tsuna said and hope flared on the Guardians and Protectors eyes.

Yup, that's also right; I'm a guy who would do everything for the girl he loves. Meaning, my weakness is Tsuna. Whatever she says I will grant it, I'm like a human genie and she's the Master.

I sighed and looked at the Guardians and Protectors and gave them a smile, one that means 'Good thing Tsuna saved you but there will be no next time'

Everyone of them gave a sigh of relief and I gave a smile to Tsuna who smiled back at me and said a thank you.

"Because of this, all of the Guardians and Protectors are couples", Rhea said.

"Can we go back inside already? I'm very hungry", Lampo said and all of us laughed.

"We still have a party to do you know so let's hurry up", G said and every one of us rushed inside.

Before going outside the gardens, Tsuna and I took a last glance at the pavilion and saw a familiar scene but the ones acting our roles are Aeris and Sheila. Both of us slowly looked at each other.

"Never thought Aeris and Sheila became a couple at the pavilion too" Tsuna said and we both laughed.

"Well he never revealed anything to me, so maybe it's coincidence", I replied.

"Or it may be destiny", Tsuna said and looked up the sky.

"There is a great possibility for that considering that we are the Vongola", I replied, that made Tsuna laugh and we both made our way inside the mansion.

"Giotto?"

"Hmm?"

"Giotto, let's continue the game then, Truth or Dare?"

"Why...alright then Truth"

"Who do you love the most Tsuki, Sky Protector Tsunayuki Sheila di Cielo, or Tsunayuki Sawada?"

"What kind of question is that Tsuna?"

"Just for reference Giotto, answer already"

"Can't choose..."

"And why can't the great Sky Prince of the Vongola answer a simple question?"

"It's not like I can choose, I love the three personas because that's who you really are. Tsuki shows your confidence and beauty, you as the Sky Protector shows grace, agility, and bravery, and lastly you as Tsunayuki Sawada shows simplicity, compassion, and perseverance"

"Alright, you're turn to ask me something"

"Well this is not a question but a confession. Remember when you and Talbot were talking at the gardens during the Vongola Ball? I heard your conversation"

"You mean...you heard me when I said I still love you?"

"Yup, I heard it loud and clear but at that time I was still hesitant about your true feelings so I decided to dismiss the thought"

"I see.. remember at Gardaland when you were trying to say something to me, what should be your statement?"

"I wanted to confess to you again, but I guess I became scared of you rejecting me"

"Oh, so the great Decimo is afraid of rejection"

"Only if it's done by the girl I love the most"

"Giotto, let's make a promise again...this time it's forever"

"Alright then, what shall we promise each other?"

"No matter what happens, we'll forever love and trust each other and nothing even Death can separate us apart"

Elena's POV:

Throughout the whole night we celebrated Giotto's birthday with games and surprises. Everyone was having fun and laughing. At the end we ended up having a food fight with the remaining food at the table.

In the end before we go to sleep, we took a bath considering that we are all sticky with icing from all the cake parts thrown during the food fight.

We decided to sleep together at the Movie Theatre Room once again with the same arrangements we've done the first time we all were gathered here. The difference this time however is that every pair is already openly showing their feelings for each other.

Before I went to bed, my cellphone vibrated and I answered the call.

"So how did it end up?" Talbot asked from the other line.

"As expected, Operation Love: Success"

"You know, I've been thinking of another mission again"

"And what's that Sir Talbot?"

"And the mystery will remain a secret. Take care then Elena, Timoteo and I gave you our thanks for cooperating with our wish"

Talbot's POV:

"So how did it go Talbot", Timoteo asked me.

Currently we are at Hawaii relaxing near the beach shore.

"It's a success Nono. The two ended up together, not only that but all the Guardians and Protectors also became a couple. You are satisfied with this right?"

"Of course I am, it was the last wish of my son, Giotto's father before he died. He realized his mistake of separating the two three years ago. Before he died, he told me to do everything to make them a couple again"

"Did Tsuna know about that? Giovanni's apology?"

"Yup,I called her a week ago after she left the HQ"

"I'm glad though that Giovanni realized about what he did was wrong. I can never envision someone perfect enough to marry Giotto other than Tsuna"

"Hearing that Talbot, I thought about another mission"

"And what is this mission we're going to partake again Vongola Nono?"

"Operation Engagement and Wedding, starts now"

"I've been thinking the same thing too"

-THE END-