No. Don't need to say anything. I lied. Fine. I said it. I made it. The inspiration rained on me while I read it again and my fingers used the magic to create this chapter. I honestly do not know how that happens. Awesome ne. Haha

But I can't say I'm particularly proud of this piece. I'm still wondering why I'm tormenting my brother. Q_Q

Pain.

It was still there but just barely.

Tsuna opened his eyes and the bright light had him close his eyes again. It was too bright to bear. Thinking of it, his room had never been that bright before. Did Reborn do something? Wonder what it'll be this time…

"He's waking up," someone said but the voice wasn't familiar at all. Reborn probably asked some strangers to do something again…

"He's not responding. He can't be numb. We took him off the morphine days ago. Should we get someone else here? Maybe it's his head. I sure don't know a thing when it comes to head injuries," another person spoke. Responding? I'm supposed to do something? But I feel heavy and it still hurts. I think I'll sleep some more. Maybe when I wake up these guys would be gone. Then I'll go to Kyoko's house and ask her out…

"And he's out again…"

It feels good. It doesn't hurt so much anymore. This time I'm getting out of bed and I'll give Reborn a piece of my mind. He is not making me do any more painful stuff. It hurts…

Wait, didn't he stop giving me a hard a long time ago? He already got what he wanted. I'm officially the tenth boss already. So why does it hurt? I know I can stand anything Reborn dishes out so this can't be Reborn's doing. So why does it hurt?

"DIE"

The heart monitor suddenly went wild.

No. No!

"He's seizing! Hold him on his side!"

Not them! No! They won't!

"Someone get the damn meds before he throws every one off the bed!"

No!

"What's happening to him?" Tsuna could faintly hear his mother asking and sobbing.

"Panic attack. It's nothing to worry about," Dino answered her. Then suddenly he felt like he was floating and darkness greeted him again.

Not them…

"He's getting worse by the second. Are you sure he's fine? Are you sure it was just a pain attack? Are you sure nothing else is wrong?" Iemitsu asked holding his sobbing wife close to his chest. Something must be wrong if his son looked like he was being pierced with endless barrage of bullets.

"Nothing else was out of place. His breathing got erratic and his heartbeat rose. That's all. He probably was half awake and remembered what happened," Dino said in a calm tone. "I'm sorry we had to sedate him but he'll have a heart attack if his heartbeat stayed that way."

"What if he doesn't wake up again?" Nana sobbed the question.

"Don't say that. He already woke up yesterday even if it was just for a second," Dino laughed unsure. "Have faith in your son. He's a strong kid. He'll wake up again and then you guys can talk to him," Dino added smiling brightly.

"He's still alive."

"So we failed?"

"There's no dead line to meet. We'll just have to keep on until he dies for real."

"I wanna do it again! I wanna do it again! Hahan!"

"We won't get it wrong this time!"

"Yes."

"Ah, Reborn. You're back," Iemitsu greeted the infant hit-man as soon as he saw the toddler walk into his son's room.

"Tadaima," Reborn greeted in his small voice. He hopped onto the bed right beside Iemitsu and watched his former student sleep peacefully. "Where's Maman?" Reborn asked.

"I asked her to go home and get some fresh clothes," Iemitsu answered with a sad smile. "It's been a week already and I'm still wearing the same suit I was wearing when I arrived. I stink," he laughed.

"Badly too. I can smell you from the corridor," Reborn said smiling of well.

"You've been gone for a while. How did it go? Find anything?" Iemitsu asked. Reborn shook his head lightly and a small frown was set on his face.

"Nothing at all. Did anyone find anything?" Reborn asked.

"Nope. I'm afraid those kids aren't even in Nanimori right now," Iemitsu answered. "Not a single trace. No one even knows what the last thing they did before Kyoko saw them attacking my son."

"I'm guessing you got Basil or Oregano to look around," Reborn said knowingly. Iemitsu nodded.

"Then we're back to square one. We'll just have to wait for this no good Tsuna to wake up and tell us what happened." Reborn turned his gaze back to his student. "Who knows, he might just know what's going on." At that Iemitsu's face turn somber once again.

"He woke up a few times," he explained taking a long breath and exhaling, "but the last time he woke up he had a panic attack and they sedated him." Reborn silently listened as he sat by his student, his face as expressionless as always. They both opted to watch Tsuna quietly, letting the beeping of the machines fill the room. Tsuna seemed peaceful as he lay on the bed. It seems as if nothing would trouble him but the bandages all over his body tell a different story.

"We'll get whoever did this to him," Reborn said quietly but with vengeance. Iemitsu sighed heavily making Reborn tilt his head in question.

"I just have a bad feeling about this whole thing," Iemitsu said. "I don't think we're going to like what we'll find…" Reborn nodded in understanding and turned to face his unconscious student again.

"We don't really have a choice," he quipped quietly and once again they both fell into silence and watched as Tsuna peacefully pass the time, unaware of what was happening in the real world.

It was dark, much darker then when he woke up before. At least he thought he woke up. All he could remember were blinding lights and heavy pressure on his body. They must have done something to him. He was awake but he felt absolutely numb. Opening both eyes, he stared until he could make out the grooves on the ceiling. He had thought right he was in Dino's hospital.

So it's true…I did get stabbed… Tsuna thought sadly. Tear filled the rims of his eyes but he was unable to make a sound. No, he refused to make a sound but the pain burns through his being. His friends, his friends…even if Hibari refused to acknowledge it, they were still acquaintances. They tried to kill him.

How sad… and a single tear streak down the side of his face. He closed his eyes and tried to empty his mind. He knew he was severely injured and he knew he mustn't stress too much, or at all. He concentrated on his surroundings. He could hear beeping sounds from the various machines he's hooked up too. Somehow the sounds were pleasant to his ears. He listened and within the beeping, he heard soft snores. He turned his head to get a better look and there his parents were asleep on the makeshift bed for visitors. Reborn was right beside his head, sleeping with his eyes open as usual. He tried to smile then once again faced the ceiling. He was sleepy no longer so he decided to wait for his visitors to wake up.

But it felt lonely to be the only one awake. He felt his fingers and found out that both his rings were on his fingers. Someone must've put them there. Since he still had traces of the sedative in his system, Tsuna had to concentrate a bit more than usual just to spark a small flame - just enough to re-animate a beast trapped in ring shape.

"Gao," Natsu mewed slowly and pitifully at Tsuna's sight. It walked up to Tsuna's head and cuddled by his head, its warm mane assuring Tsuna that he wasn't alone.

"Hey Natsu," Tsuna managed to rasp out a greeting to his cute beast. Natsu was about to mew an answer back when its ears suddenly perked and it hissed at the window. Not a fraction of a second later, the glass panes broke and a figure jumped into the room waking up everyone immediately.

I can't really say iI don't mind what you think about this story but I really have nothing to fix about it. So yeah. Feel free to drop a word though.