TRINISETTE,Unleashed

Chapter 25: of dreams and reality

Tsuna buried his head in his hands. He can't believe that he actually saw that. What should he do? This is going to be so awkward in the morning. He couldn't face any of the First Generation. What if he just prevented G's family line from continuing? What if he screwed up time and that the future was altered? With those thoughts in mind, he considered banging his head with a broomstick.

"Tsuna!"

Sitting in the dark inside a broom closet with Mare probably wasn't the worst idea that he came up with as they hid from G. Tsuna sighed. The best way to deal with this was to act like nothing happened. He will wake up in the morning, a bright smile on his face and will talk about the party with enthusiasm that would rival Ryohei's.

Just thinking about it made Tsuna doubt himself. Can he really pull it off? Last time he acted like that it ended with a huge drama bomb.

Despite dreading what tomorrow would bring, Tsuna's thoughts drifted over to the mysterious woman that was with G. She was certainly nice and very familiar. It was at the tip of his tongue. He felt like he knew this person but couldn't name them. It was certainly frustrating.

Still, who would have thought that the nice lady was together with G? Wasn't she with that man at the party? What was her relationship with G? Tsuna's head spun as he thought about it.

"He's gone now." Tsuna jumped when he heard Mare's voice.

They cautiously opened the door. Tsuna let out a sigh of relief. No G around.

"Coast is clear. Let's go." They slinked off towards the gardens. Tsuna wouldn't dare go through the front doors. He'd rather come inside the party via window than go through those doors and have all those women flock around him. Besides, a little bit of fresh air would help him. A person needs to have his space.

As they passed through the garden, Tsuna suddenly had the urge to look around him. He stopped in his tracks as a slight breeze blew their way.

He narrowed his eyes as he saw a figure standing in the shadows under a tree. The mysterious person stepped out and Tsuna's eyes widened.

"You're – "

The moonlight shifted as clouds passed, bringing the stranger into full view. Dayne smiled at him briefly before darkness claimed him again. Tsuna couldn't speak. He jumped when somebody touched his shoulder.

"Easy," Mare said. "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost."

Tsuna looked at him then back to where he saw Dayne. Did he just imagine it? He hadn't thought of Dayne in a long time. He dismissed it because it was a dream but was it real? It wasn't an illusion. He was sure of that.

Mare waved a hand across his face which Tsuna replied by batting it away.

"Let's just go already." Tsuna spun on his heel, anxiety slowly gnawing from within.

Mare followed him, his hands buried in his pockets. His lips turned down. Then he suddenly thought of something, he smirked.

Did you see something? The thought rang in his head. Tsuna jumped at the same time emanating a shriek. He glanced at Mare. Did he - ?

Talk in your head? Yes. Yes, I did. Tsuna could see clearly that Mare hadn't even opened his mouth. He scowled at him.

"Well, don't do that. It creeps me out," he said agitatedly. They started walking again. Mare started to hum in his mind. It wasn't just any kind of hum. It was the type that could get stuck in your head like a broken player. Tsuna clenched his fists. Never, in his whole life has he met someone who can make him tick like this in a short amount of time. Even Lambo couldn't make him want to punch a wall with his full strength yet Mare had the gift to shorten his saintly patience to Gokudera level.