HAUNTED

The Moment of Truth

The school session finally ended, Tsuna heaved a heavy sigh, completely frorgotten about the commotion she had encoutered this morning. From a distance, she saw the raven-haired disciplinary leader patrolling which she automatically took a different route, not wanting to ever bumped with him for fear of her dear life and she too, did not want to meet up with her bullies.

"Running away from someone?" A masculine voice was heard next to her.

"Yes. I don't want to meet Hibari-san but I don't want to meet with the bullies ei- Reborn?!" She subconsciously answered just to be greeted with the laughing hitman beside her.

"Caught you offguard, didn't I?" He smirked victoriously.

"What are you doing here and plus, why are you wearing our school uniform?!" She shrieked in alarm.

"Don't I look good? I'm here to pick you up. You should be grateful," He snickered.

Tsuna rolled her eyes and walked passed him. Reborn chuckled and walked behind her, amused with her attitude since normal girls would usually squeal and adore his attire but not Tsuna. It was as if she held no heed of his presence or rather, was engrossed with the idea of him being her tutor.

"No-good Tsuna who scored the average of 18 marks," He catched up with her pace and his words really made her give an interesting reaction.

"You!! Did you just?!!" She turned to him abruptly, facing him.

"Yes I did~. What will do you about it?" He smirked and changed Leon into a green gun and pointed it on her forehead.

"Hieee!!!" She turned away and held her head in fear.

"Herbivores, what the hell are you doing, crowding in the middle of the hallway?" A low growl was heard from behind, where the stature of an angry young skylark.

"HIE!! Hibari-san!!? We're so sorry!!" She bowed for her dear little life.

"Ciao, Kyoya," Reborn nodded a bit as a sign of respect.

"I prefer that you don't adress me so fimiliarly. Go home, herbivore," he clutched on his tonfas harder, readying himself for anything that might happen.

"What if I don't want to?" He smirked, eyeing the younger one up and down just to piss him off.

"What?" He got into his stance, ready to attack.

"Ahhh!!! Look at the time!! I'm sorry Hibari-san!!! He didn't mean it and you!! We're going home!!?" Tsuna took Reborn by the arm and dragged him away from the murderous situation that they might get in.

After a long walk, they soon arrived home which was greeted by Nana. Tsuna dragged Reborn to her room, locked it and sat down to her bed, crossing her arms angrily as she shoot an angry look at the monotonous looking hitman who stood right in front of her.

"It's not wise to bring a man into your room and what's more, lock it," he gave a smugly grin.

"What are you planning to do to us?" She growled.

"What else? To train you into a fine successor of Vongola," He grinned.

"What's with this Vongola???" She groaned.

Reborn sighed and took out a piece of paper and shoved it to her which to her shock, to see one name that she recognized.

"What's this?" Tsuna said, still feigning her ignorance although she was fully aware of the answer.

"You are the direct line of Giotto Taru, the one who created this mafia group, Vongola Primo," He explained briefly.

Tsuna's eyes widened in disbelief. Mafia? The creator of the mafia group? Vongola Primo? Her Giotto was a Mafia and plus, the creator of the group?! She didn't know how to react and left her head hung as her eyes stared blankly to the floor, not knowing how to feel about it.

"Tsuna?" Reborn called softly.

"Leave me... I need to be alone for a bit," She answered softly which could barely be heard.

Understanding what she meant, he tilted his fedora slightly down and nodded, acknowledging her wish and walked out of the room. She slumped down to her bed ans buries her face into her pillow.

Somewhere from a distance, Giotto was looking directly at her, frowning and wondering of what she felt of him when she knew the truth. He wanted to embrace his Tsuna but he couldn't. Not just yet. Until the inheritance trial, he couldn't do anything nor meet up with her. Despite of knowing how useless she had been or how she had been bullied and all, he couldn't do anything. That was the rule that he had to follow. All he could do was watch his beloved Tsuna muffled in her pillow, crying in frustration.

"Tsuna... I'm sorry," He murmured though it was inaudible to his Tsuna.