From Another World

22. Truth and Decisions

(^What I imagine Hibari and Satsu to look like^)

After our training, Hibari went to his quarters and I headed to the kitchen for a quick snack. I spotted Tsuna and jogged to catch up with him.

"Hey," I greeted, making him jump.

"Satsuki-chan," he greeted back, giving me a small smile. "How was your training?"

I grimace, pulling my sleeve back a bit. A nasty bruise started to form on my upper arm and I pressed on it, hissing in pain. Tsuna made a strangled noise and his face went a bit pale.

"Hibari isn't one to hold back," I chuckle nervously, pulling the sleeve back down. "He mumbled an apology after though, so I guess it's okay."

Tsuna shook his head and gripped the towel over his shoulders. "I hope nobody else gets badly injured..."

"Jyuudaime!" Gokudera's voice rang through the hall and we turned to see him, Ryohei and Lambo looking like they just got hit by lightning.

"What happened to your faces?!" Tsuna asked.

"The stupid cow opened his Vongola box," coughed Gokudera. "Before we realized it, all of us were taken down..."

I took Lambo into my arms and rubbed my face against his. "Good job, Lambo-chan!"

Lambo giggled and hugged me back. I held onto him as Yamamoto arrived as well, looking bored. I saw Kyoko and Haru walk up with Bianchi behind them and sighed, preparing for the worst.

"Byakuran, the Millefiore and the mafia," Haru muttered, catching the attention of the guys. "Tell is about all the things that have been happening here!"

All the guys gasped and I looked down a little guilty. I understand why the guys want to keep it a secret but the girls need to know, I know that they're stronger than the guys think; so I give Lambo to Tsuna and slowly make my way to the girls.

"Tsuna-kun..." Kyoko said, giving me a small smile when I crossed to their side. "We want to fight alongside you guys!"

"I... I'm happy you guys feel that way but... give us a little more time! Wait until all of this is over and we return to our own time. Until then, just trust us and bear with it a little longer, okay?" Tsuna looked at me with wide eyes and I shook my head, keeping my place.

"Okay then..." Haru and Kyoko pulled huge signs from behind their backs and held them up. "We won't do any more chores! We're boycotting all housework!"

"I'm sorry, Tsuna," Bianchi came up behind the girls and wrapped her arms around their shoulders. "I'm with these two on this."

"Me, too..." Chrome softly said, coming up from behind me. "Sorry, boss."

"I'm also siding with the girls, if that wasn't obvious," I announce, causing Gokudera to glare at me.

Tsuna's eyes went wide and he was shouting his disbelief along with the other boys.

A few days passed and the boys were trying to do the chores by theirselves but it wasn't going well. They burned a lot of food and they almost messed up the washing machine. I took refuge in Hibari's quarters and made my meals there. Training went by well and I was beginning to dodge Hibari's strikes faster compared to my first day. I even threw a couple of hits that connected but I still ended up getting bruises.

Hibari came by a couple of times to grab some food I cooked before ruffling my hair as I was eating, then leaving. I always pouted at him before he turned around and I swear that I saw him smile a couple of times. He's been more... softer... on me these days when we interact outside of training. It was very distracting.