The old, separated lovers gaze to each other after pulling away from their kiss. A smile curved on Giotto's lips as he rub Ceres's lower lips, leaning down to give a short smooch as his celestial maiden tug both of her hands on his blazer to the kiss, before she rest her cheeks on his warm chest.
"If this is a dream, I wish I could never wake up." He murmured. Giotto snakes his arms around her waist, pulling her close once again. "I will never let you go again. No matter what."
Holding back her choking tears, Ceres could only nod to the words that were full with his love; a love that is only meant for her. "Finally.. we can be together.." She whispered. "For all the years that had passed by.. I always believe.. that this day would come."
"Aria.."
Giotto had never feel so happy since the day Ceres were gone from his life. He retired and settled himself in Japan, marrying someone--which he forced himself to do it, in order for the Vongola generations to continue. He marry just to get a heir, to carry out the famiglia's vision and mission. He realized he had been so cold to his wife and his son mentally. He couldn't give them love no matter how hard he tried. He couldn't leave his past and move on. To him, his heir have to get another heir for Vongola's indulgence; praying that Ceres's words will come true.
"You just have to believe that one day, someone will appear to fulfill the true purpose of Vongola family.."
It echoes everyday in his mind, maybe.. maybe his son is not the chosen one to carry out his goal for Vongola, but that so-called chosen one might be in other generations further ahead in the future..
And.. it had pressured him to his death.
He was stuck between his thoughts and the truth.
Giotto and his guardians may have seal their wills and time into Vongola rings, but that was not the cause of his death. He was the strongest among all the Vongola bosses for him to die just by sacrificing his time for the ring.
He was killed.. by his own thoughts.
It's like a computer that was forced to shut down.
He might be strong,
But he died first.
****
"Giotto-sama..?"
'If she know about my past stories.. she will be more than getting angry I guess..'
"Aria.. I-"
"Ceres..?"
Daemon's voice that is full of surprise break the silence. Ceres widen her eyes as she pulled away from Giotto, cupping her trembling lips to the sight before her. All of the guardians, her partners, her friends--her family, was now in front of her, giving the same shocked expression like she did to them.
"Daemon-sama..!"
Calmness swept over Giotto's heart when Ceres run towards them, crushing into a long, yearning hug for their reunion. Daemon's grudge had flew away in instant as he pulled Ceres close to him, feeling the scent of whom he loved as his own little sister. G flicked lightly on her forehead, muttering how she had made all of them worried for all this time, and then he give a peck on it while whispering "I miss you."
Lampo keep on saying "Why did you left just like that!!!" between his sobs, and was bonked on the head in the process by G, and Ceres couldn't help it but laugh to the scene. The scene that she realized.. how she had missed it for such a long time.
You let out a relief sigh, smiling to Ceres's happy reunion. "I'm really glad for her. Her wish had come true at last.."
"Wish?"
"A wish of meeting with them once again, to have a proper ending together, to confess what she had been keeping for so long within her heart for Giotto-sama." You chuckled. "Because.. a confession is not something that can be expressed easily-" You froze and immediately clasped your lips tightly. A guilt expression was on Tsuna's face now. You were preventing yourself from not pointing out those sensitive topic anymore but you don't know why your brain couldn't hold it back.
"J-Juudaime-sama! What I wanted to say was actually-"
"I'm sorry."
"...!"
'No, please.. not that look.'
"I'm sorry.. for not.. considering your feelings."
'Not that.. painful look..'
"I'm sorry..!"
Before you could say anything, he had run out from the room.
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You groan and smack your cheeks. "Ahn!!! Seriously, what the hell, brain?? What have I-"
"Riekka?"
"O.O EEEPPP!!! Ce-ceres?? S-since when you-"
"Both of us plan that you will wait here, remember?"
"Ah? Oh- y-yes."
"Thank you, Riekka."
Ceres pulls you into a hug, and you force a smile when you lean your cheek on her shoulder. "Un.. you are welcome.. I'm happy for you, Ceres."
Ceres sighed before she pull away.
"Now.. what is the problem?"
"W-what problem..?"
"I've.. no, we have seen everything."
You blushed and flap your arms to the smirking Giotto. "Hyaaaa!! Wh-wh-wh..!" You look from Ceres and to Giotto and his guardians behind him and back to her. "S-since when you guys enter my room??"
"Hmm.. looks like this generation of mine is slow when it comes to this kind of matter." He put a finger on his chin, maintaining the playful smirk on his lips.
"Don't talk about others when you are in the same boat as him, Primo."
"I'm not, G. I'm sure that I'm honest in expressing my feelings."
"Don't talk with your ridiculous confidence when you visited my room almost everyday to discuss a plan of none other than 'How-to-Make-Ceres-Notice-Me' things."
"T-That's-"
"My, so that's why G-sama had a sleeping problem!"
"W-wait, Aria..! It's a misunderstanding..!"
"So? What are you planning to do now?"
"Well, that's- KYAAA Re-reborn-sensei?? Sin-since when-"
"5 seconds ago I guess." The baby hitman smirked while pasting a duck tape on your mouth to shut your angry rant.
">.< mmmpphh!!"
"Re-reborn-san..! That's a bit-"
"Congratulations to the reunion. Finally all of you have reunited back again, huh?"
Primo smiled and lean next to Ceres. "Yes, it's all thanks to you too, for raising Riekka into a splendid, celestial maiden. If she didn't release out her powerful ability within her, maybe we couldn't get the message that Aria was still around."
He shook his head. "Nope. The first thanks will be for Ceres herself for making the existence of Riekka into this world possible."
You blinked while pulling away the tape. "When I think about it.. I still don't know how Ceres meet with me in the first place yet.."
Ceres smiled and lean down to kiss your forehead. "I will tell you everything by tomorrow. Please have a rest, my dear."
You nod, gripping onto the sheets. "Promise that you will tell me this time?"
"Yes. Good night now, Riekka."
******
"What are you planning to do, Ceres? I haven't get the chance to ask what is her solution for her stupid boss's problem."
"^^''.. well, that will be settled by.."
Ceres turned to look at Giotto from her shoulder. Giotto responded with a smirk, and little did both of this couple know, G twitched from the view.
"Please tell me they are not the lovey-dovey-in-public type of couple.." He face palm.
Meanwhile.. Tsuna..
BANG!
"JUUDAIME!! PLEASE STOP THIS!!"
BANG!
"It-It's the 12th times already! Gah! Your head is bleeding! I don't know what had happened, but please stop yourself from banging your head on the wall, Tsuna!"
"Oooohh!!! What a manly way to punish yourself to the extreme!!"
"THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, TURF HEAD!!"
"Tsuna-san!! What are you doing??"
Tsuna stopped himself and slump down from the pain. 'Arghh.. why? Why? Why? Why?? I said stupid things to Riekka again!!'
Kyoko ran towards him with a medical kit, and quickly open the box to search for some bandages. "Here..! Oh no, your forehead is bleeding! Are you alright, Tsuna-kun?"
Tsuna widened his eyes as the familiar word echoing in his mind.
Are you alright, Tsuna-kun?
Are you alright, Tsuna-ku-
"Are you alright, Juudaime-sama??"
He gasped as your usual, worried face appeared in his brain. He plopped to the side, rolling onto the mat like a sushi roll. "ARGHH WHY CAN'T MY BRAIN FUNCTION PROPERLY??"
"JUUDAIME!! GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF!!"
It's such a ruckus that night and it was ended by Hibari's tonfa attack.