Nana wrapped a creamy-white knitted

Nana wrapped a creamy-white knitted scarf around Tsuna and kissed him on the forehead.

"Tsu-kun, take care of yourself, ok? Mama and Papa will come and get you soon." She cooed.

"Mom, I'm not five�" Tsuna mumbled. Nana smiled and ruffled Tsuna's hair.

"I know, but no matter what, you're still my baby. I'm sorry Papa couldn't come see you off."

"It doesn't matter," Tsuna replied. "It's not like I'm going to be gone forever." Mama smiled.

"Well, I hope not. I'll see you soon Tsu-kun." Mama said and pulled Tsuna into a light hug. Tsuna leaned into the warmth and hugged her back. She smelled of lavender and oranges.

"Bye Mom." He said as he pulled away.

"I love you." Nana whispered. Tsuna smiled.

"Me too" And then Tsuna boarded the bus.

As the bus pulled out, Tsuna looked out the window to see his mom waving. He waved back and finally, she became out of sight.

Tsuna pulled out his IpodTouch, which is a miracle that he hadn't lost it yet, and placed on his headphones. As his favorite tracks started playing, he could feel the heavy weight of fatigue on his eyelids. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. He finally gave in and rested his head against the cold glass window and fell asleep.

xOOOx

Tsuna woke up slowly. The Sky outside was darker than it was when he left.

He sat up from his slouched position and stretched. He looked outside a second time and noticed the bus was moving rather slow. Right then, the driver's voice came on over the intercom.

"Excuse the interruption, but there has been a major fire that cause many accidents up ahead on the road that happened today that happened at about 8:43 p.m. The fire didn't stop until around 9:12 p.m. and the damage is critical. Witnesses that survived, or are able to talk, said that the fire was like a gigantic inferno that seemed to last forever and the stopped abruptly, leaving a scorched land behind. To prevent anymore accidents, the road ahead is being supervised and everyone must drive at a certain speed. Due to this, our schedule will be delayed about 30 to 60 minutes. I hope this doesn't bring about any inconveniences."

Tsuna looked out the window as soon as the driver finished and his eyes widened. The hills that were supposed to have lush, green trees were all burned pitch black. There wasn't a sight of green anywhere. Even the hills miles away were black. The only color he saw was the trees that were still glowing red.

Whatever fire this was, it must have been a monster because Tsuna had never heard of a fire burning thousands and thousands of square miles of land in such a short amount of time.

They passed by this kind of scenery for almost and hour before they saw the first green tree. Tsuna sat back in his seat. There was absolutely no way a fire could burn that much land. It was physically impossible.

The bus was finally moving at a regular pace and it was already 10:20. He wouldn't be in Namimori until around 11 o' clock.

Tsuna decided to stay up the rest of the ride in case something interesting popped up again.

xOOOx

At 11:02 p.m. the bus pulled to a stop in Namimori, signaling the journey was over. Tsuna stretched, along with the many people who were doing the same thing, and jumped off the bus, his gym bag hanging from his shoulder.

Tsuna looked around. He had absolutely no idea where to go. At least he heard from his mom that Nii-san was well known, so his first idea was to ask someone.

Tsuna walked over to the bus driver who was currently helping someone unload their duffel from the bus.

"Excuse me?" Tsuna said to get the driver's attention. The driver turned around and answered with a 'hmmm?'

'I was just wandering if you knew where a person named Giotto lived." Tsuna said. The driver raised an eyebrow.

"Kid, I think you're the only one who doesn't know that." The driver stated. He led Tsuna around the bus and pointed at one of the many hills that surrounded Namimori.

"Do you see that house over on that hill?" The driver asked. Tsuna squinted, trying to see the shape of a house in the dark night. Finally, Tsuna's eyes adjusted and it was kind of hard not to see it. It wasn't a house. It was a freakin' mansion!

"Yeah, I see it"

"Well, that's where Giotto lives. It's pretty easy to get there too. Just keep walking towards it and eventually, you'll see a stone road that goes through the trees." The driver informed Tsuna

Tsuna said his thanks and began walking towards his brother's house.

"It must be nice, having connections with Giotto." The driver said. Tsuna turned around and looked at him.

"He's a nice guy." The driver said, and then turned around to leave. Tsuna did the same, but in his head he thought.

What nice guy? He's the devil if people hadn't noticed.

As Tsuna walked down the deserted street, the gap between each street lamp seemed to be getting bigger and bigger until you had to walk through a long shadow to get to the next lamp.