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It's a new week, I finally finished and posted my insane time travel fic, and I hold in my hands a fresh and delicious bagel. It's good to be alive! So now I will get back to work on the rest of those trick-or-treat dares.

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chesauroshin: I want you to do one of your crazy reviews on a Gokudera-centric chapter. I love crack, but you also get points for making me wibble.

Fucking yes! I'd do this even without the incentive of a shiny new treat.

1. So I chose this chapter mostly because I love it, but also because it's one of the few chapters the anime for some reason never got around to adapting. Hell if I know why, either. It's a classic.

Just look at this cover page, for instance! Why hello there, Hayato! You're looking awfully jailbaity in this here picture that you presumably took to post up on your Facebook profile. I bet the ladies were all over that. (In fact, if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you can see that it actually did get 4 Likes. XD THANKS, INTERNET.)

2. La la la, so we begin this chapter with Gokudera walking down the street glancing around shiftily and sporting one of his infamous Hawaiian shirts, since this was back in the days when he was still determined to bring those back. NEVER QUITE WORKED OUT, but he gave it his best, by jove.

And how he knew that these guys were in fact tailing him, I don't know, but damned if that isn't one mighty fine elbow to the face. EAT IT, GOONS. OH YEAH. WHO'S YOUR DADDY? Goddamn--is it hot in here, or is it just me??

Anyway, it turns out the goons were hired by our very own Dino! Dino Cavallone: Brutally abusing the loyalty of his men since 2006.

3. So he just got back from Italy (don't lie, Dino, we all know everyone from the mafia actually lives in Japan), and he's got some news for Gokudera! PROMOTION! The Ninth wants to give Gokudera two fucking casinos and 80 freaking subordinates. My God, there's no way this can possibly go wrong! (...Well, actually, putting Gokudera in charge of a casino probably wouldn't be a half-bad idea. The kid is freakishly good with math--I bet he could figure out all kinds of ways to squeeze even more profits from that kind of business.)

But of course, there's a catch--in order to do this job, Gokudera will have to move back to Italy. Now it's interesting to note that almost immediately, Gokudera responds with a big, hearty "HELL NO." And yet, for some reason (possibly because it would have been awkward to go back and tell the Ninth, "So yeah, he actually passed with flying colors in like two fucking seconds"), Dino insists on sitting there and doing his best to talk Gokudera into the thing they secretly don't want him to do. Hey, Dino--what the hell, dude. :| YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE NICE ONES.

4. So Gokudera goes to the vending machine to ask Fortune Teller!Reborn for advice, never once questioning the surreality of his life as he does this. Reborn's all like, "lol go ahead, no one even cares," which is a bit harsh, but made me chuckle regardless. Gokudera insists that Tsuna DOES need him, so Reborn makes him a deal: If Tsuna asks Gokudera for help even ONCE today, Gokudera gets to stay; if not, hasta la vista. Gokudera is totally confident that he's got this, which just goes to show he lives in a delusional world, the poor dear.

5. Gokudera arrives at Tsuna's house like a psycho stalker (and yes, I do realize I could have written that sentence as "Gokudera arrives at Tsuna's house like Gokudera" and absolutely none of the meaning would have changed), and Tsuna wastes no time in inviting him upstairs to bitch about how he hasn't done any of his summer vacation homework yet (you and every other student who's ever been on summer vacation, Tsuna. I FEEL YA, BRO, I FEEL YA). Gokudera's eyes turn into diamonds at the prospect of DOING HOMEWORK, FUCK YEAH!, but then Tsuna turns into a derpy little puddle of "bleeeeeh I'll just do it later" and Gokudera FLIPS OUT. I. LOVE. THIS. SCENE. So much. It still cracks me up.

Then a cockroach appears and Gokudera's all like "FFFFFFF I'LL SHOW THAT COCKY LITTLE MOTHAFUCKA WHO'S BOSS!!" But then Tsuna calls his mom to dispatch it. He also asks Lambo and I-Pin to come help him move furniture instead of asking his trusty right hand man. In his defense, Gokudera has been known to suffer from back problems, so.

6. I have no clue why Gokudera expected anyone to ask him to mediate a dispute like this, though. "Oh no, Gokudera, the kids are fighting and trying to blow each other up! Come stop them without somehow making it worse!" Yeah... no.

You see, this is much more his style of helping. Oops. XD

7. Anyway, then the crack finally dies down and this chapter turns sort of heartwarming. Gokudera tells Tsuna about his promotion--after Tsuna actually asks him what's going on, which is a big step for their friendship, really--and Tsuna offers some suspiciously over-the-top congratulations. Then, when Gokudera tells him he's leaving tomorrow, Tsuna goes all "TOMORROW??! WE MUST ORGANIZE A PARTY"... and then calls his mom to do all the work because HE IS A LAZY, LAZY BOY.

Anyway, Gokudera is really moved by all this, and for once it's not all stars-in-eyes OMG THE TENTH IS SO GREAT!!, but actually a more subtle "._. oh Tenth, you're so amazing. That does it, I've made up my mind to go to Italy so I can help you out more" response, and he makes a face in the bottom right corner that actually looks a bit headachey/nautious but it's the thought that counts, and the thought is sweet. XD

8. This face, on the other hand, totally made me ;_; because it's so happy-on-the-outside-yet-clearly-strained-on-the-inside, because even though he wants to support Tsuna he still doesn't really want to leave him, and bawwww.

BUT AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, turns out he left his lighter there! SO HE GOES BACK TO SAY HI...

9. ...and just happens to overhear Tsuna giving him the most backhanded compliment that has ever been offered in the history of this series. Seriously, he starts out by whining about how scary and out-of-control Gokudera is, and then somehow finishes off by saying how he's really glad to have Gokudera as a friend, and wishes he weren't leaving. Which is adorable, Tsuna, but could you have picked a less roundabout way to say it? Actually, the way he describes his feelings about Gokudera could probably be applied to his feelings about the mafia in general. Someday you'll get all those emotions sorted out, Tsuna.

Anyway, Gokudera's absolutely brilliant and 100%-could-not-be-more-IC-if-you-tried response to all this is to cry, then pretend to be a cat, and then run off to tell Yamamoto SURPRISE SURPRISE YOU'RE GOING ON A TRIP TO ITALY.

Hey guys, have I mentioned lately that I love this manga? ~~Because I'm required by contract to do that in every chapter review, you know.~~

10. Parting notes:

Reborn knew all along that if Gokudera showed up he'd be assassinated, but he didn't know that Dino was planning to help Gokudera escape abroad if it came to that. WAY TO GAMBLE WITH CHILDREN'S LIVES, REBORN.

Though in truth, I have a sneaking suspicion he was the one who stole Gokudera's lighter in the first place. Exactly the sort of thing he would do.
Speaking of callous bastards who get their shits and giggles from putting teenagers in unnecessary life-or-death test situations, the Ninth? Is kind of a dick.
My oh my but Dino looks sexy holding a gun.
"I'M GOING TO GET EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVES FROM NOW ON TO HELP SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS!" is hands down my favorite line in the entire series. YES, YES. BLOW IT ALL UP, I SAY.
For all that people ship Dino with Squalo and Hibari, here's your canon proof that Yamamoto is the only one who's ever actually gone on a date with him. AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS WHY I SHIP OUR RAIN GUARDIAN WITH EVERYBODY.

I do believe this chapter is still in my all-time top ten. Four stars! Two thumbs up! An epic thrill ride.

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/o/ I LOVE YOU. AND THIS REVIEW. 8D

Lol, thank you. XD

Yeah, it's a beautiful chapter and, despite being TOTALLY hilarious, shows a very dark side of the Vongola, even talking about the Ninth.

Yeah, it's strange, because even though it's far crackier than any of the chapters we get nowadays, at the same time it's arguably even more hardcore. Sure, in the recent arc we've got people getting impaled and thrown into demonic prisons, but there's still something about the idea of a trusted ally being secretly hired to murder you in cold blood if you don't pass a test that's just really unsettling. Probably because it seems a little more like something that could actually happen in real life.

Exactly. We're starting to have this in the I.C. Arc too, though.

Ah ha ha.

Oh back when the 9th was a dick. I miss those days.

Though arguably, he still is a dick (COME, TSUNA! INHERIT OUR SIN! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO). Just a really ineffective one. XD

"I'M GOING TO GET EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVES FROM NOW ON TO HELP SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS!"

Gokudera logic makes me giggle. XD And I like how Yamamoto didn't wonder at all why Gokudera would show up at his house in the middle of the night and say, "Pack your bags, you're going to Italy tomorrow!" Let's hope that obliviousness of his never comes back to smack him in the face--oh, wait...

Yes, definitely one of the best chapters out there. :D

BLOWING THINGS UP MAKES THEM BETTER SOMEHOW. Haha, I love it. And I can totally picture the scene you described, and Yamamoto just rolling with it, because he's awesome like that. Probably even his dad was just like, "Well, okay, son; have fun and don't forget to bring your homework with you." XD

Totally made of win, this chapter.

Lol, his dad XD I have so much wacky headcanon of that family, it's not even funny!

ahuauhhuauhahu This chapter is GREAT!!!! I love it!!! And we still have lots of Dino in it, what makes it even more awesome!

This review made me laugh, it was a long time since I last read this chapt!

I do really like the amount of Dino/Gokudera interaction in particular that this chapter has. We haven't really seen much of that before or since.

Haha, it's a great chapter; definitely a lot of fun to review. :D

After rereading this chapter several times in the past, why have I only noticed just now that Dino's gun is actually a water gun? (^^;;;)

That's one of my favourite things in this chapter. I flipped when I first noticed it, because you know he would have pretended it was a real gun if he did have to escort Gokudera off "for execution", just for funsies.

I so did not notice this at all until the two of you pointed this out.

And now all I can think is, "ffff Yamamoto was RIGHT--kids' toys these days really are crazy realistic." XD

Oh I miss these cracky chapters so much, and how they alternate between "ahaha you silly boys" and "holy shit the Vongola are totally screwed up" in like, 3 panels. And bonus points for being Gokudera-centric! It's so funny seeing how he's actually kind of mellowed out since then.

I miss 'em too; I've always been a huge fan of wackiness. At least the Inheritance Arc had its awesome cracky moments too before everything got all HARDCORE ANGST.

It's so funny seeing how he's actually kind of mellowed out since then.

Heh, I know; he's like a zen master now compared to how he was back then. XD

It is clear that Dino simply wanted Gokudera all to himself. I mean talking him into going and then planing to smuggle him away, I see what you did there Dino. :D

Anyways, not quite sure how i ended up here, but AWESOME REVIEW!! KUDOS AND WELL DONE :D

He must be really lonely for some actual Italians to talk to in this Japan-dominated mafia. XD

And haha, thanks!

Goddamn--is it hot in here, or is it just me??
It's not just you. I will forever be sad that Gokudera only gets to be a BAMF against random goons, but fortunately that page will also make me forever happy.

Hey, Dino--what the hell, dude. :| YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ONE OF THE NICE ONES.
Don't be fooled! Dino does creepy things like hand Tsuna a gun while he's in hospital, or hang out on a rooftop with a sniper rifle and say "We want the Vongola to think we have nothing better to do." I'm surprised Reborn never sent a "natural born hitman" comment his way; he's totally the mafia version of Yamamoto.

He also asks Lambo and I-Pin to come help him move furniture instead of asking his trusty right hand man.
For all the strong contenders, this is the silliest moment in the chapter. You call the six-year-olds, Tsuna?! Okay, one is a kung fu master and the other is indestructible, but come on.

after Tsuna actually asks him what's going on, which is a big step for their friendship
...XD that's true!

8. This face, on the other hand, totally made me ;_; because it's so happy-on-the-outside-yet-clearly-strained-on-the-inside
Before I clicked I knew what face it was going to be, because indeed: baaaawwww, that faaaaaaace.

and then run off to tell Yamamoto SURPRISE SURPRISE YOU'RE GOING ON A TRIP TO ITALY.
This part is awesome. It's such a charming dick move - insulting the Ninth and Dino in this ridiculous way and getting Yamamoto a free trip besides.

ALSO I LOVE THAT ALL GOKUDERA'S "MAFIA TESTS" ARE TO HELP HIM BE MORE PSYCHOLOGICALLY STABLE. This whole chapter is Reborn going, "this kid needs to learn he's valued as a person, not just as my student's right hand". lol ... lololololol.

He was totally set to straight up murder the poor guy ("If you aren't going to say..."). It does make me a little sad that the mafia has gotten so much fluffier since. It's all your fault, Tsuna; you and your "peace", and "love", feh.

Now that you mention it, Dino is kind of a badass motherfucker! I so need to reread more of the Daily Life. But until he can manage to not trip over his own feet when his men are out of sight, I think the "natural born hitman" praise will have to wait. XD

You call the six-year-olds, Tsuna?!

THE VONGOLA MAFIA IS BUILT ON CHILD LABOR. See: Middle-schoolers constantly being called on to solve all the problems that entire armies of grown men apparently can't solve.

And for the longest time, I honestly don't think that Tsuna quite saw Gokudera as an actual human being with thoughts and feelings. XD Too busy being completely terrified of the lunatic boy who was following him around all the time causing explosions. So yeah, the fact that it would actually occur to Tsuna to communicate with this strange being was a pretty significant moment. (Also, maybe Gokudera and Shitt P have even more in common than I thought...)

So heartbreaking, that face.

Well, obviously step one in Solving All of the Tenth's Problems was getting rid of Yamamoto!

ALSO I LOVE THAT ALL GOKUDERA'S "MAFIA TESTS" ARE TO HELP HIM BE MORE PSYCHOLOGICALLY STABLE.

S-sob yes. Because honestly, he really needed some help there. XD

LOL Oh dear, every time I go back to one of the early chapters I feel like I'm looking at one of my mom's photo albums from my kindergarten days. XD Everything used to be a little simpler *insert nostalgic sigh here* Gokudera definitely used to have more... IDK, edges.

like a psycho stalker (and yes, I do realize I could have written that sentence as "Gokudera arrives at Tsuna's house like Gokudera" and absolutely none of the meaning would have changed)
You are absolutley, 100%, spot-on XD It's a bit scary if you think about it but we love him for it, don't we? :D

Ah, your reviews are always so amusing! I love them \o/ And you, for writing them in the first place HAHA

One of these days I'm going to do a post all about the various stages that the KHR manga progressed through over the years. Pretty much all of the characters got significantly hotter, but there are a couple who almost started to get too pretty as time wore on and the tenth guardians became the girliest generation in the history of the Vongola. XD

Gokudera definitely used to have more... IDK, edges.

Haha, yes, that's a good way to describe it.

And we definitely do love him for it. Never change, Gokudera; never change. (I think the crowning moment of his stalkerness for me was catching Enma sneaking out of Tsuna's house at like 3am. "THE ONLY ONE SUITED TO GUARD THE TENTH IS ME *SMUG LOOK*" Lol this kid.)

And thanks! :D

That would definitely be interesting to see! When I got into the manga I read it in one go and only caught up some time during the whole Melone base deal. So the changes were not all that obvious to me at first. I did notice the latest changes though XD

the tenth guardians became the girliest generation in the history of the Vongola.
ROFL I agree. Also, apparently they like to show a lot more skin than back in the day. They grow up so fast *wipes motherly tears from eyes*

LOL You know, your post prompted me to go searching for what actually makes a stalker and I happened upon a wikipedia entry on personality disorders. I have bad news. I think Gokudera has ~~caught~~ got them all. He just manages to make it seem adorable. XD

I'm more amused by the fact that Dino WHIPPED OUT A GUN in the middle of the AIRPORT, and didn't get tackled by the police. Like, "OMG IT'S A TERRORIST GET HIM".

When I clicked on the link to the more recent chapter (in reference to Gokudera having back problems. o.o) I just couldn't help but notice that Amano went for art lessons somewhere during the TYL arc. Which I'm glad for, just sayin. :/

Apparently it was just a water gun (you can see him squirting it in the middle left panel here), and for some reason that just never caught my eye despite me having read this chapter at least a dozen times. /FAILLLLL

...then again, given the hyper-paranoid state of modern airport security, I wouldn't have been surprised if they had tried to tackle him anyway.

And yeah, Amano's art style has definitely leveled up over time. Though there are times when I think it's almost too flowery now. XD But yeah, all in all, it is definitely a huge improvement.

adkf;saldf ;you I love this chapter

1. Love that cover, rawr. Another thing I've always noticed is that it's the last cracky chapter before the Kokuyo Arc. Like Amano needed to establish something before starting the serious parts of the story.

2. And yet, for some reason (possibly because it would have been awkward to go back and tell the Ninth, "So yeah, he actually passed with flying colors in like two fucking seconds"), Dino insists on sitting there and doing his best to talk Gokudera into the thing they secretly don't want him to do.

Oh, Gokudera. It's things like this that make me sad how little recognition he gets from some of the other people.

5. "Gokudera arrives at Tsuna's house like Gokudera"

Lol, sad but true :') Also, loling at "back problems".

6. WAS THIS THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF WALL? Or was it just mostly Gokudera's fault?

8. *bawwws along with you*

9. I just love this part of the chapter so much ♥ And Tsuna's speech is sweet in that he's not trying to sound cool, because he doesn't know Gokudera's actually listening, so even though it's roundabout and not just to the point, it's very honest. I also love how there are echoes/repetition of it in his speech at the end of the Storm Ring Battle.

And Gokudera's reaction really is IC. It's both completely over-the-top and heartwarming all at the same time :') ~~like all the best parts of KHR~~

10. The Ninth is a dick. And Reborn and Dino are kind of dicks too, for going along with it so easily. I hadn't thought about Reborn stealing Gokudera's lighter, though, until you said it, which is actually a very Rebornish thing to do.

"I'M GOING TO GET EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVES FROM NOW ON TO HELP SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS!"

BUT BLOWING STUFF UP SOLVES EVERYTHING, DIDN'T YOU KNOW.

And lol, Yamamoto. So suave.

Edited 2010-11-09 20:31 (UTC)

1. Yeah, you can almost feel her making the transition from crack to serious right in the middle of this chapter, with her actually starting to treat the characters as real characters and not just a collection of wacky personalities exaggerated for the purposes of comedy.

2. Yeah. It's sad, because when he's being failish and/or humorously over-the-top, he gets tons of attention, but when he actually does something well, relatively few people (in the canon) seem to notice. Mmm. :/ But it's like that for a lot of the other characters too.

6. OH MY GOD NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT! HOW COULD I HAVE NOT SEEN IT??

9. Yeah, you have a point about Tsuna's speech. And again, it's also nice because it sort of serves as a transition from his previous feelings of "EVERYONE AROUND ME IS INSANE GODDAMMIT" to him actually caring about these people, which is obviously super-important with the Kokuyou Arc hovering just around the corner.

10. Heh, the more I think about it, the more certain I am that Reborn did take the lighter. It just happens to be missing and Reborn just happens to go sit outside and start a conversation with Tsuna (and he was the one that brought it up--"you're lonely because your subordinate left?") right at the perfect time? The master manipulator at work, again. I sort of have new respect for him now.

BUT BLOWING STUFF UP SOLVES EVERYTHING, DIDN'T YOU KNOW.

I AM LEARNING THIS NOW.

And haha, I love how Yamamoto just rolls with it. The perfect way to end an awesome chapter. |D

1. Yeah, I agree, they're treated more like real people.

Oh, and one thing I just thought of: maybe they made up for not having this chapter in the anime by trying to replace it with G's test of Gokudera's usefulness in the Primo arc? Except since it's placed in the middle of the Future Arc, it's G telling Gokudera to go back to Italy and Tsuna refusing to let him go.

2. I guess that's true. I'm just more defensive of Gokudera than I am of other characters :P

6. WHEN GOKUDERA AND TSUNA NEVER SPOKE TO WALL AGAIN, IT SOUGHT SOLACE WITH YAMAMOTO.

9. It is a good transition. I don't think I realized how well this chapter flowed the feel of the story from crack to seriousness.

10. Reborn is so good at that stuff that it's sometimes hard to recognize it when he's at his best. In the more recent chapters, they usually give him a panel with a "just as planned" face.

Yama looks so happy with that pizza in his mouth :)

Wow, Gokudera used to have kind of stupid hair. /shallow

(don't lie, Dino, we all know everyone from the mafia actually lives in Japan)

I think I just pulled something from laughing too hard. XD

(...Well, actually, putting Gokudera in charge of a casino probably wouldn't be a half-bad idea. The kid is freakishly good with math--I bet he could figure out all kinds of ways to squeeze even more profits from that kind of business.)

. . . *is currently writing Cowboy Bebop crossover with Vongola as a casino, Gokudera being chief accountant*

This face, on the other hand, totally made me ;_; because it's so happy-on-the-outside-yet-clearly-strained-on-the-inside, because even though he wants to support Tsuna he still doesn't really want to leave him, and bawwww.

I think this was perhaps the first real *wibble* Gokudera moment for me.

Anyway, Gokudera's absolutely brilliant and 100%-could-not-be-more-IC-if-you-tried response to all this is to cry, then pretend to be a cat, and then run off to tell Yamamoto SURPRISE SURPRISE YOU'RE GOING ON A TRIP TO ITALY.

And this is where I went N'AWWWWW like the giant KHR-loving dork that I am.

Speaking of callous bastards who get their shits and giggles from putting teenagers in unnecessary life-or-death test situations, the Ninth? Is kind of a dick.

Come to think of it, I'm kind of not surprised that Xanxus turned out the way he did.

"I'M GOING TO GET EVEN MORE EXPLOSIVES FROM NOW ON TO HELP SOLVE ALL YOUR PROBLEMS!" is hands down my favorite line in the entire series. YES, YES. BLOW IT ALL UP, I SAY.

Ahahaha YES. |D That is truly a great line.

. . . giant unnecessary comment is giant and unnecessary. I LOVE THIS POST, OKAY. And the chapter, but mostly this post!

HE REALLY DID AND I ALWAYS USED TO WISH I COULD JUST REACH THROUGH THE PAGE AND FLATTEN OUT THE BACK ENDS. /ALSO SHALLOW

They like to pretend they're from Italy, but what with the latest arc's canon revelation that Japan is just overflowing with mafia castles for rent, I think we all know the real truth.

Cowboy Bebop crossover with Vongola

MY TWO FAVORITE THINGS??! WHERE CAN I SIGN UP TO READ THIS.

Heh, my first Gokudera wibble moment was probably at the end of the "Gokudera Training Program" chapter when he was sitting on the swing ALL ALONE and thinking about his Sad Past :(, but this one was pretty heartbreaking too.

Come to think of it, I'm kind of not surprised that Xanxus turned out the way he did.

Yeah... :/

And it's an EPIC line, even.

Haha, thanks. XD

So I checked this out, and after clicking through several pages, I've concluded that I SOMEHOW NEVER READ THIS CHAPTER.
I think it might have been because I dropped into the manga as soon as the anime ran out and I had to start waiting ever couple of weeks for an episode, and that was around the time they had switched to the Varia in the TYL arc. So I guess this chapter was just filler that never made it to the anime - or maybe it did, and I never watched it or something.

HUH. I-I miss you Yamamoto ;A;

1. So I chose this chapter mostly because I love it, but also because it's one of the few chapters the anime for some reason never got around to adapting.

8Db

And like I said, hell if I know why they never made it into an episode. WAY TO FAIL, ANIME, WAY TO FAIL. (Although as

chesauroshin pointed out, I guess the filler ep where G tests Gokudera and Tsuna's bond had a similar plot, and goes a little ways toward making up for it.)

I-I miss you Yamamoto ;A;

Me too. :( I HOPE THE SOON-TO-BE-RELEASED NEW CHAPTER ANSWERS OUR PRAYERS AT LAST. *hasn't read spoilers for it yet herp derp*

Hee hee that last panel just killed me though. At least Dino and Yamamoto had a nice Italian dinner together!

There is a reason why I'm in love with Gokudera. XD A very entertaining recap.

And after reading the Reborn Hidden Bullet story about Gokudera before he joined the Vongola, I must admit I'm confused by the content of this chapter. After meeting him offhandedly the Ninth CHOSE to invite Gokudera and said he would make an excellent friend for Tsuna! Now why in the hell would he do something like this?

Oh well. And I agree with you that Reborn stole the lighter. :)

Completely threadjacking here, BUT:

I've been looking for a translation of the Hidden Bullet story re:Gokudera. Do you have a link to it somewhere? Pretty please with a Gokudera on top?

No problem! :) I can't give you a direct link per say, because that's part of the agreement or whatever for the people who translated it, but I can tell you how to find it easy. Just type in "Bakudan Bambino" into Google and you'll find it. You'll kind of have to go between two different people who translated it because no one seems to have all the chapters in one place, but that's fine. There are six chapters in all and it made me love Gokudera even more! <3 (that being said I'd like a Gokudera on top--Gyah that sounded more perverted than I meant!! ;P)

And your avatar looks familiar . . . oh! You're the one who wrote that Yatsuhashi(sp?) story, right? Nice to see you here on LJ. :)

Ahaha, yes! I thought your name looked familiar too! To use a cliche, it's a small ~~world~~ fandom, yes? Good to see you, too!

And thank you very much for the information! I'll go find it now! :D [...fffff, perverted or not, that still gets hearts! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 Mmmm, Gokudera on top... ;)]

Yes, quite small indeed. (At least for those horribly immersed in the fandom XD) No prob! I hope you enjoy it.

Yay! Hearts!

JUMPIN' IN HERE QUICK BEFORE I HEAD OFF TO WORK:

Chapters 1 through 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

(For the record, the Ninth's behavior in this story has always confused me as well. XD But the Gokudera backstory is delicious regardless.)

ETA: Oh lol, and I hope direct linking them is all right, whoops. I think the translators said linking was fine but they just didn't want anyone copy/pasting them, so hopefully this is okay.

Edited 2011-01-10 13:34 (UTC)

YAY links! I was looking for these, thanks so much!

Oh, the Ninth. He'll always confuse me. He's equal parts a complete dick and manipulative bastard while also being such a sweet old man. Or maybe that's part of the manipulative aspect, IDK. EITHER WAY. I instinctively want to hug him and beat him to a pulp whenever I see him, elder abuse or not.

He is a lovable chaotic dork. GOD BLESS HIM.

Yeah, it doesn't quite mesh with Bakudan Bambino, now that you mention it. Yet another reason why I can never quite manage to get a firm grasp of what's what with the Ninth. One minute he's a kindly old man and the next he's planning the possible assassination of his successor's (hand-picked) right hand man, or plotting to have teenage boys inherit creepy bottles of SIN, or chatting with his guardians about floods of blood. So shifty, Timoteo!

And the more I think about it, the more certain I am that Reborn definitely stole the lighter, and then waited until his HITMAN SENSES detected Gokudera within earshot to start a conversation with Tsuna that he knew would convince Gokudera to stay. Because Reborn is just awesome like that.

(Heh--I'm looking over our three-way conversation and it's so crazy yet so awesome XD)

Awww! Your icon is so adorable! Oh, and I forgot to mention in the last reply that your icon with Tsuna and Yamamoto was hilarious. Oh Tsuna you cute thing you. :)

Yeah, he is a strange character to try and figure out. But that's probably why he's a mafia boss, ne? Though I must admit whenever I think of the Ninth, I inevitably think of that memory that Tsuna had during the Varia Arc where he remembers meeting the Ninth a lot and I start going OMG CHIBI TSUNA IS SO ADORABLE~! <3 Sorry for the weird tangent there. And what's the deal with all his Guardians named after desserts? When they were introduced I just started cracking up at their names. YOU'RE SO FUNNY AMANO!

Reborn's HITMAN SENSES were tingling! (it's something that needs to be in caps) Gosh I just love Reborn! He's so hilarious. I remember the first time I heard his voice after reading some of the manga and it just...fit him. :D Though I must admit I REALLY want the arc after this one to deal with the Arcobaleno curse so Tsuna&Co. can free them and then we'll be able to see Adult!Reborn!!! Gosh I love him so much.

(And have you ever thought about what it would be like if Adult!Reborn cosplayed like his chibi form did? XD You have to wonder where his obsession with that came about)

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