The Flame of Two Skies
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Prologue
The air was filled with laughter and joy as a couple watched their two twin boys play in the yard. A ball bounced back and forth between the two four-year-olds, it was colored red and slightly worn out from constant use. The couple sat close together enjoying each other's company and warmth for it was the dead of winter. But the boys didn't seem to mind the cold after all; they were jumping around and having fun in the fluffy white land.
A content sigh escaped the man's lips as he wrapped his hands around his wife's slim figure (although it was a little bulkier then usual because of the heavy winter clothing). Reluctantly, he stood up and stretched, letting out another sigh that soon turned into a sneeze. He shivered ever so slightly. His wife noticed the movement. She smiled at her husband.
"Iemitsu dear, would you like some warm coffee?"
Iemitsu gave her a fond look, "Of course Nana~"
Nana stood up next to Iemitsu and gave him a quick peck on the cheek before happily skipping away, a wordless tune being hummed. Iemitsu watched her figure open and close the glass doors that led inside the warm cozy house until she was out of sight. Almost reluctantly, his gaze slid back over to his two cute little sons. Both of their fluffy brown hair bobbed up and down as they reached for the incoming ball. A peaceful smile stretched across the blonde man's face. His two little boys—Tsunayoshi (Tsuna for short) and Taiki who was Tsuna's younger brother by only 3 minutes—were fraternal twins. Some of their traits were the same while some were different. Tsuna had puffy and soft brown hair that stood up at all angles. His eyes, large and brown, were filled with endless curiosity and held special warmth that seemed to welcome everyone. Iemitsu had to say, he did look a lot like his mother.
Despite all this, he was shy and liked to hide behind his mom whenever approached by a stranger—family or not. He would also cry at the smallest thing whether it was a barking Chihuahua or when his brother tried to get them to play together when he didn't want to. He wasn't very sports oriented and his academic level was not as high as his brother's. He was skinny and needed to drink more milk to grow taller as well as build up his immune system. He got sick way too often (his brother wasn't chubby but a healthy size and height for his age compared to Tsuna). And (I hate to break the truth to you) he didn't have any friends compared to his brother who had made friends with practically everyone in their preschool class.
Taiki was almost the polar opposite of Tsuna. He took more after his father, Iemitsu, than he did Nana. His hair was deciding whether or not to be either brown or gold and his eyes were the color of honey. He had handsome traits (no doubt that came from Iemitsu) and unlike Tsuna, was friendly and outgoing. As stated earlier, he had tons of friends and was a natural at both sports and academics.
'He is a natural sky' Iemitsu thought as he continued staring at them, Taiki may be the youngest while Tsuna should be the rightful heir but Tsuna just doesn't seem to have it in him to become a boss. 'They both have Sky Flames that aren't fully developed and I should watch them a little longer before giving my decision to Nono.'
Iemitsu sighed for the umpteenth time and turned away just as his beloved wife came back out with two steaming cup of coffee, one in each hand. She had a cheery smile on her face and her eyes twinkled with her love for him.
"Nana~" Iemitsu cooed, the serious expression he had on earlier while musing over his sons took a 360 as his face became that of a doting husband with too much love for his own good (not that that was bad though). He worked his way over to his wife and took a steaming mug out of her hand. He thanked her with a kiss then ushered her back inside before his lovely Nana fell ill from cold.
"Will they be ok out there by themselves?" Nana asked, giving Iemitsu a worried look.
"Of course they will they're our sons." Iemitsu reassured his wife, whose eyes soon lost their worry and was replaced by the normal cheery look.
"Now," Iemitsu started, his gaze turning serious, "We need to talk."
-Outside-
Tsuna was enjoying himself. His brother had managed to drag him outside to play ball. He was reluctant at first— it was winter after all—but then Kaa-san told him that it would be fun so he went out to play with Tai-kun. The cold no longer bothered him once he started moving around and he had to admit, Tai-kun seemed happy to be finally playing with him again. The last time they played together something bad happened that made Tsuna reluctant to do much. To this day, the experience still left shivers go down his spine. But today was different, nothing scary had happened and in a four-year-old's eyes the day was perfect. Suddenly, something in Tsuna clicked and an uncomfortable feeling squirmed in Tsuna's belly. Almost like a warning, telling him to hide, to find his parents. But nothing would go wrong today right? It was just to perfect.
Of course, knowing Tsuna, he thought too soon.
Men in black suits slipped into their yard. They were quiet and stealthy; they acted in uniform as if they were trained to do this same sequence every day— which they probably were. But of course, Tsuna didn't know that but he did know that that uncomfortable feeling he had earlier shouldn't have been ignored.
The men were heavily armed in guns and other various weapons. Each had a gun in their hands, a few were armed with two and every single one was directed at Tsuna and Taiki.
Both of them stood frozen to their spot in the middle of their yard. Tsuna shivered and moved closer to Taiki who did the same until they were huddled close together.
One of the men shouted something in a strange language that Tsuna didn't recognize and then shot a bullet at their feet. Whimpering, Tsuna and his brother hopped back, fear slowly taking over their bodies and paralyzing them.
-The hitmen-
The two brats didn't move when one of the men spoke so he shot at their feet to scare them into talking. But that didn't seem to work either. Now, please note that none of these men were trained to have much patience, they were trained to be swift and deadly, not babysitters. So you could literally see the ticked off marks forming over their heads. After they all lost their patience simultaneously, they headed in for the torture. The brats could have just been shot but their boss wanted both of them alive and held captive to use against the Vongola. Their boss knew that one of the two twins could potentially be the future Vongola Decimo candidate (he found out through many scrounging and hunting not to mention blood and guts BUT this is the mafia we are talking about). So, if he had them both in his possession, then he could possibly take control of the feared Vongola.
-The Twins-
Tsuna knew they weren't going to get of this unscathed but what can you expect when its like 10 trained hit men against two 4-year-old boys? Nothing much right?
Taiki was planted to the ground, not knowing what to do. He silently told himself that they weren't there for him or Aniki. It was probably just a mere visit to share a few words with his Kaa-san and Tou-san and then leave. They always had company over. Kaa-san would cook tons of food. Tou-san would entertain the guests. All while he and Tsuna played around. But something about these people gave him the creeps.
-The hitmen-
Each of their hearts was thumping wildly. Boss never said they couldn't hurt the brats, just not kill.
-Tsuna-
Tsuna mustered up all the courage he had (albeit not that much) and with a shaking voice told Taiki to run. "Tai-kun, r-run now a-and get Kaa-san a-and Tou-san, b-be c-ca-careful." Tsuna stepped in front of Taiki and shoved him just a little bit. Then with a more forceful voice he said, "Go!"
Taiki nodded dumbly and rushed off, fear fueling his actions and hoping that his Aniki would be all right alone. After all, he wasn't much of an Aniki, he seemed to be younger than him most of the time.
With Taiki gone, Tsuna felt the last of his strength leave him as he fell to the ground tears prickling at his eyes, the feeling of utter hopelessness washing over him. The men yelled and shouted, sending someone after Taiki but Taiki was fast, and he could shake him off right? In the midst of his thoughts, the men were impending on him, getting closer and closer until they were right on top of him.
The first blow was harsh, and pain like none other before came over him. His thoughts became muddled and he couldn't think straight as his head throbbed. The next one came as a kick to the stomach that sent him flying backwards, feeling the air knocked out of him. He doubled over, spluttering, trying to return the much-needed air to his lungs. Something sharp made its way down his arm and he let out a small whimper, as he didn't have enough energy left to scream. After that, every other hit and cut felt dull as he slowly slipped into unconsciousness
-Taiki-
The yard wasn't very big and neither were his legs. With a man hot on his tail and with several meters left to run he didn't think he would make it. Just as he was a few feet away from the steps, the man caught up to him and knocked him over the head, letting blackness overcome him. "I'm sorry, A-aniki…"
Blearily, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Taiki fall. That was it. Something in him snapped and a complete calmness took over much unlike what he was feeling before. His blood boiled and it felt almost as if fire was flowing through his veins, powering him. He shakily stood up, confidence moving along side him. He had to get rid of these people first before he went to help Taiki. Almost as if he were a completely different person, he raced towards his attackers. A voice seemed to whisper in his head telling him the best places to strike and he obeyed it, knowing that it meant no harm.
Being so focused on his battle, he didn't notice one of the men sneaking up on him with a gun raised in his hand. Only when the sound of a gun going off did Tsuna feel the sense of dread in his gut.
Pain lanced up his leg and he stumbled, seeing black spots at the edges of his sight. Unwillingly he let the men once again over come him. He felt the fire flow away until he was left vulnerable without his short-lived confidence and strength.
He lay in a bloody heap on the lawn until one of the men slung him across his shoulder. Faintly, he noticed Taiki in the same position on another man's shoulder. The black on the edges of his sight grew until he could see nothing but black.
Iemitsu heard the sound of a gun and fighting just as he began his conversation with Nana. There isn't a lot of things that can worry the head of CEDEF but when you hear a gun coming from your backyard, that's gotta' do something to you. Panicked, he told the wide-eyed Nana stay inside and hide. He knew that enemy assassins were probably here for him or worse—his twins. Rushing outside, he wildly looked around. His eyes caught the sight of red liquid staining the white snow and for some strange reason, the snow had melted and you could see the dead grass underneath. Deathperation flames maybe? No there was a very low possibility of it being that. But then he felt his stomach plummet—there was no one there.
-Tsuna-
Tsuna woke up to darkness. He could see Taiki next to him but it seemed that they were in some sort of dark room. Tsuna didn't know what to call it—a cell? He had sometimes watched TV with his father and brother and this place reminded him of some of the things he saw. But it was where you hold bad people and from what Tsuna could remember, he hadn't done anything wrong. Except for when he attacked those people but he had only been protecting himself and Taiki so that didn't count. A voice abruptly shook him out of his thoughts and he came back to reality.
"I see that you're awake now." A low voice said, a somewhat sneer hidden in its depths.
Tsuna merely ignored the voice, in the back of his head; something was telling him that this guy was bad.
The voice let out a harsh laugh. Although, it was more like a cackle in Tsuna's ears that make him wince. "You will obey me whether you like it or not." With that, the person left the room, the door opening and closing with a screechy clang.
For the next few days, Tsuna and Taiki were locked up in the cell until they both lost count. They tried to pass the time by comforting each other but it was only after a while that they would lose hope. They silently prayed for someone to rescue them but their wishes went unanswered until that fateful day.
Yelling and gunshots rang through the air, waking both Tsuna and Taiki from their fitful sleep. Hope raced through Tsuna, as the noises got closer. Had someone finally come to get them? His thoughts came true when he saw his Tou-san come barging through the door with a few others, looking half-beaten with torn suits and messed up hair.
"Tsuna! Taiki!" Iemitsu cried in relief and went into overprotective father mode. He raced to his two sons and swept them up in a great big bear hug, tears threatening to spill from his eyes. But the moment was short lived as more men in suits blocked off the entrance with guns held up to shoot if necessary.
Iemitsu's eyes narrowed dangerously, they were trapped in an enemy famiglia's headquarters with only a few men to spare. It was about 10 to 50 in the enemy's favor. There were no escape routes and the only way to get out was blocked—they were stuck, the only choice left was to fight and hope to win.
A fierce battle broke out between his father and the bad guys. Tsuna and his brother stood in the corner, scared. He noticed his father being pushed back and almost immediately. No matter how much his feelings were in turmoil at the moment, he wanted to help. To protect those he held close to him, he didn't want to see them die—never. Almost immediately, he felt the utter calmness rule once again. He didn't stop it, he knew it would help; after all, it had before. But something was a little different this time. He something hot prickling somewhere on his forehead and when he looked at his hands, they were on fire. A beautiful pure orange flame flickered softly at him as he stared, a sense of awe building up in him. The flames would not hurt him, he knew that but he didn't know why. But that didn't matter right now, now he had to protect- his Tou-san, Kaa-san, and Tai-kun, he wouldn't let them slowly slip away from him, they were too precious.
Eyes burning a fierce yet powerful orange, Tsuna joined they fray. He noticed some mouths agape and eyes staring at him in disbelief but he ignored them as he took down the enemies. He made sure not to kill them, only knock them out. After all, killing was unforgivable. Once again the voice silently whispered where to hit and Tsuna obeyed. Slowly, the enemy numbers dwindled until only a few were remaining. With no one coming at him, Tsuna stood there panting but with flames still on full blast.
Suddenly, a voice resounded against the cold walls of the cells. It was the first time he had heard it since he arrived in this place. The one who had laughed at him and talked about controlling him. Eyes zeroing in on the source, Tsuna saw a man dressed in black from head to toe. From the little light there was (most of it was coming from his flames), Tsuna could see neat-slicked back black hair streaked with gray. His eyes were a piercing green that made even Tsuna feel uncomfortable against its gaze. Faintly, he felt his father walk up beside him, giving him the courage to stand up and look at those green eyes.
The guy laughed, seemingly amused at the little boy who stood up to him. "Greeting Sawada Iemitsu, Sawada Taiki and Sawada Tsunayoshi of the Vongola Famiglia. My name is Ercole De Luca and sixth boss of the Genovese Famiglia. I didn't expect you to get this far in rescuing your sons, Iemitsu, head of the famed CEDEF." Ercole laughed again. "You Vongola annoy me, if it weren't for you, my Famiglia could still be one of the strongest in Italy." His voice turned bitter. "But no!" He snarled, "your boss had to crush us until there was nothing left but a few to walk the streets, trying to regain the power we once had! So, here we are now, not even half of what we were. I will destroy you and after that, I will take over the Vongola and let you feel the pain and suffering that we have experienced!"
Ercole's eyes shone with a mad light and Tsuna knew that this man was dangerous. Ercole rushed at them but what surprised Tsuna was that purple flames covered a knife much like how his hand had orange flames. Before Tsuna knew it, Ercole was on top of him with the dagger raised above his head, ready to come plunging down at any moment. Time seemed to slow down as the knife came down and his father screamed his name. Suddenly his father came barreling into him, pushing him away just in time before the knife could harm him. His father winced as the knife grazed him on the arm and then skidded across the floor, temporarily away from harm.
Tsuna let out his breath that he didn't notice he was holding. "T-tou-san, a-are you o-okay?"
"I'm fine, Tsuna, just go a stay with your brother." Tsuna nodded and walked over to Taiki, standing protectively in front of him.
Meanwhile his father stood back up and faced Ercole and the fight began. It went on for a little bit as they exchanged blows, not letting up. Finally, Ercole had his father cornered and sent him flying back into a wall with a kick to the gut, rendering him unconscious. Then, Ercole turned on Tsuna and Taiki, the wild look still in his eyes. "It's your turn."
Next to him, Taiki was shivering uncontrollably, only half understanding what was going on. But Tsuna knew. He knew that this man had to be taken down for hurting his father. They too, engaged in combat. Tsuna's flames burned brightly and in his eyes, a new form of determination. Ercole's purple flame licked hungrily at the edges of the knife and in his eyes shone a mad, sadistic glint that could send almost anyone away in fear for their lives.
Ercole let his emotions take over him—something a boss should never do—and swiped wildly at Tsuna, wanting to see red splash everywhere. "Why can't you just submit to me?" He questioned. "I can let you live a happy life where no one can disturb you. You can have more power than you have now. Secrets will never be hidden from you. You can rule with me! Join my Famiglia; you have the rare flames of the Sky. I can use you to take over the Vongola. Join me in destroying them!" Ercole stopped his barrage of attacks and just stood there, staring at Tsuna, a grin distorting his face.
Tsuna's eyes narrowed. "Never."
"Big words for such a young boy, huh?" Ercole laughed, "But I can see such potential in you, you have already taken down all my men single-handedly. Now, join me!"
"I'd rather not repeat myself, mister, but in this case, I will." Tsuna rushed at Ercole, ready to take him out. He punched him in the stomach, "not-," he swept his arm in an arc, letting the flames burn Ercole's arm, "in-," he knocked the flame swathed knife out of his hands, "my-," he gave Ercole a taste of a flame powered punch right to the face, "life!" And with that, the boss of the Genovese Famiglia was knocked out by a four-year-old.
Tsuna stood over the body, he was just knocked unconscious, and the man wasn't dead. Around him, the signs of other battles between the lackeys seemed to be dying down; they hadn't noticed the major fight between bosses had they? Tsuna glanced at Taiki and he let a smile break his solemn face when he noticed that his little brother had fainted (probably from fright).
Suddenly, some unknown force muffled the sounds of scuffles around him. Tsuna glanced around, not knowing what was happening. Then his eyes caught a shimmering orange flame next to his dad who was still unconscious. The flame was exactly like his! Tsuna thought in wonder, his flames still billowing from his hands. The orange light seemed to be coming from half of a silver ring inlaid with a sky-blue stone that must have fallen out of his father's pocket. Slowly, the fire gained shape and turned into a tall man with. He had shining golden hair and orange eyes. The same flames were on his forehead although it didn't seen to be burning his hair. A long black cape rested on his shoulders and he wore a pinstriped suit. His right hand lay on his chest right over his heart. Both of his hands were covered in black and silver gloves that had a big "I" on them with the words "Vongola" written around in a circle. The man had a powerful yet gentle and calming aura to him and he took Tsuna's breath away. After a staring for a while, the man finally spoke.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi, it seems that you have discovered the use of your Sky flame." An amused smile grew on the man's lips. "My name is Giotto or Vongola Primo as some people might call me, the founder of the Vongola Famiglia." Giotto sighed, "the Sky flame is the rarest flame and only a select few hold them. It is a powerful weapon and if used wrong, it can be dangerous." He paused to let Tsuna wrap his mind around the concept before continuing on again.
Tsuna blinked at him owlishly.
"It seems that you can tame it at such a young age and therefore I must seal it away until you are old enough to use it again. Right now, you are too young and naïve to understand but you will see in the near future. I hope you don't mind." With that, Giotto put his hand on Tsuna's forehead and closed his eyes.
Tsuna didn't really know what was going on. First a man had tried to kill him and now another man was talking about flames and dangerous stuff. The man rested his hand on his head and Tsuna felt the fire reside, going somewhere where he couldn't call on it anymore. As soon as the feeling was gone, tiredness washed over Tsuna and he began to fall but the strange man caught him in his arms. Half-lidded brown once again eyes stared at orange eyes, knowing that this man meant no harm.
"Tsunayoshi?" Tsuna heard the voice ask and he blinked to show he was listening. The man gave him a soft smile. "You will have to forget everything that happened over these past few days. About the men who came to kidnap you and the person who tried to endanger you life. You will even have to forget what I just told you. I will also have to erase the memories of everyone else who saw what happened today and this would include your family. Is that alright?" Tsuna nodded knowing that it was for the better. That no one knew, especially about his flames from what he had partly understood. The man gave him a sad smile, "Arigatou, Tsunayoshi." That was the last Tsuna heard before he slipped into unconsciousness.
When Iemitsu woke up, he was in an unknown place and he didn't know how he got there. But he noticed bodies littering the floor as well as his own men lying on the ground. Struggling to sit up, Iemitsu took in the scene. He felt horror though, when he saw his two sons sleeping side by side. His little Tuna fish looked beat up but Taiki looked unharmed but a few scratches littered his arms. Then his eyes wandered to someone who seemed to be the boss of this place. Iemitsu made his way over to him and felt his pulse—he was only unconscious. He looked at the body and noticed burn marks across his arm and on his face. A bruise was forming on his cheek where someone had punched him. Under close inspection, it looked like a small fist had made that wound and around the purplish-yellow colors of a bruise, burns circled it. Thinking rapidly, Iemitsu wondered who could of done this.
'As the leader of CEDEF, he didn't have any kids under him; they were all trained men or women. But then his thoughts wandered to his two sons. Could one of them have possibly did this? He recognized this man; he was the sixth boss of the Genovese Famiglia, Ercole De Luca, part of a strong Famiglia that they had taken down years ago. How could one of his sons do this? Defeat a fully trained, experienced in combat, Mafia boss? Unless… maybe they had discovered their Sky Flames.'
Iemitsu drew his gaze over to the twins. 'It was probably Taiki; Tsuna didn't seem to have it in him to defeat someone. Let alone a trained killer.' He could picture Taiki doing it but not Tsuna. 'So if it had been Taiki then he had used his Sky Flames, flames that only a boss of the Vongola Famiglia could wield.' Iemitsu felt excitement grow inside him.
That day, Sawada Iemitsu, head of the outside organization CEDEF made a choice that would change the future of the whole world.
'Taiki will be the next Vongola Decimo!'
Hello readers, did you enjoy the story? Yes, I know it was kind of rushed right? Not to mention it skipped from person to person a lot. But I promise future chapters won't be as rushed as this one. To tell the truth, I had this chapter typed up and finished way back in August but I never got around to uploading it, instead, I uploaded a different one. When I saw a few other fics like this one, I was reminded of mine and decided to upload it. So yeah… weird huh?
Anyways, tell me what you think!
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