Hi readers! I'm back with a new story! Actually, it's an alternate version of The Rainbow Arcobaleno! Some chapters are most likely the same while some chapters are totally different. So without further ado, let's start!
Kai's POV
I still remember... When he revealed that he was involved with the mafia... He chose me as his Cloud Guardian and the other Guardians were also some of our friends... But after that card disappeared, I couldn't forget it... What power it held and I needed explanations, to keep him safe... I had arrived at the Tatsunagi Corporation. My original idea was to just ask Takuto about the card but who knew there was something bigger behind all of it... It was when Reversed Takuto revealed his identity to me...
" Our attention has been caught by a mysterious power, what you might call 'flames'." Reversed Takuto said
He couldn't have known about them... It's just impossible!
" Flames?" I ask
" That's right." Reversed Takuto said, a giant container suddenly appearing beside him, " And if you become our first Reversed fighter, then... This meter will fill up to call upon him."
" Him?"
" The embodiment of the Rainbow. That's what. Once this meter fills up to the brim, the embodiment of Rainbow will react and awaken his powers. That's when we're grabbing that chance to capture him." Reversed Takuto said
" What do you plan to do then?" I ask
" Easy, really. What the embodiment of the Rainbow holds is similar but more powerful in contrast to us, Link Joker. The power to travel through space and time. With his powers combined with ours, we will be unstoppable!" Reversed Takuto said
" I don't know who you're talking about, but that won't happen!" I said, taking out my deck
" Oh and you know one more thing? This is our candidate for being the embodiment of the Rainbow!" He said, a screen appearing behind him, " I'm sure you know who this is, don't you?"
I gasped when I saw the image.
" Candidate of being the embodiment of the Rainbow... Aichi Sendou." He continued
" Impossible! There's no way Aichi's the person! If you dare to even lay a finger on him..." I warned him
" What'll you do? Destroy me? With those puny Cloud flames of yours?" He ask
" What?!"
" Then I'll teach you, who's more superior. Fight me." He said
I took out my deck after he said that.
" Just what I wanted!" I said
He smirked as we begun our fight.
Normal POV
Tsuna defeated Daemon... They've now done the last of their succession tests... Primo appeared once more with his Guardians in his Sky flames.
" Vongola Decimo and your guardians. There's one more thing you have to do." Primo said
" What is it?" Tsuna ask
" Get the succession flame from the embodiment of the Rainbow and then will the true succession be completed." Primo said
" Embodiment of Rainbow?!"
" I've never heard of such a thing." Reborn said
" But there is. However, he is currently in asleep form. Thus, he is undetectable to all of us. His powers are unknown to both him and us. Find him and get his flame to complete your box weapons for battle. Then, farewell." He disappeared in his flames after that
" That was weird... Should we believe him, Jyuudaime? I mean, in all my life, I've never heard of a Rainbow flame or embodiment before." Gokudera said
" Me neither but something tells me that we need to believe in him and find that person who has it." Tsuna said
" But our time limit that Irie gave us is tomorrow." Yamamoto said
" I know. That's why we have to go and tell him that before coming back to the past to find the person." Tsuna said
" Well, alright then. Let's head back home to rest for the day." Gokudera said
" Yeah."
Kai's POV
I accepted the power of Link Joker after Reversed Takuto told me of its power and me experiencing it first hand... That's right... I've become Reversed... I looked over to the meter to see it filling up to the halfway mark.
" Impressive. I didn't think it'll fill up that much in an instance." Reversed Takuto said
" I'm leaving." I said after looking at my new deck
" Our dear embodiment must be feeling quite uncomfortable right now. Do me a favor before you Reverse people." He said
I looked at him and blinked.
Aichi's POV
What? What is this feeling? There's a tightness in my chest and a feeling of danger approaching... Why am I feeling this way? I got up from my bed and walked over to the window. I saw the night sky but when I looked down at the streets lying in front of me, my eyes widened in fear. Someone... is watching me... from that dark alley across my room... I hurriedly closed the curtains and gripped my chest to feel my fast beating heart as I calmed my breathing... It was just nothing... I must be hallucinating because of the darkness. I walked over to my bed, laid down and pulled up the blanket.
" That's right... I'll be fine after some sleep..." I thought
I closed my eyes, ready to sleep. But that's when I heard the window sliding open... Before I could open my eyes, something was forced onto my mouth as my eyes snapped open. A cloth was being tied onto my mouth as I tried to call to help. The shadow grabbed my wrists after the cloth was tied as he tied my hands together. He then leaned onto my ear.
" This is just the beginning. Very soon, your asleep mode will be gotten rid of. So, enjoy your time while you can." He whispered
Wait... Why does his voice sound so familiar? But before I could process anymore information, he pressed a cloth on my nose as I struggled while accidentally breathing in a sweet scent. I got close to going unconscious as I heard the last words he said.
" Sleep tight, my dear Aichi."
I blacked out after that.
~ The next morning~
My eyes snapped open as I got up and looked around. Was it dream? I'm still in my room and I'm not tied up... But, was it really a dream? I shook off the thought as I went to get ready. I gripped my chest after feeling something uncomfortable hitting me.
" What...?" I muttered
It must've been my imagination again... I got ready and ate my breakfast. After that, I headed off to school. I sure hope what happened last night was really just a bad dream... I arrived at my school gate to see some people who looked a little younger than me standing there. I shrugged the thought off and continued to walk pass them.
" Um, excuse me." One of them, a brunette, spoke up
" Yes?" I turned towards him
" Could you be Aichi Sendou?" He ask
I put my defenses up once he said that. How did he know my name?
" Yes, is there something wrong?" I ask
" No, it's just..."
I checked the time and realized that I was going to be late if I stand here any longer.
" Sorry, I'm going to be late for school. Then, see you later." I said and bowed
I ran into the school and into my classroom. A minute or so after that, the bell rang. I heaved a sigh of relief that I wasn't late. But who were those people? How do they know me? No matter what, I have to avoid them.
~ After school~
We were getting ready to walk towards Card Capital when I saw the same people still standing there at the gate.
" Who are those people?" Naoki-kun ask
" I'm not sure..." I replied
We walked past them when the same brunette grabbed my arm.
" Please wait! We have something to ask you!" He said
Naoki-kun intercepted him and took off his hand lightly.
" Sorry, don't be rude to Aichi. He doesn't know you and we don't know each other, so leave him alone." Naoki-kun said
That was when I saw it... The ring on his finger...
" Are you possibly a candidate of the Vongola Jyuudaime?" I ask
" Yes! You recognize this ring?!" He ask
" You can say that. So, what do you want to ask me about?" I ask
" About something called the Embodiment of the Rainbow." He replied
" Embodiment of the Rainbow? What's that?" Naoki-kun ask
" That's what we would like to know." The brunette replied
" I'm sorry. I've never heard of anything like that. Maybe you came to the wrong person. I think you should ask someone else who knows more about it." I said
" Okay..."
" Then, we'll be leaving now." I said
We left the area, leaving them to think about it for themselves. We arrived at Card Capital to see Miwa-kun and the others but... Kai-kun's not here...
" Yo, Aichi!" Miwa-kun greeted
" Hello, Miwa-kun." I greeted
" How are ya?" He ask
" Just fine. Thank you for asking. Um... Where's Kai-kun?" I ask
" Kai? I'm not sure... He didn't show up for school today either." He replied
" I see..."
What should I do? Because the voice last night sounded so much like... Kai-kun... I was hoping he would be here so that I can clear the air for a bit but now...
" You look troubled, Aichi. Is something wrong?" Miwa-kun ask
" Huh? N-No... I was just thinking about something." I replied
" I see... Then let's have a few rounds of cardfight! Kai's not around so it's quite boring!" He said
" Sure!"
I placed my deck and my starting Vanguard on the fight table as we got ready to fight.
" Stand up, Vanguard!"
~ After the fight~
The sixth damage fell into Miwa-kun's damage zone as he sighed.
" I lost again! You're strong, Aichi!" He said
" No, I was just lucky." I said
" No way! You've gotten much stronger then last time!" He said
" Thank you."
Suddenly, I felt the same uncomfortable feeling from this morning as I gripped my chest again. This time, it's hurting a bit... As if something is being pulled out from me... I felt a hand on my shoulder as I looked up to see Miwa-kun looking at me with a worried face. I smiled to assure him.
" I'm fine..."
" You looked like you were in pain. Are you sure you're really alright?" He ask
" Yeah, I'm fine. Maybe if I rest a little, I'll be fine..." I replied
" You sure?" He ask again
I nodded as he sat back down.
" Alright then. I think you should go back home to rest. I'll go with you just in case." He said
" No, you don't have to..." I said
" I insist. Now let's go." He said, dragging me by the arm
We waved the others goodbye and left as we walked silently back to my house. When we arrived, I thanked him and walked into my house before he walked off. I greeted my mother and Emi before heading up to my room. I got ready to shower after that. I took off my clothes after getting the bathtub ready. But what I didn't expect was black marks that were under the base of my neck. I traced the diamond mark in the middle while looking at the black curves extending until it reaches the end sides of my neck bone.
" What is this?" I muttered
I then heard tiny bell sounds as I put my hands into my pants pocket. I took out what looked like a diamond shaped pendant with a rainbow aura inside it. There were tiny bells on each side of the diamond and a black string was strung on the pendant.
" When did this..." I exclaimed
I shook off the thought as I placed everything down and went for my shower. After my shower, I dipped myself into the warm water as I sighed. All the fatigue from today were being released from my body. I traced the marks on my body once more as I sighed. Why is this happening? Then, I'm afraid that maybe last night wasn't a dream... What if that voice really belonged to Kai-kun and at that time he'd tried to do whatever he wanted to do? Like, kidnap me? From the way he was doing things, it seemed like it. But why? To think that Kai-kun would... No! It can't be... Why...? I sighed again before deciding to dry up and go for dinner. I dried myself up and went for dinner after that. After dinner, I went back up to my room. I looked through my deck once more before turning off the lights and drifting off to sleep.
~ A few days later~
I woke up and stretched as I went to get ready and changed my clothes. Once I was done, I ate breakfast and headed off to school. Over these few days, I met the brunette and his friends a lot. Now I know them as Tsuna-san and his guardians. Along the way to school, I spotted Kai-kun after a long time of his absence.
" Yo, Aichi." He greeted
" Oh, Kai-kun! Good morning!" I greeted
" What are you doing?" He ask
" I'm heading off to school!" I said
" I see. Want me to escort you? I'm skipping school today too." He said
" But isn't that a little..." I said
" It's fine. I still study anyway." He said
" Okay then..."
We silently walked to my school as we arrived at the school gate.
" Thank you, Kai-kun. I'll be heading in now." I said
But before I could walk into the school gates, Kai-kun suddenly grabbed my wrist. He turned me around and leaned in to kiss me on my lips. We were lucky no one had seen us... My heart was fluttering when he did that. Please tell me this was yet another dream... Kai-kun was... kissing me... He released the kiss as my face was still red.
" I'll see you after school." He said
" Y-Yeah!"
I was really happy... Even though it was through indirect methods, Kai-kun just confessed his love to me! I waved goodbye to him as I headed into my school. Just as I entered my class and sat down, the bell rang. I was listening to class while thinking about Kai-kun. But when the bell rang for the next lesson, some students were muttering about something while looking out of the window. I looked out of the window as well due to curiousity but I didn't expect what I was going to see... Kamui-kun was staggering on the field with some dark aura around him.
" Kamui-kun?!"
I ran out of my class and to the field as I held Kamui-kun by his shoulders.
" Kamui-kun!"
" Sorry, Brother... I wasn't strong enough..." He said as the aura started to flare even more fiercely
" What is this?!" I exclaimed
" Aichi!"
I turned to see Misaki-san running towards us with Naoki-kun and Shingo-kun.
" What's going on?!" Misaki-san ask
" I don't know..." I replied
" Everyone's gathered here!" A voice said
We turned out heads to see Kourin-san and the student council secretary.
" I Reversed him." Kourin-san said
" What are you saying?!" I exclaimed
" Something will be happening soon." The Secretary said
" Something?"
" Something huge!" She said
A screen appeared in front of us as we looked at it to see Takuto-kun.
" Hello, Cardfighters all over the world. I trust you're all enjoying yourselves as you strive to win a fight today? It pleases me immensely. Friends and comrades and frenemies... Growing as fighters... I know how fulfilling that can be. And yet, nothing lasts forever. No matter how fun your days are, they'll come to an end eventually. And that day is right before you. This may seem sudden, but your world... is going to be destroyed." Takuto-kun said
Kamui-kun clenched his head as he is still resisting Reverse.
" Kamui-kun!" I exclaimed
" This is unavoidable. Link Joker holds sway over the world." Takuto-kun announced
" Link Joker?" Misaki-san said
" Link Joker... A destroyer possessing ultimate power who has crossed hundreds of millions of planets and dimensions to get here." Kourin-san said
" Kourin-san, what are you saying?" I ask
" Cardfighters... I'm sure some of you are aware of the phenomenon known as "Reverse". Link Joker is the very one controlling that phenomenon. When a Cardfighter loses to a Reversed fighter, he becomes Reversed too. If he's Reversed, his personality changes, and he becomes very strong... but what really happens is that he becomes a soldier in our Link Joker army." Takuto-kun announced
" Is that what happened to..." Shingo-kun said
" Darn it! My memory is foggy, but... I think I might've been..." Naoki-kun said
" With an increase in their numbers, we have become more powerful than ever. Take a look at this." Takuto-kun announced
An image of the black ring appeared.
" This is a gate. If you look up in the sky, you will see them, here and there all over the world." Takuto-kun announced
Kamui-kun was still struggling with Reverse.
" Kamui-kun!"
We turned to Emi and the others.
" Emi! Gouki-san!" I exclaimed
" Kamui-chan!" Nagisa-san exclaimed
" Kamui!" Gouki-san exclaimed
" That's... Takuto?!" Rekka-san exclaimed
" Even now, the number of Reversed fighter is increasing. The gates will open wider the more Reversed fighters there are. And when they eventually cover the Earth... this planet will smother in the darkness of nothingness in the blink of an eye. All life will fall into darkness." Takuto-kun announced
" No..."
" This has all become possible because of you Earth fighters. Thank you very much! By way of gratitude, I'm only telling you fighters about this today. I hope you all spend the scant remainder of your peaceful days in despair. For a world ruled by Link Joker, despair is a perfect fit." Takuto-kun announced and laughed menacingly
" No way... What should we do?" Naoki-kun ask
" I don't know..." I replied
Suddenly, I heard a low chuckle as I backed away from Kamui-kun after he got Reversed.
" I feel power surging through me..." He said
" Kamui-kun..." I exclaimed
" Oh and one more thing. Look at this." Takuto-kun announced
He moved to the side a little as we saw something like a giant container with a meter attached to it. And the giant container was already filled to the brim...
" This is also for one very purpose. Awakening the embodiment of the Rainbow! Now that the container is filled, everything will be the end once we capture the embodiment of the Rainbow! Now, it's time to awaken, Embodiment of the Rainbow!" Takuto-kun announced
Just as the screen disappeared, I felt the same uncomfortable and painful feeling in my chest once again. I clenched my chest as I felt the marks burning up. Naoki-kun immediately caught me just when I was about to collapse.
" Are you alright, Aichi?!" He ask
" Yes..." I winced
" My, my. That was a fast reaction. Now, hand him over." The Secretary said
" You don't mean..." Naoki-kun exclaimed
" Aichi is... That embodiment?!" Misaki-san exclaimed
" What?!"
" There's no other explanation other than that! Everyone, let's get out of here!" Misaki-san said
" Yeah!"
Naoki-kun slung me arm on his shoulder as they started to run. Once they arrived at the gate, Kai-kun was there as a familiar van pulled over beside him. The door opened and Manager was there.
" Everyone! Get on!" He shouted
" Shin-san!"
" I'll take Aichi to my apartment! It's just a few meters away!" Kai-kun said
" Okay! Here you go, Kai!" Naoki-kun said
He handed me over to Kai-kun as he carried me and nodded. He took off running as I continued to clench my chest.
" Thank you, Kai-kun..." I muttered
He just kept silent while running as I closed my eyes and fell asleep on his warm chest.
Kai's POV
What idiots... Handing Aichi over to me like they had no suspicions at all... I carried Aichi back to my apartment as I saw that he'd fallen asleep. He's being so cute that it makes me want him more. I placed him on my bed as I grabbed the ropes under my bed and tied him up. I then closed the curtains to make sure no one could see us.
~ Flashback start~
" You have a slight liking to Aichi Sendou, don't you? Then. do me a little favour. Keep him in your apartment until I give you orders to bring him here. Make sure he doesn't escape." Reversed Takuto said
~ Flashback end~
Well, what I did that night was just for my own fun. This is the real deal. I waited for a few more minutes as he finally started to wake up. He opened his eyes and tried to move as he struggled to break free from the ropes.
" Hey, you're awake?" I ask
He turned his head to me, not believing that I would do that to him.
" Why?" He ask
" I was the very first one to join. And I was the one who Reversed many people around the world to fill that meter up." I replied
" No... Let me go!" He screamed
" It's no use. No one knows where this is and no one will come to save you." I said
" Please, let me go..." He begged, his beautiful eyes glistening with tears
I chuckled and leaned in. I licked off the tears threatening to spill from his eyes as he tried to shake me off.
" You lied to me..." He said
" No. My love is real." I said
I kissed him on his lips to prove it to him but all I saw was tears spilling. I released the kiss and wiped his tears away.
" Don't cry. Once this is over, we get to be together." I said
" No... Not like this... Please let me go..." He cried
" I want to but you know I can't. So be good and do whatever I say until we go to the Tatsunagi Corporation, okay?" I said
I kissed him again but this time, I felt warmth coming from his cheeks... I touched his forehead to feel some heat coming from it. I immediately laid him down and got a thermometer. I washed the tip before putting it into his mouth. When it rang, I checked it. 38.7 degrees... Not a good sign...
" Don't worry. You'll feel better soon." I assured
I patted his head as I got a pail of ice water and a few cloth. I dipped them in the water before putting one on his forehead. I then took off his clothes and started to wipe him with the rest of the cloth. That was when I felt extreme heat coming from the marks under his neck. I see... So that's how it is... The awakening is causing him to suffer...
" Not to worry, Aichi. The awakening will be completed once the full moon rises. Until then, hang in there." I said
To ease him from his suffering a little, I decided to remove the ropes. I hid all his belongings that could potentially give away our location if used. I walked over to my cupboard to fetch some clothes but smaller size for him to wear. I started to help him to wear it. That was when I noticed a black string tied to Aichi's right arm. Weird... Why didn't I notice that when I was cleaning him? I shook the thought off as I took off the black string and saw the crystal attached to it. I placed it on the table and continued to wear the clothes for Aichi. Once it was done, I went to cook lunch for him. I made some porridge and poured some into a small bowl. I then walked over to him as I sat him up and started to feed him.
" Here. Eat some. You'll feel better." I said
I took the spoon and started to give him a bite of the porridge as he slowly started to eat. However, after only few spoons of porridge, he stopped eating.
" What's wrong?" I ask
" I'm full..." He replied
I sighed before putting the bowl aside and laid him down. I left the excess porridge in the pot just in case he would wake up and want to eat something. I went back to Aichi as I felt his temperature increasing. I took the thermometer to take his temperature again. 39.0 degrees... It's getting worse... Suddenly, I saw a glow as I walked over to the table to see the crystal glowing. I tapped the crystal as it opened up. The two sides had mirrors as one of them reflected herbs and a herb grinder. I tapped the bottom mirror as I saw the same things appearing on the table. The pendant must be telling me something... Grind these herbs and give it to him? I immediately took the herbs and started to grind them as they slowly turned to paste. I poured the paste into a bowl and walked towards Aichi. I woke him up and sat him up.
" This'll be a bit bitter, but it's good for you." I said
I took a spoonful and fed him as he quickly finished the paste.
" Feeling any better?" I ask
" I don't feel so light headed anymore..." He replied
" Good. Now, go back to rest." I said, lying him back down
Suddenly, a call came as I picked it up.
" Hello?" I ask
" Takuto-sama has given orders. Restrain him, make sure it's very tight and do not let him call out for any help." It was Takuto's secretary
" Are you crazy?! He's not feeling well!" I said
" He has given his orders and you are to obey them. Otherwise, he'll personally take care of him. That is all." She said
Before I could say anything more, the call was cut off as I close my phone and looked over to Aichi, who was looking at me curiously. I clicked my tongue inwardly as I took the ropes from the floor back up.
" Kai-kun..."
" Sorry..." I said
I started to tie him up again but this time, tighter, as ordered. Aichi was struggling and wincing in pain while I was doing that. I took out a cloth and tied it around his mouth. Suddenly, I felt a dark desire welling up inside me... Something I want to do for a very long time... I climbed on top of Aichi as I started to move my hands inside this clothes while kissing his body. He was screaming and squirming when he saw what I was doing.
" This'll be over soon. I promise." I whispered
He screamed again as I removed his clothes and I continued what I was doing while the night deepened... With only two more days before the full moon...
And that's the end of this chapter! I hope everyone is going to like this alternate version! I'll see everyone in the next chapter then!