Sawada Nana and her son Sawada Tsunayoshi were always the oddballs of the community. Not many knew where they came from or their stories.
Sawada Nana always had a saddened look on her face. Many assumed it was due to the fact her husband never really came home. If he did he never stayed for long. Some knew better though. Some would see it grow when she looked her son, others would see it grow when she looked at the woman who came around once a year.
"Nana... You don't need to stay with him..." the woman says.
"I know!" Sawada Nana shouts "None of the paperwork for the divorce seems to go through though! I've tried taking it directly to a judge who agrees at first but then they always seem to come back immediately and deny me!"
Nana whips her head and stares directly at the light green-haired woman. "I wish... I wish... I envy their freedom..."
The green-haired woman freezes as a dark, sad look passes over her face.
"How is Tsunayoshi?" the green-haired woman tries to change the subject. It works. Nana's face softens. "He's being bullied, I just know it. I refuse to help him unless he comes straight out with it, though."
The green-haired woman sighs and leans against the wall. "That's exactly how I raised you... Not everyone is the same, Nana."
"I love him with all my heart, but he needs to learn that even with this, curse, he needs to step up and defend himself." The brown-haired woman sighs, "I'll be heading out for a bit. Take care of your descendant, would ya?". The other woman in the room chuckles lightly. "Sure"
Nana rushes out the door, leaving the greenette alone with Tsunayoshi.
The greenette turns and walk deeper into the house. A frosty smile on her lips.
"Adriela! Addy!" a male voice calls out. "The first meeting is on the 4th!" A young man with Blue hair rushes to the woman with light green hair, although she's now named Adriela or for short, Addy. Adriela smiles and hugs the man with Blue hair. She backs up a few feet a sly yet joyful smirk emerges on her face as she responds with a breathless "Yes, the first meeting of the sins."
"Tsunayoshi,"
"Ancestor, call me Tsuna" A small brown-haired boy interrupts. He lazily dangles off of the light green-haired woman's arm.
"Tsunayoshi. Soon in your life, you'll begin to meet people. Strange people. Colors will flash past your eyes."
"...is it apart if the curse?"
"...yes" she whispers as if she wants to deny the statement with her entire existence.
The young boy's eyes flash a strange light. "I met Pride the other day. Or saw him from the distance. He took down some yakuza member who were harassing a teen for some money."
She purses her lips, wanting to stay silent. She stares at the sunset covered sky. "Look at the sunset, young one."
They spent the rest of the walk in silence, admiring the sunset.
"It's nice to meet you, sir, may I ask why you need to see me?" Adriela says, a smile on her face. A man across from her sighs. "Envy, sorry to take up your time but... Every time I stare at the younger genera–"...
Tsuna stares down on the doubly cursed man.
"Lust," he says, he hears his mother cough up a storm in the kitchen as she whips her head to look at them with wide-eyes.
The man, on the other hand, is confused. "Lust?" the man stares up at Tsuna in curiosity.
His confusion becomes more profound when Tsunayoshi answers. "Yes, that's your name."
The man corrects the boy, "My name is Reborn."
In the distance, he can hear Nana wheeze as Tsunayoshi responds with "Sure it is. I'll just call you Lust."
They make their way up to Tsuna's room, Nana's wheezing getting louder as the head up the stairs.
Reborn is determined and infuriated at the lack of context. Nana obviously isn't oblivious, but instead has a secret of her own that spreads to her son. His eyes narrow ever-so-slightly. He will get to the bottom of it even if it is the last thing he does.
Envy, also known as Addy or Adriela approaches a man with light, yet vivid blue hair who is leaning against a wall.
"Sloth," she calls out. The man doesn't move, but envy knows instinctively that he had heard her. "Do you have the reports?" she says
Sloth moves one of his hands and reaches into his bag and pulls out a file with priceless information in it. Envy smiles gently and takes the folder, "Have a lazy day~" she drawls joyfully. The man smiles and raises a thumb, clearly wishing to send her on a positive note.
Tsuna watches as Sloth jumps from the tree through the window. "I am the great Lamb—"
"No," Tsuna says firmly, he crawls to Lambo and embraces him.
"You're Sloth."
A red-haired man stares down at Envy, hating his own incompetence.
"Wraith-" she chokes out
"Get the damn poll outta me"
Wraith blinks his tears away as he stares down in shock.
"Being impaled through the heart grants roughly 3 more seconds of life then death arrives." Wraith starts
"It'd been a few minutes since you were first impaled and you still can snark at me."
"Shut the hell up and help me before I help myself then cut off your d¡ck!"
Tsuna blinks rapidly while pushing Lambo behind him more. Tsunayoshi breaks out into a grin as he faces the Varia and looks pointedly at the man with a scowl and scars on his face and the small baby that was floating.
"Wraith and Greed! Never thought I'd find two sins together~ I guess it's because of the attraction the cur—" a pickaxe flies in with a disheveled and partially drunk Iemistu as he attempts to build a relationship with his son through unneeded heroism.
Iemistu is shut down rather quickly by Tsuna in response for interrupting him and then crushed by the appearance of the Cervello.
Envy glances up at the half-empty table. She thought she'd get here a few hours early but was still beaten by the woman with purple hair, and the woman with orange hair.
"Hey Pride, Gluttony."
"Envy, did you know–" Envy then ignores Gluttony's rants of knowledge as she pointedly looks at Pride.
"We can't die." Pride's face darkens.
"I know" Pride responds.
"We've been cursed" Pride grits her teeth in unsaid rage "I know" Pride responds hatefully, glaring at the table.
Gluttony sighs and looks to the side. "We all know, but I know how to rid it from ourselves if ever desired."
The two females look at Gluttony with bated breath.
Tsuna looks at Shouchi and both of their eyes begin to sparkle. "Gluttony~," Tsuna says in a sing-a-long manner.
"Child of Envy~," Shouchi says back in kind.
They both grin, confusing the others in a million different ways. Wasn't he the enemy?
"Greed" a man with blonde hair tilts his head in response to Envy.
"How far are you going to go?" Envy says, rubbing her inflated stomach. Greed looks over to Envy. He reaches forward and rubs her stomach, feeling the twins kick.
He sighs "As far as I need to. Immortality is sickening. Kawahira tried to rope me in with his scheme to save the earth his own kind had doomed. After hearing I can't die he immediately back off. Not without me being impaled a few times, though."
Reborn pursed his lips, he has a date with that one lady from a neutral familgia and Tsuna has to set up a surprise meeting with a select, confusing few.
Deep inside him, he feels like the reason why he addresses some people as if they were apart of the 7 deadly sins would be solved. Reborn thought back to his own nickname, Lust, it was terrifyingly accurate. Like his aiming skills.
Reborn smirked. You wanna deprive me of my s*x, I'll shot you.
Envy looks down at her grandchild. She sighs and a hand grabs her shoulder. She to the side to see her chosen one. A lovely man with an endearing personality.
Though, that was years ago when they thought that having two children at once was allowed and that the curse would still pass on.
"You have to meet them sooner or later," he says looking at her in pity.
Envy tucks a strand of hair behind her ear and turns farther away from him. "Having them look at me in Envy and Lust is not something I'll enjoy. I am their Grandmother no matter how old or young I look"
"So sooner."
I sigh and head forward dreading what I'm about to do.
"Tsunayoshi.."
"Ancestor, they should be arriving soon."
Envy nods and begins to play with the hem of her dress.
"Trash, who is that? How fast can I get out of here as well?" a man walks in, two guns hanging at his sides.
Envy's eyes flicker. Wraith. Images of a man with red eyes and hair pass through her mind. "I'm not angry at you or any other, but angry at my incompetence. I'm supposed to be the strongest here, but I failed you. I failed you envy. You weren't supposed to get hurt. It doesn't matter if we are all immortal. I'm a wimp and that is inexcusable."
She digs her nails into her palms.
"Dame-Tsuna, why did you ask for us?" a man in a black suit follows suit.
"Yare, Yare Tsuna-nii. Are you gonna tell us why you call us 'Wraith' and 'Greed'? It honestly doesn't make any sense otherwise."
She breathes out forcefully. Lust, Sloth–
"It is too much work!"
"I just need you to stand over there so I can get into that woman's pants!"
"Why can I stay here with Envy!'
"Because Envy knows them and is helping me! I'm not talking a chance where she looks at you and goes after you! Every sin is beautiful and sexy. I exclude more sexy then one can possibly comprehend while you are, like, everyone's type!"
Sloth huffs and walks into the corner of the room. Lust grins and grabs Envy's arm. "Let's go."
"This is a waste of my valuable time, are you gonna pay me for this. Is she gonna pay me for this?" Mammon structs in, ignoring his old boss in favor of grilling Tsuna and observing the woman at his side.
Greed walks over and hugs Envy from behind. He wraps his arms around her waist and nuzzles his head into her shoulder. He breathes in her scent. "I want you, I want all of the sins. I know I cant. They've already left" He buries his head into her neck. "Are you gonna leave me—" The arms tighten "Are you gonna leave me too?" Greed straddles Envy possessively.
"I am greedy for you."
Envy exhales shakily, nervous and afraid. She hasn't met any of Tsunayoshi's sins yet. They look just like her ow—.
A male with black hair glides in with a territorial grace. He looks at Tsuna then at Envy and pauses. She seems familiar.
Pride looks up at Envy and shows her, her child. Pride grins joyfully and hands Envy her child. "He is my pride and joy! His name is Kyoya!"
Envy stares at him with wide eyes. He looks just like his ancestor, Pride's child.
She smiles wryly preparing for more.
A man with a bounce in his step walks in and stops once he looks at Envy.
"Did you know–"
"No, I don't know."
"Then let me enlighten you."
Tsuna steps forward with a grin on his face. Though it slowly fades into a frown.
"Thank you, everyone, for coming! Meet Envy, my ancestor!"
"She's envy, yare? Thought they'd look different. Not like they are the sin with their hair and stuff— ancestor?" Lambo says, confused.
"What's your actual name?" Greed asks, sighing.
Envy shuffles nervously. "I've forgotten. The people who did know are dead anyways. I'd rather be called Envy."
Mammon freezes and looks at Envy with new found understanding lined with confusion.
Envy sighs and looks at all of the cursed people, one by one.
"Typically you all wouldn't have to meet me, but if I'm right your one of your parents either died while giving birth to you, after birth, or you simply never met them."
Everyone's eyes narrow, but they nod.
"I am here to play a role one of the parents should've had. Let me be straightforward here."
Everyone seems to lower their heads to nod prematurely.
"You all are cursed."
"DAMN IT" Wraith rages. He hits the table, successfully cracking it, but it doesn't break in his next hits that arrive soon after.
"WE ARE STUCK WITH IMMORTALITY FOREVER UNLESS WE HAVE KIDS? IF WE NEVER DO WE ARE POSSESSED BY OUR SINS!?!" Wraith stops hitting the table, tears streaming down his face. He sobs loudly.
Gluttony nods, forlorn. "We can only participate in one birth though."
Envy sighs "Damn" she whispers under her breath.
"What, I thought—" Reborn stops and continues on another topic. "It's not the Arcobaleno curse is it..."
"Reborn, is it? Tell me over the years your sense of lust has become stronger right?" Envy purses her lips.
Reborn's fedora shadows his face.
"Tsuna may have called you all one of the seven sins right? Wraith, Lust, Sloth. Your nickname tells you what part of the curse you have."
"I am envy." Envy nods and gestures to herself.
Gluttony speaks up "Do you know how the curse works? Perhaps we can find a cure."
Tsuna's eyes shadow as he swiftly walks over to envy, he wraps his arms around her and soaks her in his flames.
"It doesn't work like that." Tsuna answers.
"The curse takes excessive sin from others in the universe and you all soak it up like sponges. You all the vessel of sin. The only ways to rid yourself of the curse is to have a single child. Not two, not three. One. If you have twins you'd have to kill one of them. It passes on to the child and so-on-so-forth. It doesn't take your life away, quite the opposite—"
Tsuna is cut off as Envy explains "It gives you immortality but takes away sanity as you slowly lose whatever personality you had before and become a personification of your sin."
"Though that doesn't happen if you have two or more children. Then you are stuck being immortal, along with one of your children. You'd have the curse split half-and-half. You and your child are immortal, and both of you absorb sin. It's more of an advantage but useless torture."
"Take me for example, I am the first 'Envy' of the sins when the curse first started out. I gave birth to twins. One had the curse and the other didn't. It wasn't until it was far too late when we realized that we can't have more than two kids. Here I am. Desperately wanting to die, envying everyone I come across for their mortality. I envy all of you. You can still die." Envy's voice and breath becomes bated.
Xanxus steps forward "Trash... How old are you?"
Envy laughs lowly and stares a Xanxus with unreadable eyes "Too... Far too old... I'm old enough to call Kawahira a great godson. Did you guys know that you guys look so similar to the first sins to the I'm a straw away from having a panic attack?" Envy then pointedly looks at Kyoya. "Expect for you... You look more like the First Pride's son. His name was Kyoya if I remember correctly, I honestly wouldn't be surprised if that was your name. I've seen so many reincarnations of the first sins I'm almost numb."
"Okay, a question that is a bit late but kinda important," Mammon asks "Why are your children still alive?"
Envy smiles wryly, "The Curse. We both get immortality but I deal with the majority of envy. Thankfully it only acts and fuels my envy for mortality. He can get rid of the immortality by having a kid though. I can't.."
"Besides Nana and Tsunayoshi keep me grounded. Without them, at least half the population of earth would be dead."
Tsuna removes his arms from around Envy's waist and instead nuzzles his face into her neck.
"So... Full story?" Reborn leans in. Positively confused.
"Hit us." Shouchi states.
"Alright"
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it all started when we first met.
Lust was a playboy famous for 'coming and dumping' a two meaning sentence. He always had his blue hair in a ponytail.
I was a writer known for my depth in writing. Not that many knew my face either, to many I was that woman who stayed at home most of the time.
"Hey, beautiful." He began out with. I took a glance and had to step back to admire him. He grinned and went in for a pick-up line.
"What type of flower are you? I've never smelled or seen anything quite as beautiful as you."
I chuckled asked for a few photos.
He blinked confused but replied with a sly grin "As long as I get your number"
I took it as a chance to get a reference for my next book and accepted. He was confused until I pulled out my camera and took a photo.
He was shocked for a bit, but we hit it off and I got some beautiful reference photos.
Next was Greed.
He had short, yet fluffy blonde hair. He never seemed to be able to hate a person with his oh-so-curious eyes.
He was a play writer, when I and him first met he was distrustful thinking that I was stealing lines from his play.
I stood up and applauded the actors as I tucked my notebook away. Such fine lines that bring inspiration are hard to come by, simply amazing.
I walk out into the crowded entrance where I was then pulled aside to backstage and had several angry and distrustful stage members staring down at me.
I blinked in surprise as a man my age approached me cautiously. It was Greed.
"Hello there! May I ask what's in your notebook?"
My eyed widened thinking they were trying to frisk me. I shouldn't have worn such nice clothes that day. I gulped and returned fire "Depends on what you want to see it for."
Greed's eyes widened in surprise. Then narrow back with a hint of admiration. "Who do you work for? I wanna know why you had the notebook out. Most people who try to steal lines from my plays go low key but you are looking quite fancy may I add."
I stared blankly at him as laughter bubbled up inside me. His eyes narrowed and he looked to the side, signaling something.
Whatever he signaled didn't happen as I bent over in laughter. "Y-you thought I was stealing a line from your play!? Hahaha..."
I stood up and pulled out the notebook. I opened to the last page I was on and showed him. "Your play was amazing, I typically always have a notebook on me for when I have bursts of inspiration. I'm an author. Look."
He stares at me then to my notebook, then back at me.
"Huh. That's actually an interesting concept. Sorry for the accusation as well, I've had tons of people attempt to recreate my plays. Say," The crew members disperse and Greed's eyes begin to sparkle. "Who you like to co-author a play with me? Your writing skill is superb and would get you some excellent publicity!"
"Sure!"
We never got to writing that play, nor did I get to tell him that I didn't need publicity.
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I remember meeting Pride so vividly. The two meetings were so short but we bonded so much.
The first time we bumped into each other on the street. We ended up chatting for a bit before heading different ways. Her actions while we chatted were so strange, I didn't find out why she was acting that way for a while.
Next time we met she was fighting with a bunch of men in the middle of a deserted street. I watched her take all of them down but with the cost of receiving wounds. She barely made it a couple of feet before she fell over in pain.
I bandaged her up and left, leaving a note to come to find me if she ever needed help.
She was at my doorsteps a few months later. She needed shelter. She became my roommate.
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Wraith wasn't what you would expect. He didn't have a uncanny hate or anger for things, but himself. I never understood his thought process but from the moment I saw him I took care of him.
His red hair and eyes always seemed so soft.
It was a dark and dreary night, there was little to no people outside and I was rushing home to Pride. Wraith ran out of an alley and into me. I fell down and he helped me up delicately, self-loathing shinning in his eyes. I felt that self-loath and saw people running towards us. I grabbed his hand and took him home.
Pride was surprised but still cooked up dinner for another person. I told him he can stay as long as he wants.
He never left.
He butted with heads a bit with Pride but never left.
I met sloth next.
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I sat and watched as petals fell from the tree, signaling that spring is coming to an end and that summer was approaching.
I dove deeper into my book and stopped paying attention to my surroundings. After a few hundred pages a body fell from the tree. A man with light blue hair stares up and me as he whispers "Don't move your lap is comfy."
I froze shocked from the bluntness and slowly unfroze. I eventually began to realize that his presence seems comforting so I allowed him to rest his head on my thighs. I went back to reading my book and eventually fell asleep.
I was woken up to Pride and Sloth staring at me. Sloth was on Pride's back and Pride was kneeling to my side. I giggle at this and get up.
Slow was moved in before I could deny him.
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Gluttony was the last one. Violent Orange hair in a braid that wrapped around her head. Her bangs easily shadowed and enlarged her eyes.
She was beautiful. Sloth, when they met, spent some energy to sit there and admire her.
I met her when I was looking for references for my newest book. She acted as a sub for the librarian.
"Hello there!" I chirped as I loaded my books onto the desk.
Gluttony smiles back at me, softer than my own, but a smile. As she was writing down the books that I had borrowed, she narrows her eyes at one of them.
"Sorry, ma'am. You can't take this book."
"Hm? May I ask wh–"
"The author knew nothing on the subject and was rambling nonsense." She pats the book, "Everything in this book is lies".
"Oh, do you happen to know a better reference?"
"If you have any questions you could ask me. I know plenty of the subject."
I blinked at her.
"Oh, I didn't fully answer your question. Sorry, Ma'am. There aren't any books on this subject that are legitimate around for several hundred miles. If you have any questions just ask me."
"Oh. Thank you."
She finished everything she needs to do for me and I was off
Met her again later that week. As she was saying, there wasn't a legitimate source of knowledge for miles. Everyone lied through their teeth, attempting to impress Envy. She was quite the opposite. Eventually, they became friends and Gluttony was more opening.on sharing knowledge. A lot more open.
Eventually, all of the sins meet each other at once. Gluttony and Greed stumbled into each other and rambled on about plays and philosophy. Pride, Sloth, and Wraith were searching for Envy for approval of something. Lust was just flirting and trying to get into Envy's pants.
They bonded immediately.
One of them made a comment saying that they are like the Seven Deadly sins, and they adopted the theme and easy as it was back then. Soon enough they started a guild. They would occasionally do information hunts, organized crime (Specifically murder), joined wars and eventually settled down to help with those suffering from the seven deadly sins.
Then they found out they were cursed.
It was hell-fire after that.
They became even closer to Envy after that. After all. She is their sky.
"My elements, the first generation sins, flames did not reflect their appearance. Greed was a cloud, Pride was a mist, Lust was a storm, Wraith was a " she laughs softly "–rain, Gluttony was a lightning, and Sloth, of all people, was our sun."
Envy looks down slightly at her hand. "No matter what anyone says, it's always better to have the sky die first. Lose their element one by one, especially when cursed, knowing you can't die, is absolute hell."
She sighs and grabs her shoulder with the hand she was previously looking at. "I should know. I was one of the few who went there and came back. A quick visit to Pride you know? She was the assassin in the group after all."
Everyone sits in silence. "How do we know you aren't lying?" Mammon speaks up. He purses his lips lightly, 'Her words rang of truth. It seems so... distant though.'
Envy's smiles with self-hatred showing in every detail of her face. She pushes Tsuna off her shoulders and walks forward to Mammon, standing a few meters in front of him.
"Kill me."
Mammon sharply inhales. She moved gracefully, and her words didn't shake. It was a clear opportunity to prove herself right. 'Her movement weren't registered until a few seconds later' a traitorous side of him whispered.
Mammon summoned his flames and had her impaled thousands of times with real illusions before dismissing them.
The end result?: A very bloody and clothes-looking-like-they-are-pealing-off Envy. She stares wide eyes at them, clearly not expected to be Impaled.
Envy shivers, as her clothes were just shredded in early winter weather. Reborn, the gentlemen he always was, was not hesitant to give away his jacket.
Envy stares up Reborn and quietly says "Now do you understand?" An unreadable emotion overwhelms her appearance as she turns and says louder "Do you all understand?"
They all slowly, one after another, nod. She turns away and walks back towards Tsuna. She pulls her pilfered jacket tighter around her as she whips around.
"You live forever unless you have a child. You cannot die unless you have a child. Restrain yourself and do not have more then one child. If you have twins," she gulps, "then kill one. Kill the one without the curse."
She turns and climbs up onto the railing of the balcony. She looks back at everyone.
"Please, please, take caution. Under no circumstances should you reveal this curse to others uninvolved." She turns and as she is just about to jump off glances back to Reborn. "You'll get the overcoat back sometime this week. Until then," she leans over to the side and pecks Tsuna on the nose "Farewell."
She jumps.
And is never heard of again.
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I began writing this story when I was feeling down and couldn't bring myself to smash the "Delete" button, so slowly and surely I continued writing the story.
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Took a tad too long in my opinion, but while I'm sure that there are plenty of longer one-shot out there, 5k words is kinda a lot.
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Thank you very much for reading.
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