Summary: prior to the curse being lifted the Arcobalenos had disappeared... Years later they showed up with no memories of their previous life and the pacifiers gone in their grasps...Now its up to the Vongola and their new found allies to get the pacifiers back and restore the Arcobalenos memories before the whole tri-ni-set losts it's balance.

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And special thanks to WinterGuardianAngel24 for beta-reading this story...it really helped a lot!

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A/N: one thing...the sky arcobaleno here would be Yuni!


Chapter 1: Arcobaleno Academia

Arcobaleno Academia was considered as one of Italy's most prestigious schools and was located in the center of Milan. It was a home for most Italian homegrown talents, as well as for some lucky students from other countries, who were given the chance to study in another land. Like most prominent Universities, the Academia featured quality education and state of the art amenities for their students. The rooms and facilities were equipped with the latest technology and the security system was rumored to be on par with that of the United States White House.

One thing unique about the school was their distinctive type of dormitory. Upon entrance, a student would be given a special 'Dormitory Entrance Test' that would categorize them into one of the seven special houses. Each one was named after the seven elements that completed the sky: Storm, Rain, Sun, Cloud, Mist, Lightning and the Sky itself. Another thing that drew attention towards the school was the mystery behind the seven houses. No one, not even the school's staff, knew the mystery behind the sorting of students on each houses.

The owner of the school, an old and kind man named Timoteo, was the only one who knew the answers behind the dorms' mystery…but whenever asked, all he would do was give a kind, but mysterious smile.

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First Day of classes, first year student's gathering: Main Auditorium

"Welcome freshmen to your new abode," a middle-aged woman, or more precisely an instructor for the school, graciously welcomed the new students. "Today we'll be having blah, blah, blah…"

The teacher who was busy with her extensive introduction might not have realized it yet, but most of the students had either already fallen asleep while trying to listen to whatever she was saying, or were not listening at all and had focused themselves onto something else. The few remaining students who were paying attention must have been the goody-two-shoes or the ones trying to pretend to be the smart ones.

Amongst the new students, who had chosen not to pay any attention to the woman lecturing about what was most likely important matters, was a male student wearing a fedora hat and was sporting a unique set of sideburns. He was dressed in a black suit that made him appear as if he may have been associated with the mafia.

His name could be identified as Reborn. Though not his given name, (What parents would name their son 'Reborn' anyway? What was he, a dead baby from his birth and had risen from his death and escaped the after world?) he would not respond to anything else but that. But if he did, the reaction would end in two ways; first, he'll let the person off to live their life (this option was only given to a select few, namely his comrades and he hardly had any, because he was picky about his choice of company). The next reaction was the deadly way, which was to be scarred for life after meeting the boy's dark, sly smile that promised nothing but eternal suffering.

He gave the teacher one last quick glance of boredom before scanning the whole area for some students that could spark his interest. The Teachers had all kindly asked the new students to gather around the area specially reserved for each of the seven houses. How insane was the school principal anyway? Naming things after Rainbows? Elements? And Whatever? Maybe he was gay? Or a strange man with a fetish for cute colorful things? Perhaps the principal was a pedophile? Whatever the reason was, the fedora clad boy scarcely cared...that was unless they got in his way, and if that happened…well, let's just say hell would meet a few new 'visitors'. On the other hand, this whole set-up did make things easier on his part.

He first scanned his fellow dorm mates, trying to find at least one who would get his attention. The only person in his section who caught his eye was a male student who wore a yellow badge pinned to the left side of his chest, easily distinguishing him as one of those who would also be joining the Yellow Sun Dormitory and was also of the more feminine side of the male gene pool. Aside from the gay kid, who was sporting a Mohawk and had somehow managed to lose his shirt to who-knows-where, no one else had caught his attention. His interest toward the kid immediately died out when he heard him say 'kuu', whatever that meant.

Next, he glanced at the Orange Sky members. Two caught his attention right away. One was a boy with some interesting scars marring his face and a scowl to accompany it as well. His facial features stated that he didn't want to be associated with anyone inside the room. Reborn could have sworn that the boy kept on muttering the word 'trash', probably addressing everyone else inside the room.

The one that had gained more of his interest though, was the short haired girl that was calmly sitting beside the temperamental boy. Her calmness was matched with a smile and a keen interest about what was going on. She seemed unaffected by the boy scowling just inches away from her. There was gentleness to her aura that, for some odd reason, made the usually uncaring and untrusting Reborn feel much safer and more secure. It was as if he could trust her with his very life, even if he hadn't even met her formally. But the boy would admit: trust was not a well exercised word in his vocabulary. The other thing that intrigued him was the fact that the girl was so young. She must be a genius to be able to enter high school at a young age.

Moving on, his eyes focused upon the Indigo Mist students. This time only one appeared interesting enough. A hooded girl was busy counting a stack of cold and crisp paper bills, uncaring to all that was going on around her. Reborn decided then and there, that the girl was greedy with money. The reason that got the teens interest though, was not the greed for money (he had seen much greedier people before, so she was nothing new), it was the aura of mystery and deception that seemed to leak from the girl. It was as if she was unwilling to trust anyone else but herself.

Reborn knew he would want to take a crack at the mystery more sometime in the future, but for now, he fixed his eyes on the next group of students: The Green Lightning dorm members. Again, two attracted his attention, though one of them wasn't really a priority. It was a merely boy who seems to like his facial hair so much that he even had a mini comb with him. Reborn couldn't care less, his precious sideburns were way cooler than the boy's moustache.

The other boy was another case. The teenager who caught Reborn's interest was a green haired boy wearing a lab coat. Reborn knew that the boy was a smart one…a scientific genius? A math wiz? The next Einstein? Who knows. The teen was sure he felt discontent towards the green haired boy. It was as if he still wanted to know more despite already knowing more than the average person and when that was established, he would still want to know more. Maybe the boy believed in the saying: 'with knowledge comes power'? But hadn't he also heard of: 'with power comes great responsibility'?

Reborn put those thoughts aside and turned to study the Purple Cloud division. Just like with the Indigo Mist section, only one had caught his attention. Said person was a boy with several piercings on his face, perhaps even his whole body. He was holding a motorcycle helmet and had what appeared to be violet eyeliner/eye-shadow and lipstick. Reborn could sense the little daredevil within the boy. Well, that should be interesting. If the boy was a stuntman like his outfit implied, then perhaps he was the type that even the devil rejected. Maybe it was time for a new lackey?
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Continuing on, his gaze fell towards the Red Storm dormitory. The first thing that caught his attention was a blond boy wearing what everyone could only identify as a Tiara, which was usually something that adorned female royalty. Shouldn't the boy wear a crown instead? And did that mean he was he a prince? And what's with his over pearly white teeth? Reborn swore that just a single tooth could be used as a mirror if ever they ran out.

The only other thing, or rather person, to have intrigued him more in the group was a foreign student. A Chinese boy who had a calmness that was on par with that of the girl in Orange Sky division. The thing that peek the fedora wearing boy's interest more so than his calmness though, was the hidden strength disguised by the gentle smile. Reborn knew he was not someone to be messed up with, as within every gentle cat hides a ferocious tiger.

Not far from the Red Storm students, was situated the members of Blue Rain. Here, three had caught his attention. One was the silver haired boy who had caused some commotion prior to the freshman students gathering by actually shouting something that sounded very much like 'VOII'. He was then silenced by a kick on the crotch, courtesy of the second one that got Reborn's attention, a girl with bluish hair.

The girl, as he could sense, was not your typical teenage girl who would drop dead and become a part of the ** squad at the sight of a gorgeous male specimen. It was more likely that she would actually go and kick said gorgeous male's ** and give the poor boy a beating to prove he wasn't strong enough. The girl was a bit tomboyish, but more than that, she was tough. Reborn could not deny that fact, even to himself. A fact that he believed in these kinds of situations was that every cookie, no matter how tough they were, still had a soft spot for someone.

Also in this section was this blond boy with a camouflage bandanna and who seemed to have a permanent grin on his face. Reborn immediately felt his care-free attitude and his easy-going nature. If he hadn't had so much experience with these sorts of people of this genre, then maybe he also would have fallen for the boy's act. Reborn was betting that behind the boy's smile was a whole line of skills and ambition, and maybe something dark. He had also sensed the familiar scent of loneliness coming from the boy.

However, it was the same with the other people he had become interested in. The kind girl was smiling but it looked a little crooked. The foreign guy may look calm but his eyes said otherwise. The greedy girl looked unsatisfied, but not with the money issues. The green haired scientist had a frown etched on his face. Helmet boy was trying to act tough but he was scared. The blue haired girl had a sad shadow in her eyes. The blond may be acting all carefree but Reborn knew it was really not the case.

Maybe they too have something missing in their life? Just like Reborn himself...

He was sure that his life was messed up, if he even had one in the first place. Heck he didn't even know who he was. He just woke up one day with no memories of who he was, the people he had encountered, the places he had been, his adventures, trials, even his heartaches and misfortunes... he had no idea what they were.

All he could remember was his name...nothing else.

"Students please go back to your dormitories, roaming around the school properties are allowed till 7pm only."

Reborn hadn't even realized that the school staff had finished with her briefing. He stood up and walked out of the room.

Unknown to the said boy, A figure was silently watching him from the shadows. The Unknown figure watched the teen leave the auditorium before he casually walked away from his spot, quickly dialing a familiar number on his phone. "Gather everyone. We have to start planning."

The unknown man took one last glance at the students before letting himself slip one tiny yet mysterious smile.

"It won't be too long now...Arcobaleno."


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