Chapter 1- My New Precious Gem
{King Cielo's Room}
A young brunette stood in King Cielo's room. The room was dimly lit with the full moon as the only source of light. The only people inside was the brunette and the King himself.
The King was old with beard and white hairs. His face had wrinkles and he could barely smile when he looked at the brunette. The brunette was his trusted butler. As he twitched his lips into a very small smile, more wrinkles formed, but not really visible in the dimly lit room.
"Do you know why I've called you?" the King asked in hoarse voice.
The brunette had expressionless face that hid his true expression under his mask. The brunette actually knew why his King had ordered his presence but he just shook his head in 'No'. He rather feel as if he didn't know; he hates to know terrible truth.
A humorless chuckle was heard from the old King. After a few silence, the King explained with grim expression, "You see... My time is almost up and I want you protect the heir. Train him until he is fit for the throne. But while he is still unready, please conceal his existence from the public."
"Yes, your majesty," said the brunette out of habit with a curt polite and respectful bow. Still bowing, he informed, "I'll start searching for him now before any misfortune happens."
"You may leave now," permitted the King, averting his gaze to the sky outside his window. 'This maybe the last I'll see you... I won't be to even meet my son...'
The brunette raised his head and sneak a glance at his sad King before he fully stood up. Walking to the door, he murmured to the King in low whisper, "Cielo, I promise I'll take care of your son. We are best friend, aren't we?"
The old King widened his eyes and spun his head to the brunette, but found him gone without a sound. Soon a warm smile crept the King's face. "Ah, indeed. Even though you have already have a burden , you still think of others. Very considerate of you, as always," he muttered. 'To carry an eternity curse... And I'm the cause of it... I've activate the curse that was sleeping in you...' A sigh came out of his mouth. 'The rainbow curse...'
{Street Alley}
A dirty blonde and red head was running through the narrow alley. Their clothes were dirty and ragged.
"Hey! Give that back, thieves!" a voice far off said.
The two kids quickened their pace. The red head held a bread, the blonde held a jar of jam. Sweats trickled down their face. Up ahead, they saw their safe zone- the dumpster. Twin smile bloomed their face but it was quickly wiped off the moment they felt strong tugs from their collar from the back.
"NO!" they yelled.
{Bakery Store}
A brunette paid the bought foods- four French bread and two newly baked muffins. After he had paid, he went out of the store and shoved his money change in his pocket.
"NO!" he heard twin shouts from the nearby alley, but it seems the townsfolk just minded their own business.
'Horrible selfish humans!' the brunette had thought with disgust. Sighing, he tightened his hold on his bag containing his bought foods, and then he ran to the screams and shouts of help. When he reached there, he saw a man slapping a crying poor dirty blonde. From one look, he understood what happened. With a fake smile, he glided into the scene and tapped the man slapping the poor child.
"What?!" growled the man.
"Excuse me, but he is my brother," the brunette lied smoothly. He took out a pouch of gold and offered to the man, "Please take this for whatever mischief he and his friend had done."
The man had bewildered expression as he eyed the big pouch. Without second thought, he released the abused blonde and snatched the pouch. The three watched as the greedy smirking man left.
The brunette who looked around his twenties sighed. "People these days...," he muttered.
"W-Why did you help us?" asked a quivering voice from the dirty blonde.
"Hmm?" hummed the brunette with raised brow. Looking over the two children, he pitied them. Then he saw the blonde had a necklace around the blonde's neck which had a ring. 'Seems like I've found him earlier than I thought... But why is he in this condition? Don't tell me Catrina or whoever that landlord is broke our deal... Well at least he had a friend...' thought the brunette before he took out two French bread.
The blonde and red head gulped as they eyed the marvelous plain food from heaven.
"Here, eat this first. You two seemed tired," said the brunette, offering the two breads to the blonde and red head. Seeing them frown with nervous exchange looks, he reassured, "No worry, I won't ask for anything in return."
The dirty blonde child brightened up and bowed. "T-Thank you!" he thanked.
The red head's eyed widened, thinking, 'This guy can't be serious! He is taking food from a stranger! A total stranger! What if the food is poisoned! What if he lied! Giotto you idiot!'
As if reading the red head's mind, the brunette tore a piece of the French bread and shoved it inside his mouth. He swallowed it down and said, "See, no poison or anything. Rest assure, cute lad."
A blush crept the red head's face at being called 'cute'. He knew he should be angry since he was a boy for Pete's sake, but he had warm tingly feeling inside his stomach instead; it felt nice and cozy. Upon seeing his friend already eating the bread happily, he sighed and took the bread from the waiting brunette. "Thank you," he softly muttered, not used to thank people.
While the two kids were eating, the brunette scooped them up, startling them for a moment. "Lets go to my house. You guys need shower and rest," he explained, not wanting to scare them.
"...But you're a stranger," stated the red head with a frown as he chewed on his food. He absentmindedly wondered, 'What happened to the bag he was carrying just now?'
"Do you rather be here or at my comfy home? My house have many bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, dining table, game room-," the brunette was cut off by a soft tug of his hair from the blonde.
The blonde held the bread on one hand as he softly tugged the brunette's hair. His eyes sparkled and he asked excitedly, "So you're adopting us?!"
'...Idiot,' thought the red head as he fisted his free hand. He really wanted to hit his naïve friend square on the face. He sometimes do wonder, why the heck did he even be with a moron?
"Yup! We're a family now!" exclaimed the brunette with a gentle smile.
The red head paused his thought as he stared at the brunette's smile. The smile brought the previous cozy feeling back. "...Papa," he blurted before he could think. When he realized, he winded his eyes.
The brunette stopped on his track as he and the blonde turned to the blushing red head with questioning faces.
The red head averted his gaze and defended, "I-If we're a family then it'd be logical for you to be our father!"
The blond grinned and nodded. "Yup! Yup!" he cheered on in agreement.
"I guess," the brunette semi-agreed. It felt weird to be called 'Papa', but oh well. "Well, my name is Tsunayoshi Sawada." He added at the looks he received, "Yes, I'm a Japanese."
"I'm Giotto!" said the happy blonde with hands dramatically up in the air; good thing the brunette held his legs or else he would've fall back.
"G.," mumbled the red head with blushing face. He still didn't trust the brunette, but he can't let his best friend go alone with a stranger can he?
"Now, lets go to our home!" declared the grinning brunette. He started walking, radiating happy aura that made some townsfolk looked at him weirdly.
{King Nuvola Dining Room}
In the room, the three royal family members were having a peaceful dinner; if you don't count the beaten up chefs behind a certain platinum blonde's seat that is...
The head of the family- King Nuvola, halted eating and placed the two utensils on the table gracefully with fluid movement which caught the two of his sons' attention. The King closed his eyes in silence for a moment before he spoke his announcement, "The war will start tomorrow. Tomorrow we'll win over that Cielo bastard and regain our stolen land back."
The eldest son- Nube, smirked and stated, "I'll take part in the war." He looked at his younger sibling and asked, "You would too, right?"
"No, I'll pass," declined the second son- Alaude, which surprised the father and older brother; he was after all always wanted to take part in the war against the Sky Kingdom ruled by King Cielo. "There would be no amusement in participating in a war that is guarantee to win," he added coolly with bored tone.
"Oh? What makes you think it'd be an easy win?" asked the King with raised brow.
"Coz I say so," replied the platinum blonde, Alaude. He added mentally, 'And since Tsunayoshi said he'd be quitting his job tomorrow as Cielo's head butler... I wonder if I should visit him...'
"You're illogical and childish," stated Nube with a frown, displeased that Alaude wouldn't take part in the war.
"That just coz I'm a seven years old, and anyway, what kind of heir sent his seven years old younger brother to a full-out war?" retorted Alaude smartly.
Nube glared at his younger brother for outsmarting him. Blood boiled inside him and he growled, "You!"
King Nuvola sighed and decided to continue eating all the while dodging and ignoring the flying foods, kitchen utensils and... bodies.
{Tsunayoshi's Front Main Gate}
G. and Giotto could only gapped at the spectacular sight of the mansion. It certainly look enchanting under the light of the full moon. The lake inside the gate was dark, as if the lake had no ground base. Sure it somehow was scary to think that if they fell, they would drown in endless depth, but then again the light that shone in the water surface made the water look so sparkly and glittery. What made adds more point for its beauty was the unique tree that they had never seen. The trees had pink petals, some of them fell on the ground and the surface water randomly. The pink petals that floated on the lake was like small boat, driving in slow pace carried by the cold wind.
Not only was the natures beauty made them in awe, the odd structure of the building known as 'mansion' made them speechless. The mansion was by all mean very odd as they have never saw it. The mansion was made of wood, but still made the mansion look nice. Almost all of the mansion was made of wood!
The brunette couldn't help but smile at the faces his new sons made. "Well, I guess you two have taken interest in our Japanes styled home," he commented.
G. being one to want to know, asked eagerly as he tugged the brunette's hair ( Tsunayoshi's thought: Is my hair some kind of rope to get my attention?). "What is that tree?"
Giotto also wanting to know looked at the smiling brunette.
"That's just a Sakura tree," stated the brunette. "Though it was at first grew from an artificial seed since the real sakura seeds can't grow in this temperature, landscape and the other things."
"Artificial seed?" questioned G. in interest.
"Yeah, I made it because someone wanted to see a sakura tree," replied the brunette. Receiving questioning gaze, he said, "A friend of mine about one year older than you two, I think."
"Can we meet your friend?!" asked Giotto excitedly.
"Uh..." The brunette averted his gaze and suggested, "It's getting late, why don't we get inside?"
Giotto pouted at the brunette's lame excuse, but nonetheless nodded. He wrapped his small arms around the brunette's neck and whispered, "I love Papa!"
G. smirked at how the brunette became easily flustered by Giotto's affection. Not wanting to be left out, he kissed the brunette's cheek and mumbled almost inaudible, "Love you too, Papa."
The brunette knew he should feel guilty for taking his friend's place as Giotto's father, but he can't help but feel happy. Plus, he got two adorable sons! Never he would've thought he'd have son, or in this case sons! He has been hit by some kind of unknown disease that made him cannot produce kids in female's body, well at least that what the doctor had said.
Feeling very happy, he tightened his hold on his two precious gems and gave each of them a kiss on the forehead. "I love my two adorable sons!"
"I-I'm a GUY!" protested G. with a small blush.
"Yay, Papa loves us!" cheered Giotto cutely.
The brunette smiled and brought them inside the mansion. Arriving at the doorstep, he slid it open with his foot pressed on the door and slid it to the side. He placed his two gems down on the ground and gently ushered them inside. "Now, you can go and explore, but don't enter the door with a dragon sign. You can use anything else other than the dragon signed door however you like." He paused a bit in thought before he added, "I think there is clothes that fit you two..."
"Are you going anywhere?" asked the red head with raised brow.
"I'll probably be back by morning, but if I can make it quick, by midnight," said the brunette. At the two pairs of saddened eyes, he smiled and ruffled their hairs. "I'll be back for sure."
"You won't leave us, right?" asked the teary blonde.
"I'll never leave you two," promised the brunette, eyes softened at the thought of having his sons worried of him.
"You better be," said the red head, holding back tears. The red head had experienced many people leaving him and never came back, so he was worried that the brunette would abandon them.
"I promise I'll be back," said the brunette, giving the two a kiss of the forehead. "Now, you two adventurers explore your new home!"
Giotto wiped his tears and nodded. He grabbed the red head's hand and dragged them to a near by door to see what's inside.
The brunette chuckled and slid the door close before he turned and looked at the full moon. 'But someday, Gio will be the King. And be busy. I wish Gio isn't the heir. I want him to live a peaceful life. A life where he can smile happily... I wonder what he'll think of me when I tell him that I only took him because he was the heir... Will he hate me? Well, time will tell...'
"But I hope to not to be hated again," mumbled the brunette tears trickled down his eyes. 'Byakuran... I'm sorry I've betrayed you... You were only five, but I've took advantage of your child mind.'
-Flashback-
A brunette was in a dark room, belonged to the Gesso Kingdom's heir- an enemy of Cielo Kingdom.
"Ah! Tsuna-nii?" an albino child asked, being wakened up at the soft creaked of the door. The albino tilted his head at the sight of the brunette who had a strained smile.
"Byakuran, I'm sorry," apologized the brunette with tears. He walked to the albino child and placed his hand over the child's eyes. Foreheads touched, he whispered, "The war is starting now, I need you to be gone. I don't want to kill you, so I'm going to sent you away to another parallel universe."
Even at young age, the albino knew what the brunette had meant. "N-No! I don't want to leave you!" screamed the child. "If you do, I'll hate you!"
"Sorry, but I don't want to kill you. I'm sorry!" apologized the brunette before a light brightly shone. When the light faded, all that was left was the clothes the albino had wore. The brunette held the clothes as he cried. The albino was like his sky who accepted him despite him being an enemy. Now he had lost his younger brother (A/N= I'm making them brothers coz I want to!) and his only family. This sin, he will never forget about it. Sending his little brother to another universe was like sending a child on a suicidal mission. He just hope his younger brother will be okay.
-Flashback End-
"Byakuran...," mumbled the brunette as he crouched and covered his tears stricken face. 'If I wasn't an outcast of Gesso Kingdom, that probably won't happen...'
Then he heard laughter, making him remember of his two new sons. Smiling, he mumbled, "Geez, this isn't like me. I should focus on the present, not the past. What is done is done." But still inside his heart, he had regret and guilt that would grown in the near future. The future is unexpected, but the brunette would be ready.
-To be Continued...-
[A/N: Hope you guys get thrilled and want me to continue~ And yeah, this is A/U-ish and take place in Primo's time! Btw, the 10th Vongola Generation won't appear, not until the sequel! Oh, also, there WILL be All27! For now it'll be Chibi!1st generationX27~ Fufufu~
Forgive me for my bad English!
Well, see you next time! Fufufu~ *wink*]