Chapter 1
Here's the first chapter, all nice and revised. Nothing here belongs to me but the plot line. All characters, laughs and dustbunnies belong to Akira Amano.
A shadowy figure wandered the streets of Namimori. They noticed a house, brightly lit up amidst the dark and quite streets. Approaching the it, he heard voices.
"Juudaime! Are you okay!...Stupid turf top..."
"Now now, don't get all worked up!"
"I'm worked up TO THE EXTREME!"
"Eh! Onii-san please! Calm down!"
The figure chuckled to himself. He looked at the nameplate "Sawada" and disappeared into the shadows of the night.
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"Eh?" Tsuna shivered and looked outside. He felt as if someone was watching them but the feeling quickly passed as soon as it came. Must have been my imagination...he thought.
"What's wrong Juudaime!" exclaimed Gokudera when he saw Tsuna's puzzled and worried face.
"No, it's nothing," Tsuna said, smiling though in his head, he could hear a voice. He couldn't understand what it was saying though.
"Oi! Tsuna! Are you still here?" Yamamoto exclaimed, waving his hands in front of Tsuna's face. Tsuna snapped his head up and nodded. "You've been like this ever since we came back to the past. Are you sure you're okay?" Yamamoto inquired.
"I'm...fine. I'm just thinking about what happened to Yuni after she disappeared with Gamma..." Tsuna muttered. Suddenly, Reborn came up and kicked him in the head.
"Ow! What was that for Reborn?" he whined.
"Stop sulking No-Good Tsuna. We all miss her too," Reborn said nonchalantly.
"YEAH! LET'S PARTY TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei yelled. Tsuna sighed and decided to try and enjoy the rest of the nightwithout letting the voice distract him. It was going to be a harsh night.
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As Tsuna lay on his bed that night, he thought about the voice that was in his head. It sounded a lot like someone he knew but he couldn't figure it out. His intuition told him that the voice was speaking in Italian, no doubt however being the stupid child he was, he didn't listen to Reborn and didn't take the Italian classes. He couldn't understand a word that voice was saying. He sighed and decided to hit the books in the library the next day. He fell asleep with a determined look on his face. Meanwhile, outside his window, little did he know that the same shadowy figure that Tsuna had thought he felt was outside. The figure saw the lights turn off in the Sawada household and left immediately sensing that someone was stirring. Reborn had woken up, disturbed by the feeling of being watched from outside the house. He pulled the blanket around him tighter, forced himself to ignore the feeling and fell back to sleep.
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Tsuna woke up the next morning and ran out the door with a piece of bread in his mouth. He didn't notice someone rounding the corner and smashed into the person, knocking both onto their bums. "Ow..." The person moaned. "Watch where you're...Juudaime!" Gokudera cried. Then he noticed he was sitting on top of Tsuna.
"Ow.." mumbled Tsuna from under Gokudera. "Juudaime! Where are you going so early in the morning?" Tsuna replied,
"Going...to...the...libra- Gokudera..do you...mind..getting off of me?" Tsuna wheezed.
"Ah! Sorry!" said Gokudera as he realized he was still on top of Tsuna.
"It's alright. Thank you though. I'll see you later" replied Tsuna as he rushed off to the library. Gokudera hit himself at the thought of crashing and then squishing his boss. Wondering why Tsuna would go to the library on a Sunday, he followed him. Neither knew they were being stalked by the mysterious figure from last night.
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Tsuna walked around the library pulling down translation books and books about the Italian language. He sat down at the nearest desk, opened the books and began to work. Closing his eyes, he recalled the exact words from the voice. Sto cercandoli. Usi la vostra iper intuizione per trovarlo. Tsuna pondered this phrase for awhile before looking at the translation books to figure its meaning out. Suddenly, his hyper intuition told him someone was approaching. Spinning around, he caught Gokudera in mid-step. Gokudera, caught, grinned sheepishly at his boss and said "Hey Juudaime! Whatcha doing?"
"Nothing important" Tsuna said quickly. He turned back to his books and desperately tried to hide all evidence of the books and papers. Gokudera caught a glimpse and started, "Italia-"
All of a sudden, the wall right next to them had crumbled to dust as it was destroyed mercilessly. Peering through, they heard the infamous laugh, "Kufufufufu…" I know that laugh… Tsuna thought. There in the middle of the dust was Mukuro, standing there with multiple bodies surrounding him. "Hello Tsunayoshi. I've been looking for you…" He grinned and his right eye glittered dangerously. Tsuna remembered the voice in his head but ignored it.
"Whataya want Mukuro?" raged Gokudera as he stood in front of his boss protectively.
"Kufufufufu…I came here for the one behind you."
"Eh?...Me?" What does he want from me?
"A fight with you." Mukuro said bluntly as if he had heard what Tsuna was thinking.
"No way! You gotta get through me if you ever wanna hurt Juudai-"
"Gokudera. It's alright. I'll fight him" said Tsuna calmly. He was confident he could win this battle.
"But-''
"Gokudera."
"Ah…umm…sorry Juudaime…umm…please be careful…" Gokudera apologized as he backed away to avoid further enraging his boss.
"Thank you" said Tsuan warmly. "Could you evacuate all the people to behind the library? It should be safest out there" he said quickly. Gokudera nodded and swiftly ushered the confused crowd outside.
"Kufufufufu…what will getting rid of small flies do?" Mukuro sneered.
"It gives me space to-" at this point, Tsuna shifted into Hyper Dying Will Mode "deal with you" Tsuna said menacingly. Mukuro backed up a little, slightly intimidated by a change of aura emitting from Tsuan since he had last seen him. Nevertheless, Mukuro charged.
" I shall posses you now Sawada Tsunayoshi." Tsuna stood calmly in the path of the trident as he charged. As Mukuro neared, Tsuna stuck a hand out and grabbed the weapon by the grip and snapped it in two. The tip of the weapon went flying and lodged itself in the wall. Mukuro, surprised, decided to resort to illusions. Snakes poured out from the crevices and between the shelves. Fire lit the books and papers strewn across the floor. Tsuna was taken aback from the illusions and stumbled backwards a bit. He lost his focus for a moment and a moment was all Mukuro needed. The room had started to tilt and twist. Tsuna saw Mukuro come at him but he was too disoriented to do anything about it. He was suddenly hit by a barrage of punches and kicks that had sent him flying. He caught a glimpse of something glinting in the wall. It was the tip of the weapon that had lodged itself in the wall after Tsuna had sent him flying just like in Kokuyo Land when he first had fought Mukuro. Tsuna couldn't shoot flames to dodge it and he closed his eyes and braced himself for the pain to come.