Chapter1: Prologue

Title: Until the Last Chapter: Prologue
Pairing(s): 1827, 8059 and other side-ones :D
Rating:
K+, T
Warning(s): Grammatical errors and Character OOC :D

Oh, just an FYI: This is an AU story, okay? They aren't in the Mafia and all. But I guess their Flames shall exist in the book. :)


Tsuna's feet padded noisily against the wet cement. He inwardly cursed himself for being so weak! And here he was, being chased by bullies once again just because Gokudera and Yamamoto were out. (( *ahem, ahem* )) He whipped his head left to right, and noticed he was no longer in Namimori but, in Shibuhara, a ghost town in the outskirts of Namimori.

The brunette sighed and rested his back unto a grimy wall, panting. Chocolate brown eyes widened when he heard the bullies shout. "Oi, Dame-Tsuna! Where are you!" At this, he laid his back flat out unto the wall, inwardly chanting 'Please don't find me, please don't find me, please don't find me' again and again in his head.

"Hey, Takahiro! Don't go in there!" he heard one shout.

Peeking from his hiding spot, he saw the youngest one, Mitsuki, far away from Takahiro, who was almost unto Tsuna. "Tche. Why, you afraid, Mitsuki?" the guy named Takahiro replied back, snickering. The latter's expression darkened with fear. "I heard Shibuhara was inhabited with ghosts." He murmured. Takahiro burst into full-blown laughter. "You're a coward! Do you really believe those things! They're nonsense to scare the children!"

Tsuna squirmed in his spot and made a small noise as his foot jabbed an empty flower pot. "There's Dame-Tsuna let's ge- Waaaaaaaahhhh!"

Next came awkward silence. Tsuna had his eyes shut but, when he heard the scream from his pursuers, he snapped them open. He looked at where Takahiro and Mitsuki were but was greeted by thin air. Where… did they go? His small frame shivered at the absurd thoughts. Being kidnapped by a ghost was one of them. He started running towards the way he thought he had came from but, ended up getting lost.

He gulped, noticing it was almost nightfall. The fog had gotten thicker. Tsuna couldn't see where he was going… Thus, he bumped into a figure as small as his. Tsuna being Dame-Tsuna, he fell over, and landed on his behind.

"What the-?"

"What is he, brother? Human?"

"I suppose so, sister. Hey, stranger,"

The voices were mellow and childish. The kind without a single hint of evil or coldness in them. Tsuna locked his gaze unto the two pairs of bright violet eyes staring at him. "A-Ah… Sorry about that. I wasn't looking where I was going." He scratched his head and averted his chocolate orbs from theirs. He didn't even notice the spark of mischievousness that passed through them.

He took in the features of the two. They were twins, Tsuna realized. The girl had long blonde hair that reached until her shoulders and was wearing a black vest over a white dress shirt, a violet bow and a black pleated skirt. She had black leather school shoes. The boy had slightly spiky blonde hair that was tied into a small ponytail and wore a male-version attire of the girl.

They intertwined their fingers and reached out their free hands to him, which Tsuna gladly accepted. Hauling him up to his feet, he bowed in gratitude. "Thanks."

The two nodded in unison. "Sure. So, do you have a place to stay in? It'll already dark, the fog's heavy and neither of us know how to get out of Shibuhara." They smiled and titled their heads cutely. Tsuna blinked. With their tone, it was as if they didn't want him to leave yet. He felt suspicious, and heightened his guard. He smiled and shook his head.

They freed their fingers and took one of the brunette's hands in theirs. Hauling him to a big, worn-down building, they once again smiled. "Keep yourself comfortable, Tsunayoshi-kun~."

He felt nervous. Pushing open the double oak doors, he gaped at the sight. Albeit the completely destroyed look from the outside, it looked utterly grand on the inside. He felt a small push come unto his back and the sound of the door closing.

A dull red carpet covered the checkered black and white tiled floor. Three couches formed a u-shaped line in the large space. Behind them were endless rows of ceiling-to-floor shelves with books of every kind. He gasped in awe.

Another giggle came from the two. "Here, take a seat; we'll prepare an extra blanket." They started walking down the checkered hallway and before Tsuna could even utter a word of protest, they were out of sight.

Caramel-brown eyes shifted from one thing to another, looking all interested in the place he found himself in. His thoughts revolved around whether he should explore or not. The place looked big, and he might find himself, sooner or later, lost but it seemed very… alluring. ((Mind blank for a proper term. .))

It wouldn't hurt to just walk around, right?


Tsuna then found himself wandering around aimlessly through the large library. Ah, so many books. At last, after few minutes of walking, he finally found the end of the room. On the end was a small dome-like space with even more books. In the center he saw a small elevated table with a golden book on it. ((Ah, so cliché.)) Walking over to it with curiosity in his eyes, he let his slender fingers run over the cover. The surface was smooth, with small yet intricate details of embossment and engravings. The design earned a stupid stare from Tsuna. He couldn't comprehend much from it. The entire middle was blank but adorned with blue hues of numerous shades. Around it were designs that Tsuna fathomed as a red Storm, light blue Rain, bright yellow Sun, green Lightning, indigo Mist and lastly, a lone purple Cloud.

Weirder and weirder.

Tsuna tried to pry open the book but, with no avail. Instead, he withdrew his fingers when they got coated by a very thick layer of dust. He wiped his now soot-covered fingers on the front of his black slacks and leaned forward to blow said particle away. At the action, he coughed. Opening his eyes, they stared.

He was standing in a circular clearing inside a lush forest.

One thought came to mind. He was in the book.

Oh, hell no.