Magic AU. The entire Arcobaleno group was cursed into becoming infants. Until the curse is broken, they have to stay so, retaining their grown-up intellects and personalities. Even so, that didn't mean they got out of attending magic school, a place where all young adults had to go. R27

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR

CH. 1 Cursed

Reborn and his friends, nicknamed the Arcobaleno, entered the deserted building. When they crossed the threshold, a cold shiver of fear ran down their spines. Something wasn't right. Nevertheless, they continued on after brief glances of reassurance among the eight members of their group. Their curiosity would be their downfall.

To dispel the shadows around them, Reborn muttered a quick light spell, a specialty of his. A ball of white light appeared at the outstretched fingertips of his left hand. With a little willpower, Reborn caused the ball of light to expand and move into a position above their heads.

The light from Reborn's spell did more than just brighten the darkness however. It also illuminated Reborn and his companions. They were all eighteen years old.

Reborn was the tallest of his group by an inch and was dressed in a black suit jacket and black slacks, along with a yellow polo shirt and his signature yellow-striped fedora.

Beside him was his rival Colonello, or as he liked to call him, the blond-haired idiot that wouldn't leave him alone.

Next to Colonello, and holding hands with him, was Lal. The blue-haired and bad-tempered beauty was dating Colonello.

Hanging around at the back of group was Verde and Viper. Verde, as usual, was wearing a white lab coat and his glasses. He wasn't really paying attention though, too deep in thought about his experiments, one of which had recently managed to turn his hair a stunning color of green.

Viper however just walked along quietly, his expression hidden by his hood. He was most likely thinking about how much money he could make from selling a story about their adventures in this supposedly haunted house.

At the front of the group was Luce, the leader of their group, as well as Fong their mediator. Luce was kind-hearted, and the only person in the world Reborn wouldn't dare cross. She was currently wearing a mushroom-like hat and had black hair, just like Reborn. Surprisingly, she had an orange flower-shaped tattoo under her left eye.

Fong was dressed in a flowing red shirt allowing easy movement and white pants. His long black hair was pulled back into a braid.

Last of all there was Skull. Reborn was dragging Skull behind him. After all, his 'lackey' needed to accompany him. How else was he going to get a well-needed espresso when he wanted one?

After exploring the building for about thirty minutes, the group got bored and started to make their way out. Before they could make it however, the doors slammed shut and locked, controlled by the force of someone else's magic. Reborn cursed under his breath. They should have listened to their senses and never have come in. Now they were all trapped.

"What do we have here?" a dark male voice seemed to creep from the shadows. It was a malicious voice, filled with hate. The group startled at hearing him, shifting closer together for security.

A few seconds more and they found themselves unable to move or even speak. They were helpless, caught in the grip of some terrible spell. All they could do was watch as a shadow detached itself from the far wall, footsteps echoing as he got closer.

Their captor spoke again when he was a few feet from their circle of light, "Kids. Just kids." The unseen man seemed to sigh in relief. He then started chanting under his breath. The frozen Arcobaleno stared in fear. The man was casting a curse on them.

Finally, the man was done, a brief circle of light underneath his feet signifying the completion of his spell. For a moment his face was lit from beneath, giving himself a sinister look. It was then the curse started to take effect. All of the young adults suddenly felt an intense pain in their bodies, although it was never clear to them were it originated from or ended as it spread through them. Gasps were elicited from several of them if not all as the pain overrode their senses. They fell to their knees, no longer able to stand.

Before passing out, Reborn gave a heated glare towards the direction of the caster. It was a look that promised revenge in the future. His pain then worsened, as if the magician was taunting him with his helplessness. The light overhead faded as Reborn lost consciousness.

Reborn shot up in bed, taking deep breaths to calm himself down. His infant hands clutched at the sheets as he remembered his dream. It wasn't a dream per say, but more of a memory. It had been two months since that incident that turned him and all his friends into babies.

It was hard to get used to being a toddler again. There were so many things they couldn't do now. For instance, as inconsequential as it may sound, they now couldn't reach high places. For some reason that was very annoying. Not to mention that for the first few days, they were having trouble controlling their own bodies. Although, Reborn did think it was funny when Skull tripped over air when he tried to walk the first few times.

Reborn sighed and glanced down at his yellow pacifier, the sign of his curse. Unless he wanted to die, he could not remove it for more than a minute. For, while the pacifier kept him in his curse state, he needed it to survive. The person who had done this to them had thought ahead. The pacifiers ran off their own magic which was sealed inside. Therefore, even though it was making him stay in his curse state, he couldn't take it off safely. The loss of his magic would kill him. At least they were able to use their magic through the pacifiers still.

All of Reborn's friends had pacifiers as well. Luce's was an orange one, matching her flower tattoo. Fong's was a stormy red, just like his clothes. Colonello's was a sea blue. Viper's and Skull's pacifiers were respectively indigo and purple. Verde's pacifier seemed to match his hair color. Lal's pacifier was a weird gray looking color.

Shaking his head to dismiss his gloomy thoughts, Reborn reached up and pulled one of the curls framing his face down. He needed to get ready to start magic school tomorrow. Even with their cursed forms, the authorities still required them to attend.

They were young adults after all. According to the authorities, adulthood is the time young mages come into the height of their power. Therefore, to not risk accidents, and to actually be able to have hands on teaching, they require all young adults to attend magic school until they graduate successfully. Even if they don't have magic or have a hard time accessing it.

A/N I'd like to thank my beta SawadaTsunayoshiLover for looking over this for me :)