A/N: Hey guys! Thank you so much for all the reviews, favs and alerts! Me appreciates it XD. I was like... totally blown away with all the feedback lol. You all totally rock! Here's the next chapter like I promised.

Anyways, before I start the story, I'd like to give a big thank you to the reviewers (the anonymous reviews have their replies in this segment while all those with accounts were replied to by PM).

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Okay, now on to the story!

Disclaimer: I am broke. I have debts. If you think that I can own KHR then... wow. You definitely need help... :)

Warning: This is not yaoi or het okay. This basically has no pairings, however, the readers are free to interpret anything they see as they wish- I can't and won't try to stop that. I just felt I should say this since I don't want any het-haters or yaoi-haters (are those even words?) telling me that they didn't like a part because it was too het/yaoi-ish- ...that would probably just be their imagination talking lol

(There's nothing in this chapter or fic, but I just thought I should say it... for the heck of it! XD )

Oh, and one more thing; Hibird's not dead! (You'll understand what I mean later)


"I'm EXTREMELY excited Sawada!"

"Um… that's nice. Why?"

"I EXTREMELY don't know! Now get in the car!"

"… Okay." Tsuna complied hesitantly. Now that the time to ride with his Sun guardian had come, he was actually starting to think that maybe he should have canceled his name off the previous night as well.

Nah, that'd just crush him. At least I had a plausible excuse with Lambo.

Thinking back, Tsuna realized that the Lightning guardian had reacted quite calmly after he broke the news to him during breakfast.

Knowing Lambo, the Decimo had at least thought he'd start crying after he'd been told that he was removed from the list because of his age (everyone knew how the teenager hated being let off from missions and assignments just because of being the youngest), but the Bovino had simply smiled at his older brother and told him that he'd have to make it up to him… if he survived Ryohei.

Tsuna never had the chance to ask Lambo what he meant by that for he was immediately dragged out of the room by the ever-energetic Sun guardian.

"Uh… Onii-san?" Tsuna asked quietly once he snapped out of his musings. The fear in his voice went unnoticed by Ryohei even as he continued, "… Where's the seatbelt?"

"Oh, I had it removed because it was EXTREMELY uncool!" And without even waiting for a response from his boss, the Sun guardian thrust his key into the ignition and started the car. "Hold on to anything you can EXTREMELY get your hands on Sawada!"

Screw his guardian's feelings. If this wasn't a good enough sign that his life was in danger, then he didn't know what was. Tsuna hurriedly reached for the door and unlocked it- but before he could fully open it and jump out, the car was already speeding off.

Fearing to fall off and die a pitiful death, he quickly closed the door before turning to face Ryohei and screaming, "What is wrong with you people?!" Tsuna then turned and hugged his seat tightly since it was the only stable object he could find within his reach- and he'd be damned if he let go anytime soon. "Why can't you all just drive like normal human beings?!"

Ryohei completely turned to face Tsuna, not even bothering to remember that drivers were supposed to keep their eyes at the road at all times. "Did you say something Sawada?!"

Tsuna's eyes widened. "Watch the roa- Forget that! Stop the car! You'll get us killed."

"What?!"

"Stop the car!"

"I'm sorry but that's going to be an EXTREME no!" Ryohei screamed with a smile. He almost ran over an innocent pedestrian a few seconds later but the poor soul had been smart enough to run for his life when he had the chance. The Decimo was glad the random man had escaped but that didn't stop him from crying. "Why man?! Why?!"

"Relax Sawada! Feel the wind in your hair!"

Tsuna hugged his seat tighter. "I see my life flashing before my eyes!"

"It's okay! You'll EXTREMELY get used to it!" The Sun guardian replied happily. He swerved the car and drove into the sidewalk where he almost ran over a cat, three Girl scouts and an old lady, but apparently he didn't seem to notice for he just laughed and smiled as he asked Tsuna about his thoughts on the weather.

Ryohei continued on that path- constantly endangering innocent people's lives on the way despite Tsuna's screams and protests- until he entered an alleyway. Since the area itself was pretty small, Ryohei was forced to defy several laws of physics by tilting his Lamborghini at a forty five degree angle to the side and driving with only two wheels.

Tsuna, who had closed his eyes back when Ryohei had almost sent a few people over to heaven before their time, immediately forced them open when he felt the car's horizontal movement shift to a diagonal one. Why does everyone I'm friends with have to have unusual driving skills?!

"Onii-san…" In spite of trying to mask his fear, the Decimo's voice came out weak. "Where are you taking me?"

Ryohei's smile remained, even as he spoke. "Relax! I know an EXTREME shortcut!"

"No!" Tsuna still clung to his seat for dear life as he yelled. "Stick to the map Onii-san! For the love of all that's sacred, please just stick to the map!" Reborn gave it to you for a reason!

The Sun guardian just laughed. "I EXTREMELY don't need a map, Sawada! You can relax! Look, we're almost there!"

Choosing to believe his enthusiastic guardian for once, Tsuna tore his gaze from Ryohei and stared at the area he was showing him instead. The Decimo's jaw immediately dropped when his eyes landed on the sight.

The alleyway seemed to have led them to the less advanced part of town if the presence of a dirt road was any indication. In all honesty, the street itself was nothing special; a tiny geographical area filled with stores, cheap apartments and makeshift houses, each of those built to accommodate the ludicrous number of people that resided there.

Tsuna wasn't even going to comment on the strange fountain that was spewing a suspiciously smelly brown liquid a few meters from them. Instead, he turned to face his driver, slowly, and with the gentlest voice he could muster, he said, "Onii-san, I don't think this is a shortcut."

"Nonsense Sawada! This is the place! I'm EXTREMELY sure of it!"

"… Have you ever been here?"

"Nope!"

Tsuna blanched.

And Ryohei drove…. into a cabbage stand, a flower shop, a butcher- and just when Tsuna thought he was done, he rammed into a psychic's tent as well.

"This is EXTREMELY fun!"

"How on earth is nearly killing people fun?!"

"They're still alive Tsuna so it's EXTREMELY okay!"

"Who the hell came up with that crazy logic?!"

"Master PaoPao says so!"

Damn you Reborn! Tsuna was about to talk to Ryohei about his profoundly wrong sense of reasoning when the sound of sirens assaulted his ears. Lifting his head slightly from his position on the seat, he glanced through the glass behind the back seats, and nearly burst into tears when he saw the police car chasing them. Of all the people why does it have to be him?!

The Decimo shot his Sun guardian a panicked look. "Just park the car Onii-san! Don't make it any worse! Once you show him your license, I'm sure he'll understand!"

"What's a license?!"

"… You're joking right?" Tsuna's eyes were wide with fear as he grabbed his friend by the collar of his shirt. "Right?!"

Ryohei crashed into a fire hydrant due to the unexpected distraction but he still continued as if nothing happened. Smiling, he replied, "I'm EXTREMELY serious!"

Tsuna released his guardian's shirt, and for a brief moment he entertained the idea of parking anyway, but once he remembered that Ricardo was the one chasing them, he immediately changed his mind. "Drive like your life depends on it Onii-san! You are to lose that guy at all costs!"

Ryohei raised an eyebrow at his friend's sudden change of attitude. "Okay… but-"

"I am not going back to jail!"

Ah, so that's why. With an affirmative nod, the Sun guardian stepped on the pedal and it was only a matter of time before he outrun the cop.

However, minutes later, Tsuna wasn't sure how they ended up where they did, but he was certain of one thing.

Ryohei didn't lose the cop.

He lost himself…

… and dragged Tsuna along with him in the process.

"Onii-san, I'll head up-" Tsuna donned his gloves and opened the door as he spoke. "-and check the forest from there. As soon as I see the city I'll come back and you can drive us there." Because I definitely won't be able to fly and carry you at the same time. (1)

"That's a great idea Sawada! The only problem is that we're EXTREMELY out of gas!" After a few more seconds, Ryohei then added, "We EXTREMELY have no cell reception either!"

Tsuna sighed in response. "We'll just walk back home then."

That day, Tsuna missed his meeting with the don of the Beccio Famiglia because he'd gotten lost in the woods.


Sheets crumpled due to sporadic shuffling and pillows soaked with drool but all that went unnoticed by the Decimo as he slumbered. With how exhausted he'd been when he'd returned the day before, it wouldn't be a surprise if he still managed to stay asleep even if Reborn used his far-too-cruel-to-be-legal waking methods.

When the Beccio Famiglia had realized that the time Tsuna and Ryohei had taken to arrive at the meeting place was far beyond reasonable, they had called to ask about the Decimo's whereabouts.

Gokudera had been hysterical at the news of his missing boss. He screamed at anyone who had the misfortune of coming across his path while Yamamoto, Lambo and Chrome; the calmest of the guardians, tried their best at calming the raging silverette, as well as anyone else who felt the need to express themselves regarding the situation.

Hibari on the other hand, simply didn't care.

Tsuna and the boxing herbivore were both strong enough to handle themselves so he saw no need in crowding around the mansion trying to discuss about where they could be. He left not long after Gokudera started screaming about skinning Ryohei alive if he found a single hair out of place on Tsuna's head. The skylark really didn't want to know how or why the Storm guardian knew about their boss's hair arrangement so he immediately disappeared into the shadows when the chance arose.

And like Hibari, Mukuro didn't really give a damn about Tsuna's whereabouts either.

He was still angry at the brunet for putting Kyoya one day before him in his pitiful excuse of a 'drivers timetable' and he wasn't going to let it go before having his revenge. If Tsuna thought that Mukuro would just sit back and watch as he was seconded to Hibari, then his boss was definitely in for a big surprise.

Letting off a very creepy string of 'Kufufufus' as an idea formed in his mind, Mukuro failed to notice the people that slowly backed away from him.

But of course, as Tsuna slept peacefully the next day, unaware of the dastardly plans Mukuro had concocted while others were worried for his safety, an eerie figure loomed over his bed with a sinister smile on its face.

Without a word, the intruder hefted the sleeping man onto his shoulders, since carrying him bridal style- which was much easier and energy saving- would have just seemed to add more wrongness to the whole situation. Apparently, the things he said and did always seemed to have a way of gaining a double meaning. "Kufufufu, I am going to have so much fun playing with you today Tsunayoshi-kun."

See? Double meaning.

A knock on the door instantly reminded the intruder of his limited amount of time. Letting out a silent curse, he tightened his hold on his captive, and it was only a matter of seconds before a violent burst of indigo flames shot up from the floor and engulfed the two.

By the time whoever was at the door decided to enter despite not receiving permission, the Decimo and his kidnapper had already disappeared.


Ever wake up to find yourself chained to the passenger seat of a car in your pajamas while your Mist guardian drove you to God knows where and told you about his past lives?

"… and that's when the farmer caught me in bed with his wife. I didn't live long after that… just a few second really. Before I could even grab my pants and jump from the window, he blew my brains out with his shotgun kufufufu."

"…"

"I suppose you can figure out where I ended up after that. Adultery can only get you so far, ne Tsunayoshi-kun?"

"…"

"Oya oya, don't look at me like that. Hell isn't really as bad as it sounds. In fact, when I entered there, they welcomed me with open arms. And Lucifer… he's actually quite a nice guy. The two of us are really great friends." Mukuro smiled wistfully at that. "Well, we didn't really get along at first- with me temporarily overthrowing him in hell and all... but after we settled our differences, we realized we had a lot in common-"

A lot in common with Satan? Who have I let into my family?!

"- so as a token of our new found friendship, I stepped down. And ever since that day, Lucifer and I have been quite close." Mukuro finished off with his signature laugh.

The Decimo paled. People should have been warned about Mukuro in the bible!

"Um… Mukuro, why am I here?" Tsuna asked as soon as he'd gotten over the initial shock of waking up to stories of previous lives and hell. "And why am I in chains?"

The laughter that Mukuro let out then sent shivers down the Decimo's spine. "Why do you make it sound like what I'm doing is a crime?"

That's because it is! Tsuna stared at his Mist guardian in disbelief. How could someone kidnap and chain their boss and just laugh about it as if nothing was wrong? "Mukuro," The Decimo decided to speak up when he thought he understood what was going through the bluenette's head. "I think you're confused. Today's not your turn… It's Kyoya's."

Tsuna then learned that saying Hibari's name while Mukuro drove was taboo.

The relatively normal speed the car had been going by, increased drastically and Mukuro's grip on the wheel tightened as heterochromatic eyes darkened. The bluenette faced Tsuna with a nerve-wracking smile as he said, "Kufufufu, I know. And I'm still mad about that Tsunayoshi-kun…"

Tsuna gulped. And for the fourth time that week, he saw his life flash before his eyes. Whether it was from his guardian's driving or from the terrifying messages Mukuro was giving him simply through body language alone, he wasn't sure. But what he was sure of, was that there would be blood once Hibari found out.

And just as his luck would have it, he was smack-dab in the middle of it all.

"But, why?" The Decimo asked nervously. It wasn't like he'd canceled his name off or anything. Had he actually done something to anger his Mist guardian without knowing? Not likely, he had been extra careful with the list-

"You put Kyoya one day before me." Mukuro said with a straight face. And for a moment- just a tiny fraction of a moment- Tsuna could have sworn he'd seen hurt flash across his guardian's expression- but that was the least of his worries. "You kidnapped me because of that?!"

"Kufufufu, I did not kidnap you. I merely borrowed you without telling anyone. I'll return you as soon as the day is done."

Tsuna spluttered for a few seconds and after much effort, he finally managed, "I have a meeting today!"

Mukuro's fear bringing smile returned. "Tough luck."

There was a brief moment of silence before a familiar squeaky voice singing Namimori middle school's anthem tore through the air. Mukuro instantly lowered his speed, and both he and Tsuna fixed their gazes on the tiny yellow bird that was flying not far from where they were. "Hi-Hibird?"

"Kufufufu, Kyoya must have sent him to search for you"

Tsuna couldn't help the small smile that formed on his face. I'm saved!

However, the Decimo's hopes were immediately shattered when a worm materialized in front of the bird. Tsuna turned and stared at Mukuro, terrified. "Wha- What are you doing?"

"Nothing." The bluenette easily lied.

Once Hibird had caught sight of the illusion, Mukuro led the yellow bird towards his car with it. Ignorant of the Mist guardian's horrible plan, the little ball of feathers happily followed the floating worm, Namimori's school song momentarily replaced with the word, 'Food'.

"Mukuro…"

The Mist guardian ignored his boss. The bird was already close enough, he didn't need Tsuna ruining his chance. As the illusionary worm dissipated, a gag materialized over the Decimo's mouth and his eyes instantly widened at the sudden handicap. He tried to scream and yell but the piece of cloth prevented him from making any coherent words and the chains around him restricted almost every single one of his movements.

"Kufufufu, stop being so overdramatic." Mukuro stated as he stepped on the pedal. "Hold on to anything you can get your hands on Tsunayoshi-kun." With one quick glance at the chains, he shook his head. "Never mind."

Tsuna's eyes widened as Mukuro mercilessly drove his Audi into Hibari's pet.

Hibird stuck to the windshield when the car rammed into him, and Mukuro (may God damn his soul) activated the wipers without hesitation. Once the poor bird was removed, the Mist guardian turned to Tsuna with a smile and dispelled the illusionary gag.

Tsuna was in tears. "You monster! How could you do that?! Hibird was family!"

"Kufufufu, there was no other way Tsunayoshi-kun. It had to be done." Mukuro said with the same creepy smile he used to make children cry. "I didn't want him running off to tell Kyoya-kun where we were."

"You're insane!"

"Why, thank you. I try."

The Decimo tried to back away but the chains stopped him, and before he could even think about yelling out for help, a dark clothed figure landed on the hood of the car and smacked the windshield with a tonfa. There was a brief moment were the cracks formed from the impact merely ran through the glass in a manner that resembled that of a spider's web without doing anything else- and just when Tsuna thought it was over, the windshield came crashing down.

"Hibari-san!" The brunet exclaimed once he realized who it was. Oh God! I'm finished! I just know it! He's definitely here to avenge Hibird!

As Tsuna was busy panicking over a crime he didn't commit, Mukuro was smiling like a saint, all the while secretly summoning his trident. "Kyoya-kun."

"Pineapple parasite." Hibari acknowledged. Over the years, the skylark had come to realize that the members of his Famiglia weren't just simple herbivores as he'd originally thought. Although it took some time, he'd finally learnt to categorize them all with the perfect personalities… except Tsuna. "Animal."

Tsuna smiled awkwardly. He knew that Hibari didn't mean any harm with that name, but he couldn't help but feel a little offended every time. Of course the Cloud guardian had told him the reason for that (his personality was quite confusing- pathetically herbivorous one minute, absolutely carnivorous the next and there were times he even acted like an insect) but still…

Animal?

That just sounded offensive.

Well, at least he wasn't a pineapple parasite like Mukuro.

"What are you doing?" Hibari asked monotonously. The Cloud guardian was dying to bite Mukuro to death and he was just waiting for one wrong word from the bluenette so that he could attack.

He'd wasted precious time that morning waiting for the animal only to find that he wasn't home. When he'd entered the Decimo's room a few hours back, the only reason he'd concluded that Tsuna had been abducted was because of the tiny wisps of indigo flames that remained on the carpet after the Mist guardians departure. (And since Chrome was just too nice to even think about harming a fly, Hibari immediately deemed Mukuro as the culprit).

"I don't have to explain myself to you Kyoya-kun." Mukuro stated calmly as he walked out of his car… through the area where his windshield used to be. Confidently, he stepped on the hood and walked towards Hibari, unintentionally scraping off some of the indigo paint job off of his Audi with the base of his trident. "Besides, I have just as much right to Tsunayoshi-kun as you do."

Hibari was about to respond by saying that it was his turn that day, but then, he suddenly remembered that Mukuro wasn't worth that much wastage of his breath. So, raising his tonfa, he said his signature statement with an added 'pineapple parasite' before lunging at the Mist guardian and effectively knocking him off a reasonable distance from the car. However, Mukuro didn't seem to take it too kindly for he immediately summoned two beastly illusions to battle the skylark as he hurriedly thought of an effective plan to bring his rival down.

What is wrong with my family?! Tsuna thought as he desperately tried to free himself from the chains. His efforts were futile and receiving help from a passerby was something he didn't expect to get any time soon for he was practically in the middle of nowhere.

In fact, now that he thought about it, Hibari finding them had been a miracle all on its own.

By the time Tsuna grew tired of struggling and actually realized that he was going to get wiped out if the fight went on any longer, he said the only thing that he knew would stop it. "Kyoya, if you stop, I promise you three battles!"

The fight between the two guardians immediately halted.

God these people are beasts! Tsuna thought as both his guardians withdrew their weapons and turned to face him.

"Make it ten, Animal."

Tsuna's eyes widened. "Ten! I can't do tha-"

Hibari's glare had instantly made him shut up. "I don't negotiate."

That's exactly what you're doing now! Tsuna mentally cried.

"I can't help but feel like I'm being left out Tsunayoshi-kun." Mukuro said. The look in the bluenette's eyes guaranteed the Decimo a major case of mind raping if he didn't say something soon. "You practically kidnapped me Mukuro! How can you possibly feel left out?" The chained boss exclaimed. The Mist guardian seemed to mull over what Tsuna had said for a few seconds before nodding his head in acceptance. He and Hibari stared at each other for a while, and history was made once again as a brief moment of understanding passed between the two of them.

"Hn, Animal. Very well." And with that said, Hibari turned to leave.

With his creepy smile in place, Mukuro watched the skylark's retreating form and he only snapped out of his trance when Tsuna spoke. "Um… Mukuro, why are you looking at Hibari like that."

"Kufufufu, no reason." The Mist guardian said as he returned to the car, his mind already working on the illusionary replacement for his windshield and paint job.

If Tsuna had been smart, he would have realized that Mukuro had actually been staring at the direction Hibari had headed, and not the Cloud guardian himself. Kufufufu, I wonder how Kyoya-kun will react when he sees his little birdie's condition.

And if Tsuna had been just a little bit smarter than that, he would have realized that letting Hibari leave without him was actually throwing away the only chance he had of escaping Mukuro.

With a disturbing smile in place, the Mist guardian started the car and drove off to wherever it was he intended to take Tsuna.

To his credit though, the brunet didn't lose his mind as a result of being exposed to Mukuro for too long. It's a small price to pay in exchange for stopping World War III.

He didn't know what the bluenette intended to with him that day, but it couldn't really be anything bad. For once, he was going to actually trust Mukuro and believe in the bond he shared with his Mist guardian. Yes, Mukuro was definitely not going to try to possess his body when his guard was down.

Ha, yeah right.

Tsuna was definitely going to make a run for it at the first chance he saw... at least that's what he thought he'd do, but Mukuro proved to be very intelligent when it came to figuring out Tsuna's pathetic attempts at escaping before the brunet even had a chance to implement them.

That day, Tsuna missed his meeting with the don of the Trad 6 Famiglia because he was kidnapped by his creepiest guardian.


A/N: I repeat, Hibird is not dead!

Okay, now for the real authors note:

I don't know why, but as much as I love this chapter, I still feel like somethings a little off, or maybe it's just me. I don't know...

(1) Tsuna couldn't exactly carry Ryohei as he flew because a) The boxer probably weighs much more than he does b) Tsuna needs both his hands to produce the flames that propel him so he definitely won't be able to carry his big brother and c) it would be pretty weird if the people on the ground saw two flaming men in suits flying above them. (This of course also answers the question of why Tsuna goes through all this trouble with crazy guardians instead of just flying to his meetings).

The next chapter is Hibari's turn and probably... Reborn too. Still not sure about Chrome though... but I suppose I'll figure something out soon enough lol.

Anyways, please review guys. Me loves the reviews and they definitely motivate me :)

(I'd also really appreciate it if you guys actually listened to my request instead of blatantly ignoring it (: )