Chapter 1
Years later
Skull POV
50 years have passed since we arcobelano have been turned into babies and finally we are back to our adult selves, it's all thanks to the young Vongola; and I am forever grateful towards Sawada Tsunayoshi it was unfortunate that to give Tsuna the power to defeat The Man in The Iron Hat I had to reveal myself to him but I know that Tsuna will understand why it is necessary to keep my true self secret; as the others are not ready to acknowledge my darker and truer self.
The other arcobelano have grown on each other the years. I used to hate them, they so reminded me of the treatment I suffered in the Dursley household; however now when I see my fellow arcobelano I cannot help but laugh as I reminisce about my past abuse I suffered from their hands, it was really my own fault I could I fought back and put a stop to it but my mask must have been maintained, Skull the childish arcobelano who was seen as nothing more than an annoyance. While I maintained my Skull persona I made percussions to ensure that my body was protected.
My leather biker suit was not actually leather at all but dragon; the suit also had a number of spells added for extra protection, for automatic size change and to control the temperature depending on the weather. Due to these protecting me, meaning I no longer feel the pain, it began to turn into something like a game for me, seeing whether or not they would catch me out. It was also good practice for my acting skills. And no one, not even Reborn has realised.
Even though no one has seen through my mask or realised that I was acting I know that soon all shall be revealed, while it is not yet time for the mask to break; but soon, I can feel it, it will soon be time for this persona to die and for my real self to reawaken and I truly hope that they will be ready to accept both sides of me; both light and dark. For I do not know how I will react to the abandonment of my friends.
It was a shocker that my goal to remain unattached with those close to me was broken. For these people have done what so many people have failed at and so quickly too, it is unbelievable how they so easily wormed themselves into my ice cold heart. And I hope that I will not lose their friendship when all is revealed but if so I will forever protect them and their families hidden within the shadows; as I fear for my sanity if they were succumbs to deaths embrace, leaving me lone to sink into darkness that threatens to consume me.
Tsuna POV
Today was the day that the arcobaleno curse was broken and while they are still holders of the pacifiers they are no longer trapped in the bodies of babies.
After the defeat of Checker Face (the Man in the Iron Hat) the celebration was colossal, everyone was ecstatic and while I would love to immerse in the myself I can't help but be reminded of what skull revealed to me, with the way he is currently behaving I can't help but question if what occurred was real or just my imagination?
FLASH BACKā¦
Standing before me and my fallen comrades was Checker Face, he was standing tall without an inch of exhaustion or fatigue was in his posture; it feels as if I am staring into the face of a king and he releases calamities onto his people bellow, in punishment for their rebellion. As I'm staring into Checker Face's face see a faint shadow in the corner of my eye, and I realise it is Skull; who is sneaking behind Checker Face to ambush him, I however want to scream to him "that it was impossible, that he was too weak to defeat the monster in front of him." that what use was he when even Reborn the strongest of the arcobelano unable to beat him and how much use would he be in his current form.
And as Skull attacked I black out...
