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In a crowded airport in Namimori, Japan several men and women rushed off the airplanes to greet the families that have been waiting so long to see them. Amongst the crowds of happy, in tears from joy, hugging families stood a man in a black Armani suit with a black fedora rested upon his head.
Looking over the crowds he seemed as though he were searching for someone before looking at the picture gripped tightly in his hand.
"I promised that I wouldn't let you run free with those two. I swore on my life and I have every intention on keeping my promise."
The man whispered to no one before stuffing the picture in his pocket and smoothly walking out of the building and hailing down a cab. He was unaware of the photo that fell out of his pocket and in front of someone's feet.
A noise of confusion came from the young adult as he knelt down to examine the picture before his breath hitched.
On the photo was three people, the one on the far left was his target but both he and the man on the far right were crossed out with red marker and the person standing between the two was circled.
'Eliminate the two threats.' Was written boldly above the trio. Originally warm chocolate brown eyes turned cold as they glared at the cab that carried the man, a hitman no doubt, towards his destination.
The man flipped the photo over and started at the words printed on the back. Slowly a grin crept across his face.
"The famed hitman Reborn huh…?" The man muttered under his breath before letting out an airy chuckle. He allowed his thumb to rub the boy's face on the left as he whispered comfortingly to the photo. "Don't worry. I won't allow him to harm you. I'll kill Reborn if that keeps you safe… Tsunayoshi."
The photo slid out of his fingers as the man walked off. The photo fluttered to the ground face down allowing the writing on the back to be shown to the world.
'Remember Reborn, you promised my mother.
-Aria'
"Where is she, kora?" A blonde man in a green military uniform shouted out irritably as he stalked through the crowds of people in the crowded streets of Namimori.
The man had been here for far too long now searching for a ghost they all had lost years ago. Now all he had to go on was one scrawny runaway boy and one lanky man that she was seen with. The boy was seen here and where he was she was soon to follow.
The only problem is finding the boy and eliminating him. The blonde growled underneath his breath before yanking a smaller smoking silver haired man off the ground by his collar.
"Hey kid! Have you seen this runaway, kora?" He asked shoving a picture in front of the boy's face who let out an irritated snarl.
"What the hell! Put me down you bastard! I'm not a kid! And how the hell should I know who that is?" The silver haired man screamed at the blonde his anger growing as the seconds ticked by.
The blonde man snarled back at the screaming boy in his clutches before throwing him to the ground with a huff.
"Forget it, if you don't know where the Vongola runaway is then you're of no use to me." The man muttered under his breath as he stalked away unaware that the boy heard everything he had said.
The boy's sea foam green eyes narrowed dangerously before he reached into his pocket before pulling out a couple sticks of dynamite. Letting a puff of smoke leave his lips before he held the wicks of the dynamite up to his cigarette causing them to ignite.
"Hey blondie…" The blonde man turned around a pissed off look taking over his features but was soon replaced by one of horror at the sight of the dynamite. Blue eyes frantically darted around to all of the people surrounding the two. "I have already claimed Vongola as my boss so anyone who tries to touch him must be…"
Without a seconds notice the silver haired man threw the dynamite at the man just as they exploded in a brilliant flurry of red and orange.
"Eliminated."
A black haired man wearing traditional red Chinese robes walked down the calm town district of Namimori occasionally greeting people with a small smile or a polite bow. Pulling out a small scrap of paper he studied what was written on it intensely.
"Such a shame I could only find one of their names." The man sighed sadly before giving the scrap of paper to the tiny white monkey that chattered happily on his shoulder.
'I can only imagine how Reborn and Colonello are fairing in this town. They must be tearing their hair out looking for her.' The man imagined the two long time rivals throwing people around and threatening them for any information on her. Letting out a small sigh as he soon realized that it was probably happening right now.
The man continued to walk until he bumped into a teenage boy with black hair and watering green eyes. Blinking in confusion the man knelt down to examine the teen, upon seeing no injuries and no need for him to cry he decided to just talk to the teen.
"Are you okay?" He calmly questioned the teen who gazed up at him looking as though he were trying his hardest not to cry.
"No! I lost my big brother and I can't find him anywhere!" The teen cried out now struggling to keep his tears in check. The man wasn't to adept with crying children and he was absolutely clueless with crying teenagers.
"Well, I'm looking for someone as well. How about we search together?" The man suggested as the teen looked up at him before nodding once cautiously before again much more certain.
"Sure!" With that the teen sprung to his full height and began to march ahead with the older man following behind with a strained smile. "Who are you anyways old man? And who are you looking for?"
"My name is Fon and I'm searching for my next target. He's done something my family doesn't approve of so I need to talk with him." Fon figured telling the teen anything wouldn't risk anything. He was an adult and his word would be more trusted than the teen's own word.
"My name's Lambo nice to meet you! What's his name? Maybe I can help!" Lambo explained happily looking at Fon over his shoulder as the man sighed at the childish hope.
"Well, I doubt that you've met him but the name he once went by is Tsunayoshi Vongola, I have no idea what name he is going by now." Lambo abruptly stopped in front of Fon causing the man to nearly stumble into him. The teen stood stock still as Fon asked him if he was alright.
"I'm sorry old man but I can't help you anymore." The teen's voice was quiet and strained. Fon's features tightened before reflexively settling into his fighting stance. The air around the teen had changed drastically and it was enough to set even Fon on edge.
"Why is that Lambo?"
"I can't allow you to hurt my brother." Green sparks danced around Lambo as he spoke making the air crackle around him. Turning around his face had switched from that of a playful teen to a cold blooded killer. The sparks danced fiercely around him over charging the lamp posts near him and causing the lights to explode.
Fon widened his stance prepared for the battle about to take place. It was just his luck that he had to run into a lightning flame user.**
A man in a black cloak glided along the hallways of the local Namimori college. If his sources were correct—and they better be for what he paid—his target was around university age and would undoubtedly join the local university in order to keep up the guise of being normal. Normally he would've used his thoughtography but it always seemed to lead him to the wrong destination lately.
However fitting in for the man proved to be difficult with his black cloak and barely visible purple hair. The students were all staring at him like he was some type of assassin sent here kill them all.
While the assassin assumption was correct, he was in no way wasting his time killing them. The only reason he was here is because Aria paid him to find the girl and get rid of the two men she always seemed to appear with.
Letting out an irritated sigh the man looked around him for any traces of the girl he was searching for but came short upon finding her or the two others.
"Herbivore. Your cloak is against school policy. I will bite you to death."
Turning around he barely had a moment before he had to skid out of the way as a silver tonfa smashed the ground where he was standing. Examining the young adult in front of him, he couldn't help but notice the similarities between the young man and the Chinese assassin, Fon.
Before he could even get a word out the wall behind him exploded as a familiar purple haired man shot out of the dust and crashed into him.
"Mammon! Help me!" The purple haired idiot screamed pathetically as he clutched onto Mammon. The teen in front of him grew a terrifying aura and another white haired teen walked out from the hole seeming to be very irritated as well.
"Oi! Hibari, that guy was trying to EXTREMELY blow up my gym." The white haired man called to the black haired one. The white haired one had sun flames igniting behind his gray eyes as the black haired man in front of them suddenly had cloud flames surrounding his tonfas.
A few minutes ago a purple haired man had followed Mammon to the university. If he were to find her first Aria would be so pleased and he would be able to show Reborn and Colonello up.
However he was running the risk of being caught if he followed Mammon in the hallways so instead he ducked inside the first room he saw on the ground floor. He had placed his men outside the university after telling them that once he got all of the students rushing out they had to find the girl and detain her.
Chuckling to himself from the sheer ingenuity of his idea he searched the area and was pleased to see several supporting beams on the inside and hardly anyone around. He went up to each beam before tying explosives around each one and securing the timer that would be activated as soon as he flipped the trigger on his remote.
He hummed a happy tune to himself as he went upon his task effectively tuning out the world around him even failing to notice when a white haired man stepped into the area and looked around noticing all of the explosives.
"Oi! What are you EXTREMELY doing!" The purple haired man jumped at the sudden shout before spinning on his heel to see the white haired man.
"Geez. You scared me for a minute there." The purple haired man let out a sigh of relief placing his hand on his still thundering heart. He turned back to the explosive in front of him before waving carelessly at the white haired student behind him. "Go play some blocks or something. I need to blow up the school to lead a cockroach from his hiding place."
Before the man could get back to his work the student sent a strong side swing of his leg to the man's face sending him barreling to the wall before smashing through it from the intensity. Once his vision cleared up he saw another black haired student with silver tonfas and Mammon unintentionally supporting him.
Without a second thought the man clung to Mammon's side begging for help as the white haired man stood next to the black haired one before their flames became much more prominent.
"Skull I know what you're thinking and if you even dare to-" Mammon couldn't even finish because Skull had already began his retreat leaving the clocked man to deal with the two terrifying students.
A green haired man strolled through the forest surrounding Namimori in a much to casual manner. He was taking in his surroundings as he followed the small signs of a disturbance. While the rest of his colleagues searched in the town like fools he would look in the outskirts where people were more than likely to hide. His targets were the type of people no one forgot so it was easy to assume they would go into hiding.
After what seemed to be hours of walking he finally came upon an abandoned amusement park. The walls were smashed and the outside of it looked like a complete atrocity. Why it was even standing was far beyond the man's knowledge. If he were in charge he would've torn the eyesore down years ago. It was not suitable for enjoyment.
But it was suitable for someone who was hiding.
The building is a place that people would tend to avoid. The entire area screamed 'Danger' and the overall appearance would deter even the stupidest of daredevils.
Without a second thought the man approached the building and carefully avoided the shattered glass strewn across the floor. Walking further in the building the man felt the familiar chill of being watched creep through his senses.
Turning around he searched for the source of the insistent staring but coming upon nothing he continued his journey through the building. Once or twice he felt as though he were walking in a giant circle but brushed it off without a second thought. There were no recorded mist flame users here except for Mammon. Besides he had long since become immune to illusions at Mammon's caliber and he was the strongest illusionist of their time.
"Kufufufu, what do we have here?" A voice spoke, echoing all around him and startling him from his thoughts. Looking around hesitantly he saw no one around him and no functioning speakers in sight.
"Whatever it is your looking for I can guarantee it is not here. So leave." The voice spoke again only sounding as though the person was speaking right into his ear. Spinning around he saw nothing but dust, a few cobwebs, and an empty hall.
Deciding to just go along with it the man called out to the disembodied voice. "How are you so sure I'm not here for you?"
"Kufufufu, simply because I no longer exist in the eyes of the world." The voice had a chilling edge to his voice that the man had to suppress a shudder. "Now leave."
"No." He spoke and the disembodied voice went silent. "I'm looking for the skies right now and I'm not going to stop until I have dissected the boys and taken the girl back."
For a brief moment the man was certain that the disembodied voice never existed until it spoke once again. "I suppose you can't leave then."
The man took a step back. The tone of the voice was getting darker and sounded much more terrifying.
"I can't allow you to kill my sky so you have two choices." The walls around him suddenly ignited and the man could feel the heat licking at his skin. Mammon had never made illusions of this caliber. This person was either a better illusionist or the illusion was a reality and the man was not willing to test the flames. "Join me…" The flames spread across the ceiling and smaller flames broke off and took the form of fiery canines. "Or perish."
The man looked around for any hopes of escape before his eyes landed on a window to his right. If he timed it right he may be able to escape this mad house with his life and limbs.
Not wasting a moment he smashed through the window before plunging to the ground below. Once he hit the ground he took a second to get his bearings back before dashing off. As much as he hated the thought of running without any weapons on hand he was more than likely going to die.
Unaware to him a figure followed closely behind him, red and blue eyes glinting dangerously.
'Take me to my sky.'
A/N:
If you checked my poll then you would now Tsuna's personality in this and since he's much more... promiscuous in this story it's only logical that people would remember him as compared to his much more subtle companions. Can anyone guess who those two are? I gave like forty hint bombs in this chapter.
Oh yeah before anyone asks, no. No one died in the creation of this chapter. Well... maybe the random civilian who watched as Gokudera pulled out his bombs, lit them, and threw them in his direction but let's face it. That guys was gonna get picked off anyways whether it be by staring at a car's headlights as it rushes towards him or jumping off a bridge and forgetting his bungee cord. Point is shit for brains are the first to go.
**I was thinking that Fon is a martial artist right? Well 20 years later Lambo no longer needed to touch anyone to harm them right? Meaning he can do distance attacks while Fon specializes in close combat. So bleh :P Alternate universe means different power levels and since Lambo actually had something to fight for at a young age he would undoubtedly become much more stronger.
PS: I'm pretty much doing all the italics, bold face, and dividers blind right now since I can't see the tool bar for fanfiction and I've tried refreshing a lot so I just gave up. Tell me if you find anything and I'll fix it when either my computer or this website stops being a douche.
Edit: Thanks NewSlove for pointing out a little typing stroke I had ^_^;;;'
Btw: I just noticed that Hibari and Ryohei are the only ones whose reasons for fighting did not involve a certain sky. If any of you are wondering why here is my response. HONEY BADGER DON'T CARE! HONEY BADGER DO WHAT HE WANT!
