Title: 'Mafia Seduction' Works a Little too Well
Warnings: Ummm...I can't think of any...
Prompt: "Tsuna tries Reborns "Mafia seduction" out for the first time...it worked terrifyingly well...especially on Mukuro..." Given by Amu4ever.
Words: 1,570
Notes: This was a fun prompt to write...because it was fun. At least, when my dog wasn't stepping on my arm it was... Thanks to Momma Lici for reviewing!
This had been a horrible idea. What on earth, no, in the universe had possessed him to try out the 'Mafia Seduction' technique Reborn had showed him? And even worse, he had done it on his Guardians! And, shockingly enough, it had worked. It had worked a little too well. Especially on Mukuro.
Which was why he was now running through the forest behind the Vongola Mansion with his favorite short-sleeved button-down shirt streaming out behind him. He didn't even have shoes on, it was the middle of the fracking night, and he was tired, confused, and angry. In that order. Plus, all his gear was back at the mansion, and there was no way that he was going to turn around now.
He heard an owl call above him. That was the first bird he'd heard in a while. Dang. They found him. Or, more likely, knew his general location. Which meant that if he just found a good enough hiding spot... He scanned his surroundings, making sure to look up and check the trees too. It payed off. There was a nice hollow he could hide in that wouldn't be too obvious. He hoped.
Even without his gear, he could still climb. He climbed up to the hollow, which was pretty high up, and curled into it. He took his shirt off, which was a nice black color (he could wear it with almost anything) and pulled it over himself like a blanket. If he covered his pale skin, it would be harder to spot him. He listened intently for footsteps below him.
There. The sound of a branch snapping under the pressure of a foot made dread curl in the pit of his stomach. He slowed his breathing once more, until it was slow and silent. That's it Tsuna, slow and steady wins the race. His mouth twisted into a slight smile. He would be using this as blackmail later. If he survived it that is.
The footsteps paused underneath the tree he was in (slow and steady breaths, slow and steady) for a moment. Tsuna forced himself to keep breathing. One of the easiest ways to find someone was to listen for anything that changed when you got close. Like, for example, a sound suddenly not being there. Which meant that not breathing would get him found, and that wasn't good.
This whole thing would probably strike him as incredibly silly later, but right now if he got caught it would be traumatizing. He needed to get somewhere safe. Except, the only place safe from his Guardians when they're on a rampage is behind Reborn...so...if he just convinced Reborn to protect him... He tossed that idea. Reborn would laugh and then throw him back into the forest as 'training.'
So he was on his own. Considering that he hadn't been found yet, he could probably stay there until they stopped looking.
Or maybe not, he thought as he stared at the owl that stared back. Tsuna blinked, and the owl was off, probably heading back to it's master to tell him where Tsuna was. Tsuna said some choice words under his breath as he crawled out from his hollow and pulled his shirt back on. He stood up and hopped over to the next tree, and then the next, heading farther into the forest, and away from his old hiding spot.
Yes, he knew how to tree-hop. According to Reborn, it was an essential skill that would one day save his life. Tsuna just thought that Reborn liked watching him fall from trees (he had seen the popcorn). Although...maybe it was true. It was certainly useful in this situation. He flinched as a large explosion occurred to his left. Well, at least Kyoya and Mukuro were going to be busy for a bit.
Unfortunately, Mukuro might have told others where he was just for kicks. Tsuna had no doubt that Mukuro would break his fight with Kyoya off at some point and come looking for him again. Hopefully he didn't think to do it before the three hours had passed.
Because when those three hours were up, he was going to herd his Guardians back to the mansion and take his anger out on Reborn. He was also going to vow to never use 'Mafia Seduction' on his Guardians again.
According to Reborn (if he could be trusted), 'Mafia Seduction' was what happened when you reached out with your Flames and brushed against someone else's until they were effectively inebriated. It was a very efficient method of information gathering, apparently. Not that he knew personally. The only time he had done it had been earlier, and it had seemed to work for a while.
The problem was that it seemed to work better on his Guardians than he had thought it would, and it had made them incredibly drunk. Mukuro especially. Somehow this had resulted in a drunken bet that whichever one of them caught him first (he did not agree to this bet. Not at all) would get to 'have him.' He knew very well what that meant, no matter how much he wished he didn't.
Which was exactly why he was now on the run. He heard a shout from below him, and looked down to see white hair slowly (very slowly) climbing up the tree he had paused in. Great, Hayato found him. At least he was fairly sure that Hayato had no idea how to tree hop. Otherwise, Tsuna would be in a bit of a pickle. As it was, however, he just resumed moving, ignoring the wail of failure behind him and the sound of someone falling.
Hayato would be fine. He had survived worse.
Tsuna kept moving until the explosions that had been consistently happening stopped. Tsuna felt dread curl in the pit of his stomach, fear making his mouth taste sour and his heart race. This was bad. He still had at least half an hour left, maybe more. He froze and slowly looked behind him, the sweat clinging to his back going cold. He gaped at the monstrous thing behind him. Apparently Mukuro's imagination got better when he was drunk.
It started toward him, and he forgot to breathe for a moment. Go away, go away, go away... never mind that, Tsuna! Just run!
Tsuna ran. As scary as the thing was (he couldn't even begin to describe it), it appeared that it couldn't tree hop. Maybe...maybe Reborn was right, and tree hopping would save his life one day. (Reborn was always right.)
He was fifteen minutes away from freedom when it happened. The thing he had encountered earlier showed up in front of him again, and he felt the same dread and fear again. He turned and continued hopping. The thing made a noise, and the whole forest stood still for a second. Then motion resumed, and the thing was gone. And then Tsuna realized he had nowhere to go.
He had accidentally found a large clearing. Which was great because he could come back later when he needed a break from paperwork, but right now...right now he either had to go around, or climb down. Considering that it was a long way around, just climbing down and going across would be faster. He was almost back to the mansion anyway.
10...
He made it to the middle of the clearing when they found him. They surrounded him like hungry wolves waiting to descend on a feast. He was so glad that they had left their gear at the mansion just like he had. He just had to survive for a little longer. Then they would pass out from the shock of their Flames breaking free from the trance. (Normal people passed out from being drunk, but they were Vongola.)
9...
His Guardians suddenly realized that they were all in the same place, and a massive fight broke out, with Tsuna caught in the middle.
8...
He almost made it to the other edge of the clearing and back into the safety of the trees, but Mukuro seemed to have seen this coming. He was next to him in a second, a smile (a terrifying smile) on his lips.
7...
Mukuro threw Tsuna back into the fight, and Tsuna realized that somehow, somewhere he had lost his shirt. Aww, that was one of his favorites.
6...
5...
Tsuna ducked under fists and other wayward appendages, using his flexibility and reflexes to move out of the way.
4...
"I found you, Tsuna."
3...
Tsuna jerked his head up, startled by the voice and the arm along his waist. It was just Takeshi, whew. Wait...Takeshi?!
2...
"Since I caught you first, does that mean I won?" He said, a grin on his face.
1...
Tsuna sighed with relief as his Guardians dropped like puppets with their strings cut, tired smiles on their faces. Tsuna groaned as he contemplated how he was going to get them back to the mansion. He grinned as an idea came to him.
He could just leave them out there as punishment for chasing him around at whatever-the-fracking-time-it-was at night. Yes, that would do, along with a nice helping of paperwork.
Yes, that would do just fine.
