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Just another note to say: I do not own any of the Smexy Characters used in this fanfic, nor the manga/anime.
And. . . here is the next chapter! (o.o)?
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SPLINTERED HOPE
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In a week of Dino being missing, they sent his left ear.
It had been DNA checked and, double checked and then triple checked again and was confirmed that it was. . . Dino's.
At 2 weeks they sent a picture of how him. Tsuna was the only one to look at it. His face had paled and he had immediately torn the dreaded picture. It was above description to explain of the state the Cavallone was in. Also included was a video, taken just after his kidnapping. Tsunayoshi, with a shaken hand, placed the video in the slot. It got in on his 4th try. The screen flickered and then a image of the mafia boss flashed on. Dino looked normal – a few cuts and bruises, but he normally had them. He sat at on a plain white, plastic chair. Strapped to it in plastic ties. Strapping his long arms tight was a plain white straight-jacket. It closed him in. Made him look . . . not Dino. Dark hollows showed clearly against the greyness of his face. And was he. . .? Tsuna wasn't sure if he looked thinner. A smile jumped to Dino's face on the video before them and all drew their breath sharply when they sure how much he strained to do so. A dark aura emanated from the corner next to a wooden door as Hibari tightened his fists on his tonfas. Gokudera flinched next to the Vongola boss and the others, Yamamoto, Ryohei, etc stood in a semi circle behind Tsuna. Lambo burst out crying, wetting Gokudera's shoes. A gravelly voice spoke out from the TV. Parched lips moved.
"Hey Everyone it's . . . 5 days into me. . . disappearing. Meeting went wrong – or, well something like that. They told me that you're watching this. . . about 16 days after today? So I'd just like to say Sorry. Sorry you won't find me and sorry that I'm so sure about that. This isn't one of those forced speeches – they're. . . quite civilised actually." Dino's smile broke "They've promised me they won't attack the Vongola so that's a plus eh? So . . . don't bother looking for me, don't try to trace anything back – don't even think of where I am, or rather was. The Cavallone family does not exist anymore." A brief smile then the screen flickered twice and blacked out.
SLAM
The sound of the back door banging against the doorframe and splintering broke the deafening silence. It splintered and broke into tiny little wooden chips. Hibari has left the room thought every mind. Silence once again echoed.
This time Gokudera broke the quiet. He banged his fist on the table. "That was utter Bullshit! What does he mean 'civilised'? They've put him in a bloody straight jacket for God's sake!"
"Gokudera calm down!" Yamamoto placed his hands on the right-hand man. "Maybe that was just for – "
Gokudera shook his hand off "He – he. . . Obviously he was lying. Did you see him in that recording? They've sent his left ear as well!" Everyone in the room shuddered. The exception being Mukuro and Reborn.
"Well one thing's for sure is that someone has him." Reborn's piping voice sounded next to Tsuna. "It seems that he's let them do what they want with him in order to protect us." Gokudera's fist hit the table again. Reborn looked to him and continued. "After all we're all family."
"Of course we're family." Tsuna stood up and stood in front of the TV "Dino-san has a reason for this – for saying what he's said. We will find him. To ignore what Dino said is to give on finding him!"
And Sawada Tsunayoshi never gives up.
At three weeks all hope was lost. They sent 3 litres of his blood. Labelled and set on the front porch of the 10th Boss' house. Tsuna had woken to find this very special delivery and called a meeting immediately. Ten minutes later all stood in his room. Just staring at the containers.
"Maybe it isn't his."
"It is – Bianchi checked it"
"The average man has about 5.5 litres in his body."
"Not helping Haru"
All looked to Tsuna. He was their boss. They stood by him. No matter what.
But Sawada Tsunayoshi had given up.
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~ONE MONTH LATER~
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Hibari Kyoya glared at his reflection in the rippling pool. It shimmered and moved in minuscule waves, blurring out his features. Yet he knew that his eyes were swollen and red. "Tch" Hibari dove his hands in the icy water, cupping it and splashing it on his face. His fringe stuck to his forehead. Grabbing the hand towel beside the sink, he dried his face and stalked from his bathroom. It was morning, 0500 hours. Time for action.
The only place that wasn't tidy was Hibari's desk. Cluttered with pictures and maps, letters and diary dates. Pens that don't work and ones that do. Notebooks piled up, ripped pages sticking out at the sides. Above the desk, stuck proudly to the wall was a mind map. This too was messy with names and numbers, dates and places. In the centre the title of this. . . this amount of research stood out in clear, bold letters.
DINO CAVALLONE.
Hibari Kyoya had done his research. Ever since the day he had disappeared, Hibari had spent all his waking hours looking into cracks and even smaller cracks to find even an inkling of where Dino could be. And this was the result. Hibari's excuse was that he has never let anyone break a promise – especially one that should have been so easy to keep. Dino wouldn't do that to him. Kyoya was sure of that. With no contact with the rest of the Vongola's for a month, Hibari was alone. He has purposely turned away from them, never accepting any calls and even changing where he lived. He would do this his own way and on his own.
Hibari grabbed a piece of paper on his desk that held his first lead, put the rest of his work in a briefcase and shut his apartment's door shut. There was no backward glance, nor any hesitation. He handed the keys to his ex-landowner and strode to the nearest airport.
It was time for Hibari Kyoya to make his move.
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To Aimeeshii:
Haha it's alright.
To khrciaossu
ty for the review – I laughed to when I re-read it. I go into a daze when I write so half the time - I get 'caught up' in the story XP
To Sumire
Wait and see ;)
NEXT CHAPTER IS V. IMPORTANT BE SURE TO READ! Heh heh. I will update soon xx
