.:I.O:.
Chapter 2: Elemental Recognition
Disclaimer: I do not own KHR or any of its content, it all goes to its original owner and creator Amano Akira.
.:VxG:.
Reborn decided to take a step back and watch the boy in his daily activity, Iemitsu had said he would stumble a lot, with a ninety nine percent chance of falling down on his face or butt. They don't let the boy walk alone to school, either Iemitsu or Nana are at his side to and from, this morning the two parents allow Reborn to walk their son… it was not as awkward as it could have been. It was actually quite nice, with the occasional stumble of the boy where Reborn just reaches out grabbing onto the collar of the boys uniform jacket, stabilizing the boy on his feet, preventing him from falling down. Other than that, the walk was quiet and pleasant.
The boy was aware of pretty much everything, Reborn had seen how the young man's eyes would shift to look at something and everything, in the beginning it didn't appear to be much, but after actually looking at what Tsuna was looking at, it became obvious.
He was people watching, the ability of the Vongola's hyper Intuition is one to perceive all. All of the bosses through generation has always been amazing fighters, able to read and understand their opponents movement by literally watching the twitch of their muscles. To perceive through illusions, to have a sixth sense of knowing if something is dangerous, off, or safe.
The boy's eyes where drawn to everything around him, his mind in a constant high of alert. Reborn couldn't help but wonder of what power the boy would have when he got this under proper control and not this raw power-surge that increases from day to day, it is almost primal in a way.
Of course… they had to remove the seal for him to be able to do any form of proper training, which is why finding him his elements is priority number one.
While there are no bonds that are decided by fate, it all depends on the chemistry of the Energy, how some certain elements are just drawn to certain Skies some have a stronger drawn than others, even some don't feel that pull. (Most of these being Clouds, because they all seem to have this chronic need to be alone.)
It was how he met his own Sky, Luche, just following the tug of his Flames. There also isn't a guarantee that the elements will get along. Everyone in the Strongest Seven picked on the youngest, some more openly than others, their Cloud, Skull being the bottom of everyone's joke or heel.
Luche is the only one who does not pick on the annoying lackey, even tries to get the others to behave. But that is most likely because of a combined factor of her being a mother and her Harmony factor as a Sky.
.:VxG:.
The duo soon made it to the front gates of the school building, Reborn watched as the young Sky with heavy feet dragged himself past the gates towards the building. It happened in a flash, Tsuna toppled forward, and before Reborn was even able to try and grasp for the collar like he had done so many times before in the day. Another hand had grasped the young male by the elbow, saving him from a face full of gravel.
"Falling Herbivore, you are nuisance to the peace of this school."
Tsuna didn't say anything, just stared with empty eyes into the steel gray ones of the taller and stronger boy that still held a strong but firm grip on his arm.
Reborn could see a flash of purple go through the taller teens eyes. Could it possibly be, that this boy was Tsuna's Cloud?
The teen sighed slightly. Steadying the smaller boy onto his feet, pushing said boy lightly towards the building. "The bell will ring soon, get to class, or I will bite you to death for disruption of the peace."
Tsuna gave the boy one last glance, before walking towards the building. The older one watched him go, not looking away until the boy had gotten inside behind the doors, before walking off himself, probably to get to his own classes.
To say Reborn was intrigued was an understatement. Barely a day in, and he had already managed to find Tsuna's Cloud. He needed information on this boy, having Leon transform into a phone, he called up Iemitsu, hoping he had the information he needed.
.:VxG:.
Hibari Kyoya, that is the name of the boy he had the pleasure of meeting. When he had found out he was the nephew of a fellow Arcobaleno, he called Fon up immediately for more personal information on the boy. While at the same time making sure to tell the Storm about Tsuna's seal and the need to find his Elements, a hundred percent certain that his fellow Arcobaleno would not tell anyone.
Fon, while being a Storm came from a family mainly with Mist and Cloud Flames, as for the Storm Arcobalenos ties with his nephew, they had a decent bond, able to talk on days that they saw one another, or just sit in a comfortable silence whilst drinking tea.
"Is there a possibility you could introduce me to him Fon, he might be drawn towards young Tsunayoshi."
"Sure, I am in Japan for some off time to be with my sister and family, when would be the most opportune for you?"
"Today, if at all possible."
There where some silence from the other end of the line. "Sure, I'll be over when school is out, I was meaning to talk with Kyoya about something today anyway."
The two hung up, Leon transforming back to his original shape. "You know what to do, Leon." Reborn told the small reptile.
.:VxG:.
Leon is a creature able to transform into practically anything, phones, guns and video cameras just to mention a few.
Reborn while being aware he could infiltrate the building without so much as a single person to even know he was there, thought it better to use his smaller companion to film as much as possible happening in Tsuna's classroom. Happy that he did, for what he saw was… well he would definitely show this to the two parents, for even through the screen connected to Leon sitting on the wall in the classroom. He could sense the dark looming aura of the teacher, a smile is always prominent on his face. A smile Reborn was all to familiar with.
The face of someone who enjoys tormenting/torturing someone else.
Reborn felt that surge of, annoyance and anger surface again, while he did not let it show in his composure, it was still very prominent and itching beneath his skin. Multiple times the teacher had called Tsuna out for a question or to answer something on the blackboard. Every time Tsuna would remain silent, or again fall flat on his face when he tried to walk up to the front desk, just staring silently at the blackboard trying to observe the text.
The teacher would mock him, laugh at him and just point an accusing finger at the sealed boy. Prompting the rest of the class to join in. Trip him, push him around. It was starting to get on Reborn's nerves. Had it not been for three classmates, Reborn would have entered the classroom, disguised as a teacher or something. But at least there where three who never joined in. two girls and a male.
The male was also a possible element, Reborn had not gotten a good look, but there had seemed to be this moment where the two would just lock eyes as if drawn to one another. Could be a possible Sun or even a Rain, he would have to Ask Iemitsu for details as he showed the video to him later.
The two girls while not walking up to the boy did give some concerned glances towards his direction. Tsuna didn't seem drawn towards them so its a close bet that they are not possible guardians. But at least they would come in handy as friends for the boy, as they seem disgusted or concerned for the stuff going on with the stuff around him.
.:VxG:.
Takeshi could notexplain the feeling he got when around the schools official no good punching bag that was Sawada Tsunayoshi. It was like an itch he could not quite scratch. A need to touch or be with him at all times, but at the same time…. It was as if something was… blocking him. It was really quite irritating. Not to mention his eyes, Tsuna's eyes where just pulling him in, screaming at him for help, begging him to get the pain away, to have some relief.
While the eyes themselves are not very emotional – barely show any sign of life really, it is as if the boy's very soul is clutching onto him in a desperate need for someone to help, with what Takeshi didn't know, but it was there, always nagging at the back of his head whenever Tsuna was in proximity.
Takeshi was always aware when Tsuna was around, he could be talking with his team mates when suddenly a prickling sensation would go down his neck and he just knew Tsuna was close. He instinctively knew if or when the boy was going to trip, his body just moves on its own if he is close enough, not even realizing he had moved to stop the boy from falling in the first place. Only realizing it when he was holding Tsuna up by the shoulders or stomach.
Something else he had noticed, Tsuna barely ate, he is thin and scrawny, he had felt it when he had to hold him up just moments before. He left his seat to catch Tsuna by he abdomen, the boy was really thin, to the point he could feel the ribs poking out. Maybe his dad could help fattening him up a bit with some sushi after school, sure Tsuna didn't talk, but Takeshi had seen the guy nod and shake his head at people.
Mind made up, he turned back to his book. Now if only these would make more sense.
.:VxG:.
Kyoya was irritated, clenching his fist around the handle of his tonfa, where he lay on the roof.
The face of that irritating falling-herbivore would not leave his mind, he always knew when the herbivorous herbivore was around, always the same prickling sensation going down the upper left arm, just bellow where his priced arm tag hung to his jacket.
The falling he could handle, its just more proof of his herbivore nature… no it was those deep orange eyes that had him irritated. Those deep orange pools that had this deep longing. Every time Hibari sees those eyes, he falters, hesitates. As there is some part of him that shares that longing, a very deep, deep, DEEP part of him that can't help but wish to reach out as well. Not in the 'I'm going to stand by you forever' kind of longing. More, 'let me roam the lengths of the heaven.' Kind of longing. It is weird, irritating and straight up confusing.
It was driving Kyoya up the wall trying to figure it out.
Standing up from where he sat on the ground, unable to get his nap in, he took to glance down to the front entrance. Noticing two figures standing outside the school gates. The two seemed to have noticed him, one of them even waving his long arm.
"Kyoya!"
It was his carnivorous uncle, one of the few people he had yet to be able to properly bite to death.… Maybe he would be able to help with this little dilemma. He was sick and tired of it enough to actually ask for it from his uncle.
.:VxG:.
Reborn had waited patiently for his fellow element to show up, taking his time to review the footage Leon had gathered for him. Maybe he should just send the stuff to Varia for them to deal with. With Xanxus put on ice, the group has gotten rowdy, doing some random stuff all around the world. So them randomly doing stuff in Japan wouldn't cause any heads to turn. Going to make sure Iemitsu is out of town, or have the man tell them of this little side mission to deal with a possible re-root of school education in person.
Iemitsu does deal with the Varia a lot, so its not really a big deal for CEDEF head to talk with them about something he heard from some unknown source to look into, that and it was made public that Xanxus is not a 'real' heir, and would only be rejected by the ring. So the Varia was uncertain what to do, slowly just doing odd jobs here and there, while also trying to get their Sky out of the ice prison.
Maybe he should also tell Mammon, the woman is just distraught with the ice event, having been drawn to not one Sky, but two. Luche was super happy for her mist when Mammon told the gang, even introducing them to her second elemental familia… it is best not to make a mention of what had transpired.
Suddenly a white monkey climbed up onto his shoulder.
Reborn gave the white fluff-ball a quick pat on the head. "Nice seeing you as well Lichi." The monkey gave off a happy squeak before jumping off from the tall mans shoulder and heading over to another man, dressed in red and white.
"Ah, Reborn, so nice to see you again." The man said as the monkey climbed up to the top of the mans head, tail wrapping around it as he went.
Reborn nodded. "It has indeed Fon, what has it been? A month?"
Fon simply smiled. "I believe it has been two, but who really cares anyway. It is so nice to feel your Flame again." he said as he held his head to Reborn's own, tilting the fedora a bit out of the way to get access.
It was indeed nice, while they all had a feeling of their shared elements with them at all times, it was quite another to actually feel their flames when in contact. It was soothing, and not something Reborn was afraid to admit, not every Flame user is lucky enough to find his or her Elemental Familia. Sure, they drove one another up the wall, but they still had a close bond, where touch and silence was soothing and comforting.
Something he was determined to give to Tsunayoshi.
"It is rare to feel your flames this distraught Reborn. Want to tell me about it?" Fon asked as he pulled from their embrace.
"I did tell you about it." Reborn said with ire.
Fon simply stared with a calm smile, waiting for Reborn to tell him.
"Tch, can't get anything past you, can I?"
Fon simply smiled wider, closing his eyes as he folded his arms behind his back.
Reborn turned his head towards the school building. Fon followed his line of sight. "It is this whole place, I'd take him out and home school him if I had to, but he needs his elements, and already I have found two possible ones. Your nephew and another boy in Tsuna's class, uncertain if he is Rain or Sun, didn't get a good look."
"You could ask, Kyoya if he knows who the boy is." Fon said.
Reborn rose an eyebrow. "You know where he is?" All Fon did was nod, while pointing to the roof of the school.
Looking up, the two adults saw a figure standing by the edge of the roof by the protective fence.
Fon raised an arm in the air waving it at the boy. "Kyoya!"
The boy stood there for a minute, then jumped over the fence and down onto the ground.
"I sometimes forget the family genes you have Fon." The hitman said in deadpan.
Fon simply smiled at him. "He gets it from his mother, she has always been strong boned as she is strong willed."
The duo waited for the teenager to get to their location, Fon walking up to him as he was just a few meters away to give the skylark a lose one armed hug.
One that the boy was quick to slap away with a snarl. "Don't crowd with your herbivorous needs." One that Fon translated as. 'Not in front of strangers.' as he is fine with the touch in the confines of his home.
"Sorry, Kyoya, just glad to see you is all."
"Hn."
Fon smiled, being used to the touchy hum that his sister, and even their father was know for. Now that he thought of it the boy's father responded with very little sound. Must be a Cloud thing… well, then again, Skull is anything but quiet, so maybe it is just in their Blood to be soft of speech, he himself was quiet and soft spoken, but not to the point of his shared blood.
"Ah, well good to hear, Kyoya. Let me introduce you to a friend of mine. This is Reborn, he is a hitman."
"Chaos."
The teen stared down the tall man, his body slightly shaking in anticipation. This man is dangerous.
"He is also the Sun in my Familia."
There was a twitch of the brow of the skylark. "Familia?" the boy asked turning his attention back to his uncle who was now standing besides the hitman again, a hand to his shoulder, fingers messing with the curly sideburns the man had. Reborn didn't seem to mind the touch.
"Yes, Kyoya, Familia. We are bound to a Sky, a Sky who we care for, and care for us. In fact, it is very much possible you are being drawn to a Sky yourself, if rumors are to be believed."
The young Cloud sneered, and actually growled at his uncle. "I will not be tied down to a weak herbivorous sheep like him!"
Fon smiled. "So you know who it is then?"
"Hmph." Kyoya crossed his arms. Staring HARD at his uncle.
Fon actually frowned a little. "You will not be tied down to the Sky, in fact, if you are drawn towards one, it is a good thing. Remember how you told me that nobody really truly respects you, just fears your strength?"
A hesitant nod.
"A Sky is a place for you to return to, to feel relaxed, a home away from home, one that accepts you, respects you, lets you do what you want, pushes you to better heights, pushes you to grow stronger, to rest, to talk. You are lucky to be drawn into such arms, don't resent it."
Kyoya's stance loosens a bit, his eyes darting to the ground in contemplation. "And what if I can't stand him?"
Fon and Reborn shared a look. Both knowing that it has to be said.
Reborn stepped forward with calm steps. "What you know of Flames ragazzo?"
Kyoya stared at the man, unsure if he had just been insulted or not. Fon stepped in. "It means boy in Italian, Kyoya, Reborn is from Italy."
Reborn smirked. "It can also mean kid, among other. But seriously, what you know?"
Kyoya felt the blood rush to his face. But, his uncle had said he was in a group of the strongest Seven, this man was part of that group… that familia.
Taking a deep breath to calm his agitated form, crossing his arms while turning his head to the side so he is looking at neither of the two adults.
"I know it is part of a central core that runs through the body like energy. I know mine is mainly Cloud, with a small secondary Mist. That's all I know."
Fon glanced towards the hitman, 'what is he getting at?" The Chinese native's eyes widened as he saw the all to familiar glint in Reborn's eye.
"And what of Sawada Tsunayoshi? What do you know about him?"
Kyoya's eyes actually widened in surprise, wanting nothing better to do that to bite him to death, for even mentioning that annoying falling herbivore.
"He is nothing but a weak herbivore, weaker that the mindless herd of herbivorous stupid that flock this school like mindless ants, that and he won't shut up."
Fon walked up to Kyoya, face frowned. "What do you mean about that? isn't he mute?"
Reborn nodded. "He is, I was with him all morning, even walked him to school. Which reminds me, why did you catch him?"
The look Kyoya gave reborn was almost cute… well, to Reborn that is, to any normal person they would be running for their lives. "… instinct."
Reborn accepted that, there where some things he just did as well for his Sky. "Then let me tell you this, if you have not guessed it by now, young Sawada Tsunayoshi is a Sky." a court nod from the prefect, yes, he understood that much, Reborn continued. "What you don't know is that Tsuna's flames are sealed."
The teens eyes widened, his pupils dilating slightly. There was a deep low growl coming from the boy's throat. "What? How long has this been going on? Answer me, hitman!"
Reborn smirked darkly, folding his hands behind his back. 'The floating cloud feels the pull of a desperate Sky, not knowing what to do, he does what comes naturally, lashing out. Now with the knowledge, this said Sky is sealed, his Cloud grows bigger and more ferocious to help the source that helps him float. The Storm, lightening or Rain should not be too far behind.'
"Tsuna was sealed when he was but four years of age."
A growl, then comes the loud shout of "YO HIBARI! EXTREMELY GOOD DAY TO YOU!"
The Prefect stiffened, the growing growl dying in his throat, as he promptly walked away. 'Or the Sun.' Reborn thought bemusedly to himself as he watched, quite literally as Sun Flames emitted from the loud teenager's body in every direction, most of the source seemed to come from the eyes.
"Ah, Kyo-kun, just letting you know it will only be the two of us for a while, your parents had to leave for business, won't be back until a couple of days, maybe weeks."
The prefect lifted an arm, telling them he had herd him.
The loud teenager jogged passed them, giving them a quick wave in greeting before exiting the school campus, screaming at the top of his lungs, along the lines of. "training to the EXTREME!" as he disappeared into the surrounding town.
Fon and Reborn looked at one another.
"Possible Sun Guardian?" Fon asked.
"Possible Sun Guardian." Reborn confirmed.
From there they had to simply wait for Tsuna, and when he got out, he was trailed by that boy in his classroom. Tsuna stopped by the two adults, staring emptily into Fon's eyes. Takeshi smiling, his hands behind his head. "Hi, names Yamamoto Takeshi, I am supposed to go to club activities, but decided to instead invite Tsuna here over to my place as he is just skin and bones. I know his mother usually comes here to get him home, I am guessing you are the pick up party today?"
Reborn nodded, and turned to Fon. "What will you be doing?" Fon smiled. "I can come with, my dear nephew won't be back until late anyway, Sushi sound good, might even see if I can't get to bring some back home for us to eat later today."
Takeshi laughed, hands still behind his head. "Hahaha don't worry about that, dad loves to cook, his restaurant is the best place there ever is in all of Namimori that sells fish related food. Or so he claims."
The bright glimmer of Blue in the boys eyes, does not go unnoticed by the two of them. Reborn had found Tsuna's Rain, it was obvious by the lack of tripping he had done over the courtyard. He was in a better mind set having one of his Elements so close to him. He still stumbles, has that lost look on his face but he is more at ease, as people tend to be with the calm Rain. His annoyances with Colonnello aside, the man can be soothing if he wants to be. So can lal if she ever got past her anger management… she tends to hit people when agitated.
Reborn smirks. "Tell me, Yamamoto Takeshi."
"Hm?" the boy said with a smile, but the confusion was clear in his eyes.
"What do you know about Flames?"
The boy blinked. "Like… candle Flames?"
Fon did not know what to think about the smile that crept up Reborn's face, but at the same time, he knew he had no power to truly do anything about it. It was probably nothing anyway, still, the hitman needed the boy to help Tsuna, he wouldn't hurt him… much… he hoped.
.:VxG:.
VxG: End of chapter! So sorry for the wait, but again, this story is not meant to be anything other than a place holder until I get some Betas working on Memories Rebirth.
Thank you all again for your amazing support, I am reading the comments and I can't help but tear up at some of them, thank you. And see you next time.