Before I begin, I'm just going to explain that the guys that gang will all fight are people Gokudera know from before he came to Japan).

Yamamoto POV

September 9th: The day of the big infiltration plan into the base. Tsuna looks nervous, and I try to calm him down, but it doesn't seem to be working too well

So far, there doesn't seem to be any kind of issue. We've successfully cracked the security system and now we are on the way to the boss's office. There were a couple of unforeseen threats that stopped us to our destination.

On the way to the stairwell to get to the lower levels, a couple of guards kept watch. One being a tinier guy with could be seen as twirling batons. The other was bulkier with a long trench coat on, concealing who knows what.

They seem like nice guys. I hope we can sneak past them without having to get into a big fight.

Tsuna looked up, consulting Spanner on what to do this time. I get a warm feeling in my chest. Tsuna always has the best interests of everyone in mind; I really admire him. It seems like he has the same idea as mine! Everything should be fine.

"Oh look at those weaklings HAHAHA! Lambo-san is big and strong and can defeat lots of enemies!"

"SHHHHHH Lambo!" Tsuna whispered furiously.

"What was that?" one of the guards spoke.

I bite my lip. I look over and everyone is pale and his quietly holding their breaths. I hear footsteps coming toward us. We are going to have to fight. The question is who should go?

I look over and Gokudera's eyes harden, as if finalizing his calculations. He stands up and briskly walks over to the guards.

They look at him in shock. "Hey Calvino. You still flashing little kids?"

The bulkier one goes up to Gokudera and shakes him by the collar. "Shut up you little shit. I am wearing clothes underneath."

Calvino undoes his trench coat and opens it to reveal his big, sweaty body. He also reveals an array of weapons he was concealing. His specialty was apparently guns because he had whole sets of them.

Gokudera gags. "God, it's worse than I could ever have even imagined."

"Why you bastard!"

I feel a tap on my shoulder and see Tsuna looking at me with optimism. "Gokudera-kun gave us the perfect distraction. I know you two haven't getting along lately, but could you help him defeat these guys if he needs it?"

I give Tsuna a soft smile. "Of course." I ruffle up his hair. "Don't worry about us. Go defeat this guy."

"Okay, thanks." The next thing I know, everyone has disappeared, curtesy of Mukuro.

When I look back up, Calvino is looking down at Gokudera in disbelief and fear. Wow Gokudera must have done a number on that guy! The baton guy doesn't seem to affect by it though.

"Bullshit y-you bastard child! No one would take the likes of you! Yeah, that's right." Calvino smirked.

The guy in the batons, annoyed with Calvino, takes a step forward. "You know, Hayato-kun, you don't have to lie to us. You can always come home with us."

Gokudera clenches his fists. "I am not lying to you, Angelo! Juudaime is the best boss in the world and-"

Surprisingly, Angelo steps in and gives Gokudera a big hug, a little awkwardly because he is so much shorter than Gokudera. Gokudera give a shriek of surprising and steps back a couple of steps. "Shh it's okay. I know you've been hurt before, but we care about you, Hayato."

Calvino laughs dryly. "What are you talking about, Angelo? No one wants half-breeds like him!"

Angelo looks at him in sheer disbelief but then puts on another smile. "Don't listen to him, Hayato! I care about you! Mother loves-"

I look over to my right and I see Calvino pointing his gun straight at Gokudera. I knew I had to help Gokudera somehow. "Watch out, Gokudera!"

The gun goes off and Gokudera jumps back, but the bullet still grazes his right side. He hisses in pain. "I don't need your help, baseball brat!"

"Oh and who might you be?" Angelo pushes past Gokudera and walks straight toward me.

In turn, I walk forward to come into view. "I'm Yamamoto, the Vongola rain guardian."

Angelo smirks and whispers my name over to himself, almost in excitement. "Calvino, you take care of Hayato there. I want this one."

Gokudera looks at Angelo in horror and then back at me. "Stay out of this, baseball idiot. I have a score to settle with this guy. You fight Calvino."

Hmmm. Why does Gokudera want to fight this guy so badly? Before I could say anything, however, Angelo beats me to the punch. "Calvino, go!"

Calvino takes another shot at Gokudera, which Gokudera easily dodges. Gokudera grumbles in annoyance and chases after him.

"Now that's done with, Yamamoto, care to fight?"

I look at Gokudera worriedly. I know that Gokudera could take this guy, but with his injury, he still might get some serious damage defeating this guy. Calvino is obviously the least strong out of the two.

I look at Angelo and he's practically shaking in nervous excitement. I have to fight him. There's no way out of this. "Sure, why not? I need to brush up on my skills too, haha!"

He grins wildly and starts to lunge at me. I smile. Hopefully now I can find out what is bothering Gokudera so much.

I quickly step back and I lunge at him with my sword. He is too quick, however, and manages to sneak behind me. He lunges again and I get pinned against the wall. I signal for my bird to distract Angelo. I manage jump to away to a better position. While Angelo's still distracted, I try to take the offensive and take a shot at him. Even distracted, he's quick; zipping by at the speed of light. I turn around and see 50 Angelos all shooting by me.

I close my eyes. If I can't trust my eyes, I need to rely on my other senses. I feel my pulse quicken and the air rush around me. I haven't fought in a while and I had almost forgotten why I loved this game so much; the adrenaline rushing through my veins, heightened senses, and the trill of letting the battle sway you.

I purposefully leave my left rib open to see if he goes for it. I feel the air pause in that area. He's going for it! I patiently wait for the air to slow further. Now! Angelo lunges forward and I step-side to the right, his baton barely missing its mark. I take the back of my sword and slam it into his rib-cage. Angelo falls to the ground, getting the breath knocked out of him.

Even though it probably hurts like hell, he stands up pretty quickly. He grins wildly, even while clutching his side. "Wow, you are pretty good! How about you join me? Our family could use someone like you! Maybe you could convince Hay-"

"Don't listen to him! He's a monster!" Gokudera tries to scream, but it comes out weak and strangled. I look over and see Gokudera slumped over on the floor, clenching his abdomen. A big streak of blood is smeared behind him, whether it is Gokudera's or Calvino's, who is passed out next to Gokudera, I wouldn't know. I run over to Gokudera.

"Are you okay?! Here, I go call Tsuna!" I grab my phone but Gokudera hits it out of my hand.

"Don't let Juudaime get distracted, you idiot! Focus on your battle, oh shit!"

I follow Gokudera's gaze and see Angelo above us, smirking. Gokudera tries to shoot at him, but Angelo easily dodges. He does distract Angelo enough that I can push him to the ground with my foot.

I run to him, trying to get the battle as far away from Gokudera as possible. Once again, it's not enough to keep Angelo down for long. He gets up and if it's possible, his smile gets wider. He's such a happy guy.

"So, rain guardian, how come you haven't killed me yet?"

Even though Gokudera warned me about him, somehow I want to tell him the truth. "I don't want to kill unless I have to."

This gets a hearty laugh from Angelo. He smiles almost knowingly. "You can't defeat me with only the hilt of your sword, you know."

I can feel my eyes softening. Gokudera clearly just has him misunderstood, that's all. He's a nice guy. "Well, I'll keep trying until I find a technique that works."

"Great, then I'll just have to up the ante then." Angelo turns over his batons and pushes a button. His whole aura expands throughout the room.

Again, he runs towards me. I manage to dodge just in time, but I feel my hair getting singed. I trip over myself and Angelo looms over me.

I hear a crash behind me and see that Gokudera has shot one of the pipes above my head. Water pours out of it and on to the floor.

"You'll need this to defeat him, baseball idiot. Don't stop until you do."

I mentally smack my head. I should have thought of this sooner!

Angelo is to my right and I quickly put up my defensive water-shield. Angelo smiles and stabs me with his batons. Unfortunately for him, it's just an illusion and it dissipates in front of him.

From this angle, I can see inside his coat. A strange looking contraption hangs out. "That's funny," I mutter. "It almost looks like one of the circuits we had to use in science class, haha!"

Gokudera's eyes widen. "Jump!"

I do what I am told and I land on Gokudera's hover board. A split second later, I heard Gokudera's blood-curdling scream. The hover board beneath my feet shakes, but nevertheless stays above the water.

I look down and see Angelo's batons in the water and Gokudera curled up on his side, shaking.

I look into Angelo's eyes. He was smiling but not in a child-like fashion like before; it's pure vengefullness. "I knew exactly how to defeat you from the moment you didn't try to kill me with that sword of yours."

Angelo's smile grows more twisted as he looks at Gokudera. The blood drains from my face. Was torturing Gokudera his plan all along? Was that why he was trying to be nice to him in the beginning?

"Drop your sword into the water, or I'll kill him." My heart sticks in my throat. Gokudera looks at me in horror and shakes his head "no" vigorously. This earns Gokudera a foot in his abdomen, and he grunts a painful croak.

Angelo looks at me with a surprising amount of kindness for torturing someone.
You're a good guy, Yamamoto Takeshi, some would say too kind. You obviously care about Hayato a lot. But let me tell you something: Hayato is not like you; he's not a good guy and he only cares about his status in the family. You shouldn't trust him."

"You say that like you are a good guy yourself," I growl.

Angelo sighs. "Look, I promise I won't kill you or…," Angelo looks distastefully at Gokudera, "…Hayato. In fact, I wasn't lying when I said I wanted you to come with me into our family."

I look over at Gokudera. It looks like I don't have any other choice. In Gokudera's state, I can't exactly have him help me. I also lost my phone in the water, so I can't jump down to get it and get help.

"I'm sorry, but I will be loyal to Tsuna. I won't join your family. However…," I look at the sword in my hand and drop it on the hover board.

Angelo's eyes light up in triumph. Before he could get to happy, Gokudera manages to gets his hand out from under him and takes hold of Angelo's leg. He spews out Lightning flames. Angelo grimaces in both surprise and pain and pulls up Gokudera by his hair.

Angelo grabs his baton and raises it over his head. I grab my sword and jump over to where Angelo is standing. Just as Angelo is about to put his baton to Gokudera's neck, I hit him in the back of his head.

Unfortunately, the force of the impact that I blew bumped Angelo's baton into Gokudera's neck. As Gokudera screams out in pain, Angelo swings his other baton and grazes my shoulder. Angry, I slam Angelo against the wall. He slumps to the floor, passed out.