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"Kyuseishu-sama?"

Hayato stared at the top of the wall worriedly, it had been about three minutes already, and his savior still hadn't jumped over. 'What if the cops got him? Or did he ditch me? Or- '

He felt a wave of relief wash over him the moment he saw the other teen's head pop up. Unfortunately, the feeling was quick to slip away. For he soon realized his savior was in fact, falling head first towards the ground.

Hurriedly running over, Hayato managed to catch ahold of Kyuseishu-sama just before he met the cruel, unforgiving concreted ground. A swift check showed Hayato that his savior was currently unconscious. Not dead. Thank U.M.A.s.

'Why? I mean he was… Oh. Oh. Damn, I'm such an idiot. Please forgive me!'

He contemplated as to whether he should lift his Kyuseishu-sama's shirt to see how bad the damage was, or not. Reborn, their… guardian, had previously taught them a bit of first aid, in case of incidents like now. Still, he was uncertain what was the best course of action.

Earlier on, Hayato had noticed his savior was bleeding from his side, when it was his neck that had been injured. Which was oozing blood and didn't seem to be stopping any time soon. Sure enough, like a moron he forgot that minor, well in this case, major detail.

'If Reborn-san ever catches wind of this… oh who am I kidding, it's the world's greatest hitman I'm talking about. When Reborn-san finds out, I'm screwed. Maybe I can drag the baseball idiot into this, say how it was him who broke the coffee maker.'

In the end, Hayato decided that if his savior was unconscious because of his injuries, then first aid wasn't what he needed. For now, it didn't matter how horrible the gashes might be, or even where his savior received them. His Kyuseishu-sama needs to go to a hospital asap and that's where Hayato was going to take him. Still, he made sure to add pressure to the wound so that the teen wasn't losing as much blood as before.

Hayato briskly picked up the other teen bridal style, only to stumble back in disbelief. The boy was extremely light for his age- was the blood loss at fault- it made Hayato bristle in concern. He had originally thought they were near the same age despite the height difference, but it seems he may have been wrong. All this combined made Hayato pick up his speed, still being careful not to jostle the boy too much. He didn't want to be the reason his Kyuseishu-sama's wounds became worse than they already were.

As he ran towards the nearest hospital, Hayato took a second to glance at the boy he was carrying, eyes lingering a while longer on said person's neck. Just seeing the fresh blood on his savior's skin made Hayato certain his decision was right. Staring determinedly ahead, he knew, even if the others didn't agree, he wouldn't change his mind.

'I'm sorry Reborn-san. I know he's not the Vongola's heir, a civilian in fact, which could put us both in danger, but he saved me. A stranger. So, no matter what, I have already declared to follow this boy for as long as I live.'

Over in Hayato's house

'BREAKING NEWS: Just this afternoon, police reports say that there was a robbery in a local convenience store in Namimori, Japan.'

"Hey, that's where Hayato went to buy our drinks."

"Shut it Takeshi."

'The perpetrators were caught by the police, but officials say that all three criminals had already been unconscious. There's speculation going around that another two hostages, out of the six, had in fact knocked the criminals down. Yet so far, no evidence has come about.'

"That was extremely Octopus-head!"

"We don't know that for sure, Onii-san."

"Both of you keep quiet."

'One victim was killed, another two were critically injured in the incident, and are currently being transported to a nearby hospital. All three criminals at fault also sustained several injuries as well during the skirmish. From what officials have managed to gather, two of the hostages had ran out of the store by the time police arrived on scene.'

"It was Storm-san and…"

"Hayato called him Kyuseishu-sama," Takeshi supplied helpfully.

'In these circumstances, the two are considered as heroes, but are they really? We'll be back with more information soon.'

"Extreme Heroes!"

"Onii-san, that's not what's important right now."

"Chrome, have you tried contacting Mukuro yet."

"I have Hitman-san, but Mukuro-sama isn't answering."

"Takeshi."

"Maa, Kyoya's probably busy."

"Try calling his right-hand man. He's basically Kyoya's babysitter."

"Already tried, still a no go."

"Ryohei."

"Octopus-head is extremely not picking up!"

"Tch."

"Reborn-kun… Hayato-kun is safe, right?"

That comment then proceeded to make everyone freeze for a moment, barely daring to breathe as they awaited Reborn's reply. Unluckily for him.

'Damn that brat. When he comes back, he will suffer far worse than anything the devil could even hope to dish out.'

"Hayato isn't weak. Plus, he's with his so-called savior, so he's fine."

'That kid better be fine, or else all my plans would go to waste.'

"Maa, you're right Reborn. He also has his fireworks to help him, too."

Kyoko giggled softly. "Ah, I shouldn't have worried so much."

"That Octopus-head should extremely apologize to Kyoko for making her worry!"

"Hitman-san."

Chrome's voice pulled Reborn out of his plans for Hayato's uh... tutoring. Naturally, as his guardian, Reborn had to reteach Hayato about having proper communication skills.

"Hm."

"Mukuro-sama answered, he said that he'll be arriving soon."

"How soon?"

"Oya, oya. Isn't someone impatient."

"Mukuro, we don't have time for your silly games."

"Kufufufu. I heard a little storm disappeared," the demonic pineapple finished with a sly smile.

"It's not about Hayato."

"Oh, ho. It's the weak skylark then."

"…"

"You're quite some boring now, Arcobaleno; the parental life has made you rather dull. Kufufufu, the self-proclaimed carnivore ran off, I know not where."

Reborn's eye twitched, once then twice, before his trigger finger jerked as well. Chrome decided to interfere, instead of allowing Mukuro's legacy to only be a blood smear on the wall.

"Mukuro-sama, are you sure?"

"Indeed, my sweet Chrome. The skylark left with his tool after a tedious chat. As if he had more important things to do than to lose to me, Kufufufu."

'Why did I ever think it was a good idea to adopt a narcissist again. I was probably on the brink of death or something similar at the time.'

"Then we're going to have to wait for either of the two to contact us."

'Every minute I have to wait, is another hour added to their hell training.'

He sat in the waiting room, anxiously expecting any news the doctor would bring. Hayato had to lie to the nurses and say that they were brothers by law; since, you know, their appearances were quite some different. It was the only way they'd consider giving information about his Kyuseishu-sama's current condition. Alas, another… minor detail decided to pop up.

Seeing as he told the nurses that their parents were out of the country, he needed an adult that is related to them in any way to sign the necessary forms. Hayato knew that he absolutely couldn't call Reborn-san; besides, any other adult that he trusts, very few might he add, were nowhere close by. Thus, he was left in this unfavorable situation.

The only person who wasn't an adult, and he trusted to a degree, was the demon prefect. That animal freak was the only one he was aware of that could convince both the nurses and the doctors to ignore the technicalities.

'Hell no! I ain't gonna call that damn bastard to help me out! Over my dead body! Well… I am gonna die soon now that I think about it. Hanging up on Reborn-san like that. Whatever! This is for Kyuseishu-sama!'

"Screw it."

Bringing his blood red watch into his line of vision, Hayato repeated the same action several times before he groaned in aggravation.

Straight away, he dialed Hibari's number before he could chicken out of his decision. "This bastard better pick up the fucking watch."

"Herbivore," Hayato heard the violent ass growl.

"Tch. The nurses at the hospital won't let me know about Kyuseishu-sama's condition because I'm underage. So, get over here."

"Hn."

"Speak Fucking Normally. I don't understand your freakish ways."

"Why, herbivore, should I help you?"

Gritting his teeth, Hayato replied with the only thing he could use as bribery, "You should know about the robbery, right? I can tell you what happened?"

"Do not lie to me, or I'll bite you to death."

"That fucking Neanderthal hung up on me, che. I didn't even tell the idiot which hospital I'm at."

'Now, should I call Reborn-san or not… taking longer to contact him will most definitely worsen my punishment. The real question is, do I wanna die now or later. Hm… LATER!'

Tsuna came into the world kicking and screaming, which was a lie. His mother had once told him he was a very quiet baby, so it couldn't possibly be him making all that stupid racket. How the hell he thought up of this now was beyond him. Point being, someone was being so fucking annoying that Tsuna wanted to murder them on the spot.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he quickly realized his mistake, and shut them tight. 'Oh shit, why's it so bright. Of course, I can always be dead, but it's highly unlikely that I would be going to heaven. So, odds are that it's the lights in the room mostly at fault.'

Finally, being able to open his eyes without causing them to feel as if they were being burned, he curiously glanced around the room he was currently occupying. Hospital room to be correct.

'Wha… Why am I in the- '

Something outside happened to smash loudly against the marble floors.

'I don't remember coming- '

Several crashing sounds with screams immediately followed and echoed throughout the building.

'Wait… oh fuck don't tell me- '

An explosion went off, shaking the entire building, and nearly busting Tsuna's eardrums.

His hair shadowing his eyes, he ripped off all the wires connected to him, and strode over to the door. Nearly tearing the door off its hinges, Tsuna was presented with the sight of utter destruction. The mere remnants of the once pristine halls. Caused by the assholes who stupidly thought to fight in a hospital of all places.

Ignoring this, Tsuna carried on, eyes focused on the forms of the idiots still duking it out in what appeared to have been a waiting room.

He was high on morphine, this was a fact. Which already made him tired. That, plus he was already fucking exhausted after getting drunk yesterday, added to a very cranky Tsuna. A cranky Tsuna was someone you did not want to be within a ten-mile radius of.

His killer intent increased with every step he took, and it may have been the morphine messing with his brain, but he was positive the morons seem to be subconsciously aware that they were in some deep shit. Yet, they seemed determined not to stop anytime soon.

Not caring exactly who it was that heard him, he decided to speak his mind right there and then.

"Listen up you bastards. I'm only going to say this once and once only." He glared venomously at the two morons, anger clouding his sight. "Quit. Your. Damn. Bullshit." With a sickly-sweet smile, he continued, "If you want to still fight, I'm here and ready to crush your damn windpipes." And as a finishing touch, he snarled, "So, shut your fucking mouths."

With that lovely message, Tsuna went back to his designated hospital room, prepared to get some well-deserved sleep.

Several Hours Later

This time around, Tsuna was smart enough to let his eyes first adjust to the light before even daring to open them. Also, thankfully, there was no deafening noise to disrupt what little peace he could ever manage to get. Which meant that those morons listened to him. Quite stunning if you asked him; especially, with how intensely they were going at each other's throats.

'Eh, not my problem anymore. Just glad they stopped being little pains in the ass.'

Carefully sitting up, Tsuna couldn't hide the grimace that showed up on his face. It seemed they had lowered the dosage of his morphine, or something of the like. Also, having reattached the wires he had ripped off earlier, which he mildly regretted, seeing as the arm with the IV line was being a bitch. 'Well, me and pain are old friends. Nothing wrong with that.'

At that point of time, a person chose to enter his room, emerald eyes widening in shock. For what, Tsuna didn't know nor did he give a shit.

"What? Is there something on my face? If not, then I suggest you stop looking like a retarded fish and get the fuck out."

The dude blinked once, twice, then did something Tsuna totally couldn't have imagined happening next. He bowed. The thuggish looking teen did a full ninety-degree bow to him of all people, like what the actual hell.

"I'm very sorry for disrespecting you like that Kyuseishu-sama. I'll commit seppuku to- "

"As entertaining as that would be, I'd prefer it if you didn't do that."

"But I- "

"No. Just no."

That was before everything finally caught up to him.

"Wait. You're that dude. The one from the store."

Said guy stared at him in confusion. "Um, yes. Did you forget? Oh fuck, you did! Do you remember your name?! Should I call the doctor? Do you- "

"Calm your shit down, Grumpy."

Grumpy managed to stop panicking only to gaze at Tsuna questioningly.

'The fuck I say wrong. I just told him to- Oh. Well, that explained everything.'

"Right. I didn't know your name, so I just decided to call you whatever I happened to think up at the time. Problem?"

Grumpy's eyes shone brightly, a completely ecstatic smile spread across his face. "Of course not, Kyuseishu-sama. I'm honored to be given a nickname by you."

To be honest, the creep's reaction fucking disturbed him, but hey, what could he do. 'The police won't do shit for me. I can just run at any chance I can get, though the thing still might follow, or find me afterwards. I'm screwed aren't I.'

"Really now. As nice as that is, I'd rather know your real name."

"Yes, Kyuseishu-sama. My name's Gokudera Hayato."

'Hm. Gokudera Hayato. Never heard of it before.'

"Are you new around these parts?"

"Ah, we just moved here a couple of weeks ago. Well, technically some of us did."

"We?"

"My guardian and a bunch of idiots that I live with," Hayato answered. Though he sounded annoyed, Tsuna could detect the fondness that lay underneath.

"Where'd you come from?"

"Italy."

'Italy. That can't be a coincidence. The old bastard from yesterday mentioned something about the mafia. Isn't Italy like the heart of it or some shit like that. But then, that explains the watch, appearance, and bomb from earlier. The fucks going on?'

"Are you okay, Kyuseishu-sama?"

"Huh, oh yeah. Just call me Sagi. We're friends, aren't we?"

'I'll just play it safe. Seems the dude doesn't recognize who I am, nor has he heard the rumors about me, yet. I'll just go along with it for now, and when the time comes, I will be ready. It's like that old saying, keep your friends close and your enemies closer.'

"W-What? Um, yes. Yes. I uh, thank you Kyu-Sagi-sama," Gokudera managed to get out, face flustered.

Smirking slightly, Tsuna brought up something that had been on his mind for a while. "Gokudera, you mind helping me leave the hospital? I have to get back to the house."

"It'd be my pleasure, Sagi-sama."

'Sama doesn't appear to be leaving anytime soon. Eh, who the hell cares anyways. Besides, it seems things have started to take an interesting turn.'

Earlier Before Tsuna Got Pissed

"Holy Shit!"

A nurse who had been passing by gave him a disapproving look. "Please be quiet, patients are resting."

Gokudera shot said nurse a quick nod before glaring daggers at the jackass that made him yell. He was met with the amused eyes of Hibari Kyoya.

The nurse widened her eyes when she realized exactly who was there, nearly had a heart attack too. She instantly scurried away, emergency evacuation initialized after a swift push of a button. Unfortunately, the young boy in the room near Hibari Kyoya will not be helped, for who wanted to risk incurring the wrath of a Hibari.

"You shitty bastard. Why don't you show up like a normal person?"

"Hn."

"The fuck are you saying?"

"Explain, herbivore."

"Tch. I need to know about Kyuseishu-sama's condition first. You took too long in getting your ugly ass over here that they already finished checking up on him."

Gokudera jumped back, dodging a tonfa headed towards his stomach before lighting some dynamites and throwing them at Hibari. Who, in turn, knocked them out the open window.

Sadly, he couldn't light anymore or else he'd most likely die.

'Move to the right. Pivot left. Shit my arm! My other arm! Screw this. Gotta get the fuck out of here.'

With that thought in mind, he sprinted down the hall, not even able to get very far when Hibari rapidly appeared in front of him.

Gokudera then decided to do something risky, which was quite stupid if you considered the situation he was in. 'Well, here goes nothing.'

Instead of stopping and running back, he pushed on, only to slide across the floor right beside the demon, barely missing being hit on the head.

Immediately, he threw some dynamite behind him, and then entered a completely random room. Which was thankfully empty. Quickly locking it, Gokudera dashed towards the window, not stopping even when the door blasted into the wall next to him.

Managing to throw several more of his dynamite at the monster, he was about to jump out only for them to explode the floor apart, making them both fall to the level below them.

Kyoya skillfully landed on his feet (lucky bastard), wasting not a second to chase after Gokudera, who was climbing up the stairs as fast as he could. Having used the collapse of the floor as a distraction, Gokudera had landed a bit clumsily on all fours before racing to the staircase.

He luckily made it to the top of the stairs without delay, which was quite suspicious. So, he pivoted a full 180 degrees to check behind him and was only met with air. The color quickly drained from his face, 'Maybe I was just faster than the freak. Yeah, that's all.' He slowly turned back to view the burnt hall, suddenly feeling as if the grim reaper had come to take his soul but crept on anyways. 'Must get to Kyuseishu-sama.' Cautiously, he looked around the corner and-

"Oh, fuck my nose, you motherfucking piece of- "

"Herbivore. One more word and I'll bite you to death."

"What- "

And he knew no more.

Gokudera slowly came back to his consciousness with the feeling of something foreign, and a bit uncomfortable, flowing throughout his body. Automatically, he scooted away, and by doing so, it made the strange feeling leave. Warily opening his eyes, he saw one of Hibari's dogs, hands still glowing a soft yellow. 'Sun flames, huh.'

"Ah, Gokudera-san. I hope you're feeling better now."

"Oh, it's you."

Tetsuya just nodded his head in response.

"Where's the bastard?"

"You shouldn't- "

"Herbivore."

He glared furiously at the animal freak who was leaning casually against the wall a great distance away. "The hell is wrong with you!"

"Maybe you-, " Tetsuya was once again interrupted, this time by Gokudera.

"You better not have hurt Kyuseishu-sama!"

Hibari looked, no scratch that, was highly irritated by the Octopus herbivore that couldn't seem to keep its mouth shut. Well, guess it seemed Kyoya would have to make it. So, with his trademark bloodthirsty smirk, Hibari leapt at Gokudera. With that round two started; though, who would win was obvious.

Tetsuya sighed tiredly; honestly, he didn't know why he bothered. He eyes happened to meet with the committee member who had healed Gokudera and they appeared to say, 'At least you tried.' Which certainly didn't help reassure him at all. As the second hand of Hibari Kyoya, he'd have to make sure everything was repaired and damn it all. Tetsuya just knew that he alone would have to deal with all the paperwork afterwards. And paperwork was just plain awful.

That was until Gokudera's words caught up to him. "Quick! Search the floor, there's another person here that's possibly injured." Tetsuya received a handful of 'Yes sirs' before he too went out to locate the missing individual.

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