Tsuna sighed in relief as he settled in with the boy's room. It contained a double decker bed made out of wood, a chest to put in some clothes and a bedside table. The room with two windows wasn't spacious but it had enough room for him and Lambo. Thankfully, the room wasn't as dull as the outside, which was all wood. It had some complicated carvings and was painted with gray or black. The brunette could guess that it was Kala's choice of color.
Speaking of Kala, thanks to her Tsuna almost saw heaven last night as they ascended to the sky. He could still remember the look on how her pigtails spinned like a raging pinwheel as it act as the ship's turbo. The sails caught the blast of wind all of a sudden which made their road a bit bumpy. And the guy would really appreciate some kind of warning before they take off.
'Still, sailing through the air is kind of cool,' he thought.
The sunlight had lit the room and the Mafioso thought it might be a good time to stand up and start the day. He did the necessary ceremony when waking up and changed into his casual clothes. Or what had been his clothes during his stay in this world. He faced the mirror and fixed the black shirt and orange bandanna on his arm. The bandanna was a gift from Luffy. Well, it was just a leftover cloth from Luffy's overgrown clothes.
He exited the bathroom and headed to the kitchen to find Kala cooking. He looked around, rechecking if there were other people in the ship. It was strange that it was just them sailing. Where was Kala's crewmates? Does she just sail alone? His mind demanded answers but his stomach begged for something else.
Food.
He heard a chuckle from the counter and saw a half of Kala. When he said half, it was just literally half. Her top was completely visible and solid human while her lower half was just gust. He almost shrieked when he thought it was a ghost.
"Good morning to ya, Tsuna-bozu," she raised the spatula "Breakfast?"
"Yes please," he sheepishly smiled and sat on the table. He looked around, trying to sense if there were other people onboard.
He heard the stove turning off and Kala was flying (was that supposed to be called flying? Gusting? That sounded more correct) towards him, serving his breakfast. Tsuna thanked her and went to eat. His eyes sparkled on how delicious it was.
"Looks like you liked it," Kala said and smiled at the chowing lad. Tsuna just nodded furiously as his answer.
After a few minutes of eating, Lambo and Chrome finally woke up and tried to make breakfast of their own but Kala stopped them and made theirs. As Tsuna ended his meal, he asked the dying question in his head.
"Kala-san?" he started.
"Yes, Tsuna-bozu?"
"Where's your crew?"
And there was silence. He gulped. Would he be thrown down to the sea? Was it a sensitive question? Is he stupid? He should apologi-
"My crew's back at Verde Tree" She chuckled and served the other's breakfast.
"Hm? So you're just delivering alone Kala-san?" Chrome asked.
"Well, technically now, yeah. But I do have a companion." She reverted back to whole solid form and started chowing herself. "He made this ship you see. And this is actually in a test run so you don't see much furniture here. But he's at Drum Kingdom right now, delivering medicine"
"I see…"
As they finished their breakfast, Tsuna felt the shift in the air. As if the harsh gale had turned into a gentle wind. It was like the sea's scent was less salty than before. How he can tell, he doesn't know himself. He looked around to check if there was any enemy to find nothing. His brown eyes caught gray ones. Kala tilted her head and made an understanding expression.
"We're reaching an island any moment." She stood up and looked at Chrome "Chrome-Jou would you come with me? There's something I want to discuss,"
The timid guardian nodded, took a gulp out of her drink and followed the captain of the ship. Tsuna looked at Lambo, asking if he knew anything since he and Kala did slept together. The cow child just shrugged and continued devouring his breakfast.
It was then he realized that the air has turned colder. He hugged himself to give warmth. The brunette looked out the window to see that it was snowing. He widened his eyes. Were they going to be docked at a winter island?
As soon as Lambo finished eating, both of the guys ran to the deck. They were greeted by a snow-covered deck. Tsuna helped the child to peer down the land and gaped at what they saw.
The island itself was wide, the brunette could guess that it was the same size as Amazon Lily. It was surrounded by snow-capped mountains as if it was some kind of barrier. And the most enchanting part of the island was the lake of ice at the very center of the island. It was glittering and sparkling with the help of the island's vibrant lamp posts. The lake was connected to the rivers scattered around the island which flowed through the mountains and then the ocean.
"Pretty…" Lambo breathed, pure amazement printed on his face.
"Grannus, the island famous for their Princess Granella." They turned to the right to see Kala, "The shaved ice is to die for you know"
She winked and gave a cheerful hop off the ship. Tsuna gasped in surprise and was about to reach out to catch the woman but Kala just laughed and zoomed to the sails, changing their initial direction. The sudden change of course made the ship tremble. The brunette hugged Lambo tight and held onto the rails like his life was depended on it.
Danger!, his intuition screamed.
His eyes snapped open when he realized the ship was descending down fast. And the noise of the gust made by Kala was alarming. They were going to fall. 'Chrome. Where's Chrome?!' Tsuna frantically looked around. His intuition warning him something bad was going to happen.
"Chrome!" he screamed, hoping that his Mist Guardian would hear him amidst of the churning winds. "Chrome! If you can hear me please answer!"
Within the winds in his ears, he heard a chime. It was almost inaudible but he heard it. It was a bell's chime. His eyes saw a perched violet butterfly at his shoulder. He could identify it as Chrome's. If she had the power to create a butterfly, it does mean she's fine.
Then the ship was brought into an abrupt halt. Tsuna being 'dame' as he was before has miraculously slipped and hit his head on the rail. And that's not all. With the recoil, his head had dropped straight to the floor, rendering him unconscious.
'Ah, this must be what my intuition was screaming about' he thought before he finally lost consciousness.
Tsuna regretted falling unconscious. Because when he woke up, he realized he was alone. He was alone and lost. In the first island in his journey and in a world he doesn't know. What a great start, he grumbled.
As soon as he felt himself awake, he knew that he wasn't on the place where he trained nor the ship he just sailed. The air was stuffy and cold but it smelled salty, as if the sea was nearby. His eyes wandered around to see a small stream of water, where probably came the sea smell, the ceiling of crystals and the huge throne of crystal in front of him. His mind raced on about how did he get here to how does he leave to where Chrome and Lambo are and their safety.
"Just great," he groaned.
He steeled his nerves, not letting any panic run because if he did, he won't get anywhere.
"Here goes nothing,"
Tsuna took careful steps as he looked for possible exits, hoping that one of the crystals have some kind of mechanism to make a door pop out or something. It wasn't long when he reached the throne of crystals. He marveled at the mere sight of glowing crystal, much less it was a throne.
"Sol..."
He almost slipped in shock as he heard an unfamiliar voice.
"Sol..."
Again, it was that voice. Tsuna listened to where the voice was coming from. He could guess it came from a young girl, probably younger than Lambo. She kept repeating the same word, name maybe, as it repeats, it sounds desperate and more desperate. Soon, it followed sobbing. Internal panic raced to him and ran as he located where the voice came from.
And didn't realized a crystal was sticking out the ground where he was running.
As cool as our protagonist could be, he tripped and skidded to where the sobbing girl was. Fortunately, he was stopped by a smooth wall. His back was safe from injuries. But he wasn't thinking of that. For his eyes and mind was directed at the angel before him.
The girl before him was glowing. Her blond hair splayed behind her as if it was golden threads. Her eyes sparkle as she with held tears. Her skin were almost as white as snow. Crystal wings was attached behind her. And lastly, the golden glow around her. She was heavenly beautiful.
"N-No..." She breathed "S-Sol help me!"
His eyes widened and he tried to calm the young angel.
"Wait! I come in peace!" What was he an alien?, screw it. That Sol person sounds dangerous "I didn't come here to harm you!"
"Liar!" she yelled, backing away from him.
The brunette was about to take another step forward when he realized that the wings hind the girl were no crystal wings. They were just crystal formed into crystal bird with wings spreaded into a protective stance. The child was no angel.
She was just a normal kid.
He sighed in relief and kneeled down. It was great knowing that he wasn't dealing anything dangerous. He needs to get out. And it seems like the girl could be his way out of this crystal dome.
His eyes thoroughly inspected the little girl who was cowering in fear, and now was behind the crystal throne. She was relatively young, as expected she looks younger than his lightning guardian. She was wearing a simple white dress and was not donning any kind of footwear. He smiled at her. She was just a kid and he doesn't have to be hostile around her.
"Do you like candies?" He asked, taking a grape candy that was supposedly reserved for the cow child. Lambo wouldn't mind, would he?
The girl hid more behind the throne "Bad guys give out candies to children,"
He faltered. Who taught of her that? Well, she does have a point, he pondered.
"I guess you're right," he kept the candy and sat crosslegged on where he previously stood "But I'm not gonna hurt you. I will just sit here and just talk."
"Promise?" She tilted her head "If you break your promise, Sol will eat you."
He paled at it, just who was Sol?
"I promise,"
As soon as he let go of those words, the girl zoomed to where he was. When she finally got closer, it was the time Tsuna realized how her eyes looked strange. It hetero chromatic, like Mukuro's. But the difference was her left eye was pale blue, the right was dark blue.
"What's your name Onii-san?" She asked, suddenly ecstatic. Wasn't she just afraid of him moments ago?
He took a deep breath and said "My name is Tsuna-"
"What a strange name,"
"Well yea-"
"Where did you come from?"
"Uh, from Sabaody-"
"The archipelago that has sap bubbles?"
"Yea-"
"Then why are you here?"
"Good questi-"
"Are you going to kidnap Gran?"
"Wait who's Gra-"
And onwards with the questions. Tsuna had barely the time to answer in each fire of questions. Why does she look so confident now?
He froze as he felt a sudden change of temperature. It was getting warmer by the second yet the child hasn't stopped her barrage of questions. What was it? He doesn't hear anything though. All he could feel right now was danger. He needs to escape, along with the child.
"Hey Miss-"
"Granella,"
He paused.
"My name is Granella,"
Oh. Why does that name sound familiar? 'Not the time!' He screamed in his mind.
"Okay, Granella" he received a nod "Do you know where is the exit? You see, I have to go to the bathroom..." Lame excuse, but it has to do. Somehow.
"Oh, Tuna wants to go pee-pee?" She grinned at him and held his hand "Over here!"
He let the little girl pull him to where the exit was while looking around for danger. What was it that was dangerous?, he furrowed his eyebrows in thought.
"Here we are!" He heard her say.
And they were behind the throne of crystals. He raised an eyebrow. Nothing was there. Just crystals. A block of crystal.
He watched as Granella produced out a match. She skidded the match to the floor and let it light. The child held out the burning stick and soon the crystal was melting. He gaped, crystal melting? Was that possible?!
"Let's go!" She giggled and pulled him
"But the crystal-"
"Crystal? What are you saying Tsuna-onii-san?" She let go of his hand and spreader her arms wide, as if indicating the whole place "Everything here is ice!"
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Kind of sloppy? If it doesn't suit your taste, Id rewrite it in any way I can.
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