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Alternative Reality II
Chapter 7: Human Emotions
The room, where Tsuna and the others were gathered, was filled with silence. They couldn't believe that Tsuname, who was a cold-hearted person, could be as nice as an angel. Tsuna was fuming with anger as well. If there was someone to blame with Tsuname's change, then that would be Yushi's mom and those men in Vongola who were completely against Tsuname's succession. He took a deep breath to calm himself. He realized that another set of misfortune will befall on them if he let his anger took control. Besides, past is past. Even if he tried to kill Nerezza, his mother in that world will never return to life. Top it off; Yushi's mom had disappeared after the Vongola's Downfall three years ago together with Iemitsu, the Ninth, Varia and the other allied families of Vongola when Tsuname returned just to kill all of them.
Yushi relayed the story about the Vongola's downfall. It caught all of them off guard during that time. They've heard about a new mafia family called Mascalzone Famiglia who was rising to the tops by killing other mafia families and stealing their powers and knowledge. It never came to their mind that it was Tsuname who was leading that family. When they found out who was the leader of Mascalzone, the Ninth lost the will to fight Tsuname. He tried to talk her out of it and decided to make a peace treaty with her. At that time, Xanxus was completely against it.
Tsuname completely agreed on the Ninth's request. The place assigned for signing their agreement was the Mascalzone's mansion. Signing the treaty was Nono's greatest mistake. An ambush was waiting for him in the mansion which was played by Tsuname. Since that time, Nono wasn't able to return and no one knew what happened next. The next thing that happened was the Vongola suffered a lot of casualties and damages. Without their head to lead them, the Vongola Family was thrown into disarray. One by one all of them fell, not even the aid provided by the other families could save them. Those families who helped the Vongola have suffered Tsuname's cruelty without any mercy. The Arcobalenos couldn't even do anything, especially when Tsuname used the "Tri-ni-sette" against them.
The "Tri-ni-sette" was a powerful weapon invented by the Estraneo Family with the aim to defeat the Arcobaleno. It was in a form of dust which was being scattered in the air. Any Arcobaleno was rendered powerless once they got affected by it. "Tri-ni-sette" was stolen when Tsuname attacked the Estraneo and destroyed it. The Estraneo Famiglia was the first family that she destroyed when she became Mascalzone Primo. It was soon followed by the Beccio Family, Difo Family, and Nuevo Family. The Sciamano Family wasn't even spared by Tsuname's tyranny. She destroyed those families just to gain more strength, power and knowledge.
The other mafia families who had seen Mascalzone's power sided with the Mascalzone, especially those families who had a bad relationship with the Vongola like the Pesca, Macchina and Todd Families. With their aid, the Mascalzone have grown more powerful. The accumulated strength that the Mascalzone gained was used to bring the downfall of Vongola.
After hearing the entire story, Tsuna and his friends didn't know what to say or how to react. It was Ryohei who destroyed the silence in the room first.
"I don't understand anything to the EXTREME! But if there is one to blame with Tsuna's counterpart changes, that would be your mom's fault and those old men, Yushi Sawada! Isn't that right?" Ryohei exclaimed while crossing his arms.
"You Lawn-head! After all that he told us, that is the only thing that you understood?!" Gokudera screamed as he slammed his hands on top of the table.
"Maa~ Maa~ Gokudera calmed down…" Yamamoto tried to calm Gokudera who just screamed more curses at him.
"Oya… Despite all of that, I can't believe that we got dragged in your world just to be involved in a problem that has nothing to do with us." Mukuro commented from the sidelines while leaning on the wall.
Yushi opened his mouth to protest but he closed it again. Mukuro has a point. It has nothing to do with them.
Tsuna looked at all the people around him then he spoke. "There is one thing that I don't understand…"
Everyone looked at Tsuna quickly. The words that came out from Tsuna's mouth caught their attention and interest.
"What do you mean, Tsuna?" Yushi asked him.
Tsuna shook his head for a moment to clear his thoughts. "I mean… Isn't Tsuname's aim was to destroy the Vongola as her revenge for killing her mother? Then, why is she including those other families as well? Why is she killing other people that have nothing to do with her and throwing this world into disarray?"
Yushi gasped at that sudden question. Tsuna was right. Tsuname's only aim was to get even with the Vongola who hurt her and her mother. He began to wonder if that was just her only aim. The Vongola fell because of her and a lot of innocent mafia families have gotten involved in her revenge. They were already defeated but why wasn't she stopping? Why was she still continuing her reign of terror? He held his head as a headache came to attack him.
"I… don't know… I don't know… I just can't understand her any longer… She's no longer the sister that I knew." Yushi said as he held his forehead.
Hibari began to speak who had remained quiet all those times. "Hn~ another thing… How did you know our existence? Judging by your actions, it seems like you already know that we are coming to this world."
This time, it was Hayako who answered him. "Lady Stella, the current head of the Sciamano Famiglia and the only survivor, informed us about your existence. She told us that the Vongola Family from another world is the key in defeating Tsuname. She even told us to find all of you as soon as possible before Tsuname could get a hold of you."
Tsuna clenched his fist when he heard Hayako's answer. He just remembered what Stella told him when he first arrived in Tsuname's world.
"I want you to stop someone. That person's actions are throwing this world into destruction. If that person succeeds, I doubt that this world and the other parallel worlds will remain intact."
Gokudera noticed the troubled expression on Tsuna's face. He could tell that helping the Vongola gain its former status wasn't the main reason why they were called in to that world. "Juudaime, is there something wrong?"
"It seems like she is the one whom Stella-sensei is referring to…" Tsuna murmured to himself but it was heard by everyone.
"What do you mean, herbivore?" Kyoka asked him.
"You know, Lady Stella?" Mikuro added another question.
"What is Stella-sensei doing in this world?" Yamamoto tilted his head in confusion.
Tsuna nodded as a response to Mikuro's question. "When I arrived in this world, I met Stella-sensei's counterpart whom you guys called Lady Stella. She told me to stop someone because that person's actions are throwing this world into destruction. If that person succeeds, this world and the other parallel worlds will be destroyed. I think she was referring to Tsuname. I don't know what Tsuname is planning but whatever it is; it is leading this world to destruction. If she succeeds, it might affect our world as well. And Yamamoto, the Stella that I met before is Stella-sensei's counterpart."
Mukuro smirked and straightened himself. He went to the door to leave the room. "Kufufu… My mistake… It seems like it really has something to do with us."
Yushi decided to end everything and called it a day so that they could rest.
As they left one by one, Tsuna and Lambi was the only one left in the room. Tsuna looked at Lambi who has a sad look on her face while staring on the floor.
Lambi raised her head and met Tsuna's gaze. "If only Mama is still alive, Tsuname-nee will never do any of those things."
Tsuna kneeled down in front of Lambi who was completely tearing up. He pulled her into a hug and that made the girl break down. "Lambi…"
Lambi hugged Tsuna's neck and buried her face to his shoulders. His warmth had somehow reminded her of Tsuname's warmth when she was still living together with her.
"Waaahhh…! If only Mama is still alive… wah! Tsuname-nee won't… Tsuname-nee won't change! Waaahhh…! If only Mama is… If only Mama is… WWWAAAHHH…!" Lambi sniffed and cried. She cried and cried until she fell asleep on Tsuna's arms.
Tsuna kept on rubbing circles on Lambi's back to ease her pain. He picked her up when she fell asleep in his arms. As he left the room while carrying Lambi, her words kept on replaying on Tsuna's head.
"If only Mama is still alive… Huh?" Tsuna murmured as he walked on the empty hallways.
Tsuna stopped in his tracks when he realized something. "If only Mama is still alive…? Could it be…? What Tsuname really want is…?"
He shook his head and stared at Lambi's sleeping face that has some tear tracks. He could somehow feel the loneliness and longing that Lambi has for Tsuname. He wiped the tears at the corner of Lambi's eyes with his thumb.
"You are almost the same with her… Your longing for Tsuname made you this sad while Tsuname's longing for Mom made her the person that she is now."
Inside Tsuna's room, Tsuna lied on his bed quietly. He placed his hands at the back of his head and stared at the ceiling. Yushi's story had somehow hurt him. He couldn't believe that his mom was already dead in the world that he was dragged in.
He had considered that if it happened to him, he might have also done the same thing but his mother's teaching in his world and the fact that his mother was still alive and safe prevented him to walk to the dark path, unlike Tsuname.
The door in his room suddenly opened up which revealed Yushi. Tsuna sat up on his bed and stared at Yushi.
"Um… Is there something wrong, Yushi?" Tsuna asked Yushi.
Yushi shook his head a little. "No… I just want to say thank you for putting Lambi to sleep. The truth is that she never gets any proper sleep after nee-san left. She must have sensed her presence within you. I guess it can't be helped though. You are nee-san's counterpart after all. When I saw you for the first time, I thought I've seen the sister that I've met years ago."
A small, sad smile began to appear on Yushi's face. His facial expression showed Tsuna how he regretted his actions towards his sister before.
"By the way, where are the Vongola Rings of this world? I've noticed that you and your guardians don't have it on your fingers." Tsuna asked to quench his curiosity about the rings.
Yushi bit his lower lip before answering. "Nee-san destroyed it three years ago when she attacked the Vongola Mansion. I don't know why she did that though…"
"I see…" Tsuna lied down back on the bed and stared on the ceiling.
Yushi bowed down and left. He decided to let Tsuna have some rest.
As Tsuna drifted to sleep, another question which was for Tsuname escaped his mouth. "Just… What… are you… planning… Tsuname…? What… is it… that… you want… to accomplish…?"
When Tsuna fell asleep, he had a dream about a certain grave which was surrounded by tall trees. A white tombstone stood on top of it. Unfortunately, he couldn't see what was written on the tombstone. He could somehow think that he must be in some forest which he didn't know where. He walked towards the grave to get near it. He noticed that there was someone standing in front of it. As he got nearer, the person's face became clearer. He gasped when he saw who it was.
The person standing in front of the grave was Tsuname who had a sad and lonely look on her face. Tsuna was even surprised to see some tears rolling on her cheeks. The Tsuname that he met at first was completely different from the Tsuname that he was seeing now in front of the grave.
"Mama… Don't worry… It won't be a matter of time and we will see each other again. I'll do anything to open the "gate" even if it means killing those innocent lives and throwing this world into disarray. Whether this world gets destroyed, it doesn't matter. I'll go to the place where you are still alive, Mama. We will be reunited… and no one will get in my way… Not Dad… not Reborn… and most especially not my counterpart…" Tsuname said to herself with her eyes filled with sadness and loneliness while smiling evilly.
"A "gate"…? What "gate"? What is she talking about?" Tsuna thought to himself.
Tsuna's surroundings were suddenly covered in black. He woke up suddenly while panting. He was staring at his room's ceiling. His breathing was uneven which had somehow surprised him. He scanned the place only to find out that he was back again in his room and not in the forest. He sat up and clutched his chest to calm his heart that was breathing so fast.
He looked at the mirror that was attached on the wall near his bed and he was surprised to see some tears falling from his eyes. He wiped his tears but it won't stop. He could sense a great amount of sadness and loneliness that brought pain in his chest. He couldn't stand the pain at all but he didn't know what to do with it. It was somehow driving him crazy. Due to the pain, he remembered what Tsuname looked like in the forest. He looked in the mirror again and his appearance showed him the same expression as Tsuname have in the forest.
"Is this… what you are feeling… Tsuname?"
Tsuna lied back on the bed and curled himself into a ball. He forced himself back to sleep even though the pain was driving him crazy. He could now finally understand why his counterpart was acting like that. The pain of losing Nana took a great blow in Tsuname's personality and thinking.
Tsuname returned to Italy after that Vongola Hunt. She was standing in front of Nana's grave with a sad expression on her face. It really made her blood boil when she found out that her father and the others were still alive. She kept on pondering on what Basil said. By "others", was he referring to the Varia, the Arcobaleno and most especially her father? She hugged herself and closed her eyes as she remembered everything that happened three years ago when she broke out of the hospital and brought the downfall of Vongola. She opened her eyes again only to smile cruelly. Her eyes were filled with loneliness and sadness as she stared on her mother's grave. It didn't matter to her any longer if her father, Reborn and the others were still alive. She will just kill them again like what she did before but unfortunately, she failed back then. This time, she made sure that failure was not an option.
"Mama… Don't worry… It won't be a matter of time and we will see each other again. I'll do anything to open the "gate" even if it means killing those innocent lives and throwing this world into disarray. Whether this world gets destroyed, it doesn't matter. I'll go to the place where you are still alive, Mama. We will be reunited… and no one will get in my way… Not Dad… not Reborn… and most especially not my counterpart…"
Tsuname resumed back to her twisted ways when she heard some twigs snapping and footsteps coming.
Behind her revealed to be a boy who was about nine years old. He has short mocha-colored hair and brings a big red book that was half his height.
Tsuname turned around and smiled sweetly at the boy. "Oh… Fuuta… What brings you here?"
Fuuta ran towards Tsuname and hugged her with all his heart. "Tsuname-nee! I've heard that you finally came back that's why I came running here. Chrome-nee-san told me that you just returned together with her!"
Tsuname patted Fuuta's head gently. "By the way, how is your ranking?"
Fuuta released Tsuname and looked at her eyes. A bright smile appeared on his face which was filled with joy. "Hahaha…! It's getting more and more accurate as long as it doesn't rain. Also, according to my ranking… Tsuname-nee is still the cruellest, coldest, most evil and heartless mafia boss in the whole mafia community and the Mascalzone Famiglia is still the strongest mafia family compared to Vongola which is the weakest of all!"
Tsuname ruffled Fuuta's hair which showed how delighted she was on the result of his ranking. "By the way, Fuuta… There is something I wanted you to do…"
"Hm?" Fuuta paid attention on what Tsuname was about to say to him.
"Fuuta… You are one of the Six Generals of Mascalzone and a member of the Mascalzone Guardians. You are my Lightning Guardian, correct?" Tsuname walked around like a little girl playing.
Fuuta nodded as an answer to Tsuname's questions.
"I want you to take 1500 people with different flames with you. I want you to lead them and attack the Shimon Famiglia. Don't kill them right away… It won't be fun if you did that. I want you to torture them slowly and lure the remaining Survivors of Vongola out of their hiding place. You could do that, right? It's just a simple task that even a kid like you could do. You won't become one of the Six Generals and became my Lightning Guardian if you couldn't do a simple assignment." Tsuname ordered with a smile full of malice and killing intent plastered on her face.
Fuuta de la Stella is the Mascalzone's Lightning Guardian, the one who replaced Lambi's position. He was once a prisoner of the Estraneo Famiglia due to his ranking powers. He was able to get out of the prison when Tsuname attacked and destroyed the Estraneo Famiglia with her new found family namely the Mascalzone. Tsuname was about to kill him but when she found out about his powers, she spared his life. Even though meeting Tsuname was an accident and saving him was not really her main goal, he still considered her as his saviour. Since then, he joined Tsuname's family and followed her everywhere she goes. He later found out that he had the ability to use lightning flames. He climbed himself to the top and he became her new Lightning Guardian. He killed anyone who got in his way and became one of the six generals of Mascalzone. No matter how twisted and evil Tsuname is, he still loved her like a big sister which he never had. He supported her everything that she does no matter how evil her actions have become.
An evil grin appeared on Fuuta's face then he nodded. "I understand, Tsunami-nee… I'll do anything if it is for you."
With that, Fuuta left leaving Tsuname all alone in the forest. Tsuname's shoulders shook with laughter when Fuuta disappeared. She let her cruel and cold laugh out as she pondered on who will come out first.
"Hehehe…! Hohoho…! Hahaha…! Go…! Go my sweet, little pawn and puppet! Go and kill those filthy pigs and bring out those rats from their hiding place! Kill! Kill! Kill them all! Hahaha…!"
Tsuname went back to the mansion as she laughed. The only thing that was shown in her entire being was pure evil.
"Now then… I wonder who will come out first… Is it Reborn with his Arcobaleno pigs? The group of Varia lapdogs led by Xanxus? Or… Dad and his fellow rat-mates in CEDEF…? Hehehe…! I can't wait to see the show…! Maybe I should send an invitation to my beloved little brother for this grand play… I'm sure he'll love it! Hehehe… AHAHAHAHA…!"
Author's Notes: I'm sorry for the long update so here is the next chapter! Um… Is it just me or am I getting fond of cliff hangers? Unfortunately, here's another one…
P.S: Please don't kill me or hire Hibari Kyoya to bite me to death! DX
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Fi Suki Saki: Obviously… the one to blame is Yushi's mom and about Nono… he was not aware on what his men under him did, he just found out at the last minute when Nana was already dead. To your other questions, it will be answered as the story goes on. I won't answer any questions that might reveal some spoilers no matter how little it is.
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