A/N: So, I've realized that there are many of you that are reading this story probably didn't read the first part of it, In the Life of Friends, so you're lacking some vital information (maybe, I can't really tell if I've actually explained it well enough in my writing...I know what's going on. You may not.) I'm writing this very quick interlude for those of you that haven't read the first part (but if you still want to, you should! There's a bit more information than I'm giving you here.) For now, I'm going to explain what the HELL happened in book one, the short version. (Written in Tsuna's POV, of course!)
BOOK ONE, THE SHORT VERSION
For those of you reading this, congrats! You're about to embark on the wild train wreck that is my life, that is, since I met TC. I was twelve when this all began. Innocent, bullied and weak, (DON'T WORRY, THIS'LL BE SHORT AND SWEET.) That's where the train wreck starts, or more like a plane crash. No, really. I was hit by a plane. Sounds impossible to survive, right? As you know, I'm more than "human", but not so much "god" as TC. In fact, it was the plane crash that brought me to the gates of heaven to meet my other half, Tsune, and gain the powers I use today. Why a plane? No one but TC can answer that.
So it took me about a month to really recover, in which I met TC. Together, we unrobbed a bank (yes, it's possible), and actually, sort of, became friends. I also met Habira, the first girl I ever loved. Opposite of her brother Kyouya, she was sweet and kind and really shy. She celebrated my 13th birthday with KT and I. I became familiar with TC's entire family that day, including his evil twin brother CT, who I was "destined" to defeat. Not very pleasant for a birthday, but, he did give me a present. I keep Jim the Rock stashed away at the bottom of my closet. For safe keeping.
During that recovery month, I also formed a special bond with my other half; something no one else is capable of. I realize that all he wanted to do was keep me out of trouble, which I always ended up walking into.
After the month, I returned back to school, and TC came with me. He protected me from my bully Ty, and seduced every twelve and thirteen year old girl in my class. I learned that the gods, TC's siblings, were watching my every move. I went to my first Halloween party at the school, shot someone, and learned my first lesson in training. Well, Tsune did the fighting, but I could see! Plus, my favorite soda turned out to be the only thing that could activate my powers! Sweet! I started physical training after that. I found out that there are nine people sworn to protect me, KT included. She was one of the first, actually. Gokudera, a man KT and I met at the zoo when we were little, was (and still is) number IX (9), my right hand man. I am X (10).
Now, remember I said Tsune tried to get me out of trouble? Yeah. So, walk into number one was at Taco Bell where TC was hosting his annual "get together of the gods," which actually turned out to be a set up to capture and kill me. CT contracted the help of Izaya Orihara (we were in Ikebukuro) and we had Shizuo Heiwajima on our side. A big battle ensued between the good and the bad, and I learned a new trick! The X-Burner. I got my gloves then, too!
Another learning experience would be Thanksgiving. CT didn't try to kill me, and everyone was there, including KT's mother, who I thought was dead. Who knew? And with TC evidently being her father...there were some...sparks. Anyway, we were all thrown into the fastest drinking contest ever and then got woken up in the early morning hours to go shopping. I met Chrome, a shy girl that turned out to be one of my guardians, number VIII (8) to be exact. Kyouya, also: number V (5). I got to know our attributes: Tsune and I are Sky, Chrome is Mist, Kyouya is Cloud, KT is Nature, and Gokudera is Storm. My father turned out to be an original Guardian, and he died to protect me. Tsune's family, his wife and kids, did also. We met the original Ten, and then woke up again with a mutual understanding.
Things were pretty quiet after that. Ty and I became friends, I met the last of my Guardians: Yamamoto Takeshi (Rain; II), Ryohei Sasagawa (Sun; III), Lambo (Thunder; VI), Enma Kozato (Earth; IV), and Mika Umeko (Moon; VII). I hung out with Tsune and his friend Mel for a few days in Cielo, learned a few things about my powers. There were no real accidents until TC, Ty, Kyouya, and I started touring the world, so I could learn in new environments. I learned to free fall off of Mount Everest, freely fall off of the Eiffel Tower, and to never use any of TC's things if they smelled, looked, or said anything remotely close to "bubblegum." In Paris, TC had secretly planned an attack on us so we could all get involved, but it turned bad when CT found a way to take over my mind and body. I had never been so cold in my life. TC told me he was proud of me that day.
I worked hard to train the best I could. That is, until I had enough of his put downs and I went off on him. Landed a punch at his jaw and just left. I realized he was right and, though, and I apologized and promised to work hard. I learned a special move, Zero Point Breakthrough: Revised, in which I could absorb energy and use it as my own, and also a game changing move that would make victory possible, as long as I hadn't died before I could use it. Ty engineered pills I could use to change over faster. Everything was set and ready for the day the world would end.
That day came, and it seemed as if the entire world stood still. We fought ground and air, TC and I against CT. On the ground, my Guardians and Tsune fought zombie like people who were overshadowed by CT's hate. We won the battle. I was at the brink of death, but TC let me live, saying, "It's not your time, not yet."
I woke up here, in Solon, Ohio, USA, with a new life, a new love, and the threat of an even bigger plot to destroy humanity as we know it.
Seems legit, right?