Isekai: Vongola Style
Chapter 7
Author's Note: Thank you for following the series so far! Feel free to comment along the way. The series will be 11 chapters long so please stay tuned! We're almost there… I can see it… *not*
Many thanks to my lovely beta readers – Skitty!
On with the story.
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For the first three days, Tsuna lived on the edge inside the eerie castle. It didn't help that Lambo's attacks only made the ghostly residents stronger and more violent. Hibari would bite them to death whenever there was too much ruckus even when it was mostly the poltergeists' fault.
Sleeping arrangements were changed and Tsuna honestly preferred having Lambo at his side than sleeping in the same room with Hibari. Even if it meant that they would be attacked by ghosts every night, it was way better than being watched during his sleep by a nocturnal vampire. Hibari insisted that the cow child slept with the priest who was a natural ghost repellent to cancel out the ghost magnet from Lambo's lightning attribute.
The occult fanatic half-elf was unsurprisingly docile and made no real fuss in sharing rooms with Yamamoto. Tsuna easily saw through the act when his right hand man scowled and yelled profanities at the baseball lover. The way his Italian friend clung onto Yamamoto unconsciously was a dead giveaway.
Tsuna barely slept the first night but by the third night, he was dead to the world. It was strange to everyone how Hibari didn't train them at all for the first three days of their stay. Was he being accommodating or simply not in the mood since he always slept while the sun was visible. Ryohei levelled up twice during the three days from exorcising the ghosts and spirits that lingered in the compound. Having a cleric was really handy even if his healing methods left little to be desired.
The guardians explored almost the entire castle in the three days of semi peace. Every guardian had a favourite spot and with the exception of Lambo, most had begun their individual training.
Gokudera favoured the spooky woods behind the cemetery and trained his archery skills. Yamamoto could be found in the castle courtyard that allowed him to swing his sword without restraint. Everybody knew that Ryohei had claimed the east tower. His shouts could often be heard as he ran up and down the endless flight of stairs.
The Young Vongola wandered around the hallways on most days trying to familiarise himself. Often the brunet discovered secret passages with the help of his hyper intuition. He wasn't sure if Hibari knew of the passages but he didn't dare ask. Some passages were so old that Tsuna didn't dare explore them in fear of having the structure collapsing on his head.
It was during one of these trips that hell broke loose.
Hibari seemed more on the edge than usual and Tsuna's hyper intuition was firing off in every direction, causing a massive headache. It was a full moon that night and even if it wasn't obvious, the prefect was restless.
Hibari ate even lesser than before and Tsuna feared for his cloud guardian's health. Although he hasn't seen the prefect eating before, he knew that having only wine and nothing else wasn't good for anyone. However, his fear prevented him from speaking out. Tonight, Hibari had skipped even that one glass of wine and Tsuna decided that it was about time he spoke with his cloud guardian about his unhealthy eating habits.
The vampire was nowhere to be found and Tsuna found himself roaming down the dark hallways with only a rusted candelabrum for light. Due to the age of the castle, many windows were broken. A strong gust of chill wind had extinguished the weak flame and Tsuna was left wandering around in the darkness. Thankfully, his hyper intuition had yet to fail him, even if it was a little crazy.
The brunet had never been to the east wing. It was commonly known as Hibari's territory after all and all intruders were bitten to death. Navigating through the twist and turns made the search for his elusive guardian harder. Internally the young Vongola boss panicked. Had he taken a wrong turn somewhere? It was the third time passing by the dust covered full length mirror that had a smiley drawn by Tsuna on impulse. He knew for sure that he was lost but his hyper intuition continued pulling him in the same direction.
Sighing in frustration, Tsuna leaned against a wall. He wasn't quite expecting for the wall to creak and turn a hundred and eighty degrees, trapping him in a pitch-black prison. Of course, the first thing Tsuna did was yelp in surprise. That was all it took for the long string of trouble to follow.
Fending off vicious bats in the dark with no sense of direction, the brunet took a few tumbles. As panic took over his mobility, he failed to notice a change in pattern with his hyper intuition. The haphazard notifications in the head suddenly unified and screamed at Tsuna to turn around but the boy was one moment too late to react.
Strong arms held him in a steel vice and Tsuna struggled, applying every counter move he knew with no success of loosening the grip. The assailant grabbed his jaw roughly and Tsuna screamed when he felt something wet and slimy lick his neck. The brunet didn't know what happened as everything happened too quickly. One moment he was struggling against his attacker, the next moment he was being protected by that same attacker.
The smell of blood attracted many predators of the night and Hibari hated sharing. That was something Tsuna learnt early on from his days in Namimori. Nobody steals from Hibari without consequences. The werewolves from another world were going to have to learn that the hard way and Tsuna almost pitied them, almost.
It was ridiculous how Hibari was fighting the werewolves over Tsuna and the brunet felt like a blushing bride with the possessive display by his aloof guardian. The battle was concluded swiftly but not without damages. Tsuna wanted to cry when Hibari shifted his focus back to the trembling brunet.
"Omnivore, what were you doing there?"
"I-I wanted to know if you were alright. You didn't eat much and you skipped dinner today so I thought maybe you would be hungry…"
The skylark's expression remained impassive but somewhere in the back of his mind, he lauded the omnivore for getting over his fear.
"Hn. Don't concern yourself over it." The vampire was about to walk away when he smelled that delicious scent in the wind. Acting on instinct, he had no idea when his body moved. By the time he was in control of himself again, the prefect recoiled in horror at what he'd done.
Tsuna couldn't react, Hibari was much faster. The young boss had to admit it was shocking to be bitten by the prefect in the literal sense. The pain was almost non-existent but the shock didn't wear off until he understood that something was horribly wrong. As he felt his blood drain from him, Tsuna coaxed the vampire to take in more. Somehow, he just knew that his guardian was suffering alone and most probably starving himself. Even when his vision blurred, the brunet's hyper intuition told him everything would be alright. Trusting his cloud guardian, the young boss allowed unconsciousness to claim him.
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Ryohei frowned. There was physically nothing wrong with Tsuna except for the extremely low blood level. He glanced up at Hibari and left out his extreme personality for once. Yamamoto and Lambo were in another room keeping an eye on the furious archer. Nobody was expecting for Hibari to appear with blood covering him from head to toe and an unconscious brunet in his arms. Ryohei got to work at once trying to heal both their injuries only to hurt Hibari with his holy attribute.
Surprisingly, the prefect didn't bite anyone to death. In fact, he looked slightly guilty although nobody dared point it out. Gokudera was the first to put two and two together and flew off the handle. He'd charged straight at the vampire and socked him in the face much to everyone's surprise. Hibari didn't retaliate which shocked everyone even more.
For once, Lambo took the initiative to restrain the Storm guardian. Yamamoto jumped in to help and dragged him out of the room. The Sun guardian got to work immediately, healing Tsuna's wounds and inspecting the abnormal health status effect.
"He'll be fine, give him a few days to recover. There is nothing much I can do about blood loss. I don't want to say this to you of all people but you should know your limits."
The Sun guardian glanced at the silent vampire and sighed. Without another word, Ryohei reached for a short dagger from his side and slashed his wrist just enough to make the blood run.
Hibari felt his fangs ache at the scent of blood but restrained the urge to sink them into Ryohei's arm. The Sun guardian watched as the prefect stiffened and those cobalt irises turn red. Knowing how stubborn his rival could be, the boxer moved in and held out his wrist to the starving vampire.
"Drink," he commanded. "You can't train us if you're weak."
Normally, such a statement would bristle the proud prefect. However, Hibari knew that the boxer was right this time. His normally flawless control had snapped and it nearly killed the omnivore. Guilt and anger at his mistake made the stubborn vampire swallow his pride. He took the bleeding wrist and sunk his fangs into it as gently as he could.
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Three days later, Tsuna awoke with an aching head. As sleep cleared out of his mind, the memories became clearer.
Bolting out of bed, Tsuna ran through the hallways in search for his cloud guardian. It wasn't Hibari's fault, Tsuna allowed it to happen. He didn't want any of his guardians to misunderstand and blame the vampire for attacking him.
When Tsuna rounded a corner and entered the great hall, he was shocked to see all his guardians gathered. They seemed to be discussing something important and Tsuna frowned at the bandages on everyone's left wrist.
Lambo was the first to notice his presence and the Lightning guardian's face lit up. "Tsuna-nii!"
Everyone turned and before the young hero could react, he found himself squished in a tight group hug with the exception of Hibari who stood passively in the far corner.
"Juudaime! I'm so glad you're ok! How are you feeling?"
Before the brunet could answer, Ryohei was already checking him over. "Guys," Yamamoto tried to reason, "Let's give Tsuna some space to breathe."
Lambo gave Tsuna a last hug before letting go and Gokudera back pedalled quickly, bowing his head in repeated apologies. The young boss simply laughed and forgave them all.
After Ryohei declared that Tsuna had the clean bill of health, the young hero found himself being ushered to one of the lonely benches by the windows. Once seated, Hibari stepped forward and Tsuna tensed in anticipation of the lecture that would come.
Instead, he was shocked when the proud prefect bowed his head deeply and uttered a single word of apology. Stunned for a good moment, Tsuna could only gap like a fish. Hibari didn't move from his spot and tensed when he saw the shadow of Tsuna's hand reaching for him.
The prefect was slightly surprised by the warm hand patting his head gently. He looked up and saw the smile on his omnivore's face. "I'm sorry too, Hibari-san, for not noticing your struggles. It must have been difficult for you too."
From the side, Yamamoto grinned and Gokudera sighed. Lambo was just glad that nobody was seriously injured and Ryohei watched in satisfaction as Hibari gained a little more of his normal composure with Tsuna's reassurance.
"Don't worry about it little bro, we've got it covered to the extreme!" Ryohei grinned and pumped a fist showing the bandages on his left wrist. Yamamoto followed suit and held his wrist up before Lambo and Gokudera followed suit. Tsuna stared at the white fabric for a good while before understanding clicked. He beamed at Hibari who felt uncomfortable under the gaze.
"That's great Hibari-san! Please let us know when you're hungry, it's the least we can do for you while you train us. Also, can anyone tell me what happened while I was unconscious?"
The archer immediately launched into a recount of the attack and the werewolves. Lambo sighed and left the room with Hibari. Ryohei stayed to fill in on his version of the story and Yamamoto laughed, happy that things were back to normal.
"Eh? You mean they weren't enemies?"
The bomber shook his head. "No, it was a full moon's night and werewolves are territorial creatures. You were trespassing and that triggered their instinct to attack. In fact, these werewolves are helping us train under that bastard's command. Apparently vampires are able to enslave any creature under the influence of their will."
Tsuna nodded in amazement. "That's amazing! Are they strong?"
Yamamoto grinned. "I haven't beaten the werewolf in charge of my personal training yet so I think they're really strong. Actually, you should take the time to catch Hibari in one of his sparring sessions with the pack. They often end in a draw."
Ryohei nodded. "The werewolves can communicate with their minds, it's so extreme!"
Annoyed at the boisterous voice, Gokudera yelled back and the two guardians started to bicker. Used to his friends' antics, Tsuna laughed it off and asked Yamamoto if he could meet the werewolf in charge of his training.
"About that, Hibari said that he would personally oversee your training. You have it good, Tsuna. I'm sure Hibari will be a good teacher!"
Tsuna paled at those words. While it was true Hibari was a good teacher, Tsuna wasn't sure if the prefect had always been that way since they were talking about Hibari of ten years into the future. The young hero didn't have doubts about the prefect's capability but it terrified him to know that he was going to have to communicate with his most aloof guardian. If Reborn was here, he would have kicked Tsuna in the head and tell him to man up.
"That's right," Tsuna thought. "If I can trust him with my life, I can do this."
With that, the hellish training began.
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Author's Note: I've been listening to Nu'est's Dejavu while writing… Side note, I intend to start writing web novels on Wattpad. Please follow me there ^^ I use the same pen name everywhere *sweat smile*
Levels After Hell Training
Tsuna – Lvl 33 - Lvl 55
Gokudera – Lvl 31 - Lvl 63
Yamamoto – Lvl 40 - Lvl 70
Ryohei – Lvl 52 - Lvl 79
Lambo – Lvl 29 - Lvl 45
Hibari – Lvl 95 - Lvl 100
Mukuro – Lvl100 - Lvl100
TBC 3
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