Sky-chan: *sigh* It's time for the next chapter. I hope you enjoy it.
Tsuna: Is everything alright?
Sky-chan: Yeah. I'm just feeling gloomy today. So I'm sorry if this chapter isn't as good.
Tsuna: Oh. Well, Sky-chan doesn't own KHR.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
Flashback
I was suppose to start training with Xanxus today and I was actually worried. Although there were four other candidates for Vongola Decimo other than Xanxus, most people wanted him because they thought he would be a perfect boss. Merciless and killing without hesitation. That is the kind of boss many people thought was right for the mafia.
I was heading down to the training room 30 minutes early not wanting to get on the leader of Varia's bad side. I apologized to Luss-nee yesterday telling him I wouldn't be able to help in the mornings as usual since I wanted to make sure I got to the giant room early. Luss-nee didn't mind and said that it was probably a good idea. Although I didn't notice it, the people I had already completed my training with were worried, even the Arcobaleno.
There was still 10 minutes until training had to start when Xanxus entered the room. He looked at me and instructed me to come forward. "Trash, I'm going to tell you what the dieing will flame is, then you're going to see if you can light your own. After that, I'll teach you how to use it if you ever need it."
I nodded and he began his explanation. "The dieing will flame is a flame that comes from your resolve. It's color is based on your flame attribute. Orange is Sky, which is the leaders," the scarred man's hand lit on fire as he spoke, but he continued, "Red is for Storm, Indigo is Mist, Green is Lightning, Blue is Rain, Yellow is the Sun, and Cloud is purple. In order to light it, you need to channel your resolve."
After he finished speaking, Xanxus instructed me to try lighting my own flame. I tried, but nothing happened. He told me to do it again. Once again, there was no change. As Xanxus continued telling me to do it, I continued failing.
Training was about to come to an end, and I was frustrated and looking through my brain for something...anything. 'My resolve. What is the point of doing this? What's the point of being here?' That was when I realized what I needed to know. 'I'm here to get stronger. To show that family the same pain and sadness I felt. I need to get stronger.'
Suddenly, a flame appeared in my hand. The fact that I did it was surprising because neither of us thought I would be able to figure it out in one day, even if it took the entire training session. That wasn't the most surprising thing about the flame flickering on my palm.
The flame for the Cloud was there, but so was the Sky flame. At the base of the fire was the beautiful purple fire that was expected, but as it got higher the color faded into the famous orange of the leaders. After getting over his own shock, the boss smirked. "It looks like you have Sky flames too. Since it's already so late, we'll continue our training tomorrow. Don't forget, trash."
We both left the room I had been spending so much time in and immediately separated. I was on my way into the kitchen when Bel-kun came up to me. "How was training, princess?" I tried to think about what happened again, then spoke.
"Apparently, not only do I have the Cloud flame, I also have Sky flames." That seemed to shock Bel-kun just as much as the two of us had been, but my friend snapped out of it. "Ushishishi, that just shows how powerful you really are." We continued to the dining room to go eat.
The illusionist had been watching and listening from around the corner and left to go report to Luss-nee and Squalo. The Sun Guardian had paid Mammon to see how the training went. When he told the other males of the news, they seemed really impressed.
Since I could finally light my flame, the next day of training was better. Contrary to popular belief, Xanxus was a really good teacher. He knew when he just needed to explain something or when it needed to be demonstrated. Sure, when he was doing a demonstration he tended to point the attack at me, but he said it was so I will get better at dodging and it's better to analyze an attack if it's coming at you rather than if it's moving away from you.
I later discovered that if my unique flame was kept going for to long, it started burning my hands. Xanxus noticed this on the third day of training when we were fighting in hand to hand combat with flames covering our hands. That was when he decided to teach me how to channel my flame into my weapons. Although it was difficult and took me a couple weeks to complete, I managed to get my flame to cover the darts. He then started teaching me how to use guns and I seemed to be able to master them in only a couple of hours.
We were on day 16 of training when Luss-nee ran into the room. My new boss had just dodged four of my darts and was throwing a punch at me when the other man stopped us. "There are intruders in the South Wing. The others have already gone to fight them, there are still more."
Xanxus looked at me and smirked. "Trash, this is your first mission. You're going to fight the intruders with the rest of us." I nodded and I went to the side of the mansion the others were at.
Luss-nee told me to take the first room to the right and he would take the one to the left. I did as I was told and saw five people in the room. One had harsh green eyes and dirty blonde hair. The second man was slightly overweight and his black hair was stuck to his sweaty face. Man number three had dark purple hair and golden eyes. He looked like he hadn't eaten for a few weeks. The fourth man was taller than the rest. His hair was short and black, but his eyes were blue. Finally, the last man had wavy blue hair and brown eyes.
When I stepped forward, they started laughing. "It's just a kid! Hahahaha, the Varia must be far weaker than we thought." It was the man with the blonde hair and green eyes that talked.
One thing I hated was being looked down on, and that just struck a nerve. Quickly grabbing the head of the man who spoke, I brought it down and lifted my knee so it made contact with his face. There was a sickening crunching noise showing that his nose had been broken. As he was rolling on the floor clutching his face, the other four men came running at me.
I easily dodged and pulled out a few of my darts. Deciding to try out using my darts covered in flames on an enemy, I lit the gorgeous flame. I threw them at man number two and watched as he began screaming in pain from being caught on fire. The fourth man watched in horror as his friends were being killed and decided to save his own skin. He turned to run away, but my darts ended up in his back. Dodging the two men left, I went up to the tall man and placed my foot on the back of his head. Kicking down, I heard his face making crunching noises as it made contact with the hard ground. Blood began to pool around my feet as I turned to the final two. The one with golden eyes stared horrified and in a panic tried pulling a gun on me. I pulled out the katana Squalo told me to keep with me and cut off the hand holding the weapon.
He screamed in pain and I sent the attack that would end his life. I sent the sword forward through his chest and watched as the life left his eyes. I hated it when the people looked at me while dieing. They always had a look of despair, and it disgusted me. 'They should have been prepared to get killed.'
I turned to the final man who seemed to know that he was going to die. I took one step forward, but my walking stopped. 'W-what? N-not now. Just a little more time...Why is my illness acting up now?' The second of hesitation was all the man needed and he sent a kick at my stomach.
When I landed on the ground, I coughed up a little bit of blood. The look in the brown eyes was completely different from a few seconds ago. His once scared eyes now had a triumphant gleam in them. Pointing a gun at me, the man smiled. "This is why they shouldn't let little kids in the Varia. You'll just pull them down."
Angry that I would die before I got the chance to get back at my parents and brother, I waited for the bullet to pierce my skin. I heard the gunshot fire throughout the room, but never felt the wound that should have come. I never felt the blood leave my body from the opening that was supposed to be in my chest.
Almost as if in slow motion, the man fell forward. When he landed, I saw that his back was badly burned. I looked up and saw Xanxus pointing his own gun at the man. "Trash, by saying the people I let in isn't a good choice, you're insulting me. Die for it."
I was confused now. The weak weren't allowed in the Varia. Unable to help it, I spoke in a shaky voice. "Why?...Why?" Xanxus looked at me in slight confusion as I continued. "Why did you save me!? The weak are of no use to you, and to lose at the hand of someone so weak, that makes me of no use to you. So why didn't you let him kill me!?"
By now I was staring at him confused and angry. Xanxus didn't look at me, but the answer he gave had me still in shock. "You're not weak. The lungs you have are. I can tell you're going to get stronger, and I have no intention of letting you die until I see you stronger. Besides, you're still my Cloud Guardian and I chose you over any of the others I could have."
So surprised, I failed to notice the tears that formed. I didn't know it, but Xanxus had gotten somewhat attached along with the others. For reasons unknown to me, I now not only wanted to be the scarred mans guardian not only for my own goals, but to help him reach his. I knelt down in front of him. "And I will make sure to become stronger so I can be there when you are named Vongola Decimo, Xanxus-sama."
The older man was pleased that I was now loyal to him. We left and the others could tell that I had come to be loyal to the boss of Varia. They each had their own reasons for joining, but no matter what it was they still came to respect the boss. Just as I could draw people to me and make them protective, Xanxus could draw people to him and make them loyal.
Normal POV
A few months after that incident it was Tsuna's birthday. She continued to get stronger and the others got more attached. The girl was at the Mansion training while the others had left. They didn't tell her where they were going, just that they had business to take care of.
They had actually decided to go to town and find the tuna a birthday present. It took them a while to figure out what to get her, but eventually decided on a new set of darts. They knew the ones Tsuna had were getting pretty old and dull, so they thought they would by new ones and have them customized along with a gun.
The darts they had made for her were black and had blue roses on the end. Poison was held inside each rose and if she pushed lightly on the rose before throwing it, the deadly liquid would enter the next thing it hit. The gun they got the brunette was also black with a blue rose, but it was on the side of the gun.
They had just picked up the gifts when Bel stopped. Before anyone could ask what he was doing, I pointed to a tall blonde man with a brown haired woman and blonde boy. "Who are they?" Lussuria looked at them for a second. "That man is the leader of CEDEF, Sawada Iemitsu. The woman next to him is Sawada Nana, his wife. The boy is Sawada Sky, also one of the next candidates for Vongola Decimo."
Bel's fists clenched. "I've seen them before. Back when the princess and I were kids. That's her family. Those are the people who abandoned her." After getting over the shock of what the boy who was no longer smiling said, they glared at the family.
'How dare they. How dare they do that to her. We'll make sure you can't hurt her again, and we'll help her get back at you.'
They returned to the Varia Mansion and presented the girl with her gifts. She smiled and thanked them, and that caused the bad moods caused by seeing her family to disappear for a while.
The group discovered that behind that cold exterior, there was an extremely nice girl. Tsuna was nice to them and never once judged their pasts. The brunette had become the light in the dark world they lived in. She became the Varia's Princess.
Sky-chan: I was going to end it here, but I needed to add this next piece.
Vongola Mansion
Sawada Nana was bringing a cake with eight candles out into the dining room. When she entered the room, Sky was surrounded by his closest friends. Standing to the boys right was his right hand man, Gokudera Hayato. On the blondes left was his other best friend, Yamamoto Takeshi. In the far corner of the room was none other than Hibari Kyoya.
The woman set the cake down in front of her son as the group of children along with Nono, his guardians, and Dino Cavallone celebrated the boys eighth birthday. They were all having fun when the mother frowned. 'I wonder if Tsu-chan was able to live long enough to see this birthday. Uwah! I can't keep thinking about her. We made the decision and there isn't any going back on it.'
Both Iemitsu and Nana never forgot their oldest child. After they left, the parents felt as though she had really died. Timoteo also mourned the loss of his 'granddaughter'. Sky had asked about Tsunahime for a few weeks afterwards. Those who had heard that Tsuna died thought he was just having trouble coping with the loss of his older twin. The boy eventually forgot and the parents thought that was for the best. They sometimes felt guilty and couldn't bring themselves to get rid of the pictures they had of the girl.
Sky-chan: That's it for this chapter. I'm sorry if it wasn't that good, I wrote it while I was feeling a bit down.
Lussuria: Then why didn't you wait to write it?
Sky-chan: Because I was bored. Well, I guess I'll see you all next chapter.
