Hiya peoples! Sorry I'm late in updating, school and other stuff going on. But I'm back with a new chapter now!

I do not own Katekyo Hitman REBORN! Enjoy the story~! :)


"Oookay then," Val stood with her hands crossed over her chest, wandering around the hallways of the Vongola mansion. "How am I supposed to go at this?"

After hearing her father and Uncles out, she still didn't know where she was supposed to start. Heck, she didn't even know what – or who – she was supposed to look for. Ah, this is really getting confusing and her head hurt so much.

Two synchronized laughs were heard behind her, and Val turned around to see the twins grinning at her. "What's with you and spacing out, Sleeping Beauty?"

Val flushed, her cheeks turning into a pink hue. "I was just thinking about stuff! Important stuff!"

"Yeah, right," Yukine scoffed. "Knowing you, you probably don't know what to do and completely missing the whole point."

"That's your mistake on your study sessions~!" Yukino sing song, smirking.

Val sighed, shifting her hat. "Well, I'm sorry for being an inconvenience. I was assigned a task, and I can't figure out how I'm going to do it." Val blinked, looking up to stare at the twins more. Wait, was it possible that they were Guardians? They did possess Storm flames, so maybe they were her Storm Guardian. But wait, there should be only one person who has that title…

Val stopped, suddenly remembering what she was told in her father's office. She was supposed to find eight people in total. Uncle Hibari had said two people share one title. Was it the twins?

Certainly, they were powerful. She had seen the results of their training countless times. The twins were known for their brains and skills in battle, and the fact that they are able to keep their cool in a fight was extraordinary.

"Val? Hey, Sleeping Beauty~!" Yukino waved a hand in front of the young 11th boss' face, snapping the girl out of her thoughts.

"Y-Yeah?" Val blinked, taking a step back. "What's up?"

"What's up is that you're spacing out too much," Yukine raised an eyebrow. "Keep it up and you'll die in battle in that kind of state."

"S-Sorry, I'll be more careful," Val rubbed her head sheepishly. When was she going to get stronger enough to not make them worry so much about her? The girl didn't realize she had sighed out loud at this.

The twins looked at each other, as if communicating through waves in their brains. Well, twins are said to usually think of the same thing. They nodded to each other, as if they had agreed with something.

"Val, why don't we play a game?" Yukino piped up, sounding cheerful.

Val looked at her in confusion. "What kind of game?"

Yukine pointed to the back of the mansion, where there was an endless amount of stable fields with the forest close by. "We've hidden two stone orbs in that area. You have to find them."

"Huh? But what does this have to do with anything?" Val was still confused, turning her head to look between the two of them.

"But," Yukino's smile seem to sadden, "it is your choice if you choose to bring back one orb, or both orbs. The time limit is sunset. Do your best, Val."

"Later, Sleeping Beauty," Yukine waved as he and Yukino walked away without another word of explanation to Val.

The light-brown haired girl could only stare after them, left in shock. What kind of game was this? Wait…was this a test? Auntie Chrome did say they would reveal who they are if they had deemed her worthy of the title.

Nevertheless, she had to do it. She pushed open the large doors, heading out into the sunlight. It was early noon right now, so that gave her a couple of hours to find the orbs. She had to return them to the twins before sunset.

Let the game begin…


Val grunted as she pushed away a branch in her path. The forest was unforgiving at times, and the many branches of the trees made it difficult to head straight. The sunlight was coming down in the places that weren't covered by the large leaves, and the shades were rather refreshing. Some forest animals walk along the pathway, and some of them stopped to stare at the girl who had entered their forest.

Val wasn't sure why the animals had gathered around her, seeming to be quite pleased with her presence. The young girl smiled at them, holding out her hand. A little bunny jumped into her arms, and a beautiful deer nudged her. The animals surrounded her, some were curious, while others went closer.

At this point, Val was starting to think that the twins were right for calling her 'Sleeping Beauty'. She remembered the fairy tale quite well. Having only books of fairy tales to read during her spare time when she was young, she loved each and every story. But her favorite one was the story of 'Sleeping Beauty'. She admired the courage of the princess, and her kindness towards others. She would always imagined what it would be like to meet her own prince one day, but knew such a thing would never happen. After all, she could never be free.

The young 11th boss sighed, slowly shaking the thoughts out of her head. There was no need to think about such a thing; she was far too young for the concept of love – even if her name was 'Valentine'.

Several deer came to block her pathway, and Val looked at them in confusion. They nudge their heads towards a certain direction, as if telling her to follow them. The girl nodded slowly, and began to follow the deer. The forest animals continued to follow her, but she didn't mind. In fact, she rather liked the company they provided.

So many creatures in a vast forest – it was truly an amazing thing. To be able to work side by side with one another, to survive in the arms of Mother Nature herself, animals were simply amazing.

On and on they led her, deeper into the forest. The greenery seem to be becoming more beautiful by the minute, and the sunlight was shining down even more. Finally, after brushing away a large leaf in the path, the young girl came upon a lake.

She gasped in delight, taking in her surroundings. The lake was clean and fresh, providing a perfect water source for the animals. There was a rushing waterfall, gushing down into the lake with its enormous strength. Lily pads and flower petals floated in the clear water, and the sunlight made sparkles on the lake's surface. Lush green trees surrounded the lake, and the grass was ever so green.

Val snapped out of her admiring when the deer nudged her arm. She turned to look at it, and it pointed its head towards the top of the cliff near the waterfall. The deer pushed her towards the area, and she walked towards it.

As soon as Val was on top of the cliff, she spread her arms out. The wind blew gently into her face, and the sun provided her warmth. The girl smiled peacefully as she closed her eyes, letting herself fall into the arms of Mother Nature.

When the girl opened her eyes, she winced when a sudden beam of light hit her eye. She inched closer to the cliff, determined to find out where the beam of light was coming from. She noticed round objects sitting in a velvet box at the edge of the cliff, bathing in the sunlight that shone upon them.

With a smile, she hurried towards the edge. There, she saw two stone orbs with markings on them. Val looked curiously at the markings, before she saw that the orbs had the twins' names written on them. Strange. Does this mean that the orb represented the twins?

There was a fluttering sound, and Val saw a little piece of paper taped on the side of the box. She carefully peeled it off, reading the contents.

"Once one stone is lift, the other will drop. You are unable to lift both because they are stone."

Val couldn't believe it. She re-read the note again and again. But the same words fired back at her. "W-Wait a minute…" Val's eyes widen, her hands starting to shake. "Are they telling me to pick o-one? So if I pick one of them, I betray and hurt the other?"

The girl's face paled as she dropped the note. Why? Why would they do such a thing? She didn't want anybody to get hurt. She couldn't choose one! How could she? They were both equally important to her, and she treasured them both dearly. The twins, despite their teasing, were always with her. She couldn't imagine losing one of them.

Val took a deep breath, coming to the conclusion of what her heart desired. Carefully, she reached out over the cliff to grab one of the orbs. She didn't know who it was, but that didn't matter. Her hand grasped the cold stone, and she lifted it slightly.

Immediately, the rock under the box crumbled. The box started to fall, and the other orb slipped out of the velvet.

Before she knew it, Val jumped off the cliff, grabbing the other orb. She held both orbs tightly against her chest as she fell down the cliff. The thorns of the plants tore at her flesh gleefully, and the rocks scraped her everywhere. She finally tumbled into the water, hitting the waterfall. The pressure of the water pushed her down, as if it was attempting to keep the beautiful young girl in its deep, deep waters forever.

Val desperately tried to escape the water's hold, kicking her legs to push away. Slowly, she managed to swim away from the center of the waterfall. She used all of her energy to swim to the shore, finally heaving herself to the side of the lake.

The girl collapsed, losing all of her energy. The last thing she saw was the animals surrounding her, looking down at the fallen girl.


"Hey, is she going to be alright?"

"Dammit, she didn't have to go that far."

Val opened her eyes slowly, her vision still blurry from the sleep. She turned her head slightly to the side, where she saw two worried faces looking at her. Her arm twitched, feeling two stone orbs next to her.

Val sat up, ignoring the protests from her guests and the pain in her body. She was covered up in bandages, and she could smell the medicine that was applied to her wounds. She took the two orbs gently into her hands, showing them to the two she cared about. She smiled at them softly. "Here."

"You… you IDIOT!" Yukino hugged Val tightly, burying her face in the other girl's clothing as tears fell. "You could have died!"

"What did you think you were doing, stupid?!" Yukine shouted, but Val noticed that he was shaking. "Jumping off a cliff like that…. If we didn't come to find you, who knows what would have happened? You're lucky the forest animals protected you until we came."

"Oh, I should have thanked them," Val's voice was soft, and she smiled warmly at the twins. "It's alright. I'm fine now, so you don't have to worry."

She closed her eyes. "You know I wouldn't choose just one – it would be painful to do so. I treasure the two of you very much, and will never pick one over the other." She opened her eyes, and they soften. "Yukine. Yukino. Will you stay by my side?"

The twins could only stare at her in silence, and they looked at each other. Yukino straighten, standing up beside her brother. The twins bowed deeply, placing a hand over their heart. "As your Storm Guardians, we will protect you with our lives, Undicesimo."

Suddenly, the room lit with red lights. The lights surrounded the twins, illuminating the entire room. Small balls of light floated into the air, and Val watched in surprise as the lights took hold of the necklaces around the twins' neck. The necklaces were different from Val's – they were a silver chain necklace with a pendant filled with Storm Flames. The balls of light went into the pendants, and there was a sudden glow of power throughout the whole room.

Val blinked in surprise when her own necklace reacted. It glowed a warm orange, and that just made the pendants glow even brighter. There was a sudden flash of light, and they closed their eyes to keep from being blinded.

When they opened their eyes, they blinked in surprise. Val's mouth dropped open when she saw two tiger cubs in the laps of the twins. There were Storm flames coming out of their ears, and at the end of their tails was a small fireball. The tiger cubs had a luminous yellow coat, with small red stripes. They had ruby-red eyes, and looked like they were siblings. The two tiger cubs purred, and nuzzled into the twins' arms.

"Well done," Reborn smirked as he walked into the room. Following him were Tsuna and Gokudera. "It seems you've managed to gain two of your Guardians, Val."

"Uncle Reborn! What – What happened?" Val was still in a state of shock as her hand grasp her necklace.

"When they accepted you, their necklaces and yours activated in response to one another," Tsuna explained. "Each and every one of your Guardians will be granted an animal partner, and a weapon. We'll explain more about them later on."

"Weapon..?" Val turned to stare at the twins. Just then, she felt her necklace glow again. The twins' necklaces glowed in response, and Storm Flames surrounded the twins.

After a moment, it died down to reveal a bow and arrow for Yukine, and a sniper rifle for Yukino. The bow and arrow was beautifully decorated, and Storm Flames danced along the weapon. The arrow was made purely of Dying Will flames, and the bow was the color of silver, with the Vongola's mark at the edge. The sniper rifle was long and elegant, displaying its power. The sleek silver metal glistened in the sunlight, and the crest of the Vongola was at its side.

"So? What are you going to name your animals?" Gokudera looked down at his twins, waving in their faces to snap them out of their shock. He smirked, seeming to be proud that his children were the first ones.

"Nao," Yukine decided, holding up his tiger cub.

"Then mine would be Mao," Yukino giggled as her tiger cub licked her face.

"Aww, they look like twins – just like you guys!" Val clapped her hands in delight, smiling brightly.

"Don't get too excited, Dame-Princess," Reborn smirked. "You still have to find the rest of the Guardians."

Val sighed, but smiled nevertheless. It couldn't be helped, right?

"Yes."


Also, remember to vote for who Val should end up with and ask questions please! Review! ;)