Tsukuyomi
Thanks to all the people who are sticking by my fic. Again sorry for the delay, you know...work and all. Now I'm going to try and get some action into this story.....soon enough, I still have something planed. Well enjoy this chapter.
( Paper Moon )
\I'm falling
Down into my Shadow
Allow your breath to be still
For the deadly night awaits\
Tsuna took a step back at the monotone tone the raven spoked. Tsunayoshi stood between Tsuna and Tsukuyomi taking a defensive stance. He was frowning the whole time, like the brunet he too did not like the way the Dark Guardian spoke and how his eyes look void of any emotion.
Tsukuyomi smirked hollowly at the scene " Well, seems like you aren't going to take my advise. He will betray you as soon as you fully trust him."
Tsunayoshi frowned " Not this bull again. You know you're wrong!" he put on his gloves and they immediately began to burn " I also know that because you created this world you have to constantly sustain it, leaving you drained." Tsukuyomi said nor did anything, he just stared " You can thank Reborn for that!!" he launch like a rocket heading straight for the raven.
Tsukuyomi shook his head. He suddenly appeared close to Tsunayoshi and grabbed him by his for head, effectively stopping him. The flames on the brunets head didn't seem to do anything to the red eye teen. Tsunayoshi stood paralyze in place expecting either for his head to be crush or for the teen to summon a blast and take him out. To his surprise he did neither, he simply let go of his forehead.
" Relax you twit. If I wanted to kill you I would've done so the moment you set foot in my realm." Tsukuyomi spoke before he turned around and walk toward the lake. He stood at the edge and stared down at the crystal like waters as if remembering " You are right and wrong at the same time. Creating this world did leave me drain and I wouldn't be able to maintain it for more than minutes because of these seals on my wrist. Much less with this many illusions I created on this world."
" Then....how...?" Tsunayoshi asked but was cut off.
" Simple. I place some seals of my own around the illusionary world. There are seven in total. Four lied hidden somewhere around the city and three somewhere around the castle. Each hidden in the forms of objects. To dispel this world all seven seals must be either destroyed or I dispelled the whole thing. But enough about that...." he turned to look at Tsuna " I hope that everythings is to your liking Tsuna." he smirked.
" W-Why did you brought us h-here?" he asked in fear.
" Now Tsuna, you shouldn't be afraid of this place. It should bring you wonderful memories." replied the raven. " I wanted you two to see what happened that fateful day."
\It's scary
If that is your wish, my dear
Any world you like can appear
If you want it, before your weary eyes\
Tsuna visibly paled while Tsunayoshi frowned. " Why?" was all he asked.
" I have no reason behind it just to show you especially my past." he closed his eyes " maybe then you'll finally see the truth." he open them and they looked like pinwheels " Moon Reader." as he said this time seemed to stop. Then the background began to swirl until it suddenly stop. It look like they were back in Japan, more specifically Tsuna's room. But the room looked differently, it looked smaller and toys were still there. The door of the room opened and a very tiny Tsuna ran in crying. Both Tsuna's were surprised but when the child went through Tsuna, it was cleared that it was an illusion of the past.
" Waaaaaaaaaaagh!!!" he sniffed and hiccuped.
Out of thin air something began to take form. To both their surprise it was a young looking Tsukuyomi, he still had his cloak but here he could hover over the air. " What's the matter Tsuna-kun? Did someone tried to hurt you again?" he asked concerned.
"N-No....sniff....I-I felt down and....sniff....I got a bubu!!" he started to cry again.
The young raven boy shook his head " Tsuna-kun, you got to stop tripping on flat surfaces." he knelled down and kiss Tsuna 'bubu' " There! All better?"
The young brunet giggled " Yeah! All better!"
The image faded and soon other memories began to appeared. Tsuna was reliving each and every moment, each bringing a different emotion. But the pain he had grew as he saw each one of them. A certain moment came into play, one all to familiar to the brunet.
Tsuna suddenly spaced out and found himself in a field close to a crystal lake. A full red moon could be seen perfectly lighting the place with its light. The stars also shone, there were also trees with white leafs, said leafs were flying everywhere do to the soft wind that blew in the place. The place look mystical for short, and this was Tsuna and Tsukuyomi secret place.
He looked around and spotted his twin resting on one of the trees close to the crystal clear lake. Tsuna ran to him. " Tsu-kun!" he screamed as tears ran from his eyes.
Tsukuyomi stood up and walk toward the direction Tsuna was coming " What is it Tsuna-kun? I can feel you getting sad and angry all the way here. What's wrong?"
Tsuna hugged the other boy and began to sob on his cloak. Both boys had grown from the last three years. Both were the same height, and such with the obvious differences of course, with the exception that Tsuna's eyes were big and round, and innocent, while Tsukuyomi's eyes were always half open most of the time and their corners were sharper. The raven hugged the sobbing brunet and rubbed his back to calm him down.
Tsuna's sobs began to lessen " M-Mommy...is taking me to a psychic (sniff)...... to get rid of you." he began to cry once more.
" A psychiatrist?! What does she think I am? An imaginary friend or something like that? Fine, she and others can't see me, but still!!" the other boy said incredulously.
Tsuna nodded " I....(sniff) …..don't want to lose you!....Y-Your my whole world!....I can't...be alone again." he sniffed and rubbed his eyes.
Tsukuyomi gave the other a gentle smile " Don't worry Tsuna-kun. As long as you believe in me nothing will happen to me. Right, precious Tsuna?" he said while he tickle the brunet said making him giggle.
" Ok....I guess you're right Tsu-kun." he said as a big smile appeared on his face.
The raven close his hand for a moment. Tsuna stared at the others hand, a black spark seemed to be coming from it. Moments later Tsukuyomi open his hand and a black looking marble tied to a chain appeared in it. " Here, take this back with you." he said as he tied it around the other boy's neck. " Think of it as a gift." he grinned.
Tsuna's eye's sparkled " Wow, Tsu-kun! It's beautiful! I'll keep it for ever!"
" You better or I'm going to lecture you for the rest of your life." he said while Tsuna giggled " Well you better go. Your mother is gonna be worry if you stay to long....and I feel the car slowing down."
Tsuna sighed sadly " Good bye then."
" No. I'll see you later. For sure." he reassured the brunet and Tsuna seemed pleased with it and left the place.
He was once again in the car and notice his mother parking on a empty space. Tsuna was nervous but notice a chain with a black marble at the tip. He smiled softly, the door to his seat open.
" Ready Tsu-kun?" his mother asked.
" That's his name not mine."
But now came a part that Tsuna had not remember, one that would remain in his mind forever.
Tsukuyomi was resting on one of the many trees that surrounded the world he created, with Tsuna's permission of course, wondering how Tsuna was holding up against the man or woman trying to convince Tsuna that he isn't real. Suddenly his world began to collapse. " What the.....What is going on?!" suddenly he began to hear a conversation.
" So.....(sniff).....he isn't real?.....I made him because.....I was lonely?" he heard a crying voice.
" Yes Tsuna. You see you were bully so much and were left alone so often you created Tsukuyomi as a way to ease your pain. Everything you thought you did with someone was all you all along, no one else. The actions that you said Tsukuyomi beat up the school bully because he hurt you was really you who did that. I'm sorry to say Tsuna but......." the other voice, older by the sound, took a deep breath ".....Tsukuyomi is not real. He's real to you because that how you see it. I'm sorry."
He heard sobbing from the younger boy. " It.....(sniff).....isn't fair!" he wailed.
" No! Tsuna-kun! Don't listen to him! I am real!" he shouted in vain. His and Tsuna's world was beginning to fall apart. Pieces began to break, like a mirror being broken. " Please.....Tsuna....Don't do this to me. To us." the raven said softly.
" I'm sorry sweety. But it was for the best. You need real friends that you can hang with. This wasn't healthy for you." Tsuna's mother tried to comfort the weeping boy.
Soon the whole place was gone and only darkness was left. Before long the raven notice he was trapped in what it looked like a sphere. He struggle to get free and reach Tsuna to assured the boy that he was there, the fire in his forehead intensified in the process, but his struggle did nothing and soon he became tired. He folded his knees to his chest and wrapped his arms around them curling himself into a ball. His eyes felt heavy and the flame became normal once more.
" Tsuna-kun.....why?" was all he said before he fell into a deep slumber.
\See you in your dreams, yeah baby
Whether they be
Nightmares or Sweet Dreams/
As soon as the young raven said this the images disappeared and they were back at the meadow the the older raven created. He turned toward Tsunayoshi with ad empty look. " As you can see I did trust Tsuna fully. And you saw the results. What makes you any better than me? What makes you so assured yourself that he won't do the same thing he did to me? That he was young? Heh, like that is even an excuse." he then turned to Tsuna " You have seen what happened on that day. Now tell me Tsuna-kun, who's fault was it?"
Tsuna's bangs cover his eyes he mumble something at a very low tone. Tsukuyomi smirked at this " What was that? I couldn't quite hear you."
" It was....my fault." he said much higher.
" Who was it?"
" Mine! It was my fault! I shouldn't have believe that man! I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" Tsuna leg couldn't hold him anymore and he knelt down crying.
Tsunayoshi was silent for a moment but then spoke " So what?"
Tsukuyomi turned to him " What was that?"
Tsunayoshi glared at his direction " I said, so what?! He made a mistake!! We all do! He was a child against a person with experience in what he was doing! You called yourself his friend but you can't find it in your heart to forgive him for that!! You're not his friend at all!! In fact he has other friends who accepted him for who he is!! You're no better than what you claim Tsuna is, you heartless bastard!! Tsuna is our world, he is the one keeping us together! And I'll be damn if I let you keep this charade any longer!!" he panted from his outburst.
Tsuna's eyes were wide, tears were still falling from them " Tsunayoshi-kun...." he said in awe.
\Fairy Blue, adorned for only you
The sky where stars burn bright
But laid to wasted by the
Black Paper Moon\
Tsukuyomi didn't react " You poor naive fool. Very well then no more charades." the scenery immediately change and now they were standing on a very thin bridge. Tsuna and his clone look at the side and saw a sea of black flames below them. Tsukuyomi stood in the middle and held one arm stretch out over the edge " Tsuna, stand up." Said teen did so. The raven then grabbed the orb around his neck and place it in the other arm and stretch it over the other side of the edge " In one hand I have your's and Tsunayoshi's rings...." he motion to his left arm " …..and on the other hand I have the gift I gave you many years ago."
Tsuna's eyes were wide. Tsunayousho spoke " What are you getting at?!"
Tsukuyomi smirked " One of these items will be destroyed. The one Tsuna doesn't choose will be the one that I throw into the black flames. Here is my question Tsuna, do you choose the rings that represent your family? Or do you choose the orb which represent me? One will fall and the other one will go out of this room unharmed. Do you choose your new friend or do you choose your old one? Make your choice." his smirked grew.
To say Tsuna was stunned by the sudden event would be the understatement of the year. ' He's making me choose?!'
" Cut the crap!! Tsuna doesn't have to play your sick game!! He can take the rings before they reach the flames!!" Tsunayoshi roared.
" Oh? Are you sure about that? These flames are hotter than that of the sun. Will you be able to withstand the heat without melting away?" insanity was starting to sink into the ravens eyes " Tsuna must choose one or they both go into the fire!!" he grinned madly.
Tsuna bit his lip, his hands were fisted, and his pulse was rising ' What do I do?! What do I do?! Which one do I choose?'
Tsunayoshi glared at the raven, then turned to the brunet. ' He'll choose the rings, for sure. Once he does I'll make a dash for it and try to knock him out.'
Tsuna looked nervous for a moment but then a determined look pass through his face " Alright....I've made up my mind!"
'Here it comes...better be ready.' Tsunayoshi thought.
Tsukuyomi grinned widen " Well then tell me. Which one did you pick?"
Tsuna took a breath " I choose.....". As he prepare his answer Tsunayoshi's muscles tensed at the ready while Tsukuyomi madly grin grew"...I choose...the orb." he said with confident.
\If you place your faith in me, my dear
When you're
Lost, here I am
Forever with your soul\
Tsunayoshi was not expecting this, he turned to Tsuna surprised. Tsukuyomi's eyes widen, surprise replacing the madness that lingered in them for a short moment. He nearly dropped both items when Tsuna made his choice. " W-What?" the raven was not expecting this answer.
Tsuna turned to his twin " I'm sorry Tsunayoshi-kun...." he then turned to the stunned raven ".....but that orb means a lot to me. More so than the rings. " he closed his eyes and placed his hand over the chest where the heart lies " I made a promise to always take care of that because it was given to me by my very first friend. The first one to ever accept me for who I really am." he looked determined.
Tsunayoshi however did not agreed with this " Tsuna, what are you thinking?!! Those half of the ring posses immense power that can help us protect those we love!! How can you choose that orb?!!"
" I'm sorry....but I made up my mind!! Reborn can have my head for all I care!" he shot back stunning the other brunet.
Tsukuyomi's mind was in pure chaos and because of this the illusions became more wild and realistic unable to control them properly. ' What the hell happen?!! I was sure he would pick the ring!! He can't still care about me!! Can he?!! Have I been wrong?!! No! I'm always right! But he choose me over his mafia family.... Gaaagh!! WHY?!!' " …...why?" he finally said quietly.
" Huh?" Tsuna was surprised. ' Am I.....?'
" Why did you pick mine? I was sure you would pick the rings, then Tsunayoshi would see that you really did forget me!" he clutch his head like he was in pain and knelled to the ground, his cloak seemed to move on its own because of the surge of energy coming from him " Why?! Why did you choose me?!! Why?! Why?! WHY?!!!"
Tsuna move toward the kneeling raven and crouch down beside him and embraced him, ignoring the immense power coming from him and hurting him " Because no matter how cold you try to be, how bad you treat me, or how much you try to make me forget you.....you're still my Tsu-kun. And I won't loose you....not again." he said softly.
Tsukuyomi's eyes widen in awe and disbelieve and everything calmed down. The world changed back into the beautiful meadow area. He slowly rose, taking Tsuna with him but didn't shoved him away like he would usually do. He slowly pulled Tsuna way from him and took his hands and placed both items in them " Take them and leave......I need some time to be alone." he said softly not looking at Tsuna in the eyes as he turned.
" But...Tsu-kun!!" before anymore protest could be made, Tsuna and Tsunayoshi found themselves on the front of the Dark Guardian's door. And not only them but the rest of the guardian were outside as well before the door suddenly closed on them leaving them outside the world they just seen.
" Um...what happened?" Yamamoto asked innocently.
" Tsu-kun!! Please open...." Tsuna began to move toward the door but a voice stop him.
" Tsuna! Let him be! He needs some time alone. And I'm sure everyone want to know what happened in there." Tsunayoshi said as he held on to Tsuna. Tsuna looked disappointed but agreed.
Inside the room in the very tip of the castle a lone figure was gazing at the moon above. " He chose me....". Tsukuyomi still couldn't believe the sudden turn of events " But....what if...." he was struggling within himself. His gaze turned from the fake moon and toward the alley were his door to the mansion lies " Maybe.....I'll give him one last chance." he finally decided before he turned away from the illusionary moon and into the castle to rest.
\Not unlike the shining moon above
you see bright and true\
Another chapter done. I'm really like writing. Once again sorry for the spelling errors. The song in between some parts of the story is called Paper Moon, for those who don't know its the second opening from Soul Eater ( Great anime in my opinion ). Well till next time.
