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Chapter 6

~Tsutsumiya Sky~

No! My life is a living hell! Tsuna shouts in his head and Sky drops her chopsticks, clanging loudly on the floor. Suddenly everyone in the room quiets and the echoing of the chopsticks against the granite floor is all you can hear.

"Ehh~ Sky – chan? Are you alright?" Nana, Tsuna's mom, asked, reaching her hand towards me.

"F-fine… I think…" Sky muttered the last part to herself, still rubbing her temple. Damn… who knew Tsuna was so loud? "Why were you so loud, Tsuna?" I screamed at him.

"L-l-l-loud? I didn't say anything!" Tsuna denied.

"Yes you did! You just said your life is a living hell!" Sky shouted, only to be interrupted by Reborn's smirk.

"Actually… I thought that…" Tsuna deadpanned.

Dang… did Tsuna just brain – slap me? Sky thought.

"A living hell… hmmm… I suppose I should make it worse…" Reborn smirked. Tsuna and Sky deadpanned and everyone else in the room had no idea what they were talking about. Sky bent down and picked up her chopsticks.

"KUP YAH! AHAHA DAME TSUNA is getting rice everywhere!" Lambo chortled, spitting rice and saliva everywhere.

"Eww~ Lambo… close your mouth" Sky said to him, clicking the ends of her chopsticks together at him.

"Kyahaha!" Lambo laughed while he jumped onto the table.

"Lambo! Yamede!" I – Pin shouted softly, as she leaped from her chair and chased Lambo around the table.

"KYAHAHA! You'll never catch the AMAZING LAMB–" Lambo started to say before Reborn plopped Leon onto his finger and slammed the Leon – mallet onto Lambo's head.

"M-m-m-ust Tol – er – ate!" Lambo chanted before giving into tears, "GUPYA~!"

"Hora~ Lambo – kun… you shouldn't be crying" Nana said, reaching over and picking Lambo up but when the phone in the hallway rang, Nana dropped Lambo into my arms. Leaving a squirming and snot dripping Lambo in my hands, Nana raced to pick up the phone before it stopped ringing.

"GUPYA~!" Lambo continued crying, this time he was crying into Sky's ear.

CRAP! This time… I'm gonna have to be the one that needs to tolerate… Must BEAR WITH IT! Veins popping on my forehead, I was about to snap at Lambo when Tsuna suddenly lifted him out of my arms.

"Sorry about that" Tsuna apologetically said, bowing a few times even.

"GUPYA~!" Lambo cried again, wriggling out of Tsuna's arms and dropped to the floor. Lambo reached into his afro and pulled out a grenade and pulled out the pin.

"HIEEE~" Tsuna shrieked, snatching up the grenade and bouncing it around in his hands.

"Oh… just give it to me" Sky snapped and grabbed the grenade. Humming to herself…

I'd catch a grenade for ya,

throw my hand on a blade for ya,

I'd jump in front of a train for ya~

I cupped the grenade in my hands and brought it up, kicking my left leg up and threw it out the window.

"WOOHOO! Home run!" Sky fist – pumped the air and jumped around.

Tsuna deadpanned and sweat dropped while saying, "I think you would be good friends with Yamamoto…"

"Hn… What about Yamamoto?" Sky asked, question marks appearing around her head.

Lambo stopped crying and Nana walked back into the room and everyone sat back down and continued to eat. It was like nothing ever happened…


~Italy~

"We're all here… Xanxus – sama. Sun, rain, storm, cloud, mist and thunder… your six guardians that wield the Vongola Half – Rings are here" someone said.

"Just shut up…" Xanxus snapped, his thought trailing off but they always came back to the same girl, the same snow – white girl that he grew up with. The one he had always entrusted his back to in a fight. There's no one else he would trust more than her. No one else…

"We'll find her, boss… and when we do, she'll be back like nothing ever happened…" a voice uttered and sounds of agreement echoed in the room.

That's right… she'll be back…


~Tsutsumiya Sky~

"GRAHHH~" Tsuna shouted, charging at Basil in dying will mode. Basil punched him and sent him flying into a tree.

Reborn sat on a nearby rock and nodded approvingly, "Six minutes have passed…"

"Really… felt like hours to me" Sky said, yawning. Drops of tears formed at the corner of her eyes as she tried not to fall asleep.

"Why are you so tired? What have you been doing all night?" Reborn asked, turning his head towards her.

"I don't know… tried to sleep… couldn't. Keep trying to think but I couldn't think… couldn't remember… Does that make sense?" Sky scrunched up her face.

"Usually… no. but right now… and in your situation… yes it does…" Reborn said, casually, like discussing her mental issues was an everyday thing.

Sky scoffed but turned her attention back to Tsuna just as he faded out of his dying will mode, panting with exhaustion.

"Heyyy… not bad. At least this time you didn't faint or something similar to that." Sky said, nodding approvingly.

"I thought I was about to die…" Tsuna said, panting on all fours at the ground.

"Good for you and good luck" Sky said. Reborn picked up his Leon – gun and pointed it at Tsuna.

"Wait! Give me a hint at least!" Tsuna said to Sky, because Reborn would never give him a hint for this.

Sky took a few seconds to think before she said, "It's like being potty – trained" Tsuna deadpanned at her analogy.

Reborn smirked and said, "And how will knowing it's like being potty – trained will help Tsuna"

"Because…" Sky rolled her eyes, "Tsuna needs to learn when to release it and when to hold it in… so it's like being potty – trained…" Sky shrugged.

Reborn smirked when something similar to understanding flitted across Tsuna's face and shot him with another bullet.

"ORRIYAHHHH~!" Tsuna shouted as he went into his DWM. Tsuna picked up a tree and hurled it at Basil. Basil shifted towards his left to dodge the tree.

"Do you think Tsuna understood what I meant…" Sky asked suddenly.

"Nope… not at all" Reborn replied and smiled.

"That's good then…" Sky said, chuckling. She turned her mind back to Tsuna just in time to see him charging towards Basil again.

"RAWRRR~"

Tsuna brought his hand up in a way that it seemed he was going to back hand slap Basil across the face. Basil brought his arm up to block Tsuna's attempt. Tsuna's hand lightly tapped Basil's arm and in the moment of confusion, Tsuna lashed out his leg at Basil's stomach.

Basil skidded back and muttered, "That was close…"

"Oh? There are dynamics in his dying will now?" Iemitsu said, appearing suddenly like Houdini, next to Reborn. I jumped like the little coward I am.

"The length of his dying will is increasing as well. He's slowly able to control his dying will' Reborn stated, the he looked at me and smirked, "Looks like your analogy worked…"

"Her analogy?" Iemitsu asked.

"Yup. She said 'To control your dying will is like being potty – trained. You need to know when to release and when to hold it in…'" Reborn quoted.

"Pfft…" Iemitsu burst out laughing as Sky turned the shade of a tomato.

"WHAT? It worked didn't it!" Sky exclaimed.

"Yup… it did work. Being able to do this much in his 5th day of training… isn't too bad" Iemitsu said, gazing at Tsuna.

"Isn't too bad? Way to be a doting father, huh…" Sky muttered folding her arms across her chest, but Iemitsu just smiled.

"Well then, it shall be my turn next. Allow me to go at my fullest" Basil said. Tsuna looked alarmed, or well… as alarmed as you can be when you don't have any pupils.

Basil's flame flared and an arm wrapped itself around my waist and pulled me away.

Crap! Who the hell is this? Don't tell me! I felt my own eyes burn as I commanded Natsu to lash out at the figure behind me…

"Come on… hurry up! We have to check up on Yamamoto's training thus far" Iemitsu said, trying to hurry Sky.

"I don't care why you're stalking Tsuna's friends … but why do I have to tag along?" Sky growled.

"Because you hit me and that hurt" Iemitsu whined, rubbing the side when I had elbowed him just moments before.

"That was your fault. Who the hell told you to come at me from behind?"

"Reborn did" Iemitsu said as he resumed his poker face, staring pointedly at me.

"And you listened to REBORN?"

"And you don't?" Iemitsu said, raising an eyebrow at me.

Narrowing my eyes to slits, "Who are you?" I asked.

"Tsuna's dad" he replied, not telling any more.

"Fine. What are you?"

"Doting father"

"What do you do for a living?"

"I work"

No shit. Sky sighed and blew her hair from her face, "I'm serious. Who… What… are you?"

Iemitsu face darkened for a second but he didn't say anything, but Sky pressed on.

"Tsuna says you drill for oil, an oil digger… so why are you here? Why aren't you in Alaska or something? Second… if you drill for oil then why are you spying on Tsuna's friends while they're training? Why do you know Basil and Reborn? They are Mafioso. Why do you…?"

"So many questions… huh" Iemitsu said, "Sorry… I just interrupted you, right? Keep on ranting…"

"Just one more question… and this one I want you to answer me honestly…" Sky said.

"Alright… shoot me" Iemitsu said.

"Really?" Sky exclaimed happily, she pulled out two pistols and pointed them at Iemitsu.

"Hey. Heyheyheyheyhey! It was just an expression!" Iemitsu shouted, holding his hands out.

Sky pouted, "Fine…" I took a deep breath and asked, "Why… no…Where… no. How do you know me?"

Iemitsu double take and seemed surprised but he didn't say anything. Not a thing…

~FIVE MINUTES LATER~

"NEXT! 7th form" Yamamoto's dad shouted.

Yamamoto swung his blade several times and crouched down. Several posts behind him fell into pieces. "Spraying Rain" he muttered.

"Next. 8th form" Yamamoto's dad shouted again.

Yamamoto brought his sword up to eye level and slashed several times. The posts broke into several long pieces of wood. "Pouring Rain" he mumbled. Yamamoto visibly relaxed.

"Maa~ Why am I watching Yamamoto train?" I asked Iemitsu, who was right beside me.

"Because I'm watching him train and its lonely if you don't have an accomplice"

"Alright. There's nothing else I can teach you." Yamamoto's dad said, smiling approvingly.

"Wait up, dad. All I did was see the form once and copy it" Yamamoto shouted, looking confused that it was 'the end' of his training.

Sky whistled, "So… he just watched it and copied it?"

Iemitsu nodded.

"Cool" Sky nodded as well, her attention back on Yamamoto's dad as he told Yamamoto that the Shigure Souen Ryu is only shown once and blah blah blah.

Oh my goodness… he talks too much.

"The rest is left up to Yamamoto; guess there's nothing to worry about here. All that's left is Hibari, Tsuna and …Gokudera." Iemitsu mumbled and left the bush he was hiding in. Sky looked like she was lost in thought so he left her standing there, leaning on the door.

Sky sighed and Yamamoto immediately went on his guard. He walked over to the doors and pulled them open. In dropped an unsuspected Sky.

"Oww! What was that for?" Sky glared at Yamamoto.

"No… sorry. I thought you might be someone else…" Yamamoto said apologetically.

"Who were you expecting?" Sky asked.

"I don't really know… maybe Squalo"

"Barging in to kill you?"

"Yup" Yamamoto said, almost happily.

"You are absolutely the weirdest person I ever met…" Sky thought for a second, "Make that third… Reborn and Tsuna are definitely weirder"

Yamamoto chuckled and sat down next to me, "So… why are you here?"

"Iemitsu made me tag along when he came to spy on you" Sky said, pointing at the bushes.

"Iemitsu?" Yamamoto got up and peered behind the bushes, "But no one is here."

"You're kidding!" I jumped up and swiped at the bushes, "Yep… no one is here. That little shit left me here!" Sky raged, yelling at the sky.

"Maa~ Maa~! Calm down" Yamamoto held his hand up in a simmer down gesture, one that I had come to hate. Why does everyone do that here?

There was a sudden noise in the air and I jumped. My body tensed and I looked around for what that noise could be. A hand gripped my shoulder and I spun around to see… Yamamoto?

"Calm down… that noise was just my stomach" Yamamoto said, turning just a little bit red.

My gaze fell downwards till it rested on his stomach.

Grrwwrr…

"Are you hungry?" Sky asked, the corner of her mouth, twitching every so often.

"Oh. Shut up." Yamamoto said, not meanly but desperately. Suddenly his eyes shined like he thought about a great idea.

"Hey… come on! My family owns sushi shop. Why don't you come in?"

I was about to refuse but Yamamoto was already pushing me towards the sushi shop.

"Wait… no… oi! Listen TO ME!" Sky shouted and Yamamoto pushed her through the door.

Damn Iemitsu! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?


~Sawada Tsunayoshi~

Tsuna was panting and his body was battered and bruised, as he stood several feet away from Basil.

"I will keep on going" Basil said, still looking as prim as he was when they first started sparing.

"He doesn't stand a chance when Basil is serious" Reborn noted, watching Tsuna and Basil start fighting again.

"Will the next strike end this…?" Iemitsu wonders. When he sneezed twice, Reborn asked

"Is someone talking about you?"

Iemitsu chuckled, thinking the no one would think badly of him. Basil charged at Tsuna and ducked under his outstretched hands and socked Tsuna in his left cheek. A direct hit!

"No" Iemitsu mumbles and Reborn smirked.

Tsuna clasp his legs around Basil's waist and propelled himself up. Using his weight, Tsuna slammed his forehead into Basil's. The two of them flew some few feet away from each other and the dying will flames faded away from their foreheads.

"Did you see that my friend?" Iemitsu asked Reborn.

"Yeah…" Reborn smirked.

"The moment Tsuna got punched; he controlled his dying will and raised his defenses to decrease the amount of damage he would have gotten. You didn't teach him that huh?"

"Yeah… looks like he did it by instinct. Well… that's the end of the second stage" Reborn said.

"My son's doing pretty well… hn.." Iemitsu emitted a moe aura.

"Where's Sky? We're going to need her help for the third stage of his training." Reborn asked.

"Oh… I left her outside of the dojo Yamamoto was training in. Why do you need her, again?"

"She's the only one that has seen the Primo's techniques… I fully intend for Tsuna to learn them." Reborn said.


~ Tsutsumiya Sky~

"ACHOO~" Sky sneezed, while trying to stuff a spicy salmon roll into her mouth, "Is someone talking about me?"

"Hn?" Yamamoto asked, slurping up some noodles.

"Nothing." Sky said. Yamamoto smiled, causing some of his noodles to fall out of his mouth and back into the bowl.

"Eww~" Sky exclaimed, swatting Yamamoto on his back, causing him to burp up some moiré noodles. Yamamoto picked up a strand of noodle and wiggled it in front of her face.

"Keep that away… from… me" Sky breathed heavily, using a tray to block Yamamoto. Seeing the opportunity, Sky hooked her foot onto the leg of his chair and flipped his chair. Yamamoto leaped up and the chair fell down without an unsuspecting Yamamoto in it. The chair clanged when it dropped to the ground and several people in the store turned to stare at them.

"Hi… don't worry. It's normal." Yamamoto said, smiling and waving to everyone.


~Sawada Tsunayoshi~

"Ow…" Tsuna said, waking up, "Huh… wasn't dad here?" Tsuna asked, looking around few times.

"Who knows" Reborn said, walking towards Tsuna.

"I'm at your mercy, Sawada – dono. That was very impressive" Basil said.

"Uh... me?" Tsuna said.

"Now we can finally move on to the 3rd stage of training" Reborn said.

"Hey… wait! I've had enough. I want to go home!" Tsuna exclaimed.

"What are you talking about? We have no time for –" Reborn started to say before a strange noise came from his stomach, "Let's head home for dinner" Reborn said, changing his mind.

"Your stomach is first priority?" Tsuna deadpanned but followed along.

"Also… Basil's master will be joining us for dinner" Reborn said.


~Varia~

"So this is the city…" said a figure on top of a very tall building in Namimori.

"…where the half rings were taken to?"

"If Squalo isn't lying, there should be no mistake" said a smaller figure.

"Marmon… can I ask you to use your spiritual picture?" asked the taller figure.

Since it's an emergency… I don't see why not. But you owe me one, Levi – A – Than." Marmon said.

"Levi, your ring is… thunder. So I'll find the other half of the ring of thunder" Marmon said, pulling a piece of paper from the toilet roll attached to his back. Marmon scrunched up his nose and said, "Alright… Aaaaaa" and then, "CHOO~" Marmon sneezed into the toilet paper. Mucus Shot!

Levi scrunched up his nose and said, "It's so disgusting… every time I see it."

"Hm… its close" Marmon murmured, scrutinizing the piece of paper in front of him that laid an intricately made map from his mucus, "205 meters south and then 801meters west"

Levi turned and faced his three underlings, "From here, Varia – Levi thunder Unit. We'll go and retrieve the ring of thunder. The wielder of the ring… and anyone who interrupts, eliminate them!" The four of them leaped from the roof, off to search for the Thunder half ring and the one who wields it.


~Sawada Tsunayoshi~

"Dying will pills?" Tsuna asked.

"Yes… they are pills that put me into dying will mode. My master made them for me" Basil told Tsuna, "However the strength of the dying will is a little less than the dying will bullet."

"Master, again?" Tsuna said, "He always pops out in your stories, huh?"

"You'll be able to meet him soon…" Reborn said.

"Umm… yeah" Tsuna said, uncertainly. I feel bad for Basil – kun. I mean… his master was probably the one who brought the rings over. He hasn't made a single good impression on me… since the beginning. He's probably a creep. Tsuna thought while imagining just what Basil's master might look like.

"Heh" Basil smiled; watching Tsuna ponder over his master… even Reborn was smirking.

"I'm home" Tsuna shouted, walking into his home.

"Welcome Back~!" chimed a voice, as soon as Tsuna opened the door.

"Geh~ Dad?" Tsuna exclaimed, surprised. And there he sat, in all his working clothes and glory, grinning stupidly at Tsuna. "You're awake for once. Are you going somewhere?" Tsuna asked.

"Yeah…an unexpected guest came earlier than expected…" Iemitsu said. Identical looks of alarm fluttered across Reborn and Basil's faces.

"Hn?" Tsuna looked surprised.

"Is that true, Iemitsu?" Reborn asked.

"I got the information from my agent in the mainland so there's no mistake" Iemitsu said.

"But… isn't it way too fast" Reborn said.

"It was unexpected that the fake rings were discovered so fast but I assume it was due to Xanxus' extreme intuition" Iemitsu said.

Tsuna looked around, still confused, "What are you talking about?"

"Looks like the Varia have arrived in Japan…"

Tsuna's sweat dropped, "WAA~ THOSE SCARY PEOPLE?" Tsuna's eyes popped out and snot dripped from his nose, "More like… how does dad know?" Tsuna clutched his head in bewilderment.

"I'll go check all of the guardians' safety and inform them of the situation… Assist me, Basil." Iemitsu ordered.

"Yes…" Basil exclaimed, causing panic from Tsuna, "I shall accompany you, Master"

"EHH~" Tsuna deadpanned, "Master?" he turned to Basil.

Basil nodded.

"Dad?" Tsuna turned to his father.

"What?" Iemitsu asked.

"Master?" Tsuna pointed to Iemitsu.

"Master." Iemitsu confirmed, smiling and pointing to himself.

"No way!" Tsuna shrieked, his legs turned to jelly and he fell to the floor, "No way… cuz…"

"Tsuna… there's no time to explain now, I'll tell you later. For now, keep this a secret from mom…" Iemitsu brought his pinkie up to meet his son's, "It's a promise between men… ok?"

"Wha… wait" Tsuna called.

"The first enemy group will be Levi A. Than's Thunder unit. They will target the Vongola Thunder Half Ring first. Since the thunder guardian is a bit inexperienced, I'm a little bit worried." Iemitsu said, "You should go to your thunder guardian and make sure he's okay." Iemitsu ran out of the house and Basil followed him. Suddenly stopping, Iemitsu called back, "Should I send Sky?"

"Sure…but make sure she's on a need to know basis" Reborn called back.

"What is this~? What is going on~? What am I going to do~?" Tsuna hyperventilated.

"Just follow Iemitsu's instructions! We'll go protect the one who wields the ring of thunder" Reborn said.

"B-but… ah… Oh yeah, the ring of thunder's wielder is…?" Tsuna asked, remembering that h had no idea who was his Thunder Guardian.


~Tsutsumiya Sky~

There were four people jumping from building to building. Are they searching for something? Should I help them? Sky wondered, sitting on top of Yamamoto's roof. Four men, all clad in black… somehow they all looked so familiar… very familiar. Especially that one with six rods sticking out from his back. Somehow I really want to punch his perverted face in! Sky clenched her fist instinctively. When she realized what she did, she unclenched her fist… but that feeling of really wanting to punch him still didn't fade away till he jumped out of view.

"SKY!" Yamamoto shouted from below her, he was standing outside of his door, waving at her frantically, "We need to go somewhere." Yamamoto faced inside and told his dad, Tsuyoshi, "Bye dad… we need to meet Tsuna somewhere…"

Sky jumped down from the roof and asked, "Why do we need to meet Tsuna?"

"They're all in trouble" Iemitsu said behind her. Sky jumped when she heard his voice since she hadn't even felt his presence. Turning around, warily, she stared at him, silently demanding for answers.

"The Varia is here… remember? The group that Squalo belonged to?" Iemitsu probed.

"Yeah…so?" Sky asked.

"They're attacking Tsuna and his guardians…" Iemitsu said.

"Then isn't that your problem… Tsuna is your son…" Sky snapped, despite feeling a sense of dread deep inside of her. Why do I care if Tsuna's hurt?

Because… despite all that you've said… that boy touched a part of you that wants to protect the ones you care about.

Shut up.

Besides… you don't see Tsuna as a friend… you see him as penance…

Shut up.

All because his kindness… his warmth… his smile… reminds you so much of your bro–

SHUT UP! Sky lashed out, the winds were blowing feverishly around her.

"Woah… what just happened…?" Yamamoto wondered, awed b y the sudden outburst of air around them.

"Yamamoto go… just get to Tsuna as fast as you can…" Iemitsu told him, "I'll try to persuade her to go…"

"Un…" Yamamoto turned to run but looked back several times, uncertain whether he should really leave or not…

When Yamamoto turned the corner, Iemitsu breathed a sigh of relief… he turned to Sky and said, "It's alright to feel how you feel but you should know… none of them ever felt resentment towards you. I know I can't speak for your brother but… I can speak for Luche and Aria…"

The wind calmed a little bit but it didn't completely disappear…

"You can take your sweet time to get there… but promise to go there. I don't want to have to attend my own son's funeral because of your indecision" Iemitsu said stoically staring at Sky.

Sky's eyes widened and the wind completely died out…

"They need your help" Iemitsu said one last time before turning around and leaving… he had other things to do. A reply from Nono to grab, a pick axe to borrow, a few subordinates to remember to bring…

Sky stood there for who knows how long, just staring at the ground… arguing with the voices in her head, and the instincts that tell her to fight and protect…


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