Man, I'm currently suffering from a writer's block for almost all of my stories. I had to call up my friend for help and she gave me some good ideas (save her ninja ideas). Talking to her actually organized my thoughts a lot. So if you're struggling with writing, talk to a friend; it will help. Let's see how far we get for this chapter. I hope you enjoy. ;)

And finally we introduce two new characters!

Previously:

Tsuna was definitely surprised at the presence of his Cloud Guardian on his doorstep, even more so when he bowed his head to him apologetically. After finally getting him to stand up, they and Reborn talked about the current situation with the current Vongola Family.

The new Decimo was the son of the Calore Family's boss. They've been repeating Vongola's sin. They've broken most of Vongola's alliances with the weaker families and has been hurting innocent civilians for their stupid and selfish reasons.

"The Calore family has been one of our most trusted allies so why..." Tsuna said mostly to himself.

"Obviously, they're not very trustworthy." added Kyoya.

"We need as much help as we can but of course I still need to train so it would take weeks. We should probably tell the others."

"There is no need for cowards like them…" Kyoya turned to glare at him.

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He cursed himself for saying it out loud and even more for thinking about it. He was no different. His hand unconsciously moved to rub the flesh on his left collarbone, pulling his white shirt and revealing part of a scar which seemed to have come from a sword.

Thankfully, Tsuna never saw it and Reborn; he knew.


Basil walked through the halls of the Vongola Mansion with his recent reports on the neighboring famiglia in hand. It was quiet as always. It has been for that way the past 5 years. The chaos before was much more relaxing compared to this tense, quiet hallway. Then again, it's been five years; Basil should be used to it by now.

He stopped in front of two giant doors leading to the boss' office and room. Breathing out a sigh, he pushed the doors open.

There was a king-sized bed on one side of the room and a fireplace on the other with two chairs in front of it. In the middle of the room were the boss' desk, two couches facing each other and a coffee table in between. Behind the desk were two glass doors with translucent curtains leading to the balcony. A breeze flew in through the doors letting the curtains float in the air.

"Oh, Basil-kun. Hello there." Basil turned to look at the man sitting on the couch.

It was the man who had visited his office earlier: Yamamoto Takashiro or "Takashi" for short. Takashiro smiled at him but it wasn't very lightening. Basil returned it forcefully before stepping into the room. He clearly saw through the smile but shrugged it off and continued to read the magazine on his lap. For a man of 45* years, he looked fairly young with only the slightest of wrinkles to give away his age. A white headband was wrapped around his forehead holding his black hair up but a few strands still fell in front of his black thin sharp eyes.

Takashiro was wearing his common outfit, different from the suit when he visited Basil earlier. He was wearing a black kimono with thick white lining on the hems. It was held tight by a dark blue sash with his sword, Chikawa** tucked underneath. As the kimono reached a little above his ankles, it revealed his feet to be bare.

Basil stared straight ahead towards the balcony where there was a person leaning on the stone railings.

"Calore-dono." The said man, Calore Anton turned around. He leaned his elbows onto the railings as the wind continued to drift by. His dark blue hair flew with it. Fortunately, they didn't get into his black sharp eyes as he had short bangs and the tuft of hairs that covered his ears were held together by hairpins forming an X.

Anton wore a simple white button-up shirt paired with black slacks. The first two buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned revealing a chain necklace where his Vongola Ring was attached to. Like Takashiro, he was standing on the balcony barefooted. Basil could see that he had put his dress shoes away neatly on the side. While Takashiro actually preferred to not wear any kind of footwear, Calore on the other hand simply liked the cold feel of the balcony floor.

"I'm done with my reports." Basil said as he put down the files onto his desk.

"Hmph about time." Anton said, walking over to his desk and checking over the files.

"Then, if I may be excused…"

Basil bowed and was about to walk out until Anton called out, "Wait."

He turned around and he watched Anton as he walked slowly to the front of his desk. Takashiro looked up from his magazine.

"Castro left didn't he?"

"Castro… Oh, Burlone-dono? He may have but I was not aware of it." Basil replied. From the corner of his eye, he saw Takashiro raise an eyebrow.

"Well he did. I was just wondering if you knew something about it." Anton watched him carefully as Basil shook his head, his face painted with confusion. Anton narrowed his eyes before clicking his tongue almost inaudibly.

"Alright then. Dismissed."

Basil walked out of the room and closed the doors behind him. What was that? He wondered. Burlone-dono leaving had nothing to do with Basil since he did it ever so often. However in the times that he did, Burlone-dono made sure to tell the boss that he was. Calore-dono sounded like he wasn't notified. Was Basil missing something here? Maybe it was the fact that Calore-dono actually asked him. Asking people questions can be a sign of suspicion. But in this case, for what?

He passed by a pair of maids who seemed to be talking amongst each other.

"… This? This is the next batch of laundry."

"I see, oh, isn't that Master Burlone's cravat?" At the mention of Burlone, Basil's ears perked up.

"Hm? I believe so. I found it just outside by the East Wing all muddy 30 minutes ago."

East Wing… That was where Basil's office was. 30 minutes ago, he remembered finishing up the report at that time. Before that, what was he doing? That was probably the time when Takashiro-dono entered and before that… Oh no. He had let Alfin out the window to tell the Box Weapons. Burlone-dono must have been around the corner when he did. And what else, Burlone-dono can interpret telepathic conversations.

This is bad... He knows. Moreover, Calore-dono is suspicious. Why else would he tell him, one of the few people who stayed since Sawada-dono's collapse?

Basil started running on the way to his office.


"What do you mean?" asked Tsuna warily. Kyoya stared before closing his eyes. Ten suffocating seconds later, no one said a word. There was something more than giving the new boss a month before leaving. His guardians now led different lives and that was basically all Tsuna knew. Seeing that Kyoya wasn't about to answer, Tsuna turned to Reborn.

Reborn looked at him and shook his head, "It's not in my place to tell you."

He breathed out silently. So it was a guardians' issue. This was getting a little frustrating. Tsuna opened his mouth to speak once more but he was interrupted by the sound of ringing. His Cloud Guardian finally opened his eyes and turned to Reborn. Reborn showed no intention of taking his phone out and hoped it to stop. It did; however it lasted only for a moment before it started ringing again. He took it out and raised an eyebrow at the caller: Basil.


"Reborn-dono!"

"What is it?"

"I-I'm afraid I bear bad news."

"Spill."

"Bu-Burlone-dono may have found out that Sawada-dono's awake. I b-believe he is on his way right now…"

"Burlone? Out of all the people, it just had to be the joker. How did you find out?"

"Well, that's the rest of the bad news. Calore-dono told me himself that Burlone-dono left. It didn't look like he knew why but the fact that he told me may mean that he has an idea that it's about Sawada-dono. It may be a matter of time before the rest of the Vongola finds your location."

"That could be dangerous. When is Burlone arriving in Japan?"

"All we know is that Burlone-dono took a plane and that he left . Depending on which flight he took, he may arrive in 12 hours to a whole day. I'm very sorry Reborn-dono…"

"For what?"

"It m-may have been my fault that Burlone-dono found out. I had let Alfin out to relay the message to the Box Weapons thinking that there was no one nearby."

Reborn sighed, "We'll talk about this later. For the meantime keep me updated."

"W-will do."


And with that, Reborn hung up. He turned to Kyoya who was staring back at him questionably.

"Burlone Castro." Reborn said simply. That was enough for Kyoya to understand. A dark look shadowed his face.

"Burlone Castro." Tsuna repeated to himself, putting his chin between his fingers in thought "If I remember correctly, he is a Mist User from the Miraggio Famiglia."

"He was a Mist User of the Miraggio Famiglia." Reborn corrected, "But that family has been eliminated not too long after your collapse. Burlone Castro is now the Mist Guardian of the Vongola. On the phone earlier was Basil, he says that Burlone is on his way to Japan. The rest of the Vongola doesn't know yet but it is a matter of time before they do. However, a meeting with Burlone won't be very pleasant either. He will certainly take advantage of not only your physical state right now but also of your mentality."

"So with that in mind, we have to move." Reborn said, now turning once more to Kyoya.

"To where?" Tsuna asked.

"Our best choice is Tokyo for the meantime." Reborn replied, his eyes still not leaving Kyoya's. He stood up abruptly, narrowing his eyes at Reborn.

"Do whatever you want. I have to protect Namimori." He said. "However carnivore, that…"

Reborn lowered his fedora, "No promises."

Reborn quickly raised his Leon gun and pointed it at Kyoya just before his tonfa made contact with him. The hitman's face was blank in contrast to the officer's intense glare. "I'll bite you to death."

"Kyoya!" Tsuna cried.

Kyoya gave a short glance at Tsuna before lowering his own tonfa, "Not now." He almost pleaded.

"We won't be going there unless we have to." Reborn said, lowering his own gun.

"I'll make sure that he won't have to. That way, we won't have to meet with those pathetic excuses even for herbivores." Kyoya said.

"Fine… Tsuna take what you need." Reborn said.

Tsuna looked back and forth between the officer and the hitman. Reluctantly, he walked off. Tsuna will find out what was going on.


Tokyo Midorima Medical Centre

It was pitiable looking at Mukuro with tubes connected to him. Ryohei looked at him solemnly while Shintarou wrote away on his clipboard Mukuro's condition.

"It's amazing that he's been able to live through this long." Shintarou said putting his pencil behind his ear.

"Yeah… Alright, I think this should be it for now. We'll run through more tests once the nutrients flow properly in a few hours." Ryohei said.

Shintarou nodded and proceeded to walk out with Ryohei following in suit.

END!

*So in chapter 4 I put him in as a person in his mid-20s but I changed it to mid-40s.

** Chikawa - Blood (Chi) River (Kawa)

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