l'usurpatore
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Disclaimer: KHR is not mine. And the song by Pandora.
One day I will arrive with a disguise
Different color
The same face
I will disarm you, and you won't even notice
But I will keep it in the heart
In time I will love you more
And I 'll take care of you in good and bad times
I will give you the sky
I will be your shelter
I will give myself to you
The usurper
Hoping for your love
The usurper
Wanting to get in your heart
Discover me, remember me
The usurper
Me...
-pandora
"Gokudera, have you seen Yamamoto? I thought he's back already,"
"Yes Judaime. He went directly to the critical care unit to see his father. I will tell him to come here and see you," the Storm guardian picked up his mobile to make the call but the Vongola boss stopped him.
"You don't need to. I'll go there right now to see him and to visit Yamamoto-san as well," Rez stood up from the leather chair and prepared to leave, "Would you like to come with me?"
"I will, Judaime. That baseball idiot needs to be cheered up this time, although that's his job in the first place since he is the Rain that washes everything." The silver haired man grumbled, but there's not a single trace of hostility in his voice.
The brunet smiled knowingly at Gokudera's action. Something tells him that this man is not as rough as he shows. Beneath that stormy exterior is a kind and loyal man. One that cares about his fellow guardians and friends. "Yamamoto is lucky to have you as a friend,"
Hayato was abashed by what his boss said and quickly replied, "He should be, and most especially that Judaime is also his friend. That fact alone should make him honored."
Their conversation was cut short when the intercom rang and a loud voice came up.
"This is Sun guardian extremely requesting to come in!"
"Please come in, oni-san," the brunet said and looked questioningly to the Storm guardian who looked stunned about something, "Uhm…Gokudera, why is onii-san using his Vongola title instead of his real name?"
The silver haired Italian blinked away his temporary lapse. Judaime had called turf-top onii-san, not Ryohei. Ah yes, it's because of the head trauma. "Uh, it's because you instructed us to do so, Judaime," he answered uncomfortably.
"I did?" the brunet asked in surprise, wondering why Sawada Tsunayoshi will order something like that. Rez doesn't like it. It sounds too formal. "Then, starting this very moment, can you not do that and just use your names instead?"
"I extremely like that, Sawada!" butt in Ryohei who just came in.
"As you wish, Judaime," the Vongola right-hand man had a grateful smile on his face.
Rez turned his attention to the newly arrived man. "Do you need anything, onii-san?"
"Ah, here's my report about our latest mission," the Sun guardian handed over a yellow colored folder. Rez took it and placed in on the table, planning to check it out later. Frankly, he doesn't have any idea how to do these paperworks. Although Reborn did taught him how to manage those papers and explained its usual contents, Rez was very much doubtful about the decision making part. How will he know if his decision about some negotiations and contract is correct? He glanced discreetly at Gokudera. He will need his help for this.
Enough of the paperwork. Right now, the brunet wants to meet all the Guardians. So far, he had met four of them. Three persons more.
"Alright, let's get going, Gokudera. You coming with us?" Rez turned to Ryohei waiting for his response.
"Going where?"
"To Yamamoto-san's room," the silver-haired man answered.
"I just went there a while ago to give sun flames for his fast recovery. You can just go ahead without me. I'll go there later to check him up,"
The brunet gave a nod and began to walk towards the door, "Thank you for doing that, onii-san," he said gratefully with a smile on his face.
Ryohei was actually exhausted due to using his sun flames to hasten the recovery of the Rain guardians' father. But seeing his boss and friend smile like that, the Sun guardian felt his exhaustion gone in an instant.
Takeshi quickly turned around to see who entered the room. He stood up and immediately rushed to his boss' side.
"Tsuna! How are you? Are you ok now?"
Rez was taken aback by the concern shown to him by this man. Shouldn't he be the one asking those questions? He is not the one whose father is in a critical state. And Reborn had informed him of what happened in Japan. That the Vongola boss was ambushed and that Yamamoto Tsuyoshi had been badly hurt in the process of protecting him. Because of this, Rez was expecting the Rain guardian to somewhat blame him for that. His father almost died because of Sawada Tsunayoshi. But here he is, thinking about the well-being of his boss, his friend. Just how lucky this Tsunayoshi is? He had such a great friend in a form of his guardians.
"I'm fine, Yamamoto," Rez turned his gaze to where Tsuyoshi is. His heart wrenched seeing the condition of the old man, "I-I'm sorry that your father-"
"Hey, don't worry about it," the Rain guardian cut in. "It's not your fault. I know my father only wanted to protect you, and if I was on his place, I'll do the same. I'm really glad you're fine, Tsuna."
The sincerity of this man touched Rez so much. He is not even the original person meant to hear those words but the brunet can feel how much Tsuna's guardian cherish their boss. And Rez promised himself he will cherish Tsuna's guardian in his stead. When Reborn was still tutoring him, Rez decided to not be too emotionally attached with any Vongola member since he will leave them someday when Sawada Tsunayoshi is back. But receiving such concern and care from these people makes Rez wants to reciprocate.
Without thinking, Rez gave Takeshi a comforting hug, "No, I'm the one who's glad that your father survived. I know you're feeling sad right now but don't worry, I'm here. We are all here."
Yamamoto was frozen in surprise. He did not expect Tsuna to be acting like this. He glanced at Gokudera in question, and said man only gave him an understanding smile and a nod, telling him their boss is alright and that it's alright to hug him back. And that's what the Rain guardian did.
The room he was in is colored white. Beside the door is a large window made of transparent material in which, no matter what the Vongola boss do the glass like material won't break, just like the rest of the room. It seems he was imprisoned in a special cage with no means of escape.
Tsuna raised his left hand and stared at his rings. Due to his Mist flames, he was able to hide these rings from his capturers. Things will really get ugly if the scientist discovered it and will start experimenting with it. They had already taken his blood sample for testing, who knows what they will do next.
I just hope that Byakuran and Reborn did their part of the plan. Who could be the person that replaced me? I wish he will manage the Vongola well. Once I return, I will settle everything once and for all. Soon, just a little bit more, and my plans will be fulfilled.
His thoughts were cut off when one of the scientists called his attention, "Hey! Young man! Get your ass moving, we're gonna test that Sky flames of yours."
The Decimo glared at the man in white coat. He grudgingly stood up from the floor he was sitting on and followed the scientist. For now, he will obey. But once he finds a way to return to his world, he will make sure every single one of these bastards will be dead.
It's bedtime now, but Rez didn't feel an ounce of sleepiness. His mind went back to the events on that day and he tried to review what he learned. He still can't get over with how vast the wealth and power of the Vongola Famiglia is. His jaw dropped reading the papers and emails containing the amount of money the Vongola received. And the names of the persons sending the money. Most of the are well known around the globe. While he was still on the orphanage, Reborn had let him read an 8 gigabyte worth of documents, all containing Vongola's assets. His eyes were blood shot after reading the entire data. The Italian hitman made sure he read from the first letter to the last period with the help of Leon gun. And now, everywhere he looks, there's only luxury, luxury, and luxury. And this very room he is in is fit for a king!
As for his interaction with Sawada Tsunayoshi's guardians, Rez think he did fine. And he really liked those guardians he had met today. He can't help but feel fondness to them. It's like…he had met them before in his past life. No, he is not a believer of reincarnation, but this is the only way he can describe it. But, he is still yet to meet the other Mist guardian.
And the Cloud guardian.
A huff escaped from Rez remembering that man. Reborn had warned him about his male Mist guardian, but if it were up to Rez, it is Hibari Kyoya he should be wary of. According to the reports he read, the man is violent, aloof, loves fighting, and cold. Biting people to death is his hobby. Rez could not fathom how Elise had fallen for the Cloud guardian.
And speaking of Elise. He did not get an opportunity to search for information about his best friend today. Rez made a mental note to do it tomorrow. He glanced at the antique grandfathers' clock and it shows quarter to eleven. It's late. I have to go to bed now. A warm bath would be perfect to make me sleepy.
Rez went to the spacious bathroom and took of his clothing. He also removed the ring on his finger and placed it on the sink. There's no need for him to carry new sets of clothes since the dressing room which contains all of Vongola Decimo's apparel is connected to the bathroom as well. After putting all his used garments to the laundry hamper, he proceeded to the shower. He felt uncomfortable due to the size of the room. His shower back in the island was small, but it gives him a sense of security. But this one is so huge, and he felt like he was being watched. Just get it over Rez. It's just a bath, no harm will come to you. The brunet turned on the shower and did just that.
The silver haired herbivore told him of the Decimo's condition. The carnivore got a head trauma and is now acting herbivorous.
Interesting.
Therefore, the Cloud guardian decided he will personally see to what extent the Vongola Don has changed. After taking a quick bath, he changed into his usual black yukata. He also carried his tonfa, he needs it to test the herbivore. When he deemed himself ready, Hibari went out of his traditional Japanese bedroom and headed to the Master's bedroom. On his way, he met no one. Almost all the people were fast asleep. Good. He doesn't want anyone to disturb his reunion with Sawada Tsunayoshi.
When he arrived at the front door, the Cloud guardian tested the knob. It's open. That's the first change. The carnivore always closes his door. And since it is open, Hibari just went inside without any warning. The person he's looking for is not there. He noticed the sound of water running from the shower room. So there he is. The raven haired man went to the bathroom door and turned the knob. It's open, again. Seems like the herbivore forgot to lock doors because of his head trauma. Interesting. Without making a sound, Hibari went inside, and there, at last, he found the person he is looking for.
Rez really took his time in bathing. After a while, he grew comfortable inside the large bathroom. It's not that bad once he get used to it. He is now finished bathing. All the soap suds were gone from his body. He turned off the shower and waited for a while for the steam to clear up.
"Herbivore,"
The brunet jumped in surprise when someone whispered behind his left ear. He quickly turned around to see who the intruder is. His eyes widened in shock.
It's that man. The strongest Vongola guardian.
Hibari Kyoya.
Rez recovered from his shock immediately. He glared at the man in front of him. He did not even bother to hide his state of nakedness. He is too mad right now to even think of his decency.
"What are you doing here?" Rez asked in a calm voice, but his tone is seething with anger.
Hibari gave him a wonderful smirk. Bastard.
"To see you, of course,"
The brunet gritted his teeth, "Couldn't you spare just a tiny bit of patience and wait until I'm done changing?"
"Patience is never my virtue," the Cloud guardian replied nonchalantly.
"I'm not the least surprised. Actually do you have any virtue at all? Is intruding other people's privacy just normal to you?" Rez could not hold back the sarcasm in his voice.
"Intruding your privacy is just normal to me," the raven haired man said coolly. "You are the one who gave me permission to violate your privacy, remember? Or did you forget because of your head trauma?"
Rez blushed at that statement. Damn. He did not expect this man to be so intelligent. Rez taught that this man is all brawn and no brain. He proved otherwise. All the arguments he thrown at him, the blue-gray eyed man countered smoothly. So much for a non-talker.
"If you'll excuse me, I need to put some clothes on," the brunet stomped out of the shower, bumping Hibari's side since the man is blocking the exit. The Cloud guardian followed the Vongola Don with his eyes, watching his every move. He was really entertained with this new side of the carnivore. When their eyes met the first time, he felt…excited. Those eyes burned with passion, so unlike his eyes before. Those eyes were dull. And he responds to his taunting which is quite new. The carnivore before merely ignores it and never, ever shown any signs of being affected.
He is not an herbivore. More like an omnivore. Just like he was during middle school.
Hibari followed the brunet this time and walked to the dressing room. The omnivore is done changing. Good. He brought his tonfas out and without warning, attacked the oblivious brunet.
Rez was just about to come out of the dressing room when he suddenly felt danger heading his way.
Dodge to the left
He followed his intuition and dodged. He quickly grabbed on the side of the sink for balance and accidentally brushed the Ring of the Sky. It fell inside the trash bin unnoticed.
"What was that for?!" Rez asked in a raised voice due to sudden rush of adrenaline.
The Cloud guardian smirked in satisfaction. The omnivore's fighting skill is still ok. But his assessment is not yet done. He will spar with the Vongola Don seriously to complete his analysis. Hibari gave a yawn and hid his tonfa to wherever he was hiding it.
"See you tomorrow, omnivore. Be prepared. I will bite you to death in training room one," and just like the way he came in, Hibari left abruptly.
Rez looked at door of the bathroom the older man went out. He did not dare move in his position until he heard the door of his bedroom closed. He sighed in relief and went directly to the king size bed.
So that is Hibari Kyoya. I admit he is quite…handsome. That might be one of the reason Elise fell in love with him. My best friend is always interested with good looking guys. But his attitude is horrible! I admire Tsunayoshi for being able to tolerate that man.
And then, sudden realization hit Rez. Hibari Kyoya had seen him naked. A full blush bloomed on the brunets' face. This is extremely embarrassing! He can't believe he allowed the man to see him in that state! But then again, sooner or later, he will be bare in front of Hibari Kyoya, and the said man will be as well if they do….
No! He doesn't want to think about it now. He promised himself he will not allow it to happen. Not if he can help it. Sorry Reborn, I can't do this part. If Hibari will be forceful about it, then the inevitable might happen. But he will do anything in his strength to prevent that from happening.
Sawada Tsunayoshi, please come back soon.
"That Tsunayoshi, he comes and go as he pleases without informing his parents," Iemitsu grumbled as he packed his son's belongings to be sent to Italy. He was informed that the Tenth Vongola boss went back to Italy after the ambush in Namimori forest. Iemitsu was relieved to hear his only son is fine. He remembered their last conversation and followed what Tsuna had instructed. All the clothes and documents were inside the bag now. The ex-CEDEF leader surveyed the brunets' room again to make sure everything has been packed. On the table, he saw the box weapon he showed Tsuna before. Iemitsu grabbed it and placed it inside the box, together with his son's things.
"Where is it?! Where is it?!" Rez panicked, going round and round searching for his missing Ring of the Sky Version X. He had woke up early, did his morning rituals, and changed to a suit. Then he noticed his ring was missing.
"Damn that Hibari! If he did not show up last night, I will remember where I placed the ring," the brunet pulled his hair in worry. No matter how hard he racked his brain, he can't remember where he put the ring. He came looking inside the bathroom almost ten times but it's not there. He searched the bed linens, the pillows, under the bed and found nothing. He went to the dressing room. After rummaging for almost twenty minutes, his efforts came out negative. Feeling depressed, he went to his bed and sit in the side, his head hanging low and gloomy aura surrounding him.
"I'm such an idiot. How can I forget where the ring is? Reborn will surely kill me," Rez is pondering whether to call the hitman or not. He glanced at the sidetable on the head part of the where his mobile phone is. The brunet noticed the drawer of the side table. He did not search that one yet. Slowly, he reached the drawers handle, holding his breath in anticipation.
"Please, be there, be there," he repeated like a mantra, thinking it will make the missing ring appear. He pulled the drawer carefully, and-
"Yes!It's here!" Rez picked up the ring and jumped around in joy. After getting tired of jumping around, he opened his palm to look at the ring.
"Don't go missing on me again, ok?" It emitted a slight glow, as if to answer the brunet's request. But Rez did not put much thought on what he seen. Maybe it's just sunlight playing tricks on his eyes. Carefully, he put the Ring of the Sky Version X on his left ring finger.
Weird, Rez did not feel akward wearing this one. When he wore the ring the first time, he felt uncomfortable. He is not used to wearing rings. He never wore any when he was at the orphanage. But this time, it felt like he has worn this ring all his life.
