Replies:
DiveToWorld: It's a nice name. Try to guess who's animal I gave it to (too obvious). And did you notice that you're the first one to review again? Congrats! *two thumbs up & virtual cookies for you~*
FaerieDemon: I think you already know who's gonna win. *cough*mainpairing*cough* :3 Enma will come soon. He's play a very important role in the story~.
TakeshiYamamoto2980: Never underestimate a Hibari! That includes Alaude ;). I agree, Kyoko wasted Tsu-chan's pure white heart *frowns at the girl*. And thanks for the box weapon scenario thing, I think I have an idea on what to write now. About the phoenix, it's a definite yes, yes. Will be taking it~!
Fai Senri: Who would let go of a chance to get some rare delicious treat? I bet even the others would want the chocolates too. XD
anydayanywhere: If everyone won? Hmhmhmhm… I'll think of something~…
Neko-Chan1827: Haha, he only joined because of the sweets & I'm sure Gio would do anything to survive.
Thanks to: Princess Arcs di Cielo, YuujouKami, 10th Squad 3rd Seat, and Cuore l'anima della.
"Come on!" Tsuna exclaimed as he pulled his two friends along towards the top of the hill, where the Namimori Shrine is conveniently located. Giotto rubbed the back of his head. "Why do you want us to come here?" The third person nodded in agreement.
"For your information, Fuuta said that this is the best spot for viewing New Year's fireworks." He stopped pulling them once they arrived at the shrine. The blond blinked in wonder. "Fireworks? I didn't know that."
"Really, Giotto-kun? But you're a local here." Their other friend commented. Tsuna tapped his chin in thought. "He must be a hikikomori, nii-chan."
"That would explain things. Because he's not of working age, we can't call him a NEET yet." Giotto was at a loss of words. What the hell were his friends talking about? 'And what in the name of Vongola is a hikikomori and a NEET?'
"It's starting!" The brunet said happily, pointing a finger towards the sky. His two companions looked and saw beautiful lights. "Pretty…" The youngest of them commented.
As the trio watched the fireworks, Giotto grinned to himself. 'I hope things would stay the same.' He turned to stare at his best friends when his brown-haired companion caught his attention. Tsuna's brown eyes seemed amber underneath the lights. It also brightened his already brilliant smile. The blond found himself enamoured by his friend's beauty.
For him, the world stopped still and the only thing in his mind was the angelic scene in front of him. Never in his whole life has he seen anything as mesmerizing as what he just saw. He completely forgot about his other friend and the fireworks. He felt his face feel hot, his breath caught, and butterflies in his stomach.
Since that day, his heart would race in the brunet's presence.
And so it was the moment that Giotto Taru fell in love with Tsunayoshi Sawada.
In the world where just about everything is twisted,
Having the single place here,
I can believe in saved me.
Chapter 8: Festival Fun! part 2
Boy was he wrong.
Things were not as he expected. And here he thought they would take Hell to a whole new level.
No, this… this was much, much worse.
The rides were on fire, stalls were destroyed. People: all half-dead except for the participants. Even the ferris wheel got dettached and was rolling down the hill. How did it even got on top of the hill when its original place was on the hill's base?
All these destruction happened in a span of a few minutes and Tsuna said he had the whole day to win the game.
So does that mean it'll get worse later on?
Oh Kami-sama. Please, please help him survive.
It didn't help that he was giving Tsuna a piggy-back ride, meaning he won't be able to run away immediately. Also… 'Is that whip on his hand?' The blond thought incredulously.
"Yah, Giotto, yah!" He lashed out the whip on Giotto but it didn't hit him. Seems like Tsuna's childish personality mixed in with his sadism. Yep, definitely bipolar. 'And what happened to the '-san' suffix on my name?'
Anyways, they stumbled upon Lambo and Chrome first.
"Hi, Boss." She smiled meekly at them.
"Mama! Stupidera's pink-haired look-alike was really scary!"
Tsuna turned to his half-Mist guardian. Giotto was about to say something when Chrome cut him off. "Ah, we ran into G-san and Ugetsu-san a while ago. We barely escaped but luckily they got fooled by my illusions."
"I see… but why aren't you two participating?" Giotto asked.
"I… I don't like Boss that way." She fidgeted. Lambo huffed. "Why would I be in love with my mama?"
"Makes sense. Why don't you guys quit or something?"
"We were about to." Then Chrome pressed something on her wristwatch and a beeping sound rang throughout the amusement park.
"Chrome and Lambo dropped out~." A pause, then a huge explosion occured. "Lussuria and Levi are out of the game as well."
"That was fast." Giotto commented. When he looked at Lambo & Chrome's spot, they were gone. 'Must be an illusion.' He thought. The brunet looked at something from afar.
Tsuna grabbed his hand and made a run for it, oblivious to the blush of the blond. From their spot was a cute but deadly purple hedgehog who suddenly grew. Two figures walked out of the shadows. It was Mukuro and Hibari. The raven-haired gritted his teeth. "Tch. Missed."
~Gokudera and Yamamoto vs. Ricardo and Talbot~
Ricardo's hand glowed and he fired several Sky flame projectiles from his bare hand while Gokudera tossed Storm-covered dynamites back at him. Talbot ducked and covered for his life.
Yamamoto came out of nowhere, "Shigure Soen Ryu, 5th offensive form: Samidare (Early Summer Rain)." He slashed diagonally but in midway he drops the sword, switching hands, before finishing the attack. Talbot barely dodged and as a result, his cape was torn in half. The inventor paled.
"Y-Y-Y-Yamamoto-san! I can't fight!" Takeshi smiled at him, but his grin didn't reach his eyes. He pointed his sword at Talbot's neck, who sweated profusely.
"Sorry, Talbot-san. A game's a game. I'm not gonna hold back." Then he appeared behind the mechanic's back and knocked him out. A familiar woman's voice boomed in the intercom. "Pi, pu, pi! Talbot is out of the game."
"Phew! Glad that's taken care of. Oi, Dera! You done?"
"DON'T CALL ME DERA!" And that was the switch to Gokudera's famous temper as he unknowingly barraged Ricardo with all the bombs he can get his hands on (which was a lot). Ricardo, being the careless bastard he is, got hit once and he stumbled on the wall. Takeshi used that chance to knock him out as well. "Pu, pi! Ricardo is out of the game!" Screams of 'EXTREME!' were heard and looks like it was raining hedgehogs in their direction. "Ryohei and Knuckles are out too! Piiiii!"
"What was that noise? Was that a UMA?"
"What are you talking about? Good job anyways, Dera!" Yamamoto gave him a thumbs-up.
"Don't give me that crap! Come back here, Baseball-freak!" And they chased each other.
"Hahaha!"
~Belphegor and Fran vs. Xanxus and Squalo~
They succeeded in taking care of Varia's 'virtual mother' and their resident 'creep-man'. Next target? Their fucked-up boss and his PMS-ing second-in-command.
Bel controlled his knives to strike down their targets. Fran decided to catch the two off-guard with an illusion… of talking sharks with scars all over them.
"The hell is this, scum?" He brought out his guns and shot several of them.
"VOOOIIII!" The long-haired swordsman lashed out on the illusions. Then the duo sensed an attack from the side.
"Ushishishi, be sliced all over by my Cutting Knife Waltz~." The knives around Bel started to float.
Squalo scowled. "That damn Bel! VOI! FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!"
Xanxus shot down the tree in which the other group was perched on. The two jumped down before the branch they were previously perching on fell. Fran looked at his teammate boredly. "They caught us, Bel-senpai."
"Shut up, un-cute kouhai. Open your box, quick!"
"Whatever." He brought out a ring with the number '666' on it (Hell ring), lit it up, and slammed it on a box with the logo of Varia on it. A mini-Bel shot out of his box. Xanxus had a 'WTF' face when he saw it. "What kind of box is that, trash?"
"AHAHAHA! PATHETIC, JUST LIKE YOU!" What they didn't notice is that the bangs of the Bel-in-a-box didn't cover its eyes anymore. The mini-Bel's eyes glowed red and the famous Varia duo was shrouded by black mist(1).
Beyond the mist was a black wasteland with a red sky and everything was upside-down(2).
"Where the hell is this?"
"How am I supposed to know, fucking boss?"
A montonous voice was heard from outside the mist. "Boss, Squalo-senpai, welcome to Maledetto Abisso della Nebbia (Cursed Abyss of the Mist). Enjoy your stay." All sorts of weapons appeared out of nowhere while the duo was suddenly bound by chains to a wall.
Inside the wasteland, many blood-curling screams were heard. When the mist faded, they found Squalo unconscious. Xanxus was missing.
"Scoppio d' Ira (Burst of Wrath)!" They were caught off-guard and blown away by Xanxus's Flames of Wrath. Unfortunately, he passed out as soon as he shot them.
"If I'm going down, I'm gonna take you trashes with me." He said as he closed his eyes.
They underestimated each other. In the end, no one won.
"Whoa! I guess that's what they call 'Varia Quality', huh?" A man with sunglasses and fedora said.
"I think they're just idiots. Making fun of the opponent's strength…" Another guy with sunglasses and was wearing a pair of boxing gloves remarked.
Adelheid crossed her arms and pursed her lips. "I just hope Cozart knows what he's doing. What do you think, Shittopi-chan?"
A bald girl with two big inflatables on her smiled. Presumably the so-called 'Shittopi-chan'. "Puu… I'm sure he does. But sometimes I can't help but think that Tsu-chan's rubbing off on him."
"If I said I didn't agree with you, that would be lying." A fat teenager said, eating chips.
A blond guy who had a regent hairstyle grumbled slightly with a bit of amusement in his eyes. "It's really disturbing, I must say. Though, it looks like fun." Everybody looked at him with bewildered eyes.
The guy wuth boxing gloves sweatdropped. "It looks like there's another influenced victim around here." He sighed. "Master Tsuna's sadism is too contagious."
"Wow, you actually know a word like that. Hooray for you." The fat guy said.
The fedora-wearing glasses man looked back at the screen. "Don't worry about it too much. Let's just kick back, relax, and enjoy the show."
~Daemon and Alaude vs. Mukuro and Hibari~
The two Vongola guardians warily walked around. The electrocution feature of the wristwatch is still activated, so they can't be too far from each other.
A hedgehog came out of nowhere and went towards them. Then lotus flowers and vines covered their bodies. Their bodies faded in the mist.
"Oya, oya. I knew it wasn't going to be this easy." The real Daemon said. Alaude growled at him. "Just shut up and find the culprits."
"Kufufufu…"
Kyoya who looked irritated and Mukuro who looked impatient appeared. The prefect lunged at them and bound them by his tonfas' chains. The pineapple smirked and loomed over them.
"Nice job removing the illusionary doubles, melon herbivore." Alaude glared at his partner. Can you feel the sarcasm in his tone?
"At least I'm not the one who stood on the sidelines like a pole."
"Both of you shut up or I'll bite you to death."
Daemon smirked at them. "You two really are family. His cuffs are kinky—" A heated glare. "—and your catchphrase is, too. I'm not surprised about the name that the brunet gave you." (refer to Chapter 6)
"Says the guy who declared he's going to take the Vongola's body, pedophile." Mukuro commented.
"I don't want to be called a pedophile by someone who continuously gropes Tsunayoshi-kun, my dear perverted brother."
"Touché."
Alaude raised an eyebrow at the duo's bickering. The two fruit brothers were so caught in a staring contest that they didn't notice Hibari opening his box.
"Reverse Needle Sphere Form." Daemon and Alaude were trapped. The next thing they knew, they were stabbed by numerous spikes.
"Puuu… Alaude and Daemon are out!"
Mukuro sighed. "You really are impatient, Kyoya Hibari."
"Just shut up, pineapple."
~Gokudera and Yamamoto vs(?) Tsuna~
"Oh boy, I'm lost."
Tsuna ditched Giotto to find some food. He's now scavenging when a sword came out of nowhere. He tilted his head to the side and perfectly dodged the attack without much effort.
He took out a rifle and aimed it at the trees.
"Come on out. I know you're there." And rustlings of branches and leaves could be seen. Out came Gokudera and Yamamoto.
"Haha, hi Tsuna! I didn't know it was you! Sorry about that." He gave a cheeky grin.
"Shut up baseball-freak! You could've killed Tenth with that!"
"It doesn't really matter, Dera. Look! Tsuna's all safe and sound."
…And they started to argue. Well, more of Gokudera shouting and Yamamoto laughing it off like nothing. The brunet facepalmed at the two's idiocy. They were competing, for pete's sake! 'Don't they have any awareness at all?' Now that he thinks about it, it's not his problem, so he shouldn't care much. 'Maybe they have snacks…'
"You guys have any food on you? I'm really hungry." The inventor gave his puppy eyes look to make sure they can't refuse.
Immediately, they blushed. "S-Sorry, Tsuna. We don't have any."
"I-I-Idiot! It automatically means we should help Juudaime look for snacks! Now get up and go!" They scrambled away to the food stalls.
-A few moments later-
"That was delicious!" The brunet stretched out his limbs. Now, he's all charged up and ready to go. He turned to his two guardians who were eating beside him. He smiled at them.
"Thank you, Hayato, Takeshi!" His smile was full of kindness, content, cuteness, uke-ness, and moe-ness, don't forget moe-ness, and it was all directed to them. Here comes the nosebleed~…
Their faces were so red that a lot of blood came out on full force.
Newsflash: Hayato Gokudera and Takeshi Yamamoto just died and went to heaven.
When they passed out, they didn't see the dark, smug smirk on the brunet's innocent face.
'Two down and a few people to go… now they're out of the game~!' He did an evil laugh inwardly. Just a little bit more and he'll be together with his rare, delicious chocolates.
He then heard a 'WHOA!' not to far from his spot. He looked at his guardians and they were gone. The brunet shrugged, picked up his rifle, and ran towards the direction of the girly shriek.
"Looks like things are really starting to get fun." He smiled.
~Dino and Cozart vs. Reborn vs. Giotto and… Tsuna(?)~
"WHOOAA!"
Giotto was now alone, after Tsuna ditched him, when he ran into Dino and Cozart. Cozart put on his gloves and opened many blackholes which made it harder for Giotto to prevail.
Dino tried to do a surprise attack, but alas, his men weren't around. You know what that means, right?
He tripped and accidentally hit his whip on both his, Cozart's and Giotto's faces. Talk about epic fail.
"Ack!" They all chorused.
Cozart blasted the whip away from him and also charred a nearby bush, revealing a certain hitman's hiding place.
"Where's Lampo, Reborn?" Giotto asked. Reborn smirked as he fired his gun at the two unfortunate victims (Dino and Cozart). Dino was sprawled on the floor and Cozart laid on his stomach.
"Does this answer your question?" He pointed to the two unmoving bodies. Giotto's eyes widened. He couldn't have killed him… could he?
"Dino and Cozart are out, pu pi!"
A figure in the shadows frowned. "That's it? It's just that easy? How boring. Come on, shake things up! Give the little blondie something to cry about."
"W-Who's t-there?"
Tsuna came out and revealed himself… eating a bag of popcorn.
"Want some?" Reborn approached him and did take a few. Giotto looked at him incredulously. "Where have you been? You left me alone and I ran into the others!" 'Besides, this isn't the time for you to be eating snacks!'
"I was hungry and food is more important." The young boss fell anime-style. So he ditched him to fend off for himself just for some snack?
The hitman's smirked widened. "Don't worry too much about the boring stuff, Dame-Tsuna." He slammed his ring on a yellow box. A certain green chameleon came out.
The young boss looked baffled. "Leon is a box weapon?!" Leon perched on the hitman's hand and licked some of the flames on Reborn's ring. It jumped off and landed on the ground with a soft thud. Then it glowed brightly and when the light died down, a komodo dragon was on its place.
"Camaleonte di Sereno, Secondo Forma: Grande Rettile (Chameleon of the Sun, Second form: Grand Reptile)."
Tsuna grinned. "Now we're talking! Well, good luck, Giotto~!" He waved at the blonde. Not the 'I'm-counting-on-you' kind of wave. It was the 'goodbye-forever-I'll-never-forget-you' wave. Giotto was now panicking. Meanwhile, Tsuna brought out a foldable chair and sat down. He also brought out a can of cola.
"You came here just to watch me fight? You're not gonna help me?"
"Since when did I ever help? Besides, I enjoy watching your misery." Giotto sweatdropped. "Is that what this is all about?! I can't beat him! This is Reborn we're talking about!"
"Blah, blah, blah… your needs." Tsuna had a bored look on his face.
The blond-haired teen paled. 'I guess my last option is to run away.'
Reborn looked smug. "Running away isn't an option, Dame-Gio. I'll be on you like candy stuck on the stupid cow's hair."
"I give up." He whined.
"I'm sure you've realized this but…" Reborn paused. "…even if it costs your pathetic little life, I'll still force you to participate in this game. Now, be a man and face me."
'I knew it. They're total monsters. I hope it's just a joke…'
"Too bad, it's not." Tsuna deadpanned at him. Giotto now has a huge sweatdrop on his head.
Leon lunged at Giotto as Reborn brought out a different gun and exclaimed. "Chaos shot!"
He gulped down a pill. He went into his HDWM (hyper dying will mode) and dodged Reborn's assault. His gloves glowed as he took hold of Leon. "Zero Point Breakthrough: First edition."
Leon who was now covered in ice, reverted back into a chameleon and turned into a pistol. Now, the hitman has two guns and fired, "Chaos shot: Burning Magnum!" The shots from the two guns merged together and formed several gigantic Sun-flame blasts.
They continued to exchange blows as they dodged each other's attacks. Tsuna was bored enough so he decided to interfere.
He whispered as he slowly lifted his finger and pointed it at the hitman. "Luce di Cielo (Light of the Sky)." The hitman's spot was engulfed by Sky flames. When the flames dissipated, Reborn was nowhere to be found. Giotto looked confused. Reborn freakingly disappeared in front of him (he didn't notice what Tsuna did).
Tsuna mused to himself. When he looked at the spot where Dino and Cozart laid down, they were gone. Giotto grinned at his very helpful partner. "Look! I think I just won against Reborn." The young boss really thought he defeated the hitman.
The brunet didn't mind him. After all, he did do the dirty work. "Wow. Hey. Great. Go Giotto. Woo."
"That's harsh."
"You kidding me? I'm not here to spoil you. Now come on and let's go." Tsuna grabbed Giotto on his collar.
"Reborn, along with 4 others are out of the game!" Everyone stared at the TV screen intensely. Gasps could be heard.
"The only ones left are Tsu-chan, Giotto, Mukuro and Kyoya!"
"I can't believe Reborn lost to Giotto of all people. Just… wow!" Dino, who was bandaged, yelled frantically. It must be the end of the world for the number 1 hitman to lose.
Gokudera scowled at him. "There's no way that wimp can beat Reborn-san! I bet Tenth did something to help him."
Fran put on his frog hat. "I doubt it. Hime-sama isn't the type to get in-between someone else's battle."
Cozart, who just woke up, tapped his chin lightly. "Maybe he got bored and decided to end their fight?"
"I agree. Mama can be so unreasonable sometimes." Lambo added. He was now enjoying a sweet, delicious triple banana split and two slices of tiramisu. Talbot stared at the cow-kid. He and Tsuna are definitely related. You can practically see it on their appetite.
G shushed them. "Look, it's starting. The final four…" The rest clamped their mouths shut and watched the battle from the flat-screen TV. By the rest, I meant the losers.
Reborn? Tsuna sent him out of the amusement park so he's officially out of the game itself, but he's not injured. He gave a 'tch' and walked towards the control room where the others were.
'That stupid Dame-Tsuna, he's gonna get it from me once this is all over.'
~Giotto vs. Mukuro and Hibari~
"Ooh, the demons are here." Tsuna commented as he ate more popcorn. Giotto was hyperventilating and pulling his hair non-stop. The brunet looked at him sternly. "Will you calm down and stay still?"
"Calm down? Calm down? How can I calm down, Tsunayoshi?! I'm doomed!"
"Quit your yapping! I'm sure you won't die," And added an afterthought. "probably." The last part was barely inaudible but Giotto managed to hear it.
"P-Probably?! I just can't do this!"
"I see your mouth moving but all I hear is 'blah, blah, blah'." Tsuna said as he set up his PS3 and played 'Resident Evil 5'. 'Okay, where'd that come from?' The blond teen pondered.
"But this is Hibari-san and Mukuro! They won't think twice to kill me!" Giotto sent him a pleading look that resembles a kicked puppy. The brunet inventor sighed and looked thoughtful for a moment. "Well, I guess I can turn you into a cyborg if you want. Then you'll never die and you can be my slave forever~, sound good?" He gave a sly grin.
"Nevermind what I said. I'll pass." 'This is hopeless.'
"Will you stop ignoring us, Vongola?" The young boss turned around to face his two nightmares, Hibari and Mukuro.
"S-S-Sorry." Tsuna sighed. When will his charge man up? Mukuro suddenly attacked the young boss with a thrust from his trident. Giotto immediately gulped down a pill and entered HDWM, so he dodged while he flew up in the air.
The brunet Arcobaleno let out a little giggle. He muttered, "And so the great over-sized fork appears." His partner yelled. "Is food the only thing you can think of?"
The young boss was about to land when Hibari attempted to hit him with a tonfa. He barely evaded as he flipped backwards.
"For crowding, I'll bite you to death." He covered his tonfas with pure Cloud flames (Just imagine Tsuna's flame as violet/purple in the Future Arc). He went to strike again but Giotto decided to go on defense and blocked it all with his gloved hands. He was proud of himself that he managed to block the prefect's assaults but figured that he was holding back a lot of his power.
The pineapple interfered by tapping the ground with his trident and out came many flame pillars.
"Kufufufu." The kanji on Mukuro's right eye changed into the number 'one'.
From the sidelines, the inventor merely looked unamused. "First Path: The Realm of Hell. Boring. Which reminds me, how come he can't use the Seventh Path(3)?"
They exchanged punches, kicks, thrusts, stabs, and strikes as they dodged each sides' attacks.
Giotto looked exhausted. 'I don't think I can make it.' He panted. Before he could catch his breath, Hibari sent him flying to a wall and Mukuro stabbed him in the chest.
'This is bad!' He thought as he lay on the ground (he's not out yet).
"What a weak herbivore."
"Waste of time. Now, for Tsu-chan…" When they settled their gaze to the brunet, his eyes were already orange (he is not in HDWM).
Tsuna cracked his knuckles. "I know it's an illusion but that's taking it too far, Mukuro. You too, Kyoya."
He jabbed a thumb to himself. "I'm the only one who can beat him down like that." Before they could react, he appeared behind the two and chopped/jabbed their vital points, knocking them out without much effort.
'And this is the proof why you were chosen as an Arcobaleno. Tsu-chan, you always surprise me.' The pineapple thought before he landed on the ground.
"You okay, Giotto-san? That was an illusion. You shouldn't fall for those. Then again, this is Mukuro were talking about." Tsuna said in a lower pitch of voice.
The young boss blinked stupidly. What just happened? Tsuna fought the urge to facepalm. 'How stupid can he get?'
"A-Ah. Yeah, I think I'm okay." The brunet's eyes turned brown once more as he lent a hand to the blonde.
"YES! TSU-CHAN AND GIOTTO WON!" The announcer on the intercom shouted.
"So you actually managed to survive, huh? Who knew you could actually be useful?" Tsuna said as he crossed his arms. Giotto shook his head. He swore Tsuna's voice became low. Maybe he's just imagining things.
"Maybe I'm just dumb—" 'Yes, you are.' Tsuna thought. "—but what happens now?"
"Hm? How am I supposed to know? Do I look like the one who set all this up?" The brunet inventor crossed his arms and gave him a blank stare.
Then a portion of the floor opened and revealed the six Shimon Guardians and the losers.
"Congratulations, Tsu-chan!" The girl with inflatables said while she held a microphone.
"Shitt P! You're the announcer?" Giotto looked at her.
Tsuna rolled his eyes. "You think? She's the only one who's holding a microphone, you know." His partner sent him a glare.
"Anyways, even though I hate to say this but you two are stuck in a date tomorrow." Reborn grumbled. Knuckles, Ryohei, and Lussuria approached Mukuro and Hibari. They were still out.
"How about my chocolates, Reborn?" The hitman sighed. 'Some things never change.' "They're in your room."
His eyes sparkled. "Yes! Don't worry little chocolates, mama's coming!" Tsuna disappeared with a flash.
Giotto and a few others jaw-dropped at the brunet's speed. 'Who knew he was that fast?'
"I did." Reborn replied.
"Stop reading my mind!"
The hitman shook his head in amusement and left as well.
After a few hectic events and paying the damages (damn Reborn for the game) they finally got to rest in the lobby. Speaking of which, why didn't Cozart-kun let them in their rooms yet?
His answer: It's a surprise.
So Giotto decided to go on a little walk on the beach (the hotel is just near the shore) when he spotted Tsuna running after him.
"Hey!" He turned around to face the brunet.
"You know, even if you were pathetic back there, thanks to you I got my hands on rare chocolate!" He exclaimed happily.
"Oh." 'I'll ignore the pathetic comment for now.' He seemed disappointed that the brunet wasn't planning on spending time… with… him. He shook his head to remove the thought. 'Of course he wouldn't spend time with me! I'm sure he's got better things to do.'
"Um, what did you need?"
He started to fidget with the hem of his shirt. 'How cute.' Giotto mentally slapped himself.
"I had a lot of fun today. So as a 'thank you' gift for making my day, I'll give you this." Tsuna stood on the tip of his toes so he can reach him (he's even shorter than Giotto), and pecked him on the cheek. Giotto looked shocked.
"W-W-W-What w-was t-t-that f-for…?"
He smiled obliviously. "Hm? That was my 'thank you' gift. Well, see you later Giotto-san!" He waved goodbye as he ran in the opposite direction. Giotto touched the cheek where he was kissed, blushed a bright red, and passed out.
'He k-kissed me…' He thought happily as he drifted away into unconsciousness. But was still really, really shocked.
From the sidelines, a certain cow-brat was snickering to himself. 'I can't believe that Mama's harem just got bigger.'
A cloaked figure wearing a clear pacifier stood atop the hill. His hands were bound by chains and his arms were bandaged. He closed his eyes and tried to sense something.
"My other half." An image of a certain brown-haired brunet flashed in his mind. His pacifier glowed brightly as his gaze landed into the horizon.
"…" He said as he was covered with Forest flames and disappeared with the wind.
Tsuna's eyes widened. He felt a strange but familiar feeling in his chest. His pacifier was glowing very bright.
'What… was that?' He said. Then he saw a flame flicker in the back of his mind.
He tried to set up a telepathic connection. "Is that you, Mirai?"
An eerie voice resounded in his ears. Brown eyes widened as a silhouette almost materialized right before his eyes. "What are you planning to do now?"
He swore he saw the guy smirked. "Only time can tell what I have in store for everyone."
"Better not get too full of yourself. Your hidden aims can backfire. Where are you anyway?" The brunet looked around frantically.
"That doesn't matter now because we will meet again soon, my friend Unmei; or should I call you by your name, Tsuna-kun?"
"My, my. It seems that Destiny and Future are already intertwined in this reality," Checkerface murmured to himself. "I wonder how things will go this time." He removed his iron hat and mask. Cold, silver-gray eyes were revealed, once again concealed beneath a pair of glasses. He removed his long black coat and Japanese garbs were underneath. He wore a red and black-checkered yukata and a thin, brown obi held his clothes in place.
He ran a hand along his wavy yet sleek snow white hair. "It's about time I get back to my cover." He brought out a cellphone. Searching his list of contacts, there was one name that stood out among the rest. It was written in Chinese characters. He chose the name and called them.
"Hello?" The voice on the other line was of a young girl.
"I-pin, did you ask Fon to open the restaurant?"
"Ah, Kawahira-san! Hai, Master was already informed."
He smiled. Things were according to plan. He needs to keep the Storm guardian busy. "Good. Tell him that I'm coming now."
"Okay. I guess we'll see you later!" I-pin ended the call.
Kawahira, or Checkerface, was chuckling amusedly to himself. Manipulating Tsunayoshi Sawada to recreate the destroyed fragments of Trinisette was the best plan he ever made. He knew that the brunet's plan for Bermuda and the Vindice to take ahold of the Arcobaleno pacifiers was not going to last long, all those years ago. As expected, the power of the greatest fragments of Trinisette was too much for humans to handle; no matter how powerful or special they were.
The brunet's actions are going to end in vain, and he no longer had much Life flames left in him. He would become useless eventually. However, he and that Mare boy gave him a good show until the end… even dragging the Shimon boy and the first true holders of the Vongola ring, the Primo generation, into their tale!
'Sawada's life is almost forfeit.'
Looks like he'll have to search for the next Sky Arcobaleno. Until then…
"Let us see how your story ends, Tsunayoshi Sawada."
(1) I decided to make Fran's box weapon cool. Its powers and features weren't really revealed in the anime/manga.
(2) Combination of Itachi's Tsukuyomi (from Naruto) and Shinji's Reverse world (from Bleach).
(3) I made this up. This is Tsuna's only path of Reincarnation which won't be revealed until the box weapon chappie.
Only a few changes here, people.
Anyways, Checkerface's thoughts in the end is connected to the canon ending of the Curse of the Rainbow arc.
Flonne: Wow, Giotto actually won.
Reborn: He didn't do it on his own. He still needed help from Dame-Tsuna, so I say double his training.
Tsuna: *sweatdrops* He's gone already.
Flonne: Yeah, maybe we should wait until the date chapter is posted?
Tsuna: *nods*
Reborn: Fine. *grumbles* But better make sure he suffers, okay?
Flonne: Right. *shakes head* Well, ja ne~! Till next time, everyone.
Reborn: Ciao ciao~!
Tsuna: (I just hope Reborn doesn't kill him too much.)
SORRY FOR THE CRAPPY FIGHT SCENES AND HOPE YOU LIKE IT! *bows*
