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Gokudera: WHO THE HE-- IS KURO?! TELL ME WOMAN!!
Geez... so impatient... and a dirty mouth in the closet now.
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People of the Closet: HEY, KYOKO AND HARU STILL NEEDS TO GO!!
Espér: Really, can it be so hard to find? I even put an illusion over it so it won't smell.
People of the Closet: HEY, ILLUSIONS ARE FOR DISTORTION OF SIGHT, NOT SMELL!! YOU FRIGGIN' HID THE BATHROOM, GIRL!!
Hey, it shouldn't be much of a problem. Anyways, it's perfectly dark in there.
People of the Closet: THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM, TOO!!
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Reborn came into the clearing again, with the Kuro trailing behind him.
Kuro was short, about Reborn's, no, the Arcobaleno's heights. She wore a cloak, completely covering her head and body. The cloak was fire-colored, glowing with red, orange, yellow, and a small bit of blue, indigo, and violet bordering the edges. If you searched hard enough, there was also green right between the blue/indigo/violet and the red/orange/yellow fires. Were there some who looked at the cloak at another angle. There, it was completely dark, not one bit of bright, brilliant color upon the cloth. Tsuna noted the dark side of the cloak, and was painfully reminded of the dream.
It's all coming true. The dream's coming true! It's really, truly reality now. Will it be?
"Since you all have passed the test, it's time for me to fight you myself. So who's going to be first? I'm going to fight all of you eventually, so it doesn't matter who goes first. So, who wants to try me first?" Though her face was shielded from view, everyone knew she was smiling again.
Gokudera gritted his teeth. "Grr... I'll kill you for making Juudaime worry, and hurting him!" Gokudera took a step forward.
"NO! Gokudera-kun, don't do it! Please!" warned Tsuna. Gokudera gave Tsuna a questioning look.
"Bu-"
"I know, Gokudera. But I've seen what would happen. Please."
"Okay..." The Storm Guardian was unsure why Tsuna didn't want him to go against Kuro. She made Juudaime worry and even hurt him. However, he didn't see what Tsuna did a mere hour ago back at his house.
"Dame-Tsuna. This is a good chance too see how our Guardians have been doing after the Ring Battle. Plus, I've made sure she'll go easy," Reborn said.
"But, Reborn, you don't know what'll happen!"
"Ah, but you don't either."
"Reborn, I do," countered Tsuna.
"Oh really? Gokudera, go."
"But-" complained Gokudera.
"Go."
"But, Juudaime sai-" Gokudera interjected once again.
"Go," repeated Reborn. Tsuna stood there, being held up by Yamamoto, wearing a very disgusted look on his face. To the mere thought that Reborn had caused his friends such hurt and pain was revolting. However, he made no move to stop what was now certain to happen. And there went his loser's conscience. There was no use, so why try?
Gokudera gave a running start for a closer aim, and threw his bombs. Like before, he threw two dozen handfuls of rocket bombs, instead at Kuro, not Tsuna. They exploded in a cloud of gray.
When the smoke cleared, Kuro held one of Gokudera's dynamite in her hand. The other sticks of dynamite had exploded around her, but dealt no damage. The Storm Guardian stood there, shocked. There has been not one person who had been in the middle of his bombing direction and escaped unscathed, much less catching one of them and not even attempting to run away. Kuro raised her hand with the dynamite, and threw it at Gokudera. He dashed out of what he predicted was the target area, but, since it was a rocket bomb, it turned and hit the Storm Guardian directly in the chest. He was knocked back into the ground, bleeding in several places. Tsuna thought, He was bleeding in the same places exactly like in the dream. This is bad...
"Tch. Such a weak ebbro pianista-canaglia. I hope you amici are a bit harder, else I'll be very, very bored. I don't think you want me bored, do you?" Once again, Tsuna sensed a faint familiarity to the voice, yet it was like a stranger's.
The next one to face Kuro was Ryohei. Once again, Tsuna said nothing. Yamamoto now had a frown on his face, and Hibari and Mukuro were calmly looking on, both wearing a smile. Hibari smiling because he had finally found an interesting, new prey. Mukuro smiled because he was proud of his sensei. Reborn had no such smile. By now, he had recognized his mistake, but his pride forbid him to verbally voice this grave miscalculation.
Ryohei stepped up and looked at the small figure. Am I supposed to fight this small person? This is going to be hard... However, Kuro interrupted his thoughts.
"I'll give you a head start. Hit me anywhere you want, as hard as you want." Ryohei knew then that he had to give it his all in this. His full power in the Extreme Right. Ryohei walked up to Kuro. Then he delivered the blow.
That punch never connected with Kuro. There was simply a flash of light, and Ryohei was knocked backwards. He screamed from the pain in his arm as he hit the ground. He cringed, and blacked out. H-he landed in the same place as in the dream, Tsuna noted darkly. So then, this is the real deal.
Yamamoto supposed it was now his turn, so he set Tsuna down on the grass. He stepped forward. Tsuna lowered his head, unable to continue watching. The Rain Guardian took up his Shigure Kintoki.
"Once again, you may deal the first blow." Yamamoto nodded at her words. He decided to start slow with the first form. However, before the sword blade touched her skin, there was a flash of white, and the sword immediately disintegrated to ashes. Yamamoto, who could sense Shigure Kintoki's injuries, was paralyzed and fell to the ground. He gritted his teeth as he tried to contain himself, but also blacked out.
No wonder Kuro had taken down the whole mafia so quickly. She's unbelievably strong. She even taught Mukuro his skills. But... doesn't she have some type of weakness? Tsuna thought. Weakness... Weakness...
"So, it's either Hibari Kyouya, the President of the Disciplinary Committee, or Rokudo Mukuro, the man I taught in Hell. Who shall it be? Well, who wants to go first?" asked Kuro.
"Sensei, I will. I'm sure you will be pleased to see my improvement while I was gone. Also, your circus illusion was magnificent. It was as if it were real. I loved your chocolate bananas and lollipops."
"Very well, Mukuro. The previous illusion was also a low-grade illusion. You still have much to learn. However, remember that we are here as enemies, as Vongola's Guardian of the Mist and as the challenger, not friends, as teacher and as student. I hope your head has enough space to fit that in..."
"Of course, Kuro-sensei."
"Kuro's fine. If you insist, then either Kuro-hime or Kuro-sama. Remember, I am Kuro-sensei only when in Hell."
"Of course, Kuro-hime." Mukuro bowed. Kuro glared at him through her hood.
"We are enemies here. Also, you may play the first card, and do anything you wish. Start, now." Mukuro smiled and sprung forth columns of fire. Kuro made no move to dodge them.
"You're really going to fall for such a low-grade illusion, sensei?"
"I'm only evaluating how effective it is."
"Of course, Kuro-sensei."
"Kuro-sama."
"Of course, Kuro-sama." Mukuro now summoned lotus flowers, and called on the snakes. He changed the surroundings to the desert, then to the rainforest, then to the ocean, the beach, the Arctic. However, he stopped when Kuro said:
"So this was all you did when I was gone? Pitiful."
"Kuro-sama, isn't this good enough?"
"Yes, for your low level. Not for me, however." She smiled under her hood. The scenery changed back to the regular dark forest. However, Mukuro could not move.
"Do you remember anything about what I told you about real illusions?" No reply. There was none needed for Kuro to conjure up Hibari standing over Mukuro's body, smiling, "Weak herbivore."
Mukuro struggled to counter that illusion, but failed. The illusion faded away with Mukuro leaning against a tree with his trident in pieces. Kuro smiled.
"Good job, well done. But that wasn't good enough for me. Hibari, it's your turn now. If you prefer it, I'll go extremely easy for you, and we can spar a bit longer. Don't take too long, Tsunayoshi's waiting."
"I'll bite you to death."
"Good. I hope you haven't forgotten what I've taught you as well. Tsuna, just wait a bit. It'll be your turn soon..." That sentence sent shivers down his spine. Such cruelty.
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The sound of metal on metal resounded across the city. Down in the midst of trees, Hibari, Vongola's Guardian of the Cloud, and Kuro, a possible Arcobaleno, fought fiercely, each holding tonfas in their hands. Reborn stood where he stood and made no move to interfere. He finally figured it out. However, Tsuna watched the battle numbly. Why hadn't Hibari won yet?
Hibari swung, but Kuro dodged and swung. It stuck, again. Hibari swung, but missed again. Kuro landed a hit, and Hibari missed. The exchange of hit and miss continued. Hibari blocked a few lucky times, but the majority of the hits landed on his body. It continued and went on for so long. Hibari started showing signs of tire, but his blood lust grew so powerful and so annoyed at being unable to defeat this prey. Even his tonfas were suffering from heavy dents and scratches.
Swing. Miss. Swing. Hit. Hibari finally made up his mind and sprouted the spikes on his tonfas. He also released the pendulum in the attempt to surprise the opponent. All she said of them was this:
"So, you have a few hidden surprises? This is getting better every time. This piece of the Family is so fun to play with..." Hibari was extremely angered at this. And so they continued. Swing. Miss. Swing. Hit.
This was the end of the line for Hibari. He swung his pendulums to whirling speed. However, Kuro saw through that. She threw her tonfa, and her other one, too. They hit him, to Hibari's dismay. However, after Kuro threw her tonfas to strike Hibari, she had no more weapons left. Ironically, Hibari knew that Kuro was smiling again.
That angered him even further. Only he was supposed to smile like that. He stepped forward into a run towards Kuro with his whirling pendulums and spiked tonfas.
A flash of light. Hibari was knocked back. He landed on the grass. Blood splattered onto the ground. His tonfas flew into the air, landing on the ground unrecognizable. That was his second pair of tonfas, the pair that Espér had bought him right before he was almost dragged off to Australia. He gritted his teeth. Now, he was really mad. Kuro was going to pay. Badly.
"I'll have to really give it my all now, eh, Kuro?" Hibari crazily smiled. "You're just playing with me, eh? Well, then I'll stop playing around, too. I'll really, truly bite you to death."
He lifted his hands. His arms. He planned to fight the good, old-fashioned way. Before he had his first pair of straw tonfas.
"Hibari Kyouya, you really plan to use fist and foot?" Hibari and Reborn, who weren't Dame-Tsuna, noticed a slight stutter in her voice.
"Oh, are you afraid?"
"Why would I be? It wouldn't be a fair fight if you had nothing and I don't plan to use anything else."
"Are you mocking me, herbivore?"
"Ah, I wonder if it's right for you to call me an herbivore. You are at most an omnivore, herbivore."
"I'll bite you to death."
"I wonder if you can if your teeth were knocked out."
"Just watch me," Hibari concluded with another crazed smile. He lunged for forward once again, but a brilliant flash of white blew him back. He was now covered in millions of cuts, scratches, bruises, etc. The tonfas laid beside him, heavily injured as well.
Kuro walked over to her own tonfas, took them in her hands, and they disappeared.
"Tch. And I thought he was pretty good against illusion... Well, Tsuna, your turn." Tsuna looked at Kuro. With a tiny little grim smile, he stepped up to the spotlight. Still, after so long, he bled.
"Tsunayoshi, you can't fight like this. Here." A flash, and all of his injuries were gone.
"Reborn, doesn't he have the pill box? Tsuna, put on your V.V.R.s and show your soft flame." Tsuna and Reborn were confused. Kuro sighed.
"So, you still aren't there yet, huh. Tsuna, put on your mittens and go into Hyper Dying Will Mode." Tsuna nodded. However, he thought, V.V.R.s? Soft flame? Is my Sky flame I have right now a soft flame? Is there a harder flame? What are V.V.R.s?
"Tsuna, show me what you got." He slipped on his 27 mittens and swallowed two pills from the box he received from Basil. Kuro silently watched.
Tsuna lighted his gloves and shot into the sky.
"So you've learned how to navigate through air through propulsion. Anything else?" Kuro also flew into the sky. Tsuna flew towards Kuro in an attempt to hit Kuro.
"We're supposed to be battling, Kuro. Remember that?"
"Is there any reason for me to forget? And there's your so-called 'Vongola hyper intuition'. So you've awakened that. And you now are near awakening in another world." Tsuna showed no sign of surprise, or rather, tried his hardest to suppress it. Kuro noted it and smiled.
"What else do you know?"
"Should I show you?"
"That depends if you want to." The Vongola 10th sped to Kuro, at another try at hitting Kuro.
"So we are going to find out through fight? And isn't most of your bloodline a non-violent, kind Boss thread? Courtesy to your counterpart, of course."
"I aim to close your mouth, Kuro." Kuro dodged his punch.
"So that's all you can do?" Tsuna turned around at another rush to Kuro. This time, however, Kuro did not dodge. Tsuna smiled, and sprouted ice around Kuro. Her body suddenly became heavy as she stopped her levitation. Tsuna caught it and flew to the ground. As he neared the trees, Kuro's prison of ice grew a spot of black. It spread from there to the rest of the ice. Creeping, crawling. It invaded the whole ice prison, and shattered. The black snow that fell below disappeared.
"You fell for it hook, line, and sinker. I can't believe your 'Vongola hyper intuition' is so weak that you couldn't sense something wrong. If you thought I'd be stopped with that, then how'd I get through the Ninth? Really, you guys are disappointing." Kuro flew a little farther. Let's fight above the city. There, you can see a bit more. That was what Kuro thought and transfered to Tsuna. As they neared the city lights, Tsuna could see that Kuro used a dark flame. A black flame. What is it?
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Tsuna was knocked into the ground previously 100 feet away. Kuro still stood in the air.
"Weak? No. Dame-Tsuna. You really are Dame-Tsuna. You know a few easy moves, and you don't even know the slightly harder ones. And you still don't have any idea what your flame can do, Vongola. Neither does Reborn. You don't even know that this weak flame cannot be absorbed. It's mine and mine only." Kuro looked back. Reborn had decided to follow along, having Leon take him into the air. The Yellow Arcobaleno remained silent.
As they slowly inched back to the trees, Tsuna took even more blows, yet still not able to touch Kuro. They were directly above the original clearing when Tsuna found no more energy to keep himself in the sky, and plummeted into the grass. Kuro and Reborn landed in that clearing after Tsuna's cloud of dust settled.
Tsuna was barely able to stand.
"Well, I'm sure you're very familiar with this scene, Tsuna," Kuro smiled for the umpteenth time, "You've seen it in a dream, a warning sent from me. Just to give you an idea of what to expect from me. Anyways, good night, Tsuna. I'll see you again soon."
And as Tsuna lost his consciousness, Kuro turned to Reborn, "Since it was you who came last, it's about time for you to arrange regroup and admittance, Meadow's Guardian."
Author's Note: Yes, I know it's a very weird place to put an author's note, so close to the end notes. However, all this here so far... HAS BEEN OVER A COURSE OF 3 DAYS AND ONE NIGHT, that is, in the fanfic...!! Le GASP!! How can that be??
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And here ends Chapter seven!!
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