HELLO EVERYONE. I'M FINALLY BAACCK.

Well not that I was ever gone. If you didn't know about my other story I co-write with GenericAsianAtYourService (its on her account), we now you know! I've been working decently on that but I've slacked wwaaaaayy too much on this one.

But no more! Probably….

So I'd like to make a few announcements

No I'm not giving up on this story

My writing has (hopefully) improved from when I started this and a large reason to why I wasn't working on this story was because I was thinking of rewriting it. Decided against it though and now I'm working on making the rest of it a lot better

I realized there might be some confusion on Tsukiko's flame. It is VERY similar to the rain flame, in the sense that it nullifies flames. But think about it this way. Rain flames, "oh no my flames are gone. I have to produce new ones". Snow flames, "oh no I can't use my flames because they're all purified even new ones."

I love you people that actually will read this story that's been on a hold for a year. Like seriously. You guys are the best. 3 I would do a shoutout but then this AN will be too long so I'll do one next time :D

Hibari opened the door to the training center harshly, walking in quickly with powerful strides. He glanced around, spotting Reborn and Tsuna. He headed over and gave the younger boy an evil looking smirk. I'll have you prove yourself now, herbivore.

With a few protests from Tsuna, the training quickly started and progressed until Tsuna became stuck in Hibari's hedgehog box weapon. Looking at the sphere from the outside, Hibari furrowed his brows. If you don't get out of this, you'll never be able to face the ones that hurt her.

Reborn watched on for a while before finally leaving to train Yamamoto. As he left the room, he gave one last look at the frowning prefect. Even Hibari's worked up so much. Just what in the world happened to Tsukiko?

Yamamoto stopped, seeing Reborn momentarily pause at the door. "Something wrong kid?"

"It's nothing," Reborn replied shortly as he turned away and pulled down his hat. "Let's go."

They left and began their separate training as well, while Gokudera did the same with Bianchi.

Some time passed and the spiky ball started to shake.

"Heh, so you made it our alive," Hibari smirked as Tsuna broke through his hedgehog sphere. He pulled out his tonfa again. "I guess it's time to fight again then."

Tsuna gasped for breath as the hedgehog weapon disappeared back into Hibari's box. I was finally able to get out! His eyes widened as he saw Hibari rush towards him.

Tsuna quickly, but barely, dodged the blow and an intense fight quickly commenced. After a while the training ended, as Hibari decided to spare Tsuna's life.

He left without a word, leaving poor Tsuna sitting on the floor, tired and out of breath. Hibari quickly rushed over back to Tsukiko's hospital room and sighed in relief, a rarity for him, to see her still unconscious. It would have been quite the problem if she had woken up and caused a panic.

He sat down on the chair beside her bed and brushed her messy bangs to the side as he remembered the warning he receive from the future Tsukiko a few weeks back.

Flashback

"Nee, Kyoya, when my past self comes, don't tell her anything." Tsukiko commented randomly as he read a book silently beside her hospital bed.

He closed his book and looked up at her. "Wouldn't it be safer if she knew?"

"She can't know." Tsukiko said firmly as she shook her head. "It will…ruin the flow of things."

"What are you seeing in your visions that you are hiding from me Tsuki. I can't protect your past self if I don't know what's going to happen to her."

"There's no need to protect me, Kyoya." she said with a faint smile.

He looked at her for a while before standing up to leave. He exited the door and Tsukiko gazed at the closing door as she whispered softly to herself, "It's already too late, Kyoya. Nothing can stop the flow of time."

Flashback end

He quickly snapped out of his flashback as he heard a murmur.

"Why does my head feel like it's been rained on by a shitload of bricks." Tsukiko mumbled to herself as she got up. She groggily got up and stared at Hibari. "Oh," she uttered softly as she remembered what had happened a few hours ago.

Hibari stared at her as she tried to process what was going on.

"So, this must be the future since you look a lot older than you should, Kyoya. But why," Tsukiko said pointedly as she glared at the older man, "is the future me in a hospital with all this medical equipment."

He mulled over the question for a bit before answering. "You were injured."

She rolled her eyes. "Well isn't that the typical Kyoya answer. Well then, how was I injured and how greatly was I injured for this to all happen."

He mulled over this question for a while as well. "I can't say…"

"Oh great god. Fine I'll find someone who can answer." Tsukiko said as she did a facepalm. She got off the bed and opened the door, examining her surroundings. "Hey Kyoya, can you answer this at least? Where the fuck am I?"

He got up and lightly pushed her while guiding her out through the hallway. "Vongola's Base in Japan."

Her eyes widened in surprise. "Wow, ten years later and there's a base here?"

"Not quite ten," he said with gritted teeth. "but almost. If it was ten, there might not be a future you for you to switch with."

She looked up at him, half in confusion, half in fright, as the hallway opened up to a larger room that looked like a living room. He nodded to the couch and she sat down as he walked over to the kitchen like area and got her a cup of tea.

"What did you say just now Kyoya? If this was ten years later…there wouldn't be a future me for me to switch with? What do you mean?" Tsukiko asked sharply, staring into his gray eyes.

He sat down with his own cup of tea and took a sip from it. "I mean that in ten years from your normal time, you may no longer exist."

DUM DUM DUMMM.

Sorry this chapter is so short :

I really wanted something to post today though so I wrote it in a hurry.

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