There was only one explanation available to Tsuna once he saw the pool of blood on his feet.
Someone was hurt badly, for that he was sure. The amount of blood trail and puddle was enough evidence that whomever the victim was, they'd most likely bled out before being dragged away. Tsuna wasn't sure if he could just walk and follow the trail on the floor or if he should just turn his back and run.
But he did neither, the shock on seeing the evidence was enough to freeze his joints in place.
A chocked sob wracked his chest, an animalistic fear raced up on his spine as he realized the dangers he was currently in. There's nothing that he could do to help, even if he did, he'd only end up with the same fate as...
And before he could register it, he'd started to turn away, attempting to run, only to slip on the cooling blood on the floor.
The resounding thud of his fall didn't escape the notice of the two strangers in his house, and Tsuna knew that, in a second, they'd be upon him.
"The brat's here!"
He heard the shout, and Tsuna was once again gripped by fear. His heart pounded impossibly loud; a series of rapid, thundering beats inside his chest. He could only hear the pounding organ despite the sound of loud and heavy footsteps approaching him.
He was yanked harshly from the floor.
No, no, no-nonononono
Tsuna attempted to scramble away, tears in his eyes as he took the black clad man's appearance. Which wasn' much, the sky mask hid most of the man's feature.
"Let go! Let go, let go-let go!"
"Damn brat! Stop struggling!"
Like hell!
Tsuna used every ounce of his power and kicked the man hard on his groin, the grip on his torso slackened enough to let him crawl away from the heaving man.
Tsuna didn't stop, and once his back was pressed on the wall-- that's when he saw it. Surrounding the hunching was a brilliant shade of green. A wild, cracking flame snapping on the concentrated energy from his chest.
This man was an active flame user, how Tsuna could comprehend this beneath all the buzzing panic was a mystery.
It might have been the interference of the confusion in his head, but he could've sworn he saw the air a foot away from the man; that there was a small ripple, like cracked glass window with a slow, and continuous widening of those web-like cracks.
He didn't know how long he stared at the rippled air, nor did he register the harsh coughing that flowed out from the man's throat. All he was focusing on was the brilliant green crackle and not on the blood littering the floor.
Why were they here? What do they want? Why was there an active flame user like Jör in his home?
"Stevan! What took you so long?! Just take the damn brat here!"
This is bad, this is bad, this is bad!
Not knowing what to do, Tsuna slowly crawled through the living room into his kitchen. At least, Tsuna had a place to hide in there.
What would mom do? What would she do when there's bad men inside? Will she fight back? Will she hide? Will she run? Will she call the police?
Tsuna suddenly remembered that his phone was there inside his backpack. And that he's supposed to use it in case of emergency.
Should I call the police? Or should I call them?
Quickly making his mind up, Tsuna speed dialed the emergency number and waited for it to ring once. It did, and Tsuna immediately closed the call and activated the GPS in his phone.
It was now a matter of time before they found him. For now, he had to trust them.
Tsuna opened one of the lower cupboard, upon finding it empty, he silently made his way inside.
For now, he'd wait.
iIIi
"I kept thinking, 'is this it for me?'. Not even once had I wondered how it would be if you'd been there. You're not only a failure, but you were a disappointment to us."
iIIi
AN: Sorry that it takes time to publish this one guys, it was kind of tricky, because this is what supposed to be Tsuna's turning point. Oh, and before I forgot, Nana's death isn't confirmed yet. As long as Tsuna hasn't seen his mother's corpse, he would assume she's still alive.
After Tsuna's Childhood arc, we're gonna move to some... eh, less angsty stuff for a bit. With some timeskip.