Title: Sawada Tsunayoshi – DARKNESS and LIGHT
Disclaimer: I don't own KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN, AMANO AKIRA does. I will only be borrowing the characters.
11
Reborn grew suspicious that maybe Tsunayoshi was simply pretending to have lost of memories; still he could not deny the fact that there are times the brunette would act in a way he didn't expect. He figured that another visit from Vongola Nono may jog the memory of the brunette, and would willingly tell what Tsunayoshi knows
Vongola Nono visits Japan, invites Tsunayoshi to their Vongola base in Japan which came to a surprise.
Tsunayoshi glanced at Reborn as he share the room with Vongola Nono with a serious atmosphere. He could tell that Reborn had a hand in the matter why Timeteo came. He had no intention to be rude though to the person who helped him in some ways. "You really surprised me in your visit!"
"I wanted to see how you are doing." Timeteo uttered.
'A hidden agenda.' Tsunayoshi could help let out a sigh. "I see. I must cause you great trouble to be worried so much about me."
Reborn noticed that Tsunayoshi is growing to be someone he could no longer recognize. He didn't know if it was good or bad. "He wanted… to see how you are."
"I am fine. Everyone is helping me." Tsunayoshi answered truthfully. He notices a small grimace in Reborn, pretends not to notice it. "I also receive a bit of help from Dino-san."
'The old you would have called Dino differently.' Reborn stares at Tsunayoshi, no longer sure what he is looking for from the brunette. "He is doing well in his trainings."
Timeteo smiles. "Good to hear."
A small talk between the room's occupants, shared minor daily life details in Tsunayoshi.
The air in the room suddenly dropped, an eerie feeling crept to the occupants. Uninvited guest arrives - Vindice showed themselves to the people.
"What would the Vindice be doing here?" Reborn inquires, such a curiosity that the Vindice would appear before them. He prepares for anything possible.
Tsunayoshi stares at the dark cloth group, his memory crept up. The important past which he had forgotten restored faced to face with Vindice which he sees as a threat. 'Not good.' He quickly scanned the room with his eyes, looked for an accessible exit.
The Vindice pulled out their weapon, had no intention of answering Reborn.
Reborn prepares himself, surprised when the weapon similar to Lancia, a long chain mail extended passing him. As he turned to follow the direction the weapon was heading, he saw it was Tsunayoshi that stood in its path. 'Tsuna?'
Tsunayoshi seeing the attack reflexively moved away from the path, thankfully to the daily training he had been conditioned to do in any kind of situation. He got almost caught by a short breathe by the sudden attack. "Huuu…" He eyed the Vindice that attacked him with a chain mail, standing at the side he went to. "You almost got me. Thank god to the training I have."
Reborn sees the demeanor change in Tsunayoshi, realizes that the Tsunayoshi he had known returned, though noticed a difference in air. "What is going on here?" Hated that there is something he did not know.
Timeteo's guardians at present shield him with their bodies. "Attacking Tsunayoshi-kun, for what business did you do that?"
Silence from the Vindice.
The door to the room slammed open, the security coming to see what is going on.
"I am afraid that they won't answer you." Tsunayoshi informed filled with confidence.
Once again, the Vindice prepares for another attack.
'I suppose play time is over.' Tsunayoshi glanced towards the window. He dashes, crashed to the large window with his body shielding his chest and head.
"Tsuna!" Timeteo called out surprised at the sudden course Tsunayoshi took.
The Vindice disappears as if they had not even been in the room.
"What is going on here?! The Vindice?" a security member asked.
Reborn turned to Timeteo as the Vindice disappeared in the room. "We should call for back up. Tell everyone what happened. We need to find Tsuna."
Timeteo quickly agrees. He wanted to protect Tsunayoshi this time around. He turned to the security, commands them to search for Tsunayoshi while the others report what had happened.
Reborn rushed out the room, expected that Timeteo would do the action necessary. He follows after Tsunayoshi. 'What kind of mess had you gotten yourself into this time?!' He is taken by surprise when a Vindice blocked his path. He stopped immediately, cautiously moved facing the man before him.
"This is not your concern." The Vindice uttered. "It is not your place."
"He is my student, so of course he is my concern." Reborn points his gun, ready to fire. "Now what do you want with him?"
"…"
In the meantime, Gokudera and Yamamoto heard the report of Tsunayoshi on the run from Vindice. They made their own search to look for Tsunayoshi and protect their friend and boss. Unluckily, Gokudera and Yamamoto encounter people from Vindice. The ending wasn't so nice though as the rain and storm guardians were rendered immobile on their knees.
"What do you mean an escapee?" Reborn asked hearing a bit from Vindice the situation; returning to his current situation.
"…Sawada Tsunayoshi committed a crime. It only adds to the fact that he had escaped from Vindice." The words didn't seem reasonable or possible that Reborn is unable to believe it. "You are not allowed to make a move – even if it is you, an owner of the pacifier."
Reborn could tell Vindice is serious, of course he still can't let the Vindice do harm to his student. "Sorry." He gave a warning shot. "I still can't let you have your way."
Tsunayoshi in the midst of running encounters a Vindice out in the street. Luck was not at his side as he saw that the Vindice had defeated Yamamoto. "Takeshi!" he called out in panic, the Vindice turns its attention to him. He flinched. 'Bad move Tsuna…'
"Tired of running away, brat?" the Vindice mocked.
Tsunayoshi tsked, prepared himself to face the cloaked man. He knew that he could win, though not smoothly risking his everything in doing so. He had to at least brace himself for further fights that'll come his way. He had prepared for it in his disappearance as well as in his recuperation period despite the lack of memory. "Not a chance." He smiles confidently, tried to taunt the enemy.
His enemy yields a great hammer double his size. The enemy swings its hammer at his direction, grazed his body. If he had been a little slower, he would have his ribs broken.
The Vindice grunts at the failed attack connection. Once again, so easily he lift the great hammer, swings it up and then down to Tsunayoshi. Once again he failed, grazing once again the brunette that moved forward.
Tsunayoshi activates his HDWM, swing his fist front to hit the face of the Vindice. He managed to connect his fist, though the damage was minimum on the enemy. He jumped back swiftly after his attack, tried to think up of his next move. 'Shit! I can hit him, the damage wasn't even enough. I can't win like this.' He took a quick glance behind him where the unconscious Yamamoto lies on the ground. 'I suppose I need to take him away from here.'
Bashing sound. Tsunayoshi went flying caught off guard as the great hammer hit his body. He fell on the ground, managed to stand up. He managed to minimize the damage on his body using his flame; knew though that the next time he gets hit might be worst rendering him unable to stand up again. 'Escape then...' He ended up deciding to escape, retracting his former decision to fight. He used his remaining strength to carry Yamamoto away.