SailorStar9: This is Chapter 10 of this fic. (Sighs) Guys and girls, will it kill you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and the pairings.
Chapter 10: Prelude to the Future
"Currently, all Vongola strongholds around the world are under simultaneous attack." the older Yamamoto informed Tsuna and Gokudera after they had met up with Reborn in the underground base. "Even here in Japan, the Vongola-hunt is continuing."
"Hunt?" Tsuna echoed.
"You must have seen it too." Reborn supplied. "The coffin with the Vongola mark."
"That's the thing I was in." Tsuna gasped.
"You bastard!" Gokudera leveled a punch on Yamamoto. "What were you doing? Why did that happen to the 10th?"
"I'm sorry." Yamamoto muttered.
"'I'm sorry.' doesn't cover it!" Gokudera barked.
"Shut it, Gokudera." Reborn chided. "You, ten years in the future, were in the same position. The enemy, the Milliefiore Family has an enormous fighting force. And they're cold and cruel."
"When Vongola HQ fell, Milliefiore prepared a talk between the two leaders and called on Astraea-sama and our Boss." Yamamoto took over.
"And then?" Tsuna prompted.
"However, they did not negotiate at all." Yamamoto continued. "And took both the Boss' and Astraea-sama's lives."
That's me from ten years ago... Tsuna realized.
"Since then, the Milliefiore has ignored all our summons and have continued to kill people on our side." Yamamoto narrated. Their goal is to wipe out every last person on the Vongola side."
"Meaning we're also in danger, even though we're from the past?" Tsuna realized.
"That's not all." Reborn added. "Every person you've been involved with is a target as well.
"That's..." Tsuna gaped.
"Don't lose your head." Reborn chided. "All hope isn't lost. Yamamoto, even though they're separated, the Family's Guardians haven't been confirmed as dead, right?"
"Yeah." Yamamoto replied.
"Then, there's only one thing to do." Reborn instructed. You need to gather the six Guardians who have been separated."
Meanwhile...
Byakuran had entered the marble temple where the slain Astraea laid on a sofa-like altar. The white-haired man strolled towards the stone bed and sat beside the unmoving form of the object of his obsession.
Taking her ice-cold hand into his, the leader of the Milliefiore looked fondly at his heart's desire. "Maa, maa..." he grinned at unresponsive woman. "You are quite a stubborn young lady, ever since I first laid eyes on you. You could've been ruling at my side, but yet, you chose death. I'm sorely disappointed."
SailorStar9: Okay, next stop, the end of the Choice Arc where Astraea revives and confronts Byakuran with Yuni. Now that's done, read and review.
