Description – The one who stabbed Tsunayoshi is…

Disclaimer – I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! But if I did then there would have been more TYL Tsuna scenes and they would show his face! :D

A/N Happy 4th of July to all Americans~! xD and i hope you enjoy this traumatizing chapter~!


Mukuro's POVStab

I looked at my left and saw that Chrome was standing there; a little flushed but with her trident carefully calculated at Tsunayoshi-kun's heart. "Oya oya, what did you do Nagi~?" I asked.

She took out her trident from Tsunayoshi-kun's heart and slammed it really hard on my head. Forgetting about the pain that was throbbing in my head, I was a little shocked because my darling little Chrome doesn't do these kinds of things unless I was really bothering her, which I guess I was. "Um, when are you going to finish with this mission and why are you teasing the Vongola Boss?" she asked while clutching onto her trident tightly.

I was surprised at first and then I realized what I have done. Blushing I answered, "It's not what it looks like Nagi-." when she hit me on the head again. Rubbing my head I explained, "Ouch, this was all part of my plan." when I got up and grabbed her and pulled her close. I saw a little blush appear on her face and she muttered something but I knew what she had said and didn't pry anymore. "What exactly are you doing here Chrome and why did you stab him?" I asked while pointing at Tsunayoshi-kun's body, no blood appearing at all.

"I did exactly as you taught me, Mukuro-sama. And I figured that you needed help to get in his sub-conscious so I came here. Also, knocking him out like is better right." the amethyst-eyed girl responded. 'I have taught her this and I would indeed need her help so it's great that she came.'

"It's actually great that you came my darling Chrome~. So what happened to the pest?" I asked.

"I had to knock him out for a while so he could relax and not destroy another hotel room with his bombs." she replied while I gently rubbed her head.

"Good girl." I said. I grabbed Tsunayoshi-kun's body and went into him bedroom. I laid him down gently and saw the spear marks of the trident on his shirt. I didn't feel anything at all seeing his body like this. Chrome was on the other side of his bed and she got closer to the brown-haired boy's face.

Her long violet hair touched his face and she smiled. "He's completely unconscious, both of them are." she responded.

The violet-haired girl gave me her trident which I gave to her and I started to concentrate. Since she stabbed him with this special trident, I can get into his mind easily. My right eye changed to the kanji number six, the realm of the heavens, which let's me control other people. As I concentrated, entering his mind was fairly easy. In his mind it was dark but you could still see and there were two people with spiky brown hair, one who I guess was the real Tsuna, was being suck in the dimension. You could barely see his arms and legs, his face was still visible but unconscious. The other was lying in the ground, the flames in his forehead a little diminished but still there. As I tried to get closer to him, I couldn't move. It's as if I can't get any closer than this. I backed off and tried to think of a way to get through. I saw the rustling of two bodies and noticed that they had both woken up. The Tsunayoshi-kun that I had seduced was still in a half daze and didn't seem to notice me. The other was rather more lifeless than the other, his eyes showing no sign of emotion at all.

Once Tsunayoshi-kun had fully woken up from his daze, he noticed that I was there and called out. "How'd you get in here Mukuro? I'm the only one who can mess with this kid's sub-conscious. Well it doesn't matter, this body is about to belong to me and I will definitely find Gokudera-kun." he said. 'How does he know about Gokudera Hayato? I thought he told me that he had forgotten everything. Maybe he's-.'

"You have all his memories about Gokudera Hayato don't you." I asked. He looked at me surprisingly and then started to show a huge smile on his face.

"Really, you know who he is! He's my number one and I've been trying to control this body for years just to try to find Gokudera-kun again! Is he still alive, I thought he died during that day but maybe I was mistaken! Anyways, do you know where he is right now!" he asked ecstatically, his sun-set colored eyes shining and his flames getting brighter. I couldn't find a way to answer that question. I knew where he was but I wasn't gonna let someone who wasn't even real to know that kind of information.

"I'll answer your question if you tell me why Vongola Decimo is being sucked up by this dimension." I answered.

He just showed a smile and replied, "I already told you, this is how I'm going to take over his body!" I wasn't completely shocked. I knew somewhat that this is what he was planning. "Now answer my question!" he demanded.

"He's with me actually. I'm his tutor and now I'm actually trying to help Vongola Decimo who's being sucked up by this dimension right now. Kufufu, now could you please be nice and wake him up and could you disappear also." I replied while smirking.

I saw a dark glare come from him but then he showed a huge smirk. "You're really funny you know, Mukuro!" he said while laughing. "He won't wake up anymore, his mind is now lost. That body is just a mere piece of what's left of his self. I won this war between us. I will get his body and-"

"Kufufu, you have been mistaken Tsunayoshi-kun. The little one over there is just sleeping, a part of his sanity and self is still alive in that body. And of course, he will wake up any moment now since you are just something that he created to fill a void in his mind."

"Shut up! You don't know who I really am and if he does wake up like you had just said then I'll just have to destroy that piece of dying will he has left!" he screamed while grabbing me from my shirt-collar. I could move or talk right know and he noticed right away. "Hmm, it seems as if you are vulnerable if I get close to you Mukuro~." He took his hand of my shirt and his hands were lit in pure orange flames and he flew to where the only piece of the original Tsuna stood. He caressed the original's left cheek and said, "See, that piece of his self you were talking about isn't here. His whole existence is mine now." 'This kid has a got a lot to learn, can't he feel his dying will still burning within the original.'

Crack

I looked to see that the imposter had broken the original's right arm. "See, he didn't even whelp." he said like this was a casual thing. He swiftly grazed Tsuna-kun's cheek and I saw that there was a thin line of crimson liquid coming from his cheek. "It's fun toying with this kid, but I love it when he screams in pain more."

'Well, I didn't guarantee that Tsuna was going to be psychologically sane once all this is over.'


Tsunayoshi's POV"Gokudera-kun… Gokudera-kun please wake up, please." Tsuna said while shaking his arm lightly. "Hayato, Hayato, please. It's an order, please wake up, please. Hayato!" yelled Tsuna while crying when Gokudera's hand went limp. I was also crying, but I couldn't express it. No tears were falling from my face but from Tsuna, there was. I could hear Tsuna's thought.

'Please don't die Hayato! I can't live without you; you are what I see every morning every time I get up! I can't imagine living with you Hayato, please stay by my side just like you promised! Please!'

I couldn't stand that Tsuna was facing all this tragedy. He doesn't deserve any of this; he's one of the most generous and nicest person's in the world. I can let him suffer all this pain. I'll alleviate this person's suffering.

Tsuna fell unconscious while crying; he was inside my world again. He was hugging his knees and tried to convince himself that Gokudera-kun wasn't dead. I came up to him and hugged him from behind. At first he was startled but then he didn't care and hugged me back, he sobbed and muttered that Hayato was dead and that everything that happened was all his own fault. All I wanted was to end his suffering and go back to how he was before. A thought went through my mind and I thought that it might just work. I whispered in his ear and said, "Tsuna, do you want to forget what happened right now."

I woke up and was in a half daze. 'How long has it been since that day…I forget every time I try to remember. Those emotions I felt before are long gone.' I thought as I got up and examined my surroundings. I was back at my 'home' and saw that Tsuna was already that close to being sucked up by this dimension. I woke up from my daze and noticed that Mukuro was behind me.

"How'd you get in here Mukuro? I'm the only one who can mess with this kid's sub-conscious. Well it doesn't matter, this body is about to belong to me and I will definitely find Gokudera-kun." I said.

He looked astonished but asked, "You have all his memories about Gokudera Hayato don't you." Once I heard those words I thought I was about to die. 'Did he just say what I think he just said!'

"Really, you know who he is! He's my number one and I've been trying to control this body for years just to try to find Gokudera-kun again! Is he still alive, I thought he died during that day but maybe I was mistaken! Anyways, do you know where he is right now!" I asked ecstatically.

At first he was puzzled by my sudden change in character but then he answered, "I'll answer your question if you tell me why the Vongola Decimo is being sucked up by this dimension."

I smiled and answered, "I already told you, this is how I'm going to take over his body!" Demandingly, I said, "Now answer my question!"

"He's with me actually. I'm his tutor and now I'm actually trying to help Vongola Decimo who's being sucked up by this dimension right now. Kufufu, now could you please be nice and wake him up and could you disappear also." he answered with a smirk.

I glared at him but then a huge grin appeared on my face. "Ahahaha, you're really funny you know, Mukuro!" I said while laughing. "He won't wake up anymore, his mind is now lost. That body is just a mere piece of what's left of his self. I knew I won this war between us. I will get his body and-"

"Kufufu, you have been mistaken Tsunayoshi-kun. The little one over there is just sleeping, a part of his sanity and self is still alive in that body. And of course, he will wake up any moment now since you are just something that he created to fill a void in his mind."

"Shut up! You don't know who I really am and if he does wake up like you had just said then I'll just have to destroy that piece of dying will he has left!" I screamed at him when I came up to him and grabbed him by his shirt collar. I noticed that he didn't come up with a comeback and that he wasn't moving either. Grinning, I said, "Hmm, it seems as if you are vulnerable if I get close to you Mukuro~." Letting go of his shirt, I lit my hands in pure orange flames and flew to where Tsuna was. I caressed Tsuna's left cheek and said, "See, that piece of his self you were talking about isn't here."

Crack

I broke his right arm and saw that Tsuna didn't whelp at all. "He didn't even whelp." I said casually. I turned my flame into a high frequency one so that it could cause a cut to form when I swiftly grazed him in his cheek; just like when water is in a high frequency, it can slice through metal. "It's fun toying with this kid, but I love it when he screams in pain more." I said as blood was coming out from the cut.

I grabbed his face and saw how he really looked like. "Isn't he lovely, he's like a broken doll that was forgotten."

"Actually, it's like you are the broken doll that was forgotten." said the illusionist. 'What the fuck is this guy talking about?'

"Look, tears are falling down your eyes right now."

I touched my face and felt a wet substance. "Wh-What the hell?"

'Why the hell am I crying for…?'

"It seems like you don't even know why you are crying. Neither do I but I guess it has to do with your feelings towards the Vongola Decimo." said the indigo-haired pineapple. I wiped my tears away and felt a pang in my chest. 'What! Why the hell now!'

"Kufufufu, it looks like this has happened to you before. What, are you starting to break down and that's why you want his body." asked the heterochromatic-eyed illusionist.

"B-Break down? I don't even know what that means. I was always here! There was never a time-"

"Oya oya, so you were here the whole time hmm~. Very interesting person you are, Tsunayoshi-kun. So let me ask you something Tsunayoshi-kun, if all you wanted was to see was Gokudera then why did you seduce any person who Vongola Decimo had connections with?" asked Mukuro.

'H-Huh? W-Why? It's because- wait, why! WHY!' I was confused with this question. "I-I have a reason! It's because… It's because- What? Why…? Why the fuck can't I remember!" I yelled.

"Hmm~, it seems like I hit the spot didn't I. Are you going to start going delusional just like your master ther-"

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! I WILL NEVER BECOME LIKE HIM! HE'S…HE'S! Ugh! He's not my master! No…wait…"

"Kufufu, it seems like the little one you're holding is about to awake." Mukuro purred when I turned to see Tsuna being rejected by the dimension, his body slowly coming out. His eyes were still lifeless until little by little it started to regain its natural color.

'No, I have to stop him before he awakens!' I thought when I punched him in the face countless times so that he may never awaken. "NO! YOU CAN'T WAKE UP OR ELSE-!"

"Or else what?" Tsuna said with grogginess and pity that it made me sick. He grabbed my fist that I was about to punch in his face and squeezed it tightly. I looked into his eyes and didn't see the light amber they always had, instead it was full of pity. I kicked him in the abdomen and he let go instantly, his hand grabbing his stomach. I was about to run away until I heard a nostalgic voice.

"Juudaime."

"Gokudera…kun…" I said with a poignant pause when I finally saw the face I always wanted to see. Tears were spilling once I saw the person who always made me and Tsuna happy, Gokudera-kun. "I-I can't believe it, it's Gokudera-kun! It's Gokudera-kun!" I said ecstatically. I couldn't keep still and was about to go towards Gokudera-kun when suddenly-

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Mukuro's POVShot

"What the hell are you doing Mukuro!" said Vongola Decimo when he was finally free and went towards Tsunayoshi-kun. He winced when he tried to touch him with his right broken arm. 'Guess he figured out that his arm is broken.'

"He was getting annoying and well, I wasn't the one who shot him. It was this illusion right next to me." I said when I pointed to where 'Gokudera' was. He disappeared right after I said his name. I went towards where Vongola Decimo and Tsunayoshi-kun were, but not to close since I get paralyzed if I get too close to Tsunayoshi-kun. Tsunayoshi-kun didn't have any sign of a bullet mark on the front of his forehead. 'I either love it or hate it when illusions don't leave the same impression they do in real life.'

"Kufufu, why are you concerned with this ambivalent little brat?" I asked while he stared at me with those amber eyes that looked to innocent to be even concerned with this thing that was next to him.

The Vongola Decimo was holding his right arm and replied, "Because…huh, why was I concerned about him?" questionably. "Well, it doesn't matter. What I really want to know is why you shot Tsunayoshi."

"Kufufu, I already told you Vongola Decimo. He was getting annoying so I shut him up with an illusion. And also, my job is to help you and get rid of this pest since he's someone who shouldn't-"

"Do you think you can get rid of me that easily Mukuro." stated the used-to-be-dormant Tsunayoshi-kun. "Using that illusion of Gokudera-kun to deceive me was very deceitful indeed, but that won't get rid of me since I am a part of him." he replied while pointing at the abash Vongola Decimo.

"Wait, you don't know what you ar-"

"I don't care what you think!" yelled Tsunayoshi-kun when he landed a punch at Vongola Decimo's face. Not wanting to get in the mess I went farther away from the brawl that was about to start.

Tsunayoshi-kun kept landing the hits while Vongola Decimo stood his ground and just let him hit him. Tsunayoshi-kun kept punching him in the face, one punch after another until the latter got tired and started punching and kicking. "WHAT ARE YOU *punch* TO ME! *punch* WHY DON'T YOU *punch* HIT BACK! *kick* HOW COME *kick* DURING THAT DAY, *punch* WHY DID YOU *punch* AGREE! *kick* WHY ARE YOU SMILING AT ME LIKE THAT! *kick*" Tsunayoshi-kun shouted at Vongola Decimo while Vongola Decimo showed a wry smile; his face swollen a little and some blood dripping from his mouth. Vongola Decimo was blocking all his kicks but not his punches. From what it looked like, it seemed like Vongola Decimo wanted him to punch him. It makes him seem like a masochist but that wasn't the case here, it felt like he wanted repentance from something he did to Tsunayoshi-kun.

"STOP BLOCKING *kick* MY KICKS! WHY, *kick* WHY DOES IT HURT ME EVERY TIME *punch* I HURT YOU…!" he screamed while pointing at his chest and tears were spilling from his eyes. "WHY, *punch* WHY, *punch* WHY, *punch* why, why, why…!" he said when his knees fell to the floor and was lightly punching Vongola Decimo, tears spilling from his eyes.

Vongola Decimo fell on his knees towards Tsunayoshi-kun's shoulder while wrapping his arms on Tsunayoshi-kun's torso and said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything. It's all my fault and I made you carry the burden of that day, the day that changed me and you. *sniff* I was really weak minded that day and I gave into temptation and gave you the burden so you could carry it. I shouldn't have done that to you and I'm so sorry." amber-eyed Tsunayoshi replied to the sunset-eyed Tsunayoshi while some tears were spilling.

Tsunayoshi-kun hugged Vongola Decimo while crying as well. "*sniff* Who am I? *sniff* Why did I want to hurt you… I don't even remember why *sniff*. Why does it feel like this wasn't supposed to happen, like it was all one grand nightmare?" Tsunayoshi-kun asked while he let go and was looking straight at Vongola Decimo's puffy amber eyes.

Vongola Decimo wiped away Tsunayoshi-kun's tears and said, "Maybe because you're right, maybe this wasn't supposed to happen and it was all supposed to be just one grand nightmare. It's all my fault you're here in the first place." the amber-eyed Tsunayoshi-kun said. "Do you want to know who you really are?" asked the original brunet. The other nodded.

Vongola Decimo took a deep breath and replied, "Tsunayoshi. That's who you are; but not from this world were I'm from but from a different one where you and myself from another world are both one and the same. From what I can guess, your other self has deceased, so without a vessel you wandered to this world and found the same vessel as your other self which is me. Once you found me, you manifested yourself a form in my conscience and waited for the day I would use you. Since I don't have the same powers as my other self from that world, I couldn't manifest your power. And during that day you saw that I was in need of help, so you helped me with anything I needed. I twisted you during all these years and you became the way that you are because of me."

Tsunayoshi-kun's eyes were filled with tears once he found out who he really was; someone from a different world. 'That still doesn't explain why he was so capricious before.'

"I'm from a different world… how…?" asked Tsunayoshi-kun while grabbing Vongola Decimo's shoulders. "Why, why did I forget and how come you remember!"

Vongola Decimo's eyes looked pained; it seemed like he didn't want to tell him just to spare Tsunayoshi-kun of the thought. He took another deep breath and sighed. "The reason you forgot was because during that day we made an exchange of memories. Equivalent Exchange I supposed you can call it. In order for me to forget everything about that person you call Gokudera-kun, you needed to forget everything about your Tsuna. I guess, once you got a hold on my memories, you mixed then with your own and you thought that you were in love with Gokudera-kun but it was my emotions the whole time." Vongola Decimo explained.

Tsunayoshi-kun let go of Vongola Decimo's shoulder and looked cold. "…Then, everything, everything that happened these four years till now was all my fault. Everything… all of it was my fault!" yelled the sunset-eyed child.

Vongola Decimo handed him his hand. "No, none of it was your fault. All of it was mi-"

"Shut up!" shouted Tsunayoshi-kun as he slapped Vongola Decimo's hand away. "You know all of it is my fault and you're just trying to be altruistic but-"

"Will you just listen for a second!" screamed Vongola Decimo while grabbing Tsunayoshi-kun's shoulders. "That day, we made a contract that if we wanted our memories back then you had to remove your gloves! Those gloves are the reasons you're grieving right know but only I can take them off. So give me your hands." asked Vongola Decimo. 'Hmm, so they made a contract on that day. Interesting~.'

Tsunayoshi-kun pulled his hands away. "No, I can't let you take them off…"

Vongola Decimo looked puzzled. "Why can't I take them off?"

Tsunayoshi-kun looked hesitant to answer but gave him a reason. "Because they're covered in flames."

Vongola Decimo raised an eyebrow. "That's all; you don't need to worry about that. These flames won't hurt me since they are from your other self which is also me. Just give me your hands." he said, reaching out to take his hand but Tsunayoshi-kun didn't let him. "Come on, you're like a little kid. Just hand them over-"

"No!" said Tsunayoshi-kun. With a blush, he answered, "If you take them off then I won't have a reason to be at your side. I'll be all alone again and I wouldn't be able to be with you anymore and I don't want that. I don't want to lose what I have with you Tsuna. I-"

"It's okay Tsunayoshi. You won't be alone anymore. This time I'll protect you and you can be with me from now on. Now give me your hands." said Vongola Decimo while Tsunayoshi-kun slowly handed him his hands.

"You promise that I won't be alone anymore." said Tsunayoshi-kun while pouting. 'Damn, he's too cute.'

Vongola Decimo smiled at him. "I promise." he answered while he took off Tsunayoshi-kun's right glove with his left hand.

"Pinky promise?" said Tsunayoshi-kun sweetly.

Vongola Decimo extended his left pinky and Tsunayoshi-kun extended his left as well. "Pinky promise." Vongola Decimo said while he wrapped him pinky with the other and took off his other glove with his right broken arm. "And with this, you'll be able to see your Tsuna again at the world you belong. So from now on… you shouldn't blame yourself anymore, *sniff* okay Tsunayoshi." Vongola Decimo said while crying again.

I looked to see that Tsunayoshi-kun's legs were disappearing and said with his last piece of will left, "My intention from that day was to save you but I guess in the end I was the one who was saved. Your Gokudera-kun in this world is waiting and I hope you can be finally happy. Thank you, Tsuna, and with this you have your memories back as well, also goodbye…" while he pressed his lips onto Vongola Decimo's left cheek. He disappeared into Vongola Decimo's arms when the brunet touched his cheek while tears were spilling from his amber eyes.

Once Tsunayoshi-kun had disappeared, I felt that I could move again. I went towards where Vongola Decimo was. 'Maybe the reason I couldn't move was because Tsunayoshi-kun wasn't someone from this world.' I thought as I bent down to tell him something but then he fell on my lap and whispered, "Return to the place you should be, Tsunayoshi…" and fell unconscious while the gloves he was holding in his hands disappeared.

'This kid really likes to fall unconscious in the most unexpected times.' I sighed as I picked him up bridal style and thought, 'Wow, this kid is light. It seems like he hasn't eaten in a while.'

"Hmph." I said once I opened a hole through the dimension with Chrome's trident and got out.


Tsuna's POV – When I woke up I opened my eyes to find myself stuck in some black thing that was covering me; it seemed like the dimension I was in was trying to suck me in. Only my head, arms and legs were free so I struggled to get out, but it was useless. I looked at my surrounding and saw that no one was there and especially that everything was very dark even though for some reason I could see myself. My head started to hurt suddenly and memories started rushing in. "Wh-What the hell!" I said.

….…..

"What are you going to… do with that!" Xanxus screamed at me, blood covering his mouth and bright orange flames surrounding him.

Tsunayoshi was about to punch him with the same gloves he always has on every time I meet him but Xanxus grabbed his pair of guns and yelled, "DIE!" while he shot bright orange flames at Tsunayoshi. Tsunayoshi put his hands together and shaped it like a square while the flames in his hands were flickering rapidly. Xanxus' flames were coming to fast so Tsunayoshi had to stop what he was doing to barely dodged the attack.

Xanxus looked furious and screamed, "FUCKING DIE!" while he used his guns to fire flames to get to where Tsunayoshi was. Tsunayoshi closed his eyes and calmed down then opened them to face Xanxus head on; grabbing his hands and showing a snarl. Both their flames were burning brightly and getting bigger and an explosion was caused.

When all the smoke was gone, Xanxus' hands were covered in piercing ice. Tsunayoshi stared at his gloves and said, "This is…"

…..

The memory was over after that and I was confused at what I just saw. 'How come they were both using flames! When I was battling Xanxus he never used those types of guns! What's going on?' I thought when another memory rushed in.

…..

"Operation… X…" Tsunayoshi said while Byakuran was preparing for his final attack too.

"You really ruined everything for me! That doll with the pacifiers was my ultimate toy!" Byakuran screamed while in his right fist, swirling black flames were growing larger.

"Don't you dare insult Uni anymore than you already have! You don't even deserve to say her name!" Tsunayoshi screamed back at Byakuran.

"DIE!"

"BYAKURAN!"

Tsunayoshi's right hand was facing behind him while soft flames were being extinguished and his left shot pure orange flames that were really huge and bright at Byakuran. Byakuran shot large black flames at Tsunayoshi but they were no match for Tsunayoshi's. Byakuran was engulfed with orange flames and when the smoke cleared off, Byakuran wasn't there anymore.

…..

The memory was over. 'What happened to Uni and how come Tsunayoshi and Byakuran were both using flames again! It doesn't make any sense!' Another memory was being rushed through my head again.

…..

"No… Tsuna-kun… I…" said Enma-kun while facing Tsunayoshi.

"Enma-kun! You're back to yourself, aren't you!" Tsunayoshi asked him.

"I… I…" Enma-kun said while looking down.

Tsunayoshi looked at him with glad eyes. "It's okay now… I came to save you…" Tsunayoshi said while smiling.

Enma-kun looked up and said, "Tsuna-kun… just like the Vongola Primo… you didn't betray me…" while smiling as well. His smile faded and he said, "But… it's no good… It's too late… I can't control… my own power anymore…" when an enormous black hole was forming in Enma-kun's body.

"Run away! Run! Its magnetism is just overwhelming! Run for it! Everyone is going to be killed!" Enma-kun said while Tsunayoshi was trying to fly back.

"No, I'm going to save you! I'm going to do it!" Tsunayoshi screamed while he put his arms into an X position. "Operation…XX." Tsunayoshi said while a beeping sound was heard in his headphones.

'Understood, boss. Now initiating XX Sequence. Now firing gentle flames from the arm's new parts.' The headphones said while gentle flames were being shot at the end of the gloves Tsunayoshi had on.

"Hang on, Enma-kun!" Tsunayoshi said when strong flames were about to be shot from the palms of the gloves.

'The combustion levels of the counter burner and the left right burner are rising.' the headphones said. 'Gauge Symmetrical! Standby for discharge!' the headphones said when strong flames formed at the palm of Tsunayoshi's hand and shot strong flames at Enma-kun's black hole.

Enma-kun looked like he was in pain. "I'll save you no matter what! My pride is at stake!" Tsunayoshi yelled when everything was covered in smoke.

Once the smoke cleared, Tsunayoshi had switched with someone else who looked exactly like I did when I was fourteen. He rubbed his head and said, "Oww…" while a little mini-lion –with orange flames for a mane– was on his shoulder and said 'Gao'.

"Are you alright, Tsuna!" asked a concerned person who looked a lot like Yamamoto when he was fourteen; and a baby was on his shoulder who looked like a baby version of Reborn.

"Juudaime!" yelled another with silver hair.

"Y-Yeah… But what about Enma-kun?" asked the fourteen-year-old version of me. He looked around and the noticed someone moving. Enma-kun was coughing and his scarlet hair was in a complete mess.

"Gyahahahaha! Enma's got bed hair!" laughed a little boy with big, puffy, black hair and a cow print suit.

"Eh?" said a puzzled Enma-kun.

"That was really something!" yelled 'Tsuna' while smiling. The little lion jumped off his shoulder and ran towards Enma-kun. "I thought that you had disappeared! I'm so glad you're okay!" said 'Tsuna' while running towards Enma-kun; the others also followed.

"…Tsuna-kun… I'm sorry. Because of our mistakes… all of this happened…" replied Enma-kun with an apologetic face.

"It's fine. It's not your fault." said 'Tsuna' while smiling.

….

The memory faded and I was confused with so many questions. 'What the hell are these memories! At least I know that I did not live in that world with mini-lions with flames for a mane and black holes appearing out of nowhere and flames that are really destructive! Who's are these memories anyways!' Then another headache was forming again and memories were running through my head again. "Not again…!"

….

"Tsunayoshi…" said someone who looked like me but with a different atmosphere. He was talking to Tsunayoshi who was right in front of him with his bright flames on the top of his forehead and those sunset-orange eyes that looked serious.

"Yes, Tsuna." replied Tsunayoshi with a look of concern.

"You already heard that I'm going to die today, right. So before I die, I want you to live in a different world than here. I at least know that you deserve to live." said Tsuna with a pained look in his face.

"But I want to stay with you Tsuna! I rather die with you than-"

"You can't!" yelled Tsuna at Tsunayoshi. "You can't- because you aren't replaceable. If you die with me then the plan will be ruined because you are the source of my power. I can be replaced as many times as anyone wishes, but you can't. If you die with me then you will no longer be able to live with me again." explained Tsuna while he was at the brink of tears.

"I-I didn't realize…" said Tsunayoshi with an appalled face. "So I need to go to another world for a while until things settle down here…" asked Tsunayoshi.

"Yes. Until the day when my soul calls for yours again, you will stay in that world. But I have to warn you, time flows differently in every world. In the world I will leave you at, you have to find the same person who has the same soul as mine because you can't stay in your form forever. Until you find him or her, wait until the day I call for you, okay?" replied Tsuna while a single tear fell from his eye.

Tsunayoshi was looking down but then looked at Tsuna with determined eyes and said, "Then I'll wait for that day, the day when I can finally see you again Tsuna."

...

The memory faded and the dimension was sucking me up even deeper than before. My eyes were starting to feel heavy and I could finally comprehend why everything happened. I couldn't think straight anymore and I could barely see anything. I saw someone who I knew from presence that it was Tsunayoshi. He fell to the ground with a thud and looked like he was unconscious as well. "Now I get… why you were grieving… Tsunayoshi…" I said when I fell unconscious but not completely.

"Oya oya, so you were here the whole time hmm~. Very interesting person you are, Tsunayoshi-kun. So let me ask you something Tsunayoshi-kun, if all you wanted was to see was Gokudera then why did you seduce any person who Vongola Decimo had connections with?" asked Mukuro.

'Huh why is he asking him that kind of question?'

"I-I have a reason! It's because… It's because- What? Why…? Why the fuck can't I remember!" screamed Tsunayoshi.

'Tsunayoshi you can't remember because- never mind, you won't be able to hear me anyways.'

"Hmm~, it seems like I hit the spot didn't I. Are you going to start going delusional just like your master ther-"

'I-I'm not delusional, I think!'

"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP! I WILL NEVER BECOME LIKE HIM! HE'S…HE'S! Ugh! He's not my master! No…wait…"

'No! You're not mine. Your real Tsuna is waiting! I have to wake up and tell him! I have to!' I thought when what I wanted started to come true. I was coming back to where Mukuro and Tsunayoshi were.

Time skip

"My intention from that day was to save you but I guess in the end I was the one who was saved. Your Gokudera-kun in this world is waiting and I hope you can be finally happy. Thank you, Tsuna, and with this you have your memories back as well, also goodbye…" Tsunayoshi said when his lips were pressed to my left cheek. He disappeared like dust and is heading back to where the other Tsuna is.

Maybe, at least maybe, he might have a better life there than here.

I was crying when I touched my cheek, he must have loved me as much as he loved his real Tsuna. I heard Mukuro coming towards me. I grabbed the pair of gloves in my hands tightly and felt lightheaded again. I fell onto Mukuro's lap and barely said some audible words for Tsunayoshi who would not come back to this world ever again.

"Return to the place you should be, Tsunayoshi…" I whispered when I felt the grip on the gloves disappear.

*Four years ago*

I was in the ambulance car alone with Gokudera-kun while he was breathing heavily into his oxygen mask. The paramedics had bandaged his wound and said they were going to do more once they got to the hospital. I was grabbing his right hand tightly and he had his eyes barely open. "Everything is going to be okay Gokudera-kun…*sniff* Please don't give up on living!" I said while tears were spilling.

Gokudera-kun showed me a wry smile and took off his mask; wincing when pain flared when he moved. "I won't leave you alone Juu- I mean Tsuna. That's a promise." the silver-head said while grasping my hands. "So please,… don't show me your face when it's full of tears."

I let got of his hand and showed him a sincere smile while I wiped away my tears. "Yeah, you won't leave me alone. Because I love you too much to let you go." I said when I started crying again. I wiped away my tears again and stared at the wound Gokudera-kun received during our mission. It pained me to see his blood; it's my entire fault in the first place that he got himself hurt so I shouldn't be selfish by telling him to keep living, but that is how we humans are.

Gokudera-kun patted my head and said, "…Please… don't show me that expression Tsuna… It hurts me to see you in so much pain… for my incompetence… I shouldn't even be-"

"Don't finish that sentence!" I said. Gokudera –startled– looked at me in surprise. "I told you before that you have to value your life more when we were fighting with the Varia. So please don't finish that sentence…" I said while he showed a small smile, his face pale and exhausted.

"I'm so sorry Juudaime! Ugh…" he winced when he tried to get up, blood seeping through the bandages the paramedics put on him.

"Don't move Gokudera-kun! I can't let you die right when we both barely graduated from high school!" I shouted while pushing him carefully so he could lie down again.

Once he lied down, I had a hunch that something bad would happen soon. 'I really hope it's not Gokudera-kun who's gonna have something bad happen to him.'

I saw Gokudera-kun who was breathing even heavier than before. I touched his forehead and he felt really warm. "G-Gokudera-kun, you're burning up!" I said when I grabbed his oxygen mask and put it back on his face. I saw that his breathing was fogging the mask and the disappearing and reappearing again. His eyes looked like they were in pain and I couldn't do anything about it.

This was the first time I ever felt truly weak; to not even help my lover when he was in pain, that was the worst kind of feeling anyone could ever have. All I did was grab his hand again tightly and watch as his chest went up and fell down every time he took a breath. I couldn't think of anything besides Gokudera-kun's safety and health.

His hand twitched and I looked at his face and saw that his eyes looked very empty. Those emerald green eyes that had light had lost their glow. "…Tsuna…" the silver head said with a raspy voice. "I don't think… that I can keep… that promise…" he said again.

"W-Wait, what are you talking about?" I asked with a quiver. "Please don't tell me what I think you're saying."

Gokudera-kun's expression changed to a sad one and tears fell from his eyes. "I'm sorry Tsuna but I think I'm going on first… please don't feel sad for me Tsuna… I don't want to see you in a sad expression when I-"

"NO!" I yelled. "You promised that you wouldn't give up on living! You promised to me and as your boss I order you to keep on living!" I said when tears fell.

Gokudera-kun smiled. "I'm sorry… but that is the only order I cannot obey… I'm sorry Tsuna… I'm sorry…" the silver head said when his eyes closed and the grip he had on my hand loosened.

'No. No no no no no no no no no. This cannot be happening. He said that he was going to always be with me– he said he was.'

"Gokudera-kun… Gokudera-kun please wake up, please." I said while shaking his arm lightly. "Hayato, Hayato, please. It's an order, please wake up, please. Hayato!" I yelled when I hugged him. I couldn't feel his heart beat anymore.

I got up and sat on those benches that were inside the ambulance. I couldn't believe that everything was happening so quickly. We just graduated from high school and were going to finish this mission unharmed. So why did this happen, why did all of this have to happen; and to the most important person in my life.

I fell on my side and couldn't ponder on what just happened right now. Tears were freely falling from my face. My heart felt like it had stopped the minute Hayato's did. I felt like I had nothing to live for and wanted to die then and there with him. I wanted to escape from what just occurred. I withdrew to myself and fell unconscious.

In my mind, it was always dark but at least I could see myself so that was good. I hugged my knees and was trying to convince myself that Hayato wasn't dead and that everything that happened was all just a whole nightmare. But I knew that that was useless. My mind wouldn't allow myself to be delusional when it comes to facts. All I was thinking and doing was just causing me more pain and regret. I regretted everything that happened today, but regretting is useless because it will only cause you more pain than it already is.

Someone hugged me from behind. At first I was startled at the sudden contact but I felt like this person was someone I felt comfortable with. I turned around and hugged him back while sobbing. I was telling him that Hayato was dead and that everything that happened was all my fault. He held me gently and his puffy, soft brown hair was touching my face.

I felt vulnerable and I didn't like that feeling. Hayato always held me like this every time I felt like this. 'Hayato…'

The person I was holding had whispered some very effective words on me that would change me forever. "Tsuna, do you want to forget what happened right now."

My teary eyes had widened and I broke our embrace. 'This person looks exactly like me!' I thought.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked while rubbing my tears out of my eyes.

"I mean everything. Everything about what happened today and everything about the person who is making you grieve right now." the person replied.

I stared at him with confusion. "Everything about what happened… and the person who made me… No." I said. "No. I cannot do that. Even if I do feel regret about everything that happened today, I don't want to forget about my precious Hayato. Not now, not ever." I stated firmly.

His sunset eyes had widened; a frown appeared in his face. "But isn't Hayato the reason you are crying right now." he stated. "And aren't you wishing that you had never met him because he is the reason you are here right now." he said.

'That I never met Hayato. No, I would never want that– but wasn't it all his fault. No wait, I said it was all my fault– but maybe he was right– no, he couldn't be.'

I was confused and couldn't think of what I could answer with.

He firmly grabbed my shoulders and said, "If you forget about him right now, then you wouldn't feel anymore pain from him anymore. You won't have to cry about him and you could be like how you were before, with a smile on your face everyday."

It was true that he had a point. If I never met Hayato, I wouldn't be like I was today. I could have been smiling and happy. Happy that I'm not sad anymore.

My mouth had answered on its own. "I'll forget about him."

His face showed a smile. "Really, you really will." I nodded.

"But I want to know who exactly are you?" I asked.

"I'm Tsunayoshi." he answered brightly.

"Please to make your acquaintance, Tsunayoshi." I said in a monotone voice.

He got up and I got up as well, my eyes feeling like they had lost the light they had. A pair of gloves appeared in his hand and I looked at his sunset eyes in confusion. "Oh, these," he said while showing me the gloves. "I need them so that I can use my power to take away your memories but there is a price."

"A price?" I asked.

He looked pained but answered, "I have to forget about someone important to me as well. But I don't have to worry; you'll have my memories of him so I'm okay with this price."

"Okay…" I answered.

"First thing you have to do is draw out a flame." Tsunayoshi said when he showed me his index finger and a bright orange flame appeared on the tip.

"But I don't know how to draw one."

He grabbed my right hand and pointed at the Vongola ring that Reborn had given me, saying that this was an heirloom from the Vongola Primo. "Think of what your dying will is and a flame will appear." he said.

I thought of my will and a flame appeared on the ring. "Great! Now let the flame touch these gloves and you will forget about Hayato." he said when I did as he had said. The gloves were covered in orange flames and Tsunayoshi put them on; a flame appearing in his forehead.

He touched my forehead with his forehead –which had flames but it didn't hurt at all. "Now, if you want to break this contract all you have to do is take off these gloves and you will remember everything." he said. "But remember that you're the only one who can take them off."

"Okay…" I said when I started feeling a little dizzy.

"Se si vuole dimenticare, dimenticare. Se si desidera ricordare, ricordare. Ma io sarò sempre qui per voi miei cari fino alla fine.*" Tsunayoshi said with a smile in what I think was Italian. "Now I will finally be of some use to you, Tsuna."

...

I was back at reality again. I got up and saw a person with silver hair laid down, breathing into an oxygen mask. I noticed that my eyes were stained with tears and I didn't know why. I wiped them away and I looked at his face when his eyes fluttered open. They were a marvelous shade of emerald and I couldn't help fall in love with it.

"…T-Tsuna…."the silver head had said with a croak in his voice.

I looked at him with confusion. "Um, yes I'm Tsuna, but… who are you?" I asked. His emerald eyes had widened and they looked at me astoundingly.

There was a poignant pause before he could say anything. "Y-You don't know who I am?"

"Um no, should I?" I replied.

He showed a smile but it was full of grimace. "…No, never mind. It's better if you don't remember." he said when he turned his head to the other side. I cocked my head to the side wondering what he was talking about. Then everything started to go hazy again. I fell to the floor with a thud.

...

I woke up in a hospital bed and remembered that I had fallen unconscious. 'Since when was I that weak that I would fall unconscious easily.' Some knocked in the door and I saw that it was Yamamoto.

"Yamamoto, what are you doing here?" I greeted when he looked at me with confusion.

"What do you mean Tsuna? I came to see how Gokudera was doing and I found out that you were in the hospital too so I came to see what happened to you." Yamamoto replied when he raised an eyebrow.

"Who's Gokudera? I don't know anyone by that name. All I know is that I was inside an ambulance with someone who was seriously injured with silver hair and bright emerald eyes." I said. "But I don't know how I got there though, it's kind of weird isn't it?" I said when I was playing with some strands of my hair.

Yamamoto didn't say anything else after that. The last thing he said to me was that he was going to visit his friend's room next. I flashed a smile at him and he showed a small grin back.

...

I woke up and saw a girl with long violet hair that came to her shoulder blades. She had the same pineapple thing that Mukuro had. She was wearing a girl's black uniform with a black tie, short black skirt, and a white dress shirt. Her amethyst eyes stared at me and she showed me a small smile. She put a wet towel on the top of my forehead and sat on the edge of my bed, saying nothing.

I opened my mouth to talk and asked, "Who are you?" when she turned around and looked at me.

"My name is Chrome. Chrome Dokuro. I'm Mukuro-sama's assistant." she said with a quiet voice.

"How long have I been asleep?" I asked.

"Only for a few hours. It's six of the morning right about now." Chrome replied.

I just stared at the ceiling for a while and then asked something else. "How come you're here?"

"It's because-"

The door opened and revealed a certain pineapple head that I was barely accustomed to. "Chrome~!" he said in a very happy tone when he tried to glomp Chrome but she just avoided his attack. 'Weirdo.' I thought to myself when someone else had knocked on the door.

"Pardon for the intrusion." said the person who was standing beside the door, the voice sounding very nostalgic. Out of everything I have experienced during this whole day, I never expected to meet the person who I had forgotten about for four years until now.

"…G-Goku… dera… kun…"

"I'm back, Tsuna."


*If you want to forget, forget. If you want to remember, remember. But i will always be here for you, my dear until the end.

ANOTHER CLIFFHANGER! xD i hope you guys enjoyed this chapter because i certainly enjoyed writing it~! x3 to explain on what happened in this chapter (if you didn't understand); Tsunayoshi was actually from the world of KHR that we all know and love. Tsuna *TYL version*, sent him to Tsuna's world because of the Tri Ni Sette that was happening in the future. He sent him to a different world somehow and Tsunayoshi found Tsuna from this story. Blah blah blah, i can't really explain why Tsunayoshi had sex with the guardians but i think that it's because he had very deep feelings for everyone he made bonds with in the KHR world. (at least i can explain it this way). Also in this story, Chrome has both her eyes so that's why Tsuna didn't mention the eyepatch. Both the pineapple heads didn't really do that much in this chapter but at least they somewhat helped. And also about Gokudera, i will explain everything in the next chapter which is going to be the last. :'( i really enjoyed writing this story and i have a ton of story ideas i have in my computer that i wish to write (which i might will).

**Last thing, if anyone can guess what Manga's i was thinking about when i wrote this, i will write you a story of KHR of your choice! :D**

A/N #2 this chapter is the longest of every single chapter (9,865 words! :O) and i worked really hard on it for 3 weeks; it's also the most traumatizing one of all (well, it was supposed to be). i kept writing then erasing and rewriting again because i kept getting different ideas for this chapter and also proofchecking as well. I HOPE YOU REVIEW!