He holds up his sword. The ninja nods his head and went into a stance also. "Looks like I won't be able to finish my lollipop today." He bites the top part off. As the rest falls to the ground Hayate and the ninja both attack.
XXX
Hayate jumps in the air. He swings his legs and kicks the ninja. The ninja blocks with his right arm and a dagger. He pushes Hayate away as he cuts his shirt. Hayate went back a couple feet away. He holds up his katana. Shit! I don't have any bombs or guns with me! Why did I only put them in my school uniforms? I need to reorganize…Tch Hayate you better calm down here. A NINJA is standing right in front of you. I'm so happy…SHIT! I need to think. If I had my bombs then I could blast him away. But he looks like he's on a totally different level.
Hayate looks around his surroundings. It was completely dark out and he couldn't tell if someone else was there. That was when Hayate realizes a quick movement behind him. He grabs the ninja's arm and swings him to the ground. Another ninja runs straight at Hayate, grazing his cheek. He flips backward and strikes his katana. The ninja blocks him and grabs 3 shuriken from his right and throws them vertically at Hayate. Hayate holds his sheath straight up. The shuriken hits the sheath and Hayate swings his katana, bringing the shuriken back to the ninja.
"You're strong." Hayate tells the ninja. He looks behind to see the other ninja. They circle around him with their guard up. Hayate went into his stance holding his katana parallel to his arm. Suddenly, the two ninjas attack. Hayate blocks their every move. They were quick like the wind. Hayate high kicks the first ninjas. He couldn't tell them apart. They were the same height and their weights were similar. He then notices something. He compares the first ninja to the other. He turns around to change his position. The ninja went straight at him. Hayate grabs his arm and twists it. The other attacks in rage and activates his flame. Hayate looks at the indigo flames on the sword. I knew it. Your aura was different anyway. "So you're the reason why it's nighttime. But why nighttime?" Hayate realizes something. "You…" The ninja behinds him, stabs him in the back. Hayate spits out the blood. He turns around to see the ninja. Hayate lands in the ground. They grab his sleeve. A loud noise occurs. Hayate looks up to see a bright blue light. He wonders what it is. He hears the sound of footsteps coming towards him. He hears the heels pounding against the concrete. Three gunshots shot past him. One of them hits the ninja's arm while grazing the other. The ninja blocks the third.
"Let's get out of here." The ninja says in a male voice. The other nods their head. They both disappear into the shadows. The dark night disappears, returning the light back to normal. Hayate looks up to see his mother carrying her silencer.
"Are you dead?" She bends down.
Hayate let out a huge grin. "Mom…" He says before he falls asleep.
XXX
Hayate wakes up to find himself snuggling his Gundam bed sheets. He stares at the clock. Today was Tuesday and Hayate have his finals today. He turns the sheets and stands up. He caught himself in the wide floor length mirror with anime stickers on it. He looks at himself. His torso was bandaged and he can see the faint stain of blood on it. He opens a drawer and grabs a blue Pokemon shirt. He puts in on and heads downstairs to eat breakfast.
Madeline was standing next to the coffee machine waiting for the coffee to be brew. Gokudera stands next to the doorway and was talking on the phone. He looks up to see Hayate walking down the stairs. He drops his phone and hugs his son.
"Are you okay Hayate?" Gokudera squeezes him tightly.
"I'm okay. Just a little bit sleepy." Hayate yawns. He walks over to the kitchen table and sits down. Madeline sets down a plate of pancakes and eggs. He eats the food down in seconds. "I'm done." He stands up and walks back upstairs to change.
"Shouldn't we do something?!" Gokudera asks his wife.
Madeline shrugs. "He wasn't that hurt. Besides he used to get hurt like that all the time so he's used to it. It's nothing to worry about." She drinks her coffee.
"Can't you hear yourself speak?" Gokudera groans. "Your son was just attacked and you don't care."
"He's going to get hurt if he's in the mob. You have to shed blood sometimes. At least he didn't end up in a coma." Madeline nods her head towards Gokudera.
"I was in a coma for a week and I was protecting Juudaime!" He defends his actions.
"Uh-huh." Madeline continues drinking. "The attack is school related so leave the problem to Hibari. You can follow him but you can't do anything. Aren't you hanging out with Tsuna today?"
Gokudera sighs. He sits down on his chair. "Juudaime wants to go back home today to see Sawako. I have nothing to do today except shop for food."
"Since you're food shopping, you should buy some milk." Madeline holds up the empty carton. "We ran out."
"I'm off to school." Hayate lazily shouts. He grabs his schoolbag. He walks out the door. Gokudera looks worried.
Madeline shrugs. "You do know I put a tracker, camera and a weapon in his bag and clothes for a reason."
"Maddie!!" Gokudera smiles happily.
"I'm not that stupid. Making my son go off with nothing…What's the matter with you?" Madeline mutters.
XXX
Hayate sits down in front of Vice Principal Kusakabe. Tetsuya folds his hands together. Hayate gulps and looks at Sakura who was standing next to the wall. He looks at Ryu who sits next to him. Nami sits next to Ryu and stares at Hiro who was leaning against the wall.
"Um…why am I here?" Hiro asks. Everybody looks at him.
"Aren't you in Hayate's family?" Kusakabe raises a brow.
"I'm not in the mob…" Hiro sobs. Hayate gives him a thumb up. Hiro rejects the gesture. Hayate fake sobs.
"Anyway…why are we here Vice Principal?" Hayate tilts his head. He crosses his legs and leans back.
"I didn't want to call you but…" A portion of the desk split apart to a wide opening. It rises up and out comes Reborn sipping a cup of coffee while sitting a chair.
Hiro nearly flinches after seeing the baby. Hayate's eyes light up. "Ciaossu!" Reborn greets them.
"Reborn!!"
"Who is this?" Hiro asks. Everybody stares at him.
"I'm Reborn, a home tutor." Reborn tells him.
"He tutored Uncle Tsuna and Dino-san." Hayate mentions.
"So this guy trained the world's number one enemies." Hiro asks. Everybody nods their heads. "Isn't there something wrong with it?" He mutters. He catches Reborn staring at him.
"Anyway…" Reborn turns around. "We have important issues to talk of."
"You mean my attack?" Hayate points out.
"Along with other things…" Kusakabe adds. "56 students who are currently in the mob were attacked this past week." Everybody nods their head. "Their attacker is this guy." A screen pulls down from the ceiling. Sakura turns off the lights and Kusakabe turns on the projector. Everybody stares at the white haired boy. Nami squeals. He was hot. Ryu rolls his eyes. Hayate studies him closely. The white haired boy was around 5"7 and was muscular built. He was wearing black slacks with a black tee. There was a spiked belt around his waist. His black combat boots unzipped. He wore a pair of black shield sunglasses. He also carried a black guitar case on his right shoulder. "We caught him a couple of times around Namimori. He fits the description from the victims.
"But he looks like every punk boy in a rock band!" Nami points out.
"Yes but we have one of the students who has photographic memory to point him out of all of the punk teenagers." Kusakabe says.
"Who took the pictures?" Ryu asks.
"I did." Sakura tells him. "His aura is quite different too. He seems like a very pissed teenager."
"Isn't that every teen?" Hayate smirks. He uncrosses his legs. "I got attacked by ninjas so there is a chance we're working with one group." Hayate smiles. "We're dealing with a secret ninja school!!" He exclaims. Everybody looks at him in disbelief. "It's true!! It's a secret ninja school!!! There only one mob school in Namimori and it's this school. We don't even have enough mobsters to call it a mob school but it is! This is awesome!!"
"You're getting to something it can't be a secret ninja school." Sakura reminds him. Hayate looks at her with tears in his eyes. "Sorry to disappoint you but my Grandmother runs a dojo and she is the only one here who's training anything close to a ninja."
"You're such a party pooper." Hayate says. He hears the door closes. "Hiro?" He looks to see Hiro gone. "I think we freak him out." He shrugs.
"Nope it's not that. Now we know what we're dealing with." Reborn sips his coffee.
"Huh?" Nami looks at him.
XXX
"Why? Why?" Hiro says as he enters the rooftop. He looks up to see the cloudy sky. He stands next to the ledge. He lays his head on the ledge. "Why was he on that screen?" He looks at his hand. "Has he been the one attacking the students? Is this what he has been doing for the past three years? Has he been hurting people?" He sorrows in his pain. He closes his eyes to think.
"Why are you hiding in here?" A young child looked up to see a white haired boy around his age. "They will find you anyway."
"Zero…I hate it here." He tugged his pants. "I don't want to be here no more. I want to go home." He cried.
Zero hugged him tightly. "We have no home. We never had one the moment our so called parents threw us away. It has been a lot long time since I remember my real name. Do you still remember your real name?"
The young boy's eyes flooded with tears. "My real name…"
"The one your parents gave you." Zero nodded.
"My name is…Hiro Takagi."
"Now you must never forget that Falcon."
Hiro realizes tears were coming out of his eyes. He wipes his tears with his sleeve. He stares at his right arm. "What should I do?" He wonders.
XXX
"There are one middle school and two 7-12 grade prep schools in Namimori." Sakura points to the screen. "We have the Sengoku All Boys Prep School and its sister school Midori All Girls Prep School."
"Holler for all norms!!" Hayate shouts. Sakura gives him a stern look. Hayate gulps. "Continue on…." He bows.
"Anyway…" Sakura clicks on the screen. "So our enemy might be one of these or another fraction."
"It's so complicated!!" Nami cries.
"Shut up." Sakura orders her. "We checked out the schools. Nothing odd happened so far but there was a rise in student activity. Reborn, is there anything you want to say." She looks at Reborn was who thinking.
"I have an idea." Reborn says. "This reminds me of when Tsuna dealt with the Kokuyo Gang."
"Are we dealing with prisoners?" Sakura asks.
"Could be…" Reborn looks at the spot Hiro was at, "Or not…"
"HUH? Which one is it?" Ryu cries.
"A little of both…" Reborn says.
"Why is he here?" Ryu whispers to Hayate.
"It's Reborn. If you want him gone, you're out of luck." Hayate whispers back. He smiles at Reborn.
Reborn jumps next to Kusakabe. "So what's the story behind Hiro Takagi?"
"Why?" Hayate wonders.
"Just wondering about him." Reborn smirks.
Hayate folds his hands behind his head. "He moved here from Ikebukuro not too long ago."
"What school did he go to?"
"I don't know…"
"Reborn-san we have his school records here." Kusakabe adds."I'll give them to you later."
Reborn stops him. "Never mind, I don't need it." Reborn opens the door. "I'm leaving so you can continue this." Everybody nods their head.
"It's obviously a hidden ninja village!!!" Hayate says.
"Get over it Hayate!!" Sakura hits him.
Reborn chuckles as he hears the sounds getting softer. He looks at the window and sees Hiro on the roof on the other side of the building. He sees him wiping away his tears.
XXX
Gokudera looks through his files. "Are you sure this is it?" He asks Hibari.
Hibari glares at him. "I researched him with all of my power." Hibari stands up from his chair. "Sadly, there is no record of Hiro Takagi past the age of 11. He has been living as an orphan until he was adopted by the Director's sister. I was surprised to find out that his mother went to NamiMiddle. She was in the literacy club and was in Ryohei's class for two years. That's all I got. By the way, Hiro's cousin Mikado goes to Sengoku Middle school and is on the baseball team. It's nothing suspicious though."
Tsuna walks in a cup of tea. "Juudaime!! Did you see Sawako?"
Tsuna shakes his head no. "She's at a friend's house. Kyoko told me I should have call first before making plans." He chuckles. "You got any news about the attacks?"
Gokudera sighs. "No Juudaime. It's a dead end."
"Whoever these people are, they're good." Hibari smirks. "I want to destroy every last one of them." He throws the envelope on the desk. Tsuna laughs. His eyes widen when he saw the paper.
"What is that?" he asks. He walks up and holds the picture up. It was a symbol of three black tomoe swirls. "Naruto?" He recalls the anime Hayate was watching. "What is this?" He laughs.
"That mark looks familiar." Hibari's eyes widen. "That's the mark of Sengoku Disciplinary Committee."
"And among other things…" Gokudera points out.
"It does look familiar but I didn't know the mark was from Sengoku." Tsuna says.
"Then from what?" Gokudera asks.
Tsuna's eyes grew with shock. He drops his cup resulting in little glass pieces and tea everywhere. "Three years ago…" He says nervously. "Don't you remember what happened three years ago in Ikebukuro?!"
Gokudera realizes what was going on. "Juudaime!!"
"We have to fight with Sengoku Prep School now. They have what we were looking for." Tsuna cries.
