"I eat cake because it's somebody's birthday somewhere." (8/26/17)


Trident Shamal remembered when he had first met Hadrian. The then fifteen-year-old kid used to be a scrawny, bespectacled waif of a teen. One look at him and any doctor worth their salt can easily pick out the signs of someone slowly recovering from childhood malnutrition and neglect. However, it wasn't the sight of him that made the teen one of his more memorable patients.

It was the fact that he reeked of Discorded Flames that it made Shamal's stomach turn just from being near him. A large part of the reason why the doctor kept turning Hadrian away wasn't because of the teen's biological sex, but because he didn't trust himself not to give into his instincts and inject a lethal disease into the kid and then leave him for dead.

So for three whole weeks, the kid stubbornly insisted that Shamal was the only one who can treat his condition.

The first week, Hadrian would just show up at his front door, repeatedly asking him politely.

The second week, the kid came bearing homemade food and money as a bribe. He accepted the food, but not the money. Shamal hated to admit it, but his taste buds were spoiled thanks to the brat's heavenly cooking.

By the third week, the green-eyed teen's patience finally dried up. He completely stopped giving the doctor food and began delivering threats to do bodily harm to his person. For three days, Shamal simply ignored them because he figured there was no way the brat would carry them out on the one person he needs to fix his condition.

Then he woke up one morning to find himself stripped down to his underwear and tightly strapped to his bed while Hadrian holding a bottle of sulfuric acid in one hand and a pipette in the other, which the kid had the gall to threaten to slowly apply to his groin area should he still refuse.

"It's not like you actually need that part of your anatomy to survive. I still need you to be functional after all." Hadrian said to him as the sun's glare reflected off of his glasses, making him look impressively scary for someone as short and skinny as him.

The next day, Shamal brought Hadrian to one of the Mafia World's hospitals, where the doctor used his connections to access all the equipment and machinery needed to examine the issue with the teen's Flames.

The results that came shocked him to his core.

It wasn't the fact that the kid is an Active Sky with secondary Cloud Flames. It also wasn't that the kid was somehow able to access HDWM despite never being trained how to properly use his Flames beforehand. It definitely wasn't the fact that Shamal has an unattached civilian Sky as a patient who is somehow able to run around all of Italy without any Famiglia taking notice of his presence.

It was the freaking parasitic Discorded Flames inside hidden in the kid's lightning-shaped scar on his fucking forehead.

It took Shamal a total of fifty-six hours to successfully remove the parasite without killing the kid or irreparably shattering his Flames. By the time Hadrian finally recovered from his ordeal, the end results were much more noticeable.

Without the parasite leeching off of him and doing all sorts of damage on his person, the teen became noticeably healthier than he was prior to his treatment. He put on more weight, shot up a few centimeters, and according to him, he no longer needed a heavy prescription for his improved eyesight and can comprehend stuff much easier now that he doesn't have that parasite imbedded so close to his brain.

After the procedure, Shamal took the opportunity to examine the remains of the parasite, which brought forth more questions than answers. Originally, the doctor had surmised that an enemy Flame User had Flame Raped Hadrian, implanting a sample of their Flames on the kid that would slowly kill him off over time. However, that wasn't even the case.

Turns out, there were Flames of two different people involved, but what's astonishing about the situation is that both individuals are Latent yet somehow they were able to take their dormant Flames and use them to this extent which shouldn't even be possible!

The first and most obvious came from a male, and old enough to be the kid's grandfather. However, it was so unstable with Discord that Shamal can barely get much information on what type of person it came from. The second, on the other hand, provided a heck of a lot more information than the other. Shamal can even tell what went down as the Flame was implemented.

The person with the Latent Storm and Lightning Flames was female, a good half-decade older than Hadrian when she first put down her unique protection, and most likely dead by now. Somehow, the moment this lady died, she literally tore out her own Flames using something and used them to create a temporary shield to protect the kid. Storm to act offensively and disintegrate whatever or whoever it is that threatened Hadrian and Lightning as an offensive shield to protect whatever attacked the kid.

However, post-mortem Flames dissipate into nothingness very rapidly. So while Hadrian had protection, there was only so much time that it would last until the protection starts to fail, which would explain why the parasite came to be. Whatever it was that attacked the kid, the backlash apparently damaged them so severely that their unstable Flame shards instinctively tried to seek out healthier and stronger Flames to absorb and corrupt, but the remaining scraps of the woman's protective Flames immediately locked onto the threat towards their charge and became a make-shift barrier between the boy's Flames and the Discorded ones.

For years, both Flames waged war against each other, being fed through Hadrian's own Flames to keep them going. But as time passed, the woman's Flames slowly start to fade away as they are no longer replenished due to their User's death while the Discorded Flames remain strong as their User is still alive (much to Shamal's disgust).

So the doctor took his findings to his patient in his hospital room hoping to get answers from the kid. But instead of explaining, all Hadrian said was, "If the Mafia World has their Omertà, then where I originally came from has their own. So unless you literally want all of your memories taken away, then get rid of everything. Results, papers, the samples you've taken. Everything. None of this ever happened." Because of the grave tone the teen had used and how serious he was, Shamal reluctantly dropped the manner and complied.

Three days later, Hadrian Temperanza checked out of the hospital after being treated for a minor Flame-related illness. A day after, a sizable donation was anonymous made to the hospital. A week later, Shamal would receive various containers of food consisting of a wide array of offerings like Kofta kebab burgers, curry risotto omurice, and karaage rolls (Japanese fried chicken) for a whole month.

Nearly two years after that, the cute Varia "girl" the doctor had been hitting on turned out to be the same unforgettable kid he had treated. Once Hadrian was cured of the Medusa disease Shamal had inflicted on him, the brat then turned around and kicked him in the balls. Then the kid stood over him as he writhed in agony and demand if he is able to remove Flame Seals.

For the record, Trident Shamal did not accept Hadrian Temperanza's offer because he wanted to avoid further injury to his genitals…

He only did it so that he can eat his zuppa di pesce alla Romana (Roman-style fish soup) again.

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"Oh, good. You're still alive. I figured you're still too Dame to die so pathetically." Hadrian commented dryly as he, Reborn, and Shamal stood over the prone form of a fourteen-year old boy lying on top of his bed.

Despite his mind and body recovering from the overwhelming rush of his newly released Flames, Tsuna was able to let out a healthy groan as a reply. The removal was absolutely intense.

Shamal, being a doctor specializing in Flame-related illnesses, helped direct the whole process (which to his opinion was way easier than tackling Hadrian's case) and made sure that each delicate procedure was handled safely so the boy doesn't slip into Discord. The older teen supplied the Sky Flames needed to slightly weaken the Seal while Tsuna's home tutor provided the control the Cloudy-Sky Varia agent didn't have over his primary Flames using his Sun Flames to "paint" a guide for the dark-haired teen as well as healing some of the damage the Seal's been causing the boy over the years. With their combined efforts, Tsuna was able to push his Sealed Sky Flames through and overpower his Flame Seal, completely shattering the damnable thing.

The success of the operation showed as one by one the boy's now fully Bonded Guardians all gravitated towards him as the beacon of Sky Flames gradually subsided with each of their appearance.

Gokudera practically fell down to his knees beside Tsuna as he was swamped by the sudden rush of emotions that came with the Harmonization between him and his Sky. Next, a Flame Drunk Lambo practically stumbled into the room and then proceeded to climb up onto Tsuna's bed to cuddle up to his Sky. Within mere minutes, everyone heard a loud gleeful cry of "EXTRREEEEEMMMMEEE RUUUUUSSSHHH!" as Ryohei had immediately abandoned his training with Colonello to rush to Tsuna's side upon sensing the aftereffects of their Bond. Yamamoto himself also dropped everything and suddenly appeared at the Sawada house, casually letting himself into the boy's house before making a beeline toward his Sky's room. Later on, Dino had also dropped by telling them that his student had suddenly bolted from their sparring session and after searching for a while, he found Hibari peacefully napping on the balcony nearest where his Sky was recovering from the influx of his Flames.

All the boy was missing was his Mist. But according to Tsuna, he can barely make out a subtle but barely noticeable trace of familiar Mist Flames coming from a block over where the Sawada residence is. The person cautiously responded to their new Bond by poking and prodding as the boy's Flames poked back playfully. However, rather than Mukuro as the brunet originally thought, he described the Flames as feeling like "two compatible people inside of one person."

With all of the Sky's Guardians present, Tsuna's Flames can finally calm down as his friends reveled in the sensation of being blissfully "whole" thanks to him.

"Will Tsuna be okay? This is…this is normal, right?" Nana asked worryingly as they all made their way downstairs. Tsuna's friends on the other hand stayed behind to be with their Sky, so the rest of them left the room to leave the boys to themselves.

"He's fine. Think of his current condition kind of like a fever. A little bit of rest for the next few days, and he'll be up and ready to do some more training." Shamal reassured the mother of their mutual patient.

The dainty woman sighed in relief and smiled cheerfully. "In that case, I'd better have his favorite foods ready for him once he gets better." He then turned to the teen with an expectant look in her eyes. "Hari-kun, you told me you love to cook for your friends, right? So will you be a dear and help me out in the kitchen? With this many people in the house, I could use the extra hand."

Hadrian slightly stiffened up at the housewife's request but nonetheless agreed. "I… don't normally cook with other people… Maybe just this once, I can… tolerate having to help." He replied to her apprehensively. Up until now, it was always him that did all the cooking. Never before did someone asked to help them in the kitchen.

Before the two could even take a step towards the kitchen, the front door burst open revealing the form of Iemitsu and his apprentice, Basil.

"NANA~! MY LOVE~! I'm HOOOOMMMEEE~!" The man shouted happily as he ran into the living room with his arms wide open expecting his beloved wife to come running to his embrace.

However, after a while of just hugging empty air, he realized that the woman he loves wasn't coming to greet her devoted husband. Snapping out of his love-induced haze, he took a careful look around the living room and saw the housewife in one end of the roomful of people.

On her sweet face was an expression full of mixed emotions: anger, despair, sorrow, devastation and worst of all…

Betrayal.

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When Nana finally saw her husband with his young "apprentice," Basil, trailing behind him, it was just too much for her to take. Seeing the young boy standing beside her husband forced her to see all the miniscule similarities she didn't previously detect. There was no denying the obvious evidence now.

For years, she had always wondered why Iemitsu was always away for so long. Overseas construction work? Please! Nana had suspected from the very beginning that her husband was keeping secrets and respected his privacy. So out of love and affection for him, she waited patiently for the day that he would finally come clean to her about everything. She waited. And waited. And waited…

She kept waiting for Iemitsu even as she went through her entire pregnancy with Tsuna alone. She kept waiting for him to show up and listen to Tsuna's first words and witness their precious son take his first steps. She kept waiting for him even after her heart broke when her little four-year-old Tsuna looked up at his mother with his sad brown eyes and asked her, "Mama, why don't Tsuna has a Papa?"

True, she may not have been the best mother for her son. She was self-conscious enough to admit that. But at least, she tried, which was more than what she can say for Iemitsu. She tried in what little ways she can to encourage and support her son to be at least content with his life. She tried to cheer him up every time her Tsu-kun was mistreated by his classmates and teachers and not make such a big deal of it lest it could cause more problems than things already are. She tried to be patient and prayed with all her heart that her little Tsu-kun will eventually find that one person who can look past his Dame-ness and find it in themselves to love and support her baby boy. She even tried to ignore that fact that Tsuna is following his father's footsteps in keeping secrets from his own mother ever since his babyfied home tutor became a part of their little household.

With Tsuna, he at least has the decency to feel guilty about always lying to her, so it made the experience more bearable. Iemitsu, however, did no such thing. The tone in his voice, the look in his eyes, even his body posture. Nana can tell that he fully expects his wife and son to always be that happy-go-lucky family he's envisioned since their marriage no matter what happens.

Nana, on the other hand, felt differently. And it's about time that she confronts her husband about the Mafia World. Starting with her stepson, Basil.

"I…Iemitsu… just for once… please be honest with me?" She whispered as she held back her tears.

The blond man blinked in confusion. "Nana, wha-… What are you-?"

"Iemitsu, please! …Can you just tell me the truth for at least 5 seconds…? That's all I ask of you… please…" Nana begged.

Slowly, he lowered his arms and looked at his wife seriously. "What do you want to know?"

Steeling herself, she gathered up all her courage and asked, "…what is Basil-kun to you?"

Immediately, the CEDEF began laughing nervously and decided to try to bluff his way around her question. "…Nana, don't you remember? Basil is my apprentice. I'm training him so that one day he will-"

"OH FOR THE LOVE OF KAMI! CUT THE CRAP, IEMITSU! I ALREADY KNOW EVERYTHING!" She screamed at her husband, ignoring the tears falling from her face.

He suddenly choked on air in shock. "…E-Everything? W-What do you-" The CEDEF sputtered.

"I know about the Mafia and the Vongola. I know that you Sealed Tsu-kun's Flames away. I know that you are the advisor to the current Vongola Boss. I know that you sent Reborn so that Tsu-kun can be trained to take over as the next Boss. And most of all… I know that Basil-kun is actually your son!" Nana sobbed out.

"…M-Master?" The young boy in question stumbled in shock and looked at his supposed father with a look of betrayal.

Growing up, he had always thought that he was an orphan that the CEDEF had taken in because of his Active Flames and was raised with Oregano and Iemitsu as his foster parents on paper. Suddenly, a thought hit him. If the CEDEF Boss is his biological father, then that means that Tsuna is his half-brother! Without another thought, he quickly ran upstairs towards Tsuna's room.

Iemitsu, on the other hand, could care less about Basil's treachery. He was more concerned with a more important manner. "Nana, who told you all of this?"

"Don't change the subject! Why should I tell you when you haven't answered me?" Nana said.

The man walked forward and held his wife's shoulders tightly. "You weren't supposed to know all of that! It's illegal for civilians to get involved with the Mafia! Now stop protecting whoever it is and just tell me the bastard who put your life in danger!" He insisted as his grip on her tightened even more, causing the housewife let out a tiny pained sound.

"Madre di Dios. If that's what you're concerned about, then you shouldn't have married her in the first place." Hadrian drawled, interrupting the argument with his own two-bits before Iemitsu hurts the woman any further.

The man quickly let go of Nana and whirled around to face the teen. "What did you say?" He snarled.

"She's been exempt from the Omertà for years. You of all people should know that. But for whatever godforsaken reason, you decided to keep the truth away from your family and even go as far as doom your own son to a life of misery by crippling his Flames." The Varia Cloud said with narrowed eyes.

"I did it because they're civilians! There weren't supposed to get involved with the Mafia." Iemitsu argued.

"Look how that worked out. Your wife is disillusioned, and the way Tsuna-kun is now, your son is a shoo-in to become a bloody puppet leader. Question, why didn't you have Tsuna trained to control his Flames? If someone had been there to teach him how to utilize his Flames properly, then he could've had the chance to a normal life. But you went and fucking destroyed that with that goddamn Flame Seal!" Hadrian snapped back.

"YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO CRITISIZE MY ACTION!" Iemitsu roared angrily.

"Do you know the bloody damage you've fucking caused to your own flesh-and-blood, you big cunt!? Are you trying to kill off yet another bloody Vongola Decimo candidate?! I've read your bloody reports, that boy was heading down towards the path of no-return. You could've indirectly murdered your son! You stupid bastard son of a whore!" The dark-haired teen shouted.

"How do you know about all of this? Who are you? What's a filthy traitorous rat like you doing here?" The blond man growled lowly.

Hadrian smiled ferally. "Take a good guess, you wanker. Actually… why don't I just give you this little hint?" Closing his eyes, he concentrated and carefully reached deep down within himself to grasp his hidden Sky Flames. He then brought it forward and allowed himself to flare his Flames enough to expose himself as a Sky in disguise.

"B-B-But how…" Iemitsu stammered stupidly as his eyes widened with shock.

"Hadrian, here, has had more practice with his secondary Cloud Flames than with his primary Sky Flames. He's been subconsciously hiding his own Sky Flames by propagating the his output of Cloud Flames so people are fooled into thinking he's purely a Cloud unless one knows what to look for." Reborn took the opportunity to explain to the man with an evil smirk.

Hadrian's control over his secondary Flames is almost on genius levels. It was no wonder the petite chef was able to lay low long enough for the Varia to take notice of him and claim him for themselves. For that very reason was why made him Varia Quality enough to become their members.

It's an amazing technique that allowed the teen to be able to walk amongst civilians and Mafiosi without anyone trying to accost him. If Hadrian were to walk on the streets as a Sky, then he'd been pounced on by some power-hungry Famiglia a long time ago. Playing as a pure Cloud worked well for the teen because there's less of a chance of being kidnapped. After all, it was universally known that trying to trap a Cloud is downright suicidal. Only a fool would dare risk trying in vain to chain one down, especially one who can easily snap your backbone into splinters with their bare hands or propagate your very cells to the point where they become cancerous tumors.

"H-H-HE'S A SKY?! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! THE ONLY PERSON WITH SKY FLAMES IN THE ENTIRE VARIA IS XANXUS!" Iemitsu yelled out in disbelief.

The Cloudy-Sky scoffed at the man's ignorance. "Shows what you know, twat."

Realizing the implications of Hadrian's appearance, the CEDEF snarled lowly. "What have you done with my son?"

"We fixed him." Hadrian proclaimed proudly. "The stupid Flame Seal was a total bitch-and-a-half to break, but thankfully, my Flames were just enough to weaken the Seal to allow Tsuna-kun can break the thing himself."

The Sealing a Flame User, especially a young Active Sky such as five-year-old Tsuna, was a good one-way ticket to the Vendicare Prison. When Hadrian first found out during his long flight to Japan, he wanted to hunt down and give Iemitsu prostate and testicular cancer with his Cloud Flames for even suggesting the damn method in the first place. Sadly, the teen couldn't because Nono himself had gotten full permission from the Vindice to do so.

Turns out, the Mafia World at the time, was dealing with a case where an unknown serial killer. The Discorded Flame User had gone rampant, killing and arranging the deaths of countless of Mafia heirs, targeting Skies in particular. Given the timing of the situation, Hadrian surmised that shortly after losing his eldest son and Decimo candidate to the mass murderer, Timoteo caved into Iemitsu's insistence in a moment of weakness while he was still mourning his son. After that, the Vongola Don's grief only increased, allowing things in the Vongola to go further downhill. The insane serial killer was eventually caught and publically executed by the Vindice, but not before all three of the Nono Vongola's sons had already met their deaths by the hands of the culprit. All within the same year to boot.

And the worst part… the CEDEF had been responsible for the protection of the Vongola candidates but failed pathetically at their jobs. If Hadrian hadn't known any better, he would've assumed that Iemitsu wanted to arrange things so that Tsuna would become the Vongola Decimo, but with the Flame Seal in place, the boy would've ended up being a figurehead ruler of the Mafia World's largest and most influential Famiglia. Thankfully that wasn't the case. It was just Iemitsu's sheer incompetence that had made standards low in the CEDEF.

All of the sudden, everyone became shocked when Iemitsu violently lashed out at Hadrian in a rage and punched the teen in the face, sending him crashing straight through the wall and out onto the front yard.

"IEMITSU!" Nana screamed out in horror as her husband jumped through the hole he created, dropping his pickaxe nearby on the front lawn before continuing his vicious assault on the Varia agent.

Before the man's next punch crushed his ribcage, Hadrian quickly got up and rolled out of the way. Quickly getting up, the teen began bobbing and weaving away from Iemitsu's fists. Blocking a punch aimed towards his stomach with his forearms, he nimbly jumped up out of the blond man's reach and then rammed both his feet on the CEDEF Boss' face with as much force as he can as he let gravity take care of the rest, effectively breaking the man's nose with a loud satisfying crack. Using Iemitsu's face as a springboard, the teen back flipped away from the furious man to gain some distance between them. Bloody-faced and seething with rage, the man brought out his pickaxe and then charged towards the teen with a guttural cry like an angered bull, aiming to bludgeon the Cloudy-Sky to death with his weapon.

"Shit! He's lost his senses! We need to stop him, kora!" Colonello shouted as Reborn had Leon transform into a gun so he can shoot a knock-out dart into Iemitsu. Dino and Shamal followed his lead and jumped out onto the yard ready to subdue the angry CEDEF Boss.

However, no one got the chance to interfere because a white blur suddenly appeared and slammed into Iemitsu.

"What the fuc-? Get it off of me! Wha- WHAAAAAAA!" The blond man cried, waving his axe around hoping it will hit whatever was attacking him. However, he ended up tripping over his feet and fell over. Iemitsu then hit his head on the trunk of one of the trees, effectively knocking the man out cold.

"Hedwig? What are you doing here in Japan? You're supposed to be back at HQ!" Hadrian said in astonishment.

The owl simply hooted smugly and glared at her owner from her place on Iemitsu's prone form, completely insulted that her master didn't expect that Hedwig would come to his aid when he needs her.

Dino let out a low whistle at all the heavy injuries Iemitsu sustained from the snowy owl's attack and the red decorating her previously snow white feathers. "Wow, that is one bloodthirsty owl you trained."

"Che. If you ask me, some pets take after their masters too much." Shamal grumbled quietly so that neither the bird nor the teen can hear.

"Varia Quality, that one. I hope Falco knows what he's getting into." Reborn complimented.

"Huh, what do you mean, kora?" Colonello asked his fellow Arcobaleno in confusion, completely missing that the Rain's animal partner was looking at the white owl with hearts in his eyes.

"Hedwig! You came! I'm going to make you beef stew with bacon garnish for dinner tonight!" Hadrian greeted her cheerfully and tackled his beloved owl in a hug. He hoped that showering her with affection might appease her anger.

However, Hedwig was having none of it and proceeded to scold her master with a ferocity of an scolding mother as she repeatedly slap him with her wings. "Ow! I'm sorry! I only meant for it to be a short trip! It is not like I expected to get caught!" The Varia teen defended himself.

Then, Tsuna slammed the window to his room open and poked his head out. "WOULD YOU PEOPLE PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN FOR EIGHT MORE HOURS?! I AM TRYING TO SLEEP! AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH, REBORN! I WILL BE SLEEPING IN FOR ONCE, AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN SAY THAT WOULD CHANGE MY MIND!" The young brunet yelled out angrily before slamming his window shut and locking it so he can get back to sleep.

Everyone remained quiet for a whole minute until Reborn broke the silence.

"…I didn't even get the chance to say anything." The babyfied hitman muttered unhappily.

"Well, you can blame the famed Vongola Hyper Intuition for that." Dino replied to him with good humor.


AN: So this chapter answers a few questions from the reviews and covers one of the biggest plot-holes I've been struggling with. I hope this lengthy chapter and double omakes meets your approval. The Varia will make an appearance next chapter for sure. Hopefully, I can get the Ring Battles started soon afterwards.

Hadrian vs. Iemitsu: Yeah, the fight scene sucked balls in my opinion. Before anyone asks, the reason why Iemitsu didn't summon up his HDWM is because he, like everyone else, assumed that Hadrian is just a low-ranking member of the Varia (What? Did you really think that Hadrian is naïve enough to tell them everything right off the bat?). Therefore, Iemitsu thinks that it shouldn't take much effort in getting rid of him. Also, don't forget that Hadrian is still learning how to fighting with his Flames. Keep in mind that it takes years to fully master one's Flames. While Hadrian may be Varia Quality, he's only about halfway there, and he hasn't even touched upon what his Sky Flames can do as well. So him going up against a veteran Flame User like Iemitsu like a BAMF is too Gary-Stu and unrealistic for me. Plus I wanted to try writing out Hadrian using hit-and-run tactics to see if that fighting style suits him.


Omake: Poison Scorpion vs. Cat Sìth

When Tsuna and his friends finally came out of his room and went downstairs to the living room, none of them thought they'd come across something as strange as this. Although in hindsight, they should've expected something weirder to happen that typically follows along the usual Vongola chaos their lives seem to follow.

Tsuna blinked once. Then twice. Then he took a deep breath and asked, "Hayato-kun, why is your sister hogtied in the middle of the living room with an apple in her mouth?"

The silver-haired Storm winced and admitted, "Hadrian-san is in the kitchen with Mama right now. I think Ane-san went in and tried to join and…well… He must have taken offense to her turning everything she touches into poison." Gokudera trailed off.

At least Hadrian was considerate enough not to kill his older sister. The older teen is territorial enough to give Hibari a run for his money. Considering this is the work of a Varia Quality member, they'd imagine that the Cloud's punishment is pretty tame.

Bianchi was tied up like a literal piece of meat with what Tsuna thinks is butcher's twine. The way she was laid out was meant to be as humiliating as Hadrian could make it. And judging from the look of embarrassment on her face and the frustrated sounds she was making from failing to escape, it was working very effectively.

"Hey, Reborn, is it really okay for Hari-san to put her in a time-out like this? No offense to Gokudera and Bianchi, but it kinda looks… almost erotic if you ask me." Yamamoto said hesitantly with a slight blush.

The way she is positioned and trussed up like a literal piece of meat made the pink-haired woman look like something out of a bondage porno. Even the apple in her mouth was starting to resemble a ball gag to him.

Reborn simply sipped his coffee-cup and looked at all of them in the eye before replying seriously, "Hadrian is a kitchen god equal only to Mama's level. His espresso owns my soul."

In other words, Hadrian gave the Sun Arcobaleno some good-shit coffee just to look the other way.


AN: I'll be honest here… I had completely forgotten about Bianchi and her Poison Cooking. I knew off the bat that Hadrian and Nana would get along pretty well, but I had no idea what sort of relationship Bianchi and Hadrian would have. So I went for the "Hadrian being a typical Cloud in his territory" route, only he's more lenient towards her because Bianchi's considered a part of the Sawada household. I would like to thank Celesta Sunstar and rianifitria for the reminder. This is the results I came up with. I hope you guys enjoyed this omake because here's another~


Omake: God Save the Empress

When Tsuna finally arrived to witness the Cloud Ring Battle, he was not expecting to see this.

Xanxus and all of his Guardians were there as well as Cat Sìth's "substitute," Gola Mosca. However, perched on top of the Boss of the Varia's elaborate chair (*cough* throne *cough*) was a large beautiful owl with snow white feathers. The elegant owl looked very dignified as though it deserved to have its own pedestal complete with an elaborate cushion.

But what's odd are the dozens upon dozens of the fluffy yellow birds prostrating in front of Xanxus in neat little rows and bowing with their wings spread out repeatedly in unison like they were all worshipping a pagan god. Leading the act of reverence at the very front were two familiar-looking avians. One was a similar looking yellow ball of feathers who chirped out, "Empress," with every bow and the other is a love-struck white hawk who was performing some sort of dance in hopes of impressing the object of his affection while the other birds were bowing.

"W-What is going on here? And… IS THAT HIBIRD AND FALCO IN THE FRONT?!" Tsuna stuttered at the sight.

"Ask the kitten." Xanxus replied gruffly, pointing to his Cloud Guardian with a jerk of his thumb.

Cat Sìth merely shrugged in reply. "…Don't look at me. I'm not the one who converted these birds to the cult of Hedwig."

Said owl simply gave them all a haughty look then snapped her bill up snootily as if to sassily respond to the staring group, "I didn't ask to be queen… but~ if the crown fits~..."


AN: I wanted to write out their reactions to the Almighty Empress of the Varia. After all, every queen deserves to have subjects to rule over~ Her devoted servants back at the Varia Cloud Division doesn't count. Shout-out to rozielrie for their contribution in creating this! I can't thank you enough for your help~!

Thank you all for reading~! Reviews, favorites, and follows give me life~! (_ _)

Edited (8/27/17)