Phalaenopsis

Parallel World 11

Summary: Byakuran was the reason why Tsuna's mother was in the hospital and the reason why his house was burnt down. Tsuna knew that, but he did not know that Byakuran was also the reason why Namimori, like any other town in Japan, was in despair. Ever since then, the sky never looked the same.

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

Unrecognizable Sky

Prologue:

"Tsu-kun, get out of here!" Nana yelled out pleadingly while trying to stop the blood flow. Tsuna shook his head with his face paler than a ghost's. He grabbed his mother's hands and tried dragging her out from under the collapsed wall.

"No! I can't leave you here! Okaa-san, you can't die!" Tsuna said as his body trembled. He saw the blood from his mother's wounds flow out slowly as if it was taunting him, telling him that he was useless and could do nothing to save his mother.

"I can't let you die either. You have to leave me here. I'll be fine," Nana said with a strained smile. Tsuna shook his head more fiercely.

"No, I can't leave you here. I won't leave you here," Tsuna said, suddenly calm and confident. He looked at his mother directly in the eyes, and his mother gasped. "We only have one life. I won't let you throw yours away."

Tsuna continuously punched and kicked the collapsed wall, intending to break it into smaller pieces to be pushed away. Nana watched as her son worked determinedly. She thought to herself, Orange eyes... Iemitsu would now be the time to tell him?

Tsuna brushed aside the moveable pieces of the wall. Then, with strength he never knew he had, he lifted off the final slab off his mother. Nana sat up and took a good look at her wound. She didn't have time to get the first-aid kit so she decided to rip a part of her jacket to try to stop the flow of blood. They needed to get out of the house now.

Tsuna helped his mother walk to the entrance. There was fire everywhere, dancing before their eyes. The fire had engulfed the entire kitchen, but they had to walk through it. Tsuna pulled his mother close to him with his own jacket surrounding her. Tsuna had to get his mother out of here safely. She had to live. She just had to.

Surprisingly for Tsuna, the fire didn't feel that hot. He felt a similar heat inside of him, waiting to be released. Tsuna decided to ignore it; he didn't even know what that strange "heat" was inside him.

When they had successfully left the house, the building collapsed. However, Tsuna did not stop. His mother still had a wound that could kill her by blood loss.

But things never went the way Tsuna imagined.

A figure suddenly appeared before the brunet. Tsuna released his hold on his mother as the stranger forcefully grabbed him. His mother fell down on the ground, watching with wide eyes as her son was in danger.

"It's nice to finally meet you, Tsunayoshi-kun. Oh, is this your Okaa-san?" the stranger said. Tsuna tried to fight back against the arms. In return, the arms tightened around him, choking his neck. "I'm so rude. I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Byakuran. I'm the one who burnt your house."

Tsuna's eyes widened then narrowed. This was the person who almost killed Nana.

"You, what do you want?" Tsuna asked angrily. Nana watched her son. She never saw him this angry before.

"I was planning on killing you because of your blood ties, but I've reconsidered. This game won't be as fun without another player," Byakuran said while tightening his hold on Tsuna. The brunet couldn't breathe. He was frozen as his eyes widened. "I wonder how the 'hero' would act with a handicap?"

Slam! Tsuna was finally released from Byakuran's hold and was coughing. He breathed in deeply as air could finally enter his lungs. However, he had no time to savor the air. Nana had thrown herself at Byakuran.

"That wasn't nice," Byakuran said with a wry smile. He grabbed Nana by the arms and placed a knife dangerously close to her throat. "Should I kill you here now?"

Nana watched as her son stood up and was now running towards them. With a serious tone, she said, "Tsunayoshi, leave now! He only wants to get you!"

"I told you this before, I won't leave you here," Tsuna said. Suddenly, he disappeared. Byakuran stopped smiling and removed the knife from Nana's throat. Then he stabbed the knife in Nana's stomach, causing the woman to gasp in pain. He released Nana, and she fell onto the ground. Byakuran turned around just in time to block a chop from Tsuna.

In Tsuna's eyes, there was confidence, calmness, determination, and, most of all, anger. Tsuna pulled back his arms again and went to deliver another punch. Byakuran's smile came back as he saw the fire covering the brunet's hands and forehead. Yes, this was the one. This was the one who was the only person left to inherit the Vongola.

Byakuran caught the fist. Another punch was aimed to his stomach, but Byakuran caught that. Then Tsuna aimed a kick at Byakuran's side. He released Tsuna's fists and leapt backwards.

"This little game has to end. I have to go back to my base, sadly. But, I will leave you with a present. Let's meet again after you become stronger. Then the real game can begin," Byakuran said.

Tsuna had a bad feeling at looking at the cynical smile on Byakuran's face. Then Tsuna's vision started to become blurry as he felt something piercing his skin. He tried to stand upright while glaring at Byakuran but failed. He fell forward with the flames on his hands and forehead disappearing.

Byakuran smiled and walked past the brunet. He pat his white dragon and removed the needle in his pet's mouth. Now all there was for Byakuran was to wait. Wait for the future Vongola Decimo to become stronger. Wait to see what the Vongola's movements will be. All there was to do was wait until the real fun began.

Chapter 1:

A brunet watched uninterestedly at the rush of doctors and nurses. His caramel eyes were clouded as he watched everything indifferently. This was only scenery to him. He just couldn't relate to anything right now. He felt lifeless, that was the best he could describe himself. And he did not know the reason.

One of the nurses walked to the bench, which the brunet sat on. She carried a bucket of clean and cold water with a towel and bandages. The nurse smiled at him, but he did not smile back. However, she was used to this.

"Tsuna-kun, it's me, Kyoko. It's time to change your bandages," the nurse said. Tsuna nodded his head and let her remove his old bandages on his hands and forehead. The nurse smiled as she did her job. This was the only nurse who volunteered to take care of him. All the others felt insulted at the lack of response from the brunet. However, this nurse knew differently.

"Tsuna-kun, do you know that I'm only here as an "extra" nurse?" Kyoko said to start a conversation. "I only work here to help with the patients who have a less deadly condition."

Kyoko was finished with unwrapping the old bandages on Tsuna's hands. She had been informed that Tsuna had first-degree burns on his hands and foreheads. She looked up at the brunet and saw that he was looking at her to continue the story.

"Well, you are going to be discharged from the hospital today, and I know that you have no place to go. Would you like to come and stay at my house? Onii-chan would like to meet you ever since I told him about you," Kyoko asked. Tsuna had a blank look on his face but nodded his head. Kyoko smiled gently. She knew to be patient with him, but her brother didn't know how to be patient so that might create problems. But she knew that Ryohei and Tsuna would get along.

She was told that Tsuna was undergoing a period of shock that was why his emotions were dulled and slowed.

She continued to replace Tsuna's bandages. Ever since Tsuna woke up in the hospital, he had not said much or did much. Upon closer examination, it was deduced that Tsuna had been injected with a drug. It was only after two days in the hospital did Tsuna tell Kyoko his name: Sawada Tsunayoshi.

When the girl was finished attending the burns on Tsuna's hands, she looked up at the brunet. However, she found out that Tsuna was looking at something.

She followed his gaze to see that Tsuna was looking at a pair of people who had just entered the hospital. One of them was holding a tray of food, sushi, while the other held a shinai. She recognized them as Yamamoto Tsuyoshi and his son, Yamamoto Takeshi. Were these two familiar to Tsuna?

Kyoko walked towards the two and greeted them. Both of them returned the greeting with their own smiles. It was rare to see people still smiling in days like these.

"Good afternoon Kyoko, do you think you can give this sushi to Tsuna?" Yamamoto Tsuyoshi asked. Kyoko smiled at the two but shook her head. There was no need for her to deliver it to Tsuna.

"Tsuna is on the benches. I think he would like to see the person who made the sushi for him. Although he is a little silent, I'm sure you would like him," Kyoko said as she motioned them over. The two of them followed her to the lone brunet on the bench. He had been watching them converse with each other.

Tsuyoshi gave Tsuna a warm gentle smile while his son gave Tsuna a bright, joyful one. Tsuna just watched the two silently.

"Hello, Tsuna. My name is Yamamoto Takeshi," Yamamoto introduced. "This is my Oyaji, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi."

Tsuna nodded his head, which brightened Yamamoto's smile. Before he could say anything, Tsuyoshi brought the tray of sushi onto Tsuna's lap.

"I don't believe Kyoko told you yet, but I'm the one who made the sushi you receive every lunchtime. Of course, Takeshi helps. I wouldn't have him waste his time doing nothing," Tsuyoshi said. Yamamoto grinned sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head.

"Hey, that's not true. I wanted to help. I heard that Oyaji knows your mom," Yamamoto said. However, the friendly and playful atmosphere suddenly changed. Kyoko looked at Tsuna concernedly who had hidden his face behind his hair. Both Yamamoto's looked at Tsuna in confusion and worry. Was there something wrong?

"You know... where Okaa-san is?" Tsuna asked. Tsuyoshi nodded his head but realized that Tsuna wouldn't see the nod.

"Yes. I visit her after I deliver your lunch," Tsuyoshi said.

"Can you bring me to visit her?" Tsuna asked. Kyoko looked back up at Tsuyoshi with pleading eyes while shaking her head. This was all too much for Tsuna. The brunet was still in shock.

"You need to get some rest. I'm sure that your mother wouldn't like to see you in this condition," Tsuyoshi said. However, he wasn't so sure after seeing Tsuna's eyes. They no longer held the dull, cloudy caramel color. Instead, there was emotion. There was pleading, anxiety, restlessness, concern, and a tinge of guilt. There were so many more emotions than indifference.

Knowing that his father wouldn't be so sure in his decision, Yamamoto stepped in. "Hey Tsuna. After you get discharged out of the hospital, do you think you can help me with something?"

Tsuna looked down in disappointment but nodded his head. Kyoko looked up at the two in thanks but wondered if she made the right decision.

"Tsuna-kun, eat your lunch first. After that, I'll help you sign out of the hospital. Then you can help Yamamoto-kun," Kyoko said. Tsuna didn't respond so Kyoko opened the box of sushi and picked up the chopsticks.

"Well, I'll be going now. I have to get back to the shop," Tsuyoshi said. He waved goodbye and walked out of the hospital. Like with any other day, Tsuyoshi walked towards the other hospital in Namimori. It was time to visit Nana.

Tsuyoshi knocked lightly on the door and entered. Nana looked up from the book she was reading and smiled welcomingly at the visitor.

"Thank you again for giving my son something to eat. The hospital food here won't help Tsu-kun grow," Nana said. Tsuyoshi shook his head.

"It's my pleasure. Besides, today I saw him. He's going to be allowed to leave the hospital today, and Takeshi is going to hang out with him," Tsuyoshi said. Nana's smile grew wider.

"You have such a good son. Maybe Tsu-kun will be able to learn something from him?" Nana wondered.

"I think Takeshi will learn something from Tsuna instead," Tsuyoshi said. Both of them shared laughs but both knew that something less pleasant was going to be brought up.

"Did Tsu-kun ask you anything?" Nana asked worriedly with no trace of a smile left.

"Takeshi accidentally mentioned you. After that, Tsuna said he wanted to come with me to visit you," Tsuyoshi said. It was for the best that Tsuna would not meet his mother yet. The boy wasn't in the best condition. If he were to see Nana, the boy might suffer more than if he were to wait.

"Tsu-kun... he worries too much. Even if he seems like he's given up on something, I know that if something concerns the people he loves, he won't give up," Nana said. "Actually, I learned this a week ago. The day the house burned down."

A hand suddenly landed on Nana's shoulder. "It's the same with Takeshi. If someone he loves is in danger, he'll become serious. And you know how Takeshi is," Tsuyoshi said. Nana nodded her head. However, she felt a bit regretful that she did not know this before. And she was the one who expected him to not go and become someone extremely successful or powerful.

However, she felt that her husband knew that Tsuna was more than meets the eye. That Tsuna was more than he himself knew. Nana smiled softly as she remembered one of the last words Iemitsu said before he left for his job.

"When Tsuna has the resolution to protect those he cares for, tell him this: Andare alla Vongola Famiglia."

After Iemitsu said that, Nana had been amazed that her husband knew another language. He had responded that it was Italian and that he needed to know it for his job.

Nana chuckled inwardly. She still did not know what that meant. However, she was still going to tell Tsuna.

"Andare alla Vongola Famiglia," Nana whispered to herself so Tsuyoshi wouldn't hear her. Somehow, those words gave her hope for her son. She didn't understand why, but she knew that her son was going to become the person that she had previously doubted that he could become. However, at the same time, she felt that her son's life was going to dramatically change when she told him this. She felt that her son would be in danger. Maybe it was woman's intuition? But she had trust in Iemitsu. She trusted that Iemitsu would know what was best for her son, for their son. And now she would place more trust in Tsuna.

Tsuna was looking around while walking with Yamamoto and Kyoko. What happened to Namimori when he was in the hospital during the week? Buildings had collapsed and ash lined the street. The plants such as trees and bushes had been dying. The flowers appeared to be stepped on or burnt. Barely any people were out. Kyoko knew Tsuna's silent question but decided to tell him later. It was going to be a long story.

Yamamoto brought his arm around Tsuna's shoulder, which surprised the brunet. "We're here," Yamamoto said.

Tsuna turned his head to the building they stopped in front of. The building seemed to be an arcade. But what were they doing in front of an arcade?

"Tsuna, being in a hospital seems boring to me. So I wanted you to experience fun again!" Yamamoto cheered happily. "And I wasn't lying when I said that I wanted you to help me with something. I want you to help me decide which game is the best!"

Kyoko smiled at the interaction between Yamamoto and Tsuna. Maybe Tsuna will regain life in his eyes after this? She just hoped so. The brunet did not have anything to look forward to in the hospital except for the time she would attend to his burns. At that time, she would see Tsuna's eyes light up for a second. And during those rare occasions when Kyoko brought Tsuna home-made chocolate because she had enough time to make them, Tsuna's mouth would move into a smile. However, she did not see what his eyes looked like because he hid them behind his bangs. But even so, she thought that Tsuna looked better with a smile than with a frown.

Now the three of them were inside the arcade. It wasn't very crowded with people. Actually, they were the only customers. Yamamoto moved the brunet over to one of the games. It was a driving game with a steering wheel and comfy seats. It was a one to three player game.

Kyoko had said that she didn't have to play so that left Yamamoto and Tsuna. Yamamoto had practically forced Tsuna to play and wouldn't take no for an answer. So the competition began.

By the end of the first game, Yamamoto had won. But Kyoko had to refrain from laughing at Tsuna. The brunet finally looked like he was interested in something and that something amazed him. Tsuna's eyes had finally lit up and it sparkled like he was a child who had gotten his first toy.

A/N: Adare alla Vongola Famiglia - Go to the Vongola Family

Now I will take a break from updating because I have to type the next parallel world, which is a request that I have grown interested in. I think next chapter will be really long, but I'm not completely sure. So there are two more chapters left until "Phalaenopsis" is done!

*random fact* The title for "Phalaenopsis" was taken from the Phalaenopsis Paradox which is a theory supporting Byakuran's powers. Phalaenopsis is also a name for a group of orchids that creates new branches when you divide the original ones (like the parallel worlds theory). Information comes from [ reborn (it's a dot) wikia (it's a dot) com (slash) Phalaenopsis_Paradox].