Chapter 11: Game Over!
The two Sky continued to dance around each other in mid-air, both evading the other's attack with ease. Tsuki gritted her teeth when one of his shots almost got her.
He's speeding up. She backflipped just in time to evade his shot, but failed to block his strike on time.
Xanxus watched with blank eyes as the younger Sky crashed into the school, reloading his guns just as she was propelling herself up and began charging towards him.
"Oi, oi, are you for real? Are you getting tired?"
He pointed both his guns and began unleashing a barrage of Flames.
"Scoppio d'Ira!"
Tsuki's eyes widen.
"A direct hit!" Shamal exclaimed.
They watched the younger Sky fall.
Colonnello gritted his teeth, "Was their difference in skill this great?"
Reborn watched his student crashing into the ground, "She got lucky. She managed to avoid a direct hit. If she was hit by that shot, it'll be bad."
Ken turned to him, "Avoid?" turning his attention back to the screen, he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was still alive, but heavily injured.
Xanxus landed at the edge of the roof and raised an eyebrow, "Saved by your outfit?"
"She was saved thanks to the bonus Leon made with her clothes. Tsuki's vest was made ten times thicker," Reborn explained.
"But it's been blown away now, and Xanxus still has the upper-hand, kora!"
"There won't be... another lucky break," Shamal stated in a grim tone.
Reborn looked down, "Tsuki knows that very well too."
"Kufufufu." Mukuro smirked, "Doesn't matter. That Hime-sama is done fooling around. "
Tsuki wiped the blood off her chin. Rising to her feet with shaky legs and pulling her ribbon off, she glanced up at the boss staring down at her and smirked, "Well that's not fair. I already lost two articles of clothing and yet, you're still wearing all of yours."
Xanxus' eyebrow twitched. Mukuro looked to the side and avoided the eyes of those staring at him in bemusement.
The younger Sky exhaled heavily and closed her eyes.
"What is she doing? Discharging her Flames uselessly is as good as throwing away her life!" Colonnello reprimanded.
The older Boss readied his stance, eyes narrowed warily as he waited for whatever the girl was planning. One of the things that he bothered keeping in mind since the whole Conflict started is that, Sawada Tsukiyomi's an effing enigma. His brows furrowed when he recognized the way her Flames was acting.
That irregular Flame that looks like it's knocking... could it be...
"Zero Chiten Toppa: Kai."
"That attack earlier... it really was Zero Chiten Toppa!"
Colonnello raised an eyebrow, "Zero Chiten Toppa?"
"Kufufufufu. It's one of the techniques Hime-sama spent months perfecting."
"The look on Xanxus' face has completely changed!" Shamal commented.
"Why does he know about?" Reborn wondered.
Xanxus glared angrily at the girl, "I won't allow it."
Tsuki flew up to dodge the older man's attack.
"You can't escape so easily!"
Xanxus struck her with his gun, intending to knock her down, but Tsuki caught herself before she could hit the ground.
Dino gritted his teeth when the Varia Boss appeared behind her in a blink and shot her, "He's moving at a totally different speed from before!"
"That Xanxus... he still has so much power left..." Colonnello voiced out.
Shamal narrowed his eyes, "You people... are being way too calm."
"Kufufufufu. Keep watching, Shamal-sensei."
Xanxus' eyes widen when the teen remained unscathed despite being hit by his attack. "What the—" he gritted his teeth and began firing successively.
"What is she doing!?" Dino exclaimed when the younger Sky didn't even bother to dodge.
A loud explosion rang throughout the entire school.
Hayato turned to its direction and muttered, "Juudaime..."
Kyoya barely paid it any mind.
"W-What happened?" Shamal asked, staring at the smoke blocking the screen's vision.
The smoke began clearing, slowly revealing the huge crater on the ground.
Dino, Colonnello, Shamal, and Xanxus' eyes widen when the smoke finally cleared.
"Thanks for the boost of energy, Xanxus."
"What!?"
Tsuki's entire body was covered in Flames, her eyes—which already had a faint glow when she enters Hyper Mode—were glowing brightly.
"She's finally showing her cards," Ken exclaimed with an excited glint in his eyes.
Colonnello raised a brow, "Showing her cards?"
"Reborn, what's going on?" Dino asked.
Xanxus' eyes narrowed when he heard what the hitman said.
"Zero Chiten Toppa."
"What is that? I kept on hearing that and yet, no one's telling what it is," Shamal complained, not liking the fact that he was in the dark about what's going on.
"Kufufufufufu. Zero Chiten Toppa: Kai, this technique of hers converts her enemies' Flames into her own. Well, that's what it usually does, but seeing as Xanxus' Flame is different from your normal Dying Will Flames, Hime-sama's Sky Flame cannot harmonize with it, so she's merely absorbing it rather than converting it into her own."
Dino hit his upturned palm in realization, "That's what she did earlier! When she saved the gymnasium from being hit."
Reborn nodded, "Aa."
"That was the technique Primo used. Zero Chiten Toppa."
Tsuki blinked and tilted her head to the side, "You look a bit relieved, Xanxus."
The older man glared, "The fuck are you saying?"
"Hn. Must be my imagination then." She looked at her hands and shook her head, "It wasn't Primo's technique. It was mine, I discovered it while I was trying to do his."
Xanxus smirked, "I knew it. The Zero Chiten Toppa is not like that."
She raised an eyebrow, "And you know this because?"
"Hn," the Varia Boss continued to smirk, "that's not even close to the real thing. Think about it. As rotten as it is, it's the ultimate technique of the Vongola. You may be a genius, but an ultimate technique like that? It can't be learned by just anyone. I mean, look at you, you attempted to copy it, and this is the result. How could the technique be so pathetic as to allow the user to suffer damage to that extent!"
True to what he said, the younger's body was covered with bruises, the most evident ones were the ones on her legs, which the ripped fabric of her black stockings was showing.
Mukuro's eyes narrowed, "He's speaking like he knows it..."
"He's right though," Ren said grimly.
His sister nodded, "The bruises on her body, it's the result of absorbing the Flame of Wrath... if it was any other Flame, it wouldn't have affected her like this."
Dino's eyes widen, "That means..."
"Aa," Reborn confirmed, "she can't keep absorbing his Flames, no matter how good her timing is, if she misses even for just a millisecond, she'll suffer a direct hit."
"It's the end, scum!" Xanxus bellowed, "I'm going to shoot you until you turn to ashes!"
Tsuki raised an eyebrow, "I thought you were going to break me?" she asked innocently, managing to keep a straight face when she saw the quick flash of a certain emotion in his eyes. "Guess you changed your mind. Then... make sure you aim well."
"What?"
The girl grinned in reply. "The next time you hit... I'll make sure to do it right."
"Oya?"
Reborn smirked, "Blood of Vongola... Tsuki's Hyper Intuition seems to have figured something out."
Raven grinned, "Like how to absorb his Flame without suffering any kind of damage."
"Scary," Ren shook his head, "that girl is scary."
Xanxus raised an eyebrow, "You going to try copying Primo's technique again? How many times are you going to do that before you stop?"
"I'm not trying to copy anything. I'm talking about my own technique, see normally when I use it, I don't suffer any kind of damage, but your Flame is no ordinary Flame, this is my first time absorbing something like it since it's too damn rare, even rarer than Sky Flame. And as you can see and pointed out, my body looked like it was used as a punching bag," she shook her in annoyance, "I didn't think the drawback of absorbing Wrath Flame would be this bad, my mistake I guess."
"What are yapping on about? Primo's technique or not, yours or not, that's not the Zero Chiten Toppa."
"Again with that, you're talking like you know how it works..."
Mukuro's eyes narrowed, "That should be impossible, Zero Chiten Toppa is a technique used only by the first boss."
"It can't be true..." Reborn said out loud.
Xanxus grinned maniacally, "Hn. I'm going to kill you so that you never speak the name of that technique again."
Tsuki blocked his kick with her own, backflipping and charging towards him in a blink, her flaming fist hit its target, she watched blankly as the other boss crashed into one of the classrooms on the first floor. She propelled herself up, barely managing to dodge his shot.
The Varia Boss appeared behind her and struck her down with his gun.
"He's... really not pulling his punches..." Colonnello commented as he watched Tsuki crashing into one of the craters the other made.
"After what happened earlier," Raven raised a brow, "why would he?"
Mukuro silently stared at the screen. Ren's right... you're a scary woman, Hime-sama.
Xanxus stared down at the girl, the look on his face made Tsuki grit her teeth. He was looking down at her with a look of contempt, and it pissed her off and affected her harder than she would like to admit.
"I didn't think you'd be this weak," Xanxus spat out, "after all those talks about the reports about you being false, I'm starting to think that it was true after all, that you were just playing pretend this whole time. Is this really the best you could do?" he scoffed, "And to think I allowed someone like you to touch me. I should have listened to you and looked for someone else to fuck."
Raven stared wide eyed at the screen, "Oh—wow. I didn't think he'd be that big of a dick."
Ren focused his attention solely on the girl whose bangs were hiding her expression. What are you going to do now, Dea?
"That Hime-sama..." Mukuro's fists clenched, "she is not going take that lying down."
Xanxus ignored the urge to flinch back when she looked up with a glint in her eyes, the same glint she always seem to have when she's about to rip you to shreds.
"Why didn't you?" she smirked, "Was it because I was such a good lay? Or was looking for someone else to bothersome for you?" she shook her head and gave him an amused look, "Hmm, you were right you know, I was playing pretend... with you anyway, everything that I did, every words, every touch, everything, it was all just a means to an end. Flirting with you and having sex with you... it was all for this. I wanted everyone present in this grand finale, and I mean everyone," she giggled, "can't believe you actually listened and didn't kill any of your subordinates even after they loss pathetically to my Guardians. Were you really that h—"
"Bocciolo di Fiamma!"
The spectators watched with wide eyes as Xanxus began firing at Tsuki from different angles while propelling himself with his other gun.
"That guy... he's going to torture her to death!" Shamal exclaimed.
"Tsuki!" Dino cried out.
"Fuhahahaha! Taste you own despair, you fucking bitch!"
His eyes narrowed into slits when he noticed her defiance, the determined look in her eyes not faltering. Even in this hopeless situation... that face... those eyes... it's the same as the senile old fart that time... don't fuck with me, bitch... "You and him both! You're all two-faced scum! How dare you defy me!"
"Colpo d'Addio!"
Colonnello's eyes widen in panic, "That's bad!"
"It's a finishing blow!"
Reborn stared at the screen impassively as he and the rest waited for the smoke to clear.
Xanxus landed on the ground and readied his guns, "I'll scatter you into dust for eternity... you little bitch."
His eyes suddenly widen when the girl appeared behind him.
"It's my turn now, Xanxus."
"What!?"
Xanxus propelled himself up angrily, "Fucking die already!"
Red eyes widened when he came face to face with her. Tsuki backflipped, nailing him on the chin and sending him back to the ground.
Shamal's jaw dropped, "S-She's caught up to Xanxus' speed!"
Xanxus gritted his teeth, "Bitch!"
The audience held their breath as the younger Sky continued to overpower the Varia Boss. She backhanded him while in mid-air, sending him crashing into the ground.
"What the heck is going on!?" Colonnello exclaimed, "Her movements are completely different!"
"Fuck you!" Xanxus roared as he began firing his strongest attack. "Martello di Fiamma!"
His eyes—along with everyone watching—widen in shock when she merely stared at the oncoming attack.
"What are you doing!? Run!" Dino exclaimed.
Tsuki closed her eyes and let the Wrath Flame wash over her. Xanxus...
"She did it..." Ren muttered, staring at the screen in awe.
"Aa," Reborn agreed, "Tsuki found a way to convert his Flame into her own power."
Xanxus' hands tightened around his guns, "How could something like that... something like that... this is impossible!"
Tsuki charged towards him before he could shoot, sending him crashing into the school building.
Kyoya landed on the ground and made his way to where the herbivore was lying, inserting the Rain Ring and waiting for the antidote to take effect.
Takeshi breathed a sigh of relief, "Whew~ Just in time..." he sat up and grinned, "thanks, you saved me."
The Skylark inwardly rolled his eyes before turning around, "Let's go. We're not done cleaning the school grounds yet."
"Aa," the baseball ace stood and walked to where Squalo was lying. "Just a sec."
Kyoya leaned against a pillar and crossed his arms, "Lousy Herbivore."
"Haha."
"V-Voi... why?"
Takeshi blinked, "Hmm? Cause the whole thing leading up to this would be a huge waste if you die now."
Ryohei sat up and rested an arm against a bent knee, "Thanks, Tako-head."
"You're going to be dizzy for a while. I need to go now, I have to go save the others." Hayato handed the child over to the boxer, "Take care of Ahoshi."
"In that case, take our Rings too. The chances of you running into Sawada first are higher."
The silver-haired teen nodded and accepted the Lightning and Sun Rings, "Got it."
"One more thing. Go save Lussuria over there."
"Ha? Oh well, Juudaime would have done the same."
Xanxus breathed heavily, wiping the blood off his chin, he glared venomously at the girl staring impassively at him, "How could I lose to an imitation of Zero Chiten Toppa... from a trash like you... fuck... fuck... you fucking bitch!"
Tsuki raised an eyebrow as the older man's scars began emerging.
"Who's there!?"
Takeshi's eyes widen in delight at the familiar voice, "Hayato!"
The teen stopped in his tracks, "T-Takeshi! You're alright too?"
"Aa. Kyoya helped me, but he was pretty wounded so he stayed back to rest for a bit. I left him with Squalo so those two are probably fighting. But..." he raised a hand and showed the two Rings nestled between his fingers, "I have his Ring with me. So who else hasn't been saved yet?"
"Ahoshi and Shibafu-atama are fine. So that leaves Chrome."
Takeshi's brows furrowed, "Kyoya said that Bel ran away from him, so chances are..."
Hayato clicked his tongue, "He might be there, huh."
Xanxus gritted his teeth angrily, "How dare you... low-life scum... unforgivable...!"
Tsuki shielded her face from the intensity of his Flames.
"You're fucking dead!"
"What a guy... after all this, he can still increase the intensity of his Flame," Reborn commented.
"Is that guy's power bottomless?"
Takeshi and Hayato stood in front of the Gym's entrance, they looked at each other and nodded.
Hayato pulled out some dynamites before kicking the door open.
Takeshi's eyes widen at the sight of the knocked-down pole, "This is bad..."
"What the hell happened!? Where's Chrome?"
"Over here."
Both teens turned to its direction and felt their blood ran cold. Chrome's wrists were tried by a rope connected to the ceiling with her feet dangling, and by the way she was breathing, the two teens could tell that the poison was still in her system.
Belphegor grinned, "Would you like to hand over the Rings you're holding? Otherwise, I'll peel the skin off her bones, and kill her in the most gruesome way possible."
Squalo stared at the little screen on his wrist, "I've never seen him this angry..."
"Hn. The Small Animal can do that, and more."
The Varia Rain scoffed and turned to the Skylark leaning nonchalantly on a pillar, "You don't say."
"Hn."
"Voi... that girl... just how dangerous is she?"
The teen raised an eyebrow.
"She played that kind of game with Xanxus. She had the nerve to use him for her own gain... no sane person would do that, no sane person would even attempt all the things that she did, especially not with a man like Xanxus."
"Use him..." Kyoya muttered, a smirk spread across his face, "Sawada Tsukiyomi is dangerous enough to shake the foundation of the Mafia world itself. You people..." his smirk widen, " and that boss of yours... will find out the true meaning of defeat."
Tsuki closed her eyes and searched for her Guardians' Flames, sensing their proximity with the Varia, she opened her eyes and stared at the raging boss with an unreadable look in her eyes, "We're about to reach the final act of this comedy, Xanxus."
The man grinned maniacally, "Aa. With your death!" He charged towards her, red eyes narrowing when small, orange fireballs began floating around him like frozen snow.
"Hotarubi."
The fireballs exploded around Xanxus.
Dino, Colonnello, and Shamal's jaw dropped.
Xanxus spat out some blood, gritting his teeth, he pointed both his guns, "Die!"
Tsuki propelled herself up to dodge his attack. He watched in disbelief as the Flame he shot started to move towards her like a moth to a flame. Sky Flame surrounded her entire body, all the Flame proceeding to amass around her raised hand, "Dai Honō..."
"W... What is that...?" Dino stammered, unable to believe what he was seeing.
The young Sky looked like she was holding the sun itself in her hand even though the moon was out.
"Kaihō!"
Both the spectators and combatants shielded their face from the impact of Tsuki releasing her attack.
"Vooooii! What the fuck was that!?" Squalo demanded. Gritting his teeth, he sent a glare to the black-haired teen's direction before speeding out of the building. Xanxus... you better have survived that.
Tsuki landed on the ground, eyes staring at the boss lying on his back whose jacket and shirt were burned off, showing the third-degree burns on his scarred body. Her fists clenched, "It's over, Xanxus."
Xanxus forced his body to stand, "You... you're fucking kidding!"
"How can he still move...?" Raven questioned, watching as the Varia Boss charged towards the younger Sky.
Tsuki caught both his hands with her own, "Xanxus... you won't win."
Xanxus gritted his teeth, "Shut the fuck up! I am the one whose name contains the double X title. I am Xanxus!" he pulled back from her and glared, "Do you think I would submit to someone like you!? I will win! I am the fucking—"
His eyes widen in shock when the girl appeared right in front of him and sent him flying.
Mukuro's eyes narrowed, "So she's not going to use that..."
All heads turned to him.
"What are you talking about, kora?"
Mukuro ignored him and watched as his Sky pulled the Half-Ring off her neck and connected it with its twin.
Tsuki sighed and turned to the "two" Varia's direction, "You really think you can fool me with that, Mammon?"
The illusions disappeared just as Mammon materialized in front of her, "Hmph, you saw through it very well, but it's too late, even if you're still standing, it's obvious that you don't even have the energy to move anymore, much less attack."
Tsuki chuckled mirthlessly, "That's true..."
"Hmm? So you've given up, wise choice. Just in time too, the preparations are in good order for the ceremony that will declare our boss the successor. The Decimo of Vongola."
Shamal's eyes widen, "Those are...!"
"The Guardian Rings!" Dino exclaimed.
Mammon floated and stared down at the girl, "Do you know why the Rings were stored in halves? And do you know why they can only be awarded to the true successor of the Vongola? That's because the Rings themselves have a hidden power."
"Hidden... power?" Ken questioned.
"During that time, there were seven burn marks left on the base. I cannot be sure who'd done it, but the evidence was enough to lead me to a hypothesis."
The Ring on Tsuki's hand began to ignite with Sky Flame.
"Exactly as I thought," Mammon stated as the Rings on her hand began to ignite as well with the color of the Flame each Ring represents.
"Flames are coming out of the Rings!" Colonnello voiced out.
"Trash..."
Mammon floated to her boss and began putting the Rings on the chain attached to his belt loops.
"This isn't all... when the seven Rings are handed down, they say that the Rings will grant power to the new blood of Vongola."
"Shishishishi. Which is why, it's about time you return it," Belphegor swiftly took the Ring from the girl.
"That Tsuki..." Raven bit her lip, "why isn't she doing anything?"
Bel grinned, "This Ring belong to the true successor," he said, walking towards his boss and kneeling in front of him, "Boss, this Ring is rightfully yours, the true progeny of the Ninth Boss."
Mammon inserted the last Ring on the chain, "After all, this was meant to be from the start."
"Bosu!"
"Juudaime!"
Takeshi stared at the scent in front of him in disbelief, "No way..."
"Shishishishi." Belphegor grabbed Xanxus' hand, "Thank you all for being audience to the birth of the new Boss."
Her Guardians gritted their teeth while the audience watched on with dread as Belphegor slipped the Ring on the Varia Boss' finger.
The Rings began to glow.
"Third strike," Tsuki stood, sunset-amber eyes meeting with red ones. "Game over."
Squalo's head snapped to her direction, eyes wide in astonishment, "No way..."
"Buhahaha! Yap all you want! It doesn't change the fact. I won! This is the power! The limitless power is overflowing through me!"
Tsuki watched him with sadness in her eyes, "Xanxus..."
"This is the proof of the successor of the Vongola! Finally! Finally, it's mine! With this, I will become the Tenth Boss of Vongola!"
Everyone's eyes widen in shock when the power that was overflowing from the Varia Boss suddenly subsided, causing him to drop to his knees and fall face first on the ground.
"Boss!"
"What happened!?"
Bel and Mammon ran towards their Boss' side.
"The Rings rejected Xanxus' blood."
Mammon turned to her, "You know something. What do you mean the Rings have rejected his blood!?"
Tsuki ignored her and continued to stare at the Varia Sky.
Xanxus smirked bitterly, "I... certainly had it coming, didn't I?" he sat up and met her gaze, "You knew... you knew from the very beginning. You knew that that old fart and I have no blood relation whatsoever!"
A deafening silence followed after the revelation with everyone—except two people—staring at him in astonishment.
Tsuki's gloves changed back to its dormant form, "Xanxus..."
Xanxus looked down and gritted his teeth. If there was one person in this world he never wanted to know the truth about him, it was her, "Don't you fucking pity me! You scum!"
"... I understood though... the betrayal you suffered and your hatred... I understood it all..."
"Damn Shark... you understand, you say..."
Tsuki bit her lip at the look on the Varia Boss' face, he looked so tired, so done with everything, the younger Sky could see the pain, the betrayal, and the hurt that he was trying so hard to hide from his eyes.
"What... do you understand about me?... Don't talk as if you know anything!"
"Iie, I understand! I know everything!"
"Then say it! Just what do you know about me! Huh?"
Squalo remained silent.
"You can't say it, can you!"
"That day... when you were frozen by Nono, I was still conscious."
Red eyes widen.
"I heard. That time, you..."
"Why? Why did you..."
"Shut up! You should know that most of all! I'm not... I'm not your real child. Why did you keep quiet about it, the fact that I couldn't become boss of Vongola?"
"You were born in the squatters, but you were gifted with the Flame since birth. When your mother saw that Flame, she became obsessed with the delusion that you were the lovechild of an affair between Nono and herself."
"I gave him the name Xanxus, because it contained the X for the Tenth Boss..."
"Your mother didn't care about anything and brought you to meet Nono..."
"Yes... that is the Vongola Dying Will Flames. There's no mistake, you are my son."
"You believed Nono's words without a doubt... you were adopted, and as Nono's son, your impudence grew..."
"I am the son of the Ninth Boss! You expect me to eat together with these wannabe boss candidates from the Branch Families!?"
"You used your dignity and your power as the son of the Ninth Boss, as the successor, and grew to adulthood without anybody daring to challenge you. But... the time came when you found out. That your mother had no connection at all to the Ninth Boss. That you were taken in as the adopted son of Nono. And that you did not possess any blood relation to the Vongola... And worst of all, there was a law which stipulated that without the Blood of Vongola, you would never be accepted as the successor!"
"Then, I'm nothing! I'm even more inferior than those scum! That... senile old fart! He never intended for me to become the successor! What 'son'! I have been betrayed!"
"That was when I first met you... I realized it at once... and I decided to follow that fury of yours. Half a year later..."
"I'm going to overthrow that old fart and claim Vongola."
"That led to the Cradle Affair," Reborn said.
"That's all I know. I dug it up after the Cradle Affair though."
Xanxus smirked, "Pathetic..."
"Dame-Tsuki."
Tsuki's eyes followed the hitman's voice.
"You kept quiet about all this. It looks like not even your Guardians knew."
The girl shrugged, "Of course I did. If all the things I've kept hidden my whole life was exposed by someone else, even I'd commit bloody murder. And besides... I didn't really care, Vongola Blood or not, it doesn't change the fact that I needed to beat him."
Xanxus threw his head back and barked out a laugh, "Don't start acting like an angel now! You and him—both of you are deceitful scums!" he glared at her, "The only thing I wanted was the seat of the Boss! I only wanted those scumbags to worship me! I only wanted them to praise me!"
The Ring slipped out of his finger.
"Xanxus-sama! We will need to deliberate further on whether or not you are suitable for the Rings," The Cervello informed.
"Sh-Shut up! If I can't have them, nobody can! Not even you," he roared, staring straight into the quiet Sky.
"Kill them! Kill them all!"
"Xanxus-sama!"
"Shishishi. I approve! Way to go, Boss!"
"We're back to the original plan."
"Vooooii!"
Tsuki shook her head when her Guardians immediately changed into battle mode. War freak, the lot of them.
"Oi. Stand down."
Her Guardians turned to her in surprise.
"J-Juudaime...?"
Tsuki met the Varia Boss' eyes, "Fight's over."
Xanxus glared at her with venom, "Nothing's over until I say so."
"Iie. It's over, Xanxus. You... have no cards left, truth's out, the Rings rejected you, the Conflict is over."
"Shishishi. Fool. Do you think you can win against the Varia? And what makes you think the boss has no cards left?"
Tsuki raised an eyebrow, "Are you talking about the elite Varia Squad that was supposed to kill everyone here after Xanxus won?"
"Voooii! You've gotta be fucking kidding me!?" the shark turned to her Guardians, "What the fuck is up with your boss!? What is she a fucking mindreader!?" he bellowed, much to the amusement of said mindreader.
"You guys aren't that hard to predict," Tsuki answered, "they're not coming, that elite Squad of yours. Mukuro already took care of them."
"Kufufufufu."
Tsuki turned to the Cervello, ignoring the pissed Varia, "The Conflict is over, let everyone out of the boundary."
The Cervello shook their heads, "Iie, Xanxus-sama—"
"Xanxus-sama this, Xanxus-sama that. I'm going to fucking bury the two of you on the earth's core if you don't quit it. The truth's out, you stupid bitches, remove that fucking mask, open your fucking eyes, and see the fucking reality before I pluck out those eyes. Using your brain is free you know, it won't cost you anything," the younger Sky snapped.
All eyes in the battlefield stared widely at the girl.
"Small Animal, I'm not going to be satisfied until I bite them all to death..."
Sunset-ambers eyes turned to him, "I don't care. Stand down, Kyoya."
The Skylark clicked his tongue but followed the order.
Belphegor raised his hands in surrender, "That's it for me."
"Umu. Boss, I think we're done..."
Squalo closed his eyes and sighed, "It's our lost."
Xanxus gritted his teeth, "You're all useless scumbags... shit! All of you! I curse all of you to death!" Red eyes turned to her, "Most especially you."
Tsuki stared impassively at him. Her eyebrow rose when one of the Cervello kneeled in front of him.
"Xanxus-sama. For attempting to involve outsiders in this match, you and your Guardians have been disqualified. Please forfeit the Rings."
"Cervello," Xanxus muttered, "it's gone according to your wishes, you were right... are you happy now?"
"You say words like that... but we do not have wishes nor do we predict anything."
Tsuki's eyes narrowed when the Cervello touched his cheek... and he let her.
"Everything was already decided. Your role in this is over."
"You cunning fox."
"Thank you for doing your part. With this, the Ring Conflict has ended. We will now announce the overall result. Since Xanxus-sama has been disqualified, the winner of the Sky Match is Sawada Tsukiyomi-sama."
Her Guardians smiled/grinned/smirked.
"Therefore, the next successor to the Vongola is Sawada Tsukiyomi-sama and her Guardians."
"You guys won!" Raven exclaimed, throwing her arms around Takeshi's neck.
"Haha."
"Gyahahahaha! Lambo-san's awake!"
"Ahoshi!"
"Extreme win!"
"Kufufufufufu."
"Stupid Onna! Why did you let that happen, byon!"
"Ken, shut up. She did her best."
"You shut up, Kakipi! She almost got herself killed!"
"Heh, I wouldn't mind tending such a cute girl."
"Keep your hands off her, Herbivore."
"Maa, Kyoya calm down, he was just joking."
"Ryohei, your punch have gotten stronger, kora."
"Well done. Now, we can all go home."
Xanxus ignored the rest of the trash making too much noise, his attention focused solely on the two figures talking quietly, teeth gritting when the scum ruffled her hair.
Squalo stared at him, an eyebrow raised, "Voi... Xanxus..."
"Shut up. Let's get the fuck out of here."
"Tsuki-san!"
"Tsuki-chan!"
"Juudaime!"
Tsuki smiled warmly, "Minna."
Hayato immediately ran towards her, "Juudaime! Like what Mama and Oyaji promised, we're having a feast for winning the Ring Conflict!" he smiled brightly and showed the Storm Ring on his right middle finger, "We really did it!"
"Haha. We did."
"Aa."
"Kufufufufufu. Chrome and I agreed to switch depending on who needs it most."
"But Mukuro-sama insisted that he wears it if it's not needed."
"Hn. Herbivore."
Tsuki's eyes softened at the sight of the Rings on their finger, "We really did it."
"Here's yours."
Tsuki looked down, she took the Sky Ring from its box and slipped it on her right middle finger, where she and her Guardians seem to prefer wearing it.
"Looks good," Ren complemented upon reaching where she and her Guardians were with Dino and Raven in tow.
"Yo. You guys are here," Takeshi greeted, his arm automatically wrapping around his girlfriend's waist.
Tsuki raised an eyebrow, noticing the somber look on a certain boss' face, "What's with that look, Dino-nii?"
Dino sighed and met his former tutor's eyes before turning to look at his little sister, "Tsuki... Nono's completely recovered... he told me to tell you that he'll be waiting for you and your Guardians tonight."
A serious look spread across the teens faces.
Tsuki nodded slowly, "Aa. We'll be there... but for now..." she turned and looked at her family, "I want to enjoy this feast."
"Yosh!" the older Yamamoto exclaimed. "Bon appétit!"
Eyes sparkled at all the food spread out on the tables made by Tsuyoshi and Nana.
Haru squealed, "It's a deluxe!"
"Gyahahaaha! Lambo-san's the hero!" the cow-child exclaimed before stuffing his face with food.
Nana smiled indulgently, "Maa, maa. Lambo-kun. There's plenty of food. No need to hurry."
"Don't be greedy, kora!" Colonnello chided.
"Herbivore, if you take one more..."
"Haha. Gomen, Kyoya, but it looked so delicious."
"Get your own."
"Mukuro-san, try this tempura, it's really good, byon!"
"Hmm, it seems like Mama used a different sauce."
"Oya? You're right, Chikusa."
"Ryohei... you shouldn't eat that much..."
"Eh? What are you extremely talking about, Chrome? Men should eat plenty! Speaking of which, here, eat some more, you're too thin!"
"Eh?"
"Bianchi-chan, I want some lovin'—ack!"
"Uwa, Bianchi-nee knocked out Shamal-san."
"Bianchi. One hit."
"Gack! Reborn, quit stealing my food!"
"Hmph, you're still so slow, Pipsqueak-Dino."
Tsuki's eyes soften at the sight of her family having fun. This past week had been so stressful for her and her Guardians—with all the truths and the lies that was revealed, she was more than ready to move pass everything and just relax, but she knew that she can't do that yet, there was still some loose end she needed to fix.
"Tsuki-chan/Tsuki-san."
She was pulled out of her thoughts by the two girls staring at her curiously.
"Kyoko, Haru, what's up?"
Kyoko tilted her head to the side, "Shouldn't we be asking you that?"
"Eh?"
"Tsuki-san, you looked like you were in deep thoughts. What were you thinking about?" Haru asked.
Tsuki shook her head softly, "Nothing really..." she trailed off when the two girls looked at each other and nodded.
Haru leaned in and whispered, "Neh, Tsuki-san, were you thinking about your guy?"
Sunset-amber eyes widen, "Hah? What are you—"
"Mou," Kyoko pouted, "Tsuki-chan, I saw the—" her cheeks flushed, "... the kiss marks on your back..."
"Kyoko-chan told me about it. Mou, Tsuki-san, why didn't you tell us that you got yourself a boyfriend!"
Tsuki sighed and stared at the two girls looking at her intently, "That's because... I didn't... he's not my boyfriend, he's... not my anything really."
"But..." Kyoko's cheeks flushed even more, "you two were..."
Tsuki raised an amused eyebrow at the girl's inability to complete her sentence, "Having sex?" She giggled when the younger Sasagawa looked away to hide her embarrassment, "That's the thing... we weren't dating, we were just... two people who enjoyed each other's body... nothing more. And now... we're not even that."
"Tsuki-chan..."
"Tsuki-san..."
The girl smiled at them, "Let's go? Food's waiting." She didn't wait for their reply and began making her way to the tables, leaving the two girls staring after her.
"Neh, Kyoko-chan... Tsuki-san really..."
Kyoko nodded, "Un."
Hotarubi - Fireflies
Dai honō Kaihō - Great Flame Liberation
