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Summary: Slight AU. The Estraneo Famiglia was destroyed by the Vendicare. And they abandoned their projects and everything. Here comes our scientist Verde! He found an assassin project named Tsunayoshi. What will the Arcobaleno do? Ver27; implied R27; G27; X27
Great, I'm stuck here on the car waiting for my brother to return. Damned traffic jam, I swear I'll strangle you if you have physical state.
Oh, and please read the side story of Haru's tale. 'Prison: Haru and the Person Beyond the White Wall' and of course, review it. Please?
FalteredGAITNot yet~! Not yet~! I want their meeting to be… well, unordinary. So, postponed it too~! Yeah, Tsuna is so very sad! Enjoy the chapter! TakeshiYamamoto2980 I did consider Haru as a stalker though, but, I think this is more befitting for her~! Enjoy this chapter! Lara0XM Yeah, the Varia and Ninth part was written kind of late and I'm so sleepy. Thank you and enjoy~! TsunaxGiotto4ever Yeah~! I like that part too! I hope Sparks' character is also like that~ cunning like Verde… the dream avenger18 Uuuu~ sorry! But I'm glad the last chapter satisfies you~! AyaTeiFanGirl Hahaha did I? Enjoy this chapter~! xxxKimi-chan Well, all of the Varia is in TYL form and Bel is a little kid when Verde saw Tsuna's memory. Wait for the next theorem for Tsuna meets Xanxus scene! Enjoy this chapter~! orangesky3 EXYEME! AHAHA! Xanxus goes to Giappone~! I finally bring him to Japan~! Enjoy this chapter! Arcbound Illusionist Yeah, I know. Because I was in writer's block and I finally got the inspiration and it was suddenly disjointed. I'm sorry~ I hope it still make sense~ ultimatebishoujo21 Wonder no more~! Enjoy this chapter! KanberryLove love~!
Music When Writing: The Successor of the Rain (Takeshi Yamamoto's theme) – Toshihiko Sahashi
Without further ado let's start~!
~Beyond Verde's Scientific Knowledge~
Twelfth Theorem: Fellow Skies.
Our cute Tsuna sat on the couch in the fifth section's lounge. It was repaired already, and he felt most comfortable there. Sparks is resting on his lap, trying not to move so that Tsuna won't feel ticklish. The brunette is reading a book titled 'Rainbow'. Verde told him to read it and recap a summary. His homework while Verde is not home.
Suddenly, Sparks moves and made Tsuna flinched. The alligator growled warily. Tsuna petted his head nervously. "I-I know Sparks. S-someone is here besides us…" The alligator nodded. The young assassin scans the room for a protective item. Like knifes… or guns. He left his handgun on the kitchen. He examines his pocket and found his blue knife.
"Good thing I never leave this knife…" He sighed in relief.
He proceeded to exit the room. Sparks lurks behind him, following, and watching the young boy's back. He walks stealthily, hiding his presence. But of course, he failed and tripped on his own feet. "O-owieee." He rubbed his head. Sparks placed his snout on top of Tsuna's head, lightly press it and takes it back again, comforting him.
"Ahaha, I-I wonder why you are s-so smart… Sparks…" He cutely smiles and head to the kitchen, retrieving his handgun. B-but… the voice of soup boiling came from the kitchen. Which is odd since Tsuna didn't cook anything after Sparks spilled his chocolate fondue. "S-s-s-stay behind me, Sparks…" He warned him.
"I know you'll come, Tsuna-kun." A woman's voice resounded from the kitchen. Tsuna flinched and enters the room, and approach her with lightning speed, pointing a knife to her neck. "Who are you? Why do you know our… Tsuna's name?" A cold voice asked.
"And you must be Tsunayoshi-kun, the other side. I'm Luche, the Sky of the chosen seven." She greeted him without losing her composure. "And, please don't kill me. I haven't given birth to my dear Aria yet." She smiles. "I've heard of your voice before. You're the one who kept Tsuna from breaking when Haru died." Tsunayoshi closed his eyes and put his knife on the table.
"Sit down, Tsunayoshi-kun. I'll make something for you to eat." The assassin can't help but sit down after asked by the frail-looking pregnant woman. As much as assassin he is, he's still originated from Tsuna. "Why didn't you help Tsuna then?" He asked, flame-like eyes narrowing. "You won't be as domineering as you are now if I helped him, no?" Luche put two teas on the table.
Tsuna grabbed one of the teas and sip it. Yeah, if Haru didn't die, Tsuna will never break, voiding Tsunayoshi's reason for existence.
"Fate sure is cruel, huh? Tsuna is a Vongola, eventual successor of the Vongola Rings. While Verde is wanted in the chosen seven, or should I say, Arcobaleno…" Luche perked on the assassin's word. "How do you know about the Arcobaleno?" She asked, demanding to know. "I have more access to his memory more than he did, you know?"
Luche fell silent. If Tsunayoshi already know about 'that', he will never let Verde join the chosen seven for sure. "Why don't we make a deal, Luche-san?" The young assassin smirked, already grasping the woman's secret. "What deal, Tsunayoshi-kun?" She asked, sweat-dropping. "Don't touch Verde when he is still oblivious to 'that', and of course, I won't tell him…" He smirked evilly.
"And in exchange?" Luche asked the cunning teen. Tsunayoshi stare to his reflection on the tea and drink it until its last drop.
"In exchange, I will…"
It is way past school hours that even the prefect had already gone home. The only people left on the school are the chairman and his best friend, the vice-chairman. Both of them are anxious. But the blond chairman is good enough to hide his anxiousness by drowning himself in paper works.
But of course, it cannot last long.
Sounds of footsteps can be heard. It is as gruff as Giotto and G remember; footsteps of Giotto's adopted little brother. Giotto is not the type to be anxious, but this abnormal anxiety is caused by his past guilt. Xanxus have once asked to be Tsuna's parental guardian since Nana and Iemitsu are very busy and Giotto will succeed Vongola sooner or later. Xanxus rarely leaves Varia HQ unless it was very important mission, and will make a perfect guardian for Tsuna.
Grandpa Timoteo agreed, but Giotto was a stubborn one. He doesn't want Tsuna to grow up with Varia Freaks. Who knows that his innocent little brother can change into swearing-expert little brother? Other than that, he doesn't want Tsuna to like Xanxus more than he ever did in Christmas. Giotto admits that it was very childish of him to corrupt three-years-old Tsuna's brain about how scary Xanxus is.
But alas, Tsuna's whereabouts were unknown when Giotto is supposed to be his parental guardian. He doesn't want to remember when Xanxus shouted to his Guardians about being an idiot. He cursed, and swore, then assembled his own intelligence group to locate Tsuna. He's still not found though.
"You okay?" G asked. Of course he's not okay! Not only had that he failed in searching Tsuna, the boy doesn't even remember about him. Worse, he doesn't want to remember about him. Giotto swallowed his thoughts and managed to do a simple nod.
Suddenly, the door was slide so hard that it almost break. A scarred man with red eyes enters the room roughly. His hair reminds Giotto of his disciplinary committee leader, Hibari Kyoya. Tsuna once describe Xanxus as a lion. He could be very scary, but he can be caring as well. The two have an awkward staring contest and no one seems to have initiative to break it.
Well, until Giotto decided to mutter two obvious words.
"Brother Xanxus…" Hostility dripped like venom from every inch of his voice. He can't help but to feel some kind of weird hostility to Xanxus, he wonders why. "Giotto." Xanxus answered with tone that could've stabbed Giotto's head if it has physical form. Both brothers never get along with each other unless there's someone that always smiles happily for both of them. Yeah, the only reason they can eat together in the same room without wrecking anything is because Tsuna was with them.
But, Tsuna is not here in this case.
"Where is the dipshit?"
Giotto narrowed his blue eyes, obviously unpleased. "Language." He warned with stern voice that made G shuddered. Xanxus seemed indifferent to it though. "Mind your own fucking business." Xanxus snarled. He was always irritated whenever he sees Giotto. I mean, irritated more than usual. With that features that greatly resembles his prominent subject of affection, his brat-brother.
It could be considered a sin how Giotto and Tsuna looked like each other.
"I fucking hate you." Which really meant, where is my brother?
Xanxus have an issue in speaking his feelings clearly and loudly. Not that Giotto is oblivious to this though.
"He doesn't remember me, brother Xanxus. But, I don't know about you…" Giotto answered; guilt and irritation came flowing with his husky voice.
"What the fuck?" Which meant, why?
Xanxus' tone is composed. He doesn't look like he's going to throw a temper tantrum, but still, the tone itself wasn't heartwarming…. Not that Giotto cares.
"Some scientist called Verde was the one who found him. Then, he tampered with Tsunayoshi's memories about Vongola…" He answered.
"Trash. You trash of a big brother!" Xanxus snapped. He pulls Giotto's collar pulling it close to his face. "He's the only one… he's the only one…! Oh fuck you trash!" His red eyes reflect nothing but wrath at the first glance. But, as Giotto explore it deeper, Xanxus is sad. In a twisted way no one will ever understand.
And Giotto doesn't have any plan to tolerate that either.
"Giotto… don't retort. Please…" G pleaded. He tried to break the sibling fight only to get jumped by a certain loud shark. "VOOOOOI! Don't interrupt the damned Boss!"
"Se vuoi essere arrabbiato con me, caro fratello?" Should you be angry with me, dearest brother? Giotto mocked him with the most irritating tone he ever possessed. Giotto only uses Italian when he is undeniably pissed, or it is the necessity. In Xanxus' case, it should be the first, since Xanxus knows perfectly well how to speak Japanese.
"You didn't manage to find him too, you know?" He whispered, knowing that it will irritate Xanxus more. "Even though you're just a damned trash…!" He lets go of Giotto's collar and stormed out of the room. "VOOOOOOOI! Giotto you shitheaded son of a bitch! I hate it if the boss is pissed! He'll definitely storm it out to us!"
"Groveling… are we?" Giotto mocked him. Squalo swings around his sword until the door broke to pieces. "SHUT UP!" With that, he left.
"Honestly, no one is better than you in making Varia as hectic as it is…" G lit up his cigarette. "Not in this one, G. I'm not tolerating anyone that blames me about Tsuna…" Giotto sat down on his chair.
"You should just do as you please… like you always do."(1)
"You're right… G."
"Oi, baseball-freak…" Gokudera called his best friend's name. "Hmm? What's wrong, Gokudera?" Yamamoto asked with goofy grin plastered to his face. "Why don't we assemble all the guardians and make a scheme so the Tenth can be our Boss?" He suggested while chomping his fifth sushi. "Eh? That sounds nice, Gokudera!" Yamamoto grinned.
"Yeah, I agree with you, Gokudera. As expected of Tsuna's appointed right-hand man…" Reborn suddenly enters the Yamamoto Sushi. "Reborn-san!" Gokudera bows his head. "Ossu, sensei!" Yamamoto gestured him to sit down. "What would you like for today?" He asked with a happy tone.
"Re-Reborn-sensei!" That voice echoed in Reborn's mind, he found himself smirking.
"Reborn-san?" Gokudera asked, but it seems that his teacher is not in his body at the moment.
"Ungh… ahhh!" Pleasureable… Reborn thought. It'll be pleasurable if it was his name instead.
"Let go off me, Reborn!" He moaned the hitman's name… How enjoyable, Reborn smirked again.
"V-Verde… sama!"
With that, Reborn punched the table, almost breaking it. "Re-Reborn-san!"
Gokudera's voice made Reborn snapped back into reality. "Well, I guess I'll have the tuna." Yamamoto served him with the order. "Get the other guardians into this scheme as well, Gokudera." Reborn said as he chomps his sushi.
"Of course, Reborn-san! Even though the Tenth himself have forgotten, I'll never forget how he saved me from that jerk Hibari!" Said Gokudera as he sparkled- metaphorically speaking.
Reborn continues to eat his sushi while watching the baseball match with Yamamoto. He greeted Tsuyoshi, who came home from a delivery service, and excused himself.
The darkness didn't hinder him a bit, he stare to an alley. "I know you're there." He chuckled lightly. "So, you knew?" Luche smiled, chuckling. "Why are you in an alley like this, Luche?" Reborn asked gently. Luche smiles, but frowns a second later…
"There is something that troubles you…"
"You can tell?" She sighed.
"I can, now, tell me?" Reborn asked. Luche is one of very few people he is gentle with.
"That boy… he is amazing." Luche bumped her forehead to Reborn's chest.
"Hmm?"
"He knows… the truth about the chosen seven, about the Arcobaleno…"
Reborn's eyes narrowed. "Then, what should we do?" Reborn asked.
"I've made a deal with him… no worries!" Luche lets go of Reborn and smiles.
But, both of them know that Tsunayoshi is a formidable enemy in completing the chosen seven.
(1) This conversation happened in chapter 277 of the manga! I really like G's expression there!
Finished~! Slight RLuc eh? Ahahaha~! I'm kind of sad that there's no Verde in this Theorem… well, um… reviews! Please~~?
Your friendly fangirl,
~Chiri-tan