A/N: If you've read my blog, you'll see that I've gotten my laptop back~ And if you haven't read my blog… Then you'll see that I sent it to Apple, and I didn't get it back until today. So that's why I didn't post the chapter - even thought I had it ready on that date. *facepalms*

Other than that, I added something that was requested by my cousin. Some sort of twist to the story~ And the romance will commence during the Choice battle when Yama-kun had Kimiko-chan meet up… *smirks* You'll get more of what I said here later.

Now, commence the reading! 8DD

Another Carnivore, No, Omnivore: Chapter 13

Kumo immediately barked at the screen when a man with red hair showed up. He was bathing in what looked like lava - smiling and reclining against the dirt casually. I grimaced inwardly. It looked like something out of a horror movie, no, a horror novel filled with nightmarish images straight from the corrupted mind of its author. Byakuran smirked.

"He gave up his hometown for me~" he narrated childishly.

"H-How…" I muttered to myself with Kumo still barking at the screen. Byakuran turned towers the, now medium sized, arctic fox.

"I didn't think that just showing his loyalty to me would consist of destroying his village - including the villagers that brought him up," sighed Byakuran. He turned towards Kumo. "Ah~ You remember him, don't you Kumo-kun?" Kumo barked angrily. "He's sorry for the way that he treated my apprentice's dog for just that one week - as target practice."

"He's bathing in lava…" muttered somebody in the room.

"Yup~ Now you guys understand the unique powers of the real six funeral wreaths. Besides this, they had five thousand subordinates. And in addition to that, one hundred A-level soldiers." On the screen showed an organized group of men - all wearing the Millefiore uniform proudly. With a remark from Spanner, I coughed touching my forehead. The fever seems to have gone down, I noted to myself.

"The match," yelled Shoichi. "What were you planning?!"

"Oh yeah~" replied Byakuran. "Do you still remember the game of 'Choice?'" Shoichi's eyes widened, and he glanced at me. Kumo's ears perked up, and he looked at me knowingly. "I am planning to make it real. Deteails will be informed in ten days. I won't be moving during that, so please rest properly." He smiled and turned towards me. "And Kimiko-chan might be coming with me…" he muttered darkly, rubbing the band of my future self's past ring.

"After we see such a monster, how could we rest properly?" demanded Reborn, glaring daggers at the white haired adversary.

"Oh," muttered Byakuran thoughtfully. "You are the Arcobaleno Reborn. I really want to talk to you more, but you all can't escape." With a few surprised gasps, Byakuran chuckled to himself. "The base you are currently in is going to disappear."

"Disappear?" all of us gasped in surprised. I tried to get up, but I couldn't.

"To be accurate, it's because of the super ring transmission moving."

"Wait," muttered Spanner. "The teleportation using ring flames is completed?"

"Nope," replied the Millefiore leader. "Unfortunately, it's not fully completed. It only works with the object with such flame. It's because it needs lots of time and powers, so in a lifetime, you might not see it just once. So, see you ten days later~"

There were several screams from the people across the room, feeling a weird tingling sensation in me, I winced. Trying to get up, my legs buckled beneath me. I glanced to my right, squinting through the blinding light. Kumo was beside me - in his full form. His paws and tail were bright cloud flames, and his collar was emitting a shroud of mist flames around it. He quickly jumped to me, standing in front of me protectively.

Everybody else was slowly materializing. "Onii-sama! Sawada! Yamamoto! Gokudera!" I yelled. I they glanced at me, and ran towards me, calling out my name. Kyoya reached me and brought out his hand quickly.

I reached out, and before I knew it, I was in a room sitting on a sofa with a bowl of marshmallows on the coffee table before me. "Why hello there, Kimiko-chan~" said a familiar voice. Turning to my left, I found that Kumo was licking the hand of the speaker that was smiling at me cheerfully.

"Byakuran-san," I muttered, coughing.

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Gokudera

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All of us could only stare at the abyss several feet away from us. Hibari was standing on the edge with his hand stretched out to where Kimiko should've been. She was on the other side of the line carved out by the transport machine. "S-She's gone," I muttered.

"And Melone Base is also gone!" yelled the Juudaime. "To think that there is something like that! It really is teleport… But how come we were left here?"

"Because he came here with the Sun Vongola ring…" muttered the redheaded megane. (A/N: x] Shoutout to Luna~ I love that word. HAHA.)

"Where is this place to the extreme?" yelled Ryohei. Both Tsuna and I looked at him with disbelief.

"The one from ten years ago!" yelled Tsuna.

"We didn't send him here because once he comes here, the Vongola rings have gathered. When it's gathered, the rings create a force filled that protects us and the system!" explained Shoichi. "But wait…" He made a head count of the people in the room. "Kimiko-chan… Where was she sitting?"

I pointed to a place were a pillar should've been. "She was outside the forcefield," I muttered, quickly making the realization. HIbari was standing before that certain spot, quickly muttering something then resting against the wall.

"You expected this?" asked Reborn. "I could guess a little of what Byakuran-san wants to do… But I wasn't expecting Kimiko-chan to be teleported."

"Onii-chan!" yelled Tsuna to the new member to the group.

"Sawada! You're still alive?" yelled Ryohei. "You guys disappeared, I was worried!"

"Huh?" muttered Tsuna, tilting his head slightly.

"We will explain to you later," stated Hibari's right hand man. "There is no doubt that Sasagawa and the Sun Ring coming here is a valuable fact. But the situation is no good… Stronger than the previous Funeral Wreaths… How would we fight with the powers we have now?"

"Then we just have to do it rough," Yamamoto replied quickly, and cheerfully - as usual.

"Y-Yamamoto!" yelled Tsuna. "Since when were you…?"

"Making people worry," I muttered under my breath. But he does have a point. We don't have enough forces - or skill - against the new Funeral Wreaths. Besides that fact, we have a member to the enemy.

"But to think normally, it is a battle with no strategy," analyzed Spanner.

"What did you say?" I yelled at him.

"Spanner is right!" stated Reborn.

"Damn it," I muttered.

"That's right…" muttered Tsuna sadly.

"No!" yelled Shoichi. "We can do it!" All of us looked at him with hope. I felt my eyes widen. "It's because of that, you guys get through all of this. The you that is grown can definitely match them. We are not just purely making it hard for you guys… That level was predicted. Now we will pass it to you guys!"

With a large mechanical creak, the door to the white vault before us opened. It shone like some sort of spotlight against Shoichi's back as he made his speech. "The center of the system opened!" yelled Tsuna with slight shock and surprise. I quirked an eyebrow curiously. What could possibly be inside this time?

"Accept it with your heart!" yelled Shoichi triumphantly. "The powers granted by the guardians in this era!" Flames shot towards us. Seeing a fireball firing straight for my had, I held my hand up, catching the object easily.

I grit my teeth, the object floating in my hands surrounded by Storm flames. On the box was the Vongola crest. "Vongola ring boxes?" I gasped, staring at the object with interest.

"This is what this era's Tenth Vongola has entrusted to you all. The 'Vongola Boxes!'" announced Shoichi. I noticed him turn around and put a small box in his pockets.

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Shoichi

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"I'm sorry Kimiko-chan," I muttered, briefly looking up at the machine while the younger version of the guardians conversed about their boxes. Feeling the box in my pocket, I looked up at the hologram of the future version of the younger Hibari.

Her box wasn't a Vongola box, as a matter of fact, it was completely something else. I looked up at the hologram, seeing the tattoos on right arm and left leg flicker. I looked down to the box hidden by my clothing. Luckily, Byakuran won't discover that Kimiko's true power in this dimension is missing. Looking up quickly, I counted the number of boxes that she had. She had Kumo's box, the box for her twin short swords, and her box for flame propulsion.

"What is this yellow box, to the extreme?!" I heard the younger version of the Sun Guardian yell to the heavens. I chuckled slightly. Such enthusiasm.

"We will explain that to you later," I replied to the teenage boy's question. Spanner glanced at me.

"What's that in your pocket?" he asked.

I looked to my left and right before flashing the small box in my pocket. It was dark violet with a metal frame, but had intricate designs in white, silver, and indigo. "This," I muttered quietly.

His eyes widened. "Kimiko-chan's box…" he muttered. "That's the only one that I've ever seen her use. Her other boxes were usually used as backup, or for sneak attacks… How come you have it…?"

"The future Kimiko told me to give it to her younger self," I gestured towards the young Vongola guardians. "when the situation came to be like this."

Suddenly, there was a yell. "You little bastards! Are you all still alive?" came a piercing voice that echoed throughout the cavern carved out by the flame transport system. Tsuna clutched his ears with a grimace, his eye twitching.

"He's too scary!" he yelled. "Just connect him now! Just be mindful of the volume on the headphones!"

"Squalo!" answered Yamamoto with a hand to his earpiece.

"You're too damn loud!" yelled Gokudera.

Spanner walked up to Tsunayoshi and connected it his to his laptop. Quickly typing something into the command window, an audio feed was found.

"Listen up! At this time, we, as the Vongola, are together in this! So as for you little brats…" There was the sound of something crumbling quickly taking over the feed. "You asshole!" yelled the man who had been speaking previously.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi…" came another voice.

"T-This voice…" muttered Tsuna with shock.

"Have you become a little less immature yet? Show me that in ten days time… That the Vongola will be the strongest!" There was slight static.

"And tell Hibari Kimiko that she owes me a new set of knives… Shishishisi~" said yet another voice. Suddenly, there was a beep.

"They cut us off!" yelled Yamamoto.

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Fran

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"Ah, ah…" I muttered. "He broke the wireless already." I yawned, adjusting the enormous frog hat on my head. You learn something new every day, I thought to myself, remembering my master's teachings. Kimiko had been a part of the Millefiore before she was a part of the Varia. That explains a lot of things.

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Kimiko

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I glared at the marshmallow that the white-haired leader held in front of me. "Want one?" he asked cheerfully, pointing to the bowl with it before popping it into his mouth.

"Why am I here?" I demanded, Kumo taking my side once he realized that I was against the man who was supposed to be my "master."

"Why, Kimiko-chan," he smirked. "It's time to resume your training, so you can fight against the Vongola."

I narrowed my eyes. "I will never do that."

"Don't you know what they did to you that made you leave?" he asked with a smirking tone. I heard my heartbeat in my ears. He knows. He really knows the answer to that question, I assured myself.

"What did they do?" I asked curiously, looking at him warily as Kumo shrunk and hopped onto my lap. Byakuran opened a drawer and placed a bowl of dog treats onto his desk.

"Kumo is as hungry as always~ I'm happy that I helped you in creating his box," he smiled, changing the topic. "He has the exact mannerisms on how a pet should act." He pet the small fox as it chewed on the marshmallow shaped dog treats.

"Don't change the topic," I stated flatly, finally submitting myself to taking a marshmallow from the bowl. I popped it into my mouth, feeling the seriousness about fighting slowly withering away to the delectable sugary treat.

"Your eyes have a different story~" smirked Byakuran, noticing that I was inwardly relishing the sugary treat without my outward expression not faltering from seriousness. "But I will tell you. If you agree to become my apprentice once again."

I narrowed my eyes. "I will not fight against the Vongola."

"Fine," he smirked. Suddenly, there was a glint in his eyes. "You will not fight if you are not chosen in the Choice battle. But, if you are, you must fight. Understand?"

Feeling this was the only good option I would get from him, I nodded. With the third marshmallow, I had returned to my cheerful self. I nodded with enthusiasm, popping another treat into my mouth. I put my goggles on my forehead, blinking to adjust my eyes to the blinding light shining over his desk.

"Now first," he smiled. "We have to get you into your old apprentice garments~" He gestured towards a door. "Place on your goggles, it probably still has a map of this place."

I put on my goggles and he was right. In the upper left corner of my vision was the words, "Byakuran's Office." I waved and made my way towards what was my old room. Kumo also lead me towards the room, running ahead and barking at turns. Finally, I found myself towards a black door with violet carvings.

I opened the door to find myself in a room similar to Byakuran's room. Standing from the doorway, there was a small bed to my left. Beside it was a screen decorated with koi fish - light filtered through it from the window behind it. Closer to me from the left was a sitting area with two couches and a glass coffee table. I looked to my right to see a miniature kitchen. Kumo was already making himself comfortable on a pedestal eating dog treats.

Beyond that was a door. Probably the bathroom, I thought to myself. Running up to the other door, I opened it to find myself in yet another room. It looked to be a training area. There was a screen for a changing area and a rack of clothes hanging from the ceiling. On a pillow laying on a low table was a shiny object.

I walked up to it and picked it up - a ring. I stuffed the ring currently on my finger into my pocket and slid it on - some sort of nostalgic feeling filling my senses. I placed the previous ring on the pillow, also taking out the Varia ring and placing it beside it gingerly. I lit my flame, stuffing it into the box with my twin swords. I twirled them was they landed in my hands, holding them in front of me firmly.

The swords were lighter, but after testing it on a small pole of wood to a side of the room, I smirked darkly. I narrowed my eyes and let one corner of my lip turn upwards into a half-smile. The cut was cleaner than before. And sharper. "Regenerate it with mist flames," came a voice. I quickly turned around and threw my dagger towards the intruder to see Byakuran with his head tilted away from the weapon protruding out of the wall.

"Kimiko-chan, have you tried using your illusions yet?" he asked.

"Breifly," I replied, slashing at the wood again. I smirked as it made another crisp cut. And other than that, there was hardly any sound. This would be good for the disciplinary committee, I thought to myself, my brother's mentality slowly getting to me.

"Then that's the first thing we will practice," he smiled. He looked at me with a pout. "Change into your training clothes - I don't want to ruin the uniform."

He quickly made his way out of the room, shutting the door behind him. I tossed my swords into the air after twirling them around my hands. They made themselves back into their box as I ran towards the clothing rack. Picking the rack that had "Training Clothing" written on the label, I sighed.

Standing before the mirror in my new clothes, I twirled. A purple tank top. Loose white shorts with black cuffs at the end. Fitting black boots with a white rim at the top. The bottoms of the boots were like jazz shoes - except with a different type of rubber. It was quiet, but still sturdy. And to top it off, a long black jacket that split into two coattails. I buttoned the first button and walked out of the changing area, only to quickly dodge a bright white light.

Byakuran smirked. "Let's get started, ne~?" I took a deep breath and faced him. It's all to get stronger.

A/N:

I'm scared for her training.

But Byakuran's attack is hilarious - the "White Finger!" I fell off my chair laughing when I read that manga chapter. And during the choice battle, I plan to have a scene between Yamamoto and Kimiko. Realistically, I'm going to have their relationship go slow-ish - there's no way that I'm gonna write something like the following:

"Yamamoto," I sighed, feeling a blush on my cheeks at the realization. "I love you!"

He looked at me with a grin on his face. "I've felt the same ever since-

No way is that going to happen. ^^;
And the tattoo thing… I'm debating wether or not to have the younger Kimiko use that power~ ;D
Review with your thoughts, questions, etc! :D

Kimiko: Why am I with Byakuran?
Author: Because… I got a request from somebody and I thought it was interesting…
Kimiko: But couldn't I have just stayed with everybody else?
Author: You could have but-
Kyoya: I'll bite you to death if you don't have a reason why you took my sister to that monster.
Author: Dang it.
Kyoya: *holds up tonfa*
Author: W-Wait! I got a suggestion!
Kyoya: From who? Your life is on the line. *smirks*
Kimiko: *holds up swords and smirks* I think you should tell us.
Byakuran: *shields author unintentionally* Kimiko-chan! My apprentice!
Kimiko & Kyoya: I will bite you to death!
Author: I need powers! Review so I get strength to take on… *dramatic music* The Hibari Sibilings
Kyoya: *smirks* You're turning into a carnivore.
Kimiko: We can discuss that after we bite Author-sama to death.
Author: Ahhh!
Byakuran: It seems that I am intruding on something~
Author: Help!