[GENERATION XI: Vongola]
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The Eleventh Generation of the Vongola
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"Kuro-nii!" she called out, tears staining her cheeks. "Kuro-nii!" she ran forward, reaching out – trying to reach out for her brother. Even though she was constantly running, she couldn't reach him. "Kuro-nii!"
"…You still like irises, ne? Kumiko-chan?" her brother suddenly said, before iris petals surrounded them. Kumiko stopped running, and stared at her brother. "…Be careful" he whispered, just enough for her to hear. "…and look forward…" and with that he disappeared.
Hibari Kumiko snapped her eyes open. She breathed heavily as she sat up straight. It was a dream. She clenched her fists, and placed them on her chest. 'Kuro-nii…' she thought. It still hurt. To be, unable seeing him during last moments… To wake up and hear that he was gone, before she could even say goodbye.
But he wanted to die
She knew that. Because she was supposed to kill him herself, but she had a weak heart and let her emotions get the best of her.
"…Kill me… Kumiko-chan…" he said, with a small smile on his face.
"W-what are you saying, Kuro-nii?" she asked.
"…As long as I'm alive… they will come after me" Kurokiri said, not bothering to look at his little sister. "…I am only a weapon that humans created… in order to destroy other humans" Kumiko couldn't believe what she had heard "I might lose control and kill you and your friends…"
She was given the chance, but her hands wouldn't move. The trio, plus Reborn, were being shown of the images of the past.
"…W…hat….are you waiting….for…?" he wheezed out.
"I can't!" Kumiko cried out "Kuro-nii…"
"I'm already drained enough…" he said "Before the 'eye' fully opens…" he placed a hand on her cheek "…I'm sorry… I knew you couldn't do it…"
And with that two gunshots rang out the room.
Kumiko looked beside her, and saw a vase full of violet irises – her favourite flower. "Heh" she placed a hand over her eyes, as if preventing the tears from falling. Whatever she tried, she couldn't bring herself to hate irises. Because irises symbolized faith and hope – the two things that still kept her alive.
Faith in her friends and family; and Hope for a new beginning. All she had to do was to look forward, and walk her path until she dies. She wiped her eyes immediately after hearing a knock on her door. "Who is it?" she asked in a cold and uncaring tone.
The door opened, and a man with spiky untamed hair and a pair of sharp amber eyes entered. He looked calm and she felt as if there was a sort of special air around him. "How are you doing, Kumiko-chan?" the man asked, smiling gently at her. "It's been a long time since I last saw you" he stated.
A sense of familiarity knocked into the young Hibari, and without even thinking, she muttered the words: "Herbivore-jii-san" she immediately flushed after saying that, and quickly covered her mouth. 'Stupid childhood' she thought.
The man chuckled "I'm glad you still remember, Kumiko-chan" he said.
"Is there something you need, Vongola Decimo-san?" she asked in a business tone, remembering what the man's title is.
The Vongola Decimo took out an envelope from his coat pocket. "An invitation, from the Cosa Nostra Accademia, everyone is required to enrol in the school" he said.
"…Is that all…?" she asked.
The Vongola Decimo paused for a while "…I would like to explain to you Hibari Kyouya's rash actions during the Morte Massacre" Kumiko froze. The Decimo sighed "…it's been eight years… and I don't want to strain your relationship with your father any longer. Let me tell you this: He never hated you or your brother."
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"I'm kinda worried of Kumiko-chan" Tsubasa confessed as he rested his head on the table "…she's been through a lot. Do you think she'll be fine?" he asked, turning to the person beside him – which was Hana.
"Kumiko-san is strong" Hana confessed, gripping her cup tightly. "She'll be okay" she said with a smile.
"Kyo-kun's old man ("The Vongola Decimo" Hana corrected, twitching slightly)… he told us that everything will be alright" Tsubasa said. "But I do wonder w—"
"What are you guys talking about?" Tsubasa sat up straight, after hearing Kiyohiko enter the room.
"Nothing" Tsubasa said in an instant, knowing that it was a touchy subject for the Vongola Undecimo.
Kiyohiko stared at the two, before letting them off. "What do you think of the Cosa Nostra Accademia?" he asked.
"We're willing to join, Eleventh" Hana said. "We're going to support you all throughout!"
"I think it's best for me to practice my skills" was Tsubasa's response "I can't let Igarashi…" he blinked twice before realization kicked in "What the heck happened to Igarashi?!" he asked.
"He's still confined in the hospital" Kiyohiko replied with a sigh "But he's healing just fine" he added "…Do you want to visit him?"
"…I thought he was dead…" Kiyohiko and Hana fell off their seats after hearing Tsubasa's remark. "Meh, I guess I still have to find a way to beat him" he laughed, scratching the back of his head in the process.
'Do you really care for his safety?' Hana and Kiyohiko wanted to ask. Igarashi and Tsubasa became good friends, after they had trained with each other. They, surprisingly, shared the same interests. But, Tsubasa was still a bit weary of Igarashi, because of his overprotective complex towards Kumiko.
"Are you three going somewhere?" Yamamoto Takeshi asked, as he entered the room.
"Just going to visit a friend, in the hospital" Tsubasa said.
Takeshi grinned "On your way, you wouldn't mind delivering a few goods, right Tsubasa?"
"U-um… Sure…" Tsubasa didn't know how to react, after seeing an evil glint in his father's eyes.
"Great! The delivery is on the counter, and the addresses are taped on the deliveries" Takeshi grinned "You can help out too, Hana, Kyo-kun"
'How did we get into this…?'
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"…Tell me, Vongola Decimo-san…" Kumiko stared outside. "How are the others?" she asked "Igarashi, Mizukuni, and Shizuka…"
"Igarashi-kun is resting in the hospital" Tsunayoshi explained, with his amber eyes closed "Mizukuni-kun is taking responsibility of the damages in Kokuyo – with some help from us, since the Vongola are also held responsible for the damages" his tone was serious when it came to Shizuka. "…and Shizuka was taken back to her family"
"Her family?" Kumiko asked. Wasn't Shizuka an orphan, saved by her brother?
Tsunayoshi sighed, brushing his hair with his right hand. "…the Gesso family…" he said, barely a whisper.
'But wasn't Shizuka… Kuro-nii's secret keeper?' she wondered in confusion.
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"Yo, Igarashi" Tsubasa grinned as he entered the hospital room, with Hana and Kiyohiko in tow.
Igarashi blinked twice, taking his eyes of the book he was reading. "I didn't expect you guys to visit" he admitted, sheepishly.
"Well, we're heading out to Italy next week, so we thought we'd drop by" Kiyohiko said, not bothering to tell Igarashi about the Cosa Nostra Academy.
"So, how do you feel?" Hana asked, looking at the numerous bandages on Igarashi. His right eye was covered, and his left arm was on a sling.
"I'm feeling fine" Igarashi said "Surprisingly fine…" he blinked twice, noticing the trio gape at him. "D-did I say something wrong?" he asked, worriedly.
'How can he say that, when we had forgotten about him during our fight in Kokuyo' Kiyohiko wondered. (A/N: The authoress had forgotten about him too T_T)
"How can you be fine with such injuries?" Hana asked, pointing an accusing finger at the kendoka. "If I didn't know you, I would've thought you were a mummy" the three boys sweat dropped.
Igarashi took in a deep breath before opening his mouth "Maybe it's because of what I've seen, that makes me feel that these injuries are nothing" he confessed. "What happened to Kumiko-san?" he asked, bowing his head.
"She's at her home, resting" Tsubasa said. "Although we haven't visited her yet"
"She needs you guys… Please… go to her…"
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"Practising target shooting? Mayuri Shiki?" the sun arcoballeno asked, watching the Cloud Guardian train, from a tree nearby. He dodged three blows that were aimed at him, with grace. "You're still too young to fight me" Reborn said, lowering his fedora hat.
The young man with long green hair – tied in a high ponytail; and blood red eyes, glared at the arcoballeno. "Is there something you want, arcoballeno?"
"Tell me, how much do you know about the 'Eye of Destruction'?" Reborn asked.
"Just like any average member of the Vongola family, who can get his hands on the library" Shiki responded with a smirk.
"Don't play games with me" Reborn said, pointing a green gun – that was once a chameleon – at Shiki. "Tell me everything"
"Che. It can't be helped" Shiki said, sitting down with his legs crossed. "I'll answer all of your questions"
Reborn smirked, jumping down from the nearby tree. "Who are the other families that know about it?"
"Quite a lot, actually: The Vongola, the Cavallone, the Morte – though they all died; the Giglio Nero, the Formazione, the Precedente, and lastly; the Gesso Family" Shiki said, toying with his revolver. It seemed as if he didn't care.
Reborn frowned after Shiki mentioned the Gesso family. It was a good thing that the Vongola family took one-step ahead of the Gesso family, by signing an alliance with the Giglio Nero family. Because of that, the Gesso family didn't take hold of the Mare Rings. Reborn knew how Tsuna did his best to rewrite the future. Were the Gesso family taking action again?
"Do you know who Shizuka – of the Gesso family- is?" the arcoballeno asked.
Shiki smirked "She's Kurokiri's secret keeper" Reborn pointed his gun at him "…and she's a run-away from the Gesso family"
"What else?" the arcoballeno asked, without lowering his weapon.
"That is all I know about her" Shiki said.
"I'll let you go this time" Reborn said, lowering his gun. "Nap time" he said while blowing a bubble through his nose.
Shiki sighed "Why didn't you just choose the road of the other arcoballeno? Why not let go of the responsibility?" he asked, before freezing after remembering his two former Spartan tutors: Lal Mirch and Colonello. Up to this day, he swore that they were spawns of the devil. In fact, all of his mentors were spawns of the devil – if not the devil themselves. He twitched upon remembering the worst of them all: Rokudo Mukuro. Whatever he did, the man wouldn't just die! He swore, the devil didn't want him back. "On second thought… never mind" he said, thinking how much worse things were if the Sun Arcoballeno was back in his original body - free of the curse.
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(A/N: It seems that the authoress had forgotten about these two as well T_T)
"I can't believe Reborn-san drugged us, before they went to Kokuyo" Sasagawa Rai glowered. He wasn't supposed to be drugged too, but he had accidentally drank the drugged milk, sitting oh-so innocently on the counter. 'Note to self: Do not drink anything suspicious, ever again' he thought.
"You were asking too much" Romero said, taking a bite out of his sandwich. "He probably only wanted to test Tsubasa-nii, Hana-nee and Kyo-nii"
"But still…" Rai sighed. Why was he assigned to look after this annoying little brat? He hated kids. Especially the annoying kind.
"I don't doubt Reborn's decisions" Romero said with a grin.
Rai face-palmed "You never do… Stupid fan-boy…" he sighed. Seriously, that boy needed to find a new idol – or maybe, a healthy obsession. Seriously, being kicked to the sky was not a healthy thing to experience.
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Igarashi blinked twice as a letter landed on his lap. "Cosa Nostra Accademia?" he asked, reading the whole letter. "…Self…destruct…?" he said shakily. "Ack!" the young kendoka had let go of the letter, and it was now sitting quietly on the hospital room floor. "This isn't going to be pretty…" he muttered.
BOOM!
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Author's Note: HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Thank you for all the reviews ^_^ it made my day. Anyway, I think I'm closing the poll. Since a few more original characters will be appearing from now on.
Hajimeru Rinko: ^_^ Thanks. The whole self-destruct thing was something random that popped into my head.
The Red King: I kinda forgot about the two during the Kokuyo Arc *scratches the back of the head in embarrassment* so Reborn drugged them – supposedly it was Romero only since he was annoying for Reborn.
TWIZTED: It's all right ^_^ The academy explanation will probably appear on the next chapter. The cloaked guy is Mayuri Shiki aka Kiyohiko's Cloud Guardian.
MiAquaN: Thanks for the review ^_^
HeartsTamago: Thank you for the review. And I guess I just want a wake-up call, since I'm trying to balance school work, social life, and fanfiction altogether. Anyway, reviews are really a big help for me to continue my fics. It makes me think that people still read it. So I hope that answers your question ^_^ Sorry for being a bit… vague
Willyfreak26: Thanks! ^_^ I really appreciate it!
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A lot of OCs are appearing in the next arc.
Main Pairing for GXI: KiyohikoxKumiko (of course there'll be a few twists)
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PAIRINGS
KiyohikoxKumiko – 8
KiyohikoxHana – 4
TsubasaxKumiko – 2
TsubasaxHana - 2
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