Tsuna
I finally manage to get the others moving but the argument doesn't stop. Well it's more like it never stops.
'Tsuna' Reborn whispers in my ear. 'We're being watched.'
'I know.' It's not like we are even remotely stealthy. I let my eyes drift to their position, one on top of the building, the other is—below us? That's weird. Maybe a building got buried in a landslide. I don't have time to dwell on though. My intuition is screaming at me to move, get Gokudera out of the way. Not even questioning it, I tackle Gokudera to the ground taking Yamamoto with us just as needles impale where he was just standing.
Quickly I get off of him and drag him to his feet, Yamamoto close behind us. Kyouya scales the wall and attacks the person hidden there. I don't get a clear look at him but judging from the needles it's the one that previously attacked Gokudera. Well, at least we know we are in the right place.
'You ok Gokudera?'
'Yes! Thank you!' His eyes are twinkling.
'There's some one below us,' I warn 'Stay on guard.'
'Right.'
Instinctively, I grab the back of Yamamoto's shirt and pull him back just as someone breaks through the ground just beneath him. A feral looking teen lands in front of us. Yamamoto swings the bat he brought at him, he misses, but…
'Why is it a sword now?' I mutter, not really expecting an answer.
'I gave it to him.' Reborn sounds so happy with himself. You know what? I'm just going to blame everything on Reborn from now on. It will save me a lot of grief.
'Tsuna!' Yamamoto calls 'Go on ahead! I'll take care of things here.'
'Ok.' I say after considering for a moment. He's got that look in his eyes again. The one he had fighting Kyouya. 'Oni-san, can you help him out?'
'OF COURSE, OUTOTO! BE CAREFUL TO THE EXTREME.' He rushes in to distract the opponent while Yamamoto moves in from behind. They don't manage to corner him, he's unnaturally fast.
'Stay safe.' They don't respond, too caught up in their battler to hear me. I can't hear Kyouya fighting anymore either, so he must have won and already gone ahead. 'Come on Gokudera. We'll leave it to them.'
'You better win baseball-idiot! Truf-top!' He mumbles.
The sounds of the battle fade as we make our way further into the theme park.
'This entire place gives me the creeps.' Gokudera scowls at broken down merry go round.
'The illusion covering the place isn't really helping matters.' I comment.
'Illusion! Then—'
'We were being watched from the moment we entered the place.' He clenches his fists and grinds his teeth, clearly angered by this. I let him stew in his anger as I lead us into the haunted house. The mist flames are back, curiously brushing up against mine. I carefully don't react to his probing, not wanting to provoke him. From Reborn's tightening grip on my hair, he's noticed as well. Slowly we pick our way through the rubble, and I start seeing signs that Kyouya was here. Busted walls, dents in the floor, general won-ton destruction.
A glint of silver catches my eye and I freeze when I see it. A tonfa. Kyouya's tonfa. Panic rises in me. As I rush over to pick it up.
'He's fine Tsuna' Reborn tries to assure me. He would never leave this here. When did my hands start trembling, I numbly wonder? Why has it suddenly gotten harder to think? I need to find him. Where is he? I frantically look around and start moving into the next room. The smell of blood stops me dead in my tracts. The room suddenly becomes brighter than before and something whispers, there in the corner.
I found him, but no relief comes. He's slumped over on himself covered in blood and bruises.
'KYOUYA!' Sprinting to him, I reach out with a trembling hand but stop just before I touch him. I'm afraid. What if… no. No, he wouldn't. He promised me.
'Tsuna. You need to calm down. Reach out with your flames, you can still feel him, can't you?'
The bond, of course I just need to reach out through our bond. My flames gently seek out his and elation and relief fills me when Kyouya's weakly respond. My hand drops and I fall to my knees, he's ok.
'Tsuna?' Gokudera tentatively calls from beside me. I'm not sure when he got there. I take a deep, stuttering breath to try and calm my nerves.
'He's ok.' I watch the tension fall out of his shoulders. 'Can you take him out of here?'
He hesitates but eventually agrees after Reborn gives him a look. Reluctantly he carefully maneuvers Kyouya on to his back and starts to make his way back to the entrance. He stops at the doorway and looks over his shoulder.
'Make sure to beat him up, Tsuna.' He tells me with a serious look on his face. No matter how much those idiots of mine fight with each other, they still care about each other in their own weird, twisted way. Normally, he would never leave me on my own like this. But Kyouya's injuries are too severe to be left alone and currently, he's the only one available to address them.
'I will.' I promise. 'Be careful.'
'You too.' And with that he leaves. I stay there on the ground for a few moments longer to compose myself. With Gokudera taking care of Kyuoya I can face Mukuro with out worry. I fully intend to keep my promise to beat him up. Regardless of the fact that he is my mist. I can feel his amusement in his flames at my reaction. Grinding my teeth I stand. I was right. He is a pain in the ass, I'm really going to enjoy punching him in the face.
