Ch 34 : The New Varia Cloud Guardian
Previously :
"I like this kid. Welcome to the Varia." The scarred man said as he smirked.
"Eh? EEEEEEHHHHH?!" Tsuna shrieked before fainting.
~0~
Tsuna stood in front of Xanxus' throne chair. His brows furrowed in annoyance behind his metal mask; it was a miracle that none of them took it off while he was out cold, and he was greatly thankful for that.
"Why do you wear a mask?" Bel asked from beside him.
"Why do you wear a tiara?" Tsuna asked back.
"Because I'm a prince. And this is a crown." The blond replied.
"Yeah, right. A prince wears a tiara." Tsuna said sarcastically. A few snickers could be heard all around the room then followed by a volley of knives.
"I'll bend those when I get my hands on those things." Tsuna threatened.
A smirk was the blond's reply as he sent another volley of knifes sailing in to the air. Tsuna caught all of them in between his fingers and proceeded to bend them in half.
"You haven't told us your name yet" Xanxus said. He was standing by the window, overlooking the forest surrounding their base.
"Akuma" Tsuna said from his position, still bending the knives one by one and tossing them aside.
"'Demon'?" Squalo questioned from his place by the door. "What kind of parents would name their child like that?"
"I'm an escapee from the Estraneo Laboratory. That was the name they gave me." Tsuna answered nonchalantly, ignoring the blond prince's threats to stop ruining his weapons.
"How long were you there?" Xanxus asked.
"Two months" Tsuna replied as he bent the last knife, this time, in four parts and tossing it to the side.
A moment of silence descended upon them, yet broken by Tsuna himself.
"If that is all, I would like to leave already." He said impatiently. "My friends are waiting for me at the airport."
"In Milan?" Levi asked from beside Xanxus' throne chair.
"Yes. And we're about to head to Japan." Tsuna answered.
"Well, that would be a problem dear~" Lussuria said from beside Mammon by the wall. Bel gave a wide smirk.
"Why?" Tsuna asked
"You are now a member of the Varia. You can't just go that easily. Submit your request for leave first." Xanxus answered. "Besides, you are in Palermo"
"What?!" Tsuna screeched.
"But I we can help you" Xanxus said. A predatory grin on his face.
"Oh? What do you want?" Tsuna asked, feeling suspicious of the whole turn of events.
"What is your flame element?" Xanxus demanded.
A moment of silence descended upon them, Tsuna was contemplating whether to tell them the whole truth or just half of it. Well, he'll just wing it.
"Cloud" He said.
The Varia leader smirked. "We will be participating in a war, and you'll be my new Cloud Guardian"
"'New' Cloud Guardian?" Tsuna parroted.
"Yes dearie~ The previous one was a Mosca." Lussuria answered.
"What's a Mosca?" Tsuna asked.
"It's a machine created to completely destroy our enemies." Levi answered with pride.
"So I'm replacing a robot?" Tsuna asked skeptically. "Why do I need to replace it if it's actually capable of destroying your enemies?"
"It's not yet complete" Squalo answered.
"This job doesn't sound interesting." Tsuna said.
"Whether it's interesting or not, you'll be coming with us." Xanxus finalized. Then he threw the wine glass he was holding towards Tsuna's direction.
"I never said that I agree to this" Tsuna deadpanned and moved to dodge the glass still filled with wine.
"Ushishishi. Boss doesn't care." Bel said and the other Varia guardians nodded in agreement.
"Whatever." Tsuna shrugged. "I get to do what I want afterwards, right?"
"Yeah" Xanxus confirmed.
"Great" Tsuna mumbled as he exited the room.
~0~
A few weeks later, Tsuna found himself standing on top of a commercial building in Namimori. He watched as Squalo attack a teen his age with a blue Dying Will flame on his forehead. The brunet sighed as he thought back to the previous events back in Italy.
Apparently, this teen is an agent of the CEDEF, which is coincidentally a faction of Vongola under his father's command. He pinched the bridge of his nose as he remembered how the Varia briefed him of what was happening. Thanks to them, he gathered enough information to know what happened while he was in the Lab and the Vendicare Prison. While the Varia was still clueless of what the Decimo looked like or who he is, Tsuna on the other hand has already concluded who the unlucky bastard is -thanks to Mukuro, Ken and Chikusa.
He could only pray that his brother survive this fight. He may not know what Xanxus is capable of, but he is damn sure that fighting a man leading an elite assassins group is no walk in the park. The casualty that could result from this is either heavy injuries or worse, death.
A loud crash and Squalo's signature shout brought him out of his train of thoughts. Looking over, he saw the person of his worries. Jyuichi was on his bottom, supporting the agent they were supposed to intercept.
A tear slipped from his eyes. Tsuna resisted the urge to jump and hug his brother with all his might. He misses his family. It took all of Tsuna's strength to not jump down and plummet Squalo past the rock bed layer of earth for hurting his brother. And in the end, all he could do is sigh. Within the span of five minutes, Jyuichi and his friends are already defeated by Squalo. This proves that they are clearly not yet ready to take on the Varia. They will lose this battle.
Tsuna raised an eyebrow as a blond man in green jacket entered the scene. Many other men in black suits following behind him. This blond was surely capable of bringing Squalo down and take the black box back, but he didn't. It was suspicious in the brunet's eyes.
With one last look back to his brother, he followed behind the swordsman. He didn't notice an infant in a potted plant costume glare at his retreating back.