Here is the next chapter, whoooohoooooooo. I worked so many hours on this one! I hope you like it I really tried hard. :D
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What's an important person to you?
Someone who is ther for you
who holds you tight in times of insecurity and harm?
What makes you the one
who is able to make me calm...
maybe the fact that you don't act in terms of pleasing
that you believe in your kind actions
that you are able to live
in honesty and love.
With a heavy sigh Tsuna leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes. It had been hard for him to go through with his plan. Not only had he had to leave his new lover at home, but they had also been fighting since yesterday. Reborn, now than ever, refused to let him leave all alone to such a dangerous place, although Tsuna tried to reason with him many times. Reborn remained stubborn. But he couldn't help it! He had made a deal with the Vendice and it wasn't like him to break a promise.
Tsuna shivered slightly and wrapped his arms around himself.
''Dammit! We're finally together, but all we do is fight! I wish I could have had a little more time to explain to Reborn why I have to do this on my own…I wish…he would have some faith in me. Seems like all he will ever see me as, is dame-Tsuna.''
The young brunette boy pulled his legs towards his chest and buried his head in them. His ears laid flat on top of his head, while his tail lay lifeless next to him.
''Gao?''
Tsuna's ears immediately perked up at the familiar sound and listened intently.
But after some seconds of silence, Tsuna's body curled up even more.
''G-Guess…I do wish that someone would have come along. Ha, I'm so useless I even imagine to hear Natsu's voic-''
''GAO!''
Tsuna was thrown backwards when something soft and warm pounced on him.
''Natsu? But how did you, I mean why…omg, I'm so happy you're hear with me!''
With that Tsuna embraced his little lion cub and snuggled him tightly to his chest. Natsu responded to his master's affection with a calming purr and licking the petting hand of Tsuna.
After some time of cuddling and sharing warmth the brunette put the lion cub onto his lap and stared him deep in his eyes.
''Natsu, does Reborn know you're here?''
Natsu nodded and seemed to smile with a big lion grin.
''Well…then I guess it's alright. I'm glad that I'm not going to have to do this alone. I mean I never did say anything about not bringing my cute little friend along.''
Natsu curled up on Tsuna's lap and enjoyed the gentle strokes of his master's hand through his golden fur.
And like this the both of them fell into a deep slumber.
Flashback of this morning:
''Damn that brat! He doesn't know what he's getting himself into!''
Reborn slumped into the leather couch and put his head into his shaking hands. He was furious. The whole morning the two of them had been fighting non-stop about Tsuna's leaving. Reborn understood his lover's reasons, but that doesn't mean that he accepts them.
Why couldn't he understand just how important he is! Not only as the Vongola decimo, but also as his lover.
Suddenly an idea popped into Reborn's head. With quiet footsteps Reborn sneaked into their bedroom and tip-toed over to their bed.
Reborn gazed lovingly at the sleeping figure of his little lover and brushed some stray hairs out of his serene face. He would have liked to immediately slip into the bed with Tsuna and snuggle close to him, but now wasn't the time for that. In about one hour Tsuna's alarm clock would be ringing and waking him up from his afternoon nap. Reborn felt a pang of guilt pierce his heart when he thought about how tired Tsuna looked this morning.
''I bet he didn't get a wink of sleep yesterday. Tsuna is such a scaredy cat, so I'm sure he couldn't fall asleep and kept on thinking about his trip. Well, at least I got him to sleep for two hours, before he has to leave.''
''Rawr!''
Reborn slightly jerked back when he felt a stinging in his right hand that had stroked Tsuna's soft caramel hair. He looked down and came face to face with the angry glare of Tsuna's little lion cub, who bared his teeth at him.
Reborn really didn't like what he would do now, but he didn't have any other choice. With a fast movement, Reborn grabbed Natsu by the scuff of his neck and raised him into the air. Before the lion cub could even start his sure to come struggle, Reborn had rushed out of their bedroom and into the living-room while closing the door behind him. The hitman threw the enraged lion on the couch, who back-flipped in mid-air and landed on his feet.
''RAAAAAWR!''
''Yeah, yeah I get it. Now listen here furball, I have a mission for you. And before you start complaining: it concerns Tsuna.''
Natsu looked at the older man with an interested gleam in his eyes and nodded as if to urge the other man to continue.
''I want you to hide inside one of Tsuna's bags and follow him to Italy. I can't be there for him, but he's just too careless and clumsy to be on his own. So I want you to stay with him at all times. I trust you to protect him with your life! Do you understand that? I don't like to ask this of you, but you're the only one who can actually go with him.''
Reborn crouched in front of the little lion and offered his open palm towards the little lion.
Natsu was watching the older man intently, then his eyes wandered and stayed on the tanned hand.
''GAO!''
And then Natsu placed his little furry paw into Reborn's open hand.
''Alright! I'm counting on you, please don't let Tsuna down.''
In Italy:
''Look Natsu, we're actually back in Italy! I can't believe it!''
Tsunayoshi was down-right squealing in delight when his small feet touched the ground again after leaving the private jet of the Vongola family.
Natsu was wrapped around Tsuna's neck and snuggled into his master's cheek affectionally.
But before the two could actually enjoy the feeling of being freed from the stuffy air plane, a dark aura suddenly filled the air.
''Oho…seems like…they are here already…''
''GRRR….''
Natsu was growling lowly in his throat when he too felt the dark presence.
Tsuna gulped and faced the direction of the origin of the evil darkness. And surely there they were.
A group of 6 people were slowly making their way towards Tsuna and Natsu. They were veiled by dark cloaks in dark blue colors with hoods hiding their faces.
Tsuna had never seen their actual faces, but after he had asked Reborn about them, he wasn't interested in finding out anymore. Reborn had told him, that the Vendice were gruesome monsters who scared their own bodies to make them emotionless. They couldn't feel any pain, nothing, they were void of any feeling.
''Are you Sawada Tsunayoshi, the heir to the Vongola throne?''
A dark, impassive voice was heard, coming from one of the creatures in front of him.
''H-Hai!''
''Then follow us. We will bring you to the person, who you wish to free.''
With that the group of six turned around and glided away in a fast pace.
'HHHHHHIIIIII! What did I get myself into!'
Tsuna hurried after the men, but kept his distance.
In the prison of the Vendice:
''Here he is, Vongola.''
Tsuna was standing in front of a huge tank filled with a dark blue-green fluid containing a chained body of a blue-haired seventeen year old boy.
Tsuna swallowed hard and stared at the tank with wide eyes. He couldn't take his eyes of the boy floating in the strange water and felt his chest tighten. Countless wires and tubes were connected to the blue-haired boy in some way or another. A breathing mask was covering his nose and mouth to let him breathe in the water. Tsuna was startled to see that the poor boy was restricted by a strait jacket, leaving him completly immobile.
''W-What did you do to him?''
''Don't feel sympathy for this boy. It's his own fault for ending up there. He killed other's and violated our laws.''
''B-But why are you keeping him in that tank and even forced him into this strait jacket!''
''That is for our own protection. He is not human anymore. Due to him being experimented on when he was younger he gained inhuman abilities that go beyond human science. He is a monster. A killing machine. It would be best if he'd just died. But we're bound by our own laws, so it's forbidden to kill humans.''
Tsuna gritted his teeth in anger. How could anyone ever talk about a human in such a way!
Without looking away from the boy he addressed the men with a surprisingly calm voice.
''Will you leave us alone for a moment?''
''If you wish. We will wait outside and prepare the negotiations for his freedom. When you're ready, step outside.''
With that the men left the young Vongola decimo in the dark room alone with the prisoner.
Tsuna approached the tank and put his right hand against the cold glass separating him and Mukuro.
''How could anyone ever do something like this to you? I'm so sorry for not coming earlier. It hurts so much to see you like this after I met this sweet boy in my dream. You were such a lovely child, just…lonely. I'm so sorry…I hope you can someday…someday forgive me…''
Tsuna closed his eyes, when he felt the moisture in his eyes.
Natsu purred and feeped gently to comfort his master, while licking his cheek.
''Don't cry, little rabbit. I'm more surprised that you actually came here. I…I didn't think you would. And I'm sure you will change your mind after you will come to know of my crimes in the past. I killed innocents, little Vongola. I have spilled so much blood that it can never be wiped of off my hands.''
Tsuna jerked back slightly when he heard Mukuro's voice inside his head. His cat-ears were perked up on top of his head listening for any sound coming from the imprisoned boy in front of him.
The young brunette boy felt a shiver run down his spine when he locked eyes with blue and red orbs, watching him intently.
''No! I have made up my mind and I won't change my opinion on you. Have faith in me. I won't abandon you. Never again.''
There was a moment of silence, but then Mukuro's eyes closed again.
''We'll see about that…''
With that Tsuna turned around and closed the door on Mukuro, leaving him behind in darkness.
In the office of the Vendice:
Tsuna was seated on one side of a wooden desk, the leader of the Vendice on the other.
''Before we come to lay out the contract, I want to inform you about what you're getting yourself into.''
Tsuna closed his eyes and steeled himself for what was to come.
''Please go on.''
''Since Mukuro was a mere child, he was abandoned by his parents, who sold him of to mad scientists, who tortured him and experimented on the child. He was constantly drugged and beaten to make him listen and obey. Those crazy men were trying to create a power that his called the 'six path of hell' and therefore removed one of his eyes and exchanged it with another, the red one bearing the kanjiis of each path. The scientists thought that they had achieved their goal, but they didn't consider Mukuro's unbelievable will. When the men were trying to test the eye, Mukuro got out of control and killed them. But that wasn't enough for him. He wanted revenge and mutilated them in the most gruesome ways, so when we found their dead bodies we weren't able to identify them anymore. Mukuro had escaped from that place, along with two other boys who were held prisoner there. Along his way he killed anyone who crossed his path, may it be an innocent or animals. After about one year we were able to trace him back to Japan and caught him. Now he's been here ever since.''
Tsuna gulped when he heard Mukuro's story. But he didn't feel any disgust or resentment for the blue-haired boy. Quite the opposite. Inside his mind Tsuna wanted to cry out and weep for the cruelty that fate had bestowed on Mukuro. It wasn't fair. He may have caused many deaths and that is one thing that can't be over-looked. But Tsuna understood. Being alone in the world, without people who taught him right from wrong, who gave him love….what a poor, poor boy. Tsuna wondered how his life would have been like if he hadn't met Reborn. He would have been alone, too.
''So, what will you do, Vongola decimo. Have you made up your mind?''
Suddenly Tsuna felt a heat rush through his body. A burning flame appeared on his forehead and wild orange eyes were fixed on the man in front of him.
''I will do anything to free him. He's my responsibility and I will take him under my care. What do you want from me in exchange?''
The Vendice was quiet for a moment, before the dark raspy voice responded.
''He can only be freed if we get compensation. You can take him with you, but under certain conditions. One: if he does anything that will break our laws again, we will be allowed to kill him without any complains. And two: Because you're the one who promised us to make him your responsibility, we will get you.''
Tsuna's eyes were still a blazing orange color which didn't reveal any emotions.
''I agree to your conditions. I pledge to you under the name of the Vongola title. With this, I offer you myself in exchange if my charge ever kills an innocent.''
The Vendice leaned back in his heavy desk chair as if stunned by the other's outburst. Wordlessly he held out a parchment paper.
''If you drop your blood on this paper the deal will be sealed. But…do consider carefully. You don't even know him, why do you care so much?''
Tsuna bit into his thumb and watched a droplet of his rich red blood flow down on the parchment and leave a stain at the bottom. The paper suddenly lit up and the Vongola's emblem appeared at the bottom of the contract.
''I already made my decision. Now, let him free. He has been imprisoned for far too long already.''
''As you wish.''
And the deal was sealed.
Mukuro's POV:
And suddenly there was so much noise around me. My mind was still dipped into a world of near consciousness, but never truly waking. But…something had changed. I didn't feel the heavy blanket of cold wetness around me, I didn't feel the constricting cloth on my skin. I felt oddly…free.
''Mukuro, wake up.''
Who was calling me? Never had anyone called my name for such a long time. I knew that voice, had heard it in one of my dreams. But why did he ask me to wake up? There was nothing out there for me anyway. So why should I?
''Come on, I'm here now. You'll be fine.''
'Fine'? How can I ever be fine? I will spend my whole life forever inside my mind, never seeing the world again. What do you want from me? Please, it's enough already. Leave me alone.
But then…I felt…warmth .How can I feel warmth? Everything I have ever known, was coldness, freezing cold.
''Open your eyes, see and feel again. You can do it.''
See? What is there to see, to feel? I don't know. But this warmth that's enveloping my body, I want to stay in this gentle embrace for a little while longer. Can I?
''Mukuro. I promised to come back for you and so here I am. Will you be with me?''
He is asking me…to stay with him? He wants me? I feel a gentle rub along my spine, up my shoulders and brush through my hair. Mhmm…this feels nice. So comfortable.
''Please. I want to see your beautiful eyes again. Wake up now, it's not time yet to sleep. I'm waiting for you.''
I feel my heart beating in my chest. I thought it had frozen, turned into a cold, emotionless stone. But here it was, beating loud and clear inside my chest. Never anyone had told me that they found my eyes beautiful, they were afraid of them, because they make me…inhuman, a monster. I feel so at ease here in the other's embrace, so…completely and utterly…content.
''Can you…ever forgive me?''
That made me snap my eyes open in an instant. The first thing that my eyes came across was the most beautiful sight that I had ever seen. In front of me was a small brunette boy, with wild caramel colored haired and strange cat appendages. But they only added to the boy's cuteness. But the thing that made my heart speed up and my cheeks grow warm was the angelic smile of the boy that was solemnly directing at me. I raised my hand slowly, and touched the brunette's soft cheek.
''Y-You came for me…l-little rabbit…''
''Of course, I did! I promised, right?''
I slowly got up, my whole body was aching because of the long disuse of my limbs. They felt strangely unfamiliar, but that will pass in due time. I stumbled and would have fallen again, but the young brunette was already there and slung one of my arms around his slender shoulders. He put some of my weight on his and held me up.
''Let's go home Mukuro. To the place where everyone is waiting for you.''
I was stunned when I heard the other's soft, melodic voice whisper near my ear.
'Home?' I…I didn't have a home, no place to go to. And no one would ever wait for me. But when I looked down at the smiling young boy, I couldn't help but believe him.
I pressed my head gently against his cheek and nudged him.
''Why are you doing all this for me?''
''Because I've seen your heart. You are not a monster or whatever those vile people had been calling you. We belong together, you're a part of me, we are one family.''
One family…
''Thank you, little rabbit.''
With that the two, with Natsu in tow made their way back to the place, where everyone was waiting for the two. Their way back home.
Please tell me what you think. Was it too much again? 0_0