Xanxus

If I wasn't already completely certain that CEDEF bastard was completely delusional, meeting his so-called son cemented it. That brat would never be able to make it as a civilian. Sure, he's got the act down, looking so damn weak that someone could come up and break him in half, but people like him? They get dragged into the underworld one way or another. Because underneath that pathetic act, he's got a monster wrapped around his soul. A monster that made mine look up and take notice. That self-assured way he walked in, how he just assumed that he was the strongest in the room. I'd think he was naive and arrogant, but instinct says otherwise. That trash is dangerous.

'What I'd tell you shitty boss.' The shitty shark gives me a self-satisfied smirk.

'Trash is quality.' I agree lounging back in the chair.

'Shishishi doesn't change anything, we'll still kill those peasants tomorrow.'

They don't see it. The monster lurking beneath the surface. I didn't expect they would.

'No.' I close my eyes, taking a swig of vodka. 'Don't kill them.'

'But bo—' Levi tries to argue, and I pelt him with the half empty bottle.

'What's up with you shitty boss! You were all for it a while ago.' I give him a sideways glance trying to decide if it is even worth the effort to explain it.

'Are you actually planning to keep that agreement?' The shitty peacock asks when I take too long to answer.

'Who knows?'

'Mou, you noticed something.'

I just casually shrug. It was hearing the old man sealed the brat's flames that tipped the balance, that ensured me that that trash hates those bastards just as much as I do. The brat may not have been trapped in a block of ice like I was, but he understands the cold. The rage inducing empty feeling of knowing something so much a part of you is missing. Leaving only a cold void to lash out futilely against. Thrash probably couldn't even figure out what was wrong. Because there is no way those bastards would bother explaining to him what flames were. One day the world suddenly just became cold and empty and he had no idea why. It's left him cautions and jaded.

I close my eyes and slump backwards grabbing a new bottle of vodka. I'm not sure if things will follow the plan I set out. But well, being Quality means having a back up plan. And the brats plan, isn't half bad. Least he's tolerable. Screwing with the bastards is just a bonus.

Tsuna

The night of the start of the ring battles is finally here. The others have prepared as much as they can, I can only hope it's enough. We meet at the courtyard of the school where the Varia has already arrived and are on the far side of the caged boxing ring that has been set up. I nod towards Xanxus in acknowledgement, he makes no noticeable sign of noticing, but his half-lidded eyes are completely focused on me.

'Now that both sides have arrived. The ring battles will commence.' The sudden announcement startles me. I narrow my eyes, it's been a very long time since some has been able to get the drop on me. Even Reborn has never been able to. Two identical women with pink hair and white domino masks are perched on top of the cage.

'Who are you?'

'We are the Cervello. We will judge the battles to ensure fairness.' On answers

'The first will be the battle for the Sun ring.' The other continues.

'YOSH! THIS WILL BE AN EXTREME FIGHT!'Nii-san exclaims with enthusiasm.

'Will the sun guardian of each side please enter the ring.'

'Good luck Nii-san!'

'YOSH DON'T WORRY TSUNA! I'LL DEFINTLY WIN!'

'Hey Tsuna! We should do a group circle.' Takeshi suggests just as Ni-san is about to run off.

'THAT'S AN EXTREME IDEA!' Kyouya seems to have completely disappeared at the mention of crowding, and I can feel Mukuro retreat into his mist flames. Traitors.

'What no-!' Hayato obviously is not thrilled about the idea, red is creeping up his neck out of what I going to guess is embarrassment. 'There's no way we are going to do something so stupid!' He looks imploringly at me 'Right Tsuna?!'

Ah, honestly, I don't really want to. But between the excited looks on Ni-san and Takeshi's faces, Chrome's nervous fidgeting but expectant glances and Hayato's increasingly desperate expression, the answer is clear.

'That's a great idea!' I smile. Hayato completely deflates resigned to his fate of participating.

'EXTREME!' Ni-san yanks Hayato, and the rest of us go willingly. I can't help the flinch or the brief spark of panic that runs through me when Takeshi and Ni-san wrap their arms over the tops of my shoulders before I ruthlessly squash it. They won't hurt me. I know that.

'RYOHEI FIGHT' Royhei cheers for himself.

'O' Chrome is barely audible, and Hayato doesn't even try. But Ni-san looks happy with the end result. The circle quickly breaks up.

Xanxus's sun guardian is already in the ring when Ni-san gets there.

'Oh~ So a cutie like you is going to be my opponent. I am Lussuria, Vaira's sun officer.'

'I AM SASAGAWA ROYHEI.'

'The battle for the sun ring will now begin.' At the Cervello's signal, the ring lit up in a blinding light that instinctually made me shield my eyes.

'Here' Reborn hands me a pair of sunglasses.

'Thank you.' Putting them on has made the light a bit more bearable.

While Ni-san seems to have been taken aback by the light, Lussuria wasn't due to him already wearing sunglasses. As a result, Lussuria was able to get a few hits in before Ni-san adjusted. From here on, it won't be such a one sided fight. Lussuria moves in looking to knee him in the head to knock him out, but Ni-san is able to dodge it and returns a punch of his own that just barely grazes the other mans side. Lussuria retreats to the other side of the ring.

'Oh~ I hadn't expected you to be able to dodge, let alone almost hit me.' And that is all Kyouya's fault. He may not be super thrilled to have all these people crowd around him, but he's more or less resigned himself to the fact that they are not going to go away any time soon. So, he seems to taken the same approach with the others that he took with me. Because that it Kyouya's twisted way of showing that he doesn't want them to die. Also, because he enjoys it. He shows up at random times and bites them to death. And because he is just a bit spiteful that usually means at night. When they are sleeping. Ni-san has always been a more instinctual fighter. As Kyouya continued his attacks, Nii-san began to fight back instinctually. So even with his sight being deprived, he is fully capable of fighting back.

'THESE LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY ANNOYING!' He pulls back his fist, and I can see the confusion on Lussuria's face, there is no way that punch would be able to reach him all the way across the ring. I catch the barely there glint of sun flames, difficult to spot against the intense lighting and I realize what he's planning as he punches. A shockwave radiates out from his punch and it shatters the lightbulbs.

Lussuria and the other members watch in disbelief.

'You trashes know how to use flames?' Xanxus asks me, and I can only give him a wry smile in response. We tried to explain flames to him, but all he really got out of that was that it was an 'EXTREME POWER UP'. He wasn't exactly wrong, so we just kind of left it at that. He can bring them up for brief bursts of power, but that's about all at this point.

Nii-san takes advantage of his opponents distracted state and closes the distance between them. He lets out another punch, but it doesn't connect.

'It's been such a long time since I've had a decent fight.' He gives a blood thirsty smile that Ni-san returns.

'I AGREE THIS IS AN EXTREME FIGHT!'

It turns into a battle of endurance at this point. Ni-san likely will win it, no one has ever been able to tire him out. Reborn thinks it is because of his sun flames constantly activating his cells. it goes on for quite a while with neither of them able to get a clean hit on the other until Ni-san catches him off balance and lands an upper cut to his jaw. Lussuria slumps to the ground in a heap, the drawn-out battle had exhausted him, he tries to get back up again, but he can't quite manage to keep his feet stable under him.

'The winner of the battle of the sun is Sasagawa Ryouhei.' One of the Cervello announce handing the completed ring over.

'Tomorrow's battle will be for the lightning ring.' Before I can protest, they disappear. The cage starts to fall apart and they both scramble to get out before it comes crashes down on top of them.

'Are you alright Nii-san?'

'I AM EXTREMELY FINE TSUNA!'

'Good' I let out a sigh of relief 'Congratulations on your win.'

'IT WAS AN EXTREME FIGHT! I WANT TO FIGHT HIM AGAIN!'

'I'm sure you do.' I agree with a slightly strained smile. This is going to end horribly. I can just tell. Nii-san is defintly going to pick another fight with Lussuria. And it's not going to end there. I don't get to talk to him any more when Takeshi and Hayato start picking a fight with him. They never stop do they.

I take a glance over to Varia where Lussuria is being harassed for losing. Xanxus isn't really paying attention to it and is instead focused on my group. With most of the idiots distracted I head over to speak with him.

'I don't have a lightning, so tomorrow's battle? It's yours.'

'You don't have a full set?'

'It's complicated. I have multiples of some elements but lightnings the only one I don't have at all.' I watch the argument between Hayato and Nii-san devolve into a wrestling match with Takeshi and Mukuro goading them on from the side before turning my attention back to Xanxus.

'You are one weird brat.' He idly comments, and I can only shrug at that.