Written March 4 2016
Edited January 3 2020
Gokudera swiftly pulled out a few sticks of dynamite before tossing them at Ie, the brunette's anger morphed into fear as he jumped out of the way with a yelp.
"What the hell?! Dynamite? Seriously?!"
'He's a freak like Reborn!'
Ie hissed as he stood back up, however instead of an offensive stance like before, he was now in a defensive stance.
"Tch... Worthless... You don't deserve to be Vongola Decimo"
Gokudera replied darkly as he stalked towards the brunette and pulled out even more bombs.
'Where the hell does he keep all of that?!'
Brown eyes widened in fear as Ie realized that he could actually die, he swiftly turned away from the silver haired teen and began to run.
"Like hell I'm going to die!"
Reborn frowned at the cowardice that his idiotic student was showing.
"It all ends here! Double bomb!"
Gokudera called as he tossed the many sticks of dynamite, feeling disappointed with the challenge.
'I guess that's another job done...'
Gokudera let out a tired sigh as smoke enveloped the brunette, he knew that he was being used, he knew that he couldn't ever become the Vongola Decimo, he had just wanted to test the boy.
'It's a shame...'
The bomber went to turn away but froze when he saw a figure in the smoke, orange irises were gazing darkly at him, causing an icy tremor to flutter down his spine and make his blood run cold.
'He's different than before...!'
When the smoke cleared fully Gokudera was shocked to see not one brunette but two of them, he identified the newcomer as the older twin.
"Dame-Tsuna..."
Ie croaked in fear, his whole form was trembling in terror as he lay sprawled on the ground behind his brother.
The bomber felt a twinge of annoyance at how rudely Ie had called his brother despite the fact that his brother had somehow saved him.
'Sawada Tsunayoshi... He seems different than before...'
The honey eyed brunette's feet were spread apart, as were his arms as his shoulders were hunched a little forward, it was obvious to the bomber that unlike the younger twin, the older twin cared for his family.
"So you decided to show up after all"
Tsuna ignored the bomber's words and gazed at him, a frown present upon his face.
Reborn was surprised at the arrival of the brunette, though he knew that he should have guessed that it would happen.
'He's lazy-Tsuna, but he cares enough about his stupid brother to watch over him when he knows that there will be danger...'
Emerald eyes narrowed slightly as the bomber took out more sticks of dynamite, he already considered Ie as defeated so all he had to do was focus on Tsuna.
"Take this! Double bomb!"
Tsuna flipped out of the way of the offending explosives and landed in a crouch. Reborn raised a brow at the brunette's reflexes.
'He's able to do flips without training... I wonder what else he can do...'
The hitman was inwardly ecstatic at the opportunity to observe the mysterious brunette's talents, though he vaguely wondered if the brunette would show him his skills if he asked.
'Maybe, but maybe not... He might keep them in order to surprise me at random times, it seems as if he has no qualms in showing his skills openly when necessary'
The bomber growled in annoyance as he repeatedly threw his sticks of dynamite at the brunette.
"Double bomb!"
"Double bomb!"
"Double bomb!"
"Double bomb!"
"Double bomb!"
Gokudera was beginning to feel annoyed at how effortlessly the brunette seemed to dodge and diffuse the torrent of bombs that he was sending.
'Tch... I guess that I'll have to use that...'
The bomber pulled out three times the amount of bombs.
"Triple bo–mb?..."
He froze in shock when one of the bombs dropped to his feet, as a result the other bombs fell down and scattered around him as well.
'Heh... So this is the end...'
The silver haired teen closed his eyes as he realized that he couldn't escape.
'I never got to prove myself...'
He gasped in surprise when he suddenly felt a shove and something on top of him.
Emerald eyes widened in horror as the bombs went off along with a strangled scream of pain that did not come from his own mouth.
'Wait no!'
He looked up into honey eyes glazed with pain, the older twin had saved him. A look of relief crossed over the brunette's face before the boy's arms trembled and gaze out.
Gokudera sat up in shock as he gazed at the unconscious teen.
'He saved me... Even though he thought that I really wanted to kill him... Maybe... Just maybe... He could be the one?...'
Gokudera felt tears prick the corners of his eyes, he felt so lost, the one person who had actually cared about him had ended up being slain by his own hands.
"Oi! Gokudera grab Tsuna and bring him to the nurse's office!"
Reborn's words snapped the bomber out of his woe. He nodded silently, emerald eyes glimmering with determination, he was not going to let his sky die without a fight.
"Right!"
For some reason Reborn felt a freezing chill envelope his inner flame as soon as the brunette had been struck down.
All that went through his head was why didn't he protect the teen, why didn't he notice what was about to happen, why did he fail to keep the teen safe like he had wanted to.
He felt disgusted as he glanced at Ie to see the brunette's eyes glimmering with glee.
'Tsuna really does have a big heart...'
Reborn mused as he and the bomber headed towards the infirmary, the teen did nothing to protect himself yet laid his life on the line for a complete stranger trying to kill him.
He smirked at the determination within the bomber's eyes.
'Storm guardian acquired...'
When they arrived the teen was placed onto one of the beds so that the hitman could examine the boy's injuries.