It's been hours since Hikaru started to drown himself in sake. Just as the boy was about to ask for his 15th bottle, he collapsed in a very funny way.
His head slumped face first on the table(which was the table where the Varia held meetings and was used by Hikaru to drink). The grip on his 14th bottle didn't budge.
The other members of the varia, or mostly known as Xanxus' guardians, watched from another room, peeking on a small door.
They escaped from Hikaru's shouts and tantrums. Once the boy had caught you, he would talk about various things, laugh, cry and many more reactions was seen by the varia guardians.
Just then, the other door, the one leading to the hallways, opened and they saw their boss. Xanxus looked at the room and caught sight of the passed out boy.
He silently approached the albino and with no hesitation, carried Hikaru in his arms.
He looked at the dazed face of the boy which indicated the very drunk state Hikaru was in.
Hikaru was light, making Xanxus carry him easily and with no problem.
"Ahaha. I could see two Xanxus'." Hikaru hiccuped after he said that while slightly raising the hand that was holding the sake bottle.
Xanxus let out an almost inaudible sigh and proceeded to exit the lobby with a drunk Hikaru in tow.
The man's guardians, who saw the scene, all had one question.
What just happened?!
It was a sensation that Hikaru hasn't felt in a long time.
The throbbing of his head, muscle pain.
A hangover.
Back at his past life, he had the same experience after drinking for the first time. It seems like the 17 year-old body of his couldn't handle the sudden alcohol intake.
But it did look like that he had high alcohol tolerance since he lasted that long with that many bottles, though he couldn't remember much of what happened after the tenth bottle.
He could seen sunlight from his position, which was facing the windows that are covered with thick curtains.
He groaned and sat up, letting the covers of the bed fall since he was wearing... a... shirt...?
...A...
...shirt?...
The boy looked down and saw that he was wearing a very oversized polo shirt, his boxers obviously not there due to the breeze he felt in between his legs.
With a shocked and horrified face, Hikaru quickly stood up and pulled the covers away.
A moment of staring, his mouth agape, hands becoming weak, letting the mattress fall.
There, on the bed, was another person who may or may not have been sleeping beside him. He didn't mind sharing bed with other people, but seeing the state of mind he was experiencing, the fact that he was drunk yesterday, and the clothes he was wearing...
Hikaru thought about it bluntly. This is some deep shit... he thought as his knees gave out and brought his hands to cover his face.
While the white-haired boy lamented about his situation, a sleeping Xanxus was there on the bed, half-naked, with only his pants on.
A very unpredictable event.
Hikaru didn't predict that something like this might happen. Yes, he knows that guys can also do it, but he can't believe that he might have joined the circle of uke's.
He sat on the ground, looking more dead than any other person. He covered his face with his hands as he mumbled incoherent words.
"No... I mean. It's not like it really happened. Even though there's a possibility it might've happened, it's not like i'm sure it did. I have no memory of it happening, or could it be I was just really drunk I don't even remember it. No, no, no, no, no. The real question here is whether Xanxus is the type to attack people in his sleep. He's straightforward and always gets what he wants. Bossy, hotheaded..." As Hikaru mumbled and listed the things about Xanxus' character, it made his mood worse.
He's totally the type that do that sort of thing... Hikaru wanted to crawl in some dark place where people won't see him again. That was how embarrassed he was.
I'm sorry, father, mother. Your only son can't be a husband anymore..
As the boy wept about his situation, Xanxus stirred from his sleep. Hikaru didn't notice this due to how busy he was with his thoughts.
Xanxus sat up and adjusted his vision from the morning light. He glanced beside him to see that the white-haired male was gone.
He quickly stood up in slight panic at the thought that Hikaru might have escaped while he was asleep, but abruptly stopped those thought when he saw the boy on the floor at the other side of the room.
"So you were here." Xanxus spoke up, making Hikaru flinch when he heard that familiar voice.
"You..." an almost inaudible. Hikaru was glaring at the man and grabbed a pole that was nearby. A very conveniently placed pole that was near him.
He stood up using the pole as a support.
"w...a...pp..d" Hikaru murmured, his gaze cast downwards while Xanxus only made a sound as a reply.
"What happened?!" Hikaru shouted and raised his head. His face flushed all the way to his ears.
Xanxus only stared which only made the other male redder than he was already.
"Did..." Hikaru gazed down again and slowly sat down on the floor again.
"... Did we do it? I mean..." Hikaru trailed off and covered his face.
Xanxus started to sort out what Hikaru was asking about and his mouth opened a bit, finally understanding what that outburts was about.
"You puked."
That short explanation made Hikaru look up, his face starting to calm down.
"Eh?"
Hikaru also followed up and could imagine what happened.
"Ohhhh... That's what happened..."
Hikaru calmed down.
It was happening all too fast.
After Hikaru discussed with Xanxus about him puking, he was blindfolded and carried somewhere. His hands were once again tied.
From what he was hearing, he could make out that they were riding some kind of vehicle. He could feel that he was placed down in a chair and a door closed. He heard murmurs from another room.
Another room, in a vehicle?
Hikaru could only think of one vehicle that could have rooms. Just as he was thinking of that, his ears started to ring and his nose clogged up a little.
They were ascending. Hikaru was riding a plane.
"Set course to Namimori, Japan." He heard a voice from the other room, as his eyes widened under the blindfold.
The blindfold was removed and he could see that Mammon was the one did it. The hooded arcobaleno also removed the ropes that tied Hikaru's hands behind.
"Uh.. Thanks." Hikaru said and looked around. He really was taken in a plane, maybe even a jet since he could see the speed they were going from the open window.
The albino was surprised when he looked at Mammon again to see that Mammon was inches away from his face.
"I wonder how much i can sell your eyes. They have a rare color." what the arcobaleno said was pure scary as soon as Hikaru's head processed it.
Mammon was a bit astonished to see that the boy wasn't that scared from the statement he did, and instead, stared back equally calm.
"I always wondered what's under your hood." Hikaru said and lightly touched Mammon's hat. The mist arcobaleno dissipated in smoke and reappeared at the free seat beside Hikaru.
"Don't even think of trying." Mammon said.
Hikaru huffed, a bit disappointed that he can't have the chance to see Mammon's baby face under that hat.
The whitehead looked around in search for anything he could do to pass the time, but saw none. He could already feel the wooziness and the sensation of wanting to puke but none would come out.
"Ughh..." It was going to be a long ride.
It's been days since Mukuro ever felt the presence of a certain white-haired male. It made everyone worried while they trained for the upcoming battle.
Not only did they have to worry of strengthening their body and fighting techniques, their minds were filled with worry for Hikaru.
Of all the people that could get taken, Hikaru was the one Varia took. Mukuro thought as he laid down on Hikaru's bed.
The boy's scent was starting to fade for being absent for too long. It was almost funny how Mukuro missed the boy so much.
He would have stormed and rescued the boy only if he knew where he was taken. But alas, they still have no clues on where the Varia took him.
Then it happened.
A sudden jolt.
It was a sign.
He only did it on a whim, but Mukuro put some kind of tracker in Hikaru. A small portion of his flames was placed in the albino.
Yes, it was dangerous to put flames on someone whose flames differ from the one that will be inserted, but Hikaru's body surprisingly absorbed the mist flames as if it was nothing. The same thing happened when they fought at Kokuyo. While Mukuro fought with Hikaru, he could feel his control slowly dropping as if his flames were being absorbed.
Mukuro stood up and disappeared from the room, leaving mist flames that also faded a few seconds after that.
It was still a bit far, but Mukuro definitely felt the mist flames that he placed inside Hikaru.
It was an abrupt warning from Iemitsu, that even Reborn was surprised of the news.
Varia started to move, earlier than they anticipated. They did have Hikaru's letter, but that was not enough to tell when exactly would Varia arrive.
Leaving words of caution, Iemitsu disappeared to somewhere while Tsuna quickly ran in search for Varia's first target.
The person who didn't have anyone training him or the sort. The one who's most defenseless of them all, the youngest of the guardian's. Lambo.
Hikaru had no choice but to act like he was weak at the time. He tried to catch any openings where he could run and escape but he was too outnumbered.
He had no chance to flee when he was being watched by more than ten people, one of them being Xanxus, which made it only harder to escape.
But Hikaru knew something they don't. The boy had one chance to jump away and get a distance from him and the Varia. It might be only a moment but it was worth the risk.
His face was cast downwards, making the others unable to see his expression.
Under the moonlight, Hikaru's face was shadowed. His gold eyes seem to glow. He sharpened his senses, he focused and waited for the moment where he would have the chance to escape.
He smirked as small flickers of light appeared on his forehead.
Just arriving in time, Tsuna and the other managed to avoid putting Lambo, Fuuta, and I-pin, in danger.
They now faced the supposedly guardian's of the other successor of vongola.
Xanxus slowly came to Tsuna and the others view. His face intimidating enough to scare off Tsuna a bit. It was a very different kind of pressure.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi..." Xanxus murmured as he raised his left hand, flicker of embers appeared in the air around his palm.
"No way, you're planning on using that, boss?!" Lussuria exclaimed in shock.
"Are you planning to kill us too?!" Squalo shouted as he raised his arm in defense.
"This is bad! Run!" Reborn said in warning.
Before Xanxus could even do anything, they heard grunts from behind where Varia was standing. It was supposed to be Iemitsu who stops this, but Hikaru thought, Fuck it. It was the one time where Xanxus shifted his focus from him to Tsuna.
"B-Boss, the hostage is fighting back!" one of the lackey's manage to say before receiving a kick straight to his face. It was powerful enough to knock out the lackeys in one hit.
Tsuna, Reborn, and the others who were watching the confusing scene unfold in front of them manage to see a very familiar hair color.
"That... Hikaru-nii!?" Tsuna exclaimed, and as he did, Hikaru came out of the shadows and was seen completely by Tsuna and the others.
"It's Fujimoto-senpai!" Yamamoto said as he tapped Hayato.
"Heh. So that's where you were." Reborn murmured with a smirk as he watched the boy fight back despite his hands being tied behind him.
It was amusing yet amazing at the same time. Hikaru was handicapped and could only use his legs to kick the lackeys out of the way, yet he still managed to keep them busy.
"Ah." Hikaru made a sound as he stepped wrongly when he landed after kicking the last man.
He landed on the edge which made his lose balance and started to fall.
"H-Hikaru-nii!"
"Uoh! I'll extremely save senpai!!"
"That idiot. tch."
"Uwaahh!! Fujimoto-senpai!"
"Fujimoto-san!"
All shouted in surpise as the dashed to save the boy.
In all honesty, Hikaru was sure that he could land safely, but seeing as they were bent on catching him, might as well do it, he was tired and all.
But before any of those who shouted could get to Hikaru, they all saw a very familiar smoke appear below Hikaru. It was very familiar that they quickly knew who it belonged to.
Hikaru felt the ropes being cut and heard a familiar laugh that he hasnt heard for days.
"Kufufufu~ you really are a klutz at the worst times, Fujimoto." Hikaru opened his eyes and saw Mukuro's smirking face.
Hikaru quickly pushed Mukuro's face away from his in reflex.
"Put me down already, idiot." Hikaru said.
Mukuro's brow slightly twitched when he got no reaction from the boy. A normal reaction would be to be embarrassed from being carried like a princess, but Hikaru was a bit away from normal per se.
Mukuro placed Hikaru down carefully while Reborn quickly jumped, surprising Hikaru, but stll managed to catch Reborn and carry him.
"By the way, Fujimoto. What's with those clothes?" Reborn was the first one to speak up.
"Last time I remember, you were wearing a yukata." the mock and sarcastic mischievous tone could be heard as Reborn said that.
"What?"
"...What..?"
Hikaru looked away and had an expression which surprised everyone.
A very different face. Hikaru was looking away with a red face.
"Uhhhh... about that.. well... I kind of got mistaken as a girl and... I removed it to prove I was a boy, then drank in despair, puked and borrowed clothes from Xanxus...?" it came out as a question instead since Hikaru was still not over that emotional crisis he just went through just a few hours ago.
As the others heard the summarized story of the albino. They all had their normal expressions, well, except for three people.
A dark aura loomed at the area near Hikaru.
Even people from the Varia was surprised of the sudden change.
Their first impression of Sawada Tsunayoshi was a cowardly boy since he did got easily scared just by Xanxus' glare, yet the person they were seeing now was far from cowardly.
Tsuna, Reborn, and most importantly, Mukuro, all had very dark aura coming out of them.
The brunette and pineapple was indeed smiling, but anyone can tell that the were far from smiling happily. Reborn, on the other hand, had the upper part of his face covered by his fedora as he looked down, the same feeling came out of him.
The others in the area could only look at them quietly.
Could it be... I shouldn't have told them that? Hikaru thought.