Disclaimer: I own the OCs, the rest is Akira Amano's work.

Fratellanza

"Come on, admit you liked my gift!" Mukuro kept denying it. "So, how does it feel to be free for good?"

"It feels good," he replied. We were sitting in front of the building they all lived in. Chrome was out to the public bath and I was pretty sure Chikusa went as well. The girl was out shopping and Ken was inside playing video games. "So, have you thought about my suggestion?"

"Yeah, I can't really leave Namimori as I want to so I'll have to decline. Not that you inviting me to France didn't touch me, but I'm sure I'm going to see Fran soon, and you don't need me to pick him up."

"Sure, I thought you'd be a good bait, that's all." I smirked wryly.

"Your words go straight to my heart." He snickered. "Are you planning anything?"

"Oya, what kind of reputation do I have to you?" I sighed, looking at the cloudy sky.

"I'd just like you to stay away from Vendicare from now on."

"Do you still have room for me in your heart in spite of the annoying skylark?" I rolled my eyes.

"You know, Romain and you, no matter what happens, you'll always be special to me. Nobody can take that away."

"I guess you can still have some use." I twitched in annoyance at Mukuro's comment, but the small smile on his face betrayed his real feelings.

However, I shivered at the killer intent I felt out of sudden and grabbed the tonfa flying straight to Mukuro's face.

"Oya oya, looks like we have an angry birdie here Ana." Mukuro got up and moved closer to Kyoya.

He was furious, and the term 'furious' was still not enough to describe the look on his face and the demonic aura around him. I pursed my lips. I didn't like seeing Kyoya like that and Mukuro...always brought that in him.

"My, jealousy is not a good look on you Hibari." Kyoya glared harder, his fingers clenched so hard around his tonfa I thought the joints would pop out of the skin or that the handle of the tonfa would snap.

"Shut up," he replied with venom in his voice. Jealousy? What jea…

Oh, was it because I was with Mukuro?

"Anyway Mukuro, I think I should go," I told him, walking next to him. Immediately, his face morphed into clear fake displeasure.

"So soon? You're breaking my heart Ana." I saw Kyoya twitching at the nickname.

"Trust me, it's better like this..." I didn't feel like witnessing a blood bath today. He sighed deeply.

"Fine..." I yelped when he grabbed me by the waist and pressed me against him, using his other hand to raise my chin toward his face.

"Heh...Mukuro?" I shot Kyoya a look. He was getting more furious by the second. I tried to push Mukuro away but he pressed me even more against him.

"Let me at least get something enjoyable from you Ana." His lips moved closer to mine and from the corner of my eyes, I saw Kyoya ready to throw his tonfa.

He didn't.

My knee was deep in the illusionist's crotch instead. Mukuro went pale and fell to the ground, holding his balls.

"Stop being a creep!" I almost yelled at him, walking away.

Kyoya was quick to grab my wrist and drag me out of Kokuyo. Actually, he would bruise my wrist by holding it like this. I tried to remove his fingers but he yanked me forward brutally, clenching his fingers even more around my wrist.

"I can't feel pain but stop holding me like that!" I screamed at him, moving my arm around.

He clicked his tongue and let go of my wrist.

Yeah, a second later I was on his shoulder. I stopped fighting and sighed in resignation. He dropped me once we were at his bike and he put the helmet on my head. Knowing in his current mood, trying to talk or leave on my own would make my case worst, I climbed behind.

My arms were barely around his waist that he clicked his tongue once again and removed them harshly.

"Fine..." I mumbled under my breath, grabbing the sides of my seat to stay on it.

He was going way above the speed limit.

He stopped at his place, but we didn't use the front door. He dragged me to the dojo, because yes he had one, slammed the door shut behind us before pinning me to the wall.

"Kyo..."

"Shut. Up." I gulped at how cold and angry he still was.

One hand grabbed the back of my hair to tilt my head to the left while his other hand pulled down my coat, hoodie and tank top, even the bra strip. I widened my eyes, slightly panicking by where this was going.

He dived toward my shoulder and bit on it. This time his teeth pierced through the flesh and the warmth of my blood went down to my breast and shoulder blade. I tried to move, but he thrust his hips into mine to keep me steady. I bit back a moan at the gesture.

The moan escaped me when he stopped biting, his tongue running over the bruised and sensitive flesh instead. I grabbed the back of his coat, blushing madly as his tongue licked the wound, sending delicious shivers and warmth through my whole body. There were knots forming in my lower stomach.

"Kyoya..." I moaned in his ear as he sucked on my skin. "Kyoya..."

"I'm not sharing with him," he groaned against my shoulder. "Not now and not ever."

"I don't see him like I see you Kyoya..."

"You better not." He raised his head, grabbed my chin and stole a kiss from me. It was not sweet or passionate like before, it was angry and probably something to make him feel superior to Mukuro.

"I kneed him in the balls," I reminded him when he moved back. He scoffed, a frown still marring his face.

"Castration sounds way better."

"You're feeling better now?" He nodded and gave a closer look at the bite I now had. "You better find a first-aid kit."

He did and took care of bandaging up the wound.

"Can you make it with less blood next time?" I asked him, wiping some blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Then don't anger me."

"You've got something on your mind Fon?" I asked him, giving him a warm tea. We were at the cabin at the check out point.

"Reborn shared some concerning news." I raised a brow, Cloud sleeping at the foot of the table. "When he was on the Shimon Island, the Decimo, his Guardians and the Shimons received memories from Vongola and Shimon Primos' era."

"Yeah, I know that. Is it about the clear pacifier? I think Takeshi mentioned that yesterday at school when they came asking about Chrome's transfer."

"Our Pacifiers have the color of our Flame because it contains them," Fon explained to me, looking down at the red pacifier on his chest. "However, an Arcobaleno called Bermuda von Veckenschtein possesses a clear Pacifier. No living Arcobaleno should have a clear Pacifier, it should not be possible. His affiliation to the Vindice is also problematic." Cloud woke up and jumped on my lap. I scratched him behind the ears.

"I don't know if it could help, but the Vindice can appear and disappear out of nowhere, right?" He nodded. "Reborn said they...no, he described a particular Vindice with long curly black hair and one visible eye, his name is Jaeger, he was the main judge at my Trial. He's a big deal in that prison I think, but anyway. He said Jaeger stated the 'Flame of Night' could not be used by someone with no physical body. Romain...in the Future, he seemed to have some connection with the Vindice as well and one of his Box Weapon contained black flames that could make portals. He used that to send Xanxus and I away from his fight with Kikyo. The Arcobalenos...represent each Flame of the Sky."

"I don't know what's the story behind this, but the Vindice must have a link with the Arcobalenos, and maybe the Curse," Fon finished for me. I leaned my chin in my hand.

"And no way to contact that Checker Face either huh?" He closed his eyes.

"Indeed. He gathered all of us, sent us on various missions before sending us on the mountain. The Curse happened and then...nothing. It was as if he never existed."

"If that man is able to put the Arcobaleno Curse...he's not ordinary at all..." Cloud jumped on the floor and bared his fangs at the door. "Cloud?" Fon joined my wolf cub.

"Two people are coming." I got up, put my coat on and went outside with Fon.

I froze at the pink-haired women in front of us.

"You already know," one of them started.

"What we came here for," the other finished. I grabbed my necklace nervously.

"I do," I replied coldly.

"Then, you know as well you are the only remaining potential wielder of the ring."

"What you decide to do with it is entirely your decision." The one on the left walked up to me, the metallic wings shining under the sunlight. She handed me the ring.

Hesitantly, I reached for it and took it. The gem was clear, smooth and shining, but I could feel the sheer power inside of it.

"We shall observe the future events unfold."

"May you find a purpose in the Mare Ring." On this note, they walked away. Fon jumped on my shoulder.

"Well Master, I'm grateful to you for training me to control my new weapon and ring, but it seems something new appeared on the list."

"It appears so." Cloud jumped on my other shoulder as I slipped the ring on. The gem went from clear to a bright orange.

I lit it up immediately, without having to force my Cloud Flames to become Sky ones. The Flame was of medium size but I turned it off almost immediately, putting my other hand over the ring.

"There is no doubt about it. You are one of the three Skies of the Tri-Ni-Sette Luciana."

"I'm overjoyed." I probably should call Reborn though.

Apart from Kyoya, I had not really had any interaction with Tsunayoshi's crew. To be fair, I thought it was a good thing right now. I had to start separating myself and my own business from them and theirs. Reborn must have told them something about that too, or Dino must have, even Takeshi from his speech in the hospital, because Tsunayoshi didn't really try to come and talk to me since the meeting at the hotel.

I had been Federico's Cloud but...but I was no longer just an Element. I never was just an Element. I was a Sky as well and ever since we went to the Future, I had never felt it more.

"Luciana?" Cloud nuzzled his nose against my cheek and I looked at Fon. I quickly removed the ring and put it in my pocket.

"Sorry, I was thinking." I picked up my bag and Cloud went back inside of my ring. "I have to go, there's Chrome's welcome party at Tsunayoshi's place."

"Of course, have fun. Kyoya should be here soon, like Li." I waved at him.

"Bye Fon!"

I met up with Arro on the way. I would not comment on the impression contest, but I couldn't help but feeling something weird coming from Chrome. I didn't bring it up and the party went well, even if I had to sometime shoot Arro some reprimanding gaze because of the Shimons also being here.

Although, this Adelheid one would stare at me sometimes and I didn't know if she was trying to intimidate me or something but...it was slightly annoying.

When we got home, Dino was still locked in my room in a video meeting with Italy. However, there was a package on the kitchen table. Table which was in the living-room because only a low wall was separating the kitchen from the living-room and the table was against said low wall.

All of this to say, Arro grinned and brought me to the package. He opened it and gave me a box.

"Is that..." He nodded.

"Yup, Hugin's here!" The box was not customized, just a plain indigo color but it was enough.

I called Rick and he came over shortly after, happy with his box. The problem was he didn't have a ring, so I suggested him to take my Mist ring as I had my Leon ring, but he declined.

"Oh right, talking about rings," I told them casually, pulling the Sky Mare Ring from my pocket. "I received this one today." They both stared at it in silence.

"Just this one Miss?" I nodded. "Did you have a choice to refuse it?" I shrugged.

"Not really, they told me what I chose to do with it was up to me. I could just not use it period. If they can put my dreams under control then I probably should keep it. Reborn told me it could be for the best."

"Can I?" Arro asked me. I gave it to him and he sat down, observing it closely. "They didn't give you the other ones?"

"No, but I guess they're still in the Giglio Nero Family's possession." I looked down. "I probably should try to contact Aria."

"In any case, the Tri-Ni-Sette is on a league of its own. I noticed it with the Cloud Vongola Ring, but with this one it's even more prominent. It's above A-rank. By the way Lulu, you finally managed to reach the Flame you want with the Leon Ring?"

"Yeah, Fon helped a lot, Reborn as well when he could." I removed the ring and put in on the table. Arro gave it a side glance.

"This one feels different than an A-rank ring as well. It's something else."

"Leon produced Dying Will Bullets inside of him, it's only natural for a ring he produced to be different than regular ones as well."

"If the Professor was there he would lock you up in his lab Lulu." He sighed. "But it means I don't have the Storm Mare Ring, that sucks!" I heard my room door being opened. A tired Dino appeared in the kitchen. He made himself a coffee, grumbled because it was not how the staff at home would make it and blinked at us when he noticed we were there.

"The party's already over?"

"It's six p.m. Dino," I informed him. "Your eyes are red, how long was your meeting?" He rubbed his eyes.

"Too long. I've decided to go home before my birthday by the way, it's too complicated to keep working from Japan."

"Just when we found our dynamic!" I rolled my eyes at Arro's sentence. Playing video games until late at night was not really a dynamic…

My brother gestured me to go to him, so I did, Alaric taking place in the chair I was blocking. Dino moved my hair back, showing the white band air I had over Kyoya's biting mark.

"You really hurt yourself with your hair straightener..." he mumbled with furrowed brows.

"Pimples are more distracting than I thought."

The excuse was not the best but it did its job.

Dino noticed the ring on the table and frowned.

"The Mare Ring?"

"Two Cervellos came at the check point while I was with Fon and gave it to me." He pursed his lips, a conflicted look in his eyes.

"Be careful if you use it."

"That's it?"

"It chose you, even if I forbid you to use it there are things I can't control." He sighed and pulled on my cheek. "And even with your Flame-problem, you might want to learn how to use your Sky Flames at some point." I looked away.

"You're right." I looked through the window. "And anyway, I feel like something is coming." The three boys looked at me.

"What do you mean Miss?"

"I don't know it's just...when Tsunayoshi got his ring something big happened. I have a feeling something big might happen soon."

"I mean, a month and a half without anything big happening was a record anyway."

"A whole summer happened between Mukuro and the VARIA conflict," Rick reminded Arro.

"Doesn't count, we were under house arrest and Lulu spent some time in Vendicare. It's totally not a good argument."

The next day, Fon came at my place after school. Reborn had called Dino to Tsunayoshi's place for who knew what and now, Fon was at my place, sitting on several cushions on a chair next to the coffee table while Feng was making tea. Alaric was here as well, sitting in the couch.

He had asked me to come home with Arro and Kyoya without patrolling and that he had this covered.

We all knew it was weird.

"Whatever it is it was their fault!" Arro immediately said, pointing at Kyoya and I.

"You're such a snitch!" I exclaimed with wide eyes. Kyoya just removed his shoes and coat before sitting down on a chair next to his uncle, the coffee table still between them. Hibird was sleeping in his hair. After glaring at each other for a couple of seconds, Arro and I did the same and joined Alaric on the couch. When Feng came with tea, she put them on the coffee table and stayed on her knees next to it.

"So...what's the deal?" Arro asked with a raised eyebrow.

"First of all, do you all know about the Arcobaleno Curse?"

"Yeah, Verde explained it to me. Pretty logical when you think of it."

"Master implied it several times years ago." Kyoya and I just nodded.

"I'm surprised Dino never figured it out. Reborn was there before Luciana was adopted, it was almost ten years ago and he's still a baby."

"Hey, if someone's going to point out my brother's obliviousness it's me."

"Please, he never realized Fon and Hibari were related!"

"If you don't stop I'll make you stop!"

"Both of you shut up," Alaric spoke up, between Arro and I.

"As I was saying, we were cursed in infant bodies by a man called Checker Face. Last night, he contacted all of us in our dreams to tell us he would have a competition to have one curse removed. It means one of the Arcobalenos will get his original body back."

"Hey that's great! You'll stop jumping on people's head or shoulders!" Arro commented with a smirk. Fon smiled calmly at him.

"Indeed. I am asking Kyoya for obvious reasons and Luciana as well, but one of the reason I am asking her is the same I am asking you two as well."

"The VARIA," Rick said plainly. "We all have connection inside of it."

"Yes. Especially you Alaric. As Mammon's student, you're an obvious choice for a representative, like Luciana for me or Dino and Sawada-kun for Reborn. Mammon is also in the VARIA, so they're obvious choice as well. Xanxus might try to ask Luciana to avoid fighting her and Superbi Squalo might do the sam..." Arro waved him off.

"No, nope, definitely no. Last time I saw him he said he wanted a fight." So typical...and it was true. Xanxus would probably try to make me join his side or kick me out of the whole competition period.

"Wait, is it the reason Reborn called Dino today?"

"I think so," Fon replied and I frowned.

"Well, all that shit about me being his student and he doesn't even ask me?"

"If we take into account Reborn-kun is training the Vongola Decimo, it would be logical some of his Guardians fight as well."

"'Reborn-kun'?" Kyoya repeated, almost in disgust. Feng cupped her cheek.

"My, it slipped, I'm sorry. It's just before the Curse, he visited us in China once. Your mother was not interested but he was...quite charming..." She had a faint blush on her cheeks.

Did this mean Reborn was really popular among the ladies?

"If we follow this logic, then Kyoya might be asked to join Reborn's team as well. Maybe the Miss as well because I don't see Don Cavallone not trying to make her fight on his side."

"True but...I'm not fighting with Tsunayoshi's crew. Especially if I wasn't among Reborn's first choices," I stated with crossed arms.

"I'm not siding with herbivores." Arro grinned at him.

"Oh, so I'm not a herbivore eith..."

"You're a Termite, it's worst, pest." Arro's grin was frozen.

"And I love you too Kyoya."

"Don't call me Kyoya."

"But everyone does but me, Kyoya!" Kyoya got up, tonfas in his hands. Arro stood up as well. "Oh you know you love it Kyoya!" I sighed as the display.

"If you want to fight, do it outside," I reminded them sternly.

"Do you accept to fight as my representatives? I do not have the rules yet but..."

"I do," I said, raising my hand. "It might be interesting."

"If the Miss does it, then I will as well."

"Well...there's a chance the Professor might ask me but..." Arro shot us a look. "I don't really want to fight against these guys either, so I'll be on this side. Verde should have asked earlier." All eyes were on Kyoya, who put his tonfas away.

"We'll figure something out to let you fight on your own if you wish Kyoya, we'll do our thing," I told him, showing my Elements and I. He stared at me for a few seconds and closed his eyes.

"Alright, I'm in." Fon's smile was grateful.

"I thank you all." Lichi made a sound to emphasize his owner's words.

In the evening, when Dino finally came home, he sighed and accepted the suitcase I packed him.

"So he asked you but not me? What a..."

"Now Ana, don't insult him." Lower, he added: "You know he has ears everywhere." I rolled my eyes and gave him a paper.

"I booked you a hotel room and called Romario and Bono, they should be here tomorrow. Whatever they say about me complaining about Reborn, they're exaggerating." My brother grinned and gave me a quick hug.

"Thanks Ana, I don't know what I would do without y..."

"Flattened by a tree in school," I cut him off with a smirk. He gave me a weak slap behind my head.

"I swear. You're fighting for Fon I guess?" I shot him a toothy grin.

"I'm gonna make you bite the dust." I tiptoed, kissed him on the cheek and slammed the door once he was in the hallway. "See you!"

"So you're kicking me out of an apartment I own!?"

"No."

"Then don't fight period."

"No. If Mammon really want me on their team, then they can come and ask themselves." Xanxus frowned at me.

"Are you fighting for Reborn?"

"None of your business." We stared at each other. "Did you like the present?" He nodded.

"You?"

"How did you know I wanted one?" It was silly, really. In the nineties, a plush toy came out. It was a penguin with a red ribbon around its neck and I would always see it in stores before I was adopted but never got it. I never mentioned it to anyone and forgot about it once I was adopted, but somehow Xanxus sent one to me for Christmas. I was like a kid.

"You would stay stuck in front of the store for minutes staring at it when you were a toddler." I was about to comment on how it was cute he remembered that, but it was Xanxus. There was no way he'd stop at that. "I almost forgot you there once."

"Thanks responsible brother." He ruffled my hair and I sighed, resigned to endure it for the rest of my life.

"You're really okay to fight? Physically speaking I mean?"

"I'm gonna kick your ass so hard you're gonna wish I was still in the hospital." He raised a brow and crossed his arms.

"That's a big claim from someone who will soon have a room booked in the hospital all year long." I sniffed and puffed my chest, my hands in the pockets of my coat.

"I'm going to outsmart you and all of your little minions. You're gonna..." He kicked my ankles and I found myself on my ass. I blinked in confusion and glared up at him. "That's cheating." He sniffed.

"It's every loser's line." He turned around, his coat whipping me in the face and left my place.

Anyone who thought I was a scornful bitch never met my scornful older brother.

I was the last one to arrive at Kyoya's place. I directly headed to the dojo.

"Sorry, I was ambushed by my brother who asked me to fight for Mammon."

"Superbi called me too, but it didn't feel like he really wanted me on his team."

"Master asked me as well." Arro pointed at Kyoya.

"Reborn asked him but he said he would give him a reply later on."

"When? When you're fighting against them?" Kyoya shot me a lazy look, laying down on the dojo floor.

"For instance."

"Luciana, go get change so we can start training." I nodded at Fon and went to the bathroom. Arro whistled when I exited it.

I had black yoga pants, sports bra the same color and ankle socks.

"That's hot Lul..." He barely dodged the tonfa. "I mean, look at those ab..." He dodged the other one. "Ha, you don't have an..." He didn't dodge Kyoya's fist. "...you win this one." Kyoya smirked and shot my naked stomach a look.

Everyone here knew about the Estraneos so I wasn't trying to hide the white scars covering my stomach, or the one the Giegue gave me a few years ago. It was bigger than the Estraneo's one, but I didn't feel embarrassed about it as much as the Estraneos.

As for my 'abs', I didn't have a six pack and didn't want one anyway. From being in Namimori and training with Reborn, I stopped reinforcing my muscles all of the time. I had toned abs, you could see the definition on the side, but no six pack in sight.

"Luciana and Kyoya can spare together inside, the walls are bullet proof." I didn't want to know why. "They're the most advance in hand-to-hand combat as well. I will train you two."

Alaric was an illusionist. Although he had some basic physical training, he was an illusionist trained by someone who sucked at physical fighting. It was going to be hard for him.

As for Arro, Fon had already trained him a little when they both were in Namimori. When he had his double-blade sword, he tended to use martial arts and Fon noticed it quickly. They were both Storms as well, so Arro could actually improve a lot under his tutelage.

I was left alone with Kyoya.

"Thinking about it, I've never seen your magical girl outfit Kyoya." He frowned and Roll appeared. "You're so cute Roll!" He blushed and made a happy sound when I wiggled my finger in front of him. Hibird joined us.

Kyoya cleared his throat and immediately, his pets abandoned me for him. I puffed my cheeks and Cloud came out of my ring.

"Not fair."

"I'll bite you to death."

"With tonfas?" He ran at me with them. "Yeah, with tonfas."

Fratellanza

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