Alright, the first omake is finally here! I wrote in a response to Beasttamer99's prompt, what if the tenth generation found their box animals and the box animals in turn raised them? I hope you are pleased with this chapter Beasttamer99!

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There are many different kinds of alternate dimensions out there. There are several where Tsuna didn't have friends till he met Reborn, and there are quite a bit where he became best friends with Takeshi at preschool. In one dimension Tsuna grew up in Italy with his parents and in another he was forced to fend for himself on the streets. There is one dimension, however, where animals made up of the Dying Will Flames of the Sky, or Elementals, look for human partners to help bring peace to the world.

A First meeting

Roll made a sound of contentment as he nibbled on some unlucky insects alone. While most Elementals in this situation would be sad that they didn't have a human partner or another friendly Elemental to travel with, Roll was fine. Maybe it was because he was a Cloud Elemental, famous for being solitary creatures, but Roll didn't desire any sort of company right now. It wasn't that he wouldn't mind a human partner, he just didn't need one.

Right as the hedgehog thought that, there was a ruffle nearby. Roll turned his head and wondered if the ruffling was the cause of a squirrel or a predator. Before he could wonder anymore on the matter, a small boy with gray eyes and ebony hair pushed past some bushes with little difficulty.

The boy, who looked like he was probably six or seven, was wearing clothes that looked like they haven't been cleaned in a long time. They were also too small for him, making it easy for Roll to see the various bruises and cuts on the boy's limbs. However, the thing that really caught Roll's attention was the big burnt mark on the young boy's forehead.

Did the boy get his injuries by accident? Or did he get them because of someone, or something else?

It was probably the latter.

While Roll was pondering this, the boy in question was looking around like he was deciding where to go next. Then his gray eyes landed on the Cloud Elemental. His eyes immediately widen in surprise that quickly turned into pure delight as his lips curved upward. The boy then turned till he was facing the little hedgehog before he sat down on the ground Indian-style.

Meanwhile, Roll was just staring at the boy, wondering what he should do. Should he help the injured boy or should he just let things be? It wasn't that he didn't want to help, but honestly, what could he do? It wasn't like he was a Sun or a Rain Elemental who could either take away or soothe the pain. He was a Cloud Elemental; wounds just weren't part of his forte.

Then the boy held out his hand. For a moment, Roll just stared at the hand, rather confused at the boy's action. Then like a lightning bolt, Roll understood. The boy wanted the hedgehog to come to him. Should…should he?

"It's okay," the boy said softly, still wearing a big, kind smile on his face. "I won't hurt you."

Well…a lick or two on the boy's hand should be fine right?

His mind decided, Roll trotted to the boy's outstretched hand. When he got there, he gave one last look at the boy's patient and happy face before lightly licking one of the boy's fingers.

As soon as he did, Roll's cloud flames flared up without his control just as a purple fire surrounded the boy's wrist, making him hiss with pain and surprise. Before Roll could panic, his flames died down to normal and the fire on the boy's wrist died as well. Only to reveal the purple imprint of a hedgehog on his wrist.

Well, what do you know. Roll found his human partner. And as he felt the boy's happiness through their new bond, Roll decided that he honestly didn't mind at all.

A First Meal

For once in his life, Mukurowl didn't know what to do. After many years of trying not to care that he hadn't found a human partner yet, the Mist Elemental finally has one. And not just one, but two human partners. When their souls first connected, Mukurowl was honestly confused but then after interacting with his partners for a bit, he realized that they were twins. While one partner is the standard, there have been cases where Elementals have had two partners because the pair of twins' souls were close enough in sync for both of them to bond with the Elemental. Mukurowl just didn't realize the two really thin children he found in the alleyway last night were actually twins, not just siblings.

And who can blame him? The boy was taller than the girl by a good bit. The boy, named Mukuro (Roll and his also new partner Kyoya gave him so much heat over that), also had short blue hair while the girl, named Chrome, had long purple hair. Mukuro had heterochromatic eyes (one red and one blue) while Chrome had purple eyes, or at least the owl thought so. One of Chrome's eyes was unfortunately covered with an eyepatch and he didn't feel comfortable yet to pry.

This brings Mukurowl back from his tangent of how the twins looked so different yet so similar and back on his problem: how to feed them. Normally, when humans and Elementals first find each other (especially when the humans are children), they will try to find a more experienced Elemental pair to teach and be a mentor to them.

But, Mukuro and Chrome were distrustful of strangers, adults in particular. And Mukurowl didn't blame them at all. From what he had been told (it touched him that his partners trusted him so much already) Mukuro and Chrome had been sold to a nasty group of scientists that called themselves the Estraneo, but specialize on experimenting. On innocent defenseless children.

If Mukuro already hadn't taken care of them, Mukurowl definitely would have by now. Now that their souls were connected, no one was going to hurt his kids and get away with it. No exceptions.

But with no elder Elemental pair to watch over them, it meant that getting food was going to be tricky. Roll, who was kind enough to watch them along with Kyoya while Mukurowl went off to search for food, suggested that they could share (apparently Kyoya was both a decent hunter and cook) but Mukurowl declined. Maybe not the smartest choice but Mukurowl at least wants to try a good number of times before he eats his pride.

And besides, worst case scenario, they will just survive on little mice and squirrels until Mukuro is recovered enough to be able to hunt efficiently. And maybe Chrome. Doubtful though, she seems to be too sweet to be able to kill a woodland creature in cold blood.

But that was a worst case scenario. His twins were way too thin and little to survive on little mice and tough squirrels and after what they been through...they deserved better.

Then suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, something moved. From his perch high on a tree branch, Mukurowl looked down and if the situation wasn't serious, would have tooted in joy. There was not one, but two rabbits. One for each child. And they were nibbling at nearby greenery oblivious that a great hunter, an owl who had mist flames flickering all over his feathers, was watching them.

"I found food," Mukuro told his twins proudly over their bond. "Rabbits to be exact."

"I never had rabbit before," commented Chrome shyly, excitement seeping into her voice.

"Great, but please hurry up if you can. I want to be good like you said but it is getting harder by the minute to not taunt Kyoya. He is just gets so riled up," confessed Mukuro. Mukurowl thought for a moment on that.

"Mukuro…just because I said be good doesn't mean that you can't have fun. Go right ahead, I will be there shortly," Mukurowl granted as he ready his wings to fly at a moment's notice.

"Okay, see you Mukurowl," his twins said cheerfully before going silent. Feeling both his and their contentment, Mukurowl smiled (or as well as he could considering that he has a beak) before he swooped down and caught his kids' meal in his sharp claws.

A First Contest

"So what are we going to extremely do today?!" Ryohei asked him as they left the forest and entered the grassy field. Kangaryuu chuckled as she looked down on her extreme partner who was currently smiling wide with a bounce to his step as they continued moving forward. It was been two weeks since Kangaryuu found the orphan boy running on the trail in the park and the Sun Elemental has never been happier. Ryohei was everything Kangaryuu had hoped for in a partner, from being friendly and optimistic to being strong and determined.

"Well, do you know why I didn't have us run through the woods like usual?" the kangaroo with sun flames flickering from her tail and from the inside of her ears asked. Ryohei scrunched his face and didn't speak for a moment as the both of them stopped moving.

"Um…I extremely don't know," Ryohei admitted. Kangaryuu chuckled, fully expecting this honest answer.

"Well, it's so that we can save energy for our contest," she answered. Ryohei's gray eyes admitted lighted up with uncontained joy.

"Really?! What kind of extreme contest?!" cried Ryohei as he couldn't help himself from bouncing up and down. The Sun Elemental laughed as she waved her paws in an attempt to calm the energetic boy down.

"Easy there, easy there," she said with a smile as Ryohei managed to stop bouncing. Sort of. "We are going to race each other."

"To the extreme?!" exclaimed Ryohei as his hands curled into excited fists.

"Yes, of course!" agreed Kangaryuu before waving her paw towards the direction of the end of the field. "Does running to the end of the field and back sound good to you?"

"Extremely yes!" agreed Ryohei with a firm nod.

"Well, on your mark…" Both kangaroo and boy got ready to run. Or in Kangaryuu's case, to leap for a long distance.

"Get set…" Anticipation filled the Sun Elemental's soul as a determined grin showed itself on Ryohei's face.

"Go!" And with that, both Kangaryuu and Ryohei started racing to see who can beat each other, the other end of the field the only thing in their eyes. In no time, Kangaryuu had reached the end of the field and turned around to race to the other end. As she did so, she passed Ryohei and noticed that while he was far behind her, the young boy was still looking determined.

Before she knew it, Kangaryuu had reached the goal. She had won. Panting a bit, she turned around and saw that Ryohei had finally reached the end of the field and was now turning around.

Even though it was obvious that Ryohei knew that he had lost, Kangaryuu noticed that he was still running hard. He was going to extremely finish this no matter what. Kangaryuu couldn't be more proud.

"Go Ryohei go!" cheered Kangaryuu as her partner got closer and closer. Before long, Ryohei finally reached the goal. As soon as he did, he plopped down on his bottom and tried to get his breathing back to normal. Kangaryuu hopped over till she was in front of her young partner and smiled down at him.

"That was an extreme try Ryohei," Kangaryuu complimented him. "I'm proud of you."

Ryohei didn't say anything, but he did give her a big bright smile. And that was more than enough for her. Especially when she felt Ryohei's usual happiness skyrocket through their bond.

"Now c'mon, let's see what Roll and Mukurowl and their partners are doing," Kangaryuu said as she bent down to pick up the still panting Ryohei and put him in her pouch.

"To…the…extreme!" Ryohei managed to say between pants as he made a fist and punched the air. Kangaryuu hummed in agreement as she hopped back into the forest. She really is happier than she has ever been.

A First Laugh

Jirou, despite being a very optimistic Rain Elemental, was beginning to feel a bit…hopeless? No, that's not right…afraid? No that's not right either…nervous? Yeah, that's it. The small dog with rain flames coating the inside of his ears was just somewhat nervous.

It has been a few days since the young Rain Elemental bonded with Takeshi and when it first happened, Jirou thought he couldn't have been happier. He had been lucky enough to find his human partner reasonably young and he was really nice too! Takeshi laughed and smiled a lot and always scratched Jirou behind the ears whenever Jirou silently asked for it.

But then, after the initial excitement died down, Jirou noticed something was weird about the laughs and smiles. Right around then, Jirou felt Takeshi's emotions through their bond go…down. The Rain Elemental didn't know how to really describe it, except that it felt like Takeshi's emotions were trying to drown him in the worst way possible.

That was when Jirou finally realized what was wrong with Takeshi's laughs and smiles: they were fake. Absolutely fake.

So when Takeshi went to sleep that night, Jirou went to Kojirou, Takeshi's first Rain Elemental partner, and asked him what was wrong. Was it something he did? Did Takeshi just not want a second Elemental partner? Or was it something else altogether?

That's when the swallow with rain flames coating his entire body reassured him that it had nothing to Jirou at all. Kojirou went on to say that when he first met Takeshi; it was to save him from a man with a butcher knife and a gun. But he couldn't do anything for the young boy's father.

He also couldn't do anything for Takeshi's initial tears and the silent tears that followed in the nights to come. Much less Takeshi's act of seeming happy and quite alright in the daytime. It wasn't that the swallow didn't try as hard as he could, but…nothing he did seemed to really help.

But maybe Jirou can. Kojirou told him that in every case where a human has had two Elemental partners, it was because they had two sides to themselves. Kojirou was obviously represented Takeshi's serious side, while Jirou himself represented Takeshi's fun-loving side. Even though he never saw this side of the boy himself, Kojirou said that he had to be. Jirou just had to be.

From that moment on, Jirou took it upon himself to make Takeshi really laugh and smile again. The dog played fetch with his human partner, licked his face and hands, snuggled with him…but nothing worked. Sure, Takeshi petted him and told him he was a good dog but the smiles and laughs were still very much fake.

Jirou, despite himself, was beginning to wonder if he could ever cheer up the boy who missed his father. Maybe it was just a fluke that he bonded with Takeshi; maybe he really didn't represented Takeshi's fun-loving side…

No! He just had to represent the side that loved to truly smile and laugh, Jirou just had to be! Takeshi is just really sad right, and understandably so! Jirou just had to keep on trying!

So determined to never ever give up, Jirou sat up from his position on Takeshi's lap and faced him.

"What's up boy?" Takeshi asked with yet another fake smile as he scratched behind Jirou's ears. The Rain Elemental really tired of those darn things.

Resolved to have that be Takeshi's last fake smile, Jirou didn't answer him and instead…tickled him. Yep, Jirou tickled his beloved human partner's stomach with his nose. He also made sure to that all his love for the boy showed up in their bond. As a result, Kojirou joined in by giving Takeshi all his love in their bond as well.

For a moment or so, nothing happened.

Then, before Jirou could begin to think that this was yet another failed attempt, Takeshi laughed. It was small and short but it…it sounded like a bell. It sounded just like one of those bells that Jirou hears, a bell that couldn't help but make the townspeople who heard smile at least just a bit. Takeshi's laugh was just as beautiful as that, if not better, and…it…was…real.

But if one small real laugh wasn't enough, Takeshi laughed again. And again and again, each one longer and more beautiful than the last. And Takeshi was smiling as he laughed too, a big wide smile that really did sent Jirou's spirit soaring with happiness.

So Jirou kept on tickling him till Takeshi was out of breath and Kojirou lightly told him that he should stop. The dog then nuzzled and snuggled against Takeshi in the abandoned house that they were currently living in, who in turn hugged Jirou back.

And as Kojirou joined in by landing on Takeshi's shoulder and snuggling against the boy's cheek, Jirou felt it. Takeshi's relief and love. Given the way Kojirou pecked Takeshi's cheek, Jirou knew that he felt it too. Their human partner was finally beginning to heal.

A First Fight

Uri growled to herself as the little Storm Elemental prowled through the alleyways. Why of all people that she had to bond with it had to be Hayato?! And did he really have to be an eight-year-old kid on the run? Uri was only a year or so older than him for goodness sake!

'Ugh, stop being so bossy you dumb cat!'

When they first bonded in an alleyway after Hayato gave her some of his fish that he managed to steal from the marketplace, Uri had been ecstatic. Ever since Kojirou, who she played (or pretended to hunt and he would go along with it) found his human partner and Jirou, Uri had been lonely. And the cat with storm flames covering the insides of both ears, found that she did not like it. Not one little bit.

'Dumb cat?! You're the one who can't ignite their flames!'

Hence why Uri was ecstatic when she found herself bonded with a boy who was kind enough to give her fish. But after a day or so together, that happy feeling was quickly replaced with agitation and annoyance. Hayato was rude, really temperamental, super defensive and stubborn as an old goat.

'Well, maybe I can if you could actually teach!'

They were constantly butting heads, no matter if it was during a meal, training, or spending some unwanted time with the rain trio. It seemed like the only things they could agree on was that Takeshi and Jirou were both annoying and fish tasted good. Other than that, the Storm Elemental and her human partner didn't get along at all.

'Why you…'

So it wasn't a surprise to Uri that they argue yet again after another exhausting training session where Hayato failed to conjure his storm flames. But then, maybe it was because there was just so much frustration on both sides that things really began to heat up. Way more than it ever did before.

'So just leave me alone and let me train myself! I bet that I can get way stronger in one hour than in one day training under you!'

And then, before she knew it, Uri lost any semblance of patience she had and snapped.

'Fine! Go ahead! I don't care! Why should I bother helping a brat like you! I mean, you are such a brat that even your own father had sent a hitman after you in order to get you to leave!'

And she went too far.

'Hayato…I didn't mean…wait! Hayato!'

Uri honestly didn't blame Hayato for running away. What she said was so horrible that it was practically an unspoken law that no one should ever say those words. But the cat did say them. And all because Uri was frustrated that her human partner wasn't exactly as she had originally imagined him to be.

Which now that she thought about it…was rather unfair. What she pictured in her mind was someone who was practically perfect and…no one like that exists. So even when he did good things like scratching behind her ears and defending her from a really excited Jirou, Uri didn't really appreciate it. All she could do was focus on what he was doing wrong. Uri thought she was smart enough to realize what she was doing was wrong, so why did she hold Hayato up against that ideal image? Why?

Was she really that stubborn?

"Hayato…where are you?" she called out through their bond as she continued to search through the alleyways. Once again, there was no answer. A bit of anxiety mingled with her guilt as Uri looked up the darkening sky. She really needed to find Hayato before the thugs came out to 'play.'

"I'm sorry…I really shouldn't have said that ," Uri continued as she turned around a corner. No Hayato and after focusing on their bond, Uri still felt grief and loneliness coming from her partner. He either didn't believe her or he was so distraught that he wasn't focusing on their bond. Or maybe he just didn't want to forgive her.

In which case, Uri made sure her feelings of regret and love came across to him through their bond before stopping for a moment.

"You…you may act like an annoying brat at times but…you're mine annoying brat. I…I don't want you to go. Please…please come back to this very dumb cat. Please."

There was no answer.

Uri let out a sad meow as she started on her search for her human partner again. Then suddenly, there was a loud scuffle behind her. Startled, the Storm Elemental let out a small screech as she spun around, her storm flames flaring and fur standing on end. And then, with just one look, Uri calmed down.

It was Hayato. He was getting out of the dumpster and even though it was clear he spent a lot of time in there considering the smell and the pieces of trash in his silver hair, Uri found that she didn't care. Hayato was safe now and he wasn't feeling those nasty emotions of grief and loneliness anymore.

Her perfect partner had forgiven her.

A First Nightmare

Natsu woke up with a sharp jolt, breathing harshly as the feelings of confusion, terror, and anguish stirred rapidly together in his soul. While the little lion got his breathing under control, he tried to figure out what just happened. What woke him up? Why was he terrified and full of anguish?

It wasn't till he heard a small whimper beside him did he realized the answers to his questions. The feelings terror and anguish didn't belong to him. They belonged to his new human partner, Tsuna.

So with extreme concern, the Sky Elemental turned his head to find that Tsuna was tossing and turning under his ratty orange blanket, eyes closed and face full of pain. It was quite obvious to the young Elemental that his new partner was trapped in a nightmare.

"Tsuna! Tsuna wake up!" Natsu called out to him as he shook the little boy's arm with his small paw. He didn't wake up, instead his tossing and turning increased and he let out another whimper. Natsu called out and shook his arm again but alas, this attempt to wake him also failed.

Scared and not knowing what to do, Natsu looked up to the other occupants in the room. Unfortunately, Hayato, Uri, Takeshi, Kojirou, and Jirou were all still sleeping peacefully. Natsu turned his attention back to Tsuna, who just let a whimper that was louder than the last one.

The Sky Elemental took a deep breath. There was only one thing left to do.

"Tsuna wake up!" Natsu all but screamed as he jumped right onto Tsuna's stomach. When the young boy let out a huge oompf, Natsu knew that he had done a job well done.

"Wha..." Tsuna started to cry out (after he got his breath back of course) before he saw Natsu standing on his stomach. Natsu saw the recognition in his face before he took a deep breath and rubbed his eyes as he sat up. "Oh, hi Natsu. Is it morning already?"

"No, it's not," Natsu answered through their bond while he shook his head. "You were having a nightmare. Are you okay?"

Tsuna didn't say anything as he let his hands slowly fall down to his lap, his face pointing down in such a way so that Natsu didn't have a good view of it (even with the full moon streaming through the broken window of the abandoned house they were staying at). But Natsu didn't need to see Tsuna's face to know his answer.

Tsuna's grief and the lingering bit of fear were more than enough of an answer. Especially when Natsu knew his backstory.

Tsuna once had parents who loved and doted on him, despite the fact that he wasn't the smartest in his grade or the best at sports. But then one day, they driving their car through the countryside when suddenly, one of the tires blew up causing the car to skid. Tsuna's father tried to control it but it was also raining that day and…they collided right into a tree.

Tsuna managed to survive with only a few scrapes and bruises but his parents…died. Tsuna never had a chance to tell them that he loved them one last time.

The eight-year-old boy, for reasons even he didn't know, then left the car and his dead parents and just walked away. And Tsuna kept on walking till he came across Natsu, who happened to be just waking up from his nap under a nice shady tree at that moment. Tsuna pet Natsu's fur and before they knew it, Tsuna had an orange imprint of a small lion on his wrist and Natsu felt what the boy was feeling.

The boy and sky lion immediately hit it off and after a small discussion; they decided that it would be best if they went to live in town. Not long after they got there, they met Hayato and Takeshi and their Elemental partners and now they are all sleeping in the same house together.

But despite his new friends and partner…Tsuna was still sad about his parents. Understandably of course, but this was the first time he had a nightmare about the incident. Or at least, the first one since Natsu met him.

"The…the car…it…it wouldn't…" Tsuna stammered out in a choky voice as tears threatened to fall from his eyes.

"Hey, it's okay," interrupted Natsu in the most soothing tone he could muster. He then rubbed his head, which was surrounded with a mane made up of sky flames, against Tsuna's chest. "I'm here, you're not alone, I won't…"

The words 'leave you' died on Natsu's tongue as he looked up at his emotionally fragile partner. While Natsu was resolved to always stay by his partner's side, after what happened to Tsuna's parents…the Sky Elemental's intuition told him that he shouldn't make any promises that he may not be able to keep.

"I'll protect you," Natsu promised instead, hoping that this would be good enough.

And it was. Because as soon as Natsu said those words, Tsuna closed his arms around his Elemental partner into a tight embrace. Natsu snuggled right back as he felt Tsuna's love and appreciation through their bond as he in return made sure Tsuna felt loved.

A First Few Tears

Gyuudon, for the first time in his life, was completely out of his depths. It was only a few minutes ago that he was just walking by edge of the forest. He wasn't going anywhere in particular; he just wanted a bit of a break from the rest of his crazy family. Okay, maybe the Lightning Elemental was feeling a bit left out what with being the only Elemental out of the eight Elementals in their family to not have a human partner, but that was beside the point.

In any case, the bull who has lightning flames sizzling all over his black fur, was happening to past by an abandoned house when suddenly, he heard a cry. And not just any cry, oh no. A baby's cry.

Concerned, Gyuudon then searched for where the crying was coming from until he found a small brown cardboard box that was sitting on the porch of the abandoned house. When he looked inside, Gyuudon saw a small and dirty baby wrapped in a green blanket. A baby that was very clearly human.

The Lightning Elemental then looked around both ways, only to find that the baby was the only human around. Gyuudon then turned his attention back to the baby boy (…he thinks. It looks like a boy), who was still crying with his eyes closed. In an attempt to comfort the baby, Gyuudon then bent his head to lick his cheek.

He definitely did not expect his lightning flames to flare up or imprint of a green bull to show up on the baby's wrist.

Back to the present, Gyuudon looked at the baby, no, his human partner, who was crying even worse than before. And if he was judging the feelings in his, no, their new bond correctly, the baby was afraid. Of course he was afraid, the baby was alone with only a big scary-looking bull for company. That and the initial pain of the bond taking place.

Oh, what was he supposed to do?! Gyuudon has finally found his human partner but what was he supposed to do when his own partner was terrified of him?!

Okay, okay…maybe the Lightning Elemental is just overreacting. A little. He just needs to calm down, like Tsuna, Natsu, Jirou, Takeshi, and Chrome try to get the others to do when they start fighting (with little to no success but hey, at least they tried). Yeah…maybe the baby just needs to know Gyuudon for a little bit more before he can start trusting the bull. Actually, now that Gyuudon thinks about it…has the baby even opened his eyes at all?

Feeling more hopeful and confident, Gyuudon once more bent down his head to lick the little boy's cheek. This time, instead of more crying or a flare-up of flames…the baby actually stopped crying. Okay, tears were still falling and he was still sniffling, but at least he wasn't wailing in fear and loneliness anymore. And then, for the first time the baby opened his eyes.

They were a beautiful green. As the baby stared at him in obvious interest, Gyuudon felt his heart softened and love for the baby, his new human partner begin to bloom even more. Right then and there, with an air of ferocity unfamiliar to him, Gyuudon swore to himself that he would protect and take care of this child with everything that he has.

The baby's sudden smile and laughter only made his will to do so that much stronger.

So what did you think? Did you have an overall good time reading this omake? I know I did! Please leave whatever thoughts you have on this chapter in a review and I will update soon (like by next month at latest...most likely)! Till then, stay positive and have a good day/night!

P.S. I am still taking prompt ideas!