The Cloud That Bites The Skies
Summary: A scary person with a fearsome reputation finds Tsuna and Co on a normal, sunny day, bringing news of an assassination plot on Don Cavallone. Insanity ensues.
"W-wait a minute, Kyoya," the older Dino pleaded with both versions of the Vongola Cloud Guardian, who both looked ready to indeed go through with their threat, even if the older one had taken off his Ring now that his younger self was there and wearing his in order to not accidentally destroy the fragile balance of the space-time continuum. "I only did it because you had to go and do something crazy like this! Honestly, you should have expected that I'd come after you! It's always been like that between us!"
"Kyoya, wait!" The younger Dino yelped, waving his hands in surrender and a stopping motion both. "This had nothing to do with me! I just came to Namimori to see you and Tsuna and the others! I didn't even disrupt the discipline or anything, honest!"
"Say your prayers, Cavallone," was all the older Hibari said while the younger just glared pointedly at his version that was standing so close to the damage he was the ultimate source of.
"Two Hibaris?! This has to be a nightmare, right?" Gokudera Hayato could be heard just as both Kyoyas lunged for their Dinos and the blonds panicked. But then the older Dino stopped panicking and just stood still, preparing to take the hit, which ultimately made the older Hibari stop and pout at him.
"I'm not fighting you, Kyoya. I can tell you're not injured but you don't look in top shape, either and I'm worried enough as it is already," the older Cavallone boss said with a sigh, raising a hand in a mimicry of his younger self's earlier action, cupping the younger man's cheek in his palm and smiling almost lovingly at him. "I'm so glad to see that you're safe, Kyoya."
"Of course I'm safe, stupid Bucking Horse," grumbled Hibari the elder as he sighed and leaned into the contact more heavily than with the younger Dino, lowering the tonfa. "Honestly, only you can get into this sort of mess, I swear, although Sawada Tsunayoshi is a close second."
Dino laughed and boldly drew the dark haired man into an intimate hug. "Please don't worry me like that ever again. You know how dangerous these things could be. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you because of me or my actions."
"As if I'd make a blunder like that," huffed the Cloud, lifting his own arms to return the hug.
Not far away, Dino didn't have his older counterpart's experience in how best to make Hibari Kyoya cease an attack or fight and instead of waiting for the hit to never come, he took out his whip and did his best to intercept it. Only Kyoya had been spending days sparring with Fon, the older Dino, some of the Guardians and even Xanxus, so he had gotten stronger yet again and the younger Dino found he had to up his game. He still eventually got a tonfa to the face and this time he hadn't managed to minimize the damage as much as he usually could during a spar, but thankfully that seemed to satisfy Hibari enough to stop attacking.
Which, however, brought the prefect's attention to the older version of the two and the silver eyed boy almost gawked at the intimate embrace the two seemed to be so casually sharing. Hibari changed what he thought he knew about their relationship in the future from a pinning Dino to a steady mutual relationship. That's ... going to take some time getting used to, especially as Hibari wasn't exactly sure if he can actually feel such emotions at all. All he knew was that he tolerated the Bucking Horse, was maybe a bit possessive of him and liked his company enough not to actually avoid him when he comes for a visit, like he could easily do since no one knew where he lived, anyway.
He figured if there's anyone he might one day be interested to explore that with it would be the blond, but he definitely won't be admitting to that out loud, ever.
As if hearing his resolution, his older self lifted his head enough to smirk knowingly at him, but said nothing.
Not that Hibari could actually pay attention to that when he suddenly found himself wrapped in a pair of strong, warm arms that fit rather comfortably around his frame. "Kyoya, mio Dio, I was so worried when I heard you'd disappeared! I've searched all over the place and when we couldn't find you, I was this close to having a panic attack! Don't do that to me again, Kyoya, please. And I'm sorry for the damage that happened to Nami-chuu. I swear I'll pay for the repairs myself, just, please ... I ... "
Hibari spent a moment contemplating whether he should elbow his way out, but Bucking Horse was surprisingly comfy, so he decided he'll stay there for a few moments longer. Besides, the grip on him was tight but careful, but it was also trembling and while Kyoya might not be a people-person, he's very good at reading people, whether it was for a fight or just in general. In short, he could see clearly that Cavallone was rather shaken by the whole turn of events, so he decided to let the blond have this one time without getting disciplined for the ruckus he'd caused. Though he found it a bit worrisome how Bucking Horse seemed to understand what his lack of violence and silence meant and how the blond kept muttering 'Thank you's into his hair.
Perhaps that was what eventually lead to what their older selves seem to have?
"Hibari, Hibari!" The younger Hibird started chanting once the danger finally dissipated from the air, fluttering over to its master and immediately singing its master's favorite song. That finally made the rest of the tension in the prefect drain away and he sighed minutely, probably not even the Bucking Horse plastered to him noticing the slight shift. Then, because the world was finally as it should be, Hibari pushed Cavallone off of himself and that was the signal for the older pair to part, too, especially as the older Dino's watch started beeping.
"Well, it would seem it's time for us to go," the older blond said, shooting a smile at the gawking Romario before turning his attention to Tsuna and the others. "Take care, guys. I can't wait for us to go on more crazy adventures." He shot his younger self a wink and a thumbs up before offering his hand to the older Hibari, who took it without a moment's hesitation, not even looking at it as he still addressed Reborn.
"You might have to wait a few years, but I'll be sure to treat the future you to a few drinks tonight."
The World's Greatest Hitman seemed highly amused by that. He then shot the present day Hibari a glance and nodded to his future drinking companion. "I'll take care of them." Because saying that Hibari Kyoya by himself needs being taken care of is just asking for the teen to run off only gods knows where and break all contact with everyone just so he can prove that he doesn't need it.
"I'll leave it to you, then." The older Hibari turned to the prefect as smoke started spreading around the two visitors from the future, a sort of light emitting from them as if they were about to blow. "Take care of Namimori and the herbivores. They'd be lost without you. Also, kick Mukuro in the shins one of these days, will you?"
The Chairman nodded, as if that was completely expected and didn't need a reminder. Which it actually was, anyway, so whatever. "I'm keeping this," the prefect said, moving his jacket just enough to show a purple Vongola Box strapped to his belt.
The older one smirked. "I wasn't going to ask for it back. I already have my own," he said as he showed off his own Box which contained Roll, because, really, all either Hibari cared about was the cute Cloud hedgehog hidden inside. Hibari spared a glance at everyone gathered around and gave them a single, halfhearted 'See you later' just as the smoke completely covered both him and the future Dino and a moment later with a loud Poof! they were gone. Everyone kind of just stared at the spot they were last seen in, not sure how to go about their day now, or what to think of the future Hibari they'd been around for days without recognizing him, but then the most natural, ordinary thing - for Nami-chuu - happened.
"What are you all still crowding here for? Class is in session." They all turned to gawk at the just returned Disciplinary Committee Chairman, finding him dead serious, annoyed and threatening as usual. There was even a tonfa out, ready to rain down pain and discipline on them. "Get going or I'll bite you to death."
"Bastard, we just got dragged into this mess because of you and you think-" Gokudera never managed to finish his sentence since Yamamoto saw Hibari's eyes narrow further and acted quickly, covering the Italian's mouth with both hands and laughing as he dragged the bomber along.
"Sorry, Hibari. We'll be going to class now. Sorry for being late."
Tsuna was smart enough to follow after and Ryohei kind of just went along with it.
"I'm glad you came back safe, Hibari-san."
"It's good to have you back to the EXTREME!"
Hibari just shot them a deadly look and Tsuna squeaked but dragged the older boy along before they managed to annoy the prefect further and actually get bitten to death by the stronger than ever Cloud Guardian. And while Kyoya might not show it, he was touched by - only a little; he blamed it on the little trip to the future where he witnessed just what type of bonds his older self had unwittingly created with all of these people, those loud herbivores that followed the monkey king and all those others - the show of concern and genuine relief that he was fine.
"They're all still hopeless," Reborn said with a sigh when it was only Hibari, Dino, Romario, Kusakabe and him left outside. "Still, I'm glad to see you safe and sound, Hibari. You missed out on quite a bit of fun. Remind me to take you to the Midnight Mafioso at some point. I think you'd have a blast."
Hibari looked down at the Baby and blinked. "Wao, it really is weird seeing you as a baby again, Baby."
Reborn frowned. "Again? What does that mean?"
The teenager smirked in a way that spelled out he knew something and he wasn't telling. "I guess you'll find out soon enough. Now, Kusakabe, I expect a full report on your activities in my absence as well as the happenings of Nami-chuu on my desk by lunch." The Vice-Chairman immediately saluted and waited for a dismissal before running off to fulfill his Chairman's command. Hibari turned to Dino and pointed towards the trashed Ferrari. "You are going to remove that from the school vicency and then come back to take me out for lunch in a five star restaurant, since my future self went through so much trouble for you. Baby, don't cause chaos in my school if I'm not around to ensure the discipline will be maintained afterwards but otherwise do as you like. Now, if you gentlemen would excuse me, I must go to the shopping district to bite an estranged uncle to death for not keeping in touch all of these years."
"Bite to death, bite to death!" Hibird chanted as it flew over its master's head as the Head prefect started calmly walking away.
"Oi, wait, Kyoya!" Dino scrambled after the teen, only just barely registering the other's words. Romario followed his boss while Reborn followed Hibari, curious to see if his theory will prove to be correct as they all headed towards the shopping district. "Don't just disappear like that again! I really was very worried, you know."
"Get that pile of junk metal away from my school."
"Don't worry, Romario's already arranging for it! Seriously, Kyoya, don't just run off, please! Here, I'll go with you. I'll buy you whatever you want and I won't interfere in your affairs, but just ... I'm going back to Italy in a few hours. Can't you spend some time with me?"
"No," the prefect said coldly and Dino instantly deflated. "You're not."
"Huh?" The blond gawked, unsure where this was going.
"You're not going back to Italy. Not today, not tomorrow and not until next Friday, since I missed the whole of your visit." His voice broke no arguments and a glance at Romario warned the older man from going against his words in making the Cavallone boss return before Hibari allows it. "If anyone tries to make issues about this, I will bite them to death, be it in Italy or here."
"Kyoya, I can't just-"
"I will one day forego everything to save your hide, Bucking Horse. You owe me. Besides, it's just one more week. If anything happens, I'll fly over to Italy with you and deal with your enemies myself. I might just do that regardless, just to warn any idiots to not try anything in the future."
"You can stay a bit longer, Dino," Reborn said in amusement, smirking at the Cavallone's dilemma. "Even mafia bosses deserve a vacation with their lover."
Hibari whirled around to glare at the baby at the same time Dino did, one looking murderous - and embarrassed - while the other seemed embarrassed and close to delirious with happiness. "LOVER!?" Three different voices shouted, the third sounding a bit childish and they all turned to see another baby - an Arcobaleno with the Red Pacifier - standing on the wall they were passing by and gawking at them.
"Since when does my cute little nephew have a lover?! He's not even sixteen yet!" The Storm Arcobaleno, Fon, who looked like a small duplicate of Hibari Kyoya in baby mode except for the longer hair and the brown eyes, asked incredulously, looking almost faint with shock.
"Ciaossu, Fon. It's good to see you again. It's also good to confirm my suspicions and win the bet Colonello, Viper and I had going. Did you know Viper thought Hibari was your kid? Colonello said he was a clone." Hibari seemed rather amused by these news while Romario, Dino and Fon remained dumbfounded. The two Italians were even only able to stare disbelievingly at the two relatives, trying to absorb this new data into what they already knew and believed of the world.
Then Hibari looked at his chibified uncle and figured a repeat of his first meeting with Fon in years should be repeated. "For dropping out of contact for years, I will bite you to death."
That snapped the Storm Arcobaleno out of his stupor enough to evade the first strike of tonfa that decimated half of the wall he'd been balancing on, the brick and concrete crumbling to the ground like broken glass. "Wait, Kyoya, can't we talk about this? You know I never wanted to do it, it was for your own safety!"
"Come back here and fight me, coward!"
"Wait, Kyoya! Come on, I'll treat you to hamburgers, okay?" Dino pleased after the two relatives that had started going all out, though they both seemed content to not use flames, so at least it wasn't that destructive or dangerous a fight. Well, at least not considering who the participants of the fight were. One might be an Arcpbaleno, but the other was just as devastatingly terrifying and strong. Perhaps it was a family trait, though Dino definitely didn't want to contemplate on that when two such dangerous people were having an all out brawl right in front of him and Reborn was too busy being amused by it and comparing the two's fighting style to try and get away and Romario had been smart enough to duck into a nearby backyard of a house to get out of range of any stray attacks or debris, which left it up to the blond to get the Sun Arcobaleno out of the way of harm, too. "Just stop already, before someone calls the police and they arrest us!"
Kyoya actually stopped his attacks and Fon followed suit, more because he didn't want to accidentally hurt his nephew than because he was stopping at Dino's request. "I own Namimori and everything and everyone in Namimori. The foolish cop that would dare to try and arrest me would be chased out of town by his fellow policemen."
"Sometimes I think fate was cruel to make you or Dame-Tsuna heirs to powerful famiglia when Hibari is clearly the one born to be a don," Reborn commented in a voice that suggested he would be cackling if he was anyone other than Reborn.
Fon's eyes narrowed as he focused in on the Cavallone don. "Wait, didn't Reborn just insinuate that you're Kyoya's lover?" A hard, murderous, overprotective glint entered chocolate eyes and killing intent started pouring out of the other Arcobaleno. The smile on his face was that of a predator and Dino felt dread crawl up his spine while alarm bells started ringing in his ears. "I guess any lover of Kyoya's ought to be introduced to the family, yes?"
Dino, trusting his survival instincts because Fon was as dangerous as Kyoya but had not an ounce of the seeming fondness the teenager had, hauled ass like he'd never done before, running back towards Nami-chuu, because there he could at least hide in the one place people were mostly smart to leave well enough alone unless they wanted the demon of Namimori descending down on them like an avenging skylark, Fon only a few steps behind because he'd spent a few seconds staring in stunned silence at the retreat when he'd been expecting a fight before taking after the don as well.
Romario didn't even try to go after his boss, already seeing a lost cause and lots of bandages in the future. Reborn just shook his head, disappointed and disbelieving. "Still such a wimp." A look at Hibari at least showed that the teen was amused and satisfied with how that meeting had went. "So, what should we do now?"
"I wouldn't say no to a good, strong drink," the Cavallone second in command commented, more to himself than anyone else. Hibari immediately started leading the way, not even glancing behind himself to see if the hitman and the right hand man were following. Reborn had a good idea where they were heading, though he couldn't really make himself believe it because Hibari was all about discipline and rules, but, then again, Hibari could be any year he wanted to be. Romario still stared wide eyed at the club they found themselves in front of. "Can we even get in?" After all, Midnight Mafioso required a reservation made four years in advance to get in.
"Didn't I already say?" Hibari Kyoya smirked over his shoulder as he sauntered up to the bouncer by the door, who immediately opened it for him and even gave a little bow. "Namimori and everything in Namimori is mine to do with as I please."
Reborn actually grinned.