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Three years, four months, one week and five days have passed since Ietsuna have been in a coma according to Nana. And today was the day she had learned from Kanako that Tsunayoshi had woken up.
She was disheveled throughout the ride she had to the airport to pick up her oldest son, Ieyoshi, who haven't came back home for a long time. She didn't know what to feel about what she had heard from her friend.
She's happy and relieved that her son's friend had finally woken up. But she felt jealous and unfair that her son was still sleeping. She feels anger bubbling up into her as she thought about how unfair it was. But then again, it was her own son that caused this accident, or to be exact, her son being related to her husband.
She pushed those thoughts away as the taxi stopped in front of the airport. She thanked the driver and got off. She was finally meeting her son. She had only been hearing his voice on the phone and clearly his voice became deeper every call they had.
She's sure that he's gotten taller than before, and maybe have more muscles his father was very much of a man who likes to workout. It wouldn't be surprising if he asked his son to jogging with him. She wondered if he had taken more resemblance to his father now.
With a fast beating heart, she went up the steps to go inside the glass doors that lead inside the airport.
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"You will be discharged this afternoon Tsunayoshi-kun."
Tsuna smiled gratefully at the nurse. He was fond of the nurse because she reminded him of one of the maids of his famiglia that helped him out back then. The nurse's name was Maeri and Tsuna felt at ease with her because of her bright personality. She felt like a big sister to him.
"Thank you Maeri-san. I think I'll be missing your scoldings when I sneak out." Tsuna said jokingly. Maeri raised a brow at him playfully. "I'll ask Kanako-san to call me if you ever made trouble and I'll give you a scolding that you miss." She said.
Tsuna chuckled at her. She was very charming and lovable. How he wished she was his real older sister.
"Here, you vitals say your healthy and stable. Even so, you need to stay here and rest for now. I'll come back with your lunch and meds later and you'll be going home with your mother after that." She said to him. He nodded at her and waved a bye as she left the room.
He picked up the social studies textbook he placed on the bedside table before and started reading again. This was how he spent the past few days since he woke up. He read the textbooks his mother brought for him and also wrote down his plans about his counterpart situation.
He flicked through the pages of the book. He scanned the paragraphs with only a glance. He didn't bother reading it sincerely because its contents were still vivid in his mind with the training he had back then.
Studies were the most important part of his training as a boss back then. Reborn would never forgive him whenever he ran away from his studies. Not that he successfully ran away from them, he couldn't even attempt it as he was always caught early by his strict tutor.
An hour has passed and Tsuna had scanned the book around twenty pages. He thought that the textbook would be really helpful to middle school students as it highlighted the important parts. He wished that his textbooks back then were the same as the textbook he was holding right now.
He continued to flip over the pages until someone opened the door. And there stood a blond-haired man that uncannily looked like someone he knew very well back in his world. He stared at Tsuna for a while.
"Uh, who might you be?" Tsuna asked. He winced at his choice of words. He felt like it came out rude. The person immediately bowed and started apologizing.
"I'm sorry! I thought this was my brother's room. And I'm sorry for staring, it's just that you look so similar to someone I know." He laughed nervously as he kept on checking Tsuna's face.
Tsuna only looked at him confusedly at his nervousness. "Whose room are you looking for? I can take you there. I've kind of remembered the patients on this floor." Tsuna put down his textbook and proceeded to put on his slippers.
Maeri told him to rest but he felt like he needed to walk so he'll be getting a scolding later again.
"No, no, it's okay. You're a patient and you should be resting. I appreciate the offer and I apologize for the intrusion." The person said. Tsuna shook his head. "I'm fine, I'm about to get discharge today and I feel like walking. I'll walk you to your brother's room." He said.
"Are you really sure?" The older said. Tsuna just nodded at him. He pulled the stand where his dextrose was hanging on and they walked together out of the room.
"Who is your brother?" Tsuna asked. Somehow his intuition rang inside his head that he shouldn't have asked. He ignored his intuition. Why is it bad to ask?
"It's Sawada Ietsuna."
Tsuna regretted that he asked.
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"We are sorry Mrs. Sawada. Ieyoshi had his flight earlier than us and he went to visit his brother at the hospital."
Nana felt disappointed at what the black-haired young man had said to her.
"Oh, is that so. I really wanted to see him right now. Anyways, let's bring your things to the house first and then let's go visit my youngest. Is that okay for you all?" Nana asked. They all nodded at her with smiles.
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"Oh."
Tsuna could only reply shortly. He wondered what would he feel if he knew that the person he's walking with was the person who was in the same accident as his brother? Maybe he already knew because of the nameplate he had outside the door. But Ietsuna's brother didn't seem to give any signs that he read the nameplate.
"The three years comatosed patient. He's my brother and I've never visited him. This is a first." The older said. Tsuna hummed in response.
"I heard from a nurse. He went flatline for five minutes but he revived." Tsuna said. He also went flatline at the same time and he clearly knew the reason to that. It was because Yoshi had pulled out from his own body and pulled Tsuna's soul into this world. As he have said before, Yoshi is now currently the sole reason, why Ietsuna was still holding on because Yoshi was keeping him from being pulled to the afterworld.
"Yeah. I heard that. I'm relieved he didn't give up."
Tsuna wondered what was this person's name. He raked up the memories he got from Yoshi but he couldn't find a name. Ietsuna never mentioned him, Yoshi wasn't able to see his profile on the files he found from his father's things.
They arrived in front of Ietsuna's room that was seven doors away from Tsunayoshi's. The blond-haired brother of Ietsuna didn't make any movements and stood still in front of his brother's door.
"Aren't you going inside?" Tsuna asked. The older faced him with a nervous-looking smile.
"Do you think he's angry because I've never visited him?" He asked.
Tsuna shook his head. "I'm sure you had your reasons. And for sure he's not angry or whatsoever. I know it for sure because Ietsuna is that kind of person, a person who forgives and accepts without any doubts as long as their resolves are clear." Tsuna said.
"Who are you?" Tsuna grinned at him.
"It's better if you don't know." He said and rushed to leave. He didn't even let the other speak and just dashed away.
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"His room is 467. You all go there first as I have to visit someone first. I'll follow you later." Nana had said to Ieyoshi's friends. Reborn had nodded to her and ordered the others to follow him to Ietsuna's room.
Nana felt wary of the black clothed young man that looked no older than her own son. He had held an air of dangerousness around him that alarmed Nana. His way of speaking and movements were polite and normal if you look at it simply, but if you looked further into it, it's clear that he's being careful.
Nana isn't sure to what to think about him. But then he is Ieyoshi's friend. She's sure that Ieyoshi wouldn't just make friends with someone who's dangerous.
She just watched their leaving backs as she felt troubled by the mysterious black clothed man.
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Tsuna heaved heavily after he dashed off to the first corner he had seen. He peeked to check if Ietsuna's brother followed him and all he saw were nurses. He let out a sigh of relief.
He wondered what was his name. He should have asked before he dashed off. Somehow he felt a foreboding feeling about the guy. And his Intuition buzzed a bit, so he decided to run away.
Tsuna then started walking back to where his room is. Well, what met him was not what he had expected. He might have also just stayed and talked with Ietsuna's brother.
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Kanako didn't know how to react when she was met with a very uncomfortable looking Tsunayoshi and her friend Nana. Tsuna was resting in his bed, properly tucked inside the blanket with Nana sitting on the chair, watching Tsunayoshi.
"Nana, I'm suprised to see you here. Isn't today supposed be the day your oldest come home?" Kanako asked. She had heard from Nana that her oldest will be coming back to Japan last week and that was today.
"Yes. He's currently visiting his little brother. I stopped by to see Tsunayoshi. It's good that he's healthy. But it's really saddening that he doesn't have his memories..." Nana said. Kanako just smiled at her timidly.
"He will be discharged today but he will still have to come back here time to time because of his amnesia. We'll come visit Ietsuna-kun." Kanako said.
"Thank you. Since Tsuna-kun finally woke up, I hope Ietsuna would be the same." Nana said. Tsuna felt uncomfortable with Nana looking at him. And of course, their conversation was uncomfortable too.
"I'm sure he will wake up soon." Tsuna said. Nana paused then smiled. "Yeah he will for sure. Well then I'll be taking my leave. Don't over exert yourself too much okay? Come visit Ietsuna for sure, you two. See you two next time." Nana said and left the room.
Kanako placed the bag with clothes on the corner of the bed and took up the place where Nana had been sitting before.
"Did she say anything weird to you? You looked uncomfortable." Kanako asked. Tsuna just shook his head. It was not like Nana had said anything weird. It was just unsettling for him to think that his mother in his former world is not his mother in this world.
"It was nothing. It's just that I don't exactly remember who she was and I felt really bad because she treated me kindly." Tsuna said. Kanako just nodded in understanding.
"I've brought your clothes. Go change while I speak to the front desk about your discharge. I'll be waiting at the lounge so just come down by yourself after you change." Kanako ruffled Tsuna's hair and smiled at him. Tsuna felt warm by the action.
"I'll go now okay?" She said and Tsuna just nodded at her. She then left the room to do what she has to do. Tsuna also did as he was told.
He couldn't contain his laugh when he saw the set of clothes that his mother had brought. It was identical to the clothing that he had worn back in his own world. A hoodie with big number '27' print on the front and the baggy pants that he sometimes tripped into.
He felt nostalgic. That set of clothes held memories.
The memories that he had fought. The memories that he had lazed around. The memories when he was surrounded by his guardians.
"How ironic. Even in this world, I still tend to like the number 27." Tsuna mumbled to himself.
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Ieyoshi was disheartened.
He had thought of how would his own precious would look like when he saw him finally. But seeing his real state was much more worse than what he had ever imagined.
"How...how can you look so peaceful? Like you don't ever want to wake up, brother?" He whispered as if his voice would wake him up.
At that moment, the door had slid open.
"Ieyoshi." It was the voice that he hears every single day. The voice that always scolds him. The voice that always reprimand and nags him. It was the voice that had comforted him these past few years.
"Where are the others Reborn?" He asked.
Reborn narrowed his eyes at him. Then let out a scoff.
"Are you sure you want them to see you look so devastated like this? What are you even doing, looking like that? I didn't train you to look so weak that easily." He said. Ieyoshi's brow twitched as his former troubled feelings turned into irritation.
"I do not understand how you just seem to push my buttons that easily." He said and released a big sigh. His eyes gazed over Ietsuna's form again. And it still made him devastated.
"Reborn, looking at my brother makes me think that he's happy in this state. He looks so peaceful and just calm. Will he ever want to wake up when he's kept up inside that dream he's having? What kind of life is he having inside that dream?" Ieyoshi said.
Reborn tipped his fedora. "They're heading this way now." He simply said. Ieyoshi just gave him a glare. As expected of him to dodge a question he doesn't want to answer so smoothly.
He just looked at Ietsuna again with a glum face. He felt powerless, really. He had become strong by training and training, yet those things that he had perfected can't ever help his own little brother. He was innocent and yet he was attacked just because he's related to him and their father.
"Mafia..." 'they are disgusting and cruel' Ieyoshi clenched his hands.
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"He's my prey, go on along and play with your petty friends Muku-chan."
Rokudo Mukuro. He was the child of the third boss of the Estraneo famiglia. He was young and the moment when his mother had passed away, his own father had taken him in to be a test subject in his human experiments.
His father was cruel and didn't care one bit about the fact that he was his own flesh and blood. Supposedly he also had a sister. Apparently his mother had taken her away after she was born and is living somewhere peacefully.
Mukuro wasn't sure if he envied his own sister or grateful that she didn't experience the pain he had gone through for years. He was curious of his only remaining blood relative.
And now is the time that he broke out from the hellish cage that kept him locked up and meet his one and only sister.
"I don't care if that wounded wolfie is your prey or not. You're just blocking the exit." Mukuro said.
It was really troublesome that he had bumped into this doofus that always liked to torture his targets with his so called storm flames that he loved to use. He was a maniac to inflict pain. He was a total sadist. He promised himself to never run into him. And the goddess of luck wasn't on his side today.
"Ooh~ our Muku-chan is planning on running away from his cage huh? Tsk, tsk, tsk. You can't just break away from your cage owl-kun. What to do with you? If ever you break out here, you might call the Vindice? Speaking of them, they haven't been knocking on our doors lately. They've finally given up on us. You know you can't ever get out of here."
Mukuro let out small chuckle, then a short laugh, to a hysterical laugh.
"Who cares about Vindice? What if they've given up on us? I don't care because,–" Mukuro looked around he place. There were some cracks because of the explosion that happened on the hours that have passed. The rats that infiltrated the base were surely strong and for sure, maybe, this famiglia would finally crumble. "–this place is done for and I am free, Franco." He said.
Franco's face twitched. Mukuro's words were right. Even if Mukuro had stayed put, he would eventually be able get out because the Cielo Rosa have been doing them good. They were just waiting for time, wether they finally crumble.
"You're right. But that doesn't mean we're really finished." Franco said. Yes, they weren't finished. Of course there were still some other places they have their experiments in. They can still move their subjects as many as possible and just leave the others who are failed and useless. Mukuro was someone successful so he can't just let him go.
"Kufufu, I do wonder if it's fine for your to just blabber about that when your enemy famiglia is hiding and hearing our conversation." Mukuro smirked at him. Franco had come to realization that Wolf was still there, bleeding and hearing them. Who would have known if he's got their conversation recorded?
"Now that just gives me the need to exterminate him more. If you would please just stay at the corner and wait patiently Muku-chan, then it will be easy for both of us." Franco said.
"I would rather not be killed here by being thought as your accomplice so I'm gonna go and leave." Mukuro said as mist had started to cover his body as loud footsteps was nearing their location. Franco finally realized what had just happened.
Mukuro had distracted him into talk as Wolf's subordinates were nearing their place. He can't fight more that two of Cielo Rosa. They are too strong for his capabilities.
"Haha. Hahaha." He started laughing.
"So you called for reinforcements Wolfie-kun. Muku-chan really did got me there. What to do? Should I inflict more pain for you or just back out and leave for future meetings?" Franco has said.
"I would choose the latter because I still want to play with you, just like we did before. Ciao Wolfie, let's meet again." Franco said and started running away.
Wolf. He pushed the stop button of his recorder. His breathing has become more harsher and had put more pressure to his injuries. He was actually saved by that psychotic mist flame user. By buying him time.
He would need to find that kid one day. He sounded near to his own son's age.
"Tsuna...Kanako..." He mumbled out as his eyelids had slowly closed themselves, and he had lost himself to exhaustion and pain.
He still wished to live, he wished to live to see his son smile again. He won't die for sure. Because his dying will is still burning bright for his own family.
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Tsuna felt like he had just lost something inside his chest.
He lowered his own spoon that he was using to bring the heavenly food of the hospital because of the sudden emptiness that he felt. What was it? He had never felt this uncomfortable feeling before. Like something had just been taken away from him, something had just been cut off from him.
He felt anxious about the feeling he was having. What was happening? He calmed himself down and proceeded to eat his lunch. He should finish up first because his mother was waiting for him.
Little did he know that it was something important that he had to take notice of.
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"Wolf don't die on us!"