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After exchanging a few more words with Kanako, Reborn, Ieyoshi, Ryohei and Fong had decided to go home. They came into an agreement that the damages will be discussed tomorrow.

Both the teachers returned to the school to report what happened and about the discussion. The tutor and mafia boss pair had stayed at the hospital to check Hayato and also visit Ietsuna at the same time. Of course, never forgetting to give a call to Nana that they were at the hospital to visit Ieyoshi's brother.

Kanako stayed beside Tsuna, also never forgetting to give the café a call that they will be unfortunately closed for tomorrow as she relayed the message that Tsuna had been in an accident and was at the hospital. Her employees had panicked when they heard that the brunet was hurt but Kanako reassured them that he was fine.

She thought back about the call she received before Tsuna came out of the emergency room. It was Yoshino.

He told her about what he had discovered. Her former friend, Kuroyanagi Mako. She was a really good friend, almost like a sister, that disappeared years ago. Yoshino seemed to have found her son at the Avidita's. But the child was not in custody of the Cielo Rosa as he escaped on his own.

He told her about his own thoughts about Mako and Kanako unwillingly agreed with his thoughts at there were no other possible reasons other than Mako being dead in that kind of situation.

And because of that news, she was not able to tell Yoshino that Tsuna had been in an accident as she mulled over her thoughts about finally accepting the fact that her sister was gone for good.

"Mako..." she mumbled under her breath.

She could never believe that she was really gone.

...

"What's the situation there?" Ieyoshi asked.

"We've wiped out the famiglia that was hiding at the neighboring town. We've made sure there were no one left. They confessed that they manipulated Gokudera Hayato's emotional state to coax him into the assassination attempt." Kaios said.

"Clean up immediately and go straight home. We'll meet you there. Tell mom that you'll be staying for dinner and go immediately upstairs." Ieyoshi said and ended the call.

Reborn pushed himself away from the wall and walked beside Ieyoshi as they made their way back to Hayato's hospital room to get Gian and Xelo.

"Reborn, I've been wanting to ask. Just how much do the doctors here know about the Vongola? Why is there even 'code Vongola' here?" Ieyoshi asked with a frown.

"When Nono established bodyguards for Ietsuna at the hospital, code Vongola has been made. Code Vongola was just simply a call for certain doctors of the Vongola. The doctors don't really know about Vongola being the mafia but some kind of an influential company that funds the Namimori Hospital. They don't necessarily know about the mafia, just some coverup." Reborn said.

"But I don't understand that Tanaka man." Ieyoshi said.

Reborn paused a bit and Ieyoshi looked at him with a raised brow.

"I'm certain that he isn't a Vongola. I'm guessing that man is actually a doctor hired by the Cielo Rosa. Nono only briefly told me about the hospital. I still haven't confirmed if Cielo Rosa also have their men lurking around here. And I don't think he'll be a threat to Ietsuna." Reborn said. Ieyoshi visibly relaxed.

"Of course, that's possible. I mean, they had their child attacked. Of course Cielo Rosa would also have some people." Ieyoshi mumbled. Honestly, he had felt offended by the man. But what could he do when he failed to protect Tsunayoshi? If they really had gotten there earlier...

The both of them got to Hayato's room and found Gian and Xelo speaking.

"–seems like Hayato had learned about how Bianchi's mother had murdered Lavina and how his father had tried to hide that fact from him and let him live into oblivion, not knowing about his mother's identity nor what happened to her. He got angry. He left his home willingly. Bianchi was crying so bad when she told me." Gian had said.

"His step-mother did that?" Xelo asked.

"Yeah...it had also been a shock for me when I learned about it. I've always told Bianchi that Hayato needs to learn the truth or else he will hate her for hiding it from him. She never listened. Now she's crying and saying that she regrets it." Gian said.

"Poor child." Ieyoshi commented. Gian immediately shot straightened up when he heard his friend, boss.

"Ieyoshi. How did it go?" Gian asked.

"It went well. Kanako-san is staying with Tsunayoshi-kun. How's Hayato-kun?" Ieyoshi asked.

"He's doing just alright." The redhead said.

"We will need to leave your cousin here for a while. Ieyoshi called for a meeting back home since you guys can't exactly speak here." Reborn said. "I'll alert some Vongola men here to check on Gokudera so you don't have to worry about your cousin's safety." He added.

"Thank you Reborn-san." Gian said.

"Shall we go then?" Ieyoshi asked. Xelo immediately latched onto his arm and started talking about some things he had done this week since he didn't exactly spend it with his brother-figure.

The four of them left the room silently, completely missing the pained look on the unconscious teen's face as he dreamed.

...

There were fire everywhere. Screaming and crying. The blares of sirens. But there was only one thing, one name that was etched on his mind.

'Juudaime'

He(?) searched frantically, repeating the name many times, his voice sounding desperate, begging, wishing that person to be alive. He evaded people as he tried to find someone with brown hair.

He searched and searched. He checked every single person. Then there he was.

"Hayato..."

There he was, in the arms of the baseball idiot(?), face unnaturally paler than his usual pale from exhaustion. His mind only chanted–nonono–but he knew that he had been too late.

He felt his knees buckle underneath him as he lost all of his strength as he watched the swordfreak cry pathetically beside the limp form of his beloved Juudaime.

"He–he's gone. We were too late."

And then he screamed.

...

"How do I become an anchor for Yoshi?"

"It is quite a simple process to be exact. You just need to harmonize with him, bond with him. You're a powerful sky Tsunayoshi and whoever bonds with you always have a hard time disconnecting with you because a powerful sky makes powerful bonds. You can pull him with that." Giotto explained.

"And I presume that there will be some differences...?" Tsuna tilted his head. Giotto simply smiled.

"Yes. You will be having the need to partly connect Ietsuna's chains to you in the process. Meaning, you'll also have to bond with Ietsuna through the chains that's binding Yoshi-kun." Giotto said.

"Will this really be alright, Primo?" Tsuna asked worriedly.

"You don't have to worry for any complications. Though it might hurt you a little because you will also be chained. Not so excessively like Yoshi, but you will. And it's quite painful." Primo said.

Tsuna gulped at that. "P-primo, that's not really comforting. Even if I'm quite immune to pain due to Reborn's training from hell, pain still hurts me." He said. Primo just gave him a reassuring smile and patted his back.

Tsuna closed his eyes and heightened his senses. He calmed himself down as he tapped into his flames and slowly reached out to his counterpart's sun flames. It had been easy to connect because Yoshi immediately accepted the bond and it was done.

He went past the sun flames and searched for the core of those chains. Tsuna flinched a little when the sky flames tried to attack his own but he just stayed patient and gently reached out to those unstable sky flames.

After a while, the flames calmed down and took his flames as nonthreatening. Tsuna was able to establish the bond easily but he gasped when there had been a piercing pain on his chest. He could feel cold chains latch onto his heart. If it weren't for Giotto supporting him, he would have collapsed in pain.

After a few moments of silence, the pain subsided and it was finally over. His body trembled as he felt the weight of Ietsuna's soul pulling at him. Giotto said this was only a part, just how much more will it be if it was on him full force? And Yoshi had endured it fully? Tsuna didn't want to think of how much of a torture it had been for his counterpart.

"Are you alright Tsunayoshi?" Primo asked.

"This is really not 'little' Primo. This is hell. Yoshi endured this for how long? Almost four years? I can't believe this. I don't even understand why Yoshi is anchoring Ietsuna. Not that I want the other dead but why does Yoshi have to suffer this way?" Tsuna said.

"I'm afraid I do not know myself of those reasons, Decimo. But all things has a reason. There are no coincidences. Why this happened, why you're here, why it is like this. There is a reason to all of this. And it is your mission at the moment to know Tsunayoshi. I believe that is the reason why you're here. To solve the mystery of this world and help Yoshi-kun to go back to his life." Primo said.

'But why does it have to be me?'

That question didn't leave Tsuna's lips. Even if it did, Tsuna knew that he'll just regret it. It seems like it was his fate to be tied up into some kind of a mess where he has to save people, the world, from some evil villains like a hero. Even if he never wanted to, he could never refuse to do so, just like how he had been when Reborn came to his life.

"It is fated." Tsuna said.

Primo didn't say anything back but just simply smiled at him, just a simple smile that didn't give any answer to his underlying question. His ancestor might have not given an answer, but his silence was enough for Tsuna to understand that it was exactly what he has stated.

"Why don't you rest for now?"

The last thing he saw was Primo's lit finger with his sky flames, nearing onto his forehead before he succumbed into a different darkness from the place he had been the past few moments.

"Sleep Tsunayoshi." The voice of the Vongola's first voice faded out along with his consciousness.

...

The Bovino's current boss stared at the masked man in front of him. He recognized that mask as one of those used by a certain rank within their newly allied famiglia, Cielo Rosa. The ARC. He had wondered why would someone from the ARC wanted to have a word with him.

"I have come in place of my leader, boss, Cielo Rosa Wolf, to borrow, maybe even take, your youngest son, Lambo Bovino, under our wing. We want the boy to become a member of our famiglia."

Ramon Bovino raised a brow at the masked man's words.

They wanted Lambo, that bratty child who had done nothing but embarrass him for his childish and unreasonable behavior of causing trouble every single time. They wanted that incompetent child for some reasons. He could not understand why.

"Why would you want that stupid brat?"

Rodent raised a brow underneath his mask, his face slowly turning into a frown. The man had carelessly called his own son a brat, a stupid brat in front of an official from Cielo Rosa, like Lambo was not actually his son. He could have said 'my son' but he hadn't.

The Bovino boss just shook his head before Rodent could answer and dismissed him with a shake of his hand. Well, wasn't that quite rude? But Rodent didn't really care.

"You can take the brat for all you want. At least we can be relieved from that disgrace. I'll apologize in advance for the future disappointments. That kid is stubborn and childish. We've tried our best to stop his humiliating acts but he can't seem to grow out of it despite his growing age. If he could just be like his brother..." Ramon sighed.

Rodent wondered really. Why was the young teen doing this? Was it simply just not wanting to be the next head? He's got his father not wanting to have anything to do with him. Heck, his father was giving him away without any arguments. More like he is pleased that he will be gone.

Anyways, Lambo will be under the custody of Cielo Rosa from now on. Maybe he can hear the child's reasons if he asked him.

"Well then. I have brought some contracts regarding his transfer to our famiglia. Remember that you can never get him back once you agree and sign on this paper. He will still have his name as a Bovino but you cannot say anything or make him do anything as Cielo Rosa will be practically owning him. Do you understand and agree to these terms?" Rodent asked.

Ramon nodded without a word.

Whatever the reason they have, it doesn't really matter. As long as the brat is gone, he can finally concentrate on making his oldest become a proper heir without worrying about the damages caused by that idiotic, snot-nosed brat. Finally their famiglia will be free from his obnoxious laughter.

He signed the contract without a second thought and gave the contract to the ARC member to check.

"Now that the contract has been settled, I will be taking Lambo Bovino within three days to give him time to say his goodbyes and other things he has to do." Rodent said.

"I don't really care if he leaves tomorrow, or even today. We don't really want to have his 'last farewell destruction'. If you can spare us from that by taking him right now." The boss had said.

Rodent had frowned deeply at that. Is that how you treat your own son? Was Yoshino actually right, allying with this man who don't even care for his own son?

"Yes. That might be a good idea. I shall bring him with me today, then. But only after he says his farewells to the people he wants to. I will be there to prevent him to do his 'last farewell destruction' so you don't have to worry, signor." Rodent said.

A small grateful smile had settled on the older man's lips.

"Thank you, sir ARC member." Ramon had said. Rodent didn't say anything back and only grunted as he gave a copy of the contract. He then excused himself to get the young child he will have in custody. He's brimming with silent excitement and curiosity on the child's capabilities.

The Bovino's bore powerful lightnings. Well, that is actually in the past now as their family line have been tainted with few who had other attributes as their main. Lightning flame would still pop out but not exactly as strong as the ones in the older generation. That's why Bovino's have been dismissed as of lately, because hey have lost what made them valuable.

It was confirmed that the Lambo's main affinity is lightning, purely lightning, no other substitutes. Rodent thought that maybe after the long generation that faded out their powerful number of lightnings, maybe it would resurface after a long journey, to this seemingly putting on a facade child.

Rodent was pleased when he saw through that facade. Oh he was overjoyed to see that his expectations was met.

He wondered if not only the flames but also the technique that had been lost after a few generations would appear within the child, the Elettrico Cuoio, a technique that the user's body cannot be affected by electricity, passing through the skin of the user. It is said that they can also absorb it into their own energy and use it as some kind of a counterattack.

Rodent was excited. He wanted to see this child's limits. It has been a while since one had piqued his interest.

But he is also quite worried. His family didn't care about him. Did something insinuate the child to act that way on purpose? Not just the reason of not wanting the position? Something must have happened halfway to even go to the point of having his blood family dismiss him like he's nothing.

Rodent was frowning again. One of the things he hated the most were families who didn't care for their own. And famiglias who don't care for their own members.

He would have to talk to Wolf about this and this about the alliance all over again. Or maybe how they would knock the head of that Ramon Bovino.

...

Lambo was laying on the hidden part of their garden, one of the places he can be himself without worrying about his facade.

Honestly it was tiring to act. He didn't even know why he was doing this. He has thought of just packing up and leave without words. No one would even bother after the mess he has been making. But the problem was that even if he left, he doesn't exactly know where to go and where to find that kind older brother in his dreams.

He had always thought of those short dreams that he could even barely remember. Yes, he could barely remember them all but the strong feelings of yearning is what made him remember even faintly.

The name was on the tip of his tongue. But he can't seem to say it as he doesn't remember. It frustrated him because whenever he thought of him, his body would feel an extreme feeling of missing someone, yearning, searching. It was so strong that he even felt breaking. Like a discord had happened and wanted to patch up that broken connection by looking for the other lost end that cannot be found.

Lambo let out a shuddering breath as that feeling attacked his nerves once more. Tears pricked the corner of his eyes as his throat housed a forming lump that he can't seem to gulp down. His stomach churned uncomfortably. His skin was also tingling.

"Brother..." he murmured.

Then the feeling dissipated like it hadn't been there in the first place. Lambo was breathing calmly again, like all of those feelings have been an imagination. He listened listlessly to the ruffling sound of the leaves while the scent of the flowers attacked his sinuses, calming him.

His skin was still tingling, reminding him. The yearning for the love and care from the person he can't even remember.

"Brother..." he could only whisper.

It all ended when he heard a maid calling his name. It was time again to act for the play he had made since long, as some kind of a protection, distraction. He let a boisterous laugh erupt from his teenage body as he taunted,

"Catch me if you can, old hag!!"

His skin still tingled, but Lambo was now distracted and ignoring everything that was underneath his act.

But he shouldn't have. He shouldn't really have.

...

"We found a small group of famiglia. They were low rank and not really mentioned, Fotro Famiglia. They have been established for quite a while but they faded out as their numbers decreased. I asked them where they got the information of Sawa Tsunayoshi. They said they received it anonymously. They didn't know who was that person, even their gender. They didn't even bother if the information was actually true or not and just blindly went after the kid." Kaios said.

"I'm betting that the one who gave the information has something to do with the incident three years ago, Ie-sama." Myall said.

Ieyoshi sighed as he recollected the former information of how they found the small group, how they attacked and subdued them. And the information they willingly spat out after Kaios' particular interrogation way that involved some bolts of electricity.

"I'm confused. I'm really confused. Why are they trying to start a war with Cielo Rosa? Just who are these people to even think of angering the Vongola? Why are they agitating us?" Ieyoshi huffed frustratedly.

"And why can't we seem to track them down" Reborn voiced the underlying question.

Silence settled around them.

"I'm telling this to Nono. I've actually informed him about Tsunayoshi. And also I haven't got any replies. I even wonder if he had seen my reports. It makes you wonder just what are they doing." He said.

Ieyoshi frowned at that. Both the fact that Reborn didn't tell him that he and told Nono and Nono might be doing something behind their backs.

"I don't really want to assume anything so stop saying things like that Reborn. If he doesn't want to include us, then he doesn't. He's still the head of Vongola and I, we don't have any kind of authority for his actions. We should just focus at the matters currently in our hands." Ieyoshi said.

"Putting that talk aside, Giancarlo, have you informed Bianchi that we found Hayato and he's currently at the hospital? And Myall, where did you put Dino?" Ieyoshi asked.

"I still haven't called Bianchi but I'm planning to after this meeting." Gian answered.

"I've locked Dino in Gian's apartment. I left him inside the spare room of the apartment. Don't worry, I left him some water and snacks." Myall said.

"Wait a second, what if he wants to go to the toilet idiot?" Gian hissed at Myall who blinked several times, clearly looking like the thought had never crossed her mind.

"Oops?"

Ieyoshi just sighed and ignored the two.

"Anyways, we will be trying to contact Nono tomorrow. We will also deal with some things with the Hibari Police Force and the damages caused by Gokudera Hayato. And maybe we will go back to where you found the Fotro for further information. That will be all and this meeting is adjourned." He said.

Xelo immediately shuffled to the blond to give him a hug. He always did that whenever Ieyoshi is tired and it always made Ieyoshi feel better even for a little, thanks to his surrogate brother.

"You guys can go entertain mother or something. I'll just lay down for a bit. Xelo you can go with them. And thanks for the hug, fratello." Ieyoshi said. Xelo beamed at him and headed to follow the other guardians downstairs. Reborn stayed in the room with Ieyoshi.

"It's unusual for you to say things like what you have said." Ieyoshi told the dark-haired man.

"It's not unusual when I supposedly reported almost two weeks ago and yet no replies or whatsoever. Nono always gives a response on how he thinks of my reports and his opinions about whatever I reported. And it's always within a week, so it is concerning." Reborn said.

"Something must have happened. Maybe the Cielo Rosa had contacted them. There is that rumor about the Avidita you know. Maybe that's Cielo Rosa's doing and they found some things and are busy." Ieyoshi collapsed on his bed with a thud, burying his face onto his pillow.

Reborn sat on the corner of Ieyoshi's bed and crossed his arms and legs.

"What do you think of Sawa Kanako's outburst?" Reborn asked.

Ieyoshi peeked towards Reborn.

"What about you Reborn? Do you think she knows of the mafia?" Ieyoshi asked.

Reborn's face was impassive. He had been suspicious of the woman from the start but he eventually just dismissed it because Tsunayoshi was their subject of interest and both of them were more focused on him naturally so he didn't really delve deeper.

"I'm thinking of various possibilities on who she might have been, how she had met Wolf, and how she knows about the nature of her husband's job. If she's a hitwoman, it is likely that both have met within the mafia, interacted till it lead to a marriage and she retired with the Cielo Rosa erasing her from the mafia famiglia she had been affiliated to. Or maybe she had been originally in Cielo Rosa." Reborn said.

"But if she had been a civilian, how they met I don't exactly know but how she knew might have been because of Tsunayoshi's accident or some kind of an attack from the mafia. I doubt Wolf will willingly tell her wife that he's a mafioso." Reborn said.

"Does it really matter if she knows?" Ieyoshi asked.

"Idiot, of course it matters. She's married to a famous mafia syndicate. If ever she encountered a mafia looking for Wolf and her knowing about her own husband endangers her life. She would need to be able to defense herself." Reborn said.

"It does makes sense but only if Wolf said his identity." Ieyoshi pointed out.

"It still endangers her because she knows of the mafia. Civilian with knowledge are more exposed to danger than normal civilians." Reborn said.

"But if she's a hitwoman..." Ieyoshi trailed off.

"Then we will have to be careful with our intentions with Tsunayoshi." Reborn said.

Ieyoshi nodded at that and they stayed in a comfortable silence, busy with their own thoughts.

...

Fire, burning, scorching flames eating away the place where they had left their boss' lifeless body to rest but it fell into an inferno, losing whatever remains their beloved boss.

His heart constricted inside his chest as he could only stare at the flames burning bright as it aggressively dissipated everything into ashes. Anger surged through him as he cursed the people who were behind this.

It wasn't like their boss will rise up from the dead. Did they really have to take everything away?

He silent wept and mourned along his remaining friends, family.

"They will pay...I'll make sure to make them pay for this with their own lives."

...

Tsuna was dreaming.

He was dreaming of the happy moments of his previous life, the never ending chaos that his guardians always brought along with them fueled by his own share of tendency to get into trouble. Daily lives, vacations. It was always loud.

Maybe the only peaceful moment is that when they're sitting on the grass, under the night sky, watching it fill with different kinds of colors caused by the fireworks that exploded into different kinds of interesting designs.

The promise they all held every year, to see the fireworks together.

He could remember the comforting silence between them as they watched the night sky. The breeze ruffling their hairs and clothes. It was always a little bit chilly as it was in the evening, but the fact that they're alive and breathing, all together, it was warm.

When the last fireworks die down, Tsuna would say,

"Let's see them again next year."

It was a promise. A promise to survive the world they lived into. A promise that everyone will stay safe, that the will still be together no matter what.

And he broke that promise. How funny that he was the one who initiated it and yet he's the firs one to break it. Silly him.

He just hopes they forgive him for what he's done.

...

Wolf has been reading file over file of the children they are currently taken custody of.

He immediately called some of his subordinates when he recognized a kid and told them to contact the child's family and return the child. Well only if the child is still sane. If not, just contact the family to say that the child is found and alive and will be taken custody at the moment as they are not mentally unstable.

A knock resounded inside the office that made him look up from the papers. Cheetah strolled inside the room, holding a tray with a cup of coffee that smelled a lot like his favorite mocha latte and a plate filled with different kinds of biscuits and cookies. He also saw a packet of powder and some pills, his medicine.

"You do know that you just woke up right? Be thankful I still haven't dragged you out of this room." Cheetah said.

"Sorry. I just wanted to check the names of the Avidita children and help them as much as possible. Besides, I feel completely fine already. And I don't think I can cope up stuck on the bed for the next hours when I've slept for almost a week." Wolf said.

Cheetah placed the tray on the small table at the corner of the room.

"That's why I still haven't dragged you out here. Because I know that you won't be staying put in your bedroom even if we strap you on it. Just take a break, eat this stuff and take your medicine if you don't want the doctor to snap your neck." Cheetah said.

Wolf chuckled at that. "Not that he can do it. He won't even try. Dinosaurs would have to roam on Earth again before he even attempts that." He said.

"Then, maybe we should start working on bringing back dinosaurs to life then. To give that doctor more backbone against you." Cheetah jokingly said. Wolf heartily laughed at that.

"Nah. You guys don't have to that. You lot are enough for the 'overbearing'ness. I don't need the doctor to add to that number when I'm already suffering from you people." Wolf sighed. Cheetah smirked smugly.

"Glad to know you're suffering. For that, I'll tell you that it was all intentional. After you always makes us worry." She said. Wolf slammed his face on his desk, mumbling what seemed like a muffled 'I knew it'.

"So, what's bothering you?" Cheetah asked as she sat on the sofa inside the room.

Wolf sent her a confused look but his trusted general just gave him a 'don't bother lying because I know' look so he rolled his eyes afterwards.

"I didn't exactly told you everything that happened before Rodent got to me." Cheetah gave him a questioning look that he responded with an exasperated sigh.

"I may or may have not been saved by Mako's son. Well I'm not sure if that kid is her son–"

"–the fuck what?!" Cheetah bellowed at him, standing up in surprise. She stalked up to his desk and slammed her hand on top of it.

She had a menacing aura behind her that made Wolf gulp nervously. His hands automatically raised beside his face to say that he surrenders, was not planning to do anything, and is willing to explain.

"P-please clam down. I'm still hurt. Don't hurt me." He pathetically said. Damn, he could still remember how Kanako cackled at him on how he was one of the strongest and yet he was so pathetic when against women like Cheetah.

Cheetah took a several breaths and calmed down. Crossing her arms on her chest and she gave him a demanding look.

"Well, I'm not entirely sure if he was Mako's kid but I've thought of the people I'm close to with mist flames as their main and was not always with me to know that they can have a kid, I deduced that it might be Mako since Spider is unlikely to have any relationships, judging by the boy's age, I don't think Shamal would have a son and Mako was the only one who fits, age, flames...being MIA. Yeah. And I also crossed you out because you're like stuck with me 24/7 so..." Wolf trailed off.

"And finding that child to be with the Avidita..." Cheetah sighed.

"Yeah. Mako is probably dead." Wolf grimaced.

"Did you tell Kanako-sama?" She asked. Wolf nodded at her.

"I briefly told her. It was short. I explained what happened, told my suspicions and left her. I didn't even ask about Tsunayoshi because I knew that hearing about Mako affects her so much that she needs time to think. They were sisters. Even not by blood." Wolf said sadly.

"We need to find the child." Cheetah said.

"I'm planning to. After I get back next week. I've been thinking of places the child must have gone. It's likely probable that he's hiding somewhere faraway from the Avidita base. Judging from what I have heard, he seems valuable as he might blabber to the Vindice about what he knows about their schemes. Oh, right! I remember I recorded it." Wolf said.

Cheetah frowned at him.

"I'm sorry but the recorder is gone. Rodent was fussing on your injuries at that time. I think it's gone under the rubble the Avidita base had become." She said. Wolf visibly deflated.

"That could have become some kind of a lead to find the Franco guy. By his voice. And that Muku child." Wolf said.

"At least you know the name of that storm flame wielder. I'll assign someone to search for some guy with the Franco guy. I'll also search for the members who saw and remembers his face. This Muku child I don't know. Did you see his face?" Cheetah asked.

"No. I was hiding. I only felt his mist flames. His flames were very familiar that's why I thought that he was related to someone I know. But there's this thing about his laugh. It's weird and creepy. I think it was kufufu." Wolf said.

"...well, we'll try to find him at least even when you're away." Cheetah said.

"I'll leave it to your care." He smiled.

"Anyways, just take a break. Eat. Drink your medicine. I'll come back later after I talk about this with the others." Cheetah said before she went out of the door. Wolf waved a hand at her and went back to the files.

But he stopped momentarily when he saw the profile at hand.

"Gesso, Byakuran." He vaguely remembered when he skimmed to the Avidita files he promptly passed this name while he looked for the name 'Muku'.

"Gesso...why does this bother me somehow?" Wolf muttered under his breath.

He looked at the picture of the child. White hair, purple eyes with an upside down crown mark under his left eye. He looked quite cheerful in this photo despite how pale his skin was and his malnourished body.

He pushed a button on the telephone beside him.

"Tell me where Byakuran Gesso is held."

...

He looked around in panic as he tried to search for the rain guardian, his only remaining ally in this never-ending, totally insane war that's destroying the world.

"Baseball-idiot! Sword-freak! Dammit, Takeshi! Don't you dare die!"

His voice sounded desperate, vulnerable.

He lost his beloved boss, he lost the other guardians. The only person that was with him was that idiot. He hated that gullible, carefree, stupid guy. But he had come to care for him as he was an idiot, always worrying him and his Juudaime.

And there, he saw him. With his katana on hand, heaving heavily, eyes sharp as he searched through the crumpled bodies around him.

"Idiot." He said.

The relief that was clear on the idiot's eyes, it was uncomfortable.

"Haya-chan. Good you're still up and about." The serious, focused look was gone. The stupid grin of his placed on his lips again just like before.

"I won't just die like that. And I said to stop calling me with such a ridiculous name!" He hissed.

He turned to walk away, to hide the relief settling on his face, to hide the fear that he had felt, to hide that he actually cared. Not that the bumbling idiot didn't know about it but he doesn't want to let it show so blatantly.

He didn't need to look back to see if the other followed him. But if he did, he could have seen the pained look the other had.

It was just both of them left. It was funny how the later guardians to join their Sky was the first to go, and them the only ones left. Takeshi knew that maybe, he might be next. If it followed the pattern.

Hayato won't let it happen. If not, he will die at the same time.

...

"Lambo."

He looked at the masked man with a confused face, his body going into a defensive stance.

"You are now officially a Cielo Rosa. You are no longer a mafioso of Bovino." A paper was held out on front of him. He read it and it was a contract about him being given to Cielo Rosa. Here was a sign there and he knew it was genuine.

He was free.

Rodent watched how relief painted the teen's face, his body relaxing as he stared at the paper in front of him. Rodent wondered just what had happened that made the child so happy, relieved that he was not a Bovino anymore?

"Do you want to say your goodbyes to some people?" Rodent asked.

"No. I just need my things." The teen replied, not tearing his eyes on the paper. Rodent had handed it to him already as he didn't seem to want to tear his eyes off from the paper.

"Well then, I shall help you and we leave immediately." Rodent said.

That snapped Lambo's eyes to Rodent's form. Electric green, jaded eyes. Beautiful eyes, Rodent notes. He was sure it was from his mother as Ramon didn't have the kind of green his son had. Ramon's were much duller as Lambo's were much more lighter and held more kind of emerald in it.

It kind of fascinated him. He never thought that seeing it from afar was different from seeing it close.

"We're leaving today? Just like that!?" Rodent notes again that the kid was excited to hear that they will be leaving immediately. He nodded to Lambo.

"Do you want to stay a little bit longer?" Rodent asked.

Lambo hesitated. He was happy that he was leaving Bovino as fast as they can but he kind wanted to do a farewell prank.

"...your father asked me a favor to stop you from doing anything destructive." Rodent said. Lambo blinked a few times. "Will you really...?" Lambo tried, mustering up his best pleading look.

Rodent wanted to slam his head on the nearest wall a hundred times.

It seems like he had found a certain weakness. For cute green-eyed children. Dammit, he didn't have a soft spot for cute things! He never had! Maybe he had whenever the young child at the kitchen area pleaded to him the same way to help the small cat up the tree.

As he said, no, dammit.

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Wassup guys? How's life? My life is quite horrible at the moment but thanks to it I had inspiration barreling onto me and I'm able to update a chapter after almost two weeks(?).

Anyways, I've been mulling over how my writing style is annoying. It jumps from frame to frame. Do you even understand the whole story? I bet you don't because of my crappy writing style. I'm planning on changing it but I don't know how. I've been used to this kind of writing style for I don't know how long.

Help me change, please.

Putting that aside, how did you like this chapter? It's confusing right? Even so, I hope you liked it.

I'm mentioning (Shiho-Akemi) because I've been seeing him/her way back, reviewing this story. And yes, Ryohei is older than Tsuna, Kyoya is younger, Lambo and Mukuro is near his age, Takeshi, Hayato is his age, Chrome will be mentioned maybe much more later.

Words of wisdom it's fun to mention someone. I should do it again next time. I hope the mysterious 'cliffhanger' guest-san will also drop a name, maybe.

Thank you for the others I wasn't able to mention but I still do appreciate you guys for supporting this story. Until next time again!!