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"We noticed something strange about Tsunayoshi-sama." Marina told Kanako.

"Tsunayoshi-sama seems to have been using his own flames somehow even if he's supposed to be inactive. It is sun flames and he's recovering pretty fast with also our people healing his severe wounds with sun flames. It's amazing that his body recuperates on his own!" Marina said fascinated.

Kanako was frowning. Certainly, it's not that weird to have a child with multiple flames, but to have it so strong that it is actively used like it's the dormant flame...

Kanako knew the moment Tsunayoshi woke up with orange eyes, her son was a sky. She never knew her son's flame type because that's impossible unless you're Arcobaleno who has the ability to sense inactive people's flame types by concentrating on them strongly.

So hearing about this phenomenon, she's unsure.

Her son gave characteristics of a Sky. He immediately charmed people at the cafe due to his natural ability to draw people in as a sky, and that is popularly called 'Sky Attraction'. So she just accepted that he is a sky.

But hearing that he's using sun flames to actively recuperate his own body...

There are no dying will flame users who can use several types so dormantly like their main one. And recuperating automatically was something only a person with sun flames as their main can do.

Now this was quite troubling. If ever someone knew about Tsunayoshi's ability, the possibility that he might get kidnapped will be high, especially by them who knows about his existence.

She needs to speak about this matter with Yoshino, Wolf, immediately. They don't exactly know who're the people possibly allied with them. But it was certain that they conduct research on human beings, dying will flames.

"Rose, this shall not be mentioned to anyone else. It's better if this incident is hidden." Kanako told Marina.

Marina understood. It's widely known that Tsunayoshi was a sky as they spent time with him. They all felt the pull, the comfort you can only feel from a sky. And if ever this thing was known to other people, there is a possibility he might become targeted more often.

"As you wish, Kanako-sama. Thankfully only my trusted team is tending to Tsunayoshi-sama so enclosing this information is easy. And we'll also lookout for some 'rats' if there are some. Though I doubt it because our men are loyal." Marina said with clear confidence in her voice and on her face.

Kanako smiled at her proudly, thankful for having such a faithful subordinate.

"I'll leave it to you Rose." Kanako have her a pat on the back and stayed beside her son's bed and simply watched him sleep like the last few days.

...

Wolf was waiting in front of the entrance of their famiglia's base, without his usual mask on. He didn't exactly want to hide his face to their new added family, especially when this particular member will become the personal bodyguard of his own son.

Cheetah was beside him and she was wearing her own specialized mask, exclusive design only for hers. She was also waiting with him in case something happens.

A black limousine pulled up in front of them and Rodent came out of the said car with his usual mask on and dipped his head at Wolf when he fully got out of the car. After him came the said young Bovino, and as the rumors said and as the pictures depicted, he had an unruly mop of curly hair, striking green eyes.

Lambo blinked many times at the sight of unmasked Wolf. He looked very familiar but he can't seem to put a finger on it.

"You must be Lambo." Wolf smiled at him. Lambo scrambled to bow his head at the man because his instincts told him that he was the 'boss' just by the aura he excluded. Though it was a bit warm and accepting, it was a bit powerful.

"Y-yes sir." Lambo responded.

Wolf observed the teen in front of him. His posture was a bit slouched and he was a little bit squirmish. Lambo's eyes would faintly check out his surroundings while assessing the people around him. But he was relaxed while standing beside Rodent. Must be because he had spent time with him and knows he can trust the man.

Certainly, he wasn't arrogant, he wasn't boisterous, he wasn't a brat. Though he did have some qualities like the excessive energy just by watching him squirm, and was bright just by looking at his green eyes that said fascination and curiosity.

Wolf laughed aloud and clapped a hand on Lambo's back. He's interesting and has potential. Of course, as expected of his trusted friend, Rodent, to know such a great kid. Lambo's Lightning flame was clearly brimming under his own skin, raw, pure, powerful. He's perfect.

"Come on! No need to be so nervous Lambo. You're family now." Wolf told him with a happy grin. Lambo beamed at him and nodded.

Wolf wondered if Tsuna would be like Lambo? A nice child with great potential? What is he like? Is he kind? Does he take after his own mother? Or him? Wolf doesn't exactly remember as he had merely looked afar from before.

"Let's go in and talk about your role in the famiglia Lambo. It is a very important role and I think you're perfect for it." Wolf said.

The four of them walked into the normal looking house, that no knows, herded one of the notorious famiglia ever.

...

Wolf, Cheetah, Rodent and their newest member, Lambo, were sitting in a cozy living room with drinks in front of them.

Lambo was baffled when they entered the innocent looking house, only to see a luxurious wide space that he didn't know how it happened since the place looked small. He was so confused and also awed by it that Rodent was snickering beside him.

Sadly, they didn't explain how that happened.

"I know you're wondering why the Cielo Rosa would want someone like you who has clearly a bad reputation unlike his own brother. To the point that they're adopting you into their famiglia." Wolf said as he raised his cup of coffee to his lips.

"Yes...I mean, no one wants me. Even my own famiglia who didn't even put up a fight in giving myself to a Cielo Rosa...heck, I didn't even know until Mr. Rodent here explained." Lambo said, trying to be polite as much as possible.

Wolf merely smiled at Lambo and gestured something to the two.

The two reached for their own respective masks and revealed their faces. Lambo's jaw dropped and sputtered when they did that.

"ARC members knows each other's faces Lambo. This house is exclusively for the ARC members. The other members of the famiglia are situated somewhere else with a few trusted ARC commanders to lead them. Cheetah right here beside me is the vice of all the things I do. Whenever I'm not able to do something, she does it as my substitute. She literally had the second highest rank in our famiglia." Wolf explained.

Cheetah gave Lambo a polite smile, which the latter could on gape at as he looked at her incredulously.

"The man beside you is also a high ranking commander but rather than operating the famiglia, he's much more well-versed at the intel harvesting team. He's one of the best people when it comes to infiltrations, ambushes. He's also a great sun flame user. Rodent is one of our best healers on the battlefield so he's really important." Wolf said.

This time, Lambo was looking at the man beside him with awe.

"B-but why was I brought into t-the ARC, not the lower ranking members?" Lambo asked.

Wolf grinned at him and Lambo felt like a trapped mouse with a predator looming over him.

"Isn't that obvious? You'll be joining the high ranks as its one of the most important members. You will be having the SSS class rank mission of the ARC branch which is the highest rank mission that our famiglia gives out to its members. Usually Cheetah, Rodent, and some other few commanders do this missions but we need a young teen to do this, with a powerful Lightning flame, to do this." Wolf said.

"SSS!? Why me who's useless and never gone out of the battlefield, only did nothing but trouble his own famiglia in his own life and doesn't have a powerful lightning flame!!" Lambo was already screeching at this point with a horrified look on his face.

Strangely enough, his behavior was somehow giving him extreme Déjà vu like it reminded him of someone who behaved that way before but he can't pinpoint who the person was.

"But you have potential Lambo-kun. And that is the quality we need. And now we have. Don't worry Lambo. Rodent will be your trainer and he's one of the best. He will also be assisted by another one of the best called Tiger so you'll be fine. And by Rodent's report about you, you are highly intelligent so once again, you'll be fine." Wolf said.

Before Lambo processed the whole thing just now, he was being dragged by Rodent who had his special mask on again and he barely even heard that they will be getting Lambo his own specified ARC mask and explained that he shall not go around not wearing it whenever he's out as a Cielo Rosa member, but fine when he's simply Lambo.

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"Panther, what's the current situation of the kids?" Wolf asked.

Panther stopped at his pacing and looked up from the papers he was going through to meet Wolf's gaze.

"Well, this Byakuran Gesso is now stable. We asked him some questions about his experimentation while making sure we didn't trigger anything. I also made sure to influence him with rain flames to calm him down when the situation became dire." Panther said.

He handed the papers he was looking to Wolf.

"These are the questions asked and the answers he gave. And we also checked the scraps of data we could salvage from the Avidita's database to know if they somehow botched his show flames or something. Nothing indicated that they knew so I think it's safe to assume that he's safe." He said.

Wolf flipped through the pages as he hummed in response.

"What about the other kid? Have you found his file? He calls himself number 84. That's his code number. Where does he come from? What's his name?" Wolf asked.

"About that kid...we kind of have a problem." Panther said.

Wolf gave him an inquiring look.

"That kid is apparently related to CEDEF leader, Sawada Iemitsu. He's his second cousin once removed on his mother's side. It's pretty complicated so we'll just call him his nephew." Panther explained.

Wolf pinched the bridge of his nose. Expect him to pick up someone related to the Vongola. This just says that he can't run from Vongola forever.

"We will be bringing him to the next meeting with the Vongola. Check him if he's stable immediately and if there are no problems that will arise. Double check it. We don't want to pass someone unstable to the Vongola and be put under suspicion as enemies planting a bomb within them." Wolf said.

"Not like they're not getting suspicious already since the Avidita fell..." Panther mumbled.

"But we'll make sure that we clear their suspicions on us. No matter what we do, the fact that the former bosses had partaken within so crude experiments before won't change. Thanks to Kanako's grandfather, the Cielo Rosa has changed into a wonderful famiglia. We just need to make sure to continue this change that he sacrificed his life for." Wolf said.

Forty years ago, the experiments of living being and their dying will flames started. Resurfaced may be the best word because no one really knows when people started experimenting on the structures and causes of the dying will flame.

Before Cielo Rosa, there was Mintro. Cielo Rosa was never Cielo Rosa before.

Mintro was a big famiglia. They were wealthy due to their strong firearms. They also have a legal company until it was shut down thirty years ago after their fall under the first leader of the ARC, Kanako's father.

Mintro was led by the great grandfather of Kanako. Her grandfather was the one to take down the Mintro famiglia along with his son which was the father of Kanako.

Mintro was obsessed with flames. To the point that the tried to merge two people's bodies that had different strong flames to have a two wielding powerful flame user. And of course that experiment never succeeded as the guy never survived.

Thousands, maybe even hundred thousands, of people died as Mintro was quite an old famiglia. Kanako's grandfather was one of their experiments and he didn't wanted to be one and wanted to destroy the famiglia.

And as the history had told, they did succeed. Until Kanako's uncle had tainted the famiglia. By partaking to this kind of way, twenty years ago. He was immediately brought down within two years and someone took the mantle once more and the Cielo Rosa was back to the way it used to.

Wolf then came after that and tumbled into Kanako's life. To the time she had to take up the name of the boss, and to the time they got married and had a child, and up to now that she's retired and gave him the next title to care for their child.

And he, as per to the Cielo Rosa's Primo's will, will put a stop to this grotesque, and disgusting practice of famiglias and save people from the torture of being under the scalpel of a twisted scientist.

And also for the sake of his wife and child.

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Mist crept on the floor as the room grew darker and darker.

They trembled as they were overwhelmed by the pressure of hate and anger that they had planted within one of their subjects. Who would have thought that they had lost control of their most precious subject?

"N-number si-69-"

The tip of the trident was pointed at his face and he couldn't help but bite his tongue in fear, fear for the child that they utterly destroyed and remade.

"I ask you again, where are my mother and sister, rat."

The expression on the young teen's face was not a forgiving one. But this cornered rat, as he say, do not have any answer to give.

Disappointed with this, he mercilessly stabbed him on the eyes with the trident. A scream ripped through this man's throat in agony. The teen could only laugh because this was nothing compared to the things he had gone through.

"Does that hurt? You remember that this is less than what you've done."

"I-I'm sorry-augh-pl-please spare me!" The man cried.

The teen merely chuckled.

"Why? You didn't when I begged. Why should I?" A wide grin split on his face.

He readied his trident and continued to stab the man's body. Blood pooled onto the floor, from the man white now red shirt. Screams went to grunts to silence. And when it was silent but the sound of the sharp metal to the man's flesh, the grin was gone from his face.

"How boring."

His shoes squelched as the walked through the bloody floor, out of that room, to see more of the others outside. When he got there, they were just alike the first guy, trembling with their eyes wide in fear.

"Now, who's next? I hope you have the answer I want." The grin was they again.

Screams continued on throughout the night and by the times the shadows got there, they could only find a finely grotesque massacre and a message on the walls,

「RATS BEWARE」

Rokudo Mukuro was now wanted as he destroyed every branches of the famiglia 'Estraneo'.

...

"Iemitsu, we've got a message from the Cielo Rosa. They're asking for a meeting and says that it concerns you very importantly. They're also asking for Nono about the operation." Oregano said.

"So, they've come. We need to prepare. Be careful with the preparations. We are not entirely sure about this whole ordeal anymore. We have blindly followed and went along with them without knowing their ulterior motives. We will corner them and if they retaliate, we'll be ready." Iemitsu said.

Oregano looked like she was hesitating.

"Iemitsu, what if we were wrong and we just butchered our alliance with them? Vongola May be called the strongest but we aren't really sure of that, not when we don't know the anomaly, Cielo Rosa is. Even Nono was a little bit skeptical." Oregano said.

"I already spoke to Nono, Oregano. He was skeptical. But he was also suspicious and wary. Every meeting is tense even with the calm and friendly disposition of our ninth. He even says that there's something about Wolf that bothers him." Iemitsu said.

"We have been wanting an alliance because we don't know their capabilities. You know he saying, keep your friends close but your enemies closer. It's to know how they work. But almost four years have passed and we know nothing. We're getting anxious here, Oregano." He continued.

"And I feel like something bad is going to happen soon. And famiglias going down thanks to that Rokudo Mukuro guy is not helping at all." Iemitsu sighed.

"Rokudo Mukuro. We don't know anything about him. He's just like the Cielo Rosa. An anomaly that came out of nowhere. The Vindice doesn't even have an exact picture of him because of his powerful mist flames that blurs him out of the cameras. We don't even know his age as his files were destroyed along with his famiglia, Estraneo." Oregano said.

"Who would have thought that Estraneo would be just like Avidita?" Oregano mumbled.

"Right. Speaking of Estraneo, can't we salvage anything from them? They might be connected to Avidita somehow. This can also be a point of the conversation with the Cielo Rosa." Iemitsu said.

"I'll try, sir." Oregano bowed and left the office.

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Fong could only sigh as Haru fidgeted in front of him and Ryohei who was looking worriedly at him.

"I'm sorry...Yamamoto found out and he wanted to tag along..." Haru said as she nervously fiddled with her fingers. Takeshi was by her side, looking relaxed and just his goofy self.

"Fong-sensei. Is it okay for me to go? I mean Tsuna and Hayato are my classmates and I'm also worried for them. I may not be their friend but I want to use this opportunity to become friends with them!" Takeshi said.

Fong doesn't think he can turn down Takeshi. He knew what happened with the kid. How he's ostracized by the baseball team and banned. They can do nothing as Takeshi was at fault for getting into the fight with his members. His popularity plummeted and they just labeled him as the 'monster of the baseball club'.

Everyone became scared and wary of him. And that also reminded him of how Haru was the same. He doesn't exactly know the details because Fong was originally teaching from another school and just came this year, but it seems like this incident started way back in elementary.

"Okay. Just don't tell anyone of this okay? Their situations are quite something hard to explain. Miura is already explained about what happened briefly because she's a close friend. But now you found out, you'll also be explained the same." Fong said.

"Yes, Sir." Takeshi saluted.

The four of them rode Fong's car to the Namimori Hospital in silence. Just a few small talks about school and lessons that made Takeshi laugh nervously while Haru just sighed at her classmate and their two teachers worrying for the baseball-jock's future.

They got to the hospital in twenty minutes thanks to the clear road and the four of them went straight to Tsunayoshi's room.

"I think his mother is still here so be polite." Ryohei said to his students.

"Of course, sensei. We know manners..." Haru sweatdropped a little bit at that.

And as Ryohei said, Kanako was there to answer the door. And the four of them noted how tired she looked.

"Good afternoon, Sawa-san. We came to visit along with the two of his friends." Fong said.

"Oh, come in. It will definitely make Tsuna feel better to have other company. Not many people visit him since before. And it's really nice to hear that he has friends to worry about him." Kanako said and guided them inside.

"I'm Miura Haru and I'm Tsunayoshi's seatmate. Tsunayoshi, he's a really caring and kind person who reaches out to people in need naturally. He doesn't even realize how much he pulls in people with his warm and accepting exuberance. Of course we would care for someone who cares for us when no one does." Haru said.

Kanako stared at her for a moment and then smiled. She took Haru's hands and caressed them.

"You must have led a hard life Miura-chan. I'm really happy to hear that my precious son has helped you that way. I hope that he wakes up soon. I know he will because he has such a strong will that it also encourages the people around him. Please visit more, Miura-chan. I'm sure it will be a big help to know that he's not alone like before." Kanako said.

Somehow Haru felt calm and protected by her friend's mother's touch. It was nostalgic. Just like how her mother used to caress her hair before she had passed away. She felt much more lighter, like all the pressure that had been breaking her whole being was lifted.

But it all came crashing down once more as Kanako pulled back her hands and went to pat Takeshi on the shoulder.

"I didn't know you were friends with Tsuna, Take-chan. I'm glad you are." Kanako said to the taller teen.

Takeshi merely laughed sheepishly and scratched the back of his head.

"We're not exactly acquainted. But I do want to try becoming friends. I mean, I couldn't approach him because he's surrounded by Miura and Gokudera but—I guess it's fine, haha. I hope he wakes up so I can speak to him." Takeshi said.

Kanako left the two teens beside Tsuna's bed while she ushered the two adults to the corner to speak with them about her son's situation.

Haru touched Tsuna's hand first before hesitatingly taking it onto her hand. And just as she had expected, she felt much more better beside him. She doesn't know why but her unsettled feelings have long gone once she beside him.

"You idiot. Don't go disappearing just like that. Wake up, you dummy." Haru mumbled as she wiped her tears before it fell.

Takeshi somehow felt something churning inside him as he watched Tsuna sleeping peacefully, in his hospital robes and an oxygen mask on his face. Like someone punched him in the gut so bad.

Something made him feel guilty. Something urged him to beat himself up for...

'Not being to protect his Sky.'

Takeshi was dumbfounded for a second at that thought. Where had that thought come from? Form the last time he remembered, he had never interacted with Sawa that made him feel so protective.

Maybe it was just because Tsuna looks too vulnerable that you want to protect him. But it was like nostalgia to him. Like something lost to him had resurfaced after a long time.

'Was it because of the dream this morning?'

Takeshi has been weird lately. Ever since Gokudera—no, Tsuna had appeared in front of their classroom with a shy smile. Like some foreboding but not really, because it felt like life was finally starting to turn ever since he had lost baseball.

Haru noticed Takeshi's sudden silence and weird aura. And she nearly flinched at the scary look on his face as his fists were clenched. She had never seen Takeshi that way as he was always just not so angry. He did get angry one or two times because of the members of the baseball club. But this was new.

She never thought there was a side like this in Yamamoto.

Haru unconsciously gripped Tsuna's hand tighter. She loosened it when she noticed what she had done and continued looking at her friend.

"You're so weird Tsuna. You're changing people here and there without knowing anything." She whispered.

The three adults spoke in a hushed tone as they observed the teens.

"The doctor said that Tsuna is recovering in a fast pace so he might wake up soon or something. It is quite abnormal to be honest because most of his injuries are already gone. Like he has some supernatural powers. The doctor said to not be worried or anything because there had been this new doctor that is religious and known to have magical powers or something. There's no evidence it's true but time to time, patients like Tsuna appears." Kanako explained, though it's a clear lie, to Fong at least.

"It's a miracle, just like how he woke up from a three-year-long coma. I extremely hope that Sawa recovers completely and be back to school as soon as possible. His classmates wish him to be healthy and be alright. We're even giving him a get well soon present." Ryohei said.

"I'm really glad that Tsuna is being cared by many." Kanako said.

"Tsunayoshi-kun is a very kind child, Sawa-san. He's a diligent student and is quite a wise child despite his age. He makes a very good company even for adults. I see him converse with many people with different ages. May it be my toddler nephew or the old history teacher at our school." Fong said.

"Right. I remember you once went to our cafe with your cute little nephew Fong-sensei. I'm surprised Tsuna met him already." Kanako said.

"Tsunayoshi-kun helped my lost nephew back home one time. I guess he haven't told you. I am thankful for what he did. I was surprised when I got back home without my nephew there. It seems like I made a mistake for leaving the house so early that my nephew searched for me within the neighborhood and got lost." Fong said with a smile.

"Thank god that nothing happened to your nephew." Kanako said.

"It's all thanks to Tsuna, Sawa-san. If he had not found my nephew, he would have been hurt somewhere." Fong said with a smile.

"Sawa is really an extreme guy, Sawa-san. A lot of people like him. He's a nice kid. I'm sure God won't leave such a great person like him. Don't worry too much." Ryohei said.

Kanako chuckled at them.

"Thank you for your encouraging words. To be honest it's really hard for my husband and I that Tsunayoshi is like this. Especially when he was in a long term comatose state. We were about to give up." Kanako said.

"But, people like Marina-sensei encourages us that our child will be fine so that give us hope and make us hold on. If we had given up back then, I wouldn't have been able to see him smile for the last time." She added.

"Besides, Tsuna woke up one time. That means he wants to live. I'm sure he won't give up the second time. He has a strong will you know. I watch him all the time and you even see fire within his eyes. That's how strong his resolve is. Whatever that drives him to." Kanako said.

The two teachers looked at the young mother with understanding. As they themselves have seen what she saw.

The strong resolve to live within Tsunayoshi's eyes.

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Hello guys. It's been two months I know.

It's already January 2 in my country! Happy New Year!! I think New Year has also passed in America.

How's 2019 for you? For me it has been a great and also maybe the worst year I've ever lived. It's great thanks to It Is Fated, and it's the worst thanks to my personal problems.

Even so 2019 was a memorable year for me. I hope it had been the same for you guys even it was hard for you just like me.

2020 has started. What is your resolution? I don't exactly have mine but I'm thinking of dedicating myself to work and also to this fanfiction as much as I can.

So you guys, don't drop this fic. I'll be trying my best. I am going to try my best to make this one of the best KHR fics ever even if it's too far-fetched of a dream.

I'll be updating as soon as possible. I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

AND! Shout out to the guest who reviewed on 11/07/2019! Hey there! You reviewed exactly on my birthday!

Your review really made me happy because it just says how much you're interested in my story!

See you next chapter!! And happy new year to all!!