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The man with black fedora strolled around the mansion. Every guard and servants greet him with formality.
"Oh Reborn It's been awhile." A gruff voice gaining his atention and turn around.
The old man wears the commonly seen suit and tie.He seems to have a steel arm in the left half of his body.He sports a mustache and long hair that seems to extend beyond the shoulders, with several explosions on his face.
"Yo Coyote, still alive?"
The name Coyote gritted his teeth but he hide it pretty well. "Ungrateful brat, still being jerk and bold huh." And Reborn only smirk widely at the comments.
"Why are you here Reborn?" Continue the man annoyed.
"I want to see Nono."
"What kind of bussiness do you have with Nono?"
Clacking, Reborn rolled his eyes at the overprotective guardian. He slip his hand into the pocket giving a deadpan stare. " Honestly to meet his three legs crow. This's important."
Coyote narrowed his eyes suspiciously but after awhile he lead the man to his Nono's office. He knocked the door two times which means someone want to meet him and knocked again 5 times to say Reborn's name.
"Let him in, Coyote." Came the replied from inside the room.
Coyote opened the door for Reborn and let the man in.
Reborn ignoring the heated glare Coyote on his back and keep walking until he stand feet away from his ex boss.
"What can I do for you, Reborn?" Asked the old man behind the desk.
Reborn bow down and say with respectfuk tone. "Your highness Nono di Vongola, I want to talk to your crow."
"Do you mean my Yatagarasu?"
"Yes."
"She wasn't here, I sent her to get me the informartion about the hunters. Why do you want to meet her?"
"Do you know about kitsunes being slaughtered by the hunters yesterday night?"
Nono nodded, "Yes, that's why I sent Yoshino to do some research about their next target. I'm too late to stop them and this's the results. We lost our kitsunes in our world but I made sure there were no more same incident like this again."
"About that we're not loss all of the kitsune. There's a kit that still alive."
"A young kitsune?" Nono seems surprised but relieved to hear that. "He/She's with you?" He want to meet this young fox.
"He was with us until he manage to escaped. but Colonello and Skull in pursuit."
"What will you do if you can get the yokai back?" Asked Nono, he opened his drawer and take out an orange collar, put it on the desk before closed the drawer. "And if you find him, put this on him."
"I still don't know. But Luce seems attached to this young kit." Answered Reborn, he take the collar and examine it. He thought it was just normal collar but no it wasn't. The collar is orange colour with silver lining around the face of the collar, and a white band running through which makes up the clasp.
"What's this?"
"It's the promised collar, a blood contract, allows a master to be able to control the wearer,but it can only be used on yokai. On the back, there's hidden eye. It would be opened if you already put the collar on the yokai and bring your finger to the necklace or when it warned you if this yokai using too much power/flames. And the small mouth underneath it which it uses to bite it's master to enter a contract." Informed Nono.
"Nono, maybe you need to give all of the collar to this young man." A new voice came through the windows gaining their atentions.
"Oh, welcome back my Yatagarasu." He reach out his hand.
3-legged crow flew closer and perched on his hand with one leg holding a small scroll on its claw. She released her holds so her master could take it.
"What do you say again, Yoshino?" Asked Nono while he unwrapped the scroll and let it widen. Reborn step closer to look into it too.
"Better for you to give all of the collars. I just talked with Komainu guard of the entrance and he said 7 selected yokai will unite, if this young man manage put the collar on the kitsune then the other will followed him/her."
"So you already know about this survivor young kit?" Asked Reborn.
"Of course." The crow said, feeling offended. "But we are still searching for another survivor."
Reborn nodded in understanding.
"Yoshino, what do you mean by 7 selected yokai will unite?" This time Nono asked.
"My world was in danger. One of our dangerous prisoners escaped and now he tried to released the other prisoners. No one can stop them, only selected yokai can take them down and send them back."
"So the tragedy of 400 years ago happened again." It wasn't a question but statement and the crow nodded her head solemnly.
"What tragedy?" Asked Reborn feeling loss. He's here just need this crow to help him to find the kit, damn it!
The crow glance at the man with sharp eyes. "400 years ago there's 7 selected yokai to take down Ōmukade a very large centipede-like yokai and it's so large that dragons feared it. And they must combine their strengths to defeat this centipede and sent it back to our prison and seal it with powerful seals."
"And those tragedy almost destroyed our country and more than millions of people died because of it." Continue Nono sourly.
"If this happened again we had to make sure they didn't used their power too much till they can't control it. Even though it can defeat the enemies much easier but the impact is greater on our world. We have to control them."
Reborn keep quite, he try to take all of the information. It's too much even for hitman like him to take.
So, that doctor said the truth. He thought bitterly.
"Do you think earthquakes and landslides is causes by one of them?" Asked the hitman makes both the pair to look each other and this time Yoshino's the one who answered.
"Yes." She looked over her shocked master. "I'm sorry Nono I never told you until now, but that was because we have a reasons to not to and we were trying to defeated the prisoner before it manage to get into your world."
"So the earthquake happened because of war in your world?!" Asked the hitman with disbelieve.
Nodded, Yoshino added solemnly. "If you can, you and your friends should be the one who control them and don't let it fall into the wrong hands. Train them by including them on the missions amd after you think they're ready then come back here with them, so I can teach them how to unlocked their true power."
Nono pulled out another 6 collar from drawer. It similiar like previous one, only the differents is the color. "Remember this, in your hands is orange collar only for the Kitsune, the red collar for Nekomata, yellow collar for Onikuma, green one for Kudan, blue collar for Inugami,indigo collar for Obake, and lastly purple collar for Byakko." Explained him.
"How the hell I can find them all?!"
"Don't worry, they will meet each other. You just need to be ready when it happens, young man arcobaleno." Said the crow.
Sighing heavily, Reborn took all of the collars and bow his head at the pair. "I'll take my leave then, I need to check those idiots."
Nono smiled kindly. "Say hello for Yuni and the other from me, Reborn."
Reborn nodded his head and turned around, went out of the office.
"Farewell, Renato Sinclair."
{Meanwhile}
Infront of him is not an ordinary dog but a yokai just like him. Those curious yet excited eyes staring back at him.
"Hi! I'm Takeshi from inugami clan." The pup introduce himself happily.
"Umm.. I'm Tsunayoshi but Tsuna for short from kitsune clan." He replied shyly.
Takeshi wagging his tail happily. "I never seen kitsune clan in here before until now, does it means the other you were here too?" He asked with the eyes wandering around curiously.
Tsuna stare at the oblivious inugami before ask carefully."No.. You don't know about the explosion yesterday night?"
Tilt his head in confusing the inu shaking his head, "Yesterday the humans looked tense than usual and when they are in that state it will be bad if they see us. So my father and I went as far as possible from humans until the situation came back to normal. Well, we just came back. And for explosion I thought it was a thunder.." Takeshi trailed off.
Sighing tiredly Tsuna only smile at the confused look Inu and replied meekly. "No, its from big explosion by big thing that look like dragonfly with its wings rotating."
"How do you know.." Takeshi did not continue when he understood the answer to the question. His tail stop wagging excitedly with its ear fall flat against its head. "I-I am sorry Tsuna, I didn't know.. I truely am." He spluttered.
Chukling softly Tsuna shaking his head and nudged his soon to be friend (?) for reassuring. "It's ok Takeshi you don't need to be sorry. I understand."
The pup wagging his tail again in small pace feeling relieved to see his new friend didn't angry at him. He really need to becareful next time, he don't want losing a chance for having new friend so he decide to change the topic for both sake.
"Tsuna, are you hiding from someone?"
Sighing heavily the kit nodded its head, "I don't know how I ended up in human's territory but yes, I escape from them. Do you think they'll looking for me?"
"This humans is an adult?" Once again Tsuna nodded his head. "Sometimes few adults humans can be considering as possesive one, if they have seen any potential in you, they will do anything they can to get it back to used you as their slave or pet or anything and this's only applies to bad people. But there are also humans who can be considering as good or nice humans because they just care and worried for you so they will looking for you to make sure you didn't do any stupid thing that could harm you. So there's two possibilities, they chase you because they want to used you or they chase you because they want to make sure you were alright."
"So do you feel anything off about them when you wake up?"
Them both sitting side by side in the corner of the room.
"I don't know, when I woke up I was in soft and warm thing with something covering me. And do you see this weird thingy wrapped my body? I think its because of them. And then, when one of the human pick me up, he did it carefully like he don't want to hurt me but he does has scary aura when he's mad. But, there's a man I scared the most and made me escaped and ran away from them, he has creepy smile. It was look like he want to eat me alive."
Tsuna shuddered when he remembered that smile but much to his confusion when Takeshi laughing.
"What's so funny about that?" Whine Tsuna in embarrassed but also annoyed by his friend reaction.
Take sometime for Takeshi to control his laugh before taking a deep breath. He gave an apologize smile, "Sorry it just your face makes me couldn't hold my laugh." State him sheepishly.
"Stupid inu." The kitsune rolled his eyes but in the end he join to laugh.
After finally calming down Takeshi continue the talk. "I think those humans that caught you is good people. Even when you said one of them has creepy smile."
"Really?"
"Mmhm. I've been stay near them for a long time so I can see which one is good and bad humans or when they fake it."
Tsuna humming, his gut telling him if Takeshi telling the truth so he believe it. "So.. What should I do?" He asked in desperately. He's still not sure going back would be good idea even thought they're (Humans) nice.
"Maybe you can come with me to meet my father?" Suggest Takeshi.
"Is that ok? I mean I'm not from your clan so I don't think your father allowed me to stay with you."
"C'mon its just me and my father. He'll love to meet you especially its been awhile for us to meet another yokai."
"Oh, there's another yokai before me?" Asked Tsuna with interest as they walk side by side.
Takeshi nodded excitedly, he tried to remember when the last time he meet him. "I still too young to remember but he's my father's friend a Komainu and-"
"Waait!" Interrupt Tsuna quickly, "Komainu?! As a pair lion-dogs that guarding the entrance between humans and yokai world?! I never seen them before but my papa said if Komainu is the strongest yokai in the yokai's world!" He didn't realize if he almost screaming with excitment.
Takeshi chuckling at the excited friend. "Un, cool isn't it? But sadly I still too young to understand if he's the most important thing in yokai's world so I'm not as excited as you when I first meet him." teased him.
Tsuna sheepishly grin at the amused inu, "Sorry I think I seem to be over-excited, but do you know what kind of business your father and him?"
"I can't remember the whole conversation, but he said about the conflict in the world of yokai. And about Mizuchi escaped.." Takeshi shrugging.
As if waiting for his friend's outburst but nothing came out, only silent between them and just realize if Tsuna wasn't in his side anymore. He turn around to find his friend freeze in his place with wide eyes staring back at him.
"Tsuna?"
Takeshi worriedly looking at the now mumbling friend, "Tsuna are you ok?" He asked again, took closer.
The young kit blinked rapidly in disbelieve to see his friend doesn't seem scared at all. So he figured it out if his friend are.. dense? "Please tell me you know about Mizuchi?"
"Umm no? Is it important too?"
Tsuna groaning at the oblivious look on his friend. "Yes its important but not in good way instead bad way! There's harmful yokai that've been locked up in the deepest ground to make sure they're not escaped. Jorōgumo, Ōmukade, Raijū and Mizuchi is the most dangerous yokai. If one of them manage to escaped then our world was in dangerous."
Takeshi made an 'oh' sounds and nervously asked. "But this Mizuchi can't enter the humans world, right?"
Tsuna shaking his head, he don't know either. "Your father's friend visiting you maybe he desperately needed help but I hope that's not his intention.."
They walked in silent, only their four legs direct them where they're going while their minds in somewhere else thinking what could possibly happen if Mizuchi in humans world or if another dangerous yokai manage to escaped too.
"I had this vision or dreams I don't know which one." Suddenly Tsuna said to his friend. "I was there and weird things you and my friend Kyoya were there too with another unknown yokai standing side by side among the chaos. There's 7 of us waiting for something. I don't know whether that is my vision of the future that will happen or its just a dream. I still young back then so I don't know."
"I guess that's your vision, our future." Takeshi pointed out. "You said I was there and your friends too and you had that vision before we meet so impossible if its a dream. Dream with someone else would be appeard in our dreams if we already met before. So I can say that is a vision."
"Are you sure?"
"100%." Replied Takeshi confidently only change into horrified look. "If that's our future what kind of mess would be in this world?"
Naruto shaking his head. Answered solemnly. "I don't know Takeshi."
Finally they reached Takeshi's den. It's quite small but fit enough for 3 or 4.
"Dad I'm home!" Shouts Takeshi as he and hesitated Tsuna gets in to the den.
An adult inugami around 6 years was lying on straw. His appearance is the same like his son, so much identical makes Tsuna be able to see what his friend will look like in the future.
"Bringing some friend here,son?" A gruff voice came out of the older inu. He eyeing him with small smile.
"Un, this's Tsuna from kitsune clan. I accidently meet him hiding from humans that was chasing him so bring him here.. Is that ok, father?"
"Of course!" The father said without hesitated. He stood up and came closer to the two but his eyes focus on the young kitsune. His eyes full of sadness as he said. "I'm sorry for what happened."
"You know about that?" Asked Tsuna in suprised along with Takeshi.
"Yes, the terrible incidental has already spreading to the our world and become a hot news."
"Father why you didn't tell me!" Whined Takeshi.
"You never ask me."
"But even thought I don't ask you doesn't mean I-"
"Please." A small sound interrupt the pair as they glance back at the sad kitsune. "Please tell me if they're still alive? My pack, are they still alive?"
"I'm so sorry Tsuna but the last time we got the information if there's huge amount of death kitsune," After seeing a trembling kit he quickly added. "But we still don't know yet, we still looking for the survivor so don't lose hope."
Takeshi step closer to his friend, comforting the anxiety kitsune. He glanced to his father and them both make an eye contact for a moments before his father walked away leaving him and Tsuna alone.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't bother you." Said Tsuna after awhile.
"Hey, come on its not such a bother, we're friend right?! That's what friends for, always helping each other."
"Come on don't lose your hope, alright."He cheerfully said much to the kitsune's amusement, "How about we hunt something and then talk more about this mizuchi thing huh?"
Tsuna nodded his head and followed his friend.
"Don't worry my beloved son, you will never be alone because someday you'll have your own family."
Anyway, for reminder: I'll update the story every sunday unless there is an exams or lots of tasks in my campus and sorry for the grammar and mistakes I made, English is not my native language so yeah.
See you next week~