You guys, I can't even express how much you guys like my story so much. I would like to reply to every single one of your comments but I just don't have the time. I've got a lot of reason, mainly because:
1. I have a new baby sister
2. I'm in my senior year and I really need to focus in getting into college
3. Expenses for various reasons
4. My head is filled with random crap (believe me, it takes hours for me to even sort my head out)
So yeah, the last one was a pretty lame excuse but believe me, multi tasking isn't so easy. Especially when it turns to four or more. Even though I have a lot of things keeping me busy I feel like I owe you guys for taking the time to read my story and it's one of my biggest reasons why I should go on. So far I haven't been in a block yet so let's just hope it stays that way.
Anyway... I'll be altering history up a bit cuz I'm crazy
Discalimer: I do not own KHR, but I do own my baby (brain child) Mare :)
One moment Tsuna was there. The next, he wasn't. There was only a small pool of blood on the spot where Tsuna had stood. It was in that moment that time seemed to have slown as Giotto had realized what had just happened.
His son had been kidnapped.
Giotto's vision became red as his flame flared on his hands and forehead. With a yell, his flames reacted violently and had clung to the birds that was attacking him; they turned into stones before crumbling into a pile of dust. His flames kept on growing until each bird had been incinerated into nothing more than dust. When it was over, he was seeping with rage. His eyes were burning with his fists clenched to his side.
"Giotto..." G looked at his bestfriend, trying to calm him down.
"Where's Jyuddaime?" Gokudera looked around him frantically.
G turned to his bestfriend. "Giotto, where is Tsuna?"
"Kidnapped." Giotto spat out as he growled.
Gokudera's eyes went wide as the rest of his fellow guardians, except Hibari and Mukuro, gasped. "Kidnapped? Ho-" Gokudera's question was drowned out as screams of panic sounded in the air. With no time to lose, they ran towards the screams. Knuckle had carried the unconscious boy with them. Mitchel and Aurora were lipming along.
"Where's Mare?" Mitchel asked as he looked around.
No one answered him as they were so unsure about what was going on. The screams got louder and they decided to think about that later.
When they got there, it was a huge mess. The younger students were in panic while the older ones were trying to calming them down. Flavio was on the ground, kneeling, holding his head in his hand as blood trickled down on the side.
"Cavallone, what happened?" Giotto asked when he landed.
Flavio looked up to meet with and equal rage in his eyes as Giotto had and said, "A trap."
Giotto narrowed his eyes.
"What happened?" Deamon demanded. Flavio got up and shook his head. "Everything happened so quickly but I'm sure of what I saw."
"So? What happened?" G asked impatiently. Flavio gave a him an unsure look before saying "Beasts."
"What?" Everyone said simultaneously. Giotto and Hibari didn't say anything.
"Like I said, it was going all too fast but I was sure... there were several animals that came out of the forest and had started dragging some of the students away." his voice got icy around the end. To the first generation, they were baffled. However to the tenth generation, they narrowed their eyes in suspicion. Beasts? Animals?
"What kinds of 'beasts'?" Mukuro asked. Flavio turned to him and frowned for a moment as if thinking this wasn't a suitable topic to be talking with children (which was probably true).
"Wolves, mountain lions, deer and if I remember correctly..." he scrunched up his nose "a gorilla...?" he shook his head again. The Vongola kids looked at each other and grimaced. Knuckle placed a hand on his shoulder "How did you get injured?" he asked.
"One of the wolves - I don't know how many there were - was about to lunge at a student so I came in between... I thought I would be able to kill it but the bullets merely bounced off and it... it was on fire." To this, Gokudera's head snapped into attention, Hibari's eyes hardened and Mukuro let out a "Hmn."
Deamon observed the children at the corner of his eyes.
"On fire?" G repeated, not quite believing what was going on. "So you're telling me that these... beasts have abnormal powers and are on fire?"
Giotto however, found nothing in Flavio's tale a lie. "Whether you like it or not G... it's probably true." he said quietly.
After all the students have been brought back to the safety of the Academy's walls, the whole place was immediately put under lock down. The adults went into the headmaster's office and left the kids alone with a few quick words of caution.
Gokudera was restless. He wanted to go in with them but G kicked him out. "Stupid pink-head!" he hissed under his breath. Lambo and Chrome watched as Gokudera paced back and forth around the sitting room of their dorm.
"Maa, maa Gokudera. Why don't you just sit down and cool up a bit?" Yamamoto told him.
"We don't have time for that baseball head!" Gokudera snapped at him. "For all we know, Jyuddaime could be in grave danger!"
"We're all worried too Octupus-head!" Ryohei said.
"Don't call me that!" Gokudera hissed.
"Gokudera Hayato this is quite an unruly fashion to see for a self-proclaimed right-hand man." Mukuro commented as he descended down the stairs. Gokudera glared at him.
"Then what do you suggest then you pineapple head?" he demanded. Mukuro's mouth curled up in displeasure at the nickname but didn't say otherwise. Although he was planning something unpleasant for the Storm Guardian...
"I'm not suggesting anything however I would like to point something out... such as the events that have happened today."
"You mean those strange animals that attacked the school?" Yamamoto asked. Mukuro strode casually across the room and plopped himself between Chrome and Lambo.
"Yes, those animals posses unusual abilities don't you think?" he asked. Yamamoto's mouth shaped into a little 'o' and his eyes widened. "You don't mean that... they're box animals?"
Gokudera rolled his eyes, finally calming up a bit. "It's obvious isn't it? I only saw it for a moment but I can recognize a Flame when I see one. Those birds had a glimmer of Sun Flames on them."
"No wonder they were so fast." Lambo muttered. "Almost poked my eye out."
"EH? But weren't box weapons invented in the future?" Ryohei asked, confused.
"They were but concerning the fact of the Trinisette's state right now... who knows? Do all of you still remember the history of the box weapons?"
Gokudera's eyes widened. "You think that he's probably alive in this era." it wasn't a question, it was a statement. Mukuro didn't answer but his eyes glinted. "Who Mukuro-sama?" Chrome asked, a little confused herself.
"Geppetto Lorenzini, the man who had invented box weapons." (Note: like I said before, I'm screwing up time a bit cuz I'm crazy)
"How do you know if he's alive?" Gokudera asked, his eyes narrowed. Mukuro shrugged. "It could be possible, it was just a suggestion."
"Lorenzini's designs are perfect! What about the one that Hibari faced?" Gokudera said and jerked his head at the said prefect. "No box animal looks like some kind of mutant hybrid."
"That may be true but take it to mind Gokudera Hayato, Lorenzini has not perfected his work yet. It took him years to complete his work." Mukuro said calmly.
Gokudera growled and silence followed after that.
"So... are we going to save Sawada now?" Ryohei asked, breaking the silence.
"Aren't there any signs at all? Tracks, anything?" G asked as he threw a file down on the table.
"Nothing was found. The trail was a dead end." Flavio said quietly. Giotto laced his fingers together and thought hard. He has never dealt with anything such as this... what the hell is going on? And... where in the world was Tsuna?
"This is certainly not normal." Asari said.
"Damn right it isn't normal." G muttered and placed his hands on the table. "Weird animals that are on fire and giant apes walking around the forest... what's next, flying pigs?" he said and sat down on the chair right next to Giotto.
"What we know is that normal weapons are useless against them except..." G trailed away and looked at his boss, soon, all of the guardians looked at their boss. Giotto raised his head in surprise. "You think that my Flames can hurt them?" he asked and G nodded. "It's a possibility Giotto. Our usual weapons can't even leave a scratch on them, unlike you who just barbequed them birds to a crisp."
Flavio's brows rose. "Flames? Those legendary flames of yours can actually hurt them?"
Giotto nodded slowly. Flavio rose from his seat, "If that is the case then please," he looked at Giotto straight in the eye. "Please bring back my students. I have no power over this matter but rest assured, I will do everything I can to help but please," he begged. "save them."
He looked so serious that Giotto couldn't refuse... not that he was going to of course.
Giotto stood up and held his hand out. "Let us both work together. You're not the only one whose worried of their kids." he smiled. Flavio smiled back and shook his hand.
Turning back to the rest, Giotto looked at Alaude. "Alaude we need everything we can get. Find a way to track those animals down. Knuckle, go and check the injured students, there might be clues. Lampo, go help Knuckle. Deamon, help Flavio reinforce the defenses around the school. G, Asari" he pointed at the two of them. "You two come with me." with that the first generation departed and set off to work.
G and Asari ran to catch up to their boss as they walked down a dark corridor.
"Giotto, what are we going to do? We have no leads at all!" G said.
"I know." Giotto replied as they stepped out in the cold night air.
"Then what are you planning?" Asari asked. They stopped in front of a dark building.
"You'll see." he then knocked on the door.
"Hide!" Gokudera hissed and shoved some papers into Lambo's hands.
"But where?" Lambo looked around frantically.
"Turf-top do something!" Gokudera said and ran up to the door, Mukuro and Chrome disappeared while Hibari quietly returned to his room. "I'm on it octopus-head!" Ryohei said and ripped a piece of the wall off.
"You're not expecting me to go in there right?" Lambo pointed a shaky finger at the opening leading down to a set of steps. "And when was that there? I don't remember that when we were cleaning this place!"
Yamamoto clapped a hand on his shoulder. "Maa, maa Lambo. I'll be with you so don't worry!"
"Where are we exactly going?" Lambo asked wearily. Yamamoto grinned. Before he could reply though, Gokudera's head popped out of the doorway. "Hurry and get the hell out already! They're here!" he hissed. Taking a look at the descending darkness, Lambo took a deep breath and nodded. Clapping a hand on his back, Yamamoto lead them down. When they were gone, Ryohei placed it back and made sure that the cracks and crevices could not be seen. Ryohei turned around and gave Gokudera a thumbs-up. Gokudera nodded and jerked his head towards the stairs, indicating for him to go up which he understood.
Outside, G was irritated. "What's taking them so long?" he said, tapping his foot impatiently.
"G, the kids had a rough day. I'm sure they're pretty tired." Giotto said and G snorted. "Knowing them Giotto, they wouldn't just sit around and do nothing. You saw how eager they were."
That was the problem, Giotto thought. The reason they were there was to make sure that the children would stay put.
"Besides, I know they're planning for something." G muttered. Giotto and Asari exchanged glances of amusement. "Why in the world would you say that G?" Asari asked. G shuddered. "The look on Hayato's face told me so, and did you guys see the look on Mukuro's face?" They shook their heads at them and G sighed. "I'm telling you, that kid has the face that Deamon has when he's up to no good."
Before Giotto can even say anything, the door opened to reveal a disheveled Gokudera. His glasses were askew and his tie and shirt were loose. "Uncles," he greeted Giotto and Asari. "Dad." he greeted G with an irritated tone. A vein popped in G's head. Foster son and Father exchanged scowls before Giotto said, "May we come in?"
Gokudera looked like he was going to hesitate at first but he let them in. Closing the door behind them he led them into the sitting room. Giotto looked around. "Where are the others?" he asked.
"Upstairs, sleeping." Gokudera replied respectfully. Giotto's eyes narrowed a bit. His intuition sensed the lie. Gokudera tensed and started to sweat bullets as Giotto's gaze intensified on him. "Where are they really Hayato?" G asked. Gokudera glared at him. "They're here." Gokudera answered, his voice firmer. Of course, Gokudera's bravado wouldn't last long under Giotto's look but he must hold on, for the sake of Jyuddaime.
Then again that look is starting to make his skin crawl.
~ Tsunayoshi Sawada ~
All he felt was the coldness. He didn't know whether if he was dead or it was just the damp floor he was lying on. His eyes snapped open and he sat up so fast he received a head rush.
"Uh... where am I?" he said, his words sounding slurred.
All he heard in reply was a soft wheezing. Blinking, he realized all he could see was darkness.
"Hello?" he said, his voice small.
"Tsuna..." Tsuna stiffened. "Tsuna..." the voice came closer and Tsuna found his hands groping around the darkness. He felt something long and rough. A wood plank he realized and instantly held it to his chest. "Tsuna..." His grip tightened. "W-w-where am I?" he asked, his voice sounding a bit shaky. Can't blame him though, the situation he was in felt like he was in some kind of horror movie. Something chuckled beside him and he swung his weapon. "I'm warning you... I'm armed!" he said and rose to his feet.
"Tsuna..."
"Where am I?" Tsuna demanded and all of a sudden, a flame flickered to life inches away from his face and beyond the flame was a pale face of a ghost.
"In hell." it said and Tsuna shrieked. Without thinking he whacked the thing on the side of it's face and set it sprawling on the ground. The flame flickered out and they were once again enveloped in darkness.
"Ow..." a voice moaned. Tsuna recognized it and somewhat lowered his weapon. Taking cautious steps towards it, he gulped and reached his hand out. "Need help?" he offered and a hand shot out and grabbed him.
"HIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!" he shrieked again. A hand clamped over his mouth, silencing him.
"My god Tsuna, my ears are bleeding from your girly shrieks." it said and Tsuna wrenched the hand on his mouth off. "Mare!" he said, exasperated yet relieved. Mare lit a candle and Tsuna took a good look on his face where a bruise was already showing on Mare's pale face.
"Sorry bout that." Tsuna said, blushing.
"For a squealer, you can really hit hard you know?" Mare said and winced as he touched the spot.
"You started it!" Tsuna retorted.
"Awww... it was a good opportunity you know?" he replied cheekily. Tsuna glared and looked around him. They were in a small cobblestone prison with no window and just one iron door that was firmly shut. He then looked down on himself and flinched at the state of his uniform. His shirt was ragged and covered in blood and with no doubt, his face was covered in grime.
Mare didn't look better than him either, his hair was tousled, his clothes were as ragged as his and his left sleeves was ripped off it's seams, revealing a bite mark that was still bleeding. It didn't help either that his face and hands were covered with scratches and cuts.
"Are you okay Mare?" Tsuna asked worriedly. Mare looked down on him and smiled. "Better you than me." he said and poked his side. Tsuna's side suddenly went up in flames and he crumpled to the floor. "A broken rib." Mare said, lifting his shirt as he examined the damage.
"What happened?" Tsuna said weakly.
"Don't know but all I know is that when I woke up we were here. Good thing I brought a candle." he said.
Tsuna looked around wearily and said, "We have got to get out of here."
"You said it."
Yay! I finished chapter 15! Do me a favor you guys and tell me if anything is wrong ok? I really want to improve very much so don't hold back!
After a day or two I'll be updating the kingdom of KHR so till then... CIAO!