Disclaimer: I will never ever want to own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! I'm not that crazy to want to draw seventeen or more pages of manga every week and doing all those hellish chores. I still want to live a long life damn it! Apparently Akira Amano chose the former path. I'm content with only writing and uploading one or more chapters of fanfiction each week.
Warning: Really angsty chapter, this one. I didn't know I was capable of writing angst. But, just prepare yourself, my readers!
Intermission I : Lonely Days
Fuuta was really happy when Tsuna-nii accepted him back after Mukuro had kidnapped him. He was happy too when Tsuna-nii allowed him to continued living in his house.
The Sawada household had never been this crowded. He knows because he had been observing Tsuna-nii for almost half a year. When Reborn came and started the hellish training, Fuuta had left Japan to go to Italy.
When he came back, he found out that Tsuna-nii's ranking didn't change much but some things did change. There were more people living in the house. There's Reborn with all of his insects of assistants and Leon. There's Lambo and I-pin who like to fight all day. There's the scary and pretty lover of Reborn, Bianchi-nee. And of course, there's Maman.
Not to mention the people who are always coming and go. There's Dino-nii with all his subordinates and the pet sponge-snapping turtle, Enzo. The self-appointed Right Hand Man of Tsuna-nii, Hayato-nii. And Takeshi-nii, who liked to play catch with Fuuta.
There were also the two girls who liked to come over the house. One was Haru-nee who always fought with Hayato-nii and the other was Tsuna-nii's dream girl, Kyoko-nee.
Ever since he was born, Fuuta had been alone. No one dared to stay close to the Le Petite Prince Fuuta. Everybody was afraid of his power. He felt lonelier when the Mafia world started to target his power. That was why he thought he would always be alone all his life.
But he was wrong. Fuuta had never been this happy. He was never feeling alone anymore since Tsuna-nii accepted him back even after he lost his ranking power. And also because there were always so many people in the Sawada household happy to see him back. There's Maman, Bianchi-nee, Lambo and I-pin. Even Hayato-nii, Takeshi-nii, Kyoko-nee, Ryohei-nii, Haru-nee and Papan accepted him for who he was, without his ranking powers.
Fuuta thought that everything would be just fine after Mukuro was captured by the Vindice and Tsuna-nii had officially become the Tenth heir of the Vongola. He thought nothing could break the happiness he received in Tsuna-nii's house.
But everything seemed like it had turned upside down after the Ring Battle.
The second day Reborn was missing, Maman was worried. She was very worried because Tsuna-nii didn't come back that day. Bianchi-nee was worried and tried to find Reborn and Hayato-nii wherever she thought they would be.
The second day Reborn was missing and the first night Tsuna-nii's and Hayato-nii's disappearance, Fuuta had tried to use his ranking to find their location. But he ended up having a nosebleed while Lambo and I-pin were shouted at each other from downstairs.
Maman and Bianchi-nee didn't know he was crying bitterly in Tsuna-nii's closet because they were busy trying to find the missing people. Fuuta cried because he thought he was useless. His tears mixed up with the blood pouring out from his nose.
After the blood stopped pouring, he tried once again to contact the Ranking Planet. But of no avail.
The Ranking Planet cut all communication links with him after he was kidnapped by Mukuro. He lost his power when he decided to invoke the Omèrta and close his heart from all outside interference. Ever since then, the Ranking Planet ignored all his calls.
He never felt so lonely. The house had never been this empty. His heart had never been this empty.
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The third day Reborn was missing and the second day Tsuna-nii's and Hayato-nii's disappearance, there was still no sign of them coming back. Bianchi-nee had tried to kill ask for Dino-nii's help. Takeshi-nii, Kyoko-nee, Haru-nee, and Ryohei-nii had searched all over Namimori but their efforts came back fruitless. Fuuta wanted to help too but he couldn't do anything other than keep Maman company in the house.
When Bianchi-nee came back in the afternoon, she looked so worried and told him and Maman to stay in the house and not to walk even one step out of the house, he knew something must have happened. But he didn't know what it was.
Maman began to worry more when night fell because Lambo and I-pin had not come home yet. Bianchi-nee was so stressed out that all the furniture near her turned into purple-smoked foods and cakes. The pressure was enormous when Takeshi-nii's father called, asking about his son's whereabouts, and when Haru-nee's father came asking whether his daughter was in the house, when Ryohei-nii came and asked where his sister could be.
The house was emptier than ever before. And Fuuta had never felt more devastated.
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The fourth day Reborn was missing, the third day of Tsuna-nii's and Hayato-nii's disappearance, the second day of Lambo and I-pin not coming home, and the first day of Takeshi-nii, Haru-nee and Kyoko-nee missing school.
Bianchi-nee left the house early in the morning. She said she wanted to look for the pervert doctor named Shamal and ask for his help about something. Maman was still trying to contact Papan. And so, Fuuta decided to go out of the empty house.
Fuuta found it odd when he saw lots of black suited men standing on guard all around the house. He was more confused when one of the men approached him and told him to get inside the house. The man told him than Dino-nii has sent them to protect the Sawada household and Fuuta had to stay inside.
Fuuta obliged and spent the rest of the day wondering what was happening. He felt more anxious when a heavy rain pouring down from Namimori's night sky.
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The fifth day Reborn was missing, the fourth day of Tsuna-nii's and Hayato-nii's disappearance, the third day Lambo and I-pin had not coming home, and the second day Takeshi-nii, Haru-nee and Kyoko-nee missing school, Fuuta grew impatient and decided to sneak out of the house when the sun set.
He walked around aimlessly and thought about what he should be doing now that he's out of the house. Dino-nii's place was out of the question. He was afraid of the creepy Head Prefect of Namimori-chuu, so he was out of the question too.
As he kept walking and thinking, he bumped into someone and fell backwards. The person he bumped into was a woman. A petite and pretty shoulder-length hair woman with a shade covering her eyes stood in front of him looked worried at him.
Are you okay, little boy? She had asked him.
Fuuta couldn't answer her question because he was afraid. The pressure on the back of his head was the same as when he was controlled more than a month ago. Controlled by Mukuro.
The pretty woman offered her hand to help him but he sat still on the ground. Small beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
What are you doing, pyon! someone suddenly shouted at the young woman.
Fuuta stiffened as he recognized the voice. It was the voice of the person who had kidnapped him.
The scary boy with sharp teeth appeared along with the creepy boy with the glasses. Both of them approached the young woman.
This boy fell over, she answered. I think he's one of the Boss' informant's younger self. She glanced at Fuuta and smiled. Remember me, Fuuta-kun?
The ranking brat, you mean? The scary boy growled. How do you think he will remember you, pyon? You came from the future!
The young woman frowned and nodded. Then she offered her hand again. It's okay, Fuuta-kun, she had said when Fuuta still didn't accept it. Mukuro-sama said that he knows you're afraid of him. But he won't hurt you.
Fuuta was really afraid when he heard the name Mukuro came from the young woman's mouth. And what did the scary boy means when he said that the young woman came from the future?
Chrome-san! Another person shouted at the young woman. This time it was a young teenage girl with two large braids. A young teenage boy with a cow patterned shirt followed her. The two teenagers ran towards them.
The scary boy and creepy boy immediately stood in front of the young woman and took out their own weapons. The young woman tapped their shoulders and shook her head. It's okay, she said. Mukuro-sama said that they have come from the future too.
The teenage boy with cow-patterned shirt glanced at Fuuta. His face suddenly brightened.
Fuuta! called the boy. Fuuta cringed when said boy hugged him and cried. I'm afraid, Fuuta!
Before the boy could suffocate him, the teenage girl pulled him from Fuuta. You idot, Lambo! The young girl scolded the boy. Are you blind or something? He's the younger Fuuta-kun!
Fuuta blinked many times. What did the braided girl said again? The boy who hugged him was Lambo? And what did she mean by younger Fuuta-kun?
The young woman who bumped into him has some connection with Mukuro. The scary boy and creepy boy, his kidnappers, were following the young woman. And the teenage cow-patterned shirt boy was called Lambo by the braided teenage girl.
Had his loneliness of the past few days made him mad? Or was everything just a dream?
Before he got the answers to his questions, once again blood poured out from his nose and ears. And then he fainted.
Author's Note:
Don't throw me with tomatoes my readers! It's important for me to write this angst-ish chapter about Fuuta. Ever think about what younger Fuuta were doing while all of his friends were gone? Well this is my version of it. You see, the title of my fic is The World Ten Years Ago. It's not a surprise if I add some stories about the characters in the world ten years ago that didn't switched with their future self, right?
As the title tells you, it's an intermission from the main story. Even though it's an intermission it still holds an important part in the main story. You'll know why after a few chapters though. (--"). This intermission chapter will tell you about certain TYA character who didn't or hasn't switched with his future self. I'll be using their POV.
I won't put any notes about the things in this intermission because there are few things better left unexplained until the best time for it to be revealed.
Fret not, my readers! For I will give you more of the stories in the next up-date!
But remember this, my readers! For I will be happier if you give me more reviews!
Preview (another angst chapter, prepare your tissue):
Chapter 7 Lost in another Past Memory
His silent cry joined her small sobs. Then suddenly, a strong wind blew into the room. He wished the wind could blow away all of his and his wife's sadness and guilt too.
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He breathed in the smell of rain and let the raindrops hit his face. He wished the rain would wash away all of his unshed tears and untold grief.
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The small sobs were unheard because of the loud thunder rumbling outside in the night sky of Namimori. He wished the lightning could strike him and make him forget all of his loneliness.