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He helps a dazed Takeshi up off the ground while Kyoya slings a now unconscious attacker over his shoulder, stalking off to drop the man off at the station. "Are you ok, Yamamoto?" He asks the Athlete, moving to help support him by giving him somebody to lean on.
It's been a month since Takeshi struck up a conversation with him at the Library and they've been meeting up almost every three to five days since that day. He's already noticed that Takeshi's capable of Waking his Flames, the Athlete is a Rain and he gets this Feeling that until recently, Takeshi had been on a knife's edge, been there for a while actually but never committed himself to going over that edge... yet. Yo didn't see the point in trying to pry much into Takeshi's private life, even though it's clear that Takeshi is curious about his own, kind of pressing him more about his time as a kid, not that he gets why, really...
"I'm fine! It's not like that guy was really going for me, seemed more interested in you though..." Takeshi observes and he shrugs, while the man's behavior was odd, it wasn't like the guy had Flames of his own. Although... it did Feel like there were Mist Flames clinging to him... They felt familiar...
"Yea, well, some people think I make an easy target to get back at Kyoya for him doing his Profession." He states, deciding now was not the time to get lost in thought. "... Do I really come across as easy prey?" He asks Takeshi with a slight tilt of his head, it's something that Kyoya remarked on more then one occasion, that he is good bait or a lure for fake carnivores.
"Ah... Well, you do look rather innocent compared to Hibari-san." The latent Rain states and he sighs while looking about the sky line, it's kind of dodging the question given a snarling rabid dog likely looked less dangerous then his Cloud having a Bad Day. He feels someone watching and he's noticed that there's usually some kind of bird following him.
"Is your balance back?" He asks Takeshi as he feels the other straighten. He turns to watch as the Athlete pulls slightly away from him, taking a step back before moving to the side and then stepping forward. "I think so. Yea, it's back."
Takeshi gives him a slight smile and he beams at the Athlete. "So, you still want to try for that play?" He asks and Takeshi hums with a nod.
He's sure to walk next to Takeshi, keeping to the other's pace as they continue down the street, the feeling of being watched remains even though there doesn't seem to be any birds hanging about or following them.
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Watching from the eyes of a stray cat, he follows after the pair viva the roof tops. The Cloud Guardian should be occupied for now and the latent Flame has been marked, while he could reach over to the injured Athlete viva his Mist Flame Technique: Marked for Possession, he doesn't want to alarm the Sky User so soon. While he did wonder why the Vongola Sect left so soon, it didn't matter in the end, they lead him to an unattached Sect Sky and that suits his plans far more perfectly then some bride to be.
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He's upper shoulder itches but he ignores it, after all, its likely just a bite from an insect or maybe it's the soup he used to watch this shirt. Otherwise, he's enjoying himself in the company of the brunette sitting to his right. Toboe Yo... Even now, it kind of feels like this is just a day dream, that he'll wake from to find that he's back at his shared apartment in Hakodate with a day of training before him...
"Yamamoto?" He blinks and glances to his right, he hums. "There's a break, so, you want to go stretch our legs for the next few minutes?"
"Yea, sure." Takeshi replies, putting on an almost real grin. After all, he does enjoy Yo's company and they get to their feet, the insect bite seems to burn slightly for a few seconds before just going back to being itchy.
As they get to the main entrance hall, he notices a group of four approaching, their cloths and the swagger they are approaching with. Instinctively, he moves to stand between Yo and them, although why he felt that he needs too...
But the group are intercepted by security some feet away. "You're not exactly in a state to protect me, you know?" Yo remarks softly and he turns to look at the brunette, then flushing as he kind of...
"Sorry, it's just... It felt right?" He admits lamely looking away and Yo hums, "Yea, I guess it would..."
What does that mean? He wonders as he studies the brunette out of the corner of his eye at the sober look that's in those brown hazel eyes. "So blunt... But why here in public?" He hears Yo mutter and he focuses towards that group.
His shoulder burns then that burning moves towards his neck then into his head... Takeshi hears someone whisper, seemingly in his ear, "Sleep."
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Now that the latent's mind is fast asleep, he is now in full control of the Athlete's body and already, even with a broken wrist, this body is very fit and able to use for Combat, after all, with a tiny Territory, the broken wrist can be fixed in a few minutes, it would be a few seconds but he didn't want to attract the attention of the Sky behind 'him'. Then again, with the External Advisor of the Vongola Sect here and using his Sky Flames in such a blunt and wasteful manner, it's more then likely that his tiny Territory will escape the notice of the Sky next to him. Using the cast as the boundary along with weakening it so he can break the case off with ease when he makes his move.
The security guards walk off in a daze and the blond Sky seems overly pleased with his actions. What a pitiful excuse of a Flame User. Mukuro mentally sneers at the sight, all the while the trio of clearly Sky Washed Users make the right sounds of appropriating the Sky's action of using Sky Flames to send the security guards off.
Instinctively, he moves his current controlled body more firmly between the Sky behind him and the group. "Back the way we came, there should be a fire exit we can use to slip out of here." He states and he feels the young Sky take a second to study him before following his order.
He doesn't turn this body's back on the elder Flame Users until he's certain the Sky has fully retreated. Then he follows suit, turning his back only when he's crossing the doorway. He's tempted to place a Mist Trap at the door way but decides against it, after all, he's got to keep the younger Sky from discovering what's going on with the Athlete until he's prepared to collect the Sky's allegiance so that he can put his Mark on the Sky.
They find the fire exit and the Sky waits for him before going through it. He tries to lead the Sky towards the hide out but, Yo, the Sky remarks, "This way, we knew they were going to show up so we have a location prepared."
Blinking, he is already following the Sky while his mind races at what the Sky means by that. "Just who are those guys?" He remembers to ask, doing his best to fret ignorance.
"I'm sure you know that Sky and the Sect he is aligned with. After all, you've not exactly a Novice Mist User nor are you a native to this country." The Sky remarks and he allows his irritation show at the fact that the young Sky being so perspective.
"How do you know I'm not native?" He asks after a few minutes of walking down the street. "The natives know that I'm the Sky to the Storm Arcobaleno, it tends to be enough to keep the native, unattached Elements from approaching me."
If not for this body's natural reaction and instinctive balance, he would stumbled. His eyes widen as he mentally cries out, What?! How?! They're the god damn, fucking Arcobaleno, those stones are meant to keep them from being able to Harmonize with anyone beyond the Sky Arcobaleno!
And then, it dawns on him as to just how powerful a Sky User this Toboe Yo actually is, to be able to do just that. It seems his careful plans concerning the Sky before him were not but ashes from the very moment his group arrived following the heels of the Vongola Sect members at the beginning of the month. Using a Mist Illusion as to laugh without disturbing the unaware public with his creepy laughter, he allows himself to laugh as if he doesn't do that then he'd be crying tears of frustration instead.
The broken wrist is fully healed and back to its prime state, not that it matters really. "When did you realize I possessed this Latent?" He finally asks as they approach a building built by Mist Flames and kept together viva Cloud, Sky, and Storm Flames keeping it from collapsing away. None of the latent or Flameless seem to notice the building.
"I suspected when you took a step before me in a more confident manner but when you spoke, I knew for a fact that Yamamoto Takeshi wasn't in control." The Sky, Yo, states as he stands at the threshold of the building, turning to watch him and he huffs, yes, looking back, he really doesn't know what possessed him to speak, after all, he typically doesn't talk as that's usually how most realize something is off with the one he's Possessing.
"You want to sit in on the meeting? If you do, you need to enter right now, otherwise, once I fully enter, only Kyoya and those Vongola Sect members will be allowed to enter." Yo explains and, well, it's not like there's anything pressing for him now, not when it's clear that he's on the verge of Harmonizing with Yo, the fact that this latent is also doing the same...
"All my grand plans... in ruins..." He murmurs as he walks pass Yo, wondering why he thought it a good idea to put his Mark on someone who, looking back, had been Flame Courting this Sky. It seems that being latent doesn't keep them from feeling the urge to Harmonize with a Sky, or perhaps it's more that this latent is getting to the point where they are going to Wake their Flames?
"What Flames does this latent have?" He asks once Yo joins him in the porch area. "Yamamoto is a latent Rain." Mukuro finds it strange how after a good month of knowing one another, the pair still haven't gotten around to using one anothers' First Names. Never mind the way they add certain terms behind the First or Last Names.
He hums and as they head for the main room, he chokes at the sight of an Oath Knight of Vindice before he mentally begins to laugh within his head at what he's about to witness concerning this upcoming meeting. "Toboe-san." The Knight states with a slight bow, which Yo returns. "Knight Pino, I wish to report seeing the External Advisor of the Vongola Sect using his Sky Flames on a pair of Flameless security guards at the Yukine Theater this day."
The Knight raises a slight eyebrow but then, it is against the collection of agreed upon Sect laws about using Flames out in public without need along with upon the Flameless, latent Flame Carriers being a tad more resistance when it comes to Flame exposure. "Was this in full view of theater goers?" The Knight inquires.
"Yes, in the entrance hall. Nor were the observed group under a Mist technique of any sort when they did so." Yo recalls and the Knight's eyes glint slightly. "Did you Sense a Mist among them?"
"I did not Sense a Mist User or someone with a Mist secondary among the three." Yo states. "I did, however, Sense a number of Mist Items of a questionable nature."
And the eyes of the Knight become hard as steel. "Yes, given the urgency of purchase of certain Monster Material of the controlled variety by the Vongola Sect, there are a few Forbidden Items they could make with said Materials." The giant of a man states.
Forbidden Items? "What kind of Items would they want to make?" He asks, baffled. After all, a Sect as old as the Vongola should know what kind of results said Items could do for their image, never mind the use of them without good reason.
The two kind of stare at him for a few seconds, although Yo's own look is rather confused before snorting softly. "Well, the Vongola Don and their External Advisor thought it a good idea to try discuss a particular nasty course of action against myself with the current Sun Arcobaleno, attempting to coerces the Sun User into aiding them in their course of action." Yo admits with a sigh and that just confuses him, after all, he glimpsed the Contract between the Vongola Sect and the Sun Arcobaleno using a sparrow as an anchor for his Mist Technique: Astral Projection. It was clearly covering the subject of one Iemitsu Sawada's daughter but the man doesn't have one nor does the man even have a son, in fact, he wondered if the Sky User's own delusions just caused everyone around him to think he had one...
"Let me introduce myself properly, I am Toboe Yo, formally one Sawada Tsu-chan." The Sky User says and he can't help but blink rather stupidly at the young man before him. "I completed my Ritual at age ten instead of at age five." The Sky adds with a soft sigh and he feels his body slack just so, after all, he'd put his own off until he was eight years old, using the Fading to get away from his abusive parents and their Sect's influence.
"You put it off that long?!" Mukuro couldn't help but ask in disbelief, after all, it had been hard on him putting it off for three years, he couldn't imagine experiencing Fading for FIVE Years. Yo merely nods and yea, it kind of feels like he's not alone at this particular moment, he's quick to find that the latent Rain, Takeshi, is in a semi-awake state and he does his best to lure the potential Rain Guardian back to sleep. It takes a surprising amount of time, so he misses the arrival of the Storm Arcobaleno.
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The Rain User Code named Basilicum, Basil for short, can't help but Feel like his Master is in danger, only right now, that Feeling is far more intense as they stand before the clearly Mist Territory that's taken the form of a building. "Master, perhaps we should put this mission off? After all, there's no real way to know for certain that this Sky is your daughter." He states while his Master, the External Advisor Iemitsu Sawada, stares at the building with a passive look.
"My Hyper Intuition says my princess is here, waiting her daddy to forgive her for her error in judgement!" His Master states yet, the elder Sky is still hasting to walk into the building. Oregano and Turmeric seem subdued as well, perhaps they Feel the Danger like he does?
His Master straightens and adjusts his Sky Ring so that the tiny lion head is facing the sky. "Daddy's coming my delicate princess!" His Master states and steps pass the threshold, heading for the door.
Basil finds he's the last one to follow after his Master, he waits for until they are going through the door before he follows after, a part of him had been hoping that his Master would at least take a few seconds to reassure him that he's worrying for nothing. He jogs to catch up and notices how stiff his Master is along with Oregano and Turmeric. It's then he catches sight of a giant Flame User wearing what could only be ceremonial armor. Perhaps the Mist?
"External Advisor Sawada, I am Knight Pino and I am here on behalf of Vindice to investigate allegations concerning your action at the Yukine Theater." He's confused, after all, all Master did was convince the pair of security guards to leave them be. They had entered the theater to approach Master's daughter without the local Cloud User to interfere with the reunion between Master and his daughter.
Thinking of that, he glances around to find the Storm Arcobaleno standing near a brunette and raven haired young adults, both men. The brunette's face is rather emotionless while those eyes are glowing orange, there's anger there and looking at the neutral Storm, he doesn't see the Arcobaleno's eyes yet, he gets this sinking feeling that they likely match the young Sky's in glowing with their Flames. He 'tastes' the air with his own Flames but can only 'taste' his Master's Sky Flames, which means that the younger Sky is happy to see Master?
But... that Look... Basil is at a loss, after all, which is it? Was the younger Sky happy to see Master? Or were they enraged at the sight of an older Sky within his sight? If it was the latter, then why is there no clashing Sky Flames?
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Yo notices the confusion the Rain, he kind of feels some Rain Flames drift in his direction, about his age is clearly experiencing, not listening to the conversation going on between Knight Pino and the blond External Advisor of the Vongola Sect. The elder two Flame Users with the blond Sky are passive and clearly subservient, only piping in when Sawada prompts them, he notes that there's no prompts for the Rain to pipe in. Then again, perhaps that's due to the simple fact that the Rain is clearly a Novice Flame User and is still in training.
It's clear that Sawada is trying to sway Knight Pino, then again, that course of action is second nature by now but it won't affect Knight Pino, after all, whatever Flame the Knight possess, it isn't from the Sky Flame set, which means that Pino is one of the rare few who call upon what's termed as the Earth Flame set. Not that it matters as all Oath Knights receive a peculiar black Flame to use in the service of upholding the agreed upon Flame Sect Laws, it allows them to suppress Flames of those possessing a weaker Will then the Knight along with creating Gates that allow them to travel beyond their Stronghold known as Vendicare Prison. So named as it use to hold those guilty of breaking Flame Law but now, the cells of the Stronghold is just used as temporary holding cells for those to stand trail.
The reported offense he gave Knight Pino would normally be one to be given to the Don of the Sect, not that much would likely be done as the current Don seems to heavily favor Sawada. Which is what Sawada is arguing for, that such a minor breaking of the Law shouldn't involve a Knight of Vindice. Still, the Knight pulls out something that could only be a ticket book and fines the External Advisor not just for improper use of Flames on Flameless but for doing so in a public place and not bringing along someone to deal with the issue of using Flames in public.
"Now then, you four will now to go through your belongs within this room to ensure none of your Flame Items has been stolen from you or carelessly left in a less then secure location." Knight Pino states. "After all, we've had reports of odd behavior among the general population, just today, Hibari Kyoya apprehended someone showing signs of being Possessed, so we know there's a Mist of criminal inclination in the area."
I think we solved that problem. He muses to himself, after all, he can already feel how not just Mist Flames slowly intertwining with his own but faint undertones of Rain, flowing in the wake of the Mist Flames. Yes, he'll be taking responsibility for his soon to be Mist, likely a probationary period but, well, it's just rare for an Element to be the one doing the Courting instead of being the Courtee and that's kind of the truth of the matter in the end, a Flame User was acting out to get the attention of a Sky User to see if they are a proper fit.
"We are leaving." States Sawada but smaller Gates of black Flame open around the group of four while Knight Pino calls forth the Vindice Chain from its Mist Binding, throwing the dagger like part through the tiny Gate. The dagger flies true through the various Gates and then appears from the other tiny Gate next to Knight Pino, who grips it with his other hand.
"I do not term that as a request or a suggestion." The Knight states in a mild tone. Some actual emotion from the elder pair of Flame Users is now on display while the young Rain asks, "How did you do that?"
"I am an Oath Bound Knight of Vindice." There's confusion in those eyes and the Knight states, "We are gifted with a special Flame to ensure the guilty do not escape justice of the Flame Sect Courts. It is our job to ensure that all we arrest have their day in court and are given a fair trail."
"Oh, ok." The Rain states and calms down, the poor Rain likely believes whole heartedly that the External Advisor will be found innocent. The older two, well, they knew more about Flame Laws then the Novice and likely were very much aware that certain Items in their possession are likely considered Forbidden and unless they have a very good reason to have them, which is unlikely, will call down a Sect Arrest upon the Vongola by the Order of Oath Bound Knights.
"Storm Arcobaleno Fon, I require your assistance in escorting each one to the table and aid in going through the Items to ensure they are not hiding any under Mist Bindings." Knight Pino states and his Storm nods, moving to escort the first member of the group, given the way Sawada glares at his Storm and attempts to lash out as the Storm draws near, it's not the External Advisor who Fon decides to go first, it's the only woman of the group, who feels like a Sun User once she's near enough to the table.
He watches her as she's very slow in pulling off her large belt pouch and sets it on the table, but doesn't move to begin unloading it, nope, she begins to go through her pockets, even unbinding her chosen weapon. He ignores the looks Sawada sends his way, likely waiting for some kind of look from him to beginning a conversation. His Storm causes a pulse of his Flames to sweep over the woman's body as she pauses in her actions and a few other Items drop from their now destroyed Mist Bindings.
"My princess! Daddy brought the Items to help you fix yourself!" Fix? FIX?!
His Sky Flames flood not just the room but the Constructed Building, the Enchantments activating to keep his Sky Flames from surging out and into Namamori. "I don't know you nor do I care to know you." He snaps as his Flames tear the other Sky's Flames apart before consuming them.
"I am Toboe Yo, the Sky of Hibari Kyoya, Xiao Feng, Yamamoto Takeshi, and..." Mukuro. "Mukuro!" He states, his Flames pulsing with each name. "You are clearly delusional if you think I am your daughter, Sawada Iemitsu. Do I Look like a woman?!"
The man's eyes are wide and he can Feel the fear, the terror, rolling off of this pathetic Sky. He hears a throaty sound and blinks, recalling that no, he's not going to rip the man to shred, even if every fiber of his being wants to do just that. "My apologize, Knight Pino, for my emotional display at this time. It was inappropriate." He says once his Flames are within his body.
"I accept your apology, after all, given the Items in question, it is clear that the External Advisor was trying to get some kind of response out of you." He looks down at the floor, feeling rather ashamed that he fell for such an obvious tactic, likely so that the Sun could destroy the evidence but it clearly backfired as the woman and the other man, a Lightning Storm, had fainted under the weight of his Flames. That Novice Rain had been knocked down but is still conscious, but then, perhaps its due to the fact that the Rain clearly isn't as guilty by association as the other two.
Knight Pino sends a Summons and he looks up as he feels Takeshi slash Mukuro's hand upon his shoulder, the left eye is indigo while the right is blue, it seems that he accidentally pushed Takeshi into Waking his Flames, but given Mukuro's Possession, likely couldn't updated his Status as a Flame User. Taking a deep breath, he nods and gives the two a slightly weak smile. He pulls a bit on Takeshi's Rain to help him calm his emotions to a level he feels comfortable with before just not pulling on them.
"Thanks." He says softly and it's clearly Mukuro who pulls him in for a hug. "You are Ours too." The voice is a clear mix of them both, almost like they spoke en-sync. He hums in acknowledgement before the hug breaks up and the Flames in Takeshi's eyes fade, once more displaying hazel eyes.
Soon enough, a pair of Knights Gate into the room and the rest of the unpacking of Items happen, all four are under arrest and its likely that petition for a lock down on the Vongola Sect will be on the Lord Knight's desk in the next few hours. Perhaps in twenty-four hours, the Sect will be also under arrest as well, it depends on any number of factors right now.
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With a snort, he watches as the Knights of Vindice take off with his father along with others. Xanxus could care less what becomes of the former upper ranks of the Vongola Sect, all he could think was good riddance and thankful that Fon did tip Viper off like he promised when Iemitsu Sawada got arrested for possession of Forbidden Items meant to force their Will on another human being. Given the haste in which the former Don and former External Advisor had been in concerning the creation of said Items, getting the old fart to freely sign and Flame Seal a particular Item that added a third parent to someone's pedigree had been easy, although he had been suffering from the Rewrite while his take over was going on and hurrying to activate the Ring Trails to inscribe his Hour upon the Sky Ring, making him the new Don of the Sect.
God fucking damn trash... He thinks to himself as he turns away and almost stumbles but his Rain Guardian catches him. "Trash deserves whatever the Council decides to do to them. Fucking wasting my shitty time when the answer was so damn simple." Xanxus murmurs under his breath, he's exhausted and all he wants now is a nice warm bed.
"Still... You got to admit, the bastard's son grew a set of steel balls." Squalo remarks and he snorts. "Not his son, his Last Name is Toboe." Is his only remark as he feels Luss joins them, his Sun sighing as she runs a hand through his hair, he feels himself drift off already.
"Whatever, still... You have to wonder what Howl is like, huh?" He hears his Rain muse as he drifts off.
Kind of satisfied with ending it here.