Beta's notes: To RanLei, incredibly sorry. I wasn't able to use the computer here at the province. I could only use my laptop and wireless internet. The wireless internet failed a lot though .

To the readers, Incredibly sorry for the lateness. I'll make up for it next time. Sorry again.

-Solera-

"Christmas is never a good thing." Lambo looked at Tsuna like he heard wrong.

"Miura-hime visited me as a young cub when it was Christmas. So, it's always a good memory for me." Lambo sunk in his seat. He stares at the airplane's window.

"I found I-Pin on Christmas as well…" Tsuna said as he remembered the past. "She was shivering half to death, bleeding, and full of scars." Tsuna drifted off to his own little world.

To think of it, everyone has their own Christmas, neh?

Special Chapter: Christmas Eve

"Hayato! Hayato!" Bianchi's voice called to him. It's Christmas… that horrible time of the year. It was the time when Bianchi will come and bring her cookies to his humble home.

"GET THE FUCK OFF SIS!" Hayato locked the door. How could she? How could Bianchi just ignore the fact that her brother is a healthy growing teenage boy!

"You're far too old to be so conscious of me, Hayato. I postponed Reborn's Christmas date invitation just to come here!" Bianchi said, her voice sounded dangerous. That's it. His sister pulled the ace of Reborn-san. One topic Hayato can't ignore.

It's been a few years ever since Bianchi went to become a Historian hunter. A few years after she introduced Reborn-san to him… the Arcobaleno dressed so primp that his heart skipped beat. However, Hayato doesn't love that man. It's just that his aura is shouting to him 'I'm so dangerous you can fuck me up for turns!' that made his heart flutter. It was also his respect for the man.

Then again, he has this natural attachment to Iemitsu-san's son. Iemitsu-san will come a few times a year to Hayato's apartment and tell him fantastic stories... mostly about his 'cute and adorable' son. Hayato had seen pictures of the boy. He can literally feel red flames engulfing him whenever he talks about that young boy.

Having a man besides his best friend to visit him is inspiring, especially because he lives alone. Hayato sighed in exasperation. "I'm opening up, sis. You better throw those stupid dishes. I have beers and cup noodles if you wanna celebrate Christmas with me." With that, he opened the door.

"Thank you, Hayato." Bianchi comes in with goggles and santa hat. It's nice to see her face covered like that. She sat down on the kotatsu and put her weapon on the table.

"That's…?" Hayato asked while offering beer cans to her.

"Silver Blade, an anti-Vampire weapon." She puts a disapproving look on her face. "Hayato, the last time I checked, you were a ten year old boy…"

"What about it?" Hayato asked while nonchalantly opened the beer can in front of him.

"You're not supposed to have beer at that age." Bianchi squint her eyes, disapproving.

"Oh shut up. And get that off the table." He pointed to the dagger.

Bianchi unsheathe the blade and point that at Hayato's direction. "What? Does it scare you?"

"Get that off me!" A red flame engulfed him as his rage goes on. "Don't fucking bring that thing out when you're near me!" He sounded like a dog now.

"…Hayato…" Bianchi was dumbfounded.

"Y'know what sis? GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY LIFE!" Hayato ran. He didn't feel cold. As he ran through, the calm snow turns a snowstorm.

He wailed. The citizens of Namimori were dumbfounded. How is it possible that a wolf's howl was here in Namimori?

E 'così che la tempesta si unisce al branco.

"Yamamoto-san?" I-Pin's voice snapped Yamamoto back into reality. Yamamoto dozed into another world too often.

"What were you saying, I-Pin-chan?" He asked.

"I was saying about a good friend of mine. Sawada-san." I-Pin clenched her fist as she passionately admires a photo in front of her.

"You said you were here for an errand, I-Pin-chan?" He asked.

She looked hesitant for a minute. "Where is Tsuyoshi-san?" she asked, sounding scared.

Yamamoto shrugged. "He's out, right? Dunno." Yamamoto just answered.

I-Pin inhales and exhales a few times. Until she finally opened her eyes that glowed into a bright-red color. A jet-black phoenix magically appeared out of nowhere and the store turned misty.

"You know that we've never meet each other before…" She screeched. "…but why do you act like we know each other?"

Yamamoto's expression turned blank. "From Iemitsu-san's letters…" He tried to pull out some words but he couldn't make it for some reason.

"Do you know… what you are?" I-Pin asked, sounding mysterious again, but also wary.

"What… I am?" Yamamoto asked.

I-Pin sighed and the room went to normal. "I'm leaving, Yamamoto-san." She stands up.

"Eh?" He asked, returning to normal grin of his. "How about your errand, I-Pin-chan?"

"My errand is to make you realize what you are. But it seems that you won't need me." I-Pin smiled.

"Oh, about Tsuna, Iemitsu-san's son and your friend…" Yamamoto asked. "Tell him I want to be friends with him." He grinned.

"I will. Merry Christmas, Yamamoto-san." I-Pin nods and dropped a photo of Tsuna before she left.

Yamamoto picked the photo up and felt so happy. He was so excited that even though the street was full of snow he felt like he can just run through them. Blue flames engulfed him as he fantasized playing and hanging out with Tsuna. He can't help but feeling that surge of protectiveness towards that boy.

He ran in excitement. Even though it was winter, the citizens of Namimori wondered. How can warm rain droplets fall in this kind of temperature?

E 'così che la pioggia si unisce al branco.

Chrome stood there, dumbfounded. "Sawada Nana-sama…" She stared to a lady in front of her like she is a goddess or something.

"Arara~ Chrome-chan. Call me Nana! And Merry Christmas! I see that Rokudo elders aren't here at the moment, can I come in?" The Vampire Queen asked.

"S-sure…" She opened the door for her. Nana-sama is wearing short blue jeans with pale-pink turtle-neck sweater. Her long hair was left as it is. Despite the harsh snowing on Rokudo lands, she doesn't feel cold at all.

"Once again, Merry Christmas Chrome-chan!" She exclaimed as she took a present out. "If the elders wonder were this came from, tell them you got it from Santa!"

Chrome nodded. Nana-sama is a bit eccentric after all. "Tsu-kun believed in Santa still. So his father and I need to buy presents in secret." She giggled childishly. "I don't see any decorations here in Rokudo mansion. Why is that?" She asked.

"Mukuro-sama is the one who decorate the mansion before. Well, now that he's gone…"

Nana closed her eyes a little. "But, I think you can be Tsu-kun's greatest present, Chrome-chan." The vampire Queen's ditzy tone was replaced by a slight serious tone.

"E-excuse me?" Chrome asked.

"You can realize it faster than any of them, no? After all, you are raised to be Tsu-kun's guardian." She continued.

"B-but, Mukuro-sama is the one…"

"No. My dear and I share the same belief. There are two Mists. Mist that protects and Mist that deceives. I think you know which one is you and which one is Mukuro-kun."

"But, I… Rokudo clan is… Mukuro-sama." Chrome couldn't decide which one she wishes to say.

"As of now, you don't have any place to belong, do you?" Nana sounded so confident. "I'm sure Tsu-kun will accept both of you. You and Mukuro-kun can be together without any problem." She convinced the gene inside of Chrome. Talking while letting out the bloodthirsty side of vampire is hard, but is the best way to convince the wolf gene.

"Mukuro-sama and I… together?"

"Yes. Together. In a place both of you belong…"

A soft Mist flame engulfs Chrome's body. "Mukuro-sama…" She whispered.

Nana smiled. "If they wonder how this can be, tell them Santa blessed you!" Sawada Nana stormed away from the Rokudo mansion. That was filled with excited howling of a wolf.

E 'così che la nebbia si unisce al branco.

Ryohei glanced at the windows outside. It was snowing really hard. His sister was happily cooking their lunch. Ryohei was currently confused. So many weird things had happened for the past few weeks.

First off was that he didn't feel cold whenever he was outside or touched the snow. Then there was that yellow flame that engulfed his body at certain times. He felt an incredible sensation when it did. He felt so strong… and free. He also felt a nagging feeling in his mind that he had to be somewhere. But… where?

There was a knock on their door. His sister told him to get it since she was still cooking. Getting on his feet, Ryohei went towards the door.

"Who is it?" he called out as he opened the door.

Ryohei's heartbeat skipped a beat.

There was a boy with brown hair and caramel eyes outside their door. He was slightly shivering from the cold outside. When the boy looked up, Ryohei could feel something fluttery inside him.

"Come in! It must have been cold there to the EXTREME!" Ryohei said as he ushered the boy inside.

"T-thank… you…" the boy shuttered as he was sat down on their couch.

Ryohei took a blanket and draped it on the boy's back. "Who was at the door onii-san?" Kyoko called out.

"It was a boy, I made him come inside to get warm!" Ryohei answered while looking at the brunette.

Every time he looked at the brunette, he could feel a power inside him come out. He felt that he had to protect the boy and be by his side always. He didn't know why… but it was a feeling that was extremely right in his mind.

There was another knock, and Ryohei answered it again. This time, it was a guy with short blonde hair and was scratching the back of his neck. "Did you see a kid this height," the man motioned his hand to what he could imagine as the kid's height. "Has brown hair and eyes? You see… we kinda got separated from each other."

The brunette from before looked up and ran towards the door, "Papa!" he called out. The boy hugged him and the man hugged back.

"Glad to see you're safe, Tsuna."

Tsuna? The name sent shivers to Ryohei's spine. Bright Yellow Sun flames engulfed Ryohei as the urge to protect the boy became unbearable.

"His name is Tsunayoshi Sawada. We'll be waiting for you," the man said before both of them disappeared.

Ryohei ran outside their house, he could feel himself change into something like a dog or wolf. He howled in excitement as he found something to do with his life.

E 'così che la sole si unisce al branco.

E 'così che la *** si unisce al branco. = This is how *** joins the pack.

Well, you see the reason up there folks! Though it all began on me, when I have a writer block and got the idea a few days before Christmas.

This is so so late for Christmas special, but hey! I don't do Christmas, so consider this special ;D

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