Seashells of the Sky
Summary:"Wait, what Family became the Black Spell of Millefiore?" Tsuna asked. Lambo sighed, eyes shadowed, "The Vongola Family." AU
Chapter Four: Of the Sky's Gloomy Thunder
Afterwards, Lambo went back to his room, trying to process the events that had happened.
His Family's counterparts arrival; it was utterly confusing and shocking as heck, but Lambo trusted that Kyouya would know what to do. After all, they'd had a plan.
Lambo scowled. Why couldn't they tell me or the other Guardians, he thought. We could have helped.
But…, he sighed, I suppose we would have given something away to Byakuran…
Lambo just didn't get why Tsunayoshi had to be controlled by Byakuran. There must've been some important reason, he mused, unless he didn't factor that into his plans.
He was interrupted from his musing when there was a soft knock on his door… followed by a loud BANG as Gokudera kicked it open.
He stood the doorway, scowling. Tsuna lingered behind him, grinning apologetically at Lambo.
Said dark-haired teen had jumped up in surprise, "What are you two doing in here?"
"C-can we come in, Lambo-kun?" Tsuna asked quietly, fidgeting with his hands.
Lambo blinked slowly, "Ah, sure," He sat back down on his bed, and gestured for the others to settle on the couch.
As they did, he told them, "I… I'm sorry, Ha-Gokudera, about before –"
"It's fine," The silver-haired Guardian interrupted, "I just can't believe my counterpart let that happen to the Tenth…"
Tsuna shook his head fervently, "No, Gokudera-kun! It couldn't have been your fault."
Lambo nodded, "It wasn't. Boss had insisted that he went alone." He looked away, frowning. And that's the big mystery.
"It must've been hard for you." Tsuna suddenly said, and Lambo had the feeling this was the sole reason he wanted to come in.
"I mean," The brunet continued nervously, "you've been here with Uni-chan, but with no contact from, well, us."
Lambo shook his head, smiling faintly, "It may have been hard for me, Young Vongola, but it was harder for Hayato-baka, Takeshi and the others."
Once again, Tsuna shook his head, making Lambo frown.
"You're still hurting, Lambo-kun," Tsuna said sadly, "I can feel it."
Lambo gaped at him, but then recovered, thinking, it's Boss's Hyper Intuition…
Why couldn't it be wrong for once?
Gokudera glanced at Tsuna, then at Lambo. His expression was serious.
"Stupid cow…?" He began, frowning in concern.
Lambo began to shake slightly, and he swallowed hard. It felt like Tsuna's gaze was picking at the seams of the wall around his emotions, and Lambo couldn't help but feel like an infant again. All he wanted to do was curl into a ball and, well, bawl.
He stood quickly, feeling tears pricking at his eyes, "I-uh, I have to go…"
"W-wait!" Tsuna called worriedly, half-standing, but Lambo had already left.
He made to go after him, but Gokudera put a hand on his shoulder.
"Wait, Tenth; he… needs some time alone, for now." The silver-haired teen said.
"Do… Do you think I was too hard on him?" Tsuna asked hesitantly, biting his lip in anxiety.
"He'll be alright." Gokudera said firmly.
The brunet sighed, glancing at the door solemnly.
"I hope so." He muttered.
Lambo once again collapsed against the wall, having went outside to the same spot as he did before. He looked up at the sky to see clouds spreading over it, like a virus.
He felt déjà vu, and thought wryly that coming out here seemed like a common occurrence that day.
He shook his head, and slid down the wall into a heap. He thought back to what Tsuna said. So maybe it is true, he admitted to himself grudgingly, but it's not like I can do anything about it!
He sighed, sniffling slightly. Crap, he thought, don't cry, Dumb Lambo!
He remembered a conversation he'd had with Uni. She'd urged him to let out all his frustration and stress, otherwise, he'd get even more hurt in the future. And he'd snapped at her, denying that he was feeling anything bad and stormed out of the room.
He'd apologised to her later of course, but…
He'd realised the last time he'd cried was before the meeting with Byakuran.
It was like a dam had burst; for the first time in a year, he started sobbing.
And they weren't the whining cries he'd had as an infant; or scared and bratty as he grew up into the harsh world of the mafia. Instead, his sobs were gut-wrenching and loud, releasing all the worry and sorrow and stress for his Family.
Lambo looked up in surprise when a hand patted his head in a comforting way.
"K-Kyouya…" He muttered, hiccupping slightly: and immediately threw his arms around the skylark, buried his face in his chest and bawled even harder.
The Cloud Guardian stiffened, a look of surprise and disgust passing over his face; then… sympathy. He uncharacteristically put one arm around Lambo in a sort of hug as the younger male cried.
"None of you contacted me!" Lambo yelled into his chest, his voice muffled, "Chrome-chan was all I had and she'd left!"
Kyouya shifted uncomfortably, but didn't move from his position.
"I was sent to Uni-chan for protection!" Lambo continued loudly, "Did you all think I couldn't help?"
Kyouya didn't say anything, but Lambo felt himself calm down slightly. It was as if the skylark's silence was all the teen needed.
The skylark let go of him, and Lambo stepped back, wiping his nose and eyes with his sleeve.
"S-sorry…"Lambo mumbled, flushing. Did I really just hug Kyouya?
"Don't ever do that again, herbivore." Kyouya growled, and got out his tonfas.
Lambo gulped, "Um… thank you?" He squeaked.
Kyouya proceeded to bite him to death anyway.
As he did, Lambo saw that the skylark's usual smirk was more pleased than normal, and his blows a teensy bit softer.
And Lambo himself felt lighter than he had since a year ago.
As they all ate breakfast the next morning, sans Kyouya, and Uni's Family, Tsuna looked troubled.
"So where are mom, dad, Kyoko-chan and Haru? And I-Pin, Fuuta, Basil and the others?" He suddenly blurted out.
Dumb Lambo paused in the middle of chewing his toast, and swallowed it quickly, almost choking in the process.
"Gyahaha, Dumb Lambo!" Stupid Lambo jeered, but was sadly ignored.
Meanwhile, Dumb Lambo exchanged a look with Uni.
"They aren't dead, are they?" Ryouhei asked worriedly.
Uni shook her head, "No, they're safe."
Dumb Lambo added, "Just after Byakuran's take-over, Boss got Iemitsu-san to take everyone into hiding." He shrugged, "Boss told him not to tell anyone, and no one knows where they are."
"That's good, I suppose, if they're safe." Tsuna sighed in relief.
"But why are we still here?" Chrome asked quietly, "Can't we go back?"
The mood went sour again.
Dumb Lambo bit his lip. He didn't want to use them like Kyouya said to, but it was for the sake of the world.
He kept a surprisingly good poker face on as he got out a picture and showed it to them.
"To go home," Lambo tapped the photo of the man with messy brown hair and glasses.
"You have to get to him."
A/N: Hmm... my Inbox is depressingly empty... it is devoid of messages saying "So-and-so revied your story'... I am depressed-ish... and I don't update as fast as I do when I am depressed-ish...
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