Okay, so we just finished the Sun Battle, and next is the Thunder battle. Poor Lambo. Stupid Levi has to ruin everything. Anyway, yes, I'm still a bit busy with my requests, but I'm getting them done. I've finished about seven requests and few of my own drawings.

I know that the Thunder Battle gets pretty involved with the story, but I don't think I'm going to have it all in there because it could take up about three chapters, and I don't want that. So I'm going to shorten it a bit to save time. I don't think I'm going to do the Storm Battle either (Sorry Belphegor and Gokudera fans!), because that's when Hibari finally comes back. I will, however, do the Mist Battle since Mukuro is in it, and it would be pretty interesting to see what Kuroi does when she sees him, let alone Chrome. Cloud Battle I will also do, and the Sky Battle... That one will be interesting...

Anyway, here is chapter seventeen! Enjoy my minions- I mean- enjoy the... Story... Yeah...

[3rd Person Limited: Hibari]

Hibari went back to the school late at night knowing that Kuroi was still there. Dino was acting a bit odd when he left. He acted as if he didn't want Hibari to leave to go to the school; like there was something there that he shouldn't see.

He entered the school grounds and looked around, observing his surroundings. Nothing was out of place; everything was as he left it. He walked in through the entrance and headed up to the Reception Room. When he finally got to the room, he paused a few seconds before entering. He didn't hear her at all and wondered if she was already asleep. Hibari slid the front door open and walked in while scanning the room for her. She was resting in his chair behind his desk facing the window. She sat sideways in the chair and rested her head against the backrest. She was sound asleep curled up in a ball.

Hibari narrowed his eyes, though not so much as out of annoyance. He strode over to her sleeping body and looked over her. The position of the chair pointed toward the window. Hibari looked out of the window to see what exactly she was facing. It turns out that she was watching the front entrance and the school's gates. Most likely to see if he was coming or not. She must've been waiting for him to show up.

"Hn," Hibari smirked and turned back to Kuroi.

Knowing that she was asleep and is always extremely hard to wake up, he reluctantly bent down and scooped her up in his arms.

"Uuunnn... Mmmmm..." She mumbled in protest.

Hibari ignored her and carried her out of the room to take her home. Kuroi remained unconscious of being moved.

About halfway through his walk, Kuroi started mumbling to herself.

"Nnnnnn... Mmm.. Ai...ff.. Ahl...t..." She muttered in her sleep.

"Hnn...?" Hibari looked down at Kuroi as he continued walkingi.

She looked distressed as she slept in his arms. Her painful expression was giving off a vibe of worry. Kuroi gripped his shirt in her small hand and started to retract herself into a small ball. She looked as though she were having a nightmare.

"... Mmy... Fah... Fahl...t..." She continued.

Hibari blinked in confusion. A few tears started to stream slowly down her cheaks silently.

"... My... Fault..." She choked out with less pauses than before.

"Hnn..." Hibari didn't understand what she was at fault for, but he wasn't one for prying, so he didn't pay much more attention to her mumbling.

When they finally made it home, Hibari went in and laid her down on her bed. She didn't say much more after a few minutes of her rambling. But, she seemed to have remained in a depressed state. Hibari wondered what brought that on and why she was not acting her usual self. But then again, he didn't entirely care, either.

[3rd Person Limited: Kuroi]

The next morning, Kuroi woke up in her bed. It was strange to her considering that she distinctly remembered falling asleep in the Reception Room. How did she get here? Did Hibari come to get her? Kuroi considered that to be highly possible since no one else ever dares to enter his house, even if he does give permission.

Kuroi took note that she was still wearing her clothes from yesterday, so she decided to change into something new. She went to her closet and picked out a white dress that had a layer of white lace covering the entire dress, and a large, white bow wrapped around her waist. The ribbon of the bow went down past the skirt, to her ankles. For some reason, she decided not to wear any stockings, let alone shoes. Walking barefoot never bothered her anyway since she did it all the time when she didn't have shoes.

Kuroi jogged downstairs to the kitchen to see if Hibari was there. When she stepped foot into the kitchen, she noticed there wasn't a single trace of him. Since she was already down in the main area where all the food is kept, she thought that she might as well get something to eat. She combed through the pantry and found her box of muffins. When she was about to take a bite of a chocolate chip muffin, she looked down and caught sight of a new muffin she's never seen before. She looked at the label and her eyes widened. On the label, in bold letters, read the word: BANANA.

Kuroi dropped the box and stared at it intensely. How could her muffins betray her? Is she supposed to hate it now since it's affiliated with bananas? Should she eat it since it's a muffin!? What should she do?

She finally decided to ditch the muffin. She took it out of the box and chucked it at the window, which was conveniently left open, and went back to enjoying her delicious delicacies of pure, non-banana, muffins.

The front door opened, revealing an inky, jet black-haired demon with a scowl plastered to his face. Though, that wasn't the only thing plastered to his face...

Hibari walked into the kitchen.

"Hey, Hiba-..." Kuroi stopped when she noticed muffin crumbs over his right eye, "Um... You got a little something right over..."

"I know," He said annoyed and scornfully.

Kuroi walked up closer to him and looked at him apologetically with her big, golden eyes.

"... I'm sorry..." She apologized submissively.

Hibari held up a tonfa and prepared to teach her a lesson.

"Wait!" She pleaded.

"Hn?" He lowered his tonfa by a fraction.

Kuroi spontaneously pulled out a rag. She tugged on his sleeve and gestured for him to bend or kneel down. Reluctantly, he complied and kneeled down.

"What?" He asked irritably.

"Stay still."

"Wha-" Hibari went into a state of shock.

Kuroi had taken the rag and started cleaning off the crumbs over the right side of his face, much to his surprise.

"There. All better~" She sang.

Hibari shook his head and stood up abruptly. He turned around and headed back for the door.

"Where are you going?" Kuroi questioned innocently.

"I have to go bite a herbivore to death," He said as he walked out.

"Oh... Well what do I do?"

"... You can stay here or go to the Reception Room," He answered.

"Oh... Okay..." She watched him walk down the street. He was most likely going to meet with Dino to finish up his training.

Kuroi decided to head down to the school to hang around. She didn't want to be alone, after all.

When she got to the school, she searched around the classrooms to find Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto. Unfortunately for her though, they weren't there. Because of their absence and everyone's training, Kuroi felt alone and bored. Then, she remembered that the Music Room was unoccupied and Hibari wasn't here. A devious smile stretched across her face, and she sprinted off toward the Music Room.

Luckily, the hallways were clear, so she was able to go down the halls and not get flustered by the numerous amounts of people.

Kuroi approached the double doors to the Music Room. There was a note stuck to the door. As soon as Kuroi read it, her eyes widened and she fell to the ground. She read over the note again to make sure she wasn't mistaken. It read:

"To the students of Namimori Chuu~. On behalf of the Disciplinary Committee, the Music Room is off limits to all for reasons regarding past actions in the Music Room that lead to distractions throughout the school. Until told otherwise, anyone who enters will be severely punished by the Disciplinary Committee. If rule breaking continues, those who preformed such rebelling actions will ultimately be punished by none other than the Head Prefect of the Disciplinary Committee, Hibari Kyouya. You have been warned.

~Vice Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Kusakabe Tetsuya."

Kuroi couldn't believe what she was reading. Did Hibari wish to bore instead of bite her to death? What was so bad about preforming music? She was hurt rather deep. She knew that Hibari knew about how much she loved music. This just seem exceedingly cruel to her.

Kuroi slowly turned away from the double doors and headed back down the hall, sulking as she did so. She returned to the Reception Room and laid down on the comforting and inviting couch. Having nothing to do and no one to talk to, she drifted off to a quiet, sorrowful slumber.

Night had befallen Namimori and Kuroi was still asleep in the empty school. Loneliness and abandonment plagued her mind. She longed for someone to find her. She wanted to see a friend. Especially her family. ... And... Maybe even... Hibari.

*BOOOOOOMMMM... CRACK-BOOOOOMMMMMM*

Kuroi awoke instantly to a concussive sound of thunder. She looked toward the window and a flash of blinding lightning lit up the room. Looks like it's raining pretty hard. Kuroi sighed at this since she didn't have an umbrella, let alone a raincoat.

She looked at the clock on the wall and noticed it was a little bit past eleven o'clock.

*BBOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM*

Thunder shook the building. Flashes of lightning continued to light up the room.

*BOOM*

This sound was thunderous... But it gave off a different vibe. It seemed more like an explosion of sorts. It sounded as if it came from above. The roof, maybe?

Kuroi ventured out of the room and headed toward the stairs at the end of the hallway.

*BOOM*

Another explosion? Kuroi continued heading over torward the stairs. She walked up the numerous steps and went all the way up to the roof. Aside from the thunder and rain, she could hear familiar voices shouting in either horror or triumph as she got closer to the door that leads out to the roof. What was happening on the other side of that door?

"Lambo!"

Lambo...? Kuroi ran for the door and jerked it open. Before her very eyes, she witnessed Lambo be taken into the hands of a tall, idiotic-looking man and get electrified. Kuroi's eyes widened in horror. She ran straight out into the rain, not caring if she gets wet, and focused in on saving Lambo.

"Lambo!" She cried out for him.

"Nah- Sora!?" She could hear Gokudera's raspy voice.

"Sora-chan! Kuroi!" Tsuna and Yamamoto shouted in unison.

Kuroi didn't pay any attention to them, though. She was too intent on saving Lambo.

"No, wait! Don't enter the battlefield!" Ryohei reached an arm out toward her, gesturing to stop her.

But, it was too late; she'd already entered the hazardous battlegrounds.

"Mmuu~, isn't that the little girl from last night?" The hooded baby asked.

"VVOOOIIIII! Why is that little brat on the battlefield!?" Squalo took a step forward.

As the tall brute continued to electrocute Lambo, he paid no attention to Kuroi running full speed up to him.

"Let him go!" She demanded as fiercely as she could.

"Hmm?" He glanced at her.

Kuroi hooked onto his leg and started punching and pinching him, causing him to drop Lambo.

"What the hell are you doing, you stupid brat!?" He tried to shake her off.

Kuroi wouldn't give up, however, and she started biting him.

"You f*ck*ng brat!" He grabbed her by the hair and pried her off, tossing her to the side, after.

"Sora-chan!" Tsuna exclaimed.

She quickly got up and ran over to Lambo.

"Leave him alone!" She repeated once more, "Leave him alone, you-... What the heck are you!?"

Everyone blinked at her question.

"Wha-what!?" He asked.

"You look so gross! Don't look at me! You look like a gorilla on steroids- no- you look more like a troll or an ogre with more deformities than usual! You look like you got your face caught in a wood chipper or a combine. You look like you got your face run over by a train at top speed. Leave us alone, and don't come closer! I'll catch your ugliness! You're icky; stay back!" Kuroi shouted many insults, leaving everyone in utter shock and confusion.

Most of everyone's mouths were gaping open. Most of the Varia were snickering and laughing. Tsuna and his group would've laughed if they weren't in such a serious situation.

"Why-..! You little brat!" The man stomped over to her.

"Stay back!" Kuroi ordered seriously. She was not afraid of him, but she knew that she could not beat him in any sort of physical fight.

The man she disliked and heavily insulted continued coming closer. When he got close enough, he raised a hand to smack her down to the ground.

"Stay back...! Or... Or... GO TO HELL!" She screamed, taking a step closer to him and extended out her right hand, making contact with him.

Instantly, once he recieved her touch, red and black flames jutted out of her ring on her right hand profusely. The flames encompassed her hand and swirled around it vibrantly and violently before quickly receding back into the ring. As soon as the flames fully retreated back into the ring, they produced a loud, concussive sound and instantaneously sent a shockwave into the brute's stomach, knocking him flat down to the ground a ways away from her and Lambo.

Silence was all that played. Voices were, and remained, unheard. No one dared to speak. Kuroi was speechless, as well, for a few moments. She had no idea what she just did. When she gathered back her thoughts and looked up, the man was too close for comfort. He took her by the throat, sending electric volts throughout her body. Intense pain spreaded all around her, prompting Kuroi to scream in pain.

"Sora!" Gokudera, Yamamoto and Ryohei ran after her and Lambo.

"Wait. If you enter the battlefield, you will all be disqualified," Reborn reminded them.

"No way... But, Kuroi isn't even part of this!" Yamamoto protested.

"Can't we at least get her out of there!?" Ryohei questioned urgently as the brute continued electrocuting Kuroi.

"No. Beause she is on neither side, let alone possessing a Half Vongola Ring, she is now part of the battlefield as punishment for trespassing and interfering," A woman with pink hair explained.

"WHAT!?" Gokudera was entirely furious.

"That's not fair! She didn't know!" Yamamoto retorted.

"It is already decided. If you interfere, as well, your rings will be confiscated and given to the opposing team," The second pink-haired woman said.

"Shit!"

"What do we do!?" Ryohei asked.

Meanwhile, during their intense discussion, Kuroi wasn't going to last much longer with all the ectricity running through her veins. She was about to lose all consciousness.

Suddenly, she felt relief. The volts stopped penetrating into her body, and she collapsed to the floor. She opened her eyes to only see a blur of the rooftop and everyone there.

*CRASH*

She could make out the large tendrils and poles lying on the floor that caused a loud noise resembling something crashing to the ground. Kuroi looked to her left; she could see three orange blurs that suspiciously resembled flames.

"Tsuna..." She called out for him too faintly for anyone to hear.

"If I have to watch my friends die right before my eyes... I wouldn't be able to atone for it. No matter how many times I die."

This voice, it sounded like Tsuna... But, then again, it doesn't. It was much deeper than his normal voice. However, it sounded familiar like she's heard that voice before.

Kuroi tried to get up, but the pain was too intense. She was better off just lying there. She had to get up, though. She had to help Lambo. Kuroi moved toward Lambo while withstanding the pain she was in. Her vision was still a blur, but she could see far and well enough to pinpoint where Lambo was. She crawled toward him as fast as she could. When within reach, she extended her arm out for him, but she fell back down to the ground. Kuroi couldn't give up, yet. She continued to crawl until she was next to him. She picked Lambo up gently in her arms and checked for a pulse. His heart was thankfully still beating and he was faintly breathing. Relief sunk in around her, and she smiled knowing that Lambo was still alive.

Kuroi's eye lids started feeling heavy. She was exhausted and sore. The best thing for her to do would be to sleep. With Lambo still wrapped protectively around in her arms, she drifted off into an unconscious state.

...

"Lambo! Sora-chan!"

"Kuroi! Lambo, are you all right!"

"Stupid cow! And Sora, you idiot! What were you thinking!?"

Kuroi could hear all these voices running through her head. They echoed and remained there for her to constantly hear over, and over, and over again.

[END]

So,obviously, I got lazy and didn't want to write the very long battle and then have Xanxus come in and be a prick to everyone. Sorry about the long wait for the update. I didn't mean for it to be like ten days or so. I know this wasn't the most exciting chapter, but at least the story is getting updated, right?

Anyway, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Let me know in a review what you think and tell me your favorite part and (or) quote. Until next time, I will see you in the next update.

POOF!