Haruto's Point of View

Am I hearing things? Did I just hear Sena say he'd trust HIRUMA with his life? The guy's a demon in disguise (a bad disguise, at that). I glanced at Shin. He had the same stoic look on his face, but I could tell he was just as surprised as I was - he seems to be a bit worried for Sena, as well.

Takami voiced both of our concerns, "Are you nuts? That guy is the devil. Didn't he blackmail most of your teammates into joining the Devil Bats?"

Sena replied, "Technically he only blackmailed two of them...the other three that he 'blackmailed' ended up actually wanting to continue so he burned the blackmail he had on them."

Takami responded to him by saying, "Who cares if the blackmail was burned? They were still blackmailed, which means almost half your team didn't want to be on the team in the first place!"

Sena just said, "He's right behind you."

Shin, Takami, and I looked behind us to see Hiruma, in the flesh, with that creepy grin on his face.

He laughed, "Kekeke...do you have a problem with how the fucking chibi's guardians were chosen?"

Shin and I shook our heads. Er, well, I shook my head while Shin said, "Nani? I don't remember saying anything. I don't know what you're talking about."

Takami, on the other hand, just stood there - as if he was frozen. I waved my hand in front of him. Shin just spear tackled him from the back, which snapped him out of whatever weird trance he was in. He coughed, turned to Hiruma, and then said, "You actually knew who he was from the beginning - before that whole FRA thing?"

Hiruma laughed again, "Of course. I have spies everywhere."

I asked him, "Aren't they technically Sena's spies? You are his subordinate after all."

He replied, "Not until the chibi accepts the position of Vongola Undicesimo."

Sena's father, Sawada-san, cut into the conversation, "Sena also needs to find his other three guardians."

Sena's Point of View

Did he just say three? I thought I needed to find four more. My sun guardian is obvious, and he already mentioned that Hiruma was storm - but what about the others?

I turned to my father and said, "I know Hiruma is storm, and Monta is sun - but who's the other one?"

Hibari-san answered, "Think about it, Sena-kun. Your third guardian is in this very room. He's helped you get stronger without even knowing it."

My eyes widened. I stuttered a bit before saying, "You're not referring to Shin-san, are you?"

My father, Hibari-san, and Cavallone-san all nodded. My father said, "Shin-san is the cloud."

Hibari-san added onto my father's statement, "Don't act like you didn't already know when I told you about the roles of the different guardians. You realized who your storm, sun, and cloud guardians were before I finished talking. And you already know who your other guardians are, as well - you just don't want to admit it."

Cavallone-san also spoke, "That's another reason for this meeting. The Cavallone family has always been allies with the Vongola. My son and his friends will help you find your other four guardians - it's rather surprising to me that one of them is also your cloud guardian, but we'll use it to our advantage." He turned to Shin-san, Sakuraba-san, and Takami-san. He said to them, "Hiruma-kun and Sena-kun might be your rivals in football - but right now, they're your allies." He looked Takami-san in the eye, "Your uncle might be Tsuna's cloud guardian, but that doesn't mean your not expendable - if you don't do your part, we'll get rid of you." He turned to Shin-san and Sakuraba-san, "I don't think I need to warn you two about what will happen if things go wrong." To Shin-san, he said, "Make sure that all of the candidates for each of the other guardian positions will be loyal to the family."

Shin-san asked all three of them, "What about myself, Hiruma, and Monta?"

My father answered him, "That's unneeded. My own personal staff already ensured that the three of you would be loyal."

Shin-san nodded in response.

Haruto's Point of View

So I would have met Sena-kun even if the two of us weren't kidnapped when we were young? That's interesting. I guess I might as well help the guy.

I told Hibari-san, Sawada-san, and my father, "It might help if we knew who the potential candidates were."

Hibari-san replied, "We'll name the candidates, but it's your job to determine who's best for the role of rain, mist, or lightning guardian. There's multiple candidates for each position, so listen carefully."

Sawada said, "For rain, we have: Kakei Shun, Yamato Takeru, and Honjou Taka."

My father said, "For lightning, the candidates are: Akaba Hayato, Hosokawa Ikkyu, Mizumachi Kengo, and Kaitani Riku."

Yamamoto-san reminded us that he was still here when he said said, "Finally, for the mist, we have only two candidates: Kongo Agon and Kongo Unsui."

Takami-san said to them, "That's not much help. Plus, how exactly are we supposed to determine whether or not any of these people would actually be trustworthy. Also, I'll tell you right now - Agon will probably scare the shit out of Sena, so he'll most likely pick Unsui; even if he did choose Agon, Unsui would offer to take the position from him so Agon could pursue American football." He paused for a moment and then said, "Also, what's with lightning having the most candidates? There's no way Mizumachi would be cut out for this - he's too childish. Ikkyu would probably find Monta annoying, like most people do. Kaitani-kun, on the other hand, is too cocky and would ask why he wasn't the first person picked."

Shin interrupted Takami-san, "Kaitani is Eyeshield's childhood friend."

Takami-san continued, "Even if they're childhood friends, I doubt Kaitani could be trusted with this - not unless Hiruma blackmails him. The only logical choice would be Akaba."

I asked him, "What about the rain candidates?"

Takami-san responded, "I don't know much about Yamato-san or Honjou-san, but I can tell that Kakei-kun would be suited for this position."

I nodded and said, "Maybe we can ask Hiruma to look into their backgrounds."

Shin nodded in agreement.

Hiruma said, "Keke...I already looked into it. Honjou Taka is the son of the fucking monkey's idol, so if he's asked for an opinion - he'd automatically say that he should be picked. Yamato Takeru is the real Eyeshield 21." Shin raised his eyebrow at this statement. Hiruma kept on speaking, "What? Did you think I just made everything up? No, I just gave the chibi the bastard's background when the slaves asked. I didn't bother with Kakei since I learned enough during the game against Kyoshin."

Takami-san sighed, "It's Sena's decision in the end, no matter what we say."

That reminded me...we didn't even get Sena's opinion yet. I asked Sena, "So, what do you think?"

Sena replied, "I'll need some more time before choosing. I'd rather meet the Kongo siblings in person before deciding on the mist guardian. As for lightning, I definitely need a lot of time to think about that. I don't want Riku getting mad if I don't pick him, even though I agree Akaba-san would be better for the job. If I don't make it look like I at least considered him, he'd be upset, which I don't like. I wanna meet Yamato-san and Honjou-san before deciding my rain guardian."

Hiruma snorted, "Keh. Who cares what the other fucking midget thinks?"

Sena shrieked, "I do!"

"June 20th," stated Sawada-san. He looked at all of us before he continued, "Also known as the summer solstice. It will be the deadline for you to choose your guardians. You may feel free to change them at any point beforehand, but once you have given them the rings - there is no more going back. Two months after your guardians have received their Vongola rings, Sena, is when we'll perform the inheritance ceremony. You are my only heir, and therefore, the only one eligible to take over the Vongola family."

Sawada-san got up from his chair, along with Hibari-san and Yamamoto-san. Yamamoto-san looked back at us and said, "Don't push each other away, you're family now."

Hibari-san also said, "Stay strong. Don't be hasty when choosing your guardians, Sena. Ichiro, quit trying to act like you know what's best for the Vongola; you may be my nephew, but there's a reason you aren't one of the guardian candidates."

Takami-san asked Hibari-san, "Then why was I allowed to come?"

Hibari-san answered him, "I'm not saying you'll have no position in the Vongola. The bucking bronco and the omnivore would have made you leave if that were the case. You'll find out why you weren't kicked out at the inheritance ceremony. However, we may send some people to help in the future - and you might meet your predecessor."

With Hibari-san's statement, the three men left - leaving Hiruma, Takami-san, Shin, Sena, and me with my father.

I heard my father mutter these words: "You practically gave it away, Hibari."

AUTHOR'S NOTE:Who do you want for the rain, mist, and lightning guardians? Choices are in this chapter. Tsuna said the rain candidates, Dino said the lightning candidates, and Yamamoto said the mist candidates. I was considering one of the lightning candidates for mist, but then I realized Sena could easily depend on him. I plan on having at least three to four chapters consisting of games and Sena's contemplation over who to pick. Sakuraba is still the main character, so the ones with the highest votes will be what his choices are - along with Shin's. Shin and Sakuraba's opinions will be the ones that Sena goes with. Based on the anime, Hiruma and Takami are pretty similar - and Hiruma did get Sena into football, so his opinion is also important.

First person to guess what Takami will do for the Vongola gets their votes counted twice. (Hint: position is described during Varia arc of KHR)

I doubt people will ask, but I'm saying it right now anyway. Mamori will NOT be involved with the mafia in any way whatsoever. She's just going to be the manager of the Devil Bats, if I don't kill her off.

The only pairing will be Sena/Suzuna - I would include Hiruma/Mamori, but Hiruma's storm and I don't like Mamori enough to even have her be part of the family. Let's just say Sena's trying to protect her by keeping her out...you'll find out more on that in later chapters. Suzuna forces herself into it, and that's all I'll say on that. Sakuraba will play a part in getting them together, not sure how big of a role he'll have, though.