The morning rays of sunlight fell into the small clean infirmary, giving a warm orange light to the room . . . and giving AU!Gokudera an unwanted wake up call. Tightening his eyes to try to block out the pesty light, he tried to move his body, only to find that he was sore and he couldn't. On his left side he found IV needles and whatnot stuck inside him, and on the other. . .
"Ya-Yamamoto-sa!" he cut himself off because the memories of last night started to come back to him. While they were a little fuzzy because of the drugs and his fatigued, he could infer the basic gist of everything. Especially the kiss they shared last night, or was he already in dreamland by then? He honestly didn't know. Sighing, he looked over to where the Rain Guardian was sleeping, with all his defenses down he looked . . . cute. A soft smile, and a light pink blush swept across the siverette's features as he daringly intertwine their fingers together. All those times when that raven haired teen bullied him melted away, and now the bomb technician could only feel his love for him, as well as his heart beating in his ears.
Out of nowhere Takeshi sat up and yawned, scaring Hayato a little because he wasn't anticipating that. In his small fright, he just stared up at the swordsman as he rubbed sleep out of his eyes with his left arm. Still holding on to the hospitalize Storm Guardian.
"Morning. . . Is there something on my face?" the taller teen asked bluntly, looking over at the emerald eyed teen.
"Ah. . ." At the moment the pianist couldn't find his voice, so he simply looked down. And his eyes just happened to look over to the spot where their hands were intertwined. Oh if this morning couldn't get any more embarrassing.
"Hmm?" Takeshi furrowed his eyebrows as he looked down to where Hayato was looking, to see the same sight that he was seeing. Somewhat flustered, he let go, and took a huge jump back, holding out his hands. Awkwardly laughing he spoke, "Ahaha. . . You probably don't remember anything of last night, so it must be scary to see me. Ahahah. . . I'll go get everyone else, they'll want to see you."
AU!Yamamoto then made the move to leave the small room, he looked over his shoulder he had one of those half awkward half cheesy smiles. A warm feeling spread through Gokudera, seeing that, and he gave a shy grin back. Without thinking Gokudera got up from his bed, trying to stop Yamamoto from leaving.
"Wait Ya-yamamooo!" He couldn't finish his name, because apparently his legs couldn't support him yet. Gasping he tried to brace himself for impact, but it didn't come. Instead he found himself being warmed by Takeshi's body heat. Looking up he did see that in fact, he was being held by the Rain Guardian. Crimson found its way on the silverette's pale face, as he subconsciously moved closer to the warmth.
"Baka, be careful." the amber eyed teen sighed picking the Storm Guardian up and back into his bed. However, the smaller silver haired teen wouldn't let go.
"Ano. . . I do remember last night. . ." Hayato mumbled hiding his blushing face. "And I wonder, what are we now?"
"Huh?"
"W-well you're not being mean anymore, and I d-don't know if we're back to just friends or so-something more. . ."
Smiling at how cute the male in his arms was, Takeshi turned Hayato's face to they could see eye to eye. Smirking he pulled their faces closer, crashing his lips on to the bobmer's. Surprised left the silverette's mouth open for the swordsman's tongue to enter. The hot slick muscle touched every spot it could find, and then it ended as quickly as it started, leaving the small blushing teen breathless.
"Does that answer your question?"
"H-hai!" the pianist said as his ex-bully/maybe lover set him back down on his bed.
"I'm going to get everyone else," the badass Yamamoto sighed walking away, "Don't try to get up after me this time."
"Got it! And. . . Arigato Ta-Takeshi-kun!"
"Eh-eh. . .?" The said teen looked over to see Hayato blushing and looking so innocent and cute. That sight made him blush just a little too, "Ah, no problem. . . Hayato-kun."
With nothing more said between the two, AU!Yamamoto quickly fled the small room, in hopes to hide his embarrassment. What has he gotten into? Why does Hayato fluster so easily now? Maybe it was better if they did go back to the whole friend thing, but. . . An image of a crying AU!Hayato came to the swordsman mind. A face he hasn't seen since his rejected him last year, and it pained him just imagining it now.
"He's too cute for his own good," Takeshi groaned realizing how soft he was becoming, and how much of a perv he was sounding like.
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"Hey guess what!" canon Yamamoto chirped loudly in his boyfriend's face. "Our mission was a success!"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Gokudera hissed not liking the noise so early in the morning. He blew smoke purposely at that baseball idiot's face so show how much he was pissed off at that last action.
Coughing, the Rain Gaurdian took a step to the side. "Maa maa, why do you have to be so cold at times?"
"Che. . ."
Bouncing back from the mean comments, Takeshi spoke with energy, "Well as I was saying, my other me and you are together!"
"And you needed to yell at me for that? IDIOT!"
"Ahahah!~ Well I thought that you might wanted to know, since your protective of Gokudera."
"I don't know what you're talking about. . ." the temperamental bomber mumbled crushing his cigarette.
"There's no need to be so proud, it just us here!" Yamamoto said hugging his Storm Guardian. "You can tell me how much you love me, and stuff now too."
"Sh-Shut up yakyuubaka!" Gokudera yelled flustered fighting the embrace of his boyfriend. Though in the end he lost, and he ended up pinned against the school wall, and having a make out session. Takeshi's hot flesh, and memorizing eyes distracted the Storm Guardian as his legs were spread by a knee. Hayato felt himself get fifty degrees hotter, as if he wasn't hot already. "Takeshi!" he gasped for air, however parting with the Rain Guardian was painful. Literally, it was painful. Remember that wall that he was pinned to? Well apparently walls are solid, and can hurt if you hit your head on them. "OW! FUCK DAMNIT!"
"Are you alright Hayato?" the raven haired teen asked placing his hands gently around the silverette's head.
"What do you think yakyuubaka? Ow. . ."
"I'm sorry," the baseball star said quietly has he kissed the top of the bomber's head. "Forgive me?"
The Storm Guardian mumbled something the taller seen couldn't quite catch.
"Huh?"
"I-I said if you kiss me again then I will!" a fluster and blushing Gokudera said looking up at his boyfriend. Chuckling, Takeshi complied to the request making sure his fingers were holding Hayato's head so they would have a repeat any time soon.
"I love you. . ."
xXxXx
Later that morning everyone was gathered inside the gymnasium of Namimori Middle School. All the teenagers were a little bit on edge since today was the day that they would face the Watatsumi, an enemy they barely knew. While they did have confidence that they could fight and win against them, especially since everyone was able to synchronize, but it was always nice if they knew exactly what they're up against. While they may had have a few skirmishes, everyone knew that they weren't fighting seriously, save for the last fight against Junko.
"Listen up everyone," Reborn said calling attention to everyone, "I'm glad that everyone was able to harmonize, because now we're about to fight the Watatsumi. Our goal today is to get the rest of the Mare Rings at whatever the cost. Those rings shouldn't be in their hands."
Stepping forward, Verde pushed up his glasses before speaking, "Yesterday we had the Vongola Decimos summon files on the Watatsumi Famiglia. We've found out a lot of information about them." As he was saying this, the rest of the Arcobalenos passed out files about the said famiglia. "It appears that the Watatsumi did amazing scientific experiments on physics, amplifying their powers and such and using them as human weapons. But their jewel in their research was Crystallization Dying Will Flame, CDWF for short. As we know the Dying Will Flame is a real flame that can burn, the Watatsumi was looking into how to solidify those flames, basically they can use Zero Poin Breakthrough but more focused. There were millions of test subjects, but only a hand full who survive the first stages of the experiments, and only seven who lived past the one year mark. After the testing, their supernatural powers were at the strongest, and they had some usage of the CDWF. Can you guess who these seven are?" Nothing more needed to be said, by now everyone knew that the current Watatsumi Famiglia had special powers. Though the data report didn't say what each had, they knew if it was like Junko's control over the dead, then they would need to be on their top game.
"If these seven escape this space, then they would terrorize the people wherever they went. Having one supernatural human weapon is dangerous, these seven would be apocalyptic, kora! And that's without the Mare Rings in their possession," Colonnello said wanting to make sure everyone understood the danger.
"Does anyone have any questions?" Reborn asked, when no one spoke up he snorted and smirked. "Alright, it's time to go."
That was the signal to head out to Namimori Park, walking side by side, the two Tsunas led their family out. Knowing that they might see blood today, if their were lucky it wouldn't be one of their own.
xXxXx
"You shouldn't be here," AU!Takeshi sighed as he pushed the wheelchair that held his ex-victim/current friend/maybe lover.
"I need to be, I'm Juudaime's right hand man!" AU!Hayato said looking up with fire in his eyes before he began to cough a little. The Rain Guardian stopped the wheelchair and placed a hand on his back, looking worried at the teenager who should be in bed instead of out here trying to be a hero. "I-I'm fine."
"That's it, we're going back. I'm sure they can fight without us," the Japanese said turning the chair around to head back to the school, only to be stopped by his and AU!Hayato's alternate.
"Running away are we?" the silverette who wasn't in a wheelchair asked raising an eyebrow.
"No, I'm not fag," the badass Yamamoto hissed glaring at his ex-victim/current friend/maybe lover's alternate. Even though he accepted the fact that he was homosexual, and kina liked the sweet pianist, old habits died hard. "I'm taking Hayato back to his room because he shouldn't be out here."
"Guys. . ." AU!Gokudera said not wanting the two of them to get in a fight.
"We need him out here to fight, besides our Sistema C.A.I specializes in defense!" the temperamental Hayato pointed out.
"We have a whole army here, you won't even miss us!"
"Well have you thought that maybe that Takeshi and I needed you?"
"Guys. . ." AU!Gokudera said trying again, didn't work.
"What, are you that weak that you need to depend on us? Pathedic." AU!Yamamoto scoffed rolling his eyes.
"I'm gonna kill you!"
"I'll like to see you try fag!"
"STOP IT YOU GUYS!" AU!Hayato yelled getting the attention of both his alternate and ex-bully. Getting embarrassed from all the attention he looked down thinking that maybe that bed sounded nice right about now. "Aah. . . gomenasai, forget that I said anything. . ." However, the two arguing teens couldn't forget, while yes the two didn't have the most friendliest relationship, they both wanted to keep the soft spoken Storm Guardian happy. So they would end their arguing for now, they could kill each other later.
"Haha!" Canon Takeshi's laugh broke the awkward silence between the four of them. "I think they left us," he said pointing to the path that was towards the park, and like he said they did leave the four behind. It took a moment for everyone to compute what that meant for them, and when they did, they all ran to catch up with their famiglia. When they did they saw that on the other side of the park stood seven figures, the Watatsumi. When they were only a few meters away their leader, Yukari, stepped forward from the rest and spoke.
"Konnichiwa Vongola, Arcobalenos, I'm so happy we can meet in person," the small girl greeted with a smile and a short curtsy. "So what have you decided? Help us, or die?" That last word had venom dripping from it, she was serious and she had to have power to think that she could kill them.
"We're not going to give you the rings," canon Tsuna spoke for the whole group, stepping forward.
"And we're not going to help you either," AU!Tsuna added taking some Hyper Dying Will Pills, ready to fight.
"B-But we're after the same thing. We want to go back home to our time and live our lives. Don't you want to do that as well?" Yukari asked using her innocent looks to try to persuade our heroes, however they stood by their decision. Dropping her melodic voice and changing for a flat cold one she said, "Very well then, no mercy then." The Vongola Decimos nodded their head as they prepared themselves for battles, as did the rest of their family.
"Wait! Time out please!" Iida said jumping in between the two Famiglias, "I think it's a little unfair for everyone to have a ring except for me, and we don't have half as many people as you guys do."
"Oi! You gave up your ring as 'payment' bastard!"canon Gokudera yelled at the tattoo covered man.
"I know, and now I'm taking it back," he said snapping his fingers. The Mist Mare Ring glowed indigo from Reborn's pocket and it literally got legs and walked back to its master. It crawled up Iida's body and ended up on his hand, and when the ring was on his middle finger of his right hand, a tattoo glowed and appeared on his hand that was inkless a moment ago.
"An illusion?" Reborn said looking over to the Mist Guardians on their side, they shook their head unsure of what happened either.
"That's cheating bastard!" AU!Yamamoto hissed at this trick he played on them.
"Ah-ah-aaa," the auburn haired man tisked waging his index finger, "No mercy, remember?" When he was done speaking, he ducked down to reveal that Ichinose was right behind him. His stringed blades were sent flying towards the Vongola, splitting everyone up. The battle begun and it was all or nothing, no rules, no honor, just simply battle between two opposing parties to get what they wanted.
xXxXx
Even though Junko lost to the Rain Gaurdian yesterday, she would make up for it by taking care of the babies. Her endless army of zombies moved towards the Arcoablenos, separating them from the rest.
"H-H-H-Hiiiiieeee!" Skull screamed as a rotten arm reached out to grab him. Instead of facing the large zombie.
"Stand back, kora!" the blond Mist Arcobaleno ordered before firing a Maximum Burst at the attacking zombie. While the blast didn't obliterate the decaying body, it caused it to fall back onto another zombie. "Why the hell aren't you helping, kora!" Colonnello demanded looking over at Verde and Mammon.
"I am, I plan on dissecting one of these zombies when this is all over for reashearch!" the green haired scientist said jumping to avoid attack.
"You can't fool the dead," the Mist Arcobaleno sighed disappearing and reappearing to dogged any hits.
"Couldn't you trick the girl then?" Lal asked shooting at another zombie.
"Hahaa! You can't win against me! Biaches!" Junko laughed in a mocking tone as she send more of her undead pets to attack.
"Hu-aahh. . ." Fon breathed before attacking several zombies and then taking a bit out of a garlic dumpling using Gyoza-Kempo on Junko. Her body moved on its own, and she lost control over her zombies. The corpses fell to the ground with a thud.
"You were saying?" Reborn asked loading his gun, and pointing it at the Lightning Mare Ring Holder. That was when something unexpected happen, the body that was starring at the wrong end of a gun laughed as its body weathered away in ash. All the eyes of the Acrobalenos widened as the zombies got up and started to attack again.
"Ha, like I'll put my real body in danger, not after yesterday," Junko's voice said, however, the location of the voice was undetermined as it seemed to be coming from the sky. "Prepare to die!"
xXxXx
Stepping to the side to avoided punches, Kiuchi yawned at the boring display that the Sun Guardians gave him. Their punches proved useless if they couldn't at least hit the well built man.
"Stop moving!" Ryohei yelled bringing his arm around for an upper cut, the Sun Gaurdian of the Watatsumi bend backwards avoiding contact. When he came back up he was slightly caught off guard to see the fist of the female guardian coming at him. However, even though it was a point blank, it didn't hit.
"What just happened?" AU!Kyoko gasped as she felt a force stop her fist.
"I'm not into the whole 'no mercy' stuff. And I'm really not into hurting little kids," the squinty eyed man stated walking away.
However, an attack from both sides of Kiuchi stopped him, he was now trapped in all directions. "How about us then?" canon Dino asked bringing back his whip.
"Or are you just afraid of us?" AU!Dino added swinging his whip, right in Ryohei's face. "Opps, sorry!"
"Watch where you're swinging that thing!" the male boxer yelled trying to avoid the messy swings of the Decimo.
"GAAHHH!" AU!Kyoko yelled as she was also hit by one of the Bucking Horse's whips. "Now is not the time for this!"
The scene before him caused a smirk of amusement to show. "Fine, I'll fight. . ." He pointed his index and middle fingers out like a gun, and then jerk his hand like he was firing at AU!Dino. The blond was sent flying into some bushes. ". . . but you just might regret it."
"That's just like how I-pin fights!" Kyoko pointed out covering her nose to hopefully stop the effects of the Gyoza-Kemp if he used anything like that.
"But he's not using food!" Ryohei said seeing that he wasn't eating anything at the moment.
"You don't understand, I'm using my chi." He once again pointed his "gun" at the other Dino. "The official style of my fighting is called qigong. While it's not much for fighting, I can still use it," His then pointed a "gun" at both of the Sun Gaurdians, "Now do you really want to fight me?"
xXxXx
"Ah, take it easy. Why can't we be friends?" Iida asked as he was backed into a corner between two Hibaris.
"How about I bite you to death?" AU!Hiabari said, his tonfas glowed with the Cloud Flame.
"Tattoos are not allowed at Namimori, therefore you shall be bitten to death," canon Hibari said coldly ready to attack.
"This is so unfair! Why are there two of you and only one of me?" the lanky man whined as his overcoat fell off his shoulders. His back showed that more tribal tattoos covered his body. "Let's even things up, shall we?" As the Mist Mare Ring holder said theses words, his tattoos started to come alive, moving around on his skin. Then the ink started to disappear from Iida's sink, and started to take form. A sphere floated into the air, and then it grew wings, and then extended into a huge bird. Though it wasn't solid, it was lines that took the form of a bird. Cawing and flapping its wings, it landed on Iida's arm.
"What is that?" the more nosy skylark questioned looking at the tattoo bird.
"I hate illusions. . ." the other muttered.
"This is no illusion, she's real. I can animate and give form to my tattoos, I don't know the proper term for this gift. But I like my odds now," with those words, he raised his arm and the bird took flight as his scythe was summoned. He swung it around, causing the perfects to jump back, and into the talons of the tattoo bird. Her wings whipped around dust, and dirt.
"Caaarrrw!"
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"Kufufu. . . Are you enjoying the show?" AU!Mukuro asked as flamethrowers were shot at the Watatsumi's swordsman. He dodged, but got scorched on his arm a little, even though Suguru knew everything was an illusion, a small slip led him being taken over by the illusion. Ignoring the pain, he tried to attack one the four Vongola Mist Guardian, however they were all illusions that he couldn't attack.
"Kufufu. . . Are you having trouble swordsman-san?" canon Mukuro inquired as a back of wild boars came charging at Suguru.
"Shit," the Rain Mare Ring holder cursed under his breath knowing if he didn't do something he'd be dead. Sighed he released his psychic power, stopping the boars in place. Once the samurai was out of harm's way, time resumed for the herd.
"What did you do?" AU!Chrome asked shocked that someone could easily stop one of their illusions like that, did he have some skill of illusions as well?
"I didn't come here planning on using my power on you children, but. . ." In a blink of an eye the samurai moved with lightning speed and slash all four of the Mist Guardians. "I do wish to see to tomorrow."
"Wh-What was that?" canon Chrome questioned as she spitted out some of her own blood.
"Kufufu. . . You shall pay dearly for hurting little Chrome-chan," Mukuro spat getting up.
The samurai scoffed and then appeared right in front of the two-eye-toned teen, "You maybe able to control my senses, but I can control your sense of time." With that being said he once again slashed canon Mukuro.
xXxXx
The Gokuderas couldn't believe their luck. Out of all the people they faced, they faced the one who had the same basic battle style as someone they faced before, Prince the Ripper, Belphegor. AU!Gokudera sat in a distance, shielding his alternate, as he attacked the blond with the Flame Arrow.
"Got'cha!" Ichinose yelled swinging his dagger around and at canon Gokudera. However, a shield intercepted the attack. The motherless Gokudera then took aim and fired a bullet that was covered in storm and cloud flames. The blond whirled around his weapon at high speeds, lessening the damage, but he got hit when the wire broke.
"Good job!" the impaired silverette cheered from the side lines.
"Yeah!" the other said back turning his back on the cloud of dust that gathered because of his attack. Big mistake, because a dagger was coming his way. Sensing the blade he quickly rolled away, just being grazed, but that was when it stopped mid air and turned and headed towards the bomber. "What the hell?"
""Who ever said. . . I needed. . . wires to work?" Ichinose coughed as the smoke cleared, revealing that he had an arsenal of floating knifes covered in Storm Flames. "I have psychokinesis."
"Oh shit," was all canon Gokudera cursed before all the knifes started to head his way. All he could do was defend himself from all sides with his shields, hopping the tranquil Rain Flames will keep him safe.
xXxXx
Yukari and Kondo fought like a tag team, so the Tsunas and Yamamotos had to as well. It seemed like Junko had an absolute protection thing going, while Kondo could teleport. Making it difficult to actually land an attack on them.
"Quit running away coward!" AU!Takeshi yelled after Kondo yet again teleported away from attack.
"No thanks kid," the green haired man said reappearing behind one of the Tsuna, swiping at him with a sai in one hand, and throwing another at canon Yamamoto who was right behind the Cloud Gaurdian.
"Operation. . . X" canon Tsuna whispered as he readied himself for his big attack. A familiar computerized voice answered as his soft flames trailed behind him, hitting Kondo.
"It's gonna take more than that to get me!" the sai user said turning around to attack the Decimo. However, before he could attack, Tsuna's ultimate attack, X-Burner fired at the Watatsumi Boss.
"Defend!" Yukari called out as a shield of her Sky Flame protected her from the attack. It took all of her mental concentration to protect her, a single slip would get her bunted to a crisp. When the flame stopped she sighed, relaxing a bit.
"YUKARI-SAMA BEHIND YOU!" Kondo yelled. However it was too late to defend herself anymore, because canon Takeshi was right behind her a point-blank-range, his four swords in hand. With one quick thrust of his Shigure Kintoki, he attacked with Shajiku no Ame.
Bones cracked, and blood was spilled, some splattered onto Yukari's white dress, staining it red.
"Ko-Kondo-kun. . ." She whispered wided eyed seeing that the said Clound Garudian teleported in front of her, sacrificing himself for her. "KONDO-KUNNNNNN!" All was silent as the green haired man's bleeding body fell to the ground when the blade was removed from him. Rushing to his side, Yukari started to tear up and shake as her right-hand-man was dying. No words were exchanged between them, as the light in his chestnut brown eyes started to fade away.
Once Kondo pasted away, Yukari stopped shaking. And with a tear stained face, she looked up and glared at Yamamoto Takeshi from the canon world. The atmosphere started to feel denser, as she glowed with the Sky Flame. Everyone had to take a step back from the girl as she set the dead body gently on the ground. When she stood up, looking like a wild animal, and a regal noble at the same time, she said only two words that dripped with venom.
"No mercy."
Aly: OMG! This was so difficult to write. It took me several days figuring out the battle stuff and crap. The fluffy stuff at the beginning was easy and only took me a few minutes of my time, everything else. . . not so much. Heh. I know I suck at writting battle scenes. *_*
Oh! The fluffy scenes are dedicated to my friend ViciousLies because she is the best, and is like the master of fluff!
I wish I could say that I planed on everything turning out the way it did, but I didn't. ^_^U The animated tattoos, and psychic powers were a spur of the moment thing. (I know it seemed like I had it planed out since I gave Iida tattoos in the beginning, but I didn't) Turned out great though. Um. . . I hope I can update faster this time around, since I know where I'm heading. I actually have the rest of the story planed out, but it's gonna take me a while to get there. All I can tell you is that a lot of shit is gonna happen. With that, see you next time! Bye-bye!