LunarFallenStar: Hey guys! So just a notice, I will not be able to update any of my stories from the eleventh to the eighteenth or nineteenth of February. So this might be my last update in awhile, but I might be able to post another chapter before I leave. I'm gonna' read some reviews now!
Fionlao: I have updated and thanks for your reviews! I always look forward to reading them. And I have updated pretty soon!
Little Bookwrym: Yep, Ed needs to watch out, because when Reborn has a scheme, nobody wins...except Reborn. Thanks for the kind review and I'm happy you like the story so far!
Phantom Hitman 1412: Yeah, I've read some of your story already and it is quite long and good!And you are right about how a meeting with reborn usually ends up with pain somewhere along the line... I laughed at your review when you talked about them being completely unfazed about finding out about how their '18' year old teacher could be hundreds of years old. Well, Tsuna (and the others eventually) fight with flames and there's a baby in the mafia that's one of the best hitman... yep, I wouldn't be to surprised either.
On with the story!
~Previously~
"That still doesn't explain how we are going to find out if he's really that old or not, kid," Yamamoto said.
"I have a plan," Reborn smiled slightly.
Today was the day, they were going to finally set their plan in motion. They were going to do many things to see if his limbs were real or not. No price was to high for progress is what Reborn told Tsuna, to which Tsuna immediately countered that if his limbs were real, they'd be broken beyond repair.
Reborn brushed all of the warnings from his eccentric student off and set his plan in motion at last. Poor Edward... he doesn't stand a chance.
Edward walked down the halls of Namimori Middle, whistling slightly to himself. He probably wouldn't be whistling if he knew what was in store for him.
It was currently a free period for the students and he was making the most of it, looking for a nice spot where he could take a relaxing nap. These constant classes were tiring him out. He was a scientist in Germany, of course under an alias of course, and had quite a good sum of money already saved up from his long stay here on earth.
He walked outside, enjoying the rays of sun on his skin.
"Elric-sensei!"
With a warm smile on his face, he turned to look at the approaching student, who was none other than Sasagawa Ryohei.
"Ah, Sasagawa-kun, what do you need?"
"Well, I need help to put up some of the boxing equipment like mats, dummies, and such," Determination flooded through his eyes, "You also look strong, to the EXTREME! Can you help!"
"Oh, sure why not?" Edward smiled, ignoring that Ryohei didn't really seem like his normal...extreme... self. He was being much to sheepish.
Edward would sometimes run into him during Ryohei's morning jog and the boy always seemed pumped.
The two walked to the boxing club-room and headed inside. Edward looked at the mess of mats and other practice equipment littered all over the place.
"What do you want me to put up first, Sasagawa-kun?"
"Could you help me with this mat first?" Ryohei asked, walking over to the mat, "It's heavy, to the EXTREME!"
Ignoring the ringing in Edward's ears from the unusually loud student, he walked over and grabbed the other end of the mat.
Ed slowly began to lift it, what he wasn't expecting was for Ryohei to 'accidentally' lift the mat up to fast and use to much force.
It all happened rather quickly, the mat flipped in the air and landed on none other than Edward Elric. More specifically, Edward Elric's right arm was now getting squashed by the mat.
"Elric-sensei, I am sorry, to the EXTREME!"
"It's fine really, not that big of a deal."
Edward used his arm to lift up the mat and roll out from underneath the offending equipment. He stood up and dusted off his pants, "Shall we continue?"
Edward didn't notice Ryohei staring intently at his arm, looking for bruising and the like. He also didn't notice a certain hitman staring at the scene through the window.
"Hmmm, not even flinching...rather strange indeed," Reborn muttered, "More research must be done."
Edward walked out of the bathroom as he had to fix his ponytail which had been horribly abused during his fall. He also had to check on his arm to see if any of the screws or gears had been damaged. Luck was on his side for once and there was no noticeable damage.
He walked through the halls and headed to his classroom as his class would be starting in fifteen minutes.
He slid open the door and walked in and took a seat at his desk. He propped his head on his hand and stared out of window lazily.
He was snapped out of his thoughts when the door to his classroom snapped open and in rushed Gokudera, a deck of fortune telling cards in his hands.
'This cannot be good...' Ed thought to himself as Gokudera stood in front of his desk.
"Elric, I just learned how to read fortunes using cards and read palms and I need practice before I can actually do anything, are you willing to help me?"
Edward pinched the bridge of his nose, 'I knew Gokudera-kun liked paranormal stuff like this, but I never expected this to happen...' Edward looked up at the Italian in front of him, "...fine..."
"Okay, just draw one card from this deck, but you can only use your right hand to draw a card. It's just some random rule that goes with fortune telling."
Edward reached out his hand and grabbed a card from in front of him, touching Gokudera's hand for a split second, but he just ignored it.
When Edward's hand hit his, Gokudera paid close attention, 'It was cold... not like a normal hand should be...'
After Gokudera finished reading Edward's fortune with the cards, he asked to read Edward's palm...his right one. Gokudera grew suspicious when Edward tried to talk him out of it, but eventually consented.
Gokudera took Edward's hand and applied pressure, 'Not only is it cold, it's hard like metal. Reborn will like to know this.'
Gokudera finished quickly and excused himself to his seat as students began to flow in. Class soon began and Edward began to get even more suspicious.
Yet again, there was a free period, and Edward saw Yamamoto out practicing baseball by himself. Curious to see how well his student played, for he only heard the rumors, he went to watch.
After a few more times where Yamamoto practiced his pitches, he just 'happened' to notice Edward, "Ed-sensei! Can you help me practice my batting?"
'I must have horrible bad-luck today, because I'm fairly certain this won't end well.' Edward hopped over the fence and walked over to Yamamoto, "Sure, why not?"
Edward was mentally face-palming himself, but he just can't refuse one of his students... he was also very grateful he dressed a little more casual than he usually did.
"Just throw me pitches and I'll be batter! I need practice 'cause I hurt my good arm," Yamamoto told him.
Ed nodded and picked up some baseballs and headed to his place to pitch.
He readied his arm to throw and Yamamoto went over what he had to do, 'Okay, aim for the left leg below the knee, or the right arm... got it! I just hope I don't hurt him. Talk about detention.'
Yamamoto tightened his grip on the bat and watched as the baseball darted towards him. With a 'crack', he sent the ball flying...straight into Ed's shin.
After a few seconds, Ed flinched an obviously fake flinch.
"I'm so sorry, Ed-sensei! Let me take you to the nurse's office!" Yamamoto said running up to his teacher.
"It's fine Yamamoto-kun, I'll survive," Ed said.
Yamamoto watched as Ed walked off and hopped over the fence. Yamamoto smirked slightly, changing his attention to a nearby tree and flashed a grin.
In the tree, Reborn sat smirking with a speed radar in his hand, "He couldn't just walk right off after that kind of a hit. That ball would have at least fractured his shin."
Finally, it was Tsuna's turn to carry out yet another part of Reborn's plan.
Tsuna walked up to Ed's desk after class, leaving his bag at his desk, "Edward-sensei, I don't get how this works."
Ed looked at the problem Tsuna was showing, "Oh, Tsunayoshi-kun, I can show you a trick with scissors that can help you with that."
Tsuna nodded and went back to his desk, successfully retrieving the item. As he walked back to Ed's desk, he 'tripped' and began falling.
Edward shot up and ran over to catch him, not noticing the scissors in Tsuna's hands implant themselves in his arm.
When he caught Tsuna and helped him back to his feet, he finally noticed the shark object in his right arm, "Dammit..." He cursed under his breath.
Of course, that's when Reborn, Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei decided to make their entrance.
Since the other students were gone, everyone fixed their eyes upon the object sticking out of Ed's arm.
"Ummm, ow?" Ed said, shrugging innocently.
"The facade is over now, Edward Elric. Or should I say..." Reborn said, pulling out the scissors, "Bodyguard of Vongola Primo."
Reborn couldn't help but smirk in triumph when Edward's eyes visibly widened, "Dammit."
LunarFallenStar: And there you go! Enjoy! Stay tuned for the next chapter and don't forget to review!