LunarFallenStar: Hey guys! New update! So how do you like the story so far? I've been SUPER tired lately and haven't been able to type as regularly as I like... I'll respond to reviews now and thank you to every one reading this story!

SunshineAndMoonlight: I agree, Ed has seen hell... repeatedly. Heck, he's lived through hell.

~Previously~

Hibari grunted slightly and raised his tonfas, ready to charge.

Ed braced himself for the oncoming attack.

A thought nagged him in the back of his head of his old teacher Izumi, and if he would be anything like her, the only thing he could say is...

"Welcome to hell."

~At Ed's House~

They had been training for hours on end at Ed's house.

Ed looked at his students and reviewed their performances.

Tsunayoshi was doing... okay. He just wasn't able to focus really easily. He would definitely need to work on that if Tsuna was to slip into HDW mode without the pill or bullet.

Yamamoto was doing fairly well, he had difficulty with staying balanced though for long periods of time. Every five minutes or so, he'd fall into the water.

Gokudera was interesting to watch. He already hit bulls-eyes on the targets, but he was missing the leaves horribly. Heck, he almost hit Yamamoto... Ed had the suspicion it was on purpose though.

Ryohei was proving that it could be quite a challenge to just simply sit still, be quiet, and focus on nature. It's like the boy had to scream "Extreme" to get the oxygen to his brain and everywhere else.

Hibari was honestly the most promising one of the group. The only problem was, believe it or not, he left his legs unguarded. Sure, he could dodge most of the attacks aimed at his legs, but some would be impossible to evade unless the problem is corrected now.

Ed sighed to himself, "Al, what did I get myself into?"

Ed took one last look at his students before he went to talk to Reborn to notify him of their progress, or lack thereof.

It was the next day and everyone finally managed to complete their tasks. Tsuna still couldn't quite reach HDW mode without the pill yet so he did the most logical thing.

Tsuna and company (Except Hibari) gaped at the cliff before them.

Tsuna yelled, "I have to do this again?"

"Yep!" Ed smiled evilly, "You should be able to do this and help your chances of achieving HDW mode without the pill or bullet."

Tsuna sighed, "How do we know it will work?"

"And why do we have to do it with him?" Yamamoto uncharacteristically complained.

"Because Giotto and I took the challenge and achieved it," Ed replied, "And Yamamoto, it's because you may need the skill to produce a flame later. All the guardians have their own type of flame like Tsuna here."

"You have a flame?" Tsuna asked.

"Yes, but it hasn't been named yet though, Giotto said he never saw anything like it..." Ed said, "You know what to do so I'll see you guys at the top!"

Ed slowly closed his eyes and a dull grey flame appeared on his forehead. He walked off, flames propelling him. He was on a collision course for the wall and Tsuna was prepared to scream, but everyone stared in shock as the cliff stretched out to form steps along the side that he shot up, slowly going back into the cliff after he stepped on them. Blue electricity crackled along the surface of the cliff-face.

Tsuna sighed and faced the wall, dreading what came next.

Ed looked up from the book he was comfortably reading to see a pair of hands reaching over the top of the cliff. He watched as Tsuna's spiky head peaked up from the side.

Wordlessly, Ed pulled out a silver pocket watch and checked the time, "Ten minutes... not bad."

Ed walked over to him and Tsuna expected him to help him up. Ed did the exact opposite. Slowly, Ed raised his foot and lightly pushed Tsuna back over the side and into the water below, changing the air around him to slow his fall, "Try to do it in half the time this time!"

Ed ignored his name being used in a long string of curses and went back to his book, enjoying the pleasant sunshine and gentle breeze.

They continued training for the rest of the day and they returned home with Edward telling them multiple stories which they liked hearing. The only thing is, they didn't know the stories were about him.

He was suiting up for another day of training when he heard a faint knock on the door and he rushed over, met with the worried gaze of Nana Sawada.

She asked him if he had seen Tsuna to which he replied he had only seen him last night.

She left, sighing. Edward grew worried and said he would help look for Tsuna. The one thing that didn't settle right with him though was how the group had just disappeared out of the blue. Mysterious indeed...

LunarFallenStar: Sorry for the late update and short chapter. It was originally a LOT longer except my computer crashed while I was managing it and I lost everything except what I had already saved which wasn't that long and I did NOT want to type it all out again so this chapter is short and choppy! Sorry again, R&R!