LunarFallenStar: Hey guys! Here's the latest chapter and I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and thank you all for reading and for all of your kind reviews! I really appreciate it!
UniCryin: Glad you liked the chapter!
HebaAce: I'm glad you thought it was funny! Oh, and with the flashbacks of Ed's time with the first generation, I was thinking of possibly posting a separate story of it eventually and possibly a couple flashbacks in this one.
SunshineAndMoonlight: Thanks for the review and yep, G's and Ed's relationship is similar to Ed's and Roy's. So that's who your profile pic was of. I have read and watched (even though it was different from the manga) Tsubasa Chronicles and I was thinking that the girl in your profile pic looked like Tomoyo. I wasn't able to see it super clearly, but now I can tell.
archsage328: I'm glad you thought it was so funny! Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Phantom Hitman 1412: I'm glad you liked it and laughed a lot! Don't worry, Ed fixed everything he broke and Tsuna most likely is mentally scarred about Gym class for the rest of his life. LOL I was laughing so much at your tip for the Vongola. It's funny! And I agree with you! Tsuna's and Gokudera's relationship is rock solid!
CrimsonLocket: Yes Ed was quite scary. Oh and about Ed and Al falling from the sky, I never said specifically before, but they got sent back in time so I just thought it would be funny for them to meet Giotto and G by falling on them.
Albiii: Glad you liked the story so far and I'm REALLY sorry if I made a mistake on Ed's age. I just estimated kind of because I couldn't find when Giotto and the first Gen. was alive exactly... so oops...
Kildosad: I'm glad you liked the story and enjoyed it. Thanks for the kind review.
~Previously~
"Not to mention how Elric just fell rom the sky with his little brother... literally," G said, "He was a pain in my backside back then and he still is. Do you KNOW how much trouble I went through today because of him?"
"Oh, I know," Giotto said, chuckling, "I was watching the whole time. Leave it to Ed to entertain me when this is a serious time."
"It's not so funny if it's happening to you!" G said indignantly, earning a small chuckle from Giotto.
Ed grabbed the eraser and slowly erased the chalkboard. He said good bye to the students as they walked out of his classroom and headed home or to club activities. As Tsuna and his friends exited the room, he briefly wondered who would be taking their trial next. So far, Yamamoto, Lambo, and Gokudera had each passed their respective trials. That meant there were four trials left, and Tsuna would most likely be last so it would either be Ryohei, Hibari, or Chrome (possibly Mukuro, but Ed hasn't met him yet, only the future version of Mukuro).
A shaky cry reverberated through the silence and Ed dropped his eraser in shock, "Tsunayoshi-kun?"
Ed walked slowly out into the hallway only to see the tonfa-wielding prefect before Tsuna and co, asking why they were crowding and causing a ruckus.
Ed wondered slightly what the disturbance until he heard a gruff voice, "Training to the EXTREME!"
"Ah, it's Ryohei," Ed said as he saw the boxer pulling a roller through campus.
He walked up to Hibari, "Kyoya-san, please calm down," Edward said, immediately earning a tonfa pressed against his throat. Out of his peripheral vision, he saw Tsuna having a panic attack and his two taller friends looking slightly miffed by the fact Ed had just called Hibari by his first name.
"Don't address me so familiarly, herbivore," Hibari said, obviously annoyed out of his mind.
Ed smirked at the prefect's unvoiced threat, "Oh, did I strike a nerve?"
Ed swore he saw Tsuna's and his friends' jaws drop to the floor. His little comment caused the tonfa to press harder into his throat. Looking around slowly, Ed noticed that no other students were present, most already at their clubs or heading home.
"If I were you, I wouldn't point your weapons at your allies, that could get you killed," Ed said, pushing the tonfa away from his throat, "Furthermore, I'd advise you to worry about your trial. Because if you lose, I don't know, the whole world is basically screwed. No big deal," Ed said, sarcasm dripping from his words.
Hibari was raised his tonfa in the air again, but Tsuna interrupted, "H-Hibari-san, we'll try to keep Ryohei from causing to many disturbances."
Hibari lowered his tonfa slowly, "Hn," He turned around slowly, walking away, "If any more disturbances occur because of you, I'll bite you all to death. And Herbivore, I will finish this later."
Ed smirked as the prefect left, "I'll be looking forward to that fight then."
"Edward-sensei!" Tsuna said, walking up to his favorite teacher, "Why did you say those things to Hibari-san?"
Ed turned to face his students, "I don't really know... I've always wanted to do that though. That attitude of his could very well get him killed. At least he has strength to back it up."
Tsuna sighed, "You were freaking me out! I thought he would've bitten us all to death for a second there!"
"But he didn't," Ed said, walking back into the classroom, "I'll see you all later, I have stuff to do. Tell me when another trial comes up."
The others sighed to themselves and began to walk out of school.
Time Skip
Ed sighed to himself and looked up at the clock. It was a few hours later and he could tell the sun was almost setting. He exhaled slowly and set down the stack of now graded papers on his desk.
He got up slowly and stretched, popping the joints in his stiff back, "Time for a nap break," Ed said to himself as he walked up to the roof to sleep.
A few hours before, Ed had heard the sound of Tsuna, Gokudera, and Yamamoto trying to convince Hibari to take the trial seriously so Ed assumed it was finally Hibari's turn to earn the first generations approval.
Ed slowly opened the door to the roof and stepped out into the dimming sunshine, inhaling the crisp evening air. He climbed onto the top of the stairwell and laid down on the could cement, the setting sun casting a golden glow over him. He crossed his left hand behind his head, lifting his right automail hand, a flesh-like covering hiding the material, up to the sky.
Ed didn't know how much time had passed, but he was jolted from his peaceful reverie by the sound of a door slamming open.
He moved into a sitting and rubbed his eyes, wondering who would be here at this hour besides a teacher. His question was answered when a strong voice resounded through the still evening silence, causing the birds to fly away.
"Hibari! A man's life is a never ending fight, even if it isn't a battle!" Ryohei yelled as he followed behind an annoyed Hibari.
Ed watched with amusement as Hibari hurriedly rushed forward, still appearing to walk normally while completely ignoring the persistent boxer behind him. Ed looked to the other rooftop and now noticed that a small crowd gathered there. No one noticed yet so Ed decided to lay low for the time being and just watch, wanting to see how this would play out.
"You must never turn your back on fate!" Ryohei continued, grabbing Hibari's shoulder to stop the prefect's movements, "The Hibari I know would never give up without stepping into the ring!"
Hibari whirled around and slashed up, wielding his tonfas. Ryohei dodged quickly, stepping back and his hands flying up in a defensive position.
"If you continue to be persistent, I will have to punish you," Hibari said, glaring at the teenager before him.
Ryohei gritted his teeth before yelling out, "Very well! If words aren't going to be enough, I'll use my fists!"
The two teens glared at each other, seeming to be completely concentrated. All hell looked as if it was about to break loose, but everything was stopped when a shadow slowly passed over the building.
Everyone ceased their movements and looked up in surprise, seeing none other than a giant blimp with a picture of an octopus on the side and accents of purple here and there.
"What?" Ryohei said, looking up at the giant airship, "Who's interrupting our intense showdown!"
Ed looked up at the blimp, inspecting it closely.
'The mark is on Skull's helmet, so that means this belongs to the Karkassa family!' Ed thought, 'I'm guessing things are about to get real ugly, real fast.'
As Skull's voice became clear over the microphone, Skull quickly began to start his rant which promptly made Ed lose any and all interest in the matter. Ed found himself snapping back to reality, however, when the angered Arcobaleno quickly became ready to fire the cannons located on the blimp.
'What the hell?' Ed asked himself in shock, 'This baby has serious issues!'
Ed got ready to defend himself and attack, but didn't move from his spot atop the stairwell. He decided it would be best to let Hibari and Ryohei handle this for now and step in if he was needed, which was not the case as of yet.
Ed watched with interest as Skull fired at the school, only to have each and every attack be blocked by the angry Hibari and Ryohei. Ed couldn't help but laugh slightly as Hibari used Roll to create a hole in the front of the blimp, causing the massive airship to descend slowly. Ed was snapped out of his laughter however when he realized the blimp was on a collision coarse for the school.
Ed stood up quickly, lighting the flame on his forehead before turning to Ryohei and Hibari, "Ryohei! Kyoya-san!"
Ryohei looked up at him in shock while Hibari grew annoyed and looked away, "Elric-sensei! When did you get here?"
"I've been here," Ed replied, "I'll move around the particles in the air and slow down the blimp as much as I can! I can't really help any more in case this is part of your trial, as I'm not allowed to interfere! Do what you can with the extra time!"
Ryohei nodded while Hibari grunted and the two teenagers went into action.
Hibari opened up his box weapon again and sent multiple spikes up to the airship, hoping to stop it's descent, but sadly it had no effect. Ed gritted his teeth as he slowly shut his eyes. Concentrating on the air around him, everything around him slipped away as he solely concentrated on slowing down the blimp.
Everyone was surprised when Skull fired more missiles at the two teenagers.
"It can still fire?" Ryohei asked in disbelief, quickly using his box weapon to propel himself into the sky. As he got closer and closer to the falling blimp, Skull fired another round of missiles to halt Ryohei's advancement. Ryohei, however, smoothly dodged them all and briefly craned his head to look at Hibari, "Hibari! All yours!"
Hibari grunted, "You didn't have to tell me that... I will protect Nami Middle."
Hibari quickly maneuvered the spiked spheres of his box weapon into a position that would prevent the missiles from harming the school or anyone else.
Everyone watched with baited breath as Ryohei got closer and closer to the airship, "Take this!" He yelled punching the nose of the blimp, "MAXIMUM CANNON!"
A blinding light formed around Ryohei's fist and everyone watched as the power that was built up was released, creating a massive shockwave that destroyed the blimp in a burst of light.
Smoke clouded everyone's vision and everyone waited, looking to see if Ryohei was unharmed.
Ed slowly opened his eyes, feeling the presence of the balloon now gone, and smirked when he saw the smoke dissipate and reveal Ryohei who watched as multiple crew-members floated to the ground using their parachutes.
"We won't forget this!" They yelled, swearing vengeance on Ryohei, who remained unfazed.
Everyone looked up in shock as they saw another, smaller airship slowly making its way towards them.
"How dare you!" Skull's voice resounded over a speaker.
"An escape pod?" Ed realized, "You coward! Escaping to save yourself, but leaving your men behind? Despicable."
Ed was shocked when he heard Hibari give a small grunt in agreement.
Everyone kept their attention on the small airship, waiting to see what Skull had up his sleeve. It wasn't really surprising when Skull lowered down small guns attached to the floor of the ship and aimed them at Ryohei and Hibari, not hesitating to fire.
Right before Skull fired, however, Ryohei finally noticed his little sister, Kyoko, along with Haru, Lambo, and I-pin, looking up at him with shock. He snapped his attention back towards Skull however when a small, yet audible, click was heard, signaling that a missile had been shot towards him. He flew up to them, "Maximum Ingram!" He yelled out, appearing to split into three people to punch all of the missiles at once, destroying them. He lowered himself down a little bit, but soon noticed a stray missile heading directly towards the group on the ground. i.e.: His sister, Haru, Lambo, and I-pin.
He realized that he couldn't stop it in time and by Ed's loud string of curses, he assumed Ed was in the same predicament.
Ryohei watched in horror as the missile reached its destination and smoke obscured their vision.
Everyone was surprised, however, when the smoke cleared. Instead of a smoldering crater, there was a purple ball of spikes, which turned out to be Roll, with its back facing the airship. Hibari had used Roll to shield the bystanders from the attack that would have either severely injured them, or worse, killed them. Ryohei turned to offer thanks to Hibari, but was surprised to find the prefect jumping up slowly to the airship.
Ryohei turned when he heard a thud beside him and saw none other than Ed beside him, slowly standing up.
Ed whistled softly, "Skull really pissed Hibari off."
Ryohei found himself nodding in agreement.
"P-Please Stop this!" Skull's pleas were heard over the sound of Hibari's trademark threat.
"I'll bite you to death!"
Everyone watched as Hibari slashed the airship quickly with his tonfa, jumping out of the way before the airship exploded, sending Skull flying who knows where.
"G-great job, my student, you've improved!" Skull yelled as he flies away, "But why did you have to do this to me?"
Ed cupped his hands around his mouth and faced skull, breathing in, before yelling, "Shit happens! What goes around comes around, you psycho baby!"
Ed stood at the edge of the roof, watching as the group ran towards Kyoko, Haru, Lambo, and I-pin, obviously worried about them. Hibari slowly walked behind them, not showing any form of interest.
Ed smiled to himself as he saw a torrent of sun flames appear, revealing Knuckle, and after a few moments another torrent of Cloud flames appeared, revealing Alaude.
Deciding to make his entrance, Ed jumped off the roof, using his flames to slow his descent, yelling, "EXTREME free-falling!"
Both Knuckle and Alaude turned around in surprise and their faces displayed the overwhelming shock they felt, and it took a lot to make Alaude have any kind of reaction.
"Ed?" Knuckle said in surprise as Ed landed in front of them.
"Elric?" Alaude said as well.
Ed stood up and smirked at their expressions, "Is it that surprising to see me?"
"Yes considering you were supposed to be dead and extremely long time ago," Knuckle said in shock.
Alaude grunted and looked away.
"That's the only form of greeting I get from you? You are still such a stubborn dog, Alaude-chan chan?"
"What was that Elric?" Alaude asked, a dangerous glint in his voice.
"Oh, you still don't like that nickname?" Ed asked, obviously enjoying himself, "Which one would you prefer? Maybe 'Alaude-puppy' or something like-"
"Your dead Elric!"
Everyone watched in confusion at the scene before them. Gokudera turned to Knuckle and asked, "I thought that the first cloud guardian was supposed to be a level-headed, mature person that didn't really interact with others?"
"Oh, he usually is," Knuckle replied, "However, Ed over there is a special case. He's one of the only people that has been able make Alaude loose his cool. He was actually one of the first people to make him lose his cool willingly."
Tsuna sighed, "Just leave it to Edward-sensei to get a rise out of someone..."
Knuckle nodded in agreement, "Yep. Ed once told me that making enemies wasn't something that he avoided."
Tsuna sweat-dropped.
A few minutes later after they managed to split up the fight between the two, they finally managed to complete the inheritance ceremony. After Alaude and Knuckle accepted Hibari and Ryohei as worthy, they slowly began to fade back into flames.
Right before they left, however, Alaude said one last thing, "Hibari... beware of Elric..."
Everyone wondered what he meant while Ed just snickered, "I think Alaude's worried I'll treat Hibari the same way I treat him."
Later that night, Ed looked out his window and at the stars sparkling in the sky.
"The trial of Daemon is next... I'm really not looking forward to seeing that bastard..." Ed gritted his teeth.
LunarFallenStar: This chapter is officially done! Oh, I wanted to make Ed's relationship with Hibari and Alaude kind of be a comical one where he would just annoy them for the fun of it and try to make them lose their cool. So, to do that, Ed will give Hibari stupid nicknames and call him by his first name, 'Kyoya'. I thought it would be kind of funny to see Hibari get annoyed. Well, R&R and stay tuned for the next chapter!