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! I also might not be able to update in about two weeks as I am going on vacation, but hopefully I will be able to if I have time...

UniCryin: I'm glad you liked this chapter and guess what? You'll get to see the Edward's and Daemon's relationship.

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HebaAce: I'm glad you liked this chapter and thought it was funny! And you will get to see what Ed is like with Daemon around in this chapter so I hope you enjoy it!

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~Previously~

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.

Tsuna awoke slowly, rubbing his eyes. He sat up and looked around, his vision still slightly blurry from sleep.

"Good morning," A voice said.

Tsuna yawned, soon responding, "Good morning... wait..."

Tsuna blinked a few times and everything came into focus. Let's just say, the sight that awaited him shocked him to no end, "Hieee! E-Edward-sensei! Primo! What are you doing here?"

Edward took a sip of the tea he was holding in his hands, Primo doing the same, "Is it that strange to see your immortal teacher/bodyguard having a nice cup of tea in the morning with your long since dead ancestor who is a bunch of flames? I thought you'd be used to things like this by now..."

Giotto laughed at Ed's comment, "Just like old times, huh?"

Ed nodded, sipping his tea again, "Ah, It's been a while since we could talk like this. It kind of reminds me of when-"

"DON'T GO OFF DOWN MEMORY LANE!" Tsuna yelled in frustration, "Why are you here anyway?"

"Well, we were planning to go check on Chrome-chan today, but when I got here, your mom told me that you were still asleep and that I could wait for you to wake up. Giotto over here materialized to keep me company."

Giotto nodded in agreement to his friend's statement.

"Anyway, how can you drink tea! Primo's just sky flames..." Tsuna pointed out.

"Again, I'm immortal and he's your great-great-great-grandfather made out of sky flames that appeared out of a ring to test you and that's what you're asking?" Ed asked, quirking an eyebrow.

Tsuna sighed in defeat, "Okay, I'll just pretend that this is normal and go take a shower like I always do so... just... stay here," Tsuna said, walking out of his room and towards his bathroom.

The room was silent for a few moments before Ed spoke up, "It's really the Mist-Inheritance trial isn't it..."

Giotto nodded, "I'll trust that he'll fulfill his duty..."

"I still don't get why you still qualify that bastard as a friend," Ed muttered, sipping his tea.

Giotto smiled softly at his friend, "Now, now. Watch the language," Giotto chided, "Al would've agreed with me about this."

Ed sighed softly to himself, staring down at the swirling tea within the cup, "Giotto... do you ever wonder why things happen the way they do?"

"What brought about this question?" Giotto asked, quirking a brow at his friend's sudden, off-topic question.

Ed sighed slightly, "It's just that, I've been wondering, would this world be different if I had never been immortal?"

"That is a question we will never know the answer to," Giotto responded, "But one thing I do know, I would've been dead on many occasions if it weren't for you."

Ed laughed slightly, "I could say the same thing to you. Even after you... passed on... you were still saving my ass left and right."

Ignoring Ed's language, Giotto asked, "And how did I help you, pray tell?"

Ed reached his hand and pulled out and old, gold pocket watch, "This right here."

"The pocket watch?" Giotto asked, shocked, "You still have it?"

"Of course I do. This pocket-watch symbolizes a vow of eternal friendship. Something I wouldn't give up for the world..." Ed replied, smiling softly at the time-keeping device, "This thing saved my life a few times. It protected me from a fatal bullet that could've left me paralyzed. Being immortal and paralyzed doesn't seem to fun..."

Giotto smiled, "I'm glad to see you still have it though."

Ed smirked at him, "Yeah, it's nice to have a pocket-watch that has a happy meaning to it."

They both laughed softly, happy that they could talk again like old times.

The group slowly headed down to Kokuyo Land to see Chrome as everyone was worried more or less about the young girl. While some *cough*Gokudera*cough* were complaining about how Chrome shouldn't make them, more specifically Tsuna, worry about her, Kyoko, Haru, and I-pin defended the female mist guardian saying that something must be troubling Chrome.

Everyone was shocked to see Ken and Chikusa slowly walking down the trail. That is, everyone except Ed who seemed to have found something interesting behind them and had completely turned his back to the group.

After a few words were exchanged about Chrome, Ken looked behind Tsuna in shock, "You guys recruited another girl, byon?

"Another... girl?" Tsuna asked in confusion, looking around, "Could you be talking about Yuni?"

Tsuna gestured to Yuni, only to receive a no from Ken. 'Who could it be then?' Tsuna was startled out of his musings when he heard Gokudera snickering loudly.

"Gokudera-kun?" Tsuna asked in curiosity.

"I think the animal freak might be talking about Elric," Gokudera said between laughs, gesturing to the blonde alchemist who still had his back facing them, "They're mistaking him for a girl probably. Well, he does have a braid."

Tsuna looked at his teacher, slowly connecting the dots as realization hit. Dread passed over his features as he noticed Ed's antennae twitch slightly, 'Oh no...' Tsuna thought in despair.

"Wait, you mean 'she' is a 'he' byon?" Ken asked incredulously, the usually stoic Chikusa face palming beside him.

Ed stood up slowly, turning to face the soon-to-be-dead Ken, "What was that, you animal fetish freak?"

"H-Hey byon!" Ken said in annoyance.

Gokudera laughed loudly, "'Animal fetish freak'? That's a good one!"

Edward charged the unsuspecting Ken and quickly scissor kicked his face, quickly followed by a round house kick into a nearby wall. As Ed continued to beat Ken to a pulp, Chikusa sighed, "I'll be taking my... companion. We have to run some errands," Chikusa walked over to the where the brawl was occurring and quickly grabbed Ken's collar, dragging the kicking and screaming Ken away.

Ed panted heavily, glaring in the direction Ken had been dragged off in, "That circus freak! How dare he call me a girl!"

Gokudera walked over to the still fuming teacher and sighed, "Well, it's not that much of a surprise and all with the braid and how you're so sma-"

"Do you want to finish that sentence, bastard?" Edward questioned menacingly, causing the bomber to flinch back slightly.

"Because you're so... smart. Yeah, Smart!" Gokudera stuttered, "I wasn't going to say anything else whatsoever!"

Ed sighed before turning towards the direction they were originally headed in, all signs of anger gone, "Okay let's go!'

Tsuna stared at him incredulously, 'His personalities flip-flopped again!' he thought.

When they reached Kokuyo land, everyone was shocked by Chrome's change in demeanor and the three girls present ran to comfort their distressed friend. Kyoko and Haru soon advised that Tsuna and the others leave.

Tsuna began to object, but Reborn shook his head, "There are some problems only girls can understand," Reborn said.

After Yuni said that she would remain to protect them, Tsuna begrudgingly agreed to leaving the group alone.

Once outside in the hall, Ed turned to face the young mafia boss, "Tsunayoshi-kun, I'll stay here just in case. You never know what might happen. I'll stay out here as guard."

Tsuna nodded, "Thanks Edward-sensei."

Edward smiled at the group as he watched them slowly turn and walk off down the hall to leave the abandoned amusement park.

Ed sighed and leaned against the wall, Chrome's words repeating like a broken record in his head, 'I don't want to fight anymore! I'm... S-scared...'

He was vaguely reminded of the times he spent in Amestris. A rippling pain was sent through his head as a memory of someone flashed through his mind, the person speaking to him, 'I'm scared...'

Ed fell to the floor, clutching his head in agony. Who was that? Why couldn't he remember? Why did Chrome's words remind him of someone he had apparently long forgotten. He couldn't even tell who it was as the image flashed by too quickly, but Ed had seen an unusual tattoo under the person's eye. His eyes widened in shock, "Could it be?"

Time Skip

Ed had been outside the theater of Kokuyo land for who knows how long, silently watching over the girls who remained inside.

Ed felt his heart stop briefly for a second as a presence he knew sickeningly well filled his mind, making his blood boil.

"Daemon..."

Without hesitance, Ed ran into the theater only to see an orb of mist flames trapping the girls. He ran over, pounding his fists on the hardened flames, "Dammit! How could I let this happen!"

The girls looked at him, startled that he was there but still calling to him for help. Ed was too preoccupied with trying to free the trapped girls that he didn't notice their startled expressions. The last thing he heard before everything went black was Yuni's yell, "Look out!"

Ed slowly blinked his eyes open, ignoring the intense pain rippling through his cranium, "W-what's going on?"

"I see you're finally awake Al. Che. Mist."

Ed looked up and was instantly filled with disgust when he saw the source of the voice, "Daemon, what the fuck are you doing!"

"Oh? Still haven't lost that temper I see," Daemon said smugly.

"You bastard! Answer my question!"

"I'm just reforming your precious friends into the Vongola I see fit," Daemon said, "They need to have power and be merciless enough to crush enemies without hesitation! They need to be able to kill without emotions getting in the way!"

"You know you're sick right?" Ed spat at the man he loathed with a passion, "Trying to get a couple of fifteen to seventeen year olds to learn how to kill and accept it? That's messed up."

"They are in the mafia, alchemist," Daemon said, "It's there job to kill. They can't do that with all those pesky emotions getting in the way."

"Those 'pesky emotions' happen to be their strength. It gives them the power to crush any enemy," Edward said, smirking, "Giotto would've said the same thing."

"Primo was a fool!"

"How dare you say that about Giotto?" Ed growled, "He's saved your ass so many times I've lost track!"

"Wanna' say that again, shrimp?" Daemon threatened.

Ed smirked, he'd gotten the pineapple to crack, "Try me."

LunarFallenStar: And that's where I'll end it! Sorry for not updating sooner. I blame it on my computer cause it kind of exploded so I have to use my brother's computer now and he's difficult... well anyway, please R&R and I hoped you all liked it~!