Ryu- Well, here's another update. Sorry for the delay, but I was planning the whole fiction out. Just to make sure I didn't leave anything out and to make sure I know what to do next.
sigyn-chi – Yes, I was trying for cute, and it seems to have succeeded. Chrome, well, you'll see later on.
-Shiroix3 – Yes I remember you. Oh, and unfortunately, co-ed Dragon has moved. Which explains my absence in the Rockman section. Though the name Dragon will live on, in the form of an explanatory OC.
wind-master-redmoon – Hm, maybe I should explain Mukuro and his group. It's not a real pack. Maybe this chapter can explain things.
Silver Star Celine- Well, here's more.
GoddesOfWrath- Thanks.
Tsuki no Akebono- Thank you.
HikariNoTenshi-San – Well, they can help themselves. Instinct does play a role.
GothAngel18- Don't worry, I will finish it. Just like I have done with all my other fictions.
yuki-nekolin – Sorry, didn't mean for it to be a cliff, it just happened.
Ryu- Oh, and another note from me. I will be adding a OC. Explanations and reason, and other stuff. So I will need an explanatory OC. Please don't be sad, as the name says, the OC is an explanatory person. She will be the reason why people were becoming hybrids in the first place. Oh, no. Uh, ignore that. Just know that this OC is important. She's a reason, and nothing more.
The Beginning
So the battle began. It was a three way battle between Mukuro, Hibari, and Tsuna. Well, it was more like Hibari chasing after Mukuro, Mukuro chasing after Tsuna, and Tsuna trying to get away.
"Kufufu, as if I'll let you get away." Mukuro said as the number in his eye went from the kanji for 6 to the kanji for 3. (1)
And when Tsuna blinked, there were now snakes in front of him, and they looked deadly.
"Hiii!" Tsuna shrieked as he ran in the opposite direction and ran through Mukuro's wolf legs, much to his surprise.
Though Tsuna did not go any further because he bumped into Hibari, who didn't seem to notice as he was currently eying Mukuro.
"Well that was unexpected. I didn't know he was that small." Mukuro said as he flicked his head and the spike collar seemed to glow for a second, but Tsuna wasn't sure.
Then suddenly there was a loud roar and the next moment, a black and white dragon was standing before them. Though Tsuna wasn't paying attention because he noticed something.
"Hey, why does that dragon have the same eye as you?" Tsuna said. "What are you talking ab-" Mukuro stopped mid sentence.
"Hm, I don't know whether to be happy that you have animal traits, or be angry that everyone has animal traits." The dragon said while putting emphasis on the "everyone".
"I can assure you, it was not my fault." Mukuro said. The dragon leaned in closer to Mukuro's face. "Hypocrite." The dragon said and then head-butted Mukuro.
Before Tsuna could say anything, he felt himself being lifted by the scruff of his neck.
"Huh, what the?" Tsuna said as he struggled to see who was lifting, only to see Hibari. "Be quiet like a good puppy." Hibari said through his canines as he began to walk away.
"Wait." The dragon said and Hibari stopped and turned to face the dragon. Tsuna had no choice, being he was held by Hibari.
"What year, is it?" The dragon asked. "It's 2008." Hibari replied (2), and the dragon began to mumble to itself. Tsuna could only hear tidbits of what it was saying.
"...400 years... Idiot Mukuro...How...I fix this?" The dragon mumbled and then began to think. When the dragon finished thinking, it spoke. "Would you please be kind enough to tell me what is going on in the world?" The dragon said.
"That depends if you can stop the fighting." Hibari said as he let Tsuna down. The dragon turned white and Tsuna wasn't sure, but it seemed like the dragon smiled.
"My pleasure." The dragon said, then there was smoke, yelps of pain, and when the smoke cleared, the ones fighting were clutching their heads in pain and not a dragon, but a dark haired girl who did not seem to have any animal traits. She was just pocketing something. Hibari assumed it to be what the girl used to hit the herbivores' heads.
"Is this enough?" The girl said. "It is fine." Hibari said. "Then where shall we talk?" The girl said. "There is no need to talk." Mukuro said. Apparently he recovered from the pain.
"Yes there is. I gave you those flames, then 400 years later, this is the result." The girl said, gesturing. "Well, it wasn't my fault." Mukuro said, intent on using that excuse.
"I'm so going to punch your lights out if you don't give me a reasonable explanation." The girl said, while holding up her fist to support her threat.
"What do you mean?" Tsuna said while turning back into his human form. The girl seemed a bit surprised, but it passed.
"You seem, a lot like him." The girl said with a nostalgic look on her face. "Huh?" Tsuna said, but then someone cut in.
"Let's talk somewhere private." Tsuna turned around and saw Reborn. "Okay." The girl said. "You guys can talk, I'll be taking my leave." Mukuro said, but was stopped as the girl grabbed his collar.
"Not, so, fast. Nappo-chan. You're the cause of this all." The girl said. (3) So everyone, including Tsuna's and Mukuro's group followed Reborn to the reception room.
When they got there, everyone's attention was on the girl.
"Um, I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Dragon, and yes, I know it's weird." Dragon said. "Of course it's weird, you're a dragon and you-" Mukuro said before Dragon bopped him on the head.
"So, what's the problem?" Reborn said. "Well, one thing I noticed, was that everyone has animal traits, and last time I checked, they didn't." Dragon said.
"What, but that must mean you're older." Tsuna said. "Well, let's see. Uh, me and Mukuro are older spiritually. Meaning our spirits are older, but our bodies are younger." Dragon said.
"Kufufu, you're not really good at explaining." Mukuro said. "Che, then why don't you try explaining." Dragon said. "My pleasure, but instead of explaining, I'll show everyone.
At that, the surroundings began to shift and soon, it was an empty space with six doors surrounding them.
Each door looked different and had a number on it. Then everyone saw what seemed like Dragon and Mukuro going through the first door. When that happened, it was like the lives of Dragon and Mukuro flashed before their eyes.
This continued on until they got to the sixth door and the illusions stopped when they got to the present.
"So in other words, you two have been reincarnated six times?" Reborn said. "That is correct." Mukuro said. "But what has this got to do with anything?" Yamamoto said.
"Blame pineapple head for everything." Dragon said. "Why must you insist on calling me that?" Mukuro said. "Because your hairstyle hasn't changed in over 400 years." Dragon said.
"I think this is getting off topic." Reborn said. "Oh right, um, I guess I should show you what happened." Dragon said as their surroundings changed yet again.
This time, it was on a very un-modern looking street, but Reborn seemed to recognize it.
"Italy." Reborn said.
What seemed like a twenty year old Mukuro and a five year old Dragon were walking the streets. The only thing old was that no one had any animal traits, not even the older looking Mukuro.
If you were a normal person, it would just look like a father and a daughter. Too bad the girl was wearing a coat that hid most of the evidence. She was covered in blood and her face was void of emotion.
The two kept walking down the streets until they got to a deserted park. That's when the two began to talk.
"I guess seeing as how you helped me, I should return the favor." Young Dragon said in a monotone voice. "Kufufu. Correct, but what I need should be simple for you to do." Older looking Mukuro said. "Fine, what is it." Younger Dragon said.
"I want a piece of your Night flame, and a piece of your Celestial flame." Older looking Mukuro said. Though she did not look surprised, but her voice showed it. "Those flames are dangerous if not handled properly." Younger Dragon said.
"Don't worry, I have a purpose for them, and I'll handle them very carefully." Older looking Mukuro said. Younger Dragon sighed. "Fine, but I warn you, once they bond with a soul, it will be hard to extract." Younger Dragon said as she snapped both her fingers and one pure black flame appeared on her left hand while a pure white flame appeared on the other.
Suddenly, the flames turned to ice, yet, they still retained their color. Younger Dragon handed the two frozen flames to the older looking Mukuro.
"All you need to do it melt them with your resolve. Oh, and you can drop your illusions, I don't need them anymore." Younger Dragon said as she turned back into her dragon form and then flew off.
"Those were the Zodiac flames." Reborn said. "Zodiac flames?" Tsuna said. "Oh, I can't believe you know about them." Dragon said.
"Of course. Tsuna's ancestor, Giotto said he came in contact with them. Being Tsuna's caretaker, I would know." Reborn said. "Hm, Giotto, why does that sound so familiar." Dragon said, then it seemed like to figure something out, for she turned to Mukuro.
"You lying hypocrite. You said you were a rogue wolf." Dragon said. "I am." Mukuro said. "I'm not talking about now, I'm talking about then." Dragon said as she suddenly changed into a black and white wolf the same size as Mukuro and tackled him.
While they had their quarrel, Tsuna talked to Reborn.
"What's a rogue wolf?" Tsuna asked. "It's a wolf that has done something to be shunned. They normally don't get to join packs or make any because of their status, but their chance of making a pack is high if the whole pack is made of rogue wolves, but a rogue pack isn't considered a real pack." Reborn said.
"Eh, so their not the same as nomadic wolves?" Tsuna said. "No. Nomadic wolves can easily form or join packs. Nomadic wolves are just normal wolves, they just tend to travel across territories often." Reborn said.
When the two finished talking, Hibari thought enough was enough and changed into his wolf form. When Dragon landed in front of him, he leaned in and bit her ear. At first, their was silence, then suddenly Dragon's fur turned all white and he size shrunk to that of a pup.
"Ow, ow, ow. Okay, I've learned my lesson." Dragon said while clawing at the air. Feeling satisfied, Hibari dropped her onto the ground.
"Kufufu, it seems you still have split personality disorder." Mukuro said. "Oh, I'll split something all right." Dragon said as she tried to charge, but being smaller, Hibari's paw on her tail stopped her from going any further.
Seeing she couldn't get to Mukuro, she stopped. Then her fur changed again. It went from white to black in the blink of an eye. Mostly everyone showed surprise, but Hibari and Mukuro didn't. Hibari being Hibari and Mukuro being a close "friend" to Dragon.
When Dragon spoke, she had the same same tone and facial expression as in the illusion. "Mukuro, I'm still angry you did that." Dragon said.
"What the heck just happened!" Gokudera said. "Kufufu. Shall I explain." Mukuro said. Dragon lied down sphinx style. "Do as you wish." She said.
"Well, as I have said, she has split personality disorder. Why she has it, I'm not entirely sure. One thing I know is that it is to help control her flames. There are the flames she gained, and her natural flame. Everyone has a natural flame, but Dragon is able to get all the different types of flames. The strongest flames affect her personality. Her Night flame is black, which is what she is now, her Celestial flame is white, what she was before, and her Sky flame is orange, but for some reason, her form just turns black and white, instead of orange. I believe Vongola has a Sky flame." Mukuro said.
"Huh, how do you know?" Tsuna said. "I figure it out when I saw those markings on your bigger wolf form." Mukuro said. (4)
"Well, I think that's enough for today." Reborn said as he got up to leave. "Wait, what do we do now?" Tsuna said. "Figure that out for yourself." Reborn said as he left.
"We still have time for last period." Yamamoto said. "But what do we do about Dragon?" Tsuna said. "She can live with u-" Mukuro said before Dragon's fur changed to white and she cut in. "Oh no you don't, I still get shivers every time I remember living with you, besides, a lone wolf stays alone, isn't that right, Hibari-san." Dragon said. (5) "That is correct." Hibari said.
So with that said, everyone filed out of the reception room, or face the glare of Hibari.
-TBC-
1. I'm not exactly sure if it's the number three that's the Realm of Beasts. Correct me if I'm wrong.
2. Not sure about the year in the manga storyline.
3. I'm pretty sure Nappo means pineapple in Japanese.
4. If you don't know, I have drawn a pic on my Deviant. The link is on my profile. I'll write more later.
5. She's implying something.
Ryu- Well, I hoped you enjoyed this. Took me a while, what with all the planning an stuff. I hope you readers aren't angry about the OC. I know some people absolutely hate them, but she will have not pairings.