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A/N: Thanks to Soul Vrazy, xxOMGgalxx, RawR, xXHalfPrinceXx, Mad3lina, mangopudding, ShiroHachi to KuroHachi, shanagi95, loveless23, Ayz283, TsunaHibari1827, Xj9, Narutopokefan, KitsuneNaru, naruke3176, sexysnowcat, H0licist, Skye Guardian, FireflyAliceXIII, sUSHI SHI SHI, Saturnblue, MissSexyRain, sleepdeprived91, minato19, Five Seconds, Kanrei, purplebunny93, ahzria-hime, Gesuto, UnfadingPromise, ChaOtixReboRn, and sapphire644 for reviewing!

And I am not changing Reborn to the Sky Arcobaleno! It was a mistake! You people are making me feel stupid when you mention that mistake. I fixed it! I don't know how I missed that when I was proofreading it, but to be fair, I was a bit distracted by my ice cream cone.

Argh! I've had the worse morning even today. First, my mom had to wake me up at 6:40 because I'm supposed to be at work at 7. Hahaha, so late as you can probably guess. Then to make matters worse, my stupid car wouldn't start this morning so I had to go inside, complain to my dad, get keys to another car, and, out of frustration, throw my keys down and leave. Then I had to figure out how to adjust everything in the car I was using. 20 minutes late, hooray! To make everything worse, it wasn't until I got to work that I realized that the keys I threw away earlier were needed because I couldn't get into the station without them. So I had to call my boss so he could tell me where the hidden keys were. What a fun morning, don't you agree? *roll eyes* Stress and frustration levels were so high that I was crying. I hate mornings.

"Talking in Italian"

"Speaking in Japanese"

'Thinking'

Chapter 8

"Tsunayoshi-kun." Just hearing his name from that man in his native tongue sent chills down Tsuna's spine, and they weren't chills of fear. They were chills of anger. How dare he? "I don't know what you did or how you escaped, but it won't happen again. You will be mine. And anyone who gets in my way will perish."

Tsuna put his phone back in his bag when the voice mail was over. It was a good thing he was told who attacked him and that they were after him or he would have been extremely worried and confused about that voice mail. As it was, he was worried and furious. How dare that man even suggest that he would kill all his acquaintances just for trying to help him? No, they wouldn't help him. There was a reason they were only acquaintances.

It was so they never had to throw away their lives to help him. He kept them at a distance so they would never feel that they were required to help him when he needed it. They were acquaintances so they could forget each other one day. That was the way it was because Tsuna felt that one day, he may have to leave and never turn back. They would never see or hear from him again. They were acquaintances so Tsuna did not have to get attached to them. That would make everything harder.

But somewhere down the line, he made a mistake and he didn't even realize he had done so until Byakuran threatened them in his voice mail.

He had learned to care for them too much. Somewhere through all the times of laughter, spars with Kyoya, training with Ryohei, the teasing from Hayato and Takeshi, the creepy laugh from Mukuro, the way Mukuro always said "my dear Tsunayoshi" when talking to him, the times when he just hung with Lambo during breaks at school and talked about nothing important, the silly jokes he shared with Ken and Chikusa, all the fights and silly argument they all got into, he wanted something more. Somewhere along the line, he had gotten much closer to all them than he ever wished. Somehow, his guard was dropped and his heart opened up to let them all in. They had become something so much more to him. Without even meaning to, his heart had started calling them friends, while his brain still tried to convince them they were only acquaintances.

It was a huge mistake on his part. He couldn't do this anymore. He was a thief in the underground world. He couldn't just go on and allow himself to suddenly have opened his heart to his acquaintances like this. It would put them all in danger. This could no longer go on.

If his heart was going to open up like this for them, then he could no longer associate himself with them. It would hurt, but it had to be done. He didn't want them to get involved with his business.

Taking out his personal phone, Tsuna checked that it was clear of messages before putting it back in his bag. He slipped out of the bed, grabbed his shoes that were next to it, and put them on. He crossed over to the window and looked down. The ground was at least four stories away. Now, he had no problem jumping two stories, and sometimes three, but four was a bit much. He could just use his Hyper Dying Will, but he didn't want to risk getting caught with that so that left him with the choice of going down a few floors and jumping, taking the risk of walking into a room with someone in it, or going out the front door.

Decisions, decisions.

First of all, he decided it wasn't safe to move until it was a little later as they might still be people who are awake at this time.

The next two hours dragged on for him. There was absolutely nothing to do when confided to a bedroom, and to make matters worse, he still had this stupid headache to deal with. The only good thing was that by now it was just a dull throb. It is also helped that he rested for two hours, in total boredom, but it was still good.

The moment that the two hours passed, Tsuna was off the bed, throwing his backpack on one shoulder, and moving over to the door. He opened it a crack and was met with complete darkness. How the hell was he supposed to get around the stupid mansion when it was so dark in it?

After a few minutes of thought, he found that his only option was a flame. He closed the door and dug around in his bag until he found his metal gloves and pulled one of them on. His left hand came alive with flames a moment after that. He slid out of the room, quietly shutting the door behind him, and looked around. A mansion! It just had to be the mansion of the biggest Mafia Famiglia out there and one he never dealt with. This was just great!

Sighing, he turned left and started that way. There had to be more than one staircase in a place this big. He was bound to come across one of them if he was lucky.

Left. Right. Right. Straight. Left. It was a never ending cycle of turns in this place. If some ever did try to steal from the Vongola, they would most likely get lost first before finding anything in this place. Not just that, but he did find staircases….that went up! They were placed in random places as if to confuse the hell out of strangers. And it was working! There were no areas where all the staircases were located in one spot. That would just be too easy for enemies.

A maze.

He was stuck in a maze.

He felt so exposed here. He was a guest here, being treated by the Sun guardian. And now he was sneaking around, using his Sky flames. This was very, very dangerous for him. He just wanted out of here before he was caught.

Frustrated with not being able to find a staircase going down, Tsuna went up the next staircase he saw. Maybe he would have better luck trying to find a staircase going down from a higher floor and starting over on the fourth floor.

But things just didn't go as planned.

He was walking through a few halls on the fifth floor when he heard it. It was the sound of footsteps approaching. It sounded like they were about to round a corner.

Not thinking of a plan, Tsuna just quickly canceled his flame and entered the nearest room. For some reason this room was different since it had doubled doors, but he paid that no mind. He simple silently closed the door behind him and looked around the room. It looked like an office. There was a desk to the side with some book cases behind it. On the wall opposite of the doors were some big windows. In front of the desk were two couches with a small table between them. So it was an office. Great, he hoped that whoever was up at this time of night wasn't coming to the office.

Not wanting to stay by the door, Tsuna moved over to the desk. He was slightly uncomfortable being in this office, but it was much better than being caught sneaking around.

With the moonlight shining into the office, Tsuna had more than enough light to get around easily. He took a quick glance at the bookshelves, wondering where anyone in the mafia found the time to read all of those books. As he was looking at the books, curious as to what type of books someone in the mafia would read, he heard muffled footsteps make their way passed the door.

Even knowing that it was now safe to leave, Tsuna didn't move from his spot in examining the books. He didn't know why, but one of the books on the bookshelf had grabbed his complete attention. From the spine, it looked like a normal book with the title written on the side. But, like a few other books on the bookshelf, the title was in Japanese. Only someone who knew Japanese would know that the book said "Live By Your Dying Will." Those words were strange enough, but the fact that they were in Japanese made it even weirder. There were a few Japanese books here to help this book blend in, but Tsuna had a feeling it wasn't a book. And his theory came from the words "Dying Will." That was something he only heard in the underground society. The Vongola Famiglia was one of the main Famiglias to use Dying Will. That book was no book.

Curious as to what the book was about, Tsuna pulled it off the shelf. He looked at the cover, and to his surprise, saw the Vongola crest on the cover of book. Above it were the words, "My Family," in Japanese again. Opening the book to the first page, Tsuna discovered that it wasn't a book, but a photo album. And the first page in it gave him the shock of a lifetime.

There, standing with their arms around each other, were Giotto Vongola and Iemitsu Sawada. His father was standing with Giotto, the Vongola head, grinning like a fool. He looked so alive and happy, standing there with the boss of the biggest mafia family. What…what was this? His dad never mentioned anything about the Vongola to him. Granted, he was only a kid when his dad died, but still.

Tsuna was still staring at the picture in shock when he heard more footsteps. His eyes snapped up to the door. Why were there so many people around on this floor when no one was on the fourth floor? In fact, the fourth floor had been completely void of life. Now that he thought about it, it was strange.

He quickly put the book back on the shelf. Forget the caution. He could no longer deal with this. He should have just taken the risk earlier, instead of walking around because now he was even more confused than ever.

Tsuna pulled out his other metal glove and pulled it on. He threw his backpack over his shoulder again and moved over to the window. He has had it with this place. Honestly, it amazed him that none of the Mafiosos here got lost.

Pushing the window open, Tsuna climbed onto the ledge and looked down. Before it was only four stories, now it was five. This was completely insane of him to do. If only he had his Shadow Demon mask…..Sighing, Tsuna pulled window shut behind him, which made it more difficult for him to stand on the narrow ledge.

Staring at the ground that was very far away, Tsuna felt his heart leap a little. Oh, this was completely insane of him. He really should have stayed in his bed and rested for the night. At least then, he could have waited until his headache was gone. That would have made this so much easier for him.

Sighing deeply, Tsuna closed his eyes and concentrated on bringing his true Hyper Dying Will out this time. He felt the warmth fill up in his chest. It was a very familiar warmth and one that he cherished a lot. Without it, he would have been so lost a few years ago. It was a calming warmth that he constantly called on when he was scared or worried. Sometimes, it even acted as his guide in difficult situations.

Taking a calming breathe, Tsuna took a step forward and beginning falling. Just as he reached the third floor, he lit his flames on his hands and started flying back up. As he was flying back up, he looked back down at the drop he took and laughed. That was actually a lot more fun than he thought. It was like sky diving. He had no idea of why he was so scared before.

Now that he was above the mansion, Tsuna had to facepalm. Of course, the blasted place the Vongola used as headquarters was a castle, not a damn mansion! They really were too powerful and rich if this was the place that they lived in and used as headquarters. And of course, it had to be in the middle of the forest, leaving him with no idea of how to get back to town.

With no other choice, Tsuna went to the front of the castle and went in that direction, hoping that it was the right direction back to the city. He just wanted to get to his apartment and rest. His headache had intensified greatly since he left the bedroom provided to him. First it was the maze, then the confusing picture, now it was the flying around. It felt like his head was going to implode.

*Demon*

"You got to admit, he is good." Lampo commented, ignoring the glares that the guardian heirs were sending his way.

"What I want to know is how he got out." Mukuro said, frowning. "The whole fourth floor was under an illusion. The only way to escape it was by going up the stairs. If he came back down to this floor, he'd be trapped again. Even the elevators only stopped on this floor. There was no way for him to escape the mansion."

Hayato glared at the illusionist. "You trapped Tsunayoshi in an illusion, pineapple head?" He growled.

A slight twitch of Mukuro's eyebrow was the only way to tell that he was annoyed at the name. "But of course. The idea was to keep him here."

"That's what the sleeping pills were for." Hayato retorted.

"And obviously, he saw through those and didn't really take them." Mukuro replied, getting more annoyed by the second. "So, thinking of that possibility, I cast an illusion over this floor."

"And it worked so well." Hayato said sarcastically, rolling his eyes.

"I didn't see you doing anything to help keep him here." Mukuro snapped, itching to grab his trident and impale the silver haired boy with it.

Lampo hid a yawn behind his hand. It got boring watching the kiddies fight after a while and plus, it was TOO EARLY for this! He turned to Asari, who was with him and raised a brow. "Don't you think they are acting the way Daemon and G. act when Giotto disappears on us?"

Asari nodded in agreement. "And soon, if Kyoya is anything like Alaude, he'll appear soon with Tsunayoshi or with the whereabouts of him."

"Crowding herbivores will get bitten to death."

"Right on time." Lampo commented.

Hayato forgot his argument with Mukuro and turned his glare to the prefect instead. "Bastard! You don't even care that Tsunayoshi has disappeared, do you? Just like you, cold-hearted bas–"

"The omnivore is at home resting." Kyoya cut off the Storm heir with a scowl.

"Did he tell you how he got out of the mansion or when he left?" Takeshi demanded.

"No."

"Did you ask?" Hayato demanded.

"No."

"How could you not ask?" Hayato demanded.

"Kufufu, for once I agree with him. I am curious as to how he escaped my illusion." Mukuro said, wearing a creepy smirk.

Kyoya rolled his eyes. "It was pointless to ask." At the other heirs' glares, he rolled his eyes and elaborated, "Even if I asked, I already knew he wouldn't answer."

"Why not just visit him at home?" Asari suggested when the heirs still looked disgruntled.

"Great idea!" Mukuro said, a mocking smile on his face. "The same idea we all had before, but a small problem. Tsunayoshi doesn't allow anyone over at his place so we don't know where he lives."

"That just screams suspicious." Lampo mumbled to Asari as he turned to leave. "They are so devoted to the brat that they don't notice or ignore this suspicious behavior."

*The Shadow*

Sighing, Tsuna turned off his private phone. He only left it on long enough for one his former acquaintances to call him so he could tell them he was fine. Now that it was done, he had to cut off contact with them.

What a liar he was.

Fine? He was nowhere near fine at this point.

First, it had taken him hours to get to the right city and to his apartment. By then, his headache felt a hundred times worse, his body felt like lead, and he was exhausted. When he did make it to his apartment, he just wanted to fall on his bed and pass out.

But nooooo.

He just couldn't have a simple and safe life. It just wasn't allowed.

Before he even made it up the stairs to his floor, he knew something was wrong. It was just a feeling he had, but his feelings were never wrong.

Eyes widening, heart hammering against his chest in fear, and agitated that he couldn't just sleep, Tsuna ran up the rest of the stairs and down the hall to his room. He skidded to a halt in front of his door that was tightly shut, but he was no fool. He has been involved in the underground world for years. There were times when mafiosos made grand entrances and times when they were secretive about it so as not to alert anyone about it.

And this time, it was the latter; he knew it was. There was no one else it could be.

Very lightly, Tsuna accessed his flames once more. He didn't bring out his full power though, just enough so that he could jump into Hyper Dying Will Mode in an instance if he needed to. He unlocked his door and pushed it open, but stayed standing to the side of the door. Standing in front of it was just asking to get shot.

When nothing happened after a few minutes, Tsuna carefully looked into his apartment. To his relief, he didn't see any enemies. To his anger, his apartment was completely trashed. His couch was turned over, coffee table knocked over, game system lying in pieces, plates and glasses lying in a million pieces on the ground, clothes and shoes thrown all over the places, and lying in the center of it all was his Shadow Demon mask.

Swearing in every language he knew, Tsuna entered his apartment, locking the door behind him. What the hell was this? How did whoever came here find his mask?

And not only did they find his mask, but they were also mocking him with the fact that they knew his secret by leaving the mask in the center of the mess, but also making it obvious that it was the center piece here.

Someone was definitely screwing with him, and if he was to make a guess, it was no doubt Byakuran. Only that bastard knew he was the Shadow Demon somehow so it made sense he was able to find him.

But why?

What had he forgotten that led him to being found? He had to get his memories back quickly or else he was going to be in a lot of trouble.

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