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Chapter 16: Trial of Storm.

"The Trial will now begin." said Hayato. "Come to Namimori Academy's old building." Hayato and Takeshi ran off.

Ienari and the Guardians froze. "What?" Ienari blinked. "It's only eight in the morning!" "If you don't go now, Ilaio will be disqualified." said Takeshi. "He's a genius." "We won't let Ilario lose." Ienari glared. "He will win." "Then, go!" Ryohei kicked Ienari and the gang out of the house.

"It has started." said Ryohei. "We should go too." Takeshi nodded. "Where's Lambo?" Ryohei turned around. "Over here." Lambo and I-pin were at the table eating breakfast. "Come on, Lambo. This isn't time to be eating!" Ryohei pulled Lambo and I-pin from the table. "Let's go!" he yelled, charging down the streets at full speed. "Extreme running!"

Takeshi packed some of the food on the table and followed Ryohei. Kyouya and Tsuna had already left. "I see. The Trials has begun." Chief Kuroyuri and Sil were seated comfortably in a corner. Tsuna sighed. "What are you doing here, Chief?"

"You were acting very strange. Did you think I would not realize?" said Chief Kuroyuri. "So what are you planning to do?" "It is our job to commence the Trials. Nothing more, nothing less." said Tsuna.

"It seems we have audience today." Takeshi commented as he arrived. "Bah. You're late, Baseball idiot!" said Hayato, grabbing his breakfast from Takeshi. "You forgot your breakfast." replied Takeshi. "Whose fault it that?" "Heh." Hayato clicked his tongue.

"Don't do anything rush, Tsunayoshi. He must be very fearful, for all of you to seek him." said Kuroyuri. "Enough, Chief. This has nothing to do with what we do with our life." said Tsuna. Gokudera was chomping down the egg sandwiches.

"Is this a resort?" Ienari and the Guardians stared. Tsuna and his allies were not at all afraid what might happen. "Shouldn't we be starting the Trial?" "Calm down, Sawada Ienari." said Takeshi. "If the Trial is all you think, you've lost." Hayato finished his breakfast and stood up. "Bearer of the Storm, step forward."

Ilario stepped forward. "This is a Trial of Strength." "In this building, with endless hallways and turns, you must find me and defeat me." said Hayato. "Hmph. That's easy." "If you think you're alone, then you're mistaken. Who knows what might happen inside the battlefield."

Hayato smirked and jumped into the battlefield, shadows hovering him, invisible to the naked eyes. "I'm not going to lose!" Ilario jumped in too. "Certainly too impatient." sighed Lambo. 'I wonder if he'd be fine..." I-pin was leaning against Lambo.

"We cannot interfere." said Tsuna. "We can only wait patiently. Ienari fidgeted. He was nervous if Ilario was able to succeed. "Have faith in your Guardians!" Reborn kicked Ienari. "Gah! Why do you always kick me?!" Ienari whined.

Ilario jumped into the battlefield. He fould himself on the first floor. He heard slight screeching sound behind him. He turned. "Hmm?" The classroom door next to him burst open, the tables and chairs flying at him. Ilario ducked. "What the hell?"

"So that was what Hayato meant." mused Takeshi. "Isn't it like during the battle for the Half Vongola Rings?" said Murasaki. "Heh. Then the battle is golden." said Seira. "Don't jump to conclusions." said Takeshi. "Hayato has much more experience than all of you."

"He's right." said Reborn. "Don't jump to conclusions." Chief Kuroyuri and Sil just stared at the monitor. "This is something a Storm would do." said the Chief. "You're familiar with Storm Bearers?" said Sil. "Watch." said the Chief.

"But Ilario must pass the test." said Kyouya. "Yeah..." Tsuna glanced at Kyouya. "He will. Now we wait."

Ilario gritted his teeth. "You should have warned me earlier!" he yelled. "I did warn you that you're not the only one here." Hayato's voice boomed through the halls. "You bastard...!" Ilario stomped forward. "I'll find you, even if I'll die!"

"That is not pleasant, Ilario Decci." Hayato's voice boomed. "You must have little trust in your abilities." "Then I'll blow this place apart!" Ilario pulled out his bow and arrows. He took out an arrow and slit though his bow. The arrow was covered in Storm flames. "Go to hell!"

The first floor was burnt to crisps, but Gokudera Hayato was nowhere to be found. "You're as reckless as ever." Hayato showed up behind Ilario. "That was my plan!" Ilario's ring glowed with Storm flames. "Activate, Storm Gear!" His bow and arrows changed its form.

Ilario fired another arrow. "Die!" Hayato blocked it with his Innocenti shield. "That's some power." "Heh. It's not like someone like you can handle it." "Pistola Versione!" Ilario's weapon transformed into a gun and bullet. The bullet flew at Hayato at an incredible speed. " Hayato sidestepped as the bullet whizzed past.

Ilario had pulled out a knife and secured his throat. "Heh. Not bad." Hayato kicked him into the opposite wall. "You pass."

The spectators were stunned. Especially Ienari. "Wha-" "Nice move, Ilario!" cheered Murasaki. All of them went to meet them when the battle ended. The Vongola Rings glowed. "That's the second Trial." said Chief Kuroyuri. "You would have died if he hadn't held back." Ilario paled. "I...don't want to know."

"Nice, trying to pass time, but got kicked by a Vongola." laughed Takeshi. "Shut up, Baseball Idiot!" growled Hayato. "You did a good job passing him." smiled Tsuna. "A second later would have deemed him unworthy."

Lambo's ring then glowed. "Then that means I'm next." said Lambo, glancing at his ring, "Bearer of Lightning, step forward." said Tsuna. Reiya wormed himself to the front lines. "You better be ready, I'll kick worse than Ilario." "Heh~ I don't care, I'm bored~" yawned Lambo. "Lambo!" scolded Tsuna.

"Fine." Lambo pouted. "Come to the park behind the amusement park at twelve tomorrow afternoon. If you're late, you're disqualified." Lambo walked off with I-pin. Tsuna sighed. Lambo was still as lazy as ever.

"Tsunayoshi, let's go." Kyouya dragged Tsuna. "Yeah.." Tsuna smiled. Kyouya was just agitated. Two Trials done. Five more to go. The devil king had began to rise. The Cursed Seven could feel it. Tsuna who always cheerful, was the most worrisome. And Kyouya knew that. There's no way Tsuna wouldn't know if he was to know. After all, Tsuna possessed the rumored infamous Vongola's Hyper Intuition.

The crowd headed back to Nana's restaurant. "We're back, Mother." Ienari sighed. "My, welcome back!" Nana smiled. Rokudo Mukuro was sipping his tea. Kyouya was glaring at him. "Oya, oya, you're back early." "Mukuro-sama, they passed another Trial." said Chrome. "Kufufufu, that's disturbing." Mukuro chuckled. "And there's a certain beast ready to be set off."

"Calm down, Kyouya." Tsuna sighed. "And Mukuro, don't forget yourself." "Of course I won't. Not when the ring kept glowing every now and then." "Who the heck are these people?" muttered Ienari, loud enough only for Ilario and Murasaki to hear.

"Why don't you ask your brother?" whispered back Ilario. "You will know soon, Young Boss of Vongola." Mukuro chuckled. Ienari, Ilario and Murasaki paled. "He read my mind! I swear he read my mind!" Ienari internally panicked. "Stop messing with Ienari." Hayato brought the food to Mukuro's table. He was scowling at Mukuro.

"I hope Lambo plan the Trial well." sighed Takeshi. "His tendency is really something." Iemitsu then walked in. "Ah, dear!" Nana smiled. "And Mama has been very cheerful these days," commented Tsuna. "Because it was a misunderstanding." said Hayato. "Aren't you satisfied now, Tsuna?"

"Heh." Tsuna smiled. "And here I thought I was alone." Kyouya pulled him into his embrace. "You're not Tsunayoshi." Tsuna blushed. "K...Kyouya!" Tsuna was flustered. He struggled but Kyouya wouldn't just let go. Typical Kyouya. Mukuro and his gang, Hayato and Takeshi thought.

"How did the both of you even get together?" Ienari piped up. All of them turned to Ienari. Tsuna froze. "Umm...er...ah...it's a long story..." Tsuna stuttered. Ienari scowled. "I wondered how did you even get together with such a scary guy..." "Hn." Kyouya just scoffed. "You don't want to know." smiled Tsuna.

Ienari and his Guardians were stunned. "He said it with such a straight face! He's definitely something!" they thought. "What? You're just going to stand there forever?" Reborn attacked Ienari from behind. "Ouch! Why do you always kick me?" Ienari whined.

"Mukuro-sama. It's time." said Chrome. "Oya? So it's time." Mukuro chuckled. "We need to get going, byon!" said Ken. "Ken, you're messing up the table." Chikusa fixed his spectacles. "Shut up!" retorted Ken.

"Another case?" said Tsuna. "Of course, Tsunayoshi-kun. I'm not a genius who can solve cases in one day by just thinking." said Mukuro. "Wha- I'm not a genius!" retorted Tsuna. "Kufufufu. Said the guy who was chosen as a candidate for Vongola Decimo." chuckled Mukuro.

Mukuro smirked as the gang left the restaurant. "Solved a case by just thinking?" Ienari and the Guardians paled. 'You're the ideal Vongola Boss Nono wanted." said Reborn. "Won't you come and see Nono?" Tsuna smiled. "I was robbed of everything. 'He' wanted me, because I possess skills that could have made Vongola invincible."

"You are very strong. But you won't see Nono?" said Ienari. "I cannot, in my state." replied Tsuna. "You won't understand." Iemitsu scowled at Tsuna's words. "The curse is having a side effect on your body?" "I cannot tell." said Tsuna. "Kyouya, I'm sleepy." Tsuna nuzzled in Kyouya's arms. Kyouya smirked. "Okay."

Kyouya lifted Tsuna and headed towards their bedrooms in the second house next door. He walked through the pathway that connects both houses. All of them stared at Kyouya walked off with Tsuna in his arms.

"What happened to them in the past?" said Ienari. "You asked that already." said Ilario. "But I'm curious!" whined Ienari. "Even Father doesn't know!" whined Iemitsu. "They were found together after they went missing." said Nana. "They wouldn't talk about it when I asked what happened."

"They fell in love while on the run or something?" Ienari raised an eyebrow. "This is ridiculous." said Lexi. "I'm going." "Me too." said Seira. The both of them headed to their bedrooms too. "And my examiner is a kid." sighed Reiya, pulling up a chair. "He's not a kid, Reiya. He's as tall as you." said Iemitsu.

"Heh. He's going to do the Trial in a park!" said Reiya. "He probably had something in mind." said Murasaki. Ienari sighed. "We should go too. It's pointless thinking about it when you don't know what's gonna happen." "Yeah..." agreed Ilario and Murasaki.

Seira and Lexi had went off. "You should rest." said Hayato. "The Trials aren't something to be taken lightly." "We can see that." said Reiya. "We'll be closing soon." said Takeshi. "Go and sleep." Nodding, one by one, they headed for their bedrooms. Iemitsu had fallen asleep on the floor.

Ienari sighed. "Don't worry. We'll haul him over." said Hayato. "Then, we'll be going." Ienari smiled. Hayato and Takeshi waved them goodbyes. Hayato then kicked Iemitsu. "Oi, how long are you gonna sleep there?" Iemitsu stirred. "You're so harsh," "We haven't completely forgiven you." said Hayato coldly.

"What about your own families? I'm sure you have one." said Iemitsu. "I don't. I ran away from home." said Hayato. Iemitsu sighed. "Kids these days..." "And that's got nothing to do with you." "I bet Tsuna knew," Iemitsu closed the doors. It was time to close the restaurant. "Of course. With the hyper intuition, no one could keep anything from him. He's like a miracle." said Hayato.

"Come on, Hayato. Let's go." Takeshi dragged Hayato away. "There's nothing good ruminating the past. What's done is done." "Hmph." Hayato scoffed as they disappeared down the hallway. Nana locked the doors and closed the lights. "It's been a busy day." she smiled. "Yes, it is, my dear." replied Iemitsu.


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