Hello minna! This is chapter 9 of Countdown.. hehehehe there us a little bit 1827 scene here since I am big fan of that paring also. Well nothing much to say. Sorry it took long I am just recovering from the midterm exam and thankfully I survived. Hahahaha take that midterm exam! You can never kill me! Haha! Hope you will enjoy reading this chappie! So PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!

Note: "this" means the other Byakuran is speaking and also the other Shoichi of the other Parallel World.

Countdown

~ For You Always ~

04 days before Shoichi transfers to Melone Base.

"Irie Shoichi, your sin is you're very existence, your irresponsibility of your past and future has driven this world to destruction."

"Whether you live or die depends on his decision, you are very pitiful Irie Shoichi just like a puppet you obey to his control unknown to you."

"A string puppet in a maze."

Cold… very cold that was what Shoichi was feeling, he woke up feeling the numbness of his entire body. He slowly or tried to opened his eyes, it was heavy like it was frozen, at last he finally managed to open his eyes wide enough to see where he was. He remembered that he was captured by Vindice and that was it he looks at his wristwatch but it had stop working due to the cold it stop at 3:00 he did not know whether it was AM or PM. He looks around his surroundings he was in a metal room with no window which did not help him since he had no way to tell what time is it, he saw a metallic door and a bed which he was sitting on but he was sure this was the Vindice prison since he could feel the cold of winter even with metals surrounding him. He had heard from Byakuran that the Vindice can be located at the coldest place on the planet but what intrigued Shoichi the most was he found himself awake in a room rather in a tube with water and wires attached to his body. He wanted to know the answer and he got it when out of nowhere one of the vindice appeared with an arcobaleno on his shoulder almost like the Vindice had read Shoichi's mind.

"You are alive?" the Vindice ask and Shoichi can't help but feel a little bit angry.

"Did you expect me to die?" Shoichi answered.

"For a boy with a fragile body, I am very interested how you can entertain a person like Byakuran."

"Entertain?" Shoichi ask. "I am not Byakuran's entertainer. I am his -"

"Toy or maybe puppet…" The Vindice says without a single feeling. "Or are you his lover?"

"I…" Shoichi could not utter any word, even though he knew that Byakuran did love him but he always felt trap within a cage the he cannot escape without being killed. So he changes the conversation miserably. "So why was I not in a tube? Is it because of Byakuran-san?"

The Vindice walks toward the closed metal door and said. "Don't be overconfident Irie Shoichi, you are not in a tube because you are going to die at sunset unless your owner appears to us." The Vindice then disappeared through the closed metal door leaving a stunned feared Shoichi and he says quietly. "Byakuran-san is not my owner. I belong to myself and only myself, but I don't want to die yet, not here, not until I stop Byakuran-san. Hmm.. I wonder if his mad he might already know I'm here, will you come for me Byakuran-san or will you let me die?"

As Shoichi is pondering if he is going to live or die, a white haired man in the headquarters of the Millefiore Famiglia seemed happy and angry.

Byakuran is rocking his office chair back and forth holding Shoichi's phone that was left behind. "Hmm.." Byakuran says smiling. "Shou-chan never ceases to amaze me.. that is really why I love him so much.. uwaaahhh~.." He stops rocking the chair and fidgeted with Shoichi cellphone. "I really wish that Shou-chan stops keeping secrets from me. It really makes me sad but still thank you so much for the information my sweet lovable Shou-chan." He kisses the phone gently and crushed it with his bare hands and turns on his comlink. "Cervello prepare my jet plane. I have to go the Vindice prison before they do something to my Shou-chan." Byakuran whistles as he heads to his jet plane. "Just endure a little bit Shou-chan, your knight in shining armor is coming." He giggles.

1 hour and 30 minutes later.

Byakuran's private jet plane landed on an airport below the mountain where the vindice prison is located. In this airport Byakuran went to a large room and commanded that no one will disturb him.

As the cervello were busy preparing for the equipment that they will to go to the Vindice prison, Byakuran in the large room was inside a cocoon like shape and here he can contact to the other him in other parallel worlds. Byakuran remembered that there was another parallel world that his Shou-chan was taken by the Vindice and so he went into that parallel world to speak with the Byakuran there. As Byakuran cross through the other parallel world he would see the events of the two world at the same time and when he was finally able to cross a room that he know very well materialized around him.

"You're here." A man said. Byakuran turned to side and saw his image or his other self holding tightly a sleeping Irie Shoichi. "Did he pass out crying again?" Byakuran ask noticing the redness of Shoichi's cheek.

"Yes, he pass out again but don't worry. I think Shou-chan is now slowly accepting that I now rule this world."He touches Shoichi's lips."Hmm.. well I think you know very well the reason why I'm here." He says smiling. The other Byakuran smiled and kiss Shoichi's neck. "Well of course I know. I am you and you are me but before that how is your Shou-chan?"

"Shou-chan is fine but I think he is already in that phase that his resolve to kill me is cannot be change anymore just like what happened to your Shou-chan." Byakuran says still smiling. The other Byakuran smiled. "Indeed.. that was a tough time to Shou-chan but he will always come back whether sweet Shou-chan likes it or not. One more thing."

"Is it about the other Byakuran?" He asks knowing what the other Byakuran will say.

The other Byakuran caresses Shoichi red locks being careful not to wake him up. "I felt a great disturbance on the spaces between the parallel worlds, even though I know that you took another Byakuran from another parallel world to yours I do not know why since that parallel world has been destroyed."

Byakuran went to the window and look down. Here he saw people living with their usual lives but everywhere Millefiore spells were watching. Those who follow the rules will be rewarded an ordinary life while those who resist will be punish. He can see still buildings being repaired and buildings that are still destroyed caused by the final battle. A perfect world with no sin and people obeying his orders, a perfect world just for him and his Shou-chan. "The Byakuran in that parallel world failed to protect Shou-chan it seems he was overconfident."

In hearing that the other Byakuran aura became deadly and he says in scary monotone voice. "Foolish, a Byakuran that cannot protect Shou-chan. How did Shou-chan die? Did Vongola Decimo and Shou-chan met in that world?" He tightened his grip on Shoichi but not tight enough for Shoichi to wake.

"No, they did not meet there but it seems that in that parallel world the Vongola Decimo and Uni were a bit smarter and tougher. The Byakuran in that world had a little trouble but soon enough he had manage to take all the 7 pacifiers but it seems when Uni died she made sure that her plan would kill the most important person that can change the direction of everything and Vongola Decimo with that outrageous super intuition of his figured out what Uni was thinking and went along with it."

"So what was Uni's plan?" The other Byakuran says as Shoichi who was sleeping moved a little, Shoichi clutch the other Byakuran shirt and move closer to him and he move his head closer to the other Byakuran's neck and whispered. "Byakuran-san.. please stop.. please.. don't. I beg you." A tear went out of Shoichi's closed eyes. The other Byakuran wipe the tear and kiss Shoichi on the forehead.

"Shou-chan is super cute when his crying." Byakuran smiles.

"Of course, and only me can see this tears of his and maybe you since you are me."

"Hmm…~ you ordered Shou-chan not to let his tears show to anyone. That would be fascinating."

The other Byakuran slowly carried Shoichi bridal style and went to their bedroom while saying. "Tell me already."

"Mmm..~" Byakuran says. "You really are me. Well I don't really know the details but at the final battle in Japan all the Vongola Guardians agreed to their deaths. The 7 pacifiers that was in the other Byakuran's possession was suddenly transported to the Vongola and it seems that Vongola Decimo was desperate to really stop the other Byakuran and so as Uni so they decided to destroy the 2 tri-ni-sette as the same time it exploded thus killing the Vongola Guardians and those who were caught in the explosion and neither me or you or that Byakuran could not predict the power of the 2 tri-ni-sette. Of course the other Byakuran survive but he was already too late to save Shou-chan that was inside the Melone Base in Japan base since the power of the tri-ni-sette entirely wipe out the country of Japan. Well as for the rest you know very well."

Insert 1827 scene. Aka final scene

The Varia and the other Vongola Guardians were trying to distract Byakuran and his six real funeral wreaths for it was now the last desperate battle with the Vongola Guardians that had no rings, a few kilometers away Hibari who was already injured to the point of dying went to Tsuna who had also injuries that would cause his death. He sees Tsuna preparing the Vongola Rings and the Pacifiers.

"Hibari-san, is this really the only way?" Tsuna says sadly even though his guardians had already agreed to die for the sake of stopping Byakuran he had always felt that there is another way but it seems that he could not reach it.

"Do you still doubt omnivore?" Hibari says monotone as ever even though he was at the verge of dying.

Tsuna shook his head. Hibari could see the tears and the blood dripping below Tsuna, he went to him and hugged him from the back. "You better hurry the other herbivores are at their limit already."

"It's already done, but I can feel that if I activate it I would kill millions of lives."

"Whether you activate it or not millions of lives will die omnivore. There is no other choice." Hibari turned Tsuna around that he was facing Tsuna and hug him. Tsuna rested his head on Hibari's chest and felt that Byakuran was already on his way to them. "Hibari-san" Tsuna warned.

"I know, let him come here maybe that monster will die." Hibari said and at that moment he saw a white haired man land in front of them. "Hibari-san" Tsuna hug Hibari tightly.

Hibari look at Byakuran with no fear on his eyes. "You may rule this world but you will not become a god." Hibari threw his tonfa at Byakuran and he dodges it and that moment Tsuna activated the self-destruct of the 2 tri-ni-sette. White colored enveloped them and a sharp and destructive sound was heard.

End of final scene

The other Byakuran place Shoichi on the bed gently. "The tri-ni-sette could not be complete anymore and also Uni and Shou-chan is dead, even though the other Byakuran can rule the world he could no longer become a god. Well~ now knowing that I can see why you took that Byakuran. No Byakuran can live without his Shou-chan and no Byakuran cannot become a god."

"Anyway, tell me what the Vindice want with Shou-chan." Byakuran faces the other Byakuran.

The other Byakuran sits beside the sleeping Shoichi."Take the paper there on my desk. I had a feeling that you would come so I wrote it down before hand. You better go, you're Shou-chan is waiting for you."

Byakuran smiled and slowly vanish taking the paper the other Byakuran wrote. The other Byakuran neared his mouth on Shoichi ear and whispered seductively. "For you always my adorable Shou-chan... for you always."

Byakuran gets out of the room only to see that the preparations are still not ready. He sees the sun almost setting. "Useless as ever~" Byakuran says. "Hmm.. better go there myself, I already know what to do anyway." Byakuran lit his mare ring and soared through the icy wind going to the Vindice prison himself.

30 minutes later.

Shoichi tries miserably to warm himself by rubbing his hands and feet, his clothes where not doing too much good since the coldness had already went through his clothes. He feels so much numbness in his body; his eyes and ears were now failing him. "Is this really how I'm going to die?" Shoichi murmurs. He was going to die due to the cold. "Well, I am going to die either way. I guess Byakuran-san must be really angry with me." He thought. He heard a metallic door opening and saw a familiar silhouette come to him and said. "You've endured well my Shou-chan."

"I expect you to see through our deal. Byakuran"

"Don't worry, the pacifiers are safe and I expect you to see through also our deal concerning Ghost."

"Ghost is here and no one else's knows of his existence."

Shoichi felt warm and like he was being carried since he felt very light, he tried to open his eyes and there he saw a person that really looks like Byakuran but he was in a tube and had long hair and has a more muscular build but his eyes shut tight not long after cause of the numbness.

After that Shoichi lost consciousness completely.

YAY! Finally finish I am so sorry that it took so long. My brain was full of math formulas and subjects that I could not imagine things. Hehehe well it is now finish chapter 9 that is. I woud like to thank all those who have read and reviewed my story even though it is still pretty much immature writing and who had read this from the very beginning. Oh yeah.. if you want to befriend me this is my facebook _Otaku michelle_ See you next chapter! : D