The Thief that Changes the Mafia

Chapter 2: What kind of thieves do they have in Tokyo?

An: This is set after they get back from the future, but before the Inheritance and Shimon arcs. This way, those who have seen the anime, but not read the rest of the manga can read this too. There is another reason, but it's a really silly one and nothing that really affects the fic much. If you are interested then you can PM me.

Again there has been a time gap. Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, and other such characters are 19- making them the same age as Kaito and Shinichi. Hibari and Mukuro are 20, Chrome 18 and Lambo is 10.

Corporate parties: where you can talk for hours and never say anything. Thinks the boy.

Sawada Tsunayoshi, Tsuna to most people, hated corporate parties. The last thing he wanted to be wearing was this tuxedo, but wear it he must. Might as well get used to it. It'll be my work clothes from now on.

To the casual observer, Tsuna looked like a 19 year old rich boy, one use to the procedures and atmosphere of a party like this. He looked handsome, poised, giving off an air of sophistication. Casually chatting with everybody as easy as if he was commenting on the weather, moving from one group to another, and being accepted into every conversation, no matter the age or standing of its occupants.

Well they couldn't be further from the truth.

This young man was introduced at a party nearly a year ago now, straight out of college and taking over the family business. The younger or newer guests to this upper class circle had to wonder though why he was called the Tenth by nearly everyone around him. At first it had only been the most powerful people of the corporate world that called him this, with everyone else calling him by his name, since he had been introduced to them as such. But with such high-profile people calling him the Tenth, the guests, wanting for him to favour them too, started to call him that as well. So now the boy was simply known as the Tenth. Most people assumed that it was because he was the tenth owner of the family business, the world's largest multinational corporation V.F. They had their hands in everywhere, from electronics, to banks, to prisons and security. Anything you could wish for, any job that needed doing, V.F had a company for you.

Those who knew Tsuna on a more personal level, knew that this was simply one of his many faces, brought up to protect the scaredy –cat underneath, a cat that is thoroughly loved by the Family. It was clear in the orange tint of his brown eyes, in the way that, ever so slightly, they moved and flickered, as if a tiny flame was living inside, that this was not their friend Tsuna. Here at this party was Vongola Decimo. And to those closest to him- his guardians and family in the know- they were two separate people, sharing the same body. Once they had started attending parties like this, and mafia conventions, all of them agreed that it was best to call Tsuna some form of Boss, or Tenth, and call him Tsuna at less formal times, like at home, or when they are not in the public eye. Apart from Gokudera, but that's Gokudera for you.

" Juudaime, I've gotten you a drink." Comes the respectful, pleased with himself tone. This voice belongs to none other than his best friend and right-hand man, Gokudera Hayato. Shining silver locks reaching to his chin, grey eyes ablaze, looking natural in his suit and red shirt, holding a glass of wine- one he knows his beloved Juudaime loves.

"Why, thank you Gokudera-san". Tsuna says as he takes the drink. A small smile brushes his lips as he sees the pleasure that small statement has given his right hand man. Gokudera reminds him of a small child, wanting to please his parents.

"Oh, have you heard about the heist that's happening tonight, Tenth" asks one of the blonds in the group he's currently conversing with.

"Oh, you mean Kaitou KID's? I really wanted to go see that." Says the man next to him. Currently, Tsuna is with a crowd of people his own age, around 19 or 20, mostly sons and daughters of the men here, all heirs to their family fortunes.

"Kaitou KID? I don't believe that I have heard of him." Replies Tsuna formally, hiding his confusion at the word heist. Heist? Isn't that some criminal term to describe a theft that's taking place. Why on Earth would they want to go see some person's crime take place?

Unbelieving gasps come from those around him.

"You've never heard of Kaitou KID? International Phantom Thief 1412?" comes the suspicious question.

Tsuna looks backwards, over his shoulder towards Gokudera. Gokudera simply touches his Storm Guardian ring and flicks his wrist in a gesture of no. Not a criminal related to the Vongola nor the Mafia. No wonder I haven't heard of him.

"I believe that he is a well-known thief in these parts. I do not believe that he had ever conducted a theft in our home town, so that's possibly why you've never heard of him, Juudaime. You might have seen him on the television though. He is famous for sending in a letter, or a riddle really, to the police. In this riddle, it states the time, place and what jewel he is taking, along with his signature 'doodle'. In addition to this, he is also famous for the costume that he wears; A white suit, top hat and monocle with a clover charm. He has a strict 'no one gets hurt policy' at these events of his, and uses magic tricks to amaze the audience and prevent his capture and arrest. No one knows who his real identity is. He first appeared a while ago, but stopped performing heists 11years ago. Then 3 years ago, he mysteriously appears again." Informs Gokudera, speaking as if reading out of a text book, and who knows maybe he is reading out of a textbook in his head. Tsuna was surprised that a whiteboard didn't appear with diagrams. That's what Gokudera usually did when trying to explain anything.

Nodding at Gokudera in thanks for the update, he turns back to the crowd. "Well it's something that I would certainly like to see, and what a better way to end the evening." Looking around he sees nods of agreement from the others. "Where is this 'heist' taking place?"

"It's taking place about a block from here. At the new Exhibit tower "Realm of Camelot"." Answers the blond again. "I'll ask Daddy to announce it on stage, and then we can all go" that's right; she's Cecile Minamora, the daughter of tonight's host.

A few minutes later, and the woman and her father are both standing up on stage. "My daughter has informed me that the young ones would like to go watch the Kaitou KID heist. Apparently the Tenth has never seen one before and would like to go. We can't have that now can we? I say we let the young ones go. Any of you who object are allowed to keep him or her here, but I'm sure that they'll be fine if we send a few body guards with them, right? I'll even supply them myself." Announced the father. Murmurs of agreement are heard around the hall. "Very well then, let's show the Tenth our very own famous thief."

"Gokudera, call the others, we might as well enjoy this. It's not like they'll let me go outside in a crowd without them anyway. Not here away from Nanimori." Whispers Tsuna. Gokudera nods, and pulls out his mobile. After a quick conversation, he shuts the phone and puts it back into his pocket.

"The stupid cow is ecstatic. Apparently he wanted to go but the others wouldn't let him. Lawn head and Baseball-nut agreed to come, since they are interested in someone who announces their attack first. Chrome wanted to come to watch the magic, since they are illusions that are not powered by flames, and she wants to learn off of them, silly girl. Hibari is coming since he wants to see the police in action, since they have never caught this thief even after three years."

"Wow all of them are coming? I wasn't expecting that. So let's go Gokudera" following the others who are leaving, they make their way to the cloakroom, where the ladies put on a variety of coats, furs and shawls. Tsuna and Gokudera pick up their coats, and Tsuna immediately puts on his gloves. His Hyper intuition telling him he's going to need them. Gokudera, noticing this, adjusts his ring, his hands then resting of the nearest case of dynamites. They walk out of the lobby of the building into the fresh autumn air. After a few steps, a limo appears, and out comes the rest of Tsuna's famiglia, all dressed in suitable evening wear. Tsuna greats them, and they fall in step as they walk the last few hundred meters to the end of the block, where quite a crowd is forming.

Due to the soundproofing of the party room, you couldn't hear the shouts and screams of undying love for KID. Now out in the open, it was hard to hear the person next to you, let alone anything else. The intersection had been closed off, police directing the cars to other routes around the building. Both men and women of all ages were holding up handmade banners and signs, all filled with the name of the thief and a small drawing. Tsuna assumed that it was the aforementioned 'doodle'. It was rather cute actually. They have arrived at the crowd by now, and Tsuna steps closer to Gokudera, not wanting to get lost and separated from them. Knowing his luck, it would be all too easy to lose track of them here in this crowd. Seeing a clear space near the opposite entrance that will give a perfect view of the proceedings, Gokudera grabs Tsuna's hand and drags him along. "This way Juudaime, there's a spot over here". Tsuna immediately blushes at the contact, but just blames it on the cold night air. Hearing Gokudera's statement, the others all follow. They are now on the right side of the building, with a perfect side view of the entrance, and this side of the building.

"Tsuna, Tsuna, hold Lambo –sama up, he can't see." Shouts 10 year old Lambo, member of the Bovino family, Tsuna's Lightning Guardian, and Stupid Cow.

"Ahoshi! Have some respect for Juudaime. Of course he's not going to hold you up." Shouts Gokudera, right hand man, fierce Storm Guardian and Octopus Head.

"It's alright, I'll EXTREMELY hold you up Lambo. It'll be EXTREME training for me. " shouts Ryohei, Sun Guardian, 'manly spirit' professional, and Lawn Head.

"Maa maa, calm down, Gokudera. It's all taken care of okay?" intervenes Yamamoto, calming Rain Guardian, and Baseball Nut.

"Hn, would you all be quiet. The next person to disturb the peace shall be bitten to death." Drawing his ever present tonfas from his sleeves, Hibari, independent wondering Cloud Guardian, takes a step forward.

"Heeii, that's alright Hibari-san, we'll be quiet now." Squeaks Tsuna. During the walk, most of them have noticed that Tsuna's eyes had returned to their chocolate state, not a flicker to be seen. All of the others quieten down, their problems resolved and not wanting to be the one bitten next. The crowd too seem to quieten down, an air on anticipation filling the crossroads.

"Boss, I think that it's about to start" Chrome, one of a pair of Mist Guardians, says quietly.

"Ladies and gentlemen!"

Those words boom all around them, making most of them jump. Lights flash around the rooftops, Hollywood style, as if searching for the source of the voice. Finally, one light catches on a shadow on the rooftop, and all the lights home in like hunting dogs. Practically standing directly above them is this famous thief Kaitou KID. As Gokudera said, he is dressed in a white ensemble, top hat adorning his head, monocle covering his right eye. The cape on his shoulders seems to flare out, first coming over the rooftop before hiding from sight behind him. KID raises one of his hands, pointing to the sky. The other is hidden from view by the slant of the building, but from the set of his shoulders, Tsuna can tell it's out to his side, level with his shoulder. This pose reminds Tsuna of an actor, alone under a spotlight, announcing the start of a fairy tale. That grin… well even that grin is visible from where they are standing, looking very sinister and mischievous from this worms eye view. Tsuna shivers That grin looks dangerous, as if being wielded by a maniac, a psychotic maniac. That thief looks like he could just snap any minute.

"Now, Let the show begin"

Oy,oy what's this thief trying to do, steal a jewel or start a production. Wonders Tsuna. Looking up again, he sees that the thief is falling off the building, arms outstretched as if he's bungee diving. But there is no rope attached to this diver. Gracefully, he completes a few forward rolls, before he is consumed in a puff of pink smoke. The smoke descends directly onto them. Immediately, Gokudera steps forward, pressing his body tight to Tsuna's, his gloved hand over Tsuna's mouth and nose, not wanting him to breath in this unknown substance. Carefully taking in a breath himself, he analyses the taste of it. Recognising it to be nothing more than stage smoke he releases his Juudaime.

"Sorry 'bout that Juudaime." He shouts as he bows, hitting his head on the concrete.

Some things never change. I don't see what there is to apologise for, he's only protecting me. Agreed, in his own Gokudera way, but still. He shouldn't apologise for touching me. I mean we are all freer with touches these days. Thinks Tsuna, a sweat drop running comically down his head. The years of constant companionship has made all of them more comfortable around each other. Comforting pats on the shoulder are common, as are hi-fives and congratulatory hugs. Five years of hardships, time travel and mafia life will do that to anyone. In this harsh and cruel game they play, lives are lost easily, so touching someone is just a natural reaction, just to reassure oneself that they really are there, that warmth can be found in this unsympathetic world they now live in. Admittedly they haven't seen too harsh a time. In fact, since the Byakuran incident, their lives have been largely uneventful. Just a few bits of mafia protocol, parties mostly, a few diplomatic missions, nothing life threatening, unless paper cuts count. They have all been focusing on their education as per orders of the Ninth.

Noticing the addition of a doodle covering one of the window frames, Tsuna turns back to the audience. Gasps and cheers can be heard all around, as the audience once again see their beloved thief. But instead of him standing before them, his image has appeared on a widescreen TV, a supersized wide screen TV. On the screen, KID preens as he sits on a blue and white throne.

Reminds me of Xanxus, that throne does. Whenever we visit the Varia, he's always on that throne, in front of the fireplace. In the future he defeated his enemies without even leaving the seat, or so I heard. Wouldn't put it past him either. Tsuna shivers, thinking of Xanxus, and turns his attention back to the screen.

"I have a special treat for all of my followers today. A little dove told me …" and then in a puff of smoke, small and white this time, a dove does appear, flaps slightly and then rests on his shoulder. Well there is the first bit of magic for Chrome. Tsuna thinks, looking over at the girl. Her eyes show a deep concentration, trying to detect the use of any mist flames. A small shake of the head, meaning that none are present, are all Tsuna sees before the thief continues talking.

…my loyal followers, I will allow you the police eye view. Stay tuned for the reality TV show you've all been waiting for 'The Phantom Prince',"

Well Hibari will get to see the police in action. Even I wonder how incompetent these police are if they can't even catch one thief after three years. But what's this about a reality show. Again I wonder if he really plans to steal anything at all. Maybe he should go into theatrics or stage shows and make an honourable living. Wait did he just say "the prince will climb the tower" I hope he's not going to refer to himself as 'the prince' all night. I get enough of that from Belphegor. As long as he doesn't go 'shishishi' I should be fine.

Shivering again from the thoughts of Varia members, Tsuna looks back at the screen and his jaw drops. Tsuna no longer cares what people think that this thief is doing. That TV opening on screen proves it: He's filming some sort of live action show. The others must have been kidding him about KID being a criminal, he must be an actor. Gokudera looks at his Juudaime, and worries about him. a couple of times now he has shivered, and now he's staring at that screen as if it's about to walk over and eat him. He steps closer to his Juudaime, just in time to explain the trick of the midair walk. "That's done with wires Juudaime. He literally walked a whole block in midair, suspended from under a hi-jacked helicopter, and stole a statue waiting on the roof." He whispers in Tsuna's ear.

"you sure know a lot about this guy Gokudera" Tsuna leans back and whispers.

"Yeah well, that annoying cow would come over mine and insist that we watch it together. I had no choice in the matter. He would manage to lose the TV controller in his afro so I couldn't change the channel, and would start crying every time I turned the TV off. Of course he starts to spark, and I figure that if I don't want an electrical short out, it's just simpler to let the cow do what he wants" replied Gokudera, slightly angry.

Tsuna nods and bring his attention back to the screen. He notices that Gokudera doesn't move away, but he's thankful for the body heat as its very cold outside. On screen KID is flourishing his hand, and slowly presses a button, the screen goes blank.

Immediately, the group turns, reflexes trained to react to any stimulus. And there directly behind them, on a lower roof, sits KID, on his throne, finger raised to his lips to silence the gasps and screams from the audience. He jumps off the roof and lands, cat like, crouched on the pavement about 10 paces away from Tsuna. The jump is as graceful as Hibari is, the flowing cape reminding the others of Hibari's jacket.

KID takes slow measured steps forward, looking like a man on a mission with the way he is staring down the wall in front of him. After a few steps he comes in line with Tsuna, and Tsuna's hyper intuition spikes, making him jump. His jump knocks him into Gokudera who immediately steadies his friend. KID looks to the side, and looks the boy up and down, wondering what type of guests he's attracted this time. Looking at the others around, he guesses that they are from the corporate party being held a block away and continues walking forward. Tsuna, back on two feet now, ponders why his intuition acted like it did. Concerned murmurs from the crowd draw Tsuna back to the mysterious phantom, who is about to walk into a steal pillar. But again his jaw falls to the floor as the thief walks up the beam.

Leaning down again, Gokudera explains to his stunned friend "electromagnets, Juudaime. If you listen you can hear the slight clunk. Either they are weak enough that he can lift his feet, or he has carefully timed pressing switches to release each of his feet. Very impressive".

The Phantom Thief has now reached the top of the arch and is bowing theatrically. Turing towards the group of flame users, KID throws a rose at Tsuna.

Reflexes honed by the torturous Katekyo Reborn kick in and Tsuna's arm whips out and snatches the rose from mid-air. It's a beautiful perfect rose, as dark blue as the sky above them. But this rose, its corner tucked into the petals, holds a card; a pure white card, gilded in gold with the number 5 printed boldly in the centre.

"5" whispers Tsuna. What does this thief mean by giving him a rose with the number 5 on it? Tsuna's voice echoes around him, picked up by a microphone, and projected around the arena. Again Gokudera leans over Tsuna's shoulder, and picks a small black dot off of the centre of the rose.

"The microphone, Juudaime" he says in answer to Tsuna's raised eyebrow. All of the others are looking over Tsuna's shoulder too, trying to get a look at the rose.

Calls of other numbers, in descending order are heard via the speaker system. One girl jumps for joy over her rose whilst another stomps hers into the ground. As the last number is called, the clock tower tolls, 12 strikes signalling midnight. Again the thief hides behind a cloud of smoke as the tolls start ringing. 30 or more doves soar out of the cloud, dropping their cargo of roses upon the cheering crowd. As the smoke begins to clear, revealing the building behind it, Tsuna and the others notice that the doodle has disappeared from the window. Wondering about, but dismissing the doodle, Tsuna looks back at the screen.

The screen shows the room of the jewel, full of police officers on edge. A small boy, about Lambo's age sits smugly upon a podium that must house the jewel. Next to him is a tall gruff looking detective, obviously the leader of the police force. They were in the video opening from earlier. Tantei-kun and Nakamori-keibu, if I remember correctly. A moment later, the lights in the building turn off, and shouts of "its KID, protect the jewel" come charging out of the speakers. Many of the audience flinch at the volume and harshness of this voice, coming from the detective. A small boyish grunt of distress can be heard before the lights turn back on. The crowd burst into laughter at the scene before them.

Every police member is decked out in full medieval knight's armour, complete with helmets and shields, showing off the crest of the taskforce. A small chiming sound, reminiscent of Christmas bells can be heard from the speakers. Tsuna realises that the source of the bells is Nakamori's jester hat. The man is in costume, frozen stiff in rage as he slowly turns as red as Gokudera's storm flames. Finally, the small boy has been transformed into a regal, distant Queen, a pink Lolita style dress covering him from shoulders to toes, hiding his trainers. A wig of curly brown hair falls elegantly down his back, counteracting the frown on his face. Lambo's and Ryohei's laughs can be heard above the noise of the crowd, whilst Chrome quietly laughs into her fist. Even Hibari has a small smirk on his face.

Moments later, the Kaitou's voice can be heard, accompanied by a fanfare of regal sounding trumpets. On the screen is the police force, frozen to the floor in the act of running after the thief. The camera zooms out presenting a gold frame to finish off this comic artwork. "Electromagnets again Juudaime" whispers Gokudera "This time strong enough to forcefully keep them in place. The current has run into every piece of the armour and has effectively frozen them in place. If you look, you can still see them moving inside of the armour."

The indignant shouts of the detective can be heard in the background of KIDs microphone. After throwing a capsule to the ground, covering the wooden floor in what appears to be oil, a small news style banner scrolls across the bottom of the screen stating 'don't try this at home. These are professionals.' Another round of giggles and outright laughter ensues as the boy and the detective make a very comic show of falling over into the oil and sliding into the room. I think that I'm starting to see why the police have never caught the thief yet. I don't think that I would want to, if this is what he did to me. Reminds me of some of the more embarrassing training techniques Reborn put me through.

Following KID's rather impressive jump over Nakamori-Keibu, Yamamoto quickly covers both Lambo's and Tsuna's eyes. "Not something for children to see" he says, laughing at the same time. Tsuna pulls his hand away and instantly a blush appears on the young adults face. It seems that the detective has found himself in a very sticky and inappropriate situation.

An ear-piercing squeal comes from the crowd as KID appears at a window far above them, and he waves at the crowd. Focusing his attention back inside, the screen shows that the small boy is aiming his wristwatch at the thief. But from the way the thief pales, it must be more than a wrist watch. Drawing in a breath, Tsuna watches the Kaitou steel himself, and present himself as a target. What a fool, are you wanting to get caught? Tsuna mentally scolds the thief. "Ahh, pika, pika! Lambo-sama wants shoes like that. Dame-Tsuna, why don't my shoes sparkle like that?" Shouts Lambo, bouncing and clapping his hands ontop Ryohei's shoulders. Indeed, on the screen the small boy's shoes are sparkling with electricity, as a football appears out of his belt.

Tsuna is saved from having to answer that question, and the group is saved from hearing Gokudera's lecture, as KID has swung out into the night air and back into the room, crashing the glass of the window. Luckily enough the group is far enough away that none of them get hit with the falling glass- if there was any that is. Laughter and sweet 'ahh'-ing can be heard, as onscreen, the small boy sits under a net, looking as if he can burn a hole through the net. I wouldn't want to be at the receiving end of that stare. Almost as bad as Hibari's when he's in a bad mood. Especially if he can kick a football over a kilometre away. Police sirens jog Tsuna out of his thoughts of an angry Hibari, and he watches as most of the police cars in the area chase after a small paper aeroplane. Suddenly clicking, Tsuna realises that it's a hang glider.

The screen has gone black and fills with static. The crowd starts chattering amongst themselves, and spilt off into small groups. Out of the corner of his eye, Tsuna notices the other attendees of the party turn back and start to walk down the road.

Turning back to his comrades, he asks them "so guys. What did you think of that?"

"well, I loved it, I haven't laughed so much in ages." Replies Yamamoto, rubbing the back of his neck and laughing.

"It was EXTREMELY fun" should Ryohei, punching a fist into the air. Lambo squeals, and holds on tighter to Ryohei's shoulders, then bursts out laughing. "Lambo-sama loved it. He wants to come again" Typical Lambo answer thinks the others.

"I, too found it enjoyable Boss" says Chrome.

A grunt and a small smirk is all they get from Hibari.

"how about you, Juudaime. Did you like it?" Asks Gokudera.

Everyone turns to Tsuna. "Well, I thought that he was very acrobatic, and mischievous. I can't help but think that he's not a very serious thief, if he steals in this fashion. It was more like a stage production than a criminal act."

They stand there, contemplating the thief, and discussing their favourite moments. After about 5 minutes of this Tsuna is about to suggest that they head back to the party, when his intuition flares up again. Immediately, Tsuna straightens and looks upward. The others, attentive to the behaviour of their Boss, notice this, and are just about to ask him what's wrong, when a gunshot fills the air.

Seeing the shadow of a small boy on the very edge of the rooftop, Tsuna jumps into action:

"Gokudera, do you have one of those dynamites that Giannini 'improved'?" Tsuna demands, looking straight at his right hand man, eyes determined. Another gun shot.

"Well yeah, Juudaime, I do. I thought that if the party was too boring I could entertain you with them" Glad that Gokudera has the 'improved' dynamite, but mentally shaking his head at such a typical Gokudera answer, Tsuna moves on. Giannini has recently come to them and improved their weapons. However, he is not quite as good as his then-ten-year-older self, and succeed in repeating his failure of five years ago. All of their normal weapons became party equipment. Luckily, Gokudera's dynamite was the only one to get 'upgraded' before the Family noticed what Giannini was doing and stopped him.

"Good, I'll need your help in a moment," Tsuna's already running towards the falling Dove "Chrome I need an illusion: project my clothes for the Choice match, especially the cape, add in a top hat like KID's and make sure to cover up the flames on my head and hands. Give me a masquerade mask, black, too, to cover my face" Chrome nods, pulls out her Trident and closes her eyes to visualise what Tsuna has asked her for.

"Gokudera, aim one to explode near those two now. Cover a path from their position all the way to the floor"

Gokudera immediately sees the plan that is forming in his Boss's head, and prepares his dynamite. Throwing about 5 at once, a column of smoke covers from their position to the falling duo. Tsuna, gloves already on from his warning earlier, flies up to meet them, catching the unconscious thief and the boy in his arms. Seeing that the smoke is thinning out, he immediately falls to the floor, flames from his glove controlling their landing, but not harming the boys in Tsuna's arms.

Smoke goes off, and the remaining crowd gasps. When the smoke clears from the ground they see a man. Standing tall, he is dressed in a black pinstripe suit, with an Orange shirt and black tie. Similar to KID, upon his head sits a black top hat, an orange ribbon adorning the bottom. But it's his face that draws the most attention. Instead of KID's trademark monocle, this man is wearing a masquerade mask, black glitter complimenting the rest of his outfit. But lined in black from the mask, are fire bright orange eyes, looking coolly at the audience, as if he is uninterested in what's just happened. There in this man's arms, bridal style, is the Phantom Thief, and the small boy known as Tantei-kun, both asleep. No one notices the blood stains on the child's shoulder, slowly staining KID's white wings red.

"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to the show, but it seems that KID has tired himself out from performing for you all, so off to the Batcave we go." Imitating the thief that he saw earlier, Tsuna winks at the audience before adding "Just kidding"

The remaining members of the taskforce, freed from their shift as living artwork, and devoid of armour, run up to Tsuna "I'm sorry Sir, but we heard a gunshot before KID fell. We need you to hand him over to us."

Falling seemingly from the sky, Hibari draws his tonfas, places himself between Tsuna and the police force, and glares. However, due to being similarly costumed to Tsuna- except in his traditional purple- the masquerade mask takes away a little bit of the fierceness. But still, this being Hibari, the police shut up and freeze to the spot.

A small flash of red light- Gokudera's storm flame reflected in a mirror- catches Tsuna's eye. Looking up to where the flash came from, Tsuna sees an unmarked helicopter land on the roof of a nearby building

" Ladies and gentlemen we bid you adue" Tilting his head at the audience, since he can't bow with two people in his arms, Tsuna turns towards the direction of the helicopter.

He runs and wall kicks up the alleyway with the help of his flames, Hibari following. They get in the helicopter.

Behind him, he can hear the screams of amazement of this acrobatic feat. The crowd applauds, sincerely thinking this is part of the Act KID put on.

Reaching the helicopter, Gokudera takes the smaller boy and lays him on the seats, already covered in a cloth to protect them from the blood. Putting on a pair of latex gloves, Gokudera takes the tweezers from Yamamoto and proceeds to remove the bullet. Putting the bullet in a plastic bag Gokudera shouts "GO!" at the pilot. It's a good thing the boy was unconscious, otherwise removing the bullet would have been harder with him squirming around.

Ryohei sits in the seat near the opposite window, the small boy sat on his lap, being held up by the man's chest. Tsuna sits next to him, with Chrome in the chair nearest the door. Gokudera, Yamamoto and Lambo take the back 3 seats, an unconscious thief laying across all three. Hibari is sat next to the pilot. The helicopter rises, and once safely in the air, Ryohei uses his sun flames to stop the boys bleeding and return his shoulder to normal, replacing the muscle tissues, and making the cells grow faster.

"Where to Vongola Decimo?" asks the pilot.

"We're going home."

An:

So the pair survive the fall, and fall straight into the arms of our favourite mafia boss. But what will Kaito and Shinichi find when they wake up? Expect more madness, Magicians and Flames, in the next instalment.

PIKA PIKA means sparkly, Lambo uses it to describe his Thunder Box at one point, and I thought that it fit here.

Now Tsuna has experienced watching a heist first hand, but what happens when he finds himself in the polices shoes- keep reading on to find out!

Phantom Hitman 1412.

First Published 11/Dec/2011

grammar checks 10/ jan/ 2012