Chapter 5: When worlds collide- magic flame mix.
Wow this is longer than my other chapters. I looked at the word count and saw it was less than 2,000. Next time I look, it's just after Shinichi takes the stage, and it's 5,000! The next time after that, it' s around the point where the guardians introduce themselves to the DC Pair and the word count has hit 9,000 words. I'm sorry for those people who don't like long chapters.
I've just read the latest Reborn! chapter. Didn't Colonnello look sexy with his riffle? I can't wait for the next chapter!
I really don't know where my brain comes up with half of this stuff. I finish a sentence and another idea just announces itself. I really don't think my fingers are attached to my brain at all.
To RedHerring1412, you'll notice one of your influences here. I was writing this chapter when I read your review, and went back to put it in place, since here is the perfect time.
Conan has everything prepared. Agasa would be keeping an eye on Ran for him, as well as on the Detective Boy's. He didn't tell the professor where he was going, nor who he was meeting- he might give the old professor a heart attack if he did. Nor did he tell Haibara. He knew well enough the reaction she has whenever the Black Organisation were mentioned or involved, and he didn't want to burden her with news of mafia relationships as well. She had finally begun to live a normal life. Well, as normal as her scientific self would let her. Most of the time she was still working on a cure for Shinichi, but she helped the professor every now and again too.
Packing the last of his gadgets and a spare change of Conan's clothes into his school bag, he walks out of his room and towards the door. "I'm going now Ran-neechan." He chirps. Ran gives him a wave before returning to packing her bag.
"Stay safe Conan." She shouts as he walks through the door. Closing the door behind him, he dejectedly walks down the stairs, thinking about what she said. Stay safe, ne? Hopefully you will be safer Ran. Hopefully you all will. Me and Kaito on the other hand? As per usual, we're putting ourselves straight into the firing line. At least we aren't alone anymore. At the very least I'll have Kaito to watch my back.
He continues to think about the life that he will have, kicking a rock along the pavement. Luckily after so long of walking the same path, his feet know where to go. And he arrives at the street the school is on.
"Conan!" comes three different shouts. He winces at the volume, and turns to face the Detective Boys. They are three people that he would never have met without becoming Conan. But Conan is glad that he met them. It was refreshing to see the children act so silly and carefree, something that he could never be at his correct age.
"Good morning guys. Are you looking forward to the weekend?" he asks, knowing that there will be a very long, one sided conversation between them. With them chattering away in the background, he is free to walk next to Haibara. "Did you manage to make it in time?" he whispers, moving closer to her.
Looking around her to make sure no one was watching, she hands a small case over to Conan. "Yes, I did. It took me so long because of all of the resistances that you have built up so far. This one should work, but not for very long. Definitely not a whole day." She gives him a serious look, one of warning. Conan takes the pill case, a small smile of thanks on his face.
"So Conan, what about you? What will you be doing over the weekend?" Seeing the look Mitsuhiko is giving him, Conan takes a step away from Haibara, and continues walking towards their classroom.
"Come on, hurry up or we'll be late. I'll tell you on the way" They make it to the classroom just in time, having time to settle down before the teacher arrives.
"Good morning class. I hope that you are ready for another day of learning" she says, looking at all of the faces infront of her. A chorus of enthusiastic agreements rise from the children.
"Rise, bow, sit" says the class representative. And so class begins.
During class Conan can't seem to concentrate. He stares out of the window, looking at the people and cars outside. Clouds slowly drift by and Conan tries to make shapes from them. But everything seems to have a mafia feel to it. The first cloud looks like a gun, shooting a bullet. The next one looks like a fedora. The final one looks like a corpse, blood pooling around it. Shaking his head, Conan tries to focus back on what's being taught. He looks back at the clock. Would Kaito hurry up already! I'm going insane here. Kiddy school is bad enough without the anticipation of this meeting.
The clock behind him chimes once, indicating that it's half past nine. As if that was a cue, the madness begins.
A woman slams open the door, runs over to him and picks him up. She has shoulder length black hair, curls at the end. She is on the larger side, wearing black triangular glasses, with a purple dress and an orange scarf on. This was how Yukiko had dressed when she 'kidnapped' him, before taking him to his Dad dressed as the Knight Baron. They had decided to set him up and pretend that they were Organisation agents, showing Conan what could happen if his identity was found out. It was part of their reasoning to move back to America. Surely a 'come with us, you'll be safer in America' would have sufficed?
"Oh, Conan. It's just terrible." Comes the loud blubbering. Conan looks stunned, not expecting this outburst. The whole classroom is silent, watching the large woman cry. No one has a clue who this woman is, let alone why she is hugging Conan. The teacher steps over nervously.
"Umm, Excuse me… But who are you?" she leans over, trying to find the woman's face. She looks at Conan, who has recovered from his shock by now and is comforting the woman, and raises her eyebrow in confusion.
"Mum, hey Mum, are you okay? What's happened?" Conan asks acting genuinely concerned. There is a collective 'oh' from the class, as the identity of this woman is revealed.
"Hey, now. It's going to be okay." Says Ayumi comfortingly, worried about Conan's mother. "Umm, Conan's mum, here's a tissue." Holding up a tissue, she looks up, hoping that she's of some help.
Conan's mother turns, and smiles at the small girl. "Why thank you." She sniffs. Taking the tissue, she dabs at her eyes, trying not to smudge her waterproof makeup. "Oh my god. I'm making a scene. I'm sorry Conan, but I have some bad news. Your Grandmother just collapsed and they've taken her to the hospital. I've come here to take you to see her. We're not sure if she'll live much longer." Another collective gasp, this time in sympathy comes from the group of 10 year olds. They are all old enough now to know what this means, and all feel sorry for Conan. The teacher takes a step back, hand to her mouth.
"I'm sorry Sensei, but can I have permission to take Conan with me? He was really close to her, you see." Asks Conan's mother, a hand rubbing Conan's back. The teacher just nods, feeling sorry for the crying pair infront of her.
"Mum, will Nana be alright?" Conan asks, voice small, tears in his eyes. His mum just hugs him tightly, before grabbing Conan's bag and leaving the classroom.
"I hope next time we meet under better circumstances." She says before closing the door behind her.
Haibara looks at the door with suspicion. It wasn't like Conan to act like that. And no one had ever seen Conan's mother before. In the years that he had been Conan, his mother had only visited once, to take him away, but he remained behind instead. She had never even been mentioned since then. Anyway, 'Conan' doesn't even have a mother. And that woman wasn't Yukiko Kudo either. Unless she was in disguise? She used to be a famous actress, and knowing how crazy she is, I wouldn't put it past her. Looking down at her desk, there is a small piece of paper
I'm not sure how long Conan will be gone, but please tell Mouri-chan not to worry.
The transforming pills , a fake mother and now this. Shinichi, what are you doing now? Frustrated with the detective, she crumples the paper in her small fist, and puts it in her pocket.
The two walked out of the school yard, and turned down the street. Kaito had put Conan down by now, but still had a hold of Conan's hand 'to keep up the image of mother and child' apparently.
Conan looks up to Kaito, a sceptical scowl on his face. "Really? Could you have been any flashier? There is a little thing called Reception, you know. They could have come and gotten me. But Nooooo. You had to burst in and create a scene. I know that I promised to let you do what you wanted, but a little warning would have been nice. I wasn't prepared to cry on cue you know." Conan digs his nails into Kaito's hand, the only form of punishment he can commit at the moment.
"Aww, but Conan, your acting skills were so good. I couldn't have improvised better myself." There's a huge grin of Kaito's face, one at which Conan looks away disgusted from. Placing his hands together as if pleading, Kaito mimics Conan's actions from earlier " "Mum, will Nana be alright?" Oh~. You brought a tear to my eye. You had the whole room in the palm of your hand, nearly all of the girls were crying. You'll have some admirers after that display of affection." Kaito was looking up at the sky, a fake look of passion and dreaming in his eyes, before winking at Conan, and ruffling his hair. "But most importantly, you're out of the classroom, with a legitimate reason for a few days off, in case anything happens. Even the teacher will be lenient after that display."
Conan just huffs, since he cant disagree with that last statement, and continues on walking. "You think something will happen later on today?" Conan whispers, wondering himself about the meeting later.
"Well. I highly doubt that they'll be throwing us a welcome party. They are criminals after all. But I don't think anything dangerous will happen, not with a Boss like Tsuna there. It's so hard to believe that he's going to become a mafia boss. I doubt that his friends are that dangerous either. Although that Gokudera seemed a little scary. Do you think those dynamites were real, or just stage props?" He turns to Conan, wondering what the detective's view is.
("Achoo!"
"Are you alright, Juudaime?"
"yeah, probably just someone talking about me"
"How dare they make you sneeze. Achoo! I'll find them and blow them up. They won't be able to escape me!"
"Gokudera wait… come bac… Goku… Stop… st…")
"Oh, no. They were real alright. I've seen what he can do with them." Conan replies, shivering at the remembrance of the memory.
"What? You've met him before? It didn't seem like it." Questions Kaito, highly doubting that Conan has met either of the Mafioso from Yesterday before.
Shaking his head, Conan sighs, and explains what he means. "That's right. I haven't told you yet. With us trying to escape, and meeting with Tsuna, I never had the time to tell you. When I held Pandora for the first time, I held it up to my eye and looked at you through it." Kaito nods, remembering this. It was just before Conan went weird. "Well, a beam of moonlight hit the jewel and blinded me. But during that moment, I saw something more. I don't want to say it but… It was as if Pandora gave me a vision of the future. I saw Tsuna using those flames of his to hover in the sky. It was in the middle of nowhere, there was no chance for it to be like what you did: There was nothing to connect the wires too. After that I saw Gokudera chuck some dynamite at some guys, and standing tall not affected by the blast at all, as if he was used to it. After that, I saw some men with guns infiltrating a building. There was another flash, and then those same men were bowing infront of Tsuna and kissing his ring. But it was the last thing that I saw, that threw me off the most. On a table top there was this book, the title said: The history of the Mafia. The booked opened and turned to a page marked with this year's date. Can you guess what it says?" He turns to Kaito, eyes serious, but shaking, as if scared. Kaito holds Conan's hand a little more tightly. Conan's speech has been speeding up, and the boy is sounding more frantic with each unbelievable sentence. To answer Conan's question, Kaito shakes his head. "Date 2011, with the new additions of a teen detective and an international thief, Vongola Decimo takes his first steps to becoming a mafia boss, and changing the mafia to what it is today: protectors of the weak, where normal justice cannot tread. Can you believe that? Surely, just because we joined, the future won't become sunny and bright?... But it was all so real. No matter how much I want to deny it, how illogical and unscientific it seemed, it was just too real in my head. And something inside me, my detective senses just felt like it was right. So I decided to go join. It can't put me in anymore danger that I am in now." Conan appears to be sullen and introverted, as if there is an internal battle going on inside his small frame.
It must be hard for him. Taking that small step into the grey area. He, more than anyone, doesn't want to cross into the black. He who's sense of justice is so strong. But he's done it before. Crossed the line so true justice prevails. As long as he keeps that mind frame, then he won't fall. I won't let him fall. If I only achieve one thing out of joining the mafia, then it'll to be to make sure that Shinichi comes out the other side whole. Changed, but whole. Even I can't protect him from what's coming. But I can't stop him; he's a man, and can make his own choices.
"I believe you. I didn't believe in this type of magic until I saw the jewel cry. Akako's always going on about her black magic, and now... maybe she's right. Even so, I believe you. If you say you saw all that from Pandora, then who am I to deny it. All the information seems to be right so far. Tsuna is a mafia Boss- he's Vongola Decimo, and you didn't even know that name before the jewel told you. And you were right about Tsuna being able to fly. They looked pretty bewildered that you knew that. I'm guessing it's not common knowledge… And I trust you too. So if you think that joining them is the right thing to do, then I'll follow you. Like you said, it's not going to make much difference to my goal of getting Justice for my Dad. Think on the bright side, it'll liven your life up a lot. Surely solving murders wasn't all you were going to do your whole life. I think that you've done enough of that. So let's take this opportunity and just go with it." Kaito pours out what's on his mind, hoping his sincerity and honesty will help Conan sort out his own problems. Conan is still looking down at his shoes, gripping onto Kaito's hand for dear life. But suddenly, the grip loosens, and Conan looks up, a new resolve in his eyes.
"Your right Kaito. I should go with my feelings. My life needs shaking up a little. And thank you Kaito, for coming with me. It means a lot. Well we're here." Conan stops outside a gate to a single house. "This is my home. Well Shinichi's really. We can wait in here until the car comes for us." Conan reaches in his pocket for his keys. A creak draws his vision up, and he sees Kaito standing in the middle of the garden path.
"I channelled a little of KID. I never have to worry about losing keys this way." Kaito laughs. I should have expected that from him. But still doesn't he have any manners? Thinks Conan, walking up past Kaito.
Conan makes sure to open the front door himself. He walks in and removes his shoes, before walking into the hall. Not hearing any noise behind him, he turns around and sees Kaito looking at him expectedly. Conan looks at him and sighs. "Come on in Kaito" the magician gives a little squeal of joy, jumps and claps his hands, before rushing in and removing his shoes. "You open the gate by yourself, yet you want my permission to come inside? Do you ask all of your victims' permission?" Hands on hips Conan looks more like the mother than the in-disguise Kaito.
There is one puff of smoke, revealing a casually dressed Kaito, holding his top hat. Putting it on, Kaito bends down at the waist, staring Conan in the eyes. One gloveless finger appears infront of Conan's eyes, wagging in time with the statements.
"Phantom thieves are Gentlemen thieves, and it's only polite to ask for permission if the owner if there. The victims give me permission by inviting the police into their homes." Kaito rises again, standing tall with his arms spread out. "It's like a human sign that shouts "Kaitou KID I accept your challenge. Come and do your best." If they accept my challenge then it's only natural that I'm allowed inside the house to get the jewel. If not, then what's the point." Kaito shrugs his shoulders as if what he said is natural and common knowledge, and walks into the front room. "sorry for the intrusion" he shouts over his shoulder
Conan follows the thief into the living room, seeing that the thief has made himself at home, lounging on the sofa. Conan walks over and pushes Kaito's feet to the floor, before sitting in the previously occupied space. Kaito leans over, presents his open hand, before closing it again. Conan looks up at him, wondering what's going on. With a flick of the wrist Kaito produces a Rubix cube. "Here, play with this, you still seem tensed up to me. You need to take your mind off of it and relax. What happens, happens, you can't react if it hasn't happened yet. You have all of your toys with you, if the weight of your bag is anything to go by, so you can't prepare anymore."
Conan smiles at Kaito, surprised by the show of affection and concern. "Thank you Kaito, but this won't keep me occupied for long. There is a pattern, and if you follow it, you can do it every time. A twist to the right here… a vertical twist here…. Move that there and … done!" Conan proudly produces the finished puzzle for Kaito's inspection.
"Wow that was fast. I expected nothing less from my Tantei-kun. Okay then. How about this?" another click of Kaito's hand, and it's a Sherlock Homes book resting in his palm. Seeing Conan's look, and the opening of his mouth, he asks "No? I know, you probably know every word inside out and backwards, and can tell me what Sir Arthur was thinking as he wrote it, right? Then how about this?" One final click and it's an Arsène Lupin book in his hand. "Written at the same time, and even featuring your beloved Homes every now and again, this book is about a thief. It's written by a French author, and is as famous in France as Sherlock is in England." He looks haughtily at Conan, proving that thieves can be just as famous as detectives. Conan looks curiously at the book, picking it up as if it's a bomb. When it doesn't explode, nor produce a cloud of glitter or confetti, Conan reads the back of the book.
"I'll take a look at it later, but first do you want a drink or a snack, I'm not sure what I have here, but we'll need something before we go. We don't even know when we'll be back." Conan stands up and walks over to the door leading to the kitchen. Once he reaches the door, he looks back at Kaito, expecting an answer.
"I'll take a hot chocolate and whatever else is going. As long as it's not f-f- finned creatures." He shivers at even having to mention the cursed animal.
"What fish? You're still scared of them. No wonder KID never took jewels that were near the sea. Oh and that one time it was hosted in an aquarium too. No wonder the great International Phantom Thief 1412 literally took the jewel and ran. I thought Kaitou KID was off that day, but you just wanted to get away from the fish as soon as possible. Oh my god that's so funny." Conan was holding his stomach, laughing so much it hurt to breath. Kaito just walks past him into the kitchen, clicking his fingers along the way. Once Conan could see again through the smoke, he looks down and sees his hands were tied behind his back. He went to open his mouth to retaliate, but found it was tapped shut.
"And that's enough out of you." Says Kaito, looking down disapprovingly at the tied up detective. Kaito picks him up and sets him on the counter. "Where's the hot chocolate?" Conan mumbles a few words out, and looks at a cupboard to his right. Kaito opens this cupboard and finds the requested item. Next to it is the coffee. Taking both down, Kaito makes them both a drink. "What about food?" Conan mms at a different section of the Kitchen, the fridge and freezer were disguised as more cupboards. Kaito opens the first draw he sees, and comes eye to soulless eye with a frozen fish. Kaito screams and runs to hide behind Conan. At first Conan giggles, but when he sees what a state Kaito really is in, he moves his hands the little he can against Kaito's shoulder, trying to comfort him. Kaito reaches up with shaking hands, and barely manages to undo the bonds before hiding behind the counter again. Conan closes the freezer before going back to check on Kaito. Removing the tape from his mouth, he sits on the floor, directly infront of Kaito. Shaking like a leaf in the wind, Kaito's hands are protectively over his head, his head, in turn, resting on his knees, whilst he mumbles something incoherent. Conan reaches out for his friend, and lifts Kaito's head. Kaito's eyes aren't focused, only staring at something in the distance. It's like he's looking straight through Conan.
"Kaito? Kaito? I'm here, I've taken it away. It can't come and get you. There's nothing to be afraid of. Kaito? Kaito!" still not getting a response, Conan wonders what to do. He reaches up to the top of the counter where the drinks are, and grabs the hot chocolate. He stuffs the drink under Kaito's nose, hoping the smell will calm him down. "Kaito, come back to me. Kaito, Kaito." Slowly the magician blinks. Once , twice.
"Shinichi? Ooh, hot chocolate, my favourite." Taking the mug from Conan's grip, Kaito takes a huge drink, nearly downing the whole thing. "Ahh, that's better. Shinichi, why are we on the floor?"
This time its Conan's turn to blink. Did he not remember anything? It must have shocked him so bad, he's forgotten about it. Just like him, selective memory.
"Because I didn't feel like climbing the chairs to sit at the counter." Replies Conan. Kaito seems to accept this, and happily drinks the rest of his hot chocolate.
I'd better remember that. It wouldn't do for him to freeze up during a mission, nor a heist. That was quite a major reaction though. Usually it would be just a scream or something, not a total black out like he did. Maybe he just wasn't expecting it?
"Oh shit, look at the time. I've got to take the pills soon or else I won't be okay by the time we get there. Kaito I'm going upstairs. Just make yourself at home. And don't look in the second draw of the freezer- finny things live there." Conan says, getting louder as he rushed up the stairs. Kaito sends a shout of agreement up the stairs before settling down with the book he produced earlier.
Conan walks into his bedroom and locks the door- he didn't want Kaito to walk in. Since this was a formal mafia affair, Conan had found a suit of his (Shinichi-sized) and gotten it repaired and washed a few days ago. He places it on the door of the wardrobe for later. He goes into the bathroom and grabs a large towel. Taking off his clothes, Conan wraps himself in the towel, before standing infront of the mirror and looking at himself. A little longer and I'll be back in my normal body. Smiling at himself in the mirror, he takes the pills. At first nothing happens, Conan just stands there, waiting for them to kick in. After a couple of minutes, Conan starts to wonder if the pills are going to work. They have never taken this long before. Their effect is nearly always instantaneous. What if these pills don't work? What if I'm stuck looking like th-
Bum-Bump
The first wave of pain hits.
Ahh, it's just like the first time... It feels like my bones… are melting AHH!
Conan tumbles backwards, knees slamming into the bed and forcing him to fall backwards on it.
BAM-bump
Owowowowow. I can't… feel my hands anymore. My head feels like it's going to explode. When I open my eyes all I see is a whirlpool of colours.
BAM-BUmp
Shit. The pain has never been like this before. I know that the pills are becoming less effective each time, but…fuck… I know it hurts to transform, but not like this. It makes the normal pain seem like a pin-prick.
Conan is breathing shallowly and fast, almost hyperventilating. His body is like a rock, tense and still, trying to keep the pain at bay.
BAM-BUMP
The last shockwave is worse than the ones before. Conan's hands fly to his chest, his body contracting in on itself with such force, he ends up half off of the bed.
And with one pain filled scream, Conan falls into the black comforting embrace of unconsciousness.
Kaito tilts his head up and towards the ceiling. He could hear noises from upstairs. Must be Shinichi. But what's he doing? Moving the furniture?
Kaito just shrugs and returns to reading the book.
"AHHHHHHHH!"
That scream was filled with hopeless pain, as if the screamer thought the pain would never end. That was the scream of someone who was on the edge of tears. And Shinichi never cried.
Faster than lightening, Kaito is flying up the stairs, taking them two at a time, and rushes to the only door with light escaping beneath. Kaito puts his ear to the door, but hears only silence. No sound of a struggle, no sound of a fight, only deathly still silence. Kaito grabs the door handle, twisting violently, only to find it locked. He bangs his shoulder against the door, trying to overpower the stupid piece of wood blocking his path to Shinichi.
"Shinichi!, Shinichi! Can you hear me? Are you alright Shinichi?" he screams, trying his hardest to get to his friend. Are you alright? Of course he's not fucking alright. Stupid question Kaito he mentally berates himself.
He keeps pounding on the door until he feels a tap on his shoulder. He whirls around, ready to punch whoever is behind him. But there is no one there. Another tap to his shoulder and Kaito takes in a deep breath before closing his eyes.
Before he's even fully pictured his room and the paintings, someone grabs his shoulders from behind and forcefully pulls him backwards and down. As Kaito feels himself fall backwards, he stares straight into the monocle of KID
"Need some help?" he questions, a mad grin on his face. How silly I was, not thinking of using KID to unlock the door. "Let the show begin"
Immediately the door is open, and Kaitou KID rushes through, searching the room for any sign of an intruder. Trained eyes check the windows, before resting on the limp figure on the bed.
There, half covered by a towel is Shinichi, half off and half on the bed. Sweat covers his brows and body, his breathing is rushed and soft, but slowing every second. KID walks over and picks Shinichi up before placing him on the bed. So this is what a 19 year old Shinichi looks like. There is a tug on his connection- a worried Kaito wanting to take back control.
"Oh fine then. He's alright by the way. Nice body too". KID winks at Kaito before falling backwards. "Yeah, yeah, whatever. He plays football of course he's fit. Let real life begin already."
Releasing his breath he opens his eyes and sees the state Shinichi is in. He goes to the bathroom and takes a couple of towels, before wetting a wash cloth. He returns to the room, and begins to wipe the sweat off of Shinichi. What a strain transforming puts on his body. I overheard Ran say once that whenever she saw Shinichi recently, it always looked like he was sick. Well if he stayed conscious through the change, then I expect that he would have. But I have never heard him scream like that before, even when he was shot he didn't scream. He went through all of this pain, just to see Ran, what a lucky girl she is.
Kaito dries Shinichi off, before tucking him back under the covers. He puts the used items in a washing basket, before returning to the detective's side.
He hears a car pull up outside, followed moments later by a knock on the door. Kaito rushes down the stairs, pats his hair to look more like Shinichi's, and opens the door. Infront of him is a man in a pristine black suit, with a black spotted tie. These spots are in a straight line down the centre, and come in 7 different colours: Orange, Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Indigo and Green.
"Why hello, Shinichi. It's so good to see you. Are you ready to go to the Family Reunion?" As the man infront of him says this, he straightens his tie, ring flashing in the light: a ring with the Vongola crest on it. The crest was all over Tsuna's office.
"Nearly, we've got a little problem. Why don't you come inside and I'll tell you about it." Kaito replies, using Shinichi's voice, just in case anyone is watching. He escorts the man in, and makes him sit in the living room. "Shinichi isn't quite ready yet. I'll go and see if he's okay."
Kaito rushes up the stairs to where Shinichi is, still passed out. Oh, god, there's nothing else to do. I'll have to dress him and hope he wakes up during the car ride. At least he got the suit out ready.
Another deep breath, and he's standing before the painting.
He pushes against the image of himself, and the picture twirls like a dancer, before stopping elegantly at the image of a magician. Once quick step and he enters the room of the magician. Ducking under exploding streams of confetti, and dodging bouncing balls, Kaito ends up next to the Magician. The Magician turns and bows to him.
"Heya, I need a quick favour. I need you to do a Quick Change Act for me. I need Shinichi in his suit ASAP. The driver is here to pick us up, but he's still unconscious."
"Oh, yes 1412 told me about what happened. Don't worry, the show must go on and all that. And what type of magician would I be if I let the show stop. The audience
Must never know anything has gone wrong." Both say at once. "I know, I know. Anyway, thanks for this. Let the magic begin"
Turning around, Kaito finishes off the Magician sentence before falling backwards and telling the magician off. Just before he touches the waiting arms of the Magician, he recites the transfer phrase.
Giggling, the Magician opens his eyes. He rubs his hands together, looking like a gleeful yet mischievous child. "Oh, what shall I do? I could: dress him up like a woman; I could give him bunny ears; I could give him green hair, or maybe blue to match his eyes." sings the magician. He walks around the sleeping Shinichi examining all of the prospects. A sharp tug on the connection warns him of a telling off, so the Magician sighs, and complies with Kaito's wishes. "One, two, three" upon three the Magician drops a smoke capsule, of non-transferable purple smoke. By the time the smoke has cleared less than half a minute later, Shinichi is fully clothed, and a very pleased Magician standing by his side, holding Shinichi's hand. "Kaito look at these fingers. I'll bet that they'd be good for magic. Do you think we could get him on stage with me one day? Oh, can you imagine pranking him. His face would be so funny. Ouch that hurt Kaito. Okay, okay I'll back off. Aren't you the jealous one, first 1412 and now me. What are you, his boyfriend? OUCH, Kaito I'm going I'm going, sheesh, lighten up will you."
Closing his eyes, he's met with a fuming Kaito. "If I wasn't in such a rush, you would be so dead right now. But I am taking your jacket hostage, including any props, pockets, and roses you have in it. You can practice your magic tricks without it." With a click of his fingers the jacket is gone from the Magician.
With a childish pout on his lips, the magician turns on his heels and falls backwards. "Fine, take the jacket then. Let real life begin already. The sooner you're out of here the better." The last thing Kaito sees is the magician pulling down his eyelid and sticking out his tongue.
"Oh, that magician, and 1412 encouraging it too." Growls Kaito upon reopening his eyes. Looking down, he noticed that the Magician also changed his clothes into KID's outfit, minus the top hat, cape and monocle. He gently picks Shinichi up, noticing that his breathing has evened out and his temperature has returned to normal. Carefully, Kaito descends the steps, and sticks his head into the living room. The Mafioso hasn't moved from the spot Kaito left him at. "We're ready to go. Could you please get the door for me, please?"
The man stands up, and walks through the door. He raises his eyebrow at the sleeping Shinichi before walking to the door and opening it. "Could you also grab that bag next to you? Be careful, the contents are quite fragile." Asks Kaito. Whilst the gadgets themselves are well made, he doesn't want one of them to go off. It would be great if they darted the driver now. The driver opens the door, and holds it whilst Kaito walks out. Once the door is shut again, Kaito rearranges Shinichi to take the key out of his pocket. He had noticed it earlier and picked it up before they left. With the door finally locked, they walk to the car, and again, the suited man opens the door. Kaito places Shinichi inside, before sliding in himself.
The driver pulls away, and Shinichi slides a little. Kaito reaches out to steady him, before placing Shinichi's head in his lap, and placing the prone body in a safer position. Once Shinichi was laying down and strapped in, Kaito started to watch the scenery outside. They were slowly leaving Beika behind them and going out into the country side.
The ride seems to take ages, since the scenery of trees, fields and the occasional cow aren't very interesting. But eventually, houses start to reappear, and they enter another bustling city. The sign says 'Welcome to Nanimori'. Tsuna was right. He never had done a heist here. There were no jewels to be found here. As far as Kaito knew from memory, not much happened here. There was very little crime to speak of, so it was never in the news. Nanimori was as normal and peaceful as a city could be.
Yet, Nanimori was home to the 10th generation Boss of the world's strongest Mafia family.
"Gnh, oh~ I'm so stiff. Hm, Where am I?" mumbles Shinichi, stretching out as far as he can on the back seat.
Kaito looks down at Shinichi, smiling as a blush covers the detective's face- he's just realised where he is. Immediately he sits up, nearly knocking Kaito out with a head-butt along the way.
"Shinichi! You're awake. I thought that you were going to sleep forever." Yells Kaito excitedly.
"Yeah, well that transformation was the worst yet. Since I've been building up a resistance, transforming has been more painful each time. How long was I out?" Shinichi asks, rubbing his head to get rid of the headache.
"Sir's. Sorry to interrupt, but we're here."
They have driven right through Nanimori, and have just exited the busy city- it's still visible in the background. Taking a turn, the driver pulls down a gravel driveway to an ornate iron gate. It opens infront of them, and they drive through and around the corner.
In front of them is the Vongola mansion- looking like it could come straight out of Victorian England. It's made out of brown bricks, with lots of ornate windows on all floors. There is a gravel driveway leading to the doors, with fresh vibrant green grass on both sides. The grass continues around the sides until it hides behind the house. A few patches of flowers can be seen, all in different colours.
They pull up to the driveway, where a butler opens the door for them. "Young master Tsunayoshi is waiting for you. If you would be so kind as to follow me." He says bowing to the pair until they exit the car.
Shinichi and Kaito exit the car and follow the butler into the house. As they look around they notice how expensive everything is. All of the furniture looks antique.
Shinichi steps closer to Kaito, feeling out of place here.
They follow the butler through a few corridors, before arriving infront of some doors. Those doors open to reveal an elevator. All three step inside, and wait as the elevator descends.
They walk along a few corridors before coming to a familiar one- the one full of paintings.
"Do you like these portraits? They are of previous Vongola Bosses. This one here is the Ninth- the current Boss. He lives in Italy though. And this one here is Vongola Primo. Out of all of the bosses, Young Master Tsunayoshi most resembles Primo. All of his guardians are like more lively versions of the first generation. That's why we have high hopes for them. They, more than anyone else so far, will be able to return Vongola to Primo's original design." There is hope in the butler's eyes as he is saying this. They reach the door, and the butler knocks politely before entering the office.
"Sir, they have arrived." He bows before the door, motioning for them to enter.
They walk inside, and the door closes behind them. Infront of them Tsuna is furiously signing paperwork.
"Heeii, there is so much. I don't have a clue where all of it comes from." Shouts Tsuna, in a flurry. He turns and clicks on a laptop a few times, makes a confused face, and clicks a few more times, before looking down at the paper before him. "Arrg! This is wrong! Wait a second guys. I've just got a call to make and then we can go." He picks up the receiver from the telephone on his desk, before dialling a number on speed dial.
"Do you want us to leave the room?" Kaito asks, wondering if they should be hearing this. Tsuna just shakes his head and motions for them to sit down on a sofa behind them. That wasn't there before. It must have been buried under piles of paper. In fact there seems to be a lot less paper than last time. Maybe Tsuna was having a sort through? Wonders Kaito, noticing that a table and the legs of another sofa have appeared.
"Yes Artemis? It's Decimo. I've noticed that there are some discrepancies between file SE4242 and DE5604. Yes, those numbers don't match up. According to the file that I have here the total amount spent should be £452,100 for the first with that figure being taken across into the other one. … Okay, I understand… You'll take it off my hands?... Thank you. Okay Ciao." He puts the phone down before sighing and taking a large gulp of his coffee. Frowning at the taste- it's gone cold- he looks over to the pair.
"It's nice to finally meet you Kudo-san. In your right body I mean. Not that I didn't like you as Conan! But I'm not saying I don't like you now, but you're more serious now, not that Conan wasn't serious too." Tsuna blathers speedily, trying to cover his mistake.
Kaito laughs at the stumbling mess Tsuna has become.
"Tsuna, it's fine. I know what you mean. It's nice to be back in this body, however temporary." Shinichi smiles at Tsuna, the smile turning sad as he thinks about returning to his smaller body. "And please, call me Shinichi."
"And call me Kaito" adds in the magician
"Okay. Anyway, I'm glad that you two came. Gokudera wasn't too sure, but my hyper intuition said that you would be back. Are you ready to go?" Tsuna asks, walking towards the door.
"Hyper intuition?" Kaito asks as they walk out of the door.
"It's an ability from my Vongola blood. It's what told me when you were lying. It's like a very active gut feeling that is always right, when I listen to it. It was my intuition shouting at me that made me tell you the truth about the mafia. My intuition also told me to go to the KID heist and save you two." Tsuna answers rubbing the back of his neck. They stop infront of another door, and Tsuna turns serious.
The atmosphere in the hallway turns solemn, and Shinichi and Kaito straighten up.
"When you enter here, stay standing in the doorway until the formal bit is over. Don't say anything either. You'll be able to tell when you can again. And I'll warn you again, my Guardians are quite a bunch of people, a little eccentric maybe, but they are my family and I love them all." Both Shinichi and Kaito can see the love in the softening of Tsuna's eyes and the nostalgic smile he wears.
Tsuna turns to look at them straight on, and stares them both in the eye.
"You know, after entering this room there is no turning back. You'll hear things you don't want to know about, things that will change you for ever. Are you sure that this is what you want?" Tsuna asks his eyes more serious than either Kaito or Shinichi had ever seen before from the teen in front of them.
Kaito turns to look at Shinichi. I really don't want Shinichi to become part of the underworld, but after the things he has been through, what right do I have to stop Shinichi. Shinichi turns to Kaito, eyes steadfast, showing he was ready for the consequences that were to follow. Kaito grabs Shinichi's hand and gives it reassuring squeeze. I'll be here, right by your side through it all. Both look at Tsuna and nod.
Tsuna looks both of them in the eye, his hyper intuition telling him that this was the right thing to do. He simply nods and opens the large wooden doors to the Official meeting room, light pouring into the dark hallway.
Vongola Decimo walked into the room.
Kaito and Shinichi, being informed beforehand what to do, stop in the doorway, backs straight, and watch the proceedings. Inside was an old mahogany table, with large matching chairs on both sides, and a throne like one at the head of the table. Each chair was a different colour, with the fabric of the throne at the top being orange in colour, like the one in Tsuna's office. Sitting in the chairs were 6 people, all in tailored black suits with different coloured shirts, matching the colour of the chair they were sat on.
Shinichi looks at the people before him, and freezes. I know him, he's alive then. Maybe the others are too. But what's he doing here? But Tsuna told him not to do anything during the formal part.
Decimo takes another step into the room and stops. As one the Guardians all stand up, take a large step to the side and kneel, right hand over their hearts, heads bowed.
"Rise Guardian of Cloud, The one who goes their own way" Juudaime intones. Hibari looks up, and then stands respectfully by his seat. Juudaime looks to his left.
"Rise Guardian of Lightning, The one who harshly strikes everything". Lambo raises his head and quickly stands, fidgeting where he stands. Juudaime looks to the middle right.
"Rise Guardian of the Sun, The one who illuminates all" Ryohei practically jumps into the air and stands tall. Decimo looks to the middle left.
"Rise Guardian of Mist, The one that cannot be captured." Mukruo looks up, and slowly rises, taking his time. Once he was done, standing proudly with his chin raised, Juudaime looks at the top right.
"Rise Guardian of Rain, The one who washes away everything." Yamamoto slowly looks up, and gracefully rises to his feet. Finally Juudaime looks at the top left.
"Rise Guardian of Storm, The one that fiercely blows everything away." Gokudera immediately looks up and rises to his feet.
"Sit, Vongola Decimo, Guardian of the Sky, who encompasses all." Say all the others at once. Vongola Decimo walks to the throne and sits.
"Sit Guardians of Vongola, who protect us all" orders Juudaime. At the same time, they all take a step to the side and sit down.
"Heiii", sighs Tsuna "I hate doing that. It's all too formal; there is so much to remember. Why do we have to do that at the start of every meeting?" Tsuna questions, placing his head on crossed forearms on the table.
"Maa, maa Tsuna, I think it's fun, it puts us in the mood for the game, you know" Reasons Yamamoto.
"Stupid Yakyuu-baka! Be more respectful to Juudaime! Its Vongola tradition, and respectful to both us and Juudaime. Plus it should remind you of your duty here. Maybe you should reflect upon it more." Shouts Gokudera, standing and slamming his palms on the table.
"Well I think it EXTREMELY doesn't matter, you're both right, it's EXTREMELY boring but EXTREMELY needed." Shouts Ryohei at full volume. The others at the table wince.
"Kufufu, well I don't want to do any mafia traditions, you're lucky that I am even here at all" Mukuro turns his head away from Tsuna to study the artwork around the room. The others all sigh, knowing of Mukuro's anger with the mafia.
"LAMBO-SAMA IS HUNGRY!" comes the usual exclamation "Why do I have to be second? I have to stand up for ages you know. .. But Lambo likes the first part. Kneeling makes Lambo look like a knight!" he looks up dreamily as his voice trails off.
"Hahaha, yeah, and your Bull can be your trusty steed" laughs Yamamoto. Others around the table burst out laughing too. The picture created is just too funny not to.
"Shut up before I bite you all to death" is the quite interruption. The room becomes deathly silent, with everyone looking away from Hibari, hoping not to be bitten.
Kaito looks at Shinichi, disbelief on his face. They had both nearly fallen over with Tsuna's sudden change of attitude at the end. Heiii was not what they were expecting next. Well, at least they are back to their 'normal' selves.
"Well, I must applaud you on your performance. I didn't think that 6 people as different as you all seem to be could all work in sync like you did. Have you all practiced sitting, stepping and standing, to get that right?" asks Kaito sarcastically. Shinichi slaps him behind the head, causing Kaito to duck , holding his head, and enter the room.
"Really, Kaito, considering what you've trained your doves to do, I think that a traditional ceremony like this is not too hard to get right. From the sound of it, it's done at the start of every meeting, and I expect at other formal times too. Am I right Tsuna?" Shinichi looks over at Tsuna after glaring at Kaito.
"Yeah you are, Shinichi. We have to do it at the start of every meeting, otherwise Reborn has a go at me, usually with a gun involved. But really it's just another way for us to differentiate again. Anyway, guys I want to introduce two new members of our Family to you. The guy on the left is famous high school detective of the East, Kudo Shinichi." Shinichi steps forward and nods his head at the table. His eye catches someone's in particular and holds it there "and next to him is-" Tsuna is cut off by Kaito taking a step forward and introducing himself.
"magician extraordinaire Kuroba Kaito, also known as…" In a puff of smoke Kaitou KID stands before them. "Kaitou KID, at your service." After a low sweeping bow, he raises his head and grins madly at them all. "There's no need to be formal, so call us Shinichi and Kaito. We're Family now anyway"
"Gaahh! It's Kaitou KID, Gokudera, it's KID" screams Lambo as he clambers down from his chair and runs straight into Kaito hugging him. "I'm such a big fan. Your last heist was awesome. I loved being able to see inside for once. Oh my God, I can't believe that you're going to be part of the Family. Gokudera, isn't this cool?"
"Ahoshi, sit down already. You can goggle over your idol later." Dejectedly, Lambo does as he's told and sits back in his seat, but not before KID magics up a green rose for him. "Sorry about that Kaito, this stupid cow has watched all of your heists. He's a big fan and everything. Just play with him later and he'll leave you alone." Gokudera waves his hand in the air, dismissing Lambo before turning back to the group. Lambo is too busy admiring the rose KID gave him to retaliate to Gokudera.
"You brought a thief into this house hold?" questions Hibari coldly. Rising from his seat, he pulls his Tonfas out and brandishes them infront of Kaito's face threateningly "You had better follow the rules or I'll bite you to death herbivore."
"Herbivore, Herbivore. Kamikurosu, Kamikurosu" Comes a cute tweet from a yellow bird. He flies around the pair as if examining them, before returning to sit on Hibari's shoulder.
"Heeii. Hibari, don't bite them. They have only just entered the Family. Why would he steal from us anyway? It's not like we have any gems that he would want to target." Argues Tsuna in Kaito's defence.
"Kufufufu, a detective and a thief in the mafia. Add in a baseball player, a child, a disciplinarian, a boxing manly spirit maniac, a bomb fanatic, and me, an released Convict from the Mafia's strongest prison who wants to destroy it, and you must have the world's most unsuitable Mafia family. Out of all of us, the thief is really the only one suited to being in the mafia, being a criminal already." Observes Mukuro, a sly smile on his face. "Tsuna you do really know how to pick your allies don't you?"
"Heeii, what do you mean? Only a few of our allies were enemies originally. Let's see, the whole of the Varia- that's 7 people plus their subordinates- the Millefiore Family, but since we're in the past it doesn't really count. Then there's you. Oh and Gokudera tried to kill me when we first met at school." Tsuna lists these people, looking at the ceiling to better remember.
At being reminded of his disgrace, Gokudera is immediately on the floor, bowing and banging his head. "I'm sorry Juudaime! I didn't realise how good of a boss you would be."
The others in the room totally ignore Gokudera, having long learnt that this was the best way to keep him quiet.
"Umm. I think that's all of them. No wait, I-pin tried to kill me, but she thought that I was her assassination target due to her bad eyesight. Does that even count?" States Tsuna
"yeah, but Ryohei tried to recruit you into the boxing club first, and Lambo originally came to kill Reborn, and Hibari, well he's here to make sure everyone follows the rules and to find strong oponents, isn't he? So apart from me and the Chiavarone Family, you don't have any friendly allies do you?" deduces Yamamoto, laughing at the end.
Who the hell have we become subordinates off? Does he get a kick of living on the edge, or is there a reason why his enemies become allies. He must be really strong to defeat them all though. Not that we've seen that yet. Questions Kaito, after hearing that explanation.
Shinichi looks at the people around him, taking into consideration Tsuna's warning. You can tell they've been together a long time. They really are like a family. A bickering arguing family, that I'm sure can band together when the time calls for it. I'm sure that they are a great support base for Tsuna. As well as his reason to fight.
"Umm, Tsuna is it possible for some introductions? It seems that you all met under… interesting circumstances." Inquires Shinichi. Interesting was the only polite way he could put it, considering he'd just been told that nearly all of them wanted to kill him at some point.
"Sure Shinichi. Why don't you and Kaito take a seat, and they can introduce themselves. Gokudera why don't you show them all how it's done?" requests Tsuna, waving them into two vacant seats placed at the end of the table. Gokudera stands up immediately, sparkling at the request from his Boss.
Show them how it's done. Juudaime really does respect my skills. Of course, I'm his right hand man; there is nothing that I can't do if Juudaime asks for it.
"I'm Gokudera Hayato, Juudaime's right hand man, call me Gokudera. I originally came from Italy, naïvely thinking that I could be a better Boss than Juudaime. But I realised I was wrong when Juudaime saved me from my own bombs. Ever since then I believed that Juudaime would become an excellent Boss, and have followed him ever since." Gokudera turns to Tsuna respect lighting his eyes. He bows before Tsuna before returning back to his seat.
"I guess I'll go next then. I'm Yamamoto Takashi, but just Yamamoto will do. Me and Tsuna went to the same school, but I never really talked to him before. I used to be the star of the baseball team, and it was my whole world. Then one day, I broke my arm. Since I wanted a career in Baseball, I thought that my life was over, and went to the school roof to commit suicide. But Tsuna arrived and convinced me that I should continue living. Ever since then, I've been playing the mafia game with them." Yamamoto rubbed the back of his neck like he usually did, his large smile still on his face despite what he had just told the others.
"Gyahaha, Lambo-sama is next." The cow shouts, standing up on his seat. "Lambo went to Tsuna's house because I'm on a mission from my family, the Bovinos, to kill Reborn! Since Reborn was always at Tsuna's, I ended up going there a lot. Tsuna's mama is a really good cook though, and she takes really good care of me, so I ended up staying around a lot. Eventually I was given the lightening ring and became part of the Vongola Family as well. Because of me we have really good connection to each other now. But I will kill Reborn one day. I'm just waiting until I'm strong enough." And with his promise ringing in the air he sits back down again.
Hibari smirks. So the little cow herbivore does have a backbone after all. Over these past 5 years he has become a lot stronger. But I doubt that he'll be able to defeat the Baby. Even I'm not strong enough yet.
"That's it Lambo, believe to the EXTREME!" Roars Ryohei, punching a fist into the air. He turns to the pair at the other end of the table "I'm Sasagawa Ryohei, it's nice to meet you to the EXTREME. Call me Ryohei. I first met Sawada when he dragged me the whole way to school: I loved his spirit and asked him to join the Boxing club. Later on I got involved in the Ring battles and became part of the Family. I love it here since we are always doing something to the EXTREME!" He bangs his fist on the table as he sits down. During the speech, the others have placed their hands over their ears in an attempt to reduce the volume. Shinichi and Kaito, not being able to follow suit, lean back as far as they can in their chairs, in their attempt to move away from the rather enthusiastic boxer.
"Humph. You can call me Hibari, Hibari Kyoya. I'm only here to make sure that they all follow the rules and don't disturb the peace of Nanimori. Also the Baby interests me. As long as Tsuna keeps finding me interesting opponents, then I'll stay here." With Hibari's short introduction over, Hibird flies off of his shoulder and flies around the room, singing the school anthem.
"Heeii. I just remembered. Even Hibird was an enemy at first. He belonged to Birds of the Kokuyo Gang, and attacked us when we went there. Oh my God, what's wrong with me?" Tsuna wails, resting his head once more on the table.
"Kufufufu, and then there is me. But I don't need to introduce myself, do I Shinichi." He returns his stare back to the detective, smiling slyly.
"No, Mukuro, you don't. Still have the same laugh I see. I'm surprised to find you back in the mafia though, after what you lot have been through. I'm assuming that Ken and Chikusa are still with you." Replies Shinichi, a warm and caring friendly smile on his face. Kaito just looks at Shinichi, wondering how he knows the creepiest member of the group. "Why don't you introduce yourself to Kaito though? I'd love to know how you ended up here."
Mukuro just shrugs, and introduces himself , looking straight at Kaito. " I'm Rukudo Mukuro, leader of the Kokuyo Gang and ex-member of the Estrano Family. Since you are a friend of my Shinichi, you can call me Mukuro. I first met Tsunayoshi when I targeted him. He was perfect for my needs: a young mafia boss-to-be, and part of the largest and most influential mafia Family. I attacked his friends and drew him to my hideout, hoping to possess his body. But I was defeated, and sent to Vendicare Prison. I only recently returned from there- sadly due to Tsunayoshi's and the Ninth's influence. My partner Chrome cannot be with us today; She's on a mission with some of my subordinates." Mukuro smiles evilly at the pair, before turning that smirk onto Tsuna.
"Wow, that's quite a group of friends you have there Tsuna. It's clear that you've all had quite an interesting time together. Not to mention eventful." Remarks Kaito, smiling broadly at the group infront of him. " I met Shinichi first as friends, since our parents knew each other. But after I moved away, we didn't see each other much. We met again once at a KID heist, with Shinichi directing the police force and nearly capturing me. Later I came face to face with him at the next heist, but by this time he had become Conan. KID and Conan have had a friendly rival type of friendship, but we slowly grew closer over the past few years." Kaito puts an arm around Shinichi's shoulders, showing how friendly they have become. Shinichi just removes the hand, before turning back to the group.
"I met Mukuro quite a few years ago. It was after you moved Kaito. Mukuro had just escaped from the Estrano Family, and come to Japan with Ken and Chikusa. I met them when they were on the run and we became friends. I used to give them food from the house and things like that while they rested. In return they showed me their powers and played with me. Ken's channels made for some really fun games. Yet one day, I saw some guys in black suits come and take them away again. They didn't see me hiding, so I was never caught." Elaborated Shinichi to the confused group. There were a few nods of understanding around the table.
"That would have been the first prison we ended up in. They had chased us all the way from Italy since I had been possessing one of their members and killing the Family. They locked us in a prison in Northern Italy. We eventually broke out of it, and then I targeted Tsunayoshi. After I was beaten by him, I was placed in the Vendicare prison. I used my powers to keep in contact with the outside world, using Chrome as a medium. But what's this I hear about you 'becoming Conan'?"
"Umm. You don't mind telling them do you? Kaito, Shinichi?" asks Tsuna, wondering if he's overstepping his bounds.
"No we're fine with it. You can't help us if we don't tell you what's wrong. I'll go first. One day, I was at an amusement park…" Shinichi explains his circumstances to the group, answering any questions they have along the way. As does Kaito.
The talk goes on for quite a while, whilst Kaito and Shinichi learn what has happened to Tsuna and the family since the ring battles. Kaito quite liked the idea of Time Travel. With promises to introduce them to the Millefiore Family later, they move on to a different topic.
Well, I'm going to stop it here. I'm actually only half way through what I wanted to write about for this chapter, but since it's over 10,000 words (also known as 18 normal word pages) I thought I'd better stop here. I hope that you all liked this chapter. I had a lot of fun writing it. I love writing all of the different Vongola Family members. I found it funny that nearly everyone has tried to kill or harm Tsuna is someway- even Hibird!
Anyway, please review. I love knowing what you guys all think, especially considering the DC guys. I'm not as good at writing them as I am with the KHR gang, mainly because I know the KHR world better.
Again, any plot ideas, character suggestions, or well… anything at all really. All comments are welcome. So come and have a chat.
One question for all of you: Why do you think Hibari has stayed with them and become part of the mafia? I always assumed it was because he wanted to defeat Reborn, and maybe Tsuna too. Anyone else got any ideas?
Major thanks to RedHerring1412 for their amazing review and thoughts on the story. I hope you like what I've done here.
Anyway join me next time for what I should have written here- KID VS the Tenth Generation.
Phantom Hitman 1412
First Published: 20 Dec 2011
minor edits to name calling: 21 dec 11