AN: ...Sorry for the later than expected update. Apparently both me and my beta had a very busy and still busy week. It'll probably get better after the State Exams (Which reminds me, I am going to FAIL on my math exam, I just know it). Oh, CHECK OUT THE POLL! I'm so happy with the amount of reviews/favorites/follows I'm getting! :)

EDIT/REWRITE: May 9th, 2013

Beta: The Dark Crimson Blood

Chapter 9: Trinisette

Wincing slightly as the doctor swabbed the wound with some anti disinfectant, Tsuna wondered what he was think when he was in the fire. Oh right...It was all Gokudera's fault. Yup, it was all Gokudera's fault. He didn't aggravate him to drop the cigarette. Yes, he was just standing there innocently...He wasn't fooling anyone wasn't he?

Now that he mentioned it, the doctor did seemed to look disturbingly similar to Gokudera with his similar hairstyle, exactly the same except that it was dark brown instead of silver. The man was perhaps in his late 30s, with his roughly shaved chin and aged brown eyes, much like coffee beans.

The doctor, Shamal according to Reborn (who somehow shifted back to adult form) wore a white suit with a black dress shirt and purple tie. The fashion was different from the tight waistcoats of the 1700s that had started to spring up around the time he had been forced inside the room, but he supposed that if he compared his time's fashion to this time's, he would give himself a heart attack.

For the hundredth time, he heard the doctor grumbled, "...I don't treat men, how many years will it take to get it in your stubborn head, Reborn?"

Leaning elegantly against the wall, Reborn's elegant silhouette chuckled "The day you finally get married Perverted Shamal."

Snorting, Shamal drawled "Maa, as if I'll sacrifice my ladies. You can't get girls if you already have one trying to beat your head in for cheating, can you?"

Ignoring their banter, Tsuna eyed the hyperactive boy next to him with a worried eye. He was still trying to wrap his head around Gokudera's sudden change of attitude towards him. To change from calling him 'brat' to 'juudaime'... it was safe to say that any normal person would be rather alarmed.

And to swear fealty? He didn't exactly know about the modern day, but Tsuna was pretty sure it was still a serious thing. Back in his time, if one broke a fealty...well, the person would be lucky if they managed to get away with death by castrated, dismemberment, and hanging. Needless to say, only crazy people did it.

When he had cautiously asked why, the boy had simply answered "When I had first laid my eyes on you, I just saw in my mind a spoiled prideful cowardly boy that wouldn't care shit if a person died to save him, heck even the whole kingdom. But when I saw you try to save us without hesitation despite the way I treated you I saw what you truly were" with that strange, serious, and respectful look in his eyes, that both scared and humbled him, and refused to say another word on it.

Even Tsuna had to respect the stark loyalty dripping from every sound that emerged from the boy's voice, and had stayed silent due to it. But now, staring at the smiling boy in front of him, he wondered just how complex the boy's mind was. In his time, he had met and experienced hundreds upon thousands of minds, both refreshingly innocent and jaded beyond measure, and yet only one man had even a shard to this boy's diamond of a mind.

"Geomar...G..." he couldn't help but whisper quietly, his mind bringing back memories of a time long past, where things had been much simpler. Where he had been just a boy, hanging out with his friends under the carefree warmth of the sun.

"Eh? Did you say something Juudaime?" enquired Gokudera, over the loud bantering of the two adults.

"No Gokudera" he replied. Nodding in acceptance, Gokudera and Tsunayoshi both turned back to the adults, who had stopped their banter.

Grumbling slightly, Shamal got up from the infirmary chair in which he had previously sat and swung his medicine bag over his shoulder. "Bah, I'm leaving now. Hayato say hello to your sister for me, will ya?" he called over his shoulder, and left without waiting for a reply.

Making a face at the comment, Gokudera grunted something under his breath that sounded a lot like "stupid stinking pervert". Sighing at the antics, Tsunayoshi turned his attention back to Reborn.

"So..." he drawled lazily, "What the hell went wacko with the Anti Tri-ni-set Radiation?"

Jerking his head up in surprise, Reborn quickly hid his expression. "Anti Tri-ni-set Radiation?..." questioned Gokudera with a clueless look on his face.

Keeping his eyes locked on the tall hitman, Tsuna practically purred with a cutting edge to his voice, "Why don't you explain for Gokudera, Reborn? After all, you seemed to be the most informed one of us. Personally. I don't know much about it either"

Nodding in acceptance, Reborn began. "To explain the Anti Tri-ni-set Radiation, I will have to explain the Trinisette. The Trinisette is, in simple terms, the thing that keeps the balance of this world we live in. It is primarily made up of three beings."

Eyes glowing jet black, Reborn continued. "Otherwise known as the Three Thrones of the Trinisette, they are the three immortal vessels, one of which is right in front of us", Reborn said, gesturing to Tsuna," Tsuna is the vessel of Gaia, representing the earth. The one who contains Nephthys, representing the Sea, is Byakuran. The leader of the trio is Yuni, who holds Caelus, the sky.

"These three control the Trinisette but besides them are the Arcobaleno, also known as the 'I Prescelti Sette' or World's Strongest Seven. The Arcobaleno are always changing each generation and hold the job of protecting the World, and through it the Trinisette. They are represented by a pacifier", Reborn explained, gestured to the yellow pacifier dangling on his neck, "The color changes depending on the flame the Arcobaleno is representing. You do know what flames are, right?"

Nodding his head, Gokudera said, "Deathperation Flames, as it's officially known. It's a high-density form of energy created from our life force with highly destructive properties and takes the form of a flame. The most common flames are the flames of the sky, but there are others as well. Mine is the storm flame, one of the flames of the sky."

Holding out his hand, Tsunayoshi watched in awe as a beautiful flickering flame appeared on the tips of Gokudera's fingers. It was scarlet in color at the edges while the insides were a soft pink, like the skin of a baby. It was restless, always moving, never stopping.

Tilting his fedora at Gokudera's answer, Reborn lit an answering flame. Unlike Gokudera's, it was a blazing yellow and burned bright with intensity. It flashed and dance with energetic ease. It was much like the sun that Tsuna had missed so much in his time in the room

"Good" said Reborn, "And as you can see, mine is a Sun flame. Now with great power comes a price. The Arcobaleno are cursed with an infant body in exchange for the power we contain."

Opening his mouth to question, Gokudera was cut off by Reborn.

"But as you can see, My body goes into infant and adult form like a ping pong ball. This brings us back to the Anti Tri-ni-set Radiation which was released into the atmosphere a couple centuries ago. Anti Tri-ni-set Rays are low-density electromagnetic waves that contain particles that counteracts parts of the Trinisette.

"As a result, it messes us the Vessels and the Arcobaleno bodies. It can be fatal to us if we're exposed to it in high doses, but with the spreaded particles in the air just makes it hard to access our flames and makes us easily exhausted. This cripples the Vessels greatly as their connection with their deities depends greatly on their flames.

"But the Anti Tri-ni-set also allowed us, the Arcobaleno, to manipulate our curse. The Arcobaleno main connection to the Trinisette is the curse. So with the Anti Tri-ni-set Radiation messing up the Trinisette, our curse malfunctions and allows us limited time in our adult forms."

With an uneasy look in his eyes, Tsunayoshi said, "But during the fire, I was able to draw upon my flame, though a watered down one, a flame nonetheless, and so did you just a minute ago."

Nodding in acknowledgement, Reborn replied "That's due to two things. One is the fact that your room was loaded with the Radiation, not enough to knock you out with but enough to make you completely harmless. The atmosphere contains around half that amount in an area. Second of all, this base filters most of the Radiation out leaving just enough for me to sustain my form for an hour or two."

As Tsunayoshi tried to wrap his brain around the block load of news, Reborn left muttering about bills, books, and perverted doctors. Gokudera stayed besides him with a pensive look in his eyes.

Sighing, Tsunayoshi shoved the information into his mind and asked Gokudera the question(s) that had been bothering him the whole time.

"Gokudera...what's a fire alarm? And what are density, electromagnetic waves, and rays? And what in the hell is a ping pong ball?"

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