The Sun Battle

At school...

Tsuna was thinking deeply about the others and worried about them as they all met up at school...at various times before 11:00. Its ten or fifteen minutes before.

Yamamoto, Gokudera, Mai and Ryohei were already there, with Tsuna being the last to arrive.

'Right on time Tsuna-sama...although our opponents are a tad more excited about this than we are.' Mai chuckled.

'What do you mean, Mai-san?' Yamamoto blinked.

'They were here before I came here. I was the first of us to come here.' said Mai, surprising the boys. 'Those funky pink twins too.'

'HAH?!' Mai pointed up and indeed, there they are. Up above them on the school walls, standing by the windows!

'Your ability can really be neat and scary at the same time.' Tsuna sweatdropped.

'Ability?' Ryohei blinked.

'Mai doesn't just fry anyone with electricity...she has an ability to detect people by using their bio-electric signals.' Gokudera told him. 'Nobody can hide from her even if they try, literally. No matter where or how far you are. She would know who you are in just a glance, and she'll memorize your bio-signals forever and nobody can surprise her.'

'That skill sounds useful.' said Lussuria thoughtfully. 'If we hone that ability, it'd be a real doozy for the Lightning Levi Squad, don't you think, Boss, Levi?' the aforementioned men stayed silent.

'Indeed...she sensed the arrival of the Cervello back then before we did.' said Mammon, recalling the fact that she shot an arrow at the trees, forcing them to come out.

'...after an official conference, we have decided the battle order of the Ring Conflict.' said twin 2.

'The first official battle will be between the Guardians of the Sun.' said twin 1.

'The Guardian of the Sun...that means...' Tsuna glanced at Ryohei who was eagerly anticipating his opponent, as Lussuria stepped forward. His head is shaved, save for a wave of green mohawk on the middle of his head, wearing shades, and a feather-lined black suit.

'We will now begin the Ring Conflict over the position of successor.' said Twin 2 as they both pointed somewhere. 'Please look.' lights opened to reveal a very brightly lit battle cage.

'What the hell is THAT?!' Tsuna yelped out.

'Its a battle cage but I've never seen one being used for boxing...you usually see battle cages for WWE fights but even then its very rare.' Mai mused thoughtfully.

'Seriously?!'

'This is a special ring we prepared for the Guardians of the Sun.' said twin 2.

'We have made a ring that benefits the specialties of the Guardians of the Sun.' said twin 1.

'Those conditions aren't so bad, senpai.' said Yamamoto as Ryohei smacked a fist against his palm.

'Boxing is my specialty!' Ryohei grinned excitedly.

And so, battle begins.

'Well, I'm going to go play~' said Lussuria, waving his team a jovial goodbye.

'We'll enjoy ourselves then, Lussuria.' said Mammon.

'I'll be going too.' said Ryohei.

'Be careful.' said Mai as in her eyes, Lussuria's bio-signal is strong and seasoned while Ryohei just got strong recently.

'Mai-san, sense anyone else nearby?' Yamamoto asked her.

'Several. Same auras as the funky pink twins.' Mai reported as she began pointing all over. 'If you ever watched Pokemon, we'd be reminded of all those Nurse Joys and Officer Jennies.' Tsuna, Yamamoto and Ryohei sweatdropped. 'They're probably here for damage control if things went south.'

'...Pokemon?' Gokudera blinked. He was the only one clueless, having never even seen anime before.

'...I'd lend you my DVDs when this match is over! Haha!' Yamamoto offered happily.

Soon at the rings, the Cervello confirmed their half-rings authentic and declared the battle to begin.

'As a rule, these rings must be hung from your necks.' said twin 1. When Ryohei stripped to his boxers...

Lussuria...

SWOONED!

'Hyaaa! This body is sooo my type!' he squealed while going wiggly, swaying his hips in the process.

'H-huh?'

'...looks like to our luck, senpai doesn't get it but we do.' Mai sweatdropped as the boys shivered.

'If he does, this is already a great psychological attack of 'freak out'.' Gokudera shuddered when Lussuria decided he'll take Ryohei home to their horror.

'...there aren't many people who can fight against Lussuria.' Mammon commented, knowing full well how Lussuria freaks them out.

'What an unlucky kid.' Levi agreed.

'...ah, what genre is this? Bara?' Mai blinked, going green.

'Now what're you talking about?!' Tsuna choked out.

'Eto ne, in anime there's what we call Boys' Love. And I mean the romantic kind or just pure x-rated things, Tsuna-sama.' Mai explained matter-of-factly as the boys horribly balked. 'Shonen-Ai is pure romantic love, Yaoi just adds sexual themes, and Bara means muscular men going at it with those former two combined.'

Nobody can blame Tsuna, Yamamoto, Gokudera, Squalo and Levi going green and looking visibly ill. Bel just froze...and the Cervello were gaping, dumbstruck. Xanxus just doesn't care.

Lussuria?

He squealed in delight and anticipation.

'You can buy videos and anime of such genres in Otome Road in Ikebukuro if you're interested but for heavy rated things, they tend to be more hidden than lighter materials...you'd have to really look.' Mai continued as if not seeing her friends' discomfort. 'Its also known as Fujoshi Street for female fans of such a genre...there's even host clubs dedicated to these things there and live performances too.'

'How the hell do you know that?!' Tsuna cried in horror.

'I don't like Bara but I do like watching Shonen-Ai anime you know...girls these days find it wholesomely romantic and cute along with a little foreplay!'

'THE HELL?!' both Tsuna's members and some Varia members yelled in horror. Mostly Squalo and Levi. Xanxus twitched. Bel's usually wide smile is slowly but surely shrinking with a blue tinge on his face. Reborn, when taking this exposition in...looked at Tsuna specifically for some reason...

"He's an Uke material if his guardians bent a little..."

'Ooh! I'm definitely going shopping in Ikebukuro on my free time!' Lussuria is very, VERY happy with the information. 'Live performances?! Eeeeee!' cue severe nosebleeding in eager excitement. Now he just wants this over with~

'That's at late at night though...' Mai informed him. 'Around 11 pm onwards!' Lussuria squealed even more.

'And how the hell do you know that?!' Gokudera yelled in horror.

'I watched some live action on my free time before I moved here...the steamier and hotter the later the shows are!'

This was to many horrors.

Tsuna fainted.

'Tsuna!' Yamamoto gasped as Tsuna fainted on them.

'Juudaime!' Gokudera yelped as they caught him. 'Mai quit talking about such freaky topics! Juudaime's exploded!'

'...looks like if you don't kill that girl Levi, Lussuria's just found his new best friend.' Mammon commented dourly.

'...I'm having nightmares and yet I'm still awake.' Levi grimaced and looking nauseated.

'...just kill her. Her and Luss teaming up I'll shut myself in into the psych ward.' Squalo griped, looking just as freaked out.

'...Bel?' Mammon blinked as Bel's usual wide smile wasn't present and he was oddly quiet. 'Bel?' Squalo poked the teenager and it turns out Bel lost consciousness and fell backwards from the poke. 'Ah, he shut down.'

'...I don't get what you guys are talking about, but all I care about is a fair and square match!' Ryohei exclaimed, not really getting what was the topic about as he readied himself in a boxing stance.

'Oh, that stance must be boxing...not so trendy~' Lussuria said in utter disdain while still smiling as he too, stripped to his battle attire. 'I, Lussuria will play with you using the ultimate standing fighting style, Muay Thai~'

'So he is the Varia Martial Arts expert among them.' Reborn mused now that the scary topic is over with. Looking back in History, Guardians of the Sun always possessed powerful fists and legs. Breaking down the adversity against the family with their bodies and becoming the sun...that is the duty of the Guardian of the Sun.'

'Heee...' the boys and one girl whistled.

'Compared to the beauty of Muay Thai, boxing is no more than a mere game~' Lussuria told Ryohei.

'Why you! I won't allow you to mock boxing!' Ryohei growled.

'Then, the Sun Ring Battle: Sasagawa Ryohei VS Lussuria...Battle Start!'

However, several lights opened at once.

'What is this?! It's so bright!' Gokudera gasped out as they all winced from the lights.

'This ring was created for the Guardians of the Sun.' said twin 1 to explain the rationale. 'It is a solar coliseum created with a fake sun.'

'This...is bad...' Mai choked out. 'Lussuria has sunglasses, senpai doesn't!' she exclaimed as nobody can see a thing unless they have sunglasses.

'He's at a disadvantage unless Colonello taught him something new...' said Reborn grimly. 'Otherwise, this...is bad...' he agreed.

Indeed, Ryohei is at a severe disadvantage...but slowly, through pain, he was learning to use his other senses...and was able to fight back eventually. He could even track down Lussuria despite his footwork and aimed for a Maximum Cannon Uppercut.

'Too bad it wasn't a solid hit...' Lussuria beamed.

'No...you're not his target actually.' said Mai flatly.

'Huh?'

'Yes I did hit.' said Ryohei as on cue, the lights above him shattered...and he kept punching, raining glass on them. 'Now we can fight evenly! Behold!'

'It won't make a difference, although I can't believe that he shattered the lights with simply pressure from his fists!' Lussuria exclaimed.

'That turf-head...' Gokudera mused, impressed.

'He was going after the lights from the start.' said Reborn, impressed with the tactic.

'You're wrong, Lussuria.' said Mammon. 'Look at his body.' he said as Lussuria did to see sparkly things falling off Ryohei's body.

'Sand? No...salt...salt crystals?!'

'Right. That was the trick that destroyed the lights.' said Reborn.

'I see...the sweat from dehydration...you used the salt that remained, put it in your fists and used them like a shotgun~' Lussuria scoffed. 'And to think I thought it was with your fist pressure~even I can do that trick!' he used his fist to graze Ryohei's body and used the salt to destroy a few more lights with his speedy footwork. 'At first I was a little nervous as only the First Sun Guardian could release glowing fists but I'm quite disappointed.'

'He used the same trick!' Gokudera gasped out.

'No, its more than that.' said Reborn. 'He blew the salt off of Ryohei's body with his fist and used pressure. That's what you'd call Varia Quality.'

'Varia...quality?' Tsuna gasped out as he regained consciousness from shock earlier.

'Yes...the Varia takes on missions that are said to be impossible for regular humans in the same line of work to do.' Reborn explained. 'They are a group of genius assassins that would complete their missions to perfection regardless of the situation. Their skills are said to even be demonic by people who are astonished.'

'That's Reborn, you said it well~' Lussuria squealed. 'See about the gap in our skills~? That this will be a game and not a battle?'

'Say whether or not you accept my right fits first.' Ryohei retorted. He knows he is outclassed full-well thank you, but he refuses to go down without giving it his all or he would never be satisfied. 'If I don't try it, I wouldn't know!'

'Geez, you just don't know when to quit.' Lussuria purred in amusement.

'Someone arrived just now.' Mai announced. 'I don't know who this is but the presence is a bit dimmer than Reborn yet similar.' they wondered who that is until someone spoke.

'Well-said Ryohei. That's my student, kora!' Colonello spoke as he arrived.

'Not only that...I sense Iemitsu-sama, someone I don't know again, my godfather, Kyoko-san and Hana-san.'

'WHAT?!' Tsuna freaked out as they turned to the gates to see the aforementioned people. Iemitsu was there with said people and the one Mai didn't know, was Basil. 'Why'd you bring them here, dad?!'

'Well, they have a right to know.' Iemitsu shrugged. 'The girls followed Colonello here.'

'And I'm worried about my goddaughter!' Sirius snarked, marching to where Mai is.

'This looks troublesome, Kyoko.' said Hana grimly. The boys fighting against adults...even she can tell this is more than just a fight. Kyoko's just that dense. Like brother like sister, she supposed.

'Oniichan, you promised me not to fight anymore!' Kyoko choked out. 'Oniichan!'

'Oh my...are you this little boy's sister~?' Lussuria cooed, looking at Kyoko. 'Your brother is going to lose against me and will be killed~'

'Yeah...when I cracked my forehead...I promised not to fight again.' said Ryohei as he held himself together. 'But I also said this: 'but I'm still a man so there will come a time when I just have to fight. But if you'll continue on crying like that...I won't lose!''

He stood up.

'I'll show you...that this is my ultimate...Maximum Cannon!' Ryohei cried as Lussuria lunged at him with him paperwork.

'You're so annoying! Let's end this now!' and knee met fist...

But this time, its something different.

Lussuria's metal knee shattered!

'GYAAAA!'

'Looks like Kyoko-san being here worked in our favor.' said Mai, sweatdropping.

'That gotta hurt...those metal bits stabbed into his knee too.' Sirius winced, looking visibly ill. 'And into his joints!'

'Indeed, kora.' said Colonello. 'He was able to activate all 100% of his cells from pure resolve out of his feelings for his sister.'

'Looks like the match is done.' said Mammon. 'Now there's no way for Lussuria to defend from that punch.'

'Your right fist appeared to be glowing...you've done well, Ryohei!' Colonello praised. 'Come on Kyoko, let's go home!'

'C-Colonello-kun?!' Kyoko gasped as she and Hana looked up to see Colonello flying through his pet hawk grasping him by his shoulders.

'W-what is this baby?!'

'But oniichan is still...'

'Its already over. Its naptime, kora!'

'Hey wait!' and the girls left.

'It was a good tense battle.' said Ryohei. 'Now give me the ring!'

'I don't want to! Lussuria retorted panickingly. 'I can still fight! I'm part of the Varia, I can still win even with one leg!' he gasped out as he stood up. 'Now let's get going, hurry!'

'What persistence.' Tsuna commented in a baffled way.

'He's anxious about something...' Sirius frowned suspiciously. 'What could it be?'

His answer came in a split-second.

Lussuria cried in pain as blood spurted from his back!

'Wha?!'

'His own ally?' Tsuna choked out.

'No way...' Yamamoto gulped.

'...'erasing of the weak'. Its why the Varia is so strong.' Reborn explained as Ryohei was startled by the act too and tried to urge Lussuria to wake. 'That's what Lussuria is afraid of.'

'...I was afraid of that...reminds me of the old days.' Sirius sighed, scratching his head. 'Although it was the enemy doing it, not us.'

'At this moment, Lussuria is unable to go on fighting.' twin 2. declared. 'Therefore the winner of the Battle for the Ring of the Sun is Sasagawa Ryohei!' she declared.

'This ends tonight's battle.' said twin 1. 'We will now announce the next battle's participants.' said twin 1.

'Already?!' Tsuna gasped out, wondering if this will be a continuous one.

'Hey! Let me go next!' Squalo demanded.

'...please let me continue...' said twin 1 as if undisturbed. 'Tomorrow evening's battle will be the match between Lightning Guardians.' she said as Mai and Levi perked up. 'We will meet tomorrow evening.' she said as she held up a detonator...and the ring was destroyed with the Varia leaving as well, with the biggest one picking Lussuria up.

Ryohei got the ring and two halves joined.

'Mai...' Sirius fretted. 'You're up tomorrow...' he said nervously.

'I'll be alright.' said Mai. 'I take pride in my abilities.' she said confidently. 'I definitely will not lose!'