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Chapter 4: Mischievous Rain
"Mphf!"
A muffled scream erupted from G's duct taped mouth, his arms strapped to the chair with a thick line of rope along with his legs. His attempts to break free were no avail. Those who imprisoned the man stood to the side wiping imaginary dust off their hands with a satisfied smirk. The thumps of the rattling chair against the floor completely ignored.
"Mphf, mphf, mphf!"
Without any warning, the chair slowly leaned back causing G to cease all motion and muffled screams. The chair stopped—to G's relief—but someone had to gently nudge it which caused it to crash to the floor. The others laughed while the skylark smirked in fullblown amusement.
Giotto kneeled down to the barely conscious man lying in a dazed heap on the floor. He childishly stuck his tongue out, laughing in the other's face wholeheartly. "That's what you get, G!" He cackled, poking G's cheeks much to the other's irritation. Said man snarled at his, glowering. The blonde laughed, patting his shoulder in half mockery and pity. "You poor man," he said turning away.
Ignoring his friend's loud thrashing, he glided over next to his dear Rain Guardian who took charge of Tsuna's care. "Aww, Tsu-kun, are you alright?" He immediately checked over the brunet's figure. He sighed a breath of relief when none were found. Thank god! (Giotto can be such an overprotective fatherly/brotherly figure. Suits him well :3) Squeezing the boy's cheeks, he practically squealed, "Tsu-kun~! Papa's here, so don't worry." He turned to Asari with a grateful smile. "Thank you for taking care of him, Asari."
Pull. Pull. Pull.
"Um, Asari, you can let go of Tsu-kun now."
Pull. Pull.
"Asari?"
The traditionally dressed Japanese man smiled sourly, keeping a firm grip on the brunet. He looked at his boss with an odd sparkle in his eyes. "It's okay, Giotto. Tsuna-kun is in good hands now, so don't worry too much, okay," He said, more like a threat than a statement. The blondle blinked then pouted with an oddly disturbing puppy face; to the minds of all his Guardians considering he never done that before aside from G who dealt with it almost everyday.
"Well then, let's see what Tsu-kun has to say about this," He mumbled and instantly turned to his grandson with an cheerful aura. Tsuna snapped his head up at his ancestor with his big, adorable moe eyes. A small audible sound escaped his lips which sounded much like a squeak. "Eh?"
"Tsu-kun, come to Papa," he enchanted enthuastically, gesturing with his arms and hands. "Papa will show you how much he loves you." The other's sweat dropped at his response. He wasn't his usual self and it was very disturbing; truly.
The hybrid blinked in confusion, tilting his head as his ears twitched. "..." He stared at Giotto in total confusion then looked at his caretaker who smiled warmly. "But Papa, Tsu-kun wants to stay with Asari-nii," He pleaded, pouting sadly. Meanwhile, Giotto fell to his knees and mourned for the loss of his 'son' to his guardian.
The occupants ignored the cries of agony and focus on the duo with a spark of jealousy. They want to hold the adorable brunet and to also be called the names of "-nii".
"Is that true, Tsuna-kun?" Asari questioned with a more radiate, happier aura. His insides fluttered with an delighted feeling. Tsuna smiled at the Rain guardian and hugged his shoulder gently. "Hai!" He beamed, making them all blush profusely. Asari hummed in absolute satisfaction and laughed as usual.
"Now then, what would you like to do, Tsuna-kun?" Asair inquired, glancing at the boy seated on his shoulder. Taking a thoughtful posture, Tsuna thought over the question quite carefully. He could certainly feel the calmness and cheerfulness radiating from this individual and it relaxed his senses. Pondering for a few seconds, he clapped his hands. "Oooh, how 'bout ice cream?" Posing his cutest face he could muster, he stared at the Rain Guardian with huge, expectant eyes
Asari's face drained of color as he sputtered incoherent syllables. He immediately regained his composure, slammering his words in embarrassment. "Y-yes!" Was all he could say. But before they could make any progress to do so, murderous auras surrounded them completely. Unfortunately, the Guardians (including G who magically unwound himself from the dangerously tight appendages) overheard their conversation and decided to stop they notions that could poosibly undergo during their time together. Talk about EXTREME overprotectiveness.
"H-haha..." The Rain Guardian laughed nervously, waving his arms frantically in surrender. He glanced at his boss waryily, a ray of hope casted upon his situation. Hopefully he could help — not. Once the blonde noticed his gaze, he purposely ignored the pleaded and continued releasing an deadly aura. Well, that's what happens when you take away his aborable grandson.
Out of the blue, the Lightening Guardian spoke up almost cowardly, his bones shivering deeply at the atmosphere radiating from his fellow companions. "U-uh, Lampo-sama disregards y-your idea of t-taking the brat out." He sputtered, majorly failing at trying to pose a "tough guy" stance. His words didn't have any effect on the Rain Guardian but it most certainly did on the others who glared daggers. Maybe considering Tsunayoshi as a brat wasn't such a good idea anymore.
Snorting, G took out a pack of cigerettes and immediately ignited his match, smoking the strong essence almost eagerly. The men occupied in the boy's room recoiled in disgust, the unhealthy substance floating in their nostrils. "G! Put those away! It's not good for Tsuna's health, especially yours," Giotto scolded, momentartily forgetting the fact they were debating about the child's caretaker.
Exhaling slowly, the Storm Guardian stared at his boss with slight aggrevation but obey none-the-less, tossing the cigerette out the window—not before distinguishing the ashes. Giotto sighed then looked up at his childhood friend. "It's bad for your health, you know, " He pointed out, slightly frowning. Sure, it was okay to do it once in a while but constantly wasn't such a nice idea. Sometimes his friends worried him so much he could practically feel the stress wearing him old already.
G gave him a deadpanned look. "Giotto, you know we've passed on, right? As long as I'm in this form, my health is the last thing I need to worry about." He stated, crossing his arms. Realization hit him as his mouth formed an comical 'o'. Rubbing his nape sheepishly, he said, "Oh yeah." The rest sweat dropped.
"Hn," The bleached white male rolled his eyes. An idiotic boss, if you ask him. Sometimes he wonders how he ended up working under his command. Daemon surpressed his usual laugh as his left brow twitched in annoyance. He huffed to himself, crossing his arms; unknowningly having the same thoughts as a certain skylark.
A sweet, melodic voice snapped them out of their musings as they turned to face the bundle on Asari's arms. "Ne, can we go now, Asari-nii?" He questioned, his tail jolting in excitement. The carefree male nodded then glanced up at the grouo with a smile. "Bye, bye~!" He cheered innocently and disappeared in a mist, taking adorable Tsuna with him.
The rest stared at the spot where the Rain last stood, trying to comprehend the fact that he disappeared in front of their very eyes. Was that even possible? Sure, spirit-Asari can, but taking a living being along? Getting over their shock, everything went downhill from there.
"What the? How can he disappear with Tsuna like that?!" G exclaimed in disbelief. The men nodded absentmindedly inwardly agreeing. Giotto, too, was shocked; his jaw going slack.
After a moments silence, the skylark suggested a very tempting idea. "If the Rain can do so, it'd be highly possible for us to follow considering we take after in the same ghostly form." There were grunts and munbles of agreement around the room. But before anyone could attempt to try, the aloof cloud guardian vanished in a poof of mist. The group blinked but soon followed after in a rush.
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