A/N: Hello my fellow readers! I want to thank my reviewers and followers and everyone reading this. I will try to answer the reviewers who asked questions and if you don't understand something I will do my best to answer them next chapter.
DISCLAIMER: ME NO OWN KHR. NEVER WILL...IF I BOUGHT A VOLUME I MIGHT...
NOT REALLY :(
Private Hospital, Namimori, Japan
"What lovely young girl!" squealed Dr. Shamal then he became dark, "who are the fools who did this to her?!"
"Too late Shamal, Vendice took them," Reborn answered as he drank his espresso. Shamal blanched as he saw a subtle wariness just before Reborn hid his face under his fedora.
Tsu-kun was just waking up and tried to quickly get off the bed, worried about the three teens "Stay down Dame-Tsu," Reborn calmly, but firmly as he finished his espresso and not looking at his charge.
Touched that Reborn cared about Tsu-kun when no one else except his mother ever cared what Dame-Tsuna wellbeing, the thought can out of the blue that now his memories are making him uneasy. But Tsu-kun brushed it off, suddenly feeling annoyed complained, "Reborn! Tsu-kun is not your dog!" Reborn who was looking mournfully at his empty mug looked up to the little boy at his outburst. He quickly pulled his fedora y shook. Shamal took a very, very slight step back worried at the little fool who dared to talk back to the greatest hitman in the world. He didn't worried long, more like turned into stone at the sight of the serious and no-nonsense man-child laughed with no care in the world at the pouting boy.
"Heh, how much I love that look of yours, I would like you to check the other boys," smirked Reborn after (barely) controlling his mirth.
"...ahem...yeah I see you probably forgotten that I only treat..." coughed Dr. Shamal Trident in dramatically seriousness, recovering miraculously.
"Finish that sentence and it will not be the last thing that will be finished," hissed Reborn. Somehow his slip up must of lowered his to-be-fear-and-not-be-questioned levels since Dr. Shamal still disagreed. I guess I have to use one of the things that brings fear, thought Reborn as he gave his best smirk of "you-better-do-as-I-say-or-else smirk. Dr. Shamal's confidence plummeted somewhat and was finished off at Reborn's threat.
"Shamal Trident~ if you don't help them, maybe or I don't know release something that no lovely lady will dare to get near you," Reborn took a thin folder within his suit.
"...you're b-bluffing," Dr. Shamal was sweating internally since there is no way he will let the boy let alone Reborn know he is about to crack...
Reborn, without letting Tsu-kun see such M-rated (that just putting it lightly) pictures of Dr. Shamal in a strange place in a strange position. Dr. Shamal was close to have another stone attack and it was just less than 5 minutes. Tsu-kun was confused of what could possibly be in those photos, but decided against it since Tsu-kun's feelings told him is best for him not to know (It also says somewhere in the near future he too will fall victim...or learn to do it as well?).
"...tch...fine." Without another word, Shamal quickly checked the teen boys. Reborn putting away his mug to who knows where, jumped into Tsu-kun's bed.
"Reborn what was that thing you hit me with?"
"So...you knew about the flames?" Reborn was curious as he realize that Tsu-kun questioned more of him shooting at the boy than the flames themselves. Normal people will be worried, normally that bullet lets its victim lose their clothes for its explosion of power and is not normal that it shows a blurry future version of said victim. Then again a true Vongola is not normal.
"Flames? Oh does everyone one have orange ones? It gave Tsu-kun lots and lots and lots of confidence," grinned Tsu-kun, but then frowned, "though Tsu-kun feels nonsta... nosal...?"
"nostalgic?" Reborn feeling disturbed that maybe the little boy not only summon his flames before, but may have seen others, which is weird since the sky orange flames are very rare and the only ones he knows...
"About time," said a young white spiked boy put away his marshmallows, showing his seriousness for once.
"...yeah...that...and now...Tsu-kun dreams of being...older... when I promised..." Tsu-kun began to doze off as his eyes once more gave a far-away look and eyes that should not be for a five year old should express...
The other two children nodded solemnly.
"If is to break our curse at cost of our lives," began Yuni as she fingered her orange pacifier.
"We must do it for the people who are and will be cursed along with us if we don't do this," Tsuna's eyes turned a beautiful liquid gold.
"After all it is to break..."
"...with them...to break the curse to prevent...more tragedies," once more Reborn saw a faded image of an older Tsu-kun. He still stared as the little boy's breathe evened to slumber.
Feeling Shamal behind him, "Shamal I need you to check the boy's flames."
"Well I would if I could..." Shamal thinking where in the world he could get the equipment that only...
"I'll call Verde for in exchange of a past favor," Reborn was determined to figure out Tsu-kun's secrets. After all he does not like to be in the not know for too long.
"...that serious eh?" Shamal went to sit down curious of what the hitman baby could be curious about. It was silent for a while without including all the machines hooked up to Chrome, that Dr. Shamal decided to stand up thinking he was being dismissed.
He froze when Reborn began to talk rather casually, "I heard Iemitsu had a son, but the boy disappear years ago, he would have been fifteen by now. Lal and Colonello said that though everyone thought he died, Iemitsu believed otherwise. In another note he looked similar to primo hence the secrecy," Shamal couldn't help himself and looked at Tsu-kun and saw how the boy if he grew, he will looked like the first Vongola boss. But the boy is five and the one Reborn saying is or would have been 15 years of age... "Wait why are you telling me this?" Shamal was suspicious of Reborn's unnatural casualness.
"No reason," Reborn smirked and took out his espresso filled mug, Dr. Shamal just sighed and prepared Verde's arrival as Reborn used his Leon cell phone.
Few days later, Namimori, Japan
"I sense her..." Mukuro was worried since his cousin may also inherited mist flames like him, they only manifest themselves whenever she is in a dire situation. Not even caring in throwing out his dignity he ran through town, over cars through bi cyclists only stopping at a near empty park.
There his cousin giggling was creating strong dark imagery with her no longer weak mist flames. They were being shown to a little boy who surprisingly was clapping excitedly. Mukuro narrowed his eyes suspiciously which he notice once more surprised the little boy tense and made eye contact to his mismatched colored eyes. The male illusionist then noticed his lackeys and...
"Kufufufu, if it isn't the baby," Mukuro with much flair bowed in greeting to Reborn trying not to show his fatigue.
"Well if it isn't the self-proclaimed best illusionist," greeted Reborn tipping fedora feeling a little happy to see Mukuro looking well (he knows he is tired, but pretended not to notice for once).
"Ah yes, don't care what the Vongola believes otherwise..." began Mukuro, but Tsu-kun interrupted.
"Oh my father spoke of that sometimes, something about ce-deff or something especially when grandpa come with his cool looking cane," Tsu-kun gave a strange smile.
"CEDEF?" the illusionist was going to ask more, but was interrupted once more with an uneasy Reborn (he covered it up by being mischievous).
"I'm curious why are you here, isn't he have you under probation or something?" Reborn asked. Before Mukuro answered, Tsu-kun excitedly put in, "Are you a guardian?"
"Guardian? Kufufufu, what ever you mean little bunny?" Mukuro was suspicious once again of what seems like an innocent child asking about the mafia.
"Yeah because Bermuda-kun said that 'he will too when he no longer that thief's guardian' after saying they" pointing the other three teens who were paling by the memory," are no longer in proba-tion." Tsu-kun slowly said the last weird word. "When he said thief he looked kind of mad, though."
"...you meet the Vindice? And...they truly free us?" Surprise Mukuro didn't even laughed and stared and his cousin and lackeys face of happiness who nodded, "Welll~kufufufufufufu," Mukuro laughed darkly with a slight of insanity, "and all I have to do is quit? That can be arranged~ After all he dared to hurt what is mine."
Chrome no longer able to resist, ran to her cousin and hugged him tightly. The teen boys shifted in their spot awkwardly while Ken was more obvious than Chikusa, but gave a hint of a smile at the prospect of all of them are free.
"Just curious how did you find out?" Reborn breaking the touching scene of a reunited family that is free of the chains of prisoners and Reborn regrets nothing.
"Byakuran." Mukuro deadpanned.
"Byakuran? Marshmallow-san?" This had everyone stared at the boy, as said boy became excited and a certain wind started to pick up.
"How do you know that...?" but the question was not meant to be answered as Tsu-kun's pure sky flames exploded around the little boy. Thought the flames gave them a calm feeling and did not burn, it did pushed everyone back. Mukuro raised his eyebrow and glazed at Reborn who looked a mix of worry and uneasiness.
"You know Reborn..."
"No." Reborn interrupted rather protective of the boy and when Mukuro looked at the boy once more, the flames had died and the boy was sound asleep with strange green blanket. Mukuro blinked.
"Help me out my dear illusionist," Reborn asked innocently. Mukuro internally sweated and comply the world best (and sadistic) hitman or suffer the consequences.
Vongola Mansion, Japan
"So you are saying there is a traitor within Vongola?" in crossed arms, Xanxus sat on his throne-like chair asked the Decimo.
"In summary...yes," Reynard frowned and annoyed as he glared at Nono's adopted son gave an aura of a true mafia boss looking down (him) as subordinate when in this situation should have been the other way around.
"In a another note...this morning my, I mean that Vindicare ex-convict had the audacity to come in his possessed form and drop off his Vongola Mist ring," growled the Decimo.
"..."
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!" All Varia was laughing at the young man's incompetence.
"VOI! That is RICH!" Squalo, the rain guardian and right hand man of the Varia boss laughed loudly.
"pathetic..." Mammon, who is the official mist guardian, smirked.
"Shishishishishi so the pauper is feeling the BURN!" laughed the storm guardian Belphegor as he twirled his knives.
"Mou, poor Reynard," Lussaria the sun guardian said in mock pity. Levithan the ever faithful to the Varia boss guardian was much busy pleasing his boss Xanxus to care.
In response Reynard wanted to yell at them for their insolence, but he would not annoyed the Flames of Wrath user, especially now when for some reason his flames are weakening. No is the paperwork I don't want to deal with, he thought in denial that his secret is almost out before he can carry out or finish his plan.
"Anyways I never did like him, his loyalty was questionable," Reynard said as if he lost something meaningless like an average pencil or something.
" Oh what about your deal with Vindice?" Xanxus spoke up surprisingly curious.
"What of it?" huffed the Decimo, "That Iemitsu was the one who made the deal for some reason and now that he is gone I care less if they come to get him back or not," Reynard shrugged nonchalantly, but smirking darkly.
The Varia tensed and felt anger. For they may be a much of murders and may had tried to overthrow Nono (they was a misunderstanding, but almost 5 years ago it cleared up), but to wish someone to go to Vendice of all places is just cruel especially someone like Mukuro.
"Are we done here?" Xanxus asked which Decimo who was annoyed said yes. The Xanxus abruptly stood up and walked away without further ado with Levithan trailing him and quickly opening the large doors.
Reynard yelled after them, "I will give you the files of the threat and you have free rein to do anything to them!" He faintly heard Mammon complaining for a raise to hear a brat wasting his/her time and the others excited on do-whatever-you-want assassination mission. When he was sure they left the mansion, Reynard checked his flames and sure enough they are weakening. "Why is this happening until now and suddenly," he muttered frustrated and sat on his chair. He closed his eyes and remembered when Mukuro who practically threw the ring with no care in the world and said something strange like Reborn, "See you guys soon, kufufufufu," grinned the ex-Vongola Mist Guardian. What was stranger was the last look Mukuro gave him which said that he knows what he done and soon he will pay.
Speaking of paying looks like his precious sun guardian needs some discipline with an underhanded tactic. After all he lost a guardian (he yet to find a lightning guardian, but whatever) and he will show them who is boss since he been slacking on commanding them to do their jobs. Pulling his phone out the thief call a private phone, "Hello...yes I need you to find a short haired girl...I'll send a picture...
A/N: Who is he calling and who is going to be "eliminated" by Reynard?
Sorry for taking too long to update I barely returned town and now I'm free (should be sleeping since waking up early =_=) The chapter is sooo long though and feel lazy, but I must do it with my Dying will (or else Reborn might hunt me down or something) The guardians are about 14-16-ish of age and Reynard as well. Till next week hopefully ^o^