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"Foreign Language"

'Thoughts'

#Place

Flashback / dreams

[Written]

~track of time~

(A/N)

"Tsuna speak to Henko"

"Henkospeak to Tsuna"

Normal POV

"Tadaima!"Sora exclaimed cheerfully as she dragged Cielo into the house.

"Oh, you two had arrived!"Mizuki said as he went out from the kitchen, still wearing an apron.

"Oh, Mizu-nii! you're early"Sora said.

"yup... my class over 2 hours ago, so I decided to cook."Mizuki was going to asked how's their day as usual but stopped when he saw Cielo's exausted look. "What happen to him?"he asked.

Sora glanced the boy next to her, "woops! Sorry Cielo, I forgot that I dragged you along. Are you okay?"She asked worriedly at the panting boy.

Cielo wiped his sweats away as he chuckled while still panting, "I-I'm fine... you sure a fast runner Sora-chan..."he said.

Mizuki narrowed his eyes as he feels that something is wrong with Cielo, "You don't seems fine to me... you kindda pale..."He said as he put his hand to Cielo's forehead. "well, your temperature is normal. maybe you just need some rest."

"No need Mizuki-nii. I'm fine, really..."Cielo assured but his smile looked weak.

Neither of Mizuki or Sora can forced him for they know that Cielo won't do as what they say.

"okay then... how about we chat on the living room and while we're at it we can eat cookies as I just bake some."Mizuki said.

"Yay cookies!"Sora cripped.

"Okay..."Cielo replied lowly.

Then, while Mizuki took the cookies from the oven, Sora lead Cielo to the living room and forced him to sit on the sofa with her instead of sitting on the cold floor.

Sora then excitedly tell Mizuki the whole story. on how Cielo get a perfect score, on how her friends asked him to be their friend, also on how another fanclub just formed.

However Cielo himself didn't seems to pay attention as he's having trouble with his breath as sweats rolling from his forehead...

Cielo POV

Something is wrong with my body... I knew it...

I feel weak and drained, pain is all over. Not to mention my pounding head and my loud heartbeat...

Should I ask for help?

No.

That would trouble Sora-sama and Mizuki-sama.

Maybe I'll be fine if I just ignore it?

"Of course not! you need help!"Henko-san shouted at me.

Why? I'm going to be just fine right?

If that so, then why I'm coughing? it makes my throat sore...

and why does my head feels heavy? my eyelids too...

I just aware that I'm getting sleepy...

maybe taking a nap would be a good Idea?

yeah... I will do that...

Jaa... good night then...!

I just hope that I'll be able to awake on the next day...

Mizuki POV

"CIELO!"both me and Sora shouted as the said boy just fell uncouncious.

"Oh no! Cielo! Cielo! what's wrong?!"Sora asked in panic. "Mizu-nii, what's going on?!"But of course I couldn't answer. However I have a guess...

"Sora go get the car key!"I ordered as I felt him burning all of the sudden.

"Gotcha!"She replied as she ran out.

I hurriedly open his T-shirt and I found that his pacifier is glowing as well the pendant that he wore.

I don't know what I should do! Aniki never mentioned about this! I know nothing about the curses and all! so what do I do?

For now I'll bring him to someone who might able to help him... afterall Aniki told me if something like this ever happened I should trust on that old man...

and so I took the map that Aniki gave me. I brought Cielo to the car then the three of us drived away in hurry...

Normal POV

"Mizu-nii? where are we going? shouldn't the hospital go that way?"Sora asked as she pointed at her left.

"we're not going to the hospital. instead, we're going to this place"He said waving the map.

Sora took the map from him then frowed, "What is this place? why is it in the middle of jungle?"

"It's better for you not to know. and I'm serious for what I say so don't you dare to ask..."Mizuki said, for the first time he use a threatening tone to his beloved sister.

Sora who never heard her brother talk like that was taken back. she shut her mouth and didn't ask further, afraid that she might get him angry.

"...but if we brought him to this place, Cielo could be treated, right?"She asked carefully while glancing at the said boy who looks like suffering a hell at the moment.

"I hope so..."Mizuki replied while deep inside he prayed that it would be happen...

one and half an hour later...

They finally arrived at the described place.

Cielo is currently on Mizuki's back. both of him and Sora was running into the depth of the jungle.

While panting Sora said, "I... I can't believe that... there's someone lived in... this kind of place..."

in front of them there's a small house which looked as if it's about to fall.

The door suddenly opened as a voice of an old man can be heard. He said, "Come in little ones... and I sugest you to hurry for the sake of the young boy on your back..." just then Cielo grunted in pain.

Hearing that, they hurriedly entered.

once they did, the light's turned on and they then see a very old looking man, if he said that his ages is 100 they would instantly believe.

"Lied the boy on that table so I can checked on him..."The old man ordered.

Mizuki nodded then do as he said. without wasting much time that old man opened Cielo's T-shirt and then both his sky pacifier and DV pendant are revealing, they're still glowing faintly like before.

"I-Is he going to be alright?"Sora asked. but instead of answering that old man muttured, "This is bad... the poison has running to his bloodflow... it makes the curses worsening"

"what? poison? curses? what are you talking about?"Sora asked with both confused and shocked face.

"I sugest you too keep your voice down, missy, so I can concetrate..."he said as he began to put some ingredients into the pot while Sora shut her mouth with both hand.

"oh, I might as well tell you about this..."The old man said as he's stirring the pot, "once all of this over, this brunet boy, he could not stay with you any longer..."

"What? Why?"The siblings said.

The old man then answered, "If you deem to get my answer, then you, missy... you need hear your brothers' littlesecret because I can't tell you a thing if he didn't..."

Mizuki paled and Sora noticed, "Secret? what secret?"Mizuki gulped. if he told her then she'll be in danger but if he didn't they wouldn't know on what's happening to Cielo, a boy who he had concidered as his own younger brother.

Mizuki didn't say a word for a long time so Sora choose to tell him first. "It's okay Mizu-nii... I already know about aniki... he's alive right?"

Mizuki was shocked to hear that, "h-how did you-?"

"I'm not as naive as you guys thought. did you think I'm not suspicious on how do we gets money when neither of us do some real jobs? also I caught you talking with Aniki over phone, once. That day I realized that you guys hid something from me, and knowing you, you did it for my savety and so I played along for those years"Sora smiled slimly, "I'm not a kid anymore Mizu-nii. and I have right to know on what's going on within my family..."

Mizuki stared at his little sister, he then sighed after some seconds, "I guess I couldn't keep it from you much longer..."Sora's face brighten up.

"are you sure you want to know?"Mizuki asked hoping that she'll change her mind, which is impssible to happen.

"of course..."Sora said calmly unlike how she usually does.

Mizuki sighed again, "Verywell, then... It was all begin on that day..."Then he began his long story. Meanwhile the old man is doing his best to get the right potion to neutralize the poison within Cielo.

he's having a mysterious smile as he muttered to himself, "It's good to finally meet you, guardian of all sky...

Sawada Tsunayoshi..."