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"Foreign Language"

'Thoughts'

#Place

Flashback / dreams

[Written]

~track of time~

(A/N)

"Tsuna speak to Henko"

"Henko speak to Tsuna"

~some moment before~

Normal POV

Feeling that he has enough strenght, Cielo decided it's time for him to open his eyes. However, he did not expect that he'll awaken in a hospital room, or so that is seems.

"Where am I?" he asked o no one particular, since he's all alone in this huge room. 'I thought I was blacked out in a forest? Did anyone brought me here?' he questioned.

"I guess so..." Henko commented. "But anyway, how's your feeling, Cielo?" he asked.

"to be honest, drained and weak. but overall I'm fine..." Cielo replied.

"That's good then... I think..." Heno replied, chuckling a bit at his unsureness.

"still, I'm not sure on where we are. Shall I look around?" Cielo asked as he slowly seated himself, carefully not to pulled off any wires.

Just then, the door got opened, revealing a woman who seemed to be a doctor.

"Ah! Tsunayoshi-sama! You're finally awake!" She said. Cielo just blinked as he tilted his head slighly to the right.

"Now, now, I know that you have lots of questions running on your head. But please be patient because first thing first, I need to checked your condition. Is that alright with you?" Cielo just nodded in respond.

The doctor hummed as she checked Cielo's body, from his head to toes. "now, for the questions... Did you feel any pain anywhere?"

Cielo shooked his head as the doctor write down his answer.

"Then, how about neurosea?"

This time he nodded. "Just a bit..." he replied with his raspy voice before he then coughed some.

"Here, have a drink..." The doctor offered as she rubbed circles soothingly on his back.

'Thank you...' he mouthed without voice.

"Now, you better take some rest while I go and report this..."

"To... who...?" Cielo croakedly asked.

"to captain..." She flashed a smile, "Don't worry, he's anice person. and I know that he would love to see you once you re-awaken"

Cielo nodded in understanding but refused to go back to dreamland, and so he shoked his head afterwards.

"No?"

"No..." Cielo coppied. "I...'ll wait... for you... 'till... you're back... with... him" he struggled his voiced his words before then he smiled, causing the goldilocks blushed.

"oh? e-eum... okay then, you can wait for us. I'll be back for a moment." She replied then leave once Cielo gave her an aproval nod.

After she left, Cielo asked Henko, "Ne, Henko-san... what do think of this 'captain'? could we trust him?"

"I don't know..." Henko honestly replied, "but I know that your HI can tell you about that..."

but surprisingly Cielo shooked his head, "Oddly enough, I can't sense anything ever since we arrived at that forest. Nor I dare to lit my flames for I can sense them running wild within me. there's something wrong going on... a very bad thing, I just know it"

Henko gulped. but before he can say a thing the door got opened again. This time not just the doctor from earlier but also a redheaded man and two pink haired women that Henko know all too well while Cielo is clueless.

"Tsunayoshi-sama, this is Captain Irie and these two are Cervello-sama..." The doctor introduced.

Cielo give a nod as he bowed slightly, "Th...ank you... fo...r... sav...ing... me..." He said.

Irie frowned at his attidude, 'why Tsuna-kun treat me like a stranger? unless...'

"My boy, can you tell me what's your name?" He asked warily.

Cielo blinked before he then opened his mouth to answer, "s...ure... It's Cielo... Kitsune Cielo..." he smiled but Irie don't even bats an eye at it as he has so many things running on his mind, such as, 'no... why? Why Cielo? he said that it will be his TYB self and not him!'

Then he suddenly remember the last task that he gave him before he dissapeared and return back in his TYB form. 'so that's why he order me to create such a machine...' he thought to himself before he finally snapped at Cielo's calls.

"ah, sorry for dazing off, eum... Cielo, right?" the brunet nodded. "oh and anyway, you're welcome. Now, Fiona (the doctor's name) told me that you have questions to say?"

Cielo nodded. He was going to speak up when Irie cutted him, "ah wait... better than talking, use this..." he handed the teen his notepad. which Cielo accepted with gratitude. He then started to type his questions away...

Irie hummed as he read them. some moments later he said, "alright then. I'll answer your questions and later I have something that I want to ask you with, you copy?"

Cielo nodded. "good.." Irie then turned to the others, "I want to talk with him privately, so everyone please leave at once..." The Cervello and the Doctor give a faint reply of 'yes Irie-sama/captain Irie' before they left.

after the two left alone, Irie sighed as he pulled himself a chair for he knew that it'll take a while.

"so, your first question is... *read the written* where are you... well, this is the MIllefiore's hideout at Japan's branch, but I think the answer that you're looking for is you are in the future, to be exact 9 years and 8 months from the day when you got hit by the bazooka..."

"Bazoo...ka?" Cielo questioned.

"eum, the one that Lambo- the cow kid has?" at this Cielo hummed as he nods before then gives Irie the look that it's okay to continue.

"okay, now, your next question... I am Shoichi Irie, but you can call me Sho-kun. I'm more pleased that way. I'm one of the white spell captain that runs Japan's branch... I work for my boss namely Byakuran Gesso..." Cielo just hummed at the information.

"How did I know you? well, let's just say that aside from my boss' connection, I knew you years ago though you might not remember me. but I know that 'Henko' knew me..." at this Cielo frowned in alert. "-oh I know him, don't worry. only me alone. to be truth I don't know you as 'Cielo' but rather as 'Tsunayoshi'. you must have known the reason then, right?" Cielo got relaxed for a while before he nodded in understanding while saving a question for the said blondie.

"Now, for the last question... what's wrong with this place?... I'll take that as what's wrong with this era, if you don't mind" Cielo shooked his head.

"okay... this era has many problems but what's endanger you is the fact that the open air has this thing called non-tri-ni-sette radiation, something similar to bloody moon rays. and thus why you shall never leave this site at any cost, do you understand?" Irie said in serious tone, making Cielo flinch a bit before he nodded.

Cielo then typed something on the notepad before he showed it to Irie who chuckled after he read it. "of course, I would gladly tell you everything I know and you could trust my words without second thoughts. Besides, I owe you my life for many times, Tsuna-kun..." his eyes crystaling with water as he say that. 'we'll try to save you this time...'he added in his own mind.

Cielo wiped the tears that starting to form at the man's corner eyes and he thanked him for that.

"now, about my request for you..." Irie's back with his seriopus tone, and Cielo is ready to hear him.

"I want you to turn back into Tsuna-kun, Cielo..." This one sentence had snapped Cielo who hurriedly shooking his head rapidly.

"n...o!" He rejected.

Irie bit his lower lip in nervousness for he knew that this were coming, "Listen to me... Cielo, This world needs your help. only you can turn everything back to normal. But we all know that you have no experience to do things... and that's why we need 'Tsunayoshi' back to surfice..."

"I said... no!" Cielo started to crawl back.

Irie sighed, "fine then... I won't push you further" Cielo is taken back at the sudden withdrawal. "But, can you pass me this message to Henko-san?"

Henko who lived within Cielo/Tsuna and had heard the whole conversation is now paying more attention at what Irie had to say, "Tell him, reflect on Tsuna-kun's last words and think on what will he do if he knew that not just his friends, but the whole world's fate is in danger with him as the only person who could solve the problem. oh and also, note that it's the only way for you guy to get back to the past. choose what's the best before this era's poison get to 'his' body and killed him." Irie stood up alerting Cielo, despite the fact that he's actualy taking his leave.

Flashing his last smile Irie said, "I'll bring 'him' to the machine that I build around two more hours, It'll lessen 'his' pain if you agreed for it. You are, afterall, the key keeper..." then he left. Leaving Cielo who still hid under his blanket while Henko with his own thoughts...

In the the end, Henko decided that it's the best for Cielo to remember...