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"spoken"

"Foreign Language"

'Thoughts'

#Place

Flashback / dreams

[Written]

~track of time~

(A/N)

A little note before we start :

Kuro Cielo - Kuro

Shiro Kaito -Shiro

Shiyo Natsu - Shiyo

Dame-Tsuna - Tsuna

Kitsune Cielo - Cielo

Natsu -Natsu

Sawada Tsunayoshi - Tsuna/Master

Normal POV

In wide eyes he stared at the caged beast. Soon later he asked, "T-That's Natsu?" Eyeing the others who nodded, he gulped thickly.

"What's happening to him?"

Shiro who stayed there the longest, speak up. "He's possessed, Master..."

"By who?" Tsuna asked.

"By the bloody moon rays." Kuro answered. "They were merely a poison. But not so long then, they're mutating and formed a new personality by itself..."

"Natsu, who was created as side effect from the experiment that those scientist done to you tried to defend your soul..." Cielo said, frowning.

"H-He locked the evil presence within himself... s-so it won't endanger us... w-we called it 'the tainted one'..."Tsuna timidly said. "b-but the concequences... he's hurting..."

"He is? but how?" Tsuna asked, doesn't understand. All that he know is that these people are part of him. So if one of hem feel 'pain' then why don't he?

"Well, let me explain that for you, master..." Shiyo said. "Among us all, Natsu is the only one that was not orriginally here. Therefore, despite him being the same kind of us... 'your personality'. he kind of having his own thoughts... He used o be harmful but he has appologized and even dedicaed himself to save you from 'the tainted one' when you are still Cielo" on cue, Cielo looked grim at the guilty feeling and his helplessness that time.

"If only I could help..." He gritted his teeth.

Just then, Tsuna patted his back in soothing manners. "Don't worry... We'll help him to end his missery, now..." Tsuna said with his soft gaze abruptly filled with determination.

"W-Whaaaat?" They all gaped while Tsuna just gracefully walking closer...

"NOOO! Master! Don't do that!" They shouted as they pulled Tsuna back to the save range, and he falls to hiss but.

Tsuna groaned, strangely feeling the pain from the fall, "Hey! why did you stopped me?" He complained.

"Sorry, master. But we have to!" Kuro said.

"Because what it wants, was always you! and not any of us!" Shiro added.

"And once it got you, then not just us here, but the whole world will be doomed!" Shiyo screamed.

Their words sink into Tsuna. But then he just smiled as he said, "don't worry. I'll definitely not letting that to happen..." His smile is dazzling, despite they all and himself is actually one and the same.

"I won't let anyone to suffer ever again... I'll save him..." Tsuna said, full of resolve.

The others are exchanging glances as they share a eye-conversation about their master attic. But knowing him, once he stated something he wouldn't back down.

And so they agreed on one thing, and that is...

"Master, if you're really going to do it, then we'll help..." Kuro saidwith smile.

"Yeah, we won't let you do it alone" Shiro added as he and Kuro patted thir hands on Tsuna's shoulder. Soon, everyone patted their shoulder, and make it looks like somekind of chain as they smiled.

"Minna..." Tsuna smiled back, "Arigatou..."

Then with a nod, Tsuna lead them to get closer to the cage. He has this theory, that if he's fielding the white flame that held attribute of neutralizion, perhaps it could protect them from being harmed. Trusting his gut (A/N : as well HI) He litted his white flame and make a dome out of it while everyone is transfering their flames to him for support.

As they walked closer, they can hear Natsu's plead for them to stay out. But Tsuna then replied. "It's okay, Natsu. You don't need to go through this pain anymore. We will free you from your burden... Just hold a little longer..."

as he said so, Tsuna extended his hand and went through the cage with the help of his flames.

The tainted one attacked him, presicely on the trespassers part. Tsuna hissed at the contact, it pains him, but he got no injuries, so he hold still.

"Natsu! grab my hand!" Tsuna shouted once he think that the latter could grab for his hand.

"B-But master..." Natsu sounded in hesitate as he then growled in pain once again.

"Don't think! Just do it! We'll protect you" At that command, Natsu throw away his hesitation and decide to trust his master.

Right after Natsu took his hand, Tsuna pulled the boy out of there... And since the cage is made of the same white flame, only Natsu that came out while the tainted one is left behind.

Natsu fall to Tsuna's embrace and everyne cheered at that. Their friend is finally free!

Natsu himself is crying in joy, hugging his savior as he chanted words of thank you.

However, their cheer stopped at the dark laugh that the tainted one voiced, "Kukuku~ you think I've failed? Think again, and look at your precious master!" He smirked devilishly.

They snapped their gaze at Tsuna, who is sweatting buckets as he hold his right arm, the one that he use to pull Natsu out. It has a tatto like mark on it. It's glowing red...

"Master!" They shouted as they surround the panting boy.

"What did you do to him?!" Natsu barked.

"Oh, nothing much... I just deleted his memory, so instead of getting his memory back, he'll lose them which it'll make it more easier for me to break out from this cage and took control over him..." The tainted one said.

"We won't let you do that! Master won't lose!" Tsuna shouted bravely, despite on how scared he is.

"Kukuku~ dogs love to barks~" The tained one mused. "well, all I need to do is wait for now. You guys can watch your precious master as he's slipping away..."

Meanwhile to the said brunet, he can't even think on anything right now... Too painful to do anything. Too painful even it's just to drew a breath...

Slowly, he's loosing his focus. and before he knows it, he fall into the darkness with calls of 'Master!' as the last thing he could hear...

#Meantime on the real world...

Shoichi noticed on how Tsuna's heartbeat went slower and slower. His blood pressure also decreased drastically all of sudden.

"w-what is this? w-why? Medic!" He screamed in panic as he himself running his way from the control room to the place where the brunet is held, totally ignoring the fact that Toshi went MIA.

Meanwhile, the sun flame guardian and the mist smirked inwardly as they stared at the monitor. They know where to find him...

'naive~naive~/ohoho, he'll be so dead...' They both think and left.