10Since my last story, Madness, was kind of a fail, I decided to write an new one.
And it's really long, huh?
Takoyaki- Not the Food
Chapter 1:Sporadic Blasphemy
Disclaimer: Big surprise, a loser like me with zero confidence actually doesn't own the wonderful show that has come to be known as Reborn. Translation: I don't own Reborn or any of the characters.
Warnings: OCs and OOCness. Sporadic randomness. Random analogies.
Welcome to my story.
Tsuna showed Reborn one of his rare scowls. The baby only smirked in response as he prepared to push the teen into the lake. Tsuna sighed. So much for Winter Break.
At dawn of the first day of Winter Break, Reborn had awakened Tsuna, with a hammer, three hours earlier than usual. Tsuna had been shoved to his desk to do homework, "So you'll have more time to be with Gokudera and Yamamoto." But they both knew that Tsuna wouldn't be with anyone. Gokudera would be in Italy until the end of the break. Yamamoto and his father would be doing an "Around Japan Sushi Fest" and would be back a week before Winter Break's end. It would be an entire Winter Break of homework and Reborn's relentless training for poor, poor Tsuna. Would he live to see Gokudera and Yamamoto again?
After five hours of homework, and Reborn attacking him every time he missed a problem, Tsuna had gone downstairs to eat breakfast. Then he had headed to his rook for a nap. In 5 minutes, Reborn moved all of the clocks forward three hours (so it would seem as if Tsuna got 3 hours of sleep) and woke Tsuna up. Tsuna was surprised at how dead tired he still was.
Reborn had dragged the wimpy boy to a random mountain and made him (without any Dying Will) lift weights, run up and down the mountain, and train in hand-to-hand combat. He even made the poor Dame-Tsuna train with a gun, for God's sake! After that, Reborn had said that he had done well for "No-Good Tsuna," and they had gone for a swim in a lake.
The 'lake' just happened to be a waterfall. With a whirlpool. With sharks. Reborn said that he'd forgotten about the waterfall and the whirlpool and the sharks, but since they were already there they might as well go in. Hence getting them to where they were now.
Reborn…Tsuna thought, I'm so going to die.
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Meanwhile, a teen with hair ranging in colors from black to honey-brown sat on a plane. His demeanor was quite calm, but inside his head, dreams were running around.
The dream of that teen began with a boy dressed like a cow jumping out at him and demanding candy…
"Candy! Give me candy!" the boy in cow-print shouted. When the dream's occupant didn't respond, the child before him pulled a grenade from his afro and threw it at the dreamer.
As soon as the grenade hit the dreamer, the cow-boy disappeared, to be replaced by a brunette and a baby. The brunette had a strange flame on his forehead, but that flame soon disappeared and the brunette passed out.
Then those two disappeared, to be replaced by a tough-looking teen with silver hair and a carefree-looking teen with black hair. The black-haired one swung a baseball bat around and the other screamed profanities at everyone in sight until they also disappeared.
It wasn't long before another group showed up. This time, there was a teen with a band-aid on his nose and white hair. Beside him, scowling in contrast to the other teen's open grin, was a raven-haired teen with very real-looking tonfas casually held in his hands. The raven-haired one muttered something about peace and Namimori and biting, and then proceeded to charge at the dreamer. Both the white-haired one and the evil one disappeared in a puff of smoke right before the evil one attacked.
Then, a creepy guy that looked like a pedophile appeared next to a smaller girl. They both had tridents and similar haircuts. The girl looked around warily while the pedophile laughed creepily. The ground exploded beneath the dreamer and the pedo charged him, and then they disappeared.
Flashes of a bunch of different infants appeared. Then, a serious looking man that bore a striking resemblance to the brunette at the beginning appeared. He extended his hand toward the (rather confused at this point) dreamer.
"So, this is Tsuna's future External Adviser. I hope Reborn isn't pushing poor Tsuna too hard. They just got finished with the inheritance ceremony, and before that they just got back from the future. Oh well, my descendent will manage. And so will you. I'm putting you in charge," The strange man said, at this point smiling rather widely.
The dreamer blinked. This dream was becoming rather exhausting. Seeing the odd man's hand, still outstretched, he reached up and took it. The man pulled him up. Strange, he hadn't realized that he'd fallen down.
The man smiled at him once more, looked down at their hands, and looked up. "Take care of my Tsuna, 'kay?" The man whispered. Then he dissolved into the air behind them.
Back on the plane, the strange teen shook his head frantically. His crazy hair flew everywhere, his bangs made a colorful mess of his hair. The man beside him frowned, and the teen gave him a soft smile.
"Sorry, sir. I was just waking up from my dream," the teen said. The man's frown disappeared and he nodded in an 'it's okay' gesture. Overhead, a voice spoke.
"10 minutes until we touch down in Namimori, guys. Gather your things," the voice said.
The teen looked up in moderate shock, and then grabbed his things. How would it be, staying in Namimori for a couple years until his parents felt like picking him up? Not that it bothered him, really. He was rather used to it by now.
Would he make any friends? He would probably meet the people from his dream soon. He would always have dreams like that before he moved to a new place, and he would either become friends or enemies with that person/those people. When they were in his dream, he didn't do it half-way.
But what of the strange man? He was the only one to have really noticed the dreamer. What did he mean by External Adviser? And what was this Tsuna inheriting?
The teen sighed loudly and decided to forget the matter for now. Whatever, as if stress wasn't great enough already. He jumped up once the plane landed and it was safe to stand. Bounding down the aisle, luggage in hand, he grinned widely. New home, new friends. He couldn't wait. But the people from his dream this time…scared him. Especially the creepy kung-fu baby in a suit.
Ugh…he needed to stop thinking. Wait; did he even know where his new house was?
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After getting off of the plane and getting into Namimori, the teen had wandered aimlessly across the town, sighing dramatically at how his father had forgotten to tell the teen the address of his new home. One good thing about being rich was that he knew that he would be looking for a big home, probably made of stone. (His father likes stone.)
Actually, the teen realized, there were several good things about being rich. But he didn't feel like naming them all now.
Eventually, the teen came across a cliff that opened onto a waterfall and a whirlpool jammed packed full of sharks. At the ledge, he saw that brunette from his dream and the creepy baby.
Wow, meeting them this soon? He thought, noting the resemblance between the strange man and the brunette. If he had a brain, he could guess that the brunette was Tsuna, the strange man's descendent. This meant that he was supposed to take care of this Tsuna.
And since it looked like the baby was going to push Tsuna off of a cliff, he would be relieved of his duty soon.
Oh well, it wouldn't kill him to be nice every once in a blue moon. And the moon looked rather blue today.
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Reborn was confused. Reborn didn't like being confused. Therefore, Reborn didn't like what was going on. And when Reborn didn't like present circumstances, somebody got hurt. Presumably Tsuna.
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Why was Reborn confused, you may ask. Well, the reason was that an ordinary looking teen had just crossed a 30 yard looking distance in one or two seconds. And that wasn't ordinary.
The teen in question, however, was anything but surprised. He had figured out that the distance he'd just covered so quickly was not something that he had been able to do before his dream. But the strange teen that had been all over the world had seen far stranger things. (Like, for example, a baby preparing to push a far bigger brunette off of a cliff.)
The teen sighed as the baby trapped him under a penetrating gaze. After that, Tsuna began to speak.
"Ano…how did you do that? And…was that a dying will flame on your head?" The bewildered Tsuna said.
The un-named teen blinked rapidly and stared at Tsuna.
He had spent more time in American-speaking places than in Japanese-speaking places on his travels, and his last place had been American, (so his Japanese was a bit rusty) but his first language had been Japanese and his name was Japanese, and he was quite sure that Tsuna had just said "Dying Will Flame."
Sorry, but what the hell is that?
"Tsuna, what is that? 'Dying Will'?" The teen said, forgetting that Tsuna hadn't told his name.
"Wha…I didn't tell you my name!" Tsuna spoke frantically. The teen decided that this would be a great time to depart and, grabbing his stuff, he took off in a random direction.
That was an Adrenaline Flame. The legendary flame that is only rumored about, which nobody has ever seen. It is conquered up by your own mental state, and can last as short as two seconds or as long as 3 days. Or so it is assumed, as it has never seen. That boy really has that flame, which means he is an assassin, most likely, of a much higher caliber than Tsuna and maybe even Hibari. That is, if it wasn't coincidence. But somebody with the Adrenaline Flame appearing right after Tsuna officially becomes Vongola 10th doesn't seem coincidental. – Thoughts courtesy of Reborn.
But anyway, Reborn was right, probably. The teen was probably an assassin. And if he was, Reborn was determined to not interfere. He would make Tsuna go at it alone. But, he might as well give the boy a little help.
Time to call Yamamoto and Gokudera back. And Lambo, who had been visiting family back in Italy. Though the five year old had gotten into plenty of trouble. Ryohei was at a boxing tournament, Chrome was in Kokuyo Land, which meant that Hibari was the only guardian still here. (As if he could leave his precious Namimori.)
Reborn whipped out a phone. Damn whoever said texting wasn't useful.
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Inbox: You have one new message Dynamite Master
From: Reborn
Gokudera, a strange teen has appeared in Namimori that possesses the Adrenaline Flame. Get over here immediately if you want to protect Tsuna.
Sent: Response to Reborn
From: Dynamite Master
I'll be there immediately, Reborn-san! This sucker is going down! Wait, Juudaime, I'll protect you!
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Inbox: You have one new message Baseball Star
From: Reborn
There is a surprise baseball tournament, and the team is doing horribly without you! Hurry and come, Yamamoto!
Sent: Response to Reborn
From: Baseball Star
Ha-ha, they won't lose. And my dad needs me here. But I guess I could come.
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Inbox: You have one new message Lambo, the nice bomber-head calf
From: Reborn(the guy who will die!)
Candy sale, idiot cow.
Sent: Response to Reborn(the guy who will die!)
From: Lambo, the nice bomber-head calf
Bwahahaha! Lambo-san will get the most candy ever and will kill Reborn-san in the meantime! Candy!
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Inbox: You have one new message Extreme Guy!
From: Reborn
There is a bigger boxing tournament here.
Sent: Response to Reborn
From: Extreme Guy!
Extreme!
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Inbox: You have one new message Chrome
From: Reborn
Tsuna is in trouble.
Sent: Response to Reborn
From: Chrome
Tell boss that I will be there as soon as possible.
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Inbox: You have one new message Namimori Skylark
From: The baby
There is an infiltrator in Namimori that intends to destroy the town.
Sent: Response to The baby
From: Namimori Skylark
Nobody will mess with my Namimori. I will bite them to death soon. Oh, and how did you get my number?
Inbox: You have one new message Namimori Skylark
From: The baby
Ways, Hibari. Ways.
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After everyone had received their texts, Tsuna and Reborn headed home.
Meanwhile, one particular teen wandered aimlessly, looking, again, for a stone mansion.
His mind began to wander and he began thinking about his family. It's kind of depressing, to look at his life. He had a younger twin sister that he loved but, unfortunately for him, his parents liked her more too. Therefore, they had sent the boy to live in America at age 5. All he had was his butler, and he spent the next 4 years there. From age 9 to 10, he had lived shortly with his parents again. After his parents had (quickly) become bored with him, he had been sent off again.
With his butler, he had spent a year in France, a year in Spain, and a year in Africa. He had resided in the richest and most luxurious houses that the place had to offer, but don't get it confused. His parents had the money, but they most definitely didn't care for him. His butler was more his father than his real one.
At age 13, at the end of his stay, his butler was murdered. His parents picked him up, but they soon declared that it was time for him to return to his homeland. The place that he had left at age 5 and had once again seen for a year 4 years later.
He was back in Japan. He spent three weeks with his parents in their regal estate, and then had his 14th birthday there. (At the same time, Tsuna was meeting Reborn)
He then spent another year at his true home, being mostly ignored and working his Japanese back up to good standards. His 15th birthday came along. He spent a year in America until his sixteenth birthday rolled around. (Tsuna was, at this time, getting sent into the future.)
A few weeks after his birthday, which was December 2nd, the teen made plans to live somewhere in Japan. About 5 months later, he was heading to Namimori. (Let's assume that the Inheritance Arc took 5 months and the Future Arc only took a couple weeks in the non-future time, since each month or so in the future was only a couple weeks in the non-future.)
And that was how one teen arrived in Namimori and another teen(who was a brunette) began to see his stress levels increase to a size that just might kill him if nothing else did.
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Tsuna had just finished dealing with Kozato Enma when the Adrenaline Flame user appeared. Poor boy, always overloaded with stress.
The next day, at precisely 5:00, Tsuna's entourage of guardians all made their appearance at Namimori shrine. But only a few guardians knew the truth.
Yamamoto asked Tsuna repeatedly about some baseball tournament.
Ryohei asked about a boxing tournament.
Lambo asked about a candy sale.
Hibari asked where the infiltrator is.
Gokudera(who was one of the few who actually knew the truth) shouted at everyone and asked Tsuna where the Adrenaline Flame user is.
Chrome sighed and waited patiently.
All of this made for one very confused Dame-student.
At the same time, one teen was still looking for his home as he ran on very worn-out legs, hands still clutching his bags.
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The teen finally reached a house that fit all of his descriptions. Large, stone, fancy-looking, and it had his surname on the door. He fished a set of keys from his pocket and popped them in the lock.
Lo and behold, by the heavens, it actually worked!
The tired teen kicked the door open and threw his bags to the ground. (Well, you would too if you had just walked for nearly half a day.)
Grabbing his phone from his pocket, he checked the time.
By the gods, he had been walking for nearly 12 hours! Who knew that his adrenaline could keep him going for that long? (A/N: Did anybody get that pun? Huh? Huh? Never mind…)
He checked his messages, noticing one text from his father.
He cursed loudly after he read the message.
Inbox: You have one new message Traveler
From: Father
Hey, son. Oh, here's the address to your new home…
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After sleeping for a good 12 hours, the teen woke up at 5:35 pm.
Might as well go for a walk. And maybe I'll register at Namimori's school. The teen thought, heading out the door and locking it with a swift motion.
Soon he passed the area where Reborn was correcting the lies that he'd said earlier. (With statements like, "Did I say that? Whoops,")
Suddenly Reborn turned quickly.
"That's him. There, right up the hill. Wait, Gokudera, don't go in with no plan. Stay here," The baby said.
Somehow, the teen didn't feel the eyes on him as he walked.
"A threat to Namimori is a threat to me," The skylark said, getting up and jumping forward with reckless abandon.
From the side of his vision, the poor teen saw an angry Hibari charging at him, cold steel tonfas glinting in his hands.
"Oi! You were in my dream!" The teen said, surprised. Would he meet everyone in the first week? That would be a first.
The skylark was only momentarily halted, but he immediately regained his stride.
The teen was forced to go back to years of gymnastics and tai-kwon-doe and other trainings as he flipped away from the air-slicing swings.
The teen knew that the other boy was getting close to inducing a very painful strike, and he gasped as one strike glazed his forehead. Desperation clouded his mind and he felt anxiety pushing him down. He reached for a hold and suddenly found himself nearly 50 feet away from the skylark.
"Herbivore," the raven-haired weirdo said before stalking off.
Wow. The teen thought to himself. How did tonfa guy know that I'm a vegetarian? Is he, like, a mind-reader? That'd be freaky!
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"So that's the Adrenaline Flame," Gokudera mused aloud. It had been a deep blue or black flame that had seemed to consume everything. It had lasted only a second or two and hadn't extinguished slowly the way that Tsuna's flame did. But you could still see it hovering darkly around the teen with every step he took, giving a slightly evil appearance to the teen.
"Wow."
So what was thought of this...thing?
Yea, really weird, huh?
But I hope that you all liked the first chapter.
Oh, BTW, I never said my OC's name on purpose.
Yep, keep you guessing :P
For those of you who didn't know/ couldn't guess:
Dynamite Master- Gokudera
Baseball Star- Yamamoto
Lambo, the nice bomber-head calf- Lambo
Extreme Guy!-Ryohei
Chrome-duh!
Namimori Skylark- Hibari
Traveler-the teen (which I am not stating the name of until next chap.)
Ja ne!
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