The Azure Sky

Chapter 43: Protecting

"How are you, Alaude-san?"
"Hn." (Fine. And you, Tsunayoshi? Are taking the Sun flame-pills the priest-omnivore gave to you?)
The brunet froze and rubbed the nape of his neck sheepishly.
"....Gomen...I forget so easily..."
The platinum-blonde narrowed his eyes before appearing right next to the other.
He reached into Tsuna's backpack and pulled a bottle of yellow pills out.
Alaude shook a few out and suddenly shoved it into Tsuna's mouth; the brunet choked briefly before quickly swallowing them.
He coughed when he finished and looked at the spirit with exasperation.
"What the he** was that for!?"
Alaude growled at the other.
*Don't be an idiot. Giotto would want to keep you alive.*
Tsuna sighed; he felt the Sun flames heal the deterioration that the Sky Arcobaleno Curse caused.
"But you didn't have to do that..."
Alaude shrugged.
There was a burst of Sun flames beside the two; Knuckle appeared before them.
"Hello to the MAXIMUM!"
Alaude growled at the loud voice, causing the ravenet priest to rub his neck sheepishly.
"Ah, right, right. No loud voices when around you."
The platinum-blonde merely 'hn'ed, crossing his arms while closing his eyes, ignoring them.
Knuckle then turned to Tsuna, an ominous smile spread across his face.
"Sa~wa~da...."
Tsuna sweatdropped.
"...Hai...?"
Knuckle grabbed the other by the shoulders and shook him around violently.
"You need to take your d*** pills everyday to the MAXIMUM!"
Alaude looked slightly annoyed at the sudden outburst, but he smirked in amusement when he saw Tsuna get lifted off of the ground so easily.
The brunet's head snapped back and forth.
"Kn-Knuckle-san! St-Stop sh-shaking m-me!"
The ravenet stopped and glowered at the other.
"You need to take care of yourself, Sawada..."
Tsuna smiled sheepishly before going into a fit of coughing, alarming the Primo Guardians.
Knuckle lowered Tsuna to the ground and rubbed the other's back, producing Sun flames at the same time.
The brunet's coughing died down; he spat to the side.
Both Guardians flinched slightly at the sight of blood there.
Tsuna wiped a shaky hand over his mouth, smiling sheepishly.
"Heh, sorry about that..."
Knuckle shook his head, continuing to rub the other's back with Sun flames.
"Sawada...I know you're worried for all of them, but you need to take your pills everyday."
Alaude also sighed.
"Don't be a herbivore." (You should trust your Guardians more. You worry too much like a weak herbivore.)
Tsuna looked at the two before bowing his head, smiling sadly.
"I just don't want them to..."
The brunet cut himself off, but the two spirits could tell what Tsuna was about to say.
...I don't want them to die again.
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<<(Namimori-Chuu)>>
Tsuna watched from another rooftop, hiding his presence from the other's as Skull's blimp was about to crash into Namimori-Chuu.
It was a bit amusing to watch since he could distinctly hear Skull freaking out.
Ryohei helped Kyoya take the blimp down before it could hit the building.
Kyoya begrudgingly accepted that he needed help as Ryohei grinned brightly.
It wasn't long before Knuckle and Alaude appeared before the two.
"You have shown strong persistence to the MAXIMUM!"
"You protected your family--no matter how indirectly."
The two Primo Guardians looked at those familiar faces, smiling briefly.
"Both of you have passed your test."
Their respective flames surrounded them, and a piece of it entered the Decimo Guardians' box weapons.
The Primo Guardians disappeared.
~~
Tsuna hummed softly, watching the stars above; his back was against the grass that was by a canal that ran through Namimori.
Knuckle and Alaude were nearby, also joining the brunet in star-gazing.
Suddenly, there was a burst of Sky flames to their right; Giotto was revealed with his head bowed.
Tsuna sensed that the other was distressed, he quickly got up from the grass and briskly walked to the other.
"Giotto-san what's wr--?"
The blonde lifted his head and revealed a tear-stricken face.
Tsuna blinked in surprise and furrowed his eyebrows.
Suddenly, Giotto brought the brunet into a hug and started to swing him around in a death grip.
"BAKA! Tsunayoshi-kun is a Baka!"
Tsuna sweatdropped slightly.
"G-Giotto-san--?"
"Knuckle told me that you weren't taking your pills!"
Giotto sniffled childishly, sitting on the ground and bringing his knees towards his chest, moping as he fell onto his side.
"M-My poor grandson..."
The other Primo Guardians also appeared.
G was smacking the blonde on the head while Ugetsu laughed nervously.
"Giotto-kun has been moping like that in the Spirit World ever since Knuckle-kun reported about your condition."
Lampo was also bawling on the side; G went to smack the other too.
And then the group heard a familiar voice.
"Nufufufu...Tsunayoshi-kun's not taking his medicine?"
Daemon drifted over to the group, looking at the brunet with concern.
It was a while back, but Spade and Tsuna managed to patch things up with each other; they were pretty much good friends.
(O.D.D.- I'll be switching between Spade-san's first and last name. (・ω・))
Tsuna smiled kindly to the other.
"Konbanwa, Daemon-san."
Spade shook his head exasperatedly as he glanced down at Giotto, who was still moping.
"Giotto. You crying won't solve anything. We can ask the Sun Arcobaleno to keep a close eye on him."
The blonde stopped before glancing at the other; his cool expression back on.
"Hm...I suppose that could work."
Giotto then glanced at Tsuna and started to bawl again.
The Primo Guardians and Tsuna sweatdropped.
'I forgot that Giotto-san has mood swings.'
'My idiotic friend...'
'Haha, it's so scary when he changes his expressions so quickly.'
'The Omnivore turned into a herbivore again...'
'Nufufufu, this is one reason why I thought Vongola was weak in the beginning.'
'Yare, yare...at least Ore-sama doesn't cry like that.'
'Lord, please consol Giotto.'
The stars glowed very brightly.