Guardian of the Snow

Chapter 13: Sudden Attack

~Touma's POV~

   The Namimori Middle Disciplinary Committee is under attack, our subordinates have been hospitalized by an unknown attacker and their teeth are missing. All they leave behind is a pocket watch, the weird thing is that all the times are different. Kyoya is getting pissed and he's putting up more defenses around the school. I stand next to him in the front entrance, watching the students safely go in. I saw Tsuna and Reborn coming towards us.
Touma: Tsuna, I'm glad you're okay.
Tsuna: I heard what happened Touma, are you alright.
Touma: It's hard that our members are being hospitalized. We're guarding the school to make sure our students don't get attacked.
Tsuna: Mom wanted me to take martial arts for protection.
Hibari: Herbivore, get to class.
Tsuna: Hiee! I-I'll go!

   Tsuna was about to walk away when Kyoya's phone started ringing, playing the Namimori national anthem.
Tsuna: Why is his ringtone that!?
Touma: *shrugs* Kyoya loves Namimori.
   Kyoya picked it up.
Hibari: What is it?
   After a pause of silence, he turned to Tsuna.
Hibari: Your loud boxer friend is in the hospital.
Tsuna: Ryohei! I need to go!
   Tsuna was about to run off until there was this strange man.
?: Ah, Vongola! Is this your school? I want to see the high school cuties!
Tsuna: Sh-Shamal!
Hibari: For leaking out malicious intent, I'll bite you to death.
   Kyoya knocked Shamal down.
Tsuna: He deserves it. I'm sorry for leaving Touma but I need to see Ryohei!
Touma: Go, I'm worried for him too.
   Tsuna leaves and Kyoya got another call.
Hibari: ...
Touma: What is it?
Hibari: We found out their hideout, let's go.
Shamal: O-Oww, that hurt kid.
Hibari: Leave.
Shamal: Alright, alright.
   The perverted doctor left and we headed off to Kokuyo land.

~3rd Person POV~

   Hibari touched his neck as they were leaving.
Touma: What's wrong Kyoya?
Hibari: ...Nothing.
   Little did they know, he was bit by a mosquito. Tsuna running to the hospital, noticing Leon strange behavior.
Tsuna: What's wrong with it?
Reborn: It does this when my student is about to achieve something.
At the hospital, Tsuna saw Kyoko crying next to Ryohei.
Ryohei: T-Tsuna...
Tsuna: Ryohei! Hang in there!
Ryohei: The attackers...they're from Kokuyo Middle School...*cough, cough*
Tsuna: R-Ryohei! Stop talking!
   Ryohei has broken bones and five teeth pulled out.
Ryohei: ...Be careful Tsuna...and keep the fight a secret from Kyoko..okay...
   Reborn inspects the watch Ryohei had, it says 5 o'clock. Ryohei passed out and Kyoko went with a nurse to his hospital room.
Tsuna: The disciplinary committee is strong right? I'm sure they'll..
Person: Kusakabe has been attacked!
   Kusakabe is being wheeled in, Reborn sees the pocket watch and takes it.
Reborn: 4 o'clock....
Tsuna: W-What does this mean?
Reborn: It's counting down Tsuna, all the people that have been attacked have fighting experiences. Ryohei, Kusakabe.....if it's counting down, the next person will be number 3.
Tsuna: Who's number 3?
   Reborn jumped on Kusakabe's body, Reborn found a piece of paper and reviews it.
Reborn: Just as I thought.
   Tsuna glances at it.
Tsuna: Y-You're right! Then number 3 is...oh no! We gotta help!
   Tsuna ran out of the hospital. Reborn reviews the list again.

Strongest Fighters in Namimori Middle School

1. Hibari Kyoya/Miura Touma
2. Yamamoto Takeshi
3. Gokudera Hayato
4. Kusakabe Tetsuya
5. Sasagawa Ryohei
6. ...
Etc.

Reborn face darkens.
Reborn: I was correct, students 4 through 20 have been attacked. How could they get this? Unless...
Reborn folds the paper and leaves, heading to where Tsuna is.

Back to Hibari and Touma, they have already beaten most of the students in Kokuyo land. They head into the building, taking down more students.
Hibari: These pests...I'll bite you all down.
Touma: Tch, move!
Touma kicks them and Hibari follows up and jabs their stomach with his tonfas. Once they were done,they walked through the building.
Touma: This place is very old, how can someone stay here.
They arrived at a split path.
Touma: I'll go this way Kyoya, if any of us find the leader make some destruction.
Hibari: ...
Touma walked over to Hibari and hugged him.
Touma: Be careful, alright...
Hibari said nothing but hugged back, he gently pats Touma's head and lets go.
Hibari: You too.
He leaves, leaving Touma alone. Touma walked the other way, checking rooms but finds nothing. At Hibari, he arrives at a door and kicks it down, revealing someone on an old couch.