Masked Truth (KHR Tsuna fanfic)

Chapter 28: Dark Rise

"What would Vongola do without a heir?"

A wet sound like something was driven into meat echoed throughout the obscurity.

"ERVA!!!"

Tsuna rose out of bed with a jerk. He was panting hard as he glanced at the clock, it was still five a.m. He ran a hand through his hair as he pondered about the strange dream. What was that? What was going to happen?

The teen jumped out of his bed as he ran towards the closet. He hastily pulled out a green jacket and a yellow t-shirt. He slipped on his trousers and ran out the door. As fast as he could he sprinted towards his personal office of the headquarter. Until Adelfer's time limit ends he'll be sleeping at his headquarters along with the others. His father had made a silly excuse for him but he still couldn't believe his mother believed it.

He threw open his office door as he plopped down onto the chair. His fingers danced on the keyboard as he surf the website. No mafia activities, nothing weird, no one had clicked anything pernicious, and nothing uncanny. Everything was perfectly fine. So what was it? Is something going to happen when they enter Adelfer's hideout?

He can still remember yesterday's event as clear as if it had just happened a minute ago. Erva had found out the reason to why Hayashi could not trace Adelfer. It was because he hadn't unlock his true powers. Once the white of his eyes turned black the image of Adelfer was vital. They had been using another mansion in the forest as their hideout.

"You woke up early."

Tsuna whirled around almost falling off his chair in the process. His father stood by the door with a frown. Tsuna wondered what he was up too.

"It's a habit, actually," he shrugged as the lies flowed out his mouth like streaming waters. He could feel his father's narrowed eyes. Tsuna opened his own eyes seeing how sad his father look.

"What happened?" his father asked walking towards Tsuna.

A boiling heat churned in his stomach as Tsuna gripped the desk. His father was worried for him? How silly. From all those years and he was just worried for him?

Lemitsu noticed the eyes of hatred Tsuna held and his teeth that shut closed on each other. A pang of regret swelled in his chest.

"I'm sorry Tuna-fish.... for what I did I just-"

"After all these years and it took me to reveal that I'm one of the greatest hackers for you to accept me?! Do you think 'I'm sorry' would help do anything?!"

Lemitsu's eyes softened as he saw how much Tsuna despised him. Those eyes screaming with anger and those hands that were ready to crush the table. His son's eyes had bored straight into his.

"I know you won't forgive me. But..... I'll do whatever it takes to compensate for what I have done to you..." Lemitsu said under his breath as he turned on his heels and walked out the door.

Tsuna's eyes never left the retreating figure of his father until the door shut close. The teen stared at his hands, bottled up anger flowing through him. His hands and legs trembled with it. He raised both his hands and slammed it on the table with a furious roar.

"DAMNIT!!!"

Just outside the door neither Lemitsu nor Tsuna had noticed the figure that was camouflaged with black flames. Hayashi leaned his head against the cold walls of the hallway. He had heard their conversation. He slammed the back of his head against the wall with a groan.

"I'm sorry....."

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"Wow, we've got like an army of mafiosos," Erva said in astonishment. There were plenty of forces. Tsuna's family, Erva's family, Hayashi's family, the CEDEF, the acrobalenos, the forces of Vongola, Cavollone famiglia, Giglio Nero famiglia, the Varia, Byakuran, and Shouichi. With the number of the remaining Adelfer's worshippers, God or not they were going to lose.