Transported (Katekyo Hitman Reborn)

Struggles

Published: 2/9/20

3rd Person's P.O.V

 All the ex-arcobalenos besides Reborn looked at each other.

 Observing their behavior, Tsunami immediately knew that something was wrong. Anxiously, she asked, "Yuni isn't dead, right? Tell me, she can't be dead!"

 "Well... She's not dead," Colonnello muttered under his breath, without his usual 'kora!' at the end of his sentence.

 "But?" Tsunami pressed, sure that there was more to that.

 "But she's in bad shape," Fon continued grimly.

 "I see," Tsunami frowned.

 "What's wrong with her," Reborn demanded.

 "We're not sure. We assumed that it was the Arcobaleno curse, but-" Viper was cut off by Verde.

 "But that's not possible, since the curse was broken before this happened."

 Worried for her friend, Chrome asked about Yuni's symptoms.

 Skull started, "For one, she's-" Reborn snapped at him, "Shut up, lackey. No one asked you to speak"

 Tsunami glared at Reborn before nodding at Skull. "Sorry Skull, please continue with what you were saying."

 "W-well," Skull flinched under Reborn's annoyed look. "Sh-she's been throwing up a lot..."

 "And? Is there anything else?" Chrome bit her bottom lip.

 "There's one more thing," Lal interrupted Skull. "Yuni seems to be taking all our hits when we were back in our original world."

 Tsunami's eyes narrowed. "What exactly do you mean?"

 "I'll explain that," Byakuran popped out of nowhere.

 "Byakuran," Reborn growled. "I swear, if this is you or Kawahira's doing again, I will personally-"

 "Whoa, hold your horses. First of all, we would never do anything like that by choice-"

 Reborn's eyes narrowed as he studied Byakuran. "'By choice,'?"

 "Look here," Byakuran said. "It was necessary for-" He cut himself off, almost looking at Tsunami. Realizing the mistake he was about to make, he quickly said, "Anyway. I didn't force Yuni-chan to do this, mind you. She willingly agreed to take this on."

 Looking briefly at Reborn, Byakuran added, "This will only last for a month. No more, no less. I promise."

 Reborn gritted his teeth and just decided to ask, "Who are the people that will affect Yuni?"

 "Just the Arcobaleno. But don't worry. When they're in different worlds, it won't affect her," Byakuran explained.

 "That's good, but why would she-" Then it struck Tsunami like a lightning bolt. Panic shown in her eyes, she asked Byakuran, "It's just the Arcobaleno, right?! No one else?!"

 "Just the Arcobaleno," Byakuran confirmed.

 Shoulders slumping, Tsunami let out a relieved sigh. At least Yuni won't be injured because of her.

 Reborn looked at Tsunami skeptically. "Why are you so relieved, Dame-Tsuna? What do you know that I don't?"

 Tsunami smiled wryly, but a small part of her smile showed nervousness.She didn't want him to find out. "Isn't this a first, the oh so great number one hitman can't figure it out."

 In the background, many of the ex-arcobalenos snickered or chuckled. "Shut up," he ordered.

 Reborn studied the look Tsunami had on her face. Sighing deeply, he told her, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. But I only want you to confirm something." Tsunami nodded slightly.