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Summary: AU. Giotto doesn't suspect anyone to take interest of the Vongola rings, Vongola clan's heirloom, that belong to him and his friends. He doesn't know the fact that the Vongola Rings are the key to a precious artifact: the Sky items. And the 'Sky Hunters' will stop at nothing to get them. All27 main: G27X.

Warning: OOC-to-Tsuna-only Xanxus.

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~Codename: Sky Hunters~

Chapter 08: The Sun Artifacts

We can leave this to Mizuko, Signora. She doesn't have sturdy backbone, but she'd never gone back with her words.

"Nuvola…" Kurokawa Hana shouted, searching for the lonesome artifact. "Nuvola!" Nuvola opened her eyes lazily and yawned. "Do you need me for something, Signora?" Nuvola floated down from the roof. "Can you feel other artifacts? Like… Sun for example?" Kurokawa Hana panted from the exhaustion she felt after running around, searching her artifact. "The twins are the easiest artifacts to be contacted. They gave their owner candidates relatively quick Sun Resonance. You don't actually need me for them, Signora." Nuvola's sky blue eyes looked at her newest master in apathy.

"But… this… this one of owner candidate was attacked!" Nuvola flinched slightly. "The Sun Guardian?" Nuvola asked carefully. "Yes… He was the one who allow us to enter the Vongola House… Father Knuckle…" Nuvola sat on a tree branch near them. She likes high places the most after all. "Are you sure that he's attacked by them? Sole and Solera are a little over enthusiastic. I'm sure you've heard the tale about them? Where they played too much in Sahara country and make it a desert because of it?" Hana perked.

"That tale is true?" She asked with disbelief. "It's true. The Rain Lovers had to make it rain there before Sole and Solera actually burn the place. The Master was very mad that he punished Sole and Solera by letting them clean the Triplets' room." Nuvola shivered when she remembered that one occasion The Master asked her to clean the Triplet's accursed room. It was so messy that she had to clean it for three days straight.

"Eh? The Master?" Hana asked. "That was the only time in my life I felt really happy. A warm house where The Master lived with us. Every morning, he will wake up the earliest and make us a breakfast. Sole, Solera, and Alba, Scialle's sister, will be there bugging him. And a few minutes later the Storm Brothers will come arguing about something, with me following behind them. After the Storm, the Mist Reflections will mysteriously appear and steal the snacks The Master prepared for me. At that moment, The Master will be finished cooking our breakfast and placed it in front of us. After that, the door will open with the Rain Lovers holding hands. They will sit next to each other after greeting The Master. And then sometimes Alba and I will tag along to wake the Triplets or just plain stopping them from destroying the room with their so called pillow fights that use real lightning. After we woke the Triplets, they'll tag along with us to wake Scialle who will always wake up the latest since she represents the Sunset. And then we all return to the dining room and eat. It was… the happiest time of my life."

Hana looked to the ground with guilt. "You had such a happy life, Nuvola…" She said to her artifact. "Though, it all crumbled when The Master disappeared. We want him back. All artifacts do, even the Mists." Nuvola clenched her fists. "So, going back to the topic. The Sun Guardian was attacked? I don't think Sole or Solera got him; they won't attack if they haven't given the Sun Resonance." Nuvola sighed and jumped down beside Hana.

"Why are you bothered, Signora?" Nuvola asked. "The name… Knuckle-san mentioned…" Hana clutched her head in frustration. "Signora…?" Nuvola narrowed her eyes in confusion. She's never worried about anyone before. That's why she cannot relate to her master's suffering.

Suddenly, a drizzling rain came. "It's raining? But the weather forecast says nothing about this…" Hana looked up. "Of course they won't. This rain will just pass us." Nuvola said, narrowing her eyes. She stepped forward and stretched her right hand. "Could it be you…? Mizuko?" A transparent blue-colored hagoromo (A/N: Feather-Robe) materialized on her hands. "Mizuko, right?"

The hagoromo shone and turned into a beautiful girl dressed in light blue kimono. "Hey, Nuvola. I happen to miss you to the point I just had to see you." Mizuko hugged her fellow artifacts. "I miss you too, Mizuko." Nuvola hugged her back. It's true that from all her fellow artifacts, she liked Scialle, Mizuko, and Mizuko's lover, Ame the most.

"So, what is it that you want to tell me? There's no way you're apart from Ame just to hug me."

Mizuko's expression changed into a more serious one. "The Twins are on the move. They're in Italy." Nuvola narrowed her eyes. "Where were they before?" She asked. "They were living in France until recently, and were fooling around in Africa before." Mizuko sighed, but laughed pleasantly right after. "Why are you telling me this…?" Nuvola seethed.

Mizuko smiled and looked towards Hana. "I know that Nuvola will have a master, will have someone to support her." Mizuko appeared in front of Hana and grabbed her hands. "Hi, Kurokawa Hana-san! I am the female lover of the rain. My name is Mizuko, and I'm a hagoromo." Nuvola averted her gaze as Mizuko grabbed her Signora's hands.

"E-eh? Nice to meet you…" Signora replied with flustered expression. "Anyways," Mizuko let go of Signora's hands and turned to the lonesome Cloud again. "I will try to find the Twins, but I won't guarantee anything. Either Ame or I will inform you of this." Mizuko smiled as she turned back into the pleasant drizzle and passed them gently.

Nuvola looked at her mistress' face intently. "We can leave this to Mizuko, Signora. She doesn't have sturdy backbone, but she'd never gone back with her words." Nuvola said fondly. The black-haired Signora nodded in relief.

It's an elder sister's duty to take care of her younger sibling, isn't that right, Scialle?

Scialle had flown for a few hours now. She might be the artifact that represented Sunset, but, night was also her domain. Her scarf had turned to black in color, with some stars glittering on it. After realizing that it was nearing sunrise soon, she stopped in a forest's biggest tree branch and slumped there. "So tired… How long has it been ever since I last flew like that?" She asked to herself while panting.

As though mocking her, the sun peeked from the east. She clicked her tongue before her back slid down to the tree branch. "Dammit." She cursed silently.

"We never taught you to curse, dear sister." Scialle's head turned into the direction of that voice almost immediately. "A-Alba!" She stuttered foolishly. "Imagine what our Master will say if he ever heard you curse." Alba clicked her tongue in annoyance.

Her sister was the artifact that represented the Sunrise, when the Sky wasn't blue yet. She wasn't one to ever complain how short her time was. Alba had a short dark-blue spiky pixie-styled hair with light yellow highlights, making her hair the same color with the morning sky. She wore a short white colored jumpsuit, her face was painted with permanent make up that made her look like a gothic girl.

She was shorter than Scialle, but, held so much authority from the Sunset. "I…" The younger sister lost her words again. Alba was the only one to ever make her lose her words. "Why are you here? Milan is not your territory. You've always liked Sicily the most." Alba said without any emotion. "I… wanted to meet you." Scialle looked at her sister with a little fear.

Alba narrowed her gray eyes as she looked to her sister's tired figure. It was undeniable that Scialle had flown from Sicily to Milan overnight. Sure they're heavenly artifacts and all. But, they can still be tired if they act without masters. "Why?" She asked; her tone was a bit harsher than before. Alba thought that it was tad unnecessary for Scialle to be here and the Sunset knew this. "I found someone who has the same ability as the Master." Scialle answered as she leaned her head to the tree.

"The Caelum's Verbum Ipsum door?" Alba narrowed her eyes. "Yes." Scialle replied with a nod. "Aah, doors, the very reason why those Sky Hunters wants us so badly." Alba mused before continuing in a serious tone. "… I think it's not strange for you to finally get info about the Master. Almost every artifact is beginning to move. I know that Nuvola got a new, dependable master. Ame and Mizuko are gathering information about the others before sending the Rain Resonance. The Mists have woken up from their long slumber and is adapting to their new surroundings. The Triplets are starting to stir in their sleep. The Brothers are moving to Italy's national library, and the flashiest among us would be those Twins." Alba shivered in excitement. "The moment those Twins acknowledge a master, I'm sure that everyone will begin to move. While those Vongola Guardians are hell-bent to protect us, the Sky Hunters will stop at nothing to get us. And we're going to use everything we can to find our Master. Quite a game of chase, don't you think?"

Scialle turned silent as her sister cackled. "Sis… what would you do if I mess up?" Scialle asked quietly. "It's an elder sister's duty to take care of her younger sibling, isn't that right, Scialle?" Alba smiled sincerely. The Sunset smiled in relief. "And… if I ever got another master? What will you do?" She asked once more.

"What exactly do you want me to say, sis?" Alba said as she sat in front of her younger sister and pulled her into a hug. "As long as it's best for you, I don't care about anything else, Scialle."

Scialle hugged her sister back in gratitude. Now, she can definitely face her potential masters without fear of being shunned by her beloved sister.

Can one of you beat us? If you can, we will be yours! That is our only condition for a master!

"Are you ready, Sole?" The elder twin said as she lay down on the sand. "Whenever you are, Solera." They hold hands as they glowed brightly, sending the best resonance they could to their potential masters.

oOo

"WHERE IS THIS TO THE EXTREEEME?" Ryohei Sasagawa shouted to the never ending desert in front of him. "Teehe!" He heard a girl's voice that reminded him of someone who was very dear to him in the past. But, he brushed it off. "I like his spirit, Solera." This time, it was a boy's voice.

Ryohei looked so confused, but, he soon realized what this was. Byakuran had briefed him for this once before, along with the other captains beside Decimo who was resting and Secondo who stayed to nurse him. He was getting a Resonance. It means that he was also acknowledged as the artifact's potential master. He soon reverted to the personality he always uses if it's about the Sky Items.

"The Sun Artifacts?" He asked in a rather quiet voice than his usual. "Welcome to the former Sahara country and now Sahara desert! This is our domain!" Suddenly, a girl popped out from the sand in front of him. She was a rather unique girl in a yellow-colored training suit that revealed most of her body, only covering her breasts and her thighs. She had a short yellow hair tied to pigtails. Her tanned skin brought out her yellow colored eyes so vibrantly, and she had a sun-shaped earring pierced on her right ear. "I'm the female member of the Twins of the Sun! My name is Solera! Nice to meet you, Sky Hunter's Screaming Sun's one and only captain, Ryohei Sasagawa!" She said with a huge grin on her face.

"I would also like to welcome you, Vongola's Sun Guardian, Knuckle." A boy's energetic tone was heard from afar. He brought a certain raven-haired priest with him. Ryohei clicked his tongue in irritation. He was sure that he injured him to the point that he's broken. "I'm the male member of the Twins of the Sun. My name is Sole." The boy was wearing a yellow-colored karate Gi with black obi tied on his hip. He looked like the girl with exception of his hair, it was plain spiky, not tied. And he wore the same sun-shaped earring as Solera, only on his left ear.

"I was sure that I injured him beyond any measure." Ryohei said coldly, something very unusual for the white-haired boxer. "Yeah, I healed him. It won't be fun if both of you aren't in the same condition." Sole said, earning a nod from Solera. "May God forgive you, child." Knuckle said, earning a look of irritation from Ryohei.

"Calm down!" Solera said with her usual happy-go-lucky tone. "Now you guys are here to receive the Resonance of the Sun!" The twins stretched their hands and touched each other; they brought their face closer than before. "And your conditions are?" Knuckle asked first. Both twins grinned to each other as they made a gun out from their thumb and index finger of their left hand and put it on both their heads.

"Can one of you beat us? If you can, we will be yours! That is our only condition for a master!"

Both Ryohei and Knuckle were shocked. "We will fight using boxing!" Ryohei's eyes lit up in excitement while Knuckle knitted his eyebrows. "Once you find where we are, we are ready to take you on! Since the Sky Hunter had the ring, the first advantage belongs to him!" They said in perfect sync. "Well, see you again!" The twins disappeared, leaving their illusionary world to crumble.

"Ryohei Sasagawa… are you… Kyoko's brother…?" Knuckle said with sorrowful tone. The white-haired squad captain clenched his fists. "I was. But… this was my deal with Byakuran. If Kyoko… that girl ever become nuisance in gathering Sun artifacts. I will extremely kill her." Knuckle's eyes widened as he heard what Ryohei had said. "What deal did you made with Byakuran? Don't you know that Kyoko is desperately searching for you to the limit?" Knuckle shouted.

The ground below them started to crumble; making both boxers fell into darkness. "Let's just say that she's only alive because the deal I made with Byakuran." Ryohei disappeared first; he didn't want Knuckle to see that he was shedding tears of regret.

OKAY KILL ME FOR BEING SO FUCKING LATE WITH THIS STORY! I had a major writer block with this story. So… um… would you like to share how you picture the rest of the artifact battles would be? I desperately need it for references because I'm in major writer block T_T

So… Ummmm, review?

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~Chiri-tan