"Ack!" A hand went up to his face, clutching a letter that suddenly flew onto his face. He looked up and frowned, seeing a hawk flying away. He looked back at the letter and blink, flipping it back and forth. The seal and the crest on the letter indicated that it was from Vongola. He raised an eyebrow at that, his mind rummaged through his memories about whatever was going to happen when he remembered.

Ryuuichi wordlessly opened the letter with care, a Sky Flame flared softly on top of the letter. He read the italian words once, twice, before smirking. Seems like the gear was moving again.

(Though, he had no idea how the hawk found him, nor how the Vongola knew about him. True he had helped Nono once during the Varia incident, but that old man didn't even know him. He mildly suspected it was either Yuni, Reborn or Dino who told Nono about him. Probably the former.)

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"As you all know, seven students from Shimon Middle School will be arriving today to attend the lessons here. Two of those students will come to this class. Be courteous, alright?" The homeroom teacher of 2-A spoke as he took a look on the attendance book. "Now then, I'll have them introduce themselves. Come on in, Kozato-kun and... Shi.. Shi.. To.. Kun?" He struggled to pronounce the name when a hand was shoved in front of his face.

"My name is Shitt P.! Call me 'Shittopi-chan'!" Ryuuichi cracked up at that, face down, one hand covering his mouth as the other slapped his thigh a few times. And then when the teen with two large inflatable ring around here and a sunglasses continued to talk, he couldn't control it and burst out laughing. Dear god, the words she said and the reaction his classmates were sporting were absolutely hilarious.

"S-sorry. P-please continue" He a deep breath, finally stopped laughing after a moment. "O-okay. Next up is you" The teacher said. "I'm Kozato Enma" He couldn't hear Enma's voice, so he had asked him to repeat again. Enma did as told, but the third time the teacher asked, he stayed quiet. Though, Ryuuichi had kind of suspected that the teacher's eardrums were too worn out, seeing that the teacher was quite old because he could hear Enma's voice clearly.

'Shimon.....' The corner of his lips dropped slightly.

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Ryuuichi blinked at the sight and laughed slightly. "Good morning, Tsuna, Enma" The said duo who was bumping the back of their hands, looked towards his direction and surprised to see him. Enma was more shocked at how he was acting so familiar with him. Ryuuichi wasn't acting though as he watched Enma's reaction. "Ryuuichi! Good morning. Where's Yuuichi?"

The said teen shrugged lightly, adjusting his backpack. "He had training, so he left early" He turned back to the red head who was obviously wary of him. He couldn't help but give him a small, soft smile as he introduced himself. "I'm Shiroki Ryuuichi. You can call me Ryuuichi"

Enma nodded slowly. There was something about Ryuuichi that had him on the edge slightly, but he couldn't seem to place a finger on what it was. However, he felt as though he could trust Ryuuichi. The teen doesn't seems to harbor any bad intention or whatsoever. Tsuna seems to trust him too. A part of him relaxed a little at that.

"I'm Kozato Enma" He said softly, but Ryuuichi could hear him perfectly. Ryuuichi nodded when his phone rang. He blinked when he saw the contact name. "Excuse me. I'll be going first." He walked away with a fast pace, but he wasn't in haste either. It was just that he walks faster than anyone else. Once he was sure that he was far enough, he picked up the call.

"Kusakabe-san?"

"Ryuuichi-san. Sorry to bother you, but Hibari is fighting with-" He unintentionally cut off Kusakabe. "Suzuki Adelheid. The leader of Liquidation Committee of Shimon Middle" Honestly, he hadn't quite like Adelheid. He didn't know why. Perhaps it was because she challenged Hibari, and somehow started to control the school after everything was finished. Maybe that's why, but Ryuuichi felt that the reason was honestly too stupid to dislike her.

He knew that Adelheid was a strong-willed girl, that and her soft spot for her family despite her strict nature. Everything she did was more for her friends, for her family. (Minus the fact that she tried to take over Hibari's power over Namimori, of course.) That, he could respect her for. Under all the hardness, she was fragile too. He knew that very well. However, the way she wore her clothes and all kind of triggered him in the wrong way.

Anyhow, even with all that, he had long decided to neither like nor dislike the girl, but remain neutral to her. Until, that is, something happen that made him change his mind.

"Yes." "So you want me to..?"

"If it's not much trouble, could you please stop them now? I fear for her life" Ryuuichi almost laughed at that. Oh Adelheid won't die simply just from a fight with Hibari. Although, Hibari is definitely much, much more stronger than her so it was kind of logical to fear for her. Hibari won't hesitate to 'kill' anyway, even if it was a girl. He shook his head, fasten his pace. "Don't worry. She won't die just from that. I'll go watch though. Probably interfere if things gotten out of hand." Nope. He won't interfere. He'll let Tsuna do the job.

"Alright then. Thank you, Ryuuichi-san" And the line was off.

He sighed, shaking his head again. There are so many violent people around. Not that he would complain anyway.

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"So you've finally gotten serious" "Yeah. I'll bite you to death next" Ryuuichi sighed. He was sitting on the water tank, watching Hibari and Adelheid fight as he noticed a few things. Enma, and his family, believes that Adelheid is the strongest whilst Tsuna and his family, knows that Hibari is the strongest. The differences between Shimon Tenth and Vongola Tenth was tiny, but it was still there. 'The cloud and the Ice, huh..'

The two then rushed towards each other, going to attack once again when Reborn dressed in Tarzan costume appeared out of nowhere, hanging on a vine and kicked Tsuna in between them. Their attacks hit both side of his cheeks as he fell flat onto the floor. Adelheid was surprised that he didn't die from their attacks, obviously was underestimating him in a sense.

Tsuna, despite his swollen cheeks and the pain as he spoke, yelled at Reborn for dragging the duties of being the boss into a school fight. "It has everything to do with you. They're guests" Reborn said as he put on his fedora.

"..Guest?"

"Yeah. They're called the Shimon Family. They're a mafia family that was invited to the Vongola Inheritance Ceremony" The brunette gaped at that. The last thing he would've expected was to have another Mafia family who all were all around their ages. Not that he could say his was any different. "The connection between the Shimon and the Vongola dates back to very old time. They've known each other long before the time of Primo. Though now, they've become such a small and weak family, that even I'd never heard of them"

Reborn was as straight forward as ever, but Ryuuichi believed that none of them would want that part of Reborn to change. As though the hitman himself would change for anyone, anyway. Realization then dawned the others. "Inheritance ceremony?" Gokudera asked, clearly thrilled despite being confused.

Tsuna was doing so weird movements, denying everything when Reborn kicked him from his chin, ordering him to get himself together. "The Vongola Inheritance Ceremony that will take place in seven days.. Will be a ceremony like no other, where Tsuna will officially inherit the title of Juudaime.

"The Ninth knows everything about your fight with Byakuran. He's the one who decided upon this ceremony." Reborn then moved on to explain to Ryohei about the ceremony, which powerful mafia families around the world will be coming for the ceremony. He then turned towards Ryuuichi, who was still on his perch on the water tank, observing them with a small smile.

"And I believe you have received yours, no?"

Ryuuichi nodded, jumping down. "Yeah. Though, I wonder how did Nono knew about me?"

"You're the Historian of this generation. Your awakening wasn't something small to the Vongola, since the Historian had quite an involvement with Vongola ever since Primo's time. Now, you with Tsuna and his guardians" He raised an eyebrow at that. "You researched about it, didn't you?"

Reborn said nothing and only answered with a smirk.

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If there was one thing Enma hadn't expect, it was how easy Ryuuichi could see through him. He was resting on a bench after a beating session from the bullies when Ryuuichi appeared with a plastic back in hand, his backpack hung sideways. Ryuuichi had blinked once as a flash of surprise disappeared as soon as it appeared.

Wordlessly, Ryuuichi placed his backpack down on the ground and took a seat beside him. He rummaged the plastic bag he was holding and took out an ice cream, handing it to the red head. "Here. My treat" Enma gave him a look of doubt, clearly hesitating on taking the ice cream. Ryuuichi chuckled and gently place it on his swollen cheek, surprising him. "Also for the swell to subside"

"... Thank you" Ryuuichi smiled as he set the plastic bag down when Enma took hold of the ice cream and looked around. Once he was sure that there weren't anyone in view, he nodded and turned towards him again. He held out his right hand to him, ring glowing in yellow. Enma's eyes widen slightly as he flinched back.

"Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you. Trust me, alright?" He furrowed his eyebrows lightly, but slowly nodded at the soft and convincing voice. At his consent, Ryuuichi placed his hand on his chest, healing him through his clothes. He felt that Enma wouldn't be comfortable enough for him to heal him through his skin, so this would do. The pain slowly disappeared, only warmth in it's place. It was a wonder for Enma, that Ryuuichi managed to notice that he had a bruise on his chest through his shirt and jacket.

".. I don't need your pity.." Ryuuichi scoffed a little at that, moving his hand down to the red head's torso, noticing the slight wince. "And who told you I'm pitying you?" He wasn't sure if he should be offended or amused when Enma looked surprise.

"You.. aren't?" He shook his head.

"Nope. Rather than pity, I wanted to hit you for not counter back the bullies. You clearly have the strength to do so" He sounded playful despite the threat he had given. Enma didn't know how to answer back. What had he done to have Ryuuichi believing that he could defeat a bunch of buff guys? It was almost impossible. The look in those dark brown orbs had told him otherwise. When Ryuuichi glanced into his eyes once, he felt as though he was stark under those mysterious eyes.

Ryuuichi could see the disbelief in Enma's eyes. He didn't exactly mind, however, because Enma has a low self esteem. He himself too has quite low self esteem, so he understood the feeling when someone told you you can do something you yourself deem it was impossible. Though, he had said nothing of it and finally took his hand off Enma's torso. "That should do it"

"Thank you.." He grinned brightly at that, when slowly, Enma returned a small smile of his own. "Now, I need you to answer me some question. In exchange, you could ask me some" Enma nodded.

"First, are the bullies from Namimori Middle?" He nodded again. Ryuuichi took out his phone, unlocked it and went to the photo gallery. He scrolled to a few pictures and showed it to Enma. "Them?" Enma nodded again. He hummed in appreciation, immediately sent the pictures to both Kusakabe and Hibari, adding a small note on what they did.

"Why are you doing this?" Ryuuichi's fingers faltered slightly at the question, before he locked his phone again and slid it back into his pocket. "Do I need a reason to?" He said as he looked directly into Enma's eyes once again. The amount of trust towards Enma had him taken aback. Really, why would Ryuuichi, someone he was so sure that he hadn't met before, trust him this much?

".. So you're the Historian" He quickly changed the subject. He remembered the infant talking about the Historian. Sure, he knew about the Historian. His ancestors were once their allies, but they disappeared somewhere in the history. And now, they're with the Vongola. Enma unconsciously clenched his hands slightly.

"Yeah. Apparently I am" If Ryuuichi noticed it, he had said nothing of it. Instead, he raised his hand and ruffled the red locks. Enma was clearly annoyed at that, seeing how he tried to push his hand away. He chuckled, when a familiar voice called out to him.

"Ryuu!" He turned towards the source of the voice to see Yuuichi waving at him before rushing towards them. Before his brother reached to them, Ryuuichi requested Enma to not speak of the Mafia to Yuuichi.

"Yuu. Done?" He asked his brother. Yuuichi was held back by his teammates, so he waited for his brother at the park when he saw Enma. Yuuichi made a noise of agreement, tilting his head at the red head. "Enma. This is-" "I'm Shiroki Yuuichi! Nice to meet you!" Enma looked at Yuuichi, then to Ryuuichi, then back to Yuuichi. ".. Twins?" Yuuichi cheerily nodded. "Yep!"

"Oh right. Enma. Do you have your phone now?" Ryuuichi suddenly asked. "Yeah" "Great! Can I borrow?" Enma raised an eyebrow at that, but handed him his phone. Ryuuichi smiled gratefully and took it. He immediately typed something, and a moment later, his phone rang. Next was Yuuichi's.

"Here. I've saved both Yuu and mine's number. Contact us whenever you need help, alright?"

Really, no matter how, Enma couldn't get a single thing about Ryuuichi. But he didn't mind.

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"Hey, Ryuu. Is he bullied?" The said teen didn't even glance back at Yuuichi who was leaning sideways against the door frame as he did the laundry. "Yeah. It's kind of obvious, huh..." He muttered, pouring generous amount of detergent into the washing machine. Yuuichi stayed silent at that. He felt that there was something off about all this. Ryuuichi, for some reason, had changed a little. In a sense. It wasn't noticable, but he realized. That, and the Shimon transfer students. He heard from a senpai of his in his basketball club, that a third year Shimon Middle School student named Aoba Koyo had an immediate verbal fight with Ryohei. Then the other one, who is also a third year, looked so much like an adult rather than a mid schooler.

The girl that challenged Hibari, the strange bald girl in their class. Kozato Enma. The fact that his brother seems to know about them, seeing his gaze towards them were similar during their first meeting with a certain brunette. All in all, something doesn't sit well to him. It's big, and his brother seems to know it all. He didn't like it at all.

Ryuuichi could feel Yuuichi's stare boring holes on his back, and he realized that Yuuichi noticed something. Yuuichi wasn't exactly ignorant towards his surrounding. Heck, he's quite sharp witted too. Perhaps it runs in the family, seeing that his parents were quite sharp as well. Except that they like to start witty, cheesy banter and do PDAs in front of them. Although it was sweet and all, he couldn't help but occasionally gag at it. Playfully, of course.

He started the washing, and turned around. He walked up towards Yuuichi and hugged him, sighing. "Ryuu?" He felt a pair of arms wrapping around his being, smiling. "Nothing. Just feeling happy that you're here" True, he was happy. He couldn't feel anymore happier to have Yuuichi safe, with him. But his sudden hug was to reassure his brother that everything would be alright. He still couldn't tell him, but he will. Not now, but after meeting damn Checkerface.

"Ne, Yuu... I might be gone for a while after a week or so..." Yuuichi felt his alarm going off. "What?" Ryuuichi sighed again, but it was more of hopelessness.

"Yeah.. There are some things I need to take care off, so I had to stay there for a few days. A week and a few days at most" Yuuichi's hands clutched onto Ryuuichi's shirt tightly. He didn't like this at all. He felt left behind. Tsuna and the others knows about it, but not him. Not Yuuichi. He wanted so badly to be a part of all this, but Ryuuichi wouldn't tell him. Whatever his brother was involved in, it was dangerous. But god, Yuuichi wished that Ryuuichi would just tell him. And why, does Ryuuichi felt further away? Like he was going to drift away from Yuuichi's grasp?

".... Come back soon" Ryuuichi's eyes widen at that. He had half expected Yuuichi to just throw a fit and demand him to tell him. His eyes soften. His dear, beloved brother, so, so precious and understanding. He felt guilty for taking advantage on his brother's kindness. He just want to stab himself a thousand time for it. He tighten his embrace to the point of almost cutting of Yuuichi's ability to breathe.

"Thank you.." 'And I'm sorry'

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"Sorry about that" Ryuuichi nodded curtly at the teen with a white fedora. He frowned, but quickly covered it up with a smile. Julie tilted his fedora down, smirking before walking away, waving at him. Ryuuichi narrowed his eyes at the teen as he disappeared into the crowd. He had accidentally bumped into Julie Katou when he was strolling around Namimori. It was weekends, and his brother, once again, was dragged off by his teammates. Yuuichi had protested, saying that he wanted to stay with Ryuuichi but, well, his demon coach weren't so merciful with him.

This Julie was the last person he wanted to see before the Inheritance Ceremony. He had to restrain every fiber of his being to not straight punch the teen in the face.

He clicked his tongue once, before continued his tracks. He shouldn't get riled up before all- Did a black limo just stopped in front of him? His eyes were wide when a familiar looking man stepped out of it. He furrowed his eyebrows at the old man with beard, trying to remember who exactly he was. And then a click.

"You're... Vongola Nono's Storm Guardian" He sounded rather breathless. Coyote nodded. "Nono wished to see you" His gruff voice was kind of expected. However, the words, weren't.

"What?"

"Ryuuichi!" He looked into the car and saw Tsuna, along with Reborn at the back seat. He looked back at Coyote who gestured him to get into the car. And he did.

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"Now, I believe that you've questions for me, Shiroki-kun?" Ryuuichi blinked. Tsuna had gone back first, leaving Reborn and him. Timoteo had wanted to talk to him, so the old man asked him to stay behind for a while. First, he had absolutely no idea why he was called along with Tsuna. Second, he had no idea how the heck Timoteo knew about him. Oh. Wait. Yuni. Right. Of course.

"Umm.. You wanted to see me...?" Timoteo chuckled warmly. "Yes, indeed I did. I was intrigued by you. During the time you helped me despite not meeting before, and especially when the Sky Arcobaleno showed me the battle with Byakuran."

"H-hahh.."

"However," Ryuuichi tensed up at that. "Even if you're the Historian, can we trust you to be our ally during the worst time of all?" He opened his mouth once, closing it and frowned. He didn't like these kind of question, but it was expected. Timoteo was simply just being careful, since it was the peak of the Inheritance Ceremony.

"My apologies, Nono. I'll go accordingly to the situations in hand before deciding. However, you can trust that I would not betray Tsuna and his Guardians."

Timoteo's eyes glinted in amusement. The Historian truly is a neutral party. No. This teen in front of him, Shiroki Ryuuichi, doesn't act on his emotions. It wasn't exactly a good thing, but in the underworld, it is important to not act rashly, despite the miracles that might happen. And how he phrased that he wouldn't betray the brunette and his friends, not Vongola showed that his loyalties lies to certain people. These kind of people are the most dangerous, yet the safest one you could get. Timoteo knew it was a right thing to believe in this teen.

"I see. Then I hope to see you again during the Inheritance Ceremony" A small smile was given.

"Of course"

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A/N= The first chapter of Inheritance Ceremony Arc!!

Time skip is huge here, so according to the manga, it's from chapter 283 to 291. I'll straight jump to the Ceremony because, well, I've plans for that part. The rest, not much. However, I'll get to the part with Yamamoto because *deep breathes* KAORU WHY!?

Fun Fact= Kusakabe and Ryuuichi exchanged contacts a month after Hibari first approach Ryuuichi because, apparently Ryuuichi could grab Hibari's attention long enough for anyone unfortunate who were caught by the prefect to survive. Even just for a millisecond.

I found that going according with the manga and writing this was harder than going with the videos. *sigh* I got confused a few times just because of it.

Oh the love and trust between brothers. So common yet so hard to write. How many times have I wrote that exchange between Ryuuichi and Yuuichi? *face slam onto the table* *groan*

Timoteo is forever the kind but badass grandpa to me. No one can tell me otherwise.

Right, the knowledge of the Historian is known by Vongola, but ever since Terzo's time, they had already forgotten about the Historian. Though, the Historian is in the History of Vongola. Reborn had researched on the Historian from there, similar to how he researched on the origins of Shimon. It's kind of confusing, no?

And I just realized I've been updating quite fast. Wow.

[I apologize for any grammar, spelling, etc.etc. mistakes]