I know I am late on my stories, but it's assignments period again. Sorry about that! Thanks for the support regardless:)

The rain hadn't stopped for two days and Tsuna was getting worried. Reborn was getting better, but if he was going to actually get properly recovered, Tsuna needed to cross the valley into the next forest to look for medicinal herbs. It took a great deal of effort for Reborn to stay awake and that was only mainly fuelled by the hitman's pride.

Gokudera was trying his best, Tsuna knew, but they were running out of supplies and neither of the humans had eaten well. With the damp weather, it was only a matter of time before Gokudera could fall victim to illness as well.

Tsuna twitched its ears nervously at the thought of that. It had heard about the many water-borne diseases that plagued the humans and they always in end up in terrible consequence.

It had to do something. So Tsuna walked over to Gokudera who was currently dosing off and gently nudged the other.

'Gokudera…'

"Tsuna-sama!" He suddenly jolted up awake. "I apologise for my insolence!"

'No. I was wrong to wake you from rest.' Tsuna felt its tail swaying. 'Could you watch Reborn a little longer? I will leave and investigate the source of the rain, get good foods, medicine- we cannot stay in here any longer.'

Gokudera looked a little anxious and stole a peek at Reborn, who remained slumped in the corner. He said quite reluctantly. "…I see, Tsuna-sama. So it never has rained like that?"

'No. At least not in my area, there were only spring rains and they rarely last over an hour.' It shook its head. 'I should be on my way now.'

"Please be careful, Tsuna-sama!" Gokudera shouted worriedly, and Tsuna smiled reassuringly for its second human friend.

It walked out and shivered uncomfortably. Even if it was a demon and its constitution laid far above the humans, it still had a sense of great dislike for such dampening weather conditions. It was unfavourable for hunting and it made its fur heavier than it liked.

However, for Reborn, it would continue its solitary march into the forest.

The trees, or if they were even trees, were withered and sagged. Dark brown, skinny branches hung down from bending trunks. They smelt bad too, Tsuna thought as it twitched its nose in disgust, like rot. Mud mixed with dirt, the way to the forest was flooded to its ankles. It was difficult to move, and many a times, Tsuna found its foot caught in the thick, soggy mess.

There were no fruits or flowers. That was to be expected. Yet Tsuna was very dismayed. It had carried a little hope that some fruits might remain in this hell of a weather, but all the plants were bare and dying. It rained even heavier and the winds started to howl louder, picking up speed. Tsuna felt its body pushed by the wind deeper into the forest.

Then a tree collapsed, crashing, water splashing, shocking the wolf. It stumbled and fell face first into water. If Reborn was there, he would have been laughing and calling it 'Dame-Tsuna'.

'Not only I am wet, my sleeves have all gone dirty.' Tsuna was quite miserable.

It then heard a cry, agonised and desperate.

Was someone caught in this torrential downpour and stuck?

It should not pry into the business of anyone else, though it knew it broke that rule for Reborn and Gokudera. However, he would never ever break it when the situation especially concerned about the other demons.

'If they are strong enough, they will trick you. If they are strong enough, they will kill you. If they are strong enough, they will eat you.'

Byakuran said this before.

It should ignore the cry. It was a policy of the demons to ignore.

Yet that cry sounded strangely human. How it knew, perhaps came from faint memories and instincts.

'Hello?' Tsuna called into a big bush, the only big bush with green leaves and blue flowers like anemones. It gave off a strange sweet smell. That was where the cry came from. Something in the darkness moved.

"Who…are you?" Tsuna twitched its ears. The creature definitely sounded human.

'A wolf. Ah. But I won't eat you, as strange as it sounds.' Tsuna said, before flicking its tail. 'Was it you who cause the rain? It has been rather dreary recently with the bad weather and I was hoping you would let it up!'

"Wolf? Rain? Huh? I don't understand." From the bush, came out a human male that looked as youthful as Gokudera. Black spiky hair and brown eyes, not very distinguishable or standing out in any manner. Though for sure, Tsuna thought, he was quite big and tall. Almost as big as Reborn.

'Were you not crying for help?' Tsuna asked in confusion.

"I was." The boy looked a little fearful, but still managed a bright smile nevertheless. "There was a strange monster that chased me here. I thought it was all a game- I was in a baseball game before I came here after all- but the monsters were real and dangerous. I got hurt."

He held out his right arm and Tsuna saw three deep lacerations running across, blood everywhere. Not to mentioned, it also was quite bruised. The wolf sniffed and it realised where the sweet smell came from after all. Tsuna did not know what was 'baseball' or how a 'game' was played between monsters. However, it knew not to attack this human, because there was something special about him, like Gokudera.

'I'm Tsuna.' It said at last, pulling the outer sash from its waist. 'Wrap this around your arm.'

"I am Yamamoto Takeshi. Nice to meet you, Tsuna! You're a pretty cool guy yourself." The boy grinned as he took the item.

'Guy?' Tsuna twitched its ears in shock. 'I am a wolf! I have ears and tails which humans don't.'

"Hahaha! You are quite funny, acting with your cosplay!"

'What's 'cosplay'…?'

Suddenly, a shriek could be heard from a distance.

Yamamoto gone really quiet as he gazed in the direction. Somewhere, a figure manifested in the rain, with black claws and bloody eyes.

There was a strange creature talking to Byakuran when Tsuna chanced upon them one day.

'Hullo, Wolf. Good day.' Byakuran saw him from behind the bushes. There the creature ducked into the water, blue eyes focused and hostile.

'Hello, Byakuran. Good day to you too.' Tsuna gulped.

Byakuran chuckled and gestured at the creature in the waters. 'Do you know Bluebell? Do you know the mermaid with blue hair? Do you know her?'

'No, I don't. In fact, I have never conversed with mermaids before.' The humans say they were some sort of Onryo, whatever that meant. It thought silently.

'Haha. It's good you don't converse with them. It's good because they are actually very dangerous.' Byakuran grinned it splashed the waters. Bluebell disappeared completely. 'Only she is the exception among mermaids. Only she looks the best.'

'I don't think I will ever talk to them since they cannot come out from the water.' Tsuna said meekly.

'Oh ho. Severely mistaken. Mermaids are ugly creatures. They only avoid coming out from the waters because they fear their looks.' Byakuran licked its lips. 'When they want prey, however…'

Tsuna looked at Yamamoto and grabbed the human by his good arm.

'Run!' It cried, before a wave of water hit them.