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Who: Zelos Wilder & Reborn
What: Staaaaalker
When: Sometime during the day this week
Where: Outside
Rating: PG-13

[Zelos waited three days before he decided to say something.]

[The first day he caught something, it had caused him to raise an eyebrow but not do much else. It was during his own training and the heartbeat was small (too small to be Arya's), possibly a child. So he went on, pretending not to notice. Maybe it was some kid that decided to watch a swordsmen do his thing. It wasn't that unusual.]

[However he noticed whoever was watching him was doing it more intentionally, and outside of simply training (though curiously, only during the day). They never revealed themselves willingly either. Never gave sign that they were there- not even tracks in the snow. It was clear, someone was intentionally hiding themselves away to watch him. And for the first two days, he did everything he could to make sure he gave away no knowledge that he knew someone was there.]

[It was the third day he choose to speak up, tired of this game. He waited until he was done with his lessons for the day, and Tsuna was well out of human earshot before he speaks up - looking up in a direction he knows the sound isn't coming from]

Oi!

If you're not going to show yourself soon, don't blame me if you get hit by magic.

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[Reborn had been stalking Zelos since he learned who he was, and especially after receiving Martel's appraisal of his skills. An excellent swordsman, well then he would be the judge of that.

What he saw was enough to at least make him feel comfortable with Zelos being Tsuna's teacher. Maybe not up to his standards (but then who was in his eyes), but enough to know that Tsuna had been in good hands. Maybe he would let Colonello loose on Tsuna next...or maybe he should set him up with Zelos.

But that was a thought for another time, for now he was being yelled at as Tsuna left the area and well. Started to approach Zelos in a snow drift costume.

He made an excellent snowdrift really, small enough to be able to hide like that and such...] Ciaosu.

[And that's all the greeting Zelos is getting from the talking, walking snowdrift.]

[He turned to see the walking snowdrift...seriously? Who would go through the effort of making a fake snowdrift to stalk him? But it was clear he wasn't off in the sense that it was someone small]

[Maybe it was one of the gnomelette's - now in Paradisa and going to demand more curry. Nah. They wouldn't put in this much effort or subtly]

Hi.

Who are you?

[Just yup looking at him through the costume, at least he can still see some of his face. But he just waves sort of at Zelos.]

I'm Reborn, Tsuna's tutor. [Yup.] I've come to evaluate you.

[Yes the miniature talking snowdrift dressed person is going to evaluate you, Zelos.]

[.....Yep. This is the part where Zelos idly wonders if he took some drugs this morning with his breakfast]

To evaluate me, huh.

[Don't feel bad, most people feel that way around him.]

That's right. [And because he heard him when he was a) so far away and b) disguised as he was, well he's not about to pull out his gun. He's from Martel's world, somehow he wouldn't be surprised if he's got crazy hearing.] I need to see how well you have been training Tsuna, and the best way to do that is by [And then there's a snowball being tossed at you, Zelos, heads up.] testing you.

[A snowball which he quickly shifts out of the way so it flies past his shoulder and away from him]

Testing me?

How? By throwing snowballs at me?

[He shrugs even if he can't see it because snowdrift.]

Your skills. By whatever means I want too.

[Which is Reborn speak for he's going to do whatever the hell he wants to test you. Barring you know, killing him.

Which is why he tosses two snowballs this time before blending back into the snow, letting Leon his chameleon loose to burrow under the snow to see if the two small heartbeats would confuse Zelos or not.]

[oh he picks up on the two heartbeats, but gives no indication beyond a frown as he dodges the next two snowballs. Man, why did it have to be snow? ]

Haven't you been stalking me enough to get a sense of those?

[He could be a naked baby statue shooting at you instead. So you know, could be worse.

And that prompts an attempt to kick him from behind, he's not going all out, just getting a feel for things.]

How you teach and what you are capable of are often two very different things.

[Yep. This has to be some side effect of drugs]

[Luckily for Zelos, his reflexes are far beyond human. So by the time Reborn is near his back, there's a shield blocking the kick]

Yeah, but isn't the teaching thing what matters?

[Cause lets face it, he rather not reveal his powers]

[No, no, it's not. It really isn't man.

And with that shield blocking his way he just flips off of it, getting rid of the snowdrift costume as he does, quick change ftw, and lands in the snow.]

And what happens if someone wants to kill him?

[Which is really a very real possibility with Tsuna.]

[He shrugs]

It's not like I can guard him 24/7.

[Because honestly if he's around the kid that much he might be the one who wants him dead]

[He tugs at his hat but doesn't say anything. No that's not Zelos's job, that's Reborn's.]

But you should while you're teaching him. [Which is what he's trying to figure out if Zelos can do.]

[a sigh]

Alright, fine. Give it your best shot.

[...Zelos you shouldn't have said that.]

I would but then it would hardly be fair. [Taking that phrase literally, yup.] You'd be on the ground with your ears ringing.

- Huh?

[He pauses in confusion. What is THAT supposed to mean? That he has some freaky power or he knows something about Zelos?]

[It's not a stretch for him to guess that Zelos is like Martel. He hadn't left any signs of being around after all, and Martel had found him thanks to her hearing. Same world, same rules, right?

But he's not answering that as he tosses one of his last premade snowballs at him, this one packed harder to hit harder before leaping after it, aiming lower with this leap more for his torso then head.]

[And he's leaping out of the way, moving to once again guard from this little tiny person with his shield ]

[~~I feel so weird writing this ugh alksdjf~~ Which only causes him to try and grab the edge of that shield to launch himself at the red head.]

[Whoa he was NOT expecting that since he doesn't usually fight people who can do that, so he'll make a "whoa!" sound before he gets hit in the face, stumbling back]