Disclaimer: Katekyoushi Hitman Reborn belongs to the wonderful Amano Akira-sensei. The author does not gain anything in writing this fanfiction, well, except having fun screwing with the characters. (^Δ^)v

Ghosts of Future Past

Summary: Something was off in the Vongola mansion. Rumors spread among the servants, the guardians are confused, G is curious and Giotto is aghast that someone's been impersonating him. Canon-ish AU. Drabble series.


Rumors

The rumors started off a week ago.

"Footsteps! In the middle of the night! I've been hearing them for three days!"

"You too? I actually hear them in the morning, even though the hallways are empty."

"The other night, I was heading to my quarters when I tripped. I didn't fall though; someone held my arm behind me. I was about to thank him but when I turned around… I found that I was alone."

"I woke up earlier than usual today so I went to the kitchen to start off work earlier too. When I opened the door, Master Giotto was sitting on the table. I greeted him, he smiled at me and we talked a bit 'til he left. …I found out later that the master never left his office until noon."

Giotto never paid much attention though. Because how could he if he was too busy dealing with internal policies, treaties with other famiglie, assassinations by enemies, long bills due to his destructive guardians and his bane of existence – paperwork.

Besides, even if he found the stories of their personnel interesting, G just nagged at him for asking about them.

"Rumors are just rumors." his bestfriend in his right-hand man mode admonished. "Don't get distracted and fucking finish these piles; you still have more."

And so, Giotto had to continue signing the blasted documents and ignore the hushed talks in his mansion.

Tried to, anyway.

To be honest, that last rumor he heard about with him in the kitchen kinda creeped him out a bit.

Giotto heard a faint chuckle but surely that was only his imagination.


A/N: Made a drabble series for practice. Shorter than what I usually write for a chapter but yeah. Of course, expect sporadic updates, I'm just getting the hang of writing again.