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Chapter 1: Mission
Shocked expressions bloomed on the faces of the many Mafiosi as they stared wide-eyed at one of the most feared man in the underworld making his way down the corridor towards the Don's office. Clad in a freshly ironed black suit with a yellow dress shirt and black tie, the hitman exuded an aura that practically screamed danger and promise of a torturous death for anyone who dared mess with him. If seeing the intimidating hitman in his full adult glory was not stupefying enough, seeing the said man hugging an infant to his chest as if it was a teddy bear was enough for the minds of many Mafiosi to short circuit.
A fedora shadowed his onyx eyes that were filled with mirth, as a smirk adorned his sculpted face while he basked in the attention and the humorous expressions being directed at him and his companion. Fluffy brown gravity defying hair framed a chubby, cherubic face as caramel brown eyes peeked through the soft bangs. A small pout could be seen on the little angel's face as he rolled his eyes at the smirking hitman. The infant, dressed in a crisp white button up shirt and black dress pants, tugged onto his matching black tie, not being used to such formal attire. He shifted into a more comfortable position in the hitman's arms, snuggling closer to his chest as they neared their destination. After waiting for the subordinates to inform their boss about the arrival of his guests, the guards at the entrance to the office opened the large finely decorated door and ushered them in.
"Nono, Reborn and Cielo have arrived," a tall aged man with tousled shoulder length grey hair notified his boss. Despite his stoic expression, a hint of uncertainty could be detected in his deep voice.
An elderly man around his 70s peeked up from the mountains of paperwork that littered his desk at the voice. Relieved for the distraction from the monstrous abomination known as paperwork and hearing the name of his old friend, he decided to ignore the hint of uncertainty in his subordinate's voice.
"Ah, please do let them in Coyote, and make sure that no one interrupts as I brief them on their new mission," Nono spoke in a warm voice as he gestured for his guests to be brought in.
"Of course Nono," Coyote replied, pausing for a moment before continuing, "and it seems that some of the rumors were true after all, though it would be better if they explained it to you themselves."
Before Nono could question his right hand man further, the large doors to his office opened, revealing his old friend and his companion. As his guests entered his office, doors closing behind them, the confusion in his eyes from Coyote's statement morphed into shock, disbelief and happiness.
"Reborn! You're back in your original form! I've heard about the rumors but to think that they were actually true…" Nono trailed off as he stared at Reborn in the form he had not seen in ages. He knew that Reborn suffered greatly after being reduced to an infant and was always regretful for not being able to do much to help despite his efforts. The research on the curse that Nono ordered some of the finest scientist in the Vongola to undertake, turned out to be fruitless and the little time he had to spend with his friend did not do much to help alleviate his pain. Seeing Reborn in his uncursed state brought great joy and relieve to the Vongola Don. However, after observing his old friend, he realized that said man still had a yellow pacifier hung around his neck like a necklace and was currently holding onto an infant that had an orange pacifier attached to his front. Confusion reappeared on his face as he sent a questioning glance towards Reborn.
"Chaos Nono, it's nice to see you again too," Reborn replied amusedly with slight sarcasm laced in his baritone voice as the smirk was still plastered on his face, and tipped his fedora.
"Ahh, where are my manners, it is nice to see you again Reborn," Nono chuckled, realizing that he had yet to greet his guests properly. He gestured for them to take a seat before turning towards the infant, which he now assumed was the Sky Arcobaleno, still in Reborn's hold. "And you must be Cielo. It is a pleasure to finally meet you, I have heard a lot about you."
"The pleasure is all mine, Nono. Thank you for inviting me to your mansion," the brunette replied politely as his lips turned up into a sweet smile. The Vongola Nono swore that for a second he saw flowers and sparkles around the brunette. He decided that it was probably the aftereffects of being cooped up in his office for too long and fighting the never-ending battle with the nightmare people called paperwork. Yes, paperwork was the bane of his existence, his archenemy, his punisher, his… Nono shook out of his thoughts and sighed. Maybe he should have taken up Bouche's (Nono's mist guardian) offer to check his mental stability?
Nono turned his attention back to his guests and smiled warmly before speaking, "Pardon me for my bluntness but you can imagine that I have many questions as to what had happened to the both of you. The last time I checked, Reborn, you were still in your cursed form and from what I've heard, Cielo, you are actually a young man in your early twenties." There had been many rumors circulating in the recent year that adult forms of the famous Arcobalenos have been spotted, though no one had managed to get any proof, spurring on suspicions to those who knew about the curse, that the supposedly unbreakable curse had been broken. Rumors about more ridiculously strong infants popping out in the underworld also caused new theories about the arrival of new batch of Arcobaleno to be created. Although Nono was well aware that this could potentially be a very sensitive topic for the two of them, his curiosity won out, not to mention that information is extremely vital in their dark world.
"Well, I wouldn't say that our curse had been broken but it has substantially weakened. As for Cielo, he is a new Sky Arcobaleno," Reborn answered simply as he pulled his fedora back to make eye contact with the Vongola Don. While Nono places a considerable amount of trust in the hitman vice versa, he also knew that there were times where Reborn would close up about certain things, refusing to release more than the bare information needed or none at all.
"We will tell you more about the curse in the near future, but for now let's focus more on the mission you've hired us for, Nono," Cielo said in a soft but strong voice as he assured the Vongola Don that he would soon get the explanation he wanted.
Nono nodded his head as a sign that he understood and accepted what they said.
"Well then, I guess we should get down to business," Nono's aura shifted to that of a Boss as he continued in a more serious tone, "As you can see, I am getting old and growing weaker by the day, not to mention how my legs have been causing so much trouble…" Nono paused at this, hating how much his weakness could potentially bring great harm onto his beloved Famiglia, "It is time I pass the mantle to someone more befitting to be the boss of Vongola"
"Reborn, Cielo, I would like the both of you to go to Japan to train the heir of the Vongola Famiglia, Sawada Giotto Ieyasu, son of Sawada Iemitsu and descendent of Vongola Primo."
He sat in the veranda, sipping onto a cup of warm jasmine tea as he enjoyed the calm afternoon. It was rare lately for the mansion to be so quite and peaceful without any sound of explosions, shouts or anything that was well, not peaceful. However, this may be due to the fact that most of the occupants (well, the noisy ones at least) were out at the moment.
Or not. The door leading to the veranda burst opened as a tall blonde man decked out in a military uniform and a blue haired female with a beige and maroon colored cape draped over her shoulders, rushed towards the man calmly sipping tea.
"FONG, WHY THE HELL DID TSUNA FOLLOW REBORN TO THE VONGOLA HQ, KORA?! HE DIDN'T EVEN TELL THE OTHERS!" yelled the blonde man.
Fong placed his cup down as he replied in an even voice, a small smile appearing on his face already expecting such a reaction. "Calm down Colonello, Lal. It seems like Vongola Nono has a mission for both Reborn and Tsuna, or should I say Cielo. It seems like the both of them are already headed for Japan."
"Oi, but a mission at this time in Japan would only mean one thing," Lal said slightly in panic and worry. They had expected that Reborn would be asked to train the Vongola Decimo like how he trained the Chiavarone boss; surprise is an understatement when they heard that Tsuna had been asked as well.
"But Tsuna h-he he's- qrapsdfgtyrkw."
"He's Cielo and he agreed to take up the mission. Tsuna knows that one day he would have to face them and the truth would be revealed sooner or later," Fong interrupted Colonello's incomprehensible splutter in a uncharacteristically serious tone. The two stared at the martial artist as they let what was just said sink in. They understood what he meant but that didn't mean that they were any less worried.
Looking at their expressions, Fong soften, his serene smile returning, "At least he would have Reborn by his side when the time comes."
A/N: Well, this is the first fanfic i've ever written and I know that I have lots to work on.. Never realized how difficult it was to write a fanfic until i tried. Sorry for any grammatical mistakes and I just realized that most of the chapter was kinda told in Nono's POV and that Tsuna and Reborn did not have much parts. I know that the plot isn't very original either... Oh well. Anyway, hope that you'll enjoy this story. Thanks for reading :D