Tralalalalala~ Sooooo this is the rewrite, since I absolutely hate the original. For those who are new to this fan fic, its basically about Tsuna and his road to becoming a mafia boss and really coming to terms with his own powers and responsibilities. I hope you all like it ^.^
Rated: M- for, violence, language, possible sexually active nights, blood and gore, use of guns, drugs, alcohol, possible cases of abuse, my overly active imagination, Mukuro and his constant TURNED ON button (a.k.a he's Bi in this. Sorry, but it makes it interesting, kufufufu) and a crazy author O.o Well, you've been warned.
Summary: Tsuna is training to become a Mafia Boss worthy of the Vongola name. But will be able to survive the tests, assassination attempts, and betrayals? Rewrite of my other one, This one is waaaaaay better, I promise.
I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn. Just the plot and the possible OC's.
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Tsuna leaned over the side of the bar fence that was the only thing in the way of him falling of the roof of the school: his favorite place to think. He sighed as he continued looking over the houses and into the sky. It had been two years since the Byakuran incident. That unfortunate event helped strengthen the little resolve he did poses at that time. He decided it was inevitable and that the mafia was now part of his life. It didn't mean he liked it, but he knew it was inescapable. He trained with Reborn, who, was in fact merciless in his training regiment. It was extremely hard, but somehow No-Good Tsuna matured into a decent fighter and soon-to-be mafia boss. He felt like he had changed a lot, but he still wanted to believe he hadn't changed THAT much. But he knew… he knew that he had changed too much to be called the same Tsuna. He just didn't want to admit it. Denial was always easier, but it was so much harder when reality hit him every minute of every day.
" Tsuna...?" he heard a soft voice calling from behind him.
" Kyoko." he said after he realized who if was, slowly turning around.
" I figured you were here." she smiled at her own correct assumption, obviously finding pride in her ability to understand him. How far from the truth it was.
" Yes." he said, giving a knowing smile toward her.
" Did you win your tournament two weeks ago?" she asked still smiling, thought it faltered some. Tsuna figured it was from the fact that it was two weeks ago, meaning he hadn't seen her in that long. He almost sighed. Having friends was getting difficult. Very much so, indeed.
He grimaced, but tried to hide his discomfort at the question.
Kyoko had had her memory erased after the incident so she knew nothing of what he did. He certainly was not at a tournament when he was fighting Reborn or any other crazy Mafioso he managed to drag back with him from Italy. Reborn would go to Italy every two months or so, and he would come back, whenever he wanted of course, with someone that he wanted Tsuna to fight.
It was horrible, but he couldn't deny the fact that it had made him stronger. So, in order to somehow justify his absence from everything, he had used the tournaments as an excuse. He had used it many times before when the had to fight, so he had just continued to use since it would explain his weakened state every-so-often, the cuts and bruises, and his obvious muscle gain. Still, he hated lying to everyone.
" Yes..." he said finally answering her questioned. Her faced seemed to light up at his answer, but it soon turned into a frown when she looked at his face.
" How did you get a scar on your face?" she asked obviously concerned. Tsuna could almost feel his face pale at her observation.
" Uh… the tournament." he said trying to cover up the real reason for the still fresh scar on his face that reached from the top of his cheek to an inch above his chin. He hadn't gotten that from the match. He had gotten it from an assassin that was sent to kill him that tried to stab him. He almost let out a dry laugh at the assassins foolishness. Really? A mere dagger? He couldn't be killed with such a weak attack.
But its not like he could tell her that.
" They allow weapons at the tournament?" she gasped, obviously taken back by the lack of rules.
" No, but he pulled a knife anyway. He's a soar loser." he lied with a shrug. She gasped again.
" He pulled a knife to you? Are you okay?" she asked obvious worry in her voice. He smiled.
" Yes. I'm fine. Nothing I can't handle." he said with another shrug, but he couldn't miss that brief flash of something akin to sadness go across her eyes. His eyebrows scrunched slightly in thought. Sadness? Whatever for?
" Do you have another tournament soon?" she asked out of curiosity. He thought for a moment. He knew Reborn was due sometime around tomorrow, but he wondered who he was going to bring this time. He hoped it wasn't another hitman since they seemed pretty determined to not let him win. His first was a hitman that was far stronger than he was, but by the end of the week he had been able to best him at his own game. He had been proud of himself, but he had thoroughly expected the win since he decided to never again allow himself to be weak, and to never again lose. He didn't have a choice anymore. Not after… that happened.
" Hmm. I believe so. Tomorrow actually." he said.
" Can I come to see you this time?" he grimaced. He was pretty sure he didn't want her to see a bloody battle between him and a hitman. No, that wouldn't be good at all.
" No, Kyoko. It might be too much for you to handle." he said firmly, not allowing the topic to continue. She sighed at his determination, barely repressing a pout. ' He's no fun.'
" I figured. Well, don't get hurt. Do you think you have a good chance of winning?" she asked.
He looked into her eyes for a moment before answering her question.
" I don't have a choice." he said with determination and fire in his eyes that made her blush only slightly before recovering. Slowly, a warm smile pulled at her lips and she had to bite her tongue to stop tears from surfacing. ' He's… getting stronger again.'
" Big Brother was right. You certainly are different." she said turning away from him and walking toward the school door, only pausing at the door before going back into the school to look over her shoulder.
" You've changed, Tsuna." she smiled smiling.
Tsuna wondered if he should be happy or concerned over her observation, but then again she was smiling so it must have been in a good way.
But not everything was good. Reborn had assured him that The Ninth would want him in Italy soon and when he arrived (if he so decided) he would under-go horrible training 'from hell', Reborn's words not his. He sighed as he turned to once again look at the sky. Reborn said that he would have to learn to be some-what cold and be able to kill. No matter how much he wanted to resist or to voice his objection, deep inside Tsuna knew that it was inevitable and it was something he would one day have to face. They were mafia after all. But saying it and doing it was a whole other thing.
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" Tsunayoshi!" the teacher bellowed for the fourth time. He was seriously aggravated by now.
" Hmm?" Tsuna replied, oblivious to the teacher's efforts to try and get him to answer the math question.
" What is the answer to question ten?" he asked through clenched teeth.
" 10y+2x=30" he said immediately and with no hesitation. The teacher got even angrier.
" Your book isn't even open!" he yelled.
" The question is on the board, sensei." he quietly pointed out. The teacher almost hissed in anger and went over to his desk to check whether or not his answer was correct. He looked up with obvious displeasure as he confirmed it was correct, and moved onto the next question with growing irritation. But Tsuna just ignored him. He was too deep in thought wondering who Reborn would bring this time. It already been almost two years since he had started doing this, so it must be someone who was realitively strong. Hmm who could it be-
" Tenth..?" Gokudera said making Tsuna come out of his thoughts.
" Hai?" he asked wondering why Gokudera had a twinge of worry in his voice.
" Are you okay? You seem… distracted." he mumbled. Tsuna sighed knowing why he was concerned. He had disappeared a lot over the course of two years, and had yet to tell his companions of his training. He hadn't wanted them to worry, especially Gokudera who seemed adamant on knowing his every movement and being next to him while he did them. But he knew they would eventually find out, considering that he knew they had been following him a lot for a long time and had yet to find out where he went. But then again, how could they find him? He had taken Reborn's secret doors, and he was certain they had no knowledge of where they were, or where they led to.
" Ah," he confirmed softly making sure he didn't worry Gokudera. " I just have a lot of things on my mind right now." he said looking at Gokudera and smiling slightly, trying to sooth his growing worry, that was obvious to Tsuna, although he tried to hide it.
" Okay. But… you would tell me if something was going on right?" he asked. Tsuna stiffened at his question and turned to look forward, not willing to answer the question, but not wanting to lie to his friend either. He already did that enough.
" Sensei will get mad if he finds us talking" he mumbled, ending the conversation.
Gokudera continued to worry as he shifted front-ward. He wasn't going to listen to the Sensei, he was too worried about The Tenth. He was obviously distracted, but that's not what worried him the most. He wouldn't tell him what was worrying him, or where he disappeared to all the time! He wondered if he had failed at being his right hand? That must be it. But then again he didn't seem to tell anyone else about his location during the times he was nowhere to be seen. But just to make sure, he would check with the baseball idiot just in case. And probably the boxing freak too. Who knows they might be keeping something from him and if they were, he sure as hell was going to figure it out.
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" Yo, Baseball idiot!" Gokudera yelled as he slammed open the door to the baseball-obsessed teen's classroom. Yamamoto just smiled at Gokudera's obvious irritation.
" Hi to you too." he laughed. Gokudera growled as he walked up to Yamamoto, and slammed a fist on his desk.
" Time to go." he said as he hauled Yamamoto up by his collar and pushed him toward the door.
" Oi! Its still during class!" the teacher yelled, but Yamamoto just shrugged and Gokudera growled in frustration at the teacher.
" Get over it." Gokudera scowled as he left the room, and Yamamoto not to far behind.
" Sorry. He gets this way sometimes." he apologized as a smile broke out across his face.
He closed the door behind him and looked over to Gokudera who was waiting impatiently at the end of the hall.
" Hurry the hell up." he snarled. Yamamoto sighed as he followed Gokudera outside and behind the school.
" What's up?" he asked with curiosity.
" Do you… know where The Tenth has been disappearing too?" he asked quietly. Yamamoto froze at the words that he had been wondering all this time and had yet to find an answer too. He sighed, and sadly shook his head confirming he didn't know anymore then Gokudera.
Great. Now what?
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The walk home was a quiet, and an unusually tense one. Gokudera and Yamamoto had asked Ryohei about Tsuna's location, but he too had known nothing. They simply had no idea where he went. They had considered he was going with Reborn, but he was in Italy most of the time. And even if it was Reborn, why in the world would he keep it a secret?
…Shit.
Then it came to them. If it was extremely dangerous Tsuna wouldn't want them to know. He would keep it from them. So the possibility it was Reborn increased slightly, but everything was still too unclear. Still too hidden for any of them to know what was happening when he disappeared.
But what if it wasn't Reborn? What if he was just simply going over to someone's house or visiting relatives. But that didn't make sense either. Why would he hide such a simple reason?
There was an answer to that.
Because that itself wasn't the answer.
So what was? They had no idea, but one thing was certain.
Tsuna was trying very hard to keep it from them.
He had managed to hide it from them for a long time, but its not like he was gone a lot, it was just that he was missing a lot more recently. So, where did he go?
They were going to find out, even if Tsuna didn't want them too.
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He knew they had questioned each other.
It was clear by their worried glances, and silent faces that they gave each other before looking at him. He knew exactly what they wanted, but he sure as hell wasn't going to give it to them. If he did, he was positive they would try to stop him from his harsh training. And that simply wasn't an option. He had learned this when that happened. He wasn't keeping secrets for the sake of keeping secrets. No of course not. He wanted to tell them. Actually he was extremely tempted to just confess everything to them but that wasn't an option either. He might have considered it if it wasn't for the fact that he was sure they would stop him, or join him. With either not being to his liking, he dismissed the idea and continued walking, refusing to give in to their worried glances and questioning faces.
If he didn't say anything he was pretty sure that they wouldn't ask. I mean how would they even-
" Have you been hiding something from us, Tsuna?"
Tsuna's head snapped up in response to the question everyone wanted to ask, and the very question that he did not want to answer. Not willing to lie to his friends he simply tried to dodge the question with questions of his own.
" What do you mean?" he asked Yamamoto, since he was the first to voice his concern.
" Its just that… you seem to be hiding something from us. We wouldn't be asking if you had disappeared once or twice ... but your disappearing a lot more lately! And this isn't sudden Tsuna, you have been doing this for a long time, and we have all been too afraid to bring it up! We figured you'd tell us when you were ready too, but you never did! Why-"
" Don't worry," Tsuna cut off. He really didn't want to lie, but how else was he supposed to say to avoid diving in deeper? " I'm not hiding anything." he finished. A slight sign of anger passed Yamamoto's face before it disappeared and was replaced with concern.
" Your lying." he whispered. Tsuna neither denied it nor did he defend his answer. He simply continued to walk, and brushed off Yamamoto's comment as if he hadn't said it at all.
When they had gotten to his house he turned to them and said goodbye before going up to his door and opening it. But he stopped as he was about to step inside when he heard Gokudera whisper something he wasn't expecting and turned in shock.
" What?" he asked dumfounded.
" I said," Gokudera whispered, " Is it because you don't trust us that your not telling us what your doing…?"
Tsuna just stared at them for a moment before giving a little laugh that made them look at him I'm surprise.
" Absolutely not! I trust you all with my very life." he assured. But that didn't seem to help much since they all looked at him with concern still laced into their faces, but they all smiled and said their goodbyes as they left.
Now, Tsuna felt guilty.
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" Do you think we pushed to far?" Yamamoto asked once they started to walk away from their brown-haired friends house, only speaking softly.
" What Little Bro is doing is too Extreme," Ryohei said. " He's not telling us anything."
Gokudera didn't say anything, he just simply walked as if on auto pilot. He was deep in thought over The Tenth's words. He said not to worry and that he wasn't hiding anything but there were hundreds of signs saying other wise. He was lying to them, and he didn't like it. But it seemed as if The Tenth didn't like it either.
So what was the problem?
Just the fact that The Tenth didn't seem to trust him hurt him deeply. Didn't he know that The Tenth's words were gold to him, and that if it was a secret we would never tell a soul?
Did The Tenth even consider Gokudera as his right hand man? There were so many questions floating around in Gokudera's head, that when he finally came back to reality, they had all reached their parting roads.
While Yamamoto and Ryohei flashed a small smile at him and waved goodbye as they also went their separate ways, Gokudera ignored them and continued walking in auto pilot.
When had The Tenth gotten so secretive?
And the biggest question of all, when had the lies started to begin with?
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Tsuna laid back in his bed and stared at the sealing. This wouldn't do. This wouldn't do at all. He knew he wouldn't be able to keep the secrets for long. So, was he just going to tell them? He didn't know how to tell them though-
" Oi. Baka-Tsuna."
Tsuna looked over to the window, surprised to see Reborn sitting on the ledge.
" Reborn? Aren't you suppose to be here tomorrow-"
" Ah, but I'm here early since this is the last one." Tsuna raised his eyebrow. To say he didn't believe him was an understatement. And if it was the last one there was more training to come, worst them the first.
" Who did you-"
" You'll have to wait until tomorrow, Baka-Tsuna. I just wanted to tell you to get some sleep. You'll need it." Reborn jumped backwards and seemed to disappear, but Tsuna knew better. He was a hitman after all. If he didn't know how to hide himself, then there was no possible way he would have such a great name in the mafia. Lesson Number One.
Sighing in defeat, Tsuna closed his eyes and forced himself to relax and fall asleep. If Reborn said he'd need the sleep, he sure as hell wasn't going to deny himself of it.
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Tsuna had arrived at their usual place in the forest at the usual time, but Reborn was standing in the clearing alone. Now, this would have come to a realived Tsuna if it wasnt for the fact that Reborn had a large smirk on his face. To say that Tsuna was weary of that smirk was an understatement.
" Where is my .. You know… opponent?" he asked hesitantly, hoping to god it wasn't Reborn himself. Seeming to understand Tsuna's train of thought, he shook his head.
" No, not me. Him." he said as he nodded toward a man in all black leaning against a tree at the edge of the clearing.
When Tsuna got sight of him he hadn't recognized him, but now… now he knew exactly who it was. His eyes widened as his opponent stepped out of the shade under the tree and into the clearing. He was grinning darkly as he looked over the surprised and somewhat fearful look that had taken over Tsuna's face.
" Oh hell no…" Tsuna said in dismay. " Not again."
" You got it dum-ass." Xanxus sneered with a dark grin still painted on his face. Sure, he knew it was going to be someone difficult, but Xanxus? Again? He already beat him during the ring battles, but now he was stronger. And that meant that Xanxus was a lot stronger too. Which meant hell for him. Wonderful.
" Rebornnnnnnnnn."he whined. Reborn kicked him in the shin which sent a spike of pain to go up his leg.
" Reborn!" he yelled in response to his 'teasing' kick. Reborn frowned.
" You've got to learn to face stronger opponents without fear, Baka-Tsuna. If you cant fight Xanxus again then your not ready for what's to come." Reborn said. Tsuna groaned. He never understood Reborn's actions until they hit him in the face. And trust him, they usually did hit him in the face. Hard.
" Can we just get this fucking over with?" Xanxus growled to both him and Reborn. Reborn grinned at his blood lust.
" Ah," he said with a nod then turned to Tsuna. " Try not do die." he said and he disappeared into the forest. He was probably watching from afar, but he'd much rather have Reborn in the clearing. Then again it wasn't like he was going to help him if Xanxus got the upper hand-
BAM!
Tsuna barely had enough time to jump out of the way as a huge ball of fire seemed to come out of nowhere and smash into the ground where he once was, the ground caving in and cracking because of the amount of force put into the shot. Tsuna quickly narrowed in on Xanxus who had a grin painted on his face.
" Oi. Pay attention. If you don't you might as well just let me kill you." he growled. Tsuna said nothing, choosing to simply close his eyes for a quick moment before opening them, determination in his eyes as he lowered his body slightly and bent his legs, his feet digging into the charred ground around him.
This was going to be one hell of a fight. Lets just hope he was the one to win.
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" Tsunayoshi is absent again?" the teacher asked. It wasn't abnormal, but he was required to ask anyway. He had already marked him absent, he just thought he'd ask. That kid was always getting into trouble now. What happened to the No- Good kid that was always afraid, and was running around in his underwear?
He had no idea, but he pretty much knew those days were gone.
Gokudera was slightly angry that The Tenth had disappeared, even after their questions towards his actions. Why was he here anyway if The Tenth wasn't? He stood up from his seat and went over to the door and walked out of the room. He could hear the teacher yelling at him to sit down but it was useless. He was going to find out where he was, and he was going to find out now. He had waited too long.
He walked up to Yamamoto's class room door and slammed it open but Yamamoto was already out of his seat and nodded to Gokudera. They had all decided that if The Tenth wasn't there the next day, they would all go and try to find him. He took out his phone and dialed Ryohei's number.
" HELLO?" an overly-enthusiastic voice bellowed.
" Get the hell out of your classroom. We're going to find The Tenth."
" He's missing again? Too Extreme!" he yelled as he hung up.
Gokudera wasn't liking the fact that he had to search for The Tenth with the other two idiots, but whether or not he liked it, he knew he wouldn't be able to find The Tenth without them. He was pretty sure they didn't know, but its not like Gokudera hadn't already tried to find him before. After his tenth try though, he knew he would have to find some help. It didn't mean he liked it, but if it was for The Tenth, then it was a small price to pay.
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He hadn't been happy when the Old Man decided to call him in for an assignment. Especially since it had to do with the Kid. His assignment? Go to Japan with Reborn, beat the shit out of the Kid, teach him a lesson or two, and leave at the end of the week. At first he was irritated with the Old Man for even giving him something so stupid and such a waste of his time, but then again he had another chance to get back at the Kid for the fight a couple of years ago.
So he had accepted, and went to Japan with the Baby.
He had told Squalo to hold down the fort while he was away, and gave them all a good couple of whacks to make sure that they stayed in line. When he was waiting in the clearing the only thing he was thinking of was beating the living hell out of the Kid.
Payback for the ring battles, so-to-speak.
Not only that, but he wasn't going to forgive the kid if he did let him beat the shit out of him without a little defiance. If the prey doesn't fight back, what's the fun in that? Not only that, but if the only person who had beaten Xanxus got beaten by him the second time, he would loose the already little respect he had for the Kid. No, he was going to make sure that the Kid got a lesson he'd never forget. After all, if the Kid broke, he'd make sure he was the one to break him.
When the Kid finally did see Xanxus and found out he was his opponent the could see the surprise and the fear in his face. It just made his blood boil more. Reborn could obviously sense that Xanxus wanted to get right to it, so he had left the Kid alone with him in the clearing. The kid was obviously thinking but he was for a couple of minutes before Xanxus' patience ran out of patience and had snapped the kid out of his thoughts. If he wasn't paying attention, when he finally did he would already be dead.
He rose his X-guns and had watch the kid slowly get into a defensive position. He was looking at Xanxus, calculating his own position. He could see him playing out potential out-comes, and moves he could use against him. The Kid obviously went through training because he was thinking. Not only that, but he lit his gloves after a moment of thinking without a bullet. This made Xanxus raise his eyebrows at the kid in slight surprise.
" Heh. You can light your gloves without a damn bullet. That better not be the only trick you got out of training, Kid." Tsuna remained quiet as he continued to assess the situation. He wasn't going to let Xanxus rile him up. He wasn't going to fall for it. Neither was he going to make the first move.
Xanxus obviously realized this, since he started charging toward him with incredible speed.
As Xanxus started to head for him, Tsuna charged too. Xanxus tried to punch Tsuna but he dodged with a sidestep to his left and tried to counter with a knee to his ribs. Xanxus had stopped his leg with one of his guns and pushed his leg back which led Tsuna to skid backward, dragging his feet into the dirt and sliding backward from the momentum.
When Tsuna was sliding backward Xanxus dashed back toward him and was about to punch him in the stomach when Tsuna had disappeared and reappeared behind him. Xanxus spun around in time to block the kids punch, but flew back into a tree at the edge of the clearing making the top half of the tree brake and fall backwards. As Xanxus got up from the broken tree Tsuna watched with slight weariness as Xanxus started to grin.
" Well, Kid. Maybe you will be able to fight back." he said with approval in his voice. Tsuna simply scoffed at the scarred man, but couldn't help the slight twitch on the side of his mouth as he gazed at the man opposite to him.
" Good to know you approve of me beating you."
Xanxus grinned was replaced with a scowl. " Don't get too high, Kid. I'm gonna fucking kill you if you get too cocky." he spat. Tsuna almost winced, almost, but he recovered in enough time to just shake his head slightly before leaning into a fighting stance, his hand ablaze with orange flames and his face shadowed by them.
" I cant loose. I don't have a choice anymore." he said quietly, but loud enough for Xanxus to hear.
Xanxus looked at Tsuna closely. The kid said he couldn't loose, not that he didn't want to loose. But that's not what had surprise him the most. What surprise him the most was the fire in the kids eyes that matched his determined declaration. The kid had not only gotten stronger, but he had gotten balls too.
He grinned as he dashed toward Tsuna again. This was going to be interesting.
END.
Hmm…. Well… this is the first chapter of the rewrite, a.k.a three of my original chapters in one. I'm not fully satisfied with it, but theres at least something to work with and the spelling and grammar is so much better. WHY DIDN'T ANYONE BLOODY TELL ME? I mean, I know some did but honestly, I could barely read the s***t myself -_-
Well I hope you enjoyed, and I hope you don't get too caught up with the original since this is going to take a completely different turn, but its going to be better and a lot more thought-out. I hope you liked it and enjoy ^.^
REVIEW TOO PLEASE~
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11/21/10: Edited once again. Thank you's for the people that pointed out my mistakes.