Disclaimer: I do not own Reborn or Mermaid Melody
Chapter 1: Rescue
It was a warm and peaceful afternoon on the beach. The waves quietly rolled onto the shoreline. Tsuna was lying in the sand beside his best friends, Gokudera and Yamamoto. They embraced the sun's heat that beat on their skin as breeze gently blew through their hair. Little did the three friends know that Tsuna's mentor, Reborn, had other plans.
Reborn walked up to the top of Tsuna's head and kicked it with his tiny leg.
"Wake up slacker, it's time for training," Reborn shouted in his baby voice. Tsuna shot up in pain.
"Oww," he rubbed his head, "Reborn, what was that for!"
"This is a training exercise to expect the unexpected, even in the most peaceful of times." Gokudera shot up and clutched a fist at his side, "fear not tenth, for as your right-hand man, I will always help you through thick and thin." Yamamoto got up and flexed his muscles.
"Alright, we're playing another Mafia game. What did you have in mind for us today little guy," Yamamoto asked in a carefree yet clueless attitude.
"See for yourself," Reborn replied pointing in another direction. The boys looked in that direction to see a girl with black hair in a ponytail, wearing a one-piece pink swimsuit running toward them. When the girl approached the boys she shouted, "Tsuna-kun, help, quick!"
"Haru, what's wrong," Tsuna asked confused.
"Well, Kyoko and I were walking on the beach when we saw two fishermen illegally catching the most adorable little dolphin. When they saw us we tried to run to the police but they got Kyoko!"
"What, they got Kyoko!"
"Yes!"
Gokudera grabbed a stick of dynamite from his bathing suit pocket and said, "Come on tenth, let's show those guys what happens when you mess with us."
"Yeah," Yamamoto replied in a serious tone. Reborn hopped onto Tsuna's shoulder and said, "Time's a wasting; let's catch 'em while we can."
So the gang ran off to the fishing boat. Once there, they saw two men loading up the boat. There was a snow white dolphin in a fish tank and a girl with short, light brown hair that was tied to the mast with her mouth wrapped in cloth to keep her silent.
"Kyoko-Chan," Tsuna screamed with wide eyes.
"Shit," cried one of the fishermen, "some people found us, let's beat it!"
"Oh no," Tsuna cried, "what are gonna do!" Reborn jumped off Tsuna's shoulder, had his pet chameleon, Leon, transform into a gun and said, "Save her and the dolphin, with your dying will." So Reborn shot Tsuna with a red bullet. Tsuna fell to the ground. Suddenly, a flame sprouted from Tsuna's forehead. Then he leaped into the air and landed.
"Reeeborn," he shouted, "I'll save Kyoko-Chan and the dolphin with my dying will!"
So Tsuna sprinted onward to the boat. Once onboard, the two fishermen charged straight toward Tsuna. But Tsuna just grabbed them by their heads and bashed them together, instantly knocking them out. After that, Tsuna hoisted the fish tank and dumped the dolphin back into the sea. Then Tsuna ripped Kyoko's ropes right off of her, yanked the cloth off her mouth, and carried her back to shore. After reaching the shore, the flame on Tsuna's forehead died, he was back to normal.
"Tsuna-kun," Kyoko said in Tsuna's arms, "thank you," she blushed. Tsuna started blushing, "Uhh, yeah no problem, anytime," Tsuna gently set Kyoko back on her feet.
Gokudera and the others showed up soon after.
"Way to go Tsuna," Yamamoto said patting Tsuna on the back.
"You were as amazing as ever tenth," Gokudera cheered inches away from Tsuna's face.
"It is noble deeds like these that make Haru love Tsuna-kun even more," declared Haru.
"You have done well Tsuna," Reborn grinned.
"Hey, how about we have sushi at my place to celebrate," Yamamoto suggested.
"Sounds good to me," Tsuna replied. So everyone headed over to Yamamoto's to celebrate. However, Reborn stayed behind. He was talking to the dolphin Tsuna just saved with his special powers.
"Are you alright," asked Reborn.
"Better, I'm great thanks to that human," the dolphin replied.
"He's actually my student. I'd say he's coming along well."
"I'll say. It's humans like him that are praised by the mermaid princesses."
"Mermaid Princesses," Reborn repeated with curiosity.
"Yeah," the dolphin replied, "three of them took on human form and live in a small town down south."
"So the myths are true," Reborn clutched a fist under his chin. Then the dolphin realized that he just exposed a secret that he should never reveal.
"Ohh, uhh, no they're not, I lied, bye." Then the dolphin quickly dived into the ocean and swam away.
"Mermaids living on the surface," Reborn thought out loud, "fascinating."
Later that night, almost everyone was asleep at Tsuna's house. Reborn quietly entered the house. He wore his usual black suit and orange stripped fedora, with Leon resting on top. The baby snuck into the attic and lit a candle from his pocket. He laid out some newspaper articles and opened a book titled "Legends of Mermaids."
"I need to investigate these creatures," Reborn said to himself. Then he began to do so.
