Story Title: The Choice

Rating: T

Summary: As middle school comes to an end, Tsuna and his family have to make a decision that would change their lives.

Paring: 27OC

Chapter 1:

The end of Tsuna's middle school career didn't go quite as planned. He expected it go as normal; some bullying, barely passing, and spending time with his friends before they all go on to high school. But it all changed with a single letter. Initially you would think getting a letter wouldn't be all that bad, but it was the sender that made it a huge deal. Nono. Why he would send Tsuna a letter in the first place, he had no clue.

Until he read it.

What he wanted to tell Tsuna, no give Tsuna, was an opportunity. No high school in Japan. No more simple days with his friends. No more living with his mother. What Nono's opportunity was is a chance to go to Italy with his "family" and train in order to truly inherit the Vongolia when he turns 18.

Now at first Tsuna didn't think much about it, after all, he still had another two months till graduation. So far the only person who knew was Reborn, and, of course, he told Tsuna to go. After all he still is his tutor. But Tsuna didn't want to force his friends to go if he went. Yamamoto was still in the baseball club and already got many offers from different high schools despite his less than average grades. Gokudera was the top of his class and had offers from around the country. Ryohei was already in high school enjoying his time in the boxing club, which has reached an all-time high in members due to his scouting. Hibari was, well, still Hibari but he too decided to finally move on to high school. Kyoko, Haru, and Chrome were enjoying their last year and hanged out every week. Everyone's life was going great! Except for his.

His life was still technically the same. Sure he still had them and enjoyed spending time with them, but his academic life was down the toilet. He didn't have his friend's intellect or a sport to fall back on. You would think that with all the training from Reborn he would at least be moderately good at sports now, but no. No matter how hard he tried, outside the mafia battles and training, he was still ol' dame-Tsuna. And his peers still enjoyed, even now more than ever, that he still lived up to that title. He didn't know what it was, but he just couldn't seem to change that fact even after all that he's been through.

It wasn't until one month before graduation that he actually started to take the letter seriously. And all it took was the arrival of another letter. His only chance at high school was rejected. He was not accepted into Namimori high school. Sure he barely passed the entrance exam, but they didn't want him there, after all he was dame-Tsuna. The thought crushed him. And when the teacher brought it up in class, they all laughed at him. Of course his friends were livid that their class would do that to him, but when they saw Tsuna's expression they knew he didn't want them to do anything. Instead they decided to try and comfort him after class.

It was that night that he really thought about it. "Should I go? I mean I know I've always rejected the thought of being a mafia boss, but what else do I really have going for me. Anything outside of the battles I've failed at. And really it was all that mess that got me my friends. But I also don't really want to see my dad. And I don't want leave mom. She'll be lonely here. I also don't want to bring Lambo and I-pin into this. Their only six! I don't wanna fail at the only thing I've had some success at. But what if I don't fail? What if I'm actually good at it? What if I'll actually enjoy being the boss? Maybe I should actually give it a try. I also don't want to put all of Reborn's time on me to waste. What future do I have here? People won't hire me because of my clumsiness. My grades won't allow me to get into high school here. Maybe I should go?"

"You should go." Reborn's voice broke Tsuna out of his thoughts. Reborn and the rest of the Arcobaleno have been growing at an exponential rate since their curse had been broken. They now looked like 10 year olds. Verde estimated that they would grow to be 20 within the next year before they start ageing normally again.

"But what about them. I don't want to ruin their chance at a normal life. I know Mukuro is already back in Italy, but the rest already have a lot going for them. I don't want them to give it up because I failed." Tsuna replied in soft voice.

"It's not your choice dame-Tsuna, it's theirs. You have to ask them. I'm sure they would come with you without any regrets. They have to make their own decisions." He curtly replied. Tsuna knew he was right and stayed silent.

The next day after school.(Tsuna's house)~~~~~~~

"Tsu-kun I brought you and your friend's snacks. Me and Fuuta are going to the store. Have fun!" Nana said with her usual smile and left the room.

Everyone was gathered in his room for an improve "meeting", as dubbed by Reborn. He even got Hibari to come somehow. He was nervous. He didn't know what they would think. He didn't know what to think. He wanted them to come with him, but he also wanted them to take their own paths.

"Just get to it already Tsuna." Reborn said from the bed he was sitting on.

"What do you need to tell us Tsuna?" Yamamoto asked with a slight smile on his face.

"Well… a while ago Nono sent me a letter asking to go to Italy and train with them before I inherit Vongolia. What do you guys think about it?" he asked meekly at the end.

"That's great juudaime! When are we going?!"

"That's EXTREMELY great Tsuna!"

"Ha-ha that's amazing Tsuna."

"Hn."

"Lambo-sama wants to go!"

"That's great bossu." They all basically had similar responses from each other.

"You all want to go with me?" Tsuna asked.

"Of course Tsuna. Why wouldn't we? You're our friend!" Yamamoto said with a reassuring smile.

"But what about your plans for high school… I don-"

"We want to go with you Tsuna. It would be fun." Chrome said with a small smile on her face.

Tsuna smiled at his friends relieved that they want to come. His still felt a little guilty but he was still happy.

"Ha-hi I'm sorry Tsuna I don't think I can go. My parents already paid the tuition for a really expensive school in Tokyo." Haru said sadly.

"I don't think I could come also Tsuna. I don't want to leave my parents alone if onii-san is going. I'm sorry." Kyoko said in the same tone as Haru.

"It's okay. Knowing you want to come as well is good enough. We can still stay in contact. Either way the kids are staying here for school for a few more years until they want to come as well." Tsuna told them.

"But dame-Tsuna, Lambo-sama wants to come too!"

"Lambo, I want you to stay with mama and take care of her. Could you do that for me?" Lambo stared at Tsuna for a few moments.

"Of course, that's nothing for Lambo-sama!"

"I-pin will help as well!"

"Thank you." Tsuna smiled at them. He knew Fuuta would too.

"So when do we EXTREMELY go" Ryohei asked.

"I'll call Nono and make plans. You'll know by tomorrow." Reborn told the group.

The rest of the night was spent just hanging out together, well, except for Hibari, he left after he found it useless to stay any longer.

As middle school reached an end, Tsuna's class was shocked to see Tsuna was moving. They never expected him to move out of his house. They all thought he was going to forever live with his mother. No one really questioned it, and if they did, their questions were never really answered; Tsuna's friends would drag him away before they had the chance to ask him.

The day after school ended, Tsuna and his friends were at the airport with their luggage. They said their goodbyes at home before a car came and picked them up at their homes. It was when they boarded the plane (Vongolia's private jet) that he started to feel his intuition telling him something. It wasn't a bad feeling. He felt this was going to be good for him and his friends, that this wasn't a mistake, it was the right choice. He looked out the window of the plane as they ascended into the sky, looking at Japan knowing it would be a long time before he would return. After they finally passed the clouds, he laid his head down and fell asleep.

A/N: Hello my little chickidies! Thank you for reading my new (and first) story. Sorry if it seems ooc. Tell me what you think and review please! Also this story is a 27OC but it might take a few chapters till they meet I need to cover a few things before hand to set up how they meet. See you next chapter! :D