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'Headphone Actor' is semi-AU... and 1827. Yaoi. *fangirls* =w= Now enjoy~!
Kyoya Fem Hibari: (DISCLAIMER) Luna doesn't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! or any of its characters.
"Juudaime! Are you sure about this? At least let me go with you!"
Tsuna laughed as his Storm Guardian continued to rant worriedly, bowing as he did so. "Hayato, calm down. We've gone over this many times. You really didn't have to come with me this far, you know…"
"Nonsense! I have to stay with Juudaime as much as possible!" Hayato exclaimed, concern in his voice. "What if someone attacks you while you're here? I'd be all the way in Italy! I need to be here to protect you, as your right-hand man!"
"I'm sorry, Hayato, but you can't," Tsuna pointed out. "Besides, you'd help me out more if you stayed in Italy and took care of things while I'm gone…"
Hayato immediately straightened up and looked at Tsuna admiringly, his eyes practically sparkling at the prospect of being able to serve his boss. "Of course! I'll make you proud, Juudaime! Just leave it to me!"
"Th-thanks, Hayato…"
He and the silver-haired bomber had met when they were both five, at the Vongola Mansion (Tsuna had just moved to Italy). Tsuna had turned the corner into his garden, humming a song that he had recently learned to himself, just in time to see Hayato accidentally toss his dynamite a little too closely to his person and freeze in the face of his incoming death. Tsuna had wasted no time in diving in to save the young Gokudera. Although they had managed to narrowly escape their ends, there was still damage, but Tsuna had taken the brunt of the blast. Ever since then, Tsuna and Hayato had been the best of friends.
And even after knowing Hayato for such a long time, Tsuna still wasn't used to the sudden mood changes and constant fawning from him.
"Tsuna-nii! Don't leave!"
Tsuna looked back in the direction of his private jet to see a small child in cow-patterned clothing lunging at him through the air with his arms held out. Tsuna was able to catch his young Lightning Guardian just in time. He held Lambo closely and whispered comfortingly, "Lambo, you know why I came here in the first place…"
"Lambo-san doesn't care! Lambo-san will do all of Tsuna-nii's paperwork if Tsuna-nii stays in Italy with Lambo-san!" Lambo sobbed, clinging to one of the arms around him. "Tsuna-nii doesn't have to go to school and live a normal life, anyway! Tsuna-nii is too smart and too special for that!"
Lambo had been sent to kill Reborn, the hitman training Tsuna to be a worthy Vongola Decimo, about seven months ago, which was an obviously suicidal mission. Of course, he had utterly failed (and had damaged the earphones Spanner and Shoichi had given Tsuna as a gift- it had been hard, living on the radio for the time of the repairs), but Tsuna had felt pity for the young Bovino and taken him in as his younger brother. And here he was, only five years of age and already Tsuna's trusted Lightning Guardian.
Tsuna patted the child's head lightly as he smiled sadly. "But I want to live a normal life, Lambo… this is my chance. It's hard being Vongola Decimo, you know. Besides, Okaa-san misses me, and I want to spend some time with her…"
"No! Lambo-san wants Tsuna-nii to stay with Lambo-san!" Lambo cried, flailing in Tsuna's arms.
"L-Lambo!" Tsuna yelped, nearly dropping the Bovino as he accidentally swiped at the brunet's left ear in his antics. "St-stop! You're going to make my earbud fall out!"
Lambo quickly stopped struggling and fell silent, knowing how important the earbud was to his Tsuna-nii. As Hayato took Lambo from Tsuna's arms (muttering 'Ahoshi' as he did so), Tsuna firmly put his earbud back in its proper place and listened.
"Familia – Among the limited connections, the people who are part of your life~
Familia – The people who always fill up your cell phone's recent calls list for you~"
Tsuna sighed with relief. The earphones had been special gifts to the brunet from Shoichi and Spanner, and Tsuna never took them off. He relied on music to change from his 'Vongola Decimo' mode to his 'HDW mode' and many more. He practically lived on music. In fact, music had been the one of the only things that had him from dying from the sheer pressure of his life (along with his Famiglia).
Snapping out of his thoughts, he turned to the pair of Mist Guardians who had just walked up to him from the jet.
"Kufufu~" Mukuro chuckled. "Sawada Tsunayoshi, don't do anything stupid that would cause my body to be damaged."
"It's my body, Mukuro! And you're not going to be possessing it anytime soon, I can promise you that!" Tsuna grumbled, but he knew that the Mist Guardian did care… he just had a funny way of showing it.
"Bossu…" Chrome murmured from beside Mukuro with a sad look on her face. "We're going to miss you."
Mukuro Rokudo was vengeful, powerful, and intent on taking over Tsuna's body. Chrome Dokuro was timid, caring, and always tried to do the right thing. How the two managed to be together without causing some kind of 'polar opposites' disturbance, Tsuna would never know. But after he had saved Mukuro from Vendicare and given Chrome surgery to replace her missing organs (both when he had been eleven), the two had become his irreplaceable Mist Guardians.
"I'll miss you all, too." Tsuna hugged Chrome and lowered his voice. "Chrome. Since you're the most level-headed of everyone here, I want you to make sure that everyone is normal, even while I'm gone. Well, at least normal for us."
Chrome nodded. "Of course, Bossu." As Tsuna let go of her, she inquired, "Do you plan to get a Rain or Cloud Guardian during your stay here?"
Tsuna bit his lip. "I don't know… I don't want to drag innocent people into the dangerous mafia world, but Reborn will definitely make me do it, anyway… we'll see."
Chrome nodded again in understanding, knowing the Vongola Decimo's policy about such things. "I'm sure you'll find the perfect ones, Bossu," she told him surely. "I just know it."
This didn't make Tsuna feel any better, but he gave her a weak smile anyway, showing that he was grateful for her faith in him.
"Sawada! Wait for Kyoko, Haru, and I to the extreme!"
Tsuna winced at the loud voice of his Sun Guardian, which had drowned out the sound of his music for a moment. "Qu-quiet down, Onii-san…" he mumbled half-heartedly, scratching his head awkwardly as he saw Kyoko, Haru, and Ryohei approach him.
Kyoko and Ryohei were brother and sister by blood and were as different as Mukuro was from Chrome, but Ryohei showed it by being overly protective of his younger sister. Haru was Kyoko's childhood friend. The three had been recruited into the Vongola after Tsuna had protected them from a gang of bullies in Namimori. Well, Reborn had done all of the work, since Tsuna had only been four back then. Ryohei had become his older-brother figure and his Sun Guardian, while Kyoko and Haru (after much arguing) had been allowed to carry out minor spy missions.
"Tsuna-kun…"
"Tsuna-san…"
Tsuna pulled them into a hug. "I'll make sure to eat cake when I feel down."
Kyoko and Haru both giggled in spite of themselves and returned the embrace. Ryohei ruffled Tsuna's hair, pushing the shorter boy down. "Sawada! Remember to work out to the extreme!"
"I-I'll try to, Onii-san…" Tsuna politely removed the boxer's hand off of his head. He didn't want to be any shorter than he already was.
"Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, and all my friends… thank you for your love~
Even though I'm so tiny, even though I'm a coward, you still love me a lot~"
Tsuna firmly grabbed his luggage's handle and surveyed his friends. They all had the same expression on their faces, and he was sure that he did too. He cleared his throat and smiled, "Well, I'll be leaving now."
And he walked away from them, hearing them cry out his name and their good-byes.
"Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, and all my friends… I love you so much~
Their warm voices have always gently pushed me forward~
For meeting me… thank you~"
Tsuna wrung his hands nervously. He had arrived at his old house in Namimori about an hour ago and still hadn't found the courage to knock. He was currently settling for pacing in front of the house, trying to think of some way that he could knock on the door without actually knocking on the door.
Come on, Tsuna! He scolded himself. You've fought in mafia battles, handled the most tense of meetings, and survived through Reborn's 'training', yet you can't knock on your own house's door! Don't be a coward and do it!
Then he was pacing again, his panic rising once more.
Thirty minutes passed, and he gathered up his strength and stopped in front of the door again. You can do this, Tsuna!
He was just lifting a quavering finger and poking the door shakily (as if that would do a thing) when the door opened to reveal an all-too familiar housewife with short brown-hair and a happy atmosphere around her.
"Tsu-Tsu-kun…?"
Luna: The song used in the beginning is 'Familia', the fifteenth ending of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! by Artland. It's the English translation, though… just so you guys could understand it~
Kyoya Fem Hibari: This chapter took you long enough. How long have you been writing this now? About a month?
Luna: …I know… QAQ
Kyoya Fem Hibari: Work harder, herbivore. Aren't you going to write three more chapters for this story by the end of the month?
Luna: …yes… YES. *hurries back to Microsoft Word*
Kyoya Fem Hibari: Review, herbivores. All criticism is welcomed. And again, PM Exile Wrath for plotbunnies.
Luna: *calling back* Hey! What are you doing here, anyway? This fic is for Male!Hibari!
Kyoya Fem Hibari: *smirks*
Luna: You didn't answer my question!
