Summary: Most people think Sawada Nana is oblivious of what goes on around her, but in reality, she's not. She knows what her husband does and she resents him for it, even more so for putting Tsuna in danger. She also knows that one day, Tsuna may be taken away from her, which she isn't going to let happen. Won't the Vongola be in for a surprise when they send Reborn to Japan to train Tsuna only to find that he's not there.

I have been reading a lot of Strong!Tsuna fics lately and one thing I noticed in all of them as well as the in the Anime and Manga is that it's pointed out that Tsuna doesn't have a choice whether or not he wants to become Vongola Decimo, which I don't believe is true. Even if Reborn or the Vongola threaten Tsuna, he still has the choice of what he does with his life. I don't like how it's just accepted that Tsuna has no choice in the matter, so I decided to write this story where Tsuna makes the choice not to be Vongola Decimo and he doesn't become Vongola Decimo. I thought it would be a different twist on the Strong!Tsuna fics.

Some characters and events may be a bit OOC or AU and sorry if I don't get some things right but I'm new to Katekyo Hitman Reborn! and I'm not the best of writers.

Pairings: I'm going to have a poll and let everyone choose which pairing they like best. If you choose other on the poll, please message me about which pairing it is.

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, those rights belong to Akira Amano.

Contrary to popular belief, Sawada Nana is not the oblivious and innocent person everyone makers her out to be. She knows her husband is not what he seems to be.

It all started three years ago, when her son Tsuna was nine years old, she started getting suspicious when not only did Iemitsu not come home for years, but sent them a postcard with penguins. What kind of 'construction worker' does jobs in the South Pole? None that she knows of, which piqued her curiosity. He's hiding something, and she made the decision to find out just what her husband's secret is.

And find out she did.

It took a bit of money to hire a private investigator, but it paid out in the end when it brought her the results she was looking for. However, when she got her answers, they weren't ones she was prepared for.

Really, she could have handled it better if he was some kind of secret agent or worked for the government, but a Mafioso? A Mafioso. She wonders what she ever saw in her husband. It's one thing to risk his own life, but doesn't he know that he's not the only one who will be in danger? Maybe that's why he left, and even if that's the case, it still doesn't stop her from resenting him. How could he have just up and left without telling them anything about his real job? Does he really think that by leaving and keeping them ignorant, it will stop assassins from coming after them? If anything it will make it easier for the assassins to kill them since they wouldn't be aware of what's going on and would have no one there to protect them. What a coward her husband is. He ran away when they needed him the most. Even worse, he put her in danger. Put their son in danger, something she can never forgive him for.

Yes, she really does resent that man. He left them here to fend for themselves. Now all she can do is try and protect her son, and she will, no matter what.

Tsuna: Age 12

"We're moving." Sawada Nana, a pretty woman with short brown hair and brown eyes says to her son.

"W-what?" Asks said son, whose name is Sawada Tsunayoshi, Tsuna for short and a near spitting image of his mother with his brown hair and eyes, the only difference being their genders, asks.

He knew that this day was coming, he just didn't expect it to happen so soon. All because of him, his father, no that man.

That man lost all rights years ago to being his father when he abandoned him and his mother for his job as a Mafioso. Oh yes, his mother told him everything she found out about his father and to say he was mad is an understatement. No, he wasn't mad. He was pissed. How dare that useless excuse of a father just abandon them, but most importantly, how dare he put them in danger without telling them anything! He wanted more than anything to track that man down to the ends of the earth and tear him a new one, but he knows getting mad at him wasn't going to solve the current problem: the danger they're in.

Both his mother and him could easily deduce that someday they would be targeted for being related to one Sawada Iemitsu, so in order to defend themselves, his mother had signed them both up for some martial arts classes.

He was nervous at first because he wasn't nicknamed Dame-Tsuna by his classmates for no reason. No, he was nicknamed that for his lack of intelligence, athletic ability and overall, his clumsiness. He was worried that he would do more damage to himself trying to learn how to fight than any future assassin could do, so you can imagine it was a surprise when he found out he has a natural talent for fighting (though more specifically, dodging).

Here he had thought he was going to end up tripping all over himself, but he didn't. Instead, within a year he learned well beyond the basics for fighting and continued to grow. Now he can confidently say that if any assassins were to try and attack him now, he could easily defend himself. That's not to say he will underestimate them, but his chances of survival are way better then when he was Dame-Tsuna.

Tsuna may hate his father so much for putting his family in danger, but he grudgingly admits that if his father had been a normal construction worker, he wouldn't have learned how to stand up for himself. Once he had gained the confidence in his fighting abilities, he stood up to the people who always bullied him, which was enough to get them physically off his back, but not verbally. They still called him Dame-Tsuna because while he may have learned how to defend himself and be a little less clumsy, he was still not that smart. So to shut them up, he spent hours each day with a tutor (who also happens to be a good friend of his now) and gradually it paid off. He's by no means a genius, but he's now getting Bs and a few As in his classes.

And the results of his efforts were that more and more people stopped calling him Dame-Tsuna, but the bad side of it is that all those people who used to bully, mock and ridicule him suddenly wanted to be his friend and have him help them with their school work. It's sad how fickle people can be which is why he surrounded himself with people he knows are his true friends (even though a certain prefect won't admit they're friends).

Friends of which he realizes he'll have to leave behind if they move. Friends who he really doesn't want to leave. They were the first ones (besides his mother) to acknowledge him when he was Dame-Tsuna, and now when he finally is experiencing what it's like to have friends and be a normal student, he has to leave that all behind.

But he knows it's inevitable. He can see that as he looks at his mother and see's determination shining in her eyes. She won't listen to any protests he has, and he can't blame her for that. He knows she's doing what she has to in order to keep them, specifically him, safe. So sighing, he asks. "When are we leaving?"

"Tomorrow. I know it's short notice to spring something this big on you, but..." His mother says, looking nervous.

"But what?" He prompts, smiling at his mother to calm her.

It works somewhat as she gives him a smile (a strained one) of her own and says. "You know we've trained to deal with any possible assassins that may come after us, but there has always been another fear I had that I didn't want to mention to you until you were a little older. "

"What is it?" Tsuna asks, worried. He has a feeling he isn't going to like what his mother is about to tell him.

"They may take you away from me."

And that feeling was right.

"What do you mean? Why would they take me away from you?"

His mother wrings her hands nervously and stays quiet for a few seconds before whispering so low he has to strain to hear what she is saying. "I'm not sure, but what if the mafia take you away someday to use you for their own needs?"

Tsuna is stunned. He never even thought of that possibility, but something is telling him that what his mother is saying may come true someday.

"I don't want that to happen and I won't let it! That man has already ruined our lives by making us possible targets, I don't want him to ruin it even more by making it so that you don't have a choice in who or what you want to be when you grow up!" His mother says fiercely.

His eyes soften. "Kaa-san..." A few tears roll down his cheeks and he grabs his mother in a tight hug. "You're the best mother anyone could ever ask for."

She hugs him back just as tightly, a few tears of her own rolling down her cheeks. "And you're the best son anyone could ever ask for."

They stay like that for a few minutes before pulling away and wiping their eyes.

"I understand why we need to move and I agree with you that it's for the best, but it still doesn't make it any less hard to leave my friends behind."

His mother frowns. "I know it will be hard, but at least you can talk with them on the phone and online. Maybe they can even come to our new home for a visit. I would let you visit them, but I don't know how safe it will be coming back to Namimori once we leave."

"I know. I'll break the news to them tomorrow. Thankfully It's Sunday so we don't have school. Speaking of which, I assume you've already told the school by now that we're moving?"

His mother nods.

"Yes. Now all we need to do is pack."

And with that, they set to work packing all of their belongings in boxes since Tsuna wants to spend tomorrow, his last day in Namimori, with his friends. Thankfully his mom already has all the other details like a new house and moving truck set up.

It takes them nearly all day, but they are tired once they finish.

Laying in bed that night, he wonders what his new town is going to be like. His mother didn't tell them where they're moving because she wanted to surprise him. He can only hope it's somewhere decent and by a long shot, close to Namimori.

Closing his eyes, Tsuna drifts to sleep, dreaming of what his new life might be like, which still includes his friends.

The Next Day

"Hahi you're moving?" His friend Miura Haru, a cute girl with dark brown hair tied up in a ponytail and brown eyes asks, looking sad at the news.

Tsuna brought them all to his room so he can explain.

"Yeah." Tsuna says, his eyes downcast. He can't bring himself to look at the sad looks on his friends faces.

"This news is so not EXTREME!" Sasagawa Ryohei, a boy with white hair, grey eyes, tan skin and a bandage on his nose yells. The occupants of Tsuna's room are all used to how loud their friend is so it doesn't bother them so much (minus the guy hanging in the corner of the room who seems like he's avoiding the other occupants of the room, which he is).

"Tsuna-kun..." Ryohei's younger sister, Sasagawa Kyoko, a cute girl with short orange hair and brown eyes, whispers sadly. Tsuna is one of the few males she knows who doesn't fawn over her for her beauty and one of the few true friends she has, so to hear that he's moving makes her sad. What if they never see or hear from him again?

She snaps out of her musing when she feels a hand on her shoulder. Turning to see who it is, she comes face-to-face with her best friend Kurokawa Hana, a pretty girl with long dark brown hair and eyes.

"It's alright Kyoko, just means there will be one less monkey in Namimori..." Hana says jokingly to try and cheer her friend up, but she's also just as sad (though she is trying not to show it) about Tsuna moving.

Hana doesn't really like most of the boys in their school, thinking them all to be monkeys, but Tsuna is different. Yeah, he can be a monkey sometimes, but she still finds him more preferable compared to other boys her age. She had wrote him off at first as just another monkey, but one day he approached her asking to be tutored and she found she couldn't really say no at the determined look in his eyes. That and she may have also felt bad and outraged at how their classmates treated him (she will never tell him that though). She watched as his hard work eventually paid off and he stopped being Dame-Tsuna, something of which she is proud of. She felt satisfaction watching the boy she tutored become comfortable in his own skin. Even more so when he started standing up to those who once mocked and made fun of him. So to hear that he's suddenly moving, of course she's sad about it even if she doesn't show it.

"Maa, maa everyone calm down and let Tsuna explain." Yamamoto Takeshi, a handsome boy with black hair, brown eyes and tan skin says in his usual cheery tone, but the hard look in his eyes shows he's not as happy as he's letting on. Of course he isn't. Tsuna is the one who saved him when he was being stupid and thinking about suicide all over a broken arm. Tsuna is the first one who accepted him as more than the star baseball player and popular guy. Even though all his true friends are important to him, Tsuna will always have a special place in his heart because he is the first true friend Yamamoto ever had.

It also may have to do with the fact that there's something about Tsuna that draws people to him, even the scary prefect standing in the corner of the room watching them all (mainly Tsuna) with his piercing gaze.

Hibari Kyoya, a handsome but scary boy with black hair and grey eyes. Even he finds himself drawn to the once herbivore, now omnivore. He usually doesn't like people crowding him, but he makes exceptions for one Sawada Tsunayoshi. Tsuna is the only person he can stand being around without feeling annoyed by his presence. Plus, if he moves, he will lose his sparring partner and one of the few people (the others being Yamamoto and Ryohei) who can give him any excitement when they fight. A little part of him may also miss the boy, but nothing and no one will ever get him to admit that.

"Hn. Explain omnivore." Hibari says, eyes narrowing in on Tsuna, who looks a bit nervous at the attention. He wants to get this done with quickly so he can get away from the crowd in the room.

"Well, it's like this...my mom kind of sprung it on me last night that we are moving." Tsuna starts, running his hands through his hair nervously. He's proud that he managed to say all that without stuttering. He may not be Dame-Tsuna anymore, but Hibari still scares him.

"But why?" Haru asks, frowning. She really doesn't want her Tsuna-san to leave. She doesn't get to see him as often because she goes to a different school than the others, so if he moves away, she really won't get to see him anymore.

Tsuna sighs. He was hoping they wouldn't ask any questions, but he knows that's just wishful thinking. Of course they're going to ask questions as to why he's suddenly moving. He knew they would ask him, so he had to prepare a good cover story. He trusts his friends with his life, but that doesn't mean he's going to tell them everything when all it will do is bring nothing but trouble. He doesn't want to drag them into the Mafia world that he himself is so desperately trying to escape. Sure, the mafia hasn't come after him yet, but it's only a matter of time before someone discovers about his existence. They may even already know about him since from what he remembers of that man, he likes to gush over how cute his wife and son are. Funny considering how the man cares more about his work than them.

"Kaa-san wanted to take on a better job to earn more money since she doesn't like asking for that man's help."

Tsuna's friends say nothing. They know who he's talking about when he says that man. Tsuna's father. Saying his name or mentioning anything about him is something they learned is taboo when they first visited the Sawada residence. Haru had simply asked where Tsuna's father is and the next thing they know a dark aura was surrounding both mother and son as they told her never to ask about him again. From that day onward they learned not to ask questions about Tsuna's father. The only thing Tsuna told them about his father is that he abandoned them for his work, though they have a feeling that there's more to the story, but they refrain from asking in order to not upset them. That and because Nana and Tsuna are scary when they're angry despite their cute and innocent appearance.

It's silent in the room for a few minutes. No one knows what to say, but the awkwardness is getting to them so much that unsurprisingly the first one to say something is Ryohei, who can never keep quiet for very long.

"We'll miss you to the extreme!"

This startles everyone out of their thoughts.

"Of course we will stupid monkey." Hana says sharply, though they know it's her way of showing she cares. She's similar to Hibari in that aspect.

"You'll make sure to come and visit us won't you?" Kyoko asks, looking at Tsuna with hopeful eyes.

Tsuna can never say no to those eyes, so he nods. "I'll try."

But on the inside, he's panicking. His mother already told them they might not be able to come back for safety reasons, so he doubts she'll let him visit.

As if knowing what he's thinking, Hibari says. "Omnivore, you will come visit or I'll hunt you down and bite you to death."

Hibari smirks at Tsuna who starts sweating and nodding furiously at him.

This time Tsuna does stutter. "I-I'm sure I can work something out with Kaa-san. Though how often I visit depends on how far we're moving."

"Ahahaha, you don't know where you're moving?" Yamamoto asks, now slightly happier at the prospect of Tsuna being able to visit.

"She wants it to be a surprise."

"I hope it's not too far away." Kyoko says.

"Hahi, me too! Haru doesn't want to be away from Tsuna~desu."

Tsuna smiles sadly at the two girls. "I know. I don't want to be away from any of you either, but it's not like we won't see or hear from each other again. We can always talk online or on the phone and I will see about visiting. Like I said, I'll talk to Kaa-san about visiting. I'm sure I can work something out with her."

He really hopes so because he knows if he doesn't visit, Hibari will uphold his promise.

"Alright!"

"EXTREME!"

"Of course we can Tsuna-kun."

"You better, monkey."

"Ahahaha!"

"Hn."

"So how about we spend the day together since we won't be able to see Tsuna-kun for a while?" Kyoko suggests after everyone calmed down.

"That's another reason I called everyone over. I was hoping we could all hang out before I move tomorrow."

"Let's do it then!"

"Alright!" Everyone, even surprisingly Hibari, agrees.

And so, they spend the whole day together at all their favorite spots in Namimori and when the day is done, they all part ways with a promise to meet up at Tsuna's house tomorrow so they can see him off.

1 Year Later

"I've landed." A handsome young man wearing a black fedora hat with a thick orange stripe says into the mobile phone he's holding to his ear. From the few tufts of hair and strange curly sideburns that can be seen sticking out of his fedora, his hair is black. His eyes are almost the same color black as his hair.

People walking by him in the airport think he must be some kind of businessman what with the black suit with an orange-yellow (they can't tell which color it is, but they assume orange to match the stripe on his fedora) undershirt, black tie and black shoes that he's wearing.

Many young women stop to squeal and drool over the sight of him. Said man tilts his head down so his fedora is covering his eyes and smirks at their reaction before turning his attention back to his phone just as the person on the other end of the line says something.

"You know your mission right?" The person sounds old, though not too old.

"Of course. I'm to train Sawada Tsunayoshi to become the next mafia boss of the Vongola."

"I trust you won't fail?"

"Of course. After all, I never fail." The man says, confident (or maybe arrogant?) in his ability to get the job done. Then again, he is the world's greatest hitman and the strongest out of all the Arcobaleno's, Reborn, so of course people wouldn't doubt him to get the job done.

Then again, he has no idea what's in store for him when he reaches the Sawada residence, or what used to be the Sawada's home, but he doesn't know that.

"Good. Make sure to keep me updated on his progress."

"I will." The man, known as Reborn says before hanging up.

With a smirk, he weaves his way through people and out of the airport.

Get ready Sawada Tsunayoshi, I will train you to be a great boss.

What he doesn't know is that he won't find said student when he reaches the Sawada residence.

In case any of you are wondering, whenever I look at pictures of Adult Reborn his shirt looks yellow in some and orange in others, that's why I said orange-yellow undershirt.

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