Chapter 1: The Trip

Taking the train across the country would have been relaxing. But with your friends and family that are part of the most powerful mafia family in the world, this was an understatement.

Tsunayoshi Sawada sighed as Gokudera and Haru started arguing again over something trivial with Lambo joining them thinking it is a game. Yamamoto tried to calm them down with his usual grin and Kyoko was busy teaching I-pin and Fuuta to fold origami cranes. Tsuna turned her attention to her tutor (and now lover) Reborn that sitting across from her. The hitman was sleeping with his fedora over his eyes while Leon was also sleeping, emitting little bubbles from his nose. Tsuna quietly giggles at the scene as to not to wake the hitman up. Tsuna began reminiscing the events that lead to her having such wonderful friends. But Tsuna bit her lip when she thought of how they are almost died when they were ten years in the future. But the thought of Reborn dead made her heart drop.

"I rather have Reborn giving me his daily wake up kicks rather than imagine him gone." Tsuna thought almost sadly. Thoughts of her tutor, friends and family almost dead would have sent the girl into total despair. Pushing the dark thoughts aside, the future Donna let out a sigh. Tsuna suddenly jerked in her seat when a hard object pressed against her knee. A shiny, black shoe is against her knee that belonged to the hitman.

"Dame-Tsuna, what are you sighing about?" Reborn asked. Tsuna gave a wry smile, taking Reborn's foot off her knee and letting it drop down, Tsuna got up and made herself comfortable beside her lover.

"Nothing much. Just thinking how great it is to take a trip with the family." Tsuna places her head on the hitman's shoulder, but had to adjust her body position a bit to be able to so. While they were in the future, the arcobelano curse broke and now Reborn was returning to his former body. However, he didn't return to his adult body quickly and he was still growing. Right now Reborn's body was a young boy, possibly ten years old. The scene with the greatest hitman and the heiress to the Vongola family sitting together was a picture of two siblings sitting together.

"Mmm. " Reborn took hold of Tsuna's hand beside him and snuggling closer. "Usually you would complain at the chaos the occurred when we are with your family." Gokudera and Haru's argument stopped and both teenagers were sitting down, making sure that there is a good distance between them. Yamamoto and Lambo joined with Kyoko, I-pin and Fuuta into making origami. Tsuna lets out a pout at her tutor's blunt statement.

"Not all the time." Tsuna argued back, but a smile broke out on her face. Reborn let out a snort at the young girl's expression, before going back to sleep. The train entered a tunnel and the surrounding inside the vehicle was encompassed with darkness with few only lights coming from inside the train.

"Hime, when will we arrive at the destination?" Haru asked.

"Don't ask Hime such stupid questions you stupid woman! We will arrive at the place when we arrive!" The bomber snapped at Haru's rudeness.

"Hahi! Don't call Haru stupid you rude boy!" Haru argues back. Before a full blown argument broke out, Tsuna calmed them down with a wave of her hand.

"Guys don't fight. Haru we're almost there. The school should come in view when the train exits the tunnel." Tsuna explained. Suddenly a small shower of origami landed on Tsuna's lap.

"Tsuna-nee, look. Kyoko showed us how to make paper cranes, turtles…" the kids babbled away on the crafts they made and so on. Tsuna nodded at their explanation and gave Kyoko a secret "Thank you" look for keeping the kids occupied on the trip. Kyoko replied with a wink and one of her cute smiles.

The train exits the tunnel as sunlight streamed in through the windows. The scene was unexpected for the Familigia (Tsuna just smiled since she attended the school festival before and Reborn is still sleeping). The sight was like from a movie where at a foreign place like Europe would have a wonderful festival. They were seeing a similar scene, but they were actually almost there. The kids squealed at delight at the thought of having so much fun at a great festival. Kyoko and Haru began chatting at the thought of the events they are going to see. Gokudera just sat in his seat, a grumpy frown on his face. But no one noticed the little twitch forming at the corner of his mouth. Yamamoto just smiled and joined in the chatter with Kyoko and Haru. Tsuna smiled at everyone's excitement, but a small pang of fear began forming in her heart as the train came closer to the station. The only comfort that she got was Reborn's hand in hers.

Reborn just held her hand closer when he felt some discomfort in Tsuna.

The train has stopped as the driver's voice broke through the speakers to announce their arrival. They have arrived to Mahora Train Station.