I don't own KHR or the characters

Edited and fixed by my friend

Betad by Dawnsty

"Aghhh.. what a long day.." a boy with spiky gravity defying caramel hair sighed as he walked down the street from school. Cold Autumn air swept past him, ruffling his hair gently. The setting sun bathed the sky in a stunning orange, the color which mirrored his flame. The boy, Tsunayoshi - also known as either Tsuna or Dame-Tsuna - stopped to look at the sunset just beyond the rooftops. It really did look pretty; the sky was clear and cold, making the world seem utterly still and silent. After a few moments of staring at the endless orange sky, Tsuna started to walk again.
'It really does look like time's standing still...' he thought, feeling another sigh rise up in his throat. 'It's been so quiet lately...'
"Well, I guess that's a good thing." he murmured out loud, sighing again; he really needed to stop that.
It had been about two and a half years since the arcobaleno and Checker Face ordeal happened and he had found a way to save them all and break the curse. Since then, however, nothing had really happened.
Well... not nothing, exactly. Some stuff has happened, big stuff. There just weren't any big mafia wars or fights to the death, or really any of the things that seemed to happen a lot back then. His past couple years had been eventful, especially the past few months. One of the things was watching Reborn grow up.
Watching the hitman go through growth spurts was definitely strange; seeing the trigger happy baby that was barely two feet tall and suddenly shooting up and maturing in such a short time was almost freaky and very scary for Tsuna. Before he could get used to the changes, he realized that he was now looking up at his tutor, which was a very bizarre situation.
It had only taken him a year and a half to reach his original age, the first besides Lal. The other baby-sized arcobaleno took a bit longer to reach their original age / body, the last time he saw any of them Mammon and Colonnello were on their last stretch. Nana, his mother, had taken it a little strangely, but accepted it altogether.
He had grown up a bit himself: now 16, he was a bit taller, yet still shortest of his friends. He had grown stronger with Reborn's still-constant training, and.. well, he had kinda fallen in love with his tutor.
Tsuna felt his cheeks flush a soft pink at the thought, thinking back to when he had first come to terms with his feelings for the hitman. It was when he discovered Checker Faces true motives for the boss watch battles, and that Reborn and the other arcobaleno would die. He couldn't even imagine what life would be like without Reborn, he outright refused, denied, would not accept that Reborn was going to die! He swore he would find a way, and that he did (thanks to Lambo's midnight drink).
After all of that he had a major sit down with his feelings, which was when he had confirmed to himself that he was in love with Reborn. It was a strange thing to feel more than just friendship or respect towards the hitman, and he quickly realized that looking into those big,unreadable black eyes was an extremely hard thing to do, that only got worse as Reborn started to get older and regained his original body back.
Only 5 months ago was when his deepest secret had slipped out of his mouth in front of Reborn, but before Tsuna could go into full out panic mode and run for the hills, he was suddenly pulled into a strong embrace by the hitman. After a few moments the raven-haired man pulled back and teased him on how it was about time, all the while tripping over his own words. He couldn't believe his ears, and before he could even question the hitman warm lips were pressed against his in a strong but soft manner that made him feel safe, the taste of freshly brewed espresso lingering on his lips and the smell of gunpowder and an expensive cologne flooding his nostrils. That was the beginning of their relationship. Reborn told him not to tell anyone right now, even though he wanted to, but Reborn thought it would be more fun to not tell anyone.
His thoughts were cut short when he felt himself trip over his own feet and tumbling to the ground in the process. "Hieee-!" Tsuna was cut off short as his face met concrete. He groaned as he picked himself up off the ground, rubbing his now sore nose.
'I hope no one saw that' the brunet thought, taking a second to look around for anyone that might have seen him falling. That was when he noticed that he was only 3 houses down from his home.
Opening the wooden gate and closing it behind his back with a soft clatter, he could already hear little feet running around the house and the happy screams of children. However, before he could open the door it was slammed open and a flying cow child collided with his face.
"L-Lambo!?" Tsuna tumbled a few feet backwards, struggling to keep his balance. "Welcome home, Dame-Tsuna." Recognizing the voice, he pried the small child off of his face and settling it gently on the ground, Lambo immediately ran back inside the house screaming nonsense, while chasing a giggling I-pin. He met the gaze of the hitman in the doorway, opening his mouth to reply.
"Hello, Reborn." Tsuna said while rubbing his nose, walking through the door and closing it behind himself with a click.
"You're late, Dame-Tsuna. Mama's almost done with dinner, and you haven't even started on your homework" Reborn huffed, looming over the poor brunet.
"I-It was my turn to clean up after school, a-and there was a big mess, and.. and..." the sky guardian tried to explain himself, tripping over his words as Reborn leered down at him like he was some sort of prey in front of a predator. He was about to stutter back when warm lips were pressed against his in a quick kiss. Tsuna felt his face turn red, but shyly pushed back. Reborn pulled away, and before Tsuna could catch his breath Reborn whacked him over the head.
"Ow!" Tsuna hissed angrily, rubbing his head "What was that for?!"
"For being late" the hitman replied bluntly. Before Tsuna could protest, Nana's head popped out from around the corner. "Ah, Tsu-kun!, you're finally back! Come in here, I need your help setting the table." Nana said, going back to the kitchen to finish up dinner.
"Hai!" Tsuna replied, trailing after his mother with a swift glance back at Reborn to see if he would stop him. When the hitman didn't make a move, he assumed that he was free for now, and so he quickened his pace to catch up with his mom.
After helping out in the kitchen and setting the table, Nana called everyone down for dinner. It was fairly normal - Lampo trying to steal his food, I-pin attempting to calm him down, and in the end Reborn managing to take half his meal. After he finished his dinner he took his plate to the sink, thanked his mom, and went upstairs to his room to start on his homework.
After a few hours of work his mom knocked on the door, telling him that his bath was ready. Tsuna grabbed a towel and a pair of pajamas on his way to the bathroom, not exactly taking his time, but not rushing either. In the bath, Tsuna couldn't help but think there had been something off since he left school.
'Like staying at a place you know you're going to leave, or going to a place you don't want to be in, but have to..' Tsuna tried fruitlessly to describe his feeling, eventually not wanting to dwell on it any longer and pushing it to the back of his mind he went on with washing his hair and soaking a bit in the pleasant warm of the water, momentarily relieving his stress and soothing his mind.
"I'm sure its nothing." he mumbled to himself, twirling the necklace Reborn had given him for his birthday between his fingers. Reborn thought it was perfect for him, and it was, now he never took it off. It was a small orange marble enclosed in a net of silver metal that sat nicely around his neck. After a few minutes of soaking he pulled the plug, while getting out of the bath, and dried off, changing into his pajamas, he brushed his teeth, making his way back to his room after wards.
As he opened the door to his room, he sensed someone waiting for him on the other side. When he saw Reborn sitting on his desk, looking at his math homework, Tsuna instantly tensed up.
"You got 3 questions wrong, an investment." Reborn sighed, looking up from the paper to glance at Tsuna. Tsuna felt relief wash over him at those words. "But, 3 questions are still 3 questions, Dame-Tsuna." Reborn continued with a smirk that could rival that of the devil. Tsuna instantly felt dread running back through his veins.
"You're not going to bed until you get them right." the raven-haired man said oh so innocently.
"B-But-" Tsuna tried to protest before he was cut off.
"No buts, Dame-tsuna." Reborn replied with a childish pout, pointing a transformed Leon at him.
"F-Fine!" he exclaimed, stumbling over to his desk to retry the questions. After 20 minutes, Tsuna handed the paper back to Reborn.
"Hmm..." Reborn hummed looking them over. "Good, you got them all right this time." he said, setting the paper down on the desk. Sighing in relief, the brunet looked at the clock. '12:27am, definitely time to go to bed.' he thought, turning around to look at Reborn, who was now leaning against a wall.
"Are you leaving or are you staying?" the sky guardian asked.
"Leaving, there are some things I still need to do." Reborn replied.
After Reborn had fully grown out, they had all realized something; there was no place for him to sleep, so he had to rent an apartment, which was a 10 minute walk away from Tsuna's house. Sometimes he would just sleep on the couch or (rarely) snuggle up with Tsuna, but he would still hang around the house to keep watch on Tsuna and eat Nana's cooking.
"I'll still be back in the morning to wake you up." Reborn smirked.
"Yeeaah." Tsuna replied sarcastically.
Reborn raised an eyebrow. "When did you get all cocky?" he asked.
"I don't know, must have been thanks to you" the brunet laughed, plopping down on his bed. "May I have a good night kiss?" he asked with large, fake, teary eyes.
Reborn rolled his eyes, walking back over to the brunet and putting his hat on the nightstand. "You asked for it" he replied, bending down and pining the brunets hands over his head before smashing their lips together.
Tsuna squeaked back in surprise, not expecting the sudden roughness the hitman showed. He felt Reborn's tongue on his lips asking for entrance and of course he gladly let him in. Reborn plunged his tongue into the warm crevice he knew by heart now, liking the way the cute brunet beneath him moaned and arched into the kiss. Reborn pulled away with a string of saliva connecting them for a few heartbeats, leaving the brunet breathless on the bed.
"Now go to bed, Dame-Tsuna." the hitman murmured, getting back up and grabbing his hat from the nightstand, wiping the drool off of his chin.
"G-Good night, Reborn." Tsuna stammered, still somewhat flustered and trying to catch his breath from the kiss they just shared a moment ago.
"Night." Reborn replied, walking out of the room without another word.
Tsuna laid back down in his bed trying to slow his racing heart. Thoughts of the events of the day triggered the indescribably feeling to rise up again, and with a frown, Tsuna closed his eyes.

'I hope nothing bad happens tomorrow...' was his last thought before he let sleep overtake him.

Authors note

This is my first fanfic please be kind, I'v had this idea in my head of a while and I would not let this one rot away in my head like all the other.

please forgive me for my grammar and spelling, I hope I didn't spell any name wrong, I suck at explaining thing so the being mite look like crap.

I'll start on the first chapter as son as I can.

It would make me happy if you reviewed and tell me how I did.

thank you for reading!