AN: Well.. uh.. I guess an apology won't cut it for leaving this story unattended. To be honest, I don't know where this is going. I do know, though, that Celia is part Mary-Sue. Actually, I took the Mary-Sue test and it says she's a healthy character. I, personally, like slight Mary-Sues due to my own selfish fantasy. LOL. Anyway.. This story was started when I role-played her on a KHR! Forum with a friend, but the forum died and we lost the muse to continue the role-play. I guess since people like it and are waiting for updates.. I can do with that. Just keep in mind that there probably won't be a major plot-twist, but I'll see what I can do. It'll follow the story-line of the anime, plus cursing and all that fun stuff. Lovers, flamers - I don't honestly don't care. I type what I type, you read what you like - you're only hurting yourself.


It's First Love ;

No matter where you are, I'll be waiting.

Just for you.

I can't explain these feeling, but I know one thing –

I'm in love with you.

Chapter One

Celia Estraneo

Tsuna's POV

Ah, wonderful, beautiful sleep. How I've longed to snuggle deeply within my pillow – blanket draped over my body; acting as a veil to the chilling air that surrounded my small room. The comforting feeling of my body pressed against the mattress on which I slept on. The atmosphere of the room peaceful – calming. Nothing could have possibly ruin this amazing moment in li—

"HYAHYAHYA! Lambo has arrived to steal all your candies!" the loud, boisterous shouting of a young child sounded within my room, disrupting me from my beautiful sleep that was well deserved. Lambo's loud rant came from outside of my door, indicating that he was about ready to go cry to mama that he's hungry or wants candy. Lambo's shouting and stomping down the hall resulted in me nuzzling my face deeper into my pillow with a small groan; irritation starting to form. I blame Reborn for all this. That damn baby. Ever since that demonic child set foot in my house, things have been weird. These insane people who claim to be hitman or assassins or anything that had to do with the murder of another person started popping out from random places! I have a zealous self-proclaimed right hand man named Gokudera, apparently, who arrived with his poisonous sister Bianchi. They all started living in my house. Oh, not to mention the foreign child named I-Pin who explodes whenever she's shy or embarrassed.

Things are not how I expected.

I just wanted to live normally, but nooo. Reborn decides to show up and make my life a living hell. I mean, he claims I'm the next Vongola boss? This has to be all a dream. As Reborn puts it, Vongola is one of the most prominent and influential family in the mafia world and apparently I'm the tenth generation boss. I know, right? "Mama! I'm hungry! I want omelets!" Lambo demanded. I growled into my pillow, burrowing my face deeper, trying to drone out the annoying voice of Lambo. It wasn't working. Why can't this be my weekend where I decide to sleep away all my problems in life? Well, since Lambo's voice quieted down, that must mean that kaa-san has made Lambo his order.. Thank God.

"Oi, Dame Tsuna. Get up."

Oh, please tell me this isn't Reborn...

"Maybe if I use the Vongola technique to wake you up this time, you won't open your eyes for good."

This definitely got me up. I bolted up from my bed and sat, staring at Reborn who had made himself comfortable at the foot of my bed. I stared at him with sleepy eyes, though alert, I knew I looked like crap. "What is it now, Reborn? Can't I just sleep in?" I whined, glaring at the mafia baby though I knew it would not bother the stoic child. Reborn had a smirk plastered on his face, and I didn't like it one bit.

"Get ready. You're about to become a body-guard."

A what? "What are you going on about now, Reborn? I can't be a body-guard!" I nearly shouted. Reborn was deciding things on his own without my consent! This is not right! I didn't even accept being a mafia boss, let alone some body-guard. "Just do it, Dame Tsuna, or else I'll shoot you." Nonetheless, I was up and dressed in under five minutes as I was already headed out the door with Reborn. That crazy bastard. I shut the door behind me, bidding my mother a farewell while glaring daggers at Lambo since he had insisted in trying to tick me off. I don't have any candy he can steal – so I'd like to see him try.

"Ah, Juudaime! Good morning!" a familiar voice greeted me with nothing but respect. I turned around to see a smiling Gokudera Hayato. This guy… I'll accept him as a close friend, but not his boss! "Good morning, Gokudera-kun. What are you doing here so early?" I asked, starting to walk down the side-walk with Gokudera by my side. "Reborn-san told me to meet up with you at Namimori Shrine. I decided to come walk with you, you know, in case someone decides to pull an assassination attempt! I gotta be by the boss' side as the right hand man, y'know?" he said with sparkles in his eyes. My right eye twitched slightly. Just slightly. I have to get used to him.

The trek to Namimori Shrine was an eventful one that consisted of Gokudera yelling at anyone who dare look are me, get within touching distance or probably as much as thinking about me. It was a bother, trying to get Gokudera to stop, but in the end he obeyed and we made it to Namimori Shrine without getting in too much trouble. I looked around the front for any signs of human life, but the only ones there was Gokudera and I. "Who's suppose to be here, Reborn?" I asked the hitman baby that was parched on top of my shoulder. Gokudera nodded, adding, "The nerve of them – making Juudaime wait like this!" Reborn leapt off of my shoulder and landed on the ground in front of Gokudera and I. "We're going to be meeting someone very important and influential in the mafia, Dame-Tsuna. Be on your best behavior." I glared slightly at Reborn, even though I know my gaze didn't phase him one bit. Gokudera spoke up. "Tch, whatever. Influential? They shouldn't make Juudaime wait like this." He huffed. I sweat-dropped.

"Yo!" came a familiar, cheerful voice. Our two attentions were drawn to the steps, noticing that Yamamoto Takeshi had made his appearance known. He had a wide smile on his face, waving his right hand as a gesture of hello. Once Yamamoto made it up to in front of us, Gokudera took no hestitation and blew up on Yamamoto. "What are you doing here, Baseball-freak?" Yamamoto laughed, unfazed by Gokudera's loud shouting. "The baby asked me to come, so I did! Are we playing that mafia game, again?" he asked, still as clueless as ever. "It's not a game, Baseball-idiot!"

And thus, begin the argument of Gokudera and Yamamoto. More so Gokudera doing the shouting and cursing while Yamamoto laughed it off with one of his clueless replies. Reborn took an out-take of breath as I scratched the back of my head nervously, trying to calm down Gokudera. The sound of foot-steps caught our attentions as Gokudera quieted down. Yamamoto stopped laughing, but kept his wide smile plastered on his face. Reborn smirked, tilting his fedora down to shadow out his face. "This is Celia Estraneo." Reborn introduced as a girl with blonde hair walked up the steps to the shrine. Her hair reached past her shoulders and slightly curled, eyes a light pink color that shined brightly in the sun, and a soft-smile that one couldn't forget. To be honest, this obvious foreign girl was beautiful. The way she dressed gave off that she was a foreigner - a rich one at that. I'm not good with what type of clothes girls wear, but even someone as oblivious as Yamamoto can tell that her clothes were designer. I glanced at Gokudera to see that his jaw was dropped, but I'm assuming it was from recognition, since when Reborn had mentioned her name, I could feel the tension emitting from Gokudera's aura.

I was awestruck, to be honest, and I got this feeling in my stomach when I suddenly saw her. It was like when Kyoko was around me, but this was just so strong and sudden, I didn't know what it was. Maybe I was just blown away by how beautiful she was. Behind her was a similar face, and I couldn't help but smile with eagerness in greeting a friend of mine. "Dino-san!" I chirped, as Dino waved with a smile. The two made their way over to us with gentle smiles spread across their faces. It was like they were siblings with their smiles, although Dino's was more friendly while the girl's was a bit shy. "What are you doing here in Japan?" Yamamoto asked as he placed his arms behind his neck. "Reborn-san insisted I escort the Princess to Japan, so here I am!~" Dino answered Yamamoto's question quickly as he nudged Celia forward. The girl stumbled towards me. A little too close. She stood up straight and glanced to the side, her shyness obviously taking over.

"H-hello.. I'm Celia Estraneo." She muttered, her voice soft and sounding like a harp playing a beautiful melody. Celia bowed slightly, her soft curls falling to the front of her shoulders slightly. My heart melted. Oh, God. I'm in love already? What is this nonsense, Tsuna? I'm suppose to feel like this around Kyoko and Kyoko only! "I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi, but you can call me Tsuna." I greeted with a large smile on my face. The blonde stood up straight and sent me her own small smiles. Opening her mouth to speak, she was cut off by a familiar bomber-guy. Gokudera took Celia's right hand with both of his and knelt down on one knee, his head bowed in the utmost respect. "Princess Celia! It's a pleasure to finally meet you, and so informally as such!" he nearly shouted, Celia's expression that of a confused puppy. Her face turned a light pink in embarrassment. "P-Please, just call me Celia! No need for formalities.." she immediately took a step back at her request. "Ne, ne! Who is this girl?" Yamamoto asked, glancing at Celia with interest. Celia took a step back closer to Dino. To me, it looked like she felt protected around the Italian man, seeing as though she looked less tense when she was closer to him.

Gokudera yelled at Yamamoto for his disrespect towards Celia. "You idiot! Address her more formally!" he scolded. Reborn decided to intervene this time, explaining to us the situation. "Celia Estraneo is the mafia leader of the Estraneo Famiglia." He started. Estraneo? I never heard of that kind of name before.. Well, I actually didn't pay attention to the whole mafia ordeal much, anyway. I let the thought sink in, until suddenly my eyes widened in shock. "N-Nani? Celia is a mafia boss?" I shouted in utter shock. This can't be! She looks even younger than me! Maybe a year or two, but already a boss? Celia looked off to the side with a giggle, my face heating up at my sudden outburst. Dino laughed, ruffling Celia's head a bit. "That's right, Little Brother. Estraneo is as well-known as Vongola and Chiavarone." He laughed, patting her head. Celia looked up to him with a pout, but her pink hues showed a glint. I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.

Yamamoto smiled, "Sugoi! You're playing this game too, Celia-chan?" he asked in excitement, already getting friendly with Celia. Gokudera seemed too tempted to knock Yamamoto out. Celia looked to Yamamoto with confusion, but decided to play along. "Uh.. y-yeah.. !" she laughed slightly at his cluelessness. Reborn spoke up after awhile, hopping into Celia's arms as he faced my group and I. "Let's cut to the chase. Celia came here for a personal request," he explained as Celia nodded her head. I looked to her, and then to Reborn. Reborn looked up to Celia, indicating her to go on. Celia nodded her head, placing Reborn back on the ground as she walked up to me. My face heated up slightly, but my eyes widened at her sudden action. She grabbed my right hand with both of her soft, small palms, looking at me directly in the eyes. I gazed back at her, my face a tomatoe red. Her eyes.. they were amazing. Not because of how magnificently beautiful they looked, but because they held a strong fire. They glistened slightly, almost as if there were sparkles in her eyes. I suddenly found myself entranced with them.

With firmness in her tone, she spoke her request. Some-what a hint of begging hid underneath it. "Please, Vongola Decimo. I ask of you and your guardians – please, become my guardians and protect the Estraneo Boss!"

Excuse me, what?