A/N: Takes place TYL. There will be pairings. Some might not be planned, some are. Some are het, some aren't. They'll all most likely be pretty mild/rarely shown/implied. Still I'll give you some ones I'm thinking of, most of them one-sided. onesided TsunaxKyoko, RyoheixHana, onesided HaruxTsuna, onesided GokuderaxTsuna, onesided YamamotoxGokudera, some implied DinoxHibari, and onesided LussuriaxEveryguyintheseries (kidding?)

In this chapter there is blatant RebornxBianchi, soo... yeah, but I'll repeat, the pairings aren't a big deal or the focus of the story. xD

"I'm so sorry for your loss," The deep-voiced man said through the phone.

Tsuna had heard those words so many times that he could barely believe them anymore. His godfather had been more of a dad to him than his real one. Uncle Timoteo taught him how to ride a bike and was the one who provided him with an allowance. While his real father was away, Uncle Timoteo was the one who watched movies with Tsuna and helped him watch after his younger brother, Lambo. Hell, Timoteo was the one who gave Lambo to the Sawada family after the little tyke was found on his doorstep when he was just a baby. This happened when Tsuna was ten and excited to get a little brother.

Yes, everyone might have been sorry for Tsuna's loss, but Tsuna was devastated by it. Timoteo may have been and counting down the days until the end, but still, it hurt. Tsuna hadn't spoken to his godfather in a while either, at age 25 he was too busy trying to find a job while living on his own in Tokyo, so he didn't even get the chance to say goodbye.

"Timoteo-san meant a great deal to a lot of people," the man went on.

That was an understatement, Tsuna thought. Timoteo was constantly smiling and giving even when he had nothing to smile about or nothing to give. His godfather was the epitome of kindness while remaining a pillar of strength as well, pulling people together under the power of leadership wherever he went. He was an easy man to look up to who represented the ideal type of man who Tsuna wanted to be.

"And he has put a great deal of trust in you, Sawada Tsunayoshi."

"What do you mean?"

"I trust Timoteo-san told you about Vongola Apartments."

"That business venture he got into? Yeah, I even went there once when I was a kid."

"Well, he's left it in your name. So we're going to need you to return to your hometown of Namimori as our landlord."

"…what?"

And that's pretty much how it happened. That's how Tsuna ended up standing on a curb with Lambo and stacks of baggage, looking at some crappy apartment housing that seemed to have its beauty die with his godfather.

"I remember this place looking better?" Tsuna asked himself.

"Oh god, why did I have to come too? This place is hideous…" Lambo complained.

"Come on, now, Lambo," Tsuna said, picking up some of their bags. "I'm sure it's not that bad."

Tsuna set the luggage down as they approached the door to their new home. He plugged the key in and was shocked to see that that little bit of movement caused the creaking door to open. Tsuna's jaw dropped. Dangerous! He and his brother thought.

"Ah, the new landlord!" A familiar voice called out. It was the man from the phone. Tsuna thought a bit and easily remembered the strange name of the groundskeeper, Reborn!

"You already moved all the large stuff last week, right? When you're done moving in, come see me. My wife and I live in the small shack beside the apartments," the mysterious tall man in the orange-rimmed fedora explained from far off before striding away.

"Who was that?" Lambo asked as they made their way inside and began putting their things away.

"Reborn-san," Tsuna answered. "He's the one who told me I inherited this place. He's been helpful, but a bit odd, so far."

Lambo lied down on the floor and let out a big sigh. "Odd how?"

"I guess you'd say he's been more… aloof than odd," Tsuna said. "That was my first time seeing him in person. Even then, I couldn't really make out how his face looked or anything."

Within seconds after finishing his sentence (maybe even before), Lambo started snoring.

Tsuna scoffed. The apartments were actually closer to Lambo's school than Mama and Papa's house. The Sawada family hoped that with the combination of walking to and from school every day and living away from his precious Mama, that Lambo would stop being so lazy and more independent. That didn't seem like it was happening anytime soon.

About an hour later, Tsuna had finished setting up where everything would go and setting some things in their proper place. After that he headed out to go visit Reborn in the small house beside the apartment building.

Upon his arrival inside, Tsuna felt a bit offended that Reborn would call it a shack. It was not only bigger than the apartments, but supposedly cleaner. And it was beautifully styled after classic Italian design. The furniture was obviously expensive and the paintings screamed elegance. The place seemed to shine with posh and class.

"Welcome to my humble abode," Reborn said as he sat at his couch watching his big screen TV and drinking wine. He sat the glass on a side table and patted the empty seat beside him. Nervously, Tsuna took the spot, sweating with the fear that he might break something or appear tasteless in comparison to the stunning home.

"I just wanted to give an overview of how things work around here. Rents usually collected every 27th of the month. Pets are allowed as long as they don't piss other people off. There are 12 residents including you and your brother and me and my wife. There are eight apartments, seven are young singles and the eighth is a young couple. If you want this place to stay alive, you will collect everyone's rent on time, probably clean the place up –it looks horrible- and not come to me for any groundskeeping needs because I'm quite bad at it if I do say so myself. Any questions? No? Good. Alright then, bye."

"Wait!" Tsuna shouted, confused, head spinning.

"What is it?" Reborn asked, sounding slightly annoyed, frightening Tsuna.

"I-it's just… I was wondering what the residents are like?"

Reborn smirked and maybe even snickered a little, if he did Tsuna didn't notice.

"Oh, you'll find out soon enough I'm sure," Reborn stated. "A word of advice, you're filling in some big shoes here. Almost every tenant was attached to Timoteo, some more than others. Try being friendly with them because you're not the only one who lost someone close to them with his death."

Tsuna felt a bit touched that others felt so stongly for his godfather then nodded with a determined smile. He was going to befriend every resident as if he were going to die!

As he got up from his seat and walked to the door, he was stopped by a beautiful woman.

"Where are you going so soon?" She asked. She had plump lips and sexy body perfectly accented by her tight jeans and midriff tank top.

"I-it's getting kind of late so I was going to go to bed now…" Tsuna said, trying to step around her.

She stopped him again and pulled out a tray of cookies. "Before you leave, take these as a welcoming gift."

Tsuna grabbed the tray. "Oh, thanks…"

"Wait, Tsuna…" Reborn said.

"What is it?" Tsuna asked, turning back to the man as he put his hand on the doorknob.

The dark-haired man than thought for a second as his wife sat in his lap with a sly grin.

"Nothing," he said after a moment. "Just that my wife, Bianchi, makes some of the best food in the world."

Tsuna smiled. "Then Lambo and I will really look forward to eating these!"

Tsuna and Lambo spent of the rest of the night puking before blacking out. The desserts weren't the best housewarming gift they'd ever received…

Vongola Apartments Set-Up

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? / ? / ? / Tsuna & Lambo … Reborn & Bianchi