Summary: Sawada Tsunayoshi, elder twin by 27 minutes, considered "dame", mute. Sawada Ieyatsu, younger twin by 27 minutes, popular, athletic. One day Reborn appears to train Ieyatsu in becoming the next Vongola boss. But, something is off.

Reborn was cleaning blood of his gun when he received a call. Glancing over to the phone, he placed down the gun and answered. "Ciaossu, Reborn speaking."

"Ah, my friend. Are you free right now?" He heard a very familiar voice. "I am, just finished up one of my missions. What do you need?" Reborn replied, glancing down at his now dead target.

"Good. I have a request for you, lets just call it repaying old debts?" The man on the other line said so clearly Reborn could just imagine the smirk on his face. "What is it?"

"I'll have the information sent to your current location. Oh, and good luck." The man laughed before hanging up.

"Damn you, Nono. What do you have planned for me now?" Reborn sighed, looking back at the gun.

Okay Okay, I get it. NEW STORY!? BUT YOU HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED HIDDEN OR SHADOWED HERO YET! Yeah yeah, I know I'm making my plate fuller, but I have a feeling writing this will be an experience. And obviously some people in this story will be OOC, even though I try to avoid it as much as I can.

Anyway, here's the stuff you'll need to know.

"Talk" - Regular Speaking

'Talk' - Thoughts

Talk - Tsuna's "eye speak"

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Reborn sat in one of the many branches of a tree right next to some of the windows in the twin's class, reviewing the information Nono had happily given him.

Sawada Ieyatsu, 14, tall and considered well-built, dark brown sleek hair, dark brown(almost black) eyes, younger twin, Decimo candidate.

Sawada Tsunayoshi, 14, small and petite, light brown wild hair, honey-brown eyes(with a hint of gold), older twin, considered mute.

Reborn let out a small sigh and looked into the classroom. He noted that whenever he let out a little killing intent, the older twin would glance towards the window at him, but the younger twin didn't even notice. Noting down he'd have to properly check if Ieyatsu did notice, Reborn tried to listen to the class.

"Okay, the next question, who wants to answer it?" The teacher asked, looking around. Ieyatsu grinned and looked over at Tsunayoshi, who was still looking at the window with his brows furrowed. "Okay, how about you Tsunayoshi. What is the answer to this problem?" The teacher smirked and pointed his thumb at the question on the board. Tsunayoshi stood up and made his way to the front, looking at the problem. "Well? Say the answer." The teacher's smirk grew and the class began snickering at the boy. Including his own brother. Tsunayoshi looked at the teacher and grabbed the chalk and wrote down an answer before returning to his seat.

Reborn watched as the teacher joined in on the snickering, his anger slowly rising. That was no way to treat a child, and a mute one at that. Then his gaze went to the problem, which was answered correctly, but as everyone was looking at Tsunayoshi, the teacher turned the 6 in 26 into an 8. "Wrong again, Tsunayoshi." The teacher said and some people, including Ieyatsu, began to laugh out loud. Reborn glared at the teacher and Tsunayoshi's eyes snapped over to where he was.

'I see... He must've unlocked his intuition..' Reborn noted down as he watched Tsunayoshi squirm under his gaze. The bell rung and as the students were leaving class, they tripped Tsunayoshi and laughed. Tsunayoshi just looked down, standing, he looked over at the tree before leaving the classroom. 'He's smart. But isn't given the credit.' Reborn decided to go after Ieyatsu after that and watched the younger brother talk with the sports teams and other popular people.

"Ne, Sawada-kun, how can you tolerate living in a house with that Dame- Tsuna?" One of the girls asked with some others joining in. "Well, you see, I take care of him. He may be the older one, but he doesn't act like it. So I take on that role and I help him, even though he clearly doesn't care. I tried to help him with his academics, but as you can see, he doesn't pay attention." Ieyatsu sighed dramatically and everyone bought it. Reborn could tell something was up with that explanation, but he didn't push it. After watching him for a few more minutes, Reborn then began to look for Tsunayoshi.

He found the boy sitting on the roof with some bruises and cuts, staring at the sky absentmindedly. Reborn watched him as he let out a soft(but inaudible) sigh, slightly wincing. Clearly he was beat up and his lunch was taken, seeing as he was empty-handed and there was no sign of the previous bento box. Suddenly someone approached the injured boy and glared at him. "Again?" The person asked. Reborn watched as Tsunayoshi's shoulders slightly rose and fell, chuckling. "So? You expect me to let those herbivores go without proper punishment?" The person bent down to check Tsunayoshi's wounds. "Listen here, herbivore, if this happens again you are to come to the disciplinary committee and report what happened and who did it. We've been over this."

Reborn continued to watch the person interrogate Tsunayoshi about what happened. Moving positions, he then noticed how the two were holding the conversation. Tsunayoshi used his body language and eyes to communicate, and the person understood it. Hibari-san, I think Hibird wants to tell you something. Tsunayoshi motioned to the little yellow bird on the person's, Hibari's, head. "Hibari! Hibari!" The bird happily chirped, "Crowding! Crowding at lunchroom~!" Hibari let out a sigh and sent a glare at Tsunayoshi, "Nurse. Now." Before leaving. Reborn watched as Tsunayoshi rolled his eyes before standing up(or an attempt to). Wobbling a bit, Tsunayoshi made his way into the school and down to the nurse's office, where he grabbed some bandages and disinfectant. Wrapping himself up with no help whatsoever from the nurse, the bell rang again. Finishing up the last wrap and putting on the last band-aid, Tsunayoshi put everything away and made his way to his next class, clearly late.

X

Tsuna glanced at the clock and sighed, he was forced by his classmates to clean up the whole gym by himself. Putting away the cleaning supplies, he grabbed his stuff and began to leave the school. As he walked out through the front gates, he saw his normal group of bullies waiting on him. Looking at his watch, he let out an inaudible groan and turned, walking the opposite way. To avoid the bullies, Tsuna walked around the whole school then took a shortcut he knew(from running away from said bullies).

When he finally got home, he entered the house. Nana poked her head out of the kitchen, "Is that you, Tsu-kun?" She asked and he nodded. "Dame- Tsuna is home? I though Hibari bit him to death or maybe he got lost and ended up next an orphanage." He heard his brother yell from the kitchen and Tsuna frowned. "That wasn't nice, Iey-kun." His mother scolded him, but Tsuna placed his hand gently on her shoulder and flashed a small smile before walking upstairs. Placing his bag near his desk, Tsuna laid down on his bed and took a deep breath. It was okay, Ieyatsu was in a good mood.

Walking downstairs, he heard a knocking at the front door. "OI, DAME- TSUNA! ANSWER THE DOOR!" Ieyatsu yelled from the kitchen and Tsuna rolled his eyes, What did you think I was going to do? Walking to the front door, he looked down to find a baby in an expensive suit and fedora(with a chameleon?). Raising a brow, he suddenly realized that this was the same presence as before. "Who is it, Tsu-kun?" Nana asked walking over and seeing the baby. "Oh! He's such a cute baby~ Who's your mother little one?" Nana asked him, Tsuna moving out of the way as his mother picked the small child up and carrying him inside. Closing the door, Tsuna followed them into the kitchen, keeping wary of both the baby and Ieyatsu.

Nana sat the baby on the table and the baby raised a hand, "Ciaossu! My name is Reborn and I'm the home tutor." Tsuna tilted his head to the side a bit and Nana let out a small gasp. "Your the tutor I called for Iey-kun!"

"I don't need a home tutor! If anyone needs a home tutor, it's Dame- Tsuna!" Ieyatsu protested and Tsuna made the conclusion that he and Nana had a conversation about this before, most likely this morning while Tsuna was leaving. He always left earlier than his brother, mostly because it was a habit Tsuna made because of how his brother acts during certain times. "I'm here to tutor Sawada Ieyatsu." Reborn said in his cutesy voice and Tsuna watched Reborn carefully. He was completely sure that this was the same person who watched him and his brother earlier today.

Before Ieyatsu could react again, Reborn quickly and swiftly kicked him, knocking him out. Ieyatsu fell to the floor and Nana brought a hand to her mouth, "Oh my, Iey-kun must be really tired." She said, smiling kindly. Reborn hopped off the table and grabbed Ieyatsu's shirt collar and looked over at Tsuna, "Where is his room?" Tsuna blinked at the baby before motioning him to follow. Leading Reborn up the stairs, Tsuna glanced back. He felt a dangerous aura emitting from Reborn and his inner voice(Hyper Intuition) said it was safe, the kid was safe. When they reached Ieyatsu's bedroom door, Tsuna was a little hesitant in opening the door, but when he did, he led Reborn into the clean room. Tsuna watched as Reborn threw(with strengh no baby should have) Ieyatsu onto his bed and Tsuna sat down near the bed.

X

When Ieyatsu woke up, he demanded to know why Reborn wanted him. "I'll be blunt with you two, I'm the world's most powerful and strongest hitman." Reborn said and Ieyatsu laughed. "You little kid and your imagination. You're better off with Dame- Tsuna after all!" Tsuna glanced over at them with believing eyes, and Reborn looked over at him. I believe you.

"Of course you believe this little kid, Dame- Tsuna. No wonder, you'll believe anything you're told and it's pathetic." Ieyatsu sneered and Tsuna ignored the sneer. You feel like you have a powerful and dangerous aura. That's why I believe you. Tsuna nodded at Reborn, who smirked. The older twin had potential. "A dangerous aura? Dame- Tsuna, it's a baby. You really are dame... a pathetic excuse for a brother too." Ieyatsu scoffed and glared at Reborn.

The chameleon that was on Reborn's fedora moved down Reborn's arm and the twins' eyes widened when they saw the chameleon transform into a gun. "Little kids shouldn't play with toys like that." Ieyatsu said with a bored tone. Tsuna looked rather interested though, Did your chameleon just turn into a toy gun?

"This isn't a toy. It's real." And to prove his point, Reborn aimed his gun at Ieyatsu. Ieyatsu glanced at the gun then Tsuna, and in a split second, he had grabbed his brother and placed him in front of the gun as a human shield, holding him there. Reborn looked at Ieyatsu before looking at Tsuna, and Reborn instantly felt disgusted at Ieyatsu. Tsuna's eyes held no more emotion and looked empty, like he knew something like this would happen and he didn't care what happened next. He was used to it. Reborn then pointed his gun at the open window and shot, a loud bang was emitted making Tsuna and Ieyatsu flinch. "That isn't how you should treat family. Especially if you are to become a future mafia boss." Reborn warned and Ieyatsu glared at Reborn. "Future mafia boss?"

"Yes, I am here to train you to become the future boss of the strongest mafia family in the world." Reborn clarified and Ieyatsu's look turned greedy as he shoved his brother away from him, the force of the push knocking Tsuna into the desk. Reborn held back the urge to shoot Ieyatsu and he glanced back at Tsuna, who was sitting up and wincing, holding where he had previously bandaged himself. O-Oww...

X

After showing the twins the pictures of the dead candidates, Reborn looked at Ieyatsu. "Any questions?"

"Yeah, what about Dame- Tsuna? He also has the blood of this Primo guy." Ieyatsu asked and Tsuna's gaze drifted to Reborn. "Tsunayoshi wasn't chosen because of our information that your father, Iemitsu, has provided. We can't have a mute boss who also can't meet the academic and athletic standards." Reborn said and Ieyatsu smirked smugly. Tsuna's face darkened for a few moments before it returned to the neutral state it was always in. Reborn knew how much the idiot Iemitsu loved Ieyatsu over Tsuna, it was apparent by how much he talked about Ieyatsu but barely mentioned Tsuna. Iemitsu always mentioned something about his wife, Nana, and son, Ieyatsu. Never or rarely about Tsuna.

Reborn turned towards Tsuna, remembering his orders from Nono. "Tsunayoshi, can you please leave me and Ieyatsu some privacy?" Reborn asked and Tsuna looked at him. What are you planning? "Nothing that will worry you. He'll be in safe hands." Reborn said. Tsuna's eyes narrowed for a few moments until his inner voice told him what Reborn was saying was true. Tsuna was about to stand up before Ieyatsu stood up and kicked Tsuna, "Get out of my room, Dame- Tsuna. Nobody wants you here at all." Ieyatsu said with his voice full of disgust, which nearly made Reborn shoot Ieyatsu. Tsuna stood up and winced from the pain where Ieyatsu kicked, which his lucky day, it was right where he had a possible bruised rib from the bullies at lunch. Looking at Reborn one more time, he left the room quietly.

Reborn didn't understand it, Tsuna clearly loved his brother over anything, but his brother still treated him like trash and that he didn't belong in the world. That's also when Reborn realized what Ieyatsu said earlier that day at lunch felt off, it was a complete lie. Reborn also didn't understand why he also felt a small wave of protection wash over him whenever Ieyatsu mocked or abused Tsuna. Turning towards his new student, he held up the Leon-gun.

X

Tsuna was able to hear everything through the wall that separated his room from Ieyatsu's. Sitting on his bed, he was somewhat relieved he wasn't chosen, not like he'd even want to be a mafia boss. Looking up at the door, a few seconds passed before it opened, revealing the baby hitman.

"Ciaossu." He greeted and Tsuna nodded, Hi. Reborn walked across Tsuna's clean room and hopped up onto the bed, "Can I see your injuries?" Tsuna raised a brow, but nonetheless complied, knowing that either way he'd be forced to. Taking off his shirt, he winced when Reborn touched the area that was bandaged. "3 bruised ribs," Reborn moved to his arms, "sprained wrist," Reborn's gaze then moved to Tsuna's face and head, "luckily no concussion, but it we don't properly treat that cut under your eye it'll get infected. I know you used disinfectant, but if you don't cover it properly it'll get infected." Reborn said. Tsuna gave a small smile, I didn't have time to properly do anything. If I were later than class than I already was, I'd be in trouble.

Reborn sighed, "You're a trouble magnet aren't you?" Tsuna let out a soundless chuckle and Reborn wondered how the child could laugh through the pain and abuse he receives everyday. And judging by how Tsuna acted and Iemitsu's reports, Tsuna can indeed still talk, but never does.

X

When Reborn finished properly patching Tsuna up, he headed downstairs where Nana was in the kitchen. "Hm? Hello, Reborn-kun. The hammock you requested is currently sitting outside Iey-kun's door so he can put it up for you." Nana smiled as Reborn hopped up onto the table. "You can just call me Reborn, Nana-san."

"Okay, and please don't add -san, it makes me feel old. You can call me Mama if you want." Nana placed a drink down for Reborn and he recognized the smell. Espresso. "Thank you." Reborn said and accepted the drink. Nana sat down at the table, placing some papers onto the table. "Maman, can I ask you something?"

"What is it, Reborn?" Nana asked, looking at the hitman. "Why doesn't Tsuna talk?"

"You noticed?" Nana smiled sadly, "I don't really know what happened. One day he's as hyper and talkative as he could possibly be, and the next, not making a noise and doesn't want to do anything. That's also the time Iey-kun started to treat Tsu-kun the way he does. I know I act oblivious, but it's as plain as day who made him like that. Iey-kun has always been a jealous person. But it got worse when Iemitsu, his own father, began to slowly ignore him. And don't think I don't know what the teachers and students do to him at school. I just wish I could help him, but he doesn't say anything.." Nana felt tears begin to flow and Reborn started to pat her back. His face looked darkened, but it was hidden by his fedora. "Reborn, can I please ask you a favor?" Nana looked at the baby. "What is it Maman?"

"Please help Tsu-kun talk again."

'Oh, I'm already on it.'