Tsuna breathed in deeply, suddenly very nervous. He was standing in front of his house, a suitcase next to him and an orange shoulder bag slung over his neck. He was in America for junior year. Sure he came home as often as he could for birthdays, and sure he answered the phone and video chatted as often as possible, those, however, were few and far between. But this, this was coming back home, to the place where it had all started, where he was no longer just Dame-Tsuna, where he had become a brother, friend, confident, boss, and needed.

Slowly opening the door, he peeked in. He could hear his ever faithful family discussing his arrival for tomorrow, unknowing that his flight arrived early. He could hear Hayato and Ryohei's unnecessarily loud voices. He could feel the irritation radiating off Kyoya, and the humor off Reborn, Takeshi, Mukuro, and his mother. He could sense the excitement rolling off Ipin, Fuuta, Lambo, and Chrome most at the notion that he was coming back for good this time.

Smiling, Tsuna felt a weight come off his shoulder, one that he was unaware off, at hearing his family. He had stopped by Italy on his way home and had talked with the Varia, Nono, CEDEF, Dino-nii's family, Yuni's family, and Byakuran's family, that wasn't the same.

Stepping into the house, Tsuna debated whether to yell. On one hand they would bombard him if he yelled, but if he didn't he could startle them. Shaking his head at his own silliness, he opened his mouth "Mama? I am home~!"

Silence suddenly filled the house. Worried, Tsuna picked up his suitcase and went into the living room. Picking his head in, he took in his family. "You guys scared me for a second. What?" he questioned after his relieved sigh.

"Ah, you just startled us!" Nana chirped "We weren't expecting you until tomorrow! Why didn't you call?"

Sheepishly, Tsuna rubbed the back of his head "Well, I didn't want to cause trouble and I had some extra cash so I just got some transportation myself."

After wrapping her baby boy in a tight hug, she ruffled his hair with a twinkle in her eyes "You know dear, you have a slight accent now."

Stunned, Tsuna almost screeched out, but managing to sound mildly started and unhappy, in English "What? But I was so sure I didn't! Don't people comment on that? No one said anything to me!"

"Japanese dear?" Nana questioned

Blinking, Tsuna muttered a 'Darn it' under his breath in English before switching to Japanese "I said that I was sure that I didn't and that no one had commented on it. Don't people comment on accents?"

"Well I am sure no one can tell unless they know you really well, Tsu-kun"

Frowning, Tsuna nodded.

"Well I am going to make you a feast!" Nana declared leaving for the kitchen.

Calling after her, Tsuna yelled "That isn't necessary Mama!"

Taking this moment, Fuuta, Ipin, and Lambo decided to tackle their older brother figure.

"Uff" Tsuna muttered, managing to stay standing. Then he bent down, wrapping his arms around them. "I missed you guys too"

"Did you buy us souvenirs Tsuna-nii?" Fuuta inquired

"Of course I did. I bought some for everyone"

"Did you buy Lambo candy?" Lambo demanded

"Yes I did Lambo."

"Did you have fun Tsuna-nii?" Ipin questioned

"I did, but I think I like it here with all of you much better"

Satisfied with confirming that Tsuna was there, and not an illusion again, the kids were easily convinced to help Nana cook.

Tsuna grinned at the others. "Miss me?"

"Cheeky now aren't we?" Reborn commented amused

"Of course Reborn. I had to adjust to America after all."

"Juudaime, did you really buy a lot of things for us?" Hayato questioned

"Yes Hayato. I bought everyone something."

Swinging his arm around Tsuna's shoulders, pulling him into a hug, Takeshi grinned "I am glad you are back. Did you miss my dad's sushi?"

"Yes." Tsuna immediately replied, stunning the others with the amount of conviction in his voice, "American sushi is so bad that I can barely stand eating it. Although I heard it was the best in the area I was in, but still."

"Bossu, welcome back." Chrome murmured

Moving from Takeshi, Tsuna gave Chrome a hug and kiss on the cheek, "Thanks Chrome"

Throwing his trident across the room, Mukuro growled at his sky "Kufufu, Tsunayoshi, what do you think you are doing to my dear Chrome?"

Nearly avoiding a trident to the throat, Tsuna raised an eyebrow at Mukuro. "I was repaying her kiss on mine from when we met?"

Eye twitching, Mukuro took his trident back only to hear Tsuna murmur "still a protective brother huh?"

Twirling around, Mukuro leaked all his killing intent, releasing a sickeningly sweet "Care to repeat that Tsunayoshi?"

Tsuna smiled, as everyone else backed the actual fuck away, replying with a quick "Sure thing. I said that you are still Chrome's over protective older brother"

While the questioning of who the hell replaced Tsuna raged in the background, Mukuro charged at Tsuna only to be stunned at the ease in which he was stopped.

"You know Mukuro," Tsuna drawled "destroying the house so soon would be terrible. It is not like the jet lag went away anyway."

Twitching, Mukuro stalked away to Chrome, who murmured words of comfort.

Kyoya came forward, attacking Tsuna, and met the same ease in which he was stopped. He growled out "Who are you and where is Tsunayoshi?"

Blinking, Tsuna replied "I am Tsuna. Why is that difficult to believe?"

"You are snarky" Reborn offered

Tsuna laughed, one in which everyone had dearly missed. "I have always been this snarky. It was just overshadowed by my shyness and clumsiness. Don't worry though, it is only because you are all close to me that it makes itself known."

"So you won't be snarky to say a classmate?" Chrome asked

"Nope. I will be normal, I guess."

I dont know. I felt bad for not updating.

I am thinking about making this a drabble. It would ba about when Tsuna returns from America. Would it be okay? I don't think it is overused, and I don't do full force stories yet. It makes me nervous just thinking about it.