F. Nadeshiko: Hello and welcome :) Just to make things clear, this is a time travel fic but not the kind you'd expect where Tsuna & the others go back in time, help Primo, and get back to the future; no, this story, dare I say, focuses more on familial relationships and such bonds meaning no yaoi.
Also, this is Semi-Alternate universe; if you've been keeping up with the manga and the development of Arcobaleno Curse Arc, sadly that won't be in the story as my plot doesn't have any space for it :( but not to worry, Reborn will make an appearance and there will be some action.
Anyways, to get a better understanding of the story, if you'd like, read the Arcobaleno Curse Arc where it reveals how Tsuna somewhat hates his dad because he wasn't really there for him and Nana as that has a very important key concept to the whole plot.
Anyways, thanks and happy reading!
Tsunayoshi Sawada, by all means, was not a normal teenager; which, if one deduced, meant that he had not been a normal child. Yet, if one wanted to find out more about the 10th Vongola Boss's childhood, they would find not one thing out of place- except for a few exceptions:
One being his helplessness and incapability, and another being the fact that he was always the victim of your common bullies; always. Even more so than the usual dosage one would have as a result of growing up.
But the most conspicuous exception to Tsunayoshi Sawada's childhood was the absence of his father, Iemitsu Sawada. People always wondered as to why the brunette never had a father figure in his life, and it didn't help satiate their curiosity whenever they asked his mother, Nana Sawada, a woman many would describe as 'The Perfect Wife'.
"Oh, Iemitsu is always off on grand adventures, saving the world and doing things as such; that's why he's never home," was always the woman's reply whenever people asked. Of course, they never took her seriously but that never meant that they didn't want to know more about this mysterious 'Iemitsu', heroic husband and absentee father.
It wasn't until one night that Mitsuki Mashiro, neighbor to the Sawada family as well as one of the town's most infamous gossipers, reported seeing a tall blonde man visit her neighbors in the middle of the night; that piece of news had sent almost the whole town into a frenzy of speculations as to who this man was.
It wasn't until Nana had confirmed that the blonde man was none other than her husband, as well as the father of Tsunayoshi Sawada, Iemitsu Sawada, did the town finally calm down. Of course, the town's unquenchable curiosity remained, but it had settled down over the years, and soon became lost in the storm of gossip that only a small town like Namimori could possess.
Still, such events were a part of Tsuna's childhood, strange but still there as it always would be. Sadly for the brunette, the whole incident gave his tormentors another reason to bully him, resulting in a constantly victimized life as the brunette grew up.
The rumors, the exclusion, the bullying; Tsuna found things to be easier to blame everything that happened to him on his father, after all if the man had at least tried to make an effort to visit his family, maybe he wouldn't have had such a hard time in school, or anywhere else for that matter.
His father's absence was also the reason why he currently lay on the ground in his school's lot, bruised, beaten, and most of all, bitter.
The brunette laid there, arms and legs stretched out on the sandy, hard ground, his head pounding slightly, as a result of the bullies' inflictions on his face as well as other various parts of his body. Above him, the sun began to set, turning the sky a myriad of purples and blue, its rays bouncing off the clouds which lazily drifted off onto the horizon.
'Oh, the irony,' he mused silently, the sunset's reflection gleaming dimly in his sepia brown eyes.
'The sky, free to do as it pleases, never really chained down, yet here I am, trapped in the mercy of others because of my damn father,' Tsuna frowned, scorn welling up inside him. It wasn't just his father's fault, he knew; some of it lied with him and his reluctance to stand up for himself- when it came to standing up for others, he'd be the first one on his feet to defend them.
So why? Why couldn't he do the same for himself? It was a question the brunette always thought of but could never answer. It was frustrating to say the least-
Suddenly, cold air hit his skin. Tsuna blinked; before he had realized it, night had crept upon him, silent as a butterfly's wing beat, while he was lost in his thoughts, the blanket of twinkling diamonds above greeting him.
'I better get home,' Quietly, Tsuna got up, pain shooting throughout his body as he did so, a grimace appearing on his face. He closed his eyes, concentrating on easing the agony, and with a shaky breath, he took a step forward, wincing as another shot of pain burst inside him, this time around his ankles and feet.
Trembling ever so slightly, the brunette limped his way home, his heart becoming heavier and heavier with each aching step.
~-(Armonia del Cielo)-~
As luck would have it, Tsuna found out, after finally arriving home- only to be fussed over profusely by Nana- that Reborn had left Japan earlier that evening, upon receiving a call from the Ninth who had yet, revealed his purposes for calling the Sun Arcobaleno.
Normally, Tsuna would be celebrating as it meant an evening without late night studying or other activity without the ever-so helpful presence of ten-ton hammer that awaited him; this time however, the brunette felt, in a lack of better terms… empty. And tired.
Yes, as he burrowed himself underneath the blanket of his bed, Tsuna realized just how tired he was. The pain within him had settled into a dull ache and any cuts or bruises he had were cleaned and patched up with the help of Bianchi who fortunately, didn't inquire as to how he got the injuries.
'Probably, because she already knows,' Tsuna thought. He didn't lnow what to do, or what he even wanted for that matter; all he knew was that everything that happened to him-the bullying, the mafia, his friends- was all connected to his father, in one way or another but never directly-
It was then, that Tsuna realized what he wanted-what he had needed- all along.
Silence reigned, shadows creeping at every corner of his room, the only source of light at the edge of the bed where the moon cast its beams upon. Strangely enough, it comforted him, giving Tsuna an assuring feeling that he could rest without being disturbed.
'Doubt it,' though for the first time in what seemed like a long time, an ominous tranquility settled itself within him, and the weight that the brunette had carried for so long slowly disappeared.
And just as Tsuna's eyes began to close, a strange, gentle smile made itself present on his bandaged face, the pain in his body turning into a lazy ache, serenity clouding his senses.
"I want a father."
At last. Peace.
No, Tsuna is not dead and yes, the weird peaceful ending is part of the plot. How fast I update depends on feedback meaning reviews.
Please, please review and tell me what you think of the story, I at least want 4…? Yes, I know, I'm a greedy elf -_-'
No seriously, though review because I've deleted stories that didn't get enough feedback, and I'd hate for something like that to happen to this one.
Anyways, thanks and Ciao~!