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Tsuna was never one for conversation. He's what you might call anti-social as he prefers to be alone and speak only when absolutely necessary, which isn't very often. He doesn't need anyone. From a young age, he has been taught to eat, breathe, and sleep the ways of an assassin. Now, he's fully trained and doesn't need the opinions of 'friends'. That's what he always have and always will believe. However, his days of being alone will soon end because today he gets his first official mission and it's the exact type he despises.

"They have all the information we need, correct?" The young brunette listened to his boss' reply on the other line.

"Yes, that is correct. Remember, the information they possess is so important, men have killed for it. I would oversee the mission myself, however, due to recent troubles I've become a very busy man and cannot do so. That is where you come in, these artifacts are precious to me and this bureau, I want you to protect them at all costs, rookie. It is imperative that you do not allow them to travel alone. Keep them in your sight at all times. If anything happens to them…all hope is lost for our side. Can I trust you with this mission Sawada Tsunayoshi?"

There were a few moments of silence on Tsuna's side before he heard a confident 'yes'. His boss smiled, "Very good, I expect the best from you, Sawada. Take good care of this group, okay? Do not let me down or else I'll have to fire you." He finished with a good natured chuckle.

In contrast, Tsuna was still very serious on his side of the line. "You have no cause for worry, Caster. I will not make any mistakes whatsoever. I know the price of failing a mission, you can count on me; Sawada Tsunayoshi, signing out."

Tsuna snapped his phone shut. His breathing became heavy and labored as he stood in the dark alleyway. Suddenly, in a burst of fury, he punched the wall with all he had. He couldn't stand guarding missions and specifically requested not to be put on this kind. He trained to be an assassin, not a stupid bodyguard! He closed his eyes and took nice deep breaths. Because, whatever he said made no difference now. It was his first mission, he had no choice. If he didn't take it, he'd be sentenced to two months of paperwork and then be assigned to an identical mission. That's just how things worked at HQ.

Ugh, my life is so freakin' twisted, he thought, I hate this so much. I can't wait for this to be done and over with already.

He exits the alley and drags himself up the stairs into his apartment. The stupid mission began tomorrow and he's going to live it up while he still had the time. He pouted and stomped into his kitchen. He grabbed a huge slice of cake and snatches a bucket of ice cream from the freezer.

He plopped onto his couch. "I…will eat as much as I please because, you know what? I'm angry. I'm angry so I can do whatever I want without –mmm – permission from – mmm – stupid Caster – mmm – and that includes eating alllll of this." Tsuna spoke in between bites. He continued to happily stuff his face with sweets, that is until he heard the voice.

'Ew, stop eating that, would you? I absolutely abhor the taste of vanilla.'

"Well, too bad, it's my mouth and I can do what I want with it…creep."

'Hmm, I might not be able to stop you from stuffing your face, but I can keep you from enjoying it.' Tsuna felt a sudden pounding on his back similar to if someone was trying to help him through a coughing fit. And help it did, not two seconds later, he was spewing the contents of his mouth all over his coffee table.

Tsuna spits excess slobber to the side. "What did you do that for, Nuts? Look at the mess that I have to clean up." He heard muffled chuckles coming from the back of his mind. "That is not funny. You know what, I'm going to buy a whole new bucket just to spite you."

Nuts chuckled nervously, 'Fine you win, but make sure you brush our teeth before bed. So, how do you feel about the mission Caster gave us? The display you put on in the alley gives me the feeling of excitement.'

"Ha-ha, very funny. Well, this is our very first mission and we're babysitting a bunch of fully capable grown men! All because they have 'important information', everyone will look at my first mission as a joke. I had no choice in the matter but to accept. Plus, if I don't we're going to come up short for next month's rent." Tsuna fell back onto his couch and let out a loud, exasperated sigh.

Nuts voice came seriously, 'Listen Tsuna, I can understand that you might not want to do this mission, but I do. For some reason, my intuition has been acting up lately and I think it's because of this mission. I feel whoever comes over tomorrow will have something to do with it. And…they might be the ones.'

"Psht! Is that all that's on your mind at any given moment?" Nuts laughed. "Anyway, I agree. My intuition has been acting up, too. Huh, let's just hope everything works itself out and we won't have to stress about it anymore."

'Agreed, now how about you clean this mess up?'

"Che. Jerk."

At An Unidentified Location

"Well, I don't give a damn about who has them, all I care about is that you find them and bring them back to me. Now listen and listen good, if you fail me and come back empty handed or don't come back at all, I will find you…and I will kill you. There's no such thing as a 'failed mission' in my book. Do you understand me?"

"Yes sir, I guarantee that I won't let you down. I will bring them back to you, as soon as possible. Failure is not an option."

First chapter of Failure Is Not An Option. I'll work on it when I have the time.

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Special Thanks to Mirum Kai