"You called me?"
Tsuna looked up at the tall dark figure entering his office, fedora firmly on his head and Leon perched on the side.
I bought that for him…
"Everyone knows that, stop being so possessive." Reborn eyed the brunet before him with a smirk on his face, feeling quite overwhelmed and satisfied with the occasional bouts of possession by Tsuna. Not that he ever voiced it out. Physically or mentally.
"So? Why do you need me?"
"Oh." Tsuna's face turned serious. Reborn recognised that look. He was no longer speaking to Tsuna, but to Vongola Decimo.
"Dino-nii got wind of a… lab, conducting experiments on people and animals."
Ah, another one of those. Tsuna hated them to the core. It was one thing that Tsuna never budged on, no matter whether it turned out bloody or not. There was no negotiation, only complete annihilation and the rehabilitation of the victims.
And it was also one of the issues he never entrusted his guardians with, knowing that any mission carried out by any guardian was always known to all the others.
Everyone knew what Mukuro felt about human experimentation.
"So… You want me to wipe them out?"
Tsuna nodded grimly.
"Yeah, but not alone. I am sending you with Collonello."
Reborn wanted to retaliate. Why that annoying idiot of all people, but seeing as Tsuna still had something to say, he kept it in.
"And I want you to be careful, Reborn. It seems like they are also hunting down for people with… our abilities."
Telepathy. Tsuna was talking about telepathy. Reborn and Tsuna got it a few weeks ago on a totally random encounter. But as it turns out, the people who develop such abilities with their soul mates were very very rare. And it seemed that this particular famiglia was interested in these abilities.
"Hm, worry more about yourself, it's bad enough that you are sending me with Collonello, and now you are doubting my abilities."
"Reborn…" A worried frown marred onto Tsuna's face, his expression screaming for Reborn to be cautious. But Reborn could hear what Tsuna was thinking. And it was repetitive 'be careful, come home safe'.
Reborn gave a small smile.
Of course I will.
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It was nearing noon and Tsuna's was leisurely making his way to the dining hall. Recently his paperwork had been reduced significantly due to the lack of destruction on the guardians' part when they go out on missions. Fleetingly, Tsuna entertained the idea that his guardians may have been paying off their damages and the owner of the properties so that none of it ever reaches Tsuna. But nah, it couldn't be right?
Instead, he was more focused the conversation he had with Reborn just this morning. He really didn't want to send Reborn for the mission, but there was nobody else to send. CEDEF had their hands full with cases as some of the new formed famiglias were causing trouble on the lower side of town, he couldn't send his guardians and the Varia had assassination orders. He toyed with the idea of going himself.
Don't you even think about it, Dame Tsuna. Stop being such a mother hen, I will be fine.
I know, Reborn, but I worry about you.
You are a hundred years too early to worry about me.
I. Will. Be. Fine.
Ok ok.
I hope you are coming for lunch soon? Your guardians are wrecking the place.
Tsuna let out a long suffering groan.
I thought they grew out of that!
Heh since when do your guardians grow out of anything? They are still a bunch of brats.
Tsuna walked into the dinning hall and was met with a subdued version of an atomic bomb explosion.
"Guys…" The quiet voiced rang over the hall and immediately, the whole dinning room quieted down.
"Juu… Juudaime!" Surprisingly, even with the extent of commotion there wasn't a single scratch on the table or walls around them. Well, Tsuna suppose he could be fine with them having fun if they didn't destroy anything.
Reborn was sitting at his usual place, lazily twirling his fedora on his finger while he waited for the food. Tsuna went over and slipped down next to him.
Around the table, his guardians exchanged grins. They knew and fully supported their boss's relationship with Reborn. Afterall, the best could only be matched with the best.
It was a relatively quiet day, and only Gokudera, Lambo and Chrome was around. Mukuro was out on a mission with Yamamoto and Hibari had deemed lunch with them as crowding.
"Ahh Hayato, how is the planning for the ball coming along?"
The annual Vongola ball, for all allies and partners of the most powerful family in Italy. But there was always a smaller one for the closest of Tsuna's family. One time of the two times in the year when the family could come together in a reunion.
"Juudaime, everything is going fine, don't worry yourself about it." Gokudera had matured over the years, and Tsuna was catching hints of the 24 year old he saw in the other future. Shortly after, the food arrived and lunch was just as chaotic as any other day. But really, this was the normalcy in the Vongola family and something would really be wrong if this didn't occur. Tsuna never wanted to see such a day come to pass. He much preferred his family like that, no matter how rowdy they were.
Reborn glanced sideways at his lover. Tsuna really didn't change, he was as sentimental as always.
You are one to talk. Who is the one who refuses to change his style because it reminds him of the 'old days' .
Oi, this is called being professional, not that you would understand.
Oh, just admit that you are old.
"I am NOT OLD."
And the sound of a gun cocking could be heard. The guardians exchanged another look, they had long been used to this conversation of the eye thing where Tsuna and Reborn just stared at each other and whole conversations will occur. And they usually resulted in random outbursts from one of them.
Oh well, just another normal day in the Vongola mansion.
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"Tsuna."
"Hmmm?" A weary head of brown mess raised up to look at the source of the voice.
"Go to bed if you are tired. It would be bad if you collapsed. Go sleep."
"I will in a while. Why are you here?"
"We are leaving for our mission. The plane is taking off in a half an hour. Thought I would come over and tell you."
"Oh!" Immediately Tsuna looked much more awake.
"Come back safe."
"Yes yes, you have said that a thousand times. I will be back for the Vongola ball for the inner circle."
"Ok, have a safe trip, Reborn."
With a tilt of his fedora and a gentle smile directed at Tsuna, Reborn left the room with sweeping elegance.
Go get some sleep, Tsuna.
Reborn, I will miss you.
Stop being such a sap. You can talk to me anytime.
Mmhm. …
I will finish the mission quickly and drag Collonello's ass back. And in Reborn-speak, that was the equivalent of-
I will miss you too.
In the quiet of the room, Tsuna smiled.
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Same universe as I can hear you, wherever you are. Because people were asking for more than a one shot, so I decided to come up with this story. If you have any suggestions about what I can include please feel free to tell me!
This is my first multi chapter story so it might be bad but I try. There will be updates but I'm not sure how frequent because I have started school and I will be busier. But I will update!
