AND HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!! *drumroll*

My second serious multi-chapter Reborn fic!

Also a shameless advertiser for my first serious multi-chapter Reborn fic, Memories Never Fade. For those of you who read the story, I still need your votes.

Also for this, I still need votes. Agggh.

Okay, so, this fic is completely and utterly an AU OOC fic. This shows the Katekyo Hitman Reborn cast... BEHIND THE SCENES!!!

Is Hibari actually a cold dictator? Is Tsuna actually a guy (we all know the answer to that...)? We look in to our favorite cast's lives off screen!

Summary: Exactly how were the actors for Reborn recruited? And how will Tsunaru and her friends cope with all these weird changes? Will they rise to stardom and become the top of the anime world? Damn right they will!


"Onee-chan!" a pretty girl with short, orange hair knocked on the bathroom door. "Onee-chan! I need to take a shower too! Get out of there!"

"Geez…" another girl, around the same age as the other, opened the door, toweling off her hair. Her hair was brown, and she was also quite cute, with a baby face. "I was just drying my hair. Couldn't you have waited a little longer?"

"But it's so late!"

"That's what happens when you keep IMing your friends when you're supposed to be doing homework!" the brown-haired girl knocked on the orange-girl's forhead. "Be more responsible, Kyoko!"

"Wah!" Kyoko winced as her older sister's knuckles rapped against her skin. "Mou, Onee-chan is too manly!"

"Who the hell is manly?!" Kyoko's older sister yelled, flustered, as she walked down the hallway to her room. Kyoko sighed as she walked in to the bathroom and shut the door.

"Tsunaru!" called the voice of a woman from downstairs. "Tsunaru-chan?"

"Something the matter Mom?" Sawada Tsunaruhime called back.

Sawada Nana's head poked up from the stairway. "Phone for you, Tsunaru-chan. I think it's Hayato-kun."

"Oh, thank you," Tsunaru took the phone and held it to her ear. She walked back to her room. "Moshi-moshi, Hayato. What's up?"

"Tsunaru-chan!" Tsunaru's childhood friend's voice sounded over the phone. "Are you busy tomorrow?"

"Hm? Not really…"

"T-Then…" Hayato seemed to be struggling. "Will you go shopping with me tomorrow?"

"Shopping?" Tsunaru's ears perked. "What are you buying?"

"Uh, nothing… just… stuff," he laughed awkwardly.

"Huh… well, I could do with a new pair of sneakers. And I wanted to get another pair of jeans," Tsunaru tapped her foot, wrinkling her forehead thoughtfully. "Okay! I'll go with you."

"Really?!" Hayato's voice was excited. "So, this is like a d-d-dat-"

"And Kyoko wanted that blouse that she saw the other day," Tsunaru continued, unintentionally cutting Hayato off. "And I remember Takeshi-kun saying that he wanted to get a new pair of baseball cleats. Haru-chan will want to come if Kyoko is coming… Oh, and we should invite Nagi-chan and Kyouya-nii!"

"What?! But, wait, Tsunaru-chan…!"

"I'll call everyone and invite them!" Tsunaru said cheerfully. "We'll all go on a shopping trip tomorrow!"

"B-But!"

"See you tomorrow, Hayato," Tsunaru hung up, oblivious that Hayato had been half yelling in her ear.

"Tsunaru-chaaaan," cried Hayato on to his bed. "I lost my chance. Don't you feel the same way that I do towards you?"

The phone rang.

"Moshi-moshi…"

"Hayato?" Tsunaru's voice brought the silver-haired boy back to life. "Did something happen?"

"Tsunaru-chan! No! Nothing at all!" Hayato's voice was so happy that it almost broke.

"… I see," Tsunaru said cautiously. "Well, it turns out that the others…"

"Aren't coming?!" Hayato asked hopefully.

"Er… no," Tsunaru laughed. "They actually invited more people with us. Kyouya-nii invited Ryohei-nii and Dino-san over, Haru says that she has to babysit Lambo and I-Pin, so they're also coming, and Nagi-chan wants to bring… Mukuro-san," she spat out that name with distaste.

"WHAT?! THAT PERVERT?!"

"Well, he is Nagi-chan's brother," sighed Tsunaru over the phone. "But I really don't like him. The last time I was with him, he felt my chest and commented that it was really small!"

Hayato was getting a nose-bleed. "O-Oh, is that so?"

"So, Hayato," Tsunaru's tone was encouraging. "I hope that you can protect me from him tomorrow."

"EH?! OF COURSE!!!" Hayato yelled with delight. "But, why did you call me…?"

"Huh? Isn't it normal?" Tsunaru sounded confused. "You're my childhood friend. I trust you above all the others!" Hayato could practically see her sunny smile, and he almost burst with pride.

"Yes! Of course!" he said happily. "Don't worry, Tsunaru-chan, that guy won't be able to land a hand on you! I won't let him touch you!"

"That's good. Thank you, Hayato. You're so reliable!"

INSTANT KILL!!! She said I'm reliable, she said I'm reliable, she said I'm reliable… Hayato almost died from happiness.

"Oh…" Tsunaru's voice became muffled as she spoke to someone in the backround. "Okay. Hayato, I need to go brush my teeth. See you tomorrow!"

"Ah, yes, good night, Tsunaru-chan!" Hayato sighed happily as he hung up, and then leapt to his walk-in closet. "Alright! Let's prepare for tomorrow!"


The next day, Tsunaruhime and Kyoko were the earliest at the meeting spot, a clock that overlooked the main square in Namimori.

"What are you planning on buying, Kyoko?"

"Well, I want that blouse," Kyoko started to tick things off on her fingers, "a new purse, maybe a pair or two of sandals, a nice new sun hat…" her eyes drifted to a store with evening gowns displayed in the window. "Hmmm, that pink dress looks quite nice…"

"That shade of pink doesn't look good with your hair," Tsunaru said absentmindedly. She spotted Haru and waved. "Haru-chan! We're over here!"

"Tsunaru-chan! Kyoko-chan!" Haru gasped out, wiping her brow free of sweat. As usual, she was wearing a track suit, which was what she wore for casual outings and cross country practice. "Whew! I need to improve my running speed!"

"Uh, Haru…?" Tsunaru peered behind her. "Where are Lambo-kun and I-Pin?"

"Oh no!" Haru gasped. "I totally forgot! I picked them up, but then I thought we were late so I started running!"

"Haru-chan!" Kyoko looked worriedly around. "How could you? They're probably all lost by now!"

"Pardon me for saying, but we aren't lost. Not the slightest bit!"

All three girls looked down to see Lambo, the smartest and brattiest five-year-old alive, and I-Pin, the little girl who kept Lambo under a leash. For the umpteenth time since I-Pin was born, Tsunaru mistook I-Pin's head for an eagle egg, before quickly rectifying the mistake.

"There you two are!" Tsunaru knelt down and patted them both on the head. "We were worried that you had gotten lost!"

"Lost?!" sputtered Lambo in outrage. "I'm a five-year-old! Not some blundering baby who was just born! Of course, when I was born, I was already able to talk. They called me a miracle. My IQ as a child alone was well above 150! And now that I'm five, my brain has exceptionally increased to the point where – "

"Lambo, you talk too much!" I-Pin scolded him. Lambo flushed and muttered rebelliously under his breath. Fortunately, he quieted and stopped boasting. The constant cooing and attention that Lambo had always gotten from age zero had all gone to his head. Luckily, he made friends with I-Pin, the girl next door, and she kept watch to make sure that he didn't go shooting his mouth off and getting in trouble with adults.

"So who else is coming, Tsunaru-neechan?" Lambo tilted his head up to stare at Tsunaru's soft brown eyes.

"Kyouya-nii, Nagi-chan, Takeshi-kun, Mukuro, Hayato, Ryohei-nii…" Tsunaru paused and turned to her sister. "Did you invite anyone else?"

"No," Kyoko shrugged.

Tsunaru looked down at the kids. "What about you two. Did you invite your older brother and sister?"

"Why would we?" scoffed Lambo, crossing his tiny arms. I-Pin frowned at him, causing Lambo to back away. I-Pin loved her older sister very much, and admired her. Lambo's older brother, on the other hand, was a playboy who every girl knew, so nobody trusted him. Not exactly the ideal older brother. "I'd rather have Ryohei-niisan for a brother," Lambo muttered. "At least he's an intellectual."

"What about me? Aren't I an intellectual?" Tsunaru felt a hand on her shoulder. "Hey! Tsunaru-chan!"

"Dino-san!" Tsunaru turned and smiled up at Kyouya's ex-stepbrother.

… Yeah, it sounded weird, but Kyouya's father had divorced from his wife when Kyouya was young, and married a foreigner who already had a son; Dino. And then, thinking better of it, Kyouya's father divorced from Dino's mother and remarried his original wife; Kyouya's mother. After which, however, Dino and Kyouya remained rather close. Dino was a very big fan of American movies, especially Indiana Jones. He had even learned how to handle a whip. Hayato had called him a pervert multiple times, and always made sure that his precious Tsunaru-chan was never alone with him. Kyouya became incredibly embarrassed about this.

"You're not an intellectual," Lambo snorted. "You're an adult who doesn't know when to grow up."

Dino frowned. "I don't want to hear that from a shrimp!"

"Who's a shrimp?!"

"Hey guys!" called a voice. All turned to see Nagi waving, with Mukuro, Kyouya, Ryohei, and oddly enough, Fuuta, behind her. Lambo immediately brightened and scurried over to Ryohei, hugging the older man's leg.

"Ryohei-niisan!" Lambo instantly retrogressed in to a child. Ryohei chuckled and plucked him up to set him on his shoulders.

"Hey, kid," was Ryohei's greeting. He was a man of few words.

Fuuta, Ryohei's little brother, looked envious. He was a small ten-year-old with a girlish face and voice. Like his older brother, he was very quiet and loved books. Fuuta was also very attached to Kyouya, who loved kids.

I-Pin, on the other hand, had ran over to Nagi and was now snuggling in her arms. Kyouya was rather fond of I-Pin, who reminded him of his own little brother, Fon.

(Not that he'd say that outloud. He didn't want I-Pin feeling bad about looking a little like a boy. Boyish girls were sometimes very attractive within the Japanese community. Take Tsunaru for instance. She was a boyish looking girl, opposite of her feminine sister Kyoko, but she still had a sweet personality and could be quite girlish when she wanted to be.)

Takeshi grinned and let out a catcall as he poked fun at Kyouya and Nagi. "Awww, how cute! The two of you are like a married couple!"

Kyouya blushed so furiously that his entire face turned an unhealthy shade of red. Nagi, on the other hand, simply smiled sweetly and sidled up closer to her boyfriend, happy at the idea.

A hand snuck between them and nudged Kyouya out of the way. "Please don't get so close to my sister," Mukuro smiled charmingly at the other boy. "It's fine that you two are friends, but if it goes any farther…"

"Onii-chan!" Nagi shoved him out of the way and grabbed Kyouya's arm. "Leave him alone!"

She set down I-Pin and stalked off, holding Kyouya's arm in a vicelike grip. Kyouya shot Ryohei a pleading glance before stumbling after her. Ryohei chuckled. "That guy's a real sucker for Nagi-chan, huh?"

Tsunaru snickered behind her hand. "No kidding. Now then, should we split in to groups, or should we all go together?"

"Let's split up," Kyoko interjected. "If we all go in to a store at once, we'll probably fill the whole place. I call Takeshi," she cuddled his arm. Takeshi grinned and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. They immediately set off at a lively pace.

"Haru-chan, would you like to go with me?" Tsunaru asked.

"Of course!" Haru said cheerily, before casting Hayato a cheeky glance. "Would you like to come too, Octopus-Head?"

"Who the fuck is Octopus-Head?!" snarled Hayato.

Tsunaru calmed things down. "Come on now, Haru-chan, Hayato. Don't fight. Alright, we'll meet back up at this spot later at noon for lunch. Okay?"

"Okay!!" everyone chimed and split off. Mukuro went off on his own to tell Nagi and Kyouya the meeting time (and most probably stop them from getting too close). Haru, Tsunaru, and Hayato went to the sports department store. Kyoko and Takeshi went off on their own little lovey-dovey date, most likely to the ice cream parlor where they always went. Ryohei took I-Pin, Lambo, and Fuuta to the bookstore. Dino had wanted a hair cut, and then wanted to go to the movie rental store later.

When they did meet up for lunch at noon, all four groups were carrying bags of merchendise. Tsunaru was the only one who wasn't carrying anything because Hayato had taken it on himself to carry everything for her. Because of that, she made sure not to buy too much stuff.

"Where should we go for lunch?"

A loud clamour of voices clashed together as everyone shouted out their personal opinions. Tsunaru held up her hands in exasperation. "Okay okay! We'll split up again and meet in that spot over there to eat. Go grab whatever you want."

And so all of them split up again. And when they came back together, each of them had food of their own preferences.

All of the girls had gotten different types of salads. Ryohei had bought himself and Fuuta some ramen. Kyouya had gone to his favorite terryaki store. Takeshi had bought sushi for everybody. Dino had went to an American burger joint. Mukuro had taken the kids to get dessert (supervised by a suspicious Tsunaru and Nagi). Tsunaru had taken it upon herself to get drinks, with Hayato tagging along. ("Tsunaru-chan, you should have let me get them!" "Hayato, I'm not some silly little girl who can't manage one thing!").

When they did come back, however, their spot was occupied by very nasty looking thugs who scared the crap out of passerbys.

"Should I throw them out, Tsunaru-chan?" asked Hayato with a frown as one of the thugs purposely tripped a little kid and laughed as the kid wailed for his mother.

Tsunaru sighed. "Hayato, that's really not…"

"Maybe we should," Takeshi frowned as well, which was rare. "They're scaring so many other people. We'd be doing some good if we made them leave." Tsunaru frowned at him. Takeshi was a good athlete, and had been raised by a kendo fanatic and a baseball fanatic. Either way, he could do a lot of damage with either a bokken or a bat. Unfortunetly, as a favor, she had bought both for him when they were in the sports store.

"Takeshi!" Kyoko was also shocked. She may have been a bit of a ditz, but she still disliked violence in any way, shape, or form.

However, Kyouya was the only one out of the older boys who didn't want to resort to violence. "Couldn't we just talk to them? Maybe then they'd leave."

Ryohei shrugged. "Personally, I don't care either way if we eat somewhere else, but I'd prefer not to be known as a coward," he cracked his knuckles thoughtfully. Tsunaru remembered a little too late that Ryohei did boxing as a way to keep in shape. He had been scouted multiple times, but never had too much interest.

Dino shrugged and fingered the whip that he carried under his jacket. "It's not good for them to terrorize innocent people. Not good at all."

Lambo hid behind I-Pin who hid behind Fuuta. "We'll just stay out of this, thanks."

"Don't be such scaredy-cats!" scolded Fuuta. I-Pin blushed in shame.

Nagi and Haru both looked cross. "They can't do that to a little kid! We should do something!"

Mukuro didn't say anything.

Everyone tried to talk at once. Tsunaru held up her hands for silence. "Guys, come on, we can't do something like that! We'd get in so much trouble if we did…" she suddenly dropped in to silence, staring at something over Kyoko's shoulder. "Oh, no. They are not."

Everyone turned. The same thug who had tripped the kid now had the poor child's head under the water in the fountain. He would let the kid up periodically, enough to let him gasp a breath of air, and then dunk him under again. Every interval of air would grow shorter, until the child started to visibly swallow water.

Even Kyouya grinded his teeth. His excessive love for small cute things extended to children. Hayato growled threateningly. "You bastards! You – "

And suddenly Tsunaru was right in front of the thug, looking thunderous. "What. Do. You. Think. You're. DOING," her voice was deceptively quiet. The thug stared at her with a lecherous grin.

"Hey. Wanna play with me?"

A slow, wicked grin spread on Tsunaru's face. "Okay, let's play!" she said sweetly.

And then slammed her foot in to the thug's groin.

It was like the starting gun to the race. Immediately both sides clashed together. Kyoko had thrown Takeshi a baseball bat, which he was now using to furiously beat the thug holding the kid. Mukuro had at first mysteriously disappeared, only to appear again and started to brain some of the other thugs with the dessert bag. Tsunaru quickly hauled the kid out of the fountain. Hayato was mixing something in a glass bowl in the back, muttering furiously. Dino and Ryohei were working together to attack the thug's cohorts in to submission. Only one of the cohort's managed to escape and headed straight towards Kyouya, who had stayed behind to protect the kids and the remaining girls. Kyouya noticeably flinched.

"You bastard!" howled the cohort, hands outstretched to grab Kyouya by the throat.

By instinct, by pure instinct formed out of years of strict training with his mother, Kyouya ducked, spun, and elbowed the cohort hard in the gut. The cohort made a loud "oof!" sound and fell to his knees. When he made to get up again, Kyouya grabbed his head and smashed it in to the closest thing; a lampost. The cohort collasped.

"That… was… surprising," Kyouya wheezed. In truth, he had been terrified out of his wits.

"That's my little brother!" yelled Dino as his whip wrapped around another cohort's throat and choked him. "That's the inheritor to the most famous dojo in Japan!" which was true. For someone who didn't like fighting or violence, Kyouya could really pack a punch (and a high kick and a headlock and a…)

Nagi wrapped her arms around Kyouya in a comforting embrace. "Are you feeling okay?"

"I'll be fine the moment my heart stops racing," Kyouya assured her.

Unfortunetly, the thugs outnumbered the amount of people able to fight. "There's too many!" yelled Takeshi. He had finished with the head thug and was now attacking others. Kyoko gave a shriek of dismay as she watched her boyfriend get hit from behind.

"Everyone!" Hayato suddenly screamed. "Cover your eyes!"

He flung whatever he had been mixing in the glass bowl on to the ground, shielding his eyes with goggles (which he had also gotten from the sports store) as he did so. Immediately the bowl exploded with a loud bang and a blinding flash. Everyone snapped their eyes shut.

Tsunaru screwed up her eyes in pain, having her hands full with holding the kid in one arm and covering his eyes with the other. She felt arms sweeping her up and carrying her away from the chaos.


When she opened her eyes again, she realized that they were all in the park. Hayato, who had been the one to grab her and fled, was panting beside her, stretched out on the lush green grass.

"Tsunaru-chan," he gasped, "are you alright?"

"I'm fine," she murmured, patting his forehead gently. "I'm okay. The kid's okay. We're okay."

Hayato cracked a shifty grin at her when her smile turned downwards. "Now exactly what were you mixing back there?"

Hayato cringed under her hard stare and fidgited nervously. "Just some little chemicals… you know, the usual stuff that everyone carries around with him…"

"You chemistry geek!" Tsunaru sighed. "Well, if you weren't so smart, you wouldn't be able to help me with homework. Okay, I'll let you off."

Mukuro, sitting on Tsunaru's other side, opened the dessert back and stared at the insides with disgust. "Well, there goes our chocolate strawberry cake."

Nagi reached over and pulled out a very battered and smushed piece of cake. "It still looks good though," she remarked and held her hand out to Kyouya. Blushing, Kyouya grudgingly ate the cake out of her hands. Dino grinned cheekily at Kyouya, who pointedly looked away.

Takeshi gave a tired catcall. "Aren't they so cute, Kyoko? Why don't you let me do that?"

Kyoko blushed and hit Takeshi hard on his injury. "The very idea of it! Oh, I'm sorry!"

Ryohei and Haru were trying to comfort the kids, who had been terrified. "It's okay," Haru said soothingly. "That stupid Octopus didn't mean to scare you. Shhhh."

"Why do you call him an Octopus?" asked Ryohei.

"Doesn't his hair kind of look like it?" grinned Haru mischiviously. "A slimy little octopus with tentacles."

Ryohei looked over at Hayato, tilted his head to get a better angle, and grinned. "Now that you mention it, you're right! Hey, Octopus-Head!"

"SHUT UP!!! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT FROM SOMEONE WHO'S HAIR LOOKS LIKE A BADLY MOWED LAWN!!!!"

Ryohei ignored him. Now the kids were laughing instead of crying, so it was worth the insult.

Tsunaru looked down to the little kid who was still clinging to her. "Hey, little guy, are you alright? Did they hurt you?"

"…"

"Hey, kid?" Hayato poked the child. "Is he dead?"

"Hayato! I can feel his pulse though…" frowned Tsunaru. She gave the kid a little thump on the back. "Hey?"

"I found them…"

"Huh?"

Suddenly the kid jumped out of Tsunaru's arm and pulled a cell phone out of his pocket. Punching in a number, he talked rapidly in to the speaker. "Oi, Amano. I've found them. Some kids who could do the actual stunts! Yeah. They're great. I'll see you," he snapped the cell phone shut and turned to stare at the group, who were all staring back. "You're hired."

Tsunaru now noticed the pecularities of the kid, like the fact that he talked like an old man, wore a little black suit with a matching fedora, and had an enormously sized head.

"What…"

"My name is Reborn. From now on, I'll be your manager, co-star, and overall advisor. Nice to meet all of you. We've got a meeting tomorrow at ten in the morning, now don't be late, or I'll shoot you."

With a tip of his hat, Reborn walked smartly off, leaving an astonished group behind him.

There was completely silence. Then…

"WHAT THE FUCKING HELL?!!?"


Here are the character profiles~!

Tsunaru: Bright, impulsive, and popular. She's a very strong minded young woman who dislikes perverts and good for nothings. She's not as oblivious as people believe her to be. Most people think that she is incredibly innocent because of her cute face. She is twins with Kyoko. Her best friend is Hayato.

Kyoko: Sort of ditzy and loves shopping. She can be defensive and a little bossy, but she hates fighting and violence. She's been dating Takeshi for almost two years. Tsunaru's twin.

Hayato: Actually sort of the same to the original, only completely heads over heels for Tsunaru (which still is the same; just that Tsuna's a guy). Brilliant academic wise, and has a bad mouth. Extremely loyal and compassionate. Less short tempered.

Takeshi: As usual, a lover of both baseball and sword play. He's practically the same as the original, only more mischevious and less air-headed. In love with Kyoko.

Kyouya: A very shy, sensitive, and naive boy, but very friendly towards others. His lifetime girlfriend is Nagi, who can be rather wild and impulsive like Tsunaru. Incredibly skilled at fighting, but dislikes violence. Inheritor to the most famous dojo in Japan. Has a little brother named Fon, and an older stepbrother named Dino. Best friend is Ryohei. Loves small animals and kids. Wants to start a family...

Nagi: The second most kick-butt girl in the group, coming second to only Tsunaru. She's bold and tough, but can be very feminine and sweet. She loves Kyouya the most, and wishes that her dear brother (Mukuro) would stop interfering with their relationship.

Mukuro: Very protective of his cute little sister, Nagi, and is rather unhappy that she loves someone else more than him. He's bisexual and very perverted, but he's not a bad person once you get to know him. He just wants to have lots of love. His sweet tooth is incredible.

Haru: Sporty and loves to run track. She likes Hayato but knows that he loves Tsunaru, so she keeps quiet. She often insults Hayato to vent her feelings a little. Despite that, she's great friends with Tsunaru and Kyoko, but can get a little side-tracked when she's supposed to be babysitting...

Lambo: The smartest and most brattiest kid in the world. Enuff said. He has an older brother, whom he despises.

I-Pin: As usual, it's her job to keep Lambo on a leash and out of trouble. She has an older sister, who is a student at Kyouya's family dojo.

Ryohei: A quiet bookworm who can speak very bluntly and rather cruelly, though not intentional. Older brother to Fuuta. Took up boxing only to keep in shape.

Fuuta: An equally quiet bookworm who rarely speaks. He adores his brother, and is very close to Kyouya. His personality seems to be secretly sadistic...?

Dino: Kyouya's ex-stepbrother and a big fan of American movies. Learned how to use a whip, like Indiana Jones.

I think that's all of them, but quick, I need your votes! Which is better for them to act for, anime or manga?