I totally love this pair! ^.^
Shivering in the cold, Lambo belatedly wondered where he was. There were no signs of establishment for miles that Lambo could make out in the thick rain, save for the single cottage standing before him. Making his way to it, Lambo thought back to how he got to this godforsaken place in the first place.
All he remembered was going home excitedly after he had successfully completed his first assignment Tsuna had tasked him only to find Reborn lying there on the bed naked with an equally naked redhead woman beside him. Upon demanding Reborn to explain himself, a naked blond who was apparently sleeping under the sheets woke up and plastered herself all over his Reborn!
The blond had then asked Reborn who was that noisy brat who was interrupting their special time together. In which Reborn answered a stray cow who had thought too much of himself. At that time, Lambo whose mind was already in a blank, ran out of the house. All he knew was that he did not want to see those women plastering themselves over his Reborn. The next thing he knew, he boarded the first bus he saw and somehow or rather ended up in this deserted place.
Sighing at himself for this foolishness, Lambo peeked into the cottage and was glad to see a roaring fire burning in the fireplace. Now he just hope that the owner of the cottage would be kind enough to shelter him till the rain's over. As he was about to knock on the door, the door suddenly opened to reveled the last person Lambo would have thought to see in Italy.
Bursting into tears, Lambo launched himself into the woman's embrace crying out loud. ''Mamma!''
''Oh dear Lambo-kun, what were you doing standing out in the rain?'' Nana asked in concern. ''Come now, lets warm you up with a nice hot bath and followed by a big cup of warm milk ok?''
Unable to speak, Lambo nodded as he let himself be led into a spacious bathroom.
''Put your wet clothes by the side, I'll wash it later for you. I trust you know how to wash yourself?''
''Mamma!'' Lambo cried in embarrassment. ''I'm already fifteen, I do know how to wash myself.''
''I'm just joking. I'm glad, you seem more energetic now. Hurry up and take a bath, I'll go find some clothes for you.''
''Mamma,'' Lambo called out before she left.
''Yes?''
''Thank you.''
''You're welcome.''
''Mamma, what are you doing here in Italy? I thought you were supposed to be in Japan,'' Lambo asked as he slipped a cup of warm milk on the floor by the fireplace.
''Papa brought me here for a long holiday,'' Nana explained as she gently but firmly combed through Lambo's unruly locks. ''We were only planning to stay here for a couple of days but he was suddenly called on a job saying he was needed to help in digging oil in Alaska. He'll be back by the end of this week.''
''Papa went to dig oil in Alaska?''
''Oh yes,'' Nana replied cheerfully. ''Lambo-kun came just in time. I was feeling a little bit lonely, wouldn't it be great if you could stay with me at least until papa came back? Ah, but Lambo-kun have work to do, don't you? So you can't stay with me even if you want to.''
''Ah no worries mamma,'' Lambo assured her. ''Tsuna gave me two weeks off. Today is just the first day, I could stay here with you as long as you like,'' even I was so looking forward to spending it with Reborn. Stupid Reborn, Lambo thought.
''Really? That's great, since there's no telephone here, I was worried if something bad would happen. Now that Lambo-kun is here, there's nothing to worry about.'' Nana smiled happily.
''Mamma, did you just say there's no telephone here? So there's no way to communicate to anybody from the outside world?''
''Why yes,since this is such a deserted place, the owners of this cottage didn't bother to set one up. Why Lambo-kun, is there an important phone call you have to make?''
''None at all,'' Lambo replied. He had at least wanted to call Tsuna to let him know where he was but, he supposed no one would notice if the annoying cow went away, especially not Reborn. ''By the way mamma, how often does that bus that brought me here comes by?''
''Once every three days, is anything wrong?''
''No, nothing,'' that's right, nothing. I'm nothing to Reborn at all. Nothing. As those words kept repeating in his head, Lambo wondered how could he have ever thought that there was something special between them.
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''Ah, Reborn,'' Lambo had called out helplessly, clutching at the blanket as those his life depended on it, after all, he was as naked as a baby. Not to mention, his body was sticky with all the fluids from their activity.
''What?'' Reborn asked coldly as he buttoned up his shirt. ''You thought I did this with you because I've feelings for you?''
Looking at Lambo's downcast face, Reborn chuckled coldly. ''You really are a stupid cow. Listen closely, I'm only going to say this once. I only slept with you cause I was drunk, I'm not going to do it again. Oh? Why the sad face? Don't tell me that was your first time?''
Not receiving an answer, Reborn just shrugged and grabbed his blazer. His parting words were not to be late for the meeting which begins an hour later.
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But that was not their last time, in fact whenever Reborn was drunk somehow or rather, he would always end up in Lambo's house with Lambo at the receiving end of his sexual cravings. Sex with Reborn was always violent, Lambo could not count how many bruises he had already collected up till now.
In fact when Reborn found that he always woke up in Lambo' room after a drinking session, he just moved into Lambo's house without even so much as a by your leave. Not that Lambo was complaining, he thought that Reborn must have like him at least a little if he went as far as moving in with him. Thinking back, Lambo wondered how deluded he was.
Reborn had only wanted his body and to top it off, Reborn had only slept with him when he was drunk. Just how convenient was he to Reborn? Hugging mamma and crying his heart out just like he when was five, Lambo soon fell asleep.
''Mamma, I've already finished setting out the cutlery, is there anything else I could help you with?''
''Well, if you could help me take these dishes out, we can eat.''
''Alright.''
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''Mamma, if I were to return to Japan, can I have Tsuna's room?'' Lambo asked as he washed the dishes.
''You can, why? Are you planning to return to Japan soon?''
''Ah, I was thinking that mamma's very lonely in Japan, after all, Tsuna and everyone is working here in Italy. So I thought I could ask Tsuna to transfer me to work in Namimori. Wouldn't it be lovely, to return back to the old days like before?''
''It would be lovely,'' Nana cried out happily. She was really lonely after all.
Looking at Nana's happy face, Lambo felt a stab of guilt for using her as an excuse to get away from Reborn. But right now, all he wanted to do was forget about him.
''Nana, I'm home!'' Iemitsu called out happily as he opened only to have a creature a blur of black and white lunged at him calling him papa.
''Lambo-kun? What are you doing here?'' Iemitsu asked as he stared at the fifteen year old before him in amazement.
''I fell asleep on the bus and got off at the wrong stop, before I knew, I ended in front of the cottage. Hehehe, pretty silly of me right?'' Lambo replied with a grin. It was the truth although not the whole truth.
''It was silly of you,'' Iemitsu agreed as he hugged the boy fondly.
''Dear, welcome back,'' Nana cried out as she rushed to hug him.
''I'm home.''
''Lambo-kun, are you sure you'll be alright here alone?'' Nana asked worriedly. ''Maybe you should come with us.''
''I'll be fine, just enjoy the rest of your holiday with papa,'' Lambo assured her for the tenth time that morning.
''It's alright if you join us you know,'' Iemitsu said as he tried to persuade the boy.
''I'll really be fine, just get going, it looks like it'll rain soon. I'll call you next week once I reached home,'' or rather Tsuna's house, he really didn't want be reminded of those memories in his house.
''Alright, just to be safe, I'll sent someone to stay here with you,'' Iemitsu sighed as he reached for his cell phone.
''Papa, I'll be fine,'' Lambo protested. ''You even left mamma here in this cottage in the middle of nowhere all alone.''
''Because I sent someone to be with her but you turn up so she left.''
''Oh...''
''Got it, so don't argue with me. He'll probably reached here in a couple of hours.''
''Yes papa.''
''Well then Lambo-kun make sure you eat on time,'' Nana reminded as she got into the car.
''Yes mamma,'' Lambo replied as he gave her a quick peak on her cheek. ''Drive safely.''
''Ah yes, I'm coming,'' Lambo shouted at the persistent knocking door. Just like he had predicted, not soon after they had left, it started raining cats and dogs. Lambo wondered how long had the poor guy been standing outside in the raging storm.
''I'm so sorry, I couldn't hear the you knocked through t...'' Lambo started only to stop as he stared at the soaking person before him. Before he knew it, he was trying to push the door shut only to be stopped by the guy pushing on the other side of the door. ''I'm sorry, I must ask you to leave,'' Lambo panted as he tried to close the door with all his might.
''What are you saying you stupid cow? Are you asking me to spent the night outside in this crazy storm?''
''Yes!''
''Don't. Be. Stupid!'' he punctuated each word as he pushed the door further in.
''Stop!'' Lambo cried out, trying to close the already half open door closed, the blasted the door the only barrier between them. ''Ah!'' Lambo cried out as he felled onto the floor.
''Seriously,'' he said as he finally stepped into the house and locked the door shut. ''After I especially came out all the way here, this is the welcome you gave me?'' he asked as he took off his famous fedora hat.
''Reborn!''
To be continue...