Summary: Reborn was a hitman. He didn't need anyone else in his life and getting close to others just made him vulnerable and weak. He didn't need any of that… did he?
Thanks to kilala2tail who helped me read it over a few times and stopped me from editing it even more.
Dedicated to WaiiKitsune
Disclaimer: Akira Amano owns Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Human contact was dangerous in his line of work. It meant he would be within proximity for someone to easily cause him harm, leaving him vulnerable and possibly endangering his life. There were too many risks and not enough benefits, which was why he tended to stick to the shadows.
Not that any harm could ever come to him, the World's Greatest Hitman.
He may be the World's Greatest, but that didn't mean he would accept every mission that came his way. He still had his own set of morals, his own thoughts on what was right and wrong. Even if he was involved with the Mafia, he didn't want to be known as someone that went around mindlessly killing others just for the fun of it. He wanted to contribute something to the world and the law couldn't catch everyone. If the world was even a little better because he dirtied his hands, then he did his job correctly.
Either way, he tended to prefer assassinations and stealth missions. The more he stayed out of people's way, the better. Pretending to be someone he wasn't, despite how good he was at deceiving others, tended to leave a bitter taste on his tongue; and it wasn't like he could stay away from the Mafia for long. He couldn't live any semblance of a normal life like that, having to cut ties every time there was the slightest chance that he could be discovered.
(His hands were stained with blood since an early age anyways; he doesn't deserve to feel the warmth that comes with a simple handshake or a bump on the shoulder. He could live just fine alone and the less contact he had with people, the less lives he would ruin. Everyone and everything could become a liability at any moment and Reborn didn't need that, didn't want to think about that and remember just how alone he was in the world.)
A/N: Written to celebrate Friendversary with WaiiKitsune! You can find me posting works more often on AO3!
Ciao Ciao~
Kyu
Published 5 May 2019