Don't own KHR, if I did, Hibari would lose his motorcycle!
"No"
"Ah, come on! Why not? I promise I'll be the best boyfri–"
"Lambo, we've been over this, YOU. ARE. NOT. MY. TYPE!"
"I-Pin, in all the years that we've known each other, all the battles we've been through, how could you not developed any feelings for me?" Lambo pressed the situation even further, "and you gotta admit, I look damn good. How could you say no to a childhood friend who wants nothing but your love?"
"Easy! Like this, No! Ask again and I'll show you the 1001 ways I can incapacitate a horny Mafioso!" I-Pin didn't play around.
Lambo decided it wasn't worth losing his man parts to convince his best friend to go out with him. That's the 3rd time I've asked. Dammit! I never have luck with any of the ladies… That moment the two 16 year olds were being escorted by limo back from Namimori High School. It was one of the perks of being 'Family' of the Vongola Boss. Although right now Lambo wasn't really enjoying the ride or the fact that it was Friday meaning the start of the weekend as he was becoming quite depressed over his rejection.
But that didn't stop him from taking another shot, "I-Pin can't you see the heartbreak you're causing me?" Lambo moved closer I-Pin and held her hand, "I can't help but love your gentle eyes, your cute forehead, and your Chinese hair– uh thingy…"
"Hmmm, maybe it's your constant, and might I add bad, flirting with any cute girl that crosses your eye that makes me look at you with disgust. Now get out of my personal space or I will hurt you Lambo!"
Even though she said that last part in a playful tone, Lambo was quick to move back to his original seat of the limo. "I am not a constant flirt!" he replied, making a shocked face, "In fact you're the only girl for me."
"Uh-huh, then you hitting on the Giglio Nero Boss, and then getting your ass handed to you by Lightning Gamma didn't happen hmm?" I-Pin crossed her arms and gave Lambo a questioning glare.
"I– well…. Uh…" Lambo flustered at recalling embarrassing memory, "That last part was grossly over-exaggerated…"
"Uh-Huh…"
After a few more minutes the limo finally reached its destination and stopped allowing I-Pin to get off and head for her place of residence.
"Lambo aren't you getting off?"
"Nah, the Boss called me up and asked to speak with me back at headquarters, I'm heading there right now."
"Did he tell you what he wanted to talk to you about?"
"Probably just wants to remind me that I have to go pick up Sasagawa at Namimori Airport tomorrow."
"More like reminding you not to screw that up."
"Haha, you're a riot, I-Pin"
"Reading and analyzing flames check complete, identifying as Lambo, Guardian of Lightning. Entry allowed," the computerized voice of Callixtus, the Vongola Base security system relied to Lambo.
"Thanks Callixtus," Lambo had just arrived to the gigantic underground base that served as the headquarters of the 10th Generation stationed at Japan. Even after a couple of years since its completion, Lambo still marveled at the incredible building. While similar to its counterpart that housed the Vongola during their battle with the Millefiore, this version was designed and built not only by Giannini but also with Spanner and Shoichi Irie adding their own designs. This made the current base have many of the same characteristics of the Merone Base eliminating almost all weaknesses the previous two bases had. There were also some even better aspects, such as Callixtus, the sentient AI that was in charge of managing the base and making sure there were no intruders.
"Master Lambo, the Boss has been waiting for you at his office, it seems he has something quite urgent to tell you." The program broke Lambo's train of thought, "Alright, alright tell him I'm coming right up."
A little while later, Lambo was in front of the Vongola Decimo's office door. After two soft knocks, the teen heard a mufflied "come in" and walked into the office.
First he noticed the always-at-the-Boss'-side Right-Handman , Hayato Gokudera, while his physical appearance changed over the past 11 years, he was still the same stupid (ok maybe not so stupid) hot headed character that always busted Lambo's balls. He had gotten taller, but not so much that he appeared lanky because of the thin frame he kept. His hair became spikier and eventually lost that octopus shape Lambo loved to tease the Storm Guardian about. One notable characteristic about Gokudera that Lambo noted was that he stopped wearing his signature delinquent look with the skulls. In fact now Gokudera seemed to almost always wear just a red dress shirt and a black suit with matching tie.
Then Lambo fixed his eyes on the current Vongola Boss, Tsunayoshi Sawada. Out of all the members of the 10th Generation, Tsuna had changed the most; physically he had become taller, though he barely reached Lambo's own height. While he still kept his thin frame, there were now muscles under his clothing instead of just a bony body. His voice had completely changed from being squeaky and high pitched to suave and mellow, melting the hearts of young woman who heard him speak. It was like your ears were being massaged by his voice. Tsuna's personality also took a complete 180° turn. Whereas before he was unsure of himself and thought that he wouldn't make a good leader, now he was always oozing with confidence and showed leadership that rivaled that of Giotto, founder of the Vongola. One would like to assume that this change in character happened because of all the battles he fought alongside his Guardians strengthen him and gave him more resolve to become a better man. Well… while the numerous battles the 10th Generation did cause Tsuna to grow as a Boss, he didn't consciously decide to get rid of his No-Good former persona and become a true leader until he saw the birth of his son. That's right; No-Good Tsuna was married and had a kid, although his memories of that specific time where hazy at best, Lambo suspected that the latter caused the former; he also had a nagging feeling that he had played a part in it.
…
Oh well, thinking was never my strong suit. The young Bovino thought to himself.
"Ah, Lambo you're here!" Tsuna stood up and offered his Guardian a seat.
Lambo again broke from his train of thought, "Huh? Oh thanks Nii-chan," Lambo sat down.
"Lambo, as you know, I've already put you in charge of picking up Onii-san tomorrow at Namimori Airport, but–"
"Yeah, yeah don't worry I won't screw it up, you've got nothing to worry about," Is this all he called me up here for?
"Stupid cow! How dare you interrupt the 10th! You still have no manners!"
"My oh my Stupidera, it seems you didn't get laid last night, I told you that only talking about how great your Boss is would give your dates the wrong idea about how you roll…"
"Big talk coming from a brat who still can't beat me in a fight!"
"Oh? You want to see how strong I've gotten?" lightning began emitting from Lambo.
"Bring it!" Gokudera pulled out his trusty dynamite.
"Lambo! Gokudera! Stop this RIGHT NOW!" while Tsuna was known as a kind man and a pacifist there was a reason why he still kept the title of Boss for the strongest mafia family in the world. Sensing the dangerous aura from their Boss Lambo stopped emitting his lightning and Gokudera put away his dynamite. "There much better, now Lambo I know you'll pick up Onii-san tomorrow without a hitch, but there's something else I would like for you to do…"
"Sure Nii-chan, what is it?" Must want me to pick up the newest issue of WSM.
"Well you see I want to take my beautiful darling wife, eh heh heh," at mentioning his wife Tsuna began to blush and giggle, much to the slight annoyance of both his Lightning and Storm Guardians. Another thing that everyone in the Vongola agreed on is that Tsuna inherited that… lovey dovey-ness that his parents where known for. It was during these times that Tsuna seemed very unboss-like. After regaining his composure Tsuna continued, "ahrm… I want to take her on a second honeymoon of sorts to the islands of Hawaii."
"What'd you do this time nee-chan? Forget some important anniversary?"
"Why you little brat–!"
"Gokudera, stop it. And Lambo? No I didn't forget any anniversary, it's just that with running the family and other duties she and I haven't been getting any alone time." Tsuna said.
Lambo smiled when he realized what that meant, "Got the cat ears and sexy maid outfit ready Nii-chan?"
"Oh yea– I– I mean, uh eh heh..." Tsuna chuckled as he just fell into Lambo's trap. Screw being a dad, I bet it was constantly getting laid that gave Nii-chan all that confidence over the years. I guess what the Sicilians say is true, "You don't become a man until you've had a woman" or some crap like that.
….
….
"*cough* Tenth? You still haven't told the Stupid Cow your request." Gokudera broke the awkward silence.
"Uh yeah… well you see I've just convinced her to agree on the trip but she doesn't want to leave Gio-kun with just anybody, you know how she can get when it comes to him, so I was hoping if you could watch my son for the weekend."
In less than a second after Tsuna voiced his request Lambo gave him his answer, "Hell no."
"Ah, but–"
"Fuck no!"
"The Tenth wasn't asking! He's giving you an order!"
"Nii-chan, you can't be serious! You know what happens to anyone who takes care of Gio!"
"Oh come on Lambo, you act as if my darling wife is an angry devil! She just worries about Gio-kun a bit too much, that's all…"
Oh but Lambo knew the truth! In fact, every member of the Vongola Family knew the truth. You see it was true, the Lady of the Vongola never showed anger, she was known for her gentleness and sweet demeanor (it was little surprise Tsuna took a liking to her during his teens). It was also true that she worried greatly over her son, Gio, and it was this aspect of her character that led to her name causing fear to even the most hardened of Mafiosi. She constantly worried over the safety of her precious child, if Gio was left in the care of someone other than her and ended up getting even so much as a scratch, she would instantly make sure her child was alright, and the poor caregiver? Well… a fate worse than even the hells Mukuro could offer you was quite the understatement. As if I want to end up like all those poor bastards.
"What wrong Bovino?" Gokudera sneered, "Don't think you can take care of an 8 year old?"
"Yes it's that exactly," Lambo replied in a deadpan voice, "Come on Nii-chan, isn't this a job more suited for your folks?"
Tsuna's face suddenly became downcast, "Lambo, you know I can't leave him with my parents, ever since that happened to my dad…"
Lambo immediately recalled the that Tsuna was referring to.
Flashback
It was 3 years ago, at Tsuna's backyard; they were celebrating someone's birthday, Nana's probably. It was such a pretty afternoon, no one knew about the hell that was to be unleashed to poor Iemitsu Sawada.
Iemitsu had wanted to play a bit with his 5 year old grandson, and after much convincing he finally had his chance.
"Come on Gio-kun! Let's play some catch!" Iemitsu had his gloves and ball ready.
"Ok grandpa!" Gio ran off to play with his grandfather.
5 minutes later…
"Haha, it seems that I aimed a bit too high for poor Gio-kun," Iemitsu sheepishly said as he returned his grandson to his mother with a small bruise on his forehead.
1 ½ Hours later…
"I'm sorry Mrs. Sawada," Dr. Shamal stated to a crying Nana, "but even with counseling your husband will never be the same…"
End Flashback
And that was exactly what Lambo wanted to avoid, "What about the other Guardians?"
"Come on Lambo, out of the six of you, Gio-kun sees you as his older brother, and Gokudera was right, this isn't a request…"
A sudden realization hit Lambo like a brick, "I'm being punished aren't I?"
"Now what makes you think I'm punishing you?" Tsuna replied.
The small yet noticeable smirk Gokudera gave fueled Lambo's theory even more, "This is cause of what happened with the Carcassa Family isn't it? I'm telling you that girl was hitting on me!"
"Che, like HELL I'll believe that! Because of your screw up they hate us even more now!"
Flashback
It had been only 3 weeks ago that both the Vongola and Carcassa Families decided to reconcile their differences, while the other Guardians were busy negotiating the terms of the alliance, Lambo was outside of the meeting room with the daughter of one of the Carcassa officers.
"My oh my, I didn't know that the Vongola's rival Families had such beautiful creatures…" Lambo knew he was quite the Cassanova.
"I don't associate myself with losers wearing cowprint shirts," was all the girl said to him.
Her reply did not lessen Lambo's resolution, "Oh a feisty one aren't we?" He began to walk closer to her.
"Touch me and I'll scream!" she quietly threaten to the Lightning Guardian.
"Oh but you're so beautiful, like a rose, possibly even more so," and he caressed her cheek.
A few minutes later….
"DON"T LET THEM KILL ME!"
"DAMMIT! WHAT DID YOU DO, YOU STUPID COW!"
"THIS GOT BAD TO THE EXTREME!"
"Ahaha, and the talks were going so well…"
"Kufufufu, isn't this carnage wonderful?"
"I will bite all these Herbivores to death."
"I think I've found us an exit… Operation X…. X-BURNER!"
As the 10th Generation made their hasty escape from the Carcassa Castle screams of "Damn you Vongola Perverts!" could be heard everywhere.
End Flashback
Tsuna signed at the memory of the botched peace talks, "Don't think of this as a punishment, but as a way to prove that you're not as stupid as everyone makes you out to be."
"Who thinks I'm stupid?" Lambo responded with outrage.
Reborn, Hibari, Mukuro, Bianchi, the rest of the Arcobaleno, CEDEF, the Varia, Ninth's Guardians, the Shimon Family, your original Family… Gokudera counted off the list in his head.
"That's beside the point Lambo; please do this as a favor for me please?" Tsuna gave his Lightning Guardian the famed 'Cute-Tsuna' pout he had perfected.
Lambo could never say no to such an adorable face, "Fine Nii-chan, I'll take care of Gio-kun…"
"Oh thank you thank you Lambo! You have no idea how much this means to me! I mean I haven't had any for months n–" he then realized that he was quite a bit too personal with his Guardians about his intimate life, "Ah– I mean–"
"No need to elaborate Nii-chan," Lambo signed, "Well, I better get my apartment ready for my weekend guest…" And with those parting words the teen excused himself and exited the office.
Tsuna was finally relived that he had found someone to take care of Gio-kun while he and his darling wife went to Hawaii and did dirty things.
"Uh Tenth? I think you're having a rather bad nosebleed…" Gokudera brought to Tsuna's attention the large quantity of blood that was escaping his nostrils.
"Hmm? Oh! Yes… You know what Gokudera? I think I'll let my wife know of the arrangements I've made with Lambo!"
"Alright Tenth, and don't worry, I'll make sure everything's running smoothly in your absence."
"Ahaha, thanks Gokudera, you're the best Right Hand a guy could ask for!" then Tsuna too exited his office.
After Tsuna left, Gokudera tensed up thinking about what Lambo had gotten into. He wasn't always on good terms with the Cow, but he still saw him as a younger brother of sorts (ok maybe more of a pet that he was forced to adopt). Boy he better not screw this up, or it will be definitely be his funeral…
"Let's see guest room ready? Check. Violent videogames hidden? Check. Junk food thrown away? Check. Porn put away with lock and key? Double check," Lambo had spent the rest of the afternoon making sure his apartment was now Gio proof. With everything ready, the Bovino was ready to take on the toughest assignment of his life.
"*Ding Dong*"
"Crunch time," Lambo muttered.
When Lambo opened the door, he was greeted by an exited looking Tsuna and Lambo noticed that his son was next to him holding a small suitcase.
Ienobu Giovanni Sawada, almost always called by his nickname Gio, also the current heir of the Vongola, giving him the official title of Vongola Unidecimo, the Eleventh. The boy didn't take after either one of his parents, yet all his physical features stemmed from Tsuna's side of the family with the notable exception of his eyes. He was of average height for a boy of his age, his face had mostly sharp features, and he had the same messy blond hair as his grandfather. Lambo couldn't remember who (he suspected it was Reborn) but someone said that Gio would grow up to look a lot like Vongola Quinto. Aside from the obvious fact that he was a Mafia Prince, Gio wasn't like most other boys, he had a huge curiosity that could not be controlled, and the boy had to know how everything looked like and worked. He also didn't have many friends, if any; unlike his father who fruitlessly search for friendship when he was that age, Gio seemed to avoid it or at least not try. Instead he would always 'hang out' with his father's Guardians, little Gio saw the warriors who followed his dad as his personal idols. There was never a day where he wouldn't ask Ryohei to teach him some boxing, tell Hibari proudly that he memorized Namimori Middle's Code of Conduct, beg Yamamoto to let him hold Shigure Kintoki, etc. Gio called the Guardians 'uncle' except for Lambo, he referred to him as 'onii-chan', the teen figured it was cause he was the Guardian closest in age to the young boy and he had played with the Unidecimo when they were younger.
"Lambo, I can't thank you enough for taking care of Gio-kun for the weekend!" Tsuna had the biggest smile on his face, it almost made him seem like his 14 year old self again, "Gio-kun aren't you going to say hi to Lambo?"
The boy looked up to the Lightning Guardian from his spot behind his dad's leg, "Hi Lambo onii-chan,"
"How's it going Gio?" Lambo replied. He looked back to his Boss, "Nii-chan, don't you think you ought to be heading out?"
Tsuna looked at his watch, "Ah! You're right, I gotta go!" he got on one knee and held his son, "Now Gio-kun be good and don't give Lambo a hard time ok?"
"Yes Daddy."
"Good, and remember both Mommy and Daddy love you very much."
"Daddy, are you and Mommy going to make another baby?"
The HELL! Lambo thought.
"Ha, Daddy packed a lot of rub–" again Tsuna did not realize what he was saying, "I mean– uh, yeah…" With that Tsuna gave his boy a hug, smiled sheepishly at Lambo and headed straight for the limo that would take him and his darling wife to Namimori Airport.
"Wow, Nii-chan's become very horny," Lambo mused
"Tell me about it Lambo onii-chan," Gio replied.
After Lambo showed his young guest to his room, and helped him unpack his belongings, it was time for dinner. Lambo wasn't the best cook in the world but he could prepare some pretty decent Gyoza dumplings, all thanks to the tutoring of a certain childhood friend.
"Lambo onii-chan, why did you make a Chinese dish? I thought you were Italian."
"Trust me Gio, my Italian cuisine rivals even Bianchi's Poison Cooking, Gyoza is practically all I can make."
"Oh."
"While we're now having a conversation, Gio let's make sure we understand each other, do you realize what type of situation I've gotten myself into by accepting on being your babysitter for the weekend?"
"Yes, you have to make sure I don't get even one scratch on my body.'
"Great! And do you know why?"
"Yep, if something bad happens to me, Mommy will get anxious and you'll end up in that special hospital where they give you those funny jackets."
"So I take you'll do your part to make sure that doesn't happen?"
"As long as you do your part Lambo onii-chan"
"I'm glad we've come to an understanding Gio."
After dinner Lambo and Gio played some kid friendly video games, watched a kid friendly movie, and then it was time for bed.
"Lambo onii-chan, what are we doing tomorrow?" Gio asked as he was being tucked in.
"Well tomorrow we'll be picking up Uncle Sasagawa at Namimori Airport," came the teen's reply.
"Oh, can the three of us get some ice cream later?"
"Sure I guess…"
Lambo, finished tucking in the Vongola 11th and soon left for his own room to get ready for bed. Maybe taking care of the kid won't be so bad; he thought as he made himself comfortable on his bed, In fact maybe I'll have some fun too.
The poor Cow had no idea how wrong he could be….
Hello! This is alagon18 coming back from traveling, the hospital, college, or space! Sorry that I was gone for so long. Life had forced me to say goodbye to my editor kayjee, and my friends back at my old anime group. Without them I lost the desire to write fics since I just couldn't publish my stories without their input. I was recently found by kayjee and her passionate speech on how I should continue our original mission has gotten me back on my game. While I did throw away some ideas for fics, I got even better ones now! Bwahaha! This will hopefully be a series depending on what the reader's responses are, so if you want this to continue please let me know! I also plan on elaborating on every noodle incident in future fics, just in case anyone was wondering about them.
One reviewer pointed out a big error that I made (So sorry!) so I made some revisions. Again Please enjoy and review!