PROLOGUE – Introduction Arc
The Daily Life of a Mafia Boss
A/N: MUST READ!
This is what happens when I watch episodes of different anime on the same day. In this case, I was watching Fairy Tail and KHR when I got the idea. This little thing has been gathering dust in my laptop for years and I've finally decided to put it up.
Most of this fic happens in a parallel world, but you will catch glimpses of the original KHR verse here and there. In this, Tsunayoshi is a year younger than he is in Cannon and everyone else… well, if you get confused, by their ages, then let me know and I'll put up a list in one of the chapters.
This is a twin!fic… kinda. Only Tsunayoshi isn't the twin… Confusing? Yes, I know, but you'll get it once you start reading. And in the parallel world, Magic reigns supreme! (You can see where the Fairy Tail part of my idea fits in.) Now, since most of the characters have the same name because they're basically counterparts of the original KHR cast, I'll try my best to differentiate them so you won't get confused. For instance, the original Vongola Decimo Sawada Tsunayoshi will be called 'Tsuna' or 'Dame-Tsuna' while my AU!Magic-verse! Sawada Tsunayoshi will be called 'Tsunayoshi' or 'Baby-Tsuna'.
Fair warning, I'm a yaoi fan. So, expect hints of shounen-ai in this fic. But don't worry, there won't be anything major – just a few meaningful words and glances here and there. For those of you who are curious, my KHR pairings are: 1827 (classic favourite), 8059 (my OTP!), RL (not favoured by many, but I still love it!) and 6900 (GASP! Not expecting that, were you?! XD)
The progress of the story will be slow, and I only update my fics whenever I feel like it because I'm still a student and this year, the big test that decides my future is coming up and my job as an author is taking up most of my free time. But, don't worry! Unless, I officially announce it, I will never give up or delete this fic. You have my word.
For those of you who are curious: Yes, I haven't given up on R, R, R yet. It's my baby! And I know that I shouldn't really leave it hanging by working on another fic, but, I really just haven't found the time or inspiration to work on it. Sorry…
Warnings: Major spoilers, OOC, OCs, grammatical errors, typos, un-beta'd, very light shonen-ai (just hints and implications, nothing more than a small kiss), late updates, cursing (mostly by the usual suspects: Gokudera, Squalo, etc.), confusing and loooong sentences.
Summary: Yuni gets a vision of the world engulfed in flames and destruction… with the Vongola Decimo standing right in the middle of the chaos. In another world, a 13-year-old Sawada Tsunayoshi wakes up from a year-long coma.
Disclaimer: If I owned KHR, the anime would still be ongoing and wouldn't be stopped until it reaches the end of the Curse of the Rainbow Arc – with maybe a few KHR movies here and there XD
Now that you have read all of that, the usual rules apply: DON'T LIKE, DON'T READ!
Now, this is my first KHR!fic, so be nice,
Nami
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Some people were born great and remained remarkable and prodigious for the rest of their lives.
He was never that person.
Most others were born average and remained normal and ordinary for the rest of their lives.
He wanted to be that person.
The rest were born hopeless… but had forever been destined to be something much greater.
He still wasn't sure if this person is who he truly was.
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Sawada Tsunayoshi, formerly known as Dame-Tsuna, currently Vongola Decimo, 24 years old, had woken up to a really bad headache that morning due to his Hyper Intuition acting up. He had had a really bad day so far and it was barely past lunch.
He had checked up on his son, Ieyasu – who didn't show up for breakfast like he usually did – only to find him suffering a horrible 39ºC fever. He had left his son's care to his trusted Right-Hand Man and Storm Guardian, Gokudera Hayato because he was one of the two people – Shamal was somewhere in Budapest hiding from an enraged professional assassin ex-girlfriend – in the Headquarters he trusted most and had any medical training (thanks to his years under Doctor Shamal's tutelage) with the other person, Tsuna's Sun Guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei getting ready to leave on a mission to Beijing.
After reassuring his sick son that he would come to check up on him later and that they would have lunch together in his room, Tsuna had entered his office and was greeted with the sight of Hibari Kyoya, his Cloud Guardian with a stack of papers ready for him to sign. Most of the papers consisted of retirement and relocation requests by the new recruits he had hired to be led under Hibari's Foundation and the rest of the papers concerning how much money he would have to withdraw from the Famiglia's account to repair the damages made. Apparently, Hibari had thought them all to be too 'herbivorous' to be under his squad and bit them all to death before a word was spoken.
Although, the good news was that a couple of the documents were reports of approval of the ones Hibari thought worthy of being a part of Foundation – apparently, they had made Hibari's list of 'Strong Herbivores' just as the current members of the Foundation and the Vongola's strongest allies had. (His fellow Guardians and a few of the Arcobaleno fell under the category of 'Ultimate Herbivores' while Tsuna was the only occupant of Hibari's 'Omnivore' list.)
Most of the paperwork had yet to be sorted out when, just before lunch, Chrome had walked in with – more – payment demands of the damage Mukuro had caused during his mission in Russia. When Tsuna asked why Mukuro wasn't there to send in the reports himself, Chrome had said that he was reinforcing the walls of his room in case Tsuna decided to 'throw a tantrum' like he did the last time Mukuro destroyed a Russian monument.
And Tsuna almost did 'throw a tantrum' and was already on his way to Mukuro's chambers when he passed his son's room to see his sick boy looking starry-eyed from being told a greatly glorified version of Tsuna's fight against Xanxus by Gokudera. He had hurriedly made his Right-Hand Man shut up before any of the Varia decide to suddenly appear – as they had been known to randomly do – and hear the story and tell Xanxus of the story which would ultimately lead to another argument between his Guardians and the Varia and Tsuna getting cursed at by Xanxus.
He had shooed his Storm Guardian from his son's room – not before Gokudera had merrily promised Ieyasu a re-telling of his father's fight against his Uncle Byakuran – before he sat down on his son's bed and told him of what really happened during the fight. He didn't leave out a gory single detail for, even though the boy was barely seven years old, Tsuna knew Ieyasu handled more violence being in the same room as any of the Vongola Famiglia's members or her allies.
Now, lunch was over, Ieyasu was tucked snugly in his bed for a nap and Tsuna was facing his current problem-of-the-day. Or, more specifically, Tsuna was currently facing the person whose Family was facing a problem.
You would think that after many years of fired bullets, torture, explosions, broken bones, burns, bruises (all of the above done at the hands of certain Spartan babies), fighting and – futilely – convincing himself and others that he was not going to be a Mafia boss…
…that when he finally did become a Mafia boss, all his worries would fade and the rest of his life would be nothing but a walk in the park…
…Well, you're wrong.
He still went through all of those things (only now, those Spartan babies were un-Cursed and had grown into Spartan preteens with the exception of one who was a fully grown Spartan adult) and more – except maybe the last one. The large desk and much larger office he was in were proof that he was too late for him to do anything about it.
Now, he had more problems on his plate, such as paperwork – most of them monetary demands for the property his Family had damaged – and parenting – there was a long and complicated story behind that one – and Mafia politics with the current problem being…
"They've been causing trouble left and right," his fellow reluctant-boss and childhood friend, Kozato Enma said with the hint of a sigh. "It's nothing serious. A couple of fights here, some property damage there and a couple cases of harassment somewhere else, but it's the fact that it's happening on our territory and not an hour after we clean up their last mess that's really getting on our nerves."
And the other could see exactly how concerned Enma was of the issue. His hair was a mess and his suit was wrinkled and unkempt – that is to say, Enma wasn't the neatest Mafioso out there, but he had cleaned up well these past ten years. There were bruises and bandages littering his body, something that was rarely seen on the Simon boss nowadays – unless he had recently gotten in a fight or was really troubled (Enma's clumsiness kicks in especially hard when he's distracted or bothered about something).
"Adel's nerves have been grated the most," Enma continued talking as he picked on a Band-Aid on his cheek. "She's been hounding me to do something about them non-stop for days but their boss is a stubborn and arrogant fool who refuses to listen. He keeps saying things along the lines of-" here, Enma does a horrible – hilarious – imitation of a British accent, supposedly trying to sound like the 'stubborn and arrogant fool', "-'Since these incidents happened in the Simon's territory, I'm afraid there is nothing I can help you with, Simon Decimo, my hands are tied…'" Enma ends the quoted dialogue with a sour expression.
"I don't get it," Tsuna admits. "The troublemakers are from his Family. So why would he say-?"
As if expecting what Tsuna was about to say, Enma abruptly cut him off. "Well, that's just it. The ones causing all the trouble 'technically' aren't from his Family. Every person we've caught and interrogated all say the same thing. They're possible candidates who were given orders to carry out those acts if they wish to become actual members of the Family. In other words-"
"In other words," this time it was Tsuna who cut off Enma. "You can't hold his Family responsible because those men technically aren't a part of the Family yet." The statement was followed by a troubled sigh that was almost immediately mirrored by Enma.
Suddenly, the double-door to Tsuna's large office was cracked open by a flustered Chrome. "A-ano, Boss and Simon Boss…" Chrome greeted the two uncertainly. "Sorry to disturb you in the middle of your meeting but the Sky Chi-… I-I mean Giglio Nero Boss…!" – Chrome was still working on calling others by their actual names, with the exception of the Bosses whom she chose to call by their proper titles – "She just arrived and she said she had something urgent to-"
Chrome was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the earlier mentioned Sky Child. Yuni had pushed the doors open wider and stumbled through in her formal Giglio Nero Boss attire. In these past ten years, Yuni had finally grown into the person Tsuna had first met in the alternate future. Honestly, it felt strange to Tsuna who had met this Yuni when he was 14 and didn't have to move his head to meet her eyes – for they had the same height – to now needing to look down to make eye contact with his fellow boss.
Back to the matter at hand…
"Sawada-san!" Yuni shouted when her wide blue eyes landed on him. It didn't take long for Tsuna to notice that said wide blue eyes were brimming with distressed tears. "Kozato-san!"
"Yuni, what's wrong?" Tsuna asked with concern.
"I-I had a vision," she sobbed through her tears as Chrome helpfully led her to one of the chairs in Tsuna's office. Tsuna could understand Yuni's distress. Yuni very rarely had visions these days – at least, since her future-self (A/N: I'm still confused about this one) had stepped down from the mantle of the Sky Arcobaleno. The visions she does have are usually about something big and-or something unpleasant.
The last one had been two years ago of the Vongola's Rain Guardian, Yamamoto Takeshi's father falling down a flight of stairs. He had been badly hurt and now has to walk around on crutches or in his wheelchair. While Tsuyoshi had been devastated at having to retire from making sushi, they had all been happy for his recovery and very thankful that he hadn't ended up in a worse condition.
"What did you see?" Enma enquired softly once Yuni had regulated her breathing.
"Fire," Yuni said. "Fire everywhere! There were Dying Will Flames and even the normal kind of fire. And destruction. There were de-dead bodies and crumbling buildings as far as I could see. And in the very middle of that horrible scene was…
"…the Vongola Decimo!"
Since that day, Sawada Tsunayoshi had hated having his Hyper Intuition proven right.
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Recommended fic of the chapter (Yes, I'm still doing this): Like a Boss, a Katekyo Hitman Reborn! fic by ChirpChirp1827