Chapter 1
Trouble and Feeling of Dread
Fate hate Tsuna. It's official really.
Or maybe it was back luck that following him around?
Either way, he pretty sure that there is definitely someone up there that really really hate him and want to torture him in the most gruesome way... okay, you get the point. Why he would think about that now? Because there is definitely no other logical reason that could explain, how in the world he managed to get in this situation. No reason. (Then again, this is not the first time something like this happened to him, he resigned, face on hand while the explosion surrounding him. Why, oh why this is his life? Where was the so normal, monotone, casual life of his gone? Where!?)
"No." He said firmly. He ignored the tug on his heart and the very obvious stare of his companion. His face was defiant and eyes stared unblinkingly at the white haired man in front of him. Both of them didn't move or even twitch as they stared at each other.
"..."
"No." He said again when he could feel the question on the air. His face was blank and eyes glowing in amber. Again, he ignored the stare.
"No." He said with finality on his voice. He crossed his arms in front of his chest and glared hard at the person who still stubbornly staring at him. The man sighed.
"Please Tsunayoshi-kun, I don't know anyone that more reliable than you. Help me?" The man pleaded. Oh, that is a low blow, very low. Tsuna groaned inside. He could feel his resolved wavering, but he did not-wan, need-the troublesome things that he would experience if he agree to that person request.
"..."
Cue pleading eyes.
Damn, not that teary eyes!
"..."
Don't fall for it Tsuna! Just a little more! A little more and you can free from this very unnerving situation.
"Please," he could see the imaginary tail and downtrodden ears. Damn, he will regret this. He know he will regret this.
"...okay." He relented weakly.
"Oh my, thank you Tsunayoshi-kun!" The man beamed happily, eyes sparkle with mirth and amusement. He carefully handed a very beautiful box with gold craving. On top of it, written with beautiful gold lettering was the word 'Forte'.
"I leave everything to you, Tsunayoshi-kun."
Tsuna regretted it. He already did.
Sawada Tsunayoshi was supposed to be a very normal student of Namimori Middle School. The fact that he is the only person to be called Dame in the entire school proven his status. Another fact, where he is the only person one Hibari Kyoya also known as the Demon of Namimori listen to was not. It was mind-blowing, unbelievable, and very much disturbing. What else is his circle of friends. Somehow, along the way, he managed to befriend all the popular people in the school. Including the Baseball Ace, Yamamoto Takeshi, the School Idol, Sasagawa Kyoko, The Boxing Club Captai who also Kyoko's older brother, Sasagawa Ryohei, also the Namimori Ice Princess, Kurokawa Hana. They group is a very close group and apparently you couldn't join except Sawada invite you (they drop the dame title when some of the caught Tsuna and Hibari Kyoya talk together with the latter seemingly at ease. The Scene itself scarred the hell out of them, because Hibari did not at ease).
"Why did they make a big deal of i?" One Sawada Tsunayoshi lamented as he open his bento box. Takeshi laughed cheerily beside him, while Kyoko chuckled at her friends. Hana on the other hand only smirk at his friend antic. The four of them were sat together on the rooftop. Not many people coming there. Actually there's no one that would dare coming to Kyoya territory without being bitten to death. Well, except them.
"You put yourself on it." Hana commented. Tsuna glared at the ravenette.
"How is this even my fault?" He whined pathetically. "It's not my fault Kyoya is like that. And why the heck he only listen to me anyway?"
"Maa, Tsuna, you know why." Takeshi said merrily as he pat Tsuna's shoulder in sympathetic manner. Tsuna sighed.
"Well, I-" He cut himself off. Something akin to dread pooling on his stomach. Takeshi stared at his uncharacteristic pause while Hana and Kyoko stopped whatever they were doing and stared at Tsuna, one confused the other in calculating gaze.
"Tsuna?" Takeshi asked. Tsuna frowned. This feeling, like something... off is happening. He shook his head slowly, trying to clear the sudden fog inside his mind.
"I need to go back." He said seriously, hand gripping tightly on his chopstick and stared at his friend with intent gaze that they rarely see. Takeshi, Kyoko and Hana watched in fascinated silence as the usual brown eyes glowing amber.
"Back?"
"Yeah," Tsuna said with finality. He packed his bento back and hurriedly stood up from his seat. He glanced at his friends.
"I'll talk to Kyoya later. Takeshi you stay here. I'll see you around, Kyoko-chan, Hana." He said before dashed out from the rooftop, not looking back and fully aware of the piercing gaze that following him.
Tsuna maybe looks like a normal teenager, but he know he was far from it. He know many things, things that a fourteen years old school boy was not supposed to know.
He know that his father and brother are in mafia. Their position as the Young Lion of Vongola and Vongola Decimo was not a secret for him.
He know, that there are bodyguards hiding in shadows to watch his mother and he, to prevent any assassin to get them and even kidnapping accident. He know that there a rule called Omerta that keep the mafia from public eye. He knew that there is Vindice that become the counterpart of Mafia police. He know the reason behind the Arcobaleno's toddler appearance. He even know about Tri-ni-sette.
He know all of it.
He also know that he inherited his father sky flame, just like his brother. He know, the reason why Xanxus cannot inheritance the Decimo title despite he already in mafia since his childhood. And if, if, something happened to his brother, he know would become the next in line to be Decimo. Something that he did not want to. Because seriously, he didn't need a shaman to tell him that position called for trouble! (he have enough trouble thank you very much!)
How did he know everything?
A good question.
It was started like this.
When he was four, his father was gone. For someone as young as Tsuna, he did not yet grasped the concept of parents that consist of a mother and a father. As far as he understand, Nana is his mother, and Giotto is his brother, and they love him. He also know that his mother always say that the blonde man that stayed in their home for some time was his father. When he was more small than he is now, he would see the blonde man more often, but when he was two the blonde man only coming once a year. Not that he really care. He only need his mother and his brother after all, was his innocent thought.
And then, he turned five, his so called father was coming home. Tsuna knew that it was not permanent. Yet he let the blonde man stay, because it make his mother happy and it also make his brother smile more. But when the man was gone, again, he took his brother with him. Tsuna cried, and his mother also cried. Tsuna decided that he did not like that man.
When he was six, he met a very odd white haired man, and something in his gut telling him that his life will never be the same. It was accompanied with dread, Tsuna regretfully realized.
"Kawahira-san!" He shouted in panic as he stormed to the shop. Kawahira looked up from his food as he stared blankly at the panting teen on his doorway.
"Tsunayoshi-kun?"
"Have you check the seal?" He asked abruptly seriousness sinking to his voice. Kawahira narrowed his eyes as he stood stiffly.
"No, your HI is acting?" He asked as serious as Tsuna. Tsuna nodded as he followed the administrator walked deeper to the house. Both of them strode through the hallway before stopped in front of a door that was protected by powerful mist flame.
"Stay here." Kawahira ordered as he opened the door and mist flame covering him. Tsuna stayed silent on his place, heart thumping loudly as he waited for Kawahira to emerge from the room.
It feels like a very long time before the door opened. Tsuna widened his eyes and his face become grim when he stared at another appearance entirely different in front of him.
"It's really are broken?" He asked to make sure. Checkerface, for that was Kawahira alter ego in that looks, nodded. Tsuna sighed.
"You are going to go?" he asked again. Checkerface nodded.
"Stay here and do your job. I'll go make the plan in motion." He said and next, he was gone. Tsuna sighed as he pulled our a necklace chains that hung on his neck. He stared at the very customized ring and felt the weight of the world on his shoulder.
"Japan?" He asked, brows furrowed. He put his work down and walked to the kitchen where G was seated, drinking a very fine wine.
"Yes, with Giotto and the others." G explained further. He sip his wine carefully and sighed at the beautiful feeling he received. Hayato face was blank as he watched his brother. He crossed his hands.
"For how long?" He asked finally. G furrowed his brows.
"I don't know. About a month maybe? I mean it's the first time after many years Giotto is going back to Japan. No doubt he will miss his brother and his mother. He obviously will try to take as much time as he could take." G explained, completely obvious to his brother reactions. Hayato stared at his brother hard and nodded.
"Well, I'm going to bed." He stated as he turn around and walked back to his room. He closed the door quietly and took a deep breath as he stared at his unfinished project. He picked up his phone from his desk and called a very familiar numbers.
"Hayato?" Hayato smiled as he heard the warm greeting he got. However his smile gone and a scowl replaced it as he remember his reason to call.
"Tsuna-sama, we got a problem."
The white haired man's name is Kawahira. Tsuna call him Kawahira-san.
The man owned an antiquette shop in the shopping district. The shop-that-was-not-like a shop was strangely enough, avoided like a plague. Not many people coming. In fact, Tsuna pretty sure only he that coming there.
They met when Tsuna was lost in the shopping district. The man helped him back to his mama, and give him a very strange necklace that strangely had a shape of pacifier. The necklace shine brightly in rainbow color when it touch Tsuna. He smiled when he felt the soft warm fuzzy feeling that fulling his body. He admitted he very much savoring the feeling. When he felt no movement from the man in front of him, Tsuna looked up and stared at the pair of shocked eyes. The man said that he should keep the necklace, and Tsuna just do that.
The second time they met, Tsuna was taking shelted from the sudden rain. He was doing a little grocery for his mother and didn't have any choice but to stop his track home. Coincidence, coincidence, he was under the roof of Kawahira-san shop.
"Ara~ Tsunayoshi-kun?" The strangely familiar voice brought him out from his musing as he turned his head around to stare at the familiar face that ringed by very familiar hair. He took a second to stare at the same appearance when they first meet before a small shy smile bloomed on his face.
"Ah, H-hello Kawahira-san. It's nice to meet you." He said shyly.
"Taking shelter from the rain?" He asked. Tsuna nodded again. Kawahira didn't say anything as he opened his door for Tsuna to get inside. "Go inside Tsunayoshi-kun, you catch cold if you standing like that."
Tsuna nodded slowly as he stepped inside the strange room. He listened to the sound of door closing before proceed to walked inside. Kawahira gestured to one of the sofa as he sat on the other side. Tsuna followed suit. He stared at the white haired man that seems to be contemplated about something. Maybe it has something to do with the pacifier necklace, Tsuna mused as he noticed when Kawahira was staring at where his necklace was, hidden under his shirt. Tsuna touch his neckacle lightly and feel the pulse of warm engulfed him. Is he want the necklace back? Tsuna wondered. His grip tightened. He like the necklace and it somehow become one of his most precious things. He didn't want to give it back.
"Say Tsunayoshi-kun," Kawahira drawled out. Tsuna snapped from his musing as he stared back at the intense gaze. The buzz inside his head, the one who save him many times from the bullies, the one who could tell lie and truth, was waiting in anticipation. Tsuna know then, whatever the things that Kawahira will said will also have a big impact on his life. Beside the anticipation, he also felt something that he did not familiar to.
"Do you know about the Tri-ni-sette?"
(Ah, it was dread.)
