Title: Something Yet to learn
Disclaimers: Clearly I do not own Reborn. If I did...
Pairing/Characters: Tsunayoshi Sawada, 27all?, Maybe Gen?
Rating/Warning: T, No Warnings as of yet, AU,
Summary: Being the complete failure in life, and growing up to be a full adult and following everyone's expectations Tsuna had never thought they're be any redemption from this form of life. That is until he met the man with the green eyes.

PROLOUGE

A loud sigh could be from Tsunayoshi Sawada. His gaze turned frantically at buildings to the cheap watch that wrapped around his slender wrist. Either way each reported the same thing, it was nearly nine o clock. The train even with Tsunayoshi's terrible sense of measurement knew it that the train station was at too far distance to catch the train in time. He begin to grumble dragging his suitcase across the pavement.

As far as Tsunayoshi was concerned his life was literally a failure and lived to the expectations of around him. As a child he was a bright eyed kid with a large smile, that was a bit slow and clumsy but made up with his large heart. As he grew up he transformed into a complete loser, who had no skills whatsoever academically, artistically, or athletically. He was that "kid" the one everyone would pick on verbally or physically. Because of this social standing, no one dared to befriend the notorious "Dame Tsuna". Being convinced they were going to get pick on, or in fear they'd get stuck with Tsuna's own reputation. Thus Tsuna was without friends for his whole high school and middle school experience. But it didn't really affect Tsuna, who was far accustomed to this way of life.

As high school dragged on he had lived up to everyone's expectations of Dame Tsuna barely passing high school with his mediocre grades. Tsuna had also mostly played video games in his free time which appeared to be the only consolidation in his life. With the mediocre grades not to even mention the exams, he wasn't accepted into a top notch college, and instead went to the local community college and eventually graduated. Then he ended up just like thousands of Japanese men working at small small no name office, that job's only real requirement was to be able to read or write. Which Tsuna would spend in a cubicle typing away on the computer for eight hours.

The pay wasn't great. The income could barley afford an apartment, which in the end Tsuna had ended up losing his apartment, and had ended up still living with his mother. The final ultimate act of shame that defined Tsuna's failure of a life.

His love life was not any better. Just as everyone expected Tsuna could never keep a girlfriend, despite the fact he was close to keeping one on two occasions. It was a well known enough fact that Tsuna had a large crush on Kyoko Sasagawa. Surprisingly enough Tsuna's affections for his high school crush were actually returned, and she had shown hint after hint of affections. Although Tsuna's own lack of confidence had stopped him from mustering enough courage to even tell Kyoko. Kyoko who eventually realized Tsuna was never going to make a move ended up dating some guy or another, and eventually left for a top notch college joining a friend. Rumor had it soon after that she had either became a police woman or ended up as a social worker.

The second opportunity had come to him a few years later in college, when he gave up on the notion that he could even talk to Kyoko, and met a girl named Alice. Alice a foreigner, had shown affection to despite his glaring imperfections (even finding it adorable). And Tsuna not wanting to make the same mistake as he made with Kyoko (who he had learned later from Hana, that Kyoko was indeed interested) admitted his feelings also. But the two had never gotten past a date, both being too shy to make any further moves. After college the two went their separate ways. Alice moving back to America where she became a doctor, and Tsuna as his current position as a failure.

But it didn't really matter Tsuna was already used to things like this.

As Tsuna was pushed out of his miserable reflection of his life, he continued to walk finding himself in an dark alley. He glanced around realizing it was at least thirty minutes pass his train arrival. He immediately blamed all the extra work that was forced upon him that night by his boss. Just great now I have to sleep in those bullet hotels. Tsuna thought thinking of the small cramped cheap room he'd have to sleep in tonight, and how exactly he was going to explain this to his mother.

He continued to walk in, lost in thoughts, suddenly bumping into a large figure.

"Don't move." he could hear a voice growl. Tsuna begin to shiver against his control. Despite what the figure had said, Tsuna had decided to try to sprint away.

"I said don't move." the voice growled, this time making physical contact with Tsuna, now squeezing his arm tightly to prove his point. Just great I'm going to get killed. Because I'm getting mugged and I have nothing on hand.

"hieee" Tsuna squeaked against his own will, immediately being muffled by the hand of the figure who was currently threatening him. With an exceeding fear growing, despite his efforts to calm himself, Tsuna closed his eyes his breath now slow from difficulty breathing. He could hear a mumble, the words he could catch being "teme" and "that's". Then he could the distinct sound of a gunshot. He opened his eyes to see a man on the floor bleeding from the chest. He turned to his previous threat, immediately surprised that he shot at that man instead of him. Was it perhaps because the man was protecting him, or was he just killing any witnesses?

"Don't you dare repeat anything you've just seen got it?"

"A-alright." Tsuna shook nervously, even if Tsuna was at the same height and probably could take him if he had a gun. The man just to reenforce his seriousness, suddenly whipped out dynamite out of nowhere and held it near him threateningly. As soon as he was satisfied that Tsuna would keep his mouth shut, the tall man disappeared, leaving the distinct smell of cigarette all over Tsuna' s clothing. Tsuna still a bit shaken just stood there thinking about the man. He was a tall man, with gray hair despite the fact he was Tsuna's age. He was also a foreigner which left Tsuna in a bit of confusion. Why the hell would a foreigner be in an alley shooting people? But whatever, clearly Tsuna's main concern at the moment was where he was going to stay tonight. He moaned in usual fashion, seemed to already forget about that incident, and began to search for the nearest "bullet hotel.

A/N I'm not really sure where this story will lead into. It may end up into a 27all...or a supernatural murder mystery. I will go where the keyboard and pen leads me. If you like it so far, please review. I warn ahead of time I'm a very infrequent updater.