Most of the times, Sawada Tsunayoshi wakes up late. Heck, he might even consider sleeping 'til noon unless Reborn or his mom wakes him up.
However, he woke up earlier than usual, his hyper intuition acting up - meaning something big is about to happen.
He glanced at his alarm clock near his bed and saw '04:05 AM' in bright red LED lights.
'It's still early yet my hyper intuition is already flaring up like crazy', Tsuna thought as he rubbed the sleepiness off of his system.
"You'll have to be aware all of the times, Tsuna, even in your sleep. Remember, assassins tend to attack the most when their targets are most vulnerable" Reborn jumped from his makeshift hammock in Tsuna's room, Leon followed after him.
"HIIIEEE! You mean assassins are nearby?! What are you doing, Reborn?! Defend me!" Tsuna shrieked as he ducked his head under his pillow, as if that could help him.
"Don't order me around, Dame-Tsuna. Besides, if you even use that large head of yours properly, you'll notice that there are no assassins nearby" Reborn whipped (Leon transformed into a whip) Tsuna's pathetic form and Tsuna yelped.
"Ouch! Reborn! Forget the assassins! I swear to whoever is up there, you'll be the end of me!" Tsuna rubbed his leg, where whip-Leon hit him.
"Now that you're fully awake, let's finish that homework that you pathetically told me that you've already finished" Reborn jumped on Tsuna's side, and kicked him off the bed.
"You sadist baby!" Tsuna shouted before he begrudgingly proceeded to the task Reborn assigned him.
Besides, the only thing he can do against Reborn is to shout at him in retaliation unless you have a death wish.
- X -
Tsuna, once again, woke up around 7:15 AM. Apparently, he fell asleep soon after he finished his homework. He debated whether to dress up then have breakfast so he can be early for once; or to go back to sleep and wait until hell break loose - correction, wait until Reborn decided to wake him up. He shivered as he remembered the tortu - waking methods Reborn used at him before.
He stretched his stiff joints while walking slowly downstairs. He can already smell omelettes and toasts.
When he reached the dining area, he was welcomed by his mom, Bianchi, Fuuta, I-pin, Lambo, and of course, Reborn. All eyes fell on him in disbelief.
"Ara! Tsu-kun! You're up early. Are you feeling sick?" Nana ran up to his side as she checked his temeprature with her hands.
"No, mom! I'm fine. Really!" Tsuna exclaimed.
"Who are you and what have you done to Tsuna?!" Lambo accused as he searched his afro, most likely for weapons, but what he found was a grape ball. "Ooh! Sweet! Lambo did not know you're in there!" Lambo kissed the grape ball before tossing it into his mouth.
"Lambo no sweets!" I-pin scolded him before she slapped the back of Lambo's head.
"Gyupaa!" Lambo cried and the grape ball went flying from his mouth into Reborn's tea.
"Annoying brat" Reborn muttered before he kicked Lambo out of the room.
Tsuna sighed. These events have been frequent to him as soon as Reborn, and the others, arrived at their household.
"Three members of the Hibari household has been found dead this early morning"
Tsuna's ears perked up to what he heard from the television. He glanced at the other members inside the room and noticed that their attention were also fixated on the TV. Everyone, except Nana who is busy preparing Tsuna's bento.
"According to the head of the Hibari Household, Hibari Kaede, the event took place around 4:08 AM when one of their maids heard arguments ringing from their backyard. The Hibari Household is currently looking for possible causes of their deaths. On the other hand, the Nanimori Shopping District..." Tsuna met Reborn's eyes and he knew they were thinking about the same thing.
Something big did happen a while ago.
- X -
Tsuna met Hayato and Takeshi at the Sawada Household's front gate.
"Good morning, Tsuna!"
"Good morning, Tenth!"
Hayato and Takeshi greeted him, the former trying to outdo the latter's cheeriness, which is a difficult task to anyone.
"Have you heard the news?" Tsuna asked as they walked together to school, Hayato and Takeshi flanking his sides.
"I had my morning jog this morning and I never really bothered to watch the news. Haha!" Takeshi grinned.
"Ah! Forgive me, Tenth! As your right-hand man, I should be the one to know about these kind of stuff!" Hayato stopped in front of Tsuna and did a dogeza.
"Ah! Gokudera-kun! Stand up! No need to apologize!" Tsuna told him immediately while Takeshi laughed.
"Anyway, what's in the news, Tsuna?" Takeshi as soon as his laughter died out.
"Three members of Hibari's household was killed early this morning" Tsuna glanced around as if the news is supposed to be a secret.
"You mean someone went past their defense and managed to kill three? Damn, they're good" Hayato scowled and inched closer to Tsuna. As trio turned around a corner, they saw Hibari Kyoya leaning against a lamp post, Hibird resting atop of his head.
"There you are, herbivores, omnivore. We have matters to discuss"
"What do you mean?" Hayato asked, his scowl still adorning his face.
"Is this about what happened early this morning?" Tsuna asked silently, his voice slightly trembling.
Kyoya nods before he tossed something towarda Tsuna. The object almost flew into nowhere if Takeshi hadn't caught it.
"I think I saw this before" Takeshi frowned, his hand absent-mindedly flying to his torso where Kaoru pierced him before. He handed the object, which was a photo, to Tsuna.
Tsuna took the photo and examined it. Like what Takeshi said, the photo was indeed familiar. A Vongola insignia was crossed out. However, the difference was the Shimon's insignia was printed in a piece of paper while this insignia was written on a wall using blood.
"The Shimon Famiglia is still a trusted ally of ours, right, Tenth?" Hayato asked.
"Of course! Enma won't let this happen, again!" Tsuna immediately answered.
"Their main target was the Vongola. We're still looking after who were the perpetrators. We'll update you about this matter since the Vongola is involved" Kyoya informed.
"But why me?! Shouldn't you inform the Ninth?!" Tsuna cried.
"You're the closest, possible target since you're the heir. We still don't know their motives. The only thing we knew is that they are targeting Vongola. To clarify, we'll also update the Ninth about this matter" Kyoya turned but before he could leave, Hayato asked him a question.
"Why are getting concerned about Vongola?"
"The incident happened in Nanimori and as its peacekeepers, we have to make sure all parties conderned are well informed. Besides, information is more valuable than any other things aside from power" Kyoya stalked off to the direction of their school, leaving the trio behind.
"Ah, there he goes. So, we should be going. If he arrives first, then we'll be 'bitten to death, right?" Takeshi imitated Kyoya's catchphrase, which he did so well that Tsuna thought Kyoya was here.
Knowing that Takeshi is right, Tsuna immediately bolted off towards their school with Takeshi and Hayato right behind him, even bypassing the walking Hibari Kyoya.
