Summary: Tsuna is a child prodigy, genius hacker and assassin by night; a clumsy, dame student by day. Because of his occupation, he was thrown into the mafia world early on, but little did he know that he also was chosen as the next Vongola Decimo. Until one day, a certain hitman appeared at his doorstep.
Sora: Prologue
On a fine Sunday morning, a five-year old boy with large caramel doe eyes and spiky hair ran down the stairs to his mother with arms outstretched.
"Mama!" he cried happily upon seeing her at the bottom floor waiting for him.
However, being the clumsy boy as he was, he tripped on his own feet and tumbled down. He landed at Nana's feet face down before he slowly picked himself up and looked at his mother with tears in his eyes. He grabbed his head with his small hands. Nana smiled gently down at him.
"It's okay, Tsu-kun, don't cry," Nana said softly, crouching to her son's height and patting him on the head. "The pain will go away."
Slowly, Tsuna stopped crying and upon seeing his mother's angelic face, he brightened considerably.
Tsuna, in all honesty, was not as in pain as he acted he was in, through his tears. He was extremely talented and clever, not to say, very graceful. By the time he reached his fifth birthday, Tsuna mastered the violin and many people praised him for his innate ability. He enjoyed reading and was often fascinated by different languages, and by now, he was able to interpret two other languages, Italian and English, besides his own native Japanese. Not only that, Nana sent him to learn martial arts, in an attempt to get rid of his clumsiness. He quickly learned how not to stumble over his own two feet or trip over flat ground. The tumble was simply a ruse to become better in his acting skills.
Besides learning three languages which Tsuna had determined early on would be useful, he was also fascinated with the computer world, as it held many mysteries for him. Once he saw a computer tower laying on the sidewalk with the intent to be thrown away. Tsuna, curious about the inner workings of the contraption, dragged the broken computer home, intending to take apart its components. With the help of a library book about computers, Tsuna was able to determine every part and its usage. He kept that information in his head for future reference.
Unfortunately, because Tsuna was a prodigy, he was often teased for being the teacher's pet, which he detested to an immense degree. Not only that, bullies would often beat him up for being smart as well as for his innocent and girly appearance. While he could hold a fight against one or two bullies, the bullies would often fight him in a group, and thus, Tsuna often received bruises and cuts. Tsuna finally gave up and stopped trying at school, plummeting his once-perfect grade to becoming what his classmates now called him "Dame-Tsuna." The bullying never ceased though, and so, through the beatings, Tsuna was more immune to pain than others. Not that anyone cared. Tsuna was unable to complain about their behavior as he was threatened more pain, not only from them, but from the yakuza as well because some of the bullies had ties to the Japanese "mafia". While his mother was concerned about his daily bruises and cuts, as well as his low grades, Tsuna dodged her questions with vague answers, wanting to protect her from the threats.
"I'm fine now," he said. He once again stretched his arms toward his mother, and she chuckled before picking him up and settling him on her hips. He wrapped his arms around her neck. At that moment, knocks were heard.
"Nana! Tsuna! Taidama!" a call resounded throughout the house. Tsuna's face shone upon hearing the voice and scrambled out of his mother's grasp. As soon as his feet touched the ground, he bounded across the threshold towards the door, stumbling occasionally on his way there. He opened the door quickly, eager to see his father home once again.
"Okaerinasai!" Tsuna greeted his father. Iemistu looked down at his son before picking him up and tossing him in his big burly arms. Tsuna squeaked as he was lifted into the air but smiled as he landed safely into his father's arms.
"How's my little son doing?" Iemistu asked cheerfully. By this time, Nana had also reached the front door.
"Okaeri," she greeted her husband. Iemistu smiled at her appearance.
"Papa," Tsuna said. "Where were you?"
Iemistu put on a show of smiling sheepishly before laughing out loud. "Why, Tsuna, I just came back from work. I work on constructing roads for penguins in Antarctica!"
Tsuna frowned at the answer, clearly unsatisfied. However, the young one did not comment on the response. Instead, he told his father, "Tomorrow's a special day!"
Tsuna's father knew that tomorrow, October 14th, was his little one's birthday. However, he just faked a clueless face and in a confused voice, said, "Tomorrow's a special day? What occasion is it? It's not New Year's, White Day has long gone, Shichi-go-san hasn't ar…"
Tsuna pouted playfully; he could see that his father was clearly playing with him. "Papa! It's my birthday tomorrow!"
Iemitsu's face cleared. "That's right! But tomorrow is a Monday, so we can't go shopping tomorrow. Let's go today!"
Nana giggled at her husband and son's antics. That laughter did not go unheard of. As Iemistu walked out of the house, he dragged Nana along as well.
"What would my cutest son like for his birthday?" Iemistu asked boisterously. Tsuna sat in his father's arms, thinking deeply before his face cleared.
"I would like a computer," Tsuna replied. Iemitsu smiled.
"That is a great choice! Let's go get a computer!"
By the time the family reached home again, Tsuna was cradling a new laptop. It was time for him to use his new gift to its full extent.
Hello, my name is Athletiger, nicknamed Ath. This is my first time doing a KHR! fanfic, so thus, *bows* please take care of me! Please leave your thoughts in the review box below. Arigatou gozaimasu!
