Second Chances: Love & Betrayal
Prologue
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyō Hitman Reborn.
A/N: Tsuna X Hibari. AU. Some OoC. Sequel to Second Chances.
Answers to questions/comments can be found at the end of the story.
Vongola Mansion
As always, Tsuna sat at his desk signing paperwork. His personal advisor and step-father, Reborn, had just dropped a fresh pile in his inbox. Sighing, he picked up the top page.
Tossing the paper onto his desk, he leaned back in his chair. Eyes closed and hands fisted in his hair, he stifled a groan. 'Mukuro. Hibari. Two buildings destroyed. No fatalities.'
Slowly opening his eyes, he let his arms fall limp. Breathing deeply, his gaze fell to the fireplace and the mantle of pictures above it. Today, he needed to be reminded of why his eyes were strained and his fingers were cramped.
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Standing before the mantle, with his back to the desk, Tsuna smiled. Pictures of his family were squeezed together, as if fighting for dominance beneath the giant painting of the Vongola and Varia meeting with the representatives of the Vongola Alliance
The largest, given to him by Hayato, sat in the center of them all. The picture contained his right-hand-man smiling at his husband, Takeshi, and their daughter, Takara, on her first birthday.
To the left sat a silver frame of Ryohei and Hana, sporting a small baby bump, on their wedding day. A tiny picture of their son, Hikaru, lay against it.
Next to that was a picture Dino and Kyoko on their wedding day. A small framed picture in front of it showed the two of them holding their twins, Masahiko and Masahime.
The last picture to the left made him giggle. The picture of Mukuro, Chrome and Haru always seemed to amaze him. Yet, they seemed to have found a happy balance as a couple… or triple?
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Moving back along the mantle, Tsuna felt a tinge of loneliness as he looked at the frames.
This first frame the right of the Gokudera's was of Skull and Bianchi at an Allied Banquet Dinner. If you looked close enough, you could see that they were holding hands.
Next to that was a picture of Lambo and I-Pin at their first school dance. Though they made a cute couple, Tsuna knew that Lambo's heart remained with someone else.
The last picture to the right, and the closet to his desk, was of Kyoya. The picture was caught without the Cloud Guardian's knowledge while at an Allied Banquet Dinner. Standing alone near the entrance, Kyoya gazed into the room with a looked of longing.
Picking the frame up, Tsuna felt the yearning in his heart ache. He wondered who it was Kyoya was looking at with eyes full of longing and regret.
Sighing, he replaced the picture and returned to his desk. As he picked up the damage report he had tossed earlier, his renewed determination helped him push through.
As Neo Vongola Primo, he would protect his family… even if it meant mounds of paperwork.
Notes and Answers to Questions/Comments:
(1) This the sequel to Second Chances. Title changed from SC: TYL to SC: Love & Betrayal. each of the following chapters will have a "Character Profile" at the end for the OC's.
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(3) Beta'd by DragonSlayer412. Thanks for reading & reviewing!