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Pack and Pride

It was a great night for a run with a near perfect atmosphere, the night's coolness was welcome relief from the heat of the day but with enough left over that he didn't feel cold. There were only a few clouds out, blocking some of the stars while leaving the half-moon to cast silver light on the sleepy town of Namimori. Soon he reached his destination; without hesitation he jumped, clearing the 8 foot high wall around Namimori Middle with no difficulty and continuing towards the building itself. Using the classroom windowsills as steps and handholds he quickly ascended to the top of the building. Taking a seat at the ledge and letting his legs hang over the edge he surveyed the school grounds and what parts of Namimori he could see. In less than 10 hours students would swarm the building creating that din that can only be made by hundreds of people conversing. But for now he allowed himself to enjoy the silence and the soft darkness of the night, after a few minutes he opened his eyes and rose from his seat, it was time for Tsuna to head home.

6 AM, an ungodly hour most would agree and so would the teenager standing in front of the gates to Namimori Middle but he had a responsibility, to be the symbol of an upstanding student so of course he had to be awake and ready to go before anyone else. This was one thing about being head of the Disciplinary Committee that Tsuna hated with all of his very tired being, it was also probably the reason why he'd picked up his predecessor's habit of grabbing naps during breaks. It annoyed him to no end how easy he gave in when a friend or family member asked him for a favor, he would have been so much happier as just another grunt with no responsibility over the other committee members but Hibari just had to stick around an additional year and stay head of the DC before naming Tsuna his replacement. Now both Hibari and his 2nd in command Tetsuya were both in highschool no doubt to reform its DC same as Hibari had done to Nami Middle. At least he had just one year at the reigns of the DC and he did have to admit that he got a pleasant feeling being able to help average students by disciplining any rule breakers as well as converting delinquents into new DC members. Tsuna's thoughts continued to ramble on to the point where he didn't feel the presence approaching him till it was within 5 meters of him. Turning his head he opened one eye slightly to spy a toddler walking confidently towards him, the child wore a black suit with a matching fedora with a ridiculously large, yellow pendant hanging from his neck by a string. The two stared at each other briefly before the baby finally spoke.

"Ciaossu, I am the home tutor Reborn."

"Hello, the home tutor Reborn, I am Sawada Tsunayoshi, why are you here?" Tsuna's tone was level and his facial features betrayed no emotion other than mild curiosity but the hint of sarcasm and patronization was evident.

A smirk was all the warning Tsuna got before a bone splitting kick was delivered to his midsection throwing him through the school gate to land flat on his back.

"I've been sent to mold you into the perfect mafia boss Lazy-Tsuna. Lesson #1:Never make fun of your tutor."

Tsuna was sitting in the reception room of Nami-Middle looking over reports and admission forms from his subordinates in the DC while pondering what he'd learned from his conversation with Reborn earlier. The two of them had continued their talk on the roof of the school as more people had begun to show up and Tsuna now knew of his heritage and some of the Vongola's history. As Tsuna turned over the report he'd been reading detailing the bullying case of a younger student and how it had been stopped the door opened admitting Tsuna's secretary.

"Hey, Kyoko here for my reports to the student council?" Tsuna inquired lifting his head to see the school idol Kyoko Sasagawa in her slightly modified school uniform; everything was the same as the rest of the girls uniforms except for one thing, the red armband attached to the right sleeve the characters for discipline written on it in black ink.

"That's right Tsuna-kun and afterward I need to talk to you about upcoming meetings and patrol route changes." She paused to eyeball him adding emphasis to what she had left to say. "You will be here when I get back right?"

"Of course." Tsuna replied holding his hand up in mock salute. "On my honor I won't run away while you're gone. I learned my lesson last time."

"Great!" Kyoko said taking the papers from Tsuna and giving him a smile before leaving the room.

Tsuna let himself recline on the sofa not looking forward to the upcoming 'talk' but knowing that it was preferable to receiving an earful later on, getting chewed out by women was annoying. With that feeling resting in his head Tsuna let his body relax and his eyes close and drifted into a light nap.

"...So those are the changes that will be implemented starting next week is that OK with you?" Kyoko queried standing before Tsuna with various papers in hand. Not expecting any argument, Tsuna certainly had some ideas but after knowing him as more than just another classmate for two years she knew he cared little for long term logistics.

"Yup, sounds good to me." Tsuna's tone bespoke his desire to begin his patrol, an activity that gave him the opportunity to unwind and relieve some stress by beating the shit out of any delinquents unfortunate enough to be caught. Kyoko could tell she had little time to bring up the last item as he was already getting up from his couch, one deep was all she afforded herself before following through with the goal she'd given herself that morning.

"O-one l-last thing." She said steeling herself as he paused to look at her, signifying that he was paying attention. It was just like she'd heard a thousand times 'If you want something, take it.' "I want you to go to out with me this Thursday!" Her face immediately became a deep shade of red but she kept her head high and stood tall, waiting for the response she knew he'd give.

"Sure."

"Just come with me after class, I've arranged things so we don't have the usual paperwork."

"Okay."

"Great, see you tomorrow!" Kyoko flashed Tsuna a sweet smile before exiting the room at a faster than normal speed.

Tsuna stared at the door a slightly confused look on his face for a moment before walking over to the desk to grab his discarded schoolbag and walking out of the room, it was patrol time.

It was already dark out by the time Tsuna finally got home having finished his patrol. As he opened the door he was immediately welcomed by the smell of dinner being prepared as well as the sound of conversation coming from the dining area. Tsuna's sister wasn't exactly one for conversation and from what Tsuna had learned earlier that day he could make a suitable guess of who was visiting. His suspicions proved founded when he passed through the doorway and entered the dining room to find his mother and a well dressed infant conversing, one drinking coffee while the other chopped vegetables to add to the already steaming pot on the stove. "And where did you learn this recipe Reborn?" Asked Nana Sawada, picking up her mug to take another sip of coffee.

"France, Mama." Answered Reborn, as he dropped the chopped veggies in the pot before picking up a wooden ladle and start stirring the contents of the pot. "I try to pick up a a few recipes every time I visit a new country. I've spent a good deal of my life as a bachelor so knowing how to cook is essential." Tsuna figured now was as good a time as any to make himself known and so knocked on the door frame before walking over to the table and sitting down at the table. Nana smiled at him as he took the seat across from her.

"You'd already left this morning when Reborn first came so let me introduce you." Nana put down her coffee before motioning to the baby standing on the kitchen counter. "This is Reborn, he's an up and coming home tutor who wants to get his name out so he's offered to tutor both you and your sister for free! All he needs is room and board, isn't that a great deal! Her smile widened at that last bit, the Sawada family weren't in any financial trouble but most parents would want to save however much they can when they can.

Tsuna knowing Reborn's true purpose said nothing but instead nodded his head in understanding; it seemed Reborn had no intention of informing his mother of his lineage and future occupation, at least for now. Standing and turning to Reborn he bowed and said, "please take good care of my sister and I the home tutor Reborn." Reborn's usual smirk dropped a barely noticeable amount despite not being able to see it Tsuna knew he'd scored a point albeit a small one. Straightening and taking his seat he addressed his mother, "and speaking of Mika, where is she? Her patrol should have ended a couple hours ago."

"Oh she's on a date with her boyfriend!" Nana's eye twinkled and she adopted a smirk similar to Reborn's. "And since we're on the subject of relationships, when are you going to finally ask that Kyoko girl out on a date?"

To Nana's disappointment Tsuna showed no physical reaction and instead simply answered. "Probably sometime after our date on Thursday." Prompting Nana's jaw to dropped and Tsuna let himself grin at her reaction yet another point scored.

Conversation continued for the three until the youngest member of the Sawada family arrived and after introductions Reborn announced that dinner was ready and all four took seats at the table to enjoy the meal.

With Nana insisting that she do the dishes so that Tsuna and Mika could start their homework under the tutelage of Reborn the three of them went upstairs. Mika splitting off to grab her school things from her room the two males entered Tsuna's room, as soon as Tsuna closed the door behind him he began. "I'm guessing you didn't tell Mom about the Vongola. And Mika clearly doesn't know yet either."

Reborn hopped onto Tsuna's desk striking a pose by leaning against the wall with his fedora shadowing his. "By your father's request. He said it was bad enough you had to be brought in after all the effort he put into keeping the lot of you hidden from the underworld." Reborn allowed himself a quick grin hearing his student's huff of annoyance.

Tsuna laid out his homework on the low table in the center of his room before responding. "I'll have to admit its worked to some degree up till now, but I don't think that will work anymore plus it'd take extra effort to keep secrets from the two of them. Its not my place to tell mom but Mika ought to know."

"Know what?" Mika inquired as she opened the door letting herself in. Tsuna and Reborn shared a look before Tsuna took the lead in explaining what Reborn had told earlier that day. He told her of their lineage as well as the position that was being placed on them and what it would entail with Reborn filling in any holes. So within 30 minutes Mika was as caught up as Tsuna was and to her credit she took it well in stride. Perhaps her boyfriend was having a little too much influence on her personality Tsuna thought to himself. After the explaining was concluded the three sat down to work on homework with Reborn enjoying himself using strange and painful ways of punishing his students whenever they got wrong answers.

After they were done for the night Mika went back to her room for the night, Tsuna prepared himself for bed and noticed Reborn had set up a hammock for himself at some point when Tsuna had blinked. Perplexed and impressed Tsuna laid down his head and closed his eyes already excited for the next day.

Christ! Guess who had a half written chapter on his laptop for an entire year? Whatever it may not be as long as I originally wanted it but I want this thing uploaded so it looks like I have at least some progress done. Anyways let me know how you liked it or hated it: story, grammar, or whatever. And if you don't like the format don't worry I'm gonna try something else for my next chapter. Good night folks.