I had to rewrite this one. It's extra fluffy (my naughty phase has passed) for all you fluff-lovers. You might like this character. It is a little hard transitioning between him small and him TYL, but I think I've done a good job. So, please review? Many thanks!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own KHR nor do I claim any rights to it or any of the characters in this fan fiction story. I own the plot and nothing else.
He was the most annoying according to the other guardians and the cute little baby Reborn (especially him), but you didn't really understand why, until you were properly introduced. You had met the little terror at the tender age of eight. Lambo was nine and you were captivated. Of course it was much easier then.
You were at a hot-drinks stand with your mother getting hot chocolate when you saw him for the first time. His hair was in a large afro and his cow-print t-shirt, although weird, was what drew your attention most. For some reason, you loved cows. Yes, your mother had wondered what was wrong with you, but you really did like the poor silly creatures. As such, your room was decorated in white with black spots and that was the standard decoration for most of your things... but you had never actually seen them on someone before.
Fascinated, you had tapped him on the shoulder and smiled. He had looked at you then smirked and announced in a loud voice, "What do you want with Lambo-sama?" You had blinked and looked at him. Lambo-sama? Was he that important? You shrugged and beamed up at him.
"I like your shirt," you said. He had grinned triumphantly at the girl with him who had rolled her eyes and crossed her arms.
"Hahaha! Hear that I-pin! I told you this print isn't stupid! It befits Lambo the Great! I have found another subordinate!" he announced again in an important voice thus drawing attention to all of you. The girl called I-pin had smiled at you and introduced herself then had dragged Lambo off with her. What an interesting boy, you thought, wondering if you would ever see him again. What had he meant by subordinate? Ah well, if you ever met, you would ask him. It was a big city so what were the chances?
Christmas came and went and a new year began. You couldn't wait to see all of your old friends again. You couldn't wait to tell them about your discovery of someone else who liked cow-prints as much as you did! Imagine your surprise when you literally bumped into the same boy in your school hallways! You stared at him and he smiled recognising you.
"Ah! My subordinate! It's good I found you here. Are you following Lambo-sama because he's awesome?" he asked raising his eyebrows. You wrinkled your forehead trying to catch up. What on earth was he talking about?
"Ah, I get it, I get it, you're taken by my sheer power. You have my permission to speak. What is your name?" he asked getting up and not bothering to help you.
"I'm (Name)," you said getting up and dusting yourself off. He laughed triumphantly as I-pin came rushing up.
"Lambo, stop it, we're going to be late! Hurry! Gokudera-san won't be happy if we're late!" she said taking his hand. She took a moment to greet you before she rushed off down the halls with him in tow. Well, that had been interesting.
That was the extent of your thoughts of Lambo's niceness. He picked on you all through the term and was partially the reason you finally decided you didn't much like cows any more. I-pin was very nice to you and was always not far behind Lambo. She made him more bearable to be around, but only by a fraction. You wondered how on earth those two could even live with each other. They weren't exactly brother and sister, but they were raised together, you later learned.
Then you met the rest of the men and women who had helped raise Lambo and I-pin. She had given you the grand tour of the mansion they lived in. You had never been in such a big house. The very first time you had been there had been amazing! You remembered regaling your mother all about it. She hadn't believed you, but after a couple of weeks, she had come to get you and was almost embarrassed by the sheer size of the place.
After that, your presence in the Vongola mansion, as it was called, was a normal thing. Everyone there knew you and you knew them... or about them as it were. There was this one guy who was never around but whom you heard about. I-pin said he was held up somewhere and couldn't come to the mansion but that was it. She didn't give you any more details and you didn't pry.
Whenever you came over, however, Lambo would call you his subordinate, order you around and demand that you played with him. It was fun at first so you changed your opinion of him again, then it got annoying. He wouldn't let you rest even for a moment! Sometimes he would come over to your house for the weekend and you wouldn't have fun at all! If you played pretend, he would always take the nice roles. If you played cards, he would always make you feel bad for losing and would throw a fit if he lost. Basically, he wasn't the best playmate in the world.
You were told, however that the five men and one of the women in the house were 'guardians.' You didn't fully understand it and thought they were probably like bodyguards or something. Again, you weren't given details, but they were all so nice to you. The one called Hibari was a little scary, but he didn't mind you spending time in his office sometimes, as long as you were quiet and didn't disturb him. He had very interesting books in there. Besides, he couldn't be that scary if, as you learned, he and Haru were in love. Of course Haru would bring it up to tease you and sometimes they would kiss in front of you, but it was no different from your mother and father at home.
Haru and Kyoko were very nice. They often took you out to ice cream or cake or both! You loved that time. Your mother would complain about sugar, but she didn't really mind since you didn't bother her about it so much. Chrome, one of the guardians, would join you too. She was usually quiet, but she was always nice to you too.
By the time you turned twelve, it was as if Lambo had changed. His frizzy hair was replaced by shorter curly locks and his smile became that much more appealing... or so you had been told. The girls in school always asked you about him. They knew you went home with him every day so it was no wonder they were so curious. That was the time you learned what a crush was. You, of course, didn't have one on Lambo. You had known him too long for that. I-pin applauded your judgement. She had been with him for longer.
You would never forget that Christmas. I-pin had made you wait in the hall while she went to get you a surprise gift and Lambo had come along then smiled at you. He glanced up briefly then stopped right in front of you, leaned down and kissed you cheek then walked away, easy as you please. You turned seventeen shades of red and stared at his retreating form. You had never been kissed before so that was a shock. I-pin came back and found you bright as a berry and asked you what was wrong.
You explained what had happened and she looked down the hall curiously. Then she had looked up and smiled, patted your back and handed you your gift assuring you that Lambo hadn't meant anything by that kiss. You pushed it aside and played with I-pin. Haru and Kyoko came in to get the both of you. They had been getting ready for their annual Christmas party and you were invited. It was going to be exciting. The Vongola always held wonderful parties.
Later that night, you stood in the same spot you had when you had entered waiting for I-pin to bring you your coat. She had said she would get it since she needed to go upstairs anyway which was where you had left it. You turned just in time to see Lambo come right up to you again, lean down and kiss your cheek for the second time that evening. This time you retaliated angrily.
"Why do you keep kissing me?" you asked grabbing him by the collar as he turned to leave. He hacked when you pulled and turned rubbing his throat. He pointed up and coughed a little. You looked up to see a sprig of mistletoe.
"If you stand under it, I have to kiss you. It's good luck," he said with a satisfied grin. He took a meaningful step towards you and you stuck out your tongue in disgust making a noise meant to state the same and stepped back and away from under the offending branch. You swore you would never as long as you lived stand under another mistletoe again!
I-pin came back just as you punched Lambo in the arm. You grabbed your coat and marched off in a huff. The nerve of that boy! You didn't even like kissing! It was one of those things grown-ups did that grossed you out. How could someone even like something like that? Your big sister and brother always gave you big sloppy wet kisses on your cheeks. You couldn't imagine how that happened with lips. They had to share spit! Yuck! Well, you wouldn't be coming back to that house for a while – not until every single mistletoe branch had been removed, that is, way after Christmas had passed.
When you turned eighteen, Both Lambo and I-pin had been there. Lambo had already earned his title as heart-breaker all over the school. He didn't have a girlfriend as far as you knew. Now that you were older, your friendship had been re-established and if I-pin wasn't there, it was up to you to make sure Lambo didn't get himself into too much trouble.
You had learned, the year before, that the men you had grown up with, including Lambo, were all in the Mafia. It was something you were to keep secret and Hibari had taken the time to explain everything to you. That meant that learning this secret was a very serious matter. You had been afraid to see anyone for weeks after that. It had been a shock. As far as you knew, the Mafia was not a good group of people and your siblings and parents had always warned you about it.
It made a lot of sense though. It explained all the secrecy from before and the sudden bruises and marks on Lambo's face and hands. Sometimes he would break a leg or worse; there was the one time he had gone into a coma. You had been so afraid he wouldn't come back. When he did, you had hugged him tight and cried, but after that, everything was back to normal. Now you understood all of that. There was the chance that you might never see one or more of those nice people again! You got used to it eventually, as much as anyone would who knew the kind of danger their friends could be in. I-pin came to see you every day and Lambo and a boy called Fuuta with whom they also grew up.
Now, they were all there to celebrate your entrance into adulthood. Lambo had also given you a gift this year, but he had blushed furiously when you hugged him. That was strange. You had never seen him react like that before. Oh well, you could always explore that later. That Christmas, the same thing had happened. You were very careful to stay away from the mistletoe in case Lambo got any ideas. He had given you a gift and blushed when you had happily thanked him.
Haru noticed and smiled then whispered to you that maybe Lambo like you. Liked you? Lambo? That was impossible. Sure he was pretty hot as far as any guy went and you weren't too bad yourself, but a relationship? You had never thought about that before.
The second most memorable Christmas came the next year when you were nineteen. Lambo had some right up to you and held up a bit of mistletoe. You had widened your eyes wondering what he was doing when he pulled you right to him and kissed your lips. It wasn't your first kiss y any means. You had had boyfriends before and in fact, you were considering getting another one really soon... but this was a very nice kiss.
He had pulled away then and handed you your Christmas gift. You blushed this time. Everyone was pretending they didn't see that. Haru winked at you and I-pin and Kyoko smiled. The others looked away uncomfortably. It was pretty funny,but that was the Christmas you had gotten a new boyfriend. As he held you when the party simmered down, you couldn't help but think how much more different the world was.
You truly didn't regret ever meeting that boy in the cow-print shirt all those years ago. Just look what a wonderful guy he had turned into.
A/N: I know there's a tiny Hibari x Haru bit... I just couldn't resist! Merry Christmas!