Hello lovely readers~ Firstly, I've been feeling inspired to write more of this little story so I thought I should add on a bit, especially as there was more interest than I though there would be.

Secondly, am putting off other stories and exam revision. Am a Procrastinator to the bone. TO THE BONE I SAY!

Enjoy :P

2 Years Later

Part I, Chapter I

Tsuna moved out of Namimori High gates, the regular entourage bustling around him. Gokudera was losing his temper, Yamamoto was laughing, Kyoko was chatting amiably with Haru and Chrome, and Ryohei was trying to get Hibari to lighten up. At the gates, they were met by Mukuro, Ken, Chikusa, who still attended Kukoyu and Lambo and I-Pin, who had started elementary. Lambo ran over.

"Tsuna-nii! I don't want to go to school tomorrow!" he whined, making his 'older brother' smile fondly.

"And why is that?"
"Because! The food isn't as good as Mama's and they make me do all this work and . . . and . . . and" he was lifted onto Yamamoto's shoulders.

"Come on, Lambo! It can't be that bad! I'll play catch with you when we get home, okay?"
"You'd better."

"Kufufu, Are all you little ones doing okay in you're studies?" Mukuro teased, leaning down beside Tsuna, who blushed. Despite everything, he still couldn't seem to get a good mark. Chrome blinked.

"But Mukuro-sama . . . aren't you failing English?" The pineapple head went red at that.

"Hey, being in Vendicare and a wanted criminal is taxing on your handwriting!"

They laughed, except for Hibari who flashed a superior glance at his 'rival', before turning away. Tsuna looked over.

"Kyoya?"
"I have patrol. Omnivore, please make sure those herbivores don't cause a ruckus."
"S-sure!" Tsuna squeaked and the dark haired teen vanished into the afternoon.

"Where's he off to?" they all jumped as Reborn glided out of the shadows. Two years and they still were getting creeped out by the tall hit man and his impromptu appearances. At least when he was still an infant he wasn't so terrifying.

"Just a patrol, like usual." Tsuna replied, recovering more quickly than the others. Having the guy living in your house had that affect on you. "Is there a problem?"
The hit man frowned, and adjusted his fedora. "Just a feeling."

As the group moved off, a figure quietly watched them on a roof, comparing them to a sheet in her hand. Biting on her lip, she turned and hurried after the one who had split off from the group.

~()~

That night, after the usual chaos that was dinner, most of the others had left and the younger ones were in bed, Tsuna walked tiredly the stairs. He passed the hit man's room, were the tall man was sleeping, eyes staring sightlessly ahead. Tsuna shivered. That got creepier every time it happened. The whole group of them was worse though. Eight infants, all snoozing with their eyes open, was just plain wrong. As the word passed through his thoughts, another thought floated up to join it. He shivered and stared at the purple stone on his ring. He didn't know, but he had a bad feeling about Hibari. After a moment, he shrugged it off and went to bed. The Disciplinary Chairman could easily take care of himself.

On the other side of town, Hibari vaulted back and parried the fist that would have landed straight on his windpipe, before flinging out a tonfa. His opponent easily dodged and he caught it as it boomeranged back and then flipped as the minute his attention was slightly distracted, the figure had flashed forward and almost sent him flying. He blocked but the force behind the blow sent him skidding back. The drop before they reached the more industrial section of the city loomed behind. It would be bad to fall off. His figure came out, no emotion but scorn on her features. Her miniature frame belittled the four hour slam down she had been giving him. All without gaining a scratch. He frowned. As averse as he was to attacking an unknown person, he'd have to start using flames soon.

"This attack can be considered a direct offense to Namimori, you understand?" he asked, words clipped. Best make sure she fully intended on disturbing the peace before he went that far. She paused for a fraction then continued advancing.

"Your previous sentence is interesting. You appreciate Namimori?" his eyes narrowed.

"I don't take any blame for the deaths of stupid herbivores." He warned, raising his tonfas. She withdrew a small patch from her pocket and he blinked when he realised it was the Namimori High Crest. She cocked her head, before ripping it in two. His eyebrows drew down.

"Take that back or be bitten to death."
She smiled evilly, a dropped it dismissively on the ground. Purple flames lit up the tonfas like torches and he shot off towards the unarmed girl. A black cat purred around her legs and she took off. Blood spurted into the air.

There was a moment of stunned silence and then Hibari dropped unconscious to the ground, blood seeping out from the wounds on his chest. She looked back and the shine of blood stained metal on her fist vanished in a flash of light.

"That was excellently done." Her partner purred, cheerfully, as his mistress glided over and flung the limp body of the Vongola Cloud Guardian over her shoulder.

"Of course it was. I did it." She sighed and the cat jumped onto her shoulder and looked at her inquisitively.
"What's wrong?"
"I thought this was going to be interesting, but this guy, who was supposedly the strongest, was just another dog."
"Don't get too disappointed. He didn't get to use one of those box weapons we've heard so much about. That might have given some kick besides" he settled down on her shoulders and his eyes glowed in the dark "that's not why we're here. Don't lose sight of what's of important in the stead of your own pleasure."
"I know that!" she snapped and he shut up. Fists clenched. "I-I know that. I won't lose." She moved forward and dissolved into the shadows. "Vongola Decimo and his guardians will die."

~()~

The next day, the Vongola were in for a shock. They had expected Hibari to be looming at the entrance (he didn't trust Mukuro to leave the school alone) but he was nowhere to be seen. Mukuro grinned.

"I think it's a high time I investigated my dear Chrome's school." He smiled and received a deadpanned look from the others. "What?"
"Just because he's not here, that doesn't give you a right to go and damage the minds of others to the extreme, pineapple head." Ryohei exclaimed. Mukuro scowled.

"Don't be such a killjoy, Turf-Top." He replied, snootily.

"You guys need to travel all the way to Kokuyo so I suggest you hurry up." Tsuna commented. He earned himself a side look then the three of them headed off.

"You don't think something's happened to Hibari?" Kyoko asked, nervously. Gokudera scoffed.

"Don't worry, he's fine. He'll get here from sheer willpower."
Watching from the shadows, the worry lines on Reborn's face deepened.

As the school day came to a close, the entire place was facing uproar. A whole day with an absence of the terrifying Chairman that stalked the halls had that affect on the school community. The famiglia exited the halls, throwing around any and all plausible reasons as to why the Cloud guardian wouldn't have come to his precious school.

"A longer than normal patrol?"
"He took a nap and lost track of time?"
"I think someone intercepted him." They all did the automatic jump as Reborn glided out. "Currently, I think we should all head straight to Tsuna's house." The others stilled. It didn't take much to unnerved the hit man but he was clearly on edge.
Halfway home, they found out why. He spun and shot straight at a crack in the wall, making the figure concealed there roll out. They all started and rings were prepared to be lit. Reborn fired off and the figure moved to a bob on the ground. The bullets bounced harmlessly behind her, without any sign of her dodging. Reborn was so still in front of them, they couldn't help but get edgy.

"You've been following us around for two days now." Reborn. "Who are you? And more accurately, which family do you come from?"
Gokudera looked incensed and moved closer to Tsuna. "She's in the mafia?" Reborn shook his head.

"No. She's not from that crowd." The girl stood up and stood facing them, in the middle of the streets.

"You are Reborn, yes? The renowned hit man? Ex-Arcobaleno?" she asked, voice listless and robotic. He smiled.

"It appears you have a good source of information."
"You were not included in the assignment summary. What is the reasoning behind your presence?" He raised an eyebrow and adjusted his fedora.

"I happen to be the home tutor to the Vongola Decimo." The girl cocked her head.

She had long straight hazel hair fastened with two white bows, black empty eyes and the high school uniform of the neighbouring school. She narrowed her eyes.

"Data added. Vongola Decimo has been trained by the hit man, Reborn." She then switched her attention back to Tsuna.

"However, you are not significant in my assignment. Please stay out of this. Tsunayoshi Sawada, yes?"

A bullet clipped the lock of hair beside her ear. She looked back to Reborn.

"I don't like being ignored. Who are you? What's your assignment?"

She stared then bowed low. "As you say. I am the 7th assassin of the Nekonome family, Generation 28." Reborn's interest spiked higher. "My target is the Vongola Decimo and the 7 Generation X Vongola Guardians." She immediately looked back over at Tsuna, looking for all the world like she was attempting to use x-ray vision.

"What do you mean by 'your target'?" Tsuna asked. The girl facing him didn't blink.

"You are the people I have been assigned to kill." There was a tense silence, broken by the sound of Ryohei gentle shifting of the girls behind him. Tsuna gulped.

"Do you know . . . about Kyoya?"
"The Cloud Guardian has been neutralized as of last night." She replied evenly. Reborn leveled his gun at her.

"Get lost."
A black cat, wearing a strange quartz pendant, slunk out from her shadow and yowled. She turned.

"Please enjoy your last nights alive. Soon" she looked back "I will kill you."

Reborn didn't hesitate. He grabbed Tsuna's shirt and literally dragged the teen to their house. The group of them squashed into Tsuna's bedroom, while the girls went downstairs to help out Nana. Reborn took the centre.

"That girl was a member of assassin family." He said flatly. He received quite a few blank looks but Gokudera and Bianchi exchanged looks.

"Reborn" Bianchi spoke "I thought that was just an empty threat." When Reborn stayed quiet, they all looked over to Bianchi, who sighed and turned to them.

"One of the first things you are warned about in the Underworld is our system's second side."
"Second side?" I-Pin echoed. The Poison Scorpion nodded.

"That's a reference to a coin. On one side is the mafia famiglias, on the other, are groups called assassin families. Unlike famiglia's, these groups are strictly blood related. Not a blood member of the family and you will never be allowed in. They are all trained to kill, brutally and efficiently. The Triads are similar if slightly less manic."
"And if that girl from before wasn't lying, than she's from the Nekonome Clan. Not only the strongest in Japan, they're credited as the most powerful in the Underworld."

"So then . . . Hibari -"

"Was most likely taken out." Reborn said flatly, before standing. "The fact that she's taken you all on as her new target is bad. I'm going to verify something with the Varia. I recommend none of you leave this house until I tell you to. Whatever happened with Hibari can be easily repeated."

He stood up and left the stiff teens behind him.

Yay. Assassin has met Vongola. Much chaos will follow. I already have planned it all out (mwahahaha and the fate of the poor insignificant characters)

Please forgive if any characters g a bit OOC, I haven't ever written for these guys before.

Warning: This story will not be pretty. I will have character deaths. Depends on whether they are just OC, Vongola or both. Oh well (chuckles evilly)

Please review and comment!
~ Capulet-chan!