Ciao! I'm back with the second installment of the 'Sky Beneath the Stars'. Thank you so much for the reviews I have received for the previous chapter. I have decided to make a sequel... a threeshot. Please read my notes at the end of this chapter.
I am not used to writing smut. If you don't like it, feel free to skip the first few scenes of the story.
Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Sky Beneath the Stars
"Tsuna, you want to come over at my place?"
Tsuna's honey doe-like eyes widened when Reborn said those words. He immediately flushed at the invitation since the man- who had been his lover just a few minutes ago- was inviting him. Tsuna was still embarrassed at Reborn's sudden confession at the planetarium and Tsuna only hoped to get used to being Reborn's lover. Truthfully, Tsuna had never been in Reborn's place. The hitman had come over for dinner, once in a while, but the two would usually be spending time at a café, a park or at the observatory.
Tsuna abruptly nodded, shyly clutching Reborn's arm, cutely hiding his flushed face, as he pulled the hitman into an awkward embrace. Reborn was amused-Tsuna knew it. Reborn's face may have been stoic and absent of emotions but Tsuna had learned to see through the man.
And he knew that Reborn was amused- in fact, too amused.
"Don't laugh at me." Tsuna said with a pout.
The hitman cleared his throat before patting Tsuna's fluffly hair.
Reborn was sophisticated, elegant, classic and worldly. Tsuna couldn't get why those words fit Reborn like a glove, he inwardly added 'weird' in Reborn's description and 'extravagant' when Tsuna saw Reborn's living arrangements.
Reborn stayed in a five-star luxury hotel. Tsuna had expected the man to stay in a hotel but Tsuna had been surprised to know that Reborn was staying in one of the most expensive and extravagant hotels in Namimori.
"Are you done staring?" The hitman asked, starting to get bored, at Tsuna's side.
The room was a loft-type hotel suite with neatly painted walls and a Jacuzzi with a panoramic view of the city's outline. Tsuna had seen these rooms only in pictures but had never dreamed of actually being there in person.
"You've got a nice place." Tsuna said with another flush.
"Have a seat." Reborn said, ushering Tsuna on the soft couch.
Reborn served tea and butter cookies. Tsuna's eyes wandered and watched Reborn around the kitchen. Even serving tea made Reborn graceful, and Tsuna wondered if he could ever catch the man off guard. He shook his head at the thought that would probably never happen.
"This is really delicious. Thank you, Reborn." Tsuna said as he ate the cookies which had blended well with the tea.
"I'm glad you liked it. I was walking around the other day when I saw this special sweet shop near the station."
Tsuna smiled a bit. Tsuns knew the sweet shop, but what really amused him, was that Reborn had been inside that girly shop.
"I don't think I fit in that kind of place." Reborn commented which earned a surprise gasp from Tsuna.
"S-sorry." Tsuna finally gave up and laughed. "I just can't imagine you, of all people, to be buying cookies."
"You liked them." Reborn's eyes were hidden under his fedora. "It doesn't matter."
"You really know how to get the best stuff." Tsuna said, "Kyoko-chan said that their cakes are delicious too."
Tsuna was surprised at the sudden deadly glint on Reborn's face. Reborn let out a low growl- sort of like a feline- and it scared Tsuna. "W-what?" Tsuna asked.
Reborn grabbed Tsuna's wrist forcefully before dragging the brunet upstairs and roughly shoving the said brunet on the white and fluffy bed. "Reborn!" Tsuna gave a shriek, "Now, listen here, I don't know what came to you-"
Tsuna was silenced with a kiss.
"Reborn, I-" Tsuna panted, out of oxygen from the sudden contact. It didn't take long enough before Reborn rendered Tsuna immobile, as the hitman claimed his lips once more. Tsuna whimpered at the constricting sensation in his chest, still unable to catch up into Reborn's more experienced tongue in the art of kissing. Tsuna parted his lips as the hitman deepened the kiss, tasting the lingering sweetness of the cookies that they had for snack.
"Don't think of anyone else." Reborn said seriously.
"Excuse me?" Tsuna tilted his head in confusion.
"You're mine and I won't let anybody else steal you."
"Ehhh…" Tsuna flushed upon realization."Hey, don't tell me you're jealous?" Tsuna asked smugly.
"No, and I would never be." Reborn's eyes were still hidden under his fedora.
"You don't have to worry about anything Reborn." Tsuna let out a gently laugh. "Kyoko-chan's just my classmate and the school idol. I don't think she's interested in me." Truth to be told, Kyoko-chan was Tsuna's childhood crush. It didn't matter anymore, long gone were those silly, childish affections that he felt for the sweet girl, replaced by this love-unexplainable yet strong, just like Reborn.
"If you say so-" Reborn smirked. "I know you're not telling me everything." Tsuna stared at the hitman nervously. Reborn had always read him like an open book, but Tsuna still prayed that the hitman would let him slip this time.
"No, I won't let this chance slip away." Reborn's smirk widened. "Time to know your place and claim you dame Tsuna."
Tsuna's heart was incredibly racing fast. Reborn was strong, even if he struggled, Tsuna knew it would be futile. Reborn's one hand pinned both Tsuna's hands above his head as the hitman attacked his lips once again.
Tsuna's head was on cloud nine. He simply couldn't think anymore as Reborn continued to kiss his neck. Reborn's breath tickled and pleasurable especially when the hitman kissed him senseless.
"Reborn- no…" Tsuna pleaded with tears.
"This is what you deserve Tsuna." Reborn said before working on the brunet's shirt. Tsuna watched as Reborn unbuttoned clothes and removed them easily, throwing the brunet's shirt out of the bed. "You look adorable." Reborn said before pinching the brunet's nipples, earning a soft moan of pleasure from the brunet.
"Ahh, Reborn." The hitman played with his already hardened nipples. Tsuna felt like going crazy at all the sensation that he felt whenever Reborn pinched the brunet's nipples or suck it. Tsuna moaned louder when Reborn's tongue swirled on top of the hardened bud.
Reborn started to lick Tsuna's bare chest, leaving the hitman's mark on Tsuna's smooth skin. Reborn swirled his tongue on Tsuna's navel causing the brunet to gasp in surprise. Reborn simply chuckled, ignoring Tsuna's pleads of being released. The brunet was a hot mess. Reborn towered to admire his masterpiece, Tsuna's face was red and tears were falling from his angelic face. Reborn chuckled before using his index finger to trace the brunet's jaw, sliding along the brunet's neck. Reborn continued to play with Tsuna's nipples, enjoying the moans from the brunet.
"Reborn!" Tsuna protested when Reborn suddenly removed his hand and stopped.
Reborn chuckled when he saw Tsuna's cute expression. Reborn knew that the brunet was pissed off but Tsuna was too adorable to tease.
"Guess what dame Tsuna?" Reborn placed his index finger on Tsuna's swollen lips. "You're finally growing a back bone." The hitman said with an amused chuckle. "And you're becoming quite fiery." Reborn stated as his grip on Tsuna's pinned arms tightened causing the brunet to yelp in surprise. "It could lead us both into trouble." The hitman whispered near Tsuna's earlobe. "I think it would be appropriate to punish you a little bit."
Tsuna's eyes widened in surprise, he knew that Reborn would never hurt him intentionally. The hitman had started to remove Tsuna's pants and boxers. The hitman gave an experimental tug at Tsuna's hard member.
"Ahh-" The brunet moaned wantonly under the hitman, writhing in pleasure. "S-stop"
Reborn tugged it harder, Tsuna cried in pain from the sudden action. "You're not being honest." Reborn said before removing the brunet's underwear.
"What should I do to you?" Reborn asked himself, ignoring Tsuna's cries of displeasure.
"R-reborn, please-" Tsuna said.
"Please what?"
"I don't know-" Tsuna retorted stubbornly.
"Do you want me Tsuna?" Reborn asked again.
"I want you Reborn." Tsuna whispered.
Reborn inserted a single finger inside Tsuna's twitching hole. The brunet gasp with the foreign intrusion. "Just relax, Tsuna." Reborn kissed Tsuna on the lips. "I'll let you scream as loud as you want later."
The brunet was moaning every time Reborn's finger thrust inside the brunet's hole. Tsuna's eyes were glassy from the pain and pleasure. "It… hurts…" Tsuna managed to say, choking on his words.
"You're tight."
Reborn inserted another finger, scissoring the ring of sensitive muscle. Reborn knew that Tsuna was starting to feel more pleasure by the way the brunet thrust back into Reborn's finger.
"Ahh- Reborn ngghh-" Tsuna gave a high pitch shriek when Reborn hit a sweet spot.
"So it's there."
Another finger was inserted inside Tsuna. The brunet could only gasp and moan whenever Reborn manipulated the brunet to climax and stopped right before the brunet could reach an orgasm. The sexual tension left Tsuna frustrated every time Reborn would withdraw. As a sign of protest, the brunet pouted and growled at Reborn. Reborn, on the other hand, was amused at his lover growling at him like a kitten.
"I told you. This is punishment." Reborn chuckled.
"You're… unfair…" Tsuna cried.
Reborn was confused for a moment. "The world is unfair, dame Tsuna."
"You're still wearing your clothes." Tsuna pouted.
Reborn complied at Tsuna's request. The hitman removed his jacket and white under shirt and simply tossed the article of clothing away from them. Tsuna blushed at the sight of Reborn's lean and muscular chest.
"I think I prepared you enough."The hitman kissed Tsuna again right before thrusting his hard length inside the brunet. Tsuna's cries were stifled against Reborn's deep kiss. Their lips parted as the hitman began thrusting inside Tsuna. The brunet was moaning and shrieking loudly at the same time.
"R-reborn."
"I'm inside you Tsuna."
Reborn held Tsuna into a warm embrace. The brunet relaxed into Reborn's touch. Tsuna had never felt this kind of pleasure. The brunet stared intensely into Reborn's eyes. The hitman did the same. The two of them were connected like those constellations.
"I'm a-almost… Reborn…please…" Tsuna pleaded as Reborn continued to thrust deeper inside.
"You can release it all. Tsuna." Reborn whispered into the brunet's ear.
Tsuna and Reborn came at the same time. Tsuna had collapsed sprawled in bed entangled in between Reborn's limbs.
Tsuna woke up from the heavy thud when he fell off from his bed. The dream last night ended up making him more flustered than he already was. He had dreamt of Reborn, his lover, who had gone away to ensure his protection from the dark world that the hitman lived.
After all, Reborn was the only bastard he knew who could take his virginity right on the first date.
Eight months had gone by since he had last seen Reborn. Tsuna was already in his second year at Namimori middle. Life had changed ever since Reborn left. The first few weeks were a blur, Tsuna cried almost every night watching the stars alone and prayed that somewhere Reborn would also be doing the same. It was silly but Tsuna wished to see Reborn every time a shooting star fall.
Nana had been worried at Tsuna's actions. Tsuna had shut down from almost everything, he returned to failing his tests and simply being lifeless. Nana sometimes stayed outside Tsuna's bedroom only to hear her only son crying in the middle of the night. As the concerned mother she was-Nana had tried to take Tsuna outside and have fun- Tsuna unwillingly came with his mother into a sushi shop just to assure Nana that he was absolutely fine even with the recent heart break.
"Tsu-kun just order anything you like." Nana chirped happily beside him.
"I want salmon roe." Tsuna said before placing the menu at the table.
Nana giggled as she ordered sushi. Tsuna watched as his own mother talked casually with the sushi chef named Tsuyoshi who was kind and friendly. Tsuna sighed as he stared at the plate of salmon in front of him.
"Ehhh, it's such a waste! Aren't you going to eat the rice and nori?! You're only eating the toppings."
Reborn simply chuckled darkly. "I'm paying for it anyway."
Tsuna crinkled his eyebrows in disbelief. "Reborn, why are you so difficult?" The brunet sighed in defeat.
"I'm the world's greatest hitman." Reborn smirked at Tsuna's annoyed expression.
Tsuna snapped out of his thoughts when he realized that Tsuyoshi had asked him a question. "I-I'm sorry. I was just d-distracted." Tsuna bowed a bit only to be patted at the shoulders by the grinning Tsuyoshi.
"I heard you're also studying at Nami-chuu." Tsuyoshi said while placing another plate of sushi rolls in their table.
"Yes, I go to Nami-chuu." Tsuna replied before taking a piece of sushi and shoving it whole inside his mouth. Tsuna's eyes widened at the explosion of taste. Tsuna swore he could've cried after tasting the delicious sushi Tsuyoshi made. "This is really delicious." Tsuna smiled while taking another piece.
"I'm glad to satisfy my customers." Tsuyoshi proudly said. "I have a son who also studies at Nami-chuu." Right on cue, the sliding doors on the sushi shop a raven haired boy entered.
"I'm home." The raven haired boy said with a huge grin on his face.
"This is my son Takeshi." Tsuyoshi said, patting the boy's shoulders.
Tsuna finally recognized the boy. Yamamoto Takeshi was one of the popular bunch of kids and Tsuna had seen him countless of times. In fact, Tsuna and Takeshi belonged in the same class but since the brunet definitely lacked social skills, Tsuna had rarely spoken to the baseball player. Takeshi had been part of their middle school baseball team, and the said team had won lots of competitions already with Takeshi being their star player. Tsuna was one of those people who admired Takeshi along the sidelines. Takeshi was outgoing, popular and not weak and clumsy unlike Tsuna who was fated to be no good and useless.
"Hello Yamamoto-san." Tsuna said smiling shyly at the grinning boy.
"Yo Sawada!" Takeshi said without dropping the previous huge grin.
"You two know each other?" Tsuyoshi asked.
"We're classmates." Takeshi replied.
"I see. Now why don't you boys go upstairs and have some fun." Tsuyoshi suggested which earned a surprise gasp from Tsuna.
"T-that's not really-"
"I think it's a good idea Sawada."
"Go ahead Tsu-kun." Nana said excitedly, Tsuna had finally gained a chance to have at least one friend. Nana would never let the opportunity slip away.
Takeshi and Tsuna had gone upstairs to Takeshi's room. Tsuna sat quietly as Takeshi ranted the things he loved about baseball. Tsuna had tried his best to follow through the conversation, after a few attempts of asking questions, Tsuna had given up and simply listened to Takeshi's rant.
"Maybe you could try to play baseball too." Takeshi enthusiastically suggested.
"I'm really clumsy and weak." Tsuna said with a horrified face.
"Ahaha… Sawada are you going to join any club?"
"I don't have any plans." Tsuna replied, looking away from the happy-go-lucky teen.
"You should join at least one club. Hey! I think Sasagawa from the boxing club is recruiting members."
Tsuna became more horrified upon hearing the boxing club's captain, Sasagawa Ryohei, the senpai who had defeated the members of their school's dojo. "I'm n-not really interested at b-boxing either."
"Then what interests you, Sawada?"
"Stars" Tsuna said dreamingly before blushing.
"The… stars?" Takeshi asked.
"Yes, the stars. I love star gazing." Tsuna finally smiled happily. Tsuna, however, didn't see the slight blush on Takeshi's cheeks.
"Hey Sawada, Can I call you Tsuna?" Takeshi asked. "And you can call me Takeshi too." The baseball player grinned.
"O-okay." Tsuna replied shyly.
At least Tsuna had gained one friend.
The class was terribly surprised at Takeshi's sudden closeness to the brunet. Tsuna winced every time his classmates glared at him for being Takeshi's friend. Takeshi had started hanging out with him during lunch time and free period. Tsuna was grateful his bullying incidents lessened with Takeshi's watchful eyes, fending off bullies who would come to the brunet. Tsuna could only be cornered whenever Takeshi had baseball practices.
Tsuna gained his second friend a month after being in Takeshi's company. Gokudera Hayato was a transfer student from Italy. Hayato was a delinquent and definitely scared Tsuna out of his wits- sort of reminded the brunet when he first met Reborn. The silver haired teen had a permanent scowl on his face that scared almost everybody in the class, but that infamous scowl had also captured the hearts of several girls. Thus, Tsuna's class had gained another popular guy. Hayato was unhappy at the unwanted attention, the silver haired teen glared at anyone, even the teachers. Tsuna and the rest of the class though were surprised at Hayato's display of intelligence, and that made the silver haired teen even more appealing in the eyes of everyone.
Tsuna had never expected Hayato to be his friend. A delinquent and a loser brunet was such a mismatched combination. Tsuna still remembered that day when Hayato had accepted him as a friend.
Tsuna had been late due to his cleaning duties when he stumbled upon the silver haired teen. Tsuna had seen Hayato lighting up several dynamites. Tsuna was terrified and fled the scene, only to be grabbed by Hayato and shoved roughly on the ground.
Tsuna was scared at the moment, he was scared of the silver haired teen beating him up, and he was also scared of a certain prefect coming due to the disturbance they made.
"Scram" Hayato said dangerously. "You freak."
Tsuna ran when he had broken out of Hayato's grasp, only to find that the teen had thrown dynamites after him. Tsuna jumped and dodged based on instinct and had continued to run off. Hayato had prepared more dynamites when the teen dropped his lightened dynamites right below his feet.
"Shit-" Hayato cursed colourfully before he felt a sudden pull on his right side saving him from the explosion-which was also his own fault.
"Are you alright G-gokudera-kun?" Tsuna asked, worried about the teen who simply stared dumbfoundly at him.
"Why did you save me?" The silver haired teen asked.
"I think you're a good person." Tsuna smiled before standing up and leaving hurriedly.
The next day, Hayato followed Tsuna around and even called him 'Tsuna-sama'. Tsuna had been terrified at the silver-haired-teen's sudden action but had brushed it off when Hayato agreed to be his friend instead of a subordinate.
The next few months were incredibly outrageous!
Lambo, I-pin and Fuuta's arrival definitely lightened up the Sawada household.
Lambo had been wandering around Namimori when Tsuna had seen him. The cow child immediately proclaimed that he was a hitman from the Bovino famiglia and had been on a secret mission to find the world's greatest hitman. When those words came out from Lambo's mouth, Tsuna was suddenly slapped by a girl named Haru who accused the brunet of corrupting a poor child's mind. Lambo was a child, five years old to be exact and a hitman. Tsuna didn't have the heart to let the poor child alone so he decided to take Lambo home. Nana had been enthusiastic to find a guest and had showered Lambo with her delicious cooking. Lambo had stayed ever since then.
I-pin's arrival was a disaster. The chinese girl had saved Tsuna from a dog only to confuse Tsuna as her target. Tsuna had felt his headaches increasing when I-pin used her gyoza fist. Tsuna couldn't believe that I-pin is another hitman, and silently cursed his life. Why do all those dangerous people flock around him? Tsuna silently cursed Reborn, perhaps it was the hitman's own way of haunting him. I-pin's pinzu time bomb had been the greatest mayhem of them all.
Fuuta was being chased by the yakuza when Tsuna had found him. The brunet had helped the Fuuta escape, Hayato and Takeshi had beaten up those thugs into a pulp. Tsuna had offered the kid a place to stay- unable to resist Fuuta's cute looks. At least, Lambo and I-pin wouldn't be lonely with their new playmate.
Kyoko and Ryohei had joined into their group when Ryohei had seen Tsuna's extreme leadership over Tsuna's own set of extreme friends. Kyoko had asked if it was alright to be Tsuna's friend. If this happened long ago, Tsuna was sure he would blush and be giddy to be Kyoko's friend. Instead Tsuna smiled and had accepted being Kyoko's friend, not to mention, Ryohei's extreme eagerness of convincing Tsuna to join the boxing club.
Bianchi caused uproar when she appeared. Hayato was livid when Bianchi had attempted feeding Tsuna with her poison cooking, thankfully the brunet's instinct kicked in. If not, Tsuna could have ended in a hospital or worse, dead. Bianchi had come to bring Hayato home in Italy. Hayato refused- Bianchi as the loving sister she was, had tried to eliminate anything that hindered Hayato from going back home- and that threat was Tsuna. Nevertheless, when she failed, Bianchi had decided to stay and watch over her 'little brother'. The dangerous woman had moved into the Sawada household too-despite Tsuna's protests, Nana was happy to have another woman in the house- much to Tsuna's dismay. In some serene moments, Tsuna could see heart break in Bianchi's eyes- the woman looked sad despite of all the mishaps in their every day lives, and Tsuna couldn't help it but to symphatize at Bianchi's nostalgic look. Tsuna thought that the expression on Bianchi's face was familiar- he had seen the same sad look in his own face while staring at a mirror.
Tsuna had been busy everyday with his new friends. They made a good distraction over the heart break he had recently experienced. Tsuna realized that the mafia, no matter how dark it was, also had a resonating light. It was a shock but Hayato, Bianchi, Lambo, I-pin and Fuuta were all involved with the mafia. Hayato was uncertain of Tsuna's reaction when he had admitted the truth; Tsuna smiled and said that Hayato looked like a Mafioso anyway. Takeshi took it in weirdly though, thinking that Hayato and Tsuna were having a mafia roleplaying game. And hence, Hayato had been furious again at the 'baseball idiot' for being stupid.
"Tsuna, let me join that mafia game you're all playing." Takeshi said with a grin. Those entire ruckus with Lambo, I-pin, Fuuta and Bianchi had been registered into Takeshi's mind as a 'mafia game'.
"Not you baseball idiot!" Hayato said furiously, "I'm not letting you join the family!"
"Tsuna gets to decide!" Takeshi grinned, "He's the boss right?"
"What?!" Tsuna was again terrified. He was certainly not the boss of anything.
"Of course! Tsuna-sama is the boss!" Hayato said insistently.
"If I join, can I be Tsuna's right hand man?" Takeshi asked with a laugh.
"I will be Tsuna-sama's right hand man. Can you understand that, baseball idiot?! Hayato snapped at the baseball-loving jock. The two had been engrossed over an argument of being Tsuna's 'right hand man'. Tsuna simply watched at the corner in disbelief- those two had forgotten that the brunet still hadn't agreed being the boss.
Nana was livelier these days too with the three children living with them. Tsuna was glad that his mother had finally stopped worrying about him. It was surreal. Tsuna never had friends before and now he had lots of them. When Reborn left, Tsuna didn't expect to find happiness anymore.
Still when the day ended and the night came, Tsuna was left alone to think about Reborn. He wondered every night if the hitman was safe- if Reborn was eating properly or taking enough rest. As Tsuna gaze up to those bright stars, he only smiled as he recalled the memories he had with Reborn. He still dreamt about Reborn every night- and that was how he found himself in this predicament- falling out of his bed from a dream, eight months since Reborn had left.
The moment Reborn had arrived in Italy, he immediately turned in a report to the ninth about the current yakuza movement in Japan. There were no spectacular changes- just the old ways- in which Reborn had considered small-fry. A scouting mission was too low to be on Reborn's calibre but the hitman had accepted it to prolong his stay in Japan.
The ninth was sharp and calculating as always. Timoteo questioned Reborn's unpredictable change of pattern which benefitted the Vongola as well with the hitman's newly found commitment of taking more jobs for the famiglia. When Timoteo had asked, Reborn simply dismissed the issue as if it was nothing and began asking for a new mission.
Reborn's fellow hitmen had avoided him at all costs. Ever since the hitman came back from Japan, he became colder and even more distant than he was before. Though Reborn wasn't really an open person, the hitman could still control the dangerous killing intent he had always possessed. Sometimes Reborn could be seen staring blankly at the night sky, his dark eyes focused deeply on the stars, anyone who saw never said anything about it. Their lives value that much!
"The ninth wants to talk to you." Iemitsu said before leaving.
"I'll be there shortly." Reborn simply said.
Reborn knew that the ninth Vongola boss knew that there something was up- and Reborn hoped for the better that Timoteo would stay out of it.
"There you are Reborn." Timoteo peered from his desk filled with tall stacks of paper. "Just the man I've been looking for."
"What can I do for you, ninth?" Reborn asked, eyes hidden under his fedora.
Timoteo smiled as he gave Reborn the mission folder which contained information about the unknown famiglia which was caused trouble on one of Vongola's protected area at the eastern coast of Italy.
"I know this is quite sudden." Timoteo said, "…after you finish this mission. I want to talk to you."
"Yes ninth." Reborn gave a courteous bow before leaving the room.
Reborn had finished his mission within three days. It was an easy job since the self-proclaimed boss was weak and defenceless. The hitman had incorporated several torture methods before the wimpy boss had spilled all their secrets – apparently some members of the Vongola had been leaking resources to several famiglia.
As Reborn left, he noticed the brightest star twinkling in the night sky. It was the polaris.
Upon returning to the Vongola mansion, Reborn turned in his mission report and was on his way home to his private apartment. Unlike the other hitmen, Reborn refused to stay under Vongola's wing since he was not well liked by the other Mafioso.
Reborn had stopped by into a café to have dinner. He ordered pasta and a cup of espresso.
"Be careful Tsuna, the pasta's falling." Reborn teased the brunet.
"I know. I still can't get used to using a fork." The troubled brunet answered. Tsuna's attempt left cheese on the corner of his mouth.
"You're just adorable." Reborn chuckled before standing up and towering the already flailing brunet.
"Reborn, my love," Reborn heard a familiar woman's voice.
"Bianchi," Reborn gave a polite smile.
Bianchi was one of Reborn's girlfriends. The woman was a fine assassin and Reborn had enjoyed Bianchi's company as well. However, Reborn had never taken his relationship with Bianchi seriously. He loved the woman's company but Reborn didn't have romantic feelings for her.
"I heard you've been taking missions," Bianchi's eyes sparkled in delight, "lots of them."
"I've been busy these days." Reborn replied. The woman had taken the seat in front of him.
"Reborn, my love… the next time you get a job. I hope you take me with you." She said dreamily. Bianchi had always loved the idea of travelling the world with Reborn, doing various jobs- and possibly the idea of getting married.
"Bianchi, we need to talk." Reborn said sternly. This couldn't go on. Reborn never wanted to play with Bianchi's feelings but there was no other way. Reborn needed to end it.
"Is there something wrong, love?" She asked affectionately.
Reborn swallowed the lump in his throat. "We need to stop this."
Bianchi's eyes widened. "What are you talking about?" She asked innocently- trying to evade the topic. "Maybe you're just tired."
"You deserve someone who will love you." Reborn stated, watching the tears forming on the woman's eyes.
"I don't understand." Bianchi said dejected, "Reborn my love."
"Let's end this… relationship. I think it's not good for you either, you should find someone who will treasure you."
The woman broke into fits of silent sobs. "I don't want anybody else." Bianchi said, "I only want you."
"I'm so sorry Bianchi." Reborn left a few bills on the table. He stood up and offered a handkerchief to the crying woman, Reborn had left afterwards.
Two weeks after the break up with Bianchi, Reborn had news that the woman had gone to Japan to bring her little brother back home. Bianchi's new mission sounded like an excuse to get away. Reborn never said anything about Bianchi's behaviour when the stupid CEDEF adviser had asked- the hitman knew that Bianchi had some soul searching to do.
The ninth had talked to him about the new heir of Vongola. Reborn didn't know the name yet but the ninth boss said that the chosen heir was Sawada Iemitsu's son. The hitman silently cursed Iemitsu- the CEDEF leader's son would have been a bad choice- Reborn could only hope that the kid didn't inherit Iemitsu's stupidity. Vongola needed an heir- there was no way that the sky ring would accept the adopted son Xanxus. According to the ninth, the kid had lived as a civilian and had been sheltered away from the mafia- Reborn wondered what in the world had gone into Iemitsu's mind.
"Can I think about it?" Reborn said.
"Take all the time you need." Timoteo gave a warm smile before the hitman excused himself.
Reborn had been assigned to be the tutor of the tenth Vongola boss who was currently residing in Japan. Upon hearing the country's name, Reborn had hesitated. The hitman knew that once he returned to that country, he would have to fight off the urge to go and see the brunet. Tsuna would again be placed in danger.
"Oww Nana-chan you're just so sweet!" A very familiar and irritating voice echoed along the wide hallway. Reborn knew exactly the owner of the voice. "Send my regards to our cute little tuna fish."
Reborn watched as the CEDEF head cooed idiotically at the phone. Sometimes Reborn just couldn't strip away the thought of killing Iemitsu.
"Ah Reborn!" The blonde smiled sheepishly.
Reborn nodded silently. The growing temptation never stopped, Iemitsu wasn't helping either. The blonde fool had taken the vacant seat next to Reborn and had started to chat about how lovely Nana-chan was during their wedding- Reborn knew that 'Nana' was Iemitsu's wife.
"I heard that your son's been chosen as the heir." Reborn cut off- unable to take any more of Iemitsu's mindless rambling.
"Yes! I wonder how my little tuna fish would take it though." Iemitsu chuckled amusingly. "He is such a scaredy cat."
"I just hope that you son does not inherit your stupidity." Reborn stated, earning a gasp of disbelief from the CEDEF head.
"Aww come on Reborn." Iemitsu grunted, "My tuna fish won't be so bad. The Cavallone heir survived your hellish methods anyway." Iemitsu smiled triumphantly.
"Did you ever think that your son is walking into our world?" Reborn had asked. Iemitsu's grin disappeared- replaced by a nostalgic expression, a face that Reborn never saw on the external adviser before.
"If it goes my way, I won't let my son to be dragged into the mafia. He's too innocent for this." Iemitsu said.
"Vongola always comes first." Reborn said, "Is that what this is all about?"
"Apparently, there's no other heir suitable as boss." Iemitsu sighed. "I want my son and wife to live normally. My cute little tuna fish deserves a carefree life."
"Is that why you never told them about what you really do?"
"I don't want Nana to worry." Iemitsu said, "Knowing the truth would just endanger them."
"Then why did you marry her in the first place?" Reborn was losing his composure. He didn't know if Iemitsu's reason's were justified- marrying the one he loved yet feared for their loved one's safety while Reborn had chosen to let go to ensure Tsuna's protection.
"I love her. Isn't that enough?"
"Just like you said, your connection will bring danger to your family. Your wife and child could be killed. If you really loved your wife, you shouldn't have dragged her into this."
"Then what? Let some man steal my Nana-chan's heart?" Iemitsu replied, staring at Reborn's crumbling composure. "I won't let that happen. I love my wife that's why I married her."
Reborn simply adjusted his fedora in defeat.
"Think of the other person carefully. If I leave Nana-chan, it would just hurt her even more. I don't want to do that to her. I know I'm not the perfect husband or father but I know that I love them so much. The mafia stays out of this. If anyone dares to hurt them then you'll just have to fight and protect them." Iemitsu's idiotic grin was back again. "Reborn, is it possible that you're in love."
The hitman's eyes snapped and glared at the CEDEF head.
Iemitsu nervously moved away. "I was just kidding!" He exclaimed, "…but really, I never knew that the world's greatest hitman could be in a slump because of love troubles."
By the time Iemitsu finished talking, Leon was already in gun mode- ready to fire bullets at the idiotic CEDEF leader. Iemitsu was chased at the corridors by the furious Reborn.
"I'm going to Japan." Reborn stated.
Iemitsu grinned at his victory.
"Tsuna-sama!" Hayato excitedly call his self-proclaimed 'boss'. "I'll escort you home!"
"Yo, Tsuna!" Takeshi came too.
"I can escort Tsuna-sama alone. Go somewhere else baseball idiot!" Hayato said exasperated as Takeshi gave another carefree laugh.
"Hayato-kun, there's no need to escort me home." Tsuna said to break off the argument between his two friends.
"But Tsuna-sama!" Hayato protested.
"I have to go somewhere. I don't want to bother you."
"I don't mind coming with you, Tsuna." Takeshi grinned before placing his arm over Tsuna's shoulder. "We're friend's right?"
Hayato scowled at the baseball idiot. "Don't act casually around Tsuna-sama!"
The brunet was used to this kind of situation everyday. His two closest friends would bicker over useless things- it usually involved him- but Tsuna simply blamed it on the mafia game that he had been dragged into. Hayato was acting like a loyal subordinate to him- Tsuna didn't want that, but after several protests Tsuna simply let Hayato do whatever he wanted. In fact, Tsuna was still scared of the bomber.
"Alright then." Tsuna grabbed his bag before leaving the classroom with his two friends following him.
Tsuna's visits in the observatory had lessened ever since the break up with Reborn. The place reminded him so much of the hitman. Now that Tsuna had friends, the brunet could only visit during weekends to help Kawahira clean off the place. Tsuna's star gazing activities were done in his bedroom- with the tendency to think of Reborn even more.
It was the first time that he brought friends with him. Hayato and Takeshi stared at the abandoned-looking building.
"Tsuna, what is this place?" Takeshi asked.
"It's an observatory." Tsuna answered.
"T-tsuna-sama! You're also interested in UMA?!" Hayato asked eagerly.
"I like star gazing," Tsuna said, hurriedly opening the locks. Kawahira had invested on stronger padlocks since Reborn broke the last one they had.
Takeshi was excited, he had never been into this kind of place, Tsuna had mentioned before that he liked to watch the stars. Hayato couldn't get over the idea that Tsuna also believed in UMA.
"Tsuna, how did you know this place?" Takeshi asked, admiring the huge screen in front of them.
"I found this place before. The caretaker is kind enough to give me a spare key so I can enter anytime I want." The brunet pressed several buttons while the screen lightened.
"Hayato-kun, Takeshi… Do you like to take a peek." Tsuna pointed at the gigantic telescope.
Takeshi and Hayato had taken turns into using the telescope. Tsuna watched happily as his two friends argued again on their turns.
"Aah, baseball idiot! It's my turn!" Hayato frowned deeper.
"Tsuna, did you see that W-shaped constellation?" Takeshi asked.
"That's the Cassiopeia," Tsuna smiled. "Long ago, they said that Cassiopeia committed a grave offense so as punishment the gods placed her in the sky."
"Ahaha, you really know a lot Tsuna!" Takeshi laughed.
"As expected of Tsuna-sama!" Hayato said enthusiastically.
Tsuna smiled at his two friends. "Do you like to know more about the stars?"
Takeshi and Hayato simply stared at Tsuna's smiling face. Both had light tinge of red on their cheeks.
"A-anou Takeshi-kun? Hayato-kun?"
"Tsuna, I'll be glad to be your apprentice!" Takeshi had declared out of nowhere.
"Don't listen to him Tsuna-sama! I will definitely make you proud." Hayato had said in the same high spirits like Takeshi. Both guys had never seen Tsuna smile like that- like a secret agreement, finally the two had come up with a single goal.
"I-I'll be looking forward to it then…" Tsuna nervously smiled at his two friends. Takeshi and Hayato were very determined, Tsuna could slightly imagine flames coming out from his two friends.
Hayato was indeed a fast learner. In a single night, the silver- haired teen had already known a lot about the stars. Tsuna was still feeling guilty into dragging his two friends into his 'weird' hobby and fascination about the stars. Takeshi had been learning too- Tsuna didn't want to impose on Takeshi since the guy already had baseball eating up most of his time- the raven-haired teen insisted.
It didn't take long before the rest had discovered Tsuna's fascination. Kyoko and Haru had insisted to go star gazing with them. The kids made their way to join in the fun too- Lambo was always excited since Kyoko and Haru would always go into a cooking spree every time they arranged a star gazing activity. Tsuna couldn't ask for more- even though star gazing seemed to be like a picnic with everybody around.
Everything would have been so perfect- if only Reborn was with him.
Just like any other day, it ended with Hayato and Takeshi accompanying him to the observatory. Tsuna felt in his intuition that something was going to happen today. His intuition was telling him to stay away from the house, Tsuna ignored the gut feeling though- seeing as he was only a few blocks away from home. Beside him, Takeshi and Hayato were having another silly argument.
Is that?
Tsuna stopped and stared at the scene before him. Right outside the doorway of his own home was Reborn. The brunet rubbed his eyes, maybe he was seeing things.
"Reborn…" Tsuna whispered silently, tears were already forming at the corner of his eyes.
Everything had been like a dream until Tsuna noticed a pair of arms wrapped around the hitman's neck. "Reborn, my love!" Tsuna recognized Bianchi's voice.
"I think we're interrupting something… private?" Takeshi asked.
"Reborn-san… I think he wants to fix his relationship with my sister." Hayato said.
"I didn't know that your sister has a boyfriend, ahaha." Takeshi grinned.
"That's because they broke up, baseball idiot! Reborn-san must be sorting things out!"
"They must be getting back together." Takeshi added casually.
"I f-forgot s-something!" Tsuna said before making a run for it. His heart couldn't take what he had seen. He wanted to ask so many questions but his mind couldn't think properly. Reborn was home, Tsuna should be happy but why did it felt like his heart was breaking even more than when the hitman had left.
Reborn had been thinking deeply- even though he had already boarded a flight to Japan. Right after his talk to Iemitsu, the hitman had come to his senses. If he loved Tsuna- he should be ready to protect the brunet. It was a surprise but Iemitsu wasn't the idiot that he had always known- that the bumbling fool had some wisdom. Reborn would forever deny that Iemitsu was the one who had talked him out of it- though Reborn had suspected, Iemitsu had done it to make him agree into the ninth boss' proposal involving the Vongola heir's training. Reborn still hadn't received details since the hitman had decided to fix things with Tsuna first before accepting any missions.
It was already dark when Reborn reached Namimori. If Tsuna stuck with his routine, the brunet should be home anytime soon. Reborn would have to apologize to Nana too- for hurting Tsuna and causing trouble. Leon had curled into Reborn's fedora, it was as if Leon could also feel Reborn's anticipation to be reunited with the brunet.
Upon reaching the Sawada household, Reborn had taken a breath of air. He had been preparing for this moment- yet the words of apology he had thought of would probably be forgotten as soon as he saw the brunet. He pressed the doorbell and smiled when he heard footsteps inside the house. The door swung open with a heavy thud- Reborn was surprised though.
"Bianchi," Reborn said with a hint of confusion. "Why are you-" The hitman was cut off when Bianchi had embraced him- the woman had tears in her eyes as she clung into Reborn, arms wrapping around the hitman's neck.
"You came back." Bianchi buried her face on Reborn's chest. "Reborn, my love."
Why did everything turned out to be like a nightmare? Reborn didn't know why Bianchi was in Tsuna's house.
"I think we're interrupting something… private?" Takeshi asked.
"Reborn-san… I think he wants to fix his relationship with my sister."
"I didn't know that your sister has a boyfriend, ahaha."
"That's because they broke up, baseball idiot! Reborn-san must be sorting things out!"
"They must be getting back together."
Reborn heard voices- upon hearing the conversation, it seemed like one of them was Bianchi's younger brother.
"I f-forgot s-something!" Tsuna's voice snapped Reborn out of his thoughts. Tsuna had seen him holding another in his arms. Certainly, the brunet had taken the wrong idea. Who wouldn't? Bianchi was crying tears of joy at Reborn's arrival.
"Tsuna…" The hitman whispered when he saw that the brunet was already gone.
Reborn realized that his situation was far even messed up than what he had imagined.
END
I know it's a cliff hanger. I planned to end this with a two-shot but as I wrote it turned out that this story is getting another chapter! And I know it may sound absurd but I am attempting to write a prequel for this story. Any ideas for the prequel? My mind really works in a twisted way!
I really enjoyed writing the scene between Iemitsu and Reborn, dunno, maybe because I couldn't help it but to laugh since it seemed like Iemitsu is encouraging Reborn to screw his son even more.
I hope you review! I would love to hear from all of you!