Chapter 1: Something spicy

It was not the first time, Tsuna thought dropping dead would be the best to do. He knew already his image was not marvelous at his school. His nickname 'No-Good-Tsuna' blurt out the truth. However, some higher power thought differently and his bruises were proof.

Sort of it was his fault for getting up late, running – okay, maybe falling - down the stair and crashing with the white haired teen. All of his papers and books were scattered on the ground, while the boy laid under him and stared with his sky blue eyes in Tsunas. Embarrassed about the incident, Tsuna jumped of the guy and graped his backpack before he was running for his own goddamn life.

He felt the shiver, remembering the teens expression. Think, 'Hey, c'mon this isn't that bad, you been through worse.'. This was just the start of a bad, a very bad day.

After he arrived at school, Hibari was chasing him like a rabbit and nearly broke every bone in his body for entering late. When he was released from the nurse office, he had a day full of teachers screaming at him because he forgot his stuff, which actually end up somewhere around Namimori by now.

The brunette believed that at least his friends could brighten his day but that was wrong. Yamamoto had a flue and Ryohei was on a box club tournament and meanwhile Gokudera toke a nap because his sister visited him at first break. Yet, he had not even seen his beloved Kyoko. She was attending the field trip with the Class 1B since she has been ill when their class attended it.

So instead of eating at the rooftop, he tried to hid on a bench near the walls of schoolyard. Eventually a brunette girl passed the stonefence, anxious to visit her crush. She could not restist to climb up the wall and search for her beloved one. Certainly she was not aware of him being the landing place of her fall. It was only then that the girl let out a short scream followed by a row of apologizes.

"Ah, Haru? What are you doing here?", asked the male, while helping her up. Haru's eyes sparkled but she ignored the question. Instead she turned around as if she was searching for somebody.

"Where are all your friends, Tsuna?" The boy replied with a drained face. Haru knew what to do, she knew that he needed her right now.

"Hahi! Haru will comfort you by spending the rest of the day by Tsuna-san's side!"

Somehow Tsuna was relieved. On any other day Haru would scare him, especially since she had a crush on him. Today he was relieved that there was somebody around who would lighten his day.

"I heard you crushed into somebody this morning?"

"Ah... Where do you know?!", he felt embarrassed about the memory.
"You know this white haired person is our school idol, Luc."

Tsuna's thought raced in his head. He could not believe his misfortune was that great. Now even everybody from Midori Middle School knew him and his failure attitude. His life sucked.

"I guess Luc felt pretty bad about running into you, desu."

"Huh? Really?", he questioned her statement.

"Hahi. Luc wants to apologizes therefor and looked pretty uncomfortable not knowing your name. I said I could introduce you two, so Luc could apologize." Haru's voice turned from silent to such a sudden intense that the brunette was startled.

It seems that this person was not as bad as I thought. Maybe I just misinterpreted his glance.

After the break Haru was chased away by Hibari since she was not a student of Namimori Middle School. Haru seemed sorry and said she would play with I-pin and Lambo until Tsuna arrives. Nevertheless Tsuna was very happy about her short visit, he felt much better and had only to endure two lessons until he could go home. Although he was condemned to give the floor a sweep.

Still, in the middle of his last lesson he felt nervous. Something was odd. Reborn did not show up he whole day. Suddenly fear overcame him and he could not concentrate on the stuff his teacher explained.

On his way home Tsuna watched the area. In the aftermath of the Battle of the Ring Conflict, the boy was afraid of another danger or his home tutor training him again because he felt the sudden urge to see his student suffer. A shiver run down his spin and he sighted. He just hoped and prayed that Reborn was to tired to do something unpleasant.

The neighborhood was quiet. There was the tweeting of birds and the susurration of foliages in the autumn air. Some children played at a garden and the squeak of an unoiled swing was plainly audible. Tsuna's face went pail. It was way to quiet. Step by step he sneaked to the frontdoor and unlocked it.

On an occasional table laid a note. Seemed as if his mom went to the grocery store with I-pin, Lambo and Haru. On the contrary this meant Reborn was at home. Talk of the devil ,and his imp appears. The next Tsuna felt was his face hitting the floor.

"Ciaossu, Dame-Tsuna. You came along just at the right time. Our visitor arrived."

"Hai?!", screamed the boy and rubbed his nose, "I did not remember inviting somebody!"

"Don't cry like a baby and welcome her."

"H-her?", he was stunned.

At his table sat a black haired woman drinking some kind of tea. She raised her head and stared with red eyes in his. Her eyes look dagger's at him and he felt the need to cover the ring on his neck. It felt as if she could read his face like an open book. He swallowed and stepped back. At the same moment her ruby eyes lost the ominous glance and the ravenette cracked a friendly smile.

"So, you're the Tenth. Next boss of the Vongola, huh? For sooth a good choice.", she said leaving the brunette in confusion.

"I'm sorry for my bad manner.", the woman stood up and walked towards the Tenth, "I'm Verona, the head of the X-hunter. A pleasure to meet you."

Absentminded Tsuna shook her hand, getting kicked by the foot of an angry infant.
"Dame-Tsuna. Had the cat got your tongue?"

"Ah... My apologies! Pleasure to meet you, Verona-san. But I don't want to become the- AH!" Another stroke hit the teen.

"No need to be so formal. Just call me Verona. You probably ask yourself why I am here. Remember the letter you received, requesting to stop Xanxus and bring him back to reason? I was the consignor. I wanted to thank you."

"Excuse me but actually why did you wrote the letter to me?" Tsunas mind tried hard to put the pieces together.. The whole situation seemed irritating.

"Oh, my bad. I'm the daughter of Xanxus, therefore one of the major commandants at the Varia. Thus our squad is a special force of the Varia.", she answered and waited for his facial expression with a smile on her lips.

His face went pail again, next he blinked before he last but not least burst out with bafflement: "Äh?! This is the daughter o-of Xanxus?!"

The black haired adultscent roared with laughter almost like this was the funniest thing she ever heard.
"Ciaossu, Tsuna. It isn't that amazing. You should keep in mind that Xanxus would be 37 by now. Yet his body did not aged."

"I-I guess so. But you could have mentioned this fact!", he whined, giving his tutor a mad glimpse.

"This is hilarious. You're a really clueless boy.", she coughed slightly and picked up courage before

The brunette did not know how to respond. Instead he trailed the ravenette silently after she beckon him to follow her.

"I can't believe you came here to great your new boss, Verona."

"New boss?!", Tsuna squeaked but was ignored by the other two.

"So? What's the matter? But you're right. Me and bunny did not came to just say 'hi'. We actually can kill two birds with one stone." She said.

"Bunny?"

"You brought him along?"

"A fucking problem with me?" Outside the door stood a tall guy with olive green hair. He might be at least 1,87 m high, a bit slender, yet you could recognize many well trained muscles under his blue sweatshirt.

"Language! Behave for a moment! I'm sorry he has most of the times a bad mouth. So,...", she started, staring at her partner to continue.

"Alright, alright! I'm Roy. I'm the lieutenant of this mean and curst Lady."

"Nice to meet you.", overwhelmed Tsuna put out his hand, only to meet could air and a steely glance of green eyes.

"Sorry, bug. I don't shake hands, I don't want to be touched by people. I also prefer you keep sufficient distance and follow the three-foot rule.", he brought home and yawned, revealing his sharp teeth.

The teen swallowed. These guy were strange and assuredly perilous too. No doubt.

"Can we go now? I want to be well rested for the next freaking morning."

"Is there something up tomorrow?", the Arcobaleno asked slowly watching his student shiver. The black haired woman shrugged,"Hopefully nothing special."

"Get to sleep early, might be that tomorrow will be stressful and exhausting, little bug.", said Roy and sneered.

"Don't scare him, bunny. Bye, Tsuna. Have a peaceful night. We certainly will meet again soon."

The loud sound of a motorcycle resonated, several seconds later everything was quiet again.

Tsuna felt already exhausted. With hope in his eyes he turned towards the mini-mafioso, just to meet a the glance.

"We'll go to sleep. When the X-hunters are in Namimori, there will be a great show to watch."

His head was spinning. Some higher power hated him. He was dead certain.

"You could at least told him about.", the greenette quoth bored and leaned into the bend.

"Naw~. It's more fun that way.", she replied and tightened her grip around Roy's waist. "What was that again with the bad manner, Veri?"

Her grin had a little spice of malice.