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Rating : T

Warning for bad grammar! I already warn you, okay?

"We're here."

A small white house stood in front of them plainly; there weren't any decoration at all and it looked really different with the other houses that were painted with colorful colors. However Tsuna couldn't turn his eyes from this plain looking house at all.

"This is the place, Mister?"

Reborn frowned at his weird nickname. Actually, he forgot that the boy, Tsuna, didn't know his name. Being a hitman, especially number one hitman, people would already recognize him without any introduction. 'Okay, what should Tsuna called me?' He thought deeply. 'Uhm… Reborn should do, right? Eh… Why I care about my nickname at first?'

"Hey, Kid."

"Yes Mister?" Tsuna stared at him.

"Call me Reborn instead."

"Re-Re-Reb-Rebon?" Tsuna stuttered his name slowly, fearing the man would angry.

Reborn sighed heavily. 'Of course! What would you expect from little child? He shouldn't be able to pronounce my name right!' Reborn looked at Tsuna who began to quiver in his arms. He was scared, Reborn knew that. Reborn's eyes couldn't help but soften his gaze as he stared at big scared doe eyes. Who could resist those innocent eyes? Okay, maybe not-so-innocent eyes after all that happen. He patted Tsuna's head affectionately hoping the child would forget the fear.

Tsuna squirmed at the sensation. He took a glance at Reborn before muttering at the older man. "Than-thank you, Rebon-san."

Reborn didn't know what this sensation was called, but he felt happy when he heard Tsuna's voice nonetheless. He was a hitman, always be feared by anyone. This was the first time a person, especially a child, was grateful at him. He never got involved with a child, but he was feeling calm at Tsuna's presence.

Tsuna hid his face from Reborn's eyes, feeling his face redden. He was afraid of the older man earlier, but now he felt safe at his presence. Reborn patted his head softly and he began to forget the feeling of fresh blood on his hands, remembering his mother's hand on his head, his father hugging him tightly, but now, Reborn was patting his head. He felt depressed that his mother and father weren't there with him, but now he felt happier. At least, Reborn was here with him.

"Let's go in." Reborn's deep voice snapped Tsuna out of his thoughts.

"Tsuna …"

"Hmmm?"

"My name is Tsuna." Tsuna whispered hiding his round little face on Reborn's shoulder. Tsuna knew that letting the strange man know his name was a wrong decision, but he trusted at him. He hid at Reborn's shoulder again, not wanting Reborn to stare at him and maybe be angry at him. After a minute of silence, a chuckle could be heard. Tsuna jumped at Reborn's action, not expecting Reborn to chuckle.

"I know." Tsuna relaxed at his word, knowing the hitman wasn't mad or angry at him. At least, right now.

They entered the house together.

The house wasn't that big, but it was more than enough for two people. Tsuna thought about his old house, remembered when he helped his mother with cooking, when his father played with him. It was a beautiful memory. To be honest, Tsuna started to miss his parents. He wanted to meet them again, tell them about his adventures, his meeting with Reborn and his new house. He wanted to forget about the bloody part, though.

Where were they? Were they okay? Why they didn't save him? Why did Reborn save him? So many questions flew around Tsuna's mind, but he couldn't bring himself to ask out loud.

Reborn knew it wasn't good to let Tsuna wander deep into his own thoughts. Reborn knew Tsuna already killed people and it could break his mind if he remembered the scene. He was still a child and a child shouldn't experience something like that. Reborn, of course, tried to stop him from thinking like that earlier, but he couldn't watch him every time, like now. He was looking for something for dinner when he heard a sniffle from the living room.

He immediately ran, looking for Tsuna. He didn't want Tsuna to cry and feel sad. Not when Reborn already cared so much for him. He looked around and found Tsuna curled in the corner of the room, his body drenched in sweat. Reborn approached the younger child who didn't notice Reborn's presence yet.

"Tsuna, are you okay?" Reborn asked carefully, his hand rubbing Tsuna's back.

"Reb-Rebon-san, I-I-I miss my mo-mother and my fa-fa-father." Tsuna managed to say between sobs as he rubbed his watery eyes. Reborn eyes widened before he hugged Tsuna unexpectedly. Tsuna was startled when he was pulled into the other man's chest.

"Tsuna, it's okay. I know you miss your parents." Tsuna was taken aback by Reborn's action, not anticipating Reborn's action. "You know, my parents didn't love me at all. They always hurt me, didn't care about my well-being, which made me who I am today, a ruthless man."

A silence spread in the room.

"I don't care about my parents now. I know you really love your parents and I know you miss them, but I know they would be sad if you cry words of why; let's eat first and cheer up before your parents get sad, shall we?" Tsuna couldn't say anything, too occupied to try digesting Reborn's word. He already stopped crying and that was all Reborn cared for. Never in the world, Tsuna had been given the chance to make a decision, a hard decision like this before. Never in the world Reborn had talked about his past like that. The two of them never felt like this, puzzled with their own feeling.

Laughter started to echo, to fill the void in the room. Reborn laughed, let his rare smile to leave his mouth. "I talk too much, huh."

Tsuna was shocked for while before a small laugh left Tsuna's mouth too. "Um! Rebon-san is talking too much!" He grinned and said at Reborn's ear. "Thank you, Rebon-san! I feel much better now!"

Reborn patted his head and let the boy out of his arms. "Come on, help me to make dinner." Tsuna nodded willingly and enthusiastically followed the man to kitchen.

Both of them knew about each others feelings. They knew both of them were feeling lonely. That was why they were together. They would prevent as best as possible to protect each other from being sad. They would make each other happy.

Unknown to them, both of them had same thoughts.

Time was still long and they didn't know that fate was binding them tighter than before.

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