Disclaimer: Once again, I do NOT own Katekyo Hitman Reborn or its characters! Except for the character named Alicia which you will meet in this chapter.

3 Years Later

"Man…I don't get this at all…" cried a frustrated, 14 year old Tsunayoshi. He pulled his spiky brown hair in frustration as he stared at his summer math homework. "I just don't get this! Reborn, why do I have to work on this now? Why not later on during the summer!"

"Dame-Tsuna!" was all Tsuna heard as his head came in contact with a hard green toy mallet.

"OW! Reborn! Why did you do that?" screamed a crying Tsuna as he rubbed the back of his head.

"You need to study harder or I'll hit you harder. Besides, don't you want more time hanging out with your friends this summer than being stuck in your room doing homework?" asked Reborn as he held up his mallet again while grinning.

"HIIIIIIII! Ok ok, I'll study! Just don't hit me!" Tsuna furiously buried himself in his studies to try and avoid the cruel and unusual tutoring of his tutor. With that, Reborn grinned, seeing as he was done for the night and went home. Once Tsuna felt that Reborn was definitely gone, he put his text books away to lie down on his bed.

"So…tomorrow is the day, huh…?" whispered Tsuna. He looked to his right at his desk where the necklace that Giotto had sent to him 4 years ago was placed. He smiled at the memory of how happy he felt when he received it then frowned remembering how that gift and letter was the last he had received. He buried his face in his pillow while hitting and punching the other pillow weakly.

"Why…why didn't he ever write back…? What am I supposed to say to him tomorrow!" said a distraught Tsuna. Tomorrow was the beginning of summer vacation…and the day that Giotto would arrive back in Japan. Tsuna was happy that he could see his big brother again but due to the stop of communication for the past 3 years, Tsuna assumed that things would be awkward between them. He sighed realizing that being frustrated and angry wouldn't do anything so with that, he brushed his teeth and climbed into bed hoping that tomorrow would go smoothly.

Tomorrow Morning

"Tsu-kun! Wake up and get ready! Your brother will be home any minute now!" yelled an excited Nana. She happily skipped into Tsuna's room and opened the curtains letting the morning sun in.

"Mmmm…mom….it's 8:00…and it's summer! Let me sleep more" said a tired Tsuna. He pulled the covers over his head in hopes that the sun would just go away and that his mother would go away with it.

"Now now Tsu-kun. We wouldn't want your brother to see you in your pajamas on his first day back now, right? Hurry and get dressed!" Nana skipped out of the room humming a giddy tune. Tsuna's eyes opened wide when he realized what today was.

"O-onii-san…is coming home…" said a dumbfound Tsuna. He quickly dashed out of his bed to the bathroom trying to get as clean as possible for the return of his big brother.

After Tsuna got dressed in comfortable but presentable clothes, he helped his mother clean the house and make lunch for the day. Tsuna was extremely nervous for this but still wanted to see his big brother. Right after Tsuna finished vacuuming, the door bell rang.

"They're here!" exclaimed Nana excitingly.

"They?" asked Tsuna curiously. Nana nodded and smiled.

"Giotto and a special someone" Nana said. She squealed and opened the door. Tsuna tilted his head curiously. Who could this person be? He lost his train of thought when the door opened revealing someone Tsuna had been yearning and dreading to see for 4 years. His hair was still blonde and spiky as before. He grew a lot taller and he wore a white buttoned up shirt with a gray tee underneath it as well as light brown shorts to keep cool for the summer.

"Giotto!" Nana lunged forward giving her son a tight hug while tears fell down her face.

"Mom…" Giotto whispered and hugged her back trying hard not to cry himself. He looked up at Tsuna who had his eyes wide open with tears falling down his cheeks. After letting go of his mother, he walked towards Tsuna with a smile.

"Tsunayoshi…" He smiled gently and sweetly. At the sound of his voice, Tsuna forgot about all the sadness that Giotto had given him. He lunged towards Giotto giving his big brother a tight hug.

"Giotto-niisan…Giotto-niisan…" Tsuna said his big brother's name over and over again as the tears fell from his eyes. Giotto smiled at this and hugged his beloved little brother.

"Tsuna…Tsuna I've missed you SO much." Whispered Giotto. He hugged his little brother back taking in all of the love and embrace his little brother had to offer. His smiled saddened a bit as he unhooked Tsuna from him, looking him in the eyes.

"Tsuna…I'm so sorry for not writing back…so sorry. I've been…busy…but that's no excuse. I'm sorry…" Giotto apologized. Tsuna nodded while wiping the tears trying to stop crying to no avail. He couldn't believe it. For 3 years Tsuna had been suffering and he thought that he would hate Giotto…but with one apology, Tsuna had forgiven Giotto instantly.

"I-it's ok…I forgive you Giotto-nii...what were you busy with?" asked Tsuna curiously. He tilted head curiously as he noticed a blush crawl onto Giotto's face.

"U-uh…well…you see I got a-"

"Giotto! Come help me with the suitcases!" Tsuna raised an eyebrow as a young woman ran in the house. Tsuna realized that this woman definitely was not Japanese considering she had blonde curly hair that went down to her shoulders and that she had bright blue eyes. She wore a bright yellow skirt that matched her hair perfectly as well as an orange tank top which fitted with the summer weather. Tsuna looked at his big brother curiously.

"Who is this, Nii-san?" asked Tsuna. Giotto smiled and hooked arms with the woman who was now blushing slightly and smiling sweetly at Tsuna.

"Continuing what I was going to say, I got a girlfriend and you're looking at her. Her name is Alicia." Giotto smiled and kissed the girl's cheek who playfully hit Giotto's arm.

"Giotto! Not in front of your family!" She said as she blushed madly.

Tsuna's eyes widened. Girlfriend? Giotto-nii had a…girlfriend? Something stirred inside of Tsuna as he stared at his big brother and the girl. This was the reason why he had been so busy? Giotto was so busy teasing the girl that he didn't notice that Tsuna was looking down and his hair covered his eyes revealing Tsuna's disturbance.

"So…the reason why you didn't write to me in 3 years…was because you got a GIRLFRIEND?" Tsuna said as he looked up at Giotto. Tears threatened to fall again but he held them back wanting to look strong. Giotto stopped teasing the girl and looked at Tsuna surprised.

"Tsuna…I-"

"Don't try to explain things to me! I understand perfectly! You obviously put HER before me for the past 3 years, right? Well fine then!" yelled Tsuna. He ran upstairs ignoring the calls of his name from Giotto and his mother. He slammed the door to his room shut as he entered finally letting the years fall again. He thought that he could have forgiven his big brother but not after what happened. He didn't understand why it had bothered him so much. He knew that he Giotto wanted a girlfriend for the longest time but never had time because of school. He knew that he would have a girlfriend someday but why did it bother him so much now? He was confused beyond belief which made him frustrated with the foreign emotion.

Back downstairs everyone had a look of shock. None of them had expected an outburst from the 14 year old. An awkward silence fell upon them until Alicia spoke up.

"I'll talk to him…" Giotto nodded sadly. She leaned up and kissed his cheek and went upstairs to his room. Once in front of the door she took a deep breath and knocked.

"Go away" was all she heard.

"Tsuna…please let me in so I can explain things. Please don't blame Giotto. I was the one that busied him so much." There was a pause and the door unlocked but did not open. She smiled and opened the door. She walked over to the bed and sat down next to Tsuna who was now hugging a pillow tightly. The tears had stopped but his face still held a depressed look.

"Tsuna…your brother loves you. He really does. He didn't mean to not write back." Alicia explained. Tsuna kept quite not looking her in the eye. She took this chance to continue, thinking that he was listening.

"I'm not the only reason why he's been busy. He's…having some trouble with school…and the rent. He's been working two jobs just to try and keep up while at the same time squeezing in some studying." She said sadly. Tsuna's eyes widened as he looked stared at the floor. He did not know that Giotto was going through such a rough time. That would explain everything. A burst of guilt exploded in his chest. He had yelled at Giotto without knowing the full reason. Alicia noticed the look on his face and patted his back comfortingly.

"He's not mad at you…but you should probably talk to him about this. Kay?" She said softly. Tsuna looked up at her and could see that she was sincere and meant every word of it. Tsuna gave her a faint smile and nodded. She led him downstairs where Giotto and Nana were. Once Giotto saw Tsuna, he stood up quickly and ran towards the boy giving him a tight embrace.

"Tsuna…I'm so sorry I didn't tell you. It's my entire fault…I…I should have told you. It's also because-"

Tsuna shook his head interrupting Giotto.

"Alicia explained everything to me…and…I'm sorry…I'm really really sorry Giotto-nii" Tsuna looked at his big brother with a sad smile. Giotto smiled and hugged Tsuna tightly.

"It's ok Tsuna…it's ok" Tsuna smiled and hugged his big brother back. Alicia smiled obviously proud of her work and Nana wiped away a tear.

"This is so beautiful" Nana said. After the commotion was done and over with, everyone sat in the living room talking about Giotto's time in America. Where he visited, the weird foods he ate and the weird people he met. Nana soon got up to start lunch but Alicia stopped her.

"Sit back down Sawada-san. I'LL be the one to cook for YOU today." Said a happy Alicia. Nana smiled and nodded her head obviously excited to try some interesting food. Alicia got up and headed towards the kitchen. Tsuna's smile disappeared as Giotto got up as well.

"Let me help, hun." Said Giotto happily. He leaned forward and gave Alicia a kiss on the lips. Tsuna's eyes widened slightly. Once again, that disturbed feeling crept back into Tsuna's chest making him confused.

'Didn't we sort everything out? What is this feeling?' Tsuna thought. Throughout the time that Alicia and Giotto were cooking, Tsuna continued to try and figure out that he was feeling to no avail.

A/N: YAY! I made it a bit longer this time! I THINK I'm starting to get the hang of this! Please read and review! Thanks! Glompy-chan OUT ;)

Giotto: I have a girlfriend…? O_o

Me: Yuuuuup X3

Giotto: I thought this was supposed to be a yaoi? =/

Me: It is! The girlfriend is just building up to the climax! =D

Alicia: Is that all I am? A build up! DX

Me: Yep. ^_^

Alicia and Giotto: …. -_-

Me: tee-hee. Until next time! =D