"I'll be going to Italy next week."
"Heh?" Tsuna doesn't know how to react; this will be the first time that Reborn will leave since he came to Japan. He can't look at Reborn because he's on top of his head but he knows for sure that Reborn is serious.
Leon turned into a big mallet and Tsuna's head was hit with it. Yamamoto laughed at this and Gokudera glared at him.
"Reborn! What was that for?!"
"You heard me. I don't have to repeat myself Dame-Tsuna."
"Is this some Vongala business?" Gokudera asked.
"Yes." Reborn answered. The trace of anxiety in Gokudera's voice and face couldn't escape the eyes of the greatest hit man. "Could it be possible that he knows something?"
"It's nothing important. The Nono just wants to talk with me about Tsuna's progress in person." Reborn lied. He knows that this is rare. He doesn't usually talk to them like this, with all details and all, but he has to, seeing Gokudera that something is bothering him, he can't make him worry any more. Reborn is leaving Tsuna next week when he knows that danger is everywhere, especially now. But thinking further, maybe he should tell the truth to Gokudera, he is the right man hand after all.
"You can tell the ninth that I'm not doing well so he can choose another candidate." Tsuna received another hit from Reborn. This time they are in front of their gate.
"Wow! The kid is really going to Italy by himself?! Hey kid, How long will you be in Italy?" Yamamoto asked.
"3-5 days."
"Kyahaha ! Lambo-sama has appeared! Nani?nani? Reborn will go somewhere? Maybe because he is afraid of me that he's going back to Italy hahaha! Die!" Lambo shouted as he heard the other's conversation. He was standing on top of the fence with his hands on his hips.
Again, Leon turned into a big mallet and hit Lambo which caused the latter to fall down from the fence.
"Damn you Reborn! To..le..rate.." To hide his embarrassment, Lambo got his bazooka out and shot himself with it.
"Tch. Stupid cow." Gokudera muttered then he suddenly felt a hostile presence. "Shit! there could be assasins trying to ambush the tenth!" He tried to look for the source of that hostile presence but it was already gone.
"Are you looking for something?" Yamamoto asked Gokudera when he noticed that his friend went pale and began looking at different directions. Gokudera was about to answer when... "Ack!" He saw Bianchi chasing the adult Lambo while shouting "Romeo!" and holding two pizzas with worms and violet smoke is coming out from it.
"Ah! Gokudera kun!" are the words he last heard before ha passed out.
"Hahaha! He really loves his sister that he always pass out, Nah Tsuna hahaha!"
"A-ah." is the only answer Tsuna could give. " If he only knows how Gokudera feels..."
"anyway, can you just help me carry him inside"
Tsuna is quite happy that Reborn is going to Italy for a few days, that way, he can rest a little but somehow he got sad and worried. He's already used to Reborn kicking and hitting him with the mallet especially in the morning if he doesn't wake up. He'll definitely miss Reborn even if it's just for a few days. "But if he's really going to tell the ninth that I'm no good then may be the ninth will reconsider his decision of choosing me as the tenth..."
"Hey. Don't think you can slack off during those times because one of my colleagues will come and train you." Reborn said with a smirk.
"Fine." Tsuna said thinking that at least maybe that colleague of his is not as spartan as Reborn.
"You'll meet her tomorrow" with that said, Reborn left not letting Tsuna ask questions.
Tsuna can't fall asleep; his intuition is telling him that something is wrong; something bad is going to happen, something that he should worry about… He tried to forget about it for a second and tried to think about the colleague of Reborn that will teach him while Reborn is gone till he dozed off.
"oi! Dame-Tsuna! Wake up!" Reborn kicked Tsuna in the face.
"Reborn! What was that for?" Tsuna asked.
"This is Lal Mirch, She'll teach you while I'm gone"
Tsuna was about to greet Lal when he received another kick from Lal.
"That's my way of greeting" Lal said, and Reborn smirked.
"Lal, let's have coffee in the kitchen." Reborn said to Lal then led the way to the kitchen leaving Tsuna jaw-dropped.
"What was that?! Reborn then Colonello and now, Lal Mirch?! Why the hell are they so spartan?! and speaking of similarities, that Lal is is a baby who talks and acts like an adult too..."
in the kitchen...
" so it's him?" Lal Mirch started the conversation while pouring a tea for herself.
"yeah. so what do you think of him?" Reborn asked.
"I see no potentials."
"I've expected you'd say that but don't forget that he's my student."
"Of course. Anyway, what's the real reason of you leaving to Italy?"
"Hmm. I guess lying to you now would not work. but I can't tell it you yet though it's true that I will be talking with the Nono. What gave me?"
"You're not the type of tutor who will leave his student unless it's urgent. are you?"
"Hn."
"Well then. leave Tsuna to me while you're away."
Reborn did not answer but smirked instead.
meanwhile in the other side of Sawada's household...
"Iiieeehhh ! what was that? I just felt a chill run down my spine..."
Maybe Tsuna's intuition is telling him that he should ready himself for a spartan training with the female Home Tutor...