So here if the first true chapter! Poor Tsu~ left behind by Nana and Iemitsu to be raised by the friends (and foes) of the Vongola. So... who's first? Well who else but Mama!Lussuria!
Congrats to: 7, Vongolafan16 for getting it right! Let's have a competition ne? I'll put a hint at the bottom of each chapter and we'll see how many of you reviewers get it right!
Now, I've grown up and looked after/raised lots of children (cousins, my little sister, and other babysitting jobs ect.) of all ages, but even with my personal experience I did thorough research into each developmental stage of infancy and childhood- regardless, if you see something that you think is very wrong (even with creative licenses over Tsuna's intuition or being raised by Mafioso etc :p) please don't hesitate to tell me! I may be having fun with this, but it's always nice to be accurate. XD
Please enjoy despite the spelling and grammar and tense errors I am prone to.
Summary: In this story Tsuna grew up in the mafia, his parents weren't often around –to the point that Tsuna almost didn't remember them- so instead, little Tsu~ was raised by his many different Mamas and Papas. This is a collection of his milestones and those who were there to witness them. First up Mama!Lussuria. Adventure cause what else is Child-rearing?
Definition of family.
Four years old: Baking... and Maui-tai with Mama Lussuria.
There was singing coming from the kitchen. Now, that wasn't unusual, the maids and cooks often sung lovely songs while they were working. Tsuna loved to listen, and he was being taught by Alphonso- the head chef- to sing songs too. This singing was different though. It was much less serious and had a funny little movement to it; like the singer was dancing.
Tsuna's other Mamas and Papas were all busy and even Nono-Nonno didn't have time to play with him that day. So determined to find someone to play with him, little four year old Tsunayoshi Timotei Sawada walked towards the double swinging doors of the kitchen to find out who was singing and dancing and see if he could play with them.
There were dishes clinking and the sound of things being moved around, so when Tsuna pushed the door open- it was really heavy- he couldn't help the huge smile spreading on his face when he figured out who it was baking in the kitchen.
"Mama!"
Lussuria heard the kitchen door swing open but paid it little heed. He was having his TLC time with the kitchen and knew that anyone who entered and valued their life would soon leave without disturbing him. So swishing his hips again to the sound of his favourite song, Lussuria let out another bouncing line. What to bake, what to bake.
Suddenly a loud call assaulted his ears and a strong weight slammed itself into his legs so hard that he almost dropped the thing of flour he was pulling off of the top shelf of the pantry. The weight only came up to his lower-thigh and he felt the tight arms wrap around his thigh with quite the strength.
He startled as he caught the bag of flour and looked down into warm, happy brown eyes. Lussuria, strong, assassin, Lussuria couldn't help but smile and coo at the adorable little boy that seemed to capture his heart.
"Tsuna, how are you baby boy?" he asked with a flare in his tone.
"I'm fine Mama-Luss' I wanna' cook with you." He grinned.
Now, the Maui-tai fighter was taken aback a little. It had been a long time since he spent some quality time with the young boy. It wasn't often that the boy was without company, and with the Varia having to pick up the pace and rid Vongola of threats Lussuria wasn't often around when the boy was without company. Everyone loved him, Lussuria understood that, but that didn't mean he didn't sometimes get jealous.
"Oh~" he purred as he ruffled the messy hair that reached the top of his thigh. "Is there no one else around?"
"Nope. Not even Nono-Nonno can play with me." he pouted cutely. "Does that mean Mama doesn't want Tsu' around eider?" little tears pricked the boy's eyes to Lussuria's alarm, but he was quick to dispel them with a kiss to the forehead.
"Of course not!" Lussuria defended. "I would love to bake with you." He put his hand on his exaggerated hip and put a finger to his lip in contemplation. "How about, we bake a cake!"
"Yay, Tsu~ wants a chocolate- no, stawbry cake!"
Lussuria giggled as he lifted Tsuna onto a chair he pulled over from the small dining table in the corner and threw a little pink apron over his clothes. Last time Lussuria let Tsuna get dirty there had been hell to pay from the other mothers. Besides, Lussuria loved the little hoodie Tsuna was wearing; it looked like a kitten, tail and all. "S-traw-b-e-rry." He corrected the boy.
"Yeah, stawbry." He smiled and Lussuria almost died from the cuteness.
"Alright then, let's get started" he clapped his hand and thrust his hip to the side and Tsuna tried to copy with a pout when his hips weren't as prominent as his Mama's.
Together they started to mix the dry ingredients together to make the strawberry short cake. Flour went everywhere when Tsuna tried to sift it, and when he added the sugar it got stuck all over his fingers. Lussuria spent most of the time wiping flour off the boy's round cheeks.
When finally everything was mixed together, the wet ingredients and batter making 'pretty pictures' all over the walls and counter top, Lussuria poured the pink batter into two pans and –making sure Tsuna was well back- slid them into the hot oven.
Really it would have taken Lussuria a quarter of the time if he were on his own, but with Tsuna laughing and trying his best not to mess up 'Mama's Kitchen' he really didn't mind that there was batter in his wonderful hair and flour all over his jacket. It was worth it when his little boy smiled and laughed and said "Mama Lussuria's cake is the bestest cake ever."
"Okay little Tsu~." He began with a smile as he scooped the giggling boy up and placed him on his prominent – for a male- hip. "We have a few hours before the cake bakes, Mama-Lus' is going to go do some training, so stay out of the kitchen, okay poppet?"
Tsuna looked up at his multi-coloured Mama with a frown that almost sent Lussuria scattering for the Camera- in case you were wondering it was mostly his actions that lead to the eighteen photo albums and counting of Tsunayoshi's milestones- but instead his little baby tugged on the fluffy orange tuft of hair closes to him.
"Mama!" he cried while pouting. "Can I watch you train? Pretty please?!"
Now, Lussuria adored Tsuna. He had always loved children despite his occupation, and no matter what he fought Xanxus when their work touched onto the delicate topic of killing/maiming/wounding a child- psychologically or physically- and Lussuria would often be found in the Vongola orphanage fussing over all the little tykes that were under Nono's care. He started it not long after joining the Varia when he was younger and had only gotten more protective of children since Tsunayoshi's arrival. After four years of caring and raising the child while his parents did hell knows what, Lussuria had a soft spot for Tsuna.
Of course, it hadn't always been easy. Tsuna was sick when he was younger and had many people he had to share his time and love with. It did help that his boss had a soft spot for Tsuna, and no one denied Xanxus when it came to his time –by default the Varia's- with Tsuna, so Lussuria got more than his fill of time with the boy.
"Mama Lussuria?"
Ah, he loved to be called so gently. That was how you could tell the relationship the boy had with the adults –or anyone older than say eighteen- in his life. If you were a brother to him you were special, but weren't really the one he'd go to when he was scared or really needed attention. No, you knew you were especially special to young Tsunayoshi if he called you Mama and Papa; Lussuria was proud enough to know that he was the fourth to be called Mama and was the second in the Varia.
"Of course Tsu~" Lussuria sang, "Maybe I'll even let you try a new move today. Have you been practicing?"
"Of course, Mama! Tsu~ has been practicing with Mama and Papa!"
"Then you can come with me, of course!"
"Yay!"
Tsuna clapped his hands as he and Lussuria made their way out through the back-doors of the kitchen and across the small garden to the training Gym. Lussuria wasn't one to use flames, and with a cake in the oven he didn't need or have time to go to one of the underground training rooms.
Setting Tsuna down on the floor of the gymnasium Lussuria shed his Varia jacket before doing a few stretches.
"Tsu~ make sure you warm up well."
Tsunayoshi nodded happily to his mama and started to stretch and move in a way one of his other Papa's had shown him. His grace far outshone a normal four year old, but that was expected really. He crouched and moved like flowing water, stretching his arms then his legs, he cart-wheeled and flipped, only missing his footing slightly and landing on his butt.
Lussuria practically squealed when he watched his 'little Tsu' stretch and move the way he did. It was so cute, his little face pouted in concentration. Then he squealed even louder when his Tsu fell over, because the look of shock and confusion on his face was just too adorable for words.
"Sorry Mama- Lus' I missed my step." He tilted his head with a look of heavy contemplation scrunching his eyebrows ever-so-slightly. "I don't know what Tsu~ did."
Suddenly Tsunayoshi wasn't sitting on the floor anymore and was up and in Lussuria's arms getting the life cuddled out of him. "Oh my~ Tsu~ Why are you sooooo adorable!"
Tsunayoshi could only giggle and try to push the multi-coloured hair out of his face as his Mama rubbed his face all over Tsuna's. "Mama!" Tsuna laughed "Mama Stop! It tickles Mama-Lussuria!"
Finally Lussuria got his fill of Tsuna's laughter he put the child don and walked over to the stereo that had been neglected until then. He put his favourite exercise playlist on low before turning to his little boy.
"So, show me how high you can jump now, you know the deal, I won't teach you how to use your knees to fight." Lussuria reprimanded lightly. He –and the vast majority of everyone who met Tsunayoshi- could never truly reprimand the young child. It helped that he didn't often need reprimanding.
"Hai, Mama!" It had been decided to teach Tsuna Japanese –as well as other languages- and the boy took to them well, as many children did.
Tsuna took his time jumping up and down, to the casual observer he was just jumping up and down at a rather slow pace, as if a child on a trampoline. In fact, Tsuna was springing the same height as if he was on a trampoline. Suddenly, as if realising he had the right height he pushed off the ground a little stronger, with that extra energy Tsuna jumped as high as Lussuria was tall, then, pulling in his center of gravity he pulled in a lazy flip before landing again, before promptly falling on his butt again.
"Awh, I fell again, Mama Lussuria!" he pouted. While Tsunayoshi was graceful beyond his years he was still rather clumsy, especially during his training.
"Oh my~" Lussuria giggled "Well, you did make the right height, so I'll show you how to use your knees to attack like I do."
Tsuna cheered and watched as Lussuria walked him through the steps for drop-kneeing your opponent while putting as little strain on your body as possible.
"Now Tsu~" he made sure the boy was watching, "instead of flipping do what I did and land on this." Lussuria pulled out a thick landing mat that high-jumpers usually landed on. But for this purpose it would do.
"Of course Mama! Tsuna will do his best!"
Lussuria couldn't help but ruffle the tyke's messy hair and smile with a soft, fluttery 'of course you will' and a quick push towards the impact mat. He watched on with narrowed eyes and his arms crossed over his chest as the little brunette skipped towards the thick blue mattress.
Tsunayoshi, despite having no 'parents' in his life was vastly more mature, understanding, and conscientious than other children. That could be because he had far more parental figures than any average child would ever have in their life.
Now, just because Tsuna turned out better than anyone in the Vongola ever imagined- except the Varia of course, Tsunayoshi was Varia Quality- didn't mean that Lussuria agreed with what Tsunayoshi's mother and father were doing. It had been the better part of a year since they had been to the mansion, his mother had stuck around for a week last time, but his father was gone the day he arrived. Lussuria hated it, because his child deserved much more from his birth-parents.
Looking over his baby boy jump high, flip and come down onto the thick matting on his knees, Lussuria couldn't help the rage course through him. How he wouldn't love to come down on that CEDEF leader's thick skull and show him- brutally- what kind of damage he was creating between his adorable son and himself. One day Tsuna would no longer recognise him. Lussuria didn't care of course, the less people in Tsunayoshi's life the more time Lussuria got with the adorable little toddler.
Lussuria smiled again when Tsunayoshi looked over and asked if he was doing okay. Lussuria nodded and moved to do some practice of his own, occasionally correcting Tsuna so he could get the gist of the movement. He had loads of time to teach the boy everything, but just understanding the basics was good enough for an afternoon's work.
Suddenly, when the pair were getting a drink of water, Tsuna tuned to Lussuria with a large, bright smile.
"I love you Mama-Lussuria." The sheer sincerity and love in that phrase shocked Lussuria; it wasn't like the boy was stingy with his words of love but to hear such sincerity in a world where they often came home with blood and guts all over their weaponry, and well it served to tear up Lussuria's eyes.
"I love you too Bambino." He whispered as he hugged Tsuna close. "Shall we go get that cake?"
"Yay! Let go get cake Mama!"
"Papa! No!" Tsuna screeched as he tried to escape from his Papa's arms. "No Baf!"
"Brat! Get back here!"
"No! Mama!"
Tsuna continued to run around the living room, avoiding his Mama and Papa with agility that was certainly not suppose to be in an child who had been walking only eight months.
So, if you haven't noticed, time is a little mixed up. Here's a list of time ranges so you can get a feel for this Au-ish story.
Varia – during Tsuna's birth are in their mid teens. Lussuria being the eldest followed by Levi and Xanxus then everyone else mixed in from 12-18 years old with Bel being the youngest and Fran being say three or so years younger. The cradle affair hasn't or won't happen.
Arcobaleno - All are in their adult form –uncursed or precursed- are in their early 20's when Tsuna is born apart from Luche and Skull who are older and younger respectively from 16-25 years old with Skull being the youngest, Luche being the oldest and everyone else in between.
Vongola kids-For the most part will be the ages they should be by Canon. So all are born within the year of Tsuna being born and other than Hibari, Ryohei, and Mukuro who are a year older, will follow the same ages as Tsuna.
Cavallone – I can't remember Dino's Canon age, so I'll just take a guess that he's about seven years older than Tsuna... so when Tsuna is born he is six or seven and will age accordingly from there.
Millfiore – They're all babies! XD All are around the same age as Tsuna apart from Torikabuto and Kikyo who are four years older and Daisy and Bluebell who are seven years younger... so sorry Bluebell and Daisy fans (me included T^T) they won't be in this fic. unless I continue into Tsuna's life after around six or seven years old.
If I've confused you please PM me and I'll try to end your confusion.
Thank you so very much for reading, please review or else little Tsu~ may cry.
~~Bleach-ed-Na-tsu :3