CHAPTER TWO: SAWADA IENOBU

I was younger then, I wasn't afraid of anything, I didn't think about dying for a second. I thought I was invincible. Then I met some girl. I wanted to live, I started to think like that; for the first time I was afraid of death. I had never felt like that before.

- Cowboy Bebop

Kobayakawa Shuuma was not born as Kobayakawa Shuuma. That's not to say that he was born as an alien or he was a cyborg but he was not born as Kobayakawa Shuuma. He was born as a perfectly normal human but the circumstances of his birth were not something many children could relate to. He was born as Sawada Ienobu, the second son of the greatest Don of the greatest Mafia in the world. As the child of Sawada Tsunayoshi and Miura Haru (through artificial insemination), life as a child was a series of adventure, blood and gore. But he was proud to be born to such a family. He had the greatest father in the world that was strong yet gentle, kind yet firm and although his 'father' was a little feminine, that didn't matter. Because if he needs a model for manliness, there's his uncles; the passionate and grouchy Gokudera Hayato, the smiling and calm Yamamoto Takeshi, the burning Sasegawa Ryohei, the suave Lambo-niisan, the strong and warrior-like Hibari Kyoya and the dangerous Rokudo Mukuro . At a certain age, he figured out that his father and four uncles' relationship were not really business and friendship but something of an intimate nature. That's why he and his older brother and younger brother were born from three different women (Ietsuna's mother was the sweet Sasegawa Kyoko, Ieyoshi's mother was the shy Dokuro Chrome) through artificial insemination. But Ienobu aka Shuuma didn't care. He couldn't imagine a different life than this. He loved his Famiglia and would die without a blink for it.

He learned how to fight from the best tutors and survived their Spartan training. He became proficient in firing a gun and using a sword and he had the sky flame to prove that he was a candidate to be the Undecimo. But he never thought of the possibility of becoming a boss because no matter how good he was at gun firing and kendo, he can never beat his Aniue, Sawada Ietsuna. He found his calling in books and using data to make the impossible possible. He had his mother's mind, which is second only to Hayato-jii-san in terms of mathematical deduction and incredible ability to analyze the data and used it to their advantage. He would be the Consigliore of the next generation of Vongola.

He was young. He was brave. He was fearless. He never thought for a second that he can die in that world of shadows and blood. Although he was surrounded by death, the very idea of dying didn't enter his mind. Because he was still young and so he thought himself infinite. He couldn't imagine a different life than that life. The Mafia was bred in his bones and he couldn't see himself leaving it. That's until he met Suzuki Mihae. He was twenty five, she was twenty four. She was working as a pre-school teacher and Ienobu aka Shuuma's grandmother (the sweet and ever great cook Nana) set them up on an omiai. She was not incredibly beautiful (the truth is Ienobu had been with women twice as beautiful as she was) and she was not the brightest woman he had met (which at that time was a great turn-on for Ienobu). But there's something about her that draw him in. Maybe it was her warmth and her kindness and her wide brown eyes but suddenly he found himself thinking about her all the time.

Suddenly, Ienobu aka Shuuma felt that he hit a wall because all of his dreams of supporting his Aniue (his respected elder brother who was always there, always strong and always protective of him and their younger brother, Ieyoshi) as a Consigliore was banishing to the horizon. Because all he wanted was to be with this woman but he doesn't want to bring her to the cruel world of the Mafia. Mihae was too pure for that world and lived for all of her life in a comfortable and peaceful neighborhood. That's not too say that Mihae is weak but even the strongest men would throw up at the face of death.

Suddenly, he was afraid that he would die and they would never be together. When he confessed it to Ietsuna, he found himself on the floor. His cheeks were bruised and swelling. His brother punched him.

"Don't hesitate. Don't turn back. Give up everything for the woman you love. Isn't that the way of a man? Don't think about me or the Famiglia. Are you underestimating us, we could survive without you!", his Aniue's brown eyes were blazing gold as he said. More than anything, Ietsuna looked like the lion he was nicknamed to be. And he finally understood, he excused himself and talked to his father.

Sawada Tsunayoshi was a beautiful man with spiky soft brown hair with the back of his hair falling to his waist like a brown waterfall. His large brown eyes were heavily lashed and gentle-looking. Even at that age, Sawada Tsunayoshi, still retained a slim slight figure and his face was as feminine as ever. And his eyes never show anything but love and gentleness to his children. Although Ienobu had seen the Mafia Don side of his father who was stern and resolute and who ruled the Vongola with a strong iron fist with a marshmallow center. When Ienobu told his father, Tsunayoshi smiled and said "It is your decision, Nobu-chan. The truth is, I wanted all of you, my sons, to be out of the Mafia but…" And then Tsunayoshi sighed and looked at the blue Sicilian sky from his large office windows.

"If you can't bear to let it go, then make sure you hold on to it tightly. We, Vongola, had always loved fiercely and stubbornly with no thought of rules. I had loved my Hayato, Takeshi, Kyoya and Mukuro and even if it's wrong, that doesn't change the fact that I love them", he said, his eyes becoming soft and melancholic.

"Nobu-chan, don't think too much. Just follow your heart", his father said smiling softly at him. Ienobu bowed deeply, tears dripping from his eyes and falling to the floor. "Arigato Gozaimasu, Chichiue. And… sayonara…"

Sawada Ienobu turned to the door and became Kobayakawa Shuuma. He abandoned his family for love. He turned his back to his father and brother and uncles and mothers. Then he told his girlfriend, Suzuki Mihae about this and his life in general, Mihae clutched his hands and said "Thank you." Her eyes didn't show contempt (because he was a killer and he was part of the Mafia) or anger but only… only an unbearable love that took his breath away and he kissed her for the first time. But even if he changed his name, even if he didn't take an active, transparent role in the Vongola, that doesn't mean he can completely turn his back to his heritage. He decided to work in the shadows as an Intel. In this way, he can be of some help to the Family but he can live a peaceful life with his fiancé. On the outside, he was a normal salary man not unlike his neighbors but the truth is, he acts as a secret agent of Vongola.

A couple months later, they got married.

But even if you sacrificed your life for love doesn't mean fortune would smile at you. They found out that there's something wrong with Mihae's uterus and the possibility of her bearing a child was incredibly slim. Mihae had cried and apologized to him but he doesn't blame her and he can't stop loving her.

But then… three year after that… a miracle happened. Mihae conceived.

And on a snowy winter day, four days before Christmas, Kobayakawa Sena was born two months premature.

Shuuma who had killed ruthlessly, who knew how to handle a fan knife, a katana, an AK-47 and a grenade launcher and who knew how to use Sky Flames to burn his opponent to ashes, couldn't for the life of him carry the miracle that he and Mihae had created. She was so beautiful and tiny and fragile. It's as if her very bones were made of glass and her skin was made silk. It's as if you hold her too tightly, she would break. And the first time Shuuma saw her face without the blood from the labor, his heart pounded loudly and his stomach twisted. Shuuma was born in the Mafia and he is a Vongola through and through. And from his experience, he learned to never doubt the innate gift of the Vongola Intuition. His intuition is telling him that he will have severe headache in the future regarding boys.

Certain is it that there is no kind of affection so purely angelic as of a father to a daughter. In love to our wives there is desire; to our sons, ambition; but to our daughters there is something which there are no words to express.

~Joseph Addison

And sixteen short years later, here she is. His baby girl, his princess, his wonderful flower… He couldn't breathe as he saw her joyous face. He loved her desperately and never wanted her to be hurt. He wished he can protect her from every painful and cruel thing in this world but the path that she took was that of being an American Football Player. And he did what his father did; he supported her in every way. Although, he can't help but feel wary of the boys (monsters) surrounding her and the physical injuries that accompany the brutal sport, he wouldn't ask her to stop because it is the road that she chose for herself. And the Vongola Family had always been stubborn and unyielding in doing the things that they want.

"Sena… I'm so proud of you.", he said quietly. And at that moment, he felt his cellphone vibrating in his jacket. He answered it and heard an incredibly familiar voice.

"Hello, Aniue. It's been a long time…"

Author's Notes: So this is the second chapter and the story behind Sena's lineage. Yeah, Tsuna and the Tenth Generation are now old. Basically, Shuuma (Sena's father) was Tsuna's second son. It's like this 1) Sawada Ietsuna. 2) Sawada Ienobu. 3) Sawada Ieyoshi.

I'm sorry if it's too short but I'll try my best for the next chapter so please please please review! I like to see your views. I had already planned the whole story out so don't worry.