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Oki:...What do you think you are doing?

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"Tsuna, are you sure?" Yamamoto asked, scratching his head. Tsuna and his guardians were in a private bus with Reborn, Lee and some random mafiaso with them.

Tsuna sighed and shrugged. "It's rare that Reborn allow us to relax. Plus, we are all on our way to the cottage."

It was not easy as it seemed. Reborn had suddenly called a day off for Tsuna to loosen up in a cottage, somewhere in the forest. Although it was said to be a nice and peaceful day off, Tsuna knew that Reborn was leading them to somewhere dangerous…

"Since the Tenth said that, we will obey!" Gokudera announced, jumping out of his seat.

Lee turned to Reborn and whispered to the infant, "Are they training in the forest?" Reborn just smirked and pulled his fedora down.

_Cottage_

"Wow, this cottage is extremely big!" Ryohei exclaimed, punching the air.

Of course, if not it would not fit all of us. Reborn snickered and gave out his instructions.

"Feel free to explore the forest before coming back for dinner. Beware of giant bears in the forest." The others nodded solemnly, wondering if they would encounter bears before they went on their own ways.

Hibari and Mukuro chased each other into a dark part of the forest and started their ever-lasting battle. Tsuna saw them, frowned and shook his head. He really could not stop his Cloud and Mist guardians battling each other every time they have the chance.

Lee saw the helpless look in Tsuna's eyes and feared for Hibari and Mukuro's lives. Everyone in the Vongola family (maybe not Tsuna) knew Tsuna's reputation. The Tenth boss of Vongola was strict with his guardians and family and was harsh in his punishments. The prefect and illusionist were going to die after this.

'Good luck.' Lee thought before he followed Ryohei and Lambo to explore a deep park of the forest while Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto went the other direction.

_eXPLORING_

'Wow, there are a lot of trees here!' Lee thought to himself as he dodged another hanging branch.

They had been walking for 10 minutes and still found nothing strange or interesting. Sure, there were many weird-looking plants he had never seen before and Lambo kept crying that he was tired. Other than that, nothing exciting really happened.

"Extreme, there is a bear here!" Ryohei suddenly yelled, causing Lee to jump slightly at the sudden loudness. Bear? He turned to look where the boxer was pointing and gasped. The bear was huge, covered in brown fur and equipped with razor sharp claws...but…

"Why is it not moving?" Lambo asked curiously, poking the brown beast which was lying on the ground cautiously.

The bear's dead? Lee could not believe it. A giant bear 4 times the size of him needed at least 3 skilled hunters to kill it! Who did it? Lee glance around nervous, searching for the bear hunter.

"Oh, Ryohei, Lambo, Lee, you are here. Did you see Yamamoto and Gokudera? I lost them halfway." a calm voice broke the three mafiaso's thoughts.

The Vongola Decimo stepped out of the shadows, covered in multiple cuts and bruises. He was bleeding from his right arm and there was a deep cut on his left knee and cheek. It seemed as the brown-haired teenager had been in a vicious fight.

"Boss, did you…" Lee eyed sharply at the unmoving bear. It couldn't be…

Tsuna stared at Lee straight in the eye. "Don't worry, the bear's not dead, it's just unconscious. Where's Gokudera and Yamamoto?" the Tenth inquired, his orange orbs glowed brightly.

Those scratches and bites must be from the fight with the bear. The Decimo was so brave! That was the conclusion that Lee had made at that time. (He always falls into a conclusion so quickly. *sighs*)

_Back to Base_

"It's the Tenth!" chairs scraped and hit men quickly stood up to bow deeply when Tsuna walked by.

The teenager smiled nervously as he nodded to his family and continued to make his way to his office.

Ever since he came back from the forest, the tuna was covered in bandages (of course, he was hurt), that was normal to him, but the mafiaso in the Vongola family had been giving him weird looks, most of them not daring to meet him in the eye even when talking or reporting to him. What's going on?

_lEEandFriendS_

"Lee, are you sure that's the truth?" someone asked Lee as they made their way to their resting area.

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes! The Tenth was covered with severe injuries. Standing near on the huge bear! He didn't look scared or bothered despite his deep wounds!" Lee confirmed, waving his arms in the air in a dramatic way. The others present gulped.

"Boss is really frightening…" Such courage and strength…as expected of the Tenth.

The mafiaso made the rest of their way to the resting area in silence.

_tSuna_

Tsuna sat in his office drinking coffee, thinking hard what he had done to cause strange looks to be directed at him. Were those looks of respect, fear or admiration? Or were they looking down on him, because he was fully covered in bandages?

The brown-eyed teenager asked his home tutor. "Reborn, do you know what happened?" the said infant just shrugged and ignored his student, silently sipping his black coffee.

Tsuna slumped into his chair and went through the events that happened in the forest.

Tsuna's wounds were not all from the giant bear. The only injury that he sustained from the battle with the bear was a deep bite on his right hand.

The other cuts, bruises and scratches were all from the clumsy Decimo's falls and carelessness.

Tsuna kept tripping over rocks and bumping into trees when he was walking in the forest with Gokudera and Yamamoto. He even got tangled in vines, fell into a trap full of sharp thorns and got caught in a net (who put in there?).

The brown-eyed boy had stumble upon the bear right after he lost sight of Gokudera and Yamamoto.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The knocking sound of the door brought Tsuna back to his office.

"Who is it?" he called, calmly taking a mouthful of his already-cold coffee. Reborn just sat on the couch, smiling under his fedora.

"Boss...ss...It's me, Lambo-s...an." came the hesitant voice from the outside. It sounded as if Lambo was almost afraid of Tsuna.

"What is it?" Tsuna asked gently as Lambo cautiously walked into the room.

"Lambo heard you kill you bear! Please don't kill Lambo!" the 5-year-old kid was so scared that he even dropped the 'san' behind is name. Tsuna froze halfway. I did knock out a bear but did not kill it.

Do I look like a killer? The Decimo asked himself.

"Yes you do. That is a good quality to have as a great mafia boss." Reborn praised, snickering.

What's going on? What are you talking about, Reborn?

I'm definitely NOT someone who murders! No! Tsuna inwardly screamed as he crawled at his hair, frightening Lambo out of the room in process.

The office door opened with a creak.

"I heard you killed a bear, so unlike you, Vongola."

"I will bite you to death, herbivore (Tsuna). You are a worthy opponent."

Oh no.

The next minute, the room filled was filled with crashing noises.

_WAlkinG_

Reborn smirked in satisfaction as he exited in noisy office and walked around, listening to the other mafiaso's conversations.

Lee was not right for saying that Tsuna had got all the wounds on his body from the bear, but the hit man was not entirely wrong.

The infant had witnessed Tsuna entering his Hyper Dying Will mode right after he was bitten on the right hand. The Vongola Tenth had knocked the huge beast out with just one single high speed punch.

Reborn smiled. His student had indeed grown stronger. But of course, he after all was a top tutor. The baby's thoughts was interrupted by loud chats of some mafiaso around.

"I heard that the Vongola Tenth defeated five bears which all attacked him at the same time!"

"My story was that he battled the bear for one whole night!"

"They say he killed the bear without even blinking once! (How cruel!)"

Reborn was sure that Tsuna would complain about people either treating him respectfully like a god or like an animal-abuser. The home tutor did not mind rumors, as long as they boost the men's confidence in their boss and Tsuna's reputation. Who knew even mafiaso have creative imaginations!

How rumors do wonders!

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Oki: We are finally done!

Yama: ...*rubs eyes* I need some sleep.

Oki: Says the one who's rolling on the carpet, doning nothing.

Yama: I'm giving you support deep in my heart, Oki.

Oki: I don't think so.

Yama: zzzz...*slumped on pillow and fely asleep*

Oki: Till then. :)