DISCLAIMER: KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN BELONGS TO AMANO AKIRA. THE CHARACTERS SUBMITTED BELONGS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SUBMITEE.

Tsuna felt the sun shine on his face, waking up to reality, he blinked once. Then twice. He was sure he could feel the sun just a moment ago but when he opened his eyes, the sky was stormy. The atmosphere today was heavy. It felt nearly suffocating. He rose out of bed, hair sticking out even more than normal. Taking his towel, he made his way to the bathroom slowly.

On his way to the bathroom, he took a glance at the calendar. Saturday. Today is the day when he would be meeting his guardians. He didn't get the point really. Why did he have to meet them? It wasn't that he didn't miss them. It's just that it would be easier to tell them through the phone.

Quickly washing up, he went down for breakfast at 10.

"Okaa-san? I'll be going out later to meet up with Yamamoto and Gokudera at 12. Do you need me for anything today?" Tsuna asked, a piece of bread in his mouth.

"No Tsu-kun. You go have fun later okay? Just make sure to be back before dinner." Nana replied.

Tsuna flashed a small smile. Going back up to his room, he could feel someone watching him. Looking out the window, he could see no one. Shrugging, he decided that the weather was just getting to him. Pulling on an orange hoodie, he went and put on his shoes. Getting an umbrella from the drawer, he set out for school.

"JUUDAIME!" A loud shout broke Tsuna out of his daydreaming. Turning around, he saw a very familiar silver haired bomber rushing to him. Tsuna could feel a smile growing on his face. No matter how much they caused chaos and havoc around him, he couldn't deny it. They were his friends and his famiglia. Waiting for Gokudera to catch up to him, he mentally thanked god or whoever it was that was controlling his miserable life.

"Juudaime! Good morning! How are you?"

Tsuna, Gokudera and Yammamoto were now outside the school. Yamamoto had joined them somewhere along the way.

"So… Tsuna. What did you want to tell us? Couldn't you just tell us by phone?" Yamamoto asked.

Tsuna nodded. "I could've… But reborn told me to have a meeting for the family here in school at this time. I don't know why though. Anyway, Is it just me or is today kind of… uneasy?"

Yamamoto and Gokudera nodded seriously.

"It feels as if someone has been watching me since I woke up." Yamamoto replied.

A tense silence surrounded them.

"But I'm sure it's just our feelings!" Yamamoto broke the silence with a cheerful line, accompanied with his trademark smile. The atmosphere returned back to normal.

"Yea Juudaime, just like what that freak said! Besides, we've grown stronger since we came from the future! And I'll be here to protect you Juudaime! As your right-hand man, I won't fail!" Gokudera exclaimed.

Tsuna smiled. How comforting it was to have such nice and reliable friends near him. The trio walked into the school and headed towards the school field, the skies still overcast.

As soon as they reached the school field, loud shouts of EXTREEEMMMEEEE greeted them. Along with Lambo's cries.

"LAMBO-SAN WANTS HARU!"

Perking up at that statement, Yamamoto voiced out the question on his, Tsuna's and Gokudera's mind.

"Eh? Where's Haru?"

Ryohei, who finally noticed them replied with a, "YOU'RE FINALLY EXTREMELY HERE!"

"What do you mean finally you stupid lawn head?! We're not late! It's only 11.50 now!" Gokudera snarled. How he reminds us of an angry cat.

And there goes Gokudera and one of his little spats again.

"Ano… Good morning boss." Chrome greeted quietly.

"Eh? Ah… Good morning Chrome. Do you know why Lambo is here alone?" Tsuna asked. It was weird for Haru not to be here. She would usually not leave Lambo alone and would jump at any chance to meet her future-husband (1).

"Haru-san said she had cram school to go to…" Chrome replied. She bit her bottom lip, as if wanting to say something. What she wanted to say was voiced out by Gokudera, who had taken a break from quarreling.

"Are you sure that stupid woman isn't just avoiding us?"

It was true in a way. The girls still hung out with them, but not too much. From one's point of view, you could say they were avoiding them. But if you looked at it from another angle… Let's have Tsuna explain.

"I don't think so Gokudera… I'm pretty sure they're just letting us have some time. After all, it's not every day that I'll personally call for a meeting… Usually reborn would do it. Without my knowledge…" Tsuna said, a bright light in his eyes and a serious look on his face. Although… the last part was mumbled.

A dark aura suddenly surrounded them.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi. Crowding in school grounds on weekends is strictly prohibited."

A look of surprise crossed everyone. When did THE Hibari Kyoya get here? It's creepy how some people can just creep up on you like that.

And there was Hibari Kyoya. In all his mighty glory, the ruler of Namimori. His trademark jacket, slung over his shoulders… His red armband and that I'll bite you to death aura around him… he truly was a man to be feared.

"H-hi… Hibari-san!" Tsuna squealed.

"Herbivore. Scatter now. Or I'll bite you to death." was Hibari's cold reply.

'Hiii! Hibari is still so scary…' Tsuna though.

"E- eh… I just wanted to inform everyone that Reborn is in Italy, on a mission assigned by the ninth… And he's sent me two tutors that will be taking his place… They're from a new mafia family known as the Elevazione. They are the heads of that family… and they will be training all of us." Tsuna announced.

More looks of surprise crossed their faces.

"Training all of us?"

"Haha, this will be fun!"

"E- even me boss?"

"Juudaime!"

"THIS WILL BE EXTREME!!"

"…"

Tsuna nodded.

"They will be coming tomorrow and staying at my house." Tsuna continued.

"Is that all Herbivore? I'm leaving. I expect you all to be scattered when I come back here." Hibari said.

Tsuna nodded rigidly. He was still not used to being around Hibari.

Staring at Hibari's retreating back, a voice suddenly caught all of everyone's attention.

"Where's Lambo?' Yamamoto questioned.

Tsuna and the rest looked around. No wonder it was quieter than usual.

"EEHHH???!!! Where did lambo go?" Tsuna shrieked.

"Ne Tsuna. Why don't we split up and search for lambo?" Yamamoto offered.

"ah… Good idea Yamamoto! I'll look around school, Gokudera and Yamamoto can look around town, Chrome and-" Tsuna listed off before getting distracted by an all too familiar blond head approaching them. The person approaching them was holding what seemed suspiciously like Lambo.

"Hey Tsuna! You looking for this guy over here?" Dina asked, a breath-taking smile on his lips and in his hands, a crying Lambo being held by the head.
"He was wandering around the school crying out for Haru-chan."

Tsuna let out a sigh of relief. At least Lambo was found. Haru would kill them if she found out that they lost him.

"Aniki! Thank you!"

"Hey you stupid cow! You made the tenth worry about you!" Gokudera barked.

"Nyeh! Lambo is awesome bakadera!" Lambo retorted, tongue sticking out.

And there goes their bickering again. Back to Tsuna and Dino.

"Aniki! What are you doing here?" Tsuna questioned, surprise evident in his voice.

"Of course I'll be here! I always have time for my lovely little brother don't I?" was Dino's response.

"And…" Dino's face turned serious. "I advise you to be more careful now Tsuna. After Reborn left for Italy, many assasins have been targeting you. Most were taken care of by my men but a few days ago, they were ambushed and are currently in the ICU of Italy's best hospital."

Tsuna gulped. He could tell that Dino was dead serious and He would have to take his word seriously. And what was worse is that the heavy atmosphere from the morning was still hanging around.

Seeing Tsuna give a shaky nod, Dino's comforting smile returned.

"Well, that's all. I'll be going now. See ya!"

Tsuna nodded once again and gave a small wave. Gokudera and Lambo were still arguing, with Gokudera on the verge of blowing up, Yamamoto and Ryohei were somehow having a conversation and Chrome seemed to have been the only one listening. Her grip on her trident tightened, as if preparing for a sudden surprise attack.

Tsuna was still shaken by Dino's words even after Dino's form was no longer in view. Brushing Dino's words off, Tsuna felt his pockets. It sure was a good thing that he placed his mittens in his pocket before he left the house and also his bottle of dying will pills.

Turning around, Tsuna suddenly felt the already heavy aura turn in to something much darker. Much more… blood thirsty. In alarm, Tsuna shoved his hands into his mittens. The other guardians also perked up. The blood lust was so strong, to the point that even Lambo shut up. Swiftly shoving a pill in his mouth, Tsuna went into hyper dying will mode.
Looking around calmly while the other guardians prepared their own weapons, Tsuna sensed multiple flames coming from multiple directions.

His eyes widened. Dying will flames. And of different types. Dodging and blocking most of them, he looked back at his own guardians and was relieved to know that they, in their own ways, had managed to escape unharmed. It was only the first round though. Another round came, this time more powerful than the last. Grabbing and petrifying each flame that came his way, he saw Hibari at the corner of his eyes. Hibari had his tonfas out, eyes sharp.

Tsuna focused back to the battle at hand. For most, he could dodge but as every flame which came their way kept getting stronger, all he could do was defend. He began to analyse the situation.

The flames were of different types and from different directions. Which could only mean they were handling not just one or two enemies. Their enemy could also use flames from long distances. Yamamoto was using his rain shield to cover for only a part of them and Gokudera and Tsuna were covering the back. Chrome was deflecting any attacks they missed and Ryohei was punching bursts of sun flames from the directions of the attacks.

"Could they fight at short distance well too?" Tsuna asked himself.

"There's only one way to find out." A voice echoed in his mind.

Tsuna's eyes widened in alarm. Who was that in his head? All of a sudden, a storm flame hit him at the side of his body. Had Yamamoto not pulled him away, he might have lost a whole chunk of his torso.

"Damn it… There's no way out of these attacks. They're fired in a way that would not let any of us attack or escape. And judging from my injury… If we were to be hit with any of the storm flames, we could die immediately. Isn't there anything we can do?! If we counter attack… they obviously have a good view on us and would be able to dodge it perfectly…" Tsuna thought.

"JUUDAIME! I'll create an opening and you escape with that baseball freak! Chrome will cover for us!"

Hearing this, Tsuna's eyes widened even more. Shaking his head, he said in a strong voice, "No Gokudera. I would never abandon my family. Besides, they may be prepared for that.

"Incoming at 5 o'clock Herbivore." Hibari paused.

"It's a person." Hibari hissed. He would not take any deaths occurring on his beloved Namimori.

Turning his head, Tsuna was surprised to see a black hooded figure tackle the person Hibari had sensed. Soon enough, all the attacks ceased. The hooded figure stood over the oncoming attacker and seemed to have said something to him, before the attacker fled. Another hooded figure, taller than the first, appeared besides the black one. They exchanged a few words, although none of the guardians could hear them. Soon, another six figures surrounded the first two, most carrying a body. Dropping the bodies, the cloaked figures walked slowly and cautiously towards Tsuna and his famiglia. Whispers from all the hooded figures reached their ears, carried by the wind.

"This is them? The Vongola tenth…"

"Weak."

"They'd have been toast if we didn't come quickly enough."

"They're kinda good…"

"I demand to be paid."

"Pathetic."

"Why are you here again?"

"Quiet now."

"Didn't you hear the boss? She said quiet."

"Aren't you one too?"

From the voices, it was obvious there was a mixture of girls and boys in the group. It was almost impossible though, to distinguish which voice came from which.

Tsuna took a good look at all the figures. All of them, with the exception of one who was considerably shorter and another which only had a slight yet obvious difference in height, were tall. The hooded people towered over himself and his other guardians, with the Yamamoto being an exception.

The air was tense, no one spoke.

Many thoughts ran through Tsuna's mind. Who were these people? Are they allies? Perhaps he should thank them?

Two of the figures kneeled before him, causing all the other behind them to kneel too, although it was obvious some were reluctant to do so.

"Vongola Decimo. It is a pleasure to meet you and your honourable famiglia. We will be seeing you." A male, presumably, said.

After that statement, they were gone. Just like that.

Tsuna lied in his bed, looking up at his ceiling. Who were those people? Were they his enemy? Or ally?

With his mind still in a jumble, Tsuna fell asleep.

A/N: How was it? I hope it was okay. I can't really make battle scenes… so if you have any advise please give them! Anyway, Thank you for reading! =D Don't think this chapter was really interesting. It didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. Well. Your thoughts?

Aniki: Big brother.
Bakadera: Baka = Stupid. Dera = gokuDERA

Also, I will be interchanging between tenth and juudaime, depending on which one fits the sentence more. I'm still accepting characters! And also, after this chapter the story will be much lighter and more humour. Then it'll turn serious again.

(1) You decide who Haru's future husband is. xD

Also, no bloopers for today. I'm too tired. xP