Disclaimer : I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn in any way shape or form. No money is made from this. It is purely Fanfictional fun.
. . . . . . .
Chapter 3.
Tsuna had settled into a routine… sort of.
Besides schooling, his life now includes exercising, practicing his dance lessons, and hanging out. Mostly.
On top of his usual exorcise regiment, he now includes a light jog in the wee hours in the morning with his mamma – just to accompany her. This baffles him because his mom already has a nice body. So, he was completely lost on why his mom wanted to run, three times a week! Nonetheless, he ran with his mother, but for him; he ran five times a week – usually every weekday before school. He even bumped with two of his schoolmates while jogging. Good thing about the morning run is that it makes him more alert and focus in school. The downside, however, is that he tended to go to bed embarrassingly early! Lucky for him, he let himself have the weekend off, so he can sleep in as late as he wanted.
Right now, however, he was in the living room, stretching his body by doing an acrobatic upside-down pose with both hands and feet firmly touching the floor. He hasn't done this 'super-bendy' pose that he like to dub it, in a long time and was testing his luck on how long he could hold it.
The front door suddenly opened and his mother's voice call out. "Tsu-kun!"
Tsuna yelped, falling down on the mat with a thud. He was so engrossed in his exercise that he didn't hear her came in. "M– Mom, welcome home!"
Nana pokes her head to the living room and blinked. "What are you doing?"
"Exercising," was all Tsuna told her.
Nana eyed him in disbelief. "Tsu-kun, what were you doing? Yoga or something?" Because despite what his excuses were, the fall was quite loud.
"Ugh… no?"
Nana continue to stare at him, sceptically.
"I'm just trying to do that upside down pose," Tsuna mumbled sheepishly.
Nana frowned. "The gymnast kind?"
"Something like that," was all Tsuna said.
"Tsu-kun, you haven't done that in years," Nana chided softly.
Tsuna shrugged. "I was just testing how stretchable I am."
By being upside down? Nana thought with a raised eyebrow. Then, Nana shrugged, deciding to let the matter rest. As long Tsuna doesn't pull a muscle…
Tsuna saw a bag of take-out his mother was holding. "Mom, what's that?" Tsuna asked, eyeing the bag.
"Dinner," Nana told him as she went to the kitchen. "We're having sushi tonight."
Tsuna perked up. "TakeSushi?"
"Of course."
. .
Tsuna was good in many things
But apparently, race games is not one of them.
Tsuna gripped the wheel console so hard that it was a marvel he didn't break the damn thing. His teeth gritted when his car swirled and was going in the opposite direction! He cursed colourfully when he got hit, again!
"Tsuna, you're lagging behind," Hiro sing from beside him.
"Oh, shut up," Tsuna huffed as he changed gear and clutch the steering wheel tighter.
Dio, why is it so hard to steer a car? He keeps getting off track and hit the wall! How hard can it be to manoeuvre the damn thing? And why the heck it's so difficult to press the accelerate paddle? His car either barely moving or shooting up too fast. Don't tell him that it's because his –
The light flare, signifying the end of the game, to Tuna's dismay, and Hiro exclaims in joy. "Ha! I win, shortie!"
–tiny. He's going to kill Hiro. No one calls him that and get away with it. He may be scrawny once, but he's not a midget! He just haven't got his growth spurts yet.
"Just you wait. I'll trash you at the shooting game next," Tsuna said, deadpanned.
Hiro sniggered as he follows Tsuna to the coins counter for tokens. Once that done, they went and search for another game. "Say, want to try this?" Hiro nodded toward a 3D jeep shooting simulator machine.
Tsuna saw the game type and smirked at his friend. "Dinosaur adventure," he voiced out in amusement. And not just any dinosaur… It was Jurassic Park.
He knew Hiro was secretly obsessed with that franchise, especially their shooting games.
"We can go for Zombie version, if you prefer?" Hiro pointed out behind him towards its twin at the other end of the arcade, but with a different game.
They have zombies now?
"Hell no!"
. .
Tsuna and Hiro were walking home after a class, each of them was treating themselves to an ice-cream after a tiring day when Tsuna saw something from one of the TV in the store.
Tsuna stopped dead in his track, eyes transfixed towards the screen. "Oh," He exclaimed silently.
Hiro looked back when he realised that his friend had stopped walking beside him. Seeing Tsuna was looking at one of the TV screen, his eyes wandered to the same screen.
The store was playing one of the classic dance movie. It was an old movie, by their standard. No idea what's the title. But the dance was… cute. For a classic.
No wonder Tsuna can't keep his eyes off. He can't keep his eyes off. It was that cute, it's ridiculous!
"Haven't seen that one before?" Hiro inquired curiously.
Tsuna shook his head. "I can't find this particular movie no matter how much I've tried. It could be under different genre."
"Hmm," Hiro hummed as he came and stood beside Tsuna, looking contemplatively at the screen. "Maybe it's mafia related? You know, all those crime and mystery movies."
Tsuna snorted. "Mafia? Really? Just because this movie looks like it's from the 70s?"
Hiro stared as Tsuna incredulously. "70s? It's from the 40s!"
Tsuna snickered. "Wow… You know your fashion," he teased.
Hiro spluttered. "They have elegance!"
Tsuna giggled as he draped his arm around Hiro's shoulder. "You're so cute. Come on. Let's get out of here," Tsuna tugged him towards down the street.
Hiro reddened to the tip of his ears. "I'm not cute!"
. .
The next week, found Tsuna and Hiro giggling and goofing off as they dance a ridiculous dance move while waiting for their lesson to start.
They found the movie's dance scene online – and Hiro may or may not be mistaken about the fashion time period – and was emulating its moves. Thus, found this two trying to outdo each other in their craziness.
Hikari stopped dead in her track at the studio entrance when she saw the boys behaving… weird. She went to her only female companion, who was laughing at the boy's antics and was poorly concealing it.
"What are they doing?" Hikari whispered to Akiko, her eyes never leaving the boys. She nearly burst out in mirth when they were doing an iconic backward dance. She gaped, her eyes widened. Akiko was too busy laughing to answer her properly.
She did burst out laughing when she realized that Tsuna had even done some silly expression to go with the dance. He keeps eyeing them and would do outlandish memes. He even mimicked the grumpy posture that the character portrayed in the movie.
Needless to say, both her and Akiko were precariously at the edge of their seats. It was not helping that Hiro was doing the female lead and was shaking his hip like in that movie. And he was so proud on pulling all those moves!
"Alright class, let's start–" Their teacher came out from the office while reading a print-out and, like Hikari, stop dead on her tracks when she saw Tsuna and Hiro. "What are you two doing?"
Tsuna, who had Hiro in a dip, quickly right up and both reply sheepishly. "Nothing, sensei."
Their teacher hummed absentmindedly before her features turned playful and her eyes twinkle, amusedly. "Really? Then you both don't mind re-demonstrating those moves. Perhaps with less flair, if you will."
Hikari and Akiko giggled uncontrollably when both boys turned bright red in embarrassment.
. .
"Kaa-san," Tsuna clear his throat. He was nervous for something he was about to do. It was an idea he had. And frankly, he thought it was a good idea.
Who was he kidding? It was a terrible idea!
"Hmm," Nana hummed at her son in attention.
"Your birthday is just around the corner," Tsuna trailed. Suddenly his anxiousness was at its peak. How hard can it be to just come out and say it?
"Will you go out on a date with me," said Tsuna seriously. The effect, however, was ruin by the deep scarlet adorned all over from head to toe.
Inside, he was screaming his head off. He just wanted to ask his mother to go out – to spend the day elsewhere… and spend time together, just the two of them.
He didn't mean for it to came out as a date!
Nana laughed heartily. "Oh, my dear, dear, little man. Who am I to turn down such a handsome date."
Tsuna sighed in relieved. At least his mom doesn't think he's mental.
Call him a freak, or mama's boy or whatever… but it's his mother's birthday. Excuse him for trying to do something special for a change.
. .
On Nana's Birthday…
Nana was getting ready to go out on her 'date' with her son. It was already ten o'clock, and Tsuna had sneaked out – usually, in the pretence of going on a jog – since nine-thirty, for her flower and cupcake.
If she turned blind eye to her son little slip, well…
Her Tsu-kun was the sweetest boy there ever was. He never missed to cheer her up on her birthday. He would always buy a single cupcake with fancy decoration; with rosette design and leaf and flower petal candies, with a little pearl sprinkle.
Single pink roses tied with a ribbon were never forgotten.
Nana hummed as she combs her hair by her vanity mirror. She looked at her appearance. She donned a taupe knee-length pants with a sleeveless ivory chiffon blouse with neck embellishment. She wore a thin bracelet and a white studded earring. Adorned her neck was a petite pearl necklace; a gift from Iemitsu for Tsuna's birth. The necklace symbolizes her son. Thus, she wore them on her birthday, always.
To finish her look, she has a light make-up on, a touch of eyeliner and a light pink lip-gloss. Matching white slippers will adorn her feet on the way out.
Faintly, she heard the front door opened and five minutes later, Tsuna can be heard, calling out to her. "Mom, you ready?"
"Coming, dear," Nana replied. She straightened her hair one last time and join her son downstairs.
As she descends down the stairs, she saw Tsuna – already dressed in a simple jean and T-shirt – waiting for her at the foot, a lightened cupcake in front of him. When he saw her, he starts to sing, "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to mamma~, happy birthday to you!"
Nana leaned in a blow out the candle before giving her Tsu-kun a kiss on the cheek. If her eyes were misty, neither commented on it.
Then, he presented her with her pink rose, which he has been hiding behind him. Once Nana took the flower, Tsuna took out a dessert spoon from his pocket.
What? You think he's going to take her out without taking a bite out of her birthday cupcake?
Nana giggled as she put the flower in the vase and then she took a bite out of her cupcake, to which Tsuna had scooped some for her. She hummed in appreciation. Tsuna had got her a lemon cake!
Once the cupcake was devoured, Tsuna gently led his mother out of the door.
. .
Tsuna took his mother to an amusement park.
No, not Disneyland – they could go to Disneyworld or Universal studio, if they wanted – but it's expensive! He made a mental note to talk to his mother about having the next family vacation there though…
It's supposed to be a gift for his mother. And he didn't think his mom would approve if she finds out that he splurge his pocket money on a couple of tickets especially on a peak season. Not that he can't; turns out that the gifts his father sent him worth a lot and they were branded expensive items. So, at Hiro's and Hikari's advice, he sold whatever he no longer needed – or never wanted for that matter – and he raked in quite a ton! Needless to say, he won't have any problem with his pocket money for a few years at least.
Therefore, he took her to a local funfair.
They had so much fun at the funfair. They took lots of pictures. Most of them were from the rides they took. There were photos his mom took of him goofing off, there were photos of them on the rides, and there were photos he took of his mother.
He may have abused his camera, snapping away, while at the family rides, especially the carousel. He took many shots with the colourful mounts with the horses – even the unicorns – and quite a few they took together with its carriages-bench. They did the same with Jumbo rides and while taking a break on the Ferris-wheel.
There are some rides they couldn't ride due to Tsuna's height. Those were the extreme thrill kind like the rollercoaster. He didn't mind though because his mom wasn't a fan of such rides.
For his mother's sake, Tsuna braved the tunnel-rides, more commonly known as 'The Tunnel of Love'. It was usually for couples, but screw his pride, it was his mom's birthday. But it was somewhat embarrassing when most of the riders are adults and he was the only one riding it with his mother. So what if people were looking at him funny – even the operator – his mother never got the chance to experience that particular ride, damnit!
At least his mother had a huge smile on her face. She must have really loved the experience. She can't hardly sit still, too excited with the delightful display. And it was supposed to be enjoyed under relaxing and romantic atmosphere.
He shouldn't have ridden its horror counterpart. That thrill-ride gave him a thumping headache. His mom's constant surprises with the effects only make him edgy. The less said about it, the better.
Tsuna's particular favourite was 'The River Caves' ride.
He was enchanted by the display. The Ride's attraction is based on the 'Seven Wonders of the World'. The miniature models were predominantly of the 'Ancient World'. So, they got to enjoy seeing the three-dimensional miniature models of Great Pyramid of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Lighthouse of Alexandria, Temple of Artemis, and etcetera. They even have the more modern marvel such as The Colosseum, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Stonehenge, Taj Mahal, including Machu Picchu.
It was during this ride that Tsuna noticed his mother was oddly silent. "Mom?" Tsuna inquired, voice laden with concerned.
Beside him, Tsuna felt Nana's shuffle slightly. The light from the display showed that his mom was saddened. "Nothing, Tsu-kun. I'm alright."
Tsuna lips pursed. He promised to himself then and there that he would take his mother to see the wonders around the world when he's older.
He couldn't also stop cursing his father in his head. His absentee father is the sole cause of his mother's unhappiness. Not only was he absent from their lives – only came home once as he recalled, he rarely keeps in touch and would miss the important dates.
If it wasn't for the continuous money stipend from him and the belated gifts, he would have believed the lie that said his father was dead!
The point is – if his father could gallivanting around the world doing god-knows-what, then he couldn't see why Tsuna can't take his mother to places.
Once they are finished with all the rides, they headed for the game booths. Tsuna had a blast playing at the booths. His luck was tremendous. Any games he played, he mostly won. He won many prized. He even got his mom a big teddy bear as a present.
By the end of the day, they were tired. Their belly's full of junk food and candies from the food stalls, and his hands are full of knickknacks' he won for his mother.
All in all… their 'date' was so worth it.
. . .
Review on your way out!
-Elvina P.