Hiyo my people! I am back with another chapter. God, I had to rewrite so many scenes because they weren't turning out the way that I would like. And of course, school is annoying while my family is too. I didn't know how to write Tsuna's reaction for a while or how to introduce Reborn to this new town. But since I hate giving my readers anything less than my best that's why it's taking so long, sorry about that. ;D But here it is, enjoys!
Summary: When Namimori is a town where people can regain memories from parallel worlds, Tsuna was their King that they were waiting for. When the Vongola famiglia demand for their heir but Namimori is prepared for war if that's what it means to keep Tsuna. Which side will Tsuna choose? The mafia or Keishi's (his past life's name) people?
Normal/"Normal"
Flashback/Dream/'Thought'
Chapter 2: The Sun's Warmth and Aroma
Recall of the last chapter:
"Ciaossu." a high-pitched voice said following with a kick to his shoulder making Tsuna stumble to the floor. Spinning around to find the culprit to be a child no more than two years old.
'Dangerous.' Tsuna felt something in him heating up, his fight or flight instinct kicked in. His look was nothing compare to his aura and pressure, wanting to do nothing more than avoid the threat. His heart began to pound faster, his breathing accelerates, and sweat form. But he wouldn't run, no, not without his mother. The child stared at him, straight in the eyes, searching for something. Tsuna stood there, paralyzed in place but determined to fight if it came down to it. When the child smirked, seemed to have found whatever it was he was seeking, Tsuna tensed up more.
"You pass the test. My name is Reborn and, and from this moment on, I'll be your tutor."
"Huh?"
"No way!" Tsuna exclaim, refusing to accept that this child-form human is his new tutor. Not because he's in a child form, but because of his aura, Tsuna refuse to have someone this dangerous in his house. Tsuna was the man of the house, after all, he had to protect his mother from this danger. And this baby will NOT stay!
"Ara, Tsu-kun, you're finally home," Nana said stepping out of the kitchen to see what her son was doing standing in front of the entrance door for so long. And since she heard talking and her son raising his voice, he rarely does that. Seeing a child staring at her son with the brunet glaring at him as if daring him to do anything. "Who is this child?"
"Ciaossu, my name is Reborn. The one that your husband, Sawada Iemitsu, send to tutor Sawada Tsunayoshi." tipping his head like the gentlemen he is, gracing his chubby baby face with a smirk rivaling that of a devil. A shiver thunder down Tsuna's spine, his intuition going off like a fire alarm. His head was throbbing; he never faces such exposure like this before in this peaceful, quiet town. This baby was out of the radar combining all the danger Tsuna has faced and probably is still higher than that.
"Mom! He can't be here!" He begged her, his eyes dilated and he could feel like he'll start to hyperventilate soon. Why is his bastard for a father sending someone this dangerous to tutor him? What can he do? What will he do? What happens if he harms his mother? What can Tsuna do? No. He knows he can't protect his mother and nevertheless the town; the teen can't be the King that can defend his people from harm like he used to do. The fact of such danger will harm his people, and he's unable to do anything hurts him more than anything else. He'll fail again.
His heart pounded harder than he ever felt it beat and at such fast rate. Sweats are dripping everywhere; it felt sticky and wet. He was hyperventilating at the same time choking and couldn't stop it which is causing him to become extremely dizzy. His hand fisting at his chest pulling his shirt as if it's the cause of the pain in his chest. 'It hurts! Make it stop!' He fears that he was losing control of everything and it's starting to make him feel a bit crazy. 'Help me!'
"-ight. It's alright. Take a deep breath. That's right. Good job. Now another one. Good boy." he opened his eyes that he didn't realize he had closed. The baby was standing on his chest with his hands on the brunet's cheeks. Tsuna was laying on the floor with his mother gasping at the side. He looked back at the child on his chest still mumble comforting words and things like 'breath' or 'it's alright now'. "You had a panic attack, your fear or discomfort gone up. Don't sit up yet, let your heart rate go down first or you'll feel too dizzy and faint. Have you had panic attacks before?"
"N-no?" his throat dried up making his voice sounding raspy, he rubs at his neck and swallows his saliva to get help. "Wa...water."
"Here." a glass of water pushing at his mouth, the teen drank as if he hadn't had water in days. "Small sips or you'll choke." the voice warns him.
"Thank you. I'm ok now, mom." his eyes land on his mothers who had never look so pale nor so worried. The guilt of making his mother seem like this was going to get him into another panic attack if the baby's hands didn't squeeze at his cheeks and gave another coaching on his breathing. "It's ok; I'm going to be ok, mom. Why don't you go and start cooking dinner? I'll just go to my room and rest for a second."
His mother opened her mouth to say something but Reborn had interrupted with, "It'll be alright. I'll go and watch over him, Sawada-san. I needed to talk to him about something too." It took a few more insurance before Nana gives a hesitated nod, grabbing the bags and made her way to the kitchen. The sky child with the support of the wall heads up the stairs to his room with the small hitman on his shoulder.
"So, who are you?" Tsuna questioned as soon as he sat on his bed, the dizziness still present as a nagging sensation at the back of his head. "Why are you here? My father didn't give a shit about my grades before so why is he sending you now to tutor me?"
His lips pull up into a smirk as he decides how he should play this little game. "You're smarter than what your father had said. He told me that you're 'an innocent cute adorable child who is clumsy that he trips over his feet'. I almost believe he's talking about a four years old rather than his fourteen years old son." Everything in his report was different than what he sees, from Tsuna's personality, grades, to Nana, to the town itself. He'll have to erase everything and rewrite all the data himself if he doesn't want to risk screwing something up. Which he almost did when he pushed too far and made Tsuna go into a panic attack. Reborn understands that it will not be good if he continues pushing the wrong buttons like that.
Tsuna made a soft chuckling sound, "I mean, the last that he visit was probably around when I was four. And he might have heard stories of my clumsiness from mom." Hmmm, wasn't four also around the time that they realized he had peripheral neuropathy. He scarcely remembers the visit, although he does vaguely recall some blonde banging into the house, picking him up and throwing up and around. And there was someone else. Older man. Weird. He can't remember it that well. It was like something terrible happened, and he doesn't want to retain back the memory. He does remember that after that his whole body felt like burning and there were sharp pains. He had difficulty walking or even getting up from his bed; his mother was so worried that she kept him at home before taking him to the hospital where he receives his diagnosis. Where he also learned that there were no treatments and that he could have this for years or his whole life. His four years old self didn't understand until later that he wouldn't be able to run or live like normal from that point on.
"-na. Tsunayoshi." a voice broke through his thoughts, looking up to see the baby staring right at home with no expressions but if he looks deep enough something told him that he was concerned. There are other things hidden that Tsuna can see too. But he turned away when the raven head called for his name once again.
"You were saying?" He said trying to distract himself from what he had seen. Tired. This male was tired and worn down. His eyes much older than his appearance (no surprise but it still is), older than the brunet too. Wisdom comes at a cost. This man (despite his appearance) had fought many battles and didn't come out unscratched from them; he had hidden those scars well with his aura that makes it seems like there's nothing but steel under his armors. There was a scent of blood too with something else. What was it? It's the smell of his bed after his mother had left it out in the sun. 'Sun aroma.'
"-mafia boss." And the teen realized that he had missed another whole conversation. It's just that he can't seem to turn off whatever it is that is feeding him all those information. And everything just distracts him.
"I'm sorry but what? Mafia boss."
"Yes. You are to become the next heir to the world's most influenced mafia famiglia, Vongola. And I'm here to tutor you into a proper boss." Of course, they would ask him, the best of the best. He had trained the don of the Chiavarone Famiglia from the unwilling whiny brat that he was.
"No." Tsuna outright said a click came from the gun that was pointing at his head. The cold metal was resting on his forehead. However, he paid it no mind cause something told him that the other wouldn't kill him. Tsuna was tired of being told who he is, should be, or will become. No one is going to decide anything for him but Tsuna himself. That was how his mother had raised him, wishing for her prince to live freely not caging himself. "And why should I, a civilian, become the boss of this Vongola?"
Without lowering his gun or taking his eyes off the teen, the hitman answered. "Your great great great grandfather, Sawada Ieyasu. His name before he came to Japan was Giotto di Vongola. He was the founder of the group, the Vongola Primo. And you, Sawada Tsunayoshi, you're his descendant. You're also the last one and the only one who can inherit as the next boss." A family tree has taken out and was hanging on the wall of the brunet's bedroom. Before Tsuna could even open his mouth to ask why it was that he's the only one, Reborn had taken out more things. Bunch of photos from the look of it. "Vongola Nono, the Ninth Boss, has four sons. Enrico di Vongola. His oldest and the most qualified person was shot and killed in a gunfight." Photos of a mid to late thirties years old man got flick at him. There was one of him laying on the ground with blood pooling under him, his face in pain and discomfort. Tsuna could hope that he didn't suffer too much before passing away. Before some bile came up his throat, Reborn continued. "Massimo di Vongola, second-in-line to inherit the title of Vongola Decimo after Enrico's assassination, he was drowned," Another set of photos came at him, another male around the early thirties. He was flooding in a body of water. Fear and feeling of discomfort and maybe sympathy for these men were all Tsuna could feel. "And the third is Federico di Vongola. He's the favored son of Nono to become a candidate; however, another unknown circumstance occurred, and only his bones remained." More pictures came bones and ashes from another young male looking to be in the mid to late twenties.
"A-and the fourth? You said that he has four sons." Tsuna didn't want to hear another story about the death of another male. Still, he will listen if he can find a way out of becoming part of the mafia.
The raven head smirks almost in an amused and impressed way. "That's good that you're listening well. Xanxus di Vongola, the fourth son." One picture of a scary looking teen (?) flew right at the brunet's face. "He was announced to be an unfit candidate for reasons unknown. And your idiot for a father isn't a good choice either."
"Huh?" Tsuna was surprised to find his father in this conversation at all. He forgot that that man even existed, again. "Why is that?"
"Because he is already the External Advisor to the Vongola Famiglia. He's the boss of Consulenza Esterna Della Famiglia or CEDEF for short. Known as External Advisors of the Family, they're the secret intelligence organization independent from the Vongola. They have the exact power of deciding the next boss will be. By becoming the boss of the CEDEF, he forfeits his rights as a candidate as the next Decimo. " Reborn look up to see how his new student was taking things. And from the looks of it, some blonde male by the name of Iemitsu was going to get killed.
"So you're telling me that my stupid father is part of the mafia?!"
"That's exactly what I said."
"I'm going to kill that guy!"
And here it is! Wow, 2142 words! I was going to write more, but I wanted it to give you guys something first. Yes, Tsuna did have a panic attack because he thinks that he's unworthy of the title of the King. Next up, you'll see the town's reaction to Reborn and Reborn's response to the peaceful town but hidden dark powers. I also will write how and where the power of them regaining their memories came from. I thought it would be good if it's later on. Oh, here's a little hint. The Guardians will not be so close to Keishi as you think they are. They might not even meet or known Keishi. Bunch of surprises. Don't want to spoil those XD
Talking to the Reviewers
NagiRokudo: Your name is really uh, what's the word. Amazing! I'll have to think of something for the Nagi/Chrome and Mukuro for their past life. Got any ideas? And thanks for liking this!
Angel-of-Anime Mizumi: Here's the next chapter! How did you like it? I do love your idea on the Guardians being people who were close to Keishi, but at the same time, I have this thing where I think it's weird if they're so close as if they'll be reborn together and will be together just like that. But yes, Nana was Keishi's wet nurse and became his nursemaid later on. But the others will be kept a secret for now hehe
Bibliophile Otaku: Your name makes me laugh in a good way. Thanks for liking it! And kudo to you for reviewing!
OperaEagle IcelynLacelett: Nice ideas! I thought of what you said too before I thought "What's the fun of my readers thinking the same thing as me so let's mix and spice it up a little." I also like your idea on Mukuro, once a creep always a creep. Let's see what kind of creep can I make Mukuro into.
Royalty Scans: I'll write more about Keishi just for you. (Later on)
PhantomTuna99: And for you too!
TotalApathy: *coughcough*YourReviewWasMyFavOutOfThemAll*coughcough* That's correct. But some people might want Tsuna for Tsuna as well. Like Nana who just wants her son to be happy even if she sees her little prince in her son once in a while. She wants them both to be happy. If you think neither then who/what will he choose? Himself? To find someone who will love and see himself for himself?
ilovecartoonsgirl: Thanks so much for saying that! I get weird ideas a lot, but some good ones like this come through once in a while.
Great (Guest): Thanks! I knew that Nana wouldn't just let something affect her precious son trying to stop it. I had to do a few research on diseases that are similar to this. And for your other question. I think the town did try to find out causes, but they just didn't consider that his visit was the cause since Nana trusted them enough to allow them in her house when the rest of them are almost forbidden from entering. When danger comes into your safe zone, you don't think of them immediately that they're the cause of everything.
Question: How do you think the reincarnation memory regaining work? And who started it?
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