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Ok, so here is chapter 3. Thank you for your lovely reviews. Many people asked me, why Tsuna, being just born, was able to talk in the last chapter. Well, after this chapter you'll know :)
I hope you like this one, please R & R.
Criticism is ok , too :)
On with the story!
Re-UPLOAD OF THE ORIGINAL CHAPTER!
It was late that night, when the car finally arrived at Vongola headquarters. The underground building was hidden deep inside a forest. The only passage was a small door that was covered by leaves and branches. Noone, who not knew that there actually was a door, would have seen it.
Reborn carried the sleeping infant through the secret door into the headquarters. The fedora kept his eyes hidden when he rushed through the corridor. He went straight to his room that was the last one at the far end of the passage. There were no people out anymore, so he didn't have to worry about being held back by someone annoying and for that he was glad.
He would go to Vongola 9th first thing in the morning, he decided, but now he was jsut too tired from the hassle of the day.
After shutting the door behind him he placed the fast asleep child on his bed and covered him with the blanket. Then he rid himself of his own clothes and put some comfortable night clothes on.
Reborn let himself fall next to the infant on the bed, careful not to wake him. He closed his eyes, hearing the rhythmic breathing of Tsuna, which strangely made him feel calm. He wondered why he felt so different around this mere child, that he only just met. He hated the presence of others, but this one...made him feel strange...he didn't know this new emotion.
Reborn turned to the side, facing the child.
''How can someone so small carry the weight of the whole Vongola family on his little shoulders? Just born, and already involved in something, that was determined long before his birth. He's something special, I can feel it. He will become a great boss. Even his hereditary abilities have already shown. Tsuna was only born moments before, but he knew what was happening. Intuitively he understood the meaning of death. He was able to speak, without learning to. Indeed he is something special.''
Reborn took another deep breath.
Suddenly Tsuna started moving and mumbling incoherent things. Then his big and unbelieveable warm brown eyes opened slowly and focused on Reborn. Tsuna stretched one of his tiny fists towards Reborn, but he backed away slowly.
The infant began to wail and tried to stretch even farther to touch the older man.
Reborn felt kind of irritated. He didn't want to get attched to anyone, especially this small child.
''Enough!'', he demanded, ''go back to sleep now.''
With that he faced the opposite wall again and drew the blanket over himself and closed his eyes.
Tsuna looked stunned for a moment, but didn't stop his wailing. He went on and on, tears falling from his closed eyes in endless rivers.
Reborn felt a vain pop out at his temple. He tried to ignore the noisy child and get some sleep, but the wailing never stopped, it even got louder by the minute!
His mouth was pulled into a deep frown, until he couldn't take the racket anymore and sat up in one fluid movement.
''Will you SHUT UP! I'm trying to sleep here!''
Reborn shouted, looking at the infant. Tsuna's gaze never left Reborn for one moment and he reached his tiny hand out to him again.
''Rewon...I-I'w scawed.''
Reborn's eye twitched. He looked into Tsuna's big, moist eyes.
That was his mistake.
Tsuna looked at him with his big puppy dog eyes, which were filled with innocence only an infant could possess.
Reborn couldn't help it, but be affected by the charm of the child.
''Tch, fine. But only for ONE night. After that you will sleep alone in your own room, got that, brat?''
Tsuna's face lit up after hearing that and he immediately robbed on his little arms towards Reborn's side of the bed, snuggling into Reborn's warmth in the process. He sighed in content and clutched the hem of his shirt with one fist. Then he closed his eyes and was fast asleep a second later.
Reborn laid back down on the mattress, pulled the blanket over himself and closed his eyes, too.
''Damn that child. I can't let him affect me so much.''
The sun shone through the window, embracing the room in it's warm rays of sunlight.
Reborn felt the annoying light through his closed eyes, but he was too warm and comfortable to be woken up just yet.
He sighed, snuggling more into the sorce of warmth that came from within his arms.
''Wait...warmth?''
Reborn opened his eyes instantly, only to be met with deep caramel eyes, watching him curiously.
He backed away a little, but kept his arms around the infant. The mormories of the day before suddenly came back.
''Right, Tsunayoshi is my charge now.''
Reborn withdrew from Tsuna and pulled his legs out of the bed. He stretched and yawned, making his bones crack in the process.
Tsuna was watching him, he could feel his eyes on his back, but he choose to ignore it.
Finally Reborn stood up and faced the infant.
''Get up, we will meet with Vongola 9th after breakfast.''
With that Reborn left his bedroom and went into the kitchen, which was located right beside his bedroom. The living-room and bathroom were also connected to each other.
Reborn thought of something to cook and decided on scrambled eggs along with toast. The cooking didn't took more then some minutes and after finishing, he placed the food on two plates and set them onto the table. In addition he poured one glass of milk for Tsuna and himself a hot coffee into a cup.
Reborn sat down on a chair and waited impatiently for the infant.
After two minutes, he stood up irritated and went back to his bedroom to check on Tsuna.
When Reborn opened the door he stood in the doorway and felt his blood starting to boil.
Tsuna was again fast asleep on the bed, snoring away without a care. Reborn stomped towards the bed, pulled his fist back and whacked the infant over the head.
Tsuna yelled in surprise, looking around for the cause of his pain with tears in his eyes.
His eyes stayed on Reborn and he looked accusingly and with narrowed eyes at Reborn.
''Owie, thats huwt!''
''I told you to get up, so listen and do what I tell you to! When I don't see you within 30 seconds in the kitchen, you'll get more of where the pain came from. Got that?''
With that Reborn turned around and went back to the kitchen, where he sat down again, looking at his watch.
Tsuna on the other hand hurried out of bed, but in his rush his legs got tangeled in his blankets, causing him to fall out of bed.
In the kitchen Reborn could here the impact, making him smirk.
But after another ten seconds...no sounds were heard, and no Tsuna appeared in the kitchen. Reborn got worried and ran to his bedroom.
After opening the door, he saw Tsuna still lying on the floor in a mess of blankets and he was pouting.
He went over to the infant, kneeled down beside him and helped him out of the blanket-knot with a heavy sigh.
''I'm sowwy, Rewon...but I not know how to walk.''
Tsuna looked away, feeling new tears running down his cheeks.
Reborn suddenly felt guilty. He hadn't thought of that. Of course Tsuna couldn't walk, yet. He was born just yesterday! He had assumed, that he could, because he was able to talk already.
Again Reborn sighed. He felt like he did that more in the last 24 hours than in his entire life.
He took the infant in his arms, keeping him secure in his embrace and went to the kitchen, where the now cold food still waited to be eaten.
''What did I get myself into...''