-chapter three-

Pairings: Guardians27 (1827, 8027, 5927, 6927, 3327and a little Adult!L27), X27, D27, B27, Arcobaleno27 (R27, Verde27, Skull27, Colonello27, F27), G27, A27

She should've known that that day wasn't going to be normal. She should've known.

Tsuna's cheeks were a bright, cherry red from the words that this guy was spouting: she wasn't 'beautiful', or 'amazing', or his 'beloved Jyuudaime-sama'!

"Jyuudaime-sama! Do you want me to carry that bag for you? This humble, unworthy servant is willingly at your disposal!" Her cheeks darkened when the silver-haired male gently plucked her bag off her shoulder, placing it on his own shoulder as he gazed adoringly at her.

Gokudera Hayato, the new student, wasn't what she'd expected.

At all.

"G-G-Gokudera-k-kun," Tsuna stuttered out, her eyes wide as she tried taking her bag off his shoulder. "Y-you don't n-need to do this! I-I couldn't p-p-possibly m-make you c-carry my s-stuff- your own t-things are p-p-pr-probably really h-heavy!"

He just smiled at her, looking positively ecstatic that she was thinking about his discomfort. "I don't mind, Jyuudaime-sama!" The fedora-wearing baby that was on Gokudera's shoulders smirked down at the girl with a smug smile. Leon blinked down at her lethargically from its vantage on his fat, flicking its tail happily.

Exactly how did this happen again…?

Oh, right- Gokudera had been introduced to the class that morning… and almost immediately, he'd been ambushed by a gaggle (or was it a crowd? Tsunami couldn't remember due to the sheer amount) of girls who squealed about 'Jii' (G?), 'little brother' and 'Purimo Gaarudientsu' (whatever that was), and multiple guys tried talking to him to see if he could do any sports…

-x-

… And Tsuna had been trying not to be dragged along by Sasagawa Kyoko-chan, who looked radiant in her delight of a new classmate, staying rooted at her seat.

That is, until Yamamoto (the popular, sporty top-baseball player) had proclaimed loudly that Tsuna should introduce herself to the 'new guy with that cool hair'. Reborn had chuckled at her misfortune, snuggling deeper into her arms as the baseball-star pulled Gokudera (who had started to look annoyed at all the attention he was garnering) towards her.

She had shrunk back underneath the heavy glare, whimpering softly.

"Che…"

He had pulled a lollipop out of his pocket, unwrapping it brusquely as he placed it into his mouth. Tsuna had flinched even more, feeling tears prickle her eyes as the silver-haired teenager seemed to wait for her to say something. Gokudera's eyes narrowed when a minute of awkward staring passed by.

"… You aren't going to say anything about me? That I look like G? Or that my brother's really cool?"

Tsuna's momentary fear had dissipated when she heard that 'Jii'-thing again. "… W-what's Jii?"

He blinked.

She blinked back. Before paling when she noticed the fanatical glint in his eyes. 'Hieeeee! That's scary! Like Reborn!' She had thought, eyes wide.

Yamamoto had blinked twice. "Tsuna-chan?" He sat down on the desk beside hers, poking her cheek. "Are you alright?" She looked really, really, really, really, really pale! But so did that Gokudara Hayoto – well, something like that at least…

"You… you don't know… G…?" Gokudera asked incredulously. "The Storm Guardian of the Primo Guardians?"

Reborn had snorted. "Baka-Tsuna, being so un-modern…" When her questioning gaze met his, he sighed. "The Primo Guardians is one of the top-selling bands that the Vongola Famiglia own and keep."

… Right. She still didn't really understand, and that was obvious from the confusion evident on her face.

Gokudera's face lit up in obvious joy, making Tsuna's eyes widen in shock (or was it fear?). "Sawa- no! Tsuna-" he blinked, looking annoyed at himself. "I'm not worthy enough to say your name!" She squeaked when he suddenly went on his knees, prostrating himself on the ground.

Tsuna's cheeks went a dark red at the attention that she was getting. "H-hieee…!" Her squeal died out when she felt Reborn shift in her arms, tilting his head down to face Gokudera.

"You can call her Jyuudaime-sama, dog," Reborn had commented offhandedly, smirking widely. Just as Gokudera full heartedly agreed to call Tsuna exactly that ("Of course! Jyuudaime-sama is Jyuudaime-sama! Why didn't I realize that? I'm unworthy of being Jyuudaime-sama's subordinate!"), Yamamoto suddenly cut in.

"Tsuna-chan! Can I play this game too?" He grinned charmingly, making Tsuna's cheeks flush a dark red. "Should I call you Jyuudaime-sama too?"

A hand had covered her mouth when she tried to answer. "Of course," Reborn purred, smirking. Yamamoto beamed, even as Gokudera turned towards him, yelling obscenities, much to the consternation of both Tsuna and everyone else in the classroom.

… And that was what had happened. At least, to the extent of her knowledge.

-x-

Tsuna smiled shyly, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear as she looked up at him through her eyelashes. "B-but I'm b-b-burdening you, Gokudera-k-kun…"

The silver-haired male blushed darkly at her actions, spinning around for a moment to cough loudly into his hands. "I- it's alright, Jyuudaime-sama- I don't mind!" He said in a muffled voice, trying to stop the stream of blood from trickling down his nose. She was- she was so cute! He had to protect her from those lustful sharks that tried to steal her virtue!

(He momentarily forgot he was one of them.)

She ducked her head, blushing vividly when Reborn offhandedly commented, "Stop seducing everyone."

"I-I'm not!" She hissed softly, shooting Gokudera a wide-eyed look. He seemed oblivious, humming happily as he led the way to Tsuna's home. (How he knew was beyond her. Did he have psychic abilities or something?)

Reborn smirked up at her. "Hn. When we get home, make me food. I'm hungry." Just as the girl was about to reply, he was asleep, snoring as a snot bubble appeared on his nose. Exactly how a snot bubble that big could appear was something she couldn't comprehend. Was he inhuman or something?

Tsuna sighed. "F-fine… By the way, G-Gokudera-kun w-will be staying over f-for d-dinner, right?"

Gokudera suddenly froze.

"… I-is… Is Jyuudaime-sama going to cook?" He asked in a husky voice, swallowing drily. If- if she was, then he didn't r-really have the choice whether to decline or n-not… (Hopefully, she didn't cook like Bianchi or G…)

(But his Jyuudaime-sama was perfect! Of course she would cook well! He nodded resolutely to himself. JYUUDAIME-SAMA COOKED WONDERFULLY!)

"Um, y-yeah," she nodded awkwardly.

The silver-haired teenager suddenly burst into a loud "YES I WILL!" with his eyes wide. "I'M HONOURED TO EAT DINNER WITH JYUUDAIME-SAMA'S FAMILY!"

He suddenly bent at the hip, in a perfect ninety-degree bow, his arms rigid at his sides. Reborn growled, clutching onto both the silver-haired teen's hair and his fedora. Leon squeaked, clambering around in an attempt to stay on the hat.

"G-G-G-Gokudera-kun! S-stand u-up!" Tsuna stuttered out, her cheeks a dark red.

"WHAT EXTREME YELLING! JOIN THE BOXING CLUB, OCTOPUS-HEAD BOY!"

Tsuna whimpered when yelling suddenly surrounded her.

Gokudera was red in the face as he yelled at the other silver-haired teenager, who was yelling back just as enthusiastically, though he looked oblivious to the fact that Gokudera was really angry, and not just an "EXTREMELY GOOD ACTOR".

Reborn smirked at the chaos, jumping off of the Italian's shoulder and into Tsuna's arms. Taken by surprise by his actions, the girl fell backwards, yelping loudly.

"HIEEEEE!"

She clamped her eyes shut, expecting to fall onto her butt in a painful manner. Which she did. And to be exact, ungracefully. Reborn would have to do something about that…

Tsunami made a pained sound as she continued to – unknowingly – clutch Reborn to her chest. "I-itai…" She mumbled, sniffing.

The baby let out a snort. Weakling. Exactly why did he continue to stick around with this pathetic girl…? … Oh, right! It was because of those damn eyes. And that cute sound she made when she did something wrong. (Or when she was terrified.)

"Jyuudaime-sama! A-are you all right? I failed in my duty to protect you!" Gokudera wailed, looking stricken.

The silver-haired teen beside him had a different sentiment altogether. "THAT WAS AN EXTREME FALL, GIRL!" He yelled. "JOIN THE BOXING CLUB FOR ME, SASAGAWA RYOHEI!" Ryohei beamed widely.

She just smiled weakly, trying to ignore the yells as she wondered vaguely why Gokudera wasn't going to help her up, if he really was her 'humble, unworthy servant'…

-x-

Tsuna didn't really know how a simple dinner invitation for Gokudera turned into a dinner party with Yamamoto-kun and Kyoko-chan-no-nii-san- er, Ryohei-nii tagging along.

Reborn just smirked at her, tilting his fedora hat as he always did. "Always be prepared for everything, Dame-Tsuna," he had said cryptically. … And yeah. But it didn't really explain how they'd coincidentally bumped into Yamamoto-kun, who asked Gokudera why he was following Tsuna around like a puppy. The silver-haired Italian had retorted with a long-drawn speech about how it was he who was invited to 'Jyuudaime-sama's special dinner party exclusively for him', and not the baseball-idiot, which had led to Yamamoto-kun asking Tsuna if he could come as well ("Y-y-yeah!"), and that had led to Sasa- Ryohei-nii yelling that he was going to the 'EXTREME' party as well.

She had a feeling he had orchestrated all this.

-x-

A blond man was sitting on a lush chair, looking out unseeingly out of a vast window at the city on front of him. In his hand was a sleek, silver phone, which he raised to his ear as soon as the call connected.

His lips curled into a pleased smile.

"I've found her."

"Found who?"

"Mia sorella carino."

"… Heh, really? After all this time?"

"Yes, truly. Really."

"Well, I'll be fuc- damned. You aren't pulling my leg, right?"

"…"

"… Dino? Are you there…?"

Beep… Beep… Your phone call has been disconnected… Please call again…

"Shit! That bastard hung up on me!"

-x-

A/N: … And that's it for now. xD Glad you're still reading this crappy fic! Sorry about the somewhat late update – I had plot bunnies that wouldn't write themselves out.

Blah. I need a beta reader or something. And just so that I don't forget – foreign languages will be put in either ITALICS (if I'm writing in the actual language), or BOLDED (if it's in English, but actually 'in' a different language).

THERE ARE ADDITIONS TO THE INFORMATION I HAVE ABOUT THIS UNIVERSE, as well as little tidbits you may want to know…

- Dino Cavallone (Cavallone Dino, to the Japanese) is the name of an extremely popular solo artist whose stage name is 'Bucking Bronco', apparently due to his… performance within the bedchambers. (This is purely speculation, however, as he has never been seen with any woman – or man – outside of work.) 22 in age, he is extremely popular with people of all ages and genders- and especially with young-adult women. It is said that his 'masculine' charms had developed while under the tutelage of Reborn-sama, the lead singer of the Arcobaleno Five. It isn't very well known, but Dino is a very distant relative of Giotto (on his father's side), as well as Squalo (his mother's side). Originally from Italy, he had moved to Japan due to unknown reasons. (Aged pictures of a cute, cherubic little brunette girl have been found in his wallet by some rabid fans, along side with childish writing on the back '愛する、ディ兄'.)

- The Arcobaleno Five have been seen lurking around Japan- but much to the surprise of their fans, as babies. Most people have dismissed these rumours as hardcore parent-fans, but there are a few people who speculate that this may have been the doing of Verde, the ever-elusive cousin of Skull and Lambo (and Lampo too, but he didn't really acknowledge all three of them at all), who is known to be a rising genius in the field of science.

- The Varia and Primo Guardians are coming to Japan for an undecided amount of time as a campaign to increase their popularity! It has been reported that they will be staying in Tokyo, in an undisclosed five-star hotel. Fangirls are currently readying their cameras, autograph books, photos and phones for their arrival in a couple of weeks…

ANSWERS TO ANONYMOUS REVIEWERS

KuroYume: xD Fon's pretty cute- but I personally prefer Alaude and Kyouya/shot. xD Yup, Tsuna's an absolute pimp- an oblivious one, to be exact. Oh, and when the babies arrive, that's the beginning of Tsunami's hell! Colonello and Reborn are going to be complete devils! Er, no, I don't think I'm going to place the Shimon, or the Funeral Wreathes- there's quite a lot of bishies anyway, right? xD I am going to say that Irie, Byakuran and Spanner are going to be in the story, but nothing else. I couldn't really see the Varia as dancers (or models xD) – so I did it just for the hell of it. (I can somehow see Lussuria as a tango-dancing fashion designer, however…)