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Chapter 3 – 3rd Cup

Tsuna looked at the cup he just made.

Is this the one? The challenge is proving its worth.

I got it wrong again.

Tsuna groaned, he already went through 21 pots of Moka-made coffee, 23 milk froths, and he had to put another failed cup to the side. He had long lost count of how many cups he had failed on.

It's been four hours since he started, and he's getting no where.

I can't get the latte art right! I can't put the milk second…or else it's not a true caffelatte either!!

Tsuna put buried his heads into his hands and groaned. Why the hell is this so hard?! It's an easy enough order if I didn't have to present with art, but – Tsuna stopped in mid-rant. He stared at a box.

"Maybe…" Tsuna grabbed the box and slowly smiled.


The employees of the impressive Vongola Latte were all curious how this Sawada Tsunayoshi would fair out in Reborn's test.

They even took the liberty to sit on the other side and watch a very serious Tsuna.

….To the point they even got the animals to stay calm.

Except for a few, like Uri…this took at least 5 tranquilizers and a couple of Yamamoto's sushi to keep it sleeping.

"Gokudera you really need to give your pyro-cat some chill pills." Yamamoto chuckled, watching a never-before seen sight – Uri not on fire and sleeping.

Gokudera twitched. Not only did he have to wait, and shut up his insane cat. He had to deal with a very annoying sushi chef. How long was this newcomer going to make them wait?!

"Reborn, you should seriously give up on this person…they just set down the 26th cup of failed coffee…I really don't think that Sawada can make that silly order."

Reborn continued to watch the boy….err…

"R-REBORN!" Gokudera spluttered out, only to get smacked upside the face.

"Hayato, even if you're my brother, I cannot forgive you if you wake up Reborn." Gokudera dropped to his knees, clutching his poor stomach in pain.

Reborn, smirked unconsciously as he continued to nap.

"Bianchi, you should step away from Gokudera-san, unless you really want to kill him." I-pin pointed out, as a now blue-spazzing Gokudera was on the floor.

"I guess." Bianchi walked away, leaving Gokudera to attempt to stay alive.

"Pathetic." Hibari scoffed. Gokudera flashed him a look.

"But, I have to agree with Gokudera-kun…I wonder why Sawada-san hasn't served Reborn yet…" Kyoko wondered, sitting next to I-pin.

"Sawada-san hasn't given up yet though." Chrome stated while her bird, Chikusa, sat on her head, nipping at her hair. Haru agreed with her as she watched Tsuna.

"That newcomer certainly has some drive huh?" Yamamoto looked away from Uri grinning.

"I LIKE THAT KIND OF ATTITUDE -- TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted, Tsuna looked up in alarm, but soon went back to work.

"Kyoko. You should really calm that brother of yours." Mukuro sighed, examining his nails.

"Chrome, you influence him too much." Haru gave Mukuro a "why-are-you-doing-that-aren't-you-a-man?" look. Chrome merely giggled.


Tsuna was almost there. I can do this. I can--TO THE EXTREME! Tsuna jumped a bit as he looked up to the source of noise, slightly surprised to see the Vongola members still there. They waited with Reborn? I was so engrossed with work I didn't even notice…Tsuna felt a streak of lightening go through his body.

It's done.

Quickly, Tsuna skillfully swirled the newly-frothed milk and poured while quickly adding the coffee soon after. He swiftly popped what he found into the coffee, and instantly strode over to Reborn — doing this all in less than two minutes and thirty-one seconds. With a toothpick in hand, he made intricate swirls and designs.

"Please enjoy." Tsuna gently placed the small cup onto the table in front of Reborn.

I won't fail you Ojii-san. I won't.


"Please enjoy."

Reborn cracked open one eye and examined it. Picking up the cup he, ever-so-elegantly, gulped it down at the the speed of light. At the corner of his eye he saw Tsuna watch him nervously.


The employees couldn't believe it. After FOUR and a half hours, the said newcomer stated they were finished.

They waited all that time….for one little small, delicately decorated cup.

Not only that, Reborn barely even examined it, and just gulped the thing down in less than thirty seconds!

"Sawada-san, I wonder if he will pass?"

"I hope Reborn-san isn't too harsh…"

"Reborn is so cute like that..."

"I will bite that newcomer and Reborn to death for making me wait so long for such a pathetic cup."

"I DON'T GET WHAT'S GOING ON – TO THE EXTREME!!"

"Hahi! Reborn-san drank it so quickly! I barely saw what Sawada-san did!"

"Hahahaha! So he finally finished huh?"

"Urgh. All for that silly little thing!? Oh crap. Is Uri waking up?!"

"Kufufufu… this surely is interesting…."


All of them watched as Reborn set down the cup sighing, and look up to meet at Tsuna with a grave face.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi." Reborn stated.

Tsuna held his breath.

"You fail."


Sawada Tsunayoshi breathed and clutched his shirt, looking down to the floor in dejection. Well…I should of known this would have happened anyways. I'm a nobody after all….

The employees sighed. They predicted it would have happened; now they have to find someone else. They were so sure that Sawada would possibly slide, but after that easy--

"…is what I thought I would say." Reborn smiled.

--order, Sawada couldn't make until the 27th cup and obviously wouldn't pass, he didn't look confident at all and--

Wait...

WHAT?

Sawada Tsunayoshi looked up and gaped at Reborn, "C-Come again?"

...

Okay. Now the Vongola Latte crew were defiantly confused.


"I like to scare people?" Reborn grinned creepily while picking up a cup, "But you actually passed."

"That was one hell of an order." 24 year old Sawada Tsunayoshi laughed nervously, scratching the back of his head, "The latte art screwed me up big time you know..."

"Wait. Wait. Wait!" Gokudera exclaimed, making Tsuna and Reborn turn to him, "How in the world!? He PASSED?!" Gokudera pointed at Tsuna.

"Technically yes."

"Hahi? What do you mean by 'technically'?" Haru stood up, now the employees wanted answers.

"...Gokudera I think you should note Uri woke up..."

.cough.

Reborn rolled his eyes and heaved a sigh, Why do they always start interrogating me when I accept someone?

"The point of the test was to see how precise the order would be when one gave a vague instruction." Mukuro grinned slowly, "The arcobelano was testing how well Sawada-san's barista skill was, by instructing in such a way that only a barista would know what to do."

"Is that how it is?" Yamamoto looked to Reborn. (While poor Gokudera-kun was trying to rip out of Uri's claws of...uh...love?)

"That and how well Sawada-san would deal with a contradicting order." Reborn stood up and moved over to Tsuna, "Sawada-san, you used dark chocolate to make the latte art, am I wrong?"

"No. That is correct, I found a box of dark chocolate and added one, since it was darker than the actual coffee I was using. As it melted, I used that to create the swirls." Tsuna sweatdropped at the workers as they were completely unfazed by the commotion behind them a.k.a. Gokudera vs. Uri.

"For your creativity and thinking of a solution like that, you pass." Reborn smiled, "Welcome to Vongola Latte."

"T-thank you!" Tsuna smiled twitchingly Do these people not know what normalcy?

Employees sighed in relief. They were saved.

"However….you have a really bad habit, Sawada Tsunayoshi." Reborn put his hand on Tsuna's head while scratching his chin with another.

"Eh?"

"Gokudera, please tell me the number of the cup I just drank?"

"I-t's the 27th R-reborn-SAN!" Gokudera gasped out, freeing himself from the cat's death...er...grip.

Tsuna twitched. Oh…that habit…

"To fix your habit…" Reborn stared slowly, "I shall be your own personal tutor." Reborn smirked with an evil glint in his eye, "Work hard, dame-Tsuna."

Tsuna never felt so scared in his 24 year old life.

Was this really a good IDEA!?


Less than fifteen minutes after Tsuna got the job as a barista at Vongola Latte, Reborn as a personal tutor, and getting Uri to calm down, Reborn declared they needed to re-open.

Since they missed their usual lunch customers of the day, Reborn decided that he and Tsuna will work as baristas for the night and see if they can both retrieve back the lost income from closing the shop temporarily.

And Tsuna was currently following Kyoko to get a uniform...

Kyoko lead Tsuna to the back where a lone refrigerator stood, "Please follow me."

Tsuna sweat dropped. What the?

"A-Ano….there's only a fridge here…"

"I know." Kyoko smiled and opened it, "Please step in."

Wh-WHAT?

Tsuna looked at Kyoko, "Are you serious?"

"Yes."

Tsuna looked at her with a hesitant look and walked into the said fridge, surprised it was….pretty roomy inside of it, almost like an--elevator?

I can't believe I'm doing this.

Kyoko followed in after him and shut the door, a light flicked on and suddenly…

"WHAT THE?!" Tsuna yelped, he felt himself suspended in midair for a couple seconds.

"It's a makeshift elevator, you can say." Kyoko started, indifferent to the fact that they were dropping ridiculously fast, while Tsuna was freaking out, "All the Vongola Latte employees live here in the coffeehouse. But, Uri, Gokudera's cat, somehow got into the explosives, and destroyed the second story where we all stayed. We took the liberty of building a place to stay underground. So don't worry about this!" Kyoko beamed as they continued to drop down.

Tsuna glanced over at her. What I'm more worried about…is how the HELL a CAT got into explosives and managed to blow up the second floor and SURVIVE?! WHY IN THE WORLD WERE THERE EXPLOSIVES ANYWAYS!?

"Also, disguising the front as a refrigerator, keeps our fans, and the boys' fans, away from taking pictures when we change! Have you seen some of them? Especially Hibari-san's. Hibari's fans are brutal! They'll do anything to see him change." Kyoko giggled. Then they came to an abrupt halt.

Am I dead? Tsuna clutched his stomach.


Kyoko rummaged through a closet, "Will this uniform do?" Kyoko held it up for Tsuna to see.

Tsuna sweatdropped, paling a bit.

"S-Sasagawa-san…"

"Just call me Kyoko!" Kyoko smiled brightly.

"U-uh…o-okay…Kyoko-chan, I don't think…" Tsuna started as he pointed shakily at the uniform she was holding, "T-that's the correct uniform."

"Eh?"

"I'm a guy." Tsuna twitched.

"EHH!!"


"Yeah—" Tsuna laughed weakly, "I'm re--"

But Tsuna was cut off.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!" Kyoko burst out into laughter, "Sawada –san! You're too funny!!"

Now it was Tsuna's turn to be shocked.

"Hah?"

"Y-you must really hate being a girl, don't you?"

"HAAAAAAAAH?"

Sasagawa Kyoko. 24 years old.

And incredibly dense.

"I really think you should embrace your feminine side! But, it's alright Bianchi wears the guy's uniform most of the time anyways." Kyoko giggled as she went through the closet again, "Ah! I'm really sorry but, you're too small for the guy's uniform! So you'll just have to put up with wearing this ok?"

"HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!?" Tsuna screeched in a daze, "N-No! You must not understand! I'm really a MALE!"

"Oh stop it! You're in so much indenial Sawada-san!" Kyoko laughed waving him off, "You must really enjoy being a tomboy!" Kyoko shoved the uniform into Tsuna's hands while pushing him into a dressing room. "It's not that bad! I swear! Just look at me, I'm wearing it!"

Kyoko locked the dressing room.

Sawada Tsunayoshi finally comprehended exactly what was going on and looked down at the uniform he currently held.

Oh hell no.

"K-K-KYOKO-CHAN!! YOU'RE A FEMALE!!" Tsuna screamed from inside the dressing room, pounding on the door, "I ON THE OTHER HAND...AM A GUUUUYYY!!"

"Just change!! I'll even fix your hair!!" Kyoko sighed leaning against the door with her arms folded, giggling at her thoughts, Sawada-san must be really self conscious!

Tsuna fell to his knees.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?" Tsuna cried grabbing his hair, "WHYYYY MEEE!?"

...And day one of Sawada Tsunayoshi's employment at the famous Vongola Latte had begun.


Author's Note: Hehehe I'm stopping it here for now. It's a pretty long chapter neeee? But, school has started so…..;-; I wanted to write a lot before I had no more time to. I was pretty tempted to stop this chapter earlier D: ... and the preview I put in chapter 2 would be for chapter 4 :D….but many of you asked ever so nicely to keep my possible preview in :D

So, I decided. YEAH let's write this :D! Thus the lengthy-ness…. Haha To those who reviewed! THANK YOU!! (omigawh tears ;-; of happiness!) I didn't think people would like this ;-; Again, it's slightly boring-ish in the beginning….(bows) gomen-nasi…I was having crack withdrawals this week ;-; forgive me? Anyways thank you all for those who reviewed. You don't understand how tempted I was to drop this story O-O. I guess I had writing withdrawals as well (ahhh!! I think im still depressed over my first story!! T-T poopie!)… o-o. It motivated me further to write more for you all. So I hope you enjoyed, but please forgive me for the boring-ish beginning ;-;!!

Again, I should warn you all the stuff about coffee might not be accurate O-O...but it's a fictional story...so yeah :P...but i'll try to keep it as accurate as I can.

Also, Lambo, Fuuta….yes I know….they have yet to make their appearance!! Soon! I tell you…sooon!!

Ah, I may not be updating as fast as I would like to due to school and stuff D:…..but I'll try my best! :D

Anyways here's my next 'Possible Preview' for 4th Cup! (usually I end up using these….but….sometimes I may move it around and such :D)


Possible Preview: 4th Cup

"I'm a guy!"

"You just say that because you're a flat-chested female."

Tsuna twitched.

"Did I strike a nerve?" Hibari smirked.

Tsuna's vein popped.

"You really are a pathetic herbivorous gi—"

"I CAN'T TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Tsuna roared, ripping off his uniform, startling Hibari a bit.

Tsuna revealed a smooth and pale-and VERY male- bare chest yelling, "I'M A MAN I TELL YOU!" Tsuna was soon standing in front of all his employees in only black boxers, as all their jaws dropped to the floor. He IS A GUY!!

"Kufufufu!" Mukuro's eyes sparkled mischeviously, "I found someone to…convert."