Grandchildren?

-x-

Tsuna stared at his computer screen. Very long and hard. It was a simple sentence. Very short too, but somehow it surely did wonders. Also, it shouldn't be awkward either. After all, it was from his dear father. He read it again…

Tsuna, come visit me at Namimori Temple. I want to talk about the future lineage, GRANDCHILDREN, my son!

Aaahhh, correction. It was actually two sentences… He missed the period. And did those sentence wash him over… thrice now. (It took three times to finally get it through his thick skull.)

Tsuna sighed, resting his hands on the keyboard. The message came over to him on email. Heck, he was surprised his father knew how to work email correctly, but then again he considered the fact that his pops was in the mafia business for how long and had to confront many other complicated functions of machinery. It wasn't that long ago since he realized that fact, and he learned it when he officially became the boss. It surely was a thought, and Tsuna wondered if his mother had any idea what both of them were up to for however so many years, or that she already had a keen eye on it and decided to just hope for the best.

So, that was it.

"I'm going over to Namimori Temple, Gokudera…"

Gokudera looked up from his desk. "Heh, leaving again? And to Namimori Temple? Does Hibari need you?"

"No, it's not him this time. It's my father." A pause. "Nothing bad is happening. He just wants to talk, father and son conversation." He decided to leave the whole "planning for the future family" topic out of it.

"Ah, I see…" Gokudera nodded. "I could look over things for you."

Tsuna smiled, though in the inside he frowned. He really didn't want to go. It just didn't seem right… no, weird. Why would his father bring up such a random topic?

-x-

Iemistu proclaimed, "I'm growing old here, Tsuna. I won't be around very long and I want to be alive to see the day my grandchildren open their eyes to their world, son!" He pulled at his hair now, "My hair is turning gray already, practically white! Don't make me wait until I'm an old, wrinkled faggy to see my grand kids cry at the very sight of me! I would beat the brains out of you if that were to happen, and there's nothinnnnng you can do about it!"

Tsuna sweat dropped. "Ah…"

Iemitsu took out a bottle of wine, this already his fifth, and poured it into his cup. "Seriously, you're around the age now to start planning a family. I surely will tell you that I was. You're mom and I were so excited."

"Heh, really?" Awkward…

"Yes really! You should be too! I'm sure you already know the laws of the birds and the bees outside. Now that you're all done with your business you should have time to think about your family. Also to think about you wife too!"

Tsuna blinked. Then guilt struck him hard in the gut. His father basically nailed him on the head, he was dead on. After all that business, he hasn't been thinking about his wife's feelings at all. That whole time waiting for him. What was she thinking? She must've been lonely. She… She's probably wanting to have a baby in her arms… to hold and nurture like any other her age now. Tsuna looked down at his feet. She's been waiting so patiently…

"You fail at family matters, son!" Iemitsu smacked him. "A major F!"

"I haven't gotten an F in years, dad."

His father instantly smacked a paper marked with "F" to his forehead. "NOW YA DO!"

Tsuna sweat dropped again. Since when did his father become a grumpy old man? (since the gray hairs came out?) And well, he was drunk at the moment too…

Tsuna looked down at the big, bolded "F" in his hands. He hated to admit it, but his dad was right. He does fail at family matters. And it was the only thing that he was good at back then. How ironic.

"…Everyone, including me and your mom, was wanting you there." Iemitsu sipped at his wine. "You totally failed."

"About the Vongola Family Picture?" As much as Tsuna was reminded daily as it sits on his desk, he truly was touchy upon the subject.

His father nodded. "Yeah…And to think the only copy of that picture went to you."

Tsuna looked at his dad, his face puzzled and surprised. He didn't hear of this before.

"There's no other copy. Only yours. Nobody else has that (unbelievably rare and extremely special) moment but you…" Iemitsu put down his cup, and looked at him straight in the eyes. "Listen to me well, son, cause' I'll only say it once."

Tsuna nodded, also meeting his father's eyes. His face was as serious as ever.

"I don't have an idea what you did to make you disappear for how long, but I know that you care for your family. Seeing the way you act and respond, I can tell you can't say a thing about it, but I'm sure that whatever it was, you did it for them. You're that type of guy." Iemitsu smiled softly. "But since you can't tell them, they don't know a thing. You've got to show you them. Sure there a things to keep to yourself, and plus, you're a mafia boss. It's only natural you'd be caught up in roll of business, but now that you're back, show some care - not like a Vongola Boss who yearns to protect everyone, but like Sawada Tsunayoshi would, who would do everything for his family."

Tsuna hadn't blinked the whole time. It was the first time, the first time his father had spoken to him like a father would in years. It touched him deeply. "Yeah… you're right."

"Yeah?" His father snorted, picking back up his cup and pouring an overflowing amount of wine into it. "Heck, yeah! Your pops is always right, so ya better listen to him more." He let out a loud good-humored laugh, gulping down his cup now.

Tsuna face-palmed himself, sighing tiredly. "You could at least keep up the father-son moment."

"NAAA~AAAH. I'm saving it for your KIDS!" Iemitsu raised his hands. "Get me some grandkids soon, Tsuna! I can't wait any longer! Talk to your wife about it! And before you know it, everythings done in a flash! BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!"

It was official. Sawada Iemitsu was now an old drunken coot.

-x-

Gokudera realized that the Tenth was walking towards the door, as the windows to the office clearly showed that he passing by. He also noted that he had an odd look on his face. And until there was a loud "THUD" on the door that he realize that the Tenth was completely out of it. He had stood up to rush to the door, but it had already opened, revealing a Vongola Boss with a big round red spot on his forehead.

"Juudaime?" Gokudera was clearly puzzled at the sight of him. "What happened?"

"My father…" Tsuna mumbled, practically dragging himself to his desk. "…is crazy…"

Gokudera knew how to handle things. He could clearly explain to you what to do, when to do, and how to do it. But he really wasn't one keen on relationships, especially father-son relationships. Thus, he didn't say a thing and gave his boss a reassured look.

It was when Tsuna was finally seated on his desk did he say something.

"Gokudera, answer me earnestly."

His right hand man blinked, then nodded.

"What do you think, my son being the next Vongola boss?" Tsuna looked to him, his eyes showing no answer at all.

Gokudera suddenly stood straight, rubbing the back of his neck. He really didn't know what to say.. "Err… I'm not really sure if I should be one to - wait, you have a son?"

Tsuna's eye brows raised and he turned away from the other, waving his hand desperately. "N-Never mind, Gokudera. Just forget I asked you -"

"I would think… he should be like you."

Tsuna opened his eyes and turned to look at him. Gokudera's face showed no hesitance at all, but an honest smile, acquainted with nodding. Then the Vongola Boss turned away again.

His eyes took another glimpse at the picture that sat quietly on the corner of his desk. Then he raised his hand to his face.

"Should he really?"

-x-

Wow, I'm impressed. I didn't try to humor myself at the end. Tee Hee. But anyway, I always thought that sometime in Tsuna's life he's gonna have a talk with his pops about grandchildren and how he's growing old. It was a funny thought for me, but somehow I dunno how I screwed it at the ending, but I screwed it at the ending.

I'll also say that these chapters aren't really in a particular order. So, I'm jumping all over the place, doing whatever catches my attention.

And also, shame on me, I need to do my friggin homework. X_X

- DoJo