From the previous chapter:
"I wasn't expecting to." Tsuna chuckled.
Present chapter:
"Hello?" Tsuna asked picking up the phone.
"Tsuna where the hell is your apartment!?" Xanxus yelled.
"I gave you precise instructions." Tsuna replied with a sweatdrop.
"When have I ever listened to anyone's instructions?" Xanxus yelled back.
Tsuna got up off his couch and looked out the window, and to the front of the complex. "I can see you from my apartment." Tsuna sighed, looking down to see Xanxus looking around frantically.
"What! Where?" He said spinning around.
"The building is behind you!" Tsuna yelled out the window, "You're an idiot!"
"Shut up! Or I'm going to kick your ass!" Xanxus yelled, running in the doors.
Tsuna sighed laying back down on the couch and turning on the t.v. Suddenly the door slammed open causing it to fly off the hinges. "You're buying and fixing that." Tsuna said, not looking up from the screen.
"Oh, come on. You haven't seen me in forever and that's the first thing you say?" Xanxus asked propping the door against the wall.
"Actually I called you an idiot when I first saw you." Tsuna said with a smirk standing up and walking over to him, "It's good to see you brother."
They hugged each other before Tsuna went into the open kitchen to make them some dinner. "So what's going on in this neck of the woods?" Xanxus asked.
"Nothing really." Tsuna sighed, pulling out some chicken from the fridge. "Just trying to catch some Vongola traitors, saw my stupid twin brother, started middle school, caught Grampa spying on me.."
"You go to the same school as that bastard Natsu!?" Xanxus yelled slamming his hands on the table.
"Xanxus. Other people live here you know." Tsuna glared, "But yes I go to the same school as Natsu."
"I want to wring his stupid little neck if I so much as catch a glimpse of either him or that stupid bitc.."
"Xanxus." Tsuna warned.
"How can you be so non- chalant?!" Xanxus yelled, "They beat you for Christ's sake! You have scars from it!"
He quickly covered his mouth and looked at the ground. Tsuna looked at him in disbelief before looking back to the ingredients on the counter, the knife in his hands, and the gleaming china in the glass cupboards.
Flashback:
"Can I help make dinner?" Tsuna asked, hopefully.
"No, you stupid child." Nana said harshly, "You'll just mess it up. Go in the living room and wait."
Tsuna nodded slowly and walked past his brother who pushed him into the wall before jumping over to his mother. "Nat- kun! Do you want to help mama make dinner?" She asked sweetly.
"Yeah!" He cheered with a smile on his face.
Tsuna sat in the living room by himself listening to the two in the kitchen laugh and giggle without him. Finally he heard a 'Dame Tsuna' from the kitchen and he slowly walked inside where he got his food and sat alone in the corner of the kitchen. 'Why do I always sit alone? Why don't I get to eat with mama and Natsu?' He asked himself.
"Dame Tsuna, do the dishes." Natsu said as they finished.
"And clean the kitchen." Nana said.
"I always do it anyways." Tsuna mumbled.
"What was that?" Nana asked, grabbing his shoulder harshly causing him to drop his dishes. "Look what you've done now! Pick up the pieces now!"
He dropped to his knees and slowly picked up the pieces, as Nana was whispering something into Natsu's ear. Natsu grinned and took off his belt. "Is that all of them?" Nana asked.
"Yes." Tsuna replied.
"Good." She said, stomping his hands to the ground.
He screamed in pain, as tears pricked in his eyes. "Stop! That hurts!" He screamed.
The pieces sliced his flesh and bleed profusely. Suddenly he felt a stinging pain in his back and something wet and warm dripping down his back. Natsu raised his belt for another strike. Tsuna wanted to get up and run, but with his hands stepped down on by his mother all he could do was wait until they were done with them. Finally he felt weight lift off his hands and he quickly pulled them away and scooted into the corner. "Don't forget to clean up." Nana laughed as she walked Natsu into the living room and turned on the t.v.
Tsuna looked down at the floor, small puddles of blood on the floor. It made him sick to his stomach. He quickly and quietly ran up to his room, he would clean up later. He sat on his bed, and opened his hands looking at the glass sticking out of his palms. He carefully picked out every piece and laid it gently on his desk surface. He then pulled out the first aid kit that he bought from the convenience store and started bandaging his wounds. He cleaned his back and changed from his blood stained, torn shirt into a pajama shirt. He picked up a shard of glass and looked at it with dull eyes. 'What is this feeling?' Tsuna asked. 'Is it sadness? Depression? Anger?'
He looked at the picture of his family on his wall. "No." He whispered.
'It's hate.'
Flashback end
"Tsuna!" Xanxus yelled.
"What?" Tsuna asked.
He was on the ground being shaken by his older brother. "Why am I on the floor?" Tsuna asked.
"You collapsed suddenly." Xanxus said with a guilt ridden expression. "I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have said that."
"It's alright." Tsuna said standing up slowly, "That part of my life is over now, I'm a different person."
He walked over to his bedroom door and opened it. "I'm sorry I'm not really hungry anymore." Tsuna laughed, "You can help yourself."
He closed the door with a creak and sat on the bed. He put his hand in his pocket pulling out a shard of broken china, with a red stain on it. "Even now I carry it with me." Tsuna whispered, "To remind myself of those feelings."
He laid down and closed his eyes, until everything turned black.
Flashback
"Hey Tsuna!" The cook said happily. "What are you doing in here?"
"I was just, uh… wondering if I could help cook?" Tsuna asked.
"Why, of course you can!" He laughed happily.
"Really?" Tsuna asked.
"Sure! Come in!" He said lifting him over the counter.
He showed him how to cut meat and vegetables, and how to cook them into different stews and dishes .But finally he had dropped a dish on the ground that shattered in pieces. "I'm so sorry!" Tsuna cried and picked up the pieces as fast as he could and held them out.
He waited a few minutes before opening his eyes. "What's wrong?" Tsuna asked, "Are you not going to stomp on my hands?"
"Where would you ever get an idea like that?" The cook asked. "Just put the pieces in the trash."
Tsuna nodded and dropped the pieces in the garbage and walked over to him. "I don't understand." Tsuna said.
"Let me see your hands." The cook said, looking at his palms.
Dark scars appeared in front of his eyes. "Listen to me Tsuna, nobody here is ever going to hurt you. Do you understand me?" The cook said, "Everyone here is family. Not like the 'family' you had in Japan. These people are real family."
He pushed him into the dining room where everyone was eating. "Hi Tsuna!" They yelled with smiles.
He looked at them and started bawling. "Tsuna! What's wrong!?" Lemitsu asked walking forward and grabbing him in a hug.
"I'm so happy!" He cried hugging him back, "I've never felt this way before."
His dad picked him up and walked to the table where he was sitting with Nono. "It's nice to finally meet you Tsuna, you can call me Granpa."
Flashback end
Tsuna slowly opened his eyes and looked at his clock. "Xanxus! I'm leaving!" He yelled, as he ran out the doorway, "You can come get me after school if you want!"
Xanxus grunted from the couch and dozed off again.
*At school*
Tsuna ran up the stairs and into the class room just before the bell rang. "Hey Tsuna!" Yamamoto called happily and slung his arm around his shoulders.
"Good morning Yamamoto, did you do your homework?" Tsuna asked.
"There was homework?" Yamamoto asked with a smile.
Tsuna nodded with a smirk. "Well, crap." Yamamoto laughed.
"Here" Tsuna said passing his notes to him. "Just make sure Nezu doesn't see you."
"Wow, thanks!" Yamamoto said quickly coping them down and passing them back.
Natsu glared from the back of the room at the two. 'Yamamoto was supposed to be my rain guardian.' He thought angrily.
"Okay everyone take your seats!" Nezu said, "We have another new student from Italy today."
The door slid open and Gokudera stepped in. "Tch." He said looking at Natsu before his gaze slid over to Tsuna.
A wide smile slid across both of their faces. "Gokudera your seat will be over behind Tsunayoshi." Nezu said.
Tsuna glanced from Gokudera to Natsu and nodded. Gokudera silently laughed and stalked over to Natsu's desk and kicked it over with a loud crash. "You're not fit to be the tenth boss of Vongola." He hissed, and walked over to his seat behind Tsuna.
They high fived under the desk, unseen to everyone else.
Soon it was lunch time and the three went up to the roof. "Who's this guy?" Gokudera asked, pointing to Yamamoto.
"Hey, my name's Yamamoto Takeshi." He greeted with a smile. "It's nice to meet you."
Gokudera started at him for a second before turning to Tsuna. "Why is he smiling like that?" Gokudera asked, before snapping his head to look at Yamamoto again, "Why are you smiling like that?"
"I just like to smile, smiling is my favorite!" Yamamoto said with another smile. (Haha lol elf is the best movie ever)
"Where did you find this guy!?" Gokudera asked.
"By the way, that was awesome how you knocked Natsu's desk over!" Yamamoto said, taking a bite of his sushi.
"Yeah well, it's good to finally see Natsu's throne knocked over and his pride blown to pieces." Tsuna laughed.
"You think it's funny?" Natsu asked walking out of the doorway with his brutes.
"Really this again?" Tsuna asked, "Remember what happened last time?"
"Did I miss the fun again?" Gokudera asked.
"Afraid so, pal." Tsuna said, clapping him on the shoulder.
Suddenly Tsuna was pushed into the fence, and someone digging through his pockets. "What are you doing?" Tsuna asked.
"I'm taking some of rich boys money." Natsu laughed pulling out the shard of china.
"What the hell?" Natsu asked turning it over to see a 'T' and half of an 'S'. "This is from that night."
"Yeah it is." Tsuna said swiping it back, his expression turning to an angry grimace.
*Elsewhere*
Xanxus wondered around Namimori market place, looking in the different shops. "I should get Tsuna something to cheer him up." He said looking in a bakery.
His eyes widened and he ran into the small shop. "You!" He yelled, pointing at Nana.
"Um, can I help you?" She asked sweetly.
Flashback
"Hi, I'm Xanxus." Xanxus said shaking hand with Tsuna.
"My names Tsunayoshi, but you can call me Tsuna." Tsuna replied.
"Why don't we go take a bath." Xanxus said dragging him to the bathroom and filling a tub.
"Um, okay." Tsuna said taking off his clothes.
"Just tell me when you're done and then I'll go." Xanxus said.
As he opened the door to step out he heard a hiss and then whimpering. He opened the inner door slightly and saw that Tsuna's back was to him and he was crying. His back was covered in scars and burned and was red and blistered. 'Oh my god.' Xanxus thought, covering his mouth.
"It hurts." Tsuna whispered.
"I swear I'll protect you from now on." Xanxus whispered closing the door behind him, "If I ever meet the women that did this to you, I'll make sure she'll regret it."
Flashback end
"You had a lot of nerve to do what you did to my little brother." Xanxus hissed, his scars getting irritated and growing.
"Oh, and who would be your little brother?" She asked, not seeming to notice the scars.
"Sawada Tsunayoshi." He said angrily.
A/N: And I'm going to end it there for right now. I'm sorry for not updating for forever. Exams and such. Okay, so you'll notice that the personalities of some of the characters aren't anything like they are in the manga and/or anime, and that's because Tsuna coming into their lives much sooner made them change a little. So Xanxus is more brotherly and Gokudera is friendlier. I just wanted to clear that up before I get 'but Xanxus wouldn't do that or say that!' I got it I know. Review if you liked my elf reference :3
Omg stop telling people to review just because of elf -_-