Hey, I know I usually write all my messages at the end but this is important before you read. I've gotten a few reviews about how I made Tsuna forgive them too quickly and that it possibly messed up the entire story. I understand your concern but I did that for a reason. You didn't think I'd let her forgive and forget what they did that easily did you? That's why I needed to put this up before I start the chapter. I needed Tsuna to forgive them for this chapter but I promise, I won't let the story go downhill. It will get better.

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"Hey guys, where is Tsuna-nee? I can't find her anywhere," Takeshi asked as he walked into the room. He, Lambo, and Hayato all shared a room to make more space. Ryohei, Mukuro, and Kyoya were together in the room to their left and Chrome was in a room to their right with a few other girls.

"What are you talking about baseball idiot? Juudaime is in her room," Hayato replied. Only a few people knew the reason why he called Tsuna, "Juudaime." When his mother died in a carriage accident, he lived on the streets for a while. His father was a mafia boss and he hated him. He only allowed him to see his mother once every year and he was 5 when she died. It wasn't short after that he found out that the beautiful pianist with long silver hair was his mother. For five years, he met this woman on his birthday when she taught him how to play the piano. He hated his father for never telling him that was his mother and never letting him see here so he ran away. Away from everyone and everything that he had.

He wandered the streets for a few days. He had some money that he used to buy food and other necessities. However, one day, he was careless.

How he managed to count at such a dangerous and life-flashing moment, no one knows. All he remembers is a scream and someone saving him exactly 10 seconds before the carriage ran over the exact place he was standing.

The woman that saved him took him back to an orphanage and treated to any wounds he had. She fed him, introduced him to a few people, and gave him a bed. She tucked him in and wished him good night. Everything a mother would do. The next day, she woke him up for breakfast. He found out her name was Tsunayuki but she couldn't call her that. That would be disrespectful to such a great person. She saved his life, gave him a home, and treated him like her own son, although he knew she was still too young to have any children, she treated them all as her own. He called her "Juudaime" since she saved him 10 seconds before the carriage would have hit him.

Takeshi's story is different. He, Kyoya, and Ryohei were all orphans for a long time in Japan. Takeshi's mother died in labor and his father died of an illness. Kyoya was left at the orphanage a few weeks after he was born and Ryohei's family was lost in an earthquake. They are entered at different times but became quite close. Kyoya wouldn't show it but he too was quite fond of the other two when they weren't so loud and obnoxious. They were in and out of homes. One would not leave the orphanage without the others. If you adopted one, you adopted all three. Because no families in Japan actually wanted all three, they were sent to Italy, where they stayed at Luce's orphanage. They were the first to meet Tsuna and for Takeshi and Kyoya, she was the mother they never had. For Ryohei, she was the mother he had lost.

Lambo, like Kyoya, was left there when he was a year old. His mother was only 17 and his father was the boss of the Bovino family. They kept complaining about how annoying he was even though he was a year old and could barely talk. Tsuna and Luce were proven wrong the moment he opened his mouth and demanded grape candy. Those were definitely tough times, but eventually, he looked up to Tsuna as a mother. She took care of him when no one else did and Luce was like his grandmother. He was lucky to have them and there, he forgot all about the parents that abandoned him.

Mukuro and Chrome's situation was a bit more complicated than others. Mukuro was their parents' favorite while Chrome was hated by them. She was an outcast and the only reason she was still there was because Mukuro never allowed his parents to take her away. However, without him knowing, Chrome was sold off to a science lab as a test subject. She was tested on repeatedly and when Mukuro finally heard the next day, he rushed to find her immediately. It took him a few days before he got to her and when he did, she was half-dead. To keep her alive, he promised the scientists that he would take her place. Chrome was left alone and Mukuro finished her experiment. When they were finally rescued, Mukuro's right eye was red with the kanji for 1 in it. The scientist were either imprisoned for life or killed on the spot. The children that were alive were either taken to their parents or an orphanage and the ones that didn't survive, were given a proper funeral and their parents were informed. Mukuro and Chrome were different though. No matter how much their parents pleaded, Mukuro and Chrome refused to go with them. It was when they blamed Chrome for Mukuro not wanting to go with them and tried to hit her that the authorities knew they couldn't let the children return to their parents.

Mukuro and Chrome were put into Luce's care at the age of 5 and but because Luce also had to watch the other children, Tsuna watched over them most of the time. They didn't trust her much at first and Mukuro didn't trust her until he saw Chrome with Tsuna. Chrome smiled at Tsuna almost as brightly as she smiled when she was with Mukuro. It was something Mukuro had never seen and soon after, he began to see Tsuna as a sister. That is until he and Kyoya began watching late night t.v. and well, Soap Operas are not what a 6 and 7 year old should be watching.

"Tsuna isn't in her room," Takeshi said. He and Yamamoto looked at each other before running to the room to their left. They barged into the room without even knocking, much to Kyoya's annoyance.

"Tsuna-nee is missing," they both screamed.

The other three knew it was serious for two reasons. One: Takeshi looked very serious which was very strange for someone so cheerful for almost every second of the day, not counting how serious he would get while playing baseball. Two: Hayato called her "Tsuna-nee," not "Juudaime". It had to be serious for him to call her anything but "Juudaime."

"How could she be missing? She was being carried to her room. . . by those men. . ." Mukuro's eyes narrowed. He did not like where this was going.

"Tsuna-nee was kidnapped to the EXTREME," Ryohei exclaimed. He had a fierce fire burning in his eyes with determination. No one kidnapped his big sister and got away with it.

Kyoya's eyes also narrowed. How dare those herbivores take what was his? Did they have a death wish? "We go ask Miss Luce. Now," he said. No one disagreed with him and they all rushed out of the room. Mukuro went to get Chrome and Yamamoto went to get Lambo before joining the others. They most definitely needed to find Tsuna.

Luce had dark green hair that almost looked black and beautiful blue eyes. She had a small flower-shaped birthmark under her left eye. Many thought it was a tattoo but it wasn't. She was just about 50 years old but she looked like she had just turned 24. She had a daughter named Aria but Tsuna had only met her once. Luce had Aria when she was 23 and Aria was now 27. Aria was 9 years older than Tsuna, meaning she was the same age as Giotto.

Luce was just about to get to bed when her door was slammed open. It was already 9 o'clock and these children were still awake?

"Tsuna-nee was kidnapped!"
All except Mukuro, Chrome, and Kyoya screamed, although they did say it a bit more softly. They were never really ones to scream before. Chrome was already crying from the news.

"Don't worry. Tsuna is fine," Luce reassured them with a smile. She walked over to them and pat their heads as most of them clung to her nightgown.

"But those men took her," Yamamoto said.

"Its okay. They took her to see her big brother," Luce responded.

"Juudaime has a big brother? Why wasn't she with him before? " Hayato's speech never changed. For a mere 6 year old, his vocabulary was amazing. He had an IQ as big as a high schoolers. Who knew how smart he would be next year?

"He isn't here because he never came to live here. He left Tsuna here and lived on his own," Luce told them

Their eyes widened. They had never bothered to ask about Tsuna's past. They thought she just worked at the orphanage and lived there so she wouldn't have to take the trip there everyday. They never would have imagined Tsuna herself was an orphan.

"What about their parents? They let her brother leave he here," Mukuro asked. He hoped Tsuna didn't have the same terrible parents he and Chrome shared.

Luce shook her head sadly. "Tsuna's parents were killed when she was four years old. She and her brother lived together until he was 5 but things got complicated and he had to leave her here." None of them ever bothered to ask Tsuna why she was there. She always smiled. They never could have guessed how lonely she must have felt inside for a long time.

Luce smiled slightly. She could tell that the children were sad for not knowing Tsuna's history but it wasn't like Tsuna was planning on telling them. Tsuna wouldn't be mad though. She would probably be thankful. Luce knew it was a hard subject for Tsuna to talk about. She couldn't tell them without possibly breaking down, and Tsuna didn't want them to see her like that.

"Tsuna never knew the real reason her brother left her here. It was never because he hated her, but because he wanted to protect her from danger. Tsuna only found that out today," Luce told them. However, that information didn't seem to reach them. They only thought about Tsuna's brother abandoning her.

I'll kill him, they all thought.

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"Where am I?"

Tsuna woke up with her head on a soft pillow and wrapped in soft, warm blankets. The bed was also soft but firm. One thing was obvious. She was not used to this type of bed. She was used to her small, rough bed that she always slept on.

She propped herself up on her elbows. She was in an orange, king sized bed. This was definitely not the orphanage. The large windows had its white curtains pulled to the side, revealing the full moon shining down. The last thing she remembered, it was around 12 in the afternoon. Just how long did she sleep for?

The walls in the room were orange while most of the furniture was white. There was a small white armchair beside her bed and a brown desk to the other side of the room. The room itself was huge. It was like a room in the orphanage. The only difference was that the rooms at the orphanage often had 5 small beds in one room and this one had 1 in it.

Tsuna stopped observing the room for a while and turned back to the armchair. How is it that she just noticed someone was sitting there?

In the chair was Alaude, sitting with his arms crossed over his chest as usual and his eyes closed. He looked so peaceful, as if he was asleep. Tsuna couldn't deny he was very handsome. Tsuna unconsciously moved closer to Alaude until their faces were merely inches apart. Their breaths mingled until Tsuna snapped out of her stupor.

Alaude was awake the whole time. He heard when she woke up and when she moved around on the bed. He also noticed when the bed creaked, signifying that she was moving. He opened his eyes to see Tsuna's face close to his with her large brown eyes staring straight at him, yet almost not. She hadn't even noticed he was looking at her until he spoke.

"Do you need something?"

"Hiiiieee!" Tsuna's screamed her usual high pitched scream, making Alaude inwardly cringe at how loud and squeaky it was. He couldn't deny, however, that it was cute. Not that he would tell anyone. He was already interested in the brunette. She was kind and sweet, and yet, filled with a deep sadness and pain. Just she kept a strong front so people wouldn't worry. Most people would call it foolish but Alaude believed it was selfless. It was clear she put others before herself and she wanted to protect the people she cared about. It was also clear that even though she believed what G told her, and forgave them, she wasn't going to forget that easily. A part of her was still mad at them for leaving her behind and for not telling her the truth earlier. It was going to take a little more work for her to completely forgive and forget.

Tsuna fell back onto the bed and threw the blankets over her head.

That was so embarrassing, she thought. Alaude on the other hand, smirked at how cute she was. Again, not that he would ever admit it out loud.

"Stop hiding and come on. It's time for dinner," Alaude said as he got up from his chair. Tsuna stayed hidden under the covers and refused to move. Alaude sighed.

How difficult, Alaude thought. He wasn't going to resort to violence but he was hungry.

"Get up now or I'll arrest you," Alaude threatened. Tsuna flinched a little and poked her head out from under the covers.

"A-Arrest me?"
"I'll either arrest you or carry you there if you don't get up soon, depending on my mood,"he replied with a smirk on his face as he pulled out a pair of handcuffs from his trench coat pocket. Tsuna squeaked again before jumping out of bed. She paused when she reached the door and turned around to face Alaude nervously.

"What," he asked.

"I don't know where anything is here," Tsuna replied.

"Hn."

Alaude opened the door and lead the way down the hall and down the stairs. After a few minutes of walking, the finally arrived at two large doors.

Tsuna looked at the doors cautiously. Something told her she would receive a large surprise once she opened the door. Also, she had never been in such a large and extravagant place. It was very intimidating for her.

Alaude inwardly smirked at her but kept his mask of indifference on the outside. She looked like a small, lost rabbit in this place.

The doors opened to reveal all of the guardians seated at the table. On the right was G, Lampo, and Daemon. On the left, there was an empty seat, Asari, and Knuckles. There were other seats after that since it was a rather long table.

At the head of the table sat Giotto with a shocked look on his face.

"G-G. . . What is going on," Giotto managed to stutter out.

"She is here to fix things," G explained.

"So you kidnapped her and brought her here?"

"Not exactly. We told Luce and she was okay with it," Asari said.

Giotto looked at Asari with a blank face. "Did you ask Tsuna if she wanted to come?"

"W-Well you see, she kind of collapse," Knuckles added.

Giotto stared at them all in shock. They brought her here while she was unconscious! Did they want her to be even more mad at him than she already was? He immediately stood up and walked towards the exit. "I'm leaving," he said softly.

"Giotto get your ass back here," G yelled at him. The others were shocked at their boss's actions.

"It's too dangerous for her here! Take her back to the orphanage," Giotto replied as he ignored the rest of their protests.

"So. . . I'm brought here to try and understand what happened thirteen years ago and try and be together with my brother again. . . And this is what happens. I'm tossed away like an old rag," Tsuna said. Everyone stared at her for her sudden words. Tsuna turned to G with a sad look. "You know G. I really wanted to believe you but. . . That doesn't seem possible anymore."

Tsuna walked away from the group and out of the room. Everyone stared at her retreating figure. Once she was out of their sight, they turned their gaze to Giotto. His long bangs covered his eye and his shoulders shook.

G couldn't contain his anger anymore. They were so close to getting her back and Giotto has to go and ruin it!

"Giotto damn it! You idiot!" G took out his gun and shot all around Giotto. Everyone was shocked at the sudden act since the only time G held his weapon against Giotto was when they were sparing or when Giotto tried to skip his paperwork, although he never actually fired it then. Now, G was genuinely pissed off and with good reason.

Giotto was shocked by the bullets that just barely grazed him and the punch to his face that sent him to the ground. He lifted his gaze when he felt someone lift him by his shirt collar to see G glaring at him furiously.

"Do you realize what you just did?-! I explained everything to her Giotto! She was going to forgive you! Forgive us! And what do you do?-! You ignore her and tell us to send her back! Do you realize what you just did?-! You repeated what you did before Giotto! You sent her away with no reason!"

Giotto's eyes widened. Tsuna knew? And was going to forgive him?

"I-I thought that-"

"What Giotto! What did you think Giotto? ! You thought we brought her here forcefully and threatened her? !"

"I didn't think she would ever understand and forgive me!"

"WELL GUESS WHAT GIOTTO! You just sent her away again without so much as a second thought! You didn't think the first time was bad enough for her? And now, when she finally thinks she has a chance to reunite with her brother, you go and crush her again. She may be eighteen Giotto, but her childhood was lost the moment she was first placed in that orphanage. She may be smart but her mind is still the same as it was when she was five. She's like she was before Giotto. She's alone and scared. Do you know what she is looking for? She's looking for her big brother to comfort her and promise to always protect her like he used to! Where did that brother go Giotto?"

"She. . . She's waiting . . . for me?"

"Yes you damn idiot. She always has. The reason she pushed you away before, was because she wasn't ready to accept you yet. She needed reassurance that she could forgive and forget without being scared of being taken away again. So do you finally realize what you just did Giotto? She just gave her, her worst nightmare. You let her go again. So before I actually shoot you without missing this time, I suggest you go find her and bring her back here. Because, let me tell you Giotto, I'm not the only one who is helping you here," G said. Giotto looked behind G to see all of his guardians looking worriedly at him. His eyes burned with a new determination now.

"I'm coming Tsuna."

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Hey there! I'm back! See? You didn't honestly believe I'd let the conflict be resolved so easily right? I've already planned out this entire story. I need some sort of plot. I hate plots that are just like a straight line. I like the suspense of not knowing something or like when you think everything is going to be okay, BOOM! Something happens and screws everything up. Giotto was that BOOM in this chapter. So please forgive me about the last chapter. I didn't mean to make you think I was ending the story so soon. Well, sort of. I didn't want you to stop reading the story, that's for sure.

Thank you to: Kyurengo, Hisawa Kana, Mischievously, Lumoa, Yoshikuni Itoe, Kichou, PrincessAimi1827, Wendy Sawada, nur-chan, and Ceramicpizza.

Ehhhh... Very upsetting that my number of reviews dropped so drastically... I hope this chapter fixes everything. Also, I have these chapters ready usually before I get most reviews so sorry if something didn't appear that you wanted.

Anyway, to answer some questions or just clarify things. Yes, I am fully aware that I broke the flow of the story with the last chapter, and that was fully my intention. Like I said, I have this whole story planned out, so it was necessary for me to break that flow for this chapter. I apologize for worrying you guys. Also, even if I did make her forgive them, that wouldn't mean she would fully trust them again. But things just got more complicated, just the way I like it. ^_^

I made Tsuna seem to forgive them so easily because, it may just be me, but after so long, what I'd want most it to be able to forgive Giotto if it was me. I think that even after all that happened and even though she hates him, she wants to believe that there is a chance for her to change the hate and finally forget the past, you know? I think that's what anyone would want. Plus, with Tsuna's character, I think it fits. Tsuna isn't someone to easily hate, so I think that her trying to stop that feeling and finally settle things isn't so OOC. Although, there will be a lot of OOC in this story. Especially with the first generation since we don't see much of them in the anime or manga to get a perfect understanding of them. I know they are like the 10th generation, but not exactly. There are many different qualities and I don't want them to act exactly like them in this story. In future chapters. . . I'm not going to tell you. I want it to be a surprise. Whether there is a happy ending or not, I want you to decide for me. Life doesn't always end in happy endings, and I want to know if at the end of this story, you want an open or closed ending.

Yes, I'm making this story completely A27 with hints of All 27. Even one-sided with the kids. They will be overprotective, just as they would be if they were older. Also, I thought a lot about making them the same age as Tsuna and growing up with her, but then I thought about it and although 1827 if my favorite pairing, I thought I'd change it a bit. A little change you know? And even though I've recently gotten into G27, I don't want this story to be incest. So they are kids. Don't worry.

Also, I am fully aware that Mukuro is originally from Italy. . . I do read the manga and watch the anime, thanks. I take slight offense to that. Also, I hope you are fully aware that the anime is Japanese. Gokudera is only like one-third Japanese (correct me if I'm wrong) and he still says his name the way the Japanese do. So there is no reason that Mukuro wouldn't do the same even though he is completely italian. It's the same way we can't explain that even though some are italian, and there are scenes that take place in Italy, they still miraculously speak in Japanese. And if you decide you don't want to believe me about Mukuro being his first name, check the Reborn Wiki page if you haven't already done so. Besides, does it really matter which one is used as his first name? Honestly, I prefer using Mukuro, just as most other authors on this website do. Sorry if I sound rude but I feel insulted. I wouldn't write a story on khr without full knowledge of the manga and anime.

Anyway, I'm going to finish writing chapter 6 now. I'll hold off on posting chapter 5 until next week or maybe this weekend. I want to get everyone's reviews before I post the next chapter.

I DO NOT own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Also, Happy Belated Birthday to Hibari~! 3

Please REVIEW and I'll see you in the next chapter! Ciao!