Halo readers tercinta! Merry Christmas! Once again I want to thank you for reading, reviewing, favs, and follow this story! I love you guys soo much!
Sorry about the late chapter D: it's a Christmas special and I want to update it in Christmas itself(At least it's Christmas here). So, don't think badly of me D: I did it on purpose.
You guys seems to be impatient about Giotto's arrival. But do not worry my friend, he'll show up! I just have to do the daily life arc first! So please be patient!
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"Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!" A Santa on the sidewalk laughed as he handed out candy canes and fliers to passersby. Tsuna looked up from her schedule.
'Ah, it's Christmas, huh? I completely forgot. Thank God I don't have to deal with those girls anymore. But I wonder why they suddenly wanted to move?' She wondered then shrugged; It was none of her business. The brunette sighed and continued on her way. Seeing the bright lights and gaudily decorated storefronts; a nostalgia overtook her senses and a memory flashed by.
"Merry Christmas!" Sawada Nana and Sawada Iemitsu shouted one cold night. Three years old Tsuna stumbled out of her bed, rubbing her eyes cutely.
"Christmas?" She asked as she peered upward toward her mother. Nana squealed whilst Iemitsu took photos of her excitedly. Ten years old Ieyasu also got up; having heard his parents enthusiastic shouts. His eyes shone when he remembered what day it was. He ran to his mother excitedly and stretched out his hands.
"Can I get a present?" he asked, blond head tilted and blue eyes sparkling. Nana squealed again. She hugged her son and daughter tightly, suffocating them. When she realised what she had done, she immediately let go. And the two fell to the floor, gasping.
Nana put a hand to her mouth. "Oh my, what had I done?" she cried.
Iemitsu, seeing the problem, hugged his wife around the shoulders. "Don't worry Honey. They're our children, they are strong." He reassured her. Nana's face brightened.
"Dear~"
"Honey~"
The two started acting all lovey-dovey again; sparkles and shojo glitter almost visible around the two. A question mark appeared on top of Tsuna's head while Ieyasu face palmed. He reached over to cover his sister's eyes; there was no way he was letting her be corrupted. Tsuna tried to pry her brother's hand off, to no avail. She pouted and tears gathered in the corner of her eyes and Ieyasu felt his hand getting wet.
He immediately picked her up. "Sorry" He apologised. Tsuna was still pouting, staring into her brother's face.
Ieyasu smiled sheepishly "Why don't we play by ourselves, ne Tsu-chan?" He offered. Tsuna immediately forgot about what Ieyasu did, she squealed in delight and nodded and they ended up playing all night together.
Tsuna scowled as she thought of her…ex-brother. Unconsciously, she dug her nails in her book. She inhaled and exhaled again to keep her composure. She didn't have anything on during Christmas, so she decided to double her job shift then. Since she missed out on the scholarship, she needed the money. Tsuna sighed, her shoes getting soaked in the light layer of snow as she walked along. Suddenly, she shivered and Goosebumps ran down her arms, she turned abruptly, prepared to fight. And unsurprisingly, it was Reborn.
He chuckled at her reaction, having released a bit of killing intent just then. Like he had expected, she had noticed.
"Chaos." he greeted.
Tsuna scowled. "Don't 'Chaos' me! What do you want?"
Reborn hummed. "I just want to annoy you." he stated, shrugging. Actually he wanted to keep an eye on her but maybe Reborn is stubborn.
Tsuna gritted her teeth. "Don't come near me! I have work!"
Reborn ignored her, following Tsuna wherever she went. When she was working as a cashier, he stayed behind her. This caused girls to flood in and buy things, hoping to have a chance to talk to him. The manager thanked the both of them for the success and gave Tsuna a greater salary than usual. Tsuna could only accept it with a sigh. Then she continued toward her next job as a cook in a café. Reborn worked as a waiter and again, caused an influx of girls to come hoarding in. This continued for each job Tsuna went to. Her last job was to sell Christmas cakes, though she didn't need to work too hard since it all sold out almost instantly thanks to Reborn. When she was done, she gathered all the money she had received and offered most of it to the male.
"Why?" Reborn asked, raising a brow.
Tsuna scowled -pouted- and glared off to the side. "It's because of you there were so many costumers today. So this is your money." She muttered thrusting the money toward Reborn once again. 'She's so honest' Reborn thought 'and that's why she's interesting'.
He smirked "Hmm… But I don't need it."
Tsuna twitched. "You spoiled rich brat! Money is important! Even if you have so much money that you get fed up with it, you still need it. I just want to pay you back! So take it!" she snarled and shoved the money at him.
Reborn took hold of her hand. "But I don't want money as payback."
Tsuna, sensing something fishy, took a step back. "I have a bad feeling about this." She stated warily. Reborn smirked and raised his hand. Tsuna's eyes widened.
"That's. . . A cake?" She asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"Yes, a cake. Now, for what you owe me. Come." Reborn ordered as a green rope tied itself around Tsuna. Reborn took hold of the end.
"Wah-! What? Where are we going?" she called, squirming. Reborn looked over his shoulder.
"The place you know best." He informed and tugged harder on the rope, stalking down the road and ignoring the stares from other pedestrians. Tsuna's protests and struggles were ignored as she was dragged along.
"So, you meant my apartment." Tsuna and Reborn stood in front of her apartment door.
Reborn gave her a 'well duh' look and reached behind to rummage in Tsuna's pocket and take out her key, "hey!"
He unlocked the door and stalked in with ease. "Geez" Tsuna muttered as she walked in too, rubbing the areas where the rope had chafed her. The green rope had untied itself and disappeared somewhere
Reborn sat down on the sofa, shifting about to make himself comfortable. "You can make espresso right? Go make me one." he ordered.
Tsuna gritted her teeth, glowering at the man. "Who are you to boss me around? Go make one yourself." She still stood at the hall leading into her living room.
"Don't you want to pay me back?" Reborn reminded her with a devious smirk. Tsuna grumbled but found no retort for that, so she headed into the kitchen. Soon, she was walking out with a steaming mug of espresso. She put it down on the coffee table grudgingly.
Reborn took a sip. 'It's better than Giotto's espresso.' "Not bad." He stated out loud, feigning nonchalance. Liar. But oh well.
"Now, what are you planning with that cake?" Tsuna pointed a finger at the confection. Reborn reached into his suit jacket and took out a packet of small candles. Tsuna gave a dead-panned expression as she watched Reborn stab it all on the cake and lit them up with a lighter from his pocket. Reborn ordered her to sit opposite of him and Tsuna complied reluctantly.
"Aren't there too many candles?" she asked.
Reborn shrugged. "It's needed." Tsuna readied herself for whatever going to happen. Because despite her efforts to avoid the male, he had always found her and if there was one thing she had learnt after spending time with him, it was that he was an unpredictable asshole.
Reborn spoke. "Listen." Tsuna looked at him intently. "This is how you're going to pay me back. We are going to take turns cutting this cake, if you drop a candle or more, you have to answer a question; as many as there are fallen candles and vice versa. I'll answer your question or questions, if I drop a candle or more. Understood?"
Tsuna nodded slowly, wondering where Reborn was going with this. "Okay. Who goes first?"
"You." Reborn replied, handing her the knife. Tsuna cut the cake carefully, brow furrowed in concentration, the candles offering a warm orange glow that illuminated her eyes. Then Reborn nudged her hand, making her shift the knife and five candles to drop.
"Hey! You did that on purpose!" Tsuna complained, looking up to glare at the male.
"I never said I wouldn't interfere, right?" Reborn retorted with a smirk. Tsuna gritted her teeth in annoyance and flung the knife down.
"Now, first question: Where are your parents?" Tsuna scowled. She didn't want to talk about such things but she had to stick to the rules, -or whatever rules Reborn had actually stated.
"Dead." She said coldly, her eyes hard as she sat straight. Of course Reborn knew about it, he just wanted to see her reaction. It looked like Tsuna had never tasted love from anyone after Giotto sold her, her posture and tone indicated as much.
"Next, how did they die?" Tsuna's eyes became dull. "My dad died in a murder case and my mom passed away from exhaustion."
Reborn stared at her, sharp black eyes analysing her.
"Do you have brother or sister?" Tsuna's face instantly reverted into a scowl.
"No."
"Really?"
"Yes." 'Giotto is going to cry tears of blood if he hears of this.' Reborn commented in his mind, not that he really cared.
"What is your size?" Tsuna raised an eyebrow.
"Why do you want to know that?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. It's not your turn yet."
"Fine, D. Now, your turn." she demanded. 'She's pretty big' Reborn thought, trying to see it, the female liked to wear baggy clothes so it was hard to tell.
"Eat the cake." he ordered. Tsuna sighed and ate the slice she had cut reluctantly. Then it was Reborn's turn. Tsuna was about to nudge his hand but Reborn caught her and safely cut the cake.
"Darn!"
"Your turn."
"Fine! Arghh! Three fell!"
"Have you ever had a boyfriend?"
"No."
"Do you know about dying will flames?"
"What the hell is that?"
"Nothing. Do you have a trauma or phobia?"
"Yes, I am scared of dying. I almost died so many times in the past. Your turn!"
"Hn. You lost."
"Argh, damn it! My turn. Oh shit!"
"What happens when you are in the verge of dying?"
"I don't know. If someone tried to kill me, I would lose consciousness and when I woke up, the person would be nowhere to be found or sometimes... dead. And if it was something like an accident, I would wake up in a completely different place as if I flew there."
'So, her hyper dying will activates itself when she thinks she's going to die. Interesting.' Reborn mused before asking the next question.
"Who tried to kill you?"
"I don't know. But some people used to chase after me for some reason." Reborn hummed, 'I'll research it later'
"What will you do if you meet someone you hate the most?"
"I don't know. It's your turn! The last piece."
Tsuna watched intently as the hitman sliced the cake and stood up abruptly when she saw two candles topple over. "Oh yeah! Two fell! I did it." Tsuna cheered, jumping happily. When she realised what she was doing, she sat back down, face burning in embarrassment.
Reborn smirked, amused. "You look like you're having fun" He teased.
Tsuna turned redder in response and flung a couch cushion at the man. "Shut up! First question! Why are you always fooling around me?"
Reborn dodged the flying thing easily. "Because you're interesting."
"Why did you choose the law faculty?"
"Because."
"Because?"
"Just because."
"What?! That's not fair!"
"You're not very smart when asking questions, huh? I thought you were curious as to what happened a week ago at the second test, or what happened to those girls."
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"Ahhh!" Tsuna pointed at him with wide eyes, "Damn, I forgot. Hey, what happened?!" Reborn smirked.
"Too bad the game's over. Ciao." He stood up and left before the brunette could stop him. Tsuna stood there stupidly, still staring at the place that Reborn had been seated at.
"What was that?" She shook her head and started to clean things up, sighing in exasperation. She would never understand Reborn. Ever.
scarlet rose white: Sure thing! Hope you are not disappointed with this one! :D
Nightstar09: Yeah, once again thank you for giving me a suggestion 8D
ChocoMickey: Happy to know that XD Well, I need to do the daily life arc first. But Giotto will show up eventually, please bear with me!
VenomRogue(Venna): Hehe, I think I turn him into a pervert here :D haha, he inherited his doting nature after all. They'll appear in the later chapter, I can't say more :x
iNeedFanfiction: Yup! But it will be funnier that way! And thank you!
serryblack1: Haha, I'll try my best! And I like the idea of Reborn do something perverted to Tsuna ;D I'll try to add it later.
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Mamitsu27: Yeah, me too XD Nah, don't worry, Reborn is the cause *dodges a bullet* Anyway, there's a little information of Tsuna's past here. It will be explained a little more in the very later chapter, I hope you haven't lose interest by the time :'D
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Minna-san, actually I'm getting lazy to write. Wait! Hold your tomatoes! I'm not finished yet! Actually I'm lazy but whenever I see your review I got pumped up!(Ngegombal. If you don't understand, just ignore it)XD So, please give me motivation! And I'll try to update regularly every week! Please remember the underline XD
