Author's notes: Hello again, minna-san. I've decided to officially update every Thursday (in my time zone), except if something happens. I've already got a few chapters done but I still need to look over them and make some last minute adjustments before they can be posted. I really really want to thank all those who took the time to review. In all honesty, your reviews means so much to me as they motivate me to continue writing, knowing that people appreciate the story I took time writing. My thanks also to those who followed and "favorited" this story. Your favorites and your follows mean as much as the reviews. Again, thank you so much!

Now, without further ado, I present Chapter 4 to you. Please do point out mistakes I might have made and I'll be glad to correct them.

DISCLAIMER: It is only in my dreams that I can ever own KHR.


The days that followed after Reborn left for Italy passed Tsuna by like a blur. With the amount of paperwork he has to do and with the amount of schoolwork that demands his attention, the brunette barely have time to take a break from his boss and student duties. If he's not being drowned by paperwork, he's busy being tutored by Haru and Hana (who only agreed because of Kyoko). If he's not doing either of the two, he's either in school or fast asleep. If it were not for Kyoko and Haru dragging him out of his room that weekend to watch baseball, he would have missed Yamamoto's game. He would curse himself to oblivion if he missed his left hand man's most important game. But aside from that little outing, that's the only break the young soon-to-be don got.

But the week he allotted for Reborn passed and now, it's Monday; the day the hitman is supposed to return from Italy. Tsuna went to school with an air of anxiousness surrounding him. His Rain and his Storm coaxed him that everything will be alright. He nodded at them, telling himself that there is nothing to be anxious about.

That is why when Dino entered the classroom with Reborn in his Reboyama disguise, he almost jumped out of his seat and ask the hitman for his report. But of course, if he did that, the hitman will actually do his job and shoot the brunette. He kept himself glued to his seat and looked at Reborn, who in turn made eye contact with him. Judging from the way the hitman looked, it looks like they have a lot to talk about.

"Okay class, before we begin our exam (cue groans from the students), Reboyama-sensei here have a few things to say." Dino said, stepping aside to let Reboyama-sensei take the center stage.

"Ciaossu. I'm here to announce some things regarding our school trip. But before that, kindly pass your consent slips and waivers forward." Reboyama-sensei said. The students got the said papers from their bags and passed it forward. Some students noticed that Tsuna, Yamamoto, Gokudera and Chrome did not pass their waivers and consent letters.

"Sensei, Sawada did not pass a waiver. Does that mean that he'll not go?" One student pointed out, using only Tsuna as he did not want to offend the members of the Yamamoto and Gokudera fans club. As for why he did not tell on Chrome, well, let's just say that he's biased and has a small crush for the eye patched girl. The class snickered, thinking that Dame-Tsuna will not be able to go because he can't even speak English to save his life, let alone speak Italian. And Dino-sensei pointed out that whoever can't get a score of 70% will not be able to join the trip. Dame-Tsuna only managed to get 50% and sometimes, he's lucky enough to get the passing rate of 60%. But that's just a fluke, they reasoned. And they continued to believe that the brunette is really dame and failed to consider the fact that maybe, Sawada Tsunayoshi is just living out an act. Oh how wrong they are in their thoughts.

Before any of the brunette's guardians could retort, Reboyama-sensei spoke up.

"Don't worry. I have their forms with me. They submitted it to me early." Reboyama-sensei said. Of course, that was a lie since Tsuna and his guardians never got a waiver in the first place. Why would they need a waiver if they constantly travel in and out of Italy? Their parents know what they're doing and where exactly they're going thus they have their consent. Gokudera didn't really need consent as he's a born Mafioso and Chrome is living a different identity.

Tsuna decided to tell his mother about the mafia when he accepted being Decimo. Turns out, she already knew about it ever since the ring conflict. She just waited for the day her son will tell her himself the news. From that day on, Tsuna told her all the happenings concerning the mafia. Iemitsu also came home, telling her how sorry he is for keeping the mafia a secret to her and promised her to come home at least twice a year to spend time with his family. Nana was glad with the promise, and was delighted when the man actually fulfilled his promise. That event lead to a deeper bond amongst the Sawada family.

Yamamoto's dad, however, is a surprise. When Takeshi decided to tell his dad about him being in a mafia, it turns out that, like with Sawada Nana, he already knew about it. Who knew that the kind sushi chef is a former Mafioso himself and worked with Sawada Iemitsu before he became the head of CEDEF? In fact, the Young Lion of Vongola asked Yamamoto Tsuyoshi for permission to allow the younger Yamamoto become Tsunayoshi's Rain Guardian. Tsuyoshi hesitated. He quit the mafia to not expose his son to that world. The death of his wife was more than enough to prove that the mafia is not where he wants his son to grow up. But hearing the determination when Takeshi said that he wants to stay by Tsuna's side no matter what made him accept the offer. He knew his friend will keep his son away from danger and he can see from the younger Sawada that he's willing to do the same thing. He knew his son is in good hands and gave Sawada Iemitsu permission to make his son the Tenth Generation Vongola Rain Guardian. He pretended to be oblivious until the day his son decided to tell him all about the mafia. When Takeshi finished talking, he told his son his own secret and the secret behind the death of his wife. After that, the younger Yamamoto became more open to his dad and asked him for advices and tips whenever he gets called for a mission.

Needless to say, the class was disappointed when they found out that Dame-Tsuna will be joining their trip. But they began to hope that the brunette will fail the exam so that he won't be able to join at all. Reborn can read the students' thoughts and smirked. There is no way his student will fail the exam he so specially prepared. He know that his student knows the consequences of failing an exam the hitman prepared and it sure is a lot more worse than not being able to join an excursion. He looked through the waivers and smirked again. Looks like all of them managed one way or another to get their parents' consent.

"Okay. It looks like everybody here will be able to go. However, that will only be true if you get 70% on the exam. I prepared the examinations and all I have to say is that I hope you all studied hard." Reborn inwardly smirked as he saw his student tense up. They have an agreement that examinations prepared by the hitman are not allowed to be failed, intentional or not. "Now as for the announcements, our school trip will be called Vongola Style School Trip in honor of our benefactor. We will go via one of Vongola's private airplanes and will be staying on the house of Don Timoteo in Palermo in Sicily, Italy. Upon arrival, we will take a day's rest to cope up with jet lag. After a day's rest, we will tour around the city and you will be given free time to roam around in groups. The party will be held on the evening of our last day of our stay. I repeat that be on your proper decorum during the duration of the trip. Dino-sensei will be handing out your passports and visas once he verifies that you've gotten a passing mark. Any questions? None? Then good luck with your exam."

Reborn exited the room as Dino was encouraging his students to their best. Before Dino handed out the papers, he told them the usual rules concerning exams.

"Remember, if you cheat on the exam, don't expect to join the trip. I'll be able to catch anyone attempting to cheat. I know you all want to join the trip but take this exam as honestly as possible. It's for your own good anyway. Now, once I distribute the papers, no one is allowed to look up from his desk. Doing so will be equivalent to cheating. Any questions? None? Then we'll begin. At my signal, you may open the questionnaire and answer them. Once you're done, submit your paper to me and you may leave." Dino said, activating his teacher mode. He distributed the papers and waited until everybody has their copy before telling them to start their exam.

The students flipped their papers and began skimming the page. As the questions progress, they can feel themselves starting to sweat. Some of the items are written in advanced Italian and some items were not yet discussed. One student (Student A) noticed from is peripheral eye that Gokudera was answering the questions without any effort. Another student (Student B) noticed Yamamoto smiling while taking the exam, and occasionally frowning but resumes smiling and writing in his paper. Another student (Student C) noticed Chrome calmly answering her exam, pausing at some points then answering again. But one student (Student D) noticed Tsuna just glaring at the exam as he turned the pages. Student D was about to make a conclusion that Dame-Tsuna was about to cry because he can't answer the questions (not like he can answer half of the questions either but knowing somebody is doing much worse than you is more than enough to console him) but then at that moment, the brunette, started writing furiously at his test paper. Feeling like he's being outdone by Dame-Tsuna, Student D began answering his own exam.

Ten minutes after the start of the exam, Student A noticed Gokudera closing his questionnaire but remained in his seat. 'What's he waiting for? Shouldn't he pass his paper when he's done?' student A thought, frowning when he saw the next item on the questionnaire. Getting a 70% on this exam seems harder than he thought.

Fifteen minutes after the start of the exam, Student C noticed Chrome closing her questionnaire and calmly stared at her closed booklet. She stayed in her seat as if waiting for something. Student C shrugged and went back to answering her own questionnaire, determined to get a passing mark to 'join her Dino-sensei in a romantic trip to Italy'.

Twenty minutes after the start of the exam, Student D took a glance at Dame-Tsuna to see how he's doing (to see if the brunette is in a worse state than he is to boost his ego). Student D almost jumped out of his seat when he saw that Dame-Tsuna's booklet is already closed and said dame was playing with his pencil as if he's bored. 'No. Dame-Tsuna probably can't answer the exam and gave up. But the way he answered the exam earlier… Nah, it might just be an act. There's no way Dame-Tsuna can answer this.' Student D thought as he returned to answering his questionnaire. At that moment, he noticed Yamamoto, who was on his right, closing his questionnaire. As if sensing this, Dame-Tsuna rose from his seat and went up to pass his paper and exited the room. Students A, B, and C noticed that when somebody (they can't check who lest Dino-sensei caught them raising their heads) stood up to pass their exam, the people beside them rose up and did the same thing and exited the room.

Dino smirked as his students took the exam. They were being a little bit mean with their unspoken message of not wanting his little bro to join the trip. They did not know how proficient the brunette is in Italian (and several other languages, courtesy of Reborn) but that proficiency is disguised in Tsuna's dame act. If only they knew of the greatness of his little bro. But alas, they do not and kept regarding him as Dame-Tsuna without giving the boy a chance. Well, now is the time for his little revenge for his little brother.

The exam was specifically made by Reborn to fail the students. Only those who have gone under the tutelage of Reborn (Tsuna, Yamamoto, and Chrome) and those who are Italian (Gokudera) would know how to answer the questions. Oh how he can see the pride of the students crashing. He can see Tsuna glaring at the test, without a doubt reading the secret message in its contents.

He noticed Gokudera close his booklet after 10 minutes. He didn't expect anything less. Gokudera was born and raised in Italy so there is no way that he won't perfect the exam. He scanned the class again and noticed Haru, though having a little bit of a hard time, answered the questions with little difficulty. On either side of her, he can see Kurokawa and the younger Sasagawa answering in the same manner as Haru. 'As expected of Tsuna's family.' Dino thought. A few moments after, he saw Tsuna close his booklet and began playing with his pencil. He stayed in his seat as he waited for his other guardians to finish. Fifteen minutes later, he saw Chrome closing her booklet, waiting for her boss to stand up and leave before she does the same. Twenty minutes later, he saw Yamamoto close his booklet with a smile on his face. As if sensing this, Tsuna stood up from his seat and submitted his paper, his guardians doing the same thing. They all exited the classroom and went to where Reborn is. A few moments later, Haru, Kyoko and Hana also rose from their seats and gave their paper to Dino.

"Dino-san, do you know where Tsuna-kun and the others went to?" Kyoko asked as she handed her paper to Dino.

"If you managed to finish the exam, you should know where they are right now." Dino said, smiling at them. Kyoko nodded in understanding and exited the room with Hana and Haru beside her.

Dino looked back at the remainder of the class and smirked. 'There's no way they can score 70% let alone, finish the exam. I'd have to talk to Reborn after this though I'm sure the 70% threat is just to pressure the students. But if not, then I'd have to persuade him. Not letting the class join the trip would be going against the Ninth's orders.' Dino mused.

"So, how was the exam?" Reborn said, sipping a cup of espresso. According to the hints given in the exam, the location of the hitman is the Disciplinary Office.

"'The head of the clam is a no-good tuna.', 'The mafia is going to be ruled by a tuna.' what kind of questions are those?" Tsuna said, closing the door behind him and his guardians.

"Those were not the questions, Dame-Tsuna. Those were the answer to the questions." Reborn said, taking another sip on his espresso. Tsuna just glared at him and continued to stand in the doorway.

"What are you lot standing there for? Take a seat so I could begin." Reborn said. As if noticing their thoughts, he added, "I asked Hibari for permission to use this room. He's currently patrolling the school grounds so Kusakabe will be his representative for this meeting. Kyoko will be Ryohei's representative as he is currently in class."

"Eh? What's going on? I heard my name." Kyoko said, entering the Disciplinary Office with Haru and Hana.

"Don't worry about it. Just listen to the meeting then tell your brother afterwards what we talked about." Reborn said, gesturing for the new arrivals to sit down.

"So? What did you find out?" Tsuna said, crossing his legs and leaning in close to Reborn, a pose he always take when listening to reports.

"The rat we've marked has begun to scuttle around the sewers. The rat sold information to another bigger rat regarding the location of the Vongola Tenth heir. However, the information only states that the heir attends Namimory High. Information about the name, the appearance, and the year level and section were not disclosed. Nono thinks they'll cause a ruckus a few days before the inheritance ceremony. His counter measure is that we send your class to Italy so that those who know you directly will be under the roof of Vongola and will be protected much better. Also, chances of anybody outside your section knowing you is slim as we've been doing what we can to keep a low profile. If asked about Vongola Decimo, they would not know because they do not know you. To keep guard of the school while we're away, Nono thought of sending allies to protect Namimory. Shamal is already here as a nurse. Personally, I think he's more than enough to handle them but we can never be too sure so we've asked the other ex-Arcobalenos, with the exception of Uni and myself, to guard the school grounds as well as your families. We can't ask other allied familigias because the rats would become suspicious, especially if an allied family is absent on the inheritance ceremony of Vongola Decimo." Reborn said.

"But if they do not know my name, why send my class to a trip? Wouldn't that just expose them to danger? And what about the familigia Dino-san is supposed to spy on? What became of it?" Tsuna said.

"We don't know if someone will sell information regarding your name and your connections. Nono thinks that it will be a matter of time before somebody got wind that you are the Decimo. So as precautionary measures, we'll send those who are directly connected to you to Italy so that they'll be on Vongola territory and Vongola's allies are close at hand. People outside of your class don't know you by name anyway so it's safe to assume that when the rats ask about you, Sawada Tsunayoshi, no one will be able to answer. If we keep your class here and a spy comes to ask around, then your class has a high potential of being held hostage. And regarding the Guido familigia, I left it in the care of Milliefiore as their location is nearest them. They're not making any moves yet but my hunch is that they were the ones who bought information regarding your location." Reborn said.

"Guido family, a close ally of the Giagolo family. I will not be surprised if it really is them who bought that information." Tsuna said, leaning on the couch, "Hmm… If we can just send the Arcobaleno here to protect the school, there will be no need to bring the whole class to Italy."

"Always think of the worst case, Dame-Tsuna. A boss should be prepared for any kind of situation and make a decision that gives the best outcome. Personally, that's what I also suggested to Nono. But after careful consideration, he does have a point. We Arcobaleno are also human, and thus we also make mistakes. And if the lives of many civilians are at stake, we cannot allow a single mistake to pass through." Reborn said, tilting his fedora down. Tsuna pondered over the information carefully, Even if his classmates don't treat him nicely, they are still civilians and as a boss who is aiming for peace, he can't allow civilians to be endangered.

"But, Reborn-san, if we bring them to the inheritance ceremony, aren't we exposing Tsuna-sama as Vongola Decimo to them?" Gokudera said, taking the moment to voice out his thoughts.

"Gokudera's right, kid. And if that happens, wouldn't they all be required to take up the omerta? I doubt that anyone from class will be willing to exchange his life for Tsuna." Yamamoto said, also voicing his concerns. Reborn smirked at the two. They really are his students for being able to take into account every scenario.

"That's what I also told the Ninth. But he only told me, 'Everything's going to be alright. I think that when Tsunayoshi-kun takes up the mantle, nobody will be able to go successfully against him, let alone, hold his classmates as hostages. And I think all his enemies will be silenced before they can even threaten them.' Besides, whether we like it or not, they are already involved because of their connection as you as your classmates, hence putting them in the indirect protection of Vongola. Personally, I think Nono just really wants to meet his grandson's classmates." Reborn said, taking a sip from his now cold espresso. Tsuna pondered over the information and realized something.

"Wait, you said we'll be staying in Palermo, right?" Tsuna said, leaning slightly towards the hitman.

"Indeed," Reborn said, a smirk making its way to the hitman's lips. He knew where this conversation is going.

"But, Palermo… That's where-"

"Yes, Palermo is Vongola's main headquarters." Reborn said, cutting off his student.

"B-but, Reborn! Why at Vongola HQ? Why not in our headquarters in Florence? Or in our rest house in Milan? Or why not anywhere except Palermo?" Tsuna said, slowly reverting back to his persona being Dame-Tsuna. Reborn sighed. Looks like he still needs to shape his student up some more.

"Because, Dame-Tsuna, no enemy will be stupid enough to enter Sicily, Vongola's territory. And I forgot to tell you, but the actual inheritance ceremony will be in Florence. So we can't use that headquarters to house the students as the staff are busy preparing the place for the ceremony." Reborn said, as-a-matter-of-factly.

"W-what? The ceremony is in Florence? How are we going to bring the class there? And what about the security? You said Palermo will be safe for the students because it's Vongola's headquarters and now you want to bring the students to Florence for the ceremony." Tsuna said, fidgeting in his seat. He would've tugged at his hair but the hitman will shoot him for his 'un-boss like' behavior (not that his fidgeting is any better than tugging his hair).

"Because, Baka-Dame-Tsuna, Sicily is only open for Vongola and its close alliances. How else are we going to invite other familigias if we can't grant them access? We need to be extremely careful with letting other familigia in our territory. And don't worry about the security. All of Vongola's allies will be concentrated in Florence so the students are going to be well-protected." The hitman said, suppressing the urge to pull out his gun and shoot his student. Looks like he needs to add another notch up the brunette's training.

"But, Reborn-san, how are we going to travel to Florence discreetly?" Gokudera asked the hitman.

"Who knows." Reborn playfully replied. He had been given strict orders by the Ninth to keep that little piece of information from his grandson and his guardians. The old boss has a plan of his own and the hitman is not about to mess that up. Tsuna just sighed, too used to the hitman's antics of keeping information from them.

"'Who knows', he says." Tsuna muttered under his breath.

"Hmm? What's that, Dame-Tsuna? I can't quite hear you." Reborn said, flashing his gun.

"Nothing, oh great and wise Hitman-san." Tsuna said. Before the hitman could shoot him, he continued talking.

"Looks like there's no helping it then. I personally don't like it, but as of the moment, taking the class with us is our best course of action. As for other familigias that are allied to Giagolo and Guido, send a spy to monitor their movements. If there is nothing more to discuss, this meeting is adjourned." The Decimo said, uncrossing his legs and feeling lucky to have avoided being shot.

"Ah. I almost forgot Tsuna. The Shimon sends their regards and would like you to know that they're doing fine. They look forward to seeing you when you go back to Italy as they are too busy to give you a call." Reborn said, pouring himself another cup of espresso. Tsuna smiled at the news that his best friend, Enma, is doing great in Italy. He was beginning to wonder why the redhead wasn't calling these past few weeks. Looks like he'd have to call him to update him of their upcoming visit.

"And Dame-Tsuna, we're going to train later." Reborn said, smirking at his student's paled and horror-stricken face.

The bell signaling the end of first period resounded and they exited the Disciplinary Office, shedding their mafia personas and going back to their lives as high school students.


Author's note: And that's chapter 4. Please do leave your comments, your constructive criticisms, and the likes via your reviews. Reviews make me warm and fluffy and make me want to update soon. But for now, ciao!