Lily: I'm sorry if this sounds arrogant, but I'm pretty proud of myself for getting out so many chapters in such a short period of time!

Shiro: Enjoy it while it lasts. This is just a creative streak your having, you'll hit a wall soon. That or school will stop you.

Lily: T^T You're so negative, and whaddidya go and remind me that school is starting soon for?

Shiro: (rolls eyes) I'm being realistic.

Lily: When Tsuna initially goes into dying will mode I don't have her burst out of her clothes like in the anime and manga.

Shiro: By the way, thank you COnFuSEd for noticing the blip, that was my bad. I was messing with Lily a bit before the upload and forgot to change that back.

Lily: (still pouting and irritated)

Shiro: I said sorry

Lily: Whatever, anyways

lovelyanimeangel- I feel like Daemon and Mukuro are perverts so yes!

Also thank you animefreak Beth14, Kichou, and Blueberryxn for commenting.

And thanks to everyone who has read this story and added it to your favorites or alerts page! ^_^

Shiro: R&R Disclaimer: we do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn! Enjoy.

Chapter 4: Your Tutor has a Gun

With Tsuna's and Giotto's relationship patched up things continued as before. Though Giotto and his friends came home with injuries now and then or went missing for a few days at a time, Tsuna was no longer afraid.

Tsuna is now attending Namimori Junior High and Giotto and company are attending Nami U, a prestigious university. They still see each other from time to time, but with Giotto's school and "job", his visits are more like every other week.

Most people call Tsuna by her nickname, Dame-Tsuna, and she doesn't have any friends at her school. It wasn't because she wasn't cute, no one could deny that Tsuna was on par with the school's idol Kyoko. It was because everyone believed Tsuna's inability to do anything would be contagious. As a result Tsuna was still the victim of bullies.

Tsuna's grades were terrible, and even though she could have gotten help from Giotto, Tsuna was embarrassed with just how useless she was so she hid that piece of information from him. However Nana was getting rather tired of Tsuna's poor marks, so when she saw a flyer for an at home tutor she called right away…

"Tsu-chan wake up or you'll be late for school!" Nana said while shaking her daughter awake. Tsuna looked around blearily before her eyes focused on the clock on her desk.

"Hiiiiiiiiiee!" Tsuna squealed, "I'm gonna be late!" She rushed around the room to get ready.

Nana giggled. "By the way Tsu-chan a home tutor is coming today"

"Home Tutor!" Tsuna yelled.

"There was this interesting flyer in the mailbox!" Nana said smiling as she took out a piece of paper and began reading, "Will raise your kid to be the new leader of the next generation. Grade and subject doesn't matter, Reborn," she finished. "Isn't it great? I've never seen a promotion like this before!"

"It smells like a scam," Tsuna huffed.

"This person is probably from a professional business school for young adults. I've always wanted a teacher like this for you!" Nana said with her hands clasped together, like in prayer, in front of her.

"Don't make up your own image of him," Tsuna said while sighing in exasperation. "I refuse to have a tutor okay! I'm not good at anything I do anyways! Ack! I have to go!" Tsuna ran out her door to the stairs, tripping halfway down and finally landing upside down.

"Ciaossu!" A little voice squeaked.

Tsuna looked over to see an infant wearing a suit, yellow pacifier, and fedora. There was also a chameleon resting on the hat.

"Ara, ara! Who's kid are you?" Nana said coming down the stairs.

"I'm the Home Tutor, Reborn." The child stated.

"Pftt!" Tsuna broke into a fit of laughter. "I was wondering who made that ridiculous flyer! Sorry little baby boy, but there's nothing I can learn from you." Tsuna said through her giggles.

Suddenly the little baby names Reborn grabbed her arm and twisted.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I give! I give!" Tsuna cried.

"Hm, don't irritate me I'm the world's greatest hitman." Reborn said while Tsuna rubbed her shoulder. "I'm here to turn you into an amazing mafia boss."

Tsuna stared at the infant, utterly lost. She sighed and stood up dusting herself off.

"You're taking this calmer than I expected you would," Reborn remarked.

"Of course! Who's going to believe such nonsense? Aah! Forget this I'm late!" Tsuna shrieked and ran out the door shouting back to her mother, "I'm leaving!"

Tsuna ran all the way to school, running into class just as the bell rang. She sighed in relief and ignored the giggles of her classmates as she took her seat. And so began the day of Dame-Tsuna. She tripped several times through the halls as well as up and down stairs; came in last place when the class ran laps; answered incorrectly in math; got detention in English for falling asleep; and tripped and nearly killed the science teacher with the scalpel she was supposed to use to dissect a frog.

Tsuna sighed as she made her way home, glad that school had finally ended. "You really are completely useless," a familiar high pitched voice said behind her. Tsuna looked around slowly.

"What are you doing here little kid? What if you got lost?" Tsuna demanded.

"I'm a hitman, there's no way I would get lost," Reborn stated matter-of-factly. Tsuna sighed.

"Kyaaa," someone squealed. Tsuna turned around to see Kyoko jogging up. Kyoko squatted in front of Reborn. "You're so cute! Why are you dressed in a suit?"

"Because I'm a hitman," Reborn replied.

Tsuna freaked at this, she ran over and put her hands over Reborn's mouth to prevent him from anything further about being in the mafia. "He's my cousin visiting from Italy, and I put him in the suit cause it looked cute, yeah that's it," Tsuna laughed nervously.

Kyoko giggled. "Ok, bye bye!" She turned and left.

It wasn't until she rounded a corner that Tsuna breathed out in relief and Reborn twisted her arm.

"Iiii-t-t-t-t! Uncle! Uncle! I give! I give! I give!" Tsuna begged.

"Don't touch me," Reborn warned before finally releasing her.

'Aaaah! I can't even beat and infant,' Tsuna thought as she rubbed her newly injured arm.

"Of course not, I'm a hitman after all," Reborn said.

"…huh? No way…you read my thoughts?" Tsuna demanded. Reborn kicked her in the stomach.

"I'm proficient in the art of mind reading," the baby informed her then continued walking back to the Sawada residence.

~The next day~

"Hiiiiiee! I'm gonna be late!" Tsuna squealed as she got ready for school. Tsuna ran out of the house. "Ugh! It's no good no matter how fast I run I won't make it in time, which means Hibaari-san will bite me to death!"

"Then do it with your dying will," a voice said next to her. Tsuna stopped and back tracked.

"What are you doing here Reborn?" Tsuna asked loudly. "Wait, dying will?"

"Reborn held up a red bullet with an angry flame on it. If I shoot you with this, you'll be able to use your dying will." Reborn reached up to the chameleon which transformed into a green and black gun.

"What the-! What is that lizard thing?" Tsuna gaped.

"This is my pet chameleon Leon. He can change into anything I want," Reborn said as he pointed the gun at Tsuna.

"Wah-wait! Wait! Wait! If you shoot me I'll die!" Tsuna yelled as she waved her hands in front of her and backed away quickly.

"Exactly. Now die." Reborn shot Tsuna in the head.

Tsuna fell backwards, then suddenly jumped up with a flame on her forehead looking angry. "I'll make it to school using my dying will," Tsuna declared in a battle yell. She took off running making it to the school grounds with 10 minutes to spare before the bell. As the flame wore off Tsuna tripped and with her horrible luck she accidentally pushed down Kyoko along with her.

"Ouch!" Kyoko cried.

"Oh no! Are you ok Sasagawa-san?" Tsuna asked in concern.

"Of course she's not alright," Mochida, who had been walking with Kyoko, yelled at Tsuna. He helped up Kyoko, who was holding her wrist.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking, and then I tripped." Tsuna tried to apologize and explain.

"You fool just get out of the way," Mochida pushed Tsuna aside so that he could escort Kyoko to the infirmary.

Tsuna waited out in the courtyard, meanwhile Reborn explained to her about the bullet and how it brought out her dying will. But that information was too much and too confusing so Tsuna went up to the class. When she looked around the room she noticed that Kyoko wasn't back yet. Kyoko managed to get back before class started, but there wasn't enough time for Tsuna to approach her. When lunch came around Tsuna didn't get the chance to approach her right away because of the pack of her admirers who went to see if their precious idol was alright. When she finally saw her chance, Tsuna took a deep breath and approached Kyoko. "A-ano, Sasagawa-san," she said nervously. Kyoko looked up at her. Tsuna blushed in embarrassment, but continued, "I-I just wanted to say that I didn't mean to push you this morning and that-"

The door to the classroom slammed open. A group of boys on the other side spotted Tsuna. "You! Dame-Tsuna, Mochida-senpai has challenged you to a duel!" They declared and pulled her away. They entered the gym and pushed the struggling Tsuna toward the middle.

"You bitch! You tried to get rid of our idol on purpose and for that I'll get revenge for Kyoko-chan," Mochida declared for all of the students who had gather in the gym to hear.

"I-I-I d-didn't d-d-d-do i-it o-o-on p-p-p-purpose," Tsuna stuttered, terrified with the way things were turning out.

"Hmph, like any of us would believe you." Mochida tossed a bamboo sword to Tsuna's feet. "Since I'm the captain of the kendo team and you're just an amateur I made the rules nice and simple so that even an idiot like you can understand. All you have to do is hit me with that sword once to get a point and you win. The prize will be Kyoko-chan!"

"You jerk! She's a human being not an object for you to possess," Tsuna yelled at him in outrage, momentarily forgetting her fear. But it was short lived courage and she started shaking again quickly as she looked down at the sword.

"Hmph, just pick up your sword so that we can battle," Mochida sneered at her. 'There's no way for her to win, the judge is one of my followers. No matter what happens he won't raise Sawada's flag,' Mochida smirked.

Reborn sat watching from the beams near the ceiling. Noting how Tsuna became more confident and had a stronger appearance when she stuck up for a friend. He called Leon down from his perch on Reborn's hat and transformed into a gun.

Meanwhile, unable to see any way out, Tsuna bent down and shakily picked up the wooden sword. As soon as she was upright Mochida charged, knocking the sword back out of her hands and Tsuna flying back a little. Tsuna was shaking horribly and tears dotted the edge of her eyes.

"Ha, ha, ha!" Mochida laughed, "Is that all you can do?" He pointed his sword at her.

There was a bang and Tsuna fell backwards. Everyone started to murmur wandering what Mochida had done.

"Ha! She's even more pathetic than I thought! She must have fainted from fear!" Mochida laughed again.

Suddenly Tsuna jumped up. "I will defeat you with my dying will," Tsuna yelled. Mochida swung at her, but Tsuna caught his sword and twisted it out of his grip. She used her newly possessed sword to hit Mochida on the chest. The two looked up at the ref.

"Didn't see anything so it doesn't count," the boy said smirking.

Tsuna then sent a barrage of attacks at Mochida, but the ref wouldn't call any of them. The other students were starting to protest, saying that Tsuna had earned her point and that Mochida-senpai was cheating. Tsuna, having enough of it, kicked Mochida in his armor covered abs sending him flying backwards and landing on his back. Tsuna help him down with one foot and pointed the bamboo sword at Mochida's neck. She looked up once more. The ref was obviously frightened now and raised Tsuna's flag. And not a moment too late, because the flame on Tsuna's forehead faded away. She sighed. The other students came rushing up to Tsuna congratulating her and telling her how impressed they were.

"Eto, Sawada-san?" A soft voice called from behind. Tsuna turned around to see Kyoko smiling nervously. "Um, I just wanted to see if you were alright. I wanted to earlier, but every time I tried people came to ask me if I was ok. I also want to thank you for sticking up for me when Mochida-senpai called me the prize"

"Ah!, no, no, no! It was no problem and I'm so sorry Sasagawa-san, I really didn't mean to knock you over. I don't like to fight or see anyone get hurt."

Kyoko smiled, "I'm so glad. Ano, may I call you Tsuna-chan?"

"Sure," Tsuna said smiling brightly.

"Okay! And you can call me Kyoko-chan if you like. By the way Tsuna-chan you look a lot cuter when you smile. You should do it more often." Tsuna blushed at this.

When Tsuna got home she was greeted with a smiling Giotto.

"Gio-nii!" she exclaimed excitedly. Tsuna ran over and hugged Giotto with all her might.

"Hey there Tsu-chan," he said happily. Abruptly Giotto looked up and tugged Tsuna behind him. "I know you're there, come out!" Giotto spoke in Italian.

"Hmph, good job" Reborn replied, also in Italian, He popped out of a pot dressed as a plant. "As I would expect from the Boss of Il Cielo per Sempre Famiglia"

"What are you doing here Vongola hitman?" Giotto glared at Reborn who had returned to his usual attire.

"That is none of your concern," Reborn said menacingly.

"If you're here to hurt Tsuna then I'll kill you where you stand now," Giotto growled.

"Careful, you don't want to start a war. Besides I'm here to protect and raise Tsuna." Reborn said.

"She doesn't need you Vongola scum, get away from here and Tsuna," Giotto snarled at Reborn.

"I'm not someone you can defeat so easily," Reborn said calmly. Leon transformed into a gun, which Reborn pointed at Giotto.

"Stop it Reborn!" Tsuna cried out and jumped out in front of Giotto protectively. She had been confused because they were speaking in another language and mentioning her name, but when she saw Reborn pointing the gun at Giotto she couldn't sit still anymore. "It's one thing if you point that thing at me, but I won't let you hurt Gio-nii."

"Gio-nii?" Reborn asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes! Giotto nii-san is like my big brother, and I won't let you hurt him." Tsuna glared at Reborn.

Giotto watched the exchange. Apparently Tsuna didn't know much, and hopefully wasn't involved. He glanced down at his watch. "Crap, I'm gonna be late!" Giotto hugged Tsuna, "I'm sorry Tsu-chan, but I've got to go. I just wanted to let you know I'm free this Sunday and wanted to know if you wanted to come with me and the others."

"Of course!" Tsuna said immediately, "and I'm sorry about Reborn."

"It's nothing, I'll see you. Oh and Tsuna! If there's anything you need, I'll always be there to protect you okay?" Tsuna nodded and smiled. Giotto gave her a tentative smile, before he shot one last glare at Reborn and drove off.

Reborn smirked. Their relationship was interesting and may become beneficial in the future.

"Reborn! What were you and Gio-nii talking about?" Tsuna demanded.

"Nothing," reborn replied shortly.

"But Gio-nii was so mad and even you seemed on edge," Tsuna insisted.

Reborn studied her then smirked again before hoping up onto her shoulder. "I'll tell you if you score higher than 80 on your math test tomorrow."

Tsuna paled, she had completely forgotten about the test.

For future reference if something is in bold, that just means that they are speaking another language. There will usually be a note letting the reader know what language it it.

Ciaossu: A combination of Japanese and Italian hello (Lily: I've only ever heard Reborn say this)

Dame: Useless or no good

Eto/Ano: Um

Il Cielo per Sempre Famiglia: The Forever Sky Family

nii-san: Big brother- (Gio-nii= big Brother Giotto)

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Lily: Hope you liked it! Please R&R

Shiro: Hmph.

Lily: You sound a little like Hibari or Aluade.

Shiro: Better not let them catch you saying that.

Lily: (gulps and sweats)

Shiro: Hey isn't there something you wanted to mention? It starts with and R27

Lily: uuuuhh...oh yeah! Shiro came up with this great idea and I'm turning it into a story for her! It's called "Arcobaleno Trust" feel free to check it out! I'll also have a new story coming out soon called "Déjà Vu Love".

Shiro: Please R&R, annyeonghi gasibsio

Lily: Bye Bi!