"FAMIGLIA"
Chapter 3: Returning Japan
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XX Namimori, Japan XX
A man in dark grey suit leaned against the wall of a certain house, seemed to be waiting for someone. His silver hair glimmered under the sunlight and his green eyes shone dangerously at anyone who dared to look at him, a cigarette at the corner of his mouth.
"Gokudera Hayato, what's with that scary look of yours?" a feminine voice spoke from behind him and the man turned. His girlfriend, shoulder length chestnut haired Miura Haru, wearing a pink knee length dress stood at her house gate with her hands on her hips, glaring at him. Gokudera shrugged his shoulder.
"C'mon, let's get going." Gokudera said and placed his arm around Haru. They had been going out for three years now and she still liked to nag on him, not that he did not like her nagging; her nagging was annoyingly cute.
Walking down the road together, Haru stared at the blue sky with a sad look in her eyes. It had been five long years since Tsuna went to Italy. In actual, Tsuna was only supposed to stay in Italy for a few months.
"I wonder if Tsuna will be there." Haru said and looked at her boyfriend who smiled sadly.
Gokudera recalled that day when they received a call from Tsuna five years ago. Him, Yamamoto Takeshi, Sasagawa Ryohei were all having dinner at Tsuna's house when they received the call. It was a call to inform them the death of Vongola Ninth .
"I will be staying in Italy from now on." Tsuna said over the phone, his voice sounded very sad.
"Tsuna, are you sure?" Iemitsu asked and placed his arm around his crying wife Nana. They had placed the phone on speaker mode.
"Yes, I'm afraid I may not be able to write letters or call you all very often now since I have decided to…" Tsuna said and his voice trailed off.
"Tenth! Please wait for me there, I will be coming to you soon!" Gokudera said. The news of Vongola Ninth's death still shocked him.
"…No, Gokudera. Stay in Japan. Dad, I need you to make sure everyone stay in Japan and do not come to Italy." Tsuna said firmly.
"But…son, why? I'm sure it would be better if you have someone…" Iemitsu said but was cut off by Tsuna saying.
"I have Varia here. I need the Vongola to guard those I care in Japan, Dad. Please understand why I need this." Tsuna plead.
"Tsuna, will you okay there all by yourself?" Yamamoto asked.
"…I will be. Thank you, Yamamoto, everyone."
That was the last call or communication they received from Tsuna within all these years. Although Tsuna's father had wanted to go into Italy to investigate what was happening to Tsuna, but orders from higher up rejected his entry into Italy.
"I'm not sure…I do hope he will be there." Gokudera said and the both of them continued walking down the road towards Yamamoto Takeshi's fathers' sushi restaurant. Today was the reunion for Namimori High students. All of Tsuna's classmates would be there.
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Gokudera Hayato and Miura Haru went into the sushi restaurant and were greeted by none other than Yamamoto Takeshi and Sasagawa Ryohei. Yamamoto was wearing the restaurant uniform with a robe tied around his head while Ryohei was wearing a formal black suit with bright yellow silk tie.
"Welcome, Gokudera, Haru. Seem like you both make it on time." Yamamoto said and grinned.
"Isn't that tie a bit too bright for you, turf-head?" Gokudera said and smirked.
"What? You have something to say to the tie my fiancee bought for me?" Ryohei said and raised his wrapped hands before him in boxing style.
"Yea, kid. You have something to about the tie I bought?" Kurokawa Hana said with a dangerous look in her eyes. She had her hair cut short to shoulder length and slight curled. She was wearing a red knee length off shoulder dress. The diamond ring shone brightly on her finger.
"Hana! You look beautiful!" Haru said and went to stand beside Hana. The two girls started chatting with each others, totally forgetting the guys with them. Gokudera sighed and gave up. His green eyes scanned the restaurant and became saddened when he did not see Tsuna there.
"He is not coming back, huh?" Gokudera said softly and looked down at the floor. He had hoped his boss would at least came back to celebrate the reunion with them.
"Maybe he is busy?" Yamamoto said, trying to cheer him up but failed. Since their last call, it was as if Tsuna had gone missing in a sudden. He too wondered what had happened to him. Yamamoto Takeshi just hoped Tsuna would be alright wherever he was.
"Well…can't be help if Sawada is busy. Let's sit down." Ryohei said and placed his arms around Yamamoto and Gokudera's shoulders, laughing when Gokudera shrugged off his arms and went ahead.
Suddenly the door flied open and someone rushed in. Gokudera and the others stared at the door in hope.
"Sorry I'm late!" Sasagawa Kyoko said and panted. Her long honey hair fell around her shoulder and she was wearing a yellow knee length dress.
Gokudera's face fell when he realized it was not Tsuna. Yamamoto and Ryohei along with Haru and Hana went on to greet Kyoko.
"Kyoko, are you alright? Did you come here straight away from the airport?" Hana asked and gave her best friend a tight hug. It had been two weeks since they last met.
"Kindda, am I late?" Kyoko asked and retuned the hug.
"You are just in time, let's sit down." Haru said before giving Kyoko a hug as well.
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Outside not far from the restaurant, a black limo stopped by the road side. The driver, a man in black suit wearing dark sun glasses stepped out and went to the back to open the car door for someone.
"Il capo, lei sicuro lei vuole andare in solo?"
"Boss, you sure you want to go in alone?" the man said and stepped aside to let the person inside the car to step out. An auburn haired man in white suit stepped out.
"È bello. Ritornare all'hotel. Andrò alla casa oggi."
"It is fine. Go back to the hotel. I will be going home today." Sawada Tsunayoshi, tenth boss of the Vongola Family said and straightened his white suit. It had been almost five years since he left Japan and it really felt good to return. Tsuna took a deep breath and sighed. He missed everything here.
Few weeks ago, he received a letter from Gokudera Hayato regarding a reunion party for all Namimori High students in Yamamoto's father's restaurant. At first he thought of rejecting the invitation because he scared he might endangered all of them by going into places that were so public. He was after all, a mafia boss.
Since becoming boss, Tsuna had experienced several attempt of assassinations and attacks of rival families. However…although the attacks seemed very much lessened now, he still worried about his friends getting attacked. Then Xanxus came into the picture and literally kicked him out of the Vongola Mansion.
"Go back to Japan before you explode, scum." Xanxus had said to him. Indeed in these few years he had overworked himself and barely had time to relax. Then someone also encouraged him to go back for a little vacation. In the end, he accepted the invitation. However he did not tell Gokudera or anyone in Japan. He wanted to surprise them.
"…e non mi segue."
"…and do not follow me." Tsuna disliked stalkers.
"Capito, boss."
"Understood, boss." The man said and bowed slightly before going back into the car and drove away.
Taking another deep breath, Tsuna calmed his excitement and started walking towards the restaurant with a huge smile on his face. He wondered how his friends would react at seeing him.
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"Kyoko, we heard you are currently undergoing training to become a teacher?" one of the guys sitting around Kyoko said. Kyoko smiled awkwardly and nodded her head. Her brother had gotten slightly drunk and was fist fighting with Gokudera. Hana and Haru were trying to stop them, leaving Kyoko alone at the table surrounded by guys who tried to take advantage with their absence.
"What subject will you be teaching, Kyoko?" another guy asked and leaned nearer towards Kyoko and she leaned further away.
"Mathematics and English, and some other minor subjects." Kyoko said with a small smile. She wanted to leave but that would be rude.
"Hahaha…talking about those subjects…hey, do you guys still remember that useless guy in our class...what's his name again?" one of them said and laughed.
"Oh…you mean dame-Tsuna. Haha…I still remember when our English teacher ask him to translate "This is a pencil"…he translated into "I am a pencil." Hahaha…" another guy said and laughed, missing the sad look on Kyoko's face.
"I did not see him here today. I wonder what he is doing now." One of the guys said.
"Probably being useless as usual. Hahaha…"
Kyoko frowned. These guys were not in the same school as Tsuna when he was in high school. If they had been in the same school with Tsuna during senior high, they would not be calling him dame-Tsuna. She wondered how Tsuna was. There were no words regarding Tsuna at all within these five years.
She had written him letters but there were no replies. According to Haru, Gokudera and the others had tried to visit him in Italy but their pass into Italy was denied. It was as if someone did not want them to enter into Italy or being near Tsuna at all.
"That's something funny also. I heard a rumor saying that you actually dated that dame-Tsuna. But that's a joke, right?" one of the guys said and laughed.
"That's…" Kyoko started to protest but stopped when she saw a familiar shadow at the paper door of the restaurant. Her honey colored eyes widened when the door slid open and revealed the person she missed the most. She stood up and shouted out.
'Tsuna!"
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"spiacente sono tardi…eh?"
"Sorry I'm late…eh?" Tsuna's amber eyes widened when he took in the scene before him. Gokudera and Ryohei were fighting in the middle of the celebration, looking at the color of their faces, they seemed to be drunk. Beside them, two young women were trying to stop their fights. Is that Haru and Kurokawa?
"Tsuna!" a feminine voice called out and he smiled when he saw Kyoko.
Tsuna watched as Kyoko got out from her seat and ran towards him with tears in her eyes. She was still as beautiful as he remembered, no, more beautiful now. Then suddenly Tsuna's eyes widened when he saw a tea cup came flying towards her from the side.
"Kyoko!"
Acting fast, Tsuna ran towards Kyoko and grabbed her by her arm and jumped aside. The tea cup missed Kyoko by an inch and hit the wall; the sound of shattering glasses alerted everyone. When he was sure there were no more flying objects around them, he released the young woman's arm gently, failing to notice the blush on her cheeks.
"Hey! What happened…" Yamamoto came out from the kitchen holding a huge sashimi dish asked but his voice trailed off when his eyes got in contact with Tsuna. The sashimi almost fell to the ground if not for Yamamoto's father who followed behind him.
"TSUNA!" Yamamoto said loudly and jumped over the counter. He ran until he reached Tsuna and placed his hands on Tsuna's shoulder, hard. Tsuna winced mentally.
"TSUNA! YOU ARE BACK!" Yamamoto said again and grinned happily. Then he placed his arm around Tsuna's shoulder, pulling him along to the still fighting duo. When they reached their side, Hana and Haru noticed Tsuna. Her eyes immediately became teary and she wanted to rush forward but Tsuna motioned her not to. He wanted to surprise them.
"Hey, both of you, stop fighting now. Both of you are acting like the young Lambo, you know?" Tsuna said with a smile. Surprisingly, he also missed the annoying cow child.
"HUH? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TAL…." Gokudera shouted. He was in a very bad mood and wanted to fight. He turned to glare at the person who dared to compare him to the jerk Lambo but he froze when he saw who it was.
"Tenth?" Gokudera whispered unbelievably. His scowl broke into a huge smile but then a punch came and sent him flying towards a nearby table. Everything black out afterwards but he thought he heard his boss calling him.
"Hieee…! Gokudera?"
Ahh…his boss has returned.
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Tsuna sat uncomfortably on the sofa in his house's living room, with his mother Sawada Nana scolding him and crying at him at the same time. His father, Sawada Iemitsu was nodding at every word his wife said.
He knew over these five years his father tried to get in contact with him, he also received letters almost everyday from his mother and friends, but he did not dare to reply. There were people out there marking him as their target and he did not want to bring danger to his family in Japan. He did not want to lose anyone important anymore. Unnoticed by his parents, Tsuna's amber eyes became dull when he recalled something. After what happened four years ago…
"You could at least give us a call!" Nana said and pulled Tsuna into a tight hug. She missed her son. Tsuna snapped out of his thought and blushed.
"Mom…sorry." Tsuna said softly and his eyes softened. Placing his arms around his mother's shaking body; he apologized over and over again. He too, had missed them severely.
After a while, Nana let go of Tsuna and sat down beside him. Iemitsu handed her a few pieces of tissues before sitting down before Tsuna as well.
"So, son, how long can you stay?" Iemitsu asked. He knew his son finally became a boss and would not stay in Japan for long. Although he could not enter into Italy, he had subordinates in Italy reporting to him, although very limited, he heard some rumors regarding his precious son.
"Hmm…I think around six months? Maybe longer…it depends." Tsuna replied with a sad smile. How he wished he could stay in Japan forever and not go back to Italy but he knew it was impossible.
"Can't we go back with you, Tsuna?" Nana asked with tears in her eyes. She did not want to separate from her son for so long again. She watched her son shook his head slowly and her heart fell.
"You can't, mom. Sicily is…it is not yet calmed down since Nono's death. I don't want any of you to be placed in danger." Tsuna said firmly with determination in his amber eyes.
Nana looked at his son. No longer was the young boy who would shriek at a small matter. No longer the young boy who would run away whenever there was a slight problem. No longer the young boy who would rely on his parents. Nana closed her eyes. His son was a grown man now and one who was full of heavy responsibilities.
"…Fine. I won't ask again. So, what would you like for dinner? I think we should call Gokudera, Yamamoto, and the others over for a feast, right?" Nana said with a smile and opened her eyes; no longer shining with tears but resolution. She would treasure the time she spend with her son.
"…Thanks, mom." Tsuna said and smiled. He turned to look at his dad who had remained quiet all the time and sweat dropped when he saw his dad was crying, touched by the scene between mother and son.
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Tsuna opened the door of his room and stepped into it. Looking around the small room, he smiled. Nothing had changed in his room; a single bed, a small table by the window, a TV and his play station.
Going to the window, Tsuna slid open the curtain, expecting dusk, but when none came, he smiled again. Seem like his mom had been cleaning his room everyday. He opened the window to let the air came in and he took in the sight before him.
The streets were still the same as the time he left Japan. His neighbors were still the same and he could still see the Chihuahua…more Chihuahua yapping at passerby. Tsuna smiled. He was no longer afraid of dogs. In fact, he himself had kept several dogs in the Vongola Mansion back in Sicily.
"Tsuna-nii…" a young man's voice sounded out. Tsuna turned around to stare at the browned haired brown eyed young man who just entered into his room.
"Fuuta, it's been a while." Tsuna said and smiled at the young man. Fuuta Delle Stelle, the boy he rescued from a bunch of Mafia ten years ago and had been staying in his house ever since. Fuuta was also known as the prince of ranking due to his ability to rank everything in the world in sequence.
"Tsuna-nii…although I have never told anyone about this…but my ranking…since four years ago…the ranking regarding the mafia world has changed rapidly and Tsuna-nii…" Fuuta said and looked at the man in white suit. He was like a big brother to him and he liked him. He was the first person to confuse and mess up his ranking.
Four years ago, he updated his ranking as usual but something happened to his book of rank. Not only did the numbers of mafia group was decreasing, the name of Vongola, especially Sawada Tsunayoshi kept appearing and was ranked top at most pages.
"Tsuna-nii, I do not know what happen to you in Italy and why is the mafia number decreasing…but you will tell us one day when you are ready, will you?" Fuuta asked. Noticing that Tsuna's expression froze for a moment when he mentioned the decreasing number of mafia in Italy. He felt that something had happened in Italy that involved Tsuna and Vongola but he did not dare to ask. But when Tsuna smiled at him, Fuuta mentally sighed in relieved. He thought Tsuna was angry but it seemed it was not.
"Thank you, Fuuta. But please don't mention this to the others." Tsuna said and watched the young man nodded his head in agreement. After an awkward moment of silence, Tsuna chuckled and sat down on the chair nearby.
"Come, tell me about everything that has happened while I was gone. I think I saw a ring on Kurokawa's finger this afternoon in the restaurant. Who is the man who dares to propose to her? By the way, where is Lambo and I-pin?" Tsuna said lightly.
Fuuta smiled and sat down on the ground. He was glad the awkward moment was broken. He trusted Tsuna and he trusted him that one day he would tell them the secrets he seemed to be hiding.
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A/N: That's all for today. This chapter is only about the first day Tsuna returns to Japan after five years. Their age range is the same as those future them during the fight with Byakuran Gesso. Meaning Tsuna and the others are 24 years old etc etc.
Many of you may not understand why I jump suddenly to this chapter after the previous one. Anyway, those things happen within the five years will be revealed in later chapters. All I can say is surprise is coming ~