Alaude didn't know what to do. He was curious. Very curious.

Giotto came back from the orphanage the other day in deep thought. Alaude wanted to know what exactly happened with the little rabbit. He doubted Giotto actually talked to her. He would have come back depressed if that was the case.

Which meant something else happened before he had the chance to talk to her, and Alaude wanted to know what. For some reason, the girl made him very curious. He tried going to see her various times by himself but every time, she would coldly send him off, or the kids would. He was not afraid of children, but he had dignity and pride, and those did not involve beating children. However, one of these days, the bomber brat, the raven with the tonfas, and the pineapple, were all going to be handcuffed to the top of the highest building in Italy. Little weaklings thought they could actually take him on separately. They couldn't even beat him all at once!

Even so, Alaude was determined to talk to her again. He couldn't care less about Giotto and his stupid problems. He felt something strong in the girl and he wanted to prove it. He was determined to see it for himself. She may be like a small rabbit but Alaude knew there was a fierce lioness inside, just waiting to be released. He could see it whenever she was definitely mad, like when she yelled at G when they first met. And he wanted to see more. He wanted to know more about her. He assumed it was just his nature. He was the head of the CEDEF, focussing on gathering information. Maybe that was the reason for his curiosity. He needed to know. He wasn't satisfied until he knew everything about her.

At this point, he didn't care what others thought about it - not that they even knew. He was going to find out more about her. He didn't care if Giotto was mad about it or not. He would not let the blond in the way of his information gathering.

That's all it was. Gathering information. Nothing more. He didn't like her. That wasn't possible. . . Right?

~.-.~

"Trash," a deep, raspy voice said.

Tsuna turned around happily, immediately knowing who it was that was behind her. She smiled brightly, something everyone noticed she hadn't been able to do in a while.

"Xanxus-nii!"

Everyone was in shock for various reasons. First of all, Tsuna had smiled so brightly for the first time in weeks. Sure she smiled and laughed, but everyone could tell she still wasn't truly happy. Second, she lunged at this scary looking man and hugged him. This man with very tanned skin with dark scars all over his body, spiky black hair, and red eyes like wine. And more, this scary looking man didn't push her away and patted her head. Yet he called her trash. Who was this guy anyway? The kids hadn't ever seen him before.

"I see you're still here trash. I would have thought someone would adopt you by now," Xanxus replied.

Tsuna buried her face in his chest. How she missed this so much. "I wouldn't let them take me. I'm happy right here," she said.

"Hn."

The people following Xanxus was dumbstruck. The usual grumpy, violent, and antisocial man was now showing affection to this girl. Did hell freeze over? they thought.

Finally, one of them broke the silence.

"VOOIIII! Who is this you stupid boss?"

Xanxus turned to glare at his second-in-command. His second-in-command and strategist had long white hair that reached down his back and silver eyes.

His good mood turned sour. It wasn't that he hated the group. He just didn't like them. . . Much.

"Shut up trash. You're annoying," Xanxus replied.

"Ushishishi. Has our boss gone soft on us," another voice asked. Xanxus turned his glare over to the blond who had a sly grin on his face. His hair was long and covered his eyes, making it so no one could tell exactly where he was looking. Oddly, he wore a tiara on his head. . .

"B-Boss. . . Who is she," asked a tall man. He looked. . . extremely creepy in Ryohei's words. His skin was tanned and his black hair was very spiky. His sideburns were in the shape of lightning bolts and he had piercing on his left eyebrow and on the left side of his lip. He was simply unappealing, and by the way he was glaring at Tsuna, he wasn't so friendly, which made the kids very worried. In truth, none of them seemed very friendly.

"How adorable! Hey boss, let me hug her," a flamboyant man cooed. One side of his head was a semi-long and green while on the other side was shaved brown hair. His eyes were hidden behind a pair of red-rimmed sunglasses and the hood of his coat was covered by large orange fur. He continued cooing about Tsuna, completely ignoring the others around him.

The final person stayed quiet, and Tsuna didn't expect more. She knew the last person very well and saw him quite frequently. His face was covered by his hood and we was completely hidden behind his cloak. The most one could see of him was he black boots and shoulder-length purple hair, along with a strange purple triangle tattoo on each cheek and a small frog on his head.

Tsuna immediately let go of Xanxus and hugged the boy in the cloak, surprising many. They were also surprised that he pat her head.

"Mammon-nii! I've missed you too," Tsuna said as she snuggled closer to him. Mammon continued patting her head with a small smile on his face. Tsuna was the only thing other than money that could make him smile. Of course, he wasn't really sure which he would choose when the time came.

"Long time no see Tsunayuki. You've gotten taller," he said.

Tsuna nodded happily before getting even more excited, her eyes almost sparkling. "Where is Colonello-nii, Skull, Lal, Fon-nii and Reborn?"

"They will be here in a few days most likely," Mammon replied. Tsuna was more than excited to see her "family" again. Other than the kids, these people were always with her. They were often at work so Tsuna barely saw them, but when she did, she would light up almost instantly. It made the kids a little jealous that they couldn't make Tsuna as happy so quickly but what could they do? These people grew up with people, and Tsuna had no doubt more of a connection with them than anyone else. Plus, they couldn't find the heart to really complain, not wanting to ruin the brunette's happiness that seemed so rare nowadays.

"Who will be here in a few days," a deep, baritone voice asked from behind them. Tsuna's eyes widened happily, instantly recognizing the before, before letting go of Mammon and lunging for the tall man behind them.

The tall man wore a perfect black suit with a white button-up dress shirt under and a black tie. His shoes were perfectly shined, without a scratch on them and his hair was black and spiky, with curly sideburns on the side of his face. He had no hair covering his forehead, and instead, settled with a black fedora with an orange stripe, pulled down enough to shade his eyes but not hide them, clearly showing his amusement as he captured the smaller girl in his arms and hugged her tightly around the waist. On top of his fedora, was a green chameleon with large yellow eyes.

"Reborn! I missed you so much," Tsuna exclaimed as she buried her head in the chest of her father figure and savior. Yes. Savior. When Tsuna was kidnapped, Reborn was the one to find her and save her. That was how she met him. After that incident, he taught her everything, from mathematics to english. Of course, he was a spartan-like tutor, but she still loved him. As a father of course.

She would never forget her real father, and she missed him dearly. However, Reborn was her replacement and filled in that void she felt in her heart. Of course, Luce was the one to fill in as her mother figure. Reborn was a spartan and could be very rough and violent at times, but the fact remained that whenever she needed him, Reborn was always there for her. Plus, he was old enough to be her father. Well, Tsuna wasn't really sure about that. For as long as she could remember, Reborn looked exactly the same. He looked like he was in his mid-twenties. But Tsuna knew better, even if after all these years, Reborn still refused to tell her his actual age.

"Its been a while Dame-Tsuna. Still taking care of the same kids I see," Reborn said as he stared at the kids with his black eyes. Some of the kids were glaring at him with either jealousy or suspicion while the others were grinning, screaming, of just looking confused. He smirked at the two boys that were glaring at him. One glared intensely while the other was glaring darkly at him but with a smirk on his face. How he loved to mess with these children.

Tsuna didn't respond and continue to keep snuggling closer to him, as if trying to make an indent in his chest just for her head. "Do you plan on letting go," Reborn asked. He had let go of her for a while now but she still clung to him. Tsuna only shook her head in response.

"I'm giving you three seconds to let go," Reborn said playfully. Tsuna would usually flinch at those words, but this time she didn't, which made him curious. For emphasis, he grabbed his chameleon, which transformed into a gun in his hand, and pointed it her. "Three. . . Two. . . One."

Nothing. Tsuna didn't budge and Reborn didn't shoot, already knowing something was wrong. Tsuna only clung to him like this when she was extremely upset about something or something bad had happened, and either one, Reborn didn't like.

The kids weren't surprised, nor did anything about Reborn pointing a gun at Tsuna. It happened whenever he was there. The only difference, was that Tsuna would run.

"Tell me what happened Tsuna," Reborn demanded. He was always able to read her like an open book, and the kids knew that as well.

Tsuna shook her head again. Why did Reborn have to know everything?

Xanxus and the rest of his gang watched with curiosity. Xanxus was a little upset that Tsuna was hugging Reborn more, but it was understandable and Xanxus knew better than to mess with Reborn. Xanxus lived in the orphanage when Tsuna was first taken there. At first, he hated her. She was a crybaby and a wimp. But eventually, after she talked back to him, unlike anyone else ever did, he decided to protect her. Reborn was often there for a while and watched over them, and became very attached to Tsuna. Xanxus however, was adopted a few years later, and hadn't gotten to see Tsuna much. Of course, he did visit whenever possible. When she had first arrived at the age of 5, he was already 15, so he treated her like a little sister and nothing more. And now, even he could see something was wrong with Tsuna.

"Trash, tell me what happened," he said. Tsuna flinched a little but still didn't say anything. Instead, the kids decided to do the talking for her.

"It happened a few weeks ago," Takeshi started. Everyone looked at him curiously, and the other kids, taking the hint, continued the story.

"These people came and talked to Juudaime, and then they took her to see her evil brother," Hayato continued.

"We went to go get her, but when we found her, she was crying in an alley to the extreme," Ryohei said, surprisingly quietly and seriously.

"She was being harassed by herbivores," Kyoya added.

"Birdie and I knocked them out," Mukuro said, earning a dark glare from Kyoya for the nickname.

"Her brother had pushed her away before she even had the chance to properly talk to him, and now, he keeps showing up try and apologize but we never let him in," Chrome said, already tearing up.

Surprisingly, even Lambo added to the situation. "Lambo-san with protect Dame-Tsuna-nee and make her his servant!" Lambo was only three years old, and he could talk and act spoiled brat. Everyone was happy to hear the first part of the sentence, but the last part didn't surprise them in the least.

Reborn, Xanxus, and Mammon tensed slightly at the mention of Tsuna's brother. The only ones who knew who he was, was Reborn and Mammon. Xanxus never knew, but he swore that if he ever found out, he'd kill him.

"So that's why. Everything is going to be fine Dame-Tsuna. Leave the idiot to me," Reborn said. He was pissed at the blond. He could tell by the blond's looks and the picture on his desk that he was Tsuna's brother. Reborn, although Tsuna never knew, was actually the world's greatest hitman, and worked with the Vongola Family. If the blond honestly thought he could get away with hurting his precious student twice, he was dead wrong.

Tsuna shook her head against his chest. "It's fine now. There's no need to get anyone." She finally let go of him and smiled at them all. "I'll be fine now. Well, I'm going to go take care of the day-care," she said with a smile as she waved to them before running off. But everyone could see how fake her smile was.

Once she was out of earshot, Reborn looked at everyone seriously. "I'm going to 'talk' to an idiot. Anyone coming?"

Xanxus stepped forward, surprising everyone. His group looked at each other before also stepping forward. "Ushishishi. The prince will give his services to the princess this once," the blond said, surprising the rest of his group.

"Oh my! Bel has found his princess~," the flamboyant man said.

"Stop squealing Lussuria. It's annoying the prince," Bel responded as he flashed his knives at the man.

"Voi! Both of you shut up," a man with long silver hair yelled.

"Shut up Squalo. You're hurting my ears. Next time you scream, you'll have to pay me," Mammon said.

"VOI!"

"I'll follow boss anywhere," the tall, creepy man said.

"Ushishishi. Levi is being annoying again. Can I kill him now?"

"Shut up Trash!"

"What an unruly group, you Varia," Reborn said. The Varia were the Vongola's independent assassination squad, which surprised Reborn that Xanxus stilled didn't know Giotto was Tsuna's brother. But the surprise didn't last quickly, after he remembered Xanxus hated Giotto for beating him in a fight. Once he found out about Giotto, there was no stopping Xanxus.

Reborn turned towards the children, who all looked seriously up at him. "And I'm assuming you also want to join in," he asked them.

"Yeah," they all yelled, except Mukuro, Kyoya, and Chrome. They just nodded instead.

Reborn smirked at the group he collected. Even though he preferred doing things alone, he really wanted the blond to suffer this time.

"Good. Then we leave now."

~.-.~

"Boss! Reborn and the Varia are here along with others," a tall man said as he bowed to Giotto, who was looking at him confused. Others?

"Where are they now," Giotto asked.

"Right here," a deep voice replied. Giotto turned to look at Reborn who was at the doorway in shock. He hadn't even heard his footsteps!

"Hello Reborn. What brings you here," Giotto asked, masking his surprise. He was weary of the hitman, sensing a dark and ominous aura coming from him.

"Well let's see. I just got back from my mission and decided to pay a visit to an old friend of mine. She seemed very upset about something, so I came to see the problem," Reborn said darkly with a smirk on his face.

"Friend? A girlfriend? I never knew," Giotto said amused.

"No no Giotto. She is way too young for me. She is more like a student. I'd even go as far as to call her like, my child since I've known her since she was five years old. Of course, I never actually adopted her as my child. I've been too busy for that. But I do visit her at Luce's place a lot," Reborn said mockingly, only hoping that Giotto would put the pieces together. However, it seemed Giotto was more of an idiot than he originally thought.

"So, what was her problem," Giotto asked curiously.

"Family problems," Reborn replied simply.

"I thought she was an orphan."

"She is," Reborn said, getting slightly annoyed but the blond's cluelessness.

"Then how does she have family problems," Giotto asked, getting frustrated. Reborn always had to make everything more complicated than it needed to be.

"When, she wasn't always an orphan. She was perfectly happy at one point in time. That is, before her idiot, big brother decided to leave her behind. Now, I know the real reason, and even though it does not make me happy, I continued as if I knew nothing. However, things get different, when an idiot big brother get the chance to be with his little sister again and he pushes her away again," Reborn said, making sure to emphasize certain words and transforming Leon into a gun and pointing it directly at Giotto's head. "Care to guess who the family is?"

Giotto paled drastically. He knew where this is going, and he did not like it one bit. But one question was bothering him.

"How did you know about Tsuna and I," he asked quietly.

"It's not hard to put the pieces together. Plus, I'm the world's greatest hitman," Reborn replied with an evil smirk.

Giotto looked around to room for help, but his subordinate left the moment Reborn entered the room in fear. What he didn't expect, was to find the Varia and the kids from the orphanage around him, looked very murderous. The Varia were to his left and the kids to his right. When did they get there?

"Scum. How dare you hurt the trash. Twice no less," Xanxus snarled.

"Ushishishi. So it was Primo? Tsk tsk," Bel added.

The rest of the Varia also looked pissed. Even Mammon whose face was hidden. Squalo didn't really care, since he didn't know the girl that well, but he was dying to fight Giotto. Lussuria looked upset and Levi looked ready to kill, only so that his boss could be happy.

He looked to the right to see all of the kids staring angrily at him. The one with black hair and gray eyes was snarling at him with tonfas in hand. The silvernette held dynamite in his hand while the other boy with spiky black hair held a bat slung over his shoulders. Another boy with gray, spiky hair and a bandage over his nose held up his bandaged fists with a determined look in his eyes. The twins both held tridents in their hands, the girl's trident being a smaller version of the boy's. Finally, a small child in a cow print suit and a large afro held grenades in his hands.

Giotto paled even more at the sight. The Varia and Reborn he could fight back against. But how was he supposed to fight back against kids. He couldn't hurt them! Reborn was enough to beat him alone. Add the Varia and it was was instant kill. Add the kids, and he might as well kill himself.

"Get him," Reborn said. Giotto probably saw his life flash before his eyes at that moment. Where were his guardians when he needed them most?

~.-.~

*Collapses* So... Many...New characters...

I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Now much happened other than the introduction of the Varia and Yay! The kids entered the mansion! Of course, with a twist! Varia and Reborn came too! They didn't exactly break in, but they sure made it to Giotto before his guardians found out! :D

I'm such an evil person, making Giotto suffer so much. Hehe.

Anyway! Thank you to: feressaloveyaoi, PrincessAimi1827, Wendy Sawada, Hisawa Kana, Yoshikuni Itoe, Lady Syndra, Bishi-bishi, cielovongola, Hayate The Soul Reaper, Belletiger BT, Kichou, kisa, Lya3, Lumoa, and Mischievously!

Okay, random, but I find it awesome when I get reviews from people whose stories I've read. XD I'm weird.

Anyway! I would have had this chapter up earlier but I ended up getting sick on Thursday and couldn't find the will to type anything. It was terrible. Anyway, I'm better now so hooray!

First off: I want to thank everyone for their wonderful and amazing ideas on how to add in the Varia, Shimon, and Millefiore! They were great! It makes me sad that I can't add all of your ideas. I want to keep Enma the same age as Tsuna to show their friendship. But I'm still stuck on the Millefiore! Or maybe just Byakuran, since most of you don't really seem to care much about the Funeral Wreaths.

So we vote! And I'll have this open for a while.

Option 1: Byakuran as a little kid at the orphanage. Always hangs out with Shoichi and is Mukuro and Hibari's (More so Mukuro) rival for Tsuna.

Option 2: Byakuran is an adult, bad-guy, and wants and alliance with Vongola. He found out about Tsuna being Giotto's little sister. He got a sick obsession for her and . . . I'm not tell you the rest because that would just give away the story.

Okay! Now that that's settled, I want to clarify some things like I always do at the end of a chapter! :D

Yes, the Arcobaleno are all adults. Yes, more will appear in future chapters.

I had a huge internal battle with myself and declared myself stupid in the end! I completely forgot about the Arcobaleno when I asked you guys to tell me what pairing you wanted, and it killed my R27 ideas for this story. So instead, I made Reborn a father figure to Tsuna because if I made him younger, than I'd probably end up shifting the story from A27 to R27, or even F27 or C27. But I've made new plans for them. Yes, I am stupid. But I can't change that now. I apologize to anyone who would have preferred R27!

It's so hard adding so many characters into one story at once! I'll remember to try and not add so many characters in one place at once.

Did anyone like Alaude's little moment in the beginning? I hope you did!

Oh, and mind telling me any torture ideas? You see, all of the ideas I have are ideas I have about doing to a guy I absolutely hate in my school. Seriously, We don't want to throw Giotto off a cliff, run him over by a bus, throw him off the empire state building, then the Eiffel Tower, than have him mauled by a bear, attacked by a shark, bitten by an EXTREMELY poisonous snake, attacked by a tiger and lion, punched in the face, strangled, and castrated right? *smiles brightly and evilly*

Anyway, I'm gonna try working on chapter 7. That is, if I don't fall asleep first. I'm so sleepy!

Oh! And I think I did really well on my exams! I knew the answer to a lot of the questions! Seriously, two days, three hours both days, in a room with like, ten other people, answering so many math questions. That's just abusive! But thanks to those who wished me luck!

Anyway, I DO NOT own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Well, Please REVIEW, tell me what you thought, and don't forget to VOTE!

Ciao~!