Second Chances: Love & Betrayal

Chapter Five

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyō Hitman Reborn.

A/N: Tsuna X Hibari. AU. Some OoC. Sequel to Second Chances.

Answers to questions/comments can be found at the end of the story.

Tsuna and the Chiavarone Family

To say Tsuna was anxious would be an understatement. After Chrome left his office, he reviewed the file she had delivered from Yuni. It was not good.

According to the file, the GiglioNero were quickly losing informants and land in the same area as the Vongola. To make matters worse, his intuition told him the Ryohei and Kyoya would bring back similar news from the Chiavarone.

Sighing, Tsuna ran his fingers through his brunet hair. He knew he should talk this over with someone, but he was wary of speaking with Hayato since the lost territory seemed to be benefiting the Gokudera Family.

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Slam! The large wooden door flew open, hitting the wall.

Smiling, though his stomach was in knots, Tsuna watched as Ryohei rushed into his office, followed by a sedate Kyoya.

"That was EXTREMELY fun!" The Sun Guardian exclaimed as he approached his boss' desk.

Kyoya stopping in the doorway leaned against the door jamb. Crossing his arms across his chest, he held a file loosely in his right hand. Relaxing into his position, the Cloud Guardian watched Tsuna. Savoring every moment with the other, his gaze took in the brunet's appearance. Eyes narrowing, Kyoya noticed the strain in Tsuna's smile and the stress around his eyes. He vowed to himself that would punish the one causing Tsuna's distress.

Eyeing the file his Cloud Guardian held, Tsuna returned his attention to Ryohei. "What was fun?"

"Spending the night with Masahime and Masahiko was. It was EXTREMELY awesome to see my sister and her kids."

Unable to resist Ryohei's enthusiasm, Tsuna's fake smile became a true grin as he watched the other's animated movements. "Ah, ok… So, did you learn anything?"

"Huh?" Ryohei froze as he looked at his boss in confusion.

At Tsuna's question, Kyoya moved from his perch and approached Tsuna's desk. Passing Ryohei, he muttered, "Stupid herbivore." Dropping the folder on Tsuna's desk, the Cloud Guardian stated, "The Chiavarone is experiencing difficulties as well. It appears that someone is moving in on the Bronco's businesses. They have lost several racing tracks in key areas."

Tsuna's smile became grim as he picked up the file. Taking a deep breath, he opened it and skimmed the pages. Realizing his intuition was right, a headache began to grow behind is eyes as his stomach sank. He needed to talk to Reborn… and Hayato. Gulping, he nodded to his friends. "Thank you, Ryohei and Kyoya, for your hard work."

Watching the tension build in Tsuna's face and posture, Kyoya grimaced as he turned to the idiot next to him. "Herbivore, I need to eat. Move now or I will bite you to death."

Ryohei, oblivious to the mood in the room embraced Kyoya's mention of food and shouted, "I EXTREMELY want to see what Nana and Nami have made for dinner!" as he rushed from the room.

As Kyoya turned to leave, he heard Tsuna whisper a soft thank you.

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Tsuna wasn't alone for long before Reborn entered his office. Hands in his pockets, the older man approached the brunet's desk slowly. The hit-man knew that his former student was aware of his presence, so he stood silently as he waited for the other to compose himself.

Taking a deep breath, Tsuna laid out the paperwork from Chrome and Kyoya, along with his own reports. Watching his former tutor, he pushed the papers across the desk towards Reborn.

Tilting his hat forward, Reborn leaned over the desk. Frowning, he turned his gaze to the Vongola Boss. "The Gokudera?"

Leaning back in his chair, Tsuna ran both hands through his brunet spikes as he sighed. Groaning, he answered, "Yup."

"What do you think?"

"Pft. What do I think? Or what do the reports show?"

Reborn was silent as he stared at Tsuna.

Leaning forward, Tsuna began tapping various points on the reports and maps as he spoke, "The reports show that the Chiavarone, the GiglioNero and our family have lost various commodities surrounding the Lazio region. Specifically, Dino has lost control of three of his horse race tracks boarding Lazio and one within. Aria and Yuni have lost control of the Tod's Group in the Marche region and all contact with their fashion sources in Rome. We have lost five wineries surrounding the Lazio region." Taking a deep breath, Tsuna finished, "So, the reports show that the Gokudera, who control the Lazio region, are expanding."

Smirking, Reborn prompted, "But?"

Large, caramel eyes full of worry looked at Reborn, "But my intuition tells me that Bianchi is being set up."

"That settles it then. Trust your intuition." Turning to leave, Reborn asked, "When do Takeshi and Hayato return?"

"In the morning."

Character Profile: Nami Rebboku

- Gender: Female

- Age: 9 (Present)

- Date of Birth: June 6

- Family: Vongola

- Flame: Sun

- Height: 133.5cm

- Weight: 30.2kg

- Hair: Raven Black

- Eye Color: Brown

- Skin Color: Pale

- Family: Reborn (Father); Nana Rebboku (Mother); Tsunayoshi Sawada (Half-Brother); Fuuta de la Stella (Adopted Brother); I-Pin (Adopted Sister); Aria GiglioNero (Half-Sister); Gamma (Brother-in-Law); Yuni GiglioNero (Niece); Byakuran (Adopted Nephew)

Notes and Answers to Questions/Comments:

(1) This the sequel to Second Chances.

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