Little Brother – 27R

7.

"No-good Tsuna, what have you been doing all morning?"

"Would you drop the nickname already? I've had it for ten years now." Tsuna grumbled, munching on a sandwich. He couldn't cook anything else. "I was taking care of stuff."

"I see."

"What did you want anyway? You rarely come over to this side of the base."

Reborn chuckled and readjusted his hat. "It doesn't mean that I don't." Tsuna washed down his meal with a glass of orange juice. "I wanted to ask for a favor."

"That doesn't sound good…" He wiped his mouth. "What is it?"

"Do you know why Dino is out?"

"Of course I do. He went to help the… Wait a second. You have something to do with this don't you? Did you…" No, Reborn would never send him to his death. Near death would be more appropriate. "What was the purpose of that?"

"I'll tell you tonight."

"I'm meeting Hibari-san tonight, actually."

"Call it off. I'm far more important."

"I don't think he would like that."

After some convincing, Reborn successfully got Tsuna to cancel his meeting with Cloud Guardian. Reborn flicked him on the forehead and strode away, leaving him to caress his new wound. What did the hitman need him for? He could only wonder.

"Tsuna…"

"L-Lambo! How do you feel?"

"It could be better," the teenager winced as he walked over to the table. He then swiped his tongue on Tsuna's cheek. "You had some mayonnaise there."

"I'm sorry… Was I too rough?"

"Nothing chocolate can't fix." He smiled lovingly. "What did Reborn want?"

"I don't know, but he told me to cancel my appointment with Hibari-san."

"What was that?"

"Hibari-san!" Tsuna turned around slowly to face the taller man. "What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean by that? Answer my question."

"Reborn needs to tell me something, so I'll have to postpone tonight's affairs." He said uneasily. "I'm sorry."

"The carnivore?" The dark-haired man shifted his gaze to Lambo. "And him. Why did you let him taste you?"

"T-taste?" He sighed. He would never understand him and his analogies. "He just helped me get some stuff off of my cheek, that's all. But I hope you understand that I can't see you tonight."

Hibari merely looked emptily at Tsuna. "Who did you sleep with now?"

The boss choked. "No one!"

"Tsuna…" Lambo's tears threatened to spill out. "I know you don't mean it that way, but you don't need to be so harsh."

"No, no, Lambo, I didn't… Damn it, Hibari-san! Fine, Lambo and I did spend the morning together. Are you happy now? You've made him cry." He patted the boy on the back. In turn, Lambo turned to give an evil grin to Hibari. This infuriated him even more.

"He's tricking you, Tsunayoshi." He spat venomously.

"Just go away! Go back to your stupid secret hideout with Kusakabe-san." He turned back to Lambo to console him and groaned. Why do I have to deal with such an annoying bunch? "What are you waiting for? I don't want to see you again today."

The man would not budge. "What does the carnivore want?"

"I don't know." Tsuna replied in a frigid tone. Softly, he said to Lambo, "Are you feeling better? You don't need to make a big deal out of everything, you know."

Making sure the eldest man was still around, Lambo kissed Tsuna square on the lips. "I try my best." He walked off happily when he could feel the temperature of the room drop. "Bye, Tsuna, Hibari."

"I will bite him to death."

"Please don't." Tsuna smiled awkwardly. "You've caused enough trouble today."

"No-good Tsuna, open up." Reborn knocked on the door. Tsuna rubbed his eyes sleepily.

"It's so late… Just open the door." He sat up on his bed and yawned. "What do you want?" He glanced at the clock by his bedside. Three in the morning.

"I've heard about your nightly activities. Are you cheating on Dino?"

"Wh-what? No!" How had he heard about this? He couldn't hide anything from Reborn, he knew.

"Are you letting your Guardians make a pass at you? Let's see… Mukuro, Lambo, Hibari…"

"Not Hibari-san!" He slapped his mouth shut. Reborn smirked.

"So you did it with those other two, huh. Didn't think that you would have the heart to do that to your big brother." Tsuna swallowed hard. "What about me, then?"

"You?"

"Me." It took him a moment to process what Reborn had just said.

"Never!"

"Trust me, I'm a lot better than those two in bed."

Tsuna blushed and shook his head. "I don't want to sleep with you. I don't even know why I… Lambo… I didn't want it to happen. My conscience is killing me." He just didn't know what to say. "I'm going to have to decline your, erm, offer."

"Let me do you or I'll shoot you."

"Why does everyone want to go to bed with me?" He shouted.

"Dino is gone. He always was protective. Too protective for my own preference. I don't remember raising him that way." He grumbled a bit towards the end and pulled his gun out. "Come on, no-good Tsuna. This is an offer you can't refuse." He pointed it towards Tsuna's head.

"Fine," He conceded. "I'll tell you one thing though: I don't plan on letting you do me so easily."

"Show me your worst, Tsuna."

The hitman breathed heavily under the weight of his former pupil. How had their roles been reversed? Tsuna had always seemed meek on the outside… He panted. He had never foreseen that such a thing could happen. Was he supposed to feel triumphant now that he had gotten the brunette to bed with him?

"I told you so." Tsuna's breath was ragged.

Once they were both satisfied, they lied down on Tsuna's bed, exhausted from yelling at each other during their session. The younger man had received bruises and scratches from the other. He gently rubbed on them, as if they would disappear magically. He grimaced when he saw blood on his hand.

Reborn steadied himself and cast a glance towards Tsuna, who questioned him. "Why didn't you just push me over?"

"I wanted to know how much of a technician you were. As if I'd ever let another man top me." Reborn lied. "Do you do this to Dino?"

"W-well… Yes." He turned away, still clutching one of the marks on his shoulder. "B-but he likes it!"

He laughed. "And Hibari? Will you make him suffer as I did?"

"Oh please, Reborn, I know you enjoyed it." The older man twitched. "I mean, yes I will make him suffer. He's letting me use his handcuffs after all." Tsuna sighed. "Don't tell anyone about tonight. Please."

The hitman did not reply. He collected his clothes and put them on. How many misunderstandings have you created, no-good Tsuna? Ah well, I can't wait to see their tired faces once he's done with them. He gave a smile and left the room. I'm glad he didn't have the handcuffs today.

"What's his problem?" Tsuna frowned. I just hope he doesn't go on telling everyone… He shuffled in the bed and fell asleep right away. Little did he know that the hitman was silently cursing him for all the unexpected that had happened that night. And truthfully, Reborn had liked his new discoveries.

Reborn would enjoy divulging his made-up version to a lot of people for two reasons. To get people jealous and to get them to face the sadistic Tsuna in bed. This is payback in so many ways.

Talking, talking, lots of talking. R27 is so weird to write... And with this, I leave you to imagine what will happen in the next chapter. Thanks for reading so far!