SkyGem: Wow! You guys are absolutely awesome! Only a drabble series, and already this fic has more than a hundred reviews! Have I ever told you guys how much I love you? Lols. Anyways, here's this morning's chapter. Hope you like, ne?
Tsuna's age: 9
His Father…Meeting the Sun
"Are you sure you'll be okay, Tsu-kun?" asked Nana, looking down at her nine-year-old son and his two friends, all of whom were dressed in the cutest yukatas she'd ever seen.
Tsuna's was burnt orange, and had cute little goldfish dancing across the bottom. Takeshi was wearing a dark blue one with what looked like rain and water designs on it. Kyoya's was purple and had traditionally styled drawings of clouds floating across the bottom.
Tsuna pouted at his mother's question, saying, "Okaa-san, I think we can go to a festival on our own. We're not that young anymore."
Nana let out a little sad sigh, saying, "I guess you're right…I just wish I could come as well."
At this, Tsuna placed a peck on her cheek, saying, "Don't worry, okaa-san! I'll be sure to bring something back for you!"
And with that, the three boys were gone.
The moment they were out of sight of the house, Giotto pounced on Tsuna, cuddling the poor boy to death.
"Oh, my Tsu-kun is so cute today!" he gushed, petting the brunet's head and placing a kiss on his forehead.
"Ah, o-otou-san! L-let go of me!" choked out Tsuna, trying to get out of his father's death grip.
Meanwhile, Asari had done the same to Takeshi, albeit in a more controlled manner, with just a quick hug and a kiss on the forehead.
Alaude just stared at his own son, his expression holding just a touch of longing while Kyoya just glared at him, saying, "You do that to me, and I will hurt you, old man."
And so, with an almost dejected looking Alaude, they all headed on their way to the festival.
It was a few hours later, as Tsuna was dragging his two best friends over to a takoyaki stand, that they saw him.
Really, it was a surprise they hadn't noticed him earlier, seeing as he was wearing a bright yellow yukata and was shouting loud enough to be heard within a half-mile radius.
Beside him was a girl with light brown hair who was frantically trying to get him to calm down.
"Knuckle?" said Giotto in a shocked voice, and Tsuna looked up at his father to see that he was staring at a spot just behind the colorful boy.
Now, Tsuna and the others had heard quite a lot about Knuckle (and the other guardians as well), and it didn't take very long for them to realize that this boy and his sister were one of them.
So, skipping over to the two of them, Tsuna smiled brightly when they looked at him and said, "Hi! I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi, and these are my best friends, Yamamoto Takeshi and Hibari Kyoya! Our papas are friends of your papa!"
Ryohei looked at this cute little boy in shock, then at the three adults, who had decided to allow themselves to be seen, that were approaching them, his eyes widening when he saw them.
Both Ryohei and Kyoko looked up at their father, and saw that he was looking back and forth between the three kids and the men that were approaching.
Finally, his eyes settled on the men and he said, "Giotto, Asari, Alaude; what a surprise to see you here!"
This greeting alone was enough to make Ryohei warm up to the new kids and he smiled at them before introducing himself. "My name is Sasagawa Ryohei to the EXTREME and this is my sister Kyoko! It's EXTREMELY nice to meet you!"
And as the kids got acquainted, the three adults were talking.
The sky, rain, and cloud found out that Knuckle's charges were kids whose parents were away at work most of the time and that they spent more time in the care of multiple babysitters than they did their own parents.
"That's really too bad," said Asari. "Why is it that all our descendants have such home lives?"
When he said this, Giotto perked up, saying, "That's right! Knuckle! I thought you didn't have any children? How did these two…?"
"Maria's descendants…" answered Knuckle, looking fondly down at his two charges, his eyes lingering just a moment longer on Kyoko, who had an uncanny resemblance to his younger sister.
The others nodded, and then Alaude said something that had them all wondering.
"If the four of us here, doesn't that mean the other three are as well?"
SkyGem: Voila! I hope you guys liked, ne? And the next chapter will be coming out at about six! Oh, and it looks like some of you are forgetting why this is a drabble series, ne? Lol. Quite a few people have been asking for longer chapters and/or more detail, but remember, this fic doesn't have much of a plot. It's really just Tsuna's life as he grows up. Anyways, that's all for now! Please do leave a review, and remember that the poll for the 100th fic will be coming down at 6 (EST) tonight! This will be your last chance to vote before the top three go up for the final voting! Ciao!
Next chapter: His Father…Consorting With Cows
