DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN KHR!

Notes: Unedited, typos


[Namimori, Sawada Residence]

"Maman, I'm home!" Lambo exclaimed and laughed loudly as he entered the door threshold, immediately removing his outdoor shoes and entering the house.

"Ah! Lambo, welcome home!" Nana exclaimed back cheerfully.

Lambo then ran towards the stairs and climbed up, not wasting any second to go to his room. He knew that he was disrespectful towards Maman, but he needed some time alone for now. He's feeling… unwell.

Locking the door, the cheery and rambunctious persona he painstakingly displayed a few moments ago slowly changed, his face forming into a pained expression. He let go of his bag and looked at the dark room with a strained expression.

He dragged himself towards the bed and dived in the blankets. He curled up and buried his head under the pillows.

Lambo knew that he would have suffocated at what he was doing, but he disregarded the fact and instead put more force into pushing the pillow onto his face. He grunted in distress.

Unnoticeably, he felt the pillow getting wet and warm. It was the usual feeling; the unbearable ache in his chest, the sense of longing, the empty feeling.

Lambo then realized that he was crying. He screamed his frustrations to the pillow, his voice grating and raw.

He didn't allow the people downstairs to hear his weakness. He won't allow it.

When he felt himself getting out of breath, that was the only moment he thought of removing the pillow on his flushed and sweaty face. He sniffled as he roughly wiped off the stream of tears off of his face, but alas, the streams continued falling and falling.

The ache he was feeling in his chest was… usual. This normality started when his big brother Tsuna left and didn't come back.

When he heard the news, there was only one thought that passed his mind:

He left us.

That was what he had thought when he was young. But then, after a few years, when he was slowly getting older and understood a bit of the world—especially the underworld, he realized that Tsuna died for their sake.

Though, his thought still remained.

He left us.

Tsuna-nii left us.

He never came back.

With a flushed and pained face, he spoke inside the room he was occupying with an extremely hoarse and weak voice. "Tsuna-nii…" He sobbed painfully. "You know what, you know what…" He trailed off as he closed his eyes, imagining the moment wherein his Tsuna-nii was still here and welcomed him back the moment he went home. "I got a hundred in a test!"

Hearing silence, he cried more painfully and screamed.

Thinking that he had finally vented his pent-up feelings, he hiccupped as he stared at the empty space. He sniffled and removed himself from the bed. Looking at his bag, he ransacked the inside and reached for the test paper. He took a momentary glance at the big red 100 at the top right corner. Lambo's chest ached for yearning his big brother's pats and compliments… But none came.

In his sudden rage, he impulsively crumpled the paper and threw it at the trash bin, huffing.

The moment the paper fell and hit the trash bin, his mind cleared and stared at his hands in horror. He quickly approached the fallen paper ball and tried to straighten it. Knowing that it was impossible, tears welled up again and he sniffled. He wiped off his tears as he gently laid the crumpled paper on his desk, putting a hard-covered book on top, hiding it from his hands, view, and everything.

Weaknesses mustn't be displayed to the enemies openly. Use any means to survive and triumph over the enemies.

He looked at his trembling hands then tightened it into fists, biting his lower lip to force down the raging feelings in his heart. He was a mere child, he knew. Even if he tried to blame himself on his big brother's death, he knew.

He knew that Tsuna will always tell that it was not his fault, that he wasn't in the wrong.

But was that true?


"Lambo…"

The child was crouching in a corner and sniffled as he looked up when he heard Tsuna's gentle voice calling him.

He saw Tsuna approaching him with a worried look on his face and crouched with him, asking him in a whisper. "What's wrong…?"

Lambo sniffled once more, tears streaming down his face. He twirled his index finger on the floor and shared what was troubling him. "I…" But he hesitated, scared of what might possibly come.

"Hmmm…?" Tsuna mumbled, looking at him with his usual kind and embracing expression.

"Ts-Tsuna…" He started once more…

"Yeah?"

"I-I'm sorry…" He hiccupped.

He felt a warm hand patting his head and he looked up at his Tsuna-nii in shock; he wasn't expecting such warm and welcoming gesture even when he did something wrong.

"You did nothing wrong, Lambo." He said with a soft voice, his tone very calming.

"B-But... I ruined your paper works!"

He heard a melodious chuckle. "Those mean less. I can just finish them again. I heard you hit yourself earlier… Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine! I got a hundred again!"

Another pat. "Good job, Lambo. I know you can do it."


He didn't know whether it was because he was still a child that he was being treated that way… And to be honest, he hated it. He was Tsuna's Lightning Guardian! Why was he being babied?!

He shook his head.


"You know, Lambo. That was not we are implying."

"I know Tsuna-nii! But I want to help, even a little bit!"

"Lambo…" Tsuna conflictedly looked at him, as if he was making a difficult decision. But after a few moments, his expression softened and chuckled. He approached the child and patter him.

The brunet's eyes twinkled; he spoke.


He heard knocks on the door. He dragged himself to open it and was shocked to see that his two siblings were there with strange expressions on their faces.

His lips formed a slight frown and silently opened the door wider, permitting them to enter. The two only jumped and hugged him, burying their faces in his embrace, sniffling.

He hid his pain and embraced his two siblings tightly.


"Help me take care of I-pin and Lambo, will you? I think I won't be able to for a long time…"

"Where will you be going, Tsuna-nii? Another mission?"

"Somewhere far away, Lambo…"


"Oh? It's you three! Why are you huddled up together?" A very familiar voice asked in surprise, making them freeze. But they didn't dare look, as it might be only their figment of imagination…

But then, a hug full of warmth, and protection, and a don'tworry,youwillbesafe feeling spread out. "Let me join." Said by the newcomer as he embraced the little children. "Tsuna-nii wants in too." Their halted tears poured out more harshly as they saw a familiar color of brown sticking out and they hugged the Sky.

"TSUNA-NII!"

Tsuna laughed and tightened his embrace. "Hello, guys. It's been a while."


A/N: Lambo's part! I hope you guys liked it. I made while I was waiting for my groupmates for a uni project. . I want to rant here.. but meh.

Thanks for reading! 3

Posted on: 05/04/19