Chapter 8 – Frankly, Being The Boss Sucks

Summary: Just the little things that they're better off not noticing.

Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn does not belong to me! If it did, a lot of questions would be answered…

Tsuna has had to suffer the indignities of bad underwear. More than once, passer-bys have laughed at his brightly-patterned boxers (e.g. hearts, bunnies, fish, etc.) hanging on the laundry line. The most epic of them all is the one Nana sewed for him. It was big, white, and had "TSUNA" stitched in block on the padded bottom. It looked like a giant diaper. And unfortunately, Kyoko happened to be walking past when it was hanging right smack on the middle of the line.

2. Dino cannot live without his subordinates. Even when he's tied up in a strait-jacket and put in a padded cell, he still manages to break half his bones. Frankly, he astounds everyone with his clumsiness.

3. Byakuran has had some weird experiences from meeting his parallel-selves. He once met a Byakuran who sparkled in the sunlight, dressed fashionably and had stunning good looks. Another one was obsessed with Muppets. (He kept going around singing "Lalalala! Elmo's world~) and worst of all, there was a Byakuran who didn't know what marshmallows were. Our Byakuran nearly had a heart-attack then and there. Oh, the horror! A world without marshmallows!

4. Xanxus actually has a facebook account. This is how he's able to keep up with the rest of the mafia world even though he's shut up in his room lazing on his chair half the time. Incidentally, Tsuna also has a facebook account, and he just accepted Xanxus's friend request...

5. When Giotto had gotten settled in Japan and gotten used to wearing a kimono, he had a hard time getting used to pants again.

"Oh come on, Gio, just wear them this once." G said, nearly crying with exasperation. He brandished a pair of Giotto's old pinstriped trousers at him.

"Why?" Giotto had replied indignantly.

"For goodness' sake, you can't show up at Lampo's party wearing a kimono."

"No, thank you." Giotto had said, all the more defiant. "I like a healthy breeze around my privates, thanks."

6. Cozart is so tired of people asking him the same question over and over again. "Why do you have such funny looking eyes?" Look, he was born this way, okay? It's not his fault his pupils look like crosses!

7. Enma had a tough time getting used to his psycho-kinesis powers at first. The first time he tried them out, it was a… catastrophe, to say the least. Adelheid's butt was sore for days.

8. Uni is so tired of people calling her "sea-urchin"*. The next person to call her sea-urchin was going to get a delivery in the ass from her boot!

9. Sometimes Aria wishes she hadn't inherited the sky pacifier from Luce. It's rather awkward when people ask her why she wears an orange pacifier around her neck. What was she supposed to reply? "Um, it's the latest fashion statement for mafia bosses"?

10. When Luce first wore that oversized hat of hers, a lot of people asked her "Isn't it heavy?" Luce would only smile. The truth was, the hat was made out of a special light material.* When you wore it, it was as if there was nothing there. But that was common sense after all. How one earth could a pregnant woman like Luce wear a hat that weighed like a ton?

*Uni being called a sea-urchin: Uni simply means "sea-urchin" in Japanese. It also means the number "1" in Latin. (Latin is ancient Italian). Incidentally, Luce and Aria means "light" and "air" in Italian respectively.

**Luce's/Aria's/Uni's oversized hat is made out of a special light material: This is true. In one of the letters sent to Akira Amano, there was one of a fan art of Uni. (Whenever there's a fan art, some KHR characters will comment on it). Kyoko had commented that Uni's hat looked heavy. Uni had then replied that it was actually very light, that you couldn't feel anything when you put it on.

A/N: Next chapter will be about Millefiore characters since NinaKerndall suggested it. Whee! I have a feeling I'm going to have fun with Gingerbread…

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