Phalaenopsis

Parallel World 9

Summary: Tsuna had been involved with a Mafia Family since young and had been trained to assassinate. However, he still remains unwilling to kill but does it anyone to protect his mother from the Mafia. How will Tsuna react when Reborn comes along?

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!


Silent Night

"If I had a choice than I wouldn't do this, but I don't have a choice." A short brunet with caramel eyes held a gun at a man's forehead. He smiled sadly and a melancholy look was in his eyes. A click was heard from the gun.

"Wait! What if I made an offer to you? You could have all the money you desire or whatever you want! Just don't-" Bang! It was too late. Pleas were heard on deaf ears as the man's eyes rolled to the back of his head. Crimson blood was pouring out of the bullet hole as the brunet gently laid the body on the ground. Around the brunet were more dead bodies with a single bullet wound on their vital spots. The heart, head, or neck was the favored place as it was the one targeted most often.

The teen stood up with his bangs covering his eyes. A lone tear trickled down the side of his cheek. He rubbed the tear away and looked up to the night sky. The clouds scudded away from the moon to reveal the pure white moonlight that was glistening on the brunet's caramel eyes. He slowly closed them and let the light shine on his skin. "Goodnight."

The brunet's name was Sawada Tsunayoshi. The Glicine Family recruited him since he was very young and had grown accustomed with the Mafia life that he was forced to lead. He had grown accustomed to the trust-no-one idea and every-man-for-himself belief. He had grown accustomed to the kill-or-be-killed technique that had him on missions that he was forced to use it on. Even though he was used to it, he hated it. He cried silently and secretly every time he had to kill or hurt someone. Tsuna made sure no one saw or else he would be tortured until he learned not to cry anymore. The reason he was in the Glicine Family was because they would kill his mother if he did not obey. So Tsuna lived with the Mafia life to protect his mother but he always felt guilty for taking away so many people's lives.

The brunet climbed into his room through the window. It was already an hour past midnight and he had school in the morning. He closed the window and moved the curtains so that it blocked the sky from his room.

The teen went over to his closet and picked up clothes to change into. Another job was done, and it was something that he didn't want to do. Nevertheless it had to be done, and he was assigned to do it. The brunet clutched the shirt he was holding; a tear fell onto the fabric and a sniffle was heard. He wiped his eyes again and proceeded to prepare for bed. He was tired, and he figured that it was going to be a long night.

Covers were tossed onto the teen as he lay on his side to try and drift off to sleep. He tried forgetting about his job as the fatigue caught up and engulfed him. His breathing was eventually evened out as his face looked at peace.


A dream. That was what was playing inside Tsuna's mind. A memory. It was one of those memories that Tsuna couldn't forget. It was because he was curious about his response to an unanswered question. "Do you want to join the Vongola?"

The lighting was poor and everything was a mess. Tsuna was crouching in the grocery store where moments ago it was the regular nonchalant atmosphere. But right now there was blood all over the place with some people dead on the ground. Gunshots, agonizing screams, and the thudding of dead bodies to the floor resounded. Tsuna wasn't able to calculate how many people were here fighting but he knew there was a lot. Maybe fifty to a hundred men?

He reached for his gun, which was hidden from sight. He never left home without it. Even if he was ten years old, he knew how to wield a gun and many other weapons. A bullet whizzed by and he tilted his head to the right. He had dodged it by three inches.

Tsuna immediately stood up while bringing out his gun. He fired three bullets in rapid successions. He knew he had missed so he brought out his other gun, which was in his left holster. Another gunshot came by, this time aimed for his heart. Soon another one came which targeted his forehead. Tsuna moved to the left but a grenade waited for him there. It exploded.

Debris came flying around and smoke poured all over the place. It took awhile for the smoke to clear but when it did, Tsuna saw something surprising.

Currently Tsuna was kneeling on the floor because his reaction was too slow. That was unusual but this little slip-up caused him some bleeding from his stomach and legs. His arms and face had scratches and bruises. His left hand was clutching his stomach while his right hand held his gun, which was pointed at someone.

Tsuna's gun was pointed at a baby's head while the baby had his gun pointed at Tsuna's heart. They stared at each others eyes. Tsuna looked at the infant's onyx black eyes, which felt like it bore into his soul. He felt like he was being read like a book, but Tsuna held his impassive expression.

The baby continued to stare until he smirked under his fedora. "You're pretty good even though you're young." The guns continued to be pointed at each other, not lowering an inch.

"I could say the same to you." Tsuna wasn't sure if he could escape this situation, truth be told. Sure he managed to escape difficult events all the time but this was different. This was no average infant and Tsuna could see that the baby was more experienced with a gun than him. "But you're probably older than you look."

The infant's smirk grew wider. This was good entertainment to the hitman. Not only that but Tsuna could possibly be recruited to join the Family and his skills would sharpen to make him one of the best assassins. "You can put down your gun. I'm not an enemy"

Tsuna looked at him skeptically. His eyes shone suspicion, which his question obviously emphasized. "Why don't you put down yours first?" The infant snickered. So he's observant. That's good. Tsuna raised an eyebrow at the suppressed laugh. His grip on his gun tightened. "What's so funny?"

"Being cautious prolongs your life. Looks like you're going to live long according to Mafia standards." Tsuna looked at the infant questioningly. Does that mean he was going to be able to leave this situation alive? "Do you want to join the Vongola?"

This question threw Tsuna off. Vongola? Did the baby mean the Vongola Famiglia? The Vongola Famiglia, which was the most powerful Mafia Family? Tsuna was genuinely surprised which didn't happen much. He unconsciously lowered his gun a bit which the infant caught sight of. He still needs a touch-up. Despite being this skilled, he's a little naive.

"What connection do you have with the Vongola Family?" Tsuna raised his gun again. The infant watched, amused. This was going to be fun and if his plans work, than a new member would be added to the Family.

"I'm the Ninth's most trusted assassin." The infant watched as the shock spread across Tsuna's face, as he understood the meaning of the words.

"T-Then you're Reborn? The number one hitman in the world?" Tsuna remembered seeing some photos of the hitman before but had completely forgotten about them. Now he realized how dangerous the situation truly was.

"That's right." Reborn had a smug look on his face. He watched as the brunet lowered his gun until it was no longer held within his hand.

"There's no point in keeping this up. I'm no match for you." Tsuna had heard that Reborn's skill with the gun was legendary. No one was a match for him, not even Tsuna. Reborn could accurately point and shoot a bullet in 0.05 seconds. The little hitman grinned at seeing how wise the brunet was. It seems that news about Reborn had reached the young child's ears. But there was the question he had asked that went unanswered.

"I'm making an offer to you. Do you want to join the Vongola Family? If you say yes, I could organize it for you." Tsuna looked at Reborn's eyes with confusion. It was getting easier to read Tsuna. It was like he really was an open-book.

"Why? Why are you going this far just for me?" Reborn stared back at the brunet. His smirk was becoming bigger.

"I can see the potential that you hold. You're already good with a gun but a few adjustments are needed to make it flawless. You're young so you have plenty of time to mature and your abilities will blossom exponentially. It would benefit Vongola to have such a person and it would benefit you as well." Tsuna felt a little strange at this. There was something that he wasn't used to.

"You have to ask my boss for permission." That was what he wasn't used to. Tsuna wasn't used to making his own decisions for something this important. His boss would decide things for him, controlling his life in the way he wanted to without any questions for Tsuna's opinion. Reborn raised an eyebrow silently. Some low-leveled Mafia Family already owned the brunet? It was to be expected if a boy his age knew how to wield a weapon. But which Family recruited the boy?

"I'm asking you, not your boss, for permission. It's you who will have to decide. I want your opinion when you choose so don't tell your boss." Tsuna continued to stare at Reborn in confusion and disbelief. "You don't have to decide now, I'll ask for your answer later. Use this when you want to reply to my offer." Reborn tossed Tsuna a card, which he caught. It contained the sign for Vongola as well as Reborn's name with a phone number. He was shocked to receive something as significant as this. It was contained Reborn's phone number, which many would want to have. It wasn't something that was handed out occasionally so to receive this was surprising.

"T-Thank you." Tsuna didn't know how to respond so he kept it simple. It was strange to keep something this big from his boss. It was stranger that he was able to make a decision in his life without his boss. He felt independent and free, nothing that was being manipulated like a puppet where his opinion was as insignificant as a doll's.

Tsuna rolled to the side to avoid a series of bullets. His defense was still up and Reborn continued to smirk. "I'll be waiting for your answer then." Tsuna brought both guns out and started shooting causing some bodies to fall onto the floor. He turned his head around but found that Reborn was gone.


"Oh Tsu-kun, you're up early." Sawada Nana was in the kitchen making breakfast. Tsuna was walking down the stairs with his school uniform on while adjusting his tie. The brunet looked up to his mother and gave a small smile.

"Yeah, I wanted to go somewhere before school starts today." His mother nodded; she knew that whenever her son was like this he needed time to think on his own. It was a personal thing that she learned not to insist on him spilling. Nana smiled; her son was growing up like her husband, but she was disappointed that he couldn't tell her anything.

"Tsu-kun, just know that I'm willing to listen to you anytime." Tsuna looked up to his mother's face. A great sense of warmth came over his heart. His mother was always there for him, by his side whenever he needed her. But he had to keep his Mafia life a secret to protect her.

"I know." There was a silence that engulfed the two; they were afraid to break it. But the silence was a welcome for it bonded the two family members. Tsuna sat down at the table and ate the breakfast that his mother prepared. It was an omelet with cheese along with toast coated with butter. His face brightened up upon eating the meal; it always did after a night of assassination. Nana watched her son eat but was soon distracted by the noise of the pot of water bubbling.

"I'm off!" Tsuna waved goodbye as his mother stood at the doorway. He was running towards Nami-chuu with his schoolbag in hand. Nana waved back but suddenly realized something. Her son was a fair distance away but she cupped her hands around her mouth.

With a loud voice she said, "A home-tutor is coming today! He'll be here when you come back home!" She watched her son's retreating figure and went back inside. She knew that he heard her; her son was full of surprises.

Tsuna's running pace slowed down into a walk. He looked at his watch; he had thirty minutes before school started so that was good. The brunet decided to contemplate on what his mother had just told him: a home-tutor. Great a tutor was coming, another person that would be used to threaten Tsuna into doing what the boss of the Glicine Family wanted.

A sigh made its way known. He pulled at a lock of brown hair; he hoped that he wouldn't become bald at the end of the year. Something caught the brunet's interest as he raised his head to the left. A shine caused Tsuna's eyes to widen as he leapt backwards.

Bang! A bullet missed Tsuna by a couple of inches. The brunet moved his right hand to the holster on his waist. Swiftly he brought out his own gun as he placed his finger on the trigger; the safety switch was off.

Tsuna pointed his gun at the place where the firer was. His eyes narrowed; an attack on him at this hour was unlikely but anything was possible. He saw a figure emerging from the bushes. A high-pitched voice spoke, "I see that you're still as cautious as ever. I never expected to see you here."

Out of the bushes came an infant wearing a black fedora with a stripe on it. He had curly sideburns and was wearing a suit while a green gun was held in one of his tiny hands. Tsuna's eyes widened in surprise; what was Reborn doing here?

"I as well. What brings you here? I doubt this is just a visit to Namimori." Reborn watched as Tsuna put away his gun. Right now the infant was observing Tsuna to see how much he changed in three years. The results looked promising.

"I have business here concerning you." Tsuna immediately thought that one of the reasons could be that Reborn was here to assassinate him. He stood where he was, ready to dodge at a given notice but made sure not to act upon it since he knew not to jump to conclusions. Reborn smirked under his fedora; the teen was still being suspicious meaning that his skills haven't rusted.

"What kind of business?" Tsuna knew that he was still no match for Reborn but an effort to escape never hurt.

"I have been assigned by Vongola Nono to train you into a respectable Mafia Boss." Reborn mused about how confused Tsuna looked. The brunet's face was just like when he was given the offer to join Vongola. "Nono is getting old and was planning on passing the status of boss to the tenth generation. You are the only candidate left for Vongola Decimo so I'm here to tutor you."

"Tutor? Are you the home-tutor my mom was talking about?" Reborn gave a sadistic smirk meaning that he was in fact the tutor and with him around something painful was going to happen. Tsuna did not know if he should be worried or relieved. Worried since who knows what 'tutoring' Reborn would do. Relieved since the Glicine Family wouldn't be able to use Reborn to blackmail him.

"I'll tell you more after school." Tsuna nodded his head and watched as the infant disappeared to who knows where. Well he knew that the infant was nearby watching him but he made a good job to conceal his presence. He appeared and left just like the time during the shoot-out. Tsuna mused to himself but he had to hurry if he wanted to have time to relax before the bell rang. Ten minutes had already passed so only twenty more to go. If no more distractions appeared than he would be able to make it in time. Apparently luck was not on his side today.

Tsuna was nearing a corner that met his path to school. He was walking nonchalantly while deep in thought. When he met the corner he also met someone and bumped into him.

"Watch where you're going!" Tsuna fell onto his bottom at the impact of colliding with someone. He cursed his unluckiness inwardly and looked up. The brunet saw someone who was perhaps the most arrogant student in Nami-chuu. It was Mochida.


A/N: There are two more chapters/parallel worlds you'll read before I'll take another mini-break to finish typing a parallel world request and to finish the parallel world story I like the most since it needs about 1000-3000 more words. I can only type on weekends now =_=

Preview:

"Byakuran, don't think that I'm stupid. I am well aware that their boss is the holder of the Sky Pacifier. But it's too sudden. For now, don't make any meetings with them. And most importantly, don't attack or anger them."

"But Tsu-chan~ Yuni-chan is the most important part of the tri-ni-sette. I can get her to join the Gesso Family. And no one would die from my plan."

"No means no. Unless you want to forget our contract and let me explain to the Vongola about your plans, don't do anything with the Giglio Nero unless I give you my acceptance."