Nana poked her head into the living room. Iemitsu and Tsuna were playing together on the carpet.

"I'm going to a spa, would you mind taking Tsuna with you?" The mother asked.

Iemitsu bit his lip in thought. Luckily, his work wouldn't be dangerous today. "Alright, dear."

"Thanks sweetie." Nana replied.

XXX

An hour or so later, Iemitsu and Tsuna slid into the back of grey fiat panda car.

"Iemitsu." Lal Mirch greeted. "Hello Lal." The blond replied.

"We're meeting with Nono, you'll like him." Iemitsu promised Tsuna.

The former Comsubin member twisted her head to see the two in the back. "Who's the kid?"

"He's my son. Don't go spreading it around."

"What? Did you marry the mother?" Lal asked in shock.

Iemitsu disapprovingly looked at his Rain. "I was married to her before."

Lal Mirch winced slightly. "Sorry. Congrats on the your marriage and kid."

The Rain turned to Tsuna. "What's your name?"

"I'm T-Tsuna." The boy replied shyly.

"It's nice to meet you Tsuna. I'm Lal Mirch, I work with your dad." Lal replied, and started the car.

XXX

The meeting place was an apartment complex owned by the CEDEF. The inside was soft yellows and chairs and hard brown and wood.

The windows and balcony showed an excellent view of the Tyrrhenian Sea. A table was set in the sunlight, around the circle were two brown chairs with yellow cushions. On the table, a few plates of sweet temptingly sat next to two pitchers of coffee and sugar. Around the coffee jug, small containers of sugar and milk lay.

In one of the chairs, a old gentlemen sipped a cup of tea. A weathered cane leaned against the table.

"Tsuna, this is your grandpa Nono." Iemitsu introduced.

Nono smiled kindly. "I met you when you were younger, so you probably don't remember. It's nice to meet you."

"It's nice to meet you too." Tsuna politely responded.

"I hear you like to draw?" Nono enquired.

"Yes, I do." The kid shyly admitted.

Iemitsu softly grinned. "You can draw on the table inside, Tsuna-fish." "Okay, dad." The small brunette started to walk inside.

Nono glanced at Iemitsu to get the man's permission. At the CEDEF leader's nod, the old man offered, "would you like to try some cannoli?"

Tsuna turned on his heel and then to his dad, at the nod, the child happily accepted the sweet.

"Thanks, grandpa." Tsuna said and scurried inside, eager to draw. The two men smiled wryly at Nono's suddenly bestowed title.

After a few minutes passed, there was a cautious, wide eyed, bite into the chocolate shell. "It's good." The kid muttered to himself.

Tsuna nibbled on the chocolate cannoli. Vibrant swirls of color covered the paper underneath his hand that held a marker.

In the background was the opposite of of a young child who was absorbed in his own world. The boy's dad and grandfather respectively drank coffee or tea, and discussed mafia business in low voices.

Tsuna was concerned when a line was shaky or went astray. The men's problems were of a far greater and more terrible impact. For them it was not their own satisfaction that was at stake, it was their lives and the lives of their friends.

XXX
Nono had a problem he was thinking over. He had many problems and many enemies and not many solutions.

Estraneo was becoming a thorn in his side. If the Estraneo became stronger, the death toll would be heavy. Vongola should not publically destroy the good graces attributed towards it's name or appear as spoiling for a fight.

The Estraneo Family must be wiped out without the slightest root left. There lied the problem. The Estraneo needed to commit an act against Vongola.

Nono smiled sadly, alone in his office he hatched a scheme. The Ninth knew the perfect plan. Although the consequences would be terrible if things went wrong. He already regretted what he had decided to do.

XXX

The main office of CEDEF's leader could be described as such:plants covered the window sills, you saw more of the brown shelves stuffed with books then the yellow walls, and the black chairs were sometimes compared by subordinates to sitting on a cloud.

The only unfortunate aspect of the room was during the summer. Mr. Sawada fanned himself with a hand as he took off his jacket. "We really need to get something for the heat. I'll text Oregano." Iemitsu decided.

The blonde searched his jacket pockets for his phone. "Ah." Iemitsu pulled out his phone and a folded up piece of paper.

"What's this?" A blond eyebrow was raised in confusion. He placed the phone on his desk.

Iemitsu unfolded and smoothed out the piece of paper. It was a colorful pinwheel, surrounded by blue sky and puffy white clouds. "Oh, I remember now. Tsuna gave it to me after the meeting with Nono." The man murmured to himself.

Iemitsu flipped the picture over. Four cartoony faces of Nana, Tsuna, Nono, and him stared back. "He's a good drawer." The CEDEF leader chuckled.

"Oh, I can't help falling in love with you~" The words and tune echoed clearly through Iemitsu's office. The ringtone jolted the man out of his thoughts and into picking up the phone.

"Hello, darling." Iemitsu greeted.

"Iemitsu, I can't find Tsuna." At those tearful words, a torrent of dread filled the man.

XXX
Nono frowned. The CEDEF leader had come to his office.

Iemitsu was haggard looking. The blond's skin tanned brown, his eyes underlined by purple bags, and his lips chapped.

"Tsuna disappeared." Came the heavy words, like a death peal.

"Iemitsu, I'm so sorry. How's Nana doing?" The honeyed words fell from the old man's lips.

XXX
A deathly calm Iemitsu stalked into the Ninth's office. The blond did not look any better then he had the day before. Dead eyes, a disheartened frown, and pale skin.

It looked like Iemitsu had gotten some good sleep over the past few days, and for that Nono was thankful. The health of Iemitsu was a concern for Nono. The blond was practically a son to him and was a very good Advisor.

"I wiped out the entire Estraneo family tonight." Iemitsu stated.

The Advisor collapsed into a chair. The blond's suit jacket was still smattered with ash. He smelled of burnt wood, steel, and blood. Nono made a mental note to get the chair cleaned.

Nono sighed. "I know. Did you find Tsunayoshi?" The old man asked.

Iemitsu frowned. "No."

Nono furrowed his eyebrows. "Then what is the reason for your decrease in sadness?"

"I found three kids. A Mist, a Sun, and a Rain...I'm happy they're out of such a place." Iemitsu commented.

Nono took a sip from the cup on his desk. "Will you be taking care of them?"

"There's no going back to regular life for them." Iemitsu grimly affirmed. Then the CEDEF leader snorted, a smile on his face. "Basil is already acting like their big brother."

A brief nostalgic smile lit up the Ninth's face. The smile became a frown, Nono contemplatively looked at the ceiling. "Do you think you can handle three more junior members?"

Iemitsu narrowed his eyes at the Ninth. "It won't be just me. All of the CEDEF keep an eye on juniors. They're under Basil and Lal's orders."

Nono sighed. "Ah, of course. Don't take my failing memory as an offense. I'm getting too old for remembering things."

Iemitsu icily smiled, "none taken. Speaking of 'taken'. You were responsible for Tsuna being taken, weren't you?"

Nono flinched in surprise. "What?"

Iemitsu tapped his fingers thoughtfully on the arm of his chair. "There were a few Estraneo...guests under my care."

"Ah. I leaked information through my moles in Estraneo. They told me a Sky child was transferred from Sicily to Venice. The child escaped a few days...but you already figured that out." Nono carefully chose his words as he admitted his involvement.

Iemitsu shook his head. "Why?" A plaintive note crept into the father's voice.

"It was the only way I thought of to defeat the Estraneo. The goal was the least amount of casualties from our side." Nono slowly replied.

Iemitsu bitterly chuckled."Is that a good enough reason? Was it worth it?"

Nono sighed, a low despairing sound. He rubbed the bridge of his nose, trying to release the knot of exhaustion and guilt in his head. "I don't know."

A/N
Happy Valentine's Day!
I'm not trying to paint Nono as unfeeling. The don weighed the risks and rewards. (It was a horrible thing to do though.) He planned for Tsuna to be discovered in two days. But Tsuna was moved and then escaped before the rescue came.

Replies:
bloodshound:Yup.
See...It's not Iemitsu's fault. Proper security? Doesn't work when your Boss/friend is setting you up.
ilovecartoonsgirl:Somewhat. Reborn is-I would say, but spoilers. You'll have to wait.
-Silver