Sky-chan: Welcome back to another chapter.
Viper: Sky doesn't own KHR.
Sky-chan: Also, I skipped ahead so it's the weekend. Tsuna really didn't do much while waiting.
One more thing before we start. This question was asked by The Crossover Addict. I wanted to put this on here to clear up any confusion.
'There is just one thing that I am confused about. It was mentioned that the mask Tsuna was wearing is a device that records visuals and lets her see things real time, right? Tell me if I am wrong, but shouldn't Viper's illusions fail to work on Tsuna because she's wearing them? Tsuna and the gang was able to see the illusions during the Mist ring battle because they were inside the gym, however, when Reborn and the others were trapped during the Sky ring battle, they did not see the illusions because they were seeing the battle through the cameras installed inside the gym. Shouldn't it work the same way for Tsuna since she's wearing the mask?
Answer: Thank you for pointing this out. You are correct that the illusions shouldn't work at this point in time through the cameras. I forgot to mention it in the story, but since Viper was training Tsuna in Varia headquarters, the room was used to strengthen Viper's illusions. I guess I forgot to put that piece of information in since Tsuna also didn't know about it. Sorry about that. =.="
Now I would like to thank everyone else who commented, favorited, and followed.
"Talking"
'Thinking'
'Call/Video'
Normal POV
At the Japan Vongola base, everyone was busy. Maids and servants were decorating and the cooks were making a feast. Today was the day that Sawada Tsunahime was returning. Although the guardians became a part of the family after Tsuna was gone, everyone else remembered her. They all met her on a few occasions and found out she was kind. Everyone knew she would be different, but they were still glad.
Sky, his guardians, parents, and Nono were all standing in the boss' office. It was almost noon and they were discussing how they were going to get Tsuna.
"I think Sky-kun's guardians should wait here while we get Tsuna-chan." Sky's guardians were going to protest when Nono continued.
"I just think that there shouldn't be too many people picking her up. We don't want to make her feel uncomfortable." Everyone agreed, but then Sky spoke up.
"I agree with you, but I think Chrome should go too." The others in the room gave the boy confused looks. Seeing this, Sky continued. "Chrome knows how it feels to be abandoned. I just think that having someone else who knows what it's like will help make Tsu-nee more comfortable."
"Kufufu. I don't want Chrome going without me, but I have to agree."
After five more minutes of talking Iemitsu, Nana, Sky, Chrome, and Nono all left the mansion and began the drive to the orphanage.
It took 3 hours to reach the building, and when they got there everyone saw children running around outside. The group smiled before walking into the large house. The woman that greeted them looked almost the same as she did all those years ago, except for a few wrinkles and gray hairs.
"Hello, Sawada-san."
"It's been a while, Miss Eiko. Is she...?" Frowning slightly, Miss Eiko nodded at Iemitsu's unfinished question.
"She's upstairs. But there are a couple of things you need to know first. Don't be surprised if she doesn't respond much. Tsuna-chan spent the first year not saying a single word. She still barely talks. You must understand that this will be strange. It's uncommon for a family to readopt their own child after so many years. Her things are already packed and she's waiting. It's upstairs, take a left, and the room at the very end of the hall."
Everyone nodded before following her directions. After reaching the door, Iemitsu hesitated to open the door. He was worried about what he would find. Waiting a moment, the blonde opened the door to the room.
Directly in front of the group, Tsuna was sitting on her wooden chest. The girl had let her hair return to it's brown color and grown it out. Her hair came down to the middle of her back, but was braided and draped over her right shoulder. The brunettes hair was less wild than it used to be, only leaving a few small spikes on the top of her head. Tsuna was wearing white shorts that stopped mid thigh and orange tights under the shorts. The orange disappeared under black combat boots. Her top was a simple white tank top. She was wearing fingerless purple gloves. Hanging on the girls wrist was a charm bracelet.
Tsuna had been staring at the screen of her cell phone when she turned her eyes towards the others in the room. Her eyes were what shocked the others the most. In all the photos and memories of the young girl, her eyes were full of life and kind. The brown eyes they were staring at now were emotionless and showed how much she pulled away from others. The hearts of the people that knew her before felt pain.
Suddenly, Sky walked forward and gave a deep bow. "I'm sorry Tsu-nee. If I had remembered earlier, you wouldn't have had to be here so long."
A moment later, Nana and Iemitsu bowed to their daughter. "It's our fault. We shouldn't have given up on you. We apologize."
Tsuna could honestly admit she had not seen that coming. She thought they would act like nothing happened, act awkward, or even ask her to forget. Quickly hiding her shock, the teen stood. It went silent and stayed that way for about 5 minutes. In a monotone voice, she began to speak.
"354. That's how many times I had to go back to the hospital. Your apologies can't give me back the time I lost or change what happened, so I have no use for them." Even though her voice stayed the same, the cold stare Tsuna was giving the group made the room feel like it froze.
The five others looked at the girl shocked. 'S-she remembers every time she had to go to the hospital?' After a moment, the group walked out of the room and back down stairs. Miss Eiko was waiting for them at the bottom of the stairs.
"Are you ready to go, Tsuna?" The brunette just nodded to the older woman. As the small group was walking out to the limo, all of the other children ran up to Tsuna. "Onee-sama! Are you leaving?" When the 16 year old nodded, the children looked down sadly. "Promise you'll come visit us."
Kneeling down in front of the children, Tsuna whispered something in their ears. Whatever she said seemed to satisfy the kids and they continued playing. The group walked to the car and got in. "Um, Tsu-nee...I'd like you to meet my friend Chrome Dokuro. Everyone just calls Chrome." Looking at the purple haired girl, Tsuna nodded as her greeting.
"H-hello, Hime-sama. It's nice to meet you."
The long car ride was awkward for everyone. Tsuna refused to say anything and the others weren't sure how to start a conversation. It didn't help that every time someone tried to say something to her, the brunette would turn a glare in their direction. Living with the Varia had definitely left her with some bad habits.
Sky didn't say a lot about Chrome's past, but did at least get permission to tell Tsuna about how she was abandoned while she was dieing. The two teens hoped that by telling the brunette about this, that she would open up to the younger girl. Even though they didn't know this, Tsuna decided that Chrome at least deserved a chance.
When they arrived at the mansion, everyone got out of the limo. Timoteo turned to the group before speaking. "Please wait out here while I go inside and tell everyone that we're here. Chrome-chan, I'm sure Mukuro-kun is worried about you. You can come inside with me." The girl nodded before the two walked inside.
-Inside the Mansion-
The guardians of both Nono and Sky, the maids, and butlers were all standing there waiting. "Is she outside?" Nono nodded while Chrome walked over to Mukuro.
"Mukuro-sama...She is so..." Chrome's voice was shaky and her eyes held sadness. Everyone understood why she couldn't continue. After giving them a moment to prepare themselves, Nono walked outside and brought the others in.
When Tsuna entered, the others were shocked to see the emotionless eyes. Despite that, the large group admitted to themselves that she was in fact very beautiful. Sky began introducing everyone to the girl. They also understood that they needed to be polite.
"This is my friend, right hand man, and Storm Guardian, Gokudera Hayato." "It's nice to meet you, Juudaime's Onee-sama." Gokudera bowed in front of the older twin. Unknown to the others, Tsuna was already irritated at hearing someone other than Xanxus being referred to as Juudaime or Decimo. The girl noticed that the boy had green eyes and silver hair. He was slightly taller than her brother and looked like your average high school delinquent. 'Smokin' Bomb Hayato? I can't believe someone got him trained.'
"This is my other friend and Rain Guardian, Yamamoto Takeshi." 'Hmmm. This one moves like a swordsman. Hopefully he will put up a good enough fight so Squalo will be able to have some fun.' This kid was taller than Gokudera and didn't look very unique. He had short black hair and brown eyes. He had a smile on his face that looked like it was permanently there. "Ahahahahah! It's nice to meet you, Tsuna-chan." The 16 year old could here the silverette in the background yelling about disrespecting 'Juudaime's onee-sama.'
"This is my Cloud Guardian, Hibari Kyoya." 'Cloud? So this one will be my prey? I can sense his strength, but will it be enough to defeat me?' Tsuna was inwardly smirking and laughing. Unlike Yamamoto, Hibari had silver eyes with his black hair. His eyes were narrowed in a glare that seemed to make it feel like the room froze. This one was the only one that Tsuna nodded at to acknowledge his strength. Despite suppressing it, Hibari seemed to be able to feel her strength as well. Though everyone else seemed to miss it, Hibari's eyes seemed to tell the teen that he was looking forward to seeing what she could do.
"This is Rokudo Mukuro. My Mist Guardian. Chrome is my second Mist Guardian." Tsuna noticed that Mukuro's hair was styled in the back to look like a pineapple. He had one blue eye and one red. He was smirking at her with Chrome standing by his side. 'Rokudo Mukuro? As I recall, he was in Vindice.' "Kufufu. It's nice to meet you, Tsunahime-chan. Perhaps I can use you to take over the Vongola."
Next, another silver haired boy was pulled forward. His hair was a lot shorter than the other one. This boys eyes were gray, and the girl couldn't help but to get the feeling he wasn't very bright. Standing next to him was a girl with short, orange-ish, brown-ish hair. "This is my Sun Guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei."
"It's nice to meet you to the EXTREME!" A few things ran through Tsuna's head at that moment. 1:This guy can't be very bright. 2: Oh, great. My ears are bleeding. 3:I would prefer to listen to Squalo cuss over hearing this idiot yell.
"This is Onii-san's younger sister, Sasagawa Kyoko." The older twin could see an almost invisible blush on her brother's face. 'So he likes her? Interesting. That information could be useful.' "It's nice to meet you, Hime-chan.
Before anyone could say anything else, they all heard laughter. Suddenly, a young boy with an afro and cow print clothes ran into Tsuna's leg. The child began to tear up when Tsuna bent down. "Gotta...Stay... Calm..." Thoughsome people wouldn't show it, they were slightly worried. With the way Tsuna acted towards everyone, they wondered about how she would act towards the child.
Tsuna reached her hand forwards, and just when everyone was getting even more anxious, she gently set her hand on the top of the small boys head. Next, she leaned forward. No one but Lambo could hear what she was whispering to him. "Are you okay? I'm sorry if I scared you." After that was said, she pulled back. The 16 year old pulled a candy out of her pocket and handed it to the child.
"Gyahahahahaha! Lambo-san is okay! Lambo-san meant to do that! Gyahaha! Thank you for the candy, pretty nee-chan. The child, Lambo as Tsuna heard, ran off to continue playing. Ignoring the different looks she was receiving from the people in the room, Tsuna turned towards her younger twin.
After getting over his shock, Sky smiled. "That was Bovino Lambo. He's my Lighting Guardian. Even though she didn't show it, that one sentence made her want to strangle everyone in the room. 'That child is one of his guardians? What is wrong with him? Lambo is only a child. He could die, and he wants him to do this? He should be trying to get him a good education and out of this dark world, not teaching him to kill.'
"Oh! I almost forgot! You're probably hungry after that long car ride." That one sentence seemed to set off a chain reaction. Everyone's stomachs suddenly growled, including Tsuna and Hibari. While some people blushed in embarrassment and started talking about hungry they were, Mukuro, Hibari, and Tsuna pretended like it didn't happen.
The maids escorted everyone to the dining room and began bringing in the food. The first half of dinner was pretty awkward. The only people who didn't seem to realize that were Lambo, Yamamoto, and Ryohei. Eventually the mood lightened up and the others got used to Tsuna's quiet presence. By the end of dinner everyone was laughing, fighting (both verbally and physically), and just all around yelling.
The way everyone was acting reminded Tsuna of the Varia. Hiding it well, the young girl was starting to feel homesick and sad. When the kids were starting to fall asleep, everyone decided it was time for bed. Sky decided he should be the one to show his sister to her room.
"Tomorrow I'll introduce you to my home tutor, Reborn. He wasn't here today because he had something to do. My room is just across the hall if you need anything." Having said that, Sky walked away. Tsuna walked into her new room and locked the door. After taking a look around to make sure she really was alone and after destroying 3 cameras, she let the tears fall.
Tsuna sat down on the king sized bed. It had plain white sheets and blankets that matched the white curtains. There was a dresser on the other side of the room next to a closet that the teen thought was probably a walk in. 'It's different.' Tsuna thought bitterly. 'I like my room better. Sure this room is big, but it's not...it's not...' More tears poured down the girls face. 'Who knows how long it will be before I can see them again. I miss them already. Sure I've been away from them for long periods of time, but back then I wasn't trapped in such a place. They let me move around a I pleased. I can still call them, but if we aren't careful I might just lose them.'
It had been years since she had felt so alone. Tsuna continued to silently cry for 10 more minutes. It took at least another 15 minutes before the brunette felt that her eyes were no longer red and she could call the Varia. She pulled out her laptop and connected her headphones. The first face Tsuna saw on the screen was Lussuria.
'Tsu-chan! I was so worried about you!'
"I'm sorry, Luss-nee. Everything was pretty busy."
'Oh, it's fine! But more importantly, are you okay?'
"I'm...I don't know. It feels lonely here."
'Don't worry. You won't have to be alone for too long.' Before either person could say another word, one more familiar face joined Lussuria's on the screen.
'Ushishishi. Principessa, you took your time. If you were anyone else, I would probably kill you.'
"Hahaha. Sorry, Bel-kun."
'I'll forgive you for now, but don't do it again. Ushishishi, the others were getting even more annoying when they didn't here from you. It was really funn-"
'VOOOOIIIII! Bel! Are you saying more nonsense?!' Before the blonde could say anything back to Squalo, a glass hit the swordsman in the back of the head.
'Shut up, trash. Your yelling is giving me a headache.'
"Guys...Please don't fight." Instead of listening, the swordsman continued yelling at their boss. Levi and Viper appeared on the screen after a moment. The Lightning Guardian was the first to speak.
'It will probably take those two a bit to stop. They've been fighting more since you left. Anyway, how are things going there? What is my opponent like?' At those words, everyone went silent. Not only were they wondering how there princess was doing, they also wanted to hear about Sky's Guardians. Tsuna face went from calm to furious in under one second.
"Sky's Lightning Guardian is a 5 year old child. How could they do that to a kid?" Nobody said a word. The Varia knew that Tsuna hated the fact that children were in the mafia. She always worked hard to keep children safe and tended to get angry with people who hurt children. After letting the brunette calm down a little, Xanxus spoke.
'Principessa... you forget that you were only a child when you got involved in the mafia.'
Tsuna frowned. "Yes, but that's different. I chose to become part of the mafia, he doesn't have that option. He's from the Bovino family, so he was born into it. Besides-" The girl interrupted herself with a yawn.
'Tsu-chan, it's late over there in Japan. Why don't you go to sleep. We'll talk to you tomorrow. Good night~' The rest of the guardians didn't even bother arguing and began saying there goodnights.
'Ushishi. Good night, Principessa. Dream of me~' 'Of course Bel-kun would say that.'
'VOOOOIIIII! Get some rest! I don't need you dropping your guard and getting attacked.' 'There goes Squalo-kun being his usual tsundere self.'
'I'll talk to you tomorrow. If you don't rest a bit, these pieces of trash will worry. I also don't want you getting sick.' 'If Xanxus-sama says so.'
'Hime-chan, good night.' 'That's the most normal one I've heard so far. Viper-kun probably won't say anything normal.'
'I'm not going to pay you to go to sleep if that's what you were thinking. Though, I will charge you for every hour you stay awake tonight.' 'I'll be broke if I stay up then.'
"Okay. Good night everyone."
With that, the screen went blank. Tsuna closed her laptop and set it down on her nightstand. The teen covered herself with her blankets and closed her eyes. Just before falling asleep, Tsuna mumbled under her breath. "This is going to be a long stay and a huge headache."
Sky-chan: Yay! I finally finished this chapter! It took me a long time, but I finally did it!
Tsuna: Great!
Sky-chan: Yeah! :D