"Sorry... It's just been so long since its been worth the trouble of having a conversation... I'm accidentally speaking my thoughts out loud"
Tsuna apologized with a sheepish smile, the hitman observed the teen for any lies, when he found none he nodded in acceptance.
'Maybe he talks to himself when he's alone...'
"For someone who hasn't talked much, your voice isn't very hoarse"
Reborn stated, honey orbs blinked.
"Hmmm I drink a lot of water—"
He was cut off by the rumbling of his stomach, the brunette blushed darkly and avoided eye contact with the hitman. Reborn lowered his fedora and frowned.
"You didn't eat anything today have you?"
"..."
The guilty look from the brunette was more than enough for the hitman to figure it out.
"You also didn't eat supper last night... Did you eat anything yesterday?..."
'I'm surprised that he hasn't complained about being hungry yet...'
Tsuna shook his head silently and the hitman frowned.
"I'm used to it... Ie-San... He doesn't like me in the same room as him so I try to avoid him... Which sometimes lead me to forgetting to eat after him, that or he steals my food"
Tsuna replied with a shrug, as if the fact that he was being deprived of food didn't matter to him.
'He shouldn't be so accepting of this... I think I need to teach Baka-Ie a lesson in respect'
"Lazy-Tsuna, it isn't right that he's taking your food, you need food to live and function properly"
Tsuna covered his mouth with his hand as he coughed softly before responding.
"I'm fine... Used to it, some kids in poor countries go days without food so I'm fine, at least I've got a warm house"
"That doesn't mean that you should let Baka-Ie take your food, whether you'll survive without it or not"
"Ie-San needs a lot of food, kaa-San doesn't notice that so I let him take my food"
The hitman raised a brow as he remembered the other night.
"Then why did you 'drop' your food on him"
Honey orbs flashed orange for a few seconds.
"I was actually hungry and looking forward to eating... If I refused Ie-San would have kicked up a big fuss and upset Kaa-San"
'Putting others before himself, a good trait for a leader... Maybe I could talk to Nono about this'
"How would you like to be Vongolia Decimo?"
Honey orbs widened in shock at the infant's question.
"Impossible, I can't be Decimo... I've already got enough problems to deal with"
Tsuna deadpanned, the infant smirked.
'Not at all power hungry, I really should notify Nono...'
"Anyone related to Iemitsu by blood can be Decimo, meaning you. Also you're the oldest so it's your right"
Tsuna shook his head and let out a tired sigh.
"I can't be Decimo, I've got other things planned for the future... Just let Vongolia fall... The next strongest mafia will probably take it's place and everything will be fine"
The infant smirked.
"So you don't believe that Baka-Ie can become a good Decimo?"
Tsuna scoffed at the infant's good mood.
"Sounds like you don't believe so either, anyway it's barely been a day, wait until you train him before doing anything drastic"
'I don't want to train him... I'd rather stick with Tsuna... Though it's strange that I feel like this'
"Whatever, make sure you get home soon, school has been over for a while"
The hitman remarked as he went off on his own somewhere. Tsuna shook his head and smiled at the infant's antics.
When the hitman arrived back at the Sawada household he was greeted by Nana who was currently cooking.
"Reborn where were you?!"
Ie called once he spotted the hitman, Reborn pulled out his Leon gun and aimed it at his student.
"I was sitting on a roof"
The teen looked at the infant as if he was crazy.
"Aren't you my tutor? Shouldn't you tutor me or something?"
A sadistic glint speared within the hitman's eyes.
"So you want to be tutored? I thought that a infant couldn't teach you anything"
Brown orbs narrowed at the hitman for a second.
"True, but you've probably got connections and people telling you what to tell me in order to look smart"
'I guess he needs to run a few more laps around Namimori... I'm not going to use the dying will bullet on him though, it's too dangerous. Though I wonder... How would Tsuna react if I hit him with it？'
"Baka-Ie, get ready to see hell"
The hitman smirked sadistically as he shot a rubber bullet at the teen.
When Reborn finished training Ie he was very disappointed, the teen had kept on trying to find ways to escape or take a break, he also wasn't fully listening to the hitman.
He sighed as he walked towards Tsuna's room, the brunette's presence was relaxing at times when the teen wasn't frustrating him.
He frowned when there was no sight of the brunette in the room.
'Maybe he disappeared again...'
He was about to go down stairs when he heard coughing coming from the bathroom.
The hitman knocked and when he received no response he opened the door to see Tsuna crouched down on the floor with a hand covering his mouth.
"Reborn..."
The teen whispered softly once he noticed the hitman, Reborn noted how pale the teen was. He ignored the twinge of worry that fluttered within his chest.
"So you are sick lazy-Tsuna"
The hitman stated, the brunette smiled weakly at the infant and nodded.
"Yeah, I get sick often... It's normal"
The hitman frowned, wondering how this new bit of information would affect his plans on switching Tsuna to be the new candidate.
"What are you sick with"
Tsuna shrugged.
"Low immune system, the doctors have tried to fix it but they couldn't"
The infant nodded, absorbing the information as he tilted down his fedora.
"Get well soon then lazy-Tsuna, you wouldn't want your mother to worry"