Chapter 10

Three years ever since the inheritance ceremony. Many things had change.

Tsuna uses her rough voice, indicating she is a boy. She found it thankful on her hard work as she train her voice, making sure no one will figure it out until the time comes. She also began calling her friends in their first names. She always wears her male formal clothes in every meeting on other familia. Her hard work paid as the Vongola returned the way it should be, a vigilance group and more powerful than any familias.

Through her judgment, she neither destroys other familia nor keeps them. She was also cautious when it comes to accepting alliance. She will research them in neither her mother's hacking skills nor Ren's sneaking skills to gather information from them. Other familia sometimes see the Vongola as a second of Vindicare due to them giving punishment on those who had caught working with illegal things.

The world of mafia right now was slowingly turning to the light side. That might be a great result but from her, it was haft yes, haft no. Yes because it was turning great and No because her paper works were dramatically increasing which resulted her staying on her office whole day, in also seems malnourished to her tiredness.

On her office, she was now struggling on some papers, her hands were tired and already shaking but she won't stop. There were also eye bags under her eyes and her hair is a whole mess. She looked around her table and there are still a never ending paper works. She feel cursing herself on taking the boss position. She looked around and no one was there, not even her lover Reborn. That's when she remember something about her.

'I send him to a mission right? … ahh Reborn come back soon.'

She wined on her mind. It was quiet as she now plans to take a quick break. She put down her pen on the desk and leaned her back on the chair. She looked up and closes her eyes, relaxing her whole mind and body until and strong 'Thumb' came to the room that made her snap and almost jump up and surprised, it was her father.

"Hello my little Tuna!" Iemitsu greeted so happily.

Tsuna just frown on his coming but she never expects him to come alone. Timoteo, the previews boss Nono came in his wheel chair with Ren pushing it with Nana. The four of them came to visit her.

"How are you Tsu-chan!" Nana happily greeted as she went to her daughter and hug her.

Ren just smiled on the sight and closed the door, preventing the other people from the outside to hear the conversation. She went back to Timoteo and pushed the wheel chair heading to her and Iemitsu followed. Nana right now was scolding her daughter about how she overworks herself. Tsuna was sweat dropping, unable to fight back.

"Hohohoho, calm down Nana, but you know Tsunayuuki, you shouldn't overwork yourself you know." Timoteo said to her granddaughter.

Timoteo after his position was over and also Iemitsu's retirement, he was soon confronted by Iemitsu on their situation, especially his and Nana's child. It was a big surprise for him that it was Tsunayuuki-Hime who survived on the twins and not Tsunayoshi. He was enraged at first. If he had known the last candidate was a girl, he will do something to prevent her from becoming involved in the mafia. But soon he understood the reason. Timoteo also confronted Nana to tell her how disappointing he was on her mistake but forgave her. Timoteo also showed his love to his granddaughter, making up on all the lose he had done as for her he really didn't have to.

"I-I know grandpa, sorry but I just can't help myself." Tsuna reasoned, although she still knows it's her fault.

"You never change Tsuna. If I remember correctly with Tsunayoshi, you were also like that. Working hard for your brother." Ren said as she remembers the past kids who were always together and play together, not leaving each other side.

Tsuna found it funny thinking back on her childhood and also one of her precious memories with her brother.

Iemitsu looked around on the paper works and paled on how much they are. "They are all sure many. Almost everything is damage bills."

"Ye-yeah. I keep scolding them but still… sigh" Tsuna just can't do it.

She usually scolds them first as a warning but when it was too much, they all found her scary. They will obey for a month and start doing it again. Like a child cycle. Although, she can now control her Guardians or friends, especially both Mukuro and Hibari when they are fighting together.

"I think I can understand that." Timoteo said smiling, remembering his own experience with his Guardians.

Tsuna just laugh brokenly. Nana soon claps her hands, taking everyone's attention to her.

"So Tsu-chan, we came here with a reason by the way." Nana announced.

Tsuna looked at her mother in question, "About what Kaasan?"

"For your future partner!" Iemitsu said, making Tsuna surprised for a bit.

"That's right Tsunayuuki. You are already old enough. You should choose a husband now." Timoteo said to her.

"But remember, you also have to reveal about yourself to the world." Ren added, making a reminder to her. She still hasn't said anything about herself to them.

"But that man shouldn't be any bastard man who just after your position my Tuna!" Iemitsu said in firm. "That man has to be strong, kind and love you with all his heart. Not even betraying you or leaving you. That man has to be a perfect one like you, smart, fighter and talented one."

'Which part of me is talented?' Tsuna question herself. She may be in singing but she only sees that as part of herself, not talent.

"Tsunayuuki, me and Iemitsu were planning of finding a man for you to be your husband. We came here to get your permission." Timoteo said happily and seriously.

"Eh?" is only Tsuna said.

A matter of second of silence, they heard laughter. Both Nana and Ren were laughing. Timoteo and Iemitsu were about to ask them what so funny until Tsuna spoke.

"A-about that…" Tsuna said a bit in embarrassment. Her face was blushing, "I-I a-already have… someone I… love." She admitted.

Both men were surprised. Tsunayuuki-Hime has already fallen in love!

Nana then spoke, "Not just that, they are now dating!"

"And both of them are already chained together… if you know what I mean." Ren added.

Both men looked at the female boss who was blushing. Both men scream through the room, thankfully it was soundproof.

"Who was it!?" Iemitsu asked as he grabs both Tsuna's shoulder, demanding for an answer.

"W-well…" Tsuna was having a hard time to tell his name, especially to Iemitsu.

"Dear" Nana pulls her husband away for a bit. "We all fully know him well. His name begins in 'R'!"

Both men began thinking, a man name starts with 'R'.

They seems having a hard time when Ren sigh and gave them another clue. "The name ends in 'N'."

They still thinking, can't find the name until Tsuna finally spoke the name.

"Reborn"

Little by little, both men's eyes widen in shock as for the girls, they just giggle on their reaction.

"Reborn!? I can't believe it!" Timoteo said in shock, not even expecting him of all people.

Iemitsu on the other hand can't believe it. His mouth is like a fish, opening and closing.

"Let's see, how many years you two were again?" Nana asked herself, counting on her finger.

Ren was also thinking, "If what Nana told me, you two became together on your middle high school days so… 17 and you are now 24 so that means…"

"S-seven years!" Iemitsu said loudly and still in shock.

Tsuna just smiled as her face is still Red. Within her business clothes, her necklace was still there. She won't even let it off even for a day.

Nana then spoke, "So Tsu-chan, had he propose to you for your wedding?"

Tsuna shook her head, "N-no, not yet."

"Huh? Why?" Nana said in confused.

Tsuna too also didn't know but also didn't mind. She'll continue to wait. On the other hand, Ren seems knew.

"Maybe he's still waiting."

"Waiting? Of what?" Nana question to her.

"Remember Tsuna's 21th birthday, about you calling on Reborn's phone?" Ren said. This made them all remember it.

"I remember… sigh, so he was waiting for me to reveal myself to everyone huh." Tsuna tiredly said to herself. She was thinking how idiot she is to forgot about her own plan of revealing herself to the others.

"Why don't you do it now? We can still do it." Timoteo suggested, excited on the inside of the coming grandchildren from both couples.

"W-Wait a minute Nono! I still haven't agreed to him to be my own Son-in-Law!" Iemitsu protested. "Where is he? I demand an explanation."

"A-about that… he went on a mission so he was already out more than an hour." Tsuna said with a hidden sad tone to his voice.

Ren on the other hand heard her sad voice and eyes that she gave a small smile, "No wonder your feeling lonely."

Tsuna low her head and nod. Looks like they finally found how much she loved him. Iemitsu still wanted to protest but seeing his daughter sad is something he will never let it happened.

Timoteo spoke to Iemitsu, "Do you still not approve him Iemitsu?"

"… No, I don't" Iemitsu sounded defeat.

Nana became even more cheerful and Ren gave a smile of gladness. Tsuna was more happy on the inside. That makes both of her parents approve him.

'Good thing I'm recording this whole conversation.' Nana gladly said to her mind. Inside to her pocket was a recorder, recording the beginning of the conversation.

No one noticed it except Ren who was just happy for her at the same time scared on what she was planning to do on the recorded conversation.

'Maybe I should ready my blackmail against her… just in case' Ren took note on herself when she said it.

Night came and Tsuna was in her room with Reborn who finished his work too early than normal time should be. He also heard the conversation from Nana who recorded it and he was so happy that Tsuna choose her. He smirks when he saw Tsuna writing on her secret diary.

"Seems busy Dame Tsuna" He said in teased.

Tsuna looked at him in serious face, "Shut up, I'm writing so let me focus."

Tsuna went back to work as Reborn found it funny for her to do it seriously. Reborn looked closely on planning to watch her. Soon when it was too much late, they both went to bed. Reborn closed the lamp near to him, making the room all dark and went to his position, near to her lover.

Tsuna was happy that Reborn is with her in this night. There are actually some missions that Reborn took that makes him unable to get home at night, which she found it now terrible and unable to sleep. Tsuna loved Reborn too much to be that way. Before they can truly enter to their slumber, Tsuna start to ask questions.

"Reborn, where were your parents?" Tsuna asked in wonder. Never in her life had Reborn mentioned about his own parents.

Reborn was quiet as he looked down on her lover then answered. "They were massacred Dame Tsuna."

"Oh… sorry" Tsuna now feel bad. She never knew.

Reborn smiled and decided to tell his story about him. "They were killed when I was four years old, not just also our neighboring friends. They killed them without mercy and my mother hid me to be safe. She was the last person I had seen be killed by him."

Tsuna was silence as she listens to Reborn's story.

"I remembered that man, his face, body, everything. I swore revenge on him, for taking away my family and my friends so I did and live alone on the streets, to find him."

Reborn trailed off for s second before continuing.

"While I walk around, I had witness a murdering. That person shattered them like it was nothing, quick and also synchronizes to the darkness. I was amaze, even I see people being killed, my eyes can't take off to that person. The way that person moves too fascinating. I continue to watch that person until I mistakenly hit the rock, indicating my presence. That person didn't even try to find me and left but I know, that person knows where I am hiding and let me live. So I decide to look for that person. Something tells me that person will help me for my revenge against that man."

Tsuna looked up to her lover. "Did you found that person?" Tsuna curiosity asked.

Reborn nod. "Yeah. That person was a woman. Her name was known as Mysteria Night, the strongest and devilish killer on the underground world. She takes job that interest her, not because of money itself. When I found her, I asked her to train me."

"You did?" Tsuna asked in bit surprised.

Reborn smiled on the sight. "She gave me a test which is for me to survive on the snowing island. It took me two years and three months for her to come back and still showed her I am serious. Next she throws me on the island forest and told me to come back here. Because of those test she gave me, I unnoticed myself that something was growing up to me, my Instinct. That too was her goal for me to achieve on those tests and soon train me for real… She became a mother figure to me too."

Tsuna became happy, knowing his harsh life, someone who is very strong have raised Reborn… wait, if that person raised Reborn… that would mean.

Reborn who can read her mind spoke, "Yes, I got my sadistic tutoring from her. You should be thankful Dame Tsuna, her training was far more worst than mine. For her, she would call it a mild training."

Tsuna paled. She can't imagine that woman at all. Reborn just chuckle to that.

"Then where is she now?" Tsuna asked this time.

Reborn just stared at her and closed his eyes, "Let's go out and meet her then Dame Tsuna. Your plan."

Tsuna began thinking and embraced Reborn. "Tomorrow. I'll try finishing many paper works as soon as possible so we can have time for the rest of that time."

"Sure." Is all Reborn said. Reborn used his left arms to embrace her back and his right arm was on his head.

Tsuna could somehow guess where Reborn's trainer and mother figure be but didn't voice it out. She just closed her eyes, wanting to sleep in his warm.

"Good night Reborn"

"Sweet dreams Tsunayuuki-Hime"

Next day, somehow, Tsuna able to finish all the paper work before lunch came. She ate with everyone in the dining room and of course, the trouble her Guardians made still hasn't disappeared from sight. Soon after the lunch, she told them she'll leave with Reborn about a certain matter. She assigns everyone who doesn't have a work for this day. Hayato will be in her place for a moment, Yamamoto will be helping him, Lambo focusing on his homework and Ryohei patrolling the area with Hibari. Mukuro and Chrome were on the certain mission and will be back in next two days so everything was settled. Normally, they will demand someone or even one Guardian to accompany her but it was Reborn, powerful and stronger than them, so no worries.

With Tsuna's private car, they left the mansion, only the two of them. Reborn was driving the car as Tsuna was looking outside, seeing the people out there and somehow feeling jealous on their lives. Reborn found it funny and plan to speed their way on their destination, so he can have more time with her.

They soon arrived on their destination it was a mountain cliff and on the edge was a gravestone. Tsuna knew it. Reborn brought flowers before coming here, putting it in front of the gravestone. There were no writings, only a plain stone.

"My teacher died in illness. No matter how powerful you may be or how skillful you maybe… illness is something that is hard to defeat… she died when I was 23 years old." Reborn said as he sat on the ground.

Tsuna went beside him and also sat beside him, staring the plain gravestone.

"I was really grateful to her Dame Tsuna, without her, my revenge will never succeed. I able to kill him in my hands and I also took his title, the World's Best Hitman." Reborn said it proudly as he look on the gravestone.

Tsuna smiled to that. "I guess you owe her too much huh"

Reborn nod, "I did… on her final breath, she told me something really weird."

"Weird?" Tsuna asked as she looked on Reborn who is serious on the topic.

"… 'You will have a cursing fate but I am betting our next generation to save you.'… Confusing, right?"

Tsuna nod, "But somehow… I feel like I knew the meaning."

"Same for me. It's like she have known… the Arcobaleno Curse and also… the next generation… she means you." Reborn said and then looked on Tsuna.

Tsuna was bit surprised, "M-me?"

"You became my student, so she means you Dame Tsuna" Reborn said with a tease.

Tsuna blushed slightly and look back on the gravestone. Thinking back, it might be true. It's like this teacher of Reborn known about the future and she said something about 'betting' too. Looks like her bet won it and that generation became Tsunayuuki-Hime. She was happy, that somehow, even the two of them haven't met personally, this person had trusted her, trusted her to Reborn and the other Arcobalenos to be saved.

Reborn can sense her happiness and looked back on the gravestone as well. The main purpose of them coming here was for Tsuna to meet her at the same time ask her if she'll accept her as his. After their short chatting, it seems the answer was already there.

Tsuna smiled as she looked on the sky, "Looks like she had accepted me even before this happened Reborn."

Reborn just nod as he pulls down his fedora, to hide a certain emotion, happiness and pain. Tsuna sensing that, she kneels down and hugs him, comforting her lover, knowing him who always hid his own emotion no matter what. In silence, Reborn's tears came out, not voicing out the pain of his lose loving teacher. Tsuna remain by his side, not letting go, only giving warm and comfort.

After Reborn's release of pain, he was now recovered and now both of them were standing in front of the grave, ready to leave.

"We're leaving" is all Reborn said.

Tsuna keep quiet until she spoke to her lover, "When was the last time I saw you cry?" she said in teasing.

Reborn narrowed his eyes to his lover, "Say that to anyone I'll punish you." There's an irritation voice.

Tsuna giggle, didn't mind the threatening tone of the hitman but nod. Tsuna was kind of selfish when it comes to Reborn. All those emotions that the hitman show to her, she will keep it herself and herself alone.

Reborn pull down a bit of his fedora down and nod before he turn around and so is Tsuna. They both walked away, heading back to their vehicle just down the mountain. They were until Reborn heard a familiar voice, a voice he can never forget through his entire life.

Such arrogant student as always, Reborn.

Reborn turn around and saw nothing, just a gravestone near on the cliff and clear day can only be seen. Tsuna found it questioning, like Reborn was searching for something.

"What's wrong Reborn?" Tsuna question, worried to her lover.

Reborn keep looking around. When he found nothing, he sighs and looked to his lover. "Nothing Dame Tsuna, just that… I have a feeling I have heard her voice."

"Her voice?"

"Sensei's voice… heh, oh well."

Reborn carry Tsuna in the bride way, making her surprise and yelp on the sudden move Reborn did. Reborn just smirk and run heading down. Reborn has a feeling right now, they were being watched, someone he knew and watching them in happiness. There was someone standing on the grave, a transparent body and a female wearing white dress with a smile on her lips. She was standing there for a minute and then disappeared on the sight.

Deep down the hitman, he had answered the voice he had heard.

I'll say the same to your wildness, Sensei.

After their visit, Tsuna wore her girl clothes and they took the rest of the time having a good time of one another. They went on their short date as they go to best attractions in Italy. It was just too bad that they only have a short time to have some time together but it was worthy.

Tsuna soon got an invitation of a party from Giglio Nero Familia, Yuni's Familia. They will be holding a party to celebrate their own United Day. They had that tradition every once a year, inviting their comrade/allied Familia to celebrate with them. As she read the invitation, Kyoko and Haru came to visit to her office with a basket of cookies and tray of teas.

Kyoko and Haru became part of the Vongola's sideline members, just like Nana. They were both protected under Ryohei and Gokudera's subordinates. Now that she thinks about it, Haru and Gokudera's relationship were growing. They both still haven't noticed it but the longer they argue, the closer the two get.

Tsuna find it fun when they visit and also told them about the party that Yuni will be holding soon. Kyoko and Haru volunteer themselves to make the best clothes that Tsuna will wear and that she appreciate it. Tsuna also got an idea about something, which she share it to the other two and accepted it.

Tsuna called out Gokudera, Yamamoto, Hibari and Reborn about the invitation and announced them that everyone will come, including the Varia and the ex-Arcobaleno. Reborn found it weird at first but then smirked. It seems he finally got an idea what she was planning to do.

Everything was going well, but something will happen that no one will ever expect, no one expected it.

I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn