"Tsuna!"

That familiar tanned, muscular figure. A square face hardened by working in the Sun for too long. That short, cropped blonde hair. Those pair of amber eyes staring at him – and a large, carefree grin like everything was just fine.

Tsuna felt a warm wave of blood rushing to his brain, and staggered back in surprise. Suddenly he felt an lack of oxygen in the air. The food he recently consumed churned inside his guts. He could taste bile at the back of his throat.

"Honey!" His mother sprang forward and threw her arms around Iemitsu. He laughed loudly in reply, and hugged her back. "Oh honey, I missed you so much!"

"Me too, darling!" Iemitsu said lovingly, holding her face. "Are you having a good time here?" He asked.

Nana nodded excitedly. "Oh, the best time, dear!" She replied, "Thank you so much for this surprise!"

"Anything for my lovely wife." Iemitsu kissed her on her cheeks.

Tsuna looked away, and tried to escape to the balcony. The sudden movement got Iemitsu's attention.

"Oh my Tsuna baby! You have grown so much! Why won't you greet your papa, huh?"

Tsuna glanced at him. "…Hey." He said softly. His father was silent for a moment before bursting out in laughter again and walked towards him.

"Tsuna! You became so cool!" He gushed, trying to rub his cheeks against Tsuna's but the boy moved away forcibly. "Aren't you happy to see me?"

Tsuna sensed the maliciousness behind his sweet words. "I-I am." He replied, licking his chapped lips. "I'm just… a little tired after walking so long."

Iemitsu hummed and leaned in again. "Ohho. You smell like cigarettes and gunpowder, Tsuna. Care to tell your papa how awesome your vacation is really going?" He said, smiling coyly.

"A lot of people smoke cigarettes around here. I just stood close to them and probably got it on my clothes or something." Tsuna spat, forcing his way around his father and marched to his room.

"And besides," He called out before slamming the door shut, "It's none of your business, father."

Fuming, Tsuna sat down on his bed as he collected his thoughts. He still wasn't prepared for meeting that man. His hands shook as he clasped them together. He felt extremely angry.

Stop. Stop. Stop.

Calm down, Tsuna.

He placed his hand over his heart and took a few deep breaths.

"Tsunayoshi!" The door flung open and there stood his mother, her mouth twisted into a frown and her hands resting on her hips. "What was that!?"

He didn't reply.

"Tsuna!"

"Your father is doing all this things for you and you're not even acknowledging him! How dare you behave in such a way! You –"

"I never asked for this!" Tsuna suddenly yelled, standing up and facing his mother. "I never asked to come to Italy and stay in a luxury hotel! Tell me, how many times exactly has he called me – us, in all these years? When it was my birthday – when it was your anniversary, when I was sick – when I had given my final exams – during New Year – when has he actually bothered to call, huh!? Scratch that, has he ever sent a postcard or a letter? He's so busy that he can't even come receive us – or let us stay in his house! He has never done anything for me – and now he's smiling and you expect me to smile and call him father and pretend everything is fine and dandy!? What kind of father is he!?"

He flopped down on the bed, coughing and gasping for breath following his monologue. His heart was beating a mile per minute. Blood rushed to his brain, making him feel dizzy and disoriented.

"I can't believe this, Tsuna..." Nana said, sounding hurt. "I'm meeting my husband after such a long time and you just had to ruin it for me…?"

"You – you call him imperfect yet what kind of son are you? Who do you think provides money for the family? Who do you think he's working so hard for!?"

"Even the Prime Minister of our country has time for his children, mom." Tsuna replied coldly. "If he has enough money to book us first class tickets and stays at a luxurious hotel then I don't think he needs to 'keep working hard to provide for us'. For the record, I wanted a father – not a darn piggy bank!"

Pushing Nana away from the door, Tsuna tried to exit out of the suite only to be blocked by Iemitsu.

"Let me go!" He hissed.

"Son, I'm sorry… I didn't realize that – that it had such a large impact on you –"

"Of course you didn't." Tsuna laughed and retorted, "Only if you cared to look hard enough."

"Give me this chance to fix things up. Why don't you? Please?"

Tsuna remained silent. He calculated his choices. He was in an unknown country, inside a hotel swarming with armed guards. He wouldn't do any good to anger his mother or father any more. He had to return to Japan for anymore quarrels.

He loosened his shoulder and turned away. Iemitsu smiled.

"That's my boy. You really have grown up, huh?"

Tsuna wasn't listening, because his attention was focused elsewhere.

It was a shiny black laptop, resting on the tea table, poking out of a dusty laptop bag. It was presumably the computer Iemitsu used for work.

He smiled inwardly.

He needed answers, and couldn't think of any better way to get them.

Soon it was nightfall. Iemitsu had taken them out to dinner to another luxurious restaurant. Tsuna felt stiff and awkward dressed up in a set of dress shirt and pants his father had bought as a gift. On the other hand, Nana was very proud of her new, maroon velvet dress and was glowing with joy.

Tsuna had remained exclusively silent and reserved. He curtly answered any questions the man had for him. He ate very little even though the delicious smell of Italian food was making him hungrier than ever. After the dinner they had a few family photos taken, and then returned to the hotel.

He immediately shut himself inside his room, pretending to be asleep.

After changing into a pair of more comfortable garments, Tsuna sat on the floor with his ears on the door and eagerly waited for the love-struck couple to go to sleep before he could finally begin his mission.

He could hardly wait.

After he was sure they had fallen asleep, Tsuna snuck out. He entered the living space, where the sleek laptop awaiting him with all its secrets –

His face fell in disappointment.

I should've known.

The tea table was bare. Iemitsu had bagged the laptop to his bedroom.

With a frown on his face, Tsuna returned to his room and flopped down on the bed. He closed his eyes and soon drifted off to sleep.

Early in the morning, there was a loud knock on his doors. Tsuna was startled awake. It was five o' clock. Tsuna felt very irritated. Rubbing his eyes sleepily, he walked over to the door and opened it to reveal Iemitsu.

"Hey!" He said with a grin, "You still asleep? You youngsters need to get up early!"

"What do you need?" Tsuna asked curtly.

"Oh, nothing!" Iemitsu replied, "I was wondering if you'd like to accompany me to my office."

His breath hitched, all tiredness gone in a moment's notice as Tsuna jerked to attention. He nodded, trying not to seem too eager.

"Y-yeah. Sure." Tsuna replied finally.

"Nice! Then get ready. We're leaving in 30 minutes!"

Was this a miracle?

The Gods have blessed me.

He would definitely find out whatever was going on.

Bring it on, Iemitsu Sawada.

A/N: Hi guys! Thanks so much for all your love and support. I feel really blessed. Let me know what you feel about this chapter, especially about Iemitsu - is he a bad guy? Why is Tsuna acting like that? Tell me what you think! Please review, fav or follow if you enjoy the story. Bye! 3