A/N Ok….I really have no excuse either than the epic drama of things called extra activities in school. I really tried to rush this out in time for you guys. I hope you'll forgive me for this late update and for any future late updates.

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Disclaimer: Shiki, Rick and the other OCs are my property, sadly the rest of the other characters aren't

Continuing from last time…

'Now that the introductions are done, we should start heading out for the Ninth's place now. The sooner we leave, the faster the first generation can start on their training,' Reborn smoothly said.

'Well then, let's get a move on shall we?' Tsuna brightly said.

Somewhere in the countryside of Italy

Vongola Limo

Giotto's POV

The sky was clear and there wasn't a single cloud to show that it might rain. All the guardians, Tsuna's and mine, were comfortably riding in the transport that Tsuna had arranged for us. Even Rick and Shiki were accompanying us but they were sitting in the front seat, Rick at shotgun while Shiki was behind the wheel. All was well, unless you consider this a bliss too.

Exactly how the hell did this happen!? I was currently seating in the 'limo' that was suppose to send us to Tsuna's grandfather's house which is the main Vongola mansion. Don't get me wrong, the seats were really comfortable and the 'air-conditioner' which is supposed to make the air cooler; according to Rick, andit was really relaxing. But what really unnerved me was the fact that I was currently sandwiched in between a fuming G and very pissed off Alaude. Here's what happened. G being G and my right-hand man, wanted to seat on my right. But it was jus that coincidental the window seat was on my right and I knew that a fight would soon break-out as Alaude always took the window seat closest to me regardless of the situation, even if he had to fight my right-hand man! This unfortunately was what freaking happened less than fifteen minutes ago! Nevertheless, I am proud to say that I was the one responsible of the bright red scorch mark on G's new tie and the unsettling frown on Alaude's face, which was due to the punishment of 'no night activities for three whole days'. I silently chuckled at his reaction before he sent me a death glare towards my way. Oh the joys of teasing the most aloof person of the group. There was also a similar fight that happened between Gokudera and Reborn but it was quite obvious that Reborn won easily as..well he is Reborn.

'So what type of people are the ninth generation? I asked, in attempt to lighten the mood.

'Well,' Tsuna paused before slowly replying,' I think its better that you see for yourselves. Words…can't really explain their character if you get what I mean,' I knowingly nodded, Alaude was a very good example for his description.

'Reborn is also-was part of the ninth's family,' Gokudera casually added,' He used to be the most trusted hitman in the ninth's family.'

'And still is,' Tsuna interjected,' You also forgot that he's part of our family now and he still is the most trusted hitman Vongola will ever have. Although, I'll have to say that I wouldn't have minded our first meeting to have been slightly different.' He ended with a pout.

'Ha, and now where's the fun in that?' Reborn teased with a smirk,' You have to admit it was quite funny seeing you running around in your boxers. You sure got everyone's attention.'

'Yeah and unnecessary attention too,' Tsuna added with another pout,' Don't try to deny it but I know you were staring at my butt the entire time I was running amuck like some wild cow.'

'A cute wild cow may I add.'

'Hey!'

I watched with slight amusement and felt the tips of my lips curl up as my cute descendant and his lover continued to batter like little children. I might have not understood their strange conversation, but I was elated that Tsuna had found someone who would love and protect him like the sky he is.

'Penny for your thoughts, Giotto?' I heard Alaude murmur;' You've been awfully quiet since the beginning of the ride.'

'But enough about me and Reborn,' Tsuna said with a smile, clearly unaware of the attempted exchange between me and Alaude. ' If you don't mind me asking Giotto, exactly how did you start the Vongola? I know most of the basic facts due to the history books and recounts from several records but I think it should be more fascinating hearing it from the man himself who started it all.' Whew, safe from Mr Interrogation number one, caught by Mr Interrogation number two. Per-fect.

'Ahhh…where to start. Hmmmm, I think I'll start with how I discovered my flames? Because I myself feel that if I wasn't aware of it, my dream of having a vigilante group wouldn't have grown,' I started,' It happened when I was about….seven years old? I still remembered that it was during the annual harvest when I had accidentally lighted up the bon-fire that was situated in the town square. From that day on, the townspeople started calling me names like the orange-eyed demon and other really cliché names. It didn't help that the town I grew up in was really old-fashioned and superstitious. There were even times that they tried to kill me with their pitchforks and butcher knives but I am proud to say that they failed each time because G was there to save my butt,' I couldn't help but swell with pride as I remembered the courageous acts that G did just to save my hide.

'You should be,' G snorted,' If it weren't for me, you would be already dead because you were barbecued menu of the day.' I couldn't help but give a hearty chuckle as I saw the telltale red spots painted on G's cheeks as he tried to look away.

'But all of this ended one day when a Mafia family came. They looted the entire village and had a killing spree. With G and several other children whom we managed to gather, we fled the town and did our best to survive with what little resources we had. After the countless days of running, we finally reached the capital, Sicily. Well, after asking several people for information. G and I were taken in by an elderly couple that consisted of a duke and a duchess. It was also sometime after we settled into our new family and home did G discover that he had flames too. But of course we didn't tell in fear that we could have been kicked out. When we were ten, the duke died and the duchess died when were turned 15. Both wrote in their wills that they would leave everything that they owned to us and we were free to live whatever way we wanted. And because of the long time that we spent in our new home, I grew feelings for it and wanted to protect it. Thus my dream of creating a vigilante group. We first started off with just the both of us. But we also found out that there were others in the town that wanted to do the same. And I am proud to say that they were the best comrades anyone could ask for.'

'Who were they?' Gokudera asked, obviously absorbed into the tale,' This part wasn't mentioned in the history records back in the Vongola mansion.'

'Because the only ones who knew their identities were me and G,' I said with a smile,' We had the twins, Chionothýella and Fotiá Trinity. Their names mean blizzard and fire respectively so it doesn't require a lot of brain cells to know their character or their fighting style. Both of them were boys and the only girl in our group was Amatista Tsuki. She was mixed blood of Japanese and Greek.'

'Wait,' Tsuna interrupted,' Tsuki and Trinity as in that Tsuki and Trinity?'

My eyebrows immediately shot up in surprise,' You know them?'

'Their descendants yes,' was the reply I got,' They're part of our allied families and have been so since the Quarto's time. I think it was something along the lines of how their current bosses wanted to reconnect ties as they somehow found out about your history together with their families Primo.'

'What are they like?' G asked, his first sentence since his 'fight' with Alaude.

'What generation are they and who's leading now?' I added in.

'Well,' Tsuna started,' I'll start with the Trinity family. Currently, the new boss is Liberta. She just turned 22 last month and has been Trinity Decimo for at least three months now. Her younger twin, Lealta is her external advisor and has rain flames Liberta's very easy-going and is quite easy to get along with. Lealta's the quieter version and only speaks when needed. Their names mean-'

'Freedom and Faith,' I cut in,' It is very Trinity style to name their children after values or subjects of the weather.'

'The Tsuki family is currently being run by Cartello. He's the eldest son and just turned 21 and has been Tsuki Nono for about five months. His younger twin siblings are turning 19 next month; Enigma is the mist guardian and Mano who's the storm guardian. Enigma means game while Mano means puzzle, the surprising part is they contradict each other even though they are twins, thus the very different flame types.'

'What does Cartello mean?' I asked.

'Trust,' Tsuna replied with a soft smile,' Cartello's a really nice person but he always gets hurt easily because he's too trustful. That's when Enigma and Mano step in because they tend to know when people are lying or being disloyal to their brother so as pay back, they play mind games with them. In short, their opponents usually end up mentally unstable or just kill themselves in the process of the game.'

I couldn't help but sweat drop at the last statement Tsuna made as that sounded exactly how Amatista was when she was protecting something. Play with their minds with illusions before burning them alive with Fotiá's flames, yup, very Amatista-like,' They sound like very interesting people, do you think you could arrange a day for me to visit them? I like to see how much their families have grown. The five of us would always joke about everyone splitting up and starting their own vigilante group around Italy, but I never expected for it to last this long and to actually happen.'

'The Trinity carnivore and Tsuki carnivore are strong,' Hibari suddenly said,' It would be weak of them to not last that long.' Ehhhh…awkaward…Hibari suddenly cutting into the conversation wasn't really foreseen or anything but-

'Haha,' I awkwardly laughed. 'Uh…wow. They must be really strong for your cloud guardian to commend them like that. This really increases my interest for them tenfold!'

'I'll try my best to catch the so that you can have a nice long chat with them,' Tsuna promised,' Who knows, you might even be able to spar with them since you're Primo.' It was at this moment did Alaude's killing intent suddenly spring to life and I could already see the tell tale signs of a smirk forming from the twitches of his lips. And trust me, based from my personal experience; a smirking Alaude is never a good thing. Especially when fighting or beating someone up is concerned.

'Giotto,' G whispered from the left,' He's doing it again.'

'Stop it Alaude,' I immediately reprimanded him with a frown. 'If you even think that I'll let you do something as suicidal like sending you to the twins or Amatista's descendants to see whether they are worthy opponents just so you can satisfy your bloodlust, then allow me to make this really clear because that is never going to happen. As a matter of fact, Ugetsu and G will be the ones following me because I know that I can trust them not to make a mess or cause massive destruction when my back is towards them.' By now, all chattering had ceased and all eyes were on us as I ranted off at my cloud guardian.

'Do I make myself clear?'

Alaude reluctantly grunted and leaned back into the seat with a scowl. Yes! I mentally cheered, prevention of Mafia War is a success! And to boot, Alaude is pouting! It may seem kind of strange to you seeing me cheer for such a thing but for Alaude to change from his pokerface was a strange sight indeed! Which is why one of the quirks of being such an aloof person's fiancé is that you'd get used to his 'facial expressions' even though they look the same to most people. It takes skill to see pass his masked up emotions. And currently, it may look as if he was scowling, but in actual fact he's sulking! I caught Tsuna suddenly looking out of the window before trying to cover up his chuckles by coughing into his hand, which made me realise that he too had seen through Alaude. Call it hyper intuition and the fact that he has Reborn as a lover.

'Tsuna, we've arrived,' Yamamato suddenly spoke up,' Do we go to the usual place or-?'

'Yes please,' Tsuna quickly replied,' I think Nono would want to talk to us in private.' I wasn't given the chance to ask them about this exchange as the car was slowly coming to a stop.

'Giotto, could you and your guardians wear this?' Yamamato asked with his usual grin,' It would help to cover most of your face so that we can continue hiding your identity.' By his 'this', he wanted us to wear a pair of spectacles. With black lenses.

'And exactly how do you want us to see when we're walking?' G asked in an annoyed tone,' The lenses are black!'

'These are called sunglasses you old man!' Gokudera angrily retorted back.' They're black so even if there are people watching us, they wouldn't be able to see your face. And you still can see even though the lenses are black, they help to keep the sunlight out of your eyes too so you wouldn't have to squint your eyes like the wrinkled old prune you are.' Tsuna calmly clapped his hands together before shooting Gokudera a 'that's enough look'.

'Well,' I happily said after wearing the sunglasses,' They're not that bad so let's get a move on shall we? I can't wait to see how much Vongola has prospered after all these years!'

'Over here would be fine Shiki,' Reborn suddenly said,' Forza will be there so you wouldn't have to worry about where to park the car.'

'Yes sir,' the muffled voice of Shiki's voice sounded from, what Yamamato told us at the start of the trip, was the 'viewing glass'. As for its function…I have momentarily forgotten.

The car door was swiftly opened with a sharp swing and Tsuna's guardians slowly got out. It wasn't till Gokudera poked his head back in did Tsuna start to get up.

'Let's go Giotto,' Tsuna brightly smiled,' It seems that Mukuro already got rid of the lurking rats so we'll be fine. And just a word of warning, don't be surprised if an explosion suddenly sounds or part of the house suddenly disappears. I have a feeling that there are some…unexpected guests here today.'

'No worries Tsuna,' I cheerfully replied after getting out of the car. I slowly reached up into the air before slightly arching backward, allowing me to crack all of my stiff joints. 'Will Shiki and Rick be following us?'

'Yes and no.' he replied as we entered the mansion,' They'll be with us but once we're with Nono, they'll have to go to the waiting room. Nono's someone who likes privacy. Our guardians would have to wait in the guardian room too.'

'I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation Decimo, but Nonno and his guardians are waiting for you,' a lilac haired girl with lavender eyes, who was wearing a maid uniform, said with a small smile as she stood before us.

'Ah, this is Anthelia Violia. She and her partner, Forza Sparo usually take care of us whenever we come over.' Tsuna said with a warm smile,' Forza went to park the car so-eh? Did Shiki and Rick already head for the waiting room?'

'Si Decimo,' she replied,' Shiki looked quite tired and Rick was very persistent about him having adequate rest. There has also been a flu bug flying around during the past few days so it is not surprising for Rick to be so worried. But rest assured, the family doctor has already made it a point to swing by and have a look at Shiki.' Tsuna heaved a sigh of relief but was obvious fighting with the urge to go and see how Shiki was himself. I put a comforting hand on his shoulder before flashing him my best reassuring smile.

'It's going to be ok,' I softly said. 'Shiki's a strong boy and Rick's with him. They'll be fine.'

'I know,' he replied with an annoyed look. 'I'm sorry but could you go and check on him later, Ryohei?'

'You got it Tsuna!'

'Decimo,' Anthelia's voice piped up. 'Nonno and his guardians are currently waiting for you in the back garden. This way please.'

A/N That's all folks! Oh! And you may want to keep your eyes open during these few weeks. ^^ I'm thinking of throwing in an omake about one of our main pairs. :D The plot's been stuck in my brain for sometime and I just caught it so, SUCCESS. :D

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