Hey there readers~ thank you for your patience for this chapter. Anyway, I wanted to thank you everyone who had been following this story and also, a very big thank you to my beta-reader for beta-d my fic.

So as usual;

Disclaimer: I do not own KHR

Warning: contains OC and OOC-ness.

So, let's start reading...

"Ahhhhhhhhh….school! I can't believe I missed this hell! The outside air feels so refreshing~" the drama-queen twirled around happily.
"I can't believe that I'm still alive and freeeee~"

"Shut your stupid mouth up, Baka-hime!" the silver head yelled at the girl.
"Read the air! Everyone looks so stressed right now!"

"Meh! Who cares?! As long as my friends are not hurt, I could just care less~" the girl replied nonchalantly as she stuck out her tongue at fuming Gokudera.

Reborn, on the other hand, finally understood why Primo choose the older twin over the younger one to become the tenth successor of Vongola. He figured out that the younger twin did care for her friends and family but, apparently, she gives no fuck regarding the well being of strangers'. Compared to her older brother, who the tutor always caught in deep thought and often worried about the safety of the civilians and thought of ways to keep them safe ever since he received the bad news, she was definitely the wrong choice.
"Gokudera is right, Dame-Tsuki. Piped down for a sec…" Reborn seemed to agree with the silver head. His ears, after all, were in need of a break.

"Whatever, we have reached the school anyway. See you at home, Katekyo-san!" Tsukiko sprints into the school gate, leaving everyone else behind and they were sure they heard the girl screaming 'Nami-chuu, mommy missed you!'.

They sweat dropped before following in suit. They didn't notice a certain curly-haired boy standing next to Reborn, motionless.
"Reborn, I finally found out something…" said the boy in his serious tone.
He handed the Hitman tutor a black file.
"Everything is in there. That was what I found out so far. I'll try to dig out for more information that might be useful to us later on"

Reborn raised an eyebrow, looking noticed the black circles around the boy's eyes.
"Not bad, Bovino. It looks like you're not useless as I thought you'd be"

"That's mean, Reborn" he let out a chuckle.
"After all, if this is all for Tsuna's sake, I'll be as useful as I could for him…" he walks about five steps before he turns back, facing the hitman.
"… never underestimate Ore-sama's strength as one of the world's best hackers. Remember that, Reborn…" then, he walked away.

"Hn… just one compliment and he got all cocky like that. What a brat!" Reborn rolled his eyes before he looked at the file in his hand.
"But for a twelve year old, well… he's good"

While the teens were at school Reborn browsed through all the data that Lambo had obtained for them. Just as he thought, that famiglia is finally making their move after a whole decade of silence. He really doesn't like this. All of sudden, something fell off on the papers. He picked Leon up from his fedora's rim and gently petted it.

"So, you agreed with me, huh Leon? Dame-Tsuna is finally ready for that"

The 2A students were currently concentrating on the subject Japanese literature taught by the teacher who was standing at the front of the class, except for a few students.

Tsuna felt troubled. Namimori was no longer safe. His family and friends are definitely in constant danger. He knew the mafia had something to do with this problem and Reborn just confirmed that. He knows the WHO, but he doesn't know who exactly they were and he needed to figure out the WHY as well and he needed to figure them out… Pronto!
One of his speculations is that this matter is Vongola-related… after all, Gokudera-kun and Mukuro did mention that their town is under the Vongola's protection. If he's right or wrong, he will find out later on. More importantly, he also needs to know WHERE their hideout is so he could finally put a full stop to all of this nonsense. He MUST put an end to this before anyone else becomes a victim.

Gokudera fidgeted in his seat. Like Tsuna, he was also thinking the same thing… thinking who are the culprits that dared to invade his Juudaime's town.
As the right hand man, he knows it's his job to provide aid to his beloved boss. He had been circling the whole town for ten times last night and he still can't figure out those bastards' hideout yet. He thought after living in this town for about two months already, he knew this town like the back of his hand.
Well, apparently, he did not! And he really hates it when he is not being in any use at all. He turned his head to where the Baka-hime was and saw her fooling around with her pencil between her upper lips and nose and pretended that it was her moustache or something. Tch- stupid girl! While her brother is worrying about this town's safety, she is just getting on everyone's nerves. Not to mention, she couldn't use any of her flames, she'll just get in the way. He is sure of it!

Yamamoto was sitting quietly in his seat, noticing his other two friends looking all restless. To be honest, he was too. He had lived in Namimori ever since he was born, he is Namimori-boy. He understands why Hibari loves this particular town; for the record, this is a very peaceful town. Even he didn't like it when someone was disturbing the town's peace, let alone Hibari. Apparently, from their discussion back at the hospital, Tsuna didn't have the idea of who the troublemakers were but he honestly didn't understand what they were talking about. Well, it seems like other than Ryohei, Tsukiko and him, Gokudera, Mukuro, Chrome and even Lambo, who usually acted like an idiot, understood the situation pretty well and this didn't fail to make his blood boiling.
He really hates knowing nothing. He turned his head to his left and saw Tsukiko disassembling her mechanical pencil and putting it back together and timing her time with her digital watch. He can't believe this girl can be so carefree despite the trouble around her.

Tsukiko looked at her brother and noticed his anxious face even though he tried to hide it.
Who was she that Tsuna thought he could fool her with such lame acting? They've been together since they were born! She is not as carefree as anyone thought she was.
Like right now, she is disassembling and reassembling her mechanical pencil for the tenth time now, trying to calm herself down as well as increasing her concentration level.
Well, she doesn't have the real gun, but this pencil is close enough. The discomfort in her is killing her inside. She knows she'll only get in Tsuna's way and she really hates that fact, but she really wanted to help her brother.
As his sister, Tsuki refused to not get involved in this matter and let her brother go through this on his own. No, Tsuki definitely disagrees! Flame or no flame, she could still fight. She will help her Tsu-kun out, one way or another and no one, not even Tsuna or Reborn, could stop her.

The frustrating situation among the teens returned back to normal by the end of the school hour. The 'younger siblings' club', Lambo, Tsukiko and Chrome were locking their arms with each other's while skipping happily and singing out the Smurf's song loudly while right behind them was the 'big brothers' club', sighing heavily and wondering when exactly the younger trio would have had enough before they stopped singing out the annoying, repetitive song.

"When the hell will they stop singing that annoying song?!" Gokudera growled.

"Somebody, please stop them…" Mukuro pleaded.

"Ahahaha… I think their song is catchy. La~ La~Lalalala… sing a happy song~" Yamamoto, who is the only one without a 'sibling' in the group, sang along to the tune.

"Try to live with a younger sibling, Yamamoto, and you'll understand how annoying it is…" said Tsuna in a dead-tired voice.
"You can get angry at them, but it will never last long and eventually, you'll forgive them…"

"Kufufufu~ Tsunayoshi-kun is right. But then, your younger sibling may annoy you every second, throwing a tantrum the whole time and trap you in illusions for ten hours straight, but at the end of the day, you can't hate them and you would still love her unconditionally" Mukuro's eyes soften when his eyes land on Chrome's smiling face.

Gokudera scratches his silver head and chuckles.
"You're right about the 'can't hate them'-part. Honestly, no matter how much the younger sibling gets on your nerves and you constantly beat him up and he will run away and you'll possibly have to run around the whole town, just to find him and when you do, you just have to scold him all over again and drag him home… tell him to clean up while you cook a dinner for him and feed him. You can't just let the brat away from your supervision or you'll feel all worried for his wellbeing every minute, every second…"

Mukuro, Yamamoto and even Tsuna stare at the bomber in disbelief. Who would have thought a rough-mannered person like Gokudera could actually have the devotion of becoming the responsible older 'sibling' and play a role as a good big brother to annoying brat like Lambo… not as a perfect brother though, but close enough. That is just amazing.

Yamamoto felt a twinge of jealousy and he sighed heavily.
"This is really frustrating! Am I the only one who doesn't have a younger sibling in our group? Even senpai has Kyoko!"

"Kufufufu~ well, if you add Skylark-kun into our little group, then you can have him as your co-member of 'without sibling's club'" Mukuro smiles playfully.

The group stopped walking when their path crossed with the other two people.

"Ahh! The tail-head girl! I found you… you owe Ore-sama a candy for hitting Ore-sama's head!" Lambo yelled at the girl, who was wearing a red martial arts uniform and had her hairs braided.

"Lambo… don't be so rude~ Hello there, prefect-san!" Tsukiko greets the prefect only to be greeted back with another cold gaze.

"Ara? Did Skylark-kun get himself a girlfriend?" ask Chrome innocently.

"Kufufufu~ speak of the devil and he shall appear… Is what my sister said true, Skylark-kun?" ask Mukuro. His smirk is getting wider when he was able to fish out the prefect's anger.

Hibari narrowed his eyes at the sight of the 'crowd' before him, "You're wrong, Pineapples! She's my cousin…"

The girl was blushing slightly as she bowed down politely at the strangers in front of her.
"Ni Hao, my name is Ipin. I came from China and I'm Kyo-nii's cousin. I currently live with him and will attend Nami-chuu starting tomorrow"

"That's awesome… I hope you'll end up in the same class as ours…" said Chrome excitedly.

Hibari noticed the interest in Mukuro's eyes and raised his tonfa, protectively 'shielding' his cousin from Mukuro's eyes.
"I'll bite you to death if you harass her, you pineapple-herbivore!" he smirked.
"Let's skip the reason and let's get to the fighting already!" Hibari lunged at the male-Pineapple head.

Mukuro easily dodged the attack and continued to smirk.
He summoned out his trident.
"Bring it on, Birdie~"

Tsuna face palmed as the childhood friends went after each other's necks and decided to talk to Ipin instead.
"So, Ipin… so glad you could came to Namimori. I am Sawada Tsunayoshi and this is my twin, Sawada Tsukiko. This silver-head is Gokudera Hayato and that curly-haired boy is his cousin, Lambo Bovino" then, he pointed to Chrome.
"And this is Chrome Dokuro… she is the younger sister of Mukuro Rokudo, the guy that is currently fighting with your cousin"

"And this is the only one without a sibling in our group, Yamamoto Takeshi…" Gokudera adds as he pointed to the baseball ace.

"Oii, Oii… that is kind of insensitive, Gokudera…" Yamamoto looked irritated.

"Hah, finally I can wipe off those annoying grins of yours!" said Gokudera victoriously.

"Nice to meet everyone…" said the Chinese girl.
"I like it here. Everyone seems to be so friendly…"

Yamamoto sighed heavily.
"Even Hibari has his own younger sibling-figure…" he went sulking at his emo-corner.
"I am, officially, the only one without 'sibling' in our group…"

"ohhh... forever alone guy!" Gokudera childishly mocked the tall boy.

"Oii… Yamamoto, calm down will ya!" Tsuna said as he tried to pull out the boy from the emo-corner, but his efforts were futile.
'Ha… Yamamoto is really something when he feels frustrated…'

The twins were sitting in the living room and watching TV, well, it was just Tsukiko who was watching though. Tsuna was physically there, but his mind wasn't.
Tsuna's weird behavior during past few days made her worried.
He won't eat properly and she also notices the black rings around her brother's eyes, telling her that her brother is not sleeping well too.

The girl sighed heavily before she left the room and just as she thought, Tsuna didn't realize she had kept sighing helplessly as she climbed up the stairs to "go to her room", but instead she went straight to the end of the hallway where a certain tutor's room was located.

She gently knocked on the door and helped herself in after permission to enter was granted.
"What's the matter, Dame-Tsuki? Anything important?" asked the Hitman lazily.

Tsukiko fiddled with her fingers.
"Nee, Katekyo-san. Is there in any way I can help Tsu-kun? He has been wondering if this problem is actually Vongola-related…"

"I'm trying to investigate further, but yes, I'm pretty sure it is 'Vongola-related'…" he turned his chair, facing the girl.
"Is there anything else you want to know, Dame-Tsuki?"

"Then, if it is a 'Vongola-related' problem, doesn't that mean as the Decimo-candidate Tsu-kun has to get involved in this matter? Will bloody fights occur anytime soon?" asked the concerned younger sister.
"I hope there aren't. Tsu-kun really hates fighting..."

Reborn crossed his arms and leaned his back into the chair.
"According to the information that I have received, 'Fight' is their intention… so it can't be help. One way or another, like it or not, Dame-Tsuna has to fight or this will not be over with…"

The silence surrounded the room before Tsukiko began asking questions again.
"Are they strong?"

"This famiglia had been going against the Vongola ever since during the Secondo's reign until this day, Dame-Tsuki. Of course, they're strong… probably as strong as Dino's" Reborn explained.
"I don't think even Dame-Tsuna stands a chance to defeat those guys since he hasn't even mastered his dying will mode yet…"

Something caught the younger twin's attention.
"Wait a minute, Katekyo-san… you mean, there is another stage of mastering the dying will flame? You mean, Tsu-kun can become even stronger than his current strength?"

Reborn smirked.
"You're sharp, Dame-Tsuki…"

"Then, it is possible for Tsu-kun to win then!" said Tsukiko excitedly.
She gave the tutor an eager and hopeful look.
"Please tell me there is something I could do to help Tsu-kun… please tell me there is a way!"

"Well, with a suitable 'catalyst', he is able to level up. But, you have to figure it out yourself~" the Hitman tutor turned his back from the girl and continues his job.

Tsukiko walked towards the door.
"Okay… one last question, from which famiglia are they?"
"Dolore famiglia..." Reborn replied lazily.

"I see..." Tsukiko griped the door handle tightly before she stepped out of the room.
"Buanonotte, Katekyo-san"

Their morning went on normally until the group reached the school; it was there that they had received some bad news. Ryohei was attacked and currently hospitalised! It has become a hot topic around the school and according to Kyoko her brother is badly injured and currently unconscious.

Tsuna can't help but feel angry as soon as he matched the attack's timeline with his. Apparently, exactly five minutes after their meeting with Hibari and his cousin, the attack had occurred at the exact same spot.
If he just didn't break the childhood friends' fight too soon, if he just stayed there for the next five minutes… then, Ryohei... the brunette sighed heavily.
Thinking about the 'What if's is useless now.

"Tsu-kun… if you really are worried that much, then should we go visit Ryo-san after school?" Tsukiko suggested after she saw Tsuna's frowning face.
Her hand was gently patting the older boy's back, trying to calm him down.

"Yeah… that's a good idea, Hime-chii" and yet again, the boss-to-be sighed heavily.

The moment school ended the teens made their way to the hospital and visited the white-haired boxer, and like what Kyoko had told them he was really in bad condition.
Wires from machines were attached everywhere as well as the bandages; head, arms, legs, his torso. The oxygen mask covered his face and his eyes were closed tight.
It's just so weird to see the usually too active teen staying still. He knows the friendship between them is just blooming but Tsuna can't help but feel hurt seeing him like this. He clenched his fists and bit his lower lip.
"… onii-san"

Due to the limited time for visiting hours Tsuna and the gang left the hospital with a frown on each of their faces. No one said anything during their walk home, even Lambo was smart enough to read the air and say nothing.

By sunset they passed by the playground and all of sudden Tsuna saw a group of thugs surrounding a boy and he instantly stopped walking.
Something clicked in Tsuna's mind.
"Thugs don't normally wear expensive suits do they?" he asked out loud for his friends to hear.

"Juudaime, normal thugs are too poor to afford suits…" Gokudera replied with his usual insensitive remarks.
"They're not classy enough and that's why they're after the weak ones…"

"Kufufufu~ you're stating the obvious, Puppy. They're obviously the mafia, but I wonder what they want from the weak looking boy?" Mukuro seemed to have concern for the victim although he tried not to show it.

Lambo took a closer look at the boy and his eyes widened in shock as soon as he recognized the victim.
"FUUTA!" without thinking, he rushed towards the adult mafias and stretch his arms wide, trying to shield the poor boy.

"Ohoho… look who we have here~ the Bovino brat! I didn't expect to see you here, brat…" said the green Mohawk guy.

"Lambo!" the rest of the teens followed in suit and stopped when the adults looked straight at them.

"Leave them alone!" said Tsuna.

"It seems you brought along some weakling friends of yours as well, huh, Bovino?" ask the other one with a neon red hair.

Tsuna's and Tsuki's jaws drop as they had a closer look at the adults.
The twins exchanged looks with each other before laughing out loud.

"W-why are you laughing?!" asked the one with yellow Mohawk angrily, trying hard to be intimidating to those kids.

Tsuna raised his right eyebrow and stepped forward fearlessly, while a sadistic smile plastered itself across his face.
"Hmm? It's been awhile…. Flavio. You too, Mario and Luigi~"

"And I see you had cut your hair short, Giulio? Ah, and judging from your baldy-head, the leader just got himself out of prison, I assume?" asked Tsukiko in a fake-surprised tone.

"You know these guys, Tsuna?" asked Lambo in confusion.

"They're 'some people' from our childhood days…" Tsuna replied calmly.

"How did you know us, you little brat?!" ask Giulio curiously. His eyes narrowed at the sight of the kids.

"Eh… you guys are such meanies for forgetting us~" Tsukiko pouted.
"Anyway, my brother is being nice right now… so, why don't you just leave the boy alone and walk away?"

"Why should we, you insolent brat?!" the leader gawked at the siblings.
"Who do you think you are… ordering us around?!"
"Why don't we 'remind' you who we are, then~" Tsuna suggested in a sing a song tone, his smile never leaving his face, not even for a second.
"Shall we, Hime-chii?"

The twins bumped their fists.
"Let's play!" and history had repeated itself.

The leader was the only conscious one left… again.
"Y-you kids are the V-Vongola twins…" he said as he pointed his trembling finger at the siblings.

"Juudaime, there must a connection between them and the mafia that had terrorized this town. Should we ask them?" Gokudera whispered quietly in Tsuna's ear.
"Not to mention, they were after Fuuta De La Stella, the ranking prince. They must be needed something important from him…"

Tsuna nodded his head.
He crouched down to meet the leader, who was currently lying on the ground, at eye level.
"Who sent you here? What are you trying to accomplish by hurting that boy?"

The leader noticed Tsuna's gentle gazes and was quite surprised with it.
His eyes looked so innocent and full of kindness, but him being such an egotistical Mafioso spit at the boy's face.
"Why the fuck should I tell you, Brat!"

The other teens looked furious when they saw that and were about to lunge towards the adult when a foot buried his head further into the dirt, letting out some cracking sounds in the process.

"Teme! I am not as nice as my brother. Answer the damn question or I swear I'll sew your lips up and let you eat through your nose!" she shifted her foot from the adult's face to his throat.

The rest of the gang was taken aback with Tsukiko's sudden change of attitude, and to be honest she scared them somehow, while Tsuna just gave his sister a look of disapproval and told her to stop hurting the man even further.

"That's not nice, Hime-chii. How can he answer me when you won't let him breath properly?" he said in a gentle but firm tone.

Tsuna noticed the change in his sister's eye color even though it only happened in the blink of an eye.
Tsukiko's eyes changed back to normal when she removed her foot from that man's throat.
"I understand, Tsu-kun…" she replied in her usual cheerful tone.

The leader gasped for more air as the girl removed her foot from his throat.
"T-the… D-Dolore famiglia" he said before he passed out.

Tsuna is slowly stood up and grabbed the tissue that his sister handed to him, cleaning his face of the old guy's spit. He sighed heavily when he looked at the unconscious mafia lying on the ground.
'Poor guys…' he thought.

"As a mafia boss, you have too much sympathy towards your enemy, Dame-Tsuna. But, I think it's for the best though…" Reborn appeared between the twins out of thin air.
"Good job on playing the roles of good mafia, bad mafia though, you two…"

"Hieee~ Reborn! You surprised me!" Tsuna, who had his mind preoccupied for just a mere second, shrieked at his tutor's sudden appearance, followed by his sister.

Their reaction had earned the twins another roundhouse hit to the head by giant Leon-mallet.
"Hn… forget what I said! You two still disappoint me!"

The twins were seated on the park bench with each of them pouting towards the tutor while rubbing their swollen heads gently.

"I'm not even going to be surprised if I am diagnosed with brain tumor one of these days…" Tsuna complained.

Tsukiko gently massaged her shoulder.
"For the record, Katekyo-san… we were not playing any roles. I was so ready to break his neck…"

And yet again, Reborn had found another reason why the younger twin was, indeed, not suitable to be the next generation's boss.

"Anyway…" everyone looked at Lambo who is holding the unconscious blonde teen in his arms.
"We should get Fuuta to somewhere safe!"

"My place is the nearest…" said Yamamoto as he picked the blonde teen up from Lambo's hands.
"Let's go to my place then!"

Takesushi
The teens were sitting on the floor in Yamamoto's room, surrounding the unconscious body lying on the futon.

"So… who exactly is Fuuta De La Stella again?" Tsukiko was the first one to break the pin-drop silence.

Lambo swallowed the lump in his throat.
"Fuuta is my childhood friend and he has the ability to give out rankings in mafia, or even anything in the world. Many people would pay a crazy amount of money just to get a copy of a certain ranking. Some people are also after him so they could have possession of Fuuta's ranking book. If the book fell into the wrong hands, it surely could be used for world domination"

"Wow, you mean this kid has some kind of awesome super power or something?" Tsukiko sounded amazed with the discovery.

"Not super power, Ki-chan. It is more like a 'unique ablity'" Lambo corrected her.

"Although, my main concern is… why is he here in the first place?" Mukuro couldn't help but wonder.

"None of us know that. If Fuuta was coming to Namimori… I'm supposed to be the first person that he would inform but he didn't tell me…" Lambo's brows furrowed.
"That's what's confusing me. It is just impossible for Fuuta to NOT to tell me anything. We e-mail each other every week after all…"

"Well, judging from his dirty clothes and his injuries… I'm suspecting that he had been abducted, but he managed to get away only to have those thugs after his tail" Reborn made his conclusion.

Tsuna cupped his chin as he is tried to connect all the dots.
"Those thugs were sent out by the Dolore famiglia to retrieved Fuuta. Fuuta held so much information about the Mafia. Namimori is under Vongola's protection…" Tsuna took a pause as he came close to his conclusion.
"The Dolore famiglia is the one that had been terrorizing Namimori and somehow, that makes Vongola their main target? What do you think, Hime-chii?"

"It's possible since Vongola is currently at their vulnerable stage..." Tsukiko replied.
"Plus, Vongola's heir is right here as well, Tsu-kun…" she added, somehow in a strained-tone as if she was trying to hold in her emotion.

And again, only Tsuna noticed the change in Tsukiko's eye color, from her hazel brown eyes to a darker shade of amber orbs, even though it happened in seconds.

Tsuna knew his sister was a bad liar, but he also knew she could be a very good liar when she has to lie and she could do it without a flaw and could even fool him, her twin.
If Tsuna had to admit it, the only thing he really hated about his sister would be her lying ability.
So, he really hoped that his sister was actually telling him the truth.

"Are you okay, Hime-chii?" he asked curiously.

Tsukiko just laughed light heartily.
"Of course, I'm fine, Tsu-kun. Just feeling a lil bit hungry but I can manage that..." she replied in her usual cheery-tone.

Tsuna just nodded, accepting her answer.
Of course she lied!
Tsukiko was actually having a hard time trying to hold in her anger but she still managed to calm down and cover it up with her smile.
Still, she managed to fool her brother and Tsuna wasn't actually aware of it.

Tsukiko's lips turned downward when she was aware that nobody was looking at her but focusing on her brother instead.
'Those idiots probably think that Tsu-kun is too easy to wipe out… we have to prove them wrong...I'm going to prove them wrong…'

"Fuuta will stay here… I already talked to Tsuyoshi and he's fine with the arrangement" Reborn announced.

"Eh, Oyaji did? Thank goodness…" Yamamoto let out a sigh of relief.

"Are you sure abou…" Lambo's words were cut off by the Hitman tutor.

"Are you doubting my thoughts, Stupid-cow? If Tsuyoshi is here… it is more than enough for Fuuta's safety…" Reborn explained although the teens are staring at him with confusion on each of their faces.

Yamamoto was the first one to shrug it off.
"Well, we can count on Oyaji and me to take care of Fuuta. He will be feeling better in no time…" he said with a wide smile on his face.

'You just agreed because you want the presence of 'younger sibling' in your place as well…' thought the rest of the teens as they sweat dropped but they decided not to say anything.

"Well, if you insist Yamamoto…" Tsuna finally gave in.
There is no way his friend was going to take 'no' for an answer and if Reborn said it's better for Fuuta to stay here then so be it.
"I think we should go home now. See you tomorrow then…"

After the twins and their tutor had arrived at home, they gathered in Tsuna's room. The twins demanded an explanation regarding his decision of placing Fuuta in a 'civilian's house' when the Dolore were hot on his tail.

"Why not here, Katekyo-san? At least, when we're away for school… both you and Okaa-san could protect him" Tsukiko voiced out her opinion.

"I'm thinking the same thing as well, Reborn. And why did you specifically mention Yamamoto's dad's name?" asked Tsuna curiously.

Reborn started his explanation after he landed another kick to both twins.
"Okay, Dame-futago. First of all, I'm here to train and protect both of you. JUST both of you… secondly, no offence but Maman's ability has become dull over the past few years. Thirdly, I chose Tsuyoshi to protect Fuuta because I know he is still capable of doing so. Unlike your mother, Tsuyoshi keeps on practicing to stay sharp…"

"What do you mean by 'stay sharp', Reborn?" Tsuna seemed to be able to capture the last detail.

"Namimori was initially a town that was developed for the retired mafia and also a place where the mafia's children are groomed to serve the mafia in the later future. It was just until twenty years ago this town had grown bigger, it been 'opened' to public. Which also means, whoever that had lived in this town before twenty years ago are ALL the mafia. 'Takesushi' had been around ever since eighty years ago… you do the math, Dame-Tsuna…" Reborn explains more.

"Hieee~ you mean, Yamamoto-san was in the mafia as well!" Tsuna shrieked as soon as he figured out the rest.

"He was not just any mafia, Dame-Tsuna. He was placed second in 'best hitman'-ranking until he was retired, so never underestimate him…" the Hitman added.

"Hmm… that's explains everything. Note to self: respect all the elders in Namimori. They might be the ex-mafia…" said Tsukiko. She sweat dropped.
"What the hell am I saying? I never acted rude to any elders before… they always gave me candies~"

"Hieee~ didn't I tell you to never accepting anything from strangers?!" the older brother shrieked again.

"One last question, Katekyo-san?" the silence told the girl to continue her query. Her index finger pointed at the tail-less green thing that was sitting on Reborn's fedora.
"Last time I checked, Leon is a chameleon... why in heaven's name does he look like a frog?"

*omake*

The younger Yamamoto jumped down from the stairs and got his father, who was washing the dishes in the kitchen.

"Oyajiiii!"

"Oh, Takeshi. How's the kid? Is he awake yet?" asked the old man in concern.

Takeshi instantly shook his head.
"Nope, not yet. Anyway I wanted to ask something…"

"Okay, pitch!" said Tsuyoshi.

"Nee, nee, Oyaji…" the younger Yamamoto held his breath.
"If Fuuta somehow had nowhere else to go… can he stay here with us and become my brother?"

Tsuyoshi sweat dropped when he saw his son looking at him with hopeful puppy eyes. Hell, he didn't even know that his son could make one! After almost five minutes of suffocating silence, the ex-hitman finally gave in and nodded his head.
"Of course he could, Takeshi…"

After hearing the words uttered out by his father, the younger Yamamoto pumped his fists to the air as if he just scored a homerun, then he threw his arms around his dad and hugged him excitedly.
"Thank you, Oyaji! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" then, he gave a peck to Tsuyoshi's cheek much to the older Yamamoto's surprise.
"I love you, Oyaji. You're the best!"

'SMACK!' a plate made its way to the younger Yamamoto's head.

"Geezz, that's enough, Takeshi. You're creeping me out!" Tsuyoshi wiped his cheek with disgusted look on his face.
"Who are you and what have you done to my son?! Give my son back!"

Takeshi pouted at his dad's reaction.
"Mou~ I'm just showing my appreciation, Oyaji! Ekk, Oyaji put it down…" the boy sweated bullets as Tsuyoshi raised a butcher's knife while eyeing him dangerously.
Without thinking any further, Takeshi ran out of the kitchen while shouting over his shoulder.
"Oyaji! I am your son, Yamamoto Takeshi! Don't kill me!"

The older Yamamoto's hitman mode is switched on as he chased his son's 'impostor'.
"Give my son back!"

"OYAJI! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD, IT'S ME!"

*End of omake*

And... *drum roll* Fuuta and Ipin had made their appearance... YEAY! So, should I make Fuuta as Yamamoto's lil bro or should I have an OC to take over that role?

Oh, also, before you guys could say anything why Tsukiko was more 'badass' compare to our dear Tsuna-fish, I hope this chapter explained a bit and answer your questions on why Tsuna was chosen as the Decimo instead of Tsuki.

How's the family-fluff by the way? I think you can already figure out the relationships between the characters now, and I decided to make a little Omake about the Yamamotos as well.

Yes people... the bad guys are OCs. I just do this arc to replace Kokuyo arc, since Mukuro is the good guy... I hope you guys are not disappointed since most of you might expect the Varia to make their appearance. I can assure you the Varia will make their appearance in... Okay, truth to be told... I lost my notebook where I wrote down all of my idea and plots. DAMN IT!

Well guys... wish me luck on me finding my notebook. Oh and also, I'm having a mental block for the fighting scene. If you guys have any cool ideas for some epic fighting scene, I beg you... please, please, please share your idea with me.

So, here's my reply from your questions:

Risako: yeah, I agree on the story's slow progressed. Well, I'll try to speed things up somehow. Hmm... canon arc, huh? Honestly, I'm still thinking about including it into this fic though. but, I will take the note on 'Tsuna meet future Tsukiko' things. As for Chrome addressing Mukuro as 'Mukuro-sama' ... hmm, just assume Chrome respect him even though how pervert he can become and also, I don't want to make the characters to OOC.

Rikkai and hyotei lover: well, this chp explained who had causing problem in Namimori. Well, they're OCs, but I hope you're not disappointed though.

Zera of the half moon: well, this chp basically explained the serious business.

Vongolafan16: the more disturbing it sounds, the more fun it is to read... well, at least in my opinion. About Tsuna 'lil sis'-complex... well, the boss-to-be is still learning to tone it down, that's all I could say for now.

Lifina: thanks for reading by the way.

ShinigamiinPeru: well, this Tsuna is the 'hormonal'-version. Crazy-Tsuna is fun, don't you think so?

Scarlet rose white: well, the Vongolan teens were not actually into Hime-chii... I just want to make her to have good relationships with the rest. I hope this answer your question...

Lord of the scrys: I know! Assassin-Nana was just too AWESOME!

Well, that's all for now. I hope you guys are not too disappointed with this chapter.

so, please stay tune and see you soon~ love you all... Ciao~Ciao~