SkyGem: Oh. My. Kami-sama! This story has more than 500 reviews! I absolutely cannot believe it! I never would have guessed this fic would be so popular, and it's all thanks to you guys! I just love you so much! Special thanks go to the reviewer Illusionist Owl, who was my 500th reviewer~ and so, for them, I'll be posting a "family outing" omake for RaF sometime in the next few days (possibly even tomorrow). Look forward to it, ne? Anyways, let's move on to the story!

As Tsuna and his brothers walked away, the boy kept his indifferent expression on his face.

The three walked in silence for a few minutes before Hayato broke it. "Nidaime?" he said.

"Hai?" replied the brunette.

"How did you know her name?" he asked curiously, and the younger male's face darkened a little.

Tsuna lowered his head, letting his bangs fall to cover his eyes. "Because she's my mother," he said quietly.

When they heard this, Hayato's scowl intensified, and even Takeshi's smile dropped and was replaced by an unhappy expression.

"You're mother?" asked Takeshi questioningly; as if he didn't quite believe what he had said.

Instead of replying, Tsuna looked at the two of them with pleading eyes and said, "I'm sorry, but can we just go home?"

"Of course, Nidaime!" answered Hayato quickly, already pulling out his cell phone to call someone to come pick them up.

Ten minutes later, a car came to a stop in front of them, and another ten minutes later, the three boys were getting out and heading inside.

The moment they stepped over the threshold, Tsuna apologized to his brothers, then excused himself and went to lock himself inside his room.

Throwing himself onto his bed, he curled into a tight little ball, thinking of the incident that had happened almost a year ago when he had finally found out the real reason he didn't have a mother.

Flashback

"But really," said the faint voice of a maid, drifting out from beyond an open bedroom door. "The young masters are so well behaved. I wish I had wonderful sons like them, or a daughter like the young lady Chrome."

"I know what you mean!" replied the voice of her friend. "I just love them so much! I really look forward to coming to work every day."

Tsuna blushed as he overheard the conversation and walked quickly on to his destination; his room. Before he was out of earshot, though, he heard something that made him freeze on the spot.

"That's exactly how I feel! I can't imagine what their mothers were thinking when they abandoned them! Especially that Nana. Who wouldn't want an adorable boy like Tsuna as their son?"

When he heard this, Tsuna didn't know what to think. His mother…didn't…want him?

Creeping closer to the open doorway, he listened closely.

"I know! I mean really, what was that woman thinking, leaving him out on the doorstep when he was only two weeks old? And in the middle of October, too? Is she crazy or something?"

When he heard this, Tsuna dropped the math textbook he was holding in his hands, and it fell to the floor with a thud.

When they heard the sound, the maids started a bit, then slowly turned around to look at him.

"Young master," said one of the maids, a redhead named Gabrielle.

Not bothering to pick up the textbook which he had dropped, Tsuna slowly backed away, all the while his gaze locked on the two maids, then turned and ran towards his father's office.

Throwing open the door, he was dismayed to find the room empty. Turning a 360 on his heels, he was about to run off in search of his father when he bumped into someone.

"Tsuna?" asked a familiar voice and he looked up into the face of the man he had been looking for.

"P-papa," he said in a voice that was almost a whimper.

Giotto became alarmed when he heard this; Tsuna never called him 'papa' anymore except if he was really upset.

Putting a hand on his shoulder, Giotto guided him into his office, then locked the door behind them.

"What's wrong?" he then asked, looking into his son's watery eyes.

"Dad," he said, seeming to be a little more in control.

"Yes?"

"Tell me the truth."

"The truth?" asked Giotto, although he already had a pretty good idea of what it was that Tsuna was talking about.

"About Nana," said Tsuna. "Is it true that she just left me on the doorstep? She didn't want me?"

Giotto looked at his son for a moment, not knowing what to say, then hung his head. "I'm sorry…" he said quietly.

Tsuna started shaking when he heard this, but didn't let his tears fall. "Why?" he asked. "Why didn't she want me? D-did I do something wrong? Is that why she hated me?"

"No!" Giotto suddenly shouted, making Tsuna flinch at his loud voice. Then, his face became more gentle and he said in a quieter voice, "You didn't do anything wrong, Tsuna." Pulling the brunette into his arms, he held him close for a second, not saying anything; then pulled away a little and looked into Tsuna's chocolate brown eyes. "It's Nana that's at fault. She was selfish and didn't have the resolve to raise a child; she didn't know what a wonderful chance she was throwing away. The important thing to remember is that you have a family that loves you more than she ever could. Your uncles, your aunts, your siblings, they would fight tooth and nail to see you happy. And me, I couldn't survive in a world without you, you know that?"

Tsuna smiled tentatively at this and nodded. "Thanks, dad," he said, hugging his father.

"Sorry for not telling you the truth earlier," replied the blonde, sounding guilty.

"That's fine," said Tsuna, tilting his head to the side with a smile on his face. "I know you were just trying to protect me.

End Flashback

Uncurling, Tsuna took out his cell phone and dialed in his father's number almost subconsciously.

Giotto and his guardians were having a quiet breakfast together when the blonde's cell phone started ringing.

Curious, he checked the caller ID to see who it was, and his whole face lit up when he saw that it was his son. The boys had only left the night before, and already the guardians were feeling their absence; every single one of them were starting to wonder how they had survived before their sons had come along. The mansion was too quiet without them around.

Pressing the talk button, he said, "Hello?"

There was silence on the other end before Tsuna said in a quiet voice, "Dad…"

Suddenly, Giotto started to feel uneasy. "Tsuna?" he repeated in a worried voice. "What's wrong?"

"Dad…" he repeated. There was a moment of silence before he continued. "…she's here."

"She?" he asked in confusion. "Who's she?"

Tsuna hesitated again before replying with, "Nana."

"WHAT?" shouted Giotto, standing up so fast that his chair toppled to the floor. The rest of the guardians were now staring at him, worried that something terrible had happened. "Nana's in Namimori?" asked Giotto, and when they heard this, all the guardians' faces paled.

"Yeah…" said Tsuna, "She lives here with her son, Tsutomu, who's like ten."

Giotto didn't know how to reply to that.

"Dad…what should I do?" asked Tsuna, sounding really lost.

Taking a deep breath, Giotto closed his eyes for a second, and when he opened them, a plan had already started forming in his mind. He remembered having gotten an email a few days ago about parent participation day at Nami-chuu; he had been planning to go anyways, but maybe the trip would turn out to be more permanent than he had originally expected.

"Listen to me, Tsuna. Just forget about her, okay? Remember, she has nothing to do with you. She may have a son now, and she may be married, but that has nothing to do with us. Your brothers and sister are there with you, aren't they? Just think about them."

"Okay…" said Tsuna quietly.

Smiling a little, Giotto continued, "And also, I have a surprise for you."

"A surprise?" asked Tsuna curiously. "What kind of surprise?"

Giotto's smile grew a little wider. "It's a surprise. It'll arrive in Japan next Wednesday. Until then, you'll just have to wait."

Tsuna pouted, seemingly having forgotten about his earlier distress. "Daaad! You're going to keep me in suspense for more than a week?"

Giotto let out a laugh, having successfully completed his mission of distracting his son. "Well, it wouldn't be any fun if I told you now, now would it?"

"Meanie," said Tsuna in a sulky voice. "Anyways, sorry dad, but I have to go now. Hayato and Takeshi are probably really worried about me. I should go apologize to them."

"No problem, son," replied Giotto in a gentle voice.

There was a slight pause before Tsuna said, "And dad? …Thanks…you know, for cheering me up."

"No problem," repeated Giotto in that same, gentle voice. "Remember, Tsuna. I love you."

"I love you too, dad," replied Tsuna without hesitation.

After that, the two of them said their goodbyes, and hung up.

After putting his phone away, Giotto turned to his guardians, who had been listening raptly to his side of the conversation, and asked them, "How do you guys feel about moving to Japan?"

SkyGem: Waah~ this was such an emotional chapter. And it contained the first flashback of the whole fic XD. Which is weird, since in most of my fics it comes a lot earlier...anyways, I hope you all liked it, ne? And please don't forget to leave a review and tell me what you thought!