Hello, dear readers. I am back sooner than I expected ^^

First of all, I wish to thank those who answered my question (about the divorce). I really appreciate the fact that you took the trouble to give me your opinion because it helped me a lot with my decision.

And seeing as I had so much success the first time, I'm going to ask you all another question ^^

Do you think Reborn is OOC? And if so, is it disturbing?

I would also like to thank all my reviewers, whose never ending support is definitely comforting. I smile stupidly (and proudly) every time I read a review XD

And finally, Merry Christmas (even though I'm late) and a Happy New Year (in case I don't publish another chapter before the first of January)!

Sawada Household

The house was eerily calm when Tsuna arrived after spending some time with Hibari. Somehow he had expected to hear terrified screams or sounds of explosions or anything that might indicate an onslaught of violence, as neared the Sawada home. Yet, there was absolutely no indication of anything out of the ordinary happening. Strange. Maybe Reborn had taken the fight elsewhere. Which would be for the best really, seeing as this was a civilian neighbourhood and all. But he had a feeling that wasn't quite it.

He opened the door cautiously and peeked inside. Seeing no sign of incoming disaster, he entered the house, closing the door behind him.

"I'm back." he called, straining his ears in an effort to detect any suspicious noises.

"Welcome back Tsu-kun!" called back Nana's cheerful voice from where he assumed was the kitchen.

He felt somewhat reassure by the woman's presence, as he believed (or maybe hoped) that Reborn would refrain from displaying too much violence in her presence. After getting rid of his shoes, he walked into the sitting room, his eyes automatically locking on the hitman calmly sipping on an espresso on the sofa.

"Papa." said Tsuna looking around suspiciously. "Where's Iemitsu?"

The faint smirk that appeared on the hitman's lips at the mention of the older man gave the brunet a nasty sense of foreboding.

"He left. He was feeling a bit tired." responded the man smoothly.

"A bit tired." repeated Tsuna disbelievingly. "Do I have to understand tired psychologically from having to put up with you or tortured to the point of a physical breakdown?"

Reborn assumed a would-be innocent expression.

"Now, Caelum. Why should you believed I did such things?"

The brunet snorted derisively.

"Why indeed, innocent little lamb you are." he said, his words dripping with sarcasm.

Reborn smirked at him, as the boy went to flop on the sofa next to him. The brunet leant against the man, letting his head rest on his shoulder.

"Did Nana say anything?" he muttered, low enough that Nana wouldn't hear him.

Black eyes glanced down at him calculatingly.

"Just gladly pretended nothing was happening." he answered in a similar manner. "I think she's planning to meet him later on though."

Tsuna hummed in acknowledgment. In truth, the only reason why he objected to Reborn intervening in the 'Iemitsu' matter was because of Nana. He personally couldn't care less for the man who had abandoned him at birth in that hell they called a laboratory, but the brown haired woman who had given birth to him had loved the man. What stopped him was that maybe she still did. He knew it was too much to ask of anyone to stop loving someone out of the blue. He also knew that you could love someone while hating what they had done. He himself was in such a case. He loved Reborn dearly, but he hated the fact that the man had chosen to forget about him.

"Do you think she still loves him?" he asked quietly, worry coating his words.

He had come to love Nana. For a long time he had thought abandoning him was a decision both his parents had taken. When it had turned out that Nana had not known the truth, he had allowed her a chance. He could not say she was a bad mother. Even before she knew who he was, she had taken care of him as if he was her own. And from what he had seen she had never forgotten about her supposedly dead son. He could say without shame that he would be heart-broken if he lost her now.

"I don't think it's so much a matter of loving him as much as a question of whether or not she'll forgive him." said Reborn in that gentle tone he only used when they were alone.

Tsuna crawled onto the man's knees and buried his face into his chest. Long fingers came to rest on his head and threaded through his hair.

"I like Nana." he said suddenly, his hands clutching his father's shirt. "I love you and Maman, and I can honestly say you were the best parents I could have hoped for. I don't regret not being brought up by Nana with Nari. It's just…" he cut himself off, not knowing how to finish.

"It's just that could see her in your life from now on." completed Reborn in his stead.

"Un. You're not angry?"

"Should I be?" asked Reborn nonchalantly. "No matter what, she's your blood related mother, I'm sure that has to count for something. It's the same for Iemitsu. No matter how much I wish I could I can't change the fact that you're his flesh and blood."

Tsuna smiled. It was so typical of his Papa to stubbornly refuse to call Tsuna Iemitsu's son.

"Do you think Maman would like her?" asked Tsuna suddenly in a much better mood.

Reborn had the opposite reaction however, his expression immediately darkening at the mention of Caelum's second parent.

In the evening, Tsuna's bedroom

Later that day, as Tsuna was reviewing his homework in his room a knock came from the door.

"Come in." called the brunet, pushing his homework away.

"Hi." said Nari as he stepped in hesitantly. "Can I talk to you for a bit."

"Of course!" agreed Tsuna instantly, gesturing for him to come and have a seat.

The blonde entered and placed a box on the table which Tsuna recognized as the one containing the Vongola Rings. The brunet frowned but didn't say anything, waiting for the blonde to explain himself.

"Right. I uh…I wanting to talk about the rings and uh…who should take them. And don't protest just yet! Listen to me first, please." the distinct plea in the blonde's voice told the brunet that his twin was very serious indeed.

He nodded slowly.

"Thanks." said the blonde before taking a deep breath as if to give himself strength. "I think you should have them."

Tsuna remained silent, waiting for the explanation before formulating his own thoughts on the matter. Seeing that the brunet was not going to interrupt, the blonde sent him a grateful look before continuing.

"I've been thinking a lot about what I want to do after I found out about you. Before it seemed being the Decimo wasn't a choice so I just reluctantly went along with it but now…The legitimate heir is you. So I have a choice. I thought about it. I asked myself if I wanted to be a mafia boss." he paused. "I don't. This isn't me being wilful and thinking I can't do it. I seriously thought about it and I don't want to lead anyone. I do think I don't have what it takes but it's also because…well I just don't want to lead a mafia famiglia."

Silence fell on the pair.

"You realize you won't be able to get away from the mafia, don't you?" said Tsuna after a while, studying the blonde's expression.

"Of course. I know that. That's actually the second part of what I wanted to talk to you about." he paused again. "I want to train to join the CEDEF."

Tsuna's eyes widened in surprise.

"You…You want to join the…the CEDEF?" he repeated shocked.

The blonde squirmed.

"Y-Yeah." he said sounding hesitant. "You don't think it's possible?"

Tsuna shook his head.

"No that's not it. You can definitely do it. It's just…I'm a bit surprised…"

Nari looked at his hands.

"You know I've been thinking and…We grew apart and we don't know each other that well but…well…you're my brother and I think you're a good guy and good boss. Let's face it, Gokudera and the gang like you more than they like me and they're more likely to want to follow you than me. I don't resent it!" he added quickly as if fearing Tsuna would take it the wrong way. "It's just…I can't of understand their feelings. To be honest, I envy them a bit. As your guardians they get to stay by your side and protect you. I want to do that but I don't want to be your subordinate. I want to be your brother and assist you but I don't want to be just your brother. That's why…if I can become the Chief external advisor…"

Tsuna remained silent. To be completely fair he was touched. He hadn't thought Nari thought so highly of him and he could understand his point of view. It made him happy to think that his twin also wanted to have a proper brotherly relationship. He struggled to find the proper words to express himself all the while trying not to dissolve into happy tears.

Nari, however seemed to misunderstand his lack of response.

"If you don't want to be the Decimo, I won't force you. You already have a lot of duties as the Sky Arcobaleno I'm sure, so…"

The brunet promptly cut him off.

"It's not that I don't want to be the Boss." he said firmly. "Truthfully, there are a lot of things I want to do, to change in La Cosa Nostra and being the tenth Vongola Boss would certainly help me. But I don't want to take anything from you. If you say you aspire to something else, then I'll gladly accept the inheritance but if you're relinquishing the title just because I'm technically the eldest then…" he trailed off as Nari shook his head.

The blonde was smiling and looked a lot more relaxed than when he first came in.

"No, I'm not doing it out of duty. This is what I want." he stated firmly.

The brunet smiled brightly and extended his hand towards his twin.

"In that case, let's both work hard so that we can work side by side later on." he said happily.

Nari chuckled and grabbed the other boy's hand.

"I'm looking forward to it." he said simply, his eyes shining with a newfound confidence.