Written April 27 2016
Edited January 17 2020

Reborn waited by the brunette's side, listening to the sounds of nature around them. He wasn't planning on dragging the unconscious boy, yet he also knew that he shouldn't abandon him either.

'Unlike my first student, Tsuna seems to have had enemies from the very start'

His inner flame had eventually calmed to a gentle hum, the hitman guessed that it was as calm as it would get until he left the clearing that was still dripping with sky harmony.

It impressed him that the harmony factor could linger within the air for so long.

'If I ever get Nono to meet Tsuna, he'll switch his chosen heir to Tsuna instead of Baka-Ie'

The tiny hitman smirked as he imagined the old man's reaction to meeting the current Tsuna.

'I'd need Leon to record it for me...'

Eventually, by the time that the sun had begun to lower, a soft whine escaped from the brunette.

'So he's close to consciousness...'

"Oi lazy-Tsuna, get up"

Reborn called as he threw a rock carefully towards the fallen boy, he didn't want to knock him out again after all.

Bleary honey eyes slowly opened to reveal a slightly groggy expression.

"Mmmmm oh Reborn..."

The teen mumbled sleepily, acknowledging the hitman's presence.

'He even has manors while half asleep, good for unexpected meetings'

"Wake up fully lazy-Tsuna, you've been unconscious for hours"

Reborn sighed, honey eyes looked at him blankly before widening, by the look on the teen's face, he was recalling what had happened.

"Ah! T-the flame and then the... Pain!"

Tsuna muttered, the hitman hit the teen on the head for stuttering, though he kinda didn't blame him.

"Yes, you tried to call upon your flames, which you succeeded in doing so"

The tiny hitman confirmed, unease seemed to fill the brunette.

"I succeeded?... So that will always happen?..."

'Ah he's afraid of that happening again...'

Tsuna's voice was soft, bordering on a slight tremble. Leon moved from his perch on the hitman's fedora and curled up onto the teen's lap.

"No... At least hopefully not. You succeeded in pulling out your flames, however for some reason they discharged into the surrounding area"

Reborn stated as he motioned towards the charred grass below them.

"Ah I see... What went wrong?"

Tsuna questioned softly, the hitman lowered his fedora to hide his frown.

"I don't know, you did everything perfectly, yet your flames erupted from you like a broken faucet... Do you have any idea as to what would cause a latent power within you to build up such pressure?"

Reborn almost didn't catch the dark glint within honey eyes, however he did.

'He knows something...'

"I'm not completely sure..."

The honey eyed boy trailed off as he rubbed his wrists uneasily.

"So you have an idea"

Tsuna reluctantly nodded in response.

"Yeah I have a vague idea..."

The brunette confirmed as he avoided eye contact.

"From your actions you're not ready to tell me... I'll wait for answers if that's what you wish"

Reborn stated, wanting to earn more of the teen's trust and he also knew that he couldn't force anything out of him if he wanted him to co-operate.

'Tsuna is different from Dino, I can't just threaten to shoot him to get what I want...'

Tsuna let out a relieved breath at the tiny hitman's response.

"Thanks"

The brunette replied with a soft smile, onyx eyes then observed the brunette more closely.

"So how did it feel?"

Honey eyes flashed with confusion for a split second before understanding seemed to dawn upon him.

"Ah, at first, it was really warm, it felt so safe and gentle..."

The brunette started, a soft smile playing upon his lips at the memory.

'So it didn't harm him right away...'

"Then suddenly something within my chest tightened and then released, as if something snapped... The warm feeling then turned hot... I don't know how to describe it except that it felt as if I was being burned alive from the inside..."

Tsuna trailed off with a shiver.

"It hurt... It hurt so much... I could tell that my flames were not supposed to be leaving me... My body was trying to contain them but my flames were escaping... And then I felt so weak... I honestly thought that I was dying for a few moments before you started routing my flames..."

Tsuna finished with a grateful smile, the hitman nodded, intrigued that the teen had realized what he had done.

'Not many people would have noticed that... Most would have been too consumed by the pain to register anything except the pain...'

"Hmmm how does your body feel now?"

Honey eyes narrowed slightly in thought at the hitman's question.

"Mmm I'd say that I feel perfectly fine, I guess whatever damage that happened has already healed"

The honey eyed brunette replied.

"You're quite lucky to have such freakish self healing powers"

Reborn stated with a smirk as he flicked up his fedora.

A small pout made its way into the teen's lips as he crossed his arms.

"It's not freakish, it's special"

Tsuna whined with mock hurt before coughing.

'Seems as if he's continuing to open up to me more than before...'

"Tsu-kun and Reborn are late..."

Nana sighed as she served Ie his meal which consisted of steak and mashed potatoes.

Ie shrugged as he stabbed into his meal.

"It's more peaceful around the house without Dame-Tsuna and that psychotic baby"

Ie muttered, not catching the furrowed brow of his mother nor the slight frown.

"Ie-kun, don't berate your brother"

Nana scolded softly as she sat down with her own meal.

"Whatever"

"Ah we should get back... Mom is probably worried..."

Tsuna noted as he suddenly noticed the lowering sun.

"Don't you often disappear?"

The brunette nodded with a smile.

"Yeah but I always try to check in at least for a second before dinner if I'm not staying to eat"