Written May 16 2016

Edited January 22 2020

Brown eyes were shadowed with glee as Ie admired his handiwork.

'I doubt that the monster will forget its place anytime soon'

"Ah... It seems as if my dear brother has lost consciousnesses..."

The younger twin sighed in mock disappointment as he twirled the blade with his fingers, his feral grin broadened as he observed the blood staining it's tips.

'I wonder if he'll actually die this time...'

Ie flicked the blood onto the grass before pocketing the knife.

'Nah, that monster wouldn't dare escape me, and by my standards death is too good for him right now...'

Brown eyes flickered towards the sky for a moment before the brunette began walking away from the clearing, leaving Tsuna to stain the grass with his blood.

'He can heal and live in fear for a while, then I'll kill him'

A sharp giggle chuckle escaped from Ie's lips at the thought of watching Tsuna's fear filled gaze for the next few days.

"Where were you?"

'Tsuna sure as hell better be okay!'

Reborn growled darkly the moment Ie entered the house, Nana had already retreated to her room.

The overly happy aura and pleased expression on the brunette's face made his inner flame pulse in anger.

Ie's smile faded swiftly at the hitman's tone, he shrunk back at the sheer pressure of killing intent radiating off of the small infant.

'He's lucky that he already wiped off his smile, I was just about to get rid of it, using more persuasive and painful means'

"I was taking a walk"

Ie replied uneasily, backing up until he was against the wall, the hitman brought out his Leon gun and turned off the safety.

'Don't you dare lie to me'

"Where is Tsuna?"

Reborn stated, instantly noting the happy glimmer within Ie's gaze before it faded into mock annoyance.

"Why the hell would I keep tabs on that monst–ACK!"

The brunette was cut off from the nozzle of the Leon gun being shoved into his mouth.

"Tell me where Tsuna is now"

'He better be okay...'

The hitman growled, horror filled the idiot's gaze as Ie realized that the hitman wasn't joking and that he was actually going to pull the trigger if provoked.

"I d–"

'I can't believe that he was about to lie to me on his situation... What an idiot he truly is...'

The hitman shoved the gun further into the teen's mouth.

"The forest! A clearing in Namimori forest!"

Ie gasped, the hitman swiftly removed Leon and headed out the door. Leon shifted into a chameleon and then rested on the hitman's fedora. Reborn silently noted to himself to pamper his partner later as praise for putting up with being shoved into an idiot's mouth.

'I hope that Nana was wrong... Tsuna, be safe'

The hitman's inner flame had been rising in turmoil the closer he came to the forest, he didn't understand why though, he couldn't feel the brunette's natural harmony factor yet his flame was still reacting.

'This assignment isn't good for my health...'

He breathed a soft sigh when he finally reached the forest, his quick sprint had seemed much too long time wise.

'Now all I've got to do is find Tsuna...'

The hitman headed through the undergrowth, silently cursing the teen's ability in picking secluded areas.

After a few minutes he stumbled into a clearing and froze, his breath got caught in his throat as he spotted the limp form of his chosen student.

"TSUNA!"

'He better not be dead... I can't have failed in raising him to become Decimo...'

The panic and fear within his own voice rattled him, he hadn't known that he was capable of such emotions as he rushed over towards the teen.

His inner flame cried out in fury as he noted how much blood had stained the once green grass surrounding the teen.

'He's lost so much blood...'

When he reached him, he gently felt for a pulse on the boy's neck, only letting out a breath that he hadn't noticed that he was holding when he felt the faint, but very present pulse.

'He's alive... Thank god...'

The hitman quickly tore off the brunette's shirt to observe the teen's wounds, not wanting to risk aggravating them with the movements needed to normally remove a shirt.

Reborn's eyes narrowed at how the teen's torso seemed to be painted red, he brushed away some of the blood only to pause in surprise when there was no wound, only a large scar.

'Did he already heal?... But it's only been two hours at most...'

Reborn's inner flame calmed down as he began to curiously clear away the blood from the teen to reveal that there were absolutely no fresh injuries, only new scars that seemed as if they were a few years old.

'What the hell...'

While the hitman was relieved, he was also slightly concerned about the teen's healing. It seemed to be much more potent than he had initially thought, though it also seemed to vary depending on circumstances.

He somewhat understood where his idiotic student where he was coming from when he called Tsuna a monster, the teen was not normal.

'I don't think that I'll ever get bored as long as I'm around Tsuna...'

The hitman observed the teen's torn shirt and noted the multiple stab wounds.

'I'm going to have a little chat with Baka-Ie later...'

He growled darkly at the thought of a mere civilian being able to harm its own flesh and blood to such an extent.

His gaze then flickered towards the Crimson grass surrounding them, his suit was ruined but he didn't care.

'The amount of blood is more than what's in a human body...'

His gaze flickered towards the pained sleeping face of the teen.

'He shouldn't be alive... But he is... He better not have become broken...'

The hitman's inner flame buzzed under the surface as he remembered what Nana had said.

"You better be okay mentally Tsuna..."

Reborn muttered under his breath as his fedora shadowed his face.