This chapter is thanks to Yu-qis and angela199900 (7-year time skip/Tsuna training with Mukuro and Kyoya), as well as arisasonoda84 (who wanted an one-shot epilogue, but technically, all of these prompts are one-shot epilogues...oh well, this one is dedicated to you!).
I don't own KHR.
"Today is going to be a good day, I said. Today is going to be a relaxing day, I said," Tsuna murmured to himself as he took shelter behind a treadmill that had fallen on its side. "I've been alive for sixteen years, how in the world could I have thought that it would be a good idea to jinx myself?!"
It had been seven years since Tsuna and his siblings had decided to join the Vongola family and just like Giotto had promised that day, they had not come to regret it. Giotto, Elena, and the guardians (even Reborn) still treated them warmly and protected them with all their might. And while they didn't need as much protection as they did before (except for Lambo of course, he was only eight), Tsuna wasn't afraid to admit that it was nice to know that the adults had their backs. That if they so much as ask, the adults would put aside everything to listen to their problems and lend any advice that they might have.
All in all, Tsuna really did love being a part of the Vongola famiglia.
Now with that being said, Tsuna also wished that some members of his family had a little more restraint. Because sparring against Kyoya and Mukuro was not Tsuna's idea of a relaxing Saturday.
"There you are," Kyoya said with a bloodthirsty grin as he suddenly popped his head around the treadmill. Tsuna did not screech as he used his flames to quickly propel himself to the air, barely just missing Kyoya's tonfa. It was still tough and kinda nerve-wracking to fight against his two oldest brothers one-on-one, so why did they think it was a good idea for him to fight both of them at the same time?!
"You know you can't keep flying away forever right?" Kyoya continued as he then jumped onto the fallen treadmill before pivoting and leaping towards Tsuna as if to prove his point. Tsuna flew sideways in order to avoid Kyoya only for a boardwalk to appear right underneath his older brother's feet. And to make matters worse, the boardwalk twisted and turned so that no matter where Tsuna flew, it would lead Kyoya right to him.
Tsuna spared a moment to glare at Mukuro, who just laughed while giving him a little wave.
"It's okay, Tsuna! You can beat their butts! I know you can!" After dodging yet another forceful blow from Kyoya, Tsuna glanced at the observation room, where the rest of his siblings and some of the adults were looking at the duel safely behind bullet-proof glass. Lambo, the one who had cheered him on, was currently waving a giant sign that read, 'Go Tsuna go!'
Tsuna loved his baby brother (though as Lambo would often protest with a pout, he wasn't a baby anymore).
"Hey, what about us?" Mukuro protested as Tsuna successfully blocked two consecutive blows from Kyoya. "Where's our sign?"
"You don't have one! You're the enemy right now!" Lambo explained as he pointed his sign at Mukuro as if to emphasize his point. "Us younger siblings gotta stick together!"
"You tell him Lambo!" Hayato exclaimed while Takeshi gave him a high five. As Tsuna ducked under Kyoya's sweeping tonfa, he heard Mukuro gasp in mock horror.
"Well I guess someone's not getting treated to ice cream later today," Mukuro sniped with a sly smirk as Tsuna reached up and grabbed Kyoya's wrist.
"What, no! I didn't say you were our enemy forever, just right now!" Lambo cried as he lowered his sign while Kyoya tried to hit Tsuna with his other tonfa
"Stay strong Lambo," Ryohei said firmly as he placed his hand on top of Lambo's curls (which was almost an afro again, he was going to need a haircut soon). "We have to stick by our convictions to the extreme."
"And besides, I can buy ice cream after I'm done with my business in town this afternoon," Lampo offered as Tsuna grabbed the tonfa before it could collide with his ribs.
"Really? Yay! You're the best!" Lambo cheered as he raised his sign up high once more.
"Oh come on, is everyone against us?!" Mukuro protested as he faced the observation room. Before Mukuro could get an answer, Kyoya crashed right into him, thanks to Tsuna having thrown him in that direction just a few seconds before.
Tsuna didn't waste any time celebrating though as he quickly got into position and started powering up.
"Oh n-" Mukuro started to exclaimed as he roughly pushed Kyoya off of him but it was too late. Tsuna was ready to fire.
"X burner!" Tsuna yelled. Not even a second later, a huge burst of sky flames rushed towards his brothers and quickly enveloped them, while another burst of flames poured out behind him (to help Tsuna keep his balance).
"Woo, go Tsuna!" Takeshi cheered when Tsuna stopped blasting his sky flames.
"That was extreme!" Ryohei all but roared.
"You did great Tsu-oh dear," Chrome commented as the battle ground finally cleared up to reveal a giantantic purple ball covered with spikes that was pinned to the ground with thick metal chains.
"Oh come on!" Hayato exclaimed in frustation as metal chains disappeared. The spiked ball then rolled to the left, revealing that both Kyoya and Mukuro were still in perfect shape to continue their duel.
"It was still a good effort!" G assured him with a couple of handclaps as Tsuna lightly scowled. Because this was just a 'friendly' duel, Tsuna had held back considerably. They were his precious brothers after all, he hadn't want to seriously hurt them. But since they managed to block him so successfully, maybe he should have let loose a little more.
Screw it, Tsuna wanted to enjoy his Saturday without a lot of bruises. He was gonna play dirty.
"Hey Kyoya! Is it really true that you called Mukuro a cinnamon roll?!" Tsuna called out right as Kyoya readied himself to charge. The result was instantaneous. Kyoya's face went from excitment to confusion to horror in a matter of seconds while Mukuro's cheeks turned bright red.
"Wha-what?!" Mukuro exclaimed, sounding very indignant as he turned to Kyoya.
"Oh crap, he did overhear that," Takeshi said. The horror leaving his face, Kyoya then swiftly switched his attention to Takeshi.
"I thought we agreed to never mention what happened that day ever again," Kyoya all but growled as he glared at him, causing Takeshi to laugh nervously.
"Wait, so you really did call Mukuro a cinnamon roll?!" Hayato exclaimed, sounding both stunned and delighted.
"Sorry Kyoya, Takeshi and I were just reminiscing about when we were kids when Tsuna came at the end of...that tale. We're so sorry Kyoya!" Chrome apologized fiercely.
"Wait, you knew about this too Chrome!" Mukuro cried as he turned his head around to face Chrome.
"And it happened when we were extreme kids?!" Ryohei almost yelled.
"And when I was a baby?! Dish Chrome dish!" Lambo requested excitedly as he bounced on his heels. "What happened to make Kyoya call Mukuro a cinnamon roll?"
"Ah-"
"Don't. Say. A. Word," Kyoya slowly ordered as he kept on glaring while he held his weapons stiffly at his sides.
"Do you know Tsuna?" G called out, sounding truly curious.
"If you do, please spill! We'll protect you from Kyoya!" Lampo promised as he clasped his hands together.
"I'll second that," Mukuro stated as he eyed Kyoya, who currently looked like he was trying to keep his violent emotions in check.
"I can't, sorry, I just overheard the cinnamon roll part," Tsuna explained as he waved his hands in a placating manner. "I don't know what happened to make Kyoya of all people to say that."
"In that case, we have no other choice." Reborn, who had been silently watching events unfold at the back of the observation room this entire time, then walked to Takeshi and Chrome. He reached them in a manner of seconds and when he did, he placed a firm hand on their shoulders.
"Tell us," Reborn simply said with a wide and predatory smile as he looked straight into their eyes. Tsuna straightened up in slight fear in spite of himself as he waited to hear their response with bated breath.
"...Kyoya got drunk when he accidentally swallowed a sip of mouthwash," Takeshi finally relented.
There was a moment of silence before laughter erupted from nearly everyone.
"Oh my gosh!" Lampo breathlessly squealed as he doubled over due to alreadly being overtaken by laughter.
"Wait, is that the reason why Alaude banned mouthwash from the house?!" G asked after several loud guffaws.
"Yeah," Chrome answered while looking less apologetic and more amused by the second. This confirmed caused G to squawk, Lampo to fall to his knees while slamming his hand repeatedly on the ground, Ryohei to roar, Reborn to snigger, and Hayato to snort. Tsuna himself was convulsing with laughter.
He had originally thought that Kyoya had been sick or something, not this!
"I'm confused, mouthwash isn't alcohol, so how can Kyoya get drunk on that?" Lambo asked with a tilt of his head.
"That's because...there's al-alcohol is in mou-mouth-wa-wash," Mukuro somehow managed to breathlessly explained as he continued to cackle on the ground, his arms around his stomach.
"Oh," Lambo replied in understanding before he fully joined in on the laughter. Takeshi and Chrome finally overcame their nervousness at this point so they also joined in. The only one who wasn't laughing was of course Kyoya, who was currently glaring at the ground.
"So...this...is the reason...why you're not gonna drink? Not because...you want your mind...to always be clear...b-but...because...you d-don't have any t-t-tolerance at all?!" Mukuro exclaimed as his face became red once more. Though this time it was due to lack of air and not out of embarrassment.
This was apparently Kyoya's last straw as without a word he swung his tonfa at Mukuro. However, Mukuro quickly disappeared in a flash of indigo flames, causing Kyoya to strike the ground with a loud clatter.
"Kufufu, you missed!" Mukuro called out after he appeared behind Kyoya, on his feet now though it looked like it was taking a lot of effort to not crumple to the ground in again. "Are you sure you didn't drink any mouthwash before the match, kufufu?"
Kyoya then turned around and charged at Mukuro. What followed next was an intense brawl as Kyoya and Mukuro exchanged blows so fast that Tsuna's eyes almost couldn't keep up.
"Hey, Tsuna, we're gonna go to town now to get ice cream, wanna come?" Lambo invited him as the others in the observation room began to finally overcome their laughter. Tsuna looked at the fight and briefly debated if he should just knock them both out now or wait till there was a clear winner.
Then Tsuna decided that the way the fight was heading, both of them were probably going to tire themselves out so there really wasn't a point in him staying to defeat the 'victor'. And there also wasn't a need to make sure they weren't going to accidentally kill each other, they both had enough experience sparring each other to know how much to hold back. Not to mention Kyoya would never be angry enough to lose his control against his sibling like that (or Mukuro for that matter).
"Yeah, I'm coming!" Tsuna accepted as he made his way out of the training room, making sure to avoid Kyoya and Mukuro, who were both deaf and blind to anything outside of their brawl.
"You know, turning your opponents against each other like that," Reborn began as he stayed behind as the others began to leave the observation room. "Is a move worthy of being the next boss of Vongola."
Tsuna's only response to that was to stick his hands in his pockets and whistle as he nonchalantly duck his head to avoid a stray flying punching bag.
It looked like he got his relaxing Saturday after all.
For those who are wondering, Tsuna isn't really opposed (if at all) to becoming the next Vongola boss as he is in canon. Mainly because one, he's not being forced to become the boss (Reborn is really the only advocating that Tsuna becomes the next boss), and two, remember, Vongola is mainly a vigilante group and not a mafia family in this fic. So Tsuna wouldn't mind being the leader of a group that helps other people (he still likes heroes).
Okay, here's an announcement: for the time being, I'm not taking anymore prompts. I'm sorry about this but I want to catch up and plus if I'm lucky, I might get a book published this year so I don't know how much free time I have left. Just fyi, but don't worry, I still got several prompts and "Holding on Together" so I'm not done quite yet.
Now that's out of the way, how was this chapter? Please leave a review and I will update shortly. Until then, stay safe, sane, and happy and have a good day/night. See ya!