Have a "Hoppy" Easter everyone!
If one were to ask Dino what he expected when he finally met his "little brother" (if only because Tsuna was now suffering the "tender mercies" of the same Spartan Tutor he once had), he would honestly say this was the last thing he could have guessed.
He only had to take one look at the baby Taurus running around woged in the house before he winced.
There was no way Reborn would miss something like that. It had been hard enough keeping the truth from the Sun with his little surprises!
Then Tsuna came in, and Dino accidentally Woged on reflex when he heard an explosion. He was just glad Reborn was a Kehrseite and couldn't see it.
Tsuna blinked, before an evil grin came upon his face.
"Hey Reborn, remember how much bitching you did when you found out half my Guardians are Wesen...?" he said trying not to laugh.
Reborn groaned.
"GOD DAMMIT! Not you too!" complained Reborn. "Which one is he?"
"Fuchsbau. Ironic, considering you said his nickname was Bucking Horse," said Tsuna far too cheerfully.
Dino's eyes bulged in shock.
"You... You saw that?!"
"Grimm," said Tsuna, hooking a thumb at himself. "I have pictures of Reborn's face when he found out about Wesen."
Dino automatically paled the second he heard the word Grimm.
Hayato damn near skidded into the house. He was already in a mood to fight because he knew half the people around Tsuna's home were Wesen.
Outside Wesen usually meant trouble.
"Relax Hayato. I sincerely doubt Dino's going to be doing much of anything considering Reborn has an already trained subject for his annoyance at more 'animal people' showing up that he didn't know were Wesen," said Tsuna cheerfully.
Hayato blinked, before he registered that and started snickering.
"Really? What kind?"
"Fuchsbau."
"I'm confused," said Dino. At least Tsuna didn't seem to be the "all Wesen are incarnates of Satan" type of Grimm.
"Long story short, Reborn showed up when a Blutbad was bothering some Bauerschwien and he ended up getting a crash course in our world, when he was supposed to be giving me one about the mafia. Then again, he had no idea Fon was a Grimm either," snickered Tsuna.
Fon was currently out on assignment, but he had left I-Pin's basic training up to Tsuna. At least in between his own job.
"Wait, the Storm Arcobaleno is a Grimm too?!"
"He's my teacher. Anyway, I take it you came here to commiserate on what a headache Reborn can be with his training methods?" asked Tsuna.
Dino nodded.
"I have pictures of his own expression when the tables were turned on him, and I'd be willing to share if you give me some horror stories about what you had to do to hide the truth."
"Deal," said Dino, barely dodging one of Reborn's annoyed kicks.
If Dino was caught off guard by the fact Reborn finally knew the truth and that Tsuna was a Grimm (he laughed pretty good when he realized Tsuna was the same one who told off the Bovino famiglia for allowing Lambo out of their care until he was old enough to understand not to shift every time he was upset), then it was nothing compared to the surprise his own famiglia got.
Once the initial "Oh shit, it's a Grimm!" wore off, they were actually pretty cool about it.
Or it could have been because Tsuna cheerfully called Kyouya over and said that if they tried to start up a fuss he'd do the same thing he did to Bianchi when she failed to pay up for the damages she caused during her failed assassination attempt.
Reborn was already cursing up a storm finding out that he had missed something like the fact over half the famiglia was in fact made up of Wesen. And that they had managed to hide something from him for so long.
"Wait, so you have three Wesen as your Guardians and your Cloud is a Grimm too?"
"If you think that's bad, I have a Royal on speed dial in case of emergencies," said Tsuna dryly.
"Oh god. Though that does explain the weird looks people keep giving us."
"Actually it's because you're clearly Wesen and Outsiders. Generally speaking the majority of the things I have to deal with are annoying tourists who come to see a 'friendly' Grimm or idiots who don't really care about being busted. Besides, you're all registered which means you'll have no problems from me... though if you piss off Kyouya you're on your own," said Tsuna.
"I still can't believe you have an actual Wesen Registry thing going on here."
"It makes things so much easier long term. Mostly because it means I just have to look up their species and I'll know immediately if they have any allergies. And if trouble comes it means we can knock them off the list pretty quick as suspects. It's more like getting a driver's license or an ID than anything malicious. That and it makes getting a census of how many of each type so much simpler."
"So are you seriously trying to become a doctor?"
"I already practice medicine... might as well make it official so those hot shot morons in the hospital can shove their damn stethoscopes where the sun doesn't shine," said Tsuna. "Besides, Mama is really eager to use it against all the annoying women in the neighborhood and her volunteer projects that her son is a doctor before he even graduated high school, since they're always so snide about the fact the pathetic excuse of a Lowen is never around."
"Wait, the head of CEDEF is a..."
"Want to get in on the future blackmail when he eventually shows up?" asked Tsuna smiling cheerfully. "We're really, really eager to see the look on his face when he realizes his son is a Grimm, when he's a Lowen."
"God, yes. I've been meaning to ask though... which Royal is in charge of the area?"
If only so he knew who to avoid if possible.
"The Varia Storm Officer," said Reborn. Dino choked.
"You mean to tell me that Prince the Ripper is an actual Prince?"
"The Mist Officer gets a cut of all bets made in the Arenas, Prince Belphegor gets to 'play' without having to deal with annoyances like the cops or cleaning up after himself, and we get a city where all the locals know who is in control of the area. Most of the headaches we get are from Outsiders and foreigners."
"Where are the Arenas anyway? Some of my guys heard about them but no one was willing to give us directions," said Dino pouting.
"You either know where they are, or you don't. Generally speaking most have the sense to come ask me or Celia where they are if they're not local. If you can bring the ones interested, I can show you where the general Arena is...or if you're feeling particularly bloodthirsty you can sign up for the 'special' Arena."
"Do I want to know?"
"Think Roman Coliseum, only with a few more rules and better health coverage. For example Jagarbars use it for their Roh Hatz every year, and the Lowen love the place. And we get a cut from the Geier harvesters so long as their product isn't diseased."
Dino grimaced in revulsion. Geiers were so creepy it wasn't even funny.
"How can you stand those vultures?"
"Waste not, want not. And I didn't say I sold that crap, just that they owe us a cut for letting them into the mass grave that we make of anyone who doesn't survive the special Arena."
Dino relaxed. Tsuna wasn't actually profiting from the sale of human organs and blood (which was just plain wrong) but from access fees to the area. And that was perfectly reasonable since it did keep the diseases down.
"So it all gets recycled?" he asked.
"Yeah, letting them in makes it easier to pay Mammon and Prince Belphegor off for their help in keeping our town so peaceful, and the bodies tend to decompose a lot faster once they're finished. It's all very...Eco-friendly," said Tsuna.
Dino grinned at him.
"You just make them pay for access and don't ask what they're doing."
"So long as it doesn't come back to us and they don't give us details, we don't need to know," deadpanned Tsuna. "Just because they pay us doesn't mean we actually like them."
"You ever been to Mafia Land yet?"
"No. If I had the first thing I would do would be to track down Colonello to see if Fon's suspicions are valid or not," said Tsuna.
"Wait, what?"
"Fon said he always suspected Colonello was a Steinadler."
Dino opened his mouth to dispute that...before he closed it and looked thoughtful.
"You know that would explain so much," he mused.
Tsuna barely blinked at the little kid hiding in his store room. He could tell right away there was something different about him.
The boy took one look and him and things started floating.
"Sawada Tsuna, ranked number one at hearing out requests from small children and providing sanctuary to those who truly need it. Ranked number two as the strongest fighter in Namimori. Ranked number one at making unlikely alliances with long term benefits."
Wait, rankings?
"Oh gods... you're the current Ranking Prince, aren't you?" said Tsuna with exasperation.
The boy clutched his book a little tighter, and Tsuna could tell his clothes were old and dirty. His skin was a little gaunt and he had bags under his eyes.
He looked positively exhausted.
Tsuna didn't think twice. He scooped up the little boy into a warm hug.
"Poor thing. Let me guess, there's someone after you for your book?"
Fuuta de la Stella nodded into his hold, trying to hold back his tears.
Tsuna rubbed his back.
"You're welcome to stay here. Just let me grab a few things to take home and we'll get you situated. I should probably warn Kyouya that we're going to have some rather foolish company so he can get his own weapons."
Threatening a child in their territory? Kyouya was going to have a field day playing with the intruders, especially since Tsuna was going to give the poor kid sanctuary.
Only idiots would try to harm someone who was under the protection of a Cloud, especially one as vicious as Kyouya was.
"Hey Boss, who's the kid?" asked Celia.
"Celia, tell your boyfriend we have a minor situation and that he'll get to play with some fake carnivores after a small animal I'll be bringing."
Celia was already dialing up Kyouya. Within fifteen minutes the Cloud was in the shop examining the newest little animal that would almost certainly be living with Tsuna.
He was particularly pleased with his ranking as the strongest fighter in Namimori, and among the top ten strongest Grimms. The fact Tsuna ranked just below him was also nice, since it meant following the smaller carnivore was a smart choice.
Fuuta just sat behind the counter eating the snacks Hayato brought.
"Wao. Bring the little animal to my house until we get this straightened out," said Kyouya.
Tsuna walked to the Hibari home with Hayato and Takeshi flanking him. Takeshi was just shy of woging to give him an extra edge against whoever was threatening a kid in his Sky's territory. However he didn't want to give up that edge in case the enemy had Wesen among them.
Fuuta loved being allowed to sit on Tsuna's shoulders, his hands firmly on Tsuna's spiked hair and his book hidden under his jacket.
He was firmly under the protection of Celia, Nana, and the Wesen half of the Disciplinary Committee while they waited for the "Todd" famiglia to make an appearance. They hadn't exactly been subtle when they moved him from the shop. Someone would have talked.
Kyouya's grin was particularly bloodthirsty seeing the foolish fake carnivores crowding in front of his home.
"Should I feel sorry for those idiots?" asked Celia.
Tsuna held up a sleepy looking Fuuta, who gave her puppy dog eyes. She twitched.
"Right. Anyone who would hunt a child down to the point he's that tired deserves anything Kyouya plans to do to them."
Takeshi grinned at her.
"Someone's getting lucky tonight," he said cryptically.
Celia blushed but didn't deny the comment. Kyouya did deserve a reward for protecting a little animal from the fake carnivores without complaining.