Scratching his head as he made his way to the dining room, Lampo let out a loud yawn. He would've liked to sleep in until noon like he did on most days, but today he was supposed to go on a stupid mission.

He was so busy grumbling to himself about how unfair it was that he had to risk his life on his missions while his lazy boss stayed at home all day signing papers and playing house that he almost walked straight into the frozen storm guardian.

"Why the hell are you-" he began, but stopped when he saw the little bundle G was holding in his hands. Realizing what it was, the teen fell silent. A few minutes later, the only thing he could think to say was, ". . . You owe me ten bucks."

If Lampo had thought that the tattooed man wouldn't hit him because of the baby in his hands, then he was sorely mistaken.

Before long, a shriek of pain could be heard throughout the mansion as G kicked Lampo in the stomach, followed closely by the crying of a child.

Immediately, G smacked the lightning guardian again and said, "Now look what you've done! You've made Hayato cry!"

The magenta haired man automatically started rocking the infant back and forth, hoping he would go to sleep. Unfortunately, though, the child only cried harder, and before long, Giotto came out of his office, where he'd undoubtedly holed himself up since before dawn.

"Who's crying?" he asked tiredly.

"Mine," grumbled G, and his blond friend stared at him in confusion. When he took a good look at the baby in his friend's arms, his eyes widened, and he didn't seem to know what to say.

Finally, seeing that G had no idea what to do, Giotto said, "You're holding him wrong. You have to make sure his head is supported, because he isn't strong enough to hold it up on his own yet."

As per Giotto's advice, G readjusted his arms, and when his son still didn't stop crying, he looked at his friend with panicked eyes.

Laughing a little, Giotto patted the pockets of his suit, as if looking for something, then finally pulled out a brand new pacifier and opened it, sticking it in the infant's mouth. Immediately, the boy stopped crying and G threw his friend a grateful look.

Lampo, who had almost recovered by now, looked over at his boss with questioning eyes. "Why did you have a pacifier in your pocket?"

Shrugging, he said, "I always keep an extra with me in case Tsuna loses his."

The lightning guardian just looked at him for a moment longer, then shook his head and walked away, deciding not to comment on his leader's odd behaviour. In just one week, he'd somehow learned to become a perfect father.

As the greenette walked away, Giotto looked after him in amusement, then turned back to his magenta-haired friend. "So," he said, his eyes narrowing. "What happened?"

Sighing, G said, "Asako was furious at me, and said that she'd had enough of me while we were dating; there was no way she was going to raise a temperamental brat who would no doubt grow up to be just like his father. I can't believe I actually-"

Giotto cut him off before he could go on another of his rants. "G, control your temper. She's not worth your anger, not to mention that you might hurt your son . . . umm. . ."

"Hayato," he supplied.

Giotto raised an eyebrow at the name, he'd never have guessed G would give his son a Japanese name.

Blushing, the man looked away. "Asako named him. Apparently, she thinks it would suit him well."

Giotto smiled. "I think it does, too! Anyways, let's get to breakfast. He's probably hungry, and I need to feed Tsuna, too."

At the dinner table, everyone was, of course, staring at the new addition to the family.

"Kufufu, I never thought I'd see the day when squid head would become a father," said Daemon with a grin on his face. "Did you give Lampo his ten bucks?"

Looking up, G put down the bottle he'd been feeding Hayato with, picked up his butter knife, and threw it with deadly accuracy at the illusionist. "Shut up, pineapple head," he growled, then went back to feeding his son.

Daemon, who'd just barely dodged the unexpected projectile, clicked his tongue good-naturedly and said, "Not good, G. What would you have done if that had gravely injured me? My children still need a father, and Elena still needs her husband, you know."

"Shut up, you idiot. If you were to get seriously injured because of something like that, you wouldn't be Giotto's mist guardian. And anyways, Elena could find a better husband than you easily."

Daemon's eyes flashed dangerously, but before either of them could say anything more, Giotto's calm voice rang out from where he was sitting. "Shut it, the both of you. G, finish feeding Hayato before he starts crying. Daemon, stop freaking out over every little thing G says to you. You know Elena would never want to replace you."

Immediately both of them shut up, going back to doing whatever they had been doing before.

After finishing off the bottle of milk he'd been drinking, Hayato immediately fell asleep and G reluctantly gave him to a maid, instructing her to take him to the extra crib in the infirmary where Tsuna had been sleeping up until a few days ago.

Smiling from where he was sitting, Asari said, "Well, it looks like our family has grown again. How does it feel like to be a daddy?"

G, to everyone's immense surprise, didn't explode at the Japanese man like he usually did. "It feels . . . odd. I don't know how to explain it," he said slowly. "The thought that he depends on me, to take care of him and to guide him . . . what if I can't raise him properly?"

Everyone was surprised at the storm guardian's sudden change in attitude; since when had G been one to voice his insecurities so openly?

Smiling, Knuckle said, "Don't worry, G. I know you'll make a wonderful father. I mean, just look at you. In the hour since he came into your life, you've actually mellowed out quite a bit."

"I agree with Knuckle," said Asari with a wide grin. "I don't think I've heard you swear once since the beginning of breakfast, which is a huge accomplishment!"

"And if you need help, you can always ask any of us," Giotto added in. "You know we'd all love to help. Don't worry, G, I'm sure Hayato will grow up to be a wonderful young man."

"Thanks," said G with a half smile on his face.

Suddenly, the fuzzy atmosphere was immediately broken as the ringing of a cell phone carried through the air. Everyone immediately recognised it to be Daemon's; seriously, who else would set horror movie music as their ring-tone?

Checking the caller ID, the man smiled a goofy smile when he saw who it was, and flipped it open, saying, "Elena! You called! How are you doing? Is everything going fine? How are the kids? When are you coming back?"

There was a giggle on the other side as Elena tried to answer all of her husband's questions. "Hello, sweetie. We're all doing wonderful. The kids are happy to spend time with maman, but they miss you and their uncles, so we've decided to come back a few days early."

Daemon's eyes lit up at the thought of seeing his kids again. "What time will you be arriving here?"

"We're just about ready to get on the road, so we'll be there in about an hour and a half."

Before Daemon could reply, there was a ruckus on the other line, and suddenly there were two voices shouting, "Daddy!"

The mist guardian smiled fondly at the sound of his children's voices. They'd turned one a few months ago, and already they were (kind of) speaking. "Hey Mukuro, Chrome. How are you two doing?"

"Good!" they shouted at the same time and he chuckled.

"Well, that's good then. I can't wait to see you two, but can you give the phone back to your maman? I need to talk to her."

There was more noise on the other side, and a few moments later, Elena took the phone again. "Yes?"

"When you guys get back, don't be surprised if Giotto and G are acting . . . differently, and tell the kids to be extra quiet when they arrive, okay?"

"Why? Did something happen?"

Letting out a chuckle, Daemon said, "I'll explain when you get back. It's a rather long story. Anyways, I've got to go now. See you soon, mio tesoro."

Giggling, she said, "Ciao, caro mio."

As soon as the illusionist hung up, G started shaking his head, saying, "Can you two get any more lovey-dovey?"

"Wanna see?"

"Hell no!" he immediately growled, and everyone else (sans Alaude) burst into laughter.

"So, what did she say?" asked Giotto when he had stopped laughing.

"She and the kids are coming back a little early. They'll be here in about an hour and a half."

"Hm, then we'll have to tell the chef to make something extra special for dinner tonight," said Giotto with a smile. Then, standing up, he picked up the bottle that was on the table beside him and said, "Anyways, I should get going now. Tsuna will be waking up soon, and I need to feed him."

A little while later, a car pulled up in the driveway of the Vongola mansion, and Elena Spade stepped out.

Even though she'd enjoyed spending the last three weeks with her parents, she was happy to finally be back home. There was a spring in her step as she helped her children out of the car, and reminded them once more to not be too loud.

As soon as she opened the door, the first thing she saw was, of course, her husband Daemon.

"Daddy!" shouted the twins, running up to their father.

Bending down, he scooped them both into his arms and placed kisses on both their heads. "Welcome back, my little angels, did you have fun?"

"Si!" they responded together, and Daemon had to resist the urge to cuddle them to oblivion.

Going up to her husband, Elena gave him a quick peck on the lips, then asked, "Where's Giotto?"

Almost before the words were out of her mouth, the blonde walked around the corner with a little bundle in his arms.

"Elena! Ben tornata!" he said with a smile. "Sorry, I would kiss your cheeks, but my hands are full at the moment, as you can see."

Elena, who'd gotten a glimpse of what exactly Giotto was carrying, was staring at the infant with wide eyes.

"Giotto, whose child is that?"

"Mine," he said with a proud grin. Then, with a chuckle, "And we welcomed G's son into our family just this morning."

"G has a son too?" she asked.

Giotto nodded and said with a strained smile, "And before you ask, no, their mothers are not here. They have no one but us."

Elena was quiet for a moment, feeling angry at both Asako and Nana; they were both fools to have abandoned Giotto and G and their children.

Finally, smiling a little, she said, "Then they're lucky to have such wonderful fathers as you. If their mothers would really abandon them like that, then it's a good thing they're gone. If you ever need a woman's opinion, Giotto, don't hesitate to ask me."

SkyGem: Ha, well, I hope this chapter wasn't too boring. Anyways, you guys don't need to worry~ now that most of the tenth gen have been introduced (the other three shall be introduced a little later on), there will be a time skip some time in the coming chapters (either the next one, or the one after that, I'm not sure yet). Anyways, please do leave a review and tell me what you thought, ne?