This is a double update due to the missing weeks I was unable to post. Please read the last chapter. I changed the AN with an actual chapter.
Chapter 5: Caiossu, Primo, Baby Decimo
1st Gen. Era, Parallel World, Italy
3rd PoV
Vongola Mansion
Tsuna was enjoying being clean as he washed himself and sang soft. It was a habit he got from when his mom used to wash him all those years ago. Though he was a bit surprised to see Alaude, Asari and G barging into the bathroom. Tsuna was thankful that the water reached mid torso as he held a washcloth in his hand. He continued to run it over his arm as he gave them a look that clearly said What are you looking at, you perverts?
Surprisingly, it was Alaude the first to crack, bending over to laugh in amusement. G was taken back at Alaude's action as Asari walked over to Tsuna. Tsuna was looking down at the water, messing with some bubbles as some got on his face. Tsuna was keeping silent while bathing, holding back some embarrassment. Asari took a look at the nearby containers, grabbing and opening a bottle. It quickly filled the room with honey and strawberry, drawing Tsuna's attention as G blinks at the scent.
"That's Giotto's shampoo, Asari." G said, watching in amusement as Tsuna holds his hands out for the shampoo container. Asari laughed, fulling knowing whose shampoo it was, and handed it over to the boy. Tsuna pours some on his hand before rubbing it in his hair. G almost fell over, trying to hold his laughter as Tsuna grinned manically. Alaude knew Tsuna was up to no good when it came to finding Giotto's stuff. He would keep count on Tsuna using Giotto's things without said blond noticing. It would be amusing to see Giotto's reaction once he finally finds out. Daemon decided now to come in with his trademark chuckle, making Tsuna suppress the shiver he got. He never did like many illusionist since he could feel their eeriness. No matter how much he wanted to accept them into his happy family of his, he had to get used to them before he was remotely comfortable being with them. He kept a straight face as Daemon moved past G, but was stopped by Alaude, who was now serious and had his handcuffs out in threatening manner. Tsuna tilted his head at Daemon, who studied his face with contemplative eyes. Tsuna stuck his tongue out childishly at them before taking a dip to get rid of the shampoo in his hair. When he popped back out, it was to hearing Asari almost freaking out.
"Tsuna, don't give me a heart attack!" He scolded slight. Tsuna giggled, wringing out the wash cloth now that he was finally cleaned. Alaude pulled closer to him with his new clothes as Asari held out a towel for him to dry.
"Uncle Alaude, Uncle Asari, Uncle G? Who's the talking pineapple?" Tsuna asked innocently as Daemon's eyes almost pop out by Tsuna calling them uncles, but scowls at being called a pineapple. G actually claps his hand over his mouth to stop himself just as Giotto comes in after finally finishing his paperwork in record time. He had overheard what Tsuna said and decided to stay out in the hall. This was going to be interesting.
"My name's Daemon and I don't care if you call me Uncle Daemon." Daemon said, deciding to stick out his tongue back. He was a kid, after all, and he had a hidden soft spot for kids. Tsuna just lightened up the room with a bright smile, making Asari and Alaude feel as if something was about to happen. Tsuna gets out, drys himself, and grabs his clothe from Alaude. All while still smiling at Daemon. The two were ready for what ever Tsuna throws at Daemon, but it wasn't enough for what he said next.
"No, I'll call you Uncle Pineapple from now on." Tsuna said as he puts his clothe on, drying his hair with the towel. He used the chance from their shock to run out of the room, taking the opposite direction from where Giotto was standing in utter shock and disbelief. Tsuna just giggled, beginning the game called Find Tsuna! Daemon was shocked, of course, G still processing in his head what Tsuna just called Daemon, Alaude blinked and watches Tsuna run out before going off to chase after him. Alaude steps into the hallway, seeing Giotto standing there with a shocked expression.
"Move or I'll arrest you for standing there like an idiot." Alaude threatened, getting Giotto to run past him while laughing happily. Alaude just smirked and went down the opposite direction. They were excellent seekers, but they never met someone who had Hyper Intuition like Giotto ... And they never had guests to entertain while looking for the boy.
Yes, guests. Three, to be more specific.
"Giotto, Alaude? Anyone still alive in this somber household?" Reborn's voice carried throughout the house. Tsuna chose to hide in the receiving room, inside a cabinet as he kept his presence hidden from others. He watched as Reborn comes into the room with Colonnello, who was taking notice of the upbeat mood in the house as Lal comes in last with narrowed her eyes at him. They could feel something was happening and they wanted to know what. Tsuna, on the other hand, was hard pressed to stay hidden. He couldn't believe Reborn was here, even if he was in his adult form. Well, that just means he won't have to look for him anymore.
Giotto and Alaude ran into the room from different directions, Daemon used his mist and Asari and G barged in together, all five searching for their new family member. Tsuna smile slightly at their faces of terror. It was quite amusing to get the first generation so worked up like that. The three were taken back by their hectic searching as Giotto began to look around the room with golden-orange eyes. Alaude scanned the area, paying little attention to Arcobaleno that were greatly amused. The men didn't see Tsuna or even sense him as Knuckle and Lampo came in, both panting a bit. They had gotten dragged into looking for the cute brunette boy. They were really wondering how he did that? I mean, HOW DID TSUNA JUST UP AND DISAPPEAR LIKE THAT?
"Reborn, this is just too amusing. I wonder what happened to get them like this." Lal Mirch said as Reborn toyed with his sideburns gingerly, studying the guardians as they continued to ignore them.
"Reborn! I didn't see you there! Sorry to ask, but have you seen a mini-me around?" Giotto asked, scratching his cheek once he noticed his guests. He grinned slightly, a bit embarrassed of his request as the others also take notice of their guests. Reborn blinks as he heard about the mini-me.
So that's means that Tsuna is here and, apparently, de-aged by the sounds of it. Let's see... There are cabinets they haven't checked yet. Reborn calculated as Lal's and Colonnello's mouth slightly gaped at his words.
Alaude sighed slightly, Daemon grumbled, and Knuckle and Lampo decided to stay silent. G and Asari make a motion for their guests to take a seat, which they took gracefully as the rest took the other available spots. Except Daemon, who ended up standing in front of Tsuna's hiding spot. He covered up most the mesh part of the cabinet door that Tsuna using to look out. Oh well, he could listen along to their conversation. That is, if they stay in Japanese. Reborn was thoroughly amused as he could think of one reason for Tsuna to hide in that place. Though, he wasn't going to help the first generation. He would wait for Tsuna to come out on his own. He had to hold back a laugh, because there is no way that Tsuna would keep his presence hidden for much longer. He should get straight to point while Tsuna can listen in from a safe place without Giotto or Daemon trying to muffle the fact that they are in the mafia, even if all currently present were already buried deeply in it.
'Nice job, Dame-Tsuna, even though I never trained you personally.' Reborn thought, hiding his amusement as best he could. "No, we just got here, Giotto. You never told me you had a kid now. Did you lie to me about it last week?" Reborn asked with a raised brow, effectively making Giotto groaned. That was the one conversation Giotto had to do actually research to make sure he wasn't lying.
Alaude let out a hnn, impatient to find the small brunette and drag him into training for pulling such a stunt. Giotto could practically feel what Alaude was planning. It seems he would need to hide Tsuna from him rather soon. Or else risk the child becoming aware of the Mafia.
"It's happening again, Giotto." Reborn said seriously, making Lal straighten and Colonnello go into alert. They knew what Reborn would be asking on their Sky's behalf. It was, after all, a rather sensitive subject. "They keep threatening the balance of the worlds. We, the Arcobaleno and Mares, can't hold them down by ourselves anymore. We need Vongola's help this time. That and we felt ripples, three different ones, that will help us get rid of this mass of darkness. Its predicted by Luce just before we came here."
'Three? Ripples? If he were talking about time and space rifts, then I would be one of them. Wait, WHAT? There is another two?!' Tsuna thought to himself as he crossed out Lambo and Hayato, who had been at the scene, Ryohei, who had been in his kitchen yelling about extreme activities Elder Pao Pao was to show him, and Chrome was upstairs doing laundry as Takeshi was keeping her company by telling her about on how to make sushi since she wanted to learn. 'That only leaves ... Oh god, I hope they weren't sent to this time. Least of all together!'
Giotto narrowed his eyes at Reborn's request. Yes, he knew about the Trinisette itself as he touched a piece of it, his sky ring. He had felt the darkness as well, but had not known what it was about since his part of the set wasn't as involved with the others as it should. Reborn noticed his thoughts and frowns. This was bad news. No doubt Tsuna was silently fuming. He was from a parallel world and time and would be asked to fix this one's problems. He knew Reborn was aware of this. The Arcobaleno could travel anywhere in time and places with Trinisette ability they are given. Colonnello groaned slightly, believing that Giotto was just starting to feel it now. Lal just hangs her head a bit, lost in her own thoughts. Reborn took this chance to stand and walk over to where Daemon was. Said man moved to take Reborn's spot. There was a rule in that room. When you get up and leave your spot, someone else can take it without your permission. Reborn didn't care as he stood by the cabinet, pouring himself some liquor to calm his nerve. He rarely drinks, but this was definitely getting to him. Tsuna could tell by the smell of saké that Reborn was deeply troubled by the current problems. Either way, Tsuna was going to get as much information as he can. Though he doubts Reborn would let him get away with any more information than he had so far.
"Do you think we'll be able to keep it down for good this time? We need to get rid of it, no matter what you say, Reborn." Giotto said, and he was right. Tsuna heard Reborn's snort of approval, Lal rolled her eyes now that her head was back up, Colonnello smirks in approval, and the guardians remained in silent seriousness as they all nodded.
"As for the ripples I was talking about? You seem to have one here." Reborn added, making Giotto furrows his eyebrows and Alaude blink as they pieced the parts they had together. Lal and Colonnello jumps up in surprise, not having noticed anything out of place when they came other than the guardian's odd behavior. Though to Tsuna, it was his clue to come out. He pushed the door open and looks out, not moving much as Giotto blinked at seeing him in such of the furniture. Reborn hnned as his hat shadowed his face. He bent down a bit with slightly glittering eyes at the sight of Tsuna's body. Tsuna frown/pouted at him and pursued his lips.
"Just don't expect me to solve everything right away as usual, Reborn. I need to find the others before even starting anything. Besides, I was planning to look for you to see if you know a way to get back home as well." Tsuna said bluntly. Lal and Colonnello run over to the cabinet, pulling Tsuna out as Lal first Spartan slaps him and then Colonnello whacks his head with a fast. Tsuna clutches his head, muttering barely audible curses in both Japanese and Italian that he learned from Hayato. Giotto was left in shock as Alaude lets out a snarl that made Lal glares at the Cloud. Reborn stood back up, tipping his hat down a bit as he studied Tsuna's size and planned ways to get him comfortable enough to fight in it.
Giotto was still in slight shook, not quite believe that Tsuna was so vital to them now. As much as he wanted to refuse this, Reborn would hit him with a cane and call Talbot in when available to continue on with his plan. That was something he dearly didn't want to happen. Almost all of his guardians were in total silence, even Knuckle.
"That much is expected. Tsuna, we can't send you back for the time being because one, something is blocking our powers to travel and two, don't expect to go back suddenly. I made sure that idiot bomber blew the thing up!" Reborn said cheerfully, making Tsuna sighed deeply to try and calm himself. Didn't work much since he was completely pissed at Reborn and the smile the other had only made it worse. Colonnello accidentally dropped Tsuna, who somehow landed onto his feet, when the chibified brunette twisted in his grip. The room was silent as they saw Tsuna was gearing up to say something. Giotto wisely decided that being silent was the best thing as Alaude creeped closer to snatch Tsuna back into their hold. Tsuna was unaware of the cloud as he was building up the courage to finally yelled at Reborn.
"WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT STUNT FOR, REBORN!?"
Again, if you haven't read the last chapter, please do so.
