Warnings: Rated T for themes and language. I will be using both manga and anime b/c I like parts of both plots. And errors in grammar, spelling, etc.

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn anything, but I hope to bring my OC into the world of KHR.

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Italicized words = I use them to emphasize, when there is a different language, and when the characters are thinking. If it gets confusing - sorry.

There'll be a lot more dialogue in these following chapters now that we're getting Canon. This was one of the first parts I wrote when I first thought of the plot and used the anime as a guide for the majority of these scenes. I edited and added my draft so hope you like it!


Life has been normal for Nadeshiko.

At least as normal as a child who can use magical flames can be. She's learned more about her purple and orange flames and still found it fascinating how much she could do with the two purple flames. The orange ones, like her beloved brother's, don't really do anything, except make her and the others around her - usually Tsuna - happy. She somehow found herself as one of the popular kids in this new life of hers even though she wasn't part of Midori Elementary's student council, sports, or clubs - just her introverted book-reading self.

She tended to wake up before her alarm for 7:15 AM rang and that was no different this day. Using the momentum from swinging her legs up and over the side of her bed to get up, she went to take a shower before Tsuna did his daily scramble to get ready for school. After her quick 10 minute shower, she dressed in her Midori Elementary School sailor uniform consisting of a gray skirt, knee-high white socks, a white blouse with a gray collar, and a light-yellow scarf. She liked the Japanese uniforms more compared to the ones in the Philippines she remembered seeing her mom wear in her old school photos. It also made deciding what to wear to school so much easier when she had a dress code to follow. Don't get her wrong, public schools were fun and all but the stress of picking out an outfit that wasn't the same as one from the last week used to freak her out.

Braiding two small plaits with the shorter strands on the side of her face and leaving the rest of her hair to fall straight down her back, Nadeshiko brushed her side bangs out of the way and headed downstairs for breakfast. Giving her mother a bright smile, "Good morning, Mama! What's for breakfast?"

"Good morning, Nade-chan! Did you sleep well? I made some omelets for you and your brother."After their morning pleasantries, she sat at the table and began digging into her breakfast as her mama called for her dead asleep brother.

"Nade-chan, I'm going to get Tsu-kun before he ends up getting late. I found this wonderful flier in our mail this morning and decided to hire a tutor for him who should arrive soon, so please let him in when he arrives, okay?" After giving her mother a silent nod since her mouth was full her mother climbed the stairs to Tsuna's room. A tutor? This better not be a scam or so help me I'll teach that person a lesson on trying to scam my family.

Luckily for her, Nadeshiko didn't have to relearn trigonometry, science, or English for school so her grades were straight A's. It also helped that she picked things up quickly so it didn't take her long to learn Japanese History.

Her brother, on the other hand, was a slacker. His lack of enthusiasm for learning anything apart from videogame codes and strategies was probably what led him to get the nickname Dame-Tsuna. It pissed her off whenever she heard anyone say that in her vicinity or when Tsuna himself would say it. He was a little clumsy and didn't get the best grades, but that didn't make him No Good.

While she'd tried helping him where she could with HW - the shock of learning long division from his little sister wore off whenever he remembered his sister had mystical flame powers which were even odder than knowing his schoolwork - his lack of discipline and extreme stubbornness on the idea that he'll always be the worst in class even if he tried killed any hope for memorizing more than the basics. She only hoped that he'd outgrow this stubborn streak of his so that he could be ready for high school, college, and adulthood.

Hearing the doorbell ring a few minutes after she left, Nadeshiko opened the door and saw no one outside. "Ciaossu!" Startled and looking down she wondered if the baby in the suit and fedora actually talked, "I'm the home tutor, Reborn." Home tutor? This baby?

Still shocked that this world included talking babies along with the colorful flames, Nadeshiko stepped aside to let the tiny tutor inside. "Good morning, Reborn…-san," I guess I should still be polite since he's a tutor. Gosh, this is weird talking to a baby without baby language and cooing, "Mama is waking up Tsu-nii right now and should be down in a moment." The baby coolly looked around and she wondered how it was possible for a baby in this world to act like an adult. "Sorry if this comes off a bit rude but…How old are you?"

"No worries, I'm 1 year old, Nadeshiko Sawada," he answered with a smirk that seemed to say 'I know something you don't'.

How does he know my name? Despite the feeling of being looked at by a predator, Nadeshiko still dared to reassure his identity, "And just to be sure you're not a scam, do you have the credentials to be a tutor for a middle schooler? High school diploma and such?" The odd baby smirked and pulled seemingly out of thin air some paper and added them to her. Glancing at the papers, they seemed legit though the company everything was organized by was called Vongola Corporation.

"Is this the same Vongola that has a bunch of construction sites around the world that Papa supposedly works traffic for?" She's seen the name a couple of times on papers he had lying around the house before he left to "become a star" when she was 9 years old. She knew that Tsuna, gullible as he was, thought their papa disappeared and probably died when their mama told them that. She could feel herself mentally roll her eyes. She should not have to explain the situation to Tsuna and Papa should have had the guts to tell us himself where he was going. Stupid Papa just had to be all dramatic. Tsu-nii didn't even think about how Mama has been able to stay a housewife and yet have enough money for the house, food, clothes, and school. Papa truly hasn't been a good father and husband for leaving us with no explanation and lying about whatever his job is, because I know there's no way he should have to be so far from home for so long just to work traffic.

"Yup!" Cue unnerving eye twinkle and another non-innocent smirk.

"Okay…" sigh "…whatever. Despite how shady I feel your employer is, seeing as how it's the same company our papa works for, I guess as long as you can help Tsu-nii then good luck," I finish with a smile not unlike Mama's. I am so done with this. Talking mature babies is just a new level of what the fudge. Even though I was reincarnated, I was never this advanced at 12 months.

"WAAH!" And there goes Tsuna. Nadeshiko winced with each step he hit falling down the stairs.

"Ciaossu! Are you Tsuna?" That greeting of his is cute despite how odd it is coming out of a suit-wearing baby's mouth. "I'll be instructing you from today on."

"Uh, what's with this baby?" Tsuna asked sitting down from his fall and leaning closer.

"Don't worry, Dame-Tsuna."

"Hey, how do you know my nickname?" Chagrined at being ridiculed by a little kid, Tsuna gaped at the odd baby.

"Gathering information is all part of the job, Tsuna." Oh dear, Tsu-nii's going to do something he'll regret soon enough, she thought as she saw a blush creeping up his neck.

"Stop calling me Tsuna! My name is Tsunayoshi Sawada! I don't want a baby like you calling me Tsuna!" Nadeshiko could tell Reborn was annoying him on purpose and Tsuna was letting himself get played by a toddler. After Tsuna got smacked with a kick for his failed chastisement, Nadeshiko knew there was no saving him from a sadistic tutor if Tsuna was going be so rude all the time. Yes, Reborn was a baby. But he didn't act like one so he shouldn't be treated as one if he chose to dress and act like an adult. Nadeshiko inwardly sighed. Sadly, you can't teach common sense. Her motto was to go with the flow most of the time and if she didn't want to then she'd make it flow the way she wants, so she'd see how Reborn does for now and act later.

"Oh, who might you be, little fella?" Nana inquired once she came downstairs.

"Mama, this is Tsu-nii's new home tutor, Reborn-san." Mama looked to her to be sure Nadeshiko wasn't joking as Reborn showed Tsuna his card. Tsuna burst out laughing and the next thing he knew, was ax kicked into the floor. She unsuccessfully held back her snicker of amusement.

"Tsu-nii, I'm pretty sure he's the real thing. I checked his credentials so he does have the ability to tutor you in your classwork," she eyed him pointedly, "Also, we're both going to be late if you don't hurry up." As Tsuna clambered to eat a quick breakfast and get dressed, Nadeshiko slipped on her matte black 1-inch heeled loafers and grabbed her lavender Randoseru bag.

Tsuna dashed out the door while Nadeshiko calmly left and both of them called out to their mother, "Ittekimasu!"

Thankfully Midori Elementary was close to Namimori Middle so the two could walk at least halfway to their respective schools together before splitting. Tsuna didn't seem to notice his hitchhiker and Nadeshiko wasn't about to spoil Reborn's fun as the tutor sat atop his head.

"Nade-chan, can you believe this?! What was with him?"

"Tsu-nii, don't judge a book by its cover. You can tell he's not like other babies," this time rolling her eyes at her brother and smirking at his obliviousness.

"Actually, I'm a hitman."

WHAT?!

The siblings abruptly stopped at the baby's words, eyes wide. Tsuna accidentally stepping on their neighbor's Chihuahua's tail. "Ugh!" Flinging back as the small unleashed dog pushed past the gate with a growl passing its snarling lips.

"Sorry, Rui. Tsuna didn't watch where he was going," she knelt and pet the upset pooch, "I know, I know, he's stupid sometimes but that's one of his charming points." She forgave Rui for biting her as a kid - it was only a puppy at the time and her juvenile emotions were uncontrollable then.

Tsuna made a shout of disagreement. "You're even worse than I heard. You're probably the only middle school student in the world who's scared of a Chihuahua," said the now dubbed baby hitman. Nadeshiko couldn't even disagree with him. Her brother was something special.

"Wow, he's cute!" exclaimed Kyoko Sasagawa, Namimori Middle School's idol and Tsuna's ultimate crush, as she approached the trio from around the bend.

"Ciaossu!" Reborn greeted.

Seeing a Midori Middle student approaching as well reminded Nadeshiko of getting to her own school on time. "Tsu-nii, I'm going to head on, okay? Don't be late!" she reminded as she jogged off after giving her brother a two-fingered salute. Her last thought being that she hoped Tsuna would one day get the courage to confess to his crush.

I thought I heard Tsuna's voice for a second there?


"How was your day, Tsu-nii?" Nadeshiko asked as she nibbled at her favorite chocolate Pocky for dessert in Tsuna's room. Reborn lounging by the bed.

He gave a great sigh, "Absolutely crazy you wouldn't believe me."

"Eh? What happened other than the usual?"

"That insane baby tutor is what happened?! As soon as you left, he shot me in the head!"

She gave him a skeptical look, "Seriously? But you're here right now, Tsuna. If he shot you, you'd be dead. Especially since he said he's a hitman, remember? Killing is in their forte." Though she did narrow her eyes at the innocent-looking killer.

"He shot me with something that's supposed to unleash my latent potential or something, then all my clothes - except for my boxers thankfully - disintegrated, then I ran all over town practically naked, hit a truck at some point and came out unharmed, THEN ASKED KYOKO-CHAN TO GO OUT WITH ME WHILE LOOKING LIKE A COMPLETE PERVERT!"

"…anything else before I start asking questions?" He looked freaked out and was practically tearing out his hair.

"Then a senpai challenged me to a kendo duel-"

"That's stupid, you don't even know kendo.

"-to punish me for disrespecting Kyoko-chan like that!"

"How did that go?" Tsuna looked like he was in one piece. Did he win?

"I…won…" No way! Awesome!

"Wow! That's awesome, Tsu-nii!" she told him.

"I mean, Reborn shot me again so I was able to win," he rubbed the back of his head with his hand. Cheeks flushing red in embarrassment.

"Still Tsuna, you did it. With help, sure, but that's only natural since you've never fought before. This is the first time you didn't choose the easy way out. I've told you anything's possible if you just try your best," she gave him a smirk. She turned her attentions to the baby silently observing their discussion,

"Reborn-san, if you're a hitman why are you acting as my brother's tutor?"

"Tsuna's the only candidate to become the tenth-generation boss of the Vongola Family after some unforeseen circumstances."

"W-what?! The tenth-generation boss of the Vongola Family? Me?!" hollered Tsuna.

"Vongola Family?" Nadeshiko murmured as things started to connect for her.

"I've been hired by the boss of the Vongola Family, Vongola Ninth, to teach Tsuna how to become a strong Mafia boss," Reborn unrolled a scroll containing a simplified family tree. Tsuna's name in all caps and circled in red, "The founder of the Vongola Family retired and went to Japan. He was your great-great-great-grandfather. In other words, you're both official heirs of the Vongola Family's bloodline, but Tsuna is a better candidate," he informed the shocked siblings.

"W-We've never heard anything about this. Nade-chan and I want nothing to do with the mafia!"

"Don't worry. I'll teach you how to be a strong mafia boss." Somehow having gotten changed into his pink polka-dot pajamas without either sibling noticing.

"What are you talking about? And don't sleep in my bed!" Poor Tsuna, she thought as she gave him a pitying gaze.

"It's bedtime. See you tomorrow," Reborn tucked himself beneath Tsuna's comforter

"Oi! You -" he grumbled, aiming to throw the slumbering hitman out of his bed.

"Tsu-nii!" she dragged him back by the collar of his shirt.

"Eghk! Nade?! What are you-" She pushed his head down to see the grenade trip line trap Reborn had set up to keep Tsuna from disturbing his sleep.

"I forgot to tell you. If you disturb my sleep, the booby traps will blow up," And right then and there he fell asleep with his eyes still open.

"Come on Tsuna, let's leave him be. He won't respond to you anymore so there's no use yelling at him. Just sleep in the guest room for tonight. I'll help you set it up, just get the beddings from Mama." Guiding him out of his room she turned back for a moment, "Reborn-san, I have a couple of things to ask you in the morning when we're alone, so I'll wait till then. Sweet dreams!" Nodding her head in agreement to Tsuna's rambling about Reborn's double standards of acting like a baby when it pertains to sleep as they exited the room.


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