OpalescentGold: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

Lightning

This is how the Lightning trips into their lives.

Bruises

Noriko opens her door to find a sheepish Tsuna on her doorstep, holding a small boy in a cowsuit, tears in his green eyes and rather dirty.

She blinks. "Tsuna...?" He's lucky that both of her parents are always far too busy with work to be home.

He grimaces apologetically. "Sorry, Nori-chan, but can you..." He gestures wordlessly to the child.

She sighs and holds the door open wider. "Come on in."

Candy

"I'm the G-Great Lambo-san from I-Italy, a Hi-Hitman from the Bovino F-Famiglia!" the child announces through his sniffles and tears. "Favorites foods are grapes and candy!" He stops here to make puppy dog eyes at Noriko.

She huffs out a laugh. Quirking a smile, Noriko reaches out to grab the boy under his armpits and lifts him up to make her way to the cabinets. Opening one, she displays the candy in the bowl.

"Which one?" she asks and watches as his face clears of tears in an impressive amount of time.

Lampo had loved sweets, too.

Babysitting

Since it's clear that Noriko can handle Lambo, Tsuna leaves before Reborn can come find him and drag him away. She almost wishes he doesn't, for though he was much older and stronger, this child reminds her so very much of another boy.

Humming underneath her breath of a distant lullaby she recalls Daemon once singing to her, Noriko rocks Lambo from side to side after the child is stuffed full of pasta and watches as he falls asleep, face peaceful and trusting.

She drops the boy off at Tsuna's house before her parents can return, but promises a sleepy Lambo that he can come see her whenever he likes.

Grenades

Noriko shakes her head and laughs alongside Takeshi as bullets and grenades and dynamite are pelted at them, the two of them taking turns in keeping a shrieking Tsuna out of the path of danger.

So this is the Family Entrance Test, huh?

Shame. It's a bit too late. They are already family. The only one missing now...

...is the Mist.

Bazooka

"Hey, Sorellona!" A fifteen-year-old Lambo smiles happily at Noriko, having rushed out of the pink smoke to hug her around the waist tightly. "Man, you look so young!"

After a moment's surprise, she laughs and hugs him back, but inwardly narrows her eyes at the ring that glitters on his finger. "Hello, Lambo-kun. How are you doing?"

"I'm good." Lambo pulls back, looking her over attentively. Noriko takes the chance to do the same and feels her heart clench at how very similar Lambo looks to Lampo.

If this trend continues...

"Take care of yourself, alright, Sorellona?" Lambo says, a serious look in his green eyes. "Things'll be okay."

And then he disappears in a cloud of pink smoke.

Lambo

This is how white electricity illuminates the dark moon.

Home

Lambo finds a home with the Sawada household.

Nana is his mama, he decides. She always gives Lambo delicious food and cuddles him like his real mama did before she left for heaven. She's always really nice, too, all warm and kind and gentle.

Tsuna is his brother, he thinks. Even though he's pretty clumsy, he looks out for Lambo and keeps him from getting hurt. He can even sometimes stop meanie Reborn from being mean to Lambo.

But Lambo chooses Noriko as his big sister. She doesn't live with his mama and his brother, but she's over lots of times and she lets Lambo go over to her house whenever he wants, so it doesn't really matter.

She sings to him and buys candy for him, plays games with him for hours at a time and listens carefully to his rants and temper tantrums.

Lambo thinks he's very lucky to have such a good family.

Future

When Lambo goes to the future, he knows he isn't supposed to tell anyone about what happened.

But he is always happy to be taken care by the future version of his sister. She's just as sweet and wild as she is in his time, but she looks all grown up, too. Really pretty with her long hair and soft smile.

Lambo wonders why the weird-looking women with pink hair bow to her.

Scared

"Neh, Lambo-kun? Aren't you scared of fighting?" Noriko asks, bandaging up the fork-shaped boo-boo on his forehead that meanie Reborn gave him.

Lambo shakes his head vehemently and puffs up his chest. "Of course not! The Great Lambo-kun isn't scared of anything!"

"I see," she responds, a strange little smile on her lips. "Well then, why don't we get ice cream?"

He perks up, lifting his arms insistently. "Lambo-san wants grape flavor!"

Fair

Sorellona is always fair, Lambo finds out, even when he thinks she shouldn't be. It's great when she takes his side rather than Tsuna's, but sometimes, she takes Tsuna's side, and he can't even argue 'cause she isn't being unfair.

"Lambo-kun," Noriko scolds lightly, taking the grenade from his hand. "You can't just throw grenades at Tsuna. What if he gets hurt?"

Lambo pouts and clings to her neck with both hands, burying his face in her shoulder. "But Sorellona! Tsuna-nii was being mean! He wouldn't take Lambo-san out for grape candy!"

"That doesn't mean you can throw grenades at him," she says calmly. "If I can't trust you with weapons, then I'll have to take them away. You don't want that, do you?"

He pales and shakes his head. "Noooo! Lambo-san won't throw grenades at Tsuna-nii anymore, promise!"

"Good," Noriko says simply and offers him a piece of candy.