"The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life."
Richard Bach
Tsuna groaned softly as his mind slowly drifted into consciousness. The banging and shouting downstairs was the normal background to his new morning routine. He sat up slowly when the sound of feet stomping up the stairs reached his ears.
"Juu-, uh, Tsuna…-sama!" Gokudera stumbled a bit before continuing strongly in a loud voice. "Breakfast is ready!"
Tsuna smiled refraining from rolling his eyes at the addition to his name. "Ok, thank you Hayato-kun."
The silver haired boy grinned as he and dashed out of the room. Tsuna wasn't sure what to think of him at first, but the other boy had been making a genuine effort to become friends with him over there past week. It made Tsuna feel bad about thinking he was just here because of Reborn, but the baby in question hit him over the head when he tried to bring it up, so he let it go and tried to learn more about the Italian.
He stretched and slowly put on his uniform keeping an eye and ear out for his tiny tutor.
He had started getting used to the constant attacks, but that didn't make them hurt any less. He stumbled down the stairs, hesitating slightly before he entered the dining room. He was greeted by an early morning explosion by Lambo along with copious shouting. It looked like Hayato's sister was here as well judging by the way his new friend was slumped in the corner looking pale.
It was a testament to how insane things had gotten that he only sighed and took his seat.
His brother passed him the eggs while blocking his own food from Reborn's thieving hands. "Good morning Tsuna."
"Good morning Shuichi-nii."
Tsuna scrambled to hold onto his plate when Fuuta started ranking the food but otherwise managed to get through breakfast without any major insistences. Though, Bianchi did try to offer him more poison food again. When Shuichi got up to leave for school, Tsuna pulled Hayato to his feet and dragged him out the door.
"Have a good day at school!" His mother shouted peeking her head out.
Tsuna grinned and waved at her.
Yamamoto joined them halfway to school, while Sasagawa-oniisan jogged past them a couple of times shouting his usual catchphrase. He ignored his friend's bickering and glanced at the sky. It was a beautiful day out. It was almost regrettable that he had school today.
Of course, everything looked beautiful after his mother made a full recovery a week ago.
He felt a weight land on his head and refrained from rolling his eyes. Reborn would only smack him if he did, despite the fact that he couldn't feasibly see his eyes from the top of his head. Somehow his tutor always knew. His brother and his tutor began their usual routine of exchanging snide insults and he couldn't hold back the small laugh.
His life was so crazy now, but somehow everything was working out.
He glanced at Yamamoto and Hayato. (He had friends.)
He laughed again at a particularly cutting remark from his big brother. (He got to see new sides of the people he cared about.)
His grades were going up. (Reborn's methods were painful but efficient.)
People had slowly started to stop making fun of him. (The threat of literal bombs and a strangely serious baseball player seemed to have scared most of his former bullies away.)
He looked at the sky again.
It really was a beautiful day.
I just realized I didn't put an author's note at the end of the last chapter. lol. I was having so much trouble with my internet and uploading it I completely forgot. Honestly, though, it probably just would have been me complaining about my faulty internet. Anyway, here's another chapter! Thanks for all of the lovely reviews! 3