Whoo it's me again, did you miss me? My sweet lil pumpkins and toothpaste children. (Yes Deltarune was great don't at me.)

To own KHR I must politely decline. Amano Akira is the almighty and all powerful god that rules over us all.

Stepping into the capital city Vongola, with the crowds bustling around them, the Arcobaleno were a group that just managed to grab your attention. People weaved around them skilfully, avoiding garnering their ire as much as possible. They were in the main street looking to turn in one of the quests they had taken that stated it had to completed in the capital in order to claim their reward, so here they were.

The main quest submission area had to be around here somewhere, so they decided to split up and search the alleyways and small streets just in case they overlooked anything. Fon had already left on his own to book an inn for the night or two they would be in the capital.

Deciding that splitting off into pairs to search would be the best solution, Luce left with Lal, the two ladies taking off to mingle with the hustle and bustle of the common folk. Verde snatched Viper, stating that they were the least annoying of the bunch as Viper shrugged and acquiesced after he tossed a few gold pieces in their direction.

"Alright Tsu, since you're the cutest out of us left, who do you wanna go with then?" Colonello crouched down to face the young boy. In order to not raise any unneeded alarm, Skull had managed to convince Tsu to try and hold onto his human form while in the capital. He had tilted his head out of confusion but did as he was told.

When a tiny but decisive index finger pointed straight at Renato, Colonello groaned. "Of course it always has to be him hm? Well then Skull, guess you're with me then, let's go."

Dusting his knees off as he rose from the cobblestoned floor, he pointed a finger in a random direction and strolled away, leaving Skull to trail after him.

"Well then little brat, I suppose we best be on our way too." Hefting said brat up onto his shoulders, he silenced the voice that mentioned he was getting too soft on Tsu if his automatic reaction was to be the boy's mode of transport. He tried to reason that it was crowded and he'd most likely get lost if Renato just tried holding his hand. The cynical voice scoffed but stopped its sarcastic commentary.

Feeling rather peeved at having to argue and convince his own self, he reminded Tsu not to leave scuff marks on his attire with his feet. The boy only patted his hat in response as Renato's tiny lizard companion crawled up onto Tsu's shoulder. Ambling away in a relaxed fashion, he sought the direction he felt most comfortable with.

If it happened to be the wrong one, then at least he could say he had tried his best. Stopping outside a tavern and discerning the best solution to be sternly warning Tsu to stay put outside the door while he went inside to gather information, Tsu pouted but nodded as he plopped himself in place.

"Herbivore." Tsu spun to face where that sudden voice had come from. "Erb?" He parroted.

"Herbivore. Mine now." Grasping his arm, another young boy with short black hair, roughly about his age tugged him up. Proceeding then to curiously pat at the fluffy brown hair on his head. "No!" Tsu shook his arm free in protest.

He wasn't going to disobey what his favourite person had told him! After the fiascos with the spirit foxes trying to steal him away, the sizeable army of zombies trying to make him their king, and a giant wondering what eating a dragon would taste like, he was pretty done leaving what he had been told to do.

But the other boy simply ignored his vehement disagreement to scoop him up into his arms like he weighed nothing. Fine but this time it definitely wasn't his fault! Trouble just sought him out wherever he went. Crossing his arms huffily, he let the boy who sort of resembled Fon kidnap him from his position outside the tavern.

"My name's Kyoya."

"I'm Tsu!"

"Herbivore." The now named boy corrected staunchly as he turned a corner down a less populated area.

"Erby?" Close enough, Kyoya let that slide as he gently slid the boy into a cardboard box lined with a soft blanket.

"Stay." He patted the other boy on the head again before leaving to find other cute fluffy things to add to his collection.

Meanwhile, Renato was getting slightly tipsier by the second as he tried to wring information from the unrelenting bartender by ordering more bottles of ale. His heart would have leapt out of his chest if he actually was aware of what had transpired. Or he would have groaned at the typical situation he had found himself in ever since gaining possession of the dragon-slash-boy.

Tsu soon got bored of being inside a plain cardboard box with nothing else to do and tipped it sideways so that he could make his speedy escape.

"Ah so that's where you've been, I could feel your energy the moment you stepped into the capital with that group of yours." A golden haired man picked up the child gently.

"Hello!" Tsu had clearly forgotten any lessons on stranger danger that Renato had attempted to get into his little head as he beamed up happily at this presence that felt both soothing and familiar.

"My dear sweet Tsunayoshi, how have you been?" Giotto smiled back as the dragon child chattered away without a care in the world. Though his brow did furrow slightly when he mentioned the perilous situations he had encountered since the time he had entrusted Tsu to the motley Arcobaleno crew.

Maybe he should singe the hat of the arrogant one just as a friendly little reminder...

Renato sneezed halfway through yet another bottle of alcohol. It had been a while since he'd had such a tough nut to crack, though it wouldn't get the best of him, nosiree!

Letting Tsuna rest his tired head on his shoulder while his ceaseless babbling slowed, he had half a mind to just bring him back to the palace and keep there. But promises were promises. So long as the humans continued to prove themselves trustworthy, he would return the favour and let them be.

Giotto went to track down the smug aura he could recognize from a mile away, even if it was now getting slightly more wavery. Pushing past the doors to the tavern, the male set a snoozing Tsuna on the leg of Renato, flicking a magic imbued finger against his forehead to clear it of any inebriation.

"Huh what?" Renato snapped out of his alcohol daze as he caught sight of a head of golden hair leaving a hushed silence behind him inside the dark tavern. The collective "Was that...?" Had him scratching his head in confusion but he pressed on.

"I'll tell you everything you want to know! Please! Just leave after this! All your drinks are on the house!" The bartender had a sudden change of heart and Renato certainly wasn't one to look the gift horse in the mouth.

And so they lived happily ever after.

Lol jk.

"Hey Renato, we noticed something interesting while we were scouting just now..." Gesturing towards one of the numerous banners littering the capital, Renato noticed the coiling golden dragon curled around the emblem that was reminiscent of their first grand encounter with such a creature.

"Yeah! It's considered a deity of protection around in these parts!" A casual passer-by chipped in with his own two cents. Renato had a sudden sinking feeling in his chest. "And who rules over this kingdom exactly?"

"Are you kidding? How could you not know of the wondrous King Giotto and his team of righteous knights? Heck, even the little boy over there kinda looks like him!" Casual passer-by exclamied in disbelief.

"WHAT THE HELL TSU!" Skull whipped his head in shock as the boy awoke due to all the commotion happening around him.

"Gio?" Tsu sleepily rubbed his tired eyes.

And they definitely absolutely lived happily ever after, with no sudden heart attacks occurring at this sudden turn of events.

"TSU GET BACK HERE RIGHT THIS INSTANT!"

"TSUUUUUUUUU." The tiny dragon continued to sniff at the wooden box as it started to grow sharp teeth and a menacing grin.

Actually The End

*Nvm deleted that part because it didn't really add anything to the story and was just way too edgy lmao*

Again if anyone wants to further expand on this little universe, be my guest, I'd love to read the stuff you write :D

Or if there's any weird bits you can offer advice so I can revise it. The flow is so disgusting and chunky ugh. Why even bother to write anything HAHA.

Don't be sad cuz its ended, be happy cuz it happened!

Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Delightful Holidays, Happy New Year! This is a last gift to you for the year, I'm so done with this fic ;w;

Hope you enjoyed this fic and being around your loved ones too! :D Thank you so much for sticking round and reading!