Tsuna jumped out of his bed once he heard a scream from his mother. "Mom?! What happened?!" he yelled as he zipped out his room and into the kitchen where he think his mother was. The boy's heart was beating at an extremely fast rate and he was wide awake despite just waking up. "Mom!" Tsuna shouted as he turned to the kitchen. Before him was a sight that would have made him scream as well if he had the strength.
"Oh, Tsu-kun! Look, Papa's home!" his mother says very cheerfully as she took hold of Iemitsu's arm.
"Eeeeeh?!" was all that Tsuna managed to let out.

How long has it been since his father's last visit? Four years? Maybe a little more than that. Tsuna and his parents were sitting at the table eating lunch. The brunette barely had a bite of his food while the two adults chatted happily. "I miss Nana's food so much!" the father says while still chewing his food.
"Swallow before speaking Papa!" the mother says as she giggled.
Tsuna felt more shock than happiness, he thought that his father would never come back. He lost all hope a long time ago. "So what brings you back?" his mother asked, looking at her husband with big curious eyes.
"I just really miss my family." Iemitsu says, "And I needed a break from working in the coal mines as well."
"Ah, I see, it must have been really cold to be working in the north. Anyway, it's great to have you back."

Tsuna did not really listen in on their conversation after that. He ate quietly as he was still processing the return of his long lost father. "Tsuna." he hears his father say. Tsuna quickly turned his head towards the man, "W-What is it?"
"I would like to talk to you after this."
"M-Me?" Tsuna points to himself. His father nods, a smile making its way to his face. The brunette sweat drops. I have a feeling something bad's going to happen.

Once they were all done with lunch, Tsuna and Iemitsu went of to the boy's room to discuss something in private. "Your room still hasn't changed." Iemitsu comments as he looked around the room. The bed's blanket was strewn across the floor from Tsuna's panic earlier. "S-So, what did you want to talk about?" asked Tsuna.
His father does not answer at first, but instead picks up the fallen blanket and puts it neatly on the bed. He then sits down, giving Tsuna a serious look. "Tsuna, I believe you know about witches and the witch hunt by now." he asks.
The boy's mind flashes back to when he saved Nagi from a whole group of witch hunters who were searching his house. Tsuna nods.
"You see, our situation hasn't been getting any better, in fact, it's worse than before."
"Why are you telling me this?" Tsuna asks. Of course he knew about the lives that were lost every day because of witches. Everybody did. But he also knew that not all of them were wicked like what most people thought.
"The king is looking for special people to fight the witches." Iemitsu says, "And I've been assigned to gather these people."
Tsuna tilted his head in confusion. The king? His father had to gather people to fight? Oh. Tsuna thought as he connected the dots. His eyes widen in bewilderment. "Eeh?! D-Dad, you work for the king?!" he asks. His father nods. "And you're coming to me because you want me to fight witches?!" Another nod.

Tsuna would have passed out on the spot from all this new information being thrown at him all at once. "I can't fight at all! You've come to the wrong person for help." he says. Tsuna knew very well that he was a clumsy no good boy with no friends. Just the idea of him fighting a witch was ridiculous beyond measure. His father smirked at this. "Tsuna, you may not know it yet, but you have something special within you." the man says, "If you would like to find out, I suggest that you come with me."
The brunette stared at his father as if he had gone insane. Something special within him? Yeah right. But the more he thought about it, the more curious he became. If Tsuna went with his father, that would mean he might have to hurt witches who were innocent like Nagi against his will. He did not want to do that. In fact, he did not want to hurt anyone, witch or not. But what if he was really special somehow? Would people appreciate and respect him more? That would mean leaving mom alone here though, I don't want that.

"Dad, I appreciate your offer and all, but I don't think that I'm the person you're looking for." Tsuna says, trying to reject the invitation as politely as possible.
Iemitsu smiled and sighed in defeat, "It's all right, Tsuna, I don't want to force you." he says and got up, "I'll be going then."
"Wait! This is all you came back for? You're going to leave just like that?"
"I still have to gather people."
"But what about mom? Won't she be sad if you left so quickly?"
"I'll think of something. Tsuna, keep this whole thing a secret all right? And take care of Nana for me."
And with that, his father was out the door, leaving Tsuna alone yet again.