so...its been a while. u might notve know but i did redo all of the chapters of this story since they were Bad but i will go through them again and add more stuff since thats a skeleton basically ngl but i did wanna update so u knew that there were changes to the story so what up drop a review and tell me what you think pls

-Gate

There wasn't much for Reborn to explain. Two members of Angelo had gotten into the school somehow. But regardless, the police were in high gear trying to get the people found; it was the only lead for years that the group was still active. The family went deep underground after Reborn told the police everything and hadn't resurfaced since. Everybody thought they were gone but this was the one lead to finally making sure of it. Reborn had been forced to move out temporarily for safety because of this and put into a hotel in Tokyo. It was a larger distance than what Reborn had wanted as Tsuna was in the hospital after a severe asthma attack. But the bigger city would help make sure he was hidden so Reborn didn't complain much.

He was given a phone to use that was untraceable, could only text, call on wi-fi, and he made do with what he could. Tsuna had been asleep for a majority of the first three days so it made it easier for Reborn to answer everything without thinking about if Tsuna was alright. He'd be fine.

On the fourth day, he finally was able to call Tsuna. He had finally stopped sleeping most of the day and could hold a conversation for more than five minutes.

When Tsuna picked up, the first thing out of his mouth was, "Are you alright?"

Reborn took a second out of shock before answering smoothly. "What makes you ask that?"

"The people that h-hurt you return from the dead...I'd be freaking out." Tsuna sounded embarrassed and Reborn let out a soft chuckle.

"I'm fine, Tsuna. It will take more than that to shock me. Are you eating?"

"Yes", Tsuna said all too quickly. At Reborn's silence, he added. "I've been sleeping too much to eat anything. They just gave me fluids through a tube...thing in my arm so I wouldn't starve."

Reborn smiled and was glad he couldn't been seen by Tsuna. "It's called an IV."

"Yeah! That thing!"

The conversation turned away from anything medical, the two sharing dreams they had had the previous nights. Tsuna was laughing too much to worry about what was happening Reborn. He was pretty sure that was Reborn's plan. He was grateful Reborn was willing to put up with him when Tsuna should've been the one distracting Reborn.

After another half hour before Tsuna was forced to hang up though.

"I'm sorry", he said, "but I have to go. My throat's starting to hurt. I-I do want to talk to you I just can't talk very much from how I was coughing and-"

"It's fine, Tsuna. I'll call you tomorrow."

"Okay...Guess I'll talk to you then. Stay safe."

He heard a soft laugh that made his heart stutter and his hands sweat before Reborn said, "Goodbye, Tsuna", and hung up.

Tsuna sat for a moment in his hospital bed, staring at his phone screen glumly. He didn't like the fact he couldn't talk as long with Reborn. He couldn't wait until they met face to face again. He missed Reborn sleeping next to him more than he would like to admit.

Tsuna made a soft sound of annoyance. He was glad he finally had the oxygen mask off because it gave him room to run his hands down his face. It was bulky and always in the way and it was one of the things he hated having to use in the hospital. Of course, his friends would kill him if he tried to take it off early so he was forced to suffer through until he didn't need it.

The door to the hospital room rattled open. He was in an open ward so the privacy curtains around his bed made it hard to see who it was until they were at the foot of his bed. As always, it was Gokudera and Yamamoto. They were the only people that were allowed to see him last he knew as the police didn't want too many people coming in and out near him. They had tried to get him a private room but apparently it was Reborn's idea to have him in a public ward so other people could be witnesses if anything happened. He has a sneaking suspicion though that Reborn just didn't want him alone.

Yamamoto sat down, smiling as always as he dumped candy into Tsuna's lap. "We brought as much as we could today! I think the nurses are getting suspicious though."

Tsuna laughed, signing quickly, "One [of the] nurses tried to ask me about them. They agree [the] lemon ones [are] fine."

"Is there anything else we can get you, Tsuna?" Gokudera asked. His face was set in worry.

Tsuna shook his head vigorously, feeling guilty he had asked them to get candy yet again.

"It was our pleasure to get them for you, Tsuna." Yamamoto said. He smiled widely and ruffled Tsuna's hair. "We gotta get you healthy so you can go visit Reborn!"

"Keep it down", Gokudera hissed. "There are people sleeping. You'll get us kicked out of here."

"Sure, sure. In the meantime, we heard you were talking with Reborn earlier!"

Tsuna felt his face fall in his disbelief as he signed hurriedly, "I [wasn't on the] phone [when] you walked in!"

The two seemed more amused, looking at each other skeptically, but they did drop it. Gokudera was the only one of the two that understood sign language and was translating the entire time. They soon moved on and the two were updating Tsuna on what had been going on in the school since he'd been gone.

"The news of people going through the school after you two spread faster than usual. Somebody heard Luce telling a teacher on why Mr. Reborn wasn't in class." Gokudera explained. His face was grim and set. "Bianchi has been shutting down anyone badmouthing Reborn though."

"Is she still after me?" Tsuna asked, trying to look nonchalant.

"Yeah!" Yamamoto sounded way too cheery. "But that's nothing to worry about! She's more concerned about Reborn than to come here for you. Nobody knows where he is so there's a lot of rumours. Somebody said that he was seen selling wigs downtown though!"

Tsuna didn't know how to answer that one and looked to Gokudera for clarification Gokudera just shrugged helplessly.

Tsuna knew it'd be a harder transition than usual when he came back home from the hospital. He was let out the same time Reborn was allowed back into the school. There was going to be constant security present so the two were never alone but they only talked with sign language so the guard couldn't eavesdrop.

But there was something off that made Tsuna worried for Reborn. Never was there a moment that Reborn broke down or came to Tsuna looking visibly upset but Reborn never seemed relaxed. He was always jittery and looked suspicious in any room where there were more than three people in.

It wasn't something Tsuna wanted to bring up though. Reborn would let him know when he needed help and to talk about something. It wasn't Tsuna's place to ask. Tsuna so desperately wanted to though as he knew there was something wrong.

He knew Reborn was close to breaking down by how anxious and upset he looked when he thought nobody was looking. And it hurt. It hurt so much to have Reborn so closed off to even Tsuna. He didn't want to see Reborn struggle so fiercely on his own and it was finally that feeling of vicious protection that won out and had Tsuna asking Reborn, "What's wrong?"

Reborn looked taken aback, his eyes narrowing in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I know you're upset, Reborn", Tsuna said breathlessly. He wouldn't make eye contact but he didn't need to look up to feel Reborn staring at him. "Y-You have a habit of looking...off whenever you think nobody is watching you. You don't have to answer if you don't want it was stupid of me to bring it up since it's your life but I can't stand seeing you upset like this", Tsuna took in a breath and finally looked up.

Reborn seemed to be weighing his options, staring at his hands. He looked up and Tsuna flinched back. He smiled and got up from the table. He took Tsuna's hand and pulled him so they both crashed onto the couch. Tsuna landed on top of Reborn and a hand ran through his hair.

"I am not fine. You were right about that." Reborn said through clenched teeth. He let out a sigh before he continued, "I don't talk about my...feelings easily though. Luce's been trying to get me into therapy but the medication was the only compromise we could come to."

"You don't have to tell me. I do worry about you though since you keep in so much", Tsuna mumbled. He picked at one of the strings on Reborn's hoodie and wrapped it around his finger idly. "I don't want to push you into sharing but I will be here for you...whenever you need it."

"Thank you", Reborn said softly. He kissed Tsuna's forehead before he adjusted his position and buried his face into Tsuna's hair. "I'm tired so try not to wiggle around so much this time."

"That wasn't my fault! Your hand was on my waist you know I'm ticklish there!"

"Could've moved my hand, you know."

"You had my arms pinned", Tsuna said indignantly. He stuck his tongue out at Reborn.

"Aren't you cheeky today?" Reborn muttered, looking down at Tsuna. He smiled up at Reborn before he pushed his head into Reborn's neck, letting out a soft sigh.

The two fell asleep together like that, curled up together. Reborn woke up two hours later. He picked his head up and glanced at the clock through bleary eyes, registering that it was close to ten at night. He felt Tsuna kick him as he tried to roll over on the cramped couch but he ended up just falling onto the ground. Reborn snorted, stepping over Tsuna to turn on a light.

"Off", Tsuna signed. He buried his face into the carpet but Reborn just rolled his eyes.

He bent down and scooped Tsuna up onto his shoulder easily. Tsuna let out a shocked screech but clamped his hand over his mouth. The security guard was right outside the door and would hear him screaming as a sign of help.

Reborn let Tsuna drop until he was holding underneath Tsuna's thighs and Tsuna was able to wrap his arms around Reborn's neck. They walked into Tsuna's room silently. Reborn dropped Tsuna onto the bed without warning and disappeared to change.

"That was rude", Tsuna commented when Reborn walked back in.

"I am rude, Tsuna", He commented.

"I don't think you're that mean." Tsuna rolled over so Reborn could lay down next to him. His back was to Reborn and he guessed that was the only reason he could say this. "I think you're nicer than you give yourself credit for. You don't make fun of people and when you do it's always joking. Everybody likes you for a reason and it's more than just your looks…"

There was a silence so long Tsuna found himself turning over to see if Reborn was even awake. Reborn seemed to be struggling to get something out and ended up giving up. He just scooted over and pulled Tsuna as close to him as possible. Tsuna smiled. Reborn wasn't one for expressing his feelings through words. He felt a kiss on his collarbone and arms wrap around his hips. Tsuna ran his hands through Reborn's hair, finally feeling peaceful again.

After that, things seemed to calm down with Reborn more over the next few weeks. He wasn't as high strung and talked about how he was feeling more with Tsuna. It was a small improvement as all Reborn would do was muttered about feeling overwhelmed before he fell asleep but Tsuna accepted it over him being completely silent.

And it gave Tsuna a chance to actually cuddle with Reborn more as he always fell asleep leaning against Tsuna. Usually Tsuna was playing a game and Reborn would lean against his shoulder wrapped up in a blanket. Reborn never slacked on school work but when it was all done that was when they usually just sat together.

Tsuna didn't mind one bit as his joints and chest had started to hurt worse lately. He had no idea if it was because the weather was becoming cooler but he hoped it wasn't. He was such a baby when it came to pain that Reborn would probably get annoyed with him and leave.

But, it turns out, he was bad at hiding things from Reborn because he knew immediately Tsuna was uncomfortable one the days his pain was worse.

"Go to lay down, Tsuna", Reborn said, rubbing his eyes. Tsuna was so distracted by how cute Reborn was when he was bleary eyed and bed-headed he didn't even register what Reborn said until he repeated himself.

"O-Oh! Why do you tell me to do that?" Tsuna asked in a false voice.

Reborn gave an unimpressed look. "Your breathing is more ragged than usual and you're sitting too straight for you to be comfortable. I'll get you the heating pad to use for your chest."

"I'm fine there's not need to fuss-" Tsuna tried to protest but Reborn cut over him.

"You'll just end up hurting more than necessary. It's alright to take time off and there's nothing wrong with taking pain medication if it's too much."

"But what if I need them another time and I don't have enough because I took two today? Really, Reborn its fine, I-I don't want you fussing over me."

Reborn didn't seem like he was going to back down as he got up and gathered things into his room. He plopped back down onto the couch next to Tsuna without another complaint though.

"I have things ready for you if you find you need to go lay down." He explained. "Tell me if you need to Tsuna. I...don't want to see you hurting."

Tsuna's heart stuttered and he felt his face grow too hot. "I couldn't move even if I wanted to, Reborn…"

"I could carry you. Or drag you along the floor."

"How would that help me?"

"You'd be in my room before you know it."

"I worry about you when you talk like this."

Reborn winked at Tsuna, smiling. Tsuna looked away and hide his face into the hoodie he was wearing. It wasn't long until he couldn't stop focusing on the pain dwelling in his chest and he looked over hopelessly at Reborn.

"I can get your medication and carry you in when you're about to fall asleep." Reborn said.

"I would kiss you but I'm scared to move." Tsuna ground out.

Reborn let out a soft laugh and leaned over, giving Tsuna a peck on the lips before he got up. He came back with a glass of water and two pills out of Tsuna's pain medication. They had been using the bottle off and on for months now and Tsuna was glad he had it. Some days he woke up like somebody had taken a hammer to his ribs.

He needed help to drink as his hands shook too much for him to be able to hold the glass. Reborn was as patient as ever though and helped him as much as necessary. He stopped touching Tsuna when he was done and waited for Tsuna to get drowsy enough to be able to move him.

The fun part of Tsuna being drowsy for Reborn was he had no filter. Usually Tsuna was jittery and always on edge about things but when he was sleepy he tended to mellow out and share more about what he was thinking.

"Feet are weird…" Tsuna muttered. "What if we had fins instead...I'd probably still be as clumsy though. Hey Reborn, would you like slippers?"

Reborn made a strangled sound as he tried not to laugh. "I'd love some slippers, Tsuna. But you can give them to me once you're in bed, okay?"

"Okay", Tsuna said. He sounded sulky and flopped against Reborn when the two stood up. Reborn adjusted him so his neck wouldn't be hurt when they started walking.

"Hey Reborn", Tsuna said. "Why are you still near me? I'm no fun."

Reborn didn't answer right away as he helped Tsuna down the hall. He guided Tsuna into his room to get changed into pyjamas first. He refused to change into anything but Reborn's sweater and pyjama pants though so Reborn didn't try to fight him as he pulled him back into Reborn's room.

"I don't think you're no fun", Reborn said finally. Tsuna looked skeptical. "I am comfortable saying this because you won't remember any of it. Tsuna, I'm in love with you because I know your heart is bigger than most people I meet. When you dated Mukuro, you never once wanted to hurt him by saying he was abusive. You dropped everything to try and help your friends and you almost died by even dating me. I'm the one that should be asking why you stick around from what I've put you through."

Tsuna sniffed, rubbing his eyes. "You helped me more than you know. I once almost killed myself but I didn't want to get up because you looked so peaceful sleepin' and I didn't want you to know I was upset when you had been doing fine."

Reborn didn't say anything again as he turned the heating pad on and helped position it on Tsuna. "I didn't know that, you're right. We've both helped each other more than we knew then."

"When I was in the hospital, I missed sleepin' next ta you", Tsuna mumbled. He was looking up at Reborn with half lidded eyes. Reborn could tell he was about to fall asleep.

"I missed it too. I can't tonight because you might wake up in pain because of it but I'll be here for you."

Tsuna smiled, catching Reborn's hand. He squeezed it once before he let himself fall asleep. Reborn ran his thumb along the knuckles, just watching Tsuna sleep peacefully. He felt himself falling deeper in love with this kid and he wasn't sure how or why but he knew that they wouldn't be leaving each other's lives for a while.

Tsuna stirred awake around four in the morning. The medication was still in his system but he wasn't as loopy as he would've been earlier. Reborn was nowhere to be seen in the room and he tried to get up to see if he could find him.

He must've been louder than he meant though because Reborn swept into the room. He seemed mildly surprised Tsuna was sitting up.

"Go back to sleep, Tsuna. We have the day off so you don't have to be up early." Reborn said. He walked over to help Tsuna adjust but he whined.

"I don't want to sleep." Tsuna said sulkily. "I wanna look at the stars."

"It's a clear night." Reborn said. He sat down beside Tsuna on the bed and nodded at the window opposite the bed.

"Can you help me over to the window?" Tsuna asked.

Reborn smiled, nodding. He turned off the heating pad and put Tsuna's arm around his neck to support him as they shifted to the window. Reborn's desk was right underneath the window so he set Tsuna on the top so he could look out the window easier.

"That's the Libra constellation", Tsuna muttered. He glanced briefly at Reborn before pointing it out.

Reborn knew Tsuna liked the stars and seeing his eyes light up as he started explaining the story was worth dragging him out of bed. He slung an arm around Tsuna's shoulder, feeling Tsuna relax against his side as he pointed out other constellations and started telling Reborn about them.

"The Greeks thought the Libra constellation was part of the Scorpio constellation from how it looks like the claw of the crab; even called it Chelae ((pronounced kill-ee)) because of it."

"Did they now?" Reborn muttered. Tsuna nodded, turning so he could point towards the Ursa Major.

"The myth to that one is that a nymph named Callisto had sworn an oath to Artemis, the huntress and god of chastity, but had broken her oath when Zeus fell in love with her. They boned, had a son, and Artemis cast out Callisto because of breaking her oath. But Zeus' wife, Hera, wasn't finished and turned Callisto into a bear as punishment for sleeping with her husband. So Callisto is being a bear and stuff for about fifteen years when she comes to face with her son in the woods. Of course her son was about to kill her because, bear, but Zeus saw the scene from heaven and intervened. He sent down some wind and stuff and bought them up to the heavens, making them constellations. Callisto is the Ursa Major and her son is the Ursa Minor, but some say her son is Boötes, the Herdsman."

Tsuna blinked rapidly, trying to clear his head. He was getting more and more tired but nobody ever asked about the stars with him. He wanted to keep going! Reborn noticed and shifted, moving to pull Tsuna to his feet.

"You can tell me more about them in some other time, Tsuna." He had said.

"Nobody ever lets me", Tsuna said glumly. "I don't wanna go back to bed just-just yet."

"How about", Reborn stated, pulling Tsuna to his feet. Tsuna slumped against his chest, frowning. "I point to a spot and you name the constellation."

Tsuna nodded, wrapping his arms around Reborn's waist. Reborn gently rocked Tsuna, scanning the sky before pointing near the north.

Tsuna looked and without hesitation said, "Corona Borealis."

"What about that one?"

"...Vela. It used to be part of Argo Navis but they split that constellation up into four parts."

"You're falling asleep aren't you."

"Yeah...but shh, I'm telling you about stars. Can I tell you my favourite stars?"

"Sure; where are they?"

"In your eyes...You have the prettiest stars I've ever seen."

"You're pretty smooth when you're high on painkillers and half asleep." Reborn said. He pulled back and pushed Tsuna closer to the bed. "Now go back to bed."
"Join me?" Tsuna asked. He glanced over his shoulder hesitantly. "I'm fine, I'm not hurting. And-and I'll sleep better knowing you're near me."

Reborn rolled his eyes but sat on the bed with Tsuna. "You'll most likely wake up in pain again, Tsuna. It isn't a good idea."

"I don't care…"

"Yet I do. I'll see you in a few hours."

"Can I at least have a kiss then? Before you go back to bed."

"Fine", Reborn leaned over, pressing his lips against Tsuna's.

He meant it to be quick but Tsuna was clingier than usual, throwing his arms around Reborn's neck and pulling him just a little bit closer. They moved lazily and when Tsuna felt like he'd choke, Reborn pulled away. He looked slightly breathless and shocked but pleased all the same.

"Aren't you forward, Love." Reborn said. He gave another soft peck before he got up, closing the door behind him softly.

Honestly, Tsuna wished he had fallen back asleep longer. He had gotten up at eight sharp and Reborn was nowhere to be found. He guessed that he had left to go running. He wouldn't be back for at least another hour. Tsuna didn't trust himself to take more pain medication though as he had already taken some but the level hadn't changed from yesterday. He didn't want to be dependent on medication to help him sleep it off though. He just wanted to not hurt all the time.

He ended up just laying face down in the hallway trying to ignore everything around him. It wasn't working but he actually couldn't move to use any other means to help try and alleviate some pain.

The door to the dorm opened and he lifted his arm to signal where he was. He expected Reborn to be the one looking over him but it was actually Colonnello and Fon.

Colonnello disappeared out of his view, hurriedly pulling his phone out. Fon leaned down, looking grave. Tsuna opened his mouth to say something but Fon shook his head, putting his finger to his lips. He didn't understand what was happening and he looked over in confusion at Colonnello.

Neither were explaining anything and both looked like somebody had died. Soon Colonnello was motioning for Fon to follow him. Fon moved away from Tsuna and did the same motion to signal Tsuna had to move too.

"No moving", Tsuna signed.

"Why?" Fon signed back.

"Chest [in] pain. No moving [from] pain."

"I [will] carry you." Colonnello interjected, signing quickly. Tsuna couldn't catch what he said and before he knew it he was being hoisted onto Colonnello's back and the three were almost running out into the hallway.

"Where are your friends, Sawada?" Colonnello asked harshly.

"D-Down the hall. The door has scratches", Tsuna mumbled. He felt faint and clung tightly to Colonnello's shirt. The bumping and jarring of their steps sent waves of sharp pain through Tsuna and he knew he'd pass out before long.

Fon walked into the dorm and said something Tsuna couldn't catch. Yamamoto, Gokudera, and Ryohei all filed out after Fon, looking concerned and wary. Gokudera looked furious when they saw Tsuna slouched against Colonnello.

"Why the fuck are you being so rough with him?" Gokudera accused.

"We don't have time to be gentle. He can be put down when we collect everybody."

"I'm sure there's a reason, Gokudera. We shouldn't get so worked up until we know what's happening." Yamamoto said.

Gokudera bristled but he bit his tongue with a nod. They didn't have time to argue and should keep moving so Tsuna can be set down as soon as possible.

The group went and got Haru, Kyoko, Bianchi, and the rest of Reborn's siblings before they trooped up to Luce's office. Tsuna had been half asleep the entire time and only jolted awake when he felt himself being set into a chair. Gokudera was in front of him, looking at his pupils in concern.

"I'm fine", Tsuna muttered. Gokudera wasn't convinced but Luce was starting to say something. He dropped it and turned to listen.

Luce looked like she had been crying and when she talked, she sounded like she had a head cold. "I called you all in here because you knew Reborn the best. Tsuna, obviously, would've been the first to know but what's happened affects all of you.

"As you know, Reborn was adopted when he was twelve. The reason he was adopted was because his mom s-sold him to be put into a conversion camp-"

"What's a conversion camp?" Yamamoto interrupted.

"Kids that are LGBT+ are sent to them and tortured into hating the fact they're gay or transgender in order to make them straight." Gokudera explained.

Yamamoto seemed slightly confused still so Tsuna took over. "A place I would go to make me like girls. They would make me feel bad for thinking about anything to do with boys."

He paled, nodding in understanding. Luce cleared her throat and kept going.

"Reborn was sent there and forced through...A lot. He has told me that he wishes for only a select few of you to know what happened when he's ready to tell but the people running the camp were a branch of a mafia group called Angelo. They have roots in the Roman Catholic church so they hide behind their religion as reasons why they did these things. It's full of religious extremists and terrorists that want nothing better but to have the entire world be straight. Reborn's mother bought into it and put her only kid into the camp. What they did was...terrible beyond words. Reborn escaped after months of being tortured and finally got it shut down by telling the police. But a lot of the members escaped and…" Luce stopped, taking a shuddering breath. She sniffed, looking around at everybody and the horrified faces. "They're back now. They're back and they took Reborn this morning."

The uproar was instantaneous as everybody jerked in anger and started yelling out things like, "How could this happen-"

"This is Reborn we're talking about-"

"He'd never go down without fighting how do we know-"

It was cut off as Luce waved a hand and silenced them. "They called the school...they said he had been running and collapsed. He was taken by them; they were following him. He won't die...he'll be made to hurt for what he did to the group."

There was a stunned silence. Kyoko and Haru both had their hands clamped over their mouths with Bianchi holding them to her. Colonnello, Fon, Lal Mirch, and Skull all looked ready to murder. Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Ryohei seemed dumb with shock at what they had just learned. Almost simultaneously though, they all looked at Tsuna who had sat rigid with horror, staring straight ahead with wide, hopeless and scared eyes.

Gokudera was the one to break the scared silence first. "We have to go after him."

"We can't. We could put Reborn in more danger." Luce said.

"Reborn doesn't trust the police. Angelo will kill him if they find out the police are ever involved." Verde spoke up.

It was a heavy silence after that point and they lapsed into silence again. Nobody knew how to go forward. How could they go forward.

"Mom, we can't just let the police handle this." Skull said.

"I know...I can't have a bunch of children going after a mafia syndicate though." Luce rubbed her hands over her face before she paused, seeming to remember something. "Unless…"

"Unless what?" Bianchi demanded.

"Tsuna, how good of a relationship do you have with your dad?"

"...Why?" Tsuna asked.

"I have a plan." Luce said. "Go back to your dorms. Pack a bag with some clothes. If this works out...we'll be going to Italy."