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Chapter 5: Hibari Kyoya
Tsuna gave up at any exasperation he might've felt at the beginning of taking this position and simply raised an eyebrow at the man before him. The man before him was almost pouting except Hibari Kyoya did not pout. Tsuna was pretty sure the man was actively trying not to sulk at being scolded. Once again a bunch of property had been destroyed while Kyoya was out on a mission. Tsuna of course actively scolded each of his guardians for the destruction they constantly caused, except this time Kyoya had accidently destroyed part of an allied famiglia's property with his usual damage. It was safe to say the famiglia was not pleased in the least. Normally, Tsuna would find a way to pay off the famiglia or move the process along without sweating it. This time, however, Tsuna not only had the famiglia on his case, who were already not fond of the Vongola, but Iemitsu as well. Iemitsu was not pleased with his son's actions of late and had been reprimanding him. Tsuna had tried to brush it off like he usually did with anything his father said, except Timoteo had told Tsuna that he had to listen to Iemitsu as his advisor. Quite frankly, Tsuna thought that idea was just as laughable since Iemitsu would not have the position much longer anyway. However until then, Tsuna didn't have any other choice but to go with it for now.
"I refuse, Omnivore." Tsuna rolled his eyes at Kyoya's statement.
Tsuna ignored Kyoya's statement and deadly glare before he scoffed at his cloud guardian. "I'm sorry Kyoya, but you don't have a choice in this matter I'm afraid. Not all famiglias have as much money as we do to handle your guys' wild outbursts and destruction. You of all people, Kyoya, should understand what it means to have rules and order. Don't tell me you've forgotten how to take care of those who disturb the peace, Hibari-san?" Tsuna raised an eyebrow at the end of this statement and took in Kyoya's look which was peeved but also in awe. It only took a moment to remember why, and the young boss wasn't sure if he wanted to laugh or cower. After all, it had only been a few years since Tsuna would let out a girly scream at the mention of Namimori's prefect. Now, here he was ordering the said-prefect and scolding the man as if he were a child. The times had certainly changed.
Tsuna felt his cheeks heat up as his cloud guardian continued to look slightly amused. It was obvious Tsuna had remembered who he was scolding. Kyoya couldn't help but feel a bit of pride for the man who had become his boss, even if Kyoya would die before ever saying those words out loud. Nonetheless, the cloud guardian sighed in defeat which caused his sky to look up in surprise. "I understand, Tsunayoshi. I will take the proper full responsibility of what happened and go talk to the famiglia."
Kyoya bowed his head slightly as Tsuna relaxed and nodded. He responded, "Thank you, Kyoya. I really appreciate it. Of course I will be coming down with you to talk to them though."
Kyoya quickly frowned in response, "Don't be absurd Tsunayoshi. I can handle talking to a famiglia on my own."
Tsuna huffed and folded his hands together as he placed them onto his desk. "I'm sure you can Kyoya. It's not you I don't have faith in." Kyoya raised his eyebrow which asked what Tsuna was talking about. Tsuna explained, "We've had…" Tsuna paused to think of the polite term before he continued, "difficulties with this group before unfortunately. They've been difficult over other issues they've had with us. They're a good famiglia to have as an alliance, but they seem fairly proud of themselves. I just think it might be better if we both went to properly apologize and offer our assistance."
Kyoya's eyes narrowed carefully at Tsuna's words as he began to nod. He paused mid-nod and raised his eyebrow as he asked, "So I should've did more damage to their property then?"
The end of Tsuna's lips twitched as he fought against a smile. He huffed with exaggeration as he groaned, "Kyoya."
The man just smirked as he quickly bowed his head again at Tsuna. "I'll go get the car ready then." Tsuna shook his head with amusement as his cloud walked out of the room. He forgot that, while it was rare, even Kyoya sometimes liked to joke around like that once in a while.
Tsuna had just finished getting everything put together and walking outside when Kyoya drove the car around. Tsuna smiled lightly, glad that his cloud guardian preferred to drive them himself instead of taking a fancy limo with another driver. Kyoya reached over to the passenger side and opened the door as his way of being polite to his boss before he straightened back into the driver seat. Tsuna slid into Kyoya's Mercedes-Benz and relaxed as he put on his seatbelt and let Kyoya begin to drive. The meeting place wasn't all that far; the drive there would normally take about thirty to forty-five minutes, but Kyoya would probably make it there in twenty minutes. The two were relaxed as an easy silence came over him. Tsuna took the time to look out at the scenery which flew by in the windows. While their headquarters was in a wooded area which was stunning in itself with all the different vegetation and rivers around. Tsuna was more in awe of the cities which seemed to look almost ancient-like yet at the same time proved to have newer durable buildings. Tsuna was always in awe of the city especially after having grown up in an area which seemed to be pretty plain and simple. Tsuna's lips twitched upwards as he caught sight of a deer which rushed through the woods just before they exited on a lone street which headed toward the city.
Before Tsuna could continue to admire what was around him, Kyoya cleared his throat and caught Tsuna's attention. Tsuna looked over curiously as Kyoya smirked slightly at Tsuna's interest to the scenery around them; some things never changed. Tsuna rolled his eyes as if he knew what Kyoya was thinking before he asked, "What is it Kyoya?"
Kyoya briefly glanced at Tsuna before he paid attention to the road in front of him again. "Is it alright that you're coming along Tsunayoshi?" Tsuna looked at his cloud guardian with confusion until he remembered a similar conversation he had with Hayato not too long ago. The fluffy-haired brunette huffed and crossed his arms over his chest as he pouted and went back to looking at the scenery; his guardians could be so protective. Kyoya continued to stare ahead as he also huffed. "I'm just saying. I understand that you're worried about how this famiglia might react, but isn't that more reason to stay back Omnivore?"
Tsuna scoffed as he uncrossed his arms and straightened before he glared over at Kyoya. "Why so you can be blamed for having an alliance fall apart this time? Maybe even give my dad motive to try and kick you out of Vongola or start restraining you?" Kyoya grimaced at that; no cloud should ever be restrained. "It'll be fine Kyoya. I know there have been a lot of problems lately with different alliances, but I also just started being the boss not that long ago too. There are people who are going to disagree with us, and I don't think it's that bad of an idea to weed them out now while we're just starting. I'd like to think I'm doing an okay job as being the boss at the very least."
"You are." Tsuna paused before he continued, surprised at Kyoya's statement. Tsuna faced towards Kyoya and stared in shock. They pulled up to a stoplight as Kyoya glanced over at Tsuna with a shrug. Tsuna had been nervous on how he was dealing with Vongola, but he didn't know that even Hibari thought he was doing well in it. It was certainly a confidence boost.
Tsuna ducked his head as he attempted to hide his smile and small flush. He always wondered what his guardians thought of having him as a boss, and Kyoya was always the one who never showed how he felt about the situation; if Kyoya was okay with it, then maybe he really would be okay. Tsuna put his right, closed hand to his mouth and cleared his throat. "Yeah, well, thank you Kyoya. That means a lot." Kyoya just gave a shrug as if he didn't just say something phenomenal. Tsuna huffed as he lifted his head back up to look out the side-window as he continued, "Anyway, it'll be fine. If they really have that much of a problem with us, we'd need to deal with them either way. And if someone is going to take the blame, it's going to be me. As it is, I have a feeling my dad wouldn't mind having a reason for me getting other guardians. He might've originally helped pick you guys out, but I think he's beginning to have the same feelings as many of the other bosses who think you guys are out of control." Kyoya's grip on the steering wheel tightened and his eyes glared at the road in front of him. Silence filled the car; Tsuna pondered what he was going to have to do to show that his guardians were the right people for the job, and Kyoya as he thought over Tsuna's words. The silenced continued for a few minutes as they passed building by building in the car. "Do you agree?" Tsuna turned his head to look at his cloud guardian in confusion. The car pulled up to a stop at the building where their meeting would be at. Kyoya didn't look over at Tsuna as he continued to stare ahead of them despite being parked and clarified, "Do you think that we're out of control as well?"
Tsuna paused before answering; the question wasn't exactly as simple as it was supposed to be. Honestly, Tsuna knew that his guardians could get out of control. There was, after all, a lot of paperwork as evidence. However, that wasn't what his guardians, his family, were being accused of. They were being accused of being unfit for their roles as though they were spoiled, undeserving children. That would be the falsest statement Tsuna had ever heard though; he just wished his guardians understood that as well. "Tsunayoshi?" Tsuna looked over at Kyoya who was now staring at him intensely. It was strange; Tsuna knew that if he said something about them being out of control, they would actually tone it down. That wasn't what Tsuna wanted though. He loved his guardians for who they were. They were his reason for even becoming the boss, to be able to protect them. He didn't want them to feel restrained; all he wanted was for them to live freely as they wished.
Tsuna's lips turned upward as his eyes softened slightly on his cloud guardian. He shook his head slowly as he answered, "You guys are definitely crazy and can drive me up the wall prettily easily." Tsuna paused for a moment as Kyoya continued to stare, having sensed his boss wasn't done. "But that's who you guys are. Being overly you is what makes you guys you- Hayato being overly-protective, Takeshi trying to be overly-naïve, Onii-san being overly-loud," Kyoya snorted at that but Tsuna continued, "Chrome who can be overly-shy, Lambo being overly-obnoxious from time to time, Mukuro being overly, well, overly Mukuro." Both of them snorted at that. Tsuna turned to look at his cloud as he finished, "And you, Hibari Kyoya, who can be overly-strict. But that's just what I love about you guys. It defines who you are. If you guys weren't the way you were, I most likely wouldn't even be here right now. Every single one of you allows me to be the boss I am, the way I am, because of who each of you are. I wouldn't change that for anything, Kyoya."
Tsuna smiled at Kyoya whose grey eyes now shone with gratefulness and pride. The young boss watched as his cloud guardian shook his head with slight amusement. "Hn. Well let's get to the meeting then."
Tsuna nearly face-palmed as Kyoya opened up his door and got out. Before Kyoya could close the door, Tsuna yelled out after him, "You're also overly-untalkative!" Kyoya just smirked and shut his door. Tsuna simply rolled his eyes and got out of the car as well.
Both Vongola members had to force themselves not to roll their eyes as they walked into the meeting room. Tsuna had had a feeling before he came that this meeting would not have a peaceful outcome, but now Tsuna was completely positive they were going to lose this alliance. The famiglia was glaring as if the pair had went to war with them rather than simply destroying a building. Tsuna couldn't help but wonder if that is what they accidently did. On the other hand, Tsuna could feel his own annoyance shift since this famiglia had caused just as many problems for Vongola. The young Vongola boss shifted ever so slightly, something that went unnoticed for everyone except Kyoya who tensed his shoulders slightly; both of them prepared for a physical battle which seemed to be inevitable at this point. Tsuna, who still hoped that there was a small chance for peace, placed on a polite smile as he looked towards their boss.
Tsuna greeted them as respectfully as possible, "Good evening, Vasquez famiglia. I believe we have a few details to discuss together."
The two Vongola members watched as the Vasquez boss slammed a fist onto his desk and glared at the two who stood before him. "The only thing we have to discuss is the money we'll need in order to repair everything as well as the termination of your cloud guardian. We refuse to ally with someone who has such a violent and out-of-control monster as Hibari Kyoya for a cloud guardian." Tsuna raised his right eyebrow incredulously and had to resist from laughing. He wondered if these guys were actually being serious; if he were to judge based on the looks they were giving them, the Vasquez famiglia were completely serious. However, the Vasquez famiglia boss mistook Tsuna's look of disbelief as more of a worried or frightened look and continued to rant, "I already had issues when Vongola switched to such a weak boss who claimed to have an ambition of taking down the mafia." Kyoya tensed further at the mention of Tsuna being weak but still waited for Tsuna to take action first. "But then you went and introduced such a blood-thirsty beast as one of your guardians. I refuse to accept this Vongola Decimo. If you wish to keep an alliance with us, then Hibari Kyoya must be removed from his position at once."
Tsuna couldn't help the small snort which escaped him before he groaned. He rubbed the back of his neck with his right hand and sighed. Kyoya eyed his boss with amusement as Tsuna huffed, "Dad is going to get pissed off again." The Vasquez famiglia smirked with glee as they thought they were going to get their way.
Kyoya snorted. "I warned you, Omnivore."
Tsuna rolled his eyes at his cloud guardian before he turned a glare on the Vasquez famiglia. "Do you really think we'd roll over to your whims? My guardians are not just positions to me; they are my brothers and sister as well. Honestly, did you think you could just order the number one strongest famiglia and expect me to do as you'd like? I might be new, but I can assure you I've went through far more ordeals than you could have nightmares about. Please don't underestimate me, Vasquez famiglia." Tsuna glared at the people before him who flinched and shuddered at the killing intent rolling off of the two Vongola guardians.
Kyoya slid his tonfas back into his jacket as Tsuna dusted his suit off. They both straightened and glanced at the downed famiglia scattered around them. Despite being a base there were only about fifty people who seemed to be here at the time. Tsuna wasn't sure what was wrong with these people who idiotically challenged members of the strongest famiglia with only fifty people.
Kyoya looked around the room before he scoffed. Tsuna look over curiously at his strongest guardian. The man shook his head as he said, "Pathetic. It's fortunate we are getting rid of such a weak family at the beginning."
Tsuna chuckled as he glanced around the room before the pair walked back towards the doorway to leave. "Mah. They aren't supposed to be super weak, but they are incredibly arrogant. I hadn't realized they were this prideful though. The boss usually tried his best to keep the peace too, but he also had a tendency to start most of his conflicts as well."
Kyoya scoffed, "Of course he did." They both shook their heads as they came up to Kyoya's car. The pair opened the door, but Kyoya paused before he got in. "Tsunayoshi." Tsuna paused with one leg in the car and looked up at Kyoya in response. Kyoya paused before he huffed, "You're not weak." Tsuna flushed as Kyoya slid into the driver's seat.
Tsuna slid into his own seat and chuckled slightly. "Aha, well I don't think I could be weak with all the torture, er, tutoring Reborn puts me through."
Kyoya put the keys into his car and was about to start the ignition when he paused and looked up at Tsuna. Tsuna looked slightly embarrassed but the cloud guardian could also see the slight doubt which swirled in his sky's mind. Kyoya huffed again, "You're a good boss, Tsunayoshi." Tsuna's eyes flickered to the former prefect in surprise. The man turned his keys and started the ignition as Tsuna ducked his head and smiled.
Kyoya began driving as Tsuna chuckled. Kyoya gave his boss a side-glance of curiosity and Tsuna explained, "Well, a boss is only as good as his guardians after all."
Kyoya twitched. "Cheesy. For that you will be bitten to death when we get back Omnivore."
Tsuna sweat-dropped before he groaned, "Eh?!"
