Reborn calmly sipped the espresso Skull brought him as he looked out the window, his pet chameleon in his shoulder. He looked calm on the outside but the other participant in the room knew it was more than that. Fon smiled as he traced the outline of the cup he was holding.

"The Decimo's very different from how I imagined him to be, Reborn. Very… different from how Dino came out to be. I didn't expect him to be like that… considering how he's Iemitsu and Nana's son."

"Tch. What's different about that idiot? He's already breaking all the conditions the ninth and his family set for him. His identity's bound to be known by everyone before the month ends, I bet. And just how different is he from Dino? They're just the same." Reborn said that but even he knew that it was a lie. Dino and Tsuna may both be clumsy but that was all there is to it. All the other traits – both boss and normal personalities – were different from each other.

Fon inhaled the scent of the tea, his eyes crinkling in mirth as he took in the smell, he too, looking out the window again. He voiced out Reborn's thoughts like he was just reading through a book. "You of all people know very well that that's a lie. The Decimo's personalities are more unique than that of Dino's. His boss personality is already much, much different than Dino's."

"Hn. You talk like you already know how baka-Tsuna acts like. Remember Fon, there's more to him than meets the eye. Believe me, I speak from experience. The personalities you just witnessed – there's more to that." Reborn paused a bit, murmuring the rest of what he was about to say. "And the rumors about him don't help it. They're fucking exaggerated. Tch."

"Of course, I know that Reborn." Fon brought down his cup as he stood up, gathering his teaching materials in the process. "I need to go. Don't punish the Decimo too much. Don't worry; I'll look after him whenever you can't." And with one last trademark Fon smile, he left.

Reborn didn't move from his place nor did he look at Fon when he left. He just continued on drinking his espresso, his eyes staying glued to the figure walking towards the Vongola Dorms.

He sighed before he too, started to gather his materials.

"You're lucky, baka-Tsuna. A lot of people care about you. I just hope no one in this school breaks you…"

Again.

Tsuna winced as even the simple task of swiping his I.D card brought his arm some pain. He then forced a smile on his face when he saw the receptionist looking at him worriedly, her look telling him that she knew about what happened to him. He wondered how, and that was when he saw the big flat screen TV sticking to the wall across to where he was standing. In it was showing a recap of the fight he had with Gokudera earlier. He gritted his teeth.

If I'm right and they already have a copy of the fight, then I'm sure it's bound to get sent to Italy soon. Damn. I didn't think it'll be this fast. I should expect a call sometime soon from Grandpa or Papa… or a visit from Reborn. Double damn. Ugh. It's that word again. I've been saying 'damn' or 'tsk' ever since I got here. Gah. I want this school year to end soon. FIRST DAY! It's only the first day and I've already broken one or two conditions. I really am betting I won't last two – or more like one - week in hiding my identity.

He snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the elevator ding. He went inside and prayed to the gods out there that the men he saw yesterday that were with Lambo were not there or well, hopefully in their respective classes. He hoped it was the latter. And speaking of the young Bovino, Tsuna hasn't seen him yet the whole day, even earlier this morning.

As he exited out the bathroom, drying his hair with a towel, he looked at the clock which read One o'Five. He furrowed his brows as he thought the time over.

One o'Five.

That's just the time? Then that means Gokudera and I were fighting for almost two hours. The dorm leaders and I started touring at about 9 and we ended at about 10:45, maybe? So we started fighting at about 11. Gah. No wonder my body was aching this bad. And that's saying something considering I trained under Reborn. Two full hours of a fight using fists and kicks. Tss. I wonder why we didn't use our attributes.

Tsuna pondered more as he made a blank face.

Well, whatever. I still need to go to class. Though I don't want to face their stares and questions.

He put on a new pair of uniform that he saw was already prepared when he got there (which confused him greatly, because why would a new uniform be prepared already?). He looked at the sweater and contemplated whether to put it on or not. He stared out the window, ruffling his (still wet) hair and sighed.

How did the cloudy weather earlier become this freaking hot? Well, that's a no then for this sweater. Sorry. As much as I want to continue my act, I won't sacrifice my comfortable living for that. Besides, everyone already saw what this body can offer… or a bit of it. There's no use in wearing that for now.

He started walking outside his and Lambo's room, spotting no other person on the lobby of the so called Devil's Domain or whatever. He stood waiting for the elevator to open up, and in the process, he kept thinking about… stuff.

I want my parents or Nono to call already. They're most probably watching it right now. He cringed a bit. No. Scratch that. I don't want them to call me. I don't want to know what punishment they'll give me. Wait. Maybe they won't call me? Maybe they'll send Reborn? Fuc-udge. Damn. That's worse. Let's just hope that-

"-vore."

-doesn't happen. Reborn's much worse than Nono and my family combined. Urgh. Gah. I don't-

"-ten to me or I'll fuc-"

- know what I'll do anymore. Maybe I should just surrender to the students here and then receive all my supposed-to-be punishments? It'll be better to do that. I'd be out of this place too and –

"-tience is wearing thin, herbi-"

- be back in Italy. I think. Or.. no. no. That won't do. I know them. Even if I get out of here, Reborn would still make a way for me return here where he can watch me twenty-four-seven. Gah. Noth-

WHOOSH.

Tsuna blinked as he tried to clear his mind. He felt the wall on his back, seeing the elevator that was just in front of him earlier, far away from him now.

"Ugh. What the hell was that? Where the-"

Hell.

He ducked (which was hard, because earlier's attack was still taking its toll on him) as he saw a silvery stick coming in front of him. He moved to his left and right as more kept coming. When he saw an in-your-face attack near him, he blocked it using his arm (that was already hurt from earlier's battle) and tried to move back. Tried being the keyword. Unfortunately, he didn't see the couch behind him and so, he fell on his back on it – with his arm hurting and his head aching. His head ached more when he felt someone pounce on him and turn him on his stomach, so he was now facing the exterior of the couch.

He felt nauseous as he tried to open his eyes – which he did successfully, but his fringe (which was still a bit wet) clung to his forehead, therefore blocking a bit of his eyesight. He tried to move but his whole body was pinned. He tried his hands next and was successful though he was only able to move the one that was hurting since his other was in the iron grip of his captor. He made an action of trying to move his fringe when he heard a voice – a cold and deadly one – not that it intimidated him.

"You've broken a lot of rules, herbivore."

Eh? What the. Herbivore? Am I some kind of plant-eating animal? Wait. I am but. Shut it, Tsuna. You're tired. Stop. Thinking. You're ranting. You're reverting back to your old self.

Tsuna breathed out and tried to blow on his fringe to at least let it part but to no avail. He felt his composure coming back and he breathed out once more.

"What rules, one-who-calls-me-herbivore?" He rolled his eyes as much as he could and smirked. "And I'm no vegetarian, mind you. I also eat meat, so I'm an omnivore."

A muffled oomph came out of Tsuna as the still unknown man pushed his head further on the couch.

He heard the man hiss. "You've got some nerve talking back to me. You have no place to do that, herbivore. You don't fucking know who you're talking to."

Tsuna groaned as his head ached again. Thank God I forgot to wear my glasses, or else, I'd be a bleeding mess now.

He opened his eyes slowly and narrowed it. His fringe wasn't on his eyes anymore so he could open it normally now. He gritted his teeth and, using his free hand (that wasn't injured and aching), pushed himself away from the couch, surprising his captor momentarily before he freed his legs. When he freed his legs, he quickly kicked the man on the side before he moved away from him.

Tsuna glared at the man a few feet away from him. He saw the man's eyes widen before going back to the cold, stoic look. Steely grey orbs looked at him, seizing him up before glaring back at him. Tsuna clutched his left arm and spoke calmly, beating the man in front of him he knew was about to speak or hiss.

"I didn't break any rules, as far as I know. If it's about the fight earlier, then you're mistaken. I didn't break any rules when I was fighting Gokudera. I fought for self-defence. I didn't kill him, nor did I harm anyone. It was all purely self-defence. And contrary to what you think, I do know who I'm talking to, Hibari Kyouya." He drawled out the last sentence, terribly trying to provoke his senior. "And what I said was true. I am no herbivore. I'm an omnivore, scientifically speaking."

Hibari's brow twitched, his grip on his tonfa tightening before he smirked. "Hmph. Meet me at the reception room later, Sawada Tsunayoshi." His eyes flashed dangerously. "Five O'clock sharp. No later and bring those glasses of yours. Forget it and you're dead." And he jumped out the window behind him.

Tsuna didn't move from his place and sighed, nursing his left arm.

"What the hell was that all about? And what do my glasses have to do with that? Tch. Weirder and weirder people keep on coming to me."

Picking up the things that got scattered, he went in the elevator and sighed.

Hibari Kyouya huh. For him to go hunt me here, then that might mean I've caught his interest? If I'm right that I've already caught his interest, then that means I'm in big trouble. According to my research before, he's one of the guys I should really be avoiding. Fuck. I think he already has an idea on who I really am. Great, Tsuna, just great. You've fucked up big time. He gritted his teeth before coming out of the elevator. God. This is just the start. I wonder what more would happen to me before the year ends and I haven't even met all those people my old man wants me to meet. …

I guess I am still just a failure.

Rooftop

"And I'm no vegetarian, mind you"

Hibari Kyouya looked at the students going back to their classrooms who just have finished lunch, his thoughts though, occupied by the brunette he was talking to earlier.

"Kusakabe." He turned to look at his vice chairman who was just standing behind him, his voice still as cold as ever. "Find all information about Sawada Tsunayoshi. Everything about him. Don't leave anything. Bring it to me before all the classes end."

Kusakabe Tetsuya just stared at his boss even though he was confused as hell. "Kyou-chan… If I'm not mistaken, that was the kid fighting earlier with the Smokin' Bomb right?" Hibari didn't answer and Kusakabe just sighed. "All right. I'll give it to you in a few hours time. I'll bring it to the reception room later." He bowed before he left, leaving Hibari all to himself.

"Hn. Sawada Tsunayoshi. Prepare to be bitten to death."

Literally.

Tsuna tried to ignore the stares the people passing by were giving him.

How fast news travel in schools. Tch.

There were only a few people left that were giving him the 'stares', thank god, because most of the students had come back to their respective classes. It was only One Forty-Five and that meant lunch only ended a few minutes (about 10) ago. He was confused though because the so called Carnivore he was facing earlier should be biting the late students to death (not that he wanted to be bitten or anything).

He looked at his schedule for the day and he saw that he was having … Math. He felt like someone splashed him with cold water when he read that part and only one name passed his mind.

Reborn.

He blinked when he saw that he was already in front of his classroom's door. He fixed his glasses and braced himself for what was to come (or who, more preferably).

Bright light flooded his eyes when he opened the door and when that subsided, he met the stares of his classmates – his eyes meeting Gokudera's glare and Yamamoto's narrowed eyes. And when he looked to apologize at his sensei, the words he was about to utter died down instantly when he saw who it was. There, in front of the class, in all his sadistic glory, stood Tsuna's living hell and Satan himself– Reborn.

Of course. Think of the devil and the devil appears.


MERRY CHRISTMAS GUYS! …

Anyway.

PLEASE READ THIS AUTHOR'S NOTE. V

I know. I have no excuses for this super late update. AND IT'S FREAKING SHORT. I was… distracted, you may say… with the other fandoms and their pairings (DRARRY. SASUNARU. ETC). Then there were the downloadable doujinshis waiting for me to be read. And then add to that new yaoi mangas. …yeah. I was just being my own perverted self.

Well. This chapter was actually written days before Tsuna's birthday and I added stuff to that as time went on. NOTICE THE WRITER"S BLOCK MUCH? I was actually PLANNING ON MAKING THIS CHAPTER LONGER but I wanted to give you guys an update. This was actually supposed to be updated maybe on January or something.

The months I wasn't updating was actually for naught. I was going to a creative writing class and well… I wrote stories for that. Real ones. And there was a lot of THINGs I REALIZED. MY CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT, THE PLOT, THE IDEAS, THE WRITING ARE ALL SCATTERED. The events are actually taking too long because really. Only the first day for… what? 6, 7 chapters? Tsuna actually has no real personality and I have no idea on how to proceed with the ideas – hence the writer's block and short updates.. which is why… I've decided.

I'LL BE TAKING TIME TO PLAN THIS STORY – TO ACTUALLY MAKE A DRAFT, HAVE OUTLINES AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT. I'LL ALSO BE EDITING it because really… the plot's taking too slow and then I wrote this based on whatever I feel – totally amateurish of me. So yeah. I don't know how long I'll take. But I'll try my best for you guys. I ACTUALLY HAVE A NEW STORY COMING UP. IT'S OUTLINE IS WRITTEN ALREADY BUT THEN.. I DON'T THINK IT'S OK FOR ME TO MAKE A NEW ONE WHEN I HAVE 3 STORIES HANGING STILL. OH WELL. please wait for the real update in this story. I'm not too sure though if i'll be taking it down or not.. because.. it is my first so maybe i'll just reupload the following updates.

PLEASE THOUGH. JUST ONE THING. GIVE ME MORE TIME. I PROMISE. I WON'T LEAVE ALL MY STORIES HANGING. I'LL FINISH IT. I SWEAR UPON MY FUTURE GRAVE