Author's Note: Now it's the Reborn! side to this crossover. I don't want to call these 'chapters', so each 'section' will be hopefully around this length. I've never written for so many characters before. Enjoy~ And before any one asks, yes, Mukuro and his gang (consisting of Chrome, Ken, and Chikusa) will be in this. Later. Edit: I fixed the whole, 'new speaker, new paragraph' thing. D| How stupid of me!

A few hours away from Ouran, there was a meeting taking place in a teenage boy's room. The Vongola family had assembled any and all persons available to help the Cavallone boss who had asked for assistance.

"I just want to clear up that we may or may not need your help with this," Dino said over a cup of green tea the infant Reborn had offered him. "But it's always good to have back up and Reborn here says you need some training." He wanted to branch off into a murmur of how a protection assignment might not have been the best for a group of growing teenagers.

"Nonsense, Dino, they can handle it." Reborn declared from his place on top of Yamamoto Takeshi's shoulder; he had picked up on the worry in his past student's voice. "Besides, they are the perfect candidates for the assignment." Reborn said before nonchalantly making his way to stand on Tsuna's head. "I was considering having you all enrolled into Ouran..." At Reborn's thoughtful tone, the serious faced Hibari Kyouya narrowed his blue-gray eyes at the idea of leaving Namimori-- to enroll in another school, no less. "But I think we can split it up so that only half of you have to go undercover." The hitman regarded Hibari with a small nod and that seemed to calm the fire in his eyes.

Sporting his tied back silver hair, Gokudera Hayato inhaled on his freshly lit cigarette and puffed out a smoky halo. "Are you saying that we have to enroll in some rich kid school and protect these rich brats?" He sounded more annoyed than interested.

Dino ran a hand through his blonde locks and sighed complacently. "They aren't brats, Hayato." The Bucking Horse reached into his jacket to pull out a document folder. He tossed it onto the table towards Gokudera's direction and gestured for him to open it. "I'm well acquainted with the Suou's. Their son, Tamaki, is a generally friendly guy. The whole time I was there he talked to me." Dino stroked his chin in thought as his brown eyes rolled upward. "He always asked me about things like commoners and if Italian commoners all ate pasta to save money on food..." The blonde was clearly amused by the memories, but Gokudera's snort and 'Che' bought him to question, "What's wrong?"

Gokudera had pulled out the pictures of Tamaki and his family, or more correctly pictures of him alone, him and his father, or him and an elderly lady he assumed to be his grandmother. "He looks idiotic." Gokudera scoffed, passing the pictures to Tsuna, who had been leaning in to see.

Once the future Vongola Tenth had them in his hands, Yamamoto came from behind him to look as well. "Haha, he looks really happy in all these photos!" Tsuna could see the smiles Tamaki had in the professional photos and wondered why Gokudera had been quick to judge the boy. "He looks older than us..." the brunette muttered, passing the pictures to Yamamoto.

Once the baseball addict looked over them, he squatted down and showed Lambo. "This is Suou Tamaki," Yamamoto grinned and pointed to the blonde imposed on the glossy paper.

Lambo, in his glorious cow get up and all, pulled anxiously at his horns and made an exaggerated face that resembled melting wax. "Nyaa!! Lambo thinks he's cool looking!" He snatched the pictures from Yamamoto ("That kid is really playful!") and made a run for the door, only to have Hibari casually take the pictures from his outstretched arm and look over them with an inquisitive glare-- his usual look.

"Herbivore..." was the only comment he made before tossing the pictures back onto the table.

After everyone had their turn, Reborn returned the pictures into their envelope and handed them back to Dino. "The Vongola will be assisting you in this. Hopefully they do well."

Reborn eyed Tsuna with an innocent enough look, but it was still enough to make the brunette flinch. "They're rich! Don't they have body guards?!" He had already raised his hands in a weak attempt to protect himself from who knows what, but Reborn merely frowned. "Tsuna, you realize that the family after them is not made up normal people, right?"

Gokudera rolled his eyes and freed his lips of the cigarette momentarily so he could talk."Look, if Dino's family is already on the case, why do we have to help?" His remark was made from the fact that his beloved Tenth did not seem like he wanted to do this and from the fact that Suou Tamaki gave him a strange feeling of familiarity-- it wasn't something he enjoyed, either.

Lambo ran out of the room, quickly bored with all the talk and no play. Yamamoto laughed and was quick to get up to fetch him, but Reborn cleared his throat and told him it wasn't necessary for Lambo to be present."But then he'll miss all the rules of the game," the teen had said in true Yamamoto fashion.

Dino stared blankly at Yamamoto, as did everyone else (save Gokudera, who's glare was rather threatening).The Cavallone boss shook his head then leaned forward onto the table, staring into Tsuna's eyes. "Even though it seems like only Reborn wants you to do this, I think it'd be great practice for my little brother, too. So will you please accept this assignment?"

Gokudera's jaw tightened as he replaced the cigarette into his mouth; his boss hand an uncanny characteristic that kept him from opposing. "Um, y-yes?"

Dino smiled brightly in response as Reborn smirked to himself. "This won't be a quick assignment. For the most part, we expect it to last from a month to half a year."

"Half a year?!" Tsuna exclaimed, now wishing he had known just exactly what he had agreed to. Reborn stared at his student with a blank look. "Of course. The mafia is serious business."

Yamamoto laughed to himself. "These games take a long time to complete, huh?"

Gokudera groaned; now that Tsuna had accepted, he had no other choice but to show his loyalty and accept as well.

Reborn, not needing an affirmative from Gokudera (since Tsuna's answer was much as his would be), looked to Yamamoto and Hibari. "Yamamoto, Hibari, will you participate in this assignment?" The former gladly agreed and commented about how he hoped it wouldn't interfere with his baseball practice. Hibari, though, was less quick to answer and merely grunted a response. "I understand your concern for Namimori, but don't worry, we have it all covered." The disciplinary committee head swaggered dangerously out of the room with a snort.

Tsuna watched with an anxious expression as his senior left. "What did he say?" Reborn reclaimed his spot on Yamamoto's shoulder and smiled.

"He'll be joining us in our expedition. Yamamoto-san," the infant shifted his tone to a more casual one.

"Yes?" the boy answered.

"Please take me to Sasagawa-san so I may inform him of the assignment." Yamamoto picked up his school bag and bat that were resting against the wall and grinned. "I was going to head back to school for practice! So, even Sasagawa-san is going to play this game too?" Reborn remained silent as they departed, leaving only Dino, Tsuna, and Gokudera in the room now.

"What... did I agree to...?" Tsuna muttered to himself with a light headed feeling. Gokudera stood and looked out the window. He saw the sea of Dino's family break into two as one person gracefully made their way through the path. The bomber looked the man over. He smiled as if he had won some secret game and his eyes were alight with something close to mischief. The fact he did not sport sunglasses like the rest of Dino's men irked Gokudera no more than did the flickering glance he sent up towards the window.

"Oi, Bucking Horse, someone's here to see you," he droned, taking a seat on Tsuna's bed.

Dino perked up at the forewarning. "Ah, that must be Ermanno back with a report!" Tsuna imagined Ermanno to be another average Joe looking man among Dino's family, but saw that his expectations were far from accurate. As soon as the bleach blonde stepped into the room, Dino offered his greeting in Italian, "Ah, hello, Ermanno. How did it go?" Ermanno, only quickly taking note of the two teenagers in the room with a bemused look, looked back to his boss with a bright smile and eyes still alight with that smugness Gokudera had seen.

"All goes well, Dino~"

The Bucking Horse nodded complacently then quickly looked at Tsuna and Gokudera. "While you're here, Ermanno, why don't I introduce you to my cute little brother and his friend?" Tsuna stared at Ermanno. He no doubt looked foreign like everyone else he had met in the mafia. Gokudera had acknowledged the new presence by putting out his cigarette between his fingers and tossing it into the waste basket.

"Future Vongola Tenth," Ermanno switched to a natural sounding Japanese. "And his right hand man?" At the title, Gokudera's interested was stirred and he made eye contact with the eerie looking man. "What's it to you?" were his first words towards the newcomer. Ermanno gave a short, offhanded laugh before letting his eyes rest on Tsuna's curious face. "I've heard a lot about you from Dino during our tea time." Gokudera raised a brow at the comment and steadied his olive glare on the man.

"I love to talk about my little brother," Dino chirped. Ermanno pulled out a folded napkin from his open suit jacket and handed it over to Dino casually. "This is who's assigned to who, right?" Dino asked as he unfolded the stiff napkin. He laughed heartily at how 'cheap' it seemed and glanced at Ermanno before returning to read its contents.

"Duilio wrote it himself~" Ermanno sang.

The Cavallone boss laughed in even a greater volume."Just like him, eh?" He quieted to read over the list now with seriousness. Tsuna watched on, along with Gokudera. "Romario and Tino have the highly targeted ones, good." Gokudera's brow questioned the murmuring from the Bucking Horse. Romario was a very capable man, and if he was assigned to this, the protection would probably be more than just sitting around and hoping nothing happened. There would be action, and the bomber grinned impishly at this fact. "Just Angelo for two people?" Dino cocked his head and looked to Ermano, hoping the man would provide him with a steady answer.

"The two he is assigned to have reasonable fighting talents and skills, and then you know Angelo when push comes to shove." He dully winked at Dino and the blonde continued reading.

"Duilio and you have the twins, that's fitting. And then Rainero has the least likely target. Heheh, Rainero..." Tsuna wondered about Dino's suddenly grim expression, but it wasn't a personal grim, just a doubtful one. "If Romario hand selected them all, I suppose he'll do well." He rubbed his temples and sighed, then bounced back to his usual demeanor. "Ah, Tsuna, Gokudera." Dino called, as if remembering something.

"Yes?" Tsuna blinked.

"Remember you guys are going in as back-up, so if anything happens, just wait for a given signal. Each of these men has a different way of calling for help unnoticed. Ermanno will show everyone those signs." He gestured over to said man with his honey brown eyes before standing and walking past him to the doorframe. "I have to go to the school now to enroll you all. Ermanno should already have uniforms for the ones he picked to go undercover."

Gokudera's jaw dropped open slightly. "You mean it's already been decided who's going?!" If he weren't there to protect his tenth, he would be crushed!

Dino nodded quickly before nearly tripping over his feet, only to be balanced by Ermanno from behind a moment later. "Thanks, Ermanno. Now I have to go. See you all later! Ermanno will explain." With that, the Cavallone boss could be heard falling down the stairs before gracefully stepping outside and shutting the door behind him. From the window, Gokudera and Tsuna watched his car disappear as the droves of his family piled into vehicles themselves and left.

"Does everyone else know we're going to meet again?" Tsuna mumbled to himself.

Gokudera's eyes flickered over to Ermanno before answering. "Reborn's with Baseball-Nut and Lawn-Head, so they'll probably know. They might tell that Hibari guy while at school."

Ermanno tilted his head as his grin waned into a smile. "Don't forget about me!" He walked over to occupy the chair Dino had been sitting in earlier and sat with a straight posture on the edge of the seat.

"Who's going undercover?" Gokudera quickly asked, the assertiveness in his voice a little too strong for Ermanno's liking. With a suave smile, Ermanno kept true to his short, one-statement replies and related the list calmly.

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"What's going on?! Hibari-san is in an extreme rage!"

"Haha, he just started to attack everything..."

Reborn watched from Yamamoto's shoulder as Hibari walked past an unsuspecting tree then snapped it in half with an immense strength with a swing of his tonfas. "I told Dino to tell Romario not to pick Hibari for the undercover assignment, but apparently Romario had Ermanno do it."Yamamoto was about to open his mouth to ask Reborn who Ermanno was before Ryohei interrupted.

"So it's Yamamoto, Hibari, Octopus-Head and me going under cover? Extreme!" Ryohei did a fist pump, but sweat dropped when Hibari ran a group of first years behind Namimori High and screams could be heard. "How about Sawada-kun?"

Reborn shrugged. "Ermanno didn't pick him. But I trust in Ermanno's judgment, even if it doesn't seem logical at first glance." Reborn ignored the bloody massacre happening just behind the building as he said to Yamamoto, "I wouldn't stay around here long if I were you. Same to you too, Sasagawa-san. Please keep your schedules clear for tomorrow's meeting." Ryohei exclaimed in the affirmative and disregarded Reborn's warning to run off to the boxing club's room. "How about you, Yamamoto? Are you going to practice today?"

The baseball player laughed and smiled sheepishly, twirling his bat on his free shoulder. "I practice every day, rain or shine, kid!" Reborn smiled in his casual way and stayed perched on the boy's shoulder, not even bothering to glance in the direction of Hibari's rage induced massacre.

End Notes: Oh my, some of these characters I'm not so used to writing~ I suppose this will be a practice for me, then. I hope this chapter answered a few questions. D| The next chapter should cover their 'official' meeting. We'll see where it goes from there, eh? I hope you enjoyed this segment. And much thanks for the reviews.