Title: Timeless

Pairing: R27 RebornXTsuna

Disclaimer: don't own and if I did then the whole world would be filled with yaoi

Tsuna is now 11 and Reborn is 19.

"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human society, are created, strengthened, and maintained." Winston Churchill

Chapter 7: Year Seven

Another year has passed but this one was different than the others, very different. Tsuna found himself extremely bored throughout the entire year, almost like he was wasting, and wanted nothing more than for time to quicken its ever slow pace. School wasn't all that different from any other year, and he was still alone during class since it was rare for anyone to hang out with him.

He was known as Useless Tsuna to everyone but slowly it was turning to No-Good Tsuna and because of that, everyone avoided him like a plague. He sucked at sports, always being the last to be picked simply because everyone knew that if he was on their team, they would automatically lose. He can only make decent grades from the tutoring he got from his older brother and sometimes Reborn but it wasn't enough. He was also clumsy, dropping and breaking things to the point that even the teachers and other students didn't want him to carry anything.

Not only that, he still was getting beaten up, though it wasn't as common as before since the incident from last year. Reborn and Giotto had forced Alaude, a friend of his brother's, to thrash anyone if they dared lay a finger on him, something Alaude was glad to go along with purely because it meant he could hurt people. In result, he was avoided even more in fear of getting killed but in the end, Tsuna was fine with that. He has always been alone in school, now made no difference. Still, even with all that was happening to him, he recognized a lot of things that occurred in school, perhaps more so than anyone else because of the way he just hung back and watched everyone else.

The most common person that everyone in school knew was Hibari Kyoya, the head of the disciplinary committee. He was the one that generally enforced the law around the school, mainly through threats and violence, and he always got what he wanted. Hibari ruled the place with an iron fist, literally. He wasn't that different from his older brother, Alaude.

Tsuna, in fact, knew Alaude quite well due to the reality that his older brother, Giotto, hanged out with the blond quite often and saw him around the house once in a while. Now that Tsuna mentioned it, he knew all about his brother's friends since he tended to listen in on them and their conversations without meaning to except for that Spade one, who was rarely around but did show up every blue moon. Still, Tsuna didn't get along with any of them, the age difference mostly driving them apart.

After all, most boys didn't want to hang out with someone younger than themselves especially those that were still in middle and elementary school. The only exceptions were family members and girls. Many girls in his class gloated that they were dating someone from high school or in a higher grade. Tsuna never paid much attention to them and generally ignored everything when they started talking about those things.

Anyway, back to his brother's friends. Ugetsu Asari was a close friend of Giotto's that actually visited very often along with someone else. He was one of the few people that Tsuna was at least comfortable enough to sit in the same room with and not try to find a way to escape. The reason for that was that Asari always had a smile on his face and was friendly with each person when talking. Even when there were fights going on around him, he kept that calm attitude. Though there were times when Tsuna has spotted the other frowning about some matter, and that was when the brunet felt uncomfortable. The way Asari's eyes would narrow and switch his personality didn't settle all too well with him.

Asari had a cousin named Yamamoto Takeshi, who is a star baseball player in Tsuna's school and is often surrounded by his fans and the girls constantly. As normality to all those that went to his school, Yamamoto was usually confessed to twice a day and was asked out about the same number of times even by older students. Essentially, Tsuna has the same class with him but never bothered to communicate with the other, not that he would have a chance to. Those fans were nuts and he wasn't going to get into the fray.

Now that he thought about, a lot of Giotto's friends had a relative or two in his school (with an exception of two) that was quite well known… no, wait, they all were. They were all either popular or known by name or even both.

Back to Giotto's friends once more, there was one person that Tsuna wasn't very sure about and that was this Spade person he had mentioned further up. He knew the full name was Daemon Spade and quite honestly, Spade scared Tsuna shitless whenever he appeared. The brunet never knew when the other was around because he would just materialize out of thin air like a magician then vanish before he knew it. He had never talked to Spade once, however, that didn't stop him from accidently listening in. Tsuna knew that the other had two younger twin siblings that went to a neighboring school, Kokuyo.

They all had different last names, something Tsuna had quietly mentioned to people but never really got an answer back. Apparently, no one really knew and no one dared to investigate. The siblings were a dangerous little group of people. Still, the only reason he knew about the twins is that the older of the two, Mukuro, was a rival with the younger Hibari sibling and they were often seen fighting against each other, sometimes during class times. The explosions and destruction they created in their wake made it obvious when they were at it again.

Chrome, the younger one, usually followed her brother around, watching everything with one eye, the other said to be taken from an accident. She would just stand there and do nothing until the battle was over, where she would start dragging her older brother back to class. Though there were times when she participated in the mischief Mukuro caused, she rarely went into battle. But, all in all, she was generally the opposite of her brothers.

The trio is very easy to distinguish in a crowd from their shared pineapple-styled hair. Tsuna was actually the one that pointed it out but never said it to their faces since they tend to frighten him. That wasn't said to his brother however. Giotto had stared for a few seconds as he registered the words before bursting out into laugher and went for his phone, texting the news to everyone.

Later that day, the brunet witnessed Spade kicking open the front door, yelling, and tackling his brother to the ground where they began to fight. It was a common reoccurrence among the Sawadas and Tsuna just went back to eating his dinner with Nana, ignoring the shuffling behind. The first few times, the brunet had squeaked and ran to hide but when it happened so often, he figured it was best to ignore and continue whatever he was doing. Nana, of course, paid no attention to the quarrel, thinking that it was just a friendly squabble.

The second person that was seen with Giotto the most was a person named G. Tsuna wasn't sure on the full name since no one ever mentioned it and he did ask his brother about it once but Giotto would just shrug his shoulders, giving a secretive smile. He figured it was a name G didn't really like all that much. Still Tsuna had to admit that the person had the brightest colored-hair he had ever seen in his short life and there was one time he had mentioned to his brother that G's hair looked more of a pinkish hue. Giotto, of course, texted that news to everyone and a repeat battle occurred, outside this time instead of inside like with Spade. Tsuna was comfortable the most with only G since sometimes when Giotto couldn't help him with his homework, the other would step in and offer advice. That and he comes here so often that he just got used to the other.

From what Tsuna managed to overhear and see, G has a cousin named Gokudera Hayato, who goes to his school and class. Gokudera, like Yamamoto, is popular among the female population and plenty of males as well, getting plenty of gifts and confessions each day which he ignored. He is well known as a delinquent, causing trouble wherever he went, but was actually really smart. Gokudera always got the questions right even college level ones, but he always got in trouble with the teachers since he would argue back and do whatever the hell he wanted. This tended to attract the younger Hibari's attention and they would fight with the disciplinary leader winning each time.

What was strange was that Gokudera and Yamamoto were usually not too far apart from each other just like G and Ugetsu, though for the earlier case, they tend to argue quite often since Gokudera has quite the temper. Tsuna stayed away from him, far away, since he didn't want to end up getting beaten up like his other classmates that accidently or decided to piss him off. The piling amount of bodies on the side of the classroom whenever he entered didn't help either.

Sasagawa Knuckles was a person that came around every once in a while, and was really religious. And he had a very loud voice… really loud. Tsuna always knew when Knuckles came over since his voice could be heard throughout the entire house, maybe the neighborhood too, and, if G was nearby, they would start yelling at each other. The noise would just double; there were times during it that Tsuna had to cover his ears, not only from the noise but from the curses G would start sprouting.

The brunet didn't really know much about Knuckles since his brother and the other meet mostly at school. The only one he knew better was Ryohei, the younger brother. Ryohei was in a different class than him but he shared the same trait as Knuckles with the loud voice. The silver-haired teen would run around, yelling about something 'extreme' before dashing off again. Both were in the boxing club, and were similar in everything even in the way they pestered others to join. Luckily, for him, he had never been asked. The only family member that was different was the youngest sibling and only female, Kyoko, who was known as one of the nicest girls in the school. Of course, that wasn't enough to make him go near her for anything if he didn't want to get killed by the older brothers.

Lampo was another one that appeared whenever he felt like it. He had bright green hair, very eye-catching to the child, and he has a tattoo underneath his right eye. Lampo is a bit of a crybaby since Tsuna remembered hearing him multiple times wailing to Giotto in the past about something that had happened at school. Sometimes, it came from the hits he took from G, but he usually got it from the result of doing something stupid.

Though, he did notice that Lampo wasn't a big fan of kids. The teen made that obvious whenever they saw each other and would make a face even to Lampo's own younger brother, Lambo. Tsuna did find it odd that their names weren't really that far apart, only by one letter (just how creative were their parents?), but never bothered voicing it out. Like the rest of Giotto's friends' relatives, Lambo was around his age as well, very snotty and was a crybaby just like his older brother. Still, Lambo could be a nice guy when he wanted to and was popular among the girls due to his looks. But like everyone else that didn't give Tsuna any reason to go near him nevertheless.

Even with all these people that came over, Tsuna still found himself incredibly bored. The reason why? Ever since Reborn had started going to college, he's been visiting less and less often. He only saw Reborn once every few weeks and if he did somehow managed to go over to Reborn's apartment to visit, the college student would be studying or working on some sort of project that needed to be finished in a few days. That didn't really leave much for Tsuna to do, and he eventually forced himself to leave to give Reborn some quiet time to continue working.

The brunet was already feeling lonely at having no one to talk to. Giotto noticed it earlier on and tried to hang out with his younger brother as often as possible even if it meant dragging him along with his group. It never worked out no matter how many times he tried. Tsuna was absolutely terrified of most of his brother's friends and would back away or hide when he saw them, clutching to Giotto's clothes tightly, basically refusing to let go. This caused some arguments between Giotto and the others as they didn't want to have a kid following them around the entire time.

Eventually, Tsuna had to be the one to tell his brother that he didn't want to go anymore. There were times when they went out by themselves. It was quite rare for Giotto to be alone but it did happen now and then, and it was nice. His brother would take him out to places, show him things, and buy food to share between them. Tsuna found those moments wonderful but like he mentioned earlier, it was rare because sometimes his friends would come in the last moment, wanting to hang out, and, of course, Tsuna would deny going anywhere with them. Other times would be when they were just leaving the house and they would show up on the street. Giotto couldn't deny his friends from following, they would do so anyways, but regardless Tsuna would go all ridged and scared, leaving the blond no choice but to head back home to drop him off.

It didn't take long for Nana to start noticing the dejection her darling little son held over him. She tried offering him food, all his favorite kinds, but nothing she did worked in lifting his spirits. It was a sad sight to see and it broke her heart. Still, she continued to try as hard as she could.

Still, there were times when Reborn managed to show up, and he did try. It was so obvious when he ran most of the way to Tsuna's house just to have an hour or two together before rushing back home to finish things up. Sometimes if the teen was lucky and didn't have as much homework, he would complete everything he had as fast as possible before heading over to Tsuna's side and spend almost half a day with him or as much as he could.

During those times, the two would spend the entire time alone and together until Reborn had to regrettably go back. The brunet was aware enough to know that trying to beg the other to stay wasn't going to help things and he had no choice but to let the hand go, no matter how much he wanted to hold on. When they were together, Tsuna smiled a lot, acting like his old cheerful self that had went away with Reborn's absence, and the whole family (Giotto, Nana, and Tsuna) were always eager for those days to come back around.

"Everyone, its dinner time." Nana called out from downstairs, peering up to see if someone would poke their head out of their room.

The brunet, having happened to hear, pulled away from the current game he was playing, pausing it so that he wouldn't lose his spot, and exited his room. His honey-colored eyes peered down the stairs at his mother to let her know he had heard her and nodded his head. "Alright, Mom."

"Oh, and could you tell Giotto and his friends too?"

This made the brunet freeze but he nodded his head again, not as if he had a choice to deny the request, and watched as Nana disappeared behind the wall, heading back into the kitchen. Sighing, Tsuna glanced towards his brother's bedroom door and knocked on it gently twice before turning the doorknob to enter. He gazed inside to see Giotto sprawled on the floor, hidden underneath the table that was in the middle of the room with books and papers scattered all over the place. Tsuna raised an eyebrow at the sight, wondering if the mess was worse than his room. He even saw a single piece of paper up on the fan. How that got there, he would never know.

G was on top of the bed, reading something, a textbook by the looks of it and was swinging his feet up and down. When he heard the knocks and the door opening, the red head glanced up for a moment to stare at the newcomer with those same eyes that made Tsuna want to shrink. He wanted nothing more than to run away right now. Still, he pushed himself further in, giving a weak smile and glanced to the next person in the room, Asari.

The black-haired teen was on the opposite side of the room, holding onto what looked like an assignment paper. The two friends continued to stare at him, wondering what he wanted and Tsuna flinched at that. He really hated it when everyone was looking at him, it made him feel so unnerved.

"What is it, Tsuna?" The blond glanced up, making sure not to bang his head on the table above him.

"M-Mom says it's time for dinner and to come down." Taking a step back, Tsuna was tempted to bolt out of the room until Giotto gave him a warm smile. His brother crawled out from his spot, putting aside his school material, and got up to his feet, stretching his body. Tsuna could hear the cracks from his spot and leaned against the door, holding onto the knob tightly.

"Alright, thanks, Tsuna. Let's go down, guys. I think we're all dying for food, right?" Giotto stepped over to his sibling, laying a gentle hand on his younger brother's shoulder as if offering comfort. He knew Tsuna well enough to know what he was thinking about. It may not be as obvious to others but he knew. Pulling the brunet closer against his body, he patted the caramel-colored locks, watching as Tsuna squirmed at his touch. He chuckled to himself, observing as the brunet scrunch up his nose and close one eye to keep his hair out. "Come on, Tsuna, you can sit by me today."

Blinking his eyes, the brunet nodded his head in approval but he couldn't help but wonder why G and Asari weren't going to be the ones to sit next to his brother. He didn't get a chance to think much on it as he was shoved out of the room. His back was pressed against his brother and he had to tilt his head up all the way to look into those bright blue eyes.

"Come on, you two." Giotto glanced back at his friends and maneuvered out the door even with Tsuna connected to him.

"Tch, we're coming." G grumbled from behind and walked out, getting in front of the two brothers. He paused to glance at the trembling brunet and smirked, reaching down to pat the head gently. A squeak escaped from Tsuna and he blinked his eyes at the show of affection, this was the first time G has ever done anything like that before. "There's no need to be scared of me, Tsuna. You should know me well enough that I won't do anything to you."

Not offering a reply, the brunet shrunk down, staring at his feet. G sighed at that, reaching back to run a hand through his hair. Asari laughed lightly with his hands on his hips before speaking. "Well, I think you're lucky. He still runs at the sight of me. The only reason he's still standing here right now is because Giotto got his hands on him."

The red head raised an eyebrow and glanced down once more at the younger sibling, who was fidgeting terribly when Asari looked at him. "What's there to dislike about you? You're the idiot that laughs so obnoxiously. You're more of an annoyance than anything else."

"How mean, G. You don't mean that."

"I mean every word, asshole."

"Guys, no cursing in front of my brother." Giotto sighed as he watched his friends bicker like usual. Eventually, he had to depart from his brother's side to try and calm the two down, leaving Tsuna to stand there and watch as the argument continued. He was leaning against the wall, slowly making his way down the stairs. He knew by now that it was best to go ahead since it would take a while before Giotto finally managed to get them apart. As he reached the bottom, the yelling got louder.

"Will you two stop that? Why is it that whenever you two are around each other you start bickering like an old married couple?"

"Wha-Take that back, fucktard!"

"Now, now, you two. Let's not fight right now."

"Oh, come on, Asari. He's talking about you too, idiot! And don't grin like some drugged up asshole!"

Tsuna decided that it was time to close his ears and wonder off before he heard something he didn't want to. As he peeked into the kitchen, he spotted his mother at the stove, putting plates together.

"Mom, Giotto-nii and his friends will be down shortly after they stop fighting." Tsuna made his way to the table, sitting at the corner, next to the spot where his mom usually sat at.

Nana rotated around, bringing over a few plates to settle it on the table. She had her usual smile and tilted her head. "Alright, dear."

Tsuna could hear the shuffling behind and watched as Giotto and his friends stumble into the kitchen. He ignored the sight of them and stared at his food that was in front of him, happily digging into it. He could hear the others still talking to each other, arguing over something, and he didn't bother listening into them instead focusing on slowly devouring the contents on his plate. He always loved his mother's cooking, it was better than anyone else's even those at restaurants. As everyone started eating their own food, Tsuna peered beside him towards an empty chair and mentally sighed. It was the seat where Reborn would sit whenever he came over. His father's seat was at the corner of the table where G is currently at and Asari right across of Giotto. Nana was across to Tsuna, smiling like always, unaware of the fighting that was going on.

Tsuna kept to himself, and quickly finished his food so that he could excuse himself from the table and head back upstairs. He went completely unnoticed by the inhabitants of the table, and disappeared behind the corner. Peering into his bedroom, he sighed and settled next to the table that was in the middle of the room. His video game was still on in the corner and he crawled towards it, pressing the start button to continue playing the game. He immediately jumped back into the action, fighting off whatever enemy that came his way, his mind temperately forgetting about Reborn.

Reborn sighed, looking over his collection of completed homework and projects that were scattered across his table. Slumping his shoulders, he was at long last done with them. A pen was in his fingers, twirling it effortlessly, and found himself bored out of his mind before glancing up at his clock, noticing the time. It was too late to head over to the Sawadas' place now. He was positive that they were all asleep since it was twelve twenty-three in the morning. Luckily for him, he didn't have class tomorrow since his professor was going out of town and he hoped that the man would be out for a couple of days to cancel the next few classes, that would be the best.

However, even with all that, when he went to bed, no matter how much he tossed and turned, he couldn't fall asleep. It was as if it eluded him. He would stare at the clock then turn away and close his eyes, hoping that he would be able to fall to darkness. But when he turned back to the clock, hoping to see it was morning already, only a few minutes has passed. By the time it came to one, he was beginning to get annoyed.

Finally giving up on going to sleep, he got out of bed and got dressed, knowing that it would be impossible now. He grabbed his shoes and keys, and went towards the front door, thinking that a walk would help calm his mind and perhaps get him a little tired. Reborn made his way down the hallway, voided of people, and entered the elevator after waiting for a few moments for it to arrive at his level. The entire trip was silent and when he entered the front desk area, he nodded to the security guard that was stationed there before exiting the place.

Reborn sighed, adjusting his fedora, and glanced around the area. No one was in sight and only a few cars passed by through the streets. The moon was glowing brightly above but he couldn't see any stars shining. Regardless, it was a beautiful night and really peaceful too.

Making his way down the streets, he placed his hands into his pockets and kept an eye out for anything strange. Bad things always happened in the dark, after all. Reborn eventually entered a small neighborhood and continued down the streets until he finally came up to a familiar house, Tsuna's. He sighed to himself, he wanted nothing more than to go in but sadly, he had forgotten to take his extra keys with him tonight. He could ring the doorbell, but that wasn't a very good idea as it would wake everyone up but he still wanted to see Tsuna.

Reborn went around the house, quietly stepping through the grass and stopped at Tsuna's window that was on the second floor. It was dark just as he expected, telling him that the child was already in bed. Looking around, he picked up a few pebbles and tossed one of them at the window.

Clack!

The stone hit the glass and he winced at the sound, hoping it wouldn't crack. Falling down, the stone rolled down the rooftop and landed onto the ground. He waited for a few moments but when no answer came, he tossed another one.

Clack!

Reborn temporarily placed his hands into his pocket since it was cold, and hugged his jacket closer to his body. He waited again before deciding the throw the final one.

Clack!

Still no answer, he huffed, shrugging his shoulders in defeat, and was about to leave when a voice called out to him.

"Re… born?"

The college student looked up to see a familiar mop of brown hair and sleepy eyes that were looking down at him. The window was opened and Tsuna was clutching to the frame to hold himself up. When he took a good look over the one below, his honey-colored eyes lighted up happily and a grin spread across his face. Reborn chuckled at the expression, waving a hand, and stepped closer, craning his neck to see the brunet better. "Hey, sorry for appearing so late. Do you mind if I come in?"

If Tsuna's eyes could get any brighter, it did. He rapidly nodded his head and slammed his window shut. Reborn chuckled, tilting his fedora to the other side, and went towards the backdoor to wait patiently. He didn't have to wait long as the door swung wide open with Tsuna standing there with a large smile on his face, looking like he was about to start bouncing on his feet.

Running forward for a hug, the brunet wrapped his arms around the other's waist, unable to keep his squeals of glee from escaping. He was so happy right now that he didn't care that it was late at night or that it was cold. Reborn chuckled again, returning the hug and ran his fingers through the messy hair. He could feel Tsuna's arms squeezing tighter against him and burying his face into his chest. It was really warm with the extra body against him, much better than before.

They remained in that position for a while before Tsuna pulled away, gazing upward into the dark eyes curiously. "Hey, Reborn… Why are you here? And this late at night?"

Reborn watched as the child rubbed his eyes tiredly, the tiredness coming back to Tsuna as the sudden spree of energy disappeared. "I couldn't sleep and happened to walk by your house. But come on, you need more sleep. Up back to bed for you." He nudged Tsuna into the house, closing the door behind him. The warmth of the building felt great, a whole lot better than being outside in the cold. There was a pout from Tsuna, but Reborn ignored it as he pushed the brunet up the stairs and into the bedroom. Closing the bedroom door behind, he took off his jacket and hanged it on a chair. His shoes came next before settling onto the bed with Tsuna.

The brunet gripped Reborn's arms, shaking his head. "I don't want to go to sleep. You're finally here… so I…"

The college student silenced him by pushing him down against the bed, a smug expression on his face. Tsuna let out a squawk, momentarily going into shock at the movement. "Don't worry, Tsuna, I'll still be here in the morning. Right now, you need to go back to sleep. You have school later today, right?"

The brunet nodded, staring up at the other.

"Then it's decided. Go back to sleep." Reborn collapsed beside Tsuna, resting his head against the pillow and stared straight at the other. His hands reached for the covers, pulling it over them, and got himself settled into the blankets. Reaching over to run a hand over Tsuna's face, he watched the honey-colored orbs start to droop downward, unable to resist. The brunet yawned and snuggled himself closer to the other, burying his face once more into Reborn's chest, and smiled happily.

Reborn just remained still for a while, observing the little bundle before him as Tsuna fell back asleep, and wrapped his arms around the small body, pulling the child closer. His fingers ran through the soft hair until he decided to close his eyes, drifting off. Unconsciously, he tightened his grip.

He was able to fall asleep at long last.

"Oh, my…" Nana covered her mouth at the sight, unable to hide the large smile that was quickly breaking out. She quietly giggled to herself and peered at Reborn and her son all cuddled up on one bed. It had to be the most adorable sight she has seen all month, maybe all year too. Reborn's fedora was on the nightstand, on top of various items that were scattered on the surface. His jacket was neatly hanging off a chair like the night before and his shoes were on the floor, next to the bed. Tsuna wiggled his nose for a moment before curling up further against the other, rubbing his face against Reborn's chest.

The mother squealed further with hearts magically floating up from her body.

The college student had his arms wrapped tightly around Tsuna's small body, pulling the other closer. His chin was buried into the caramel-colored hair, able to smell the sweet scent it emitted. Though Nana couldn't see their legs since the covers were hiding them, but she could make out the curves to know what was going on.

All in all, it was a delightful sight.

'Ah… I really can't bring myself to wake them up yet…' Nana sighed and tried to take a few steps back so that she could go for her camera. But the moment she budged from her spot, Reborn's eyes fluttered open, peering at the mother curiously. He blinked a few times to get his vision cleared up before yawning out loud, startling Nana, who went immobile. Still, Reborn didn't detach himself from Tsuna and peered down at the sleeping face before chuckling. He ran his fingers through the silky hair before bringing his attention back to Nana, who he knew was still there watching.

"Good morning, Nana." The teen laid his head against the pillow, burying his face into the softness. "Is breakfast ready?"

"Almost but I'll need some time to make another batch for you. I wasn't expecting you to show up so soon." Nana scooted closer to the pair, giggling when Tsuna made a few muttered noises under his breath and shifted closer to Reborn's body. "You both look so cute and comfortable together. But when did you arrive, Reborn?"

"Late last night." Yawning to himself, Reborn separated one arm away from the bundle to cover his mouth. It's been a while since he's been able to sleep so contentedly. He unconsciously pulled Tsuna closer to his body, feeling the fingers that were clenching into his shirt tighten as if trying not to let go. "He got up to let me in during the night since I forgot to take my keys with me. Tsuna didn't seem to mind, he was really happy to see me."

"Well, it has been a while since you've last come over, after all." Nana gradually made her way out the bedroom door, closing it behind her. She made one last peek at the two, a large smile decorating her expression, almost glowing. "Okay, I'll leave you two alone for now. Get dressed and come down in a few minutes, alright?"

"Yeah, got it." The teen watched as the door closed shut with a click before turning his attention back towards the brunet in his arms. He smirked, still running his fingers through the soft hair, and then finally pulled away when he had to shake the other awake. There was some grumbling as Tsuna shifted, squeezing his eyes tightly together, not willing to awake up nor let go. He fastened his grip around Reborn's waist and shirt, and buried his face into the warmth in front of him, taking a deep breath of the cologne the other still had on.

The college student couldn't help but smile at the response, his lips curving further upward when he noticed how cute the child was acting. It was almost a sin to wake the other up, however, it ultimately had to happen and he shook harder, getting the sleepy honey-colored orbs to flutter open. Tsuna blinked repeatedly, clearing up the blurriness, before peering up at Reborn.

There was a pause as the two stared at each other and Reborn could just see the sleepiness draining out of Tsuna's eyes. It was entertaining to say at the least. Then came a small cry that shattered that once silence. Jumping forward to tackle the other to the bed, the brunet immediately closed off the distance between their bodies, rubbing his face into the older man's chest and tightened his hold. A bright smile was on his lips and as moments passed, Tsuna relaxed slightly.

"So it wasn't a dream…" The brunet whispered to himself, grinning widely. "I thought the whole thing was nothing more than a dream, I'm so glad it wasn't."

"Oh?" The teen chuckled, patting the spiky hair and pushed himself up into a sitting position, dragging Tsuna along when he didn't let go. "I didn't know you dreamed of me, should I be honored or creep out?"

"Shut up, Reborn…" There was a pout and then some shuffling as a pillow was thrown lazily. Hiding underneath the covers, Tsuna gave a hard shove soon after since he knew the other would catch the pillow.

The college student chuckled at that, not even wincing at the punch, if it could be called that, and held onto the thrown pillow. He tossed it aside before reaching for the ends of the covers and gave a strong tug. Literally ripping the sheets away, he observed Tsuna's startled reaction greedily, large honey-colored eyes going wide in shock before going back to a pout.

"Reborn…" Tsuna whined. "You're so mean."

"Well, Nana did tell me to wake you up. She's cooking breakfast right now and if you don't hurry up soon, someone might be eating your portion up." Reborn chuckled, slipping out of bed, and stood up, stretching his body from the position he had been in all night long. He could hear some of his bones crack at the pressure and it felt so good. A sound almost escaped his lips from that and then he yawned, covering his mouth with a hand. Soon after that, he began moving around the room to gather his things and shoes, putting them on. As that went on, Tsuna literally rolled out of the bed, dropping to the floor with a loud thump, catching Reborn's attention.

"What the?" The black-haired teen blinked at the strange action with an eyebrow raised. Honey-colored orbs peered back and he noticed immediately that there was a hint of a smile deep inside. "Just what are you doing?"

"Nothing~" The grin on Tsuna's face was a dead giveaway that he was messing around and Reborn shook his head, turning around to grab his last item, his jacket. But just as he did that, he was suddenly tackled from behind, almost enough to push him off his feet. Holding in the cry that might have escaped his lips, the teen kept his feet locked onto the messy floor and when he stabilized his balance, he glanced down at the hands that were wrapped around his waist. Grumbling under his breath, he attempted to peel the hands away but alas was unsuccessful as Tsuna tightened his grip, that and Reborn wasn't really trying.

Reborn shook his head again, his hair scattering at the movement even though his fedora was on. "Tsuna, what are you doing?"

"Nothing~" The brunet stated the same thing as before, burying his face further into the other's back. "You're not going to leave soon, are you?" Standing still, Reborn sighed to himself, unconsciously patting the arms, and was eventually let go. He rotated around to rub those lovely caramel-colored locks gently and quickly finished getting dressed.

"Right now, you need to get dressed, alright? Don't worry, I'll still be here even after I leave this room."

This response seemed to put Tsuna at ease and was jumping around his room to get his scattered clothes, trying to find something that was clean. As he put together his school uniform, Reborn left the room, closing the door quietly behind him. He couldn't help but chuckle once more at the way Tsuna would behave around him. It was so cute.

His eyes made out Giotto's room, empty, the other probably having left earlier. But as he peered in, he noticed something. There were extra clothes that definitely didn't fit the blond at all. The sizes were different and so were the styles. Who else had stayed over last night besides himself?

Reborn made his way down the stairs, his footsteps almost nonexistent seeing as he hardly made a noise. It was almost like he was sneaking around but the manner he walked, that definitely wasn't the reason. Stepping into the kitchen, he spotted the blond at the kitchen table, inhaling the food that was in the middle, and there were two other people beside him, recognizing both of them as G and Asari. He never really spoke to them, only seeing them around the house whenever he was around with Tsuna.

Reborn smirked, staring at the three backs before turning towards the mother of the house and gave a polite nod in her direction. Nana gave a combination of a wave and smile before going back to cooking as there were more people in the house than she had originally expected.

Iemitsu was once more gone as usual but it was almost unnoticed since the man rarely came home. Reborn hardly paid any attention to the other anymore, right now, he was more focused on the three young teenagers before him. Sneaking over, he peered down the blond, raising his hand up and then slammed it down into the spiky hair, rubbing the palm of his hand painfully into the skull.

A sharp cry echoed around the room catching everyone's attention.

Giotto growled under his breath and snapped around only to pause at the sight of Reborn. A smirk adorned the college student and he chuckled quietly to himself, tilting his head to the side. His curled sideburns bounced slightly at the movement. "Seems like someone has been having a great time without me around but that'll just have to stop for today, now won't it?"

"Where the hell did you materialize from!" The blond found himself shoving back against the table, not liking the dangerous glint in Reborn's eyes.

"Through the front, no, wait, back door like any normal person. I came creeping through the night just so that I can see your face in the morning in pain."

"Through the night?" Giotto made a face at that though was grumbling under his breath at the last sentence, rubbing his head. "Who let you in? Surely I would have heard the doorbell."

"I didn't ring the doorbell and Tsuna did." Reborn wrapped his arms around the brunet when he came running down the stairs, chuckling at the yelp Tsuna gave at the sudden hug. Gripping onto the arms around him, Tsuna beamed brightly, pulling himself closer to the warmth. "He came down the stairs to let me in. I didn't have my keys with me last night and I didn't really want to break unless I scare him awake when I peek into his room. Who wants to hear Tsuna screaming during the middle of the night?"

Tsuna pouted, glancing up from his position. "I wouldn't scream!"

"Oh yes you would." The college student rubbed his fist into Tsuna's hair, hearing a couple of cries. "You would have freaked out and everything, and wake everyone up."

No comment was thrown back, Tsuna just resorting to pout adorably and moved to his seat, starting on his breakfast. Shaking his head, Reborn settled down next to the other, beginning on his own. A couple of words were thrown around the table when Nana came over and after a while, Giotto started arguing with his friends over some strange subject. Tsuna, with only Reborn noticing, nudged his seat closer to the older man, staring up at him now and then with his large eyes. Unable to resist the look, the college student patted the other on the head once more. Time passed quickly at the table and before anyone knew it, Reborn was yawning, finished with his plate, and leaned back against his chair to relax.

It's been a while since he's had a home cooked meal. College meant fast food and restaurants that were cheap. He tried to eat decently enough but sometimes it's hard when there's so much to do and so little time. Glancing over towards Tsuna, he reached over and patted the other on the head again, rubbing the soft caramel-colored locks. The brunet squeaked but didn't push away, edging his chair closer.

"Someone seems happy, hmm." Giotto commented from the side, shoving a piece of egg into his mouth. He was still upset about the whole hit in the morning but let it go for now.

"Yes, Tsuna must have missed me greatly." The college student pulled back for a bit since his arm had almost hit his glass. "It's has been a while though. I'll be getting a break soon I believe. I think in another two to three weeks then Tsuna and I can catch up on all the times we've missed."

The brunet jumped up at that. "R-Really? Do you mean that Reborn?"

"Of course, idiot."

Asari and G stared at the two then turned to each other. The same thought was occurring through their minds so obviously. Giotto noticed his friends shared reaction, raising an eyebrow at the two in question. "What is it, you two?"

"Well…" Asari laughed softly, scratching the side of his face. "Tsuna doesn't seem to be scared at all when he's with Reborn and everyone knows that Reborn is one of the scariest people in Japan."

G nodded to that, folding his arms. Nana was off again, gathering some things in the kitchen. "I mean, Tsuna is scared of us, even flute idiot here. But, not Reborn? That seems to be a little weird."

"Oh… Well, Reborn and Tsuna have been together for seven years, they're really close. Reborn is basically considered family to Mom. She adores him. Not sure about Dad though." Giotto chugged his drink down, washing away any food that was in his throat. The glass gave a click when it tapped against the table. "I mean, Tsuna has known Reborn much longer than anyone else even those friends Reborn has."

Asari blinked and then snapped his fingers together, catching everyone's attention even the two that were at the other side of the table. Reborn and Tsuna glanced over to him curiously, wondering what was happening. "That means that Reborn considers Tsuna precious, right?"

A silence centered on the kitchen and seconds ticked by as Reborn glared at the trio of teenagers dangerously, promising death and annihilation to them if they even mentioned something like that again or to anyone else. Ignoring the cowering three, Tsuna tilted his head and leaned closer to the older student with a smile on his face. "You consider me precious, Reborn?"

The black-haired teen sighed and nodded his head. "Yeah, I do. I consider you precious." There were a couple of giggles from Tsuna, tackling the student around the waist, and Reborn let it happened. He managed to get himself standing from the table, using the chair as support. "Well, come on, you need to get ready for school."

"Ehhh? But I don't want to go to school! I want to stay with you, Reborn!" Tsuna tightened his grip, burying himself into Reborn's body, not wanting to let go. When the college student tried to pull away, the brunet just constricted his grasp further.

"Come on, you need to go to school. Don't worry, I'll still be here when you come back home. I have no class today, my professor canceled it."

"Then I want to stay home with you today. I don't want to go, please let me stay!" Tsuna peered at his mom and gave the puppy-dog look. "Can I, Mom?"

Nana just smiled, rubbing her hands in a towel. "Well, just for today. It has been a long time since we've seen Reborn. I don't think one missed day of school would hurt. Go on, have fun. You too, Reborn."

The two glanced at each other before smiling lightly. Immediately, Tsuna ran off to get some things from upstairs and within seconds, he came rushing down faster than his record time to go back to clinging to the other. Reborn couldn't help but laugh at the eagerness that the younger child was showing.

A couple of goodbyes were waved from Nana and Giotto before Tsuna dragged Reborn out of the house. The black-haired teen allowed it to happen, following along, knowing where the destination was going to be at but he didn't mind. He was happy just to be with the brunet. As he peered down at Tsuna's face for a moment, he chuckled again.

The grin on the brunet's face was so bright that even the sun couldn't compete with him and Reborn couldn't help but get memorized by it.

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