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 13 and Reborn is 21

A/N: Ugh…I couldn't make it that long. I tried, but unless you want to wait another couple of months while I tried to pull shit out of my brain that would work, it was either this or…never in a sense. BUT! It is not for naught. I gave you a very Very VERY adorable scene! Enjoy!

It's not the best of my work for this story since its kinda half-assed…literally.

Beta'ed by WhiteAngel128

"The minute people fall in love, they become liars." Harlan Ellison

Chapter 9: Year Nine

"Tsuna! You better get up! Today is the day you follow Reborn to school!" Nana called out from below the stairs, peering upward from her position in hopes of seeing her youngest getting up. She was about to sigh for a moment when she heard nothing and started heading up when she heard some crashes and a yelp before the said brunet popped his head out into view, looking a little flustered. Nana smiled at the sight, cooing at how adorable her son looked, and widened her grin. "You have about thirty minutes before he comes by! You need to be ready by then!"

"O-okay!" Tsuna grinned in return, rushing back into his room to get ready. At the name of Reborn, he had accidently sprung out of bed and rushed to the stairs. Though he was disappointed that the older man wasn't there, he was still happy about the news. Today, he was taking a day off of school to go to Reborn's college and get an inside look of the place.

Nana was fine with it, hoping that a little bit of higher setting would get her youngest to follow in Reborn's footsteps or at least get a better perception about the world. One could only hope, but she knew that Reborn was a wonderful influence on her little one and she had that motherly intuition that the elder man wouldn't hesitate to help her son out of any situation. Now, if only Tsuna could grow up a little faster, then she could give him away to Reborn without a second thought and feel completely content with knowing her darling would be in safe hands. After all, Reborn was here more often than her own husband and Tsuna had developed a tendency to follow Reborn around like a little duckling. It was always a cute sight to see. Oh, she had pictures that told stories of the two.

As she went back into the kitchen, Tsuna was still rushing around inside his room, grabbing what he needed to wear and ran down the stairs to get breakfast. It was still early in the morning, but he didn't mind waking up if it meant going somewhere with Reborn. He was always more fun than stupid boring school any day.

"Are you ready for today, Tsuna?" Nana asked once she saw her bundle of sunshine sitting at the kitchen table.

"Yeah!"

The mother simply beamed, going back to cooking, making sure to make enough for their other visitor who should be arriving at any moment. As much as she loved her son, she knew better than anyone else how dense he was at the same time. He didn't have much experience in anything of the real world and she had been hearing a lot of rumors from the other mothers on her block. She hoped and prayed that her little darling would never become one of those, knowing that her son was far too innocent for his own good. Giotto, on the other hand, was already grown up, experiencing relationships, and she had egged on him to make sure that he wouldn't sleep with anyone until he was much, much older. As much as she wanted a grandchild, she didn't want one so soon. Though, she had to admit, it was funny to see her eldest son's face completely red at her intrusions.

"Here you go! Pancakes! Your favorite!" Settling down the plate of just made food, she smiled happily, watching as her son seemed to brighten up and devoured his plate.

"Oh, so we're having pancakes today?" a husky voice came from behind, alerting the two of their newcomer. Reborn stood at the kitchen doorway, a smirk on his lips, and his arms folded neatly across his chest. He was dressed in his usual style of clothes and looked absolutely ravishing. Tsuna looked like he was about to say something when Reborn whacked him on the head. "Don't talk with your mouth full."

The brunet simply pouted and swallowed. "Reborn! You're here!"

"Of course I am, I wouldn't miss this for the world. So, are you ready for today?"

"Yeah!"

Chuckling, Reborn patted the brunet, now a teenager, on the head as he settled into one of the chairs. Instantly, pancakes were placed before him and he nodded towards Nana. "Thank you, your cooking is delicious as usual. I hope you don't mind about this little outing."

"Of course not! I'm just glad that you're here to make my little Tsuna smile! He's so lonely without you." Nana giggled as she listened to her son cry out in embarrassment, cheeks turning red.

"Oh?" Reborn grinned evilly, leaning over. "You missed me that much? How cute." Tsuna yelled out a couple more words before realizing he was being ignored. Grumbling in frustration, he stabbed his last bit of pancakes and stuffed it into his mouth, still upset. The black-haired man just laughed, patting the teenager on the head. "You know, Mamma, at this rate, I just might steal your son away and take him home with me."

Nana paused at that before grinning. "If you did that, I would be soooo happy! Just make sure I get to see him during the weekends, alright?"

'Well…that didn't go as planned.' Reborn huffed, almost slumping his seat. He hadn't expected her to react like that, more on the lines of 'don't you dare!' or something else. Oh, what an odd family and yet, here he was eating with them. Glancing at his watch, he stood up, wiping his lips of any leftover crumbles. "Tsuna, we need to go. It's time."

"Okay!"

Reborn turned to the mother with a nod. "We'll see you later."

"Have a nice trip!"

"Eh? This is your school?" Tsuna gawked as he looked over the gigantic campus, eyes wide in shock. It was huge, like four of his school combined together. And there were so many older-looking people here. He suddenly shrunk down in fear, wondering if he would be okay in this setting.

"Yes, it's a university. People from all over the world come to these sorts of places, this happens to be one of the top schools in Japan so it's got to show off when it can," Reborn smirked, parking his car into one of the lots and turned the key to off the engine. Tsuna, meanwhile, turned to look out the window, peering over the hundreds of other cars that were all around and he just stared at them in amazement, thinking in the back of his mind that this was really cool. As they stepped out, the adult started straightening himself out, making sure that he looked his usual best. Nothing was to be out of place. It would be bad if he got caught unaware on such a day. Peering down at Tsuna, he gave a warm smile that was only meant for him. "Come, let's meet up with the others."

"Others?"

"My friends."

Tsuna tilted his head. "Oh, do you mean Luce and the others? Them?"

"Of course. And guess what? I let them know in advance that you were showing up today. I bet Luce baked something for you!" Reborn smirked, placing his hands into his pockets, and watched as Tsuna followed him along like a little puppy. To him, it looked so cute.

"Luce's cooking is as good as Mom's. I can't wait!" Tsuna smiled and ran along the sidewalk, yelling at Reborn to hurry up. Though he was now thirteen, he didn't always act like one and sadly, he hadn't grown all that much in height. But Reborn knew differently, it wouldn't be long before Tsuna sprouted out. As for maturity, that he wasn't sure about. Would Tsuna forever retain that cheerfulness or would…Reborn shook his head, he didn't want to think about such things. If Tsuna ever followed the path to darkness, he would just have to make sure to lead the brunet astray, back to the right one. His demeanor was one of a kind, a true gem in this terrible world.

'Ah, shouldn't be thinking of such things. I'll deal with it when I get there.'

As they entered one of the main doors, Tsuna paused at seeing all the shuffling people, staring at everyone in amusement before his shyness began to take over. Reborn stopped at the doors as well, but only because the brunet did and observed as that healthy skin color paled down to a mere white. He watched as Tsuna immediately hid behind his body, wrapping his arms onto his waist for dear life, cowering fearfully at the thought of having that many pair of eyes on him. Reborn chuckled, already knowing this would happen, and was still able to remember when Tsuna had been clutching his legs instead. He noticed that many of his fellow students were stopping to stare at him in question, wondering who the kid was. Apparently, Reborn was famous wherever he went and he listened as questions began to spread among the populace about the child clinging to his body.

"Oh? Where did all that bravery go?" Reborn smirked, teasing the brunet happily, obviously ignoring everyone else as their eyes began to wonder. One girl even dared to try and come up to talk to him, but stopped the moment the black-haired man sent a glare her way, freezing her legs to the spot.

"S-shut up!"

"Reborn! You're here!" And just like that, Luce came running down the hallway, almost as if the crowd had broken apart at the sight of her. She held a little batch of cookies in her hands, guarding it carefully, and barely stopped until she ran past Reborn. "Oh Tsuna, I made you something! I hope you'll enjoy it! It's my famous chocolate chip cookies!"

"Really? Thanks!" Tsuna grinned as he felt the little gift nudged into his chest, holding the food protectively as he let go of Reborn. His mind was no longer on the people around him, but on the grown woman instead.

"Oh wow, Reborn, you were just rejected, kora!" a blonde appeared next, laughing at Reborn, who was still ignored as Luce continued to coo at the brunet, hugging him tenderly.

"So? At least I get more of his attention than anyone else," the man smirked, stepping away from the two on the ground and instead went towards his other friend. "Where are the others?"

"Well, Verde and Viper don't have class today. Lal already went to hers so that only leaves Fong and Skull. They should be arriving at any moment, kora," Colonello twitched, disappointed to not see any expression on Reborn's face. He had long learned that Tsuna was the only person that could get the other to melt and reveal well-hidden emotions. It was endearing to see someone like Reborn so attached. Bringing Tsuna here only proved it more. "So Tsuna is going to follow you around today, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

At that, Colonello seemed to pause. "Oh…"

Reborn raised an eyebrow at that expression. "What?"

"I guess you haven't heard, well I wouldn't be surprised since it was just put up earlier today. But our professor got sick last night so they're combining our classes with another. I don't know if there will be enough room to have Tsuna sits with us. Our class already fills up three-fourths of one room, imagine two, kora." Colonello narrowed his eyebrows in frustration, knowing that there was a high chance that Tsuna might have to wait outside the classroom until they'd finished. And that was troubling, seeing as the brunet feared everyone except for those he was familiar with.

"Then, he could come with me. I don't think my professor will mind," a calm voice spoke from behind, snapping both men's attention away from each other. Fong stood there with a soft smile on his face and bowed to the two before glancing over to Tsuna, waving lightly. "I have more than enough room in my classroom. Skull's class might not be the best since it deals with…dangerous instruments."

Tsuna was accident-prone, hence the reason for his tendency to trip and fall into danger. They shuddered at the thought of letting Tsuna anywhere near sharp or hazardous objects.

"That's fine with me. Tsuna!" Reborn called out, getting the brunet's attention and watched as he ran forward. Those large honey-colored eyes peered at him curiously, a wide smile on his lips. "There's been a change of plans, you'll need to follow Fong today."

"Eh?" Tsuna looked absolutely horrified at the plans, pouting depressingly at the thought of being separated from Reborn.

"Apparently, the classroom we're heading into doesn't have enough room for you and I doubt you want to be sitting outside by yourself for three hours." Reborn could see that surprise slowly slipping away and understanding come through. Though Tsuna might be young, he could at least tell when he had no choice but to follow. This was something he couldn't change even if he wanted to. "So Fong has offered to take you with him. Look, I'll come and check on you during break, alright? I'll even pick you up after class and some ice-cream along the way home."

"Okay," There was still that defeated tone, but Tsuna was still glad that he would be able to see Reborn later and that promised dessert was an added bonus. He peered up at Fong for a moment, stepping closer, while still holding the goods. "Hope you don't mind."

"Of course not."

Luce pouted sadly at having to depart from her little Tsuna, oh how she wished she could be with him a little longer. She eventually had to be dragged away by the two other males, Skull joining them at the last moment to help out. That left Fong and Tsuna on their own, waving goodbye. Once the group had disappeared, the Chinese man leaned over. "Come, I'll lead the way for you," he outstretched his hands for Tsuna to grab, taking him down the hallway to his class, well aware of the questioning looks he received. He got stopped a few times by some girls, but he simply waved them off, motioning that he didn't have time to talk. Fong too noticed that Tsuna had really grown up from the last time he saw him, well, physically-wise. Instead of being at Fong's thighs and legs, he was now at the waist, able to grab and hang on when some stranger came too close. It was really cute and he didn't mind the closeness at all. It was just something that was a part of Tsuna's personality. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," Reaching forward, Tsuna grabbed further up onto Fong's long red sleeve and held on tightly, keeping his body against the other. He buried his face into the man's side, hiding himself from the other people that were in the hallway. More of the students turned to stare at the college student, who had a teenager against him, even a professor. Tsuna peered up at the taller man in question. "Where are we going again?"

"To my class, remember?" Lifting his backpack up higher on his left shoulder, the Chinese man continued to pull Tsuna along, guiding the little teen towards a room that was at the end.

"What class is it?"

Fong smiled, nudging Tsuna into his classroom. "It's Chinese history." he looked up at the professor - who was standing at the front of the room - and nodded towards him in respect. Motioning Tsuna to follow him, he went up to the teacher and began speaking in Chinese, momentarily glancing down to the brunet while informing his professor about the situation.

As Fong did that, Tsuna glanced around the large room, finding it huge compared to the classrooms in his school, and studied the images on the wall. He made a face at the words and symbols, not understanding it at all, and wiggled his nose in frustration. It was different to the ones he was normally used to and taught to write and speak. He glanced down at his cookies, wanting to try one out, knowing full well that they were probably one of the most delicious things in the world. But with one arm held captive by Fong, he couldn't pull the bow off.

Suddenly, he felt the older man's weight shift and Tsuna turned around to see the Chinese man kneeling down to his level. "Hey, Tsuna, my professor said it's alright for you to stay as long as you're quiet. Can you do that for me?"

"Yeah!" Nodding his head, the thirteen-year-old gave a brilliant smile and glanced up at the so-called professor before squeaking, hiding behind Fong's legs, attaching himself like he was holding onto for dear life.

Fong just laughed at that, unable to resist patting Tsuna on the head. "Tsuna, can you say 'thank you' in Chinese to him? It's 'xie xie'."

The brunet just tilted his head in confusion.

The older man chuckled. "Well can you at least say 'thank you' to my professor? You know, for letting you stay."

Tsuna blinked his large honey-colored eyes and then glanced down at his feet for a few seconds. Eventually, he looked back up with a small tint of red on his checks. "T-thank you."

The professor just smiled. "No problem, just remember to be quiet, alright?"

Nodding his head again, Tsuna went back to clinging onto Fong, refusing to let go. As they tried to head up the stairs to get to the mid seats of the classroom, a few people that were already in class called out to them. Many were questioning about Tsuna, others were trying to flirt with Fong, however, he didn't leave much answers or responses to anything and continued to make his way up, knowing full well about Tsuna not being comfortable with other people he wasn't familiar with. As they settled into their seats, Tsuna being on Fong's right, they watched as others began pooling into the room.

"Alright, what would you like to do to keep yourself occupied?" Fong asked, going through his backpack for his spiral and pens. "Did you bring anything with you?"

"No…" Tsuna twitched his nose and looked down at the paper, blinking at the strange writings. His bags of cookies were on the table, forgotten for the moment since Tsuna's attention was elsewhere. "What's that?"

"Oh? This? It's Chinese. It's my native language," Fong pushed his papers over, his handwriting was elegant and neat compared to Tsuna's own chicken scratch. Leaning forward, he pointed to the very top. "That's my name in Chinese when written. Here, this is yours." he quickly wrote out the brunet's name below his own and smiled, pushing the paper over.

Tsuna stared at the strange symbols that were supposed to be his name and tilted his head in confusion. It still looked so odd compared to the normal handwriting he was used to no matter how much he tried to understand. "That's my name?"

"Yes, neat, right?" Fong leaned over so he could get a better look at the brunet's expression and chuckled at it. "It's alright if you don't understand it. It is in a different language." Reaching over, the college student couldn't help but rub his hair affectionately. "You can look through my stuff if you like, but you'll need to be quiet in the meantime while the professor is talking, alright?"

Tsuna nodded his head and made a zipping movement on his lips to prove his silence, smiling the entire time. Fong laughed at that, patting the brunet on the head happily, finding the act far too cute. As Tsuna began rumbling through Fong's stuff, he pulled out a notebook and went through the pages, ignoring the world around him. His eyes scanned over the mysterious letters and tried to use his little feeble mind to connect the dots, but nothing was making sense. It still looked odd. Eventually he grew bored of the letters and tried to listen to the professor for a moment, but found nothing all that interesting. It was like he was back in school again.

Soon, he was fumbling through more of Fong's stuff, opening the zippers, trying to see if there was anything more entertaining. The Chinese man chuckled at Tsuna's curious nature, trying to pay attention to the lecture, but his eyes kept drifting over to the brunet, wanting to watch everything he did. Eventually, Tsuna found Fong's Iphone and pulled it out, turning the device to the side for a moment before looking for the 'on' button. He clicked the side and a screen came up that said 'slide to the right'. He followed the commands and it opened up immediately, going through the pages the Iphone had. He found some games that he instantly started playing, but before any of them started, Fong had to reach over to ensure that the sound was completely off. He didn't want to get in trouble because he forgot to turn it off.

Like an immediate effect, Tsuna was off in his own little world, tapping the screen repeatedly to hit something or would tilt the device to turn. Fong smiled at the little innocence before looking back to class. He would probably need to recharge his battery on the way home.

'Ah, that's right. I can text with this. Maybe I should try Reborn?' Tsuna thought to himself, pulling up the texting function and flipped through the contacts until he came up to Reborn's name. Opening a new message, he wrote 'Hi!' and immediately sent it off, waiting for a reply. Just a few second later, the phone vibrated and Tsuna immediately smiled when he saw the name it belonged to.

'Tsuna?'

'Yep! Are you in class?'

'Obviously. What are you doing?'

'Texting you :D' Tsuna smiled as he pressed the send button, completely unaware that Fong was peeking over his shoulder and reading the messages.

'Thanks for stating the obvious, idiot. How are you holding up?'

'Fine, the class is boring though, I don't get it. I feel like I'm in school all over again.'

'You are in school, Tsuna.'

'Oh, right. I forgot.'

'I can't imagine how you're going to live for the rest of your life.'

Tsuna pouted at that and stared at the words, trying to figure out what to say next. Fong, on the other hand, had better ideas. Nudging the brunet slightly, he slipped his phone and wrote fours words, ones he knew for a fact would get a reaction out of Reborn. He just wished he was there to see the expression, maybe the others will tell him?

'I love you, Reborn.'

Handing the phone over, Tsuna went through the sent files and blushed madly at the text, staring accusingly at Fong. The Chinese man just continued to smile with a hint of smugness in his eyes and waited for the reply. It didn't come in for a while and for a moment, Tsuna looked really worried, his eyes softening at the fact that Reborn might be angry with him. Fong, however, knew that wasn't the case. No, he was pretty certain that the other had reacted just as expected, or at least, that's what he hoped. The brunet was staring at him accusingly as if saying this was all his fault, but that changed the moment the phone vibrated.

Tsuna eagerly looked down, still unaware that Fong was watching, and opened the message. 'I…love you too.'

Both pair of eyes widened at the screen, Fong's more so than anyone else. Tsuna smiled happily, almost looking like he wanted to giggle out loud in happiness. Then another message came in.

'Tsuna, I know that Fong is probably looking over your shoulder at the messages. Turn your body to the side to prevent that.' At that, Tsuna peered up into Fong's eyes, pouted and turned his body away from the older man, hiding all future messages. The disappointment in Fong's eyes was obvious and he mentally sighed, knowing he had been caught in the act.

He had hoped that he would be able to look at the messages shared once he got his phone back, however, Reborn taught Tsuna over text how to delete. Guess he'll never have that proof.

"So, how was class, Tsuna?" Reborn asked as he peered down at the little brunet with a soft hidden smile, unseen by anyone else due to the angle he was at. He was well aware that they were being watched by a group of girls who were cooing at Reborn. Glancing over to them for a moment, he stared to make sure they weren't getting any closer before looking back at Tsuna. He didn't want any trouble, not to the innocent little child before him. Fong had already disappeared, probably knowing very well he would be in trouble from the text, it didn't take that much to know who really sent it.

"It was interesting." There was a twitch on Tsuna's right eyebrow, something that Reborn noticed immediately.

"Tsuna…"

Holding his expression, the brunet tried to prevent anything from being revealed before collapsing. "Fine…it was boring." Pouting, Tsuna huffed, turning away slightly to prevent himself from looking at Reborn any longer. He didn't want to see that smirk on his face or that disappointed look. Both were bad. He really liked Reborn and wanted him to always keep good thoughts about him in mind. At least he tried. "And it really only got interesting when you started texting me…did you mean that, you know, text?"

Tsuna stared up at the older man with hopeful eyes, wondering if those words on the phone were a lie. All he felt was a pat on his head and a soft smile was aimed at him and that was all he needed to know it was the truth. He couldn't help but squeal and hug his arms around the other, his heart fluttering his chest happily.

Reborn wanted nothing more than to return that grasp, Tsuna always made him happy no matter what the situation was. Tilting his fedora to the side to better hide his expression, he narrowed his eyes as he heard some footsteps coming up from behind, interrupting his little moment with Tsuna, and peered around just in time to see a woman leaning over with her arms outstretched, holding something in the palm of her hands. It was a wrapped container that looked like cookies inside with a green bow on the top, neatly placed. It was something very similar to the bag Tsuna was holding onto. The girl hesitatingly peered up through her bangs to stare at the handsome man, a tint of red coloring her cheeks.

"I-I would be h-honored if you took this!" she yelled out, embarrassment all over her face and her hands shook violently.

Tsuna tilted his head curiously, wondering what was going on. All he could see was some student bending over with a gift in hand, trying to give it to Reborn, and that there were other girls behind her that looked absolutely jealous or angry. Why? He wasn't sure. Glancing up at Reborn, he tried to get the answer, but all he saw was annoyance in those dark eyes that seemed to be well covered, but Tsuna knew better. He had been around Reborn long enough to at least know when the older man was annoyed or pissed and especially when he needed to run and hide. Reaching over, he grabbed Reborn's arm, tugging the long sleeve jacket to get his attention. The black-haired man raised an eyebrow at his curious expression, clearly ignoring the woman.

"What?"

The brunet glanced between Reborn and the other person, who had by now straightened herself out and was now looking at him as if he had just been noticed. "Reborn, what is she doing? Do people normally give stuff away for free here?"

At that, he got a long sigh and Reborn flicked his fedora upward, knowing this would be tough to say. "No, Tsuna. This is something one does when they like someone."

At those words, the woman blushed brightly but Tsuna wasn't deterred. This only opened up more questions. "Someone you like? But I like you Reborn, am I supposed to give you something? But I don't have anything on me right now except what Luce gave me. Do you want them?" the brunet's smile fell, shoulders slumping in defeat, wondering if he had done something completely wrong. He didn't want the other to hate him, no, he really liked Reborn and if the older man wanted those cookies, then he can have them. Tsuna tugged at the jacket again, looking like he was about to cry at the thought of hurting the person he liked the most. Reborn was the closest and most precious person he knew and just the thought of the other hating him burned his heart painfully. It was like he was being stabbed repeatedly and that ache continued to throb in his chest, never stopping for a moment. "D-does that mean you don't like me anymore?"

At the desperate expression, Reborn silently groaned, figuring out real fast that he must have said something wrong. Or at least said something to make the other think in the negative way. The woman with the cookies had long been forgotten, completely ignored and shoved away by a child. "I think you're thinking wrongly, Tsuna. I like you. If I didn't, would I still be here with you? Or hanging out with you? Or even brought you here with me? And what about that text? If I didn't care for you, would I really have said that to just anyone?"

"O-oh…"

"Then there's your answer."

Tsuna blinked for a few second before the information processed in his little brain. Immediately, his expression did a one-eighty turn, brightening up instantly, and reached forward to grab onto Reborn's waist, smiling happily to himself.

"Oi, Tsuna!" At his name, the brunet turned around to see Colonello jogging up to them, having a wide grin on his face. He glanced at Reborn for a moment before back down at the teenager. "I know the best way for you to show him just how much you love him, kora."

"Really? You do?" Tsuna pondered over it for a moment before breaking out into a grin. "How?"

Reborn had a real bad feeling out this.

"It's easy. All you have to do is kiss him." Colonello grinned, watching the widening of Reborn's eyes, oh, was he going to get his revenge on the other. And he had already heard about that little bit about the texting he had received from Fong. "Remember that time during graduation, he was really happy you did that to him, kora."

"Really?"

"Colonello, I'll kill you!"

"Yeah, so if you kiss him, he'll definitely know just how much you love and care for him, kora." Nudging Tsuna forward with the widest grin on his face, he watched Reborn slightly panic within, knowing that inside the black-haired man's head, thoughts were just going wild. It was always so hard to get any expressions other than just a dangerous smirk, but if he could get Reborn of all people flustered then the beating afterwards was worth every ounce of pain.

Tsuna peered back at the blonde for a moment before turning his attention to Reborn. The woman that had just confessed was still disregarded, but she was now watching the scene with interest, hanging her arms to her side. The rest of the hallway seemed to stop as well, eyes glued on the two. It was like there was a show going on before their eyes. "Reborn?"

Curses flooded the man's mind, wondering if there was a way to get out of this. He couldn't have anything like this happen in public, not here, news would spread like wildfire in this place and he had a reputation to uphold. Peering up at Colonello, he sneered, promising death to the other. Before Reborn could do anything else, he felt a tug on his jacket and looked down at those large innocent honey-colored eyes that were obviously distressed to have him like Tsuna. It was funny really. He was never the one to do such things much less go that far with anyone, but with Tsuna, he felt like it was right, that he wasn't doing anything bad. The brunet was just someone that would be there for him and trust him regardless of what happened.

"Reborn?" Tsuna was still staring.

"Ah, I know." he kneeled down, patting the teenager on the head and ruffled the soft locks gently, noticing how the strands had grown much longer than last time. He'll probably be needing a haircut soon.

"Oh, before I forget!" the blonde's grin seemed to be even wider than before, almost as if he was taunting Reborn, and he probably is. "Don't forget about using tongue."

At this, Tsuna scrunched up his face. "Tongue?"

Reborn snapped. He got right up and yanked Colonello along into one of the closets, ignoring the yelling and cursing the other screamed out. Right when he was about to close the door, he turned to Tsuna for a moment with a smirk. "Now stay right there. I'm going to take care of Colonello for a moment. Don't do anything." As he closed the door, Reborn glared at the blonde, his threatening aura leaking out and surrounding him dangerously like some evil coat.

Tsuna just stared at the door curiously, wondering what was going to happen. All he heard was some shouting in a different language and then some banging. Whatever was happening, it sounded like it hurt. There were some crashes and sounds that seemed like something had fallen down among other things. He turned to peer at the group of people that seemed to gather around the place and then back at the girl, who now looked completely depressed. As much as he wanted to say something to her to cheer her right up, he didn't know what. He didn't know anything about her and felt a little relieved when her friends came by to pull her along, muttering words of comfort.

It took a few moments, but eventually the door opened with Reborn stepping out looking just like he had when he went in. Colonello, of course, didn't follow and the black-haired man just closed the door behind with a satisfied smirk on his expression, glad that he had finally gotten rid of the annoyance. That idiot's unneeded comments were just making his situation worst. But that was only one problem dealt with, he still had Tsuna.

"Reborn? Are you done?" the brunet asked, stepping closer, looking almost like a lost puppy with the way those brown locks seemed to hang out.

"Ah, yes. Colonello said he was tired so he'll be staying in there for a while. Come on, let's talk somewhere else and not here in public." Reborn outstretched his hand, watching as Tsuna smiled happily and grabbed it, letting himself get tugged along. He could see the disappointment in the other students' eyes surrounding their little area but he didn't care. This wasn't something he wanted to do in view.

"Reborn?"

"Hm?"

"What's this tongue Colonello was talking about?"

Oh he should have known that Tsuna's curious nature wouldn't stop the boy from asking. As least he felt more prepared to deal with this after taking care of the idiot that created this whole mess. And of course, he needed to make sure he phrased his answers correctly or else he would be trapped in the same cycle like before. "It's something you do with during a date or when you're married."

"You mean like Mamma and Dad?"

Reborn almost grimaced at the thought of those two doing something like that. "Yeah."

Tsuna seemed to pause at that before looking back up. "But I've never seen Mamma and Dad do something like that."

This almost made Reborn trip. "It's something you do in private."

"I don't get it. What's so big about tongue? It's in the mouth right?"

"You're in middle school, right? How could you not know by now?" Reborn looked skeptical, after all, he had been hearing those many kids these days were losing their virginity in middle school and were getting pregnant. Why hadn't Tsuna caught up with the current sex life everyone seemed to be having? Not that he wanted someone as innocent as Tsuna to be doing such things, it was just odd. Reborn made a mental note to keep an eye out for any idiots that would try to take advantage of the brunet, at least Yamamoto and Gokudera would be around to protect him to an extent.

"I did ask once, but…everyone ignores me. They say I'm too stupid to know and shouldn't breed," Tsuna looked crestfallen at that, looking down at his feet. Reborn stopped for a moment, observing the brunet, before growling to himself, also promising to himself to go to Tsuna's school and torture whoever dared say that. No one gets away with that. Luckily the hallway was now empty, students already heading back to class while Reborn was done for the day. "S-so I was wondering if you'd tell me."

Releasing his grasp on Tsuna's hand, he lifted his fedora off his head and ran a hand through his spiky black locks. Frustration was evident on his expression and he knew better than anyone else that Tsuna would continue asking regardless. His dark eyes stared at the brunet and motioned him to continued, placing the hat back onto its rightful place. Opening a door to an empty classroom, he went inside, checking for any hidden people before nudging Tsuna in. He knew he shouldn't be doing this and to someone so young as well. But…when he thought of someone else teaching Tsuna such things…oh it made his blood boil in rage. No one was allowed to such things with Tsuna, at least, not without his permission first. And he'd rather be the one to teach him, at least, he wouldn't harm the other in any possible way.

"Look Tsuna, I'll teach you, but you have to promise me that you don't go off telling people this, alright? And I don't want you to try this on others either. I could get in trouble."

Tsuna made a gasping sound and covered his mouth, eyes wide. "I-I won't do anything, promise!"

This made Reborn smile, patting the brunet on the head. "I know. That's what I like about you the most. It's that you're so honest with me and always…" At this, he trailed off, not sure on how to continue his words. Shaking his head, he scattered his thoughts and smiled as he looked into those large honey-colored eyes. "You remember giving me that kiss last time, right?"

"Yeah!"

"It's like that, but your mouth would be open instead of closed." At the confusion expression, he chuckled. "Close your eyes, I'll show you." With that, the brunet followed his directions, eyes sealed shut and looked quite relaxed despite what was supposed to happen. Reborn knew he really shouldn't be doing this, but it was either him or some stranger…tensing with that thought in mind, he leaned over, observing the smooth skin Tsuna had and the fluttering of eyelids as they threatened to open from mere inquisitiveness, and gently brushed their lips together. He felt that little spark, but ignored it and pressed their lips together completely, feeling the warmth from the other. Reborn had to admit it was quite pleasant and tilted his head slightly to get a better angle on the brunet.

Using his tongue, he nudged Tsuna's mouth open, carefully prying it, and slipped inside. He heard the brunet make a gasp at the intrusion, but didn't do anything else, letting Reborn do whatever he wanted. Immediately, Reborn took advantage of it, using his tongue to run across the brunet's mouth, mapping out the insides before attacking Tsuna's limp appendage. There was another gasp and some muffled cries as the teenager felt Reborn moved him along, motioning him to follow the movements and he did, until he ran out of breath.

Yanking away, Tsuna's cheeks were puffy red and the sharp intakes of air seemed to burn his lungs. He stared up into those dark eyes curiously and tenderly reached up to touch his lips, still able to feel the warmth on them. For a second, he thought it felt kinda…funny. He didn't know how to describe the sensation. It was odd and very foreign.

"That's how you use tongue during a kiss, Tsuna." Reborn huffed, feeling a little flustered. Him? Flustered? That had to be a lie. But regardless, he knew his feelings very well.

"Kiss…" Tsuna seemed to complicate it for a moment, deep in thought before turning back to Reborn with a smile. He got onto his tippy toes and kissed Reborn on the cheek, giggling lightly the whole time. "Thanks for teaching me, Reborn."

The adult was quiet, not sure on how to respond and reached back to scratch the back of his head. Oh, great. Now he was getting nervous. It seems like Tsuna was bringing out all sorts of emotions from him today. Just great.

"But…um…Reborn?" Now Tsuna was starting to look anxious about something, shifting on his feet.

"Yes?"

"Could you…do that one more time?"

And cue the blushing. Reborn couldn't stop the redness that seemed to flood his cheeks, hoping that he had heard incorrectly, but those eager and virtuous eyes told him otherwise. He swore that blush was going to go to his ears very soon if he didn't control himself, but it was so hard, not when there was a little teenager asking him to do something immoral. Ah, Reborn knew if Tsuna's parents found out about this, Nana was going to kill him, screw Iemitsu, that baboon was useless, but the wife, oh dear god. Even Giotto would be easier to take care of than Nana, that woman could become vicious if her little baby was in trouble.

"Tsuna, I think you should share that next one with someone really important." he patted the soft hair, hoping the brunet would listen to him, but he knew better, Tsuna always found a way to twist his words.

"But I want to do it with you."

'Oh, there are so many wrongs with that one sentence…' Reborn twitched. Why was this happening to him of all people? "F-fine." Great, now he was stuttering. Thank god he had decided to do this in private than out in the open where anyone could see them. Could this be considered rape?

Leaning back over, he gave another kiss, reaching forward with his right hand to hold Tsuna's head still, and felt the brunet returning the gestures shyly. He smirked into the kiss, using his skills to leave the other breathless, and allowed his left hand to cup the chin for a better advantage. The shivers he felt on Tsuna's skin were amusing and he could tell that the other was trying to fight back, though weakly, it was still there. Reborn wanted to make sure that this kiss would be the only one that Tsuna would have, to make sure that this kiss would be etched in that memory bank forever, and to make sure that no matter who else kissed Tsuna, it would be nothing compared to this one. When he felt the brunet squirming from the lack of breath, he pulled back to look at his handiwork.

There the brunet looked absolutely flustered, a little trail of saliva dripping down his chin, and his breaths were ragged. His cheeks were pained in a deep shade of red and he swallowed for a moment to help get rid of his twitching. There was that sensation again, it was an odd sensation, Tsuna didn't get why he felt like that, and as much as he wanted to question Reborn about it, one look on the adult's face stated that he was downright speechless about something. The black-haired man looked absolutely horrified once his mind started to process what he had done. He had gone overboard, way overboard. He hadn't meant to do such terrible things, but he had gotten so into the kiss by accident that he…oh god, was he screwed.

"Reborn?" Tsuna could practically see the emotions running wild on the other's face. It was the first time he had ever seen something like that. Reborn was always that calm and collected person who was a bit on the dangerous and sarcastic side. It was weird. He liked his normal Reborn better. Smiling, in hopes it would diffuse the situation, he spoke. "Thanks. I know I was asking a lot, but I'm really happy that you went along."

The black-haired man sighed, getting his feelings straight immediately, and he returned the gesture. "I know, I know, but I still feel bad," he slowly stood up, feeling the cracks in his legs from remaining in that position for too long and reached down to Tsuna, waiting for the other to take his hand. "Come on, let's get you home. I still need to get you that ice-cream I promised, too."

Glad to see Reborn was regaining his usual self back, Tsuna grasped tightly onto those hands with a wide grin. "Okay!"

"Oh and before I forget, Tsuna." those dark eyes peered down at him in a dark fashion. "Do not tell this to anyone? Promise?"

"Pinky promise!"

Reborn raised an eyebrow at that and brought his other hand around, connecting the two pinkies together. "Yeah, pinky promise."

Tsuna liked to listen to the conversations at school, he was never one to be involved with anyone there, but it didn't mean he couldn't listen to them. It wasn't his fault that his fellow classmates were loud. Yamamoto and Gokudera were arguing in the background about something, most likely the usual stuff, and he knew better than to interrupt when things started to get heated. He had one too many bruises from their fights when he accidently got caught in the middle and would rather not try to explain what happened to Giotto and how it happened, much less prevent his overprotective brother from going out and killing his friends.

Reborn was harder to move by, the man was too smart and far too perspective. He knew the moment Tsuna stepped into the house that he had been hurt and wouldn't hesitate to demand answers until he got them, even in the sneakiest of ways. And he had seen what Reborn has done to his friends before, they were never beaten up, but were instead forced to do terrifying workouts. Tsuna remembered both of them being so tired after an encounter that they couldn't walk normally for a week or so since their muscles had been so used up.

Anyway, Tsuna listened to his fellow classmates and wandered about many things he was behind on. No one wanted to answer his questions and some he knew right away were too embarrassing to even bother. So he listened. There were so many conversations to filter through, trying to find the ones that had the more interesting topics. He eventually settled with two girls in the back, whispering to each other, but was luckily loud enough for Tsuna to pick up on. They were talking about their boyfriends and what they had done during their dates. It got so deep that Tsuna wiggled his nose in disgust, shaking his head to focus on something else, but he did get one thing out of it.

'French Kiss? Hmm…Might have to ask Reborn on that.'

Tsuna if only you used that skill to listen in class, you might be doing better… And Reborn was slightly out of character, yes, I know, but I wanted to make him work with this little situation I placed him into. Been a while since I've updated. Oops?

Also, before I forget, I might have to stop the 200 words per review thing only because I can't really think of anything. I mean if you want me to continue with it then please expect a long time before I update or anything, might take as long as this one (this one chapter took a year and a half). As much as I want to continue, I'm losing interest in this story and would like to finish it up as fast as possible so I can concentrate on the other stories to finish up like TFT/Contract/Ardor as well as the new story I'm about to start, if you've read on my LJ site, you'll know what it is.