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"Are you sure about this?" A man in a neatly-pressed suit asked solemnly, his eyes staring straight at a younger brunette in front of him.
The brown-haired man addressed just asked pleasantly and gave a small, respectful nod.
"I'm afraid I have to deny your polite offer, sir." Tsuna smiled graciously as he organized his documents and carefully tucked them into his coat.
"Once again, I, representing the Cloud Mansion, thank you for your support and cooperation." Tsuna beamed again as he reached his hand out to the man sitting opposite him.
Sighing helplessly, the bearded man, Mill, reached forward and took Tsuna's hand.
"If you ever reconsider changing families, come find me. I will gladly scout you personally." Mill sighed and gave Tsuna a knowing look, which the latter returned with an apologetic smile. Bowing curtly, Tsuna turned and walked off gracefully.
It was a pity really. The brown-haired man was such a gem, if any family was to have him, the family would be in a great advantage. Tsuna was a smooth talker and a great persuader. He could turn any word that was to his disadvantage into his weapon.
It was hard.
It was difficult to actually outsmart or win the brunette in terms of persuasion. He could make one be willing to accept his terms and conditions, without any threats or blackmails.
One usually could not feel any hostility from Tsuna during such meetings, they would feel at ease and slowly, without the target realizing, the deal was done.
The deal was done to Tsuna's favour.
He did not know about Tsuna's practical or fighting skills, but there was no doubt in Tsuna's ability to convince. If he joined, it would be a huge gain to his family.
As he watched Tsuna's retreating back, the mafiaso briefly wondered why Tsuna had said that he was representing Cloud Mansion and not Vongola.
Wasn't Cloud Mansion part of the Vongola?
In any way, not letting Tsuna work at the main HQ of Vongola family meant that the Vongola lost part of a potential talent. Well, it was rather advantageous to other mafia families that Vongola HQ was not in their full force…but…
What a waste of talent.
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"He's back! Tsuna-san is back!"
"Welcome back, Tsuna-san!" several hit men in black suits walked quickly towards the brunette and greeted him, clearly excited.
Tsuna tilted his head in puzzlement, his face still blank. He did not know why they were so eager, but if they were any noisier, Hibari would surely kill them.
Smiling when he thought of the offer he had just refused, the brunette silently shook his head, a little amused. Tsuna was contented with his current job and position; he had not have much thought of changing his position or job, much less jump to another family.
The first thing Tsuna saw when he opened his eyes was blurred images of people holding him down. He could not remember anything about his past, except for certain things related to him: his real name, skills and personal information. The last thing he remembered before he woke up was being in a dark alley, wine bottles around him.
However, his mind was a blank when it was about his friends or any past acquaintances. The doctor had diagnosed his 'illness' as a short-term memory loss due to excess alcohol intake. (o.o)
One thing was clear for now: Hibari had saved him and allowed him Tsuna to serve the black-haired man under his wing. Thus, Tsuna was grateful and had no complaints. Tsuna was sure that he would be willing to do almost anything to express his gratitude to Hibari.
Yet, somewhere in his mind, there was a bugging feeling that there was something important that he needed to do, to obtain. When Hibari first asked Tsuna for his name, the brown-haired man's intuition told him to keep his real name a secret.
He did. He kept his full name a secret and gave Hibari only a part of his name…
When Tsuna heard the name 'Vongola', he felt a little tight, as if he was angry at the family. Thus, Tsuna avoided the main branch's events or missions and focus on working only for the Cloud Mansion, afraid to face those unexpected feelings surging up.
Recently, Tsuna got more and more strange dreams and pieces of images flashed across his mind now and then. It was strange and sudden, but those images seemed familiar…
"Tsuna-san, the boss called for you!" Tsuna's thoughts were broken when he was called to his boss's office. Nodding in acknowledgement, the brunette turned and headed to Hibari's office.
"You called for me?" Tsuna inquired, his head tilted slightly in confusion, wondering about the sudden summon from Hibari. The cloud guardian rarely called Tsuna in so sudden, without any notice beforehand. Waiting patiently for his boss's answer, Tsuna briefly wondered what will be the things that he was going to know soon.
"The Ninth had spoken. He wanted the guardians to nominate a suitable boss candidate of their choosing." Tsuna nodded, but did not make any comment.
Such matters did not interest nor involve him. However, Tsuna did not really understand the meaning behind his boss's words, but was used to the fact that much was not explained.
"I need you to come with me to the Vongola HQ right now." Hibari stated curtly, straightening his tie when Tsuna voiced his quiet protest.
"Hibari-san, I…"
Hibari knew that Tsuna was hesitant, but this time, he had to bring the brunette to the meeting held at the Vongola HQ.
Giving Tsuna a cold glare, nothing more was said as Hibari walked out, giving Tsuna no room for any discussion. Tsuna, helpless, frowned solemnly before following his boss.
The brown-haired man was a little surprised and puzzled though; it was unusual for his superior to be so hasty…and Hibari was one who disliked crowding…
As Tsuna felt more and more uncomfortable in his chest, he still decided to listen to his boss. There was no use in escaping in such cases, after all, he could not avoid such meetings forever…If Hibari wanted him to go, Tsuna would not refuse his boss.
He shall see for himself, who the Vongola family really is.
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