The next morning Tsuna headed down to the dining room; it would be his first official day in the Vongola mansion.

He was so nervous last night he barely slept and it was evident to all present he was sleepy as he covered an escaping yawn.

"How did you sleep, Tsuna? Not well?" Nono smiled down at him as the young boy rubbed his eyes. Tsuna was startled at the sudden inquisition and began to flush,

"N-No, I slept fine. Thanks though, Grandpa." Tsuna flashed a toothy, sweet smile, face still slightly rubicund. The older gentlemen let out a chuckle as he led them to the dinning room table.

Nono took his place at the head of the table, but Tsuna looked amazed from where he stood; the table had to be two feet over his head and the sheer size of it reminded him how small he had become.

The Vongola boss looked down with a questioning hum before realizing the predicament.

"Oh, I'm sorry." He leaned down and grasped Tsuna under his arms; hauling him into the air and onto Nono's lap.

"How's that? I also got you fruit for breakfast." He pushed over a small bowl of strawberries and pineapples into Tsuna's reach as he grabbed some pancakes for himself.

Tsuna felt his face turn a darker shade of red; he was sitting on the ninth's lap in front of all of his grandfather's guardians and subordinates that had come in for breakfast. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed, but he covered it up by grabbing his bowl and clumsily eating from it.

After breakfast was finished, Nono whispered into Tsuna's ear,

"I have someone I want you to meet." the young boy looked up questioningly from where he sat on the man's lap. He nodded his head after a moment and jumped down from the comfortable seat.

They walked hand in hand through the Vongola base's garden, Tsuna chased a butterfly with his eyes, but he was distracted as his sight ran over a man sitting under one of the many trees in the estate. Nono walked Tsuna over to the man and gave him a big smile.

"Tsuna, this is Reborn. He's a very good friend of mine." Tsuna looked to the well-dressed man, his eyes shadowed from view, and he couldn't help but shoot a brilliant smile,

"Uncle Reborn!" Tsuna was amazed at what had just come out of his mouth, but it felt so natural to say.

Reborn looked to the boy, his features stolid as he took in his godson's unnatural happiness to see him.

"Tsunayoshi, have you been good?" Tsuna nodded joyfully as he looked up into his tutor's face, he had always wondered what Reborn would look like as an adult. It's kind of laughable how their situations have flipped though.

Reborn narrowed his shaded eyes at the boy, turning to Nono he quietly asked,

"What happened?" Tsuna tilted his head at the question, but before he could ask what they were talking about, Nono put a hand on his shoulder,

"Tsuna, can you go back into the house for a bit? Reborn and I need to talk alone." The boy simply nodded, slightly disappointed, but he decided to find Kyoya while they talked.

He only made it a few steps away before a thunderous noise boomed from behind him; a gun shot.

Tsuna could feel his hyper intuition tell him he wasn't in danger, but he couldn't help moving his body out of habit, despite the fact this body wasn't the one he did it in. Tsuna lowered his center of gravity, spinning to confront the attacker in the same motion. His clutched hands loomed over his temples to protect his head and to fight any oncoming attacks. One leg was knelt on the ground and the other firmly held his weight so that he had perfect balance and mobility.

He stood just as his Reborn, from his memories, had taught him, well, drilled into him from many surprise attacks that he would have died from if he didn't use this stance. However, with his small, untrained body, he was only able to stay in that position for a single second before slipping and falling on his face.

He felt tears sting his eyes as dirt filled his palate. Tsuna began to sob loudly as he pushed himself off the ground and onto his butt, rubbing his eyes as he sobbed even harder,

"S-Scary!" Reborn, holding a smoking gun, looked down at the dirty, snot ridden child with a discerning eye. Nono crouched down to Tsuna's level and hushed him as he rubbed his back gently.

Noticing a maid crossing the yard, Nono haled her down,

"Miss, can you take him inside and clean him up for me? Give him a scoop of ice cream as well if you don't mind." The woman nodded with a pitiful smile directed at Tsuna as she lifted the crying boy into her arms, not caring that her dress was being soiled by the mud attached to Tsuna's clothes. She walked away with him, telling him how brave of a boy he was as they faded into the mansion.

"What do you think?" Reborn spoke monotonously to Nono, arms folded as he watched the young boy be swept away.

"I'm not sure, it looked like he was just frightened, covered his ears from the sound, and fell, but..." Nono paused as he contemplated the scene,

"For a moment there I got a strange feeling from his eyes; they weren't eyes of a scared boy." Reborn nodded as a smile touched his lips and his eyes gleamed.

"No, not at all. This boy is gifted." Nono turned to him with wide eyes,

"Gifted?" Reborn turned and walked away, a chilling smile still adorning his shaded features.