Here is another chapter of DoF, I am sorry for the delay, I'm on half-term now, so unless some people are jerks *cough*family*cough* then I am aiming to get two chapters of DoF out, at least one of ENOIS and one chapter of KTTSTB... but that is all what I want to get out... no promises, just determination!

OHH! I found an adorable picture that really represents my second chapter of DoF... I'll link it on my profile as well just in case... but here's the link: (zerochan) / 1038702... so we'll see if that works XD

Definition of Family.

Five months old: Meet your little bro and protect him with Dino

"Son, I need you to go get yourself ready." The voice was soothing and firm, fairly young but with a heaviness set into it by duty. The young boy addressed looked up into his father's brown eyes with a smile.

"Of course, father. Should I get Romario and Enzo too?" the seven year old stood form his desk and walked clumsily over to his papa. His shining blonde hair sat shaggy but well kept and his green eyes glimmered in interest.

"You can bring Romario, but I don't want Enzo getting into trouble again." His father sighed as he ruffled his don't hair. "Now don't give me that look Dino. You know what happened last time!"

"But Papa!" Dino's father had to laugh at the pout, his son only called his Papa in private when he wanted something, "It wasn't my fault that it started raining when I was playing with Squalo!"

The mafia Don couldn't help but laugh again and push his child towards the bathroom to get changed. He was covered in marker from colouring and where they were going he needed to look at least a little presentable. "No Enzo, your fault or not, the person we're going to meet isn't able to defend themselves against him if anything does happen yet."

As Dino was shut into the bathroom he could only wonder to himself who exactly he was going to see. No one he knew was so weak that they couldn't stop Enzo. He shrugged his shoulders as he turned the shower on, he would find out sooner or later. For now it was probably a good idea to change like his father had asked.

As young Dino exited the bathroom his aide Romario was waiting for him. Romario was a young man of sixteen; he had been raised by his father to be Dino's aide, as his father was Don Cavallone's aide. At first the tall, black-haired teen had not wanted anything to do with the young boy, but soon enough the blonde-haired baby had wormed its way into his heart and Romario had not looked back once.

"Young master, are you ready to get dressed? I have your clothes prepared for you here." The young man stepped to the side slightly to reveal some grey slacks with green suspenders, and a comfortable white dress-shirt; Dino's favourite.

Dino nodded and walked towards the clothes, almost tripping on his own feet in the process. Romario tried to conceal his laughter as he stepped out of the room to give his young master privacy. There was one thing that really endeared Dino to his heart, and that was the child's clumsiness and determination. The boy hated being clumsy, but unless Romario was around during a serious situation it seemed that there really was nothing that could be done; but Dino tried his best, and that really was more endearing than anything Romario had seen in any other heir.

The door to Dino's bedroom opened and the young boy stepped out, his hair was a mess and he had missed a button while dressing, chuckling softly Romario knelt down to fix the shirt and suspenders, but decided to leave the mop of blonde hair as it was, there was something fitting about the ruffled look.

"Are you ready to go, young master?"

"Where are we going, Romario?" Dino asked as he reached up to grab the teen's hand, Romario smiled and looked at his ward with warm eyes.

"I think that's something your father will answer for you."

As they approached the door, Romario helped Dino into his long jacket. The coat reached the boy's knees, was khaki in colour and had a hood with a furred rim. It was bought by Dino's mother who was currently in bed ill.

Don Cavallone nodded to his aide and Romario before making his way towards the car, it was still a bit breeze, even though it was march, so he made haste to get his son into the warm car before he has the chance to get a cold; knowing the boy's luck he would. Romario and his father followed closely after, sliding into the front of the car while their master's slid into the back.

"Father, where are we going?" A young boy with shaggy hair and wide eyes looked up into his father's cold eyes, but there was something warming the cool brown today.
"We're going to the Vongola estate son." The man explained coolly as he gripped his young boy's warm hand. "There's someone you're to meet."

"Meet?" the seven year old loved the Vongola estate, it was less lonely there, more children than his own home and the Nono was very kind to him even when his father wasn't there. Though, he was confused, he didn't really know who he was supposed to be meeting.

Tilting his head, the young boy divulged his query to his father, hoping to get more of a clue. "You're going to meet the young heir to Vongola's throne."

As the Cavallone convoy reached the mansion of Vongola, Dino was once again amazed by the sheer size of the grounds. He had always believed that his father's mansion and his famiglia was the biggest, richest famiglia in all of Italy, his childish mind could imagine nothing bigger, grander or more amazing than his own home and the place his Papa owned. Then they visited the Vongola mansion when he was five. From that day onwards Dino truly understood what rich and powerful meant. Even now at seven, for young Dino, powerful was synonymous with Vongola Famiglia.

Dino and his father were escorted through the mansion, and Dino was greeted and smiled in reply to the maids and butlers throughout the mansion. He was one of the frequent visitors and so he knew most of the staff by face- not by name, his memory was usually rather bad- so as he passed by they would smile and greet him.

"I guess young Dino is going to meet Young Master Tsunayoshi."

"Ah, they will sure make a wonderful pair."
"I imagine Young master's guardians are going to be rather tense all day."

"Maybe we should put more coffee on?"

"Should we warn young Dino?"
"No one would harm him, he'll learn about Tsunayoshi soon enough."

Dino listened with interest as the maids and butlers fluttered around the mansion. While it was always busy in the Vongola mansion, Dino had never seen everyone quite so excited and, if he had to name the emotions, happy. Don Vongola was not so strict as to make the mansion gloomy and dangerous, but they were a Mafia famiglia, so happiness as an emotion was generally a visitor in the mansion few and far times in between the other emotions. Dino was more than curious as to why the sudden change. And who exactly was Tsunayoshi?

"Papa, who is Tsunayoshi?" Don Cavallone looked down at his son with a quirked eyebrow, unsure of exactly how to explain the situation to his seven year old son.

"Tsunayoshi is Timoteo's grandson and fourth heir to Decimo's title." Dino looked up to their guide, an after a moment realised it was Don Vongola's Lightning guarding.

"G-good afternoon Ganauche sir." Dino stuttered as he realised his mistake for not recognising and greeting the man before.

The young man laughed happily before ruffling Dino's hair. "Ganauche is fine little man, I'm not even old enough to be your father, calling me sir makes me feel old."

Dino smiled in reply as they continued on wards, his mind was too preoccupied with Ganauche's words. The person he was going to see much be something if he was fourth in line to be Decimo, after all that mean that he was above one of Timoteo's own sons. However, Dino's mind wandered away from those thoughts when a black and orange fedora entered his vision.

"Reborn!" Dino grinned as he ran into the legs of Vongola's assassin, ti wasn't often that Dino got to see Reborn, seeing as his tutoring didn't start for another few years, but he did enjoy Reborn's presence. He felt safe when Reborn was around.

"Lookie here, it's Dame-Dino." Despite the teasing in his tone Reborn has a small smile on his lips.

"If this going to be your student, Kora?"

Dino looked up to see a blonde soldier with a large gun strapped across his back, while most children would shy away from a gun, Dino was curious as to why he barrel was so long, it seemed rather impractical.

"That's right idiot, it's nice to know you actually listen." The raven haired assassin smirked. "I will train him until Tsunayoshi is of age. Not that he won't be trained before that."

Pouting and gripping Reborn's leg a little tighter, Dino glared up at his tutor-to-be. "Who is Tsunayoshi, Reborn? Everyone had been talking about him but no one will tell me who he is." Dino's tone was moaney and whiney and even Colonello could see Reborn's patience waning.

"Stop whining, Dame-Dino, you'll meet Tsuna soon enough." Reborn crossed his arms and tapped his left foot, signalling that Dino better release the leg soon.

"Dino right, Kora?" Colonello asked as he stooped to the child's level, "Tsunayoshi is the new Heir, he's the most adorable little baby out there, and he's going to make something of himself one day. Kora!"

Before Colonello could continue he was punched in the head by an irate Reborn. "Don't go teaching the brat things you don't know yet. Tsuna's only five months old, how the hell do you know if he's going 'to make something of himself one day' idiot?!"

Dino didn't really listen any longer, because in the corner of his eyes he spotted his father and Romario gesturing them to follow. As he grabbed his father's hand he was lead into the room where most of the Don's meeting were gathered.

Finally Dion was able to get a proper look at the child everyone was talking about, so many strong people cooed and praised about him, but Dino wasn't sure. It was only a baby after all. No one could know what he was going to be like, or if he was going to be strong. But even reborn hadn't completely denied that the child was worthy, after all Reborn said that he would be training Tsunayoshi after Dino.

Dino's father pushed him forward towards Don Vongola, as the presence of the strong adults registered to him, young Dino became nervous. His clumsiness came forward- even with Romario only a few feet away- and he tripped as he stopped before the sitting old man.

"G-good afternoon, Don Vongola." Dino tripped out as he wrung his shirt hem. "It's nice to see you again."

The aged man smiled kindly at the shaking youth, understanding what he was feeling. Timoteo enjoyed sitting with Tsunayoshi, not only because the boy was so gentle and without fuss, but because when he held Tsunayoshi in his arms –and if other people were with them in the room- an impenetrable aura of protectiveness and strength surrounded him. He felt invincible surrounded by those who love Tsunayoshi, and he had only been there a few months.

"Good afternoon, young Cavallone. I think you're here to meet someone, aren't you?" Dino could only nod at the Don's words as he sat up and forward.

Dino took careful steps forward, looking into Timoteo's arms as the man showed the child that everyone was fussing over. Dino felt his breath hitch in his throat when large, open eyes met his own. The brown in the baby's hue was so much deeper and richer than his own brown-green. It was pretty, Dino had to confess.

"This is Tsunayoshi, Dino." His father supplied to his son as a smile reached his lips; he had never seen the boy so dumbfounded. "He is going to be your 'little brother'." The man finished.

"My... little brother?"

Don Vongola looked over the scene of fatherly affection with pity and awe. His little Tsunayoshi was going to miss out on it because his own father was reckless and ignorant. But Timoteo couldn't really bring himself to mind too much, because Tsunayoshi was going to get so much more.

"Dino, I want you to be there for Tsuna when he grows up. His parents aren't home all the time and I want someone to help look after him. Could you do that? Could you be dear Tsunayoshi's big brother?"

"You want me... to be his big brother?" Dino questioned unsure he had heard right. When the adults nodded at his question- and the others watching the scene grew tense- Dino looked back down at the baby who was waiting quietly in his grandpa's arms.

Dino was Italian through and through. He had been raised on Italian customs and his father's beliefs and one belief that was prised in his childhood above all others was that family came before everything else. Vongola and Cavallone were both large mafia famiglia who continued by the blood-rite tradition and kept the famiglia's within the family until neither could be distinguished from the other. This kept them strong, private and also comfortable. Combined with the fact that Italians regarded family as near sacred anyway, Dino knew that he wasn't just being asked to be a friend to Tsunayoshi or an occasional flick through an information dictionary. Combined with the fact that they were Mafia, Dino would need to keep Tsuna sheltered enough not to crack but aware enough not to be fooled and taken advantage of. What his father and Timoteo were asking of him was to become literal blood family to the infant. It wasn't asked lightly, and it meant pure responsibility over the child.

Dino would have to go out of his way to see Tsunayoshi as he grew, he'd have to train- not extensively but occasionally- with him and heal his wounds. He'd have to make sure he didn't lead him astray and shows Tsunayoshi what was right and wrong, and what was truly important in life. He had to be everything that Tsuna's parents were supposed to be but in a kinder, more open kind of way. He had to be a large part of Tsunayoshi's scaffolding through life.

It was a tall order, something not to be taken lightly.

"C-could I hold him, please?"

Timoteo and Don Cavallone could only smile and sit Dino down, they positioned his arms and slid the silent Tsunayoshi comfortable within his arms. The child was surprised by the weight and lent the baby into his lap to help him. When Dino's father was sure that Tsunayoshi wouldn't be dropped he withdrew his hands and let Dino have some time with the baby.

The two Don's began talking about the other duties they had gotten together to discuss while the surrounding audience settled into their own conversations, happy that Dino's clumsiness wouldn't endanger the young heir in his arms.

"Dino-sama, how do you like young Tsunayoshi?"

Dino had been so absorbed in staring at the curious baby that he hadn't heard his aid walk up behind him. When he looked up, his teenage escort could only smile at the child's confusion.

"Romario, why is he just staring?" Romario laughed at the simply question, and looking quickly to Don Cavallone for permission, he sat at Dino's side.

"He is but a baby, Dino-sama, which means that he doesn't judge people like you or I. He can't speak to question you, and can't listen to understand your motives, he had to observe thoroughly and feel you aura. He is only quiet because he is still seeing if he can trust you or not."

"Why wouldn't he trust me?" Dino actually looked sad to think that the baby wouldn't trust him. He hadn't done anything yet to make the child think he was a danger.

Romario thought on that for a moment, he didn't want to offend the baby or his boss-to-be. "Think about how defenceless young Tsunayoshi-sama is, Dino-sama. He can't feed, or look after himself yet and he relies on all of these people to do that for him. While you haven't done anything to say you'll hurt him, he can't be sure you'll help him either."

Dino looked away from his aid for a moment and instead looked down into the big eyes of the child still assessing him. Dino smiled and gripped the baby a little tighter as he shifted his grip. He bounced the baby a little, trying to get him to smile or react.

"I won't hurt you lil Tuna!" Dino grinned. "I promise I won't!" his words were heartfelt, and even Romario and the gathered people couldn't help the contented smiles that filtered onto their lips.

As the baby looked up at him with trust and love, reaching out and gurgling happily in his arm, Dino was drawn in immediately, happy to think he could be there for the little baby. He finally understood why the adults spoke so much about the Vongola heir, because even if he didn't become a mafia boss, even if one of his 'cousins' because the official Vongola Decimo, this young boy, Tsunayoshi, was going to be an amazing addition to the famiglia.

"Welcome to the family, lil' bro! I'm going to be your big brother from now on!" Leaning down to kiss the boy's forehead, Dino whispered happily to him, a large smile on his own lips. "I promise to always teach and protect you, lil' bro."

"Hush now, what did I say about crying, Tsuna?" The voice was heavy and calm; there was affection in the tone even if it was hidden behind a bravado that not many could see through.

The man was sitting in a dark, baby's room in a rocking chair that overlooked the balcony. Soft moonlight was cast across his legs as he rocked a fussing child. The child was only four months old, but he trusted the man who held him more than anyone else.

As the man rocked he hummed in his deep voice, the song was pretty, a lullaby from his own childhood, the Mafioso would never have imagined he'd be singing the song to anyone else, but he was so glad that he could sing it to Tsuna.

As the baby calmed from his fussing he opened his large brown eyes and hiccupped, he had woken to the dark room without his nightlight and hadn't been able to see the one who had put him to bed. Terrified and tired he had cried, knowing someone would arrive soon, as usual, the man rocking him in the chair had appeared even before the third scream had left his lips.

Smiling up at the shadowed face, Tsuna gurgled and reached towards the gun holder strapped to the man's chest, under his arm. A small smile lifted Tsuna's lips as he listened to the humming and was slowly dragged back into sleep. The man leant down when the eyes slid shut and placed a small kiss on his little forehead.

"That's better."

I understand that this didn't really have much interaction between Dino and Tsuna, but Tsuna is five months old, there isn't much he can actually do... don't worry there will be more in the future with Dino and an older Tsuna. Don't worry!

So who is next? XD I'm a little vague... but here's the title of the next chapter!: Four months old: lullabies and Gun shots with...

Please review, and thank you for reading!

~~Bleach-ed-Na-tsu :3