AN: New chapter. Hope you guys enjoy. Reviews and comments are appreciated.

AN2: New and revised version. If it's not as good as the original, then I really suck at this.

Disclaimer: Wish I owned KHR. I would be rich.

"talking"

'thinking'

"english"

-9 years ago-

"Hey Tsu-chan?"

"Hmm?"

"Who are they?" Misaki asked as she pointed to two people behind Tsuna. They looked about 6 or 7 years old. Both had blond hair. Both had blue eyes. Both were the same height. The only difference was that one had longer hair than the other. For all intents and purposes, the two strangers were twins.

"Oh! She's Alexandra and she's gonna be apart of our family of friends!" Tsuna said excitedly while pointing at the twin with long hair.

Misaki raised an eyebrow and asked, "What about the other one? Isn't he going to join too?"

"Hmm? Oh him, nope! I don't want him, I just want her!" Tsuna explained. It didn't really matter to him that twins practically came in a packaged deal.

Misaki laughed but didn't see the twin with the short hair twitch in annoyance. "Wait, this isn't about the little sister thing again, is it?"

"Yep! I'm not giving up! I will be a big brother!" Tsuna said with fire in his eyes. It seemed that his want for a little sister was so great that he actually asked his mother for one a couple of weeks ago. After hearing about how much trouble having a baby was, Tsuna decided that he would rather have a fully grown little sister to play with. Nana was just glad that he hadn't decided to ask where babies came from. That was definitely a conversation for Iemitsu to give. The twins just stood there looking confused.

"Where did you even find them? They look like foreigners." Misaki took a closer look at the two strangers and couldn't help think of Hitler and his Master Race obsession. 'I wonder if they're German…'

"They were just walking down the street looking like they were lost. So, I brought them here." Tsuna answered as if there was nothing wrong. After all, he was helping them…sort of.

Just then, the two strangers decided to join the conversation. "Can we go now? I don't even know why you dragged us here but it's boring. C'mon Alex, let's go." the boy said irritably.

Misaki stared at them for a minute trying to figure out what was just said. Then she gave up and questioned Tsuna, "Wasn't that English just now? I couldn't even understand half of what they said. Wait a sec, did you drag them here even though you couldn't understand them?" she said incredulously.

The boy looked at Misaki as if she were crazy. "What are you talking about Misa-nee? Of course I understand them. How else would I know her name?"

"So you're telling me that you know English? You're like 6 years old!" Misaki said. 'Stupid brat knows more English than I do!' That was a major blow to her pride. A boy who barely started school knew more of a language she's been studying for years. And, she was pretty sure that students didn't start learning English until the first grade!

"Hey! Are you just gonna ignore us like that? Is there a point to this, cuz if not we're leaving." The boy continued to say in an irritated tone. His eyes twinkled mischievously as he watched the look of confusion of Misaki's face.

Seeing that she wasn't going to get anywhere by not responding, she answered the boy in broken English. "I Misaki. Nice you meet! Uhh… you name? Take you calling." The three kids just stared at her with confused faces. "What? So my English is bad. You guys don't have to look at me as if I was insane. Tsu-chan, you translate for me. Ask them their names so I can call their parents. They must be worried sick!"

Tsuna stared at her incredulously, "I don't know how to speak English! I'm 6!"

"What! Didn't you just say that you understood them? How can you understand them if you can't speak English!" It was Misaki's turn to look incredulous.

Tsuna looked at Misaki as if she were stupid, "Why would I need to know English? They can speak Japanese perfectly fine." Misaki face faulted and turned to the twins. Her suspicions were confirmed when she saw the boy's face contorting with laughter. "Why didn't you tell me you guys knew Japanese? Why did you even speak in English in the first place?"

"Because it was funny." was the only reply given.

The girl, Alexandra, slapped her brother's shoulder and scolded. "Dex, I told you not to be mean like that. Don't cause trouble like that. What would grandfather say?"

"Tch, like I care what that old geezer has to say." The boy's face immediately changed. It was obvious to anyone that he didn't like his grandfather much.

"Don't say that. You know how much he cares about us." Alexandra said.

"But that's just it, Alex! He doesn't! He just wants an obedient heir. Giving us money isn't the same as caring about us! He doesn't even give you a second glance even when you're standing right next to me! That kinda guy isn't our family!" the boy yelled passionately. He didn't understand how his sister could still defend that old geezer after all that's happened.

After a moment of silence, the twins noticed both Tsuna and Misaki watching them. The girl twin smiled and decided to introduce themselves. It was the polite thing to do and she read somewhere that being polite was a big deal in Japan. "Hi, I'm Alexandra Gram and this is my brother, Dexter Gram. You can call us Alex and Dex. Nice to meet you!" she finished with an awkward bow.

Tsuna looked at both of them and beamed. After introducing himself and his surrogate sister, the four descended into a conversation. Apparently, Alexandra and Dexter came to Japan for an electronics expo since the twins loved anything tech related and would be in Japan for about two weeks. They came alone because their grandfather, who was their guardian, didn't approve of their hobby. Rather than waste their time on such distractions, he wanted Dexter to study business so that he could eventually take over the family business.

The conversations were coming to an end when they noticed how late it was. Before they parted ways, Tsuna asked "Hey Alex-chan, you'll be part of our family right?"

"I still don't understand why? Being a part of it sounds fun, but what's the point?" she responded.

Tsuna looked exasperated as he explained yet again. "Cuz I want to be a big brother. Didn't I already explain it?"

"How come I'm not invited? Besides, you don't even know how old we are! We could be older than you!" Dexter shouted, a little put out. He didn't really care about this 'family' thing Tsuna kept spouting, but he hated to be left out, especially when his sister was in something.

"Don't be silly. How can you guys be older when I'm taller?" After all, height equaled age right?

"Don't ignore my first question! And, you're only taller because your hair spikes straight up!"

"Fine then, if you're gonna annoy me so much, you can join too. When is your birthday anyways?"

"January 3rd." they both instantly replied and everyone laughed at the face Tsuna made.

Tsuna put both his hands on his face and mocked screamed in horror. "NOOOO, my search continues! Alright, you guys don't have to join anymore."

Dexter looked shocked for a second, "We can't join cuz we're older? What kind of logic is that?

"Tsuna logic!" he replied. After seeing the blank looks everyone had, Tsuna barked out a laugh. "Just kidding, you guys. Haha, welcome to the family! I can't wait to introduce you to HIro later!" He put an arm around both and dragged them towards the direction of Hiroshi's house.

Misaki watched them all with a happy smile, glad that they became friends. She winced as she moved to follow them. Her stepfather had done a number on her last night and she was still sore. She was just glad that the kids didn't notice.

Unbeknownst to her, Tsuna did notice. It wasn't even the first time he noticed either. He just always kept quiet and never asked about the injuries. His Hyper Intuition was already working at such a young age.

-Present time-

"What do you mean by a change in plans?" Tsuna asked while lowering the volume of his phone so that the others couldn't hear.

"You see, I just saw Frederico. I've been in France at a meeting between me and another Family for the past few days. When it was reported that my son, my dear Frederico was alive, I wanted to rush to him. But, I couldn't; not without offending the other party. So, I had Iemitsu update me on what's been happening." Nono's voice rang in the teen's ears and Tsuna could make out the sadness in it. But then, as he continued, his voice grewangry, "Never would I have imagined that those beasts could harm my son so. When I arrived to see him, he cried. My son actually cried! He told me of the horrors he faced! How they would burn him, beat him, and starve him only to heal him up so that they could do it over again!"

Nono took a couple of seconds to calm down and continued the rant with pride evident towards the end, "And then, just a couple of days ago, they tortured him 5 days straight for information. But my boy didn't give in, he even managed to escape and pay them back a little."

Now, Tsuna's mind was in turmoil. 5 days ago, Frederico was being healed by Ombranera's top medics. Sure the medics could be a pain sometimes and torture you with shots and medicine, but they would never do the kind of torture that the old man was implying. To top it all off, it was confirmed that Frederico wasn't even awake during his stay at the base. That meant that Frederico was either lying or having a bad dream. Tsuna, being the kind hearted person he was, decided to give him the benefit of a doubt and go with his second theory.

"Are you sure grandpa? Dad showed me some pictures and Frederico-san didn't look like he'd been tortured just days before being found." Tsuna eventually said, trying to get more information.

Tsuna felt his surrounding suddenly chill, as if all warmness had been sucked away. "Are you calling my son a liar?" Timoteo asked, his voice dangerous yet calm.

"No, of course no!" Tsuna reassured him. "I just wanted to know how he healed so fast."

As if by magic, the coldness that permeated the air around him disappeared. "Sorry Tsuna-kun, I guess I'm getting a little emotional." Nono's voice sounded so sincere that Tsuna felt bad for the man.

"It's not your fault! Anyone would be like that if their son was kidnapped and hurt."

"Yes, well. Frederico says that they used the power of the Flames to do it. Apparently, the Genovesse has someone who is capable of using Sun Flames in their Family. But, that is beside the point. Here are your new orders. I want you to make Alberto Genovesse suffer before he dies. Kill his advisors in front of him. Then break every damn bone in his body. Make him beg for death! Let him know what it means to mess with the Vongola! And, when he's begged himself hoarse, kill him."

Tsuna could hear the longing for revenge in the old man's voice. The only thing that Tsuna could do was agree. If he didn't, his Guardians might have to do it in his place and he didn't want that. But torture! Killing he could somehow bring himself to do because it would be quick and painless. To actually make someone suffer before dealing the final blow, Tsuna didn't think he had it in him. But, orders were orders. The burden has to go to someone. He just hoped that his friends would understand what he had to do.

"It will be done, Nono." If the old man had been paying attention, he would have noted the uncharacteristically dark tone that Tsuna had used. But, the aged leader was too focused on his only remaining true son.

The rest of the limo ride was made in silence with the Guardians wondering just what exactly happened during the phone call to make Tsuna seem so down.

Before they boarded the private jet, Tsuna and his Guardians were handed a couple of files. Inside contained information about the Genavesse Family: their numbers, weapons, security, and blueprints. Everything they needed to know to make this mission a success was in the files.

During the ride, they planned. Tsuna had to be careful; he had to make sure that his guardians didn't see what he would have to do. So, he partnered each person and gave them a side to deal with. Hibari and Yamamoto would take one. Mukuro and Ryohei one. Gokudera and Lambo would have the last one. While they took care of the outside, Tsuna would go in by himself and take care of the advisors and the Boss.

Gokudera was the first to protest because didn't want Tsuna to go in by himself. With as much gentleness as he could muster, Tsuna reassured them. "The inside will have less people since you guys will attract all the attention. I'll just have to take care of a few people. Plus, when you guys are done, you can come back me up. But believe in me, okay Gokudera-kun? I can take care of myself."

"Of course you can, Juudaime! Some measly Family like this won't cause you trouble at all. I, your right hand man, will not let you down! Even if I'm paired with this Stupid Cow!" Gokudera shouted.

Thankfully Lambo was asleep so there was no argument.

One by one, the other Guardians agreed to the plan.

"Kufufufufufu, I'll help this once Tsunayoshi-kun. Just take care of your body for when I take it over." Mukuro creepily laughed as his eye began to flash.

"There better be some good fights or I'll bite you to death Herbivore." Hibari grunted as he made his way back to his seat.

"I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS TO THE EXTREME!" Thankfully, the noise of the jet prevented Ryohei from shattering everyone's eardrums. To better prepare himself, the teen went to the end of the plane and began to shadow spar, hoping that whoever his opponents were would give him a good match.

"This will be interesting, huh Tsuna?" Yamamoto laughed as he slung his arm around Tsuna's shoulders.

And, as predicted Gokudera yelled, "Stop touching Juudaime, you baseball freak! Don't worry Juudaime, we will successfully complete this mission that Nono gave us and show them how strong we are!"

Tsuna could only laugh at his antics and hope that nothing would change after this mission was over. But, deep down, his gut told him that his hope would be for naught.