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"speaking"

'thinking'

"english"

-7 years ago-

"Hey Tsu-chan?"

"Hmm?"

"You see that boy over there?" Misaki asked as she and Tsuna walked around looking at the different shops. It was one of the few times when they had met and not gone to the park. today, there was going to be a special sale at the martial arts equipment shop and Misaki wanted to go buy some new gear for both her and her surrogate brother.

The 8 year old swiveled his head in the direction that she was pointing and spotted someone. "The one holding the bokuto and buying flowers?" he asked, "What about him?"

"He goes to the same dojo that I go to. But it's really weird seeing him like that."

"Why?" Tsuna questioned. After all, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with the boy.

"Cuz with the way he acts in class, you would never think that he would buy flowers for anyone. Do you think he has a crush on someone?" Misaki wondered.

"Why don't we go ask? Then you can introduce me to him. He seems kinda lonely. Maybe we can be friends." Tsuna said as he dragged his surrogate sister towards the boy in question. He had short black hair and red eyes that were more blood red in contrast with Emilia's ruby red ones. As the duo got closer, said boy looked up and a scowl formed on his face as he recognized Misaki.

"What do you want, Honda?" the boy growled out.

"That's Honda-san, kid. I'm older than you." Misaki bit out. She didn't really hate the kid like some of the other members of her dojo did, but he could really use a lesson in manners.

"Tch, whatever. What do you want, Honda-san?" he said again while stressing the -san part.

Misaki twitched. What a cheeky little brat. He wasn't cute like her Tsu-chan. Nope, not cute at all. "Nothing, just wondering why you're buying flowers. You don't look like the flower buying type. You're not going on a date tonight are you?"

"What the flowers are for is none of your business." Just as he was saying this, the florist came back towards them and handed him a receipt.

"You're flowers will be sent to the hospital later today like you wanted. To room 309, right?" the florist confirmed.

"Yeah. Thanks." The boy said before walking back towards the street. It didn't take long for him to notice that he had apparently gained two shadows. "Why are you guys following me? Don't you have better things to do?" he finally snapped after 5 minutes of walking.

Tsuna, who had only observed up until now decided to speak, "Hey, were those flowers for your sister?"

The boy froze and glared at the duo "How did you know that?"

"Well, I noticed your name on the receipt you got back and compared it to the card that was with the flowers. Kim Sung Ha is your name right? And the card was made out to a Kim Cho Hee. Cho Hee is a girl's name and I read somewhere that when Korean women get married, they don't change their last name. So, I figured that it had to be for your sister. That or your paternal aunt, but sister just seemed to fit more." came Tsuna's lengthy reply.

Misaki gawped at Tsuna's answer. She knew that he had always been an observant child, but to get so much information with just a greeting card? That was pretty impressive.

"You're pretty smart aren't you?" Sung Ha let out an impressed whistle, "You know my name but I don't know yours."

Tsuna blushed at his forgetfulness and quickly introduced himself. "Oh! My bad. My name's Sawada Tsunayoshi but you can call me Tsuna. Can I call you Sung Ha?"

"Sure kid. You impressed me so I'll let you."

Misaki smiled as she watched Tsuna make another friend. His powers of making people like him never ceased to amaze her. "So, is your sister okay" she asked as she joined the conversation.

Sung Ha paused for a moment. He was beginning to warm up to these two and for some reason, he decided to tell them his problem. "Not really. The doctors say she needs surgery soon, but I don't have enough money to pay for it."

"What about your parents? I'm sure that they can take out a loan or something." Tsuna asked.

Sung Ha scowled again. "My parents are divorced. My mom is back in Korea with her new boyfriend. Dad transferred to Japan but lost his job soon after. Then, our stupid mom, who was supposed to receive custody of us, decided not to when she found out that my sister was sick. Now, all dad does is get drunk every day. He probably doesn't even know that Cho Hee is sick!"

Tsuna frowned as he listened to Sung Ha talk. He looked at Misaki and noted that she was also sporting a frown. Obviously, she wanted to help him just as much as Tsuna did. Now, all he had to do was figure out how to help.

"How much is the surgery?" Tsuna asked.

"More than I would like. Why?" Sung Ha responded.

"I have some money. Maybe you could use it."

Sung Ha smiled a little at how nice the boy was to someone who was almost a complete stranger. There was no way the kid would have enough money, but still, it felt nice to have someone who cared. "I appreciate the thought, but there is no way that you have enough money. It's almost 1,500,000 yen! Plus, I may be poor, but I don't take charity." came the answer to Tsuna's statement.

"So that's like what 20,000 American dollars right Misa-nee?" Tsuna asked the girl, who was already using her cell phone to convert the amount to double check. After seeing her nod, he pulled out his communicator that Alexandra and Dexter sent him and called them. Sung Ha watched in silence as Tsuna proceeded to speak with the twins.

"Hey Tsuna, what's up?" Dex's voice came through loud and clear.

"Hey Dex, I have a question." Tsuna replied back in Japanese so that Sung Ha would understand.

"Okay, shoot. What is it?"

"I wanna know how much money I've made with the stocks that you helped me buy."

"All together?"

"Yeah. Just tell me if it's over 20,000 dollars or not."

"Psh, of course it's over 20,000 dollars. Hell! Just your APPL stocks are way over that amount. You're a lucky dude, you know that? All the companies that you pick miraculously end up hitting it big!"

"That's good. Now, look up a patient for me at Nanimori General Hospital."

"Okay, give me a sec while I pull up the system... Alright, name?"

"Kim Cho Hee, room 309. She's supposed to need surgery. Transfer the money to the hospital and make sure she gets it."

"No problem dude….Done! Anyways, do you know this girl?"

"Not personally, but she's the sister of a friend."

"Oh, well cool. By the way, when are you gonna visit me and Alex?"

"Soon, maybe during winter break. I'll tell my parents that I'll be staying at a friend's house. Then Hiro and Misa-nee can come too!"

"Alright, call us with the details later. I gotta go, the stupid old geezer is looking for me again."

"Okay, thanks again. Ja-"

Sung Ha could only stare at Tsuna. He couldn't believe what he just heard. "This isn't a joke right? Did I just hear you give me 20,000 dollars?"

Tsuna gave the boy an incredulous stare, "Don't be silly, I gave the hospital 20,000 dollars for the surgery." Tsuna replied.

"Why? I don't even know you. Why help me?" Sung Ha could only shake his head in disbelief.

"I hate doing nothing when someone needs help. Especially when I can give the help that is needed." Tsuna said after a moment of thought.

"But, I can't accept this. I don't take charity." Sung Ha said half-reluctantly. He wanted the money so bad, but he didn't know if he could compromise his pride for this. For his little sister? Maybe a small blow to his pride was worth it.

"Well, there is something you could do…" Tsuna trailed off, "Be my eternal slave forever! MWAHAHAHAHA!"

Misaki whacked him on the head and yelled, "Be serious!"

Tsuna rubbed his head and stuck out his tongue. "Spoil my fun, why don't you." he turned to Sung Ha and laughed, "I'm just kidding. Just join our family and all will be good."

"Huh?" came the intelligent reply.

"Join our family of friends. Family takes care of eachother so it'll be no problem for us to help you out." Tsuna explained.

"All right….. I'll do it. Thanks, Tsuna. Honda...you didn't really do anything, but thanks anyways." Sung Ha responded.

"Call me Misa-nee, everyone else in our little family does anyway. And respect your elders brat!"

"Psh, why would I wanna do that? Why don't I just call you old hag? You're old enough anyways" Sung Ha retorted with a smile on his face. Before Misaki could respond, he turned back to Tsuna and asked, "Tell me more about this family of friends."

-Present-

Vongola Family Private Jet

"Everyone, I have to talk to you about the mission," Tsuna said

No one made a move to show that they acknowledged that he had spoken and it hurt, but he didn't let it show. No weakness, at least not right now.

He cared about them. He didn't used to though. At first, he resented the fact that due to some force out of his control, he had been named the Vongola Decimo. He tried his best to not get attached to his new Guardians while quietly waiting for the day that his father or his grandpa would find out about the Ombranera and his part in the Family. But, they never found out. Maybe it was because they never thought that someone like 'Dame' Tsuna could have started his own Family. Maybe it was because he was too good at hiding his other life. But the fact was that the Vongola never found out about the Ombranera.

He had succeeded in not getting too close to his Guardians. Then, the Varia incident happened and it all started to change. He started to care about his new friends as much as he cared about his old friends. They had fought by him and almost died for him. Hell! They were even poisoned at one point. That was when he made it his goal to unite the two Families: the one that was his birthright and the one that he created. After all the things they have been through, a bond had formed between them. And now, Tsuna could tell that that bond was starting to break.

"Look guys. I know that what you guys saw back there was not the best sight to see." Tsuna began, "But, there was a reason I did what I did. I just want you guys to understand that."

"What was the reason. Tsuna?" Yamamoto said after seeing that no one else was going to ask. "What could possible make what you did okay?"

"All I can say is that it has to do with Frederico." Tsuna replied. He couldn't give out too much information. Nono had asked him to keep Frederico's presence a secret even from his Guardians. He didn't want to risk his son getting hurt again, especially not while he was still recovering. Tsuna had readily agreed with the old man. Besides, he was used to not having to explain himself to others. His Ombranera Guardians never questioned what he did, even when his actions seemed weird at the time. They have been through a lot together and they trusted him. Now Tsuna hoped that his present Guardians trusted him enough to understand.

"Frederico as in Nono's son?" Gokudera asked, "I thought he was dead?"

"Yes, he is grandpa's son. And no, he isn't dead. He was found alive but hurt a few days ago. The people who hurt him were part of the Genovesse Family."

"You mean the Family we just destroyed? Why didn't you tell us, Juudaime? Didn't you trust us with this information?" Gokudera asked looking hurt. There was the big word. Trust. If Tsuna didn't play this right, he would lose all of their trust soon.

"I wanted to, but I wasn't allowed to tell anybody until the official announcement came out."

"But still, what does that have to do with what you did? You didn't have to kill those people!" Ryohei bit out. It seemed that out of all the Guardians, Ryohei had taken this the hardest. Yamamoto was right behind him and only doing slightly better because of the mental training he had to do to learn his sword style. That and his father had confessed that he had once been a part of the Japanese Yakuza at a young age.

Tsuna didn't know what to say next. He wanted to tell them that he was ordered to do it. But, doing so would make them resent his grandfather figure. Despite everything, Nono was still the Boss. He didn't want his Guardians to think too badly of the old man. Especially not when said old man had the power to crush them with his little pinky.

And, in his heart, Tsuna knew that this moment would be a final test to these people: to see if they were really worthy of being his Guardians. Will they question their Boss or will they understand that there are some things that a Boss just has to do and shouldn't be questioned on. The Mafia appreciated free thinkers because they are the ones who helped the Families advance. What the Mafia didn't appreciate were people who didn't have trust in their Bosses and their Bosses' decisions. That would eventually lead to betrayal.

So, this was a test.

"I had to do it. I want to say more, but when it comes down to the facts, I just had to do it. I hope you guys understand." Tsuna responded, his heart silently pleading for them to understand. He mind screamed for one of them to accept because if one accepted, the others would probably follow.

One spoke up, but not in the way that Tsuna had hoped. "Well I don't. I really don't get why you had to. The Tsuna I knew wouldn't have done it. I think you've changed" Yamamoto said and walked away, which prompted the others to return to what they were doing before thereby ending the conversation.

'Did you really know me Yamamoto? Did any of you really know me? I think all of you only knew 'Dame' Tsuna and not the real me.' Tsuna thought as he stared out the window. He pulled out his second cellphone and started to tell text Hiroshi and the others that the mission was now over.

Can someone say 'test failed?'

Ombranera Nanimori Base

"Was that the Boss just now, Hiro?" Sung Ha asked after he noticed Hiroshi check his cellphone.

Yanagi finished texting and put his phone back on the table. "Yeah, he told me that the mission just ended. He also said that something bad happened and that he would tell us later when we meet up."

"Will he have time to meet up with us?" Dexter asked. After Reborn arrived in Nanimori, Tsuna appeared in less and less meetings. It was hard to sneak out and meet up with them when there's a paranoid hitman in his house. It hadn't mattered that much since they always informed him about the meetings with their communicators.

"Yes, apparently Reborn went to Italy to visit Vongola Nono. So, Boss can easily sneak away tonight." Hiroshi replied.

"I just hope that nothing bad happened to him. He's not hurt is he?" Alexandra asked with concern.

"I don't think he's hurt physically. But, mentally I don't know. Who knows what the Vongola made him do this time." Hiroshi said, his tone solemn.

What had they made their Boss do? Even through texting, he could feel the sadness from Tsuna.