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"Speaking"

'Thinking'

Previously

Instead of voicing his thoughts, Tsuna took a deep breath and smiled back. "Of course not, Yang Shifu. As long as you help my friend, payment won't be an issue."

He would figure out something later.

-5 Years Ago-

It was a little over 1:30 when the limo pulled into the commercial center of Nanimori. Shops aligned the streets selling merchandise that ranged from pencils to TVs. As the limo made its way to a parking lot, Tsuna cleared his throat and spoke to the 2 visitors. "It's around 1:30 right now. Since we're not supposed to go to the hospital until 7, we'll stop right now for a late lunch. I hope you don't mind a quick bite to eat."

Yang Qing smiled and replied, "Of course not. Growing children like you need to eat. Besides, airplane food doesn't quite suit my tastes. A meal right now would be splendid, wouldn't it Ju Long?"

The boy grunted in response, not really paying attention to the conversation.

They exited the vehicle and made their way to a nearby food court. The food court system in Nanimori was unique. Instead of just going to a place and buying food, everyone purchased a card and charged money into it. Then, when they wanted to buy something, they just give the cashiers the card instead of money. This served 2 purposes. The first was so that everything would be more sanitary since the chefs (who are also the cashiers) won't be touching the dirty money. The second is so that no one is cheated out of any change. There were times before when dishonest buyers or cashiers would give the incorrect amount due.

"Go ahead and pick anything you want. Please don't hesitate to get anything. Just use this card to pay. It has a good amount in it so I'm sure you won't run out of money." Tsuna politely told the visitors.

The children would pay for anything the aged man and his grandson bought. That was one of the things the whole group had agreed on. They needed to make a great impression and this was a perfect way to do so. They didn't think much about it at the time. Seriously, how much could an old man and a kid possibly eat?

As the group stood back and watched Yang Qing and Ju Long walk off, Tsuna started thinking about their money issues. Together, they had roughly 72 million yen and they needed around 76.5 million. Counting the 1 million they allocated to use for expenses today, they would need a little less than 6 more million to reach their goal.

It was time to play with stocks again.

Tsuna turned to Dexter and Alexandra. "Okay I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that we're short on money. Bust out your laptops and let's get to work." he finished with a feral grin.

The twins put on equally scary grins and had their machines out in seconds. Tsuna might not be the most technologically savvy person in the world, but he sure had the best luck.

"It's almost 2 right now and the Tokyo Stock Exchange closes at 3. Time for some quick day trading." he said as both Grams connected to the internet.

"Alright dude, do your magic and pick today's big winners." Dexter said. "By the way, how much are we using?"

"We'll use 60 million for this. That'll give us 10 million to fall back on just in case." Tsuna responded as he pointed to which businesses felt right to him.

"There won't be a just in case, dude. The God of luck shines upon you!" Dexter smirked.

"The God of luck shines upon you? Where the hack did that come from?" Sung Ha laughed out.

"Hmm? I got it from a fortune cookie. It's good stuff." the 10 year old genius replied.

Tsuna shared a look with Alexandra and both rolled their eyes at the male Gram's reply. As the siblings got to work on the stock market, the rest of the group looked for the two visitors. When they finally saw them, they almost did a group face fault.

Between the grandfather and grandson pair, they had at least 15 dishes filled with to the brim with food. And, not just any food. It looked like they got the most expensive dishes this place had to offer: shark fin soup, wagyu beef, kurobuta, etc.

"How the hell did they manage to carry all of that? They don't even look tired!" Sung Ha exclaimed while pointing incredulously at the pair who were making their way to them.

Tsuna shook his head in disbelief.

"They're not gonna eat all that, are they? I'm full just looking at it." Hiroshi whispered.

"I know! Isn't Yang Qing supposed to be blind? How's he walking like that?" Emilia whispered back.

Tsuna shushed the group as the two visitors got closer and plastered on a polite smile. He motioned for his friends to help relieve some of the dishes.

"Oh there you are Tsuna-kun. We've been looking all over for you." Yang Qing said. Tsuna noted the "we."

"Is there a problem?" Tsuna asked.

"No, no. I was just wondering if you could add some more money into the card. There are still some dishes I would like to buy. After all, we don't travel to Japan often so we need to make the best of this." the old man smoothly replied.

Tsuna almost frowned but kept his face in check. "Are you sure you can finish all that food?"

"Of course. Besides, Ju Long here is a healthy boy and you know how much boys eat." Yang Qing replied.

Tsuna snuck a glance at the mentioned boy. Ju Long had a bored look on his face. But, the second he saw Tsuna staring at him, the boy's look turned smug. "Sure, would 4000 more be good?"

"I was thinking more like 10,000." Yang Qing said.

"…. Okay, I'll go add that now."

'This had better not be a scam. The old man better be one hell of a healer.' he thought.

-Present Time-

It's been over a week since he came back from the mission and Tsuna loved every day of it. Without Reborn constantly at his side provoking him and hurting him, it was like a mini vacation. He could what he wanted, whenever he wanted. No reborn to kick him awake at 5 am. No professional hitman watching his every move. No spontaneous training trips that made life and death situations seem like child's play.

But, pne problem was that his Vongola Guardians were still pretty much ignoring him and that irked him to no end.

It wasn't like he didn't try to talk to them. In fact, it was quite the opposite.

He went to Yamamoto's sushi shop 4 times in 8 days and every time, the Rain Guardian would be too busy to talk. And, when the topic of Lambo came up, the little boy would always be bribed to stay at the Yamamoto's instead of going back to the Sawada's. Tsuna wasn't going to force his youngest Guardian to do anything, especially since Lambo is the only one who still liked him. But it bugged him that Yamamoto was going to such lengths to stop Lambo from going home with him.

He also hadn't gotten a chance to talk to the Sun Guardian either. Whenever he tried to find Ryohei, Kyoko would always get in the way. It was like she just knew the two of them had gotten into a disagreement. So, she took her brother's side and listened to his wishes of not seeing Tsuna.

Gokudera was even worse in his tries to avoid the soon to be Vongola Decimo. He went so far as to move out of his old apartment, which was pretty drastic in Tsuna's opinion.

He tried looking for Mukuro. But the horrific real life illusions surrounding Kokuyo Land were enough to tell him that the illusionist didn't want Tsuna anywhere near him.

He even tried visiting Hibari at school 3 times; only to be chased out by members of the discipline Committee twice and Hibird once.

So all in all, mission: Reconnect with Friends was a fail.

Now you're probably wondering 'If it was a fail, then why was Tsuna so happy?'

Well the answer's simple. Even though Tsuna didn't get to have a decent conversation with his Vongola Guardians, he still got to spend a lot of time at the Ombranera Base. Because both Reborn and Iemitsu were gone, it was easier to sneak out and meet up at the Base. Hanging out with his long-time friends was an activity that he hadn't done in over a year. It brought him back to the good old days, when he would see at least one of them everyday. Sure they saw each other once in a while now, but with all the work he had to do because of his long absences, they hardly got to just have fun.

This past week was different. Tsuna got to play video games with the guys, go shopping with the girls, and generally just act like a teenager for once. It was relaxing.

But today felt off to the boy. Something was going to happen that would end his current happy routine. Throughout the years, Tsuna had learned to trust his gut feeling, even before he learned that it was his Hyper Intuition. So, he spent the whole day wondering about what would happen.

As Tsuna laid on his bed fiddling with his Vongola ring, he heard his cell phone ring. 'It's 2 in the morning. Who could it be? Hiroshi? Did I forget something at the Base?' He checked his caller ID and sighed. 'Great. I was hoping to be Vongola free for the rest of summer vacation. Guess that's too much to ask.'

"Hello?"

"Oh Tsuna-kun, I hope I'm not bothering you. You weren't sleeping were you?" a grandfatherly voice asked.

"No, I was just using my computer. Did you need something, grandpa?"

"I just called to congratulate you on a job well done on your last mission. I would have called sooner, but my attention has been focused on Frederico."

"Don't worry about it. How is Frederico-san doing?"

"He's almost all healed up and doesn't want to stay a minute longer in the hospital. That's actually why I'm calling. I've decided to send Frederico to Nanimori for a while to help with his recuperation."

"To Nanimori? Why here?"

"Actually, he asked to go there. He wanted to meet you before the inheritance ceremony. Probably wants to get to know you better. Besides, it's a good idea for him to be out of Italy, just in case another Family decides to do something. If he's in Japan, then you and your Guardians can protect him."

"…Right, of course we'll protect him. He's your son right? That means he's like an uncle to me. I can't wait to meet him."

"That's good to hear. He's preparing to get on the private jet now. So, I estimate that he'll be there in 16 hours. That's around 6pm in Japan."

"Okay. I'll pick him up at the airport then."

"Thank you, Tsuna-kun."

"No problem, grandpa. Is there anything else?"

"Hmm? No, that's all. I'll let you go to sleep now."

"Alright, bye."

"Bye."

Tsuna had a thoughtful look on his face as he hung up the phone. Frederico was coming to Nanimori. Was there a secret reason behind this? Was the man really coming just to meet the soon to be Vongola Decimo?

He couldn't help but think about the conversations he and his Ombranera Guardians had about Frederico. Although Tsuna was adamant that Nono's son was a good person who's been through a lot of pain already, his friends thought otherwise. Most were saying that Frederico was a trickster, just biding his time until he steals the Decimo position from Tsuna. They pointed out how he lied to Nono about several facts pertaining to his kidnapping. They made valid points, but until he saw the man for himself, Tsuna wouldn't make any hasty judgements.

He quickly called the Ombranera Base and told them Frederico was coming. The safest thing to do would be having Frederico watched. That way, Tsuna would know immediately if something was wrong. He was giving the man the benefit of a doubt, but that didn't mean Tsuna completely trusted him.

Tsuna stood at the airport, alone, holding a hastily made sign. He had tried to contact his Guardians to tell them that an important person was coming, but no one listened. Maybe it was still too soon for him to talk to them.

Frederico would be living at the Sawada house. After all, who better to protect the injured man than the future Decimo himself? Nana was overjoyed to learn that she would be having guests again soon. The house had been lonely with only Nana, I-Pin and Tsuna there. I-Pin had taken to disappearing off during the day since Lambo wasn't there to play with her.

Frederico slowly walked out of the small gate while a man besides him carried his luggage. He scanned the crowed for a familiar face. He had seen Tsuna's picture countless times. Iemitsu used to love to brag about his precious son and Nono had shown him a recent picture not too long ago. It was easy to spot the boy with his spiky brown hair and big sign.

As Frederico approach the boy, he couldn't help but smirk at that fact that none of the boy's Guardians were here. That was a good sign. The lack of Guardians meant that he must have done something to make them lose a lot of respect for him, otherwise there would be at least one Guardian here with him. It would be easy to convince everyone that the boy wasn't fit to become Decimo anymore. 'He souldn't even be a candidate! Not when I'm the son of the current Boss! I deserve to be Decimo!' Frederico thought as continued to walk.

It didn't take long for the man to reach the boy. They stared at eachother, each one judging the other with a piercing gaze.

Tsuna broke the silence first as he attempted to be polite. "Hi, welcome to Nanimori. You must be Frederico-san. I'm Sawada Tsunayoshi, but you can call me Tsuna for short."

Frederico, seeing that Tsuna broke the silence first, assumed that the boy was too weak to continue to manly stare-off they were having. He smirked inwardly as he thought that becoming Decimo just became easier.