Title: The Welcoming Sky
Pairings: No Pairing
Summary: They are twin brothers; one was a teacher, the other a student. He wanted to protect the other from the horror that is the mafia, but the other wanted to help in his brother's growth to be a mafia boss. Tsubasa was Vongola X, while Tsunayoshi was supposed to live a life as an ignorant candidate for Vongola X. Yet the elements of the sky knows their true boss, even when they can't follow him.
Warnings: AU, and I'll add more in the future if there's anything else.
Tsubasa liked to consider himself to be a patient person. He lived through Reborn's Spartan tutoring for around a month, has the 'Smoking Bomb Hayato' for a "right-hand man", and had to wait for however long to find the rest of his guardians. Not to mention in Italy he has an overprotective father, several rivals for the title of "Vongola Decimo", and those uncanny surprises that only the mafia could offer. But the point was that with everything he had to go through, one would consider themselves patient.
A small kid wearing a cow-printed jumpsuit, attacking Reborn in the middle of the day when the incomplete family is out shopping was not what he had expected. Luckily his mother wasn't paying attention when the cow-baby jumped out of nowhere, and declared his rivalry against Reborn. In response to the declaration, or the grenade that was thrown at him, Reborn swatted the grenade back at the five-year old; which promptly exploded, sending the infant flying elsewhere.
"Tsu-kun, did you hear something just now?" His mother asked, placing a thoughtful finger to her chin.
"There's probably a sale nearby." Tsubasa supplied as casually as he could.
Excitement lit his mother's expression as she looked around the stalls and food markets around them. Soon enough there was a special on fish prices in one of the stalls in the back, and with gusto Nana walked over to the small market. A sigh of relief left Tsubasa, but he was quickly hit on the head by a Leon-Hammer.
"Hey! Reborn, what was that for?" Tsubasa complained.
"Idiot-Tsubasa, a mafia boss never lies to their mother. You were lucky that there really was a sale going on, or you'll have been severely punished." Reborn threatened.
In defiance to his tutor Tsubasa glared at his baby tutor, but did no more for fear of being hit once again. Unfortunately for Tsubasa, Reborn was a sadist who enjoyed torturing his students; so another blow to the head was expected, and the only explanation Tsubasa got was a, "Don't give me that look Idiot-Tsubasa."
Clutching his head in pain Tsubasa could do nothing, but obey his tutor. "Juudaime, are you okay?" His self-proclaimed right-hand man asked.
Oh yeah, Hayato is here too. Tsubasa thought vaguely. Although Tsubasa honestly cares for his friend, it would have been nice to have some peace and quiet once in a while. Sure Hayato tries to be the very best for Tsubasa, but sometimes the over excited Italian was difficult to have around.
"Idiot-Tsubasa, Gokudera, hurry up or I'll extend your training." Reborn called.
Another sigh. "Come on, Hayato." Tsubasa beckoned before the duo headed over to the fish stall.
Once the two reached the fish stall, Nana was already haggling the prices with the vendor. With a determined will, and good negotiation skills, she managed to get a hold of a whole Hamachi; which was later translated to be yellowtail tuna for Tsubasa, who had forgotten some names for certain types of fishes.
"Wow, your mom is really good at negotiation neh, Tsuna?"
Tsubasa turned to the taller teen, and was met with a total stranger; it was logical for people to mistake him for his brother, although he wasn't accustomed to it since it never happaned in Italy. The teen before him was slightly pale in color, almost as if he were sick, and had a cheerful smile on his face. However, the taller black-haired teen stopped smiling, and looked closely at Tsubasa.
"Ah, you're not Tsuna. Your eyes are too dark." The stranger commented.
"Ah, Yamamoto-kun, ohayo. Tsuna isn't with us today, this is my other son Tsubasa." Nana greeted once she had the packaged Hamachi in her hands.
"Oh, really?" Yamamoto asked, then gave a light laugh.
"Sorry, I thought you were Tsuna for a second there. I'm Yamamoto Takashi, a classmate of Tsuna."
"Hey you! How dare you talk to Juudaime in such a casual way, and to talk about Juudaime's Nii-Sama like that is unforgivable!" Gokudera accused.
All he did was talk to me normally, Tsubasa thought grimly; sligthly embarrased by his friend's reaction. "Hayato, it's fine. I'm sorry for his rudeness towards you, by the way I didn't see you today during class."
"Juudaime, he's not worth apologizing to! Besides, he left early because of some injury or something. He's not worth your time!"
"Haha, I was feeling sick so I was sent back home early today. I knew there was supposed to be two transfer student, but I only got to meet Gokduera." Yamamoto exlpained with slightly narrowed eyes.
"Keh, all you did was give me a disapproving look before returning back to what you were doing." Gokudera growled.
"There was nothing I could have done, Tsuna wouldn't want me to do anything." Yamamoto countered, frowning at the Italian.
"And why would Dame-Tsuna want you to not do anything?" A squeaky voice asked; everyone turned to Reborn, who was staring at Yamamoto in mild interest.
"Haha, I don't know. Tsuna just made me promise him not to do anything." Yamamoto cheerfully answered the infant.
"Ah! Tsuna-kun likes to eat Salisbury steak. Reborn-kun, do you know if we have any more at home, I want to surprise him for dinner." Nana asked; too busy looking at her checklist, and searching for stalls on sale to pay any attention to what the high schoolers were talking about.
"No, Mama." Reborn replied; giving her his attention for a moment, before looking back at Yamamoto.
Nana nodded her head, before bowing to Yamamoto and giving her his farewell. Following the matron of the house, the others were close behind her; leaving a curious Yamamoto.
***Break***
"Kaa-san, don't you think we bought enough food?" Tsubasa complained, carrying several heavy bags of food while Gokudera carried the rests besides him.
Nana smiled at her youngest child, and nodded her head.
"Un, we're done Tsu-kun. Now we just need to go home."
Tsubasa released a relieved sigh; happy that they could just go home now, and rest. Honestly if he continued to go grocery shopping like this, how was he supposed to be searching for the rest of his guardians?
Reborn ignored his student's laziness, and stared straight ahead. He wondered when his student would notice an exact replica of himself just a few feet ahead of them, talking to a white-haired middle school student; who looked suspiciously like a sly fox. It wasn't until Tsuna turned around, and waved at them did Tsubasa realize that his brother was in front of the group.
"Ohayo, minna." Tsuna greeted after walking towards them; taking a few of the heavier bags from the two teens.
The middle school student, who was with Tsuna, only grabbed the bags from the brunet's bandaged hands, and carried it himself.
"Ah, Tsuna-kun! What happened to your hands?" Nana asked, while trying to get a better look at them with one hand; the other carrying Reborn.
"Hmm, Oh, I accidentally slammed them against the doors earlier today." Tsuna explained, slightly embarrassed at his clumsy 'accident'.
Gokudera looked away in shame, while Tsubasa looked at his brother in slight worry.
"See, Tsuna-nii you need to be more careful next time." Tsubasa lightly scowled.
Tsuna could only give his brother a slight smile, and the younger teen besides him stared at Reborn in curiosity. With one hand still free, Byakuran tugged at the older teen's sleeve.
"Tsunayoshi-kun, you didn't tell me you had brothers." He said, while nodding his head in Reborn's direction; ignoring the obvious twin of Tsuna.
"Reborn isn't our little brother. Oh, and who are you?" Tsubasa answered and asked Byakuran.
The albino regarded the small hitman quietly before turning to his tutor's twin. "I'm Byakuran, a friend of Tsunayoshi."
"Ah! Then you must be the one Tsuna-kun had been visiting lately." Nana exclaimed with a gentle clap of her hands; still minding the hitman that was still in her arms.
While Byakuran was talking to the matron of the house, Reborn was watching the youth. There was no doubt in his mind that the boy was part of the mafia; specifically the Gesso Famiglia. The creation of the Gesso Famiglia was still new, but already the new family was gaining a rapid amount of power. It was only in its second generation, and if Reborn was correct in his guess, then this albino youth was the next generation boss. The sly fox looked to be innocent in his youth, but already the hitman can feel the charisma and talent he had as a mafia boss.
All the while, Tsuna could only stare at the baby tutor; aware that the hitman knew of Byakuran's identity, and importance in the mafia world. After all, Reborn was an expert on the Underworld. A weary sigh escaped from his lips, but a large smile soon engulfed his face at his brother's slightly panicky and irritated face.
"Kaa-san, we need to go before the fish goes bad from the heat." Tsubasa said; eyeing his bag of fish in slight distaste as the smell began to intensify.
"Ah! You're right Tsu-kun!"
With that said she immediately dragged the rest of the family, and guests, back home to the Sawada residence. Once there the slightly tired teens, for the bags of groceries were truly heavy, placed the items down on the kitchen table. A sigh of relief escaped Tsubasa as he tried to relax his muscles, and told the rest of the family that he was going to go take a shower.
Gokudera bid farewell to his Juudaime, and Juudaime's family, casting one last guilty glance Tsuna's way, before leaving. Seeing as Byakuran was trying to regain his breath on the kitchen table, and Reborn wouldn't help, Tsuna helped his mother pack away all the food.
"Oh! Tsuna-kun, can you please go to the market and pick up some Shouga roots? I forgot to get some at the market." Nana requested.
"Un, how much do you want Kaa-san?" Tsuna inquired.
Nana thought for a moment before replying with just two pieces would be good enough. Once he was done placing all the food in their correct place, Tsuna got up and headed towards the front door; closely followed by Byakuran. Just before they left however, "Ah, Byakuran-kun do you want to stay over and have dinner with us today?" Nana called out.
"Yes please, Tsuna's Kaa-san!~" Byakuran answered cheerfully.
A smile graced the matron's lips before she resumed her preparation for the evenings meal. Once they were on the way to the market, Byakuran openly stared at his tutor. There was so many questions he wanted to ask him; questions that ranged from who he was to what had happened to his hands. Byakuran was no fool, of course he knew that Tsunayoshi was a clumsy person by nature, but for him to get both of his hands injured from one door was doubtful at best.
However, Byakuran's musing was cut short as soon as Tsuna was no longer in his line of sight. Looking around for his missing tutor, he finally saw the outline of his tutor in a dark alleyway, looming over something that looked oddly like a ball. It wasn't until he moved closer that he heard sobbing noises from the 'ball', that he realized it was a small child dressed in a cow suit.
"The g-great Lambo-sama will g-get his r-r-revenge on R-Reborn!" The sobbing child gasped, leaving his snot everywhere; which greatly disguised the albino.
Tsuna placed a gentle hand on the upset child's head and began to sooth him. "It's okay, Lambo. Did you get in a fight with Reborn-san? I'm sure if you talk to him everything will be okay again."
The cow-baby's sobs began to lessen until they were mere hiccups, and once the child was asleep in the brunet's hands, Tsuna stood up; child in hand. A soft smile lit across Tsuna's face as he stared at the toddler in barely concealed fondness. Then the brunet began to move again, towards the market district to pick up the ginger roots.
Once the duo had reached the nearest market that sold the Shouga roots, Byakuran had to go in, by himself, to purchase the item; mostly because the cow-baby would toss and turn in Tsuna's hand, muttering about how bright it was. Displeased at being forced to do such a tedious task, Byakuran grumpily bought the item; scaring the poor girl that was unlucky enough to be the cashier at the time.
Seeing the unhappy look on his student's face, Tsuna only smiled and placed his free hand on the other's shoulder, "Arigato, Byakuran." Tsuna thanked, walking with the smile still in place, and the toddler clutching to him in his sleep.
Relenting his annoyance in favor of getting answers, Byakuran turned to Tsuna and asked about the toddler. "What are you going to do with him?"
"Ah, I know him so he's going to be staying at my house." Tsuna answered calmly.
"You know that brat?" Byakuran asked in mild disgust, still remembering all the green boogers that spilled from the toddler's nose.
A patient smile was all the answer Byakuran got from his tutor, and he gave a defeated sigh. When they were close to the Sawada residences Tsuna stopped short and looked at the sinking sun, "Byakuran, don't mention the mafia around Tsubasa or any of his guardians, okay?" Tsuna requested, avoiding his student's face.
Byakuran regarded Tsuna for a bit before nodding his head at his tutor's back, "Sure, I won't mention anything if that makes Tsunayoshi-kun happy.~"
"Arigato." Tsuna thanked, before opening the front gate to the house.
Byakuran followed his tutor into the house, and the smell of delicious Salisbury steak attacked his senses. The smell was so heavenly that Byakuran had to check again that his tutor was in front of him and not in the kitchen, cooking. Well, Tsunayoshi-kun had to learn cooking from someone. Byakuran thought; mouth watering from the delicious smell.
Apparently the brat in Tsuna's arms thought the smell was good too because he soon woke up from his short nap, and jumped down from the brunet's arms.
"Lambo-sama is hungry!" The five year-old complained; teary sobs all forgotten.
"Ah, okay. I'll make another dish for you too." Nana said with a happy smile.
She didn't even question the brat's sudden appearance, Byakuran thought; slightly worried at how quickly the mother had accepted the cow-baby. Tsuna gave his mother the small bag of ginger roots, and then continued to wash his hands.
"Kaa-san, is that Salisbury steak?"
"Un, I wanted to surprise you today. Lately you've been a little more tired than usual." Nana replied, placing several plates of the meal on the table, before putting the Shouga roots in the refrigerator to be used later.
The active toddler immediately sat down in one of the chairs, and began to devour the food that was given to him. Byakuran decided to take the seat the was nearest to Tsuna, who had another empty chair on his other side. Reborn, who had came downstairs, decided to occupy the empty seat, and soon the only one who was missing from the dinner table besides Nana was Tsubasa. It wasn't until all the food was ready, and Nana was sitting down did the younger twin appear.
As soon as he entered he pointed an accusing finger at Lambo, and choked on words that wouldn't come out. Seeing this Reborn pulled out a Leon-Hammer and placed a strong blow to the brunet's head; stating that it was unbecoming of a mafia boss to stutter like a scared, little girl.
"But that's-" Tsubasa tried to explain before he was hit once more on the head.
"Stop lollygagging and eat your dinner, or else I'll eat it for you." Reborn threatened, sipping at the miso soup Nana had prepared with the Salisbury steak.
Giving a defeated sigh, Tsubasa took a seat on the only empty chair and began to eat his own dinner in silence; not wanting to saying anything less Reborn decide that he was not doing something productive, and hit him again as punishment. Taking pity on his younger brother, Tsuna offered a reassuring smile, and gave the other a little bit of his cucumbers; a favorite of Tsubasa. With delight, Tsubasa ate the neatly cut vegetables; much to the amusement of his mother, and Tsuna.
Once dinner was over, Lambo jumped off from his seat and resumed 'playing' with Reborn. Meanwhile Byakuran picked up the dirty dishes on the kitchen table and passed them to Tsuna, who was washing the dishes. The newly wet dishes would then be passed to Tsubasa, so that he may dry them. After the dishes were dry they would finally be given to Nana, who placed them in their correct cupboards and drawers.
By the time they were all finished it was already 9 o'clock at night, and much to the annoyance of the albino; he had to go home already. Of course the head butler, Gilbert, will pick Byakuran up from the Sawada residences, but the albino absolutely refused to take his shots unless it was Tsunayoshi who applied them.
"Wait, so you're going over to his house again?" Tsubasa asked; pointing an accusing finger at Byakuran.
Tsuna only gave a slight nod, and turned back to the elderly butler. A few whispered words were spoken between them, and eventually Tsuna turned back to his little brother, "I already asked Gilbert-san to bring me back here once Byakuran settles down." Tsuna reassured.
"Alright..." Tsubasa reluctantly agreed, not liking the way the middle school student was smiling behind his brother's back; almost as if he was mocking Tsubasa.
With a final smile all three people got into the expensive car that was parked in front of their house. It wasn't until a pajama wearing hitman came over, and hit the back of Tsubasa's head did the youth finally come in the house. So absorbed in thoughts that he didn't see the way his tutor gave him a slightly disapproving look; after all, it wasn't befitting of a mafia boss to be so unobservant and naïve to the situation that surrounds his famiglia's and family's life.
AN: For those of you who are still confuse, Shouga is ginger roots. Hence the reason why I switch the references between the two.
27 regarding your question about Mukuro, he will have to be captured by Vendicare; however, he will get out of his watery prison a lot faster, and with help. Also I took your suggestion about Lambo, so thank you for the idea. Regarding Reborn, I know that he is showing up very little, but that because I'm bringing him in slowly at a time so that all the guardians can start showing up. That, and Reborn is slightly hard to write, so please bare with me. Also, you are very close regarding the idea about Mukuro kidnapping Tsuna, but there's a lot more to it too. Good job on the guess :)
Knight Yuuki, Shamal isn't going to show up until Bianchi shows up, so he's coming soon. After a few chapters with Shamal as the new nurse/doctor of the school, Nurse Suzuki will eventually quit her job; thanks to a certain touchy-feely, perverted doctor so don't really wonder too much about her. She does play a role in the story, but not a lot.
Frosche, I read your review, and I understood what you meant. When I went back to re-read my summary, I saw what you meant. It wasn't eye-catching at all, so I decided to change it to the current summary. Hopefully it's a little more eye-catching than the previous, and thank you for your constructive criticism. I appreciate it. :)
Amu4ever, regarding your pairing of Colonello/Tsuna, I extended the poll to only this coming Saturday; 7/5/14. That is the best I can extend it because I need to count the votes together, and it has been on for a while now. Also, I have an idea with Mukuro, and Tsuna does get guardians, but they don't show up that much at the very beginning.
Okay, what I noticed that many of my reviewers were worried/surprised about in the previous chapter was Tsubasa's reaction towards his brother's bullying in school. Keep in mind that Tsubasa has been away for a long time, so his Japanese isn't all 'there'. In other words he misses a few words, and the students that all mocked Tsuna were quiet enough that Tsubasa didn't really notice. Also, in this chapter on the last line regarding Tsubasa's ignorance to what's going on isn't just a reference to the mafia, but also regarding his blood-family, which includes Tsuna. I'm making Tsubasa to be this dream guy who is smart, athletic, and handsome. In other words I'm trying to make him the 'cool' version of Tsuna, not the Hyper-Dying Will Tsuna, but a cooler version of him. In other twin stories we always get the other twin to be mean and hateful of Tsuna, but that's because most of those negative feelings stem from arrogance. So I'm not going to make Tsubasa as arrogant as you would see in other stories, but instead I'm going to make him slightly naïve and not as careful as he should be; which includes observation skills, planning skills, and any other skills that requires him to think things through and to actually pay attention. Even in chapter 4 I describes him as 'not paying attention to the conversation between his mother and brother', which later revealed that because he didn't pay attention he didn't know that Tsuna wouldn't be going with them for grocery shopping.
Gokudera on the other hand was more worried about Tsubasa; yes, he shows a certain amount of respect to Tsuna, but between the twins Gokudera would chose Tsubasa because he is Vongola Decimo. In other words, he was more occupied with Tsubasa than with Tsuna. Eventually this will even out where Gokudera will have to worry about both of them, almost equally.