Disclaimer: I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Warning: Unbeta'ed

Rating: Rather T than K+

Genres: Romance (mostly)/near nonexistent Humor

Summary: It was an unspoken message. Its shape was always shifting but it was always understood. Everyone knew how to respond and dutifully did so. No one wanted to meet his wrath. Moreover, it was amusing to see how one stayed oblivious to it. Set 8YL! following the end of the manga.

A/N: Tried some fluff but I don't think that I'm good at it. Well, I hope that it will entertain some of you. Please enjoy!

Surprisingly, it was Tsuna who started it all. He hadn't meant to. In fact, he wasn't even aware of it. It was still him who gave Reborn the idea.

The first time was an accident. Reborn had been on a mission for several weeks now and Tsuna was really missing him. One night, when entering the bedroom they shared and being completely exhausted, he opened Reborn's wardrobe and took out one of his jackets. Needing comfort, Tsuna put it on, stumbled towards his bed and fell on it. He instantly fell asleep, inhaling the faint scent of Reborn's cologne and coffee.

Tsuna woke up abruptly several hours later, his Hyper Intuition screaming. In his hurry to deal with the intruding –and stupid- assassins, he had completely forgotten that he was still wearing Reborn's jacket. The problem dealt with, Tsuna went to his office to work on his paperwork, slightly confused by his Guardians' worried and amused gazes. He shrugged them off, considering the assassins to be the cause. His friends and family though had noticed the jacket, instantly knowing that their Sky was missing his lover. That day they all made an extra effort to avoid adding paperwork, much to Tsuna's perplexed relief.

Reborn came back a little before noon, slightly surprised at the unusual and almost complete peacefulness of the mansion. Vongola being Vongola, it was impossible to have complete silence but it was far from the usual chaos. When Gokudera showed visible relief at his return, the hitman wondered if something had happened. Of course he knew about the assassins but they were easy to deal with. He got his answer when he opened Tsuna's office door. Sitting dutifully behind his desk and wearing one of his jackets, Tsuna was reading with a slight frown some documents. Lifting his eyes, the Vongola boss instantly brightened, a smile softening his features. Reborn chuckled and casually walked up to him, absently putting his report on the desk and noticing that the piles of paperwork had drastically shrunk. Perfect.

"Welcome back, Reborn." Tsuna greeted him, standing up. "How was the mission?"

"Boring." Reborn replied with a smirk, pleased to know that the brunet had missed him. He silently admitted that he had been impatient to come back too.

Tsuna completely relaxed when he noted that the hitman was unharmed and looked as neat as ever. He knew that Reborn was rarely injured –being the greatest hitman in the world and an ex-Arcobaleno- but he was always worried when his lover left for a mission. In fact, the brunet worried each time he had to send a member of his family away for a job. Seeing him returning back home was enough to ease Tsuna. He had deeply felt Reborn's absence for the past few days. His joy was literally radiating from him and for those sensitive to Flames –which included almost everyone-, his happiness was clearly noticeable.

Tsuna focused back on the present when he felt Reborn's arms embrace him. He immediately leaned in, tilting his head up to stare into his lover's onyx eyes. He shivered when he witnessed them darken with an emotion he recognized. He squirmed to get out of Reborn's arms but found himself trapped in the hold.

"Reborn, I have work to do!" Tsuna protested, still trying to free himself, despite the fact that he could probably do what was left tomorrow, seeing how little work he had for once.

Reborn simply hummed before smirking at him, slightly leaning down. Tsuna blushed despite his best efforts, close enough to smell Reborn's scent –a mix of cologne, coffee and something else, something dark and dangerous- and desperately looked away from the intense look he was receiving. He knew that he would give in if their gazes met. It had been too long since he had felt so safe in Reborn's arms. His desire had been building up and being so close to each other was enough to strongly awake it.

"There's no way I'm letting you go." Reborn suddenly picked him up, drawing a short yelp from Tsuna who instinctively wrapped his legs around his lover's waist and put his hands on the hitman's shoulders. "You obviously miss me." He added smugly.

He tugged on the jacket Tsuna was wearing, watching how comprehension suddenly lit up his lover's eyes as he glanced down. Tsuna blushed deeper but didn't deny the words. Instead, he smiled almost devilishly and wrapping his arms around Reborn's neck, he approached his lips closer to Reborn's ear. Tsuna didn't hide his satisfaction when he felt Reborn shivering and his fingers tightening their hold on him.

"Then, you have three weeks to catch up for."

Reborn's smirk turned downright predatory and he swiftly left the office, a purring Tsuna in his arms, content to finally be with his lover alone.

Needless to say, no one bothered them for the rest of the day.

A/N:

Thanks for reading! Don't hesitate to point out any mistakes.

Oh, and about the idea I spoke of in Choice, it has evolved into something rather long, so it wouldn't be in Guns and Smiles, but rather by itself.

Happy holidays~