Disclaimer: KHR does not belong to me.
Yuuhikari0308: There will only be fluff between Xanxus and Tsuna, seeing as Xanxus will become Tsuna's guardian.
Fightergirlkl: Xanxus is a lot nicer than in the original series since he hasn't been frozen by Nono in this AU. Before he was frozen he was a pretty… um… calmer than after that, I think.
Mukii: I don't know what you wrote me, but thank you anyway!
Master and the stray.
The two had eaten in silence. The child had moved to sit on the floor rather than Xanxus's lap, since it was easier for him to eat like that. Tsuna's portion had been a bit smaller than the Varia boss's, the steak already cut in smaller pieces and potatoes mashed up. The kid had no problem eating it then and that was all that mattered, Xaxnus supposed.
Once the food was eaten and Xanxus gone back to doing paperwork, Tsuna silently walked around the room, looking at all the new things he had never seen before. There were a lot of books in the bookshelves, beautiful paintings on the walls and guns in strange places all around the room. Though, seeing as this was the office it was, in a sense, obvious why they were there as an extra safety in case some guest decided to be… problematic.
Just when the child's small arm reached out for a small statue that was made to resemble a roaring lion the office door was kicked open a teen wearing a tiara marched in. Tsuna froze in place and blinked his big eyes, looking at the new person that had come. The blond's eyes were covered by his hair, a shit eating grin on face and he was waving a couple sheets of paper in his hand. He smelled like danger. Tsuna had seen people with the same aura and smell as this guy meeting up with his papa. Sometimes they left him alone and sometimes they didn't.
"Shishishishi~ The Prince has returned from his mission. Mammon is back too." The blond wearing the tiara threw the few pages of paper on Xanxus's desk, saying something about how the mission went and how he took care of the enemy and then something about Mammon being unresponsive.
The Varia boss gave a sound of acknowledgement and ignored everything else that didn't interest him. It was only when the blond commented about the 'cute kitty' that Xanxus gave more than a growl as an answer. "Picked him up, he's my pet now."
Tsuna wasn't sure what had happened, but he was suddenly held up in the air and on the same eye-level as the blond Prince. Brown eyes blinked curiously and then he tilted his head a little to the right. The hands under his armpits tighten a little and then he's held up even higher in the air, so high that he has to look down on the one who's holding him right now.
"Prince likes this Kitty. He looks cute." A pleased gin spreads on those lips and the peculiar laugh is made again, "Will the Kitty say with us or go to the old man?" he asks next, turning his head to look at his boss.
"Didn't you hear me, you trash. He's my pet." Xanxus growls back and throws the papers on his table, red eyes turn to stare at the two, "Like hell I will give him to the old fart."
Tsuna merely blinks and looks at Xanxus and then at the blond Prince, wondering what will happen to him now. Though, when the Varia boss had called him his pet the blond had lowered him a little, so Tsuna understood that he won't be beaten or thrown around, not now at least. However, while he is still trying to understand what is happening right now, another person joins them. It's an older looking man with colorful hair, sunglasses and lots of feathers.
"Bossu~ I just got back from my trip to the town and- Oh my, what a cutie! Where did he come from?" the man, Tsuna supposes, pulls him out of the blond's hold and hugs tightly, ruffling his hair and muttering something about seeing something this cute for the first time in his life, "Oh my, you poor thing, just look at you. Who would do such a thing?"
The kid can only blink and tilt his head on one side when he's back on the ground the man in crouching in front of him, a gentle thumb caressing his cheek. Tsuna closes his eyes and then quietly says, calmed down by the man's gentle touch, "Tsu's papa said that this is all Tsu is good for."
There is a shocked gasp and he's once again being hugged and pushed against a firm chest. "Oh my god, that man must be killed. You poor thing, Lussuria will take good care of you."
"The Prince was the first to find the Kitty, so Prince will keep him." The blond suddenly says and Tsuna is once again held by the back of his shirt and his feet are dangling in the air. He ignores what the blond Prince says next and giggles a little – these people were pretty funny.
There is a loud growl and Xanxus's voice shuts the other two up and puts an end to the bickering, "The little trash is my pet, so none of you get to keep him. Now get the fuck out of my office, you two are fucking annoying." The way Xanxus's eyes glare is enough to show the two that either they get out or get shot.
"Haaai bossu. I will take the little cutie with me, ok?" Lussuria smiles and takes Tsuna from the blond Prince's hands, this time with little resistance from the said Prince, and places the child on his hip, one hand holding Tsuna up so that he wouldn't fall. "Let's go little one, Lussuria will have to find you something else to wear. Bossu's shirt is much too big for you."
"Shishishi~ Prince thinks that Kitty looks cute enough like that, but since you have a lot of good stuff the Prince will help." The blond commented from besides Lussuria.
Tsuna, who was holding tightly onto Lussuria's coat, leaned a bit forward to be able to see the blond teen better and then asked, curiosity finally taking over, "Ne, mister, what is your name? Are you really a prince? Does Tsu have to call you a prince too?"
"Of course the Prince is a prince, little Kitty. But you can also call me Bel." The blonde says and reaches out to ruffle Tsuna's hair, testing out how those locks feel against his skin. "You really are as soft as a cat, Kitty."
Tsuna, in turn, giggles and tightens his hold on Lussuria's coats. "Tsu's not a kitty." The boy laughs, "But if Prince Bel says that Tsu's a kitty then Tsu will be a kitty for Prince Bel." Tsuna remembered that his mama once said that princes were very strong and fought dragons to save princesses, so people had to listen to whatever a prince asked them to do.
"You're so adorable!" Lussuria coos again and places Tsuna on his left hip, so that Bel could have easier access to the kid, "I should go and murder that fool who dared to hurt you like this. Tomorrow maybe." He sighs and then brightens up a little bit, "Precious, what's your name?"
Tsuna looks up at Lussuria and smiles, "Tsunayoshi."
After that there is a lot of cooing from Lussuria again and Bel only snickers when the older man is threatening him with a beating when Tsuna is taken out of his arms again and the blond is running away, holding the child securely on his shoulder. They somehow get to a room where there is only a big fireplace, bookshelves and couches for people to sit in and Lussuria is already calling for a maid and asking her to bring some of the clothes meant for children from his room.
Tsuna can only look around in wonder when he sees things that he had never even dreamed of seeing. There are more books and paintings and the furniture looks nothing like the ones at his home, which are broken and dirty and covered in scratches and holes. He laughs when both Bel and Lussuria start to dress him in various articles of clothing, trying to see what would fit him the best from everything that Lussuria owns. They make sure not to worsen Tsuna's wounds while dressing him up and finally stop when Tsuna's wearing an orange hoodie and simple black pants, socks covering his feet.
It's late in the evening when the rest return from missions or a day off and Tsuna's already asleep in Lussuria's lap. Squalo is about to open his mouth and yell out something along the lines of 'what the fuck is that brat doing here' or maybe a 'voooi', but one look from Lussuria and he doesn't dare to make a sound. It's then that Xanxus walks in, ignoring Levi's questions about his day, and picks up Tsuna from Lussuria's lap.
"My pet." Is all he says when Squalo gives him a weird look and marches out of the room with Tsuna sleeping on his shoulder, probably to return to his own bedroom and get some sleep.
Squalo still seems more than slightly confused, but writes it off as another of his boss's whims and pulls out a bottle of rum and a glass from the hidden bar. Levi looks like he couldn't care less, as long as his place in the hierarchy of Varia is not endangered and Viper had never even showed up. Bel said that she had flown to her room the moment they got back, mumbling something about deals and money under her nose.
A/N: I don't like how this chapter turned out, but I guess it's ok. I bet you all waited something else from the introductions, but I figured that I should go about this in an unusual way, so here you go – out of the ordinary meetings!
Ayingott out.