Title: The Boundaries of Love

Author: Yuki

Note: The story's writing style will be bit more casual from now on. Hope you enjoy this chapter…I tried my best.

Chapter Two: Master?

Thump. Thump. Thump.

Tsuna tried to calm his racing heart as he leaned against the metal door. Who were those people? The brunette glanced at the doorknob and visibly sagged when he didn't see a lock. Glancing around the room, there wasn't anything he could use to barricade the door either. System?

Analyzing situation…

Two unidentified humans outside. Weapons detected. Possible threat.

Weapons?! Tsuna's eyes widened as he stared at the door - the only thing separating him from the other side. Earlier, he was too panicked and had slammed the door shut before he could get a good look at the two intimidating shadows outside. What should I do, System?

Danger levels are low. No killing intent from other party. Best solution:

feign innocence.

Eh? What do you mean by feign innocence?! I am innocent. Tsuna pouted. He turned to face the door and grabbed the doorknob tightly. Before quickly letting go.

The poor boy felt like crying. He couldn't do it. How could he possibly face those dangerous figures? Tsuna was well aware of his below average stature though he hated to admit it. He didn't stand a chan-

A small body was flung across the room as the door forcefully opened, ricocheting off the wall. Tsuna let out a pitiful cry as he landed on his bottom. Fearfully, he slowly turned around.

And promptly started to scream his little heart out.

When G had slammed the door open, he had not expected their enemy (if you could even call the little fluff ball that) to emit such a high pitched screech. Luckily for his and Reborn's eardrums, the boy suddenly stopped. He scanned them from head to toe and when their eyes finally met, the brunette froze and quickly dove behind the glass case set in the middle of the room. Which…failed to hide his petite form. The two hitman raised their eyebrows at him through the glass. Surprisingly, it was the brunette that spoke up first.

"W-who are you?" His voice was hoarse, from the lack of use, but still rather high pitched. Reborn stepped closer and put on his most intimidating face (because it amused him to no end, to see people quiver in his presence).

"I'm afraid that's not how things work around here. We ask the questions and you…", here he paused for a dramatic effect, "just have to do as we say."

There was a moment of silence as the brunette seemed to mull over his words.

"Oh, I see." The boy smiled brightly and stepped out from behind the glass. His head tilted as he inquired, "Does that mean you're my Masters?"

G and Reborn stared at him in barely concealed shock (and if you had known them well enough, you could see their cheeks were a fraction of a shade darker than usual). They exchanged glances and then stared down at the little boy, both at a loss for words. Their reaction, or lack thereof, was ignored as the other continued on excitedly.

"I've been searching for my Master all my life and now I have two!" He clapped happily to himself and gazed up at the two hitman with adoring eyes. This seemed to snap them out of their stupor and G physically reeled back.

"Woah there kid. We're not your masters!" G's comment went unnoticed as the brunette quickly latched himself onto the redhead, skinny arms securely wrapped around the elder's waist. G sent Reborn a helpless look. He had a soft spot for kids and the boy (who didn't even come to his shoulder) was admittedly…cute. Soft brown hair, big eyes, and delicate frame. The Hibari brothers would've been doomed (because everyone knew of their not-so-secret weakness against small, cute things). Reborn sighed, a bit peeved that his attempt at intimidating the other hadn't worked, and easily detached the thing from G's waist and held it up in the air. One would think he was picking up dirty laundry, with the way he manhandled the boy.

Tsuna weakly swung his legs in the air and frowned.

"Master! Put me down!", he whined, trying to turn his head back to look at the other man. Rather than releasing him, Reborn laid him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and began walking back outside, deciding that it'd be best just to return to their car first. Tsuna wriggled in his position for a bit before giving up with a sigh. Instead he shot his redheaded Master, who was following behind them, a pleading look. Complete with watery eyes and a protruding bottom lip - the basic puppy dog eyes combination.

G faltered when the brunette reached his little hands out to him and let out a small whining noise from the back of his throat. He could feel his cheeks warm but tried to keep his poker face on. His dignity and pride was on the line. Dignity and pride. Dignity and pride. Di-

"Master?" Cue thirty degree head tilt.

Shit. The kid was cute.

Without a word, G snatched the brunette from Reborn and threw him over his own shoulder. Tsuna sighed. This wasn't exactly what he was aiming for.

System…all the blood is rushing to my head.

…System?

Hmph…everyone is so mean today.

Tsuna patted his seat, tapped the dark glass, and pulled at the weird contraption that crossed over his chest. When said contraption bounced back at him, he squeaked in alarm and turned towards his Masters with wide eyes. Reborn couldn't help but let out an uncharacteristic chuckle at the boy's antics.

"Master! This is not funny!" Tsuna exclaimed, sounding rather indignant. "It attacked me!" He tried to glare at the thing but struggled because of the odd angle.

"We're not your masters!" G cried from his seat in the car. The redhead sighed, trying to calm himself. "Okay, there's a bit of a misunderstanding so let's just start over. First, introductions. My name is G and this," he gestured at the other hitman (who looked too amused for his liking), "is Reborn."

Tsuna smiled cheerfully, happy to know his new Masters' names. "My name is Tsuna! Nice to meet you Master G and Master Reborn."

Masters acknowledged. Entering information into database.

Master registration complete.

"Yes, it's nice to meet you too, Tsu-" G stopped and groaned in frustration, resisting the urge to curse. "No, Tsuna…for the last time, we're not your masters!"

The said brunette deflated and stared at him with pitiful eyes - looking like a kicked puppy. "Y-you're not?"

G could feel his resolve waver under the gaze. Silently, he turns away and smacks his head against the car window. "Reborn…do something about him." he pleaded, not caring how pathetic he sounded. Reborn glanced at him and decided to be nice and grant his wish. So, he swiftly removed the boy from his seatbelt and placed him on his lap. Tsuna only stared up at him in curiosity.

Hmm, this one is obviously dense. Reborn thought as a smirk grew on his lips. This is going to be fun.

The fedora-donning hitman usually liked his partners curvy and well…female but when presented with an adorable bundle of cuteness like the one sitting contentedly on his lap - he wasn't going to complain. "How about you and I have a little fun?" he whispered huskily. Immediately, G whipped around from his position, eyes wide and yelled, "Reborn! He's like TWELVE! Stop being a damn pedophile!"

Tsuna pouted and crossed his arms. "I'm not twelve!" He tried to puff his chest out and square his shoulders. "According to System, I am 18 in human years!"

Silence.

"See? This is legal."

"That's NOT the fucking problem here!"

Note: Yet again, it's terribly short but that seemed like a good stopping point. This is my first time writing a story so I have trouble expressing what I want to happen and wording things so please forgive me. I'm preoccupied with my online class Mon. - Fri. so I will try to update every Saturday or Sunday when possible.

Final pairing:

I've been seeing mostly R27 but please continue voting in the reviews! I will give you guys a few more chapters. I am including both the first and tenth generations in this story~

Also, sorry if the characters are OOC, hope you guys don't mind…

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