A/N: Wooo, It's summer vacation. No more school! More time for Fanfiction! .. yay! I don't know how the beta thing works and I'm too lazy to use it cuz I write everything on either my phone or kindle and its all on google drive. Until I get further in the story I probably won't ask for a beta, only for help in characterization. And sorry for taking long, I was studying for regents. So this chapter it to celebrate regents exams being finished.
Disclaimer: I don't own and I never will
Tsuna was sitting on the benches for gym. He didn't have his PE uniform so, just for today, the teacher let him sit out. It was only him and a girl named Chrome who didn't bring the uniform. Right now they were waiting for everyone to finish changing so gym would start.
"Um hi, I'm Tsuna" Tsuna said, trying to awkwardly make conversation.
"Hi, I'm Chrome." She said quietly.
You would think that two of the shyest students would stop talking right there and sit quietly so, it came as a shock to the class to see them both talking, though very quietly, and laughing at something the other said. They became fast friends because of the familiarity they felt with each other so, they quickly got comfortable with the others presence. Chrome reminded Tsuna of someone he met in his travels with Reborn and Tsuna reminded Chrome of someone her brother told her about.
Everyone stood frozen for a while, listening to the beautiful laughter of their princess and Chrome, Hime-San's lady-in-waiting. The reason why Chrome is Hime-San's lady-in-waiting lady is because Chrome is the first girl Hime-San has talked to and looks very close with.
"Tsuna-Hime, since we can't participate in PE, why don't you cheer them on." Chrome suddenly said. They were both watching the boys about to start a basketball game. The girls were running around the track.
"Eh, really Chrome-chan I don't know if they'll like it." All the students in the class had a light blush on their face, imagining Hime-San in a cheerleading uniform and supporting them. They were sure they could do anything with Hime-San's support.
"I'm sure they'll like it just say-" Chrome leaned closer to Tsuna and whispered in his ears.
Tsuna blushed as bright as a tomato. "I think I can do that." Tsuna stood up fiddling with his fingers. "Um, everyone do your best and have fun. The winner will get a k-k-kiss. Only the team leader will get it." Then he gave a bright smile. Almost immediately a competitive fire lit up in every boys eyes. Yamamoto and Gokudera were the leaders of each team and neither of them wanted to lose. They didn't want Tsuna to kiss the other so, with that thought, they were ready to defeat each other. The other boys believed their team leader were like knights and was better than the other so they fought so their leader would get a blessing from Hime-San.
"Alright, start when the whistle blows." The teacher announced. The boys got in their positions and the teacher blew the whistle. A war broke out.
"Chrome-chan, I think they're taking this too serious." Tsuna said getting a little bit worried. Tsuna didn't even know basketball very well yet, he was sure more than half of what they did were foul moves. Tsuna winced when a person fell and got stepped on. Another person punched the person in the opposite team for the ball. The teacher had his back turned and was reading the newspaper.
Chrome giggled. "I told you they would like it, they're fighting for their prize." Chrome was enjoying seeing what lengths people would go through for her new friend.
"Mou, Chrome-chan, you have such a sadistic side." Tsuna whined playfully.
"I think I've been around my brother too much."
"You have a brother, really? What's he like?" Tsuna said focusing his full attention on Chrome in excitement.
"Actually, he's transferring here in two weeks, so you'll get to know more about him personally. But I will tell you that he is kind in his own way." Chrome said with a sparkle in her eyes. It was the first time she talked to someone, who were outside her family, for a long time. She felt really happy being able to talk about her brother and she felt that Tsuna-Hime would be a good friend to him when he came.
"Oh then I can't wait to meet him, what's his name?"
"Ah, his name is -" before she could finish the teacher blew the whistle, signaling the end of the game. They were so deep in the conversation that they don't hear the whistle for the breaks. The game ended in a tie.
Yamamoto and Gokudera stepped up to Tsuna, waiting for their kiss. Tsuna walked up to them, blush still in place, and kissed them both on the forehead. All the girls squealed and the boys blushed. It looked as if the princess was rewarding her knights for fight for her.
Gokudera and Yamamoto blushed, feeling those warm soft lips on their foreheads. What they wouldn't give just for another kiss from Hime-San.
Tsuna stood up straight, blushed in embarrassment, and ran out the gym. He ran to the classroom, taking his things, and left the school. Hibari-San is going to kill me but I can't look Hayato or Takeshi in the face anymore today.
When Tsuna left Gokudera and Yamamoto had the same thought. Hime-San is so pure.
Tsuna didn't want to go home early again, he didn't want to face his uncle or mother right now. Might as well stop by the shopping district. tsuna felt a breeze up his legs. He looked down at what he was wearing then gasped in horror and after sighed in defeat. He was still wearing the uniform Hibari gave him!
Well I'm not going back to change, I'm lucky I grew out of the embarrassment of crossdressing in public a long time ago. Tsuna headed toward the arcade to pass the time. The whole time while he was in the arcade he kept getting some admiring or worshipful gazes. When he walked through the markets, the owners gave him free items so it was almost 6 by the time he got home with bags full of free items.
"Mom, I'm home." Tsuna called out as soon as he walked through the door. He was met with giggling and a
"Oh Tsu-kun, you're finally home." His mother and her brother were sitting in the living room having a conversation that was interrupted when Tsuna entered. She gave him a bright smile while Reborn smirked, though Tsuna did catch the genuine smile Reborn had on. Tsuna still can't believe that Reborn and Nana didn't like each other when they were younger. From how they act now it's like they're the best of friends, unlike the stories his mother or uncle told, where it sounded like Nana used to bully Reborn and Reborn used to prank her.
Reborn realized what Tsuna was thinking by the confusion in his eyes. "Baka-Tsuna, you do remember that the tradition in our family was to help the relationship me and your mother used to have." Nana ruffled her brothers hair and left her hand there, showing a caring expression on her face- Reborn wasn't wearing his signature fedora- only adding to the truth of Nana being someone Reborn respected when he didn't remove her hand.
Tsuna was in his bed after dinner. He forgot he was wearing girl clothes and Reborn teased him the entire time. Tsuna did, indeed, remember the family tradition and the history behind it. It was one of his favorite bedtime stories when he was younger. And it was the reason he only came home for a few weeks every year. He could still remember the first time Reborn told him the story.
"U-uncle Reborn." Little Tsuna stuttered with tears running down his face.
"What is it Tsuna?" Reborn asked, feeling worried but trying not to show it. He sat up in bed, looking at Tsuna who was now now trying to wipe the tears away.
"I had a nightmare, can I sleep with you?" Tsuna innocently asked, looking at him with those large doe like eyes that Reborn just couldn't refuse. Reborn scooted over and patted the space next to him. Tsuna took that as his signal to climb in the bed. "C-can you tell me a s-story?"
Reborn sighed. "Don't be afraid to ask for what you want Baka-Tsuna." He gave Tsuna a pat on the head and Tsuna snuggled up to him.
"l'll tell you a story of our family history and tradition. l will only tell you this story once so if you don't fall asleep after it, I'll tell you a horror story. Or do you want a horror story instead?" Reborn said to his six-year-old nephew. Tsuna shook his head quickly, not wanting his uncle to tell a scary story. His uncle could go into gruesome details that would leave Tsuna with nightmares for weeks.
"Alright, then just listen. Once, long ago there was a family of 4. A mother, a father, an older sister and a younger brother. The mother and father were assassins and were training their kids to be just like them. Unfortunately, they made the mistake of spending time on one child more than the other. The older sister grew to hate her younger brother because he got all the attention and he grew to hate her because she used the advantage of being older to boss him around. Eventually they grew further and further apart until the brother and sister both moved out the house. They only met for their parents funeral, who were killed on a job, and the grief brought them a little bit closer. One day, the younger brother decided to visit his sister because she was about to have her second child. When he got there he only found his sister and her 9-year-old daughter. When she saw him, she broke down and told him that her husband was almost never home and he abuses her daughter too. A few weeks later the sister went into labor and had a son. The sister was weak from labor and before she died, she told her brother to take care of her children and hide them from their father. The brother, believing that if he and his sister were closer this would never had happened, vowed to watch over his niece and nephew. Not wanting the hatred between siblings to happen again he gave each child equal care."
"So what happened uncle Reborn, did the siblings like each other?" Tsuna asked, fully focused on the story. The nightmare forgotten long ago.
"No they didn't-" Tsuna looked heartbroken and Reborn rolled his eyes. "-but I didn't finish the story yet, so shut up and listen." Tsuna stayed silent and Reborn nodded in satisfaction and continued.
"The two siblings didn't like each other so, to bring them closer, when the sister had her first child, their uncle told her to let her little brother take care of the child. Being grateful to her uncle for raising them, she agreed but was a bit reluctant to let go of her child. The little brother had to do it, since it was a request from his uncle so the siblings agreed to wait until the child could talk. When that time came he took the child and trained her to be an assassin. The mother, being worried for her child, called every month and the brother also brought the child to live with her mother a few weeks a year. Through those calls and visits, the brother and sister became closer until finally, it was like they never hated the other in the first place. When it was found that the child grew stronger by being taught by their aunt or uncle rather than their parent, the tradition was followed by all the members in our family."
"So what's our family tradition?" Tsuna said, yawning and barely able to keep his eyes open.
Reborn chuckled at his nephews struggle to stay awake. "To keep close relations between the youngest and oldest child, this tradition was passed. The first child of the oldest in the family will be taken care of by the sibling who is the youngest at the time of the child's birth. When the first child is able to walk and talk, that is when he or she will be passed on. The youngest child will have to keep regular contact with the oldest sibling by calls and visits. However, the youngest absolutely CANNOT take care of the child in the country where the parent is living, which is why we're in Italy. In the case of the oldest child not wanting to tell his or her spouse of the tradition, the youngest sibling has to take the child back home before the spouse returns and leave right after, which is the case for you, your mother, and me right now. Nana doesn't want her idiot husband to know so, we go to Japan before he gets there and I hide. When he leaves I take you back to Italy and we continue your 'education.'"
"Ah, he fell asleep, I guess I'll leave the horror story for next time." Tsuna was sleeping with a content smile on his face. Reborn pulled him closer and wrapped his arm around Tsuna in a protective embrace.
"Goodnight Tsuna." He whispered, letting a small smile slip on his face. Tsuna heard what Reborn said in his dreams and let out a happy sigh.
Tsuna opened his eyes slowly. Ah, it's another of those dreams, I still love that story. Tsuna got out of bed feeling happy. First, he had a good dream, second, Reborn didn't wake him up, and third, it was the weekend, so no school. He spent the last two days blushing and stuttering whenever he saw Takeshi or Hayato until he finally got over it.
I haven't invited them over yet. Yamamoto, Gokudera, and Tsuna had exchanged numbers, Tsuna even got Chrome's number during gym. Tsuna quickly tested his address to all three of them and asked if they could come over, he got a positive response from all of them.
Tsuna was up at 7 and wasn't feeling tired so he decided to go downstairs and make breakfast after getting ready.
He met Reborn sitting at the table waiting door food and looking at some pictures and he had a closed photo album next to him. Tsuna was curious about those pictures that caught Reborn's Interest but he knew Reborn would show them to him when he was ready. He put on an orange apron with a blue tuna fish on it and started to make omelettes.
Reborn didn't want to wake his sister up for food so he was waiting for Tsuna too cook because frankly, Reborn couldn't cook to save his life. He was terrible at cooking and Tsuna had to live on that food for the first two years of Reborn taking care of him. This is the reason that Tsuna was such a great cook. Since he turned five, every time he came back home, he spent it with his mother teaching him how to cook.
Reborn kept looking at the pictures and letting out a very dark laugh over breakfast. Tsuna couldn't hold his curiosity in any longer.
"Reborn, what's so interesting about those pictures." Tsuna asked while washing the dishes. He had a plate for his mother set aside.
Reborn smirked. "You really want to know?"
Tsuna shivered. His intuition told him he wouldn't like what was on those pictures but, he was very curious. "Yes I'm curious about them?" He said with a pout on his face.
Reborn put a few pictures face up on the table and Tsuna looked at them in horror.
"Care to explain this." Reborn gave Tsuna a dark look while sliding the pictures to him. The pictures showed Tsuna's day at school for the week and all of them were after he put on the uniform.
They showed; Tsuna in the reception room talking to Hibari, Tsuna at the front gate asking students to fix their uniform, Tsuna just sitting in the classroom with his back straight, arms folded, and legs crossed. There was a picture during lunchtime. Him along with Hayato were trying to help Takeshi understand the lesson over lunch. Tsuna wanted to pay Takeshi back and Hayato had no lunch so a picture was taken of Tsuna feeding them both. The most embarrassing ones were during gym. Three showed how excited he looked talking to Chrome, one in gym, one in the classroom, and another on the way home. I really do look like a girl in that one, actually, I look like a girl in all of them. The next was of Tsuna giving that kiss to Takeshi and Gokudera.
"l-l-l how did you get those pictures?" He said lamely with the blush on his face slowly rising.
"They were being sold at your school gate."
"And you actually brought them!" Tsuna said in surprise.
Reborn smirked. "No I didn't." Tsuna paled. I bet he tortured them for those pictures.
"So what about the photo album over there." Now that he looked at it, that photo album looked like the one Tsuna thought he destroyed.
"These are the pictures from when you were younger."
Tsuna paled even more. "All of them." He said in a whisper. Just then Nana came down the stairs and Tsuna quickly hid the pictures reborn showed him.
"Ara, you're all awake alread- oh is that the photo album." She said, quickly changing to excitement.
"Yes it is."
Nana squealed in delight. "Tsu-kun was such a cute hitman-in-training when he was younger."
Tsuna covered his face because the blush was coming back. "I'm going to get ready." He said hurriedly and ran up the stairs but he still heard them talking.
"I also have some new pictures." He could hear Reborn say. There was a pause then another squeal before Tsuna shut his door.
"Why do they like to do this me?" Tsuna cried out while covering his face and sliding down to the floor. He was sitting there for a while when a text came for him. Ah! it's from Chrome.
'We're outside.'
A/N: I wanted to save the rest for the next chapter. If someone doesn't understand a part of the tradition, just PM me and I'll explain. Well I kind of introduced a new character, and I made him friends with Chrome. I believe a Chrome with That Person as her brother would not really be shy but, more used to talking to That Person than anyone else. I've been getting back into vocaloids and I still love the Kagamine's. Anyways, thanks for reading. R&R XD
