It was morning again; Sawada Tsunayoshi stretched his finally flexible limbs while breathing in the fresh air. It's been more than a week since he first woke up to find himself in a hospital bed with an IV stuck on his arm and a mask over his mouth, having just woken up from a coma, and when he found out he was going to be stuck with his Mist guardian for who knows how long.
"Happy to finally get to leave the hospital?" a soft voice jerked him from his thoughts. It was Sasagawa Kyoko. He blushed when he saw the wide and angelic smile on the orange haired girl's face. 'Kawaii' he thought.
"Yup. It's great to finally get to move around freely. I thought I'd have to stay in that plane white room forever" Tsuna replied, a goofy smile on his face.
As you all might have guessed already, Tsuna was finally released from the hospital, and Kyoko was there to pick him up saying that everyone else was 'busy' that day.
Tsuna didn't mind at all; he was, as expected, in pure bliss just being able to walk beside his long time crush.
"So this is the person you like huh? I do have to say, she is cute. You two look perfect for each other Kufufu~" Tsuna froze, remembering about his ghostly companion who decided to show himself at that exact moment.
"M-Mukuro!" Tsuna squeaked. After the week's stay in the hospital, Tsuna finally got used to the other teen's presence up to the point that he enjoyed his company. Apparently though, that doesn't mean he's used to the guy suddenly popping out of thin air.
"Hm? Tsuna-kun, is something wrong?" Kyoko inquired as she turned to look at the brown haired boy.
"U-Uh No! N-N-Nothing at all! Please don't mind me!" Tsuna stuttered out, rubbing the back of his head.
"I see" the orange haired girl said as she started walking again.
Tsuna let out a shaky breath. "Can you PLEASE stop doing that? You nearly gave me a heart attack!" he whispered to the taller male that was now walking… I mean floating, beside him.
Mukuro just smirked, amusement clearly written on his semi-transparent features.
"Tsuna-kun, come on! We have to hurry!" Kyoko called out, she was a few meters away from them already.
"COMING!" said teen announced as he jogged up beside her, not at all quizzical about why exactly they have to hurry. They started walking is silence again.
When they finally made it to the front steps of the Sawada Household, Tsuna took a deep breath, nostalgia running through him. However he noticed something wasn't right, there was no chaos happening, no okaa-san that would surely have hugged him till he suffocated by now, and no Spartan Home Tutor that always greeted him with a kick to the face when he touched the doorknob. In fact the whole place was eerily silent.
Kyoko followed behind him, there was a bright smile on his face which lighted up his spirit even more.
He slowly turned the knob. "Tadai—"
As soon as he opened the door, he was greeted by lights blinking on accompanied by flying confetti.
"WELCOME HOME TSUNA!" Everyone, Kyoko included, announced.
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Mukuro watched in the sidelines as the three of them continued their trek towards the young Vongola's home.
He didn't know why, but he's been inspecting their female companion for quite some time. His first view of her was 'innocent', incredibly so. And the fact that her smile was enough to light an entire room only helped to increase his dislike of the girl.
He knows that this person, Sasagawa Kyoko, knows nothing about the dark world they reside in. He knows that she was raised in a world that was full of light; a loving family, no one there that would want to hurt her, people that would help her out when she need something, she was the very epitome of purity and naivety.
No wonder the Vongola likes her, they are very much alike. And for some unknown reason, this fact irked him.
Nonetheless he just stayed quiet until they reached the Sawada Household.
It was oddly quiet, almost as if there was no one there, but he knew otherwise, the breathing of around 20 people was hard to miss. They were in hiding.
'An ambush?' he thought. 'Can't be, there is no evil intent'
The Vongola entered through the door, muttering a 'Tadaima", the girl and himself in tow.
All the lights were turned on, and there was confetti flying everywhere, on the center of the hall was big orange banner with the words 'Welcome Back Tsuna' written in bold red-orange letters. Everyone in the room had on happy faces, incredibly wide smiles adorned each one, even Hibari Kyoya was there.
...
Mukuro felt out of place.
And when the brown haired woman ran across the room, embracing her child in her arms with tears of joy on both their faces, he felt even more so.
This place was warm and welcoming, a place that can be truly called 'home'. It was a place Mukuro has never been in, something he never thought existed, and it made him feel incredibly… odd, uncomfortable. Unwelcomed.
He felt a frown appear on his face as he stared at the occupants of the room. The Vongola was now inside and was chatting excitedly with everyone.
Mukuro just needed one glimpse to know.
'I am not allowed to be here' he thought as he faded into thin air.
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Tsuna was incredibly happy that the smile on his face refused to go away. Everyone was here to welcome him home, now that he thought about it, it felt like forever since the last time there was a get together like this.
Gokudera has been on him since he came in. Telling him events that happened while he was… away. Yamamoto piped in once in a while which led to another one of their one sided arguments.
Ryohei was as loud and extreme as always.
Chrome was there too, along with her two other companions.
"Boss, I'm glad to see you all better" she said, giving him a kiss on the cheek. Predictably, Tsuna blushed beet red, while Ken and Gokudera threw fits and were held back by their companions.
Tsuna just smiled and chuckled at the normality of the situation. He didn't even complain when Reborn kicked him on the head for being late, and said Hitman was also sporting a smile on his baby face.
He was a little surprised, though, by the fact that Hibari Kyoya was there as well. He wondered how in the world he was actually convinced to come, or even WHY they decided to even invite him... but then again, there was Reborn.
"Herbivore" he jumped as said teen was standing in front of him.
"HAIIE! H-H-Hibari-san?" he questioned meekly, the taller male just stared at him for a bit before walking towards the front door.
"Infant, I am leaving now; I trust that you won't try to stop me" Hibari called out as he opened the front door.
"I won't, thanks for coming Hibari" Reborn said before disappearing into the kitchen.
Hibari soon left the house; but not before staring at the door, vision lingering at the spot where a certain Illusionist was in only a few minutes ago to be more precise, eyes narrowed.
'So it really was Reborn who got him to come' Tsuna thought, letting out a breath of relief once the Black haired teenager was out of sight.
"Tsu-kun, why are you still standing there, come on and eat" Sawada Nana called out from the kitchen doorway, holding a spatula in her hand. Tsuna found himself being the only one in the hallway now, so giving a 'hai', he followed his mother inside.
It wasn't until later on, while they were all eating, that Tsuna found out that Mukuro was nowhere to be seen.
"Huh?" he mumbled, looking around.
"What is it Tsuna-san?" asked Miura Haru, who was sitting in front of him.
"N-Nothing, I was just thinking about things" he replied. Haru looked doubtful but let it slide.
'I wonder what happened to Mukuro' Tsuna thought. He was already accustomed to how the illusionist can appear and disappear of his own will; he said that at those times, we was merely asleep.
It was when the party ended and Tsuna finally got back to his room did he speak.
"Mukuro? Can you hear me?" He asked the empty room. He thought that maybe he had somehow offended the male; he knew he wasn't entirely gone yet.
"Kufufu~ What is it Vongola?" and out of thin air, Mukuro's form appeared, same as before.
And Tsuna squeaked a bit at that.
"Ahh… you were missing at the party, Chrome was even there. I was just wondering how you were" Tsuna stated meekly.
He could feel Mukuro's contemplating gaze, and he looked up. He was sure he caught a glimpse of bitterness on the other's face before it was immediately replaced by his trademark smirk.
"Well, there wasn't exactly any need for me to be there, so I decided to just sleep" he explained casually.
Tsuna knew he was lying.
"… You could have at least stuck around. It's not like you're not welcome here" he stated, and he didn't miss how the illusionist stiffened before he reverted back to his usual expression. He frowned.
"What made you think that, Vongola?" said illusionist questioned. Tsuna just sighed.
"You're not as bad as you think Mukuro, don't feel out of place, you're a friend too you know. You're welcome here" the smaller teen said before he plopped down on his bed, leaving a stunned Mist Guardian staring at him.
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Mukuro stood there, just staring in silence at the brown haired teen. The boy was able to tell exactly how he felt, and he even seemed to know more about him than he himself did.
'Hyper Intuition is it?'
To say Mukuro was shocked was an understatement. To think that Mukuro had tried to posses his body, harmed his companions, and the boy says that he was a friend?
All traces of amusement fell from Mukuro's face, leaving only a scowl.
The boy was naïve, he could never believe that this pure and naïve child is actually the Tenth Generation Boss of the most Powerful and Influential Mafia Family in the World.
He even denies this fact, he has not said a word about the mafia other than rejection, what was the Ninth thinking in choosing such a person to be his successor?
He was too pure, too naive, too radiant. He would be the cause of the downfall of Vongola… though he very well knew that that thought held no truth.
But how could a person like this even KNOW about the mafia?
The Mafia, the darkness. HIS darkness.
He felt his hands clench tightly.
He'd always thought… He'd always known that light does not exist, but he was wrong. Because the very embodiment of light is right in front of him right now, and he is able to see it with his own eyes.
'Why am I here?' he asks himself. How could he be in the presence of such a radiant being?
He was a being of darkness. He was born one and he will keep on, dying as one.
So why was he here?
'Why am I here?'
"Mukuro?" warm brown eyes opened to stare at him, a confused expression in them.
He flinched a bit before his smirk was automatically back on his face. "What is it Vongola?" he asked, sitting down on the floor and staring at the ceiling. He tried his best to calm down, successfully.
All was silent for a while, before a determined voice spoke.
"I will help you" his head snapped to the side to face hard and determined brown eyes, he swore he saw a flash of orange in them.
"I will find a way to get you out of that prison. As I am now, I won't be able to do anything, but I swear that I will absolutely help you" he continued. Mukuro could see he was serious.
He doesn't understand… he can't understand. There is so much turmoil inside of him. 'Why do you want to?' Mukuro wanted to ask.
But instead, with a sigh, he just looked up at the ceiling and smirked "Then I guess I'll be expecting you, Vongola Decimo"
From the corner of his eye, he saw the brunette frown… actually; it looked more like a pout on the brunettes features.
"Can you stop calling me that? I am not the Vongola Decimo" he stated.
Mukuro's smirk grew wider. "Oh? Then what would you like to be called then?"
"Tsuna. Just Tsuna"
Mukuro was reluctant, he didn't know if he could actually say that name. "Tsuna…yoshi"
A thoughtful look appeared on the smaller boy's face. "That works too I guess"
"Kufufu~" 'You truly are interesting Sawada Tsunayoshi'