A/N: hey guys^^ so I started school again and it shortened my time to write but don't worry I got some in! So this chapter was a little hard to write which is weird since the next chapter just flowed and stuff. Anyways I checked and the character with the scythe actually uses a scythe! Hooray! I can't think of anything to answer right now because I just want to post and continue writing before I go to sleep since I sleep earlier to go to school tomorrow. Thanks for the reviews and favs! you guys and hope you like this chapter! I apologize for the mistakes, my trial ran out and notebooks I currently keeping me satisfied! Enjoy and review please!

"Mommy, where's Tsuna?" The blonde asked while gripping the chair to stare up at his mother in curiosity. The brown haired woman halted all her movements before turning to face her 4 year old son. She gave a watery smile before kneeling down to console him.

"Tsuna had to go away."

The blonde stared at her owlishly before nodding. "Okay then, when is Tsuna coming back?"

He didn't know why his mom would send Tsuna away. Tsuna was always a good boy.

"Well, Tsuna won't be coming back anymore."

The blonde stared at her feeling anxiety crawl up his belly.

"Why, mommy? Where's Tsuna? I want Tsuna!" His mother broke into sobs as she held him close to her trying to calm him down but he continued screaming, demanding they return Tsuna.

"I'm sorry, Tsuna is gone, baby. Its just you and mommy!"

"No!"

He wretched himself out of her grasp, tears welling in his eyes. "I want him back! Give me back my brother!"

He stared into the eyes of the children in front of him. His blue eyes were glazed almost emotionless.

"What are you doing?! You, you freak!" He was shoved and knocked to the ground while the group of kids screamed and took off. The blonde stared at the ground, feeling a tearing inside his heart. His hand was covered in blood and he knew it was his.

What did he do?

Why did he do that?

Those kids didn't appreciate his help, did they?

He brought the fist into his pale white shirt as tears streamed down his face. "Tsuna! Tsuna!"

He wanted his brother back. Was that so much to ask for?

He wanted Tsuna to come home and smile that sweet smile that made him feel like he had accomplished something incredible. He wanted to chase around pigeons with Tsuna standing calmly beside him.

He promised not to make Tsuna scared! He promised not to make Tsuna sick!

It was an accident! Tsuna had only been trying to save him! He sobbed into his hands trying to understand why he had to go!

Why did Tsuna have to go?

Nana Sawada dipped the rag into the basin of cold water as her son moaned in his sleep. She rinsed it out before placing it on his burning forehead. There was laughter coming from downstairs with a few gun shots.

She should have been alarmed but she knew whatever Reborn was doing she didn't have to be scared. He would take good care of her Takuto while she tended to Ieyasu. The blonde moaned almost knocking her hand away as he panted. A nightmare seemed to have taken the boy as Nana gave a bitter smile.

This reminded her of when he was 6 and had fallen ill after staying out in the rain. When she had asked him what he was thinking, he replied he was waiting for Tsuna to come find him. Nana clenched the bed sheets in her hands while gritting her teeth. It had been so long since she had thought of her baby boy.

It had taken her awhile to come to terms with herself on her decision. Ietmitsu had taken longer and she felt that same sorrow in her chest when he came home from work. Ieyasu let out a whimper making her jump slightly before she removed the rag and dabbed his face carefully.

"Oh Ieyasu, looks like you're going to miss school for the rest of the week." She said softly while leaning over to kiss his forehead. Taking one look at his face made her picture how her little boy would have looked if he lived to grow up. She kissed him gently before getting up.

She was almost to the door when Ieyasu let out, "Tsuna."

She felt her knees shake before the tears came and she was sobbing into her hands.

She was a horrible mother. The worst mother to ever exist.

Takeshi let out a frown as he watched his player get shattered into little pieces.

"They never said it would be hard..." He mumbled to himself while leaning forward to see the game case for the game he had just purchased. With his injury he couldn't practice and Ieyasu was currently sick making Caelum stay on house arrest with the blonde. He snickered at the thought of Caelum taking care of Ieyasu.

He hummed before staring at the screen about to engage in another game until the familiar greeting from his father made him look up in surprise. It had been a slow day in the shop and his father had asked him to go upstairs when he realized they wouldn't get any more customer's for the day.

He got up, stretching his stiff limbs before smiling and heading down to help out his father. With his mother gone he had taken the role to help out his father in anything he could. His suicide attempt had been a heavy blow for his dad.

He was lucky Ieyasu and Caelum had saved his life. He whistled to himself while jumping down the steps and opening the curtain his smile still in place. But the moment he caught sight of who was at the entrance he couldn't stop his entire body from freezing up.

The person was almost identical to him. The only difference was the slightly taller and thicker build and the navy blue eyes.

"A-Asari..?"

He couldn't stop himself from stuttering. The last time they had ever interacted had been at the older boys mother's funeral. He had walked out without a single word to anyone and that had dealt a heavy blow to Takeshi who had been suffering with his own problems.

That had been over five years ago.

"Hello Takeshi, how are you?"

Really? Five years and he was asking that now?

Takeshi gave a small smile feeling the awkwardness in the room thicken as Asari rubbed the back of his head and laughed shakily.

"Ah, this is pretty weird huh?"

The older males smile became sad as Takeshi let out a little sigh and smiled, "It's good to see you again, Asari. It's been awhile, hasn't it?"

Tsuyoshi patted Asari's shoulder before leading his son to the counter to sit down. "Well, why don't we get you settled in, I'm sure Takeshi has a lot he wants to tell you about!"

Tsuyoshi gave Takeshi a knowing look as the younger teen felt the urge to hide his face from his father. It was only natural for his father to know him so well. He was snapped back to realty when Asari let a bag down on the counter by his feet. It was then that he took in what his brother was wearing.

Asari wore a combination of a dress shirt and pants, a thin coat on top. The tie around his neck was loose giving him a sloppy sort of look. Whatever Asari had been doing in life was apparently working out for him. Takeshi swallowed down on the bitter feeling in his throat while staring at the back of the others head.

He may have been able to fool everyone with his obliviousness but Asari had been the one who could make him act true to his feelings. Don't get it wrong, he adores his older brother. Since they were kids Asari had been his role model. The boy was strong for his age and had shown Takeshi a way to view life.

The reason Takeshi was the way he was, was because Asari had taken him under his wing and took care of him. Tsuyoshi hadn't been around as much when he was a child and Asari had found it his responsibility to take care of Takeshi when Tsuyoshi couldn't.

It had been in those years Asari had left that made him realize acting dense helped him understand situations more. He was still dense but was not a complete idiot that Gokudera enjoyed to say he was. It was because of this that Takeshi couldn't keep up his usual cheerful attitude.

All he could think about was what is Asari doing back in town.

"What brings you to town, Asari?" Tsuyoshi asked as Takeshi took his seat giving the best smile he could come up with.

"I was on a trip with a few friends of mine. I decided it'd be a good time to visit." The older Yamamoto brother supplied while giving a smile. Tsuyoshi continued to smile as Asari turned his gaze to Takeshi.

"Have you been well? Dad said you had a little incident at school a month or so ago." Takeshi stared at him in shock, wondering how the two older men had gotten in contact.

"I-It's... I've been fine. Nothing happened that I couldn't solve." Thanks to Ieyasu and Caelum, he thought while giving a smile and watching his father who was cutting up pieces of sushi.

"Yes, two young boys helped out Takeshi! An odd pair but they work well with each other." Tsuyoshi explained making Takeshi smile at the thought of his two best friends.

"That's good to hear. I was beginning to think you'd be too obsessed with baseball. How are you in baseball anyways?"

Takeshi blinked at the question before feeling a real smile rush onto his face. "I'm taking a break! If I kept going at it is probably getting hurt again!"

It seemed Asari finished looking over his younger brother when he nodded, surprise in his eyes before smiling. A buzz from Takeshi's pocket made him jump in his seat before pulling his cellphone out.

"Who is it?" Tsuyoshi asked as Takeshi looked up with a small smile.

"It's Caelum, he said Ieyasu's fever went down and I can drop by to visit now!" The boy jumped up before darting out the door.

If he realized the shocked look on Asari's face he didn't mention it.

"I win." Reborn stated with a smirk as he analyzed the shocked face Tsuna had currently put on.

"No fair! You're such a cheater Reborn!" Tsuna accused as he threw the cards into the air as the hitman snickered softly.

"Its not my fault you suck at speed, Tsuna. For having quick reflexes you're horrible in this game." He teased while picking up the cards to set up a new game.

"And you're the ass who forces me to play because I suck at this game." The brunet growled as he glared at the red cards currently being placed in front of him. Reborn gave an amused smirk before picking up five cards and letting the brunet find his peace in mind to finally give in.

"Ugh, I wish Colonello or skull was here. That way I could gain back some of my losses." The young assassin muttered as he picked up his five cards and stared Reborn down.

"I actually prefer them not to be here. Its so much quieter without them."

Tsuna snorted while flipping over a card in the middle and quickly setting himself into the game. "Reborn, the only reason it's so noisy when Colonello and Skull are around is because you always start up an argument that ends in a fist fight."

Reborn couldn't argue with that.

He enjoyed bringing his colleagues pain when they annoyed him. It was a habit he couldn't grow out of and from the looks of it, it had been happily passed down to Tsuna.

"I'm innocent. They always try to find new ways to piss me off." The hitman remarked kindly before slamming two more cards in the pile and quickly finishing the game. With a quick sweep of Tsuna's arm the cards were all over the floor and reborn waited patiently for his prize.

Before Tsuna could hand over his prize a knock on the door made the brunet pull his hood on and start to pick up the cards as Nana walked in the bright smile on her face.

"Hello Reborn, Caelum. I hope Ieyasu hasn't been any trouble." She said softly while looking at the blonde who was dead asleep on his bed.

"Hello Nana, Ieyasu's been sleeping the whole afternoon. Did you have fun at Takuto's presentation?" Reborn said politely as Nana smiled and sidestepped as two blurs of brown and black threw themselves at Tsuna. The teenager let out an ungraceful yell before smashing into the ground. Nana giggled before turning to Bianchi who entered the room as well.

"His presentation was really entertaining. As a reward Nana took them for ice cream." The pink haired assassin informed before taking a seat beside Reborn.

"I have to go get lunch ready. You don't mind watching the kids, do you Caelum?"

Reborn gave her a reassuring nod since Tsuna was being smothered to death by two overly happy kids. The house wife skipped off clearly entertained by the thought her son was having so much fun.

"How long do you think Ieyasu will stay asleep?" Bianchi asked while snuggling up to reborn. The hitman played with one of his sideburns while smirking in amusement at Tsuna's trouble in getting free, "According to Nana, he will be awake in a few days completely functional again."

Bianchi nodded while blushing slightly at being so close to Reborn. They both jumped as Tsuna finally emerged from the dog pile and jumped towards Reborn. The hitman cursed feeling Bianchi release him as he tried to move out of the way. He wasn't able to avoid Tsuna as he had hoped due to the brunet being to close and moving way too fast.

They tumbled in a crash of limbs as Lambo and Takuto giggled in amusement. It added to Reborn's annoyance when Bianchi's giggle came up as well. Tsuna sat up looking down at him with a small smirk.

Oh, the brat was going to pay later. His hand twitched to his gun but they all stopped at a weak chuckle coming from the bed.

"Ieyasu!" Takuto exclaimed, tumbling over Lambo as he kneeled by his brothers bed. Caelum had snapped off of Reborn, almost kneeing him, in his attempt to approach Ieyasu who was awake and looking around sleepily.

"Are you okay? Thirsty? I'll go get mom!" The eight year old stood up about to run off until Tsuna put a hand on his head and grabbed the cup of water on the desk beside the bed.

"Sit up." Reborn said while standing up to help Tsuna tend to their student. Ieyasu blinked heavily before giving into Reborn who had reached over to help him up. He would be nice for now, Ieyasu had a lot to catch up once he was better. Lal and Colonello were getting bored at not being able to train the blonde either.

"Ugh, feels like I've been dreaming forever." He mumbled after taking the drink from Tsuna's waiting hands. Reborn knew first hand how motherly Tsuna could become and he was amused at how close Ieyasu had gotten to receive that treatment.

"It has been two days, idiot-Ieyasu. But once you can get on your feet we will be right back to training." The blonde rolled his eyes at him as Tsuna laid him back down and brought the covers higher up the boys chest.

"Thanks Caelum." He said smiling brightly at the hooded boy before his blue eyes closed and he drifted off into sleep. Tsuna frowned putting two hands on his hips not pleased at the sudden awakening from the sick boy.

He didn't get much time to ponder on it when Lambo jumped on the boys head and Takuto latched onto his arm tightly. Reborn smirked before returning to Bianchi who was awaiting him patiently with her arms open.

She really didn't grow out of that crush at all.

Tsuyoshi continued to wash up the dishes before looking at his eldest son sitting behind the counter. "Are you here on a job? Asari, I told you about being careful with the jobs you take."

The eldest Yamamoto shook his head cutting off his father as he gazed at him with steady eyes. "I'm not here for a job. This time I really did come with friends and we have a few things to do. I've been wanting to visit Takeshi for awhile now."

Tsuyoshi let out a weary sigh, smiling at the other for a minute before letting out a small whistle. "It has been five years since you've seen him, Asari. He must be upset you left without explaining anything." Tsuyoshi stared at the ceiling while answering.

Asari grabbed his drink, taking a sip as he smiled softly. "I know. It'll be hard for him to forgive me. But its better he doesn't know about our deal. Only one of us need to keep up the jobs."

Tsuyoshi frowned before feeling regret and guilt well in his chest. "...You shouldn't have taken the job for me, Asari. I could have handled it for all of us. Takeshi would have grown up to be a fine boy with you. He... You could've refused me."

They both lowered the gaze for a solemn minute before Asari looked up the same fire in his eyes he had when he took up his fathers job.

"Dad, I chose to do this. It was my idea to leave home five years ago and it was my choice to leave Takeshi out of the loop. Don't regret it dad, I'm alive and I'm doing well." He smiled best he could before he let out a little sigh and brought up another issue. Tsuyoshi knew something was wrong and this time he decided to listen.

"...Caelum, Takeshi's friend, is his last name Giglio Nero?"

Tsuyoshi swallowed. If Asari knew the last name for a certain person it only involved mafia related problems. He nodded slowly and saw Asari let out a bitter smile.

"The assassin of the Giglio Nero family, is here? And he's Takeshi's friend? Shit."

Tsuyoshi had known Caelum was part of the mafia since he arrived due to Reborn being here. But an assassin?

That was news to him.

"Caelum is a high ranking assassin about the age of Takeshi I think. What is he doing here?" Tsuyoshi frowned before he smiled shakily.

"Then this would be a bad time to tell you Reborn is in town as well?"

Tsuna stared at the two girls in front of him with a questioning look. Kyoko Sasagawa and her best friend Hana had cornered him in the classroom after Tsuna had returned to get caught up and get Ieyasu's homework. Kyoko's wide golden eyes looked determined and Tsuna had no idea what she was so determined about.

"Caelum, have you seen Ieyasu? I've been meaning to talk to him but I can't find him." Hana placed a hand on the orange haired girls shoulder before glaring at Tsuna. He had heard she was a big male hater and he was being targeted for being a male.

Joy.

"That idiot hangs around you a lot so we thought you'd know where he is." She said while sizing him up with her eyes. Tsuna reached for his phone to answer them but was interrupted my an arm grabbing his shoulders and dragging him close to a body. The sound of laughter made him relax as Gokudera appeared on Tsuna's other side.

"You guys need to see Ieyasu? We were going to visit him right now! Do you think he's up to see visitors, Caelum?" Takeshi said while smiling at the boy under his arm. Tsuna paused for a moment to think before shrugging.

"C-Caelum! They can't see Decimo! Decimo wouldn't like it!" Gokudera exclaimed trying to reason with Tsuna. Tsuna waved a hand with him before getting out of Takeshi's arm and walking towards the exit.

He glanced at Kyoko momentarily, who was blushing, before gesturing with his head for them to follow. Hana took this as a challenge and followed quickly, dragging Kyoko as Gokudera stuttered in outrage.

Today was going to be a long day.

Ieyasu gazed at the group in front of him in question.

Caelum was stuck in between the two groups looking a little uncomfortable. Kyoko and Hana were on his right while Gokudera and Takeshi were on his left. Reborn was currently sitting on the bed beside him, helping him finish his test on Vongola history.

"Well, hello." Ieyasu put stupidly as Caelum walked forward and took a seat on the bed by Reborn's out stretched legs. This set the group in motion as they gathered around his little table and sitting down.

"Hey, Ieyasu! Are you feeling better? My dad sent over some sushi for a get well gift." The baseball player exclaimed while holding up a box of what he guessed was sushi.

"Ah, yeah! I'm feeling pretty good! Um, not to be mean but what are you doing here?" He made sure to gaze at the girls who were looking around his room curiously.

Ieyasu didn't care how he looked but guessed It was pretty bad since they didn't want to stare at him. He was hardly decent. His white button up shirt was open revealing more chest then he was happy to show. The blanket was curled around his hips, covering his feet and his hair felt like a total mess. He brushed a hand through his bangs at the thoughts.

"Oh, I-I wanted to talk to you Ieyasu." Kyoko said softly as she finally looked at him. She blushed deeply making the blonde tilt his head in question.

Was he really that embarrassing to look at?

"You fought for me with Mochida and you were really nice about it and I never got the chance to thank you for that." She looked at her hands as Ieyasu rested his chin on his fist.

"You don't need to thank me, Kyoko. I only did what was expected. I don't think of you in that way either, kyoko. I'd rather be your friend." He reassured while giving a smile to hopefully calm her nerves.

Hana made a 'tch' noise, crossing her arms over her chest and glaring at Ieyasu. The blonde couldn't help but think Hana reminded him of Gokudera.

"Damn straight you don't think of her that way." She muttered before looking away. Silence fell over them again as Ieyasu looked down at his notebook again.

"You got number three wrong." Reborn stated, making his presence in the room known again.

"Oh! I didn't see you! My name is Kyoko and this is Hana!" The orange haired girl exclaimed while looking the hitman over.

Reborn smirked while tilting his fedora. "Chaos."

Caelum smacked him gently in the shoulder making the hitman grin in response as he faced the other and enter a quiet argument.

Ieyasu chose to ignore them.

"He's my tutor and Caelum is a his student." Ieyasu explained quickly as Hana sent the two a speculating glance.

"They don't look like a teacher and student." She muttered as Reborn smacked Caelum over the back of the head.

Ieyasu smirked at that while picking up his pencil and answering, "Reborn likes to hit people. Caelum is used to it."

Reborn, who was listening reached over to pinch Ieyasu's cheek. The blonde whimpered, trying to send a glare to the hitman.

"You should be used to it too, idiot-Ieyasu." The blonde gave a few pathetic whimpers making Gokudera cry out for Reborn to release him while Takeshi started to laugh. Kyoko and Hana smiled and through it all Ieyasu managed to hear the small laugh Caelum had let out.

It felt good to be awake again.

A/N: neh, hope you liked it and sorry about the shift in Yamamotos personality! It just kind of happened lol hope you enjoyed it!