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Omertà
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Before Vernon and his Family departed for their original destination, they gave Tsuna a copy of every flame-centered reports that they could gather in just a week. They apologized for not being able to aid him in his research, not that he could blame them. Apparently, he was a special case.
And so, to keep in contact, they gave him a cellphone; most of the traffic to and from his phone had end-to-end encryption to ensure safety. They also gave him heavy duty phone cases to protect the device from its early wreckage- considering Tsuna's daily adventure.
Tsuna thought they were too generous, and that he had no way on repaying them. But, they assured him that they also gained information thanks to Tsuna's condition, and that he doesn't have to do anything else for them except to contact them once a month on a scheduled date. And that, should Tsuna be in an emergency situation, to ring the number on speed-call and wait for it to ring once before closing it, once again, to avoid detection.
Tsuna doubted that he'd ever be in an emergency situation, but to appease Vernon, Tsuna agreed on anyways. No need to worry the man when he'd been so kind to Tsuna.
They agreed on keeping each other's involvement secret for safety purposes- under the Code of Silence.
"Tsuna, you must promise us, that whatever you do, whomever you came in contact with; in under no circumstance will you utter a single word, complaint, or anything else about our involvement with each other, not names, appearances, any kind of acknowledgement, nor subject of our affiliation. Is that clear? Will you swear upon your honor? Will you swear upon the safety of your family? Will you swear upon Omertà?"
That was the only time they were utterly serious, even after spending a week and a half with them- and any time in-between being shadowed by the stoic Jör, Tsuna had never received that kind of somber promise, they were always a lax group, and to have them gravely swore in the Code of Silence had to be big.
And so, just like any normal and sane people, Tsuna solemnly nodded. His right hand above his heart; "I solemnly swear upon my honor, upon the safety of my family, and Omertà to keep our affiliation a secret from anyone not in this room."
Tsuna's first mafia encounter was when he was ten years old.
He swore upon Omertà few months later.
But, it wasn't until he was twelve that he realized the importance of that sacred code.
It was also an unfortunate event that led him to his first victim.
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"Arcobaleno are nothing but glorified battery."
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AN: Short, but important chapter for Tsuna. I swear, the thing I loved most about writing this fanfic was the quotes at the end. They tell more plot than the actual story xD
and OOOOH SHIT IS GOING DOOOOOOWN.