Disclaimer: I do not in any way own KHR, but if I did it would be Hibari and Tsuna all the way.

Pairing: This is mainly Giotto and Tsuna.

Summary: Tsuna is left to fend for himself when his mother becomes sick and he is left with his abusive father. Known as Dame-Tsuna and no friends can anyone save him from his father?

Free at last, free at last ! Of trying to figure out how to write this chapter seriously I think I went brain-dead at one point. Oh well I got my thinking cap back on hopefully the next chappie will get done faster.

Thank you to all the new favorites and follows too I'm glad you like my story.

I'm all excited today! : ) I don't know why though!

Last Time…

"So what exactly did you want to know?" Shamal stared at blond teen irritated that he was just humiliated in front of so many hot nurses.

Giotto closed his eyes and let out a shaky breath, he had to keep his determination strong no matter what. He opened his eyes and looked at the doctor intently giving him his full attention.

"I want to know everything…"

Chapter Five: The First Truth is Exposed

Shamal had to choose his words carefully, if he told the kid too much he could end up in a world of hurt if his employer found out he was talking about the incident concerning his boss's family. Truth be told the only patients he was even dealing with in this whole hospital was the Sawada family, which only consisted of the lovely Nana Sawada at the moment. Shamal knew that Tsuna needed medical care from time to time because of his boss but every time he'd ask him the brunet would always say he was fine or made up an excuse on how he got injured.

"Look what I'm about to tell you stays in this room got it?" Shamal locked the door to his office after he didn't want anybody eavesdropping on what he's about to say. He turned to sit at his desk as he closed the blinds and curtains insuring that nobody will neither see nor hear them. He wanted complete privacy.

"I promise I won't say a word, I just want to help my friend." Giotto watched curiously at the man's paranoid actions, it was almost like the doctor expected someone to jump out and attack them. Although it was amusing to watch him fidget so nervously but it made him uneasy at how fidgety he was becoming the more he kept checking his office. 'It can't be that serious to tell me about Tsuna's family can it?' Giotto silently thought to himself while sat down when the perverted doctor finally seemed satisfied that no one would be able to hear them.

"Fine, then let me ask you this," Shamal leaned back into his chair he wanted to know exactly how much he already knew, "how much do you actually know about your friend."

"Eh, well…I know he was always picked on in grade school…but I've actually never met his family." that question caught him off-guard, just when he thought he was in control of the situation the damn doctor just took over like it was nothing.

"What?! You're calling yourself his friend when you've never even met his family," Shamal was thrown for a loop, "when was the last time you even saw him?"

"Uhh…it's been a couple years but I mean I figured he moved away or changed schools since he was always bullied." Giotto answered trying to remember when the last time he'd even seen him in school.

This kid was literally blackmailing him and yet the he hadn't even seen the kid for God knows how long. He was starting to question whether or not he should even tell him anything. Then again he wants to be able to walk the halls of the hospital again without having the all the beautiful nurses scorn him every time they see him. There was no way he could live like that, it'd be impossible!

"Heh…some friend you are." Shamal sneered at him.

"H-hey…that's not fair." Giotto retorted back, guilt plastered on his face "Besides I definitely want to help him now and I'm not going to let him down this time."

"Keh, if you say so." Shamal wanted to laugh at the face the kid was making it was definitely amusing to watch him squirm for once. But right when he thought he had the upper hand for once the brat's determination shined through the guilt and acted as if nothing had happened. Shamal could see the determination in the kid's eyes being rekindled by some invisible force, obviously this kid wasn't going to give up.

"So what are you going to tell me how Tsuna's mother ended up in a coma or not?" Giotto narrowed his eyes and focused in on the doctor despite his feeling towards him he was the only one with answers he wanted; he had to remember he had the upper hand not the man sitting across from him, "Don't forget if you don't tell me what I want to know then I'll make sure the nurses will never forgive you."

"Gah! You made that clear already," Shamal retorted annoyed at how he was being treated by a stuck-up brat, "Sheesh, I already told you I'd tell you didn't I?"

"Well then?..." Giotto demanded to know the truth already, it was getting irritating that he wasn't getting anywhere with the damn doctor, "Are you going to tell me or not?" It was true that he hadn't seen Tsuna since they were kids but that didn't mean the jerk had any right to judge him. What mattered right now was that he was here to help him now in any way possible. He wasn't going to give up on him now or ever.

"Right, anyway I've been taking care of his mother since he was about nine or ten years old… so it's been about five or so years." Giotto watched as the perverted doctor skimmed through what he assumed was Sawada-san's patient file. Giotto couldn't help but lean in trying to sneak a quick look at the papers that Shamal was shuffling through, unfortunately the doctor moved them out of his sight.

"Ah…has she really been in a coma that long?"

"Yes, so far there hasn't been any signs that she may wake up," the older of the two explained, "however that doesn't mean that she can't wake up one day, but at the same time she's been in a comatose state for so long it's hard to tell how much her physical and mental state would be affected."

"I see…" Giotto was scared to ask but he had to know, "how did she end up like that?"

"It was a house fire that was supposedly accidental." Shamal said bluntly.

"Are you saying it wasn't an accident? Did someone set it on purpose? But why?" the blond teen bombarded the doctor with question after question. He couldn't believe that someone would try and kill his friend's mother. From what he remembered they were always quiet so he couldn't figure out why anyone would want to harm them.

"Err…on the day of the fire, Tsunayoshi-kun and his mother were admitted to the hospital and-", Shamal continued reading but was cut short by the blond teen himself. He was more surprised when the said blond got out of his chair and slammed his fists on the desk. Before Shamal knew his body jerked in response from the teen's abrupt action, he really hadn't expected his to act so angry after it's not like died or anything. Then again he couldn't really blame him if anything Shamal should be glad that someone other than himself had taken an interest in the brunet's welfare.

"What?! Tsuna was in the fire too!" Giotto exclaimed.

"Yes." The doctor continued despite his momentary shock but he trailed off towards the end, "According to the paramedics and rescue, the house was completely burned to the ground if anything they didn't expect any survivors until they started going through the debris…"

"They were in the fire the whole time?!" Giotto looked at him in horror he couldn't believe what he was hearing, "Why didn't anybody get to them earlier?"

"The fire was too intense that nobody could get inside not only that there was no indication that anybody should've been in the house to begin with." Shamal tried to explain to the unruly teen. He knew it was a lot to take in but if they had any chance of helping the brunet then he should at least know as much as he could tell him.

"No way…" Giotto looked down in disbelief.

"They were found in the cellar they assumed that the floor collapsed under them," the doctor continued trying to sound as monotone as possible, "but even after that Sawada-san managed to protect her son by shielding him with her body, though that didn't mean he got out of it unscathed either." As the family's doctor it was best he remained as unattached to them as he could otherwise his personal feelings towards them could interfere in how he diagnoses his patients. Though it was starting to get hard to ignore the circumstances that his young charge was under especially whenever he visited he seemed worse than the last time he visited.

"What do you mean?" the blond teen inquired

"Sawada-san sustained more of the injuries, but Tsunayoshi-kun had major first and second degree burns that covered a lot of his body" Shamal was really starting to hate having to go through his patients' file again but he kept going, "we had to keep him heavily medicated so he wouldn't go into shock from his burns."

"Medicated?"

"Yes…we had to sedate him a couple times because the pain was too great." Shamal said calmly as he could, "Not only that the smoke inhalation caused severe lung damage that we also had to keep him intubated when his lungs stopped working."

"…" Giotto was at a loss for words. It was a lot to take in but he could only imagine what Tsuna must've been going through having nearly no one to support or encourage him in his time of need.

"Are you satisfied yet?" Shamal closed the file annoyed but was glad he finally finished reading the damn file, "I've told you as much as I can already, so if there's nothing else I'd appreciate if you set things straight with the nurses now."

"Fine," Giotto said grateful that he shared so much even if he was blackmailed into it, "also thank you for telling me I'm grateful you did."

"Whatever just get out of here already! You've taken up enough of my time as it is." Shamal closed the file before looking at the blond teen and yelling at him to get out of his office. He did more than enough by telling him what had happened so he had no more reason to cooperate with him. Now whether or not it'll change anything will be to him. His only wish right now was that he'd use the information wisely and help the poor brunet.

Giotto finally left the small office but his thoughts were so lost in everything he just learned he didn't even realize he'd already made his way back to Sawada's hospital room. When he opened the door he couldn't help but blush at the sight before though he had to admit the longer he stared the sadder it seemed. There before his eyes was the petite brunet sleeping so peacefully at his mother's side, it was just too cute. The closer he looked though he could tell that Tsuna needed it the bags under his eyes were proof of that, so rather than awake the sleeping beauty he decided to go and get them something to eat while he waited for him to wake up from his slumber. Before that though he placed his jacket over the slumped teen after all it wouldn't be good if Tsuna got sick while he was out.

He closed the door softly behind him and went on his way…

With Iemitsu…

RING… RING…

RING… RING…

RING… RING…

The constant ringing of the phone was really starting to grate on Iemitsu's nerves; it was his day off what could be so important that his corporation couldn't handle it on their own? Giving up on ignoring the damn phone he groggily aimed to grab the cell phone that laid on his bedside nightstand. He moved to sit on his bed ruffling his hair as he flipped the phone open to answer, whoever it was calling was going to get a piece of his mind for sure.

"If you're calling about something stupid you're going to regret ever being born!" Iemitsu yelled at the person on the line. He didn't care who he was talking to, it's not like they could fire him from his own company.

"G-Gomen…s-sir but we have a p-problem here…" Ah yes, it was his new secretary, he had to get rid of his old one because she was getting too close to him. Or rather he made her disappear he didn't exactly like being questioned about his personal life, especially by someone who was nothing more than play thing to keep him entertained.

"What is it?" he inquired angrily.

"W-well you see there's someone here interested in buying the c-company." She stuttered annoying, obviously it was her first day if she had enough nerve to call him on his week off.

"WHAT?! You idiot tell them I'm not selling!" he yelled belligerently, he was in no mood to deal with this right now. If he had to keep listening to her any longer about something so trivial he was going to blow a gasket. Still the fact that someone had enough guts to go against him held his interest, it might be an opportunity to get ahead of them and take them down.

"Ahh…I-I'm sorry sir, but t-they won't leave until they see you." The receptionist replied timidly, Iemitsu noticed she was breathing shakily clearly she wasn't going to last long in his company.

"Who is it?!" he yelled annoyed at how timid she was.

"He o-only said he came from the Gesso Corporation."

"Gesso!" Iemitsu clutched his phone hard enough he thought he heard it crack. This was completely unexpected, he heard of them before but never expected they'd dare even go near his company it was definitely going to be troublesome they he ignored them. Especially when they made a name for themselves for getting what they want in very unconventional ways; he'd have to act fast.

"Yes sir…" she asked meekly.

"I'm coming in I'll be there in a few minutes," he informed her, but before that "Oh and one more thing."

"Y-yes?..."

"I don't want to see your face when I get in," Iemitsu said smugly,"you're fired!"

"B-But!..."

Iemitsu had heard rumors about a corporation that was buying out all kinds of businesses, but he never thought that they try and buy him out. The last he heard they were only interested in small businesses not a major corporation like his. He should've known it was only a matter of time before they started going after bigger companies, this didn't bode well for him from the information he's gathered no one had ever turned down the Gesso Corporation's president. However as much as he knew about them he was completely caught off-guard, it was probably the same way they managed to trick everyone else. It didn't matter though after all it's not like he became a corporate CEO without having a few tricks of his own.

In the meantime, he needs to get ready for the long trip back into the city. He groggily got off his bed but immediately regretted when his head felt like it was going to split open any moment, he really needed to cut back his drinking. Well first things first, he'll definitely need a bath and some food before he goes so it's time to wake up his worthless son.

"Oi! Tsuna get up and make me something to eat!" Iemitsu's loud voice resonated throughout the whole house, however…

No response.

Getting no answer back really pissed him off more; Iemitsu stumbled his way to the brunet's room and banged on the door. When he still didn't get an answer he decided to use force to get what he wants as always. The door splintered in two from the force and Iemitsu was more than happy with his display of force but it was cut short when he realized that his son was nowhere in sight. His things were still there even the chain he used to keep him inside the house was still there; all except his piece of trash he called his son.

"Damn it!"

'Where the hell is the brat?'

Iemitsu rampaged through his son's room in pure rage, who the hell was he to think that he could get away with running and hiding from him. His patience was really starting to run thin with his bastard of a son; it seemed that his son was going to need another round of punishment. But alas that would have to wait until after he figured out how to get rid of cut-throat bastards trying to take over his corporation. Either way right now is not the time to lose it; he quickly went back to his room he still had a lot of packing to do not to mention he was in a desperate need of a bath.

Tsuna had better enjoy the little bit of freedom he has while he's gone, because when he returns there will be hell to pay for sure.

I almost didn't think I'd make it on this one. So how have you guys been I've missed you all! Sry it's a little short

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