AN: ...Did you guys know that the follows hit 114, favorites are 74, and reviews 61? I think I love you guys...not romantically people. This will probably be the last update until next saturday or sunday because spring break is ending. Meaning: school is going to start soon and I'm going to die under all that homework. Wish me luck. Oh, and this is a little off my originally plot line. About a chapter or two off so the things I promised might not be in the correct chapter order. Forgive me people.

EDIT/REWRITE: May 6th, 2013

Beta: The Dark Crimson Blood

Chapter 6: Tutor in a Library

Tsuna hated the room. It had trapped him for centuries, completely dislocated from even time itself. It had restrained him, and stolen away the small things he had cherished. For over centuries he had forgotten the sensation of eating, drinking, sleeping, and more. So many small things, usually thought of as chores, that had been out of his reach.

It was a cruel existence. To be needless of the things that made one human, to be stolen of the things that ensured that one was living. It had nearly driven him mad, thoughts coming back and forth in a circle, never being answered.

He had died and been reborn in that cursed room countless times, yet he had continuously battled his own mind to believe that he, himself, existed. He had to prove to himself that he was indeed human. That yes, he could feel.

Yet while his own humanity had been frozen, his mind and soul had been sent to a harsh reality. Though his body had been imprisoned in the room, his soul and mind had wandered. He had walked the dreams of the people of this land, he had walked alongside many to their deaths. An invisible ghost, a silent watcher.

So it was completely understandable for him to gaw-Eh, get caught off guard when Reborn had slammed a plate of food in front of him. The book he had been previously reading had completely dropped to the floor in surprise while his eyes stared at the foreign items that were slammed in front of him.

His mouth dropped slightly, and his eyes widen in confusion. Staring at the food, For a minute Tsuna was unsure what exactly he was supposed to do with it. As if answering the question, his stomach little out a growl. Putting a hand to his tummy, Tsuna glanced at the shrunken Reborn.

"Eat" growled the miniature hitman, "While I don't support eating food in the library, I won't have you collapsing here in hunger either."

It was indeed a library. With rows upon rows of multicolor books of all shapes and sizes, it was tailored with a ruby red carpet and orchid colored walls. A crystal chandelier hung suspended on the ceiling over dozens of chairs and tables scattered all over the library.

Just glancing at the books, told Tsuna that it was filled with an endless amount of topics. They ranged from 'Inventions of Leonardo da Vinci' to 'Ten ways to make Paper flowers' to 'Royal Religion: Revolution of 1784'.

Gentle picking up the fallen book titled 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare and putting it back on the table, Tsuna looked at the food weirdly.

"What is it?" asked Tsuna carefully, his eyes occasionally flickering to the plate.

Twitching slightly, Reborn replied, "Food. If you want specifics, it's eggs ;sunny side up, with french toast, fried bacon and ham, along with a glass of milk

Nodding hesitantly, Tsuna poked at the food with the fork Reborn had given him. How had they gotten them anyway? The last time he had been in the outside world, forks had been something only the upper class had the honor of owning, much less using. Did the society ladder change? Or was forks now underated?

Poking at the fried egg in front of him, Tsuna mentally compared the present day things to the ones he was used to. So far the modern culture seemed similar to the one in his timeline. They had libraries, though they weren't the 'rage' as it was in his time period. They had beds, though they didn't seemed to care much about decoration anymore. They definitely had better technology, if the underground headquarters and hand scanner thingy weren't any proof.

Suddenly Reborn grabbed his fork out of his tentative hands. Without missing a beat the hitman scooped up a mouthful of egg and shoved it in Tsunayoshi's mouth.

Choking, Tsunayoshi barely managed to swallow his food. Coughing slightly, Tsunayoshi glared at him and stole back the fork. The minute he had woken up, Reborn had insisted on modernizing him. After waking him up be splashing a bucket of water on him, Reborn had thrown him some clothes and told him to hurry it up.

The infant had then dragged him to the library with, in his opinion, absolutely scandalous clothes on. The outfit consisted of a black shirt with the blue outline of a crown in the middle along with a pair of dark, almost grey, green pants along with orange shoes that Reborn had called 'Nikes'. Why it was named after the goddess of victory, Nike, he would never know. Over it he over a comfy open zip-up orange sweater with a hood. On the hood, his arms, the coat bottom, and along the zippers were two black stripes.

Playing with a lock of brown hair with his left hand, the boy swallowed his food as he took another mouthful. Savoring the taste, Tsuna wondered how he lasted so long without eating anything, regardless of the fact that he hadn't exactly needed it in the room.

"Why are we here anyway? Not that I mind being here" mumbled Tsuna through a mouthful of eggs.

"To meet your tutor" answered Reborn, "You'll be staying here with us for a while, And Iemitsu thought it'll be more convenient for us if you are educated about the modern era. While I'm more than capable of teaching you, my knowledge of the modern culture is not as up to date as I like it to be."

" So something even you don't know"said Tsuna with mirth, "...so how did you alter your curse, Sun Arcobaleno Reborn?"

Narrowing his eyes, Reborn's small body went tense for a brief second. "So it's true" said Reborn sharply, ignoring the question altogether. "That the Vessel of Gaia is connected to the Arcobaleno."

For a minute, Tsunayoshi stared blankly at Reborn. Then he burst at laughing.

"Of course it's true!" chuckled Tsunayoshi, his eyes nearly crying tears in mirth. "After all, why else do you think your sky is also one of the Eternal Vessels?" replied Tsuna with dark amusement.

Stiffening, the infant was about to reply when one of the majestic doors of the library slammed open. In walked a young man of about 14 years of age. He had a head of silver hair, shaped disturbingly like an octopus. It brushed his shoulders, and he had sharp sea-green eyes. His skin was the olive color of italians.

His clothing was scandalous at best. His pale fingers were adorn with a variety of gothic rings, and he wore crisscrossing belts over leather pants. He wore a long sleeved aqua-blue shirt, with the sleeves tucked up halfway to his elbows, under an half-zipped black vest with sleeves that fell to his elbow. Black armbands were visible on his wrists.

"Reborn-san!" the strange boy shouted with uncharacteristic shining eyes. "Gokudera Hayato is at your service."

"Ah, Gokudera. You early" acknowledged Reborn with a sliding of his fedora. Turning to Tsuna, he introduced them. "Tsuna meet Gokudera Hayato, a descendant of the Tempesta House, and as you can see, of the Gokudera Branch. Gokudera Hayato, I would like you to meet Tsunayoshi, or Tsuna, the Eternal Vessel of Gaia."

Freezing for a moment the octopus-haired boy stared blankly at him for a minute. "Reborn-san?" questioned the boy after a moment, turning to the hitman with an unreadable look.

"Hayato, your job is too tutor, and bring Tsuna up to date of the entire modern culture and history of Vongola. Due to circumstances he will be staying in Headquarters for a while. By the times he leaves, I want him to know every detail of our history and culture" ordered Reborn.

Nodding with a strange look in the boy's eyes, Gokudera grabbed a chair and sat down. Pulling out a ridiculously thick tome with a blood-red cover, Gokudera started the lesson. Meanwhile, Reborn left out the door.

"Okay brat! At Reborn-san's request I'm going to tutor you! And you better not slack off or I'll bomb you to hell" roared Gokudera with fires in his eyes and a background of raging flames.

Oh my gods, I'm dead thought Tsunayoshi with a fearful expression on his face. Curse you G for breeding this monster!

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