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Chapter 4: How to Heal
Tsuna twisted the doorknob and it swung open with a slight creak. He hastily shut the door behind himself to conserve heat and glanced around. It was as if he never left, everything still in its original place, but it seemed…different. Empty. There were no children running around; no afro-haired boy with cow horns chasing an oval headed girl in a martial arts uniform while a slightly older boy with a striped scarf attempted to calm them. He didn't hear Nana whistling in the kitchen as she fixed lunch, as she usually did this time of the day, while a small fedora wearing tutor casually polished his guns.
No, the house was silent, and Tsuna felt all the more worried as he didn't encounter anyone within five minutes of standing in the entrance way. He gulped nervously and walked around the house, only to let out an unheard shriek as he almost knocked an expensive vase to the ground, narrowly catching it before it shattered.
He finally made it to the kitchen without demolishing his house to find Nana completely asleep on the table. She had deep bags under her eyes and her clothes were wrinkled as though she had been sleeping in them. Tsuna felt his heart sink. How was he supposed to cheer his mother up? Cook some food? He would just burn it and most likely set the house on fire. Do some cleaning? He would probably create a bigger mess.
Finally he just gave a resigned sigh. He gave his mother a hug and looked at her one last time, tears gathering in his eyes though she couldn't see him. Despite the fact that she could not hear her own son, he whispered, "I love you mom. I'll come back on my last day so I can thank you properly." And with that, he opened the front door and was gone.
Not a minute after Tsuna had left, Nana sat up with a shock. "Tsuna?" she asked unbelievingly. Her only answer was quiet.
A/N: Okay okay! *dodges brick* I know it's short, but I'm going to write another chapter (probably) within the next three days, so please don't be mad! I just wanted to show Tsuna's mother first because she's so often forgotten, even though she must be an incredibly strong woman...
Anywho, please review! I'll try and throw a guardian in the next chapter, so tell me who you want to see! :D