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Chapter 8
Weeks later, Namimori, Japan
Takeshi-kun left the shop to visit his fellow sun guardian after having another fight with his father saying he will be back in the evening. Because of this, Tsuyoshi only cooked sometimes for the restaurant, but at times Nana and Bianchi (she can actually cook once they spray anti-poison on the food, surprisingly) will take over as the poor father figures out his son's, who he had not seen almost 5 years, attitude.
Today, Tsu-kun finished "helping" his mother baking a chocolate cake and a couple of muffins as well as dinner for later. His mother said the baking will take a while so she kicked him out of the shop to go personally to the mist family that they are invited to come and eat.
After Tsu-kun with Reborn went and left behind the ecstatic obsessive pastries mist, Reborn notice something and only voiced it after their delivering their message.
"Dame-Tsu, why are you being jumpy more than usual?"
"Reborn!" whine the little boy, "Its Tsu-kun! TSU-KUN!" pouting and looked behind him again, he whispered, "Is just...every time I go out with you something weird or bad happens."
Reborn fingered his fedora worried, thinking about his partner Leon who at the moment is in cocoon form for days now, but then he smirked, "Go out with you? What does that mean Dame-Tsu?"
Tsu-kun froze for a second to process, then yelled horrified, "No! Its not...!" Tsu-kun froze once more. Reborn feeling uneasy remembering the last time the boy froze, "What's wrong?"
"You can say is my...big boy moments...?" Tsuna muttered as flickering 10 year old boy around the 5 year old self.
"What do you see?" Reborn not resisting dressed up as a therapist with the white coat and all.
The boy chuckled, "A friend of mine use to laugh at my bad luck of trouble always following me..."
"Who?"
"Hmm, Bya..kuran...also...Yu..ni...?" The young boy faintly heard a gasp as memories rushed once more...
"So Tsunayoshi what kind of trouble you got yourself on your way here into this time?"
"Byakuran! Don't be mean!" Yuni reprimanding the white haired boy.
"Its true just this past month he was: got in the middle of an attempt assassination, mistaken identity and was kidnapped for two minutes, getting lost at his backyard..." Byakuran began to list.
"I resent that! Especially the last one, the place is literally a forest! That is not a normal backyard!" grumbled Tsuna.
"Looks pretty small to me," deadpanned Yuni and Byakuran.
"...says the mansion dwellers..." Tsuna muttered darkly
"So what is it this time?" Yuni was curious at Tsuna's recent unlucky adventure.
Tsuna sighed, "For your information I was seeing someone..."
"Oh! Is it a girl?" gushed Yuni.
"My how bold~! Barely learning the language and wooing a girl already~!" squealed Byakuran.
"No! Is not like that! There is this guy..." Tsuna began again annoyed at their antics.
"Oh my! Tsuna!" Yuni blushed astonished.
"Woot! Woot! You go for the other team!" Byakuran whistled teasingly.
"Shut up! Is not like that..." blushing for a bit embarrassed at their antics, but...
Reborn listen as the boy smile fondly like whenever he was with his friends, but this was wistful. I wonder what happened? Reborn thought. They walk not paying attention to each other anymore. The young boy with memories and the hitman thinking why his boss, Yuni never said anything. How did Yuni met him? Had she really never spoke of the boy...? Reborn remembering an instant many years back how she always disappeared with Gamma following (read: stalking her) muttering something about "marshmallows" and "any luck at find him" Reborn mentally cursed. Of course it could be this boy he thought and look at his student only to find him behind him passed out.
Great another blow to my reputation, good thing no one is watching...except me, he thought darkly. Reborn touched the boy's forehead and it flickered between the cold and hot extremes temperature. Times like this he cursed his curse baby body at not able to help his idiot student not to mention Leon is in no shape to help.
He suddenly heard couple of steps, but relax when he recognize the two people behind him.
"Reborn-kun" gushed Kyoko-chan.
"Ciassou!" He heard the girl gasped as she notice Tsu-kun (no longer flickering and five years old again) passed out. He paid no heed at the stares he got as Reborn unconsciously brushed gently the boy's hair out of his face. Then another heavy steps stopped abruptly. Barely turning, "Ryohei."
"Master Pao Pao," the boy breathe in relief. For a moment there was silence as Reborn thought, wait for it...
"MASTER PAO PAO TO THE EXTREME YOU ARE EXTREMLY ALRIGHT!" the sun guardian bawled. The guardians as well as the I-don't-care-about-anyone ones guardians, worried about the assassin who taught them about family and always sticking together and not be beaten down by anything. They were worried that the boss must of done something to Reborn or something. Yet here he is safe and not killing or being alone. Meanwhile Reborn who can read expression, saw this, chanted in his head. I am a cold hearted bas***d, I am a cold hearted bas***d, I am a cold-
"Ryohei," Reborn deeply touched and losing the battle to show it, thought quickly to stop this nonsense.
"Reborn-kun? What happen to Tsu-kun?" Kyoko asked.
Tsu-kun? That's it!
"Ah..the very people I was looking for~," Reborn smirked the smirkiest smirk, which Ryohei stopped crying and began to sweat in fear.
"Yes?" cocking her head to the side ignoring the dramatic antics of her brother, not worried in the slightest.
"As you know, you, Kyoko-chan, I must remind you of your life debt to the boy who save you of a possible gruesome death along with Hana-san," Reborn stated gravelly as he suddenly changed back to his mafia suit, but more like a lawyer-like look.
"LIFE DEBT?! KYOKO-CHAN, WHAT IS MASTER PAO PAO EXTREMELY TALKING ABOUT?!"
"Oh I was so busy happy when you came to visit after almost five years," Ryohei cringed as if remembering something scary, "that few days ago some Vongola people tried to attack Hana and me," at this her brother dearest paled muttering "he wouldn't dare, he wouldn't dare."
The girl went on ignoring him and putting Tsu-kun on her lap frowning at the quick change of temperature, "so Tsu-kun and his friends..."
"WHAT?! YOU MEAN EXTREME FIVE YEAR OLDS EXTREMELY SAVED YOU?!"
"Eh? Oh no his friends are my age, he is the only little one in the group," Ryohei would have said more, but then Tsu-kun began to breath hard.
"Well since you're her brother, Ryohei you are in charge of taking the boy to the TakeSushi," Reborn commanded with a pinch of Killer Intent to get him moving.
"OF COURSE MASTER PAO PAO!" The loudmouth gingerly lifted the little boy and the four of them walked and semi run (cannot fully run without waking up Tsu-kun) toward the shop.
Few hours before, Vongola Mansion, Italy
The cloud guardian felt uneasy. Not even a mission (it seemed that herbi-no dirt! barely remembered to give him a mission after so long of just searching for useless information) He left his victims in his signature brink of death state. Of course the storm guardian yelled at him saying don't kill them and all that. Whatever. Decimo in the other hand looked at him satisfied at his aloof cloud's bloodlust. To be able to show off his power of Decimo to those who dare to oppose him.
"Idiot dirt!" muttered Kyoya, "I will never do it for you."
The cloud guardian walked toward the Decimo's office feeling irritated, not sure why...So he went toward the door instead going through his secret entrances without realizing it. Once he went in, once more he saw the storm guardian staring at the paper works on Decimo's main desk. Only this time terrified and paler than usual.
"Hn."
Hayato paled further when he made eye contact to his fellow guardian and quickly looked down. Then looked up anywhere but Kyoya's face.
"Storm..." threaten the cloud.
"...er...the Varia...um," Hayato stuttered.
"What, they died or something?"
"...yeah, funny story. Blame boss."
Kyoya twitch feeling more irritated and growl that was barely heard, but enough for Hayato to be blunt.
"They're at Namimori."
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"...what?" Kyoya Hibari whispered dripping with Killer Intent. He turned around and stalked with heaviness of promised death.
"Wait! Don't go yet! If he finds out, you...!" The right hand man quickly called his boss as Kyoya left the room but still within sight of the panicked storm as he dialed on his phone.
"What?! I'm busy," hissed the Decimo.
"Boss," swallowing a gag at the title, "we are taking off to help the Varia."
"...why?"
"Well.." But Kyoya apparently had not walked further after all as he took the phone.
"Traitor to Vongola is a threat to us as well and shall be bitten to death."
"...very well." Kyoya quickly hanged up and threw it at Hayato, who caught it with ease.
"Hurry up, herbivore," both Guardians took the fastest jets to Namimori, Japan.
Namimori, Japan near TakeSushi
Ryohei felt the boy shift his grasp, which left the three people surprised when the little boy fought to get down.
"That's strange," Kyoko commented awed at Tsu-kun's quick recovery.
"You're going to rest," Reborn began as Tsu-kun narrowed his eyes in suspicion, "then double training for tomorrow and the rest of the week." Tsu-kun sighed and looked at the person who was carrying him.
"Um...hi?" Tsu-kun confused at the new person.
"Dame-Tsuna..." Reborn warned him, which the boy hesitated when he notice Leon in cocoon mode, but Reborn signaled him he will explain later.
"Hello," Tsu-kun bowed his head, "thank you for taking care of me, and my name is Tsunayoshi, but you can call me Tsu-kun!"
"NO EXTREMLY THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY SISTER AND MY NAME IS RYOHEI, KYOKO'S BIG BROTHER!" Tsu-kun flinched at the answer, but smiled nevertheless gratefully when the loud brother grinned brighter than the sun.
"Big brother is also part of the mafia Tsu-kun," Kyoko explained while Ryohei paled as she went on, "as matter in fact I believe the same as Yamamoto-kun."
"KYOKO! DON'T EXREMELY TELL HIM EVERYTHING!"
"But big brother, he was the main one who saved my life!" Ryohei ignored him and turned to Reborn.
"MASTER PAO PAO, WHY? HE IS JUST AN EXTREMLY LITTLE BOY!"
Tsu-kun blinked and smiled sadly, "Kyoko's big brother, is ok, Tsu-kun had already been involved thanks to Tsu-kun's father, besides Reborn is teaching Tsu-kun to fight," the sun guardian saw a resolve within the little boy's eyes as it flashed golden, looking older than he should. Ryohei began to tremble.
"Kyoko's big brother...?"
"EXTREEEEME! YOU ARE NOW MY EXTREMELY LITTLE BROTHER! CALL ME BIG BROTHER!"
"Eh? Um...ok...big brother," Tsu-kun blushed and the sun guardian glowed in pride.
For few minutes they stood next to the TakeSushi, then decided to try to go in. Keyword try.
"I'm going for a walk!" Apparently Takeshi returned and now once again left yelling at someone within the shop, but in a puffed he took it out to the door and barely missed Tsu-kun who jumped out of the way thanks to the training he had with Reborn.
Tsu-kun's eyes narrowed after barely getting a glimpse of Uncle Tsuyoshi's hurt face. Before anyone can stop him, the little boy ran after the quickly retreating figure of the rain guardian.
They walked silently or more like Takeshi more or less stomped toward unknown direction whereas Tsu-kun was couple of feet behind him giving the taller boy space and silence. After a while nearing a school the taller boy stopped abruptly and disappeared. Tsu-kun's senses went off and the little boy ducked as a whistle-like noise went over him. He looked up at Takeshi holding his sword with an unknown expression.
"Why?" Takeshi meant why is the boy following, why his father always talking about Tsu-kun, why is he feeling torn inside whenever this little boy is with his father, and why...is Reborn training him!
Tsu-kun was confused at the question as another memory quickly came to him...
...but he mellowed feeling like a mother worried for her child, "is just he looked kind of sad and I couldn't let him be, you see." He turned around not looking as the other two skies subdued smiled softly as he continued.
"..he looked so betrayed and seemed hesitant as if he standing in a crossroads that would lead to pain and though I know I am no help," placing his hand over his chest, "part of me told me to go and...talk."
"Tsuna~! Why introduce us to him then!" Byakuran breaking the tension Tsuna was creating.
Blinking, Tsu-kun decided to let his feelings lead him.
"My father rarely visits and forgets to celebrate important things with mommy and now...he practically left me in charge, and your dad is nice and helped us out, you should be proud of him at least he is home with you and when you weren't there he always talked about you, and he...I can really tell he loves you."
Takeshi lowered his sword and stared at this little boy who is too articulate for his age.
"Hey Yamamoto-san, is it true you are amazing in baseball! I saw some of your trophies! Can you teach me?!" The rain guardian saw the sincerity of the boy and enthusiasm to see him play...just like his father and...his mother. The taller boy laughed feeling the odd feelings that he had since he met Decimo lessen with this boy that pulls him to Tsu-kun.
"Of course under one condition," grinned Takeshi.
"Sure!"
"Call me Takeshi!" The little boy beamed and Takeshi could not help, but smiled back.
"Why does this always happen to Tsu-kun!?" screamed the little boy as he ducked the long-white-haired swordsman.
"VOI! Stand still so I can kill you!" Is this guy for real thought the little boy.
To think earlier Tsu-kun was walking with Takeshi, his new friend to this school that he said was going to recruit him, but he was invited to go train as a swordsman in the mafia, so he quit baseball. The taller boy told the little one to wait for him until he gets all the equipment. Tsu-kun too excited to play ignore his feelings warning him and didn't tell this to Takeshi. Fortunately he did listen when his bad feelings went from bad to worse which led this crazy assassin trying to kill him. He knew this assassin is different and actually knows what he is doing. He ducked another attacked and sensed a mist that is not like Chrome's or Mukuro's.
"Hey Master Viper," deadpanned a frog-hated boy who looked on bored at floating purple cloak.
"Its Master Mammon to you!" hissed a floating purple hooded baby with triangles on his/her cheeks.
"Master Viper can I sit this one out, I don't feel like killing," ignoring the baby.
"Shishishishi, so do I, after all I am curious why this child will be a threaten to him," smirked a young boy whose eyes cannot be seen under the fringe of blond hair white a tiny crown on top.
"DAME-TSU! I SERIOUSLY CANNOT TAKE YOU ANYWHERE WITHOUT YOU GETTING INTO TROUBLE?!" Reborn burst in with the sun guardian and was furious to see his student surrounded by the assassination squad of Vongola. Just his luck.
The Varia froze and stared at the sun Arcobaleno. Before they could say anything there was an explosion of flames near Tsu-kun.
"TRASH! SHUT UP AND FIGHT!" A young man with black hair and a faint red woven within it with scars on his left side of his face stood regal like in front of Tsu-kun.
Tsu-kun gulped.
A/N: Well then the Varia has arrived and the skylark will be furious. Next chapter Byakuran will show up, but be warn they may be out of characters since I am not completely sure how they act (so I made Character files of them to keep track). By the way the cradle incident did happen in a way, but not like in the anime/manga I might talk about later...maybe. Till next time!
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