A/N: Hello everyone the cute little Lambo-chan *ahem* I mean Lambo-sama makes his appearance! Now all of Tsu-kun's guardians had contact with the little 5/10 year old. oh yeah almost forgot...HORRAY MADE IT TO TWO DIGITS THANK YOU FELLOW READERS!
Disclaimer: I will/had NOT own Katekyo Hitman Reborn
Chapter 10
Couple of miles off of Namimori, Japan
"Who am I? I'm Lambo-sama! Who are you? Lambo-sama! What is that? Lambo-sama's! GWAHAHAHA!" a four year old was laughing like no tomorrow as he walked through the city. People passing by stared or blinked to see such a child that switch from Japanese and Italian like nothing. The little cute cow child careless though. "GWAHAHA! Lambo-sama successfully escaped his minions!"
It was a week after the Bovino Famiglia was destroyed, who just the day before its destruction, the boss sent three of its members on an important mission. He asked his technician and (questionable) inventor to take the Bovino heir out of the country, much to the caretakers chagrin, but mission is a mission they will see it through. During the briefing, Lambo thought how odd it was the smile his father gave him...just like his mother did when she joined the stars. Before he pursued that thought further, his father gave him a bag of grape candy, grenades, missile launcher, and Bovino's 2nd pride and joy (after the birth of the Bovino heir) the 5 year-later Bazooka. Of course they were going to work on the 10 years later Bazooka, but they caught wind of the inevitable massacre and make do what they have. So his father told him that he is always proud of him and be the best and make Bovino Famiglia proud. Which is why, right now the little child once reach Japan, was on his self-made mission: Assassinate the world's best hitman, Reborn!
After an hour of running and playing "catch that kid" by some strange men shooting bullets the boy laughed thinking how it was just like his Aunt and father use to do!
"GWAHAHA! Try again low life! You will never catch Lambo-sama!" the little boy squealed in joy as he ducked another set of hands toward him.
"ARG! I knew that family was crazy, but this is ridiculous!" screamed in despair Goon 1.
"Should have been an easy job to separate the kid with those three..." groaned Goon 2.
"...er hey what is the kid pulling out of his afro...?"
"Oh shi-" some of the assassins ducked as the boy threw some pink("This is so degrading! Pink? Seriously!?") grenades in horrid accuracy. It cut the count in half. Some of the assassins gaped. Lambo laughed at the sky as if looking down at the assassins leaving the assassins wondering its this kid for real?! What broke their shock was the little boy stick his tongue out and shook his little butt in a mocking manner.
"GWAHAHA! I CAN DO THIS EVEN IN MY SLEEP!"
"That's...IT! YOU ARE DEAD! DEAD I TELL YOU!"
The chase was on once again.
TakeSushi, Namimori, Japan
"Only you would pull off as you grow older you get shorter," smirked Xanxus.
The Varia, the Vongola guardians and Tsu-kun and company were eating at sushi or whatever Nana and Tsuyoshi whipped up for them.
"Xanxus..." Tsu-kun pouted. At this the teens that been with Tsu-kun longer were amused, but the storm guardian was gaping and the cloud just raised an eyebrow. Both the latter where thinking, How in the world did that kid do that impressed the proud assassin leader of the fearsome squad Varia that they are inn first name basis and no trash?!
"Tsu-kun is glad you like the feathers," mumbled the little boy as he stared as his once black gloves that now hare white mittens with 27 on them. The boy frowned thinking that once he got out of his dying will form his gloves changed into mittens. In the meantime, Xanxus made no comment at Tsu-kun's way of speaking as he waited Levi faithfully filled his wine glass that somehow only Xanxus able conjure up anywhere and anyplace (along with his throne-like chair/stool).
"VOII! HOW IN THE WORLD A MIDGET LIKE YOU GET IN THAT WANNABE DECIMO'S BAD SIDE?" Squalo yelled as Tsu-kun barely hold the urge to cringe thanks to hanging out with Ryohei.
Mammon put in, "Probably found out about being trained by Reborn or being the next heir..."
"He doesn't know," Kyoya frowned. Before anyone could ask what he meant, Bianchi entered confidently into the restaurant.
"Mama I have returned with your new ingredients..." Bianchi began and tensed as she went into a battle stance at the Varia...until she saw her little brother.
"BIG SIS?!" Hayato passed out and foamed. Takeshi crunched down and poked at Hayato side, "Oi. You alive Hayato?" Hayato only twitched. Everyone ignored them as Tsu-kun sighed in understanding.
Some of the group left home ("Thank you m-mama for your k-kindness" Chrome thanking Nana in name of her dear cousins and two friends as Bianchi volunteered to walk out with them so Gokudera can recover by then). They walk to the back of TakeSushi that surprisingly had a large training area. Everyone was thinking along the lines, "How can I missed such a large area in the middle of town?!"
"Ah, mist flames technology does wonders doesn't it Viper?" sighed happily the main chief of restaurant.
"I'm glad my investment was worth it," Viper saw how big the area was that from the shop looked small, but once enter the field it was walking into another world.
Behind the surprised and awe spectators, Tsu-kun and his friends that been visiting (or living in) TakeSushi were talking among themselves.
"MY EXTREME LITTLE BROTHER I DIDN'T KNOW YOU CAN DO THE EXTREME DYING WILL AND EXTREMLY GROW UP!"
"Eh? Oh Tsu-kun must have forgot," Tsu-kun cocked his head.
"Now you can truly train your dying will and maybe fly as well~" Tsu-kun became excited that his wish of flying is coming true, but he notice the strange glint in Reborn's eye. As Reborn took out his green phone and left them, Tsu-kun shivered, Tsu-kun's feelings are tingling!
Once everyone was "relaxing" at the training field, Takeshi was laughing as Tsu-kun ducked another attack from his hitman tutor. Ah good times, Takeshi think back at his training with Reborn before meeting Squalo, but notice that Reborn his pushing Tsu-kun than any of the guardians put together. He thought that Reborn really cared about the little boy and saw huge potential. He turned and notice Hayato was so busy fiddling with his dynamite that he didn't notice a stray missile coming toward him. "HAYA-" the rain guardian's words were lost when they was an explosion and a strange hiss was heard. Running, Takeshi look for his fellow guardian, "Hayato! *cough-cough* Hayato!" Then he froze as he saw through the mist. There was an afterimage of Tsu-kun or an older...familiar boy...then it hold onto the 10 year old boy. The young boy stood between a shocked Hayato and the missile which part of the tip that Tsu-kun was holding was frozen. Behind the rain guardian, the Varia flinched.
"Are you alright?" Tsu-kun spoke in a monotone voice as his narrowed golden-fire eyes staring into the soul of one with emerald wide eyes. His voice! He spoke like-like a true Boss! Hayato thought in his rare moments of a blank mind. Feeling uneasy, Hayato quickly stood up with his hands in his pocket and left the place without a word. Takeshi saw how even in his emotionless Dying Will, Tsu-kun looked where Hayato left in worry. Good thing the rain guardian did paid attention for suddenly the flame on the young boy's forehead went out and passed out. Takeshi caught him and frowned that the 10 year old is yet to de-age. Before he thought more, his hitman senses went off and carried Tsu-kun as he heard a slight whistle behind him.
It was Squalo. There were Vongola Rain guardian stood split second before was a deep slash hole. Takeshi began to glare, but frowned when he saw his old swordmaster had an unreadable expression. Before Takeshi try to decipher it, Squalo attacked again ruthlessly leaving no time to rest. Unfortunately for the Takeshi he was carrying the young boy and was not even carrying his sword (even with the sword his movements will be limited anyways) to defend.
After hours and everyone went inside to the TakeSushi restaurant, Tsu-kun shrunk and Takeshi is getting tired barely dodging any lethal blows. He was starting to get worried for how long he will able to last against the powerful swordsman. Suddenly something change in Squalo's demeanor. Takeshi's eyes widen as that accursed sword was a hair width from piercing Tsu-kun through, but they sharpen in a way that he leaked a powerful killer intent of protectiveness as Takeshi somehow freed one hand and hold the sword. A soft wind blew around them as blood drip from the sword. "You're getting close baseball brat." Just like that Squalo left to join the others. Takeshi stood there gaping not realizing Tsu-kun waking up. "HIEE! Takeshi-kun you're hurt!"
"Eh? Hahaha, nah its just ketchup!" Takeshi sheepishly said trying to calm the little boy.
"LIAR!"
"Xanxus! Why are you leaving so soon?"
"Keep complaining and be degraded to Trash!" warned the temperamental Varia boss. Meanwhile Hibari looked annoyed glaring at Tsu-kun.
"Tsu-kun cant fight you when tired! I promise next time we meet we fight!" Hibari seemed to calm down somewhat and hn walking away dramatically as his black trench coat swirl behind him.
"Show off," muttered Mukuro as he rolled his eyes.
"Till we meet again my dear little Tuna, shishishshi," laughed Bel as he threw casual his knives at Flan's froggy hat.
"Farewell your highness," grinned Tsu-kun playfully.
"Shishishi, I like him," smirked the prince.
"Oh~our little prince found a friend," cooed Lussaria.
"No," deadpanned Flan, "Tuna is much higher than that fake prince, it is you who should be honored." Cue knives dripping with poison.
"Well that is true after all Vongola is the most powerful famiglia and Tsunayoshi is the true heir by blood and among other things," Mammon mysteriously said.
Meanwhile the Vongola guardians side...Takeshi was complaining about them staying and Hibari and Gokudera leaving back to base.
"Sheesh you baseball fanatic! Someone has to do the paperwork and you ask a long vacation and by the looks of it you don't have your answer for your training," Hayato explained rather annoyed.
"Is that really your reason?" smirked Takeshi. Hayato sputtered and looked away muttering incoherently.
"When we fight, you better become a carnivore," Kyoya barely glanced Tsu-kun, who gave him a small smile and a nod.
"We will see each other soon," Tsu-kun directly said to all those leaving and to the two Vongola guardians softly that only they can hear, "and please be safe."
Hayato barely hesitated and muttered, "you too."
Namimori, Japan
"Hi, my name is Spanner," the bored face young man said as he took out a lollipop and tried to offer a similar aged red head boy with glasses. This red head boy was freaking out so bad and yet able to say no to the candy. Spanner shrugged and preceded to put it into his mouth.
"Shoichi...huff.." They red head boy clutched his stomach as he tried to keep talking, "you're crazy...you know..."
"Says the guy who works with the most insane mafia boss in all humanity," deadpanned Spanner.
"...less talking...more...oh my goodness...more running," a little chubby teen went on, "names Giovanni.."
"Oh! I'm a big fan of your father..." Shoichi brightened, but flinched at the sudden shadows on both young boys he was running with, "...too soon?"
After Byakuran dismissed his guardians, the Gesso boss was strangely silent that made Shoichi fidget for once forgetting his stomach-ache. After a while, Shoichi was given a double mission. As of now though he already partially fulfilled one of them, but it wasn't the prioritize one. One was that he was to find the 3 fugitives to make sure they are placed in a safe location, which so far he epically failed. "I don't want to be marshmallow-fied!" Shoichi mentally cried.
At first Shoichi only followed at a distance when the trio left Italy, but once they touched Japanese soil everything and every plan went out the window...along with the Bovino heir. So now since they have practically no physical fighters and outnumbered, Shoichi proposed a tactical getting ahead of the enemy (NO! They were not running away! They are seasoned mafia young men!). They been on the run for weeks now.
"What...makes you...think...this Lambo...kid...oh gosh, eeek!" Shoichi ducked a cloud of flying knives," is looking for the sun Arcobaleno...? Sweet Marshmallows!" Shoichi twitched here and there ducking another shut out of bullets. All of a sudden he double over when his stomach-ache peaked. Fortunately as he did so his head barely was missed by another set of bullets.
"...may be we could use my new invention..." Giovanni began, but surprisingly Spanner screamed his fellow coworker, "NO! DON'T YOU DARE! BECAUSE OF THAT SO-CALL SILENT-AS-A-NINJA-WATCH BLEW OUR COVER AND OUR WARD! DARN IT!"
"...er Spanner calm down..." Shoichi was worried at the formerly stoic young boy.
"SHUT UP! YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND! MY BOSS LEFT US TO CARE FOR HIS MOST PRECIOUS TREASURES! NOW THAT IS JUST US, WE LOST LAMBO AND I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVER SEE THE LITTLE COWKID!"
"Spanner," Giovanni meekly put in as the three young men quickly went into an alley and sat behind a trash bin, "I am really, really trying...I know I am not as good as my father, but I want to help Lambo too, you are not alone in this..." There was a silence, ignoring the fact the assassins yelling murder on the streets, as the two young former Bovino subordinates stared and broke it with a outcry of camaraderie and brotherhood. Tears were shed as a large lollipop and screwdriver clashed dramatically behind them as an alliance. Shoichi twitched and screamed. "SHUT UP YOU'LL GIVE OUR POSITION AWAY!"
"Oh hey Shoichi, still here? I would think you will be use to Bovino nonsense giving what you have to live with every minute of the day," Spanner was back to his careless self and was sucking on another lollipop and Giovanni hiccupped.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HE'S MY BOSS AND YOU GUYS ARE BOVINO!" Spanner ignored the stomach-ached Gesso Subordinate screaming and put in, "Oh, that's not good, we been caught by your screaming."
"WHAT-!" Shoichi was cut off by some screams of finding the loudmouth victims. They jumped over a wire fence behind them into a strangely empty street. Unfortunately there was no place to hide. It would have been quiet as the assassins laughed behind them saying something about killing them or something, when there was a yell, "REBORN!"
Everyone froze. Some thought they heard wrong and pray whatever higher power and lady luck that they will live to see tomorrow. Their prayers were ignored when another voice yelled, "GWAHAHA! Lambo-sama is awesome for he has found and cornered Reborn! Feel Lambo-sama's awesomeness!" a familiar little toddler yelled out gleefully.
"No wait! Reborn he doesn't know better!" what seems another little boy begged.
"Dame-Tsu you would say something like that," a deep yet high pitch voice resounded as everyone felt powerful killing intent. They shivered. Yep change that prayer the demon be satisfied devoring those kids and is too full for them.
"Exactly! You know the saying, 'it takes one to know one'" deadpanned a suicide little boy.
"...you make it sound like I'm the child here..." the voice dripped with a hint of a death threat that the Bovino subordinates and Shoichi notice the weakest of assassins passed out with foam coming out of their mouth.
"HIEEE!" There was many bullets shots around the corner and a little boy with brown gravity defying hair screaming for his life that he wished to be spared...wait what does he mean again? There's hope for them?!
The Bovinos and Shoichi was shocked and was snapped out of it when said boy crashed into them.
"ow..." The little boy looked up who he crashed into and quickly stood up and bowing, "Tsu-kun is sorry! You should run before..." The boy peaked behind them and notice the assassins starting to get out of their stupor, "AGAIN?! WHAT IS THEIR PROBLEM?!" The boy surprisingly for them began to pull his hair stressing out.
"Yes prepare to die..." every single assassins began to laugh maniacally and pointed their guns to kill them...then Lambo joined the fray. "GWAHAHA! LAMBO-SAMA WILL NOW SAVE HIS MINIONS!" The Bovino heir laughed even more maniacally than the assassins and threw with deadly accuracy his pink grenades. With bad timing behind the assassins were the other assassins that followed the cow child chose that moment to show up boasting, "NOW YOU WILL GO DOWN YOU STUPID COW...OH CRA-" They were within the line of fire. Cue explosion. BOOOOM!
"WE ARE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!" Just like a certain trio in an old cartoon...
Everyone stared at the assassin-less street, but Tsu-kun sighed mutter something about Hibari, destroy, and murder him. Spanner took out his lollipop and in a monotone voice, "Well that was anti-climatic and pathetic."
Reborn in the other hand smirked as he cryptically said, "About time."
Shoichi paid no heed and stared at Tsu-kun, "HEY ITS YOU!"
A/N: First chapter update for the year 2014!
Another chapter that lacks flashbacks. But hey now little Tsu-kun has been introduce to all his potential guardians (that he has been in contact...) so in a couple of chapters it will led to a "satisfy requirements for a situation" because of it.
***FYI Shoichi and Spanner are 16 years old and Giovanni is (physically anyways) 18 years old***