Hope you enjoy the story ~
And also, as much as Tsuna hated being called well...'Tsuna', me -the authour- is an exception, i can call him whatever i want and i would like to keep it that way. *muahahaha*
*Tsuna protested in the background*
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Riiiiiiiiiiiiing...
Riiiiiiiiiiiing...
"Ugh..." Tsuna shifted on his bed as he pulled a wry face at the sound of the alarm clock screeching his ears.
"Shut up..." He muttered irritatingly, pulling the blanket over his head in an attempt to block out the noise, which was, unfortunately, proved to be useless as his ears was still ringing with the jarring sound in the background.
Riiiiiiiiiing...
A vein popped on his forehead as he grudgingly hitched himself into a sitting position. Glaring at the alarm clock with the full force of gravity, the brunette grabbed the said object then with a swift movement, flung it through the open window with a resounding sound and a yelp from someone he didn't recognize.
The crash of the clock was music to his ears.
After a series of incoherent grumbles, Tsuna slumped down on his bed as he once again drifted off to sleep.
At least that was the original plan...
"Tsu-kun!! Did you break the alarm clock again?!!" his ears pricked up at the muffled sound of his mother coming from downstairs, he didn't make any move of answering back though as the brunette snuggled up to the warm comfort of his fluffy blanket.
"Tsu-kun!! You need to wake up or you will be late for school!!" His mother's voice was a bit louder this time, slightly mixed with the clattering sound of cooking utensils.
"Urgh, five more minutes..." Tsuna grunted as he once again tried to kept out the noise with the combined effort of pillow and blanket.
"Tsu-kun!!"
"Tsu-kun!!"
"Tsu-kun!! If you don't wake up now, you won't be allowed to eat cakes for a week!!" This made the brunette jolt out of his slumber as he hastily scrambled out from under his comfy blanket, nearly doing a face-plant on the floor in the process.
"Okay okay!! I'm up i'm up!!" said Tsuna in a panic tone. He could barely hear the small chuckle coming from downstairs, no doubt coming from his oh so 'loving' mother who had a nasty habit of blackmailing her son by threatening to take away the love of his life : cakes.
It didn't take long for the brunette to prepare for school for just after a couple of minutes, he was already on his way walking down the stairs with lazy footsteps. Tsuna stifled a yawn as he slumped down his seat by the dining table, eyes following his mother - Nana - as she placed down a delicious-looking plate of spaghetti with red sauce and meatballs in front of the teen.
"Make sure not to break the alarm next time Tsu-kun" she was smiling widely but somehow, it was unnerving 'what's with the black cloud and demon face in the background anyway!'
"Yes" said the teen with a curt nod. Tsuna unconsciouly released a sigh of relief when his mother just hummed in approval and went back to the kitchen.
"Mom could be scary sometimes" the brunette muttered adsently, chewing on a meatball when the sound of the doorbell interrupted his breakfast.
"Tsu-kun can you open the door for me?"
"Yes" Tsuna grunted in barely concealed irritation, which directed solely to whoever outside that dared to interrupted his meal. Frowning, he slowly approached the door and turned the doorknob...
"Chaos-" before closing it with a slam at a speed that could rival that of a bullet. Unfortunately though, the person outside was proved to be faster as he had managed to block the door with his foot clad in fancy black dress shoes.
"Well well Tsuna, aren't you happy to see your uncle?" said the person outside with an amused tone. It was a handsome young man, probably still in his twenties. He was wearing a black suit with black shoes to match. A black fedora with yellow stripe , which was occupied by a weird green chameleon, covered the man's raven hair and casted a shadow over his sharp black eyes that seemed to pierce through people's soul. The most unique trait of the man was his curly sideburns that bounced slightly every now and then in his struggle to outwit the seemingly scrawny kid who was trying to push the door closed with all his might.
"You're not my uncle! and who the hell would be happy to see your face?! You're a hitman!! And haven't i told you not to call me Tsuna?!!" hissed the brunette as he shot the older man a baleful glare. The other in response just let a smirk creep on his face as he pushed the door harder.
"I see that you're grown some backbone huh, i'm impressed"
Tsuna just rolled his eyes at this, his eyebrow raised in a clearly unconvinced manner.
"Yeah right, said the sadistic bastard who had to give me those hellish training" Tsuna snorted as he directed a hard glare at the smirking hitman like he was a thorn in the teen's flesh, which was kind of true considering the situation. The brunette's fiercely stare was shaken loose however, when a figure approaching from within the house.
"Oh, Tsu-kun is that your friend?" said Nana with a cheerful smile as she appeared behind Tsuna, seemingly oblivious of the dour struggle between the two. Tsuna, on the other hand, was so startled at the sudden voice of his mother that his hands slipped from the door, making him come stumbling down on the floor with a yelp. Almost immediately, the front door was swung open, revealing the smirking hitman standing there with all of his sadistic glory.
To say that Tsuna wasn't the least bit angry at Nana's obliviousness at that moment was a lie. But then again, it was kind of true as the brunette could never be angry at his mother more than mere seconds.
"You must be Tsuna's mother, Nana-san, my name is Reborn, a friend of Tsuna in Italy" the raven-hair man introduced himself politely, adding with a light tip of the black fedora on his head.
"Oh such good manners, now why don't you guy come in for breakfast?" said Nana with a happy smile as she motioned for Reborn to come inside.
"Wait mom! he's not-"
"I would love to Nana-san" Reborn replied, intentionally cutting Tsuna off for the purpose of further irritating the boy. Tsuna just sighed in defeat, a slight frown formed on his face as he sat on the floor watching the hitman following his mother into the kitchen. His mother was a kind and loving woman, she cared for everyone whether they were family or not, she was even willing to take strangers in for a shelter if asked. But as much as Tsuna love the endless kindness of his mother, the brunette was so baffled by her obliviousness that he sometimes had to doubt her sanity. Because really, who in their right mind would let a shady looking guy with a highly dangerous aura in their house, much less inviting them for breakfast! Surely the man had introduced himself to be Tsuna's friend, but still the brunette did protest, or at least tried to anyway.
The brunette heaved a heavy sigh as he trudged in the kitchen. Now that thing had played out, he couldn't do anything but assent to it.
Afterall his mother was the only one he could not go against.
That still didn't mean he would handle the man with kid's gloves though.
"What's your intention?" asked Tsuna as he fixed the hitman who was sitting opposite him with a scrutinazing glare.
"What do you means?" Reborn asked in a low voice, eyes glinting with amusement as he placed down the cup of black coffee given to him by Nana a couple of seconds ago. This just made Tsuna's glare harden, his face leaning forward in an attemt to further intimidate the man, not that he wasn't cognizant of the futility of the act.
"Don't play dumb, i know you didn't come here just to shoot the breeze"
"I just want to see my Tsuna" the hitman said nonchalantly as he took a sip from his mug of steaming hot coffee, beady eyes meeting the brunette's gaze as he developed an air of guileless innocence that can deceive any clueless civilians with an utter effectiveness. Tsuna on the other hand, just stared hard at the man's innocent smile as an incredulous look decorated his face.
"You know what Reborn? I know one of your greatest enjoyments in life was to tease me with your sadistic ways and all but please, do repress your smile, it's giving me the creep"
The hitman's eyelids twitched slightly at the remark, which went unnoticed by the normally observant brunette as he was leaning further into his chair, too busy being 'creeped out by the smile' as Tsuna put it.
"I will even let you call me Tsuna" added the brunette, looking oddly spooked as he inwardly bemoaning the fact that the man's smile, which was much worse than the sight of a happily smiling Xanxus dancing in a pink dress itself, was still present. 'It was not a matter of fear' the teen told himself 'but a whole lot much bigger matter of repugnance, why don't Reborn understand that some people's faces were not meant for a smile! a smirk yes but never a smile!!'
Deciding to ignore the superfluous offer, Reborn instead settled down to enjoying his mug of coffee, the taunting smile on his face long forgottened much to Tsuna's relief.
"You sure have grown into a brave man huh, being able to talk back me. But i still remember the time when you were little, always running to me while calling 'uncle Reborn! uncle Reborn!" The hitman smirked triumphatly as a flash of red crossed Tsuna's cheeks.
"I never did that!!" the brunette protested almost too loudly, making the man smirk even wider.
"Yes, you did, you're just too embarrassed to admit"
"No! i did not"
"Yes! you did"
"Did not!"
"Did too"
"Did not!"
"Did too"
"Damn you!!!"
"Tsu-kun!! No cursing in the house" Nana's voice echoing from the kitchen made Tsuna still in his angry snarl. Slightly turned to his mother's most likely direction, the teen gave out a subdued reply.
"Y...yes, sorry mom"
Reborn gave out a light chuckle, earning a hostile glare from Tsuna.
"What's so funny?!" snarled the teen.
"Nothing, i was just wondering about your changes in personality over the years, you used to be a shy and timid but sweet boy..." said the hitman, his pair of obsidian eyes focusing on the annoyed expression of a certain brunette, the ever presented smirk slipped from his face "...until you disappeared 3 years ago"
Tsuna flinched slightly at this, an odd look flashed in his eyes before it was quickly replaced with that of apathy. Noticing the silence, Reborn continued.
"We looked high and low for you but couldn't find any traces, when we finally gave you up for lost, you reappeared out of the blue one night with a sudden change of personality, and it was 1 month ago"
"Tell me, what happened Tsuna?" Reborn's face turned serious, sharp black eyes locking solely onto those of the brunette, daring him to look away and avert the question. Tsuna didn't do any of the acts as he just gave the hitman a blank stare.
"I don't remember" he stated simply, face devoid of any emotion. This made Reborn's eyebrows furrow.
"You're not hiding something, are you?" asked the man, voice leaking with skepticism as he leaned forward. Before the hitman could get a proper answer however, Tsuna jumped up with a start, knocking down his chair with a clatter. His face remained an expression of apathy as his long brown bang partly shadowed his eyes, making them glow with a strange orange hue.
"No, as i said, i don't remember anything, so stop bothering me" With that being said, the brunette quickly grapped his bag and strode out of the door, leaving a bewildered Reborn in his wake.
'What are you hiding Tsuna?'