Chapter 3: The Plan and Mission

It has nearly been 3 years since Tsuna was gone. Ieharu really miss his brother. Sometimes when he feels lonely, he would sleep in his brother's bed while cradling a picture frame with their picture together. Ieharu's light brown hair was spiking up everywhere, like his brother. His hand is up with a peace sign while Tsuna's arm was slunging over his shoulders. They were both smiling brightly that time. Ieharu wished that he could see his brother again.

Now at seven years old, he's already at first grade. His grades are perfect. He always tries his best at school, like his brother. He wants to be like his brother and make him proud. That is the only thing he can do for him.

He didn't socialize much, but there is always this one boy who always talks to him. He is very friendly and always likes to talk about baseball. There is not even a day where he didn't talk about the said game. Ieharu was grateful for the company and feels like he had just gained a new friend.

Meanwhile in the Estraneo Base

Tsuna was now nine and Mukuro was eight.

Tsuna had just woken up when a headache came crushing down on him. He groaned in pain, alerting his companion. "I see you woke up," Mukuro sighed, "You sleep like a log, by the way. They're already finished with me." Tsuna went to nurse his aching head, "Can't help it, sleep is like the only peaceful place in here. But nightmares still happen." Mukuro agreed with a nod. Tsuna looked around and noticed that his eyesight is blurry. "Tch, what did they do to my eyes now?" "Tsunayoshi," Tsuna turned to face Mukuro, "Your eye color changed." He pointed out. Tsuna was shocked at what he heared "What?! What do they look like now?!" He yelled. "You're too loud, you'll make me deaf someday, you know" He said while rubbing his ears. "Anyway, your eyes have changed color. They're now amber, not like the chocolate brown ones."

Tsuna went silent for a moment, then "Hmm, amber is actually a cool color, do I look cool with these eyes?" he asked Mukuro like an excited kid asking his parent for an ice cream. "Certainly not" Mukuro replied. Tsuna deflated, his parent just declined to buy him an ice cream. "What did they do to your eyes anyway?" Mukuro asked. "Hmm, let's see. They were thinking of having a flame-enhanced vision so they drop some weird liquid into my eyes. Then there goes the burning feeling then I went into my unconscious mode." He told Mukuro, "They're real idiots. They keep on experimenting, not even thinking about the consequence they will face ones their experiments have gotten stronger." Mukuro chuckled, "Kufufufu, and that's what we're planning, isn't that right?" "Of course."

"You know, these eyes are actually cool. It's like having a Sharingan." He muses, "Ooh, maybe I can also make illusions with these eyes just like the character, Itachi. Heh, that would be really cool. Didn't know the Estraneos read manga." Mukuro looked at him weirdly, "I don't know what you're rambling on about" Tsuna was shocked at what he says. "You don't know Naruto?! That manga is really cool, you know." Mukuro looks at him like he has grown another head, "Considering that I was born into this hell, do you really think that I have time for those things?" he asked, "Hmm, touche. But it doesn't mean that- well whatever" Tsuna cuts himself, dropping the subject. Mukuro sighs, "You're a year older than me but you don't act like one." He said while shaking his head.

Meanwhile in the Vongola, Italian Base

"Voiiii! You called for our shitty boss?!" a certain shark asked, well literally screamed. "I'm pretty sure I asked Xanxus. Well it's fine anyway." Nono said. Nono called for Xanxus since he needs to assign him on a mission with his squad. "Voii! What do you need?!" he screamed again, making Nono to rub his ears.

"You sure are as loud as ever, Squalo" he chuckled, "Anyway, I asked you here because I need you to do this mission for me. You're the only I can ask this about since my other guardians are on different missions, and I have a feeling that this should be dealt with as soon as possible. I cannot ask the CEDEF since I have a bad feeling about it."

"Voiii! Just tell me what the mission is already!" he yelled. "Alright."

The atmosphere became serious. "You know very well the Estraneo Family, right?" Nono asked. "Who wouldn't know about those disgusting bastards!" Squalo pointed out. "Well that Family has been experimenting children for so long, they had to be stopped. My intuition also tells me that someone important is there being experimented on, I just don't know who it is." Nono explained. "Voiiii! So what you want us to do is to save those brats and find the important brat?!" Squalo asked/yelled. "Exactly."

"Fine, we'll do it!" he went to get the documents in Nono"s table then went to go back to their own base.

"VOIIIII! You shitty boss!" A wine bottle came whizzed right past his head, crushing in the wall. "What do you want trash!" Xanxus glared at him from his seat at the dining table. The other Varia member was eating at their respective seats, well not really eating, just minding their own business. A nine years old Bel is sharping his knives, Mammon is counting his money, Lussuria is just eating, and Levi is watching (stalking) his boss.

"VOiii! We are assigned to a mission to destroy Estraneo Family, save the brats and find the important brat, as soon as possible!" "Ushishishi, who is this important brat?" "Voiii! The ninth said he didn't know!" he yelled. It was silent for a moment, until a shattering of glass was heard and a loud voi. "Ushishishi, so you're telling us that we were supposed to find an important brat that we don't have any clue who it is?" Bel asked. "That's what the ninth said." Squalo said while wiping out the wine that has spilled into him.

"Hn. We'll do the mission. That important brat sounds interesting." Xanxus said while smirking. "Maybe we'll find out who that brat is on the way." Lussuria said.

"Voii! We'll leave tonight then!"

I really love the Varia and Bel is nine years old because he's nine.