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"Talking"
'Thought'
Most Wanted
Chapter 12
"Erebus….hacker….Tenth….Erebus…." Gokudera felt himself sway on the spot as his mind started to work in overdrive about what he just heard. His boss was a famous hacker that worked for different families. His boss was the famous hacker that broke into countless private services of dangerous Famiglias and never once got caught. That amazing hacker was seriously his thirteen year old boss? He always knew his boss was amazing, but this…this….just took it to a whole other level.
Lambo blinked and tried to his best to recover from the shock he just received. His friend that he always thought knew nothing of the mafia world before they met six years ago was actually involved all along. "You're Erebus?" He muttered as his mind continued to try to process this new information. Tsuna was Erebus. Tsuna was Erebus. Tsuna was EREBUS! His mind was not processing this as well as he hoped it would. Of all things Tsuna could have said, saying that he was involved with the mafia for a long time was not something that he could process….but didn't it make sense? No matter who it was, Tsuna should not have been so calm six years ago when Lambo told him he was a Mafioso or showed him the ten year pistol. If Tsuna knew about the mafia all along, it really did make a lot more sense.
Unlike the two Mafiosos, Ryohei, Takeshi, and Hibari didn't really understand the astonishment that Lambo and Gokudera were feeling.
So, it was only natural that Takeshi just grinned and laughed when he heard the announcement. "Erebus? Hacker? Is it really that big of a deal that all this secrecy is needed, Tsuna?"
"Your ignorance disgusts me." Gokudera snarled as he resisted the urge to hit Takeshi on the head. "Erebus is a famous mafia hacker who constantly breaks into servers. If he finds any horrific information that he doesn't like, he exposes it to the world. With the information out there, the police will make a move and if they don't, the Vongola or any Famiglia associated with the Vongola will usually make a move. That's what happened with the Estraneo Famiglia. The Vongola destroyed them when Erebus revealed their human experiments."
"You're surprisingly well-informed for someone who's not even a part of Vongola." Lambo replied.
Gokudera turned his head to hide a blush. He may have held a strong admiration for Erebus. So much so that he kept up with the latest information about the hacker. But to find out that his boss was actually Erebus…This was a dream that he never even came up!
Takeshi whistled as he looked at Tsuna with admiration. "So you help take down the bad people?" He grinned widely. He always knew Tsuna was an awesome person, but he didn't know he had taken it to an extreme level like this so early on. His respect grew greatly. To think Tsuna helped stopped a Famiglia that was doing inhuman experiments.
"Sort of." Tsuna said as he scratched the back of his head. "All mafia Famiglias are bad in their own way, but the ones like Vongola I don't expose information on because I use them to take out the really bad Famiglias, like those who do things as horrible as experiments on humans. It's lucky for me that the current Vongola boss has a good heart and will go after Famiglias like the Estraneo for me once I reveal information. So much so that I have had the Vongola contact me for jobs in looking into Famiglias that they suspected of gruesome crimes."
"So you're friends with Vongola?" Takeshi asked.
Tsuna closed his eyes and shook his head. "Not by a long shot. I am not friends with any Famiglias. They are all my targets and they know it. I hack into Vongola constantly to get information so they know I have leverage over them in case they ever do something I deem unacceptable. And if they do, I will go after them and utterly destroy them."
Lambo chuckled. "That makes you sound like the God of the mafia. All Famiglias should fear you since it seems you can destroy them easily."
Tsuna smirked. "I could. I could easily access their networks and get their addresses and send them to the police if I wanted. But it's also why they want me. They want me for my skill or they want to kill me before I can cause their destruction."
"And yet, you're the Vongola heir." Gokudera smirked. "It's kind of ironic, Tenth."
"Hn." Hibari smirked from his little corner of the room where no one dared to approach as they didn't want bitten to death. So the omnivore was stealing information and using it to manipulate people into doing his will. Personally, Hibari would want to bite people to death directly, but the way Tsuna was doing it really showed his cunning side to take out people countries away. Hacking was a different way of fighting, but it seems it was just as dangerous, especially in the hands of someone like Tsunayoshi it seemed.
"That sounds EXTREMELY dangerous!" Ryohei shouted which made Hibari glare at him, not that the boxer noticed since he was focused solely on Tsuna. "What if someone finds out you're Erebus and comes for revenge? You would be in EXTREME danger!"
"That's why I have never told anyone who I was. If no one knows who I am, it can't be leaked." Tsuna replied, deciding not to mention that strange boy in the park who somehow knew about him. "But everyone here is someone I trust with my life." He looked at Hibari–the one who pushed him to fight back and then saved his life and later became a close confidant. Tsuna's eyes moved to Lambo–the one who Tsuna saved and helped grow up and eventually became very close friends who trusted each other with all secrets. Next was Gokudera–Tsuna saved him and he swore undying loyalty to him which he proved in the Family Entrance exam when he put his differences with Lambo and Takeshi aside to save him. Tsuna looked at Takeshi–the one who longed from Tsuna's help and once he got it, he returned the loyalty and trust tenfold. And finally, Ryohei–the newest addition who joined Gokudera and the others in saving him from the nightmare drug when he didn't have to which earned him Tsuna's trust.
"I know that none of you will betray my secret." Tsuna said with all the confidence in the world.
Takeshi and Ryohei shared a look before they were back to looking at Tsuna with eyes alit with determination to not betray the confidence that Tsuna was putting in them. Neither of them would say a word about Tsuna being a hacker if it would put the younger boy in danger. They would protect him for as long as they had to, just like Tsuna would protect them as he proved when he saved Takeshi from committing suicide and when he protect Kyoko from getting her heart crushed by Mochida.
Lambo just smiled as he went to lean against a wall. He had a feeling things were about to get a lot more dangerous if there was a secret like this involved. But he also knew that he would never reveal it. Tsuna was the one who helped him grow up and because of that, it improved his relations somewhat in the Bovino Famiglia. For that, Lambo would forever put his loyalty into his friend.
Hibari chose to just turn his head and not look at any of them. Hacker or not, it didn't change who Tsunayoshi was. It changed nothing. As long as he still got to bite herbivores to death, he would accept whatever the younger teen said. He wouldn't betray his secret lest it got the omnivore killed since that would take away the prey for the ones that would come here that he could bite to death.
As for Gokudera, he looked beyond happy with his puppy love since his boss was trusting him with a very big secret. He punched his fist into his open palm and nodded his resolve to do whatever it took to help his boss with whatever he needed. "You can count on me, Tenth!"
Tsuna gave a small smile in reply that said he already knew he could.
"And Reborn?" Hibari was the one to ask, making all attention turn to him. He ignored them all except for Tsuna, who was now frowning at the question.
"As I said earlier, he is not to know any of this." Tsuna replied. "We are the only ones to know about this."
Staring at those prone forms of his friends, Tsuna's heart rate skyrocketed. He knew Reborn was a hitman, but to be this cruel to kids? Why couldn't he have just shot them? He didn't have to torture them like that. In fact, they needn't be killed at all! They had nothing to do with him! Sure, they were friends, but they knew nothing about Erebus. That was all him by himself.
When a cold muzzle was pushed into the side of his head, Tsuna felt himself tense up, but didn't move from his spot of kneeling on the bed. He just shut his eyes and waited for the pain to come. There was nothing he could do. There was no way in hell he would ever be able to beat Reborn. He was the number one hitman for a reason.
But, the shot never came. That didn't cause Tsuna to open his eyes though. If the hitman could torture his friends to death, he could easily toy with him before shooting him.
"Tsunayoshi."
As soon as he heard the hitman growl his name, he knew that it wasn't so simple as to be shot and have it be all over. Just like his friends, his death would be painful.
*KHR*
"MOM!" Tsuna shouted, ready to charge in there to grab his mom when a pair of arms suddenly grabbed him around his torso and pulled him back. "Let me go! M-Mom!" Warm tears strung his eyes before cascading down his face. His friends he couldn't save, but his mother he could! He had to save her!
"This is your punishment." A voice whispered in his ear.
A very familiar voice at that.
"REBORN!" Tsuna shouted at the top of his lungs. With more strength than he ever displayed, Tsuna ripped himself free from the hitman but only got a step towards the house when his arms were caught by the hitman and twisted painfully behind his back before he was kicked in the back of his legs so he fell to his knees.
Tsuna shook his head to get rid of those horrible memories of that nightmare drug. He wished they would just leave him already. He knew it was one of his worst fears to have Reborn betray him, and for that, he was hesitating in telling him the truth about being a hacker. He couldn't do it yet. There was a slight fear in him that it would cause him to get dragged before the Vongola or shot. For now, the truth of Erebus would never each Reborn's ears.
But he could…Tsuna looked back up at his friends who all promised to help him. The other worst fear he found he had in that nightmare was this. He was afraid of losing all those he loved and cared for. That was the last thing he wanted so he didn't want them involved in any of this, but Ryohei was right. It wasn't his choice to make whether they became involved in helping him or not. They all freely made that choice so the least he could do was tell them the truth because sometimes, not knowing the truth could be more dangerous than knowing. Not knowing left them completely oblivious to the danger that would come. Knowing at least allowed them to prepare for the worst.
"Hmm, I'm not sure that is the best idea, but you're the boss, Tsuna." Takeshi replied with a smile. "I'm sure you have your reasons." He dropped the smile and became serious. "So what is our next move?"
"For now," Tsuna tapped his hand on the back of Gokudera's couch. "Just act like I told you nothing. I have things I need to get done before we can do anything."
With those words, it seemed the meeting was over and Hibari didn't waste a moment in leaving the apartment without a word to anyone. The only acknowledgment was that he gave Tsuna a very small nod on his way out the door.
"Tch, as rude as ever." Gokudera muttered. He didn't understand why his boss trusted him so much. "Does he even care about any of this?"
Without any warning at all, Tsuna's blood pulsated violently at Gokudera's words. His eyes widened as he felt his breaths becoming shallow. Why? Why did Gokudera's words hurt him so much? His hands wrapped tightly around the back of the couch to be the only thing that kept him on his feet. It was back. That thought is what caused him to look up at Gokudera's eyes to see the hidden pain in them had returned.
"That is just his nature." Takeshi said as he went back to being his cheerful self since Tsuna said there was nothing for them to do at the moment. "Anyway, I have to get back to my dad's shop if you don't need anything, Tsuna?"
Tsuna shook his head, forcing all the pain that was suddenly running through his blood to go to the back of his mind so he could focus on what Takeshi said. "No, but if I do, I'll call you."
Takeshi nodded.
"I'll come with you since it is on my way back to Tsuna's house." Lambo said as he pushed off the wall.
"Lambo, I won't be coming home tonight." Tsuna said, though it came out more like a whisper as his hands tightened on the couch. It felt like his blood was running in vicious circles all throughout his blood, like it was looking for an escape.
Lambo nodded. "I figured at much. I did hear you and Reborn earlier when he was tutoring you."
Tsuna gave a sheepish grin.
As Lambo walked passed him, he paused and whispered, "Whatever you saw in that induced nightmare, don't worry about it. We won't let it come true." He clapped his friend on the shoulder. "Trust us a bit, okay?"
Brown eyes widened in surprise as Lambo left with Takeshi. How could Lambo make a promise like that? He didn't even know what the dream was about. Was he just saying that to comfort him or did he mean something else?
"Sawada!"
Tsuna turned his attention to Ryohei. "Yeah?" He said warily as he didn't want to listen to Ryohei screaming his determination right now. All he really wanted was to collapse on the floor.
But to his surprise, Ryohei didn't scream. He actually seemed pretty calm as he said, "Thank you for telling me all this." He pounded a fist into his chest. "I will do my EXTREME best to help you in anyway, but to do that, I must EXTREMELY get back to my training!" With those words, Ryohei ran out the door, leaving it wide open as he jumped over the balcony to the ground and was gone, leaving only a trail of smoke and two blankly staring teenagers in his wake.
Coughing, Tsuna fell out of his shock and looked out the door at the sky that was turning gray. It looked like a storm was approaching. He hoped Ryohei didn't stay outside training for too long.
"Geez, so noisy." Gokudera muttered as he closed the door and looked at Tsuna which had his eyes widening in shock when he saw how pale he had gotten in the past couple minutes. "Tenth! What's wrong?"
Before Gokudera could get to Tsuna, the young Sawada finally felt his strength drain and fell to his knees. "The wind that fiercely whirls about is the storm. The storm is powerful enough to destroy anything in its path, but without its brothers it is lonely and forever lost in sorrow. Move quickly or the Storm will destroy himself."
Eyes widening in shock, Gokudera took a step away from his boss. He remembered something like this happening before. It was when Takeshi almost committed suicide. Tsuna spoke in the same weird trance like thing back then too and almost had an anxiety attack before he raced off to save the sword idiot.
"Tenth?"
Tsuna snapped back to reality and looked over at Gokudera with a sad smile. "My storm." He whispered as he wrapped his arms around his chest as the pain was still raging in his blood. "I've ignored you for too long. I always meant to talk to you, but something always got in the way. I'm sorry."
"What?" Gokudera took another step away from his boss in surprise. Talk? Talk to him about what? "There's no need to apologize. You never ignored me."
Tsuna shook his head. "I ignored your problem." He rose to his feet and looked away from his friend, in favor of looking at the curtains drawn over the window. His ears caught the sound of rain hitting the windows. He hoped all his friends found cover from the rain. "You're going to think of me as a horrible person…"
"Never, Tenth!" Gokudera declared passionately. "Nothing you do can make me hate you."
"You say that because you don't know what I did." Tsuna whispered, hands clenching into tight fists so his nails dug into his palms.
Gokudera blinked as he looked at his boss. Though his face was turned away, he saw that Tsuna's eyes shined with guilt. What could he have done to make himself feel this guilty about it? "Tenth, what is it that you did?" He asked with his own heart pounding. If Tsuna did something that would make him feel this guilty that meant it had to be bad right? Did he really want to know the answer then?
"Since I saved Takeshi from jumping off the roof, I have started to notice your annoyance and anger with everyone around me. It was like you didn't trust them so I…" Tsuna shot a quick glance at his friend then averted his eyes again. He just had to say it. It was like a band aid, just rip it off. Or in this case, just say it and get it over with. Swallowing his nervousness, Tsuna turned fully to face his friend. He would not run or hide from this. He had to admit what he did. "I was worried that something was wrong so I dug into your past."
"W-what?"
"I know that your father is a mafia boss and had an affair with your mother who was a pianist he fell in love with. You're considered a half-breed because of that and when you found out, you ran away from your home to become strong and join a Famiglia to prove yourself, but because of being considered a half-breed and just a musician no one wants you in their Famiglia." Tsuna said, staring straight at his friend who had gone extremely pale and was trembling all over. He noticed how Gokudera's hands clenched into fists at his side and narrowed his eyes. He had two reasons for talking to Gokudera now. First, he wanted to help his friend to understand that he was not going to abandon him just because he had other friends and that his other friends were there for him as well. His second reason was for this. He wanted to make Gokudera angry. While his loyalty was nice, he didn't want a mindless puppet that would follow his every word. He wanted Gokudera to argue with him and realize he wasn't perfect, that Tsuna was going to make mistakes.
"Y-you dug into my past?" Gokudera asked as he bowed his head to move away from Tsuna's eyes that seemed to be trying to look into him even more than he already has.
Tsuna nodded. "I did."
Gokudera gritted his teeth in frustration. His boss dug into his past and found out about him. What right did he have to dig like that? "If you wanted to know about me, you could have just asked, Tenth." He said, trying to sound calm, but he could tell his voice was trembling with anger. How could his boss do this him? His past was his own. No one had the right to look at it.
"Would you have told me?" Tsuna retorted, hands trembling as his sides. He was really doing this. He was pushing his friend to the edge. He could only hope it didn't destroy them. This was a gamble he had to take. "You have been struggling to join a Famiglia for a long time because of your parents' affair. Now that you are this close to joining mine, would you really tell me the truth or would you be too afraid that I would reject you once I found out the truth about you?"
"It…" Gokudera stopped, heart pounding frantically against his chest. His boss knew about him. His boss most likely dug through his past with his hacking skills which was why he waited until now to tell him. He revealed he was a hacker then told him about hacking into his past. Was he being rejected? But didn't Tsuna just say he trusted him not to say anything about Erebus? So why would he tell him if he was just going to reject him here? "It doesn't matter! We won't know what I would have done since you betrayed my trust first and looked into my past without my permission!" He slammed his fist into the wall behind him to try to relieve some of the frustration he was feeling. Feeling nothing except pain in his hand, Gokudera sighed and looked up at Tsuna, looking the most pitiful that Tsuna has ever seen him. His eyes, which were usually filled with anger or devoted loyalty, were for the first time clouded with a sting of betrayal and said with a quiet voice unlike him, "How could you do that when I trusted you?"
Tsuna bowed his head with a small smile in place. "That's right. I didn't even ask you first. I did what I wanted and hacked into all the mafia networks to find out more about you. I already knew who you were before you came here, but I never dug into your past until recently. Does that make you hate me?"
Those words caused Gokudera to stumble back in surprise. Hate him? Did he hate his boss for digging into his history like that? He looked away as he grinded his teeth together. Tsuna was the one who saved him from his own mistake and was the one he devoted himself to after that. Though he devoted himself to Tsuna, it seemed he truly didn't know anything about him. He never knew about Erebus. He never knew Tsuna dug into his past. Did he know anything?
"I'm sorry."
Gokudera's eyes whipped back around to look at Tsuna, who was looking back up at him with clear eyes once more.
"I looked into your past to get an idea of what might be wrong. I just had a feeling that your anger was coming from it." Tsuna continued. "You've been rejected and betrayed all your life by your family and by all those Famiglias. For that, you don't trust anyone." He sighed and looked down. "I would understand if you don't trust me anymore since I did dig into your past behind your back, but," He looked back up with a smile. "I want you to know that you don't have to hate our friends for being close to me. Every one of them I trust with my life, Hayato, and that includes you. You don't have to be so scared of them. Because I trust them, I know you can trust them. They won't betray you like those in your past have. And…"
Tsuna looked at Gokudera to see that the older boy's full attention was on him. Despite the anger Gokudera was feeling, he still seemed so attached to everything that Tsuna was saying, like it was a lifeline for him.
"I don't care." Tsuna said.
"Huh?" Gokudera replied as his mind went blank at those words.
"That's right." Tsuna nodded. "I don't care about your past or your heritage. To me, you are just Hayato, a close and loyal friend of mine. Whatever happened in your past is just history. The you in front of me is the one I want to protect."
Gokudera stared at his boss for a moment, just blinking.
Tsuna smiled and grabbed his bags off the floor. "Oh, and just something to think about." He said as he walked over to the door to leave. "I like when you get angry and argue with me. While your loyalty and devotion is nice, Hayato, it is also good to have someone who will argue with me and get mad when they think I am making the wrong decisions. You claim to want to be my right hand man, but that doesn't mean absolute loyalty, Hayato. It means someone I can trust to have my back and help me make the right decisions. I will not always make the right choices so having someone there who can tell me when I am wrong is something I value extremely."
Gokudera stared at Tsuna's back, hands still trembling at his sides. He wasn't sure what to feel. His boss dug into his past, but then he told him that he didn't care. He was angry that Tsuna looked into his past, but at the same time, he felt a deep warmth and his loyalty growing at Tsuna saying that he didn't care and wanted to protect him. Despite all that he learned, Tsuna wasn't ready to throw him out just for his heritage. Should he feel betrayed and angry or should his devotion grow at the greatness of his boss for still staying by his side? He honestly wasn't sure at the moment.
Tsuna pulled the door open to see rain pouring down viciously. He momentarily raised a brow since he had no idea the weather was going to be this bad today. If he knew, he would have made all his friends stay at Hayato's.
"Then," Gokudera said, distracting Tsuna from leaving. He looked at the raging storm outside his door then at Tsuna's back. Honestly, he could just let Tsuna leave and be done with it, but his heart was screaming that it wasn't right. He didn't want to see his boss walk out right now. "If that's what you think, Tenth, then I will say that you have to stay here tonight. Leaving now would be dangerous."
Staring out into the storm raging outside, Tsuna had to agree with that and he closed the door and locked it. "Yeah," He turned back to Gokudera. "Thanks for letting me stay then." He looked around the apartment which reminded him of another question he had for his friend. "Are you struggling for money? You don't have a lot here."
"I'm fine." Gokudera replied. "I just have no need for more than this."
Tsuna stared at him for a moment but felt that Gokudera was actually telling the truth about that so he nodded and went over to the couch and dropped his bags on it. "Then, if you don't need more than this, does that mean you don't need the space?"
Gokudera blinked in confusion. "Well, I guess that is one way to look at it."
Turning to look at his friend with a huge grin, Tsuna motioned to the apartment. "Do you mind if I use it then?"
"Use it? For what?"
"Well," Tsuna scratched the back of his head with a grin. "There is something I wanted to do to my bedroom, but then Reborn showed up so I can't do it without being suspicious. Because of that, I was hoping to use your apartment for it since it has to do with Erebus."
"While I would like to be of help like that, are you sure Reborn won't found it? He knows where I live as well. Maybe we should get an undisclosed location." Gokudera pointed out. Normally he would agree right away to be of assistance to his boss, but since Tsuna just said a few minutes ago that he wanted a friend who would argue with him and help him make the right choice, he was willing to try.
Tsuna nodded. "I thought of that too, but I don't want to pay for that location when I can just use a friend's place. Plus, Reborn keeps tight tabs on me." He was reminded of what that strange boy said in the park about Reborn coming. It seemed he was never out of his sight. "Even now, he probably knows that I am here." He glanced at the window. "Or not. I'm not really sure. I know he was on the way to the park when I was there earlier and I want to say that I escaped him. At least, I didn't feel that anyone followed me here." Tsuna scratched his cheek. "But if I have a secret hacking setup in here, it means I can come over whenever I want without suspicions. Reborn might secretly follow me, but he would never come inside. But if I had a hacker setup in a random location, he might follow and investigate it which is why I want to do it at a friend's place. As long as we…" He looked over at the windows thoughtfully. "What do you say we lock this place up tight? Black out the windows, get special locks, a nice security system. I really want the place to be safe if you are going to live here with my setup."
"You've really thought this through, haven't you?" Gokudera asked amused.
The young heir shrugged. "Well, I had to. I was actually debating about where to set up my hacking base, but Ryohei-san and Takeshi have their families. Hibari-san doesn't like crowds and I doubt his parents would be too happy about an illegal hacking base in their apartment. And Lambo lives with me so he wasn't even a choice."
"How do we rig my place up to be your hacking base when Reborn is always watching you?" Gokudera asked.
"Easy," Tsuna replied with a grin. "You take care of it when I am with Reborn. He can't have eyes on you if he is with me. Of course, I will handle the computer. I have actually already placed an order and it will be delivered here." His grin turned sheepish. "I had it sent here before I verified this with you. I wasn't going to make this my illegal hacking base if you said no, but I needed the computer sent somewhere that wasn't my place and Reborn could see it."
"And I'll gladly be of service." Gokudera said loyally.
Tsuna blinked and dropped onto the couch before he twisted around on it to look at his friend. "I'm surprised you are saying that so easily after I just admitted that I looked into your past."
Green eyes held Tsuna's brown ones. "I won't lie. The fact that you looked into my past hurts. It hurts even more that you didn't even ask me about my past before you did it. You just assumed I wouldn't tell you anything." He looked away briefly with a scowl. "It's like you don't trust me, Tenth. And it is that which has really burned me deeply about this whole situation."
"Maybe a part of me is scared to trust." Tsuna whispered, making Gokudera's eyes snap back to him surprise. "Hayato, I have been alone for a long time. The only people I ever interacted with on a friendly basis all these years have been Lambo and Hibari-san. But I never trusted any of them with my secret of being a hacker until today." He sighed and turned around to face away from Gokudera. "As a hacker, I generally work alone and trust no one. But, Reborn showed up and is training me to be a boss and make my own Famiglia. He is thrusting me into a position where I have to rely on others. It's a new situation for me so I am finding it hard. But, I want to trust you guys which is why I told you about Erebus. I am trying, Gokudera. My loner tendencies are starting to die away the more I spend time with you all." He gave a small, tired smile as his happy eyes turned back to Gokudera.
Gokudera stared for a moment before he closed his eyes and smiled. "I understand, Tenth. I too have spent much time alone since no Famiglias has ever accepted. It takes time to trust people, but with you and the others, I am learning. I too have enjoyed the time we spent together."
*K*H*R*
The Namimori school anthem. That damn song was resounding throughout the room. The very thought made Tsuna groan. Only one person actually liked that song, but he wasn't here so why the hell was he hearing it?
Tsuna cracked an eye open to see his cell phone resting on the coffee table and the annoying song was coming from it. For a moment, Tsuna just blinked in confusion. Why was it coming from his phone? His confusion only last a moment though before Tsuna was groaning and reaching for his phone. "Damn, Hibari. You changed my ringtone. I didn't realize you could be so cruel."
Sitting up, Tsuna looked around to see that he and Gokudera had fallen asleep on the couch last night while watching a movie. A movie that seemed to be on repeat as it was still playing on the tv. Sighing, Tsuna answered his phone. "Hello?" He said, stifling a yawn that wanted to escape. What time was it anyway?
"Get home now."
Hearing Reborn growl that made Tsuna wince. Reborn was the one who told him to get out of the house yesterday. And now he wanted him back immediately? What was that about?
"Who are you with?" Reborn demanded.
"Hayato. I stayed at his house." Tsuna answered immediately as he didn't want to anger his tutor any more than he already seemed.
"Have him escort you back."
"What?" Tsuna asked appalled. "I don't need a bodyguard to get back home."
"Don't argue with me, Tsuna." Reborn growled. "If he isn't with you when you get here, there will be a harsh punishment, understand?"
Not feeling brave enough to test Reborn at this moment, Tsuna nodded, even though he knew the hitman couldn't see him. "Yes, I understand, Reborn. Hayato will be with me." As he said this, he gently kicked Hayato off the couch. The silver haired teen hit the floor, but was immediately on his feet with dynamite in his hand, looking for the enemy.
Sighing, Tsuna waved the idea of a threat away to calm his friend down. Getting the message, Hayato slipped the dynamite back into his belt and waited for his boss to finish.
"Don't take any detours."
Tsuna's brow twitched in annoyance. "Geez, why don't you take all my freedom away?" He muttered as he snapped his phone shut and looked back at his friend.
"What's wrong, Tenth?" Gokudera asked.
"Who knows?" Tsuna muttered in annoyance as he dragged a hand through his hair. "But Reborn wants you to escort me back home."
While Tsuna expected Gokudera to suddenly be excited at the prospect of helping Tsuna by being an escort, he actually wasn't. Gokudera was suddenly frowning and turning his movie and tv off.
"That's actually really concerning." Gokudera replied. "I am usually with you and Reborn knows that, but for him to actually request it means that something is seriously wrong. It's best not to question Reborn right now."
Nodding in agreement, Tsuna jumped off the couch and started getting ready to leave. Gokudera did have a good point. Reborn usually didn't make a point of looking out for his safety like this. So what could be bad enough that he wanted to make sure that someone was with Tsuna?
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