Reborn stayed quiet while the rest of the arcobaleno were discussing ways to try to speed up their growth, Just focusing on his espresso instead.
A servant stepped inside "Excuse me? A Rosene Lovegood is asking for a Renato and is refusing to leave."
Reborns head snapped up. He hadn't known that she took up the last name of her spouse. "Send her in."
"But.."
"Send her in. She's here for me."
Viper immediately honed in on that "Renato?"
The hitman sighed "My old name. I should have told her not to use it."
"An old flame then?"
Reborn actually almost choked on his espresso "Please never utter something like that again. That is… revolting."
Fon raised his eyebrow "Is she that ugly?"
"I would strongly assume not but,... that's not the issue. Please never mention anything like that again." he subconsciously straightened his suit, the lump in his throat growing and he actually felt nervous for once.
The door opened again and behind the servant was mistakenly Rosene.
Still tall with her 1,75m, tan skin, curly shoulder length black hair, dark eyes with high cheekbones. She was still beautiful, still him in female form but… she got scars, way more scars then he remembered. They did give her more of a wild, roughish edge in comparison to his own polished form, which only got furthered by the tight dragonhide pants and top, worn out leather jacket, and combat boots.
From one of her ears was a radish earring hanging, the other pierced through with several fangs and around her neck were two necklaces, one worn out with a cork hanging from it and the other almost looking like a long pearl necklace that wrapped several times around her neck but the beads didn't actually look like pearls, it was as if they were filled with a moving silver liquid.
In her hair was a single strand braided which was littered with a few flowers, feathers and small bones and on her ring finger was her wedding ring.
Even with her fashion sense being so different to his… it was still so obvious that they were twins.
The lump in his throat only grew bigger. She had so many more scars than back then… Her hands were cut up, a rather big cut scar went rigidly from her eyebrow to the corner of her dark red colored lips and on the other side was just a dark spot, a roundish scar he had no way to know what could have even given her it.
He could make out scars on her neck… the spots on her wrist he could see and… he had no idea where they came from and it… it bothered him.
She stood there calmly, her eyes wandering over him, not betraying her emotions and just… taking him in, a hand on her worn out leather shoulder bag "Renato." she slowly voiced out.
he slowly jumped down from his chair "Rosene.. did you bring it with you?"
She narrowed her eyebrows slightly "Not even a hello?"
He inclined his head, pulling his fedora down "Ciaossu."
Colonnello had leaned forwards "Who…. who is that?"
Reborn held his impatience in "This is Rosene, my twin sister."
Tsuna actually choked on his toast "You.. you got a twin?"
Rosene stayed calm as she raised an eyebrow "I figured you wouldn't talk about me."
"Rosene… I.." the hitman tried to speak up.
"No, who cares. I don't." before she stuck her hand in her bag pulling out a vial "I got it. Fleur… I mean.. my best friend told me it should be fine."
"I remember Fleur… is she doing well?"
The witch had to bite her tongue to not utter a remark but kept her composure "She is and perfectly happy in her marriage. You still got no chance with her."
"That's not why I am asking."
"Then why are you? You made it pretty clear back then that you would rather not have any contact with me and.. my bunch."
"Rosene… i…"
She shook her head "It doesn't matter. I got it with me." extending her hand and he grabbed the vial faster than she could even react, which did say something.
The hitman simply ripped the cork out before chugging it down, trying not to vomit at the taste and for a second he was worried she had poisoned him but… then his limbs started to grow.
It was an unpleasant feeling, his limbs were burning up.. but he was aging… he was actually aging!
Sen just calmly looked at the procedure, not even bothering with the shocked faces of everyone, her arms crossed until the transfiguration was finished.
She had to admit.. it had taken longer than usual and it didn't go as smoothly as it should but… well he was an adult again. She could do the rest later and test the result but… right now something else was more important.
She slowly stepped in front of him, her eyes wandering over him and how he was staring astonished at his hands. she did give him a moment but only that…. and then her hand darted out, the slap so loud it cut violently through the silence of the room.
Reborn could only blink, having been so distracted by his adult body that he hadn't even noticed her action and he slowly lifted his hand to touch his more than just burning cheek "What was that for?"
Her mouth corner quipped up slightly "You have a very slappable face."
"Are you serious?"
"Very."
"You have almost the same face as I."
"Well mine is kissable. Yours is just smug. You have always been an asshole and that translates in the way you curl your sideburns''
"Are you serious?"
"As much as you had been when you didn't even come to my wedding."
"I..:"
she just raised her eyebrow "What? Still jealous?"
"Rosene I…"
"What? It has been almost twenty years. Twenty years and nothing and then you call me when you decide that I have an use now?"
"I was immature."
"You still are."
"Rosene…"
"Anyways. I got more potions to hand out don't I? Oh and Fleur assured me it won't kill you but it's not like I can guarantee that it won't have any negative consequences."
"You still gave it to me?" his eyes widened in shock.
"You asked for it." she shrugged, not really bothered by the implication.
"You don't care?"
"You made your own bed. You took it without asking about it first. Deal with it."
"Rosene."
She rolled her eyes leaving him standing as she stepped towards the other toddlers "i offer you a way to turn back to your old age straight away. It's an offer, you don't have to take it but Renato asked me for it so… feel free."