A/N: Enjoy!

Chapter Summary: Two more people are introduced, cuteness is seen by all, and cuddles are perfection.

Don't forget to keep wrackspurts away, think positive thoughts!


By the time twenty minutes passed, the duo was back at the hotel and Reborn stopped by the front desk to request a bellhop to pick up the luggage and load the suitcases away in the boot of the car Reborn rented and that was waiting in the valet area. When they made it up to the room, Winky was waiting promptly with several suitcases and the baby tucked into a car seat, napping peacefully. The move from the hotel Harry, Winky, and Teddy had been staying at to the safe house Reborn had procured after the first meeting with the Arcabaleno, went relatively quickly all things considered once Harry finished checking out from her extended stay.

Reborn had directed Harry to sit next to him in the front, with Teddy secured in the back next to Winky, who sat stiffly, blank-faced. The Hitman still wasn't sure what he should expect from the maid but he hadn't wanted to bring up the strange, inhuman reactions the woman had. She was just too… other to be human but he didn't have an idea of what she could be or why Harry trusted her so thoroughly.

And there was another issue that was pinging his attention and flaring up his guardian instincts. The very first night he had stayed at the hotel with Harry, he had explored every single inch of the suite, had gone over every bit of the items in the suite and he had definitely not seen any of the suitcases nor half of the contents in them, curious and curiouser. Where had they come from in such a short amount of time?

His attention drifted back to one of the previous conversations they had had, about their childhoods. He still couldn't get the imagery out of his mind. He would trade everything in his bank account - a substantial amount as while he projected an air of someone who spent a lot of money, he also made a lot of money - for a picture of her as a child, he could imagine her with her soft hair, tumbling around her shoulders, wide eyes under wire-rimmed glasses and the biggest smile on her face. It was a cute enough mental image to give him a goddamn heart attack.

He could imagine his gravestone: Here lies Renato Sinclair, the World's Greatest Hitman, killed by pure cuteness. Ugh. He groaned at the thought before glancing over to the passenger seat again only to catch eyes with Harry, who grinned happily at him and made the entire thing worth it even if it made him feel grumpy.

They ended up making good time to arrive at the safe house a few hours later and Reborn was quick to herd everyone upstairs to the condo and into safety. The Hitman had already had the windows replaced with tinted, superimposed glass that would stop a bullet from entering. Combined with his usual paranoia (though, was it really paranoia when he really had people out to get him?), the house was safer than even the Vongola estates - though that didn't say much considering he broke into it frequently to bug Timoteo.

He allowed the group to settle in, immediately placing an order for food to be delivered to the condo across the street that he also owned as a decoy. He had called ahead and had some items delivered earlier by one of his contacts including a cot for the baby to rest in. It gave him a prime opportunity to observe all activities with the decoy condo while staying in his safe house. He ushered Harry into the master room, making adjustments for the baby to stay in the room with her as well as Winky before he took the spare room.

They ended up going out to eat for dinner, once he noticed that Harry seemed slightly cooped up and he had a feeling that she wanted to stretch her legs after the car ride. He offered up a local restaurant that they could stop at, that offered some exquisite pasta. They were leaving the dinner when Harry stopped suddenly in the middle of the walkway, startling Reborn into glancing around rapidly, searching for a threat. He noted nothing, no obvious weapons, no sign of a disturbance except for a familiar man with bright purple accents and an obnoxious attitude as he flailed while he spoke with someone at a food stand on the sidewalk. Reborn could already feel his lip curling in disgust.

"Skull?" Harry called out hesitantly, her expression shifting from unsure to shining brightly with happiness as he turned around and she got a good look at his face. He was with his usual face full of makeup, hair dyed a deep purple and covered in piercings and Reborn watched with pure disbelief as his Sky seemed to radiate delight at his presence. Reborn was almost tempted to just grab his Sky and run, he could feel the headache forming already. This just spelled trouble.

To Skull's credit, it only took him a moment of curiously inspecting the young woman before he seemed to register who she was and he also lit up, his face broadcasting every joyous emotion before he leaped forward, easily leaving the booth behind to pick her up and spin her around in a circle, causing her to giggle happily before hugging her tightly to him as if she would disappear if he didn't cling to her. Reborn wanted to peel his fingers off, skin layer by skin layer for daring to touch her. No one was worthy of touching her, least of all the lackey.

"I never thought that I would see you again, Skull." She murmured into his chest, hands clasping him just as tightly.

He let go of the hug just enough to gently cradle her face, a wide, cheesy grin evident as he answered her, "Skull-sama never thought he would see his little spitfire all grown up, and so beautiful too." He teased at the end, watching her face pink up in a bright blush.

"Skull, I am so happy to have found you again. Ah!" She paused before smiling just as happily, "I want to introduce you to someone. This is Reborn." She turned to gesture at the hitman who had a blank if the stony expression on his face.

Skull immediately cringed at seeing him there, blanching in fear and chuckling nervously "Ah, Reborn-sempai, I didn't expect to see you here."

Harry blinked in surprise, "Oh, you already know each other?" At the same time, Reborn asked darkly, "How do you know her?" His sentence came out sharp with the promise of a cruel punishment if he didn't like the answer, especially considering the Cloud had yet to remove his hands from her body. Every instinct in the Sun was demanding that he evaporate the Cloud and dissolve the hands that had dared to touch what belonged to him. It was taking everything in his power not to pull out Leon and simply shoot him and it was purely from the fact that Harry was so close to him that was stopping him from doing so, as he would never willingly put her in harm's way.

"Ahh," he raised a hand to rub the back of his head sheepishly even while he kept one hand wrapped around her waist, "I met Spitfire when I first was on tour in England. Back about, oh right, nine? Years ago I believe. She snuck onto the property to watch the show and then got adopted by the snake lady, Marie's anaconda, Phillipe. Phillipe refused to be removed from his new favorite person so she stuck around until the circus packed up and left. Broke my heart to leave the little spitfire behind. Never thought I'd see her again all grown up, but who could possibly forget those bright eyes or that charming smile." He poked her cheek with his free hand, delighted in her peels of laughter as she playfully shoved him.

"Harry?" Reborn asked, one hand twitching at his side.

The Sky stared at Skull for a moment longer before heading over to Reborn to stand at his side though she kept one hand to rub disappointedly at her chest, already feeling the ache forming. "It feels like being reunited with something I've missed for years." She sighed and Reborn couldn't have possibly stopped the exasperated sigh from erupting from him if he tried. Of course, his life would get more complicated.

"Very well. Lackey, you're coming with us." He sighed once up, muttering under his breath as he tried vainly to ignore the pure happiness that erupted from the Sky as she held out her hand to the Cloud, eager to have him close. "Let's head back to the condo. Lackey, do you have anywhere to be before the meeting?"

"No, I was just killing time before the meeting anyway," Skull answered, cradling her offered hand in his own as Reborn led the trio back the way they had originally come.

By the time they had made it back, Reborn was grumbling even more than usual over his precious time with his Sky being impacted. The evening had worn on to the night and Reborn directed the Cloud to the couch to sleep. He was already giving up his own bed for his Sky - the Lackey was lucky that he was tolerating him enough to even know about his safe house and to have a couch to sleep on. If Reborn had had his way, he would have shot the Lackey until he was as far away from his Sky as could possibly be. The stuntman was a hindrance at best and an absolute pain in his side at worst.

That night was a rough one as Reborn kept twitching every time he heard the other potential guardian - though he had a feeling that she had already started courting Skull back before she had turned Active and they already had the fledgling beginnings of a bond that had laid dormant as the years passed. He could already feel the frustration building at the thought of having to share his Sky with the Cloud. Life couldn't possibly get any more aggravating, right?

He lay motionless in the darkness of the room - oh no, he had just called upon the fates to grant him as much chaos as they could possibly throw at him, didn't he?


Harry hummed under her breath, head resting in Skull's lap with her eyes closed as the stunt driver ran his fingers through her hair. She hadn't felt peace like this in so long - because while she had bonded with Fred&George, they had been her mists and she their sky, she hadn't gotten a lot of time with them from the fifth year on - the war had robbed her of the time with her mists and had robbed her of her bond.

Slowly, she could feel the hurt easing, not miraculously cured but it wasn't as painful as it had been only weeks ago that would leave her sobbing in despair. Having a stable bond with Reborn, with Skull, was helping settle her emotions. She didn't feel so lost, so alone. Life had been cruel and unkind and finally, she was getting her little bit of happiness, piece by piece even if it felt like she had to pull teeth from fate just to receive it.

The Sky snuggled deeper into his lap, enjoying the comfort offered as Reborn had left to run an errand. He had only done so after bodily threatening the Cloud with a fate worse than death and Harry was going to soak up as many cuddles with the Cloud before Reborn came back and got all jealous and snarky again. Though she did find immense amusement in his reactions, she could already see where that was going to chafe her something fierce once they got past the honeymoon stage of their bond.

She knew the blow-up was going to be spectacular and she had already warned Winky that the first signs of her temper to take Teddy and hide in one of the Unplottable Black Estates until she came to collect them.

The knock on the front door had the duo pausing. Reborn had already explained that no one knew of the apartment. Harry opened her eyes to stare at Skull as he froze for half a second before scooting her head gently off his lap as he stood up to answer it, pausing momentarily to flail as he attempted to signal to her to go hide which she happily ignored with an eye roll.

Skull glanced through the peephole only to blink in surprise and open the door partway, "Can I help you?"

"Hello, you have lovely tobjulwak floating around your head. They like attaching themselves to free spirits, you know." The dreamy tone had Harry jerking up off of the couch and rushing over to the door.

"Luna!"

"Hello, my Sky. I felt you calling for me and I arrived." Luna explained, standing with her trademark radishes in her ears, a bottle cap necklace, and wide, colorful shades on her eyes.

Harry laughed, feeling the emptiness that had been there disappear just by her arrival. "I missed you, Luna." She reached forward to tug her into the apartment and into a tight hug.

"I waited for you. You needed the twins before you needed me. I knew I needed to wait and you are worth the years I did."

Harry leaned her forehead against Luna's, closing her eyes and breathing out underlying stress she didn't even know she had, but now that it was leaving her, she could feel the weight leaving her shoulders as they sagged. "You waited, thank you."

"My mum always said things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end. If not always in the ways we expect.1"

Harry merely smiled in response, tugging her further into the room before glancing over at Skull, "Luna, this is Skull, he's my-"

"Your Cloud? And the Sun isn't here right now. He's very covered in Wrackspurts, you know. I am your Mist, of course."

"Of course." Harry agreed easily, chuckling at the far-away gaze the blonde sported.

"One of the last ones closer than the last two, though I think you may have already met," Luna informed her matter of factly, taking a seat on the couch at Harry's prompting.

Skull easily pulled Harry to cuddle him in his lap as Luna accepted a cup of tea from Winky, thanking her politely. "What...what does that mean?" Skull asked, glancing down at Harry.

"With Luna, it could mean a hundred different things. It won't make sense until you look back and think, oh, duh. Trust me." She explained, shrugging lightly. "I've long since given up trying to completely understand her code but I love her all the same for never changing it."

"Are you looking forward to meeting your Famiglia?" Luna asked, eyes focused somewhere past Harry's ear.

"We are meeting them tomorrow for me to discuss what I need to in order to officially become the Head of the family," Harry explained.

"You should bring Teddy tomorrow, I think he would enjoy exploring the gardens of the Nero villa." Luna offered as a hint before the clarity came back to her eyes and she stared at her friend. "Your Sun approaches."

Harry twisted in Skull's lap, grinning as the door opened to reveal Reborn who immediately whipped out his gun upon seeing a stranger seated near his Sky. "It's alright, it's Luna. She came to complete our bond as my Mist."

"I was gone for twenty minutes!" He looked at her, "How did she find you?"

Luna merely smiled serenely at the hitman, looking not one bit worried about still having the gun pointed at her. "I placed a tracking charm on the anklet I gave her in our fifth year that she has never taken off. I can follow her to the Ends of the World, to the next life and beyond, and she will never be too far from my Sight or reach. I have always belonged to her, I've just waited for her to be ready to belong to me, Sun."

Harry watched with wide eyes as several moments passed before Reborn dropped his gun and it turned back into his companion. The witch was eager to immediately hold out her hands, cradling the chameleon once Reborn placed him in her hands and began cooing and cuddling Leon, rubbing her face against his and giving him all sorts of love.

"I swear I can't leave you alone," Reborn muttered as he headed into the kitchen with the bags of groceries.

"Be prepared for a lifetime of fun." Skull laughed as he hugged Harry tight, being mindful of the chameleon who didn't hate him merely as much as his owner.


A/N: Again, this is a special thank you to all of the wonderful reviews I received in the past week. I don't have chapter 5 written yet but I do have a general idea of the scenes for the chapter itself and I have somewhat of a general timeline for the story even if I don't actually know where I'm going to end this story. *shrugs*

Also, suddenly Reborn became like a big brother and Fon somehow seduced me? Not sure how it happened but it did, so that's now the direction we are heading.

1. This is a direct quote from the lovely Luna in the book series : )