80Chapter 1
"Ohayou kaa-san."
Nana turns her head from the kitchen and see his only son taking his usual seat in the table with smiling face but a bit looked tired. He is wearing training pants and his usual orange-white jacket to cover his white sport shirt. His face showing that he definitely not have just gotten off from bed. After all, she heard him coming from the front door. She beams him with her own smile and cheerfully answer, "Ohayou Tsu-kun! How's you running today?"
Tsuna give his tired smile and lean his chin to his palm on the table to make himself more comfortable, "Just the usual mom. Nobody around, the town is so peaceful at dawn, and the guards dog from some house seems to remember me already since they didn't barking and try to chase me around anymore." He added some nervous laugh to his last word.
"Ara~ that sounds nice. Maybe I should join you sometime."
Tsuna sweatdropped mentally at this. Can her mother follow him to running around the town 3 times in just an hour? ...definitely not.
"So what's for breakfast today?" Tsuna try to change the topic as he straighten his back again.
"Sunny sides egg with sausage~ Do you want your egg doubled again today Tsu-kun?"
"Yes please, Reborn's been nagging me lately since he said my muscle not growing as he planned. Tough I'm not planning to have THAT much muscle on me," Tsuna rolling his eyes while imagining him with body like those people that do weight-lifting as daily sports.
Nana just keep her shining smile at her son while keeping her attention back on the frying pan, "Got that~ You better get some shower first ne. And could you check the kids while you're at it? They stayed too late last night that I'm worried they're gonna overslept."
"No Problem."
With that he got up from his seat and making his way to the door. The sun have only risen, so there's still enough time even if the kids still asleep. So instead of going upstairs, he then turned to the bathroom and clean himself up first. Couple of minutes later he came out fresh with his wet hair getting messier than usual thanks to the towel that try to dry it.
When he got to the second floor, no sound was heard from his room nor the kids. Reborn must be still sleeping. Ever since he trust that Tsuna's not gonna neglect his training menu he seems to be getting lazier than usual. But Tsuna not planning to tell him that upfront. He still wishes to go to school on time today you know.
Slowly he turn the knob to the kids room and found them still sleeping soundly in their own messy bed. Some paper could be seen scattered around their bed and the table between the two bed. Tsuna pick one of the sheets and read it. He recognized it as profile names of allies Famiglia's kids that ages not too different from both Lambo and I-Pin. The profiles includes their address and favorite stuff. As Tsuna heard Lambo mumbling people names and some stuff in his sleep, he could already seen what Lambo's agenda recently from Reborn.
"Oi, wakes up. It's school time! You guys don't wanna be late right?" Tsuna try to shake them gently to make them awake. I-Pin groggily stutter from her sleep and rolling around once before she sit down slowly, with her face still looked sleepy. Wearing her usual red chinese pajamas she muttered a slow, "Morning Tsuna-nii." Tsuna can't keep his smile looking at her like that and wondered if the girl really have waken up or not. But back to Lambo's bed, he didn't seems gonna wake up anytime soon.
Tsuna smirking at Lambo and with playful tone says, "Aw~ that's too bad. Guess today's treat gonna be I-Pin's double treat."
Suddenly Lambo's eyes snapped open and he jumped to Tsuna's feet with big pleading eyes while grabbing his foot, "Please don't do that Tsuna-nii!".
Tsuna could only laugh at the boy wearing cow patterned pajamas act. He shove his hand to his pant pocket and pull out a handful of candies with some logos on the paper. "Remember. No eating too much at once and no eating at class. Or I'll never gonna ask the shop cleric to give me these limited candies before the shops opens again."
Lambo nodding his head quickly and grabbing the candies from Tsuna's hand with a quick and loud "Thanks!" then jumping too I-Pin's bed and give her share to her with a big smile. Soon enough both of them opens one of the candies and delightening themselves at the delicious daily limited edition candies.
"Hurry and wash your face guys. Mom's gonna finish preparing the breakfast soon."
They answer energetically and running to the bathroom still with the candy in their mouth. Since last year Nana been entering them to elementary school, because both of them have reached the ages and she can't let the kids not attending any school. Reborn 100% supporting the idea but not without his usual smirk. Tsuna has been thinking that Lambo and I-Pin's training menu involves something around their school time. Because ever since they attend school and get to interact with other kids, both Lambo and I-Pin have been improving in their attitude. Now that the kids are done, it's Reborn's time. Tough Tsuna sure he didn't need to be told to wake up.
"Well of course Dame-Tsuna."
Tsuna turn his head and faced with the 3 years old Reborn. Already in his usual black suits and wearing his favourite fedora, he smirked at Tsuna who just staring at him casually. Because the Tri-Ni-Sette's problem has been solved, Reborn's body have been growing normally since then. It's kinda refreshing but weird feeling seeing him like this.
"Ah, ohayou Reborn. Been getting a good sleep I see," greet Tsuna casually. He's not that surprised anymore that Reborn could see through his mind.
"Ohayou. It seems so. As long as my cute pupil continue to do his menu diligently, I think I could retire soon."
Tsuna smirking at him for that, "Well of course. Though I don't think you are OLD enough to retire, Reborn."
"True to that." He jumped to Tsuna's shoulder and making himself comfortable while sitting there. Since the used to be infant grew a few centimeters and weight more, he couldn't sit in Tsuna's head anymore. Though the boy's growth even more than him, Tsuna is still the smallest compare to Yamamoto and Gokudera. Since both of them still growing too. "Let's go then. Mamman's delicious breakfast is waiting."
After a rather peaceful breakfast time (including Lambo's loud chat with I-Pin) Tsuna already with his usual (but bigger) uniform and bag and ready to school when he heard Lambo's loud shouting from downstairs.
"Hurry up Tsuna-nii! Ahodera and the others are here already!"
"Hey! Who do you called stupid huh you stupid cow!"
"Hahaha...maa~ maa~ It just shows how much he loves you Gokudera."
"What!? That's even more disgusting!"
"Hayato! Remember your manners! We're on the streets you know!"
"I know that you stupid girl. That's why I only said it was disgusting and not more!"
"What? How could you still call me stupid after all this time?!"
Tsuna sweatdropped at the conversation downstairs and decided to hurry up and shows himself before another bickering happened. With Lambo and I-Pin already in their Namimori Elementary School uniform waiting for him downstairs, they says goodbye to Nana and joins up with the other that already waiting in front of the house. With Reborn still clinging in Tsuna's shoulder.
"Tsuna-san! I saw you running past our house this morning! You're so fast lately that I couldn't even say good morning to you desu!" Haru opens up that morning conversation while they walk together to school. The two kids walking in front the older one while happily chatting about candies and some games at school.
"Of course he's fast! He is jyuudaime!" Gokudera says loudly with proud face. He's starting to get himself under control lately that he not always shouting loudly at everything about his beloved boss and make the neighbours complains. Although the biggest change from him that surprised everyone was that he would actually getting together with Haru. With him the one confessing too! Tough Haru said the confession couldn't really be called romantic with all his nervous shouts.
"Ah...you see me? I guess I still failed then, hahaha..." Tsuna give out a hearty laugh and nervously glancing at his tutor.
"So you could going out without waking me up but still caught by civilians? You still have a long way to go Dame-Tsuna," Reborn smirking at him with happy face. More like a mock for Tsuna.
"What? Are you trying to be a ninja Tsuna?" ask Yamamoto from his left while laughing happily. "Too bad my menu and running course is different from you. We couldn't even have morning jog together!"
"You are stealthy enough Baseball-freak! Don't you realize that the people at school always freaked out recently whenever you suddenly greet them from behind?!"
"Ahaha! Is that so? I thought they just make it out for fun!"
"Gokudera is right you know," Reborn cut the conversation in. "You already have your portion for that aspect enough. Tsuna's been having different things to improve before, so he only enter that category recently."
"Guess I let my guard down after half an hour or so," Tsuna rubbing his nose while give a small laugh.
"Don't worry Jyuudaime! You will master it soon! I believe so!" Gokudera beaming him with his usual sparkling eyes.
"Ahahaha...thanks I guess Hayato-kun."
And with that they find themselves already in front of the school gate. Lambo and I-Pin quickly parting with them after saying "see you later" and running toward the elementary part next door excitingly. While Haru cheerfully says good-bye to go to her own school, but not before giving a small kiss in Gokudera's cheek. Making him blushing madly and shouting incomprehensive things to cover his blush. Reborn already jumped out from Tsuna's shoulder and disappeared to who knows where before their last turn.
"Ohayou Kyoya," Tsuna politely greet Hibari who silently watching as the students coming pass the gate. When he notice the group from afar, he already smirking happily imagining today's yet again 'training' with his so called boss.
Hibari actually already attending the High School Department of Namimori School with Ryouhei. But he sometimes still pops up in the Middle School Department with 'patrolling' reasoning and somehow people never minded about it anymore.
"...Omnivore," Kyoya give a little nod as answer.
"Morning Hibari!"
"Humph...still as unsociable as usual."
Yamamoto and Gokudera give their usual greeting as the 3 boys walk past Hibari with Tsuna between them. Hibari only give them some meaningful look once before turning his attention back to the gate. Some people just came with the wrong attire he see.
When Tsuna slides the classroom door open and says good morning, he could see some of his classmates that already in class turning their attention to the group that have just arrived and answer with smiles.
"Oh, ohayou! Dame-Tsuna! Did you already do today's homework?"
"Some people overheard that today's math gonna be a surprise quiz that includes yesterday's homework!"
"Man, he sure knows how to make today's any better."
Some male approach them while showing their unfinished homework and put them in Tsuna's desk. In where Tsuna have just seated a second ago.
"Really? My luck that I already work on them then," says Tsuna with his small laugh.
"This is not laughing matter! You gotta teach us before the class starts!" says one of the boys with panic and pleading face.
"Eh? A test? Then I'm joining this group!" suddenly Yamamoto pull out his seat and settling himself in the other side of Tsuna's desk that's unoccupied.
Tsuna look around the class and just realize that some people already making small emergency study group in some table. And he remember this three as the one with the most difficulty in math. Thanks to Reborn, Tsuna already gave up that seat last year.
"Didn't you guys already have Gokudera privately teach you last week?" ask Tsuna out of concern. Though he could foresee what the result is.
"You call that 'teaching'?! More like a lecture! With university level too! How could you possibly hope for us to understand that! Come on! There's no time!"
Tsuna once again sweatdropped and didn't ask anymore question as he started to 'tutor' his friends slowly about some point in the homework.
From his seat Gokudera proudly watch his boss tutoring his useless classmates who seems starting to understand the problems. Though he is a little pissed off about the comment earlier, if it makes them acknowledge his beloved jyuudaime more, than he more than willing to let it slide. But he still think of it as a problem, and making mental note to add 'tutoring' to his training menu.
In the end, Tsuna able to finish his tutoring session on time before the class started. After the class is over and lunch time came, the boys says that they think they could pass the test. Making Tsuna sigh in relieved, especially for his rain guardian. Somehow, even with Reborn's tutoring him sometime, Yamamoto still slip up sometimes with his test.
"Ah! Tsuna-kun!"
As they enter the rooftop to eat their lunch as usual, a cheerful sound greet the three boys from near the fences. Tsuna smile back at Kyoko, Hana and Chrome, who already making a small half circle with their own lunch box in front of them. With Kyoko's bigger than the other since it contains Tsuna's share too.
"Hello there Kyoko-chan, Hana, Chrome. I'm starving already," Tsuna take his place beside his girlfriend with both of them smiling happily to each other. Not long Gokudera and Yamamoto take the empty spot between Tsuna and Chrome and started to open their own lunch. Ever since Tsuna mustered enough courage to ask Kyoko out a few months ago, they already see this on daily basis.
"Mou~ your appetite seems getting bigger recently Tsuna-kun. Good thing your mom kindly told me about your hunger this morning, so I make some extra meat," Kyoko letting out her small laugh while opening up her 2 lunch box which each hold her and Tsuna's share. One seems having a larger portion than the other.
"That's my mom for you," says Tsuna as he happily receive his lunch portion.
They were already preparing themself to say "Ittadakimasu" when suddenly Chrome cut in, "...bossu. Kyoya is still..."
Tsuna's eyebrow twitching and he did could feel the prefect presence ever since they step into the rooftop. He turns his body a little and talking to empty space behind them, "Ne.. Kyoya, you could take a break now. Let Chrome do the work for a while."
After a few seconds of silence, suddenly Hibari appear from his sleeping position from the roof of the stairsroom and shuffling something. Probably taking out his lunch or something. Tsuna smile back at Chrome and mouthed "Do it".
Chrome nodded happily and materialize her trident from thin air to her hand. She make a small circle around her head with the trident and some soft mist started to cover the entire school area like a dome. Not too thick but it's still there, that you won't recognize the difference without having known them before hand.
"Well now that the problem is solved, Ittadakimasu!" they say the last word together and started munching their lunch.
"You guys still paranoid huh?" ask Hana suddenly while he eat her octopus shape sausage.
Tsuna roll his eyes a bit at that like thinking of something before answering, "Well, yeah, it's better just to be safe. Ever since I sometimes popped up at the boss meeting some people keeps asking if it's okay for them to visits me here. Of course I refuse, but who knows how many people that didn't bother to even ask first?"
"Why do they want to visits you here anyway? They could just wait till you shows up there again if they just wanna chat." Ever since she started to going out with Kyoko's brother, she already on term with their 'secrets' and could actually handle it well. Maybe because she thinks this stuff as adult's stuff and actually like it?
"Are you stupid woman? Of course they try to make them in a more 'friendly' terms with the future boss! Tough I think that their ways is ridiculous," spat Gokudera.
"You got a point there monkey."
"Don't call me monkey!"
"Maa...ma...Gokudera. Your rice is spilling everywhere!" Yamamoto laughing at the silver hair's face who now have some rice around his mouth because he shouting while eating.
"And so that's why Hibari-san been getting on patrol all the time?" this time it was Kyoko who asked Tsuna.
Tsuna give her a nod, "Since this is where we all are around the day, there's a big chance that they might came here. Hibari making his way here around his free time just to make sure of us. Though we actually already taking precaution around the town itself if anyone suspicious seems coming here."
"Precaution?" Kyoko tilting her head in confusion.
Tsuna only laugh at her and not answering. It involves some mist user who didn't like to show himself all the time and his two antics as watcher around the town's outskirt. Kyoko might already know them but he still not gonna spill all the beans here.
Instead he pull out some paper that he brought from his bag and started reading it while eating, "Sorry guys. Gotta finish reading this one. Grandpa wanna know my opinion about this famiglia before he sign the alliance contract this evening. Or should I say this afternoon in Italy?"
"Of course Jyuudaime! Take your time!"
"Hai...bossu."
"Sure~ What is that family like Tsuna?"
Tsuna tilting his head cutely while thinking for Yamamoto's answer, "Well... they're not that bad. They're a newly formed famiglia and now many people knows of them already. Grandpa asking me to check on them just because he still hesitant to the newly formed famiglia's loyalty."
"And what's you opinion Sawada?" ask Hana.
"I think he should accept it. My hunch says that they gonna prove themselves useful in the near future."
With that he finish reading the last page and put it aside. This time pulling out his phone and started typing his result to the Ninth.
Good Morning grandpa. I've finished reading the report, and my hunch tell me this is gonna be a good alliance contract. You don't have to worry about anything. You have my word. Please don't work too much, I'll be visiting again soon.
-Tsuna
"And that does it," he shut the phone off and return to his almost empty lunch box again. This time fully concentrating on it. And he manage to finish it off just in time before the bell rangs. After thanking Kyoko for her delicious lunch, they prepare themselves to get back to their own class. It such an unlucky thing that the girls class ended up different from them.
"...Bossu. Trouble."
Just as they about to descend the stairs, Chrome caught their attention. She stares at her boss with her phone on her hand flipped open and flashing. Seems like Mukuro have texted her his report.
Tsuna sighed and face her tiredly, "Tell him to make the person unconscious and put them in the base for a while. Just make sure they didn't wake up till I arrive, and DON'T do anything to their body before I got there," Tsuna give his instruction to his female mist Guardian.
The purple hair girl just nodded and typing what her boss said by each word. And not forgetting the Caps Lock part. As soon as she finish they quickly went back to class and got in time just before the teacher enter the class.
After the class ended, Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto swiftly make their way out and walking rather fastly but not running while passing the corridor. Not minding some of their classmates calling them out.
"Takeshi, I need you to pick up the kids. Take them home first and wait there till I text or calls you again. Oh, and while you're at it, tell Onii-san and Chrome to keep their watch at the girls for a while."
"Roger that Tsuna~!"
"Hayato, you're coming with me. We're gonna see what this people want this time."
"Of course Jyuudaime!" he quickly pull out his phone and started typing to Haru, about the sudden business.
Tsuna didn't bother to give any word to his Cloud, cause the guy already knows what to do in this situation.
As they step out of the building, Yamamoto making his turn to the Elementary Department with still his cheerful face plastered like nothing serious is going on. But other Guardians could thell the difference with his usual cheerfull smile. While Tsuna and Gokudera went to the secluded part of the school yard, where some big trees planted and making it like a small forest. Tsuna swiftly walke to some thick bushes and pull out the secret door under the bush that lead to the underground base.
They have started to make the base constructed since last year. Although the base is not as big as the one they say on the TYL world, the secret passage that connects to some part of the town already installed for emergency purpose. With Shoichi and Spanner help, this base seems getting bigger faster than they planned. For now, only some bedroom, kitchen, training and control room is available. But that is enough for them in this time.
Tsuna walk quickly still in his uniform along the white empty long corridor, with Gokudera silently walk behind him not losing any pace. After a few turns they found the control room and found Spanner already there with his usual lollipop in his mouth.
"Vongola..." he mouthed slowly while turning his chair to face them. In front of him is the control table for all the surveillance camera scattered around the base and some of Namimori's part. In one of the screen Tsuna could see a person sleeping on the empty room bed. Mukuro standing in the wall near the door watching over him. But smirking all the time, who knows what he done to that person mind now.
"Fill me up. What happened?" ask Tsuna as he approach the young mechanic.
"Well, we found this guy going around the town asking 'Do you know where the 10th Vongola Boss live?' and 'Where Sawada Tsunayoshi live?'. I guarantee you if he ask a person more than two times even dumb people could see that both question ask about the same person. Especially with how he dresses all black like that."
Tsuna spontaneously gaped and then face palmed himself at that.
"...what? Is this guy stupid or what?" growl Gokudera as he approach the screen which shows their captured victim. "I think I've seen this guy before. He's one of the lackey from some newly formed famiglia. Not the one you just read the files about though Jyuudaime."
A sigh came from Tsuna's mouth as he thanked himself that this guy was caught without making anymore trouble to him, "Just when I thought life couldn't be more peaceful. Wait here Hayato. I need to have a talk with this guy."
A/N : That's all for first chapter. I tried to portray how they are doing on school now that they have improved themselves. And for the pairings, sorry but I'm not really into Yaoi and Yuri and this is my favourit pairs so please bear with it if you don't mind ^^! And yeah, I make Shoichi and Spanner already part of their 'family' here. I'm not gonna post too many conflicts in this story, only some mafia problems, but not that take time for a big battle and stuff.
Thanks for those of you who have follow and fav this story! I hope to get more review about my writing style and story with this chapter ^^