Chapter 9

A girlish scream can be heard early in the morning, or to be precise, 4:00 am.


Hikaru screamed as he ran for his life. A lion is currently chasing him, or rather, the raw meat his tutor had tied on his back. For some reason, he couldn't untie it.


Reborn sat at the back of the lion, "Keep running, Bakaru, or you'll find yourself as the lion's breakfast."


"How the hell is this called a training?! You're going to kill me!! And where'd you get the lion?!" Hikaru yelled at Reborn.


Reborn tilted his fedora, his charcoal eyes gleaming darkly, leon transformed into a gun before he shot his student, the bullet grazing passed Hikaru's cheeks, "What the hell?!That was a real bullet!!"


"Don't question me on my training methods, Bakaru, as for the lion, it's for me to know and for you to find out, now, run faster" the hitman said as he aimed his gun at his student once again.


Hikaru paled and did as was told.


Reborn stared at his running student's back, Hikaru should be thankful that this is the only thing he is doing. Other than training him, this was also a punishment, having almost killed Yamamoto Takeshi by his words. He had been thinking of making the baseball ace as his student's rain guardian, but that backfired when his fool of a student opened his big mouth. Now, Yamamoto Takeshi hated his student with every fiber of his body.


He sighed, not only did Hikaru lost a storm, he also lost a rain and the worst part is, he is now despised by both elements.
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Later that day...


Takeshi laughed as he instinctively dodged being hit by a tonfa, courtesy of an irritated Kyoya.


"Leave, herbivore" Kyoya said for the twentieth time.


"Nope~! Not until you tell me who he is, Hibari-senpai~!!" Takeshi chirped, referring to the mysterious person who sent the message.


Kyoya said nothing as he practically grabbed the baseball lover's collar and threw him out of his office before slamming the door shut on his face.


"See you later, Hibari-senpai!!" Takeshi bid from the other side of the door.


Kyoya growled, hearing an amused chuckle.


"Carnivore" Kyoya hissed.


Tsuna stepped out of the shadow, amusement dancing in his amber orbs, "What a surprise you haven't beaten him to a bloody pulp yet, considering he can make you this irritated, Kyoya"


"He's tolerable" was Kyoya's reply.


Tsuna smirked, "Face it, Kyoya. No one can resist Yamamoto's friendliness and cheerful demeanor. Makes you fond of him actually. Besides, isn't he the only one who instead of pleading for mercy, just laughs when you bite him to death for breaking the rules and is not afraid to go near you"


"This is your fault, carnivore" Kyoya said through clenched teeth.


"Whatever makes you sleep at night, and also, 'Don't waste your life on something so trivial, your arm will heal in time' was it? You should just admit that it was your own words rather than saying it was part of my message you know"


Tsuna tilted his head to the right, avoiding the flying tonfa that embedded itself on the wall, "*chuckle* Alright, alright. I'll stop teasing. Anyway, I have to go to class, later, Kyoya"


"Hn."
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Nana and Reborn waited in the airport for certain people to arrive, or in Nana's case, her husband. They didn't need to wait long when a goofy voice called out to them, or rather, Nana only.


"My sweet Nana!!"


Nana's eyes sparkled as she spotted her husband, "Iemitsu~!!"


The two threw themselves at each other as Iemitsu whispered sweet things to her while Nana would giggle.


Reborn ignored the two love birds and faced another person, "Good day, Ninth"


"Reborn, it's good to see you again" Timoteo greeted with a smile. Beside him is his right hand man and storm guardian, Coyote.


"Reborn" Coyote greeted with a nod.


"Coyote" Reborn nodded back.


"Nana, I hope you don't mind me bringing my boss again, this time, I also brought 2...coworkers with me, though, one hasn't arrived yet" Iemitsu said.


Nana smiled sweetly, "Of course not, dear. It's nice to see you again, Timoteo-san (Timoteo smiled and nodded) and nice to meet you um..." she trailed off.


"Coyote" Coyote introduced himself. He didn't mind her addressing his boss disrespectfully by using his name rather than in a respectful way like Ninth or Nono since she is a civilian.


"Then, Coyote-san" Nana finished with a beaming bright smile.


Iemitsu glared playfully at the storm guardian, "Don't fall in-love with her, Coyote, she's mine"


Nana blushed and punched his husband's arm weakly, "Stop that, dear"


"But my sweet Nana!! Any man will fall for you~!!"


Coyote rolled his eyes as husband and wife resumed their flirting. He turned around and spotted his fellow guardian, "Ninth, Visconti's here".


Visconti silently made his way towards them.


"Hello~!! And you are?" Nana asked.


"Visconti"


Nana nodded, memorizing his name in her head.


"Well then, shall we go?" Iemitsu asked, noticing that everyone is here.


They all nodded and left the airport.
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Visconti was looking outside the scenery with a bored expression as the car they were in passed by.


After a few minutes, they finally arrived in front of the Sawada residence.


As he went put the car, Visconti's eyes widened a fraction when he sighted something familiar.


Reborn, Iemitsu, Coyote, and Timoteo looked alarmed at his sudden reaction, "What's wrong, Visconti?" Coyote asked in Italian, so no one, specifically, Iemitsu's beloved wife, can understand.


Visconti pointed at a tree not far from where they are.


They all looked confused, minus Reborn, who narrowed his eyes. There's nothing there but---


"Venti-Sette's bird"


That caught their attention, they looked back at the tree as the bird continued to stare at them. They continued their staring contest before the bird flapped it's wings and flew away.


"What's it doing here?" Iemitsu asked, alarmed that the no. 1 hacker's pet had discovered his house, where his wife and sons are living.


"Don't be stupid, Iemitsu. Venti-Sette is the no. 1 hacker, of course he would know where we are staying" Coyote said.


"But--"


"Calm down, Iemitsu. Venti-Sette is not someone who would harm someone's family" Timoteo assured.


Iemitsu nodded slowly.


"E-Excuse me, wh-when are you planning on g-going inside?"


All eyes turned to the speaker.


Tsuna stood before them with a look of confusion on his face.

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