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As soon as Kyoko told him that he was going to be a father, Tsuna knew he would love and accept their child. He wouldn't be like his father, who abandoned him and his mother when he was a kid. His child would always have his support and love for the important moments in his life, and Tsuna would not force him into the title of mafia don if he did not want want it.
But when his six year old Ienari told him, while in his arms, that he wanted to be the next don, Tsuna couldn't really explain the feeling that overwhelmed him. He was proud of his son, yet he was sad as well. Ienari was following in his foot steps, but he was going to be involved in the mafia. Well, he's going to be involved because of me anyway. He thought bitterly. It really shouldn't have come as a surprise, but Tsuna was just hoping that his son could have had a normal, blood free life.
He really couldn't believe that sixteen year old Reborn wanted to start teaching him at six.
Tsuna smiled as he watched his wife and son in the garden, having lunch like they always do once Ienari finished his morning training. It warmed his heart to know that he had this wonderful family to call his—he just wished he could convince some of his guardians to enjoy life. He understood their reasons, after all, this is the mafia, but they still needed to live.
He could still remember when he first asked Kyoko to be his girlfriend. Even after seven years of being in a relationship, from dating to marriage, Kyoko was still the same. She and Haru would still do 'Kyoko and Haru appreciation day' once a month. Kyoko would invite the Vongola girls for hang-out nights in one of the guest rooms like a sleep over. Tsuna tried to give her the most normal life possible, but he knew that her life would never be normal.
Still, he tried. So he stepped away from the large, bullet proof glass of his office and headed towards the garden, the small smile never once leaving his face.
That night, Tsuna couldn't fall asleep. His hyper intuition was screaming at him, keeping him awake. He's never felt it this strong before, and it scared him. Even in a life or death situation, it was never this loud. It screamed for him to get up, walk around, listen, look. Being on guard, Tsuna stood up from the bed, startling Kyoko slightly. After moving into the mansion, she became a light sleeper, so it didn't really surprise him.
What did surprise, however, was when his son screamed, “Let. Me. GO!”
That was all Tsuna needed before he bolted out of the room and into his son's room. He didn't even remember slipping his gloves on or opening the door. Rage was the only thing that registered in his mind. He was angry at whoever dare lay a hand on his boy.
When he saw what was happening though, shock was the next thing he felt. His son's captor was wrapped up in vines with fire blazing around him, lifted slightly off of the ground. Ienari ran towards him, but after seeing his father's face, he looked at the man as well.
Tsuna shook off the shock, thinking either Kyoko or Mukuro had created the illusion. He had a nagging feeling that something was off about the illusion, but gave it no thought as he flew towards the man and punched him in the face. Smirking as he heard the snap of the man's nose, he threw the man out the window, glass shattering everywhere.
Kyoko then came into the room, followed by Reborn and Hayato, but Tsuna paid them no heed at the moment. He still had some anger to vent on the man who was sprawled on the ground. He picked him up by the collar and threw him to the ground, leaving a hole, before striking his neck. After he heard the snap, he flew back up to the room to see his wife and child, along with Hayato and Reborn. He looked at the hitman and gestured to the window with his head. Reborn nodded, understanding what he meant, before leaving the room to take care of it.
Tsuna looked back at his family before walking over to them and hugging the two, a look of relief on his face as he slipped out of HDWM. Hayato took a step back, giving the family their space but keeping a look out as well for anymore signs of trouble.
“You two okay?” He asked the two. Kyoko nodded and the three separated slightly, Tsuna keeping a hand on each of their shoulders. He turned to Ienari. “Are you okay?”
“Yep!” the boy chirped before looking at his mother, who was holding his hand. “Mama, that was a pretty awesome illusion you put on the guy! How'd you know where he was?”
Kyoko shook her head. “I didn't put up that illusion. I figured Mukuro-kun was hiding somewhere and put it up.” She ruffled his hair.
This time Hayato shook his head. “Mukuro isn't in Italy. He and Chrome are back in Japan on a mission.” he looked over at his boss, who had a contemplative look on his face. “Who could have put that illusion up?”
Suddenly, the illusion cut out, and Ienari started to sway back and forth from fatigue. He fell towards his father, who caught him with ease. Tsuna finally put two and two together and gasped slightly. He couldn't believe the truth.
“Ienari did.”
Tsuna sighed, putting his head in his hands, his elbows resting on his desk. Reborn had cleaned up the assassin and gave a report on what he found out about the man. Apparently, the emblem on his jacket pocket was one that neither recognized, so they assumed it was a new, bloodthirsty famiglia that didn't know its place. It really worried Tsuna that they knew about Ienari, since only the higher ups (plus a few maids and butlers) in Vongola, Simon and Dino, plus Dino's most trusted men, knew about him. Was there a traitor? Could there be a spy? Too many things were running through his head, so he decided to push them to the side for a few minutes while he went to check on Ienari.
Oh Ienari. Tsuna thought sadly. You're dreams are crushed. Tsuna just couldn't believe that his little boy couldn't be the next don. It was required that you had strong sky flames, and obviously he didn't, so there was no way he could be boss. The rings would most likely reject him. Yes he had Vongola blood, but he didn't have sky flames, so the ring would reject him.
The mafia boss opened his son's door, expecting him to still be asleep, but was surprised when he saw the boy sitting up in his bed, tears brimming in his eyes. Tsuna rushed over to him, embracing him in a semi-tight, comforting hug, rocking Ienari back and forth as he whispered soothing words in his ears. Ienari gripped his shirt tight, sobbing into his father's shoulder. Tsuna tried to calm him down, but nothing seemed to work. He could only imagine what Ienari was feeling. Tsuna knew this wasn't anyone's fault, it just happened, but he knew that Ienari would be broken from this day forward.
After all, Ienari couldn't do the one thing he wanted to do most.
The up-roar when Ienari was reveled—and not fit to be boss, no less—was just pure chaos. Families near and far argued about the fate of Vongola, and frankly, Tsuna had enough. They really had no say in what happens to Vongola, but it was pressure and no matter how much he will deny it, Tsuna is not good with pressure. It really didn't help when Reborn and others started bugging him about the fate of Vongola as well. So when his father reveled he had a brother, it was just the thing Tsuna was looking for.
That was, until he found out he was a civilian.
Tsuna wouldn't have minded as much if he was in the mafia, since he would already know the dangers and be accustomed to them. In fact, that's what Tsuna thought in the first place. But no, he's a civilian—with a child no less. Tsuna really didn't want to bring them into the horror of the mafia, but with all of the pressure, not to mention the fact that he himself would let Primo down if he didn't find an heir, made him just cave in and ask.
Somehow, he was able to convince him to letting his daughter, who was thirteen at the time, become the next boss if she passed the test. Really, it was Reborn lying to him, claiming that the girl—Sadako—had won a scholarship to Vongola Academy, but either way, Vongola now had an heir.
Tsuna had apologized to the girl several times, but she would wave him off with a smile on her face, every time saying, “It's fine. I really don't mind.” Tsuna was glad that Sadako didn't hate him or anyone else for forcing her into this role.
A week after Sadako's arrival, Tsuna decided that Ienari should meet her, seeing as she would most likely be his boss in the future. That, and they were family, and family is very important. He also thought it would be nice for Ienari to have a friend other than Dante. Someone who knew what it was like in the mafia and who he could relate to.
After he called Ienari into his office, the two of them sat in front of Sadako and started the introductions. Once Sadako introduced herself, it just went downhill from there. Ienari abruptly left the room, ignoring Tsuna's pleas for him to return.
Tsuna sighed, not liking how their first meeting had gone. He turned to the girl and smiled apologetically. “I'm sorry about him. He still hasn't accepted the fact that he isn't next in line anymore.”
Sadako smiled and waved it off. “It's fine. I'm sure this must be a shock for him. After all, I'm just a stranger who showed up, claiming the title he had worked hard for.” She picked up the tea cup in front of her. “Completely understandable.” she took a sip as Tsuna sat back down.
He ran a hand through his hair. “I know. It's just...” Closing his eyes, he composed himself once more. “I wanted you guys to be friends. As guardian and boss, you need a bond of trust, and being friends will get you that. Yeah, blood family is a bond, but that's just it. Blood. There is no foundation for trust unless you become friends.”
Sadako nodded in understanding. “Yeah, I get that.” setting down the cup, she looked at Tsuna. “Do you know where he could have ran off to? There are a few things I want to talk to him privately about.”
The man thought about it for a bit. “Yeah, he probably went to Dante's house. Ask Alberto about a ride there, he knows the way.” Sadako thanked him and left the room.
Tsuna sighed again, leaning against the back of the couch. I hope they work this out.
Later that day, Sadako returned to the manor with Ienari and Dante, explaining to Tsuna what had happened at Dante's house. Tsuna was against Dante joining Vongola, almost as much as Ienari was. He was also shocked that Ienari had reveled to Dante that he was in the mafia when they were twelve, but happy that Dante had stood by his son's side. He knew that Dante's support was what probably helped Ienari move forward in his life.
After being convinced by Sadako and Dante, Tsuna finally said okay to Dante officially joining Vongola. Ienari had decided to stay out of the argument. After all, he was against it as well. A week later, Dante produced sun flames and became the official Sun Guardian. Ienari was also named the Mist Guardian around this time.
Since bringing Dante to the mansion, the three teens became the best of friends. You would hardly ever see one of them alone, unless they were training, of course. Tsuna smiled at this. He was glad that Sadako and Ienari had worked out their differences and became friends. He was also glad that Ienari was starting to be surrounded by people his age. Living a childhood in the mafia made Ienari socially awkward sometimes, but Tsuna was glad that he was gaining friends.
When more teens started showing up at the Vongola mansion, Tsuna wondered if they were all brought here by fate.
The first to show up, Emma, was Sadako's old friend from America. Tsuna welcomed her with open arms, seeing as she had no place to go after her last living relatives, her parents, were killed in a car accident. Emma became Sadako's Storm Guardian and right-hand after finding out the truth of Sadako's transfer, and the two caught up with one another about what they missed from each other’s lives.
The next girl, Leonora, was a girl they had saved from a slave trade in a lesser part of Italy. After stopping the slave trade and freeing the children, they returned them to their parents. Leonora was the only one left, seeing as she was an orphan. They were going to return her to the orphanage, but she was super attached to Sadako and Ienari, the ones who had rescued her from her cell. She, as well, was welcomed with open arms and became Sadako's Cloud Guardian.
The last girl to pop up at the mansion was Madoka, a descendant of Magi from the Simon family of Cozart's generation. She came to the Vongola in search of the Simon, hearing stories of their great friendship, even through misunderstandings. After making it to the Vongola manor, she quickly took a liking to Sadako and the other teens and decided to stay. She did make it to the Simon family, but wanted to stay with Vongola, to which Enma was fine with. His son had already found his guardians, and knew that Madoka would be much happier at Vongola. She became Sadako's Lightning Guardians after demonstrating her ability to use both lightning flames and forest flames, but her lightning flames were much more prominent.
Around this time, Sasagawa Aiko, who was living with her mother for the past fourteen years, decided to move into the Vongola mansion and get to know the next generation of Vongola. It wasn't a difficult transition, seeing as most in the mansion could speak both Italian and Japanese fluently, and they welcomed her as well, Ryohei and Kyoko especially. To everyone's surprise, Aiko had rain flames, and became Sadako's Rain Guardian.
All of the teenagers had bonded, and Tsuna couldn't be happier to know that they were a close nit family that couldn't be broken easily. Sure some were better friends with others, but each one of them trusted one another with their lives, and Tsuna was glad that Ienari and Sadako (who had become like a daughter to him) were surrounded by these wonderful teens.
He was a little worried because most of the guardians were girls, though. He wasn't sexist, just honestly worried. Others in the Mafia could think of them as weak and prey on them more. Tsuna hoped that they could handle it.
If not, the boys will have to save them. He mused.
A year had passed, and it was finally time for the inheritance ceremony to take place. Allied mafia families from around the world came to witness the passing of Vongola off to the next generation. Many wondered what would be given to the next generation, seeing as the Vongola Sin was gone and they weren't going to pass the Vongola gear, since Tsuna and his guardians would keep them forever because part of their souls and resolution had been put into them.
Luckily, Talbot had saved samples of the same gems that made the Vongola rings and was able to create a new set of Vongola rings called Neo Rings. They looked like the original Vongola rings, but the gem was cut in a circular shape instead of a hexagonal shape. The Sky ring was also just an orange gem instead of a different looking ring, allowing the set to fully match. Tsuna was grateful, because truthfully, he had no clue how the passing of Vongola would have worked otherwise.
As Tsuna had passed the box of Neo Rings to Sadako, he couldn't help but glance at the rest of her guardians before his eyes landed on Ienari. The way the teen held himself with such confidence and seriousness, as well as a bit of happiness, made Tsuna wonder just how lucky he was. He had a wonderful son who was able to take pride in what he was doing, even if it wasn't what he dreamed of.
And from that exact moment, Tsuna knew for certain that he would always be proud of his son, no matter what.
After passing the Neo Rings to the next generation, a party was held in celebration. Most families were able to stay for the occasion, but some had to leave in order to return to their homes in different places around the world. Tsuna completely understood and wished them well as they left, before returning to the festivities. He noticed that the Neo Secondo Guardians had split off. Sadako was talking to Ezio, Dino's son and the Chiavarone Unidecimo, about new plans for the future. He knew that Sadako had grown into liking the role of Neo Secondo, and he was happy that she and Ezio were on good terms with one another.
The rest of the girls—Emma, Aiko, Leonora, and Madoka—were near the food tables set up near the back of the ball room, chatting with other guests and every once in a while accepting a dance or two. They were also talking among themselves about new ideas for training as well as things to do when they had a day off. He noticed that Leonora was talking more than normal, and was glad that she was starting to come out of her shell. Aiko was also participating more than normal, and she managed to smile for more than a second.
Tsuna noticed that Dante and Ienari were missing from the festivities. Probably taking a break from dancing. A lot of girls were after the two of them. Tsuna chuckled at the thought. The two were at the age where they would be thinking about love, and Tsuna hoped the two of them could find someone who could accept them for who they are.
As he passed by the door to the balcony, his hyper intuition started to go off slightly, letting him know someone was there, but they weren't dangerous. Probably a couple kissing away from the dance. He shrugged it off and continued to walk towards his guardians.
He didn't know how right he was.
Tsuna sighed, setting his forehead on the cool wood of the desk, his arms limp by his side. The Fastidio Famiglia had called that morning, claiming that they were going to cause another ruckus if he didn't agree to their demands. It was the seventh one in the past two weeks, and frankly, Tsuna's had enough of their stupid arguments.
And what the hell did they mean by marriage?! I'm not going to marry off a kid to suit their needs! Tsuna though angrily, his head springing up as he heard a knock on the door. “Come in!” he called out, quickly checking himself to make sure he was presentable for whoever was coming in.
Reborn walked in, a hand in his pants pocket while the other was holding what looked like a stack of papers. He looked at the brunet and scowled, already knowing why he seemed to be in a bad mood. “Is is that stupid family again?” The hitman walked up to his desk and tossed the papers on the desk. “Here are the reports about that family crest we saw about seven years ago.”
Tsuna nodded. “Thanks, I'll look at them later.” Opening a drawer in his desk, he put the papers inside and shut it before turning back at Reborn, who looked like he wasn't going to leave anytime soon. Tsuna sighed and leaned back in the black office chair. “Yeah, it's them again, and this time they're demanding an arranged marriage”
Reborn snorted at this, pulling the rim of his fedora down to shadow his face, hiding the smirk on his face. “Really? They must really not know their place in this world.” he pushed the rim back up and looked at Tsuna seriously. “Want me to deal with them?”
The mafia don sweat-dropped at the slight excitement in the hitman's voice and sighed, shaking his head. “No. Even if they are annoying as hell, they are still a some-what valuable ally. And I will not shed blood unless needed.”
“Funny how that isn't your first reason.” Reborn said, amused. “So you're considering the marriage?” he looked at the brunet, know that this wasn't an easy choice. While yes, Tsuna wasn't going to force any of the kids to marry a person they have never met, he also didn't want a conflict with the Fastidio Famiglia.
“I'm not sure.” Tsuna mumbled, but the hitman heard him and sighed in agreement. He too, didn't want to marry off any of the kids. He's really warmed up to them, after a year of getting to train them, and even longer for Ienari. That kid was like his father, with the warm and accepting personality, but he also had a little bit of Reborn in him, and it made him proud to tutor him for ten years. Reborn didn't want to see any of them just married to settle a dispute, but that was mafia life.
Suddenly, Tsuna's office phone started to ring, startling the two men. Tsuna looked at the caller I.D. and sighed, picking up the phone and holding it to his ear. “Hello Mr. Vermillion! What can I do for you?” he said with fake cheerfulness, his free hand playing with a random pen on his desk.
“Ah, Neo Primo, I hope I'm not interrupting.”
“No, of course not. Is there something you need?”
“Yes, actually. I was wondering if you had thought about my proposal.”
Tsuna had to hold back a gasp. He wanted an answer now?! Why is he being so pushy about this? Tsuna thought, exasperated by the man on the other end of the line.
“Well, I hav—”
“Wonderful! My daughter and I will be over in an hour to discuss the arrangements.”
“But I didn't—”
“ Ciao, Neo Primo.” –Click.
The brunet stared at the phone in his hand. Oh, he's good. He thought bitterly, before looking up at Reborn, who had a blank expression on his face.
“You need more training, Dame-Tsuna, to let another boss take control of a conversation.” A gun was pointed at Tsuna, and Tsuna had to hold back the squeal that threatened to leave his throat. This caused the hitman to smirk, before pulling back the gun- which turned back into his trusty companion, Leon.
Reborn then looked back at Tsuna seriously. “So who are you going to pick for the arrangement?”
Tsuna looked up at him, a frown on his face. “I don't know.”
On the other side of the mansion, Dante was sleeping soundly in his bed, lying on his back with his arms out stretched to the side, snoring slightly. The black blanket with golden flames was thrown to the side, completely forgotten. The curtains were shut, completely blocking the sunlight from entering the room. He was tired from last night's training, and he was taking advantage of sleeping in late.
There was a knock on his door, but the teen didn't stir at the noise. The door opened, revealing a teen with gravity defying orange hair and brown eyes, who was wearing a blue t-shirt and a green jacket, along with fitted black jeans and sneakers. He quietly shut the door, seeing that Dante was still sleeping, before walking over to the side of the bed.
Ienari poked Dante's cheek, hoping that it would wake him up, but it failed. He poked him harder, this time saying, “Dante.” as well, but the other teen didn't seem to budge at either action, and it was making Ienari kind of mad. Come on, I want to go out today. The orangenette huffed, before he thought of a wonderful idea and smirked.
Climbing up onto the bed, Ienari sat on Dante's stomach and started poking his chest. “Dante~. Get up~.” this time, the black haired teen seemed to respond to Ienari's calls and started to shift slightly, but noticed the weight on his stomach.
Opening his eyes, Dante saw Ienari sitting on him. He smiled up at him, before grabbing the other teen and pulling him down to lay down next to him, his arms wrapping around Ienari's waist and his chin on top of the others head. “More sleep.” He mumbled, closing his eyes and tightening his grasp on the other teen.
Ienari blushed slightly, still not used to being this close to his boyfriend. They had been going out for two weeks now, but they really haven't been able to spend much time together alone. They had their beautiful moments like this, and Ienari was happy to spend those with Dante.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and Ienari's hyper intuition told him that someone was coming towards them. He pulled away from Dante's grip and looked up at those hazel eyes that were now looking at him with confusion. “What's wrong?” Dante asked the teen in his grasp.
“Someone's coming.” Dante sighed at this before letting the other teen go and sitting up, running a hand through his black hair. Ienari stood up and walked to the side of the bed that Dante was getting up from. The raven haired teen looked down at Ienari, who was smiling at him apologetically. Dante leaned down and gave him a quick peck on the lips, causing the other to blush slightly.
“It's fine.” Dante said softly, ruffling Ienari's hair, before heading towards his personal bathroom, grabbing some clothes. Ienari walked over to the loveseat in front of the large T.V. in the room. Just as he sat down, there was a knock on the door before it opened, revealing Reborn.
The hitman looked over at the teen on the small couch and raised an eyebrow, wondering why he was here. “Ienari?” he questioned, hoping the teen would explain his presence.
Ienari looked over at the man and gave a small wave. “Just came in to wake up Dante.” Reborn nodded and looked around the room, looking for said teen. Once he heard the shower in the bathroom, he knew where the raven was. Looking at the hitman, Ienari asked, “Why are you looking for him? Today is our day off from training, right?”
“Yeah, but Tsuna needs to talk to him.” Reborn looked over at the teen and noticed he tensed slightly, before asking why his father needed Dante. “I'll tell you once he's out, I don't feel like repeating myself.”
Moments later, the shower cut off, signaling that Dante was almost done. A minute or two later, Dante stepped out in a long sleeved sea-foam green shirt and semi-baggy jeans along with black, zip up tennis shoes. He was using a small towel to dry his hair, draping it around his neck once he was done. Walking over to the loveseat, he sat down next to Ienari, joining their fingers together out of the hitman's view.
“Hey Reborn, what's up?” he asked, tilting his head to the side in curiosity, but his eyes looked wary. Something about Reborn's demeanor was wrong to him, but he couldn't actually pin point what that was. He noticed that Ienari looked slightly tensed, and that didn't help him at all. His boyfriend had hyper intuition, and when he was tense, that was never a good sign.
Reborn looked at the two, noticing how close they were sitting to one another, but paid little attention to it, instead explaining why he needed Dante. “There is another mafia don coming in less than an hour to discuss a marriage arrangement between his daughter and Dante.” Reborn would never forget the identical look of horror on their faces at his statement.
Both of their faces lost color, their hold on each others' hand tightened instantly. Ienari's body starting to tremble slightly, looking like he was on the brink of tears. Dante tried to stay calm, but he couldn't when the only thought running through his head was: I'm getting separated from Ienari.
“ Oi, what's wrong with you two?!” he exclaimed, getting worried. Their reactions were way too drastic for the situation. Dante, he could understand. After all, he was being asked to go to a meeting to talk about getting married to a person he had never met before. Ienari, on the other hand, looked more shaken up than Dante, who this whole situation was about. I'm missing something here. Now, though, he had to take care of this before bringing Dante to the meeting. “You just need to come to the meeting, you don't have to accept now. Give it some thought for a bit before making a choice.” he hoped this would calm them down, but it had the opposite effect on Ienari.
“Think about it? There's nothing to think about! Dante isn't—” a squeeze from Dante's hand made him turn to the other in surprise, instantly shutting up. Dante's head was bowed down, his bangs hiding his eyes from view. Ienari hung his head as well, his free hand clenched in a tight fist.
“ I'll go.” the orangenette's head snapped up to look at his boyfriend, disbelief written all over his face. Dante looked up at the other teen, his hazel eyes serious as he looked into Ienari's brown eyes. “But I won’t accept the marriage” he gave a small smile. Relief instantly washed over Ienari, and his shoulders relaxed slightly as did his free hand. He returned the smile and squeezed his hand, which Dante returned.
Reborn's gaze shifted from one teen to the other, trying to understand why they had reacted the way they did. There was something he was missing, and he didn't like being out of the loop. He studied both of the teens actions towards one another, trying to figure it out. That's when he caught the warm, loving gaze the two sent each other.
Oh. Oh.
Reborn stared at the two of them in awe, wondering how he couldn't see it before. He was 99% sure that his assumption was correct, but he needed conformation from the two before he really jumped to conclusions. Clearing his throat- which got the attention of the other two- he asked, “Um...are you two... together?”
Almost immediately, the two blushed, Dante's cheeks dusted with a light pink color while Ienari's were full on red. Hesitantly, the two slowly nodded their heads, their movements in synch.
“Were we that obvious?” Ienari asked, looking to the side to avoid Reborn's gaze. Dante put his free hand behind his head and chuckled at the look Reborn was giving the two of them.
Reborn smiled, pulling the rim of his fedora down to shadow his face from the other two's point of view. “I'm surprised I didn't notice it till just now, actually. How long have you two been together?” he asked, his voice holding a curious tone.
Ienari looked up at Reborn, not expecting this reaction from the older. He was expecting some form of disgust, or at least some rude comment. Instead, he seemed like he supported them, or at least, didn't hate them. Taking the chance, he asked, “You... don't think we're weird or anything...?”
The hitman shook his head slightly. “Why would I? If you two love each other, who am I to get in the way?” Both of their eyes widened at this. Dante was feeling the same as Ienari, wondering why the hitman wasn't making a rude comment. This answered that, and the two couldn't be more happy to know that someone supported them.
Jumping up towards the man- much to the surprise of the other two- Ienari wrapped his arms around Reborn and smiled. “Thank you!”
Ruffling Ienari's hair, Reborn looked back to Dante. “You still have to go to the meeting. The other boss was very adamant that there was a meeting, and I don't think he'll take no for an answer. You two better be prepared to fight for your relationship.” The two nodded.
Dante then looked down at his attire and frowned. “I don't think this is suitable to meet another boss.” He looked over at Reborn. “After all, a guardian is representing his family at all times.” he winked before going to his closet to find something more suitable for the meeting. Grabbing some clothes, he went into his bathroom to change. When he stepped out, he was wearing a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, along with black dress pants and shoes. A black and gold striped tie hung from his neck, slightly loose to give breathing room as well as add some style to the outfit.
Ienari smiled at him, before noticing he was missing something. “Where's your ring?”
Raising his hand to show off his yellow ring, he noticed that it was indeed missing. “Oh crap. Where did I put it?!” he exclaimed, going back into the bathroom to look for it. Ienari sighed at his boyfriend's antics, before going to look for his ring as well, searching his desk and any other place where it could be. Reborn sighed and started playing with Leon, who was resting on his fedora, and sitting on the couch casually.
“Wait a minute.” Ienari looked at Dante, who was just walking out of his bathroom looking slightly panicked, and face-palmed. “It's in your shirt, isn't it?” Dante patted his shirt and felt a small bump in his shirt. After grabbing it and pulling it out, he saw that it was indeed his ring on his chain necklace.
Dante scratched his cheek. “Uh...oops?” he said weakly, walking over towards the door, slipping the ring off of its chain and onto his finger. Ienari walked up next to him and smacked him on the head. “What was that for?” Dante pouted.
Ienari huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. “For making me look for your ring when you had it the whole time, idiot.”
Dante wrapped his arms around the other's small shoulders and whispered in Ienari's ear, “But I'm your idiot.” the orangenette blushed and pouted, but made no move to get the taller male off of him.
Reborn coughed, gaining the attention of the other two once more, and looked at Dante. “Ienari can't come to the meeting, since he isn't involved. We need to go now.” Dante sighed and reluctantly let go of his boyfriend and followed Reborn, who was now heading out of the room. Ienari frowned and was about to object, but after a reassuring smile from Dante, he kept quiet and walked out of the room as well, heading the opposite direction away from the other two.
He walked down the corridor, thinking about Dante and the meeting. He fully believed things would turn out fine—Dante would turn the marriage down, his father would agree, the other don would leave, and their relationship would still be a secret and it would be safe. So far, only Reborn knew, and Ienari knew that Reborn—even as sadistic as he was—wouldn't bring it up unless he had permission or with a good reason. “Or at least, I hope so.” he mumbled under his breath.
Turning around another corner, he bumped into another person who happened to not be looking. Stepping back a bit, he saw that it was his boss, Sadako. She looked up at him. “Sorry, Ienari-kun. I wasn't paying attention to where I was going.”
Ienari waved it off and smiled. “It's fine. I wasn't paying attention either.” he saw that Sadako seemed a little more dressed up than normal, with a simple pink sun dress and white jacket, along with white slip on shoes. Her hair, which was usually in pig-tails, was let down, and she also happened to be wearing light make-up. “Why were you heading down here?”
“Ah.” Sadako smiled as her cheeks started to flush slightly. “I wanted to ask Dante if he wanted to hang out today.”
Ienari tensed at this, clenching his fist at his side out of Sadako's view, and frowned. “He's in a meeting.”
“Meeting?” She questioned, tilting her head to the side. “Today's everyone's day off, why's he in a meeting?”
Ienari sighed in frustration. Being reminded of the situation wasn't very helpful, and it didn't help that his hyper intuition was starting to bug him. “It's about a marriage proposal with another mafia boss' daughter.”
Sadako's eyes widened, surprise and horror etched on her face. “A marriage proposal?!” she exclaimed. Ienari nodded, before walking past her and down the hallway. Turning around, Sadako walked after him and grabbed his arm, turning him around to face her. “What do you mean marriage proposal?! What mafia family?!” She didn't notice how he started to shake slightly in anger.
“I don't know!” Ienari shrugged her off, his bangs shadowing his eyes. “All I know is some bitch came here and is trying to take Dante away and he's on his way to turn her down! That's all!” he ran down the hallway away from her, leaving her stunned in her spot.
What's the matter? She wondered. I've never seen him this angry. Is it the marriage proposal? Why would that...? She shrugged it off and ran after him. “Wait!” Running after him, she was shocked when a wall suddenly appeared in front of her, hindering her from chasing him. “Really Ienari, really?” sighing, she walked the other direction.
After a few moments, the wall faded away.