Who has the Compatibility for Marriage?!

Part 1

A/N: This story takes place after the end of the Manga. More back story will be explained as the story progresses.

Sawada Tsunayoshi stepped off a white jet, his brown hair tossed by the wind. His black suit jacket fluttered behind him almost like a cape. A young man with silver-gray hair, Gokudera Hayato stepped up next to him, looking out over the city with him. A small smile teased the brunette's lips as he gazed out over his childhood town.

"Tenth, the car is here," Gokudera said softly, his words carried away by a gust of wind.

The young Vongola Heir nodded in understanding before turning from the view of Namimori to the sleek black Lexus parked just twenty feet away, the rear passenger doors open for the two men. A pair tall of men wearing black sunglasses and black suits stood on each side by a door, holding it open and waiting for the pair to enter the vehicle. Their escorts' faces were stone still and their postures stiff as they surveyed their surroundings for threats. The pair entered the vehicle and soon they were driving down into the small town. It all looked the same, save for a few new shops and some small corporate buildings - most likely start-ups.

Sawada Tsunayoshi, also known as Vongola Tenth or Decimo, watched the little town as they drove through, his mind wandering to his childhood memories. His life had been so simple then, his worries and cares nonexistent as he ran through these old streets with his friends - now his Guardians. He smiled softly to himself as they passed Namimori Middle where he first met his Guardians and his first love, Sasagawa Kyoko, the younger sister of his Sun Guardian, Sasagawa Ryohei. He took off his jacket now, the warmth in the car becoming suffocating.

"You should keep your suit together, Tenth. We'll be pulling up soon," Gokudera chastised him gently.

Decimo shrugged him off and rolled up his sleeves, exposing his forearms. Tendons gently pushed against his skin as his muscles flexed with his movements. He removed his tie next and loosened the two top buttons of his orange dress shirt. Smooth tanned flesh peeked out and the young heir sighed in contentment. "It's fine, Gokudera," he said whilst laying his head back against his headrest. "My mom won't mind."

Gokudera smiled at his companion and shook his head in defeat. "Whatever you say, Boss."

Tsuna laughed at his friend's use of the word. "I'm sure she'll just be happy to see her only child, so relax. Me showing up a bit more casual won't kill anyone." Tsuna checked his watch, the black Rolex showing it was fifteen to eleven while his childhood friend grumbled unhappily. Tsuna chuckled again and put his head back once more, listening to the sounds of the city and the car with his eyes closed.

After a short twenty-minute ride through town, Tsuna heard Gokudera call his name. Lifting his head, he peeked out through the window glass and saw the simple nondescript house with the name 'Sawada' on a white plaque on the front wall. Smiling to himself in excitement, Tsuna wasted no time hopping out of the car and trotting to the front door. Gokudera was hot on his heels, his two other escorts immediately becoming anxious as they watched their boss run out of sight. Tsuna knocked on the door waiting for his mother to answer while Gokudera shooed away the drivers. When the door finally opened, a woman's squeal was heard and then there were arms thrown about the Tsuna's neck as his mother hugged him excitedly.

"Tsu-kun! Oh my God!" She pulled back and looked at him fully, a grin spreading and tears of happiness gathering in her eyes. "Why didn't you tell me you were going to be home so soon?" She asked dabbing at her eyes.

Tsuna beamed at his mother. "I wanted to surprise you," he said while laughing in good nature. Beckoning to the pale-haired young man behind him, "remember Gokudera, Mom?"

Sawada Nana looked behind her son to his childhood friend. While his looks hadn't changed much in the last three years, the air about him certainly did. Gokudera Hayato had calmed down immensely and was beginning to show his growing maturity with each passing day. Nana broke into another grin and bowed respectfully.

"Oh my, Gokudera-kun! I almost didn't recognize you." Nana stepped back then and ushered the two men inside. "Come inside, I'll get some snacks. Tell me all about your time away, you two. I'm so excited to learn what you boys have been up to!" Her excited chatter followed them throughout the house as Nana led the way to the kitchen. Sitting at the table, the pair watched as Nana busied herself in the kitchen and they recounted a very mild version of their time studying in Italy.

After spending several hours visiting with Nana, Tsuna and Gokudera decided it was time to head back to the castle they were staying at while in Japan. Pulling away from the house, they waved goodbye when Tsuna's phone began to ring. He looked down at the caller ID, seeing the Ninth's name pop up.

"Hello, Grandpa!" Tsuna called happily into the receiver.

"Tsunayoshi, are you coming in yet?"

Tsuna nodded though he knew the elder couldn't see him. "Yes, I just left and am on my way right now. I should be there in about," he paused to check his watch," thirty minutes or so." Tsuna heard someone clapping their hands together once in excitement.

"Excellent! There's someone I want you to meet. They'll be joining us for dinner, so dress sharp."

Confused, the two younger men side-eyed each other in the back seat.

"Grandpa, who are we meeting?" Tsuna said carefully.

The old man chuckled through the speaker of the phone. "A friend of mine and his daughter. It's a bit of a more formal meeting. Don't forget your jacket," he said before hanging up abruptly.

"I don't like the sound of this, Tenth," Gokudera said watching the phone suspiciously.

Tsuna sighed and immediately began to fix up his appearance. He stared distractedly at a wrinkle on his sleeve before shrugging on his jacket. He was hoping this meeting was about building ties with yet another family and expanding their network for when Tsuna officially took over, but his predecessor's tone had him a bit on edge. The Ninth Vongola Boss, Nono or Grandpa as Tsuna so lovingly called him, only ever got such a tone when he was plotting something that would make Tsuna uncomfortable or horribly nervous.

When they pulled up, Nono was waiting at the front entrance leaning heavily on his cane. His age was certainly showing more now as the days grew closer for Tsuna to take up his mantle as Vongola Decimo. Tsuna and Gokudera immediately jumped out of the car and approached the elder to pay their respects.

"Grandpa," Tsuna greeted him warmly. Reaching forward he clasped the old man's hand in a strong grip and shaking it once. "Are you sure you should be out here alone?"

Gokudera bowed deeply to the current Vongola boss as the old man chuckled at Tsuna's worry. "Of course, it's fine, Tsunayoshi. Now, come inside and greet my friend." The old man turned with his arm out gesturing with a wave of his hand to the inside of the castle.

Tsuna gave his arm to his predecessor and allowed the old man to lean on him as they walked inside. Gokudera and the two suited men from the car followed behind. Tsuna spoke quietly to Nono as they walked towards the dining hall where they would be having their dinner with the mysterious guests.

When the men entered the room, Tsuna was surprised to see a small table meant to seat only four. The intimacy of it made him feel as though this meeting wasn't a formal affair and he swallowed thickly in apprehension. The Ninth had been bothering him for some time now about finding a life partner and he had a feeling this meeting had something to do with that. The Ninth had mentioned his friend had a daughter.

Oh, joy, Tsuna thought sarcastically.

Seated at the table where a middle-aged man and a pretty young woman no older than seventeen. They stood up as the group entered and bowed in respect. Tsuna merely dipped his head ever so slightly having been taught that as Decimo he would bow to no one, not even his friends. Kind of hard not to do, considering his upbringing, but he was learning. When they reached the table, Tsuna reached out and pulled out a chair for Nono helping him sit before seating himself opposite the young woman. She beamed at him and he returned a polite smile. He was already uncomfortable.

"So," Nono began with a wide smile. "Tsunayoshi, this is my affiliate Marcos Requel and his lovely young daughter, Rebecca." Nono gestured to the pair with a mischievous look in his eye.

Tsuna inwardly sighed.

"And this is my grandson and heir, Tsunayoshi." Nono continued, "he is to take my place this summer."

Marcos and Rebecca both looked at him in astonishment. Tsuna tried not to cringe at their open stares of wonder and instead continued to smile politely and took a sip of his water. The young woman, Rebecca, was blushing shyly at him and was clearly trying to be flirtatious in a weird way. She just kept looking at him and fluttering her eyelashes. Tsuna tried his hardest not to roll his eyes at her.

Nono continued to speak to his friend, watching the young heir and woman interact. Tsuna kept his distance while the young woman continued to flutter her lashes at Tsuna. Nono chuckled to himself at the look of discomfort on Decimo's face. "Tsuna, since our friends will be here for some time why don't you show Rebecca around town?"

Tsuna cringed deeply in his soul and stared at Nono with mild, and well hidden, disbelief. "Sure, Grandpa. I wouldn't mind at all." He hated being polite. He heard Gokudera cough to cover up a laugh from across the room and shot his friend a scathing look.

Rebecca didn't notice at all as her heart began to immediately flutter in excitement. She watched Decimo with wide eyes and smile, hoping to make a good impression on him. If all went alright, she might end up with a date before they leave or, even a kiss. She immediately lit up at the young Vongola when he locked eyes with her. She mistook his hard stare as interest.

Tsuna was cautious, to say the least. Rebecca was clearly planning something, her sudden spark of excitement making him stare at her. She blushed a darker shade of red as soon as their eyes met, and she began to act shy again.

"Um, Decimo, is there something on my face?" She asked much too innocently.

Great, he thought as Nono and Marcos turned their attention to him. Now they all thought he was interested. To throw them off he chuckled. "Actually, in your teeth," Tsuna responded with hidden glee as the girl immediately became embarrassed. Marcos took a long swig of water as Nono sighed at his heir. "Apologies," Tsuna continued sheepishly. "I didn't realize I was staring. I didn't want to point it out and accidentally embarrass the young lady."

Nono inwardly shook his head. Fixing Tsuna with a hard, concealed glare, Nono knew exactly what he was doing.

He was being rude, he knew, but he was not going down a romantic path with this young woman. No way in Hell. Tsuna took another drink of water when Gokudera approached, bowing lowly to the seated group.

"My sincerest apologies Nono, but I must ask for Decimo to return to his offices. There is a lot that must be done in preparation for the inheritance ceremony and the upcoming ball." Gokudera did well to mask his face with a look of sincere regret.

Nono nodded gently at the young man. "Of course, Hayato. What would my wayward grandson do without such a responsible Guardian? You are both excused." Tsuna nodded his head and rose from his seat. "Do not forget, we have a breakfast meeting as well, Tsunayoshi." Tsuna smiled at the old man.

"Of course, Grandpa. I will see you in the morning." Bowing to his elder, he followed Gokudera from the room. Once the door closed, he practically ran down the hall to his office on the other end of the castle. "Gokudera, I owe you big time!" He said enthusiastically to his white-haired friend.

Gokudera only shook his head. "Tenth, you should really consider getting a girlfriend. Maybe then they'll stop bothering you about it."

Tsuna sighed as he entered his office. Kicking his chair out he plopped into it and groaned. "If I did that, then they'll start bothering me about marriage, then I do that, and they'll bother about children. No matter what, I'll be bothered for one thing or another. It'll never end."

Gokudera smiled apologetically. "I guess that's true, but you will eventually need to settle down. A family is a necessity for you as the boss of Vongola."

Tsuna sunk deeper into his chair. "I know!" He whined. "Can you please give me a break at least?"

Gokudera blushed and nodded. "Sorry, Tenth."

Tsuna nodded at his friend. "So, what do I have to do, I know there's something I need to get down before tomorrow, but I forgot."

Gokudera chuckled at his friend. "Just finalize the guestlist for the party next month so we can send out invitations."

Tsuna nodded and opened his laptop. He would need to send the finalized list to Nono for approval before sending it to his secretary to start printing the invites and mailing them out.

"I do have to ask though," Gokudera said while refusing to make eye contact. "What did you think of her?"

Tsuna eyed his friend suspiciously. "Uhm, what?"

"Rebecca, did you like her? Find her pretty? Anything like that?" Gokudera swallowed nervously as Tsuna just stared at him.

Decimo immediately began to chortle. "Uh, she was pretty, but not my type. And she was playing shy, which was annoying. I could tell just by looking she has the intention of getting her claws in me one way or the other. So, to put it simply, I don't trust her."

Gokudera looked confused. "She looked normal to me." He walked over the heir's desk and sat down in a seat opposite him.

"She was way too excited when I said I would escort her. She went from shy and demure, to a cougar in under a second." Tsuna replied with a dark look in his eyes. "I hate conniving women. All they do is scheme; it doesn't matter who they hurt or throw away in the process as long as they get what they want in the end."

Gokudera nodded in understanding. He'd noticed the slight change as well, but from across the room, it was harder to discern the cause or reason. Leaning back, he thought about the discussion at the table when a thought occurred to him. "Tenth, you don't think she's trying to pull an 'Inoue'?"

Haruki Inoue was a girl that Tsuna had met in Italy during one of the studying sessions in the Academy library. She'd immediately become smitten with him - Tsuna was sure it was because he was the next in line for the position of Vongola Boss - and had made it her mission to get with him. She went so far as to crawl into his bed naked and try to sleep with him. She hoped she could guilt-trip Tsuna into marrying her after a sexual encounter and end up pregnant with his child and demand he marry her for the sake of her honor. Thanks to Mukuro's eavesdropping he was able come forward as a witness for Tsuna when he denied her, and she spread the rumor that Decimo had raped her.

Tsuna sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. "Let's hope that's not the case."

Gokudera sighed in return and agreed with his boss.

A/N: There is a very short clip of an older Tsuna speaking on youtube. Link is without spaces

www . youtube watch ?v= wRD0 32gA - wc

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