Why, hello. Look at me, shamelessly updating all of a sudden. I am sorry. College is...a lot of work.

-6: Broken Rising Action -

Enma felt like he was okay with dying today. In fact, he'd be fine to shoot himself right now. Even, jump into a never-ending hole. He'd do anything, absolutely anything to escape from the now dubbed "invincible-uncle-reborn".

As Enma continued mentally listing down the things he would rather do than talk to Reborn, Reborn was actually hiding the amusement he's feeling by reading everything the redhead's face was telling him. This kid's practically another Tsuna isn't he? Just gloomier, perhaps.

"Hey." Reborn started, effectively making Enma face him and look straight into his eyes, head-on.

Oh…?

Reborn fought the urge to smirk. Really, the kid was obviously afraid of him but could look directly into his eyes? Reborn didn't let the 'maybe he's kinda okay' thought get to his head.

"Y-yes?" Enma eventually answered.

"Introduce yourself." Reborn ordered, and Enma was smart enough to not question the order at all.

"My name is Enma Cozart…uhm, I'm turning 20 this year and I uhm, photos." The redhead hurriedly mumbled.

'I uhm, photos.' What. What was that, seriously.

"I suppose you mean you're a photographer? I know that already." Reborn said, making Enma blush from the embarrassment he felt.

While Enma felt a little happy that this invincible uncle knew of his profession, he still couldn't figure out what to do next? Was that it? All he had to do was introduce himself properly?

"Family background." Reborn suddenly said, bringing Enma out of his musing.

"What?"

"Tell me about your family." Reborn explained, voice clearly laced with irritation.

"Well…I'm from a simple family…I—was…" Enma tried, why did Reborn need to know about his family anyway?

He continued, "My dad and little sister died in a car accident five years ago…my mom…died when she gave birth to my little sister and…" Enma could feel the clenching of his heart at remembering the days he had lost his family.

Don't cry. He told himself. Not anymore.

Reborn was about to tell him it was enough when Enma continued again, "But I'm with my friends right now. We all live in a small house together. They're my family." A genuine smile lit up the usually gloomy photographer's face.

"I see." Was all Reborn said in response.

After a stretched silence, Enma finally gathered up the courage to ask, "Why is Tsuna living here?" alone, in a secluded cottage deep in the woods. He added in his head.

Reborn only looked at him for a long moment before answering, "For her safety. Protection."

"…What do you mean? Why? Who does she need protection from?" Enma said in one breath.

"There's no need for you to know that." Reborn said and as he was about to stand up, continued "By coming here you could put yourself in danger, and put even more danger on Tsuna. I suggest you don't come here anymore. Make this your last visit." And strode towards the door.

Enma froze.

Last…visit? He's telling me to never come here again. To never see Tsuna again.

"No." he said aloud, and as he noticed from his peripheral vision that Reborn was turning his head to look at him, it was too late.

"What was that?" The fedora wearing man said, and Enma fought the urge to just run and get away.

"I—I said no." Enma stood up and faced Reborn.

"I…promise I won't let anyone know about this place…or…let anyone trail me when I go here! Please! I don't know all the details, I don't know anything at all about Tsuna and her situation…but, even I can tell how lonely she is here. I mean, she made friends with me…me, who's just an average gloomy guy who got lost. And I don't want to never see her again, In fact, if I could, I'd visit her every day! Because I—"

Reborn aimed his gun at Enma. With a shriek, Enma covered his mouth with both of his hands.

"You're babbling." Reborn said, a frown appearing on his face.

Enma once again wanted to jump into a never-ending hole. He knows he babbled too much, and really, what was he even about to say anyway?

' And I don't want to never see her again, In fact, if I could, I'd visit her every day! Because I—'

Because I…what?

Seeing the look on Enma's face, Reborn sighed, actually just sighed before saying, "I don't care whatever happens to you, but if you do something that could increase the danger surrounding Tsuna even by just 0.001% I'm going to kill you myself. Got that?"

Enma nervously shook his head, and only allowed himself to relax when Reborn left the room.

Just as Reborn stepped out of the kitchen, he looked down to the side to a blushing Tsuna who had a really hard and conflicted look in her eyes.

"You only just realized that letting him come here puts him in danger." Reborn stated, and Tsuna flinched.

"I…"

"But it seems like he still wants to visit you while knowing that." Tsuna's blush instantly darkened.

"But…" Tsuna mumbled.

Reborn could see the inner conflict Tsuna was having. But knowing her, surely she would…

"I'll…convince him not to visit me anymore." The brunette said with a tone of quivering finality.

Reborn didn't even need to see her face to know how sad she felt.

Short, I know. I am sorry. Grammatical errors mygodimsorry. I think...that my writing itself is becoming a problem. It's so...I'm so inconsistent with the way I write. Man, I don't even know myself anymore. I'll...update...when...I...can?