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"I choose my own battlefields. Not by my blood, but by my heart! I stand on the battlefield to protect what's important to me. And if anyone stands in my way, I don't care if it's one of my kind, my brother or anyone else… I'll crush them all!" -Kagura (Gintama)

Iemitsu seemed to be trying to make up for the lost time, and in all honesty he was making me a little exasperated. He was on our tail almost constantly to the point where it was making Tsuna skittish which made me more moody then usual. Tsuna had grown slightly less terrified of our 'father', but he still squeaked in fear when the blonde yelled loudly and tried to get us to play with him.

I wasn't a completely horrible person so I reluctantly allow him to play with us without sending him any scorching glares, he was our father after all. I still was hesitant to have Tsuna around him for an extended amount of time, Iemitsu was loud, and huge which only made Tsuna more on edge then usual.

Of course when he decided to bring us out to the park it didn't end very well, unsurprisingly.

"Come on Tsuna! Stop hiding behind your brother and play catch with your father!"

Said brunet squeaked when he heard his name and peeked over my shoulder hesitantly, eyeing Iemitsu who held a baseball a few feet away from us. "I-I'm n-not s-sure..." He stuttered, scanning the field and eyeing anyone who caught his eye with dread. Along with many other things, Tsuna held a fear for meeting new people, no matter how nice they were he always ran to hide when he met a stranger. Being at the park was a big step for him since Nana didn't leave the house very much, so this was very new to him.

Iemitsu chuckled. "Come on, be a man! It'll be fun!"

I internally rolled my eyes, there that taunt was once again. Ever since Iemitsu had become familiar with Tsuna's timidness he had been very insistent that Tsuna start becoming more manly. Maybe he wanted to toughen his son up for what was in his future? "It wouldn't hurt." I murmured to Tsuna, making sure to keep my voice quiet enough that it wouldn't startle him.

He turned his head so we could make eye contact before nodding hesitantly and slowly making his way around me. I watched as he walked forward, not making any move to follow. I wasn't too bothered that Iemitsu seemed to want to interact with Tsuna more, I really didn't care to be honest. I sat on the ground to make myself more comfortable, frowning slightly when the heat of the sun started to warm my skin more then I liked. I didn't want to move any further though, if Tsuna got hurt I would rather be close by.

"Atta boy!" The blonde crowed, his grin large as he started tossing the ball back and forth between his hands. "I knew you'd gather your courage eventually!"

Tsunayoshi shuffled uncomfortably as he was praised, turning his head to send me terrified glances which I merely rose an eyebrow to. While I wanted to keep him coddled forever, Tsuna would have to eventually learn he couldn't always hide behind me when things got too scary for his liking.

Crouching down slightly so he was closer to Tsuna's eye level Iemitsu sent and underhanded toss toward the brunet. "Try and catch this Tsuna!"

Tsuna squeaked as the ball came toward him, taking a few steps back and tripping on his own feet and falling onto the ground as the ball landed a few inches away from his prone form.

I placed my head on the palm of my hand, this was going to take awhile.

"Good try Tsuna!" Iemitsu shouted. "Now toss it back to me!"

Tsuna nodded and got back up onto his feet, grabbing the ball with slightly shaky hands and eyeing it doubtfully. He tossed a look back to me, and I flicked a hand toward Iemitsu in a 'go ahead' motion, slightly bored. The brunet gripped the ball harder and took a deep breath before throwing the ball as hard as he could.

It flew forward and hit Iemitsu square in the face, sending the man staggering backwards.

"Hiiiieeee! I-I'm s-sorry!"

I internally face palmed.

The blonde held his face in pain, groaning and I couldn't help but feel slightly bad, a ball to face hurt like heck. "You have a strong arm there son!" He commented after finally recuperating, his nose looked slight red but other wise there didn't seem to be any permanent damage. "I knew you had it in you!"

Leave it to Iemitsu to be happy that his son threw a ball at his face.

"A-ah..." Tsuna looked very confused that he was being praised, but a small smile on his face showed that he appreciated it. I felt myself warm at the sight, while Iemitsu was a terrible father I could see that Tsuna was hesitantly starting to like him.

"Ietsuna! Come and join us!"

I startled when I heard my name called and turned my gaze to look at Iemitsu who was grinning toward me. He wanted me to play too? I got up from the ground and strode closer until I was standing next to Tsuna, instantly he seemed calmer and smiled brightly in my direction. A corner of my mouth turned up and I reached my hand over so I touched his slightly in silent greeting and turned my attention toward the blonde who looked eager.

"Ready?"

I nodded, perhaps Iemitsu wasn't so terrible.

He wasn't too surprised that his sons didn't recognize him, it was the first time they had met since Nana had given birth to his sons, but it still hurt nonetheless. Though he supposed he deserved it, after leaving for three years without stopping by at least once, what did he expect? His sons had grown so much since he had last seen them, especially Ietsuna who had made a cold shiver of shock run down his body when he first saw the little boy's eyes.

Seeing the Primo's eyes in person was very different then seeing them in a painting. They made his small son seem so much more intelligent and intimidating then a normal three year old should have been, that along with his serious demeanor made most normal people very hesitant to be around him. Not that his son seemed at all bothered, he tended to stick close to Tsuna and didn't seem too eager to get involved with anyone else.

He supposed that was a good thing though, Sky's were known to be open and caring so if Ietsuna had started showing those signs then there would have been a big chance he was a Sky himself. But then again, Tsuna was very timid and easily scared so he couldn't really say if one was a Sky or not. The very thought that they were perhaps both Sky's made his gut clench, the last thing he wanted was for them to have to fight for the position of Decimo.

The Mafia wouldn't accept a weak Sky, they needed one who would stand strong and fight with his Family. Usually the oldest would be picked to be the boss, but once in a while twins were born and that was a parents worst nightmare. Twins meant that the Vongola had two options to pick from, and they wouldn't stand for anything but the best. Especially now that Xanxus's flames had shown themselves to be ones of rage the Vongola was already looking to see if there were any more candidates with purer flames available. Which lead them to his sons, direct decedents of the Primo.

He knew if Xanxus kept acting like he was, Nono would be coming by to examine Tsuna and Ietsuna very soon to see which one was the better candidate. Iemitsu hoped that he would be able to pick, because if he wasn't then that would mean sometime in the future his sons would be forced to fight against each other. He wished that Ietsuna's flames would keep on being untraceable which would lead to Tsuna being picked, which then would mean they didn't have to fight.

The blonde sighed and leaned against the door, turning his attention toward his two sons who were playing in the back yard. Tsuna was happily picking flowers and placing them in his brother's hair, a bright smile on his face as Ietsuna simply sat there and allowed it to happen. It made him chuckle at the sight, despite being sharp-eyed Iemitsu could see that he would be a looker when he got older, along with Tsuna they'd both be attracting girls by the dozen.

Ietsuna and Tsuna seemed very close despite the vast differences between their personalities. While Ietsuna was quiet and serious almost all the time, Tsuna was skittish and timid. They were so different that they balanced each other out, he had seen the way Tsuna unintentionally calmed his younger brother when Ietsuna noticed his mood was affecting Tsuna. In turn Ietsuna would calm Tsuna down from a particularly frightening experience with a mere touch of the hand or nod of his head, it was mystifying to watch. Nana had told him how Tsuna had been terrified of his brother's eyes when they were younger, and had one day become so attached to the other that he didn't even care anymore.

They weren't two pea's in a pod, just two unlikely people bonding closer then most dreamed about.

They would need to do something about Ietsuna's eyes, if only for his own safety. Any assassin would spot and instantly recognize the color and not being around as often as he liked Iemitsu wouldn't be able to protect him, but what to do? Simple glasses might do the trick to lessen the intensity, but his point was to hide the color too, so maybe some sort of goggle or sun-glasses?

He'd have to think more on it.

"Ietsuna?"

Immediately awake my eyes snapped open and my vision was suddenly full of Tsuna who promptly squeaked in surprise and stumbled back, falling on his butt with a light 'thump'. Lips twitching at his reaction I yawned and sat up, eyes falling half-mast as I relaxed and realized there wasn't anything dangerous nearby. Drowsily I looked at my clock, internally groaning when it read four-thirty in the morning. "Is something wrong Tsunayoshi?" I asked, turning to look at the brunet who was still trying to recuperate from his scare.

He took a deep breath and looked up at me through his bangs. "W-well..." He started to play with the hem of his shirt once again, a sign that he was nervous about something. "I-I had a s-scary dream..."

This wasn't the first time Tsuna had ventured into my room after having a nightmare since Iemitsu had arrived. Usually he went to Nana, his instincts leading him toward his mother for comfort, but he still was too unsure about Iemitsu to sleep with the blonde man and had started coming to me. "Come here." I instructed, pulling my blankets back in invitation.

In a brown blur he was across the room and next to me, his smaller form curling in on itself as he snuggled into the bed. A side of my lip tilted at the sight, feeling a certain fondness toward the small child. I slipped down until my head was leaning on my pillow, only a few inches away from Tsuna who had his eyes clenched tightly. Even if he had slept with me a few times, he still was shy about it to the point where he couldn't sleep unless I calmed him down. Instinctually I did, reaching up a hand to pat his hair reassuringly before placing it on one of his hands closest to me.

The brunet stilled and opened an eye before sighing deeply and relaxing. I was very familiar with calming him down since he got himself upset very often, a simple touch to his hand or head would instantly settle his nerves. I supposed it had something to do with his Sky qualities, as far as I could tell they took comfort in surrounding themselves with people they trusted which for Tsuna was me and sometime Nana when she wasn't busy.

The same could be said about me though, Tsuna had a certain aura around him that always made me calm down when I got angry or moody. But he was the only one who could achieve that so far, Nana was a nice lady but I didn't really see her as my 'mother'. No one could really replace my first mother, but Tsuna could definitely take up the position as cute older brother.

Getting tired of thinking so early in the morning I allowed myself to drift off, the warmth of another body lulling me to sleep.

I stared at the goggles on his hands in awe. They were made of worn brown leather with dark lenses to cover my eyes, it looked like it would fit perfectly over my face without creating any lines like skiing goggles did and wasn't as bulky either. I really couldn't believe what I was seeing.

Iemitsu had bought me steampunk styled goggles.

"Do you like it?"

I turned to look at the blonde, actually looking at him for once without mentally thinking him to be an idiot. He must have payed a lot of money for these, they looked well made and durable, but the cost didn't matter. It was the fact he had payed enough attention to how people reacted to my eyes that caught my attention. I had been mulling over how I was going to hide them since Tsuna and I would be going to school soon, I didn't want a room full of screaming children, and honestly I hadn't come up with a solid plan.

The fact that Iemitsu thought ahead like that made something inside of me warm to the man. He may shout, terrify Tsuna on a daily basis and basically act like an idiot, but he was okay for an idiot.

I nodded and he grinned happily, unclasping the goggles carefully. "I'm glad! Now let's see how they look!" I allowed him to place them over my eyes and clasp them around my head, once they were on I stared around for a moment when I realized I could see as clearly as if they weren't on, mulling over how it was possible.

"One of your papa's friends made these especially for you." Iemitsu spoke, unintentionally answering my question. "He used magic to make it so you can see clearly through them while people will only see dark lenses!"

Magic, I assumed, was probably Mist Flame being used to create the illusion that people couldn't see through the lenses, which I thought was pretty neat. But I did wonder how Iemitsu knew I needed them, parent intuition? Expedited shipping?

"Thanks."

He ruffled my hair, making me grunt in annoyance when he only made it more crazy then usual. I escaped from his hand hastily, running my hand through my hair to try and form it into a semi-presentable state.

"Why does Ietsuna n-need to wear t-them?" Tsuna asked from beside me, and I turned to look into his curious gaze as he took in the goggles.

"Because your brother's eyes are special." Iemitsu responded after a few moments, scratching the side of his face thoughtfully. "And sometimes they scare people because they're not used to someone having special eyes."

The brunet furrowed his brow and reached for the goggles, I stayed still as he gently pushed them up until they were resting on my fore-head, raising a brow at his actions. "I-I think they're pretty." He commented, shuffling under my gaze nervously. "T-they were scary a-at first, but now I-I think they're p-pretty and s-shouldn't be hidden."

Iemitsu cooed lovingly, making Tsuna squeak in surprise as he scooped him up and twirled him around. "You're so cute Tsuna!"

"Hiiiee!"

I sighed at their antics, very used to it by now. While Iemitsu interacted with me a lot more he was much more touchy-feely with Tsuna, which I had no problem with. He could spin my brother around all he wanted, I would take no part in it.

Though, I eyed Tsuna as he clung onto Iemitsu's arm desperately, it didn't look like Tsuna wanted any part in it either.

My appreciation for the blonde vanished a few weeks after our fourth birthday when he suddenly had to go to Antarctica to start construction work, his departure had been unexpected and rather shocking. For a moment I had forgotten about his disappearing habits and had though that he would actually stay with us.

I had allowed myself to become attached.

Nana had seen him off with a bright smile, but I knew that when night came she'd be breaking down. That's only because any normal person who loved their significant other would have acted the same way, he had been away for such a long time that six months wasn't very long compared to three years. Husband and wife were supposed to live together, they were supposed to raise their children together. I couldn't imagine how heartbreaking it was for her to see him walking out like that.

I was sure he had a good reason to leave so suddenly, it wasn't like he wanted to leave his wife and two children, right? I was sure he enjoyed staying with us, so this was probably as heartbreaking for him as it was for Nana. I knew that, yet I still couldn't understand his reasoning for not telling his wife anything about the Mafia. Wouldn't it have eased her worries, if not by a little bit, if she knew that her husband really had no choice but to leave? I felt like she would have understood and accepted him if the blonde had told her the truth, but she was still kept in the dark.

Was the Mafia truly so important to him?

That night, Tsuna came into my room, not because of a nightmare, but because Nana's crying was keeping him up. He knew that Nana was crying because of Iemitsu and the sad look in his eyes immediately made me accept him into my bed.

"I-is he going to c-come back?"

I stared into the blackness, my arms wrapped around his smaller form as he clung to me. "I don't know." I responded truthfully, trying to force my brain to remember when our father would be coming back. Unfortunately it didn't work, after ten years my memory had gotten rather foggy when it came to trying to recall our future.

His hands tightened their hold on the front of my shirt at my answer. "M-mama is s-sad."

I nodded, trying hard to not imagine her crying on her bed and instead snuggled my face into Tsuna's spiky hair. "She wanted him to stay forever," I explained, knowing that Tsuna was smart enough to understand everything I was saying. "Him leaving was like someone taking away your favorite toy." He may have been smart, but he was still a little child so I wasn't going to going to say 'someone had practically torn her heart in two'. That was even harsh for me.

"I-is she going t-to stop b-being sad?"

I paused, no she wouldn't ever stop being sad until he reappeared, despite being away for such a long time our mother was very attached to Iemitsu in ways I could never understand. I had never fallen in love, so the thought of caring for someone so full-heartedly that you didn't mind if they went away for years was mind-bending for me. Maybe it was just Nana, or maybe it was what every person in love acted like, but I wasn't quite sure I wanted to fall so deeply in love with someone that I acted that way. "Eventually." I answered. "But we're here for her."

Her connection with us, or me in particular was a delicate thing. She cooed over our cuteness, and loved us deeply, but we never had the chance to bond with her. The house chores and cooking was her main focus, and while yes, she did talk with us and take care of us, she never really acted like a true mother. Or really what I remembered my past mother acting like. It was as if she hid behind all her cooking and such so she didn't have to think about Iemitsu's absence.

It wasn't neglect, far from it, it was just lack of attention. We weren't suffering because of it, in fact we were well-fed and very happy. If Tsuna had been alone, then maybe I would have been worried, but with me by his side he had plenty of company.

"Y-you won't leave, r-right Ietsuna?" Tsuna asked, his voice muffled as he pressed closer.

I snorted. "I'll always stay with you, believe it."

"B-believe what?"

"...Never-mind."

The months passed on slowly, with Nana eventually piecing herself back together and Tsuna and I starting to work on his stuttering, our life was peaceful. I supposed the peacefulness was because Iemitsu had made sure we were safe, though I didn't see anyone sometimes I could sense eyes on us. They didn't seem to have any ill intent, and we were never approached so I assumed it was a guard or something similar who was watching over us.

It made sense since Tsuna never mentioned being attacked when he was younger, any normal assassin would have immediately gone to try and kill him if he was left wide opened. Thankfully Iemitsu was smart enough to make sure we were never in that position, it wasn't like we could protect ourselves after all.

Though the guard's presence made me think about my own vulnerability and ask a million questions. Like what if an assassin managed to get though? How would I defend our family? What would happen to my family? Would I be able to protect them?

Those thoughts kept me up for days to the extent that it made Tsuna start to worry, which meant he tripped more often. I noticed it immediately, especially when he scrapped his knee after a particularly hard fall, and instantly tried to reassure him everything was alright.

"I'm okay Tsuna." I soothed as I placed a band-aid over his wound. "Just thinking a lot." He peered at me with wide eyes and I looked to the side trying to hold in the urge to tell him what was wrong. "Really, I'm okay."

Tsuna nodded though I could see he was still worried, while his Intuition acted randomly it always seemed to act up around me, so any small lie I told him was instantly noticed. It made me nearly completely honest with him, since there was no point to lie to someone who was basically a lie detector, but sometimes I still tried. Like now, when I didn't want him to be bothered by my brooding.

"We s-should ask mom to g-go to the p-park tomorrow." Tsuna said, and I turned my head back to look at him curiously. This was the first time he had actually taken initiative to go out in public.

"Why?"

He shrugged. "Just a f-feeling."

I nodded, deciding it certainly wouldn't harm us to go to the park. I wondered if this was his Intuition leading us to something, what I had no clue nor why. "We can ask her at dinner."

Of course, that day at the park was going to be far from safe.

Thanks for reading! Sorry for any mistakes, next chapter is the very exciting trip to the park, I wonder what's going to happen~ I hope everyone is liking Ietsuna's character so far. ^^

Take a look on my profile, there's a picture of Ietsuna's goggles and Ietsuna and Tsuna together for anyone who needs them.

This probably won't end up being twincest, but there will be lots of fluff and brotherly bonding. *Goes to mourn in corner while plotting what delicious pairing should happen.* But they are rather young, so any obvious relationships won't happen for a while, not that this story is going to be romance-based because it isn't.