A/N: Ello, don't mind me, just jumping on the pets turn into people trope inspired by Dandelion: Wishes Brought to You. Take note that it's inspired, I tried not to touch upon anything that the actual game did but if they do happen to coincide, they're completely coincidental. And in other words, go play that game. It has beautiful art with cute routes and interesting voice actors. I butchered this fandom with this writing. But you know what? Don't matter, I tried and am still trying so please bear with me and correct me when necessary my dear audience and senpais.

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR

Everything's Just Wonderful

Sawada Tsunayoshi's life was good. If you take out the fact that all of his pets somehow decided that slowly ruining his life as animals was not enough. Oh no, they all had to level up into men. Extremely handsome men at that. But aside from that everything's just…peachy. All27; Main pairing = ?

It was at the tender age of eighteen (is the entrance into manhood not sacred anymore?) that God had decided that he hated Sawada Tsunayoshi.

Oh wait. Hold up.

It's not anything bad mind you, it's just that at this age there were actually good things coming Tsuna's way. Poor kid should have known his luck wouldn't have lasted. He'd gotten into college with mild, passing grades. He was an emancipated minor (or he liked to think that way). And he was working in a part-time job at the local animal shelter with a great boss and decent pay. Although in hindsight, animal shelters was probably not the best idea.

He was deathly afraid of chihuahuas and wouldn't touch them, and honestly, he tended to jump and cringe at nearly every single noise. He was incredibly timid and soft-spoken and clumsy to boot. But seeing as he was such a sincere child and well…for some inexplicable reason animals actually seemed to like him, he was given the job despite these contradicting qualities.

At the moment he was in college in hopes of becoming a teacher. He liked working with kids…not in that way you perverts! God, what kind of person did you think this idiot was? Emphasis on idiot which stands for stupid-and-super-kawaii-and-so-dense-that-it-puts-planets-to-shame. He somewhat leaned towards the younger bloc, as not only small animals, but whiny brats loved him as well. Actually, he got along with kids and angsty teens in general but that's not that point and…we're getting a little sidetracked here.

Ahem. Anyways, you see, Tsuna-chan was a pushover. One could call it as being generous and sickeningly kind-hearted, but it's only truthful to say it's a mixture of both sweetheart-like and weak. There were several animals who were so unmanageable at the animal shelter that no one seemed to want them. They popped in every now and then, just un-adoptable and alone. No kid would want a cat that hissed at everyone, no one wanted a rabbit that bit so hard that it actually hung off your finger, no one would want a dog so loud and obnoxious. So they were left behind.

And Tsuna, being young and stupid and young, took them in when they were placed on the roster for well…to be put down.

Kyoko, his boss, would always tell him, "Are you sure Tsuna-chan? It's a lot of work and he's a handful. I know the alternative isn't…" she'll sigh and a very sad smile will grace her beautiful face. Sasegawa Kyoko is a kindhearted spirit, much like Tsunayoshi, but she's been hardened over the years of struggle and work. An adult, as one would say. She loves animals dearly, but there are times when an adult must take the front and do the jobs that herself, as an idealistic teen, would be unable to do.

And every time, Tsunayoshi will shake his head, "No! I can't…I can't leave him like this." He'll give his kind boss a smile of his own, brighter than hers and almost hopeless, "I feel like…I feel like if we just gave him a bit more of a chance, than things will get better — right, [insert-name-here]?" The cat or rabbit or dog or whatever the hell it is the boy picks up and doesn't even bat an eye when it scratches him or bites him and whatnot. He'll laugh and the boss will shake her head at him. But she won't intervene like she did the first time because Tsunayoshi will simply attempt to smuggle the creature out. A clumsy idiot with a stubborn streak. What an awful combination.

However, those animals that were so unmanageable would return to the shelter much better. Animal therapist is what they began labeling him. They all seemed to bend and change for the better with Tsunayoshi. The boy just had this…almost magical quality about him to find the good in animals…and well practically in anything and let it shine. Although there were a few animals that absolutely refused to change and so they became permanent residents of the Sawada household. Or technically Sawada's apartment but whatever.

A pity few ever noticed this wonderful quality.

But that was fine, because the few that noticed were the only ones that mattered. Kyoko, his mother…they were the only ones that ever mattered. Oh, and his pets too.

Oh yeah, his pets. Damn it, we should get to that. Anyhow, the day went on as it usually did…

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Sawada Tsunayoshi had been sleeping soundly, his pets were arranged around him, laying in odd areas and corners of his room or bed. His alarm went off and groggily, he reached out from beneath the blankets and attempted to turn it off, but only succeeding in dropping on the ground instead. Fighting the sleepiness, he pushed the ginger tabby lying on his head. The kitten mewled in protest and he gave it an apologetic pat, "Sorry, Enma…just got to check the clock…"

He looked.

"Gah! I'm late, I'm late!" Tsuna screamed. He catapulted himself out of bed and began picking up assorted articles of clothing lying on the floor and stuffed in his closet. "Ah! No, please Mukuro I don't have time for this today I'm going to be late!" he wailed, seeing as how the harlequin rabbit had decided that his textbooks were a good place to sleep on. At his protests he opened one lazy red eye, and coughed.

Normally Tsuna would find this absolutely adorable. But because he was late well…"You asked for this!" And he pulled it straight out from under the lilac rabbit, making it fall over onto his desk. "I'll make it up to you with pineapple later!" And he made his escape, hopping on one foot and then the other to get his pants on.

He ran into the kitchen sifting through it to pick up some toast and set out food for the pets. As he was doing that he finally noticed the puffy white angora rabbit sitting on his counter eating…marshmallows. "Byakuran! You know that's not good for you!" He pulled away the bag, making the rabbit turn (or attempt to turn) towards him. It was so fluffy, Tsuna could barely see its eyes, but he could tell that the angora was probably trying to give him the big eyes. "N-No means no!" It squeaked and huffed, making the fur fluff up angrily and making him even puffier. The young man could barely hold in the giggles and then sighed in defeat, "Okay then…you can have some but…but you can't go asking for more , understand?" It bobbed its head and then continued pigging out.

Finally preparing the others' food he smacked his forehead, "My bag! Crap, Mukuro's never gonna let me take it!" Last time he was late, the harlequin rabbit chewed through the strap and made a mess of his notes. His teacher didn't buy the whole, 'my rabbit ate my homework excuse'.

Just as he said that there was a soft bark and he looked down to see his faithful Shiba Inu, dubbed Yamamoto, run down the hall carrying his bag. Behind him, barking and growling the entire way, was his energetic Kai Ken, Gokudera. The fairly large Shiba Inu came around, dropping his duffel which was now dripping with saliva and barked happily. Tsuna took the bag without a single grimace, "Thank you Yamamoto, you're a life-saver!" He petted the dog gently before pulling away when his fussier dog came barreling towards him.

He nearly fell over from the force the dog threw itself at him. "Gah! O-oh no I didn't forget you Gokudera, I know you're a good boy too there, there…" A few more pets and the black dog calmed down, dropping on the floor, Tsuna's keys. He took extra care when dealing with these two because if he pet Yamamoto too much, then Gokudera would get immediately jealous and if he gave Gokudera too much attention, then the other would begin howling loudly. "I spoil you guys too much," he sighed before cracking another smile."I'll just leave the food out for you guys, okay? Be good and make sure you don't scratch up the carpet and-! EH? I'M LATE!" he screamed again and burst through the door.

As he ran through the halls and practically flew down each flight of stairs, he was followed by an elegant chartreux feline with cold blue eyes. The beautiful creature was the epitome of grace, following the saying of cats always land on their feet and looking upon everyone (including Tsuna) with deep disdain. The feline could be found patrolling the apartment complex and the very streets of Namimori. But every morning, he waited patiently in the elevator (God only knows how he got in there) for Tsuna without fail. "Here to escort me to school, Hibari?" The cat responded with a haughty look, and then began cleaning itself and giving the aura of I-don't-give-damn. "I'll take that as a yes."

It was a daily ritual that the chartreux would walk his owner to school and it was a matter of principle that he always walk first. And if anyone were to ever ask if Hibari was Tsuna's cat…he shuddered to remember what happened the first and last time he ever said 'yes'.

Getting out of the apartment building, he walked past the alley where he was immediately accosted by a very large, very scarred Doberman. Had Tsuna been unused to this kind of greeting, he would have shrieked like a little girl…kind of how he did in middle school a lot actually. "X-Xanxus, have you been out all night again? How did you even get out?"

The Doberman growled at him and nipped at his bag. "Gah, I don't have time to play today Xanxus! Later!" The chartreux hissed as if to add, 'Get lost, mutt.' The large dog growled back, probably saying something along the lines of, 'Shut up, before I rip you apart.'

It almost seemed as if they were having a verbal fight, hissing and growling at each other. "Oi! No fighting! C'mon Hibari, I'm going to be late. Xanxus, food is out upstairs, why don't you get something to eat from her?" The Doberman seemed to sneer at him before slowly marching away. "A-and stay inside this time!" But of course, the dog ignored him…or seemed to ignore him…gah, he was spending too much with these guys.

"It's not like you guys can actually talk, right?" he said absently. The cat scratched his ankle at that. "H-hey, hey, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

—-

Tsuna came to class late. He attempted to tiptoe in without getting noticed, but as usual, his teacher noticed and called him out. "So look who decided to show up! Too good for my class, Sawada?"

He bowed his head, "N-no sir…"

"Just take a seat and stop wasting my and the class' time," the man growled, before doing a complete 180 and happily continuing his lecture. As he went to his seat, someone tripped him. If he had not been used to the abuse, Tsuna would have fallen down the steps and flat on his face. Somehow, he managed to stumble into his chair. A few students snickered and the usual whispers of 'Dame-Tsuna' went running around again. He felt a few spitballs come his way (what were they — five?) before they lost interest and went back to sleeping through the lesson.

He flunked his quiz. He got pushed around. His bag was 'accidentally' dumped in the trash. Tsuna quickly joined it. He was picked on by students and teacher faculty alike. He lost his lunch. He hid in the bathroom to avoid any more confrontations. And he hid in the back of the room during the lectures, nursing his bruised ribs and trying to pay attention.

Business as usual.

No one really cared about the daily abuse that poor Dame-Tsuna went through. After all, who would want to help someone so hopeless and disgustingly pathetic? That guy was beyond helping. And no one wanted to be a part of the malicious attacks towards the no-good student, so they either ignored him or joined in. It was so easy after all.

They'll say things like, 'useless', 'idiot', and 'trash'. But Tsunayoshi, being the type of person where it is easy to walk all over him, will simply say, "That's nice." He'll smile brightly, pretending that it doesn't bother him when it really does. When he gets hurt, he'll attempt to pull a brave face. When he's scared, he'll stay quiet, and take it without a single cry.

Sawada Tsunayoshi's life was perfectly fine. He was grateful for what he had — a warm home, a job, an education — he was very much grateful.

And guess what? Right now, he was walking to home to his perfectly fine apartment after a perfectly fine day of classes. And he was not upset that his ribs were sore and his left hand wouldn't work right or that he was always walking around with a first aid kit or that he literally had no friends aside from his boss.

Everything was fine.

"Don't trip on your way to the dump, Dame-Tsuna!" Mochida sneered, making sure to shove the poor boy down the steps. Thankfully it wasn't a long way down and Tsuna managed to get away with only cuts and bruises.

"O-ow…" he groaned, clutching his head and trying to block out the obnoxious laughter of his tormentors. He played the fool and sat there, dazed. He didn't say a word, letting the bullies laugh and eventually leave to go torment some other poor soul. When they were finally gone, he picked up his school bag and began the wild goose-chase for his papers, as the wind picked up and began to carry them away. "Wait, come back!" he yelled vainly to his floating papers. He needed those for his tests tomorrow! God at this rate he was going to flunk college.

So like a fool, he chased each and every one, tumbling down stairs and through people as he chased them. He ignored the snickers and the no doubt, demeaning photos they were taking as further evidence of his stupidity.

So useless.

What unbelievable bad luck.

You know what they say, even strong trees have bad branches that need to be cut.

To think that the Sawada family would produce such a useless child….

He gritted his teeth and stretched over the railing to grab a stray paper caught in a nearby tree. He smiled faintly to himself. He wasn't totally useless…he was at least able to do this right? His hands shook a bit but he calmed himself down to count the papers.

One…two…three…five…"Ahhh, of course I'm missing the most important one!" he groaned, clutching his hair and mussing it up even more in his frustration. Where…where…? He wandered around and around but to no avail. That was the study guide he needed for the test tomorrow…The urge to curl up into a ball and give up grew ever stronger. But he didn't. Instead, he opted to continue searching, just a little bit more before heading home. It was almost six and he had to get back. The animals surely missed him…right?

He wandered about aimlessly through the streets of Namimori, half-searching and half-day dreaming. He eventually stopped to settle down at the local park. It was empty at this time of day, and he sat down at the bench, trying to catch a break. He wondered who he managed to piss off somewhere in the sky above to become like this. And he gave into the urge, curling up on the bench and putting his forehead in his hands.

As he sat there, he heard a woman mutter to her son as they were passing by, "Don't become like that, Yukio, useless and without a home to go to. Be sure you go to school and get good grades."

"Yes, mama," the little boy replied obediently. The young student didn't look up at the scathing words, didn't even try to look indignant nor notify them that he had heard the insults.

Tsuna waited for them to go before quietly getting up to begin the trek home.

Business as usual.

—-

Tsuna came home to a messy house. God he was tired…

"Everyone, I'm home!" He managed to muster a weak smile for the small ginger tabby and his two loyal dogs coming up to see him. "You guys must be hungry, ne? Let's get you something… Byakuran, Mukuro, no fighting! Xanxus, get off the table. Hibari…stop scratching the couch!" For the most part, his dogs were fine sans Xanxus. That particular dog refused to listen to anything he said. As for the rabbits and his cat…He groaned. These guys…they were going to be the death of him.

Seeing as how none of them were really listening, he trudged into the kitchen and placed out their bowls, "Dinner!" That got their attention. They immediately went to the bowls, some a little more dignified in their approach and others just jumping in. As they were distracted, Tsuna picked up the bits and pieces on the floor, cleaning up the mess as usual. He just didn't have the strength to work up the energy to be angry right now. But seriously? Why couldn't they decide for once that maybe that all his things weren't chew toys or fun to break?

As usual, he cleaned up the mess and set out the food. As usual, he had the same little sandwich while the animals had the same little bits of kibble and vegetables.

After dinner, Tsunayoshi went to a little altar within a little cabinet in the corner of the living room, kneeling before the picture of his mother and praying as he usually did, "Hi mom…so I — I got beat up at school again. And I lost all my notes too, heck I ran all through campus trying to get them all but I'm still missing some pieces. I broke the professor's special glass case too. And I lost lunch…" he paused, forcing himself to smile, "But I…I'm trying like you wanted me to, right? And I know that things will get better. I even did well on some of my tests." The smiling face of his sweet mother stared serenely back, her eyes still deep with understanding and acceptance.

…Not like how his life at his father's had been.

"Everything's getting better, really!" His words sounded fake even to him. His hands shook a bit and the ache in his chest intensified. Before he knew it, little tears streamed down his face. He quickly rubbed them away, blinking rapidly and then laughing hollowly as if to pretend for the portrait that he was fine. "I'm fine…I'm really — Everything's just…wonderful."

He ended up stopping there. "So uh — that's it," he finished lamely, before getting up. He felt a soft purr and looked down to see Enma, rubbing his head against his leg. "I'm fine, you know," he said aloud, but petted the little cat. He looked up to see the other animals looking upon him concernedly, "I mean it!"

They all seemed to roll their eyes at him.

To distract himself, he sat down and turned on the TV. And as usual, the pets dropped what they were doing, regardless if they were finished eating or not, and flopped onto the couch with him. Mukuro landed in his lap while Byakuran squished in on Tsuna's left. Gokudera hopped onto the couch to lay down next to Tsuna's right, while Yamamoto and Xanxus sat down at his feet — at a respective distance from one another of course. Enma curled up on one armrest of the couch while Hibari sat at a respective distance from the rest on the kitchen counter.

It was comfy and a little less lonely, something that Tsuna was extremely grateful for. He flipped through the channels lazily, skipping from repetitive game shows and cheesy soaps to random anime and old movies. A small part of his head feebly argued that he should do his homework, but he just didn't care. At one point, Byakuran coughed when he flipped to a channel showcasing the movie, The Little Mermaid, and assumed that the rabbit wanted to watch it. They managed to get through at least thirty minutes before Tsuna fell asleep, falling over to lay down on the couch and practically squishing Gokudera. Being a very loyal Kai Ken, the black dog didn't let out so much as a whimper.

So only the pets watched, seeing in amazement as the fish girl became a human to be with the one she loved. Each had their own thoughts — Mukuro thought the girl was a fool, who the hell would give up the right to power for someone she hardly knew? The rabbit shot a glance at Gokudera and snorted. The Kai Ken growled lowly, and pretended not to like it all…but couldn't help but be entranced by the colorful pictures and songs. Xanxus thought the entire movie was trash, Yamamoto enjoyed pretty much everything so…Byakuran was just amused with it all, how trivial it all was; while Hibari couldn't really focus on the movie with the herbivores' clamoring, and he stalked off to pace the apartment. Enma was probably the only one out of all of them that actually enjoyed it.

'It's touching, isn't it?' Enma mewed out loud.

Xanxus scoffed, 'She's trash for falling for trash. This entire fucking thing is just a cluster fuck of scum.'

Being the shy little kitty he was, the poor tabby cat curled in on himself. Yamamoto came to his defense, 'Oh I don't know, guys, isn't it nice? To be with the one you love most?'

At this, Gokudera barked, 'Well she's stupid for going off with a stranger and forgetting her entire family while she was at it. What a stupid bitch!' Yamamoto, not having much of an answer, just laughed again.

'As much as it loathes me to agree with the dog,' Mukuro said, looking at the black dog with distaste, 'She's a naive little fool.'

Hibari, having walked in and at least watching the little mermaid strike a deal with the evil sea witch, said, 'Only herbivores rely on others,' He then turned his flashing yellow eyes upon the crowd on the couch, 'Like the herbivores crowding around the stupid herbivore.'

Gokudera barked and Xanxus bristled. 'You want to say that again, scum?'/'Shut the fuck up, stupid cat!'

Byakuran stayed silent contemplating the possibilities. Watching as the sea witch detailed the contract, as she danced around a cauldron to form the spell. At this moment, their human began to stir and the white angora said in a voice that was far too happy to be normal, 'Ara, you woke up little Tsunayoshi, aren't you going to take responsibility, stupid dog-chan~?'

Gokudera would have barked again but shut up when he heard his human whimper. Tsunayoshi, instead of waking up, kept his eyes shut and began to tremble. They watched in horror as he began to cry out for help and clutched the sofa arm for dear life. The dog attempted to wake his human up and the others began to tug at his clothes, but he didn't seem to wake up at all. It was only when Hibari swiped at his cheek a little hard than he meant to and leaving a nasty cut on his human's cheek did the poor thing wake up. He jolted and sat up so quickly that Mukuro ended up falling off of his lap and startling the rest. "Wh-what?!" he yelped, "W-where are — am I…?" His eyes darted wildly from the room, as if he couldn't believe where he was. His eyes fell upon the pets, noticing their worried glances…

"I-I-" When he failed to bring up a smile or even pretend to say that he was okay, he ended up breaking down, squeezing his eyes shut. He put his face in his hands, crouching over and crying like a child. All of the animals, even Hibari, leaned forward. Mukuro butted his nose against him, Yamamoto licked his arm, Gokudera snuggled up to him, Byakuran nibbled on his pants, Enma patted his head with one little paw. And Hibari and Xanxus…well, they scooted a little closer.

But as much as they tried, Tsunayoshi wasn't at all consoled. If anything, it made him feel worse. "Just…guys…" the pets continued to press against him, trying to comfort him in ways that a fellow animal might be reassured by. But of course, Tsuna didn't understand that in his unstable state, and pushed them away, "Stop it..Stop it, just leave me alone!" he snapped. All of them flinched. The young student ended up feeling worse than before. He looked to see frightened and sad eyes looking back at him. They were all so disappointed…like in that stupid nightmare…

He bit his lip, "I'm sorry I-I shouldn't have yelled you guys are just trying and I…" He looked down into his lap, "I'm hopeless aren't I?" he finished brokenly, before running off into his room and shutting the door, keeping the others from entering.

They scratched at the door, howled and mewed for the human to let them in. To no avail. It was easy to tell their poor human was crying. It was soft, but their sharp ears could hear it, every little sob and hitch of breath. Added to the sounds of a broken child were the snaps of seven little hearts being broken.

Perhaps it was then that they may have felt an inkling of what the foolish little mermaid had felt. While they believed their hearts were in the right place, the love they felt could not be truly expressed with the two, vastly different worlds they belonged to. And how they began to long and wish for a way to leave this dreaded body…to leave this prison of animal flesh and adorn the skin of man. If only to be with the one they loved.

And it was because of this most earnest, unspoken wish that a miracle did occur.

From the window, the softest light fell through the window, and the lightest voice did say, 'What would you give to be with the one you love?'

—

Tsuna felt like shit. He sounded like shit, he looked like shit, everything was just…shit. Thank god it was a Friday. He only had one class. And while it was with Mochida and Nezu-sensei (that man had it out for him, the student swore) it was only a test and they'd be done. Granted he would flunk it but hey, he was used to that kind of thing.

Forcing himself out of bed, he walked into the adjacent bathroom to clean up. It was only until he finished washing up the he realized that it was quiet. No barking or hissing, growling or mewling. Panic bubbled up inside him. Where did the animals go? Did they…? He ran outside of his room and immediately was met by a wall. A wall with arms. A wall with arms and a very deep voice. "And here I thought you would never come out of there, Tsunayoshi."

"Wh-what..?" He looked up to see a man, at least a head taller than him, smiling slyly down at him. He had odd, heterochromatic eyes — one red and one blue — and an odd pineapple sort of hairstyle with dark hair that was an odd shade of indigo. But the stranger's most notable feature was the odd, twitching, lilac spotted, rabbit ears sprouting from the top of his head. And they looked pretty damn realistic, twitching and moving and looking to be genuine fur.

So in total, a very handsome man who somehow knew his name and was wearing very realistic rabbit ears had broken into his apartment and was currently holding onto him like a leech. Of course the first thing that fell out of his mouth was, "P-P-Pervert!"

He shoved away the man, and ran off. Surprisingly enough, the man didn't follow very quickly, despite seeming to be rather athletic. As he ran, he found himself smashing into something else. While he would have normally fallen flat on his face and hurting himself on the hard wooden floor, he fell on something a bit…cushier. Looking down, he gaped at the other fully-grown man beneath him. He had dark red hair and a bandages placed on his cheek and over the bridge of his nose. Opening his eyes, Tsuna found that they were blood-red. He wore orange-ish, reddish, cat ears.

They ended up staring at each other for a good minute before the other spoke. "U-um, h-hi?" he said lamely, before Tsuna rolled off, yelping, and sprinted away from the man he bumped into. As he ran for the door, he was met by a messy, white-haired man with pure white rabbit ears. Violet eyes zeroed in on him. "Tsu-chan, there you are!" The bunny man ran for him and Tsuna screamed and turned away.

He ran into the dining room and much to his dismay, found four other men, all of them very handsome like the first three, either sitting at the table or standing away from each other and giving dirty glances. One man was smiling brightly and had dark hair with friendly brown eyes and golden dog ears. He was being scolded by a silver-haired, emerald eyed man with a deep scowl on his face and black dog ears. Another man, this one with very scary red eyes, leaned against the fridge and had very painful looking burn scars running across his face and hands and wore gray dog ears. The last was standing away from the rest, examining them all with steel blue eyes and a cold, almost emotionless expression. He had black cat ears…did all the criminals breaking into his apartment have an animal fetish or something?! Everyone's eyes, landed on him. Turning around, Tsuna saw the other three he bumped into blocking the exit.

"W-what's happening…?" he said, feeling the room spin around him. How could they have all broken in so easily? God was he going to die? The silver haired man, immediately jumped out of his chair and grabbed the poor confused boy's hand.

"Tenth, you're finally awake!" he practically yelled, his eyes were sparkling in admiration, as if Tsunayoshi had just found the cure for cancer. "I knew you would, I just knew you would come out to see us!" And then the man hugged him as would an old friend…or a lover. Tsuna pushed the man away, who gave him such a hurt expression that the man felt the sudden urge to hug this odd stranger back.

He backed away from them all, picking up a nearby lamp and brandishing it as a weapon. Not like it would do much good if they wanted to kill him or… but h-he had to try! "W-who are you people and why are you in my house?!" he screeched.

They all looked at him as if he were the crazy one. The smiley one answered him, "We're your friends of course! Remember me, Tsuna? It's Yamamoto! That's Gokudera-" he pointed to the silver-haired man, "That's Hibari-" he pointed to the cold-eyed man, "Enma, Mukuro, Xanxus," he pointed to the redhead, the pineapple head and the scary scar man respectively, "And that's Byakuran!" he said, gesturing to the white, bunny man.

Tsuna shrank away. They were all looking at him intently, as if he should just accept the fact that all his animals just turned into people…The student vaguely wondered if he was dreaming or had finally gone crazy. To check, he pinched himself and winced when it actually hurt and he didn't wake up. The silver-haired man's eyes softened and he stepped forward, "And it's me, Tenth. Gokudera…really!"

They all seemed to genuinely believe that they were his pets. God, did they escape from some asylum or something? B-but they were all wearing really expensive looking suits and looked a little too well-kept to be escapees. And then there were the animal ears that looked just too…too real. They moved and drooped and stiffened. He didn't know what took a hold of him but he put down the lamp. 'Gokudera' smiled and stepped forward, but Tsuna stopped him, "W-wait! S-so if you say you're really my p-pets then prove it!"

Xanxus and Hibari just stared at him, as if this story sharing game was stupid and that Tsuna was personally insulting them for questioning it.

'Byakuran' seemed to have no problem with the proposal, however, and said, "Well you always throw out my marshmallow bags because you think I'll get fat." He pouted, "That's not very nice, Tsu-chan." The brunet sweat-dropped.

'Yamamoto' smiled, "And you got me three tennis balls for my birthday and I accidentally dropped them all off of the balcony and hit the doorman!"

'Gokudera' growled, "And then tenth had to go apologize and save your ass because the bastard door idiot wanted to kick you out! I bit his hand for you, tenth!" he finished triumphantly.

'And he nearly sued me for it!' Tsuna screamed internally.

'Mukuro' stepped forward smoothly, "Just last morning, you shoved me off of your textbooks. You never did pay me back. I'm expecting that debt to be returned in full," he said smoothly. The deep voice was giving him shivers and he couldn't help but feel as if he was being violated just hearing it.

Enma twiddled his thumbs, "Y-you gave me this bandage," he pointed to his nose, "When you picked me up from the…well when you took me in," he said quietly, seeming to want to disappear rather than talk. The brunet would have sympathized with him if the situation were different.

So…so they had some pretty convincing stories that he was sure no one should have known. That meant…that meant they were telling the truth…? Or they were super stalkers. To tell the truth, he wasn't really sure what was worse. But unfortunately, he had to know so he — he said to the silver-haired dog man, "C-can you please come here for a minute?"

The man smiled brightly, "Of course, tenth!" He knelt down at the shorter male's feet. Which actually suited his purposes. Following that, the young brunet knelt down and touched his ears, which twitched at the contact. Flesh and bone. He worked at the animal shelter long enough to know that at the very least, and he'd touched these exact same ears for the past two years on his faithful Kai Ken. Sifting through his hair, he found the base of the ear was not attached to a headband. And in extreme cases, there were no stitches or images of surgical attachment (trust him, there were crazy people out there that actually did that — fetishes are weird). No, these were genuinely attached to his head, as if they had grown out of him…or had always been there.

When he let go, his Kai Ken turned human looked up at him, "Do you believe me now tenth?" he said, looking at him nervously. His eyes — his eyes were the same as Gokudera's.

"I-I-…Y-you-"

Tsuna promptly passed out.

It was at the tender age of eighteen that God decided he hated Sawada Tsunayoshi.

A/N: Continue?