Please don't kill me!*covering behind a big rock*

It's just that I had many other ideas and I just had to write them, but I didn't forget about this one, it's still my love and I love you all!

So please, I'm so so so so so so sorry!

Last time:

"Tsuna? What's wrong?" Reborn asked and walked towards him, gently touching his shoulder. Tsuna didn't look up from his arm, only whispering the words quietly as if not wanting to believe them and when he finally lifted his eyes, it took Reborn's breath away. And when he saw the raw fear in Tsuna's eyes he darted forward and hugged Tsuna close to him. It took some time but Tsuna finally told him what caused this reaction from him.

"The contract. It isn't there."

Now:

Arcobaleno mansion:

"What do you mean it isn't there?" Reborn asked, not believing Tsuna's words. Not that he thought that Tsuna was a liar, it's those words that he couldn't believe. It doesn't make any sense. How could the contract vanish. He still felt it, it was there. But where?

Seeing that Tsuna wasn't able to say anything, Reborn gently grabbed him and turned him so he was facing Reborn's chest. He took a hold of his arm, just under the place where their contract should be and looked himself. His eyes widened when, jut like Tsuna said, the place where the contract should be was empty.

Nothing. Nada.

What now?

One hour later:

After a, ehem, very panicked shout for Luce all three of them, Tsuna, Reborn and Luce were sitting in the living room. Tsuna and Reborn together, because Reborn wanted to have Tsuna next to him, Luce in front of them on another sofa. No one was saying anything as no one knew what to say. Luce may be the oldest of them all but she had never seen anything like this.

That a pact, even one as strong as the one between Reborn and Tsuna, would disappear, that was unseen. She never even thought about something like this as she never considered that she would be in a contract with someone, but seeing how pale Tsuna was and how nervous Reborn, thenormally cool and collected one, was, she knew that there must be something that she could do.

The question is what.

2 days later:

Still nothing. They looked in every book they had in the Arcobaleno mansion and the ones Tsuna had in his dorm and found nothing. They decided to not tell anyone about it, not wanting to scare all the Arcobaleno. Currently Tsuna was in his contract class along with Reborn who wouldn't leave him alone.

Tsuna was okay with that because he also didn't want to be alone. It would be like before he met Reborn. He would be alone, no one to talk to, no one to ask him how he is. No, he didn't want that. So he was really glad that Reborn was with him even though they weren't in a contract any more. Still it has been the longest two days he ever had.

The uncertainty was killing him.

After class:

Knocking, Tsuna stepped back so he wasn't standing right in the door. They, Tsuna and Reborn, decided to ask Tsuna's professor if he knew anything. Reborn was in doubt but he trusted Tsuna and in the end, what will they lose if they ask? His thoughts were interrupted by the door which opened.

"Tsuna? What's wrong?" Jody Reed, the contract teacher, asked, not even blinking at the presence of Reborn. They all already got used to Reborn just being right next to Tsuna all the time. Tsuna slightly shuffled before gathering his courage and asked.

"Ah, I-...We wanted to ask you if you know something about a contract that disappeared. I mean like from one day to the other day. One moment it's there and the next it isn't." Tsuna was ready to start babbling but, thankfully, Reborn stopped him. Gently touching Tsuna's shoulder, Reborn looked at the professor. Jody's first thought was that Tsuna was joking, but when he saw how nervous he was and how his Mortal, Reborn, was trying to ground him. It must be true.

"Well, let me think about it for a bit. Let's see. Hmm,... I think I heard something like this a long time ago. A contract between a strong Traveller and Mortal. One day it just vanished. That is what they thought. After sometime the Mortal found out what happened and they finally came to a solution." Jody looked at Reborn with a sharp gaze, as if he wanted to tell him something. Reborn, at first, didn't know what he wanted but then he realized it. Jody was telling him that he knew what is happening? That he knew why their contract suddenly vanished. Concentrating, Reborn just couldn't think of anything. But then again why should he know what is happening when Luce, who is older than him, didn't know about something like this.

Jody seeing that Reborn didn't know anything decided to help him a little more. "How about you try and feel?" and with that he turned and left them there. Reborn frowned. Feel it? What did he mean.

Tsuna's dorm room:

Sitting down, Reborn inwardly registered that Tsuna said something about lunch and went to the kitchen. That thing that Jody said to him, he still couldn't find out what he meant. Feel it. How can he feel it? Blocking every sound around him. The gentle hum of Tsuna in the kitchen, the chirping of the birds outside the window and the loud laughter outside in the hall. Diving into his inner world, Reborn looked around.

It was dark everywhereonly some red and green flickering here and there. That are his elements. Looking around himself, he saw what looked like an empty place. That must be where their contract has been. Walking closer he again frowned when he saw some motion. As If something was flicking. One second it was there and the next one it was gone. Walking as close as he could, Reborn narrowed his eyes. It looked just like, ….., no it couldn't be.

Straightening, Reborn looked at it one more time before turning and returning back. Blinking, he looked around himself. Seeing that he was back in Tsuna's living room, he slowly stood up, still being slightly disorientated and walked to where Tsuna was in the kitchen. Stopping just shy of being seen, Reborn just looked. Tsuna was still cooking something, gently humming to himself. But Reborn saw the tremors in his hands. Tsuna was trying to hide how much it hurt him but Reborn knew it. He made his decision. Turning around and walking away, but not without one last look at Tsuna.

The Arcobaleno mansion:

Reborn slightly sped up his walk, feeling that he was really close to the solution of their problem. On the other hand he was really pissed that Tsuna had to hurt like that. And it was all his fault. Just wait when Reborn gets his hands on him. Knowing that his face must be murderous, Reborn with confidence strolled inside. All of the Arcobaleno were inside, a rare sight these days, and Reborn immediately saw his target.

"Ah! Reborn, welcome back! Did you find something that could help you?" Reborn ignored Luce and walked straight around her and towards him. Clenching his hands around his shirt, Reborn ignored the shouts from the others and pushed him against the wall.

"Now, why don't you tell me what you are playing at? Why did you do that, Fon?!"

Tsuna's dorm:

Tsuna didn't know what to do. He just noticed that Reborn wasn't there and he was kind of lost. What should he do? Was Reborn angry at him? He hoped not. And what if,...what if Reborn had enough of him and decided to leave him alone? No that can't be, he didn't want to be alone again. He wanted to have someone near him. He wanted Reborn.

Without him noticing it, his hands started to shake and his eyes became blank. Thankfully, just before he could fall into a panic attack, someone hugged him tightly against their chest. Taking his still shaking hand, they pressed it on their heart. They were talking to him but Tsuna just couldn't hear them through the frantic beating of his heart.

Only when he felt pressure on his lips, they were kissing him, and he couldn't breath did he snap back to reality. They, whoever they were, felt it too and broke away leaving Tsuna gasping for air. When he was relatively okay, Tsuna looked up and promptly blushed. Reborn was there, sitting next to him, still holding his hand to his own chest and Tsuna could feel how peacefully his heart beat. Wait a moment. Did Reborn just kiss him? His face flushed even more and he shyly looked at his other hand.

"Are you okay?" nodding, Tsuna still couldn't meet his gaze. He then noticed another pair of legs standing near the sofa. Looking up, Tsuna wanted to disappear. There stood Fon and he was looking at them with slightly wide eyes. "How embarrassing." Tsuna thought and brought his hands up, covering his face.

The room was silent until Reborn sat up straight and glared slightly at Fon who took the clue and sat down opposite to them. Tsuna looked up, there was something wrong. He wanted to ask what but was afraid to break the silence. Finally, when he resolved to ask and opened his mouth, it was Reborn who broke it.

"Fon here, has something to tell you Tsuna." Tsuna, didn't understand why Reborn was so angry, he looked at Fon who was, like Tsuna a minute before, looking at his hands. Tsuna had never seen him so nervous. Was it something bad?

"Tsuna I-...uhmm..." clearly, he didn't know what to say and Tsuna was kind of lost. So he looked at Reborn instead who still had a pissed off look on his face. Finally, Reborn lost his nerves.

"Fon decided that he wants to have a contract with you, so he basically did the same as I and kind of forced the contract on you." Tsuna's eyes widened. Another contract? With an Arcobaleno? Reborn huffed,"The only problem is that he didn't think it through and my contract, you could say kind of vanished, but not completely. When we came here after your classes I went to my mind section and looked around. I saw the place our contract should have been but wasn't. And when I came closer I saw that it was still there only not completely."

Tsuna didn't know what to say. His contract with Reborn was still there? But when he looked at his arm, it wasn't there. Reborn saw him looking and grabbed his hand.

"Yes Tsuna, the contract is still there but it, kind of, changed places." "Changed places?" unsure repeated Tsuna. Reborn nodded "Yes. I don't know why I haven't thought about it sooner. Try and feel for it." also nodding, Tsuna closed his eyes and concentrated. At first, he didn't feel anything and he was ready to stop when he felt it. It was like a warm presence next to him, hugging him and surrounding him with a feeling of safety and home.

Blinking his eyes open, Tsuna didn't notice that he was crying, small tears rolling down his soft cheeks. Without thinking, he leaned against Reborn, burying his head in his chest. Reborn brought his arms around him and gently squeezed. He glared at Fon one more time when he heard Tsuna muttering, "Thank god, it's still there. I was so, so scared."

Once he calmed down, Tsuna wiped his face with his sleeve and looked at the two Arcobaleno. "But why did it disappear?" Reborn sighed "Because Fon's contact tried to push mine out." he once again glared at Fon who flinched "Thank god it didn't end like that. It's true that my contract disappeared for a bit, but then it just moved places you could say. You know that by location of the contract it's says it's strength, right?" seeing him nod, Reborn proudly smirked.

"So mine moved to a better position for it's strength." Tsuna stared at him. Moved places? Was that even possible? But then he remembered all the stories that the professors told them about the very first Traveller and how his contracts occasionally changed their places and his eyes widened. He was so stupid, why didn't he think about it sooner?

But the question was where was Reborn's contract? Sitting up, Tsuna started moving his hands around his body. It wasn't anywhere on his legs or arms. Now even on his back, the last place was...his chest. Tsuna forgot about Fon, Reborn already saw him without his shirt, and quickly unbuttoned his shirt and promptly his eyes almost fell out of their sockets. There, just shy above his heart was the same contract helast saw many days ago. It looked just as beautiful as before, shiny and...and like his. Finally breathing out, Tsuna looked at Reborn and when he found him, too looking at it, he smiled.

To be continued

So I'm, once again, so so so sorry, for the long wait. Hopefully it was worth the wait :)

By Lenuš

Beta'ed by Dawnsty