A/N: Hey! Just want to remind everything that everything is written from Tsuna's point of view. it can get a little confusing with so many guys and 'he' is constantly being used to refer to someone. but yeah everything is from Tsuna's POV so keep that in mind! another thing is that the first part of this story will have little ALL27 and will mostly talk about the guardians' lives instead. like how they interact with each other and stuff. familglia stuff!

WARNING!: reference to guy on guy stuff AND swearing. and grammatical errors. i tried my best but it was difficult to write this chapter. anyway, ONWARDS!

Tsuna woke up to the sound of shuffling. A ray of light shining through the gaps of the curtain blinded him for a moment causing him to close his eyes shut again. Slowly, he peered through his lashes and adjusted to the light. Takeshi was standing in front of the closet at the end of the bed and was currently picking out a suit to wear. Tsuna stretched his limbs and relished in the feeling of claws sliding out and back in. He was thankful that he had furnished all the rooms with comfortable, squishy couches and his sleep had been good. However, last night's events came rushing back to his mind causing him to groan in disbelief which caught his rain's attention.

"You're awake, huh?" Takeshi beamed at him. Tsuna couldn't help but smile back. At least he hoped he was smiling. Spanner and Shoichi had mistaken his smile for some other scary lion action after all.

Takeshi, however, was unaffected and continued dressing. His rain was wearing a dark blue shirt under his blazer and a black tie to top it off today. Tranquil waves rolled off him. Tsuna noticed, however, that a slight saddened look took over for a moment when Takeshi closed to closet and turned to look at Hayato on the bed. Tsuna had a better understanding of the two's relationship now. So apparently Takeshi had feelings for Hayato but Hayato was dedicated to him. It was strange that all this time, he never knew about Hayato's feeling for him. He felt slightly guilty that he was indirectly causing Takeshi to feel sad but he knew it was something out of his control at the moment.

He would deal with this when he returned as a human.

Takeshi moved to Hayato's side and gave a gentle kiss to the bomber's forehead. Tsuna watched as a couple of emotions flashed across the swordsman's face. Then suddenly, Takeshi's aura returned to a calm, steady flow again as if all that inner conflict was drained away. With one last look at the bomber, Takeshi turned away and moved to the door.

"You coming?"

Tsuna answered by getting up to follow Takeshi. He had spent yesterday with Hayato and decided that he would have a look into Takeshi's life today. The two strolled casually towards the main dining room where Takeshi grabbed a piece of toast for himself and a slab of chicken for Tsuna. No one else had woken up for breakfast yet and Takeshi left the dining room as soon as they were done with their food.

The swordsman headed for the training grounds where rows of recruits were already starting their morning workout. Many paused their training to greet the rain guardian as he passed and most, if not all, greeted with a smile on their faces. It was evident that Takeshi was well liked by everyone here. When Takeshi started to instruct some of the more advanced recruits, Tsuna moved away to rest under the shade of a tree. Tsuna often watched the morning training sessions from his office window and it seemed like an ordinary, peaceful morning.

Until Kyoya came along.

Takeshi had his back turned to the stalking skylark emerging from the treeline but Tsuna spotted the cloud almost instantly. Why the heck was Kyoya coming out from the forest anyway!? Did he sleep in there or something!? Tsuna gave a loud roar when he saw Kyoya raise his tonfa in attempt to attack the rain guardian. What the heck was the carnivore trying to do!?

Takeshi turned just in time to block and parry Kyoya's attacks. Several recruits shrieked and anyone who was within striking range started scampering backwards. Despite the grin on Takeshi's face, it was clear that he wasn't in the mood to entertain Kyoya's bloodlust.

"Not now, Kyoya. I'm tired today."

The cloud guardian frowned and looked absolutely disinterested in Takeshi's state of well-being. Tsuna watched as Kyoya casually reached into a side pocket in his blazer and dangled a box in front of Takeshi's face.

It was a cigarette box.

"I'm sure he's running out of these." Kyoya's gaze met Takeshi's head on, taunting. Takeshi was still smiling but Tsuna knew that look. That slight twitch at the corner of his rain guardian's lips; that squint in his eyes - Takeshi was definitely displeased. But seriously, what was going on!? Tsuna knew Takeshi didn't smoke. And yet Takeshi carried cigarettes around. Were they for Hayato?

Takeshi gave a dry chuckle that made several of the recruits shiver. "You know today is Wednesday, right?"

"Hnn." What Kyoya didn't say, but everyone heard, was 'I don't give a fuck.'

Takeshi returned with a smile which clearly said 'well you'd better give a fuck'.

Tsuna remained confused. What was so special about Wednesdays?

The two remained at stand-still for a long time exchanging words that no one could hear. Tsuna had seen his rain guardian angry at times but it was usually in reaction to being provoke or when Takeshi was protecting someone else. He'd never seen this side of Kyoya's and Takeshi's relationship before. Suddenly, metal clashed followed by sharp shrieking sounds from Takeshi's katana sliding against Kyoya's tonfas. Takeshi's grin remained and he hardly broke a sweat keeping up with the blood-thirsty ex-prefect.

Tsuna could only stare in shock. He never knew that Takeshi and Kyoya sparred. And Takeshi was keeping up just well! The last time he saw the two fought was probably two years back and Kyoya had wiped the floor with both Takeshi and Ryohei at the same time. Takeshi had grown strong over these two years and Tsuna never knew! There wasn't even a war or much conflict going on! What was Takeshi training so hard for? What motivated him? Tsuna felt all these questions rushing through his head as he continued to stare at the intense battle in front of him.

Kyoya wasn't going easy and Takeshi was fighting seriously. The recruits had backed really far off giving the entire training ground to the two. Kyoya had taken a couple of slashes from the other's sword while Takeshi was favouring his left side. Someone seriously needed to stop them! What should he do? Should he go get Ryohei? Should he shout at them!? Despite being king of the jungle and all, Tsuna was feeling really helpless.

Then, help came in the form of "kufufufu".

Kyoya immediately jumped away from Takeshi. Takeshi stood upright and stilled, his eyes still locked onto the Cloud. It was as if Takeshi hadn't registered a third person being there. Tsuna cringed at the sight before him. Last night's conversation between his Storm and Rain was coming back to him.

"What do we have here? Is the little cloud looking for some rain? Kufufufu!" Mukuro laughed at his own joke. The mist guardian was currently draped over Takeshi's shoulders, arms hanging loosely down the rain guardian's front. His cheek was pressed against Takeshi's neck and there was a shit-eating grin on his face. "You know today is Wednesday, right?"

Kyoya replied with the same 'I don't give a fuck' face from earlier. Takeshi still remained unmoving. Tsuna knew that Takeshi was probably recovering from the adrenaline rush. It was a look he'd often see on Reborn's face when Reborn was calming down after an assassination.

"Such an inconsiderate little birdy you are! Shame on you! You know the rules – no disturbing Rainy before dinner on Wednesdays! You know how he needs to cool down from his beloved Storm from Tuesday night kufufufu." Tsuna saw Takeshi glaring at Mukuro who just continued to nuzzle the Rain's neck.

"This is none of your business. Go, or I'll bite you to death."

"As if you can." Mukuro casually materialized his trident and stepped away from Takeshi.

Kyoya replied with a growl and got into a fighting stance.

"Hey! Everyone calm down!" Takeshi was back to his default happy state. "It's ok, Mukuro. Kyoya brought cigarettes."

The mist guardian raised a brow. "Oh." Then he shrugged. "Well, then I guess that's ok then!"

What was up with this cigarette business?! Even Mukuro knew about the cigarettes?! There was like some hidden code or law that the guardians were following that Tsuna, the boss, had no idea about. Tsuna furrowed his brows in irritation and made another mental note to deal with this in the future.

"Che." Kyoya relaxed, knowing the fight was over. The recruits had all scattered off leaving the three guardians and the lone lion to themselves. Kyoya tossed a pack over to Takeshi who immediately pocketed it with a thanks.

"I can't believe you're still fighting with this stupid birdy just to get smokes for him. Am I not enough for you, Takeshi-kun?" Mukuro huffed. Oh. So that answered the cigarette question. Kyoya was Takeshi's supplier for Hayato? Wow. That meant that Takeshi had been training to get better just to fight the carnivorous skylark! Tsuna suddenly understood the measure of Takeshi's feelings for Hayato.

"The fact that he can tolerate you is already questionable, stupid pineapple."

"Did I hear some barking coming from over there? I think you need to keep your dog on a shorter leash, Takeshi-kun."

"I'm not his dog!" Kyoya snarled.

"Oyaa did I say something sensitive? What's gotten you so worked up, birdy-chan? Tsutsu should have placed you into anger management classes from the start."

"Gosh. I sense some sexual tension here." Takeshi joked and the two glared at him.

"Shut up, Herbivore!"

"Don't be gross, Takeshi-kun!"

Takeshi chuckled and changed the topic. "Oh, funny story! Hayato kinda knows about the two of you now." he scratched his head sheepishly.

"Oh? And what was his opinion of the matter?" Mukuro asked, his eyes shining with mirth.

"We were having sex when he started to interrogate me about you guys. You should have heard him scream your name, Kyoya."

The skylark's disgusted face made both Takeshi and Mukuro burst out laughing. Despite the joke, Tsuna noticed an underlying melancholic feel to Takeshi's tone. It seems that it didn't escape Kyoya or Mukuro either. Before Mukuro could address it, Takeshi's phone rang.

"Sup, Ryohei?" Tsuna heard the rain guardian answer. Takeshi gave a few grunts in reply to something Ryohei was saying before ending with an 'I'll be there' then hanging up.

"What?" Kyoya's one worded question tended to annoy Hayato and was the beginning of many shouting matches between the two. However, Takeshi seemed used to it.

"Hayato's overworking himself again. Ryohei wants me to handle it."

Mukuro gave a huff. "That stupid dog needs to learn better coping techniques. I'm sure that this is some sort of self-torture technique to cope with the absence of Tsu-chan."

Takeshi gave a small, sad smile and turned towards the mansion. "I've got to go."

Tsuna saw Kyoya rolled his eyes in a very dramatic manner before grabbing onto Takeshi's arm which startled the rain. Kyoya then pulled out yet another box of cigarettes from his pocket and stuffed it into Takeshi's hands.

Takeshi gave a short chuckle in relief. "Thank you, Kyoya. I'll repay you for this."

"Hnn. You don't have to." Kyoya gave a disinterested look.

This caused Takeshi to burst out laughing, his mood changing significantly which could be felt by the rain's tranquil flames. Takeshi replied with a 'see you tonight!' before he ran off.

Tsuna was pretty clear what 'see you tonight' meant now.

Mukuro and Kyoya stood in silence for a couple more seconds before unanimously moving towards the tree where Tsuna was resting under. Kyoya raised a brow at him while Mukuro's eyes lit up with interest.

"Oya? So this is Natsu?" The mist squatted in front of Tsuna and moved to scratch behind his ears which Tsuna allowed. His mist and cloud had always been good with animals which was mystifying because of how blood-thirsty in nature the two were. Tsuna continued to enjoy the attention from the magician while Kyoya ignored him and chose jump up to a branch above instead. Mukuro decided to settle down next to the big lion instead. The magician had his fingers deep in Tsuna's fur and the slow scratch continued. Silence returned.

It must have been about an hour before Mukuro initiated conversation.

"I heard that Byakuran is missing."

"Hnn."

"Don't you find that strange? He vanishes the moment we realise that he's probably the only one who knows where the boss disappeared to. What with his powers and all."

"Did you report it?"

Mukuro snorted. "As if. The stupid bomber would only make a big fuss about it and set the Varia on Gesso's ass or something."

"Hnn. He would have."

The two took a moment to relish in the mutual feeling of how stupid the storm guardian was. Tsuna still couldn't get over the fact that his Cloud and Mist were in such close vicinity peacefully and willingly. Not only that, they were chatting. Kyoya was actually replying Mukuro amiably. Tsuna tried to recall if he'd ever seen this situation before but came up short.

"I can't believe that idiot didn't blow a fuse after hearing about Takeshi and us." Mukuro commented. They were finally discussing the slight saddened feeling Takeshi had when talking about Hayato. Tsuna could feel the irritation from Mukuro and wondered about that. Surely the mist wasn't that close to Takeshi to warrant such feelings of injustice?

"He's an idiot and there's nothing we can do about it." Kyoya added. Kyoya's reply solidified the hunch Tsuna had: It seems like Hayato's rejection of Takeshi's feelings did contribute to the hostility between the two (mist and cloud) towards his storm. This created so many questions. Was Takeshi sleeping around to escape from the feeling of being rejected by Hayato? Did Kyoya or Mukuro have deeper feelings towards Takeshi? Was that why they were hostile towards Hayato? Did Ryohei know all this was going on under his watch? (Ryohei was in charge of all guardian affairs after all, surely he would know what was going on?) It seems like his family wasn't as united after all. Tsuna was mentally noting all this down to work on in the future.

"I see you're getting quite attached to our rain." Mukuro smirked as he commented. "I've never seen you willingly give Takeshi smokes without any payment before."

"Who says he's not paying me?" 'He's seeing me tonight' went unsaid.

Mukuro snorted. "We all know you didn't expect anything in return. You're getting soft, birdy, and don't you deny it."

"Hnn. I am merely showing pity towards someone who has to tolerate that idiotic bomber every day."

"Kufufufu! Too true! I really feel sad for Takeshi-kun. I still don't understand what he sees in that no-class, grovelling mongrel. I'm sure I'm better in bed, after all."

Tsuna hissed in disgust as the image of Mukuro and Takeshi frolicking in bed assaulted his mind.

"Please spare us the details."

Mukuro had a playful tint in eyes as he continued to tease the skylark. "You do realise that if both of us have been in Takeshi, by proximity, the both of us have been in contact sexually before, right?"

Tsuna spluttered and had started gagging while Kyoya was growling from above.

"Don't be disgusting!"

"I'm just saying." Mukuro shrugged but his eyes showed that he was regretting the image he had planted in his own mind. Self-mindfuck was real.

Kyoya didn't even bother saying any more before he was off and away from the vicinity. Mukuro chuckled at the other's actions before a visible shiver went up the mist's spine. Mukuro then turned to Tsuna.

"Please remind me to never mention that ever again."

Tsuna wanted to face palm. It was like the pink elephant in the room. The more he tried not to think about it, the more he did. Why did Mukuro have to mention this in the first place?! Was it a subconscious comment? Did Mukuro subconsciously think about Kyoya in that manner?

Maybe it was sexual tension after all…

Tsuna placed another mental note to work on this when he got back.

A/N: there's a lot going on in this chapter and i hope that i managed to portray Takeshi's relationship with everyone well. i really wanna thank those of you who review because like seriously, it made my day/month. like it gets me through some tougher days when i need to hand in assignments and shit. THANK YOU SO MUCH! i appreciate yall! lovelovelove.