HEY! So here's my very first KHR fanfic :3 I hope it came out good, but to be honest it's a bit rushed. It took less than a day to write this, and my time on the computer is very limited since there are several of us waiting in line to use this :P As I write this, my dad is complaining and asking me when I'll be done -_-

Anyway, at first I was going to write an 1827 fanfic, but that's something I'm working on on my phone. I have multiple ideas but they're not quite done yet so look forward to it! This is something that popped into my head on my way home from school and I decided to write it because of the slow internet connection. (Nothing much I could do since I planned on watching a movie or anime). This is a possible three-shot. But I have limited time on the internet so it's probably going to be updated sometime next week. Please be patient!.

For those who follow me and the stories I write... I am so sorry. I jumped into another fandom and my obsession with KHR hasn't really faded yet, so I don't know when I'll be able to get back into the mood of writing and finishing my other stories... Please don't hate me T^T

Anyway, this chapter has 1,226 words not including A/N! Pretty short -_- Yeah, sorry about that.

Hope you enjoy ~ !

Reborn didn't care about Tsuna.

At least, that was what the Vongola heir believed. He may be "no-good Tsuna" but at the very least he wasn't completely stupid. He knew that there was no way Reborn genuinely cared about him.

Reborn was a hitman, the number one in the world at that, he was smart, strong, skilled and simply just amazing. Tsuna may often question the man's methods for getting things done, but he couldn't deny that he had a great deal of respect for the former arcobaleno. How couldn't he? Reborn was an experienced mafioso, a genius in many aspects (if you couldn't tell by his multiple degrees) and can even be considered a gentleman; he was a true professional.

Just like their relationship, purely professional.

As a hitman, Reborn had a strong control of his emotions. He rarely let them get the best of him and so it never gets in the way of his work. No matter what it was, he would perform his duties smoothly. Whether it was an order to kill, suicide missions, or even something as simple as ridiculous as training a useless middle schooler to be a mafia boss, he'll successfully carry out any job. And one of the keys to his success was his lack of emotional attachment. It's what leads him to kill as if he was merely swatting a fly, to lie with such ease which makes infiltrating so easy, to not let his guard down even if he was facing a woman or a child because in their line of work you can trust no one. He feels no panic, guilt, remorse, pity or sympathy.

It sometimes makes Tsuna wonder if the man can feel love.

Tsuna first realized all this during the Kokuyo incident, when he first met Mukuro and his rowdy gang. When the Vindice were starting to drag Mukuro away, Tsuna's first instinct was to do something to help. But Reborn thought otherwise, he thought rationally without taking others into consideration. They completed their mission, that was all that mattered. Afterwards, Mukuro became his guardian and Reborn didn't seem the slightest bit bothered that one of Tsuna's guardians was locked up somewhere with no means of escape as long as the illusionist assisted them when he was needed.

The only reason Reborn barged into his life, tortured him with his unique 'tutoring methods' and hellish training all the while helping him gain friends whom he now shared so many happy memories with was because it only aided in his quest to turn the young boy into an excellent boss of Vongola. That was the mission the Ninth gave him. He couldn't let Tsuna die because that would be considered as a failure on his part. That's why the hitman was always looking after him in his own roundabout and somewhat painful way. But it definitely wasn't because he cared for Tsuna, this was just another one of his jobs.

Tsuna's heart clenched at the thought. He had somewhat accepted the fact that he would become the tenth boss of Vongola, he already knew that he's long since reached the point of no return. It's no longer that he doesn't want to be Vongola, he's just questioning himself whether or not he's ready to take on such responsibility. And besides...

If he was ready to become Vongola Boss, then that would mean Reborn's job was over. He would leave then, because there would be no reason for him to stay.

So even if the people around him are waiting for him to take his rightful place as the Vongola heir, have such high expectations for him and are already relying on him, he can't bring himself to do anything because he was too afraid of what would happen. It may be a bit selfish of him, but he doesn't want Reborn to leave.

Tsuna owed the hitman everything. If it weren't for him, Tsuna would still be the pathetic, no-good student with no friends and didn't have a single clue what he wanted to do with his life. Reborn was the first person who ever believed in him, if it weren't for him, Tsuna would've never made the friends he had now whom he treasured dearly. Reborn was simply amazing.

It was no wonder that Tsuna found himself falling in love with his Spartan of a tutor.

It didn't matter if Reborn didn't really care about him. It didn't matter if the hitman just viewed their relationship as just another job he was assigned to. It didn't matter if he was just gonna end up being left behind eventually. Tsuna would never think twice about risking his life for him, the man who somehow gained his affections amidst all the chaos they had to go through.

Tsuna was already 16, still young. Much too young to be a mafia boss in his opinion, so he should still have plenty of time before he becomes obligated to inherit the Vongola. So he'll be selfish for just a little longer. Even if Reborn didn't really care about him, even if their time together and their relationship was generally just a lie, he'd treasure it because he knew that someday the man will leave and they wouldn't be able to do all this again.

After the curse had been broken, Reborn started growing again. But it was at an abnormally fast pace. The growth spurt practically happened overnight... well, not really, but Reborn was currently in his adolescence after a year and a half of being uncursed. He should be back to his original age after another year or two. He was practically getting more attractive by the day and it wasn't helping the brunet's emotions at all, neither were his raging hormones.

And as the days passed, Tsuna found himself becoming more attracted to the man (both physically and emotionally). All the while being aware of the inevitable heartbreak that would come in a few more years. He continuously and secretly thanked Vongola because it was the reason he met Reborn in the first place but he couldn't help but laugh bitterly at the irony that it will also be the reason why he would be left behind.

But that didn't matter, at least he wouldn't be alone. And he will always love Reborn no matter what. So of course he would never hold him back, he can leave whenever he wanted to and Tsuna would never hold that against him. But for now, he was content with the way things are. Even if it was only temporary. Reborn would probably hate him for it. Tsuna was just wasting his time, stalling. While Reborn was working for the sake of Vongola's future, Tsuna was just enjoying his time with the person he liked. But what Reborn doesn't know won't kill him, right? He doesn't plan on confessing, ever. No one has to find out, after all.

And after everything he's done for the people around him- for the freaking world- he deserved to be selfish, just this once.

I hope you liked it ~ ! ^_^ I was actually in the mood to write something depressing but compared to the stuff I wrote before, I don't think I succeeded that much here :/ Oh well~ I'll just make the next chapter twice as depressing to make up for it so please look forward to that ^_^

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