It was a dark eerie nightㅡ the moon and the stars decided to hide themselves behind the thick hoard of clouds, making the surroundings as dark as it could possibly be. Rustling leaves and the sound of the wind only added to the creepiness of the seemingly dangerous forest. Wild animals lurked around, not minding the setting for they are already used to it.

A werewolf walked around a clearing, wanting to rest for a bit. He came from a hunt and the rabbit that he just had was barely enough to satisfy his hunger although he can still survive for a night. The wolf was about to lay down on a pile of leaves he just made to serve as his bet when he sensed something approaching. Or maybe not something.. but someone.

"W..where am I-I now.. D..dame-Tsuna. You l-lost y..your way ag-gain..," he heard a soft voice purr. It was coming his way so he hid from the bushes, watching as a brown-haired lanky boy tripped his way to the clearing.

His shaking was too obvious, fear emitting from his petite body. The boy named Tsuna was wearing a red silky hood and holding a basket of food in his arms. The wolf stared at him intently, his obsidian eyes turning into bright yellow as he watched his prey. Tsuna noticed the pair of glowing orbs from the bushes, he knew that he's fucked up.

Slowly, he tried to stand up even if his knees were all wobbly. He had to escape or his life would be risked. No human was on the forest except from him. He was about to take a step when a half-naked man showed himself out of the blue.

"HIIIEEEEEE!," he shrieked, disturbing the peace of the dark forest. He trembled lightly, taking a step away from the mysterious man. "W-who are you?"

The stranger smirked at him. "My name is Reborn. And you are?"

The werewolf, Reborn, thought of a different way of treating his prey. He found the caramel-eyed boy amusing with all his shaking and trembling, and he wanted to play around with him first before devouring him.

Hesitantly, Tsuna spoke. "I'm T-Tsuna.. w-what are y-you doing in h-here? Are you.. perhaps a m-monster?"

Reborn almost chuckled with what we just heard. "I should ask the same to you, young man. A kid like shouldn't roam around this place especially in this late hour. As for your last question, do I look like a monster to you?," he replied, eyebrows wiggling to urge an answer from the boy.

Tsuna gulped as he gazed at the man in front of him who's wearing nothing except from his cargo pants. He was incredibly gorgeous, black spiky hair which has the same color with his deep onyx eyes, chiseled body like he came out from a movie and that perfect face that screams danger yet he can't take his eyes off of him. "N-no..?"

"What's with the uncertain tone?," the older snorted, approaching the guarded one. "And you haven't answered me yet, what are you doing here in this hour?"

Tsuna looked down, fiddling with his fingers. "I.. ran away f-from home. I'm gonna go to granma's house! M..mom always h-hurt me. She doesn't c-care about me! It's granny who only loves me!" Tears suddenly pooled on the boy's brown eyes and he started sobbing.

Reborn was taken aback, he didn't expect this! He only wanted to lure the young man to his end but now Tsuna was shamelessly crying his heart out in front of him, ranting about how he received whips, cuts and burns from his mother. He was supposed to be annoyed with all the noise that the boy is creating but he can't bring himself to be, not when Tsuna suddenly lunged into him, sending them both to the ground. The boy's short pale arms were wrapped around his waist, wet cheeks on his broad chest. "I d-don't like m-my mom. Please h-help m..me. S-save me!"

"Hold up there, kidㅡ"

He was cut out when an unfamiliar booming voice spread down the forest. "TSUNAAAA! SHOW YOURSELF NOW! I KNOW YOU'RE HERE! TSUNAAAA!"

The boy froze suddenly, face became paler and his body shook more in fear. He made a gesture like hushing Reborn so they wouldn't be caught.

"Is that your mom?," he whispered, sitting up as the boy was still cradled in his arms. Tsuna just nodded and Reborn sighed heavily. How come he's now stuck in this situation? He can't just leave the boy and let his mother caught him, not with all the tears that the boy shed a few minutes ago. "Close your eyes."

Being obedient, Tsuna did, and suddenly he felt the wind pass by him quicklyㅡ like Reborn was running very very fast. He didn't dare to open his eyes because the older man didn't tell him to do so, he's afraid he might get punished.

Reborn was running in his normal speed, which is abnormal for mere humans. The voice of Tsuna's mother cannot be heard with their distance and he felt the boy calm down, just lying still against his chest. He made his way to another clearing, his secret haven, one that he's hidden from other creatures. There was a small body of water in it wherein he can take a bath, colorful flowers surrounding the place, and gigantic trees hiding it from the view of others.

He put down the obviously sleeping boy in a bed of leaves he arranged few days ago, watching Tsuna drown in his dreamed. Reborn heaved a deep breath, and laid down beside the dozing kid. He felt Tsuna scoot closer to him, making his chest a pillow, small hands resting on his stomach. With another sigh, Reborn joined the boy in his sleep.