Disclaimer: Katekyo Hitman Reborn belongs to...dun dun dun...Amano Akira (a woman after my own heart)

The only things that belong to me would be my love for the pairings, any random OC's that I throw in there and the storyline (which was probably inspired by some manga I read), anyway, enjoy!

A/N: This is an AU fic (obviously) and has nothing to do with the mafia, though the KHR characters are used. The time setting is between the olden days and the modern days. A mix of pirates and royalty, and guns/grenades/dynamites, and some modern things I guess :)

Chapter 8: This is how we air out secrets

"Tsu-kun!", Kyoko exclaimed gleefully, "but why are you dressed as a girl?"

Tsuna paled, with that one sentence, he realized that the jig was up. She had seen right through him, and he was sure that she wouldn't let him go now that she'd found him. After all, he was her fiancee.

"Long time to see Kyoko-chan", Tsuna forced a smile on his face, "ummm, you look well."

"You do too Tsu-kun, you're so pretty! I always knew you'd make a much better girl than a boy", Kyoko smiled warmly at him, "so tell me, what are you doing on a pirate ship of all places? No wait, why did you run away from the kingdom?"

The pirate crew on the ship were all frozen, some with their mouths open, others had simply fainted. 'The lost crown prince's been on this ship the entire time!?' was the common thought that was running in all their heads.

Tsuna looked guilty, remembering how he'd described Kyoko as an 'air headed bimbo' is his letter, though that was just to discourage his father's plans of marriage for the two of them. Truthfully, said girl was very kind and intelligent, and she was one of his most favorite people, just not for marrying.

"Well, my father and I had some", Tsuna swallowed audibly, "disagreements".

"You didn't want to marry me", Kyoko guessed with a hint of a smile, "it's okay Tsu-kun, I didn't want to get married either, I mean, you're practically like my brother, and ummm, I know you don't swing that way."

Tsuna's eyes widened, "I don't what!?"

"You know, you don't like girls", Kyoko elaborated, "I remember when you were seven, we were telling stories of our first love, and you told me you were in love with a boy you met when you were really little."

"I did? I don't remember anything!", Tsuna was becoming more and more confused, "did I tell you his name?", maybe Kyoko would be the one who led him to the person he wanted to find.

"Well, you did have that accident when you fell of a horse and injured your head, maybe you got amnesia?", tapping her finger to her chin, Kyoko hummed as she tried to remember her memories as a seven year old, "I think you called your first love, Kyou-chan".

Tsuna's eyes widened as he turned around to look at the Captain who wore an almost comical look which resembled a deer trapped in headlights.

A/N: Life sucks, takes all the fun out of everything, then chews it, and spits it at you like a spitball. Makes no sense, so please ignore that sentence.

Bland chapter yes, but it's been ages, and I had to re-read my own story to remember what I planned, because I've lost all copies of the stories I've written, *cries a little*

Enjoy, and I'll have another chapter up, some day...thank you for being patient with me and for continuing to follow the story~