Title: The Ball

By: MyraHellsing

Disclaimer: I do not own KHR.. or any of its characters. If I did, I wouldn't be bothering to write a fanfic. I'd have our favorite Pineapple and Tsuna making out every chapter or so in the actual manga XD

Rating: T

Category: Katekyo Hitman Reborn

Pairing: 6927, MukuTsuna

Side pairings: 10051, ByakuShou; 8059, YamaGoku

Warning: SHOUNEN-AI ALERT!! No lemony yaoi (gomen~), maybe hints in later chapter, but so far, only shounen-ai... and a LOOTT of Mukuro's pervi-ness ^^ If you don' t like any of it, please click the back button that is availbe on the top-left corner~

A/N
Hello again everyone! Well, after almost a year of no updates or postings, I've decided to post something that's been in my head for a while: What if Tsuna had to wear a dress. This thought lead to to him going to a ball, and at first I wanted to do a Cinderella fairy-tale one, but then thought better of it. I love to read fairy tales, but writing them is... questionable.
Again, I'm an amateur, so be nice please ^^

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Tsuna nervously shifted in his seat as he readjusted his light blue skirt for the hundredth time. And no, our beloved and absolutely uke-Tsuna did not suddenly flip the gender switch. No, his current predicament can be summed up in one word: Reborn.

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Flashback

"Hii?! Why do I have to be the one in the dress?" The petite brunette wailed, backing up against the wall of his room in his attempt to get away.

"Baka-Tsuna," Reborn delivers a harsh kick at Tsuna's head, "you're the only one in your familigia small enough to pass as a girl, unless you want to involve Kyouko and Haru."

Hearing this, Tsuna froze in the middle of his flailing. There's no way he would risk putting the two non-mafia girls in danger. For one, Ryohei would never agree to it, and the idea of sending Kyouko, or even Haru, on such a dangerous mission unsettled him.

That's right, a mission; A mission that requires the degradation of Tsuna's masculinity (or what's left of it). Looking at the skirt hanging on the hanger dangling in Reborn's hand, Tsuna took in a deep breath to prepare himself for the humiliation he was about to submit himself to. IT would be better for him to do it than to risk Kyouko or Haru. After all, they were about to infiltrate a Gesso-hosted party.

It has been a year since the ten-year accident and the defeat of Byakuran. Tsuna and his Guardians have safely returned to their own time, and confronted the Gigilo Nero and Gesso family through Dino and various other Vongola allies in Italy.

Dino had confirmed that the Giglio Nero family was not a threat. In fact, they had been absorbed into one of Vongola's network of connections. Now, they are an ally of the Vongola.

The Gesso family, however, was not as open with their actions, already being led by the sly Byakuran. And so, the Vongola had to infiltrate their base with their spies, including their very own sly Guardian of the Mist, Rokudo Mukuro.

Few days ago, said sly Guardian had reported about a party which the Gesso are hosting. According the mischievous pineapple, the party's real purpose was to serve as a cover for a secret meeting that Byakuran plans to hold with other possible rivals of the Vongola.

And so, it led to the current dilemma. Either Tsuna dress up and go to the party, disguised as the opposite gender, or risk Kyouko and Haru's safety.

Tsuna sighed. That wasn't even much of an option. There was no way he would risk their lives, even for something as important as this. Damn Reborn, Tsuna wouldn't be surprised if the Arcobaleno had planned this all out.

"So, who else is coming?" Tsuna asked. "If I am going to the party, I'm supposed to go with a…. partner, right?" There was no way Tsuna was going to say "date".

"Hmm… Shouichi will be there, being Byakuran's secretary," Reborn ponders, "However, they will be suspicious of you if you went as his date. Byakuran's been quite... observant of him as of late. I guess you will be going as Yuni's cousin; they received an invitation a few days ago."

Irie had been the first spies that the Vongola had managed to get into the Gesso family. However, Byakuran seems to have gotten into a habit of keeping a close eye on him, and made it nearly impossible for the redhead to leak information to the Vongola.

And so, Mukuro had to be pulled into what Gokudera had taken the liberty to dub "Operation Infiltration of Freaky Flower Bastard's Base".

"Okay, so who am I going with then?" Tsuna asked again. Reborn smirked and toss Tsuna the feminine attire.

"You'll see," the Arcobaleno replies, exiting before Tsuna could even protest the unfairness of Reborn's decision to not tell him. He wasn't the one that had to cross dress!

With a sigh, Tsuna picked up the dress, might as well get it over with.

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Thinking back, Tsuna wondered if he should have tried harder in getting Reborn to reveal the identity of his secret da-PARTNER when a hand landed on his thigh.

"Hiii!!" Tsuna yelped, startled out of his thought by the sudden intrusion of the hand that was now making slow stroking motions.

"Kufufu, Tsunayuki-chan, I think it would be best to remind you to be on your guard, ne?"

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More A/N

Well, I think pretty much everybody knows who Tsuna's "partner" is! XD

This is pretty much a short introduction explaining what has happend... Obviously, it doesn't completely follow the manga or anime. This is just my version of what happens after the Arc. (Though with all those newly introduced characters, my plan will have to be altered here and there =_=)

Anyways, R+R, please be nice! Tell me if I made any mistakes, but please don't be too harsh! -totally contridicting herself-