Warning: Reborn will probably be OOC near the middle/end of the chapter. Just a heads up.

Tsuna could feel herself burning. Her whole body was on fire. Her cells screamed for water as her lungs screamed for air. Tsuna wasn't sure if the burning was coming from her fever or from all of the fighting she had been doing. Either way the burning was painful. It made her lose concentration and it slowed her movements, delaying her reaction time.

When you're fighting a demon that is trying to take over your body and planning to kill your friends after doing so, these could be really bad things. As the demon landed another hit, the fire seemed to increase. 'I didn't think that it could get any hotter. Guess I was wrong.' Shoving these thoughts out of her head, Tsuna prepared to attack. At least she was until her body felt like it was dropped into freezing water.

When Shamal lowered Tsuna into the ice bath he had expected her to struggle. It would have only been natural. Her body was going from one extreme temperature to another. He had also expected her to scream because of the very same reasons. However, just because he expected her to do these things didn't mean he was prepared for them. When her body had fully entered the water she had let out a blood curdling scream and had proceeded to thrash around. Gritting his teeth and clenching his eyes shut, Shamal tightened his grip on her body and had held her in place. He prayed that Reborn got back soon, he wasn't sure how much of this he, or Tsuna, could take.

Gokudera and Yamamoto ran down the empty hallway, their foot falls making the only sound between them. Looking around at the damaged walls both concluded that one of the other Guardians had already been through here. Well that made their job easier. Moving farther down the hallway they came to a large metal door. Gokudera nodded to Yamamoto before moving out of the way. With a couple well placed swings of his sword, the metal door was in pieces and the both of them were making their way into the lab. Once entering the lab they split up.

Yamamoto was to distract the scientists as Gokudera gathered the recipe for the formula or hopefully the formula itself. Normally Gokudera would be upset over the fact that he wasn't fighting while the baseball freak was but with his bombs he would destroy the whole lab before they got what they needed. And that would mean any chance of saving his boss would be lost. This was unacceptable. So he put up with the baseball idiot doing all the work. Running over to the master computer, inserted the flash drive and hacked into the computer. Once he had all the files on the computer downloading, Gokudera ran to the back of the lab where the refrigerators were.

He had thought he would have a hard time finding the formula and the antidote to it. When he opened the door to the only refrigerator in the back room his eye twitched. Inside were several rows of the same clear liquid on one shelf. On another shelf was a milky liquid again lined in rows. Every bottle was labeled neatly with "formula" or with "antidote". His eye twitch just got worse. 'These people must be absolute idiots if they this is the only thing they have discovered. Not only that, they have to label the stuff so that they know what it is. IT'S THE ONLY THING IN THERE!'

After grabbing several vials of each liquid, Gokudera ran back over to the computer and ejected the flash drive. In one of his pockets of his jacket he placed the vials and the flash drive. From his other pocket he pulled out a homemade bomb. Several pieces of dynamite had been taped together. The wicks were also taped together. Putting it on the counter, Gokudera pulled out his lighter and light the wick. Running back the way he had came, he yelled for Yamamoto, who quickly appeared by has side. They both ran out of the lab and down the hallway as the bomb detonated.

Reborn watched the man at the end of his gun with a mixture of rage and predatory satisfaction. The stupid man was trying to plea for his life. 'Ha, he would never be able to beg enough. Nothing he could ever do would be able to make-up for what he did to Tsuna. Nothing.' Reborn snapped out of his thoughts when he heard footsteps running toward the room he was in. Looking at the door, he waited for the person to appear. He was pleasantly surprised to see Lambo at the doorway.

He was panting and his clothes were in disarray. Looking at Reborn, he panted out, "Everything has been set, Gokudera and Yamamoto have already taken care of the lab, and Hibari, Mukuro and Chrome have taken care of most of the members and have investigated their warehouses. They have also set up everything." After he finished his report he turned to glare at Ricardo as he waited for Reborn to give him his orders. Reborn smirked at the violent flinch that Ricardo made at the glare. "Good. We will be leaving now." Turning back to Ricardo he grinned wolfishly and raised his gun.

The icy feeling that went though her body helped numb the pain. After so many days of continual pain the numbness was welcomed with open arms. It might have frightened some people but for Tsuna it gave her, her first clear thoughts since Reborn and the others left. Of course the relief was only temporary but it helped her. Looking at the demon across from her she figured that she was going to need all the help she could get. As it was she was winning. The demon was in a blood mess and it seemed that she would only need to deliver one more attack.

As she was getting ready for her next attack, a blinding pain went through her body. She doubled over, clutching her chest as she heard the demon give a cackling laughter. "I told you, I told you! Hahahahahahaha! Even if you beat you would die!" Another wave of pain ripped through her chest and she fought to breathe. Still struggling even as her eyesight began to blur her surroundings together, she put all that was left of her power into an attack. Firing at the demon that had made her life hell for the past two years, she grinned in triumph at the scream of agony it gave. "I won…"

Shamal had known that there had been a possibility of Tsuna going into cardiac arrest. It had been one of the reasons he had been so concern about her fever. Sure, cardiac arrest wasn't usually common when associated with a fever but this wasn't a normal fever and it had lasted a long time. Her heart was probably as tired as she was and it wanted a break. But the break that her heart wanted would kill Tsuna and he couldn't let that happen. When he had taken her out of the ice bath the second time, he had noticed that her breathing was increasingly shallow and uneven. He quickly hooked her heart monitor on and then swore. Her heart was beating way too fast. Any moment her heart could just stop. Yelling for one of the assistants to get the defibrillation paddles, Shamal prayed that everything would be alright after this. He waited impatiently for the paddles to charge (even if it was a couple only a couple seconds, it felt like an eternity) and then placed them against her chest.

There were only a couple of times that Reborn had ever been scared. Most of those times had happened after he had met Tsuna. Out of all those times nothing had prepared him for the terror that he was dealing with now. "What do you mean she's in a coma! We gave her the antidote and when we got here her fever had already broken, so why isn't she awake!" he saw Shamal flinch at his loud voice. Reborn narrowed his eyes. Something was off about the way Shamal wouldn't look him right in the eye. "You know something that you aren't telling me. I suggest you tell me now." Reborn's voice was cold and promised torture if he wasn't given what he wanted. Shamal sighed and rubbed his head. He had hoped to avoid telling Reborn this. Or at least for Reborn to find out while he was still around, the man would have found out any way. Looking over at Reborn he held up his hands in surrender.

"Her fever escalated while you were out. I had to put her in an ice bath. I kept her in the ice bath for fifteen minute intervals. It was working well but when I took her out the fourth time, her breathing was different and when I looked at her heart monitor her heart was beating way to fast. I had to use the paddles.

When I used them the first time it was too late and her heart sopped so I had to do it again. I got her heart back to normal and then you showed up and gave her the antidote. Her body went through a lot of stress, not just this week but also the past two years. The best thing I can tell you is to talk to her, hold her hand. She might not talk to you but at least she will know your there. And you never know, she might wake up tomorrow or she might wake up ten years from now, but it all depends on her." sighing he put his hand on Reborn's shoulder. "Just visit her, okay? I will tell the others about Tsuna's condition. I figure you want some alone time with her." Reborn gave a slow nod and Shamal walked down the hallway to tell the others.

Hesitantly, Reborn walked into Tsuna's room. His heart wrenched at the sight of her. She was hooked up to a saline drip along with a heart monitor. Across her face was a mask so that she could get as much oxygen as possible. And she was entirely to still. The steady beat of her heart monitor and the slight rise and fall of her chest were the only indications that she was even alive. Walking to her bed side he sat in the chair beside it and took her hand. He closed his eyes as he placed her hand against his forehead. "Tsuna you better wake up soon. If you don't I will torture you all through the afterlife. You have to get up Tsuna." Reborn whispered desperately. "I have things I have to teach you and things that I have to tell you. How am I supposed to your reaction when I say I love you?"

(If this hadn't been the last chapter I was so going to end it here but thank your luck stars that I decided not to. I mean he just said what you all wanted and have been waiting for and you don't know if she wakes up. It would be an amazing cliff hanger.)

Tsuna was playing inside the house. It was Sunday and, while Tsuna didn't have school today, it was raining, keeping the seven year old indoors. Nana was humming as she cooked dinner. Tsuna looked up from her coloring spot at the dinner table to see her mother's happily flushed face and dreamy stare. "Mama? Mama, are you okay? Your face is really red." Nana looked at her adorable little girl and giggled. "I'm fine Tsu-chan. Mama is just happy. She received a letter from Papa today." Nana once again giggled. Tsuna drew her eyebrows together thinking deeply about what her mother had said. "Why does that make you happy?" nana once again turned toward her daughter. Smiling at here child she thought about a way to explain it to her child. Nodding to herself when she thought of a way she could make Tsun-chan understand what she was feeling. "Tsun-chan you know that happy feeling when you see me or when I make you favorite food? Well when Mama thinks about Papa, she gets that feeling only a lot stronger. So when Papa sends Mama a letter she knows that he is thinking about her."

Still seeing the confusion in her eyes, Nana smiled softly, turned off the stove and walked over to Tsuna. Wrapping her arms around her daughter she said, "it's okay if you don't understand yet Tsu-chan. You just have to remember. Can you do that for me?" Tsuna looked at her mother in confusion. "Remember mama? What does Tsu-chan need to remember?" Nana only smiled. "Just remember Tsu-chan, somebody out there loves you even more than Papa loves Mama and he's waiting. So remember for him okay Tsu-chan?" still not understanding her mother's words, Tsuna nodded. Nana smiled and hugged her daughter tighter. Silence filled the kitchen as Tsuna struggled to remember what her mother had said she had forgotten.

Three days. It had been three days since Tsuna had been given the antidote. Three days of hell as everyone in Vongola, and their allies, prayed for the young boss' speedy recovery. Of course no one was more tormented than said boss' Guardians. They were all blaming themselves for the state Tsuna was in. Even Hibari was feeling a bit guilty for taking so long to get information on the Stella family. Of course he didn't let anybody know that. No felt as bad as Reborn though. He had given the orders to leave Japan, he had left her alone for two freaking years and then he can't even get the information he needed to save her fast enough.

He knew something was wrong when he first saw her in Japan and he didn't get it until they were here in Italy. But he knew that beating himself wasn't going to help Tsuna. If she knew that he was beating himself up over this then she would probably just blame herself for causing a problem. This wasn't true by any means. In fact, he wanted to worry about her. She was his and he could worry if he wanted to. Reborn knew that the Guardians were having similar thoughts to his.

They all knew that Tsuna would be upset with them if she ever found out that they had thought that it was their fault she was in the condition that she was in. sighing to himself, Reborn once again made his way to Tsuna's room. She still hadn't moved from the spot she'd been in for three days. Feeling a little discouraged over the fact that she still hadn't moved, Reborn sat down and took her hand. Putting himself in the same position as he had the first day he had talked to her, Reborn simply sat with her hand to his forehead, softly running his thumb across the palm of her hand. Waiting, hoping, and praying that she would wake up soon.

Tsuna usually locked her mother's hugs. They were warm and soft and filled with love. They were safe and Tsuna loved that her mother gave them so often. But today for some reason the arms that usually made her feel so safe and loved felt like they were caging her. Something was missing in the house. Something that was really important to Tsuna. Her mother was still there so it wasn't her so what could it be? Struggling out of her mother's arms, Tsuna moved from the kitchen into the hallway. Looking around at everything nothing seemed out of place. The door and the stairs were where they were supposed to be. Tsuna's and Nana's shoes were still in the foyer where they belonged.

Moving into the living room, Tsuna noticed how cold and empty it felt. Her face scrunched in concentration. Whatever was missing in here was important but it wasn't what had pulled Tsuna from her mother's arms. Leaving the room, she walked up the stairs to her room. The pull was getting stronger and stronger. She pushed open the door to see a man in a suit lying on her bed. Tsuna knew she should be screaming right about now. A man she didn't know was in her house but he seemed so familiar. Cocking her head to the side, she continued to stare at the man. He must have felt her gaze because he pulled the hat that had been covering his face off and sat up all the while smirking. Tsuna felt a warm feeling go through her and a smile start to appear on her face. This confused her. She took a hesitant step forward. The man looked amused at her childish curiosity.

"Dame-Tsuna, when are you going to wake up huh? I don't like to be kept waiting I have waited a long time for you. Can you really have forgotten me so easily?" the man's words confused her. She stopped moving toward him. He was so familiar. She knew him but at the same time she doesn't. It's not just his voice that is familiar but his words are as well. She knows that he is concerned for her which just confuses her even more. A pain went through her head. Clutching her head, she fell to her knees. It hurt! Squeezing her eyes closed she tries to keep from crying out loud.

She was so busy with the pain she never even heard him move from the bed to in front of her. Arms in circled her and held her against his strong chest. The movement surprised her. Not just cause he did it but also because she didn't mind it. The warm that had been growing in her since she had first laid eyes on the man increased. His smell was familiar. The pain in her head increased as he held her. She knew him, she knew him. She searched her brain for a clue on who this person was. Suddenly it hit her. Her eyes popped opened as memories came flooding back to her. "Re..born?"

"Re..born?" Reborn's head shot up at the sound of his name. He tightened the grip he had on her hand and in hushed tones he answered her. "Yeah Dame-Tsuna, I'm right here. No worries okay?" her eyes were clenched shut before relaxing and slowly she opened them. She blinked several times so her eyes could adjust to the bright lights. She turned her head slightly to get a better look at him. "Re..born." she said again, her voice low and slightly raspy from drinking anything for several days. She slowly lifted her hand pressed it to the side of his face, stroking it, a soft smile on her face. Reborn closed his eyes in bliss at the gently touch.

Tsuna then slid her hand behind his neck and jerked him forward. Surprised by the amount of strength she had after sleeping for so long, Reborn lost his balance and fell almost completely on top of her. Reborn shot her an annoyed glance. "What are you trying to do, you idiot? I could have seriously hu…" the rest of what Reborn had to say was lost when Tsuna gently pressed her lips against his, silencing him completely. His eyes widened in surprise before he smirked and returned the kiss just as gently. Pulling away he rested his forehead against hers, moving his hand up to her cheek and stroking it gently. He watched as she closed her eyes and leaned into his hand. "I'm home." Her voice was soft as she whispered the words into his palm. His smile widened. "Welcome back."

Finished

Wow! Let me tell you, this took forever to get done. I was really unsure about how I wanted to end this but I like how it turned out. I think it was kind of cute. But tell me what you think. I might add some more about Reborn and Tsuna after she recovers but for right now I am marking this story as done. Thanks for reading, leave a review and tell me what you think about it. If you have any requests on what you think you would want to see if I add more chapters then tell me and I will see what I can do.

I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.