Okay. Another story. I'm on break for the next week and I am finally able to get some time to myself. I hope this one will turn out alright. So please give it a try, don't judge a book by it's cover. Maybe this one is just right for you.

So, here I go: ENJOY~

,,I'll be your heartbeat''

Do you know what it's like?

To be the only one different,

To not know why I'm excluded...

To get this vile, evil treatment?

I remember that I have always been alone in a world, which was founded on success and money. No matter how hard I tried or struggled to fit in, I remained a useless fool, who was played with by others. Even in young years I learned that to survive you had to have a dream, an ambition so that you wouldn't give up and eventually succumb to the need of ending a pitiful existence.

Do you know what it's like?

When you sit all alone at a table

And everyone is chatting merely?

Except you, that is...

No one is talking to you.

Pain and aches soon became a daily occurrence for me; with no one to depend on I had to find another outlet to confide in. And I did. I found myself entranced by it, by the sheer wish to believe in the good that still remained in the world. I found this piece of innocence…in the eyes of children.

I loved to hear their delighted laughter, see their smiles that made them shine in a radiant, almost blinding light. They weren't touched by their vile environment; they didn't know what would become of them in the future. And I found my place in preventing this from happening.

Throughout my life I had learned of betrayal, loss, pain and greed. I knew what a human was able to do, seeing as I had been exposed to all of their sick treatments for a long, long time. But I wouldn't give up, I had a dream, so I had found something to live for.

Despite being alone, I forced my way through school, barely managing to succeed, but I did, somehow. And after that, my real life started.

So, here I am now. Wearing the best pair of blue jeans I owned and an orange sweater bearing my favorite number of 27, I stood in front of the Vongola orphanage.

I took a deep breath and moved towards the entrance.

I knew that I had to do this. And this time, I wouldn't fail.

Never again.

Do you know what it's like?

To finally laugh and smile freely?

I will soon, soon find my well-rested peace,

In their laughter and smiles.

Chapter 1:

,,I'll be your anchor''

What is my strength?

What ability do I have to make me living a reason for existing?

The oak double doors stood tall and intimidating before the young brunette, making him feel even smaller than he already was. His gravity defying hair stuck out in all directions and fell into his honey colored eyes.

He took a deep breath, closed his eyes for a moment, until he opened them again, determination clearly expressed in them, and knocked.

The pound shook the whole door and the wood moaned under the pressure. It was an old door, but solid and robust none the less.

After some minutes, the door slowly opened under an ear numbing creak and a man wearing a black suit appeared in the doorway.

''Yes?''

The brunette felt a shiver make its way down his back and he swallowed to clear his suddenly dry throat.

''Umm…h-hello,sir. My name is Sawada Tsunayoshi and I called yesterday for a job interview with someone called…Reborn-san?''

The silver haired man scowled and narrowed his pale green eyes. He looked him up and down until he stepped back and let Tsuna in.

''Yes, Reborn informed me earlier of someone coming over today. But I wouldn't have guessed the new applicant to be quite…this pathetic. Tch, what a pain.''

Tsuna's eyes widened at the obvious detest the other man, which he assumed to be around the same age as him, voiced out. But the brunette wouldn't let his opinion waver; no he had to make it. Whatever it may cost him!

I desperatly try to achieve something special.

I try so hard to become worthy of being alive!

Tsuna hurried after the man, who had already conquered quite a distance without looking back to see if Tsuna was actually following him. All the while, the brunette heard him mumble under his breath about his foul mood and how he hated to be ordered around by Reborn.

After walking up some stairs and down some corridors, the silver-haired male finally stopped in front of a black door, which held a nameplate that read ''Reborn's office''.

So, Tsuna guessed, this was it.

The silverette knocked and a deep, rough voice called them to 'come the hell in'.

On entering, Tsuna felt an ominous aura coming from someone who sat in a black leather armchair with his back turned towards us.

''Here is the new applicant, Reborn. And please don't make such a mess again, or get someone else to clean it up.''

With that the silver-haired man exited through the door, which he all but banged shut behind him with a loud slam.

''M-Mess? What the hell did I get myself into?''

''Dame-Tsuna…don't just stand there like an idiot and take a seat!''

That snapped the boy out of his thoughts, but made him squirm in discomfort all the more. Tsuna eventually took a place in one of the two swivel chairs in front of the massive desk.

Slowly, oh so very slowly, the person he assumed to be 'Reborn' turned around.

Tsuna was shocked to see that his counterpart was quite handsome with unruly black hair that was only tamed by a black fedora, which was surrounded by an orange badge around the top, and black curly sideburns. Equally beady black eyes stared into his own honey colored ones and a smirk adored his full lips. He wore a suit and a matching white dress shirt, although lacking a necktie. The strangest part though was the small green lizard that sat on the fedora, seemingly sleeping the day away.

''So, Sawada Tsunayoshi, 21 years old, blood type B+, 169 cm sm-tall *cough*, 52 kilo... telling from your application you have bad grades in every subject, you are bad in sports, you do not have any remarkable experiences in anything and you have no club or any other social activity to present. All in all: you are one complete failure. Normally I wouldn't even have considered to invite you to a job interview, but I was drunk and in the mood for some amusement. So, tell me one good reason why I should hire you for the job of a 'babysitter'?''

This was it. This was his chance to make his one dream come true. The most important moment in the world was right here before him…so why was his head all blank now?

''I-I…you see…I…''

''Enough! As I expected you aren't fit to fulfill my expectations, dame-Tsuna. These children deserve only the best and most promising educators and you wouldn't even stand one day! Tch, you're a waste of my time! Get out of my office!''

Tsuna's eyes immediately grew to the size of dinner plates on seeing Reborn pull out a green hand gun that pointed directly at his head.

''Waste of time? No…I-I can't fail again. I promised…I-I…!''

I don't rechieve anyting.

I am...so useless...

so...

should I die?

Brown hair suddenly covered those expressive honey eyes and Tsuna stilled in his seat. Reborn was about to shoot him, when suddenly he felt a strong aura surround the younger boy before him.

Tsuna sunk his fingers deep into his thigh to stop them from shaking. He felt himself reaching his limit and he allowed it to happen. He couldn't fail again. Even if this sick person would shoot him, he at least had tried.

''Listen here, you bastard! My whole life had been nothing more than running away from people who would bully and beat me, who badmouthed me and thought of me as nothing more than trash beneath their feet! I'm so sick of it all. I had been so many times, but you know what! I never gave up! I survived, because I had something that I wanted to archive more than anything else in the world! That something, the dream that drove me here, is to care for those children that still have a future! I want them to grow up in happiness, for them to not succumb to a world where they have to become monsters to get a false feeling of love and security. I want to teach them what real love is, so that they can be happy. I want to give them a purpose in life. That is my dream! And I will achieve it!''

After his shouting and yelling tirade, he breathed heavily and his whole form was shaking with emotion. At some point during his speech he had stood up from his chair, knocking it backwards with the force.

Tsuna had closed his eyes at the end, his fists balled at his side.

There. He had said what he wanted to say and now he could go and think about what to do with his life again.

After a few moments of silence, Tsuna sighed and turned towards the door, without saying another words. He had to fight the tears to keep them at bay, but he knew that once he had stepped through that door, he wouldn't be able to keep them to himself for another moment.

Just when he had put his hand down onto the equally black door handle, a voice called out to him.

''I give you one chance, dame-Tsuna. Just one, so use it wisely. You will come back here tomorrow and I will introduce you to the child you will be in charge of for one day. Mess up and you will be dead in a blink of an eye. Got that?''

Tsuna immediately turned around, a bright smile lighting up his whole face.

''Thank you so much, Reborn-san! I will do my best!''

''Tch, I hope I'm not going to regret that. Go already, dame-Tsuna, or should I shoot you?''

''HIIIII! N-No! See you tomorrow!''

With that the brunette all but skipped down the hallway, whistling a happy tune. I did it. And he would prove to the world his worth.

No, I will prove my worth to you.

I will not die before at least trying to change something.

Even if I die...

I tried.

Reborn looked at the shut door, where only seconds ago the strange boy had exited through.

He shuffled through some files on his desk while petting his lizard which had crawled onto his shoulder. Soon, the black-haired male pulled out a thick beige file that he had been searching for and opened it.

An evil smirk spread across his face and a invidious laugh filled the spartan office.

''Let's see how you will manage with this kid, Sawada Tsunayoshi.''

K, that was it. Think it has any potential?