Code: KHR-HB-CH.12

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Half Breed.

Chapter 12.

'Well then' Tsuyoshi started as the two demons and his son settled in their living room, sitting crossed-legged on the matted floor on top of slim cushions 'Let's have a look' he directed towards his son whose face marred with confusion until Tsuna swallowed uneasily and elaborated.

'Your contract; he wants to see your contract Yama' the blond whispered, cerulean eyes sliding away from the baseball player. Yamamoto frowned as he gazed at Tsuna for a moment or two before sighing silently; he was going to have to do something about that.

'Sure' Takeshi replied steadily, shrugging off the blazer before fiddling with the buttons that gave him more trouble then he'd own up to; it was just another thing for Tsuna to feel guilty about and it was probably obvious enough anyway.

Tsuyoshi swallowed once the dress shirt had been removed and the dark navy swirls and lines were revealed; it really was quite a thing to behold with how clear and sharp the patterns were as it travelled from his son's wrist to his collarbone, it sung of power and the price it would take if the bond should be severed.

'What did you promise?' Tsuyoshi inquired after closing his eyes for a moment, knowing already what Takeshi had sworn on which already told the once-upon-a-time Demon Hunter just how serious Takeshi's Oath was.

Takeshi frowned for a moment, one of his hands coming up to touch one of the lines that was now his skin 'I...'

'He promised to "Always have my back"' Tsuna answered, eyes glinting with unknown emotion as he slowly brought them up to meet Tsuyoshi's.

'A Protection Oath than?'

A shrug 'Probably.'

Tsuyoshi's mouth twisted upwards slightly 'Probably?'

Tsuna frowned, obviously thinking that elaborating was pointless but did so anyway when he caught sight of Takeshi's confused face 'The oath you make has types' he informed, turning slightly to meet his Guardian's gaze for the first time 'The type of Oath that is made varies from person to person, a demon could make an Oath for servitude or marriage, sexual favours and things of the like' his tone of voice told them what he thought of such things, but a small smile started to turn the edges of his mouth.

'But you were young and you were human, so your thought process was giving back what you thought I had given you and your vocabulary to do this was limited so you said what you thought was the most meaningful thing your mind could come up with' and than there was most the genuine smile on Tsuna's face, though it did go darker a moment later with slight puzzlement 'However because of that, because of the wording of the Oath... the Contract is harder to identifier' he paused, eyes flickering to Reborn and Tsuyoshi who stayed silent.

'...Does that matter?' Takeshi asked tentatively and was met with a stern nod.

'Of course! The kind of Oath you make is the kind of Oath you will have to follow unless you want the Powers to take from you for breaking it.'

'So...don't do it, right?'

Tsuna sighed, eyes going upward in very human gestured that made Reborn snort slightly; he had been down here too long. The blond ignored the sound and instead mock glared at Tsuyoshi 'This is somehow your fault! I know it is'

Tsuyoshi held his hands up in defense 'What have I done?' though there was traces of humour in his tone.

'He's her son! You've corrupted him somehow!'

'Are...you blaming me for Takeshi inheriting his mother's personality?'

'Yes!' Tsuna exclaimed semi-childishly before blowing out a deep sigh, pinching the bridge of his nose as he muttered; 'This is some kind of Karma, I know it is...'

'You think I'm like mum?' Tsuna opened his cerulean orbs to meet hopeful honey and almost sighed again; because of course Takeshi would have that kind of reaction... he hadn't thought of it purely for the reason it was something that always terrified Tsuna.

'Yes' Tsuna replied honestly, though he turned to lighten the mood and hopefully get away from the subject as he continued 'You have her cursed ignorance and optimism... probably her right-hook too if your batting strengths anything to go by' he took a breath, holding out his hand 'May I?'

Takeshi gave him a brief bemused expression before he placed the hand with donned the contract on top of Tsuna's, an amused smile on his lips 'Right-hook Tsuna?'

The blond gave the Guardian a dark look as Tsuyoshi started to chuckle which quickly morphed into a laugh 'Oh stuff it, Yoshi'

Tsuyoshi shook his head in mirth, the edges of his mouth hurting from being forced into such an erect position, ripping away a tear 'You've spent too much time with Urameshi-kun'

'Don't I know it' Tsuna smirked, though he did throw a quick backwards glance ' "-Kun"?'

'It annoyed him.'

Tsuna rolled his eyes but started concentrating on the task at hand, literally and after looking up to Takeshi's settled expression lowered his lips to the start of the contract, allowing the mark to tingle his lips with their power - their voice before allowing his tongue to trail across the skin.

'T-Tsuna?' Takeshi stuttered, a slight brush on his cheeks.

'Don't interrupt him' Reborn instructed who had been silent until now, watching with a glint in his eyes 'From your reaction I'd say this is not normal in the human realm?' Takeshi shook his head, neck turned towards the darker man in trying to tune the sensation out.

'Ah the woes of knowing a demon' Tsuyoshi sighed wistfully 'I suppose I'll have to start teaching you some demon customs lest have my only son beheaded for a rube gesture that was meant to be polite'

Reborn raised an eyebrow as Takeshi kept silent; he really couldn't think of anything to say to that 'You seem...used to it'

Tsuyoshi returned the gesture in kind 'This may come as a surprise but I have known Tsunayoshi for many years; worked with him, lived with him in some respects if you discern camping out without a tent living...' his eyes looked off into the distance for a moment; obviously remembering 'I met him when I was nineteen, Takeshi's mother was the same age and we came to a bit of a misunderstanding before introduction'

'Misunderstanding?' Takeshi asked. He could only imagine...

Tsuyoshi coloured a bit and Reborn came to a conclusion that that wasn't usual for the human 'Yes, well... your mother sensed the presence of strong Flames close to where an attack against humans had occurred, we tackled him and after some roughhousing of a very disgruntled Tsunayoshi, decided to listen to him'

'Roughhousing?' Takeshi repeated 'And why...did you think that you could take on a demon, or even know what he was to begin with'

'That's... complicated' Tsuyoshi sighed just as an aura began to grow around Tsuna who was still working 'We, the Yamamoto's, come from a very long clan of demon - of course one of our ancestors centuries ago decided to settle on this plane instead of his own, which is why our Powers are so weak and why our appearance need no alteration' his eyes move along Takeshi's body, settling on the boy's eyes which kept glowing the deepest, clear blues he had ever seen to his usual, warmer colour;

'Though...that might change with you'

Takeshi smiled albeit sheepishly '...Sorry?'

Tsuyoshi waved it away 'No need' he replied absently 'The Yamamoto's have never been ashamed of their heritage, that was why your great, great grandfather took up the sword to...dispose of demons abusing their powers and coming through to the human realm when they hadn't been given access' his gaze flickered to the far wall were four swords were displayed 'That...deputy if you will passed down to all of us when we came of age, it would have become your deputy as well... but'

Takeshi frowned, looking at the mask his father had put in place instead of his expression 'But...?' he prompted and than wondered if he really wanted to know.

Tsuyoshi sighed deeply 'But than something happened, your mother died and I suddenly... didn't want that life for you anymore' there was a lot of things he wasn't saying and he knew that Takeshi could hear it 'But you were Yamamoto, and even more so the son of your mother; if I taught you about the realms, demons and our family you'd insist on carrying out the duty, as you had meant to do so I decided to keep it from you and I can't apologise for that'

Staring commenced, neither saying anything - or even knowing what to say before sharp teeth grazing his skin reminded Takeshi what had brought this conversation up to start with. Turning to Reborn, he asked; 'So...why's Tsuna...um...'

Reborn snorted; surely it wasn't that abnormal, was it? 'Tsuna's trying to acquire data about the contract' more quiet came with his answer so he waited for Yamamoto junior to speak and he did...eventually.

'With his mouth?...'

Reborn shrugged 'The mouth is the most sensitive place -' more or less anyway, Reborn could think of two others... 'For this kind of process; it's one of the reasons demons have to be careful with what they eat'

Takeshi frowned before he remembered their... dinner. Oops...

Reborn twitched as Takeshi laughed uneasily and Tsuyoshi had difficultly holding off another laughing fit as he read between the lines; his son had stayed over the night after all and Tsuna would have felt the need to feed the two... Oh sweet mercies that Takeshi had still been developing his demon blood at the time or Takeshi might not be so flippant.

A groan pulled their attention to the blond who pulled away from Takeshi's now wet hand, ripping his mouth with the back of his own as his other arm curled around his stomach, bending over slightly 'Tsu-Tsuna?...'

The blond shook his head, mouth clamped shut and swallowing continuously, breathing slightly deeper to settle his stomach 'Urgh...' he slapped his lips together 'Tsuyoshi gonna - you'll have to make sure to bathe the whole of his Contract in salt water'

Tsuyoshi sat straighter, eyes widening slightly 'Salt water?.! -'

Still smacking his lips, Tsuna shook his head 'Nothing serious, the Hell Flame we encountered has just left some residue behind.

Tsuyoshi slumped in relief before looking at the sicker looking blond wearily 'Do you need something to drink?'

'Later' Tsuna waved away and carried on when it looked like two certain ravens were about to protest 'Now, the Contract' Takeshi's shoulders rounded and his adams apples bobbed 'The Contract seems to be of Guardianship... but the way you worded the Oath... it could also be Companionship; I can't entirely make the different Powers out' the blond frowned in thought, tentatively licking his lips 'The Clause will be the loss of your arm' his eyes glinted seriously darkly 'The Contract has woven not just into your skin but into your Flame Channels, if you should somehow break your Oath this arm will be unusable'

Something firm morphed Takeshi's face 'If I broke my promise...do I deserve my arm?' his voice was gentle and soft, barely heard but rang so loudly in the quiet living room with it's sincerity and grave - sober tones.

'Of course you do!' Tsuna snapped harshly 'What on -'

'Because, if I let you down the arms' not going to be my biggest worries...' Takeshi paused before grinning 'Especially when your other Guardians get ahold of me, right?'

Tsuna gave him a highly unimpressed look while Reborn just smirked 'At lest he's learning' the darker demon commented.

Tsuna's expression stayed that way before sighing; 'What have I gotten myself into?' and giving Takeshi a stern look 'You will not be losing an arm, Yama - if you do, I'll feed it to you'

Takeshi held in a grimace and tried to maintain his grin as he mock saluted with his left hand as his right was still sore and growing stiff 'Yes Boss!'

The blond sent a glare towards Tsuyoshi who wasn't sure how to feel with this reevaluation 'You have ruined Mariko's son'

Tsuyoshi blinked before snorting a huffing laugh, than something sparked and the swordsman almost wanted to bang his head against the nearest wall but kept himself still and relaxed as a smile spread across his lips, watching as Tsuna shivered slight. Ah the blond knew him too well.

'Mariko's son, your Godson' Tsuyoshi shrugged, saying that single sentence that held such weight so nonchalantly that it was almost a skill particularly when Tsuna froze solid to such a degree any other time he would have laughed - but Tsuyoshi understood a little of what might be going through his friend's head, so the humour was lost.

Tsuna was suddenly very pale and very wide eyed as his body turned so quickly in Tsuyoshi's direction that the swordsman wondered if the blond had gotten whiplash. Tsuna looked ...ill 'Tsu -'

'God...son...?' never in all the years Tsuyoshi had known Tsuna, had he sounded so confused...lost, maybe telling him so soon wasn't a good idea?

'Mariko refused to even consider anyone else...' Tsuyoshi trailed giving his friend his entire attention rather than trying to explain to his son 'And I wouldn't have thought about anyone else either if we had known where you were...'

'I -'

Tsuyoshi shook his head 'It's fine...what's done is done and I'm sure you did what you thought was right.' he took a shaky breath, eyes closing for a moment; he hadn't talked about his wife for so long since she had died and Takeshi needed reassurance 'Mariko, when I pressed her on it, said very stubbornly that you always come when you're needed. I didn't push after that'

That didn't have the effect that Tsuyoshi wanted; he looked worse as the blond swallowed uneasily, shifting on the floor before looking down, grimacing as his cerulean eyes closed 'Not always' he whispered meaningfully and Tsuyoshi straightened, dark hazel eyes shadowing and mouth opening when he was interrupted.

'A Demon Hunter giving introduction to his family to the race he's sworn to slay?' Reborn inquired lightly, head tilted.

'To those that would harm humans - and we aren't fully human ourselves' Tsuyoshi corrected 'My family and I have only ever done what you have done to your own kind after you go rogue'

'Hmm...' Reborn hummed, though his expression was calculative.

'So. You're my Godfather?' Takeshi asked, breaking the tensing atmosphere with a seemingly lighthearted question.

'Well... I...' Tsunayoshi frowned, looking between Tsuyoshi and Takeshi.

'Now, now Tsu-chan' Tsuyoshi mock soothed with the nickname that had come about in that fateful meeting so long ago. It still had the same reaction; spluttering and an irritated glare 'Where do you think "Takeshi" came from to start with?'

Tsuna coloured, looking outwardly uncomfortably. Takeshi looked at his father, knowing that he would be getting no answers from Tsunayoshi 'Where does Takeshi come from?' he asked brightly; he had never thought about it before but he was curious and as much as he could... he didn't mind Tsuna being his Godfather.

'I think it was the mission to Kanto, Ukiyoe, wasn't it Tsunayoshi?' Tsuyoshi asked cheekily, continuing to his son after Tsuna had grumbled something along the lines of "like you don't already know" 'Tsunayoshi, Mariko and I were informed of... some murders that were focused in that area; we ran into a demon similar to Tsunayoshi and he offered us a place to stay; we accepted and after a bit of time running about getting lost we found the murder and pushed It through a portal'

'So...?' Takeshi prompted.

Tsuyoshi smirked and Tsuna moaned, burring his head in his hands as Reborn watched on in amusement and more than a tad intrigued in how his charge had lived his life until now 'The demon we..."ran" into who allowed us to stay, and Mariko introduced herself as Kotori; (we used alias around people we found suspicious you see), I was Inui and Tsunayoshi was Takeshi'

The baseball player blinked, turning to Tsuna who still wouldn't look at him 'That's why?'

Tsuyoshi nodded 'We came clean to the demon and his clan before we left... but he refused to use our real names afterwards. It stuck, especially after visiting again and word passing around to other demons and Yōkai about the "strong Takeshi-sama" who got rid of the nasty Oni' he smiled 'Good times, ne Tsunayoshi?'

Takeshi eyed Tsuna for a moment 'Cool, I guess we're related now; do I get to call you Godfather...or would you prefer Godfather Tsu?'

Reborn shook his head while Tsuyoshi chuckled and Tsuna just about died 'Aren't you at all..."bent out of shape" that your...Godfather looks to be the same age as you?' he asked curiously with a human expression he had picked up.

Takeshi rubbed the back of his neck 'Why? He's a lot older then me - and if he's got the time turner thing then he's probably a lot older than pops' he eyed the darker demon, his eyes oozing with power before shaking his head 'Perhaps not older than you but...he's never seemed all that young to me...besides pops chose him!'

' 'Course I did! It'd be an insult not to' Tsuyoshi exclaimed 'Tsunayoshi's great with kids, he was greet with you too; I remember Visitation Day with Mariko, she thought you were so cute together' he looked up, as in thought for a minute 'Though, again in saying that I did have to keep her from pulling her Tanto out of her bag; it was quite a surprise to see you again after so many years Tsunayoshi, we recognised you straight away. We just ...didn't quite believe it'

'I caught a few glances of you too' Tsuna whispered.

Tsuyoshi nodded 'I know you did, I think Mariko's words were that you "were about ready to jump out the nearest window and battle yourself into a portal back home", though I think you might have forgone the portal we did manage to agree on one point; you were uncomfortable with us... you had never been uncomfortable with us before'

Tsuna swallowed, eyes squeezing shut further 'I...didn't know how to react; I...I felt like I...' he stopped then and Tsuyoshi knew it would take more pushing 'No, it was just a surprise and... your right; I probably should have ... I should have gotten in touch when I was moved back into the area'

For a moment Tsuyoshi's eyes were as serious as death but... it wasn't the time; a stranger was here - a stranger who was reporting back to one of the men responsible for Tsunayoshi's banishment; his son was here, it wasn't the time.

'Ma... your here now; it was surprise' a big surprise that's for such 'But this argument is moot at the moment.' "at the moment" spoke volumes between the two but there wasn't time to settle as Tsuyoshi turned to his son 'I think I prefer just plain, old "Godfather"'

Tsuyoshi noticed the shift but tried to laugh anyway 'Ya think so pops? I guess that "Godfather Tsu" might be a mouthful...'

'I've always thought you were crazy' Tsuna stated mournfully, sitting up jarringly 'Ever since you first attacked me, but even after all this time - why can't you just settle down? I really don't give a damn whose great, great, great grandson you are, you're still primarily human! You try to kill me, stalk me with your wife while on jobs, force me to work with you and now you've made your son a charge of said half breed? You do realise what half breeds bring down to those around them don't you?'

'You'd die for him.' Tsuyoshi stated seriously, sudden but true as he looked down unwaveringly at his friend 'You'd die for him and kill for him and despite how much you'll going to deny it, he'd be safer no where else'

Tsuna once again raised his blue orbs upwards 'Urgh, human logic'

'Not untrue though' Tsuyoshi quipped.

Tsuna rolled his eyes, muttering "you asked for it" before he looked to Takeshi and after a moment or two made his decision and crawled off of his pillow until he was in front of his Godson, placing his palms on the other's shoulders (Takeshi glanced to his father who mouthed at him to stay still, with a appearance that was all too flinty that Takeshi did as he was told seriously).

Takeshi straightened from where he was sat as Tsuna's nose came to rest in the nock of his neck and started to sniff, forgetting himself for a moment he went to speak - to ask something but with another look from his father quickly shut his jaw with a clank, also seeing something soften in Reborn from the corner of his eye but his attention went back to Tsuna as small hands slid from his shoulders to cup his own, larger and rougher appendages.

Something...deep sparked because of the contact of their fingers, sent straight from their skin up Takeshi's arms to the base of his stomach, like a connection was being made but he couldn't put a name to it; it was different to the pain of the Contract... . Something warm and profound wrapping around his stomach blazingly making Takeshi see white as his skin prickled and his mouth became dry, but before his jaw could fully lock he gasped as Tsuna pulled his nose out from smelling his scent, watching with glazed eyes as the blond put their foreheads together, duel blue eyes searching Takeshi's own for something... .

Takeshi didn't notice when his limps had become hot or when his heart had slowed to an alarming degree (for a human), or when his hearing and eyesight dimmed as his body buzzed, numbly feeling Tsuna pull away once again only for something smooth and wet to run along his cheek a second later.

That was it - that was enough to break the spell and Takeshi's ears to pop, his eyes to focus and to blink at the face that had moved back a bit but which is still so close... 'Huh?' he said dumbly, frowning as his damp cheek came to his notice, fingers automatically going to touch - to inspect.

'Congrats, kid' Reborn said, a miniature smirk on his face but his onyx orbs... they were lighter than they had been 'You've just been accepted by the heir of the Vongola Clan'

'Huh?' Takeshi repeated, looking as lost as he ever had as he looked at the three others in the room.

Tsuna shook his head tiredly, cerulean gems becoming hidden as his lids started to droop, shoulders sagging and neck sinking to his chest 'Nev-her...gunna get us-teh ...this' he murmured through his gums as his lips refused to move and his body finally give into the strain and the Flame drain as his world turned black.

Nerves shot through Takeshi as Tsuna seemed to wilt in front of him and before he could voice his concern he had his arms full of demon 'T-Tsuna?' he stuttered and tensed when a hand dropped onto his shoulders.

'He's just exhausted Flames he doesn't have' Tsuyoshi explained, looking at the blond resting against his son's chest, his friend looked far too young, far too small for someone who he knows to be so old and wise 'The Contract drained him internally and while his powers was still building he used them again'

Takeshi's hands went to rest on Tsuna's back to keep the blond still as he turned slightly 'Again, pops?'

Tsuyoshi rubbed the back of his head, a gesture that had been past down to his son 'Demons do things differently to humans; by law in this realm Tsunayoshi has always been - and always will be your Godfather, it's in my will but that wouldn't be accepted in their's' Tsuyoshi explained 'Tsuna just performed a small Ritual to tie you to him in a ... familial capacity, it's a precaution to ensure that you will always be taken care of'

'Ritual' Takeshi parroted.

Tsuyoshi nodded 'Ritual, It was the basic of basic' he admitted.

'It was the Acceptance and Admittance Ritual.' Reborn put in, still trying to find his centre in this situation where he felt... out of place with how little he knew, what didn't help was being in the Yamamoto Clan's old compound where he could feel the ancient wards pulling on his Flames and Tsuyoshi's firm, powerful and old aura pushing against the rest of him.

'Tsunayoshi started with smelling you; it's the first step. If he didn't like it, the Ritual would have negated itself' Tsuyoshi continued.

Takeshi's expression was puzzled; this was another weird demon tradition wasn't it? 'Why smelling though, pops?'

Tsuyoshi cleared his throat as he stretched his jaw for a moment; he was starting to get stiff 'Demons sense of smell is much stronger than any other human - or species in saying that; it's more than what kind of perfume your wearing or if your sweaty' he paused in thought 'By your scent a demon can tell if you're a warrior, if you're an innocent... they can tell what kind of environment you live in or if you mean them harm; they can tell what you are and what kind of Flames you have'

'So...' Takeshi trailed.

'So he was judging your characteristics' Reborn expanded 'Tsuna went to your throat; you allowed him, though you probably didn't know better but allowing anything - or anyone, knowing them or not, excess to your neck is a sign of complete trust' among other things that he wasn't going to mention at this point 'He liked your scent - your personality is a big part of your scent and he accepted that'

'Once he'd taken to your scent Tsunayoshi would have taken your taste but he had already done that early so I suppose he deferred'

'Tsuna skipped to the last procedure' Reborn confirmed and at that point decided to stretch his legs; unused to being knelt like the two Japanese were and needed to get the circulation back into them, one leg being used to prop one of his arms up and the other laid out straight 'Haven't seen Rituals that have had parts skipped, 'shows how powerful Tsuna is'

'Um...' Takeshi looked in-between the two; he had never been dump, purposefully acted so maybe and possibly not the smartest book-wise but the gap in knowledge had never been so large before; all these terms and new ideals - it was giving him a headache 'So, smell, taste... are you sure Tsuna's not planning on eating me?'

There was silence between the two adults as they glanced at each other and Takeshi wondered what he had said this time just as Tsuyoshi chuckled slightly and Reborn snorted 'Irony, Takeshi' his father informed before continuing after a shake of the head 'So, yes it's smell, taste and than it's a compatibility test through touch'

Takeshi noted the dismissal of the topic that he had brought up but ignored it; it probably just wasn't the time yet 'When Tsuna held my hands?'

Reborn nodded 'Really, though it did have a double purpose; the first was was to see if your Flames clashed because you can't have a clan member who isn't in harmony with it's Head and if you accepted his role as, in this case, your... God father...and vice versa' Reborn made a note for himself to research exactly what a "Godfather" was...or did, though it shouldn't matter too much as the Yamamoto's would have to be introduced into the Vongola anyway but for anyone else... .

Takeshi nodded 'What's the second?'

'The second was to bond your Flames together, though what bonding it was I'm not entirely sure; the quality felt...Commutative but it's been awhile since the last time I was trying to evaluator Flame types so I guess I'm out of practice' Tsuyoshi admitted a bit sheepishly, small grin in place.

'Commutatively?' Takeshi asked, not at all disturbed at the prospect of someone tempering with his Flames; Tsuna wasn't the type of person to do something underhanded, besides...Tsuna was his Godfather, whether that was new known or not, what did that matter?

Reborn nodded 'It will give you a sense of each other depending on what kind of Commutative Bonding was used; it'll be stronger for you with the Contract'

'Than after that?' Takeshi inquired with a tilt of his head.

Reborn shrugged 'Imprinting.' the boy merely blinked and Reborn sighed; this kind of conversation was the kind he thought he'd be having with Tsunayoshi a lot later in life 'It's better known for Marriage Bonding or Contracts - and that's usually more...sexually inclined' he said, choosing his words carefully with the raised-human 'It's not so common in Rituals simply because Rituals themselves are not widely used anymore'

'What's ...imprinting...?' Takeshi had a feeling that after all this his head was going to be three sizes bigger; he might have to think about buying a notepad to write some of this done - a large, heavy-duty notepad.

'Imprinting is mainly a demon marking someone as there's' Reborn stated tactfully, shading over the more questionable side the his realm; it was better explained by someone else 'When Tsuna licked you he was Imprinting you as family; as under his protection'

Licked?...Takeshi frowned before one of his hands went up automatically to his face, Oh...Oh!

'It was a little like adoption in our realm; in the eyes of demons you are now his charge' Tsuyoshi told his son which relieved him and also...made him feel slightly despondent.

'It also means that as his charge, he is responsible for your actions' Reborn added which is what worried him the most about this new arrangement, especially with how many demons are trying to get rid of the new heir; they'd have a prime weakness to use.

'Responsible?' Takeshi repeated innocently.

'It's more than likely that if you should get into trouble that Tsuna will either take on the punishment himself - or get punishment' Reborn elaborated, Takeshi seemed to pale.

'Than why -' Takeshi started, his hands tightening around Tsuna as the blond slept on.

'You can't interrupt a Ritual once it's started' Tsuyoshi answered the unfinished question 'And now that you know... know that you'll be introduced into that world... you need a guardian which will be recognised;

Confusion was rising in Takeshi again 'But I have you, pops...'

Tsuyoshi shook his head 'One that will be recognised' he repeated 'Humans aren't...welcomed into the demon realm, no matter what type of blood you have or who your related to, the Yamamoto's haven't left this realm in...centuries - generations. I wouldn't have any authority there; no power'

'You...don't like the demon realm, do you?' Takeshi asked carefully, face sober and eyes sad as he dragged everything back up for his father.

Tsuyoshi shook his head but he gave his son a small smile 'Demons have done a lot damage but... the demon realm is where this family has come from and I've made some great friends that also aren't human' his eyes fell on the blond 'Tsunayoshi is probably the greatest; he wasn't wrong when he said I nearly killed him when I first met him and I wanted to again more than once while working with him; he can be most...frustrating and his...family have a lot to answer for but he was a gift to have known' the smile grew brighter however wistful it was 'Though you'll have your work cut out for you, Takeshi; I had a hard enough time looking after him while co-working with him, I don't know how'll you'll manage with you being his Guardian now'

now that was worrying.

'So...handcuffs?' Takeshi suggested.

'The leash would be safer' Tsuyoshi quipped back.

Reborn just looked between the two. He really should be more concerned about this arrangement then he was.

A/N (29.05.13) -

Do yo know what I hate about the Copy 'n' Paste? The fact that between every paragraph there's two spaces more than needed so I have to go through the whole thing and delete them.

so annoying!

Anyway, new chapter! Yay! Or not...this took a few hours, nearly half a day actually but I hope this was worth it for you, I'm still not sure about all this Godforsaken dialogue but I've got to build it up so I hope that this is okay...

Good job my English exam in writing was dialogue/ monologue since I've had a lot of practice.

So Godfather/ Godson, huh? And before anyone says anything, I did not in no way shape or form plan that! It wrote itself! I swear it, it came out of nowhere! Though...I don't totally mind; it could be pretty cute if I manage to write it right... though chances of that are slim.

Sorry if a lot happened in this chapter; I seem to rush things a lot; a massive amount of information all in one go but I am trying so try to bare with me.

Oh! And about the pairings; I know! I know! I mention it nearly every chapter but remember that there's been just a tiny bit of a break between every update and because of that I have a lot of chances to think and change my mind and think some more and change it again.

So pairings; is there anything, wonderful, wonderful reviewers that theres anything you'd be particularly against? And when I say anything, I mean anything. Because I might just do something crazy!

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- I let it fall, my heart. And as it fell, you rose to claim it. It was dark and I was over. Until you kissed my lips and you saved me -

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