Okay, new fic! Most of the fics about Tsuna not being the Decimo tends to turn him into Dark!Tsuna, and I don't like it one bit. I like characters who are not too depressed about it. So I am making this thing anyway.

I know that I said that I would be working on this until this thing is finished in my files, but I couldn't help publishing this. I don't know if I will make this on as a preview like the other two (I am losing inspiration in Harry Potter) but I want to know what to do from you guys.

Chapter 1 The Not so Dame Sister

Sawada Tsunarumi was once known as Dame-Tsuna to her peers. She was a girl with no self-esteem, below average intellect, no athletic abilities, and so forth. One could conclude that she was useless to anything that she is brought at. Nothing could ever change her. Even her twin brother, Sawada Natsuki thinks of her older twin that way, although he never said it, she could tell.

In all of this information, she had been deemed unfit to be the successor of the Vongola as the Decimo, even if she was the oldest daughter of Sawada Iemitsu, a direct descendant of the Vongola Primo. And so, the title as Candidate was transferred to her brother, Natsuki.

While Tsuna was a little too shy for her own good, and not very good at making friends and thinks twice first before going into action, Natsuki was friendly, sporty, cheery, and sometimes a bit of an airhead that sometimes made Tsuna want to hit him upside the head. But then, he was one of the brash and dense ones in the family, something that he got from their father.

Another thing: Above all else, she loathed her father. He was always leaving every now and then, and shows up at least twice every three years or longer. It would be called a miracle if he returned after a month, or if he returned in a week, it would mean that God intervened. She hated her father with a passion, but Natsuki loved his father who would sometimes play wrestling and other boy-related stuff with him, while Tsuna was left with her stuffed toys, and occasionally, her books and computer.

Ever since she had decided that she will never get out of her room as much as possible when their father was there, she would either play games on her computer or read and re-read her books that overstuffed her two bookshelves on the corner of her room beside her study table and window. And as much as her father tries to reach out to her, he can never win her love again. Not anymore.

By the time they turned ten, three months later, Iemitsu took Natsuki to Italy. She really couldn't remember the reason for that, but she knew that it had upset Nana, thinking the bad things of being apart from her precious little son. Tsuna paid no heed to this and just bid him goodbye, glad to be rid of the very twin that had everyone comparing her to him.

She loved her brother, don't get her wrong, but it irritates her insides every time she hears a phrase that can be translated as 'Why can't you be more like your brother?' and the fact that her father was going to brainwash her brother to be like their hateful father.

After Nana and Tsuna were the only ones left in the Sawada household, Nana had dedicated herself in raising her daughter the best she could. She taught her how to cook, and both of them divided the house chores, and if tests are coming, she makes sure that her daughter has her alone time in studying. It's not that she was disappointed with her grades, especially Math; it was just that she wasn't paying too much attention because her head is always in the clouds, and thus, her grades were too. The only brother figure she has was one Ieyatsu Giotto, a cousin in Nana's side of the family, although he could be mistaken as the relative of Iemitsu. But even he can't be by Tsuna's side all the time, because they study in different schools.

Until one day when she was eleven, she stumbled upon one boy, bearing the name of Hibari Kyouya, and that's where her life turned into a 180 degree turn.

Hibari Kyouya was not someone who is easily interested in a certain individual, more or less, a certain herbivore, a girl to boot. But there was something about her that made him a little off. There was potential that is being hidden by the overflow of emotions, something that he wanted to purge out of her. He had to train her in all aspects.

The moment the twelve year-old boy had offered this; Tsuna took no hesitation in accepting it. She wanted to be as strong as she could, to prove everyone wrong about her that she will become a failure in the future. She wanted to prove that she could be more than just the Dame-Tsuna that they have always known.

As the years passed by, she began to question everything that has been happening in her life, to the point of using the connections of Kyouya, whose father was once connected with the yakuza and discovering that her family was more than meets the eye. On the side of her father, at least…

That was the day that she had made a promise to herself, something that she knew that she will never regret.

By the time her brother returned to Italy with his tutor Reborn, Tsuna knew everything she had to know. And she doesn't plan on telling them. Let them find out for themselves, she always say.

Four years later (Tsuna is now fifteen in second year)

"Welcome back Natsu-kun~!" Nana said gleefully as she hugged her son that has been gone for five years. Natsu has, as usual, outgrown Tsuna by two inches, and his blond hair grew a little spikier that almost looked like a hedgehog. "Oh, and you brought someone with you as well!"

"Ciaossu. I am Reborn, his tutor," he greeted.

"Welcome to our home. I appreciate you taking care of my son while he is in Italy. I hope he is not any trouble with Iemitsu,"

"Not at all, although his grades are needed to be watched," he warned. While Tsuna was known to have below average grades; Natsuki's are just average. Not high at all in terms of IQ.

It was then when the door opened revealing Tsuna looking a little tired. "I'm home,"

Natuski turned to look at her older twin and was shocked to see that his sister has grown quite well for the past five years that he was gone. Tsuna was just two inches shorter than him. Her long brown hair was tied in a ponytail leaving some strands on the sides of her face, but still it could make anyone's heart skip a beat. Her overall build showed that she has an hourglass figure, which in Natsuki's opinion; his sister must have been working on the figure for a while now. All in all, her sister was really hot. Had they been unrelated, he would have courted her right now. She was wearing a modified uniform of Namimori Private Academy, with instead of orange rims on the yellowish blazers, she had them in black, and her ribbon was replaced with a red necktie with black vertical stripes. Her black pleated skirt was neatly ironed and crisp even though it was the end of the day, which was quite weird.

But being the brother as he is, all he could do was admire her, "Wow Nee-san, you sure have grown,"

He was expecting her sister to jump for joy and hug him, but all he got was a plain greeting, "So you're back. Welcome back to the world of the Japanese," she greeted plainly as she closed her tired eyes and massaged her left temple. Then she noticed the baby in the fedora. It didn't take a genius to figure out that the kid was no ordinary kid. 'An Arcobaleno,' She thought. "And I am quite surprised that you brought a toddler home," she added.

"Ciaossu. I'm Reborn, Baka-Natsuki's tutor," he introduced. Natsuki tensed as he looked at her sister. She was not as airheaded as their mother, and she was rather perceptive if she wants to. But woe was he; she just had to pay attention in finding ways to insult him.

"Baka-Natsuki? That's not a bad nickname," she mused. "Pleased to meet you, Reborn-san, to think that you would be taught by a mere toddler…that's shameful," she shot at her brother.

Natsuki somehow felt that his sister was not the sweet little girl that he has always known. "You sure have changed, Nee-san," he stated.

"Well I did grow," Tsuna looked at her brother, "A grand surprise that you came for the second semester just in time. Not having too much fun in your Italian school, caro fratello?"

Natsuki seemed to flinch when she spoke Italian all of a sudden. "Whoa, why the sudden change in language?"

It was then when Tsuna's phone rang. She fished it out of her pocket, laughing inwardly when Natsuki gaped at her hard earned iPhone 4. Even Iemitsu had not approved of Natsuki handling such an expensive phone. "Hello…? Kyoko-chan, what's wrong? Nii-san and Kyouya are at what?" she grunted, "I get out of school for a few minutes home, and I get this kind of news? I'll be right there. Give me ten minutes,"

She said as she stormed to her room, but not before speaking to Nana, "There's another emergency. I need to be there, go on without me," Nana sighed at her daughter's actions, but turned back to her son and his tutor, "Well then, I prepared a lot for us, but it seems Tsu-chan has a lot on her plate right now," she said as she pushed her son to the dining room.

He was met with mouthwatering Japanese dishes that he had missed over the course of five years, and had been waiting to eat them. No food tastes better than homemade ones.

Not a moment later, Tsuna came down in her normal orange and white hoodie and cargo pants complete with orange and white sneakers. Her hair was still tied in a ponytail, but this time, it was braided. She was muttering "This is not good…" again and again until she reached for her body bag that hung from the coat rack.

Nana went out of the dining room and looked at her daughter, "Going out? But Natsu-kun just got home, and you just got home tired," she complained.

Tsuna opened the door and looked back at her mother, "We will have plenty of time to catch up, but I need to get going. Something important has come up,"

"More important than me?" Natsuki wondered as he went out of the dining room as well.

He was shocked to see her glaring at him, "Don't think the whole world revolves around you Natsuki. I have a lot of things I have to prioritize more than your homecoming," she said and slammed the door.

"Okay, ouch." Natsuki said, "How could she be that mad at me?"

Nana sighed smiled, "She's not mad, just a little tired. There's a lot that goes on in school right now," she said as she pulled her son to the kitchen.

Natsuki looked at her mother but asked no further. He knew why she resented him for a long time, well, part of the reason, that is. He knew it ever since she started to lock herself up in her room with only the company of her computer and books. He started off thinking that she hates him because he got their father's attention, but then he came to realize that she was starting to feel like she was living under his shadow which sent her rage to overdrive.

…

Morning came, and he didn't know what time Tsuna had come back. When he got down for breakfast, Nana was already eating, and a dish and mug was already at the sink. A meal was prepared for him and Reborn.

"Where's Nee-san?" he wondered.

"She went to school early. She's in charge of cooking breakfast, but don't worry, she didn't put anything else but edible food in your plate," she half-joked.

Natsuki scratched the back of his head, "This early? What could she be doing?"

Nana smiled in return. "Like I said, school stuff,"

…

Namimori Private Academy Middle School Division

Tsuna arrived at the school as early as she could be as always. She didn't want to wake her brother up at the ungodly hour that she has already gotten used to waking up on. Their first meeting in five years didn't go as it should because of her stress temper that had occurred last night, and by the time she got home, he was already asleep from jet lag. Well, at least their father wasn't there, but she was surprised that he was just dumped at their house after the letter a week ago. Something must have come up for him to be evacuated from the Iron Fort.

She was greeted by the Disciplinary Committee prefects guarding the school. Namimori Private Academy was something out of the ordinary for Tsuna. For one thing, its students have been handled by two separate power organizations, namely, the Student Council and the Disciplinary Committee. While the Student Council presides over the needs of the students, the Disciplinary Committee presides over keeping the students in line. No matter how much free rein the council is giving them, they must not do anything stupid to ruin the reputation of the academy. She was thankful that she remembered to take off her armband of the Disciplinary Committee before she had entered the house that night so that her brother wouldn't get into some questions that she is not willing to answer at that time.

The moment she arrived at the gates, she was greeted by Kusakabe Tetsuya, and her friends, Gokudera Hayato and Yamamoto Takeshi.

"A pleasant morning, Sawada-san," Kusakabe greeted.

"Morning Tsuna," Yamamoto greeted.

"Good Morning Hime-sama," Gokudera greeted enthusiastically.

Tsuna smiled radiantly, "Good morning guys. I see you are in high spirits after that little incident last night,"

The three went silent all of a sudden, and for a good reason too. The phone call last night from one Sasagawa Kyoko had been a frantic one. Kyouya and her older brother, Ryohei, have both been fighting two gangs at the same time at the back of the school. If it weren't for Kyoko's constant surveillance of the school property, and her secret tracking device (Courtesy of Irie Shouichi) on her brother, Tsuna wouldn't have gathered everyone so that the matter could be resolved quickly and without word.

Gokudera was very eager to change the subject, not wanting to remember what had happened to a pile of bodies of gangsters the night before while being irritated. "So…what had transpired of your brother's homecoming?" he wondered.

It was then when Tsuna scowled, "I got that phone call after seeing him for less than three minutes, so I wouldn't want to discuss that," she stated. "And he brought Reborn with him as well,"

"So they really are planning on gathering guardians for him here in Japan," Gokudera said.

"Keeping a low profile would be too late since the occurrences of the past four years that we have been in this Academy," Tsuna stated. "But then, I would not be surprised if Reborn gets ideas into making some of you as Natsuki's guardians," she then remembered a certain afro-haired kid, "Has Lambo arrived at the Pre-School Division?" she wondered, worried about the five year-old who had gotten lost in the campus yesterday and had almost gotten involved if it weren't for his classmate, I-Pin, a friend who kept him distracted to be away from the brawl.

"About a few minutes ago, Hime-sama," Gokudera answered.

Tsuna crossed her arms to her chest, "The only ones missing now are Nii-san and Kyoko-chan, Kyouya, Alaude-san and Mukuro," she summarized.

It was then when a yellow bird chirped and called her name, "Tsuna! Tsuna!" and sat itself on her head.

"What is this crowding, Tsunarumi?" a tired voice asked from behind them.

Tsuna smiled at him along with a blond boy identical to him. If it weren't for the hair difference, the two would be confused as the other. "Morning Kyouya, Alaude-san," she greeted. Hibari Alaude was the older twin brother of Kyouya, and the Informant of the Disciplinary Committee and the Student Council as well as the Vice President. He was the invisible go-between of the two organizations, like Tsuna, although he specializes in gathering Intel rather than negotiations.

Kyouya only grunted in reply. "If this conversation is about last night, then dismiss it. If this is about Student Council and Disciplinary Committee matters, Secretary Sawada, then do it in the office," he lectured.

Yamamoto laughed, "Come on, cool down now. Why so cranky in the morning? We're just talking about Tsuna's twin,"

The term 'twin' seemed to peak the interest of the Head Prefect and his brother. All these years of knowing the girl, all she had said are her lack of things that is always heatedly compared to her brother. Not once had he dared to ask that to her, knowing that she would go on an unnecessary rampage. "Be that as it may, get out of the gateway. You are disturbing the peace of the morning," he then looked at the brunette and her two friends sternly, clearly not in the mood this morning. "Aren't you three supposed to be in the Student Council Meeting room right now?"

The three 'eeped' at the sternness of his voice, that they just pretended to look at their watches and skidded out in front of Kyouya into the supposed meeting that they should be having in less than five minutes. Hibird returned to his master's head.

Kusakabe looked at the three retreating figures, most especially Tsuna. "Today is the start of her confrontation with her brother," he muttered enough for his leader to hear.

"I wonder if her training would pay off. What do you think Kyouya?" Alaude asked.

Kyouya only grunted, "I didn't teach her just so she could confront him. I taught her so that she could beat him up and prove that she could be better than his herbivore brother," he said as he proceeded inside, followed by Alaude. After all, they were also part of the meeting. At that, Kyouya ordered Hibird to patrol the school in a bird's eye view after his master attached a small camera on him by the band on its body and sang the school anthem.

So, what do you guys think? Review so that I can make up my mind!