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Danger

Italy

The lights of the department store hypnotized Tsuna. It were as if the world were wrapped in a white light, which wanted you to forget everything else. The brunet went towards the light, one hand stretched out to touch the light when in reach.

One step forward, than another. Closer and closer. There was it. The source of the coveted light. Just one little step forward, just one, and it would be within his palm. As he wanted to past the last meter between him and the light, Tsuna felt a pain in his head.

"If I didn't look after you from time to time, you would get yourself killed very often, Dame-Tsuna."

Behind him stood Reborn. With a punch to his head Reborn had successfully destroyed Tsuna's daydream before he could fell down the stairs. The brunet gulped.

That was close. A few seconds more and I would lay down there by know. Fascination is a dangerous thing. And to make matters worse the light I was chasing is a lamp.

"Thank you, Reborn." Tsuna turned around to face Reborn and trembled slightly when he could see that Reborn glared at him. Tsuna laughed nervously. "But …ah… what are you wearing? Doesn't it look a little bit too dangerous?"

The black orbs glared even harder at him. The brunet couldn't even lift a muscle.

Reborn wore a black suit with a yellow shirt under it. On his head was a fedora with a yellow stripe as well.

"A suit. I think it's something normal to wear. And it looks dangerous, you say?", answered Reborn.

Tsuna could only nod. He could see a small smile on the older one's lips. Half of his face was hidden by the fedora by now. It made him look even more dangerous. Reborn wasn't a person you would like to meet at night in a dark alley.

Reborn went down the stairs behind Tsuna. "Than it does it's jobs perfectly, Dame-Tsuna."

The brunet stared for a few seconds into nothing before he finally realized that Reborn wasn't with him anymore. Quickly Tsuna ran down the stairs to catch up with the black haired kid.

"Slow down a little, Reborn. I'm not that quick. And why do you always need to call me dame? I'm not dame.", protested Tsuna as he reached Reborn. But Reborn only smiled at him. It wasn't a good smile.

"A few minutes ago, you almost fell down a staircase. Therefore, you are dame, Dame-Tsuna." Only people, who knew Reborn long enough could hear the worried undertone in his voice.

But Tsuna didn't give up. At least once he wanted to win a argumentation against him. "But I didn't fall down the stairs and I'm still alive."

"Yes, and whose merit was that?"

Tsuna didn't know what to answer. He lost again and he didn't know why, but it made him feel angry. The next moment the brunet could feel a warm hand in his hair. As he looked up he saw directly in Reborn's black eyes.

"Don't be sad, Tsuna. Maybe next time." On his lips were a smile again. But this time it was a smile filled with brotherly love. Tsuna liked this smile the most.

"Now come, we must go and find Adriana. I have a bad feeling."

For five years Adriana took them in and cared for the two. She was part of their family.

Tsuna and Reborn reached a place with a fountain in the middle. At the fountain stood Adriana. Her blond hair hid her face as she leaned over the edge of the fountain.

"I think we should go", said Reborn. He and Adriana looked each other in the eyes, than she nodded. "Okay, let's go, you two."

Together they made their way to the parking area. Adriana enthused about a pair of shoes until a shoot could be heard. The three reacted quickly and sought protection behind a car. Adriana took out a pistol. "I stop them. You to go to our car. Look out for Tsuna, Reborn, and be careful."

Tsuna and Reborn ran between the parking cars until they reached a black one. Quickly they sat in. Tsuna didn't like it when Adriana or Reborn were fighting. He didn't want to lose one of them.

As Adriana was also seated behind the wheel, she drove off.

"That was the fifth assassination attempt this month. Enough is enough. We move."

Move? Sure, because of mother Adriana's work there are people, who want to get rid of her, but that has never stopped us to do what we wanted to do. And to where should we move?

As if Adriana had heard Tsuna's thoughts, she answered him.

"Japan."

Okay, first thing first: At the beginning Tsuna is 8 and Reborn is 10.

I hope you liked the first chapter of the first part, namely Escape to Freedom.

Preview: Chopsticks are mean to Tsuna, Reborn has a glaring contest with Hibari and Tsuna makes his first friend.