Marisay-chan typing here! Haha…I must be digging a big hole for myself…writing another story although I still had three more to write…but this story keeps popping in my mind! I can't help it! Also…I am kind of having a writers block now…T.T Ahh~ah. The cover sure was hard to do T.T I should really learn how to draw soon...

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, only the story! ^_^

In italics are thoughts

Summary: A contract of engagement between the Vongola and Sawada is placed. Will things go as planned?

~Story Starts~

~Somewhere in Italy~

"...And this is my son, Sawada Tsunayoshi!" A blond man pushed a brunette teenage boy in front of him. "Don't be shy, my tuna fish!"

The boy fidgeted nervously. "I-It's a pleasure to meet you, V-Vongola-san and Vongola-san."

An elderly man laughed heartedly. "No need to be so formal, Tsunayoshi, just call me Timoteo." Timoteo turned amused eyes to the blond man. "I see that you really have the right to always boast about your son, Iemitsu. He is really adorable."

"Right, Right?" Iemitsu grinned, while Tsunayoshi flushed red at the praise.

"Now," Timoteo gestured to the left, where a blond boy stood. He prompted the boy to step forward. "This is my grandson, Vongola Giotto."

The blond boy, Giotto, gave an awkward smile. He bowed respectfully at Iemitsu. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sawada-san." Hesitantly, he reached for one of Tsunayoshi's hands. "...And you as well, Sawada-san." He then landed a kiss on the back of Tsunayoshi's hand, causing the brunette to blush.

"Hey, hey! Keep things to a minimum!" Iemitsu snatched Tsunayoshi's hand away from him, still grinning, although the smile seemed a bit sharp.

Giotto blinked in surprise. "O-Of course."

Timoteo chuckled and whispered to his grandson's ear. "He's very protective of his son."

"Ah..."

"By the way, who are these charming people behind you, Iemitsu?" Timoteo asked.

"Oh! Let me introduce to you my tuna fish's guardians!" Iemitsu gestured the seven people standing behind him forward.

He motioned to a boy with silver hair. "This is his storm guardian."

The boy tilted his head forward. "Gokudera Hayato, at your service." He shot a glare towards Giotto, to which Giotto blinked.

"Rain guardian."

A boy with black spiky hair stepped forward. "Ahaha! Yamamoto Takeshi, hope we will get along well!"

"Sun guardian."

"Sasagawa Ryohei! Let's be EXTREME!" The silver-white hair shouted out, punching his fists to the air.

"Lightning guardian."

"Yare yare, Bovino Lambo. Nice to meet you." A boy with his right eye shut saluted them with two fingers.

"Bovino?" Timoteo's eyebrows raised up in surprise.

"It's a weird story." Iemitsu scratched his head, while Lambo nodded. "Anyways, Cloud guardian." He pointed to a boy with short black hair and grey eyes.

Silence filled the place as they waited for him to speak.

The boy stared at Timoteo and Giotto for a while, before turning his head away. "...Hibari Kyoya."

Iemitsu chuckled, not at all bothered by the display. "Apologies, he dislikes crowds."

Timoteo waved his hands, "It's quite all right. We have someone like that as well."

"Lastly, the Mist guardians."

A boy with mismatched eyes smiled. "Kufufu, Rokudo Mukuro." He gestured to the girl beside him. "And this is my sister."

"Ro-Rokudo Chrome." The girl bowed.

"Two Mist guardians...quite unusual." Timoteo commented.

"We are inseparable." Mukuro offered with a smile.

Timoteo nodded. Turning to his grandson, "They are quite similar to your guardians, don't you think so, Giotto?"

Giotto gave a nod, looking at each of them curiously.

Timoteo clapped his hands. "Do get along with each other, all right? Especially you two." Timoteo patted Giotto and Tsunayoshi on the head. "You two are betrothed to each other after all."

Timoteo smiled as Tsunayoshi pinked a little, while Giotto nodded hesitantly.

"Without further ado, I, Vongola Timoteo, welcome all of you to the Vongola mansion."

With that, the mahogany doors behind Timoteo opened up, revealing a majestic hall before them.

Vongola. Anyone in Italy, or any other country, would come to know this name very well. A name that installed awe, wonder, envy, and even fear to everyone. Not only are they rich, they are also powerful, holding high positions in social and business alike. They practically control everything that happened in Italy, mainly to help the unfortunate. Some would even consider them as royalties in the country.

They started a trend, that the heirs be labeled as the 'Sky', mainly to show that they would be fair and open to possibility, just like the sky. However, due to a kidnapping case that had happened before, the heirs were assigned bodyguards, six people who would fit with the 'Sky'. That was how the bodyguards, or rather, the guardians of 'Storm', 'Rain', 'Sun', 'Lightning', 'Cloud' and 'Mist' came about.

Tsunayoshi looked around in amazement.

This lead to the change of description of the 'Sky', to 'One that colors and engulfs everything'. They were said to have the characteristic of harmony, to maintain the balance of the others, which was the guardians. The guardians then also gained their description in their own way.

Tsunayoshi sweatdropped when he heard Hayato and Takeshi got into another argument.

"Please calm yourself down, Gokudera-kun." Tsunayoshi tried to pacify him.

"Of course, Juudaime!" Hayato smiled at him, giving a 180 change of attitude.

The 'Storm', 'One that fiercely blows away everything'. Often said to have the characteristic of disintegration, they are always at the front, being on the offensive side, ready to eliminate any threat that their 'Sky' faced. They are also the closest to the 'Sky', the first to be accepted by them.

"That's right, Gokudera. No need to be so tense!" Takeshi grinned.

'Rain', 'One that washes away everything'. Tranquility would be used to characterize them. Their duty was to calm their 'Sky', should they faced any obstacles, washing away their worries like a gentle rain. They could also be harsh when their 'Sky' are in trouble, turning from a gentle rain, to a ferocious rainstorm.

"Nobody is asking you, idiot!"

"EXTREME! That's the spirit! Sawada, you must be pretty excited!" Ryohei shouted out, his fists in the air.

'One that illuminates the sky', this perfectly summed up the 'Sun'. Brightening up the life of the 'Sky' was one of their duty. Always facing things with an optimistic view, they are also known for their persistency, which then led them to have the characteristic of activation, being the one in lighting up the 'Sky'. Though, this characteristic was always mistaken as motivation whenever the 'Sun' was concerned.

"Stop bothering Juudaime, you lawn head!"

"What did you say, you octopus head!"

"What...did you called me?!"

"Yare, yare. Here we go again...Gokudera-shi is so childish." Lambo sighed, while Tsunayoshi laughed nervously.

"Did you say something, you stupid cow?" Hayato glared at him.

Tears suddenly welled up in Lambo's eyes, the calm posture he had earlier suddenly abandoning him.

"T-Tsuna-nii, Gokudera-shi called me a stupid cow!" Waterfall of tears flowed down his cheeks.

'Lightning' would be, 'One that harshly strikes everything'. Similar to the 'Rain', they could be both offensive and defensive, though they lean towards the latter more than the former. Directing harms to themselves, they gain the characteristic of hardening, serving as a lightning rod for the 'Sky'. There were people who reasoned that, it was precisely because of this, people who hold the 'Lightning' position tend to be...weird.

Tsunayoshi sighed. "Please don't call him that, Gokudera-kun."

"Yes, Juudaime!"

Kyoya was watching the whole scene, his hands constantly twitching to the jacket floating behind him, where two tonfa could be seen gleaming in each sleeve.

"Herbivores, be quiet before I bite you to death."

Always floating their own ways, they listened to no one, only following their own will. That was how, 'One that cannot be caught and goes its own way', embedded to the 'Cloud'. They protect the 'Sky' from afar, using their own methods, although it could be quite debatable sometimes. Fighting was what they do best, which led them to be the strongest within the guardians. Unfortunately, nobody knew how they got the characteristic of propagation, though there were some rumors that mentioned that, it had something to do with the weapons they used to fight with, or the way they fought.

"And the skylark appears." Mukuro commented. "I was wondering how long it would take for you to speak up."

He then caught the tonfa that came shooting his way.

"Oya, getting violent, are we?" Mukuro smirked, passing the tonfa to Chrome. "My dear Chrome, please do dispose of this."

"Yes, Mukuro-nii-sama."

The tonfa then started disappearing.

Illusion, magic tricks, reality, fantasy. These words are frequently associated with people who held the 'Mist' position, which led them to be 'One that cannot be captured'. They are the masters of the minds, manipulating the threats that surround their 'Sky'. Gaining the characteristic of construction, they are mysterious, said to be able to turn something into nothing, and nothing to something. Whether it was real or fake, only those who had suffered their wrath knew it.

"Ahhh! Don't do that Chrome!" Tsunayoshi quickly rushed up to Chrome and snatched the tonfa out of her grasp, causing the disappearing tonfa to appear again. "Don't make Hibari-san angry...and please behave, Mukuro."

"Y-Yes, Boss."

"You are spoiling the fun, Sawada Tsunayoshi."

Tsunayoshi sighed again, before gingerly passing the tonfa back to Kyoya. "...Please don't throw your weapon in here, Hibari-san?" Tsunayoshi asked meekly, afraid that Kyoya would take it as a command.

Kyoya narrowed his eyes at Tsunayoshi. "I do not take orders, herbivore." Regardless, he took back the offered tonfa and kept it hidden.

Tsunayoshi breathed out a sigh of relief. "Of course, Hibari-san." He smiled at Kyoya, who turned away.

The Sawadas, being close friends with the Vongola, took on the trend as well. They are powerful in their own rights in Japan, but small, compared to the Vongola. So, to benefit both in this generation, they came up with a contract, stating that their heirs would be betrothed together when they reached an appropriate age, to strengthen their family. This posed no problem for the adults of course, as they are really good friends.

The same could not be said to the heirs, however.

After stopping Kyoya, Tsunayoshi continued to follow Timoteo and his father. Halfway through, he ended up beside Giotto, only noticing this when he accidentally bumped at his side.

"A-Ah! I'm sorry!"

"It is all right." Giotto gave him a smile, before turning away, as if uncomfortable.

Tsunayoshi did the same.

This is so awkward...

They both thought at the same time.

"Ah. Here we are." Timoteo ushered all of them into a room. "This is the study room, whenever there's a guest, we bring them over here."

The place was filled with books. Couches, sofas and tables were decorated in the middle of the room. There was also a fireplace by the side.

"Now, why don't the two of you get to know each other first, while Iemitsu and I bring Tsunayoshi's guardians to see your guardians, Giotto? We will meet at the dining room later." Timoteo glanced at the wall clock nearby, showing that it was close to dinnertime.

Giotto nodded.

Tsunayoshi started fidgeting at that.

"B-But, one of us should stay with Juudaime!" Hayato protested, wary to leave his precious Sky with a stranger.

"Don't worry, Hayato, my tuna fish is in good hands!" Iemitsu grinned. "Right, Giotto-kun?"

Giotto sweatdropped at the malice aura that came from Iemitsu. He nodded hastily. "You have nothing to worry about, Sawada-san."

"Call me Iemitsu!"

"Haa...I am capable of protecting myself, Dad, Gokudera-kun. There is no need to worry."

"I-If Juudaime says so..."

"Ahaha! Let's go then!" Takeshi grabbed Hayato by the arm, dragging him out of the room

"Don't touch me, you idiot!"

Slowly, they filed out, leaving Giotto and Tsunayoshi in the room.

The air around them suddenly got a bit dense.

Awkward! Awkward! Awkward! Awkward!

Tsunayoshi took a glance at his fiancé, only to find light-orange eyes already looking back at him.

They both quickly turned away, embarrassed at being caught.

...Awkward.

Giotto coughed into his fist to break the silence. "Would you...like to take a seat?" He gestured to the couch.

When Big family meets Little Family

~With the guardians~

"I wonder if Juudaime is all right..."

"Gokudera-shi...that is the 50th time you are saying that already. Could you please stop it, before you drive us crazy?" Lambo deadpanned.

"Shut up! I'm just worried!"

"Tsuna will be fine, Gokudera! Don't worry about it!"

"Shut up, idiot! And don't call Juudaime so familiarly!"

"But we are friends, right?" Takeshi placed a hand on his chin in thought. "So, we are familiar with each other...that means I can call him familiarly, right?" Takeshi said innocently.

"That's right, Octopus head! Sawada is a great friend! He should learn boxing to the EXTREME!" Ryohei's eyes were burning with fire.

"Don't bother Juudaime with your useless boxing!"

"What did you say, Octopus head?!"

"And here we go again..." Lambo shook his head.

"Herbivores." A tonfa slipped into Kyoya's hands. "For disturbing the peace, prepare to be bitten to death."

"Kufufu, beating them up, or literally biting them, little skylark? Oya, oya, never knew you to be so...lewd."

CLING

Trident versus tonfa, the heat emitting between them could almost burn the place up.

"Die, pineapple herbivore."

A twitch appeared at Mukuro's eyebrow.

"Kufufu. It looks like someone is really bored. Shall I show you the way to hell?" Mukuro's red eye seems to be glowing, although it could be a trick of the eyes.

"E-Ermm...Mukuro-nii-sama, Cloud man...Boss will get angry..." Chrome tried to stop them

Unfortunately, neither of them seemed to have heard her.

"Quite lively guardians you have chosen for Tsunayoshi." Timoteo blinked, hearing their conversation as he led them.

Iemitsu chuckled. "I did not choose them, Tsuna did. I merely accepted their position."

Timoteo gave a hearty laugh. "He is so much like Giotto. I hope they will get along well."

Iemitsu nodded, giving a sad smile.

Timoteo noticed it, but did not say anything.

"Anyways, here we are." Timoteo stood in front of a door that had a plate with seven colors with the word 'Weather' stated on it. "This room is where the heir and his guardians always come to visit, to discuss their stuff or to just relax. Why don't all of you introduce yourselves to Giotto's guardians? Iemitsu and I have something to talk about."

With that, Timoteo left with Iemitsu, who told all of them to behave.

The guardians looked at each other.

"Kufufu. Do your job, Gokudera Hayato." Mukuro pointed to the door.

"What! Why me?"

"The Storm must always be on the frontlines, checking the dangers that could cause harm."

Lambo, Takeshi and Chrome nodded in agreement.

"What kind of logic is that!? You are just making that up!" Hayato pointed a finger at Mukuro.

"Hurry up and open the door, herbivore." Kyoya flashed his tonfa.

"That's right, octopus head! If you are scared, I will help you to the EXTREME!" Ryohei wrapped an arm on his shoulder.

Hayato shrugged the arm off. "I don't need your help! And I am not scared!"

Hayato huffed, knocking on the door twice before opening the door.

"Pardon us for intru-"

A blob of pink came in line with his vision.

Hayato opened his mouth before he could think.

"P-P-PINK MONSTER!"

When Big family meets Little Family

~At the dining room later~

Tsunayoshi glanced to his right, while Giotto, who was sitting opposite of him, did the same, but looking to his left.

Currently, the Sawada heir and his guardians were seated across the Vongola heir and his guardians. Timoteo was seated at the end, eating his dinner, while Iemitsu sat at the other end.

Tsunayoshi sweatdropped. He saw his Storm guardian glaring at the boy, who had a tattoo on his face and glaring straight back, opposite of him. He could almost feel the electricity those two were sharing.

There seems to be no problem in regards to his Rain and Sun guardians, both happily talking to each other with the people opposite of them. Things also seemed all right with his Cloud guardian. But that might be because Kyoya and the one across him appeared to be ignoring each other, concentrating on their dinner.

As for his Lightning guardian and Mist guardians...

Lambo and the boy with green hair were talking...sort of.

Tsunayoshi gave another sweatdrop as he heard parts of their conversation.

"Must be nice to have such a brat as a guardian." The boy gave a smile, the smile twitching constantly.

"Yare, yare, but of course. But then, it must be even nicer to have someone with such weird hair." Lambo did not bother looking at him, eating his dinner calmly.

STAB

The meat in front of the green-haired boy was harshly stabbed through.

Tsunayoshi mentally gave a squeal at the sight, before directing his attention to the Mist guardians.

To put it simply, his Mist guardians were playing a game with the boy opposite of them...a dangerous game.

The boy, who had the same hairstyle as Mukuro and Chrome, quickly moved his hand off the table, just as a fork landed there. "Oya, apologies, I could have sworn the fork was supposed to be on my hand." Mukuro gave a wave, and the fork that was on the table disappeared and reappeared on his hand.

Mukuro then gave a charming smile. "I will make sure to get it right next time."

A bead of sweat formed on the boy's cheek, getting the meaning, or rather, the threat that Mukuro was conveying "Nufufu. We shall see."

The boy was so busy staring at Mukuro, he did not notice that his food was slowly disappearing with each flick that Chrome gave to her knife.

Iemitsu laughed. "All of you sure are getting along just fine!"

You couldn't be any more further to the truth, Dad!

Tsunayoshi panicked in his mind.

Timoteo placed his fork down on his finished plate. "There is still a long time to go till lights out, all of you should get more acquainted with each other. Are you done as well, Iemitsu?" He stood up.

Iemitsu nodded, standing up as well.

"Please show them to their rooms after all of you are done, Giotto." Timoteo added, before leaving the room with Iemitsu, closing the door behind him.

There was a slight pause, before hell broke loose.

"HIIIIEEEE! Don't do that, Mukuro!" Tsunayoshi grabbed onto the trident that was on its way to meeting the throat of Mukuro's target.

"G, hang on!" Giotto held onto the boy beside him, preventing him from shooting Hayato with the gun he held.

"I hate brats." A bottle of pepper flew towards Lambo.

Lambo caught the bottle and threw it back. "Yare, yare. Hate is such a strong word. Though, I dislike brats, who call other people brats as well."

"Ahaha! All of them are having fun, aren't they? Shall we join?" Takeshi smiled at his fellow Rain guardian, who laughed and nodded in agreement.

"To the EEEEEXXXTREEEEMMMMMEEEEE!" Ryohei was having a food competition with the boy wearing priesthood clothing, seeing who would be able to eat the most of the food on the table.

Kyoya was not participating in any of this, still calmly eating his food. The boy opposite him did the same.

"You stupid pink hair! I will show you!"

"What did you call me?!"

"Nufufu. You will regret doing that to me."

"Kufufu. My dear Chrome, please."

"Yes, Mukuro-nii-sama."

"Snotty brat."

"Right back at you."

"And here's a...homerun!"

"Amazing! Ah- A-Alaude, the plate is flying towards yo-"

CRASH

...

..

.

"...I will arrest all of you."

"STOP ALL OF THIS NOW!"

When Big family meets Little Family

~Some beatings, shouting and healing later~

Giotto sighed. "Just what had happened while Tsunayoshi and I were not around?"

Hayato narrowed his eyes. "Why are you calling Juudaime so familiarly?"

"...We agreed to call each other as such, seeing as we are betrothed."

"I DO NOT ACCEPT YOU AS JUUDAIME'S PARTNER!"

"DON'T YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE AT GIOTTO, YOU STUPID BRAT!"

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!"

"Please stop this..." Tsunayoshi pleaded. "You have no say in this matter, Gokudera-kun. So please do not raise your voice. Don't forget that we are simply guests now...and Mukuro, stop whatever you are doing now."

"You as well, G."

"M-My deepest apology, Juudaime!" Hayato bowed lowly.

"Tch."

Mukuro let out his signature laugh. "You are saved." He then vanquished his trident away from behind the boy he was targeting.

Tsunayoshi sighed, before looking at Giotto.

"I apologize for their behavior, Von-err...Giotto-san." Tsunayoshi bowed.

"No, I should be the one apologizing. I'm sure Daemon must have said something that displeased your Mist guardian." Giotto bowed back.

"Hmm? I'm hurt, Giotto. You actually took the side of someone who you do not even know."

"Be quiet, Daemon."

Tsunayoshi coughed into his fist. "Umm...may I ask for their names?"

"Of course. These are my guardians, as you know." He pointing to the boy with Japanese clothing. "My Rain guardian."

"Ugetsu Asari. I have heard a lot about you, Sawada-san, hope we can get along well."

"Sun guardian."

The priest smiled. "Tetto Knuckle, I heard that Japanese people normally use last name as a formality, but just call me Knuckle."

"Lightning guardian."

"Figlio Lampo. It's Lampo-sama to all of you." The one with green hair huffed out.

"Lampo." Giotto admonished him.

"What a brat." Hayato muttered, only to apologize when Tsunayoshi hushed him.

Lambo yawned in boredom.

"Cloud guardian."

"..." Icy blue eyes stared at all of them, lingering on Tsunayoshi, who fidgeted. "...Alaude."

Tsunayoshi sweatdropped.

Timoteo-san was not kidding when he said they had someone similar to Hibari-san! But...he does not have a last name? Or was it first name?

Deciding that it would be rude to ask, Tsunayoshi turned his attention to the one Mukuro was threatening earlier.

"Mist guardian."

"Daemon Spade, or Spade Daemon in your language...Giotto, why are you engaged to such a weak looking person?"

"How dare you insult Juudaime!" Hayato took out dynamites from within his clothes.

"Don't, Gokudera-kun!"

"Ahaha! Sorry Tsuna, but I have to agree with Gokudera this time." Takeshi smiled, before his face turned serious when facing Daemon. "Please don't call Tsuna weak. He is not."

Even Lambo is frowning. "I don't like him, Tsuna-nii."

"Oya, oya. Shall I dispose of him?"

"D-Don't insult Boss!"

"Hn." To anyone else, it would look like Kyoya did not care about this, but if looked carefully, one could see that he is fingering his tonfa.

"Guys! It's all right!" Tsunayoshi failed his arms, stopping them from attacking Daemon.

Giotto frowned at Daemon. "Daemon, apologize to Tsunayoshi."

"Nufufu, I don't see why I sho-"

"Now." Giotto's eyes got a shade darker.

"...I apologize for my rude comment."

Giotto nodded in satisfaction, turning to Tsunayoshi. "I apologize once again, Tsunayoshi."

Tsunayoshi merely shook his head. "It's all right. I am used to such comments." He casually waved off the situation.

The atmosphere suddenly became thick as Tsunayoshi's entire guardians had their eyes shadowed away.

"A-And who might this be?" Tsunayoshi motioned to the boy with tattoo, ignoring the tense atmosphere.

Giotto coughed. "A-Ah. This is my Storm guardian and best friend. Vongola G."

"Eh?" Surprise took hold of Tsunayoshi. "V-Vongola?"

Giotto smiled. "It's a long story."

Tsunayoshi nodded, not feeling appropriate to pry any further.

"So, what happened between all of you, especially G, Lampo and Daemon?" Giotto asked.

"He was the one who started it!" G pointed at Hayato. "He called me a pink monster!"

Giotto and Tsunayoshi blinked at that.

"I was not expecting to see such a bright color, so forgive me for thinking that! Why is your hair pink anyways?"

"It's red!" G snapped.

"Are you color blind? It's obviously pink!" Hayato countered back.

"Red!"

"Pink!"

"Red!"

"Pink!"

"RED!"

"PINK!"

"All right, all right. Be it red or pink, it's just a mistake. You are not a child, G. Don't get affected by such trivial matters."

"You call this trivial?!"

Giotto ignored him and went on to Lampo. "What about you?"

"I hate that brat." Lampo pointed at Lambo.

"Does he not get bored with all the name calling?" Lambo whispered to Tsunayoshi.

"What happened?"

"Well, straight after Gokudera-shi insulted that pink head there-"

"It's RED!"

"-They broke into a huge argument, involving dynamites and guns...You might want to sent someone to repair the Weather room, Vongola." Lambo informed Giotto, who went a bit pale. "As it was happening, Yamamoto-nii and Ryohei-nii managed to bond with Ugetsu and...Knuckle?" Knuckle nodded. "With all the smoke and destruction, I had no idea how they do that. Halfway through, I accidentally stepped on something...It was this guy's candy." Lambo pointed his thumb at Lampo.

"It was my favorite one!"

Over such a minor thing!

Tsunayoshi was in disbelief.

"Then along the line, that Daemon guy insulted Chrome-nee, which Mukuro-nii did not take upon kindly."

"Kufufu. Anyone who dared to say anything about my dear Chrome shall be perished."

"Nufufu. It is only the truth."

CLING

Giotto sighed, not caring about the fight that was going on with Daemon and Mukuro. "I am sorry about my Mist guardian, Tsunayoshi."

"...It's fine, Giotto-san." Tsunayoshi sighed as well.

They both looked at each other and sighed one more time.

And to think, we will be living together for the next seven months.

When Big family meets Little Family

~Around midnight~

Tsunayoshi looked around the hallways, trying to get back to his room.

I-I should have brought someone with me...

He looked at the dimly lit hallway, the candles on the wall giving an eerie feeling, with a scared look.

A noise startled him. Quickly turning around, he watched as something was coming his way.

Too scared to do anything or move, Tsunayoshi shut his eyes tightly as the sound came nearer and nearer.

"...Tsunayoshi?"

Tsunayoshi snapped his eyes open, meeting confused light-orange eyes with his brown ones.

"G-Giotto-san..." He slumped down to the floor in relief, startling the other.

"I'm sorry! I did not mean to frighten you." Giotto quickly moved forward and kneeled down in front of him. "Are you all right?"

"U-Un. I'm sorry for reacting like that."

"It is fine." Giotto stood up and offered a hand to him.

Taking the hand, Tsunayoshi allowed himself to be pulled up. However, Giotto miscalculated his strength and pulled too hard, causing Tsunayoshi to lose balance and landed straight into Giotto's chest.

They stayed like that for a while due to shock.

"I-I'm sorry!" Tsunayoshi quickly pulled away, turning his head away to hide his flushed cheeks.

"N-No! It was my fault!" A tint of pink painted on Giotto's cheeks.

...

..

.

"...Pfttt-!" Tsunayoshi started laughing and after a while, Giotto joined him.

"The two of us are really apologizing a lot." Tsunayoshi laughed.

Giotto chuckled. "That is true."

"So, what are you doing out here at a time like this?" Giotto questioned, walking along the hallway, as he offered to walk Tsunayoshi back to his room.

"Umm...I...I could not sleep." Tsunayoshi rubbed his head. "So I thought of coming out to, you know...clear my mind. But I got lost instead...What about you, Giotto-san?"

Giotto chuckled at the pout Tsunayoshi was giving. "The same as you. I will give you a tour tomorrow."

"Really? Thank you, Giotto-san!" Tsunayoshi smiled. "Ah...That is, if you are not busy..."

Giotto shook his head. "I am free for the next seven months. Grandfather wishes for us to bond together..."

An awkward silence stretched between them.

Tsunayoshi fidgeted. "U-Um...Giotto-san...exactly...how do you feel about this...engagement?"

Giotto remained silent for a while, before giving a sigh. "Truth to be told, I was really shocked when I found out about it. I never knew grandfather would do such a thing..."

He stopped walking, making Tsunayoshi stopped as well.

"...I never thought that I will be engaged at this age, or that I will have a marriage without love involved."

Tsunayoshi flinched at that. "I...I'm sorry."

Giotto turned to him in surprise. "Why are you apologizing, Tsunayoshi?"

Tsunayoshi looked down, hand slowly fisting on his clothes. "It was because of me that you have to go through this...I deprived you the chance to have love in your life."

"What are you talking about, Tsunayoshi? You are in the same position, are you not?" Giotto went to stand in front of him, concern filling up his eyes.

Giotto received a shrug. "It does not matter to me. Love is...It's...not something someone like me would think about."

Giotto stared at the top of Tsunayoshi's bowed head, not sure what to say about that. At the back of his mind, he wondered. Wonder what it was that caused this...What it was to cause his fiancé to have such low self-esteem about himself.

Just as he was about to open his mouth, Tsunayoshi lifted his head up and smiled at him. "Anyways, we should hurry back to our room, it's getting late. I'm sure you are tired as well, Giotto-san."

Tsunayoshi made to walk past him, but was stopped as Giotto reached out a hand and grabbed his arm.

"Eh? G-Giotto-san?"

Giotto blinked, and took his hand away in surprise. "I-I'm sorry. I don't know what came over me."

Why did I grab his arm?

"I-It's fine." Tsunayoshi waved his hands nervously.

Looking at the nervous antics of the other boy, Giotto could not stop the next few words that came out from his mouth. "After seven months, there is a choice of us being able to reject this engagement..."

Despite them wanting to strengthen the family, Timoteo and Iemitsu wished for them to have happiness as well. So they had a period of seven months, whereby they would get to know each other during that period. And if they did not wish to go through with the engagement after all that, at the end of the seventh month, they could choose to break off the engagement. Giotto and Tsunayoshi were told that, even if that happened, the family would understand and would continue to remain a close relationship. However, it was wished upon them that they made an effort to reach out to the other.

Tsunayoshi winced and turned his head away. "I know..."

Giotto stared at Tsunayoshi for a while.

"Love is...It's...not something someone like me would think about."

Shifting his eyes to one side in thought, Giotto then nodded his head to himself. Making a decision, he reached for Tsunayoshi's hand to gain his attention.

The other started in surprise at the sudden contact. "G-Giotto-san?"

Giotto gave him a warm smile. "I...wish for us to give it a try? It's not like it won't work out. Finding the right person for me is quite difficult for someone of my position...N-Not that I am saying that I want to make use of you or anything! Er...I mean," He cleared his throat to stop his rambling, a bit embarrassed. "Even if it does not work out, we shall remain as friends...What do you think?"

Tsunayoshi blinked, digesting the words, carefully thinking about it.

It won't hurt, I suppose...

A smile formed on his face. "If Giotto-san doesn't mind, I would like to try as well."

Giotto returned the smile. "Of course. It's a promise then." He brought Tsunayoshi's hand up and gently pressed a kiss on the back of it.

He chuckled lightly when Tsunayoshi's face became totally red, before leading the both of them down the hallway again, all while holding on to his fiancé's hand.

It will be interesting for the next seven months.

"I'm not a girl you know, Giotto-san..."

An amused chuckle came. "Has anyone told you that, you look really adorable while blushing, Tsunayoshi?"

"Giotto-san!"

Laughter reverberated the whole place.

The next seven months would be very interesting indeed.

~To Be Continued~

Hahaha! Pink monster! Whoops, sorry about that, G! I just could not resist it! How do all of you find this? This story is just a testing, since there are certain image that keeps popping into my mind, prompting me to write this story. Originally planned to have Timoteo as Giotto's father...but he is just too old...(No offence, Timoteo-san)

...Actually, now that I looked at it, it can be a one-shot as well...haha I will see how the reviews goes.

Wonder why Iemitsu look so sad earlier? Something seems to have happen in the past, if the guardians' reactions are to go by.

Things to note:

Last names of Knuckle and Lampo were made up.

An interesting fact: Do you know that Lampo actually means flash/lightning in Italian?

Lambo is in his 15 year old body

Giotto is 17 years old, while Tsunayoshi is one year younger. G and Asari are of the same age as Giotto while Takeshi, Hayato and Chrome are of the same as Tsunayoshi. Knuckle and Ryohei are one year older to their respective Sky. Alaude, Daemon, Kyoya and Mukuro are 19. Both Lampo and Lambo are 15 years old, with Lampo being older than Lambo by months, even if it does not seem that way.

Giotto calls Tsunayoshi as Tsunayoshi without honorific because, remember, he is an Italian. He used honorifics earlier to show respect.

-san = A title of respect between equals of all ages.

-nii = Brother (elder)

-nee = Sister (elder)

-nii-sama = Formal way of calling one's brother

-sama = A respectful version of –san, mainly towards people of higher status

-kun = used, to refer to males. It can also be used on females of junior states by a person of senior status

-shi = There are many meanings to this. One being the number four. In this case, Lambo used it as an honorific, which means Mister

Tetto = Limit in Italian

Figlio = Child, son or boy in Italian

Juudaime = Tenth in Japanese

Omake:

~After Giotto offered Tsunayoshi to sit down~

"…"

"…"

"Um…Since we will be together for quite sometime, is it all right if I refer you to your name, Sawada-san?"

Tsunayoshi nodded frantically. "J-Just call me Tsunayoshi."

"In that case, call me Giotto, Tsunayoshi."

"A-All right, G-Giotto…-san…"

Giotto smiled. "If you are uncomfortable, you may call me that way."

"Ah, sorry about that, Giotto-san."

"It's fine."

Silence fell between them.

"M-May I know how old are you, Giotto-san?"

"Ah…My 17th birthday had just passed. You, Tsunayoshi?"

"I-I…16 years old."

"I see."

The conversation came to a stop once again.

…This is so awkward…

Both of them could not help but thought that.

That's all folks! Do leave a review to tell me what you think!

Edited on 7 April 2018