Tsuna dried his hair with a towel as he stepped out of his bathroom; he was currently wearing black slacks but no shirt.

He sighed and rested the towel onto his shoulders, walking back to his room so he could get dressed for the day.

He found a mirror in the corner of the room; he caught a glimpse of himself.

"Ah.....it seems that my original body merged with this world's..."

He walked closer and saw the small scars on his chest and stomach before turning around; he sighed.

He saw the big 'X' that Genkishi made when he battled with him in the future. 

The swordsman apologized for all of it when they were back in the past; Tsuna accepted the apology.  They somehow became close friends in a way...

Tsuna shook his head of his past memories and saw the other scars on his back--whip marks.

He had been captured by the enemy once--it never happened again--and the enemy put the brunet to any type of torture he could think of.

His back was still a little stiff with all of the scars--but he didn't mind.

All of them held memories...

Tsuna rolled his shoulders as he picked up a white undershirt on the side and pulled out a black suit top from his closet.

He put on the jacket and adjusted his tie into place.

He checked the mirror once more before grinning.

"A mafia boss must always be presentable."

The brunet smiled before grabbing his fedora that was hanging on a hook on the wall.

He placed it onto his head and whistled a tune as he got breakfast ready.

~~

A few days had passed and the students even got closer to the brunet; they started to call him 'Tsuna-Sensei' instead.

"Tsuna-Sensei!  Are the eggs supposed to be smoking like this?"

"Eh--uwah!  Turn the stove off, Yuzuki-chan!"

The students also started to allow the brunet to call them by their first names instead.

The brunet sighed; Yuzuki blushed furiously and bowed her head.

"I-I'm sorry!  That was probably the 5th time...."

She expected a scolding, but Tsuna merely ruffled her hair and smiled brightly.

"Maa, it's alright!  I can keep buying ingredients--you don't have to worry."

Yuzuki looked guilty about this but the brunet kept telling her that it was fine.

Tsuna walked over to the trash can by the door and threw the burnt eggs out.

When he stood there, his ears perked up when he heard a soft noise.

His Hyper Intuition told him that it came from someone he never met before; his sunset-orange eyes narrowed slightly.

The brunet then glanced back and smiled brightly.

"I'll be right back.  Make sure you don't burn anything!"

"Hai!"

~~

Tsuna slowly walked down the hallways, keeping close to the walls as he followed the intruder(?)'s trail.  Tsuna had to admit, the newcomer could hide their presence pretty well, but he wasn't taught by the number one hitman for nothing.

He came upon a room and hid his presence as he heard voices.

"...You are...Lovro, the assassin dealer."

"Indeed, Agent-san."

Tsuna peaked around the corner slightly and blinked in slight surprise.

He found Irina with her arm pinned behind her back by an unfamiliar man with a thumb jabbing at her throat.

The brunet would've jumped in to help, but he saw that the newcomer released Irina; the blonde coughed and rubbed her throat.

Tsuna then noticed Karasuma in the room; he was standing there while crossing his arms.

His sunset-orange eyes then went back to the newcomer, who had black eyes that seemed to pierce the soul.

The ravenet looked dangerous, yes, but Tsuna's Hyper Intuition told him that the man wasn't dangerous enough to force the brunet to use his flames.

Lovro--Tsuna presumed since he was the only one who Karasuma addressed with that name--glanced around the room before looking back at Irina.

"I'm taking you off of this mission.  You can't complete it."

Tsuna crossed his arms, leaning against the wall beside the door frame.

The brunet frowned slightly; he could tell that Irina was actually starting grow closer to the students of Class E.

"Nurufufu~how about a challenge between teacher and student."

Tsuna nearly revealed his presence at the chuckle; his eyes clouded over with sorrow.

'....That laugh....sounds so similar to Mukuro-kun's....'

The brunet shook his head, briefly listening to Koro-Sensei's speech before leaving; Tsuna was lucky that the octopus entered the room through the window, or he would've spotted the brunet standing by the door.

~~

Tsuna sweatdropped from his spot in the classroom.

He was currently looking over a few papers and glanced up in time to see Irina trying to stab the Anti-Sensei knife into Karasuma.

He had spied on them--Lovro, Irina and Karasuma--and found out more info on them.

The brunet already knew--thanks to his Hyper Intuition--that Karasuma wasn't one to underestimate.

Seeing the Government Agent take Lovro down instantly proved the point.

But now...

Tsuna sweatdropped once more when he saw Irina making puppy eyes at Karasuma.

"Pretty please~?  Let me kill you?"

Tsuna knew that Karasuma didn't fall for such actions, but the man relented anyways, sighing exasperatedly.

"Fine."

He let go of her hands, allowing the rubbery knife to hit his chest.

Irina blinked in surprise before grinning widely.

"Arigatou, Karasuma-kun~!"

The ravenet rolled out of the way before she could hug him.

"Yeah, yeah...." 'I can't stab the d*** octopus now...'

Karasuma glowered slightly when he spotted said octopus, who was a little bit behind Lovro.

Koro-Sensei sweated slightly and disappeared into the class that Tsuna was at.

The brunet chuckled with amusement as the octopus hid under one of the students desks.

Lovro approached Irina and sighed.

"Hm.  It seems that you won't be leaving just yet."

Irina blinked in surprise as the man sighed once more.

"Carry on."

Lovro then walked away from, mysteriously disappearing from everyone's sight.

Tsuna set his pen down and walked over to Koro-Sensei, trying to act a bit oblivious.

"What happened?  Who was that man and why did Onee-san try to stab Karasuma-san?"

Koro-Sensei stopped hiding and wiggled his tentacles around.

"Nurufufu~that man was Irina's teacher.  Those two simply had a challenge is all..."

Tsuna's hand twitched slightly at the laugh, but he quickly relaxed as he smiled.

"I see..."

~~

Tsuna yawned into his left hand, carrying his suit top over his right shoulder.

A small, black finch flew by and landed onto his shoulder.

The brunet smiled softly.

"Hello..."

...Danger will be coming soon...

Tsuna blinked in surprise.

It wasn't the fact that he could 'hear' the bird--Reborn taught him to understand animals--but it was the warning.

"What's wrong?"

The bird blinked its beady, black eyes and flew away, chirping his last words to the brunet.

It will come...in the form of a boy...but take heed.....he is human yet not...

Tsuna stood there for a few seconds before continuing on his trek home; he sighed softly.

"I never understood why birds liked to talk in riddles..."

<<(On the Other Side of the Forest)>>

Koro-Sensei zoomed across the night sky, missing the sight of a certain teen crouched down on a tree.

"...Can you keep up with his speed?"

The white-haired boy nodded; his frenzied gold-green eyes didn't look at the other.

"Good."

A man dressed in a white kimono walked out of the shadows, chuckling ominously.

"It's time we go and bring justice.  He is your big brother."

"...Bro...ther.  Big...brother...."

The white-haired boy jumped down to the ground below.

The man chuckled once more, face hidden by his hood and the cloth over his mouth.

"Let us depart for now.  We will return tomorrow."

The teen merely nodded his head before muttering softly to himself.

"Big brother.  I will show you that I'm stronger than you..."

The two left the scene.