Chapter 8

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Tsuna jumped out of his bed, just in time to dodge a bullet that was meant for his head. He landed gracefully on his feet and stared at the intruder.

"Hmph. Good, but you can do better." Reborn said as he blew away the smoke from his gun.

"But I dodged it!"

"I'll be satisfied when you manage to wake up before I even get into this room."

Tsuna grumbled grumpily.

"Now onto business." The hitman said as he put away his gun, not losing eye contact with Tsuna. He then crossed his arms and glared at the young boss. "Let's talk about yesterday's events, shall we?"

Tsuna felt his stomach drop. "I-I…"

"How did the tenth boss of the biggest Mafia family, who defeated Byakuran, as well as break the Arcobaleno curse, get held down by some low-life delinquent?"

Tsuna was deathly pale and heavily ashamed. "U-um…"

"But I'll let it slide."

"Huh?" Tsuna was dumbfounded. That was so unlike Reborn.

"I understand the pain of getting such a small body. You'd need a lot of time to adjust to it."

'Is Reborn actually being nice for once?' Tsuna thought.

Reborn smirked, "That's why I asked the other Arcobalenos to help train you."

'Nope.'

"For this whole week, starting today, we'll be training you on how to get used to your small body." Reborn glanced at his wrist watch. "Oh, and you better get ready. Fon will be here in 30 minutes."

"Eh?!"

Fon

A twelve-year-old looking Chinese boy and a 7-year-old looking Japanese boy sat cross-legged below the largest tree in the estate. They both had their eyes closed and were breathing deeply.

"Uh, Fon?"

Fon cracked open one of his eyes. "Yes, Tsunayoshi?"

"What are we supposed to be doing?" It's already been an hour and they were still meditating.

"Meditation helps one to calm down." Fon answered.

Tsuna looked confused, "But I am calm."

Fon smiled knowingly and tugged at Tsuna's hair forcefully.

"Ow! What was that for?!" Tsuna shouted and punched Fon's arm in retaliation. Tsuna realized his actions and was horrified. He profusely apologized to Fon. Luckily, Fon took it in stride.

"You see Tsunayoshi, a child's patience is naturally very short, and they often throw temper tantrums." Tsuna nodded. Lambo used to throw temper tantrums when he was a child. Actually, he still does.

"Breathing exercises and meditation are just some of the ways to control our anger. But it seems they don't work for you."

Tsuna smiled sheepishly.

Fon hummed in thought, "Come Tsunayoshi, I may have an idea for your training."

Tsuna followed Fon as they wandered around the estate. They ended up in front of one of the many rooms. Fon opened the door to reveal a TV screen that covered a whole wall and a single chair In the middle of the room. Tsuna closed the door behind him and trailed after Fon. Fon gestured at the chair, "Here, sit."

Tsuna sat down and Fon tied him up in 3 seconds flat.

"Wha- Fon!"

"Do not worry, Tsunayoshi. This is training." Fon pulled out a CD from his sleeve and inserted it into the CD player. "This disc is filled with many videos that are considered annoying and can invoke the feeling of anger. By the end of this session, your patience would be extended by miles." Fon smiled at Tsuna one last time before pressing "play" and leaving the room. From outside the door, you could hear the sound of nails dragging on a chalk board and the smurf song on repeat.

Several hours later, Fon came back to retrieve Tsunayoshi. Tsuna had his hair covering his face and was slightly shaking. Fon stopped the video and untied Tsuna.

"Well Tsunayoshi, how are you feel-", Tsuna made a mad dash for the door. Fon was startled but quickly caught up to Tsuna as Fon followed him into the training room where Tsuna…proceeded to eradicate every single training dummy.

'Oh dear.' Fon thought dazedly.

By the end of it all, Tsuna felt satisfied and refreshed. Fon frowned, "That's strange. It seemed to have worked on I-pin."

'So that's why I-pin has such bad eye sight.' Tsuna thought, 'You can't just leave someone in front of a TV screen in a dark room for hours!'

"Oh!" Fon snapped his fingers, "I have one last trick up my sleeve."

Tsun attempted to escape but Fon was faster and stronger, so he simply dragged Tsuna to the most secluded part of the woods. Fon let go of Tsuna and stood in front of him.

"The only other person who knows this technique is I-pin. Whenever I get angry, this helps me calm down." Fon reached inside his sleeve. Tsuna awaited eagerly. Slowly, Fon brought out a… doll? A doll full of needles. But what was strange was that it looked like Reborn. Then Fon brought out a second one that looked like Verde. Fon kept pulling out dolls that looked like each of the Arcobaleno and a few others that Tsuna doesn't recognize.

Fon pulled out a few needles and smiled serenely at Tsuna. "Watch Tsunayoshi." Fon picked up the Verde doll and immediately started stabbing it in rapid succession. Fon kept muttering darkly in Chinese and Tsuna could make out some words that sounded like: "Die." "Huge Idiot." and "Burned my hair." Somewhere in the world, Verde shivered.

Tsuna's face was blank as he stared in horror. 'I guess those who seen harmless really are the scariest.' If his guardians heard him think that, they would have shouted, "We don't want to hear that from you!"

Aria

"I'm going to teach you about intimidation."

"What?" Did Tsuna just hear one of the nicest people he knows tell him that she was going to teach him how to intimidate people?

"You see, in your small body, most people wouldn't take you seriously right?"

"You bet." Tsuna said sourly.

Aria laughed amusedly, "Let's get started!'

Tsuna and Aria stood in front of a large full length mirror. "Let's start by fixing your posture, Tsuna."

"First of all square your shoulders. Good. Now put your feet apart. Ah, no, not that wide…" This continued on until Aria finally fixed his posture.

Aria clapped her hands. "Okay, now for the walk."

Aria demonstrated first, "You have to walk with a straight back, but not too straight because it will make you look awkward. Make calm, strong strides. Like this. Also, you have to smile so you don't look like snob, but not too much or you'll look like a push over.

After Aria was done, she gestured for Tsuna to try. "Don't make your strides that big. Don't forget that you're not tall anymore."

After a while, Aria declared a 1o minute break. 'Thank Kami* that Aria is a normal teacher.' Tsuna thought happily while drinking water. After the break, Aria stood in front of Tsuna with Gamma by her side.

"Now I'll teach you to give orders." She smiled at Tsuna. She then face Gamma. "Your voice has to be loud and full of confidence, but don't shout. Gamma, get me some water."

"Right away." He smiled. Gamma came back with some water.

"Gamma, bring that chair over here." Gamma went to get the chair.

Tsuna was impressed. He was actually learning something.

Once Gamma brought over the chair, Aria sat down on it. "Now, Gamma, kneel."

…what?

Gamma was startled and looked hesitant. Aria smiled, "Are you disobeying me, Gamma?"

"N-no, Ma'am." He went and kneeled.

"Good. Now kiss my feet."

Once again, Tsuna put on a blank face. 'Boy, I'm learning a lot about the Arcobalenos.'

Once the day was over and Tsuna went home, Gamma talked to Aria. "What was that all about boss?"

Aria giggled, "I was simply teaching Tsuna how to be a good boss."

"Uh-huh." 'You closet sadist'

"Are you doubting me, Gamma?" she said with an edge in her tone.

"No, Ma'am." 'Definitely a closet sadist.'

Reborn

Reborn and Tsuna sat on a bench in the middle of the park.

"Today, I'm going to show you how to manipulate people."

'Oh, joy.' Tsuna thought sarcastically. Reborn hit him on the head. "Ow!"

"Dame-Tsuna, having a child's body has its advantages. Watch." Reborn hopped off the bench and wandered into the middle of the path. And tripped. Tsuna held back his laughter knowing that even if one little giggle were to escape, he would become Swiss cheese.

Reborn started sniffling as he pulled himself up. One of the old ladies who was feeding the pigeons came to help him up.

"Aw. You poor dear."

But then Reborn revealed his face. His eyes were wide and shiny with unshed tears and his face was slightly red from "trying not to cry". It was disgusting. Disgustingly cute. Tsuna shook that thought away. Reborn and the word cute shouldn't be in the same book, much less a sentence.

As if a switch had been flipped, every woman near the vicinity started cooing and coddling Reborn. When Reborn came back, he had a smug smirk on his face. Also lipstick marks. His arms were full of assorted food and candies. He dumped them all on the bench and sat down next to the pile. He took a piece of coffee flavored candy and popped it into his mouth.

"The female species is the most dangerous thing ever to exist in this planet, Dame-Tsuna. Remember that."

Memories of Bianchi, Lal, and other women he met resurfaced. Tsuna shivered. "Yeah, I'll be sure to remember that."

Reborn nodded satisfactorily and looked around the park. He then spotted some interesting people. He picked Tsuna up by the scruff of his collar. "Your turn." Then Reborn kicked him into a group of men, knocking one of them down.

Tsuna sat up, rubbing his bruising back. "That hurt Reborn!"

"You!"

Tsuna whirled around and looked at the man he knocked down. It was the leader of the gang he fought with the other day. Weren't they called Ben? Pan? Whatever.

The man picked Tsuna up by his collar. 'De ja vu.' Tsuna thought.

The man smiled maliciously, "Payback time, kid!"

Tsuna glanced at Reborn and Reborn looked pointedly at him. Tsuna rolled his eyes. 'Fine.' He closed his eyes and when they opened, they were filled with unshed tears. He added a trembling lip too and suddenly he was surrounded by flowers. All in all, he looked like a kicked puppy.

The boss let him go and stumbled back. "What the f***?"

Suddenly the park became deadly silent. Then a riot started.

"You hooligans! Let the precious boy go!"

"Go and suffer, you jerks!"

Women swarmed the group of men. They threw anything they could get a hold of, hit them with their heavy bags, scratched them with their unnaturally long nails, and kicked them with their dangerously sharp heels. The one grandma who was feeding pigeons even threw bread crumbs into their eyes. Boyfriends, husbands, every male stood to the side. They didn't want to get involved in this mess.

Meanwhile, Reborn and Tsuna sat back at the bench. Reborn was holding his stomach from laughing so much, "Chaos! So much chaos!" he had never laughed this much before.

Tsuna shivered, "Women."

* Kami= japanese god

Hey guys! sorry if some of the characters are OOC (especially Aria and Gamma), I'm not too familiar with their personalities. Also, sorry for the late upload. School stuff again. You know the drill. Anyways, thanks to everyone who read, followed, favourited and commented on this story :DDD You guys are the ones that are keeping me motivated haha.

Hopefully I'll put up part 2 soon. Wish me luck!