Summary: College AU. At nineteen years old, Sawada Tsunayoshi and his guardians' lives have calmed down drastically since their hectic first year in the mafia. Now, the tenth generation guardians are being shipped off to attend university in Canada, and learn a little more about the English-speaking world. Drabble series. Pairings listed inside.

SkyGem: Hello all! So, I was in the mood to do something completely different from what I usually write, so here, you guys get a college AU! Yay! The main pairing is going to be 5927, and I have a few other ideas, but I'd like to get you guys' ideas on what pairings you might want? Keep in mind though that even if a pairing is popular, it doesn't necessarily mean it'll be included. In the end, it's all down to whether or not I myself like the pairing. Well, that's it for now, I hope you enjoy!

Morning Ritual

Thick beams of sunlight streamed in through their open bedroom window, bringing in with it the sounds of cars rushing past on the street below, and the slight chill of early autumn.

It wasn't the sunlight, however, that ended up awakening Tsuna that day, but the shrill ringing of their alarm.

Groaning, the brunet tried to reach over to turn off the alarm, but found it much more difficult than expected because of the tangle of limbs that imprisoned him.

Propping himself up on his elbows once he'd managed to shut the alarm off, Tsuna blinked blearily at the scene in front of him, and felt a warm smile tugging at his lips.

Some time during the night, the three kids had snuck into his and Hayato's bed, and were, even now, still sleeping soundly, the alarm not having managed to bring them into the realm of consciousness.

Yawning widely, he sat up, running a hand through his messy brown hair, and grabbed hold of the nearest limb.

It turned out to be Fuuta's leg.

The young ranking prince often kept to his own room, but every once in a while, when he was feeling lonely or cuddly, he would claim a spot on Tsuna and Hayato's bed, along with the two younger kids, who snuck in on a regular basis.

To be completely honest, Tsuna didn't even know why they'd bought beds for the two.

One by one, he was somehow able to get the three kids awake, and usher them all into the bathroom to wash up and start getting ready for school.

All was relatively quiet while the kids were brushing their teeth, although Tsuna did have to stifle quite a few yawns as he was braiding I-Pin's hair.

He'd stayed up late the night before to finish up some readings, and hadn't fallen asleep until rather late.

Once they'd finished brushing their teeth and taming their bedhair however, there was absolute chaos as the kids were unleashed to go and find their clothes for the day.

"TSUNA-NII! I CAN'T FIND MY SOCKS!" Lambo could be heard shouting from halfway under his bed.

"Have you checked your socks drawer?" Tsuna would reply right away, rolling his eyes.

Then, no more than five seconds later, I-Pin would call out, "TSUNA-NII WHERE ARE MY GLASSES?"

And Tsuna would reply that they were exactly where she'd left them last night, on her nightstand.

And it would continue like that for fifteen minutes before finally, they were all sat at the dining table, as ready for the day as they would ever be.

And every morning, Tsuna found himself thanking whatever God was listening that his Hayato was a morning person.

Long before Tsuna and the kids had even woken up, Hayato had already showered and made all the kids' lunches. And by the time they were all sitting at the dining table, he would have breakfast ready.

Tsuna and the kids sat down, and barely ten seconds later, the rest of their little family started arriving for breakfast, all at varying degrees of wakefulness.

The other five members lived in the apartment right next door to Tsuna and Hayato and the kids'...not that that really meant anything.

The guardians and the kids all spent so much time together, that most of the time it was hard to tell who lived where.

They had breakfast in Tsuna's apartment every morning before leaving for school together, then they would either eat out for dinner, or Ryohei would cook something, and they'd spend most of their evening in Mukuro and the others' apartment, doing homework, watching television, playing board games, etc.

It was strangely...normal.

And it could be all too easy to forget that this wasn't their real life.

It could be all too easy to forget that, come graduation day, they would all be packing up and returning to Italy, returning to the dark and bloody mafia world.

But for these four years, at least, they could play at being normal teenagers.

And that would have to be enough.

SkyGem: The end for chapter one! It's kinda short, I know, but hey, that's my style, right? First chapters are short, and mostly to set the scene. I know it may all be a bit confusing atm, but I promise I'll explain more about this verse in the next few chapters. Just, I hope you like, and please do leave a review letting me know what you thought, yeah? Let me know what pairings you might want to see in the future, what characters you might want to see, and also, give me some one or two word prompts for upcoming chapters!

Next chapter: Daycare.