Our Artiglio Project starts with a small group of friends who decided to incorporate themselves into anime/manga life. In order to achieve this, we created names, designed clothing, styles, personalities etc. This is the story of the Artiglio Famiglia, which is an extension (another arc) of Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

We do not own any KHR or any other known anime/manga characters but we do own all our OC's. (OC haters, this is not the story for you seeing as half of the characters will be made up…)

Ok, this is the official story of the Artiglio Famiglia. I'll attempt to keep updates at a chapter a week, unlike my normal fanfic account… but I'm not promising anything as all of us are still in school. Now that's over and done with, sit back, prepare your eyes and enjoy the read. :D

Target 1: The Request

"Hiii! I'm late for school!" Tsuna exclaimed as he rushed out of his house, almost tripping over Lambo, who had fallen asleep by the front door. Gokudera wasn't present when he rounded the corner of the street but someone else was.

"Yo, Tsuna!" Yamamoto greeted as he ran alongside the brown haired boy.

"Ohayo, Yamamoto."

Yamamoto flashed a bright smile before concentrating on arriving at school before a certain Disciplinary Committee member decided to "bite them to death". They sprinted up the stairs in the school and slammed the door of their class open before looking around cautiously and sighing in relief.

"Saaafe," Tsuna breathed, moving shakily towards his seat with Yamamoto at his heels.

"Ohayo, Jyuudaime!"

Tsuna turned around to find himself face-to-face with a silver-haired boy who was beaming, "Ohayo, Gokudera-kun."

At that, the teacher walked right in and asked everyone to take their seats. Gokudera grinned one last time before returning to his seat and Yamamoto patted him on the back before making his way to his own.

At lunch break, Tsuna, Gokudera and Yamamoto were walking along the corridor before a wall opened up beside them, revealing a baby and a very homey looking lounge.

"Reborn! What on earth are you doing here?" Tsuna exclaimed. A few passers-by looked at the group of four curiously before continuing on to their destinations.

"An important letter has arrived from the Cervello Family. Gather the guardians up after school," Reborn said, completely ignoring Tsuna's question.

"Cervello? What would the Cervello want to do with us?" Gokudera asked while Yamamoto simply looked completely lost.

All Reborn did was close the door he created in the wall and, in response, Gokudera's fingers started itching for dynamite.

Tsuna, knowing how much damage Gokudera could make, attempted to calm him down while Yamamoto laughed.

The end of school arrived all too soon and not long after, Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ryohei and Chrome were cramped up in Tsuna's small bedroom. Tsuna, Gokudera and Reborn sat around the small table in the centre of the room, Ryohei sat on the bed and Chrome decided to stand in a small corner, holding her trident protectively. Hibari had refused to attend the meeting, muttering something about "hate" and "crowding" and Lambo… well…

"GYAHAHAHA! LAMBO HAS ARRIVED!"

"Shut up, Stupid Cow," Reborn said as Leon transformed into a gun.

BOOM!

"What's this about, Reborn-san?" Gokudera asked.

Reborn took out a letter and started reading.

'Dear Vongola Decimo and Guardians,

We, the Cervello Family, humble allies of the Vongola Family, request help against a small, but growing mafia Family. This Family, called Artiglio, started attacking weaker Families and have defeated them one by one. Recently one of our allies was attacked, leaving behind corpses and a raided hideout. We fear that we will be next and we wish to act before it is too late.

Yours faithfully,

The Cervello Famiglia'

"Those damn Artiglio bastards. Who do they think they are? Naming their Family "Artiglio"," Gokudera scoffed.

"What does it mean?" Yamamoto asked.

"Talon, in Italian."

"They're taking it too extremely," Ryohei said.

Ignoring the fact that it hardly made any sense in relation to the previous conversation, Reborn turned to Tsuna, "What is your decision, Tsuna?"

Tsuna held his hands up in defence, "I told you! I don't want to be a bo-"

"Your allies are being slaughtered quickly," Reborn interrupted, "You will have to confront these people sooner or later."

"Reborn-san is right, Jyuudaime. Those people will only get stronger and when we do face them, it will be a tough fight."

"I agree as well, Tsuna," Yamamoto piped out.

All five pairs of eyes stared at the brown haired boy who sighed in defeat, "Not today. Sometime else."

"Good choice, Tsuna," Reborn nodded approvingly.

It was getting late when the meeting finished. Chrome had left first, apologising and saying she had to get back to Kokuyo Land before Ken and Chikusa got worried. Ryohei had left a bit after because Kyoko had called and asked him to go home for dinner. Yamamoto's father had phoned not long after that, asking for help to close down the sushi shop and Gokudera stayed behind before Bianchi appeared (with no goggles) and dragged him back to his apartment.

Tsuna sighed. It had been quite an eventful evening. Thinking of the Artiglio Family and what fearsome monsters it consisted of, he drifted into an uneasy sleep.

o.o.o.o

"Ohayo, Jyuudaime!" Gokudera called as he jogged over to stand beside Tsuna, on his right side, no less.

"Ohayo, Gokudera-kun, Yamamoto," Tsuna replied as Yamamoto came into view, holding his baseball bat like a bag.

"Yo, Tsuna!"

"Don't you dare call Jyuudaime so casually!"

Yamamoto laughed as a routine scuffle started once more. Suddenly, there was a rustle in the trees overhead. A small blue object, the size of a ring, dropped from the sky and stuck into the ground, Tsuna walked up to it cautiously and peered at the shiny object before Gokudera yelled a loud, "GET DOWN!" and he was pushed away. Moments later, the object exploded, showering the area with sharp shrapnel and dust.

"Hiii!"

Yamamoto stood very still, wide-eyed and alarmed. He looked upwards and Tsuna and Gokudera followed suit. Hundreds of little, round bombs dropped down like hail, exploding a few seconds after touching the ground. Immediately, the three of them sprinted in the direction of the school, narrowly missing shards of broken bombshell.

The barrage stopped a few metres away from the area and the three of them sighed in relief. Tsuna examined one of the blue objects that had failed to explode and realised that it wasn't a bomb but…

"Icicles?"

Chapter no. 1 over~

I know it's short but originally, the first two chapters were meant to be joined… but then, we're like, "nah, let's leave it as a cliffie". XD

By the way, it's set between the Future Arc and the Shimon Arc…

My critical editor, 82, didn't feel like adding a message so… yeah…

In the next chapter, 19 will appear! 19, not 18… but 19 is just as awesome of course. XD

Till then, adieu~

- 37 (MHYHM)

Extra Note: If anyone manages to understand these numbers, my imaginary hat will go off to you. I will be amazed.