Baby Steps

Prologue

It had been Nono's suggestion, surprisingly. Even though the man had always been gentle towards him, he had never expected him to give such… motherly advice –much less since they saw each other only once in a while, and only to discuss business matters.

"You should start writing a diary".

The old man had confessed he had kept something akin to a journal when he had just started his serious training as a boss, which had obviously happened much earlier than Tsuna's, when it was more normal for men to have diaries. He had described how he had met each of his guardians, his strategies, attacks, important thoughts and reflections. All in all, it was more of a distant autobiography for him to remember the important events of his life.

Nono knew the hardships of going through a Vongola training, and also was aware that Tsuna was a rather emotional person, hence his suggestion.

Tsuna had taken the advice to heart, and started to write. He hadn't quite known how to do it at first, but he had resolved it was his diary so he could do whatever he wanted with it. Sometimes the writing was very messy and unclear, other times it was organized and pleasant to read, he even made small line drawings when he didn't know how to express himself with words.

In his diary, Tsuna wrote his most inner thoughts. He wrote about his feelings towards becoming the Tenth, his feelings of his friends, tutor and family, and even deeper things. He vented his frustrations and shared his happiness, his sadness and joy. It came a point when his whole life was written in that diary.

Well, almost.

One day, Tsuna's diary changed. It happened just after Reborn's and the Arcobaleno's curse was lifted. His diary changed format, because Tsuna had started to write something else starting from the back, something that had to do with the one thought he had never dared write about. He had hinted it, yes, but he had never expressed it clearly until that moment.

Tsuna had started an encyclopedia.

If his teachers at school had seen it, they would've been proud. Tsuna's book had images and diagrams and definitions and colors. It was written clearly, organized, in a neat handwriting. The vocabulary and adjectives were excellent and thoughtful; the topics were explained clearly and in length. Seriously, even Reborn would've congratulated him.

If it hadn't been on the topic 'How to Seduce Hibari Kyouya', Tsuna's encyclopedia would've been a real hit.