My second story. If you've read my first one , Flat, some will think, "It seems to escalate quite quickly...," or "Seems okay, but not too great," then that's alright because I typed it without planning in only a couple of hours. I'll try not be like that again.

Now, enough with my tedious blabbering...

Disclaimer: I don't own KHR.

How did it get like this?

Young Sawada Tsunayoshi of 14 years old leaned his chin on the palm of his hand, elbow on the armrest of the car seat, and looked out the window with an abandoned expression. What makes him feel so abandoned? Well, Tsunayoshi was sold to the mafia—by his own parents' hands.

His parents showed nothing but melancholic expressions. Iemitsu and Nana sold Tsunayoshi for money that they desperately needed, yet Tsuna wondered why they had such faces. 'They sold me, yet they're sad…'

Lambo and I-Pin were pulling on Nana's leg whining and asking why Tsuna was going away in such an expensive vehicle. Iemitsu hung his head low as he saw his eldest son taken away and also because he felt ashamed of selling his son to the mafia. Nana's tears were threatening to fall from her face. Her right hand covered her mouth to try to keep herself from breaking down into sobs.

Tsuna watched them from the car door window and found a great difficulty to avert his eyes from his home, his family, his now old life… His family watched as there was nothing they could do to take Tsuna back.

The car began to move away from his house and his heartbeat fastened. As his house quickly shrunk into the distance, Tsuna sighed and turned towards the front. He stared at the back of the blonde's head with anger. Feeling that he was being stared down, he looked at the rearview mirror and saw the young brunette staring daggers at him. 'I assume he's mad at me for taking him away. Scary… but cute…,' The blonde thought.

Throughout the ride, silence filled the vehicle. Neither of them spoke a word to each other. Tsuna looked out the car door window once more.

'What have I done to make this happen to me?,' Tsuna thought. 'And why?'

[8 hours prior] Tsuna walks with Gokudera and Yamamoto to school.

"Don't be so friendly with Juudaime!" A silverette had steam coming out of his ears due to a certain raven-haired boy with a strong radiance of positive spirits.

"Maa, maa Gokudera! We're all friends, right Tsuna?" The boy smiled brighter than the sun at Tsuna.

The silverette referred to as Gokudera shot back at him, "Baseball freak!" He mutters, "Thinks he could do whatever he wants with Juudaime…"

Tsuna, sweatdropping, told Gokudera not to call Yamamoto names. He complied and turned away muttering again. The raven-haired boy referred to as Yamamoto laughed and scratched the back of his head. Honestly… Tsuna wondered why Gokudera called him Juudaime. What meaning does it hold?

The trio was walking towards Namimori Middle School. Just as they were around the corner, the bell rang signifying that they were late. Realizing their tardiness, the three ran for their lives unless they wanted to be confronted by a tonfa wielding prefect. Angering the prefect is like staring World War III only that it's one sided and we all know who's going to win that war. Not the little Tuna of course. Tsuna lagged behind, lacking the same athletic abilities as Gokudera and Yamamoto. Running past the gate, Tsuna saw a student taking a beating from another student with tonfas. He had black hair with cold blue eyes so stern, he may glare daggers at someone and they'll feel that they've been stabbed.

'Lucky! Hibari-san's busy!But poor guy.' Tsuna thought as the three of them ran into the building. Just as they enter the school, Tsuna heard Hibari threaten the student: "I'll bite you to death."

[4 hours prior] Lunch at the rooftop.

After 4 long periods, the trio ate lunch at the rooftop. The weather was warm and the yellow sun shined near the white clouds in the blue sky. Near the end of the lunch period, Tsuna paled. Yamamoto didn't fail to notice this.

"What's wrong Tsuna?" He asked.

"Next period is math…" Tsuna sighed.

"It's okay Juudaime!" Gokudera beamed, "I'll help you with math."

Tsuna sweatdropped. Gokudera might explain things in a highly complex manner where poor little Tsuna will never understand. Although Tsuna feels awkward with Gokudera's attempts at tutoring him, he still feels grateful that he refuses to give up on him. His teachers gave up on him because he showed no signs of improvement. Tsuna was referred to as 'No-Good' or 'Dame-Tsuna' because of his inadequate intelligence and his uselessness. The only things he could do were domestic things like cooking and cleaning. His parents taught his because they were poor and also wanted Tsuna to be independent once he graduates from high school and college. They're kind people who never steers anyone the wrong direction. They're always giving and hoping the best for their children: Tsuna, Lambo, and I-Pin. He loved them with all his heart.

[1 hour prior] Gym.

'Dammit!' Tsuna exclaimed in his mind. He, along with the rest of the gym class, had to run laps around the tennis courts because someone just had to accidentally hit a baseball so high it hit the window of the reception room—the room the disciplinary committee owns. Hibari was furious and ordered the gym class to run laps. Who did break the window?

"Shut up!" Gokudera yelled at Yamamoto for laughing. Instead of complying, he continues to laugh more as they run.

"This is all your fault!," Gokudera said, "If you didn't have to be such a baseball freak!" Yamamoto persists to laugh.

Tsuna yet again lagged behind not only the two of them, but also the rest of the class. After the coach yelled at him to pick up the pace, he attempts to run faster only to trip on his untied shoelaces and falling flat on his face. The whole class laughed.

It was a long day for Tsuna. For a little while, he had to run for his life away from the bullies that tried to follow him home. Once he entered his house and locked the door behind him, he put both his hands on his knees and exhaled sharply.

He took off his shoes and spoke, "I'm home!"

"Ah! Tsu-kun! Welcome home!" A sweet voice came from the kitchen.

Tsuna walked to the kitchen to find his mother, Nana, cooking for the family. Although the Sawadas didn't have much money or food, Nana and Iemitsu worked hard for the family to eat and sleep well.

The family of 5 all sat at the table after Nana put the very little food they had on the table.

"Itadakimasu." They all said, then digged into the food.

"Lambo, you're eating too fast!" I-Pin exclaimed.

"Gyahahahaha!" Lambo laughs, "I'll eat all of the food!" He quickly eats the food on his dish.

Nana, Iemitsu, and Tsuna laugh at the 2 adorable children. The warm feeling within this family had wrapped around the 5 for only a short period of time. Tsuna wished for this to last forever…

-Ding Dong-

Someone rang the doorbell…

Iemitsu and Nana darkened…

Tsuna gets up, but Iemitsu gets up to open the door instead.

Tsuna raises an eyebrow at his father's action.

Iemitsu opens the door.

He calls for Tsuna to come to the door…

"Yes?" Tsuna said as walked to the front and looked at the stranger by the door.

The man who rang the doorbell was a beautiful blonde man with ocean blue eyes. He had on a white button-up shirt with a solid black vest, pants, and shoes. His blue eyes were mesmerizing, almost ocean-like... But yet... Why were they so cold?

"Are you Sawada Tsunayoshi?" The blonde man spoke to him in a monotone voice.

Tsuna nodded. 'What's going on?' He thought.

"Come with me. Your parents have sold you to me. Your everything belongs to me now."

Upon those words did Tsuna realize that his world began to turn upside down.