"Watch out, Dame-Tsuna!"

The ten-year-old flinched as he was once again struck by a ball. The bright yellow object bounced off him, rolling away.

Tsuna hated Wednesdays.

"That's the third strike already, Sawada! You're out!" The coach called. He must have believed Tsuna to be deaf, because a moment later he muttered, "Why can't you be more like your brother for once?"

Wednesdays were Physical Training days for the young exorcists-in-training. As a student of the Vongola Academy, it was expected of them to be physically fit in case they encountered any demons. They had other required courses they had to take, such as Demonology and Banishing Spells. But on Wednesdays, the entire day was filled with activities like running, dodgeball, and karate. Many of the students loved these days.

Tsuna was not one of them.

Yes, Tsuna hated taking notes and being reminded of his stupidity in class, but training was always much worse. Taking tests never required any physical strength or stamina. Neither of which he had, by the way.

Tsuna dragged himself to the bench in relief. He plopped himself down, relishing in the diminishing ache in his non-existent muscles.

At least Takahiro wasn't in his class.

Sawada Takahiro was Tsuna's older twin brother by fourteen minutes. Not only was Takahiro the top student in all of his training classes, he was also considered a genius for his ability to get in the top five ratings for his tests. Because of this, he had been bumped up a grade, and even though it caused Tsuna's peers to have another thing to ridicule him with, he was thankful he didn't have to deal with Takahiro's hatred during school hours anymore.

Takahiro, or Taka for short, had clearly managed to snag the good genes. Taka was slightly taller than normal and he had blonde hair that matched their father's. He was considered handsome by the female population, to the point that Tsuna had once heard his dark brown eyes described as 'dreamy.' He had broad shoulders and his face was sharp and angular, almost aristocratic.

It was no wonder that Taka was well-liked by everyone in the school. This meant that people would usually follow Taka's lead. And since Taka clearly disliked his brother, everyone hated Tsuna. Taka had managed to become one of the most popular people in the school over the past few years, and it was partially because of how much better he looked when compared to his twin Dame-Tsuna.

"I wonder how Taka and Dame-Tsuna are even related, Taka is nothing like that loser!"

"Thank goodness Taka-kun is the heir, right? I couldn't imagine Dame-Tsuna in control of the Vongola!"

"Sawada-san really is cool, huh? Good thing he didn't turn out anything like Dame-Tsuna."

Tsuna heard variations of this daily. When he was younger it used to hurt him, but as the years went by he had eventually become numb to the insults.

"Alright, that's it for today! Good work!" the teacher said.

The bell rang, and Tsuna didn't hesitate in shouldering his bag and rushing out of the gym.

Although Tsuna dreaded going home, he wanted to get out of range of the bullies before they thought to come beat him up.

When he got away from the school, he lessened his pace to a slow trudge.

Tsuna knew that once he got home, his brother would immediately start degrading him. If he was in a particularly bad mood, he would probably start pushing him down and kicking and hitting him. Taka was violent and, even more frighteningly, unpredictable. If Tsuna was lucky, Taka would be in a good enough mood that he would ignore him.

The worst part was his mother didn't even care. Tsuna's only solace was that she didn't encourage it; she just didn't care one way or another.

Compared to Taka, he wasn't anything special.

Tsuna's hair was a plain brown and his eyes were the same, although they were lighter than Taka's. He was thin and petite where his brother was already gaining visible muscles. Tsuna's face was softer than his brother's and unfortunately Tsuna was overall more feminine when it came to structure. The only trait they had in common seemed to be their spiky hair, but even then Tsuna's was more limp than Taka's stick-straight hair.

Tsuna sighed, then stiffened at the quietness around him.

Usually the area would be filled with the noises of children playing and barking dogs, but right now it was eerily silent.

And, he realized as he glanced around him, his surrounding were completely unrecognizable.

Tsuna was officially lost.

Blinking away the tears that were threatening to blur his vision, Tsuna hesitantly kept moving in an attempt to find someone to help him.

As he passed by an alley, he heard some strange noises.

He slowed and peeked in, his face turning a bright red when he saw a couple making out.

The attractive woman was holding on to the man's suit, her head tilted back and soft moans escaping her mouth. The dark-haired man pushed back her dark curls back to access her mouth better, and Tsuna almost squeaked when he saw him hike up her skirt slightly.

He was about to quickly move along when the woman collapsed, the man dropping her body unceremoniously on the ground. A white wisp escaped his mouth, his tongue darting out to lick his lips.

Time seemed to slow down as the man raised his eyes to lock with Tsuna's.

Tsuna promptly fainted.

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Reborn stared at the boy resting on his couch.

Normally Reborn would have erased the human's mind and been done with it, but this child had somehow managed to bypass the veil he had put up during his feeding. When their eyes had connected, Reborn could admit to have being shocked. For a moment, he could have sworn the boy's eyes had flashed orange.

He was interrupted from his thoughts when he heard the boy shifting.

Reborn watched as brown eyes slowly blinked open, and then the boy bolted straight up, clutching the blanket as if it would protect him.

"Hello," Reborn smirked as the frightened eyes focused on him.

"Y-you're a d-demon," the boy instantly accused. Reborn rolled his eyes.

"Fantastic deductive skills." The boy flushed pink before glancing around in confusion.

"W-why am I here?" he asked, fear seeming to fade slightly.

"Why not?"

Truthfully, Reborn didn't know the answer. When the boy had passed out, Reborn had been able to tell that no one who mattered would care if he disappeared. The boy's clothes were worn and faded, and his cheeks were thin from lack of food. He should have been a quick snack and then never remembered again.

The boy's ability had stopped him though, and looking at him now Reborn could tell that he wasn't even aware of his power.

"What is your name?" Reborn changed the subject.

"...Tsuna," the now-named Tsuna said warily. "W-what's yours?"

Reborn raised an eyebrow at the question. Normally humans would be screaming by now. Reborn's decision to take him wasn't wrong, then.

"It's Reborn, the Sun Arcobaleno."

The child's eyes widened in shock.

Demons had a certain hierarchy, sorted by their types. At the top was the strongest of their kind, the Arcobaleno.

The Sun types were mostly known for their healing abilities, although the higher ranking Sun demons were able to destroy entire cities in their annoyance. It said a lot that Reborn was their Arcobaleno.

Reborn's grin turned feral.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Tsuna."

aaand another khr fic lol but the ending was rushed sorry
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