Memories Rebirth

Prologue: The death of a Boss

Disclaimer: I own nothing in this franchise I only own Nyx and the story itself. All else goes to its creator and owner Amano Akira.

VxG: I know that all of you were waiting for the conclusion of Memories Reborn, however, the truth of the matter is that I was just unable to continue the story. By looking back at the story now, I see a lot of flaws in it. The story was rushed. The characters were simply coming out of nowhere, and there was nothing really exciting happening to them. Tsuna was training so hard, but was beaten so easily, so I want to make a few changes. Welcome to the rewritten Memories Reborn. Welcome to Memories Rebirth

.:VxG:.

Tsuna was sick, sick to the point of being bedridden for the last six weeks. His guardians never left his side, and, frankly, Tsuna didn't have the strength to order them away.

His adoring wife, Kyoko, was sitting in a chair, wiping Tsuna's feverish face with a cloth, Ryohei standing next to her, holding onto the woman's shoulders. Tsuna's and Kyoko's children and grandchildren stood by the bed with her. Hayato sat on the opposite side of the bed, with Mukuro, Chrome, Kyoya, Takeshi and Lambo next to him.

The doctor had just left, after announcing that Tsuna had only few hours left to live. The Varia stood by the door, along with the Arcobaleno. Though Reborn was not among them – he stood by Tsuna's bedside, watching the man he had tutored. The man who had been a Dame student, turned into the tenth boss of Vongola.

Tsuna had taught his children and grand children how to protect themselves, to do what they felt was the best course of action. He had taught them all well.

The next remaining hours were held in silence. Tsuna's breath came out in short gasps, the sweat literally rolling down his face. Reborn had outlived yet another Vongola boss. First it was Ottavo, then Nono and now Decimo. Who knows, he might outlive the Unidicesimo, Tsuna's eldest daughter, Yokoshima. She was getting on her years, as well. Her own son was preparing to take over the 'family' business.

*cough*

The entire room stopped breathing, all eyes went to Tsuna's, as they were slowly opening. The rag that Kyoko was washing his face with was quickly removed.

"Tsu-kun?"

"Hey, Hun, I'm sorry that I worried you."

"Tsu-kun, I... you don-"

"I know. I... I don't have much time left, so Le-let me speak."

Kyoko sat upright in her chair, noticing that Ryohei's hand grasped her shoulder a bit tighter

"Kyoya, take care of everyone, when I'm gone. I know it is a difficult order, but, please. Just knowing that you will do it, will let me be at ease."

The skylark nodded, while himself being old yet rigid. He still had the will to fight in him – if the opportunity would arise, he would go down fighting.

"Hayato, *cough* take care of yourself. I know you are still not over Bianchi's death. Stay close to everyone. Take *cough* take care of each other, please."

Hayato was so close to tears, while grasping Tsuna's hand, clenching it in a death grip. But he nodded vigorously. He was not going to let go of that hand. Not until Tsuna was placed in a coffin and buried six feet in the ground.

"Onii-san, I hope I have taken good care of Kyoko-chan. I hope you didn't mind me being your brother-in-law, as well as being your boss. I hope I was a good friend to you."

"Of course, you were, Outouto! Why do you even have to ask! We were family to the extreme even before you married Kyoko. You always were my little brother to the extreme!"

Tsuna smiled and turned his head towards Takeshi, who was close to tears. Even a little nudge would break the waterworks.

"Takeshi, thank you. Thank you for being there for me. Thank you for being my rain, my shoulder."

Takeshi couldn't take it anymore. The tears started to fall, so he lowered his head, not being able to look into Tsuna's soft, brown eyes any longer.

"Mukuro, Chrome. I know you both have been through a lot, but, please, take care of my, no, our family. Take care of each other and everyone else."

Chrome was shivering, so Mukuro hugged her. The two had found happiness with each other. They even married. When they had heard that Chrome's mother had wanted her daughter back, the two disappeared into the depths of the Vongola mansion.

"Lambo."

The youngest guardian knelt down next to Hayato, while crying. Well, maybe that was not the most appropriate word for it. It was more of a silent waterfall, if anything.

"Lambo, be a good boy. I know you are grown up now, but you will always be my little brother."

"Tsuna-nii, I... I will."

Tsuna was able to wiggle his hand out of Hayato's death-grip to weakly raise it up to Lambo's gray, curly hair and ruffle it.

Tsuna looked at Reborn.

"Thank you, Reborn."

"What for, Dame-Tsuna?"

Tsuna smiled. Now that was a name he had not heard in a while.

"Thank you, for everything, really... *cough* Thank you, for bringing me together with my family. Thank you, for all the things that you have done for me. Thank you, for... for training me. I know I was... a difficult student."

"You have no idea, Dame-Tsuna. You are the worst student I have ever trained. However, you are also the best that I have trained."

"*cough* you are just saying that. But, seriously... Grazie. Grazie per aver portato la mia famiglia insieme."

Reborn gave the dying Decimo a respectful bow, as he replied "Siete i benvenuti, Vongola Decimo. La tua famiglia è in buone mani."

Tsuna smiled. He was tired. So very, very tired. His daughter was doing well, and her own son is an amazing candidate to take over from her. Vongola was in good hands. It 'is' in good hands. He could die in peace, knowing all this.

Slowly, the eighty-five year-old man's eyes started closing, and, as they did, the hand that was still caressing Lambo's head slowly slid off the man's head.

And, just like that, the tenth boss of Vongola was dead. No more painful fevers, no more coughing, no more pain. It was just a dead bliss. The man, known as Sawada Tsunayoshi, was no more. He was dead. And, although every man and woman in the room was crying, either silently or loudly, they did not miss the fact that a faint but happy smile was caressing his face.

.:VxG:.

Tsuna felt his mind leave his body, entering another space. As he opened his eyes, he felt so much lighter. Looking himself over, he noticed that he was no longer in his sick, elderly eighty-five-year-old body, but in his young, strong eighteen-year-old body. Looking forward, he saw the previous bosses before him. From Primo till Nono.

Tsuna walked up to his predecessors, starting with Nono. "Tsunayoshi-kun, it is good to see you again. You did a great job. It is time for you to rest now."

"I will, Timoteo. My daughter is doing an amazing job, and, I know, her son will do just as well as she did."

"That is good to hear."

Giving each other a quick bow, Tsuna went over to stand before Ottavo. "Daniela, it is an honor to finally meet you. I have read so much about your work. I am a big fan of what you tried to accomplish."

"I may have been the one to start to return Vongola back to its roots, but I was unable to fully complete it, since I got too old too fast. And my son over there had some unruly children, failing to complete what I had started. I should be the one thanking you. Thank you for returning Vongola back to its original purpose, Tsunayoshi Vongola Sawada."

Tsuna blushed, giving the powerful woman before him a quick nod as he stepped up to Fabio.

"Before you say anything, Decimo, I may have been the one to do the most damage, but I did it all for my Famiglia."

Tsuna smiled in return. "I can respect that, Fabio. I can respect that."

Giving the man a strong handshake, he walked over to Vongola Sesto.

"Simora, it is an honor."

"The honor is all mine, Decimo. Thank you for returning Vongola to the way it once was. I may have been more of the exploring type of boss, but all my additions to the Famiglia made it easier to gain allies in the future. However, I am ashamed that I was unable to do anything but add to the bloodshed."

Tsuna bowed his head. "Still, you did what you did for the sake of the Famiglia. Good day, Simora."

Simora nodded, tilting his head in acknowledgment. "Good day to you too, Decimo."

Tsuna walked further, facing Vongola Quinto.

"Hello, Tsunayoshi. Welcome to our ranks."

"Thank you, sir."

After a quick bow to Vongola Quinto, Tsuna went further, facing the forth Vongola boss.

"Hello, Decimo."

"Hello to you too, Quarto. If you don't mind me asking, why did you chose a fork as your weapon? None of the history books I have read mentions why."

The forth boss smiled. "I believe it happened on a business trip. I was with my father at that time and I had yet to find a fighting style for myself. After a very nasty food fight, one thing led to another."

"A food fight? Really?"

"You'd be surprised."

"With guardians like mine, I don't think anything can beat them."

"That is a good point, Decimo. Have a good day."

"Good day to you too, Quarto."

Tsuna walked up to the third boss of Vongola.

"Greetings, Decimo."

"Good day, Terzo."

Vongola Terzo shook hands with Tsuna and then literally shoved Tsuna off towards Secondo.

Tsuna stared at Terzo as he disappeared in the mist of smoke, along with the other bosses.

"Nice meeting you too..." Tsuna mumbled gingerly, while rubbing his back.

"Are you alright, Tsunayoshi?"

"I'm fine, Ricardo. I've had worse."

"I'm glad to hear that, Tsunayoshi."

Ricardo and Tsuna turned around to watch as Giotto waked up to the two. Taking the hint, Ricardo let his brother be alone with Tsuna, as he too dissipated into smoke, joining the others.

"Tsunayoshi, walk with me." Giotto said, as he grasped Tsuna by the shoulder, leading the now-young-adult towards a wide, open area.

"You have been busy, Tsunayoshi. You have achieved, not only your own goal, but mine too."

"It was nothing. Really."

"Don't be modest, Tsunayoshi. You did something, which took two generations of trying, that you did within the first five years of your reign, and let us not forget that you took the mantle at eighteen. It is quite a feat, I must say, for a young don who did not want to do anything with the mafia."

Tsuna blushed. "It is all in the past. I did what I did. I have no regrets about what I did and didn't do."

Giotto gave Tsuna a look. "No regrets you say... What about your lightning?"

Tsuna stumbled a bit. "What about him? I have done all that I could. If I did something regrettable, it is all buried. Why are you even asking?"

"Because I am pretty sure that there is something you regret. I can see it in your eyes, Tsunayoshi. Tell me what is on your mind."

"Nothing is on my mind, Giotto. Now, please, stop this."

Giotto did not, as he simply started hard into Tsuna's eyes till the Decimo's shoulders sagged.

"I truly have no regrets, Giotto. It is true, I regret that I did not accept my fate earlier, and I kept pushing it off. I is true, I wished to have spent more time with Lambo. It is true, I wanted to spend more time with Kyoya. Heck, now that I think about it, there are a lot of things I wish to have done while I was still young, but what can you do? It is all in the past. Vongola is in good hands. I have done my part and now wish to sleep. I am tired, Giotto. I have had a long life and all regrets are buried six feet in the ground."

"What if I told you that there was a possibility for you to have a second change?" Giotto asked, giving Tsuna a knowing look.

Tsuna stared wide eyed at Giotto. "There is no way. I won't go back. I am done, Primo! Let me rest! I just died!"

Giotto scowled at Tsuna's use of his title. He was not a man who liked to use ranks over people. He preferred to be called by his name, and Tsuna knew this. The boy must have some plot in his mind, or maybe he was just angry? Oh well, whatever. Might as well get things over with.

"Tsunayoshi Vongola Sawada. You have done a great job, so great, that we, myself and the other bosses, have decided to give you a second chance. A chance to relive your life, with a few differences here and there, of course."

Tsuna just started at Giotto disbelievingly. He was going to do what?

"S-Send me... back?" Tsuna felt light-headed, grasping his head with one hand, as his knees buckled under him. Landing on the ground with a thud, Decimo sat there, grasping his head with both hands. Giotto didn't do anything, other than just standing there and waiting for Tsuna to collect himself.

"So you are going to do what now? Send me BACK?"

Tsuna abruptly stood up, grasping onto Giotto's cloak. His eyes shimmered orange as flames slowly fizzled on his forehead. Well, that was not something Giotto expected.

"Yes, Tsunayoshi, send you back. Send you back with your memories intact, so you could do whatever it is that you regret. Play with your Lightning, join with your Cloud, train with your Sun and Rain. Talk with your Storm, protect your Mists. There is much you can do over. You could find love sooner and prepare your mother."

Tsuna squinted his eyes, flame disappearing from his forehead, as he gingerly let go of Primo's cloak. However, just when Giotto was about to step back, out of nowhere came a fist that sent Vongola Primo down to the ground. Giotto was surprised at this. What had just happened?

Staring up at a frowning Tsuna, he could see that the man was severely annoyed. Tsuna had his arms crossed. "You are trying to guilt-trip me into this. I know how to deal with people like that. I WAS a mafia boss, after all. I had to deal with stuff like that on daily basis. You just know how to sugar-coat it more than the others."

Giotto stood up, dusting himself off. "Still, I am not wrong. You want this, don't you?"

"I am still angry at you. You have had this planned for a long time, haven't you? Mentioning mother, of all things. Now that is what I like to call 'a classic case of blackmail' "

"Blackmail is such a strong word, Tsunayoshi. I would call it more of a 'gentle nudge in the right direction'. You actually want this. It is the only reason that I can think of as to why you punched me like that."

Tsuna stiffened. "So what if I want this? I am still not going to do it."

"Tsunayoshi, don't you regret it? This way you can do so much more."

Tsuna hugged himself, gnawing at his lower lip. If he weren't an astral projection, or whatever he was now, the lip would have started to bleed due to the tight gnawing he was doing.

"I... Can I really go back?"

Giotto nodded. Tsuna's shoulders sagged, as he released a defeated sigh.

"Very well, I'll do it. I'll do it for my guardians and family. That is the sole reason why I am even bothering with this blackmail crap."

"It's not blackmail, Tsunayoshi. It is a gentle nudge, I keep telling you."

Tsuna couldn't help but smirk (or maybe better chuckle?) "Keep telling that to yourself, Primo."

Giotto rolled his eyes, as he gave Tsuna a gentle smile. He held Tsuna's shoulders, placing his forehead to his own. "Good luck, Tsunayoshi Vongola Sawada. Abbi fede."

"Grazie, Giotto."

And with that Tsuna was gone in a bright light.

"Good luck, Tsuna."

.:VxG:.

VxG: And that is a wrap. I hope you all enjoyed the revised version. Basically, you got two chapters in one, as in, originally, these two events happened in separate chapters. You may have noticed that I wrote some Italian in this. Here are the translations:

Grazie: thank you

Grazie per aver portato la mia famiglia insieme: Thank you for bringing my family together

Siete i benvenuti, Vongola Decimo. La tua famiglia è in buone mani: You are welcome, Clam Tenth. Your family is in good hands

Abbi Fede: Have hope

In addition, I would like to give a huge thank you to my beta, Tairanda. Review, please, as it really helps with my inspiration and motivation. The more you do, the faster I write, The same goes for all of my stories. Have a good day, everyone. This was VxG, hoping to write more for you all in the future. I will see you all in chapter one.