Warning: Language, pregnant teenage girl… Violence? :D

Rating: T (it can change.)

Pairing(s): Main: 80Fem27. Slight 69Fem27, RFem27 and 18Fem27 in further chapters.

Summary: AU-ish. "I don't want to leave, because being alone is painful... But I have to. When we see each other again, I hope it'll be a happy reunion. I'll leave you this white tulip as sign of abssence. Please... Do not forget about me." It was written in the small memo next to a single white tulip over the desk of a certain baseball fanatic and swordsman. But a cold breeze of mid september blew it away from the room, to the street. And thus, never receiving the note left by the person he held dear.

Disclaimer: Don't own Reborn! Only this story line! :3

Side Story

My dear cute little Sister!

Dark chocolate hued orbs observed the passing scenery out of his car window with disinterest. The owner of those dark eyes blinked every once and a while, shifting ever so slightly in his seat frequently as well in hopes of getting into a more comfortable sitting position. The man pursed his lips when that failed. He brought his elbow up to place it on the arm rest that lied on the car door. He softly cradled his chin on his open palm. As he did this, the young male took a deep breath through his nostrils, frustrated by one thing or another.

"You're doing it again."

A coarse, weary voice intervened his silent sulking.

"Doing what?" He grumbled out through clenched teeth.

To his ears reached an exhausted exhale, "Boss…" The older man drawled out, clearly exasperated with how his long time Boss and friend was acting. "Please don't behave this way…" He implored the blond to hear to reason. "You need to understand," He started with what seemed to be the umpteenth time in that sole hour, "You have responsibilities, work, assignments, and paperwork to do!" He reprimanded with a low voice. "Not to mention you have a Family to care for and Subordinates to maintain in line—"

But the blond won't be having any of that anymore.

"No Romario!" Dino all but slammed his hand down into the arm rest, "What I need is go to Japan!" He childishly whined to his Right Hand man as he clenched his eyes shut. "Something's wrong!" He fluttered his arms up and down, and all around. He almost punched the poor chauffeur upside-down on his head in the process; but the young Italian dodged it with ease, almost as if he was used to this kind of scenarios from his Boss. "I just know something is happening in Japan! Something really bad!" Dino declared.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open. Dino slowly stopped his movements all together, almost as if he came to some sort of conclusion. The golden haired male stared blankly in front of him for a few moments before his eyes widened dramatically to the point of them resembling a small dot of brown. His gaze filled with appalled panic and he gave a loud, exaggerated gasp.

"Oh no…!" His eyebrows went downwards into an anxious frown, "What if—" Dino snapped his head to the side; Romario could have sworn he heard something crack in that moment. "What if!" The blond repeated, but yet he did not finish that thought. He brought his hands to his golden hair just to clench it and pull at it in desperation.

"W-What if, Boss?" Romario encouraged; not really knowing if he should feel apprehensive or alarmed at how his normally cool headed Boss was acting. His body, however, reacted differently; it flinched at the abnormal sight of the man whom he called his Boss reacting in such a bizarre way. It then shied away from the blond as it tried to put as much distance possible between the two of them; it was almost as if his body didn't want to have any possible physical contact with the other. He blamed his reflexes.

"Wha-Wha-What if—" Dino turned around to face Romario. It seemed like in the midst of Romario thoughts, the blond had somehow brought his feet up to the seat and turned around; facing the window and leaving his back exposed to his Right Hand man. "—something horrible is happening to my cute adorable little sister?!" He cried, clearly feeling overwhelmed with all of the emotions that were running wild. He lowered his head to the point of it being between his legs. He cradled his skull with his hands, scratching his noggin furiously in panic. "That must be it! I'm sure of it!" He paused. "But what is it?" He muttered, "Is it a new enemy? No…" He answered himself. "It must be something worse… Far worse…" He gave a short exasperated cry, "I just don't know anymore!"

Romario could only continue to stare in bewilderment at his Boss; still clueless in what to do.

Fortunately for the raven haired Italian, he didn't have to stay idle for much longer; for just as wildly as it had all began, it stopped.

The blond gradually halted his actions and overreactions; from the screeching and comical sniveling, to the scraping of his skull and shaking of his head. Dino slowly brought both of his arms down from where they were up to rest at his knees. He sat back down like a civil person would on the backseat of a limousine and turned his head to stare out of the window once more. Without moving his elbow from their current position, he brought his hand up to once again cradle his jawbone.

"This horrible sense of dread…" He mumbled under his breath. "If only you could feel it Romario…" Dino lamented, "It's unbearable. It feels as if something if eating me inside out. And…" He paused for a moment; as if trying to hold himself together. "And it won't stop; this feeling." He tried to explain steadily, but his voice trembled and broke with every few words. The Bucking Bronco turned his head in direction of his Right Hand man, resting his dusky chocolate eyes on his form pleadingly. "I need to go to Japan, Romario." He implored, "I need to check on Tsuna..." His voice quivered again, but Romario didn't say a word about it. "I need to know she's doing well, if everything is still in top condition with her and her Family as it was the last time we saw them…" Dino trailed off, leaving the sentence hanging. But it was clear to Romario and the young driver that their Boss had more things to say, but couldn't find the words to say them.

No words were spoken after that. Silence reigned the limousine for a few moments, only the sound of the barely audible motor of the vehicle roaring dared to fill the quiet they were in.

Dino gazed into Romario's own dark eyes and supplicated one last time.

"Please…"

At first, Romario remained unresponsive and stared back at Dino from where he was seated across from him. That was only but a few moments, for Romario had begun shifting his body into a more comfortable position. He relaxed as he fully got against the plushy backrest of the car's seat. A small, soft, understanding smile formed in Romario's lips. His eyes warmed and his glasses glinted with the sunlight coming from the window besides him.

"There is no need to plea, Boss." He rebutted wholeheartedly, "Even if I said no, there would be no stopping you. Now, would there?"

Dino chuckled at that.

"True," He affirmed Romario's proclamation. His face appeared as if he had lost some of the tension it previously had, making him look just a bit younger. He looked relived, happy, and thankful. The only difference this time is that the dark haired Right Hand man didn't need to hear the those words of gratitude; for with a sole look from the blond he understood what the other wanted to say.

The moment, however, did not last forever.

"But," Romario started, "We'll depart as soon as your—"

"I know, I know." Dino interrupted shamelessly, chuckling not too long after; "As soon as my meeting with the Vongola Ninth is finished."

"Precisely."

The Bucking Bronco chuckled once more at that. Dino sat up straight as he drifted his attention to the window besides him. He couldn't contain the smile forming on his lips when the Vongola Head Quarters, the majestic and breathtaking 18th Century Victorian Castle, came into view.

Don't worry cute sister,

The smile on Dino's face was turning silly, yet adorable in some strange way.

Big Brother Dino is coming!

Okay, before you guys start throwing rocks at me, I gotta say something.

I have been writting. Believe me, I have. But I just... Seem to hate how every single chapter turns out. I have like 7 versions of this chapter. Every single one, I turn to hate them. Every version leads up to Dino, that you guys can be sure of. But I just hate it. *gross sobbing*

SO. Poll time:

a) You wish to know what happened after the meeting between the Ninth, Iemitsu and Tsuna? You do? Then vote for A and you'll see what happened!

b) You badly want to know what happened between the Lion of Vongola, Timoteo and the Tenth, but something holds you back? Then go for B! Watching everything from Shamal's P.O.V. would be amusing!

c) None of the above call you? We can always go directly from Dino's P.O.V.!

d) Mmm, you're leaving me out of options here... Okay, how about this: I smash all the versions together, fix 'em up, make them epic and dramatic, just the way you guys like it, and you get one juicy, 20k (or more) worth of words for one heck of a drama chapter! Many P.O.V.s, characters, Hibird cuteness and maybe even a sneekpeek of a certain Pineapple~

Looks like I work better when you guys help me choose.

Oh, and PS: No, Dino does not know Tsuna is in Italy. He thinks she's still in Namimori.

Reviews are appreciated!