EPILOGUE

It was a few weeks after Kenshin moved out of the neighbourhood.

One Saturday morning, Tsuna was sleeping in his newly renovated room, snoring away. His room was bigger now; something Reborn said was a must, since he'll have meetings with his family in there from now on so there had to be more room…

BAM!

DUN DUN DUN-DA! Tsuna jumped in his bed. Music was playing downstairs. He rushed down, hoping it wasn't anything bad. The funky tune continued to play. He reached the living room. Reborn was the only one in there since his mother and the kids have left early for something. When Tsuna saw his tutor, he scowled.

Reborn grinned. "Come, let's start now!"

"What! Wait…What's…why IS THERE A MARCHING SONG PLAYING?"

Reborn threw something at his student as the music went on.

"Eh?" Tsuna unrolled the paper and found lyrics.

"Don't mind it; just sing as if your life depends on it."

"Hiiiiee…No way!" Tsuna whimpered.

Reborn glared at him. "Here's the opening! And dance to it!"

"Ciaossu, ciaossu, ciao, ciao," they sang, with Tsuna unsure of the song. He sweatdropped. What's with the lyrics?

"Ciaossu, ciaossu, ciao, ciao, home tutor marching song cia ciaossu…" Tsuna grimaced again.

"I'll start first," Reborn said. Tsuna nodded. "The hitman who came around, an Arcobaleno baby, Dame-Tsuna's home tutor, Reborn…"

Does he have to call me Dame-Tsuna in the song? Tsuna shrieked in his mind.

"…I am cool and sexy, from Leon in my hand, the attack bullet, the special bullet, Dying Will bullet; to make them dance, that is paradise."

"I don't understand anything!" Tsuna said. T

hey sang the chorus again and Reborn threatened Tsuna.

"If you don't sing properly, I'm going to shoot you!"

Tsuna sung quickly to catch up to the song. "Eto… Enrolling the Namimori Middle School, Sawada Tsunayoshi, the Dame-Tsuna…I am Vongola…" Why do I have to call myself Dame-Tsuna? Wait, the lyrics... Vongola...

"That's right."

"THE TENTH?"

"Do it properly!"

Tsuna gulped. "Appearing in front of me, Kokuyo Middle School and Varia, the peaceful living… goodbye?" Tsuna thought of the times he fought Mukuro and the Varia. His peaceful days were definitely over. A smile touched his lips. Te peaceful days were over, but the days he lived now were better.

"Still not good enough," Reborn commented.

"I don't usually sing!" Tsuna said. They did the chorus again.

"Tsuna, sing seriously!"

Just then, the backyard's sliding door opened and Gokudera stepped out from his hiding spot.

"Juudaime! You dance wonderfully!" His eyes sparkled. Tsuna twitched. He really shouldn't be surprised by his Guardians' sudden appearances anymore…everyone else was in the backyard, and were coming into the living room.

"I-Is that so…" Tsuna said. "This is the first time I have to do a marching song with my friends."

"Well, this only happens once in a while! Ahaha!" Yamamoto said. "I brought food!"

"That's right, Sawada! DANCE TO THE EXTREME!" Ryohei shouted and started banging on a drum he brought with him.

"Hahi! Dancing is pretty hard, ne, Kyoko-chan!" Haru exclaimed.

Kyoko smiled. "That's right! Let's go and have some cake after this! We'll probably be really tired after it all."

Ahh…I'm so happy! I get to dance with Kyoko-chan!

"NYAAHAHA! LAMBO-SAN WILL DANCE, TOO!" Lambo screamed. Tsuna smacked his head.

"Lambo! You need to follow the beat!" I-pin scolded.

"Eh? When did you two come back?" Tsuna asked. "Where's Kaa-san?"

"She's making breakfast, kora!" Colonnello said as he flew in. "Dance with one hundred percent power, kora!"

"Sawada-dono! I heard that in Japanese Bon Festival dances, you have to wear a loincloth!"

Tsuna sweatdrops. "Basil-kun…you're been deceived again! Did my dad tell you that?"

"If you crowd anymore than this, I'll bite you to death."

"HIII! HIBARI-SAN!" What's he doing here?

"I told him I'll fight him later if he came." Tsuna felt a chill creep down his back.

"Kufufufu… I came to see what you were up to, Sawada Tsunayoshi…perhaps I'll stay for your mother's wonderful breakfast…are you sure I can't make her my maid?"

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!"

Mukuro chuckled again. He didn't mean it. Not really. But he wasn't about to tell them that he came because he was feeling bored. He was also making good use of Tsuna's promise that he was welcome at any time…

"Dancing alone is boring. It's more fun when the whole family is here. Don't you agree, Tsuna?" Reborn asked.

"Reborn…" Tsuna said in wonder. He looked at his family. Gokudera and Ryohei were already bickering with who should dance beside Tsuna. Yamamoto was trying to calm them down while putting in his own opinion that he should be next to Tsuna. Mukuro and Hibari were having a glaring contest. Tsuna smiled. He has a point. It is more fun with my family.

Reborn grinned at his student's soften expression. "Alright, everyone! Dance as if your life depends on it!"

"YOSH!"

Reborn and Tsuna sang the chorus and this time, Tsuna sang with all his might.

"Yes, one more time," Reborn said. "Always watching over Tsuna, today's special training, so train as if you were doing to die! Spartan and nonsense—" Tsuna didn't like the sound of that.

"Wait, Reborn—"

"Just do it, " Reborn sang. "This is also training."

Tsuna took in a deep breath and nodded. "For the sake of protecting my comrades, for the sake of protecting my loves ones," his eyes popped out of their sockets at the next words, but he laughed. "Reborn,"

"What?"

"Lend me… poweerrrrrrrrr!" Reborn smirked when Tsuna said this with no hesitation. Leon turned into a gun. "Sing with your Dying Will!"

BAM!

"Ugh!"

Haru shrieked. "Tsuna-san! Put some clothes on!"

Then Reborm and a half-naked Tsuna sing the chorus.

"CIAOSSU! CIAOSSU! CIAO! CIAO! CIAOSSU CIAOOSU CIAO!"

"Amazing," Reborn said. They continued. "Home tutor marching song cia ciaossu!...SSSSSss" Tsuna sighed as the Dying Will bullet wore off.

"Tsuna, you can do it. Once more!" There goes the chorus.

"Home tutor marching song, ciaciacialaciacia cia ciaossu…" The music ended and Tsuna collapsed on the floor.

"Haaaaaah…that was tiring."

Reborn let out a wolf-like howl as the last notes faded.

"It was really fun, though!" Yamamoto said.

Tsuna smiled. Then he faltered. The Luna Family…

Reborn knew where his student's thoughts were headed. But he let Tsuna have the moment to himself as he wandered into the kitchen.

Most of the Luna Family were already wiped out, put into prisons, or swore their loyalty to the Vongola. But Jacques and his friends refused to swear loyalty to the Vongola. They did say that if they were going to swear loyalty to anyone, it would be to Vongola Decimo, the one who will lead the Vongola to better days.

Reborn's amused smile was hidden by his fedora. Better days, huh?

Jacques's team became a group within the Varia. Because of their expertise in that area, they were put directly under Xanxus's command. In times of need, they would follow Xanxus to battle, but if nothing threatened the Vongola in that way, they would follow only Tsuna. His student was thoroughly freaked out by that statement and by the voices supporting it. Reborn and Nono thought that it was a good idea, so they accepted. Xanxus didn't really like it, but he let them be, for his own reasons no one will ever understand.

And the Hitomi siblings? They continued to work for the government, and occasionally they worked for Reborn when he asked them to. Which, he was sure, would happen again.

And Nori Kenshin...he had resigned from the police force. No one had seem him since then. Even Reborn wasn't sure what the man was up to. But one thing he did know... Reborn flashed back to the conversation he secretly had with Kenshin the night before the man disappeared. One thing he did know was that they didn't see the last of him yet.

O.o.O

THE END

A/N: Congratulations! You've reached the end of Detective in Town. If you enjoyed this, you might be interested in knowing that there's a sequel! You can find the link on my profile. It's called Detective in Town II: Prologue.