Chapter Four: Tsuna, Menandro, and the Escorts

Tsuna woke up feeling refreshed. For the sixth time in the month, he was able to sleep peacefully without having any distractions during the night. A yawn escape his lips as he stretch his arms. After blinking away the remaining sleep in his eyes and clearing his vision, Tsuna took a good look around his room for a few seconds before getting out of bed. He grab his towel and went off to take a bath.

It's Thursday. Tsuna made sure to have the last Thursday and Friday of the month to himself, so he finished his paperwork for the remaining days of the week last Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Tsuna wanted to have some time for himself before the start of his Second Honorary Visits in a few days. If he went to his Honorary Visits without a break to recollect his focus a few days prior? He would go insanely mad.

And if he go insanely mad? Well, the Mafia people had made a mistake to call him the Golden Sky; for an angry, tired and sleep-deprived Tsuna can make an entirely new and different title in the Mafia. And, for sure it will not sound as saintly as the Golden Sky, but as hellish as the Vindice.

Tsuna smiled as he slip on his signature orange dress shirt and black slacks. As usual, his hair took up to its description of being one of the things in the world that can defy gravity, despite a hundred hair conditioners applied to it. Tsuna sometimes wondered how on earth does his hair always staying upward like he's being electrocuted everyday? He gave his appearance one last appraisal before letting out a hum of satisfaction.

"Okay, I'm all set. Time for breakfast!"--Tsuna said before exiting his room.

Tsuna greeted and smiled to every person he met in the hallways to the Dining Hall. Flattered and happy because they received one of their Boss's sweet smiles early in the morning, they almost stutter their greetings back. However, Tsuna didn't seem to catch on their almost broken sentences. Though, if he did he wouldn't mind. This is Tsuna we're talking about. The ever cinnamon roll even if he's 22 years old.

"Good morning, everyone!"--Tsuna said as he enter the Dining Hall.

Every one of his Guardians are already seated in their respective seats, waiting for him. Gokudera sat on the first chair in the right side of the table. Yamamoto sat across from him. Lambo sat beside Yamamoto and Ryohei sat beside Lambo. Chrome sat beside Gokudera while Mukuro sat beside her. Hibari is sitting  a few chairs away from them, his eyes are closed and his arms are crossed. He only opened his eyes when he heard Tsuna's voice, while the others turn their heads. 

"Tenth! Good morning!"--Gokudera said, always the second loudest to greet Tsuna

"Morning Tsuna!"--Yamamoto said with a close-eyed smile

"EXTREMELY GOOD MORNING, SAWADA!!!"--Ryohei shouted, always the extremely loudest to greet Tsuna

"G-Good morning, Boss."--Chrome timidly said, but nevertheless Tsuna heard her

"Kufufufu, you need to speak louder, Nagi. Kufufufu, good morning Sawada Tsunayoshi."--Mukuro said

"Hn. Morning, omnivore."--Hibari said before closing his eyes again

"Morning, Tsuna-nii! Hurry up so we can eat!"--Lambo said as he tap his fork against his plate.

"Learn to wait for the Tenth, stupid Lambo!"--Gokudera said

"What?! I'm not stupid, stupid Dera-nii!"--Lambo said

"What did you say?!"--Gokudera said, an imaginary tick mark appeared on his forehead

"Now, Gokudera-kun.. I'm sure Lambo didn't mean it. Right, Lambo?"--Tsuna said as he sat down on his chair at the head of the table

"Yes, Tsuna-nii!"--Lambo said

"See? Now, let's eat before the food gets cold!"--Tsuna said

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After breakfast, Tsuna went to his office while the Guardians went to do their respective jobs. Tsuna and his Guardians have different break times and days off. Tsuna often let his Guardians take a few days off after they return from their missions, especially Lambo, since he is still a kid and need to attend school and also because Tsuna don't want his Guardians to suffer burnouts. However, from the Guardians' view, Tsuna is making them take breaks and days off a little bit too much, while he isn't taking breaks as often as them. Tsuna didn't seem to mind it sometimes, but the Guardians, although varied extents depending on which Guardian, are worried that Tsuna is overworking himself and the one that is most likely to suffer burnouts. 

It's dangerous when the Sky falls ill. The elements will go haywire. Yes, even the independent Cloud and deceptive Mist.

That's why Gokudera and the others are always trying their best to help lessen Tsuna's work in any way they can. There are instances in the past years, where Gokudera would order Yamamoto to knock Tsuna to sleep with Rain Flames so he could rest, while Gokudera, Yamamoto, Ryohei and sometimes Hibari will do the remaining paperwork. With a little bit of memory erasure, courtesy of Chrome, and a little help of Sun Flames, courtesy of Ryohei, Tsuna woke up the next day feeling energized, without remembering anything about his Guardians knocking him out. 

~Two hours after breakfast~

Tsuna finished reading a book he left off for a few days when a knock sounded at the door. 

"Master?"--It is Agata. The Head Maiden of the Vongola Mansion whom Tsuna treats as an Aunt. But he never calls her Aunt Agata or else, he's banned from eating sweets for two weeks. 

Being banned from sweets which are one of Tsuna's major energy replenishments, is worse than stacks upon stacks of paperwork.

"Yes, come in Agata-san."--Tsuna said as he close his book.

"Pardon me, Master if I'm interrupting your break, but  your attention is needed for the remaining preparations for your Honorary Visits; such as the briefing of your escorts. They are currently being trained by Menandro in the Training Room Alpha Leone. "--Agata said

"Oh, right! I almost forgot about them. Thank you for reminding me, Agata-san. And please, it's okay. I just finished reading a book and got nothing else to do anyways."--Tsuna said

"I see. Well then, please excuse me, Master."--Agata said

"Thank you again, Agata-san."--Tsuna said

"It is no problem, Master."--Agatha said before exiting the room

Silence cover the room as Tsuna lean back in his chair with his eyes closed. Soon, after a few minutes, Tsuna stood up, exited his office and went to the direction where the Training Rooms are. 

~Training Room: Alpha Leone~

Menandro Montagna, the Head of the Vongola Security Department, watches the escorts' mock battles with his arms crossed and an unreadable expression in his face.

The Vongola Security Department handles the recruitments of new members for the Vongola Family. They also handle the security in the Main Vongola Headquarters and the Seven Main Companies of the Vongola Business Company, also known as La Arsella de Societa which are all stationed in Italy.

The Vongola Business Company or the La Arsella de Societa is the most famous and most leading company all over the world. It is divided into six branches which correspond to the elements of the Vongola Guardians. Each branch has seventy-six (and counting) sub-branches all over the world, and handles a different category of product.

For instance, the Sun Branch specializes in producing and selling medical supplies and the Lightning Branch specializes in producing and selling children's toys and costumes.

All of the Main Branches report to the Main Company which is the Sky Company (obviously). The La Arsella de Societa is only a disguise in the surface for the Vongola Family. It also serves as a divider for Tsuna and his Guardians' lives. A reminder that they still maintain their sanity and knowledge that they have separate lives in the surface.

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"Okay! Time's up!"--Menandro said before blowing his whistle

The escorts, who are more or less the age of Tsuna, halted attacking their partners when they heard the whistle. One by one, each of them either went to their bags to grab their water bottles or flop down the tiled floor to take a breather.

"Excellent work, everyone! You're all keeping up with the lessons that were taught to you so far. Keep up doing a great job!"--Menandro said

"Yes sir!"--the escorts said in chorus

Suddenly, everyone heard someone clapping their hands and immediately, they turn to the source of the foreign sound. Menandro's eyes widened when he recognized the person who stands by the door with a smile in his face.

"I'm impressed. That was incredible."--the person said before he stop clapping and slip his hands inside the pockets of his slacks. As he walks toward the group, Menandro snap out of his shock.

"M-Master! I'm delighted to see you!"--Menandro said, bowing his head.

"Likewise, Menandro-san. Please, raise your head. There's no need for that."--Tsuna said 

"Hahaha, as you wish."--Menandro said 

Menandro and Tsuna begin to catch up with each other's work. As they talk, the escorts begin to snap out of their temporary daze. The escorts slowly gather and approach their superior, who's casually talking with a man who look like their age, but wields an aura of a leader, a Boss. 

"...Yes, that's why we're planning to hire more recruits to boost the security in the Main Storm Branch."--Menandro said, receiving a nod from Tsuna

"Uhm.. Pardon us for interfering your conversation Menandro-sama, but who is this?"--a male escort said, apparently brave enough to interfere Menandro and Tsuna's conversation

It is an unwritten rule that no one should interfere if the superiors are conversing with each other.

"Oh right! I almost forgot! I'd like you to meet your escorts for your second Honorary Visits, Master."--Menandro said

"Oh that's right, I'm actually here to brief them about the Honorary Visits."--Tsuna said

"Well then, it's perfect. I believe this is also the first time they will meet you, Master."--Menandro said. Then, he and Tsuna turn to face the escorts

"Everyone, I'd like you to meet the Golden Sky of the Mafia, the Master of the Vongola Mansion, the Tenth Boss of the Vongola Family, and the esteemed Vongola Decimo: Sawada Tsunayoshi."--Menandro said loud and clear.

Tsuna inwardly grimace at the titles attached to his name. He only did what must be done, how did he gain dramatic titles like that?

"Menandro-san.. I think voicing out my other titles for introduction is a little bit extreme.. Just Vongola Decimo is fine, geez."--Tsuna thought to himself

"T-The M-M-Master? No way.."

"Whoa, it's the first time I've seen him.."

"Yeah, me too.."

"He's so young.."

Menandro sharply inhale. With every second that the escorts fail to properly greet Tsuna, his embarrassment piles up. He only hope that the Decimo wouldn't mind, or else he'll dig a grave for himself to atone for his subordinates' lack of manners and respect. Tsuna, on the other hand, is quite surprised. Unlike the others who immediately bow after being introduced to them as the Vongola Decimo, the escorts started gossiping about him before greeting him properly. It felt somewhat oddly nostalgic to him. 

Fed up with the embarrassment and panic because the Decimo isn't saying anything, Menandro harshly cough to signal the escorts to stop, who are still talking about Tsuna. Fortunately, it worked and immediately, after realizing that they still haven't greeted the Vongola Boss properly, the escorts started panicking and apologizing.

"W-We're so sorry! W-We got carried away! We're truly sorry, Master! Please don't be mad at us!"--the escorts said in chorus 

Tsuna blinked a few times, before letting out a laugh. 

"Hahaha.. Oh my, I honestly didn't expect that. Hahaha.. It's okay. I'm not mad at you. So, please everyone calm down.  It's alright. Well then, can everyone tell me their names?"--Tsuna said

Everyone smiled before each of them said their names. Menandro inwardly sigh in relief. Thank God that he doesn't have to dig his grave. 

"Well, it is nice to meet you all. Now everyone, may I please ask to sit properly so I can state the reason why I'm here?"--Tsuna said with a smile, after everyone finished introducing themselves.

Everyone immediately obeyed and sat crossed-leg on the floor, while Tsuna sat on the chair that Menandro pulled out for him from god knows where.

"The reason why I'm here, is to give you a briefing about the Honorary Visits which will take place next month and, where all of you will accompany me and my selected Guardians. Although, I called it 'briefing', it can take as long as two or three hours, depending on how many questions and clarifications that you want to ask. That's why, if you don't want to be late for lunch, listen carefully and only ask what is really confusing you. Understand?"--Tsuna said in a voice that is not too gentle, but not too authoritative to incite intimidation.

"Yes, sir!"

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A/N: Hello everyone! This is my newest fanfiction of Katekyo Hitman Reborn. I do not own the anime and the characters. They belong to Akira Amano-sensei. Hope you enjoy reading! 


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