Hello Reborn... Reborn... and... Reborn?

Reborn yawned lightly on his way to one of the newer restaurants in the village. Shizura aka Sizzle Is, was becoming quite popular and he had heard they served among the finest cuisine there, but had yet to have any chance to taste the food for himself. And seeing as he had nothing to do today, he had decided to visit the place and see if its food was really as good as everyone made it out to be. It certainly smelled like it.

One litttttle problem though. Apparently this was, for the time being, or at least today, an ‘adults only’ area. Soo unless he had an adult to accompany him he wasn’t going to get to go inside at all. Not to mention they’d already kicked him out for trying to get in, even though it was pretty clear he wasn’t exactly the ‘baby’ everyone was making him out to be.

For a moment he contemplated about using a simple Henge, but then another thought entered his mind. Why not invite someone to come with him? It would be… rather fun, wouldn’t it? He’d probably upset her more if he made a clone and said he was her husband and that his younger self was their son but… Too late, the thought had settled in his mind and he liked it, sort of. It was always fun messing around with the Guardians. It was a good lesson to: don’t always trust what your superiors say.

With that idea in mind, he sent called one of the Vongola’s underlings and met up with him a ways from the place. “But Reborn-san—” “Its to teach the young guardian a lesson. That’s all. I won’t be doing anything to her. I’m a hitman remember?” replied Reborn. “Ah… yes, of course. Forgive me Reborn-san,” he apologized, bowing slightly and taking off.

A faint smile crept up onto Reborn’s face as he made two quick clones of himself before using Aratamete on himself. Steadily, almost in an instant, Reborn’s five year old self was replaced with his adult self and one clone became his teenage self. For a moment the real Reborn merely looked at himself and thought of the old days, of his curse, of his old self and then of his new self. He always did miss his old self, but he liked the him now more.

Leaning against the side of the building, an alley way away from the restaurant, Reborn, Reborn, and Reborn waited patiently for Natsumi to come. Hopefully the message would get to her before long and she’d be able to make it fairly soon. A slight grin formed on his face at the thought. How would he approach her? Gentleman like? The stereotypical mafia persona? Hn, how would he approach her indeed? He’d worry about that later. Right now he just wanted to eat, badly. But he also wanted to teach the young Vongola a lesson… and have some ‘fun’ with her.

And so he’d wait… and wait… and wait until Natsumi Lliead came down the street to meet ‘Reborn-san’ and intercept her.

Another day, another measily day. It seemed too... too boring for Natsumi, almost to the point of making her fall asleep countless times today and she didn't even count! What did she do in this particular day before it became night time? Well, she was training(as usual), then after that she went out to buy groceries for her parents. After that, Natsumi bought a medicinal iemss her mother wanted... Even though Natsumi knows she could've gotten them herself. Now she knows where she got her lazyness from, and she thought it was from her father's.

What else did she do today...? Oh! Yes, she also decided to mess with some of the 10th generations today. Let's see.. Natsumi pranked Gokudera by stealing his bombs plus stealing Uri away from him(he didn't mind that, he only minded when his precious bombs were stolen). Bothered Hibari, only to run away when his weapons, the tonfas were on his hands and he had this sadistic-like smirk on his face. 'NEVER AGAIN!' she mentally told herself as she shuddered at what he could've done to her if he had actually caught her. Glad she left before she even got into more trouble with him. She and Yamamoto talked, nothing new it was... normal. With Lambo... he started crying when Natsumi said if he would like to train with her and started saying "Must. Tolerate." She rolled her green eyes at that, she was currently in her room, laying on her bed while looking at the ceiling. She was wearing a sleevess wine colored shirt and a mid knee light green skirt.

Let's see... What else did she do today? Natsumi didn't even get near Mukuro because she wanted to strangle him already and she would've probably gotten caught in one of his illusions... Unless, he did one already?! If he did she was gonna-

"Natsumi? Come down here! There's someone here to talk to you ~", her mother broke her thought which made her blink in confusion. She wasn't confused her mother called her, she was used to it. But someone, calling for her in the evening? That hasn't happen, and if it did she doesn't remember. She got up from the bed, adjusted her skirt and shirt, also her hair that was in a messy bun and headed down to the living room. When Natsumi was now in the living room, her eyes fell on the Vongola underling, who, by now seemed umcomfortable being near her father. Once the Vongola underling saw Natsumi he quickly went over to her and told her that Reborn wanted to meet up with her and then left the house, making Natsumi a bit shocked. And it was clearly shown on her face.

One thing she knows for sure: Never make Reborn wait. Otherwise... She shuddered at the thought as she quickly turned, her skirt moving with her as she ran back the stairs, into her room and closed the door. After a few minutes(around 15-20 minutes) she came out, wearing a dress with slits down on the side for easy motion. She was wearing stockings as well, and her shoes were a dark pink color. Even if she hated this outfit, just a little. She felt she needed to wear it for the "occasion". After tying her hair in a low ponytail, letting the bangs frame her delicate face, and with that done she was out the door.

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Going through the busy streets of Kumogakure at night wasn't all that hard... though the few men looking at her made her wanna desperately kick them where the sun don't shine. But she decided to save that for another day shall we? As she neared the restaurant where the Vongola underling told her Reborn was, she noticed something in the alleyway near the restaurant. Reborn...? And two other males with him? She blinked, her green eyes narrowing as she looked at all three. Maybe no one told her about this, not one bit. "Ahh, Reborn...", she said hesitantly, looking at the other two males. "You wanted to see me?"

“Ahh, Reborn…” started Natsumi hesitantly, “You wanted to see me?” she finished.

“Yes,” replied all three males in sync with one another, looking at Natsumi and blinking once before Adult Reborn took Natsumi by the arm. “You look… wonderful. Now, let’s get going,” he murmured, half dragging her off towards the entryway to the restaurant until she started to walk in sync with him. And inside Reborn had to admit Natsumi did look pretty good, not that he liked her or anything. It was just that he had never really seen her dressed like this before, it was a nice change. Maybe he ought to invite all the new guardians for a meal at some point, before the trials and everything of course.

Teen Reborn and Child Reborn followed easily enough. “Room for four?” asked Adult Reborn as the waiter came up to them, the same one who had previous denied him. “Yes, we have room… Children included? We do have separate areas if you’d prefer to be alone with your…” replied the waiter, eying Natusmi slightly, trying to gauge if she was his wife, date, daughter, sister, or friend. So long as she wasn’t too close to the man he might try hitting on her, she did look to be about his age (19).

“Wife,” replied Reborn with a slight, dark grin before glancing down at Natsumi giving her a look that would clearly tell her not to protest. “Thank you for the offer, but my family and I are eating out tonight. Although… I had sent my son in earlier to reserve a place for us. You seem to have denied him?” “Ah… er… I… didn’t know. Besides, isn’t he a bit young to be—” “Yes, he is young, but in case you didn’t notice, he’s intelligent,” replied Reborn in an almost bored voice. “… Of course. Forgive me, I didn’t know. Right this way,” replied the waiter, forcing himself to smile and talk nicely, when deep inside he wanted to counter Reborn with something along the lines that he was a rapist or pedophile because he looked much too old to be with Natsumi. “She looks a bit younger than she should be,” noted Reborn, sensing what the man was thinking. “I know its odd seeing as one of our sons looks nearly as young as she,” he explained so the man wouldn’t think he was… some sort of mind reader? Or ninja? He didn’t want too much excitement tonight.

Reborn nodded lightly and allowed the man to show them to their table. He was looking about the place and couldn’t help but notice it was exceptionally lavish, perhaps as much as the Vongola’s Headquarters, maybe more. It was certainly stunning, but it was the food he wanted more. Letting of Natsumi’s arm he helped to seat her, well aware that she was probably seething inside and wanting to yell at him or better yet, attack him. But she knew better than do anything of the sorts. Reon was still sitting on his hat, as well as his younger versions who were sitting directly across from them, Teen Reborn in front of Natsumi and Child Reborn in front of Adult Reborn.

The waiter was about to leave them be with their menus, but Reborn stopped him instead. “Only the best,” he said. The waiter grudgingly nodded and took up the menus before asking for what they’d like to drink. “Your finest wine will do for the two of us, water for the kids.” “Of course…” muttered the waiter again, quickly leaving before Natsumi could begin to comment or ague, not even bothering to check to see if Natsumi was of legal age to drink.

“So, Natsumi what do you think?” asked Reborn, supporting his chin with a half closed fist. He was half wondering if there would be any old acquaintances of his around here tonight, seeing as this really was a rather expensive place and some of his friends and comrades were of the same social standing as he. Briefly he wondered about Luce and her daughters… was she here? It would certainly be awkward in a sense if she was… Hmm and what of Colonnello? If he were here… Ehh unlikely, he wasn’t much of the type to go out to places like this anyway. Then again, if Lal was with him he might take her out to go eat some place where the food was good… Come to think of it, when was the last time he’d seen anyone who was an Acrobaleno anyway???

And what of the Vongolas themselves? They could be here as well. Tsuna and them all did like eating out now and then… Ahh well, he’d deal with it if they were here. And they’d be able to understand it was lesson in some way or other and wouldn’t interfere too much. Hnn… but what about those that weren’t exactly mafia based? Ehh more fun for him. They’d only assume he was serious about her or was playing with her. Both true. He was serious about making sure she’d be a worthy guardian and playing with her to teach her something.

Natsumi blinked, wondering why all the three males replied when she only asked Reborn, the infant. Was this a game that Reborn was playing to her? Or... She started thinking deeply about the situation that she didn't notice him saying she looked wonderful, but she did manage to break out of her thoughts when he half dragged her off with him and got into sync since he dragged her off unexpectedly. She frowned, wondering why the older of the three was dragging her when she could perfectly walk. Unless... her eyes widened in realization. 'Could it be... Reborn somehow..! Oh, wow, stupid me.' She mentally began smacking herself until she felt quite satisfied... or until she got a headache, whichever came first.

As they entered the restaurant, Natsumi fellt a bit.. off, like she didn't belong here. It seemed too.... lavish for her tastes, but hey, it's best not to fight with Reborn. If he wanted to meet her here, she will come here, even if it seemed like she was out of her element. Her eyes fell onto the waiter who came to them and she tried desperately for her eye to not twitch, but it failed. It twitched two times before she was able to try and control her sudden twitches. 'Is he thinking..? Oh no... He better not be thinking that-'

“Yes, we have room… Children included? We do have separate areas if you’d prefer to be alone with your…”

"Wife." If she could, without causing any trouble whatsoever, she would've screamed. But instead, chosed the other best option: her mind. '... Motherfu-', her train of thought was broken when Reborn, his older self began talking, saying something about their child-

.... Wait.. WHAT?! Oh, she was beginning to feel a headache coming with all this stuff going on. But it shouldn't be suprising, when you're with Reborn, you'd best be on your toes. How hard was it to belive that Natsumi was his... his "wife", his younger-er self their son.. and probably his.. teen self their other son while Natsumi and the teen Reborn looked almost near the same age! How could the waiter belive him?! Seriously! Now, the man showed them to their table, Natsumi still having a slight frown on her face while her eyes clearly showed she was not amused. ... Plus, he ordered wine, sure she was legal to drink it but she's never tried it yet? Damn HIM!

When the waiter left, she quickly placed both of her hands in her face, then took them out and rubbed her temples. To think, she has a short fuse and it hasn't gone out already. Either she was a smart girl and holding it in or the "short fuse" has yet to reach it's limit. The young woman placed both of her hands on the table, she had an annoyed look as she looked at the three Reborn and was about to say something but she sighed and leaned back to her chair. "You, my good, sir just gave me a headache. Damn it Reborn." She sounded mad, but she wasn't. She just had a minor headache that would leave in awhile if she just calmed down. "And what do you mean "What do you think?" About what? About.... our "sons"?" she stared at teen Reborn and the younger version of him, finally figuring out that he must've been using a technique that is not familiar with Natsumi.

"Well, with my annoyance out of the way, why did you want to meet me here, Reborn? For food only? If it's for that, you could've come on your own you know.." she had her head tilted to the side, her eyes staring at the Adult Reborn while she had an amused look on her face.

Reborn only returned the amused look right back at Natsumi. “I wanted food yes, but there are other things as well.” ”Why are you so annoyed anyway? You do realize what kind of position you’re in right now, don’t you… mother?” ”But what do you think about us, mother? You haven’t seen us in a long time. We missed you.”

Reborn waited a little to see if Natsmi would openly answer him and if she had picked up on what he was saying, aware that she had probably picked up on what had happened by now, just not understanding why. Would she get the hidden meaning behind his words? ”There are a multitude of reasons as to why we’re all eating out together like this, but asides from that, what do you think of the new Raikage, dear?” he asked, keeping in character, of a sort, whilst the waiter came around again to give them their drinks.

”He looks alright, but I don’t trust him. Something about him…” murmured Reborn, taking a sip from his cup of water. ”He’s different…” replied Reborn, also taking a small sip of his water. Neither of them liked it much, but since they were one and the same, they didn’t mind it too much seeing as they’d go back to Adult Reborn before long, that and they were just clones anyway.

A few minutes later the waiter returned with the first course of their meals and quickly melted back into the shop. He still wasn’t too thrilled about having to be around Reborn, and it irritated him even more that some of his superiors had identified Reborn for he was and had prioritized him over some of their other guests. It only meant he’d be seeing Reborn a lot sooner than he should be.

”Father, isn’t that Colonnelo and Lal over there?” yawned out teenage Reborn whilst he stuck one of his utensils into the food and brought it to his mouth and began to chew it without bothering to look at what it was. His teen self really wasn’t much of one to care too much about what others thought and more or less acted as he wanted within some boundaries. ”Do you remember them, mother?” asked Reborn as he scooted closer to the table to reach his plate, his little pacifier glowing lightly beneath the table away from sight.

’If they’re here its likely some of the others are too…’ thought Reborn quietly, not yet touching his food. He could certainly tell that his own pacifier was glowing a little in his own pocket, and no doubt his clones could sense it too. How exactly was tonight going to go? It was rare for them all to meet together unless it was when they were preparing the next guardians for their tests… Come to think of it, he still needed to talk to them all about it sometime and get the trials over with. But that would do for another day. Briefly, he wondered if he had never talked to Natsumi about the Acrobalenos… Probably not. He usually didn’t do that until later on, near the trials… But maybe she had met some of them on her own before somehow? The Acrobaleno were as spread out and wandering as the Vongolas themselves, so it would be rather lucky of the guardian to meet any other Acrobaleno other than himself before she had undergone any of the real trials…

However, it seemed that both the boss and external advisor had settled on the same guardians… so he should be preparing them all for the last and final trial soon. Along with making them all aware of what they were and their rings given to them… Hnn how many of them knew the true meaning of the Vongola Rings anyway? Few… Very few of them should know about it. At most he only expected the Cloud and Rain to know seeing as they were really rather close to the Vongolas, one before he even became guardian, and the other being privately taught. Hnn… and he still needed to go drag the new boss over here to Kumo so they could star the trials. Hnnn and he had a Genin Team to train as well… Hnnn there was going to be a lot of work for him in the upcoming weeks or so.

Natsumi just shook her head, her face showing that she was quite amused and not annoyed as much. She just raised her eyebrow when her "sons" began speaking. If he wanted to act, well... she can act as well. "Oh dear. You think I am annoyed my dears? I'm quite happy to tell you the truth", she answered to her "Teen" son, who reminded him a lot of someone... she just couldn't quite put her finger on it though. "Of course, my son. I know perfectly well in what position I am now." And then she turned her head towards the younger version of Reborn, the one almost everyone knows about.

'I swear...', she thought as she tilted her head a bit to the right side, her eyes looking at all three of her "family". "Hmmm...", she layed her head on her arm which was resting on the table as she looked around the restaurant. In a monotone voice(sometimes confused by her bored tone of voice) she said, "Eh, I don't know. As long he does a good job on the village, he's fine in my book. It doesn't matter whether I trust him or not, as long as he does his damn job right." Natsumi straightened herself and looked at Adult Reborn. "I will admit, though. He's different, very. Something about him...", she trailed off. It didn't seem weird that she was having a conversation with one persona, but had his two other selves on the table? By now, Natsumi shouldn't be all that surprised.

When the waiter came back with their first course of their meals, Natsumi sighed a bit in relief. And as quick as the waiter came, he dissapeared as quickly, leaving Natsumi to wonder if Reborn ever threatened the waiter, he seemed very... what's the word.. Not comfortable around Reborn and his "sons"? Natsumi looked at her food, then at her "family", who was talking about.. Lal and Colonello? ”Do you remember them, mother?” , said the younger-er Reborn, making Natsumi look at him and then at the couple that was eating quite a few ways from them? Natsumi knows the name "Colonello" from somewhere, she had heard it from Ryohei, saying he was the one that trained him before Reborn did. "Hm, the name sounds familiar. But Lal... No, I have never heard it before." She turned around to look at the three of her "family". "I have heard from Ryohei that he's in Arcobaleno.. So, I'm guessing.. Lal is too?"

Natsumi has heard of the Arcobalenos, but never seen them. Only Reborn, who's an Arcobaleno, she has seen. But the others... No, so maybe an opportunity of meeting said other Arcobalenos could be nearby, but she wasn't trying to be too excited. She was here with Reborn, as his "wife" and "children", no matter how wrong that may seem to other people or not. 'Aya... This is gonna be one long dinner..' she thought as she stuck one of the utensils in her food and brought it to her lips, tasting the quite delicious food which made her eyes widened a bit but then went back to their normal size. Oh yes, this food was divine to her. After taking a quick bite she then looked at Reborn, deciding to amuse the situation a lot more. It be fun for all parties involved, no?

"Oh dear ~", her hand slowly went over to his right one, gripping on it slightly while having a beautiful smile on her face. Her green eyes glinting a bit, as if she just wanted to humor him. She leaned a bit closer to the table, and said. "As your "wife" I am entitled to know about your life, ne?" Where was she going with this? Certaintly, Reborn -must- know. "Care to tell me a bit about yourself, my dear husband?" If other people were looking at them now, they would see that they would be acting like any other normal couple, but they really don't know what's going on here besides the parties involved. So, Natsumi wondered if Reborn would answer her that question as she gripped onto his hand reassuringly while giving him a smile. But inside she was giggling a bit, like she was a child and she had done something wrong and was excited if anyone caught her.

Reborn nodded oh so very faintly to show he acknowledged what she had said, a little surprised that Ryohei had talked to Natsumi of his sensei, but supposed that it was figurable in the end. She’d meet him too so, no real worries. “Lal and Colonello are old friends of mine,” he replied simply. Looking away slightly and coming out of his own thoughts as he began to eat his own plate, at first not registering the taste of the food because of his thoughts, but after a few seconds he soon picked up on its taste and was astounded. It was… good, no… delicious, no… heavenly, no… there was no word to describe it. He glanced side long at the glass of wine before him and wondered just how mouthwatering that could be as well.

Just when he was about to reach out for it he felt Natsumi’s hand inching slowly, but steadily for his. It felt strange feeling someone else’s warmth in this form seeing as he rarely used it, but it was welcoming at the same time. “Oh dear~” she said sweeter and nicer than normal, surprising Reborn lightly, but he was glad she had picked up on his hidden meaning. Only… … had she picked up on a part that he wasn’t too thrilled about? It sure seemed like it at the moment. Maybe he ought to remind her that even if she was his wife she was still his student?

As her hand finally gripped onto his, he glanced at her face and was met with a beautiful, sweet smile and equally beautiful and sweet face to match. Maybe if he was normal he would’ve tried something on her by now, or at least now he would have, but he wasn’t normal and he wouldn’t ever be. Not again… He grew a little wary of her as she slid closer to the table and himself. Was she really thinking he had had that kind of hidden meaning? Ade… this girl was certainly—

"As your "wife" I am entitled to know about your life, ne?" … … … Okay, so she had picked up on what he really meant. Great. He had never imagined she’d ask this kind of a question though. He had expected… questions along the lines of ‘what the Vongola were’ and ‘who the Acrobaleno were’ and ‘why was she chosen as a Guardian’ or maybe ‘why did he look like this’ or perhaps ‘was this his true form’ or something like that. Not… what his life was about, maybe how he got turned into an Acrobaleno… but… … … his own personal life? … … … Ade, this was gonna be a looooong night. “Care to tell me a bit about yourself, my dear husband?"
Great. Just great.

”What would you like to know, my ever beautiful summer blossom? Surely you know everything about me already, married as long as we have been?” countered Reborn, taking another bite of the marvelous, stunning, spectacular food. Now if only she’d let go of his hand so he could taste the wine… The wine…

Duh. Grinning just a little, maybe a bit darkly, hinting what he had in mind. ”Natsumi, dear, would you rather be alone? Just the two of us? I can always arrange for us to have our own private room together for the rest of the night. Try the wine, dear. You did say you liked to drink.”

And with that said, Reborn reached out with his free hand and grasped the neck of the glass, taking a sip of the wine (and becoming enticed by its rich flavor) and holding it to Natsumi’s lips ever so patiently and lovingly, his own eyes having their own amused and mysterious glint to them. ’18 and still so innocent. Just how innocent are you, Natsumi? I shall find that out myself tonight…’ thought Reborn a little darkly.

Whilst the adults were… being their lovey-dovey selves (if anyone believed it?), the children were calmly eating their meals as if this happened allll the time at home, conveniently ignoring all of the little small talk and gossiping around them.

”What a cute family.” “… Cute? I’d say the baby and the young lady is cute, but the men? No, no, I believe charming or dashing would fit them more accurately.” “… What do you mean she’s cute?!” “I… uh… er… That dress is very pretty on you.” “Hmmph…”

”What’s a girl like her doing with a guy like that?” “Tchhhh bet she’s just into him for his money.” “Yeah, what was I thinking? Think she’s any good in—“ “GET TO WORK, YOU TWO!” “Y-YES SIR!” “Damn it…” “But you gotta admit she does look pretty—“ “WORK!” “Tch… Figures we get to see the hottest and richest girls around in Kumo but we can’t hit on any of them…” “Hey, would you really wanna hit on that girl anyway? I mean… look at her? Gold-digger much? Who knows, she might even be… you know, diseased.” “Oo right. Chick like that with a guy that old…”

”Awww they make the cutest little family!” “I wonder how he snagged her though -_-‘ Too young for him.” “Honey!” “What? It’s true! Bet he’s threatening her or something, or a pedophile or maybe a rapist.” “… Honey… Shhh they might hear us.” “… Alright, alright, but I call them like I see them. Anyway, what do you…”

In reality, on the inside they couldn’t help but have their own little dark grins because they were all one and the same, so they had a good idea of what Reborn was up to. And if you knew them well enough or looked closely you might be able to catch subtle glints in their eyes of what was going on as well as the faint facial expressions they had that would only hint that they knew what was really going on. Ahh tonight was a fun night indeed. Sure, he might be in the hotseat, but it was still fun nevertheless. There hadn’t been a night like this in awhile.

But just pray and hope that Luce didn’t show up somewhere around here… That would be… nerve wracking and awkward. Luce, one of his old [yet not very old] love interests for whom he cared so deeply about and could tell apart from a crowd in a heartbeat. Luce…

Natsumi pouted a bit, looking rather.. cute, in a sense. He was good, then again it IS Reborn... Ooh is that choco-Focus! If Reborn looked closely, Natsumi would've reminded him of an old boss: the 8th female Vongola boss, Daniela. Natsumi has heard about this "Daniela" from the underlings of the Vongola, but only just a little. They saw that Natsumi and her have almost the same appereance, except Daniela has a tatoo of a flower on her... right part of her face? Anyway, getting waaaay off topic here ! 'Damn, Reborn is good. Oh well, we can play ~', she thought hapilly as she kept her nice(in Reborn's case nicer-er) smile. "But, love ~ I would like to know more. Surely, you haven't told me everything, right?" Natsumi didn't seem to interested in the food now. Her eyes were on her teacher husband.

Then, she felt something... bad; a change in the atmosphere, if you will. Natsumi looked at Reborn as he spoke: ”Natsumi, dear, would you rather be alone? Just the two of us? I can always arrange for us to have our own private room together for the rest of the night. Try the wine, dear. You did say you liked to drink.”

... Oh god, NO! Inside, Natsumi was imagening herself strangling Reborn, reviving him, strangling him again and doing the whole process until she felt satisfied. Her face held a bit of shock, mainly because Reborn had caught her in a way. Natsumi has never drank, even if she was legal of age to drink... God damn it, REBORN! But, she didn't know what to do, her face was a bit flushed now that Reborn held the wine ever so close to her lips, and acting so... so damn lovingly. 'I wonder if I'm allowed to get away with murdering him... ...... Probably not. Whyyyyy?!' She stared at Reborn's eyes, almost sending the "glaring" vibe, if you will towards him. "I-I... U-Uhhh....." Her lips moved a bit, then she closed them; swallowing down the excess saliva that had stored for what it seemed like forever.

Knowing Reborn, if she didn't take the wine and drink it, something was gonna happen. Buut if she took the wine and drank it.. Would something happen... And then her mind wandered to— 'GAH!' Natsumi had her cheeks a bit red as her mind led her to a very, very dark place. Seriously, didn't she lock that place up WHEN out with someone?! Stupid, stuuupid!

"U-Uhh... dear?"She asked, the color of her cheeks not leaving anytime soon. She was nervous while being a bit close to Reborn as he still held the wine near her lips. "I don't think I should drink.. I-I mean, I'd rather not, with the children around you know—" 'STOOOOP! What if HE takes YOU TWO to the PRIVATE ROOM?!' 'D'oh! I'm trapped, aren't I?' 'Yeeeep. Pretty much.' '... Am I fighting with myself again mentally?' 'Yeeeep.'

Ok, she really needed to stop doing that when in a almost nervous breakdown. What to do? What to do?! Would she or would she not take a sip of wine? Well.... Natsumi looked at Reborn's eyes, her face red a little, looking pink-ish while her other hand gripped tightly on his hand, since she never took it away. And then, with a quite nervous voice, she said. "I-I won't drink any wine today, d-dear. I'm quite f-fine..." .. Smooth, Natsumi. Smooth, he'll totally see through THAT. Oh well, that's what she could do. Reborn had... intimidated her by being... intimate, the bastard.

“I-I… U-Uhhh…” “Mmm, you what, dear?” asked Reborn, leaning in a little closer, tilting the wine ever closer to her lips, still giving her that ‘I love so very much’ look. “U-Uhh… dear?” asked Natsumi, still very flushed. ‘Hmm, she’s actually kinda cute like this…’ “I don’t think I should drink… I-I mean, I’d rather not, with the children around you know—” she half explained, to which Reborn raised a slight eye to.

“So the lady doesn’t do well with intimacy, yet she can put up a fight,” noted Reborn in a half dull voice, as if this was some sort of television show or movie. “It would appear so,” replied Reborn, a smile on his face, his tone remarkably similar to his older brother’s. “And the lady’s answer is…”

“I-I won’t drink any wine today, d-dear. I’m quite f-fine…” ‘She’s in for it now…’ ‘I wonder what I could do to ‘mommy’… Hehehe…’

“Ahh, is that so?” asked Reborn, tilting the wine back towards himself. “Unfortunately, I must remind you that it is no longer day, but rather night. I know you were excited to come here and all… but to forget the time of day?” He cast a second glance at her and smiled. “But alright. No wine for now. I don’t want you… passing out so soon anyway. Who knows what could happen to you if you passed out, dear?~” he smiled, taking a sip of the wine and allowing it to lightly coat his lips, but his eyes still hinted that something was going to happen to her. “How about… a taste instead?” he grinned almost evilly, before returning the hold on her hand, closing the gap between them with a kiss, and wrapping an arm about her waist to bring her closer and effectively trapping her and preventing her from objecting or moving away. She could always try to lean back… but not a pretty picture then… Not for her anyway.

“How far do you think they’ll go this time?” yawned Reborn just milliseconds after his father kissed his mother ever so passionately. Wiping his mouth clean of stray food and drink he looked down at his younger brother. “Well?” “I don’t know. It’ll depend on what kind of mood Dad’s in, won’t it?” “Of course… But Dad hasn’t seen or been with Mom for weeks since she was so busy and all. I’m surprised we didn’t just stay home.” “I don’t get it but okay…” shrugged Reborn, acting his part as the little child who does not know of the adult things adults do on occasion (but can talk far beyond his age?).

Finally, Reborn parted with Natsumi. “Ow…” sniffled Reborn, pouting a little with fake, little tears bubbling up in his eyes as he let go of the knife (a five year old with a knife, WTF much?) and looking at his little cut index finger. Convenient how she wouldn't be able to retaliate or anything quite yet, isn't it? “Mommyyyy it hurts!” he cried, looking up at Natsumi, as did everyone else at the table, patiently waiting as to how she’d help out their little five year old son/brother who was in pain and would likely start to cry his eyes out if she didn’t do something soon. “Mommy,” he whimpered.

Her right eye was twitching, her whole body felt really uncomfortable at the moment. Natsumi almost, almost sent a glare towards her "sons", but her husband was being quite.... distracting. Still having the flushed look on her face while also looking as if she was vulnerable at the moment, she heard Reborn, her dear husband speaking these words. “Unfortunately, I must remind you that it is no longer day, but rather night. I know you were excited to come here and all… but to forget the time of day?” 'I only came bcause YOU wanted me to come... Moron!'

The glance Reborn casted at Natsumi made her bit her lower lip. This man... maybe it was a slightly bad idea coming with Reborn here.. And did he just say something that could comfimed her worst nightmares?! Ohh, the bastard. "R-Right... Hehe." She forced a smile to appear on her face, it looks so realy, but Reborn or anyone else that knew her well could see through it. Her green eyes follow Reborn's hand that held the wine, which now wasn't near her lips anymore and she sighed in relief. “How about… a taste instead?”

Her eyes looked confused for a second before she felt the Reborn return the hold of her hand and closed the gap between them with a kiss, and wrapping an arm around Natsumi's waist to bring her closer. Her eyes were wide, and her cheeks got even redder. This -wasn't- supposed to happen! Does Reborn even -know- he had done something that has and will upset Natsumi soon enough? His lips on her lips, which had a slight taste of wine were on hers and she could taste the wine in the kiss. The flavor of the wine was divine Natsumi had to admit. But, the kiss... curse Reborn. She had to admit it, whether she liked it or not.. the kiss was rather... nice. But.. no. Natsumi was too caught up with the kiss to hear what her dear "sons" were saying, her eyes clearly showed she was mad but she made no struggle, which is shocking since she would try to struggle since a certain someone has stolen her first kiss.

Finally, after what it could seem like forever, Reborn parted with her, making her take much needed air while retreating both of her hands now to her chest, her heart beating quite fast. Her eyes looked at Reborn, a glare clearly strong enough to kill him if it could and she was gonna say a few words or two but she heard this: “Ow…”making Natsumi look at her youngest son. She noticed the knife he had let go.. wait, what? What was he doing with a knife?? “Mommyyyy it hurts!” he cried, looking up at Natsumi, which, in turn made Natsumi looked totally confused. 'Eto... I still wondered why he even had a knife but.. Oh well.'

Natsumi got up from her place near Reborn and walked over to the younger 'Reborn' and had to put on this 'motherly act' if anyone was looking, curse it. "Aww, you got a boo-boo. Here, let mommy kiss it better." She didn't even know if this would work on him or not, but it's best to try anything at the moment. She grabbed a hold if his tiny little hand, and then his index finger. Indeed, he did have a cut, and Natsumi put on her 'motherly act' and smiled softly, pressing her lips agaisnt the cut and kissing it for what appeared to be a good 2 minutes.

She might've seemed calmed at the moment, but that doesn't mean she wasn't angry, but she had to put on this act.. otherwise... She didn't want to think on what would happen. Natsumi then looked up at her son. "Does it feel much better, huh?" She glanced at Adult Reborn then back at the younger-er version, who was her son.

'I wonder if that was her first kiss... she seemed a bit upset about it. I never will be able to understand what is it with girls and their first kiss or first time or first this or first that....' thought Reborn as he watched Natsumi's reactions for a bit, slipping various mouthfuls of food when he could. This food really was good. Wonder if they had take out or a delivery service...

Reborn watched with a half amused face as Natsumi played out her part well enough. "Mommy!" murmured Reborn happily as she came over to him, the pain already beginning to fade away. "Aww, you got a boo-boo. Here, let mommy kiss it better." '... .... Oh my goddddddd this is tooooo gooooood! We should take her out more often…’ laughed Reborn to himself, almost unable to keep his composure and start laughing out loud for everyone around them to hear and stare. And so, for about two minutes, little Reborn’s finger was kissed by Natsumi. “Does it feel much better, huh?” she asked, briefly glancing at the adult. “It still hurts a little…” sniffled Reborn.

“Why don’t you come sit with Mommy, son?” suggested Reborn. “Oo, can I Mommy? Can I? Pwease?” begged Reborn ever so childish, clinging onto Natsumi. “Would you look at that? He must really miss you, dear.” started Reborn. “He sure does miss you. Always wanted me, but now he wants you~ Come on, dear, you can back an sit next to me now~ Bring our little son too, dear.” And he waited patiently for Natsumi to come back and sit next to him with Reborn in her lap or arms. “What did you think?” he whispered quietly to her as he leaned in closer to Natsumi, a smirk almost forming on his face.

And they returned to eating in silence for awhile. “Hello Colonello.” “… You have a family already Reborn, kora?” asked Colonello as he approached the table, Lal soon tagging along behind him. “… Reborn…” stated Lal, a little surprised to see Reborn in his… original form. Then again she and Colonello were too so… “Mmm hello, Colonello, Lal. Out on a date?” he teased, with Lal blushing faintly, but quickly becoming annoyed with him again, before gesturing towards Natsumi. “My wife, Natsumi,” he said simply, grinning lightly. Lal and Colonello both just raised an eye slightly and glanced from Natsumi to Reborn in turn in a few seconds before turning their gaze to the two younger Reborns. “And my sons.” “… We were just going. We would’ve stopped by earlier—“ Reborn yawned a little, raising a hand. “Quite alright. Wouldn’t want to interrupt you two, would I?” annoying Lal again and making her turn a slightly darker shade of red.

“Hai Lal!” chirped Reborn, smiling up at Lal whilst still clinging to Natsumi, pretending to have the slightest little crush on her. Lal only cast him a faint glance, a glance that Reborn could tell meant What the hell is going on and why are you doing this? He only remained smiling at her and then faced Colonello, sticking out his tongue. “My Mommy is prettier than your girlfriend~”

’Oh joy… I know we’re acting and all but still…’ thought Reborn wearily. ’He’ll do something to me later, alright. But what’ll he’ll do in the meantime? Sometimes I wonder if even my clones are out to get me...’

Natsumi mentally sighed happily. 'At least the baby's calm.... At least.' “Why don’t you come sit with Mommy, son?” Suggested Reborn. 'Oh god....' She mentally groaned, dreading the thought but had a thoughtful look on her face. But, she couldn't deny the little one... or else, he could cry again.... Damn. "Of course you can, sweety." Natsumi answered back to the child with a sweet voice, but inside she was a bit annoyed, but not as annoyed as she was with Reborn.

“He sure does miss you. Always wanted me, but now he wants you~ Come on, dear, you can back an sit next to me now~ Bring our little son too, dear.” If she could, right there and then, she would've face palmed but decided against it. Natsumi's hands softly wrapped around her younger "son" and picked him up, and went back towards Reborn and placed her "son" on her lap. Then, Reborn whispered into her ear, making her eyes narrow a bit, then close them as she took a bite of her food and then whispered back. "About what, exactly?" And then they returned to eating in silence for just a little while longer. Giving her youngest son/helping him with getting to his food every now and then as she had her eyes closed the majority of the time.

Then, two people came towards the table, she recognized them immediately after opening her eyes. It was Colonello, one of the Arcobalenos and Lal, also one of the Arcobalenos. 'Hmm...' her eyes scanned both people up and down and then took a bite of the delicious food, savoring the divine taste that made her taste buds fly. She nodded and said a faint "hello" that both people could hear. Natsumi then giggled silently as Reborn teased poor Lal and Colonello(though it was more of Lal than Colonello to be honest...), while Reborn, his younger-er version of him anyway, was clinging onto her, acting like the adorable little child he is, which made Natsumi in turn sigh mentally.

“My Mommy is prettier than your girlfriend~” At this, she couldn't help but stifle a laugh. "Now, now, sweety. No way to talk to a friend of your daddy's, is it?~" She then also added. "Lal-san is very beautiful." She then turned to look at Colonello. "I'm sure he'll be the best gentleman he can be towards you ~"

Acting like such a lady-like woman in front of Reborn's old comrades. It seems... rather interesting enough. One of her hand was using one of the utensils; mainly a fork, and the other was wrapped around little Reborn, to make sure she stayed where he needed to. Or, if he wanted something, Natsumi could get it for him and/or help him get it... Just no more damn knives. Now, as for her teenage "son", he seems to be behaving the most tonight, which is quite a shocker on Natsumi. 'He better not be one of those calm but deadly types... Ok, he DOES look calmly and deadly.. I just meant I hope he doesn't cause trouble...' Natsumi thought wearily, taking a bite out of the exquisite food.

"We'll be seeing you then, Reborn," muttered Lal before trying to exit, but Reborn caught her by the hand and pulled her down and whispered something to her. Lal's eyes widened just a little and she nodded before taking Colonello by the hand (quickly letting go and then draggin him by the arm) out of the place. "I'll see you later Reborn, kora!" yelled out Colonello seeing as he couldn't properly reply back to Reborn. That and he'd rather be with Lal at the moment anyway...

As they were finally out of sight, Reborn returned to eating and answered Natsumi. "I was talking about your first kiss after having not seen me for so long..." he said casually as if it were no big deal.

He cast a sidelong glance at teen Reborn before taking another sip of his wine, wondering what his teenage self was thinking of to... ahh speak to Natsumi about. "Anyway, that was Colonello, an old friend and rival of mine. As is Lal. She doesn't like me too much because I can read her all too easily, but she's a good friend and reliable. She taught Tsuna and the others as well as Colonello. She's quite the fighter. And... you could consider her a part of the Acrobalenos, but in a sense she is not." He was hoping that if she did start asking questions again she'd go for that rather than his private life.

"How much do you know about us anyway? The Vongolas, the Acrobalenos, the mafia, the Vongola Rings, everything," he asked, taking a sip of the wine whilst baby Reborn nuzzled himself against Natsumi. Teen Reborn was still quite.... calm and 'nice' for the time being, having barely said much or doing much to Natsumi, yet. Yet. He would do something, but whatever it was, they'd have to wait and see.

Natsumi nodded towards the now leaving couple while holding little Reborn in her hands or sometimes in her lap. Then, her eyes got cold and turned her eyes towards Reborn. 'Ahh, so he knows?... Fucking bastard..' "It was very passionate, my dear~ I've missed those kisses of yours", she said softly in a low tone near his ear, nibbling it for the heck of it. Hmm... why not play with him a little? Natsumi decided to get a bit "comfortable" near her husband. She got a bit closer, letting her head rest on his shoulder whilst having little Reborn in her lap.

"Ahh, I see...", she said quietly, her hands on both Reborn's little tummy. "To train the 10th Generation.. they must be strong..", then she eyed the table. "Just like you, I presume.." One of her hands layed on little Reborn's head, tapping his little hat softly, not making any noise as she had a look that she was in deep thought. Her eyes got darker and she bit her lower lip. How much did she actually KNOW? Besides the little things she guessed/knows... Not so much?

"Eto.. I will admit not much.. " Technically, she knew almost nothing. So, why was he asking? Oh! And before she could ever forget ~ Natsumi nuzzled Reborn, acting the part of the wife and said in a sweet tone. "Deaaar~ You still haven't answered my question, ne? Don't try to change the subject. It's quite ruude ~" Natsumi glared at the wine when Reborn wasn't looking. She will admit, the wine was good.. but she didn't want any! Besides, what could happen if she got drunk? ... From one taste? She doubts it... But then again...

"The Arcobalenos, I know almost next to nothing. Just the names of what Ryohei-sempai had said to me is all." She then held up two fingers, signaling second. "About the Vongola... All I know is about certain stuff; like their bosses, the generations and whatnot.. Nothing else." Then a third finger. "The mafia... I think it's possible to know certain people know about the mafia in Kumogakure no Sato?" The she added, "That's all... Now ~ Tell me about your life, hooon ~"

Reborn mentally sighed as she brought up his life history yet again. He had hoped she'd be more interested in other topics, but it seemed she was rather stubborn... and wanting to play. Fine with him. He could stay out all night and play with her if she wanted. "Mmm... of course..." he murmured back, focusing on his food instead, awaiting the next course. He vaguely listened to her answers before hiding a small yawn behind a half closed fist. Ade, this girl was annoying, bugging him about his private life.

"You want to know all about my life, including all the women I used to date and went out with before settling on you?" he asked, taking in a long draught of the wine and letting his words sink in a little before continuing. "My whole life story, huh? ... Hmm well, I was born in an remote area. I grew up ignorant of ninja and their ways. I was changed, I learned how to fight. I joined up with Vongola. Now I work, fight, and live for the Vongola. There's my life story."

Looking up at Natsumi, Reborn passed her a slight smile. "Mmm so since you miss my kisses so much, care to go again? What else have you been missing from me, Natsumi, dear?" he asked. 'Hnn I wonder where the others are... Our pacifers glowed for an exceptionally long time so they must be nearby... ' thought Reborn, a little distracted. It wasn't like the Acrobaleno to know one another was nearby and not drop by to at least... say hello or something.

"Father... I'll be back in a few," stated teen Reborn as he got up. He nodded lightly towards Natsumi and then soon faded from view, presumably to the bathroom.

"Wonder where he went... but that gives us some time alone, doesn't it?" murmured Reborn, turning to meet Natsumi's gaze yet again. "Mmm so how about it?" he asked, noting that little Reborn was 'fast asleep' in Natsumi's arms, snuggling against her warm body with a little smile on his face. It was so odd seeing his younger, normal self act like... like a normal little baby. Ahh, how the times have changed.

'Ha! Finally'. Natsumi did a little dance in her mind as she finally got Reborn to speak about his life. But then she frowned. 'LIAR! THAT IS NOT YOUR LIFE STORY! I know you...' She mumbled in her mind, also in her mind she had her arms crossed and was ready to put knives into Reborn soon enough if he didn't give quite a good answer... She was willing to ask him until he actually told her...

"...Hnn", was her only reply, turning away and looking at other couples/people eating in the restaurant since it seemed so much more interesting that talking to Reborn as her wife on what else she missed about him. Then, the teen Reborn got up, making Natsumi blink. '... To the bathroom he's going?' She thought as she poked her food with her free hand while the other had baby Reborn tightly secured.

'Oh god... that means.. I'm technically alone with Adult Reborn... NO! Get back here, you little teen weasel!!!' The young woman screamed at Reborn's teen self mentally, who, by now, wasn't in sight. Her gaze met his, making her cheeks flare up again then she turned away again. "Of course it gives us more time alone you little...." She trailed off, still poking her food with her fork.

"Liar." Was all she said. Her voice was monotone and she seemed to be frowning. "That is not your whole life, Reborn... even I can see that. There must be something you won't tell me.. And I am quite curious as to what", she placed her hand on baby Reborn's head and blinked once, twice and thirdly. "Dear, what do you ever want us to do now since we're alone? Hmm?"

"Mmm... little what?" murmured Reborn as he slid in a little closer to Natsumi. He chuckled a little as Natsumi openly called him a liar. She wasn't quite as bright as he'd hope, or maybe she was still messing around a little bit? Hnn who really knew? One thing was for sure, she still held potential. A lot of potential...

Hmm but what did he want to do with her, hmm? There were so many things he could do to her, but he had to do it within reason or else... Now what could he do with a legal adult like her who was still oh so very innocennt and fragile? Hmm what to do indeed.

"Mmm that all depends on you dear," he murmured back, wrapping an arm about her again and softly kissing her along the side of her neck. "And as to my life... you'll have to try a lot harder than that and do a lot more too..." he breathed out slowly.


'Ade, this is getting annoying, sitting there all nice and what not. Ahh if only it wasn't adult me that was with her right. -.- I'd be more justified to do things with her than him... Hnn but what can I do as her teenage son to get on her nerves and test her resolve?' thought Teen Reborn to himself as he leaned against a wall with his arms crossed in thought.

Truth be told he hadn't really gone to the bathroom, he was just... iritated with having to sit still for so long. There had to be something else he could do here other than sit, eat, and drink, right? Asides from evasedropping of course... For a moment, as he glanced up and about he thought he caught sight of Fong, and Skull... or was it Verde and Viper? Ahh damn it, the one time he chose not to pay attention.

Oh well, not like they were going to talk to him right now anyway. Few of the Acrobaleno ever chose to utilize their teenage body. Mostly it was just their child and adult form they chose to go for. Yawning a little, he cast another glance about the area. He thought he caught sight of some of the Vongola here as well, but crowds and waiters quickly covered the said supposed members.

Hnn and there was their waiter, hurrying over to their table with the next course, taking away their plates, and replacing it with a fresh, new one as well as refilling the wine and water. ... ... ... Hnn, what was Adult Reborn doing to Natsumi? '-.- Glad I'm not there right now. There's only so much I handle for awhile before I get tired of things like this,' thought Teen Reborn, yawning a little in his head and covering a real yawn with a hand.

He was starting to go back, thinking he had half tortured Natsumi enough and let Adult Reborn have enough fun for the time being, but some random girl caught sight of him and had grabbed him by the arm, dragging him towards her parents saying he was her boyfriend or some silly thing like that. He was about to -somewhat rudely- cut her off, but hey it was a nice change of scenery, so why not stick around for a little bit? Play around a little bit... wouldn't be too bad, could be some fun for him.

'Little... tranny, bastard... hitman... What else can I name you?' She thought mentally, glaring holes into the new course of food that was now on the table. Then, she let out some sort of squeak from her lips when Adult Reborn kissed her along the side of her neck, making her blush furiously. 'Oh god.. pleaaase don't let it go as far as... I don't want it to go!' She screamed in her mind, now very close to Reborn and her cheeks flushed.

Then, she looked at him, a liiiitle too close for her liking, but she pushed that thought aside and gave him a scowl. "How hard to I have to try? What do you mean, Reborn..... .... .... And what should I do? I.. I don't know.." She trailed off, turning her eyes away and looking around. Everything else besides Adult Reborn seemed oh so interesting.

"Tch... why do I have to come here with you?!"

"I don't want to waste money here... This is coming out of your own money, Skull."

"WHAAAT?!"

"You two, please keep it down..."

Three males entered the restaurant. One seemed like a monk, and had quite a resemblance to Hibari, except his face held a kind of softness in it. The other male had piercings on his eye brow, lips and ear, his purple eyes staring at the people who were looking at the new arrivals as he seemed to be dressed in something someone would wear when they're tending to cars that are in the race; like a repairer.

"But, Fon. Why do we have to come here, WITH HIM?!"

Viper, a.k.a Mammon just ignored Skull, while Fon, the Storm Arcobaleno sighed and shook his head. Was it possibly a bad idea to come here with the Mist, Cloud Arcobalenos? Fon wasn't so sure anymore... In fact, he wondered if no trouble was going to brew, knowing Skull and Mammon, they could start something in the restaurant... 'Oh well. Better keep en eye on them.' Fon thought as he looked left and right, the people in the restaurant chatting, eating like nothing is wrong. 'Good... we haven't attracted attentio-' His thought broke when his pacifier glowed. He had it hidden in his pocket, away from anyone's eyes, along with Skull and Viper/Mammon.

'This means....'

'Another Arcobaleno is probably... around..'

'Who could it be...'

The three Arcobalenos walked calmly together, although Skull was anxious... or annoyed at Viper/Mammon for saying he's paying for the food tonight. The same waiter that attended Natsumi and Reborn came up towards them, looking rather nervous. Fon decided to talk before any of them did. "Evening. We would like a table for three, please." The waiter quickly nodded. "R-Right away, sir!" He quickly told them to follow him and they did, passing through families, couples and fellow Kumogakure Shinobi until their reached their table. But, their table was quite close to.... REBORN?! The first to explode was none other than... Skull.

He pointed one finger at the mature hitman, and said. "REBORN! You're here, too?!" Viper, or known to the Arcobalenos as "Mammon" had his arms crossed, while looking(or supposedly looking ) towards Reborn and Natsumi. "It shouldn't be surprising... But still." While, Fon, who seemed like the only one who was a bit happy to see him, smiled. "It's been awhile, Reborn... and..." Fon looked at Natsumi, while Natsumi blinked in surprise, then blinked again, then one more time. "Who is your lady friend, Reborn?"

"Is she your girlfriend?!" Skull said, still looking like he was about to tackle Reborn but controlled himself. '.... Holy crap.' Natsumi thought as she stared at... Hibari?! No... that couldn't be him. HE WAS SMILING! Hibari Kyoya does not smile! "Uhhm..." Natsumi blinked once again, making Fon blink as well. "Yes, what is it?" ".... Your are related to Hibari????" This made Fon blink a lot more before chuckling. "No, but it seems that you know him..." This might've made quite an amusing little episode for Reborn to watch, while Natsumi, stayed all confused and wondered... Who the hell are they?

Reborn mentally chuckled a little to himself as he easily felt and caught sight of Natsumi blushing, guessing a little at what she was thinking on the inside. He even smiled a little at her as she gave him a scowl. "Try a lot harder, Natsumi," he began softly, leaning in even closer, "To be a little more appealing to me," he finished, rather close to Natsumi.

Oh great, more Acrobaleno. Least none of them were Luche's decsendents... Still, the others could be a little annoying at times. Skull, Viper, and Fon... what were they doing here, much less in adult form too? And where was teen Reborn at... "Evening, We would like a table for three, please." Reborn's ears twitched a little at this as he zoned into their conversation. Bad choice seeing as Skull exploded just seconds later. "REBORN! You're here too!" He would've love to hit Skull right then or something, maybe say something to insult him as usual... but he wasn't in much of a position to do so and he was playing a role right now. "Yes... its me, Skull, what do you want?" he asked in a rather bored voice, pretty much ignoring Skull's movements and shock or surprise. He did however glance at Fon and Viper for a few brief seconds. What were they doing here, much less with Skull?

"Who is your lady friend, Reborn?" "Is she your girlfriend?" Reborn let Natsumi amuse herself for a few seconds before answering his fellow commrades. "She's Natsumi... Natsumi Llied, and no she is not my girlfriend, or my daughter... she's my... wife..." explained Reborn, emphasizing just a little for Skull's sake. "Natsumi, dear," he began, giving her a soft, lingering kiss along her neckline again, "This would be Fon, the one that looks like Hibari, Viper, the hooded one, and Skull, the annoying one," he explained. "Mmm why are you three here? Fon I can imagine why... and I'm guessing that since Viper is here that means there's money involved?" asked Reborn, leaning forward to take another bite of his food. "Oh, and Skull... do be quieter, my son's sleeping," yawned Reborn a little, pointing at the sleeping Reborn in Natsumi's lap.

Briefly, he glanced up and surveyed the room again, spying teen Reborn off in a little corner above them. Bathroom, yeah right... Who was he with anyway? Some rich guy's daughter it seemed, but he couldn't quite see himself that well so he wasn't sure when he was gonna be comin back down or anything... Great. Alone with the Acrobalenos. Oh well, he needed to see them all anyway, so might as well get to telling them later before they leave when Natsumi wouldn't be able to hear his words.

[OOC: Ahhh sorry its so freakishly short. T.T I'll do better next post.]

"A-Ah... I-I see, dear.." Once again, her right eye twitched a bit as Reborn gave her a soft, lingering kiss along her neckline, but she smiled nonetheless, acting the role that was given to her. "So, they're your friends, in a way, dear?~" She really hated acting like his wife in front of people, made her feel sooo embarrassed. Natsumi smiled at Reborn, then looked at his 'friends', who were looking at the couple. It was quiet until Skull, spoke--Rather... he screamed. "WIFE?! But she seems so young!" Viper tch'ed again, and if it was possible, you could've imagined he was rolling his eyes under the hood as he let out an aura, almost saying "this is boring", or he's annoyed. "Yes, Reborn. But, I am not paying.. this was something I wasn't expecting to be a part of.." Skull's attention was now back onto Viper, pointing a finger at him.

"i would've liked VERDE instead of YOU!" A small smile could be seen in Viper's face; maybe more like a smirk, if you will. "I would've preferred him than you. You get on my nerves, and don't forget.. you have to pay. I am not paying, even if this place is "amazing", or so people say." Fon looked at both of them, giving them a stern glance(more so to Skull than Viper) "There's a child sleeping in our presence, please, behave and keep it down." Natsumi, still a bit shocked, didn't realized she had little baby Reborn in a bit more of protective hug, having him much closer to her. As if on instinct, the thought made Natsumi mentally shudder being a mother so young... Then again, she's acting as one now... But, nothing can really prepare you for motherhood, ne?

"I am sorry if we are bothering you, Reborn, and Miss Natsumi" He bowed. "We will be going to our table now, we will leave you alone now. If you need us, were just but a walk away." With that, he flashed a smile at Natsumi and a knowing glance at Reborn before telling the other two to follow them, Skull still shocked that Reborn is married and Viper... Well, being himself. Natsumi let out a sigh in relief and eased a bit in Reborn, then glared at him. "Appealing, huh? Well... fine" With one free hand she turned a bit and, she placed her free arm on his neck and got closer to his lips, being careful to not wake up the baby Reborn. A innocent smile form on her face while tilting her head to the side. "Is this more appealing to you, my love ~?" Then she kissed his lips passionately, even though she was mad he stole her first kiss, she did want to know more about him. Her eyes closed as she kissed the mature hitman, looking like a loving wife kissing her husband after not 'seeing' him for soo long ~

Natsumi then broke the kiss, still her lips were close to his, nibbling on them slightly before going back to her normal posture and smiled at him. "Am I more appealing now, dear?~" She just -had- to know more a bit about him... One way, or the other...

Reborn nodded lightly to Fon, and watched them walk off to their not so far away table before returning his attention to Natsumi, a little interested in what she was doing as she gave him a glare, but was still holding onto the baby much like a real mother would. That he was surprised of, but then again, wasn't it a natural instinct in every woman to be protective of children and younglings? "Appealing, huh? Well... fine."

Hmm? And then he felt her arm about his neck before speaking again, only to give him a passionate kiss. For a split second he was surprised, as he had expected her to be more... angry and annoyed with him rather than go along with it, but it passed and he found himself kissing her back slightly, almost wanting to take advantage of her. She was very lucky she was a student (of a sort) of his and that they were in a public area, very. And then she went on to nibble his lips before going back to normal.

Hmm was she really that desperate to get information out of him? Ade, this girl really was lucky then... So, so lucky. Might as well reward her for her effort then. "I like it... but its not enough. But..." he began softly so that others wouldn't over hear. "I wasn't a ninja or a part of the mafia to begin with. I had very little knowledge of them to be honest... but I was still considered strong for a normal human anyway," he explained, reaching out and taking in a draught of the wine.

He let her think over it for a little while, ignoring the ever annoying Skull off in the background 'spying' on them 'secretly' and 'successfully'. He was used to Skull's antics by now, but still... the guy had better watch himself. There really was only so much the Acrobaleno could take before they lost their cool and got serious. They had been the most elite of their time amongst their own kind, they had been normal, normal, but blessed with a gift. And it was because of this gift, this strength of theirs, that the Vongolas sought them out and made them what they were. They were the entrusted guardians of the Vongola, and in a sense a part of the ninja world. They had lived since the time of the ninja, maybe a little more. But now a days, they were but ghosts in the wind, faint rumors and whisperings here and there.

'We've all changed in these many years... and yet there is a part of us that never changes... But the pain we bear is still only fleeting... This curse... we all want it to end in one form or another, but... even we lack the knowledge and means to do so. This is a fate we can not evade or escape...' thought Reborn silently as his memories shifted back to when he was first made into an Acrobaleno. Even if he died... he would get reborn into another body... another body that would suffer the same fate...

The cup still at his mouth, Reborn glanced at Natsumi. She was lucky... and not just lucky because she was with him and not some other hormonal old man. She could live and die... Have a real family... No curse... Half smiling, he tilted the glass towards her again. "Want to try it yourself?" he asked, swirling the wine a little. "Or do you prefer it when you can taste me in the wine as well, because I can arrange for that to happen again?"

At least, she got -something- out of him, after finally doing certain things to make herself seem more appealing to him, she got a bit info out of him. But, was she satisfied? Not really... was he really saying everything in those short words? Natsumi let out a hum before going back to her thoughts. Natsumi hasn't touched her wine, just staring at it, almost just wanting to kill it. It should've been weird, right? Natsumi, glaring daggers at the poor wine, when even she, herself has tasted it.. because Reborn gave her a slight 'push' ~ 'Gah... What else can I ask him.. Think, Natsumi, think! You wanted to know more about his personal life.. why not ask about the Vongola?' That could work.. But, what to ask about? 'Ehh... Well, maybe ask about the bosses?'

Meanwhile, the other three Arcobalenos were now seated, and were waiting for their food calmly... Well, 2 out of 3 were calm. Skull was not. "I can't believe it! He has a wife! Seriously?!" Viper grunted a bit, not really liking that Skull was -still- going on about how Reborn has it all: women, weapons, money, etc, etc. Both Fon and Viper[or somehow] they looked at one another, before looking back discreetly at Reborn and his "family". "I wonder.. Just what is he up to..." Muttered Fon, his arms crossed, a calm look on his face. "Hmm, isn't she one of the next guardians? If so, it's probably a test..." "Kissing passionately, very and Reborn almost, almost took advantage of that moment is called a 'test'?" Viper said nothing else, probably in a way just shrugging it. But Skull, for once, listened to the conversation and appeared out of the loop[as usual]. "Whaaaaa? So... That girl is not with Reborn then?" Fon gave him a look to be quiet, seeing as Reborn was being discreet about it, Fon felt like he needed to be discreet as well. "... Can I hit on her?" Enter whack from Viper, meaning no.

The waiter came towards them with the first dish, to be honest, all three[for once!] agreed to just go with what the waiter would recommend, and Viper kept reminding Skull that he was going to pay, which started another mini fight. Fon sighed and shook his head as he 'tried' enjoying this as much as he could.

Back with Natsumi and Reborn, said woman blushed again and glared at him. "I-I.. Uhh, just drop it! I don't want wine... Not from your mouth.. Though..." She trailed off, looking away again and holding baby Reborn close to her, making sure he's ok an all. Any other woman in her position would have died for him to do what he did to her not long ago, but she had to remember, Reborn is her teacher, not a lover/boyfriend, etc. Yet, this little 'date' was going a bit.. What's the word... Too forward? He wouldn't do anything, right? Right?? "I would like to know about the bosses of the Vongola family; mainly the first, will you talk? Or do I have to be more 'appealing' again?" The annoyance was clearly visible in her tone, and she was sure Reborn would notice -very- quickly.

He smiled a little at her words, but still holding the wine to her lips. "Of course, of course..." he paused for a moment and then continued, "You aren't pregnant again, are you, dear? Is that why you won't drink any of the wine? You can tell me of course..." he trailed off lightly, setting the wine down while within his reach and reaching down to take her hand.

"Ahh my bosses... you want to know more about them?" he murmured, not letting go. "My very first boss was Giotto... not my first teacher, far from it... but he was the first man I served and worked wholeheartedly for. He was... much like Tsuna, and not just in appearance. They share the same views and ideals. Its probably why Tsuna is one of my favorites, admitedly. You don't meet people like Giotto very often."

Glancing up towards the balconies again, he continued as he spied his younger self still chatting. "He and Luche helped ease the pain of becoming the Acrobaleno a...." but here he stopped. Damn, he had said something he hadn't meant to say. Was it the wine or was it his memories? Maybe it was both. He didn't talk often about his life...

Shaking his head a little, Reborn kissed Natsumi along her jawline to her lips. "The information you seek will cost you," he whispered quietly as baby Reborn shifted slightly and burrowed himself deeper into Natsumi's body. It seemed he really was asleep or something. Odd. Or maybe it was just part of the baby's plans.



'This girl is very annoying,' thought Reborn as said girl clung to his arm again and attempted to kiss him. "Isn't he just the best boyfriend in the world? ~" she chimed, making him want to gag. "Don't you think we make the most adorable couple, Mother? Father?" Sighing a little, he placed his hands on the table and abruptly stood up, ignoring her hold on him, causing her to let go. "I'm sorry, but I'm not your boyfriend. I don't belong to anybody." "Y-You... You're breaking up with me?" she asked, starting to cry. What was with this girl?! "...." "But why?! Y-You and I were s-so close!" "... ... You're annoying... ..." he said simply and bluntly. Yes, his teen self was less charimistic and gentle with words.

"Aoitori... are you sure about this? I don't know... I mean... why are we eating out somewhere like this?"

Hmm? What was this... wasn't this the Daimyo's daughter? Wow, what were the odds he'd be meeting her again.

"Ahh, I told you. You've been pushing yourself too much. You need to take a break... that and all you've been eating is junk food. Get some nutrition. And if you don't want to think about it that way, you owe me, remember?"

Ooo, interesting... What could he do indeed~ The girl had more or less gotten over him now, putting on some big act of mistaking him for someone else and him taking advantage of her (somewhat true in a roundabout way) and going off about some other thing now. Smiling just a little, he strode towards the pair. "I was just about to go, but... when I saw you I just couldn't resist and had to at least say hello," he said, taking Saib's left hand and kissing her fingertips lightly. "Would you allow me to stay for awhile?" Hadn't Natsumi been living with these two....?


[OOC: BTW, Time period in this RP is just shortly after new Raikage was set in place and during/before the assassination of the Daimyo, aka a past RP.]

Her right eye twitched again, she bit her tounge as she wanted to comment on Reborn, to say a giant 'HELL NO' if he asked if she was pregnant. Maybe a calmer 'No' would've sufficed but.. It's Natsumi, when she gets a bit hot-headed, sometimes it's a bit hard to make her stop. Sure, she could stay calm for awhile, but that doesn't mean she's calm inside. Inside, she could be probably thinking on how to annoy/torture anyone who might have gotten her a biiiit mad. Then, Reborn started speaking about the 1st Vongola, Giotto. Even after 10 generations, he's still well known in the family just as he was back in those days. But, of course, being the first boss of the family, you probably aren't that well known yet, right? And then the 10th generation boss, Tsuna. To be honest, she hasn't met him yet and the way Reborn talks about him how Giotto and him are so similar makes her want to meet him.

'Another day, I suppose..' Natsumi felt a bit nervous when Reborn reached down to take her hand, but she calmed down a bit. Maybe getting used to his antics? Woah. Reeewind! 'He and Luce...?' Natsumi felt curious.. and maybe a bit- 'Damn it. Thought he was done with that..' Natsumi thought to herself as Reborn kissed her jawline to her lips, making her look annoyed/flustered more. "The information you seek will cost you," he said. This guy is pushing it? Probably. What else could she do?! When the baby burrowed more into Natsumi's body, she looked down and then looked a bit to the side, looking at Reborn from the corner of her eyes. Knowing him now, he must have that damn smirk on his face.

"Dear? Who is this Luce~?" Natsumi said calmly, looking at the table with calm eyes. Her now free hand went to get the fork that was at the right side of her plate and took a few bites from her food before setting down the fork and placing her hand on little baby Reborn's head again. "The way you speak of her.... " Her eyes travelled over to the wine, then her other hand(which was holding Reborn closer to her) went over to the wine, her fingers slowly touching the crystalline glass, her eyes closed a bit, still being able to see, even if it was just a little. "The way you talked, the way you said about both of them, especially to the female name, intrigues me, Reborn." Now she was calm, which even shocked her but she could be shocked another day. Right now, she could have Reborn in the palm of her hands by asking questions of this Luce person? And then, just out of the blue, she thought that probably, juuust probably Luce meant something to Reborn. 'He cannot escape this one...' She thought herself as she stared at the crystalline glass filled with the dark red liquid.

Fon, Skull and Viper were eating quietly. The food was divine, they had to admit, and the wine? Forget about it. They haven't tasted heaven like this in years. When they weren't cursed, when they weren't thinking of the mafia... When they were just... normal. That is something all Arcobalenos sometimes wanted, but they knew their role in the family, and they intended to keep doing their job until a new generation appears. And, if they do not, no choice but to keep going. All were alive, except one. Uni, the last Sky Arcobaleno that was known to the famiglia, and then gave up her life to protect the 10th and the others. All the Arcobalenos knew there just has to be a descendant somewhere, otherwise, how were they gonna do the trials to the new 11th generation guardians and boss?

Fon's eyes stared at his food. He was almost done eating the first course since it arrived, the wine was halfway in the crystalline glass he had. His brown eyes were staring deeply into the table, but really, he wasn't looking at the table. He was just thinking, thinking and thinking. He was thinking about the soon to be trials, the family and now this little "test" Reborn is doing for the Storm Guardian. Viper was eating quietly, acting as if he was only interested in the food but was in fact thinking about the same thing Fon was. But it was the most important thing for him, the thing that was more important to him the the Vongola was money, and probably then the Vongola family. Now, Skull, he was weird, always fighting with Reborn every precious time he could get, and failing miserably, but he also protected and served the family when needing to.

"This is quite the dilemma." Fon spoke, then took the wine and drank a bit, before putting it down on the table. Both the Cloud and the Mist Arcobaleno looked at him, Skull looking at him with a raised eyebrow, his lip piercing--well, more like it was a piercing, then a chain connecting his lip to his left ear--moving with him a bit as he looked at Fon with an eyebrow raised. "What is?" Skull asked, Viper seemed a bit interested, but didn't pay that much attention as he kept eating. Fon looked at Skull, his brown eyes locking with his purple ones, a calm look was on his face as he placed both elbows on the table, and layed his head on his hands, looking at both Arcobalenos. "I was thinking, on the next generation of the Vongola, is all." Skull made his mouth an 'O' shaped, saying "Oh, that. Yeah." "Why worry? They will just fail. This generation seems really weak." Viper said, seemingly looking like he didn't care one bit at all about the topic but it picked his interest. "We have almost all the guardians, and the boss is not even in the village? I think he's nothing but a brat that doesn't even deserve the title as "Sky Boss"." "Viper!" Fon warned him, looking rather annoyed while Skull was shocked to hear the words coming out of Viper. Usually, it was him doing all the insulting, so he just stood there, looking shocked and not being able to say anything at the moment.

Viper moved his head towards Fon's direction. "It's true, and you know it, Fon. So, don't try denying it." Fon said nothing and looked at his food again, then at the corner of his eyes looking at Reborn as his "wife", Natsumi. He also noticed the arcobaleno form, Reborn was on her lap, snuggling to her, acting like a child. If the Adult Reborn is out, and the baby Reborn is also out, that means... Teen Reborn is around, somewhere. He didn't see him but he knew he was around. His eyes searched around the tables that he could see, then his eyes darted up, towards the balconies and his brown eyes narrowed. Fon saw and located Teen Reborn, with... two other people? He quickly took notice one of them was the Daimyo's daughter, but the male he didn't know about. 'Just what is he doing...?' He thought to himself as he decided to keep an eye on Reborn's teen self as well.

He wanted to say 'no one', but he couldn't do that. He wasn't a liar to his family, sure maybe he avoided telling the whole truth, but he typically never out right lied to the family. He certainly wasn't going to start now. "Mmm do you really want to know?" he asked, knowing she would never stop badgering him about her. "Wouldn't want any bad blood between you too." He had to be careful of what he said to since the ever annoying, clueless Skull was here... If he repeated -any- of this to her he'd kill him, no, if he spoke about -any- part of this night to her he would. Well... hurt him at the very least since he couldn't actually kill him.

Ahh, how to answer her, how to answer her? "She's an old friend of mine, another one of the Acrobalenos," he answered her, simple. Easy. True. But he knew she knew that he was just stalling to come up with a better answer. Sort of stalling, he let go of her hand and went to place it atop of hers. "Try it, its good," he said softly, glancing up at the balconies again only to find that he couldn't spy himself anywhere. Drat, where had he gone? Was he coming back down?



Nope, said missing Reborn wasn't coming back down, merely talking and acting in love. It was a bit odd, personally, but it'd be worth it. Vaguely, he rembered Natsumi not liking the bodyguard much, sooo what if she conviently met him again, hmm? "My name? Its... Rebon," he said after a second of thinking. "And may I have the honored privallege of asking what your name may be?"

"Its... Alina," replied Saib, a little wary and cautious of the young man. 'He seems alright but... I don't know... There's something about him that I can't put my finger on. Its like... Hmm...' She turned to look at Aoitori and see how he'd react, hoping that maybe he'd be a little worried or something! But no such luck. '... Does he really like that girl, Natsumi?' thought Saib quietly.

"What about you?" asked Reborn, looking over to Aoitori. "Are you... her brother?" he asked, feigning ignorance of who she really was. Besides, seeing the people here he probably shouldn't mention he knew who she really was or even say who she was. What if one of them were a spy or became traitorous? Even if they didn't mean to, if word got out that she was the daimyo's daughter things could get... probmatic.

"Yes, I'm her older brother... but I like you, so no worries," replied Aoitori, smiling very faintly, half recognizing the similarities between this young man the baby hitman he sort of knew of.

"I see... Would you like to meet my mother and father?" he proposed. "I... I uhh don't mean anything by it of course, but since they're here and all would you mind? I mean... if you wanted to... No I mean... Uh... I'll just go." And with that said he got up an began to walk downstairs, hoping she'd follow.

"Should we? ... I... I mean I don't like him or anything, but... he seemed so nice..." "Sure. Maybe we can get him to pay too." "Aoi!" "What? Just saying... but its up to you." Saib bit her lip lightly. "... Okay... we can visit for a little bit. But he is NOT going to pay for us. Otherwise it wouldn't be your treat and I wouldn't be owing you!" "Alright." And with a yawn he and Saib got up and trailed after the teen Reborn.

[Hnnn not my best work but you know why........]