Freeborn! ((COMPLETE))

VI

Tsuna ran through the halls of the school after classes were finished for the day, skillfully dodging all the moving bodies of his classmates who were crowding the halls. Tsuna really hoped that the American football team didn't see him, otherwise they'll be pestering him for the rest of the school year to quit the swim club and join them as their star running back. He definitely had all the skills, even his aim with an object of any size was spot on. But Tsuna has a job to do and a promise to keep. And he never breaks a promise.

As soon as Tsuna was outside, he took off at full speed to get to the swim club as quickly as possible, but taking a route that would hopefully keep anyone from the track team from seeing him as he ran at full speed.

A few minutes later, he burst through the swim club's doors, panting. 'Huh. First one here.' Tsuna thought to himself. He sat down in the corner of the room and decided to wait for someone else to show up. He pulled out his homework for the day and started working on it so he wouldn't have to later.

Suddenly, Tsuna's eyes snapped open. He looked around the empty club room in confusion. Since when was he?... Ooh, that's right. It was after school and he was waiting for the members of the swim team. Well, that cleared up some of his confusion, but why did he hear... Fighting?

Standing up, he walked over to the door that lead to the outdoor pool and looked out the window, wanting to stay as inconspicuous as possible. Thankfully the lights weren't on in the club room, so anyone looking in from the other side would have to literally put their face up to the glass just to see him.

What the young Vongola boss saw shocked him.

Reborn had told them all that the swim team at Iwatobi High was less than normal and they were transferring there to keep an eye on them, but that could have meant anything from they were aliens looking to take over the world to they were time traveling pirates who were looking for lost treasure hidden near the school's pool. But Tsuna truly never expected this.

The whole swim team, manager and advisor included, were taking turns sparring in the empty pool. With weapons commonly used by hitmen and people in the mafia. Some even had Dying Will Flames.

It took every ounce of control Tsuna had to not run out there and ask them "WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON?!" or find Reborn and ask him the same question. Thankfully, Tsuna's intuition helped him with that.

Speaking of intuition, it suddenly warned Tsuna away from the door, and, thanks to multiple close calls before, Tsuna reflexively jumped back towards the corner he fell asleep in earlier. And none too soon, as suddenly there was a loud smashing sound as the short, strawberry blonde second year came crashing through the door, landing right where Tsuna had just been standing a second ago.

Nagisa stood up and was about to run back outside to keep sparring with Rin, but stopped dead in his tracks when a loud "What the HECK?!" resounded throughout the club room. He slowly turned his head and spotted the brown haired first year standing in a loose defensive stance with shock written all across his face. No fear, just shock.

Nagisa stood there like a deer staring into headlights as Makoto and Rei walked into the room to see what was keeping their short friend. They, too, stared at Tsuna like a deer staring into headlights before Makoto managed to make his voice cooperate.

"Ts-Tsuna? What are you doing here?" asked a stunned Makoto.

"I originally came to turn in my club application form, but no one was here so I decided to wait but fell asleep. But when I woke up, I heard fighting outside, so I looked and I found you all sparring in the pool. And with Dying Will Flames, no less!"

"You know about the Flames?" Rei asked, curious as to how the first year knew.

Tsuna sighed and dropped his stance. "Yes, and I have since my second year of middle school. I may not look it, but I'm part of the Mafia."

That left the three members of the swim team silent until Rin walked up to the now destroyed doorway.

"Hey, guys, what's the hold up?" Rin asked before spotting Tsuna. "Oh. That's a problem."

Tsuna sighed again. "Relax, it's not like I'm going to tell anyone. You know, aside from Gokudera and Yamamoto, since they're joining, too, and are also in the Mafia."

"Whoa, wait a minute. You're in the Mafia? But you're a first year, aren't you?"

"Yes, on both accounts. But that isn't even half of it."

"What do you mean?" asked Makoto.

"I'll tell, but only if you go first and explain why you were sparring in the pool," Tsuna replied.

Makoto smiled sadly. "Sounds reasonable enough."

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Yep... Another chapter... And I thought chapter three was late... *eye roll* Anyways, please forgive my tardiness! I had writes block until about 7 o'clock tonight and I've been writing ever since. I hope you enjoyed it! Also, why was the swim club doing mock flights in the empty swimming pool they'd just fixed the day before?

This is AshtheAmazingMerlin, signing off!
Peace!!!