When Ieyasu left, Alba walked up to the Sawada Household, knocking on the door.
There was a soft shuffle of footsteps before the door opened.
"Ara? Who might you be?"
Alba quickly texted on his phone and held it in front of her face.
*Konichiwa, madam. I am one of the tutors on the flyer that was put in your mail this morning.*
Nana's eyes switched from confusion to surprise then joy; the brunette woman squealed.
"Oh my! You look very young!"
Tsuna sighed mentally in relief when he noted that he was at least half a foot taller than Nana; the brunet smiled.
*Thank you, madam.*
Nana pouted.
"Now, now~you can call me Maman!"
Alba drew in a soft, sharp breath.
*...Maman.*
Nana smiled brightly before tilting her head.
"Ah, what might your name be?"
*Croce Alba.*
"It's nice to meet you, Alba-kun!"
The brunette didn't mind the fact that the other couldn't speak, nor did he show the rest of his face; Nana simply thought that the boy was shy.
The brunette woman ushered Alba in, telling the brunet that she would prepare a room and some tea.
Alba stood there at the doorway after taking his shoes off and setting it to the side.
....I'm home....
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Slam!
"Kaa-san! Save me! There's a crazy man after me an--ack! You're that guy that disappeared like a magician! Hiiiiiiieeeee!"
Alba chuckled as he calmly sipped some green tea from the cup that Nana had offered him.
*We meet again, bambino.*
Ieyasu blinked confusedly at the words on Alba's screen.
"Eto...what does 'bambino' mean?"
"It means 'child' Dame-Ieyasu."
The blonde's warm, brown eyes widened to the size of saucers; Ieyasu quickly scrambled forwards and hid behind Alba's chair. The blonde poked his head out from his hiding spot and 'hiiiee'ed.
"I-It's y-you again!"
Alba glanced upwards and saw Reborn at the doorway, smirking evilly.
Alba sighed as he quickly typed on his phone.
*Reborn...you've already scared the boy that much already?*
The hitman made a poker face.
"Why wouldn't I?"
Alba raised an eyebrow beneath his hood.
*Just what you'd expect from the demon hitman...*
Reborn smirked once more before grabbing Ieyasu by the scruff of his school uniform.
"Let's go to your room, Dame-Ieyasu." The hitman tipped his fedora as a greeting to Nana. "My name is Reborn, I am the other half of the tutors that will be helping your son."
The brunette blushed slightly and smiled.
"Please take care of him. And you can call me Maman."
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Scarlet Zinnias
Fanfiction"Harmony makes small things grow; a lack of it makes them decay." - Sallust
