Moment In Time

Chapter 30

Chapter 30:Beast(tsuna

There is a part of Tsuna that is wild, fierce, powerful, and protective. It is a very strong portion of his personality. Most people were unaware of it, however, because it lurked under the surface of his clumsy "No-Good" personality.

Tsuna knew this about himself.

He knew that there was a portion of him as wild and untamable as the flames he used.

Under the layers of "clumsy nervous no-good" there existed "Calm Fierce Loyal Protective" and below even that existed the Beast.

The "Beast" was possessive and ferocious. It was capable of rage and love and it had claimed Vongola as its own. While Vongola was his, the Beast dubbed Reborn and his Guardians his "Pack" or his "Pride" and as such pulled them directly under his love, guidance and protection.

Tsuna had let the Beast to the Surface of his personality only twice in his life.

The first time had been with Checker Face. The day Checker Face had decided to take Reborn's life, Tsuna shifted his personality. He lost his normal "No-Good" personality, completely bypassed the normal HDW-Mode "Calm Fierce Loyal Protective" and slipped into the layer of himself that was hidden from the world until that day.

Reborn had seen the shift as Tsuna's face twisted to resemble a snarling furious wolf protecting its pack as he placed himself between Checker Face and Reborn. The fight that had followed revealed to Reborn that his Student had what it took to be Vongola's Boss and survive.

Tsuna had come back to Reborn injured and bleeding everywhere but victorious. He had picked the toddler sized man up and told him under no uncertain terms in a deeper, fiercely protective, wild voice that was Tsuna but not Tsuna"You are mine. You are my family, and no one will take you from me."

It had left a lasting impression on the Hitman and cemented his place in Vongola the Tenth's family.

The second time the Beast had showed up was at Tsuna's real Inheritance Ceremony. He had been officially named Vongola the Tenth, and there were many in the Mafia World that disagreed with the Ninth's choice. They viewed Tsuna as "Too Weak" to hold the title of "Boss" for the strongest Mafia in the World and they made the fact known.

It had come to a point where the other Families were threatening to attack the Vongola. The same Family that the Beast had claimed as his, maybe not his pack or pride, but the Vongola was his and they were threatening not only what was his but also his pack his pride. By threatening Vongola they were threatening his Guardians and Reborn, and that made him angry.

Reborn had been beside Tsuna, standing as his future Advisor beside his Guardians, and had seen the change happening to Tsuna's face. A change he had only seen one other time. He almost pitied the fools.

Tsuna had stood from his seat, his Flame flaring to life on his Forehead as he bypassed HDW-Mode and settled in the mindset of the Beast. It was here that Tsuna ensured his place as Vongola the Tenth and showed the Mafia World that he had earned his place. He had chewed the watching crowd out and told them very clearly in that same deeper, fiercely protective, wild voice that was Tsuna but not Tsuna "If any of you object to my place you are welcome to challenge me for it."

He had fought against four bosses and won before it was accepted that he earned his place. It was also here at this Inheritance Ceremony that Xanxus decided Tsuna was worthy of the title of Tenth Vongola and they began to have civil (for the Varia) interactions.