Contract

Chapter 29

Putting the matter of the family meeting aside for the moment, Tsuna peered up at Reborn curiously, wondering what the big thing was all about. He had the Heaven attribute? Was that even possible? He knew his older brother and grandfather had the heaven element, but him? He had thought that he was just like his eldest brother, Dino, unable to produce anything special. As the trio stepped into the kitchen, Tsuna noticed that the plastic wrap had been pulled off the large plate of sandwiches with a fourth of them already missing - only the crumbs remained behind. Despite the disappearances, there was still an even number among the two types. He smiled happily to himself, knowing that someone was at least eating them. Reborn sat down in his usual spot at the kitchen table, leaning back against his chair and stared at the sandwiches curiously before speaking."What are the fillings?"

Tsuna automatically answered as he pointed out towards the two different batches, "These have sliced honey-flavored ham and sharp cheddar cheese while these have oven-roasted turkey and Swiss. Both have a slice of tomato, some dried basil, lettuce, mustard, and a small amount of mayonnaise."

"Hmm," Reborn unfolded his arms and reached over, grabbing the one closest to him which happened to be the ham. Verde peered over everything before grabbing the turkey, taking the first bite just after he sat down. The raven wasn't far behind, enjoying the simplicity of the food, and immediately took another bite. "Tsuna, can you pour me some water?"

"Sure," The brunet went towards the cabinet and pulled out a single glass before remembering there was one more person in the room. "Oh, Verde, do you want some water, too?"

The scientist peered up from his sandwich and gave a nod as he pushed his glasses further up on his nose. It was clear that he was only there to listen in on the conversation, simply wanting to learn more about their little visitor. He was already spreading out papers before him with a pen at the ready as reached for a napkin to wipe a smudge of mustard off his lips. Tsuna quickly got everything settled on his part, grabbing an extra glass for himself before placing everything down. He also brought over three small plates, placing one in front of each person. The napkins were already on the table and there was a silence between them as they ate.

Reborn was the first one to finish his half and took a long sip of his water before speaking, "As you may know, Tsuna, your brother, Giotto, wields the heaven element. Since it can be inherited, you gained it without really knowing and from what I can guess, it has been pretty dormant in its own way," He leaned over to grab a turkey slice, wanting to try the other version out. "I was hoping you wouldn't find out for a while so I could gather all the information on you, but I guess it can't be helped. Remember those nightmares of yours that you have every now and then?"

"Yeah..." Tsuna placed his sandwich down onto his plate, wanting to listen to the conversation clearly. Though he had only taken a few bites he wasn't interested in eating any longer.

"Those aren't exactly nightmares. You were actually having dreams about the future." Reborn continued speaking, not allowing any interruptions. "Of course, not all of them are dreams of the future. Some were just actual nightmares like when you were attacked. They aren't exactly easy to tell apart because of that. That and you would wake up not remembering half of them."

Verde began scribbling stuff down on the papers he had previously pulled out, clearly interested in the flow of the conversation. Heaven element users were rare, and even more so in humans. It was generally unheard of to the scientist and that unheard-of-ness made things so much more fascinating. Tsuna simply stared in shock, disbelief still clear within his eyes. It wasn't possible, right? It just couldn't be. He was useless, weak, and everything else that was negative. His family had hated him because of his constant nightmares.