Fulfillment

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Warning(s): Unbeta-ed, Unedited, Tsuna-centric, OOC-ness, Grammatical Mistakes and possible plot inconsistency.

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Fulfillment

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The farther you are from the mediocrity of others, the more they forget that you are a person.

It is never easy to hold so much power; to be able to destroy and create, to conquer and release as you hold the lives of hundreds-- no thousands and many more in your hands. Always cautious for any mistake will have greater damage to you than yourself.

Simply speaking, reality will place you in a state where you are in no position to commit mistakes.

Welcome to the life of Sawada Tsunayoshi.

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The person of the Vongola Decimo has been shrouded with tales of valor, grandeur and heroism. It was no surprise when the whole Underground went into an uproar when he was revealed to be a measly teenager of seventeen.

The fate of the Mafia has been entrusted to a young man with a former reputation of being a failure.

"Are you ready then, Tsunayoshi?"

No. He isn't ready and perhaps will never be.

Three years ago, he wouldn't have expected to have his life decided just like this. Back then, he would have been contemplating on what possible future the world has in store for a below-average person like himself.

Two years ago, he would have thought that saying 'no' can make new options.

A year ago, he wouldn't be expecting this day to actually come.

All thoughts became a brief pause. "Yes, Ninth." Sawada Tsunayoshi answered with shaky smile.

The Ninth offered a smile of his own as he hugged his successor.

"You'll do just fine—much better than what I had done." He whispered to his heir before he left.

Anyone would have been flattered by that, coming from the person who used to carry the same weight that he will soon have. But this wasn't enough to placate any of his worries, especially if he can feel the expectations coming from him. He is nothing but a civilian who is about to officially be hailed as the Boss of the Vongola. It was rather pointless of him to think of it as 'nothing.'

"Dame-Tsuna, we're about to begin." To think that Reborn, his former tutor—now adviser—will be the one to usher him.

They treaded the way to where the Inheritance Ceremony will take place, going left and right through the twisty halls of the Vongola Mansion until at last they arrived to the mahogany doors. Those were the final barriers that separate him from his new life.

There he saw his guardians—family waiting for him. There they are, clad in crisp black suits with undershirts corresponding to their positions. His guilt of dragging them in to this kind of life haunts him; they would have become much more, anywhere not stuck with him. But as he saw their unwavering determination and lack of regrets, words need not to be spoken.

The mahogany doors opened and it was proclaimed:

"The Vongola Decimo and his guardians!"

Each took their step away from their normal lives as they dive to the depths of the Underworld.