"Hey Dame-Tsuna!! I heard you knocked out Somu!!"
Tsuna sighed and turned around, he instantly recognized the voice's owner as Somu's older brother.
'Let's see....what was his name again?' Tsuna thought.
"Hey!! I'm talking to you!!" Somu's older brother yelled.
'Uhh..Ko...Kotu?...no, that's not it...uhm...KoKo?...nope...Kumi?..definitely not...hmm'
"DAME-TSUNA STOP IGNORING ME!!!"
"Ah! I got it!!" Tsuna suddenly blurted out.
He turned to the older boy and pointed at him, "You're Kobu!!" he exclaimed.
"IT'S KURO!!! NOT KOBU!!" Somu's older brother now know as Kuro yelled at Tsuna's face.
"So..what did you say again Kobu-san?" Tsuna asked, totally ignoring any protests.
A tick mark appeared on Kuro's head, "Hehe, whatever Dame-Tsuna, anyway, I'm here to beat you up for knocking out my little brother" Kuro said as seven boys assembled behind him.
Each of them are holding a baseball bat.
"Ah!!" Tsuna gasped earning confused looks from the boys. Tsuna's bangs shadowed his eyes as his body began to tremble.
"What is it Dame-Tsuna? Scared?" Kuro asked smugly.
"I...I.." Tsuna started. Kuro smirked thinking that Tsuna's gonna admit that he's scared and then cry like a crybaby.
"I totally don't have a baseball bat!!!" Tsuna declared in shock. The older boys fell anime style.
"What the hell are you talki-"
"I'm sorry I don't have a baseball bat Kobu-san!! Even though you want me to play baseball with you and your friends!!" Tsuna fake cried as anime tears streamed down his chubby face.
"We're no-"
"Here!! Yamamoto-san can be my substitute instead, he loves playing baseball you know!!" Tsuna exclaimed pulling out a smiling and very confused Takeshi.
"Ahahaha! What just happened?" Takeshi asked cheerfully, one minute he was walking home, the next he is standing in front of some older boys holding a baseball bat with Tsuna holding one of his hand.
Tsuna grinned beside him, "They wanted to play baseball but I don't have a baseball bat and I know you always carry one with you since you enjoy playing it so I said you would love to play instead, but look, they don't have a pitcher so maybe you can be one" Tsuna explained.
A lightbulb appeared above Takeshi's head, "Hahahaha!! I get it, of course I would love to!!" Takeshi said.
His eyes sharpened as he took a stance of a pitcher while Tsuna handed him a ball he took out from nowhere. The older boys widen their eyes as the ball was thrown towards them with great speed, fortunately, hitting the wall behind them instead of themselves.
They slowly turned their heads around and paled as a dent was made by the impact of the ball.
"Strike 1!!" Tsuna chirped, acting like a referee. Takeshi cheered, "Yosh!!".
The boys paled further as Tsuna handed another ball to Takeshi who was ready to throw.
"RUUUUNNNN!!!" Kuro screamed as he took of running. The other seven waisted no time and followed him.
Takeshi blinked, "Eh? Where are they going?" he asked, looking at Tsuna who was looking back innocently.
"Taking a break?" Tsuna suggested.
As if on cue, Takeshi and Tsuna's stomach growled. Can't blame them, it's nearing lunchtime.
Takeshi grinned, "Makes sense."
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"Mother, Tadaima!!!"
Nana poked her head out from the kitchen door, "Ara~? Okaeri, Tsu-kun~!!! Lunch is almost ready~ by the way, how's school?"
"It was very fun!!" Tsuna replied, making his way towards the kitchen.
*Rrrrrrr!!!* *Rrrrrrrr!!*
"Tsuna stopped on his tracks as the phone rung.
"Tsu-kun, can you please answer the phone? I'm kinda busy at the moment"
"Sure mother, I got it"
*picks up the phone*
Tsuna was about to speak when he was interrupted by the person who is calling.
'How rude' Tsuna thought while listening to a familiar voice talking.
[[My sweet Nana~!!! I'm sorry I couldn't call this past few days, I've been busy at work~!!!]]
Tsuna frowned, 'So Iemitsu is the same in this dimension too. Caring about work more than his family'
Pretending to be clueless Tsuna responded in a confused tone.
"Hello. May I ask who's this?"
The other side of the phone went silent for a few seconds.
[[Ahh! Tuna-fish~!! It's me, your papa!! Can you please hand the phone to your mama? Please my little Tuna-fish?~ pwetty pweas-"
*slams*
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*Rrrrrrr!!!* *Rrrrrrrr!!*
Tsuna picked up the phone again.
[[Waaaahhh!! So mean, my little tuna-fish is so meaaannnn!! Waaaaahh!!]]
Tsuna rolled his eyes and faced the kitchen door, "Mother! A wierd person is calling!!"
Nana came out the kitchen wiping her hands on her apron.
"Ara~? Why would you say that Tsu-kun?"
"He's calling me a tuna and claiming to be my father"
Nana went silent for a few seconds.
Tsuna swore he saw his mother scowl for a moment.
"I see...okay, can you please go and set up the table Tsu-kun?~!!" she exclaimed as she took the phone that Tsuna handed to her.
Tsuna nodded while smiling in response before going inside the kitchen.
Once Tsuna was out of sight, A frown adorned Nana's face as she looked at the phone she is holding.
"Hello?"
[[Ah! Nana~!!! I miss youuuu~!! You know, Tuna-fish hang up the phone on me a while agooooooo!!!]]
"Hmm~? And tell me why I shouldn't do the same to you?"
[[Eh?]]
"Tell me dear, why didn't you come home when our son was in the hospital? Tell me why you didn't even bother to visit him?"
She heard her husband sigh.
[[Look Nana, I'm sorry but I was busy at work and didn't have the time to go home]]
"Iemitsu!!! He hasn't met you even once since he was born!! Can't you at least come back and be here for him even if it's just for a while!? Please Iemitsu....he needs his father.."
[[.............]]
There was silence until voices can be heard from the background calling her husband.
[[...I'm sorry Nana, I have to go, call you back soon, I love you and tuna-fish both. Bye]]
Nana placed the phone down not so gently, she wiped the tears off her face.
Unbeknownst to them, a certain brunette was listening from inside the kitchen since the beginning.