Reborn as a (God)parent

Arc 5: Family

Japan

"Nana, I think we adopted...a dozen kids over the past three years." Iemitsu declared his realization with no small amount of horror.

Nana laughed. "I think so too." The mother hummed in thought. "They're good kids."

Iemitsu thought of Mukuro, Fran, and all the other troublemakers. "Ehh..."

Nana punched her husband in the shoulder with an exasperated look. "Ow," Iemitsu complained.

"All of them," the mother insisted, and folded her arms.

"Okay, okay, you're right dear. They all care and help each other after all," Iemitsu conceded.

There was silence in the bedroom for a while.

Iemitsu had another horrifying thought. "What are we going to do when they're teenagers?"

Nana chuckled. "We'll manage somehow. We have Reborn to keep an eye on them as well."

Iemitsu agreed. "True. We'll figure out how to manage. And we have Reborn to help out when we're stretched thin."

Nana smiled and kissed her husband on the cheek.

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There was a certain...insanity that was accepted in Namimori. The craziness seemed to emanate from Namimori Middle school in particular. The Namimori Middle's Disciplinary Committee and its President Hibari ruled supreme overall, except Tsunayoshi Sawada's group of friends. The latter consisted of: Tsuna, Enma, Takeshi, the Sasagawa siblings, Gokudera, and a few others that walked to and from school together. The street where these children lived seemed to also be infected by strange happenings.

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Italy

Iemitsu stared at the ceiling. His mind was empty of solutions and he had far too much paperwork to get through today.

"Something is weighing on your mind," Reborn commented.

Iemitsu grimaced, "there's going to be a fight over the Decimo title."

Reborn raised a black eyebrow, although it was concealed by his fedora. "There's going to be a fight between Xanxus and Frederico? The former is still 'on ice.'"

Iemitsu snorted and waved Reborn's question away. "Xanxus will escape soon and kill Frederico, he will try to destroy his competition like before."

Reborn's eyes narrowed. "Xanxus is still in the 'freezer', until that changes there won't be a problem. Does Nono know about...?"

"He suspects Iemitsu in the deaths of his two older brothers. I told him before the...incident. But he didn't believe me."

"So what you've been predicting is: Xanxus gets out, kills Frederico, and becomes Decimo. He leads Vongola down a path of bloodshed and the hope of reforming Vongola is torn to shreds," Reborn summarized.

Iemitsu nodded. "Exactly. Xanxus can't be Decimo."

The particular choice of words caused Reborn's eyes to narrow. It was a 'can't' not a 'shouldn't be'. The hitman smirked. "You're leaving something out."

Iemitsu smiled wryly as he revealed, "Xanxus was adopted. He does not have Vongola blood."

Reborn's lips thinned. "You're not lying," he noted. "This is a problem, the seniors will drag whoever is next in line into the position."

"Exactly, assuming Frederico dies, I'm the next in the blood line, Tsuna is third. If the main part of Vongola would accept the former CEDEF leader as Decimo, I would take the position."