This is a great story. I loved everything about the scene with Squalo, especially this line: "Don't play dumb, either, or I swear to God I will punch you so hard your grandmother will feel it." I liked Hayato flipping out (as he always does) and then trying desperately to understand his friend, I loved Tsuna being Tsuna, I loved the random unnamed kids, and I loved Brisket. I really really loved Takeshi throughout all this, especially with his need for (at least a veneer of apparent) normalcy, and his being fully aware of how bizarre it is. I really liked the way you built the relationship between Takeshi and Kyouya here, and I also liked how it wasn't quite the cornerstone of the story, while still being deeply important. I'm also amused by the thought of what Kyouya's initial reaction must have been to returning to Italy to find that one of his things has abruptly moved from where he thought it was, even if he knew why Takeshi wanted a house and almost certainly didn't mind the thought of Takeshi being somewhere less crowded.
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Anyway, great story.