DISCLAIMER: I do not own the characters or universe of Katekyo Hitman Reborn. All the credit goes to Akira Amano. I do however; own all OCs; Rosetta, Nero, Vero, and others that are in this story.

Also a quick note: This is a SEQUEL. That means there is a first part to this story. That also means that if you haven't read The True Mezzanotte yet, you should head back to my list of fanfics and read it before you continue. But if you have read it, then by all means continue on my friend…

"R-Rosetta…?" Annalisa uttered with wonder as she and her husband Xaviero gazed at their daughter with utter shock and wonder.

Their daughter had certainly grown up to be a beautiful young woman, standing at five feet seven inches tall with long wavy reddish brown hair and her ever so beautiful clear blue colored eyes.

They were happy to see Dino Cavallone standing at her side, looking surprised too. He had grown into a fine young man; a perfect match for their daughter. He stood five feet taller than her with short ruffled golden blond hair – his bangs slightly covering the right side of his face – and chocolate brown colored eyes.

The two of them had a young girl about four years old with them, with red brown hair like Rosetta's and chocolate brown colored eyes like Dino's. Altogether, the three were wearing tattered clothes, as they had been stranded on the island too, and the little girl looked as if she was wearing her father's shirt.

"Mom…Dad…?" Rosetta uttered in response, not believing what she saw before her. Her mother and father were there in the flesh, slightly aged and wearing worn, tattered clothing.

Annalisa Mezzanotte had sparse grey streaks in her long flowing raven hair and her green eyes were full of love and welcoming to her daughter. Xaviero had only specks of grey in his beard, but had laugh lines branching out from the corners of his clear blue eyes.

"Is that…" she continued, trailing off with tears in her eyes. "Are you really…?"

"Yes, it is truly us, my Little Rose." Her father answered with a heartwarming smile.

Rosetta, upon hearing her nickname, let the tears flow down her face as she ran to hug her parents. Dino watched them respectfully from afar, feeling happy for his wife but also lost at what to do at the moment. That was when his daughter tugged at his pant leg.

He gazed down to her to see her clinging to him and looking up at him with a questioning and anxious expression on her face. Knowing what she was thinking about – for she spoke very rarely, if she ever spoke at all – he kneeled down and answered and answered her question gently.

"I'll bet you're wondering who Mommy is hugging, aren't you?" Dino asked with a smile as Alessa nodded in reply shyly. "Well, they are very good people, I assure you. They are Mommy's parents and your grandparents."

At that answer, Alessa's eyes widened with surprise as she turned her gaze to her mother and grandparents, who had finished hugging. Rosetta then begun with introductions.

"I'm sure that you've already guessed that this is my husband, Dino Cavallone, mom and dad," she stated as they approached him. "And this is our cute little daughter, Alessa."

"Oh my, she is just adorable!" Annalisa exclaimed as she fawned over her new granddaughter. "She's just the perfect combination of you and Dino!"

Alessa just hid behind her father's leg in response, which only made her that much cuter.

"Say dad…" Rosetta started slowly. "If you're here, then where are the other Mezzanotte famiglia from the inner circle?"

"They are here with us of course." Xaviero replied. "In fact, they all should be out gathering supplies and food right about now."

After he had finished, his expression changed to his "business mode", and his wife picked up on this and offered to take Alessa on a little walk on the beach. At first the small Cavallone daughter was a bit shy, but at the mention of searching for beautiful seashells, she left with her grandmother willingly.

Once they were out of earshot, Xaviero got right down to business by asking, "So, I assume that you being here means that Nero had something to do with it?"

"Unfortunately, yes." Dino answered solemnly as he rubbed the back of his neck.

"That means that there's no one of Mezzanotte blood left to stop him…" Xaviero commented with thought.

"Not necessarily." Rosetta stated; a hopeful tone in her voice. "Dino and I had another child, before Alessa. His name is Vero Mezzanotte Cavallone and when I fought Nero for the boss title, I decided to leave my brother's fate in his hands."

"And we have all our confidence in him." Dino added with determination.

"Oh don't worry about that; I trust your decision." Xaviero said in response before turning to gaze at the horizon. "I just hope that your boy that you've put all your trust in succeeds…"

And that's your little taster for things to come. Sorry that I didn't put this up when I said I would (late November). I had a little bit of writer's block, but now I'm on a roll! Next chapter might come sometime next week and then after that, I'm not sure how updates will be. It might be a little spotty, seeing as I'm working most of the day, but I hope you guys will stick with it.

The real story starts in the next chapter! XD