Instead of only 2 girls in Tsuna's life, there are three. Kyoko, Haru, and Ana (short for Anastasia). Same deal. This takes place in the future arc.
"No, you DON'T understand! Stop trying to act as if you're not bothered by what's going on! We're in a tricky situation and you act like it's nothing at all. Do you even know what might happen if we don't succeed our training?" Tsuna hollered at me.
I stood there, shocked. I was just trying to help. And he made it seem...made it seem like I was a nuisance. I looked at the face of someone I cared about, and saw someone that looked confused, annoyed; disgruntled. A tear rolled down my cheek.
"No...Ana...that's not what I meant...I'm...sor-"
I bolted past him and ran out the door, covering my face. I heard a "wait, Anastasia!" behind me but kept running.
He didn't understand. Couldn't he see why I act like it's "nothing"? It's to hide my true feelings! I can't let my worry get in the way of everyone. I HAVE to act as if it's nothing! And...he...he should've been the person who understood the most. He knew how I was before we became friends. I was a person who hid behind a wall of uneasiness. I didn't trust anyone, and I always hid my true feelings from the rest of the world. After all, it was hard for me to communicate with others. Anything I tried to say anything would come out as rude.
I tried to calm myself down, but I was pretty angry now. What, did he think that I actually didn't care? Was he THAT stupid?
I bit my lip. The Tsuna that I just heard...wasn't...the Tsuna I knew. It wasn't the Tsuna that I trusted and opened up to, the Tsuna that showed me friendship even though I kept well away from others; The Tsuna who I loved.
No; I was done with Tsuna. Done with the Vongola, done with the family; done with everything. I was tired about being stuck in the future. I was tired of the others, except for Tsuna, regarding me as someone frail and fragile. Tired of them seeing me as someone who was deadly shy; who needed their help or else I would die. I hated that Gokudera and Ryohei and even the girls felt sorry for me. I mean, Yamamoto was fairly nice to me but the only person who understood was Tsuna, and half the time he wasn't around.
But now he's gone too, I thought.
Heck, I HATE IT HERE.
I felt like screaming out loud.
The future's terrible...and whose fault was it? Tsuna's fault. I was brought here because apparently he "cares" for me and I would boost his morale or something.
And it didn't even seem like Tsuna and the others progressed at all in their training. We were gonna die and there was no other option.
I kept running until I met a staircase, leading to the entrance of the base. Looking back, I saw that the hallways were empty.
"Stop acting like I need and depend on you guys to survive. I'm leaving, and never coming back."
And then I turned on my heel and ran out the hatch of the Vongola base, dashing out into the forest.
I ran for about an hour, never looking back, but only looking forward. I dashed through forests, roads, and cities. I didn't even know where I was going. All I knew was that I was running away from my prison, and I needed to find somewhere to stay before the Vongola found out and tried to find me.
Or maybe they won't try and find me after all...
I could hear Gokudera mumbling, "stupid woman", I could hear Kyoko and Haru saying "poor girl", I could even see Reborn saying that the attempt to retrieve me would be futile to the number of enemies present. I mean really the only person who cared about me was Tsuna.
I made my way to an empty alleyway in the city. I saw a small staircase leading into the adjacent building and sat on it.
And then I just cried my eyes out. For being stuck here. For Tsuna. For my life.
Ever since I could remember I could never channel my feelings to the world, and as a result, my life became a lie. I had to conceal everything I felt because I couldn't pluck up the courage to say anything to anyone. The only one who broke that barrier was Tsuna. But unlike me...Tsuna had other friends. And he still has Kyoko and Haru. He'll forget about me.
I wiped my face with the sleeve of my jacket, drenching it with tears. My life sucked. But now it would be different. I had a newfound hate for the Vongola. Who cared it they were strong? Their member's were mostly jerks. I knew that this anger was rational at the moment, but to be fair, it had been brewing for so long.
But then I thought of Tsuna. Every time I thought of him I felt a stab of regret; like someone was stabbing me with a thousand knives.
After a while I stopped wiping my tears. Who cared if my face was dry or not? They would keep coming anyway...
Suddenly, the door at the end of the stairway burst open. I froze, turning my head slowly.
Standing there was a young man with a confident aura. He was wearing a black trench coat. His spikey hair was pure white. He had a purple scar down his left cheek.
My eyes widened. He looked down at me. "Hm? What do we have here?"
He leaned down to me. I felt my face getting hot. I mean this guy was extremely, good looking.
"Are you all right?" He asked, frowning slightly. He obviously saw my tears.
"I..." I was about to say no, but then changed. Of course. "yes."
"You liar. You most definitely are not alright."
I felt like saying, "you don't say" but held it in. No one (except for Tsuna) had seen that sarcastic side of me. I wiped my face.
"What's your name?" the man asked.
"uhm..." I really didn't feel like talking. But then I thought that maybe if I acted like the real me, I could have a fresh start in a new life. "...Anastasia. Ana for short."
"Maa maa that's a beautiful name!" He said, smiling.
I blushed. "Thank you."
"My name's Byakuran."
I froze. Byakuran...Byakuran...that was...the enemy of the Vongola. The person the Vongola had to defeat. This man right here was the cause of this terrible future. But that was all I knew about him. The guardian's didn't tell the girls much information.
I looked up into his eyes, which were a bright lavender. No...this must be a mistake. This guy, this handsome guy, had a cheerful aura about him. There's no way he'd be doing something wrong. It must be those dreadful Vongola again...
"It's nice to meet you."
Byakuran chuckled, and sat down next to me.
"So what brings you here, Anastasia-chan?"
"I just ran away from my family."
I knew it was to-the-point, but I wanted to see how Byakuran would react. Most people would say that it was dreadful and that they were going to call the police to bring me back or something.
But it was like he knew what I was thinking.
"Ah, well don't worry, I won't let you get caught. To run away...I understand you've got to be very unhappy and miserable. Whoever did this to you is the bad guy and it's unacceptable. You deserve a better life."
I looked up at him in wonder. Wow...this guy...I might even be able to open up to him...
I wanted to say, something along the lines of "wow, no one's every understood that, thank you," but what came out was-
"...You don't look like you're Japanese. What are you doing in Japan?"
I wondered if he would tell me the truth.
"Well," he began, "since we're keeping secrets now, I'm sure I can entrust you with this. I'm the boss of the Millefiore Mafia family. I was just checking up on the Japanese branch but I've gotta be headed back soon to Italy."
"I've heard that Italy's amzing..." I said, then took a deep breath and continued, "I actually just ran away from my mafia family..."
Byakuran looked taken back. "Oh really? I didn't realize you were a Mafioso...May I ask which one?"
"Well...a...a dreadful one..."
"Ah, I understand. Maybe later."
"Thank you."
It was evening now and the sky was pretty dark. I shivered from the cold.
"Here-" said Byakuran, taking off his huge trench coat and wrapping it around me. A bag of marshmallows tumbled out from one of the pockets.
I looked at him incredulously. This apparent mega villain of the Vongola kept marshmallows in his pockets.
He giggled and picked them up, popping one into his mouth. I laughed along with him. Even though me just met, I felt like I had known him for years.
"You don't have a place to stay I'm guessing?"
"...no..."
"...Come with me Anastasia."
I had a sharp intake of breath. Did Byakuran, enemy of Tsuna, just ask me to go with him? This super good looking guy asking me? The shy, introverted, ME?
"Yep, well uh," He looked nervous. " well I mean...y-you know the mafia world. You don't want anything to do with your old family? You're welcome to join mine. I mean like only if you ...want to..."
I looked up at him. "I..."
Then he regained his confidence and extended his hand to me. "Come with me and we can shape the perfect world together, Anastasia.
I took his hand.
