"We have two new transfer students. Gokudera Hayato, who was studying overseas in Italy. And Kiyomizu Mio, who transferred from a school in a different part of Japan."

The girls in the class started giggling over Gokudera, while the boys sized the girl up and pretended to not care.

"Please help them both, especially uhh Kiyomizu-san, who is actually, well she's-"

"I'm blind" the girl spoke up bluntly. Her voice was soft but bitter. The class was stunned into silence. They looked at her again. Of about 5'4", the girl was about average height. She had brown hair that was tied up in a high ponytail. Her bangs covered her eyes so they couldn't see what color they were. She was wearing the student uniform but then they realized that her feet were bare. As if to answer the unspoken question, she spoke again, "I can 'see' more clearly without shoes so I've been given permission to not wear them."

She turned to where the teacher was standing and asked, "Are there assigned seats sir?"

The teacher spluttered and pointed out their seats but Gokudera ignored him and started walking towards another student. He shoved the desk angrily and then stalked off to his seat. Mio made her way to her seat without much trouble, able to avoid the other students with the images she was getting from the vibrations. She sat silently at her desk and listened to what was going on around her.

The bell rang and the sound and vibrations of students in a hurry to leave filled the room. Mio slowly stood up to leave but the teacher stopped her, "Ah Kiyomizu-san. Since you and Gokudera-san are both new, you two are also in the same classes. So Gokudera-san, please take care of her and help her around."

The boy grunted and started walking out of the room. Mio grabbed the bottom of Gokudera's shirt to make sure she wouldn't lose him in the hallways. He huffed but didn't complain. Now that she was this close to the boy, she realized that there was no way she would be able to lose him or mix him up with anyone else in the school. He smelled distinctly of tobacco and smoke. His shirt's material was soft. As she was preoccupied with her thoughts, she didn't notice when he stopped and walked straight into him.

"Oof" she caught herself before she could fall. Something was odd with how he had felt when she had fallen against him. She patted his shirt again. There was something odd. Her fingers crept under his shirt to see what it was, but before she could, he had jumped back. "Oi woman, what the hell are you doing?"

"Ah" she feigned innocence, "Sorry, I fell."

The boy stared at her suspiciously, and then grunted, "I need to take care of some business. You can make it to the class on your own, can't you? Don't follow me around everywhere."

He immediately started walking away as quickly as he could. Mio frowned but decided to follow him anyways, curious about what he needed to do. She followed his smell and found herself outside. Although she couldn't see what was happening, she could hear everything perfectly clearly. "If a pinprick like you becomes the Tenth gen, the Vongola family is finished."

What was the Vongola family? "How do you know about the family?" another voice gasped. She thought for a moment. Ah! It had to be that Tuna something, the no-good kid from her first class. She would recognize his high-pitched voice anywhere.

"I refuse to accept it. I'm the one who's fit to be the Tenth!"

"Wha?" the boy shrieked, "What're you saying all of a sudden? Wha…what am I supposed to do about that…?"

"I've been watching you since the volleyball tournament, but it's a waste of time to further evaluate a weakling like you. You're a nuisance. Die right here."

"Ah! Tsunayoshi!" Mio shouted, remembering his name.

The two boys whirled around to see her standing there, smiling to herself. "Oi you stupid woman, what are you doing here? I told you to not follow me!" Gokudera yelled.

"Oops, did I give myself away?" Mio laughed nervously, "Anyways, do you two know each other or something? What is the Vongola family?"

Tsuna stammered, "Uh no I don't, I mean we don't know each other! And I don't know anything about any Vongola family!"

Gokudera tsk-ed and then grabbed the girl, pulling her behind him. "Cover your ears woman." He lit two sticks of dynamite and sent them flying at Tsuna who shrieked.

A bullet zoomed by and put out the dynamite, to which Gokudera growled.

"Ciaossu" a squeaky voice called, "You came earlier than I expected, Gokudera Hayato."

"Ehh? You know each other?"

"Yeah, he's a member of the family that I called over from Italy."

"So this guy is in the mafia?" Tsuna yelped.

"Uh Tsunayoshi-san, what do you mean mafia? Who is that new person? What are you guys all talking about?"

Reborn pulled the front of his fedora down, "It seems an outsider has heard everything. Don't worry Tsuna. I'll take care of her in a second."

"What? No! You can't just kill innocent people like that Reborn!"

Mio discreetly removed a stick of dynamite from inside Gokudera's shirt and quickly hid it. Reborn raised his gun at the girl, "Well then, let's see what she would use her dying will for. Maybe you can gain a family member Tsuna."

He fired and at the same instant, Mio threw herself out of the way of the bullet's path. She dove behind Gokudera, using him as a meat shield. "I don't know what I've done but shooting people you've just met isn't very civilized!" she shouted.

Reborn lowered his gun, "Oh? She avoided my shot. That takes some skill. She has potential." He looked at Tsuna, "Oi, no good Tsuna, make her into a family member or else."

Tsuna shrieked again, not wanting to involve his classmates in the mafia. "So you're the Ninth's highly trusted assassin" Gokudera said, "You're not kidding about me becoming a candidate as the successor if I kill Sawada right?"

"What…what are you talkin…" Tsuna asked.

"Yeah, that's right. Well, let's continue the killing."

"Killing me…what are you talking about, you're joking right?"

"I'm serious" the baby replied.

"What…no way, you're betraying me? Reborn! You mean everything until now was a lie?"

Reborn pointed his gun at him, "That's wrong. I'm telling you to fight."

Mio could hear him backing away and then running, but Gokudera intercepted him. "It's said that Gokudera Hayato is a human explosive device that conceals dynamite all over his body. His other name is Smoking Bomb Hayato."

So it was dynamite. Mio clutched the weapon she had taken firmly. She had never imagined to ever come so close to something so destructive again.

The next couple of moments were somewhat unclear for Mio who could only tell that Gokudera was throwing dynamite like crazy at Tsuna who was also avoiding as hard as he could. That much she could understand. It was the part where there suddenly came the sound of a gunshot and Tsuna suddenly was yelling crazily that confused her. Nevertheless, a little while later, the sounds stopped. Gokudera dropped to the ground and yelled, "I was mistaken! You're the one who's fit to be the boss! Tenth! I'll follow you! Command me to do anything!"

"Having the loser serve under the winner is a family rule" Reborn said, walking towards them.

"Umm, could someone explain what's going on?" Mio asked, confused.

"Kiyomizu Mio. You are now required to serve under Tsuna, who is the future boss of the Vongola Family, the biggest and most powerful family in the Italian mafia."

As she was briefed, Gokudera was conveying his deep feelings of loyalty to Tsuna. They were just wrapping things up when a couple of delinquent seniors found them.

"Oh no no, these guys are cutting class."

"This requires some punishment. You're only allowed to cut starting senior year."

"How many front teeth do you want broken?"

Reborn pointed at them, "Kiyomizu Mio, go take care of them. If you can't, you'll die."

Gokudera stalked forward, "Leave it to me. I'll get rid of them."

Reborn stopped him however. "Watch her."

Mio was on the ground, feeling around for something. "Oi oi, what's this girl doing?"

"Ah, I heard there was a blind girl that transferred to our school."

"She's pretty cute right? Gives off that helpless feel."

"How about you join us cutie?" the delinquents moved closer and closer to her as they spoke. Evidently, Mio had found what she was looking for however. A moment later, a lit stick of dynamite was in her hands. She threw it at the delinquents who started passing it around like a hot potato, panicking in the moment. She took two steps back and then threw herself to the ground. The dynamite exploded and the delinquents were taken care of. Tsuna gaped at the damage the girl had caused, "Eh…Kiyomizu-san…?"

The girl had a dark look on her face, "Teach those assholes to underestimate me just because I can't see." She waved her fist angrily and shouted, "I could take you down even on my worst days!"

She smiled at Tsuna, "It was just finding a way to get the dynamite lit. I'll have to remember to keep a lighter with me. This Vongola family sounds interesting. Let me join too?"

Reborn nodded approvingly, "Ah."

Unsure of what to do, Mio kneeled in front of Tsuna formally. Driven by an unnatural desire to be part of this weird family, she said what came to mind first, "I hope you'll accept me then, Tenth."

"Ah, no. Kiyomizu-san, you don't have to kneel! Uh…can't we just be friends?"

He missed the hurt look that flashed across her face for a moment; she stood up slowly. "If that's what the Tenth wants."

"Who would want me in their family?" the girl thought to herself mockingly.


"Reborn you can't be serious, making them into my family members? They're just classmates; why should they be involved in the mafia!"

"No good Tsuna, they're already involved whether you like it or not" Reborn replied calmly. He then launched himself at Tsuna's head, successfully knocking the boy out. "Kiyomizu Mio. It seems she's not as innocent as everyone thought."


Mio was in her small apartment, making dinner for herself when someone rang the doorbell. She put down the knife and bell pepper she was cutting and called, "Coming!" Quickly wiping her hands, she made her way to the door.

An overwhelming smell of tobacco and body odor permeated her nose as soon as she opened the door. "Um…excuse me, can I help you?"

"Kiyomizu Mio?" a rough voice growled.

"Yes, that's me. Do you need something?"

"Yeah, why don't you tell us where your parents are? I know you know." Another voice snickered.

Mio's face went blank and she took a subtle step backwards. "I'm sorry; they left me 5 years ago. I haven't heard from them since."

"Oi, oi, a thirteen year old blind girl living by yourself? You must think we're stupid or something, huh?"

"No way that's possible!"

She repeated her statement, "I don't know where my parents are. Please leave now."

She tried to close the door but one of the men's foot was blocking it. "You don't mind if we take a look in your house do you? If your parents really aren't there."

"I don't see why I should have to let perfect strangers into my house! I don't know where my parents went! They left me to fend for myself!" she fumed.

The two men continued trying to push their way into her house and she growled in anger. These assholes, thinking they could take advantage of her just because she was blind. This time, she might not have any dynamite on her, but there were still plenty of things she could use in her house. She grabbed a broom that was leaning against the wall and pointed it at the two men. "Get out. My parents are not here. Go look for them somewhere else. I have nothing to do with that anymore."

They laughed and one of the men shifted as if to grab the broom. She twirled it so that the end was facing him and jabbed it viciously into his stomach. He groaned in pain, but the other man responded immediately by grabbing the end of the broom and tugging it away from her. She grabbed the dustpan and whacked him in the face with it, and then took off out of the apartment. They shouted angrily behind her and gave chase.

Mio was running blindly, almost completely unaware of where she was going. A rustle of plastic ahead of her caused her to swerve, but she hadn't realized just how close she had been to the person and ended up barreling into him. They toppled over, the boy cursing heavily.

She was about to get up and run when she smelled the familiar scent of cigarettes and dynamite. She felt the boy's shirt, "Gokudera-san?"

The boy groaned and shoved her off. "Oi! Woman, what the hell are you doing?"

"Gokudera-san, it is you! Could I borrow some dynamite and a lighter! Ah, no, I have a lighter. Maybe just the dynamite?"

The boy had apparently noticed the problem however, because he stood up slowly. Glaring at the men who were chasing her, he asked, "What do you want with the girl?"

"Look sonny, this ain't any of your business. So if you'll just move out of the way-" A single stick of dynamite went flipping through the air at them. A loud explosion and they were done for.

Gokudera turned to her, "Oi! How are you supposed to protect the Tenth, if you can't even take care of some thugs like those?"

She couldn't think of an excuse so she honestly said, "I know I need training Gokudera-san."

The boy growled, "If you put the Tenth in danger, I won't let you off. Look, your feet are all cut up now! You can't run around in the street with bare feet!"

"Oh? Are you worried about me Gokudera-san?"

"Of course not! With your feet like that, you could endanger the Tenth! If you put the Tenth in danger, I won't let you off so easily."

The girl nodded in understanding, "Well then you don't have to worry; my feet are perfectly fine," and then sniffed. "By the way, what's that in your bag?"

She grabbed the bag he had been carrying and felt the contents disapprovingly, "Don't tell me this is your dinner!"

"So what if it is? What do you care?"

She mimicked his earlier statement, "If you become weak from malnutrition, how are you going to protect the Tenth! If you put the Tenth in danger, I won't let you off so easily."

He scowled and stared at the onigiri wistfully. She smiled and stood up, "Wanna come to my place? I was making a nice healthy dinner before those assholes showed up."

He scoffed, "Why would I want to eat your food?"

Thinking for a moment, she replied, "It's healthier than yours and it's free?"

That was how a few minutes later; Gokudera Hayato had entered her home and was watching her make dinner. As she deftly sliced up the bell peppers, she called over her shoulder, "Are you allergic to anything?"

He shook his head but then realizing she couldn't see him, gruffly replied, "No."

She smiled brightly and started sautéing the bell peppers with onions. When they finished, she allowed them to cool on the pan as she sliced up some meat into small pieces. They were quickly seasoned and then tossed into another pan where she let them cook. As the smell spread through the kitchen, Gokudera found his mouth watering with anticipation.

A little later, they were seated at the dining table. Gokudera took a bite of the stir fry and resisted the urge to moan. However useless the girl was, she was at the very least a good cook. As they ate, Mio asked, "Do you not cook for yourself Gokudera-san?"

He grunted, "Too much hassle."

"Then how about you eat here?" she asked, surprising even herself with the abrupt offer.

"What's in it for you?"

She stopped eating and thought for a moment, "Nothing I guess. But I think it's a lot nicer eating with people than eating alone." She smiled sadly, "It's kind of lonely to only be able to cook for myself."

"Fine, I'll help train you." He mumbled.

"Why?"

"You're a Vongola family member too! If you're too weak to protect the Tenth, then how can I trust you?"

"I'm…part of the family?"

"Since Reborn-san said you are, then I guess it can't be helped. Stupid woman, you're part of the Vongola now. Your actions have consequences!"

"I don't want to be a burden to the family" the girl thought as she ate, "But can I trust this one?"


"Kiyomizu."

Mio carefully made her way up to the front and took the paper from the science teacher. She felt the Braille carefully and grinned, satisfied. 100%. The teacher continued calling names until he finally got to Tsuna's. "This is just hypothetically speaking, but let's just say there's a sole student that scores in the 20 point range and painfully lowers the class average. According to me, who's come through an elite course, that kind of person will just be baggage and a burden on the education-conscious society. Is there a reason for that kind of trash to live?"

There was a rustle of paper and suddenly the class was whispering, "Whoa! 26 points!"

"He's still no-good Tsuna!"

Mio frowned. Bullying from fellow classmates was one thing, but a teacher picking on a student was just ridiculous; plus this was the boss of her so called family now. She stood up and asked, "Sensei. I was just wondering. But hypothetically speaking, if a teacher went through an elite course in Tokyo University, why would he end up in a small town like Namimori teaching middle schoolers?"

There was silence. The man cleared his throat, "Education is important at all levels-"

The door suddenly slammed open and the smell of smoke and dynamite came wafting in. Mio smiled and sat back down. "Hey! You're late! What're you doing coming in at this time!"

"Aah?" That angry tone was definitely Gokudera.

"Whoa…he's scary…"

"Word around is that he beat down the sempais…"

Mio pouted, thinking, "That was me actually!"

"Good morning Tenth!"

The class started muttering and exchanging theories again. "This is just hypothetically speaking, but let's just say there's a student who carelessly comes to class late. Without question, he hangs out with loser trash. Because like people gravitate towards each other…"

"Old man…" there was a scrape and the sound of rustling clothing, "I won't forgive anyone who insults the Tenth!"

A choked voice replied, "I said it was hypothetically speaking…"

"Tenth, should I drop this guy?"

Mio stood outside the classroom. Inside, Gokudera and Tsuna were being accused of assaulting a teacher. "If they can dig up the 15 year old time capsule by today, then this issue will be forgiven, but if they can't, expelled immediately!"

The girl rushed in, "Excuse me sir! That's a completely unfair punishment! Gokudera-san didn't even hit you! He just picked you up a little! And Ten-I mean Tsuna-san didn't even do anything!"

The man turned to her, "This is just hypothetically speaking, but let's just say there's a blind student who doesn't know how to mind her own business. Would she be able to see exactly what happened?"

She clenched her fists, rage spreading through her, but controlled herself and responded cordially, "I apologize for being blind, sensei. Is there anything else you would like to add to that hypothetical comment that could hypothetically get you fired?"

The man spluttered, outraged, and said, "If you can't dig up that capsule, you'll be expelled no matter what!"

And that was how Mio found herself listening to the sound of explosions and angry yelling. Unable to do anything of use, she stayed out of the two boys' way and listened to them destroy the playground. The explosions and yelling died down and she could hear the sound of the teacher's voice. "That's Gokudera and Sawada right? What're you doing on the playground? Now you're definitely expelled-"

There was a rustling of papers, and Gokudera said, "The 15 year old time capsule didn't show up but a 40 year old capsule came up instead. Why are the tests of an elite course guy like you in the time capsule of our ordinary middle school? And these scores…"

That night as the two were eating together, Gokudera mumbled, "Next time someone pulls shit like that, I'll blow them all to kingdom come."

She sipped her miso soup, "He shouldn't have tried to single Tenth out like that. As for calling me blind and insinuating that I'm an idiot, well I wanted to pummel his face in, but what would it have done? He would've just gotten angrier."

"Fucker" the boy growled, as he helped himself to the multiple dishes she had made that night as celebration.

After Gokudera had left, Mio sighed. While she was glad the man had been fired, she couldn't help but feel slightly depressed at his words. This was how it would always be in the future as well. People would look down on her simply because she couldn't see. It was one of the reasons she kept her bangs so long; so that people wouldn't be able to tell that she wasn't looking at them. Being blind wasn't exactly inconvenient; she had gotten used to life without her sight. It was the disdain the people around her seemed to have that put her off. And while she should have gotten used to it by now, the words still stung.


Mio silently sat on the bleachers, listening to and feeling the world around her. She always tried to take some time out of her schedule to sit and relax. The sound of a metal bat meeting a ball caught her attention and she turned to listen more closely.

The solid hits came almost rhythmically. The sound started to lull her to sleep so when there was a sudden shout and the sound stopped, she jerked up. She started walking towards the direction the sound had come from. As she neared, she could hear the sound of a boy panting, she stopped and asked hesitantly, "Um, are you okay?"

The boy groaned, "My arm…I think it's broken…"

"Do you have a phone? Hang on; stay right here, I'll go get someone from the school!"

She took off running in the direction of the school building; her sense of direction was incomparable to others and it truly helped in these sorts of situations. She ran through the school listening for the sound of a person, but could find no one. It was late and everyone had already gone home. She was about to give up and go back to the boy when she heard a rustle ahead of her. "Ah! Excuse me! Do you have a cell phone I could borrow! There's someone who's hurt on the baseball field!" she called urgently.

The person didn't reply and she repeated her request. "Herbivore, stop dancing back and forth in front of me before I bite you to death."

She agitatedly responded, "No, I eat meat; I don't have time for that! Please, do you have a cell phone I could borrow? He's really hurt!"

"Students should not be on the campus at this time. What were you doing here, herbivore?"

"Seriously? Someone is out there hurt! On your precious school campus! The faster I find a phone, the faster we'll both be out of here!"

The boy reluctantly handed her his phone and she called for an ambulance. "Thank you!" she all but threw the phone back at him and then started running back for the boy.


"What's happened to Takeshi? Is he all right?" a man hollered as he ran into the hospital.

Mio stood up and bowed to him, "He's in the emergency room right now, but they said he should be all right sir. It was a clean break."

"Ah, young lady, thank you for helping my stupid son!"

She bowed again and when the doctor came out to brief the worried father, she quietly left. "Is that what parents are like?" she thought, "How nice."


Author's Note:

First chapter for my new fic! I hope everyone likes it. And if not, tell me why so I can improve haha.

I actually wanted to write one with a bloodthirsty main character, but as I was brainstorming ideas, this was the best I could come up with ...ahaha... Well, I'll come up with a bloodthirsty character some day. :)

Read and review please~