Sun and Moon, Ryohei's Destiny {Prologue}
Do you ever wonder what would happen if you were put in a situation you didn't want to be in? I'm not just talking about helping your friend hook up with that one guy that you, just so happen, to have a crush on. What I'm talking about is something more than that. Allow me to explain my story.
My name is Mizushama Sayomi and I am the fourth daughter of Mizushama Kioshi; Mafia boss of the Lunisola family. My father has taught me everything I know; from kick boxing, defending myself to even teaching me how to use everything around me to my advantage in a fight. The only thing he was never able to teach me was how to be a girl. It was hard for my sisters and me. I never had any brothers and our mother just up and left us when I was eight, leaving my father to raise us five girls. Our youngest sister was just barely a few months old.
Currently, I was outside in the backyard under the shade with my mind on other things. I never fully understood what it was about the shade that helped me concentrate so much. Sometimes, I even found it better if it was night time and the moon was full. But, seeing as how it was still daylight, I had no other choice but to have the next best thing.
"Sayomi," My sister Niriko called from the porch. "Father wants to talk to you in his office." I nodded and walked inside. I was suddenly becoming nervous. Normally, father didn't want any of us to disturb him as he resided in his study. The only exception was for emergencies or to call upon him when dinner was ready. But to be called to his office was something different. I recalled the last time I was asked to go to his office. It was only a few years ago. At the time, I was twelve years old.
For several months, I had noticed my father seemed distracted by something. A few times at dinner, he would just watch me as if trying to make a final decision on something. Gently, I knocked on his door. "Come in," my father's voice sighed. I could hear papers ruffling on his desk. "Ah, Sayomi. Perfect timing." He smiled at me. His smile always gave me confidence. His smile was warm, soft and made his eyes light up.
"Please, come in and close the door. I have something for you." I closed the door but I didn't understand why he would have a gift for me. My birthday wasn't for a few more months and Christmas just a few months after that. But I did as he asked. I approached his desk and stopped in front of it as if I was about to be sentenced for detention in the principal's office. My father chuckled and walked around the desk where he leaned against it in front of me. He gestured for me to sit and I did so.
"Sayomi, do you know what I have called you in here?" Slowly, I shook my head. He placed his hand in his pocket but kept it there for a moment as he continued. "I've been watching you grow and have come to find that you are the only one suited for this. The ninth thinks so as well." I felt my heart drop to my stomach. The Ninth Vongola Boss? Now this wasn't making any sense at all.
I said nothing, afraid I was coming to the wrong conclusion. My first thought was that I was going to be the Tenth Boss but that was unlikely. I was only twelve. They would have trained me long ago if that were true.
I kept my eyes on my father as he pulled his hand out of his pocket. This time he was holding something. A small velvet box with the Vongola crest. I only knew it to mean that I was going to become a Guardian. Protector of the Vongola family. Gently, my father opened the box to reveal a ring I had never seen before. I knew about the other rings but this one had to be undiscovered.
"The Ninth has kept this ring since he became boss. It goes all the way back to the First. This is the Moon Guardian ring. So far, no one has been able to find someone worthy enough to possess this ring. Vongola Bosses have searched but they have all failed until now. When the Ninth saw you sparring with me last Christmas, that's when he knew. He saw something that I couldn't but I've watched you and now I know you're ready for this." He took the ring out of the box and placed it on my finger. A silver flame erupted from the stone in the middle. The crescent moon symbol glowed along with the fire. I thought the flame to be warm but it was cool. Like a cool breeze underneath a full moon.
"Just as I thought." My father smiled and folded his arms. "The Tenth said that, if you were the one, it would show it. And if that's not a confirmation, I don't know what is." I embraced my father in a hug. It didn't matter that it was from the Tenth and it was my destiny.
"Thank you, father." What mattered was that he, my father, had given it to me as a gift. Any gift from my father was worth receiving. He wrapped his giant arms around me and hugged me tightly.
"You're welcome, Sayo."
The ringstill rested on my finger the same way as it had that first day. My sisters weren't really jealous. Instead, they were happy for me. They knew their destiny was different from mine. I didn't know how different until I finally walked in that room.
"Right on time." My father said but this time he wasn't smiling. Something had to have been wrong. Either that or, whatever he was going to tell me was going to be one of the toughest decisions of his life. He gestured for me to sit and I did. "Sayomi, this is very hard for me to say."
"Is this about what happened at school because the kid had it coming." I argued, thinking this was about the fight from school.
"What? No, this isn't about the fight." My father rubbed his temples to try and calm his nerves.
"Do you want some tea, father? It might help." He shook his head at my offer and sat up straight. It was now or never to deliver the news.
"I spoke with the Ninth today. It seems he has found the Tenth Vongola." My eyes went wide as I continued to listen. "As the Moon Guardian, you are required to train him and the other Guardians for an upcoming battle. His name is Tsunayoshi Sawada and he attends Namimori Middle School. Now what I am about to tell you must not leave this room. You must not discuss it with anyone but Miharu after she finds out from her mother." I nodded and paid close attention. My father was never a man to repeat himself. You either got it the first time or you didn't.
Almost an hour later, I walked out of the room and went to pack my bags. I was heading to Japan to meet up with the Tenth and train. But I wasn't sure about the battle they were supposed to face. I knew what it was going to be for but I didn't know with whom. That, as my father stated, would be revealed in time.
I began placing my clothes in my suitcase but I knew someone was behind me. And I knew exactly who that was. "Don't even think about." I said and Miharu exhaled a deep breath. She sat on my bed with a disappointed face.
"How do you do that? I try and detect my brother's but they always scare me." Nakashima Miharu has been my best friend since the beginning of our days. Her baggy shirt, torn jeans and sneakers just screamed that she was raised by a bunch of boys. When she was real young, her father died and her mother raised her children the only way she knew how. As boys, including Miharu.
"Because you've tried so many times that it's so easy to know when you're there." I walked in the bathroom and began to drag out my bathroom stuff. "So I take it you're all packed?"
"And I take it you've heard about everything?" I nodded and I knew she was excited. Meeting the Tenth was always a dream of hers. In her mind, the Tenth was this great fighter who she wanted to train with. In her mind, he was someone strong and noble. Fierce and a tyrant. In fact, I had the same thought but her imagination always ran away with her mouth. "I can't wait to meet him. Just think, in a matter of hours, I'll be sparring with the Tenth. Isn't that great?!" I laughed and finished packing.
Like me, Miharu was given a Guardian ring around the same time I was given mine. The only difference is that she has the Wind Guardian ring. Together both of us are the only ones to ever possess such rare rings and now we were being sent on a mission to watch, protect and train the Tenth as well as the other Guardians.
The plane ride there seemed almost a day. When we got there, we figured that the Tenth would be there but he wasn't. Then again, I didn't really think he knew we were coming. It was our job to seek him out and find him at Namimori Middle School. We didn't even know where to start. But, somehow, we were able to find a place to stay as well as get our uniforms for school. And, in no time, it was our first day of school. We walked down the street that would take us to Namimori Middle School. Miharu continued to tug at her dress.
"Do we have to go to a new school?" Miharu whined. She was never a fan of school, no matter which country.
"Yes," I smiled. "We have to meet the Tenth Vongola boss and become allies with his family. Not to mention, we have a mission to fulfill from the Ninth. We have an-"
"But do we have to wear dresses?" She asked as I was interrupted by her frustration. "I mean, if my brothers ever find out about this, I'll never hear the end of it." Miharu stopped me in my tracks and grabbed my shirt. "This stays between us, got it?!" I chuckled and released her grip on me.
"Yeah, yeah. I got it." We continued on our way. The building wasn't very big compared to what we were used to back home. Namimori Middle made our old school look like a castle. As we walked through the halls, I noticed a group of boys. The shortest of the three seemed to catch my attention. There was something about him that was different. One of the other boys who had grayish hair seemed to watch Miharu. Suddenly, he ran over to her and grabbed her hand as she was pulling hair out of her face.
"You have a Vongola ring?" Miharu and I gasped that he even knew about the rings let alone the Vongola Mafia. Miharu flipped the boy over so that, now, he was on his back and no longer touching her.
"What's it to ya, punk?!" She screamed. The other two boys were starring at her and the boy. But the boy didn't seem hurt. Instead, he was more surprised about the ring than anything else. Slowly, I grabbed Miharu's arm so as not to make any sudden movements.
"Come on, Miharu. Let's go to class." As we began to walk away, the boy got up from where he had been thrown. I figured he wanted to fight, so I was ready if Miharu wasn't going to. But instead, he turned to his friends.
"Juudiame, they have Vongola rings!" Miharu and I stopped in our tracks at the work Juudiame meaning Tenth. We turned around and looked at the other boys who were still watching us with the same shock we had.
"Ehh?! Vongola?!" The shortest one said.
"Juudiame?!" Miharu and I both stated. The boy nodded indicating that it was him. But it couldn't be. The Tenth was supposed to be this great tyrant.
"Wait," I put my hands in the air to slow everything down and take a moment to get this all straight. "You mean you're the Tenth?" The boy nervously rubbed the back of his head and nodded as if he was embarrassed. Miharu and I both looked at each other and then back at him.
"You mean that-" Miharu began but I couldn't help but join in.
"Shrimp!" We both laughed at the same time. We were laughing so hard we barely noticed the first boy getting very upset.
"Don't you ever insult Juudiame!" The third boy, next to the Tenth, seemed to be laughing along with us as if we had something really funny. Then again, we had. We had never seen anyone so short and we definitely weren't expecting it. Suddenly, a small hatch lifted and up popped a small body. A face only Miharu and I knew so well.
"Reborn!" We gasped. It had been years since we had seen him.
"Ciaossu." He greeted. The small boy, who I begun to realize was named Tsuna, was most shocked out of all of them. Knowing Reborn's background, I knew Tsuna was his current student to train.
"Reborn, you know them?" Tsuna asked. Reborn nodded and continued to explain.
"Nakashima Miharu. She specializes in short range attacks and illusionary." Miharu stood up taller to emphasize her pride for her talents. "And Mizushama Sayomi," I looked at Tsuna and waved, indicating he was talking about me. "She specializes in short and medium range attacks and also specializes in kick boxing." The word 'boxing' echoed down the halls. All the way down, in fact, that within seconds a giant steam of smoke was racing towards us. It wasn't until he got closer that I realized it was, in fact, a boy who was running up to Miharu.
"YOU BOX?!?!" He gripped Miharu's shoulders all too tightly. I knew she was in pain but I also knew that she was a little freaked out. I think most of us were. Miharu shook her head and looked over to me. The boy jumped over to me, our faces were so close I could feel his breath. "YOU BOX?!?!" My ears were ringing from his shouting.
"Um, yes." I said cautiously, afraid of what he was going to do next. The boy began to shake me violently.
"YOU MUST JOIN MY EXTREME BOXING CLUB!!!" I flipped him over my head and did a cartwheel in the process. The boy sailed through the hallway and landed upside down on the wall. I stood back up and smoothed out my dress. The boys watched as Miharu and I walked off to class. The boy I had thrown seemed all dreamy eyed. A red-headed girl ran over to him, looking worried.
"Brother! Are you ok?" She asked. The boy ignored her question.
"I'm in love." I rolled my eyes and continued walking. What a day this had been.