A/N: Because of my writer's block, I've decided to write a new story. This is 2796. Please rate and review. This may just be a short story with at least 5 chapters or something, but that'll also depend if I decide to lengthen it.

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

Summary: Tsuna breaks his leg, so he had to be brought to the closest hospital from where the incident happened… It turned out to be a hospital in Kokuyou, right outside of Namimori. There, he meets a young girl by the name of Chrome, who was always sickly to the point that the hospital is now her new home. Things start to unfold between them, and every day, Tsuna visits this mysterious girl in the hospital.

Chapter One: Sunset

"Hiiiiieee!" The loud screech of a little girl could be heard near the streets of Namimori. Wait… it wasn't a little girl. It was a teenage boy, holding some groceries, being chased by some stray dogs. Of course, stupid enough, he panicked and ran, so the strays obviously chased him down because they sensed his fear. Too bad the boy didn't know that, though.

As he ran, he finally lost sight of the dogs. With a huge sigh, the brunette stepped forward, and fell on a huge step. He has now crossed the border between Namimori and Kokuyou. Why did there be such a huge step separating the two towns? That wasn't important. Right now, his leg was in intense pain. He couldn't even move it because it would just hurt some more. The boy desperately calls for help, but no one appears to help him.

"Ah… Someone? Anyone?" His hope was dying. The next best thing he could cling to is to wait for someone to pass by or probably for him to crawl and look for someone to help him.

"Ah, nurse! There's someone lying over there!" The boy heard the bell-like voice of a young female. She had long, purple hair, the bangs covering right eye. She was in a wheel-chair with another female, a nurse, who was currently going out of her way to the teenager that just broke his leg.

It was a good thing that the hospital was just a few blocks away from where he fell. The sun already set, and the mantle of darkness covered the rest of the day.

Now that he's all bandaged up, Tsuna just has to wait for his mother to come and accompany him home, as well as pay for the medical bills. He just had to wait, as he sat down on a bench right by the entrance while waiting for his mother. Something was on the Vongola boss' mind though… it was that girl in the wheelchair. Now that he thought about it, she was actually very pretty, even compared to Kyoko, the girl he was infatuated with. That girl was actually beautiful in the boy's eyes. She seemed to possess elegance, purity, and was just covered in a veil of innocence. Of course, the boy didn't rule out that this girl could also be some psycho in disguise… and the latter idea was actually getting to him, seeing as most of the girls he meets are rather… eccentric.

He didn't have to ponder over that, though, because she was coming over to where he was. As she approached him, the girl goes, "How are you…?" She was concerned, but she also seemed hesitant in asking the question. Actually, you could easily tell that she was shy. Tsuna just smiled. Looks like his expectations with the girl didn't fail yet, and all he has to do is wait to see what she'll do next.

"Oh, I'm fine. It's just a fracture." Yep. Tsuna's experienced more pain than this since becoming the next candidate to be the Vongola Boss. "If it weren't for you, I would probably have died from the cold of the night… so… uh… thank you…!" Even Tsuna was too shy to express his gratitude in front of such a splendid looking girl, whose personality didn't seem to fail her exterior appearance either. The girl just responded with a timid smile. The boy was worried that he'll screw up in front of her.

"That's good then… um…" She had nothing else to say. In fact, the girl didn't even know why she approached him. Was it just so that she could know the feeling of being thanked to, when all her life, the blame of everything was always put to her, and strangers pitied her for that? She was entirely unsure.

"My name is Tsuna." She was surprised. Usually, strangers couldn't be honest enough to introduce themselves to a girl like her, so she felt… happy? There was a feeling in her that seemed to be bathed in warm light, rolling down as if she just ate the most delicious sweet she's ever had. How could a girl like her, who has no friends, not feel even the slightest bit of happiness from the boy's introduction?

"I'm… Nagi." The words left her lips, quiet, but intended. It's the first time she's felt happy about introducing herself, when even her mother and father never knew to call out her name. She was always ignored… but today was a day where she was indirectly asked her name.

"Th, That's a nice name, Nagi-chan…!" Tsuna felt so very lucky… and endangered. He was receiving the glares of many jealous patients because only he was able to talk to such an attractive young lady like her. But now it was quiet… What were they going to talk about now? Why they're in a hospital? Isn't that a little bit too depressing? Maybe they should start with something simple like hobbies or trends or something…

"So Nagi-chan, what kinds of schools do you go to?" Yep. The brunette already screwed up. "I, I mean hobbies! What kind of hobbies do you like? B, Because it's not like you can go to many schools at the same time… hehehe…" But Nagi just giggled. Tsuna chuckled right as she did.

"I… well… I like to… watch sunsets." Hmm… well, it wasn't really odd. Sunsets here were actually quite beautiful, after all. Maybe that's why she was outside with a nurse, so that she could watch the sun drown in its own path, and Tsuna ruined that moment by screaming for help. Oh well.

"Ah… I'm sorry then… I kind of destroyed today's sunset for you, huh?" He sounded a bit depressed and apologetic, but Chrome just shrugged it off. "It's okay… It was to help someone, after all." Nagi's words were childlike and naïve, but it touched Tsuna deeply. It felt like the burden of being the Vongola Boss was lifted when spending time with her, and he could actually be a normal person while with the girl.

"Tsu-kun!/Tenth!" The voices of the brunette's mother and his right hand man could be heard in the entrance as they ran toward their injured beloved. "Are you alright?" asks the worried mother. "I'm fine. It's just a leg fracture. The doctor will brief with the details, Kaa-san." And so, Tsuna got to drive his mother away for the meantime. Now it was only his Storm Guardian bothering him and Nagi's short conversation.

"I'm glad you're alright, Tenth!... Who's this girl?" Gokudera seemed a little hostile towards Nagi. The girl flinched with his intimidating gaze, making her feel very uncomfortable.

"Gokudera-kun! Don't stare at her like that… She was the one who helped me after all…" Tsuna, of course, noticed the many daggers that were being sent to Nagi. The silverette quickly averted his gaze, with the girl feeling a bit more comfortable now. "Thanks for helping the Tenth…" It sounded like he didn't mean it, but the girl just smiled anyway.

"Ah, Gokudera-kun! You should be nicer to Nagi-chan!" Tsuna scolded him for his actions, which was really unusual. He's been doing this sort of thing for a long time now. "I'm sorry, Nagi-chan. He's always like this, hahaha…"

"Tsu-kun! You really should watch where you're going, you know that? If you were more careful, then you wouldn't be in this state!" She was talking about how he only tripped, then got a fracture. He really is Dame-Tsuna. "Yeah, Tenth. Reborn-san might punish you again."

"Hieee…? I don't want that!" Before he knew it, he was pulled of his chair and balanced on his crutches. "Let's go home, Tsu-kun~"

"Waaaaait! No! Don't! Reborn is going to punish me again! No!" He struggled, even while he was being pulled, but the weakness of his one leg gave in, causing him to instinctively move using the pair of crutches. It was a weird sight, really, and Nagi just watched this all.

"Ah… No…. Wait." Tsuna remembered that he was talking to a pretty girl just now. "I'll just say goodbye."

Now, walking slowly over to the girl in a wheelchair, the boy says, "Goodbye, Nagi-chan. Thanks for helping me back there again. I greatly appreciate it. And well…um… if it's all right with you… may I visit you here again sometime? That is… uh… until you're checked out."

Hearing such words, the girl could only leap in joy. She wanted to hug him, or tackle him. These feelings, though, were hidden in the mask of relaxation… That relaxed face she always seemed to have. "I'd love it if you visit me here again…" She smiled, her face a bit of red. The boy also returned the smile, face also tainted a slight crimson.

"Well then… See you again, Nagi-chan!" With that farewell, the boy exits the hospital. His mom flagged a cab, and the three entered it. Nagi was watching all of this… she couldn't help but just look at the brunette. It felt like she had something she's never had… and little did she know that this was called a 'friend'.

The very next day, Tsuna arrived in school… and he seemed beat up and lacking in sleep. Reborn really punished him hard for such a humiliating accident that was obviously the brunette's fault. Everyone in school seemed indifferent to his accident, some saying, 'Well it's expected, since it's dame-Tsuna.', and that only got him depressed. Oh well. At least he'll see Kyoko today, who will probably walk in the class and run to Tsuna concerned for his well-being. Kyoko was one who cares about her friends, after all. There was also Gokudera and Yamamoto who'll be there to help him any time he needs it.

"Ah, Tsuna-kun! What happened to you?" Just in time. Kyoko rushes from the class entrance, to the seat of Tsuna, obviously worried. Yet, the boy didn't want to answer. Why? Because the question was 'What happened to you?'. He can't possibly answer with, 'Oh, I was being chased by dogs, then I lost sight of them and fell between down on a step then got a fracture.', can he? The accident itself was humiliating enough.

"I… don't want to talk about it, Kyoko-chan…"

"Well if you'll need any help with anything, you can always ask me, okay?" The girl smiled pleasantly, and it made Tsuna's heart flutter… But there was something lacking in that smile… It was that veil of innocence. The veil of innocence that Nagi, the girl he met just yesterday, had.

Yet, seeing Kyoko smile reminded him of Nagi… She was really pretty… Now that he thinks about it, she was even prettier than Kyoko, and was just as caring. Why was he thinking about all this now though? And why was Nagi's name popping up on his head every time he thought of or talked to Kyoko? And her gentle smile that looked so pure and impossible to corrupt just burned in his mind. The smile of Nagi… She was just some girl in a hospital, so why should he really be thinking about her now?

"Tsuna?" The boy was in a trance, and Kyoko tried to catch his attention. "Is something wrong…? Anything I could help you with?" Again, her face looked down and worried… just like how Nagi looked when he saw her as he called out for help.

"N-nothing…" Nagi was a girl he met yesterday, and promised to visit as well. There's no harm in visiting her today right? Maybe if he brings some friends along, the girl might be entertained… It must be boring in that hospital, after all.