Act 1: This is absurd.
I woke up with a bright light shining on my face.
Soon my eyes got used to the bright light and everything dimmed down to the point where I could see things. The light was still on me, so I pushed myself up into a sitting position against the surface I was on. Looking around me, I finally deduced that I was in a hospital ward, lying on a hospital bed. It turned out that the bright light came from the right of me-the windows with fluttering curtains with the sun rising.
Or at least it's just the sunlight that had streamed in.
Looking around, I noted that there were another three more beds in the ward I was in, two opposite me and another to my left.
I sighed at my thoughts, then wondering about what happened earlier. It was just a crazy dream I've had right? The thing that hit me only made me unconscious and I ended up in a hospital, didn't it? I was definitely not in Reborn!, and I doubt I'd like to. Although Lisa and I have really good opinions about the story, I wouldn't want to live as one of the characters in the story itself.
Besides, what sane person wants to be in the Mafia anyway? Not me, that's for sure.
Yep, I was totally in denial.
I had an urge to yawn suddenly, and brought my hand up to my mouth. I then realized my hand was smaller than usual. Like a child's, perhaps. I stared at it a little more, confused, and was about to get myself off the bed to check my reflection in somewhere when the door of the room opened.
A female nurse rolled in a cart, humming quietly to herself before spotting me sitting up on the bed. Her brown eyes widened in surprise before she abandoned the cart and rushed out of the room again, only to drag in a bespectacled doctor. She was chattering excitedly in another language, and I got even more confused. I knew things have gotten stranger as the place where I was supposed to be only spoke English as its main language.
I must have been frowning hard, for the nurse came up to me and petted my cheek, speaking in that other gibberish language that I had no idea what she meant. She smiled even brighter when I smiled at her nervously, chattering even more.
Then the doctor in the room coughed and the nurse immediately stopped speaking and blushed a bright red. I looked at the doctor, and he pushed up his glasses, the glass shining brightly as it caught some non-existent lighting in the room(the part of the room they were standing at had little to none lighting). I frowned again, that wasn't something one would see normally. It reminded me of... an Anime?
Oh gosh. Was I really in Reborn!? That explained most of it, since the other weird language the nurse and currently now the doctor was speaking should be Japanese-if I wasn't wrong.
Suddenly a rush of memories flooded into my mind, and I jerked up in surprise. The adults didn't notice, for they were both looking at a clipboard that now rested on the doctor's arm. I leaned back on the headboard of the bed, processing the information as quickly as I can before the adults looked up again:
Name: Rellatia Yew
DoB: November 14 XXXX
Gender: Female
Age: 6
Info: Orphaned since birth, taken in by the one and only Namimori Orphanage. Calispsia Kanade is the current caretaker of Rell in said orphanage. Quietly strange. Not adopted by anyone as of yet.
I could hear vaguely of what the doctor and the nurse was saying now. Then images-flashbacks-started popping up and I could see what this parallel self of mine did since she could be able to remember things.
Sitting in a corner with books, sometimes paper to draw, but always alone-
"Are you there, child? Hello, anybody there?"
I broke out of my trance as I was faced with dark brown orbs staring intently at my face.
I automatically yelped and tried to swat the person's face away, but the nurse drew back and laughed.
"You were zoning out there, kiddo," she said after that with a smile, "And I don't think you listened to a word we said." I smiled sheepishly.
The doctor pulled out a chair on the left and sat, the nurse following the action seconds later.
"We've got to ask you a few questions first, although I know you'd like to ask some too," the doctor spoke up.
"I'm Kawasaki Nami, and that man over there is Waraka Amtiku," the nurse piped in from across the hospital bed, "What's yours, kiddo?"
"Re-I mean Yew Rellatia, Kawasaki-san," I replied, and hoped that they didn't hear the slip up. I wasn't that oriented with the Japanese culture, but I do know that it was required of one to say their last name first and first name last. Adding on to that I was amazed that my mouth could speak perfect Japanese, despite my efforts in my previous life trying to learn the language.
"I'm sure you'd like to know about why you are here," Waraka spoke again.
I nodded, and the man started explaining what had happened earlier.
"A nice family of three brought you here, saying that you collasped on the road when their car nearly ran you." Just like what Nuncius had told me. "We nearly lost you once, seeing that you have a weak heart."
"Oh."
"Anyway, we have to know who your parents are so that we can call them in to-"
"Parents? Waraka-sensei," I cut in, looking at the doctor, "I don't think I have them."
The adults shared a glance, then Waraka sighed.
"Alright, I guess we have to call the family in."
~XD~XD~XD~
This couldn't be happening.
I stared at the couple in front of me, mentally gasping.
A tall, well built muscular man with tanned skin and blond hair with stubble on his chin stood next to a woman with chest length chocolate brown hair that matched the colour of her eyes.
Although they looked different, I could still distinguish the main features to tell who these people were.
Sawada Iemitsu and Sawada Nana.
This was getting ridculous.
Another fluff of brown hair poked out behind Nana's legs, and we made eye contact. He got startled, and quickly turned away to hide himself behind Nana.
Sawada Tsunayoshi.
And he's still a toddler.
I cooed mentally, but stopped when Iemitsu started to speak.
"Aha! You're finally awake. You got us worried for a while, kid." And he laughs.
"Sorry for the trouble I caused, Mister," I replied sheepishly, bowing(as much as I can while sitting on the bed) out of habit.
"Such terrific manners!" exclaimed Iemitsu, before laughing again until Nana nudged his side with her elbow.
"Mind the silly man, little girl," she speaks with a smile, "I'm Sawada Nana, and this is my husband, Sawada Iemitsu."
Tsuna popped out his head again from behind Nana, and the woman picks him up, the boy struggling to get away. He realises that it was futile, so he buried his head inside Nana's bosom.
"This is Tsunayoshi," she coos while bouncing the boy up in her arms, "he's going to be six soon!" He yelps, and buries his head inside even more.
I blinked in confusion. I knew it was them, but Tsunayoshi looked surprisingly younger than the stated age, maybe about 4-5 years old. Either way, I replied, introducing myself. "My name is Yew Rellatia, Sawada-san. Nice to meet you."
"Ah, speaking of which," Waraka interrupted us, "We need to discuss to you about an issue. Come this way."
The Sawadas followed the doctor to the outside of the ward, not before leaving Tsunayoshi on the left chair next to my bed. He had lifted his legs up to hide his head from me, and Nana had patted his head to tell him to "Stay here and accompany Yew-chan, Tsu-kun." before she left the room.
I stared at him silently, wondering what the adults were going to talk about and half in shock that Tsunayoshi Sawada was sitting next to me. The said boy peeped out from behind his legs, saw me staring at him and squeaked, hiding behind his legs once again. I kept staring at him, until he slowly unfolded himself from that position and sat with his legs dangling off the chair. He stared at his legs like it was the most interesting thing he'd ever seen.
"Hello," I spoke, breaking the silence. The boy seemed to jump up from his seat.
"H-hello..." he shyly mumbled, still looking at his legs.
We sat in silence, and the only noise in the room was the clock on the wall ticking. Tsunayoshi started fiddling with his hands, while I stared at the wall opposite me, thinking about plenty of reasons why I was here(And why I was not somewhere else).
Suddenly the door slid open with a bang, and both of us yelped in shock. Sawada Iemitsu stood there scratching his head in embarrassment, while Nana was sighing. I could see Waraka, who was behind them, facepalming.
Iemitsu turned to apologise to the doctor, but the said man waved his hand in a dismissing manner, mumbling something under his breath.
Then the trio walked towards my bed, Nana looking bubbly and happy with sparkles and shoujo flowers all around her(Anime-physics, I had deadpanned mentally) and I tried not to wince.
"Yew-chan! We've got some great news for you!" she exclaimed as she came up next to me on my left, picked up Tsunayoshi, sat down and placed the boy on her lap.
"We're-" "Sawada-san, I'd like to tell her the first part," Waraka cut in, standing at the headboard of my bed as Iemitsu moved to stand next to his wife. Nana nodded in response as Waraka continued to speak, "You'll be discharged from the hospital in about a week's time."
"But what about where I'm going to go?" I asked, frowning.
"Patience, my dear. We are getting to that point." Waraka gestured to the Sawadas, and Nana jumped at the chance to speak.
"We're adopting you, Yew-chan! After we get the paperwork done, you'll be a Sawada like us! Isn't that wonderful?"
I looked at her with a mix of horror, relief and dread.
No, it definitely wasn't.
Terms:
First name last and Last name first: People in Japan uses it that way.
Sensei: Teacher or Doctor
San: A way to address people. It is used like how we use "Miss, Mister, Mrs, Ma'am" and so on.
Chan: A way to address people close to you(I have no idea why I made Nana refer to Rell as such but I'm not going to bother thinking about it), especially for females.
A/N: Hey guys, long time no see. You thought I was going to stop writing this, huh? Haha, but no. Rell is my brainchild, and I've spent ages planning about how this story is going to work out. It's just me procrastinating like a boss.
There are some things I did like to inform you guys of. One, I'm looking for a beta-reader. If you think you're confident in your language, pm me for the position. Although a little warning though. As I've said, I procrastinate. So don't expect anything to pop up for about a month or so. If you do, well, it's everybody's lucky day.
Two, for those who actually read Sister of the Sky, I am very sorry, but I am deleting the story. There will be a full author's note why in the original story itself. Unless you want to adopt the story, I will be removing it from this world of Fanfiction in a week's time.
Three, I'm cosplaying! Yep, I will be, if everything works out fine. Although why I had chosen Tsuna as my debut character remains a mystery even to me. For those that live in Singapore, if I do cosplay, I would be there at AFA'13. Which day(s)? I'm still deciding.
Ciao, for now!
And don't forget to R&R. Brownies for those who do.
-RRH42
P.s: Shout out to Dae of the Past and Leo Inuyuka the lovely reviews! Without them I would have posted this second chapter at the end of the year due to writer's block and procrastination.
Leo Inuyuka: Maybe? I can't really remember. I just picked up the name along the way.
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