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Chapter 2

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"Tsuna-chan, do you want to go on a walk?" Rihan asked patting the top of my head.

"Un!" I said nodding my head.

We left the grounds hand in hand and I felt really happy he asked to go on a walk with me. Rihan was rarely awake during the day, so today is an extremely lucky day! I knelt down beside some flowers and I started picking a few for Rihan. I ran back to where Rihan was waiting for me and I stopped short when I saw a girl stab him with a katana.

"R-Rihan-san!" I screamed dropping the flowers.

"Tsuna-chan...run...!" Rihan said staggering back.

"Don't...TOUCH RIHAN-SAN!" I shouted my blood boiling.

I wasn't too sure what had happened next, but that girl was gone and I was trying to stop Rihan's bleeding. I was crying a lot until Karasu Tengu arrived and he began shouting something before trying to help. I held onto Rihan's clothing with my bloodied hands.

"Please...! Please don't die, Rihan-san! You'll leave a lot of people behind if you do!" I shouted trying to keep him awake.

"Tsuna-chan...gomen...looks like we...can't take any walks together anymore..." Rihan said giving a small chuckle.

"No, no, no!" I was forcible pulled away when the other Youkai arrived to help Rihan. "Rihan-san! Rihan-san!" I screamed tears falling down my cheeks.

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"Ri-Rihan-san..." I stared at my hands, I could still see the blood that covered them an hour ago. "...Rihan...san..." I said quietly.

"Hey." I slowly looked up to see Yoru standing in front of me. "Come on, you need to change." Yoru said reaching for my hand.

"No!" I held my hands to my chest, a little afraid. "The blood...I'm scared...What happened...?" I asked not even sure what happened earlier today.

"An attack on Oyaji, with you around, I guess he let his guard down and was stabbed."

"I'm scared...I...is Rihan-san going to be alright?"

"He's fine, thanks to you stopping the attacker and slowing the bleeding, he'll be fine."

"Really?"

"He will, stop looking like you're about to cry!"

"Un..."

"Come on already, you need to change out of those bloody clothes."

"HIIIEEE!" Yoru had an arm under my knees and his other holding my shoulder. "Y-Yoru-kun! I can walk!"

"You take too long."

"That's mean!"

Yoru carried me to my room and was placed on the ground, he shut the door behind him. I was curious why he didn't blame me for any of this as I changed into a plain blue kimono with white lilies. Yoru was quick on grabbing me again once I exited my room.

"Where are we going?" I asked my hands on his shoulders to steady myself.

"Somewhere." Yoru said not answering my question.

"Ah, the sakura tree." Yoru jumped onto one of the branches without any problem. "Why are we here?" I asked when he put me down.

"The one who attacked Oyaji, what did he look like?"

"Eto...I don't remember." Yoru was giving me something akin to a death glare. "I-I'm sorry! I just saw...I thought...I thought I was going to lose someone important to me again...I was really scared...and angry...I don't know what happened, but I was suddenly trying to stop the bleeding...so much blood...There was so much..."

"I get it."

"Yoru-kun...I'm scared..."

"..." Yoru patted the top of my head. "Stop worrying about him. He's strong, don't label him dead before he actually dies."

"That's not it..." I reached up touching his hand. "I'm scared...that the one who attacked Rihan-san might try to harm someone else...I don't want anyone else close to me getting hurt..."

"It'll be fine, sheesh."

"Promise?"

"...I swear as the future Sandaime."

"Hehehe...I'm glad you're a good person, Yoru-kun."

"I'm a Youkai, I don't do good deeds."

"You are a good person though, Yoru-kun. That's what I like about you."

"...Don't say things like that so casually."

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I bounced a red ball in front of me, humming a song. I heard someone walk toward me from behind and I turned around to see a small man with a long head. I blinked once before giving the elderly man a small smile. He's Yoru's grandfather, but he gave me permission to call him Ojii-san.

"Ojii-san, hello!" I said catching the ball with both hands.

"Tsunahime, good morning, what are you up to today?" Ojii-san asked causing me to tilt my head to the side.

"Hm...I was thinking of playing ball for a bit before playing with Kappa." I answered hugging the ball.

"Oh? Then why don't the two of us go out and play?"

"Really?"

"Yes, I'll show you the greatness of Youkai."

"Demo..."

"It's okay, you're with me."

"Okay!"

"That reminds me, tonight you shouldn't leave your room."

"Eh?"

"It would be best if you and Rikuo stayed together tonight."

"Why?"

"Tonight the clan heads are gathering."

"Oh! Are you going to announce Yoru-kun as your heir?"

"That's right, you're a sharp one."

"No, it's because Yoru-kun said 'Jiji is too old to lead and Oyaji is too weak so it's only natural I should be leading everyone soon' or something along those lines." I had imitated Yoru, failed, but I tried. The boy told me this a long while ago when we were hanging out. "I don't think Ojii-san is that old and Rihan-san is very strong..."

"That brat...!"

"Ojii-san, where are we going?"

"How about getting something to eat?"

"Okay!"

The two of us went to a cheap restaurant. I wasn't afraid of Ojii-san, he didn't act like a Youkai, but more like a nice grandfather. He told me stories about his younger days and about his beautiful wife Youhime, I always loved hearing about them when he has time for me. Ojii-san ordered some ramen while I had a plate of curry.

"Not all Youkai are bad, Tsunahime." Ojii-san said making me nod my head.

"I know that now, Ojii-san. Some commit bad deeds, but they're not bad. They do it because it's in their nature." I said taking a small sip of my water.

"That's right, now what kind of Youkai am I?"

"A Nurarihyon, a stealthy kind of Youkai that can alter reality!"

"That's right, now witness my awesome power!"

"Hai!"

The two of us walked out of the restaurant, but not before hearing angry shouts behind us. I felt a bit guilty about doing things like this, but Ojii-san said it was fine since it was in his nature...Plus, I don't have any money in the first place. The two of us wandered the shopping district and I received many things because I was cute.

"Ojii-san, was this really what you wanted to do?" I asked accepting some fish.

"Hohoho, your natural charm works wonders." Ojii-san said holding a bag full of sweets.

"Sou?"

"Ah, what a cute little girl, that kimono looks absolutely adorable on you!"

"Thank you, Nii-san!"

"Do you want some peaches?"

"Can I, even though I don't have any money?"

"Sure, it's not every day a cutie like you comes around."

"Thank you!"

I accepted a bag full of peaches before Ojii-san and I returned home. I was gnawing on a peach listening to the shouting inside the Nura mansion. Ricchan should be home by now, I guess he got worried seeing as I wasn't home. It has only been a week since the attack on Rihan, so I guess it was natural that he was overprotective during this time.

"Ah, Tsuna-chan!" Kubinashi rushed towards us, but stopped seeing the bags in our hands. "Soudaishou, Tsuna-chan, how did you get all of this?" Kubinashi asked with a small sweat drop.

"Everyone in the shopping district called me cute and gave me all this for free. Do you want one?" I asked holding out the bag of peaches.

"Tsunahime has a supreme level of cuteness that it makes you want to get her attention in some way." Ojii-san said with a small smile.

"I understand what you mean, Soudaishou, but you shouldn't take her out during this time. Everyone got worried when she disappeared." Kubinashi said patting the top of my head.

"I'm sorry..." I always enjoyed the feeling of someone patting the top of my head, especially if that person is close to me. It reminds me of...Otou-chan's hand. "I didn't mean to worry anyone." I said a little disappointed when he removed his hand.

"As long as you know, that's right, Rikuo-kun is home. Currently he's arguing with Waka."

"I thought so. Here." I handed him the bags, except one, before running off. "Ricchan, Yoru-kun!"

I ran towards the source of the arguing to see Ricchan and Yoru were tumbling across the dirt, pulling each other's cheeks. The other Youkai were watching with amused expressions, in that group would include Kejourou, Kurotabo, Aotabo, and many of the smaller Youkai. Yuki Onna on the other hand looked torn between getting in between them and giggling. I stared at the two with a blank on my face.

"Those two have no right calling me a child if they do something like this." I said surprising Kurotabo.

"Ah, Tsunahime-chan, I had no idea you returned. Did you enjoy your time with the Soudaishou?" Kurotabo asked staring at me oddly.

"Un, we got a lot of things for free. People kept giving me stuff because I looked really cute in my kimono!" I said happily.

"That's Tsuna-chan's charm point, you can get people to do what you want if you give them a smile." Kejourou said with a smile.

"Sou?" I asked with a tilt of my head.

"Ah, Tsu!" Ricchan quickly pushed Yoru off him to rush to my side. "You weren't hurt were you? Why did you go out, I told you not to!" Ricchan said making me ashamed of my actions.

"I'm sorry...Ojii-san said it was alright..." I said staring at the ground.

"Oi," I felt two hands grab ahold of my cheeks and pulled them apart. I released a small whine as Yoru pulled on my cheeks. "Who said you can go out without telling me?" Yoru asked as I tried to pull him off.

"Wa-Uwaaahhhh!" I cried when he pulled too hard.

"Let go of Tsu!" Ricchan shouted.

The two returned to their fighting like earlier this time with name-calling. I rubbed at my reddening cheeks, Yoru was too cruel to pull on my cheeks so hard. Kejourou began to giggle while I stared at the two idiots I call my brother and friend.

"Sister Complex!"

"Narcissist!"

"Weakling!"

"Perverted Youkai!"

"Idiot human!"

"Moron!"

"Stupid!"

"I'm going to water Kappa's shell." I said walking off.

"Ah, you won't watch?" Natto-Kozo asked looking at me.

"Why bother, they'll do it again another time." I said grabbing the bucket.

"Rikuo-kun and Waka really do love Tsuna-chan. It's just so cute." Kejourou said before I left.

I ignored the fact I could clearly hear Ricchan and Yoru fighting from Kappa's pond. I turned my head in that direction and I seriously wondered if Kejourou was right about that, why would they fight if they cared about me? A ball of water splash my face and I turned to Kappa who was floating away.

"Tsuna shouldn't have such an expression, you look better with a smile." Kappa said causing me to giggle.

"Thank you, Kappa. Hai, here are some cucumbers." I said holding the bag out.

"Did you get these while you were out?" Kappa asked swimming towards me.

"Un, the lady who owns the stall gave me a lot, but I don't think anyone would enjoy these more than you, Kappa." I said when he took it.

"Thank you, Tsuna." Kappa said already eating one.

"Kappa, what does Yoru-kun look like as a human? I'm curious."

"He can turn into a human for the quarter of the day, but never uses that form."

"Sou?"

"He never had any use for it so he never bothered to use it."

"Eh...I'm curious now..."

"If you ask, he might show you."

"I might do that sometime. Rihan-san looks cool as a human so I was curious if Yoru-kun was the same. I'm going to go see Rihan-san before dinner."

"Rihan-san is still sleeping."

"I know."

I left Kappa's pond to go to Rihan's room. The man hasn't woken up once since that day. Every day, I always find time to sit beside him, waiting for him to wake up. I sat beside the unconscious man and I tried to remember what happened that day. Why did I black out? I thought fiddling with my fingers. I began to get sleepy and I ended up falling asleep while sitting up. I wish he wakes up soon.

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Chapter 2 Ends

Okay, for those who don't understand this is a basic idea of the ages. During chapter 1, Tsuna is 5, Rikuo 7, and Yoru 8. The first chapter takes place in the spring, sometime in April while the attack on Rikuo's and Tsuna's parents take place a few days before Tsuna's birthday, which is half a year ago. Now I know Rihan was killed when canon Rikuo was 5, but this timeline is a little different for a reason. Tsuna and Rikuo's brithdays are still the same, October 14 and September 23. I decided to make Yoru's birthday September 23, the same day as Rikuo just for fun. I'm still trying to figure out how to introduce each character from Hitman Reborn, but I will definably get to it and I will figure out who to introduce first! Bye-bye~!