Tsuna feared she had been unlucky when she had awoken in a comfortable bed with her back bandaged tightly. The room she awoke to was small with only a bed and dresser in it. She sighed in relief. This place was not a part of her prison. She was further relieved when a human woman slowly creaked the door open and poked her head in. "Oh! You're awake!" The woman smiled and it was the most beautiful thing Tsuna had seen in ages. The woman's whole face lite up, her warm brown eyes became caramel colored and her pink lips peeling into a surprised grin. Tsuna hesitated before giving a small smile in return "My name is Nana Sawada but call me Mama. My husband found you on his way home from one of his trips. You gave him quite the shock. He thought you dead at first but luckily you weren't," She chattered joyfully carefully maneuvering into the room a tray balanced against one hip with a bowl and water on it.

"I-," Tsuna hesitated, "I thank you for your assistance and for the bandages. I really must be on my way though."

"You'll not be going anywhere until you wounds are healed," Nana cut Tsuna off, "Your wounds nearly killed you. I don't know what sort of trouble you are in but I cannot let you leave here whilst injured." Nana's lips set into a pursed frown, her eyebrows drawn together slightly. The caramel of her eyes settling back to a deep brown. "Now, I was originally going to give you a sponge bath if you weren't awake but since you are you can wipe the sweat and grim off yourself." She placed the platter on the dresser next to the bed gently. "And don't even bother trying to argue with me over this." She stated firmly, "Or I will have my lovely hubby tie you to that bed for me. Okay?" She smiled and it was quite frankly mildly frightening how threatening a friendly expression could be.

Tsuna nodded her face pale in the face of Nana's politely phrased demands. "Alright, I can do that." She felt a little guilty for lying to the woman but she wouldn't stay and put them in danger not for anything. "Ah, may I ask where my sword is though?" Tsuna asked glancing around the room for the blade again.

"I hid it so that you wouldn't think of running away when I turned my back," Nana admitted with a small grin, "I'll leave you to it then. Just call when you're done and I'll bring you something to eat." Tsuna slumped a little where she had sat half-way up. She had been thoroughly outmaneuvered by a human woman and she knew it.

For a time, Tsuna stayed with the couple that saved her life. The husband was named Iemitsu Sawada and was a vibrant man who shined with his love for his wife. His wife was a kind woman who was ditzy but warm and caring. This is not to say that they didn't have some odd habits. The man liked to sleep around the house in his underwear and the wife insisted on being called Mama.

Despite this Tsuna knew she couldn't stay. Not even if she wanted to, to stay would be to put their lives in danger. Iemitsu seemed to know this too and as Tsuna got better he taught her how to handle the sword she had. How he knew to wield a sword Tsuna didn't care she was simply glad that she had some help. He seemed to know something about where Tsuna had come from but didn't say anything and for that she found herself even more grateful to the couple who were housing her.

Time passed quickly as it does during happy times and soon she was healed, scarred but healed all the same. She knew it would soon be time to move on. Tsuna had been lucky so far to avoid detection from her former family members. She hadn't told the couple her name and they seemed to not mind that she didn't tell them. Iemitsu began calling her Tuna-fishy after the first, and only, time she went fishing with him and somehow caught only tuna fishes in a pond that supposedly only had carp. So, for her stay with them she responded to Tuna-fishy as if it was her name.

It was late one night when she looked at Iemitsu. "I must leave soon." Tsuna said with a sigh.

"I know. So, does Nana, for all that she wants you to stay," Iemitsu responded with a sad smile looking up at the stars, "Whatever you're running from I hope you find someplace safe from whoever hurt you." Tsuna stiffened and clenched her jaw. "Relax," he sighed, "It was obvious from the wounds. Wounds that bad don't just happen by accident." Tsuna nodded slowly her eyes fixed on the man's face watching him, wariness lurking in the forefront of her mind. "Nana will want to pack you a bag. You should head to bed soon if you want to be able to set out in the next few days. I'll get your sword from where it's stashed by Nana in the morning. Sleep well." Iemitsu yawned as he stood up from the porch and headed inside the house. Tsuna sat rooted to the spot. Iemitsu was so strange in her opinion. He just seemed to know what was going on in her mind before she could speak it. He reminded her of her Father, despite how weird it was. She shook her head, despite needing less sleep than a human she still did need to be getting to bed if she planned to make any progress away from her old home. The steps of the porch creaked as she stood and headed indoors to the room the young couple had insisted she use while there.

The next day arrived as it usually did. The sun peaking over the trees and the birds chattering on as the forest lite up in greens and browns. It was a good day to begin traveling, the sky was clear and it seemed like the weather was going to stay nice for quite a while. "Now, dear. You don't have to leave if you don't want to. You could always stay," Nana's hands fluttered and twisted in front of the woman.

Tsuna smiled and reached out to take Nana's hands in hers. "I'll be fine Mama. You know that Iemitsu has been teaching me to use the sword and with me being disguised as a boy no one is likely to try and take advantage of me in that way."

An arm swung around her shoulders nearly had Tsuna's legs buckling beneath her. "Yeah, I taught our cute little Tuna-fishy everything I knew. He'll be fine after all there is no better teacher than me!" Iemitsu thumbed towards himself his grin bright and overly cheerful.

Tsuna swung the bag at her feet on her shoulder letting it fall with a thump against the scars on her back. Her sword attached firmly to her hip she turned from Nana and ruffled a hand through her short spiky hair. She had never known her hair would spike up like this if she cut it short. Tsuna knew if she turned around she would never want to leave because this place, in the short time she had been here, had become a home for her battered heart. Iemitsu smiled as he watched Tsuna walk away from his and Nana's house, a proud grin on his face but his eyes were grim.

Good Luck Tsuna of the tenth circle of sky angels. May you find what you're looking for my young daughter.