Yumihime's POV:

Today was the day, the big day for the Armonia familia. Yumihime, the first daughter of the current boss made her way quickly towards the hospital room. Her steps quickened as she managed to find the room her mother was currently in. She took a deep breath, a smile on her face as she pushed open the door.

However, to her surprise there was no one there. Not her mother, not her father, and certainly not her new sibling that was supposed to be born today. A frown made a way onto her face, as she caught a doctor's sleeve as they had walked by.

He gasped a bit surprised, before looking down at the young girl "hey where's the patient that's supposed to be staying here? Where's my mommy?" she asked, rather bluntly. The man seemed to give her a sad look, before sweating a bit "that's classified information little girl, only family members are allowed to-" he didn't finish.

He gripped his sleeve tighter "where are you looking at huh? I AM family, hello!" she snapped a bit impatiently. It wasn't like her to snap easily, but under times of stress, such as this she sometimes let herself slip.

Her eyes looked into his, demanding he tell her what he knew. The doctor gulped, sighing "v… very well, this way. It's better to talk about this in a more private setting" he spoke.

She released him, and followed him as they turned a corner and walked into an office of some sort. He then motioned her to sit down, which she did rather irritably "where's my mommy?" she asked again.

He nodded "yes yes, right. You were asking about you mother, Mrs. Armonia correct? I deeply apologize but… she didn't make it through the delivery" he said.

She stiffened, didn't make it? This caused her to tilt her head to the side, glaring at him "you think that joke is funny?" she asked, her hands tightening into fists.

The doctor sighed, "it's not a joke, she died while giving birth… please follow me and I'll show you the proof you need… again you have my apologizes for your loss" he spoke, before moving towards a room deeper in the hospital.

Once there, he opened the door to reveal her mother. She was pale, and unmoving. A sheet covered her body. She gulped, her hands shaking a bit "mommy… hey… wake up mommy… you're… you're just sleeping right?" she asked, laughing awkwardly.

Silence.

As she got closer, her tiny hands moved to shake her awake. She flinched at the freezing temperature she had felt from the women's skin. Tears threatened to fall down the six year olds cheeks… this wasn't a joke.

She leaned forwards and pressed her fingers towards where her mothers pulse should have been. There was nothing, no warmth and no pulse. She fell to her knees, shaking "mommy!" she cried, hugging herself.

Her mom was gone, did that mean her new sibling was as well? She looked up, surprised to see a figure towering over her. She gulped, as a hand yanked her upwards "What did I tell you about crying? Crying is a weakness, you're not a crybaby anymore Yumihime" the strict voice said.

Yumihime rubbed her eyes, still shaking "b… but mommy… she's.. she's…." she couldn't say it. If she did, that meant it was real, that all this was real.

Before her little mind could reassure her that this was a dream, a loud voice shattered that chances of this being a dream "she's dead, stop crying because that won't bring her back" he snapped.

She flinched, as the man's grip tightened and dragged her out of the room. Yumihime watched the doctors begin to move the body, the door shutting in her face. She closed her eyes, sadness overtaking her.

She looked up at the man that was walking off with her "what about my sibling… daddy did they make it out ok?" she asked in a small voice. It didn't seem like the question made her father all too happy, considering he tightened his grip once more "yes, that useless creature survived" he spat with distaste.

Yumihime looked at him confused, wasn't it a good thing that her new sibling was alive? She opened her mouth to ask, but shut it as her father glared at her "never ask about her again, understand?" he said.

Yumihime nodded quickly, and once her father turned and dragged her out of the hospital Yumihime smiled. At least she found out one thing, she was a big sister… and she had a little sister now!

5 years later…

After her mother's death, things in the family grew tense. Her father seemed to have lost any kindness he had, and began drilling her with extra lessons and fights. She had been six when she first lost her mother, and now five years had passed.

She was eleven years old as of now, and her father hadn't once allowed her to actually see her sister's face. Not that he could have stopped her though she found ways to see her sister.

Her father hadn't found out yet, which was good, because she loved spending time with her little sister. She felt a strong responsibility to protect her, and so she often times in her spare time visited her in secret.

Her sister was very gentle, and often times smiled when she saw Yumihime. However, even Yumihime understood the hell her sister seemed to be put through. The first three years of her sister's life were lived in darkness and silence.

Yumihime hadn't managed to find her until her little sister had turned four. At that time you can imagine how she felt when she saw her innocent little sister covered in blood and wounds. The thought made her shiver.

Whatever they were doing to her couldn't have been good right? It was the only explanation for when she saw. She didn't know the exact details of course just a general idea, but it had to have been painful. Even if her father had said it was to heal her sister, how was giving her wounds healing her?

After finding her sister, it was easier to find out that she had been with the Estraneo familia. Apparently her father had a secret alliance with them, and as a result offered Natsumi to them as apart of the deal in order to save her.

What they needed her for and how they were going to save her sister, she didn't know. All she knew was that her sister had inherited her fathers flame, the sky flame. Since Yumihime didn't have the sky flame, but her mothers rain flame she was not allowed to inherit the familia. At least those were the rules that had been in place for generations.

Yumihime didn't mind though, she quite liked that she was able to move around a bit more freely since she didn't have the burden of carrying the whole Armonia familia on her shoulders. Though it left a sour taste in her mouth at the thought of her sister taking on the role. She didn't want her to bare the burden either.

Her thoughts ended when she made her way towards a cell, and she smiled a bit when she noticed her sister waiting for her like usual "missed me that much huh?" she asked softy.

Yumihime heard feet shuffle towards her, as arms wrapped themselves around her "Yue!" the voice sang, as her sister hugged her.

She chuckled "hey, they didn't hurt you too badly did they? I swear if they did I'll…" she stopped as she heard laughing.

She frowned and looked at her precious little sister "what? What's so funny Natsu?" she asked, looking at her sister.

Natsumi shook her head "it's just that… you have such a s… a sis… a sister complex!" she commented, struggling a bit to pronounce the phrase. Yumihime crossed her arms "oh come on do not, I just enjoy visiting my little sister… and where did you even hear that?" she said, catching up to the girl as she ruffled her hair playfully.

Natsumi thought about it for a while "I heard a man in a white coat talk about it" she said.

Yumihime puffed her cheeks playfully "stupid scientists" she whined, throwing her hands up in the air.

Natsumi laughed, before quickly placing a hand over her mouth as she coughed a bit violently.

To Yumihime's alarm, her quickly knelt down to support her ill sister "hey, hey you'll be ok! Dad said you're here so that he can find a cure for you right?" she said, rubbing her ill sisters back.

Natsumi look up at her with sad eyes "is that really the reason though?" she whispered so softly Yumihime almost missed it. She frowned, "what do you mean by that-" she stopped, as she heard voices and footsteps coming closer.

She cursed, before looking towards her sister "I have to go before they find me, but don't think our little talk is over with got it?" she said, a bit sternly.

She received a small nod "you'll be back though right? I miss you…" Natsu muttered, sadly before Yumihime made her way back through her secret entry way "of course!" she answered quickly.

Yumihime was still worried about her sister's health, there was definitely something going on that she knew she needed to get information on. However, for now she'd have to save an investigation for later.

Two hours later, Estraneo Base

Enzo's POV:

He was close, very close to creating the one thing that could help all his plans be a success. All they needed now was the boy, yes the young unsuspecting Vongola heir. He smiled at this. Making an alliance with this family was the right way to go.

They even went so far as to help with his own experiments, which helped his plan proceed ahead of time. He didn't think he'd be this close for another three years. He had to thank his children for that.

The sky flame he had received from one, was all he needed to make his plans work. He turned to see scientists working on a bullet, a very special bullet at that. It seems that they had finished a forbidden bullet, one dealing with possession.

Not that he cared, what he cared about was the bullet he had requested them to make hi; One dealing with memories, and the ability to swap them between everyone the people knew. He wanted a bullet that could make people forget something, and think something else was real instead.

Yes, this was the only way he could make Vongola suffer. He had to get his hands on the boy and the bullet. Luckily, his youngest was his greatest piece. She was one of the keys to his mission succeeding.

He turned as he heard a voice call out to him "sir, it's ready… the bullet you requested has been tested and works" he spoke, a bit bewildered himself.

This made Enzo's blood boil with excitement, it was time…. It was finally time!

Four hours later, Japan

Tsunayoshi's POV:

Tsuna yawned softly, rubbing his eyes slowly as he sat up slowly from his bed. He could smell something good coming from downstairs, and so he slowly moved the covers away as he made his way towards the door.

He opened it slowly, yawning more, as he made his way downstairs. Once down stairs, his mother looked up from cooking and smiled "Good morning Tsu-kun" she said sweetly.

The small five year old wobbled over to his mother, before hugging her leg "morning" he mumbled.

Nana hummed happily, before she noticed her other son come down the stairs as well. She watched as the twin looked at her, and then his brother. He then walked over slowly, before hugging his brother "Morning Taki-kun" she greeted.

The small boy looked up, nodding. Compared to Tsunayoshi, takiyoshi was shy and timid. He also had the same brown hair as his brother. The only difference between the two was that Takiyoshi has stunning blue eyes instead of brown eyes. Both twins were inseparable, and Tsuna, being the eldest often times found himself protecting his brother.

Nana used to joke about it all the time when they were little, and she found it adorable how they interacted with each other.

Though sometimes Nana had felt that since they were so close, they were often in their own little world. Of course they had made friends with their mothers friend's son.

Tsuna released his mother's leg, before turning towards his twin and hugging him closely. They both smiled happily "Tsu-nii! Let's go out and play!" Takiyoshi said, tugging on his brother's shirt.

Tsuna looked upwards at his mother with his large brown doe-like eyes "can we mommy?" he asked.

Nana nodded "only for a little while though, breakfast is almost ready after all and make sure not to wander off too far!" she added, before turning her attention back towards the food she was cooking.

Both the boys giggled, as Tsuna held his brothers hand. They went outside into the yard, and moved towards a purple colored ball. The two then decided to play pass back as their mother finished up breakfast.

Tsuna was enjoying his time with his brother, however, he stopped when he felt as if something was watching him. He shivered a bit, his eyes moving towards a tree not too far away from their front gate.

He could have sworn something was there, but the ball bouncing against his head drew his attention away from the tree. He fell over with a thud, blinking a bit surprised.

He felt some tears prickle the corner of his eyes, but the sobs of his brother stopped him from crying like he originally wanted to. His brother ran over, hugging him tightly "Tsu-nii, I didn't mean… it" he said, hiccupping a bit as he cried onto Tsuna's shirt.

Tsuna smiled warmly at him, before slowly petting his brothers head "I… I know, I'm ok taki-nii, ne see" he said, showing his brother that he had no injuries.

Once his brother looked up, he sniffed and examined Tsuna before nodding "un!" he said.

Due to all the commotion, Nana came out frowning "What's wrong? Ne tsu-kun, Taki-kun no one's hurt right?" she asked, worry clearly laced in her voice.

Both brothers looked at one another, before shaking their heads "we're ok mama, I wasn't paying attention was all" Tsuna admitted, blushing a bit embarrassed.

Takiyoshi giggled happily, before Nana picked them both up and led them back inside for breakfast.

Before they went in though, Tsuna's eyes once again rested on the tree overlooking the yard. He could have sworn he saw something there, and even though he felt like something bad was going to happen he ignored the feeling. It was probably nothing right?

Little did the boy know, that the next day his life was going to change, forever.