The Visitor

After the funeral was over and people left, the tiny figure approached the new tomb just to get a clue.

The name was Emiya Kiritsugu.

Wait, whut?!

"Emiya Kiritsugu...he's a known Mercenary even to Mafioso! Mafia, Government, even the Intelligence Agencies known only to take insane-damn-suicidal jobs and come out the winner with a ton of cash to boot." his thoughts raced. "Many famiglia wanted to scoop him up but he's damn hard to find and he's here all along?!"

He followed the kids taken home by a young woman. Now what is the assassin's relationship to these kids?

And by now, these kids go to school. So they have records somewhere and he knows where to look.

He apparently retired from the business and settled down here, but the Fuyuki Fire happened wherein he and two children he adopted are the only survivors.

The girl he's looking for now goes by Emiya Kanna.

And from hospital records, she and her adoptive brother are amnesiacs from trauma and she was the worser case, becoming a literal newborn baby in mind, thus had to spend a year in hospital in therapy before being able to go home. At least she made it in time for Elementary.

He then went to the address where the family lived.

Its clearly a newly-built house, traditional Japanese architecture. And the land size is very big. Well, Kiritsugu's filthy rich, of course he can afford this!

By the living area, the black-clad children were all alone. Where was the woman that was with them? His target was puffy-red-eyed, her head on the boy's lap all curled up.

The boy is a latent lightning with a bond to her...and she has one broken bond. Fresh. It must be Kiritsugu.

'Oniichan...what now? We're twice-orphans now...'

'We'll get through somehow. Fuji-nee's making arrangements now with Raiga-jiisan.'

'This wouldn't have happened if tousan let me fix him!' the girl burst out, upset.

'Kanna...he probably wanted to but he says its something that will keep coming back no matter how many times you fix him...he even said its inevitable he'll go away...' the boy croaked out. 'If only he'd tell us what it was...we could have done something. Anything. Stubborn old man...' he gritted his teeth, trying hard not to cry.

So Kiritsugu has an 'illness' that she can somehow fix...but he refused to let her? The guy was a known Cloud...and she just lost her Cloud.

She's reeling from the death of a Guardian so she's probably feeling more than just grief and she's a child with no idea how Flame Bonds work.

He wondered how to approach this.

But for now, phone call.

xxx

Italy...

'Yes?'

/I found her but we got a problem./

'All I care is that she's alive and well...is she? Goodness knows these years were hard on us all.'

/From the kidnap incident, she never made it to those bastards because a massive gas explosion shook the Shinto District of Fuyuki City where she was taken to. Emiya Kiritsugu was the only survivor of the explosion along with two children, Sawada Kazuki and a boy older than her. He came to Fuyuki with a lady registered as his wife, an Irisviel Emiya, one gorgeous albino caucasian woman. No wonder we haven't heard of him lately...he probably decided to retire here as a newly wed, only, his luck sucked and he wound up with two foster children he adopted, both of whom were traumatized amnesiacs with Kazuki getting the indignancy of being reduced to infant mentality she had to be under hospital watch for a year. Kazuki goes by the name Kanna here...and the bastard was her recently-deceased Cloud Guardian so she's got one broken bond./

'...what?' came the flat but incredulous question.

/He's her Cloud Guardian but he had a disease of an unknown origin. Kazuki was confident she could fix him but he refused her because its the kind that keeps coming back so what the problem is, is up in the air. His funeral was not long ago. Losing a father aside, she's also reeling from the loss of her Guardian. Her foster brother Shirou is also her Lightning. How do we handle this? They live in a house and land Kiritsugu purchased. And their legal guardian is a Yakuza Clan Head's granddaughter. The Fujimura Clan specializes in legal rackets and protection but of course, like any yakuza...they deal with enemies the underworld way. To get to her...we need to talk to them first./

'...very well. Good thing we found her because Nana just woke up from her coma. The only problem is if Kazuki will want to go home to her original family...and she and her brother just inherited a house from Emiya...dear me...'

/Well, get planning then and make sure its a sweet deal so convincing her will be easier. How are things? Your mafia war recently finished, correct?/

'It was tough, but we made sure that Famiglia and their associates are DEAD.' came the cold retort. 'Bad enough I lost my sons losing Kazuki is out of the question now. And Iemitsu is hesitant to let Nana leave protective custody and go back home...'

/Well, Lal did complain he was too lax and complacent and not taking things seriously. I absolutely have no sympathy for him because his negligence nearly cost him dearly so this is karma for the idiot./ came the just as cold retort. /If I was married if not for my damn situation my family's house and town would be a fucking fortress./

'He learned now, my friend. And you know I dressed him down just as much once we got Nana into hospital. We will talk about the situation regarding Kazuki so please keep an eye on her.'

/Right.../

xxx

Vongola's Private Hospital...

'Nana!' Iemitsu cried, rushing into the room as his wife who was asleep for five years finally woke up.

'Iemitsu...? Where's Kazuki...they took her...' Nana stammered out fearfully. 'Where's our baby?' Her last memory was that she was ruthlessly gunned down and her daughter taken from her by force by some men who just barged in.

'We found her Nana...' said Iemitsu. 'It'll be all OK.'

'Found her?'

'Yeah...Nana, I was never honest with my real job for your safety because in this case, ignorance is truly bliss.' said Iemitsu glumly to his wife's incredulous look. 'Its what kept you and Kazuki safe. But I made a lot of enemies too. My boss was supposed to visit our family but they tracked our destination down and...' he clenched the cloth of his pants, 'Gunned you down and took our daughter. We looked for her for years and somehow by sheer luck, you woke up around the time we got that news.'

'Where is she?'

'She's in Japan.'

''In Japan'? Where are we?'

'Well, we had to smuggle you out of the country into our private hospital for your protection while we looked for her and had to deal with the criminals...we're in Italy hunny.'

'...Intelligence Agency or Secret Service? In Italy?' Nana looked increasingly incredulous as she guessed one thing right at least.

'That's all you can know.' said Iemitsu nervously, squirming under her gaze. 'I can't say more.' Nana deflated. 'I'm sorry I lied that I'm an Oil Digger but I'm not allowed to talk about my real job for safety's sake.'

'Oh...what about Kazuki?'

Iemitsu winced.

He got word from Nono half an hour ago about the latest development too.

'About that...I don't know if I can call this lucky or not.' he said. 'Five years ago, Kazuki was taken to Fuyuki City by those bastards. From what we found out, she was going to be sold in a Human Trafficking Ring.' Nana choked in horror. 'But then a massive Gas Explosion blew up the city's Shinto District and those bastards dead, and Kazuki survived...but got traumatic amnesia from the fire and too much gas and smoke inhalation. There were three survivors that day, the man who adopted her, Emiya Kiritsugu and her adoptive brother. She goes by Emiya Kanna now...so I was wondering how can we get her to accept us as her parents again...'

'Oh no...' Nana whimpered, burying her face in her hands.

'It gets better. The father died recently from an unknown disease that got doctors scratching their heads because they had no idea what's wrong. And the guy's family friend is their current legal guardian so we have to go through proper channels to arrange a meeting and how to deal with this since she and her brother inherited the house and land they currently live in. Since Kazuki is our daughter maybe so she'd be willing to come, we take in her adoptive brother until he's old enough to move back home? We have to decide because in three days, our team will go to Japan to see her and, well...I hope this goes smoothly...'

'I guess I can't come...I'm still attached to so many machines...' Nana stated glumly. IVs aside, also monitors as she looked at the various tubes attached to her. 'I hope we can get her back...five years...I'm asleep for five years...' she choked. 'I lost five years of my life and daughter who-knows-where until now...I have no idea what to feel.'

'I know.' Iemitsu gave her a pained smile. 'Five years well-spent in putting that criminal syndicate to justice and finding our daughter. Pretty soon our family will be all right again, let's hang on a bit more.'

'Alright...'

'I gotta go to boss. He gave me a few minutes to tell you the good news before we talk about the operation. Tonight we'll talk about the brother issue, alright?'

'Alright.'

'Take care dear. You're in safe hands and soon, Kazuki too.' he kissed his wife goodbye and walked out. 'You can ask the nurses for anything, its all covered so don't be shy alright?' and he was gone.

'...will everything really be OK...?'

Outside the windows, Mammon eavesdropped.

He then left.

xxx

Varia Headquarters...

'Well?' came the rough, husky voice of Xanxus di Vongola as Mammon came back.

Due to the war Vongola waged on a certain famiglia and the manhunt down to the last associate, the Varia were just as busy that in this universe, Xanxus didn't find out the truth back when Kazuki was six. However, he recently found out the truth thanks to a conversation he heard not long ago between his adoptive father and someone. He specifically said he lost three sons and cannot afford to lose Kazuki.

But to his knowledge, he was his father's son and that conversation planted a seed of doubt, and snuck into his father's rooms...and found a diary that entailed saving him from his 'crazy mother' who bragged that he is his son because of his flames yet little did she know that by making that proclamation, she is attracting death to her son and last Timoteo checked, he never cheated on his late wife nor went to prostitutes as his mother drilled in him respect for women in painful ways. Well, Nonna DID have a temper...

To save him from his mother's stupidity as well as he couldn't bring himself to crush a young boy's hopes that he actually has a father, he took Xanxus in but he knows that the Sky Ring of the Vongola Ring Set is blood-locked. And he recognized his deeds and passion for Vongola, and acknowledged his loyalty, love and passion and he had more than his own blood sons who's not taking things seriously but his father lamented he can never inherit Vongola as Xanxus hoped. It was ironic that he, his foster child, was more serious, hard-working and passionate than his own sons and became a respected man borne of his own efforts and yet his misfortune was his birth. He wished there is something he could make up for it and wondered if being a father to him was enough as well as giving him all he needs to be his own man. He gave to him his needs to become who he is today to forge his own strength and path.

Xanxus was furious. Livid in fact.

His old self would normally blow up in rage but given that Vongola waged a war over the last blood heir's disappearance...said blood heir lived as a clueless civilian with her mother by the way, both unaware of their ties...he can't afford to make the famiglia weaker by venting his rage out he took his rage out in one of the Varia's training grounds instead.

Mammon replayed with an illusion of how the conversation in the hospital played.

'For now the wife believes that dumbass works in Italy's Intelligence Agency and the kid is amnesiac in Japan?' Squalo frowned. 'Oh yeah, weren't we scouting Emiya for our Cloud?'

'Bastard's done a dang good job evading our feelers and he didn't even awaken his flames.' Xanxus snorted. 'He's more quality if he's evaded the Varia for years and then a disease offs him. Go to Fuyuki for some digging Squalo. We need more ears here.'

'Alright.'

xxx

Fuyuki...

The siblings were utterly oblivious of what awaits them as they lived their daily lives...with a guest present.

Reborn introduced himself as one of Kiritsugu's acquaintances and wanted to ensure they were doing well before he leaves. That was fine for the kids.

Reborn also explored the house. Many openings meaning entry and escape doors. These shoji doors are a real riot as they're both a security risk and not.

He looked at Kanna's room...and took photos to further study her character. For now she was still upset and grieving, and trying hard to move on so she can't really be good 'study material'. Her choice of clothing, shoes, accessories and how her bedroom looked indicates she's an innocent maiden of a righ family and she's now the sole successor of a famiglia...yikes.

And Shirou was quite, the House-Husband and taking care of his sister who was the gardener since she apparently planted the many flowers in their garden. Shirou was fine with her helping in the chores, but he won't let her touch the kitchen until he was sure she's good with the knives.

Speaking of knives, Shirou's too damn good with blades...as if anything he cuts can't resist him when he cooks. So he could carve food how he pleased before cooking them and DAMN! What. A. Cook. Kanna just snagged one hell of a chef as her Lightning.

He could make home-cooked meals taste first-class. HOW? His coffee and espresso are also out of this world.

Well, Kanna is definitely very, VERY spoiled with his cooking nothing short of a first-rate chef can satisfy her.

Then there's the Guardian in question.

Fujimura Taiga is currently a College Student, studying to become an English Teacher and checks on the kids from time to time. Only, as a daughter of a yakuza clan she's never done any chore in her life and rather mostly around for the food and her awkward attempts in counseling the kids to help them move on.

'So Fujimura-san, how do you know them?' Reborn asked her.

'I've known Kiri-san since they started moving in this house...well, he was around when the house was being wrecked and rebuilt since how it used to look really suited a haunted house.' Taiga shuddered. 'This place used to be a Kimodameshi challenge for little kids! Well, when I heard he was one of the three survivors, I felt I wanted to talk to him since he was kind enough to adopt two children who lost everything in that fire.' she said with a sad smile. 'Not anyone would do that willingly but he did. Scary in face but a real sweetheart when he opens up.' Reborn raised an eyebrow at that. Sweetheart is the last thing he could describe in that insane, suicidal assassin. Or maybe he really only shows that side to specific people. 'We talked about many things. He once told me I looked like his childhood crush when he was a kid.' she giggled.

'When I told him I met two foreigners and how I want to learn languages to understand people better...he told me to start off with English as almost everyone can speak it. He taught me English and its nothing like the stuff in school books he said the school books are a joke...he's also very particular and strict with pronunciation. Thanks to that, I have high marks in what I'm aiming for!' she beamed. 'I'll graduate soon and apply for a teaching license. My teachers once told me I speak like a native even grandpa's amazed...its all thanks to Kiri-san.' she said. 'I'll teach kids proper english as he calls it so one day, work aside, they can communicate better with foreigners.'

'For a Yakuza's granddaughter that's a very good aspiration.'

'Isn't it?' Taiga smiled. 'Well, my daddy is the successor and my older brother the heir anyway so I can do what I want!' she said cheerfully. 'I don't get why people fight over being heir when not being heir is much more fun. You get to choose how you live your life and nobody's gonna snark about it!'

'Heh.' Reborn snorted. 'Sadly, kids from important houses don't see it how you do and drama tends to follow.'

'Yeah, I'd rather not deal with that...the two foreigners I met changed my life and Kiri-san set it in stone for me.' said Taiga. 'I got them to thank for who I am now.'

'Hooo...by the way, about the Fire...does Gas explosions happen here often?'

'Well, this city really has weak pipes it tends to happen every sixty years it needs maintenance...Grandpa lived those explosions twice in his life. One was when he was eleven years old and then five years ago was the worst explosion in history.' Taiga winced. 'Then five years ago there was a Serial Murder case and this psycho likes kids too much...' Reborn's eyebrows raised. '...we never did solve that case and we never did find the culprit. A lot of people disappeared too, probably his work. Come to think of it when I looked into files, Gas Explosions aside, a large number of disappearances and murders tend to happen every sixty years. All of which, unsolved cases.'

Reborn's expression darkened.

Fuyuki City is a volcano waiting to happen on specific time periods? Really? Gas explosions, he can accept if the government is being cheap-ass in repairs, but murders and disappearances at the same time...? Something's up. And clearly no good.

'Izzat right...'

'Yeah, its bedlam for my family you know! Just because we're yakuza doesn't mean we're responsible! We usually spend that time clearing our names!'