Chapter 3 Old Friend, Gokudera Hayato, Tsunaki's Sensei, and Shinigami Trainee

~~Luna/Tsuna's POV~~

I yawned getting out of bed as drowsy as usual. After coming back last night, really late, I had decided that I shouldn't have been so stupid. I went to school as usual but I couldn't help but feel excited, I would be seeing one of my old friends again. I met up with Kyoko and Hana talking as we walked "We got a transfer student when you were away. His name is Gokudera Hayato." Kyoko said with a cute smile.

I nodded my head as I adjusted my glasses "Interesting, we're probably getting another student too...well most likely." I said remembering Shou "How do you know that?" Hana asked staring at me with suspicion "I have my ways, as you know." I said tapping my lips with my index finger. We got to class and a silver haired boy looked like he wanted to murder me. His glare was pretty scary but it didn't affect me that much.

I sat down in my seat and I started reading a collage book, middle school was so boring! If I had a choice I'd probably like to skip grades, while I wasn't a true genius I was smart enough and school is pretty slow for me right now. It didn't take long for class to start with a familiar brown haired boy standing next to the teacher, his name written on the board "Today we have another student from overseas. Hitawari Shou-kun has been to China, America, and France. I expect you all to take care of him." Sensei said. Shou scanned the classroom before his eyes locked with mine

They showed no recognition and I saw the painstakingly coldness in his eyes. I swore I had beaten that out of him 'Shou...what happened to you...?' I thought clutching my fists. Shou took the seat to my left and he glanced at me "Sawada Tsunaki, I hope we can get along." He said with a cold smile "S-Sure..." I said with a very shaking smile 'Shou...you changed so much...What happened to the kind boy who always gave me a smile or the boy who had my back when we got in a fight with the local gangs?' I thought sad at this fact.

~~Later~~

I juggled the soccer ball with my feet before balancing it on my forehead. I don't see why Kyoko got me to play with the boys, it was their tournament not ours "Tsuna-kun, you're really good!" Kyoko said clapping her hands "Really? Well I guess I should get going. We're going to start soon." I said kicking the soccer ball into the bin filled with other soccer balls.

The game itself seemed pathetic after all, one team got three of the best players and for those who don't know that'd be me, Yamamoto, and Gokudera. While my athletic ability is above my classmates, from training and such, I at least had pity on them. Shou was a good opponent but we were still killing them "Go Sawada-kun!" "Show those boys who's boss!" "Do your best!" the girls shouted.

If I wasn't a girl as well, I was pretty sure those girls would have gotten me killed. While I was slightly popular with both genders, there are still those who really dislike me for some odd reason. I kicked the soccer ball into the goal ending the game with our team leading with twenty extra points. Kyoko smiled as she handed me a towel "Good job, Tsuna-kun." She said "Thanks. I still can't believe you roped me into playing with the boys." I said as we walked to the changing room.

I found a small envelope on my clothes and I halfheartedly listened to the girls around me as I opened it. I grinned widely and I rushed out the changing room after I got dressed. Kyoko and Hana rushed after me as I began making plans "What's up, Tsuna?" Hana asked after she managed to catch up with me. I looked at her with a large grin "Sensei is in town!" I exclaimed super happy.

Kyoko and Hana looked confused "Sensei is the one who taught me about fighting. He even had his brother make my Kusari-gama! I haven't seen him in a long time." I said smiling "You make it sound like he's your father." Hana said "Don't talk about that man. I hate him so much." I said darkly "What's wrong with him?" Hana asked.

I only gave her a look "Have you met Tou-san? That man...He's such a liar! It pisses me off too! First, he makes Mama cry when he misses important dates like their anniversary. Second, when he did come back he acts like a drunk moron! It's embarrassing to be related to him!" I said crossing my arms "Good point, he acts like a kid in an adult's body..." Hana said releasing a sigh.

Kyoko gave me a slight frown "I'm sure he means well, Tsuna-kun. He's your father so that means he must really care about you and your mother." She said "Yeah but...I just can't help but dislike him sometimes. I know he means well and all but...I just don't like it. I'm not even sure he works at an oil company. Not to mention the postcards he sends are always badly photo shopped." I said shaking my head "See, I'm sure you care about him too. Deep down, I mean." Kyoko said.

I gave the cheerful innocent girl a stare "Kyoko, I'm not even sure how you do it...Well, if I see my old man soon the first thing I'll do is kick him in the gut for making Mama sad." I said cheerfully "Kyoko, I don't think she's forgiven him." Hana said "But I'm glad she'll forgive him." Kyoko said with a bright smile.

A boy rushed over to me and he started talking about how Gokudera Hayato wanted to meet me behind the school. I only nodded and I gave the girls a wave before heading out to meet him. Suddenly the corridor was empty and I was frozen on the spot. A cold feeling hit me in the gut and I spun around to see Shou dressed in a suit "I'm surprised you realized my presence so quickly." He said tilting his head to the side.

I slowly inched backwards "Don't bother running. I stopped time and I could easily knock you down if you attempt to run." Shou said walking towards me calmly "Shou..." I whispered eyeing his movements carefully "You seem quite familiar with me. Have we met before?" Shou asked in front of me. I hesitated to nod but instead I only shook my head "I see. Sawada Tsunaki or should I say Miss Sato Luna, it seems you're doing quite well." Shou said tilting my head up as he examined my neck.

I stared upwards wondering what he was doing until he pulled away "Yes, it's quite obvious..." Shou said staring at me for a while "What's obvious?" I asked "Well you can't see it but there's a black band around your neck. Those who are special and are placed in different bodies are like that but it also makes you a target for Lost Souls." Shou replied waving me off.

I only raised a brow. Shou seemed to notice this and he rolled his eye "Lost Souls are basically souls who illegally cross worlds or refuse to go to the afterlife." He explained "Okay...so why are you here then?" I asked "First mission. I finished my training a while back and Ren-sama decided to have me take a basic mission before I do anything else." Shou replied shrugging his shoulders "Okay then...I'm going to go meet with Gokudera, do you want to come with me?" I asked "No thank you. See you later, Miss Luna." Shou said disappearing and time resuming.

I only shook my head before heading to where I was supposed to meet Gokudera. I spotted the silver haired boy easily "Gokudera, what'd you call me out for?" I asked tapping my foot against the ground gently. I was ready to deal with any situation and ready to pull out my Kusari-gama without hesitation "If someone like you becomes Vongola's Jyuudaime then the family is finished." Gokudera said lighting a cigarette "So you're mafia after all. If you have a problem with me then just say it. I have no need to become Vongola's Jyuudaime." I said crossing my arms.

Gokudera glared at me and I only gave him a slight smile "From what I see, you're just a weak girly boy. I was just watching you but I don't need to waste any more time on someone like you. So die right here." Gokudera said lighting two dynamites. He tossed them at me and I pulled out my Kusari-gama without hesitation. I sliced the ends off without hesitation and I pulled the sickle back to me. I was suddenly behind Gokudera and my sickle was at his neck "Move and your throat will be slit." I said darkly. I released almost all of my killing intent making the silver haired boy sweat.

Gokudera only glanced at me sideways before looking down at the blade "...Are you done?" I asked pulling away. Gokudera fell to his knees and I folded the blade into the handle "W-Why...?" Gokudera asked "...Your in pain. I'm sure if you killed the heir of the strongest famiglia you'd gain a lot of recognition. Don't bother, come to me once you see the errors of your ways." I said patting his head giving him a gentle smile. Gokudera was blushing slightly and I pulled away.

Gokudera bowed to me his forehead hitting the ground hard "I was completely wrong about you, Jyuudaime!" he shouted "Eh?" I asked confused "I had assumed you were weak but you showed me just how strong and merciful you can be! I'll serve you to the ends of the earth!" Gokudera shouted looking at me with starry eyes "I-I see..." I said but still not understanding the boy "You could have easily killed me but you were kind enough to spare my life. You also read me completely!" Gokudera exclaimed looking very happy.

I smiled at him and I helped him up "Well done, Tsuna." Reborn said popping out of nowhere "R-Reborn...Don't tell me...Of course, you're in the mafia as well. I'm guessing you brought him here?" I asked staring at him "That's right. You completely dominated the fight and thus making Gokudera your subordinate." Reborn said looking pretty smug "I'm not becoming Vongola's Jyuudaime...Actually...Reborn if you want me to be the Jyuudaime you got to convince that stupid father of mine to come home soon and apologize to Mama and take her out on a month long trip." I said crossing my arms.

Reborn stared at me for a while "He has to do it every two years too. I really hate it when he makes Mama cry." I said sighing "You really care about your mother. I'll see what I can do." Reborn said with a small smile "Thanks. Ah, before I forget I'm heading out again for a few days." I said "What's going on, Jyuudaime? Is someone picking a fight with you?" Gokudera asked looking murderous.

I shook my head waving off his worry. "Nothing like that. Sensei is back in town and I have to meet with him and the others. He's the one who taught me how to fight and use a Kusari-gama. I got the invitation today so I have to leave tonight if I want to make it there on time and come back as soon as possible." I said wrapping my Kusari-gama around my leg.

Reborn nodded "Go ahead but you better keep up with your schoolwork and your training." He said "No problem. I'll probably be back in two or three days. Ah man, I have a feeling it's going to become a pain in the ass." I said walking back to class with Gokudera "Jyuudaime, is there a problem with your sensei?" he asked his hand twitching towards his pocket "No, it's the other students I have a problem with. Sensei is really great though." I said crossing my arms.

Gokudera seemed a bit confused but still angry "Ah, you see I'm Sensei's youngest student but the most talented. It's pretty easily to beat them." I said with a smirk "Will you be alright on your own?" Gokudera asked looking concerned "I'll be fine. Sensei and his brother always ensures that everyone behaves. I'm not sure but Sensei must be extremely strong, after all he helped trained me." I said with a smile.

~~Day Later, early morning, somewhere~~

I pulled my helmet off before getting off my motorcycle. I brushed my hair over my shoulder before tying it up in a high ponytail. I looked around, the way to the dojo was as deserted as usual. I couldn't take my motorcycle with me because it was a small path and Sensei didn't like it when I brought it with me. I pulled out my Kusari-gama slowly as I walked. Several large projectiles were thrown in my direction and I knocked them all away before scanning the area.

The things that were thrown at me were logs. I kicked one into the air before kicking it into a bush. There was a shout and then someone scrambled to get away but I only kicked another one into the bush "Come out already or I won't stop." I said tiredly "Okay, okay!" I heard. A man with a messy beard came out, his hair was black and his eyes a dark brown "Ah, Kaoru." I said recognizing Sensei's brother. Kaoru grinned and he walked towards me "Tsunaki, it's been a while. Man, when Toshiro told me to pick on some of his students I knew it'd be you that kick something at me." Kaoru said messing up my hair.

I swatted his hand away "Jackass, stop messing with the hair." I said before I walked ahead "Come on, you know you love me." Kaoru said with a grin "Not really, you're an idiot." I said putting the blade into the handle "Ah, it seems like you like my work." Kaoru said with a grin "It's been well to me. Mind fixing it up for me...I kinda went overboard during training and I noticed it crack when I got into a fight yesterday. I had to end it quickly." I said handing it to them an.

Kaoru examined it and he let out a startled shout "You messed with my perfectly good work! Tsunaki, what the hell are you doing?!" he asked staring at me as if I killed his child "Ehehehe...sorry..." I said sheepishly. Kaoru started to yell at me the rest of the way to the dojo and I plugged my ears with my fingers, I hated his lectures. I spotted a man in a yukata. He was tall, his hair just as long as mine but it was pure black. The man turned around and I saw a pale face with dark green eyes "SENSEI!" I shouted rushing towards the man. I jumped hugged him and Sensei chuckled returning my hug.

Sensei was awesome and he could control his weirdo of a brother "Tsunaki, it's been quite some time. You've definably blossomed into a beautiful flower. I have a kimono if you want to try one on." Sensei said patting my head "No thank you. I prefer my clothes as they are." I said pulling away "I see Kaoru has gotten angry at you. Let me guess, you got into a few fights and you been over training." Sensei said smiling at me "That's right. I meant to get it repaired recently but it kept slipping my mind. I thought now would be a good time to get it fixed." I said following him into the dojo.

It seems I was the first person here, the others weren't going to arrive until this afternoon. We had tea and I started training using a practice Kusari-gama. I cut through several wooden logs, each of them were further from the last "Tsunaki, the others arrived!" Kaoru shouted a bandana around his head "Yes, I'm coming." I said wiping the sweat from my cheek. I saw Sensei with three older young men, all of them in collage. The first, is a blond with blue eyes and the tallest out of all of us. The second is a redhead, obviously dyed, with dark brown eyes and was just slightly taller than Sensei. The last was about half a head taller than me, looked like a shota, black hair and grey eyes.

Sensei motioned for me to come over and I did. I ignored the fact I was being glared at by the blond man "Tsunaki, you remember Michel, Kaname, and Haru." Sensei said patting my head "Yes, Sensei..." I said nodding my head to them "Sensei, why is she still here?" Michel asked obviously trying to contain his anger. I guess two years ago really hit a sore spot with him, I had beaten him in a spar and he hasn't forgiven me. Probably due to the fact I was both a girl and so much younger than him.

Kaname nudged his friend with his elbow "Michel, knock it off!" he hissed. Kaname tolerated me, we could have a civil conversation but we interacted more during spars than anything else "Tsunaki, it's been a while." Kaname said with a polite nod "You too, Kaname-san." I said with a slight smile "I want another spar." Michel said still glaring at me "You'll have to wait. Kaoru is fixing my Kusari-gama. Excuse me, I have to make a few calls." I said attempting to escape quickly.

Sensei grabbed me quickly and I squirmed in his arms "Oh no you don't. Tsunaki, it's impolite to run away from your fellow pupils." He said chuckling at me "Please release me." I said as Sensei placed his chin on my head "Tsunaki." He said with a no nonsense tone "...I'm sorry." I said "Good girl." Sensei said chuckling "Sensei, why are we here?" Haru asked getting to the point "Ah, I thought it'd be a good idea to have a reunion. Kaoru, let's get some sake." Sensei said grinning "Sensei!" we shouted at the man.

In the end, it was just a party. Well the only good thing that came out of it would be the fact that my weapon was repaired. I also managed to get in a few good spars but I was hit once by Kaoru for treating my weapon so badly. That man...he loves weapons and Sensei more than he loves anything else. If I had to say...I was probably one of the few things he disliked, as in I had a few annoying traits he didn't like.

~~Home~~

I groaned as DD told me the very 'funny' news, after freezing time. I didn't want this kind of news after a huge party. I was attempting to get over the headache I was feeling, seriously Kaoru couldn't sing for shit "Please tell me I'm not going to do it." I said just about ready to throw a tantrum "I'm so sorry! Ren said you had potential and that you...sorry..." DD said sheepishly "Who's training me?" I asked crossing my arms "Shou, sorry again. Um...You probably don't know this but...people tend to have their memories cleaned. As in cleaned, their most important person is erased from their memories especially if they're like you or a Lost Soul." DD said guiltily.

The pieces were starting to come together, Shou's coldness to me, why he called me Miss Luna...and why he looked so sad "So...I was erased from Shou's memories?" I asked feeling cold all of a sudden "Replaced. We can't completely erase someone. If it was a wife or husband we can't just erase them, they take up a lot of their memories so we...replace them." DD replied not looking at me "Who...Who was I replaced with?" I asked "...A girl by the name of Elizabeth Potter. Spoiled brat, never liked her." DD said shaking her head.

I gave a slight smile at that "She thought I was stealing Shou away from her. She never had him, he was my best friend just like Sakura. If...if was still alive as Luna, we'd probably be dating. I wouldn't be here, I would be with him and the others." I said rubbing at my eyes as tears fell "I'm so sorry, Luna. I could ask Ren to see if we can get Shou's memories back as soon as you become an official Shinigami. You'll have to work up if you want to get there, trainee." DD said hugging me tightly. I nodded my head "I-I'll do my best..." I said.

Me: Ah, this is finally done.

Luna: I disliked this part.

Me: Well, it's dramatic and the fact that it's a tragedy!

Luna: You've been watching horror movies haven't you...

Me: Ehehehe...they're addicting just like Bones.

Haku: -rolls eyes as he leans on my head- She'll get over it. Anyways, thanks for reading and this shorty hopes you reviews.

Me: I'm not short!