New Chapter!

Tsuna finally appears!

And did you figure out who the other person in the last story was?

It was at the very end of the chapter.

Hint: He's really, really small.

I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.


I waved from the plane's window as take-off began.

I didn't know how I felt about all this.

Yesterday, Matt had explained my mission and truth to be told, I was shocked.

I had thought I was prepared for anything, but his words had caught me off guard.

~Yesterday~

'Hey, Mei, are you all packed?' Matt asked.

'Yep'

I was all set and ready to go. All that was left was for Matt to explain the mission to me.

But why did he look so uncomfortable? Was my company really that bad?

He took a deep breath and said,

'You know when I told you your parents died protecting valuable information?'

I nodded slowly.

This was a sensitive topic for me despite the fact that I'm practically a cold block of ice when it comes to feelings.

'Well, the information they were protecting is the whereabouts of the soon-to-be Vongola Tenth.'

My eyes widened. Vongola's next heir? That was big.

The Vongola family was the strongest, biggest, and most powerful family in the entire alliance.

Oh, and they also killed thousands of people effortlessly but that's not important.

I felt sort of proud that my parents died protecting such important information but at the same time, slightly bitter and hateful towards this 'Vongola Tenth'.

He was the reason I had to endure all those harsh, lonely, years of pain.

He was the reason I lost my only family and the only people who actually gave a crap or two about me and loved me for what I was.

I had every right to hate the ungrateful little douche bag who probably had no idea what I went through for him.

'So?' I asked.

I appreciate the helpful information about who I should curse for all eternity but why now?

'Well, your mission is to protect the Vongola Tenth candidate Sawada Tsunayoshi.' He said quietly.

I froze.

What?

'Vongola Ninth wanted someone strong to befriend and guard Tsunayoshi. He's still unfamiliar with the mafia. You were about his age and you can easily befriend him. You would be continuing the mission your parents started. Protecting Sawada Tsunayoshi.'

He then looked at me worriedly.

'I understand if you want to turn down the mission but please think about it. Your parents died protecting this man. It makes sense that you carry on the mission in their stead.'

'It's fine. I'll still take on this mission.'

'Are you sure?'

'Yes.'

He then left the room shooting concerned glances over his shoulder.

I was lost in my thoughts.

Protect the stupid douche bag who's responsible for the painful murder of my parents.

Sounds so nice, huh?

But I had trained for an entire year for this. There's no way I'm backing down now.

Plus, my parents had started this mission.

It made perfect sense that I should continue it and I had my pride as a member of my family.

I wasn't gonna let my overly negative emotions make me do something shameful that I will regret later on.

Besides, this guy was only partially responsible for what happened.

It's not like he was the one who killed my parents in cold blood and walked off mwuhahaha-ing about it.

He might actually be nice for all I know.

But deep down, I knew I still disliked him.

~ End Flashback ~

As I looked out the window, I decided to end my inner turmoil and deal with things when it happens.

It was going to be I long trip so with nothing better to do, I slept.


I looked at the building before me.

It was the best apartment in town and I was going to stay here for my entire mission.

I walked in and got the keys to my room.

When I opened the door, my first thought was, did someone move my entire room here while I was gone?

It was the exact replica of the my room back at the mansion just arranged slightly differently with a kitchen and a living room.

When my tutors said that they had prepared 'a comfy place' THIS wasn't what I had in mind.

I can't believe they made an exact copy of my room here just for my comfort! I'm gonna miss those guys...

I noticed a large envelope on my bed and opened it up.

It contained a photo of the thing called Sawada Tsunayoshi and a letter from my tutors.

Hey Mei!

I thought I'd let you know that we took care of all the little stuff like your clothes and we registered you in Namimori Middle. The uniform should be in your closet and remember, Sawada doesn't know about the mafia yet so don't get him involved until you see signs that the hitman Reborn has come, 'kay?

We might also contact you for family matters such as meetings,parties,ect.

Watch out for assassins!

From Alicia

Oh lord.

They chose my clothes?

I hope they figured out that I like simple stuff during the year I lived with them because the last thing I need is a wardrobe filled with clothes that would instantly draw attention and brand me as 'that rich girl' whenever I go out in public (which is really ironic considering I used to be practically penniless)

I then set up my laptop and prepared to leave the suite for a bit cuz I needed fresh air.

I'm pretty sure I can walk around town without being assassinated.

But if they do come, I can handle them.

After all the training I received, I knew how to survive assassins.

The important word here is 'survive'. I never said I can defeat them.

I just escape them if they're unprofessional because they are stupid little things that didn't read the How To Assassinate People Successfully book and epic failed because I detected their presence.

As I was wondering the streets of Namimori, I made sure to take notice of possible escape routes and shortcuts.

You never know when you might need them.

After I had examined the entire town, I decided to go back to my apartment and hit the hay since my mission officially starts tomorrow at school.


The next morning, I put on my customized Namimori uniform and exited out the window.

Why? Because it's faster that way and because it's good way to use my otherwise totally useless not-so-impressive skills.

I walked from my apartment to the school entrance and I entered the front office to ask for my schedule.

'Mei Kurogane, transfer student?'

I nodded.

Yeah, who the heck else would it be?

'Here's your schedule. Your first class is Math. Would you like a guild?'

I shook my head no because I'm quite sure I'm intelligent enough to remember two symbols and then find the matching symbol on a normal looking door and then enter the door and then begin the stupid mission that I accepted out of duty towards my dead family.

I bowed and then left in search of my classroom and knocked on the door.

'Are you the transfer student?' the teacher asked.

'Yes'

You people ask the same question too much...

'C'mon in!'

'We have a new transfer student today!' the teacher said to the class as I walked in and stood in the front of the normal little room filled with normal looking people and normal looking desks.

It was very normal and that I appreciated.

Then I suddenly heard footsteps and turned towards the door.

'I'm sorry I'm late!' the door opened to reveal Sawada Tsunayoshi in all his fluffy, brown haired glory.

'No-good Tsuna is late again!'

'As expected! He's never on time!'

Bullying?

That's unexpected...

The teacher frowned and said 'Go to your seat, Sawada.'

' Y-yes' stammered Tsuna, looking relieved the teacher let him off.

Poor kid.

Bullying, tardiness, and even a teacher who disliked him.

I was starting to feel sorry for this guy but that doesn't change the fact that I'm only here because I was ordered to and that I was gonna ditch him the moment my mission is over.

The teacher coughed and said,

'Class, this is the new transfer student. She came from overseas. Make her feel welcome. Would you like to introduce yourself?'

I nodded and started my introduction.

I really didn't care about first impressions so I just put on my usual bland expression of complete and utter boredom and said,

'Hello, my name is Kurogane, Mei. I like ordinary things, electronics, cute animals, and chocolate. I dislike it when people get into my personal space.'

That was true. Huge crowds of mafioso invade my private space and they scare the crap outta me.

I also wasn't really talkative so I prefer people leaving me alone.

Not that I minded if it was a close friend, but then again, I've never had one so I really wouldn't know about petty stuff like that.

'Ok, there are some empty seats in the room. Take your pick and you may sit there' the teacher said.

I walked down the aisle and took my seat.

I chose somewhere in the back so I could observe Tsuna without him noticing.

I heard murmurs and whenever I looked at someone, they would quickly turn away.

Was I that interesting?

Sure, I was a transfer student and silver eyes weren't that common but c'mon, I'm human aren't I?

Then again, who knows what living with mafioso for a year can do to someone.


Class was easy.

It was so easy that I got bored to tears and started staring at empty space with my eyes glazed looking dead to the world and totally not paying attention.

Suddenly the teacher said ' Kurogane-san, can you answer #7?'

I stood up and said '7.38' in my politest voice because I didn't feel like getting on the teacher's bad side.

The teacher looked surprised I answered so fast.

Hey, I had to work with a computer genius for nearly 365 days.

Normal math is nothing compared to what she put me through.

I was practically a human calculator!

'You may sit down now.'

I quickly sat down and stopped staring into space and observed Tsunayoshi instead because I can and I will and I'm supposed to.

He seemed to be asleep until the teacher called on him.

'Sawada, solve #12.'

Now, he was fully awake and he looked nervous and scared like a frightened little bunny.

'Ummmm...57?' He guessed.

'Wrong! How on earth did you get that? The answer is 43!'

He then reddened and quickly sat down.

There were snickers and jeers.

'No-Good Tsuna failed again!'

'Yeah, he never gets anything right!'

My eyes narrowed.

The way other the students teased him was despicable not to mention incredibly rude.

Anyone can miss a question once in a while and just because someone isn't good at anything, it doesn't mean you can treat him differently.

But something about him reminded me of...me.

Just as I was all alone in those years of my life after I ran away from the orphanage, he was in a similar situation.

His classmates bullied him and disrespected him in a way that suggested this happened on daily basis and the fact that the entire class and maybe even the entire school was in on it meant that this probably started a couple years ago.

For the entire class, I didn't notice him interacting with anyone and this led me to the conclusion that he had no friends either.

It wasn't as bad as losing your entire family but it was similar enough.

This was when I thought that , maybe, just maybe, I could become true friends with this guy.


At lunch, I heard people talking about me while I ate in a tree.(I like sitting in trees. It's quiet and peaceful)

'Did you see her? She looked like a ghost!'

'No, more like a beautiful vampire!'

'I know right!She doesn't seem human at all!'

Little did they know that said person was right above them.

They thought I was a ghost? A VAMPIRE?

The last one was what bugged me most but whatever.

I quickly left my tree. I should probably clear this up before they start telling everyone else. As I walked past the group, they fell silent and stared at me. I glanced at them and they quickly looked away.

Soon, I entered the hallway and got the same reaction. Seriously people?

I walked back to homeroom and heard rather loud converstations.

'She is TOTALLY ghostly!'

'We should tell the supernatural fanclub!'

'Yeah! She might be the real deal!'

My eyebrow twitched.

Are you kidding me?

What was wrong with these people?

I wasn't supernatural/ghostly/vampire-y in any way!

I was just PALE.

Black hair is totally normal in Japan right?

Silver eyes aren't that strange either!

I opened the door and everyone fell silent and staaaaaaared.

I gave them my best glare and they turned away quickly and resumed conversations.

School was gonna be just great.


In P.E., we played basketball.

'Tsuna, pass!' yelled a dude on his team.

He threw the ball but Tsuna missed it and it hit his nose hard.

The coach blew the whistle and said 'GAME OVER!'

Tsuna's team groaned and said,

'Not again!'

'The team with No-Good Tsuna always loses!'

'Yeah, it's all his fault!'

Hello? He's bleeding and you're just gonna stand there and insult him? Wow, aren't you the nicest friends.

It didn't seem like anyone was gonna help him so I said,

'Coach, I'll take him to the nurse.'

'Go ahead. You two are excused for the rest of the class.'

I turned to Tsunayoshi and said,'C'mon.' as I grabbed his arm and headed to the nurse's office because his tiny brain didn't seem to be able to do such a simple task.

'T-Thanks' he stammered.

We were now walking through the hallways and I had nothing better to do so I thought I'd talk to him to relieve myself of an annoying emotion called boredom.

'What's your name?' I asked, pretending not to know.

It would be pretty creepy if you run into someone who seems to know stuff about you when it was the first time you ever talked with them.

Besides, an introduction can't hurt, right?

'S-S-Sawada ,Tsunayoshi b-but most people just call me Tsuna.'

Can this guy ever talk without stuttering?

I nodded and said,

'Then you can call me Mei.'

Looks like we were on first name basis.

Pretty good, considering this is the first time I've ever tried to make friends.

We had reached the nurse's office but no one was there.

I mentally sighed and realized I had to patch him up.

'Sit down.' I said as I started fixing up his nose. I didn't learn first aid for nothing you know?

Minutes later, his nose stopped bleeding and he was all good.

'P.E. is over by now. We have to go to homeroom.' I said.

I wondered of I should use a friendlier voice. After all, Alicia always said my normal voice sounded cold and emotionless.

I toyed with the thought and then decided, Nah...I'd just sound weird if I tried that. My acting skills weren't exactly what most people would call good.

As we entered the classroom, I decided that Tsuna wasn't such a bad person after all.

My mission might not be as horrid as I thought.


I woke up with a throbbing headache the next morning.

However, it wasn't only a small problem so I figured it would be alright to go to school and come back in one piece.

Boy was I wrong.

On my way to school, I witnessed Tsuna running faster than a bullet in his boxers and confess.

'PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME!' roared Tsuna.

Kyoko screamed and ran away while another guy with black hair hit him. I think his name was Mochida.

'YOU PERTVERT' he yelled. Then he went ran off. Probably to chase Kyoko.

Tsuna then lost his sudden enthusiasm and started talking to a baby in a suit.

Wait a sec. The only person that can possibly be is…Reborn.

Looks like my time has finally arrived. However, since I'm not that involved yet, I'll do my best to keep it that way and I decided to walk off like an innocent bystander…only to find myself face to face with the feared Hibari Kyouya from the Discipline Committee.

'What are you doing here? Classes have started.'

'Ummm…I was delayed by unforeseen circumstances. I'll go to class straight away'

That was technically true.

Me watching Tsuna act like he was high on sugar in his boxers while he confessed his feelings were definitely unforeseen circumstances.

As I was saying this, I slowly edged away, and then proceeded to sprint into the building as fast as possible to avoid being bitten to death.

And to think all this stuff happened before classes even started.


In the class room, nearly all the students were making fun of Tsuna for what he did earlier.

'Hey Tsuna, Mochida-senpai says he wants to fight you during afternoon break in the gym!' A random student informed him.

'Ehhhh!' Tsuna exclaimed.

Near him, Kyoko and her group of friends were talking about how Mochida was going to avenge her for the insult she received.

Overreaction much?

All he did was confess in his boxers.

It wasn't like he slapped her or something but whatever.

Just because I was supposed to guard him, I didn't have to help him with every little problem.

That's Reborn's job.

This afternoon was going to be real interesting.

~Afternoon~

There was a huge crowd in the gym to watch the oncoming battle. Even Hibari came, but he was probably just making sure no one breaks any rules.

I watched in my little corner as Mochida assumed that he wins by default and starts laughing like a deranged maniac.

Suddenly, Tsuna opened the door and everyone was pretty shocked.

He was shaking in his pants but he still came.

You have to give him some credit for his guts and bravery to actually show up for a battle that he was nearly 99% sure to lose.

Mochida started spewing random crap and then said that Kyoko was the prize. Now that's just rude. Kyoko is a human being too. You have no right to talk about her like she was some kind of trophy.

Secretly, I hoped that Tsuna would win just to make that stupid jerk eat his words.

My hope was dying rapidly as I watched him run away from Mochida. Wasn't Reborn supposed to be some super tutor who was going to turn him into the Tenth? Where the heck is he when his student needs help?

Suddenly, just as Mochida was going to strike the finishing blow, Kyoko yelled 'Sawada-Kun, do your best!' Which caused Mochida to freeze and stare as if it was the end of the world.

I swear I saw something whiz by in a blur.

'REBORN!' Tsuna yelled. 'I'LL GET A POINT NO MATTER WHAT!'

Then he proceeded to deflect Mochida's attack and…rip his hair out. In his boxers. Harsh. But he deserves it.

The judge finally raised the flag and everyone went and congratulated him on his unexpected victory.

By now I was absolutely sure what happened. That tutor of his used the special dying will bullet. I was informed about this by Alicia. It was Vongola's secret weapon as well as their signature weapon, I think. Only close allies and higher ups know about it.

As awesome as the 5 minute burst of power it granted was, did it have to make the user strip? Watching a dude in his boxers rip someone's hair out until he's completely bald is slightly disturbing.

Since the action was over, I left the gym went down the hall.

Suddenly a squeaky voice said ' You're Mei Kurogane aren't you?'

He sounded more like he was stating a fact rather than asking a question.

'Yes.'

'You're part of the Segreto organization aren't you?'

'Yeeeeees.' This conversation is headed in a bad direction.

'Since you know who Tsuna is, would you like to join his family?'

Crap. He asked me the one thing I don't have an answer for. My trainers told me that I could join his family but I reaaally didn't want to.

If I joined, it would make protecting him easier but wouldn't he have a family of his own in the future? I just stick around until then and when he's strong enough, I just watch from the sidelines right? Plus, I didn't want to get any deeper into the mafia...

'I apologize but I'll have to turn down your offer for now.'

For now.

If things get bad, I'll have to join his family.

I swear I saw his eyes gleam evilly.

'For now? Does that mean you'll reconsider?'

Yeahhhhhh.

I would've said a straight out NO if it weren't for my mission that you probably know about. Taking advantage of it is not fair at all.

'I'm sure I'll find a way to make you reconsider. After all, I'm the world's strongest hitman.' He left with those ominous words hanging in the air.

Craaaaaaap.

Something tells me I should get ready for anything because I just made myself number one on the world's strongest hitman's hit list.

And with all the commotion, I totally forgot about my headache.


The next day we had a new transfer student who was none other than Gokudera Hayato aka Smokin' Bomb Hayato, a rather strong hitman who used dynamite hidden all over his body.

Reborn probably called him over to join Tsuna's family or something.

However, there was always a slight chance that he might actually be here to kill him so I should keep an eye on him just in case…

'SLAM!'

Gokudera suddenly knocked Tsuna's desk over and glared at him.

Chances of being sent to kill Tsuna, now 60%

Then he proceeded to shoot death glares at him for the entire class.

Chances of being sent to kill Tsuna, now 80%

By now I was pretty sure he wasn't gonna be Tsuna's ally and it was my job to protect Tsuna from assassins so this is my first opponent.

I'll wait for him to make the first move since the chances of him being under orders to kill Tsuna wasn't 100% yet.

In the meantime, I'll just stay on guard and observe like the good little girl and supposed to be.

~After Class Ended~

I glanced over at Tsuna surrounded by a group of boys talking about volleyball.

He seemed uneasy but then again, he always seemed uneasy.

I looked over at Gokudera. He was quietly observing Tsuna but he didn't make any move to harm him.

Looks like he's safe. For now.

I had other problems. I needed to find a weapon I'm familiar with just in case I have an all-out brawl with Gokudera.

My chances of winning against him weren't exactly high, but without a half-decent weapon, I was practically 100% sure I would wind up with some sort of fatal injury.

As I left the class room to hunt for a weapon, I smelled…coffee? Why the heck would the middle of a hallway smell like coffee? I sniffed around to find the source and came across a fire extinguisher and put two and two together.

Tiny Hitman + Love of Coffee+ Good Sized Fire Extinguisher= Reborn in a Secret Hideout Drinking Coffee.

'Ciao, Mei.' Reborn greeted.

'Hello, Reborn' I replied. ' I'm assuming you know about a certain dynamite wielding hitman in the school, right?'

'Don't worry about Gokudera. I called him over to make him Tsuna's family member. He's not a threat to be eliminated.'

I raised my eyebrow.

Family member? Gokudera acted like he would rather die than become Tsuna's family member. Then again, Reborn was Reborn so he probably knows what he's doing.

I hope.

Oh screw it all I don't care...

'Come to the back of the school in a little while. You'll be able to watch an interesting battle.'

'Sure'

Hmmmm…Reborn was probably planning to use Gokudera to test Tsuna's abilities, improve his skills, or something like that…

Well, since I confirmed that Gokudera was called over by none other than Reborn, I don't have to worry about him anymore.

But that's not gonna stop me from finding a suitable weapon because you never know when a life-threatening situation will arise and you're unarmed, and injured, and helpless and you hate the world for making you forget your weapon.

I thought back to Luke's teachings.

Random items lying around that could be uses as a decent weapon included scissors, books, metal pens, sharp pencils, needles…wait, needles?

Yes! They're the perfect weapon for school! I could hide them just about anywhere and use it to attack and defend.

They're like tiny mini daggers that can be used to conduct medieval torture with (I know from unwanted information that Matt informed me of).

Now where were they again? The art room I think…

I looked through the sewing supplies and found the longest needles and grabbed a few of them.

Now I just have to make it back to the classroom without being caught.

'What are you doing here? Art class was over 1 hour ago.'

HOLY CRAP.

'Umm…hey, Hibari-san. I forgot something and I came back to pick it up.'

I had heard rumors about this guy and once, I had witnessed him fight and I was scarred for life.

I repeat, SCARRED. FOR. LIFE.

'No students are allowed in classrooms after class. For breaking the school rules, I'll bite you to death.'

With that, he came at me.

Tonfa Wielding Battle Maniac vs. Inexperienced Girl With Needles.

I did some quick calculations in my head.

I know the way Hibari fights and he's FRICKIN' STRONG. My chances of winning were close to nothing. However, my chances of escaping were a totally different matter.

'I'm sorry! I'll never do this again!' I called. Then I proceeded to jump out the window and land on a tree.

I looked back up and Hibari wasn't following. Yessss. Escape plan SUCCESS.

I checked the clock. Only ten minutes passed.

That counts as a little while right? I headed towards the back of the school. The battle should still be ongoing.


As I rounded a corner, I heard explosions and screams and came across Tsuna running away from dynamite while screaming his lungs out and looking like a pathetic wimp who hated his life.

I looked around and spotted Reborn next to a tree.

'Is he gonna be alright? He looks like he needs help.'

Yes, he really does. Those explosions looked painful...

'Don't worry, he'll be fine.'

It certainly didn't seem that way. Gokudera finally had him cornered and was about to strike the finishing blow.

I looked over at Reborn. He was pulling his gun out.

'Fight with a Dying Will'

Then he shot.

Suddenly, Tsuna yelled, 'REBORN! PUT OUT THE FUSES WITH MY DYING WILL!' and he was in his boxers, yet again.

'DEFUSE! DEFUSE! DEFUSE! DEFUSE!' He actually managed to put out all the dynamite with his bare hands.

'What? DOUBLE BOMB!'

'DEFUSE! DEFUSE! DEFUSE! DEFUSE!' Tsuna put them out yet again.

Gokudera looked like he was losing his cool

'TRIPLE BOMB.'

Suddenly, one of the lit dynamites slipped from his grasp.

Bad move, dynamite freak, you just delivered your own death sentence...

'This is the end of me…' he muttered.

'DEFUSE! DEFUSE! DEFUSE! DEFUSE!'

'Whew, I somehow made it.'

I just stared. I had a newfound respect for Tsuna, seeing as he not only put out countless amounts of dynamite, but he also saved Gokudera's life.

'I was mistaken! You're the one who's fit to be boss! Tenth gen, I'll follow you! Command me to do anything!'

'Wah?'

'Having the loser serve under the winner is a family rule.' said Reborn.

'EH?'

Then Gokudera started ranting about his why he did this and insisted that he served him.

I thought I should make my presence known right about now.

'Great battle, Tsuna.'

'How long have you been there?'

'Through the whole battle.'

'Tenth! Do you know her?'

'Umm…sorta?'

'As expected of the Tenth! Recruiting a different species such as vampires!'

'Huh?' Tsuna and I chorused.

'I had been observing this UMA from the moment I entered school! I will do my best to gather information for you!'

I stared at Gokudera in disbelief. He thought I was a UMA? A VAMPIRE?

While I had regained my composure on the outside, in my head, a little chibi me was running around in circles screaming WHY?WHY?WHY? Was he subjected to the evil rumors of the school already?


Gokudera's View

Today I transferred into the school of Vongola's tenth candidate. He was PATHITIC. Just looking at him pissed me off!

A suspicious person sat a couple seats away from me.

Her skin was way paler than normal, her eyes glinted unnaturally, her black hair and long bangs gave her a dark aura and she was practically my mental image of a vampire. During lunch break she vanished and I heard a group in class muttering things like

'The ghost girl vanished again…'

'Yeah, I never see her eat or drink.'

'How the heck does she leave the room without us noticing?'

'I must find out more about her for the vampire fanclub…'

OHMYGOSH! THAT IS TOTALLY VAMPIRE BEHAVIOUR! I BET SHE LEAVES TO SUCK BLOOD OR SOMETHING!

I should have known! She had 'UMA' written all over her from the moment I saw her!

But killing the Tenth candidate is first priority.

I'll observe (stalk) her after I'm done with that…

~ After Battle~

I was wrong! The Tenth is amazing!

He not only defeated me and saved my life, but he also communicated with a UMA!

As expected! I must gather more information! And there was vampire fanclub, right? I must join!


Did you like it? Dislike it?

I went a bit overboard with the vampire thing but I find it hilarious!

Person in the last chapter was Reborn!

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