The days passed by slowly.
Naomi saw Byakuran everyday but was confused as to why Byakuran would ever like her.
Byakuran on the other hand, had never liked anyone else before and was confused as to what he should do.
The two of them hardly spoke to each other anymore because whenever they met they were both deep in thought of their feelings towards each other.
A month later, Byakuran had to go on a journey to Japan for some reason.
He called Naomi along and she hesitantly agreed.
The flight to Japan was a long one in which Byakuran and Naomi were sitting next to each other.
Both of them remained quiet.
Finally, to break the tension, Byakuran asked in his carefree tone.
"What happened the other day, Naomi-chan?"
He smiled and tilted his head.
Naomi blinked and opened her mouth to answer but no words came out.
"Oh? That wasn't an obligation, Naomi-chan. It was an order," Byakuran said, still smiling. Naomi looked away.
Byakuran took her face in his hands and looked directly into her eyes.
"I've never seen you in the other worlds before. How did Irie-chan find you?"
Byakuran said and frowned.
Naomi blushed. So Byakuran truly didn't know anything about her past.
Slowly, Naomi told Byakuran about her whole past, leaving some parts out and editing the others.
When she had finished, the plane had begun to land.
Her eyes were teary from remembering so much about her past. She could not see anything anymore.
"I'm sorry…" Naomi said and turned away.
Byakuran shook his head and put his hand around her.
"It's okay. If anyone else ever upsets you again, tell me and I will make sure that they never see the living daylight again," he said gravely.
Naomi gulped. So Byakuran truly met his reputation of being cruel to others. Now she knew why the tenth Vongola boss had been worried about her and had made sure that she was trained properly.
"Naomi-chan," Byakuran said softly, barely louder than a whisper.
Naomi looked up, straight into Byakuran's eyes.
"I'll always be there for you, Naomi-chan. No matter what. I promise."
