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Nera-Noir Corro Espérer stepped out onto the rooftop. However, there was already someone there.

"Kyouya-nii!" she squealed. Hibari narrowed his eyes and got up.

"I hate pranks. They are against disiplanary rules."

"No, no. It's really me. I'm here now."

"I'll bite you to death." Hibari raised his tonfas.

"K-Kyou-nii? Who?"

"There is no reason to tell holograms and illusions."

"Oh." She looked down, face smothered in shadow.

"Isn't it because you don't believe that I'm really here? Is it too good to be true? Isn't it since you think I'm just a hallucination, born from wishing it to be so? Isn't it because you really don't believe what you've believed for so long? Then, if you don't want to see me, then I'll be happy to-"

"No. You're here now, and I know so."

Espérer looked up, shining hope returning to her eyes.

"Still friends forever?"

"Yup."

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A little bit later...

Down the stairs they rushed, Hibari first, eyes ablaze, dragging along Espér. Past a number of halls they raced, with groups of students numbering three each at most. Every time they turned a corner, students down that hall scattered like mice. And once the pair found Tsuna, Gokudera, and Yamamoto, they stopped.

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Hibari appeared out of the blue, dragging along what looks like an extremely frightened Espérer.

"I am going to bite all three of you to death unless you explain."

"Um...uh..." Tsuna was at a loss for words.

"Well, we couldn't find her. Thanks for finding her for us, though," Yamamoto smiled.

"So you admit that you got her lost?" Hibari narrowed his eyes.

"Um, well not really. You tell him, Gokudera."

"Yes, Gokudera? What did you do? Share." Hibari smiled, and narrowing his eyes again.

"..." Gokudera bit his lip.

"Yes?" His long drawl of poison broke Tsuna.

"We ditched her!" he shouted. He could not stand being targeted by Hibari for so long, unless they were sparring.

"Oh, really?" Hibari raised an eyebrow.

"Well, Yamamoto. Since you were given this child to take care of, then you will have to be punished for not doing your duty. I am going to have to bite you to death a bit later, though. The rest of you herbivores better behave, or else you'll end up like him." Hibari continued on, still dragging along Espér. The three were surprised that they got in trouble with Hibari and still didn't get hit yet. However, Yamamoto shot a death glance at Gokudera.

A few meters away from the trio, Hibari whispered to Espér, "I'll show you around the school, then."

"Thanks, Kyou-nii."

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Her tour with Hibari lasted the remainder of school. Hibari gave permission to skip class. It didn't matter if she had classes or not, since she could cope well enough without it. Surprisingly, the tour was actually fun. She was back with her childhood friend again.

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After School...

"Bye, Juudaime!!"

"See you tomorrow, Tsuna!"

And the three separated at Tsuna's front yard. Gokudera to his apartment, Yamamoto to his sushi shop, and Tsuna back home.

As Gokudera opened the door to his apartment, the door of his neighbor's swung shut, with a leg flashing out of sight.

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The next day, before the school bell rang, Kyoko approached Espér and said, "Hi, um...I'm Kyoko. And...I'm hoping we could be friends. Sorry I didn't ask yesterday, since I was a bit nervous, and that you had such a great time with Tsuna-kun and his friends."

'Had such a great time with Tsuna-kun and his friends?' As if. You don't know anything. They friggin' ditched me and that punk Gokudera has some serious anger issues. Yelling about baseball all the time. He was so cute and kind when he was younger. Yamamoto was a bit too care-free, and that Tsuna looked like a weakling. I simply can't believe that someone with such a rebellious outer core like Hayato and such a laid-back athlete like Yamamoto could ever wait that Tsuna hand and foot. It's either they're insane or for some other unknown reason either I can't think of or is so random and bizarre that it's impossible to guess. That was what she knew her outside person would say, but the real her would've said something else entirely.

"Um...well...sure? We could be friends. As long you or your friends don't bother me, I don't really mind."

"Great! Thanks! Then...do you want to eat lunch together later on?"

"Sure thing."

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Espér POV

Lunchtime...

The bell rang, and all of a sudden, students jumped up from their seats to eat lunch around the campus. Kyoko ran to me.

"Hey. Let's eat lunch with Tsuna-kun and his friends, too. And my onii-san. Eating together is fun. Okay?"

"Fine. First, I have to get my lunch. Go on ahead. I'll catch up later."

"Kay!" She sprinted off.

I dug my hand into my backpack and grabbed the air where my spaghetti and meatball sandwich supposedly sat. Oh, great. It isn't here. I franticly searched all the other pockets. It's gone.

Oh great. It's gone. Now...who could have taken it?

Hayato.

He sits on my right side, and my backpack is in range of that punk's arms. He has his own, twisted reasons why, now that he's a teenager, and I know he has enough evil in him to actually commit the crime.

Hayato! Gokudera Hayato! How could you! I know you're better than this! You couldn't have sunk so far as to stealing! I am disappointed in you!

I grinded my teeth and ran to the rooftop. Whipping open the door, I locked on Gokudera.

"You took my lunch, didn't you?"

"Bu-"

"There is the evidence, right there in your hands. And you still don't admit it. How could you? You, the mighty Gokudera Hayato, heir of a mighty fortune, has fallen as low as stealing. It's bullies, bullies, bullies everywhere! I used to think better of you, you know. I'm disappointed- no...disgusted." I shot him a furious glare, and dashed down the stairs.

And I could feel his very own Juudaime give Gokudera a very, very disappointed look.

Down below the roof, I dashed to the nearest music room I could find. Good. It's empty. I went in and locked the door. I lowered the shutters on all the windows, and the little one on the door. From my backpack I took it out. It shined, and it glowed. There was a bright flash of light, and there was a tiny eaglet, or owlet in my and the item's place. I was that chick. Pure white down covered my body. The only visible parts that weren't white were my eyes, beak, claws, and talons.

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Tsuna gave Gokudera a very, very disappointed look. That was all Gokudera cared about. In the background, however, Kyoko said, "Eehhh?" Her brother said nothing. Yamamoto wore a frown on his face for the first time in quite a while.

"Excuse me, Juudaime!" Gokudera left to apologize, and came to a music room. He knocked. Once again, he knocked.

The shutters were lifted a little, showing only Espér's eyes. Then, the shutters were dropped and the door opened.

"What do you want, thief?"

"Um-"

"Either you're going to play, or you're going away."

"I-I'll play."

"Then you'll have to impress me how well you play. Kaa-san won't be happy if you don't play well enough."

Our pissed off Gokudera entered the room and sat before the grand piano. Espér locked the door again, and proceeded to lift all the shutters in the windows, aside from the one on the door.

"Aww...it's Chopin, again? Why can't you at least pretend to play something else? If it's going to be Chopin, I advise either the American Revolution, or Fantasia Impromptu. That is, if you can play it," Espér complained. The atmosphere changed in an instant, and she, for the first time in a long, very long time, opened up and relaxed.

"What do you mean, again? It's the first time you've heard me play."

"Or is it?"

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"Don't you remember that party?"

"Which party?"

"The one when you saw the princess with her single-man guard." Espér smiled. Gokudera held down his blush. No way! Not that party!

"Yup. It was that party. You've gone a little wild on that one, though. I think you ate too many cookies that day." Espérer chuckled.

"And plus, how did you get in?"

"Isn't it obvious? Mama and Papa were on the guest list."

"..."

"Oh. And your music is so boring... It's my turn, now."

Espérer sat on the edge of the piano seat, refusing to move unless the previous occupant leaves. And so he does.

"Now, I'm going to show you the real way to do it."

"Then, wha-" The simple melody caught his throat.

"It's my first song. Do you know who taught me?"

"W-who?"

"Your kaa-san."

"It's only Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star."

"Ah. How wrong you are."

And for the next ten minutes, he stood there, astounded. It was a beautiful piece, of hope, of wishes, of faith.

"What's it called?"

"Ah, Vous Dirai-je, Mamam. And, it's not Chopin."

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"Oh, and I thought you were mad at me."

"I was."

"Then?"

"Tch. I found time to tease you."

"You still piss me off."

"Gokudera, did you apologize?" Tsuna said, with Yamamoto, Ryohei, and Kyoko trailing along behind him.

"Not really, but some-one needs to learn how to control his anger like me." Espérer smiled. She put up her outside personality again.

"Turns out, childhood friend. Can't help it," said Gokudera.

"Good Hayato. Everybody wants to know that you've had friends before, back in Italy." Espér smiled, and whacked Gokudera on the back.

"Payback," she said, before running off.

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