Chapter Six: It's a lie, Nozomi killed?!

Nozomi's eyes blinked open, her head was hurting so much she couldn't think straight. When she finally woke up, she smelt the scent of blood, and she also felt sticky. She could now see where she was, the room was dark and the only light was from the window.

She lifted her body but suddenly grabbed her side in pain. She looked down to see that there was blood on her shirt, she lifted it and saw there was a slash on the side of her stomach. She held it tighter hoping that it would lessen the pain. She started to walk toward the door, but she was limping for some reason.

She had stopped when her foot hit something, she looked down to see a body on the floor covered in blood. Her eyes widen when she saw his face, she knew him. He was the son of a family that she had encountered a while back.

She looked over his body to see for any wounds, when she turned his body around she saw something unexpected. She fell to the floor and quickly moved from the body, she couldn't stop staring at the object in his back.

One of her sais, were deeply stabbed in it, she could see he was hit with a hard thrust . She knew that it was hers because her sais are the only ones that had a black and white hilt with one black blade and one white.

She stared at the man, not knowing what had happened. She tried forcing herself to remember only to result in a worse headache. 'I didn't do this……..did I?' she asked herself over and over.

"Nozomi!" she heard her name being shouted.

She kept quiet for she knew what this looked like, she knew that most if not all would think that she killed this man. She curled up as she held onto her legs.

"Nozomi!" she heard the voice shout but this time louder, it almost sounded as if they were nearing the door.

She saw the door creak open, and golden hair shine. A figure quickly ran to her side, "Nozomi, are you okay?! Are you hurt!!??" she heard Dino shout loudly.

But everything sounded dead to her, she couldn't believe she did this. She just stared straight at the body that laid on the floor covered in blood. Unexpectedly her head started to hurt very awfully. Her hands raised up grabbing her head in pain, she held her head tightly trying to stop the pain. Then, everything turned black she felt nothing but heard her name being shouted again and again.

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"No, Reborn, whoever did that wasn't Nozomi." Dino said with disbelief, as he looked at Reborn as if she hadn't taken a life before.

"You, better then anyone knows what she is capable of, and all the evidence that was gather brings us back to suspecting her." Reborn said in a monotone voice as he stared at Dino, who had a angered yet worried look on his face.

"Just listen to what your saying!" he shouted to Reborn as he lifted his arms in motions that made him look like an idiot.

"Dino." he heard his name being called from behind him, he turned to see Nozomi sitting up and looking straight at him, "Don't get mad at Reborn." she said as she sighed, "I don't remember what happened, so I don't know what I did or didn't do, so until we know what exactly happened I take full responsibly for this matter." she said with a serious look.

"You know what they'll do right?" Dino asked with a look of worry.

Nozomi quickly picked up a pillow and threw it at his face, "Wipe that pathetic look off of your face." she said with a smile. Dino held the pillow and couldn't help but smile at her. Dino saw her run her hand through her hair, "I guess I'm on house arrest huh?" she asked looking at Reborn.

Reborn stared at her which felt like forever, "Not necessarily, yes all the evidence points to you, but they still need to investigate." he said sighing, "you can go to school for now, just don't push yourself." he said handing her a uniform.

"Thanks." she said bowing to him.

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Nozomi hurried off to school, trying to find something to keep her mind off of everything that had happened. She saw Hibari doing his regular routes around the school, with Hibird flying above him. She felt a smile grace her lips, as she saw him walk around the corner.

She walked to class, but instead found herself at the roof of the school. She leaned against the railing and took a deep breath, after counting to twenty she breathed out. She closed her eyes and listened carefully to the whistling of the wind, it helped soothe her.

"Nozomi?" she heard a familiar Yamamoto call to her.

She opened her eyes and turned to see him smiling so kindly to her, "Hello Takeshi." she said giving him a smile that made his look so poor. She turned back to the railing and looked out to the sky.

"I remember how I began to admire Tsuna." he said standing next to her.

"What do you mean?" she asked.

He scratched his head, "Well, after an incident resulting in a broken arm, I tried to jump off this same roof." he said in a low voice.

She looked down to the ground and felt the height and then looked beside her to see a smiling face, "Why would you try to kill yourself?"

He scratched his head again, "It's a long story." he muttered.

Nozomi giggled, "I've got time." she said sitting on the ground near the rail. He looked down to her she welcomed him with a smile. "So?" she said as she patted the ground beside her.

Yamamoto sat down in hesitation, "During baseball practice one day, I broke my arm……" he said pausing as he glanced to see she was very interested to hear what he would say. "The next morning my mind was filled with the idea that if I couldn't play baseball anymore then I had no reason to live." he said his voice low at the end. He took a deep breath but then felt a hand smack the back of his head.

He turned to see Nozomi with her arms crossed, "Baka! Just because of a broken arm you were going to throw your life away?!" she shouted with a sudden anger. She took a deep breath, "Takeshi……" she said putting a hand on his shoulder, "You must think about how others may respond if you had done that." she said nodding her head, "they would do crazy things because your gone……." she stopped as she looked at him, "so don't ever try to do that again." she said giving him a big and bright smile.

Yamamoto took a deep breath, "I promise." he said as she smiled at him.

"Good! We're on the same page then!" she said standing up, "besides if you threw your life away I wouldn't have been able to meet you." she said smiling at him again. She was walking to the door, "I have to go, you take care, I'll see you later." she said as she walked through the door.

'Why is it that I have such a familiar feeling when I'm with her?' he thought as he looked out to the sky.

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Nozomi grabbed her heart as she ran away from the roof. She had a sharp feeling in her heart, as if she was being stabbed. Then her head suddenly hurt as if it was being crushed. She grabbed her head, trying to lessen the pain. Before she knew it everything had turned black once again.

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She awoke with a similar feeling, it was the same as the time Dino had found her. She forced her eyes open again to see a sight far more horrible then the first. In the room there wasn't one but seven bodies which covered the floor around them with blood.

Her body ached once again, she held her knees close to her chest as she hid in the corner. She didn't know what she had done but regretted that she let it happen again.

The smell, the sight, the way everything fell into place they would soon be after her, that was what she was sure of.

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Hibari was walking around the streets of Namimori when he saw ice blue hair sticking out of the corner, he had a twisted feeling in his gut and didn't know how to stop it so he decided to go and check it out. He didn't hurry himself to check and walked as slowly as possible. Once he reached the corner and turned, his legs suddenly stopped working. His eyes widen for a split second and then returned to how they'd always been.

There Nozomi sat, her clothes torn up and blood covered her arms. Hibari slightly nodded his head and then knelt down beside her. He didn't know why but at that moment he had removed his jacket and put it over her. He brushed the hair that covered her face away with his hand, and felt his hand stop when he saw how peaceful and beautiful she had looked. He nodded and then went back to the cold hearted Hibari who everyone knew and loved.

He lifted her and was now holding her in his arms, but one question had occurred to him why was he doing this in the first place. He just shrugged slightly and continued to walk carrying that small person in his arms.

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Nozomi's eyes fluttered open and she laid in a comfortable place, though her body was in pain. She tossed to her left side, and then rose, she looked around seeing that the place was unfamiliar. She looked around and then pulled off the blanket that was covering her. She slowly placed her feet on the wooden floor that was cold.

"I'd say it was good to see you awake but I don't think I enjoy it very much." she heard a monotone voice say she turned her head to see Hibari standing at the door with his arms crossed.

She looked at him, "Well, I'd say that you're a good person, but then I might get smite from behind." she said looking at him with a smile.

He returned her smile with a raised eyebrow, "You are a burden Akatsuka Nozomi." he said with on emotion in his voice.

Those words struck her heart, and stabbed it a hundred times. It didn't hurt as much because he said it more of, the fact that she had been called that many times. She dropped her head, so that her ice blue hair hid her eyes from being seen.

"Yes, well at least I'm not the arrogant, and heartless bastard that thinks that life is all about winning. I maybe a burden, but then what does that make you?" she said as her head shot up to reveal a strong face, and her eyes held no fear, or anger, but made Hibari lose words.

After that she didn't look at him and walked right past him. Heading straight to the door, she didn't turn back and just felt that it was best if she left. She didn't know why his words affected her like they did. She just knew that begin around him, made her sad and angered.

Right when she was in the door way she felt a hand grab her arm. She turned to see Hibari had a confused look on his face, but not shortly after did it return to his usual look. Nozomi looked at him, with a lost expression, "What now?" she asked in a voice that she meant to come out frustrated but came out more of a dreary one.

Hibari didn't know what to do, he only grabbed her arm out of reaction, and now that he had her attention he didn't know what to do with it. Nozomi slowly pulled away and felt his grip loosen completely. The room grew silent, they hadn't looked at each other, neither knew what to do nor say.

"Uh….." Nozomi started, as she looked down to her arms, that were covered in bandages, "Thanks." she said as she felt a blush cover face. She felt a sudden energy burst and looked up at him, "Your not that bad Kyouya." she said smiling at him, and then she realized what she had said and bowed to him. Then quickly exited the door.

Hibari stood there staring out at the door, wondering why his hand was numb and felt like it was being shocked. He looked down at his hand and took a deep breath, gaining his composure and holding himself as he usually did.

Walking to the bed where she had laid, feeling that her presence was still there. He didn't notice that he had sat on the bed, he looked at the pillow and felt a small smile on his face.

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Nozomi hurried out, finally remembering what had happened before he encountered Hibari. She knew, even if she wished it wasn't true, she knew that they'd come soon, but she just hoped that for once she'd be wrong. She reached a corner and leaned against the wall, holding her side due to exhaustion. She observed the bandages on her arm and smiled at the thought of Hibari going out of his way for someone other then himself.

Flashback

"Your to reckless Nozomi." she heard him saw as he reached for the bandages.

"Blah, blah, blah, I was 'reckless' because I wanted to save that little boy." she said brushing him off and looking out at the window.

"Your to kind, that maybe your downfall one day." he replied as he wrapped the bandage on her arm.

"My downfall? Well, as long as I help save a life, what does it matter?" she said looking at him intently.

"I suppose, but I presume I'll be there to catch you before you fall." he said looking back at her with a serious face.

"Haha,……" she started to laugh, "still the same old Hibari, huh?" she said as she smiled at him. No matter where she was, she knew that with him she would always be safe.

End of Flashback

She smiled at the thought, but her face turned sour when she saw men familiar looking men. There stood five men whom towered over her. Dressed in black suits with big black coats and top hats. Their bodies unseen thanks to the man bandages that covered them. The man in the middle held a metal chain with a collar at the end of it.

"Come without resistance and no harm will befall you…yet." he spoke.

Nozomi couldn't tell the expression in his face, she didn't know what he was feeling or even if he felt anything. She just hoped that they made a mistake, but she knew if these guys came after you, you'd already know this was no joke. "I will not." she said hoping that it came out with much confidence, but for some reason she wasn't able to do that today.

"We have our orders, bring you back, preferably in one piece." he spoke again.

"I don't know what I did, or what I didn't do, but I will go with you after I have decided if it really was me." she said as she jumped up instantly disappear in the wind.

"Find her." he said walking in another direction.

They all went in different direction, one in the south, one in the north, one in the west, one in the east, and the leader took the center. They were more determined to catch Nozomi then anyone else.

She had to hurry, she knew she didn't have much time. Nozomi ran as quickly as she could to Tsuna's house.

AN: Hello, I guess this is a late chapter huh? Well, I'd like to know what you think about this chapter. Hopefully I'll update sooner, until then thanks for all the reviews