author's note: Hello everyone~! Yes, I know, the last chapter was rather short, and didn't have much, but I swear this chap is (sort of, maybe...in a billion years) not going to be like that. So hope you'll enjoy ^^~

disclaimer: I don't own khr, except for my Ocs.


Chapter 9:

A small change in plans

Walking into the base again our brunette decided to go to her room straight away.

Well, that idea was rid of straight off, when she heard voices coming from behind her, "Yo, what're you so happy ab-?" Ami cut herself of when she saw two familiar figures.

"It's been awhile since we last saw each other, huh?" A tall, 19 years old boy, with latte colored hair, said, caring both happy I-pin and Lambo in his hands.

Ami exclaimed, widening her eyes, she jogged up to the boy and hugged him like there was no tomorrow. "A-ami-nee...I-I can't breath.." The light brunette tried to squeak out from his squeezed lungs. 'No wonder I saw a happy Gianinni before' The brunette thought, trying hard not to make her smile turn into a grin from happiness.

"Oh, right." Our heroine blushed a bit, realizing she did something too childish..and in front of the kids from the past. "You've definitely changed your appearance with those glasses...Tsuna told us about you getting them, but I never thought it was for real!" Bianchi said, not hinting any sign of it being a joke.

"Ahaha~, like always you poke my fashion sense.." The adult brunette laughed nervously, with a hint of sarcasm. "It's not a joke...Though I can't blame you, since your brain is always working, something like appeal doesn't probably concern you." The other adult female commented with a disappointed face.

'That sure is a thing you say to a person you haven't seen in several years..' Ami thought sarcastically, feeling like her feminine-pride was being criticized (luckily, it wasn't too big).

"Can we skip the fashion lecture for later?" The doctor pleaded (literally), "I really missed you guys...it's been several years since I have seen either of you!"

"Several years? Why? Why did you not meet Bianchi and Fuuta in so long?" The energetic teenage girl with a dark brown ponytail asked, having a worried and curious face. Kyoko, who was standing right next to her, had the same expression.

"University eats up a lot of the time, especially the time of the medic students. I tried of course to come..." Though suddenly she stopped. "This is the future for you guys...we shouldn't be spoiling the fun for you to find out you know." A very true fact made the girl's faces sadden even more.

Noticing that, the brunette rapidly added, "But I'm sure you're going to have a great future. You know, sometimes, if you try really hard, futures change. So actually, we never know what is in front of us." The last parts were more of a whisper that was directed in the girls' direction. Ami had her index finger on her mouth, as if it was a secret.

The self-confidence in the doctor's voice surprised the both of them, so they believed it straight away and then, after looking at each other they smiled at their 'senpai' reassuring that they are fine now and left to the kitchen, she supposed.

"Well the fact that you know how to take care of people doesn't change." Fuuta commented, laughing a bit after, making himself sound like he respects the doctor.

"I wonder..." Ami replied, but then suddenly changed the subject when she started to look at the boy, "Hey, Fuuta, did you grow again?! Sheesh~, with all of you at this height, I am made to where high-heels, just so I don't look like a shorty." Putting her hands on her hips, and pouting her cheeks.

"Ahahaha~, you don't have to do that if it's uncomfor-" "Yes she does, it's the only thing that doesn't make her look like an obsessed scientist." Bianchi interrupted Fuuta, striking Ami right into the chest for her appearance.

Yes, it's true that the brunette was pretty...no, beautiful, BUT with her messy hair and not taken care of face, and the dark bangs right under her eyes from not sleeping-enough, the glasses, the already getting dirty clothes under the doctor's jacket...Bianchi hit a perfect score, saying that she looked like an obsessed scientist.

"Yo-you don't have to be that mean...Bianchi." The brunette was sniffing, as if about to cry. "I'm not mean. I'm just stating the truth, and am angry at you, because I warned you that university is going to do this to you...and you didn't even listen!"

Ami put on a puppy-dog face (luckily Fuuta was smart enough to leave the 'ladies' to their talks, so they were alone.), but the older female didn't budge..ok, maybe a little, "Alright, I get that you're busy with work, but don't forget, you have the title of the Queen, so most of the women and girls in Vongola look up to your style! And anyways, I thought you grew up from your teenage years! Start taking care of yourself, or you seriously will never get a boyfriend!" Ouch, that was the last stroke before the brunette fell on her knees, going to her emo corner, saying "You don't have to remind me of my problems..."

Although the pink-haired woman knew of the many men that were after Ami's hand, she also knew that those were mostly all of her efforts that were appreciated, since for all of the big parties, she was the one to always tidy the girl up to look more up to her title. And yes, the girl knew how to go from then on, but dressing-up...it's just not this doctor's thing.

"I'll let you off the hook, since we're staying in this base for the time-being. BUT, that also means we're going to have to clean you up afterwards, so don't think this will last forever." The older female put her hands on her hips, "No matter how many years pass, I'll have to take care of you!"

"I know...but I really don't have the time for all these girl's stuff..." The brunette replied the 'older sister'-figure. "That's why I am here. Also, if there is anything you want to talk about, don't even ask, just come straight away." Bianchi gave a soft smile and a light hug.

"Thanks, but I think those girls need your attention more than I do..." Ami answered, giggling a bit, pointing out that the pink-haired woman should be going to the girls. Understanding the brunettes point, Bianchi went off.

'Sorry Bianchi, but now is not the time to think about appearance...I've got much more important stuff to do!' The brunette thought and turned, to continue walking to her room with burning determination.

Coming to her own room, the girl started off with hacking into the Millefiore's info, to find out about what's happening at the moment. Of course, she soon enough found the location of the enemy's base in Japan. It didn't really take too long, since Hibari already gave her the idea of it.

Afterwards she started to look for Sho-kun's machine that was suppose to have all of the kids' older selves at the moment. And once she got there...her computer started to act funny.

Before she knew it, a virus started to spread and soon enough the whole computer system died. 'Well, I give Sho-kun credit for putting up protection on his work.' Ami thought, rolling her eyes and thinking on what to do.

Since she wasn't exactly a genius in machinery or programming (it's just that hacking happened to be easier to learn), the brunette didn't want to risk doing it again, or she would loose the other computer too 'Why can't machines be just like humans? Life would be so much easier!' Well, she is a doctor, right?

Then an idea struck her, 'What if I ask Richard to help me? He is a pro at hacking after all.' And in one second, the girl was trying to get a signal with her step-dad. At least that's much easier than normal.

"Ami? Well, well, well. Aren't you improving in your skills?" A very British voice of a man in his 50s asked, laughing lightly. When his picture became clear, the brunette definitely knew it was none other than her step-dad himself.

"I've learned it from the pro after all." Ami chuckled giving a grin at him, changing to english too. "Your mother is not around...but I'll ask anyway, What's up?" The now more serious tone and expression came upon the man.

"Ahh..no. Actually, I want to ask you a favor. Is it possible?" The brunette asked, getting straight to the point. Richard's voice relaxed, and it sounded like he took a more comfortable position in his chair, "Sure, anything for my lovely step-daughter." And as he said those words, a very warm aura filleds the spaces, as if there were no thousands of kilometers between them.

Ami was speechless for a minute at least, since she still couldn't see her step-dad as a 'father', and never got this kind of warm words from her real father (yeah, the man was very stubborn and 'look down on everyone' type of person).

Chuckling it off, turning her cheeks a baby-pink color, she said, "Eh, alright...can you please hack into Irie Shouichi's machine in the Melone's base's laboratory? I've tried, but it seems to be heavily protected, my other computer broke down completely from the virus...So I thought asking someone who is better than me. Mind doing that..I mean, its not necessary at all-" "Didn't I say that I'm going to help? I might not be a fancy and rich gentleman like your father, but I do keep my word." Richard interrupted Ami, rolling his eyes. "Right." The brunette nodded in agreement, "Though one doesn't have to be rich to act like a gentleman, so don't compare to him."

"So, where exactly was that virus that was protecting the machine?" The man asked the next second. He didn't seem to be mocking his step-daughter at all, more like, seriously asking where it was, since he didn't find it.

"No kidding." Ami replied, sweat dropping and feeling that her eye-brow started twitching. 'Richard really knows his stuff well...it didn't even take him a minute...' Sniffing her bad conscience away from not being able to do it herself, the brunette tried to speak up, but was interrupted again by the same man.

"Oh, come on Ami, don't feel bad, you're super good for your age already. And programming is not even your field!" The clumsy step-dad was doing his best to cheer up the girl, but he just wasn't helping it.

"Thanks Richard, now can we go on? Can you send me the file?" The sarcastic tone of the brunette made him to stop.

"Yup, sure thing. Though it's pretty big. The inventor of this thing is a genius. To be able to stop space and time for our era's Vongola Guardians, by putting them into here...You don't get to see those kind of inventors all the time." Richard's eyes were glittering as he was looking through the file, deciphering the computer code.

" 'Tis true, Sho-kun was good with inventing new stuff and programming.." Ami whispered, in the middle of coughing, so the her 'companion' won't hear it. Too bad for her, a sudden female voice was heard, who happened to have sharp ears.

"Hmm.. so the cute red paprika kid did this?" The dark brunette female on the other side said, standing next to her husband.

"Oh, hi honey, didn't think you would be that quickly back." The man said, turning around to face his wife. "And I didn't think that you wouldn't tell me if Ami was connecting to us." The older lady put her hands on her hips, furrowing her eyebrows, making the man sweat-drop.

"Mum, not now. I'm sort of busy and had to ask for help. You can quarrel all you want later." The daughter said sarcastically, not bother to listen to her mother getting all lectury.

"Excuse me young miss, but I wasn't going to quarrel. Don't use that tone on your mother!" Ami's mother said, huffing.

"Yeah, whatever..." Our heroine muttered, now looking at the file that she just got.

'Wow, Sho-kun really is good at this...I wonder if Byakuran knows that the red-head is working with the Vongola...probably yes, he was always a good actor after all.' And somehow the reminder of the marshmallow-lover made the brunette's face sadder.

Being a mother, the older lady noticed this change straight away.

"There are people who are good actors, and are easy to get to...but mostly, they are like the white-haired kid. You never can predict how truthful they are, and can turn out to be the next bad guys for all I care. And there are those, that are hard as stone, and are completely impossible to get to people...even when you believe that you finally saw the beautiful gem there, they still push you away, because they believe it's the best for everyone."

Our heroine raised an eye-brow, wondering where her mum was going with this, "There are lots of different people in the world, but in the end, you always find out who truly was your friend. So, you shouldn't cry over people who mean the worst for you." Once she finished, her daughter, gave an awkward smile at her, "Thanks mum, but I know that. I just don't know what to do...Tsuna probably meant for me to stay here with the kids from ten-years in the past, as a doctor...but I don't think I'll be of any use if I'm just going to be all depressed all the time. And yes! I know that I should just cheer up, but hello?! I just saw my family being taken down like flies...Even knowing more than I'm supposed to doesn't help..."

Ami started blabbering about how depressed she was,

"You know, we could always...update the machine for you, if you really feel like it." The older brunette said, smirking. Her eyes were filled with confidence, and a hint of fire were there too, as if she was waiting for this moment to come.

This got the attention of both our heroine and her step-dad, "Update? What do you mean update?!" Ami was about to fall out of her chair, out of sudden shock and movements.

"Oh, you know, send you to the machine and bring your past-self here." Ok, if anything, the voice her mother used was getting creepy, the doctor even had to shrug it off.

"And how are you going to do that?" "Yeah, hun, how are you...we going to do that?" The puzzled husband asked, not sure if he was following.

"Please. For one, the kid, although very smart at making this, was still using human technology. And as long as its of no alien inventions, this will be a piece of cake.. And for two.." She raised two of her fingers. At the same time, her eyes got dark and filled with excitement, "..Don't underestimate the ex-chief of the Lonestand's inventing department."

Ami sweat-dropped, but she was definitely happy to hear this, for one - her mother was going to help her, two - her mother is talking about the mafia as if it's nothing, meaning she isn't as dead-pan angry about the mafia as before.

"I have no idea how you're going to do it, but I can see that you have a plan...I'm really happy to have married you. My life would have been a total bore if not for you." Richard said, telling the sweet words to his wife, who looked back at him, as if he was the most beautiful thing in the world.

"Thanks sweetheart." She replied, giving him a very soft kiss on the lips.

Watching this, Ami's eyebrow started to twitch, 'They don't have to rub it in!' Her inner-self was screaming, crying cold long rivers.

"Ahem, can we get back to the main subject?" The doctor asked, irritated that they haven't stopped being all lovey-dovey.

"I'm sure you'll find a perfect guy for yourself one day." The mother teased the girl, who really was about to go back the emo-corner. 'Admit it, love life is just not for you.' Her inner voice said, making her want to cry more.

"Anyways...the only way anyone can travel to the future is through the ten-year bazooka, what happens if my past-self goes at the wrong time or something, then the plan won't work. And anyways, I'm doubting this...It's just too weird of an idea. Although my past-self was good at taking care of wounds, she isn't a doctor like me yet. Maybe I shouldn't do this..." The brunette started to doubt the plan.

"Oh, where did the spontaneous-idea-girl go to? She wouldn't have minded this at all. And it's not 'she' it's 'you'. The same person that is miserable about being useless, don't you think she is feeling that right now at the moment too?" The mother tried to insist on the plan.

Sighing heavily, Ami thought for a minute, and then as if connecting with her past-self, she got a pain that was going to break her heart. 'You're struggling there as well, to find your little brother, aren't you?' The doctor thought, almost as if talking to the 16-years old Ami.

"Alright. I'll believe you. Let's do this." She answered several moments later, with a stern voice.

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And so the time started to pass, with the doctor got stuck in her room for most of the time, helping and talking to her parents about the project. The kids in the same time started to train. Later on, the brunette also went to check on Tsuna, when he was getting his X-Gloves Vongola Ring Version. Though, since she believed he would pass, there was no bother in there at all.

She of course also took care of the wounded, and had to even use the sun-flames on Tsuna regularly(though only when he was completely out, since she still wanted to keep this seem like magic for some weird reason), since ever he started his double training with Hibari and Lal Mirch.
If anything, Ami felt like beating up the two of them, since they were making her life harder every single day. Though knowing that she was a doctor, not a fighter, she tried to keep her temper low.

Well, for the time, she was doing this kind of routine.

It wasn't until one day, all of them came together to the computer room, to talk about about other strategies they should keep in mind when fighting this era's enemies.

Then suddenly a presence of a powerful ring came up in the middle of Kokuyo Land. While Giannini was checking if the alarm was right or not, Ami thought of helping.

"It could be a new enemy." The strict navy-blue-haired tutor commented, crossing her hands and eyes staring at the screen. "No, I'm sure it's a friend..." Tsuna said, his eyes also staring at the dot that was flashing on the screen.

"It could be Chrome, holding the Vongola ring." The bushy brunette boy added, having a serious face on him.

Noticing that look she knew way too well, the doctor gave a small smile. It is sort of ironic that she only now was starting to see the Tsuna that she knows in the future Vongola Decimo. Ironic indeed.

Though it didn't make her feel any happier, if not completely broke. All the short 'happy memories' were starting to pass her by, making it even worse. 'Let's hope mum and Richard will finish updating the machine soon...I won't be able to stay like this much longer..' The poor doctor thought miserably.

"Then it is. Though I know she'll be fine." Ami started to concentrate again, pushing sad thoughts away. 'At least she should be alright. After all, if she does come to battle, the annoying Mukuro will somehow find a way to help her. He always does...And...hmm, we still would probably have to go and help if anything.'

Although there was not enough info on the ring, Ami knew that only a small amount of rings that had such a power - the Vongola and Mare (if she read her history correctly).

It made it obvious that it was Chrome, since the brunette doubted Byakuran would send someone with the real Mare ring on such a small notice. Then again, Byakuran could always be rather unpredictable.

Then, as if reading Ami's movements of wanting to stand up and leave the room, a sudden alarm came on, and the big screen was filled with commas: Vongola slang, the code meant - a cut off head a.k.a assassination squad's code.

The brunette felt like face-palming herself. As if on instincts, the girl knew it was the one and only, super weird group of the Varia...

"Who is it?" Reborn asked in curiosity, probably also sick of bad news all the time. "The data contains a video, I believe." The round Italian man said, typing something as quickly as possible, "Please give me another moment to decode it."

The brunette started to look in her pockets as fast as possible for something...to cover her ears.

Tsuna and Hayato both tensed as well, as they watched the adult searching with a very pained expression, as if waiting for the worst.

"Aha, I think I've got it." The chubby man said, "It's playing now." Then he pushed the 'enter' button.

Ami, not finding anything to block her ears, used her palms and covered her ears with them.

"VOOOOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIII!" The sound spread across the whole base, possibly causing a small earthquake there.

"ARE YOUR NECKS STILL ATTACHED, LOUSY BRATS?!" The long white-haired commander of the Varia assassination squad said...or rather yelled.

"It's him!" Hayato sounded like he was about to lose his voice.

"I-it's the future..." The bushy teenage brunette started, "SQUALO!" Yamamoto finished for him happily.

"Turn it down..." Lal Mirch's aura was getting dangerously close to becoming pitch black, "I can't stand listening to this." "The shark always knows how to make a fist impression." Ami added, muttering and taking her hands of her ears, though thinking that it's a bad idea, sort of merging together with her 'sensei's' dark aura.

"Get this lousy brats! Stay where you are," And this was suppose to be the 'normal' tone of the Varia's rain guardian, "Even if you pick up a new ring outside!"

"He is referring to the one in Kokuyo Land." Reborn noted, being mute to the loudness (is that even possible).

"If you wait patiently, a very simple instruction will be there soon~." A voice Ami knew very well spoke up now, having his usual cheshire grin and creepy coming out of nowhere ways, "Until then, be good and stay put, little kids~."

Hayato was the first to react at the coming of the new character, "The knife-bastard!" Well, yes, but at least everyone knew what he meant.

"VOOII! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" The older Varia guardian asked...no, yelled again.

"The prince is bored~, so I came to bug you." The Varia genius answered, making it quite a reasonable answer, considering it's him we're talking about. The brunette was almost glad he said that actually...rather than, "Oh, and of course to say 'hi' to the princess." Ok, scratch that, she wasn't pleased with his presence at all.

A vein popped on the doctor's forehead, but she still tried to keep it cool, considering she didn't want the rest to find out that it was her he was talking about.

"If you interrupt me again, I'm going to kill you." Squalo replied, making his annoyance clear. "I dare you." Was the prince's answer.

Of course, being the prideful shark he is, the rain guardian practically jumped on the Varia's storm guardian, who was standing right behind the Victorian-styled sofa, where Squalo sat on.

Thinking that it was over, Ami relaxed and a smile was about to come up, when suddenly a new character came in.

You have three tries on guessing who it was.

"Who exactly are the kids here?" A female voice said, looking disappointedly at the cloud of dust surrounding the two male Varia guardians.

"Well, they said all that was needed, so good luck in accomplishing your instructions~. No pressure what. so. ever." The french Varia guardian said, smirking hard when saying 'what so ever'. At the same time, she waved at them, and then gave an air-kiss.

"Though english brat, I advise you to find yourself a boyfriend while they're at it~." Annette finished her sentence, waving with her fingers good-bye.

Before the video could switch-off, the big screen where it was playing...cracked, and in the heart of the misfortune were a pair of broken glasses.

The doctor was still standing in a throwing pose, as if cooling down her arm from the fast swing. "I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO DO, YA DAMN FRENCH WOMAN!" She burst at the top of her lungs.

The boys were taken back by the sudden out-burst (not like they haven't seen their Ami burst, shout, punch and throw when boiling mad, but this era's seemed to have calmed down more and they couldn't believe their eyes), but what they were more taken back by was that pretty, Latin-looking female with long black hair.

And not just taken back, they were surprised and shocked to see the same woman (I call her a woman, cuz she was a thief and stuff before) that defeated Hibari Kyoya AND Lancia as if it was a piece of cake in the Vongola Rings battle. Well, Hibari was a special case, since..she managed to even put a peck on his nose and make him fall (you can imagine the killing intents he has for her now...I mean, he battles Mukuro whenever he sees him, now imagine a female version...you'll be about there.

"A-ano...Ami-nee? Who was that?" Tsuna asked, putting on one of his cute faces, which sadly the brunette couldn't see, because of the lack of eye-sight without her glasses.

"Ahaha~, no one in particular...just a Very. Annoying. Varia Cloud guardian," Ami stretched the 'very annoying' underlining the two words, "Beats me how Xanxus keeps up with his wife..." the girl accidentally muttered under her breath.

"Wait, wait, wait...XANXUS IS MARRIED?!" Tsuna screamed, jaw dropping with the rest of the teenagers. "Funny story, but you know, they also have a kid." Ami added mockingly, because they were super shocked.

"XANXUS HAS A KID?!" The three boys shouted in unison. The shortest of the boys shivered, imagining a baby with Varia's boss's glare...scary sight indeed.

"But wait..what instructions was he talking about..?" Tsuna tried to push the image of the baby away.

"That would be me to the extreme." A very manly voice came from where the door is.

As everyone turned, they saw no other than Ryohei Sasagawa. Well, Ami just figured from the tall build blurry figure that she saw that it was him.

"You seriously need to get spares for yourself, Baka-Ami." Reborn, who was sitting quietly until now, commented, putting, yet again, a pair of new glasses in her hands. "But then you won't have anything to comment on. Won't that be boring?" she answered sarcastically.

"Ah, that's better." The brunette said, putting on the glasses and then moving her eyes to where the Vongola's Sun Guardian was standing, "Welcome back to Japan Ryohei, I'll take Chrome from you then." The doctor took Chrome's hurt petite body in a princess-style manner and left to look at her wounds.


Oh god...I FINALLY FINISHED! I was suppose to finish this chapter already a few days ago...but it was done only today. Oh well, I guess I'll be writing at these paces for now, since I started school and am in the last grade of Junior High AND am still writing two stories at the same time...god how I wish time wouldn't fly so quickly.

Anyways, hope you like this chapter...please review, since that really inspires me~ (and I wanna know what you think of the chap)!