Back~ Yay, my essays are finished so I can now have more free time to LIVE XD (and read reborn manga XD Yay~)

Mika looked into the room, surprised.

Sure enough, Kikyo was there, and so was Daisy, clutching his scarred bunny doll.

There were three that she did not know, one red haired male, a (naked) blue haired girl floating in a tank, and one huge giant wearing a mask and a cloak.

The girl floating in the tank of water went up and lifted half of her body out of the tank with her arms.

"Who's that?" she asked in a sharp immature voice.

Byakuran smiled.

"This is my little sister." he said.

"I didn't know you have one!" exclaimed the blue haired girl.

"Now, Bluebell, show some respect, and since you're a girl, you should put some clothes on." said Kikyo.

"Fine, fine." mumbled Bluebell as she got out of the tank and threw on a cloak.

Mika blinked.

The girl was about one head shorter than Mika.

Byakuran smiled the started introducing people.

"You already know Kikyo-kun and Daisy." he began.

"That's Bluebell." he said, referring to the blue haired girl.

"That's Zakuro." he said, gesturing to a red haired male looking bored on the couch.

"And that's Torikabuto." Byakuran finished, gesturing to a male (as it seemed) covered with a large cloak and a red mask.

Mika counted.

"That's five," she said, "Aren't there six?" she asked.

Byakuran scratched his head.

"Um...the sixth member is in...um...ah....not here right now." said Byakuran.

"Ah, okay." said Mika.

"So Byakuran, this your kid sister?" asked the girl named Bluebell.

"Yup~" said Byakuran.

"Hello." said Mika, trying to be polite.

Bluebell didn't respond, her face in a pouting stage, as her eyes seemed to examine Mika.

Mika felt slightly uncomfortable at that stage.

"Uh...."

* * * * *

After the (unusual) introduction, Mika decided to see if she could meet more members of either Vongola or Millifiore.

Mika found Gokudera on the third floor balcony that faced the forest.

"Hello." greeted Mika as she approached them.

Gokudera looked over his shoulder.

"Ah, Mika." said Gokudera

"Hello, Hayato-san." asked Mika.

Gokudera looked at her.

"What're you doing here? Shouldn't you be with your brother?" he asked.

Mika shook her head.

"Shoichi-san dragged him back to finish his paperwork." she responded.

"Byakuran's always been carefree like that." responded Gokudera.

"Really?" said Mika.

Gokudera looked away from Mika.

He felt somewhat uncomfortable around her. He didn't know what this feeling was. It felt like guilt, or maybe sorrow, it might even be pity.

"Hey, how's life?" he asked Mika.

"Hm, its fine." she said.

"Really." said Gokudera as he sighed.

"Is something the matter?" asked Mika.

"When I first found out Byakuran was your brother, I thought it was strange. A long time ago, my father told me that you weren't from an orphanage, but that you were especially given to our family by your own family." said Gokudera.

"Heh?" Mika felt confused. She would have been able to remember her own family, if that was the case.

"Also, if I remembered correctly, you were the only child." said Gokudera.

Mika paused to think about it.

"Um...what was this family...like?" she asked.

Gokudera sighed and thought for a moment, his head resting on his hand.

"They were rich, I think. The woman had...chestnut hair, I think. It was curled and tied into a ball at the back of her head. She was tall and slender. The man had white hair. He wore this blue suit and white cravat. He was also tall and masculine." said Gokudera.

"So that's what my parents looked like." said Mika, as she leaned against the balcony and thought about it.

"Ne, do you remember why they gave me to your family?" asked Mika.

Gokudera nodded, but remained silent.

"Can you tell me?" asked Mika.

Gokudera still remained silent.

"I....don't think you want to hear it." said Gokudera.

Mika looked at him, her eyes in a way that was almost pleading.

"Please? It can't be all that bad." said Mika.

"I..."

"Please, Hayato-san." said Mika.

Gokudera paused for a second, his teeth clenched, they he eased a little.

"...Take her...please...take her away...I don't want this devil child any longer......"

* * * * *

"...I can't stand it.....all this child ever does is bring us misery and suffering....nothing good...can come out of keeping her any longer. Use her.......kill her.....sell her. Anything is fine. I don't want her anymore. Please....take her...."

In her arms, the woman clutched a child, no older than three years old.

She reached her arms out, holding the baby out, begging for a man to take it.

"Please....."

Behind the man, stood two children, a small silver haired boy that looked no older than the child of the woman, and a pink haired girl, slightly older than that of the boy.

The man responded, his voice firm.

"If I take this child, you will not be allowed to see her anymore."

The woman's face looked up.

"Yes. Wonderful. That is just what I want. Just take her.....away from me." she said.

Soon, the woman and her husband were gone.

Just as soon, the little girl, whose eyes wavered as if she had been drugged, passed out.

"What a sickening woman. It disgusts me."

* * * * *

Slowly, Gokudera told her the story, at least the part that he remembered.

Mika looked down, her hair slightly covered her face.

As Gokudera solemnly told her the story, Mika simply nodded and remained silent.

When Gokudera was finished, Mika looked up at him, her face in an expression that depicted both sorrow and disbelief.

"Mika...." Gokudera said.

Just then, a maid popped up.

"Excuse me, but, lunch is ready." she said politely.

"Ah, thank you." said Gokudera, as he and Mika made their way down to the dining room.

Mika sat down solemnly down at her usual place next to Byakuran.

Byakuran seemed to notice her sadness.

"Hmn, Mika-chan, is something wrong?" he asked, his face in its usual smiley state.

Mika looked up.

"No, nothing's wrong." she responded, trying to look and sound as fine as possible.

"Are you sure? If you ever need anything, just come to me." replied Byakuran.

Mika nodded.

"Thank you." she responded.

Mika spent the whole meal thinking about what Gokudera said.

If she was an only child, then why did Byakuran claim to be her brother? Maybe he made a mistake. Maybe his real younger sister was somewhere else in Italy, maybe somewhere else in the world right now. Maybe, somewhere, there was another Mika in the world, sitting at a window, wondering when her older brother would come to find her.

Mika wanted to ask Byakuran about it, but she was afraid to, since, Gokudera said that he wasn't sure. Maybe the couple that gave her away had another son, one that they didn't bring along that day.

With each new question, Mika became more and more confused. Exactly what was the truth and what wasn't?

What was to be trusted and what wasn't?

After lunch, Mika went up to her room. She opened the door to the balcony and stood outside, still wondering what was true and what was not.

She must have fallen asleep, since the next thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Daisy, standing there, and watching her, his eyes still as wide and creepy as ever.

Mika shrieked.

Now she knew what Squalo felt, opening your eyes to see the face of someone you would least expect to see.

Kind of a strange way to end a chapter? I suppose so~ =3

Well, sorry for updating late, but my procrastinating personality allowed me to sleep and draw and do homework before fan fiction T.T

Review? :3 thanks~