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To Kain13: That's great! Going out to a restaurant is what I love to do too. I actually don't drink coffee too. Well, unless it's Tim Horton's Ice cappuccino, that's a different story.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

~ 7 years 5 months old ~

"Ne, Tsuna, are you done yet?" I asked as I rolled around in Tsuna's bed. "I'm tired and I really wanna go home~"

Tsuna sighed. I gave a sigh too and sat up on the bed before checking out the question.

"..." I skimmed the words before placing it back down. "Do you remember the rule of the angles of a triangle? All of them must add up to 360 degrees. Now, in a isosceles triangle, two sides are the same, making the angles the same too."

"So I take the angle and subtract 360 from it before dividing by two to get the answer," Tsuna said, writing the answer. "I'm finally finished."

"And I'm free," I replied, stretching. "Never again will I ever agree to help you," I said, looking at Tsuna. "Never."

"That's what you said last time," Tsuna told me.

"Whatever." I fell back onto his bed. "Mhmm… I don't wanna walk home. Tsuna, why don't you let me sleep here for tonight?"

"Okay then. I'll-"

"I was kidding," I interrupted, standing up. "I'll see you tomorrow at school Tsuna. Do you want me to pick you up?" I smirked. "You know, so I can be your shield again for Hibari?"

"T-that was an accident! I didn't mean to push you into Hibari-san, Aura-chan!" Tsuna exclaimed. "You weren't even afraid when he pulled out his tonfa and started to chase you around," he added under his breath.

'That's because it wasn't the first time I fought Kyoya,' I thought, crossing my arms.

My phone then started to ring.

"It must be Ryuto. I better get going. Bye Tsuna," I waved goodbye and leaped down the stairs before slipping on my shoes and rushing out. Maman was asleep since we had been working on the sheet till 1:45 am, about.

"Hello?" I said, answer my cellphone. "Who is this?"

"Aura! I need you to listen to me!" a voice that wasn't my brother's said.

"Mom?" I asked, giving a strange look as I walked down the dark streets. "Why are you breathing so hard? Don't tell me you tried to run around the block several times with Ryohei again."

"Aura, I don't have much time left." I stopped in my tracks. "Your father… he's gone mad. He's chasing me right now."

"I thought you said he died," I replied, completely confused.

"I lied. I brought you here from Italy because of the dangers that were there. Aura, your name isn't Aura Kirochima, it's Aura Gesso. You're part of the mafia. You are a genius daughter who knew how to wield weapons at the age of 2."

'T-that can't be. I know I'm very good at using the dual swords, but that's because of it's my natural instincts… right?'

I laughed.

"Mom, you're such a great actor. But really, you're scaring me," I said, sweat going down my cheek. "Come on, let it go. I really wanna go home and sleep."

"Aura, I'm being serious right now!" my mother yelled. It sounded like she was crying too. "Please, take care of your siblings. I've paid the rent for the hotel room for the next 10 years. That should be enough time for you to grow and get a job."

"No! Wait! Where are you? I'm coming right now!" I yelled frantically.

"It's too late sweetie. Please, trust me. Your memory may be gone, but I know deep down you can feel the truth. I love you all, and please, don't tell your siblings what happened. Say I died in a car accident. I just want you to know because I know you can handle it. You're my tough little Aura."

Tears streamed down my cheeks as I clutched the phone tightly. I didn't know what to say or make out of it. Instead, I just answered her like this:

"I-I will! I'll do it!"

"Thank you Aura. Goodbye. I won't let him hurt you all or Byakuran."

The sound of the phone on her side clattering on the floor resounded through my ears. The sound of someone crying in pain and liquid dripping down was etched into my mind before the line went dead.

"This is… it can't… why?" I asked weakly, dropping to my knees. I could only stare at my phone on the ground as I started to cry.

Tears streamed down my face as I picked up my phone and dialed the number to Ryuto's cellphone.

"Never again… I swear…" I whispered…

And the other side of the line picked up.