Yeah sorry, I've been busy and crazy stuff's been happening o.O I kinda rushed it so I didn't read it over too many times, if there are any mistakes tell me!~
Yuzu was no normal girl. She had become a very mature person after many uneventful memories. Sitting on her bed, she just had her eyes closed, in deep thought.
Of course, Hiyori was her sister but not by bloodline. She was only three when she and her parents went to Japan for their vacation. Instantly captivated by the scenery and culture, her parents thought it would be more than amazing to raise a child of this ethnicity. They adopted Hiyori, who did not have a large age gap from Yuzu herself. Almost all of her childhood, her parents ignored her. Although there was a moment in her life where she remembered that she had received excessive amounts of attention after Hiyori spoke less and less.
The moments of attention fled as soon as Hiyori went "missing." To distort her flames for reasons of gaining attention were too shallow for Yuzu, this was something greater.
Opening her eyes slowly, she blinked a few times harshly to get use to the light above her room. Coming out of her thoughts, she merely stayed where she was, motionless for some time.
With more time around the household, Hiyori really got used to everyone, that is to say... Although she had grown more accustomed around the area, she always held her guard up. The only person she would completely relax by was Tsuna. If anything, Hiyori would have admitted that he was truly her first friend. BUT, it wasn't like she was going to tell herself that anytime soon. It was just a hunch she had but she would never go too deep in thoughts if they were related to dark memories or if they were plain embarrassing.
Hiyori too, was sitting on her bed thinking about things. Her past passed through quickly in her mind. For now, she thought about everything that had happened so far.
Everything happened so quickly. If it was possible to relate all those crazy moments with one emotion, she would, but it's not. It was so strange, meeting all these new people had put her in a turmoil of so many emotions, many of which she herself cannot recognize and explain; but they all generally made her happy.
She now imagined a scale. Was it worth it for her to go through so much pain and trouble just to be where she is right now? Or would it have been better if she never left home. Not knowing the alternate, she decided that the choice she made was the better one.
Hiyori thought about random things for a little while before she heard a knock on the door. She got up immediately. "Who is it?" she asked cautiously.
Opening the door, the person showed himself. It turned out to be Tsuna. "Nee, come with me somewhere?" he asked simply.
"Hmm? Where?" Hiyori asked back, a bit skeptical.
"Just follow me." He answered excitedly.
She didn't say anything after that but complied. After walking halfway to wherever Tsuna stopped, making Hiyori do the same. He turned around and faced her. "Alright, from here, you have to close your eyes." He said.
"And why would I do that?" She asked sharply.
"Well, if you trust me, then you'll do it right?"
Hiyori paused. If anything, she has been more or less unconsciously trusting Tsuna the entire time but now that the subject was brought to light, she had to really take a moment to think about it.
"F-fine..." She finally said. She closed her eyes but she didn't feel as though she was kept completely in the dark as she still had the ability to sense other flames about the area. Hiyori still felt Tsuna's flame strongly with the lack of distance between them.
"I guess I should lead her, ha, I don't want her bumping into things..." Tsuna thought to himself. He grabbed Hiyori's hand, much to her embarrassment.
"W-what are you doing?" She asked, with her eyes still closed.
"Psh, do you want to bump into walls?" He asked back, rather amused. With that, the two kept walking. Once they got where they probably needed to be, Tsuna stopped and let go of Hiyori's hand.
"You can open your eyes now." He said softly.
Slowly opening her eyes, Hiyori thought to herself. "Tuna-fish, I swear if this is-" Her thought's stopped when she fully opened her eyes and saw a bright area with confetti all over the place. "SURPRISE!~" She heard everyone yell. It turns out they were just at the dining room.
Much to everyone else's surprised, the only face Hiyori had was an indifferent one. "I'm sorry but it's not birthday..." She said, slowly turning away.
"Ahh! W-wait Hiyori-chan! This party wasn't really meant for your birthday haha..." Ayane said while everyone else in the room was just too busy deadpanning.
"Then what else is this for?" Hiyori asked, not sure of what is really going on at this point. She turned to Tsuna which made everyone else turn to him as well.
"Oi baka-Tsuna, did you even tell her yet?" Reborn asked, although he already knew the answer from the girl's reaction.
"Ehh? Sawada-sama, you didn't tell her yet?" Hikari the maid asked right after Reborn.
Now Hiyori was getting anxious and annoyed. "ASK ME WHAT?" She thought nervously.
"Haha, I thought maybe one of you guys might let it slip when we got here..." Tsuna replied, making everyone else groan.
"I'm pretty sure you were supposed to tell her Tsuna." Yamamoto said, still somewhat amused.
"If you want tenth, I'll tell her!" Gokudera offered.
"N-no it's ok, I think I should tell her properly haha..." Tsuna said, leading Hiyori out of the dining room.
"Ok... Hiyori..." Tsuna said dramatically, placing his hands on her shoulders.
"W-what...?" Was all she could really say while also sweat dropping.
"I was wondering... If you wanted to join the Vongola famiglia. I-I mean since you aren't comfortable with the way things are currently with your own family and you've been here a while a-and..." Tsuna explained, his words crumbling at the end.
Hiyori's eyes widened a bit with realization and then she was put into a position to think about things again. But it didn't take her long to answer the nerve wrecking Tsuna. "Ok. I guess I will..."
"Ehh? Really? Oh but there's also something else I should tell you..." Tsuna said, fading in end. "Ahaha, that party was kind of a going away party..."
"Hmm...?" Hiyori was confused once more.
"Well, the thing is I am only here for the summer, as I've told you before, this really isn't my home. Nor is it of my friends. Today's the going away party and we're leaving in a few days. Would you consider..." Tsuna continued, trailing off at the end again.
"Wait then you live in...?"
"Japan."
"Hmm, a change of scenery, but I don't mind." Hiyori said, shrugging.
"Oh! Then that's great!" Tsuna exclaimed but then he thought about something. "Ahh, this feels so weird!~ It almost sounds like I'm asking her to run away with me or something!~" His face heated up as he thought about it more and more.
"Hmm? What's wrong Tuna-Fish?" Hiyori asked when she saw his weird expression.
"O-oh, nothing, nothing!" He replied hastily.
"Now that I think about it, would it have been a surprise even if you told me beforehand? Why was it a surprise party and not just a regular one?" Hiyori asked, thinking logically.
"That's what I'd like to know..." Now it was Tsuna's turn to deadpan at his friends, though nevertheless he was inwardly happy with how things turned out.
The two later returned to the dining room and enjoyed the party.
A few days later~
"Well... I guess this is it..." Tsuna said, looking at his room, now empty as his stuff is all in suitcases. While Tsuna was taking one last look at the room he spent all summer in, with and without crazy events happening in this very room, Hiyori was leaning against the doorframe and she too was reminiscing.
Although she had agreed days before, she couldn't help but feel nervous about the new environment. Well, it wasn't exactly the newest place; she knew that that was where she originated but after spending most of her life in Italy, it's just weird to let things go.
Noticing Hiyori before she was fully aware, Tsuna turned and walked towards her.
"Are you nervous?" He asked.
"What? No, not at all... Really!" Hiyori responded a little quicker than she would have liked, mentally scolding herself just seconds after.
"Haha, you know it is ok to be anxious right? I mean it can't be helped." Tsuna assured, giving Hiyori a smile that made her breath hitch.
"Y-yeah well don't worry, I'm fine." Hiyori said; averting her eyes away from him as she turned around to leave. Tsuna was left with a confused expression.
Hiyori felt her cheeks warming up but shook her head furiously, trying to brush off the embarrassment. Walking rather fast, she ended up bumping into Ayane.
"A-ah, I'm sorry Hiyori-chan!" Ayane started.
"No, it's my fault..." Hiyori said quietly.
Ayane looked at Hiyori for a second and examined the expression on her face. With Hiyori's blush not completely gone, ideas started sprouting in Ayane's head. When Hiyori looked up, she was met with Ayane with a really creepy smile.
"Hehehe~ Nee nee Hiyori-chan, why do you have such an expression on your face?~" Ayane asked creepily.
Trying hard not to twitch her eye out of fear, Hiyori responded to her question. "W-what are you talking about?"
Without consent from Hiyori, the maid moved closer and cupped her cheeks with her hands. Hiyori froze; People rarely got close to her so this was really weird.
"Mou!~ You shouldn't lie to yourself Hiyori-chan!~ You are obviously blushing hehe!~ You can't hide it from me!" Ayane concluded.
Half of Hiyori knew she was right but the other half wanted to deny it like crazy, in the end the latter won the fight.
"I have no idea what you're talking about!~" Hiyori yelled, trying to pry herself from Ayane's death grip on her puffy cheeks.
"Hey Ayane, I heard some noise, what are you do-" Hikari began but stopped when she saw the scene. Everyone just paused to stare at each other for about three seconds.
Within a flash, Hikari threw Ayane into a headlock. "What do you think you're doing to Hiyori-san baka?"
"Wahhhh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Ayane cried.
Hiyori stood there speechless but started laughing about two seconds later. While she was in a laughing fit, the maids stopped what they were doing. Turning to Hiyori, the only thing that they could think of at the moment was "Wahh~ So cute~" The two gravitated towards what they saw were sparkles around Hiyori, cutting her laughter short.
Before she could react to anything, the two maids pulled her into a crushing hug. "Wahh!~ You are just too cute Hiyori-chan!~" Ayane said, Hikari also agreeing.
"Hmm... is this what it feels like to have friends? It's weird but... It's nice..." Hiyori thought to herself, bringing back her blush.
"Wait a second!" Hikari realized, pulling away from the group. "Have you finished packing yet Hiyori-san?" She asked responsibly.
"I really don't have anyt-" Hiyori began but was cut short by Ayane.
"Mou Hikari-chan! You shouldn't always call her Hiyori-san! Call her Hiyori-chan!~ It suits her more doesn't it?~ We're all friends here!"
"Wait what? Who decided that?" Hiyori thought to herself, sweat dropping a bit.
"Hmm, I guess so..." Hikari thought out loud. "Ok! I'll call you Hiyori-chan so you can just call us Ayane and Hikari ok?" She finished, smiling kindly.
"Hmm, I guess this is what having friends really feels like but... what timing I have to make friends the day I depart..." She though, showing a sulking face.
Hikari, being the smarter of the two maids, knew what Hiyori was feeling. She puts a hand of Hiyori's shoulder to get her attention. "Don't worry, no matter how far we are from each other, we will always be friends!" Hikari encouraged confidently.
With that, Hiyori brighten up a bit.
What she found out about herself was that she easily got airsick. "Just a bit longer!~" Hiyori encouraged herself as she was trying her hardest not to throw up.
I'm sorry but did I sound racist? Like, I can't mention ethnicity without feeling like I'm being racist for some reason XD I also had a few flustered attacks for some reason...
Did this chapter sound weird? I paused many times to reconsider but I really wanted Hiyori to just get out of Italy lolz sorry if I've done something you didn't expect XD
Since I'm pretty sure I'll be busy I guess I should apologize in advance when I say I'm pretty sure the next chapter would be out at least 2 weeks later from today... –sad face- XD