(A/N) Hello my lovely victi- I mean readers. I have come to ruin your lives- I mean come with a chapter update :D Not much to really say... so uh let's just get on with the story...
Disclaimer: I do not own you or KHR, only the plot and Obi.
Kyoko and Haru noticed you were not by their side hurried back to see what was stopping you.
You questioned the feeling of fear that seemed to begin to settle in your stomach, or maybe it was just your stomach beginning to get eager to be full of cake. Obi merely grinned wider when he noticed the tiniest fragments of fear that shown in your (e/c) eyes. But this feeling made you want to just high tail the hell out of there. It made you feel like the prey under the gaze of its predator.
It didn't really relieve the feeling when he began to speak, "How has my little lamb been doing?" He snickered at the way you began to tense up, a shudder traveling down your spine at the way he purred the nickname. You were also well aware of the fact that you were being watched by your companions who were off to the side dead silent and not knowing what to do.
Clearing your throat and attempting to get a grasp at your composure, you brushed past the man, "I'm fine."
Obi smirked down at you and grabbed your arm. He pulled you back close enough for him to lean in and whisper into your ear, "A quick reminder to stay away from Dino. It is I who you can only trust.." He released your arm and began walking away with his hands shoved in his pants pockets. You stared wide-eyed at the ground before whipping around and not seeing his tall figure walking through the crowd.
"(f/n)-chan?"
You flinched and turned to the worried looks of Kyoko and Haru. Smiling placidly, you shook your head and reassured them that he was just a person you knew. They gave each other a troubled look before nodding and continuing on with their usual talk as you three walked to Tsuna's house.
When you three had arrived home at Tsuna's house, you wanted to just avoid any conversation. So you set the cake boxes on the table before hurrying to head upstairs until you heard Haru say, "After we bought the cakes (f/n)-chan had run into a friend with blue eyes and really messy short black hair!" You ran. You ran upstairs without another thought when you heard Tsuna call out after you.
Slamming the door shut with a loud thud, you sat on your bed with a creak and could only listen to the faint sounds of Tsuna's foot steps getting closer to your door. Letting out a sigh, you lifted your feet onto your bed and rested your head in between your knees. The brunette walked in before taking a seat next to you silently. It went on like this in just complete silence for about a minute or so before he spoke up.
"(f/n)-chan, did-"he started, only to be interrupted by you.
"Nothing happened,"you said bluntly.
"(f/n) tell me the truth. I know you're lying and I know something did happen since this is Obi we're talking about,"he demanded with a concerned frown, his eyebrows knit together. Silence only followed after ans he looked down at the rug. "(f/n)-chan,"he mumbled, "You know you can trust me-"
"How are you so sure?!"you blurted out in exasperation. But the second you realized you suddenly blurted it out you immediately covered your mouth with your hand. "I-I just don't know what to do anymore..."you muffled into your hand.
The brunette's honey eyes softened, "Well... because you're my friend- no. You're family." He turned to you with a wholehearted smile, "You're a part of my family, even if you can't regain you memories. If that happens, then we'll just make new memories with everyone."
You nibbled on your lower lip before mustering up the voice to speak, "He just said to stay away from Dino and that it is only him I can trust..." Your slender fingers subconsciously fingered the hem of your shirt, trembling slightly.
Tsuna smiled weakly and placed a comforting hand on your shoulder, "Its okay.. why don't we head down stairs and join everyone. Hopefully Kyoko-chan and Haru didn't finish all the cake...shoot or Lambo, I-pin, and Fuuta!" His face morphed into panic as he began to head out the door in a hurry but paused and turned to you. He mustered up a toothy grin and held out his hand to you. "Let's go?"
You stared at his hand dumbfounded, a faint sincere smile tilting your lips. "Yes."
You followed Tsuna down the stairs. Giggles and voices were already heard by the time you reached the bottom of the stairs. Walking into the dining room, your (e/c) optics drank in the set up of carious cakes lining the dinner table. There was cheese cake, red velvet, chocolate, strawberry shortcake, cherry bomb, pineapple upside down cake, blueberry swirl, vanilla, tiramisu, and others.
A soft but audible growl sounded from your stomach. The room fell silent as a shade of red brightened your cheeks with embarrassment. But then Kyoko began to giggle and the room soon enough filled with laughter. A small smile formed on your lips. This feeling was so warm and secure, the feeling of having people you could trust.. a family.
"Bwahahaha! Onee-san have some of this strawberry shortcake! It's Lambo-san's favorite!"Lambo declared as he struggled to cut you a slice of cake. Smiling at the five-year old, you nodded and helped him cut the slice.
Though the second placed a piece of the strawberry shortcake in your mouth and savored the sweet creamy taste, your mind had become hazy and vision blurry like today back at the school. Another memory.
..::Flash back::..
Teenage Dino walked down the street, his mind clogged up with the images of you and your serene smile. But there was something about that smile, he thought, it seemed.. lonely. Passing by the cake shop he first met you a few weeks ago, he spotted you sitting out on the patio seating all alone and eating a slice of strawberry short cake.
His face fell at the look of dread written all over your face, sadness stricken in your (e/c) orbs.
"Hey! It's uh (f/n), right?" He waved at you as he stumbled over to where you were sitting just in case he was going to trip... well he did (but let's just say he didn't so it won't hurt his pride).
In the midst of poking a strawberry with your fork you looked up silently and nodded. "...and you're Dino?"you whispered slowly. He grinned and nodded.
"Uh so why are you here all alone? Don't you have any friends?"he asked curiously, looking around to find no one in particular.
A pained smile graced your lips as you answered sullenly, "Today is my birthday.. But I have no friends to invite, nor do I have a family anymore to celebrate it with... Ever since I was left alone back when I was 12, I would always come here every year on my birthday and eat strawberry shortcake.. by myself."
He began to wonder how you could endure it all. All the pain and loneliness.
"Well, now I'll be here to celebrate your birthday with you every year!"he exclaimed with a toothy smile.
Dumbfounded by his sudden declaration, your eyes widened and tears began to run down your cheeks. And for the first time in 4 years, a genuine smile splayed across your lips. "Thank you."
The scene blurred and it became like a slide show of memories.
Rui, your younger sister, smiled weakly up at you as you cried. She slowly lifted her hand to caress your cheek, to which you held on for dear life. She was pale and losing a grip on life because of cancer. Your parents were crying outside in the hall way while you older brother, Hikari, stood behind you with his hands clenched into tight fists; his face darkened with sorrow.
You could feel her hand getting colder by the minute as her (e/c) eyes began to droop and she looked drowsy. "Don't leave me!"you cried.
"Don't worry (f/n)-nee, I won't leave you as long as I'm still there in your hearts..."she whispered, a single slipping down her cheek before her eyes slid close and her body fell lax. Your eyes widened as her hand fell softly to her side. "Rui... Rui!"
The scene flashed and it was now a funeral. Everyone wearing all black, in their hands each bouquets of lilies, statice, gladiolim lavender, and hydrangea. Their expressions all stricken with grief and depression. In your hands was a bouquet of red roses, as well as your older brother who was standing next you and staring down at the roses in his hands. It was all too quick... two years later your parents dying in a car accident while you and your brother were in Namimori, Japan. You both had gotten a call and were told to hurry back to Florence. Even Hibari, who you had met and gotten close to in Namimori came along claiming that you were going to be an idiot and hurt yourself. But even he got caught off guard to find out it was this.
Silently, narrow streams of salty tears rolled down from your eyes. Even if you tried to blink them back, your efforts were in vain.
The scene was once again blurred and then focused into a room where you were staring wide-eyed at Hikari who was pointing a revolver at his own head.
"B-brother don't do this!"you screamed, your face already being adorned with tears. He gave you a pained smile as he pushed down on the hammer.
"Good bye (f/n)." He pulled the trigger.
..::End of Flash Back::..
As your vision came back to you, you heard Tsuna yelp.
"HIEEE! (f-f/n)-chan, why are you crying!?"he shrieked.
You blinked, your hand rising to feel the moistness of the tears that were sinfully running down your face and dropping down into your lap. Trying to force on a smile you shook your head, "A-ah... don't worry about it... I'll go wash up..." You wiped your face before rushing to your room and locking the door. You curled up onto your bed just letting the tears run freely as they pleased, only your sniffles and low sobs resonating in the room.
(A/N) FINALLY I FINISHED TYPING THIS UP. I keep getting distracted and sometimes I'll fall asleep since I'm so tired =w= well hope you like this chapter... or cried dunno xD btw shout out to DEVIlishAngel00 for helping me as always~ I loves chu nee-san~ *coughcough*obaa-san*coughcough* Anyways xD R&R :)