A/N: KHR! does not belong to me, but I do claim the characters that I create and the scenarios.

When Miyoko wasn't in school the next day, Tsuna sighed, resting his head in his hand and gazing out the window of his classroom. Gokudera had been writing furiously in a notebook, something about the school play… Maybe he finally got an idea? Summer break was getting closer and then it was only a few months before they would put on the play. Granted, he could work all summer on it… but… Well. Reborn would probably make them do silly things and then when would he work on it?

He blinked when he noticed a lady walking towards the school. He titled his head slightly, squinting at her. She seemed familiar… but he couldn't quite place it. A bright yellow suit jacket with a pale yellow shirt underneath it and black dress pants with black high heels. He was almost blinded by the canary yellow jacket. Her short, cropped hair couldn't be natural—but then he looked over at Gokudera's own silver hair—it was such a color. Not red, but not brown. A mixture of the two.

It did not go well with the jacket.

He shivered slightly, turning his gaze away from the woman and back to the classroom, watching quietly at all that was happening around him.

It was later, shortly before their break ended that the door flew open and the canary woman stood there, eyes dark and lips pulled into a straight line. Everything fell silent as her eyes shifted around the room. Her gaze stopped on Tsuna. She straightened herself, walking carefully over to stand before his desk, gazing down her nose at him.

"Young man."

He gulped.

"What is your name?" His mouth was dry, like he swallowed a mouthful of feathers(which he has done once, it was not pleasant). He couldn't find his voice. She raised a brow at him, lips pulling into a frown. "I asked you a question, young man."

"S-s-sawada T-t-tsunayoshi!' He was finally able to squeak.

"Sawada Tsunayoshi, hm?" He nodded furiously. "I knew it was you…"

"P-p-p-pardon?" And she suddenly grinned, leaning down and pulling him into a hug, lifting him from his chair.

"Oh, I just knew it was you! Yuu's told me so much about you~! Oh, I know you'll just absolutely love Aimi and Emi! They're such wonderful girls!" and she continued to prattle on about the aforementioned 'Aimi' and 'Emi'.

Tsuna didn't hear a word she was saying, what with his lack of air from her squeezing him and her rather overpowering perfume.

"Tenth! Let go of the Tenth!" And he was dropped from her hold. He held a hand to his chest, breathing deeply, trying to regain the air in his lungs. "Tenth, are you alright?" Gokudera was crouched next to him. A hand on his shoulder and he glanced over to see Yamamoto there.

"I-I'm fine…" Gokudera turned to the canary woman with evil eyes.

"Why you…!" and his cheek was pulled, cutting off his (probable) cursing.

"And you must be the young man my niece is so infatuated with. Hmm… Yes. Yuu's told me plenty about you…" and she was gazing down at him in contempt. "Well. You know what they always say. Like mother like daughter. My sister was such an idiot for marrying that man... Well, that's all I have time for, see you soon~! Ta ta~!" and she was out the door, snapping it smartly shut behind her. Gokudera held a hand to his now reddened cheek, scowling darkly at the closed door.

"Mama! I'm home!' Tsuna called into the house.

"In the living room!" He bent down, untying his shoes, his friends doing the same, calling out their greetings. "Tsu-kun, Dino-kun's here and you have a guest!" Nana poked her head out into the hallway, smiling brightly. He groaned internally. His 'brother' was still here?

"Ah, is that right, Mama?"

"Mm-hmm! Miyoko-chan came to visit!" He almost tripped over the short step.

"Miyoko-chan?" He stepped quickly, standing in the doorframe and staring at the girl conversing quietly with his 'elder brother'. She paused when she heard him and looked up, giving a small smile.

"Yo." He stared at her. Yamamoto came up behind him, gazing over the top of his head. Tsuna once again cursed his shortness he received from his mother.

"Oh! Miyoko! Hey, you weren't in school today! Where were you?" She stood up.

"Sorry 'bout that. My aunt came visiting. So I didn't come today to help her set up the house." Tsuna noted the difference in her, but he couldn't place it. She was quieter, he knew that. She never acted this… docile.

"Miyoko-chan, is everything alright?" he questioned hesitantly. Before she could answer him, he whipped his head around when he heard front door bang open. Haru and Kyoko stood there, hair disheveled and eyes brimming with tears. "K-kyoko-chan! Haru! What're you do-" He was pushed aside when Haru rushed past him, running toward their brown haired friend—aha, that was the difference, she wasn't wearing her red contacts or green wig—and tackled her into a hug.

"MIYOKO-SAN! HARU IS SO VERY SORRY!" the girl sobbed. Miyoko stood there silently as the girls offered their condolences and to tell her they were sorry for this event. The boys blinked at them. Tsuna looked to Dino, who shrugged. "Miyoko-san, if you need anything, me and Kyoko will be here for you!" The girl smiled a small smile once more and they let go, rubbing at their eyes furiously. She looked over at Tsuna, but he noted she was looking past him, looking at where he knew Gokudera was standing behind him.

"After we left yesterday, my brother was hit by a car when we were crossing the street. He's in the hospital right now. Amazingly, he wasn't drunk, so it wasn't his fault…" she trailed off. Kyoko and Haru's eyes began to water once more and she shook herself, squaring her shoulders. "Anyway, I have to go now. My aunt will get worried. She came down to take care of me and Yuuuke when he gets out of the hospital. I'll see you tomorrow in class, okay?"

"Yeah. Miyoko-chan, I'm sorry 'bout this." Tsuna murmured.

"It's not like it was your fault. Thank you for allowing me to stay here for so long, Nana." Tsuna's mother simply nodded, waving her off.

"It was no problem, you're welcome anytime. Take care, Miyoko-chan." And then the front door closed quietly and the girls burst into tears for their friend.

Knocking at the door and Dino looked up from the magazine Nana had shoved at him. He looked around. The kids were watching some television program and Nana was making dinner. "I'll get the door, don't worry about it, Mama!" he rose from the couch just as he heard footsteps upstairs. He moved out into the hall, tripping on the rug and hopping on one foot for a few feet before saving himself from falling. Opening the door, he saw two girls standing there, both older than his little brother. The older of the two smiled at him, her dark eye make-up making her look older than she probably really was. "Hi, can I help you with something?" He asked politely. The creaking of the stairs and he knew his little brother and his two Guardians were there.

"This is the Sawada household, yea?" the elder spoke, batting her eyes at him.

"Yes. Miss, is something wrong with your eyes? You're blinking too rapidly for it to be normal." The younger snorted, averting her eyes and covering her mouth with her hand. The elder stopped, frowning at her sister before smiling at Dino once again.

"We're looking for our cousin. Yuu said she'd been coming here real often. Is she here?" Tsuna hit the bottom step and Gokudera was right behind him.

"Ah, your cousin?" He questioned, afraid of what the answer might be.

"Yoshioka Miyoko. Annoying chick with an identity crisis. Green hair and red eyes. 'Bout your age, I guess. 14. If she isn't, she's probably with her idiot drunk of a brother at the hospital." Tsuna's brow furrowed while Gokudera's lip twitched slightly.

"Miyoko-chan isn't here. She left awhile ago because her aunt would worry." The elder let out a breath, shaking her head. "She's not home yet?"

"I wouldn't be here if she was home. Idiot girl probably went and got kidnapped or mugged… Whatever. If she comes back, tell her Mother's not very happy right now. Kay?" When Tsuna glanced back at his friends, he saw Gokudera was restraining himself from attempting to blow her up while Yamamoto had a very uncharacteristic frown on his face.

"Thank you for your help." The younger smiled at them, pale brown eyes sparkling.

"Quiet, Emi. They didn't help." The younger rolled her eyes, but she was still smiling and even waved back at them when they reached the gate and walked through it.

"Tenth… I don't like that girl…" Gokudera growled between clenched teeth. Tsuna had to agree with him and he knew Yamamoto felt the same way. Dino closed the door.

"Class, settle down now, it's time to get started." The teacher called over the noise of her students. Tsuna had been watching the door the entire morning, waiting for Miyoko to come.

She wasn't there yet.

"CLASS." Everything went silent and the teacher let out a short breath, brushing the hair back from her face. "Thank you. Now, everyone in your seats. I'm taking role." Everyone moved to their seats, sitting silently as she moved down the list, looking up to check off each name as she went. She paused for a moment at one name, looked up and all about the room, then clicked her tongue, moving onto the next name. "It seems almost everyone is here. Has anyone seen Yoshioka-san?"

Silence.

"Alright. We'll be continuing on with yesterday's lesson." She looked up at the slight tap on the door. "Come in." The door slid open and the brunette version of Miyoko stood there, head bowed and hands pressed against her sides.

"I apologize for being late, Sensei. It won't happen again."

"Yes, yes, come in, come in. Who are you again?" Miyoko raised her head, long brown hair framing her face.

"Yoshioka Miyoko. I was showing my cousins around the school, that's why I was late. I have a pass." The teacher was blinking rather rapidly at her. "Sensei?"

"Pass? Oh, ah, yes, bring it here." Miyoko straightened, walking forward and handing her the little slip of paper. The girl from yesterday, the nicer one, followed her in, eyes shifting quickly about her, nervously. She was almost clinging to the hem of her school vest. The teacher gave another little sigh. "I see. New students due to family circumstances. Alright. Where's the second one?" The door clicked shut and the ruder one was there, her makeup not so harsh today. She yawned. "Hm. Introduce yourselves." And the teacher sat down at her desk while Miyoko went to her seat, sitting down silently.

"Fukazawa Aimi. My sister, Emi. Miyoko's idiot brother got hit by a car, so we, being family, moved here from the Yamanashi prefecture." Aimi stated simply. Gokudera's mouth was pressed firmly into a straight line. The girls in the room, looked to where Miyoko was sitting, their eyes full of pity. "So where do I sit?"

"Wherever there's a free seat, Fukazawa-san." Aimi made a face, but moved from the front area to the way back, sitting down in the back row. Emi followed after her quickly, sitting in the empty seat next to her. "Now, students, open your books to page…"

"Miyoko-chan, is it true?"

"Is he alright?"

"How are you doing?"

"They're really your cousins?"

Voices whirled around her as the girls swarmed her when break came. She sat stiff in her seat, eyes shifting about the faces who hadn't even spoken to her since at-least last week. Kyoko and Hana pushed through the group, Hana shooting them looks. "Leave her alone already. The annoying loud one already told you what happened, so stop crowding," The dark haired girl snapped. The girls drifted off, some going to speak with the twins Aimi and Emi about that accident. "Jeez, like buzzards… You okay? You look dazed." Hana raised a brow at the girl she hadn't exactly considered a friend, but someone she didn't hate either.

"I'm fine. Thank you." Hana went back to her own seat, pulling out a book and sitting down. Kyoko took Miyoko's hand and patted it gently.

"Everything will be alright, Miyoko-chan. You'll see."

The boys deemed it safe then to walk over, sure that they(Yamamoto and Gokudera) wouldn't be attacked by the rabid females of their class. Tsuna smiled hesitantly at his friend. "Miyoko-chan?" Miyoko looked up at him.

"She took my contacts."

"Wha?"

"My aunt took my contacts. And she threw out my wig." Tsuna didn't know quite how to console her in her… uh, grief. "I know what story we're telling the kids next."

"R-really? You sure you want to do that? I mean, your brother-"

"We're doing Cinderella."

Okay, so, the next story we'll be doing is Cinderella, requested by celestial-ways-of-life. I think I'll be doing a pretty good job with this one, since I already got the 'evil stepmother and stepsisters', though, granted, one isn't all that evil…

Regardless~!

Until the next time, ciao~