Hayate runs through the streets of Namimori. His Sky Wish glows a bright blue in people's eyes. "Activate!" An orange flame skateboard appears and Hayate grasps it with his hand. He skates through the kids and dogs. He skids on his right until it stops. Sakura appears in front of the school gate. Haayte laughs. "Good morning Sakura!"

Sakura gives him a red flag. "No skateboarding with a helmet." She tells him.

Hayate frowns. "It's the first day back and you're working me to the bone." He grabs the flag from her hands. "So Sakura how was your summer?"

"I trained." Sakura says. "What did you do?"

"I watched anime all day!" Hayate smiles brightly.

Sakura raises a brow. "What about your training?" She asks. She looks at his extravagant ring. "Did you work that out?"

Hayate shakes his head. "I suck at this." He whines. "The ring doesn't like me. I can only take an object at a time. I can't even activate a gun! I don't get it! It was working fine until the fight in Kokuyo Academy." Hayate sighs. "I can't even do cosplay with this ring."

Sakura folds her arms. "Then you should have trained."

"I lost hope in myself!" Hayate declares.

"Why?" Sakura asks, wanting to know.

Hayate pouts at her. "Akira…is…so…COOL!" He exclaims.

Sakura rolls her eyes. "Are you kidding me?" she says with another. She realizes this and turns around to see Ryu and Nami.

Ryu glares at Hayate. "You don't want to become the boss?" He yells. "You have to! It's in my life plan!"

Nami hits him. "Anyway, what's with the change in heart? You wanted to be the boss."

Hayate nods his head, still sporting the pouty look. "You guys didn't see the YouTube video?" He asks. Everybody stares at him. They don't know what he is talking about. "Ryu, give me your laptop." He orders. Everybody watches the video Hayate found. They watch the video silently.

"Did he just…" Nami starts off.

"Kill that guy…" Ryu finishes.

Sakura nods. "Yes." She says. "That was Mitchell Castro, Nick's father. I heard Akira froze the accounts but I didn't know he killed him."

"He is so cool." Hayate says.

Ryu hits him. "How is he cool? He killed that man!"

"He's the best mobster ever!" Hayate shouts.

"How this ended up on YouTube?" Nami ask.

Hayate shrugs. "I think someone put it up." He smiles. "So that's why I quit."

"HUH?" Ryu and Nami shout. Sakura rolls her eyes.

"Akira is a much better choice than me." Hayate explains. "Everybody is either scare or like him. Anyway, everybody respect him. He's a god."

"Yeah to you." Sakura says. "Are you sure?"

"I know Akira for a long time. I know how he fights." Hayate says. "It's too troublesome to deal with. I rather spend my time watching anime."

"You're so lazy!" Ryu yells. "You have to become the 11th!"

"But why?" Hayate says to them. They didn't reply. "I have absolutely no reason to become the boss. When people ask me why I want to be the next boss, my mind comes into a blank. I have nothing."

"So why should Akira win?" Ryu asks.

"His answer was awesome." Hayate recalls.

"Akira, why do you want to become the Vongola Eleventh?" Hayate asked.

Akira stared at him with a blank face. "Why should I tell you? I know the reason and I don't want to tell. Isn't it enough that I know the reason? I don' care what other people think about my resolve. I have none."

"He is so cool." Hayate laughs. He turns around to see disgusted faces on his friends.

"How is that cool?" Ryu asks.

He looks at Nami. Nami's eyes sparkle like diamonds. "Akira-san is so cool!"

"WHAT?" Ryu yells. He looks at Sakura. "Sakura, what do you think?"

Sakura looks at Hayate. "Didn't you say that you want to become powerful in order to protect your friends? What happened to that?"

Hayate frowns. "The boy realized that his friends can take care of themselves." He smiles at them. "Besides, Nick was a douche for what he did to you so I had to beat him up." He says to Sakura. "But everything is over. I live a peaceful life. Nothing bad ever happens here in Namimori. Everything is so peaceful. I like it. That's why I like to spend my time on anime and the other things I like."

"Why?" Sakura asks.

Hayate shrugs. "Maybe it is because I realized if I become the boss I can never have the lazy days again. Everything I like will be gone."

"Did Uncle Tsuna say anything to you this summer?" Nami asks.

Hayate grins. "Nope! It was just me!" He walks inside.

"Hey Uncle Tsuna!" Hayate greeted as he walked into Tsuna's office. Hayate saw Tsuna looking at a picture of him when he was younger. "Wow!" He said. "Akira does look like you! Your genes in the family come out strong! You look like the Primo now Akira looks like you!" Hayate sat down in a chair. He slouched back. "I don't look anything like the Second." He said.

Tsuna laughed. "I kind of see it." He said. "You do look like Gokudera-kun but you have the Second's hair, eye, and skin color. You and Madeline-san have the same look as the Second. You can look pretty scary when you're pissed off. I should know, Madeline-san is always angry, mostly at me."

Hayate laughed. He looked around. "Juudaime, why did you want to become the boss?"

Tsuna chuckled as he remembers his past. "HA!" he laughed. "Actually, I didn't want to the Tenth. I always denied it. I even rejected the ceremony."

"WHAT?" Hayate said. "Why would you do that?"

"I wanted a normal life." Tsuna smiled. "But my fate was always bringing me back to the mob. When my friends got hurt, I wanted to protect them and defeat whoever causing them harm."

"Cool…" Hayate admired. "You're like a hero in a manga."

Tsuna chuckled. "I'm not a hero." He said. "There were times when I couldn't protect my friends."

"Did you ever regret being in the mob?" Hayate asked.

Tsuna shook his head. "No. I'm actually grateful. If it wasn't for the Vongola, I would have never met my friends. I would still be No-Good-Tsuna, living a pathetic life. I don't regret being in the mob no bit…well I guess that's a lie. I did regret being in the mob one time, like really regret being in the mob. I wanted to kill myself."

"What was the reason?" Hayate asked.

Tsuna looked at Hayate eye to eye. "I was responsible for the death of someone I really loved."

Hayate lies his head down on his desk. Ryu and Nami walks in the classroom. Nami whispers to Ryu's ear. "I have to go to my class so make sure you'll change Hayate's mind."

"Don't worry, I will. I'm his guardian!" Ryu answers. Nami waves him good bye and walks out the door. She turns her head both ways to see if Hiro is coming to school.

XXX

Hiro bumps into Sakura at the main gate. He bows. "Good morning Sakura-san." He greets with a smile.

Sakura notices Hiro. "Oh…" She bows. "Good morning."

"Is anything wrong?" He asks.

"It's Hayate. He is having one of his drama queen moments." Sakura tells him.

"Oh really…" Hiro says.

Sakura coughs. "He's an idiot. You should go talk to him."

"Why?"

"He is thinking about quitting the ring battle. We want him to change his mind."

"Why?"

"I don't know but Hayate isn't thinking straight. He freaks out and bails. It has happened a lot." Sakura says. "But he might be serious. Can you go talk to him for me?"

Hiro nods his head. "Sure. I go talk to him but I don't know what to say."

"Think of something." Sakura walks away, leaving Hiro by himself. As she walks around the gate, she hears a squeal.

"Sakura-chan!" Li squeals. Sakura kicks him in the face. He falls to the ground. "You haven't change this summer!"

"Li is in China to see his family. What he doesn't know is that he's meeting his fiancé for the first time."

"So?"

"So you're not jealous?"

"Why should I?"

"Li loves you yet you can't stand him. I don't want him to ruin a chance with a nice girl just because he has unrequited feelings for you. He still thinks he has a shot with you. He's an idiot so when you see him, you better reject him."

"Why are you involved?"

"He's my friend. I'm tired of watching him chased you for almost two years. You need to get your mind straight." Yin lets go of her hand. "I'll see you around Sakura-san." He walks past her.

Sakura tightens her fists. "Li…leave me alone." She says quietly before leaving.

Li looks back at Sakura as she walks away. "Is she okay?" He wonders. "I hope she gotten my flowers." He hears a low engine sound behind him. He turns away to see Yin driving in his motorcycle. He parks his motorcycle and picks up his bag.

"Hello…" He waves his hand at his Chinese friend.

Li looks at Yin strangely. "You look different. You didn't get a haircut. Your hair is still long. What is new?"

Yin shrugs. "Nothing is new with me." He sees Sakura walks inside. "Did you talk with Sakura?"

"Nope." Li says. "She ignores me like always."

Yin sighs. "So did you meet your fiancé?"

"You knew…" Li asks. "Of course you knew. You know everything." Li shrugs. "She was okay. I told her I already like someone else but she wouldn't let go. I don't like the clingy types."

"Aren't you the same?" Yin asks.

Li laughs. "But I have a chance with Sakura."

"Sure you can." Yin says sarcastically. "Get over her. You're an annoyance to her."

"How would you know?" Li asks.

"I know how to read people." Yin says. "Sakura doesn't like you but you don't listen. As your friend, I encourage you to move on and find a girl who actually likes you."

"My father told you to do this?" Li asks.

Yin sighs. "No…I'm just stating the obvious." He pats his friend on the back. "You deserve better than that." Yin tells him. "I'll see you inside."

"Why is everybody telling I can't be with Sakura!" Li yells.

XXX

Hayate stares out the window. Ryu glares at him. Hiro sees the anger in Ryu's eyes. Hiro freaks out. He passes a note to Hayate. It takes Hayate exactly five minutes to notice the note.

Are you okay? Everybody say you're quitting the ring battle.

-Hiro

Hayate rips out a piece of paper and scribbles on it. He folds it up and passes it to Hiro.

I'm worried. Being the boss of the Vongola freaks me out. What if I'm not good enough? What if someone I love die? I can't handle that. I want a normal life. –Hayate

Hiro passes the note back.

You don't know the future. You can't base your decision on something that hasn't happen yet. Of course you're scared! I would be too. I never met Akira so I don't know what to say but I don't think he's not the type to run away. Didn't you say before that people don't like Akira? Do you think he cares? No. Either should you. Hayate, no one is perfect. So what you're not good enough. As long you try your best you can accomplish anything. –Hiro

P.S. There is no such thing as normal =)

Hayate smiles at Hiro. "Thank you." He says quietly. Hiro grins. The bell rings, ending first period. Hiro turns to Hayate.

"Are you back to normal?" Hiro asks.

"You're a good right hand man." Hayate smiles at him.

"I never agree to that position." Hiro shots back.

Hayate laughs. "I can't believe school is back again. It took me so long to finish my homework."

Ryu stands next to their desks and tilts his glasses. "Well, I finished my homework within the first week!"

"No one cares Ryu." Hayate says.

Ryu sighs. "I don't why you were freaking out about the battle. You're weird Hayate."

Hayate laughs. "Yeah…I might be weird."

XXX

Hayate lies in his bed at night. He puts his head over his sushi pillow. He closes his eyes as he goes into a deep sleep. In his dream, he sees a beautiful girl with long blonde hair. At first he thinks it is Angie but the face is different. The girl is wearing a pale lilac night gown with a blanket wrapped around her body. She stares coldly at Hayate. Hayate runs to her place but she disappears. Suddenly he sees himself at Vongola HQ. The room is half destroy. Everything is out of place. A massive fire is currently taking place. Hayate runs but he trips. He looks to see his dad in blood, dead. Hayate stands up to see his aunts and uncles dead, lying in the same circle around. But it isn't only them. He sees Sakura, Nami, Ryu and Hiro dead and covered in blood. Hayate runs to them. His eyes drop tears on his friends' bodies.

"Why so serious?" A girl says.

Hayate turns around to see the same girl in the lilac nightgown 30 meters away. "Who are you? Why is everybody dead?"

The girl glares evilly at Hayate. In a flash, she appears right in front of his eyes. She touches his face. "They're all dead because of you." She smirks. "It's your entire fault."

Hayate's eyes widen. Flying above in the sky is a large orange and yellow bird. "What is that?" He asks.

The girl looks up. "It's a phoenix." She smirks at Hayate. "You ran out of time."

Hayate screams as the phoenix flies straight towards him. In a second, he opens his eyes. He sees himself back to in room. He pants heavily. His body is sweating. Hayate stares at his ring. It is glowing. He looks at his finger next to the ring. It is empty with a ring but Hayate notices an indent mark around the finger. It looks like a ring lies there for a long time. But Hayate knows he never put s ring on that finger. Hayate grabs his iPod and starts to listen to music. He doesn't understand his dream. It was scary yet so confusing. Who was that girl? Why did he dream of a phoenix? Why is everybody dead? Most importantly, what did the girl mean by you ran out of time? He decides to sleep on it and asks his parents in the morning.

Hayate wakes up the following morning at 7:00. He touches his face. A bright orange light shines in his eyes. Why isn't the light blue? He opens his eyes and holds his hand out. His eyes widen. Next to the Sky Wish is a mysteriously orange ring with a sky symbol on it.

"What the fuck?" He yells.