It didn't matter how much we ran. The men could easily catch up to us. Tsuna was having a hard time keeping up. He was still small. Panic started to set in. If Tsuna got hurt, mama would hate me. She'd never be able to forgive me. I picked him up and started to run. I was thankful he was as light as he was. I looked back and saw them slowly come to a halt. Why were they doing that?

"Yona!" Tsuna screamed. I looked ahead and saw more men. I couldn't stop myself in time. They grabbed onto us. "Yona!" I was pinned onto the ground while Tsuna was held in someone's arms.

"We weren't aware you'd give us this much trouble. You put us behind schedule by three minutes." The man holding me said in a monotone voice. It was like he was robot.

"Let go of Tsuna!" I demanded. One of them took out a gun. My eyes widened. I knew exactly what that was. Why is that? My memory is fuzzy.

"I see you know what this is." He pressed it on my temple. Tsuna screamed in horror. I was going to die. Tsuna was going to die. No one was around to save us. Even if there were others, no one would save us. "Are you scared now, kid?" I was scared. Even papa never scared me like this. Yet, I still couldn't show fear. I couldn't give in. If I showed I was scared, they'll only hurt me more. That's what I learned.

"You're as scary as an angry butterfly. There's nothing scary about you!" I threw out the quickest insult my brain could think of.

"Brat!" I was kicked in the stomach.

"Yona!" Tsuna screamed. I was kicked a couple more times. I held my stomach and coughed when they stopped.

"I could hardly feel it." I said quietly. I could hardly speak. It was the most painful thing I've felt.

"You're good at pissing me off. Kill her." My eyes widened as someone put the barrel of a gun right between my eyes. I looked at Tsuna. He was struggling against the man holding him. A hand covered his mouth. I heard a click and gulped. "You've held us back five more minutes. Truly, you'll be better off dead."

"Someone, please." I knew my silent prayers were useless. I saw the man's finger move towards the trigger. I took a deep breath. "Somebody! Help!" I yelled with my eyes closed. I heard the man yell and opened my eyes. His hand was chopped off.

"What the hell?!"

"It's not nice to hurt my master." I looked and saw a woman with a blue dress and black hair. I could only see her back. She turned around with a crooked smile.

"Aya?" I questioned.

"At your service, master." She curtseyed with grace.

"Kill them both!" A man shouted. She looked at the men and clicked her tongue.

"Shall I kill them?"

"Get Tsuna! They're after him."

"Your wish is my command." Aya quickly knocked down the men in one swift gesture. She gouged the eye of the man holding Tsuna. She picked the two of us up and started gliding away. I looked down and saw she was gliding on ice. How was she doing that? Tsuna was passed out.

"Thank you, Aya. You saved our lives."

"You're the one that called me, master. You saved yourself."

"I did? I thought grandma was joking when she said you'd protect me." Aya chuckled.

"She'd never joke about that." I let out a sigh of relief. We were finally free.

"I wonder why they wanted Tsuna." I said aloud.

"He has a flame." Aya explained softly.

"A flame?" That was the first I've heard about that.

"Iemitsu and his father have one too. It's why they stink."

"Really?" She nodded before grunting.

"It's the end of the road for me. I'm out of power. Get to safety, master."

Aya put us down before turning back into a doll. I picked her and Tsuna up before running back home. "Mama!" I shouted loudly. She came running out and caught me.

"What's the matter, Yona? How did you get hurt?"

"Bad people."

"We found you!" The men from earlier were there. "You surprised us yet again." They all got their guns out. I got in front of mama and Tsuna.

"Don't hurt them!"

"We have a job to kill that kid and if we have to kill you and that woman, we will." Aya couldn't come back to life again. She didn't have enough power. What could I possibly do? Nevertheless, I held my arms out to the side.

"I won't let you hurt them."

"Is she crazy?"

"Just shoot her too. No one will cry about two civilians." Civilians? What about Tsuna? I knew Tsuna was special because he had a flame, but it still didn't make sense.

"Run, Yona!" Mama yelled at me.

"I can't! I don't want you to get hurt or cry anymore."

"Enough! Shoot!" In that split second, everything slowed down. Something in me clicked. It calmed me down. I held my hands out to shield myself from the bullets. A large light pink shield was created. It shielded us from the bullets. I looked at it with surprise. When the shooting stopped, I let my hands down. I looked at them with shock. How did I do that? I heard a thud and saw mama passed out.

"Get them." I heard the men struggling, but I was too busy staring at my hands. How the hell did I create a shield? A hand was gently put on my head. "Everything will be okay, Yona." I looked up and saw Kazuma. "You did well to protect your family. I'm proud."

"What did I do?" I asked hoping he'd know.

"I don't know. It looked like a shield. Were these the men that you smelt?" I nodded.

"They've been following us for days and attacked when Iemitsu left." Kazuma nodded.

"Nana! Tsuna!" I saw Iemitsu running to us. "What the hell happened here?" He went to their side. His dad walked over.

"You should be lucky, Sawada. Your daughter here alarmed me of these outsiders a couple of days ago. I was able to take them down in time before they were all killed." Iemitsu looked at me.

"How did you know?"

"I could feel their eyes." I lied. If I told him about my smell, there was no chance he'd believe me. He still looked confused. I crouched down and hugged my knees.

"It's okay, Yona. I'm not mad. Did you get hurt?" I nodded. "What did they do?"

"They kicked me in the stomach a lot and put a gun to my head." I said quietly. Iemitsu hugged me tightly.

"I'm sorry, I wasn't there to protect you two." For once, I didn't mind the physical contact.

"Yona?" I saw mama sitting up.

"Mama!" I shoved Iemitsu away and ran to her. "Are you hurt?" I asked.

"I'm not. Thank you, Yona."

Kazuma left the scene once all the men were detained. "See what I mean?" He said towards one of his distant relatives.

"I see it now." Fon spoke quietly.

"Do you know anything about that shield of hers?"

"I don't. It's all very new to me. I'll look into it. I think it'd be best to train her to fight and defend herself. Tsuna will get that training when he's older." Fon replied.

"I see. Yona also seems to have an insane ability to smell things. It's how she figured out they were being watched." Fon hummed with interest.

"You know, it makes sense. At the wedding, she was on edge the entire time but immediately relaxed when she got outside. The only family Nana had was her parents. The rest were Vongola." Kazuma and Fon looked at each other.

"Is she sensitive to flames?" Kazuma questioned.

"I'm guessing so. It'd explain why she stayed away from me and a colleague of mine."

"She's strong." Kazuma mentioned.

"I saw. She was able to run with Tsuna in her arms. Her speed is also impressive for her age. Though, I'm sure most of it was from adrenaline." Fon said.

"How should I train her?" Kazuma asked.

"Give her my training regimen but be gentle with her. Focus on speed and evasion. She isn't a Hibari."

"I'll do that. Thank you, Fon."

A few days passed since the incident. Tsuna has been having a lot of nightmares lately. It's been bothering me. If anything, I was the one that should have nightmares, but I guess everyone is different. Tonight was relatively difficult. He wouldn't calm down and mama and Iemitsu didn't go see him. I got up from my bed and went into his room. He was struggling like he did that day. I pushed his arm a few times.

"Wake up, Tsuna." He didn't wake up. I pushed his entire body and he still didn't react. I just wanted it to stop. I couldn't take the screaming anymore. I straddled him and pressed my hands over his neck. I didn't know why I was doing this. Was it because my own dad did the same thing to me when I'd cry? It felt natural. It felt like it was the only way to make the screaming stop. "Stop crying." I said quietly. Tsuna woke up and saw me. He started to squirm and scream for another reason. I couldn't stop myself. The door opened and I was thrown off Tsuna.

"Yona! What were you thinking?!" I felt a hand slap my face. I put a hand on my cheek with shock. Iemitsu looked at me with disgust. "Were you trying to kill your brother?" I saw mama in the doorway with a hand over her mouth. She was stunned. She immediately went to Tsuna who was coughing.

"It's okay, Tsuna. Mama and papa are here." Tsuna clung onto mama for his life. He couldn't even look at me.

Iemitsu dragged me into my room by my hair and slammed the door behind him. "What the hell did you do, Yona?"

"He wouldn't stop crying. Nothing was working."

"And you thought killing him would be the right thing to do?" I winced at Iemitsu's loud voice. I covered my ears. "Answer me!" I flinched, expecting to be hit.

"I didn't know what I was doing."

"You don't just choke someone and not know what you're doing!" He yelled. He sighed and left my room, slamming the door. I messed up. I'm a horrible person. When morning came, I was still awake. I couldn't sleep. I didn't deserve it. I sat in the corner of my room with Aya in my arms. The door opened and mama walked in.

"Good morning, Yona." I didn't reply. "We need to talk about what happened last night."

"Give me away." I muttered.

"I'd never abandon you, Yona. You need to know what you did last night was very wrong. You almost did something you couldn't take back."

"I couldn't stop myself."

"Do you know why?"

"I don't know."

"Do you want to come down for breakfast?"

"I'm not hungry."

"I'll bring something up for Aya. I'm sure she's hungry." Mama left my room. How could she still love me? Was she faking it? Aya moved in my arms and hugged me.

"Everything will pass soon, master."

Another day passed. I refused to eat anything. I needed to be punished. No one was punishing me so I had to do it myself. Mama was worried. I hardly moved from the corner. The only place I went was the bathroom.

"Yona, you need to eat something." Mama said with a plate of food in her hands.

"I'm not hungry."

"You've been saying that for the last two days. You need to eat."

"I'm sorry, mama. I'm really not hungry." She frowned and left the plate in my room. I saw Tsuna peak in before running away. Iemitsu would ignore me when he walked by. An hour passed and a familiar face popped in the door. "Kyoya?" I questioned. Mama was behind him.

"Your friend wanted to play with you. I thought he'd get you out of your funk." Kyoya walked in.

"Father wants to see you."

"Why?"

"Training." I stood up. I was taller than him.

"Why does he want to train me?"

"To defend yourself." Kyoya took my hand and dragged me downstairs. I didn't have much of a choice. I kept Aya in my room. Iemitsu and Tsuna weren't home.

"Have fun, Yona." Mama said happily. Kyoya brought me to his house. It was a traditional Japanese house. Inside, we were met with maids.

"Welcome home, master Hibari."

Kyoya brought me into a room where Kazuma was. He was reading a few papers. "I brought her."

"Good job, Kyoya. Sit down, Yona." I walked over and sat across from him. "Did Kyoya tell you why I wanted you here?"

"Training." He nodded.

"What do you think?"

"I don't have a choice." I said quietly.

"Very good. I just want to make sure you're strong enough to protect yourself. You'll see more of those bad men."

"I will?" Kazuma nodded.

"You need to be able to defeat them with ease. Though, I'll be more than happy if you can outrun them and defend yourself."

"What do you want?" I asked. He looked surprised.

"What do you think I want something?"

"No one like you gives something like this away without wanting something in return." Kazuma started to laugh.

"You're an adult in a child's body. I don't want anything in return because you already showed me promise. I watched what happened when those men cornered you and your brother. Not just anyone can run that fast holding a small child. I was interested, but then you produced a shield." I didn't avoid his eye contact. "You're strong, Yona Sawada."

"I'm not a Sawada."

"Huh?"

"My mother and brother are Sawada. I'm not."

"Why?"

"Iemitsu isn't my real papa."

"What do you go by?"

"Yona." Kazuma smiled.

"Let's make a deal, Yona. If you pass my training, I'll give you a family name to be proud of." I shook my head.

"I don't need anything other than my name. Everything else is unnecessary."

"You really are a strange one. Not even adults would say that. A family name is important to have, Yona."

"I belong to no family. Iemitsu isn't my family and my real papa is rotting. I have no family other than mama and my grandparents." I spoke seriously. It was true. I hardly considered Tsuna my brother.

"Sawada isn't the best person, is he."

"If he had his way, I'm sure he'd have me out of the picture." This took Kazuma by surprise.

"Why?"

"I almost killed Tsuna."

"How did you almost kill your brother?"

"He wouldn't stop crying. No matter what I'd do, he wouldn't stop. I started choking him. When he snapped out of the nightmare, I couldn't stop myself. My grip got tighter. Tsuna is afraid of me and Iemitsu ignores me. Mama deals with me because I'm her daughter." I said, unsure of how he'd react.

"Did you like the feeling?" Kazuma asked.

"I think I did even though I knew it was wrong."

"Why do you think that?"

"I'm a bad person."

"Were you punished for it?"

"They didn't punish me yet. I punished myself."

"What did you do?"

"I haven't eaten or drank anything in two days."

Kazuma stood up and left the room. He came back in with tea and a plate of food minutes later. "Eat."

"I'm not hungry."

"Stop the self-pity. It's disgusting." I grumbled. "Eat and we'll train tomorrow."

"I don't want to." He sighed.

"It won't kill you to eat."

"It won't kill me to not eat." I retorted. I immediately smelt something I didn't like. I held my stomach.

"What's wrong?" Kazuma asked. I continued to twitch as the scent got stronger. The door opened and a baby walked in. Kazuma looked at the baby.

"How do I know you? Your scent is familiar, but I don't remember you." I spoke weakly.

"If you eat, I'll answer you."

"I'll pass."

"What will you do in order to eat?" The baby asked me.

"Nothing will make me eat."

"I guess we'll have to do this the hard way. A warrior needs to have a proper diet."

"I'm not a warrior." The baby took some of the rice and smiled at me.

"I'll just force you eat." He jumped at me. I kept my mouth shut. He hit my throat to make me cough. As soon as I opened my mouth, the rice was thrown down my throat. I immediately swallowed. "There. One should never force themselves of basic necessities as punishment. Go without sweets or without playing with toys. Don't deprive yourself of the necessities." The baby said.

"I don't like sweets and I don't have any toys."

"You have that doll." Kazuma said.

"Aya isn't a doll to be played with!"

"She's a doll, Yona. A toy." Kazuma said.

"You're wrong. Aya protects me." The baby looked at Kazuma and shook his head.

"Eat the rest of the food, Yona." The baby said. I grumbled but still ate the food. I didn't realize how hungry I was. I ate everything on the plate.

"Sir, there's a woman asking for Yona." A maid said.

"Who is it?"

"It's someone claiming to be her grandmother." My eyes widened with delight. I got up and ran to the front. Grandma was outside the door. She saw me and smiled.

"Grandma!" I jumped at her and hugged her.

"It's good to see my little sunflower again." I giggled. Kazuma and the baby walked to the front.

"Is this woman your grandmother?" Kazuma asked.

"She is!" Grandma started to pet my head.

"Your smell is quite powerful for your age. Even my senses weren't that strong until I was a teenager." I tilted my head in confusion. "Anyway, I came here to bring you home. I even brought you another doll."

"I only need Aya." Grandma shook her head.

"You need more protection other than Aya. Let's go." Grandma bowed to Kazuma. "Thank you for looking after my granddaughter. She may seem strange to you, but she's an honest, kind girl."

"It's my pleasure."

When we left, grandma gave me the doll she promised. She had long brown hair that was tied back into a low ponytail. She wore a long green skirt and shirt on. Her eyes were a color of green I've never seen before.

"Her name is Freya. Make sure to treasure her."

"Is she friends with Aya?"

"Of course. You may not believe me, but they were made to protect you." Grandma explained.

"I understand. Aya came to life and saved me and Tsuna." She stopped walking and stared at me with surprise.

"What did Aya do?"

"She cut off a man's hand and knocked a few back. She even went as far as gouging an eye out. She then picked me and Tsuna up before gliding on an ice path. She couldn't go long, but it was enough to run away."

"You should have called me shortly after that happened, sweetie."

"I'm sorry."

"Did anything else strange happen too?" I nodded happily.

"I made a huge shield that protected us from bullets." I put my hands up to demonstrate how large it was.

"Was the color of that shield pink?" She looked scared for me.

"It was." Her eyes widened a second time. "Am I in trouble?" I asked.

"Not at all. You just surprised me. Would you like to stay with me next year?"

"Yes!" She chuckled.

"Did you miss living with me that much?"

"It's not that. I think everyone hates me."

We started walking again. "Your mother told me what you did to Tsuna."

"I couldn't stop myself." I admitted to her. She was the only person I couldn't lie to.

"It's not your fault, Yona. There's a reason why you did that. I'll explain more when you live with me. Spend the rest of summer in Namimori and then you can have fun with grandma and grandpa." I smiled widely. It sounded like a dream come true. I didn't have to deal with Iemitsu or his weird stench. When we got home, mama welcomed us.

"Will you eat something, Yona?" Mama asked.

"I already ate."

"You did?"

"Kazuma forced me to eat. He wouldn't let me go with grandma unless I ate everything on the plate!" Grandma caught my lie instantly. She played along with me.

"You should have seen her. She has your father's appetite." Mama started to laugh.

"I'll be in trouble when you're older, Yona."

"Go upstairs and play with your new toy, Yona. I want to visit with your mama."

"Okay!" I ran upstairs and saw Aya on my bed. Once I closed the door, Aya came to life.

"Welcome home, master. I see you have Freya."

"You know Freya?"

"Of course! We're sisters. She's my older sister."

"When will she wake up?" I asked, putting Freya on the bed next to Aya.

She poked Freya's cheek. "You haven't powered her up yet."

"Huh?" Aya chuckled.

"You're cute when clueless, master. You just need to work on your power." I sat on the bed.

"I'm still confused. What power do I have? Why do I have it? Why did grandma look afraid when I told her about the shield?" I asked in a quiet voice. There were many things I didn't understand.

"You'll learn about that soon. For now, allow me to tell you what Iemitsu said about you." I gave my full attention to Aya. She chuckled with a crooked grin. "I heard him on the phone with a man called Nono. He compared you to a horrible man named Xanxus."

"Who could those people be?" I wondered aloud.

"He told Nono you were an evil person. He even thought of a way to get rid of you so they can live happily as a family." My heart dropped. I felt empty, angry.

"Does he hate me that much?"

"Tsuna is very important to this Nono man. Tsuna was almost kidnapped because of his flame, master. You are irrelevant to them."

"All because I don't have a flame?"

"That's correct. Iemitsu had the entire conversation in here with an unfamiliar phone." Aya kept informing me of the sketchy things Iemitsu has done. It didn't sit well with me. At least my suspicions were correct. He was not a good person and the second he gets out of line I'll have Aya take care of him. And if he were to hurt mama, I'll kill him with my own hands. "That's it, master. Those are the exact thoughts you should have."