A week has passed and I've finally been able to keep food down. I've been coming to terms for what I did. I had no choice but to accept my choices. I couldn't change anything. School was still out and was offering private tutoring for everyone in the meantime. We didn't take the school up on their offer. I'd be fine learning everything by myself. There was a small funeral for Marco. I was forced to go with mama and Iemitsu. Tsuna had a babysitter since he didn't need to go to a funeral. For some reason, Iemitsu looked more disturbed by the whole thing than everyone at the service. Kids were crying and adults were tearing up imagining their own child in Marco's position. A few of my classmates walked up to me.

"Why are you here?" Ryo asked. He was the closest to Marco.

"I came out of respect."

"You hated him when he tried to be your friend. You don't deserve to be here."

"I'm aware, Ryo."

"I know what really happened to Marco, Yona."

"What happened?" I asked.

"You pushed him."

"Ryo, that's an awful and serious thing to say." Ryo's mother said. I froze in my place. I'm certain no one else was there. How would he know?

"It's true! She pushed him into the car on purpose. She wanted him dead." If he actually saw what happened, then he should have seen the knife in Marco's hand.

"I'm sorry about Ryo, Yona. He's just really upset over losing Marco." His mother said before pulling Marco away from me. Mama and Iemitsu looked at me with uncertainty.

"Yona, did you push him?" Mama asked with uncertainty. She knew of my anger problems.

"I didn't! Why would I?" She didn't answer. Iemitsu looked away with disappointment. "I'm leaving." I said quietly.

"Where are you going?" Mama asked.

"Anywhere but here." No one stopped me as I left the service. If mama had the smallest thought that I pushed Marco, I'm sure everyone else does. Namimori was empty. It seemed like the town stopped for the funeral. So, I went home. The babysitter was there, but Tsuna was missing.

"Yona?" The babysitter said with shock. She wasn't expecting me.

"Where's Tsuna?"

"He's taking a nap. Why are you home so early?" She asked nervously.

"I wanted to come home. I'll be in my room." I took my shoes off and went up the stairs. Tsuna's door was shut. I tried to open it but it was locked. I knocked on the door. "Tsuna?" There was no answer. I went into my room and saw Aya and Freya were dancing. "Where's Tsuna?"

"He's locked in his room. He has Elf with him for some reason." Aya said.

"Why?"

"He's hiding from the babysitter. Apparently, she scared him."

"Is there a way you two can talk to Elf?" I asked them.

"Of course. She's a little upset, but she'll protect him for your sake." Freya said. They were both still dancing.

"What do we do about the babysitter?" I asked them.

"She's being watched from afar. Don't worry, master. For now, try to get into your brother's room. He might be having a panic attack."

"He didn't answer me. He could be asleep. How can I even open his door?" They stopped dancing and smiled.

"Use a small pair of scissors to unlock the door." Aya said.

"I thought you'd say something about alchemy."

"Even alchemy has its limits." I went through my drawers. I did happen to find some scissors. I went to Tsuna's room and fiddled with the lock for a few minutes before unlocking it.

"Don't!" I heard Tsuna yell.

"Tsuna? What's wrong?" I asked quietly. I didn't want the babysitter to hear in case she was after us.

"Don't open the door."

"Why?" I asked.

"Don't! You'll get hurt."

"Nothing can hurt me, Tsuna." I opened the door with my left hand. That's when I saw part of my arm fall to the ground. I didn't even see a blade. Tsuna looked at me with shock. I collapsed onto my knees and stared at the remainder of my arm. I couldn't even feel the pain. It all happened too fast for my brain to catch up. "What? How?"

"It's okay, Yona. If it hurts, I can help make the pain go all away." I looked back and saw the babysitter and started screaming from the pain. She had a sinister smile on her face. She had a gun in her hand. "You must be a bad girl if you know what this." She waved it around. "Finally, I'll get acceptance into my family for killing you two." I took my arm and tried to put it back, but even alchemy couldn't do that. "Don't you know it doesn't work like that, kid? Are you that stupid?" I ignored her. My head was starting to feel light. I was losing too much blood. "Who the hell are you?!" The babysitter shouted. I looked up and saw Elf standing by Tsuna. She walked over to me and crouched down with a smile.

"I'll take away your pain for now, master. I'll save your arm after we deal with this vile human." Just form a single touch, I couldn't feel a single thing. The bleeding also stopped. What did she do to me?

"Give us a command, master." I turned and saw Aya and Freya were in their human forms.

"Shall we kill her immediately?" Freya asked.

"Do whatever, but don't kill her or make any visible wounds or bruising. It'll be too obvious there was outside help." I commanded quietly.

"Very well." Before the babysitter could move, she was taken away by Freya and Aya. The two were cackling as they went downstairs.

Elf went to Tsuna and knocked him out by putting her hand over his eyes. "There. He should be asleep for a couple of hours." She put him on his bed and then picked me up. "Let's get you all situated." She brought me to my room. "Now, master, I can't put your arm back onto you. I can make a fake arm that feels the same as your real one."

"What about my actual arm?" I asked her.

"I'll preserve it in case you want to make a homunculus one day. If you use actual flesh, your homunculus won't be any different to you."

"Do what you need to do. I trust you." She smiled brightly.

"Thank you, master. Your compliment means the world to me." She wrapped my arm up so I wouldn't bleed out. I couldn't feel a thing. Elf took a piece of my flesh from the decapitated arm to make a new one for me. I watched her make various symbols in a circle. I haven't seen a circle like that before. I saw my arm beside her and felt sick. I had to look away or else I'd puke. "Go ahead and sleep, master. When you wake up, you'll have a brand-new arm." Elf's voice was soft and melodic. "Okay."

Elf saw her master sleeping and smiled. "We lucked out, Alter. Our master is kind. I hope she calls out to you soon one day. I'm sure you'd like her." Elf said. Alter was on the desk beside Yona's bed. She was known for having a rough character. Even their previous master didn't use Alter when she found out what kind of personality Alter had. Aya walked upstairs.

"How is she?" She asked.

"She'll be just fine. It'll take me a while to create another arm. Could you help stall master's parents for me?"

"How can we do that? Master wouldn't like it if we showed ourselves to them." Aya pointed out the obvious. They were only meant to be known to master and their victims unless it was an order.

"Create a distraction. I'm sure you can do that. Just don't hurt anyone."

"I'll let Freya know."

"What happened to that woman? Elf asked.

"She's knocked out. Freya traumatized her but we didn't leave a mark."

"Good. I'm sure master would praise you." Aya smiled and giggled. They all loved their master and would do anything for her.

"Let's go, Freya! We're going to cause a big distraction." Aya announced.

"That sounds fun."

"No killing. Master wouldn't like it."

"Master is too kind, but I won't hurt anyone for her sake. She'd be upset with me." The two left the house in their doll forms. They knew people were watching the house and decided to have some fun with them too. They'll just scare them a little.

The funeral ended an hour later. It was relatively long because of the sheer amount of people that attended. Iemitsu got a call from one of his men. "Yes?"

"Something has happened, sir! The enemy has infiltrated your house."

"What do you mean?" Iemitsu asked. Nana looked at her husband with concern.

"The babysitter we hired was a spy." Iemitsu felt his heart drop. He looked at Nana and smiled.

"Why don't you go get some groceries for dinner? I think a cake would brighten the day up too. Yona seemed pretty upset."

"That sounds like a great idea."

"Take your time, Nana. I'll go home to check up on the kids." Nana left her husband alone. "Did you take care of her?" Iemitsu asked, walking towards his house.

"We haven't been able to. The family she belongs to has been chasing us. We've finally found a safe place to rest for a second."

"Where's Lal?"

"We don't know." Iemitsu clicked his tongue. This wasn't good at all. Tsuna could be severely hurt and Yona was missing. Did they get her to use as blackmail?

"Did anyone get a visual of Tsuna?"

"He was locked in his room, sir."

"And Yona?" There was silence. "What happened to her?"

"We don't know. She entered the house and nothing has been seen of her." Iemitsu started running. How could he allow this to happen? Tsuna could become to next heir to the Vongola. Most importantly, Nana wouldn't forgive him if he allowed her child to die because of him.

When Iemitsu arrived to the house, his agents were surrounding the place. It didn't take long for them to take out the enemy. He walked inside and saw the spy tied up with rope. Yona was on the floor with a medic next to her. "What happened to Yona?"

"Her arm was broken right in half. I'm surprised that woman had that much strength."

"Yona has always been a little weaker than kids her age. Can you heal it?"

"Yes, sir. I made sure the bone is in place and I'm healing it to the best of my abilities. She might have trouble moving her hand for a while." He looked at Yona's pain filled face. It hurt seeing her like that despite his dislike towards her. "Where's Tsuna?"

"He's sleeping in bed with a doll."

"A doll?"

"I believe it's one of Yona's." Iemitsu walked up stairs and saw Tsuna was unharmed. He woke up and began to cry.

"Papa!" He launched himself into Iemitsu's arms.

"What's wrong?"

"I had a nightmare. Some scary person was hurting Yona."

"It'll be alright, Tsuna. It was just a dream. Yona is just fine. Go back to sleep, okay?"

"I'm scared." Tsuna whimpered.

"Don't be. If something is scary, just wake up. If you can't, think of what makes you happy." Tsuna looked down at the doll next to him and hugged it. "You like Yona's dolls, huh?"

"Elf makes me feel safe."

"Well, I'm sure Elf won't mind keeping your nightmares away." Tsuna nodded before snuggling back into his blankets.

Iemitsu ordered his men to leave shortly after putting Yona in her bed. Hopefully, she'll think she had a nightmare like Tsuna. He got a call from Nono. "Sir?"

"What happened today, Iemitsu?" Nono's voice was strict and dangerous.

"I let a spy infiltrate my house, sir."

"How did this happen?"

"I don't know. The problem is contained. The spy is on her way over for interrogation." Iemitsu explained.

"Were any of the children hurt?"

"Yona's arm was broken, but Tsuna is just fine." Nono let out a sigh.

"You need to think of her as your daughter. She can't be a second thought for you anymore. She needs the same amount of protection as your son."

"Tsuna is more important in the future, Nono. I can't help but not treat her the same. She's insignificant in the long run." Nono couldn't believe what he just heard. It was cruel for anyone to talk about a child like that. Even Nono protected Xanxus the best he could.

"You'll regret those words one day, Iemitsu."

"I don't think I will, Nono." Iemitsu wanted to tell Nono of his suspicions of Yona being involved in Marco's death, but he'd just get scolded. He couldn't see the value of Yona. She wouldn't be of any use. Plus, she still has the potential to grow into someone like Xanxus and that scared him.

When I woke up, my left arm was aching. I was somehow in bed. Someone must have brought me up. I had to think over what happened. Elf gave me a new arm just in time for the babysitter to come upstairs. Alter and Freya were out creating a distraction. Even Elf was surprised she was up. Nonetheless, I was able to knock her back down the stairs and drag her to the living room without the help of Elf. I grabbed her hair and hit her head against the wall and any sharp corner that was around. I was too angry to care about anything. I guess my arm wasn't exactly ready to go since it went out of place just from the woman grabbing it to stop me. It hurt worse than anything I've felt. Before I passed out, I was able to give her a good kick to the head. I lifted my arm and saw it was in place. It felt a lot stronger.

"Good afternoon, master." Elf said. She was on my desk.

"It's still afternoon?"

"It is. The babysitter was taken care of. Iemitsu has a lot of people who work under him. One of them healed your arm just right. They thought it was a broken arm. Do you have any trouble moving your fingers?" I tried moving them, but they hardly budged. "It'll take time for your body to adjust to the new arm. I made it from cells of your decapitated arm so your body wouldn't reject it." Elf explained softly.

"What about my arm?" I asked.

"I have it stored safely. Aya froze it in ice to preserve it."

"Huh, that's dandy."

Apparently, no one noticed anything strange when I went downstairs for dinner. Iemitsu just smiled at me. "How was your nap?" Mama asked.

"I had a weird dream, but I can't really remember it. My arm hurts."

"You must have slept on it. Come eat, sweetie." I sat down and dug in. I was thankful I didn't get my right arm cut off. I'd have a difficult time eating and doing any regular activities otherwise.

When school started back up, everyone was talking about me. Apparently, Ryo was the one that spread rumors about me. They all saw me as a murderer. Even when we had a group activity in class, everyone refused to work with me. The counselor was even worried about me and even asked if I did push Marco into the car. I learned it didn't matter what I said. No one would believe me unless I lied and said I pushed him. At home, mama and Iemitsu were watching the television. I went into the living room and blocked their view. "Welcome home, Yona. I didn't even hear you come in."

"I want to be homeschooled." I announced. The two got serious and sat up. Iemitsu turned the volume down.

"Why?" He asked.

"Everyone thinks I'm a murderer. No one will talk to me, no one will work with me, no one will even look at me."

"Did you try talking to the teacher?" Mama asked.

"I've tried, but they're just like my classmates."

"Do you think you can do it?" Iemitsu asked.

"I'm more than positive."

"I don't see any harm in trying, right, Nana?" He said with a smile. It surprised me Iemitsu was willing to let me be homeschooled.

"I guess so. However, if your grades start slipping, you'll face severe consequences. Do you understand, young lady?"

"Yes, mama."

"I'll call for a private tutor immediately." Mama said happily before going into the kitchen where the phone was.

"Is school really that hard for you?" Iemitsu asked.

"I don't like it when they all stare at me with hate. I didn't do anything. Sure, I didn't like Marco, but I would not kill him. I've felt like telling everyone I did push him just to make everything stop."

"I didn't realize it was that bad. I'm sorry, Yona." He apologized for nothing.

"You never realize a lot of things."

"Men are like that." He said with laughter. I didn't see what was so funny.

"I guess there are no differences between a man and a boy."

"That's right!"

"Why are you so happy about that?" I asked.

"It's the truth. You'll marry someone like me when you're older." I looked at him with disgust.

"I'd rather die alone." Iemitsu laughed louder. "Don't laugh at my words, Iemitsu. I didn't say anything funny." His laughter died down.

"Did that get your mind off of everything?"

I realized he did this on purpose to distract my mind. I had to give props when they were due. I put a hand on my hip and sighed. "I guess you aren't entirely an idiot like I thought." I commented.

"I'm a lot smarter than you think, Yona." I rolled my eyes. "Hey! Don't give me that attitude! Do you think I'm not smart?" He asked in a playful tone. There was no malicious intent behind it. I couldn't help but giggle.

"Not at all."

"I found a program for you, Yona." Mama said, walking in.

"That was fast." Iemitsu commented.

"Not at all. I called the school and they're willing to give Yona a personal schedule and a tutor that will come over once a week to go over materials and tests."

"That sounds good." I said with a smile. As long as I didn't need to go near my classmates, I'd be fine.

"Your schooling will start next week. The school needs to prepare."

"Got it."

When the next weeks came, a teacher came over and sat down with me at the kitchen table. I was given a huge binder of work for the rest of my elementary years. Since I wasn't doing traditional schooling, I had the pleasure of working all year long on the material. It wasn't bad though. I could work at my own pace. I'd notice how Iemitsu was asking if I needed his help more often. It was annoying, but I knew he was asking out of concern. He was also getting a tad bit kinder to me. After a month of homeschooling, I was getting the hang of how things worked. My tutor was happy with my progress and allowed me a two-week vacation. It was almost Christmas after all. Tsuna, mama, and I decorated the house and even had a small tree in the living room. My most favorite thing was to drink hot chocolate at night with only the tree lights on. Sometimes, I'd even fall asleep on the couch watching tv with Tsuna leaning against me. He was getting more and more excited with each day for Christmas. He'd always be drawing Santa and the things he wanted. I couldn't blame him for being excited.

When the day came, I could hear Tsuna screaming about Santa and Christmas. It woke me up mostly because he woke me up himself by jumping onto me. "Yona! Santa came!"

"Did he?" I asked in a groggy voice.

"Yeah! There's a lot of presents! Come on!" He pulled me out of bed and ran down the stairs. Being Tsuna, he almost tripped.

"Be careful, Tsuna. The presents will always be there." He gave me a smile before walking to the living room. He didn't lose his grip on my hand. In fact, it got tighter. There were many presents under the tree. Mama and Iemitsu were waiting on the couch with their tea and coffee. Tsuna let go of my hand and ran to the presents.

"There's so many!" Tsuna said with shock. Even I was surprised to see that many. How could we even afford all of this? I knew mama didn't work and Iemitsu was a total mystery. I knew he had men under him, but I didn't know what he did.

"Come open presents, Yona. You have things from your grandpa in Italy." I walked over and sat down next to Tsuna. He was already through a few gifts. He worked fast. Mama pushed a box towards me. I opened it and saw a sewing machine. "I figured you'd like to make clothes for your dolls since you love them so much."

"Thank you, mama." I opened up a few more gifts and found different fabric and sewing supplies. I wonder if the dolls will like new outfits.

Tsuna mostly got toys and clothing. With each new gift, his face would light up. It was adorable. I wanted to just watch him. Mama poked me with a present to get my attention. I took it and stared at the neatly wrapped small box. I unwrapped it and saw it was a velvet box.

"Open it, Yona." Mama said with a smile. I did as she said and saw a necklace. It was a simple silver chain with a long, red, jewel. It was beautiful. "That was your grandma's. She told me when you were older to give this to you."

"And I'm old enough?" I asked.

"You are. Not just anyone can be homeschooled and still have high marks. Plus, you've gotten a lot more mature. It's why I think you deserve this."

"Thank you, mama." I hugged her tightly before putting the necklace on. It felt warm against my chest. It had to be something related to alchemy. Nothing else had this warmth.

"There's one more thing, Yona." Iemitsu said, pushing a gift from behind the tree.

"What about me?" Tsuna asked.

"Don't worry, tuna fish." Iemitsu took another gift out from behind the tree. "These are from your grandpa." Tsuna spared no time to open his gift up. Slowly but surely, I opened my gift.

"Yona! Look what grandpa gave me!" Tsuna said, shaking me. I couldn't keep my eyes off the huge instrument case in front of me. "Yona?" Tsuna questioned before looking down at my present.

"What are you waiting for? Open it." Iemitsu urged. My shaky hands undid the three clasps and opened the case. I inhaled sharply. The bass that laid inside was beautiful. The bass was a beautiful deep color of red with a black fingerboard. I gently picked it up and felt how heavy it was. It was real. "Grandpa went all out and got the top of the line for you." I ignored Iemitsu and kept my focus on the bass.

"It looks like she's in shock, dear." Mama said quietly. I plucked another string. Both Tsuna and I let out a sound of awe. "We can get Tsuna a guitar and they can start a little band. That'd be cute."