Star: The second Chapter of my Reborn fanfiction. Just to give you guys a heads I'm going to, one or two more chapters before I start with getting into the main series. This story is gonna follow the anime ( A few of my own idea here and there) mainly because I haven't read the manga( I'm starting to.) and the inherence arc. is kind of important in this story.

I own nothing except my OCs

"Back up charger?"

"In the front pocket of my carry on."

"Phone?"

"In my carry on."

"Passport and ticket?"

"Carry on, inside pocket."

"Headphones?"

"Carry on."

"Back up headphones?

"Why do you have back up headphones?"Tai asked as he watched his daughter and her friend go over the checklist one last time.

"You always need a backup, Mr. Ishikawa." Alana replied as if it was the most obvious thing. "Besides, Jason and Alex both bought her a pair as a going away gift. She had a backup for her back up."

Taichi let out a hum as he looked around the room. It was just like when they first arrived the only differences was the walls were a darker shade of grayish-blue and a dark stain on the carpet when Misaki spilled hot chocolate. Just a few days ago the walls were full of picture and posters while her desk was a cluttered mess. Now most of her stuff was pack away in boxes, except for a few things that she would need or wanted here. The sound of a zipper drew his attention to his daughter as she zipped up her suitcase.

"That last one." Misaki said, smiling. "And there, I'm all set for tomorrow."

Alana sighed as she flopped back on the bed, blowing her blond bangs away from her eyes. "I still can't believe this week has already gone by so fast."

Misaki nodded as her dad excused himself to go order pizza. "Well, with all the stuff we did, I'm not surprised it went fast."

"I know but still." The blond whined.

Misaki rolled her eyes and flop in her desk chair, stretching out her back. Alana sat up and hugged the lizard plushy that she had gotten at the arcade the day before.

"You better write, Aki, and I expect a call at least once a week..." The blond said, pouting at her best friend. "I don't give a crap about the time difference. I'm gonna miss you like crazy."

Misaki giggle. "Do you remember when we first met?"

"Oh my god. You were half asleep!"

"Misaki, can you come down here?"

Misaki let out a yawn as she lazily walked down stairs. Her and her dad had been here a few weeks and she still wasn't used to the time change yet. Then again, staying up late talking to Tsuna didn't help.

"Hopefully I get used to the time change before school starts." Misaki muttered as she walked into the living room.

"Ah. Here she is. This is my daughter Misaki."

The girl froze. Sitting there with her father was a couple and a blond haired girl around her age and here she was in a pair of short and one of Tsuna t-shirts she borrowed and never gave back.

"K-Konichiwa." She stuttered, a pink tint on her cheeks.

"Misaki, you remember Mr. Kurt. This is his wife, Karan and his daughter Alana." Tai said, ignoring the murderous glance getting thrown his way.

chuckled. "My, how you've grown, Misaki."

"H-Hello Kurts-san." Misaki said, nervously. "It's nice to see you again."

"Wow. I didn't expect you to understand you." The girl blurted out, getting a slap on the back of the head by her mom.

The woman apologized and Misaki waved her hand, saying it was okay. She excused herself to the kitchen. As she got out the milk, Misaki slightly wished she was back in Namimori, then she didn't have to deal time change, she would be more awake and actually be dressed when her dad had people over or be over at Tsuna's house with him and Nana.

A knock brought her out of her though as she looked towards the source. Standing there was Alana with a sorry look on her face.

"Hey, um.." Alana said, nervously. "About what I said. I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. It's just usually the foreign exchange students don't speak very good english, some do it just,but -"

"Hard to understand them with the accent." Misaki finished her, smiling nervously. "I completely understand. Don't worry about it."

Alana still looked nervous and Misaki sighed." My dad told you I might be hiding how I really felt."

Misaki let out groan as the blond nodded. "It's like I said, It's fine. I'm sorry if I seemed a little down, I'm still trying to get used to the time change."

"I know the feeling. We moved here from California a few years ago and I was late to school a few time because of it."

Misaki giggled, setting the milk down on the table as she walked over and held out her hand to Alana.

"Let's try this again without the parents and awkwardness. Hi, I'm Misaki Ishikawa. You can call me Misa if you want."

Alana smiled and took her hand. "Alana is that your boyfriend's shirt?"

"..and then my mom walked in and saw your face and though I had said something offensive." Alana giggle.

Misaki laughed. Despite the misunderstanding and constant apologizing from Karan, it was the start of a wonderful friendship. Without Alana, Misaki probably would have been that kid that no one talked to and she would have felt more out of place. When it came to making new friends, Misaki always got nervous and ended up chickening out before she even tried. Back home in Nami, she had Tsuna and that was enough for her.

"So, my dad asked me where I wanted to go for vacation this year." Alana said, grinning. "What's Namimori like?"

"Well, it's no Tokyo or Kyoto." Misaki replied. "It's just one of those small towns, where nothing happened. Kinda like here."

"Still the small towns are the best. Oh by the way here, Mr. Cho told me to give this to you."

Alana reached in her pocket and held out a simple silver chain. Smiling, Misaki stood up, taking the chain as she walked over to the small jewelry box on her dresser. She opened it and pull out one ring and a half heart pendant. The ring was silver with bright, almost glowing orange gem in the center, the word 'Tutore' inscribed on the inside of the ring. The heart pendent was also silver with a cut zig-zag pattern with kaiju engraved in it. Misaki slip them on the chain and put it around her neck.

"You know, I don't think you ever told me what the word on that ring mean." Alana chimed, kicking her feet.

"Tutore mean Guardian." Misaki explained, looking at the ring. "My dad said told me my mom used to wear it for protection. Something about a guardian angel always watching over her."

"Girls, the pizza's here! Come down and eat." Taichi called from down stairs.

The two girls head down stairs. After Dinner, they head back upstairs and did one more check before getting ready for bed. By the time Misaki was done her shower, Alana was already out. She rolled her eyes, rolled the blond to the other side and laid down. The last thing that crossed her mind was the smiling face of her favorite fish.

"Mari...Mari"

Amber eye slowly opened slightly to the site of the Night-blooming cereus. Misaki slowly reached out, her fingers just brushing the soft petals of one. She slowly pushed herself up a little, looking around. There were hundreds of those flowers creating an endless sea of milky white. Her eyes fell on the one in front of her.

"Where..am I?" She whispered, closing her eyes as the scent of the flower washed over her. "Sweet…"

"Mari….Mari.."

That voice. She had heard it before but where? She could hear the faint footsteps behind her. She wanted to look behind but she couldn't. Her body felt like it was submerged under water. Something ran along her back until it stopped in between her shoulder blades, heat gathering in two spots on her back.

"Mari….Mari….Mari!"

Misaki shot up, drenched in sweat. She looked around, the sun shining in from the window. No white flowers, she was still in her room, still in Bar Harbor. She flopped back and rested her forearm across her eyes.

"Misa?"

She lifted her arm and looked into the sleepy eyes of her best friend.

"You okay?" Alana yawned.

"Yeah..I'm okay." Misaki said, sitting up."Sorry,Lana."

Alana mutter something and rolled over, snuggling into her pillow. The redhead giggles as she got out bed. Misaki stretched her arms above her head, yawning as she walked over to the window and opened it. A shiver ran through her as cold breezes swept through the room. Misaki took a deep breath, smiling at the smell of the sea. This would be one of the things she would miss about Bar Harbor, the ocean breezes and the smell of the salt water. Maybe she could get everyone to take one last picture before she left.

" I wonder if Mom would have like it. Dad said she used to love small towns and the ocean." Misaki wondered, faintly remembering one of their last family trips together.

Misaki grasped the ring around her neck, a small twinge of frustration and guilt in her chest. When she was younger, she could remember every little detail about her mom, but now she could barely remember anything about her. Every time she tried to remember, she came up with less and less as she got older. Her dad said it was okay, after all she was only four when her mom died, but it still hurt. Her mom was the light of their family and she couldn't barely remember anything about her.

A whine snapped the girl out of her thoughts. She turned around just in time to receive a pillow to the face. Alana grumble something about the window and 'it's too early to freeze' as she cuddled back under the covers. A grin creep across her face as Misaki walked over towards the bed. There was no way she was going to let her best friend sleep now. After all..

This was her last day in town.

~KHR~

"Ne, do you see her yet?"

Tsuna shook his head as he looked around the terminal. It was already four thirty and Misaki still hadn't arrived.

"I wonder if one of her flights got delayed. Tai did say that they got a lot of snow the last few days." Nana said.

"She would have called then."

A familiar shade of red caught his attention. Instantly, Tsuna ran after it, ignoring his mother yelling for him. As he got closer, his excitement turned to disappointment when as he watch an older woman with red hair hug a little boy, who was all to excited to have his mom back. Tsuna let out a sigh and turn back to find his mom. Maybe her flight had gotten delayed or there was an emergency and she couldn't get in contact with them. Tsuna shoved his hand in the pocket of his jacket and looked down.

"Tsuna?"

Tsuna stopped and looked up. Standing there, wearing the same off-the shoulder gray jumper and embroidered jean as when she left and with her hair now at her collorbone,was Misaki. Before he knew it, the girl dropped her bags and threw herself at him, forcing him to take a step back to keep his balance as wrapping her arms around his neck. The familiar scent of cherry blossom assaulted his nose as he hug her back, smiling.

"I've missed you so much, Tsu-kun." Misaki whispered, her voice slightly cracking.

"I've missed you too, Misa." Tsuna said,squeezing her one last time before pulling back slightly to look at her. "Huh, What's wrong? Why are your eyes red? Did something happen?"

Misaki reached up and rubbed her eyes with her sleeve, giving Tsuna a reassuring smile. "Heh, You know me. I thought I lost my passport when I was in checkout, I started panicking. Turns out it was in my other pocket."

Tsuna smiled, a warm feel spreading through his chest. Misaki picked up her bags before holding out her hand,grinning at the confused look he gave her.

"This way we don't lose each other." She said. "I don't want to spend another hour here having to look for you if we get separated."

Tsuna rolled his eye, grabbing her hand anyway. As the two of them walked through the airport, Tsuna couldn't help but laces their fingers together. A smile spread across Misaki's face, swinging their hands slightly.

"Ne, Misaki."

Misaki looked at Tsuna, who smiled brightly at her. "Welcome home."

The girl smile back at him.

"I'm home."

~KHR~

Misaki let out a yawn as Nana tip the driver. It had been a long day for her and she was more than ready to day for bed, even if it was only five o'clock.

"Nana, thank you for letting me stay here, again." Misaki said while Nana rolled her eyes.

"You know, you are always welcome here. I'm just sorry you can't use the guest room."

Misaki giggled as they walked in. "It's fine. I kind of just want to eat and go to bed."

"SURPRISE!"

Misaki let out a yelp, tripping backwards into Tsuna, both sprawling on to the ground. The brunette let out a groan as he sat up, rubbing the bruise that was forming on the back his head. He looked up and saw all everyone standing there, what were they doing here? The party was tomorrow.

"My, what's going? I thought the party was tomorrow." Nana asked, just as confused as Tsuna.

"Well turns out someone had rented the shop for a reunion tomorrow. I called earlier and the kid said that we would have it here and just to call everyone. He said he would handle everything." Yamamoto explained as he held out a to help Misaki up.

Tsuna instantly looked at his tutor, who just smirked at him, sending an uneasy feeling through his stomach. He was planning something, then again Reborn always has something planned.

"Tsuna?"

"I'm going to take Misaki's bags upstairs." Tsuna said grabbing the bag.

"I'll help you." Misaki said.

"I got it. It will be quick."

Misaki stared at him for a few second before nodding. Tsuna gave her a reassuring smile before take her bags upstairs. He opened the door and put the one bag at the foot of his bed and the others in his closet.

"Misaki doesn't like meeting new people, does she?"

*Bang*

Tsuna rubbed the back of his head, muttering something under his breath about 'ninja' and 'baby'. He glanced over his shoulder and sighed. One way or another, Reborn probably already knew all about the basic about Misaki. After all he was the world's greatest hitman, he or one of his many allies had connections to information.

"Something like that. She's wonderful person, but she get nervous around new people." Tsuna explained, walking over to the door. "Give her a few days and she'll be good friends with everyone."

"I see. She'll be good addition to the family then."

Tsuna's hand stop around the doorknob, his heart dropping to his stomach. No,no, Reborn did not just say that what he thought he said.

"No."

Reborn looked at his student, fully aware of what was going on in his head. "No?"

"I told you, I'm not going to be part of the mafia and Misaki isn't going to be a part of it either. None of my friends are."

Reborn watched as Tsuna left the room, an aura of anger radiating from the brunette. A smirk danced on his lips, his student was too easy to mess with sometime. Of course what he said wasn't a completely lie, Misaki would be in Tsuna's family.

He just didn't know which role she would play yet.

~KHR~

This was awkward.

Misaki shifter into a indian style, maybe for the fifth time in the last few minutes. As much as she glad to meet the people Tsuna had written to her about, she was kind of caught off guard. Of course once Tsuna had taken her bags upstairs, Yamamoto she thinks, had led her into the living room and then the chaos begin. Everyone started kind of talking to her at once and she was barely able to understand them. Nana, thank god, suggested they play the question game to get to know each other. They agreed and Haru, or was it Kyoko, suggested that Misaki started since it was her party.

"Um, Okay how did you guys become friends with Tsuna?"

As Misaki listen to them, she kind of wondered the Tsuna they were talking about was the same the same Tsu-kun she grew up with. The only people story who kind of made sense was Sasagawa siblings. Still, it made her wonder if it was really Tsuna they were talking about, because some of this stuff didn't sound like stuff he would do. Especially the part about him taking off his underwear. When Tsuna walked in, the redhead stared at him. When Tsuna asked if something was the matter, she blunted out.

"I leave and a few months later, you start running around in your underwear. Are you on something Tsu-kun?"

Tsuna went red and try to explain while the other laughed.

"Um,who's going next?" Misaki asked, leaning against the slightly annoyed tuna as he sat down next to her.

"Do you do any extreme sports, Ishikawa? The boxing club is always looking for members!" Ryohei asked/screamed.

"I did play soccer and my cousin tried to teach Tsuna and me some form of martial art when we were younger." Misaki explained, briefly looking at to her left at Tsuna and giggles. "Right now I do parkour, free running and color guard."

"Isn't color guard when you stand and hold the flag during a ceremony or something? Also what's parkour?" Haru asked confused.

"Yeah,but the one I'm talking is like being a majorette, just instead of a baton, you use flag, rifles and sabers. Parkour is getting from point A to point B in the least amount of time through stuff like climbing, running, vaulting. Free running is just a flasher version with more flips and stuff."

"Wow Misaki-chan, that's amazing!" Kyoko complimented.

Misaki smile a little, her cheeks a faint blush. The game continued on until they started to repeat question before switching over to something else. As the party went on, Tsuna could see Misaki slowly coming out of her shell, her shoulders weren't as tenses and she had stopped fidgeting, though she still was leaning against him or touching him in some sort. He didn't mind though, it was something she always did when she felt nervous or uncomfortable. After all as much as he loved his friends, they can be a bit of a weird bunch, sometime he felt nervous around them.

"And then there was the time Tsu-"

"We agreed never to talk about that!"

"It's good to have you home, Misa."

Star: I hope you guys liked this chapter. I'm sorry if the ending isn't the best, I tried. Here is Misaki's Bio, every time I introduce a new character I'll give you guys a brief bio about them. Some maybe longer than others. I'm just going to do this for people who are important.

Name: Misaki Ishikawa

Age: 14

Parents: Father: Taichi Ishikawa

Mother: Emi Ishikawa (Deceased)

Birthday: September 13
Best Friend: Tsuna Sawada.

Likes: Singing, sweets, ,drawing, color guard, parkour,reading,snowboarding, anime, cosplay.

Dislikes: Strawberries, math, wasabi, horror stuff, coffee, spiders, onions

Personality: Shy,quite,kind,caring, short-tempered, slightly sadistic at times. Hyper.

Seiyu(voice actor):Yui Makino ( and If the show was in English, her voice actor would probably be Monica Rial)

Backstory: Misaki is Tsuna's first and best friend. They grew up together, you could always them together, no matter. Misaki's mom, Emi, died when she was young. Misaki is half Japanese, half Italian and a quarter Irish. Misaki is quiet and shy around new people but once she opened up to people she is like a completely different person.

Star: There. I'm not going to go a lot into because you'll learn more about Misaki as the story goes on. I hope you guys like this story.