Note: Given KHR Verse, regarding in age when wiki said Mukuro is 15 by the time they met him, he is currently 14 in this fic, just a year older than her and she's still 13 here.

The Tutor Comes

Reborn arrived in Azabu-Juuban by nightfall the next day via Bullet Train.

'Here I am. Azabu-Juuban.' he mused. 'It's the start of a long journey.' he mused as he looked for a house to stay in for them both as Chikane lives in a too-tiny apartment, unused to what girls of her status should know and have, living solely with life necessities considering she...works...by day...and works at night and occasional self-study.

While maintaining the Dream World is a respectable occupation, Begging for money is not, he thought in annoyance.

He will deal with Real Estate, and after that, looking for a good school for Chikane as she plans to find a school for next spring since she saved up money and has her own account.

Well, she stole enough money to last her for twenty years and by then she's a Mafia Donna. But she needs good academic records too, her lamentations being language pronunciations, math and computers. He can certainly teach her that, along with bosshood lessons.

With very few issues and her drive to learn, he felt she'll be easy compared to Dino.

Before confronting Chikane, he has lots to do. That, and make sure its over two days to get Mukuro out of his way via letting his family take him home for catch-up. He wondered how can a bloodied vengeful criminal re-adjust to normalhood once more.

That, and bring in 'that kid' after having him go on a training period as while conditions are ideal, it doesn't change the fact that he was super-weak.

xxx

Oblivious to an Arcobaleno in the city...

Indeed, Chikane watched from up a tree, Stallion Reve in her arms while down below, the boys wearing good clothes she provided, waited for their families to pick them up.

'Oi Chikane, are they really coming?' Ken called out, looking up.

'Yup. They're just looking for a parking space. Be patient.' Chikane chided. 'I can see them with my powers.'

'Its been so long...this is going to be so weird.' Chikusa buried his face in his hands.

'Can't imagine going back home after all these years. We're blooded criminals and killers and here we are going back home to our parents.' Ken squeaked nervously.

'Kufufufu...I can only imagine it as a new adventure...a difficult one.' Mukuro chuckled nervously, on the verge of freaking out. 'What's being normal like after so long?'

'Your families will teach you.' Chikane reassured them. 'They know everything all about you guys. Hush, they'll be within view in a minute!'

The boys looked nervously around them...until three pairs of parents found their long-lost sons in a tearful reunion. The poor boys had no idea how to react to tearful, crying parents happy with them back.

Up in the tree, Chikane also shed tears, out of jealousy.

Wishing she had a loving family who accepted her as she was. Faults and all as these parents had.

These parents wanted their sons back despite their horrific lives and how they turned out but still they loved their sons whom they lost five years after they were born.

She on the other hand...

'It must be nice...to have loving parents.' she whispered before disappearing.

Her feelings were not lost on Helios as her tears fell on Stallion Reve.

She didn't go to work that day, spending time in her apartment sulking.

He couldn't talk to her as she needed silence. He knew it.

But she still answered to her summons on a rainy day despite being at her lowest that after dealing with yet another Remless, she stayed out. Totally out of it, despondently looking up at the dark gray sky, rain pouring on her reflecting her mood.

It was how Reborn found her.

"What is she doing out here...?" he frowned as he noted her expression. He wondered what could have happened to the girl who was soaking wet in the rain, using said weather to hide the fact she was crying. Many people tended to do the same thing after all.

But however underhanded it was, its an opportunity to get close to her and find out why she was crying.

'Hey, ojouchan.' he greeted.

Slowly, she looked at him.

But being what she was, she saw a MAN trapped in a small body. This was an adult affected by some weird magic. She'll ask Helios about it later.

'Who are you?'

'Before that, how about we get you out of the rain and into dry clothes? You'll get sick at this rate.'

'Its OK...I'm used to cold.' Chikane chuckled bitterly. 'I never get sick from the cold ever again, mister.'

'But why so sad?' Reborn prodded on.

'...I helped three stray boys and brought them home...yet they have loving families to go back to...and then there's me.' said Chikane glumly. 'My faults are so minor compared to theirs. Yet I was rejected as if I committed a great wrong beyond correcting. I have no one who loves me or waiting for me. Its lonely and sad but I accepted being alone long ago. I don't want to be reminded of what I don't have anymore. It just hurts.'

Comparing herself to three blooded criminals who committed massacres out of revenge, her faults for rejection were not her own but she genuinely thought it was her fault. This caused him to frown as considering what he dreamed about...it really was not her fault, but the damage was done. And given how Nana kept her daughter away from her father, it led to a misunderstanding, that upon gaining magic she drastically blotted the two out of her body and blood.

She was already rejected by both, so he supposed she thought she should reject them too for hurting her. And Chikane genuinely believed she's all alone in the world when Helios leaves her.

That stunt of theirs destroyed a child in many ways before a family.

Reborn knew the two bosses had bad fuck-ups but this was on a level of losing the sons of the Main Branch. Sheer idiocy.

'I see...but ojouchan, nobody is alone forever.' Reborn told her kindly. He has to earn her trust to be able to integrate himself as her tutor one day. 'Somewhere along the way, you'll meet new people who could become great friends. Or people you'll come to see as your family. Family isn't always born out of blood. Family can also be born through strong bonds of friendship. Like seeing each other as siblings or even adult figures in one's life. Don't lose hope too quick. You only know a small part of this world. Explore, and you'll find people who would love you.'

'Ah...is that true?'

'Yes. I too, have such people in my life.' Reborn told her. 'I have no family either, but I managed to meet people I can be with while I made a name for myself. You can do the same, you know. Its too early to give up.' he told her gently since he has to handle her with care, until she is strong enough to be treated as a kid her age but right now, she's younger.

And young children who are hurt like her tend to be fragile.

Chikane looked thoughtful.

'Oh...well, I hope I meet such people though.' said Chikane with a sad smile. 'What's it like to have a good family? What's it like to have friends? I don't know those things. I can only watch people jealously. But...I have stuff to do that I don't have time for what I truly want.'

'Heee...' he knew what she meant by that...

'I don't even know if I'll live long enough for that too.' Chikane chuckled. 'Let's just say so much is at stake.' and she stood up. 'I'm going home...and mister? Thanks.' and Chikane walked away.

"...she called me mister when almost everyone I come across mistakes me for a polite child." Reborn thought. "Does she see me...differently?"

Out of interest, he followed her from afar, since he cannot afford to underestimate her as she was now, considering she has borrowed magic powers.

He did NOT regret it...

xxx

But late at night due to wandering around, clearing her thoughts while bone dry, she came across quite the sight in a park.

Usagi being the target with her mirror shattered, and infighting.

Infighting? Between a Remless and these guys?

Hawks Eye protecting Fish Eye from an attack from the Remless, deeming them 'unnecessary for disposal'. Hawks Eye was fatally hurt for his trouble and died, greatly angering the remaining two.

"Terrible...that witch must have gotten impatient." Chikane frowned, hiding behind a tree to become Somnio Kori. "Then again, typical of a bad guy to dispose underlings who have repeated failures!" But she watched a bit more. But she was astonished.

Magic can indeed do the impossible.

The remaining two somehow learned Usagi was Sailormoon, and gave up their life essences to restore her broken mirror, bringing her back to life and consciousness.

'I'm astonished...' she stepped out of her hiding place. 'For you to betray your kin who truly did their best for an innocent wish. Then again, that's as expected of that witch, Nehellenia.' Chikane spoke coldly.

'Yet another unnecessary thing to appear...' Mr. Magic Pierrot frowned.

'The only one unnecessary here...is you.' with a wave of her hand, she produced her flames and incinerated Mr. Magic Pierrot to his death.

'Somnio Kori!' Usagi gasped out as the other Inners arrived a bit late.

'Usagi! Somnio Kori!'

They laid the three dying Amazons side by side.

'We never did find Pegasus...we only wanted...to be human...' Fish Eye said sadly in his dying words.

'Your origin is that of a bird, a tiger and a fish.' said Chikane kindly. 'But you three have what animals don't have. That is...a heart. And only humans can have hearts.' she told him as she healed the dying amazons and using her magic, crystallized their wishes and gave them Dream Mirrors as their hopes were simple, but pure enough to have one to their shock.

'D-Dream Mirrors...how?!' Hawks Eye gasped out.

'Your pure, simple wish enabled its manifestation and I simply helped things along.' said Chikane. 'But it does not change the fact that you three perished from betrayal. So you three will truly reincarnate as humans as I guide your souls. You who have strong bonds of loyal friendship, your fates are closely tied. You will meet again one day and recognize each other. As humans.'

'In the end...we were able to become human...' Fish Eye smiled as the trio turned into balls of light, going into the three newborn mirrors that Chikane gently pulled into her arms with her sash.

'Somnio Kori...can we talk soon about this?' Sailor Mercury asked. 'Who is Nehellenia?'

'Our true enemy...but for now, I must take these three into Elysion first where their injured souls can recover before I let them reincarnate as humans.' said Chikane. 'These three whom you fought are innocent, only doing as told due to a promise. A promise she will never grant. Typical of bad guys.' she snorted before looking at Usagi. 'Tsukino Usagi, you should rest too. That Remless shattered your mirror but these three sacrificed all their magic to restore your mirror at the expense of their human form and lives. They somehow knew you were Sailormoon.'

'What?!'

'You were originally a target...but due to betrayal by disposal as Nehellenia got fed up with their failures sent an assassin to kill them and finding their goal.' said Chikane darkly. 'So these three revived you in hopes of being saved by you. Only, I happened to be around due to work so I killed that Remless myself.' she said, opening a dimensional hole for Elysion.

'When can we see you to talk?' Usagi asked her hopefully.

'Ahaha, not yet for now...I have to help them first.' said Chikane, looking at the lives in her arms and jumped backwards into Elysion.

"Well...wow." Reborn mused from afar, hidden in the trees.

Little Sky has a ruthless side to her.

xxx

In Elysion...

'Here they are, Helios.' said Chikane as she was beside Helios, while causing the mirrors to float before them.

'They'll stay here until the day this forest regains its light.' said Helios. 'Until then, they must sleep here to heal.' he said as the three mirrors turned into balls of purple, yellow and blue light respectively and went into trees. 'It seems she'll take things seriously as well.'

'Yeah.' Chikane frowned. 'Stronger agents will be sent soon, if they sent Remless beyond these three's authority and power.'

'We no longer have a choice.' Helios mused. 'Chikane, are you alright with this?'

'Yes. I will be more active than what we had planned.'

xxx

At home...

Mukuro wondered what to do as he explored his new home city of Azabu-Juuban disguised as his adult self to avoid police on the lookout for truant students. To think he was actually from here.

His parents went to work and his younger brother in Grade School. But he has a lot of free time because, really, he has no school at all!

Chikane made records for him so he could go to school next year, but he has to study for Entrance Exams.

He smirked.

Why study when you can cheat?

He managed to get to the question and answer sheets of the Entrance Exams for the local school, Juuban High School, copied it by Xerox and put the original back. He can then read both at home.

He wondered about Ken and Chikusa. They live in another district...but they are no longer his minions. For they now have to stay home and live normal lives that were stolen from them.

They still had trouble adjusting, and it was all awkward and weird to have a home and...be loved.

Loved.

Love by family.

It was something Chikane didn't have.

Seeing their tearful parents hugging them must have caused her great pain as she didn't have parents who cared for her. They rejected her for something that wasn't her fault though she didn't elaborate on it.

So why did the Young Lion and his wife reject her?

Because she's not heir material even though Don Timoteo's sons all died?

She ran away at a young age a year into grade school...why?

He went to look for Namimori on his own spirit while pretending to have fallen asleep on the bench, oblivious to young women in their early twenties commenting on his good looks and fashion style, giggling with blushing cheeks.

Invading many minds to look for what he wanted to know.

And he got it.

But right now, she's no longer no-good and clumsy that she was mercilessly bullied and ostracized for. Then he went to Police for information about Missing Persons Reports.

She was reported missing after three days by her mother, something that pissed off the police for gross irresponsibility of her mother...who is so airheaded but callous at the same time they were wondering if the girl went missing, or ran away considering what kind of a mother she was. They can't even contact the father who never answers when Sawada Nana gave them his international number in Italy!

They decided they don't care for their runaway daughter at all considering Nana's attitude painted an ugly picture so they looked for her while signing her up for foster care for her own good...but gave up after two years as a cold case.

But there were pieces he was missing.

The home life details but the police has no idea where Nana went.

Sighing, he went back to his body before it gets sunburn.

He found himself with Police who were TRYING to wake him up.

'Oi! About damn time! You can't sleep in a public place, a bed's much better!'

'H-huh? I fell asleep?! Damn...' Mukuro groaned, doing good acting as he got up. 'Fucking thesis kept me up all night...'

'Ah, that hateful college thing, I remember doing a thesis too.' said another officer. 'One every rotten semester starting third year!'

'Go home buster, sleep off the hateful thesis in your actual bed!' said the first officer, the one trying to slap his body awake. 'You'll be better off that way!'

'Uhhh right...thanks officers...' and Mukuro sluggishly walked away to match his acting.

The thesis issue works every time.

xxx

He found Chikane by following her spiritual trail, finding her reading books in the library as her only means of education as she's not in school at all.

As a beggar she was disguised as a boy.

But on her off days, she was clean, and actually looks like a girl. But dresses in cheap, second-hand clothes with a great excuse as to why she's not in school.

She uses 'I'm an orphan in an orphanage who can't afford to send us to school so its self-study' was her excuse.

'Chikane.' he greeted.

'Yaa, Mukuro-kun.'

'Jeez, call me Tomoki.' Mukuro chuckled. 'I'm trying to get used to my old name again after ten years of being Mukuro.'

'Ah, souka. How is Tomoki spelled?'

'Well, it's wise spirit.' said Mukuro. 'Well...I'm what you'd call cunning.' he snorted as he sat with her. 'So you read here huh?'

'Yeah, for my so-called education since orphans in state orphanages don't get much.' said Chikane since she was reading College-Level Books. 'Well at least with this I can say I'm educated, school records be damned.'

'Kufufufu...they're all science books and why?'

'Well, they're stuff with plenty going on and I can't read Accounting Books yet unless I know Math beyond basic fours.' said Chikane flatly.

'Ah souka? Want help?' Mukuro offered. 'I know some Math...through unscrupulous means.'

'Really?!' Chikane perked up excitedly.

'Kufufufu...let's go out and buy writing stuff first though...'

Well, how he got his education was inhumane, through brainwashing but he supposed he has good uses for it now.

Tutoring his little brother and his savior.