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Warning: unbeta. English is my second language. ASL is my first. Yep, I'm Deaf. *peace*
Oh, the timeline is before Kokuyo Arc.
I don't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.
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Location: Namimori, Japan
Namimori Middle School
It has been a couple of days since Yuni gained her own friends and she really enjoys it, spending time with them during breaks. It was fun in her opinion and it has taken her a while to understand the friends' flaws and their unique dynamics. Although, she has kept getting the presence in the background that she couldn't help but glanced at certain located. Her blue eyes made the contact of the sign on the brick fence of middle school.
Yuni could feel the soft breeze from the air that brushes her low pig-tails over her shoulders. A small smile appeared on her face when her eyes landed on a familiar figure across from her. "Yamamoto-kun." She called out softly, luckily Yamamoto heard her as he halted and turned his attention to her. A grin appeared on his face.
"Hey, Yuni!" Yamamoto recently used her first name yesterday when he discovered that she doesn't mind one bit. When the emerald-haired girl gotten close to the baseball star. "How are you?"
"I'm good, thank you for asking. How are you?" Yuni asked the tall boy with politely smile. They both started walking through the gate of the school.
Yamamoto laughed happily. "I'm well. Did you know the valentine is coming up in a few days?"
"Already?" Yuni mumbled with surprised and the baseball star chuckled as he nodded his head. "Do you have anyone you like that you hope to give chocolate to you?" Yuni asked with curious.
Yamamoto shrugged his shoulders. "I don't have anyone I like. But I wouldn't mind if anyone gave me chocolates."
The emerald-haired girl hummed softly to herself. 'I wonder if I could make chocolates for Tsuna-kun, Yamamoto-kun, and Gokudera-kun? It would be a nice and friendly valentine gift.' She mused with an idea as an excited smile appeared on her face. She couldn't wait to bake it since she never gives her friends a gift before so, she is excited about it. Then Yuni felt the familiar presence once again that her blue eyes immediately dart at the window from the third stories building of Namimori Middle. 'Someone is there again…'
Yuni should feel scared and creep out by this but she doesn't feel that way at all. Instead, she felt somewhat link, attach to this presence. Almost like, if she could see and meet whoever this is, then she would feel… like, complete or something. And whoever this is, it's missing pieces for her and she doesn't understand nor why but she somehow knew. 'I need to confront this person.' She mused, determined.
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Aesthetic Sky
Chapter Two
"Small Warmth"
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Namimori Middle
Lunch Break
Yuni sat on the ground of the rooftop with her legs curled on her side while eating her bento. She giggled softly when Gokudera snapped at laughing Yamamoto while Tsuna attempted to calm them down.
Then suddenly, Tsuna fell back and slammed his head against the ground. Yuni blinked in surprised with concerned and confused. "You shouldn't let your guard down, Dame-Tsuna." A squeaky high-pitched voice said.
The petite boy twitched as he sat up while nursed his bump head. "Reborn!" he pouted while the silver-haired boy checked over the brunette boy with worried.
"Ciao-su." Yuni blinked owlishly as she noticed a sudden appearance of a two years old baby, dressed in a black business suit with an orange dress shirt, yellow tied, and a yellow pacifier around his neck. He wears a black fedora with the orange band around it with a green Chameleon, black curly sideburns, and black onyx eyes. He is standing in front of her, calmly. "I'm Reborn." He introduced himself.
The emerald-haired girl stared at the baby. 'He's… not like a normal baby. He's different.' She doesn't know why, however, something tells her that this baby isn't what she thinks he is. That he is different, unique and… 'There's something dark about him… something that clings on him, like a leech.'
"Hoshizora, Yuni. Nice to meet you, Reborn-san." Yuni politely introduced herself and treats Reborn respect and polite.
Interests sparks in his onyx eyes. No one has ever treated him with respect right off the bat, it would take his skills and gun to get respect because of his baby appearance. However, Yuni treated him differently, almost as if he's an adult in her eyes. 'Interesting.' He mused, as he mentally filed it away in his mind. When Yuni and Reborn exchanged their shake hands. Suddenly, Reborn's flame lit up which surprised him mentally.
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The Sun perks up when it made the contact to a dark, cold Sky. Sun hummed with interest as it continues examined the hollow Sky and discovered it was caged, miserable, and sealed. The Sun hisses with disgusted and decided to rise its power, hope to heal and end the darkest night of a Sky. The Sun knew it won't be easy, but it loves the challenges and refuses to give up. After all, the Sun is the World Strongest Flame.
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Reborn raised his eyebrows as he studied Yuni in front of him as curious as his fedora hat covered his eyes. 'How interesting…' he mused, it seems that he has found a potential Sky, however, her flame is sealed. His fingers are inches to put a bullet through her head, but he didn't give in the urge since he doesn't want to risk her health. Yet.
Yuni couldn't help it but gasped softly when she suddenly felt the small warmth tingling up inside of her. For once, she has completely forgotten what it's like to be completely warm. Even though the warmth is only small, but she clings on to it and enjoys it. 'It's like… I have come to a missing piece…' she mused with amazed as her blue eyes lit up with awe.
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Namimori Middle School
Days Later…
Yuni walks down the familiar path as she is holding her satchel bag in her hands with a thoughtful face. Her blue eyes stared down at the road front of her as her low pig-tails with orange heart-shaped clips flow over her shoulder. She recalled back after she shook her hand with Reborn.
[Flashback]
Reborn and Yuni stared at each other until Tsuna speak up, hesitated. "U-umm… a-are you alright?" he asked with concerned as he watched them. Reborn tilted his head away as he shoves his hands in his pocket, calmly.
The emerald-haired girl snapped out of it and glanced at the concerned petite boy. She attempted to smile at him. "I'm fine… Just…" she shook her head and turned her attention on her unfinished bento.
Tsuna frowned with puzzled, his caramel-eyes shifted to a hitman who seems to be oddly quiet which was very unusual. Then suddenly, a bullet passed dangerously close to his ear which surprised him. "Don't lower your guard down, Dame-Tsuna."
The petite boy twitched at Reborn who smirked at him.
Yuni glanced at Reborn from the corner of her eyes with thoughtful. 'Who is he?'
[End of Flashback]
The emerald-haired girl sighed softly. Then she heard a girl's voice called out a boy's name. She lifted her head with curious and watched a girl went up to a boy with a blushing face. She handed a bag of chocolates to the boy who blushes. The boy accepted with a shy smile and the girl beam at him.
Yuni blinked then smiles softly. 'That's right, today is Valentine's Day…' her blue eyes glanced at her schoolbag, she has bake chocolate chips cookies for her friends as friendly gifts. 'I hope they like it…' she mused, nervously and hope. She remembered that when she told her Granny that she wants to bake cookies for her friends. Her Granny was surprised but happy for Yuni that she finally gained her own friends. So, her Granny helped her with a special recipe that only Hoshizora knew.
Yuni giggled to herself when she remembered her Granny told her that she must cut the cookies in star-shape since it was special homemade by Hoshizora member. 'It's a tradition, after all.' Yuni mused, happily.
When the emerald-haired girl finally arrived at the school, she walked through the gate to inside the building, exchanged her black mary-janes shoes to white slippers. After that, she made a beeline straight to her classroom.
Yuni paused at the corner when she heard excited squealed and happy chatters from the girls.
"Yamamoto-kun, take these chocolates!"
"Mine too!"
"Mine first!"
"Gokudera-kun, take these chocolates!"
"Look this way!"
The tiny girl peeks out of the corner and blinked in surprise to see a group of girls blocking the doors as they all are carrying the gifts in their hands. Yuni was slightly amused and a little nervous about this. 'Yamamoto-kun and Gokudera-kun are both popular… they are rather good-looking.' She mused, understanding why they are popular but still…
Yuni shook her head, she better gets inside her class before the bell rang. So, she walks down the hallway and shyly asks one of the girls to step aside so she can get inside. "Excuse me, can you let me in?" Yuni asked, awkwardly. However, the girls ignored her as they kept fangirling over the popular boys.
The emerald-haired girl slumped her shoulders with a concerned frown. She has no idea how to get inside the classroom. Just then, a silver-haired boy walked to the door as the girls step aside as they made a path for Gokudera walk through. The silver-haired boy scowled with irritated with narrowed eyes. He noticed Yuni, his narrowed eyes slightly soften at the sight of her and tipped his head then walked away. The group of girls follows him down the hallway while squealing excited and happy.
Yuni watched them following Gokudera. 'Poor guy.' She could obviously feel his irritation by the girls who are bothering the silver-haired punk. The emerald-haired girl shook her head, walked inside of her classroom now it's not blocked her way. Her blue eyes spot Yamamoto surrounding by girls with a friendly grinned on his face and she noted that he didn't accept their gifts as he attempts to refuse their hearts gently. 'Yamamoto-kun is kind.' She mused with a smile.
Then when her blue eyes landed on Tsuna who is sitting alone in his seat, with his chin on his palm with a gloomy and resigned face. Yuni smiles wide, she walked toward his direction. "Good morning, Tsuna-kun." Tsuna blinked and glanced up after he snapped out of it.
"Oh, good morning, Yuni-san." Tsuna smiles back, friendly.
Yuni opened her satchel, took out one of the orange goodies bags with white bow and placed it on the desk. Tsuna blinked at it in pleasantly surprised. "Happy Valentine's Day, Tsuna-kun." Yuni said with soft blushes on her cheeks as she is nervous and shy.
"A-ah…" Tsuna's cheeks turned red. "Th-thank you."
The emerald-haired girl smiles shyly. "It's chocolate chip cookies. It's Hoshizora special recipe. I hope you like it." She briefly explained. The petite boy untied the bow, opened the goodies bag, and took one of the star-shaped cookies. His caramel-eyes noticed other goodies bags in her schoolbag.
Yuni noticed he stared at her bag. "Ah… I also bake it for Yamamoto-kun and Gokudera-san." She explained simply and Tsuna understood.
"I see… friendship gifts." Yuni nodded her head and Tsuna smiles softly at her and took a bite from a cookie. "Wow… it's delicious." Tsuna genuine said.
The emerald-haired girl was very happy to hear it as she beamed at him. "I'm glad."
Suddenly, an arm draped over Yuni's shoulder which surprised her as she jerked her head up at baseball star who grinned widely at her. "Hey, Yuni!" he glanced at cookies in the goodie bag. "Those look good!"
Yuni blinked then smiles softly. She took out the goodies bag and handed it to Yamamoto. "I-it's friendship gift, Happy Valentine's Day, Yamamoto-kun."
"Oh? Thanks!" Yamamoto easily accepted the gift as he is aware that Yuni added the 'friendship' gift so he doesn't have to worry about break her heart. "It smells really good, I can't wait to try it." He chuckled happily.
Yuni smiles but stiffed when she felt dark aura behind her. She glanced from the corner of her eyes and saw Yamamoto's fangirls threw jealously and envy glares at her. 'Oh dear…' she sweatdropped. Yuni wasn't even trying to steal Yamamoto nor confess her feelings to him. She doesn't have romantic interest in him at all.
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Namimori Middle
Lunch Break
Yuni walked next to Tsuna's left side while Gokudera is on his right. They are walking down the hallway with lunches. Yuni has already given her gift to Gokudera which he knew was just harmless, friendship goodies bag that he accepted it. The emerald-haired girl was beyond happy that her friends liked her gifts and enjoyed the special cookies.
"H-here!" three students paused and turned around. A girl bowed deeply with a box of chocolate in her hands toward the boys' direction. Tsuna blushed when he saw the gift as he pointed himself. "M-me?"
Gokudera grinned at Tsuna with his fist pumped. "Way to go, Tenth!" Yuni has long accepted that the silver-haired boy would never stop calling Tsuna's that nickname even though she doesn't know why but let it flow.
The girl blinked as she lifted her head with a confused frown. Suddenly, a window slide opened to reveal a five-year-old boy dressed in a cow with black afro and horns. "Lambo-san is here!" Lambo grinned widely. Then he jumped down, grabbed the box and ran off. "I'll be taking your chocolates!"
Gokudera turned around with annoyed glared. "That stupid cow, taking the tenth's chocolates… Come back here!" he chased after the cow-boy.
"Wait! Gokudera!" Tsuna chased after his friend.
While Yuni and the girl stared at them in silence. "The chocolates were for Gokudera-kun…" the girl mumbled with confused and slightly upset.
Yuni heard it and smiles awkwardly at the girl. "I'll let them know, excuse me." She bowed politely then quickly jogged down the hallway, following her friends who were heading to the rooftop. Yuni jumped in startled when she felt and heard the explosion as she held onto the rail. "Wh-what?" before she could head upstairs, she paused when she saw Tsuna looking dejected while Gokudera mumbled to himself while holding the half-brunt chocolate box in hands. 'Ah… it seems that Tsuna-kun found out that it belongs to Gokudera-kun…' she mused with concerned and wondering how and why the box is nearly covered with ash.
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After School
Yuni sweatdropped when she watched Yamamoto and Gokudera are surrounding by their fangirls once again. 'Amazing... they are really popular…' she mused. Then her blue eyes glanced over at Tsuna who glances at the pretty girl is that she remembered her name was Sasagawa, Kyoko. Yuni learned that Tsuna has a big crush on the idol girl.
A warm presence that Yuni has gotten familiar with that caught her attention that her blue eyes snapped to the desk where Reborn is sitting with Leon in his hands. Reborn's eyes stared at her then tipped his head at her then glanced at Tsuna. "Instead of worrying about it, why don't you ask her?"
Tsuna paused during his pulling hair with a comedic miserable look. He jerked his head at Reborn. "Reborn! Haven't I told you not to come to school? Besides, how do you even know what I'm thinking?"
"Because I can read mind, of course." Then Yuni blinked, she could've sworn that Leon just shapeshifted into a gun. "Get going." He pointed his gun at Tsuna then pulled a trigger. Yuni stared at it in dumbfounded when she watched a red bullet torn in half and something flame hit in Tsuna's head and the brunette boy fell on his back.
Suddenly, a burst of orange flame appeared on his forehead. "Re-Born!" his uniform was shredded and now in his red with the many pink heart-shaped boxer. "I'll find out who got Kyoko's chocolates as my life depends on it!" All heads turned to him with baffled and confused looks.
Yuni's eyes widen when she saw the flames as she felt hit of longing. She lifted her hand on her heart with a confused frown.
"Wait for me, Kyoko!" Tsuna ran off in his boxer out of the classroom. Yamamoto and Gokudera quickly almost immediately followed the petite boy.
Silence in the classroom then students started to return to their routine while Reborn studied Yuni. Then her blue eyes glanced at Reborn with a puzzled look. "…there… was a fire…" Yuni mumbled, lost.
Surprise sparks in his onyx eyes. 'She can see the Dying Flames? How unusual…' he mused, he jumped over the desk behind her which she turned around in her seat. "W-what's going on?" the emerald-haired girl asked with curious and confused.
"I'm Reborn, the World Greatest Hitman and tutor for Sawada, Tsunayoshi. My job is to make sure he can survive in the Mafia world as a Mafia Boss." Reborn blurted the truth out to Yuni who stared at him blankly. "And I would like you to join Dame-Tsuna's Famiglia."
Yuni blinked owlishly. "Famiglia?" she repeats the word slowly. She is aware of Mafia exist and the Famiglia since she was from Italy. "W-which one?"
Reborn hummed. "Vongola." Yuni's eyes widen in stunned. "I take that you heard of them?" she nodded her head in silence shocked. "Good, then joined Tsuna's family."
"I-I… w-why?" Yuni curled her hands into fists. Why her? Sure, she is very smart but, she wasn't athletic, nor have any defense attacks, or experiences about Mafia. She only knew basic about the underground because of her father's history. She is not even a fighter!
The hitman baby smirked. "You have potential." His onyx eyes twinkle, dangerously. "And I can help you with that." Plus, he wants to break the sealed inside of the Sky. It would be excellent to have a freelance Sky ally with Vongola. 'And with her intelligent and observational skills, she would make an excellent advisor.' Reborn mused with many possibilities in his mind.
Yuni thought about it. 'Famiglia… to think that Tsuna-kun will be the boss of Vongola.' She is having hard to time believe that since Tsuna doesn't seem like he belongs to the underground at all. "I…umm… can I think about this?" she asked, anxiously.
"….alright." Reborn said, blankly. Then he jumped over to her which Yuni squealed in surprised but quickly caught him in her arms in fast reflex, much to Reborn's approved. "Now, let's head to Dame-Tsuna's house. I'm assumed that's where the idiota heading to."
Yuni blinked at the familiar Italian word. "A-ah… alright." She carefully picked up her satchel bag and adjusted Reborn in her arms then stood from her seat. She walked out of the classroom, awkwardly but she could feel the familiar small warmth inside of her once again that she clings on to it. "You… are you from Italy, Reborn-san?"
"Si." Reborn observed his surroundings calmly. "Born and raised. You?" he already knew about her background but decided to learn about her from personal.
The emerald-haired girl hummed. "I don't know if I'm born in Italy, to be honest. But… I do know I was raised since I was five years old until I moved here a few weeks ago." She briefly explained while she walked out of the school building.
This caught Reborn's attention. "Since five years old?"
"Hai… non ricordo. Nothing before I was five. Just… blank." Yuni mumbled as she left the school ground and paused. "Where does Tsuna-kun live?" she asked with curiosity.
Reborn pointed at the direction. "I'll lead you." He knew she is still new to the Namimori town. Yuni followed his directions. The baby hitman was contemplative in his mind. 'Hoshizora, Yuni was raised in Italy by with both of her parents until they passed away from the car accident a few months ago. Then, she moved here to lived with her grandmother, Hoshizora, Chiara. Her grades were above averages, enough that she could graduate early and attend to High School. Her physical ability is somewhat average. She is fluent in Italian, Japanese and English. She only knew some French, Russian, Chinese, and Spanish. As she has rather a knack for languages. Just turned Thirteen last month. No friends from Italy since she was treated as an outsider by peers and teachers which makes her rather awkward with socials and very quiet person.' He has been researched behind her background and he also even researched her family background, but it was too normal, too average family which he doubts it. He knew there's something hidden behind her family, a secret and he wouldn't be too surprise if Yuni knew what's her family secrets are.
"Is this it?" Yuni asked with curious which snapped Reborn's thought. Reborn blinked in surprised mentally that he was distracted and lower his guard with her. He never lowers his guard before, not even his most trusted companions. He mentally filed it away in his thought that he assumed it was because of her Sky Attraction but, her seal is not broken yet. The baby hitman shook his thought away and focus on his surroundings. They arrived at the house that belonged to the Sawada family.
Yuni's blue eyes examined the humble two stories house. She noted the nameplate on the brick fence above the mailbox. "Hai, this is Dame-Tsuna's house." Reborn is surprisingly comfortable in Yuni's arms that he doesn't want to jump down yet.
So, the emerald-haired girl walked through the opened gate to the front door. She gently pressed the doorbell, nervous but little bit confident since she has Reborn with her which she finds odd. When the door opened, revealed a pretty woman who resembled of Tsuna with a warm motherly smile on her face. "Hello." Her caramel-eyes spotted Reborn. "Oh! Reborn, is this your friend?"
"Hai, mamma." Reborn replied.
The woman beamed at shy Yuni. "My name is Sawada, Nana."
"Hello, my name is Hoshizora, Yuni." The petite girl carefully bowed as she doesn't want to drop Reborn, something tells her that he won't appreciate it at all.
Nana clapped her hands together. "Please, called me mamma!"
Yuni slightly flinched by the familiar yet nostalgic name. She can't call another woman that easily, not when her parents passed away a few months ago. It's too soon for her. Her arms tighter Reborn against her chest. The baby hitman knew what's going on through Yuni's head, so he pats her forearm. "I-I'm sorry, Sawada-san… I-I'm not comfortable to use that title." A sad smile appeared on her face.
Nana blinked with confused but nodded her head with understanding. "Of course, no pressure. But I hope someday, you'll be comfortable with me enough to use it." She said with a warm smile.
The emerald-haired girl nodded her head. Then the mother glanced at Reborn. "By the way, Tsu-kun is at his bedroom right now. I don't know why, but he seems rather upset." She placed her index finger on her cheek with a confused frown.
"Is that so?" glint in onyx eyes.
Nana then smiles wide at Yuni. "Also, the girls are baking chocolates right now in the kitchen. Would you like to join us, Yuni-chan?" Yuni blinked at the woman who used her name so familiarity but not that she minded.
"U-umm… " Reborn interrupted it. "Actually mamma, I need to borrow Yuni for Dame-Tsuna. She will be his tutor for English as she is fluent in it. She has knacks for languages."
Yuni and Nana blinked at Reborn. 'H-how does he know that I'm fluent in English? And that I'm skill with languages?' the petite girl mused with shocked, she didn't mention her skills to anyone at all. So, how does this baby hitman knew?
Yuni's Love Interest
Who and Why? (Convince me to place a name in a list of a vote for Yuni's lover) *grin*
Reborn: 4 (I'm not surprised to see this, to be honest. This guy is a freaking sexy god that must put in a vote.)
Tsuna: 2 (Again, I'm not surprised to see this one either. Tuna-baby is adorable.)