REEEEeeee, I'm alive... yes, I have no obligation to tell you why I've been gone so long, but I will. I pretty much lost the will to write this for a while, I'm getting back into the flow of it, ideas swarming around in my head, it's taking some time, but i'll try work on this once more. I will get this done, no matter how long it takes me, hope you guys enjoy...

As per usual, I don't own KHR, I have bad grammar, and I'm shit with tenses, enjoy.

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My eyes watered as I looked down at him, the one person who not only believed me, but stayed by me through it all. When we met, I was so unstable, he helped me, just as I helped him. This world was so different from the one I knew, yet.

"S-Serena...chan?" I gave him a small smile, sitting beside him as he gasped and winced in pain.

"Shhssshh, rest Takeshi. It will be over soon, we just need to wait. Everything will be alright." Would it though? After this, the Varia would appear, what would we do then? Were they even ready? Tears fell down my face as I watched his eyes roll back, falling unconscious once more. I could hear explosions going off in the building behind me. Wiping my face, I rose from my position on the ground.

"Everything will work out in the end." Turning to the building once more, I began to make my way back to the theatre, making sure to take my time as to not see the fighting.

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Tsuna groaned in pain, I watched as Reborn went up to him, spoke to him. Vongola medics started to rush into the room, placing each battler on stretchers. I walked up to the pink haired girl, gazing at her in curiosity.

"Just who are you?" She began to stir, her eyes fluttering open, the same shape and colour as my own.

"M-mom?" Freezing in place, I couldn't help but stare, her eyes rolled back indicating that she was once more unconscious. Tiny footsteps came towards me.

"let's go, you have a lot of explaining to do." I couldn't move. Why? Why would she?

"Help her..." Though my voice was weak, it stopped him.

"Pardon?" Turning to face him, I felt my resolve harden.

"Help this girl!" He must have saw something in my expression, for he waved down one of the medics.

"You better know what you're doing, she's the enemy." I scowled and turned back to her.

"No, she's... she's an innocent caught up in it all." I had no idea why I thought it, but, in my heart, she's completely innocent. A medic came up with another stretcher, taking her away. I sighed and stood up, watching as Reborn jumped onto it for a ride.

"Let's go." I sighed once more and followed after them slowly, though, I stopped at the door, giving one last look at the theatre.

'Where are the Vindice?' My thoughts stopped me, this was odd. They should have come by now. Taking one last look down the hall, I watched as Reborn was wheeled away, watched as he spoke on his Leon phone to someone. Backing away, I closed the doors slowly. Not really knowing what was coming over me. Turning back to the room, I made my way to the stage, to the teen laying under it. The three in the room were all unconscious.

"In the end... everything was pretty much the same." I sighed and sat at the edge of the tiny crater Mukuro lay in. I placed my hands on my red dress, staring at the black lace, I couldn't even remember picking this dress. It seemed so long ago, and the more I thought about it, the more it became clear. Something had happened when CheckerFace grabbed me, I was gone for so long, October to April. Six months of being in captivity, being unconscious for it all.

"W-why... are you... here?" Snapped from my thoughts, I gazed down, staring into Mukuro's eyes, one red, one blue.

"I don't know." He sighed and turned his head to the ceiling, red eye closing. Why was I here? To check on him, to make sure that the Vindice would come, to... to what exactly? I brushed some rocks away from me before laying down at the edge. This teen had made me so angry, yet, why was I beside him?

"How f-oolish. Kufufu-" He began to cough, blood spraying out of his mouth, his body unresponsive. Swearing, I got up and crawled over to him. wiping away the blood from his mouth, smearing it on my glove.

"The Arcobaleno... will..." He began to gasp for air, I lifted him up and placed his head on my lap. Not really knowing what the hell was coming over me.

"I don't like being told what to do." He laughed weakly, closing his other eye and taking shallow breathes.

"T-the vin-dice..." Sighing, I gently took his hand and held it.

"I don't know where they are, but, if they don't get here soon, there's a chance you'll die." The teen laughed weakly once more. I could feel his hand tighten around mine. The words I spoke of were… not supposed to be true, yet, something told me that if they didn't help him… he would eventually die. I don't know what scared me more.

"H-How... foolish... Of... You." Tears stung my eyes, I felt a sob bubble through my throat.

"Y-yeah." Tears fell down my face, I watched as they slid off my nose and onto Mukuro's cheek. His nose twitched and his eyes fluttered open once more.

"Crying... over an... enemy?" I felt a laugh come through my quiet sobs.

"H-how... strange." I gave him a weak smile.

"Serena!" Shocked, I spun around, Reborn stood in the doorway, and behind him, Vindice.

"R-Reborn!" I turned back to Mukuro, his eyes closed once more, breathing slowing down.

"H-He's dying!" It was then he fell through me, I screamed as chains suddenly shot out at him, wrapping around his neck and dragging him.

"Wait! He needs-"

"Enough!" I froze as Reborn landed before me. I felt tears falling down my face rapidly, eyes starting to waver.

"B-But!"

"But nothing, let the Vindice do their job. They'll take care of him." Reborn's hat shadowed his eyes, I hugged my body, letting all my emotions come out. Letting all the pain I felt up until now finally come out.

Sobs bounced off the walls, deafening my ears. All the pain I felt, everything that has happened; losing my family, killing to protect Nana and Tsuna, losing them as well, being alone, having nobody, being forced to hold onto the pacifier and ring, the pain of being forcefully changed. Everything hurt so much.

"Serena... you need to calm down. Everything will be alright." I felt my breathes start to even out, a tiny hand rubbing circles into my back, when my eyes opened up, silver flames danced around my body. The flames created what looked like wings, and said wings were wrapped around me, guarding me. Reborn was also covered in yellow flames, coating him protectively. I took a deep, shuddering breath, letting all the flames go, releasing my unconscious hold of them. I watched as they dissipated harmlessly into the air.

"Let's go..." I watched as Reborn released his and began to make his way to the door. Taking another breath, I stood up slowly, legs tingling and feeling like jelly, I than began to make my way after him.

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I sat in silence as the car moved forward. After a few days of recovering and having a nice warm bath at Kyoya's, Reborn demanded I go with him to Tokyo. Everyone was in the hospital, all resting and healing. All I wanted was to go see Takeshi, but, Reborn wouldn't allow it.

"We'll be meeting up with some of the other arcobaleno, Once there, you'll tell us everything you know." I ignored him and gazed at the passing scenery, unable to get my mind off of the events that had happened yesterday.

The pink haired girl calling me mom, and Mukuro. What did I feel for him? Why had I reacted so strongly? I used to have a crush on him back in my world, but… it wouldn't be the same, would it?

"Are you listening?" I could hear irritation enter his voice. Sighing, I turned to him, keeping my face blank.

"Yes, dad, I hear you." He glared at me from under his hat, turning away, I lay my head back and close my eyes, trying to get some sleep.

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The grass under me was long, coloured healthy green, the sky above me was bright and blue. It hurt my eyes. People played in what looked like a lake in the distance. They splashed around as two adults sat in lawn chairs under an umbrella. I got up from the ground and began to make my way there.

"Serena!" Laughed a voice, my heart stopped for a moment.

"S-Shianna?" Her face came into view, she was smiling brightly, waving her arms above her head, holding onto a shell.

"Look 'Reena! I found a pretty one!" A black haired teen got up from her spot in the sand and made her way over.

"Wow, it's a really nice purple." The child laughed and gave it to the teen.

"It's your favourite colour!" The teen laughed and took the shell from her sister's outstretched hands.

"Thank you 'Anna, I'll cherish it forever." The younger one tackled her sister, making them both fall to the ground.

"I love you 'Reena!" The teen smiled and gave her sister a hug.

"I love you to…" "Anna." Tears silently rolled down my face as the scene faded away. I felt my arm reach up, as if to grab onto it.

"To be able to influence my world, quite a scary power you have there." Freezing at the voice, I turned my head. There he stood, looking way better than when he was taken.

"Mukuro?" The teen smirked at me before conjuring a table and some chairs. I slowly walked over to him, wiping my eyes in the process, sitting opposite. Both of us were wearing white clothing, I a dress, and him a shirt and pants.

"Why am I here?" The teen leaned back on his chair.

"I was curious, it's not everyday someone cries for their enemies." I sighed and turned away from him.

"Also, not everyone disobeys an Arcobaleno and gets away with it." Taking a breath, I looked back at him, he wasn't as beat up as when I saw him. The image from the day before and now seemed to overlay, blood and bruises mixing in with my vision. Shaking my head, I gazed at him once more.

"I do not like being told to do anything. It annoys me." His eyebrow raised, I gave him a small smile and placed my hands on my lap.

"So… how are you? Did you get medical attention?" He watched me like a hawk, it made me uncomfortable.

"I wouldn't be here if I didn't." I sighed in relief, feeling happy that he was alright.

"Please take care of yourself, Mukuro." I felt my face brighten as a I smiled at him.

"Oh, first name basis already?" Eyes widening, I ended up scratching at my neck, face becoming flushed.

"S-Sorry! I should have asked first. I mean, I'm on first name with all my friends, I couldn't help it.." he raised his eyebrow once more.

"When did we become friends?" Shaking my head, I clenched my fists in my lap.

"When I decided we would, even if you don't want to be friends," my eyes narrowed as I stared at him with determination, "I'll make it my mission to become your friend!" He stared at me, before bursting out in laughter. I felt my cheeks redden, unable to help it, I covered my face with my hands.

"W-why did I say that?" His laughter calmed down after a minute, he was smiling at me though, making my face redden even more.

"You know… I… I don't think I would mind." His expression changed to something darker, smile fading away.

"As long as you don't get in the way of me destroying the Mafia." Regaining control over myself, I dropped my hands and stared calmly at him.

"I do not care for the Mafia, if anything, I hate it. Because of the mafia, I had to kill people, had to learn to protect myself, and those precious to me. It changes people, creates monsters, and because I was chosen as a Pacifier holder, I'll always be in danger, one way or another." Sighing, I shook my head.

"Besides, most of the time I'm like a ghost, you'd just go right through me anyway." I laughed a bit and shook my head once more; my body began to tingle.

"It appears the Arcobaleno is calling you. Arrivederci, Serena-chan." I felt my face flush as he gave me a bow, my body became light, vision going black. When my eyes opened, I was back in the car.

"Let's go." Reborn's voice was so annoying to hear right after waking up.

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I followed after the tiny baby, he led me into a business-like building, it screamed mafia no matter how I looked at it, it was also filled with men and women in suits. He led me towards the elevator and took me up to the 10th floor. The floor had guards outside the elevator. They nodded at Reborn and opened the door, not paying me any attention, I followed behind the baby, we entered into a hallway, luxurious carpets lined the floor, and a classy like wallpaper hung on the walls, though it looked ugly to me. Going to the door at the end of the hall, he opened it up with a key and walked in. It looked like a suit? A modern kitchen to my left, a living room before me, and a hallway to the right.

"Get comfortable, we'll be here for a while. I still need to get in contact with the sky Arcobaleno." Reborn made his way to the hallway, going to one of the rooms. Peeking around the corner, I saw the last door close behind him.

"Well, this blows." Walking around the suit, I couldn't help but bother everything, all the items in the suit were high end. I would never have been able to afford any of this in my life, not even my family would have all this nice stuff. Shaking my head, I turned to the window. The view was alright, you could see into the street, and to the park across. Other than that, the view kinda stunk. Sighing, I pulled up a chair and sat by the window.

"I wonder how he's doing?" I had no idea who I was referring to at this point. There was Tsuna, who was an ass to me, yet I still cared about him; then there was Takeshi, who was there for me and comforted me when I needed it the most, he's also the only one to know of my secret; and then there was Mukuro, who, at this point, I was pretty sure I had a crush on. Groaning I wiped at my eyes. I watched out the window, not really looking at anything. My eyes closed on their own accord.

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"Serena..." Groaning, I sat up slowly, feeling grass beneath my hands. Opening my eyes, I gazed at my surroundings, I was in a forestry area, looking up, I saw a dark night sky, no stars in sight, the trees also seemed to be bathed in silver flames brighter than my own, burning away at the leaves. I slowly got to my feet, looking down at myself, I was in a short white dress.

"My baby..." Startled, I checked around the area once more, unable to find the source of the voice. As I was boxed in by the trees, I began to make my way down the only path. I slowly walked the path, unable to see the dark sky above due to the leaves. Looking ahead, I saw what looked like a fountain.

"I-I love you..." I felt my arms wrap around my body, shaking my head to ignore the voice, I could hear whispers in the back of my mind, making me jump at nothing as I walked on. As I emerged from the tree line, I saw a small fountain before me, lamp posts around it, lighting up the area, on both sides were staircases, leading up. Staring at everything with wide eyes, I took in the castle before me.

"Your father..." The woman's voice broke "He would love you... He would love you so... So much..." Closing my eyes, I shook my head once more and ran to the stairs, following my gut on where to go. This would stop, it would stop if I went somewhere. I ran up the stairs and straight through the hallway, going up more stairs to get to... where? Finally, up the stairs, I collapsed at the top. Looking up, I saw I was in a throne room.

"Serena... Mama... Will always love you." I didn't know how long I stayed there, all I know is that this woman was connected to me, all the images flashing through my head, all her memories that she shared with me. All I could see was her, my mother.

Lynn Garcia.

I could hear her voice over and over, calling my name, telling me she loved me, seeing her with a tall man, telling him she was pregnant. Over and over these memories played, hearing the excitement in her voice as she spoke to, who I'm pretty sure is, my father. He was a dark figure, always clouded, I'm never able to see clearly, all I know is that he wore a silver band with three yellow jewels encrusted into it. If this was her mother, did that mean she was here? These memories seemed imprinted into the flames surrounding the throne room, but that wasn't possible was it, I was from a different world. Right?

"Serena, wake up." I heard a voice, it was high pitched and annoying.

"Reborn?" Sitting up once more, I gazed around, the throne room was covered in silver flames, each place they touched the area would look degraded, destroying the castle bit by bit.

"Lynn!" Came a man's voice, he yelled for her to run. The very pregnant woman left her husband and ran. She wouldn't risk her child. Shaking my head, I began to walk towards the middle, where it looked like another fountain stood.

"Please... Be safe... Leo."

"GYahhh!" The loud wail echoed through the whole place. I covered my ears, feeling the scream rock through my whole body. Once I regained control, I looked up, the throne chair was now covered in flames, now that I looked around, most of the room was.

"L-Leo!" I finally reached the fountain, looking into it, I saw a blurry picture. I could only watch in horror as it became clear, I was seeing from Lynn's eyes as she was being dragged by her hair in front of the man named Leo. Her hands were tied, and there was blood everywhere. I felt my eyes close, I could hear screaming, crying, gunshots, skin hitting skin. When I opened them once more, I saw Lynn looking down at her stomach, which was bleeding heavily, the man beside her was comforting her, trying in vain to stanch the flow, lighting up his ring with yellow flames to try help.

"I don't want to die..." It was then flames began leaking from Lynn. The same flames that were around the room. In a flash of light, Lynn was nowhere to be seen.

"LYNN!" The flames then disappeared, and the water returned to normal. I staggered away from the fountain, eyes wide as I processed it. Looking around, I noticed that the flames in the throne room died down, no longer burning so bright. Standing once more, I made my way to the throne, it was a black and white chair, it looked fancy. Feeling it, I looked behind it, in the back were some curtains, and what looked like a door. Going to it, I went through. The door led me to a room, there was nothing in it, all I could see were strange markings on the ground. It reminded me of a game I used to love playing. Walking onto the markings, I felt myself start to lift, gazing down, the markings became a glowing floor.

The lift took me up, soon enough, I found myself at another door, going through that one, I found myself outside once more. Looking around, I saw another set of markings, walking onto it, I felt myself rising again. This time, it took me towards the sky. I gazed at everything as I rose up, the trees were still burning brightly, flames raging in the forest, the flames from the throne room were starting to dissipate and die off. Looking up, I saw a platform, floating above me, the lift stopped before it, letting me step off. The platform was a hexagon, it had pillars on the edges and a roof above it, and right dab in the middle, was my pacifier and ring. I walked over to them, taking the glass casing around them off. The thing began to light up, flames pouring out of it. I picked up the pacifier, taking the silver ribbon and tying it around my neck, I then grabbed the ring and placed it on my middle finger. Looking out over the castle and forest, I noticed that all the flames began to die out.

"I love you... Serena."

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Stopping here, 3600 words? Idk, short chapter I guess. I want to at least average around 5000+. It's pretty oblivious who her father is right? Right? Welp, in any case, all I have to say is that I planned it a long time ago. So, as always, grammatical errors, messed up tenses, spelling, and all that jazz. I just wanted to get this out there to show that, I am indeed alive, and that I haven't forgotten.