Author's Note: First of all, I'd like to apologize as it took some time for me to finish this chapter. I was planning on uploading it sometime on the first week of August but has been delayed as I unfortunately got sick :'( and still not feeling 100%.

The training for my new job has just started so I'd most likely be busy for a while so no guarantee on when I'll be able to upload the next chapter but I'll be working on this whenever I have free time.

Disclaimer: As much as I want to, I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn. It rightfully belongs to Akira Amano.


- CHAPTER 2 -


It was already 10 o'clock in the evening in the town of Namimori. Where most children were already tucked in their beds - asleep, there was a young girl who lay in her bed awake and staring up the ceiling. Her mind was much too pre-occupied with thoughts of what happened during the day for her to fall asleep.

Remembering that she had failed to thank Kyoya for saving her the day before, she set out to look for him. It was playtime and she saw him leave a few minutes ago, heading to the playground. Quickly grabbing her notepad and pencil, she quickly made her way out of the room. However, when she got there, she saw no sign of him. Well aware of the fact that he prefers to not mingle with the rest of the kids, she tried looking for him in places where there were only few people but was unsuccessful in finding him. Tired, she sat down on the foot of the nearest tree to rest and looked up. Sitting on one of the highest branches of the tree was the person she has been looking for - Kyoya.

Happy that she was finally able to find him, she quickly flipped through the pages of her notebook to find a blank page. Using the pencil that she brought, she wrote "thank you" and showed the page to him. However, he had his eyes closed and it was obvious that he did not notice her. She looked around to see if there was anything she can do to catch his attention. Seeing a small branch beside her, she grabbed it and hit the tree with it. It made a soft "thump" sound that was barely audible. Being the light sleeper that he was, the young boy was woken up by the small sound but decided to just ignore it. Not giving up, the young girl tried to hit the tree harder with the branch. Due to the force applied, the stick broke into two, with a piece ricocheting back to the young girl's forehead. Annoyed at being unable to go back to his nap, he cracked one eye open and looked down to search for the perpetrator.

Below the tree he was on was the same girl whom he had saved the day before from some bullies. She was huddled up in a small ball like a little chick, her knees touching the tip of her chin. Both of her hands were raised and placed in between her forehead where a red spot is located. A soft whimper could be heard from the young girl which was quite curious as he was well aware that the girl was supposed to be mute. He let out a small chuckle which caught the attention of the little girl. She looked up and saw him staring at her. Looking around quickly, she managed to find her notebook and showed it to him but his attention was already grabbed by the older woman who was calling out to them and letting them know that the lunch break was already over. Kyoya jumped down form where he was sitting and headed back to the classroom, the young girl trailing behind him in frustration.

The same day after the classes had ended, she quickly navigated her way to her savior who had already managed to get out of the room. In her haste, she did not notice the outstretched leg that was in front of her and ungracefully tripped, managing to knock down someone in the process. She quickly stood up and bowed down repeatedly in apology and unintentionally bashing heads with the person as he started standing up.

The same person looked up in annoyance at the girl who just knocked him down and had the balls to actually headbutt him. He looked up and saw a young girl. He was irked at how she repeatedly bowed down to him and how shew did not even offered a verbal apology. He glared at the young girl and grabbed her hair. She winced in pain and held her head but still did not utter a single word of apology. The young boy clenched his fist and punched the girl on her stomach. The little girl let out an inaudible yelp and clutched her stomach. Satisfied, the boy threw the girl, gathered his things and left.

The young girl was shaken away from her thoughts when a sudden light filled her room. Startled, she jumped out of her bed and fell down the floor. The door to her bedroom opened and there stood her father – his pale face etched in slight worry as he looked over the young girl for possible injuries. Finding none, he sighed in relief and walked towards the young girl. He smiled softly at her and carried her back to her bead. He tucked her in and placed a gentle kiss on her temple before muttering a quiet good night and exiting her room.

Little did she know that it would be the last time she would see her father breathing.


- END OF CHAPTER 2 -


Faye: Thank you very much for taking your time to read this. I hope you enjoyed it! :)