Author's Note: I finally managed to update! Happy birthday Hibari!


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I change into my uniform and I grab my bag. I glance at my reflection in a small mirror that I own and I realize that my hair has grown a lot longer. The two large corkscrew curls that used to be only a few inches below shoulder length are now a few inches longer. I sigh and walk out of my room. Everything is back to normal again. It's actually kind of weird though. Mukuro still hasn't contacted me yet. I assume that he's still cross with me for not being able to tell him the truth. I let out a quiet sigh as I grab a slice of bread for breakfast. No need to make myself upset. "I'm heading off to school," I announce. I walk outside and start to wonder to myself if Mukuro will forgive me. So much for not getting myself upset.


"Good morning, Hibari-san," I say with a smile.

Hibari looks up. "Sato." He seems to be a good mood today….

Hibird, currently nesting on Hibari's head, says, "Kasumi, Kasumi!"

I continue to smile. "Oh of course, good morning to you too, Hibird." Hibird flies over and lands on my head.

"We're staying on the rooftop today. The Vice-Chairman's punishment is to do all the paperwork," says Hibari, looking down at the school. I nod in response and sit down by him. Poor Kusakabe…no doubt, he got beat up by Hibari… I lean back on the gate and I close my eyes. It's nice out. I can fall asleep here…


I wake up before the bell rings to find Hibari watching me. I blush. Was he watching me sleep…? "I… I'll be on my way now, Hibari-san," I say quietly. He nods and I walk away quickly in an attempt to hide my blushing face.

I walk into the classroom to find Sawada and his usual bunch all there. It's as though nothing has happened at all. I get to my seat right before the bell rings. The teacher announces, "I know this is short notice, but from today, we'll have two transfer students joining our class." He turns to the students and says, "Please introduce yourselves."

"Hariyama, Monta," says the shorter male. I look at both students carefully. Something seems off.

"Hariyama, Himeko. You can call me 'Hime,'" says the female with red hair. She winks and continues, "Pleasure to meet you."

The teacher explains, "These two are twins, and they moved here because of their father's job. Try to help them settle in."

I hear Sawada mutter, "Twins? They sure don't look very alike…"

Apparently the students catch it too because the female says, "We're fraternal twins. I hope we can get along."

"Huh? Ah, sure…" replies Sawada. He was caught off guard for sure.


The bell signals lunch break and I get up to stretch. "Ah, Sato-san, would you like to join us for lunch?" asks Sasagawa.

I look at her blankly. "If you'd like me to," I reply. I walk over.

"Sorry for disturbing," starts the female Hariyama.

"We don't really know our way around the school," says the male Hariyama.

"Could you show us around?" finishes the female Hariyama.

Sasagawa replies, "Oh, um… Hariyama-san, right?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. I've already told you to call me 'Hime," she replies a bit arrogantly.

"You can call me Monta," says the male. I notice that Sasagawa stiffens a bit and she nods. She and Kurokawa exchange looks.

"So will you show us around?" asks Hime.

"Yeah, sure," replies Sasagawa. "You don't mind, right Sato-san?" she asks me.

I shake my head. "Not at all."

Sasagawa nods and asks the twins, "Where would you like to go first? Let me know if there's any place in particular you'd like to see." I know who you are now… "Hariyama, Monta" and "Hariyama, Himeko."


Somehow, I end up walking out of the school with Sasagawa, Kurokawa, Monta, and Himeko. Sasagawa asks, "Eh? So your parents are overseas?"

"That must be hard," comments Kurokawa.

Monta replies, "Not really. Our old man has a habit of throwing things, and our mother always shouts at us. I actually feel much better right now." So, Xanxus is their "father", which makes sense, but the part where Squalo is their "mother" is somewhat strange… Sasagawa and Kurokawa exchange looks again.

"The two of us are living by ourselves right now, but we still don't have any daily necessities yet. Could you recommend a good store?" asks Hime.

"Eh? Sure…" replies Sasagawa. She still looks a bit surprised.

"I'm heading out to buy some things today as well, I could show you around if you'd like," I say.

Hime nods. "Sounds good."

"Oh, that's right, your parents aren't around either, right?" asks Sasawaga.

"Something like that," I reply. Though dead isn't quite the same as being overseas. As that thought strikes me, I realize that I actually don't know who my parents were or if they were killed or not.

"Kyoko-chan!" Miura shouts from a distance. I turn and look down the street to see Miura dashing down the sidewalk in our direction. When she finally makes it, she's panting for air.

"Haru-chan, what's the matter?" Sasagawa asks.

"I ran here at full speed as soon as class ended!" she explains happily. She looks around and asks, "Where's Tsuna-san?"

Kurokawa replies, "Sawada disappeared the second class ended. Gokudera and Yamamoto were with him."

"So was Onii-chan," Sasagawa adds. Ah, I guess their first trial appeared…which would also explain the appearance of these two…

Miura exclaims, "What? No way…"

"Oh, a friend of yours?" Hime interrupts.

"Could you introduce us?" asks Monta.

"You want to come shopping with us?" Hime asks Miura.

Miura looks a bit confused as she replies, "S-Sure…"


I sigh as we finally finish parading around the shopping district. I hate wasting time like this, but if I were to leave so suddenly in front of them, it would surely give it away that I've seen through the illusions. "Thanks, Mister," says Hime. She bought some food from one of the food stands. She walks back over and hands each of us one. "Here you go. It's to show my appreciation for shopping with us," she explains. "Thanks to you, we now know a lot of great stores."

"But…" Sasagawa starts to protest.

"It's okay. It's okay. It's proof that we're friends now," replies Hime with a wink.

Kurokawa decides, "We might as well accept them." Sasagawa nods slowly.

"Then I won't hold back! Itadakimasu!" declares Miura.

"You should hold back," Monta replies with a serious expression.

"He's got such a sharp tongue. Sorry about that," says Hime.

I cringe a little as I hear a man's voice greet, "Well, well, Mesdemoiselles…" It's that guy…

Miura turns around slowly. "T-This voice is…."

"Dr. Shamal!" Sasagawa exclaims.

"I knew it…" starts Miura. "It's that dangerous man…"

"What do you want?" asks Kurokawa.

"I'm glad you're so happy to see me," he replies with confidence that shouldn't exist. "Especially you, beautiful miss," he says to me.

I cross my arms and turn away from him. "Hmph."

"Oh, we have some new faces…" Dr. Shamal starts. He looks at Monta and Hime. I see his expression turn a bit serious suddenly. He noticed too. He quickly hides the seriousness and says, "You shouldn't be hanging out here this late. Come on, it's time to go home." He rounds up Kurokawa, Sasagawa, and Miura and moves them away from Monta and Hime. Maybe he isn't that bad of a person after all… I'll have to give him a little credit.

Miura asks, "W-What do you mean?"

"Hey, don't push us!" demands Kurokawa.

"Monta-kun, Hime-chan, see you tomorrow!" Sasagawa calls out.

"You should hurry home too!" says Dr. Shamal.

I smile politely at Monta and Hime and say, "For one, Dr. Shamal appears to be correct. It's getting late. I should head home to make dinner. Good bye, Belphgor and Mammon." I smirk at them.

"Wow, so you did realize," comments Hime.

I cross my arms. "Of course I did, but I won't spoil your fun for you," I reply. "Just don't get me involved. I'm not part of the mafia." I walk off to head back home.


After I get back, I put the food away and I go to take a shower first. After I get out of the shower, I get the feeling that something's up. I throw on my clothes and run outside, my hair still dripping water. I stop and my eyes widen as I watch Hibari and Mukuro fighting each other in the front with Sawada watching them with a scared expression. What's going on…? "I see. You've certainly improved since the last time we fought," says Mukuro.

"I'm returning the favor," replies Hibari.

"Kufufu. The result will be the same no matter how many times you try," Mukuro replies.

"I will bite you to death." They continue to fight at an amazing speed.

I jump over to Sawada and ask, "Exactly what's going on?" I cross my arms.

"I-I don't know," replies Sawada. "Ah… Ah! What are you doing, Hibari-san, Mukuro?!"

"Don't bother," says the Arcobaleno.

"Eh?" asks Sawada.

The Arcobaleno explains, "No one can stop them now."

"No way…" replies Sawada. I look back over to Hibari and Mukuro, they're completely absorbed in fighting each other. Now that I think about it, they haven't even seemed to notice that I came here.

The Arcobaleno continues, "Hibari hasn't forgotten his past humiliation. Mukuro accepted his challenge with that in mind. This won't be settled until one of them is taken out."

"Eh?!" exclaims Sawada. I let out a sigh.

I turn around as something falls to the ground. I look blankly at the Arcobaleno wearing a helmet that fell flat on his face. "Was this your so-called 'intellectual' method?" asks the Arcobaleno. "As usual, you're pathetic as ever."

"Ah! It's the one who attacked us at Mafia Land!" exclaims Sawada.

"Skull. He's my lackey," explains the Arcobaleno.

"Who are you calling your lackey?!" exclaims Skull.

Sawada looks a bit surprised. "Eh? So this is a trial? Then why are the two of them fighting?"

"He probably intended to use those two to crush you so he wouldn't have to dirty his own hands," explains the Arcobaleno. "But you didn't do research on their past. That was your mistake. Now that you've brought these two together, we can't predict what will happen next." The fighting continues and I start to wonder who will lose.

"You're right," Sawada agrees. "They're Hibari-san and Mukuro."

I cross my arms and say, "Arcobaleno, since this one is your 'lackey,' then I assume that you won't mind much if I torment him a bit for interrupting my shower and trespassing on our territory?" I ask.

"Yeah, sure. Go ahead," replies the Arcobaleno. I smirk and I use the first path to assist me with my illusions. Suddenly, the ground gets hit with so much force that pieces of it come flying this way. I let go of my illusions and I decide that I will save my tormenting for some other time.

"Ahh!" Sawada crouches down and covers his head. "Oh man, this is a complete mess! We don't have time to worry about the trial!"

"No!" says a female voice. I watch with slight amusement as a baby sized Lal Mirch lands on Skulls head. "The trial has already begun."

"Lal! Where did you come from?!" asks Sawada

"There!" exclaims another voice from above. I look up to see the Arcobaleno with the blue pacifier on a bird. "As you requested, I brought Lal here as fast as I could, kora!"

Sawada stands up and exclaims, "Colonello!"

"We can't begin without Lal as an observer," explains the Arcobaleno. There are so many people from the mafia just gathering here right now. What is this?

"Reborn… Did you know that this would happen?" asks Sawada.

"More or less," the Arcobaleno replies. "I've known Skull for a long time. It's not too hard to guess about what that guy will do."

"What was that?!" exclaims Skull as he gets back up again.

Lal Mirch jumps back on Skull's head and says, "There you have it. Now that I'm here, this will be an official trial."

"For real?!" exclaims Skull, somehow getting back up once again.

"In this situation?" asks Sawada.

Lal Mirch jumps back down. "Don't be a baby! No matter what happens, you must accomplish your objective. That is how… That is how Vonogla the Tenth should be!"

"I-It's easy for you to say…" mutters Sawada.

The Arcobaleno cuts in, "There's no time for you to waste, Tsuna."

Lal Mirch jumps off Skull and announces, "The second trial begins! The participants are: the holder of the Sky Ring, the Cloud Guardian, and the Mist Guardian!"

Suddenly, many men in dark suits appear and surround Hibari and Mukuro. Skull jumps back to the place where he fell from and commands, "In that case, take them out all together!" They pile on top of both Hibari and Mukuro. They all get thrown back shortly and they fall to the ground.

"A-Amazing…" says Sawada. I nod.

"Why are you crowding together? I won't allow anyone to interfere with me," says Hibari.

Mukuro says, "I would have to agree. I do not know what the Vongola and Arcobaleno are up to, but right now I would rather you not interfere with me."

Ken and Chikusa run out and I jump over to them as Ken exclaims, "I heard some noise so I came out to see who was behind all of it… It's Mukuro-san!"

"Mukuro-sama…" says Chikusa.

"You both reacted late," I comment.

"Ken, Chikusa, and my cute little Kasumi. Perfect timing. I wish to enjoy my battle with him. Could you clear all the pests?" asks Mukuro.

Ken exclaims, "Eh? …Ah?! The duck and the Vongola! And who are these guys?! How dare you trespass on our territory!"

"Are they the pests you speak of, Mukuro-sama?" asks Chikusa.

"Yes," replies Mukuro. "I'll need you to prevent them from bothering us. I'm counting on you." Then he and Hibari run off.

Sawada exclaims, "Wait!" I cringe as Sawada gets smacked up high and falls back down on his face by a large octopus. More men appear and surround us.

"You all! I'm not letting you get past me!" exclaims Ken. He puts in a cartridge and says, "Kong Channel!"

I form my scythe in my hand and pull my hair over my right eye. "Since Mukuro-sama asked us to, I'm going to put more effort into this than before."

Chikusa holds up his yo-yos and says, "This is a pain, but it can't be helped." Then, one of his yo-yos smacks one of the men in the head. The man collapses. Ken smacks two of the men's heads together and I take that as my cue to begin. I use the fourth path and slash at the two men in front of me. They both fall quickly. "Bring it," says Chikusa.

I jump back as there's a large shockwave from Sawada punching the octopus. Ken stops with two men's heads in hand and comments, "That guy, he's stronger than ever somehow."

"Yeah," agrees Chikusa.

I jump up and smash the handle of my scythe forcefully onto one of the men's head. "Yeah, he's trained a lot," I say with a nod as I jump back again as the man crumples to the ground.

Suddenly, Ken runs over and grabs one of the octopus's arms. "Don't get the wrong idea. It's not like I'm helping you out here," says Ken.

A yo-yo hits the next arm and Chikusa explains, "We're just following Mukuro-sama's orders."

Skull looks enraged now and I use the third realm to send over some snakes to torment Skull for a bit. "That's right," I agree. This all buys enough time for Sawada to launch his attack. I watch as the octopus gets defeated. He got better, by a lot… I make my scythe go away and I push my hair out of the way again. The fight is basically over. I run over to look for Hibari, Mukuro, and Sawada. "Ken, Chikusa, I'll leave it up you guys to wrap up the remaining ones. I'm heading off to check up on the others."

I hide in the trees as after I find Mukuro, Hibari, and Sawada and listen to them talk. "I thought it might be amusing to go along with their plan," replies Mukuro. "Vendicare Prison is terribly boring." I look down. "However, I became truly entertained as I fought against him. The same would apply to him."

"It's not interesting!" exclaims Sawada. "Because… Because, you…"

"Yes, I know," replies Mukuro. It's Dokuro, isn't it…? "I pushed Chrome a little too hard." I knew it. Only Sawada would realize that so quickly and worry. "It appears that you've acquired new strength. I'd ask that you avoid dragging Chrome and Kasumi outside my reach again, though I suppose that won't be possible." Hm… So he was really worried… I'm sorry, Mukuro-sama.

"I'm sorry, but…" starts Sawada.

"I don't want to hear excuses. As long as you protect both of them and the others," replies Mukuro.

Sawada nods. "I promise! I surely will…"

"I can't believe that I believed in a Mafia's promise. Maybe I'm losing my mind," says Mukuro. "I can hear you chuckling at that comment Kasumi, come out." I jump down from the tree, but I look at him blankly as I land on my left foot. What chuckling…? I walk over to Mukuro and continue to look up at him with a blank look. He pats my head and comments, "It seems that you have grown tremendously and obtained a new power too, my cute little Kasumi."

"Is that so?" I ask innocently. His hand is still on my head as I look up at him.

"Kufufu, you think that I didn't notice you cover your right eye?" he replies with a smile. I sigh. Well, I got caught… "Unfortunately, it seems I'm out of time. I shall entertain you some other time," Mukuro says to Hibari.

Hibari turns back and replies, "There wouldn't be a point in defeating you in your present state. Someday, I will certainly bite the real you to death." I notice that he seems to be glaring at Mukuro, who in return wraps his arm around my waist and pulls me closer to him. I look up at Mukuro again and I feel myself start to blush. Hibari shoots Mukuro a glare again and Mukuro continues to smile. Hibari turns and asks Sawada, "If you're willing to fight in his stead, shall we continue?"

Sawada waves his hands frantically. "I-I'd like to pass…"

"I see," replies Hibari. "Sato," he says. I look over to him and he continues, "I'll see you tomorrow morning."

I nod. "R-Right." Hibari nods and leaves.

"Kufufu, you're still working for him, my cute little Kasumi?" asks Mukuro.

"Yes," I reply. Shoot, I almost forgot! I bow to Mukuro and say, "I'm sorry, Mukuro-sama. Please forgive me…"

Mukuro starts to laugh again. "Were you worried about that the whole time?" I stand up straight again and look at him blankly. He smiles and pats my head again. "Don't worry, I understand." I smile at him and nod. "Then, Vongola, until we meet again…" Mukuro switches places with Dokuro and I sigh. He's gone again…

Sawada catches Dokuro and exclaims, "Look out!"

"Boss… I'm fine," replies Dokuro. Yeah right, don't try to act tough. I cross my arms now.

"Don't push yourself. You're not feeling well, right?" replies Sawada.

Suddenly, Ken's voice exclaims, "Ahhh? Why are you back?! What happened to Mukuro-san?!"

"He's gone," replies Dokuro.

"Why's that?!" exclaims Ken. "I have a lot to talk about with Mukuro-san."

"Ken," says Chikusa.

I add, "Ken, it's not Dokuro's fault. I get that you're upset, but you don't have to yell at her." I look down and mutter, "I miss talking to him too…"

Ken looks a bit surprised for a second and then he calms down suddenly. He puts his arms behind his head. "Tch… What a waste…"

I turn to Dokuro as Sawada starts to talk to the Arcobaleno. "Take a rest when we get inside, Dokuro," I say.

"Kasumi…?" Dokuro seems confused.

I turn away as I cross my arms and reply, "I know that you got pushed too hard. I don't care if you don't listen, but I'll tell you anyways."


We walk back to the front and Sawada grabs something wrapped in a purple cloth. "Um, Chrome," he starts.

"Eh?" asks Dokuro.

"You still want something?" asks Ken. Chikusa sighs. Sawada looks a bit scared. Geez, just when I thought that he finally got a little less wimpy…

I let out a sigh. "Go ahead, Sawada-san. You'll have to excuse Ken's behavior," I say.

Sawada looks at me and nods. Then, he turns to Dokuro. "Here," says Sawada, walking up to Dokuro.

Dokuro looks at him blankly. "What is it?"

"Mom made some rice balls. You can eat them if you'd like," explains Sawada. Dokuro gasps and her eyes widen a little. "I heard that you didn't eat much at the base so, I was wondering if you were eating properly here." Hm, there's the normal Sawada- too caring for his own good.

"That's none of your business! We feed her quite well!" exclaims Ken.

Chikusa counters, "With lots of sweets."

"Eh? That's not very healthy. You need to eat properly," says Sawada.

"That may be so in Ken's case, but are you judging the food that I make?" I ask Sawada a bit coldly. I… I start to frown a little upon realizing that I may be wrong. I shouldn't be so rude to someone who came here to help us… I close my eyes and I let out a sigh. My expression returns back to normal. "I appreciate you generosity and care though, Sawada-san," I reply a bit more kindly. Sawada nods to me and offers Dokuro the food. Dokuro rejects it.

"She made a lot. You can all eat it together," says Sawada.

Dokuro finally accepts it. "Thank you…"

I look at Ken as he starts to sniff it. "There better not be anything weird mixed in there!" Ken exclaims.

"Eh? I'm pretty sure there's nothing weird in there… It's just kelp, dried bonito, and pickled plums…" replies Sawada.

Ken continues to sniff the box. "I'll pass on the pickled plums," says Chikusa. Suddenly Ken stops sniffing and looks at Chikusa.

"I'll pass on the dried bonito," I chime in. "I'll trade my share of the dried bonito for your share of the pickled plums," I say to Chikusa.

He nods. "Sounds good."

"Kakipi! Kasumi! Why are you so ready to eat them?!" exclaims Ken.

"Ken, I have enough respect for Sawada-san that I trust he didn't put anything weird in them," I say in Sawada's defense. Sawada's eyes widen a little, but then he smiles at me. I'm only stating the truth. Besides, I think I owe him that much after he's helped me out so much…

Chikusa says to Ken, "You don't need to eat any then."

"What was that?! You want to hog them all, four-eyed kappa!" exclaims Ken.

"You're pissing me off," replies Chikusa.

"Ah! Don't fight, there's more than enough to go along," says Sawada. I start to chuckle.

Ken exclaims, "Shut it, Vongola! Keep your mouth shut!" I continue to chuckle as Ken shouts at Sawada. Suddenly, Ken stops shouting and they all look at me. "What's with you?" asks Ken.

I grin and shake my head. "It's nothing." I missed you guys…Ken, Chikusa. I look at them and I smile. Chikusa seems to understand. Ken just looks plain confused. Yeah, I missed you guys a lot…


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