Author's Note: Okay…This would be Aria's Trial. I just want to say thanks for your continued support, guys! It's officially summertime now, so I will attempt for weekly updates again.


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I look up from my book as I hear someone walk past. I see Dokuro with the bag that carries her weapon in hand. "Oh? Are you heading somewhere?" I ask. She nods. I put my book down next to me and get up. "I'll go with you. There's too many mafia members lurking around recently.

"Kasumi…?" she asks. She seems confused.

I reply seriously. "It's what Mukuro-sama would have wanted done. Even if he's not here, I'll carry out what he would have liked to be done." I cross my arms.

"T-Thank you," she replies.

I shake my head. "There's no need." I realize that I should bring money with me so we can get food. "Hm, wait here for a second, alright?" She nods and I walk to my room. I go to my drawer and pull out my wallet from my hiding spot and walk back to the entrance. "Let's go then," I say to Dokuro.


As we walk past the park, Dokuro spots Sawada. She walks over to him and I follow her. "Boss?" she asks.

He turns around and looks at us. "Chrome! Sato-san!"

"Sawada," I greet with a nod. My eyes dart to the unfamiliar woman wearing a red shirt. I was right. There are more mafia people running around than usual.

I shift my attention to Miura and Sasagawa, who get up upon seeing us. Miura exclaims, "Ah! Chrome-chan!"

"It is!" Sasagawa exclaims. Dokuro seems uncomfortable.

"You disappeared the second we returned. We were really worried," Miura explains.

"How are you doing?" Sasagawa asks.

They somehow get me and Dokuro to sit down with them. The unfamiliar woman stares at the two of us from the other side of the table. "Oh, we have another adorable girl here," she says as she looks at Dokuro. "We also have another pretty girl too."

I watch as the woman whispers something to Sawada and then Sawada replies as he waves his ands a bit frantically. "N-No way! I…"

"Tsuna-san?" Miura asks.

"Tsuna-kun, is something wrong?" Sasagawa asks.

He replies frantically. "I-It's nothing! Why are you and Saito-san here, Chrome?"

"I was looking for Ken and Chikusa…" Dokuro replies. Hm, is that why she went out?

"They left you behind again? Poor girl," Sawada replies.

"For your information, they didn't leave Dokuro alone," I reply a little too sharply. I calm down a little before continuing a bit more politely, "I would appreciate if you didn't speak of Ken and Chikusa in that way." I look at Sawada with a stern expression and he looks a bit uncomfortable.

"R-Right… Sorry," he replies.

"Hm," I reply, still a bit cross with him. "By the way, Ken and Chikusa went to that little store on the side of the road to go get some kind of gum that Ken wanted. We must have missed them when we were on our way here."

"Oh."

The unfamiliar woman says, "Oh right. I want to give you two something to commemorate our meeting…" She digs through her bags and holds up a pale purple sweater. "How about this one?" she asks Dokuro.

"Uh…" Dokuro starts.

"Is the color too plain?" she asks. She turns to Sawada. "I know. Tsunayoshi-kun, could you go to that store and get this exchanged? Pink will work.'

"Huh?" he asks.

"I…" Dokuro starts.

The woman digs through her bags and pulls out an oatmeal-colored sweater. "Oh and this one too, Tsunayoshi-kun." She looks at me and says, "This one is too close to her skin tone. A purple should be perfect. Okay, hurry up!"

"I-I understand!" he replies as he walks off, seeming a bit confused.

"You should both wait here. Tsunayoshi-kun will be back soon," the woman says. I sit there and listen to Miura, Sasagawa, and Dokuro's idle conversation until the woman asks, "Say, what do you all think of Tsunayoshi-kun?"

"Huh? What we think of Tsuna-san?" Miura exclaims. "Tsuna-san is very kind and cool."

"He can really surprise you at times, but it's reassuring to have him with you," Sasagawa replies.

"Boss is my link to someone very important to me… But he's very kind to me," Dokuro says.

The woman turns to me, looking for my answer. "Sawada, huh? He's too kind for his own good. He's kind enough to the point where he'd be willing to accept and help someone who may have been a former enemy," I say.

"I see. Everybody likes him."

"And it's not just us. Everyone loves Tsuna-kun," Sasagawa says.

Miura chimes in, "That's right!"

I tense up a little as a painfully familiar voice greets, "Hello there, ladies. Would you care to join me for some tea?"

"Are you talking to us?" the woman asks. Shamal gasps. "Oh, you're-" the woman starts.

"Ah! Again?!" Miura exclaims.

"Dr. Shamal!" Sasagawa exclaims.

He seems a bit on edge now. "Y-Yo… Doing some shopping ladies? That's nice. Well, I think I'll head off then." So I was right. This woman must be in the mafia. She must be strong too.

"Sorry for the wait!" Sawada calls out. "Is something wrong?" he asks.

"Ah, Tsuna-san!" says Miura.

Sasagawa says, "Welcome back!"

"It's nothing. Good work, Tsunayoshi-kun," the woman says. "Ah, but I'm getting thirsty. Could you buy us juice?"

"Huh?"

"Oh, I'll go," Miura volunteers.

Sasagawa adds, "Mm, we'll go this time, Tsuna-kun."

"Ah…but…" he starts.

"I guess I'll ask you girls then," the woman says.

Miura nods enthusiastically. "Yes! We'll be right back!"

"Would you like to come with us?" Sasagawa asks me and Dokuro.

"Huh?" Dokuro asks.

"I'll pass, if that's okay," I say. Miura nods.

"Come on. Join us," Sasagawa says to Dokuro. I watch as they drag her off.

The woman glances at me. She looks a bit troubled. "There's nothing to worry about," I say.

"Hm?"

"Those that are not involved in the mafia have left," I reply. "Go ahead."

She looks at me with a smile and turns to Sawada. "Well, don't you have a question for me?" she asks.

"Who are you? You're not a baby like Reborn and the other Arcobaleno. Plus, I heard the Sky Arcobaleno was missing," Sawada says.

"So you think I'm a fake?" she asks.

"No," he replies. Her eyes snap open. "I don't get the sense that you're lying."

"Even though I'm selfishly sending you on errand after errand?"

He nods. "I don't think that you're a bad person."

"As you'd expect from someone of the Sky. You have honest eyes. You might be able to-" she stops suddenly as I get the feeling that someone is around. I get up.

"What is it, Aria-san? Sato-san?" he asks. He looks around and gasps. There are some men around.

"Is this the trial?" he asks

"No, it isn't. I don't know these men," she replies.

"Then that means…" The man takes out a box weapon. "A box weapon!"

"They appear to be enemies," the woman says.

I smirk as my pull out my box weapon and my scythe appears. "Good. Then I can go all out," I say. "Sawada, I'll cover the ones in the back. You get the others," I say. I pull my hair in front of my right eye and use the fourth path. I coat my scythe's blade in soft mist flames and cut their weapons in half. "Die." I smash the hilt on the men's heads and watch as they crumble to the ground. I look around. It seems that the Sun, Rain, and Storm Guardians came too. I glance back to the men. It seems that they've left. Hm…weird.

I look on at the others from a distance. It seems like they're enjoying themselves. Even Dokuro. "Sawada! I'm heading home," I call out. "Careful on your way back, Dokuro," I mutter. I start to walk back home.

"Wait, Sato-san!" Sawada calls out. He runs over.

"What is it?" I ask.

"Um…ah…" he starts.

I raise my right eyebrow. "'Thank you'?" I ask. I assume that that's what he wanted to say. He nods. "There's no need. I owe you in a way after all. Although, I'd still prefer it if you would keep me out of these things…" I sigh. "Never mind. If you could, you would. See you."


I walk around Namimori. It's night time now. I took off suddenly because I got into a foul mood. I'm not even too sure what's bothering me. I end up at the park. I walk over to the swing set and sit down on one of them. I start to swing back and forth on the swing. It's a nice way to get my mind off my foul mood, I guess. When I start to go up high enough, I jump off and land on my feet. The adrenaline from jumping off the swing lasts for a little longer and I let out a sigh when it goes away. I wonder what's bothering me? I frown. I have a bad feeling about something. That must be it. I get back on the swing and sway back a forth gently. There's nothing I can do except prepare for something bad to happen. I look up from the ground as I hear two people approach me. I smile a little as I see Ken and Chikusa. "Hey, Kasumi, how long do you plan on sitting around here?" Ken asks. He plops onto the swing next to me.

"Ah, who knows?" I reply with a shrug. But in all seriousness… I smile a little more. "You two actually came to look around for me?"

"Of course!" Ken exclaims. "What would happen if you disappeared again?"

"Who knows?" I reply with a shrug again.

Chikusa sighs. "Come on, Kasumi."

I laugh. "Yeah, yeah. Okay." I get up and we start to walk back. Although I'm smiling right now, my thoughts contrast greatly with my smile. How am I supposed to let them know that I have to disappear for a while longer again?


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