Sun and Moon, Ryohei's Destiny 6 {Uncle Reborn}

It had been a few days since Miharu and I had helped Chrome out. She loved her new furniture and the boys seemed to be happy with the fact that they had food in their "home." Miharu and I returned to school like it was any other day. We walked into our classroom and Miharu and I both noticed a crowd of people hovering over our desks. Most of them were girls, which seemed to worry me.

"Excuse us," Miharu pushed through and paused. I moved around her to see what she was looking at. There on my desk was a gold necklace with a small note attached to it.

I know this is a little late but better late than never.

Thanks for the date. It was fun.

"Who's it from?" A girl asked. I turned the paper over but there was no signature or even an initial.

"How romantic." One of the other girls sighed. I picked up the necklace and looked around the classroom. Could this have been from Ryohei? But how did he get it? Where did he get it?

The teacher walked in and we were forced to take our seats. I couldn't stop staring at the necklace in front of me. Miharu nudged me and I looked up at the teacher who had, clearly, been talking to me. The teacher repeated the question and I answered it the best of my abilities. Thankfully, I had done my homework and knew what the answer was.

After class, Miharu and I headed towards home but we didn't get very far.

"Sayomi!" A voice called from behind me. Culpo, no longer in disguise, ran towards us. It seemed a little strange that he wasn't surrounded by his normal crowd. "Miharu, may I speak with Sayomi for a moment?" I looked at Miharu who rolled her eyes and continued to walk forward.

"Can I help you?" I asked, not too happy. Culpo sighed at my attitude, clearly remembering the past.

"Look, I'm sorry about the date. I still have feelings for you. I just hope one day you can forgive me." Culpo pulled out a single White Lotus flower and handed it to me. Gently, he kissed my cheek and walked off. Suddenly, I was my old self again. The old me that had feelings for him. That fell for every, little thing he said and did.

I ran and caught up to Miharu. She smiled but when she saw I wasn't smiling back her face changed. "What's wrong?" She asked. I retold her everything that Culpo said and did. The fact that the Lotus flower was from him didn't impress her let alone the fact that he still had feelings for me.

"You're setting yourself up," she told me. "He's playing you, Sayomi. Don't fall for it." Something was telling me I already had but I didn't tell her that. One the way home, I bought a bag of sour gummy worms and began eating them. Miharu bought a bag of lollipops and began chopping on one right after the other. I was tearing the heads off of my gummy words. A constant habit for the two of us when we were upset. Miharu and I were beginning a heated discussion.

"He's playing you, Sayomi." Miharu informed me for the millionth time as she bit into another lollipop. I ripped the head of one of the gummy worms out of frustration.

"You don't know that," I told her. "Technically, he never mistreated me." I couldn't tell if I was trying to convince her more than I was myself. He really never did mistreat me. He was kind, loving, always bought me flowers and candy. Culpo was gentleman. The only real turning point was when his father disowned him as a son. It was hard on all of us. Culpo had turned to me, especially, but when he needed me the most I couldn't do it.

"That still doesn't defeat the fact that he went psycho after his father threw him out." Miharu added. We walked into our apartment and I smiled. There on the kitchen counter was a bag of gummy worms for me and a bag of lollipops for Miharu.

Thought you two might need these after today.

I looked over at my best friend who was already opening the new bag. They were her favorite flavor and brand. A brand that wasn't in Japan. They were only found in Italy. She took one out and, instead of chewing on it, she simply placed it in her mouth. A sign she was calming down.

"This means nothing." Miharu stated and walked off to her room to start on her homework. I smiled and grabbed the new bag of gummy worms. When I turned them over, I noticed another note on the back.

I just hope one day we can start again.

~C.

~Meanwhile~

Back at the hotel room suite, Culpo sat in his room watching TV. The others were downstairs and had mentioned he wanted to be alone. A small knock sounded on the door.

"Open," he simply stated as he flipped through another channel. The door opened and T'saan popped his head in. "Did you deliver it?"

"Yea, I left it on the kitchen counter as requested." T'saan informed him.

"Good. And the notes?" He asked, his eyes still not leaving the TV screen.

"Right where you wanted me to. Luxura wrote the notes herself." The door opened wider and revealed Luxura behind T'saan.

"Though, I didn't like it." She stated in disgust. Sayomi was not her favorite person. In fact, she was her least. Culpo made no sign of recognition. He just continued to flip through each channel, seeing nothing to spark his interest. Luxura nudged T'saan and gave him a gesture to leave. T'saan took this as a sign she wanted to be left alone with him and did just that. Luxura closed the door and sat next to her leader.

"Darling, why don't you and I do something?" She asked as she began to stroke the side of his head. "I know just the thing that will cheer you up."

"I'm not in the mood."

~The next Day

Sayomi's POV

The next day, the two of us feeling a little better, headed toward school. Once again, I was stopped by Culpo. Though something was different about him and I didn't like it. He seemed to have a more determination in his eyes.

"May I speak with you please?" He asked. Miharu walked on ahead but I knew she wouldn't be far. She, too, noticed what I had and didn't like it one bit. "Sayomi, I don't really know how to ask this so I'm just going to ask." He paused and looked around for Miharu but he couldn't see her. I, on the other hand, knew exactly where she was. Culpo looked over to me, his face very serious. "I want you to join my family."

I blinked at him. Was he serious? If I was confused about him, I no longer was. This was just like before. I looked over to where Miharu had popped her head out. She had overheard and was shaking her head. I didn't need telling twice.

"You're insane." I told him, looking back at him. "This again? Culpo, I never want to join your mafia family. Besides, I'm already in one." I started to walk off but he gripped my arm a little too tightly. "Ow! Culpo, let go." I ordered. Miharu was about to run over to me but I put my hand up to stop her. This, I could handle.

"Sayomi, I need you to join my family. If you don't, one of your new friends will feel the consequences." I glared at him and tore my arm away from his grip.

"You won't touch any of my friends because none of your little posy will beat them." I walked off and prayed I was right. I hoped he would have taken my comment to mind and not hurt any of the others. Then again, they were all good fighters. I had seen this through their training. Even Tsuna, though the weakest, still had a big enough heart to defeat anyone. Not to mention, he had Reborn to watch over him. Suddenly, I wasn't so worried any more.

"You alright?" Miharu asked as she had caught up to me. She looked at my arm for any bruises but I just waved it off.

"I'm fine." I told her. What I wouldn't give for a bag of gummy worms.

For the first few hours, I wasn't so worried about Culpo and his friends. He, T'saan and Luxura were in class which meant they couldn't touch any of my friends. Though, when Miharu, Tsuna, Gokudera, Yamamoto and the other Guardians and I were called to the office I began to fear.

"Your uncle called the school," the principle told us, "and informed us it was an emergency for all of you. A car is waiting outside to take you to the hospital." My heart skipped a beat. None of us could believe it. We all ran to the limo that took us to the hospital. Reborn was waiting outside, his hat covering his face. That's when I understood who our "uncle" was that had called the school.

"Reborn!" Tsuna called as he ran up to him. "What happened?"

"Follow me." Reborn stated. We followed him up to the fourth floor. Room 423. Two other boys were standing in the corner as we walked in. The blonde boy I had met only once stood by the window, afraid to look at whoever was in the bed. I looked over at Bianchi who sat in a chair near the bedside. Her own hand clutched a small one. That's when I saw who was in the bed.

"Chrome," I sighed. This was all my fault. "Reborn, who did this?" Reborn stood on the bed, hands in his pockets and looked over at Chrome.

"You know her as Ira. She works for Culpo." Reborn stated. That's when my fear was confirmed. Culpo really had done what he had said. He had hurt one of my friends. She was the weakest one and, therefore, vulnerable to any attack. I didn't know how much fighting experience she had. Now I knew and wished I had trained her more.

"Reborn, this doesn't make any sense." Gokudera thought aloud. "Usually, Mukuro fights for her."

"Bianchi," Reborn said, "what did the doctor say?" Bianchi kept her eyes on Chrome and rubbed her hand.

"Her organs are failing. She may not live through tomorrow." She said. Ken slammed his hand on the window.

"Hey, why isn't Mukuro helping her?" He yelled out of frustration. Who was this Mukuro? And why was it so important that he was to help her?

"Who's Mukuro?" Miharu asked. Tsuna was the first to respond.

"It's hard to explain but-" he began but Reborn finished for him.

"Rokudo Mukuro is skilled in illusions. He takes over Chromes body to fight. More importantly he helps create the illusion of her body to have organs so she can live." This still didn't make any sense. We needed to find him before it was too late.

"Where is he?" I asked. "Why isn't he here?"

"He's been in Vindicare prison for a few years but still manages to create these illusions. Something has gone wrong over there in the prison to prevent Mukuro from doing as such."

We stayed there with Chrome a little longer but she never woke up. The rain poured as I walked outside. We all had gone in our own directions to clear our minds. As I continued to walk, I noticed Ryohei sitting outside of his house without an umbrella. I didn't have one either. It seemed we both had the same idea. The rain didn't seem so bad after hearing the news about Chrome.

"Hey," I said. Ryohei looked up at me and gave me a small smile.

"You want to have a seat?" He asked scooting over. I sat down but said nothing. I couldn't help but wonder if there was something I could do for Chrome.

"Do you think she'll be alright?" I asked aloud. Ryohei looked over to me and raised his fists in the air.

"I believe it to the extreme! She's a tough fighter. Mukuro's going to pull through!" I smiled but it wasn't a big one. I admired his optimism but I still wasn't all too sure. Who knew what was going on in that prison? I was about to say something but Miharu and Gokudera ran up to us.

"There you are!" Miharu smiled. "Gokudera and I were talking and we have a plan." She paused and looked at Gokudera as if to hint for him to say it.

"We're going to break Mukuro out!" Gokudera smiled. Ryohei jumped up and clenched his fist.

"Let's do it to the extreme!" He yelled. They all looked at me. I stood up and smiled.

"Let's do it."