Hibari-chi - lol simple and concise! xD glad to see you like it!

Anne - haha yeah she's just bad at socializing! ....really bad. lol mmmm im going to have fun with this series~~ just you wait!

easterlily16 - haha thanks a bunch! that makes me really happy :D

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"-and so Calandra Moretti will be joining us this year."

Tsuna gaped at the girl wearing shades and standing at the front of the room. New students never seemed to be a good sign… Especially this one.

"Do you have anything you'd like to say?"

"No."

Yes. Especially this one. Tsuna thought back to a couple nights previous, when Reborn had told him to that Calandra would be a part of the Vongola. The young Mafioso watched as Calandra made her way down the aisle. She didn't look in any way cut out for the mafia, just like him. How was this going to work?

"Excuse me," she said before sitting down in an empty seat.

A piece of folded paper landed on his desk. Tsuna looked around to see who had thrown him the note and saw Gokudera waving at him. He waved back weakly and warily opened the note.

'Good morning Tenth!

Isn't that girl your rude neighbor? Would you like me to do something about her?'

Gokudera

Tsuna had to reread the note before he scrambled to write his reply without the teacher noticing.

'Nononono! Don't do that Gokudera! Definitely not! I need to talk to you at lunch- Yamamoto too! Tell him for me please!'

He threw the note to Gokudera. The bomber quickly read over it with some disgust written on his face. He reluctantly wrote a note and threw it at Yamamoto. Gokudera had intended to hit the boy in the head, but Yamamoto had turned with his baseball reflexes and caught the note. He blinked at the wadded up paper before turning back in his seat to read it.

Tsuna watched as his friends finally settled down. He sighed and looked across the room where Calandra was sitting. Her text book was open and she was paying attention to the teacher's lesson…unlike Tsuna…

Tsuna sighed again. At least nothing weird had happened ye-

THUD!

Gokudera fell over onto the ground.

"What the hell Yamamoto!" Gokudera exclaimed while holding his cheek.

"Sorry," Yamamoto said sheepishly.

"EEE! Gokudera you're bleeding!"

"Eh?"

Apparently Yamamoto had sent his reply to Gokudera, but…couldn't pass the letter on properly…or safely. The paper would have cut deeper into Gokudera's cheek if the bomber hadn't been quick enough to dodge…and fall out of his seat.

"Go to the infirmary!" the teacher roared, upset that his lesson had been interrupted again and in front of a new student no less.

Tsuna groaned. Calandra was going to hate them.

"What do you want?"

Tsuna scratched the back of his neck, this would be difficult.

"Um…"

"Ah it's the neighbor!" Yamamoto threw an arm around Tsuna's shoulder.

"It's the abusive stranger."

Yamamoto was unaffected by Calandra's response.

"Why don't you eat with us?" he asked with a grin, "My dad gave me some extra sashimi to share!"

Before Yamamoto could finish the albino girl was already walking away.

"No thanks."

Tsuna stared at Calandra's back as she walked away from them and internally groaned.

She definitely hates us!

Calandra sighed. How were things going to work out now? Her neighbor probably thought she hated him, and he was the Vongola Tenth! How was she supposed to be a part of his family? Surely fellow Mafioso don't hate each other…? Or maybe they did, and intimidating each other was another family trait…Well, at least Reborn made it seem that way… In that case, Calandra would be just fine as one of the family…right?

WHY IS THIS SO TROUBLESOME?

Calandra stopped walking and gritted her teeth together. She should just go home and sleep the rest of her life off. That or get a home tutor…

The pink-eyed girl sighed deeply. Either way, it wasn't like she could go and avoid Tsuna and his friends, seeing as the boy was her neighbor. Maybe she should go back and apologize.

She turned around to return to the classroom and realized she didn't know where she was.

Troublesome… she thought to herself and dug through her pocket to find the map of the school…only to find she didn't have it.

I'm lost?

She saw a boy that had just turned the corner and was walking towards her. She bit her lip nervously. This was bad, Calandra wasn't exactly the best at socializing… But she wouldn't be late, not for her mother, she'd do well in school… for a day at least. She took a deep breath and walked to meet the boy.

"Excuse me, I'm a new-"

Before Calandra even finished talking, the boy started dragging her down the hallway along with him. He had a tight grip on her arm. He hadn't even made any eye contact with her, rather he simply grabbed her while he was walking, not even missing a beat in his step.

Calandra had to blink at what just happened. She looked up at the dark haired student.

"Um…I'm lost…"

"Hibari Kyouya," he said flatly.

Calandra was only slightly perturbed when the boy didn't even so much as glance at her. He stopped abruptly and she winced as she knew where a bruise would soon form. She opened her eyes to see where she was only to see Yamamoto blinking at them.

"Hibari? Moretti?"

Calandra was quickly pushed into the other boy and Hibari turned heel.

"New student, you have a week to learn all the rules of Namimori," he said plainly then turned to Yamomoto.

"You, help her out. If she breaks a single rule within a week's time, I'll bite you both."

Calandra blanched. Learn all the rules? By memory, as in word for word? Or just not break any rules? Was school always so intimidating? Yamamoto on the other hand had only laughed nervously.

"Right, Hibari."

Hibari barely nodded his head and turned heel out the door. Calandra felt the years fly by her. The feeling he gave off was almost just as bearing as the feeling she got with curses and illusions. She shuddered. She hoped she'd never have to see him again.

"Whew…That was scary."

Calandra quickly pulled away from the boy's grasp and held herself. She didn't like being touched, ever. She frowned when she realized she was being rude again. Maybe… She bit her bottom lip.

"Sorry," she mumbled.

Yamamoto blinked, "What was that?"

"Nothing," Calandra said quickly and began walking away.

"Um hey," he called out to her and she turned around.

He brought up his arm holding a drink.

"I was just coming down to get some juice, but we still have some sashimi left if you'd like?"

Calandra frowned.

"What do you want?" she asked upset.

He smiled.

"Just trying to be nice to a fellow student."

No one had ever been genuinely nice to her. They always wanted something in return…had some sort of ulterior motive. And suddenly she was feeling quite nauseous.

"You should go," said a voice she recognized with some disdain.

She looked over to her side and saw the fedora man standing there again. The shadowed baby still standing at his feet.

"Yamamoto," the baby's voice called, "Calandra is extremely shy, and bad with her emotions."

Calandra's face flushed and she opened her mouth to disagree but the baby ignored her, and apparently so did Yamamoto.

"Since you're a good friend, why don't you help Calandra out?"

Yamamoto rubbed the back of his head.

"Huh, well, I don't mind," he grinned and grabbed Calandra's hand.

"Come on! Up to the roof!"

"W-wait a minute!"

"Ahahaha, I'm sorry, I didn't think that run would have taken so much out of you," Yamamoto said.

"That run?" she exclaimed, "You dragged me up two flights of stairs!"

Yamamoto laughed and raised his arms in defense, "I guess I did…"

"Don't look so damn happy about it!" she yelled at him.

"Well," he lowered his arms, "It's not like you struggled against me."

Calandra's already red face deepened a shade.

"Wh-who can struggle against someone like you?"

Yamamoto only laughed, "So friends?"

Calandra crossed her arms and turned away from him, only to see Gokudera and Tsuna staring at them. Gokudera had a bandage on his cheek and Tsuna was staring in disbelief with his mouth wide open. One of his chopsticks fell out of his hand.

"Well?"

Calandra almost jumped.

"In your dreams," she said as firmly as she could.

But she couldn't help but be a little happy inside. Her first friend.

"So, did you like it?" Yamamoto asked a mere inches from Calandra.

Calandra looked away, "Don't get so close."

Yamamoto laughed and pulled away from the albino girl.

"Sorry, forgot about that."

"…It was good," she said quickly, "the sashimi."

Yamamoto grinned.

"Um, Moretti?" Tsuna asked carefully.

Calandra stiffened. She had almost forgotten the brown haired boy was there…

"…What?"

"Well, since we're neighbors- I mean I know we haven't gotten to know each other that well," Tsuna didn't know why he was doing this… oh wait, Reborn.

"Do you want to walk home together?"

"Fine."

"I mean you don- Wait what?" Tsuna asked surprised that Calandra had answered so quickly…with positive feedback.

"My mom said I'd have to walk home with someone, preferably you," she said and pulled out a note and handed it to Tsuna.

"She's worried I might collapse while on my way home."

Tsuna just gaped at her like-

"Tuna face," Calandra deadpanned.

Tsuna flushed, face red in embarrassment. Not only that, but he didn't even have to try so hard to walk home with Calandra -courtesy of Reborn-, she had been planning to walk with him from the very beginning!

Tsuna had to let out a sigh. The day was finally over and he was headed home…with Calandra walking beside him.

"…Calandra?" Tsuna started, he wanted to know just how much Calandra knew about the Mafia. He figured he might as well ask Calandra herself rather than try and find out from Reborn.

"I like it here," she said out of nowhere as she came to a sudden stop.

"Huh?" came Tsuna intelligent response.

"I like it…here in Japan," she said slowly as if testing her own words.

"It's a nice change from Italy…"

Tsuna had to smile at the albino girl's words. But the soft look on her face was quickly replaced by an annoyed look. She adjusted the shades over her eyes.

"But I don't think I'm ever walking home with you again, Tsuna."

Tsuna turned around to see what she was talking about. A bunch of men were all dressed in suits…all standing in front of his house.

"What's going on?"

lol yes this is the chapter with Dino's appearance! fufufufu, can't wait till the next chapter~~~ R&R!