Kyouya, Houston and JB—together with Peabody and McGee—travelled to New York with the use of Dino's private jet. Dino, himself, piloted the jet with JB as his co-pilot. They had to go on through a long argument with Kyouya before they were able to convince him to let his daughter co-pilot the huge jet.

Kyouya was still cussing to himself as they ascended while McGee was so excited.

The journey was long and tiring which was one of the reasons why Kyouya didn't want JB to co-pilot but his child was pushy. He sighed.

Kyouya held onto JB's hand as they entered the NYPD station. He thought that the place was not as friendly with strangers as his own station.

The place was also small and it gave him a hard time to find the office of the Lieutenant of the Kidnapping team because of the thick number of people occupying it.

"Hey, cutie!" he heard a teenage guy say to JB and he glared at him though JB said 'hello'.

"You're so mean, Daddy." JB said with a pout. Her caramel orbs glinting with annoyance.

Houston chuckled. "That's just Hibari-san for you, JB girl." He said as he smiled at the girl. He had grown close to the girl who brought happiness to his partner and to him as well. The kid was the life of their Cop Central so everyone was used to her being around.

"You know I am so stop being friendly with strangers." Kyouya said coldly. He gripped JB's hand possessively as if the girl will be snatched by some invisible being and be taken from him. The thought scared him big time that it sent shivers down his spine.

"Then how will I—" she stopped mid-sentence when they were finally able to enter the small office of the Lieutenant.

"Lieutenant." Kyouya called followed by a nod from the man sitting by the desk.

"Lieutenant Hibari, Detective Houston." The man said to them. He smiled at the young girl who looked distressed. "I'm Reborn. Coffee before facing a long day?"

"Yes, please." Said Houston.

"Do you have milk?" asked JB who was still pouting. Her pink cheeks puffed in obvious annoyance.

Reborn chuckled. "Forgive me but I don't."

JB pouted. "Is there any vending machine here, then?"

"Yeah." Reborn said as he tried to think about the direction. "Ah, when you get out of this office, turn right then go straight until you arrive at the elevator then left."

"Turn right. Arrive at the elevator, turn left." JB repeated. Her small fingers drawing a pattern on the air as if it would become a map for her to follow.

"Right." Reborn said. He is fond of having children around him since he and his wife, Lambo, also have three kids.

"Oh, okay." JB said then faced her dad with a laid-out palm. "Money, please."

"I'm com—"

"Absolutely not, dad. I'm a big girl now so act like an old man, yourself." JB said with an eye roll. She hates it when her daddy acts like she's still a baby of some sort.

At that, Kyouya hand chopped JB's head.

"Ow!" JB said as she caressed her head. "What was that for?!"

Kyouya took out a few dollars out of his pocket and gave it to his daughter. "If you're not back after 10 minutes, I'll come and find you."

"Yeah, dad. Whatever." She said as she left the room.

She repeated the directions in her mind as she walked through the thick number of people. She easily found the vending machine and since she couldn't reach for the button for milk, she chose chocolate instead.

"Hi!" a guy said from behind her.

She looked at the guy and smiled. "Hello!"

The guy has brown hair and caramel orbs. "It's the first time I saw you here. Where are you from?" he asked as he knelt in front of JB so they can see eye-to-eye.

"I came from Japan. I'm with my daddy and his partner and we're working on this big case!" she said excitedly, totally forgetting about her big-girl-act.

"Really? Are you police too?" the guy with caramel orbs asked. His eyes were shining in interest.

"Nah… It's my dad. He's lieutenant in Homicide Department in our town." JB said with pride. "He's handsome, intelligent but mean." Her eyes rolled in annoyance.

The guy laughed when JB pouted. "I'm Joe Starling." He said as he offered a hand shake. He doesn't know why but the kid has, in a way, attracted him. He was never good with other kids but to this kid in front of him, he was.

"London Jorrielle Brix Sawada-Hibari is the name!" said JB as she accepted the offered hand. "You're police too?"

"Yeah but I'm in the Kidnapping Department." Said Joe as he put a few dollars into the vending machine and ordered a can of coffee. Wow, long name! I bet she has a great mother.

"Really? So maybe you'll be a part of the investigating team." JB said as she sipped on her chocolate drink.

"Investigating team for what case?" Joe asked.

"That kidnapping case in '32."

Before Joe could answer, Houston showed up behind the girl and grabbed her by the collar.

"Here you are, JB!" Houston called when he finally saw JB. "Your dad is getting furious. We have to go."

JB pouted. "Fine then. Bye, Joe!" JB waved at Joe as she let Houston guide her back to Reborn's office.

Kyouya stared at the man in front of him who was already talking to his child. It can't be… Impossible! He thought.

The man smiled at him and it made his heart jump to his throat the way Tsuna's smile did to him. "Hi, I'm Detective Joe Starling, from Kidnapping Department."

He stared at the held out palm. I bet that's also as soft as Tsunayoshi's hand. He thought silently as he snapped at the man in front of him and walked towards his daughter. "Go back to the hotel, Jorrielle." He said quite coldly.

"EH?!" JB reacted with wide eyes. Her caramel orbs shining with pure annoyance and unknown feeling. "W-what do you mean?"

"I mean you go home. Now." He said more firmly than before. He wants his child away from this Tsuna-look alike. He has to.

"But—"

"Don't argue, Jorrielle if you don't want me to send you back to Japan." He said with a warning glare.

JB eyes shone with anger. "Why won't you let me help?"

"You've helped enough! Now, go home!" Kyouya could barely hold onto his patience. He wants to tuck his child away. He was afraid that she'd get too close to another person and get her away from him.

"You're unfair!" she screamed at him; tears started to form around the rim of her eyes. "You're so unfair! I want to help!"

"You can't and you won't!" Kyouya's patience had just slipped out of him. "You have to go home where you are safe and so I can work with all my concentration into this fucking investigation!"

JB bit her lip. She knows that her father is angry but she just couldn't let him win. "You said that I can help you." She said quietly. "I guess you were just lying to me back then." She turned back and briskly walked away from her father.