Meeting the Tutor
"You made her cry Tsuna." Sawada was suddenly struck down by something. Or more like someone. The small silhouette stood up. A baby?
"Reborn, what are you doing here at school? I told you not to follow me here." Sawada slowly sat up, rubbing his head where the baby had hit him.
"I'm here to greet someone," he replied, extending his hand towards me. "It's nice to meet you Sora Li Walker. I'm Reborn. I knew your mother."
I grabbed his tiny hand and shook it. His grip was firmer than what I thought.
"You knew my mother?" This was a surprise to me. He was just a baby. How could he have known my mother?
"Yes, in fact, I trained her for a short period of time." He turned back to Sawada, who was now standing up.
"She could be an excellent candidate for your family, Tsuna."
"Ah, could you stop it with that Reborn? She has nothing to do with us." Sawada replied, glancing at me. "She just transferred here."
"But having someone from royalty in the family is a great advantage." Reborn added looking at me. "However your mother will never forgive me if I allowed you to join."
"Reborn, don't talk about these kind of things with her." Sawada said.
"My Mother would never allow me to join what?" I asked. Sawada sighed, knowing that he failed his attempt of keeping me out of this.
"The Mafia, of course," Reborn replied calmly. He hopped onto my shoulder and smiled at me. "Would you like to join, Sora?"
I pursed my lip. Is this some kind of game? Or was he serious?
"Oh, so Sora is gonna be playing with us? This is gonna be fun!" Yamamoto exclaimed with a huge smile on his face. Exactly what I thought, it was nothing but a game.
"Tenth," a voice called from behind us. A silver haired boy appeared, Gokudera. "Ah, Reborn is here too. What are you doing here?"
"I was asking Sora if she wanted to join the Family."
"We don't need someone as weak as her in the Family. I alone am enough to protect the Tenth from any harm!" He replied proudly. Sawada showed a worried smile and glanced at me, hoping that his harsh words didn't harm me.
"She isn't as weak as you think Gokudera. She is Kathy Li Walker's daughter after all," Reborn replied. "She just needs training."
Before Gokudera could reply, the bell rang, announcing the end of lunch. The baby hopped off my shoulder and faced me.
"Please consider my offer." He turned around and walked away, leaving me and the others behind.
"Don't bother with it, Sora. He was just joking," Sawada said to me as we headed back into the classroom. He had a sheepish smile on his face. I smiled back as I headed towards my seat.
The final bell of the day rang. Everyone started gathering their stuff. I sat there a few minutes longer, finishing up the last math problem.
"Sora, we'll see you tomorrow," Yamamoto shouted from the doorway. I smiled as I waved them good bye. Yamamoto headed out, followed by Sawada and Gokudera. Soon the classroom was empty. I looked out the window. Everyone was smiling, happy to finally be out of school. I opened the window, allowing the spring breeze to enter the room. How I wished I could be as care free as Yamamoto.
I returned to my seat as I packed the rest of my books. I soon found myself singing a familiar song.
Soshite bouya wa nemuri ni tsuita
Ikizuku hai no naka no honoo,
Hitotsu, futatsu to
I pushed my snow white bangs out of my face. What should I do? What was that baby talking about? It was something about joining the Mafia. How could I join the Mafia?
"Sora, you are still here?" a voice brought me back from my dream. I turned around. There stood Yamamoto at the doorway.
"Yamamoto, what are you doing here? I thought you left with Sawada and Gokudera," I asked standing up.
"I thought I'd forgotten something here." He smiled at me. "Oh, and do you wanna come to a baseball game with us? Tsuna and the others will be there. I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get to know the others."
"No, it's alright. I still have to settle in," I replied, scratching my cheek with my index finger. "Besides, I don't think Gokudera like me. Maybe it's best if I keep my distances from him."
"He acts like that around everyone. You shouldn't worry Sora. Besides, isn't it lonely being by yourself all the time?"
"I'm used to it. I was raised this way." I looked out the window. I wanted to fly away, with no one holding me back.
"Then maybe you should change." I turned around to see Yamamoto staring at me. "After all, isn't that how the world works?" My eyes widened. I don't want to be alone anymore. I wanted to change. A voice in my head whispered: 'This is your chance. Grab it.'
"I want to change," I muttered, hoping Yamamoto would hear me. "I want to change for the better." I lifted my gaze to him. He smiled.
"I'll see you at the game then." He walked out of the classroom. I stood there with a stupid grin on my face.
That was my first step, as Sora.