So hehe, I don't know how the previous chapter went, but I hope it's good! And I still don't own KHR
Asteria was woken up by her alarm clock that was already pre-set for her. She turned it off and looked up at her bright ceiling.
"Good Morning, world."
She walked to the kitchen and then she remembered she didn't get any food last night. She opened the fridge anyway and saw that there was some food.
"Yay! Man, Squalo, why don't you ever show your nice-ness in front of me?"
She took an egg out and some cheese and a few more vegetables to make an omelet. She put her ipod in a doc that she brought because she was a little lonely. But once the music was on, Asteria danced around and made breakfast very lively. She was glad she didn't have any neighbors and lived by the river. After she ate, she went to the restroom to decide what to do with her hair. It wasn't that long, she thought and brushed her silver hair. It went to her shoulders and she tried doing a pony-tail, a messy bun, and pig-tails.
"What am I doing to myself? I'm acting as if I'm in a movie and I'm having hair issues." She said to herself. She did a side braid and stood up. She looked at her uniform.
"Hmm… interesting… Okay, this seems fun!" she said and put it on. She looked at herself in the mirror and was happy with the way she looked. When she finished getting ready, she grabbed her practice rifle and headed out the door.
While she was walking, Asteria wondered if everything would be okay. She wondered if there were any clubs, and if there were, which she would join. And she was a little scared about how the girls act here. She's never exactly had a real girl-friend, but she reassured today would be a good day. Until she realized she still doesn't know where the school is.
"Oh, damn. Let's look for people in the same uniform." She said to herself. She looked around and noticed all of the students were the same, and then she looked up and saw that she was at the school.
"Oh, well aren't I good at this?" and she walked in to find the office. They told her to go to her assigned classroom. She hoped Tsuna-san was in her class. And she knew her old acquaintance Gokudera Hayato went to this school too. She walked to her class, but was told to stay outside the room to be introduced. This made her a bit more nervous. She thought she could blend in not be so noticed. She thought about what she would say, and got lost in her thoughts.
"Asteria-san, you can come in." The teacher said. She took a deep breath and walked in. Gokudera looked to see if she was the Asteria he knew. He stood up when he saw her.
"Geh! Asteria!" he said.
"Oh, you know her already?" the teacher said. "Sit down, Gokudera. And just introduce yourself." He said to her.
"Okay, well, I'm Asteria, and I just moved here… and umm… what else should I say… I don't know so if you need to ask about me, I'll answer." She said.
"Oh, yeah, Asteria-san. What is your surname?" the teacher asked. Asteria looked up. She forgot about that.
"Umm… I don't-."
"It's Gokudera. She's Gokudera Asteria." Gokudera said with his arms behind his head, looking down. Asteria was surprised.
"Oh, so you two are related?" a student asked.
"Yeah, we're cousins." He said.
"Wow, Gokudera has a cousin? I didn't know?" a boy with short black hair said.
"No one cares about your opinion, you baseball freak!" he yelled.
"Gokudera! Calm down and sit! And I guess I'm just supposed to call you Asteria-san. You can go in the seat next to Gokudera."
"Okay, thank you!" she said and sat down. Then she realized a lot of eyes were on her. It was either because of the rifle or because of Gokudera she thought.
"Hey, long time no see Hayato." She whispered and smiled.
"Don't talk to me." he said back.
"Wow, you really haven't changed. But thank you, for doing that for me."
"Just shut up."
Soon a bell rang, and people got up and got their lunches out.
"So, jyuu-daime! Let's eat lunch together!" Gokudera said to Tsuna. Asteria looked around at where people go. She didn't know what to do.
"Hey, Gokudera, aren't you going to invite your cousin?" Yamamoto asked.
"No! And who said you were invited?"
"Now, now, don't be mad. Let's just invite her. Right, Tsuna?"
"Yeah, why not. I just met her yesterday too. She's pretty interesting."
"You did, jyuu-daime!"
"Yeah, and she seems nice, let's go." He said and looked at her. She was just looking around the classroom.
"Asteria-san, do you want to eat lunch with us?" Tsuna asked.
"What? Sorry, I was a little zoned out." she said. Yamamoto laughed.
"No worries, I do that too. Do you want to eat with us? It seems like you know these two pretty well."
"Hmm… I don't know, what do you think?" she said.
"You're still doing that! Don't you know that it's annoying?" Gokudera said.
"Haha, don't worry. I think you do want to eat lunch with us. Am I right?" he said. Asteria laughed.
"You sure are. I know I've said this before, but I'm Asteria." She smiled.
"Alright, Asteria, I'm Yamamoto Takeshi. Nice to meet you!" Asteria found him very nice and pretty attractive she thought. The four of them walked to the roof and sat down. Asteria was very surprised at the view.
"Wow, this school seems a lot bigger from here."
"It is a big school, you idiot." Gokudera said to her.
"Hey, no need to be mean. And are you two really cousins?" Yamamoto asked.
"Nope." The two said at the same time.
"Then why did you say that her surname was the same as yours?"
"Because… I don't have one…" Asteria said. Yamamoto looked at her confused.
"It's a long story. You don't need to know." Gokudera said.
"Alright, no worries, that's fine. So, other than that, what sports do you play Asteria?" he asked.
"Oh, well, I do this thing called colorguard. You saw my rifle, right? I spin it and dance with it."
"Hmm… that's cool. Isn't that scary though?" Tsuna said.
"Yeah, it can be, but I've been through worse." She told him.
"And, do you know about the mafia stuff, Yamamoto-san?"
"Bleh, don't put the 'san' there. Just Yamamoto is fine. And yeah, that game you guys play, right?" he said. Asteria wasn't surprised.
'So he knows, but is probably in denial of the reality.' She thought.
"Hey, is my Japanese okay?" Asteria randomly asked.
"What? Why do you say everything so suddenly?" Gokudera said.
"Well, I want to make sure it is. I just came from Italy and I want to make sure it is. I learned from weird people."
"Hey, it's fine! I didn't even know you were from Italy. And if you ever need help, you just ask for some." Yamamoto said nicely.
"Okay, thanks!" she said. When she had her last bite, they decided it was time to go back to their class.
It was PE. Asteria was excited; she knew she would be good at this. When she went to change, the girls were looking at her oddly.
"Is that even her real eye color?" a girl whispered to a friend.
"It sure is! I don't have contacts or anything." Asteria said out loud. They looked at her even weirder.
"Oh, I thought you were asking a question… sorry!" She said.
"Oh, Asteria-chan!" a girl with orange hair said coming over, "Hi! How's your first day so far?"
"It's good! I'm excited for PE. And sorry if this sounds weird, but who are you?" she said.
"Oh, I'm Sasagwa Kyoko. I'm a friend of Tsuna-kun. Just thought I'd say hi."
"Well, thanks, Sasagawa-san! And what's PE like here?"
"Well, it's fun. Today we're playing volleyball."
"Volleyball, huh? That sounds interesting…" she said and walked to the gym with her. The guys were all playing around and being loud and the girls were huddled in a group of friends. Asteria wanted to go join the guys, but decided to go with the girls for now. Sasagawa went to a group and Asteria didn't want to follow. She just stood in a corner and waited for something to happen.
Yamamoto, on the other hand, was looking at Asteria. He wondered why she wasn't socializing with the girls. He jogged over to her, but instead he was mauled by girls.
"Yamamoto-kun! I can't wait to see you play!"
"Yeah, I know you're good at baseball, but you must be good at volleyball too!"
Yamamoto was a little upset, and he looked at Asteria. She was looking around and spinning on one foot sometimes.
'She is interesting…' he thought to himself.
"Thanks, guys. I appreciate your thoughts." He said, and got away from the crowd. He succeeded in walking to Asteria this time.
"Hey~ Asteria. Do you want to hang out with us until the teacher gets here?" he asked. And the second he asked the teacher came. Asteria laughed.
"Well, that was a great second I spent with you! Thanks for asking." She smiled. Yamamoto laughed too and said bye to go to the guys. Then he asked himself why he did that. He never went to the girls side.
'Probably just wanted to see how she was doing.'
The boys and girls split separately for now and were each in different teams. Asteria was a little nervous. And she felt that a lot of the girls were giving her angry looks. She wondered if Yamamoto was that popular. When she went in front of the net, her adrenaline pumped up and her nervousness went away. When the ball served, she felt it coming towards her head. She dodged it, and it went on the net. She looked back at the person who served and she was one of the girls that liked Yamamoto. She told herself to calm down, but couldn't help, but get mad. The teacher made them switch servers. This girl wasn't mean, and didn't seem to have a big crush on him. She focused back to the game. When the serve went, the ball came back.
"Asteria-san!" a girl said, most likely meaning, it was coming towards her.
"Got it!" she said and jumped up and did an easy spike.
Yamamoto saw Asteria play. She was good, and he didn't have much focus on the game.
"Yamamoto, pay attention!" Gokudera yelled and smacked the ball in his face. The two were going against each other and Yamamoto was barely returning the ball.
"Sorry, man, got a little distracted." He said, and looked at Asteria again. She was talking with the teacher now.
"Okay, boy teams, which one of you guys want Gokudera Asteria on your team?" she said. Almost everybody's hand went up. So did Yamamoto's.
"Well, Gokudera-san, it's up to you." The teacher said and walked away. She looked around and made eye contact with Yamamoto. She skipped then did a flip to land in his court and right in front of him.
"Hi, Yamamoto!" she said very brightly.
"Hey, Asteria! Are you ready to play? And are you sure you can play with the guys?" he teased.
"Very funny~. I hope I do well!" she said and retied her hair. She had to let it down once which he watched. He had to shake his head to get back in focus. She tied it in to a ponytail and stood next to him.
The guy served and the game started. There were a few returns, and Yamamoto tossed it up to Asteria.
"Asteria! You better get this!" he said.
"I will." She said and jumped and spiked.
"Nice!" everybody said. She said thanks, and the game continued. It got intense and a few people got some scraped here and there. Yamamoto noticed Asteria was pretty flexible and her reflexes were pretty good. She got to the ball faster than most people and she jumped super high. She spiked again and it hit Gokudera in the face.
"What the hell was that for, you stupid bitch!" he yelled.
"I don't know, I'm sorry, are you okay?" she said and ran over to him. She wanted to make sure she was okay, but he just brushed her away and got back to his place.
"Okay, if you don't want to take care of it." She said. Yamamoto wondered why she still cared about him even though he'd been treating her terribly. He figured she was just an overall nice person.
They ended up winning the game and Asteria was happy.
"Good job, Gokudera number 2." A guy said to her.
"Nooo! I'm Asteria! Don't call me that!" she said to him.
"Thanks though." She smiled. The guy blushed.
"Oi… Asteria… Why are you in the freakin' guys group?" Gokudera yelled.
"I don't know, I guess the teacher noticed how bored I was." She said.
"No, it's because you're a show off!" he said.
"Gokudera-kun… You should be a little quieter." Tsuna said.
"Anything you say jyuu-daime!" he yelled again. Tsuna sweat-dropped and hung his head. Asteria laughed.
"Well, let's head back to class guys! One more till we can go home!" Yamamoto cheered. Asteria went back to the girls to change again. They were all looking at her weirdly again. She wondered why, and then figured it was because she was put on the guys' team. She finished changing and went back to class.
"Hi, Hayato!" she said as she sat down, "How are you?"
"Why do you have to sit next to me!" he yelled.
"Hmm… I don't know, what do you think?" she asked.
"Shut up with that! It's annoying!" he yelled again.
"Oh, Asteria-chan! I saw you play volleyball! You are so good." Kyoko said when she walked in.
"Oh, thank you! It was fun, too."
"That's good, I'm glad you're having a good day." She said and walked to her desk. Asteria noticed Tsuna looking at her. She laughed to herself. Then she saw Yamamoto, but he was talking to other guys.
"Hayato, what class is next?" she asked.
"I don't know! Go ask someone else!"
"Okay, I will." She said and walked to Yamamoto. He looked up.
"Oh, hey Asteria. What are you up to?" he asked.
"I was just wondering what class is next. Do you know, because Hayato seems to be in a bad mood."
"Ha, well, I think you know, but he's always like that. And I don't know, it might be a study period, because the teacher hasn't come in yet."
"Oh, I hope it is. I'm a bit tired already."
"I am too. And I was wondering if you're joining any clubs." He asked.
"Hmm… I don't know… What do you suggest?" she said. And the second she did, the ground started shaking and everybody heard someone running. Someone slid the door open and yelled,
"Join the boxing club! I don't know who you are, but join!"
Everybody looked. Asteria was confused.
"Who's the new guy?" he asked and looked around.
"Onii-chan! Why aren't you in class!" Kyoko said.
"Because I heard someone needed a club suggestion and I needed to tell him to join the boxing club!"
"Uhh, senpai, the new person's a girl." Yamamoto said and pointed to Asteria.
"Oh, well, sorry for assuming that you were a guy. But still, do you want to join the club!" he said, standing very close to her. She thought he was a little tall, but she was used to Squalo yelling at her, and he was a bit taller.
"Hmm… Sure, why not! I've never done it, but it seems fun!" she said.
"Really! Yes! And does anybody else in the class wanna join?"
"NO!" they all said.
"Fine! Then, new girl, just come to the boxing room whenever you want! I'm captain, and there's no real set schedule."
"Oh, okay. I'm Asteria, in case you still don't know my name." She said.
"And I am Sasagawa Ryouhei, to the EXTREME!" he said loudly. Everyone covered their ears, but Asteria thought it was nothing compared to Squalo.
"So, new girl, I will go back to my class and tell people, I finally recruited someone!" he said.
"Just go back to your class, turf!"
"Shut up, octopus head!" he said and went away.
"Did he call me new girl twice? I thought I told him my name." Asteria said to herself.
When school ended, Yamamoto got up and got ready to go home. He saw Asteria gather everything and go outside the classroom. He walked towards her.
"Hey, Asteria! What are you gonna do now?" he asked.
"Hi, um, I was gonna go look around and just do nothing." She said.
"Oh, that's cool. Do you want me to show you around?" he offered.
"Nope, she doesn't want you to." Someone said. Asteria looked up and saw Reborn.
"Oh, hi kid. What are you doing here?" Yamamoto said.
"Nothing. Just thought I'd drop by. Yamamoto, go get Tsuna and Gokudera and Asteria, go where ever you want to." He said.
"Okay, I'll see you later, Yamamoto!"
"Wait, but-." He said, but he was too late, she skipped off into a random hallway.
"You can go after her later. Go get the others and meet me on the usual roof." Reborn said and jumped off. Yamamoto was confused, but went to go get the others.
"Tsuna, Gokudera, the kid said to meet him on the roof." he said.
The three walked and Reborn was there with a few toys.
"Hey, guys. What do you think about Asteria?" he said.
"She's annoying." Gokudera said with his arms crossed.
"Not you, you already knew her since you were ten. Tsuna and Yamamoto?"
"She's cool, and nice, but really... weird... If you know what I mean." Tsuna said.
"Yeah, there are a few things you guys need to know about her." Reborn said.
"Reborn-san! You can't tell them anything!" Gokudera said.
"Shut up, I know what needs to be said and what can't be said." He said and threw a rock at him.
"So what do we need to know?" Yamamoto said, wondering why they were having this talk.
"You see, Asteria is known by almost everybody in the mafia. I can't exactly tell you why, but she is. And there are a lot of people going after her, and now that she's part of Vongola, we have to keep an eye on her."
"Why are there a lot of people after her though?" Tsuna asked.
"She'll tell you if she trusts you enough, or if something happens. And Asteria is very… Delicate." Reborn said, "There are some things you can't really say in front of her."
"What? What happened to her?" Tsuna asked.
"I told you she'll tell you eventually. You can't say that something's getting dark. And you can't shut the light off in front of her. Ever. Don't say anything about darkness, and don't make a room dark."
"Why though?" Tsuna asked again. Reborn threw a rock at him.
"You're getting annoying. I told you she'll tell you. I've said what I needed to say."
"So no darkness in front of her…" Yamamoto mumbled to himself.
"Reborn-san. Why did you bring those weapons." Gokudera asked, pointing to the explosive baseballs.
"Oh these? I wanted to test Asteria if she's still skilled like before." He went to look out to the field and saw her sitting on a bench, reading.
"Hey, Yamamoto, throw one of these at Asteria." He said.
"What? I can't pitch towards a girl. She doesn't even have a bat to hit it back!" he said.
"Don't worry, she'll do something about it." Reborn said.
"Are you sure? What if it hits her?"
"Just throw the damn ball, baseball freak." Gokudera said. Yamamoto sighed. He got ready to throw but decided to aim a little away just in case it got close. He made a stance, and got serious and pitched. He watched to see what she would do. She continued to look at her book and reached for the side of her skirt. She pulled something small out and threw it at the ball. It made a direct hit and the ball blew up. Tsuna stared, and Yamamoto did the same. She didn't even look at where she was throwing.
"Do one more, Yamamoto, and this time, actually throw it at her." Reborn said. Yamamoto thought it would be okay to do so, and was still amazed at what she could do.
"Alright, I will. But man, she should join baseball too." He said.
"Stop trying to recruit her, you idiot." Gokudera said to him.
"Hey, I was just saying to myself. No need to protect your friend." He said and threw the ball. Asteria did the same thing again, but she looked annoyed.
"Okay, one more time Yamamoto." Reborn said.
"Wait, Reborn! She seems mad… and I kinda imagined her mad, and I don't know what I should expect…" Tsuna said. Reborn laughed.
"I know, and she's strongest when she's annoyed. Just throw one more Yamamoto.
"Fine, just one more." He said and pitched again.
"Goddammit…" he heard her say.
"I'M TRYING TO READ REBORN! STOP TESTING MY SKILLS!" she yelled and picked up her rifle. The ball got close to her face.
"Dude, is this okay?" Yamamoto said, worried.
"Yeah, just watch." Reborn said. Asteria held her rifle and once the ball was pretty close, she tossed the rifle, and made it spin about five times in the air, which made the ball blow up, protecting her body. She caught the rifle perfectly and looked at where they were.
"WAS THAT GOOD FOR YOU REBORN!" she yelled. Reborn laughed, and Yamamoto and Tsuna sweat dropped.
'God, those guys are weird.' Asteria thought and sat back down. When she opened her book, someone walked up to her.
"You know weapons are forbidden in this school?" he asked. Asteria looked up to see a guy with black hair and wearing an arm badge that she couldn't read.
"Sorry? Who are you? And don't worry, this rifle isn't real." She said.
"I'm Hibari Kyoya, school disciplinary committee leader. And it doesn't matter if it's fake or not. It's considered a weapon if it looks like one."
"Oh, well, you're interesting!" Asteria said, "Well, come on, I'm not gonna hurt anybody with it…"
"Hm. Either way, you broke a school rule. Prepare to be bitten to death." He said pulling out his tonfas.
'Man, I knew I should've brought my flag instead.' Aseria thought.
That was chapter two! Hehe, it was fun to write~~ and just an FYI this is right before the Varia arc… well, I guess you had that figured haha.
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