So guys, I'm sorry if the spacing between paragraphs are really bad… I'm trying to figure out how to do it, but when it posts, it's really weird… If you know how please tell me! I hope you still like the story.
I do not own KHR.
Asteria was surprised at how strong this guy was. She was using her rifle, but since it was her practice one, she couldn't do much.
"Hey, I forgot your name already." She said as she dodged a direct attack and blocked her face.
"Hibari Kyoya." He said and jumped up to attack from above, "I notice you're a new student." Asteria tossed a five again, but he somehow dodged it.
"I sure am! Who told you?" she asked and caught. He came down, and chuckled to himself.
"I rule this school I know everything. Why won't you attack?"
"You see, this is a practice rifle. I can't do anything with it except block and perform with it." She said. Hibari suddenly stopped and stood still.
"Oh. Then I'll be leaving now. You're wasting my time." He said and walked away.
"You're a good fighter though, I'll admit that." He admitted with his back turned.
"Thank you Hibari-san!" she said and sat down. She thought that fight reminded her of a few Varia members.
"Asteria-san! Are you okay?" Tsuna asked as he ran over. He was breathless and had Gokudera and Yamamoto behind him.
"Yeah, I'm fine why?" she asked, "And Tsuna-san… are you okay?"
"It's my job to worry about the tenth!" Gokudera said.
"Hey, are you hurt from Hibari?" Yamamoto asked.
"Oh, that?" She laughed, "It was fun! I'm perfectly fine, and I'm mad that I didn't bring my flag! I couldn't put a real end to the fight." She complained. Tsuna looked at her with huge eyes.
"You enjoyed fighting with Hibari! Wow, you really are from the mafia."
"Thanks, I guess."
"So, Jyuu-daime! What should we do now!" Gokudera said.
"I don't know, I was thinking about going home." He replied.
"Okay! Let's all go to jyuu-daime's house!" Gokudera cheered.
"Eh? Why?" Tsuna said. Yamamoto laughed.
"I don't know, but I need help on my homework, so let's go."
"Okay… And Asteria, do you want to come?" Tsuna invited.
"Don't say what you always do." Gokudera growled.
"I don't know what do you think?" Asteria asked.
"Did you not hear a word I said!" Gokudera yelled. Asteria stuck her tongue out. Tsuna actually laughed.
"I don't know, but I think you should come. Fuuta said he wanted to see you again."
"Okay, then I'll go!" Asteria said.
"Hey, Asteria, I have a question." Yamamoto said.
"I might have an answer, it depends on what you're asking." She said.
"How do you know Gokudera?" he asked.
"Hayato?" she started laughing, "Well, you see, he kinda almost killed me, but saved me at the same time."
"Just say the killing part." Gokuder mumbled.
"Hm? What happened?" Yamamoto asked.
"Umm… let's refresh my memory… Oh, okay, so this one day I was taking a walk in a forest and I didn't know where I was going. And then, a bunch of dynamite came flying my way."
"If you didn't take a walk during my practice time, it wouldn't have happened." Gokudera said.
"Shut up, Hayato, you nearly caused a fire. Where was I? Oh, and I'm so glad I had my flag, because I could spin it and it would cover my whole body while breaking the dynamite."
"You can do that with a flag?" Tsuna asked, amazed.
"Yeah, I love it! Anyway, because he was still practicing, the dynamites went to different places. It hit three trees, which were about to fall down, and I couldn't react to it. So then, Hayato ran over and pulled my wrist to get me away. Isn't it a sweet story?" Asteria smiled.
"No, it makes me sick and want to puke." Gokudera said. Yamamoto laughed.
"So, you can dodge a billion dynamite coming faster than almost anything, but you can't dodge trees falling down very slowly?"
"I know, embarrassing isn't it?" she laughed, "But since then, I remember to look in all directions."
"Good job! And now I have another question." He said.
"Go for it." She smiled.
"What does your name mean?"
"Oh, that. It means 'star-like' or something with a star in Greek. It's a gemstone too."
"Hm? But I thought you were from Italy." Tsuna said.
"I'm Greek, but I just lived in Italy." She said simply.
"Hmm… That's cool. And Tsuna, we just passed your house." Yamamoto said.
"I did? Man, what's wrong with me?" he said and turned. He opened the door.
"Mom, I'm home with friends."
"Tsuna-nii! Is Asteria-nee here?" Fuuta said as he came running.
"I am, Fuuta! It's nice to see you again." She said and walked over.
"I found something for you! Look!" he said and pulled rose out.
"Wow, thanks Fuuta! It's beautiful." She said and smiled.
"Yay, okay, I'm gonna go play with Lambo and Ipin now." He said and walked away. Asteria looked at the rose and smelled it and smiled.
Yamamoto looked at the way Asteria was looking at her rose. He wondered why she was looking at it for so long.
"Hey, Tsuna, let's go to your room, it feels a bit awkward in the hallway." Yamamoto said.
"Oh, right, let's go." He said and walked up. Tsuna went to set his stuff down and the others just put it on the floor. Asteria did the same, but held on to the rose.
"You seem to like that rose, Asteria." Yamamoto said.
"I sure do." She said, not taking her eyes off of the rose.
"It looks like you have a crush on the little kid." He said.
"Very funny, Yamamoto." She finally looked at him.
"Hey, Tsuna, are you going to do your homework?" he asked.
"I don't want to… are you?" he said back.
"I guess I will. It shouldn't be that hard, right?" he said and pulled his work out.
They were sitting for two hours not getting past the first question. Yamamoto was scratching his head and looked over at Asteria. She got through half, but was relaxing to look at the rose a few times.
"Hey, Asteria-san… do you think you can help us?" Tsuna said.
"Which one? I'm not sure if I'm right though, I just tried a different system." She said, and looked over at Tsuna's paper. She started to explain, but it looked like he didn't understand. Asteria laughed and continued to show him the steps. Yamamoto watched her, and he wanted her to laugh again. He didn't know why, but she caught his eye more than any other girl he's seen. Plus, she wasn't all over him, and she was just a nice person. He had many questions for her too, but he remembered what Reborn said and that she'll eventually tell them. He sighed and rested his head on his hand.
"Do you understand, Yamamoto?" Asteria said.
"What?" he woke up from his thoughts. "Whoops, sorry, I wasn't listening." Asteria laughed.
"Hey, no worries, you're not the only one, remember? Do you understand the steps?" she said again. He looked at what she was doing and thought it was harder than the way he was taught.
"Hey, uh, who taught you this?" he asked.
"Weird people… really weird people." She replied. Then there was a knock at the door. It was Tsuna's mom.
"Hi guys, I have a few snacks and drinks for you!" she said.
"Thanks mom." Tsuna said, and then she left. We all looked to see what it was and it was the usual, a few rice crackers and juice. Asteria took a rice cracker and relaxed.
"Hey, Asteria-san, what mafia were you in before?" Tsuna asked. Asteria was surprised and choked on her rice cracker.
"Woah! You okay, man!" Yamamoto said, a little worried. He handed her a drink and she was fine.
"Yeah, I'm okay… just surprised that this question came earlier than I thought…" she said.
"Oh, it's alright if you don't want to answer." Tsuna said. Asteria sighed.
"No, I have to tell you… Reborn told me I have to tell you soon."
"Oh, okay. And it can't be that bad." Yamamoto said.
"Uh… it's pretty bad…" she said.
"Just say it anyway, idiot." Gokudera said. Asteria sighed again.
"I'm from the Vongola assassin group Varia." She said. Everybody looked at her. She wasn't looking back at them. She held on to her rose and gripped it tighter.
"Varia! You're from that Varia that has the other half rings?" Tsuna said, a little shocked. She nodded.
"So you know that long haired guy?" Yamamoto asked. She scratched her head.
"Actually… Squalo's my… Best friend…" she said. They all looked at her with big eyes.
"No wonder why you're weird. And do you really think we're gonna let someone who was in the group we're going against join us!" Gokudera yelled. Asteria shut her eyes and hung her head.
"I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have asked to join without telling you." She said, "I think I should leave now." She said and stood up.
"Wait!" Tsuna and Yamamoto said at the same time. Asteria looked at them with sad eyes.
"I'm not mad at you… I'm just surprised." Yamamoto said.
"Neither am I. I mean, I think I can trust you in this group." Tsuna said also,
"What! Jyuu-daime! Why?" Gokudera said.
"I don't know… And Reborn said we have to make sure to keep an eye on you at all times… Is it because you're the snow guardian?" Tsuna asked.
"You're a snow guardian? But there isn't a space for another ring in the box." Yamamoto said, confused.
"It's because I'm the only one and there's a lot of explanation to do. But are you sure you still want me in Vongola?" she said.
"Of course! You're a part of us now!" Yamamoto said.
"What? It's only been a day since I met you though…" Asteria said, surprised. Yamamoto laughed.
"You see. Tsuna here has this thing where he makes you feel like you're his friend the second you see him. And don't you feel like that too?" Asteria looked up with hopeful eyes.
"I do… I feel happier than I have in a while."
"That's good. And hey, you're a pretty nice person so you can stay with us." Tsuna said.
"Fine! You can stay, only because Jyuu-daime said you could!" Gokudera said. Asteria jumped up and hugged him.
"Yay! Thanks Hayato!" she said and kissed his cheek. His cheeks flared red, and Tsuna did the same for some reason. Yamamoto, on the other hand, crushed his rice cracker with his hand. He looked at what he did and shook his head.
"Dude, why did you do that!" Gokudera yelled.
"Hm? I don't know, what do you think?" she said and laughed. Gokudera mumbled stuff and Aseria turned to the other two.
"So I can really be a part of the real Vongola?" she said.
"Of course, Asteria. I think we established that." Yamamoto said.
"I think you are. I mean, you're pretty strong too." Tsuna told her.
"Oh, thanks guys! But shoot, it's about time for me to go, the sun's going down." Yamamoto looked out the window.
"Oh, you're right. And hey, we never really got past our homework." He said. Asteria laughed.
"That's true, I'm sorry. So Hayato, are you walking me home?"
"NO! I never will!" he said.
"Fine, well, I'll get going now guys! And really thank you for letting me in to your family, I promise I won't let you down!" she said and went to gather her stuff.
"Wait, Asteria, I'll go with you. My dad's gonna get mad soon." Yamamoto said.
"Oh, really? Thanks." She said and smiled again. Yamamoto grabbed his bat and walked to the door.
"Well, bye guys. See you tomorrow."
"Yep, bye Asteria-san and Yamamoto." Tsuna said. Asteria said bye and walked to the door with Yamamoto. He took a deep breath and walked out.
When the two were outside, Asteria decided to walk pretty close to him.
"Hey, Asteria." He said to her.
"Hmm?"
"I don't know, just thought I'd say something." He said and laughed. She laughed with him.
"Oh, well, it never hurts to say hello. And you seem to be curious about my ring." She said.
"Oh, no, I was wondering why you like that rose so much." He said.
"Hmm? The rose? Oh, it's because it's my favorite flower. It's from the Little Prince."
"The Little Prince? Sorry, I've never read it."
"Really? It's my favorite. I would lend you the book, but I only have the original French and Italian version." She said. Yamamoto laughed again.
"Oh, I would have a little trouble reading that."
"Well, it never hurts to try." She laughed, "Yamamoto, you interest me."
"What?" he said, sounding a little confused.
"Hmm… How do I say this… You remind me of Squalo for some reason. The nice side of him."
"He has a nice side?" he said, again confused.
"Not really. I guess it's the side he's missing." She laughed, and Yamamoto laughed too.
"So are you a rain guardian?" she asked.
"Sure am! Could you tell?" Asteria chuckled.
"I could. Maybe that's why you remind me of Squalo."
"It could be the reason. And where's your house Asteria?" he suddenly brought up.
"Oh, it's by the river. What about you?"
"Mine's a sushi restaurant so it's on the side of the road."
"That's cool, I have no neighbors, but it's fine. I have the river flowing and no one cares if I have loud music. Oh, I have a large place to practice guard too!" she said, happily.
"Well, that's good. I'm glad you're liking it here in Namimori!" he said, "And you know what, I'll walk you to your house, I would get a bad reputation if I let a girl go home by her house." He said.
"You know it could cause multiple females of school to try to kill me?" she said, "Thank you though. You're a very nice person." She could've sworn she saw him blush from the corner of her eye.
"Well, I'm sure if that happens, you would be able to take them. And you're welcome." He said and looked away.
"What, are you nervous to be walking home with a girl?" she said, teasing him.
"No!" he said immediately, "I mean… No, it's like walking home with any other friend."
"Okay, no need to get defensive Yamamoto. And, sorry for not telling you I'm from Varia. I was just scared." She said. Yamamoto turned to look at her.
"You know none of us are mad? We're just surprised you were able to survive all those years with them. And if you're asking me, I'm glad you joined us. You've got nothing to worry about!" he reassured her. She turned to look at him and made eye contact.
"Are you sure?" she asked again. He stopped and put his hands on her shoulder.
"I'm sure Asteria." He smiled, "And I'm gonna guess that's your house." Asteria turned.
"Well, what do you know? And thanks Yamamoto." She said and gave him a hug, by she pulled away quickly.
"Sorry! I forgot, Squalo told me not to do that all the time."
"Oh, uhh… it's alright." He smiled, "So, have a good night Asteria!"
"Thanks, you too!" she said and turned to walk in her house.
"Wait!" she suddenly said.
"Hm? What?" he said.
"Oh, I don't know… Sorry, I get these moments a lot." She said.
"Hey, nothing to worry about my friend. I'll see you tomorrow!" he said and walked away. Asteria sighed.
"Squalo's gonna be so mad…" she said and walked in her house with her head hung. When she opened the door, she remembered that there was a basement. She decided to go there. When she got to the door, she opened it and she was glad the light was on. She walked down the stairs, and she saw that it was a wide room with mirrors all around it. It was a dance room.
"Lussuria is the best person ever." She said to herself and freely spun in the room. She quickly went back to her room to grab her ipod and change her clothes. She came back and danced until she was too tired to. She ended up falling asleep on the floor.
When Asteria woke up, she laughed to herself.
"I guess this was expected." She said and walked upstairs. She looked out the window and saw it was raining. She was a little worried, but she ate her breakfast, and got ready for the day. She told herself today would be okay and grabbed her umbrella and headed out.
Yamamoto was on his way to school when he saw Asteria. He saw her head was down but decided to walk up to her.
"Hey, Asteria! You seem gloomy like the rain!" he said. She looked up and gave a smile.
"Oh, hi Yamamoto! How are you?" she asked.
"I'm doing alright, thank you! Anyway, ready for your second day of school?"
"I guess." She said. He knew something was bothering her, but he decided not to ask. He kept trying to bring a few things up, but all her answers were blank. When they reached school she entered the classroom silently and sat down. Gokudera was already there, and he seemed uninterested. Yamamoto went to talk to Tsuna.
"Hey, Tsuna, Asteria seems to be out of it today." He said.
"Really?" he looked over at her, "It could be because she forgot her rifle."
"Oh, that's probably it. Thanks Tsuna!" he said and looked back at her, but this time Gokudera was talking to her and wasn't yelling. He wondered why, but he let it go. A few minutes later the teacher came in and the class became quiet.
"Alright class, today, we won't be doing much, we're watching a video documentary." She said. The class cheered. The teacher put the video in and started to play it.
"Okay, someone shut the light off." She said. Yamamoto, Tsuna, and Gokudera shot their head up. A student went to the light switch.
"NO!" Gokudera yelled but it was too late. The kid shut the light off. The three of them looked to Asteria. She looked up and she put her hands and rubbed her arms as if she was shivering. Then suddenly she screamed and went on the floor and held her head.
"Asteria, don't worry, it's-." Gokudera began, but she was still screaming.
"Woah, what's going on?" the teacher said. Gokudera wasn't listening.
"Yamamoto, Jyuu-daime! Go get Shamal! Asteria, it's okay, no one's here, we're in school." He said and kneeled to face her. Yamamoto went over to take a look, but he didn't know what to do, so he ran to doctor Shamal with Tsuna.
"Doctor Shamal! We need your help!" Tsuna said.
"Wha~t?" he said at his desk.
"Well, Gokudera told me to get you. This girl Asteria just came to our class and-." Shamal looked at him seriously.
"Did the lights go off?" he asked. The two nodded.
"Damn." He said and ran faster than when he chases a girl. The two ran back, and Asteria was still acting the same.
"Hey, Asteria, it's okay, what's the matter?" Shamal said to her. She still screamed.
"Hey, Hayato, get off my niece. I'll take care of it." He said.
"She's your niece?" Tsuna asked, but he didn't answer.
"Hey, Asteria, tell me what's happening?" he said as he held on her shoulders. She stopped screaming but this time she was sobbing.
"I'm remembering papa… and I'm scared." She said, and rubbed her shoulders again. Yamamoto was wondering what she was talking about.
"There's nothing to be scared of Asteria. We're at school, and all these guys behind me are here to protect you. And I'm sure Squalo will come for you." He told her. She looked up, but her eyes didn't open.
"But… what if something happens?"
"Nothing will happen. Asteria, you can open your eyes."
"I don't want to… What if everyone's dead? I don't want to see that again."
'Again? What happened to her?' Yamamoto wondered.
"They're not, there's nothing to worry about. I promise." Shamal said. Asteria opened her eyes and let go of the tears. Suddenly she closed her eyes again and fell on Shamal.
"Okay, you're gonna be alright Asteria." He said and carried her.
"So, miss teacher, she passed out so I have to take her to the nurse's office. I don't know if she'll be back for the day." He said. The teacher didn't say anything and the class was silent.
"Hayato, is this their first time?" Shamal asked. Gokudera nodded.
"Alright. Well, I'll be going now, and you guys have nothing to worry about." He said and walked out the class.
"Okay guys, you heard him. Get back to your seats." The teacher said and everybody went back, very surprised at what happened. Yamamoto was confused at what happened and didn't listen to the class at all.
Asteria was lying on the nurse's bed and woke up from a nightmare.
"Where am I?" she yelled.
"Shh… you're at school." Asteria turned and saw Shamal.
"Uncle Shamal? Am I really at school?" she said and looked around.
"Yes, thanks for telling me you're coming to Japan." He said.
"Sorry."
"It's alright. So, what are you going to do?" He asked.
"What do you mean?" Said Asteria, confused.
"Are you going to tell them about what happened before? You know that you're gonna have to tell them, especially if you're going to be a part of their family."
"Yes. I know. And how long was I asleep this time?"
"About two hours. Don't worry, I told the teacher you probably won't be back."
"Thank you, uncle. So it's almost lunch right?" Asteria said.
"Yep. And just to let you know, the three of them seemed worried. I'm sure they'll come to check on you."
"Okay, and was it bad?"
"Hmm… A little. I heard you scream from a floor below, and I thought it was you, but you didn't tell me you were here."
"Sorry." She said again.
"It's alright. So are you going to tell them, or am I?" Shamal asked.
"I will." She said and the bell rang. She sat up and took a deep breath. About a minute later, there was a knock on the door.
"You can come in." Shamal said.
"Hi, Doctor Shamal. Can we see Asteria-san." Tsuna asked. Gokudera and Yamamoto were
"Asteria, do you want to see them?" Shamal asked her. She nodded.
"Well, she says yes, better come in before she falls asleep again. Once she does, she never wakes up." He said. The three entered and looked at Asteria.
"Hey, you alright?" Gokudera asked. Asteria nodded again and looked at the three. They seemed worried.
"So, sorry if this is sudden, but what happened?" Yamamoto asked. Asteria sighed.
"Well, how do I start this off… I'm very, very traumatized from the dark. Even if I can see, if the lights go off, I get scared and I freak out."
"Sorry, we tried to stop the kid from shutting the lights." Yamamoto said. Asteria shook her head slowly.
"It was bound to happen. It's not your fault."
"Asteria, stop trying to get off subject." Shamal said to her. Asteria looked at him blankly, but Shamal looked away.
"Umm, something happened when I was about six, or seven." She began and Yamamoto and Tsuna were listening carefully. Gokudera was looking down.
"This one night, my papa was reading The Little Prince to me. It was really hectic outside my room, because we were a mafia, but we were pretty weird. When papa was in the middle of the story, he looked towards my door and mumbled to himself a few times. He apologized and continued to read the story. Suddenly the light went off in my bed and…" Asteria started to rub her arms again.
"Is it okay if I don't face you right now?" she asked. The two nodded. Asteria lied down and rolled to one side.
"When the lights went out," Asteria continued, "my papa said that he can finish the story because he's memorized it. But when he began, I heard running in my room and my papa made a painful grunt." She started shaking and curled in to a ball.
"The lights came back on and the first thing I see is my father stabbed to death." She curled up as much as possible and tried to get the image out of her head. The room was silent.
"Then, Squalo came running in and he saw me. He walked over stayed silent because I was silent. He said that I needed to get out of the house, but I didn't want to, and I kept refusing. Finally he picked me up and took me out of the house. I kept screaming to stay, but he ran out and on the way, my whole family was dead. Only Squalo was able to fight the person off…" Asteria noticed she was crying again.
"And that's why I joined Varia. Squalo saved me from anything worse." She finished. She took a deep breath and turned over back at everybody. Tsuna and Yamamoto were looking down not knowing what to say.
"That's terrible. Just terrible." Tsuna said. Yamamoto nodded.
"I'm sorry to suddenly bring this up to you guys." She said blankly. Yamamoto took a deep breath and sat next to Asteria.
"Don't worry." He said, "We're here for you." He said. Asteria looked up at him. He smiled.
"What else are friends for?" He said with his signature smile. Asteria was confused, but she was able to smile weakly. Shamal and Gokudera looked and was surprised.
"Yeah, and it's okay. We won't tell anybody either." Tsuna said.
"Thank you." Asteria said. Then suddenly, she felt really tired and fell asleep.
Yamamoto looked at his shoulder. Asteria had fallen on it and fell asleep.
"Uhh… what am I supposed to do?" he said.
"Let her down and sleep. She does that every time she gets relieved. And it's expected of you. Rain guardian, huh?" Shamal asked. He nodded and let her down.
"Well, her papa was too. I hope you guys will take good care of her." he said.
"So is she really your niece?" Tsuna asked.
"She is. I wasn't there when everything happened." He said, "Anyway, it's about time for you guys to go back to class. Are you gonna be alright?"
The three nodded.
"But if that happens again, what are we supposed to do?" Tsuna asked.
"You do what I did. Tell her she's alright and that you're there to protect her. That's what Squalo apparently said to her when it first happened." Shamal told them. The three looked at him, and Yamamoto looked at Asteria sleeping. She seemed to be calmer.
"Alright, you guys go back and tell the teacher she went home already. And I'll take her home for today, so you guys can leave when you want." Shamal said. The three gathered their things and walked slowly back to class.
"Gokudera-kun, have you known about this?" Tsuna asked. He nodded.
"That's actually why I've known her for a while. I've had to look after her for a bit." He admitted.
"Oh. Okay." Tsuna said. The three stayed silent on their way to the class room. Yamamoto was really shocked at what happened. And he felt useless. He couldn't do anything when Asteria was scared. Again, he didn't pay attention to any classes. He just thought about her and kept thinking of ways he could help her. When the day ended, he went back to the nurse's office on his own.
"Hi, is Asteria okay?" he asked. Shamal looked at him.
"She's fine. She hasn't woken up ever since she fell on you." He said. Yamamoto scratched his head to distract the fact that he was blushing a little. Shamal laughed.
"It's alright you can go home now. I'll walk her home today."
"Okay, thank you." He said and walked. When he went out, he had a strange feeling as if something bad was going to happen. He decided to go to the park to practice his swings to get his mind off.
When Asteria woke up, it was five.
"Uncle Shamal, are you still here?" she said. He came in his rolling chair.
"Sure am. Are you ready to go home?" he asked. Asteria nodded. She got up and got her belongings. When she walked out, she felt weird. As if, someone was looking for her. She stopped walking and gasped.
"Hm? Asteria, what's wrong?" Shamal said, confused.
"They're here." She said, and went to grab something on her neck.
"Who?" Shamal asked. Asteria pulled out a chain with a silver star that she'd been hiding.
"Varia."
Chapter 3! Man, I'm sorry if it took a while.. I mean, we all have school right? And please review! It makes me happy and motivates me!