I do not own KHR.

"Reborn, where exactly did you send Tsuki-nee? It's been four days since I last saw her. You didn't kill her, did you?" Tsuna asked, while resting his head on the small table in his room. He felt restless. Gokudera and Yamamoto were there, too, since they were doing their assignment. And he didn't know why but school didn't seem merciful to be easy, or was it really that hard for him?

"I think I did," Reborn replied, pokerfaced.

"Reborn!" Tsuna shouted in fury, glaring at him, wanting to strangle him. But common sense came to him that he won't stand a chance against his sadistic tutor.

"That's not funny kid, Tsuna's nee-san is nice." Yamamoto frowned, his joyous mood gone.

"She was even better than Bianchi-nee even though she's troublesome," Gokudera said, remembering his arguments with Tsukiyo. It was a proof of her 'family-first' principle since all their arguments involves Tsuna, Tsuna and Tsuna. How many times had he been hit with her fist anyway? Countless, he recalled.

"What was that, Hayato?" Bianchi came in, without her goggles, causing Gokudera to fall into a troublesome stomachache.

"That's what she got for accusing me," Reborn said. "I sent her to Italy." He gave Tsuna a blank expression, as if he was asking something that doesn't need to be mindful about.

"To Italy?" Tsuna asked; frowning.

"For vacation," he added.

"I don't believe you, Reborn. Besides, there was no single clothing that was missing from her room." Tsuna frowned even more.

"But your mom believed it so," Reborn said, pouting as if he was as innocent as he looked.

"I'm serious, Reborn!" Tsuna demanded. He knew if Reborn acted that way, something sure was amiss.

Reborn looked at him. "I sent her to Varia, to be their maid." He replied, his benign tone changed drastically to a firm one.

"To Varia?" The three of them shouted in unison.

"To be their maid?" Yamamoto blinked. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

Tsuna fainted.

"Tsuna wants to know how they are doing, right?" Reborn again. "I did him a favor."

_._._._._.

Tsukiyo sneezed. Am I starting to get colds? Arrgh, hate colds. Hate them, hate them.

She had done every single errand she had to do. She was free of doing anything and it wasn't like she was obliged to do something. She went outside the castle, where the garden lies. There was a fountain back there, too. She looked around the place and she wondered why such a headquarters in the middle of a thick forest.

Is she even in Japan? Beats her. She decided to take a walk towards the woods. It's not like she's going to get far, right?

Besides, she was deeply fond of the nature, and that includes the wild, though it scared her. Adding to that, it was still broad daylight, it's not like ghost can show their selves in such illuminative day, right? She wouldn't go that far anyway. She didn't want to get lost in such a creepy place. She'll just go to a little excursion. She convinced herself with that.

It was dead silent, except for jungle sounds, all right. But it felt refreshing. She always wanted to camp at places like these. If she only knew what Tsuna and the others have been doing, sigh.

_._._._._._._.

"Varia's headquarters are in the middle of nowhere in the Death Mountains in Italy," Reborn said, taking his mighty lotus position on top of Tsuna's brown spiky hair.

"Like a hidden fortress in the jungle," Yamamoto said in wonder. "That's awesome."

"Don't be so easily interested with that, baseball idiot. It's not a good place to be in," Gokudera said. "If it's the Death Mountain, there's no guarantee for someone to survive in there except for skilled hit men and the Varia, of course."

"There are a lot of dangerous creatures in there. Some not even discovered yet," Reborn added.

Tsuna nearly fainted. He knew much about his sister. Tsukiyo was always fond of the wild, though it scared her. She was fond of lions and tigers, too. She found it not only cool but cute and cuddly. That explains a pile of tiger and lion stuff toys in her room. The girl has a bad habit of lingering around, too. Needless to say, and to be lost.

"I hope she doesn't walk into the woods," he sighed. "Reborn, let's get Tsuki-nee out of there, right now!" He suddenly appealed to his apathetic tutor.

"Convince me."

_._._._._._._.

Tsukiyo had been going in circles. How can she be so stupid? She was lost. The castle was big, indeed, but the tall trees hid it from her sight. He heard an abrupt movement from behind. She turned around and saw the bushes moving. She instantly hid herself behind a tree. She was panicking. She was holding her breath even her heart which seems ready to get out of her anatomy.

The creature showed itself and Tsukiyo's eyes widened. It was a large white lion with minute black stripes on its back. But it wasn't as fierce as its eyes. It looks so weak. Tsukiyo, worried, ignoring his disposition of being the prey of the predator, ran towards it.

"You're not doing well. What happened to you?" She asked the creature as if it was going to talk to her. She patted its head.

The tiger snarled at her, as to say not to touch him.

"What's wrong? I'm not going to hur-" Before Tsukiyo could even finish her sentence, the creature leaped to her, letting her fall into the ground.

It's going to eat me! Tsukiyo shouted at the back of her mind. She closed her eyes, her heart still beating rapidly, waiting for her end. But at least, she's done the tiger a favor, right?

_._._._._._._.

"My sister has a very big heart, Reborn! If she saw a hungry predator and it's in the verge of dying, she will probably feed herself to that carnivore, Reborn!"

"Kid, she's really that kind of person," Yamamoto agreed.

"That's why she's with Varia."

"It's Varia we're talking about Reborn!" Tsuna shouted.

"The Varia is with Vongola, dame-Tsuna. They won't harm your sister."

"But she's their maid! She's the one doing them a favor! They're heartless." Tsuna suddenly felt guilty on what he said about Varia. He's not the type of person who called other names behind their back.

"Then, gave the Varia headquarters a call," Reborn suggested and tossed Leon, who just turned to a phone, to Tsuna.

It was Lussuria who received the call. "Ciao. This is Lussuria speaking," the voice said gaily.

"H-hello, Lussuria-san," Tsuna started.

"Moi, it's Tsu-chan's brother," the voice on the other line said in a trying-hard-to-be-cute tone.

"I-is nee-san there? M-may I speak with her, p-please."

"Are, Tsuna-kun, you called at a bad time, Tsu-chan's gone missing. We're all looking for her."

"Hiiee! Nee-chan's missing?" Tsuna fainted. Reborn took the phone from Tsuna.

"What do you mean she's missing?" He inquired.

"We think she's gone to the woods. Oh, they also said that Xanxus' liger was missing. They thought it went to the woods, too."

"Xanxus' liger is in the woods, too, huh?" He asked, out loud, intending it for Tsuna to hear.

And so the brunet-haired kid heard that. "Reborn, you jerk! If something wrong happen to nee-chan, I'll…"

Reborn pointed his Leon gun to Tsuna. "You dare threaten me, dame-Tsuna."

"Hiee!"

_._._._._._._._.

At that moment, Tsukiyo thought it was her end. But the white creature got off her. When he opened her eyes, he saw Xanxus petting the creature.

"Good job finding Bester," Xanxus said, looking at her. He's not glaring but even when he was not, seems like he was. Tsukiyo, composing herself, got up and dust off her clothes. It's him. Need to get away. Get away. Quick! Tsukiyo looked at her surroundings, trying to find a way back to the castle but it was futile. She didn't know what to do this time.

"So, err, boss, you seem to be fond of animals," Tsukiyo tried to throw a conversation.

"It's not being fond, scum. This is mine," he replied coldly.

"Shouldn't you release them to the wild?"

He glared at Tsukiyo. "I told you, it's mine."

"Nobody owns the wild, or those animals in it, and they're supposedly not to be kept as pets."

"I don't care. It's mine."

Tsukiyo, being a naturalist, became furious. "How dare you, Xanxus! Nobody owns the wild! They're one of a kind! They're extinct! They shouldn't be kept as pet and not for yourself! You're selfish! I hate you!"

Uh-oh. Tsukiyo realized her place and gazed at Xanxus, slowly with panic. The latter was glaring at her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to shout at you, boss! Sorry!" She shouted and ran again away from Varia's boss. She didn't even consider what direction she was running into when she bumped to someone. Man, how she loved her life. Sarcastically speaking, mind that.

"Voooiii, midget!" It struck her whole being like a lightning. "Your little brother called a while ago."

Tsukiyo blinked. "He did?" Tears almost coming out from her eyes.

"Yeah, you just missed it. Poor you," he said, laughing thunderously.

She stared at him, blankly. But she felt something tugging her black maid uniform dress. She looked down and saw a white mink. She found it weird though the animal reminded her of Bel. Well, the mink's eyes were also covered with its seemingly looking bangs, nah, those are furs, right?

"Kyaaa!" She squealed. She picked up the white creature and hugged it, careful not to clutch it too much. ''It's so cute! I want it. It's so cute! Hey, Squalo, can I keep it. Can I? Can I?" She turned to him, eyes pleading. He sighed. "You'll allow me to, right?"

She heard Bel shishishi-ing. She turned to the direction where the laughter came from and saw him, a Cheshire grin plastered on his face.

"Bel, look what I've found," Tsukiyo held the mink, showing it to him. "It's cute, isn't it? I'm asking Squalo if I can keep it."

"You can't keep it," Bel said. Tsukiyo frowned at him.

"And why not?" She asked arrogantly. After being done that, the animal got out from her grasp and ran towards Bel. It sat on his shoulder.

"Because it's mine." That left Tsukiyo dumbfounded.

This heartless bastard keeps a pet? "Let me have it, Bel. You're just going to use him as a target in that knife game of yours. You'll kill it in no time. Let me have it."

"No," he instantly replied.

"Please," she pleaded.

"You can have Lussuria's peacock," Bel said instead.

"What? Lussuria's keeping a peacock?" Tsukiyo raised an eyebrow.

"Suits him, doesn't it?" It was Squalo.

They heard footsteps coming and saw Xanxus. Beside him was his pet. Tsukiyo wanted to protest at that. Pet? No way.

Now that Tsukiyo had scrutinized it, it was a liger, and perfect combination at that. She can't be wrong. After all, this is one her greatest interest – the wild, that is.

"That's a liger?" Tsukiyo yelled, pointing a finger at the animal. "I really hate you! You're heartless! You can't go against nature and cross-breed two different animals!"

"Shishishi. You got guts, Tsu-chan." It was Belphegor's statement that hit her again to the reality of all realities.

"If Levi was here, the punk will kill you." It was Squalo, smirking, amused with her sudden tantrums. "Good thing, he and Marmon went to a mission."

Xanxus took out his guns and pointed it to Squalo, or rather Tsukiyo who was trying to hide herself behind him.

"Bring that trash here, scum!" He ordered to Squalo.

"Oi, Xanxus, her bratty little brother just called saying that if something happened to her sister, he wi- "

"I don't give a damn to whatever that trash says but if he will come here to Italy for the sake of her beloved sister, then the more I reason I should kill her right? If that trash wants a fight, that is."

Tsukiyo blinked. "Oh, so I'm in Italy." This time, she fainted.

Hahaha. After five chapters, she learned that she was in Italy.

By the way, there were no facts regarding Varia Headquarters being in the Death Mountains. I made that up.

Also, regarding Xanxus' box animal, Bester, I'm not really sure if it was a liger, or simply a lion. I heard it can swap from lion or tiger and vice versa, though.

I feel like the characters will undergo some OOC-ness soon.