Future of the Sky

Namimori

Amami and Ieyatsu sat across from each other on the train. When they reached the station Reborn had gone and gotten two tickets for a train from Tokyo to Namimori, and gave them to an address. He said he would meet them at that place, eventually, and to stay out of trouble. Neither of the Sawada siblings really knew why Reborn wasn't coming with them, but didn't really feel like arguing at the time. Besides, it wasn't like the completely trusted Reborn yet. The two weren't even sure if they really liked him either.

Amami was staring absently out the window as the train rolled on by. Ieyatsu, however, had pulled the case that his mother had given them out of his backpack. After staring at it for a while he finally opened it, his light brown eyes going wide at what was in it.

"Tsu-chan, are you alright?" Amami asked having seen her brother's face on his reflection in the window. Leaning forward so she could look over the lid of her brother's box Amami gasped, "Isn't that...?" She asked.

Ieyatsu picked up one of the two rings form the box, a silver band set with an orange stone. "Mmhm." He said looking at it with a small smile, before he slipped his father's wedding band onto his finger.

He looked a little disappointed that it was a few sizes too big on him. One of the few things he could remember about his father was how slim his hands were. Inside the box there was another ring in there of the same simple design as well, the difference being that it was set with a yellow stone, and next to that was a sturdy looking chain. Pulling the chain out he opened it up, and slid the two rings onto it before closing the chain around his neck.

Ieytasu pulled out a smaller box that he set aside to look at later, blinking he carefully picked up a letter that was at the bottom. The writing on the front simply said his name, but it was in his father's handwriting.

"It's from dad..." Ieyatsu whispered looking up at his sister.

Amami's lips drew into a thin line, before she gave her little brother an encouraging smile, "Well, go on read it. I'm sure dad didn't mean for you to just stare at your name." She encouraged.

After a moment's hesitation Ieyatsu nodded and carefully broke the seal open. Amami's smile stayed as she sat back against her seat again, though as she turned to watch the scenery outside fly by it started to fade.

As it would turn out getting to Namimori would be the easy part. Though the siblings had spent much time in the town that had been years ago. So it was safe to say that Amami and Ieyatsu were completely, and totally lost once they left the train station. It also didn't help that Ieyatsu refused to admit to this problem. So the brother sister pair were stuck in the shopping district.

Or at least they had been. It was only a matter of time before they found themselves on a much less busy street. Amami crossed her arms with a huff, "Admit it Tsu-chan, we're lost." She said.

Ieyatsu looked around before he sighed and his shoulders slumped forwards, "Alright we're lost..." He mumbled.

Amami smiled at her brother for a moment knowing his manly pride was hurt by that admittance. She heard their stomachs grumble and blushed, hugging her mid section. "And we're hungry. Nee, Tsu-chan let's find some place to get lunch, and figure out what to do next." She suggested. Her brother nodded glumly, and she shook her head as she walked down the street Ieyatsu fallowing like a depressed puppy.

"Tsu-chan, what do you want?" Amami asked looking back at her brother.

"Eh? I really don't care..." Ieyatsu said scratching the back of his head as he looked around. He pointed to a shop near by, "How about there?" He asked.

Amami fallowed his finger and smiled before heading in that direction, "Sushi? All right then, and maybe we can get directions there as well. You think?"

Ieyatsu nodded his head, "I hope so, or we're never getting to this place…"

Inside the restaurant had a homey feel that made the two feel comfortable. It wasn't completely crowded with people, though there was a good amount there. Ieyatsu headed to a table having spotted a "please seat your self" sign while Amami frowned and headed over to a picture filled wall.

Only when Ieyatsu reached the table did he realize his sister had gone in a different direction. The dark brunette sighed and was about to call for her when a voice from next to him asked, "Say, is that your girlfriend? Pretty rude of her to walk off like that..."

Ieyatsu jumped and looked at the speaker. A young woman who looked about his age was standing next to the table. She was about he same height as he was, five feet ten inches, and had a friendly expression. Her hair was black and cut short in an angled bon, the longest part being the hair that came to her chin and framed her face.

"E-Eh? She's not my girl friend, she's my big sister..." Ieyatsu said slowly.

The girl blushed lightly, her note pad moving up to over her mouth, "Oh, I'm sorry." She said embarrassed before she lowered her pad and smiled brightly at him, "Does that mean you're single then? You're really cute!" She chirped nearly sparkling. Ieyatsu was struck speechless by how blunt this girl was.

A person moved up behind her, and lightly taped her head with his knuckle, "Emi, you're being rude." A man said giving the girl, Emi, a dry look before he started heading to a table.

He also had black hair cut in a short normal boy's style, and the same dark friendly yes that the girl did. He was tall, most likely around six feet, which made Ieyatsu jealous, and had a figure that would make people assume he played sports often.

Emi blushed a brighter red as she rounded on the man. "Mou Nii-san!" She whined.

"You're supposed to be working anyways Emiko!" The older brother called back over his shoulder as he set some plates down for a costumer.

"Meanie! Nyehhh!" The girl called back sticking out her tongue.

Ieyatsu blinked, and hid his smile behind a fist as he tried not to laugh. Was that was he and Amami looked like? He must have made some sort of noise because Emiko looked back at him with a smile, "It's alright, you can laugh." She said which were the key words for his restrained laughter to come out.

Amami walked up behind him one fist propped on her hip, and tapped one of her own knuckles against his head, "Ieyatsu, you're being rude." She said with a small smile.

"It's alright, he looked like he needed it." Emiko said before setting down two menus on the table, "I'll leave these here, and come back in a bit!" Amami nodded and sat down at the table as the girl bounced off.

She looked at her brother, who was trying to stop laughing now, "Feel better Tsu-chan?" She asked teasingly. Ieyatsu smiled back at her sheepishly, as he took a seat.

After they ordered, and once they finally got their food Amami and Ieyatsu went back to their original problem of being completely, and hopelessly lost in this town. However back behind the counter Emiko watched them intently.

"Emiko, stop staring." Her brother complained knocking gently his knuckles against her head again. Emiko made a face at him, standing up as starting to wipe the counter down.

"Kenji-nii don't they seem familiar though? Like we should know them…" She asked.

Kenji blinked, "Maybe you've seen them around town." He said with a frown before he went back to the dishes; even though he said that he didn't think that was the case at all.

Emiko frowned and shook her head, "Nnhm, that's not it. It's the boy's name, it sounds really, really familiar." She said.

"What's his name?" Kenji asked his younger sister who paused to think for a moment.

"Ieyatsu. His sister called him Ieyatsu." Emiko said with a nod, making her brother pause, and turn to look past her, and at the two brunettes who were eating, and talking to each other.

"Ieyatsu, huh?" Kenji muttered before turning back to the dishes only to find them done.

It wasn't very long after they left the sushi shop that the Sawada siblings gave up on finding the address, and just started exploring the town. As they did so they figured out that it wasn't that they had forgotten the town entirely, they just hadn't been there in a very long time.

They found a park they used to play at with other kids when they were young. Walking over to the swing set they each sat down on one swing, rocking back and forth. When Ieytasu started to go higher and faster on the swing he finally asked, "So how exactly are we supposed to meet Reborn at this place if we can't even find it?"

Amami groaned, "I don't even wanna think about that…"

"Ah, you two." Amami blinked and looked up at the new voice as Ieyatsu came to a stop himself. Though he was it from behind both could make out enough to recognize the older brother from the sushi shop they had been at hours ago.

"Oh, you're uhm… Ahh..." Amami said standing up as she tried to recall the name of the adult.

"Kenji. Yamamoto, Kenji." He said with a smile.

"A-Ah? Yamamoto?" She asked surprised.

"Mmhm, is there a problem?" He asked. Though Kenji was smiling still he watched the siblings carefully.

Amami blushed, "N-No! It just sounds familiar… Uhm, I'm Amami. It's nice to meet you."

Ieyatsu jumped off his swing and walked over next to his older sister. "Ieyatsu, it's nice to meet you Yamamoto-san." He said offering his hand.

Kenji laughed sheepishly as he shook hands with the younger boy, "Yamamoto-san was my father. Kenji is fine." He said.

Ieyatsu nodded, "Kenji-san then."

"Say Kenji-san, do you live around here? My brother and I are a little lost…" Amami admitted sheepishly.

Black eyes blinked, and Kenji nodded, "Where are you headed?"

Amami smiled, and started looking through her purse for the note with the address on it. When he couldn't find it the girl started to frown. Scratching his cheek sheepishly Ieyatsu reminded, "Left pocket Nee-chan."

Amami blushed, and pulled the note out of the pocket her brother suggested, "R-Right, uhm, here it is." She said offering the address to the older male for inspection.

Taking the paper Kenji blinked and looked up at the siblings. "Yeah, I know where this is. What business do you guys have there?" He asked.

Amami turned sheepish, "W-Well we're meeting our tutor there... We just haven't been in Namimori since we were little kids so we don't remember out way around very well." She said.

"You tutor huh?" Kenji repeated back as he offered the paper back. "Will you two be in Namimori long?" He asked curiously.

Ieyatsu made a face as his sister took the paper and put it back into her purse. "Maybe, we don't really know. The man didn't say much." He replied.

Kenji laughed, "I see, I see. Well, that place is actually pretty close, would you like me to take you there?" He asked.

Amami's face lit up, "Really would you?" She asked hopefully.

Kenji nodded still smiling. He waited for the two to grab their backpacks and meet him at the street before he pointed to his left, "It's over this way." He said.

The walk wasn't very long, and was filled with small talk as Kenji asked them things like where they came from, about their tutor, and why they were in Namimori. The responses that the Sawada siblings gave held varying degrees of truth. As friendly as Kenji was neither were dumb enough to spill their life story to the young adult. Amami also asked questions of Kenji, which he replied to with about the same amount of honesty as Amami and Ieyatsu had answered with.

"Here we are." Kenji finally said stopping in front of a house. Ieyatsu and Amami both blinked looking at the place a moment before they realized where they were. Amami ran up to the gate and opened it, leaving it that way as she looked around the yard.

"Thank you very much for your help Yamamoto-san." Ieyatsu replied with a slight bow.

"Yamamoto-san was my father." Kenji reminded.

Ieyatsu's face colored a little, "R-Right, thank you for your help Kenji-san." The younger male repeated this time using the correct name before following after his sister.

Kenji's eyes drifted over to the name faded plaque above the mailbox that read 'Sawada'. Looking back to the two teens who were trying to get in the front door the young man called out, "Ieyatsu-kun, Amami-chan."

The two stopped what they were doing, and looked back at him confused. "If you need a friend, you know where to find me." He called to them. The two blinked, their minds processing what Kenji had said, before grinning widely at him.

Ieyatsu raised a hand and waved, "Thank you Kenji-san!" He called back.

Raising a hand to wave back at them Kenji turned back to go the way he had come. His eyes resting on the nameplate for a moment again before he walked off smiling.

"Sawada, huh?" He asked himself as he headed home.

A/N :: Of course the first stop is Namimori~! This is the place where it all began for Tsuna and company! For those who are wondering why Kenji seems to know more, it's because out of all the Vongola kids he's the oldest, so he can remember everyone from before the group split up a little better. Anyways I hope you enjoyed this chapter, if you did please, please tell me! I know this is being read regularly be some people, and I'm sure that it being on alert lists, and favorite lists means you like it, but it's the reviews that keep me going. With out them I'm prone to stopping completely.

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Edited 3/7/12