Future of the Sky

Old Friends

Emiko was lying on her bed reading a magazine as she listened to a song on her mp3 player. The song it's self was from before she was even born. Her and her older brother had found it one day a few years ago when they were exploring the attic. It was in a box of their dad's old stuff on a karaoke CD. They took it and burned it onto both of their computers so they could listen to it. When her and Kenji did that they found all the songs on it were sung by their father, or his friends, or in some cases everyone. Emiko found soothing to listen to, and did so often when she wanted to hear her father's voice.

Emi would have like to say that he heard her brother walking past the open door to her room, but her music was up so loud she didn't. She couldn't even claim to see him out of the corner of her eye or anything because her attention was on the magazine in front of her. She just knew. It was like some sort of sibling telepathy the told her he was there.

Pulling out a headphone, but letting the music still play she looked up. "Kenji~" She called making her brother stop in his tracks and... Did he just cringe?

"What's up Emi?" Her older brother asked coming to lean in the door way.

"Where are you going?" Emiko asked blunt as ever as she tilted her head to one side. Her big brother was defiantly dressed to go out, though seeing it was Saturday that wasn't too odd, but his wasn't training clothes like he usually took out with him. After all he went to train on Saturdays usually. No this was going out to meet people clothes that he was wearing.

"Out. I'm meeting some old friends." He replied vaguely.

Emiko sat up, ok now she was interested. Kenji wasn't exactly the type to refer to people as old friends. "Can I come with? Please Nii-san!" She asked clasping her hands together and pulling the best puppy pout she could.

Kenji hesitated, but gave in after a moment. "Alright, on one condition." He said walking into her room.

"Sure what is it?" Emiko asked smiling brightly.

"Don't tell mom about this yet." He replied.

Emiko blinked at her brother. Don't tell mom? Why would he ask that? There wasn't much the Kenji and Emiko kept from their mother, from anyone in their family trio, since their father died. Their mother also didn't keep many secrets from them either. It was some sort of unspoken agreement.

There was only one thing that Emiko knew of that her mother and big brother didn't agree on.

Emiko nodded her head and stood up. She stuffed her music player into her pants pocket, and smiled brightly at her brother. "Deal." She said before grabbing her purse.

Kenji smiled and ruffled her hair. "Nii-san!" Emiko whined quickly fixing it back into place as she fallowed him out of the room and down the stairs to the foyer.

"Mom we're going out!" Kenji called back into the house as he put his shoes on. There was a muffled response that sounded like, "Have fun dears" and Kenji stood up once he was done.

Once out of the house Emiko waited a few blocks before she ran in front of her brother, and started walking backwards, "Who who're we going to go see Nii-san? Are you finally taking me to meet your secret girlfriend~?" She asked teasing a little.

Kenji sighed, "I don't have a secret girlfriend Emi. Do you remember those two teens the came into the restaurant the other day?" He asked. At Emiko's nod he continued, "We're going to see them."

"Ehhh? You know where they live?" Looking down at his sister Kenji could tell she was surprised, which didn't really surprise him. He hadn't told his little sister that he had helped that brother and sister pair that had been in the family restaurant get to where they were staying, and he hadn't told her who he thought they were either.

"Mmhm, they're staying at the old Sawada residence." He replied to his younger sister.

"But you had said we were going to see some old friends…" Emiko commented with a small frown. Kenji nodded his head in agreement, but didn't say anything as he waited for his sister to piece together what was going on.

Turning so she was facing forward again, Emiko dropped back to her brother's side as she thought. She had thought the boy's name was really familiar when she heard it when they were in the restaurant two days ago, and Emiko had also thought he looked familiar.

"We know them from when we were little don't we Nii-chan?" Emiko asked finally as she looked up at her brother. Kenji smiled down at her, and nodded.

"Mmhm, they're part of Dad's big family." He replied.

"The Vongola." Emiko said. Kenji didn't reply and Emiko plowed on. "That's what they called themselves right Nii-chan? The Vongola Family."

Kenji sighed, "Yeah Emiko, that what they called them selves. Anyways, that's why you thought you knew the brother, Ieyatsu. We used to play with them when we were kids." He explained before frowning slightly. "I'm pretty sure they left Namimori with their mother after some sort of accident…"

Emiko blinked at her older brother, and watched him for a while. When Kenji realized this he blinked at her, and smiled sheepishly, looking very much like their father for a moment as he scratched the back of his neck, "Anyways I'm kinda curious about what brought them back to Namimori after so long." He said.

Emiko nodded, and curled her hands into fists; "Well this time I'm going to get their cell numbers, and take their pictures so I don't forget about them again." She said with a determined nod, which made Kenji laugh, and ruffle her hair.

"Haha, sounds like a plan Emi." He replied.

The walk to the Sawada residence wasn't too much longer after that. They let them selves into the yard, but as they were headed to the door to ring the bell Ieyatsu ran around the corner of the house like he was being chased, and looking like he'd been in a fight.

"Nee-san hurry up!" The brunette called. He pressed his back against the side of the house like he was using it for cover, and Ieyatsu leaned around the corner looking for his sister carefully. As if he expected to find someone else right with her.

Amami dashed around the corner as well, also looking like she had been in a fight. "I… Can't… Get him!" She exclaimed frustrated while panting.

"Uhm, are we interrupting something?" Emiko asked getting the attention of the other brother and sister pair.

The two blinked at them in confusion, before they smiled, and then got horrified looks on their faces. Kenji and Emiko both blinked in utter confusion at the two, and the next thing they knew the siblings were tacking them with a cry of, "Get down!"

Just as Kenji hit the ground his mind registered the sound of gunfire, and he saw a something fly over them right where he had been standing. The young adult sat up quickly, keeping the Sawada sibling that had tackled him still by wrapping an arm around them, and was reaching for the sword he didn't have instantly.

"Reborn, you could have hurt them!" An indignant cry came from Amami, who had tackled Kenji down.

"What were you thinking?" Ieyatsu cried and he helped Emiko sit up.

Kenji blinked, and looked a little further away at the person the brother, and sister were yelling at. It was a tall man dressed in an expensive looking suit, and wearing a fedora that his most of his face in it's shadow. A green gun rested in his hand easily, though it didn't stay a gun for long. In the blink of an eye the gun turned into a lizard, making Kenji blink in confusion. He would have thought he had imagined it if it weren't for his sister.

"That, was so cool! Where can I find one of those?" Emiko exclaimed excitedly.

The man tugged at his fedora as he smirked, "You can't." He replied.

Emiko pouted as the Sawada siblings both sighed. "Are we done now Reborn?" Ieyatsu asked.

The man, Reborn, thought about the question for a moment, tugging at one of his curly side burns thoughtfully. "For now." He said before he turned around, and left.

The four just sat on the ground for a moment before Amami spoke up, "Uhm, Kenji-san you can let go of me now."

Kenji blinked down at the girl, who was now blushing, before he removed his arm with a laugh. "Sorry, sorry. Are you alright?"

Amami nodded, "Mmhm, I'm fine mostly." She said as she stood up, and dusted off her pants.

"Kenji-san, not to be rude or anything, but why are you here?" Ieyatsu asked as he too stood up.

Emiko, and Kenji stood as well Emi still pouting, and Kenji smiling. "It's a bit of a funny story actually." Kenji started. "Mind if we go inside and talk about it?"

The Sawada siblings blinked and nodded leading the other pair into the living room where the got settled. Once they were all seated Kenji rubbed the back of his neck, "Ahhh, I'm not really sure if there's a really easy way to say this but. Our fathers knew each other, actually when we were little we used to play together a lot, the four of us, and some others. Do you remember any of that?" Kenji asked.

Amami and Ieyatsu blinked at each other before looking at the Yamamoto siblings, and nodding. "We can only remember a little, but yeah." Amami replied.

There was an awkward silence for a moment before Emiko dug into her purse for her phone. "I really, really want your numbers. This time when you guys leave again we won't lose contact." She said. With her phone in hand she flipped it open and turned to look at Ieyatsu, and Amami's surprised faces. "What?" Emiko asked.

"A-Ah, nothing you just… sounded really sure that we'd be leaving again." Ieyatsu said sheepishly.

Emiko blinked, "Well won't you be?" She asked.

"Well… yes but-" Amami said slowly only to get cut off.

"Then it's not a problem! Come on please give me your numbers!" Emiko pleaded.

Ieyatsu gave in quicker then his sister did. He pulled out his phone, and pressed a few buttons before handing it over to Emiko as he took her phone. Ieyatsu entered his number before holding the phone out to his sister, who hesitated to take it.

"Ieyatsu, I don't know…" Hearing the hesitation in Amami's voice made Kenji watch the two curiously.

"Come on Nee-chan, what's the harm?"

"Wha-? Th-There could be lots of harm! What if someone gets hold of our phones?" Amami exclaimed at her brother making Emiko look up in surprise.

"We just won't let that happen. Come on it'll be fine." Ieyatsu insisted.

"You can't be sure of that Tsu-kun!" Amami cried in exasperation.

Ieyatsu blinked and tilted his head at his sister, "Sure I can."

Amami took a deep breath as if she were going to yell, before she seemed to realize that she was causing a bit of a scene in front of the other pair of siblings. She let the air out through her nose, and stood up. "Excuse me…" She mumbled before leaving the room, and heading up stairs.

"What was that all about?" Emiko asked as bluntly as ever.

Ieyatsu blinked, and smiled sheepishly, "Ahhh, well we're in a bit of a pinch because of Dad, and Reborn. Nee-chan's just worried over nothing though; here I'll put her number in for you."

As Ieyatsu lowered his eyes back to the keypad of Emiko's phone Kenji asked, "And what is this nothing she's worried about?"

The boy faltered in his typing, and with his smile for a moment before he replied, "Nothing, is nothing Kenji-san." He pressed one last key before he flipped Emiko's phone shut and held it back out to her with a particularly bright smile, "I'm sure we can take care of anything that happens."

Kenji frowned slightly at the boy; not quite believing what he said about what Amami was worried over. It hadn't sounded like nothing the way the older sister had been talking. She had sounded seriously alarmed, and honestly worried. If these two were anything like their father had been, it was a bad thing that Amami was so alarmed just by them having Emiko's number.

A/N :: So this chapter is the start of the big edits I'm making to this series. I know, I know. When you finish one "arc" you're supposed to start on the next one, not mostly rewrite the first one. The thing is, while I was starting on the next "arc" I realized I didn't like how I did this one. It was like the two sets of siblings just accepted each other because they used to be friends years ago. There wasn't really any new bonds formed between them, or old ones made stronger. So I'm changing this a bit, and adding a few extra chapters to hopefully make this seem less abrupt to me. I did make some changes in the previous chapters, though they may not be as noticeable as from here on out.

Please review with your dying will! Flames will, as always, be used to roast marshmallows with Byakuran. Reviews help me to write. Even if it just says good job, though I do love to hear more. With out them I'm prone to stopping, because who wants to write something when they don't know if people like it?

Disclaimer: Akari-chan doesn't own Katekyo Hitman Reborn!, any of it's characters, places, or anything like that. ( If she did we'd already know more about the Primo family~ )

Edited 5/5/12