AN: New chapter. Sorry it took so long, but I had some Christmas shopping to do. Anyways, hope you guys enjoy. Comments and Reviews are appreciated. And, my goal of having 50 reviews by chapter 10 is so close to coming true. Thanks for the reviews.

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"speaking"

'thinking'

-5 years ago-

"Hey Tsu-chan?"

"Hmm?"

"You heard what the doctor said, didn't you?" Misaki asked as she laid on the hospital bed. The top of her head was wrapped in bandages and blood could be seen leaking through at some parts. Her neck was in a brace and she could barely move.

"You'll get better! I know you will!" Tsuna yelled in denial.

"You know I won't Tsu-chan. I'll never be able to walk again. I'll never be able to run, to spar, to do anything." the girl softly said.

Tsuna began to cry, "But it's not fair! Why did he do that to you? Isn't family supposed to protect eachother?"

"That's just the way he is, Tsu-chan. There's nothing we can do about it."

"But you don't understand Misa-nee! It's all my fault! If only I acted sooner! Dex and Alex already found so much incriminating things on him. I coulda sent them to the police earlier! If I did, then you wouldn't be like this1" Tsuna half yelled half cried.

And I'm pretty sure that if you did, the bastard would have still shoved my down the stairs just to spite me or make me slow the police down. Look, it's not your fault okay? Look on the bright side; at least he's going to jail now." Misaki said as Tsuna started to calm down.

"How can you be so happy? Your life just got ruined!"

"I can be happy because I have such a caring family. Even if my biological family doesn't care about me, you guys do. You cared enough to find evidence to but my step bastard in jail." she replied.

"A lot of good that did. You still got hurt." the boy replied. He didn't want to see his big sister, his hero, in this condition.

"It's not so bad you know? Now that I think about it. I get to skip school for a while. I get good service here in the hospital. And, you guys have to push me around because I don't need to walk." Seeing tears about to come down on Tsuna's face again she continued, "Look, if anyone should me sad it's me and I'm not crying see? So you don't have the right to cry. Remember? Real men don't cry."

"I've decided Misa-nee, I'm gonna find a way to make you better! Just wait for me okay?" Tsuna said in a determined voice before running out of the hospital room.

As soon as the boy was gone, Misaki let loose her own tears. She acted tough in front of the kid to make him feel better, but that didn't mean that she was really okay.

Tsuna rushed home so that he could call everyone else. Not everyone knew about the accident yet. As he closed his front door, he heard his mom call out.

"Tsu-kun? Is that you? You're home early today." his mom said as she busied herself in the kitchen.

"Yeah mom, my friend was sick. I'm going into my room now okay?"

"Alright dear, just don't forget. Your dad is coming home tonight so we'll be eating dinner together." she called out as he ran upstairs to his room.

He took out his communicator and quickly made his calls. When everyone was ready, he filled them in on what happened.

"Hey guys, now that everyone is ready let's start. Hiro and Sung Ha already know this but…" Tsuna started only to pause to collect himself.

"Spit it out man, what happened to make you look so pale?" Dex's unmistakable voice asked. Dexter and Alexandra's communicator devices allowed the holders to look at eachother face to face if wanted; kind of like an online video chat.

"Yeah guys, what's wrong?" Emilia asked confused.

Seeing as Tsuna wasn't going to say anything, Hiro decided to fill everyone in. "Misa-nee had an accident guys."

"It wasn't an accident! It was attempted murder! Don't play it down like that!" Tsuna yelled.

"Murder? What the hell happened!" Alexandra's normally calm voice demanded.

"It was that bastard Honda Kei!" Sung Ha yelled, "Asshole shoved her down the stairs! Son of a Bitch had the gall to tell the police that she was drunk and fell down herself!" and for once, no one reprimanded him on his language because Honda Kei was everything Sung Ha described him as.

"What!" three voices simultaneously shouted.

"He's not getting away with this is he? I mean, the police is going to investigate it right?" Emilia asked concerned.

"But didn't you hear what Sung Ha just said? The step bastard told the police that Misa-nee was drunk. They'll just writ it off as an accident. What are we gonna do?" Dex responded.

"Actually, the bastard is going to jail. That's about the only good thing that happened these last couple of days. Remember all that stuff I had you and Alex get on him? Well, I made sure the police found them." Tsuna explained.

"And seeing all that made the police want to investigate more, got it. So he's going to jail for sure? That's good." Alexandra asked. "Wait, how bad is Misa-nee injured? Is she gonna be able to compete next week?"

When no one answered, the three who don't live in Japan became more worried. Finally, Sung Ha decided to just tell them. "The doctors don't know what's wrong with her. She can't feel or move anything below the waist. She can't walk anymore! She'll have to spend the rest of her life on a wheelchair!"

"What the hell do you mean the doctors don't know what's wrong? How the hell can they not know? They're doctors! It's their job to know!" Emilia ranted.

"At first, they thought she might have damaged her spinal cord during the fall, but upon examination, they found nothing. They can't figure out why she can't move her legs." Hiroshi explained.

"So she'll never walk again?" Alexandra asked with tears in her eyes.

"….No." Tsuna said.

"What do you mean No Tsuna?" Hiroshi asked.

"I mean: No, she will walk again. I refuse to believe that we can't find a cure for her." Tsuna answered.

"But, the doctors can't find anything wrong." Sung Ha said.

"Then the doctors aren't good enough. Misa-nee will walk again. I promised her." Tsuna determinedly stated.

"That's right! We'll make her better! If these doctors aren't good, then we'll find better ones!" Emilia exclaimed followed by murmurs of agreement.

"All right then, Dex and Alex do a worldwide search for anyone that specializes in cases like this. They don't have to be doctors; they just need to have a method that works. Hell, I'll even take an old Chinese blind man if he can help." Tsuna ordered. "We are gonna find help and Misa-nee will walk again."

After talking for another 50 minutes, Tsuna cancelled the connection and went downstairs for dinner. When he finished, he excused himself early, despite his father's protests to spend more time with him. If he hadn't left so early, he might've heard an important conversation that his dad made.

-Iemitsu's Study-

"Report, has anyone suspicious been around?" Iemitsu asked. He was on the phone with one of the many people he had watching his family. After all, he was the External Advisor to one of the most powerful Mafia Families around. That territory doesn't come without dangers.

"We made a recent background check for all people who lived within a 2 mile radius of your house sir." The voice replied.

"And?"

"It seems that within the last 5 years, one person with connections to a Family moved here."

"What! Which Family?"

"The Cantelli Family. But it seems that the person isn't high up in the ladder."

'I don't care! I want information on him and anyone related to him! What's his name?"

"Kei, Honda Kei. He seems to have moved here with his family. But he hasn't been home for the past few days. The police were outside his house 2 days ago."

"Find out everything for me. See if he made any contact with my family. This needs to be taken care of."

"Yes sir, I'll contact you soon with more info."

-Present-

The rest of the plane ride was made in silence, despite Tsuna's many attempts to talk to the Guardians. After the fourth unsuccessful attempt, Tsuna decided to let them be and give them a chance to calm down.

It was around 4 o'clock in the afternoon when the plane finally landed in Nanimori Airport. There was a limousine waiting outside for the party. They had been informed that they were expected to make a report on the mission at Tsuna's house before they exited the aircraft. But, instead of getting on, the Guardians hesitated.

"I called Kyoko and she's coming to pick me up. I'm sure you don't need all of us to report. Laters." Ryohei coldly said as he started to walk away. Tsuna didn't even have a chance to reply before the boxer was out of sight.

"Kufufufufu, I must be going too. I have to make sure that Ken and Chikusa haven't destroyed our home. Besides, I have no interest in being near the presence of Mafia members any longer." Mukuro said before using his illusions to fade away.

Hibari didn't even bother to say anything before walking towards a car that had apparently been waiting for him. Some Disciplinary Committee members greeted him and opened the door for him before getting in themselves and driving away.

Tsuna turned and looked at the remaining people left. Lambo was starting to stir awake in Yamamoto's arms. "So, are you guys coming to dinner? I'm sure my mom has made enough food to feed 100 people" Tsuna said as an attempt return things to normal.

"No I can't. My dad wants me home since I was out all day yesterday." Yamamoto supplied without his usual smile.

Tsuna looked at Gokudera with a little bit of hope in his eyes. But, instead of rapidly agreeing to his invitations like he usually did, Gokudera looked away. "I have something to do Juudaime, sorry."

"But we have to give a report at my house." Tsuna pointed out, somewhat desperately. He hated the thought of losing friends.

"There's nothing much to report. Everything went according to your plan and you don't need us there when you report you part." Yamamoto said dryly. "I'm taking Lambo to my home."

Tsuna bristled at that. Did he think that Lambo wasn't safe at his house? Is he implying that he would actually hurt Lambo?

When Lambo heard what Yamamoto said he began to whine, "Lambo-san doesn't want to go home with you. Lambo-san wants to go home and eat maman's cooking!"

"Don't cry stupid cow. The baseball idiot has a lot of candy at his house. You don't want to go back to Juudaime;s house." Gokudera said, making Tsuna look at him in betrayal. Even his self-proclaimed 'right hand man' thought that he would actually hurt a kid.

At the thought of candy, Lambo quickly agreed to go home with Yamamoto.

Trying to at least stay civil, Tsuna offered them a ride home. But, the teens turned it down and hailed a cab instead. Tsuna didn't know what to think. Everyone just left him. Are they going to stay like this or are they going to continue their friendship? Tsuna resolved to let things rest for now; they deserved a few days to themselves.

The car ride home was boring. According to the driver, his father was waiting at home for the report. Tsuna absentmindedly wondered how long Iemitsu was going to stay home this time. Two days? Five days? It didn't matter. It was never over a week anyways.

The second Tsuna stepped into his house, he smelled his mother's cooking. He felt a pang of regret when he saw all the food that she was making. His father probably told her to make extra food since all the Guardians were supposed to come too.

"Mom, you don't have to cook so much." Tsuna said as he neared his mom.

"Don't be silly Tsu-kun. If I don't make a lot, all you growing boys will be hungry." she instantly replied without taking her eyes off of the pot.

"It's just me. The guys all have to go home for dinner. They were out all day yesterday so their families want to spend time with them today." Tsuna half lied.

"Oh? That's too bad. I was looking forward to feeding everyone too." Nana pouted then continued, "With Reborn-chan visiting his parents and Bianchi-chan in Italy, that just leaves your dad, you, I-Pin-chan, and Lambo-kun to cook for."

"Actually, Lambo is also visiting his family. I don't know when he's coming back." Tsuna quickly replied.

"Well, I guess it is important to visit family. His parents must really miss him since he's here so often. I wonder when he's coming back." Nana said as she put some ingredients back into the refrigerator. "Why don't you go find you dad? He probably wants to spend some quality time with you before he leaves."

"Sure. Mom, do you know when he's leaving?" Tsuna asked.

"You dad's leaving after dinner, honey: his boss called an hour ago. There was an emergency at a construction site that only your dad can fix. But, to spend time with you, your dad insisted that he leave only after you came back from your camping trip. Isn't he great?"

"Yeah, he's such a great dad" Tsuna murmured sarcastically before leaving to find his dad. 'At least this makes it easier for me to sneak out. With Reborn and dad gone, I'll have no trouble.'