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Chapter 1
She wiped the beads of sweat that had accumulated her forehead with her sleeves. Classes had finished earlier that she had expected, which she was grateful, and ran away from the bullies preventing again another bunch of cuts and bruises. She immediately dashed to the flower shop and was surprised to see it closed. A small note was left in the door, which Tsuna immediately grabbed and read.
Tsuna-chan,
If you are reading this, then you might have noticed that the shop is closed. I had some errands to do and some matters to attend to that I cannot come to the shop. I would've asked either Haru or Aria to come, but it seems that they as busy as it is. Do not worry, my dear and I shall finish it in no time. Until then, please keep safe.
Luce.
She sighed and placed the note to her pocket as she made her way towards the Vongola Enterprises. As least, if she goes there earlier, she might just finish her job earlier as well. She groaned softly thinking of all the floors she had to clean today. She was informed, just before she went home yesterday that Maria cannot come as she had family matters to attend to. That was just great.
Sawada Tsunayuki, a janitor who started not too long ago, was left to clean the whole 24 floors of the building. She groaned once again. If she was to finish this task, she needed to go there now. Changing into her uniform, he immediately gathered her things, and went out to do the job.
Hours passed by quickly, night instantly consumed the sky and Tsuna was glad she was almost finished. Most of the workers had left as well, in which Tsuna is relieved of, not wanting to hear of the unusual chattering going on around her, especially inside the offices as she walked by them.
Entering the elevator, with her cleaning tools in her cart, she pushed the button numbered '22', in which she was happy as she was almost done for the day. She still had home works piled up at home after all. Tsuna inwardly cringed at that. She really didn't want to go to school, but she had to. She needs to. Hearing the 'ting', she knew this was her stop.
She continued what she was doing from the previous floors, grabbed the trash bins, sweep the floor, arrange the chairs, and so on. It took her almost an hour to finish all of the offices in the floor. She now proceeded to the other parts of the floor, the conference room, the recording rooms, and so on.
Sweep, fix, mop.
That was the routine he had developed as she cleaned. And now, here she was, moping the floor. She was determined to finish this immediately. Once done, she placed the mop on her cart, and heaved a sigh. A small smile appeared on her face. As she moved the cart and was proceeding towards the elevator. She was then confused. didn't she just finished cleaning the conference room there and closed it? so, why was the conference room slightly opened? And why was the lights on? She immediately made her way towards it, slowly and carefully, as she peaked through the open door.
She was surprised to see a young lady, probably around her age, crying silently on the corner. She wondered why. Suddenly, she didn't know what took over her. One moment she was just beside the door, the next one she was already going towards the lady.
"Um…" she stated, unsure of what to do. The lady, startled, looked up.
"Are you okay?" she mentally slapped herself. Wouldn't she be crying if everything is okay?
Silence…
"Ah, sorry. Where are my manners? My name is Sawada Tsunayuki, or Tsunayuki Sawada. Nice to meet you…" amethyst eye blinked. She looked at her shyly.
"C-Chrome Dokuro-Spade. Nice to meet you…"
Chrome, who had come just a while ago, wa startled when she felt another presence coming near her.
"Um…" she suddenly looked up to see a young lady, about her age, with long brown hair and eyes. But she was unsure as her eyes were hidden by her bangs. She wondered why. She suddenly felt her seat beside her, before looking at her. What was she doing here? Judging by the uniform she was wearing, she concluded that she was working here. But, isn't she young to work? Sure, a lot of young people work but, why this job? She broke into her inner debate when she heard her talk.
"Are you okay?" she could only look at her, as she saw different emotions flashed on her face, probably thinking of what the question she had just asked. She mentally giggled. Silence ensued as she and the young girl didn't know what to say. She was almost going to answer her question when she suddenly talked again.
"Ah, sorry. Where are my manners? My name is Sawada Tsunayuki, or Tsunayuki Sawada. Nice to meet you…" She blinked and looked at her, shyly.
'Ah…' she thought.
"C-Chrome Dokuro-Spade. Nice to meet you…" she then saw the young lady smile, making her blink once again.
"Ah, are you okay? W-what's wrong?" she looked down, on the ground. "You know," she looked back at her. "My mother always told me that of you share your thoughts to others, or talk about your problem, you would feel as if a heavy weight would be lifted from your shoulders. Don't you want to?" whatever she wanted to say had been stuck on her throat. She wanted to giggle, so she was surprised then when she really did. She was quite confused at herself, really. Then, as she calmed down, she looked at her, feeling that she could trust her. And so, taking a deep breath, feeling her emotions from earlier come back, she told her.
"I… I feel useless. I feel like I am a burden to the others, who can't even support herself. I know they care so they always had been protective of me. But the more they do it, the more I felt that I am depending on them too much. I feel worthless. I know they might be thinking the same way. I had heard some people talking behind my back about this, and I am feeling ashamed."
There, she told someone of what she felt.
Tsuna was shocked. And then saddened. Then angered. They were somewhat alike. And this thought made her all the more sad. She looked at Chrome, who was crying silently again. And so, she feels that she needed to do something, and so determination filled her.
"Chrome-chan," she immediately said, she heard a soft gasp but she ignored it. "Listen to me when I tell you that you are not useless. You are not worthless, much less a burden. Being dependent to them, everyone is. Everyone is dependent on each other, whether it is directly or indirectly. You might feel a little left out, because you feel that you are a burden to them, but let me tell you this." She looked straight to her eye. "Even though they don't tell you, that doesn't mean that you're being a burden to them. You might not know it, but, they care enough that they want to do everything they can for you." She paused, as she looked at the ceiling, Chrome looking intently at her. "You know, everyone always call me useless, a trash, a burden, nothing good would befall on me. But do you know what my mother says?" she shook her head, and she continued. "My mom always says otherwise. She would always stand up for me, and I am grateful to that. So, smile and do not think that way, alright, Chrome-chan?" she smiled at her, and she couldn't help but smile as well.
Suddenly, she saw Tsuna bringing out a phone in her pocket, quite old but it still usable. Suddenly, a strumming of guitar filled the room and Chrome could only look at Tsuna, whom smiled sheepishly.
"Well, I never actually do this in front of others except for a few but you'll be an exception." Suddenly, she stood up.
I'm imprisoned, I've been living a lie
Another night of putting on a disguise
She smiled sadly as she sang this but continued on.
I wanna tear it off and step in the light
Don't you? Don't you?
She made gestures, those as if she was removing something then looked at her, as if asking the question. Chrome just giggled. This made Tsuna move on.
So now I'm knocking at your front door
And I'm looking for the right cure
I'm still a little bit unsure
Cause I know
Yeah, I know
She twirled around, and Chrome could only look at her.
That most people see me as ordinary
But if you look close you'll find I'm very
Interesting and hard to know
She winked at her direction and she giggled again.
You can never tell where this might go
Cause I'm not your average, average person
I don't know much but I know for certain
That I'm just a little bit extra, extra
I'm just a little bit extraordinary
The strumming continued as Tsuna went near her. Trhis made Chrome blink. She was about to ask when she was surprised that she was pulled towards the chairs around the long table. She made Chrome sat on one of the chairs as she sat on the table, just in front of Chrome. She bent a bit, and continued to sing.
I can see it from the spark in your eyes
You believe in all the things you deny
Chrome sat there dejected, thinking once again of all the things she had said towards Tsuna. Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulders, as she made contact with orange orbs.
You wanna fly and leave your worries behind?
Don't you? Don't you?
She was tugged once again as she was twirled around for a bit.
Well now I'm knocking on your front door
And I'm looking for the right cure
I'm still a little bit unsure
Cause I know
Yeah, I know
Chrome looked at her, anticipating what she will do, as she just sat there. Tsuna also sat beside her, as she held unto her hands. Singing the chorus once again, she looked at Chrome, tell her…
That most people see me as ordinary
But if you look close you'll find I'm very
Interesting and hard to know
You can never tell where this might go
Cause I'm not your average, average person
I don't know much but I know for certain
That I'm just a little bit extra, extra
I'm just a little bit extra ordinary
As she sang the last of the song, she smiled at her once again. The music then died.
"Feeling better now?" she asked, as Chrome was pulled into a daze, nodding as she couldn't find her voice to speak for the moment. Tsuna sighed in relief.
"Yes, thank you Sawada-san." She stood up and bowed, and took another deep breath. "And, that was also a magnificent performance. Thank you for showing it to me. Did you compose the song yourself?"
She only nodded, slightly embarrassed. Suddenly, she looked at the time and her eyes widened.
"Ah, it's already this late? Chrome-san, I hope you do feel better and sorry, but I need to go. See you around, I guess?" Chrome just nodded.
"Yeah." And they left the room, Tsuna immediately going down, not bothering to finish her work, as it was already this late and she needed to go home already. What they didn't know was that a surveillance camera hidden in the room had captured everything, and behind the screens was a man, who smirked as he looked at the scene that had been displayed to him a moment ago.
"Well, well, Sawada Tsunayuki, eh?"
"I'm home." silence once again greeted her, but she was already used to this. Her mother won't be coming a little later as her night shift finishes at 11, an hour away. She then opened their fridge, and took a couple to cook, a quick and light meal for the night. She placed a part of the food on her plate, as the remaining was placed on another plat and covered before placed in the fridge.
After a quick shower, she went to bed, dreaming that tomorrow would be a better day. But with her, she didn't think so. She then felt a tug, telling her that something is going to happen tomorrow, but she ignored it, letting sleep take over.
Tomorrow will be a hectic day. It will.
Back to the Vongola Enterprises…
The door suddenly opened, in which the two occupants of the room stared at the new comer.
"Ah, greetings Primo, Smith-san." The new comer said.
Georg Smith, is the head of the Vongola Enterprises in its American Branch. He was just talking to Primo, a.k.a. Giotto di Vongola. He and Giotto looked at the new comer.
"Ah, Daemon, what brings you here this late at night, in this hour?" he smirked, bringing the tape out of his pocket before proceeding to the side, where a television of the new kind was there, as he inserted the cd in the cd player. Giotto and Georg merely looked Daemon, confused of the situation.
"Daemon, wha-"he was cut off when he suddenly heard a song being sang as he looked at the television. He could see two young ladies, he recognized one as the daughter of his friend, Daemon, and another girl. It couldn't show them more clearly as it was seen that it was recorded from the surveillance camera there, which was placed a little further away from the two. Daemon looked at the two and saw they were just as immersed as Daemon was a while ago. After the song ended, he paused it, removing it from the player before looking back at the two. Giotto then blinked.
"Daemon?"
"Hm?"
"How did you get that footage?"
He could only smirk.
After the meeting was finished and adjourned, as they had just discussed their new project, Daemon immediately exited the room. He headed towards his office, where he thought he left his daughter before he went to the meeting, but was surprised to see her gone. Panic overwhelmed him, since before he left, she was somewhat behaving differently, she was somewhat more timid, as if hiding something from him. He suddenly asked some of the left employees in the floor, but they all had similar answers: no. Frustrated, he headed towards the surveillance room, since if he can't find her, then she'll find her through the cameras.
And there, he found his daughter, on a corner of what seemed to be a conference room. He looked at the number and knew that she was somewhere in the 22 floor, two floors form where he stood. He was about to go when suddenly, he saw a young girl come towards her daughter, so he waited. Seeing the young girl, who had cheered up his daughter, he was grateful. But, also wanted to know who she is.
"Sawada Tsunayuki, eh?" grabbing the disk, replacing it with another, he left to see Giotto. He felt that he needed to show this to him, because he knew he might actually find her interesting as he did.
"Sawada Tsunayuki, eh?" Smith immediately said, hearing Daemon, causing the two other occupants of the room t look at him. He chuckled a bit. "My, I never knew she was hiding such a wonderful talent." He continued. Giotto looked at him.
"Smith-san, if I may ask, who is she?" Georg looked at him and smiled.
"She was just a young girl who is recently working here as a janitor. Very young, but she said she needed the job, so I gave it to her." Giotto looked at Daemon.
"Then, we can't waste this precious talent, then?" Daemon smirked. Giotto just nodded. But, does this girl even know? Would she even agree? Before Daemon could speak, Giotto intervened.
"I know what you're thinking Daemon, but we needed her consent. But, we need to talk this out to the others, tomorrow. It is late and you know the others wouldn't like it." Daemon just shrugged and nodded.
"Then see you tomorrow." And he left the room. Giotto could only sigh.
a/n: hope you like it! the song is actually 'extraordinary' by lucy hale. anyways, read and review!