Thanks, meki, for reviewing! :]

Anyway, about the last scene. The purple flame is obviously Cloud, and not Mist. Mukuro can't just walk into Namimori just like that; he's still stuck in Vendichi [or Vendicare, whatever :D]. Also, since we also know that Hibari knows how to light a flame, that makes some room for mystery. Is it Soto's flame or Hibari's flame? :D

Oh well, read up everyone, and please review~! And vote? :D

Happy Reading!!

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It was completely dark – but there was a feeling of cold drafts and warmth. It didn't make sense, but there was a feeling of cold and warm, together. Then, there was light. It was a blinding light, and it hurt. But it kept coming through, and the gap became wider and wider and wider…

She suddenly felt a sense of self.

"Where am I?"

"Hospital," answered a voice. It sounded baby-ish, faintly familiar. There was a weird feeling crawling up her body. Kaia blinked and sat up.

"Ciaossu," nodded the suited baby, standing on a table beside her bed.

"Wh-Who are you??" blinked the bewildered girl. Reborn looked at her for a second and said:

"I'm Reborn."

Kaia frowned.

"Oh… So your name's…Reborn…?" she raised an eyebrow. "What happened though…?"

"You fainted," Reborn answered in-a-matter-of-factly. "Thought you'd remember that…"

"But…why am I covered in…these…bandages?" blinked Kaia. She motioned to a few places and said, "I remember getting a bruise here and a hard hit in my head, but nothing else like all this…" Bandages were wrapped all around her arms, and some on her back and front as well. She knew there were bands of the same material bound on her legs too.

"Thought you'd know that too…" mumbled Reborn. "You were going against Xanxus-"

"Who's that?" interjected Kaia. Reborn looked up at Kaia with a weird expression. He shook his head.

"Never mind that…That wasn't really part of the reason you got landed in the hospital anyway." Reborn grinned.

"How long have I been out…?"

"Since last night, I believe, or maybe longer…" Reborn smiled and looked back at Kaia. "However…I'm going to be in charge of you for the next two weeks."

"Eh? Why? I thought Soto would be-"

"Soto had some business in Canada with your mom – Jasmine went with him, too."

"EHH?! What- Is something up with-"

"No. But your mother got her job."

"Really?! But wait, you're not my mom's friend."

"But I do know both her and Soto," nodded Reborn.

"Then…but then if she got her job, I can move back to Kokyou right??"

"No. If you absolutely have to, then you'd have to wait at least until your mother approves and after Soto comes back."

"Aww…shoot," frowned Kaia.

"Anyway, I'll be in charge of you for the next two weeks. But, I won't be training you anything. You need your rest," said Reborn. "I'll give you your freedom, however wherever you go, you have to take this with you." He showed Kaia a cell phone.

"KYAHH~!! My first cell phone!!" beamed Kaia, and she reached out and took it into her own hands.

"Right now, it doesn't work, but it'll be activated in a few minutes. But for now, I'd advise you get some sleep first before you begin your make-up homework from the past week and a half."

"Hai-sensei!!" Kaia smiled gratefully. Reborn nodded, leaped off from the table, and left the room.

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The door knob to Kaia's room turned, and it opened. A male entered, bearing a glass vase full of flowers. He blushed, hoping nobody saw him there.

"Hey, you should know I can read minds."

He jumped and whirled around.

"R-Reborn-san!! What are you doing here?"

"Thought I'd ask you the same thing, Gokudera.

"Wh-wha-" sputtered Gokudera. He stopped and blushed a deep shade of red, averting his eyes. "I-I wasn't here…"

"Look, it's just a bunch of flowers," Reborn rolled his eyes. "It isn't that hard." He smirked. "Or is it-"

"No-no-no-no-no it isn't!! Reborn-san, it isn't like that!!" cried the Storm Guardian, blushing furiously. He looked pleadingly to Reborn.

"…okay, okay, fine. I won't tell anyone, jeez."

Gokudera breathed a sigh of relief. He walked awkwardly to the little mini table set to her bedside and set it down. She was sleeping, like Reborn told her to.

"I just don't get it," frowned Gokudera. "How could she be so ordinary, and yet…so…" He face-palmed himself.

"So it is that way, isn't it?" Reborn raised an eyebrow. Gokudera froze. Reborn sighed. "Do you need Shamal to-"

"There is no fu**ing way- I'm going to voluntarily get five meters close to him," growled the Storm Guardian, starting off at a yell, then lowering his voice so Kaia wouldn't wake. Reborn was silent, debating himself whether to tell Gokudera of the past events that happened to Kaia during the Ring Battles.

"Gokudera," started Reborn. "You do know that Raiahu Kaiashi came from Kokyou Middle, don't you?" Gokudera clenched his teeth but nodded.

"Never mind that," shrugged the Arcobaleno, with a very wide grin. Gokudera looked up.

"What do you mean, never mind that?!"

"You weren't the only one busy this past week," remarked Reborn, to Gokudera's surprise. Gokudera sat down in the chair. "Kaia had been in a state of negative hyper dying will, and had been bedridden for the past week and a half. And during the Mist Battle – you remember that?"

"Yes," Gokudera grumbled, remembering Mukuro's appearance.

"It's just a theory, but we think Mukuro was leeching energy off of Kaia-"

"What?!-"

"Hmm…eh?" Kaia woke up. Gokudera was angry at himself. Yeah, nice going.

"Ah, Gokudera-san, is it?" she blinked, eyes wide in shock. "W-What are y-you doing here?!" The Storm Guardian's eyes flickered up to look at Kaia, but he forced himself to look somewhere else. Kaia tilted her head, looking confused so as to why he looked away. Gokudera averted his eyes again.

"He was bringing flowers for you," answered Reborn. "It's a way of saying 'get well' from everyone. He got to go because we were playing spin the bottle." He paused, then added something. "Lambo, I think, calls it 'Skin the Butt.' " Reborn frowned at the indecency, but it brought a smile to Kaia's face.

"Lambo-kun? Is he okay?" her smile softened. Gokudera looked up and blinked.

Even if he's a stupid cow, she worries about him…

"He's fine, as annoying as ever," Reborn frowned. "Anyway, I think it's time we're going." Gokudera stood up and walked to the door.

"Come on, Reborn-san, everyone's waiting for us…" he motioned for Reborn to hurry up. "And Juudaime, of course."

"Ciao ciao," the Arcobaleno said, and he leaped off the table and left through the door.

"See you later," muttered Gokudera, and he shut the door. He clenched his teeth.

That was so horrible…

"I'd advise you don't get a loser complex, Gokudera," Reborn rolled his eyes. "Come on."

"H-Hai, Reborn-san!"

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I think the end of this scene is a little awkward, but hey, it got through, right? And yes, 59/OC just got introduced to the story. It'll continue for a while afterwards, too, and even though it wasn't really on the scoreboard, it'll somewhat be 59/OC and a little 18, since Hibari would be quite happy to defend his property from others, right? Well, Kaia's not property, but… Yeah. Anyway, next time would be the next day. And Kaia stayed in the hospital overnight.

Have an awesome summer, everyone, and please review!! :]