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Chapter Seven: Getting Approval

She ran through the door, "Nozomi, I cooked dinner, wash up and come eat." she said as she heard her run up the stairs.

"Thanks, Mrs. Sawada!" she heard her shout before entering the room.

When she did she saw Gokudera, Yamamoto, and Tsuna who were all eating snacks. She quickly bypassed them and went to her things She looked in her bag, double checking if everything she needed was in there.

"Nozomi, are you okay?" she heard Tsuna ask from behind him.

She stopped at his words, "Uh…..I'm……fine….." she said not with much confidence.

"Stupid girl, making the 10th worry over you." Gokudera said with much attitude.

"Hey, hey, Gokudera there's no need to be so grumpy….." Yamamoto said putting his hands up motioning Gokudera to calm down.

"Shut up! Baseball idiot!!" he shouted getting up and into Yamamoto's face.

Yamamoto just started laughing and scratching his head. Which just angered Gokudera even more. Tsuna took this as his cue to step in and calm Gokudera before he lost it and hit Yamamoto. "Gokudera-kun….." Tsuna said in a weak voice trying to calm him down.

Nozomi stood still watching how close they were to each other. She couldn't stop the smile appear on her face, but it quickly turned small as she remember what happened. Then they heard a crashing sound from outside.

Nozomi ran out to the balcony looking from left to right, as her head turned to the area in front of her she saw a big explosion. Fire burning out from the area, she took a few steps back, her head and her heart started to hurt.

Flashback

"Nozomi, move!!!" she heard Yamamoto shout from behind her.

She didn't listen she just stared at the lifeless child that she had saved and now wasn't breathing. "Hey, get up, we have to go." she said in a whisper as she shock his small figure.

"Nozomi!!!" she heard him shout again but she still ignored him. Yamamoto was afraid there was explosions all over her yet she stayed still. "Dammit! Nozomi!" he shouted and ran to her. He shock her hoping that would wake her. She slowly looked up at him, tears falling from her eyes.

"Takeshi, he's not waking up" she said crying more.

Yamamoto kneeled down and grabbed her, pulling her up and running away from the fighting area. Nozomi felt scared and didn't know what to do. 'When your afraid, call for me.' she thought back to what Hibari had told her. 'I'll come running.' she remembered him tell her.

"Kyouya……" she whispered softly, hoping that her small voice could be heard from wherever he was.

"Nozomi…." she heard her name called from the voice that she felt safe around. She turned and looked to see him there standing with his arms crossed. A small undetected smile that the naked eye couldn't see.

She looked at Yamamoto, asking permission to go to him. Yamamoto nodded his head in acknowledgement, allowing her to go. "Thank you, Takeshi." she said giving him a hug and running to Hibari.

She ran to him, as she did he slowly opened his arms, allowing her to hug him. She smiled, 'I don't know what I'd do without you.' she thought as she held onto him.

End of Flashback

She was brought back to reality when she heard her name being shouted, she slowly picked up her body. Shesat up to see Yamamoto at her side, "Nozomi, are you alright?" he asked.

She held her head, "What happened?" she asked as she looked up to see the sun shining.

"I don't know you were looking out of Tsuna's window, and suddenly you jumped and fell." Yamamoto said laughing at her.

"I guess I got caught up." she said smiling at him.

"You need to be careful." he said helping her up.

As she stood up she saw an arrow flying toward them, she quickly pushed Yamamoto down hoping that her momentum would help them. Yamamoto didn't know what to do, he was pushed down by Nozomi and shortly after saw an arrow fly past her head inches from her skull.

'Damn!' she thought as she saw the Vendicare guard come closer. She looked at Yamamoto, to see that he didn't understand anything that was going on. She gave him a faint smile, "I promised no one would get hurt, not anymore, and definitely not for me." she whispered.

He replied with a confused look, as she gave him one last smile. He saw everything turn black, and her image disappeared into the darkness. But the last thing to fade away was her smile.

-

Nozomi stood as she left Yamamoto's unconscious body against the wall. She ran into the street and farther south leading the Vendicare after her. She looked left and right trying her best to lead him as after from the others as possible.

"You really don't give up do you?" She said stopping in the middle of a field, that looked far from any occupied houses.

"You can make this much easier if you'd just come willingly." he said pulling out an arrow, "but either way I've been ordered to bring you back." he said positioned to shoot at her.

"You know I hate to do this, I really do, but you leave me no choice." she said as she quickly grabbed out her sais. She took her stance as speedily as she could, her complete figure changed. She stood with her body more awareness, as if she was ready for anything.

"Halt!" they heard someone shout, they turned to see the leader of the Vendicare guards standing with a metal chain in his hands. "You already know how dangerous she is, we cannot afford any slip ups." he said as he gestured something.

Nozomi caught it but didn't understand, then she felt a sharp pain in her neck as everything quickly turned black.

The leader walked over, cast the chain to her neck and it locked on her neck. They just turned around and began to walk the over way, dragging her body behind them. This had ended faster then they thought, but they had to admit it was better then having her struggle against them.

-

Yamamoto awoke to many voices, they first face he saw was Tsuna, "Yamamoto, are you okay?" he asked. At first his vision was still blurry, but after a few blinks it returned to normal.

He grabbed his head, "Where am I?" he asked as he suddenly remember what happened before he blacked out. "Where's Nozomi!" he shouted pushing his body up.

"What do you mean?" Tsuna asked a little worried.

"I don't exactly know all I can remember is that when I was talking to Nozomi, she suddenly turned different. I can't explain it." he said looking up at the rest to see Tsuna, next to him was Gokudera and Ryohei. He looked to his left to Reborn who looked as though he was in deep thought.

"Yamamoto what did she say?" Reborn asked out of nowhere.

Yamamoto closed his eyes trying to remember, "She said that she promised no one would get hurt anymore and not for her?" he paused, "or something like that."

"REBORN!!!" they heard Dino shout as he ran into the gate of Tsuna's house.

"What Dino?" he said in a monotone voice.

"Nozomi, I can't find her anywhere!!" he shouted panicking.

"Calm down Dino." he said in the same tone he always had.

"I can't reach her cell phone, and the last time I saw her was this morning." he said slightly calm but anyone could see that he was more then concerned.

"Now that you mention it she rushed into my room today and looked sort of nervous." Tsuna said to Dino and Reborn.

"Yeah, she was going through her bag like crazy." Gokudera said with a thought.

Dino had a twisted feeling in his gut, he just didn't know what exactly was it, but he was sure he just wanted it to be the eggs he ate at breakfast. He wondered, 'They wouldn't send Vendicare guards all the way to Japan from Italy would they?' he thought but just remembered the incident with Mukuro Rokudo. He just hoped that he could have been wrong but there was no way to avoid it.

"I'm going to Italy." he said all of the sudden. Everyone looked up to him, and saw that his face held seriousness, and looked like he wasn't at the least bit joking.

"Do you think that Nozomi went to Italy?" Tsuna asked.

"Not went, taken." he replied with a serious look.

"Hold on Dino." Reborn said, "Tsuna and the others will accompany you." he said as he looked at Tsuna and the rest. Before anyone could say anything he looked at them, "You want Nozomi back right?" he asked.

They all slowly nodded, "Then you must go." he said as they looked at him.

"What about you Reborn-san?" Gokudera asked.

"I will come also…" he paused, "I can't allow you to embarrass the family." he said making them think they always did. "Then we shall leave the day after tomorrow." he said as he turned to the door, "Now I must go and confirm something." he said as he walked out the door.

-

Hibari sat on the chair in the reception room, going through some papers that laid on his desk , "Whoever you are come out now or I'll bite you to death!" he said in a threatening tone.

The door opened and in walked Reborn, "What a warm welcome Hibari." Reborn said as he walked to Hibari's desk and jumped on top of it.

Hibari smirked at Reborn, "And what do I owe this pleasant surprise baby?" he asked with interest in his eyes.

"I have a proposition Hibari, will you listen?" he asked.

One of Hibari's eyebrows raised, "Hm…..sounds interesting." he paused as he looked at Reborn, "What is it?" he asked with all his attention.

"You are needed to save Nozomi." he said as Hibari's interest grew at the mention of Nozomi's name.

"What has she gotten herself into?" he asked with a dull voice.

"We'll explain it later but can I anticipate you'll be at the airport." he asked before he turned to the door.

"Well considering you came yourself, it must be something worthwhile." he said with a smirk, "I'll be there." he said as Reborn jumped off the desk.

"Thanks, Hibari." he said as he walked out the door.

Hibari's excitement grew at the thought of the interesting events that will occur.

-

"Have you caught her?" the voice asked over the phone, the leader of the organization asked the Vendicare guard that captured Nozomi.

"Yes, Council leader Adone." the man said as he looked at the unconscious Nozomi that laid on the floor, chained to the man. "Be sure you don't kill her." Adone said before he hung up the phone.

The Vendicare guard's expression grew soft behind the bandages, he himself did not enjoy his job. But he knew a job is a job, and it must be done or someone else will do it.

Nozomi's mind was blank but she could see images of a woman kept emerging from the darkness. A woman that looked like Nozomi but her hair was lavender and wavy and her eyes Nozomi couldn't stop staring at it because they were completely white.

'Who are you?' Nozomi asked but the woman faded away. Then everything was dark again and Nozomi was alone. She feared that this time she couldn't be saved. For she knew what people she'd encounter in Italy and these people were the worst of them all.