Chapter One: Enter The Eleventh Vongola

I watched the teacher write on the board, not taking a word he said in. I closed my eyes and laid my head on the desk. I had gotten no sleep the night before due to a Kendo lesson that went on longer then I had anticipated. I opened my eyes a little. I watched my class mates around me were paying at least a small degree of attention.

"Mikomi Sawada! Since you choose not to acknowledge me you can go to detention after class." Mr Narasaki yelled.

There was a small whimper as the boy called Mikomi slumped in his chair.

I watched him for awhile. That boy seemed to be always timid and when people talked to him he didn't, or couldn't answer back. The only time I had heard him utter a word was when he was talking to a small yellow bird. Hibird was it? I tried to think back to confirm but couldn't recall. I stopped trying and closed my eyes. I yawned loudly then felt a shadow over me.

"Sleep in my class will you? You will join Mister Sawada in detention!" Our teacher yelled.

I changed my expression to a solemn one, then when the teacher turned his back and continued his lesson I leaned over towards Mikomi and smiled.

"Looks like we are jail buddies huh?" I said, then laughed.

"If you think my teaching is so funny perhaps you should spend tomorrow lunch in detention also!"

"Yes sir." I said smiling.

I pretended to pay attention for the rest of the lesson then when the lunch bell rang I hurried out of the classroom with my things then waited for Mikomi. He was the last to exit the classroom and he exited alone. My brow furrowed slightly but then smiled at him.

"Shall we go Mr Sawada?" I said formally then laughing.

He looked down and nodded. Before long we were outside the principal's office. We stopped and waited.

"LISTEN TO ME YOU IDIOT! I DON'T CARE THAT MIKOMI HAS A DETENTION! HE IS COMING WITH ME!" An outraged voice yelled.

"And just who are you?" I recognised the voice of our principal.

"I am the tenth's right ha- I mean I am Mikomi's father's best friend! He requested that I pick him up from school."

I leaned against the door and unfortunately it wasn't properly closed. I stumbled into the room.

"Who are you?" The outraged man yelled.

"Mr Gokudera its ok this is my friend…Shinsei." Mikomi said quietly.

"Oh…Mikomi…he's your friend? Then he can come to I am sure the te- I mean your father won't mind you getting a lift in his car…" The silver haired man known as Gokudera said.

He walked out and after bowing and apologising Mikomi followed him. I stood unsure of what had just happened. I decided quickly that it would be better to go with them before the principal lost his cool and I hurried after.

There was a black limousine waiting outside of our school grounds.

"Hurry up idiot, otherwise the Eleventh will be late." Gokudera snapped.

I sat in the car next to Mikomi, who had a resigned look on his face.

"So you have your own Limo huh?" I asked observing the leather seat covers and the refrigerator to the left of me.

"Yeah." He said and sounded more then disappointed.

"Huh wow I never knew you were rich." I said smiling. "Why do you keep to yourself so much. If you hinted that you were loaded you would find people wanting to be your friend, and more."

I laughed. He frowned.

"I don't want people to like me for my possessions." He said looking down at his feet.

"Hm. Then we had best keep it a secret." I winked.

For the first time I saw him smile and it made my smile all the wider.

"Hey kid where do you want me to drop you off at?" Gokudera asked.

"Nanimori Kendo Dojo please." I said.

"Kendo? You do kendo?" Mikomi asked as the car began moving.

"Yeh apparently I am a prodigy at it. I have been doing it for a year and my master often lets me teach, saying that I have already surpassed himself." I said. "But I honestly don't think I'm that good. I know there has to be people about one hundred times better then me out there, so I am going to keep training until I meet someone who can thrash me, then beg them to teach me."

The rest of the trip was silent until.

"Well kid here is your stop." Gokudera said as we pulled up outside the dojo.

"Thank you." I opened the car door. " Mikomi we should hang around again sometime."

I stepped out of the car and closed the door. The engine started up again and the sped off.

But, I thought to myself, who exactly are 'they'?