New chapter up! I won't be able to update this story for some time, maybe after 2 weeks or so. We're moving houses and we need to cut off our connection. But by the time I would be able to update this I would be posting 3-5 chapters. I hope.

Disclaimer: I do not own KHR. All rights goes to Amano Akira.

Chapter 2: The Meeting

(Shina's POV)

I breathed in and out. I opened my eyes slowly, to see that the door was open.

Weird...I thought I closed it so nobody would hear it though?

Oh well.

I stood up and grabbed my bag, my music sheets fell out. I crouched down to gather them, and shoved it into my bag. Sometimes my music sheets are overflowing, I guess it's because I compose too much.

Once I finished cleaning up the sheets, I walked to the door. My eyes caught something orange. I stopped, and turned to look at it.

An orange fish-shaped charm with the number 27 was on the ground.

Was this here before? I don't think so.

I tucked my long light brown hair behind my ear. I reached out for the charm, and flipped it backwards.

'Sawada' it read.

Hm...Sawada...it's familiar. Sawada...Sawada...Sawada...Tsunayoshi!

Ah! Tsuna! The guy who was always bullied!

I frowned. I always found people who called him Dame-Tsuna to be mean. They had no right to call him that. Because they themselves aren't perfect at all.

I held the charm and tucked it into my bag. Maybe I should hand this to him when I get home. My home's pretty near to his anyways.

I walked down the street and soon, I reached Sawada-san's house.

I breathed in and out again. It's something I do when I'm nervous.

I pressed the doorbell.

DING DONG.

"I'll get it!" I heard Sawada-san shout.

When the door opened, I noticed that he had wounds. Was he beaten up...?

"Hey! Sorry to bother you at night, you're Tsunayoshi Sawada, right?" I grinned, trying to ignore his wounds.

He stared for awhile. Why does he look like he's so shocked...?

"Ah, yeah." he replied, his face looking hesitant, "What do you need Ms...?"

"Hirikawa Shina." I introduced. I pulled out the orange charm and he quickly said,

"Where did you get that?" Sawada-san pointed to the charm.

"Ah, this? I got it when I was..." I chose my words, "going home after school. I saw it by our club's door."

I flipped the charm backwards. "I saw this, and thought that maybe it was yours? It is definitely yours, by the look of your face."

I handed it to him.

"Thanks, Hirikawa-san." he smiled. "This is really important to me."

"Ah that's nice. I don't have something like that." I smiled. "I gotta go, I was just here to deliver it. Good night, Sawada-san."

"Wait!" he interrupted. I stop, and turned to him.

He looked flustered. "I just thought...As a token of thanks, would you like to stay for dinner?"

My eyes widened. No one invited me to anywhere. I was a loner, you see.

"U-umm, i-if it d-doesn't b-bother you..." I stuttered. You idiot! Why would you stutter?!

"N-no! It won't be a bother at all!" he quickly reassured.

"Tsu-kun! Who's at the door?" a woman, I assumed Sawada-san's mother, called.

"It's a person from my school! She's going to stay for dinner!" he called back.

A young woman came up the door. "Ara! Are you Tsu-kun's girlfriend? My Tsu-kun is growing too fast!" she giggled.

Sawada-san blushed. "Kaa-san! She isn't! Don't bother her like that."

"You're just shy! My name is Sawada Nana. But you can call me Mama!" she smiled gently.

I smiled with her. She had an aura of kindness. Really.

"I'm Hirikawa Shina." I bowed. "Thank you for your kindness, Mama."

She squealed. "I have such a cute daughter-in-law! Come in, come in!"

She went on ahead. Sawada-san sighed. "Sorry for that. My mom she's really naive. But she's really nice."

I walked up the stairs and entered. "I'm sorry for intruding." I took off my shoes. Wow, the shoes are placed properly.

"Wow, it's neat." I slipped. "Ah! But I'm not expecting it's dirty or anything..."

"Huh? It's fine. My mom likes it neat, so I guess I do too." he said sheepishly.

He led me to the table and we ate, the food tasted great, and it was very warm.

I looked at Sawada-san.

"Hm? Is there something wrong?" he asked, a stray rice on the edge of his lips.

I giggled. "No, it's nothing." I continued to eat, enjoying the warm dinner, and smiles.

It was...very different from home.

I'm sorry it's short! I'll have 1-4 chapters posted after 2 weeks. Please be reminded that I have no beta-reader, so I hope you guys wouldn't mind the grammar mistakes here and there. Drop a review! :)

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