Rin sat quietly in the chair thinking. She was skipping school today because it was only a review day and her grades were average, if not better. Deciding to take a break and relax, she went to the shopping district, the streets were busy and she was in no mood to push through the crowds of people. So she plopped herself down on a chair along with a drink from a vending machine.

Resting her head in her hand, she sighed, thinking back to the day at the beach and the night of the festival. For some reason she couldn't place her feelings into a category for that day. She was neither happy, nor sad that it took place. She felt mostly the same… Like it never happened…

She took a sip from her half empty drink and heard the chair next to hers slide across the concrete. Someone had sat themselves next to her without realizing she was there.

Tsuna had sighed as he pulled out a chair from the closest table and sat in it. He handed the can of grape juice he recently bought and handed it over to Lambo who climbed into another chair.

A small cough from his left had him turn his head. He had sat at a table with someone already on it! He shot out of his seat apologizing and bowing.

"It's okay…" The voice had said softly. He looked up to find Rin sitting in the chair next to his. Last time he saw her was at the festival, and she just disappeared after the fireworks. Though he saw her at school the next day, she never paid any attention to him or anyone.

To Tsuna, she looked older, maybe not 15 years old but a little older. She was about as tall as Yamamoto, and could have looked to be in high school, or maybe even college.

Rin had turned her head after Tsuna kept staring at her face. Her sudden movement caused him to realize that he was staring. "R-Rin-san! Excuse me for sitting here!"

She nodded her head in response.

"It looks like Lambo's hav-" Kyoko came into Rin's vision, as she saw Rin, she seemed a little shocked though instantly smiled. "Rin-san! It's nice to see you again!"

"Yeah." Kyoko had set down the drink in her hand, where a little Chinese girl had picked it up and spoke her foreign language. It was then that Rin noticed there were only four seats at the table and they were all full.

She stood up and her chair scraped the ground. "Here." She said to Kyoko, who at first seemed that she didn't want to sit down, but ended up doing so anyway.

"Thank you Rin-san!"

"I'm about done anyways." She mumbled and started off in a random direction. Kyoko and Tsuna started waving to her, but she didn't turn back.

"I was really relieved when you came back from Kokuyo…" Kyoko's voice had begun, but started to fade off the farther Rin went. Kokuyo was a problem not too long ago that Rin heard about. In which, some kids in Kokuyo Middle School uniforms were attacking Namimori students.

Even though she was quite far from her original location, where Kyoko and Tsuna were, along with Lambo and I-pin. She still heard the large explosion and when she turned around, she could see it. Everyone around her also turned to look. All of them were shocked, they couldn't move. She took action quick.

A force made its way up her throat. "Everyone! Get out of here!" The shout rippled through the crowd, and soon enough they realized what was going on and ran for home and safety.

Rin ran back to see what was going on.

By the time she made it, people were already running and screaming. The ground was split up in two directions. She saw a man standing on the top of a building entrance, he had long silver hair and was wielding a sword. Next to the entrance she saw Tsuna, Kyoko, I-pin, and Lambo who were joined with Gokudera and Yamamoto. They were all crouched on the ground either from the explosion or to make themselves a smaller target. Rin couldn't tell, it could be anyone of those, or something completely different.

She instantly ran up next to Kyoko. "Sasagawa. Are you okay?" She hurriedly asked.

Kyoko turned, surprised that Rin came back. "Rin-san! Y-Yes." She answered nodding.

Tsuna had heard Rin's name being called, he turned around and sure enough there was Rin helping Kyoko stand up. She had felt him watching so she lifted her eyes to meet his. "Sawada, you and your friends should also get out."

He stuttered, he didn't know what to say. But Reborn beat him to an answer. "Women and children should flee this place." He was staring straight at the scene watching everything unfold.

"Reborn-kun!" Kyoko stared at him a little unbelieving, Rin did too. Neither of the two girls moved and finally Reborn turned his head, staring straight at Rin.

"I trust you can do that." It wasn't a question, it was an order. He wanted Rin to get Kyoko and the kids out of here. She became unable to say anything, so he continued on. "Also, go find Haru and Fuuta, they should be here somewhere." As soon as his sentence had ended, she had turned and pulled Kyoko out of the danger as I-pin and Lambo followed behind.

"Who's Fuuta?" Rin mumbled the question to herself. "Do you know where Haru and Fuuta could be?" She turned and asked Kyoko who was having trouble keeping up with her.

"She could be at the arcade." Rin had slowed down her speed so that she was running next to Kyoko who had picked up Lambo, who was lagging behind.

A confused look had crossed her face. "The arcade?" To her, Haru didn't look like the type to be into video games.

Kyoko nodded and added, "Fuuta wanted to play more games, so she offered to stay and watch him."

After Kyoko had said that, they had almost passed the arcade. They stopped and found Haru at the entrance along with Fuuta watching everyone run for their lives. She had been shouting, and asking what was going on, but no one stopped and answered her.

Rin weaved her way through the people making sure she didn't get run over. Kyoko close behind her while holding Lambo and I-pin. "Haru!" Rin shouted her name as she came up next to her.

"Rin-san! Kyoko-chan!" She looked happy to see them. Lambo jumped out of Kyoko's arms and shouted Fuuta's name.

"Fuuta! Fuuta! Where were you?" He ran around the boy.

I-pin casually walked up to Fuuta asking if he was alright.

"What's going on?" Haru had a relived look on her face when she saw Rin and Kyoko, though she was still worried.

"No time to explain." Rin rushed on while grabbing Haru, who grabbed Fuuta. "We need to get out of here. Where do you guys live?" Everyone was already running.

"I live with Tsuna-nii!" Fuuta exclaimed happily. Then Lambo and I-pin jumped up around him exclaiming that they lived there too.

"Kid. I'm going to need a better explanation than Sawada's house." Rin clenched her teeth and turned to Haru for help.

Haru was smiling as if she was happy she was Tsuna's stalker. "Follow me!" She beamed and kicked her speed into high gear.

When they got into the safety of the neighborhood, Rin ended up in an unknown area to her, which was close to the school. Everyone was out of breath and was slowly making their way through. Kyoko had stopped when they came into an area that split into four ways.

"This is where I turn. Thank you Rin-san for taking me here." She bowed smiling an innocent smile, as if a building was never blown up just a few minutes before. Rin had nodded her head while Haru, I-pin, Lambo, and Fuuta were waving goodbye's. Then the group of five started off again.

Rin started to blank off, not caring where she was going anymore. Haru walked in front of her leading the way. Deciding she would shut her eyes and walk for just a few minutes, she did so to calm her nerves. Though she ended up running into Haru who had stopped next to a house.

"Sumimasen…" Rin had mumbled while rubbing her head to wake herself up. Looking up to the house she read the plate.

Sawada

"This is the kids stop. I hope you don't mind, but can you take them in? My house is just down this road and I'm sure my parents are worried." Haru pointed down a street across from the Sawada residents. Rin could only do nothing but nod her head.

Everyone waved and Rin watched Haru, worried that someone had followed them. But when Haru couldn't be seen, she sighed and turned back to the small house in front of her. The three kids were already running up to the door, shouting "Mama! Mama!"

"Hey! W-Wait!" She chased them and when she made it to the steps, a kind lady had opened it with a wide smile. Rin had frozen, unsure of what to do next. The kids though, they ran inside without a care in the world.

"P-Please excuse me." Rin had bowed and was about to turn away before the lady Rin had guessed was Tsuna's mom had spoken.

"Ah! You must be Tsuna's friend. Thank you for bringing the kids here!" Nana cheerfully thanked.

"N-No problem." Rin stuttered, overwhelmed by the kindness. Just as she was going to leave, a bright idea had struck Nana.

"Why don't you stay here for dinner? You can help watch the kids while I go pick up food real quick!" Nana then leaned in a little closer. "My dear husband has fallen asleep and he won't be able to watch them in that kind of state."

"I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to-" Rin was going to reject, but she had stopped herself when she found Tsuna's mom already past the gates.

"Thank you!" Nana waved and was off.

For a while, she couldn't believe it. She stood at the entrance believing Tsuna's mom would come back and relieve her of the job, but she didn't. Sighing, she let herself into the house.

"Who's there?" Right when she stepped foot into the house, she was met with a lady holding a plate of food too close for comfort. Her stomach churned when she saw what was on the plate. She couldn't make it out, but for one it was purple, and had a visible aroma coming off of it.

The lady stepped closer when Rin didn't answer and held the plate closer. Slowly she put her hands up in surrender. "Sawada-san asked me to help watch the kids." Apparently she didn't believe her at first, but Fuuta came out along with the other two and ran over to Rin.

"Rin! Did you come to be my subordinate?" Lambo laughed as he went on about people came wanting to be his underlings.

I-pin walked in front of her and bowed. "Thank you for helping us."

The plate was put away, replaced by a hand. "I'm Bianchi, I assume you're one of Tsuna's friends?"

She took the hand. "Rin." She stated as she pondered on one thought. Was she Tsuna's friend? People who knew Tsuna seemed to assume they were friends. Was it because of her uniform that she was wearing?

She woke up and changed to it, then went on her way to school, before remembering it was only review day and headed off in a different direction.

If so, she should probably change. But more importantly, did Tsuna think of her as a friend?

When Rin noticed she was blanking off she looked up only to find Bianchi gone. Bianchi had noticed Rin in deep thought and had left her to that, but she would still be keeping an eye out for her.

A tug from the corner of her shirt caused her to look down. "Rin! Come meet papan! He's so much fun!" Fuuta grabbed her hand and pulled her into a room where she was met with Nana's husband. The one who was supposed to be 'asleep'. Unless he passed out from the alcohol, which Rin could smell in the air, and woke up only minutes after Nana had left.

Bianchi had called Fuuta and the two other kids into the kitchen leaving Rin with the strange man. He was rubbing sleep from his eyes and when he saw her, his face broke into a large grin. "Wow! Another one! The family's gotten bigger since I left! So, what' your name?"

Silence enveloped the area for a long while. His grin started to fade into a regular smile.

"Rin." She whispered through a breath of air.

"No way!" The sound of Tsuna's voice rung through the house. Rin sat at the table having a small talk with Bianchi, or more like listening. She asked Bianchi about the baby with the fedora she tends to see a lot with Tsuna.

"Why?! Are you interested? I won't allow it!" She pulled out another purple plate.

Rin couldn't help but sweat drop seeing how protective Bianchi was.

"No." She said in a monotone voice as if the discussion was closed. Bianchi put the plates away but she was still wary. Then without knowing it Rin had blurted out words that surprised not only Bianchi but herself as well. "You love him?"

"Of course I do. He's…" Then Bianchi went through a list of things about what she loved about him, and then lectured Rin on 'love', who quietly sat listening.

Though finally, Rin was free from the insane topic as Tsuna's shout resounded through the house. Bianchi got up from the table to go greet him. After a moment of sitting in the dining room chair Rin had gotten up and walked to the front door. Tsuna went into the room where his father was, the two barely missing each other.

As Rin was putting her shoes on at the front door, Tsuna walked by. He walked straight past her towards the stairs. She paused as he walked by, one foot in the air trying to put the shoe on, her hands holding the shoe. When he passed by without a glance back, she resumed putting her shoe on. Just as her hand was reaching for the door a yell behind her made her turn around.

"Rin-san?!" Tsuna had backtracked when he saw the girl at the door from the corner of his eye "What are you doing here?!" He winced slightly at his loud rudeness, but then again, she was in his house.

Rather than answering, Rin wanted out of the house. So to be polite, she said, "Tell your mom I couldn't stay for dinner, but thank you." She then flung the door open and walked out, making sure she shut the door behind her with a soft click. He stared dumbfounded at the now empty entrance.

When she couldn't see Tsuna's house anymore, she ran, stopping in a park. She sat on the nearest bench, too tired to do anything right of now. Having to run away from a man swinging a sword, walking through an unknown neighborhood, talking with Tsuna's dad, then sitting and having to listen to Bianchi lecture her on love.

She thought about Tsuna, and his friends. Gokudera and Yamamoto, they were a weird bunch, yet there was a close bond between them. She sighed, it's been a while since she communicated with so many people.

Thinking through the day and possibly the next, her eyes drooped and she slumped forward, asleep on the bench.

When she awoke, she was already late for school. She sat up on the bench and her fingers grazed against something cold.