Author's Note: I think I helped Tsuna cheat a little by giving him an extra dying will bullet. Oh well.

Disclaimer: I do not own Katekyo Hitman Reborn.

I press the pause button on my music player and take off my headset as Chikusa wakes up. "Rokudo Mukuro-sama," Chikusa says as he sits up slowly.

"So, you've awakened. It seems that hunting number three was hard work, Chikusa," says Onii-chan. Hmm, number three was…Gokudera-san?

"I've made contact with the Vongola Boss," Chikusa continues. Tsuna-san…

"It seems so. They've come here to play with us. Ken's been beaten," informs Onii-chan. Yes, Ken was beaten by one of them. I wonder how he could have lost. Chikusa stands up now, probably a bit concerned and alarmed.

I jump in now. "Chikusa, don't strain yourself."

"Don't be in such a rush; our reinforcements have arrived," says Onii-chan.

After the reinforcements all fail, it's my turn. I grip the edge of the Kokuyo uniform's skirt out of nervousness. I'll be fine. I can't convince myself. It's too late anyhow. I pull out my metal claws before heading out. I use my illusions to change my hair and eyes to violet and my clothes to the Nami Middle uniform. I peek out from the side of the building timidly. "A-Ah! Kirimi-chan! You're here too?" Tsuna exclaims. "Are you okay?"

I walk over. "I'm fine, but…" I hesitate. It's not too late to change my mind now and pretend that I'm just a hostage. I dismiss the thought quickly. I can't betray Onii-chan like that. "I'm not Kirimi," I say finally.

"Huh?" Tsuna asks. Gokudera looks confused too.

I laugh, but it sounds sad. "It's been a trick the whole time…" I swipe my eyes with the back of my hand quickly. I feel like I may cry. "I'm going to stop you here. I can't let you get to Onii-chan."

Tsuna's eyes widen. "Even though your brother is Mukuro, you don't have to do this, K-Kirimi-chan," Tsuna insists. His expression is pleading.

"You don't get it, do you? My name isn't Kirimi. It was a lie. Everything was just a big lie." I let my appearance revert back to my real appearance. Both Gokudera and Tsuna look surprised. "I won't let you get to Onii-chan." I'm struggling not to cry as I pull out my metal claws and lunge at Tsuna. I slash at him with my right hand. I dodge quickly before I can get hit by Tsuna. He's fighting me half-heartedly though. "This isn't a game. Take it seriously…" I allow my sentence to trail off there because I can't bring myself to say that I'll kill him if not

"Tenth! I'll take her on!" Gokudera says. I look up as the dynamite falls down towards me. I use the side of the building to kick off and propel myself forward out of harm's way.

"No, I'll be fine," Tsuna replies. "Why are you doing this?" he asks me.

"My family comes first, no matter what. Onii-chan, Ken, and Chikusa- They're my family. I can't betray them now by just letting you past me. Ken and Chikusa put their lives on the line to stop you guys, too. You understand that, don't you?" I say. "I can't let you continue…" Tears well up in my eyes.

"The second to last bullet, Tsuna!" Reborn says.

Tsuna gets shot by a bullet and he falls to the ground. He jumps back up suddenly,

but his expression looks more like an ogre now. "Reborn!" he exclaims, "I will beat Kirimi-chan with my dying will!"

His fighting ability increases by a lot. My fighting ability isn't that great to begin with. "Ah!" I cry out in pain as I get hit by Tsuna in the back. I fall to the ground. It hurts all over. Tears streak down my face. I know that I'm beat because the effects of the bullet are wearing off. I can't move my body… "Hisoka… My name is Rokudo, Hisoka," I say quietly, "I'm sorry. I wish we could have met under a different situation, Tsuna-san…Gokudera-san." I close my heavy eyelids and the next thing I know, everything is black.

I wake up sometime later. I jump and run straight into the theater and see Onii-chan on the floor. "Onii-chan!" I exclaim. Tsuan and Reborn turn to me.

"Stay away from him! Don't you mafia touch him!" Ken shouts at Tsuna and Reborn. I watch as they crawl over towards Onii-chan.

"Why? Why do you go so far for Mukuro? You were possessed and used by Mukuro!" Tsuna exclaims.

I walk towards Ken and Chikusa. "Ken, Chikusa! Quit it!" I command. They stop for a second because it's rare that I act mature and serious. I walk over to them, then I turn to look at Tsuna. "He's my older brother and the only family I have that cares for me. Wouldn't it be wrong of me not to care for him as well?"

"Don't talk to us like you understand," Chikusa says to Tsuna.

"This is nothing…compared to the suffering we endured back then" says Ken.

"Back then?" asks Tsuna.

Reborn asks, "What happened? Why do you hate the mafia so much?"

"You still don't understand? Why do you think my eyes are red? Why do you think we're like this?" I reply as I point at my eyes.

"We were used as guinea pigs for human experimentation by our own Family," Ken explains as he manages to look up at them.

"Eh?" Tsuna looks confused. Of course he wouldn't know. People shield their eyes and block out the truths that don't suit them. Everyone does that…

Reborn looks even more serious now. "Just as I suspected. You're members of the Estraneo Family that created the possession bullet."

"You guys made it forbidden out of your own convince. Because of that, our family was being completely destroyed. The heads of the family began creating social weapons to survive… Children of the family were gathered together for those experiments. Day after day of cruel experiments, it seemed that it would never end," Ken explains. I almost flinch at the memory of all those needles that got injected into me and the tubes.

"Some of our parents were the ones testing on us too. So many of us died quickly…" I say sadly. "Onii-chan kept me going, though. Through the surgeries and the other tests they conducted on me. Everything. Who knows? Without Onii-chan, we all could have been part of the deceased ones by now…"

"We had no way to escape, but he… He destroyed our current existence all by himself! He was the quiet one that never drew your attention. I think that was the first time, I heard his voice. At that moment, for the first time in our lives, we had a place to be… I won't let you destroy that!" Ken shouts.

"Are you saying that it's right to hurt my brother? My family?" I ask Tsuna.

"But…I can't…sit and watch while my friends get hurt, because that's my place to be," Tsuna replies slowly.

I nod. "I guess." It's relatable.

I gasp as I hear others come to the room. What should I do if he has back-up? Will he try to attack me? He exclaims, "The medical team!" He's not expecting back-up?

My eyes widen in fear as I realize what they are. "No…that's far from what they are." I gag as a chain gets put around my neck.

Reborn comments, "That was fast."

"H-Hisoka-chan!" Tsuna exclaims. He heard my real name… So, he heard my apology too… Momentarily, I feel a bit of relief and happiness. "Who are they?"

"Vindicare, protectors of the mafia law. They punish those who cannot be punished by law," Reborn explains. There are choking sounds coming from all four of us because we're being dragged by the chains. Tears well up in my eyes. That hurts!

"What are you doing?!" Tsuna shouts at the Vendicare.

"Quit it, Tsuna. Defying them will be trouble."

"But-"

"This is the law."

"What will happen to them?"

"They will be judged and punished."

"Punished?"

"Who knows? But it won't be light. Our world isn't soft."

I look at Tsuna one last time. He's has a worried expression on. He cares what happens to us even though I lied to him and attacked him. This guy… He's too nice, but I wish…I wish that I could have met him under different circumstances. "I'm sorry, Tsuna-san," I manage to say. He looks as though he's about to say something, but the fog surrounds us and we're gone.

Bye…

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