A/N: Ciaossu~! I'm a big fan of Katekyo Hitman Reborn! and decided to start a story about Haru Miura, simply because I adore her. She's so over-looked in the series... I like to believe it's because others know she's stronger emotionally than Kyoko, but just a head-canon~! Anyway, the pairings I'm not so sure with... But at the moment it's Tsunayoshi/Kyoko and One-Sided!Haru/Tsuna, and maybe One-Sided!Gokudera/Haru eventually... Or maybe I'll twist it and throw Enma in for kicks? Nee... I'm going tot try my best to keep the characters in character!

She thinks being over looked- coming in second place- isn't
so bad. As long as she isn't completely
forgotten she'll be just fine. She'll be able
to make it. She's happy for them, she really
is. Tsuna and Kyoko both deserve to be happy.
Even if it means she has to be miserable.

Smiling was something she was always doing, even in middle school and through out high school she had a cheerful expression on her face. Brown hues sparkled in the sunlight or in the moonlight, radiance shone off of her and most of the time others fed off of it. It was easy to see how motivated the young woman was, always up for anything anyone threw at her. She was a happy person, on the outside at least.

A pain would always prod at her heart when she was younger, catching sight of how Tsuna would always seem so happy when Kyoko showed up, then crestfallen as soon as he caught sight of dark brown locks and the loud voice that belonged to Haru Miura.

Haru Miura was in love with Tsunayoshi Sawada, Tsunayoshi Sawada was in love with Kyoko Sasagawa, and Kyoko Sasagawa hadn't a clue. That or she ignored the longing glances the spikey-haired male would always give her.

Maybe Kyoko knew, and maybe she didn't return the boys feelings at the time and just pretended to be clueless. Maybe she was aware that Haru was in love with Tsuna, and didn't want to hurt her second best friend (Hana being her first), or maybe she was truly as dense has she seemed.

Haru wasn't sure, but as years passed by so did her hope that Tsuna's feelings would change. No, if anything they simply increased ten fold until he burst and confessed on his twenty-first birthday. She had asked him what he wished for, and he spilled the beans. And before Haru could blink his feelings were returned, and the Sasagawa and Sawada were a happy couple.

"Hahi~! Kyoko-chan, Tsuna-san! I'm so happy for you both! You look so cute together!"

Haru smiled, congratulated the two with a bubbly voice and even threw in some happy giggles just for extra credit. She did what a good friend would do, shoulddo.

Oh, how happy Tsunayoshi and Kyoko looked. So happy.

Yet as Haru smiled, she felt dead.

And if you looked real close, you'd see the difference between her smiles.

But, she supposed, she was over looked by all.

Kyoko was the one always in trouble.

She was the most important.

Ryohei, a Guardian, was her brother.

Kyoko was the weak one, who got sad and needed to be comforted by all, needed reassuring words, didn't understand why the others had to fight.
She was the one who got upset when Ryohei had the slightest cut on his face.

Kyoko was pretty, and was truly a girl.
She wore cute dresses and looked pretty in them.

She didn't dress up in weird cosplay costumes.

Kyoko acted her age.

Haru was just... Haru.

The brunette felt a pang of guilt hit her heart.

Kyoko was honestly her best friend, and she shouldn't be feeling so bitter.

"No, because Kyoko-chan deserves nothing but she best. . ."

Whispered words went unheard.

And she gets it, too.