The Girl of Fire

Kumoi Miku was the adopted daughter of the Kumoi Family with her parents being Consultants, so they were very well-off and the closest they can get to 'being wealthy'. So she lives in a fancy house, but for all their wealth in the world, they could not have a child because both were in a staged accident that caused her foster mother to lose her reproductives to save her life. Said accident was because they pissed off their client's rival for being too good with their jobs and hired a hit for revenge. But the job and timing was so sloppy the perpetrators were caught in no time flat. But the damage was severe.

So Miku was among the adoptive children of the Kumoi Family.

Miku figured she's adopted because seriously, she looks nothing like her parents and older brother who also didn't look anything like them.

She has an older brother named Shugo who's 21, recently graduated and following their parents' footsteps as a consultant, and she was the youngest child, still in junior high school. She lived a peaceful, happy life with her foster family.

But she didn't want to be a consultant like her family. She wanted to be a celebrity. An actress or even a Voice Actor will do. Or perhaps, a model due to her looks?

She also hungered for something she couldn't understand much less know of it.

Like her brother, she was smart.

People often say that despite their misfortune, her parents had the luck of gods in adopting brilliant kids...and they didn't know until later, as they tend to adopt babies from orphanages. She too, was a baby when they took her from the orphanage.

She has shu-level grades every year, and was in the gymnastics club come junior high school.

But for some reason, she shuddered horribly in Midterms.

Why?

xxx

Namimori, miles away from Japan...

Reborn shot Sawada Yoshimitsu with the Dying Will Bullet for being a wuss in confessing to his crush...but it was blue flames that spouted out, not the expected orange flames of the Sky.

He quickly reported to Vongola Nono about the matter, and Reborn quickly flew to Italy 'for business'.

It was chaos in Vongola too...because Vongola is in danger of losing heirs unless Iemitsu gets his wife pregnant again...but the spirit of a certain melon chose that moment to speak up.

Nufufufufu...

'Who's there?!' Timoteo demanded as mist flames manifested and the amused Primo Nebbia appeared, sitting in the air by his posture, with his staff by his side and sat like the aristocrat he was in his life.

Vongola still has an heir...but good luck finding her. he said in a mocking, playful manner. I'm displeased with the incompetence shown these past few years since little Daniela or is Vongola's end nearing?

'What do you mean?' Timoteo gasped out as from his seat, Iemitsu was sweating.

Ask your fool of an adviser. He threw her away as soon as she was born after all.

As if as one, all heads turned sharply to look at the blonde man who was clearly called out on his actions.

'Threw her away?' Reborn questioned.

As soon as his twins are born, he quickly put his daughter up for adoption, stating he only needs a son. He told his wife the younger twin was stillborn. Kind of callous, don't you think? His wife wanted a daughter too and she was very happy when she has such a pair of twins in one go, and here, the man she loves destroyed her hopes. He said so dramatically as he showed illusions of events in the hospital, further driving nails in with a hammer with facts and the fact that Iemitsu was unrepentantly stiff when he told his wife that earned the External Advisor disbelieving stares. How the lady cried when she was told her daughter was stillborn, even more when she couldn't have any more. Daemon smiled in malicious glee. As if Vongola having a Donna didn't matter when Daniela was a fiery, competent boss. Daemon Spade purred as Timoteo looked at Iemitsu as if he grew another head, and Reborn's expression darkened. She's currently living with a good family. Not saying where. he said as he faded away. This is your mess, you clean it up. I'm being generous with that hint as it is since you're such a pitiful generation of fools. and he was gone.

'Iemitsu! What have you done?!' Timoteo roared. 'I want answers! NOW!'

Thus after grilling the man good, Timoteo suspended him from his post out of anger, and momentarily put Lal Mirch as boss to find the missing potential heiress lest Vongola collapses.

He couldn't trust Iemitsu with the job. Not anymore.

He was removed from his post as External Boss, and all his activities investigated while he was under tight House Arrest in Italy.

The reason for Miku shuddering, was because she felt eyes on her since...for the Primo Nebbia has begun watching over her.

xxx

In school, in Kazanegafuchi Jr. High...the uniform was an overall yellow-orange uniform over a white blouse and dark orange ribbon, and brown knee-high socks because he had a part in it.

Because the little one he watches over, was a Sky unlike her twin who was a Rain.

Might as well be appropriate. That tartan style was tasteless anyway.

At school, due to Miku being quarter-italian...when people say when two people of different ethnicity married, the genes turn out a good-looking kid? Well, they were right.

Miku was a really attractive girl as a result of her genes. She was popular for her looks and grades, just how he expected in a competent heiress.

But there were times she was often in deep thought, and times she was clearly dissatisfied with her life with something.

Her foster parents are wealthy, she lives in a fancy house, and has a good family with Miku being close to her foster brother in a playful relationship.

At any rate, she's more fun to watch than her twin who's now worthless in the ghost guardian's eyes.

xxx

Namimori, two days later...

It was arranged that Sawada Yoshimitsu ever forget that he is to be the Vongola Boss, but he would be groomed as External Advisor instead. With him being a Rain-type, he would be prone to more logical and actually good decisions for the good of Vongola, unlike his father who is really in hot water with the boss right now.

Reborn had the sucky job of informing the boy of a horrifying truth.

Yoshimitsu knew that he has a twin sister who died stillborn. It was why he and his mother often prays to a shrine in the house.

Only to get wind what his father had done, simply because having a daughter is inconvenient and he only wanted sons, nevermind his mother's wishes for a daughter.

'Your mother was happy to have twins, a boy and a girl. Your father himself destroyed it all simply because he's a sexist fool.' said Reborn in disgust. 'Your twin sister is in fact, alive and we're looking for her now. We're hoping she's really a Sky as it was implied by our...informant.' he sighed. 'My duty is to make a worthy External Advisor out of you, and for you not to be like your father.' he said. 'But should we find your sister one day...what will you do?'

'I...I don't know...forget me, think about mom!' Yoshimitsu exclaimed. 'She cried and mourned for thirteen freaking years! Think about it! There was a reason she dressed me in dresses when I was a toddler! Then suddenly we spring all this on her? That she's...' he sputtered in shock and horror, shaking his head at the conclusions in his head. 'We can't keep it a secret forever and you know it!'

'We know. We're wondering what to do too...then there's whoever she lives with.' said Reborn. 'She may refuse her heritage if she actually has a happy family. In her eyes, we're tearing her away from all she's known for our convenience. She would hate and despise us. And don't forget; its Vongola who needs her, not the other way around.' he sighed, 'And there's more complications I must educate you on...blame your fool of a sire for this huge, complicated mess. And don't worry about the monthly money, Nono will handle it for now. You and your mother will still be OK.'

xxx

In Tokyo...

Miku was oblivious to her family's ordeals, as she lives a normal life with her foster family.

However, she became involved with the supernatural when she started feeling ill during autumn, had a violent migraine and daily puking her brother rushed her to hospital frantically.

Apparently she wasn't the only one with the same sickness. Loads of people came in in fact!

'Sis, did you eat some weird street food?' Shugo asked his older sister worriedly.

'No, I doubt it...I only eat snacks after club and you know it.' said Miku, coughing up. 'This is nasty...its like someone's making a drum out of my brain and I went on a roller coaster ride after binge-eating! I hate this!' she whined, curling up in her bed.

'Sorry Miku but you already took pills, OD is bad, you know.' Shugo told his sister who was trying really hard to be comfortable.

'She's not the only one who complained of her symptoms.' said the nurse wryly. 'This is crazy...more than a hundred complaining of the exact same illness with no source to work on...some drank beer, juice, plain water, ate from good establishments, and your sister ate chocolates before this happened to her. The doctors were going crazy because there's no source for this bug. And even better, one of our own also caught the bug, Kamiya-sensei.'

'Oh great, the last thing we need is doctors themselves in the madhouse.' Shugo griped jokingly.

'Just to be safe, the Director decided that the patients will have to be purged to see if they'll stop puking eventually...'

'So, uh...?' Miku sweatdropped.

'You'll be made to take medicine to induce vomiting and laxatives to clean your inner plumbing. Maybe whatever it was will hopefully be gone sooner.' said the nurse sheepishly.

'ARE YOU SERIOUS?!'

From the hospital rooftop, Daemon was frowning.

An illness that caused massive numbers to suffer the exact same symptoms at the exact same time. And worse, the only legitimate successor also got the bug.

He'll have to protect her until she can protect herself.

Peachy...

Not only that, what's with these stupid bugs in here? Its disgusting and the town they live in is somehow isolated...in a sense.

The sky in Mushiyori alone is an eerie blood red with scarlet clouds and lightning flashes constantly, yet the people are oblivious to it. But outside the town, the sky is normal and no bugs...what's with this town? And somehow, slowly but surely, even ordinary people can see him, even asking him why he's in a weird costume!

He had to change his clothes as a result.

xxx

It took a week for suffering to end...but with an addition.

Miku can see.

She could clearly see spirits.

Even worse, she can't tell anyone or they'd chuck her to the loony bin.

Not to mention...she could feel.

She could feel emotions.

She can easily tell if anyone was happy, sad, angry, upset, grieving, scared, lying, hiding something...the whole package!

Shugo was worried even if she was out of hospital, and despite his forced smiles, was VERY AGAINST her going back to school until his nerves ease that she's really medically OK.

'Hey Shu-nii...do you know a psychic?' Miku asked all of a sudden.

'A psychic? What for?' Shugo asked her.

'D-don't think I'm crazy OK...' Miku stammered out. 'Slowly but surely...I'm seeing...things...' she shuddered. 'I want my sight shut off for good so I can go back to normalcy! I hate ghosts!' Shugo did a double-take. 'Do you know anyone who can help me? This is scary!' she complained.

Shugo had no idea what to say to that.

'Well...there's this too.'

Miku lit up a small fire with her finger.

Its a yellow-orange flame with a pale-orange center.

Shugo stared and took her hand to make sure its no magic trick by having a gadget and a wick string.

But the fire was really there on her fingertip.

'...I'll ask around in college.' he croaked out in dismay. 'You're a pyro and you're only 13...my god, we need an expert.' he sighed, pinching his nose in utter helpless incredulity.

'...I don't want to burn down the house either. Housing in Japan is expensive.' Miku griped. 'The sooner we find an expert the better, Shu-nii. I'm deliberately doing the candle trick for safety.'

'But, since when?'

'Since the headaches are gone.' said Miku. 'And I think we'll have a permanent houseguest soon.'

'Eh?'

'Come out now, even the normal humans can see you lately, you know?' Miku called out. 'And you've been stalking me lately!'

To Shugo's disbelief, a foreign man appeared in purple flames, wearing the latest trends in japanese fashion. 'You're stalking my sister?!' he sputtered defensively, coming in front of her immediately.

'Nufufufu...she's kind of special young man but I assure you I'm no ghostly pedophile. I'm married after all in life.' the man purred. 'Its just that something about her is magnetic I just can't help but stay near her considering what's up with this town lately.'

'Oh hell no don't tell my brother!' Miku cried hastily in utter freak-out. 'I'd rather he go with his normal life than deal with what we put up with!'

'Siiiis?' Shugo looked at his sister worriedly. 'What do you see in the town?'

'You're better off not knowing, believe me!' Miku shuddered as bugs were all over their house. 'That's why I want my third eye shut real bad! I want my normal life back!'

'I get it, I'll ask my buddies in college and ask if their other buddies know a psychic who can help you out.' said Shugo. 'Other than that, no playing with fire, alright? Housing in Japan is expensive!'

'Hai~!'

'Well, save some dinner for me alright? We'll be late in the studio to finish up our project for the Finals!' and he left.

'Better off not knowing eh?' the man mused.

'Who wants a world like this anyway?' Miku huffed as in their eyes, the skies are blood red, pinkish and even black misty clouds in the sky, and bugs that look like aliens flying and crawling all over was a sight to them. 'By the way...notice anything different about yourself?'

'Yes...a lot of humans, not just psychics can see me lately.' he said. 'What about it?'

'First off, how old are you as a ghost?'

'Nearly 300 years now, why?'

'A ghost that's over 100 years old have 50% chance of becoming a youkai in Japanese lore.' Miku told him. 'You're gaining a corporeal body and the air of this youkai world is speeding up the process faster. Soon, you can eat and drink real food, need sleep like any living being would. But youkai age incredibly slow. How old were you when you died?'

'I was 26...'

'And you're stuck that way for a couple hundred years till you get killed again.'

Needless to say, the Primo Nebbia found his new situation...intriguing.

Living again...eh?