Tsuna's Magical Friend

June 2007 - 6 Years old

Tsuna managed to pull both himself and Ayame, off the ground. In her unconscious state, she didn't seem to notice Tsuna's struggles. He had tried, and failed many times before he had managed it. Ayame was only a few inches shorter than him, and Tsuna could barely do a push up, let alone try and lift another kid. In his success he had almost dropped Ayame-chan. His horror was quick to replace his joy, and he paid more attention to the girl sleeping in his arms.

Her head was on his shoulder, his arms were wrapped around her waist, as she had wrapped her arms around his neck. She was only half standing, Tsuna having taken a martial arts stance, with his feet both firmly planted on the ground, his back leg straight and long while his front leg bent and low. Ayame was mostly just sleeping on him while they stood in the yoga room.

Tsuna sighed as he glanced to the dark haired girl in his arms. He had no idea how to get her to her house or his. He wasn't strong enough yet to carry her, and with her in his arms he couldn't reach his cell phone. This is a problem,Tsuna decided, That requires patience. With a calming breath Tsuna let himself close his eyes, and meditate. One didn't need to be sitting to meditate,he knew.

Nana was worried. She had called Ayame-chan, and her Tsu-kun, but the kids didn't reply. When her son had asked her this morning if Ayame-chan had stopped by, she told him she hadn't. He had finished his breakfast and ran out, barely remembering his shoes in his haste. Nana had worried, when hours went by and he didn't return. Ayame-chan's comment from a few weeks ago rang in her head, if the kids were lost they could miss lunch, So Nana called the kids. They didn't answer, and now Nana was going to call Ayame-chan's Sensei. Hopefully he would be able to help, she couldn't let the kids go hungry, they need lunch.

Xander Brown, was sorting through files of research data. Dead ends, most of it was. One of Merlin's adopted son's had a daughter with a condition that Might be like Ayame-chan's. Merlin was a Historical Magical Figure best recorded in Scotland and England. It was the only lead they had, after their question on the human life source called Flames was met with weapons and not a few death threats. If it wasn't for the fact the entire Magical world owed Ayame-chan their lives, many wouldn't bother with the hassle of finding a cure for her .

Voldemort had been seeking more than just the control of Magical Europe. Voldemort sought to control the entire Magical world, and in his quest he had won over an army per Magical Nation. When he disappeared in 2001, his armies fell into civil rift, and their governments were able to punish the terrorists by the laws of the nation. If Voldemort hadn't disappeared when he had, hadn't been stopped by Ayame-chan on the Halloween of 2001, then there was no doubt that Voldemort would have won.

When an infant Ayame was found in Tokyo with a letter explaining everything about her parent's standing in the magical society, to their deaths, to Ayame's part in the war. The Minister of the Japanese magical government ordered her protection and assigned the toddler with guards. It was during this this time that Xander was assigned to the little girl's guard detail, and that the healers found Ayame's unstable magic. So Ayame was moved to Namimori, a safe town with little outside magical disturbances, and with enough nature to allow her own magic a chance to hopefully heal.

Xander was pulled out of his thoughts when his cellphone rang, an unknown caller, and he answered. The woman had barely finished saying that her son and his friend Ayame-chan were missing, before Xander was up and out of his office. He ordered the guards to search the town and called Ayame's other Sensei's. Ayame-chan was missing, and the entire household knew that as a life threatening emergency.

Tsuna opened his eyes when he heard the shouts filling the streets outside. He still stood, with Ayame in his arms. His arms had gone numb but he held his stance, and wouldn't let her fall. As the shouts got closer he heard them calling his and Ayame's names. They were searching for them, they would be found. Tsuna had been hopeful when his phone had began ringing in his back pocket, but he still couldn't reach it to answer. He didn't want to try laying Ayame-chan down, he was worried she'd hurt her head and that wouldn't be good. It was only a few minutes later that Xander-san and his Mama entered the yoga room. They had all let out sighs of relief upon seeing each other, Xander-san took Ayame-chan from Tsuna and carried her out and Nana worried over Tsuna and his missing lunch.

"Ayame was dancing. It was beautiful, but then she fell asleep and I caught her so she wouldn't get hurt." Tsuna lied, because magic was secret, and he would keep his friend's secrets. Nana was so proud of her son, and Tsuna found, because what he said was mostly true, he didn't feel bad about the lie.

"Magical and Mental exhaustion. She'll wake up once her magic starts coming back to her." Yoko-san explained, when Tsuna stopped by Ayame-chan's house. Tsuna had visited her after school, and between his extra lessons. Sitting, and talking to her while she slept. He missed her. He made sure to tell her that every time he visited. She slept on, and only began waking up on Sunday, a whole week after the incident that had her falling asleep in the first place.Ayame smiled when she saw Tsuna again, and Tsuna had hugged her tightly.

"Don't scare me like that again Ayame-chan!" Tsuna ordered, gazing into her eyes.

Ayame's eyes softened as she looked at her best friend.

"I promise, not to use my magic to exhaustion again." Ayame promised.

Tsuna frowned, as he stared her down. Ayame didn't look away, and Tsuna grinned.

"Good."

The two kids spent the day walking around town, Tsuna telling her about his week, while Ayame spoke to him about her music, and her ideas for improving it to use less magic.

Tsuna was glad Ayame was awake again, he worried, one day, she might not wake up.